Belly Pic & 31 Week Appt.

31 Weeks 2 Days

Today I had my 31 week check up. I had gained another lb so that puts me at a total of 16. My BP was 110/60 and C's heartrate was 158. Everything is still looking soooo good which makes me really happy of course! I go back on Tuesday so hopefully everything continues to look good!

Candy Making and Light Seeing :)

Yesterday B and I got up and I had to run to a quick insurance meeting at work b/c the county decided to switch insurance companies. That only lasted about an hour and then I headed back to my moms to help everyone make goodies! Well, I did a lot of sitting and watching, but I did get to dip lots of things in chocolate while sitting down at the bar- lol! We were there until about 3:30 and then we came home and B played Wii while I rested on the couch for awhile.


Ryan got home and we had supper and then decided to go into Petersburg to look at the lights in the park. Brycen thought it was really cool that he got to get out of his booster seat to sit in the front w/ momma to look at the lights :) We had a fun short little outing. B loved looking at the lights and begged for more. I thought the castle one was really cool.

I took this w/ my phone so obviously not good quality!

We came home and just hung out the rest of the evening. Ryan has to work today and B and I are just hanging out watching Handy Manny (of course), playing the wii, and wrapping a few last minute gifts. This evening we go to my parents house to have Christmas Eve w/ my mom's dad's side of the family. I'm looking forward to eating :) lol.... and visiting too :)

Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!!! <3

30 week appt.

We just got home from Evansville a little bit ago. Ryan was able to go to the dr. w/ me since my appt. was late this afternoon. Dr. Reisinger was rushing out the door as I was walking in- she had to go deliver a baby at the women's hospital. I was a little bummed (okay, a lot bummed) that I wouldn't be seeing her today. I saw Dr. Brown instead. Everything is still looking good though. I had gained 1lb, so now up to a total of 15. My BP was 120/70 and C's heartrate was 147. All good news. I go back next Thurs. b/c Dr. R is off on Tuesday so I will see her Thurs. morning the 31st instead.


I'm just so ticked! Everything was going so good and my nerves were doing really really well and I had been feeling SO good... and then this happened and now I'm a nervous wreck! February really can't get here soon enough for me. I just want him out and safe and healthy! Just being real w/ ya people! I don't know why something had to happen like that-- especially when it seems that it was a total fluke. UGH! Please pray for me to get my peace back about it. That's what I'm praying for (well besides the obvious of keeping me and C healthy!). I'm so thankful he is a squirmy little thing, b/c that helps me to know he is doing good in there.


Tomorrow I am going to my mom's while Ryan is working. We are making Christmas candies/cookies/junk food :) Okay, well everyone else is making the stuff while I sit and watch and eat it! haha!


Thursday and Friday are filled w/ Christmas gatherings... the farthest we have to go is to my parents though- all of our things are at their house w/ different sides of their/our families so I'll only have to go like 5 min. from home-- nothing too stressful! If I don't post before then- I hope everyone has a MERRY CHRISTMAS :)

Trip to Triage...

Well, yesterday I felt fine all morning... I was working and excited that I only had to work 2 days this week. My mom brought me chinese food for lunch. I ate... then I started feeling weird... couldn't breathe very well... but I just figured it was C being on my lungs (like he is a lot of the time). By about 2:45pm I decided I was going to go home a little early and lay down and stretch out and rest... Hadn't slept too well the night before due to B being up coughing a lot of the night. I stood up to put my coat on and I've passed out enough times in my life to know what was coming... so I sat down in my chair right away and said "I think i'm going to pass out"... I was also feeling very nauseated. My Co-Worker ran to get our Co. Health Nurse, Amy, whose office is right next to ours. They came back right away to check my BP. The first time she took it she couldn't even hear it... the whole time I could barely stay upright in the chair b/c I was blacking out. She tried again and my BP was 74/64... Extremely low obviously. She took it again and it was coming back up it was 80/72 I think... Still way too low, but I was already feeling a little better... My color was coming back they said... I had started sweating and was freezing, but felt normal again. I called my mom to come get me b/c Ryan was in KY working on a job. Amy also took my sugar and it was fine- 114. After I called Ryan and let him know what was going on she took my BP again and it was back up to 104/80. It was the weirdest thing and I felt fine, but of course we decided I needed to go to triage and get checked out. My mom took me down and Ryan was leaving KY to come home, but he was a couple hours away. They got me into observation and hooked up to monitors. C's heartrate was doing fine. Thankfully through the whole thing he was moving like crazy so that was def. reassuring to me. My BP was low and then high at the hospital, but after they got me settled in it returned to normal. My dr. isn't in on Mondays :( but the nurse called and talked to one of her partners Dr. Brown.... who actually delivered Brycen and was on call when I went in w/ Andon and was in on my c-section w/ Andon, so she is the next dr. that I feel the most comfortable with. She said that dehydration can cause it, but I didn't feel dehydrated... I've been that way quite a few times in my life... she didn't know what would cause it really to bottom out like that... they said I could go home and rest and get plenty of fluids since everything looked fine w/ me and baby C. I have my regular check up today at 4:50 our time w/ Dr. R. I'm anxious to see what she has to say about it all. I stayed home from work today to rest and I'm off the rest of the week anyway.


With all that being said, it also is a reminder of how fragile we all are. Please keep praying for me and C until he gets here safely!

Christmas With The Knepps

Friday evening we met Ryan's parents and the rest of the family at the chinese restaurant in Washington for supper.

Brycen and Jayce at supper

After supper we went back to Phil and Marilyn's to open gifts. Brycen was excited to be having Christmas BEFORE Christmas- lol.

a remote control car that goes on the wall

walkie talkies


camera from aunt sonya and uncle john

getting into his stocking

"Santa" (Phil) came to visit- Poor Santa got revealed though b/c Brycen pulled off his beard, lol.

my sister in law, Sonya, and I... (and Corbin) :)

After we had Christmas we took Brycen over to Rich and Melissa's to have a sleepover w/ Isaac for Isaac's birthday that is this week. We didn't know if B would actually sleep over at their house or not. Ryan was prepared for a late night trip to pick him up, but we were surprised and Brycen stayed the whole night! Ryan had to work yesterday morning so he picked him up after he was done working. Brycen kept saying, "well yah I stayed, b/c I'm five now!" lol -- not too sure I like him being five!

Our friends Chelsey and Ryan came for lunch yesterday and brought pizza. We hung out and caught up- we hadn't all been able to hang out since around last Christmas due to the other Ryan's job. We miss them! It was good to catch up yesterday.

We met Ricky and Brittany at the mexican restaurant in Petersburg for supper and then they came over to visit. The boys played wii all evening while me and Britt talked about babies :) lol. I can't wait to find out what they are having this week-- either a little girlfriend or a BFF for Corbin!

Today we stayed home from church. I'm not supposed to be traveling farther than an hour away from the hospital in this 3rd tri-mester... since we already live 45 minutes from the hospital, church is def. past my limit. I've been going anyway, but Ryan is getting nervous! I'll probably try to go a few more times at least anyway... I think surely I'll know if I don't feel good and we won't go. Ryan went and got us donuts this morning and then we all watched "Elf"! It is my favorite Christmas movie :) We are going to go have tacos at my parents tonight. I'm so excited to have my brother home from college for a few weeks and we will be glad to hang out w/ him tonight.

I can't believe Christmas is this week... I'm looking forward to only working Monday and Tuesday.

29 Weeks 3 Days

29 Weeks and 3 Days

8 and 1/2 Weeks to go

I really grew in the past couple weeks if you check out the last belly picture!

Week 29-- Appt.

Yesterday, I had a check up w/ Dr. R. Everything went great. My BP was 110/70 and I had no weight gain... so still standing at 14 lbs total. Corbin's heartrate was 158 and he is still measuring right on track! So far, so good. Each time we get good news it brings us a little closer to meeting our precious little bundle of joy!


I hadn't planned on being off work before the baby was born... seems kind of pointless to me... but my husband seems to think otherwise. He thinks I need to take off sometime after the beginning of the year and try everything I can to keep myself healthy. It's something I guess we are discussing... Could you pray we make the right decision? I don't have a strenuous job- I sit at my desk all day and it keeps my mind occupied, but I do see where he (and everyone else it seems) is coming from too... I'm just not the type of person to sit around and do nothing for weeks! I fear it might make me crazy! lol. If my BP decides to do anything crazy then I guess I will for sure. I had a couple high readings, but then took it again and it was fine. I told Dr. R about it yesterday and she said as long as it goes down w/ the second reading then I'm okay, but if it doesn't then she wants to know right away. I guess you could say- we are all a little on edge.


I am so excited for Christmas- I love this time of the year. I know we have a lot going on the next couple of weeks so hopefully that will speed this up! At the most we have 8 1/2 weeks 'til we meet this little guy and I absolutly can't wait to kiss his face!


I noticed a knot on Brycen's neck yesterday, I think I'm turning into a hypochondriac or something.... but I took him to the Dr. this morning. It is swollen lymph nodes- he said probably left over from his body fighting off infections over the past couple of months... He wasn't concerned and just said to watch them- but this momma is always worrying!


I need to get another belly picture- it's been a couple of weeks, maybe we'll try to do that tonight!