The Blounts: April 2010

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Introducing Baby Blount #2!

We had a wonderful Dr.'s appointment this morning! We are so thankful for the little precious baby that God has given us! Our ultrasound was first and as soon as the technician started I could see the baby on the screen which was such a huge relief but then I saw baby's heartbeat just ticking away and that's when the tears came...tears of joy, of course, and relief too! It was so comforting to know that baby is growing right on track and had a good, strong heartbeat--172 bpm to be exact! The baby measured 8 weeks 2 days so Lord willing, we'll have a Thanksgiving baby! The official due date is Nov 28th which happens to be Grandpop's birthday...how cool is that! My doctor said that everything looked great and that the chance of miscarrying now is really low, like 3%, which made me feel tons better! Ultimately, it's in God's hands and I'm thankful that He's in control and will take care of our sweet baby!

Our sweet baby #2
(The circle on the left is the yolk sac.)

3-D Picture

I am feeling some better....I still get pretty queasy when I smell certain things. Ryan officially has dishwasher duty until I get over some of this : ) For some reason when I open the dishwasher with any dirty dishes in it my stomach starts to turn and I start gagging...yuck! Ryan's a good sport though and once they are clean I'm happy to put them away but as for the loading it looks like he'll be doing that at least for a few more weeks! I am definitely starting to feel a little rounder in more places than just my belly : ) and my clothes are starting to get a little snug so the maternity clothes will be coming out soon!

Kinsey is with Gram and Grandpop today and I'm sure they are all having a blast, like usual. She is spending the night with them tonight for the 2nd night in a row so we will definitely be ready to see her tomorrow! Steve and Patsy are WONDERFUL and offered to keep her so Ryan and I could go to our dr. appointment today and to give me a little time to rest which is sooo nice! I realize that most mom's don't get any time off so I feel very blessed to have such wonderful in-laws that want to help out! When they came to pick up Kinsey yesterday, Patsy brought a ton of food so I wouldn't have to cook for a few nights...she truly is the best! Steve and Patsy, thank you both so much for all you do for us! We love you!

Thank you again for all of your thoughts and prayers! We feel so blessed to have such amazing friends and family who support us and care for us and our growing family! : )

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Hello 1st Trimester!

So as you saw from our Easter post we're expecting again! YEAH! We are SUPER excited and a little anxious but so very thankful to have another little one on the way! I have definitely been feeling very 1st trimester pregnant...green all day long and pretty exhausted but I'm SO thankful to be feeling something. With my miscarriage I didn't have any symptoms at all so it gives me more confidence that things are hopefully headed on the right track this time : ) We have our 1st doctor's appointment and ultrasound next Tuesday morning and I'm so ready! I'll be 8 weeks on Tuesday so I'm looking forward to seeing our little baby and watching it's heartbeat tick away! Thank you so much for all of your thoughts and prayers...they mean more than you'll ever know! Please continue to keep us in your prayers as I am getting a little more anxious as Tuesday gets closer! I'm sure it will be an emotional day for me but I know God is in control and has everything taken care of! He is so good and has blessed our family more than we deserve! I'm looking forward to posting ultrasound pics of our healthy baby next week so stay tuned...

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Happy Easter!

We had a wonderful Easter and hope you did too! Enjoy looking at a few pictures of our fun filled weekend!

My beautiful family....all 4 of us! : )

(We are super excited about our newest addition so please keep us in your prayers! More about baby to come!)

Kinsey with Pete and Nana
Walking into church with Daddy : ) Don't you just love her purse!

Playing peek-a-boo!

Finding all her goodies the Easter bunny left this morning!

Wow!

All of the kiddos at the church egg hunt yesterday!

Finding eggs...

Kinsey and all of her loot!

Kinsey loved the Easter bunny!

Friday, April 2, 2010

Blount Birthday Bash at Patti's

Tonight we met the Blount's at Patti's 1880 Settlement in Grand Rivers, KY to celebrate Callie, Ryan, and Patsy's birthday. Callie's birthday was March 24th, Ryan's was this past Monday on the 30th, and Patsy's is Sunday so we had lots to celebrate! Ryan and I had heard lots of great things about Patti's but had never been so it was a real treat! It had the neatest atmosphere and the food was out of this world! Kinsey had a blast walking around after dinner and playing on the play ground! Thanks again Steve and Patsy for such a great time!

The cool Flower Pot Bread! They serve it with strawberry butter...yum, yum!

Ryan ordered the 2" pork chop...I opted for the 1" and it was delicious!

Kinsey ate a little of everything!

Like father....

like daughter!

Sweethearts!

Beep! Beep!

Weeeee! She loved sliding!

All of us!

Our week at Pete and Nana's

Kinsey and I got to spend last week in Valdosta with Pete and Nana! My cousin Austin got married last Saturday so we decided to take full advantage and go a few days early to see everyone! We had a blast hanging out with friends and family and lovin' on sweet baby Ella! Ashley and Terri made the long trip too so it was nice to have everyone at home together! Here are some pics from our week...(p.s. if some of them look familiar they probably are...I stole a few off of Melissa and Terri's blogs!)

Kinsey loved having someone to play with!