Our friend Piper!

Terrible blogger, I am! Gotta blame somebody(thing) & i blame facebook... that darn thing is addicting and has begun the take over of my life. I sware i check my phone entirely to often. I always said i only kept it because of posting pics of my children & see others pictures.. but now there is instagram which everyone post pictures too, so the time has come for me to try to cut back on facebook. And with that instead of updating there, i will slowly begin to update here instead. Not going to lie, facebook is way more convenient since i can update quickly from phone app... & i hardly have time to sit on a computer, but i need to do this!  I have a VERY expensive camera that i have hardly been using-- mostly bc its easier to use my camera phone and automatically update to fb. So sad. bc i cant print half those pictures, and if i can they are fuzzy.


So anyways, here is my first update last night after the boys were both in bed, i told Josh I was sneaking off to Target to purchase, The Elf on the Shelf. I did... and came right home. To my surprise i was kicked right back out of my house, bc as soon as i walked in Drew Breeze threw his 3rd INT.( first two were thrown right before i left) Josh said i was bad luck and shipped me off to do more Christmas shopping. Trust me, he didnt have to tell me twice. I dont get to be kid free & shopping very often!!!
So once the game was over and i was able to return back home.. I busted Elf out of his box & set him up on our mantle, with a note for Julian. I had been telling Julian that Santa was sending him a visitor( was waiting til closer to December), and he would always ask, " whats its name". So eventually i went ahead and named our elf, Piper. Knowing my son, the way i know him.. he would have more than likely named the elf, " Thomas". and in a few years- would have regretted and wanted to rename. So it was prolly best i named her anyhow.

This morning he didnt even notice piper when we got up.. it took me to point her out. After pointing her out his little eyes were filled with surprise and Joy! He quickly said, "Good Morning Santa's Elf." and fully expected a response. But if you have an elf, you already know that they cant talk to the children. So i hurried to get the book out to explain before he began to doubt our Piper was real!

Julian has been a real hand full lately, from son up to son down, literally. But i must say, so far today he has been VERY well behaved... Thank you Piper!

 Jai is such a big baby... already 4 months, just 11 days shy of 5 months. He started rolling a few weeks ago( tummy to back ) & this morning i set him on his back, under his playmat to go brew some coffee. I had been noticing he has been using his ab muscles alot lately, and knew it was coming, but to my surprise i came back from making coffee to find my jaibutt on his belly! So i put him back on his back to watch him do it, and sure thing. He became a pro over night!

Later this afternoon-- we ran up to lows to purchase our christmas tree! :) of course we picked the most perfect little tree.. & came home to decorate it! I am never completely happy with my tree- but i suppose its because in comparison to my moms ' magazine cut' tree-- it would look like dirt. But i do adore that each year we have a special orniment for Julian. & now we get to start that with Jai as well! :)

a Just because.... :]

Things are coming into place! I think Josh & I both are getting a bit of 'nesting' in us! We both have projects going, and feel this burning need to get everything completed & our house perfect!we have painted our laundry room, living room, and dinning room. We are ready to paint our bedroom next & repair wall in our bathroom. Jai's room is totally complete & i have all the small projects of decorating completely finished.( just ready to get new pictures on the wall of our family of FOUR & of BOTH my boys! ) We are working/completing our flower garden this upcoming weekend, & im pretty sure that is everything i can think of as far as our projects.
 Two weeks ago i had another ultrasound done( he's too big to really see anything clearly). Literally- too big. Jai measured 2 complete weeks bigger! Michelle(the tech) stopped the ultrasound to double check my gestational diabetes results and my due date- all good- just one big ole' baby in there! :)

Julian too is getting TOO big! :( i look at pictures of him and im like, whoa- thats my baby? how did you get so big... really. I want him to stay small forever. Julian is very excited to be a big brother. he rubs my belly and kisses it all the time! when im laying down, he gets concerned and ask if i feel okay, or if his brother is kicking me. He sings to Jai( & Jai kicks his little butt off). Julian says he will be a big helper when it comes to taking care of brother. But in between now and then im trying to work on trying to inforce' shoes off at the door' and only eating in the kitchen. I just can not keep up with the floors in this house anymore, and it worries me since there will be a baby on the floors in the next couple months. Us living on a sandbar doesnt help the situation, but as least we can nip that bad habit in the butt before baby and hopefully it will help a little.

Julian finally has a appointment with a peds. neuro, July 11th! this Makes me super nervous because the way the doctor talks, we might be having a baby around that time. But im so glad we are getting seen & hopefully get some feed back about what is going on with Julian when he has these random, non diabetic related seizures. This also makes me nervous bc my doc seems to think the 2nd week in July will be when Jai makes his apperance so lord knows that will be a crazy timeframe for us. This makes me so glad that I finished his room early. Now these last few weeks, yeah there is a baby shower...and laundry to take care of for new baby.. but for the most part i can take care of lose ends for my Juju & also take time to clean the nit picking parts of my house that will prolly be neglected for (god knows how long) after Jai's birth! Not to meantion using this time as QT time with Julian, because after this month he will be sharing mommy & daddy with a sibling for the rest of his life! :)

Yesterday i started my NST's. This will continue twice a week until delivery. [ Fun. Fun.]

There is really not much to update on. I made a promise to Josh that i would start using my camera more, which means i will have more to update on when i have pictures to share. But things have been pretty calm around here. We have settled in a routine every day & are just content in the way life is panning out. Of course things will get hectic again soon with working a new baby into our schedule* our working our schedule around new baby..lol* but things honestly, could not be better for our little family :)

i really wish i had more to shrare, but i suppose thats it for now.

lets play--- catch uP!

i knowww. i always promise," ill do better.." and then i fall short of my promise! so i wont promise that anymore! sorry guys- life is hectic and crazy..and soon to get even more insane with Jai being due in just a few months!

Julian has been doing alright. In the past month he has had MRSA again, and another seizure. MRSA was treated with oral antibiotics, topical bactraban & bleach baths so many times a week. we are also having to use a special soap on his arms, legs, back and tummy before taking him out the tub. This soap is suppose to help kill the bacteria and prevent this from happening again. **fingers crossed that it works**
We were just seen today by Julian's PCP at Keesler. We are being referred to a Peds Neurologist in New Orleans, (thank god)! I should get a call or letter in the mail telling me when his appointment is, within the next 7 days! His PCP seems to think he is having a motion disorder- but i KNOW that is NOT what this is. not at all!!!! but for now- the little booger is healthy & happy.. please pray we can keep it this way! no more illness!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jai is doing great too! since i saw the specialist at 23 weeks things have been wonderful. Of course i have normal pregnancy complaints but nothing too extreme! I have actually been exercising(lightly) and maintained my weight well! It also has been helping with the sciatic nerve issue..strangely but true. He we had a ultrasound to see his size today, and he is measuring a entire 2 weeks bigger than he is suppose to! this breaks about alot of fear for me to have another hard delivery like i had for Julian. & in this case if i were to have him full term, vaginally- he may have to be in NICU like juju which means we would have to be seperated(he in gulfport, me and biloxi) :( so much to think about but obviously i have time to think and pray about that Jai was head down, and nuzzeled in nicely. he was very comfy and made it difficult to get good pictures of his chubby self. but it was still such a joy to see him again! I am being seen again by my doctor  June 5th for NST & check up! hopefully we can discuss more then.

Other than those two things- nothing is really new around here! Jai's room is just about complete & my shower is sneaking up on us!! i cant wait-- June 16th.. be on the look out for everyone's invite! :)


 that's all for now! ill drop back in later to give a picture update! but for now i want to catch some z's while ju does! :)

Hello bedrest,.. you witch! >:O

Well.. Today didn't go so swell. I prayed so hard for a miracle... And although this wasn't what I had in mind, I'm sure is still in gods plans!
Jai looks great- getting plump! He no longer has alien, skeleton features.. More like a little Danford!
He however is trying to come out far to early! My cervix from the inside is funneling. The mass is still there & i am having hydronephrosis, which in addition to contractions, the reason for back pain.
After the ultrasound, he did a pelvic check to see is I was dilating from the bottom. Sadly, I am fingertip-1cm. :( I didn't see this coming for a long shot.. I'm bed ridden until further notice! Also at 24 weeks I'll be getting steroid shots, to help jai's lungs develop!
All I can ask is for plenty prayer! I need to keep him in as long as possible!! Please please pray!

veggie tales & Jai's room!

wow! we have been seriously doing so muchh! Last Thursday we went to Veggie tales live with Cherish & Avery! It was so much fun for me to just watch Julian smile & laugh watching them! I thought he was going to jump out of his skin when they started playing the theme song!

The next day we headed to this AWESOME consignment store where i got Jai 12 (like)new outfits! :) got his crib all loaded up... then headed home!

On Saturday we fiddled around the house & worked in Jai's room a good bit. There are still some things to be done.. so it's not complete.. however I'm really excited with the progress!

Picture below was before i put his valance on the window...

                                                                 Crib & toy box

                                     window with valance & matching Lamp & picture frame
                             on his dresser. oh & his bassinet.. this will move to my room once he is born

                                                                        closet

                        right side...some clothes.. chair for our table..RUBBER BOOTS(of course)
                                                pacNplay & bouncy Jumper horse

                                        left side is car seat bottle warmer swing & walker! all this stuff
                                                         will be put together when it's closer!

 then Uncle Jake & Aunt Angela came to visit us on Sunday! I was in horrid pain all night & all day yesterday. Something with my lower back. ( not your typical prego pains, trust me... i was in tears!)
After spending the day in agony- i finally called my doc to see what pain meds i could take( i don't do pain meds normally).. He instructed me to head to the ER.. but i didn't listen. when he called to REcheck on me he supported my choice to stay home & told me to move my appointment from Wednesday- up to today. He is going to check me for a bladder infection and few other things before diagnosing me with something & give me a pain medicine. They will also be doing a ultrasound to check the ' unknown' .. and seeing about referring me to a Fetal Maternal Specialist...-( ill update on this topic after my 1:30 appointment today!)
Anyways.. Jake Angela, Ju & Josh slip & slided in our back yard for a while, then headed to the beach. I stayed in bed...
When they got back i had rested some & was ready to eat- after not eating all day! so Josh started whippin up the baby on the grill! :) yum!
Jake and Angela also brought Jai a changing table!!! I didn't have one for Ju but always wanted one!.. so here it is.... Just want to paint it white to match the rest of the room. But i will do that later!

Jai's room is almost complete. Just need to hang shelves, do some arts & crafty things for his walls.. get his rug, and touch up the pain on the ceiling(oopsy from daddy..lol)

                                                 :)