Jovi's Onesies Continued...

Here are some more of Jovi's onesies...

Made by my brother, Uncle David.

Made by Tina Sandberg.

Made by Angie Stripe.

Made by my cousin, Stephen Parker.

Made by my cousin's wife, Stephanie Moore.

Made by Shawanna Barnes.

Made by Nancy Wright.

Made by Muffet Broadrick.

Made by my Grandmother, Mono.

Made by Michelle Simpler.

Made by Mary Lou Jacobs.

Made by LeeAnn Presley.

Made by Lashun Reed.

Made by Lara Atwood.

Made by Katie Parker.

Made by Karen Warriner.

Jovi's Onesies

Okay, so most of you know that we have been having family and friends design onesies for Jovi. Eventually these will be made into a quilt for our little girl to keep and cherish. Here are some of the onesies that have been designed so far. We still have more to be made over the Christmas break, and a few to send to some friends and relatives that live a bit further away.

Made by me. My little nickname for our Jovi!

Made by me.

Made by Grandma Garcia (Ben's mom).

Made by Ben's Grandma Baker.

Made by my cousin, Fleming Lester, and her hubby, Jeff.

Made by Dee Sprung.

Made by my cousin, Danny Parker.

Made by Cindy Barrick.

Made by Cara Mireles.

Made by BethAnn and Sydney Storm.

Made by Barbara Elliott. (front side)

Made by Barbara Elliott. (back side)

Made by Ben's Aunt Theresia.

Made by my Aunt Nancy.

Made by Ben's Aunt Mary Anna.

Made by my Aunt Karen.

Made by my Great Aunt Dottie.

Made by Ben's Little Sister, Jovi's Aunt Allison.

Made by Jovi's Aunt Allison.

Made by Amber Sprung.

Our Sweet Little Boy...

Its a good thing we're having a little girl, cause we already have such a sweet, sweet boy. He is so special to us. I sure do love our family, and it would not be complete without our Isaac.

Here is Isaac after eating turkey on Thanksgiving. I guess it made him sleepy too.

Keeping warm on the sofa.

He is not spoiled at all.

Isaac loves his daddy. They are snuggle buddies!

Look at that sweet pie. He loves mommy and daddy's bed.

Don't you just want to give him smooches!?!?!

Look at that face! That's the face of an angel (or an imp at moments)!

Our special man can't wait to meet his new little sister.

We love you Isaac Newton McCarty! (Yes, daddy is a physicist, ha ha)

From Thanksgiving to Christmas 2008...

Once again...we're behind on the postings, but here are a few more pics of our Thanksgiving and our Christmas Tree!

Our Thanksgiving Turkey...YUMMY!!!

Ben Carving Our Dinner

Christmas Tree 2008...Amazingly we got a tree up despite my large and in chargeness! HA HA!!!

34 Weeks...A Bit Late

Okay, so I am a few weeks late on posting these, but this was 2 weeks ago. I am now 36 weeks. Just thought I would catch up on some pics that have not been posted.

Small Scare

UGH! Pregnancy is really starting to depress me. I haven't written on here in a while, because these past few weeks have been so distressful.

First, I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. This has been kept under control by diet, but taken all the joy out of eating. However, I will take it over being put on insulin. So I continue to monitor that, and keep my chin up.

Second, I was diagnosed with PUPPP. For those of you that don't know what this is, it is the most miserable cruel joke on a pregnant woman that could ever be. Its rashy/hives all over your body, and only a few "lucky" pregnant women get this. Lucky me. It itches...it burns...and it feels like someone is stabbing you with small needles all over. I have cried multiple times a day since being diagnosed with this. Basically, you just have to have it until the baby is born. Not very comforting. You can't sleep hardly at all when you have PUPPP, and it makes you want to crawl out of your skin. So I am just trying to keep myself from ripping my skin off.

Now, thirdly, we are waiting for test results to confirm whether or not we have preeclampsia. Bad news is that this is not good for me or baby Jovi. The good news (or the most positive news that could come out of this) is that Jovi could be here very soon. They may be going in to get her out. We're taking things one day at a time, and trying to keep my blood pressure under control.

To top things off, Jovi decided to scare us too death today. She has been a very squirmy baby the entire pregnancy, so today at noon I began to worry when I had not felt her move since last night. Fortunately, I already had an ultrasound appointment today, so we just went a little bit early. Ben left work to join me since I was so nervous, and I knew that if something was wrong I was going to need his support. Thankfully, her heartbeat was great, her umbilical chord fluid was good, and her breathing was normal, but she still was not moving. So they had to put a buzzer on my belly to make her move, which she did, but only a flinch. Then she would be still again. So they called my doctor to let them know that Jovi was not moving like she should be. Turns out that the medicine they gave me for PUPPP has made her sluggish, and since that doesn't relieve any of my itchiness and misery, we have decided to stop taking this medicine. It was very scary, especially with all the medical complications we're having these days. I don't think I would be able to handle it if something had been wrong. So Thank GOD!!!!!

Well, I am on bedrest at this point due to high blood pressure, and all of my other crap. So I will be spending Christmas sitting on my behind, and not eating the yummy foods I normally enjoy at the holidays! Hopefully, Jovi will be here soon. We'll keep you guys posted, and I'll try to get some more pics posted soon.

CONGRATS to the Barnes Family!

Congrats to Shawanna and Chris for their beautiful little girl, Makenzie. She was born on Dec 4th, and she is lovely. Congrats guys!

33 and a Half Week Update

We went to have our monthly measuring ultrasound yesterday, and Jovi is still doing great. She is 4 lbs 13 oz, which is exactly on target right now. We were relieved that she was not considered oversized due to the Gestational Diabetes.

My G.D. is going well. We met with the diabetic counselor, and they said I was doing a great job. I was very worried that I would have to be placed on insulin, but they said I did not need any medication and that I could just continue eating how I have been. They said that many people do not listen, and just eat whatever they want, so they were really glad that I was taking it seriously. I was shocked to hear that someone would not care about the health of their child, because G.D. has many serious side effects if not monitored.

Jovi is still moving ALOT, and making mommy very uncomfortable. We are ready to meet our little lady. She is practicing her breathing in the womb, and faced head down. Both of which are great news. That means her lungs are developing as they should be, and that she is headed the right direction for delivery. She was grabbing her little feet and pulling them to her face in the ultrasound. It made us smile. She is one fidgety little lady. We also got a great view of her little nose and lips. Looks like she has mommy's lips and daddy's little fingers. The nose is undetermined still. We'll have to wait and see. Ben and I pulled out our newborn pics over the holiday weekend, so we would have them out to compare Jovi to when she arrives. After looking at the pics, Ben said that Jovi doesn't have much of a chance in the appearance category, ha ha. Ben looked like a little pig in a blanket, and I wasn't so hot either, :). We'll be lucky if Jovi doesn't come out looking like Quasimodo. HA HA! Fortunately, she looks beautiful on the ultrasounds.

Yesterday, Ben and I were in the waiting room of the doctor's office, and he felt her rolling around in my belly. It was pretty funny. He freaked out, but couldn't stop feeling her move. He was really excited. He had felt her kick, but not seen her move across my stomach, or felt her in a rolling motion. So that was pretty exciting for him. Of course, I feel it constantly, but I enjoy sharing those things with Ben.

Ben was also a bit shocked when the doctor said that after this Friday they would not do anything to stop her from making her arrival. I think he thought it would be a little longer, and it kind of snuck up on him. They told him he should start figuring out the car seat. HA HA. Basically, any time after this Friday we could have little Jovi. Hopefully, sooner than later! I know that I have always said that I did not want a Christmas baby, but at this point, I don't really care anymore. I am just ready to be done, ha ha. I have been so miserable the past couple of weeks that I will be glad whenever she decides to make her appearance. I've been having much more intense contractions, and pressure. It is difficult to walk around without pelvic pain. She has her head pressed firmly on my cervix, and the doctor's say that she is in prime position to make me miserable. Great, right? My cervix is measuring at 3 cm, and they said once it reaches 2.5 cm they will start monitoring me for labor. That is when they consider the cervix to be thinning. So we're getting close.

Tomorrow I have another appointment, this time with my new OB GYN. My regular OB GYN is now on maternity leave with her new little girl, so this will be my doctor for the remainder of the pregnancy. I am excited to meet her, and see what she thinks about inducing. My regular doctor was planning on me being induced at 37-38 weeks (if Jovi had not made her appearance on her own by then), but every doctor is different, so you never know. I am kind of hoping we will set an inducing date, so we have an idea of the time frame. That will give me a light at the end of my misery tunnel. HEE HEE. We live pretty far from the hospital, so I think it would be a relief to know it is planned, and that I will be there in time to get my drugs. My biggest fear of the entire pregnancy has been that I would not make it to the hospital in time to get my drugs.

Of course, I know she could still be earlier. In fact, they seem to think that she will be a little bit early, because of her position. But they say it is different for everyone, and she may stay in for several more weeks or she could be here next week. Only nature knows.

Meanwhile, I will continue my weekly ultrasound appointments, and will probably have increased doctor's appointments as well. So she will be here before we know it. Its hard to believe that after all this time we will be holding our little girl in just a few more weeks. (3 weeks or so)....WOW!!!

I am looking forward to my appointment tomorrow, and I will keep everyone posted if they do set an inducing date. I am so excited! I can hardly stand it anymore. I have dreams about little Jovi every night these days. And my poor breasts are getting more and more leaky, ha ha. I am gonna have to start wearing pads.

Also tomorrow, we will start our birthing classes. Hopefully, we will make it through those before Jovi arrives, so we don't waste our money. We will have 5 classes over the next two and half weeks, and then hopefully, we will know all the info we should know before going into labor.

This past weekend we put up Christmas decorations and our tree. I will take pics soon, and we will also take some new preggo pics. I promise I will add photos soon. Sorry, this was so long. I had not written in a while. I'll try to keep this updated more often.