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Yesterday was Jonah's original due date, and little did we know that we would have an almost 11 week old baby by the time his due date came! We are so excited that he is home, and he is growing stronger each day. We are learning so much about preemies and their special needs, and more importantly we are learning so much about Jonah and his personality. He is such a joy and so cute!
Hope everyone is doing well!
Friday, March 13, 2009
Friday, January 9, 2009
Welcome Jonah!
As most of you know by now, we welcomed our little boy into the world on December 29. Not long after she posted on the blog, Lisa's water broke and we were on our way to the hospital. Jonah just couldn't wait to join us any longer!
He will be in the hospital for a while, and we are blessed that he is doing as well as he is. Thank you for all of the support and love that you have given us during this time - we appreciate all the phone calls, cards, gifts, and emails! We know that your prayers are truly lifting him up and helping him get stronger each day.
We will not be posting on the blog for a while as we are focusing on Jonah and getting him healthy and strong to come home with us. We appreciate your understanding and will let you know when he is home!
He will be in the hospital for a while, and we are blessed that he is doing as well as he is. Thank you for all of the support and love that you have given us during this time - we appreciate all the phone calls, cards, gifts, and emails! We know that your prayers are truly lifting him up and helping him get stronger each day.
We will not be posting on the blog for a while as we are focusing on Jonah and getting him healthy and strong to come home with us. We appreciate your understanding and will let you know when he is home!
Monday, December 29, 2008
Merry Christmas!
Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and enjoyed celebrating with family and friends!
My mom, sister, brother, and sister-in-law visited us this weekend. We truly appreciated them coming to see us, and had a great visit. They even held up the family tradition of a "sword fight" with the empty wrapping paper rolls! Don't worry, I didn't participate - I did catch it all on tape though! ;) YouTube, here we come...
We also enjoyed visits from Dara, Jennifer and Jonathan, Sarah and Matthew, and Dawn, Jason, and Kayden. It was the first time we got to meet Kayden, and he is such a cutie! I quickly discovered that the way to a 17-month old's heart is food...bananas to be specific! It was great to see friends and enjoy time with everyone - especially since I have had to spend so much time resting at the house.
Unfortunately, Keith's family is sick and couldn't visit on Christmas Day as we'd planned. We hope to get to see them really soon, though - and we wish them a speedy recovery! Keith's grandfather (his dad's father) was in the hospital recently and has been moved to a convalescent center for now - he is doing better, but not yet well enough to go home. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.
Keith was really sweet and made a wonderful Christmas Day breakfast and supper (we were so full from breakfast that we skipped lunch!). We relaxed for most of the day, and took a short walk in the warm weather - it sure wasn't a snowy Christmas this year!
The other news is that we had another appointment with the doctor last week. While nothing else has changed (which is good news!), we did find out that Peanut is "engaged" and has dropped. The doctor said that while it is unusual for 29 weeks, many women can go for weeks once their baby engages. We go back for another appointment in about a week, just to keep a close eye on everything.
Our neighbors across the street had their little baby boy just before Christmas. He is adorable, and we are excited about the thought of our little boys growing up together!
That's all for now - we'll post again after our next appointment. Again, we hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and we are sending you warm wishes for a very Happy New Year!
My mom, sister, brother, and sister-in-law visited us this weekend. We truly appreciated them coming to see us, and had a great visit. They even held up the family tradition of a "sword fight" with the empty wrapping paper rolls! Don't worry, I didn't participate - I did catch it all on tape though! ;) YouTube, here we come...
We also enjoyed visits from Dara, Jennifer and Jonathan, Sarah and Matthew, and Dawn, Jason, and Kayden. It was the first time we got to meet Kayden, and he is such a cutie! I quickly discovered that the way to a 17-month old's heart is food...bananas to be specific! It was great to see friends and enjoy time with everyone - especially since I have had to spend so much time resting at the house.
Unfortunately, Keith's family is sick and couldn't visit on Christmas Day as we'd planned. We hope to get to see them really soon, though - and we wish them a speedy recovery! Keith's grandfather (his dad's father) was in the hospital recently and has been moved to a convalescent center for now - he is doing better, but not yet well enough to go home. Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.
Keith was really sweet and made a wonderful Christmas Day breakfast and supper (we were so full from breakfast that we skipped lunch!). We relaxed for most of the day, and took a short walk in the warm weather - it sure wasn't a snowy Christmas this year!
The other news is that we had another appointment with the doctor last week. While nothing else has changed (which is good news!), we did find out that Peanut is "engaged" and has dropped. The doctor said that while it is unusual for 29 weeks, many women can go for weeks once their baby engages. We go back for another appointment in about a week, just to keep a close eye on everything.
Our neighbors across the street had their little baby boy just before Christmas. He is adorable, and we are excited about the thought of our little boys growing up together!
That's all for now - we'll post again after our next appointment. Again, we hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and we are sending you warm wishes for a very Happy New Year!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Week 28
Christmas is fast approaching and we are very excited. It is neat to think about how we will be enjoying next year with our little boy, and all the traditions we want to start, and fun we hope to have!
For this year, we've been prescribed a quiet at-home Christmas - we're sad that we won't get to visit our families, but they are graciously coming to us around Christmas time! Even though we won't get to have our "normal" Christmas, we are excited that we will get to see everyone within a few days of Dec 25.
The new guidelines from the doctor have helped - I have been following them the best I can and it seems to have made a big difference in the number of contractions I am having as well as keeping me out of the hospital. One pre-term labor trip to the hospital is enough for anyone! Keith has been holding down the fort and helping me stay on track.
The nursery is coming together - we bought the mattress for the crib, and so the major furniture pieces (crib and dresser) are all set up. Baby has been given lots of clothes and burp cloths/receiving blankets (love those hand-me-downs!!), and so many sweet things at the shower to help us with the nursery.
The biggest news, though, is that we had our 3D/4D ultrasound. It was really fun and we loved seeing Peanut. It was so great to be able to peek in and see that he is doing ok. We already love the little pout he gave us and his cute button nose. He spent a lot of the time with his feet and hands in his face, so we have a little gymnast on our hands!
For this year, we've been prescribed a quiet at-home Christmas - we're sad that we won't get to visit our families, but they are graciously coming to us around Christmas time! Even though we won't get to have our "normal" Christmas, we are excited that we will get to see everyone within a few days of Dec 25.
The new guidelines from the doctor have helped - I have been following them the best I can and it seems to have made a big difference in the number of contractions I am having as well as keeping me out of the hospital. One pre-term labor trip to the hospital is enough for anyone! Keith has been holding down the fort and helping me stay on track.
The nursery is coming together - we bought the mattress for the crib, and so the major furniture pieces (crib and dresser) are all set up. Baby has been given lots of clothes and burp cloths/receiving blankets (love those hand-me-downs!!), and so many sweet things at the shower to help us with the nursery.
The biggest news, though, is that we had our 3D/4D ultrasound. It was really fun and we loved seeing Peanut. It was so great to be able to peek in and see that he is doing ok. We already love the little pout he gave us and his cute button nose. He spent a lot of the time with his feet and hands in his face, so we have a little gymnast on our hands!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Week 27
Hope everyone is having a wonderful time preparing for the holidays! We are doing well - we did make another trip to the doctor for a check-up and we are hanging in there. His hope is that we can go at least 6 more weeks (to 33 weeks) before Peanut decides to make his grand debut. I am doing my best to stay off my feet and drink plenty of water. Keith has done an amazing job of keeping things running at the house since I am not able to do as much as I once was.
This past weekend, my family gave us a baby shower at my sister's place. Keith went with me, as I am not allowed to drive very far alone anymore. He kept a good eye on me and didn't even complain when we had to stop at every restroom on the way. ;)
We had a great time and we were blessed to be able to enjoy celebrating with everyone. We truly appreciated all the support and love that was shared! Peanut received many sweet gifts to help prepare Mom and Dad for his arrival. One of my aunts shared with us a blanket that my Granny made about 28 years ago - we know Peanut will treasure this as much as we treasured Granny's influence in our lives.
Keith put up our Christmas tree this week, and that brings a big smile to our faces each night! We can't believe that next year Christmas will be so different...it is exciting to think of the changes the next year will bring (and a little intimidating!).
We are having the 3D/4D ultrasound soon and are very excited to see Peanut after all the commotion he has caused the past few weeks. I go back next week for a quick appointment, and then a full appointment during the week of Christmas.
This past weekend, my family gave us a baby shower at my sister's place. Keith went with me, as I am not allowed to drive very far alone anymore. He kept a good eye on me and didn't even complain when we had to stop at every restroom on the way. ;)
We had a great time and we were blessed to be able to enjoy celebrating with everyone. We truly appreciated all the support and love that was shared! Peanut received many sweet gifts to help prepare Mom and Dad for his arrival. One of my aunts shared with us a blanket that my Granny made about 28 years ago - we know Peanut will treasure this as much as we treasured Granny's influence in our lives.
Keith put up our Christmas tree this week, and that brings a big smile to our faces each night! We can't believe that next year Christmas will be so different...it is exciting to think of the changes the next year will bring (and a little intimidating!).
We are having the 3D/4D ultrasound soon and are very excited to see Peanut after all the commotion he has caused the past few weeks. I go back next week for a quick appointment, and then a full appointment during the week of Christmas.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Week 26
Well, we were hoping for a less eventful week but Peanut had other things in mind. We had a little scare this week that Peanut might come super early, but we think things are back under control for now. We are happy to say that, although very tired, Peanut and I are both ok.
I have been given a "modified routine" and a strong warning to take it easy, significantly lower my activity level, travel, and stress...and drink more water than I ever thought humanly possible! I'll take that over bedrest any day, though.
We will also be going to the doctor more frequently now so that he can keep his eye on things.
The gestational diabetes test went well - they have not called to say I have to do the 3-hour test, so no news is good news! The other happy news is that we decided to do the 3D/4D ultrasound. We weren't sure we wanted to do it, but after this week we felt like we really want to peek in on him and make sure he is doing ok. We hope to schedule that in the next few weeks.
Hope you are all doing well, and preparing for a very Merry Christmas!
I have been given a "modified routine" and a strong warning to take it easy, significantly lower my activity level, travel, and stress...and drink more water than I ever thought humanly possible! I'll take that over bedrest any day, though.
We will also be going to the doctor more frequently now so that he can keep his eye on things.
The gestational diabetes test went well - they have not called to say I have to do the 3-hour test, so no news is good news! The other happy news is that we decided to do the 3D/4D ultrasound. We weren't sure we wanted to do it, but after this week we felt like we really want to peek in on him and make sure he is doing ok. We hope to schedule that in the next few weeks.
Hope you are all doing well, and preparing for a very Merry Christmas!
Saturday, November 29, 2008
An Eventful Week - Giving Thanks...
It was an eventful week here in the casa de Lisa and Keith...
We are still missing PaPa but giving thanks for the good memories and the love and life he shared with us.
On Tuesday, I had a minor mishap doing the dishes in the early morning...which resulted in an ER trip and 4 stitches! Let's just say that I am thankful and happy to leave the knife washing to the dishwasher (and I don't mean Keith) from here on out.
Wednesday, Keith's birthday, was low-key but fun! We celebrated our last "couple" birthday...meaning next year it will be baby and us! We are looking forward to sharing the special days with Peanut and thankful for the blessing of a baby.
Thursday was full of fun and family as we traveled to both sides of the family for Thanksgiving. It tired Peanut and I out (and Keith!) but we enjoyed seeing everyone. We are thankful to have had safe travels and see our family and share the day together, but we are most especially thankful that Keith's father is doing well. We spent a little bit of Thanksgiving in the hospital with him as he is fighting an infection that is a little stubborn. The good news is that he is back home now, and we are hoping he is on the mend. Please keep him in your prayers.
So, two ER trips in one week means we are giving thanks that a new week is beginning and we are hopeful for it to be a lot less eventful than the last.
In nursery news, we have gotten our crib together and now baby's dresser! The room is coming together, and we are excited to see it take shape. We have cleaned out Peanut's closet (well, for the most part), and started hanging some of the clothes we've received as gifts! It's just about 3 months away and is a little surreal at this point...we feel a mixture of "wow" and "uh oh" at the same time!
Peanut is still "on the move" - wiggling and kicking in my belly. It's not quite strong enough yet for Keith to feel again, but we are hoping he will be able to feel the baby kick again soon. We have our next appointment in just a few days. It's the "fun" one where I get to drink the sugar liquid and take a test for gestational diabetes.
I'll post again after the appointment!
We are still missing PaPa but giving thanks for the good memories and the love and life he shared with us.
On Tuesday, I had a minor mishap doing the dishes in the early morning...which resulted in an ER trip and 4 stitches! Let's just say that I am thankful and happy to leave the knife washing to the dishwasher (and I don't mean Keith) from here on out.
Wednesday, Keith's birthday, was low-key but fun! We celebrated our last "couple" birthday...meaning next year it will be baby and us! We are looking forward to sharing the special days with Peanut and thankful for the blessing of a baby.
Thursday was full of fun and family as we traveled to both sides of the family for Thanksgiving. It tired Peanut and I out (and Keith!) but we enjoyed seeing everyone. We are thankful to have had safe travels and see our family and share the day together, but we are most especially thankful that Keith's father is doing well. We spent a little bit of Thanksgiving in the hospital with him as he is fighting an infection that is a little stubborn. The good news is that he is back home now, and we are hoping he is on the mend. Please keep him in your prayers.
So, two ER trips in one week means we are giving thanks that a new week is beginning and we are hopeful for it to be a lot less eventful than the last.
In nursery news, we have gotten our crib together and now baby's dresser! The room is coming together, and we are excited to see it take shape. We have cleaned out Peanut's closet (well, for the most part), and started hanging some of the clothes we've received as gifts! It's just about 3 months away and is a little surreal at this point...we feel a mixture of "wow" and "uh oh" at the same time!
Peanut is still "on the move" - wiggling and kicking in my belly. It's not quite strong enough yet for Keith to feel again, but we are hoping he will be able to feel the baby kick again soon. We have our next appointment in just a few days. It's the "fun" one where I get to drink the sugar liquid and take a test for gestational diabetes.
I'll post again after the appointment!
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