March Madness

I cannot believe 3 weeks have gone by since my last post! We've had a super busy March so far with house sitting, babysitting, nursery planning, parenting class, and of course the arrival of Mr. William Becton Spencer! I just have to show you some pictures of the big day and how precious he is! It has been so fun to see some of our best friends welcome their sweet boy and be there to experience it with them. We love you Spencers!

Getting all cleaned up! Just a few hours old!

Proud new dad and dad to be watching Becton in the nursery!

Lindsay and I with the beautiful momma! Did she really just give birth?!

Getting to hold 2 day old Becton! I may or may not have visited every day they were in the hospital...but hey, I work there :)

Love this picture...friends starting a new phase of life together!

  

Nothing sweeter than seeing my good looking hubby hold a baby :)

So that was definitely the big event of the week! Thank you Lord for a healthy baby and momma! Tami and I also have the same doctor so it was fun to get the inside scoop from her :)

I also had my glucose test this week to screen for gestational diabetes. I had to drink a REALLY sweet drink with 50grams of sugar (I chose fruit punch flavor) and then go to the lab an hour later to check and see how my blood sugar responded. Then I had a quick check up...belly is measuring good, blood pressure was great, and baby girl's heart beat was strong and fast as usual! The exciting appointment comes in 2 weeks at my 30 week appointment when we get a sonogram! woohoo. Can't wait to see her again! She is moving like crazy. Dr. Fogwell said her bottom and legs are up top which is why I am feeling her kicks right under my ribs :) She definitely has her daddy's energy level, ha. 

And I know I am overdue to post a belly pic so here I am at 28 weeks this past Wednesday...

28 weeks

By the way, maternity shorts are awesome. It's definitely the first time I've worn elastic pants since about 1st grade but they are so comfortable. Thank you Old Navy. 

Alrighty, well that's all I've got for now! There are so many exciting things coming up in the next couple of weeks...Miss Lola Houston's 1st birthday party, trip to FL with the Bowens (we leave Thursday!), shower in Shreveport on April 7th, baby girl's crib being delivered! And actually in just a little bit I am headed to a prenatal massage that my mom scheduled for me...could she be more awesome?! I am seriously so so thankful for how the Lord is blessing us during this time through so many of you guys...our family and friends. John Paul and I are so grateful and we love you!

25 weeks

I cannot believe it's already time to do another update! Here I am before our date last night...

Baby girl is approximately a pound and a half and over 13 inches long! She is starting to gain baby fat instead of being so long and lean. At our 24 week appointment her heart rate was still up around 160 and she is moving more than ever in the past few days. I can literally see her moving sometimes which is completely crazy :)

As you may have noticed in the picture I got my hair cut...it had gotten ridiculously long and thick thanks to those pregnancy hormones/vitamins! I am feeling good and have been trying to workout on the elliptical or treadmill at least 3 times a week to keep my back and legs strong to support the extra weight. For those of you who know about my back problems you know this was a worry for me. But so far so good and I am very thankful!

Also, Breshard moved out last week so John Paul and I spent a good chunk of this weekend cleaning out the guest room. We also picked up a dresser and book shelf that was GIVEN to us by the lady John Paul nannys for. The Lord's provision continues to amaze us. So now we get to start putting baby girl's room together which is very exciting!

By the way some of you may have heard what baby girl's name is but I'm going to do a separate post on that this week! We LOVE it :)

I just have to end this post by thanking the Lord for giving us this sweet girl. I get more excited every day to meet her. It is so humbling to know that she has been entrusted to us and that we get to be her parents. What an amazing gift.

Thanks so much for all of your prayers along this journey. We are so grateful to be able to rest in the promise that the Lord loves our baby girl even more than we ever could and that she is in His hands!