HO HO HO... MERRRRRRRY CHRISTMAS

Christmas 2006

It feels like our christmas has lasted forever, we got a great English Christmas which I hope we get to do many more years, much to those that cooked it's dismay! :) And almost every day of christmas I just sit and think how next year will be so different, this time next year our little guy will be crawling (as far as his grandma is concerned) getting into presents, playing with paper and boxes, smiling ( I am sure there will be crying also-im not completely disallusioned :) ) I just cant wait to love Christmas more than I do already.

We have had a fun few days of shopping, spending time together, eating :) I really have enjoyed this holiday with my little belly... :) and with the excitement surrounding us for this year and next.

Yet again we have had a truly wonderful year! They just keep getting better and I cant wait to see how much next year is going to change our lives :) here's hoping for the better! :)

Happy Birthday DAD! :)

Merry Christmas Eve!

Well after a long day of getting ready to do OUR Christmas Eve, which was wonderful, lots of family, and we also got a visit from Jenny, Jillian and Tom :)

I decided that it was time to bake the cookies I wanted to make all week.. not that they are good or I needed them, but just a need to bake.. the first batch just came out and I am not sure how good they will be ! : (

Anyway Pregnant and Baking.. I didnt realise til halfway through that something was in the way :)

21 weeks!

So 19 weeks til the big day...or as April said.. 17 weeks for an optimist and 21 weeks for an pessimist! LOL I do hope this baby is an optimist!

At my visit yesterday I gained 2.5 pounds in the last 4 weeks, which was pretty good for going to England... and starting on all the christmas food. My total is now 5 pounds since I got PG, which I am happy with! :) My Dr said that between the tests they did and the level 2 sonogram it looks as though this is one healthy, happy baby! I am so lucky and just cant wait to meet him.

His measurements from the sonogram have him weighing about one pound, his Femur is about 2 inches, the part that surprised me was that his head is about 9 inches around, thats abou the size of a peach maybe, his abdomen is also about the same around.. it just seems strange that I cant feel huge lumps in there.. LOL I am still feeling swishes and turns and some pushing but no kicks yet! :( I am sure it will come soon enough..

Baths in the morning! :)

So I got up.. late, ate breakfast.. had some fruit.. and walked the dogs! Then after getting just a little wet came home and took a nice bath!

Bubble baths in the morning are so nice! :)

Swwet Baby Mason!

Presenting Baby Mason!

Hiccuping Baby!!!

We went for our 20 week sonogram today.. and we had the chance to get the DVD, while there was a lot of stuff on the DVD this was the best part! :)

They didnt just show him for very long but when they did he had hiccups, he did a little dance at another spot too.. and is VERY active! LOL

He is measuring just fine approx 4 days ahead :) so we may see him in April :)

Lewes Castle

Dont we look spooky.. its good you cant see me though.. i looked crap that day and it was raining! :)

The Family!

Well I got what I came for.. :) On Friday I was surrounded by 23 of my family! :) I have waited a long time to see everyone and do christmas like we always used to when I was younger. And to have Kent there and Hendrix (kind of) was great! We had an amazing dinner and then took pictures for what seemed like forever! So here are a few...


The ONLY down side is that I got whatever Kent got right after this and it prevented us from visiting my dads new church and house. But man that bug was pretty bad! It hit me hard.. but I was over it by today and we were able to enjoy the sights of London! We had so much fun and took lots of pictures.. I will add the link to these later.. We also took some shots of London which I have decided will match Hendrix's new room, along with his new Paddington :)


I will post more later.. just wanted to get some pictures up :)

Yay England!

Its finally rainy and gloomy just want Kent wanted.. and hes getting the blame for it here too!

We have had a good time, except for the time change, it took us til last night to be able to sleep through the night, and Kent was a little sick, but now we seem to be on track :)

I am also patiently sitting here waiting for news on April, at the last call she was pushing.. actually Gavin said WE were pushing.. how cute! LOL I do hope they are all OK and I cant help but wish I was there.. I cant believe after all this time I can get homesick for America... :(

I cant wait to see pictures of little Mason though! :)

Baby Hendrix? is just fine!

Still getting used to Hendrix.. we will see!!

Anyway we went for a check up today and he is just fine! he was VERY active and moved the whole time.. in fact he started like this..

And ended up like this...

What a GREAT Profile!!! Thanks Dr Ben!

Dr Ben said he has great lips.. LOL not sure how you can tell that.. and a cute nose. He also double checked he was still a boy.. and he is.. the shot looked the same as the other except his legs are fatter!

We also got the obligatory Alien shot!

My Dr also said that I had only gained a pound and my uterus was almost at my belly button! :)

He also said that Dex (trying to get used to the names!) is measuring a week ahead still. But all looks perfect and ready for a trip to England. Our next appt is the 18th, to get a closer look at him and make sure he really is perfect! My Dr was very happy with my test results and said she had never seen a false negative and so doesnt expect anything to come back from the level 2! So fingers crossed!

Brand New Bedroom!!

Kent and his Dad worked VERY hard today!! and sustained a few injuries! But the end result is GORGEOUS! I have waited so long to have hardwood floors, and we started in our bedroom as the carpet was a little misused by the puppies in there!

Next is the living room and hallways!! :) I think we need to wait a while for that though.. :)

At 10 am I left for work and it was prepped and ready and at 7pm the last piece went in, we then put the base boards back on a caulked.. I am apparently very good at caulking! :) Cleaned the floor made the bed.. and VOILA! I cant wait to get to bed tonight :)

It feels so clean in there.. I love it!

This is the corner that the baby chair and playpen will be in.. our room is so big.. we have no idea what to put in it!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Well this year is obviously special! :) and next year will be very different for us! its almost scary!!!!

We did get the results of our Quad testing back, which tests for Down Syndrome and Spina Bifide, and some other neural defects, it was nerve wracking to wait and they do have a high false positive! But my lovely nurse called me on Tuesday to tell me that all is well and my blood work was perfect!!! :)

So it seems that we have one healthy baby boy! Hes also making me gain some weight now and look a little more pregnant too.. I will post a new pic soon.

We are about to go enjoy our Thanksgiving day! Lots of Turkey and pies! YUM! I just hope I have enough room...

17 weeks on Saturday WOW!

The Verdict is in....

Its a BOY!

So we went today for a routine sonogram after the spotting last week, and I had been told we MAY be able to find out what it was today! Well the sonographer looked and said.. hmm maybe we can... we will see... at first glance he said.. if i had to guess I would say boy.... then he got another shot and said.. yup 90% its a boy... then on the last shot... which is seen here! He said.. YUP 99% sure its a boy, and a proud one!!! Hes showing off!!! LOL Like father like son I guess!

Now comes the room and all that fun stuff!! I just hope it doesnt change its mind!!!! LOL

Dont Panic!!

So this morning, I had an unplanned visit to my Dr, last night at about 9 i started bleeding, and the kind of blood that apparently you should never bleed! RED. Well i called the Dr last night and she wasnt too concerned as i had no pain, which made me feel better. So I went in this morning and she said it was my cervix but not the inside where the baby is. SO the heartbeat was great, she stopped the bleeding and set me to bed for 3 days. Which isnt a bad thing, just costs me money! grrrrr.. oh well I guess its time to snuggle with puppies and take naps! :)

I will now have a sonogram at 14 weeks though. So fingers crossed that all is well on Nov 6th :)

Aprils Baby Shower!

Sunday Oct 22nd was Aprils Baby Shower..

There was MUCH food! even afterwards! I think we are all still eating fruit salad and my stupid pineapple and cheese! although some surprised themselves and liked it! :) Thank You !

I think April made out like a bandit! and probably doesnt have much left that she needs at this point! Thanks to everyone! Hosting baby showers is fun but man they wear you out!! :)

Lone Star Assasins!

Well Roller Derby is over and MIA HAMMER aka Kristy! and the Lone Star Assasins won the GOLDEN WHEEL!! :) I cant believe we have to wait til April to see more! Oh well..

I do believe someone was getting proposed to in this pic also :)

BarktoberFEST!

Amy came to visit to take the puppies out for the morning!

They had a blast, they were exhausted! and we won Daddy a Dallas Stars Pennant with the captains signature on it!

Lol Dont they look happy! :)

New Belly Pic.. WHOA!

So here I am thinking nothings changing and then I think hmmm I'll take another belly pic, 12 weeks is a big one right! OMG I guess something is popping! Oh well here we go!

Not much is new!

Starting, used very mildly to feel better! some days are better than others...and then I throw up! LOL

I have been listening to baby Scott alot and it sounds like its doing just fine in there, its all very girgly and gloopy! and of course the heartbeat still as strong as ever! :)

I will be out of my First Trimester on Saturday.. although I figured it would end at the end of the twelth week, this is all too complicated!!! I dont really care as long as I feel better!

Next appointment is Nov 6th.. I wonder if we will see the baby bean again! :)

A Belly pic!

LIke you didnt see enough of this in that wonderful video!

I decided to take an official belly pic!

10W3D (1 pound gained)