An Exciting Week

Well, this has been a very busy and exciting week for us!

First off, my doctors appointment was good....and I found out the cheese that was on my salad when we went out to eat last weekend was ok for a pregnant person to eat....also the ant spray I got on my hand was ok to....I even washed my hands for 5 minutes to make sure it was all off....I told my doctor I am sure if I had normal pregnancies I would not worry about ant spray...but because of our history I tend to worry about lots of little things most people would never think about....

Well, this week we found out the day we are going in the hospital. I know some of you are wondering why we would find out this early but because of the test that have to be done to see if this little one is ready to say "Hello World" we know when that needs to be. So, eventually I will go buy one boy outfit and one girl outfit so we have something to bring the baby home in....one of my friends brought me the cutest girl onesie and boy onesie so that will probably be going to the hospital with us also.

This has been a very busy weekend. We had our Ladies Spring Event on Saturday night at church and since I am on the Women's Ministry team at our church that is what I worked on Friday afternoon and Saturday afternoon/evening. The event was great! Now that the Spring Event is behind us we will begin working on our Fall Event...which is going to be very exciting this year.

I also had a meeting to start planning the EA Infant Loss Remembrance Day for this October. This is always a very special ceremony for everyone that has lost a child. Now that tax season and the Ladies Spring Event are behind me I can start focusing on this event. My goal is for us to have a lot of the planning done before Junior makes his/her appearance because I have a feeling I am going to be quite busy once he/she gets here. I was so excited today because one of the ladies at church was asking me if I would put Junior in the nursery at church...and eventually I will...but I did not realize that she worked in there...so, now I know someone in the 1st hour and 2nd hour....and they both work the same weeks so now I just have to find someone that I know that works the opposite weeks....but back to talking to my friend at church today....she told me she would take care of Junior for me during the Remembrance Service! That is such a relief because we are both in the service and I did not think I could bring such a young infant to that service....I know how hard it was for me to see or be around infants after losing Kate and I would not want to do that to someone at the Remembrance Service....so Thank You Susan!!!!

Today is Sunday and since I have had such a busy weekend I really need to go get things ready for next week....since I had so much going on I have not been home too much....we both served in different areas of church today so we were there through the 3rd service.....went and ate lunch.....a friend came by to visit and then I crashed....now it is 6:15...is there anyway I can get a whole days worth of stuff done in the next few hours??????

Baby Update & Sadie Update

This has been a very busy week! The last week of tax season and Hubby has been traveling. He had a late flight in last night and got home around 1:15 this morning. I am so glad he is back from NY though! Tax Season ended for me around 6:30 Wednesday night...and it will be my only tax season this year!!! The second tax season is tougher than the April deadline and now the IRS has changed some of the filing deadlines from October to September so that will be an adjustment for everyone. My office will be a very busy place come the end of July....

Speaking of busy at the end of July, we will be busy around our house to! By then we will have a little one keeping both of us busy. I had a good doctors appointment yesterday. This week was just a tummy check and a heartbeat check. Ok, we are not finding out the gender of this little one and he/she will not even give us a hint with the heartrate. I am sure many of you know the old wives tale regarding slow heartbeats for boys and fast heartbeats for girls but Junior can change from week to week and even second to second.....

Sadie seems to be doing a little better. She has not been getting up as much during the night to go out....we have one more week of antibiotics before she goes back to the vet to see if the bladder infection has cleared up. She is actually laying next to me on the couch taking a nap right now. It is so hard to believe that she is going to be 3 years old next weekend!!! For those of you wondering if she is having a party again this year she is....so be watching for pictures in a couple of weeks!!

Not just a regular Friday.....

Wow, you know a lot of Friday's are just a regular day of the week. Yesterday morning as I was reflecting on what all was going on this particular day I realized it was not just a regular Friday.

First, it was GOOD FRIDAY. It was the day Jesus died on the cross for our sins so that we may have eternal life. I hope everyone took time to reflect on what HE did for us on that day about 2000 years ago. And remember it does not end there because tomorrow we celebrate that HE IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN INDEED!!!! If you do not know Him as your personal Lord and Savior why wait any longer, why not let Him become Lord of your life today!

"But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed." Isaiah 53:5 (NIV)

Second, April 10th would have been our 36 week mark for the little girl that we lost through miscarriage in September. It would have been the day the doctors would have tested to see if she was ready to make her appearance into the world....rather she was born into Heaven and is celebrating this Easter weekend with Chirst and her big sister Kate....can you imagine what a celebration they must be having in Heaven! Although my heart still breaks over the loss of 2 children it does comfort my soul to know they are spending eternity with our Lord and Savior and one day, when my time on this earth is done I will join them.

Third, this particular Friday is the last Friday before April 15th!!!! YIPEEEEE!!!! As most of you know I love my Friday's off but work about 4 Friday's before big deadlines....so this is the last Friday for tax season and I will be back to my regular schedule next week!!!!!!

The other big thing that happened yesterday was litte Miss Sadie had to go to the vet. We found out she has a bladder infection....poor little girl....I could tell something was just not "right" so Hubby told me on Thursday I could take her in....she is on antibiotics for 2 weeks and then we go back for another test to see if it has cleared up....

Ok, and now for the Baby Update....not much new news this week....my doctor appointment was good....my doctor was out sick so I had to see another doctor in the practice....and she asked me if I was eating enough!!!!! I told her I eat plenty...but I have not gained near the weight that I gained with Kate so this time I am on the low end rather than the high end of the weight gain (so far anyway)....actually my doctor and I have talked about this in the past and she said I am doing fine on my weight this time...I have definitely noticed an increase the past month or so......

I hope you all have a wonderful Easter weekend!!!! Remember to reflect on what Easter is really about this weekend.

Update

So we had another sonogram this past Thursday to check the growth of "Junior". The doctor said we are right on target. When they were doing the measurements I think "Junior" was moving around a good bit but when they were done with that part and then it was time for us to watch "Junior" I think he/she decided to go to sleep (or maybe Junior is shy) and put his/her hand over his/her face...so I will have another one in 4 weeks and take something sweet to eat or drink to wake him/her up! We did get a video but I have not had a chance to watch it yet....maybe Junior was moving around more in the video because it may have been on during part of the measuring process....I will have to see.

I actually got to see the doctor twice this week because on Monday I thought I was having contractions so I finally called her on Monday night and she said they sounded like Braxton Hicks....I do not remember having Braxton Hicks when I was pregnant with Kate so I really did not know how they felt. I woke up on Tuesday morning and was still having some so I called her again and went in and she said I was not in labor and we realized that I may not be drinking enough water....so back to work I went and some of the girls at the office were waiting to see what the doctor said and one of the girls told me she had the same problem with one of her kids....not drinking enough water caused her to have painful Braxton Hicks to....so now I am drinking a LOT more water and of course trying to keep myself well rested.

Even though it is less than 2 weeks before the end of tax season I am still not working on Saturday's. Just adding a Friday work day in there and a few extra hours a few days during the week is taking every bit of extra energy I have. This is the first tax season in I guess about 16 years that I have not been working all kinds of crazy hours....

I think we are suppose to have nice weather today so hopefully I will get a chance to work in Kate's Kourtyard a little today and maybe even plant a few flowers....a lot to do inside the house to..and since I have limited energy I will probably not get to everything I want to but hopefully I will be able to get some of it done. I so miss having my Friday's off but only one more Friday and tax season will be over and I will be back to my regular schedule.