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So with the due date nearing and the anticipation of finally being able to hold our precious baby girl, I thought that I would share a little bit of my everyday normal for now!  I am one day away from being 38 weeks along and let me tell you:  I have one active baby inside me!  Yes, she loves to move around and kick/punch mommy in the gut, ribs, and pelvis!  Some of these kicks are so strong that I actually jump!  For those of you that don't believe it could get that bad...oh have I got a treat for you!  I recorded a mere 1.5 min video of my belly!  Now this video is only a small taste of what she does ALL DAY LONG!  And yes at night too!  It's no wonder I have such a hard time sleeping.  So without further ado, here is Ms. Isabella Marie Ohrvall staring in her first movie entitled:  Making Waves in Mommy's Tummy.  :) Update on presentation:  Isabella is still breech and we are diligently trying all that we can to ...

So I know it has been a while since my last post.  I figured it was about time for me do another update blog on the pregnancy.  It will be pretty short cause there is not much new to report. I had an ultrasound at 36 weeks last week to get  an update on how Isabella is progressing and what position she was in after a few weeks without knowing.  If you have been keeping up with me on facebook then you know how that turned out!  We didn't get any news from the ultrasound other than the fact that Isabella was still sitting comfortably in her breech position. The following Monday we had an appointment with my OB to get the rest of the information that we were wanting to hear.  She told us that Isabella was growing appropriately and was looking healthy!  So good news is awesome to hear!  Of course she then proceeded with the news that we already heard, Isabella is still breech.  We reviewed our options for turning and delivery and decided to t...

I know it has been a while since I have written an update but there really is a good reason for that:  there isn't much new to update you on!  I have gotten bigger, I am still having the most common pregnancy symptoms and I am bored as heck sitting at home with not much to do.  Any who, I'll give you the run down of what's going on. Symptoms: Soreness:  I am almost to the point of doing the waddle walk where-ever I go now-a-days. Fatigue:  I tire out really easily.  I can take about a 30 minute walk before I start to feel the need to sit down due to shortness of breath or cramping.  I get short of breath easily if I am standing and talking for an extended amount of time.  I found this out at church when standing and singing during worship would leave me out of breath in just a few verses! Bladder Control:  I have to pee ALL THE TIME!!  Seriously!  It is worse now than it was during the first trimester.  If I go from sitt...

That's right!  The time as finally come that we feel ready to make the name of our little girl public knowledge!  Lots of people have been asking and we didn't want to give it away too soon.  There are lots of reasons for wanting to keep the name a secret but now we feel confident in our choice. Some of the reasons for keeping this to ourselves up until now include: 1) It was fun to have a secret from everyone! 2) We wanted to avoid any swaying or pressure to change the name 3)  We wanted to make sure that we were comfortable with the name that we had chosen. So, before we do the big reveal, here are some of the maternity photos that we had done last week just in time for the 4th of July and Matthew's Birthday!  Happy early Birthday to my wonderful hubby!! The last one is my favorite!  We purposely chose an evening sunset time to try and get a good sunset photo and I am very pleased with the way that this one turned out. And...