I love the life I have been given. I am very blessed and I now know the Lord is always with me! I had an orderal a few months back (October 6th 2008 to be exact) and although I now have a new heart condition to live with for the rest of my time here (by no fault of mine) , I am here. I am here to love and be loved. I am here to see and be seen. I am here to live and to be present! So that's what I do. That's what I am doing. I am here and enjoying all of it! I plan to be here as long has the Lord wants me to be and I plan to live it up! There are no more tears for this. It is what it is. It's a part of me, a part of who I am and will forever be. I will make this heart beat for as long as it is strong enough, but I have already warned it to be ready because I love hard and long and have no plans to change that so it will need to keep up with me not the other way around!

Week 30-31

8-9 Weeks To Go Summers here and we are taking full advantage of the awesome weather and the sunshine. I feel wonderful with the small exception of a little heartburn and my sciatic nerve bothering me. I went to the Chiropractor today which gave me a lot of relief. The kids and I gave Daddy a nice set of pictures for father's day of us and the belly. He loved them and then Tony also gave him a monster truck and Sissy gave him a Daddy's little girl necklace that she promised to wear all the time. We also went camping up in Hocking hills at Old Man's Cave with Beth Billy Riley and Samantha. We all had a great time and the weather was perfect. I just went in this past Thursday for my 30 week appointment. Everything was perfect I am on two week appointments already because of some Braxtion-Hicks contraction I've been having. The kids and Corey and I took a Big Brothers Big Sisters class today which was a ton of fun the kids took dolls and got to diaper them and learn how to swaddle them and hold them correctly. They also watched a movie about the baby coming out and then different things to expect before and after the baby comes home. We also toured the birthing floor and one of the rooms where the kids will come see mommy after the baby is born. This was all very exciting and fun to hear all the different questions and comments they had. Beth is throwing us a baby shower in two weeks and I am looking forward to that also. It's always fun to celebrate the baby and it's so exciting to not know what it is in there, the kids are always talking to it and asking it to kick once for girl and twice for boy but we still don't have any idea and I don't have a good feeling of what I think it is either. We have started working on getting the crib and things together which is very exciting for Gracie and I. Every time I show her anything she gets so happy. I am so happy for her. Only 9 weeks to go and we can't wait. Corey is once again taken back by the size of my belly and thinks it's so much bigger this time (it really isn't). We are still trying to figure out the name. This week it is

Baylee Michelle or Kasey Kenneth but one of the little girls in the class we took was named Claire and Corey was making suggestions that he still liked that? So who knows what will happen in the delivery room Gracie and Tony have there own picks too. Gracie wants Gabriellia and Tony is stuck on Johnathan. I think they may be a little disappointed! We will see! Well I will try and do a better job of keep everyone up to date we have been very busy and July isn't going to be any better!

24 Weeks Pregnant

Hello Everyone,

Happy Spring although I haven't been enjoying it much due to my eyes watering and sneezing constantly. But I think I will make it! Tony and I went to see Dr. Bowen today and we got to hear the heartbeat again which is always reassuring. My glucose test was perfect and I wasn't anemic this time which is a change but all good things! It was a pretty easy going appointment which we always like to have! They gave me my registration packet for the hospital and I laughed. I think sometimes I forget I actually have to push this child out. I also signed Gracie and Tony up for a Big Brothers & Big Sisters class in June which should be really fun for them. They get to take a doll and learn how to swaddle it and diaper it! I will be sure to take plenty of pictures of Tony putting a diaper on anything. That will be a site I'm sure.

LOL, Terri

We enjoyed a beautiful day at the Cincinnati Zoo with Gracie's Kindergarten class. The tulips were all at full bloom so we took advantage of that! We were able to see all the animals that were out and we also went to the petting zoo. Gracie and Tony had a lot of fun petting the billy goats. I think the new baby will love doing all these fun things the kids and I get to do while Daddy is busy at work. Poor Daddy, we did take a lot of pictures for him and we are planning to go back sometime when he can join us since he likes the gorillas and polar bears so much!

Week # 21 Hello Everyone Well we have reached our halfway marker and went to the doctor over the Easter holiday we left the sex a big surprise but saw the little piggies and hands. We were able to see the profile and the face and saw the baby moving all over the place which Gracie really enjoyed although I think she likes feeling and kissing mommy's belly a little more right now. We have been discussing names a lot right now our girl name is Baylee Michelle and the boy name is still up in the air but we like Frankie, Johnny, Joey, Casey, and Charlie all with the middle name Kenneth. The boy name may be one of those delivery room decisions. We will have to wait and see. At the ultrasound the tech said the baby weighed 14.5 ounces and was 10.5 inches long which at the time put my due date at August 22nd but we are still keeping it the original date of August 27th just in time for Labor Day! And if this one holds true to the other two I will be delivering on a Sunday, my kids tend to favor that day for some reason which is fine with me! LOL Terri