The growing baby bump

I can't believe I am in my 3rd trimester and counting down until we finally get to meet our Baby Girl!A lot has happened in the last few months and here are a few of the highlights:

The Sex of the baby: A GIRL!
I never thought that day was going to come; I do not do well with anticipation, hence the reason we planned our wedding in 6 months, and I don't really plan anything too far out, because I just can't handle it! This now brings our family count to 2 boys and 2 girls on the Wiley side, and 3 boys and 2 girls on the DeVon side.



Her name: Samantha Alice Wiley.
I seriously love it. I have loved the name Samantha since I was a little girl and was so happy when Stephen agreed with me and loved the name just as much as me. We are not ones for trendy or of the moment names, and I thought Samantha was timeless and fitting. We also enjoy the nicknames that she will evenutally be called, Sam, Sammy, Samantha, we like them all!

Alice is a Wiley family name - it was Stephen's grandmothers name, and also his niece Lauren's middle name. Lauren passed away a few years ago due to heart surgury complications and I never had a chance to meet her, however we thought this would be a great tribute to both of these wonderful people that mean so much to Stephen.

And just for fun, the name also happens to have the same initials as Stephen - SAW, so of course he loves that :)



My Pregnancy so far: Smooth
I feel as though I have been pretty lucky with little Samantha. As many of you know, I have had some friends who had some really tough pregnancy journies, so I count myself lucky and remind myself daily that a few aches and pains is nothing. I had a few scares towards the beginning of journey, but luckily both turned out to be non-eventful, or more correctly, non-worrysome (they were both plenty eventful). I have been measuring on track with a typical prenant person, even though most days I get a reaction from friends and family that my stomach 'should be bigger!'
I haven't documented a weekly belly shot, but here are a few:

 

The first picture is with all of my sister in laws who are also preggers! This was at my nephew Dominic's 2nd birthday party. Amie (Shannon's wife) was about 36 weeks, Sarah (Adam's wife) was about 33 weeks and Beth (who we consider a sister - She is Sarah's sister) was about 22 I believe. I was 16 weeks here. I had started telling a few friends and family, but it wasn't FB official yet.

 

24 Weeks

 

 28 weeks -

Stephen and I at at Luke Bryan concert.

 

32 Weeks

36 Weeks

 (At my 37 week appointment) Samantha measures 'small'. Everybody, other than my doctor, seems to be worried that she is measuring behing. However my doctor assures me that she is ok. Since she was measuring about 3 inches smaller than 'normal' my doctor decided to do an ultrasound just to be sure. While she is in fact measuring about a week behind, she is a healthy and full term. She is 5 lbs and 15 oz, and in the 41% percentile size wise. I am 1 cm dialated and am more than ready for her to make an apperance! Just a few more days/weeks!

 

38 Weeks