tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79423341442431358272024-02-06T18:58:51.076-08:00A Knight's TaleOnce upon a time in Mississippi...Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449112461987622037noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942334144243135827.post-23296997075870460492014-03-13T10:23:00.003-07:002014-03-13T10:23:40.638-07:00My Birth StoryWell guys, Bristol finally decided to make her appearance last week! I thought I would document her birth story. Let me start by saying that since this is a BIRTH story, there might be some things that you would consider over-sharing... so read at your own risk!<br />
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We were due on Friday, February 28th, but that day came and went with Bristol still in my belly. I had an appointment with my OBGYN on Monday, March 3rd. Since Bristol was late, she wanted to go ahead and induce the next morning. (I was thrilled because the next day was my best friend, Laura's birthday and I knew she would be ecstatic!) My doctor did a non-stress test on me to make sure everything was looking good before we went home. Basically, I was hooked up to a contraption that measured my contractions and the baby's heart rate. I was having contractions every 2-3 minutes, but they were so light that I could not even feel them yet. Everything looked good, so she told us to come to the hospital the next day at 5:30am.<br />
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That night, I started to feel some of the contractions, but it wasn't bad, so I went to bed. Philip and I got up early the next morning and checked into Garden Park. We got to our room, and the nurses were great with us. They knew I was coming, but they were missing the paperwork for my induction, so they went ahead and hooked me up to an IV for fluid and the non-stress test while we were waiting. The nurse told me I was contracting every 4-6 minutes and was 4cm dilated and 65% effaced. She said I probably could have been admitted anyway because I was in labor.<br />
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They started the pitocin at 8:25am. I told my nurse that I wanted the epidural as soon as I could get it, but she wanted to hold off until my pain was greater than a 3 on the scale of 1-10. Unfortunately, my body reacted to the pitocin really quickly and I went from a pain level of about 2 to a 7 or 8 within an hour. She told me she would call the anesthesiologist. I was in a lot of pain, and around 10:15 she said he was supposed to be right up to our room and then Dr. Daigle would be in to break my water. Philip left the room at that point, because nobody is allowed in during the epidural. So, I was by myself for a little while because the anesthesiologist didn't show for another 30 minutes (which seemed like an eternity). That was the worst part... being all alone and in pain.<br />
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Dr. Daigle came in around 10:30 and could immediately tell by my miserable face that I had not gotten my epidural yet. She told me she came to break my water but she could wait until after I got the epidural if I wanted her to. I asked if it would hurt, and she said not compared to the pain I was feeling. I told her to go ahead, and she was right. It didn't really hurt (or I didn't notice because I was in so much pain already). As soon as she left, the anesthesiologist FINALLY showed up. It was 10:45. I sat up and got my epidural.<br />
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The pain was gone, but a side effect is shaking like crazy. I started noticing nurses I had not seen coming in and out of the room. My nurse asked me to put on an oxygen mask. She explained that Bristol's heart rate had dropped a lot, but she thought it was probably just because everything had happened so quickly... my water was broken and I sat up right after that for the epidural. So, Philip came back in the room and I was shaking and wearing an oxygen mask. That really freaked him out. I think he was worried that I was having a seizure. Bristol's heart rate slowly climbed back up to the 130's, so everything calmed down.<br />
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At 1:00pm I was at 10cm, so my nurse gave me some coaching on pushing for about 30 minutes, and then my doctor wanted me to sit up for about 30 minutes to rest and let the baby drop a little lower. At 2:00pm, we were ready to push. My doctor and all the nurses were very positive the whole day about my progression and how her head was very low, so they all expected her to come out pretty quickly. My doctor told us that she was so low that "this was her only way out." Very soon after the pushing started, they were telling me she was crowning. However, with every push she looked like she was coming, but would get stuck on my pelvic bone. <br />
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I was getting so exhausted and I was burning up hot. Dr. Daigle finally said that she was going to need to use suction on her head to get her past my pelvic bone. The first one popped off and blood went everywhere. :( They attached another and I continued with the pushing. We were closing in on 2 hours, and my doctor told me that she needed to come out on the next push or she would have to go the other route (C-section). She didn't come out on that push, and I thought it was over. I had another contraction coming, so she told me to push again one last time... out came Bristol. Philip said I sighed the biggest sigh of relief. I just started balling as I could see them take her to the side to clean her off and cut her umbilical cord. They held her up for me to see and I really started to cry because she looked like Philip. I was SO happy!<br />
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They had to take her to the nursery for some respiratory help while the doctors tended to me. My parents and Philip's mom got to see her through the nursery window and get her first pictures. My mom came in to see me, and then they went home so that I could rest. Laura was able to drive down from Hattiesburg, so we visited with her and had birthday cookie cake to celebrate both her and Bristol's bday! They brought Bristol to our room about 7:15, and I finally got to hold my baby girl!<br />
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We were at the hospital until Thursday, March 6th. I would have been discharged that morning, but we had to stay until 4pm because Bristol was in the photo therapy machine to treat her jaundice. Her billirubin levels went down enough for us to take her home, so we were out of there!<br />
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She has brought so much joy to us already, and we just can't get enough
of her. So, here are my last 2 chalkboard photos. ;) I made a photo book
of all of them that I ordered today. <br />
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This one is right before we left the hospital. Daddy even wore pink for his little girl! ;)</div>
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<br />Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449112461987622037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942334144243135827.post-38511374084893108342014-02-22T20:54:00.003-08:002014-02-22T20:54:59.685-08:0039 Weeks (Hopefully the last update!!)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Baby K is the size of a watermelon! WHOA!!</span></div>
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It's a GIRL!</span></span><br />
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She still moves a lot, but she's running out of room... </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">so it can be quite uncomfortable.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Symptoms: </b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Swollen hands and feet, restless legs, pelvic pressure, acne...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Total Weight Gain:</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">30 lbs... I actually lost a few pounds and have</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">What I Miss: </b>Being able to get up from the couch without assistance... haha!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">What I'm Looking Forward To: </b>HAVING THIS BABY!! <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">I've been taking weekly photos inspired by<a href="http://littlebabygarvin.blogspot.com/search/label/Baby%20Bump" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://littlebabygarvin.blogspot.com/search/label/Baby%20Bump" target="_blank">this blog</a> I found on Pinterest! Here are my last three:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Baby K is the size of a honeydew!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Maternity Clothes:</b> Yup! I can't wear much else!</span></div>
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It's a GIRL!</span></span><br />
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She is constantly moving, and I just love it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Cravings:</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> Sweets :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Symptoms: </b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Swollen hands and feet, restless legs, pelvic pressure, acne...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">What I Miss: </b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Being able to wear all my shoes... lol</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Best Moment of the Week: </b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">My brother and his precious girlfriend, Devan, came to visit us this weekend! (Also, our "snow" gave Philip an extra day and a half off from work!)</span></span><br />
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She is constantly moving and loves kicking me in the ribs as of late.</span></span><br />
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She is VERY active, especially if I drink something cold or want to sleep. LOL!</span></span><br />
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I feel her kick a lot certain times of the day, and I think I'm starting to feel her roll over... at least that's what it feels like she's doing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Symptoms: </b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Still have terrible acne... and others that would not care to mention on the internet... lol.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Total Weight Gain:</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">14 lbs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">What I Miss: </b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Being able to sleep on my stomach!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Best Moment of the Week: </b>Going to visit Laura and then going back to Homecoming at MC.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">What I'm Looking Forward To: </b>Going home today!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">I've been taking weekly photos inspired by<a href="http://littlebabygarvin.blogspot.com/search/label/Baby%20Bump" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://littlebabygarvin.blogspot.com/search/label/Baby%20Bump" target="_blank">this blog</a> I found on Pinterest! Here are my last 2 since I didn't blog last week: </span></span></div>
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I finally hung up all my hand me down maternity clothes in my closet, since my belly is quickly starting to get bigger. I am loving my maternity tights with tunics right now. I busted out my boots yesterday even though it was still in the 80s. Thank you, South Mississippi. ;)</span></span></div>
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I am feeling her move! It's not constant, but there are certain times of the day when she seems to be active.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Symptoms: </b>Pains when I make sudden movements or get up too quickly... I also had a bad cough last week, and from what I've read/heard it seems normal to have a cold during pregnancy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">What I Miss: </b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Being thin... lol. I just feel huge right now.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">I've been taking weekly photos inspired by<a href="http://littlebabygarvin.blogspot.com/search/label/Baby%20Bump" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://littlebabygarvin.blogspot.com/search/label/Baby%20Bump" target="_blank">this blog</a> I found on Pinterest! Here are my last 2 since I didn't blog last week: </span></span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Best Moment of the Week: </b>Feeling Bristol move for the first time!<br />
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">What I'm Looking Forward To: </b>Staying at home!! My last day of work is Monday!! I'm also looking forward to my college roommate's wedding next weekend! <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">I've been taking weekly photos inspired by<a href="http://littlebabygarvin.blogspot.com/search/label/Baby%20Bump" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://littlebabygarvin.blogspot.com/search/label/Baby%20Bump" target="_blank">this blog</a> I found on Pinterest! Here are my last 2 since I didn't blog last week: </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">We had an awesome time at home last week! Since Baby K didn't cooperate at our regular appointment, my sweet husband found a 4D Ultrasound clinic in Savannah for us to visit! We scheduled an appointment, and it was even better than we imagined. We were not only able to find out the gender of our sweet little one, but we got to watch her on the big screen for 20 minutes! It was just amazing! Our tech, Danielle, even showed us the 4D view of her several times! We got a DVD, so we can watch it as much as we want. :) My mom also went with me and Philip, so that was really special. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Since we <i>did</i> find out on Saturday we put our Gender Reveal Party back on a few hours before! I want to give MAJOR PROPS to <a href="http://www.gigiscupcakesusa.com/savannahgeorgia" target="_blank">Gigi's Cupcakes</a> in Savannah!! They normally need at least 1 day's notice to make gender reveal cupcakes, but when we walked in and explained our situation, they jumped right in and made it happen! They just had us pick from the flavors they had made already, and they filled them with pink filling and decorated the top with blue and pink pearls. They had them ready in 25 MINUTES!! It was truly awesome, and they were beautiful... and YUMMY!! Here are a few photos from our Gender Reveal Party:</span></div>
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Team Pink!<br />
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Team Blue!<br />
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The pink filling!! IT'S A GIRL!!<br />
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Our invitations!<br />
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Our beautiful cupcakes from Gigi's!<br />
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Baby is about the size of an avocado.</div>
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">What I Miss: </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Being able to eat pork chops and ham. I haven't been able to handle those meats.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><br /></span><br />
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Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449112461987622037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942334144243135827.post-19227003110110873182013-09-12T12:35:00.001-07:002013-09-12T12:40:50.139-07:0015 WeeksWell, we made it home! We were not able to find out the gender on Tuesday because our little one was hiding... I think it makes for a cute picture, though! <br>
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As we are impatient in nature, we have made an appointment with an elective ultrasound clinic on Saturday in Savannah. We are taking my mom with us, and hopefully <em>they</em> will be able to determine the gender! If not, we will still get a session where we (along with my mom!) get to see our baby again and get some photos out of it... so, we're really excited!! <br>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Gender:</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> Still a mystery... hopefully only for a few more days!!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Movement:</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> I'm beginning to think I feel little movements... but since it's my first pregnancy, I can't really distinguish it from other tummy rumblings.</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Cravings: </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> I am obsessed with Ginger Ale now... never drank it before pregnancy... and still sausage!!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><strong>Symptoms: </strong>I get tongue tied like ALL the time, so my sentences don't make any sense. Also, I say a random word in place of what I really meant, so another reason my sentences still don't make sense. (It makes for a lot of laughter at work while I'm training new people.)<br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Total Weight Gain:</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> 7 lbs.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><strong>What I Miss: </strong>Being able to sleep on my stomach... it's totally uncomfortable now if I even try.<br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Coming Soon"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><strong>Best Moment of the Week: </strong>Seeing our little one on the ultrasound... even though he/she was hiding the goods!<br>
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Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449112461987622037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942334144243135827.post-53346876200281964962013-09-05T10:10:00.000-07:002013-09-05T10:10:38.716-07:0014 WeeksWell, it has officially been a year to the day since my last post. Oops! My sister is encouraging me to blog again now that I am pregnant, so that I can keep everyone updated with more than just facebook photos. I am currently 14 weeks along. (I'll be 15 weeks tomorrow!) Philip and I are thrilled and terrified. Haha!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Cravings: </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> I have this weird craving for sausage! LOL! It is something I hardly ever eat, but I saw it on the Food Network early on and have been wanting it ever since!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Symptoms: </b>I am just really tired all the time... and also a little crazy. Sorry Philip! ;)<br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Total Weight Gain:</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> 7 lbs.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">What I Miss: </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Sleeping comfortably through the night.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Best Moment of the Week: </b>On Tuesday, Philip made my lunch and breakfast while I was running late (we had to leave at 5:30am for work). After work, he took me out for frozen yogurt, and then went with me for pizza and karaoke with some friends that night! It was a great day, and I'm lucky to have such a caring husband!<br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">What I'm Looking Forward To: </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Coming Soon'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Finding out the gender of our baby and going home to Georgia for our gender reveal party!! (Please pray we are able to find out!!)</span><br />
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Philip and I are also starting DDP Yoga which we're really excited about! DDP stands for Diamond Dallas Page. He was a WWE Superstar who started doing yoga to heal his body from years of wrestling. He then created a more intense yoga program of his own to challenge himself. Of course Philip is wants to do this because it was created by a wrestler... but we both want to lose some weight. He already bought our yoga mats, and we're ready to start!<br />
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I also want to ask anyone who is reading to pray for my good friend Laura, who I've mentioned before on my blog. Laura lives in Haiti, and has gotten a tropical fever in the last week. I'm not sure of the details of it. I think it is flu-like and causes sickness and pain, but it is not life threatening. She is flying home tonight to recover in the states. Please pray for her healing so that she can get back to her sweet kids and ministry in Haiti.<br />
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Well, that's all for now... I'll try to post more often! =)Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449112461987622037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942334144243135827.post-5569533064048174332012-03-01T13:26:00.001-08:002012-03-01T13:29:19.524-08:00My American Idol Top 12Well, I've always loved the show... and this year I'm very impressed with the talent. There are some good guys this year, but there are some INCREDIBLE girls. Here are my top 12 in no particular order:<br />
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Skylar Laine- She's from Brandon, MS! But that's not the only reason I picked her. She has been called a young Reba throughout the competition by the judges. She has a great country voice, and has a lot of confidence for an 18-year-old. <br />
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Shannon Magrane- This girl could win it all! She is only 16, but she can just flat out SING. Wow. During Hollywood Week, she shocked me with "A Wonderful World". <br />
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Elise Testone- I love her raspy voice, and she did justice to Adele's "One and Only" last night.<br />
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Jessica Sanchez- I remember she was good in her Vegas group performance, but last night she blew me away. She had the best performance of the week in my opinion. <br />
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Jen Hirsch- An early favorite of mine, for sure. She sang "Georgia On My Mind" in Hollywood week, and I've loved her ever since. She sang 3rd last night, so I hope America didn't forget about her!<br />
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Hollie Cavanaugh- She was great last year, but didn't make it to the top 24. She was incredible last night taking on Christina's "Reflection".<br />
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Colton Dixon- Probably my favorite guy in the competition. I just love his pure voice! It is beautiful.<br />
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Phillip Phillips- From Leesburg, GA! Woot woot! Phillip is really unique and the judges really love him. I wasn't crazy about his song this week, but I'm sure he'll make it.<br />
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Joshua Ledet- I was saying AMEN at the end of his song on Tuesday. Wow! He brought the judges to their feet with his amazing gospel sound.<br />
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Adam Brock- They call him "White Chocolate", but Philip and I call him "Memphis" bc we always think about when he sang "Walkin' in Memphis". Great soulful voice!<br />
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Reed Grimm- The guy is a little crazy, and the judges have compared his musical genius to Casey from last year. I like him! He has a great voice and TONS of personality, so I love to watch him perform.<br />
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Heejun Han- You gotta love Heejun!! He's hysterical, and he has such a beautiful voice.<br />
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Others worth mentioning- I love Erika Van Pelt, too! I just had to cut someone, and unfortunately it was her. If they add a 13th like they did last year, I would add Erica!<br />
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I also need to mention that the judges are obsessed with Deandre Brackensick. I cannot stand his voice... His last 2 performances he sang almost entirely in falsetto. I think it's awesome when you hit one little run way up there, but dude!! The whole song?! You just sound like a woman. NOT cool. I'm sure if America doesn't vote him in, the judges will give him the wild card. That frustrates me, bc I know that means that one of my picks isn't going to make it.<br />
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Now the fun part- decorating the house!! I got these awesome prints from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/bandaprints" target="_blank">B&A Prints on Etsy</a>!<br />
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Also, Philip's dad came to visit this week, and we enjoyed spending time with him! We went to see the new Mission Impossible movie which I would definitely recommend! We also went to see The Spirit of Christmas show in Biloxi, and it was outstanding!! It was a "New York style" Christmas show with great singing and phenomenal dancing! They even had a block of ice lowered from the top of the curtain, and an ice skating pair performed to "Oh Holy Night". It was just awesome.<br />
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Well, I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas! I am so thankful for our Savior Jesus Christ being brought into the world to save us. Have a blessed holiday!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449112461987622037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942334144243135827.post-5544356598270315282011-12-02T19:32:00.000-08:002011-12-02T19:32:34.881-08:00All moved in!Oh yeah! I have a blog! Oops. It has been a busy couple of weeks... we closed on our house last Wednesday. Yes, the day before Thanksgiving. It was quite dramatic, too. We were initially supposed to close on Monday. Then, it got moved back to Wednesday at 11am. Well, on Wed. morning the U-Haul was in our parking lot and the movers were on their way from New Orleans when we got a call saying we wouldn't be able to close that day. We were freaking out bc all of our stuff was packed including our clothes. We explained our situation, and they said they would keep trying to work it out. So, we went ahead and packed up the U-haul, and thankfully we got a call asking if we could come close right away. So, long story short- we closed in sweat pants and t-shirts... we were smelly and gross. It makes for an interesting story, though, right? <br />
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Anyway, we are pretty much settled in at this point. We finally have our fridge and direct tv! =) The only thing left is the guest room... which will probably be a work in progress for a while bc we don't have a bed in there yet. haha. But it is so nice to have the space and the freedom to talk loud or sing, or just laugh. I didn't realize how miserable the apt was until we got into our house! I have also put up my Christmas tree and decorated my mantle with garland and stockings. Our wonderful sales agent gave us a beautiful wreath for the front door, too! I'll post pics soon. Have a great weekend, everyone!Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449112461987622037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942334144243135827.post-20700332707833652812011-11-16T09:28:00.000-08:002011-11-16T09:28:33.057-08:00Moving out!I haven't done a great job of keeping the blog updated lately. Philip and I have stayed busy working and packing! Business has really picked up at Million Air! We were awarded the government contract on the airfield, so the military traffic has at least doubled our business! I even marshalled a King Air in the other day that we weren't expecting. Our hand signals are based on the Blue Angels', and Pip was surprised that I knew how to do them! haha. I was proud of myself! =)<br />
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We had our walk-through yesterday, and the house looks great! We are closing on Monday afternoon, and are hoping to move most of our stuff over on Tuesday. Mom, dad, and Wade are coming through on Wednesday before heading to my Mamaw and Papaw's for Thanksgiving! Here are some recent pics for your enjoyment:<br />
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We met with our mortgage lender yesterday morning and signed a lot of papers, so that is basically squared away. We also heard that our driveway and sidewalk have been poured! I haven't been out there since the last pics were taken, but hopefully I will have some more soon. <br />
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In other news... I'm addicted to <a href="http://pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a>. If you don't know what it is, let me fill you in. It is a virtual pin board, that allows you to "pin" pictures from websites and save them to your "boards". I have boards for recipes, home decorating, holiday decor, crafts, gift ideas, quotes, and more... It is so wonderful because you can follow others' boards and get tons of incredible ideas! I have already gotten some outstanding recipes, and home ideas from it! I basically have my new house decorated in my head bc of pinterest. haha! But seriously. My latest project that I want to try this Christmas: an ornament wreath. All you need is a wire hanger and ornaments! <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, my papaw just found out that his cancer has returned, and he will start chemotheraphy in a couple of weeks. He has not been through chemo before, so please pray for him. He knows that God is in control, but he is still nervous about how the treatments will affect him. I got to visit papaw and mamaw this past weekend and attend a family reunion with a lot of my papaw's cousins and their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. I think that really cheered him up a lot. The picture below is me with my mamaw, papaw, and Aunt Brenda at the reunion.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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1 cup of sugar<br />
1 cup of Karo<br />
1 tsp. of vanilla extract<br />
3/4 cup of peanut butter<br />
6 cups of Cornflakes<br />
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Combine sugar, karo, and vanilla in boiler on high. When mixture comes to a boil cook for one minute. Remove from heat, then add peanut butter. Stir in cornflakes 2 cups at a times. Mix well. Drop spoonfulls onto wax paper to cool. <br />
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**Just a note... if you let the mixture boil longer than 1 minute, the candy will be hard as a rock. I say this from experience. (You know, the first time I tried to cook them in college without mom.) ;)<br />
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</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449112461987622037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942334144243135827.post-37590273061196593212011-10-11T17:33:00.000-07:002011-10-11T17:33:34.103-07:00SmackdownA week ago, Pip and I got to sit in the front row at WWE Smackdown in Biloxi thanks to Kicker 108! Philip won the tickets in a radio contest by naming the wrestler whose theme song they played. We had an absolute blast. We even went early and got to meet Ted DiBiase (who was actually the wrestler Philip named to win the tickets)! He is from Clinton and graduated from MC, too! He is getting people to tailgate before the shows and call it a DiBiase Posse party. He comes out and talks to everyone, takes pics, signs autographs, etc. It was really fun, and he was so down to earth. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a recent picture of the house, too! It's all bricked!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449112461987622037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942334144243135827.post-25907170687633264982011-10-01T09:06:00.000-07:002011-10-01T09:06:44.397-07:00New house pics!Well, I didn't get to go by the house on Wednesday because a huge storm rolled in, but Pip went by yesterday and took these shots:<br />
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P.S. Melissa, for some reason I can't comment on my own blog anymore... something to do with cookies. Anyway, to answer your question, it should be done by the end of Nov. or beginning of Dec!!<br />
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On another note, please pray for my hometown- Rincon, GA. There has been quite a few deaths recently, and most of them were teenagers. From suicides, to car accidents, to sickness... the community is suffering from a lot right now. I was encouraged to see pictures from See You at the Pole this morning at my old high school, ECHS. All of the young people that have died have been either students or recent graduates of that school. It needs so much prayer, and it is encouraging to see so many students turning to God in times of tragedy. <br />
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Sorry there are no house updates... I have been so busy that I haven't been over since I took the last photos. I am probably going to swing by before church tonight. :)Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449112461987622037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942334144243135827.post-41086386314118724652011-09-16T19:26:00.000-07:002011-09-16T19:26:39.740-07:00Our new home!!I promised pictures of our home... but what I didn't know is that I would have multiple pictures for our first post!! The foundation was poured last Friday 9.9.11...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This afternoon, I got a picture message from Philip of the house. So, then I had to go see it again...lol. 9.16.11...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">YAY!! It's really coming along so quickly. Hope you enjoyed the pictures!</div>Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449112461987622037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942334144243135827.post-41680427274286239902011-09-09T19:44:00.000-07:002011-09-09T19:44:53.977-07:00New BeginningsThis week Philip and I signed the papers to build a house, and we are VERY excited about it! Besides making a good investment, we also are thrilled to: 1. Be in Gulfport where we both work and go to church. 2. Be able to yell at football and baseball games (or talk above a whisper) without being turned in by our neighbors. 3. Be free from the constant barking of our neighbors' chihuahuas... (yes, the same ones who turned us in for noise). LOL. 4. Have space for family and friends to visit.... and etc. etc.... I could go on all day. We are very blessed to be able to own a home, and we can't wait to move in!! The slab is supposed to be laid by the end of this week. I will post pictures as our home progresses from its current state- a pile of dirt.<br />
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Million Air also officially opened this week! WOOHOO!! Side note- my feet are adapting to heels after a little help from Dr. Scholls. Lori would be so proud.<br />
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In other news, we are getting ready to begin the Awana program at our church for the first time. I am going to be the director for the T&T girls (3rd-5th grade). I am so excited about the program, but also nervous because I have never done Awanas before. Please pray for me as I prepare, and also for clarity in sharing the gospel with these children.<br />
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I also went to adult choir for the first time last week... I feel like a real grown-up now. :)Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449112461987622037noreply@blogger.com3