Ross's Birthday, The Baby Shower, & 21 weeks

Ross' birthday was on Feb. 9th. We celebrated his birthday on the Friday before. We made plans to have a cake made where the inside was dyed either pink for a girl or blue for a boy. Then when we cut into the cake everyone would be able to find out what we were having. We were so excited to share this moment with so many people from our family. Steve and Julie hosted the party, my Dad and Ginger, Mama Jo and Papa Staff, Uncle David and Aunt Beverly, and Michelle and Cooper were all able to be there. Michelle and Cooper were even a little late to Jeremy's game cause they wanted to find out. We are so blessed to have so much family so close. It was a very suspenseful evening!!!

The cake.

He blew out all 26 candles!

IT'S A BOY!!!!
(I think Ross is a little proud!!)

Ross got a ceramic figurine of Goofy and Micky dressed up as cowboys that turns when wound up and plays "Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys". It was in his grandparents (in Mo.) old house and when they sold thier house we forgot to tell them not to sell it. We thought it would be lost forever but, Julie found one somewhere on the internet. He also got a cardinals pillow for the nursery from Aunt Beverly and Uncle David.

We have several girls in our class at church that are expecting babies. Amber Byrd is due in April and is having her 2nd baby. We had a baby shower at our house for her and the new baby girl. It was fun to do all the pink. Kristen Cumbie helped me make the diaper cake. I just put it together and Kristen made it look all pretty.

The cake and table from the shower.

Well we had a very eventful week. We were going in for our regular doctor's appointment and a tornado hit Edmond. It came very close to our house, so close that the street in front of our neighborhood has been closed all week. Ross went home and grabbed Maggie, our puppy, and headed to his parents house before it got really bad. I had just left school with Ginger and we stopped and took cover at Old Navy. That same night we got a call to come and pick-up Jackson's crib. So we went and picked it up. Ross and Chris put the crib together last night. It makes the nursery really look like a baby will be here soon.

Jackson's Crib

Well, we are now 21 weeks preganant and I am beginning to get a little belly. Jackson's heart rate is in the 150's and I have only gained 4 pounds. Everything looked great on the ultrasound. Jackson is in the 30th percentile in everything. I have been feeling him move since around new years, but Ross has got to feel him move the last couple of weeks. It has been really exciting and Jackson is a wiggler. I just loving being able to feel him move and it is amazing to imagine what God is creating inside of me. After waiting for this for a while Jackson truely is a miracle and gift from God.

The Catch-up

Okay so it has been a while since we have written. Sorry for the wait. I am now 18 weeks and growing by the day. I have been to see the doctor a couple of times since the last time I wrote. The baby is growing and I have only gained 2 pounds at my last visit. We made it through the holidays and even got some stuff for the baby. We got our bath tub, car seat, stroller, a blanket my nana knitted, and some socks. Our favorite present was a camera that my parents got for us. It is really starting to become real now. We don't know for sure what we are having, but have decided on our names. If it is a boy it is Jackson Ross, and if it is a girl Leah Kathryn. We go back to the doctor next tuesday and will find out for sure what the baby is. Here is a picture of me this week. Ross's Birthday is on Febuary 9th so we might keep the gender a surprise until then.

8 weeks

Well I am almost done with the 8th week. So far this has been a good week. I feel great and just so excited to have the opprotunity to experience all of this. God truely is awesome.

The seven week picture.

Here is my belly at seven weeks pregnant. 33 more to go!!

Our first baby picture

On Friday Novemeber 7th we went back to the doctor for an ultra-sound. She moved the "magic wand" around to reveal one little sack with a tiny little piece of rice inside. We were so excited, I just held my breath. We then got to see the heartbeat on the screen. It was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. I felt like it showed us a little piece of God's ability to make miracles happen. We then went and showed my mom and sister, called the great grandparents to tell them. I then took the picture up to show my dad at school. He was a beaming grandpa. He was showing off the picture to anyone who would look at it. I then went back up to school to finish off parent teacher conferences. We then meet Ross's mom and dad at Chili's for lunch and showed them the picture.
It may look like a little white blob, but it is the cutiest white blob I have ever seen.

Telling the Grandparents

After we got the results of our blood test we decided to go ahead and tell both of our parents. We went out and bought them each a onezie and a ball for each of the granddads. We then went to my parents house. My mom, dad, mindy, and her boyfriend drew were at the house. We told them we bought them an early Halloween present. My mom opened the sack to find a onesie that said "who needs santa, I've got grandparents." My mom just stared stunned for a second and my dad said "you think so, huh?" I then announced that I was pregnant. My sister Mindy was aparently not really focused and it took me telling her twice for it to sink in that she was an aunt. We were all really excited and hugged and talked about baby stuff. We had to leave pretty shortly after to go over and tell Ross's parents the news.
When we got to Ross's parents no one was home from work yet. We had to leave the Halloween gift on the counter and just wait. In about 10 mins both mom and dad had showed up at home. Ross had to make his mom wait to open the present till his dad could get in there. She opened up to find a onezie that said "what happens at grandma's stays at grandma's." Ross's dad asked if we were trying to tell them something and Ross responded "yes." His mom ran over and was jumping up and down trying to hug us and a little teary eyed with excitment. Ross's dad then came over and hugged us both with a big congratulations. They were so excited.

The Beginning

On Friday morning October 24 we took the test. Ross was still asleep in bed and I was getting ready for work. As I was about to leave I decided I should check it just for peace of mind. It took my breath away to see the word "pregnant" across the little screen. I ran in and turned on all the lights in the bedroom, jumped in bed, and shoved the stick in Ross's face. He was so groggy I don't think he really understood till later. We then realized that we had no idea what to do now that it was actually positive. So we call Jeni, Ross's cousin, and asked her. She was so excited for us and told us to call the doctor and make an appointment right away. We called and went in for a blood test at 8 am. Around 2 that afternoon we got the results. We really were pregnant!!!