Marshall Shower

This past weekend I had a baby shower in Marshall, given by my second family - Beth & Cindy Mooney and Kristy Morrison. I grew up less than 10 houses away from them on Merritt Street and had the chance to spend many nights and numerous summers with Kristy and Cindy as babysitters.

Cindy was the Maid of Honor in our wedding and Kristy's daughter, Hannah was a flower girl. They are 3 of the best people you will ever meet!

Mom, Cindy, Me, Ms. Beth, Hannah & Kristy:

LSU monogrammed bloomers from Julie:

Pink and lime green outfit from Hannah:

Monogrammed blanket and bib from Aunt Betty:

Bottles:

Our next shower is April 10th in Baton Rouge - hosted by our wonderful friends - we can't wait!

28 weeks

This week marks my 28th week of pregnancy and start of the 3rd and FINAL trimester...you can definitely tell Allie has tripled in size over the past 4 weeks. Her growth equals more growth for mom!

3D Sonogram

Today we had a 3D sonogram so I thought I would post a couple pictures of Allie. Unfortunately, these things are hard to scan so I normally take a picture of the actual picture with my phone then email it to my computer...that's why they are a little tough to make out. Allie was cooperative at first, but then decided to put her hands in front of her face each time the tech tried to capture a picture of her profile.

I have the dreaded glucose screening Wednesday (blah) - I'm not much for nasty drinks, needles and blood so I am sure it's simply going to be a lovely day.

My second baby shower is this weekend in Marshall so we are very excited! I haven't seen my family since Christmas so it will be great having the chance to visit with everyone.

28 weeks:

Allie P at 24 weeks

Cute little profile:

Hands:


Allie's face:

24 week picture

The stomach is starting to protrude...

24-week appointment

We had our 24-week doctor's appointment today and it looks as if Allie Parker is doing well.

At our 20-week anatomy scan, the doctor discovered an "echogenic foci" in Allie's heart. Without going into grueling detail, this scared the crap out of us. We were asked to come back for a second sonogram in 4 weeks to see if the issue cleared up. After enduring 4 of the longest weeks of our entire lives, it was apparent this morning that the echogenic foci is gone. HALLELUJAH!

The Monday after the anatomy scan, I woke up and was bleeding which again, scared the crap out of us (see a trend?). Dr. Boudreaux rushed me into her office and I was diagnosed with "placenta previa" which basically means my placenta and cervix are growing on top of one another. It was painful for awhile, but at least we had a diagnosis. At our appointment today, the previa has cleared, however I have a very low placenta. (Whatever that means!)

On a fun and positive note, Allie weighs 1 lb. 9 oz., putting her in the 57th percentile for weight. I feel her move a lot now which is strange but amazing at the same time. It's hard to fathom she will be here in 4 months but we could not be more excited and thrilled!

I am pretty proud of the fact that I have only gained 14 lbs so far...YIPEE!

The past 4 weeks have been rough for us, but today shed light on the fact that Allie is healthy just as we had expected all along.

I go back to the doctor on March 17th for the lovely glucose scan...I'm ready to have it behind me!

Allie's bedding has arrived!