I get to Brag....

because some things are just brag-worthy! Brett made the DEAN'S LIST for this past fall semester and I am so proud of him!!! He never ceases to amaze me. This was one of the more difficult semesters of Dental school and he did so well. Not to mention he was home so often that we couldn't even tell it was hard. He's such a hard-worker and excels in everything he does. He's much to humble to tell anyone himself, but this is something I can't help but share. Brett, WE LOVE YOU and are super proud of you.

My sweet Great-Grandma Cottam passed away yesterday. It's difficult to lose a loved one, but I Am glad that she is in a better place. I know she is happy. I'm so grateful to have had her in my life and she will certainly be missed. I wish I could've been there to say good-bye...I think being so far away is the hardest part of all of this. I'd sure love to be home with family to celebrate a wonderful life.

A special day for our family

It's Kobe's birthday today. It's seriously hard to believe that it has been 6 years since I had him! I am so glad I can look back on his life with much more joy than tears (in fact, there have not been a whole lot of tears for a few years). He taught us so much in the short 26 days that he was on this earth. I had experiences that are really special to me...so much so that I don't share a lot of them because there is no way to express the emotions & spirituality that was involved. Kobe is such a special part of our family & we are so grateful that the Lord saw us fit to be his parents. Would I change things? I'm not sure. I know most of you can't imagine losing a child (nor can I), but I am 100% positive that this is the way it's suppose to be. Maybe we all agreed to this before we came to earth? I'm just glad that I have the perspective that I do. Such a great life to celebrate. WE LOVE OUR KOBE!

Some STATISTICS for you....and such

WEEKS TODAY:



CERVIX LENGTH in CENTIMETERS:



PROGESTERONE SHOTS TAKEN:








PROGESTERONE SHOTS TO GO:












BELLY CIRCUMFERENCE in INCHES:



HOURLY AVERAGE CONTRACTIONS ON A GOOD DAY:









HOURLY AVERAGE CONTRACTIONS ON A BAD DAY:



AVERAGE NUMBER OF POTTY VISITS EACH DAY:










THINGS I VERY MUCH DISLIKE THESE DAYS:









THINGS I'M ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL FOR THESE DAYS:



HERE'S TO 10 MORE WEEKS!!!!!!!

2010!!!

So many great things happened the past year:

-Quinnlyn TURNED 4
-Brett & I celebrated our 6 year ANNIVERSARY
-We had a fun SPRING BREAK vacation in FLORIDA
-We took a spontaneous trip to UTAH
-Avery turned 2
-Brett successfully completed his 1ST YEAR of DENTAL SCHOOL
-We got a visit from my side of the FAMILY in June
-We found out we were pregnant in JULY
-Brett's parents visited in OCTOBER
-We hosted our very first THANKSGIVING
-We got 2 new NEPHEWS & just recently a new NIECE

Here's to an even better 2010! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Happy Birthday to my hubby!

I can't believe Brett is 29!!!!! That is crazy! I wish we could have done more to make it a special day, but with me stuck on the couch, we weren't able to do much. It was pretty much a regular old day...except I did manage to talk him in to dinner at Outback. He suggested we get it to go, but I refused to eat cheese fries after it had been sitting for 15 minutes! We even got him a Wal-mart birthday cake (much to my dismay, because I usually like to make the birthday cakes....maybe next year) with toy trucks on it. For his birthday present, he is going to buy himself a new flatscreen TV. Hopefully it will make up for the boring day he had.





My husband is seriously amazing! He is the best dad around and always finds time to play with the girls even with his schedule. They are so lucky to have a dad who is so involved with everything they do. I'm so lucky too! He has certainly picked up more than his fair share of duties around here. He has been extra good to me the past week, getting me anything I need & making sure I don't do too much. We are certainly going to miss having him around all day.

Brett, we love you and PROMISE that we will give you an extra special birthday next year!!!!!

The Latest on this Baby

The best news is that I am STILL pregnant! Yay! Today I am 24 weeks and 2 days (every day is important). Twenty-four weeks is a milestone, because if I were to have this baby, he would be viable (meaning he has a chance of survival).

No Labor and Delivery visits since Christmas Day, but I have been having contractions like no other. Not painful ones though. They come about 2 minutes apart for a good 2 hours, and then taper off to about 15 within an hour. It's a little nerve-wracking to say the least. Read any pregnancy book or talk to any doctor, and it/they will say more than 6 an hour is too much. I've been trying to ignore them but it isn't easy when all I do is lay here all day long. The doctor's remedy for my contractions is bedrest (yes, I am officially on bedrest), a daily does of 'Pro-cardia' (a calcium blocker), lot's of fluids, and an empty bladder. Put 3 of those together, and they are pretty contradicting. MORE FLUIDS=MORE TRIPS TO THE BATHROOM TO KEEP MY BLADDER EMPTY, WHICH MEANS I AM UP AND DOWN EVERY 10-20 MINUTES.

If you'd like to follow my cervix (which is what we're following right now), two weeks ago I measured 4.5cm, last week I was down to 3.5cm (a whole cm less in 4 days), and today I am at 3.4cm. What a relief for me this week. I was sure these contractions were causing a lot of trouble, but I'm glad I was wrong.

I see my doctor every week now along with the weekly cervical checks.

That's it....in a nutshell...each day is one more closer to a healthy baby. I just wish the days would go by a little bit quicker.