Travis and cousin Abbie!

Well, I know its no secret. Travis Hayden Chandler is here! He is now a week and a day old. At birth, he weighed 8 lbs and 9 oz and was 21 inches long. They started inducing me at 7:00 on Wednesday morning and he was born Wednesday night at 11:46pm. I won't go into the whole laboring process but it definetly wasn't a walk in the park! However, the most important part is our little boy is nice and healthy! We are so proud of him and so very thankful for all the support we had. We love you all! Ryan and I are so excited to watch him grow!

We owe a very special thank you to Crystal for rushing to the delivery to capture the birth for us. We are so thankful for your friendship! Your talent is amazing and you are such a wonderful mommie!

Well, good news. We went to the doctor today and I am beginning to dilate. Therefore, I will report to the hosptial Wednesday, May 30th, for my induction. Very scary and I know my nerves will be on edge for the next week or so, but Ryan and I are both extremely ready. There's always the possibility it could happen before then though. We'll see what these next 7 days hold. Please pray for us as we prepare for the next week or so. Lots to finish up!

Well, the theme of this week would be tired and anxious. Neither Ryan nor I are patient people and waiting on Travis to get here is beginning to get to both of us. I go back to the doctor tomorrow to see if anything has changed. If I'm dilating, he said that he would induce. As of right now, I'm sure that its going to be a big fat NO for inducing tomorrow. I have been very blessed through out this pregnancy with my health and Travis's health. Therefore, I feel selfish complaining and wanting him here now. Yet, I'm ready to hold my baby in my arms. It brings tears to my eyes to think about! I have two days left this week and my maternity leave starts. Please pray for Ryan and I as we stuggle with this waiting period, and that I will have the energy and emotional stability to make it through these next couple of days of work.

Well, it's week 37 and no change again! Travis likes my belly too much! We'll see if anything happens between now and next week!

I thought I would add this picture to the blog of my cousin and I. She came all the way from Dallas to go the baby shower last weekend, which ment a lot to me. Thank you, Trudy. Your boobs are still bigger than mine and I'm pregnant! LOL!!! Thank you to my sister-n-laws, Kellye and Jaime and mom, for working so hard on the shower. It was wonderful!

Just to update. Things are still going well. I think that Travis is enjoying my belly a little too much. I went to the doctor last Wednesday and no changes. He said that if I was dilated next week, he would look into inducing me the next week (38wks). I'm still a little scared about this. I'm kind of for letting nature take its course. Little white babies take their time and do what they want to do! I do not want a c-section! We'll see what happens! We are really ready for him. His bags are packed and ready to go the hospital. I'm going to work on getting ours ready to go this weekend. Hopefully, we have a little notice! Well, keep us in your prayers! Have a great weekend!

HaHa! Travis will have competition for his vibrator seat! Of course, the cats will lose! Its going to be a large adjustment for the cats! All is well only four and a half weeks to go!

His door hanger for the hospital. Shea is so crafty!

The baby belly! How much will he weigh!

Scary picture! I'm not fond of this one!

Lots and lots of yummy treats!

Coming down to the final weeks! Well, baby Travis is getting ready to be here in only 6 weeks!! We had a shower today at work and it was awesome! We got a lot of stuff!!! Its great to be working with such a wonderful group of girls! I couldn't ask for more co-workers. I love you all!!! Here are some belly shots that people have been wanting to see and pictures of the shower. Yes, its huge, I'm huge! It feels like my back is going to crack in two pieces. Oh the things we endure for our children! LOL! I have absolutely loved being pregnant and every brownie I've consumed. I have been blessed! Have a great week. Another doctors visit on Wednesday. Then only one more two week visit before we go to weekly visits. Wow!!! Its going incredibly to fast!

Just thought I would do a quick update. Things are going well right now. I am now 33 weeks and feeling a great as you can for being 33 weeks pregnant. He's now a very busy little boy, which is so amazing to feel. There's absolutely nothing like it! I definetly feel like I can't stretch anymore, but apparently I can b/c everytime I look in the mirror my belly looks bigger. I think that he'll come out eating 5 oz at one time. HAHAHA! I just pray that he won't be to big for me to deliver naturally. We are getting so excited. I love to sit in his room and imagine what its going to be like to have him here. Please pray for us as we get through these last few weeks!

Proud daddy!!

I had to add the pictures in the nursery to the blog that Lollie (Ryan's mom) painted. You did a wonderful job and we love them!

Check out his foot!!! I don't know if his newborn shoes will fit!

His sweet baby pose! I love it when babies rub their eyes. It makes me want to hug him and give him lots of kisses!

Notice the left arm! He loves it!

Today, we went for the 4-D ultrasound. It was an awesome experience. It was so neat to catch a peek before he gets here. Things look great though. He is weighing in at 4lbs and 4oz. About 15 1/2 inches long. He's measuring to be of the size of a 32 week baby, but I am only 30weeks along. No surprise here!! Also, definetly a boy!! He was very shy about having his picture made. The majority of the time, we had a good picture of his left arm instead of his face. We would try to wake him up to reposition him for better pictures and he would turn the opposite way. We did manage to catch a few good shots!! Have fun looking. We can't wait!! Ten more weeks! Time flys!!!

I'm getting bad about updating this. Wow, time is flying by. I am now 28wks!! We are all doing wonderfully. I'm getting really excited about everything. The house is beginning to look like it is being taken over by baby. Mom and dad came up a week or two ago. We went to these great sales in Little Rock and he is stocked up on clothes for the 3-6 mo. range. It was a lot of fun. We have almost gotten on the immediate equipment he'll require. We just like getting the smaller stuff now. I must say though he's already expensive. I have been praying to find a sitter for him inside the home. I think that today I may have gotten a lead. I started crying when the secretary at the church was telling me about her because she sounded perfect. She is going to spend a week or so praying over the situtuation and then she'll let us know. So keep this situtation in your prayers. I have really prayed about finding someone to be not only a babysitter but a grandma like figure. She sounds perfect. Anyways, I'm posting a pic of some of the stuff that we haven't arranged yet but we have added to the nursery. Its coming together wonderfully!! Have a great week. We have 4-D ultrasounds done in two weeks so check back!

This will be Travis's new bed.

Hello everyone! I went to the doctor today and had my glucose tolerance test done. All was well. I passed! Travis is doing well. I was measuring about 24 cm, which is about right for my due date. His heart rate was 142. I can feel him really well now kicking. It such a neat experience. I can't wait until he can kick hard enough for Ryan to feel him. We got our information today to do the 4-D ultrasound. I think that we'll be scheduling it for either the last week of March or the first of April. So, stay tuned for more pictures. Its my long weekend this weekend and Ryan is off Friday. So, we are going to go shopping for Travis! Have a great week everyone!

Here is the bedding that Ryan and I decided on this weekend. We love it!! The nursery will be a lot of fun to decorate!!!

Some picutres do absolutely no justice! I can't believe I'm posting these but it is for the baby. Just look at the baby bump and say awww. I have no further comment. I'm going to the gym.

Hey everyone! We went to the doctor today and had great news. We are having a boy! We are thrilled. Everything looked great on the ultrasound. The baby weighed 11oz and was measuring the size of a 20wk baby. However, we have big babies in our family so we just think that he is a little puggy. The due date is still the same. June 3. We have officially named the baby Travis Hayden Chandler. We are excited and ready to begin planning for everything. We have been blessed and God is good! More updates to come!

Hey everyone! A quick update. We are now 16 weeks along and things are going great. We went to the doctor last week and there was a strong heart beat at 150 bpm. Also, I had an alpha fetal protein test done to rule out some possible birth defects and it was negative. That news was such a blessing!!! Things are quickly moving along. I am finally gaining a little bit of a baby bump and its so much fun. I got to wear my first pair of stretchy pants last weekend and I love them. I'll post pictures soon of the baby bump. We go for our ultrasound next visit, Jamuary 9, to see if we can see the sex of the baby. I'm going to have a mocha and some orange before we go to wake the baby up. Everyone says its a boy so we'll see. I have no preference. Ryan wants a little boy! Merry Christmas to everyone! Happy new year!

Not much to update with at this time. We went to the doctor last Tuesday and everything was great. We heard the baby's heart beat with the doppler and it sounded strong. Things are going well. Its hard to believe that we are beginning our third month of pregnancy. No maternity clothes yet!!! Although, my new clothes that I just bought before the cruise are getting a little snug. I'm determined to wear them a few more weeks!! It has been a wonderful first trimester though. I'm so excited to begin the next!!!!

Today, we went for our second ultrasound. It was amazing how much the baby had grown in just a weeks time. We also were able to hear the heart beat again. It was nice and strong with a rate of 143, which is great. I'm feeling great though. My body is requiring food every few hours and that seems to keep the nausea away. I love the fact that I'm tired easy because it is truely the best sleep of my life! Other than that things are great! My due date is still on track for June 2. My cousin, Kristen, whom I'm really close with is due June 1. Crystal, my best friend, is due May 28, I think. So, its going to be interesting to see how close we actually come to having our babies at the same time. Its fun to have someone to compare symptoms with and so very interesting how our bodies handle it so very differently. Baby pool, anybody!