Sprouts

Just shopped at Sprouts for the first time, i'll post about it tonight. Today is double ad Wednesdays, you can shop the ad from last week and the upcoming ad today.

Check out www.Sprouts.com for more information. FYI, the Sprouts location I shopped at was near the Hulen Mall in Fort Worth.

(i'll update later on their produce deals... one of the deals ends today, Strawberries for .99 cents a bundle! That's a great stock up and freeze price!)

More to come!

Nursery Photos

The nursery is complete (minus a laundry basket) and I couldn't be happier with the end result. Here are some pictures of Reagan's Nursery....

Reagan's growth chart...

The little monkey that Reagan will enjoy on her changing table/dresser. The baskets that mom and I created...The little table lamp that I made to match the baskets....Our "oh so comfortable" glider and ottoman...Jason's favorite scripture...Reagan's custom made sign.... (Thanks Jeff & Kim...WE LOVE IT!!)Reagan's crib and shelves...Reagan's bedding and "Soothing Sound Machine Giraffe"
I have more pictures but i'll post them some other time. I also have a couple pictures and an update on our shower that we had in Arlington. Someday i'll catch up!!

3rd Trimester Favorites

Back in January I posted a few of my favorite things during the 1st Trimester. I thought it would be interesting to look back someday and see what my favorite things were during the 3rd Trimester. Here is a list of my favorite things in no particular order....

Air conditioning..... The temperatures have been over 100 degrees lately and I am very thankful for air conditioning right now!!


Old Navy Flip Flops: My feet are swollen and my Old Navy flip flops are the only shoes that I can comfortably fit in. Thank you Old Navy!


Pedicures and Foot Massages: If I could sit around and have a pedicure 24/7 I would be in heaven. Since I can't have a pedicure that much Jason has massaged my feet a few times and it is the next best thing. It is amazing how the swelling in my feet goes down after a foot massage. Thank you Jason!!

Snickers Bars (and most chocolate): I have never been a big fan of chocolate... until now. I must have CHOCOLATE DAILY. I prefer a Snickers bar but will settle for anything else chocolate.



The Swimming Pool: I LOVE to swim/float/sink.... lately it has been in that order. It is so nice to be in a swimming pool and to feel weightless, especially when you are carry around a baby!

Watermelon: I have always enjoyed a good piece of Watermelon but right now my Watermelon craving has turned into an obsession. I can eat a whole (large) Watermelon in less than two days and think nothing of it. I have tried to limit myself to only purchasing 1 or 2 a week but I would like to have 3 a week. It will be interesting to see if Reagan likes Watermelon someday!

32 Week Belly Picture

Is it really almost July?!

Where did the month of June go??? Jason and I have been staying busy with work and all the things that come along with preparing for a new baby. A couple of weekends ago we had our first baby shower that was given to us by our church. We had a great turn out and received a lot of useful and cute gifts. Baby girl items are just too cute!! This next weekend Jason and I will be going to Arlington for the weekend. Saturday we will have a second shower and celebrate with close friends and family. This will be the last weekend that we go out of town before the baby arrives! It is hard to believe that we are getting closer to the due date.

The baby is still doing well and we are finalizing the final preparations for her to be here. I am doing well...my heart rate is still high but the doctors are not concerned at this point. I was told that it will not interfere with Labor and Delivery but we will see about that. I've realized that next time i'm pregnant I will do everything in my power not to be pregnant during the summer... it is just too hot!! I feel like i'm getting bigger everyday and catch myself waddling (which I hate!). Even the babies in the one year old class have begun to notice my belly. Today one of the children came up to me and lifted up her shirt and patted on her belly.

I'll try and remember to post pictures of the nursery and my growing belly soon. Until then here is a picture of Champ... I think that Champ will want to go for rides instead of walks with the neat stroller we got. Oh Champ...his poor little world is about to change so much!

Mini-Vacation

This week I have been staying at my parents house in Arlington and have been enjoying a nice "mini-vacation." My mom and I have stayed busy shopping and getting things that I needed for Reagan's nursery. Here are some of the things that i've been working on scripture/frame, purchasing a table (found one for $30.00!!), buying frames for the shelves, found fabric and trim for baskets, lamp, and hostess gifts for my Abilene shower. Needless to say we've stayed pretty busy running errands! Oh and I bought my self a wedding band to wear since my rings aren't fitting. I was tired of all the dirty looks strangers were giving me while I was out shopping with my mom. I know I looked like a "knocked up" highschooler but give me a break people!

My Cardiologist appointment last Friday went well. The doctor wasn't really concerned since I am already at 30 weeks and just wanted me to keep an eye on it. He did recommend that I stop taking the Claritan D since the decongestant can increase your heart rate even more. I haven't noticed a change but i'll take his word on it. I meet with my OB on Monday to go over the results of the Holter Monitor and will have my check up. I'll meet with her every two weeks for a short while and then i'll start going every week until the baby is born.

This weekend we'll have our first baby shower given by our church in Abilene. It is crazy to think that it is already that time! Next week i'll try and post nursery pictures once we get everything set up and together.

Holter Monitor and Check-up

Today I had my doctor appointment with my OB to check on the baby and my increased heart rate. Unfortunately my heart rate has been a steady 130 bpm and has climbed up to 170 bpm within the past few days. Since my doctor really doesn't have a reason for the increased heart rate (my blood pressure is normal) she is sending me next week to get a Holter Monitor. Here is a fun picture of what the Holter Monitor is...I'll wear the monitor for 24 hours and it will send the readings straight to my OB and to the cardiologist. On Friday of next week i'll meet with the cardiologists and we will go from there. If the cardiologist gives me the okay i'll be going to Arlington to spend a week at home (the school is closing for a week to transition into summer).

The rest of the appointment went well. I was given my Rhogam shot to prevent any problems with the incompatibility of my Rh- blood and the baby's blood and the doctor checked the baby's heart beat with the Doppler. I just have to laugh every time someone tries to check Reagan's heart beat because I know what is coming.... a kick from the little one. Sure enough she kicked the Doppler once it touched my stomach and even had a little case of the hiccups as well. Reagan's heart rate was a good 155 bpm and the doctor was happy with that.

It is hard to believe that in less than 3 months Jason and I will have a little girl. The thought of our lives changing is scary and exciting at the same time but we are looking forward to it!

Belly Picture

Here is what my 28 week belly looks like....

Hope everyone is having a Happy Memorial Day weekend!

Increased Heart Rate

On Monday morning around 10:00am I found myself out of breath and ready to faint. I quickly sat down at my desk and noticed that I my heart was racing. My heart was beating so fast that I could see my shirt moving from my beating heart. I had eaten a good breakfast earlier and didn't know why I was feeling the way I was. I decided to call my OB to let her know and see if there was anything I needed to do. After talking with the nurse I was told that the doctor wanted me to go to the ER just to be on the safe side. I have never heard of a person going to the ER and not waiting for ever so I was not looking forward to the visit. Luckily I discovered that if your pregnant and go in for a "heart issue" they get you right in. When I checked in my heart rate had slowed down a lot but was still at 149 bpm. Jason and I were in the ER for 7 hours Monday while I had an EKG, blood tests, ultra sound of the baby, and and echo cardiogram. The ER doctor originally thought it was a heart deformity or a thyroid disorder but both of those were ruled out after testing. The ER doctor did call my OB and told about the tests and she felt that I needed to stay over night to be monitored. So after 7 long hours in the ER I was admitted and moved to Labor and Delivery. Once I was settled in Labor and Delivery they put me on a continuous IV of fluids and also an IV of Magnesium. Evidently my Magnesium level came back low in my tests and can affect the heart. Throughout the night my heart rate dropped back down to the 80s and everything was looking good. Jason and I were hopeful that first thing in the morning we would be able to go home. Boy were we naive! On Tuesday morning my heart rate had gone back up to the 120s (not bad but still not a normal heart rate). The doctor came in around 10:30am and said that she wanted to do another test and we would need to wait on the results for that. After a few more hours I had an ultrasound on my legs. The doctor wanted to make sure that there weren't any small blood clots in my legs which could have caused the heart rate. Luckily the results came back normal and I was discharged around 3:00pm.

The doctors aren't sure why my heart rate jumped so high and why it is still higher than they would like. Pregnancy can do weird things to a persons body and i'm thinking this is just one of those. I was told to take it easy for a while so i've spent the past 24 hours at home and resting. My brother came in from Arlington yesterday to help take care of the dogs and to stay at the house while Jason is at work today and has been such a big help! Hopefully i'll be back at work tomorrow and life will go back to normal.

Oh I almost forgot to mention that baby Reagan is doing amazingly well. Her heart rate has been normal during all of this and we couldn't be happier. We had a 3D/4D sonogram on Saturday and were able to get a little glimpse of her. I can already tell that we are going to have our work cut out for ourselves. During the 3D sonogram she covered her face with her hands and feet and didn't want to cooperate. While we were at the hospital the nurses would hook me up to a Doppler every 3 hours to check the baby's heart rate. The way that they would find her exact position is by placing the Doppler on my belly and wait for her to kick it off.

Fredericksburg, TX

Last weekend Jason and I were able to go down to Fredericksburg to meet up with my family and grandparents. We had a great time visiting and really enjoyed hanging out with everyone. On Saturday a few of us were able to visit the Rather Sweet Bakery and it was as delicious as ever! I think I could eat there for every meal and not mind it one bit! Shopping, swimming, and a visit to the Wildseed Farms were just a few of our activities that we enjoyed. Oh and I can't forget to mention the wonderful meals that we had.

Here are some pictures that we took at the Pioneer Memorial Library. The library was originally built in 1882 and was the Gillespie County Courthouse.



This picture of my grandparents was taken outside of the Cotton Gin. If you visit Fredericksburg I highly recommend stopping by the Cotton Gin to eat!

Is it already May?!

Wow, it seems like the past few months have flown by! Summer is just around the corner and our schedules are starting to get busier and busier.

Spring session is wrapping up at school and i've been super busy getting things wrapped up. This week was extra stressful with the threat of the swine flu in Abilene. Normally I wouldn't be too concerned about catching the flu but since i'm pregnant i'm really limited on what kind of treatment I can have. Just to be safe i've been extremely mindful of washing my hands and keeping my distance from the classrooms. Thankfully the school closes for a week in June to transition from Spring to Summer Session and the week long break can't come soon enough! I plan on relaxing next to the pool and enjoying watermelon all week... oh the life of a preggo.

Jason and I are meeting my family and grandparents in Fredericksburg next weekend to hang haven't been to Fredericksburg you need to visit! out and we are both excited to get away for the weekend and to spend time with family. If you

Last Monday I had my 25 week check up and everything is still going well. The doctor was pleased that I had gained a little bit of weight and measured my belly to make sure it was growing like it should. I feel like my stomach has doubled in size over the last month, i'm sure it hasn't doubled but it is starting to feel that way! After my doctors visit I went next door to the lab to get my glucose screening test over with. I have always loved snow cones so the sugar drink just tasted like snow cone juice to me. I wouldn't want to drink the stuff everyday but didn't think it was that bad. My next visit will be in 3 weeks and then after that i'll start going every two weeks for a while. I can't believe we are only 3 1/2 months away from the due date! Here is a picture of my belly at 25 weeks....

Catch Up....

I realize I have hit a new low with my blogging skills and have learned the hard way that it is a lot easier to update regularly rather than catching up.



Check out the new posts below!

All kinds of fun baby stuff...

We are decorating Reagan's Room with a Jungle/Safari theme. When I was looking at different themes and bedding I had a hard time picturing our nursery in pale colors and couldn't picture the nursery looking babyish. I decided that we needed something that could grow with the baby for a few years and the Jungle/Safari theme came to mind. Here is a picture of the bedding that we choose to go with our theme....
We have already collected a good amount of Jungle stuffed animals that we plan on using throughout the room. We will also be adding some different animal prints to add to the mix.

Onto the Crafts....One of the items that i wanted to make for Reagan's Room was a bow holder. My newest obsession has been making bows and i'm sure it will be full blown out of control by the time Reagan is here. Don't expect to see a lot of baby pictures of her with out a bow!

My other creations have been making some paci clips for the baby. Here is a picture of the clips that I have created so far... It is hard to tell from the picture but there are tiny pieces of "bling" on each one :)

And last but not least... Here are our his/hers diaper bags.

Easter Weekend

For Easter this year Jason and I met up with my family at the ranch. Jon was able to come down from OC for the weekend and we all really enjoyed hanging out and eating (isn't that what every family does to pass the time?!).

The guys had a great time shooting lots of guns and my mom and I had a lot of fun sewing. Last September my parents gave me a new sewing machine and I have really enjoyed sewing ever since. To make the crazy sewing weekend even better my mom brought up her embroidery machine so that we could personalize some of the things we made. Here is a picture of some of the things we created....

Weekend Getaway to Fort Worth

For our anniversary this year we decided to go to Fort Worth to shop and stay the night. We started off by going to Southlake Town Square and shopped for a while and enjoyed lunch at the amazing Cheesecake Factory. After we did a little bit of shopping in Southlake we registered at Target and Babies R Us.The baby stuff was really cute but at the same time very over whelming! Of course, Jason and I couldn't get out of town with out picking up a "few" things for the baby as well!

That night we stayed at the Omni in downtown Fort Worth.

We were able to do a little bit of shopping at a few stores downtown before we went back to the hotel for room service. By this time we were both exhausted and didn't want to move an inch! We enjoyed our room service (which I think we got for free!) and ordered Marley and Me on pay per view. We both thought the movie was going to be a comedy and it looked really cute but it had the saddest ending ever! Being the dog lover I am I bawled like a little kid for a good 15 minutes to the point where I couldn't breath. Even I was thinking to myself, "Geez Julie get it together." I thought I had grown up from the crying when dogs die in movies but I guess i'm just not going to ever get there.

On Sunday we headed back to Abilene and were excited to pick up our furry babies from being boarded. We had a quick weekend trip but were glad that we made some time to get out of town for a little while!

The little peanut is....

The ultrasound showed us our little girl Reagan Elizabeth. Everything looked good and she is right on track for where she should be at this time. We are so grateful that everything has gone well so far and that our little girl seems to be healthy. I'm going to have a little girl?! Wow!

20 weeks and counting

I can't believe we are half way there! In a little over 4 months we will have a baby and it will live at our house. Haha... that last one is a given but its still crazy to think that our house will never be the same.

Yesterday Jason picked up our dresser for the nursery. When we started looking at the box we realized that the dresser was already put together. You can imagine the relief that Jason was feeling at that moment! All of the pieces that we ordered arrived in immaculate condition which was been surprising.

Here are a couple of pictures of my babies in the nursery. Boomer's new favorite spot is underneath the crib. I have a feeling he will be there a lot after the baby is born. Champ still doesn't care where he is as long as someone is around. So being the good dog mom I am I put him in the crib to see how he would like it. It was no surprise that he didn't mind it, just sat there until we picked him up.

Dr. Pepper

Since I can remember I have enjoyed a couple of Dr. Peppers a day. Once I found out I was pregnant I decided to make a conscious effort to cut back. Not only was the caffeine not good for the baby but I didn't want to load up on all the extra sugar. In fact over the past 5 months i've consumed probably 3-4 Dr. Peppers. I decided that I could have one if I really wanted one but not to get out of control with them. (I hope I can keep this up after the baby is born!)

However, yesterday was a different story.... the past couple of weeks have been crazy at work. The kids and teachers are burned out and are ready for the school year to be over and I can't blame them at all (they didn't have a spring break this year). So, after a long day I thought it would be a great time do pull out a DP and enjoy a nice caffeinated beverage with my dinner. I sipped on the drink and enjoyed it for a good hour, I wanted to make every drop last :). It did last, the caffeine that is, for four straight hours. I guess after laying of caffeine for so long it didn't take much to "wake me up." Since I was so jittery from the caffeine I didn't go to bed until 3 hours after my usual time and then woke up at 3:30am to be wide awake. Not only was the caffeine keeping me awake but it was like baby crack for peanut. The little thing just couldn't stop moving. The baby was moving so much I could see the sheet move when it would do what ever its doing.

So, long story short i've learned my lesson. I value my sleep at this point and don't feel like sacraficing it for a can of Dr. Pepper so I'll be sticking to my Capri Suns and Propel for now.

March Madness

Every March we seem to have our own March Madness at the Webb house. Jason's Birthday and our anniversary are just a couple of dates that keep us busy. This year we have been busy trying to schedule a trip to San Antonio, a Garage Sale, and a short trip to Fort Worth for our anniversary along with the other things that just seem to come up.

Jason's work is going well and we have been very lucky that he has been able to "hit his number" for commission. Abilene and the surrounding areas are feeling the effects of the economy and most businesses have put a hold on their spending until things turn around. The last few months Jason has been worried that he wouldn't be able to hit his number for commissions. We have been very blessed that each month something comes through (even on the last possible day!) and we make it. It is a great reminder that we need to trust in God and he will get us through it.

I'm still loving my job and love that i'm always staying busy! Some days i'll be working in the office doing the accounting all day and others i'll be running around the school helping to make sure things are running smoothly. I love that I have the benefit of having an "office job" but that I am also able to interact with the kids and the teachers. I am constantly being entertained by the children and their conversations!

Onto the baby update... The little peanut is doing well as far we know. At 16 weeks I felt the baby move but wasn't quite sure if that is what I was feeling. Sure enough I have been able to feel the baby move around every day. I'm not sure what the baby is doing but it is neat just to know that the baby is there and moving. At 18 weeks Jason was able to feel the baby move and was really excited. At 19 weeks (yesterday) Champ was laying on my belly and felt the baby move. He picked his head up really quickly and looked around to see what was going on. Here is a picture of my growing belly...

We find out a week from Monday what the gender is and we can not wait!! We have names picked out for both a boy or a girl and are excited to move forward with the planning! Speaking of planning... we ordered our nursery furniture last week. We were expecting to the furniture to take a month or so to arrive and wanted to allow ourselves enough time to send anything back if it happened to be damaged. To our surprise we received the crib and the hutch yesterday! The dresser hasn't arrived yet, but we are very pleased with the crib and hutch. After Jason spent all night putting it all together I realized that the room that we are planning on using for the nursery is too small. So, Jason is currently taking apart the crib so that we can use to other guest room as the nursery. I'm sure you can imagine how excited Jason is to be doing this...again! Here is a picture of Jason putting the crib together the first time....Here is a picture of the finished product (the first time)....

I'll be sure to post what we find out at the sonogram appointment when we find out!

Check Up

Today I had my 16 week check up. I like to call these check ups the "yes, it's still there check up." All the doctor does is use a Doppler to check the heart beat and confirm that yes, it's still there.

Today the Doppler detected the heart beat at 151 bpm and the doctor said that the little one was moving around like crazy. I reminded her that every time she has checked the heart beat that the baby has been moving and her response was, "your baby will be one of those that has a mind of it's own." Ha Ha! If you know me at all I'm sure that last statement will be pretty accurate.

I am also fighting a sinus infection and the doctor volunteered to call me in some antibiotics. Can you say HALLELUJAH?! I'm sure everyone out there can relate since this has been one of the worst allergy seasons!!

Finally after everything else had been discussed my doctor asked me if I had any questions. I asked her if she was concerned at all with my weight and she said not at all. The doctor said that my belly was growing and that at this point that was all that she was concerned with and mentioned that I still have plenty of time to gain weight. After having so many people mention to me "I can't believe you aren't gaining weight, you really should be gaining" it was nice to hear that my doctor wasn't worried about it and if my doctor isn't worried about it, I'm not going to worry about it.

Now starts the countdown to Peanut's big sonogram.... On March 30th we will (hopefully) find out the gender of the little peanut. I'm hoping for a girl and Jason is hoping for a boy which will make for an interesting appointment.

Before I forget... Here are a couple cute things from the kiddos at work. Here is the conversation I had with a two year old....

she asked, "where is your baby??" I responded by saying "the baby is in my belly." with a puzzled look the little girl asked "is it ready to come out?" haha I laughed and said "no, it's going to stay in there for a while." she then looked at me and said "it's going to be a girl."

She has no idea I'm wanting to have a girl.... of course I said "you're such a smart girl!" Two year olds have to be my favorite age!