Yay Christmas!!!!

Well, Christmas came again! Connor was sooo much fun this year. He comprehended much of what was happening and the anticipation was so cool! As you can see from the pictures, his "big" present was a bike....which he was greatly anticipating!!! (Thanks Mimi and Grandpa ;). It was so wonderful to spend time with family--all of the clan was in town and it was awesome to spend Christmas together. Connor had a blast with the "big boys" a.k.a. Tim and Andy--they were so good to play with him!!! He also got a ton of attention from his cool Aunt Marce and hilarious Uncle Ross, and of course, his beloved Auntie Anna! ;) We spent the afternoon at Grandma and Grandpa Smith's house, and the kids had a blast playing with their toys. All in all a wonderful celebration with family and friends! We got to see Auntie Teah, too....who quickly became a favorite after letting Connor jump all over her AND bringing him leggos--woohoo!
Love and blessings to all, and a happy and blessed New Year!!!

Wonderful News!

I had my appointment with the Perinatologist at Riverside this morning. I had a very, very thorough ultrasound done, during which everything with the baby looked "perfect" (praise God!!!). During the consult after the ultrasound, my regular OB called my cell phone with my updated test results (he had me re-take the 24 hour urine test on Wednesday to see what was going on), anyway, everything came back perfectly NORMAL!!! Only 100 mgs. of protein vs. the 2,500 mgs. that showed in the test last week. Once again I've managed to totally perplex these poor doctors!! ;) They are working with the lab to try to determine whether or not this was a lab error...but at this point, we're in the clear!!!!!!! YAY!!!! I was soooo, soooo elated this morning (and all day long)! I'm so thankful to the Lord for good health and so many blessings. The specialist also told me quite a few times to, "relax, and not worry." And, that this would be a "great pregnancy". So, I'm going with those words!!!!

I did find out on Wednesday that they are eliminating my position at The Works at the end of March. We have mixed emotions about this, but are trying to look at the positives. I will be home indefinitely with the babies, and at this point plan to try to build my custom artwork business from home, once things settle down a bit. :) I'm sure God will provide, we just have to remain faithful and try not to be anxious (easier said than done sometimes :). So far we are doing well in that department, though!

Above are a couple recent pics of the Con Man! ;) He looooves his airplane hat, and likes to wear it.....a lot! ;) Sorry--too lazy to go to photoshop and rotate them....I guess you have to turn your heads?! One of these days I'll remember not to turn the camera when I'm shooting pics! ;)

Just a quick update!

Sorry, haven't updated in awhile! We've been having fun, enjoying the start of the holiday season with our excited and animated little guy!!! Connor looooves the Christmas tree. In fact, he constantly says "I wuv it....I wuuuuuv Mis-mis tree!" And, he says this while literally hugging the tree.....pretty comical! :)

Things have been going pretty well with this pregnancy, although I did have to do a 24-hour urine collection (gross :) the other day, and found out that I have 2,500 mgs. of protein in my urine--anything over 300 is considered high. Sooo, my OB is working with a Perinatologist who is going to squeeze me in sometime on Monday or Tuesday. I was instructed "not to worry this weekend", so I'm really trying not to....and doing a pretty good job of it so far! (Surprisingly enough, for me).

We would appreciate prayers for a conclusive and good appointment with the Perinatologist this week....we're trusting God and know that all of this is in His hands, and that's always our comfort during stressful times! We'll be sure to update after we get the results!!!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend and enjoying this joyful season!!!! Only 17 more days until Christmas....eeeks....I haven't even started to shop yet!!! Better get busy! ;)

Love to all!