I feel a lot bigger than I look, I guess that's a good thing. :-)
Daniel was feeling left out and wanted to do a belly pic too.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Preggo Pics
As I chew on my nightly snack of tums, I thought I'd post a couple belly pics. There isn't much time left to do this, so I thought I should while I can.
Friday, August 26, 2011
No time for being stubborn anymore!
So, I think I just cleaned my last bathroom for a while. Not only was it exhausting, but it was nearly impossible with this massive belly getting in my way! It was almost comical! I don't think I ever got so out of breath from cleaning bathrooms! Mitch is going to be upset with me when he wakes up because he has been such a great helper and won't let me do stuff like that while pregnant...oops! I guess I'll just stick to being the laundry and sweeping/dusting lady for now. That's one thing I'll miss when I'm not pregnant...not being able to clean :-)
It has been so hot here the last few days. Yesterday I got in the truck after work and it was so hot in there from my ride from work to home, I swear the heat cooked my hair! I can't wait for those crisp fall mornings and evenings and the smell of leaves. I LOVE fall, now for even more reasons! Due to my gestational diabetes, I am not able to induldge in the baking fiasco that happens right around Sept/Oct when all you want to make is pumpkin this and pumpkin that....I've already asked my mom for a few treats to be ready when I get home! ha! Eating on a diabetic diet is not easy folks! I'm just glad that it will end when the baby is born, there is definitely a light at the end of the tunnel!
Time to go to the store. Our pantry is looking pathetic and the boys have been complaining that there are no "snacks" in the house, so hopefully I can find something to satisfy their munchies!
It has been so hot here the last few days. Yesterday I got in the truck after work and it was so hot in there from my ride from work to home, I swear the heat cooked my hair! I can't wait for those crisp fall mornings and evenings and the smell of leaves. I LOVE fall, now for even more reasons! Due to my gestational diabetes, I am not able to induldge in the baking fiasco that happens right around Sept/Oct when all you want to make is pumpkin this and pumpkin that....I've already asked my mom for a few treats to be ready when I get home! ha! Eating on a diabetic diet is not easy folks! I'm just glad that it will end when the baby is born, there is definitely a light at the end of the tunnel!
Time to go to the store. Our pantry is looking pathetic and the boys have been complaining that there are no "snacks" in the house, so hopefully I can find something to satisfy their munchies!
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Update on P.J.
We went to our appt with our perinatologist in Reno on Monday to get an ultrasound to moniter how P.J. is doing, how ventricle fluid levels are doing, how his legs look and whether he is developing club feet, etc...
We were pleasantly surprised that his fluid levels between his ventricles hasn't increased in the last 4 weeks! This is a HUGE praise! It has remained at 14 mm. When we first found out about his SB his fluid levels were between 11-12mm, 4 weeks later they were at 14mm. But since then (an additional 4 weeks later) they have not increased. So we will continue to pray that they would remain the same or completely go away! God is the ultimate healer and we will continue to pray for a miracle. His head size is right on for his gestational age, so the fluid levels aren't affecting his head size at all, which one might think. His feet/legs look great, still no sign of club feet! The dr. actually said that it was a really great ultrasound considering what we are dealing with and that she still believes his prognosis is really good. That was reassuring to hear. He is measuring in the 49 percentile for his gestational age, which means we don't have a BIG baby on our hands! We have been concerned that P.J. would follow in his big brother's footsteps and be a big baby, but the dr. said to expect around 7ish lbs! Right now he is at 3 lb 14oz. I only have 7 weeks left, there is no way he can catch up to Daniel and be 12 lbs...well, there better be no way!
Thank you for all of your prayers for us. God is moving in so many ways, ways that we still have no idea. Just looking at ultrasound pictures of P.J. gives me reassurance in God's promise to us.
We were pleasantly surprised that his fluid levels between his ventricles hasn't increased in the last 4 weeks! This is a HUGE praise! It has remained at 14 mm. When we first found out about his SB his fluid levels were between 11-12mm, 4 weeks later they were at 14mm. But since then (an additional 4 weeks later) they have not increased. So we will continue to pray that they would remain the same or completely go away! God is the ultimate healer and we will continue to pray for a miracle. His head size is right on for his gestational age, so the fluid levels aren't affecting his head size at all, which one might think. His feet/legs look great, still no sign of club feet! The dr. actually said that it was a really great ultrasound considering what we are dealing with and that she still believes his prognosis is really good. That was reassuring to hear. He is measuring in the 49 percentile for his gestational age, which means we don't have a BIG baby on our hands! We have been concerned that P.J. would follow in his big brother's footsteps and be a big baby, but the dr. said to expect around 7ish lbs! Right now he is at 3 lb 14oz. I only have 7 weeks left, there is no way he can catch up to Daniel and be 12 lbs...well, there better be no way!
Thank you for all of your prayers for us. God is moving in so many ways, ways that we still have no idea. Just looking at ultrasound pictures of P.J. gives me reassurance in God's promise to us.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Baby Shower!
Today I had my baby shower. I can't even beging to tell you the amount of work that went into it! My mom, my sisters-in-law Jen and Kendra, and my friend Shana all worked so hard to get the shower planned and put together. It was fun for me because I knew nothing but that it was a book theme. So, when I walked in to the shower I was blown away! They did such an amazing job and the pics I will show you don't due any justice...the pics also didn't do any good for my lbs I've gained during this pregnancy! ha! Hope you enjoy the pics!
Here's a picture of all of the shower planners! They were workin' hard!
The food table...talk about delicious! Aren't the jars for punch so cute?!
More of the awesome decor.
The delicious cake. And those books are from when I was little.
The beautiful blanket my Grandma Beth made for PJ.
My friend Kestra totally surprised me! So nice to have her there!
My friend Colleen crochet (sp?) these sweaters for PJ...they are so adorable!
That only gives you a tiny glimpse of how fun and amazing the shower was. I feel so blessed to have people do that for us and it just shows, again, God's provisions for us. Today just made everything even more real! Now, my job is just to put everything away! Maybe I'll save that for tomorrow ;-)
Friday, August 12, 2011
And his name is...
I don't think that I've made it "officially" public yet, but we have had a name decided on for some time now. We've decided on Paul Jarrett (we'll call him PJ). I've always really loved the name Paul, thinking it was a handsome, manly name. But ever since we've found out that he has Spina Bifida, Paul is so much more fitting. If you've ever studied about Paul in the bible, you've come to learn that through everything Paul went through for Christ, all of his suffering, he trusted God and despite all of his "road blocks" he remained persistant. Mitch puts it so much more eloquently, going into more detail about Paul, but let's just say, it is a perfect fit for our little man. We've grown so close to him already, I couldn't imagine still having him be un-named.
We've been getting ready for PJ's arrival for a while now....little by little. This past week we were finally able to get his room painted. Daniel even had his own special brush and helped us for about 5 minutes before he remembered Peppa Pig was on the tv. :-) In the most descriptive way I can put it, the color is like a chocolate milk shake (of course it's food related...I'm pregnant!! ha!). We will accent will reds, browns, and creams, and maybe some dark blues. I haven't picked a theme yet either. One of my close friends was asking me what the theme was and I was telling her that I'm just not really a theme person. We never had a theme for Daniel and to be totally honest...the theme of PJ's room is the last thing on my mind! As long as you can tell it's a boys room right? I washed all of Daniel's baby clothes (5 loads!) and put them away in PJ's dressers. I forgot what a pain in the neck folding baby laundry is. But, what a blessing it was the day I did all that laundry. Each piece of clothing I folded I was imagining PJ wearing them. I just couldn't believe that we are actually having another child and this child will be here soon...wearing these clothes! I am even more excited now, getting all of those types of things ready for him.
Tomorrow is my baby shower. I am so excited! I still can't believe that the shower is for us! The past few years going to baby showers was difficult because we had been trying and wanting a baby for so long and the fact that it's actually for us...it's hard to believe! God is so faithful and His promises are never failing. Looking back (hindsight is always 20/20) I can see some reasons why it wasn't our time to have a 2nd child yet. Especially PJ's condition, God totally had a plan. And that gives me hope for our future as well. God is in control, 100%. As much as I try to get all of my ducks in a row, to know the plan as far in advance as I can, etc...God has it already figured out and all I need to do it trust in Him. I know that the first year of PJ's life is going to be rough and full of dr.'s appts, traveling, surgery (maybe multiple) and things a baby shouldn't have to go through, but through it all God is going to be glorified. Shouldn't that be our goal in life anyways? We are just given an awesome way of doing it!
I never intend for my posts to be this long. I actually start out the post wondering what I am even going to talk about...and then it just seems to flow! :-)
We've been getting ready for PJ's arrival for a while now....little by little. This past week we were finally able to get his room painted. Daniel even had his own special brush and helped us for about 5 minutes before he remembered Peppa Pig was on the tv. :-) In the most descriptive way I can put it, the color is like a chocolate milk shake (of course it's food related...I'm pregnant!! ha!). We will accent will reds, browns, and creams, and maybe some dark blues. I haven't picked a theme yet either. One of my close friends was asking me what the theme was and I was telling her that I'm just not really a theme person. We never had a theme for Daniel and to be totally honest...the theme of PJ's room is the last thing on my mind! As long as you can tell it's a boys room right? I washed all of Daniel's baby clothes (5 loads!) and put them away in PJ's dressers. I forgot what a pain in the neck folding baby laundry is. But, what a blessing it was the day I did all that laundry. Each piece of clothing I folded I was imagining PJ wearing them. I just couldn't believe that we are actually having another child and this child will be here soon...wearing these clothes! I am even more excited now, getting all of those types of things ready for him.
Tomorrow is my baby shower. I am so excited! I still can't believe that the shower is for us! The past few years going to baby showers was difficult because we had been trying and wanting a baby for so long and the fact that it's actually for us...it's hard to believe! God is so faithful and His promises are never failing. Looking back (hindsight is always 20/20) I can see some reasons why it wasn't our time to have a 2nd child yet. Especially PJ's condition, God totally had a plan. And that gives me hope for our future as well. God is in control, 100%. As much as I try to get all of my ducks in a row, to know the plan as far in advance as I can, etc...God has it already figured out and all I need to do it trust in Him. I know that the first year of PJ's life is going to be rough and full of dr.'s appts, traveling, surgery (maybe multiple) and things a baby shouldn't have to go through, but through it all God is going to be glorified. Shouldn't that be our goal in life anyways? We are just given an awesome way of doing it!
I never intend for my posts to be this long. I actually start out the post wondering what I am even going to talk about...and then it just seems to flow! :-)
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