happy news :)

The nurse walked in an told me my potassium was higher then the expected :) It looks like i'll only be here for 2-3 more hours :) YEA!!

A day of FORCED rest....

At 8:00 am I arrived at Dr. Crownover's office for my visit feeling very tired and hungry! I had to be fasting for a blood test. Since I didn't pass the first glucose test I had to do the second one today. For the second test they check my blood at the beginning and the once every hour after that. I passed every one! yea!!

I was able to also see Dr Crownover this morning. I had to wait till 10:30 to see him but it was worth it. After we discussed everything happening we decided that since my energy was minimal and that my heart was still racing to the point of making me feel faint that I needed to go to the hospital for an IV. He also said that because I have lost weight he wanted to do an ultrasound.. (YEAH!!!!!!!!) I almost cried when he said that. I just LOVE seeing him!

The ultrasound showed an active, sweet, and simply gorgeous baby Roman. He flipped it over to the 4D setting and I just had tear up and see that he was so perfect.

Seeing him made coming to the hospital so much easier. The reason that we didn't do the IV last thursday was because I knew the being in the hospital costed so much. But seeing him reminded me that it's not about money. God has provided for us beyond what we can fathom and I know that he'll provide for this unexpected add expense as well.

So i'm sitting at the hospital, room #133 waiting for my potassium to come back to determine how long i'll be here- hopefully I'll be able to go home tonight!

It's nice to be able to catch up on some photo editing and some other things that I can do for Shelb's wedding.

Oh, and something fun Dr. Crownover said was that Roman's size (near 4 lbs!) pushes his due date up to Feb 21-- most likely because this is my first baby it'll still be around March 1. but YEA!

Roman Alexander... isn't he HANDSOME!!

yea, the hospital!! : )

28/29 weeks

This last week has been quite an adventure in the world of pregnancy.

I've mentioned before that i've had a few fainting "episodes" and that this last thursday I had a Dr appointment that was supposed to help us get the reasons why.

I went Thurs morning with Vicki to the DR. The whole time of which I was entirely too close to fainting. Even walking from the car to the door made the world spin. I had my blood tested, an EKG done, my iron and weight checked.

We found out later that afternoon what the results were. My hemoglobin was down (even though I'm taking extra supplements) my weight is down more (I had lost weight last appointment too) and my potassium was at a "severe low" as Dr. Crownover put it. I got his call telling me the news while I was in Bentonville. He wanted me to come into the hospital immediately for a 10 hour IV that would bring my potassium back up to a normal range. After we talked about some other, less expensive, options we decided that I would start a potassium supplement, take it EASY, and come back this next Tuesday for a re check of my blood to see if that potassium is better. If not, then to the hospital I go... SO we're praying!

I'm nervous but the baby inside that won't quite moving and kicking gives the the reassurance I need :)

On Friday I went and got my hair re-highlighted. I haven't don't this since the beginning of MAY! it was too long! And I just have to tell you that Marie Newberry is the best! We had to stop twice for me to lay down because I was feeling faint. She was so sweet!

Now for the announcement of his name!!!

After a LONG time discussing we've decided (unless God changes our minds :) To go with

Roman Alexander Dees

for our baby's name.

Roman-29 weeks

Roman- 28 weeks

27 weeks

Last Sunday we were officially 27 weeks.

We were home in NE for thanksgiving- we had a busy holiday :) we did wedding plans for my sis shelb's wedding which is now 28 days away!! It was a fun and busy time!

That Sunday we had a bit of a scary moment. We were at my family's church and we had just finished singing. We were sitting in the last row (thankfully) when I started to feel a bit faint. I told Ty and mom that I wasn't feeling well and wanted to go lay in the bathroom. (I've been feeling the faint feel quite a bit lately and only find relief when I lay on my left side completely flat) I told them that I needed a quick second because I wasn't sure if I could make it to the bathroom without fainting. Sure enough, next thing I knew I was laying on the chairs in church. I had fainted. Thankfully it was quiet and we have some amazing people in the church that are all about keeping it real. (it definitely downplayed the embarrassment factor!) I felt SO much better after I fainted. Ty helped me out to our car where I could lay flat and rest.

Next Thursday is my next appointment with DR. Crownover. I called him and filled him in on the details of what had happened. Since this was the second time I've fainted, while sitting down. He seemed concerned and has scheduled a few more tests to try and figure out why i'm fainting. We're not worried but just concerned because we don't want a fainting episode happening in a bad situation (driving, when i'm alone, etc.) I'm thinking it's because our little baby is SO big and is expanding in the little space called my mid section. Since I have such a tiny torso all the extra fluid and baby stuff inside is pushing everything aside (including my arteries that help to get good blood flow).

Tomorrow, Sunday, is 28 weeks for us. The start of the 3rd trimester. We've also decided on a name for our little guy(as long as we don't change out mind! ha!) :) We'll share it next post!!

Last night was Tyler's Sara Lee Christmas party. It was an amazing event! It was at James at the Mill and was full of fancy food, drink, and music. It was a chore trying to find a cocktail dress that would fit over my huge belly. I felt like a kid at the party- Ty and I were at least 10++ years younger then everyone at the party. It was definitely a new experience for both Tyler and I!

Our Christmas party picture :)

my growing belly :) 27 weeks.

25 and 26 weeks

This last thursday we had our Dr. appointment. All was well :) yeah!!! we got to hear his heartbeat. Dr. Crownover measured my belly and I'm measuring bigger then i actually am time wise which is such a blessing! I'm so glad to know our babies growing!

Health wise i've been feeling faint more often then i'd like. I'm sure it's the babies position that's causing the problem. I've upped my iron but am still having some trouble with it. I went and saw a movie with a friend and didn't make it to the car without having to sit down and let the buzzing in my ears stop. Yesterday we celebrated Ty's fam's thanksgiving. It was such a nice time! I had to go lay down during the beginning of the meal because the buzzing and spinning room wouldn't stop. I'm sure it will eventually get better!

26 weeks!!

25 weeks!!

24 weeks

Time is flying! we're already 24 weeks. I know that the days to come are going to go so fast with the holidays! we're so excited for the next few months. Today (Sunday) is 25 weeks. So I'll have to take pics soon!

Tomorrow Ty is leaving for Chicago for work. He'll be gone till Wed. I'm planning on moving in with Kerwin and Vicki for the few days :) I had been dreading the 3 days because of the loneliness it would entail but I'm getting excited to spend the time with Kerwin and Vicki :)

Our little guy is moving like crazy! It's fun to feel him constantly there.

Choosing a name is hard! We have a few favorites but it seems like there are endless possibilities that we haven't even looked at yet! How do we ever decide?!

Next Thursday I'll have my next Dr. appointment. I'm not sure if Ty will be able to come but I know Vicki will and for that I'm SO grateful! She has been able to come with me to the Dr. for past appointments and it's been so great to have her there. It's fun sharing the event with someone so sweet and encouraging! I'll be sure to post the news that we get next Thurs!

MY amazing husband...

For everyone that knows me it will come at no surprise that I HATE debt. I can't stand credit cards and the temptation it creates to spend outside of your means. I am a HUGE fan of Dave Ramsey's teaching and am a complete nerd when it comes to crunching numbers and investing and growing a savings. So Graduating with student loans has been a thorn in my side since July when out first payment was due. It's an overwhelming thing having that debt. Tyler graduated with NOTHING but his wife's loans. :)

Before Ty and I got pregnant we would always say that we wanted to start a fam as soon as student loans were paid off. We shouldn't have been surprised when God changed our plans when we found out we were preg :)

We figured last June that if we live super frugal and use all of our extra money to go to student loans we could pay it all off by June of next year. So we've been making huge monthly payments and have been loving watching them diminish. I teased Tyler that as soon as it was paid off I wanted an Ipod touch. It gave me something to look forward to (other then the FREEING feeling of being debt free.)

Here's the part where I tell how amazing Tyler is...

Tyler told me that he had two gifts for me. They were hidden in our kitchen in two drawers. He said that I could pick which one to open first. So i opened the first one and inside the envelope was an I pod touch. I was shocked because I knew that this meant that he kept missing the part where I told him AFTER student loans. UGH! So I nicely told him, "what about student loans???" He told me that I still had one more drawer to open.

I slowly opened the drawer and inside was another envelope. I opened it and pulled out a HUGE pile of cash. He wouldn't tell me how much it was but that I needed to count it. To my surprise it was the exact amount of what I had left in student loans. I started to cry I was so happy and shocked. It turns out that Tyler had been saving and using his talents to make money in order to surprise me and pay our student loans 7 months sooner then expected.

WOW!

So now we're debt free! Dave Ramsey' would be proud! having the weight lifted off is a beautiful thing!

I have SUCH an amazing husband! We finished out night by getting chips and salsa and fried Ice cream from a restaurant here in town :)