I like it loud!

Kelvin took the kids to visit his mom last night while I spent some time with my friends (what a man!) He asked me who I thought talked all the way to and from his mom's house. I knew Luke had slept the entire trip, so I assumed Carleigh was the culprit! To my surprise, he informed me that our little Chatty-Cathy was indeed Emma! Kelvin said she was in her normal car fussy mode, so he thought he would turn up the radio to see if she liked the music. He said the music was almost to the uncomfortably loud point, but Emma stopped fussing and started babbling away! When Carleigh wanted to tell him something, he turned down the music, and Emma started fussing again, so he turned it back up, and she was fine! So, they jammed to the loud music and listened to Emma "talk" the whole way there and back. Who knew we have a little rocker girl on our hands!?! :)

Have a rockin' good weekend! Hope the weather in your neck of the woods is as beautiful as it is here.

Please pray for my friend

Will you lift up my friend Joanna? She received a phone call yesterday evening that her husband had been killed in a plane crash locally. They have two precious children under the age of 6. Both of her parents have already made their home in Heaven. Joanna's health has not been good lately either. I know God will provide for her even when we don't understand why. Thank you for praying.

No pic Thursday

Sorry, it was another fussy afternoon, so I'll try to post a picture tomorrow!

My handyman husband/daddy-of-the-year built the kids a fort today. They are pumped! Hopefully it will be pretty out tomorrow, and I can get a picture of them in it so you can see for yourself how clever my man is!

Looking forward to some good results with the medicine for Em. Her little cheeks have been flushed lately, and I'm not sure if it's due to the heater or the medicine. They seemed to have cleared up the other day when the weather was warmer. Who knows!

Growing

The new Dunnam is growing by leaps and bounds. She is measuring ahead at least 1 1/2 weeks now. She is pushing and poking all over the place. It feels like she's doing flip flops some of the time. Looking forward to seeing her, but not too early!

Emma had a rough afternoon. She was extremely fussy. I'm not sure the meds have kicked in yet. Hopefully soon. She got a haircut the other day and looks like such a big girl now. I'll post a picture tomorrow.

Kelvin's joined in the nesting mode early spring cleaning with me. He took off this week to try and get some things squared away around here. It's looking good! I think he's tackling the yard tomorrow. The kids are going to love their backyard this summer. Can't wait to see all the progress at the end of the week!

GI and check- up

Emma saw the GI today. He prescribed a few different medications to hopefully help with all the different digestive issues she's having. I'm mostly glad to hear about the one for her reflux. I imagine she is very uncomfortable, so I hope the Prevacid works. I'll keep you posted.

I had a check-up today as well. My midwife informed me that I get to do another 3 hour glucose test in 4 weeks to make sure I haven't developed gestational diabetes. Ooh, fun! In the meantime, I need to take good care of myself (she said to think "queen"), cut the sugar and watch the carbs, and eat good proteins. We don't want a huge baby or one that's going to crash after birth from lack of glucose!

Thanks for all your prayers of support. We love you all!

One of my favorite encouraging songs...

Hoping for help from the GI- updated

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I got a call from one of my midwives this afternoon letting me know one of the levels on my 3 hour glucose test was elevated. She said this indicates my body is not processing sugar correctly. So, no more sugar for me, including fruit and juices! She also said to lay low on the carbs, and make sure I balance any carbs I do eat with protein. Looks like I'll be getting real friendly with veggies! She said we would do another test in a few more weeks to keep tabs on my levels. Fun, Fun!
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Emma had a bad day yesterday and last night with digestion. She is spitting/throwing up several hours after she eats. :( Poor baby, this is not fun. She has an appointment with the GI on Monday, so maybe he'll be able to help her.

By the way, I haven't gotten any results from my 3 hour glucose test yet. I hate waiting! Baby Cora is an active little thing. I feel her all over the place. And she is so high. A lot times I have to stand up just so I can breath!

We're looking forward to a full weekend. Hope yours is great!

Good Evaluation

Today we had a good meeting and evaluation for Emma with the team from the school district. They saw what she could do with her vision teacher who was there, and asked some questions. They all ensured me we would come up with the best possible plan to serve Emma's needs. My sweet friend Donna even asked me to share with the group about Emma's Hugs, our non-profit organization we have formed in honor of Emma. I told them about the days when Emma gave great hugs, and even ran up to Kelvin and said "Da Da" with arms outstretched to give him a hug when he got home from work. Those days are gone, but we wanted to somehow memorialize that sweet time in Emma's life. Emma's Hugs is actually Kelvin's vision. We will raise money to go to MD Anderson Cancer Center and Texas Children's Hospital to pay for food and parking randomly...a hug. So, I was pleased with our evaluation meeting. No pressure or stress, just more people who are there to do what they can for our little angel!