Under Construction

Please bear with me as I convert my blog over to my new template. It will take some time as I attempt to add all of my customization back into my sidebar content. I am finding myself frustrated as the html. looks quite different than my prior template. Thanks for your patience.

PS-If you happen to remember what my "About Me" description said, it would be awesome if you could share with me--as I have no record of it!

Baby Update: Week 36

On Wednesday, Jeanna and Karis (2) joined Hannah and I on our trek to Greenville for my weekly baby appointment. It was so weird not having Jonathan with me, but I was very grateful to have Jeanna tag along. She watched the girls in the waiting room, while I had my appointment. As I suspected, I received a much different report this week. I had a feeling that there is no consistency between exams when you are seeing different doctors, which leads me to wonder how they ever really determine how dilated or effaced you are. Anyway, this week's doctor informed me that I am still closed and my cervix is not thinned out-- VERY different from 2 cm dilated and 50% effaced. Oh well. I also tested positive for Strep B, which upset me a little, but after he explained that it has probably been hiding in my GI system for a long time and is just a bacteria that you pick up eating meat, fruit, or veggies, I felt better. It just means I have to be timely in getting to the hospital, so that they can give me antibiotics intravenously for about 4 hours prior to the baby's arrival. No weight gain this week, and everything else looks great. They don't seem to be as concerned with her large size as my prior OB was--yes, they think she's big, but I don't get the feeling they're thinking about inducing at this point. We'll see what next week's doctor says.

Hannah is really beginning to understand that baby sister is coming out. I've let her watch a couple of episodes of A Baby Story (TLC) with me (so she could see that baby's actually come out--they don't show any details for those who might be wondering), and she gets so excited when the baby comes out. She is very concerned when the babies cry though. She wants to know why they are sad. Anyway, I think at this point, she knows that baby sister is really coming out of mommy's tummy and she is excited about it!

Congratulations Elizabeth!!!

Congratulations to my dear friend from high school, Elizabeth (and her husband Chris) on the birth of their second son Maddox. Maddox was born yesterday, February 1st. For more details on the birth of Maddox visit Elizabeth's blog A Tale of Two Boys and Their Dog.

Hannnah's First Snow

We were delighted when our snow flurries turned to big chunky flakes, as Hannah got to experience her first snow. She has a cold, so I didn't want her to be out for too long. However, she was able to run around, catch snowflakes on her tongue, throw some snow at mommy, and make snow tracks.

Here are some pictures of Hannah's first snow experience. I will post video footage later.


Hannah watches the snow from the living room window.


Hannah scrapes snow from her slide to throw at Mommy. In her defense, I started the snow fight.


Jonathan was gone on a hospital visit with Justin when I first took Hannah outside, so he stepped outside for a picture with Hannah when he got home. By the time he returned home the ground was completely white. However, not long after this picture our beautiful snowflakes turned to sleet and then rain. It was fun while it lasted!!!

Snow Day Retraction

Ok, it is "full on" snowing now--the real deal!!!

Snow Day

We are experiencing our first snowfall (flurries really) since our move to North Carolina. The museum operates on the same plan as the public school system, so Jonathan is home from work due to school closings. There probably won't be any ground cover to speak of, but Hannah at least got to stand on the front porch and catch a few wet flakes on her hands.