Quick Update - 20 weeks

I had a dr's appt this morning and everything looks great. I am back in KS this weekend celebrating my nephews birthday. Emmy's heart was beating at 156bpm and she was busy kicking my bladder. I've been feeling her move alot lately, especially after meal times. It's fun because it provides some entertainment to my mundane day! So just a quick post for today, hope everyone has a good weekend.

3 hour nap

Wow, I took an almost 3 hour nap tonight and it felt great! Now that I'm awake and have eaten dinner, Emmy is swimming around.

So why did I take such a long nap you ask? Or you might not care, but here's the story anyway. I awoke this morning around 630am to barking at my bedroom dinner (which is at the front of the house). It didn't sound like our dogs- and they aren't escape artists so I didn't know what was going on. So I drug my sleepy body outside to see it was our neighbors dog. I'm not sure why he chooses our house, but this is the 2nd time he's shown up at our house after escaping from his yard. So I walked him over to his house and knocked on the door but no one answered. I didn't want to ring the bell in the event that the kids were still asleep. At that point I figred, "Well, I did my part"- and went back home to go back to bed. Hopefully the puppy is now back home in the confines of his "fail proof" fence. hah.

I proceeded with the rest of my day as I normally do, I even took a shower! My friend Amy came over for lunch and brought Sonic- yum! About an hour after that my mother-in-law came over with some VERY yummy fruit salad, green salad, and spaghetti for dinner. About 3 minutes after she left I broke into the fruit salad, my fave. About an hour later I heard some noises coming from my neighbors fence and some voices, I took a look to make sure our dogs weren't out there barking at the neighbors. It was odd, there were 4-6 men in the backyard and one had a badge on his sleeve. I looked out the front window and saw a cop car at the neighbors (same as this morning). I looked a little further down and there was an ambulance. Not sure what was going on, but my neighbors have had a busy day. I certainly hope that everything is OK.

So did anything weird happen to you today? Or just me....


Oh as of today, 2 weeks of bedrest complete- 8 to go! 20% finished!

Follow the Yellow Brick Road...

So I'll be making my way up to KS today, hooray.
I'm riding up with my bro, and we are meeting his wife and son somewhere nearCity then headed north. It will be a nice change in scenery, but hope Chris doesn't get too lonely here. I'm sure he'll stay busy enough with work.

On his to do list (notice I say HIS, not MINE) is to work on our closet doors. All of the bedroom closets are the two paneled, sliding doors. SO if you're on one side of the closet, it never fails that you need something from the other side. Right now we have NO doors on the closet in our bedroom, which is better than how it was. He is going to take the doors and trim them to the right size then put them on hinges so we can have swinging doors, HOORAY!

Hope everyone is having a great Friday and plans for a relaxing weekend.

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It's a Girl: Emmy Christine Sanders

I hope you enjoy the pink, it's the most girly pink thing Emmy will be getting from me. Hah. So at the 17 week appointment, we found out IT'S A GIRL, but wanted to wait for some confirmation before we announced it to everyone. So, with all hopes of a full term baby- Emmy is due to arrive August 12. We can't wait to meet her.

The DR's visit went well today. The cervix measured at 3cm, about the same as last Thursday. If things continue to improve or stay stable, they might increase the amount of activity I am allowed. Also, I did find out that I can go up to my parents this weekend and next as long as I'm not driving. The DR's main concerns were that I do not increase my activity level, and that I'm close enough to a hospital in case something does happen.

So, with me being the daddy's girl that I am- I know my activity level will not be allowed to increase. And in the event that a hospital is needed, Wichita is only 35-40 minutes away. We're good to go.

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. Emmy looks great, she was all stretched out today. She better enjoy it while it lasts, she'll be getting all cramped up soon enough.

Please pray for Chris this weekend and next. He'll be so busy with work this weekend and is traveling to Mississippi next week. He will really need some energy and safe travels.

Oh, one last thought-not a deep one at all. Weighed in at the dr's office and have gained a total of 14lbs, which is in the AVERAGE range. So that's good. At 12 weeks when I had already gained 10lbs, I was pretty worried about the weight that was to come. Whew, glad it slowed down.

19 Week - Belly Pic

Just thought I'd share a belly pic that I took today, 19 weeks. One week of bedrest down, 9 more to go. That is...10% completed.

Today is my sweet husband's birthday and he will be working into the wee hours of Thursday morning, poor guy. He will also be working all through the weekend and traveling next Tues-Thurs. I feel bad for leaving him this weekend, but if my DR approves I'll be traveling up to KS with my bro to see my parents. I need to get away from this house and couch for awhile. Plus, I have a feeling I'll actually be able to rest more up there- than here. If you think about it, anytime during the day I need something I have to do it for myself. When I'm up there, I know I'll have more help.

Exciting thing of the day: Chris's bday and my dad's bday presents came in the mail today. Thanks UPS man.