I want to wish my wife a happy birthday today! This is a huge birthday for you I know. In 25 days we will celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary and 5 days after that, we will see the birth of our first child. You have been through a lot this year, but I want you to know that it will all be worth it. You are my everything, and I could not be the man I am today without you. I love you with all my heart, and I am the luckiest man to be able to call you my wife.

Love,

Grant

Update

Hi everyone! Today we are 30 weeks and 6 days. Only 32 days to go! Yesterday was a day full of doctor’s appointments. We saw Dr. A first and things went well. So far I have gained 27 pounds. From here on out I should be gaining about 1 pound per week. So my grand total should be around 32 pounds by July 27. Let's see if I can hold it to that. Everything checked out fine. They hooked me up to the monitor for a while to monitor her heart beat and kick counts. All is well.
The next appointment was with Dr. K. Here we had an ultrasound to take her measurements and make sure that she was growing at a normal rate. She checked out at 3lbs. 8ozs. We are very happy with this weight! From here on out she should be gaining about 1/2 lb per week. If we make it all the way to July 27 she should be between 5 1/2 to 6 lbs. My next appointment will be July 7 at 8:15 in the morning. At this time he is going to make a decision about my hospital stay. If he thinks that I am continuing to do well then he will let me stay on bed rest at home. If he feels that things are looking risky then he will go ahead and admit me to labor and delivery. In the words of Dr. K "we are sitting on a ticking time bomb. This thing could blow at any moment". Here's hoping we can prove him wrong and make it all the way to July 27!

Construction 3

Well, things didn't go exactly how we thought, but it looks promising. By Tuesday of last week, things were on schedule, but the plumbing became an issue and it took the rest of the week. They had to install an underground pump, and it just so much time. We were hoping this would take a week, but that's renovations for you. So now we have to wait two weeks for them to finish up. But, they did get the washer and dryer downstairs. Sadly, Laura will be at the hospital when they complete it. Oh well. It is just one more exciting thing to come home to.

New Look and Construction Days 1 & 2

Blogger came up with a few new blog templates, so I thought I would add just a little more pink in my life. I think it looks better than the the old layout. What do you think?
So, what is going on with us right now? Well, we thought we might complicate our lives more by deciding to finish our basement this week. I'm joking by the way. We have always wanted to finish our basement, and with us adding the baby room, we needed to give us some more living space. This just wasn't the best timing with Laura weeks away from going to the hospital. So the last few weeks I have been cleaning out four years of stuff, and it did take me weeks to get it all out before the workers came Monday. I stayed home Monday to help out, and I think alot got done.



Today, I went back to work and had to leave Laura home as the work continued. I got home and things are looking good. They have until Friday to finish so I just hope they can make it. I will post new pictures as it comes together.



Grant

Doctor's Visit

On days we see Dr. K, we are always excited to see our little one, but we usually seem to leave with some disappointing news. Today was no different when Dr. K told us that he wants Laura to stay in the hospital the entire month of July before Charlotte is born. This is something we have both wanted to avoid, but he feels this is necessary for the safety of Laura and Charlotte. We thought we were home free from this because things have been going so well, but we were wrong. Dr. K wants Laura to be in the hospital instead of our home in case an emergency does occur. I would like to explain the type of emergency we could be dealing with, but I won't. It's just too much information. So, our lives will change a little quicker than we thought. We will write more about this as the next few weeks go by, and we get ready to make the move to Northside Hospital.

On a lighter note, we did get to see Charlotte again! She is doing great. She is 2 LBS. 11 OZ and all of her measurements are right on track. So we are very thankful for that. We also saw something very cool...Charlotte's Hair! I had no clue you could see hair on the ultrasound, but the technician said she had hair, and lots of it. She also said that she has never seen that much hair on an ultrasound. I have put the picture below.

So, as we move forward, please continue to keep Laura and Charlotte in your prayers and we will talk to you soon. The next doctor's appointment is in two weeks and we will have more information to share at that time.


Grant

Baby Shower!!

We had a blast this past Saturday at our baby shower!!! Thank you to all of our friends and family for such a great celebration. Special thanks go out to the host Meghan and John Loftis, Dustin and Julie Petry and Mandy and Troy Fallaw. Grant and I are so lucky to have such great friends!!! Check out the pictures.