4D Ultrasound and Luke Update!!

Today was definietly a case of the Mondays! It was really foggy today and rainy, and was Monday ALL day. Jason had to go into work at about 10pm last night thanks to some of his boys deciding to misbehave and not listen. He didn't get home till about 4AM, and I slept terribly without him here, worrying about him driving in the fog on two lane highways and county roads filled with deer. As it turns out, he was almost hit by a big buck, but thanksfully was not.

We were riding together to my dr. appointment this morning when my car decided to start misbehaving as well. We happened to notice my mom a few cars ahead of us and called to tell her to follow us just in case. As it turns out, my car died while I was driving down the interstate and we had to leave it on the side of the road. I am so thankful for God's provision in that Jason was with me, which he would not have been if he had not gone in to work in the middle of night, and Mom was on her way to meet us at the dr. for the appointment and happened to be 2 cars ahead of us during rush hour traffic at a traffic light! Our families are so wonderful to us. Mom loaned me her car after the appointment and Jason's dad was able to take him back to my vehicle and wait on the tow truck with him. Jason did, however, miss work do to all this today. Anyway...

We went back to the doctor today for my 28 week checkup and 4-D Ultrasound. Since it was the 4-D we took everyone we could...my mom and dad, his mom and dad, my sister, and of course Jason and me!! It was crowded, but fun. For about the first 30 or so minutes, Luke was not at all cooperative. Mainly because he stayed up all night kicking me and playing ping pong in my belly and was a wee bit tired today. After a glass of ice cold water and a Reese's cup, however, he was much more cooperative with our efforts. He is, or course, the cutest baby in my belly and the most loved Luke Thomas Gibson ever created! He has an adorable nose, big feet, my granddad's ears, and already sucks his middle fingers like all the Gibsons do! It's amazing to see all his features and get a preview of our baby. We think he has hair, but it wasn't really clear on the ultrasound. Now for the boring update stuff...once again, no UTI!!! That makes two appointments in a row, praise the Lord. I've gained 4 pounds since the last update and everything is looking good so far.

As I'm posting this it's a little after 9PM. I finally made it home from work around 7PM and finished paperwork around 8PM. I've been about on the verge of losing it all day, but have held on and will soon be able to put this day in the history books! Here's a few pictures of Luke from today!!

Baby update

We went back to the doctor yesterday for my 26 week appointment. I had my glucose screening and passed with flying colors, thank you very much!! I was told to request orange, and I did, but was denied. Instead I got fruit punch, which was surprisingly good. Tasted just like Hawaiian Punch! The girl before me failed, bless her heart and now has to take the three hour! Luke is doing great. I measured right on track, no UTI (for the first time in about 3 months, Praise the Lord!), and doubled my pregnancy weight gain in one month, oops!! We got to hear Luke's heartbeat and it was clear as a bell and perfect, just what the doctor liked to hear. It makes me smile every time I hear it or see it. I can't believe it, but I'm already at 2 week appointments and even got to schedule the 4-D ultrasound for my next appointment, Dec. 14. We're inviting both sets of parents to be there and see our little boy and then get to take home a DVD of the ultrasound and a CD of pictures to start sharing with family and friends. Guess that's it for the baby update. Hope to have much more later this month!!

3 Years Ago Today

I just wanted to tell my favorite and most wonderful husband "Happy Anniversary!!" Today is our 3rd anniversary. It's hard to believe it's been three years since we said "I do." I love being married to Jason and look forward to many more years to come as we begin raising Luke in the near future!! Here are a few pictures from this day three years ago.

I LOVE YOU!!!

And we shall call him...

So, after much discussion and debate and undecideness...Jason and I finally named our little boy on Sunday. I've just been too busy for a new post and the power went off 9 times last night, finally staying off for over an hour and a half. Now to the point...His name is officially Luke Thomas Gibson and we're going to call him Luke. Luke is a biblical name meaning light or bringer of light and Thomas is after my dad, meeting both of our wants for a family name and a biblical name. Hope everyone likes it. Have a great day!

It's a...

We went to the dr. yesterday for our 17 week check-up with ultrasound. Unfortunately, they took labs, never any fun. I did lay down, however, so no face plants on the floor this time!! My blood pressure was the same and I have gained 2 pounds. The ultrasound was amazing and the verdict is...


We are super excited by this news. Jackson even predicted it to be a boy. However, he thinks his name will be either Joseph, Jesus, Allison, or Spiderman! Based on the newest measurements, my due date has been changed once again, back to the original date of March 7, 2010. So I'm now 18 weeks.

Jason and I honestly tried to be equal in coming up with potential boy and girl names, nursery ideas, etc. The girl thing, for the most part, was easy. The boy thing, not so much. We cannot decide on anything boy! Go figure, we would have a boy! So now we get to begin the specifics of planning for a baby boy. At least Jackson will enjoy a boy cousin, and we can get the hand-me-downs from Jackson!!

Don't rock the boat!

On Thursday morning at 6am, the whole family is headed to New Orleans to get on board
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I'm so looking forward toandand
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But most of all, I'm looking forward to this and this!

This is my and Jason's first cruise and we are super excited. I told the doctor not to worry about that pound I lost at my last appointment because I would make up for it. And as luck would have it, I go to the doctor the Monday after we get back from the cruise!!

Nursery Furniture

I think we've decided on a nursery furniture collection. We looked at it in a local store and the look, size, and height seem to be a good combination for us.

The crib is a convertible crib with guard rail included for conversion to a toddler bed.We're also looking at getting the dresser:Which includes additional pieces to make a nightstand (we'll get the darker color):And a bookcase for storage:
Not sure when we'll get it, but I think its the one!