Dave and Busters

On Sunday Mike and I went to NFM to get a patio umbrella and while we were there we decided to head over to Dave and Busters to partake in a few games... yes we are both kids at heart.

We played several games, but one of the most fun games that we played was was a virtual bowling game. It didn't look like it would be tough, but boy did my arms get a workout! It was hard rolling that ball...

Of the games that we played Mike ended up being the overall winner...

• Air hockey - Mike
• Pop a Shot - First game Mike killed me - Second game I lost by 1 basket
• Racing - Both races I won... shouldn't surprise most of you who know that I put the pedal to the metal

It's a...

BOY

We had our 19 week ultrasound yesterday and confirmed what we have been thinking all along... we are having a baby boy - Sayer Michael. We are thrilled! The first image we saw was the baby flexing his muscle... like father like son!

We found out that Sayer weighs 12 oz. and his heartbeat is at 154 bpm. It was amazing to us how much you could see in this ultrasound - the ribs, the spine, the 4 chambers of the heart, the bones in the arms and legs... check out the pictures.

We also found out that I have placenta previa, which is where my placenta sits below my uterus and is blocking my cervix. The sonographer told me 99% of the time as the uterus grows it pulls the placenta up and away from the cervix and corrects itself. At this stage in my pregnancy it is nothing to worry about. I will, however, have to have another scan in my third trimester to determine if a c-section will be required. I am excited to get to see Sayer again in a couple of months and if I have to have a c-section to deliver a healthy baby... it is fine by me.

As soon as I left the doctors office, I met Mom and Aunt Karen so we could do some shopping. We went to Marshmallow Kisses and bought as many boy clothes as we could. I think we were there over an hour just looking through clothes... I left with a bag full of goodies! It was so much fun - now time to start thinking about decorating the nursery. I am so excited since decorating is my passion.

I still haven't felt this little guy move around yet - or maybe it's that I haven't been able to tell the difference between gas pains and baby movements. I cannot wait for the day that I can feel him move - my friends have told me that is an amazing feeling.

Babies are true miracles from above. When I sit and think that I have this little miracle in my belly moving around it just brings me to tears. I am so thankful that God chose Mike and I to participate in the miracle of life. We are truly blessed! And extremely thankful!

Weight gain to date = 9 pounds

Dr. Appt. - 18 weeks

On Monday I went to see the doctor because of some unusual pains that I was having. She checked the heartbeat first and had a hard time getting it because the baby was extremely active. She finally did get it though and measured it at about 140 bpm which was perfect.

She then examined me to make sure that my cervix had not dropped and was still closed to ensure that I was not having contractions. Everything checked out there as well, so she determined that the baby was in a breech position and when he was kicking, he was hitting some nerves by my tailbone which was causing the shooting pains through my mid section.

We will go back for our next appt. at the end of August. Next Wednesday, however we have our ultrasound and are extremely excited to find out the sex of the baby. Hopefully we will get full cooperation.

I forgot to ask how much weight I had gained in the three weeks since my last appt. I will find out on Wednesday and update the blog with that info... I know I am definitely gaining because my belly is growing and so is the baby!

Our First Large Baby Purchase...

Mike and I made our first large baby purchase today - our carseat and stroller!

We had lunch today at Bravo and on the way back to my car I passed by Marshmallow Kisses, which is going out of business, and saw the stroller that I wanted. It was significantly marked down, so I went inside to search for the matching carseat. They had it and it too was significantly marked down - so I called Mike and asked what he thought. He said buy it! So I did!

Originally I wanted the black / white version of this same set, but after seeing the price on the green / gray version today I could not pass it up!

Mike wanted to leave them setting in the living room so we could look at them everyday, but I finally talked him into helping me take them to the nursery closet. We are both getting really excited and a purchase like this only makes it that more real!

MIZZOU-RAH!

It only took mom to look at our blog tonight to make a trip to our house with some MU gear that she had picked up for the baby. She didn't want MU to be shown up by UofI, so she brought over a teddy bear, a MU onesie and some MU baby booties. Too cute - Thanks mom!

Week 16

Well it's Week 16 and time again for another belly pic. I can hardly believe that another 4 weeks have passed. A lot of my friends have given me the advise to enjoy every moment of my pregnancy because it will fly by fast. I definitely believe them now!



I still don't have a large baby bump, but there is definitely a bump. Some clothes make it more obvious than others... and Mike can certainly tell in whatever it is that I am wearing. He loves to rub my belly and talk to the baby any chance that he gets. I love it!


We haven't bought a lot for the baby yet, but we have received a couple of gifts that Mike absolutely loves! Grammy and Papa gave us a pair of Illinois booties for the baby and Aunt Stacy gave us an Illinois binkie. Uncle Jason - you're going to have to come through for me on the MU gear... we can't have this baby only wearing Illinois!

Mike and I did do a little shopping at Marshmallow Kisses this weekend. Mike picked out a baby onesie that we both thought was pretty funny and daddy picked out a diaper bag for himself. It is fun to shop... and I think this little one might be a tiny bit spoiled when it's all said and done!

Fun in the Fountain at Zona Rosa

Sunday was EXTREMELY hot in Kansas City! We took the kids to Zona Rosa so they could splash around in the fountains. They had a fabulous time - and so did we just watching them from the shade!

Celebrating the 4th!

Friday, July 4th was a day filled with family, friends, fun and food! Kent and Nedra came into town to celebrate Ed's 50 birthday, so we decided to have the entire family over for a cookout Friday night.

The McMillians, Jeff and Michelle and Chad, Jonalee and Slayton joined us along with Clayton, Nikki, Hunter and Hayden (who were visting the Searceys) for the weekend. It was so much fun to see everyone!

Mike, Clayton, Jeff and Chad played a few games of washers - and grandpa enjoyed watching from the deck.

Hunter is the same age as the kids, so they all had a great time running around and playing in the backyard and snuggling on the blankets in the driveway as we watched the fireworks that were shot off at the high school. We thought we would have a pretty good view from our driveway, but it turned out there were a few trees in the way! Oh well... we'll know better next year!