The FINAL board

Well, a LOT has happened since I blogged last. There is LOTS to catch you up on but first I want to share pictures from our LAST & FINAL baby bump board. I can't tell you how happy I am that this is the last board & that I've got a baby in my hands instead of a baby in my tummy.

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Paisley's entire birth story is next (just gotta find time to write it!) so stay tuned!
Candice

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40 weeks

I seriously cannot believe that I'm in front of this board at 40 weeks but here we are again. I was sure that this baby was going to come early. And here we are on Friday July 13 (her due date) and no baby. If she doesn't come tomorrow, then I'll be induced on Sunday night and hopefully she'll be born sometime Monday July 16!!! We are so close to meeting Miss Paisley Lynn Craig.

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How far along? 40 weeks (10 months)

Total weight gain? 30 lbs. Apparently I've gained 4 lbs in the last 2 weeks. Paisley is getting big & strong in there. Doctor guesses that she'll be 7.5 to 8 lbs when she's born. I've also had some swelling in my feet from this RECORD breaking heat that NC has been having.

Maternity Clothes? Nothing fits anymore expect this white shirt

Sleep? Having contractions every hour on the hour which means I wake up to pee every hour

Best moment of the week? Dr. Joel Bernstein having mercy on me & allowing me to schedule an induction 2 days after my due date!

Missing Anything? Same stuff.

Movement? She's still kicking up a storm & getting way too big & way too strong for the womb. She's been getting her feet stuck in my ribs lately and it hurts awful.

Food Craving? I just want a beer. Anything to numb the pain

Anything making you queasy or sick? I went to the doctor last week & got medicine for all the throwing up I was doing. That's been so helpful and even though I have felt nauseous, I haven't thrown up in a week.

Gender? Strong baby Girl

Labor Signs? Lots of contractions but absolutely NO dilation.

Symptoms? Nothing new

Wedding rings on or off? Still off.

Happy or Moody? Moody. Seems like the tears flow every day.

Looking forward to? Meeting the little person whose been growing inside of me for the last 10 months very, very soon!


Love,
Candice

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Grace Elizabeth Sokolowski

No, I have NOT had my baby. I repeat, this is NOT my baby!!! Don't want to confuse anyone since I know yall are on the lookout for a baby update from me. No Craig baby yet.

On June 13, my friend Kelly welcomed Grace Elizabeth Sokolowski into the world. I went over a week later to meet Grace & take some newborn pictures. It wasn't easy taking pictures at 37 wks pregnant but I brought along a high school friend from church who was able to bend (something I definitely can't do now) and she was such a help. Here are a few of my favorites of baby Grace.

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I purchased Grace these shoes & of course bought Paisley some too!!! Aren't they cute?

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This is an old scale that Kelly's mom picked up and it was so cool.

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Congrats to Kelly & Kurt! She's absolutely beautiful!
Love,
Candice

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Happy 4th of July

Per tradition, we hosted the 1st ever 3rd Annual American Brew-A-Que. I told Todd no about 50 times when he asked if we should have the party this year but he just wouldn't take no for an answer. So he cornered me with our friends Victoria & Kevin at church one day and caught me at a weak moment. Hence, we had the party at our house again this year. I really thought we'd have this baby by now & I'd get out of the party but didn't quite work out the way I planned.

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We usually go to a brewery at the beginning of the day & then come back to our house for the BBQ part but this year we brought to the brewery to us.

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There was lots of yummy foods included the BEST desserts from Victoria.

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Once everybody ate, we started the cornhole tournament.

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Todd's signs crack me up.

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Team Tandice lost the 1st round (thank God because I couldn't even bend over to grab the bean bags)

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My sweet husband is still letting me sit on his lap. Gotta love him.

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We had a winner so it was time to give the 2012 Golden Hole Trophy away.

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Congrats to Team MCPOBID (I promise you don't want to know what that stands for)

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I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July!

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CM Assignment: Fatherhood

This month's Clickin Moms Assignment is "The Way I View Fatherhood".

With less than 2 weeks left before we welcome our first little one into our world, my husband has been busy with to-do's each weekend as he prepares to enter into this thing they call "Fatherhood". He's set up cribs, tested monitors, assembled pack n plays, re-organized a garage, learned how to install a car seat, taken birth & delivery classes, breastfeeding classes and CPR. But one of the most important things he has done (besides praying for Miss P everyday) is reading the Happiest Baby on the Block. We made an agreement early on that I would read 'Baby Wise' which is all about breastfeeding & sleeping and he would read 'Happiest Baby on the Block' which is all about soothing your child. We would then switch notes and share our findings with each other once finished.

From CM The Way I View

I have loved learning about what my baby will like and not like from her daddy. It makes me happy to catch him practing the football position with the cabbage patch in her room. I love to see the excitement on his face when he figures out the order in which the 5 S's have to be done in order to work properly. I guess she'll put all of his knowledge to the test soon enough.

Not sure what he was reading about here but it must have been disturbing! haha

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I can't wait to have a baby with this silly man. He's going to be such a GREAT dad for my Miss Paisley. I am SO blessed that we'll be going on this journey together! God definitely knew who I needed for my baby's daddy!!!

To see how Philippa views Fatherhood, click here.

Til next time,
Candice

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