Adele Grace Curtis

Don't I look so happy to finally have her here!?!
Adele's First Picture!
She was pooped out!

All ready to go home from the hospital

Seriously, I am the proudest mama to this perfect baby girl!

Latest Baby Happenings....

I am now 35.5 weeks pregnant....yes, still pregnant. I contracted this weekend harder than I have ever contracted with any of my other kids while at home and no progression.(24 hours straight) They felt as strong as when I was about to have my epidural with my boys at a 7! I am now on my 3rd OB, as Dr. McKernan has retired because his health is prohibiting him to practice anymore. I think I've cried over that more than the pain of this pregnancy. So I switched to his newest partner Dr. Melissa Austin. When I met with her in the office I felt OK about everything. But when I was in L&D having contractions every three minutes, not progressing and in need of some type of reassurance from my Dr. She walks right past my room, stops turns around and continues to walk...knowing I am there. Then has the nurse come tell me she doesn't have time for me and she would see my in the office in the morning.....WRONG! So now I am on Dr. McKernan's original partner Dr. Folkstead who has been practicing with him for the last 19 years. Nice guy, but still not living up to my expectations. He talks a 100 words a minute and two days later I am still processing everything he said because it felt like a whirl wind of an appointment.

I also met with the general surgeon about my gallstones etc and he was more than happy to do the surgery right after I have the surgery so that it is all done at the same time. I will have baby and then have the gallbladder out.


I meet with the perinatologist on Tuesday of next week to decide about possibly inducing. I was told that I could go as early as 37 weeks but that would be up to them. I've been told a lot of things so who knows anymore.

My goal at this point in time is to trust that the Lord will bless us and that the baby will come when she is suppose to come. It has been very stressful as we worry about Gavin's classes, my mom being in town and leaving before this baby comes, having my gall bladder surgery and having strength to take care of my family. I just remind myself that the Lord has ALWAYS been mindful so why would he stop now. I guess you can say the Natural Man comes through instead of having the faith that I should.

Happy Birthday Drewbee Doo!

Drew will officially be FOUR tomorrow, but we are celebrating today. We were suppose to do a super fun birthday party at Chuck E Cheese, but with the Curtis luck, the stomach flu has hit our home and said party has been cancelled! We will reschedule once all of the craziness in this house calms. Gavin has finals this week and I am just waiting patiently (well not too patiently) for this baby to come.

Drew was so cute as he opened his gifts. He and Ethan are so close he was concerned that Ethan had a gift to open also. Good thing I thought ahead and bought two of a similar toy so that each had one. Drew handed him the gift and told him he needed to open up his gift too. They got additional cars for the movie cars for their Geotrax. They play with them for hours. Our next purchase for them is the bigger set to add to the already massive set. That will be Ethan's Birthday. I always knew that these two sweet little spirits would be close, but never imagined this close. It's just another proof to me that the Lord knows all things and these children come on the LORD'S TIME....not ours!

Isn't she Beautiful!!!

Tuesday I had my 3D ultra sound and 32 week appointment. Baby Bean looked awesome! She is weighing in at 4 pounds 7 ounces. She is a little ahead of schedule with her gestational size but nothing to major! Ethan was the same way. And he was born at 34.5 weeks weighing in at 6.8 pounds. So it actually is a sense of relief she is ahead of schedule. They had me laying flat on my back and during the ultra sound I got light headed and almost past out. Not a fun experience, but I made it through! Then on to see my OB. I'm still sitting at my happy little 1, but have effaced 50%. So progress is slow, but that's OK! Dr. McKernan is very optimistic she will be here in the next 3 weeks. I have been contracting like crazy off and on, so we'll see.

When I saw the ultra sound of my sweet little girl, I fell even more in love with her. I am not a huge fan of the 3d ultra sounds because their noses always look way bigger than they actually are and it kind of freaks me out. But the cheeks just put me over the edge....and then there are her cute little lips! HELLO......How much more kissable can they get? We are so excited about welcoming her from my tummy to our arms!

My Bub!

This is Austin. He is my first born son and one of the loves of my life. I am super proud of this little boy and who he is. Why, you ask....no reason, just because! He is an amazing big brother, tries daily to be obedient and keeps me on my toes thinking. When I look at him I still see him as a new baby! I remember thinking to myself, how did I ever live without you? He has been there during some of my toughest times in life! I am beyond grateful that Heavenly Father sent this little boy to me and our family.

I'm actually NOT crazy!

I am beside myself with excitement, not with what I am typing, but after MONTHS of what I thought were contraction, migraines and a uterus that for sure hated me....we finally have some resolve!

So as most of my family and friends know, this pregnancy for sure has NOT been my cup of tea. I have been in so much pain. I've been told things such as, oh well you're not really contracting, to this is what I went through with my last and so we need to be super precautionary and pump you full of hormones, to your muscles are stretching so get over it, to it was all in my head. Seriously? Would you like to feel the pain that I have been in?

Two weeks ago we decided to get off any and all medications that were stopping or suppose to be stopping contractions, etc. BEST decision I have made the pregnancy. I'm in control of my body, when I contract it's on my terms not when is my next dose of whatever. So things were looking up. Except of course the pain never magically went away.

Sunday night I am laying in bed and all of a sudden I felt like I was having a heart attack. My upper abdomen had been hurting (nothing new of course) and so I could not figure out what the heck? I took everything you could for heart burn. 4 hours later, I laid down took my sleeping pill and just went to sleep hoping that in the morning it would gone! And it was! I slept great. And within a couple hours my abdomen would start to hurt again. Love the vicious cycle.....NOT.

Now on to yesterday....I get a migraine at around 2. I took all the usual with a couple extras in there and NOTHING would kick this thing. So by 10pm I am surrendered to going in. My nurse asks me my symptoms of course and she looks at me and tells me about an experience she had when she was pregnant that sounded an awful like what I was experiencing. A quick call to the Dr and the approval was given. They would do an ultra sound of the baby and my gallbladder and do lab work. So a couple hours later, I get to see my beautiful baby girl! (YES, she's still a girl because I made them check) Everything with the gallbladder looked normal to me, Heck I don't know what an abnormal gallbladder looks like! A few minutes later my nurse comes in and asks me what I think about having gallstones? WHAT?????? SERIOUSLY!!!!!! This is what has been causing my pain for how many months now and they are NOW catching this? I'm actually not too mad, because the fact of the matter is.....they caught it!

So game plan time. I will be 32 weeks tomorrow. I have my second and last steroid series shots to help baby bean develop her lungs. I am going to do my very best to have minimal pain, (with the assistants of modern medicine) so that I can make it a little longer. We are in a safe zone with the baby by 34 weeks, so we may be having little nameless baby in 2-3 weeks at which that time I will turn around and have my gallbladder removed. No more pain for ME.....And I get a cute baby girl! Win Win for EVERYONE!

Oh the Places I'll go.....

I am beyond excited today as we are slowly approaching a very special day......NO MORE BED REST DAY!!!!! I have two more weeks and I am FREE! Free to walk around as much as I want....Free to go to the store whenever I want.....Free to Climb Mt Everest....OK not so much! I can take my kids to the park on Mondays! I can CLEAN my CARPETS! I am dreaming big now! I've already started making my list of all of the stores and places I haven't seen in weeks....Target, Fry's, Old Navy, A Movie Theatre, the Park, CHURCH! I don't know what to do with myself I am beyond excited! Hallelujah....I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT!