First Doctor's Appointment.

Well we finally had our first doctor's appointment yesterday for the baby. We started a new doctor this time because my old one is retiring this month. I am not really fond of change, but he seemed really nice! All is well with the baby, the doc. estimates that I am 7 weeks. I think Frank was a little disappointed because he was convinced that I was farther along =) Oh well I don't mind baking a little longer. So my due date is October 26th. He of course wants me to do another c-section. So he told me that he typically does them about a week before due date. so around the 19th is what he said would be good. Now keep in mind Caylob's birthday is the 21st. Ha and Jaycob and Liana's birthdays are really close too.

He of course was worried about my last pregnancy, but is convinced that it has no bearing on this pregnancy, so he decided not to consider me high risk.The only two risk factors are my weight and my past c-sections. So I will do the normal routine. Up to 26 weeks I will go every 4 weeks, then go every two until I am 36 weeks. After 36 weeks I will go every week. He was really good on giving details. I will have an ultrasound at around 18weeks. Not soon enough for me, but I will deal with it ;) Also I am excited to hear the heart beat which should be next time. Our next appointment is on April 7th.

Over all the visit went great and I am good with the doc. Frank likes him too because the doctor included Frank in on the conversation, unlike Dr. Fitts. He always made Frank feel like he had no say so in my pregnancies.

I am feeling very fatigued, I cannot wait until I get my energy back! I don't know what I will do with myself. But until then I will do my chores in spurts.

Have a good one all!!

Well here goes.

Well most of you know already, but I am going to make an official announcement on my blog. I am pregnant. We found out on Friday. Yes this will be number four. No we are not nuts...lol. Well maybe a little. But yes we do know what causes this and we do believe that we have mastered the art. Just haven't gotten the art of preventing it down yet.....hahaha. But we are super excited.

Ok this is weird. We had decided on doing a joint birthday party for Bradly, Ricky, Krissy, Frank, and I on Saturday Feb. 14. because we all have a birthday in either Jan. or Feb. We still do a little something special on our birthdays, but we always have a joint bash I guess. Either way. I had been wondering what to get Frank and praying too. I just could not come up with anything. So the day before I was sitting there and all of a sudden something tells me to get a pregnancy test. I now believe it was not something, but someone...catch my drift. I had no signs except for tiredness and my vision was a little blurry. But I figured that was from my new glasses. Well I thought to myself, " Ha that would def. be a gift to cover Valentine and birthday, if it was positive." I kinda went into it thinking that nothing would come of it and I would still wind up having to come up with something. But I have heard quite a few times here recently about how God has a sense of humor...lol. And the rest you guys can figure out. Lets just say I had MY gift covered and I guess Frank did too...haha.

Now I will tell you the story of what happened the day we found out. Friday I was making cupcakes for Caylob's class' Valentines party and I needed more sprinkles for them. Wal-mart was completely out so I had to go to the $ store.So Frank, Liana, Jaycob, and I loaded into the van and headed into to town. While in the dollar store I picked up a pregnancy test and before I went outside I hid it in my purse so Frank would not see it. And yes I paid for it. =) Either way I got back in the van and we went to the bank. We kinda agreed that Frank would go in and that it would probably be a min., so we decided for me to go to my mother-in-law's house, which is right down the road, to pick up some things and let Liana go potty. She was doing the "dance" in the back seat the whole time we were trying to figure out what to do. So either way I went ot Dot' s and let Liana do her thing and when she was done her and Jaycob went to play. So I decided to go ahead and take the test. Well in less than a min. the lines appeared and all I gasped and could not breath in for a min. I was def. happy and shocked. Either way I decided right there that I was going to wrap it up and give it to Frank for his Valentine/Birthday gift.

Ok Frank had been up ALL night working and was up really late in the day from all the errands we ran, so he was really cranky. We were in our room and he was ranting about something, I really was trying to listen but I kept zoning out debating on giving him his "gift" early. Finally I decided that it may help lift his spirits if I gave it to him. And I was being selfish too because I did not want to have to hear it all day ;) But either way I pull the test out of my purse and hand it to him. He looks at it and says, "What's this?" Then he said," Are you?....Really?" The whole time I am sitting here laughing and shaking my head yes. And a smile krept across his face and did not go away for the rest of the day.

He was so excited that he went to call my Mom because he knew that she would make a big deal out of it and scream with excitement. HAHA and she did! Then he announced it to the world I believe on Facebook and Myspace. So much for keeping quiet until the first trimester is over...lol. Oh welll he is a proud Daddy and I love that about him.

So now for the details. We are probably due at the end of October. I am trying to get ahold of a doc., because my reg doc. is not accepting new pregnancies due to his retirement in March. I mean come on I am special enough to make an acception for aren't I...lol NOT!! I would retire too as many babies as that man has delivered. I am actually looking forward to trying a new one. I have one that is in my plan that has beed recommended. A friend of mine also told me that she believes he is a Christian man. So as soon as I can get someone to answer the phone there I will make an appointment.

I will keep updates on here for those of you that do not have to suffer being around my emotional self these next 8 months. And for those of you that do have to put up with me I am sorry in advance. Just give me a bit I will get over it =)

Please keep us in your prayers.

Have a good one all!!!

Foto

I know I know it has been a VERY long time since I last posted. But I promise I will try to be better at it.

Today is Friday folks and that means.....Foto Friday!!

TODAY'S THEME

SWEET HEARTS

Have a great day everyone!!!!

Giveaway!

Hey everyone I have a friend that is doing a giveaway on her blog for the cutest necklace. Go on over and check it out, even non bloggers can enter. Good luck guys! Click here for the blog, and while you are it go ahead and read what she has to say, I love her blog =)

Have a good one all!

A sad day in NW TN.

Today a hero was brought home for the last time. Cpl. Keith Eric Essary from Dyer County TN was killed Jan. 7th (US time) in Afghanistan due to a suicide car bomber. He was 20yrs old and gratduated in 2006. Just a baby. He was a very hard worker and committed to his country. His honorary procession, where the military gives possession of his body to the family was today.

I was able to watch the procession and honor him as he was brought by my house. There was a sense of pride and such sorrow at the same time. I feel for his family and have them in my prayers. I never knew Cpl. Essary, but I am extremly thankful to him for his heroism and willingness to defend our country and our rights. I cannot say how proud I am to be an American. Obviously there are "changes" that I don't like coming, but I am still proud of my country and the men and women that defend it. So thank you Cpl. Essary for your ultimate sacrfice.

As I was standing outside for the procession a little while ago I had a man that pulled over right in front of me and got out and held his cap over his heart. He is a Vietnam veteran and is very bitter towards this war. He kept looking over at me and telling me, this should not be happening, we should have never been there in the first place. But really think about this, had we not gone over there and set up some kind of government what would we have today? Another Sadam I believe. I may be wrong, but I feel that we were meant to go over there. I do however believe that we should have been long gone. But things take time. I know that some do not agree with me, but I feel that God has a perfect plan and that us going there was and is part of it. And I fully trust Him to take care of His children.

Which brings me to this, I have a question for you. Do you know that if you died today, where would you go? With the way that this world is today, I belive that the end is soooo close that it is knocking on our back door. Jesus will be here soon to take His children with Him. Will you be one going? I pray that everyone of you will. I love each and every one of you. And am praying for you all.

Please keep the Essary family in your prayers and please, please, please support and pray for our troops.

Have a great day.

Today's theme is

"HAPPY FACES"

I absolutely love this one of Liana! I call it her Gerber baby picture.

Kids are so funny!

Ok well it is 1am and I am still up because I have 2 children that think that they MUST sleep in my bed when Daddy works nights. So now that I have gotten them back into bed I must wait up to make sure they go to sleep and not wait till I go to sleep, and come back to my room. Sneaky little guys.

Anyways since I am up, and the news about little Kailey's body being possibly found is so depressing so I don't really want to watch it, I decided I would blog about the conversation that I heard this evening. It was bed time and I was getting the kids to clean up the toys like every night and they were in Liana's room tidying up a bit. Well they have a Sesame Street toy that is really for babies, we call them stand up toys because babies learn to stand with them, and it is annoying when they sit there and press the same thing over and over. So I keep hearing it and finally I hear Caylob speak up. This is how the conversation went. BTW Caylob has been carrying around his new Bible all night letting me know that it is the Word of God and the Word of God is a sword. I love it!

Caylob: Sissy do you want me to cut you with this sword?

Mommy's ears start to burn on this one just waiting on what was next, I was in the living room btw and they had no clue I was listening.

Caylob: This is God's word and it is a sword and it will cut you and then you will believe in Jesus.

Now mind you I was picturing him in there waving his Bible at her and she is ignoring him all the while pushing the same button on this Sesame Street toy.

Caylob: Sissy are you bored?

Liana: No I Sissy

Caylob: No Sissy, I said SISSY are you bored?

Liana: NO Cayob I said I Sissy! Frustration mounting here

Caylob with the same frustration: No Sissy, I was asking you if you were bored.

Still pressing the same button... Liana: OH! Ok....Nope

I could just see the light bulb above her head come on. And I could not help but to laugh. And that was the end of the conversation. I thought Caylob was about to preach to her to begin with and it ended like.... yeah ok whatever and they were done, even though I was waiting on a sermon, it was still too funny! The funniest thing is. Liana is really smart and pretty much knows what you are saying, but she has her Daddy in her and if you do not ask the question specifically, you WILL get a run around answer. That is soooooo her Daddy!

Either way I found it amusing, hope you did too. I am off to bed now, praying that they are asleep. (crossing fingers)

Have a good one all!