I purchased Kamdyn's first "personalized" baby item this past Friday while out shopping in Anderson with Mom. It is a butterfly AngelDear mini-blankie that will be perfect for Kamdyn to cuddle with when she gets a tiny bit bigger. It was exciting to write out her name on the personalization request form. It just makes her seem even that more real to me (not that her constant kicking and flipping doesn't do the trick). Mom was sweet enough to go pick it up for me on Monday on her last day of spring break. Cheree held it up proudly so that her Mimi could snap a picture with her cell phone to send to me, since I was eager to see the finished product. Isn't text and picture messaging the neatest thing? :) I think it turned out beautiful. It has special meaning to my mother, my aunt, and I because of the butterfly (If you are curious, you can ask me about the butterfly significance, and I will explain it. It's a story for another day since it is lengthy.) It also matches the color scheme of Kamdyn's nursery, too, which is neat. Of course, we haven't technically started on her nursery, yet, since we don't close on the house until the end of the month. I'm really eager to begin decorating the rooms for both Cheree and Kamdyn, though. Cheree can't seem to make up her mind what she wants her room to be themed as, which is frustrating. At first, she said she wanted a "Clemson bedroom", and Kevin was all for that! Then, she changed her mind and said she wanted her room to be decorated with monkeys. I'm not sure what her final decision will be, but I'll be sure to post pictures when it's complete. I'll also be posting pictures of the nursery upon completion. Kevin and I picked out a pink and green paisley pattern with ladybugs. It is so cute! Actually, Kevin pointed it out first, and I fell immediately in love with it. I've attached a couple of pictures of it below. Isn't it adorable?!?!

Well, it's been a short while since I've blogged. We have had so much happen over the past couple of weeks. It's been a roller coaster ride, to say the least. First of all, my dear Nannie Baker went to be with the Lord on April 2nd, 2009 (obituary link: http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=OBITUARIES&pagename=obittext&searchdate=2009-04-05). Even though she had been in the hospital, it was unexpected. She had been on the mend, and she had even been transferred out of GHS and to Roger C. Peace for rehabilitation. We all expected a full recovery. That was not the Lord's plan for her, though. She died as a result of a blood clot that had traveled to her lung. The doctors and nurses said that she did not suffer, and she went quickly. We are thankful for that. She will be missed by all that knew her. She was my last living grandmother. That is still sinking in on me. I now have only one living grandparent left, and that would be my Papa Baker. I'm going to make an effort to spend as much time with him as possible. If there is one thing I'm learning more and more each day, it's that time is precious and we are not promised any certain amount of it here on Earth.
Life was mostly uneventful and normal last week. That was until yesterday, atleast. I have been having Braxton Hicks contractions sporatically for the past week now. Yesterday, the contractions were accompanied with low back pain. I called the OB, and they insisted that I come to their office right away. After an examination, Dr. Alt said there were some signs that they were true labor contractions rather than the harmless Braxton Hicks contractions I had assumed they were. She told me that she would feel much better if I went to the hospital and stayed overnight for observation, which I agreed to do. She sent me for a quick ultrasound to make sure that Kamdyn was okay, and to look at a couple of other things that would be indicators of labor. Baby Kamdyn was perfectly fine, although none too happy about the sonographer pressing on my tummy. She put up quite a fight! All of the measurements were normal, too, which was a relief. They sent me on my way to the labor and delivery unit at St. Francis. Luckily, I had already pre-registered there in my fourth month which meant they already had all of my information. Upon arriving, they placed me in a room and attached a fetal monitor to me. Kamdyn did not like this, either. She attacked the monitor the entire time it was attached to my tummy. It was actually quite entertaining! The nurse only counted a few contractions during the approximately 45 minutes that I was hooked up. She said that they don't become concerned until you begin having atleast six in an hour. She called the doctor who was on-call, and he agreed to release me instead of holding me overnight. This was more than fine with me. It was 7:30 pm, and my last meal had been at 12:00 noon. They were refusing to let me eat, and I was getting a bit agitated because of that fact! They weren't very informative upon discharging me. My discharge papers say "Preterm Labor". The nurse told me to come back if I began having six or more contractions per hour. Thankfully, I have only had a few today. I'm just trying to relax and take it easy for now. I have a follow-up scheduled with the OB for Monday, April 20th. I will update my blog with any new information after that appointment. My hope is that I don't have to go back to the labor and delivery unit again until atleast July!