Serenaded by Angels

Today, on New Year's Eve, my Grandma was laid to rest beside of Grandpa.  It was sad to let go of her, she was my last living Grandparent and would have been Carly's only living Great Grandma, BUT what an amazing place she is in now.  She's already met Jesus, she's with Grandpa and her Mom and she has no more cancer, walking the streets of gold!!!  Glad to know she is at her heavenly home!

Ultrasound # 4

This 4D is blurry, but she was moving around ALOT!  Praise God, everything is still in normal range!!!  She also is estimated weighing in at 2lbs 1 ounce.  We have another follow up ultrasound in 3 weeks.  For the 5th time, it was verified, that yes, indeed, IT'S A GIRL!!!!:)

26 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

Size of baby: About the length of a cucumber
Total Weight Gain: Gained 10 lbs.(Holiday weight:) )

Clothes: Mostly my comfy clothes/pjs when at home, but loving maternity dress pants when I'm out and about.

Gender: It's a Girl!!! Carly Kate

Movement: She's moving around alot!

Sleep: Peculiar, sometimes I sleep well & sometimes I lay wide awake.

Cravings: Pasta
Symptoms: Indigestion & Hot Flashes & Swelling ankles

What I miss: Club sandwiches!!!

Best Moment this week: Christmas with our families.

Christmas 2010

We have had a busy couple of days but I have enjoyed getting to spend time with all our families. We couldn't have asked for a better Christmas & are VERY BLESSED!!!

We started out on Christmas Eve Eve with my parents, brother and future SIL.

Angela(future SIL) gave my Mom a gag gift and ya'll, I've never done this before, but I laughed so hard I peed myself a lil.  Look at this hideous necklace she got my Mom.

Christmas Eve my love had to work, but I headed off to his parents for some YUMMY prime rib!

Then Christmas morning we were back off to his parents for breakfast & gifts. To top everything off, It SNOWED & SNOWED & SNOWED!

I'm so happy that next year, we will be a family of 3!!! We are so blessed! I can't wait until next year and the years after that when we get to spend Christmas with our little girl!

On a sad note, I believe my Grandma held on through the Holidays for us, but the Doctor today said it would be within a couple of days. She is comfortable and I pray her passing is peaceful. 

Walk This Way

I am determined to walk up until this baby is born, hopefully to make labor take less time & be easier!:)

25 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

Size of baby: About the size of a head of cauliflower

Total Weight Gain: Gained 8 lbs.

Clothes: Mostly my comfy clothes/pjs when at home, but loving maternity dress pants when I'm out and about.

Gender: It's a Girl!!! Carly Kate

Movement: She's moving around alot!

Sleep: Peculiar, sometimes I sleep well & sometimes I lay wide awake.

Cravings: ABC's & 123's

Symptoms: Indigestion & Hot Flashes & Swelling ankles

What I miss: Club sandwiches!!!

Best Moment this week: Feeling Carly move alot!

Who can resist?.....

Peanut Butter & Chocolate?

NOT ME!!!!! Had a craving so decided to do some baking.

My bestie, Ashley, let me in on her secret recipe for mini brownies with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.

YUMMY!!!!!!!

Memories of Grandma

Today my Grandma was taken to Hospice, as her health has gradually declined over the past few weeks.

My cousin posted the sweetest comment today on Facebook and he said it best so I am copying it.

"Please pray for my grandma and the family. Brain cancer has almost over taken her, pray for her comfort and peace as she ends life's journey and goes on to her true home in the sky. God please wrap your wings of peace and love around her, I love you grandma...."

My prayer has been for God to end her suffering for some time now, it's been so sad to see her wither away.  This doesn't make it easy to let go. I've been thinking back on all the good times I had with her.  She was always a VERY strong willed & opinionated woman but very loving.  She always kept my belly full and made the BEST mayonnaise sandwiches when I was little.  I would sit in front of her on the floor and she would braid my hair.  Some of the things she would say would just crack you up as she was born and raised a country girl!  My most fond memory of her, was when my Grandpa was still living and they would banter back and forth and she would say to him, "Now Paul" when she had had enough.  Always made me laugh! 

I Love You Grandma!!!

 Picture taken Christmas of '07

Must Have!

http://www.faithbaby.com/

This store has the cutest baby stuff!!!

Bible Inspiration: For this child I have prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him: 1 Samuel 1:27

Makes You Want To Dance Too!

How cute is this?!?!?!?

24 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

Size of baby: About the size of an ear of corn.

Total Weight Gain: Gained 6 lbs.

Clothes: Mostly my comfy clothes/pjs when at home, but loving maternity dress pants when I'm out and about.

Gender: It's a Girl, Carly Kate

Movement: She's on the move!

Sleep: Peculiar, sometimes I sleep well & sometimes I lay wide awake.

Cravings: POP TARTS
Symptoms: Indigestion & Hot Flashes.

Best Moment this week: Feeling Carly move alot!

Dinner with the Caudle's

Dustin and Megan had us over to their house & made us a delicious dinner!  Afterwards, we watched Dustin & Megan dance it out on their Xbox Kinect.  Check out Dustin, breaking it down....so glad he is starting to feel better and get some energy from his surgery.  They are dog lovers as well and have 2 golden retrievers(see Chloe & Jasper in the right bottom corner), I love these dogs and have told Meg before if they ever need a home, Aunt Nay will take them:)

Sunday School CHRISTmas Party

Almost a year ago, Josh and I, decided we needed to get more involved in church, instead of just going to Sunday morning service and started going to The New Beginnings Sunday School class at our church.  I know why it is so important to join a small group in such a big church.  It's nice to have a group of people together, that have so much in common. I stole these 2 pics from our Sunday School facebook page:)  Josh had to work, so he didn't get to go:(

Erica is 5 weeks ahead of us and is having a boy!

Ashley, my bestie, praying they conceive soon:) We think it would be so AWESOME to have kids around the same age!

My Baby Boy

Oakley has FINALLY graduated to being an all the time house dog:) 

He still has a kennel(which is a 6 foot 10X10 fenced enclosure) in our basement that he stayed in when we weren't home, that we are keeping for him, just in case.

This became quite the discussion between Josh and I, but Josh finally softened on the subject and it's been soooo cold(even with blankets on a cement floor) that we decided it best & most comfortable for Oakley to just stay in the house.  He's done VERY well!  I'm sure he sleeps the whole time we are gone anyway?!?!...well, I'm sure he's happier with this arrangement!

Pregnant Ramblings

Why is it no one shares with you the aches & pains of pregnancy?  I knew things would change, but just didn't know how much:) I woke up this morning with an aching back and belly, fortunately I had a Doctors appointment today, so I got to ask about it.  I'm on take it easy orders from the Doc til this eases.  Hopefully, it's just muscles and ligaments stretching.  I was going to start my walking routine today(HEY,better late than never), but that is on hold as well.  Good news is, I can take Zantac for this rechid heartburn/indigestion that woke me up at 4AM the other morning and wouldn't let me go back to sleep....I'm sure Carly will have a ton of hair!  My next Dr. appointment is the glucose test, sounds like tons of fun! NOT!!! I'm sure I will forget about all this once she is here....the all day sickness I had for the first 3 months is even a distant memory now!  I met my favorite cousin in Statesville Tuesday evening for some REALLY cute hand me downs from her little girl!  OH MY GOODNESS HOW CUTE LITTLE GIRLS STUFF IS!!!  Carly has a nice little wardrobe started already.  I can't wait to put her room together and show you all! 

Show Your Favorite Christmas Ornaments

Blog Friends, I thought this might be fun & something different for us all to share.

I love ALL my ornaments but these are a few that are extra special to me!

 My Sis, Jen, gifted this to us, from our trip in March to Disney World

Need I say more:) Good times! 

 Pregger Girl!:)

& anything with a fireman, I love:)

23 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

Size of baby: She's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango)Total Weight Gain: Gained 5 lbs.

Clothes: This week since I've been home alot, so it's mostly my comfy clothes/pjs.

Gender: It's a Girl, Carly Kate

Movement: She's on the move!

Sleep: Peculiar, sometimes I sleep well & sometimes I lay wide awake.

Cravings: PASTA

Symptoms: Indigestion & Hot Flashes.

Best Moment this week: Seeing Carly on ultrasound & God's continued answer to our prayers!



It's Christmas time

in the Burgess house!

All decorations are up inside & out. The trees are decorated.

 Living Room Tree

 Mantle & Fireplace

Kitchen Tree

 

All presents are wrapped under the tree.....now it's time to relax & enjoy the season!

 

Saturday Snow Day

I LOVE fresh fallen snow!  Watching it fall is just BEAUTIFUL!

View from the front window

 View out our back door

A cozy woodstove in the den.......

 my two favorite boys.....

 a snuggled up kitty.....

makes me one Happy & Lucky Girl!

Reminiscing

This time a year ago, I was wandering the cold streets of NYC with my Mom, Mother & Sis In Love, Jonia and Lori.

 This will probably always remain my most memorable trip ever! Loved it!  Got to thinking today that I can't wait to take Carly someday.

That's the tree behind us, yes, it's unlit, who knew they turned the lights off at 1AM!

 Here it is lit though!

It was a freezing fairy ride to see The Statue of Liberty.

Night Scene(The Plaza Hotel)

Thankful Thursday!

Carly Kate's ultrasound went wonderfully well today!  The ultrasound tech told us her brain was measuring in normal range and the Doctor told us that it is the same & some people have slightly larger brain ventricals.  Conflicting news, yes, but I will take it!  Another ultrasound is scheduled in 4 weeks as they will still continue to monitor her.  Developmentally, she is right on track and she weighs 1 lb.  She was sleeping this morning, curled up in a ball, and didn't move much, but she sure is right now!  I've been crying I am soooo happy!!!! I used to not be this emotional, but pregnancy has done a number on my hormones:)  

All the PRAISE goes to God!  HE ANSWERS PRAYER! He is a LOVING God & I most sincerely THANK him! 

Ephesions 3:20

Praying for Carly

Tomorrow morning we go and have another ultrasound done. Praying that what was found before is no longer there.  I've prayed for weeks now that God would have his hands on her in the womb.  We've had some great news so far with all the tests coming back with great results but they still must continue to monitor her progress.  It is indeed nerve wracking but at least I get to see our lil girl again. There's something about these ultrasounds that make her that much more REAL and me that much more ATTACHED:)

Ephesions 3:20