the bump

32 weeks and cooking!

i cant believe there is only 8 weeks left, or less! just as long as gracie girl stays in my tummy til trav gets backs home! can't wait to meet our baby girl!

a little sigh of relief....

i am so happy and thankful to say that this gruesome thing known as bed rest is doing the trick!!!! thank you God! monday i went in for my typical OB check-up and everything looks great with our sweet girl, weighing 2 lbs. 12 oz right now. and tuesday i had an appt with my specialist. lately ive been getting very nervous about going to these check-ups bc theyve only been filled with bad news. i have prayed and prayed that some how miraculously God would make my cervix better,which i didnt even think was possible, until yesterday when my doctor told me that my cervix WAS indeed better! Praise the Lord! it is so reassuring to hear that and know that my bed rest IS paying off! i couldnt have been happier, however, with that huge sigh of relief, we are now entering into a new problem.... for some reason, in the past couple of weeks my uterus has excess fluids. my doctor has eliminated all the serious causes which is GREAT, but the only concern now is if my water breaks, the immense pressure from the decompression of all the excess will cause the placenta to rupture too! so now i praying that if/when my water breaks, this is not the case! but other good news, my doctor thinks i will be able to carry full term (woohoo!!!!) and that i'll be able to keep little Gracie Girl in, until her daddy comes home from Korea! what an answer to my prayers that would be! Travis leaves next week for Korea and will be home April 18th, so pray Gracie stays in mommy AT LEAST until then!

i have to say that Travis has been an absolute rockstar these past couple of weeks! it amazes me what an incredible dad he is! and Grayson could not adore him any more! he absolutely idolizes him. he copies everything he does and i just LOVE watching the two of them together. its been an incredible bonding experience for them and i think travis realizes now how exhausting it truly is to be a mommy, but worth every bit of it!

in other news, quite belated, BUT congratulations to some of the most incredible friends out there, on their first little miracle in the making..... THE STURGEON'S. they will make the best parents and i cant wait for many playdates! Looking forward to another October baby!!! love you both so much!

i think there must be something in the water because an amazing number of people i know are preggers! i love it!

in other OTHER news, my prayers are with the Greer family, as Jill fights this battle of breast cancer. there is not a doubt in my mind that she will kick the cancers butt! she is so surrounded by prayers and love. it's amazing! praying continuously!

im taking recommendations for good books, so let me know what you have read that was really good. im currently reading, The Shack...so good so far, and have a few good reads to follow thanks to my sweet, sweet friend haley! suggestions?!

hope everyone is having a great week so far, sorry i have no pictures to post!

heartbreak

how do you tell a mom, whose world revolves around her little boy, that she isn't going to be able to hold him for the next three months?

i went in for a check-up today to be sure my progesterone injections were working. i have prayed and prayed and prayed and prayed some more that these injections will do the trick to avoid any further complications. well, it seems that God has a little bit of a different plan than i was hoping for. the injections are not working and my complications are worsening quickly, and i have now been put on bedrest at 26 weeks, will have to be hooked up to monitors to monitor my contractions, and be given meds to try to stop the contractions intravenously through the leg! this is what i was so afraid of. i am allowed bathroom and showering priviledges, that's it. i tried explaining to my doctor that bedrest simply couldnt be an option and she was quick to tell me that it was my only option or i could very likely end up in the hospital with a preemie, suffering from cerebral palsy or blindness. im scared, terrified, helpless, but hopeful. this broke my heart to hear that, but when she told me that i couldn't hold my little boy for the rest of my pregnancy, my eyes instantly filled with tears and im pretty sure they haven't stopped since. never in a million years did i think something like this would happen to me. what makes this whole situation even worse....in two weeks, my husband leaves for korea for 3 months!!! i have already been having such terrible anxiety thinking about him leaving bc i worry he wont be home for the arrival of miss gracie, but now im anxious in so many more ways. today has easily been one of the worst days, im so emotionally exhausted, yet cant sleep. im sick of this stupid bed already and it hasn't even been a full day. how do i do this for three months? how do i keep my sanity? what will i do once travis leaves? how do i not love on my little angel for 3 months? i have so many questions and not a single answer! i have faith that God knows what he is doing and that it will all work out and He can do immeasurable things. for now that is my only answer.

the bump!

24 weeks.... and growing!

currently wanting....

her precious leopard baby legs!

mommy and baby jammies for the hospital in pink leopard (thanks to mrs. tich, im obsessing!)

gracie's newborn photo sesh outfit


how precious is this?!


milk bands for nursing mama... love the lavender

this whole outfit with leopard backdrop included..haha!

high maintenance.

everyone has always said that girls are high maintenance. well, my little miss gracie in the making is no exception. as ive mentioned earlier, im seeing a prenatal specialist with this pregnancy so we dont have any early suprises like last time! well i went in for a check-up with the specialist today and exactly what they were afraid might happen, has started happening already. everything is going perfect with the baby, it is me that has something wrong. i wont go into the details about it bc i dont know who reads my blog and dont want to share too personal of details, but we are doing all the steps to prevent anything from happening pre-term. i now have to receive weekly, to the day, progesterone injections to the hip and im supposed to not squat or bend over or anything strenuous...but hello, i have a 15-month old that is needy for attention and mama's love! there is only so much i can do in that department. so, im praying the injections do the trick. naturally, it has me very nervous but thankfully, i have a very supportive husband that reassures me, everything will be ok. and i have all the faith in the world it will, but this is my little angel we are talking about here, can you blame me for being nervous?!

on a different note, gray has been sick since sunday and has been just pitiful, but i think we are finally on the uphill slope! it's not fun having stay in with this beautiful weather! im looking forward to getting out, going to park and going for walks, just enjoying the sunshine!

im 24 weeks today, and miss gracie is a busy, busy girl! i swear she is training for the u.s. olympic gymnastic team! my belly is just growing, growing, growing! i swear i will get some pictures soon...i just have no idea how to work the self-timer on my new camera! so far i haven't had any food cravings, but i never really had any when i was pregnant with grayson. grayson is quite amused with mommy's growing belly and he likes to pat on it, like he's saying hi to sister, then he lays his head on it. to me, it's so sweet, like he knows his little sister is in there! i just love it!

grayson is into anything and everything. he is ALL boy, constantly covered with bruises on his forehead from falling into everything. he loves playing with his crazy coupe, anything with wheels, turning his toys on and off, splashing likea mad man in the bath, grabbing the wheels on my car in the driveway, daddy's bp hat, po-po his polar bear, giving granny's dogs WAY too many treats, torturing the cats to no end, eating anything and everything in sight and anything that could get him in trouble! he still isn't much of a talker, but im not worried.... he has done everything else on his own timeline, so i expect the same with words and talking. he is such a blessing! i cant wait to see him interact with Gracie!

it's been a long day, off to bed! hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
p.s. sorry there are no pictures! ive been taking millions trying out my new camera, but im still getting it figured out! hopefully, next time!

hook 'em horns!!!!

tonight, i feel so proud of my longhorns. even though we lost the championship, it was one hell of a game. gilbert played a fabulous game....his first collegiate game and it was the national championship! i mean come on!!! he pulled it off great!!we had 6 minutes on the clock and were down by 3, with a 2nd string quarterback in the national championship game!!!! he should be very proud! i feel incredibly sorry for colt mccoy. you know he was absolutely devastated to not be able to play his 1. last college game for UT and 2. the national championship. i also feel really ticked off that people that are native Texans are going against Texas....you live in TEXAS people, hello?! support your state!
with that said, i feel extremely proud to be a texas ex! i am proud of my team, and proud of how they played! hook 'em horns!!!!!!