Two Months and Counting

I can hardly believe that we only have roughly two months left until Bean will be with us. We are sooo excited. In the last couple weeks my little belly is starting to grow larger. I thought I would never start to get the belly going on. Not that I want to be a huge massive whale but some sort of proof that I am with child. I don't want people thinking, Girl you be drinking one to many Milk Shakes. It's possible that September second I will give birth to a pineapple milk shake but I am pretty sure there is a baby bean in there. ((:

Last week we had a pretty good scare. I had some lab work done to check my vitals. I guess to see if I was still alive. I drank the old orange koolaide. (No I am not in a cult) They just needed to see if I had gestational diabetes. Don't worry I was all clear. In fact Dan took me out to eat and I had a piece of carrot cake to celebrate. (I am a carrot cake freak! CREAM CHEEEESE!!!) They also took blood work to check to see if I was vitamin deficient.

So anyway Friday afternoon right when Dan was getting ready to head out of town for a week I get a call from the doctor. Girl you need to come in right now and have a shot. You can't come in on Monday because that will be to late. You have to come today. You have ______ blood type and you are not compatible with your baby. You have to come right now. I was like.. OOOO.K. Slooooow down there buddy... How do you know when you have never run blood work on my husband nor know his blood type. I said, let me call my husband to see what his blood type is. Dan of course says give me there number. Yes Sir! He calls them and is like what is up! She was like uuuuuuum! Sorry we misread your paper work. He was like, how do you misread paper work??? He calls me back and tells me all is well. Dan my hero saved us from unnecessary shots. Not to mention another thing added to his plate before he left town. Praise God for having a concerned husband. God is so good to us.

The lab results did show that I am a little anemic. I just need to take some iron tablets. I think it is because I don't eat a lot of meat. I can't eat Red Meat at all because I can't digest it properly. Other than that Bean is growing like a Bean Pole.

While we were spending the day at the Doctors office they did a ultra sound to check our placenta's placement(Placenta Previa) to make sure it had moved out of the way of the birthing canal. We are almost in the clear. They said it should be safe at this point to have natural birth but she scheduled us one more ultrasound appointment for a sneak peak.

Anyway we got a few more ultrasound pictures. I will try to get those uploaded for ya soon. What is so cute is that he has a little leadership toe just like his daddy. (Smile!) He also has my brother's nose. I can't wait to connect the family tree to Bean's body. Ha! Isn't it amazing how we are the sum total of our families body parts. Ha!

I want to thank all our readers for taking the time to read our blog. All this love really makes us feel honored to have people out there that care about our lives. Thanks being excited with us.

Bean's Family

Friendship

Bean could potentially be my very best friend in life.. Isn't that a neat thought? When we have children we teach them how to love and to be good friends. Then they do the same to us..

27 weeks along!

Week Twenty-Seven

* Your little one's brain continues its rapid growth. Don't forget to share music, conversation, and even books with your baby!
* Response to sound grows more consistent toward the end of the seventh month, when the network of nerves to the ear is complete. Your baby's hearing continues to develop, he or she may start to recognize your voice as well as your partner's.
* Lungs continue to grow and prepare for functioning outside of the womb. Each day in the womb greatly increases survival rates!
* He also continues to take small breaths and although he's only breathing in water and not air, it's still good practice for when he's born.
* Eyelids are now open more. Your baby can distinguish between light and dark.
* Retinas have formed.
* Your baby will grow over � inch this week alone! You may suspect this phenominal growth rate repeats in the preteen years!
* Average size is now 14.4 inches (36.6cm) and 1.9 pound (875gm).

(This isn't bean.. The picture came with the artical.)

Falling for a Massage

After leaving our friends pool party, the sky opened up evil wrath on our little car. With every moment that we drove the wind began to blow harder. Each gust thrashed the trees forward as if a bully was pushing them around.. I looked towards Daniel with alarm when I realized I had left the umbrella up in the backyard. Not even a month earlier the wind had blown the table over snapping the umbrella and bending the leg on the table.

Thoughts of the snapped umbrella played over and over in my head as leaves stuck to the windshield. I don't think we are going to have anything left in the yard with this wind, I said nervously. In a focused voice Dan replies, I would drive faster but the wind is so strong. I know I keep thinking about the umbrella in the fish pond as well.

Pulling up to the house Dan opens the garage as I hop out of the truck with my belongings in my arms. Trying to avoid the rain drops, I puddle hop through the rain to the garage. As soon as I step my foot on the cement floor my left foot slid forward and then my right knee came crashing strait down with pressing force. A moment later I found myself face first staring at the lawn mowers tires. How did I get down here so fast?

With a scurry of movement Dan came rushing in and started frantically checking to see if I was alright. I just laid their for a moment as my mind did a mental check. Is there pain? Yes, Pain in my knee! Check! Hands throbbing? Check. How is the baby? Belly is on the floor. Is there pain? Sorta! But my boobs took most of the fall.

As I laid sprawled on the floor, Dan puts his hand gently on my leg and repeats. Are you ok? The first words were, Did you see that! I fell on the floor but don't worry my boobs caught the fall. Ha!

As I proceed to sit up I begin to gather my belongings from the rain. Dan pushes my hands away and says, don't worry about those things crazy lady! Come on, lets get you to the couch.

As I stand I begin to feel all the aches and pains surge through out my body. How can something so simple cause so much pain. It's not like I fell like a tree strait down. After about 10 minutes of sitting on the couch I realize Ice would be in order. Dan like the good husband brings my request and sits it on my knee. With soothing words he pets my hair and then goes outside to takes the still standing umbrella down. Shesh! All that worrying for nothing. I should have known God had protected my little umbrella.

Several days later I begin to get a dull ache in my back. Oh gee, I think to myself. Now I am really going to feel the full wrath of the fall. The dull ache slowly morphed into a shooting pain that throbbed down my leg. Every step I took began to become more and more painful. Finally I had to come to grips that I had hurt really myself. After standing in line at the grocery store for a grueling 45 minutes. The pain became so intense I could hardly stand. Soon as I walked into the house I crumpled on the living room floor. He says to me poooor baby. I say, don't worry I will get the groceries. He says, No you just stay there. I will bring in the groceries. Man! I should have gotten pregnant earlier. ARF!!

After coming home from work last night I am still feeling lots of pain. I whine to Dan, ohhhhh pleaaase buy me one of those foot massager's. He says, Ha! So you can just ask me later to rub your feet with lotion later. I said, O.K. will you please rub my feet with lotion then. He says, O.K. lay on the bed. With Bean doing the back stroke in my belly, Dan rubbed my feet, legs and back! I was in pure heaven. I had my boys and I was happy as a clam.

Today I have to admit I haven't been in as much pain. Though I can still feel the pain in the back of my leg. Course the pain is nothing like it was the days before. Note to self, Massage really does work. As well as sweet husband and a child like mine. I so am blessed...