Easter 2013

 We spent Easter hera at home but still got to see some family.  We started out the weekend with an easter egg hunt.

 

 

 

A quick picture with Mommy

 

 

Daddy's little girl!

We ended the weekend with friends and popscicles.

Baseball

 

Pockets started playing t-ball this past weekend which has been a fun adventure. 

 

William did a great job hitting and playing in the field.

Assistant Coach Graves gives Pockets some quick advice before running for home base.

Daddy and Son!

 

Update on Pregnancy #3

Here is the update from the last few doctor's appointments.

Dr. Appointment last week- I failed my glucose testing by only two points but after begging and pleading the doctor agreed not to make me do the three hour test because I had no other systems of diabetes.

Sonogram that next day showed that baby is developing right on target.  Right now the estimated weight is 3 pounds which is very close to little sis' birth weight.  Everything with me seemed to look good too.  There were two sonographers in the room and they both agreed that I showed no signs of early labor and that I was measuring at or above average which is great news!

This weeks Dr. appointment I opted to have labs run to test for my chances of delivering early.  The test looks for a protein that must be present before you can go into labor.  If you get a negative result then there is a 99% chance that you will not deliver for two weeks.  A positive test just means that the protein is present and that you could go into labor at any moment, but it doesn't mean you have to go into labor that day or even that month.  It just means that you are one step closer.  I had been declining to take this test for the last few weeks because I was feeling really good and I felt that the worry of a positive result would just make me stress more.  Several days last week though I had a few contractions here or there and I just didn't feel so great this week so I opted to take the test and see.   Well I got the results today and they were negative!  So apparently I should be good to go for at least a week and more than likely longer than that. 

This is great news! Tomorrow I will be 31 weeks pregnant and Little Sis was born at 31 weeks and 5 days, so I can breath a sigh of relief that we are more than likely going to make it longer with this pregnancy than we did last time. 

Lastly, today I went to the doctor again for a Non-Stress Test.  This test is to watch the baby's heart rate and monitor my contractions.  I sit around in a comfy chair with one monitor on baby and one on me.  Plus they give me a push button trigger.  Each time I feel Caleb move I am supposed to push the button.  Then they look to see how his heart rate responds.  The idea is that he will be still and calm for a few minutes and bring his heart rate down but that when he is active and moving around his heart rate would increase.  They like to see a baby rest, play, rest, and play again.  Today's results indicate that Caleb is very very active and doing great.  I only had one tiny contraction during the 45 minutes of monitoring so they were very excited about that too. 

So from here on out I have weekly Dr. appointments, hormone shots and Non-Stress Testing, plus protein testing and songrams every two weeks until either term (6 weeks from tomorrow) or they see something concerning.  I will make sure to blog if anything changes. 

Today it was 89 degrees outside

It was so warm today that we spent a good amount of time playing at the local school playground and were able to wear shorts for the first time all year.

 

 

Had to beg for a picture of the two of them together.

When he actually stops and lets me take a pic he is such a awesome looking kid. 

 

After nap today we ate the strawberry banana ice cream that we had made earlier in the day.  It was a hit plus they got to eat outside.

Snow Day the end of Feb

 

 

 

Little Sis and I stayed inside in our pajamas where it was nice and warm so Pockets and Daddy threw snowballs at the window.  We also brought a bucket of snow inside for Little Sis to play with and we made blue snow icecream for snack.

Family happenings

Pockets has joined a t-ball team and has been enjoying time with Daddy practicing and with Daddy on the field as an assistant coach.

Pockets and Mommy have been going on "dates" recently to spend some quality time together.

This picture of little sis clearly shows that she has devil horns somewhere under her crazy hair. She is a terror! 

Little Sis is growing up a ton though.  She passed right through 24 months clothes and is now wearing 2t clothes.  Pockets on the other hand is wearing two totally different sizes.  When we bought summer clothes for him this past weekend we had to buy 3T shorts (which were still a little large in the waist) but then had to go to the "big kid" section to get shirts that would fit since he needed small 4/5 size.  Crazy tall and thin!

We are having a blast hanging out with our homegroup and all the kids.  We went to Chick-Fil-A the other day and had dinner.  As you can see there are equal number of children to adults as of now with Pockets being the oldest of all of them!  Once Caleb gets here we will officially be out numbered.

 

 

Legos have been a recent big hit around here.  Little Sis likes to just sort them by color and take them in and out of the box, but Pockets is getting really good and following directions to make all sorts of houses and vehicles.

This is our new view from the front seat.  We officially have three car seat in the second row.  Although the kids seem to be happy about getting to sit next to each other, their love/hate relationship makes it absolutes miserable to try and have the keep their hands to themselves as we drive down the road.

 

Lastly here is picture of our new stash of diapers.  That's right we have decided to cloth diaper this next child for several different reasons.  1. the cost of disposables is unreal  2. we are blown away by the amount of waste the disposables create and realize that it takes a lifetime for them to disintegrate in the landfill  3. cloth diapers are absolutely nothing like they were even five years ago and are actually just as easy as disposables.  4. As a total plus, they are amazingly cute. 

Maternity Pictures

We are 29 weeks today and I am still feeling good considering.  Here are some pics that a friend of mine took while in Dallas last weekend.