Our baby shower-August 30th 2008

Well we had our baby shower yesterday, and I must say that we had a really good turn out. I think that we had close to 25 people show up for the big event. My hostesses were my mom, my cousin Megan, and my two close friends Ashlin Hadden and Joni Sedberry. Each one of my hostesses went above and beyond the call of duty. And I just wanted to thank each and everyone of them for all of the hard work that they put forth in making my special day a little brighter. My mom was in charge of all of the food, paper products, invitations and just making sure everything went in an orderly fashion.Megan was in charge of the lovely cake,she came all the way from Butler, Indiana for the event (oh and did I mention that she's pregnant with twin boys), my great friend Ashlin was in charge of all of the wonderful decorationsand she drove all the way from Dyer, Indiana, and last but not least was my great friend Joni she was in charge of all of the games (which was a blast) and she drove from Fishers, Indiana. Can I just say again what great friends I have that are willing to travel an hour to 2 plus hours just to throw me a shower. Thank you girls you're the greatest.

Ryan and I got a lot of presents.

You should see the mound of clothes that we got for little Connor. This kid is not going to need any clothes for a very long time. I'm just dreading all of the laundry that I'm going to have to do so that he can wear his clothes. But luckily Megan got me a container of Dreft to get the ball rolling. My Aunt Chere, Uncle Joe, Aunt Julie, and my Grandpa Levy sent me a nice care package all the way from California full of all of the nececessities. My Aunt Barbara, who came all the way from Georgia, bought us our bouncer which we are thrilled to have. My mom purchased our stroller for us.

My friend Jennifer Zackchewski made us a beautiful Peter Rabbit quilt and sheets thatwill truly make a wonderful addition to the nursery.Another one of my mom's great ideas was to have a "diaper raffle." This was a game that she thought would be a great way for Ryan and I to recieve as many diapers as possible. And let me tell you the pay off was great.

We had a really great time at our shower and again would like to thank everyone for coming and sharing our special day with us.

Love,

Vanessa, Ryan, and Connor

August 21,2008

Well today was another doctors appointment. And let me tell you things are getting a little ridiculous. Our appointment was at 3:40 p.m. We didn't get back to the exam room until around 4:40 p.m., and then we didn't get to see the doctor until about 6:00 p.m. Needless to say Ryan and I were not very happy when we left. But I just love my doctor so much that I don't really want to find anyone else. And I really do blame one of the other doctors in town who used to be an ob doctor, and then decided that she would quite that part of her profession, so unfortunately my doctor (and another doctor in town) has had to pick up her slack. Which means more hassle for all of us. Anyway, everything is good. Connor's heartbeat is at 150, and right when the nurse went to put the doppler on my stomach he gave her a nice kick. It's always pretty cool when that happens, it's still hard to imagine that there is a human being inside of me. We did get to ask the doctor a little more about our last ultrasound and why she scheduled us for another one in two weeks. The reason is simple, it's hard for her to measure me accurately with the tape measure, so she just wants to make sure that the baby to "liquid" (her words not mine) ratio are alright. This helps her see that more clearly. And the reason that we have another one is because she has to wait about three weeks in between to get an accurate account of his growth. So nothing to worry about. Thank goodness.

Here is the latest picture of Connor from our ultrasound on the 14th of August. It's a little hard to see but he is looking right at you I promise.

Love,

Vanessa, Ryan, and Connor

August 14, 2008

Well we had our ultrasound today. And it was what we kind of expected. They were just wanting to check and see how big Connor is. At our last check-up we were measuring a tad bigger than we should be. So Connor weighs 2 pounds 11 ounces. That's about all that we found out today. I did ask if everything was alright and the ultrasound tech said yes. She is not the chattiest of people and we didn't get to see the doctor today. I'm thinking about calling the doctor tomorrow and trying to find out more details. Other than that I guess everything is fine. I go for my next o.b. appointment next week and then in three weeks from today, the doctor wants me back for another ultrasound. Again not really sure why, but I'm going to try to find out tomorrow. I will keep everyone posted on the events as soon as I know something. Talk to everyone soon.

Love,
Vanessa, Ryan, and Connor

7 month check-up...

We had our 7 month check-up last Thursday. And it was a long one. We had scheduled our appointment a little earlier than normal because we were going to have to do our glucose test that day, which meant that I had to drink about 8 oz. of liquid (fruit flavored, not my favorite) in about 5 minutes and then wait an hour before they could draw my blood. Well needless to say we didn't even get anything started until 3:45, our appointment was at 2:30, which really stunk because Ryan was leaving for Vegas the next morning at 4:30 a.m., and we still needed to get him packed. Anyway once we got back to the room things went very smoothly. Connor's heartbeat was still strong at 152. Everything looked good. We are however, scheduled for another ultrasound this week on Thursday. It didn't sound like anything was wrong. All the doctor said was "wow, you are all baby, let's look at that." So we have an ultrasound. But then after this week we start our two week check-ups. It's hard to believe that I'm already in my third trimester and I'm starting my 29th week of pregnancy. It has really just flown by. I'll follow up on my ultrasound after Thursday.

And we got my glucose and iron results back last Friday, and everything is normal. They told me to keep up the good work.

Love always,
Vanessa, Ryan, and Connor