Happy Birthday!

On July 5th I moved to the late 20's side of life. We were able to slip away to Centreville to celebrate with the LeVert clan.

Thanks for making the weekend special!!

We love you guys!!

My wonderful husband and me...

Me doing what I love to do on my birthday...opening presents!!!

Baby Showers Galore!!!

Ok, so there are a lot of pictures in this post. Here are some shots from the baby showers we were given...ENJOY!!!

The gift table from the Talley Family Shower

July 12, 2008 at Bu's House

Opening Evan's gifts...

Sherry and Me

James' beautiful grandmother, Bu.

She made Evan a treasure, she handmade his blue blanket.

We love you Bu and can't wait for you to meet Evan!!!!

Thank you Bu and Sugarbabe for a wonderful shower! We had a great time!!!

My wonderful friend Brandy hosted us a lovely shower on July 13th at her home.

Hostess Brandy and Me

My friends Kristi and Mandy...

Mrs. Marian (James' mom) taking a stab at how big she thought Evan is...Man was she way off (thank goodness!!!)

April, James Issac, my Nanny and Me...relaxing and enjoying one another's company!

A beautiful mirror for Evan's room from his Nana and Big Daddy!

Thanks April for the bag of goodies...looks like we will be needing those soon!!

Thank you Brandy for the wonderful shower! We had a great time eating and catching up with friends!

The Pediatric Staff at work threw us a great shower to welcome Evan

July 29, 2008

Opening Evan's Goodies...

Thanks Diann and staff for a wonderful welcome party for Evan!!

The LeVert Family Shower in Centreville

July 3, 2008

Evan's Nana, me and Aunt Pam

My Nanny and Me

Can you believe she is going to be a great-grandmother?!All of Evan's loot. His friends & family in Centreville are ready for his arrival!
The wonderful food we were able to feast on...

Wish I had one of those chocolate cupcakes right now!!!My GORGEOUS Granny

When Evan arrives, we will have 5 generations...WOW!

Evan's Mimi and PawPaw came to Centreville for the festivities. Madison and Maci were ready and willing to help in any way.

Don't they look beautiful?!

My best friend & sister since childhood, Nikki.

How special it truly is that we are able to be pregnant at the same time...ok, ok so she is on number 2...who's counting??!!

My dear friends from college Whitney and Catherine!

Nikki's son Tre helped me open Evan's gifts.

He was so much fun!!

Thank you Mama, Nanny and Aunt Pam for the wonderful shower. We had a great afternoon. We are so ready for Evan to be here to meet the very special people who we know plan to SPOIL HIM ROTTEN!!!

THANKS!

Thank you so much for your words of encouragement! Thank you for sharing your stories, they have really lifted my spirits. Please pray for us this weekend. I am not feeling well today, we have birthing class tomorrow and then we go to see Dr. Ashurst on Monday. He is going to go ahead and have them do the ultrasound Monday so we can see how big our little man is and then make plans from there. After reading your stories, I no longer feel so scared to be induced!! Thanks again friends!! Keep looking for posts...he will be here before we know it!

Update from Yesterday's Dr. Appointment...

Well, I went for my weekly visit with Dr. Ashurst and the news was not exactly what I was hoping to hear. I still have not started to dilate, however Evan has continued to move further down. My cervix is still very posterior. Dr. Ashurst is a little concerned that Evan is going to be a "big boy" and that leaving him in until September may throw us in a situation we don't want to find ourselves in. With all of that said, he wants to recheck next Monday, if I still have not dilated, do an ultrasound to see how big Mr. Evan is and then schedule our induction date. He is thinking August 27 -just 2 weeks from today!!!

I am praying vigorously that the dilation process will begin soon and when we go back on Monday I will have made some progress so that we can proceed as naturally as possible. Please join me in this prayer. Anyone else been in this same place who can offer some words of encouragement?

First Baptist Shower Pictures

I have had several requests for me to post pictures of me pregnant, so here you go! These pictures are from our shower this past Saturday, hosted by our wonderful friends from church. We had such a great time!

Thank you all for the sweet gifts, time and energy!

You all are precious to James and me!!

Melinda, Misty, Laura Beth, Me, Micke' and Sherry

The Beautiful Hostess Crew and the Mommy-to-be

Opening the gift from the hostess clan...
Are these cookies not the cutest things you have ever seen?

I must say, they were quite tasty too!

Another Treasure for Evan!
From his Nana and Big Daddy...

I hope to post more pictures from other showers soon.

Things are crazy trying to make last minute preparations!!

Today with Dr. Ashurst

Hello Everyone! Sorry it has been so long since our last blog, things have been sort of busy with all the preparations for Evan's arrival. We have had several showers already and will have our last one this coming Saturday. I plan to post pictures from all of them (and vacation) next week.

I went to see Dr. Ashurst this morning and things seem to be right on schedule. I had a rough night last night with uncomfortable pains and some Braxton Hicks contractions. He said all that I am experiencing is completely normal and nothing that should concern us. He also told me that in just 9 days I will be what he considers "complete, full term" and so at any time after that he would be ok inducing labor. I told him that I would like to go as close to his due date as possible and his response was "You just let me know when it is too unbearable!!" He did an exam and said that there is no dilation, just thinning, but that Evan has moved down-he could feel his head.

So, with all of that said, we are scheduled to see him again next Tuesday. We are down to those weekly visits! Evan will be here before we know it! I guess I had better get our bags packed!! Please let me know if you would like to be included on the "call list" - make sure I have your number!!

Prayer requests: please pray that Evan will continue to grow and develop as he should for his remaining baking time, that I would remain seizure free and that the labor process will be as stress less for Evan as possible. You can also include that the labor be as quick as possible (once we are at the hospital!!! hehe). Don't forget to remember Pete, his world is about to be turned up-side-down as well. Please pray that it will be a smooth transition for our pup.

~Love to you all~

Here He Is!!!

Here are some pictures of the little man. We saw Dr. Ashurst today and were able to get some great shots of Evan. He cooperated so well! James seems to think he has my nose and lips. We will see when he gets here. I am sure he will change a lot over the next several weeks. We have moved my appointments to once every two weeks, things are going as planned. The next several weekends are filled with fun things to do in preparation of Evan's arrival. Keep watching the webpage, I hope to be able to update often.

Pre-natal Visit with Dr. Trumbull

We had our pre-natal visit with our pediatrician, Dr. Trumbull last Friday. We both really like him and I think that he will help James and me along the way as new parents. It is important to find someone who you can trust with your most precious gift. One decision down....25 million to go!!!!

Update on Evan!

We went back to see Dr. Ashurst on Friday and he said that Evan's heartbeat sounded great. We (ok, I) had a lot of questions to ask this time. I guess since the great date is drawing closer I just want to make sure that we are as prepared as we can be. Dr. Ashurst sees no reason why I should not be able to work up to the delivery-which is only about 11 weeks away!!!!

Evan's room is painted and his daddy has done a beautiful job of putting his bed and bookshelf together. As soon as it is complete, I will post pictures. Pete can already tell that change is about to hit hard. He will go to Evan's door and then just go back and forth between me in the living room and the nursery. He seems a little sad already. Last night he went missing for a little while and when I went to look for him, he was in Evan's room on the floor sleeping. It was so sweet. I hope he will not be too jealous, but a protective "big brother!"

We can not thank each of you enough for the prayers that you have sent on our behalf throughout this pregnancy. They have been felt and are very much appreciated. Please continue to pray that the remainder weeks will remain seizure free and that Evan will continue to grow and develop as he should.

We love each of you!

James & Heather

(Pete, too)

For Those Wondering...

For those of you wondering what we chose for his bedding, below is a picture! His walls are painted the beautiful green you see in the quilt. His furniture was ordered and should be here next week. As soon as the nursery is complete, I will post a picture for you to see.

Enjoy!!!!