Hive Five!!

It looks like Peanut already has her "high five" down. I guess she was telling me "Good Game" at the doctor's office the other day. We had a great appointment. I met with two of the high risk doctors, and both were very nice. They measured my belly this time; never had that happen before...and I believe they said I was 19 centimeters. Who knows what all that means, but it sounds large to me. After the initial consult with the first doctor, I went in for an utlrasound to look at Peanut's heart. That was our only concern now that the amneo results came back negative. The doctor back in Augusta thought that two of the heart chambers may be communicating when they shouldn't be.

The set up was really nice. I didn't even have to strain my neck to look back at the ultrasound screen because there was a flat screen on the wall in front of me to watch. They even had a lazy boy in the room for visitors. At first Peanut didn't seem to want her picture taken because she was in a pike position. Her feet were actually up at her head. So she was doing her best to cover that heart. They tried everything to get her to move, pushing on my belly, having me turn from side to side, I even walked around for 20 minutes and had a snack. Finally after an hour or so, she moved her legs down and let them check out her heart. The head of the high risk doctors came in to examine the pictures and look at the ultrasound himself, and after about 20 minutes he determined that he didn't see any cause for concern. High Five, Good Game!

I go back at 24 weeks which is Feb. 26th and then have another ultrasound at 28 weeks (not sure of that appointment's date). Oh and she is really movin' and grovin' in there lately. I hope that soon, other people will be able to feel her summersaults too!

The past two weekends, I have had the pleasure of watching my cousin, Nicole, play basketball. She is in the 5th grade and plays for a city league. Her team was undefeated until today. They are really good. Great team work and everyone gets their turn to try out their moves court. Nicole is one of the lady Orange Crush Ballers, she's got a sort of Horace Grant thing going on with her swift styling specs. I remember those days...and I can't wait to go cheer on Peanut!!!

And of course we had the Valentine's Day. Jay actually figured out the mail situation over there and mailed a present to me and Killer. I got it today and as you can see Killer really enjoyed hers. Jay got us some North Face jackets. I think he might have been hinting that we need to head somewhere cold. He is still chillin' over at Bagram, not doing much of anything, but thinking about coming home. But he did find one good perk about being stuck at Bagram...wondering off to explore new dining halls, or dining tents I should say. Apparently one day he was exploring the property when his Texas senses led him to a secluded building off in the corner of the base that few had discovered. He walked in to be hit with the wonderful aromas he was only able to dream about. Bar-b-que in Afghanistan??? What, that couldn't be safe...but low and behold, Jay claimed they had the best ribs he had ever eaten. Who would've thought.

He was finally able to send some more pictures. These are from the small base he was at recently. Snow, snow, and more snow.

Well, I'll be catchin' up again soon. I hope you all are doing well. Let me know if anyone feels an urge to take a trip down south to Seguin. We would love to have you. I can show you all the hotspots...well they may not be so hot, but they sure are a hell of a lot of fun. You know you are courious...hehehe.

When is Life Going to Slow Down

When we last spoke, I was about to make the trip to Texas from Georgia...well as most of you know already, I have made it safely on Texas soil. But before I left Georgia, I had one more important thing to do...Party! You know me, there's always time to have a party to celebrate!

Angie and Mom threw a baby shower/going away party for me and my friends at a hopping soup/salad/sandwich restaurant on Sunday afternoon. We dined lightly on ladies' fare and a little heavier on the desserts including a 5 layer chocolate cake...WOW. I am still having dreams of that dessert case. I got tons of goodies from the girls. It was my first baby shower and I will remember it always.


You can click on the picture to see the adorable gifts up close.

Then it was on to the Lone Star State. It took us 18 hours in 2 days. Really easy drive since it was on a holiday. I didn't stay put for very long because in less than 48 hours I was already up in the DFW area. I forgot how easy that drive was. I made sure to hit all the important stops...bar-b-que, mexican, Jason's Deli, home-cookin', oh my. Thank you to all of you who had to suffer through those evenings of watching a "Miss Preggo-Piggy"eat like she going for the gold medal. I am so glad I was able to see so many of you. Hopefully I will catch the ones I missed next time. I am sure I will still have the raging appetite so don't worry, you won't miss out.

On my way back to Seguin, I received a phone call from a family friend that turned out to be a job offer. It was Tuesday afternoon and I began working for Brent Beicker Enterprises and Beicker Insealation on Monday (this past Monday). I guess I should have taken advantage of my time off a little more intently. I didn't realize I would be working full time in Seguin, but I am happy that I decided to do it. One company is flooring, granite, and more and the other is spray foam insulation. I have a handful of responsibilities that boil down to helping organize and manage the numerous jobs they work on. The position isn't quite polished off yet, so I am helping figure out the exact description for the next person and laying the groundwork for some new office mechanics. It's great so far. I am enjoying it. It's keeping my mind busy, helping the time go by faster, and giving us a little extra money.

Oh and on the upside of my hormone rollercoaster, I decided to cut my hair and go a with little more natural color. Would you believe this is only a little darker than my roots? I was going for a hot mamma look...Do you think I pulled it off?

Again I am sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you all. I feel like my life is not slowing down; it is stuck on 60 mph and in the fast lane when i would prefer it to be more like 40 and coasting. Oh well...the faster the time goes by, the sooner we hear those footsteps in the distance. Which brings me to updates on those footsteps.

Jay is back at Bagram. He arrived back from his mission about a week ago to a huge selection of packages. He wanted me to tell you how grateful he is for all the wonderful care packages you all are sending. He and all his soldiers/friends are enjoying the goodies. Ffrom what I understand, much to their dismay, those soldiers' significant others are hearing all about Warren's abundance of packages. Jay was so anxious to catch up on the hundreds of emails he had missed over the last month, but unfortunately was denied access when he attempted to to get online. He could only access .gov, .mil, .us sites. He should be up and running soon, if not already.

In regards to the smaller more delicate footsteps...I will have a better update this weekend. I found out that I am assigned to Wilford Hall Medical Center on Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. It is a hike from Seguin (45 minutes - 1 hour), so I guess it might be good to choose a c-section instead of natural. I went for an orientation already and go for my first doctor's appointment tomorrow (Friday). I am not sure what all I will find out; it may just be an introduction. I might see if I can get a tour of the birthing center while I am there. I also may have to wait a week or so for the next ultrasound. We'll see...I can't wait to see Peanut again!

Oh and we chose a name for Peanut...Abigail Jane Warren. Abigail means "A Father's Joy" and Jane means "God's Gracious Gift" and was my grandmother's middle name.

Talk to you again soon. I promise! I have my computer set up now at the 'rents house so I can get online whenever and not have to wait my turn. Since my parents got their 50 ft tower they have discovered a new love for high speed internet. Watch out cyberworld, Seguin is making a comeback.

So Sorry!

I am so sorry about the delay on my next entry. Life has been crazy busy, and I am having trouble downloading pictures. But know that I am going to do my best to get an entry done this weekend.

Thanks for your patience.