Patiently Waiting.....

I took off from work a few days before my due date.

 It was nice to have time with just our family of 3 before it changes drastically! 

Jace spent a lot of time outside in the backyard between us cooking out there or cleaning things up. 

Isn't he just adorable?!?! :) 

Jace can jump SO high!!! :) 

Jace and Daddy playing in the water - throwing his bath letters at daddy! 

Here is my 40 week belly! Its big was not as big as Jace was! 

The few days approaching my due date I thought I would tackle a couple projects I have wanted to do. 

I made a car seat canopy with a peek a boo window. 

Then I made Jace's 3rd birthday shirt. This picture is not the complete project. 

I had to wash it a few times to get the raw edges to fray completely. 

Jace's birthday is going to "The Little Engine that Could" themed. 

I had all these neat ideas for the party but time slipped from me with preparing for June Bug. 

Since Jace was born I always planned his parties MONTHS in advanced. I did for this one but actually getting things DONE was not well...done :( 

The good thing is its just his 3rd birthday - he more than likely won't remember it. 

It won't be a complete bust but it won't be as elaborate as I would have liked. 

One of my days off I picked Jace up from daycare and we went to the mall to play. 

Jace had a blast playing. 

He was climbing, jumping, crawling, laughing and running laps! 

Jace and I had extra morning cuddles while watching Mickey Mouse. 

Jace's cousins, Brayden and Dani,  came over to play one day. 

While they were over I think Jace was trying to maybe "show off"? 

Well he started to peel his border off his walls! Talk about TROUBLE!! 

Good thing was still have a big roll left over and can hopefully replace this section. 

I have tried almost everything to get June Bug to come. I am TRYING to wait patiently knowing labor will start when God is done making this baby but I am getting anxious about my "deadline".

My doctor will not allow you to go past 41 weeks. I even asked if we could go past by 3 days and I will do NSTs and BPPs to monitor the baby. She would not compromise with me at all. 

I am scheduled to check in on Monday June 11th to be induced that evening if baby is not here by then. 

This basically puts a damper on my dream of an unmedicated labor. I do not want pitocin in my body every again! I know my body can do this on its own if given the chance. My doctor isn't giving my the option to give it time. I am so frustrated and I admit I bawled most all day when she told me no to going past 41 weeks. I am pretty certain that my babies just bake longer. There is nothing wrong with that. Maybe its genetic? My mom went 2 weeks past due with me. 

Anyway - I am looking seriously into the last resort to induce naturally......castor oil. 

What a ZOO!

We took Jace to the Zoo on Friday! He LOVED it! 

We had gone last year for an Easter party with our company but he was so out of it from all the nasty seizures that he really didn't enjoy it. 

This time around he was ALL into it! 

We put Jace on the carousel. At first he freaked about sitting on the ride but once it started he was ok. 

He really liked it and after he kept saying "Ride!" :) 

He enjoyed the bird house once we saw an owl! 

At the Children's Zoo we let him play - even on the "big kid" playgrounds......

Climbing up, up, up and away! 

At the TOP! 

I think he favorite part of the animals were the monkeys......

but THE favorite part of this trip was Dora! LOL 

There were advertisements for a 4D show all over the place for Dora. 

If we knew he would wear 3D glasses we probably would have watched the show but I don't think Jace is quite ready to keep glasses on for the show. 

Jace the monkey!! 

Up close and personal with a Chimpanzee! 

Saturday was the 2012 Step Forward to Cure Tuberous Sclerosis Walk. 

I think there were more people there this year than last. 

It was fun but HOT! 

Everyone on our team, Jace's Prayer Posse, all had children under the age of 3!

Between stopping to deal with the tots and a overly pregnant woman walking we were the last one to pass the finish line! LOL It was not a race but it was funny that our team was last. 

Jace and his cousin, Brayden, sharing the wagon. 

After the walk we had lunch and the kids played. 

I was still eating but Jace wanted me to take him to see the firetruck. 

He was pretty tired and hot but still wanted to go go go. 

I was taking too long to get up and take him to the firetruck and I got THIS look! 

It starts already?!!? 

Sunday JB had to fly out for work so my parents came over and my mom stayed for the few days he was gone. I really appreciated her help since dealing with Jace one on one these days is exhausting. 

On Sunday while both my dad and mom were over we went to the park. 

Paw paw was all over the slides and playground with Jace! 

Jace was LOVING IT! 

He really takes to the men in his life.

After the park it was time for swinging and the bubble gun in the backyard!  

I am officially FULL TERM......36 weeks! 

I still feel better than I did with Jace at this point. I am not swelling nearly as bad. 

I am also a lot more active - I have to be. Jace has me on my toes! :) 

I went to my weekly appointment and I went from being a fingertip dilated to a full 1 cm. 

Everything is still thick and high but dilating some is good enough progress for me. 

At least the pressure I have been feeling hasn't been frivolous. 

This time the baby was active and the heart rate was 165. My belly measured only a week ahead (37 cm). 

I think this is the point where Jace slowed down the growth from being 2 weeks ahead to being closer to the "expected" size. Next week we get to see June Bug again for a growth ultrasound! 

This Friday we go to Jace's appointment for his EEG results! I am SO excited to hear the results!

I can't wait to tell Dr. Von Allmen about how far Jace has advanced in the past 5-6 months since surgery! 

Post Op EEG and MRI

Tomorrow is Jace's post op EEG and MRI. We have to check in at 6:30 am and the EEG will be at 7 am. 

Right after that we will be brought into the MRI to get sedated. 

We will get to see the MRI on May 3rd with the neurosurgeon and the EEG results we will get May 11th. 

Please continue to pray that we get results that are astonishing and can only point to the work of our God's hands! I know the results will come back perfect and we have been praying to God in thanksgiving for this! 

Jace's language has been improving and impressing us big time. 

Its exciting to see all the new things he has picked up and to see him bloom! 

He tells us his name now! :)

Daddy has been taking Jace to ride bikes in the afternoons after work. 

He has done pretty well pedaling (while we push) his bike. 

He isn't quite strong enough and his legs aren't quite long enough yet to pedal by himself but he does great!

I took Jace to the park the other day and he had a BLAST! 

We were there for 2 hours.....I was exhausted afterwards but it was worth it! 

That evening Jace was playing with his puzzle and surprised me by actually doing it!! 

We are proud! :)

Jace loves to watch me cook. He pulls a chair up next to the stove and we cook! 

I was making spaghetti the other day and had all the spices setting out. He thought he would help by stacking all the spices up. Now....if I can get him to either alphabetize them or put them in order that I add them to the sauce. 

We are down to 6 weeks until June Bug's estimated debut date. 

This baby is way feistier than Jace was! 

Jace is a pretty laid back person (like me) but I think one is going to be JB all over! ;) 

Easter "Ted"

We spent the weekend in Lexington for Easter. The weather was perfect and it was pretty relaxing!

Jace has mastered drinking milk from the bowl after he finished his cereal :) 

After breakfast it was time to help daddy cut the grass. 

JB has kept the land looking GREAT! 

Friday and Saturday evening we had dinner with Papa and other guests.

Jace was fixing Papa's chair with his new John Deere tools :)  

Jace and Justin flew a kite on Saturday when the wind was pretty steady for the kite. 

I knew what the Easter Bunny was bringing Jace for months now! 

He LOVES "Ted" (Mr. Potato Head)! He runs the name together and we get Ted LOL 

Actually as of today he has gotten better about trying to pronounce the name correctly. 

Ted is just easier sometimes and well....its cute! 

A basket built for a boy! 

Cheese!! 

Excited when he realized "Ted" was in the basket!

So excited to have his own "Ted"! 

Easter Egg Hunting Time!! 

 

After the egg hunt we went to take some family/maternity/Easter/Spring pictures. We used the same photographers that did our Christmas pictures, they are incredible! 

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After the pictures we headed back to Houston. We put Jace down for a nap when we got home but Jace hardly slept. He must have been too excited about "Ted" and "Esssss" (Eggs). 

When he was up we had another egg hunt in our backyard then we went to the evening church service where he got to hunt MORE "Esssss" LOL 

Since Easter Jace has been ALL about his "Ted"! 

I probably get more excited about little stuff than a typical parent would. 

I am so excited when I see him hit more developmental milestones. just because I know how bad it COULD have been had we not gotten control of the seizures. 

Tonight he wanted me to come play "Ted" with him in his room...BEGGING me! 

So I went in there and while playing if he has trouble getting an arm off Ted he would hand it to me and ask "Hep?" (Help). I would fix it, hand it back to him and he would tell me "Tank Jew" (Thank you)

Hearing this melts my heart! :) 

He has been a little clingy this week but he has been sick. We were home yesterday with a fever. He pretty much got what he wanted - all the Buzz movie and Ted his little heart desired! 

After my post last week about the contractions I did end up going into L&D. I had been having contractions on Wednesday for hours almost every 20 mins. I never had this with Jace so I was concerned. I called my OB and they told me to come in to get monitored. The contractions had slowed down around 2 pm but they were still happening. When I went in I only had one contraction that hour. So, I was sent home and told to drink water and lay down for an hour when these occur. I can drink water easily but laying down for an hour isn't something I can just do at work. Leaving work to lay down at home isn't really optional either. It would take 2 hours out of my day if I drove30 mins home, lay down for an hour and then 30 mins back to work. 

So for now, I am keeping an eye on this and taking it easy where I can. 

So here my 32 week belly! Its growing quite a bit! 

I caught June Bug dancing in the belly tonight :)