Christmas Pictures

Happy Birthday Dad!!! Happy Birthday Katie!!!

Well, I'm a day late, but "HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!" I can't really begin to tell you all what a special dad I have (but most of you that read my blog already know!). I'm tearing up just thinking about what I could say about him. He's had so much going on the past few years and especially the past couple of months taking care of my grandparents. My mom always said that everyone needs to have a daughter to take care of them, but my dad seems to have spoiled that theory. He is so patient and so kind and I hope one day I can take as much time and patience to care for him as he has done for his parents. I hope he knows how much I love him and how much respect I have for him. He has always been the best Christian example for all of us and I love him dearly!!!
And today is my sister-in-law, Katie's (Josh's Katie for those who know I have two sisters-in-law named Katie!) birthday! I'll tell you I am so thankful that Katie is a part of our family!! She has been such a help to me in the past year, always willing to keep the kids for my dr.'s appointments or just to go Christmas shopping! And she has also given me my precious neice, Hannah!! Katie is a rare jewel and I hope she knows how much I appreciate and love her!!! Happy Birthday, Katie!!!

"God Is So Good"

That's the song that Levi "led" at singing night last night. I couldn't help but to sit and think that the song really rings true. I am so blessed and God has been so good to me. I couldn't help but feel a little guilty for the "Saturday Night Anxiety" that I've diagnosed myself with. It seems like every Saturday night I cannot go to sleep. It's been past 2 a.m. getting to sleep every Saturday night for several months now, but I go straight to sleep every other night of the week. I've decided it must have to do with the anxiety of taking Levi to church on Sundays. I seem to lay there thinking of everything that could go wrong the next day, along with what everyone is going to wear and how we're going to get everyone dressed and ready! When Levi got up to lead his song with that mischievous little smile on his face, I couldn't help but think that my anxieties are ridiculous. I have been blessed with such a vibrant, healthy, smart, and loving little boy. It's easy sometimes to focus on how challenging he can be, what everyone else thinks about him (and our raising of him), and to miss all the good qualities that he has! He is such a joy to me and I really can't imagine life without him. My aim is to focus on the blessings God has given me as we head into 2008. I have been so blessed in so many ways, too many to count.
On the subject of Levi, he's sleeping in his big boy bed tonight for the first time!!! He's had a twin bed in his room for a while now, but I haven't even thought of putting him there because he has done so well in his crib. Tonight, as we were getting him ready for bed he was laying on the twin bed. I asked him if he wanted to sleep there and he got this HUGE grin on his face and said "YES- Just give me my blanket!!!" He went straight to sleep and has been in there for about 3 hours! I don't know what he'll do when he gets up in the morning, but I guess we'll see! Good night everyone!

Pictures with Santa!

We took the kids to see Santa on Saturday at the Sumiton Wal-mart on the Coca-Cola Christmas Caravan! Thanks to cousin Lisa for letting us know where and when it would be in our area! Addi and Levi LOVE Santa...Levi never wants to leave! Addi asked for a Nintendo DS and a Singing, Dancing Pinkie Pie Pony (both of which she is getting!) and Levi just asked for TOYS!! At least he has an easy list! Try to ignore the fact that the lady forgot to tell me I was in the frame when she took Addi's picture!!

Two Months Old!

I find it terribly hard to believe that Christmas is almost here and our little angel is two whole months old!!!! I should do like all good moms do and post pictures, but I'll do that later!
Lila went to the dr. today for her two month checkup. Poor baby got 4 shots and one vaccine by mouth! She was pitiful for about 3 seconds and then turned back into her calm little self. I should be knocking on wood as I type this, but Lila is the closest thing to perfect I've ever seen. For a whole week now, she has slept all night!!! She hardly ever cries, and when she does it's because she's hungry or dirty. She never cries for no reason!
She weighed 10 pounds, 13 ounces today! She is still 22 inches long (I think they may have mismeasured her last time). She is in the 50% for height, weight, and head circumference. I'm sure that's the one and only time that will ever happen! The only concern I had today was the little mark on her cheek, which I was pretty sure was a birthmark and Dr. Smith said it definitely was. They will repeat her hip ultrasound in January, but Dr. Smith said her hips look great. He said she was perfect! She got to start eating applesauce today and it was definitely a big hit!
Christmas update: I'm done with all of my shopping (except for the two names we have for the young adult class, but our party isn't until New Year's Eve, so I'll buy them after Christmas!)! I'm pretty pleased with how all my gifts turned out and I hope the recipients will be just as happy!!!

Pictures, Pictures, Pictures!!!

"All I want for Christmas is....."

"Hey! I can't see!!"

"If you won't give me my paci, I know what to do!"

"I don't think I like this rice cereal!"

"Well, Maybe I do!!"

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Jammie Kiddos!!!

Birthday Pictures

Long time...no blog post

I'm sorry it has taken me so long (again) to update! A lot has been going on with Thanksgiving, etc...

• We had a lovely Thanksgiving with Paul's parents here in Alabama. The kids really enjoyed having them here. It's amazing that as little as we get to see the Kelseys, the kids, even Levi, seem to pick right up where they left off. I have to admit I got a little teary-eyed when Levi didn't want them to leave!
  
• My grandmother is in the hospital in Jasper. She's had several health issues lately, including the shingles and walking pneumonia. Please pray that she'll be able to come back from whatever is causing her current problems. This was my first Thanksgiving with no grandparents around.
  
• Lila is GROWING!! I don't know what she weighs, but I know it's more! She is taking 6 ounces per feeding now! She is certainly more alert and is starting to realize when she's left alone. :-( She turned over yesterday for the first time- back to front. She has also learned to pull her pacifier out of her mouth, but of course hasn't figured out how to put it back in. This, along with the fact that she's eating two times a night again, means that I'm up and down more than I was. She will start on rice cereal after her next dr.'s visit (on December 12th), so maybe she'll sleep at night again then!! At least I'm hoping so!
  
• Addi will be turning 5 on Saturday. :-( I can't believe how big she is getting!!! We are having her birthday party here tomorrow night and I'll try to update with pictures afterwards.
  
• Jasmine is coming in the morning to watch the kids so I can go buy Addi's birthday present and pick up her cake. I don't know what I'd do without Jazz around!
  
• I still haven't found a Wii, which is basically Addi's only wish for Santa....All you shoppers out there give me a call if you run across one!!! In Christmas shopping news, I'm desperately behind!!! I'm going to the JCPenney outlet on Monday and hopefully will find some good deals! After that, it's online shopping for me to finish up...I don't want to be out and about at the last minute!

I guess that pretty much sums up this update.....I hope you all have a great weekend!!!

Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving just a mere 2 days away, it brings to mind a song that we've sung thousands of times- Count Your Blessings. Although I can't name all my blessings "one by one" because there are too many, I would like to mention a few things that I am especially thankful for this year.

• I am truly thankful for my family. I have a loving husband and three healthy children. I am especially thankful this year for our dear Lila. She is the sweetest baby a mother could ever hope for. Just looking at her reminds me of how blessed my life is. Also, I'm thankful for my parents. They have always been there for me with love and encouraging words. I'm also thankful for my in-laws. They have always welcomed me as if I have always been a part of their family. For that, I am truly thankful. I am especially thankful on that note because they are spending Thanksgiving with us this year! They haven't been to Alabama since Levi was born, so this is truly a special Thanksgiving!
  
• I'm also thankful for my brothers and their wives. (I know this is still included in family, but my bullet was getting too long!). Although Josh and Daniel were quite annoying at times growing up, I now know what a true blessing they are. I'm also thankful that they both have Christian wives who love them. And I'm thankful for Hannah.
  
• I'm thankful for my friends. I don't know how people go through life without true friends. I am especially thankful for the other 4 members of the "fabulous five" as I have named us (Rachel, Katie, Pam, and Emily)....I love you guys!!
• This list is already getting overwhelming....I've started this list which could go on forever and I know I'm going to leave someone out!
  
• I'm also thankful for all my extended family....you know who you are!
  
• I'm also thankful for my material blessings. My warm bed and a home that I love.
  
• I'm thankful for the memories of Thanksgivings past. Even though I still physically have two of my grandparents, the grandparents of my childhood no longer exist. MaMa and PaPa Courington need your prayers. But I'm still thankful for all the happy memories I have of them.

I hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving surrounded by friends and family. Remember to count your blessings........we are all so blessed.

Christmas Pictures

Random Ramblings

Just wanted to update everyone on yesterday's events....I had my dr.'s appointment yesterday morning and was given a clean bill of health! Yea!
Addi had her ultrasound and kidney tests run yesterday and she was such a big girl!! I'm so proud of her! We won't know anything about the results until sometime next week.
I have a Levi story to tell today. First of all, Addi is always watching commercials and informing me, "I want that!!" Well, Levi has picked up on it. If there's a commercial for cars, trains, trucks, or anything that resembles a toy boys might like, Levi says, "I WANT THAT!" Well, yesterday Levi and I were watching tv and a commercial for the Bounce and Spin Zebra came on. He proceeds to yell, "I want that!!!!!" I said, "Okay, come here." I take him to his room and show him the zebra which he got for Christmas last year! He says, "OH!!!" and gets on the zebra and jumps up and down! He doesn't even know what's in his own room!!!
We all went out to eat at the Fish Market last night for Mom's birthday. It was yummy! Levi was very well behaved at supper and we all go to enjoy our meal. It was nice. Even though he still has many moments of complete chaos, I can definitely see some improvement in his behavior. He is getting to where you can reason with him somewhat and that helps. Plus, Granna gave him a fake bug which kept him completely occupied all the way through dinner.
Mom and Dad are going to buy a new HD tv. Everyone is excited about getting to watch the Iron Bowl on it next week! But I'm more excited because we are getting their hand-me-down entertainment center which is a thousand times nicer than the one we have (which is on its last leg).
Today is picture day. We are taking Addi, Levi, Hannah, and Lila to Portrait Innovations to get Christmas pictures! It should be interesting! Hopefully I'll have time tonight to post some of the pics. I am definitely already in the Christmas spirit. I don't think I mentioned it on here, but I already have my tree up! I usually like to wait until the day after T'giving, but I didn't think I would have time to do it that day, so I'm rushing the season just a bit!
Not much else going on....I desperately need to be cleaning and starting to get ready for next week. Paul's mom and dad will be coming in on Thursday and we are super excited! Addi informed me yesterday, "You know it's only 6 nights I have to sleep until Grammy and PaPa come. You know what that means? Tomorrow, it's only 5!!!"

Happy Birthday, Mom!!!

Happy Birthday Mom!!!!

Eating Bon Bons....

Do you work? I always love it when someone asks me this question. My reply is usually, "Not outside the home." Because being a SAHM is work!! Anyone who has ever done it will attest to it! There's always something to do, even when there seems like there's nothing to do! So this post is in honor of all those SAHMs that read my blog!

Just an average Day In the Life of this Stay-at-home Mom:
Feed Lila
Change Lila
Fix Breakfast
Change Levi (he pees in potty! :-)
Load Dishwasher
Clean up Levi (poops in his big boy underwear)
Clean up broken Christmas ornament that Levi broke in 500 pieces!
Feed Lila
Change Lila
Make Tea
Put up Laundry
Make Lunch
More Laundry
Put Levi down for nap
Cut coupons
Feed Lila
Change Lila
Get paints out and let Addi use water colors
More Laundry
Levi gets up from nap and has to have bath because he pooped and took his diaper off!
Clean the toilet
Clean up Levi (AGAIN) because he discovers the paints still on dining room table and helps himself!
Clean dining room table!
Try to figure out Lila's new stroller so I can take it to the dr. tomorrow
Fix supper (Thank goodness Paul went to store for me) while feeding Lila and allowing Addi to "help" me fix baby pizzas.
Write this blog!!!!
And it's just supper time!!!
Is staying home worth it???? You bet!!

A new Addi story:
This morning when Addi woke up she excitedly says, "Mommy, I had a dream last night!! It was a great dream!!! I got a cell phone!! When am I getting a cell phone?"
ARE YOU KIDDING ME???

One more thing: Even though Levi had a couple of "poop mishaps" today he has been to the potty three times!! And he told me- I didn't ask him. That is major progress! Go Levi!

Tomorrow

Tomorrow I go back to the dr. Hopefully we'll find out that everything has healed properly and the infection is cleared up.
Addi goes to Children's hospital tomorrow for a renal ultrasound and another test (can't remember the long name) on her kidneys. These tests are fairly routine and nothing to worry about. I'm more worried about how she will handle the actual tests than the outcome of the tests! Just keep us in mind tomorrow!

One Month Stats

Lila went to the doctor today and he said she looked great! She weighs 9 pounds, 2 ounces and is 22 inches long!!! That puts her approximately in the 50th percentile for weight and 80th percentile for height! Her head circumference was 37 1/2 cm. She got her second hepatitis B vaccine today. She cried for a couple of seconds and then was okay. She doesn't go back until she is two months! They'll schedule her second hip ultrasound sometime in the next couple of weeks.

One Month Old!!!

It's hard to believe that our sweet Lila is one month old today!!! She has been such a blessing to us already. She is such a content little baby. I finally figured out how to get the swing put back together and she swung for the first time today. She goes to the dr. tomorrow for her one month checkup and I'll update with her stats, etc. then! Happy Veteran's Day to you all!

Friday Update

Thank goodness it's FRIDAY!!! No, I don't go outside my home to work every day, but I still very much look forward to the weekend! Primarily because Paul is home and he helps me out so much. Plus I enjoy his company.
I guess most of you know from Paul's blog, but he didn't pass his boards this year. As Addi said, "Even though Daddy didn't win, he's still a winner to us!" I'm so proud of all the hard work that he did working toward this goal. He was only 14 points (out of 400 points) short of passing. We're confident he will pass on the next try! I'm not just proud of his work on this, I'm just proud of him in general. He works so hard so I can stay home with the kiddos. I'm grateful.
The kids are great. Addi had one last soccer game last night and THEY WON!!! Woo hoo! Levi is into everything as usual. He is such a BOY!! He comes up to me with Addi's shin guard last night and says, "Mommy, smell this!! It smells!!" He was right. It smelled.
Lila is being such a content and peaceful baby and for that I am truly thankful! She is eating 4 ounces at a time now and hardly ever spits anything back up. She only wakes up once during the night to eat which is great for a newborn. She goes back to the doctor Tuesday for her one month checkup! I can't believe she'll be a month old already!!!!!
I'll try to get some new pictures up this weekend. Have a good one!

Sad Day

It's been a sad day in the Kelsey household. Paul went out to feed the dogs before school this morning and found our little beagle Abby (or "Baby" as Addi used to say) dead in her house. It looked as though she just went to sleep and didn't wake up. We're not sure what happened. Abby was only 6 years old and appeared fine yesterday. She was our little baby before we had any real babies. We will miss her greatly.

Halloween Fun

Halloween 2007!!!!

Lila is so close to a smile!!

Getting ready to Trick-or-Treat in our neighborhood!

All the kids with Daddy!

Waiting on the neighbor to open the door

Our Sweet Hannah at Trick-or-Trunk

Gramps gets his candy ready!

Groovy Uncle Billy with Levi!

Look what I got!!!

Lila spends time with Rachel and Stephen

Bubba Addi

My not so good news....

Well, most of you probably already know (word travels fast in the Sylvan Springs circle), I have a MRSA staph infection. They called from Dr. Woods office yesterday to tell me. I feel like I have the modern day plague, although several family and friends came by yesterday to see me, so that made me feel better. It probably reassured them that they could smell Lysol from outside! The doctor's office reassured us that chance of spreading this is minimal as long as there is no skin to skin contact. And since it's not in an area that's exposed we should be pretty safe. We've been super careful about handwashing even before we found out about this. Now we're washing with soap and water and using hand sanitizer. My hands are already dried out from all the alcohol!
It's a bit discouraging when things don't go quite as planned. I figured I would be doing my normal routine and feeling well by now.
We hope that this infection will be quickly treated with an antibiotic that I started yesterday. The bad news is that I can no longer nurse my baby girl. I'm sure she won't be bothered by that, as Enfamil Lipil seems to agree well with her!
Just keep us in your prayers over the next few days/weeks that this will clear up easily.
In much BETTER news, I've gotten several GREAT birthday presents already! My in-laws sent me money, my parents gave me money too, to buy a new pair of shoes (which hopefully I'll feel like shopping for next week sometime), my hubby's grandparents sent me a giftcard to Starbucks (at least I can drink the caffeine now! I wish there was a Starbucks on this side of town), and Rachel and Ben bought me a new outfit! Yippee!
Have a great weekend everyone!

Two Week Checkup!

Lila had her 2 week checkup today!! She weighed a whopping 8 pounds, 7 ounces!!!!! I couldn't believe it! I had to look at the scales myself before I believed it! She is 20 inches long now. She got her heel pricked and was not too happy about that, but got over it pretty quick. Overall, she was a happy little camper at the dr.'s office. Dr. Smith said she was perfect! They'll repeat her hip ultrasound at 6 weeks old, but Dr. Smith said today that he thinks they are perfectly fine. She goes back in 2 weeks for her 1 month checkup!
Update on Addi- her culture wasn't finished "growing" yet, but Dr. Smith said he thought she probably just has a urinary tract infection and NOT a kidney infection. That's good news! We'll know for sure on Monday.

Almost 29.....

Yep, that's right. I'll be 29 years old on Sunday. Wow. My dad thought I was turning 30, so I guess it could be worse! I can't believe I'm that old.

Things are going okay around here. Addi has a kidney infection and is not feeling very well at all. Paul goes back to work tomorrow, which I'm really not looking forward to. He has been a GREAT help to me since he's been home the past couple of weeks.

Lila is doing well. She easily eats like a 10 pounder! Too bad mommy doesn't quite have enough milk to keep up! As long as she is full, she is one happy little camper. She doesn't cry much, but when she does Levi wants me to fix it immediately! One day this week Lila was crying because I was getting her fed fast enough and Levi came running into the room yelling, "Feed her! Feed her! She's crying!!!!" Surprisingly, he has been very gentle and motherly with her. Who would have thought?

Lila goes to the pediatrician tomorrow morning for her 2 week checkup. I'll try to update tomorrow with her latest weight stats, etc.

And how am I? Well, I'm alright. I'm still having some issues with my incision, but it might be a little better. For those of you that don't know, I had to go back to the dr. on Monday because my incision didn't close in one place. Anyway, I'm sure you all don't want to hear about that gross stuff!!!

Eleven Days Old!

Back to Blogging!

First of all, Thanks to Paul for posting pictures before now! We are all doing well. Lila is such a sweet, laid-back little girl. The c-section and everything surrounding her birth went well and I'm feeling great, considering! Lila and I have incompatible blood, making her more likely to be jaundice, so she spent a couple of days in the hospital under the biliruben (sp?) lights. She went back to the dr. today and her biliruben was normal so we're out of the woods on that. They did a hip ultrasound on Lila before we left the hospital because she was breech, checking her for dysplasia. The dr. said her hip is not dislocated, but a little loose so they will do another ultrasound in about 4 weeks. Dr. Smith didn't seem too concerned about it. Lila weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces today. She lost a good bit of weight that first couple of days, but is eating like a horse now!
I was feeling so well that Lila and I both made it to Addi's soccer game tonight!! They didn't win, but Addi had a GREAT game, really getting in on the action!
Here are some pictures from the past couple of days:

Proud Big Sister

Proud Big Brother!

Lila Visits Dr. Smith for the first time!

Lila Pictures

She's Here!

This post is from Paul. Lila Victoria Kelsey made her entrance today at 7:24 a.m. She weighs 7 pounds 5 ounces and has red hair! (Addi and Levi were bald). She's been a very content little girl and has a big appetite. Mom is doing well. Addi is a proud sister and has only asked if she can hold her a couple dozen times. When Levi was here, he said "Look at that baby!"

We are a happy family of five now. Thanks for your kind words, thoughts, and prayers.

Check my blog later for more pictures and videos.

The Big Day is Almost Here!!!!

We have to be at St. Vincent's at 5 a.m. so our wait is almost over!!! I doubt I'll sleep any tonight! I'll try to get someone to update the blog with a picture as soon as possible! Please keep us in your prayers!

Taking a Stand

As of today, Addi is NOT walking in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. It has been brought to our attention that SGK has donated thousands and thousands of dollars to Planned Parenthood, America's biggest pro-abortion organization. I know Addi was excited about the walk, but we have to take a stand against murder in America. It makes me sick to my stomach that I didn't research this before asking all of you to make donations. For that, I am sorry. I am terribly sorry to those of you who made donations in Addi's name for this unworthy cause. I'm sure the foundation does good work in the area of breast cancer research, but we can't support a cause that goes so vividly against our moral standards. If you want to read more about it, you can Google "Susan G. Komen" and "Planned Parenthood" together and you'll get tons of articles. Or you can go here: http://www.focalpointusa.org/shamelessliberalscam.html

My LAST Prenatal Dr. Visit

I just got back from my dr.'s visit. As I expected, I have nothing to report. As a matter of fact, they didn't even check to see if I dilated, since I'm not having any contractions. My BP was still okay- 126/80 and Lila's heartrate was fine. I lost one pound this week, putting me back at a total gain of 9. I'm pretty happy with that! The whole visit can be summed up in the last sentence the doctor said this morning, "See you next Friday!" Yippee- only 1 week to go!!!
I truly covet your prayers as we go into this final stretch!

My 20 Favorite Childhood Memories

Mom started this tag, so here goes:

20. Josh hooking me in the chin with a fish hook while fishing with Dad. I'm sure I was the biggest thing he's ever had on his line! I'll admit that it wasn't pleasant at the time, but it's funny looking back at it!!

19. Spending one week every summer at ICYC! I would still live there if I could!

18. My dad dressing up like Santa Claus and visiting Mulga Elementary School every year! I can remember some kids saying, "Oh, that's just Kim's dad." and that made me proud!

17. Going to Lane Bryant with MaMa Melton and Mom. MaMa would sit and let us try on clothes and then she would pay for it all. I can remember them calling in our sale a few times to the corporate office!

16. PaPa Courington would come by our house every day after work. I loved the days when he would take me home with him to spend the night in Parrish. Sometimes we would see this horse (or pony?) on the side of a hill and that was always exciting!

15. Making tea cakes with MaMa Courington.

14. As Addi calls them now, "Fun Days" with Uncle Billy!

13. Billy taking Pam and I to the New Kids on the Block concert and sitting on the very back row of the BJCC. By the end of the concert we were close enough that Billy caught a sweaty towel thrown into the crowd. Pam and I cut it into two pieces and each kept half. We thought we were cool.

12. Daniel crawling into bed with me at night because mom and dad wouldn't allow him to get in their bed! I never had the heart to tell him no. I guess that hasn't changed much. It's still hard for me to tell Addi no!

11. Winter blizzard 1993!

10. Family vacations to Gatlinburg.

9. My mom would get up early and fix my lunch for school every day. I had the BEST lunches....ranging from chicken nuggets to something else hot in a thermos. Most kids just had a sandwich.

8. In elementary school, my mom was the "room mom." That was cool. Dad was the PTA president. That was cool too.

7. Spending Sunday afternoons at Robin and Sally's.

6. School shopping every year in August!

5. The Courington Annual Christmas "Open House." That's still my favorite Christmas party of the year.

4. Going to the hospital to see Jasmine and Alex when they were born. I don't remember when Daniel and Josh were born.

3. Going "drivin" when I spent the night with MaMa and PaPa.

2. Lisa always calling me her "birthday baby."

1. Going fishin' with Dad, MaMa, Josh, and sometimes Daniel. MaMa would pack tons of food to eat. Josh liked to fish, and I liked to eat. That might be a little insight into our present weights!!!

I'm sure I've forgotten something that I will think of as soon as I post this. I can certainly say that all of my favorite memories involve spending time with my family. I was (and am still) blessed with the best family a girl could ask for!!!

38 Weeks

As of today, I am 38 weeks. It hardly seems real that Lila will be here in only 9 days!!!!!! Addi is asking me every day now how many nights she has to sleep before Lila is born. We are all really looking forward to meeting our sweet Lila.
Paul and I had a lovely weekend last weekend. Levi seemed to do well for Daniel and Mandi and we really appreciate them giving us a little break! The break was nice, but I was really ready to get Levi home by Sunday night! I missed him a lot!!! He brings so much life to our household and he's really missed when he's not around. Addi even missed him! She kept saying, "But Levi and I aren't supposed to be far away!"
In soccer news, the Strike pulled out their first victory Monday night!!!! Woo hoo!!!! We won 1-0. Then we lost Tuesday night 1-0. Oh well....we were grateful for the win. Addi is really enjoying herself and likes her team and her coach. And that's all that matters!
I really don't have anything else exciting to report...I go back to the dr. on Friday. Jazz is going to watch the kids for me. I'll try to update after my appointment although I doubt there will be anything to report!!

Race for the Cure!!

Addi is going to be walking in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Breast Cancer Walk! You can donate to this cause by going here!!

37 week Dr. Update

Just a quick Dr. update. Everything is still going great!! I'm still measuring at 37 weeks, BP was 124/70 (exactly same as last time), Lila's heartrate was 165. I gained one more pound in the past two weeks so I was pleased with that. Totaling up to 10 now. No progress so she will probably make it to the 12th as planned. I'll go back next Friday and then probably won't go again until the next Friday- the BIG DAY!!
Thanks for your continued prayers!

Full Term!

As of today, Lila is officially a "full-term" baby!! What does that mean? Well, it means that if she came today, she should be able to breathe on her own and have no complications. Woo hoo! Only 16 days until her scheduled c-section!!!! I don't anticipate her showing her face a day earlier than that, but I've learned one thing, especially from my first pregnancy- EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! We appreciate your continued prayers as we get closer and closer to the big day!
In other news, Addi's soccer team tied last night, 0-0! Actually we got a ball in the goal, but the 11 year old referee (literally) said he was calling a time out but no one heard the whistle, so the goal didn't count!! We are still proud of how they played- they looked much better!
Addi had a play date yesterday with Hailey Strange and she had a blast! I have a picture which I'll try to post later. It was nice for Addi to have someone her own age to play with. They got along well and we'll definitely have to do it again! Hailey's mom is expecting a baby in November and it was nice to visit with her as well!
I am definitely looking forward to this weekend! Levi is going to spend the weekend with Daniel and Mandi!!! And Addi is going to spend Friday night with Granna!!! Paul and I are going to sleep late Saturday and then try to get Lila's nursery finished!!
Well, that's all for now. I go to the dr. tomorrow to start my weekly visits (although I'll only have 1 or 2 more!). I'll try to update then.

Thursday

Well, as of yesterday, I am 36 weeks pregnant! 3 weeks and one day to go!!! It will be here before we know it!!
I am trying to get the house ready for Jessica's lingerie shower tomorrow night. My energy level is on the downhill slide....
Today I was working with Addi on her "schoolwork" as she calls it. We were working on writing her numbers 1-20 and her capital and lower case letters. In the middle of working on it, Addi announces, "I have to go poo poo." Well, around here that translates into- "I need you to wipe my bottom." So, I went with her to the bathroom and I tell her, "Tomorrow, I think your schoolwork is going to be to learn how to wipe yourself." To which she replies, "You mean poop school?" I couldn't help but laugh!
I hope everyone has a great weekend! Tomorrow night is the lingerie shower and Saturday night we are planning to go to the Revive Singing at ICYC!

How accurate is this?

This is pretty neat even though I think it's way off! What do you think??? Leave me a comment and let me know!!

Dr. Update

I went to the doctor this morning for my 35 week checkup! Can't believe we have only 4 weeks to go!!! Everything continues to go well. He said I could wait 2 more weeks until my next appt, and then every week after that. My bp was still normal (124/70) and baby's heartrate looked good. I gained 4 more pounds, totaling up to 9 now.
I've had a pretty rough cough for a few days now so he gave me some night time cough medicine. He said my lungs sounded clear, so he didn't see any need for any antibiotics. He also put me on Prilosec because he thinks reflux may be what's causing the cough.
Anyway, enough of all that boring stuff....just keep us in your prayers that everything continues to go this smoothly!

"Of course I will!"

"Of course I will!"- These were the words I said to Paul when he asked me to marry him, 10 years ago today!! I can't believe 10 years have passed. I was a freshman at FHU and Paul surprised me by coming down early for the weekend from Oklahoma Christian. We were taking a nice little stroll around campus. We decided to sit on one of the swings in the commons area and it didn't take him long to pop the big question. I don't know why he was so nervous- he must have known I would say yes!!
9 years of marriage and almost 3 kids later, I would still say the same thing if he asked me again- "Of course I will!!!"
I love you, Paul!!!

Shower Pictures!

Rachel has these pictures on her blog, but I'm posting them here too!

Rachel made this beautiful wreath which will adorn our door at St. Vincent's Hospital in just a little over 4 weeks!!!! Then it will go on the door to Lila's bedroom!

Rachel and Me!


Addi and Mommy!

I hate we took this picture after Mary, Jazz, and Laura left...but here's the rest of my family that was still there!!

I couldn't post pictures without pictures of the napkins with Lila's name on them!! Rachel had to order 100 of them, so we had plenty left to use for her first birthday party next year!!
Thanks again to everybody who came! And to Rachel for making everything just perfect! Now I need to go get on those thank you notes! ;-)
One more thing- I won the auction for my bedding so it should be here by next week! Yay!!!!