A time and date have been set......

Just wanted to give everyone an update from my doctors appointment.
We had and ultrasound today and everything looked great. He is growing and moving just fine. We have also scheduled his arrival time. We are to be at labor and delivery Monday Dec. 8th at 8:30pm for an induction. We are hoping that he will be here sometime Tue. Anyone that wants to come down is more than welcome but I don’t advise coming until Tue. If you do come make sure you got to the hospital and not the clinic.

Here are directions to the hospital:

1. Take William H Natcher Pkwy South ramp on left
2. Take Exit 1A (I-65 S, Nashville) on right
3. Take Exit 84A (I-40 E, I-65 S, Knoxville, Huntsville) on right
4. Take Exit 209B (US-70S, US-431, Broadway, Demonbreun St) on right
5. Continue onto US-70 E (TN-24 W, 14th Av N)
6. Turn right onto Medical Center Dr
7. You are at 1210 Medical Center Dr, Nashville, TN 37232-0008

When you get to the hospital you can park in any of the parking structures or use the valet. Labor and delivery is on the 4th floor.

If you get lost we are only a phone call away. Also Laurie said that anyone that wants to go down with her give her a call or email.

Thanksgiving.....

Well hello everyone. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving week. Mine was a lil hectic.
After our trip to Nashville on Tue I wasn’t feeling well so I didn’t go to work on Wed. After lying around the house all day I felt well enough to go to the grocery to get my stuff to start cooking for Thursday. After a trip to the grocery I came home and got started cooking. I get everything started and realize I had gotten Lime juice and not Lemon juice. So I had to go back to town. I get back and finish my red violet cake with cream cheese ice. And no it didn’t come from a box, I made it from scratch. I was so proud of myself. (sorry but I had to “toot” my own horn a lil…..LOL) Then I made my cheese cake. After being on my feet for a so long they started to swell. So after getting my cheese cake out of the oven I had to sit down. I went on to bed without cleaning the kitchen.
Thursday I was going to go over to mom and dad’s early and help mom but I had done to much the night before. I figured I better take it easy. We got ready about noon and headed to Provo. Christon help dad and Emily finish up the fencing and I went on over to Maw and Paw’s and helped Aunt Rita finish up dinner. We had a great meal and had great time visiting with everyone.
Becca and Morgan were going shopping the next morning (I told them they were crazy). So lil Mac came home with me and Christon. She woke me up about 4am throwing up in her sleep. I woke Christon up and he helped me change the sheets and clean her up. We went back to bed and Becca called me about 6am to let me know that Garrett was sick and I told her about lil mac. She said she wasn’t feeling well herself and was cutting her shopping trip short. After me and lil mac got up she was feeling fine. Becca called me later that afternoon and said that her and Garrett both had the stomach bug and asked if I cared to keep lil mac a lil while longer. After talking with Becca we got ready and went to mom and dad’s. We were going to put mom’s tree up but didn’t get too. Emily came home with me so she could help me with lil mac while I cooked for our Thanksgiving dinner at Aunt Angie’s on Sat. (I had 20lbs of potatoes to peal, cut up and mash). It wasn’t long after we got home that Emily started to feel sick. So she went to bed and it wasn’t but about 20min later she was up throwing up. Christon got her situated and back in bed, me and lil mac went to bed. Then I woke up at 2:30am throwing up myself. I woke Christon up and moved lil mac to the bed with Emily. I was up and down all night running to the bathroom. I was sick all day Saturday. Mom came and got lil mac and brought me and Emily some sprite. Aunt Rita called and asked if I needed anything that she was going to get phenergen, Tara, Morgan, Carson and Paw were all sick too. I had taken one of Emily’s and it had helped but if I needed more I would call her. Christon called every 30min to check on us. Needless to say we didn’t make it to Aunt Angie’s for dinner. I finally got up about 8pm and took a shower and went back to bed.
I got up Sunday and felt fine. Mom came and got me and Emily after church. Mom was cooking dinner for Emily’s 16th birthday. Yeah Emily my baby sis is 16 now. Mom made chicken noodle soup and cooked a ham. Me, Becca, Emily, Kelsey played cards while Garrett, Justin, Tooter and Cody played pool. Christon came over after he got off work. Daniel and his family and Karen didn’t make it over they were all sick. We got home about 11pm. Poor Christon was worn out, he hadn’t had a decent night sleep all week for taking care of all of us. So we both went straight to bed.
Well I better get off here. I have all kinds of laundry to do and plenty of cleaning that I could do.
I go to the doctor tomorrow so I hope to update later tomorrow. Everyone have a great week.

Small update....

We went to Nashville today. Everything went well with our visit. The tech that did our ultrasound said everything looked great.
She did check me and there is nothing to report. She thinks that I will make it to my due date of Dec. 8th. She said that she didn't want to induce if my cervix wasn't ready. It would only make for a longer and maybe more painful labor. With me not being able to push during labor, inducing before my cervix is something I don't want to do.
We went to straight home from Nashville. I got sick on the way home and haven't felt well since we got home. I am hoping to be able to go to work tomorrow.

If I don't see or speak with anyone before Thur. everyone have a great thanksgiving.

Short but sweet update....

Last week we went to the doctor on Tue. I seen Dr. Linzy this time. She told me that if I nothing happened by my 39th week (first wk of Dec) she plans to induce me. I go back to the doctor tomorrow and will know more then. I also had my MRI of the spine done Tue. It took all afternoon to do it but it was fine I just sat in a chair and watched TV the whole time. I will get those results tomorrow also.

I didn't make it to my appointment on Fri. I was up all night with a bad nose bleed and just wasn't able to make the trip. I slept in for most of the day then laid on the couch and watched some movies.

Saturday and Sunday I hung out with Garrett and Mackenzie. Saturday we just sat around the house and watched football. Garrett went to the woods about 2:30 and me and lil mac laid down for a nap. Sunday I got over there and we went to town to eat. We got to see Mark and Tiffany Hampton's newest addition Tucker. I think he looks like his momma. She said everything went fine and she and baby are doing great. After eating we went back to Provo. I dropped Garrett and Justin off at Garrett's and I went to mom and dad's. Dad and Emily went to pick up her horse in Indiana. Me, mom and lil mac played until they got home. After looking at the horse we went in while dad and Allen went and got hay and water for her. After getting the horse settled in for the night we all went in and ate. After supper we went down to the basement and played some pool. I got home about 8:30pm.

Well I have about 10min left of work and somethings that have to be done before I leave.

I will update tomorrow when I get home if I have time.

Last week was too long....

Even though I only worked my normal 3 days a week, I thought last week would never end.




Saturday was Leigh's baby shower. I was excited to see her and compare bellies....lol. Sheena Brown (Lawerence) was also there so the three of us took some silly belly pics together. We had fun playing games and chatting with everyone. Sheena has 2 lil boys already and has a girl on the way. Leigh is staying strong (which would be really hard for me with having an ultrasound every week) and not finding out what she is having. What a surprise they will have when it gets here.



We made are trip to Nashville on Tue, which was not that eventful. Everything went just fine at the doctor's appointment. With the ultrasound I had she did measurements that put him at about 6lbs. After my appointment we went and ate at IHOP and then headed home. We made a stop at Wal-Mart in Franklin after getting gas for $1.89 which was exciting. I had to get a few thing before my stay in the hospital. I didn't have any house shoes or a robe and I still had a few things that the baby needed. I used all my gift cards I got at my showers and paid only $16 for over $200 worth of stuff. Needless to say I felt real good about myself....LOL.

Mom left Tue morning for the Smokie Mountains. She went with the Belmont Ladies Aide. I called her on the way home from Nashville to up date her on my doctor visit and she told me that LeAnn Daugherty had had her baby. She told me that he (I think it was a boy) was born with some serious health issues and asked it I would see if she was at Vandy. Then one of the girls that was with her told her that they had went to Louisville. I do know that he had surgery on Wed. so we need to continue to pray for the Daughtery Family.


We stopped at the shop on the way home. Christon ordered a set of wheels for my new Jeep. I wasn't too happy that he was spending that kind of money on something we didn't have to have. Don't get me wrong I did want a set of wheels but I didn't have to have them now.



Jill and I made another trip to Nashville on Friday. I thought I was having an ultrasound but it was a non-stress test instead. Everything went just fine. I had noticed that I could breathe a lot easier on Thur afternoon so I told the nurse that I thought he had dropped and she said that he had. After my test we went on to Galitin to the River Gate mall to do some shopping. They have huge Motherhood and they were having a sale. I got me a shirt that is very comfortable. We walked the whole mall. Jill was on the hunt for a "My 2nd Christmas" ordiment for Samuel. We found one a Hallmark but Jill forgot her coupon in the truck. So after leaving the mall we went and ate at our usually spot.....Red Lobster. While there we got the phone call that Wendall Embry (John Embry's dad, Beth (Mastin) Embry's father-in-law) had passed and that they were taking Debbie Shane (Jana (Shane) Allen's mother) off life support (she passed today around lunch). Wendall is Debbie's great uncle, so we need to remember that family. Also I was told that Beth and baby IF made it home on Thur but Wendal wasn't able to see her.
We headed back to BG after eating and stopped at K-Mart so Jill could get some diapers and formula. Then we went over to the mall so Jill could go to Hallmark and get Samuel's ordiment. While she was in Hallmark I ran into Old Navy and got me a few things. We got back to Morgantown about 5 pm.

Later Friday night Garrett and Becca brought lil mac over to stay the night with me. Becca had all weekend off and I called and told them I wanted to keep her for them to go out and do something. So they went to the football game and had big plans to do some serious house cleaning on Saturday.

Saturday Christon had to work so me and lil mac hung out around the house all day. Garrett and Becca got to the house that afternoon and hung out until Christon got home. Then we all went out to eat at Texas Road House for my birthday.

Sunday Christon went to the shop and put his new tires on his truck. I went and got him later that day and we ran to Beaver Dam to get shocks for the front of his truck. We got back to town and ate lunch. I dropped him off at the shop and I ran to Pamida to get him some duck tape. I had bought a large wicker basket there last Thur for $15 and thought I would get another one but they weren't on sale anymore. I took him his tape and went home. I stayed on the couch the rest of the night. I wasn't feeling well and tried to take a nap but the phone wouldn't stop ringing. Christon came back to the house and got my Jeep and put the wheels on it. He finally got home about 9pm.

I go back to the doctor tomorrow for my OB check up then later that afternoon I go to get my MRI. I have a lot to do tomorrow and none of it any fun and it is my birthday. Well I think I am going to hit the bed I have to be in Nashville by 10:30am.

Hope everyone has a great week and please remember all the pray request.

SOOOO much to tell.....

Ok so it has been a long time since I have posted. I do apologize for that but thing have went crazy.

Were to start.....

I had my baby shower with Christon's family on Oct 25th. His mom and dad got me my bed and I got a lot of other great things. Later that night we went over to Jason and Tiff's and watched UFC. I had pictures with Laurie the next day. We had a great time catching up and goofing off. I LOVE my pics...Thank you Laurie.

After taking pics with Laurie I went home. I was having some pain. I just thought it was something I had ate and put it off and went to bed. I got up Monday morning and got ready for work. I was still in pain. The more I moved around the worse it got. I made it to work but didn't stay long. I left and headed to Vanderbilt. After making sure I wasn't in labor they ran all kinds of blood work and an ultra sound. The ultra sound was to see if anything was wrong with my appendix, or gal bladder, which they couldn't find anything wrong. They kept me in L & D and monitored me and the baby. They went ahead and gave me the steroid shot for his lungs for "just in case". I hadn't eat all day so after they decided I wasn't in labor and it was anything surgical they FINALLY let me eat. Christon ran down stairs to McDonald's and got me something to eat. It was about 7pm and they moved me to a regular room. Not long after one of the 20 doctors came in. Even though I wasn't in any pain they decided to keep me. I had to have a few test ran anyways and I also had to have the second part of the shot for his lungs. We got home about 9pm that Tue night.

Coming back to work things were crazy. After playing catch-up for a few days at work I was ready for the weekend. Saturday was Carson and Emma's birthday parties. Also Garrett and Becca were going to get pics made at Laurie's. So I went along with them to help with lil Mac. They had Christmas pics done and lil Mac's birthday pics. To get the lil turd to smile I would say "wuz up" and she would repeat me.....Laurie was laughing at us. The pics turned out great, even though the kid really needed a nap. Needless to say she was out before we got 1/2 way down Laurie and Scoot's drive way.

We got back to Provo and dropped Garrett off at home. Becca, lil Mac and I went to Carson's birthday party at Paw's. He is the funniest kid. He tore into that cake like none other. He had some much fun. Morgan had gotten a cup cake cake. It was really good. After cake Carson opened his gifts. Him and lil Mac had fun playing with each other. I got me a cup cake and was helping Aunt Rita clean up the kitchen. Lil Mac wanted a bite of my cup cake so I gave her some. Then she went on her mary way playing with Carson. I was walking through the dinner room and she was following my screaming "bite bite" so I would give her one and she would go back to playing. We left there and went to mom and dad's. Garrett and Becca went over to Heather and CJ's and lil Mac came home with me and Christon.

Monday I had a doctor's appointment. They put me on medication for the gestational diabetes. We also discussed labor and delivery. She said that I could have a C-section but really doesn't want to do that b/c of how much blood I could loose. So she said that to do it vaginally I wouldn't be able to push. Because if I have a bleeder in my brain pushing that hard could cause serious problems. So she said what we would do is let me labor and when it came time for me to push she would just use forceps. She has reassured me that it is safe and the best way for me to deliver. When getting ready to leave I asked the doc if I was starting one day a week appointments. She said yeah we will start seeing you once a week. Well one more doctor came in to give me my prescription and told me that it would be twice a week until I deliver. Christon about freaks. He had had time to get use to the idea of driving to Nashville once a week and then they tell us twice a week. I see the doctor one time a week and have a non-stress test done on the baby and on Friday's I have an ultra sound to measure the fluid and make sure baby is moving fine. We did ask if there was any way we could have the ultra sound done in Bowling Green and they wouldn't let us. So now I go every Tue and Fri. Also I was scheduled to have a MRI that afternoon. So after registration and the long wait to have the test they call me back. I get 15 min into a 2 1/2 hour test and I almost pass out. I was afraid wouldn't be able to do the test to start with. You have to lay on your back the whole time. I can't even get through a ultra sound lying flat on my back. When lying on my back my uterus falls onto my vena cava (sp?) and makes me light headed and I almost pass out. So needless to say I didn't finish the test. Not sure what they are going to do now. I have to have that test so I can have an epidural, which I want more than anything.

I returned to work on Tue. Things weren't that bad b/c I have great coverage when I am gone. Thanks Kathy you really don't know how much I appreciate you helping me. After work I planned to go vote (which is something really important to me). I did have a few errands to run in town before heading to North Butler to vote. So I get to North Butler to vote about 10 til 6 and they tell me I am in the wrong place. They had changed my place to vote to 5th district fire department. There was no way I could make it over there in 10 min to vote. I was furious!!! I told the woman at North Butler that I should have been notified and I left there mad. I went over to Jason and Tiff's to take Emma her birthday gift. I visited with them for awhile and went home.

Well I think that is enough for now. Hope I didn't bore anyone and again I apologist for not updating sooner.

Pics of Mackenzie's Birthday Party

I forgot to add these in the last post.

Getting ready to go.

Ainie and the Birthday Girl



Happy Birthday ME



Morgan & Carson


JB and Jayce


Ainie, Carson, & Lil Mac


Mamaw Mary and Lil Mac

My First Trac From Aunt B and Uncle Zeek

YUM....CAKE


SUGAR SUGAR SUGAR

Daniel, Garrett, & JB enjoying some cake

All cleaned up

I want daddy

Now I don't