Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Rowan is two months!

On Monday, Rowan turned two months old! Today he is nine weeks. 

 Today we went to the doctor and you weigh 9lbs 13oz! You are 22 inches long and in the 20th percentile! You are catching up now!
 Monday night I had to go through your clothes and take out ones that don't fit. :( you are still in some newborns but they are starting to get pretty tight. I am using up the last few newborn diapers this week.  
 
You like to "talk" a lot now. Usually in the mornings you like to have a conversation with mommy before you get your bottle. It is the cutest thing.
 You are still having tummy issues. The doctor decided today to switch you from soy back to a milk based formula. Fingers crossed that this will help and you can stop taking that yucky green medicine. 
 You are a happy little guy. 

 You got some really cute Christmas gear from your great Aunt's Pat and Judy. You really like the reindeer. We are really looking forward to spending Christmas with you!!

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Rowan, you're one month!!

Dear Rowan-

Today you are one month old! 

This month you weigh, 7lbs .9oz. At birth you weighed 6lbs 4oz.
 

This month you are 20.5 inches, at birth you were 19.5 inches.
Your growing slowly but surely. 
 
This week the doctor told us you have acid reflux, because you spit up a lot. You are taking zantec now, and you seem to be doing better!

 You are very strong and you can hold your head up well, and you push off of people and things with your legs!


You are sleeping in your room in your crib. You get up about three times during the night. I am hoping that changes soon! 

  You are a momma's boy, at least I think so anyway. 

You are wearing newborn diapers, and newborn clothes, and still some preemies.

 You have changed you mommy and daddy's life forever. We love you so very much! 

 I am looking forward to watching you grow and learn new things, but not to fast please! 

 Love you sweet boy- mommy.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Baby update, and a prayer request.

So today I am 25 weeks and 4 days. Next week I have my glucose test and we will be on the downhill slide for sure. I am due in a little more than 3 months! I cannot belive that!


22 weeks

23 weeks

24 weeks

25 weeks

So on July 4 I woke up and I was having some pain in my ribs on the right side. I just though maybe I slept funny. We went on with our day and went to the movies and I got worse and worse, I was in horrible pain and contemplating telling Sam that we needed to go to the hospital. At the end of the movie I was hurting but thought maybe I needed to eat. We ate dinner and headed home. I moaned and groaned the whole time. I was still going back and fourth about going to the hospital, but I figured it was something with a rib and there wouldn't be much anyone could do for me anyway. I decided to tough it out and call my dr first thing in the morning. As I was getting into bed I was in complete agony and tears were rolling down my face, Sam asked again if I wanted to go to the ER but I kept telling myself that I didn't want to pay 400 dollars for something that I could pay 50 if I could just wait to see my dr. (stubborn I know) So when I woke up Tuesday I called my doctor and I was shocked when they told me to head to the hospital and go to labor and delivery. Apparently what I described could have been a gall bladder attack!! I had no idea! So I was admitted and hooked up to an IV and given pain killer and they did an ultrasound. After about 4 hours in the hospital, to our relief I was not having gallbladder issues. My doctor decided it was most likely a "muscoskelton" issue. Rib out of place most likely. I was put on bed rest for four days. By Saturday I was able to get up and move around and Monday I got to come back to work. It was really painful but I am so glad it wasn't something more severe, and Rowan was just fine the whole time.

In other news, please pray for my friend Candice. She just learned yesterday that she has Lymphoma. She is young and strong and has a great support of family and friends, but every prayer counts.

Friday, June 17, 2011

22 Weeks!


Ok so actually this is last week, 21 weeks, but I skipped last weeks so im combining. Not to much bigger, so your not missing out.

So what is new in the baby world...

I have an appointment next week, having another ultrasound. Last month the dr told me that the baby was measuring small, but he didnt seem to concerned. He said I will have another ultrasound and most likey he will be above the 50th percentile and that is what he wants. I am TERRIBLE about asking questions at that moment, but of course as soon as I left I had a MILLION questions in my mind. My husband is the same way, I am better off taking my mom to every appointment! Anyone else have that problem??

We started painting the crib last weekend, but ran out of paint. We are using my crib from when I was a baby, its a Jenny Lind. I really love it. I have a bookshelf and mirror for the room, and the dresser is in storgare and needs to be painted also. UGH. I hate painting. But its saving us lots of money so that is worth it. I am thinking that I will probably just do the drop cloth drapes. I really like them and they are inexpensive. I might add a little color by painting something on them.

I have TONS of clothes already thanks to my sister in law giving me all of Jacksons clothes. I bet for the first year Rowan never wears anything more than once!

I mentioned that I have a new job. I started in March, and I had only found out that I was pregnant after taking then job and about two weeks before I started. So now of course I have no leave time saved up. I am trying to decide how much time to take off, and I am even wondering how much they will allow since I have not been with the company for over one year. There is also the issue of my health insurance. I am hoping that I get to keep it, but I figure I will most likely have to pay for it while I am off. (right now the company pays it)

I seem to be getting over my ice cream craving. Now I want snow cones. Truly I want the ice part only, I guess that is way better! I still want fruit all the time. It seems that lately I have been craving things that are more greasy, which is not good. I try to eat well. I know that I don't want an unhealthy baby, and I dont want to have 100 pounds to loose!!

Its HOT in Oklahoma. That makes doing anything, even just going in and out of places HORRIBLE. My parking spot at work is the second to last one at the opposite end. I told my boss today that either they would need to move me up for a while, or I would have to ask for a handicap sticker!! I have a feeling any outside time will be spent in a pool. Otherwise this summer I will be INDOORS!

That is about it for this week! Have a good weekend! :)

-Meg



Tuesday, June 7, 2011

The BIGGEST news.

So the BIGGEST news, well I say that because next to getting married it was pretty much the biggest news of my life, not to mention the biggest surprise!! So what is this news you ask?

Yup, that is a baby. My baby! Ok ok OUR BABY! Yes that is right, to our shock and surprise, I am pregnant. But that picture...well our little bean was 12 weeks. And now, he is 20!!!

15 weeks

16 weeks

17 weeks

18 weeks

19 weeks

20 weeks
At 19 weeks we found out we are having a baby BOY, who we are naming Rowan Ramsey Gill. We had a reveal party to surprise everyone, and that was a big hit.



"Meg's cravings"

I just saw the blue

Sam eating his blue cake



Sarah, myself and Kaylee, who hosted the party for us

After the party, for our friends and family who werent at the party they got a text message from our baby boy Bert... he was excited. Molly wasn't interested, I guess she wanted a little girl.

We are so so excited to welcome this baby into our lives, even if he snuck up on us.

Looking forward to the next twenty weeks and the arrival of our baby boy!

Friday, May 27, 2011

Prayers




Please pray for the Hamil family as they face the coming days and months after the death of their two young sons. Please visit this facebook page for information on how you can donate to the family and also updates on the mother and young daughters condition, who were injured in the tornadoes that ripped through Okalahoma on Tuesday.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Catching Up, Professional Wedding photos

Well, its been a very long time since I have posted a blog... clsoe to five months. Holy Moley. So I have ALOT to tell you. If anyone is still reading this....

So to start how about the long over-due wedding pictures.








As you can see from the last two pictures, we had fun! A little more on the lighter picture.... Sam's father passed away when he was only 13, so he was not with us on this special day. The morning of our wedding Sam's uncle and aunt brought down several tubs of stuff that belonged to Sam's dad, and this lighted was in there. It turns out that Sam's dad fought with the 26th Engineer Batallion in Vietnam, and Sam fought with them when he was deployed in Iraq. Sam never knew until our wedding day. How amazing is that??? I thought it was the coolest thing and I didn't know that he had the lighted until that moment and our photgrapher was able to capture the moment of him telling me. It was so awesome.

Our pictures were done by Melissa Claborn. www.melissaclaborn.com

In other news, the reason that I haven't been blogging is because I quit my job early in February. I have started another one, and with LOTS of other big things going on I just havent had the time. Please stay tuned for more BIG news!

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Happy Birthday Edie! and some reflection

Happy Happy Birthday to a dear wonderful lady. My heart is so heavy for you and your family. It is so strange that we "bloggers" can feel so sad for someone that we have never even met, but it seems like I have met Edie. I told you once previously how Edie was a part of my blogging journey. It seems like we chatted over coffee, and exchanged recipes. The Frangelico Rum cake that Edie shared is the ultimate favorite in my family now. My heart broke, no it actually shattered when I read the new about Edie's home. I wish that I could re-create it all for them. But since I cannot, I call out and ask for blessings for the whole family.Edie if you are reading this, I hope that despite the circumstances, you have a wonderful birthday filled with more love than you could ever imagine. "The will of God will never take you where the grace of God cannot protect you"



On another note, 4 years ago today I received a phone call that forever changed my life. Please please please think before you drink and drive. We love and miss you Jeremy. I am thinking about you today!