Pool Party Fun!

Saturday evening was Luke’s pool party! What a fantastic time!

Love the decorations that Christy made!

cake time for all!!

Meeting Olivia

Saturday afternoon we ran by the Discovery Center for a minute! We were on a mission to meet Olivia the Pig from one of Matthew's favorite cartoons.

One thing was for sure, it was super busy in there! Yikes!


My view down while standing in line! My 2 boys! LOL


And here is Matt and Olivia!

Dr Apppointment Day

So Fri morning Matthew and I were on the road early for my dr appointment. We got there about 10 minutes early and were seen pretty quick. I didnt see Dr H this time because he is out of town but I got to see Lauren who is my fav NP! I talked to her about my last bloodwork which all looks good. We have kept my thyroid levels under control which is a relief! I also talked to her about my hands being numb all the time and the severe pain in my wrists with certain movement. Turns out carpal tunnel is common in later pregnancy as you have some swelling and the nerves are constricted. I will be sleeping in wrist braces from here on out to relieve some of the pain but it wont go away completely until after birth. So looks like having numb tingly hands for the next couple months will be how I roll!

We talked about some braxton hicks contractions that I have had and the frequency of them. We also discussed doing an ultrasound to check little mans growth since my thyroid can cause slow growth and such and she wanted to check my cervical length just to make sure the contractions arent doing anything.

So we could either make an appointment for 2:30 that afternoon or hang out and be worked in because they had alot on the u/s side and only one u/s tech. So we figured we would just hang out. So here is was 8:30am and we were back in the waiting room. The one lady came out shortly after and said it would be 11:30 at earliest if we wanted to go run around or anything. So Matt and I went to Super Target and hung out for a bit. We were back in the waiting room by 11am just in case we were called early.

Well we sat and waited and waited and waited and were finally called about 1pm by the u/s tech they had to call in from Franklin to come help out!

So time to take a peek at jackpot. She asked if we knew what the sex was and I said last we saw it was a boy no doubts. She said good because the further along you get the harder to get decent gender shots. And wouldnt ya know the first thing we see is jackpot in all his glory! She got a chuckle and said well he is all boy and very proud to show his stuff!!



She measured his arms and legs and abdomen and head and things look good. Of course the official report goes to the dr and we will know the measurements soon. As for cervical length it was just fine!

His heartbeat was 137 and sounded great!


And he is actually head down and was kind of squished so it was hard to get a decent profile picture but if you look close you can make out this one. See his nose and mouth, etc.


So after 6 hours at the doctors office we were both ready to come home! Now we are on to 2 week appointments and looks like we have about 10 weeks to go before little man is here!!

1st day of PreK

My little man is going to PreK!  This year he will be going 2 days a week at the day school at our church.  He was so excited to go to meet new friends and have a new teacher! 

Our little photo shoot!  Love this kid!

A little chocolate milk and cartoon before going

He can do it himself!

Finding his name to hang his stuff

Hope he has a fantastic day!  He is growing up so fast right before my eyes! 

more on us

Sunday was such a great day! Church was fun, Matthew stayed for lunch at church with Granny and Pappy while Jeff and I had lunch alone. Then home for a snooze before going shopping with granny and pappy.

We shopped and shopped and shopped some more! Had to grab some frozen yogurt in the middle of our shopping!



then it was more shopping and a super yummy dinner at Outback.

Monday Jeff was off for his MRI. The dr called that night with the results. The great news is that he doesnt need surgery. Turns out he did tear his calf muscle right in the middle of it not where it meets bone or anything. When it tore, the loose part curled up which is the reason for the hole in the muscle. It should repair itself in time. He is to take it easy for 6-8 weeks then another couple months of no extreme sports or movement or lifting weights.

another great thing this week has been getting back to walking. Granny, Pappy and I have been walking 3 days this week and it has really been good. I feel so much better when I get up and get a walk in!

We also had to get Matt a hair cut to get ready for school to start! How fun!!

play time with friends

Saturday was a rainy day.  We hung out at home before heading to Sarah’s to hang out for a bit!  The kiddos played and played while us moms talked! 

Myself, Sarah G., Carrie and her mom, Karla, and Suzi

My silly boy

Carrie and Marin who is already 4 months old!

Jackson A, RJ, and Jackson G

Jackson G, RJ, and Matthew

Mary Grace

Xander

Pizza time!

While we were playing with friends Dad got off work and headed to play cards with the guys.  A fun night for all! 

On a side note we found out today that our dear friends the Goddards will be moving soon, the beginning of October, to head to the DC area.  Sarah has accepted a job offer and this is a great opportunity for them.  We will miss them all and while it is sad we are also happy for them and their new adventure.  Jon, Sarah, Jackson and Mary Grace – You will be greatly missed but we look forward to keeping in contact and hanging out when we make our way to DC in the future!  Your friendship has been beyond words to us all and the Goddards will always have a place in our hearts!!

It's time for school to start...

Friday Dad was off for a dr's appt. It seems when he hurt his leg a couple weeks ago playing football that he might have really done some damage. There is a hole in the muscle and the entire muscle doesnt flex or respond to movement. Thankfully it doesnt hurt to walk but right now we dont know what the treatment will be. That will depend on the results from Mondays MRI. Depending on where the tear is and what exactly is torn it will dictate the treatment so we are waiting til Monday to know anything for sure.

After the dr we went to Meet the Teacher night at Matthew's new school. He is doing a 2 day a week preK program at our church day school this year. Looks like he might like his classroom!






Checking out the science stuff

Diapers ready for a squishy newborn!

Baby boy needed some of his own newborn dipes so here is the stash ready for him!

GroVia Newborn All-in-one’s (AIO) 4 ice blue, 2 planes, 2 owls, 2 nature

Nana’s Bottoms Small Fitted (12 assorted designs)

Happy Heiny Small pockets

Little Lions Cozy Cubs Fitted 6 Newborn Green, 6 Small Orange

Mutts 3sr’s

Goodmama and PeeWell

Covers – Thirsties Duo Size 1

Covers – Cottontail Babies Fleece

Shorties – Medium Pirate, Large Monekys

Soakers – Small Milk and Cookies, Medium Baseball, Large Shark

Custom Texas Longhorn Set!! Soaker, Shorties and Longies!

I have a few more things diaper wise to get and this little guy will be set! Now if we can get the house ready and get him a room then we will be on the right track!