The Dreaded FALL!

Ugh! No joke—for the past 4 months every time I leave my Doctors appointments I always hear “be careful on all the ice. We don’t need you taking any spills!” My response every time is, “Ahh, you are definitely going to jinks me one of these times...” The inevitable has happened, and unfortunately I can’t blame it on the ice though... just my own klutziness and the fact that my center of gravity is so off balance. I fell in the shower Saturday morning. Definitely not fun. Since the office isn’t open on weekends I called the on-call nurse and she was adamant that I talk to a Dr on call. Long story short, after talking with the Dr I’m confident that everything is fine. Makenna has continued to be super active, I haven’t had any pain, no cramping, no bleeding, and my water didn’t break. There were a few things the doctor had me keeping an eye out for, but I haven’t experienced anything out of the norm. I may be heading up to Grand Rapids Thursday evening for my sister to do a quick ultrasound. My Grandma Williams will be in town and I think it’d be fun for everyone to get one last sneak peek of our baby girl until we actually get to meet her in person. I feel like seeing her will give me a little more piece of mind. I definitely don’t want to spend the last 8 weeks of pregnancy stressing about this fall.... but again, I’m positive everything is fine. No one worry! I’ll post pictures of her when we get back :)

Updates :)

First and foremost, due to popular demand I’ve added a few new videos for your viewing pleasure. Scroll all the way to the bottom if you just can't wait to take a peek. Our little speed demon is running all over the place and is transforming into such an awesome little toddler! How many people can say that come Friday nights, we honestly love seeing what kind of entertainment our little dude will provide us with for the evening?! He is beyond entertaining and keeps us laughing pretty much the entire evening long. His spunky personality is growing constantly and we love watching him become the little man that he is. He thrives on making us laugh and will do whatever he’s doing (making faces, looking at us upside down, and so on) tenfold to really get us going. Uncle Tyler and little Jaid are becoming quite the pair. Jaiden will do anything to make Tyler laugh, and vice versa... I’m sure at some point down the road those two are going to be trouble :) But for now, it’s so fun to watch just how much Jaiden idolizes him already. Sorry Uncle Scott, Uncle Brady, and Uncle Ryan... but I think Tyler wins the “cool” uncle award. Everyone needs to see the two of them together. It’s absolutely hilarious!






Thanks to a great friend of mine, Jaiden and I have been having more fun during the week while Daddy’s working than ever. We’ve joined a Bible Study, Mom’s Group, Potluck Parties, and have had some fun playdates... all at which I get some quality time with some amazing other mommy’s (and actually get some adult conversation throughout the day) and Jaiden has been able to make tons of new friends. I was so worried about Makenna’s arrival and how Jaiden would react, but I can say with confidence that he is going to be an amazing big brother from the moment she arrives. He loves, loves, loves babies... and is too young to really have too many jealousy issues, so I see a very smooth transition in the near future. Yes, it’ll be an adjustment for everyone, but I’m certain everything will work out perfectly. Here’s a picture of him with his little buddy Michael (who will be in Jaiden’s grade at school, but will actually be closer in age to Makenna... weird huh?!). How cute is that?! All he wants to do is love on the little ones, which is A Okay in my book. Everyone knows I love snuggle time with my little babes.


Pregnancy update and then I’m calling it a night. I’ve officially decided to try for a VBAC. If it ends in a c-section I’ll be well prepared for it, and the recovery... but I can’t look at Jaiden and not give it an honest shot. I’m not okay with not being able to pick him up, hold him, nap/cuddle with him for a month and a half, unless it’s completely out of my control. I can’t imagine him coming up to the hospital room after Makenna’s arrival, after not seeing him for hours, and not have things be “normal” with him and I. As much as labor SUCKED last time, this time I feel like my mentality is completely different... bring it on. Without having gone through labor prior to last time, I really couldn’t even fathom what life would be like walking out of the hospital with a son in your arms. To be honest, I didn’t even think about the baby inside of me at the time, I was just pretty sure I was dying at the end of it all. And now, the reality is—I’d do it over again, and again, and again. I’m going into it this time around KNOWING just how much more amazing our lives are going to be after welcoming our baby girl into the world. I can honestly say that Jaiden makes Kevin & I’s lives better each and every day; I can handle some pain to get to that point. I’ve talked to all the Doctors and I know my odds. Chances are good that everything will go great this time around, but there are no guarantees. I have to be monitored constantly. No laboring at home, I’m to come in immediately from the second labor starts, and if any problem arises there’s no seeing how it pans out over a certain amount of time. There aren’t any real options for helping labor progress this time around (absolutely no pitocin as it raises risk of uterine rupture) so a c-section has to be something that I know could happen at any time. Bottom line is either way, VBAC or c-section... getting this little girl out is not going to be fun—but once she’s here I know I’ll look back and it’ll all be worth it.
31 weeks... 9ish to go... holy big belly already :/



Kisses for Mommy


Proud of his haircut :)


Teasing the poor dogs... a daily routine

Hello Third Trimester... We Meet Again :)

28 weeks appointment:
Just a little update quick... I had my 28 week appointment Monday morning and I passed the glucose test with flying colors! Thank goodness... last time around I went in expecting the absolute worst tasting thing in the world, and was pleasantly surprised at how much it tasted like orange hi-c. This time around I went in expecting orange hi-c and it tasted, how do I word this nicely, ummm let’s just say it was disgusting. I was really hoping I wouldn’t have to do the 3 hour test, so that’s a great thing. I talked with the doctor and have a tentative plan of action for Makenna’s arrival. Next appointment, Valentine's Day, we are going to go ahead and schedule a c-section for April 21st. If I go into labor prior to, I make all the calls. I can try for a vbac if I want, but I have the say as to when and if I throw in the towel. This makes me feel so much better about a vbac, I just didn’t want to get stuck in the same predicament as last time and not be able to change the plan of action. I like knowing that I’m calling the shots. I know to expect the unexpected, so I’m really trying not to have a set plan one way or another... but I’ll keep an open mind. The doctor thinks there’s a really good chance labor this time around is going to be intense and fast just because the kiddos are so close to one another. He assured me that my body is going to know exactly what to do when the time comes, especially because it just went through everything a year ago. We’ll see! I’m still definitely leaning towards a c-section, but only time will tell. I’ve still been having a decent amount on pretty intense contractions each week so after all the routine stuff was done at the appointment they threw me into the ultrasound room to double check cervical length. Good news—even though I’m definitely having contractions, they aren’t affecting my cervix in any way. If my cervix was thinning/shortening he said we’d have to take some sort of action because it’s still WAY too soon for baby girl to make her appearance just yet. Everything looked great and now I have peace of mind that everything is still right on track. We didn’t get a peek at Makenna at all, but the ultrasound tech did say that she’s head down... for now. We'll be seeing her sweet little face so soon :)