Good News!

I had my 4th ultrasound to check on the location of the placenta and my need
for a c-section as my due date gets closer. The technician took all the measurements of
the baby and then the doctor came in. She looked for a minute and then let out a laugh
and said that I had no need to be there! The placenta has moved from the very bottom of
my uterus to the very tippy top. A serious miracle.

So I don't have anymore ultrasound appointments and I don't need a c-section. Yay! It
was such good news and I wanted to let everybody know.

We know that lots and lots of people have been praying and fasting for us and we are so
grateful. The power of the Priesthood is evident here as well and my testimony has been
strengthened.

The technician said that from his measurements he already weighs 6 1/2 pounds (give or
take a little). She took some 3D pictures and you can see that he already has chubby
cheeks. The measurements moved my due date up to May 17th but my midwife said that
they won't officially change it. I guess I will just be ready starting mid-May for this baby to
come.

Thank you for all your love and prayers.

Now we just need to pick a name...

Cheers to being a mom for 2 years!

Luke is 2!

I can't believe it.

We gave him 3 different birthday parties. We love birthday cake and will make any excuse to have some.

One with the Shumway cousins, one with just Dave and I and one with the Hales cousins.

He has been obsessed with basketball lately (probably because his dad plays so much of it!). So I tried to make him a basketball cake. I looked on the internet and I don't have a prayer of making a fancy cake. But orange icing and chocolate topping works for me.

I could write a huge post about all the things that he is doing but I will put the top 5 that come to my mind:

1. He repeats everything you say. My mom says he is like a little parrot because you can always count on him to say what you just did. As we left the house the other day I said "dang it" because I forgot something and sure enough a second later I hear Luke say "dag it".

2. He LOVES his daddy. As soon as I mention anything like "daddy's coming home soon!" he will wait by the door until he comes home.

3. Whenever we leave or anybody leaves the house, or just the room for that matter, he always says "back!" He wants to make sure that we are coming back.

4. If I ever leave and come home from something he runs through the house with his arms open wide and a huge smile on his face until he finds me. That sweet sound of "mommy!" is so precious to me. He does it for his daddy too. Precious boy.

5. Whenever we talk about his upcoming baby brother he will kiss my belly. He is going to be such a sweet big brother.

6. He loves Buzz and Biddy (Woody).

Okay so I added one more.

The pregnancy is going well. I have an ultrasound coming up to check on my placenta. I will let you know what happens.

And here are some pictures of what we have been doing lately.

I love this boy.

111 days

I just looked at my friend's blog and noticed that on the side where it lists her friend's blogs it showed that I haven't updated our blog for 111 days.

That's a long time.

And honestly a lot has happened since then.

I am 5 months pregnant with a boy. I would have bet money that we were having a girl. For some reason I just felt like we were. So when I saw the "evidence" on the ultrasound I let out a laugh. We are having a boy! And I am more thrilled than ever. It will be a while before they can wrestle but I know that they will be precious together.

I feel like I have a best friend-in-the-making for Luke.

We had such a hard time finding a name for Luke that I don't think there is any hope for this one. It's interesting to me how we like completely different names when I was pregnant with Luke and those ones just don't seem to fit with this one. I can definitely feel his little Spirit.

The day after we found out the gender I was had an appointment with my doctor who told me that I have "complete placenta previa". I had no idea what that was (placenta what?). It means that the placenta is completely covering the cervix. Which means the baby can't come out the normal way and I will most likely be getting a c-section. That was at first my biggest concern but after researching it and talking with the doctor I was informed that pre-term labor is highly likely as well as bleeding.

If I was a pioneer I would be on a countdown to my death.

And I wouldn't even know it.

That thought keeps coming to my head and I am so grateful for modern technology and science that our Heavenly Father has blessed us with. Because of the ultrasound we can know so much and prepare.

The doctor didn't put me on bed rest but she did put me on pelvic rest. And if you don't know what that is I will let you look it up. When I lay down to go to sleep at night I usually have 2 contractions with high pressure but never any pain. I just need to take it easy.

I have another ultrasound on March 7th to check the placenta. If it is still complete than I will being meeting with the doctor who will do the c-section. And things will get more intense after that.

I am having faith and I know that Heavenly Father is in charge. I feel very protected and I know that we will have a healthy baby boy at the end of all of this. The journey might be a little crazy until then but we will be blessed with an addition to our family.

We moved into Dave's parent's house as they are leaving on their 2nd mission on April 5th to the Mexico City Mexico Temple. I LOVE the space and having a house that is more than fully furnished. They are such sweet people and Luke loves them dearly. He calls them Papa and Amama.

And Luke.

He is my precious little boy! And he is turning 2 on February 18th. He makes my life have so much meaning and laughter. He is my right arm and loves just being wherever I am. He is starting to talk so much. Sometimes he will say something to me and as I try to guess what he is saying he will cock one eyebrow and look at me like I am crazy. And he is all about basketball. If he knows his daddy is going to play basketball somewhere (and he does most nights) Luke just gets his hat and jacket and says bye to everyone. One night Luke and I weren't going to go because the game was later in the evening but when he saw Dave in his playing clothes Luke wouldn't take no for an answer and got dressed and walked out the door without me.

Everyday I plan on beginning potty-training but it only goes that far. I have no idea what to do.

My sister comes home from her mission in June! Yay! I am so excited. I miss her like crazy.

And my older brother leaves for Iraq in a couple of weeks.

I think I have been trying to deny it and pretend that it's not really happening. But I need to face the facts and just pray for him. And all the rest of the soldiers out there.