A day of dr appointments

Monday was the day of doctors for us. I had my weekly ob appointment. Spence went with me just because of the craziness of the past week. Dr. Brannon asked when I wanted to have this baby, and I laughed. But he was being serious. He asked if I wanted to schedule an induction and I said SIGN ME UP!!! We are currently scheduled for October 22 at 6:30 am. If this were my first baby, he said he wouldn't have offered. But with the fact that Zeke was induced, went quickly, and had to be vacuumed, he thought it would be best for us to control as many of the factors as possible. Now, obviously we know that we are not the ones in control, and I praise God that my doctor is a man of great faith. (Seriously, the man quotes Scripture everytime we are there, and I feel like I need to study up on Systematic before my appointments) But I feel a peace about this decision and I am certainly excited about not going beyond the 22nd!!!

Then this afternoon Zeke and I ventured to the dentist. After 2 HOURS, me holding him screaming twice, him being held by the dentist screaming during xrays, and finding out that his tooth had not only gone up into the gum but has also moved crooked, we got to go home. You can feel the root of the tooth way up on his gum. So, we have to keep an eye to make sure that it comes down, and that it doesn't come down into the other teeth. It was pretty much an AWFUL experience because of missing a nap, waiting around forever, and having to physcially restrain Zeke. We go back in January to recheck things. I can't wait (with much sarcasm).

He didn't actually sit in the chair for anything but this picture

He was much more interested in this pillow than a photo op

You can see how the second tooth from the right is pushing against his front tooth

Another xray showing the tooth pushing in

Something cool about the xrays was that I got to see that he has two other teeth on the top that are on their way. Pretty cool, huh? Something ridiculous about the appointment was they recommended I start flossing his teeth. Really? Am I going to try to floss a 14 month old's teeth? Yeah, that ain't gonna happen folks.

Prayers needed please

Just a quick request. I started having contractions this morning around 1 am. They became regular around 3:15, we headed to the hospital to get things checked out around 4:45/5:00ish. I was there for about 3 hours getting fluids and some meds to slow down the labor. I am still having contractions, but they are not progressing. Because I am not full term yet, they won't do anything to speed up the labor process, but because I am not far from being ready they won't do anything more to stop the process. We were sent home around 8:30 this morning and Spence's mom has been here keeping Zeke while I have slept. (Oh and in other news I had to go to the courthouse for a ticket I had gotten, but that's a whole other story and really shows how redneck I am- Yes I was in labor at the courthouse today, go ahead make your comments)

So, why I am writing this? I am asking that you pray that Spence and I will have peace with whatever happens. Pray that we will feel God's hand through this entire thing, I know He is a big God and He knows when Ben is supposed to be here. Pray that while I am not contracting I can get rest. Pray also that we cherish these few hours/days/weeks we have left as a family of three. I realized today when I got home that it was going to be really hard being at the hospital and not seeing Zeke and then coming back home and not being able to do as much with him for a little while. Silly I know, but I missed him this morning...


We love ya'll and are so appreciative of your prayers.

1 month

Just thought I would give a quick update. I am 36 weeks today! WOOHOO!! I am so excited to meet this kiddo that thinks my insides are a jungle gym. I am pretty much over being pregnant. Spence figured out the other day that I have been pregnant for 19 of the last 24 months. We covet your prayers over the next few weeks as we prepare to become a family of 4. I am excited, but anxious about the transition.

Benjamin Shelton

We have an announcement! We have settled on Benjamin for his first name. The middle name is still up for debate, hopefully that will be settled soon. I am so glad to be able to refer to him by name! We can now trade in "baby dos" for Benjamin.

It's a...

BOY!!! Spence and I found out this morning that we are expecting our second boy. We are so excited for a ton of reasons. Spence actually told Dr. Brannon before the ultrasound that he thought we were having a girl. We quickly found out that would not be the case. We are once again having a child that has no problem with being shy. The really cute thing about the ultrasound, though, was that our son kept pulling his hands up over his face. I'm not sure if he was hiding, dancing, or was scratching his head like Zeke does when he is sleepy. But it was precious and we got a picture of it. Oh, and the due date that kept coming up on the screen during the measuring was Oct 25. The dr. did say that it wasn't accurate (the 9 week is more accurate apparently) and to continue going with Oct 29, but I can hope for earlier, right?

20 weeks

We have reached the half way point of this race with Baby Dos! Woo Hoo! We find out the gender on June 22, so be on the look out for that. This pregnancy has been easier compared to Zeke. I am not sure if it is because I know what to expect, that I don't have the time to dwell on everything, or if it truly is different. I wasn't as sick as long and never as bad this time. I felt the baby at 13 weeks. I haven't gained as much weight as I did with Zeke at this point. Some days I feel like it is very obvious that I am pregnant and then some days I feel like I am still just in that awkward, chubby looking phase (which I HATE). I am still mostly wearing my regular clothes, but with a bella band. This has been nice because I am getting to wear summer stuff that I didn't get to wear last year. Here are some much anticipated prego pictures. I absolutely hate having my pictures taken during pregnancy, so Amber and Kathryn these are especially for you!

Little bump

Boy, I look tired...

Baby Dos update

I realized that I haven't really talked about baby dos in a while. It's still here, growing away. We went to the dr last week and got to hear the heartbeat. I have been fearful that because we went through all this already, things wouldn't be as exciting. I must say hearing that sweet heartbeat brought tears to my eyes and does even now as I am writing a week and a half later. Our God is so good!
Also, I can't believe it, but I have already been feeling the little one move! It started Monday evening, and I didn't think it was for real. But every evening when I have settled down and I am just sitting, it is just moving around like it is saying "hey, I am here" So cool!

Baby Dos

We went to the dr today. We got to see baby dos again and see it's little heart beating. It is so cool! It has little arm buds now. The pictures aren't so great because I took pictures of the pictures. The first is the picture from our first visit and the second is today's. It's pretty cool to see the difference 3 weeks makes.

7 months, 7 weeks

I just realized that I have a 7 month old baby and I am 7 weeks pregnant. Kind of cool, huh?

The story behind the picture

So, I know that the delay has probably killed some of you. I do apologize for that, but I have a little bit going on right now...
Yes, we are expecting again. We thought we were further along, but after the dr visit, we found out differently. We are 6 weeks today. Which puts us due October 29. We are beyond thrilled to being having our second child. How far apart will the two kiddos be? 14 months.
To answer the questions of was this planned/was this a surprise/was this an accident/etc. We were not planning either way, we were totally giving control of our family to God. And this is how He has seen to bless our family right now. It's pretty awesome, to be quite honest. Many of you don't know but it took a little while to have Zeke. So for us to be pregnant again is pretty crazy for us.
We are totally excited and absolutely covet your prayers over our family. Thanks for sharing our joy with us.

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