Update-28 Weeks

This week was an eventful one, as has been this month. Earlier this month I had a flu like virus and was out of work for a week. Everything seems to okay with Sadie, and I was able to get the H1N1 vaccine to hopefully prevent any other illness. Two weeks ago I found out I failed my 1hour glucose test. So this past Monday i went in a three hour test. The test involves fasting from midnight on. When you get to the doctor at 8:30, you have to drink a 100 bottle of glucose solution. Then every hour on the hour for three hours they draw blood to test. Well an hour and a half into Monday’s test I could not keep the solution down. Therefore, I had to go back today to try again (yuck!) This time I made it though! Halleluiah! I get the results Monday or Tuesday of next week and I am praying I pass! The doctors have also discovered my iron levels are a bit low do I am taking an extra iron supplement along with my prenatal vitamin. I go in for my next doctor’s visit Tuesday. Sadie seems to be on track and growing every day. She is VERY active now! I cannot wait to meet her, only 12 more weeks!

Mariage Enrichment

The semester Daustin and I have had the privilege of taking a marriage enrichment class at Southern. It has been great because we have learned a lot, it carved out time each week for us to spend together, and Daustin got three hours of credit for it! We really enjoyed spending Monday nights together! This past Monday was the final" exam. All of the couples got dressed up for a banquet. We had great food and at the end of the evening we had a re-commitment ceremony. It was a great evening and an encouragement for Daustin and me after a long semester. And of course me being 27 weeks pregnant I cried during the ceremony :)

Crusing @ 24 Weeks

My wonderful husband took me on the babymoon of a lifetime! It was our first time sailing on Holland America and our first room with a balcony! The ship was only a year old and absolutely beautiful! The crowd was considerably older then us, which meant a nice quiet, cruise, just the way we like it! It was eight wonderful days of bliss. We left Saturday October 17 and did not return until the next Saturday. Our cruise left out of Ft. Lauderdale Florida and after a day at sea sailed to the beautiful Grand Turk in the Caribbean Sea. This was our favorite stop! We just love the beach there. We spent a relaxing day floating in the warm ocean and lounging on the beach. The following day we spent in Puerto Rico, what a fun and eventful day full of sightseeing and shopping. The following day we arrived in St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. We visited one of the most beautiful beaches where the fish would swim right up to you and eat out of your hand! After another day at sea we spent a day on their private island. It was sad to return to the real world. It was nice to have eight uninterrupted days with just my hubby! I think it will be a while before that happens again :) Thanks so much my love, I love you!

Sadie Grace

Yesterday I finally hit 19 weeks, almost half way there! Today I had my ultrasound and we found out that we are expecting a little girl!! I secretly had a feeling it was a girl but didn't want to get my hopes up :) So many of my good friends and family had guessed it would be a boy, but I guess God had other plans in store for our family. Her name will be Sadie Grace. Sadie has been a name that Daustin and I feel in love with shortly after being married (it means princess) and Grace is for my wonderful best friend who is expecting her second daughter in October! I am so excited that our two little girls will grow to be best friends just like their moms! Because the ultra sound was at 11:00 am today I had to take the whole day off work, so my Mom and I got to spend some much needed girl time shopping for baby clothes (and some clothes for mommy too!) Below are some pictures of our beautiful baby girl, me, and some of the clothes we picked up today!

Finally a Fence

After three month of living in our new home I finally convinced my husband to begin working on fencing in our backyard so our cute puppy can have a place to run and play. After several weeks of hard work , and lots of help from my wonderful daddy, it is almost complete! All that is left is putting the finishing touches on the storage shed and the few feet of fence that connect it to out home. The have done an amazing job and I am so gratefully for the time and energy my wonderful husband has put into this project! I love you babe!

Nursery

While there is so much we don't yet know about our little one, including the sex of the baby, we are beginning the process of getting the room ready! Thanks to my wonderful parents and inlaws we have beautiful new furniture to welcome home baby! My cute Mommy wanted to be the first to buy the baby something so she has purchased a few gender neutral items. She and my dad are going to great at being Nanna and Poppy! I can't wait until we begin decorating the room for the little baby and begin buying clothes for either a boy or girl. It seems like forever until we will get to meet our precious one, but he or she is worth the wait!

17 Weeks

Yesterday I had my third check up appointment at the doctor. It was so amazing to hear the heart beat! It sounded very strong. I can't wait until September 17th when we get to find out the sex of the baby! In the past few weeks my belly has begun to grow and I have begun to feel small movement the baby is making and it is such an amazing experience! As of right now my back is my major complaint. The baby still seems to be sitting on my Sciatic nerve. It doesn't help either that I am back to teacher 8 hours a day :) It is so great though that the morning sickness and extreme tiredness is a thing of the pass. This trimester is turning out to be much better then the first! Keep praying for the health my baby and mommy. Only 23 more weeks to go :)