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28 Weeks

This morning we were able to see our little girl once again via ultrasound. She is doing perfectly! She currently weighs 2 pounds and 14 ounces. Her femur bone (from hip to knee) is 2 inches long. We are officially in the third trimester now. It looks like she we will get to see her sooner than we thought. We were able to get another ultrasound because last time the placenta was covering a portion of the cervix (aka placenta previa). We were hoping that after a few more weeks it would have grown out of the way. Unfortunately, it hasn't, and the doctor wasn't very optimistic that it would any time soon. So what does this mean? a planned C-section. Basically, they don't want me to go into labor because of the risk, and if I do it would mean an emergency C-section. They would probably plan it around 37-38 weeks, which puts us around the first week of August.

At first I was disappointed, but I know that it is only my expectations of having a "normal" delivery. As long as my baby girl is healthy, then I am happy. After going through all of this infertility, I have long since given up the ideal of "natural" and "normal". Thankfully, I am well aware of the risks and the benefits of C-section, so I'm choosing to focus on the benefits (and there are some). I would much prefer to know that I'm having a c-section, than to go into labor and still end up with one. I hear that labor is overrated anyway.

Then I got home and did a little more research, all to find that I'm basically one step away from bedrest. No more traveling, no more exercising, and no more heavy housework (not that I did a lot of that anyway :) Now my biggest concern is keeping her in there as long as possible. As for prayer requests, please pray that there won't be any bleeding, if so then I end up in the hospital and end up on bedrest, but most of all pray that our little girl continues to grow and develop just the way she is supposed to and at least makes it to 36 weeks.

The best news though, is I thought it would be at least 12 weeks before I would see her beautiful face, and not it's only going to be 9-10. Wow! It will be here before we know it!

Savannah Grace

This week is 25 weeks, so I'm in my 5th month. Savannah is growing fast! She is about 12 inches long and weighs over 1 1/2 pounds. I feel her kick and move around often. It is the most amazing feeling. This past weekend while visiting my sister in Johnson city, I got to choose the bedding for her room. To describe it, it will have shades of pink and green with a vintage storybook print. The colors are richer than the typical pink and green you see for little girls rooms. Once it is made, then I will take a picture and post it. Anyway, I am just so excited to have a direction for the room. Although I don't have the actual room yet, it's nice to have a vision for what it will look like. I can't wait until our house is done, and we can move in and get settled. I think the first room that I will focus on is probably Savannah's. We have waited so long to bring a child into our home. We want it to be just perfect for her!

Zabs tag

1. What is your main source of news? Internet? T.V.? Newspaper? Do you care?
mostly television, then a little internet. I do care, but should probably care a little more. My tolerance for local news is on the low side. I find they often ask silly questions to people who don't really have an opinion. It also bothers me that the day someone loses a family member that the local news is sticking a microphone in their face asking them how they feel. Well, how do you think they feel? Sorry for the tangent, it's just my opinion.

2. Do you listen to music? a certain kind? All time favorites?
YES I listen to music! I really enjoy music. I have always loved an eclectic variety from classical to rock. Currently I love worship music, and artists like Corrine Bailey Rae, Michael Buble, the Fray, you get the idea.

3. Do you have myspace or facebook?
I have both, but haven't really gotten into facebook yet. I initially got into Myspace in an effort to communicate with Britt'Knee, but have found it to be a great way to keep up with distant friends.

4. Is your interent dial up, cable, DSL? Wireless, Laptop, Desktop? Mac? PC?
Cable, wireless, mac laptop


5. Do you have an ipod? Other MP3 player.
Yes, funny story. Christmas before last, Kyle really wanted a video ipod. So being the thoughtful wife, I bought him one (early because I didn't want them to be out) and even had it engraved. At the time, Kyle was working at Relevant and the staff had a door decorating competition themed Christmas movies, and the prize was a video ipod. Of course, Kyle didn't know that he already had one, so he was pretty enthusiastic about decorating the door and really trying to win. I had to be enthusiastic too, because I didn't want him to suspect that he already had one. We went all out and worked very hard to hopefully win. Everyone at Relevant is pretty creative, so I thought that our chances weren't that great. Needless to say, he won the door contest. We went home and I handed him his Christmas gift, he was so suprised! In the end, I won-so all our hard work was still worth it.

I love my ipod-listen to it in the car, on walks, in the house. I love having all my music easily accessible to me.

6. Are you addicted to the internet? How long are you on? What are you on for? work? social? research? news? all?
I am not addicted to the internet. Although recently I have spent more time on it then I used to. I don't really even know how long I'm usually on. I mostly use it to keep up with blogs, shopping, the occasional research when I'm interested in something.

change of plans

So the latest news is that Britt'Knee has decided to visit her sister in Hawaii for the summer with Elizabeth. It's been quite an emotional roller coaster, but the Lord has given us such peace about it. I have been willing for whatever it is that God would have for our family. There is a scripture that my husband often reminds me of, Proverbs 16:9 "In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps." We made plans for them to move here at the end of the month, but obviously the Lord has determined otherwise. Is the story over? Not sure, but at the moment, I am not planning either way.

the craziness of life

Yesterday I had one of those days where the world seemed completely overwhelming. So today I slowed down and spent some time with the Lord which is what I needed for the world to seem more manageable. So you may wonder what seems so overwhelming in my life right now? Let's see where do I begin?

Kyle's business is going very well, in fact we just hired our first employee. We are very excited about the growth, but with growth comes growing pains. We are in the process of figuring out all the details.

Our house is coming along-they finished putting up the brick yesterday and will put the insulation in this week. We are still on target for it to be done by August-just in time for baby's arrival. It's fun to build a custom home, but there are a lot of decisions to be made every step of the way.

I am loving being pregnant-baby is growing, and is reminding me that she is there quite often. It is the most amazing feeling inside-one that I have longed for a very long time. It is a true joy! So her name is (drumroll please.....) Savannah Grace! God's grace has been an open plain for us and continues to be-which is what her name means. We've come up with several other names that we like, but we feel like this is her name.

I've been working on the registry stuff, and I'm close to being done. I've decided to register at Babies R'Us and Amazon.com I figure between the two I can find just about anything. I finally picked out the crib-which was harder for me than I thought, but I'm excited about the choice. Whenever I get it and get the room ready (which won't be until the house is done) I will post some pics of the nursery.

We are living in a house that is on the market. We hope that it sells quickly (for my dad's sake). It's always fun trying to keep a house in a constant state of "ready to be shown in a moments notice". The house itself is a true blessing though. It's more house than I think I ever want, but for the 3-4 rooms that we use, it is nice to stretch out and I get to sleep in my bed!

The most exciting thing going in our life is this in a nutshell--Britt'knee and Elizabeth.

So if you haven't heard about Britt'knee and Elizabeth I will try to give you a quick run down. Last November we started looking into the adoption process, which included a home study and looking into adoption agencies. Then a girl in our church contacted us about Britt'knee. She is an 18 year old girl that has a 3 year old girl named Elizabeth. Britt'knee was looking for someone to take care of her daughter, because she (Britt'knee) has leukemia and was given a very poor prognosis. When we heard the story, we immediately responded with a "yes" we will take her. Then for weeks we heard nothing. In the meantime, we got pregnant and made plans to move to Nashville. On the day our house sold, we received a call that Britt'knee was ready to talk again. We called her and then followed several e-mail conversations with no concrete time frame as to when we would meet. Then in the middle of March, Kyle and I drove down and spent the day with Britt'knee. Since then we talk to her almost everyday, and she has agreed to move in with us with her daughter as soon as school is over (which is May 22). So what does that mean? Our life is about to turn upside down! Taking in a 3 year old and her mother sounds crazy, but for some reason (it must be God) I am excited and peaceful about it. There are so many questions and uncertainties about what this is going to look like-when I think about them or when people bring them up, the only answer I have is "I don't know" but I am learning to trust. God reminded me today that His grace is sufficient, and it will be for us too. God has brought us to this place, and He is not going to leave me hanging. Will it be hard? Absolutely, probably the hardest thing I've ever done, but will it be worth it? Absolutely. We are looking forward to welcoming Britt'knee and Elizabeth into our family.

Itsa

Our 'itsa' party was a success! The weather was a bit cold, but we braved the snow flurries and still had our egg hunt. Friends and family came and were given instructions to find all the eggs, and then come in to open them together. It didn't take long to find the 9 dozen plastic eggs hidden in my parent's backyard. I think the cold was great incentive! We came back in, and everyone started opening up their eggs to see if they had the prize. Immediately, our friend Jim opened the pearly pink egg and found the message. He graciously handed it to my mom saying "I think you may want this." My mom read it and then shouted it to the crowd "It's a girl!" The whole room erupted in excitement. I hugged my mom as she cried with joy. Unfortunately, in the midst of excitement I accidentally turned the video off on my camera. But the moment will forever be etched in my memory. We then enjoyed a great brunch that included ham rolls, potato salad, fruit salad, and yum-yum cake (a Kitchell family favorite)! Thanks to all for making this moment memorable and exciting!