Four years ago...

I can't believe that its been 4 years since we got married! In those 4 years, we've only spent 3 anniversaries together (James was deployed for our first). Here's some pictures to see where we began to now. (Sorry, no picture for 2007.)

 2010

 2009

 2008

 2006 (shortly before we said "I do".)

 August 2006 (our first picture together)

Bumbershoot 2006 (our first concert together)

34 wk OB check up

Baby is doing fantastic! James was actually able to go to an appointment with me for once. Poor guy was use to male OB doctor I had with Will and was not prepared for my "thorough" nurse practitioner. It was funny (plus, we saw a friend in the hall and she scared the heck out of him)!
Anyways, Baby's heart rate was in the 130's bpm and measured 2wks ahead- which is still in the normal range. My blood pressure was perfect- 114/59!! And I only gained 1.5lbs since my last check-up.

With all of this wonderful news also came a reality check... the team of OB doctors are crossing their fingers that I'm able to make it to 37wks without delivering. Why? I had Will at 37wks and had been having steady contractions (and dilated) for the entire week prior, plus all of the other complications I had with him.

At my next appointment (in 2wks) they will be doing a position check and an ultrasound. The NP is so curious as to what we're having that she wants to "take a peek". (Even though we still don't want to know... we're so close now, what's a few more weeks?)

Anyways, we finally have a boy and girl name picked out!! For a boy- Chester Winton; and a girl- Keialani Vanessa. Now, all we have to do is put the crib together!!
I'm excited to find out if we'll be bringing home Chester or Keialani home sometime late January/early February.

Christmas

We had a nice relaxing Christmas (aside from James breaking his toe the day before). Here are some pictures of everything. :)

A few family updates

Last Monday I had my usual OB appointment. Everything went great! Blood pressure was low (104/52) and got the results from my blood work. I wasn't a bit surprised by the outcome of my Gestational Diabetes test, but the doctors were- from some reason they assumed I'd have GD because I'm overweight and I proved them wrong! The only thing that not good in all of the labs was my iron levels- I am anemic and now have yet another vitamin to take. I'm by no means complaining! I am so thankful that everything is going smoothly with this pregnancy and I'm NOT high risk!!!!!

Baby is growing perfectly and has a strong heart beat- about 140bpm. This time Baby measured only one week ahead (which is normal) and from what the doctor could tell, Baby is head down! I'm very pleased and thankful.

Then on Friday, Will had a follow-up appointment with his doctor to see how his speech was doing and to get more referrals. Will did great and cooperated (for the most part) when the nurse did his vitals. He weighs in at 43lbs (or 48lbs... honestly not sure as the screen was hard to see from my angle) and he is 41" tall!!! Since his last visit he grew over 6 inches!! I was a little shocked.

Anyways, the doctor said she believes Will has Apraxia and maybe a slight processing disorder (like me). That being said, She told me Guam does not have anything to help Will (beyond speech therapy). Sadly, we have to "play the game" and continue speech therapy for a few months to prove he needs more help then they can offer. So, we'll go back in February and she will write a letter telling the base that we need to be reassigned to a stateside base that can provide what Will needs.

Aside from that, we are all doing great! Enjoying the island weather, but missing the seasons and family.
(Here are some pictures from the past few weeks.)

 

 Everyone passed out after Thanksgiving dinner!

 I am so glad I have a camera... to capture moments like this.

 Tree lighting ceremony at the Mall.

 Chuck E. Cheese