Baby Update

So I am not that far behind on my posts...this is just from over a week ago. I had my 30 week appt and the doctor had another ultrasound scheduled to make sure everything was ok and that I wouldn't need to have a c-section...and praise the Lord everything IS ok. Our baby boy is about 3.8 lbs and doing good. We could see him moving his mouth during the ultrasound and the pictures were so clear where we could see so much detail. I didn't have an ultrasound with Gregory when I was this far along, so this was something new for us. So now I am 31 weeks and getting ready to get an appointment for pre-admission. Wow, it seems like things are moving right along. I guess it helps when you're busy like us. In the next month I have so much going on, but it's mostly fun stuff, so that should be good :-)

Oh and to cap it all off a week before Thanksgiving a special friend of mine is throwing us a baby shower and my mom and sister are flying down for it! This will be a special time. It's not too often that just my mom, my sister and I get to be together so I am looking forward to this time.

Here is one of my favorite ultrasound pictures...and as always there are more at Shutterfly.

Oh and here are a couple of recent pictures too...one of me and Gregory and how big I'm getting and another of my recent haircut.

finally an update

Well, we've been quite busy these past few weeks (months) since I've blogged, but I am still going to apologize for being away for so long.

We've gotten moved into our new home and we are loving it. It's such a blessing from God and we are so thankful to Him for providing all He has provided. We still have some things to hang up and some nail holes to fill in, but all in all, we're moved in.

We've had our first visitors, my sister and her family and it was a wonderful time. We did some sight seeing (had a fun train ride), hung out a lot and played a lot. The boys really enjoyed playing together and Gregory sure misses Jaden & Clay.


Raquel was also able to come with me for our first Refreshed meeting which was a great time.

We have since had one other meeting which was a great time as well...we had Erin Mirabella come and speak to us about fitness for our kids and then we made snuggle tied blankets. They turned out so cute and are so easy to make!

Amongst all of this stuff we've been attending a couples small group bible study on Friday nights, each leading a small group on Wednesday nights during youth group, and I've been attending a women's bible study on Thursday mornings...so if you don't catch us at home that often, well now you know why :-)

There's pictures online to see from when my sister and her family were here and that's all for now! http://tomandroxannecook.shutterfly.com/

I'll try to be better with posting, but no promises!

What's Up

So in case you are wondering what else has been going on in our lives other than the growing baby inside of me...here's a little run down.

Tom went to Alaska for a week and we survived...we were actually pretty busy while he was gone...I had lots of meetings for our mom's group that I'll be coordinating (it's called Refreshed). I also had a routine doctor appointment and we spent some time playing outside too.

After that week, then Tom worked nights for a week, so we were glad to have him home even though we only got to see him for a couple of hours a day.

Of course over the past few weeks we've been packing as well...we get the keys to our next house on Monday. And I can hardly wait for that day to come! More space, more storage and a nice tub to relax in :-)


So we'll be moving and unpacking over the next couple of weeks and cleaning too as we move out of our current house.

Oh and two nights ago we had a pretty big hailstorm so that was about the only big excitement around here.


Here's also a short video from the hailstorm...



And last week we spent some time at a park and we found some geese and ducks to feed there too. This brought back great memories of when I was little and my mom would take us to the park to feed the ducks...of course there was a not so pleasant memory with the ducks too (when my sister fell into the pond at my birthday party)...we almost had our own version of this when Gregory took off running, but I was able to steer him away from the pond when I caught up with him.

Of course there are more pics at http://tomandroxannecook.shutterfly.com/

It's a ....

Today was my 20 week ultrasound and it's a BOY. Yep, a healthy boy...still letting it sink in, oh boy another boy! Well I guess I'll start meditating on the verse that God doesn't give us more than we can handle :-)

Here are a few pictures from the ultrasound.

Day at the Park

Today was one of our MOPS park playdates...only one other mom showed up, but Gregory still had a blast...here are a few pics...more on our photo website http://tomandroxannecook.shutterfly.com/

Our time in Missouri last week

Last week we went to the Springfield, MO area...what a long drive, but uneventful so that was great. We were there for a couple of reasons--I was a bridesmaid in my good friend Carla's wedding and we were able to spend time with family (Tom's mom and sister's family live in the area).

We left Colorado on Friday and stayed overnight in Topeka at a very nice hotel (thanks to Priceline.com!) So we arrived (at Betty's--Tom's mom) in Willard, MO shortly after lunch time. It was nice to be out of the van...the weather was really hot and humid though, but Betty was gracious enough to keep us cooled off with the A/C. Beth (Tom's sister) and three kids (Matthew-5, Mark-3, Makayla-1 1/2) came over to the house for a bit since the kids couldn't stand it any longer and wanted to see us. So we hung out and chatted for a bit and had a fun time and then I was off to hang out with Carla and some other gals for a little last minute girl time before the wedding on Saturday. It was nice to catch up with some old friends during this time.

Sunday was a busy day with wedding stuff...I hung out with Carla until it was time to be at the chapel for photos and then there was the wedding and the reception. Carla was a beautiful bride and it was fun getting to know Jared (now her husband) and his family. Once again it was also fun to hang out with some other friends there too.

The rest of the week we had fun with Betty, Beth (and her family). Gregory got to run around Betty's yard and even got to chase lightening bugs. Betty caught one to show Gregory one close up. Very neat...I love lightening bugs! Since it was so warm and humid we didn't spend too much time outside, but when we could we did. We even got to watch Matthew play baseball/t-ball. What a fun thing to watch little boys learn to play baseball. We spent a lot of time chatting with Betty and just hanging out with her. Gregory became Grandma Betty's shadow much of the time we were there. So cute. We hung out with Beth, Rob and the kids another evening and the kids had more fun playing with one another. I especially enjoyed hanging out with Beth and catching up. Tom had fun going through his "toys" at his mom's to bring back more stuff for Gregory to play with. Unfortunately, towards the end of the trip, Betty started not feeling well--we continue to pray that God will touch her body and heal her.

All in all we had a good time in Missouri, but all vacations must come to an end...so Tom was back to work today.

To see pics from our trip go to http://tomandroxannecook.shutterfly.com/

New baby pics - FINALLY

Here are some pics from the three ultrasounds that I have had thus far. I am about 12 1/2 weeks along and still struggling with some nauseousness. Praying it goes away soon and that I get some energy back too.

This first pic confirmed that the pregnancy was in the right place...and was only one baby!



The second pic was to make sure that everything was ok considering the amount of pain I was in.


The last four pics were from my 12 week ultrasound.