Another Change.........

8.31.09: Well how does one begin such an emotional Aug. it has been.......after posting my pregnancy I started spotting on Aug. 15th and gradually over the weeks to come it got worse so I got blood drawn and an ultra sound on Fri. Aug. 21st which really didn't give me a solid answer....and then Fri. Aug. 28th the cramping started and I just thought "oh no NOT again!!" Went to the Dr. today and got another ultra sound and heard the words NOBODY wants to hear "you are going to miscarry"....I knew when I went there that was going to be the outcome but still to hear it from the Dr. was (who was my last hope) crushing. I miscarried before Avery so I wasn't naive this time around but still I had hope......just this time around was so different. With the first one yes I was naive I had no clue what was happening and it happened so fast not this time......the baby quit growing at 5 weeks and one day......I was 8 weeks and 3 days when it finally happened. I was told since we were leaving on vacation Sept. 4th I should get a D & C since the Dr. didn't know when I would miscarry and I had a day to think about it. I just prayed that I would miscarry and not have to go through that procedure yet.......and later in the day nature took its course. I will still have to give blood before I leave and then again when I get back to make sure my levels are back to zero then they will know everything has passed.

I know God has a plan for our lives we just don't see the big picture or know what it is until later and I know when you miscarry something is obviously wrong....none the less it's tough! Then I think how truly blessed we are if I didn't miscarry before Avery well then there wouldn't have been Avery! Can't imagine life without her so I'm hoping for the next time that will be the result too!

Thank you to everyone for your support and encourging words during this time in our lives!!! We are truly blessed with a great family and many, many, many friends!

UPDATE 9.02.09......well I had to make another unexpected trip back to my OBGYN today to make sure everything was out and good news it is and this means I won't have to havea D & C now before we leave or when I get back NOR will I have to have my blood drawn on Fri. morning before we leave NOR do I have to go to my follow up appt. on Sept. 22. Praise the Lord! Next time I need to see him is when I get pregnant again.

Avery's Big Girl Room Part 2...

The other morning Avery was naked girl for 2.5 hours and went to the potty so I decided to put BIG girl panties on.....you can see she's so proud but an hour later she wet them.......oh well keep trying :)



Avery's new sheet's and Quilt:

She said "thank you sooo much for my froggy sheets and my quilt is so pretty!" She is so sweet! Then last night when she went to bed she said "oh my new froggy sheets I love them!" (thanks again Nana for paying for my quilt!)

She loves her BIG girl room and I am so happy she does!

Summertime 2009!

Well summer is almost over (man it sure went fast but then again we didn't have a very warm summer this year!) Just some miscellaneous shots from Aug. 2009.

Avery and I spent a few hours alone at Proper's Pool.

She likes to see how far she can dip down in the pool with her floaties.

Running through the sprinkler.

Silly girl!

Ahhh I love this picture!

Having fun on her swing set!

I can't tell you the name of these flowers but they had a ton of the wood boring bees all over them and the bees were covered with pollen. Can you spot the bee?

Holmes County Fair 2009

Well we made it to the Holmes County Fair. I really didn't want to go but it was fun to see Avery enjoying herself and I didn't mind the distraction. She had a BLAST! She is just growing up too fast. She got to ride the rides this year and all by herself except I rode the carousel with her. I wasn't sure how'd she do since she never rode a ride in her life but she LOVED them. She loved all the animals again and couldn't get enough!

This nice girl let Avery pet her bunny.

Avery was so excited looking at and touching all the animals.

Yes the Holmes County Fair even had a camel.

Again she is so tickled at all the animals!

Aunt Jonna hung around with us for a bit and we saw a friend I went to school with and her daughter let Avery pet her horse then Avery asked to ride it!!!

She only got to sit on it and said "that was fun!"

So we thought we'd let her ride the ponies and she wasn't happy when the ride was over!

Then onto the dinosaurs. She loved it!

When we were riding the carosuel she kept saying "go higher horsey!"

Then onto the motorcycles. She had to sit in the back since she wasn't tall enough to ride in the front seat.

We ended the night with ice cream!! YUM!

BIG Changes.........

Well as of Monday we will officially be landlords (or hope to be!) We had the opportunity to buy our neighbor's house. We signed the papers today but it won't be recorded until Monday. If you know of anyone that needs a house to rent send them our way :)

Picture of our rental......more pictures to come on the before and after of the inside.

Hi everyone! I just wanted to let you know what a BIG girl I am.....I'm in my BIG girl room, I'm going potty more regularly AND I gave up my bottle (well I didn't mommy took it away...Avery was only getting one in morning and one at night but it was WAY past time for her to be off the bottle) AND her biggest BIG girl role yet...........................................

Isn't that so funny!! Mommy is having a baby 4.9.2010!! I'm 6 weeks today and feel fine, besides the "normal" symptoms but thank goodness so far no morning sickness (I didn't have any with Avery either). I had my 1st Dr.'s appt. last Fri. and have my next one on Sept. 3rd which they will do my 1st ultra sound to make sure the baby is ok! Needing every prayer I can get since you know the older women get the more negatives that are against us! Ok think that's all for now :)

I did it!

At the beginning of summer it didn't take Avery long to jump in the pool by herself.......well then Daddy and Pop-Pop were throwing her around and she went under one to many times so she hasn't jumped in by herself for quite awhile.....till today her and I went swimming and I was catching her and she said "I jump myself"...and she did!

So Sealy!

Hall's got Avery this seal sprinkler and ball for her Birthday in June and it's FINALLY been hot enough for her to play with it! She had a ball ;)

So tired........

Then eating a go-gurt.

She's telling me she's getting a brain-freezer!! :)

So Silly!