pretties.

jeremy took some pictures for me. these pretties are growing! unfortunately, they are outside and i am not. :-) but so glad to be able to enjoy something!

she's 26, i'm 26!

she should weigh around 2 lbs this week! awesome. :-) getting SO big. (and still so little.) my tummy can feel it - stretching tummy is the strangest feeling. not super comfortable, but she's growing, so that's good!

here we are! under 100 days to go - 98 to be exact.



















she is 24-1/2 weeks and 1lb 9 oz in this picture. check out her ribs! this was the first time i could see them. her mouth is open and her nose is still so sweet. :-)

















and I can't forget my sweet furry boy. he got a haircut last week. (too bad my other furry boy won't cut his...)

bedrest week 1

so it's Friday. glorious day. they say it's as hot as you-know-what outside and i believe it. i'm content to not sweat and instead look at the leafy goodness outside my window waving in the breeze. it's also so good because it's the hubby's day off. and so is tomorrow. and so is Sunday.

(shout out to my good, good man: he's been amazing this week. i love him so much.)

and almost end of bedrest - week 1. lots of things to be thankful for. not to mention - she's a week older! so many good people all ready wanting, offering, willing to help. to bring food on his long days, to check in to let the Jackson boy outside for a potty break, to put dishes in the dishwasher and clothes in the closet and sweep hairs and dust off the floor. and there are those who can offer encouragement - like Skyping for a couple hours to take my mind off things.

and she's still inside me. and she is still kicking me. and i'm so glad it's not winter - because just as it is getting dark outside, it's my bedtime (yes, i like to sleep!). it's not 4:30pm and dark, it's 9:00pm and dark. thank you God, that it's not winter. the trees are full and pretty outside my window too.

and you know what else? i feel okay. this has been the best part to think about. i cannot reiterate or explain HOW HARD it is to feel deathly sick and be confined to bed because of it and not. be. able. to. do. anything.

except get sick. and cry. and get sick again.

i really can do a lot with my time. the comparison is like night and day. and i can focus on doing this for her. not surviving that for me.

***

will i feel like this is 5 weeks? doubtfully. will i ache to miss his 30th birthday in ohio when i've been looking forward to going for months? most definitely. will i keep going? yes, yes, and yes.

Jesus, have mercy.

bedrest.

prognosis: bedrest. fulltime. no work.



not exactly what we wanted to hear.



especially because my honey's 30th is in 3 weeks and we had big plans for celebrating it. however, i am pretty well confined to my top floor because that is where our bathroom is. so bed 24/7. until my perinatalogist appt on Monday, that is. she may be able to suggest some medicine or a procedure, etc. to keep little Sweetie Pea in there. she needs at least 2-1/2 more months to be good and developed. please pray. not only for her and me, but for Jeremy too. it's stressful to try to do everything...

sigh, she's still in there (and kicking my cervix too!!!) and we're hoping she'll stay there for 10 more weeks.

Jesus, have mercy.

25! 25! 25!

Hello again! I did not fulfill my promise of news on Wednesday because we got a different kind of news: partial bedrest. So little Baby's pictures are still waiting to be scanned. *sorry!*

Instead, though, I do have good news. She is doing GREAT and weighs about 1-1/2 pounds! And the bigger she gets, the more of my weight I can credit her with. :-)

Unfortunately, there's potential pre-term labor pending (no contractions ... just gettin' a little bit shorter than they'd like) so it was partial bed rest this week. Tomorrow we go to see how things are and if it's worse ... I'll have to do fulltime bed rest. Not exactly my idea of a fun time. And not exactly Jeremy's ideal of spending all of his time - taking care of me and cooking and the house. Plus, not being able to work again would just be a big bummer. I want to work and we need that income, etc. But, God knows what we need.

And, we're praying that everything is in good order tomorrow and I can get back to my newest normal routine.

Here's us at 25 weeks!!



















Happy Sunday.

Twenty FOUR.

16 weeks left to go!!! I'm so happy. :-)



















Sorry all you get is the no-makeup-looking-tired pictures, but that's all for my Saturdays. I'm still trying to de-ga-je my non-maternity clothes, but I'm not sure how long that will last! (Next Saturday is Molly's wedding, so I'll wait to take a pic when I have makeup on. Just for you. :-) hehe.)

Sweetie Pea is kicking more and has begun kicking my bladder this week. Not a huge issue unless I'm sitting in the car and have to GO! :-) Uncomfortable nonetheless. Jeremy got to feel her dancing and shakin' one morning - that was special. We just can't stop smiling when we both get to feel her together.

Hoping and praying that she keeps thriving and growing. :-) We are looking forward to October. Our next appt is Wednesday! Sweetie Pea pictures to come!

a day in the life of a dog.

a day in the life. when we go to the park.













i sniff the grass and run the way and i mark, mark, mark.













my favorite part is the watery edge where i swim and fetch and get soaked. (see my smile?)













i ask for the fetch because i've learned how to swim.




















dad gladly throws it as far as he can. (but not really)



















i swim and i swim to get that piece.














past the sailboats in the wind.













and bring it back to do it again. (and again and again.)













dad tries to tell me to give it to him. but usually i run past and drop it on the sand.













mommy claps and dad says, "good boy". in the nerdy way that only they can.













i lick my nose.













stick out my tongue...


...and we do it over and over again, until it's time to go home.

THE END.

we're 23!!

yay! another Saturday comes. i think my belly is getting bigger. (fyi - the belt came off right after the picture. my stomach just can't stand to look cute! so sad.)




















and here is the front shot as requested by E. :-) (you really can't see much from the front!)



















Love,
Lisa and Sweetie Pea