Baby & Cast Update

First of all...we had an absolutely fabulous Thanksgiving. My parents were able to come down for the long weekend and brought another couple with them that have been friends of the family since before I was born. It was so fantastic to have Thanksgiving in our new home. We are so thankful for all of our family and friends...and baby Jack too! We hope you all had a great holiday with your families.
The cast has officially been removed and replaced with a walking boot. We just got home from the doctor and he said I can walk on the boot and if I start to experience any pain in my leg I need to rest. I will have the walking boot for 2-3 weeks and whenever I feel comfortable I need to start working my way towards a stirrup. I don't have to go back to see him until after the baby is born to have some xrays done to check all of the progress. John and I are both extremely excited for me to be a little more independent. He has been great through all of this but both of us were very ready for me to be able to walk, shower and get around without assistance.
We have officially entered in to the 3rd trimester. We are 27 weeks along and feeling great. The munchkin is growing like crazy and my belly is too. My appetite is growing as big as the baby as well. We have another appointment with the Ob today and we'll have another sonogram to check a few things that they couldn't see last time. I'll also be having my glucose test to make sure that I don't have gestational diabetes. I'll update later this week with news from today's appointment and any other news we may have.
Love and miss you all!

26 weeks

Okay, so we're 26 weeks along and things are still going fantastic. Only one week until cast removal and we are both SO excited. It seems like my belly grows overnight, it gets bigger everyday. The heartburn has increased, it doesn't matter if I eat spicy food or drink water, there should be some antacids close to me. I have several cravings but the most dominate one is crab rangoons...I want a lot of them all the time. Food has become one of my best friends, because I am hungry all the time. I'm not able to eat a lot at each sitting but in just a short time after eating I am ready for some more. Our little munchkin is still very active and he is even more active after I eat. John has been able to feel him kicking and punching around. Last night John and his friends got the baby furniture upstairs and in to the nursery, now it just needs to be assembled.
On another subject, we are so excited to have my parents and close family friends, The Hutsons, down to our house for Thanksgiving. John took me to the store on Saturday and we got all of our yummy ingredients for a fantastic turkey dinner. We have so much to be thankful for this year and I can't wait to share it with family. I wish all of you an amazing and fabulous Thanksgiving!
Love & Miss all of you!

25 Weeks!

Hello All!

This is the most recent head shot of our munchkin, taken today at our appointment. He had his hands up by his face and was being pretty shy so the pic isn't as detailed as some of the others have been, but I still think he looks adorable. He weighed in at 1 lb. 13 oz., I can't believe he is almost 2 lbs. His heart rate was great, my blood pressure was great and all is good in our world today. We go back in 2 weeks and will have another sono to check on a few things that they couldn't get a good picture of today and I will also have a 1 hour glucose test (standard procedure to check for gestational diabetes). This will all happen on "get the cast off day". I can't wait to give you all that update. Tyson is also doing well, he loves lying around with me during the day and resting his head on my growing belly...he has got to be the cutest dog in all the world. I know John is getting pretting tired of playing nurse to me during this whole leg mess but he has been fantastic! I don't know what I would do without him. We have so many things to be thankful for and today has been full of reminders. Once again, I hope all is well with ya'll. Love and miss you! -R-

Fantastic Baby Shower

Well...Saturday was the day of the baby shower in Kansas City. It was amazing! My Mom really out did herself. We had delicious food at Cafe Verona and she even had individual cakes for everyone that were covered with blue polka dots...I just LOVE polka dots. After the shower John and I couldn't help but feel extremely lucky. We got an amazing amount of baby items for Jack. He is going to be so rich in love, family and friends. We feel so blessed to have had so many of our friends and family at the shower and to have gotten so many lovely gifts. We also received some lovely gifts by mail from some family that couldn't attend. Thanks Grandma and Aunt Marilyn. All is good with the baby and the leg. The leg seems to be healing well and the baby is VERY active. We have a sonogram appointment on Friday, so we'll have new pictures of Jack. Hope all is well in your life and we love and miss everyone!