Turn, Ruby, Turn!

Yesterday we went to the hospital to see if the doctors could get Ruby to turn from her breech position.  No dice.  She didn't budge one inch!  She's got her legs crossed, "indian style", and is laying sideways across my belly.  The doctors said her heart rate was "happier" after all the commotion of trying to turn her than before.  I guess we've got ourselves an attention loving drama queen already :)  It was quite an interesting experience, but not nearly as painful as I was anticipating.  I think my doctor was straining more than I was!

The c-section is scheduled for Friday, December 16th at 8am (her due date).  We have to be there at 5:45am...yikes!  There are still a few days to see if she'll turn on her own, but whatever the Lord has planned is a-okay with us!  We just can't wait to hold her!  Thanks for your continued prayers!  Also, please pray that the days and nights my parents will be watching Mason will go well.  I know I'm going to have a hard time not being with him all the time (don't get me wrong, I'll love the breaks), but I'm so thankful to my parents who are so willing to help us!

Ready...Set...Jump!

Steak 'n Shake

Just some cuteness from a yummy dinner the other night.

Ruby Update

Friday I went in for my 39 week check up.  Wow, did not expect to go this long!  Mason set some pretty high expectations :)  Everything is going well, the only thing is we saw on the ultrasound that Ruby is breech.  Since I'm continuing to progress with dilation and such, the doctor gave me two options.  We could just schedule a c-section, or the doctors could try to turn her with a procedure called a Version.  Basically they will push around on my belly trying to coax her to turn the right way.  I opted for this since there's a good chance they can get her to turn and I'd be able to deliver naturally.  I go to the hospital Monday at 8am to give it a try. Better yet, we might see that she has turned herself over the weekend and we can wait until all is ready (before we knew she was breech, my doctor was confident I'd deliver by her due date anyway).

There is a slight chance my water could break during the Version, or for a placental abruption.  If either of those were to happen, I would just be taken immediately for a c-section.  If she does not turn, we'll just schedule a c-section for this week.  Of course, I did not expect any of this, but it's so great to know that God has it all under control and there is nothing to worry about!  More than anything, we are just so excited to be so close to meeting our precious little Ruby Lynn!

Thank you to all who are praying!  We will keep you posted!

These are not from Friday, but thought it would be fun to look at them again :)

Getting ready for Christmas

We had a lot of fun watching Mason get excited about decorating the Christmas tree this year.  We decided it was worth a go putting ours up since we have lots of kid-friendly ornaments and we're having lots of family around for Christmas.  Mason loves taking the ornaments off and sometimes he'll put them back, but most of the time, he carries them around the house and drops them in various places.  He seems to be really into stars, so he'll point to the star on top and just start yelling excitedly.  Even though he's not quite 2, he really does seem to know there is something different and special about this season.  Adam and I want to do our best teaching Mason what exactly we are celebrating and what is so special about this time of year.  Next year, I'm really looking forward to starting a family Advent tradition.  There are so many great ideas out there, I'm not exactly sure what we'll do, but the kids will be at a good age, I think, to really participate and have fun with it.  I'd love to hear what traditions you all have!  We hope you are all savoring each moment as we anticipate the celebration of the birth of our King!  Merry Christmas!

 Wearing daddy's hat

 Snuggling with daddy to watch Winnie the Pooh

 Trimming the tree

"Are you sure this tree is supposed to be inside our house?"

It's been a while!

So we've decided to ditch Facebook and come back to the good ol' blog.  Nothing against Facebook, but we tend to waste WAY too much time on it and found we used it more for just "spying" in on other people's lives.  We really don't want to lose the art of good old fashioned communication (talking face to face, or even on the telephone), but still want to be able to share with you, whom we love that are far away.  There are many wonderful things about all the technology we have today, and the ease of communication, but at the same time, we don't want to live a life so heavily dependent on convenience.  Our main goal in all of this is to be more intentional in our relationships with all of you!

Since we've been on Facebook in the meantime, I won't try to fill in from our last post (2009!!!).  I suppose with Ruby's arrival any day now and the holidays quickly approaching, this is a great time to start fresh.

Love you all!

Austin's Birthday!

Yesterday was my (Adam) nephew Austin's 14th birthday! Yikes-14 already! I wasn't even quite 14 yet myself when he was born! Geesh! He has grown up really fast. We got the chance to celebrate his birthday up in Muncie last week at the best place on earth...Pizza King!