Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

March is here which means it is finally baby month. It's hard to wrap our heads around the fact that in just a matter of days our sweet Baby Bear will be here and our lives will forever be changed....for the good!

The wonderful showers are over, his nursery is complete, and our bags are packed. All we need now is HLR.

Here are some pictures of his completed nursery:

Rope sign made from fence pickets at the Riley Ranch in Llano (where we got engaged)

I still can't get over how great the changing table looks. I think SuSu did a fabulous job transforming this from an old dark brown to it's current state! Thank you SuSu and Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.

The sweet sign from Aunt Kourt, Uncle Trent, Jax and Kinley

Most of the blankets you see on the ladder where hand sewn/crocheted for Hudson by family/friends. So sweet and so special. We plan to add canvas pictures of our little guy on either side of the 'Hudson' sign....

And that's the room. We think it's perfect

Pregnancy update:

34 Weeks

 38 Weeks

Cravings: water. I can't ever seem to get enough.

Nausea/Vomiting: It made it's ugly return around week 36. It definitely hasn't been as bad/violent as the first 23 weeks, but I notice it. It's tolerable, but a nuisance. 

Swelling: still wearing my wedding rings. I can usually see my ankles, unless I work two shifts back-to-back and then they tend to disappear but they return after a little elevation on the couch

Baby Update: at our last appointment I was 3cm/70% and like I thought (just look at my belly, folks) HLR is still measuring a little ahead of scheduled. So, our wonderful doctor (Seriously, can't say enough great things about her) had us do an US to really check in on his size. We can probably go ahead and get him an o-line scholarship to Baylor...at 38 weeks he was measuring around 8.4lbs and they were projecting him to be 9 (give or take a few ounces) the following week. SO, we've been scheduled (actually on standby because the hospital is booked) for induction on 03/05/15! Ready or not here our sweet HLR comes! I blame the Riley genes for this, both Travis and his brother were big babies. It could also be the fact that we've been calling him 'Bear' this entire pregnancy, and perhaps he felt the need to actually grow into the size of a bear. In all seriousness, we are thrilled to be in the home stretch and can't wait to meet this precious boy that the Lord is giving us.

We are so very excited about the changes that are about to take place, and we take comfort and rest in the Lord knowing that He is in control. We trust His timing, his plans and provisions as we get ready to expand our family. We welcome your prayers as we embark on this new chapter in Life With The Riley's. 

These last few days of waiting will be the hardest, but we are trying to relax and enjoy these next few days of solitude and catch up on sleep while we can :)