Decorating in a sea of pink!

Just a peek at the nursery in progress.  More to come when we have finished more! :)

Where we are spending our time this summer…

Grant:  “Mommy, more pool!  More pool!  More pool!”

 

This boy loves the pool and would spend all day every day in there if we would let him!

Praise the Lord!!!

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." – Jeremiah 29:11

We had our second doctor’s appointment with the “baby doctor specialist” yesterday to check in baby girl Crump and go over the results of the blood tests.  Matt and I were both very nervous but we knew that this little girl was completely covered in prayer and that it was important that we have faith in our Lord.  We were given the best news ever!  Our little girl’s bowels were completely clear and the echogenicity was gone!!  She was also growing right on schedule and looking great.  The doctor even said that we should not even worry about the blood tests results since the bowel issued had cleared up. 

We were so overwhelmed with joy and thankfulness we cannot explain!  The Lord answered our prayers in a big way and we cannot thank Him enough!  Thank you Jesus for being with us and healing our little girl!

Here is my 21.5 weeks pregnancy picture…baby girl is definitely getting bigger in there!  We have also decided on a name, but more on that later!!

Life is good at the beach!

“The warm sand and cool breeze take me back to my childhood days.”

Grant enjoyed his first trip to Galveston beach this weekend!  He called the beach a “big pool” and really enjoyed walking with his toes in the sand and the water splashing around him.  I know that there will be many more beach trips in his future!

We are excited to announce that…

Yes, that is right….Grant is going to have a little sister!  We were more than shocked!  We thought for sure that it was going to be another little boy.  What a wonderful surprise! 

Here is her profile picture and the second picture is a face of her face…(you can see her little eye)

Here is the “sex” picture…

She is so beautiful already and we are in love with her already!

We went to the doctor for our routine 20 week ultrasound last week and were a bit surprised with the results.  We were told that the baby had an abnormality in her bowels and that we needed to see a  “ baby-doctor” specialists.  (As we call him.)  That was on Tuesday and on Friday we were lucky enough to have gotten an appointment to see him.   We were very nervous but he put us at ease when he started the ultrasound.  He was very professional and extremely through, so we knew that our little girl was in the best hands possible.  He said that she has something called echogenic bowel.  That is where the bowl appears lighter colored on the ultrasound that the rest of the other organs.  He said it could be caused by a number of things from blood that the baby swallowed from the previous hemorrhage earlier in the pregnancy to an infection, to a blockage in her bowels.  We had the ultrasound at 20 weeks and 2 days gestation and she was measuring at 19 weeks 2 days…although it concerned us the doctor said she just might be small.

There is really nothing that we can do about any of these situations since she is still so little, but I do go in for blood work tomorrow to hopefully rule out infection and chromosomal abnormalities.   Then we go back to the doctor in 4 weeks for another ultrasound to check on the growth of our little one and the if there are any changes in her bowel.

This experience has been a total test of faith in Christ for both Matt and I.  My prayer is that whatever comes of the situation with our sweet girl that Jesus is seen through it.  We always need to remember that she is His and whatever will He has for her life we need to except and praise Him for that.  (Which is extremely difficult to do  and we struggle every day.)  Please join us in praying that God will heal our little girl and that she would continue growing everyday.  Also pray for faith for Matt and I.  Thank you sweet friends and family for your prayers for our little girl!

Bye Bye Crib…

Hello big boy bed!  This weekend was the weekend!  Since there is a baby brother or sister on the way soon, we decided that it was time for the guest bedroom to be converted into Grant’s big boy room.  We got cute Pottery Barn Kids bedding, a brand new big boy bed, and many cute airplane decorations to make Grant’s new bedroom perfect for a growing toddler!

 

Grant transitioned perfectly from the crib to the toddler bed a few months ago so we figured that this would be no problem.  That night we did our normal bedtime routine but when it was time to get in bed we explained that Grant had a big boy bed waiting for him in his new room.  Then we had a special book to read in bed together!

After the special book, tucking in with the blankies, many hugs and kisses and of course the fishy aquarium being turned on (yes, that made the move too) Grant was ready for his first night in his new room and big boy bed. 

 

Grant slept perfectly that night and we did not hear from him until 7:30 the next morning!  We would call that a successful transition from crib to big boy bed!  Yea!! :)

2 Year Old Big Boy Check-up

Every little boy needs to go in for a two year old check-up and today was Mister Grant’s turn.  We had not been to the doctor since his last check-up at 18 months…he was a very healthy boy this past winter!  He was happy playing in the waiting room with all the other kids but when we went back to the check-up room he went bonkers!  He did not want anything to do with the nurses or doctors.  What else would you expect from a two year old!

Here are Grant’s stats from the visit:

Height: 35 in (50-75%)

Weight: 30 lbs (75%)

Head: 49 cm (50-75%)

The doctor said that based on his height now that Grant would be around 5ft 11in. as an adult.  Interesting how they know that!  After one shot we were done and Grant happily said “all done”!