New Car for Brandi

We bought a 2006 Honda Pilot to replace my 2001 Plymouth Neon. I am so excited! It is so nice, and I feel so much safer. Abby wanted to be in the picture, too!

28 Weeks - Definitely showing now!

Mike and Jeff's Graduation Crawfish Boil

Kelli and I planned a Crawfish Boil on May 17th for our husbands. They worked so hard to get their MBA. We are so proud! We had it at our house and had so much fun! The weather was great!

BABYMOON VACATION!

We went on a babymoon! Our last trip with just the 2 of us! It was to celebrate Mike finishing his MBA (woohoo!), our 2 year anniversary (4-29-08), and my first mother's day. We went to Hyatt Lost Pines in Austin/Bastrop at the beginning of May. It was fabulous! We highly recommend it. I got a mother-to-be massage and hung out at the spa while Mike played golf one day. The rest of the time was spent by the pool, eating, reading, and relaxing. The first picture is of the hotel entrance, and the 2nd is our view from our lounge chairs by the pool. The 3rd pic is Mike truly relaxing, and the 4th pic is me wearing my maternity bathingsuit for the first time (although you can't really see it). The 5th pic is Mike in the golf cart - the course was beautiful. We met Amanda and Colby in Austin for a yummy Mexican dinner and Amy's ice cream one night! The 6th pic is of my belly at 26 weeks and Amanda's at 36 weeks, and the last pic was of Mike and Colby's bellies. It was so great to see them.

Pre-Term Labor

Some of you already know this, but at 25 weeks (and our 2nd wedding anniversary - April 29th), I spent a night in the hospital. I felt bad that day and the day before, but we had had a busy weekend and I just thought I was tired and needed to rest. When I lay on the couch that night, I noticed that the uncomfortable tightening was happening every 8 minutes. I read on the internet, talked to Mike and my mom, and finally called my doctor who told me to go straight to the hospital and she would call and let them know I was coming. It was a little scary, but God gave Mike and I both such peace through the whole process. Mike prayed for us in the car on the way to the hospital and was so encouraging through it all. After getting me in a bed and attached to an external fetal monitor, it was confirmed that I was having contractions. They gave me 3 shots every 15 minutes of Terbutaline (which made my heart race to 130 bpm!) then kept me overnight to take the same thing orally. I thankfully never dilated and got to go home the next morning. I was on bedrest that day and limited activity for about 2 weeks. We already had a babymoon vacation planned for part of that time, so that was good. I have learned to take it easy and not push myself like I usually do, which is hard for the busybody in me. God is teaching me some good lessons on being still and being quiet with Him. Thankfully, I have been fine since and look forward to a full term baby!

25 weeks! A little bigger!

Here I am at 20 weeks!