Tuesday, July 7, 2009

BAck Home!

Peyton and I are back at home safe and sound. My brother has surgery scheduled for July 20th and we are all prayerful and hopeful about it. I hope you will continue to pray for his complete healing from cancer.
WE had a nice visit with the family. Driving that far distance always proves difficult.. but even more so with two boys under age 4! SOOO glad to be home.
Definitely missed my bed and of course Dustin too.
I am 25 weeks along now and things still feel as though they are moving so quickly. My legs are swelling quite a bit and I thought it was due to the long road trip but I am back and although I am taking things easy, Still Swollen!
Oh well, so worth it. Hudson is getting stronger each day and kicking higher, which tells me he is growing! I have a dr. appt on the 14th and the 19th so hopefully they wont be too worried about the swelling. In the meantime I am enjoying a very low sodium diet to try and help.
It seems the placenta is a little lower than doc would like so they have me scheduled for yet another sono. I love seeing him so that is just fine with me!
HEre are some pics from our trip! Enjoy
Oh and check out the legs too! YIKES, I look like a GIANT!




My legs are huge:(







Friday, June 19, 2009

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Hudson's Room is coming along!!

Today we put the dresser together (Wow, what a pain!)
Touched up the crib with paint (also a pain, because we ended up painting the whole thing)
We put Hudson's things in his drawers, sheets and bedding on his bed!
WE feel accomplished and proud.
Take a look...








Saturday, June 13, 2009

At home Crafts!


Peyton and I worked on painting and hanging these letters for Hudson's room today! Aren't they adorable?!
(Scroll down to look at the bedding. It matches.;)



Peyton worked on her own little project for her room! It is a perfect match!

Monday, June 8, 2009

21 weeks

I am finishing up 20 weeks of pregnancy today. Feeling good now that I have rested from my long week last week. This is my first day off for summer break, and it feels good!
Dustin is still hoping for calls about job openings in the area, we are praying and leaving that up to God. I just know He has something perfect for Dustin.
We got news that my brother Todd's cancer is back and is his only remaining kidney as well as his liver. So we are needing him to be lifted up in prayer! God's will be done.
Last week was such a long and tiresome week. I was so rewarded with loving words and gifts from my students and their families. I just felt so blessed. AFter all of that hard work, the words of encouragement are definitely welcome!
We have two doctor appointments this week, one tomorrow for a final sono, and one Wednesday, which is just a regular 5 month checkup.
I will have some new photos of Hudson to post though, so be on the lookout.

Dustin's big Grad party is this coming Sunday. We are anticipating a beautiful day, and a final celebration of a huge accomplishment in his life! I am so proud of him.

I am taking off with my family to Georgia in a couple of weeks to visit with my brother and his family as well, so lots to do even though I am out of school for the summer!

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Decorating and more!



We went to home depot today and bought paint similar to the color of the wall above! The crib needs some touch ups too, as it is a hand me down from sweet cousin Ariel.
We thought we went with a lighter brown, it is called toffee crunch. But now that we have started painting we realize it is darker than expected. It is a pleasant surprise though. We actually really like it and once we get the white furniture in there, I think it will all POP! We should be finished with final coat of paint tomorrow and I will upload some pics!

It is so fun doing Hudson's room. I have so many ideas.
Here are some items I am really looking forward to getting to help complete the room.


Look, its more elephants! This bouncy seat has a place to play songs from your ipod! WE can upload all kinds of lullabies by our favorite rockers. HAve you seen those? So cute.





...and gotta have the shoes!!!!

Friday, May 29, 2009

5 month Baby Bump







Well, here is the baby bump at 5 months. Clearly I am showing a bit quicker than I did with my little Peyton. Hudson is quite a bit lower as well and I tend to feel him so much more so much earlier than I did with her too. I am constantly getting kicked in the bladder, Peyton was too high to bother me there. She just gave me horrid indegestion from being so high.
Anyways, we just feel so blessed everyday and just wanted to share our joy. I am feeling well, and less tired. I am on my feet all day though so I am experiencing some kankles by the end of the day. My family is taking care of me though. Dustin and Peyton both dote. So loved!

Thursday, May 21, 2009

And the Winner is.....



I let Dustin choose the bedding from the choices I had narrowed it down to. I saw this bedding at a designer store for $400 and thought cute, but no WAY! Then I decided to find the brand name and do some online hunting! I found the set for $125 no tax and no shipping costs! YAY!!

By the way... we went ahead and registered because we are guessing once school starts things will be busy for me at work and we want to have this baby room done by August.
We are registered at www.Target.com and ">www.lonestarbaby.com

You can look us up under Cyndee or Dustin if you're curious!

Sunday, May 17, 2009

BABY BEDDING!

Yes, its another poll! I know what I like, but they are all pretty cute. Just curious to get others' opinions.

p.s. you can click on the picture for a larger view

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Monday, May 11, 2009

It's a BOY!


Baby Hudson was seen by sonogram this morning holding his pee-pee and sucking his thumb! Dustin was so proud! WE have it all on dvd. Pretty crazy. He has gotten so big since our last sonogram.
Now we have our Peyton and our boy!



WE are just beyond excited. I will post some pics onto this post soon. My dvd would not allow me to post the video last time! Too bad, it is really neat.
The sonographer asked if we wanted to know the sex and then immediately put the wand on my belly and said, it's a boy. I almost thought he was joking he did it so fast!
But then I saw him in all his glory.
Now I have to figure out how to do a boy. I know nothing! Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I need to buy a book or something! :)
Here is a shot in all his glory below!

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Tomorrow is the big day!

I am so excited I can hardly stand it. I hope we are able to figure out the sex. IT would make life a lot easier.
I had a wonderful mother's day today but that has definitely been in the back of my mind all day.
I got flowers, a big stuffed bee for my classroom, and maternity clothes. I also got to choose where we ate for lunch after church and then had REd Lobster with the Burchfield family this evening. MMMMMMM!
The crazy thing about tomorrow is that if we do find out tomorrow, I will have to go straight to work. So... I may leave it as a surprise until tomorrow evening so that we can reveal in a fun way! I dont know if I can even keep that a secret for that long, so we will see.
I just thought I would tell you that participated thanks for voting. It was fun. We already definitely have names picked out ut just curious to see what others thought. The other names that I posted are the runners up but we already know for sure that it will be Kendall for a girl and Hudson for a boy. Middle names are still up in the air.
Just think, if I left the naming up to Dustin our boy name would be Achilles. No LIE!!!! Is that not horrible? HE thinks it is cool and sounds tough.You can't fault him entirely. He is a huge history buff and finds the whole Roman and Greek empire thing extremely interesting. HE took me shopping today and asked if I would consider it for a middle name. I must really love my husband because I said yes. Or... the shopping must ahve gotten me in a good mood. I think probably a lot of both!
I am not sure what else to do to keep myself busy until tomorrow at 9:45, but I am trying. Check back soon!
Love to all!
Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

What do you think?

We have a sonogram scheduled for Monday. Hopefully we will be able to tell the sex of the baby. It will be our 18 week checkup. So exciting, we will keep you posted.


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Saturday, May 2, 2009

4 months

In some ways it seems like I have gotten here so quickly, in others it seems like it is going by so slowly. I am feeling good. I definitely have a noticeable bump now. I can feel little flutters so far here and there but nothing on the outside just yet. Those are the thing that can't seem to get here quick enough. I am ready to know the identity of this baby! I am ready to call this baby her or him, or the chosen name instead of baby or it. With May in full swing at school, I have had to change my doctor's appointment several times just because things keep popping up on the calendar.
Other than that, Peyton had an honor choir performance at the performing arts center in Northwest ISD. They did a great job. It always makes me teary to see her taking part in things and seeing her more grown up.
Dustin is praying for a job offer as he nears his graduation date. I know he will find exactly what God would want for him at this time in our lives. Do we know what that is? No, so we pray and try to keep positive. This is a big occasion in his life and I dont want him to get clouded by the pressure of finding a job. God has it in His hands. Let's celebrate where He has gotten us so far as a family!
I have a doctor's appointment this Thursday and I will give an update after that. Still battling acid reflux, but other than that I feel good. I am ready for my family to have a more personal part in this pregnancy! Can't wait!

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Did I speak too soon?

I have had an amazing first trimester. I can count on 1 hand how many bouts of nausea I have had, and the few times were all due to my toothpaste! :)
Anyways, I have been bragging at how great I have felt because other than being tired, I have felt pretty darn good.
WEll... I may have spoken too soon. Since last Friday I have been experiencing a digestion issue. It is like heart burn, acid reflux, and simply the inability to move food past my esophagus and into my stomach. Not nausea, but utter discomfort. Last night, Monday, I tossed my cookies. Well it was not cookies, it was the food I had eaten over the last three days. I feel like nothing is going down.
Not that anyone likes it, but I have a weird phobia about throwing up. I hate it. I want to call my mom and tell her to come over because I become a helpless child. I recognize this as a short-coming! (HA)
I just keeping thinking about the sonogram and reminding myself it will all be worth it. I do have a call in to my doctor though, since I cannot really eat anything. I felt decent today, but tonight it is more of the same.

On another note... My sister Mindy gave me all her maternity clothes about a year ago when we mistakenly mentioned to our family that we were trying to conceive, little did we know it would take forever. But anyways, she did give me several bags of clothes. I kind of looked them over, but the longer we went and the more trouble we had conceiving, the further I put the clothes out of my mind. In fact we had some friends come to stay with us in our guest room for a little while and I had Dustin move the bags of clothes to the attic. I told him in dramatic fashion that I would probably never get to use them. I was about 4 weeks pregnant at the time, little did I know. (Quite funny, don't you think?)
Anyhow, I asked Dustin to pull out the bags of maternity clothes last night and went through it all. Man, were we blessed! There are about 7 pairs of jeans and 4 pairs of pants alone. That is enough to do a dance! I got to wear the jeans to school today and man was I in heaven. I was just so much more comfortable. I cannot begin to express what a blessing that is. It is like opening a present, and we are so thankful.
I am so ready to start feeling this baby move and grow bigger in size so it become more real for Dustin and Peyton. All they see is that I am tired. I can't wait until they can realize the miracle in it all! I know it will be neat to watch them go through this for the first time as a husband/dad and a sibling!

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

12 weeks today

oh my, when do I stop feeling so tired? Officially three months and I read somewhere that the baby grew another inch just in the last couple of days. Just wanted to update that I still feel like I could fall over walking. WE have done a bit of looking around at nursery things. Just looking for now as it is still pretty early but getting ideas.
Dustin graduates in a month! YAY! and Peyton turns 11 next month as well. Many people have said, wow you are starting all over. Yeah maybe, but I have a crew to help this time. Last time it was just me!
Looking forward to the summer months even though I plan on teaching summer school this summer I think it only lasts 3 weeks and is in the mornings until noon so that will be like a vacation in itself.
WE are kicking around the idea of moving out to Haslet this summer as well, looking at houses and trying to fenagle that but since DUstin is still looking for a job, we are just wishful thinking right now.
THings to pray about:
Dustin job, Peyton moving to the middle school, and of course this baby.
WE are so blessed!

Thursday, April 2, 2009

11+ weeks/sono pics and video!

We just went for our checkup and my how the baby has changed! Just check out the first sono pictures compared to the most recent ones. There has been a month in between the two and I just cannot get over the development and growth! Thank you Lord for a healthy baby. I was so tickled watching the baby move actively that I could not stop giggling watching it. I am giddy in love! We have a video of the whole thing too but I am still trying to figure out how to upload it. I will update as soon as I do.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

9 weeks today.. only some 200+ days to go!

I am 9 weeks today. Already. HA. Kind of funny considering we found out I was pregnant when I was already almost 6 weeks along.I am feeling well, just alittle tired and when I need to eat, get out of my way. I get grouchy fast. Got to have my eats. It is not real to anyone else yet. I am getting thick around the middle already. Second baby thing I guess. Plus, I am not the size I was 11 years ago with Peyton. I guess I will admit that.
Anyways, we have another sono scheduled soon. I will post more after our next appointment.
Oh yeah, looks like I am going to have to have a c-section after the complications of Peyton's last birth. THat is a little nerve racking, but we have a while to let all of that soak in.
Still praying for healthy baby!
Love to all

Sunday, March 8, 2009

First Sono and Due Date


We had our first sonogram Thursday. Everything looks great so far. We got to see a heart beat and what looked like a little shelled peanut with stubs for arms. The heartbeat looked very good and it measured right on target from my date estimations. So, we are due October 20th.
The picture does not give a clear image of everything we could see as they move the sono wand around but it is still neat. That beating heart is priceless!

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Guess What?!

So... we're pregnant
okay, I am still just shocked as all get out. For starters, we were on a break this month from all medications. I did not do anything except pray and honestly never thought I was pregnant.

Last week I asked my husband if he would pick me a test up just for kicks, I was very late and I thought my mind was playing tricks on me.
Dustin did not want to go get me a test. He was pretty apprehensive, saying why don't we wait a few more days. I said that is fine, I dont feel pregnant.

Anyways, I have an online personal cycle database and it said test now based on my signs... and so I said, alright I will take the stinking test because even though I was not temping I was still entering my symptoms and my o date. So I showed my dear husband who still did not want to go through the same thing again with the negative test and what not this month. I assured him, I felt fine about it and was completely ready for a negative result.

So, he brought them home, we ate dinner, I typed up his paper for school, threw a couple of loads of laundry in, and then when I finally went to use the restroom they were out on my counter so I thought, might as well. You can imagine my shock when it popped up immediately and dark as ever. Y'all this is insane. I ran out of my bedroom screaming I'M PREGNANT!

Dustin never moved a muscle, he just kind of looked at me sad like wow my wife is dilirious. Then he said, in a sad voice, "Let me see honey..." When I showed him, he was absolutely floored. He was grinning ear to ear the rest of the night. He just said, I can't believe this, it is so GOD! YAY, his faith is restored.

I took another one again in the morning and it was also very dark and appeared immediately. I am excited but still a little shocked because I just was not expecting this at this point.


Since this we have gone to the doctor. Because it took so long for me to take a test since I never thought I was preggo, we are 6 weeks and a couple days along already. We got a phone call Thursday and they have moved up our first sonogram because they think we might be having twins based on my blood levels. WOW, God answers prayers in His perfect timing. I will update with more once we see the sono.

Just wanted to say, THanks for the prayers. We feel so blessed. I really know so many people have been praying. This has been so hard to go through, I cannot even begin to express that. WE are just praying for a healthy baby/babies?!

Peyton is ecstatic as well and we know she will make a great big sister. WE were not planning on telling everyone so soon, but in my excitement, mom swears I never told her the info was privy. :) So, you can all just continue to pray for a successful, easy, and most of all healthy mom and baby.

By the way, when I posted the prior note, about needing prayer, we were already pregnant! TOO FUNNY HUH?

Monday, February 16, 2009

Where has the time gone?

Wow, I have not been up with my blogging in quite some time. Please forgive me there. LEt's see... Peyton is halfway through her 5th grade year and is just blossoming into a beautiful young thang! I see little glimpses of a teenager and I shudder... no Lord not yet.
For those of you who do not already know, Dustin and I have been undergoing infertility treatments for quite sometime and it is an emotionally painful process. I haven't shared for that reason. But, we have decided we both need my body to be on a break for a while from all of that and my hormones are beginning to even out once again. I only share not because I want to get into deep conversation explaining it all, but rather in hopes that you will pray for us as this is a deep desire we both share.
Dustin is in his final semester of school and we are ecstatic about that. We are currently sharing one car since we have one income and it has been interesting. But none the less, this too shall pass and we will look back one day... with fondness? Uhhm, I won't go that far.
Anyhow, I am sorry I have been slacking. I will get some new pics up soon. Thanks for being patient, or not... mom!