sean..... i think this is it!!!!

So december 26th i woke up at 6:15 am to a very interesting feeling!!!
Ashley: I think my water just broke!
Sean: are you sure?
Ashley: i think so, but the dr told me to lie down and wait 30 mins if i wasnt sure. Then sand again and see if the water begins to flow again
Sean: ok good then i have 30 more mins to sleep (yes he realy said that)

..... 30 mins and 2 potty breaks later....

ashley: ok, pretty sure my water broke.
sean: ok i'll call the dr

we get up and begin to get dressed. we get a voicemail that the dr will meet us at the hospital (since my stupid phone didn't ring)

on the way to the hospital we call both of the moms to let them know that Lani is coming!!!!

we arrive at the hospital a little before 7. My parents, sisters, and cousins autumn and shay arrived shortly after. Because there is no more fluid, the nurse has to "Check" to see if my water really broke! This was by far one of the most painful experiences of my life. for those of you who have had this check you know why I was traumatized. For those of you who haven't just take my word for it. i literally didn't speak to anyone else for a good 10 mins. i did however inform the nurse that he owed me dinner and a movie!

Well after all that, she still wasn't sure if my water broke, and went forth to test me again. She then decided that the doctor would need to test me! after a while the dr showed up gave the exam. At first she said my water didn't break, but after a few minutes she said that maybe my water had broke, and had to check AGAIN!!!!.

Time she decided that the baby was pressing on my bladder, and along with some other wonderful pre-pregnancy stuff, it just seemed like my water had broken or was leaking. and that i should rest assure that my water had not broken, but she could feel lani's head!!!
(no consolation to me: the dr said had it been a week later she would have just induced)

After all that i became very upset and emotional. after a good 10-15 minutes of balling, and reassuring by the nurse that "this happens at least 3-4 times a day" i gathered my composure and we went home.

We had another dr's appointment monday. i was sure to ask dr. bankston what labor would actually feel like, so not to be fooled again. Sean also asked when we should expect the baby and she predicted thiw week or next week. So lets keep our fingers crossed. (after all tonight and tomorrow are a full moon!!!!)

Langston's Room

So despite the dresser fiasco, Lani's room is amost done!
I thought you may want to see some pics!!!

As soon as the dresser is ready, there will be more!!!

Stay tuned!!!

37 weeks.... GET OUTTA MY BELLY!!!!

THATS WHAT I'M TELLING LANGSTON EVERYDAY!!!!!

"please get out of mommy's belly!!!! i've loved having you as a guest for the last 9 months, but you've officially overstayed your welcome (as far as the belly is concerned). "

this is the convo i've been having with my belly for the last few days!

for those of you who haven't reached this point! it's no longer fun or cute!

now maybe some of you will be lucky and have this miraculous 10 months of pregnancy.

But for me the end has been a couple of weeks from hell!!!!

luckily for me we have had a few sure signs that she is digging her way out.

(slowly but still digging)

i feel inspired to read her the "little engine that could."

maybe she might find it inspirational.

i tried having a similar talk with my OB about getting her out early,

and she basically laughed at me........ sooooooooo........... so much for that idea!!!

what else is up???

the nursery is almost done. we are just waiting for a piece that was missing for her dresser.

The rest of the bedding should be delivered this week!

the nesting has kicked in, in full force. for some reason it goes into effect around 5am and all i want to do is put things together. so far i put together the playpen, highchair, changed out the light bulbs (not sure why, but it was bugging me; cleaned the toilets at least 3 times, organized the pots and pans, allowed sean to empty out the freezer (he claims that i am a food hoarder) and mopping, cleaning the guest bath tub, and the organizing the pantry will be added to the list tomorrow.

i've been keeping up with the bump's to do list. the only thing i have left to do is get a baby monitor and finish hanging a few things on the wall. this list was such a help in getting prepared.

it helped me decide on what to pack in our hospital bags and even gave me a list to of things to include for sean (magazines, snack, etc)!

now it's just a waiting game!!!

Long Time No Blog

i know it's been such a long time but both of our computers are fried!!!
as soon as we get our new hard drive in the mail i will add some more info!

Showered with love (30 weeks)

What an exciting weekend we had last week!!!
Not only did I turn 27, but we also had our family baby shower.
It was so amazing!!! My mom and sisters did an incredible job!
My Cousin Natasha in georgia also did alot of behind the scences help. I truly felt like we were in an episode of Platinum Babies (WE channel).

We were also very blessed to have Sean's Mom and brother in town!!! Due to a recent death in the family, we didn't think they would be able to make it. Here are a few pics!

Tiffany's with an edge

So we have started to decorate Langston's room, and the more we get done the more i love it.

We had the house deep cleaned and her room painted on Saturday. We did a custom blend color, but after it dried, it looked like a tiffany blue. We hung some of the signs and a mirror, and the mix of the black and blue made me think of breakfast at tiffany's. Then we hung up the zebra curtains and it totally gave the room a funky little twist! WE LOVE IT!

We also picked up her bed finally and once we've got it put together, we will post a few progress pictures! I only hope Lani grows to love her room as much as we do!

Today also happens to be Sean's 28th birthday (he loves the fact that he is 2 years older than me for a few weeks). We went to Dodie's (sean's favorite seafood restaurant) in allen. Just to find out that this is a different dodies. the old one closed moved, and this restaurant "Stole" the name! Despite the disappointment of it being a sports bar vs. a seafood restaurant, we had an awesome time (and the food was really good). Here are a few pics from lunch!

Langston??? Where did you get that name???

Langston actually originated prior to sean and i getting married. My aunt MeMe was pregnant with a little girl, and looking for a unique name. i had seen the cutest little girl and her name was Langston, so i suggested the name. My aunt decided on the name Langston Jolee (Jolee: was a combo of my grandparents name Jonita and Leroy, who had both passed). A few weeks before she was born my aunt changed the name the Macy Jolee (which reminded me of macy grey, coincidentally the baby has grey eyes). Although a bit disappointed, i let my aunt know that if/when i had a daughter, her name would be Langston (sean was not yet aware).

2 years later i found out i was preggo and naming the baby seemed to be a simple task. or so i thought. Sean was not too excited about the name Langston. So we came to the agreement that if we had a boy sean could choose the name (with my help), and if we had a girl, I would choose the name.

Sean decided on Dylan Carter for a boy. Dylan means "son of the sea"!!! Since sean is a self proclaimed water baby, this was the perfect name for our little boy. Carter the meaning "a bringer of good"!!!

For a girl, i chose Langston meaning " a long or long island" and Nicole meaning "victory or victory of the people". I went on a website and used a program to explain her name. The website stated she would be a great Leader and athlete! If sean had any doubt on her name, i think it went out the window with that definition! The nick name Lani (pronounced lay-nee) was a combo of both name La-Langston and Ni-Nicole!

*** on a side note yes i know that langston is a boy name, much like ryan, taylor, colby, etc, and although it was not inspired by Langston Hughes, he is one of my favorite poets, and one of the first poetry books that my mother gave me!