{Watch Mommy Grow} 9 Months

Well, I'm not so happy to be writing this post today. Today is 2.0's due date and no sign of him yet. He needs to get this show rolling - there are too many people anxiously awaiting his arrival! I have an appt on Wednesday and I'm hoping that I'll be more dilated than a 1, but honestly, I'm not expecting it. My guess is, if my water doesn't break between now and February 28, he'll be an induction baby. I just do not foresee going to the hospital because of contractions. Please, please prove me wrong lil guy!!!

40 weeks!

And of course, a picture with my girl!

Please say a prayer that the next Baby 2.0 post will be pictures of our new lil guy!!! I'm not sure how much longer this Momma can hold out!

P.S. I am all caught up on the blog!! Finally and Woohoo!!!

{Watch Mommy Grow} - 8 Months

8 months!! So close, but yet so far away!!

I've gotten to see the Dr. here at Fort Leonard Wood and they say he is right on track. I am measuring right where I should be and his heart rate is great. My blood pressure is amazing as well. Luckily, I never had blood pressure issues with Katelyn either, so cross your fingers that continues. 2.0 continues to be an active lil guy!  I expressed my concern to the doctor that he was head up but thought that he had since flipped. She said they would take a look. So she brought in the ultrasound machine and looked and sure enough - head down! Praise the Lord! If he happens to flip, they would be willing to try the version before going straight to a c-section as the option. I was very happy to hear that! Stay tuned for one more month!!! So excited to meet our lil guy!!

35 Weeks, 2 Days

Katelyn always wants to be a part of the monthly pictures too!

Moving Day!

Well the day has finally arrived!! We are loading ALL of our stuff into 2 trailers and heading back to the good ol' midwest! We had great help on our move out and couldn't have done it without all our friends and family there to break their back for us. Katelyn had 2 of her best friends come to play - all 3 girls kept each other busy and occupied. At the end of the day they were all exhausted!

Just to clarify - the Army WILL hire a moving company to come to your house, pack your goods and move them to the next location. However, the Army will also pay YOU to move yourself. They pay you as if you are self employed. So when you do a full move they will pay us 75% of what they would pay a moving company and then we'll get to put it on taxes the next year and recoup even more of that 25% they took initially. BUT, aside from the money, one of the main reasons we move ourselves other than we have the means to do it is......nothing gets broken and if it does, well then it was our fault. We have too many friends who have nightmare horror stories about their moves and we don't have to worry about that. I've never had to file a claim with transportation and from the sounds of the process - I'm one lucky girl!!

Lots and Lots and Lots of boxes!

Grammie did lots of traffic directing with 3 little girls and a car!

Katelyn and Esmee out for a drive!

The Whites and us! I sure miss them :(

7 Months at this point

{31 Weeks, 5 day}

The trailer is getting full!! And we still have SO much stuff left!

Even Katelyn helped load!

Helping Daddy figure out how to put the plugs back in the washer.

A little pooped! She almost fell asleep on Pops' lap.

ONE clean, empty house!!!!!

Ready to pull out - Missouri here we come!

We left Hinesville, GA at 11 AM (EST) and arrived at Jack's parents house in MO at 1:15 AM (CST) It was a LONG drive but so much better than stopping at a hotel somewhere and trying to get the suitcases out and what not! Katelyn was THE.BEST.TRAVELER.EVER!!! I could not have asked for a better 2 year old especially to have one that had to be stuck in a carseat for 15+ hours!!! She's a Johannes after all! :) This will be the first of many moves for her. She was pretty eager to help this move, but I can imagine that eagerness will fade fast the older she gets.

{Watch Mommy Grow} 6 Months

6 Months!?! 3rd trimester!?! Wow!! This little guy is going to be here before we know it!! February is right around the corner; 3 more months and we'll be a family of 4! How our life is going to change - but I can't wait!

(November 15, 2011 - 26 weeks - 6 Months)

I went for my 26 week appt this past week. Baby boy is doing well! His heartbeat was in the 140s and my bump is measuring right on track. I still have a sinking feeling he's going to be a big baby - at least bigger than Katelyn was. I am hoping for no more than an 8 pounder!!

This little guy is on the go all.the.time!! My stomach is continuously bouncing, especially if I put any pressure on it. I guess he's telling me I'm invading his space! I have been telling Jack that I thought he was head up because there was just too much kicking down below and much more than I ever remembered with Katelyn. Well, my suspicion was proved to be right. The doctor took a quick peek and sure enough. His head is up! UGH!! I know I know - there is still plenty of time for him to turn around but Katelyn was always head down so I never worried too much. I just continue to pray he turns around because I really do not want to have a c-section.

Pretty much my only complaint - HEARTBURN! No matter what time of day; sitting or laying. I'm so ready for it to be over with.

Until next month......

{Watch Mommy Grow} 5 Months

October 16, 2011 - 5 Months

{22 Weeks}

I feel like I suddenly just "Popped" out. I'm definitely feeling pregnant!

I had a Dr. appt this morning. Baby Boy is measuring right on track, heart beat in the 150s, and blood pressure great! The doctor said the ultrasound pictures looked great and nothing showed on the sequential screening (screening for genetic disorders). He's starting to kick like crazy now, but not quite hard enough to feel on the outside.

I have a feeling that February will be here soon! Holidays, Move and then BABY!!!

{Watch Mommy Grow} 4 Months

4 Months - September 22, 2011
(20 weeks - halfway there!)

What's a photo shoot without Katelyn sneaking into the picture?!
And YES, there is lots of pink in this picture!

What's happening in GA?!

I'm going to try my best to post weekly on what is happening here in GA. We don't often get tons of pictures of everyday stuff.

Last Monday I had another routine doctor appointment. I was 16 weeks and the doctor said things looked good. The baby's heartbeat was 150. The exam room we were in had a portable ultrasound machine so the doctor put it on baby. Baby was "standing" up! (feet down, head up). Baby better get this position worked out before d-day comes! Jack was able to go to this appointment - this was the first appointment he's been able to go to so it was exciting that he got to see the baby briefly. Last week the baby seemed to be punching me in the ribs, this week not so much. It is fun to be able to start feeling baby a little more. On more exciting news......We will get to find out if baby is a boy or girl on October 4!! (If baby cooperates!)

Most probably know but if not - we are moving to Fort Leonard Wood, MO in December! We are sooo excited to be so close to family. Katelyn will finally be able to see her grandparents regularly and the new baby will begin his/her new life with lots of family around!! December can not come fast enough! I had been house hunting on the internet and came across what seemed to be THE P.E.R.F.E.C.T. house! I talked to the owners on the phone and for whatever reason they seemed to fall in love with me and told me that they would hold the house for us. Jack's parents were able to head to FLW a few days later and check it out and it was everything we thought and more! This house is about 12 minutes from post, has 5 bedrooms, 3 bath, den, formal dining room, eat in kitchen, 2 car garage, walk out basement, HUGE family room in basement, wet bar (small), storage room, outdoor storage on the back of the house, lots of closets and is 3400 square feet!!!!! I have a feeling we aren't going to want to move out of this house!! Oh and in case you didn't know, we're just renting. No more buying for us until we are settled permanently! So, since we have plenty of rooms, we will have LOTS of room for visitors ;) And I'll even get a craft/sewing room and the kids will have a play room. Glorious!

Thursday Katelyn woke up and mid morning I noticed that she seemed a little tired looking. I felt her and she was burning up! She had a 103.3 degree fever! So I started the medicine right away and it seemed to come down. But as soon as the medicine was starting to wear off, the fever came right back. I kept her up on medicine all day and the fever never really seemed to break 102! During the day it was as high as 105! Then in the evening, it continued to climb. At about 6:00, we decided to throw her in the tub and see if we could get it to come down a bit with a cool bath. Poor thing - she hated every second of it! We ended up giving her a sponge bath and got the fever to come down a few degrees. Before we put her in the tub, her fever had climbed to as high as 106.7-107!!!! We were starting to really freak out now! It came down a bit again and then I checked her about 10:30 and it was back up to 107! We really didn't want to head to the ER for them to tell us that we were doing everything possible and send us back home at 11. She really didn't have any other symptoms besides the high fever. Thankfully after another dose of motrin at around midnight it finally broke and we were saved a trip to the ER. She battled a lower grade fever on Friday and was kind of crabby on Saturday and Sunday. She must have picked up a bug at school but BOY was that a scary situation! I don't think I've ever been so worried or scared with her before!

Some more exciting news - Katelyn is pretty much completely potty trained!! She hasn't had an accident in, well I can't even remember now! I know there will be one here or there, but so far she is doing amazing. I still haven't completely put all trust in her, she still wears a pull up to school and if we are going to be away from the house for a while. Although, if it's just a short trip, she does well. Of course, we are no where near ready to work on night time training yet, but I'm just thrilled with our progress this far. Something FINALLY clicked! Praise the Lord!

Well - here's week 1 . Let's see how long I can keep this up!!

{Watch Mommy Grow} 2 and 3 Months

There hasn't been too much going on around here, hence the lack of posts lately. Just hot as usual and now we're preparing for Hurricane Irene. Every track shows a slightly different track, but for the most part, it looks like the worst should miss us. I'm sure we'll have plenty of rain and maybe a little wind, but hopefully not anything more than that. We're praying she "Hooks" east!
It wouldn't hurt my feelings to move outta this joint without going through a hurricane!
Time will tell!

On a different note - lil peanut's been cooking and starting to pop out more and more every day. I'm ready for the "fat or pregnant" stage to pass! I have my next appt right after Labor Day and Jack should be able to go with me so he'll be able to hear the heartbeat for the first time!

I've been feeling decent; not as great as I felt with Katelyn though. Boy?!?! Who knows, time will tell! And those that were bummed we did not find out the sex with Katelyn, will be happy to know we are going to find out what Lil Peanut is! Hopefully that appt will be in about 5-6 weeks! Then we'll know if Katelyn's prediction of Baby sister is correct! hah!

2 Months - July 16, 2011

3 Months - August 16, 2011