Hopsital stay #2...

I am currently going on two weeks being here in the hospital, again, for the 2nd time. I went in with contractions and another hemorrhage. After a couple days, they gave me a blood transfusion which helped me feel better. It has been a long two weeks and I am ready to go home. Jason has been a trouper and taken over being Mr. mom and my parents have watched the kids countless hours. Thanks to everyone who has helped out. The kids have gone and spent the night at their cousins house twice with grandpa and grandma sessions and have seemed to love it. Brayden has loved running around with his cousins. I was hoping the doctors would let me go home today but no such luck. They said I have to wait until Friday, for now... I'm almost 22 weeks and I will feel a lot better when I reach 24 weeks and know that the baby would most likely live if born. One of the most frustrating things for me is that every doctor that has seen me has told me that it would be easier to induce labor and end the pregnancy than keep me pregnant. I told them there was no way I was ending it after coming so far and going through so much. This little baby is coming!

1st Boating Trip of the Season...

Since the boat broke down at the end of May and needed a new engine, we hadn't been out boating. A few weekends ago, we went out, where the boat, it turns out, still had some problems, but we still had fun playing in the water. London is out little fishy and loved being in the water. Brayden wasn't as enthusiastic about the water as he was about figuring out ever little gadget on the boat. Since then , the boat has been fixed and we are looking forward to the rest of the boating season ( Not that I can do anything but ride around in the boat). Yay for boating and the lake!

Sitting on the U-tube and London hanging out in the water...

Brayden checking everything out...

I love my Grandpa Rupp!!! Getting some driving instructions at an early age.

Cute little lolly dolly in her hat and Minnie swimsuit!

I love dirt!!!

A couple of weekends ago, my parents brought in some mulch to spread around the yard. Brayden had an absolute heyday helping and playing the mulch. He was covered head to toe in dirt! He had to be right in the middle of the action helping. Brayden is obsessed with his Grandpa Rupp and had to be by his side at all times. Brayden had a blast but was pretty unhappy when he had to take a bath where we had to scrub a lot to get the black dye from the mulch off him.

Brayden looking like a stud with the shovel

Helping get the mulch out of the trailor.

peek-a-boo

Being a big boy with daddy...

50th Birthday Suprise Party

On May 22nd, my sisters and I threw my parents a surprise 50th birthday party. We started planning it months before it actually took place and both Lizzie and AmyAnn flew in for the party. It was hard to keep the surprise or rather to get my parents to come to the party. It was the day of my mom's actual birthday and they had been planning to be on the lake all day. Finally, I had to tell my dad that I had planned a surprise for mom and that he needed to get her to the party. The morning of the party, Lizzie and AmyAnn both flew in on red eye flights. I picked the up from the airport and we began getting things ready. Lizzie was in charge of invitations, AmyAnn decorations, and I was in charge of the food and cake. In the end, we were really glad my parents even made it to the party as the boat broke down on the lake earlier in the afternoon. However, my dad knew that I had a surprise so they hurried and came to the party. The party turned out great and was even better when AmyAnn and Lizzie walked out. Thanks to the Mowers' for letting us have the party at your house. Happy 50th mom and dad!

50 candles!

The birthday cake!

My mom crying after Lizzie and AmyAnn walked out.

It's a girl!

I am way behind in sharing the news that baby #3 is a girl! Since I have so many ultrasounds, the doctors and ultrasound technicians have thought this for a while now but wouldn't confirm it until we went and had an ultrasound with one of the ultra high powered machines. Yep, it's another little diva for this family. I guess Brayden is going to have to handle being the only male sibling since this is the last little one for our family. I am hoping that this one is as sweet and easy as London is but I am not counting on it since Brayden and London are so different. I am super excited to go through all the baby clothes and sort them out, get rid of the outgrown boy clothes, etc. That is...after I get off "bed rest"...