Doctor #4

Yesterday I went to my OB appt. I didn't like my first OB, so I found a new one. I saw him last month. This month he was on vacation, so I saw his associate and I really liked her. But once she opened up my file and saw all of the lab reports from my first OB she decided that I was too high risk for them to see me in their office without the consultation of a perinatologist. So, now I'm waiting on an appointment with Doctor #4. The perinatologist's office is in Springfield, so I'm really hoping that he releases me back into the care of my new OB. Springfield is quite a drive from here. And towards the end of the pregnancy I will have to be monitored very closely and will have to go in for NSTs (non-stress tests) where the baby and I are hooked up to monitors for an hour or so each week. So, I'm really hoping that the perinatologist will allow me to do this in Lebanon. If not, then we'll just get a lot of miles in. The pastors have already offered to drive me to Springfield anytime I need to go... they like all the restaurants there! :>) The good news is that the perinatologist will be doing a very in-depth 45min ultrasound when I get in to see him. I can't wait to just sit and stare at every inch of our little girl and to see just how perfect she is.

Preggo x2!

No, I'm not having twins. There's just two of us preggo girls working in the office at church! This is a picture of me and Jen, my new friend and fellow secretary. I'm almost 27 weeks and she's almost 26 weeks. And the race is on!!!

(And after seeing this picture, I have vowed to NEVER wear that shirt again. I look HUGE!!!!!)

When it rains, it floods!

I took these pictures from my driveway, looking directly across the street. You can see the river running through our neighbors backyards. Normally I can't even see the river from my house! But here it is! It's expected to raise another foot tonight because of all the run off water from the hills. I-44 has been shut down and our street, Hwy 17 is shut down just past our house all the way to the Crocker Bridge because of flooding. Rick's supposed to work in Crocker tomorrow, but I'm not sure how he's going to get there!

Oh! And here's a picture of our new house, too!

Happy St Patty's Day!

Rick and Joey came to visit me today for lunch at the church office and we took these pictures. We're almost at 26 weeks and at my OB appt next week we *should* be scheduling a date for the c-section in June. Things are moving along rather quickly! Here's a picture of me, Joey and Madigan, of course! And one that Joey took of Mommy & Daddy. Today we celebrate the 14 year anniversary of the day we met! I could have NEVER imagined that 14 years later we'd be together and preparing for our 4th baby!

Green WHAT?!?!?!

The kids had mixed reactions to their breakfast treat this morning.... green milk and a green fruit loops cereal stick! Mira thought it was great, Riley thought it was strange, Joey didn't touch his!

Sleepy Joe

I gave Joey a bath the other night before bed and I guess the warm water was enough to wear him out! By the time I got the bathroom mopped up and came back to grab him jammies, I found him like this. He plugged in the space heater and curled up in front of it. This boy loooooooooves to be warm and cozy!

Cousins!!!!

A few weeks ago we made a day trip to St Louis to do some much needed shopping... and to see our cousins! Joey and Noah had SUCH a fun time together at Las Fuentes!

I'm sorry!!

I haven't posted any preggo pics for a while... and I keep getting yelled at. I'll have Rick take some tomorrow and I'll post them Monday at work. Promise!

Everything is going well here. I'm now 25 weeks, 2 days pregnant. I have 13-14 weeks left! I'm anticipating that Maddie is going to be another big baby. I can already feel simultaneous kicks and jabs at opposite diagnal locations. I don't know how she's hitting my ribs and hips at the same time... but she is!!

We're settling into the new house quite well. There's still a ton of "junk" in the garage that I need to sift through. Most of it will be sold in a garage sale, some will be tucked away and stored... but I'm still missing a few important things... like my silverware! Hopefully tomorow I will get more things sorted and put away. Working 40 hours a week, being 6 months pregnant AND moving has not been easy. Throw in the lupus factor and you'd think we'd have a disaster. It hasn't been easy, but we made it!