Bringing Home the Browns

The family in the above picture needs our prayers.

While the husband was deployed in Afghanistan, his wife, 34 weeks pregnant at the time, went to the hospital for a headache and back pain. She ended up having a seizures due to a brain bleed. As a result, the baby boy had to be delivered immediately via emergency c-section.

All this while dad was over seas. It took him 72 hours to get home.

Dad is home, baby boy is thriving in the NICU, but mom is in a coma.

Here is the link to their Facebook page so you can keep up with the progress and to let them know you're praying for them.

Cooking with Big K

Tonight I decided to let Big K cook dinner. Both courses. (She did have some help with dessert, but did most of it on her own.)

A few months back, I found a make your own pizza kit that has everything in it. 4 crusts, 4 packs of sauce, cheese, and pepperoni(though we always add more). Big K has enjoyed making them each time. I just open the packs and she goes to town.

Tonight's pizzas were very cheesy and pepperoni-y. They were yummy.

 While the pizzas were cooking, Gma and Big K made brownies!

Very excited.

Pouring the oil all by herself. Such a big girl.

Big K has gotten to do a lot of cooking since Gma came in. She helped make mac&cheese the other day. Pretty sure she's enjoying all this attention!

30 weeks

We made it to 30 weeks! Only 6 more til we reach our first goal. Been on MBR for 4 weeks. I have good days and bad days, but that's to be expected.

Here is a new bump picture- please don't mind the dirty mirror. 

We had our weekly appointment on Tuesday. We tried for a NST, but Little K just wasn't cooperating. We could only get a good reading for just a few minutes. Getting a full 30 min was going to be next to impossible. She did get the hiccups while on the monitor, and C and I couldn't help but laugh. Because we couldn't get a good strip, we headed to the sono. She was doing everything she needed to do, and was even practicing her breathing as soon as we got in.

We also finally got a good face shot. She's still in the frank breech position, but her feet are to the side instead of directly in front of her face. You can see her leg to the side and her foot just above her head.

Back on Tuesday.

Almost 30 weeks and some 3 year old fun

Well, I am almost 30 weeks. Will be as of tomorrow. Wednesday will mark 4 weeks of modified bed rest. Very thankful this has not become strict bed rest, but I know that at any given moment it could be.

I had an appointment and our first BPP on Thursday. Little K was a movin' and a groovin', but she decided to wait until minute 26 of 30 to show us she could practice breathing. Little stinker. She's proving to be stubborn, just like her big sister. My appointment went well. BP was good, and best news of all: there was NO protein! However, that did not take me off bed rest...My doctor and I both know that things could change at any given minute so we're going to keep things the same because it's working. I go back Tuesday for an NST.

Big K also had an exciting week! (Please don't pay attention to the fact that the picture is washed out...I didn't know my flash was on.) She got her Cubbies vest! She didn't say her verse last week, for whatever reason, so she had to say 3 this week to get it, and she did! So proud of her. She was pretty excited about it too.

C pulled out our baby gear from the garage this week, and we washed and sanitized everything to death so that it'd be ready for Little K's arrival, which is quickly approaching. Big K decided to make sure the swing was in good condition.

My mom also came into town this week, for the long haul, to help us out since C works 24 to 48 hours at a time, and Big K is super active an gets bored quickly. She also came in to help get ready for Little K. We have gone through tubs and tubs of clothes left from Big K to see what we have that we can use. Hopefully we'll be able to use most of it since the seasons will be the same. The bigger question is if the sizes will line up. We have washed, dried, and hung up some clothes! Thanks momma!

One of Big K's newest things is she wants to help us cook. We had spaghetti tonight, and she got to mix the noddles and the sauce together. (She was VERY will supervised by C.) She enjoyed helping to cook, and enjoyed eating it even more.

Until later!

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29 week rundown

Wow! We have made it to 29 weeks. Baby will be here sometime in the next 10!

We have started the prepreation for Kynzie. C brought in the car seat and swing from the garage, and we have cleaned the stand/bases and have washed the fabric parts.

Kyndall is getting more excited. She tells everybody she sees that she's going to be a big sister. Not sure if that excitment will continue once baby is here, but I'm pretty sure she'll do fine.

My mom will be here either tomorrow or Wednesday to help out since I'm still on bedrest.

I have my weekly doctors appointment on Thursday. We will also have our first BPP that day.

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