Only a boy...

I have a bunch of pictures and fun updates from the wedding B was in this weekend, but I don't really have time for that post today so I thought I'd leave you with what B said to me last night while we were laying in bed. We were talking... and praying... and then Brycen says,

"Momma, do we toot in Heaven?"

Okay, maybe that is only amusing to me, but it just made me giggle... and I didn't have an answer... thankfully he went on jabbering about other things and I didn't really have to answer, but it just goes to show you how into bodily functions he is right now, such a boy! :)

~Here's a teaser of the pictures of my precious baby boy from the weekend. He looked so handsome in his tux.~

Okay, and now I just read what I wrote about the picture and my comment about my "baby boy", this weekend he said, "Momma, don't call me baby boy, it is embarrassing!" I tried to explain that I didn't mean he was a BABY that it was just something I called him and he just kept saying, "well it is embarrassing and I'm not a baby!". I asked him what he preferred for me to call him then and he said, "You can call me just boy, or just kid, or just child, but not baby boy!". lol, it really must bother him! I caught myself saying it all weekend... I didn't realize how often I said it!

12wks and 3 days and Our week so far

Wow, that doesn't sound very far along... 12 wks and 3 days. I feel like I have been pregnant FOREVER... I can probably chalk that up to a couple different things... 1) I was only NOT pregnant for 4 months or so... not much of a break for my body and 2)I have already had so many appointments that it feels like I have been pregnant much longer. I have twenty-six weeks left to go to get to the point when they say they will take the baby. I'm praying I can get there. I had a check up yesterday with my regular OB (whom, I love so much!). I just can't give Dr. Reisinger as much credit as she deserves. She truely cares. We talked a long time yesterday, just about random things really... talked about delivery and how things should be much different this time around! Anyway, check up went just fine. All my labs came back from my thrombophilia (sp?) panel and I have no clotting disorders... I guess that is to be considered a good thing, but it also leaves us just as clueless as before as to why this happens to me. All my other pre-natal labwork also came back just fine. My hemoglobin was at a great level which made her happy since I had to be given so much blood and blood products back in February. She said it is a good thing I'm very healthy otherwise because for the trauma my body went through I have healed remarkably well! I haven't had any weight gain so far, but my body has def. changed shapes! I look pregnant--very pregnant! My blood pressure was 100/60, so that still looks great. When she went to find the baby's heart rate he/she was being stubborn again... kept moving every time we'd hear the heart beat the baby would move so she couldn't get a rate on it. She finally got it, but I won't go into the details of that b/c it was pretty uncomfortable. The heart rate was 183. I keep freaking out because it is so high, but she said 183 at 12 weeks along is perfectly normal and that it will slow down some here in the next couple weeks... I go back to her in 3 weeks for a regular check up. And then three weeks after that to Dr. Fitzpatrick (the specialist). She first said "come back in 4 weeks" and then she said, "no, since you go to him in 6, come back to me in 3 so it will be in the middle so maybe that will make you feel better about hearing the heartrate and not going so long." See, she really is just so sweet to think of my every little need. She also said if I need to hear it before then to come down and we'll listen. I need to go back and read on my posts, but I think I was about 14 or 15 weeks when I started feeling Andon so here in a few weeks maybe I'll start feeling baby move! That would give me some relief I think. My nerves really haven't been as bad... but maybe we've been too busy for me to think about things... plus I'm feeling better so I know that helps. Courtney asked me about belly pictures... and I know I took a lot with Andon. I really have meant to with this baby too, but I just never get around to it... or when I think about it, the camera battery is dead, or I look like poop... but enough excuses. I took one with my phone here at work this morning (it's okay I'm the only person in the office today). It's def. not the best quality, but I thought I'd share it and I'll try to do better! I really do want to celebrate this pregnancy, because it feels like a miracle... :)

12 weeks and 3 days

I can't remember what my last post was about... I'll just update on this week... Monday I made a big supper when I got home because I knew it was going to be about my only chance this week. We had pork chops, fresh green beans, corn on the cob, and crescent rolls. YUM! I also got caught up on laundry and rested with the boys... I think we watched a movie on polar bears. Tuesday we went to Ryan's parents to put away corn. We did 90 pints that evening. I was worn out, but sooo glad that job is done for another year! That corn is for us b/c his parents had already done theirs. My mom came along and did corn too, she is excited b/c she always loves my corn and wants me to bring it for practically every meal :) Yesterday morning I went and had my hair highlighted. Brycen stayed w/ my grandma while I did that... it only took an hour. Then him and I spent a few hours just hanging out at home. It was rainy, then not rainy, then rainy, then not rainy... annoying! We watched a movie and cuddled :) I had to get ready for my dr's appointment and my friend Jenn came to keep B while I went to that (I had to have my yearly stuff done and really didn't want to take him to that, he would be traumatized, lol!). He loves playing with Jenn :). After my appointment I had time to kill before I could pick up his tux for the wedding he is in on Saturday so I went to the mall and looked around... I thought about getting some leggings and big shirts (how eighties, early ninties is that??) I wore that stuff when I was little! Anyway, I tried some on, and they really are a good fit for a pregnant gal, but then I decided I wasn't sure how good the spandex leggings would be looking in a few months... big shirt or not! haha. I went and had myself a pretzel instead ;) I went to pick up B's tux for the wedding and finally headed home. We had a quick and easy supper and then watched some tv... B and I went to my friend Skyla's for me to borrow a dress for the wedding on Saturday. I am passing out programs and don't want to look too frumpy! The dress is cute, but simple and flowy so I hope it looks alright! I think Skye would tell me if I looked gross... we've been friends since I was 6 and she was 5... more like sisters now! She went to IU for nursing so I'm sooo glad she is home for good now! She works at St. Mary's in Cardiac Telemetry, I'm so proud of her! Anyway, then we went home and B had to get a bath and try on his tux in case something didn't fit... ummm well, everything fit except the black long sleeve shirt... I'm pretty sure it is about 5 sizes too big! ugh! Today after work I have to take B to get his hair cut and then we're having supper at my parents... my brother moves to college tomorrow :( I don't even want to talk about it!

The upcoming weekend is busy with wedding stuff, hopefully I'll some cute pictures of my cute little boy who is the ring bear :)... that is if he cooperates!

First Day of School & Scoops & Soccer Practice

Brycen on his first day of pre-school

and just to compare-- this is Brycen on his first day of pre-school last year. It makes me soooo sad, he looks so much older this year!
showing off his new motorcycle backpack... The picture is foggy looking b/c it was so steamy out Monday morning my camera fogged up.

I was so nervous b/c Brycen was starting his new pre-school on Monday. This week has went so well though and he seems to like it. I asked him on Monday if he made any new friends b/c he didn't know even one other child that was going there and he said, "well I made friends w/ my teachers!". haha, too funny! I asked him if he played w/ any of the other little boys and he said, "No, I talked to them, but I didn't want to play with them." ! Who knows about him! I was a little concerned that he wasn't making friends, but yesterday when I picked him up they were playing outside and he was pulling a little girl in a wagon. I was so glad to at least see him interacting with another child! He has always had tons of friends at his old school so I didn't understand why he kept telling me he didn't here. I asked him yesterday what the little girls name was that he was pulling in the wagon and he said, "I don't know, but she is allergic to food!" Too cute... he is at least paying attention to SOMETHING!


Tuesday evening B had soccer practice again. He really loves it!

pretty sure you can tell he does by the look on his face here!


I'm glad he enjoys it so much! He begged to play, but I wasn't sure if he would like it... and PC didn't have soccer until after I had graduated, so I'm a little out of my league when it comes to knowing anything, but I'm learning along with him! He starts games next Saturday (the 22nd!). He should be interesting! It is so cute to watch them out there (all the kids are 3 & 4). The coach calls it "organized chaos". :)

Tuesday night Olivia came up from Owensboro to spend the night so she could spend the day with us on Wednesday. We were in bed Tuesday when she got there, but Brycen couldn't wait to wake Livy up Wed. morning! We just hung out around the house and then went to Washington to get lunch at Mason's and eat some ice cream at Scoops :) Two of my favorite places! It was such a beautiful day Wednesday! I was so glad. We played outside when we got home and then took naps.

B and Livy at Scoops

Wednesday evening B and I went to Vincennes with my mom to Kohl's. We had a coupon for 30% off your total so I thought I'd go check it out. I got Brycen a new pair of jeans and a few shirts for fall-- which he really needed! He is really in between sizes right now and it's hard to shop for him! I also got him a new pair of brown shoes for fall/winter.

He has been cracking me up with words and things he has been saying... For example, he doesn't call the other kids at pre-school "kids" he calls them children. I.E. Brycen says, "The other children still have to hang their name up." (they have a sign in w/ their name on little tags) I have no idea where he got that unless it was from his teachers, b/c I say "kids" not "children". He also has started substituting the word "frightened" for "scared". He was telling a story about a deer and said, "And then the deer was frightened!". It is especially funny to hear it coming out of a little boys mouth.

Last night we didn't do much- just stuff around the house. Tonight we're just staying at home because tomorrow I have a full day. I have Kayla's baby shower for Kaydee Mae in the morning and then a bachelorette supper tomorrow evening in Evansville.

Hope ya'll have wonderful weekends ahead!

Weekend (in reverse order)

Well, this post is going to be in reverse order b/c I messed up my pictures... blogger picture upload is ridiculous!

Sunday morning we went to church and then headed to Jasper to eat at Applebee's w/ Ryan's parents. We hadn't had anything for Ryan's birthday or my birthday so we had dinner for one of ours... we still can't pick whose it was for :) Doesn't matter b/c we both like the place! Ryan did pick it though! After lunch we went home and swam all afternoon. I was exhausted by the time we got out, but it was nice that the pool was finally warmer! We went to Rich and Melissa's after supper to visit for awhile... Greg and Lela and Shawn and Audrey and the girls came too. Brycen enjoyed playing w/ Isaac, as usual. We got home and had to go to bed right away b/c Brycen had to get up on Monday bright and early for his first day at his new pre-school (post on that to come later!).

Saturday morning we slept in a bit since we had a late night the night before. When we got up Ryan had to go to Montgomery to help his dad put electric fence around the big corn patch at the cabinet shop so the coons wouldn't get it. They worked on it ALL day long... I was excited to wake up feeling NOT nauseated! Yay! It lasted all day long too! I got my whole house clean and all my laundry done and still felt great! I was so excited! Tired though! lol. Brycen and I then just layed around in the pool... well okay, I layed in the pool and Brycen jumped around :) Then he played outside and I watched him and read some. Our back deck gets a great breeze and my swing is hung up back there so I love sitting there and reading!

Brycen loves this tree- it's short and great for a little climber :)
I asked him if he was a monkey... he said, "no, i'm a sloth!"... yah, someone had to explain that to me. It's off Ice Age I guess!

He plays like this for hours :)

Saturday evening we decided to head to Washington and go to the block party! My parents were working a popcorn booth and we thought B would enjoy it! It was fun! Brycen loved looking at all the old cars and enjoyed the toys, popcorn, and a snowcone :) can't say I didn't enjoy those things either-- well with the exception of the toys :)

Brycen waiting in line to do the race bouncy thing. Maybe I'm just a proud mom, but he is so patient and good about waiting his turn- other children I saw, not so much! I feel bad for him b/c he just lets kids cut in front of him. I tell him he doesn't have to let them, because I don't want him to be a pushover, but I am proud of him that he doesn't act like that! (okay sorry for the bragging!)

he loved this-- he did it about 3 or 4 times in a row!

the bouncy house :) he also had fun in this!

After the block party we headed to Mi Pueblo to eat supper! YUM! Plus, we had a gift certificate from Christmas that we kept forgetting to use everytime we were there so we used that, score! I even had some yummy fried ice cream! Ryan and B don't like it b/c of the coconut stuff in it so I didn't even have to share ;)
Trying to take a picture with my baby boy, but he is more into making "mean" faces now!
I think he's still pretty cute though!

After Mi Pueblo we had to make our weekly Wal-Mart trip... I won't go on and complain like I do every week, but just say I was glad to get it done!

Friday evening my parents, Ryan, B, and I piled in Ryan's truck and went to Owensboro to meet the Hamilton's for supper. We had to pick up some furniture I was storing at their house that I had got at the Executive Inn-Owensboro sale and we thought it was a good excuse to get together! I miss these people like crazy! They are my second family. We ate on an outdoor patio-- it was good food and we had so much fun!
Ryan and B waiting on our food :)
Olivia Brooke, me, Erin Marie, and Brycen Hunter :) Aunt Olivia and Aunt Erin loveee B and the feeling is mutual!

Mel and B at Chilly Billy's... it was a snowcone place-- YUM!
They bought a really really old house on the river and are restoring it (it's amazing!)... but they have SPIDERS! Brycen was hunting the spiders down (with Aunt Jordan's headband that he at first thought was a spider trap!)
I think he looks like rambo... :)

He takes his job very seriously :)

Hank got caught licking B's face!

We had such a fun evening, but on the way home we got caught by an accident so it was really late when we made it home to our beds! I hadn't been up that late in a longggg time!

It was a great weekend! It was the first weekend in a couple of months that I have felt like doing much of anything or actually enjoyed what we did and felt good! I am so thankful for finally feeling better! Our next couple weekends are busy too... I know I'm going to be worn out, but they are things I can't skip out on like showers, bachelorette dinners, wedding rehersals, and weddings! It is mostly all things I am looking forward to though!

Kelly's Wedding Tour~Show Us Your Life

Kelly over at Kelly's Korner has been hosting "Show Us Your Life-- Wedding Tours". I haven't participated the last few weeks because we don't have hardly any digital photos of our wedding. I was going to try and scan more in than what I had, but I never got around to it. I'll try to do a bigger wedding post when our anniversary rolls around in September. These pictures are poor quality b/c they are scanned.
Our engagement picture, July 2005. I had just turned 20 and Ryan had just turned 23.

One of my bridesmaids, Lacey, and I at my bridal shower. August 2005.

Ryan and B at our dress rehersal.

Me and B at our dress rehersal (he was almost 9 mo. old).

My Papaw Richard, me, and My Grandma Judy before my wedding

We went to Cancun on our honeymoon.


view from our hotel room-- we stayed at the Cancun Palace

This is really blurry, but it is us at the outdoor mall (Plaza de la Isla, was the name I believe). I got my hair ALL braided there. It was much easier to deal with the rest of our trip. My hair was sooo long then.


Lol- this is after we got back from our honeymoon- my Aunt Misty and I took all my braids out and I looked like THIS! Scary!

This is out of order-- but it is at our reception.

Sorry for the terrible quality of pictures- hopefully on our anniversary post I can post some good pictures!

What We've Been Up To!

It seems that Baby Knepp has taken over our blog the last few posts! I've been so tired I haven't taken the time to post much else, except what updates I know ya'll are just dying for, haha! j/k! We have been doing other fun stuff though. We haven't been AS BUSY the past couple of weeks, which has def. been on purpose. I've had to learn to say no, because I was running myself ragged! We have still had fun though! I already posted about our appointment with the perinatologist, so I will start with the day after that and do a quick (haha, hopefully) update. The next day (which was a Tuesday) Brycen just had soccer. I really need to get some pictures of him at practice b/c it's so cute! He loves it. On Wednesday I was off all day, but pretty confined to the house b/c the perinatologist wanted me to do a 24 hr. urine so he could get baseline numbers... all I can say is GROSS. I hope ya'll never have to do one of these and I hope I never have to do one again (but I'm not holding my breath!). Brycen and I just hung out at home that day... of course it seemed that I had to pee more than ever! haha. The next day, on Thursday I had to get labs done before I came to work. That evening we went to my in-law's for pizza and then I had a directory mtg. at church. We didn't get home until pretty late that night! That Friday night we went to the camper and so did John and Sonya and the kids. It was a fun evening. The kids got to play and we roasted hotdogs... the kids and I had smores too :) The next morning (saturday) I had to have more labs (blah blah blah) (within the past week I've had 14 tubes of blood drawn, luckily I'm an easy stick, but I joked at work and said I'm going to start looking like a needle junky soon.). Saturday afternoon my mom and I went to eat at Mason's and went to get pedicures and then to Wal-Mart. That night I got very very sick. I'm pretty sure I had food poisioning of some sort from our supper. yuck! Sunday evening we had a birthday party to go to. We went and had some yummy homemade butterfinger ice cream! This past Monday (the 3rd-- I can't believe it is August already) Sonya kept B for me because my mom had to go back to work. He loves going there to play with his cousins. After work I had a viewing to go to for a nice man... He was our county recorder, died at 45 of pancreatic cancer :( He has a daughter a year younger than me and a beautiful wife. Being at the church for that viewing was a little surreal, because that day also marked 6 months since Andon went to Heaven. I can't believe it's been that long. Tuesday the court house shut down for his funeral for a couple of hours. Then the power went out so we got to go home early! I had to take Brycen to his pre-school orientation at his new school. He seemed to like it okay, but played shy. If you know B, you know he is not shy! We got home and still had no power at our house... It was out until about 5:15 (had been out since about 1pm). It was raining all evening so Brycen's soccer practice was cancelled. I actually made a pretty big supper Tuesday night, which was a miracle, because I just have not felt like cooking much besides spaghetti lately! You've already heard about our day on Wednesday. Wednesday night Brycen stayed the night at Aunt Sonya's w/ Jayce and Hailey since he would be going there Thurs. morning anyway. Sounds like they had a lot of fun! Last night he was worn out from all that fun! We were just around the house last night. Ryan mowed and I did laundry, fun stuff, let me tell ya! Tonight we're going to Owensboro to pick up a dresser and two end tables that I have at a friends house. And we're going out to eat with them for supper. Should be a nice evening! I'll leave you with some pictures (although, they are all terrible quality, because they are off of mine and Sonya's phones).

Ryan and Brycen the first time he got to ride his four wheeler!

On the way to the camper the other night he said, "Hey momma look at my beard." lol

With his ice cream (cotten candy w/ choc. sprinkles) at cold stone.

Hailey Brooke and Brycen

Jayce, Brycen, John Mark, and Mya

Brycen, Jayce, and Hailey

Brycen worn out on his way home from Aunt Sonya's

10 weeks and 2 days

our sweet baby at 10 weeks and 2 days

So today I had a dr's appt. with the nurse practioner at Dr. R's office. Brycen went with me because it should of been a short appointment... well it wasn't. He did really well waiting though. She tried to find the heartbeat w/ the doppler... and couldn't. Um, yah. I actually felt peace about it. I didn't feel like anything was wrong... They did my labs and then I went and had an ultrasound and there was our sweet babies heart beating away (184, I believe she said). Whew, I was relieved. Even though I was peaceful about it, it was still a scare, a scare I didn't really need or want... but a reminder that life is so precious and you just never know. It was a neat u/s for Brycen to get to see. I'm glad he got to see. I'm sure it makes it a lot more real for him! The baby waved at us w/ it's little arms (that just developed in the last week b/c we didn't see them at the u/s last week) and he/she turned flips and wiggled around. He/She was very squirmy! Brycen said, "Yep, it's a boy, I can see it, it's a boy!" lol. He sure is hoping.

We had a fun day after my appointment... ran a couple errands. I had to get a baby shower gift at Babies R Us and a wedding gift at Target... then Brycen and I ate at Red Robin. Then we got ice cream at Cold Stone! Stopped by my Aunt Lisa's work on our way home to take her her order from my 31 party. Kayla's (her daughter in law) date to get her cervical stitches out is set for Sept. 29th I believe! I'm so excited to meet Kaydee Mae. She is at 29 weeks this week so they (and all of us) are breathing a little easier as each week comes and goes and Kaydee doesn't make an appearance.

Brycen starts his new school on Monday... He got a new backpack today. I hope the new school thing goes okay. I'm very nervous, but praying it will be fine.

Well, I need to get in bed. It's past my bedtime, but I wanted to update tonight on my appt. or I was afraid I wouldn't get it done.

We did 26 quarts of green beans tonight. I'm pooped!