Today is Friday the 13th...while some people cringe when this day comes, I am finding myself full of BLESSINGS today!
Blessing #1 - An offer is coming in on our house today! We are also doing an Open House this weekend just to get more exposure on the house, but hopefully this offer coming in will be great!
Blessing #2 - Got final word that the contract went through for Jimmy's job, so it's official, he definitely has the job in DC and we can push forward in getting moved out there!
Blessing #3 - Jimmy's pickup has sold today! The guy should be getting it tonight!
My Mom always loved scary movies, and loved the idea of Friday the 13th. I know today she is letting herself be known to me that she is still there watching over me and supporting me. Plus, I have been praying so much for guidance in the right direction...even if DC wasn't the right one for us. If all signs had pointed to us not going, we wouldn't have. But things have been going our way, so we are taking it as a sign to start over, get out of debt, and get Jimmy to acheive his career goals. I strongly believe by prayer, we've been receiving the guidance we needed, and have been blessed in so many ways.
Through this whole process, we were blessed with friends and family helping us out in so many ways...finding a wonderful/affordable daycare provider who has been AMAZING in taking care of Sasha and has taught her so much....having a healthy baby who has been holding strong and staying put until she is strong enough to bless us in this world. Overall, I am very thankful for everything that has happened for us, and for all the people who have supported and loved us the whole way through. I cannot thank everyone enough for the support we've received...I only hope we can return the favor some day!
I also want to say I am personally blessed with an amazing husband who has stepped up and handled this whole bedrest situation with great strength. Things aren't easy on him, and I plan to be there for him through everything the way he has been there for me. Also, our lovely 3 1/2 yr old daughter has adjusted so well, and she truely was an angel sent to us to give us strength in life.
So excited to add one more to our little family...we may not be perfect, but together we are strong and can get through anything.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Thursday, April 5, 2012
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| 36 Week 3D Ultrasound Went in for our 36 Week ultrasound today. Got to see our little sweetie! But she wasn't co-operating with the tech and wouldn't let her take very good pics of her! This is the best one we could get. We think she has Sasha's nose (from what we saw on the screen). It's getting more and more real, and we are so ready to hold her and snuggle her! They checked to make sure she was growing okay and was getting all the nutrients/food that she needs to keep growing these next couple weeks. Everything checked out okay, she is just in the 30th percentile for weight. It isn't great, but still is good enough to let her stay in there and keep cookin'! Still, she is going to be a smaller baby! Josie Rae, we are excited to meet you! :) |
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
- Pregnancy Comparisons -
Here is a comparison of my two pregnancies. Sasha was born at 8 lbs, and I have been told this one will be closer to 6 lbs. Quite a little difference! You can see I am not quite as big right now as I was, and I seem to be carrying a little different. It's so much fun comparing! We do go in for an ultrasound tomorrow to make sure Josie Rae is developing okay. There is a little concern that she isn't growing like she should be, but the doctor really thinks it's not dangerous and that she is just going to be a small baby. Good thing I have some Newborn outfits! Sasha NEVER fit those newborn ones! Will be fun having such a small baby in my arms. As long as she is healthy, I will be happy. Getting so excited now that our scheduled C-section is just around the corner! So ready to be off of bedrest and enjoying my family! But don't worry, I am enjoying it as much as I can and catching up on my sleep now! Besides, we all know that once this little one shows up, that's the END of sleep!
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Red Sparkly Nails
HUGE milestone...I painted my toenails with my red sparkly nail polish! I couldn't handle them looking so terrible, so I took my time and got my toenails painted. My stomach hasn't grown too much to reach them....not quite like I did with Sasha! We actually went to the doctor today and this lil' bean is not growing very fast. They predict her to only be 6 pounds when I have the C-section at 39 weeks.
I had overdone it this last weekend with family here, so I was worried that I put too much stress on my cervix. But the doctor checked everything and we look good! What a relief! Tomorrow I will be 36 weeks, and starting next week at 37 weeks she is going to have me stop taking my "Slow Mag" which is slowing down the contractions. They want your body to do it's natural thing with the contractions. So there is definitely a chance that even though on bedrest, I could still go into labor early. I have to keep on bedrest till the end, but if I go into early labor I have to rush in and go into an emergency C-Section. Doc and I think I'll make it to 39 weeks, just because my body has been doing so well on bedrest, and with Sasha I was actually late delivering.
However, the one thing the doctor was concerned about was the fact that Josie isn't getting very big. I measured a little small today, so she is sending us in to an ultrasound on Thursday. She wants to make sure she is getting everything she needs to be growing. At that point if she is in the 10th percentile of growth, then she is going to consider early delivery. But she is thinking she is just a smaller baby and that she is doing just fine. Because of her activity and how busy she is right now, we think she is just fine. She'd be more worried if baby had very little movement.
I'll soon take my 36 week photos! I can't do much since I'm on bedrest, but I need to get some taken for the wall later! Will be fun to compare to how big I was with Sasha. Thinking I'll have to post those on here as well! :)
Also have to mention yesterday, and my "learning moment". We had sold our outdoor playhouse and the people picked it up last night. I expected Sasha to have a breakdown as soon as I heard Daddy explaining to her what was going on. But because he didn't make a huge deal about it, neither did she. She made me so PROUD! There has been a lot through this process, and Sasha is handling it like a champ. She taught me a very valuable lesson....it's not the objects in our lives, but the people in our lives that count. Instead of fussing about one of her toys going away, she instead enjoyed the beautiful evening and asked her Daddy to push her in the swing as she watched the toy leave the yard. Just when I worry about all the things we need in life to make our children have a "great" life, I am reminded otherwise. I am truly blessed to have this wonderful/observant child in my life who has such a great heart and soul. Looking forward to adding another wonderful bundle of joy to our very happy family. :)
I had overdone it this last weekend with family here, so I was worried that I put too much stress on my cervix. But the doctor checked everything and we look good! What a relief! Tomorrow I will be 36 weeks, and starting next week at 37 weeks she is going to have me stop taking my "Slow Mag" which is slowing down the contractions. They want your body to do it's natural thing with the contractions. So there is definitely a chance that even though on bedrest, I could still go into labor early. I have to keep on bedrest till the end, but if I go into early labor I have to rush in and go into an emergency C-Section. Doc and I think I'll make it to 39 weeks, just because my body has been doing so well on bedrest, and with Sasha I was actually late delivering.
However, the one thing the doctor was concerned about was the fact that Josie isn't getting very big. I measured a little small today, so she is sending us in to an ultrasound on Thursday. She wants to make sure she is getting everything she needs to be growing. At that point if she is in the 10th percentile of growth, then she is going to consider early delivery. But she is thinking she is just a smaller baby and that she is doing just fine. Because of her activity and how busy she is right now, we think she is just fine. She'd be more worried if baby had very little movement.
I'll soon take my 36 week photos! I can't do much since I'm on bedrest, but I need to get some taken for the wall later! Will be fun to compare to how big I was with Sasha. Thinking I'll have to post those on here as well! :)
Also have to mention yesterday, and my "learning moment". We had sold our outdoor playhouse and the people picked it up last night. I expected Sasha to have a breakdown as soon as I heard Daddy explaining to her what was going on. But because he didn't make a huge deal about it, neither did she. She made me so PROUD! There has been a lot through this process, and Sasha is handling it like a champ. She taught me a very valuable lesson....it's not the objects in our lives, but the people in our lives that count. Instead of fussing about one of her toys going away, she instead enjoyed the beautiful evening and asked her Daddy to push her in the swing as she watched the toy leave the yard. Just when I worry about all the things we need in life to make our children have a "great" life, I am reminded otherwise. I am truly blessed to have this wonderful/observant child in my life who has such a great heart and soul. Looking forward to adding another wonderful bundle of joy to our very happy family. :)
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
4 Weeks Left!
Here I am, with 4 weeks left to go on bedrest! I am excited to meet this little girl who does aerobics inside of me. Curious to see if she will be full so much energy once she's out here! Is she going to be wild and crazy, or calm and cool? My guess just based off of her personality shown in the womb is that she will be WILD & CRAZY....kind of like her mommy :)
Things have certainly gotten better these last 3 weeks. Sasha actually looks forward to going and spending time with kids her age, and doing things outside and learning new things! However, I've noticed sometimes she still hates to leave me, which I honestly believe is because she feels bad about leaving me home alone. How can a 3 1/2 year old feel this way?? She is so amazing, and I look at her and realize that Jimmy and I created such an amazing little human being. This next one might be our 'red headed child', but I know she too will be just as amazing.
In these last 3 weeks, I think I've come to the realization that this could have happened to me on purpose. It has forced me to slow down and take a break. Sasha and I needed the seperation to start appreciating eachother more. The time we have in the morning before she leaves, and the time we have together when she gets back is appreciated so much more! I've learned a lot just by laying in this bed, and have really started appreciating my friends so much more. They are amazing and I am sad to leave them to move to DC.
The only thing I regret, is Jimmy having to carry all the weight of everything around here. We try to spend as much cuddle time as we can together at night, but there's always something to be done when planning a move and taking care of a 3 yr old and a 30 yr old!!! We will get through this though, and I have a whole new level of respect for my husband. He has been amazing and I couldn't have asked for a better partner in life.
Here is a little video someone shared with me, and it had me laughing SO HARD! Basically explains how pregnancy feels exactly! Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THAaNPIxEek&feature=share
Things have certainly gotten better these last 3 weeks. Sasha actually looks forward to going and spending time with kids her age, and doing things outside and learning new things! However, I've noticed sometimes she still hates to leave me, which I honestly believe is because she feels bad about leaving me home alone. How can a 3 1/2 year old feel this way?? She is so amazing, and I look at her and realize that Jimmy and I created such an amazing little human being. This next one might be our 'red headed child', but I know she too will be just as amazing.
In these last 3 weeks, I think I've come to the realization that this could have happened to me on purpose. It has forced me to slow down and take a break. Sasha and I needed the seperation to start appreciating eachother more. The time we have in the morning before she leaves, and the time we have together when she gets back is appreciated so much more! I've learned a lot just by laying in this bed, and have really started appreciating my friends so much more. They are amazing and I am sad to leave them to move to DC.
The only thing I regret, is Jimmy having to carry all the weight of everything around here. We try to spend as much cuddle time as we can together at night, but there's always something to be done when planning a move and taking care of a 3 yr old and a 30 yr old!!! We will get through this though, and I have a whole new level of respect for my husband. He has been amazing and I couldn't have asked for a better partner in life.
Here is a little video someone shared with me, and it had me laughing SO HARD! Basically explains how pregnancy feels exactly! Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THAaNPIxEek&feature=share
Monday, March 19, 2012
30 with patches of Gray!
Last night was the night we officially spotted PATCHES of gray hair coming in!!!!! I'm 30 years old, and it's happening! Since on bedrest I haven't been able to color my hair...so Jimmy was looking at my roots and decided to let me in on the fact that I had not just a few strands of gray hair, but PATCHES! Really?! First words out of my mouth: COLOR MY HAIR!
So do you think that maybe we have a little too much going on in our lives?? A little too much stress? Or, it could be thanks to my Dad's side because he was gray at a young age. I'm pregnant with just my second child and turning gray. There is just something seriously wrong with that!
But we have had lots of stress in our lives lately, so I'm sure that isn't helping. I've been put on bedrest for 7 weeks (5 more weeks left!) and last week my grandmother had a stroke which has paralized her whole left side of her body. I can't even go see her due to the bedrest. Each week has brought me some emotional drama, and is seriously making me feel even more like I have no control. If you know me at all, you know that I am a control freak and NOT having control stresses me out!
On top of all this, we are moving to DC in June and are trying to sell our house. It hasn't been an easy process, and we are even at the point of considering keeping it as a rental and renting it out. Then maybe in a couple years we will have more equity built up and hopefully the market will be better. Who knows what the right thing to do is. The only thing I can figure on is whatever decision we make will have to be the right decision for us. Everyone will have an opinion, but our decision is the only one that matters.
Luckily we've had a huge support system here to help us with meals and just everything! Friends, family and co-works have come together and taken care of our meals so Jimmy doesn't have the stress of having to cook. He is so stinking busy from the moment he gets home from work as it is, I couldn't imagine putting cooking on him as well. I think he definitely is getting a feel for what it's like to be with a 3 year old every day and night, but it's just too much for one person! I had a break down yesterday because I hated all of this being put on him. I can see it stresses him out, and I wish I could take it away. All I can hope is that we get through this stronger then ever, and I can get back to my normal self and have all my energy back. I'll be having a C-section though, and that makes it another 2 weeks after the baby comes before I can even start doing some normal every day things.
Keep our family and my Grandmother in your prayers. Hopefully things will start to become clearer for us as time goes by!
So do you think that maybe we have a little too much going on in our lives?? A little too much stress? Or, it could be thanks to my Dad's side because he was gray at a young age. I'm pregnant with just my second child and turning gray. There is just something seriously wrong with that!
But we have had lots of stress in our lives lately, so I'm sure that isn't helping. I've been put on bedrest for 7 weeks (5 more weeks left!) and last week my grandmother had a stroke which has paralized her whole left side of her body. I can't even go see her due to the bedrest. Each week has brought me some emotional drama, and is seriously making me feel even more like I have no control. If you know me at all, you know that I am a control freak and NOT having control stresses me out!
On top of all this, we are moving to DC in June and are trying to sell our house. It hasn't been an easy process, and we are even at the point of considering keeping it as a rental and renting it out. Then maybe in a couple years we will have more equity built up and hopefully the market will be better. Who knows what the right thing to do is. The only thing I can figure on is whatever decision we make will have to be the right decision for us. Everyone will have an opinion, but our decision is the only one that matters.
Luckily we've had a huge support system here to help us with meals and just everything! Friends, family and co-works have come together and taken care of our meals so Jimmy doesn't have the stress of having to cook. He is so stinking busy from the moment he gets home from work as it is, I couldn't imagine putting cooking on him as well. I think he definitely is getting a feel for what it's like to be with a 3 year old every day and night, but it's just too much for one person! I had a break down yesterday because I hated all of this being put on him. I can see it stresses him out, and I wish I could take it away. All I can hope is that we get through this stronger then ever, and I can get back to my normal self and have all my energy back. I'll be having a C-section though, and that makes it another 2 weeks after the baby comes before I can even start doing some normal every day things.
Keep our family and my Grandmother in your prayers. Hopefully things will start to become clearer for us as time goes by!
Monday, March 12, 2012
32 Weeks Doctors Appointment
Just had a doctors appointment this morning, and it went well! Apparently I am doing everything right....since I have been on bedrest this past week, my cervix has calmed down...yes, those are my words! :) Basically it means that it is thickening again and going back to normal, which is the best we could have hoped for! So when I ask "Does this mean I can get off of bedrest???", I am hopeful but quickly informed that the moment I start doing stuff again it will just go right back to where we left off. Nope, I don't get to go off of bedrest. But at least I am following doctors orders now and should have no problems making it to the end with this pregnancy! I will have to go in again in two weeks, then every week from there on to keep our eye on it.
I just feel so good leaving there today that all of this is for a good reason and hasn't been worthless! At 36 weeks they "may" let me start sitting again! WOW! Can you imagine??? Getting to SIT! :)
I did go outside on Saturday because it was soooo beautiful out! Jimmy just set up a lounge chair and I sat in it and watched Sasha play in her play area and her sandbox. It was the highlight to my week. I even got some sun while out there! Hopefully we have good weather here on out on the weekends, cause I need more of that! But, I did pay for it later and was having some contractions. However, they weren't anything too terrible, and the doctor didn't yell at me for it, so I think I could pull it off again! :) TRUST ME, I AM following directions!! :)
So here's to another week of bedrest. This week is my ad week, so I will be keeping myself busy doing ads. I am so thankful to at least have that work to still bring in some money and keep myself busy!
I just feel so good leaving there today that all of this is for a good reason and hasn't been worthless! At 36 weeks they "may" let me start sitting again! WOW! Can you imagine??? Getting to SIT! :)
I did go outside on Saturday because it was soooo beautiful out! Jimmy just set up a lounge chair and I sat in it and watched Sasha play in her play area and her sandbox. It was the highlight to my week. I even got some sun while out there! Hopefully we have good weather here on out on the weekends, cause I need more of that! But, I did pay for it later and was having some contractions. However, they weren't anything too terrible, and the doctor didn't yell at me for it, so I think I could pull it off again! :) TRUST ME, I AM following directions!! :)
So here's to another week of bedrest. This week is my ad week, so I will be keeping myself busy doing ads. I am so thankful to at least have that work to still bring in some money and keep myself busy!
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