Life with my sister

My friends and coworkers were kind enough to give us a shower this past week. They went way out of their way to celebrate Henry with us. It was a fun time to visit after work and open fun baby gifts. The shower was extra special because Jules and Anna came to town for it and spent the night with us. I was so proud she made it to one of my showers. It meant a lot to have Henry's Juju there with me....and Anna too! This was our final shower. We feel so blessed to have all we need to create a nice and fun environment for our baby boy. The Shower Hosts - These are the great people I work with everyday in the marketing department. The Cake - They knew I loved this saying and had the cake made to match it. It was as tasty as it was cute. I had no idea how puffy and swollen I was in these pictures until today. Little did I know I would be in a hospital gown 24 hours later because of it. Mercy. Henry's Aunt Juju and cousin Anna Kathryn. We are still the only girls. Yay ! Anna g...

I am here. I am alive. I am going to make it. No fear. I am now on modified bedrest. I can go back to work but have to take it extra easy. She will check my bp again next Thursday and see how things are ticking. I am so relieved to have some activity back again. I was about to pull my curls out lying in that bed watching daytime TV. How depressing that is. How do people do that all day? Whew. I would honestly break out in tears of boredom several times a day. I can see how people go crazy and call HSN & QVC all the time. Bless them. As for my mouth...it is on the mend. I have had a week, I tell ya. I think I am ready to give birth after all the pain and chaos of these past few days. The dentist said he had to think that pulling a tooth with only local anesthetic had to be worse than birthing a baby. We shall just see about that in a few weeks. Henry is perfect, moving like crazy and I do believe my belly is bigger this weekend. I cannot see my feet! My swelling is pretty much gone...

I love to read. Books, magazines, newspapers, blogs. It really doesn't matter what it is, I just like to read it. I read 10 or so blogs a day. Some of people I know and some of people I don't know. I don't always comment on blogs. I just kind of stalk them! I'm a blog stalker. We also have a blog stalker. I'm thinking we have more than just one, but this is about one in particular! You know who you are! She also reads blogs, many of the same ones I read. She is all about what is going on in their lives. She even wants to talk about them as if she is personal friends with them even though she isn't. When we see each other we talk about the blogs, but I have never felt like sharing any information about the blogs I read with other people until now! Over the last few days I have read a couple of blogs and they had such exciting news on them I wanted to tell Stephen. I caught myself a number of times wanting to tell him of this news and of this even bigger news . I...

As you know Abby was sent home on Tuesday for bedrest . It seems her blood pressure was high. She went home Tuesday like a good girl and rested. And then Wednesday happened.... Her tooth hurt. BAD!!!! She has had tooth trouble for quite a while now and has made many visits to the dentists office. Well, she had to go back to the dentist yesterday for some more dental work so that the tooth wouldn't give her any more pain. She did this all by herself, while she was supposed to be on bedrest . What a girl! Then last night happened! She woke up in great pain around 1:00am and called the dentist at home! The call woke him from a deep sleep and he was rude to her and hung up. He called right back, apologized for being rude saying that he had been in a deep sleep and that he would meet her at the office in 10 minutes. ( Don't you just know that his wife heard the phone conversation and let him have it??!! I bet she hit him with the pillow and shoved him out of the bed!) ( I hope she d...

A man I hardly knew died 13 years ago. At his own hand. He didn't consult me. He didn't consult anyone. He had known me since my birth. I had known him since I was 12. We spent 7 weeks together in the 14 years I new him. I loved him. I love him. I miss him. He was my biological father. Because of him I have freckles, bigger hips than I would like, and strange looking feet. Because of him I have a family that I love and desire to be with, I have an insatiable appetite for books and I know about unconditional love. Because of him I grew up in a home full of love. I was taught God's love and I shared the last name of everyone in my home. He left me devastated. But not nearly as devastated as he left his wife and two other children. Those that saw him daily. Those that talked to him everyday and saw his smiling face. Their lives were changed forever. My life was changed forever too. A part of me is missing and always will be. I know what his thoughts were, I know how he was fee...

It has been a busy and fast couple of days. Monday morning Anna and I headed to Jonesboro . Abby's co-workers were hosting a shower in her honor and we wanted to be there. It was great fun! She got lots of great gifts. Cute, cute, cute things. The cake was so cute and tasty. Her friends and co-workers were so sweet and kind. There are many pictures to post. Anna and I had a great time. We got to see Henry's room and it is so much more than the pictures allow. Abby is so good at decorating. I should really take notes! Abby had a doctors appointment today and her blood pressure was high. HIGH! So they monitored it for a while and sent her home until Friday. Henry is already causing problems. Abby has to rest and stay down until Friday! So, I'm asking that you pray. Pray for Henry that he is safe and healthy. Pray for Randall that he remains strong and has just the right comforting and loving words to say to Abby to calm her fears. And pray for Abby. That she remains healthy, ...

Randall painted Henry Henry's first Halloween costume - ha! Abby