Introducing Baby Brown!

I love this last one. I can tell by the way the foot is flexed and the toes curled that this sweet baby is going to have what I lovingly call "Monkey feet." D and Heyward both have "Monkey Feet." They could wrap their toes around tree branches! Basically they both have really high arches. Did I mention I can't wait to meet this baby? I am soooo excited!

A little scare!

Today I went to the doctor for a check-up and to hear my baby's heart beat. I have been waiting for this appointment because I needed the reassurance that things were fine and I had a healthy, growing baby. With Heyward, I had an ultrasound around 9 weeks just to confirm how far along I was, but nothing with this baby. I do feel pregnant, but I knew that until I heard the heartbeat or saw an ultrasound it wouldn't feel real. What scared me today was the doctor couldn't find a heartbeat. I totally stressed out and she ordered me an immediate ultrasound. Thank goodness Mom went with me today, because it helped me stay calm and collected during the wait for the ultrasound. Finally, we were called back and got to see baby Brown. Everything is fine and our little baby was all over the place, very energetic! Heyward got to see the baby too! He kept saying, "I see that baby, that my baby!" Talk about melting your heart!!!! So, what was a nerve wrecking, high stress hour turned out to be a wonderful thing. In the end, I got to gush over pictures of my baby and see Heyward bond with a picture of his little brother or sister. D and I will go back on October 20th for another ultrasound and at that time we will find out if we are having a little girl or boy. Either way, I am totally excited and since the ultrasound I feel so much more connected to this baby. Thank you God for watching over my family today! I will post some pictures this weekend.

Out of school again

Heyward went to school great last week. He would run in the room and say "Bye Momma!" He missed on Friday because he went to Sunset with Becee and Bop for the Brown Family reunion. He had a great time and we received good reports on his behavior. He fed seagulls and got lots of goodies while vacationing. D and I went to Charleston for D's mixed doubles state tennis tournament. We also had a great time and enjoyed it just being the two of us. On Monday, Heyward and I went to school. We met D for lunch after school and noticed that Heyward was acting like he didn't feel well. Turns out he had a high fever. I immediately took him to the doctor and found out he has a virus. Sooo...he is out of shool again for a few days. The poor thing is having such a time getting and staying in school!!! Hopefully he will be back to his busy, energetic self in a day or two and we will try it again!

Update on Mom

Mom (Tammy) just got home from having a colonoscopy and the news was good. The doctor said that bleeding came from her stomach and was caused by stress and prescription meds she had been taking for back pain. As far as this morning, her stomach had already begun the healing process and all should be back to normal soon. She is scheduled to get the first of the epidural steriod shots next Wednesday to alleviate the pain. Thanks for all your prayers, we greatly appreciate them. Hope everyone is having a good week!!!

School Dayz Round 2

Well, Heyward returned to school on Monday this week after missing his whole second week of school. I call this round 2 because it felt like the first day of school all over again for us. Heyward cried all day Monday at school and wouldn't take his bookbag off. I think he finally surrendered to taking it off while on the playground. This morning, Miss Rebecca said Heyward only cried for a few minutes after I left the room. Whew! She also said Heyward asked to go "ooohwie" ( I have no idea how to spell this), which is his way to saying potty. And guess what else? He actually went potty in the potty this time! I am looking forward to tomorrow knowing that Hey didn't cry very long today and am hopeful that it will continue getting better.

Heyward's First Day of School (finally!)

Here are a few shots from Hey's first day of school. We had grits and eggs for breakfast and he went outside to Nena's rose garden and picked a rose to take to Miss. Sue. It turns out it was a good gesture becuase he kept Miss. Sue and Miss. Rebecca running the whole day! He went to school really good for two days and then last week got a bad cold and pitched fits when I took him to class. D and I are thinking it was that he wasn't feeling well and the medication made him groggy and grumpy. He is half way through with a second antibiotic so he will be going to school tomorrow and I pray he will run right in and play hard just like he did the first two days. Heyward typically isn't a shy child, so I really hope his crying and temper at school was due to his cold.

Cutest model ever!

Hey everyone! D and I had Kara May photograph Heyward this past week and she just loaded our sneak peak on her website/blog. We won't have access to view all the pictures for another week or so. Her blog site ishttp://www.karamayphotography.com/blog/. Check it out!!!

Why are the walls so thin?

I made trips to two different Doctor's offices today. The first was with Mom and we got great results from her ultrasound. We are so relieved that test is clear and continue to pray for the next test... a colonoscopy next week. The second visit was with Hey man to Dr. Beth's office. Our appointment was at 3:15 and Hey hadn't taken a nap yet. He was wound up and all over the office. I am sure all the parents with calm children were wondering what I fed Heyward today so that they could avoid his bubbling energy with their own babies. It didn't get too bad until we were put into our own room. The nurse and I were talking and I was trying my best to answer her questions while watching my little angel. Before I knew it he had climed up on the examination table via the handles on the cabinets and was jumping up and down and running the length of the table. I quickly grabbed him and held him firmly in my lap until the nurse left. The next series of events that happened need not be mentioned specifically, but I will say that Heyward was screaming and I had to raise my voice several times. This got me thinking about just how ridiculously thin walls are in Doctor's offices. I am sure our neighbors thought about calling DSS on me because I am sure it sounded like I was beating my child to death. To my relief, there wasn't any police cars in the parking lot pending my arrest for child abuse and we made it home. Of course, Heyward was fast asleep before we pulled out of the parking lot. I guess I have to chalk this one up to one of those embarrassing moments of parenting. Just in case, I want you all to know I love my Hey so much and do not abuse him:)