tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51584903529521489532024-02-07T12:46:59.641-06:00Womb for 1 more.....Our MIRACULOUS journey through embryo adoption...embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-59824493989832664472010-12-25T14:22:00.002-06:002010-12-25T14:27:03.855-06:00MERRY CHRISTMAS and 6 months!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>MERRY CHRISTMAS from our family to yours!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigy0RMeXqiHKGyVp_0zRm0o2Vj-LJ7S7IOlUgbk_uDzbpfSdWtVx3D2hO6MugS8YmHqc4qm2LaBA2KGMj7lxpoye09aqKcN_hLbWB5VSGC0Me7H4SLSRHm00XoeJPM4mYeAIdhzXq1ZoY/s1600/Christmas+2010+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigy0RMeXqiHKGyVp_0zRm0o2Vj-LJ7S7IOlUgbk_uDzbpfSdWtVx3D2hO6MugS8YmHqc4qm2LaBA2KGMj7lxpoye09aqKcN_hLbWB5VSGC0Me7H4SLSRHm00XoeJPM4mYeAIdhzXq1ZoY/s400/Christmas+2010+001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I don't post here very often but WOULD LOVE <a href="http://www.handsheartsquiverfull.com/">for you to follow our family blog</a> if you are interested!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Blakely turned 6 months on the 14th-HARD TO BELIEVE!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Her shirt says "best gift ever." </strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>It's true, she's been a MIRACLE for our family!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2uEd2LVkw2IO9jPsg-wz13dDoI_IWOJv_Mg4hsFHVF1skwFSI7djoTxmexzA9iR3ZiHjrAbq-eu7RiGi91842egKnq_4J8JziVsAxtMsG5KR1LJnoutK9SSVVlAWIy_EwsDIPqYZLvA/s1600/Blakely+6+months+edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2uEd2LVkw2IO9jPsg-wz13dDoI_IWOJv_Mg4hsFHVF1skwFSI7djoTxmexzA9iR3ZiHjrAbq-eu7RiGi91842egKnq_4J8JziVsAxtMsG5KR1LJnoutK9SSVVlAWIy_EwsDIPqYZLvA/s400/Blakely+6+months+edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>God Bless you ALL on your journeys! </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I am so blessed to follow along your journeys & call you friends!</strong></div>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-80173770932593000472010-11-14T19:44:00.000-06:002010-11-14T19:44:55.066-06:005 Months TODAY!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip25KRuf5hTZ-7UbabxpHSKWlyZxdPb2hVSkhR36z5dur7YG6dw4cVXjyImwZUG11wf809yzy8S_3wlmVKu7eG9fTZ-P9HA-pyYk83_ZKKisSgSd3KUUXnMeOy8eA_S7vbEnXN-lwKnAE/s1600/Blakers+5+months.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip25KRuf5hTZ-7UbabxpHSKWlyZxdPb2hVSkhR36z5dur7YG6dw4cVXjyImwZUG11wf809yzy8S_3wlmVKu7eG9fTZ-P9HA-pyYk83_ZKKisSgSd3KUUXnMeOy8eA_S7vbEnXN-lwKnAE/s400/Blakers+5+months.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I LOVE books!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Mommy thinks I'm smart but I REALLY DO understand them!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgee5MoSK9jUNqF6KYeGUgWgS2hiydlXctsb5kLq7H7cFdJryyb973JRytX0j_C0uu0oGcRIDkzCjaDGV96HDAH9FzRHTYdbFSjuPnxxnl79ER2bSTbLB8_I_yk5LFmzWYagctBZ8DJMfY/s1600/Wyatt+5+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgee5MoSK9jUNqF6KYeGUgWgS2hiydlXctsb5kLq7H7cFdJryyb973JRytX0j_C0uu0oGcRIDkzCjaDGV96HDAH9FzRHTYdbFSjuPnxxnl79ER2bSTbLB8_I_yk5LFmzWYagctBZ8DJMfY/s400/Wyatt+5+006.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I just found my thumb, its pretty good...</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mx9lT2Icg930Q1SEytWk2S2yDZTowS6MuUMb1nmckTmGtoHeTHr7wIb1XMibvqC393AmbhJ8L4z6QNBGGCvPYwScYckMhY-cOsWJyg6HQlKQ7VKHAC32la-OMzuQuvuwGFOyTZj8ses/s1600/thumbsucker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mx9lT2Icg930Q1SEytWk2S2yDZTowS6MuUMb1nmckTmGtoHeTHr7wIb1XMibvqC393AmbhJ8L4z6QNBGGCvPYwScYckMhY-cOsWJyg6HQlKQ7VKHAC32la-OMzuQuvuwGFOyTZj8ses/s320/thumbsucker.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I am still just nursing-that milk is GOOD STUFF. They don't call it LIQUID GOLD for NOTHIN!Mommy sometimes gives me a little nibble of her food too!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I even got to lick a sucker today after church!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Mommy says I'm "rollin' all over tarnation!"</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I LOVE my cloth diapers-super soft on my hiney!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I REALLY HATE NAPPING during the day but I sleep really good at night for mommy.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Most importantly, I am still LOVED AND ADORED by all of my 7 brothers and sisters. I hear them fighting over who gets to hold me LOTS of times a day.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Mommy says I am a Gift from GOD ALMIGHTY and I hear my family from my 3 year old brother all the way up to Daddy thank God for me in their prayers constantly.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Daddy says I will get anything I want, whenever I want when I get bigger.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Sounds good to me!</strong> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-47036545918741006752010-10-22T09:15:00.001-05:002010-10-22T09:30:02.927-05:00ONE Year AGO TODAY!<strong>I had a hard time sleeping last night just thinking of the miracle performed 1 year ago today.</strong><br />
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<strong>Twas one year ago today that I was on an airplane to Los Angeles to meet Baby Blakely...</strong><br />
<strong>One of the below pictures is our sweet angel exactly one year ago today.</strong><br />
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<strong>One is of her sibling resting in heaven.</strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Is she a miracle or WHAT?</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgLxQDe4WwfwA8QT93bbtWiEYVYx-xRxeIEesRhkdw2dikbmvMqi1MI1-5-XviRGIp54Tm4G3gUOm2SDkvkGjC9-yaa5tascAk_W_LNW-Gu4lelJhj-VHHlMQcahR-IJhTVK1DIzyYTc/s1600/bakerspumpkin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgLxQDe4WwfwA8QT93bbtWiEYVYx-xRxeIEesRhkdw2dikbmvMqi1MI1-5-XviRGIp54Tm4G3gUOm2SDkvkGjC9-yaa5tascAk_W_LNW-Gu4lelJhj-VHHlMQcahR-IJhTVK1DIzyYTc/s320/bakerspumpkin.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><strong>I still have a hard time comprehending God's miracles and goodness especially when it comes to this sweet adopted girl. IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST! The preparation, pregnancy and birth and now she's a big 4 month old girl already.</strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you Lord for the gift of Baby Blakely, for seeing us fit to be her parents, for allowing us to experience the miracle of pregnancy & child birth. For the donating parents who chose us. For the most wonderful doctor. For allowing us to spread the word about embryo adoption. Thank you for knitting her together in my womb. YOUR WORKS ARE WONDERFUL!</span></strong><br />
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</div><strong>"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and WONDERFULLY MADE; your works are WONDERFUL, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. ALL the days ordained for me were written in your book BEFORE ONE OF THEM CAME TO BE!"</strong><br />
<strong>Psalm 139:13-16</strong></div>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-28634680849716952372010-10-14T14:32:00.000-05:002010-10-14T14:32:00.921-05:004 Months old TODAY!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88-0AG3Lq364AL1sKp5JoNGLx0oa1YqoyVNqK2angEbn3_zPJWFdnvZTNNgiS0pa3vovyT-JlMnb4Ui2lhfTDmgpctRLDP_6IVikqrAwaXNwQ8p3FexYuL2kL-uYPrT0fVFI5lQ8iFBs/s1600/blakely+4+months.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88-0AG3Lq364AL1sKp5JoNGLx0oa1YqoyVNqK2angEbn3_zPJWFdnvZTNNgiS0pa3vovyT-JlMnb4Ui2lhfTDmgpctRLDP_6IVikqrAwaXNwQ8p3FexYuL2kL-uYPrT0fVFI5lQ8iFBs/s400/blakely+4+months.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>PRAISING GOD TODAY for 4 months with this sweet baby girl!!!!</strong></div>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-41615762564050087702010-09-14T10:50:00.000-05:002010-09-14T10:50:13.101-05:00SHE'S BACK..EW<strong>Aunt FLO that is! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!</strong><br />
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<strong>What happened to "YOUR PERIOD WON'T START UNTIL YOU ARE DONE NURSING?"</strong><br />
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<strong>Any other UNLUCKY souls have this happen? EWW!!!! I'm just not ready......</strong><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I am REALLY, SERIOUSLY fighting the baby weight also. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>It is SO HARD to lose. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I have been put on water pills to decrease the swelling I still have in my hands and feet.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>It's brutal.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>BUT looking at that sweet smile above makes it ALL WORTH IT!</strong></div>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-12559990803416624232010-08-31T11:01:00.002-05:002010-08-31T14:22:36.719-05:003rd PREGNANCY in 2 weeks!<strong>I'm SO EXCITED!!!</strong><br />
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<strong>I have given <a href="http://www.fertilityassociates.com/kumar.htm">Dr. Kumar's</a> name to 9 people now. Another IRL friend of mine from Kansas just emailed me last night to tell me of her 2nd positive beta!</strong><br />
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<strong>In the last 2 weeks 3 PEOPLE journeyed to California for their embryo transfers and ALL 3 ARE PREGNANT! Joining the ranks of <a href="http://theroadtonumber2.blogspot.com/">my other friend A</a>-who is pregnant with twin boys! A, is the person we legally donated our embies to until our donating family requested them back.</strong><br />
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<strong>AND <a href="http://www.twinklebabymom.com/">another friend just got matched with THE EXACT embryos perfect for her family</a> through Dr. Kumars clinic!</strong><br />
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<strong>CONGRATS TO YOU ALL! I am SO HAPPY for YOU!</strong><br />
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<strong>Thank you Lord for all you are doing to help these babies join their new families!</strong><br />
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<strong>It is ONLY THROUGH GOD that these little miracles are being unfrozen!</strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift(s)!" 2 Corinthians 9:15</span>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-88787138912725888512010-08-23T21:19:00.000-05:002010-08-23T21:19:40.516-05:00YOU GROW GIRL! 2 Months! & Blog change<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Here's our little "BLAKERS" at 2 months!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I am a week late-SORRY!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Check out those painted TOOTSIES!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkU04FTQeoL0kSnqYWXI3NHpJNQK0E3XWfCbcDTdIc1sPt0uYXR7yiNhaX5UTkly8w8fZQX-5ZjKfMtoQpQ5tKGV3ByJR2Pb3YjNVx0EkcgfAhI0Iq7yYr-DRJIin_gELKx-TD7rPIy0s/s1600/blakers2mon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkU04FTQeoL0kSnqYWXI3NHpJNQK0E3XWfCbcDTdIc1sPt0uYXR7yiNhaX5UTkly8w8fZQX-5ZjKfMtoQpQ5tKGV3ByJR2Pb3YjNVx0EkcgfAhI0Iq7yYr-DRJIin_gELKx-TD7rPIy0s/s400/blakers2mon.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>She has changed SO MUCH & is really starting to smile!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>She slept 7 hours last night-BOY WERE MY BOOBS SORE AFTER THAT!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I had to get up and feed her AND pump!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-19154228298104819382010-08-16T09:23:00.000-05:002010-08-16T09:23:06.613-05:00My friend-another precious embryo DONOR!<strong>I promised God that if I ever got pregnant, I would spread the word about Embryo Adoption. Through my larger family blog which has over 250 regular readers, I shared our family story.</strong><br />
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<strong>One of my regular readers who I became friends with had been grappeling with a decision. You see, her precious husband Ryan and her conceived twins through IVF. He suffered from cystic fibrosis and passed away when the twins were young. </strong><br />
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<strong>She had left over embryos...</strong><br />
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<strong>After reading our blog, she knew just what to do...</strong><br />
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<strong><a href="http://sweeney4.blogspot.com/">CLICK HERE</a> to read her amazing, selfless story..</strong><br />
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<strong>ONLY GOD could have orchestrated this story! </strong><br />
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<strong>Praising HIM for saving more frozen lives!</strong>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-36151600076086040812010-08-06T16:05:00.000-05:002010-08-06T16:05:16.389-05:007 weeks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Here is our Precious one at 7 weeks!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>She is REALLY starting to smile!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I'm so in love with her...</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZJroUXn_-w3AZjldSecgi2UrJF3p6Sfq-5oJYF2jkVmMzZE0pyRck9EIBAagzbJDDYaVjlAc0gyJABkjSCDxx04I9_CFJ6XQJ8QOJ1DrGJG7OQZKjhpIezUiWwO-IKMwaN06gxYpMHU/s1600/Blakers7weeks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZJroUXn_-w3AZjldSecgi2UrJF3p6Sfq-5oJYF2jkVmMzZE0pyRck9EIBAagzbJDDYaVjlAc0gyJABkjSCDxx04I9_CFJ6XQJ8QOJ1DrGJG7OQZKjhpIezUiWwO-IKMwaN06gxYpMHU/s400/Blakers7weeks.jpg" width="352" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I love bows but I also love her beautiful hair so I had to show it off :)</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioaZNqfWAddAjnRUXyNh7JXaOJ6A0zHm7GpquLc5V-RO8erchZurkn1aezOYjgn6CtTkTka32cTnxHIpzm4sMzXvMISmkp30ltizZSI57Stv1Ty9G8ffq1mn9wQ5ncd9CZoCB0LtKWUk/s1600/Bakers+7+weeks+3+days.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioaZNqfWAddAjnRUXyNh7JXaOJ6A0zHm7GpquLc5V-RO8erchZurkn1aezOYjgn6CtTkTka32cTnxHIpzm4sMzXvMISmkp30ltizZSI57Stv1Ty9G8ffq1mn9wQ5ncd9CZoCB0LtKWUk/s320/Bakers+7+weeks+3+days.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Thank you Lord for our precious ANGEL!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Nursing is still going GREAT and she's growing like a weed!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>She's been a QUITE colicky so I am trying <a href="http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&q=gripe+water+little+tummies&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=4XhcTIGGHIH68Abn35SCAg&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=image&resnum=3&ved=0CDIQzAMwAg">GRIPE WATER</a> today hopefully this will help.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I'll let you know!</strong></div>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-63504811861763762022010-08-02T17:22:00.000-05:002010-08-02T17:22:17.033-05:002 Jens and 14 kids MERGE!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Tomorrow... This family of 7 kids</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTRAofLWDUG1SKVa6VOHqyWqLO4rsni7_NPm5j9DrUxigWV_1u43F0AEb8hb6oO1MqezDJFu9OW7mNLA2MmBNm1A8sMePZmL1F2rAutLO11JpJMdXSQCgw2TUFiPvfNuhhrgX_q8l-oU/s1600/kellerjuly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTRAofLWDUG1SKVa6VOHqyWqLO4rsni7_NPm5j9DrUxigWV_1u43F0AEb8hb6oO1MqezDJFu9OW7mNLA2MmBNm1A8sMePZmL1F2rAutLO11JpJMdXSQCgw2TUFiPvfNuhhrgX_q8l-oU/s400/kellerjuly.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong> </strong><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>and this family of 7 kids...</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dL3ayO4yjypAO3xQ4qLBdU1px2lLHoiNSa7qn8_J52z-8aUu2UVMtl2Zqmju3L-fqpSsOqkh1ckZpwS9rONjXiebFE0tPRunp1sQ0Og7EWe9E3jL42_zuNafuruoczNa02ECJUoFQ8E/s1600/jenmclaughlinpicturebabes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dL3ayO4yjypAO3xQ4qLBdU1px2lLHoiNSa7qn8_J52z-8aUu2UVMtl2Zqmju3L-fqpSsOqkh1ckZpwS9rONjXiebFE0tPRunp1sQ0Og7EWe9E3jL42_zuNafuruoczNa02ECJUoFQ8E/s400/jenmclaughlinpicturebabes.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong> </strong><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Will be meeting under ONE ROOF at OUR FARM!</strong><strong></strong><strong><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></strong><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>My bloggy friend <a href="http://jens7fromheaven.blogspot.com/">Jen</a> and I will be meeting IN PERSON for the first time as she and her 7 join me and my 7 at the farm for a few days!</strong><strong><br />
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</div></strong><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>We are SO EXCITED for our kids to meet ESPECIALLY our 3 girls we were blessed with through embryo adoption!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>YE</strong><strong>S, WE ARE NUTS!</strong><strong></strong><strong><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></strong><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Will report later IF we live through it :)</strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>WE CAN'T WAIT to share pictures with you! </strong></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-64604743674349214572010-07-17T13:00:00.000-05:002010-07-17T13:00:27.572-05:00Gained :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Went to the Dr. yesterday.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>She gained 15 ounces in 10 days!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Here she is at her appointment!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYs3J6tJLKTPE9LFJA9Zd-8GAc1EfYUhCbRU8_3KZd39ThiULdRNJY2O4NkzMUhD2gazhQK3xRXBHTJh5E-x6gR4rrkSbYLZqjsRY8SmvjJ5Z_diWvfxc3JzS6m6p5fm8-5swc7PmKxC0/s1600/Blake7lb2oz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYs3J6tJLKTPE9LFJA9Zd-8GAc1EfYUhCbRU8_3KZd39ThiULdRNJY2O4NkzMUhD2gazhQK3xRXBHTJh5E-x6gR4rrkSbYLZqjsRY8SmvjJ5Z_diWvfxc3JzS6m6p5fm8-5swc7PmKxC0/s400/Blake7lb2oz.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>7 pounds 2 ounces.</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>YOU GROW GIRL!</strong></div>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-14182406218181745952010-07-15T09:20:00.002-05:002010-07-15T09:22:18.419-05:00ONE MONTH OLD!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>HAPPY ONE MONTH to OUR MIRACLE GIRL!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>We celebrated her one month B-day yesterday by taking her to the pool in her darling swim suit!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQkUW8EK-HI4AWwTq0RaiQRIxJSHInvm80L9SssfiOZRWqo-XNeI3ct8mDfjb6JtC_gNCgAOUb3xz2hH6iFa9zSlYDigLnrTdsmPwiLxoDJWHj0yh-Rw3Xc3T2i7B4YlSl6jUrRZKo0M/s1600/Blakely+ONE+MONTH-picnik++.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQkUW8EK-HI4AWwTq0RaiQRIxJSHInvm80L9SssfiOZRWqo-XNeI3ct8mDfjb6JtC_gNCgAOUb3xz2hH6iFa9zSlYDigLnrTdsmPwiLxoDJWHj0yh-Rw3Xc3T2i7B4YlSl6jUrRZKo0M/s640/Blakely+ONE+MONTH-picnik++.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><strong>Nursing is going fabulous! It is just VERY time consuming! She is just SO ADORABLE! Most of my time is spent taking care of my 7 little ones so my time for blogging is RARE! </strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Hugs to you all!</strong></div>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-77975437151169639172010-07-07T16:17:00.000-05:002010-07-07T16:17:54.437-05:003 week check up! Dairy QUEEN!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">THE DAIRY QUEEN IS WORKING! </span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">(THAT'S ME PEOPLE!!)</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>I was nervous as I took our little sweetie to the Dr. on Tuesday for her weight check.</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>With exclusively nursing, you just don't know HOW MUCH food they are actually getting and it can make a mama second guess herself!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>The Dr. wanted her to gain 5-7 ounces </strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>SHE GAINED 10 ounces! </strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>She is up to 6lbs. 5 ounces now! BIG GIRL!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>Praising the Lord for letting me follow my dreams of nursing my sweetie!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>Here she is today just chillin! </strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglY0vHKEl74-qzK1gJHE9x_UMkKZFIOLTCN0Mwi8azKNLyrydfDcS7_ci-vSm0eEKtGZWC9HgfqovAuzcHfuL2YMttgUswhL7AKquPdLQ3dHxaytNtyjRlV49S0Csj8a9cFvCeIV76lR8/s1600/July+4th+and+more+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglY0vHKEl74-qzK1gJHE9x_UMkKZFIOLTCN0Mwi8azKNLyrydfDcS7_ci-vSm0eEKtGZWC9HgfqovAuzcHfuL2YMttgUswhL7AKquPdLQ3dHxaytNtyjRlV49S0Csj8a9cFvCeIV76lR8/s400/July+4th+and+more+002.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-59345067390094018222010-06-29T18:40:00.000-05:002010-06-29T18:40:24.933-05:002 WEEKS!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>As you can see, Blakely is VERY HAPPY to be here with her family!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPC4RMDW649DVxpCNDEb6LqSDgGE15EM0ijuNQ8Y5pAxK8DC1Nf7588rVUUx2d95g0AABHvElqpdP7hoLUljAx0Qao2a8AgnRUPHQCpjGx9kG8D2m5c5Ak46otS4bMT5kVz2qqSK435Q/s1600/Blakely+2+weeks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPC4RMDW649DVxpCNDEb6LqSDgGE15EM0ijuNQ8Y5pAxK8DC1Nf7588rVUUx2d95g0AABHvElqpdP7hoLUljAx0Qao2a8AgnRUPHQCpjGx9kG8D2m5c5Ak46otS4bMT5kVz2qqSK435Q/s400/Blakely+2+weeks.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>She is 2 weeks today! We went to the Dr. this a.m. and she now weighs 5lb 12oz.</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>The Dr. thinks she is doing great and is hoping she gains 6oz in the next week.</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Nursing is going great!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I cannot believe she is here!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Just HAD to share her preciousness with you all!</strong></div>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-41580829131531228712010-06-23T15:31:00.000-05:002010-06-23T15:31:16.482-05:00She's HERE! 8 days old!<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>It all started at my routine appointment last Monday-June 14th</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>My BP was up so my Dr. said-"We need to deliver."</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>It all happened SO FAST!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I had a c-section which was NOT bad at all.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I went to the hospital, got into my gown and next thing I knew...</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QDGSkSmI9cPBWv_Tl08HEFBAXsKFl-foOZcEI5oZ99ccHly3HQYjxNxnTXz_8EQ7khcedbr4I1xmhCZ1zlsMF9pKxIoo_UG7cUGMDYv-t4wtra9XLLh1fL0fY0pN0GXM8UQFRNMW4eU/s1600/Blakelys+Delivery+June+14,+2010+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QDGSkSmI9cPBWv_Tl08HEFBAXsKFl-foOZcEI5oZ99ccHly3HQYjxNxnTXz_8EQ7khcedbr4I1xmhCZ1zlsMF9pKxIoo_UG7cUGMDYv-t4wtra9XLLh1fL0fY0pN0GXM8UQFRNMW4eU/s400/Blakelys+Delivery+June+14,+2010+004.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I was holding </strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Miss Blakely Laurel</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>in my arms! </strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>She was born at 36 weeks 2 days</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>at 4:46 pm </strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>on June 14th</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>5lb. 15oz. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>18 inches long</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Here she is with daddy!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlF3z1cC8YGYDDguT5Ryipa3FGJFOptj1aDB76MAJKfKYAtZ-2c20WaLT_P5cJsLOBtIMSDKvMaFeCOjvwLgGPYXcu61LK_jQ6Xz4TSj_q3TlLTx4Bcwjra1Y35lu_zEDyoW0O-9-eNM/s1600/Blakely+Laurel+%26+daddy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlF3z1cC8YGYDDguT5Ryipa3FGJFOptj1aDB76MAJKfKYAtZ-2c20WaLT_P5cJsLOBtIMSDKvMaFeCOjvwLgGPYXcu61LK_jQ6Xz4TSj_q3TlLTx4Bcwjra1Y35lu_zEDyoW0O-9-eNM/s320/Blakely+Laurel+%26+daddy.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>We've had a rough road. We just got home from the hospital today.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I forgot my password to my blog so I couldn't update it while I was in the hospital with her but I was DYING TO!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I promise you all I will "get back in the swing." soon and catch up on all your blogs!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>She came home today HEALTHY and I am exclusively nursing-it's going GREAT!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-3uS5eqawHf6vlvalXePWEn4yL0soJ1PZB2g7FjxUKIwqcWd7qbDsuT4cDjkMSIH_7clIedaIOtDi6S-Fgck1qjwXHsuyInpytMDa6QW2UDncvDsz-5Cxzk7tR3gaxpsZ0DlvJOBexg/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-3uS5eqawHf6vlvalXePWEn4yL0soJ1PZB2g7FjxUKIwqcWd7qbDsuT4cDjkMSIH_7clIedaIOtDi6S-Fgck1qjwXHsuyInpytMDa6QW2UDncvDsz-5Cxzk7tR3gaxpsZ0DlvJOBexg/s320/019.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Here she is in her car seat, yawning all bundled up to come home today! </strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclHQGrnz0OMyqT4GYjgRm3PgsbyzxdXVyJc49GMHzUAXx-9gepbJzi6AJnplaAYvzRBnMizgH4ipgsyMJqt80US7uBo3urNFmVQ7xxh9cyZhOcKzqesJHwahHJCt0sqvwsGAGDxzd4hc/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclHQGrnz0OMyqT4GYjgRm3PgsbyzxdXVyJc49GMHzUAXx-9gepbJzi6AJnplaAYvzRBnMizgH4ipgsyMJqt80US7uBo3urNFmVQ7xxh9cyZhOcKzqesJHwahHJCt0sqvwsGAGDxzd4hc/s320/006.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>GIVING GOD ALL THE PRAISE FOR THIS MIRACULOUS LITTLE GIRL!</strong></div>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-11421904296405055682010-05-28T21:38:00.000-05:002010-05-28T21:38:46.076-05:0034 Weeks and COUNTING!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I am SO THANKFUL to have made it to 34 weeks!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I FEEL HUGE!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-t-Yvt33a3gX_AXFd93DCNm29ed_ia0A52NB-gA4e9GZ5JWhB9sjZx95wZgHUGiXV6ugnVYXJGT3ow4dBEs8i5h5vdr-Z2ZvkO2KVHjeFAXOIpuUGb2gtPnpmTOAe9q-76drgbtWeWY/s1600/34+week+belly+good.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-t-Yvt33a3gX_AXFd93DCNm29ed_ia0A52NB-gA4e9GZ5JWhB9sjZx95wZgHUGiXV6ugnVYXJGT3ow4dBEs8i5h5vdr-Z2ZvkO2KVHjeFAXOIpuUGb2gtPnpmTOAe9q-76drgbtWeWY/s400/34+week+belly+good.jpg" width="172" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
<strong>My twin-boobs and all at 34 weeks :)</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpXDsvv9Zw5llL3E0E0WgEQ7ydtpo8RlbKTavvrI993LoAEOol-qrtQsrLoq8RK6I2CxGffY8IqGclvwuO2Mxy1aoZkXkyTINxjyy1VZgYxr4zBEMWycWuxWr60vtwwe1sfIxYAuEE1I/s1600/caty+pregnant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpXDsvv9Zw5llL3E0E0WgEQ7ydtpo8RlbKTavvrI993LoAEOol-qrtQsrLoq8RK6I2CxGffY8IqGclvwuO2Mxy1aoZkXkyTINxjyy1VZgYxr4zBEMWycWuxWr60vtwwe1sfIxYAuEE1I/s320/caty+pregnant.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>I see my Dr. weekly now. My latest 24 hour urine last week wasn't the best. My protein went up from 170 to around 500. My Dr. says that she expects it to rise as the stress on my body from baby gets worse. I do my next one on Tuesday. I had an NST (non stress test) yesterday and the baby looked great. I was having a few small contractions according to the strip but didn't feel a thing.</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>Baby is still breech. She weighed 4lb 5 ozs over a week ago so she's getting bigger and the good news is AFTER 34 weeks I can deliver at MY hospital-no special trips to THE BIG CITY needed-WHEW! Thank you Lord for getting us this far!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>My church is continuing to provide meals while my DH is working-SUCH A BLESSING!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>I basically lay around ALL DAY LONG and feel like doing nothing more at this point. Bed rest STINKS PEOPLE! But its worth it!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>The pressure is making MY CROTCH THROB LIKE MAD unless I am lying down UGH! That is really my only complaint.</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><br />
Hard to believe-I will be meeting my precious miracle girl soon-GOD IS GOOD!</strong></div>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-61810105895152417002010-05-15T11:25:00.001-05:002010-05-15T11:27:08.363-05:0032 WEEKS!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>HERE I AM Today at 32 Weeks! </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>YOWZA I weigh a lot!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I've been SO LAZY and tired lately. I am thankful I am on bed rest because honestly, I don't feel like I can do much more than lay around, eat and shower LOL. I'm even too exhausted to blog much-UGH!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Monday-I had a stabbing pain in the left side of my abdomen for several hours that would not go away. My doctor wanted to check it out so I went to L & D and got monitored.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>DIAGNOSIS....Strained tummy muscle. This can happen as your belly grows especially if you don't get around much-like me.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>The good news is, my cervix is closed and thick, I was having ZERO contractions and Baby Girl looked FABULOUS on the monitor-glad my mind was put to ease. The pain is completely gone now.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Here I am at the hospital in one of my HOT gowns :)</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAaP7rWLsBZpWRKX1o5BqUE4dSqnAv-yL57rnxs1RyN8T6ovIv-EBeUUFKIMkFb1-wZfk7BKsZdV7p-FDVWlLt36wjb5DoUAnQyPYrqFSb1n9YOjE4An0p6oTnT3pCFib_5gGHB3BGNI/s1600/hospital.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAaP7rWLsBZpWRKX1o5BqUE4dSqnAv-yL57rnxs1RyN8T6ovIv-EBeUUFKIMkFb1-wZfk7BKsZdV7p-FDVWlLt36wjb5DoUAnQyPYrqFSb1n9YOjE4An0p6oTnT3pCFib_5gGHB3BGNI/s320/hospital.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>The Saturday before, My hubby asked me what I wanted for Mother's Day and truly, I wanted a pedicure and Olive Garden.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>He dropped me off at the door of the nail salon and this is what I got-LOVE MY TOES!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Then all 8 of us went to Olive Garden. I kept my tootsies up all the way there and back.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>My Dr. appointment a couple weeks ago went well, my amniotic fluid was up from 12 to 15! </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I have my next appointment on May 20. They will measure baby then and I will also have my next 24 hour urine that day.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>God has granted me the grace of making it this far, I just pray I can keep her inside and she will keep growing for several more weeks!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>The crazy thing is...</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I STILL CANNOT BELIEVE I AM PREGNANT and it's almost over...</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>It is such a surreal experience.</strong></div>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-9452588353763602812010-05-01T11:12:00.000-05:002010-05-01T11:12:17.639-05:0030 WEEKS! Photo Shoot!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>HAPPY 30th Week baby girl!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I've always DREAMED of a fancy maternity shoot but</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Since I am HOME BOUND on bed rest, </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>My good friend offered to help me out and I decided we would give it a whirl yesterday.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>NEITHER OF US IS A PROFESSIONAL!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Just 2 moms-having fun!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I was SO HAPPY with the way they turned out!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Here are some of our favorites!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFzUfcxnhqYKa14SrIkXLy38pJg284d0IHHbrLvq5WDbdD7UQWlpn7IsnLtenzXPkjqKgiDHZwce2T2t6soPxlnwqxJLoITH3rqUapkZh7mOUA3jyzy0oL8rslBD801znlaMC-k7Gsns/s1600/barn2color.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFzUfcxnhqYKa14SrIkXLy38pJg284d0IHHbrLvq5WDbdD7UQWlpn7IsnLtenzXPkjqKgiDHZwce2T2t6soPxlnwqxJLoITH3rqUapkZh7mOUA3jyzy0oL8rslBD801znlaMC-k7Gsns/s320/barn2color.jpg" tt="true" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I also got the changing table delivered and since there were only 3 steps, the kids and I put it together very quickly! </strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I LOVE IT!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqt69823k8QCPQ3-cvyRUWzdpLgc8O1Y1MnQjf3Lu8tJ19wOd28XelG8EoadgBZOGUJXoMytoD9F1ifv5mILsqFdyL4XtALYcSjpmRyjYfyWB42w_luJEy_3Jdhs5XX-aVLSHGbgxHPf4/s1600/changingtable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqt69823k8QCPQ3-cvyRUWzdpLgc8O1Y1MnQjf3Lu8tJ19wOd28XelG8EoadgBZOGUJXoMytoD9F1ifv5mILsqFdyL4XtALYcSjpmRyjYfyWB42w_luJEy_3Jdhs5XX-aVLSHGbgxHPf4/s320/changingtable.jpg" tt="true" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGvTOV2Uk6QWWY037xF7o4i469u4ZoFKmjL44K_Z1ujT6e5ua5eozxBBj6SiUDuN_tZVaVlMjAylQPUTuydn08M13WM4fqQih7PsZwvFsAgTLYnMPLf_cR3b5BFI489xu63stqxIdYok/s1600/changtable2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGvTOV2Uk6QWWY037xF7o4i469u4ZoFKmjL44K_Z1ujT6e5ua5eozxBBj6SiUDuN_tZVaVlMjAylQPUTuydn08M13WM4fqQih7PsZwvFsAgTLYnMPLf_cR3b5BFI489xu63stqxIdYok/s320/changtable2.jpg" tt="true" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>I see the Dr. on Tuesday and I can't wait to see how my amniotic fluid level is doing. </strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>My church has brought meals this entire week and one of my BFF's took 4 kids for the night last night-I REALLY got some rest! </strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>GOD is just REALLY taking care of me and providing just what I need to make it through on bed rest while my hubby is away.</strong></div>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-21655376182190033102010-04-29T16:34:00.000-05:002010-04-29T16:34:20.656-05:00Showered with LOVE!<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Here are me & my 5 girls at my baby shower! </strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>It was a blessed occasion with a HUGE turn out!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Hard to believe I was pregnant with the oldest 20 years ago! WOW!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7QHEKv-EHse1RvxMosvBJ5PR_dv-BDntBEOVYmXvVSVgCWczYFprSwfySwTjckzZ8LK_11Wd3la0PV7ouhbgbHsEWIMaLWEnlqgb-UBGFyXefR3FUev8dlU6o0Snlj6qcj5oHkQWpDE/s1600/girlsmeshower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7QHEKv-EHse1RvxMosvBJ5PR_dv-BDntBEOVYmXvVSVgCWczYFprSwfySwTjckzZ8LK_11Wd3la0PV7ouhbgbHsEWIMaLWEnlqgb-UBGFyXefR3FUev8dlU6o0Snlj6qcj5oHkQWpDE/s400/girlsmeshower.jpg" tt="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>DARLING rattle cupcakes made by my friends daughter</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhztIXv5istuDbQb_N3LXOeifEqGjkOJmUg_mfltug4WO6FKk5_DwkqgIaOUk087vaCdHMxtj4FcnO2Bcn8q5Vx6UwoBtPw3SYaYG9UJhvaKU0TkT03zjhgCuN1aOhUXgWv5rXtDx1JV9Q/s1600/cupcake1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhztIXv5istuDbQb_N3LXOeifEqGjkOJmUg_mfltug4WO6FKk5_DwkqgIaOUk087vaCdHMxtj4FcnO2Bcn8q5Vx6UwoBtPw3SYaYG9UJhvaKU0TkT03zjhgCuN1aOhUXgWv5rXtDx1JV9Q/s320/cupcake1.jpg" tt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>"8" chenille onesie hand made by my friend Jenni</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>for baby #8</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8yKht4YA902JsTj4zw6fQzbkyiPdZXmbEvHjb2mEDGNGnliyYphvAivZpza5GO-g2fwVB00SVTtDumumcOjDCWSr8FbZWBapys10f2CCbHb199EEIBrT3tcPDXIzmugK3-pk_xZuy4io/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8yKht4YA902JsTj4zw6fQzbkyiPdZXmbEvHjb2mEDGNGnliyYphvAivZpza5GO-g2fwVB00SVTtDumumcOjDCWSr8FbZWBapys10f2CCbHb199EEIBrT3tcPDXIzmugK3-pk_xZuy4io/s320/8.jpg" tt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I literally have a PANTING EXTRAVAGANZA just getting dressed! </strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>If I do much more than lay on the couch, I'm really worn out!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>It's been tough with my DH gone a week at a time. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I count the HOURS until he gets home.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I'm potty training my youngest and he insists I sit on the floor and </strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>watch him pee every 5 minutes-UGH! </strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>The potty trainee is WEARING MAMA SLICK!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I cannot wait to get to the Dr. Tuesday & check out this scene.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I'm tired of laying around like dead wood.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I AM SO THANKFUL for our church family </strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>who brings meals & someone even came today just to take the kids out on a walk and to play-WHAT A BLESSING!</strong></div>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-16941301078027510092010-04-23T10:59:00.001-05:002010-04-23T11:00:46.186-05:00Diaper Bag-Test update..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I just LOVE the Paul Frank Diaper Bag I got BABY GIRL!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<strong>My appointment last week went MUCH better than previous ones! YAY! My BP was 124/75. It was good for the first time EVER at my appointment! Also, my protein in my urine dipstick was negative!</strong><br />
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<strong>Hearing that got my butt in gear!!! Since I gave most ALL of my baby items-including all baby girl clothes to my 3 kids birth mother 2 years ago when she had her baby. I felt it was time to at least buy the car seat so if I go early, we are somewhat prepared! Here is the seat I ordered-its shipped and ON THE WAY! Its the <a href="http://www.gracobaby.com/Products/Pages/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=1761380">Graco Snugride Infant Car Seat-ZOEY</a>. LOVE IT!</strong><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>I have my 3-D sono, 24 hour urine protein & glucose test a week from today! I CAN'T WAIT!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>Hope you all have a BLESSED WEEK!</strong></div>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-66077348253293745732010-04-04T18:42:00.002-05:002010-04-04T18:54:32.136-05:0026 Weeks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>PRAISING HIM for making it to 26 weeks!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOe3zhCX6Dohc5HJcEjuumlMf1YcL-eNUvSEhFQUU2pH65MF7xXHMinSTrby6PHwgrANpdanZrwMmmOJ7P_1zKpyBvWqawlQtIuf7IGdpnW1PwSvxQBGwxCuGOf67KfGYazBGvT4tE9w/s1600/26+week+belly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOe3zhCX6Dohc5HJcEjuumlMf1YcL-eNUvSEhFQUU2pH65MF7xXHMinSTrby6PHwgrANpdanZrwMmmOJ7P_1zKpyBvWqawlQtIuf7IGdpnW1PwSvxQBGwxCuGOf67KfGYazBGvT4tE9w/s400/26+week+belly.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>I disobeyed Dr's orders and took my 6 little ones to the Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Story at our church yesterday. I called ahead and got some people to help me with the kids so I could just sit with my tootsies UP. I paid for it later......felt HORRIBLE the rest of the night but it was worth it to get the kids out for a bit-plus they also provided lunch so I didn't have to. I was only gone 1 1/2 hours but BOY it felt like FOREVER. I am so bummed that I have become so LAME!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>I just don't feel like doing ANYTHING but sitting on the couch with my feet up & drinking ROOT BEER. I will be SO THANKFUL when my hubby FINALLY gets here in a few hours to relieve me a bit. My energy is just ZAPPED. I get out of breath going pee.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>I see the Dr. Tuesday night at 7pm and I cannot wait to talk to her...They increased my BP meds on Wednesday and I think it helped a little bit but it amazes me how just 2 weeks ago I felt fine and now I am "A TRUE COUCH POTATO."</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong><a href="http://www.expectingcomfort.com/delivery-gown.html">Here's ANOTHER SITE for Hospital Delivery Gowns....DELIVERING COMFORT</a>. They have a darling black & white polka dot on sale for $29.95 and a coupon at the top for another 10% off.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95j_kzhp0OQgLof4RGNfAaIMdFz5FXezHGoJYnG6G5TPjs_XOHlwf6KAaDNLYg0yXRmgZ7L6Fudl8M2ro_XrU23sfz-gDzmAB_FG5Z_34TR_rsxvuWXO2xTZsdzmZSwDzVPJBcpV64bM/s1600/zoe+gown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95j_kzhp0OQgLof4RGNfAaIMdFz5FXezHGoJYnG6G5TPjs_XOHlwf6KAaDNLYg0yXRmgZ7L6Fudl8M2ro_XrU23sfz-gDzmAB_FG5Z_34TR_rsxvuWXO2xTZsdzmZSwDzVPJBcpV64bM/s320/zoe+gown.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong></strong></div>So thankful to HIM today for dying on the cross for my sins and providing me with 8 wonderful blessings for children including my little "EASTER EGG" that I am growing!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Easter to you ALL! HE IS RISEN!</div>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-60259818577410377122010-03-31T14:11:00.003-05:002010-03-31T14:17:10.264-05:00HOT during DELIVERY!!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>I first learned about disposable hosptial gowns when I watched Tori Spelling deliver baby Stella in this HOT NUMBER from <a href="http://www.shopbyog.com/shop.html">BYOG (Bring Your Own Gown).</a></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
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</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>The one she wore below is $95 OUCH! </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlotexWMrTtNE9XcVFipMfcejxeXiQ6H_fJFuNbgCseBQr7JMdGLif-y2s6-0QNW7pmS686nxltIoGpZ9eRjyoQt4fhHSTxWt4yTHx2yv1K4QxR6rdDvZN1WNh7PfYB8HfwfMGSI79fIc/s1600/spelling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlotexWMrTtNE9XcVFipMfcejxeXiQ6H_fJFuNbgCseBQr7JMdGLif-y2s6-0QNW7pmS686nxltIoGpZ9eRjyoQt4fhHSTxWt4yTHx2yv1K4QxR6rdDvZN1WNh7PfYB8HfwfMGSI79fIc/s400/spelling.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><br />
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</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>This is what I will be delivering baby GIRL in!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><br />
</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>Except mine has a green and white polka dot bow!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>Mine was $25 (normally $40-$50) on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mypinkytoes">ETSY from MY PINKY TOES</a>!</strong><br />
<strong>She has the CUTEST fabrics and gowns I have seen!</strong><br />
<strong>You can even send her your own fabric and have her make yours for $25!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCz37_r_1fMPs3RIbN9zBGK1NlltkR3cx0qfMn3wF0AlhssjgLHc0b6XOEJ1QROUGk4nNgTSOaar9JiDX3z9vK7qPVzzbl2CVSmsVqJvTJPPaFpuqLCY4iPtomapbZRSAyfxBY18YeXM/s1600/hospital+gown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCz37_r_1fMPs3RIbN9zBGK1NlltkR3cx0qfMn3wF0AlhssjgLHc0b6XOEJ1QROUGk4nNgTSOaar9JiDX3z9vK7qPVzzbl2CVSmsVqJvTJPPaFpuqLCY4iPtomapbZRSAyfxBY18YeXM/s640/hospital+gown.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>that buttons up the back and also has snaps on the side for easy nursing.</strong><strong><br />
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</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>I want to be HIP during my hospital stay right?</strong><br />
<strong>This IS my LAST AND FINAL PREGNANCY &</strong><br />
<strong>I WANNA DO IT UP RIGHT!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>My blood pressure has been OUTTA.CONTROL.</strong><strong><br />
</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>I am on moderated bed rest. </strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>It's tough with 6 little ones and the hubby away.</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><br />
</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>Even walking to the potty sends it sky high.</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>I only get up long enough to pee and cook.</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><br />
</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>My BP meds were changed on Monday and increased today.</strong></div>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5158490352952148953.post-35757296697920592612010-03-29T10:09:00.002-05:002010-03-29T10:11:28.928-05:0025 weeks!<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Here I am at 25 weeks! </strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Not the best belly pic but this dress is SUPER COMFY! </strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I LOVE DENIM!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1H6-c86e6go_vez8b0eF34L7oylWrZ8bwqblIVuZ8XHp7NOZx56-35ebpqqKPjS69W-RGx6FRIBbmTv10qz_AXq59BqAyJX-PfDTV7vIK340r2ftb4ZtHDmHPywqCmgfatCAzL71s2Eo/s1600/25+week+belly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1H6-c86e6go_vez8b0eF34L7oylWrZ8bwqblIVuZ8XHp7NOZx56-35ebpqqKPjS69W-RGx6FRIBbmTv10qz_AXq59BqAyJX-PfDTV7vIK340r2ftb4ZtHDmHPywqCmgfatCAzL71s2Eo/s400/25+week+belly.jpg" width="192" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Here is my new "BLING" until my old ring fits again.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Compliments of EBAY...$7.99 including shipping.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_mQTlN-h6AGbEGpZqBte8TQJ1CECTfkvW7-rbmzBj59acin6ryYoViqwCxJONefuCTrfL1RTIhy3J0g6mp8degFsmBuHmyHdBi67Tk6QZB64WtGYQyCvm3FcZuasLSNpGlIaUZvnzYI/s1600/newbling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_mQTlN-h6AGbEGpZqBte8TQJ1CECTfkvW7-rbmzBj59acin6ryYoViqwCxJONefuCTrfL1RTIhy3J0g6mp8degFsmBuHmyHdBi67Tk6QZB64WtGYQyCvm3FcZuasLSNpGlIaUZvnzYI/s320/newbling.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>I have tried to "lay low." Went to church yesterday and that flat WORE ME OUT! I also took the kids to AWANA at church and dropped them off last night (I usually stay and volunteer) and went to a friends house and layed down for the 2 hours they were there. I got home and my BP was 170/102 so I quick layed on my left side and elevated my feet and it was back to normal in a bit.</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>The hubby did ALL my grocery shopping this past week for the first time-he did AWESOME! Only forgot one thing!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>Craving....ROOT BEER! Doing <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/kegel-exercises/wo00119">KEGELS</a> LIKE CRAZY! What else have I got to do?</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>BABY GIRL loves to get up and kick her buns off around 5am every morning :) SO SWEET!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>I have one reality for ya'all... DISCHARGE! EWWWW, it's really picked up in the last few weeks-to the point where a panty liner is necessary-glad <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/076115079X/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=089480829X&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1RJQ5BKKCCDESBPHAWN7">THE BOOK</a> explains it all or I would have thought something was wrong with me.</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>I have yet to experience any stretch marks on my belly and my belly button is still an "INNIE" for now.</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>This is my first week flying solo without my man around while on "LOCK DOWN" status. Counting the days until my man gets home!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>Have a great week everyone!</strong></div>embieadoptmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065632782220134noreply@blogger.com7