Jackson is finally Here!!!

There he is...Jackson Andrew Muffler. Wrighing in at a whopping 7 lbs 12 oz! With a height of 19 inches! Oh man it was so great! What a spiritual experience to see a child being born! Christina did awesome also, she only had to push for about 30 minutes or so, which was so good! Everything else went pretty good, nothing really too concerning. (he doesnt even have a cone head...well not a huge one at least) He does have 10 fingers and 10 toes (5 on each limb) and just like all the other mufflers, he hates staying awake past 9. haha! Wahoo! He's finally here!

Still Moving Along....Slowly

Well things havent been moving very fast. She received an epidural shot at about 3:00 because the contractions were starting to hurt. So now she feels a lot better. Later the nurses came and checked her and she was still only like 3 cm dialated. No big deal, she will just keep moving on, but it looks like its going to be a long night. Right now she is resting/trying to nap, but nothing else to exciting has happened. I will make sure to let you know on here as soon as everything happens.

She Went in This Morning!!!

Okay it says that this is Christina posting, but its not, shes a little busy right now, :) Yes she is in the hospital receiving Pitosin injections, on the monitor it says she is receiving 16 ml per minute. In fact I might have a cool picture about it. Anyways, Its me and Christina, and also Emily (shes the one taknig the pictures) but since I have so much time just sitting here, I thought "Hey I could post some of the pictures."

The end is here!!!

So I went to the doctor today. The bad news was that my blood pressure was higher (148/98) and I had more protein in my urine then before, but the good news is that I am going to be induced first thing tomorrow morning. With everything going on, my doctor decided it is better to not wait any longer and to just induce me!!! I did make it to 2 1/2 cm dilated so thats good. She said that my cervix still isn't optimal for induction, but it doesnt make sense to keep going on now. I have a non stress test today at 2:00. My doctor did say that if my blood pressure is higher or if there are problems when we do the non stress test then she will want to induce today. She wants to wait until tomorrow morning that way I won't be pushing in the middle of the night, but if things arent looking good then it will be this afternoon. How crazy! After all the waiting we are finally going to have our baby boy!! If you can't tell Im excited and so happy to know that I am done! No more bedrest!! Well, I will probably be resting a lot but it wont be mandatory!

Dr Appointment

Well, I had my doctors appointment yesterday and it went well. I mean, Im not having the baby so it didnt go THAT well. But everything is looking good. My blood pressure has stayed at about 138/80 so thats good. Its keeping calm. My doctor checked and I am 1 cm dilated- so that is definite progress from last week YAY! but still not enough to enduce me. She wants to see me at at least 2 cm. She said that since my blood pressure is staying pretty good it isn't forcing us to induce and by waiting a little longer she is hoping to avoid a very long labor and/or c-section. So, I guess she really does have my best interest at heart. She stripped my membranes (not the most fun thing in the world let me tell you) but it can sometimes start labor and help get things going. Jacksons head is still really high, so we need him to drop and that will help also. I go back and see her on Tuesday and hopefully I will be at least 2cm and then I can have the baby!! Tuesday I also go and have another non stress test done. At least they are easy tests and I dont get poked or prodded- plus I get to see Jackson on the ultrasound machine while the nurse measures the amniotic fluid. Anyways, we are just crossing our fingers that stripping my membranes works and that I get to be induced on Tuesday! Ill keep ya posted. By the way, I am still on bedrest, but she did add that if I feel a contraction to get up and walk around.

Non Stress Test

Well, the non stress test went well today. Jackson has been sleeping basically all day so the nurse tried to push him around to wake him up. That didn't work, so she had to use the little buzzer. He was not to happy with that, but it worked and woke him up! Everything looked good once he started moving. My heart rate was high again- 136. The nurse said that in pregnancy your heart rate goes up, but it should still be under 125. But since my doctor already knows about this and I have been tested I was able to go home (thank goodness). Other good news, he is still head down!

Another addition to why pregnancy is not my thing

Well, yesterday I had a non stress test appointment again. Basically just to make sure Jackson is fine. Well, he was doing fine and my blood pressure was doing fine but my heartrate was so high! When I was first there it was 151, then went down to about 113 then back up to 136. This was all within an hour with me just sitting there doing nothing. That combined with the fact that I hadn't been feeling well since Sunday made the nurse call my Dr. They were both really concerned about why my heartrate would be acting like I was running a marathon. So what did I get to do? Go to Labor and Delivery for monitoring. So my half hour trip turned into a full day at Labor and Delivery. When I got over to Labor and Delivery they hooked me up to the monitors again and also had a blood pressure cuff and a heartrate/oxygen monitor on my finger. My dr came in (one of the great things of having your drs office right behind the hospital) to check on me. She seemed completely baffled as to what was going on with me. So she listened to my chest and back and everything was clear. So more labs for me! They took some blood (thank goodness it was not the same phlebotomist as last time because the last one bruised me bad!!!) Anyways and they took a urine sample, and had an EKG done. I had never had an EKG done and did not know what to expect. For some reason I thought that it was a whole ordeal and took a long time, but that is not so. They put little patches on my ankles, wrists, and the left side of my chest and then I just had to lie still for like 30 seconds and it was over! Crazy! Anyways, after a couple of hours the results from all the tests came back, oh and during this time, I had a nurse change. My new nurse kind of laughed at everything that was going on telling me that I had been dealt a bad hand of cards (with the preeclampsia, Jackson being breech, and now the heart rate issue). Anyways, I kept thinking that I would be able to leave soon, but then when we finally got the results (at about 2:30), my nurse called my Dr but my Dr was really busy and not able to look at the labs yet so she faxed them in. So more waiting. Finally, at about 4:00 the nurse comes back in and said that my Dr had looked at them and that everything looked alright, but that Jacksons heart rate had dropped twice during everything. It is usually around 130, but twice it was down to the 100s or so and one time it lasted for about 2 and a half minutes. So my nurse said that my Dr wanted to check my cervix and see if it is favorable so she could induce me that day, but if it wasn't then we would keep monitoring and if his heartrate stayed good then I would be sent back home on strict bedrest still, but if it dropped again then we may be talking about inducing. Anyways, she checked and I was only 50% effaced (where the cervix is thinned) and not dialated. Bummer Deal! So then I was laying on my side for another hour of monitoring. Well, his heart rate stayed up and so I was able to go home. Which at that point I was more than ready to do. It was about quarter to 6 by this time. I had been at the hospital since 10:30 that morning! That makes for a long day.
Well, so now I go back for a non stress test on Thursday and then I'll see my doctor on Friday. Lets hope that my cervix becomes more favorable so she can induce me. All these issues are not making it any easier to be waiting, but whatcha going to do? Evidently Jackson is just perfectly content staying. But today I am feeling better (other than a low back ache and hips hurting but I think thats expected of pregnancy). So onward we go!

Some good but mostly bad news

Well, yesterday I went to the doctor. The good news is that Jackson has stayed head down. The bad news is Im still on bedrest, Im not dilated, effaced, and his head isn't engaged. So for now we just keep on waiting. My blood pressure was acutally pretty good yesterday, 136/90. My doctor said that since my blood pressure is doing alright that I'll just have to keep on bedrest and be monitored closely. So yesterday I had to have more bloodwork done and then a non stress test done. So they drew my blood, no big deal, but about an hour or so later I was talking on the phone with my sister and looked down and I had bled through the gauze that they had left on! Gross!! It must be something with my platelets being low I guess. Andrew was able to go to the hospital with me to go have the non stress test done. Basically you sit in a reclined chair with your feet up and first they do a quick ultrasound checking for the amniotic fluid. Mine measured just fine yesterday and we were able to see that it is a foot by my belly button that always goes poking around. Anyways, after the ultrasound they put on two monitors. One measures the baby's heart rate and the other contractions. Then you just sit and they keep a track of what the babys heart rate is doing. They like to see a good resting heart rate and then to see the heart rate go up when he is moving and then back down. Well, Jackson was super active when we first got there, so for about the first 30 minutes he just kept on moving and moving. They nurse actually kind of laughed and said that he needs to just stay still for a little while. Well, he must have listened because a little bit after that he finally went to sleep and was calm. Anyways, everything looked fine on the non stress test. He is doing totally fine and seeems to be unaffected by the preeclampsia thus far. Anyways, I go back next Tuesday for another nonstress test and then to the doctor on Friday. Hopefully next Friday we will have better news- like that Im dilated to a 3 cause then my doctor would induce me. Oh if only.

Oh the pregnancy drama!!

Well, last week I woke up to some really bad pain on my right side in my ribs. It was horrible. I ended up having some tests run and it came back that my platelets were low. I went to the doctor last Friday and when they took my blood pressure it was really high. This has happened a couple of times but usually if they take it after I see the doctor its better. Anyways, when I was talking to the doctor she told me that my platelets were low and that combined with the pain and high blood pressure I may have preeclampsia. She had me do some more blood tests and a 24 hour urine collection (so gross! you have to collect all your urine in a jug you keep in your refrigerator for 24 hours...such a pain!). Anyways, today they finally had all the results back and I have preeclampsia. Bummer deal. Here is a description of what preeclampsia is:
"Preeclampsia is a disorder that occurs only during pregnancy and the postpartum period and affects both the mother and the unborn baby. Affecting at least 5-8% of all pregnancies, it is a rapidly progressive condition characterized by high blood pressure and the presence of protein in the urine. Swelling, sudden weight gain, headaches and changes in vision are important symptoms; however, some women with rapidly advancing disease report few symptoms." (thats from preeclampsia.org)
Basically it starts to cause your organs to not function to their fullest- thus causing the drop in platelets and protein in urine. It goes away as soon as you deliver the baby. Anyways, my doctor said that I am now on full bedrest. I can get up to go to the bathroom and to get something to eat. Nice. Im just glad to know that I can have the baby soon so it won't be a SUPER long time on bedrest. I go see her on Friday and we will go over our options and decide what to do then. So everyone should update their blogs because I will have A LOT of free time now. As a side note, I think Jackson may have turned back but I can't tell for sure. I have the best luck with pregnancy (I hope you can sense my sarcasm). Anyways, Ill update again when we know what is going to happen. Hopefully Ill just get to have the baby soon- like this weekend. That would be great.

A Success

Well today I went and had the version done. It really wasn't bad at all. So my best friend Emily came with me because Andrew has student teaching and can't miss class.(He has already missed one day because I had to go in to have the baby monitored because of pain I was having, which we still don't know what it is). Anyways, we get there and they do an ultrasound of the baby. He is growing well! He weighs about 7 lbs 12 oz and has a big head! His head measured at 10 cm!! That is gianormous!! Anyways, after the doctor looked at the ultrasound and everything she said that everything was good and we could try to turn him. So after the ultrasound I went in and had a non-stress test done. Basically they put two monitors on my belly. One measures his heart rate and another contractions. They are looking to make sure that his heart rate increases when he is moving and decreases when he is still. If he is sleeping they use a little "alarm clock" as the nurse called it, to wake him up. Basically it just makes a buzzing noise. They also started an iv, basically just in case I had to have an emergency c-section (which obviously I did not), and gave me a shot of terbutaline (I think thats how it is spelled). The terbutaline relaxes the uterus, but not only the uterus but all smooth muscles in your body which includes your heart. This causes your heart to race- basically it felt like I had had a caffeine shot. It was crazy. They then took me back to the ultrasound room and had me lie down on the table. I was only lying there for about a minute and I started to feel like I was going to pass out. I sat up and evidently as soon as I sat up color started back into my face. The doctor said my lips were white. Once I was feeling better they monitored his heart rate for a moment and then the doctor started pushing on my stomach. Thats all that it really felt like, someone pushing on my stomach. With the first couple of pushes she was able to get him to roll over and down. It was really all pretty quick. It was kind of funny because he must have kicked or something because after the doctor rolled him she said "I know youre angry with me now." So Jackson like! She monitored his heart rate and said that he was doing alright so I then went back to the other room where they did the non stress test to begin with and had another one done. I stayed there for about a half an hour and he was responding just fine so we were able to go. So now he is in the head down position (hopefully he will stay that way), although the doctor did mention that I may not be even able to deliver him because his head is so big so that is something I will have to talk to my doctor about. Oh the saga continues!

Oh Jackson!

Well, as you can see from the little baby on the side we are only about 3 weeks away from my due date! That means that I am officially full term and can really have this baby any time. Oh, but there is one problem. He's breech- STILL!!! So I went to the doctor today and it was kind of funny because she was asking me if I had any questions so I mention to her that I think hes breech. She says that she was going to check that today. So I lay down and she goes to listen to his heart and she says, "Well, I can just look at your stomach and tell he's breech!!" She then proceeded to feel my stomach and how he was laying in there and sure enough he is laying exactly as I thought with his head in my right ribs. She says that since he's breech we should try to do what is called an external cephalic version. Basically, a doctor puts their hands on your stomach and tries to turn the baby. Doesn't sound too comfortable but whatever, if it will get him to turn so be it! So next Monday I get to go to Perinatology (again) and see if the doctors can turn him. Evidently, it has to be done in the hospital just in case something goes wrong (umbilical cord gets tangled, placenta breaks, water breaks etc) they can do an emergency c-section right away. Very comforting. Actually, my doctor said that there is only about a 1% chance that something like that would happen, its just one of those better be safe than sorry kind of things. The sad part is that Andrew isn't going to be able to come with me because of student teaching. He can only miss a maximum of two classes without his grade dropping, so we have to save those days for when I am in labor.
Anyways, other than Jackson being breech, everything else is looking good! My dad says that Jackson is being stubborn, just like his parents! Well, yeah, I can see that. I'll post again and let you know how the turning of the baby goes- that should be an interesting story.

Baby Shower

Okay, so I have totally slacked and not posted about my wonderful baby shower. Dan and Sharryll called me out on this one, haha, so I dedicate this post to them. But, in my defense my family was in town this whole past week. Anyways, the baby shower was so great! I was so lucky to have my mom, sisters (minus Bobbie who is far far away in England), grandma, Andrews mom and two grandmas and aunt all there. Emily and Kathy did such a wonderful job! We got tons of clothes for Jackson- tons and tons! Here are pictures from the day. (I should add a disclaimer, I choose the pictures that were most flattering for everybody. I really tried to get the best ones!)
Andrew's mom, me, my mom

Top row: Andrews mom, Nana Bev (Andrew's grandma Muffler), my mom Bottom Row: Grandma Lahoff (Andrew's mom's mom), Me, my Grandma Trapp

All of the family: Aunt Kathy, Andrew's mom, Nana Bev, my mom, Nicole & Shannon (my sisters), Grandma Lahoff, Me, Grandma Trapp

Overall, the shower was so great! I am so thankful for everyone who came! It was great to have so many friends and family there. I would post more pictures, but the ones that I have are of me opening presents so not very exciting. Haha.

Well, I should probably do a baby update. I am now only a month away from my due date so he can come any day now basically- which would be super fantastic. I go to the doctor every week now. I went on Friday and everything is looking good. They are watching my blood pressure closely because it is kind of high but so far everything else is good. Now if only we could get Jackson to turn and come out! Haha- Andrew has been making me walk so much that my poor feet look like clubs and I now have cankles- sad day. Lol. Thats alright. We are so excited to really be in the home stretch now.

All about Jack

Last night we went to the Jack Johnson concert up at the Usana Ampitheater with Emily and Dylan. It was a BLAST! Can I say that Jack Johnson is a very good entertainer. It was also enjoyable to watch all the drunk people around, it reminded me of going to the Britt Festival in Oregon. When we first got there two drunk guys hit on Emily and I. Mind you this was the beginning of the concert so how they were already drunk I have no idea! Later that night, a VERY VERY drunk girl came up to Dylan while we were sitting in our seats and started dancing around him. It was HILARIOUS!! The other great part was the drunk lady two seats in front of us- she was with her daughter and who we assume was her daughters boyfriend, and the woman was absolutely plastered! Everytime she came back to her seat it was with a different guy. Very funny. Needless to say, the concert could have sucked and we still would have enjoyed just people watching. It was great! We also had some highschool students in front of us (4 of them, 2 guys 2 girls- double date kinda thing). Anyways, we are all very grateful that we are past that part of our life. One of the guys really wanted to hold the girls hand but was too chicken! We were all sure that he would, but he did not. Anyways, here are some cool pictures from the concert.

Before the concert

During the concert while Jack Johnson is singing

Jack Johnson singing (Awesome!)

We all had a lot of fun. I was kind of unsure about being at a concert in August at 8 months pregnant, but it worked out really well. We had seats and so that helped a lot and for most of the concert we were able to sit down. Towards the end, everybody was standing, but I didn't mind, I just stayed sitting- you don't really need to see the person to be able to hear him singing. It was pretty funny, because Jackson was still for most of the concert and then when everybody was clapping and yelling for an Encore I think it scared him half to death because he shook quite a bit and then was moving a lot! I don't think he liked that, but it made me laugh. Also, Andrew thought it would be good for Jackson to have his first concert t-shirt. He found this onesie for Jackson.

In other Jackson news, Friday I had another doctors appointment and everything is still looking good. We are getting down to the final weeks! We are so excited. This week I was only measuring 2 weeks ahead- so I still measured at 35 weeks like I did at my last appointment. My doctor wasn't worried about it because she said baby's grow in spurts so we will have to wait and see where we are at next week.

Baby Registry

So, tonight Andrew decided that we should register at Target for Jackson. We went with Emily and Dylan which was great other than the fact that Andrew and Dylan got trigger happy with the gun. Andrew pretty much registered for everything that he saw so sorry if you see some random things- its all Andrew's fault. I tried to delete the ones that seemed really ridiculous (I won't go into detail as to what those were) but probably failed to get a lot of them off.
Emily and I did learn a good lesson though- NEVER let Andrew and Dylan use the scan guns to register for things- they'll go CRAZY!

Still Measuring Big :(

So today I had my doctors appointment. It was pretty uneventful for the most part, other than the fact that I was measuring 35 weeks and Im only 31 weeks. Not so good. But my doctor didn't seem too concerned by that. Andrew thinks that this means Jackson is going to be a 10 pound baby. Boy, I hope not! That was pretty much it.
Yesterday, Andrew measured me around to see what my circumfrence was- it was 41 inches. Holy Hannah that sounds big! Haha.
I now start going to the doctor every two weeks. Woo hoo the end is nearing!
Well other that that, nothing else is going on. Ill let you know if something exciting happens.

I cut 8 inches off so Andrew decided he needs to too!

So yesterday, I am sitting at work and I get a page. Its Andrew. The first thing he says to me is, "Christina, I shaved my head" I say, "What do you mean you shaved your head." He said, "well it was an accident." Okay, my first reaction is how in the world do you accidentally shave your head? I mean honestly isn't it pretty clear if you are going to shave your head? Anyways, he proceeds to tell me that he had cut his hair (which he does on a weekly basis and if he didnt then none of this ever would have happened) and that while he was trimming the back of his neck the clippers, which were set at a 1 (really short) slipped up the back of his head. When he felt the strip he realized that there was no way to try to disguise it so he then shaved the rest of the back of his head along with the sides, leaving the top long. That is when he came over to work and I look at him and immediately start laughing. I am laughing so hard that I start crying (but I think part of the crying was also due to how UGLY it looked). So heres a visualization. The sides and back are shaved down to the skin and then it is long on top- he has an UGLY MARINE HAIRCUT! I freak and tell him Im not going anywhere with him, not even to church. Anyways, we both decide that it would be best just to shave it all off- at least then it wont look so ridiculous. Actually, now that I am used to it it isn't all that bad- he looks pretty nice. Good thing he doesn't have a weird shaped head. But here is a picture of the final product.
And don't worry, I did go to church with him.

The Creative Workings of Emily

So yesterday evening, my best friend (well girl best friend because Andrew is my boy best friend- anyways) told me that we should take some belly pictures. Well, she is a fabulous photographer cause as you can see from my new header she was able to take pictures of Andrew and I and make us look good! She also designed my header- how cool is that?? Also, here is another one that she designed for us. So cute!!

So, if you ever need a really good photographer- I know one!! Her name is Emily Thornton. You're the greatest Emily- thanks for doing our pictures. (I don't mean to leave you out Dylan, so thanks for helping her set everything up!)

Holy Hannah it's HOT!!

Well on Saturday Andrew I driving around town (like we usually do on Saturdays) trying to figure out what to do. Anyways, we stopped to get some gas and we see the Walgreens sign and it says that is is 140 degrees! Holy COW! I thought it was hot but I didn't realize it was THAT hot! Anyways, here's a picture PROVING that it said it was 140 degrees!

Cat in the House

So last night or rather very early this morning at like 3 in the morning I hear meowing. At first I think that I am at my parents house so I disregard it, then I remember that we dont have a cat. So then I think that maybe the cat is just outside. But then I remembered that our bedroom window wasn't even open so even if the cat was outside the sound shouldn't be that loud. So I venture from my bed and see a CAT running from the living room into the kitchen. Freaked me out!! So being so not brave I go back to the bedroom and wake Andrew up. I tell him that there is a cat in the house so what should we do. He asks me if I want to keep it. I quickly tell him no. He says okay, then we'll get some shirts and we'll shoo the cat out. I say okay. So we find some shirts and Andrew goes out first (for some reason I was really freaked out at having a stray cat in the house). Anyways, as Andrew went out the cat went sprinting for the kitchen window where it came in. No worries, it wasn't a window over a counter or anything, its the one by our refrigerator that we keep open all the time. Anyways, the cat left and I checked the house for poop and throw up. I go back to bed and think that Jackson was still sleeping, but oh no. A few minutes later I feel him hopping around. Needless to say, I didn't get much sleep after 3:00. But thats alright. Now I know that there are stray creepy cats around so I should only leave the window about an inch open.

Baby Update

Well, I forgot to post an update about Jackson in my last one so here goes. Tuesday I had a doctors appointment and my doctor said that everything is going great! I am measuring about 2 weeks ahead which is what happened at the last appointment but she said that I carry him kind of high so that is probably why. She also said that at the last ultrasound (about 2 and a half weeks ago) that he was measuring in the 50% so he is not overly large (thank goodness). We had to have an ultrasound done because they thought there was a calcium deposit on his heart which is a soft marker for down syndrome. So we went to the perinatologist (a specialist in fetal development) and had an ultrasound done. It was pretty cool because the ultrasound was much clearer than a standard one. The ultrasound technician also explained what the different shades of gray are. The doctor also clicked a button and it showed the blood flow in the heart and also in the umbilical cord. It was pretty cool. Anyways, the doctor said that there isn't any mark in his heart and everything else is really good. At that time he was weighing about 1 pound 12 ounces and he still has a round belly (like grandpas- both, haha love ya guys). Well, I would post a cool picture of his profile that we got from this ultrasound, but I have this nasty cold which pretty much prevents me from wanting to do anything (thank you Andrew and Ryan). So another thing to have Andrew do when he has the chance.

Past week fun

Well, last Saturday was my sister Nicole's birthday. So since we are the only family that she has (well she has other family obviously, but we are the only family in Utah) we decided to have her over for dinner. We also invited Emily and Dylan (I know, you guys are all shocked that they came over). Anyways, we had yummy hamburgers and delicious watermelon and chips- pretty standard 'American' food which is what she wanted. I also decided to experiment and make a cake like a jelly roll cake- which I have never done before and it was pretty delicious. It was white cake with yummy homemade strawberry freezer jam (thank you Emily), whip cream (everything is better with whip cream) and fresh strawberries. Here is a picture:

So anyways, after we had cake and opened her presents, we decided to go bowling. Andrew and I haven't been real bowling in FOREVER. I mean we have bowled on the Wii but not quite the same thing. Anyways, it was pretty entertaining. Plus, being pregnant I didn't think that that would make quite a difference but oh it does...I almost fell over a couple of times. Haha.

Andrew's GIANORMOUS FEET!

My cute sister Nicole.

Sean and Nicole- Sean is Nicoles new 'special friend'

Andrew and I.

Well, we also went to a concert on Monday for UVUphoria. Andrew had bought tickets like months ago and so we invited Nicole and she brought Sean along. The best part was that Nicole wore a skirt to a concert that we were sitting in the grass. Love you Nicole but I will never let you live that one down. Anyways, we saw okay, I can't remember right now. But it was country singers. The only one that I can remember is Joe Nichols and we left before he started to perform. The middle performer was really good. When Andrew gets home I'll have him update as to who we listened to. Haha. Here's Andrew and I at the concert.

Andrew's add-in: Okay so I can't believe that Christina could only remember the name of the person we didnt see haha, must be some kind of pregnancy brain memory thing, she blames everything else on it, lol. Anyways it was Collin Raye who was the middle singer who she really liked, he played a lot of his classics like, One Boy, One Girl and Thats my Story and Love me. All really good songs which Christina enjoys but had no clue that he sang them. The other singer was Josh Gracin. He did alright, considering that he was an American Idol, No offense.

Look at that basketball

So Christinas family came this week to bring Christina's sister Shannon to EFY and to drop Nicole off for summer school. Well they went to the zoo and took these pictures. I figured I should post them so that everybody can see Christinas belly!

Happy Birthday Andrew!!

Well, it was Andrew's 25th birthday last Thursday which makes him a quarter century old! ANCIENT! Okay, not really, but we had a lot of fun on his birthday. We decided to stick to tradition and celebrate with our friends, Emily and Dylan (i know what a surprise! haha). I am so glad I was feeling better because we had decided to have steaks, twice baked potatoes, salad and yummy yummy tres leches cake from the Panaderia here. Dylan grilled the steaks up for us and they were Delicious! Our favorite show was even on- So You think you can dance- man could the day get any better??! Anyways, Dylan and Emily got Andrew two of his favorite things- a case of diet coke and an i-tunes card. Well, the only thing Andrew really wanted was a new tv (WAY out of the budget) or Dish TV (also out of the budget) so what did I get him? A sign for the house- its a cute framed sign that says 'Simplify'- I know a weird gift to get for a guy, but he really wanted it awhile ago but he decided not to get it. I also got him a couple of bottles of hand sanitizer- another weird gift, but if only you realized how many times he uses hand sanitizers its really a very useful thing for him. I got him the George Strait cd- it has the "I saw God today" song on it- which he loves! Finally I got him new pillows. See a couple of weeks ago he mentioned needing a new pillow because his were really old and yellow. So I got him new pillows. I know I did not really get him much, but we had done some pre-birthday shopping for him and got him some new clothes- so Im not compeltely lame! haha, here are some pictures:

The next pictures are especially for Andrew's Mom

Bird Poop, Jackson, our Anniversary and baby presents!

Alright, so the only reason I am posting about this is because Andrew is so fet up with this that he even took pictures and asked me to post about it. Okay, so I need to give you some background information. For about the past two weeks, every morning when we go out to our car there is bird poop all over it. Wait, not all over it, just on the door, especially the door handles. If we clean it up, inevitably it will be back the next day plus some. So yesterday morning, we wake up and it is ALL OVER the car. i mean all over. Lucky for us, Andrew had a free carwash so we went and got it wash. It looked BEAUTIFUL and CLEAN and SHINY! This morning we wake up and what do we see as we go out to our car. BIRD POOP! But more than yesterday. Andrew counted 10 DIFFERENT spots where they had hit our car. So sad!

In other family news, Tuesday Andrew and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary. My how time flies! We didn't do anything really that day because we wanted to spend time with Andrew's parents who were in town for the week. We had a a great time with his parents here. Tuesday, we also got to have our 20 week ultrasound done. I was actually 22 weeks but its all good. Jackson is a nice healthy little boy! Woo hoo! He does have a very round stomach, which Andrew's mom says is just like his daddy, I mean grandpa! But, we were very excited to see that Jackson is doing well and healthy. He has been moving a lot more now and Andrew has been able to feel him a couple of times. I have even been able to see my stomach moving because of him. Talk about weird! It totally reminded me of, well, I don't really know how to describe this but I think I saw it in a movie one time. Anyways, where the aliens are in a sack like thing trying to break out. yeah, I dont know if you know what Im talking about, but thats what it looked like.

Also, my older sister Bobbie sent us a package filled with things for Jackson. They were all wrapped so cutely, and we were supposed to wait, but we gave in and decided to open them. She got us the cutest things! Thanks Bobbie! We Love you and wish you would be here when he comes.