1 more week! YEAH!

Only one week to go and counting. I'm starting to have contractions quite often so we'll see if we make it that far :-) We're getting a little more prepared every day. We found a carseat, stroller, pack n play w/bassinet, changing table w/dresser, diaper genie, bottles, onsies and some other really fun things. We got really great deals on all of them too. With everything so far we've spent less than $100 and we got some really nice stuff! I love getting a good deal!

Micaela also got some new socks today. She's pretty much worn through the other ones and is getting too big for them anyway. She's pretty excited about having brand new white socks. It's always nice to have a new pair of cushy socks don't ya think?!?

I have a Dr. appt on Thurs and we'll see if he thinks I'll be able to go another week. Maybe he'll just send me right over to the hospital. Wouldn't that be ideal! We're feeling a little more prepared and a lot less anxious. Things have really come together. God is so GREAT!

Brian's been working on the closet with the help of our friend Bill (BJ) and it's coming together a little more all the time. As soon as we get a closet organizer in there we can finally move in. YEAH! It's only been two years!!! For those of you who don't know, we found mold and dry rot in our closet in the spring of '07 and we tore the closet out and now we're finally getting to work on it. It takes time, knowledge, money and energy. All of which we were short on, but now it's time to get our bed out of the office and into the bedroom where it belongs. We're pretty excited. Mom and Dad gave us some paint to paint the room too. It's a nice tan and will go nicely with our furniture and accessories. I'll have to post some before and after pics. I can hardly wait til it's done.

Keep us in your thoughts and prayers and we'll keep you posted on our new arrival and new accomplishments.

LOVES!

Brian's Birthday!

Brian finally decided what he wanted for his birthday. He just wanted to have some friends and family over for a quiet time and some good food. So that's exactly what he got. My parents, his dad and some close friends. In all, it was a really nice party and we had a nice time visiting. Our friends Bill and Michelle got him some of his favorite treats as a gift. Lucky Charms, Skittles and Mt. Dew. It was pretty cute. My mom brought a TON of Syrian food she has made for a church party and she had lots of left overs. The food was AMAZING! It was such a great gift and contribution to our little potluck. We all had a really nice time and Brian felt like he had a great birthday. It was just what he wanted. Happy Birthday Brian!

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Fluids for 2 please!

Of course we're still on the countdown and Micaela made another check off list today. She's pretty excited. We're all just about over the flu. Micaela had it first, then me, now Brian. One of these days we'll all be well again. I got pretty dehydrated and started to have contractions so I went to the hospital and they pumped me full of fluids and now I feel much better. Some church members brought us some food last night which was so nice cuz I really didn't have the energy to cook. I slept for almost 14 hours with only a couple of potty interruptions. I really needed the sleep. Today I feel so great! Like I should have been feeling for the last 3 weeks. I guess I'll ask for fluids more often :-)

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5 more weeks!

We're on a serious countdown now! We're so excited for our new arrival. I've been really REALLY sick this last week and been in bed for about 5 days. So all the lazing around has really accelerated my swelling. Now I need to get up and move to release some of that water retention :-) But the baby's doing great and so are Brian and Micaela. There's really not a whole lot to report right now. I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes and I'm on insulin now. But the doctor has reassured me that it will most likely go away just after delivery. It better cuz What a Hassle! I commend anyone who has to live with diabetes. What a pain in the fingertips!

Dad's doing better now although he went back to the hospital a week later. It wasn't his heart this time. It was low blood sugar and sever dehydration. We're so blessed that he keeps getting better. His stents are all working very well and he's feeling a bit better every day. God is GREAT!

Brian's birthday is this Friday. He says he's turning 29 again but it's really his BIG 40! Isn't that amazing! He looks so great for 40! He's blessed with really great skin ;-) We might go to the coast but he's undecided on what he wants to do. So we'll put pics up later to let you know where and how we celebrated. Micaela's excited about it of course. So I'm sure she'll want to go see the beach. Maybe we'll let her decide.

So Happy March and I hope it's lucky for us all. Keep in touch!