It's Baby Time!

Ok, ok, so maybe not quite yet. But it's getting so close we can taste it! Matt and I went to the Doctor today for our 37 week visit. I love the doc visits cause it is one more thing to look forward to and check off the list of things that are happening before Michaela comes. Today was a good visit. I am already 1 cm dilated!! Woo hoo!! For those of you who have had kids before, you may be thinking; "That is not very exciting. You can be 1 cm dilated for a month before the baby actually comes." And that is true. BUT, I have never had a baby before and the fact that my body is progressing through the natural stages on its own is so exciting to me! And the doc said that Miki is definitely sitting head down which takes a weight off of my mind. My best friend just had to have a c-section cause her baby was sitting breech so I am very relieved and I hope the baby stays that way. We are also anticipating a big baby. My belly is measuring 38 inches which is an inch more than the average for 37 weeks. And I was an 8 pounder so the doc says there is a good chance she will be around 8 pounds. I don't care how big or small she is as long as she's healthy. We already know she'll be cute:) Let's start taking bets on hair color, (if she even has hair), eye color, size, length etc etc. I'm thinking she won't have hair, she'll have very pale skin with rosy cheeks like a little cherub, she'll be long cause I was my moms longest baby so definitely over 20 inches, and I'm thinking green or blue eyes. We won't know all of the answers right away of course but we will in a few short months. So, what do you all think?? There is also a good chance she'll have curly hair. Wouldn't that be cute? Oh how I love me some babies! Especially now that we'll have one of our very own.

In other news, I, (Stef), only have 9 more working days until I'm done with my part time job for now. Friday the 7th of May is my last day. I'm getting very excited for a break so I will be able to have tons of family and baby time. We are anxiously anticipating all of the visits that we will be blessed to receive in the next few months. If you wanna come to Nashville, feel free! Matt will be busy with band stuff this summer so I will be hanging out with Michaela and we would love company. We have a nice pool in our apartment complex and a bed in the guest room and a few couches. Just let us know when you want to come and you'll have a place to stay. (Just don't all choose the same days to visit, k?)

Can you tell that I'm just a leetle excited about life right now? We are blessed beyond measure. Signing off for now. Stef

And away we go!

So, we have decided to jump on the bandwagon and join the world of the bloggers. There are some pretty significant things coming up in our lives and we want to be able to share them with all of the amazing people that we love. I will add more of our history and such as I become more accustomed to the layout of this blog thing. Right now, I just wanted to say that we are happy, healthy and blessed. Our baby is going to be born sometime in the next few weeks. She is due on May 16th... exactly 3 weeks from today! We are practically overflowing with anticipation. You dream of this day your whole life and at times it feels like it may never come. Well, here we are. It's very close and we are feeling all of the joy and anxiety of a new arrival that will change our lives forever. Michaela Jones Griffith is a very active little baby inside the womb. And I mean ACTIVE. She is running out of wiggle room and I am enjoying all of her hiccups, kicks and punches. We can't wait to see what she looks like and if she has hair and how big she is and hear her cry and... shall I go on? We just can't wait to meet her! Matt will be the stinkin' cutest dad and I'm hoping that I will be able to be 1/2 the mom that I want to be. I had some pretty good examples:) Those of you who know my mom and grandmas know what I am talking about. I look forward to making this a really fun place for friends and fam to catch up with us out here in Nashville. We miss you all and love you. Signing off for now! Stef