Bed Rest

Oh my goodness. I apologize for taking so long to post another update, but I should have plenty of time for that now!

I was officially put on bed rest yesterday morning after leaving school and going to the dr. office because I had a horrible headache and was getting high blood pressure readings in the nurses' office at school.

I went to Dr. Hale's office today for a non stress test which the nurse said looked really good.
Brayden was moving and his heart rate would increase when he moved which it is supposed to do.

My blood pressure was still a little high and Dr. Killeen is worried I am getting pre eclampsia and is admitting me to the hospital at 1:30 this afternoon for my second steroid shot (first one yesterday in his office), lab work and observation of my blood pressure. We have no idea as of now what to expect, how long we will be there or any of that at this point, but I will update as we know more.

We appreciate your prayers during this time as we are a little nervous.

WOW - TIME FOR AN UPDATE

So first I should apologize for taking so long to update this blog. I am hoping to get better, but no promises, here.

I am now officially 30 weeks pregnant - only 10 more to go. (70 days). I can't believe how fast it is coming.

These pictures were taken right after the shower my teaching team had for me after school today.

A picture of the hostess and I! (Essie, Mary S., Kim, me, Mary M., Holly, and Susan)

We got many great gifts and are so excited about getting them set up and organized in time for Brayden.

We had a very eventful weekend this last weekend. We (Peter, Emily, my Maw-Maw, Dad, Mom, Kayla and I) traveled to Dallas on Friday evening so that Peter could participate in a "truck roadeo" with his company Labatt. Saturday morning the event took place in the rain all morning. Peter did end up winning the whole thing. This came with some prize money and a spot to compete in the national competition. We think that this will be in September in Florida.

We are super excited about that and I was very proud of my hard working husband. After the roadeo we went to the Rangers baseball game that night. We had a good time despite the Rangers losing.

Here are some pictures from our trip. I will preface a few of the pictures by saying that Emily had been in a car accident with her mom on Friday morning and that is why her face is looking so "beat up" (poor baby). Thank you for those of you who were praying for her. She is looking much better now and has not complained of any pain really at all.

We came home on Sunday. I decided to take the day off on Monday to get work done around the house, but was not as successful as I had hoped I would be.

Peter and I have now officially been to our second childbirth class. The teacher insists that knowledge is the best way to overcome our nervousness, but I'm not buying it yet. I think so far that the classes are making me more and more nervous about labor!

For any of those of you who made it to the end of this thanks for reading all my rambling.

I'll try to post more pictures next week of the next baby shower we have for Brayden on Sunday. More pics soon to follow of the nursery as well.

24 weeks, nursery and a haircut

So, I am now 24 weeks pregnant. I can't believe how fast this pregnancy seems to be going. However, school seems to just be dragging by. Just 1 more day until SPRING BREAK!!!

Here is a new picture with my 24 week belly and my cute shirt that I got from some really sweet friends (Thanks Ashley and Kristin).

This last weekend we had a very productive weekend. My wonderful parents bought us the bedding for the nursery and we bought a dresser for the nursery. We had another great blessing this last week when a coworker of my mom brought us a tub full of clothes and shoes that her son who was born last summer had outgrown and she was finished with so I have these already put into the dresser.

I will finish this post with a couple of pictures of Emily working on the dresser when we were putting it together on Sunday afternoon with her super cute new haircut. Before this haircut her hair length was near her waist.

We are having a great time getting ready for little Brayden to arrive but have also been pretty stressed the last few weeks (another post for another time, maybe) and so we would appreciate all your prayers!!

After posting those I realize I need to take a good picture of her haircut because I don't have a great one.

Wow, It has been a long time!

I guess I should first apologize for taking so long to get this thing updated. (Sorry Kristin)! Life has been crazy busy.

Well, on to baby news.

A picture of my 22 week belly.

We had an appointment on January 29th and Peter, Emily and I went to Dr. Killeen's office after school. Dr. Killeen did an ultrasound and told us that we will be having a BOY!!!

We struggled for a few weeks deciding on a name. Peter and I liked the name Brayden all along but everytime we would metion it Emily would scream "NO!" We worked really hard to figure out why she felt this way and finally discovered she had a Braden in her class in kindergarten who was always in trouble and didn't want her brother to have that name. When I asked if we could spell it with a "y" she was completely agreeable (Thank goodness- because we couldn't agree on anything else). So it has now been decided his name will be "Brayden Craig Scoggin"

We bought a crib a few weeks ago but the nursery is still a mess due to being a junk room practically since we've been married. We are making some progress but with our hectic schedules and being out of town last weekend we cannot seem to get it finished. As soon as we get the room all cleared out we will put the crib up (Maybe this weekend) I will post another picture.
Here is a picture of the crib for the time being.

We are still trying to make a decision about the baby bedding, but are beginning to settle on a nautical set we have found online (I will post pics when we decide for sure).

We had a doctor appointment with Dr. Kurt Hales on Monday, Feb. 23rd. They confirmed that we are having a boy and we got some great ultrasound pics.

Here We Go

Well, I decided to jump on the blogging bandwagon since most everyone else I know has one.

I also thought this would be a good way to keep everyone posted on our pregnancy news and all that exciting stuff.


Here is a picture of my new emerging belly at 16 weeks. Please excuse the look on my face, Peter was giving me a hard time while taking this picture.

I know it is still pretty small but I am having problems buttoning some of my pants and finding shirts that aren't super tight around my stomach.

We go back to the doctor on January 29th at 18 weeks. We are keeping our fingers crossed that we might be able to tell if we are having a boy or girl, but if not at this appointment then it will be at our appointment at the end of February.

Emily is doing well and is a first grader now. I can't believe how fast time has gone by. She was only four when we got married. She loves horses and playing soccer. She just started indoor soccer and is really enjoying herself. We absolutely love our time with her. I'll end this picture with a picture of her and then spend the rest of my day off cleaning and playing with little Miss Emily today.

This picture is actually from one of our soccer games in fall of '08. I guess I need to take a more current one!