Sugary Sweet and Pretty In Pink

Miracle & Ariaunna, cousins

Hey Baby!!!

I went in today for an ultrasound and everything looks GREAT!!!!! I can't even begin to explain the peace that I feel just seeing Maddie moving around and hearing the doctor say that the cord, fluid and placenta all look just fine. And best of all... Maddie is still a girl!! =)

Here are some pictures of our little cutie. She has one arm up over her face, so you can only see one chubby little cheek and one eye... but she's still perfect!! I'm posting the pictures sideways so you can see her face straight on.

Baby Bumps!

One of the biggest joys this pregnancy has been having SO MANY friends that are pregnant with me! This is a picture of me and my friend Tara from St Louis. She's due exactly 1 month after I am. So why am I twice as big????

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!