Tiring Weekend!

I am so tired this morning! Friday after work I had to go home and get ready for the rehersal. I did that... it was a longggg rehersal. My feet and back were aching! lol. After the rehersal I went home and picked up Ryan & B and we went to the dinner (actually a weiny roast!). It was fun to catch up w/ people that I don't get to see too often, but I was just worn out! We didn't get home until 11:30pm. I got in bed right away!

My friend Melissa and I at the rehersal

Had to be up early on Saturday to go get our hair done. I was lucky enough to get to play catch up w/ the girl doing my hair! She was a grade ahead of me in school & I hadn't seen her in forever. She is expecting a baby girl in Dec. so it was fun to chat while getting my hair all pretty in an updo! (and come on what girl doesn't like having her hair done?!). After we all got our hair done it was back to the church to wait a little. We all got ready and then pictures started. The wedding was pretty & I was just hoping to not pass out up there, w/ all the activities I didn't eat so great during the day. I made it though! :) Chelsey is now Mrs. Chelsey Houchin, or Cha Che as B calls her! The meal didn't get started until 7:30pm, I was starving (as you can see I'm really worried about food at this point, I feel like I eat ALL the time!). It was fun and the reception was very pretty. Brycen had a blast shaking his little booty on the dance floor! He cracked us up! We got home from it about 10:30-11. It took forever for me to get in bed though b/c I had to take all those hair pins out!

Taryn (the groom's sister) and I before the wedding, yah I know I look wayyy pregnant in this dress!

Yesterday we were up bright and early again for church. I needed it yesterday... I mean I always "need" it, but yesterday I really really did! Last week was just hard and like I said I was just emotionally exhausted. It was so nice just to soak up God's words yesterday. After church we went to Ryan's parents for pizza for lunch & then my mother in law and I went to a baby shower. Sonya called me in the middle of it and I had to pretend Brycen was sick so that I could get her to leave. When we got back to her house and she had a driveway and yard full of cars, she was surprised! Her 50th birthday was Saturday & we had her a surprise party on Sunday! It was so funny! On the way up their road she saw the cars and was like, "Chels, are you sure Brycen is sick?" All I could do was laugh! We got home yesterday evening & I was so tired. I didn't take a nap though b/c I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep last night. Ryan's grandma Knepp and I share books back and forth & she gave me four of them to read :) I started one of those while B took a longggg nap- the weekend wore him out too! We had soup out of a can for supper and sandwiches. Something quick and easy, glad my husband is pretty easy to please! They came and got our pool table, but didn't take the couch I thought I had sold :( Kinda bummed about that since we already got our new furniture! So if you know anyone that would want a Lane 4 pc. sectional for their ummm basement or something let me know :) It's a good brand, the downfall is... it's mauve. lol. Also, we have a mini fridge, brand new, never used, that we are wanting to get rid of. We are making Ryan's "man family room" into "our family family room". :) Poor guy! He is being a good sport about it though! I think I fell asleep last night as soon as my head hit the pillow! I actually slept well too for once, except for getting up 3 times to go pee! Go figure! Yesterday Andon must of been excited about something because he kicked ALL day long! It was so sweet! Except for those couple times when he kicked me right in the bladder and I thought I was going to pee on myself! haha.

Sonya & I at the suprise party

Brycen being silly :)

Hopefully, this week is going to be slower & more relaxed than last week! I need a break! I'm looking forward to Friday b/c my mom and I are going to Edinburg (h)? shopping! Yayy!!

Days off, Field Trips, Bad News, and Busy Wk/End Ahead

Wednesday is my normal day off, but since I had to miss so much work this I came in for the morning to get some stuff accomplished, namely getting my court cases ready for Thursday. B had pre-school anyway so it wasn't a big deal. After he got out of pre-school at 11:30 I picked him up and we went to Jasper w/ my mom. She had to get a dress for a wedding on Saturday & I wanted to look at baby stuff :) I'm quite baby happy right now. We ate lunch and did our shopping & then went home and B and I took a much needed nap! I am just worn out this week. I think a lot of it's emotionally worn out though.
Yesterday was Brycen's field trip to Lark Ranch w/ his pre-school class. I love that I have a job that I can take off whenever I need to b/c I don't want to miss out on those things! He was pumped about his field trip and it proved to be a fun time! We rode there w/ his bestest buddy Joey and his mom Jenny and their new baby Jessa! It was so funny to listen to them on the ride there and Jenny & I love getting in some girl talk too! :) Again, we got home from the field trip and took a nap.

Joey & Brycen "best buddies" on their field trip to Lark Ranch! They were sooo excited!

B going down the slide- he LOVED this and wants daddy to build him one at home! lol

Shelby & Brycen were in deep conversation about the goats~ the kiddos just cracked me up!

Me, B, Joey, Jenny, and Jessa (under the blanket) on the hay ride

Brycen's preschool class- Ashlyn (his cousin), Payton, Alaina, Shleby, Paige, Hannah, Willow, Delaney, Joey, Brycen, Jeremy, Jayden, Max, and Triptyn

I actually had a migrane all day and it kept getting worse as the evening wore on. I was to tears last night and felt bad for Ryan, he even asked if I needed to go to the emergency room. I hate that I get migranes, they are such a bummer. I have gotten them since high school & pregnancy always makes them worse or at least more often. My dad said that his went away when he turned about 30 so I'm hoping.... maybe that could happen to me too?! Anyway- we did get our new furniture last night for the family room! I am so excited! I will take a picture of all the changes in the family room when it's done, but the pool table and old couch are still in there too b/c the lady has to come pick them up this weekend! I really love the new furniture and the fact that we got a GREAT deal on the sofa and love seat both! They are so comfy too!
Yesterday brought two things of bad news to our family... this week has already been hard w/ the twins passing away and the funeral and yesterday my Grandpa's doc called a hospice nurse for him. :( This is hard news to swallow, but I also know that it's help my grandma needs. Our family met w/ the hospice yesterday and the lady was WONDERFUL. While they were there at my grandparents house & Aunt Renee called to tell us after Tucker & Tillie's funeral she went to get a spot on her throat checked out and it came back malignant. She is a nurse, has been for like 30 years and she doesn't get upset about things too easily and she was BAWLING. My mom and grandma went over to be w/ her last night for awhile which I think was good for them. I marvel at the fact that all of this has happened this week. I know God won't give us more than we can take, but this week is sure tough on our family. That's what I was talking about when I said I was just emotionally tired. I layed in bed and cried last night, not over one thing in particular, but just all of it. I think I just needed to cry. (okay i know the migrane probably made my mindset a lot worse then it would of been normally)... but sometimes a girl just needs to cry out to the Lord. I know He heard me and I woke up this morning with NO headache at all, Praise God for that b/c I have a busy weekend ahead. I am at work all day & then tonight I have dress rehersal for the wedding I am in tomorrow. After the dress rehersal they are having a weiny roast at the groom's parent's house. I love weiny roasts so I am looking forward to that :) So is B & Ryan for that matter! Tomorrow we get our hair done at 9am and then straight to the church to get ready and start pictures... It's going to be a long day, the wedding doesn't start until 4pm and then the reception and all that! Plus, my dress makes me look like a house, eww! Ryan will have B all day tomorrow and then they will be coming to the wedding. I hope that goes okay, neither of them are very fond of weddings, haha. Sunday we are busy busy busy all day w/ church, a baby shower, and a surprise party... I'll have a lot of updating to do on Monday! :) Hope you all have a great weekend.

It's a....

BOY!!!! We are SOOO excited! He doesn't really have a FOR SURE name yet... Ryan is stuck on Andon... and I just want him to have a name, so I'm thinking it will probably be Andon. Ryan also likes Gage for a middle name... so Andon Gage. I'll let ya know if that changes :) lol. I don't think I will be able to talk him into changing it. I have said every name in the name book and he wrinkles his nose or gives a flat out NO! lol. It's okay though, Brycen & Andon go good together.

This is a picture of a picture so it's bad quality. I forgot the cd today so I could put them on the computer though!

The sleeper Brycen picked out last night :)

The sweet little outfit B picked out too. (it has tools and tractors and trucks!)

18 weeks and 1 day

Weekend Update & TODAY!

Friday morning Brycen woke up w/ a fever. I hate when he is sick, I just feel so terrible about not being able to do anything. He really acted fine though and was pretty mad at me for making him stay home, but we can't be giving sickies to the kids at daycare! I think that's where he caught it, b/c one teacher and two kids had been sick during the week. He had a sore throat and not much of an appetite on Friday. On Saturday he seemed to be better during the day, but worse after naptime. I think he was just happy to have Daddy at home on Saturday too :) lol. Sunday his fever finally broke! I was so glad! He was kind of whiny and still not himself on Sunday and napped quite a bit during the day. We went to my parents for supper & that cheered him up. Thankfully I was off for Columbus Day yesterday & so he was at home an extra day. His appetite was back in full force, plus some, yesterday & you could tell he felt better for sure! He was a mess! I was just glad he was feeling better! I got all my house work done yesterday except for mopping the floors... I do it the old fashioned way, down on my hands and knees, and my back just wasn't up to it. My back gets sore quite easily anyway (i think from too many years of gymnastics) & pregnancy makes it 10x worse. Oh well, they will get done sometime, I was just too worn out after everything else yesterday to get them done. Ryan got all of our trim painted Saturday & yesterday! I will be excited for him to get it hung up! I have to get around to picking out the new furniture for the family room. I have a picture in my mind of what I want it to look like... now I just have to find it! lol.

So today is the day- we find out if we're having a boy or a girl! I honestly don't care, as long as they say it's healthy and there aren't any complications I will be perfectly content! I'm a little nervous about the ultrasound and that they are going to say something is wrong with the baby... so if you can say a little pray for me today. I spent a lot of time w/ my Bible this weekend, getting peace from God... somehow the devil tries to steal my peace though. I really have no idea what the baby is. All along I have said boy and Ryan & Brycen have said girl. Now, I just have no idea and every other second I change my mind. lol. Brycen now says it's a boy, but also that he doesn't care what it is, he loves it :) Awww, how sweet! Ryan still thinks girl and when I asked him why he thought girl he said it was just a "feeling." So I asked him if he had a "feeling" w/ Brycen and he said, "Yep, I thought he was a girl." haha, okay, so we won't trust his "feeling" this time! Guess we just have to wait until 3:10pm (our time) 2:10pm (eville time) to find out for sure (hopefully he/she will cooperate)!! Brycen is going with us so I was showing him ultrasound pictures of him yesterday so he would at least sort of know what to expect. He seemed okay with it, so I guess we will see how that goes today!

Our Angels are Playing in Heaven

Just to update everyone, Kayla had the babies today (Sunday) and they were able to hold them & have a couple of hours with Tucker & Tillie before they passed. I am amazed by Todd & Kayla and their faith in their decisions that I'm sure were so hard to make. Please continue to pray for them and for our family members who are all mourning the loss of these precious babies. We know they are in a better place and Todd & Kayla are at peace with God's Will.

Update On The Babies :(

I just got a call w/ some very bad news. The dr. went in and tried to stitch her cervix shut, but the lining was not thick enough. She was still dilating and was also seeping fluids. They have to let the babies go at this point.

I think right now I'm in shock & I don't know that I will ever have the right words to say to them. Please, now more than ever keep them in your prayers. I can only imagine a little part of what they are feeling after having a miscarriage myself.

They will get to hold them and stuff before they take them away. They will be having a funeral as well... I don't know, this all sounds so morbid and I feel like I'm talking about someone else's family this is happening to. Please keep them in your prayers. We know the babies our w/ in Heaven now and God does have a plan for Todd & Kayla and their lives, please pray that they find comfort in the knowledge their babies will be held forever by our awesome Creator.

Prayers Needed & My Little Scarecrow!

Okay, first off, and most importantly, I once again need to ask for everyones prayers. My cousin and his wife (i mentioned in a post awhile back) are having twins. She is due 6 weeks ahead of me (exactly 6 wks). She went to the dr. on Tuesday for a normal routine appointment and when they checked her she was dilated to a three. She is only 23 three weeks, so as most of you know, this is NOT good. They immediately sent her straight to Deaconess Women's Center (where she will be delivering) and put her on bedrest until the babies are born. She is cathed and everything so she will not even be getting out of bed to use the restroom. Please pray for these babies and for their parents to. Todd & Kayla are the parents and Tucker & Tillie are the babies. They have started the babies on steroids for their lungs to hopefully develop sooner. The dr's said if they are born now there is little to no chance of survival, born in 3-4 weeks the chance goes up to 50% and in 7-8 weeks it goes up to 90-95%. Of course we'd love for them to be born after that even, but right now they are shooting for AT LEAST 7-8 weeks. They have been on my mind constantly since I found out on Tuesday. I know that being pregnant myself is probably compounding all my thoughts and stresses for them. They have to take one day at a time and each day in their mommy's womb is one more day that they can grow and get stronger. They have also started her on magnesium sulfate to try and hold off any contractions. At this point she is not having any contractions (at least none are showing up on the monitors). Mag sulfate is bad bad bad and will probably make her very sick, so please pray for that as well. Todd works at Hoosier Energy in Petersburg and will be driving back and forth to the hospital so please pray for his safety as I know he is tired and worn out and worried about his wife and babies. I know this is all over the place, but I feel like I've been in constant prayer for them since I found out on Tues. afternoon when I got home from work. I spoke w/ Todd yesterday & he said he would keep me updated on any changes, but no phone calls and no changes is good news at this point.

Also, wanted to post some pictures of my little scarecrow. They got to dress up as scarecrows for pre-school today and they are going to get their faces painted & take pictures! He was so excited about this! He is normally very hard to wake up in the morning, but when I mentioned getting his scarecrow clothes on he sat straight up and popped out of bed... hmm, I'm wondering how I could get him to do that EVERY morning.

It looks like he is pouting, but he is trying to be a "scary" scarecrow :)

another scary one :)

I made him do a smile for me, and I love it!!