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last updated: Jul 08, 2009














3/22/09- Okay so I have been super bad about updating lately...I guess you can kind a blame my newest addiction, Facebook! I can spend hours on that some days....

Oh yeah...before leaving my site you have to check out the videos of Paige dancing they are hilarious...I definitely have a lil super star on my hands...lol! They are on my home page. 

So Payton is 4 months old today! I can't believe how the time has passed. She is doing wonderful! She is always full of smiles and such a great baby. She sleeps thru the night most nights and in her own bed...yay! She has started to giggling to the point were she looses her breath, it cracks me up. I need to get that on video. Her cute lil baby rolls are doubling every week, I am curious to see how much she weighs at her next appointment in April. She has also started showing signs of teething but no teeth yet.

Paige has been doing wonderful as well. Her 4th Birthday is right around the corner and she is super excited. I guess I should propably start planning something soon. She has been on spring break this week and is looking forward to starting back up. It is amazing how much she misses school, who would have thought? Regisitration for preschool next year starts tomorrow. She is going to go up to 4 days next year 2.5 hours a day which is great for her seening she loves school so much.

Well Matt and I have had a lot going on in our families since the new year has started. In January I lost my uncle to a stroke and not even a month later I lost my grandpa to pnuemonia. This past month Matt has lost 2 people close to him, a friend and his grandpa, both lost their battle with cancer.  I guess to sum it up we have just had a rough year losing so many dear loved ones. I can only pray that this year will only get better. On a lighter note, Matt and I went to the Eagle's concert last week and it was awesome. It was probably one of the best concerts I have ever been too. We are now just looking forward to boat season, which is right around the corner.

Well more updates and pics are coming soon. I did get the girls pics taking at Sears a couple of weeks ago so I need to go pick them up. I will post them when I get them back.

Hugs:-)Heather




1/17/09-Wow I can't believe that it has been a WHOLE month since I have updated! Well I have a lot to say so I will try to keep it short. I will start by saying Happy New Year to everyone!

We have started the new year off a little rough. You can say that we have definitely been a regular to the hospital and doctors office lately. It all started a couple of days before christmas Paige was goofing around on the couch and partially dislocated her elbow(which they call nursemaids elbow) so off to the ER we were. They re-set her elbow and in a matter of seconds she was painfree and acted like nothing had every happened. While we were there Paige also was diagnoised with Tonsilities and an ear infection. So they sent us home with some antibotics and she was told to stay as far far away from Payton as much as possible because she was highly contigious. So that was a huge challenge in itself. Paige had a hard time fighting the infection and it took about 3 weeks but she is back to good old Paige! In the meantime we had a wonderful christmas! Paige and Payton must have been expectionally good this year because Santa was very good to them and of course our family spoiled the girls too. To sum it all up we had a wonderful christmas and we felt so blessed to have added Payton to our family.

After Christmas Matt and I got to celebrated the new year at our annual gala that we go to every year. It was nice to get away and enjoy a formal night out. It was much needed! I have to admit though I did miss my girls! We had a blast bringing in the new year with many of our good friends.

The day after New Years I noticed Payton was coming down with a cold. She starting with a little congestion in her head and a little cough. It went on for a few days and about 2 days into her cold she quickly got worse. She was not on a normal feeding schedule and barely eating 2 ounces at a feeding and she was having a hard time breathing. On the 3rd day of her being sick I took her to the ER even though she was not running a fever, it just seemed that she was getting worse by the hour. After many test and xrays we finally got an answer, she has RSV! I paniced of course I because have all ways heard of the complications with RSV like getting pneumonia and broncotis. Unforturnely there is nothing they can do for RSV but to monitor it. It is just a virus that has to take its course. And the sad thing is it can last up to 4-6 weeks. So we were sent home with a bulb syringe and a follow up appointent to the ped's office. The next day we went to see the doctor and she put Payton on a breathing treatment every 4 hours to help with her coughing attacks. It has now been 17days and Payton has almost made a full recovery. Every now and then she will still have a little cough but it is nothing compared to 3 weeks ago. I am so happy that she is back to her happy little self. It was a long 3 weeks of sleepless nights. I now hope to keep our family healthy. I have since bought an ionic breeze with the germicidal protection to help with the allegens, mold and viruses in our home. I  hope that this will help. I don't want to go thru that again.

Well I need to get dinner going! I hope to start visiting some of our BHP friends sites again and keep my site update more often.

Hugs:-)The Styles Fam




12/8/08-It has taken me forever just to get this quick update posted obviously free time is very limited in the styles household these days.

Payton celebrated her 2 week birthday on Saturday! I can't believe that she is over 2 weeks old!!! The time has flown by! I took her to her 2 week check up last friday and she got a clean bill of health. Her weight was 8 lbs 5 oz and the doctor was happy with that. She is almost back to her birth weight. Looks like her umbillical cord will be falling off soon, so I can stop with the sponge baths and give her a real one soon, thank goodness! The only thing that I was really concerned about is her spitting up thru the nose and choking at times. It has really worried me and freaked me out at times. It is not at every feeding but it has happened several times a day. Which is a little too much for me. She isn't fussy or cry and doesn't seem to be in pain when it happens.  My doctor told me that she may have a little acid reflux, but adding a little rice cereal to her formula to thicken it maybe help with keeping the formula down.  I am not doing it at every feeding but every other one for the next week or so to see if this will help. My doctor seems to think it is temporary and that she will grow out of it so we will have to watch it. In the meantime I have her head propped up 45 degree at bedtime. She has definitely been a great sleeper. For the last 5 nights she has gotten on a schedule of going to bed at 11pm waking up between 2-3 am for a feeding and falling right back to sleep and waking up between 6-7am for the day. I couldn't ask for a better sleeper. She is completely opposite of Paige when it comes to sleep, yay for me!

We had Matt's christmas party at work this weekend. I have to say that I was extremely surprised and proud of Paige. It seems as if her fear of Santa has disappeared. Santa showed up at the party with a sack full of presents for all the kids. Paige actually was excited to see Santa and raced over to get in line to sit on his lap. I was bummed that I forgot my camera but they had someone taking pictures with the company camera so I will have to get a copy of that. Payton also got her first picture with Santa too. 

Well Paige and I are going to make chocolate candy mold suckers today for the holiday. I am trying to plan out projects to do with Paige a couple times a week so it gives us a little one on one time together. I have to say she is adjusting well and is definitely a huge help.

Well I am off to catching up on some much needed housework today. 

Hugs:) Heather

Oh yeah I just wanted to share a new holiday tradition that we have started in our family this year. It is called "Elf on a shelf". It is a great way to get the kids excited about christmas and a good way to keep them in line. It is a small elf that comes with a super cute story book that explains to the kids the purpose of the elf and how he goes to the north pole every night to report to santa whether they are good or bad. After you name the elf the kids can't touch him or he will lose his magic. You then move him to a new place in the house everynight and the kids get up in the morning and have to find him. It is soo cute! Well just thought that I would share.  

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The elf on the shelf sounds so much fun!
  - The Lowes



11/26/08-Well I am finally finding the time to update my site about the birth of our beautiful baby girl Payton! Payton was born on Saturday November 22 at 10:03 pm and weighing a healthy 8lb 8 oz and 21 inches long. So here is my long exhausting labor story....

Friday night I started to feel sick with flu symptoms of cold shakes, nausa, and body aches but no fever. I thought, great I am getting the flu and being induced on Monday this is going to be a lovely labor!! So I went to bed feeling horrible. I woke up a few hours after trying to sleep by throwing up. I then proceeded to throw up all night off and on. I was completely miserable by morning and had planned to call my doctor but I ended up catching a few more z's for a few hours while Matt took Paige to our city's christmas parade. As soon as he got home I told Matt to just take me to the hospital and skip calling the doctor because I am sure that I am dehyrated from throwing up and I was having a some what regular contractions in the range of 5 to 7 minutes apart. So we made arrangements for Paige and off to the hospital it was. We arrived at 2pm and they checked me and I was already 4 cm diliated 70% effaced and by that time I was contracting every 3 minutes. So they advised me to walk the halls for an hour and come back and then they would make the decision on admitting me at that point. So off we where to walk to the hospital halls for an hour. My contractions were getting more intense, lasting longer and more frequent like every 2 minutes. I felt an extreme amount of pressure so I headed back to labor and delivery after 45 minutes of walking and I made a little progress to 5 cm so they admitted me. At that point I was so in a lot of pain but happy to be admitted and was much more closer to meeting Miss Payton. At 5pm they started my IV and gave me some pain medication which took the edge off the pain. I had to empty a whole bag a IV fluid before they could give me an epidural so it was just a waiting game till the IV bag was empty. Around 6pm I finished my IV fluids and I recieved my epidural which was hell! I hate getting an epidural it took 30 minutes just to get it in. But after that I was feeling pretty good. My doctor then broke my water in hopes that it would speed up things. I stayed at 5cm for about and hour and then things started rolling My nurse checked me around 9:30pm and I was about a 7 but I started feeling the contractions again lightly and the pressure was building and I was getting pretty uncomforable again. It had only been about 10 minutes when I called her back in to check my again. I was then a 9 and feeling a ton of pain. She immediately called my doctor. My nurse asked me to push once to see my progress and she immediatley said stop the doctor is on the way. I tryed to not push but it was impossible not to push when the feeling is that strong and I told my nurse I can't wait. So I pushed twice and my doctor walked in the doctor in the nick of time. I pushed once more and Payton was here. I think it was all done and over in 6 minutes and 3 pushes. I couldn't believe how fast it went. It was a totally different experience then with Paige. I was so thankful to have my healthy baby girl in my arms. It was so worth every moment of pain! I was released on Monday morning and we are scheduled for our first pedictrican appointment on Friday the 28th.  It is amazing how the heart grows to love for another. I feel so blessed to be a mom to 2 healthy girls. We have a lot to be thankful thisThanksgiving! Thanks to all that left me comments. I probably wont get around to getting to stop by and comment on everyones site so Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving! Stay tune for more updates...

Hugs:-) Heather

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WOW what a story!! Congratulations again, I can't wait to talk to you on the phone, I will be calling you shortly. Take care of yourself!!
  - Heather Adams



11/22/08 Payton is here and she is adorable. I didn't get the time of birth but I got the text at 11:40 so maybe 10:30-11:00?? She was 8 lbs 8 ozs and 21 inches long!

I added the pic sent to my cell phone. Happy Birthday Payton!!

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Congratulations!!! I hope that everything is going well. We can't wait to talk to you!! She is so adorabale!!
  - Heather Adams


Wow a big baby girl!
  - The Lowe family



11/22/08 I just talked to Heather. She is really tired but pretty sure Payton will be born before midnight! After being admitted she had to have a whole bag of IV fluids before she could get her epidural. They checked her again a little while ago and she was 7 cm dilated. She was feeling a lot of pressure and was going to page the nurse to come check her again. She thought they were also going to break her water then too.

She promised to let me know when she was born so I could update the site and let you all know. So hopefully she won't be too tired after Payton is finally here.




11/22/08 This is Stephanie letting everyone know Heather is in labor! YAY Payton is on her way. I haven't talked to Heather yet but here is what I know.

She woke up around midnight and was pretty sick all morning. They went to the hospital to be checked this afternoon and they decided to keep her. She was dilated 4cm but not in active labor yet. They said she would be soon.

Matt called me at 5:00pm and said that she had been admitted and was dilated to 5cm. They had given her an IV with drugs and she fell asleep. As soon as I hear more I will keep you posted and hopefully get a picture too! He said neither of their phones were letting them text for some reason so hopefully there will be an update soon!




11/20/08-Okay so here is the daily update....

Well I went to bed with no contractions last night . I was pretty bummed because I thought that maybe last night something was going to happen seeing my membranes were stripped yesterday, but NO! I woke up feeling refreshed and headed straight to the bathroom and to my surprise I lost my mucus plug! Yay! I never lost my plug with Paige so I was stunned to see that I lost it this time. I called my nurse and she said to come to labor and delivery ONLY when contractions are regular. My hopes were high all day thinking that maybe this would kick start something.  So I dropped Paige off at school and then went and walked the mall to see if contractions would start. Nothing!!! With my surprising burst of energy, I then came home and started my nesting by cleaning everything. I stripped cleaned everything in the house and got caught up on all the laundry and that never happens. Well at least everything is ready to go now. My due is tomorrow so maybe she will be one of those due date babies that actually come on their scheduled birthday. I guess we will have to wait and see! Well I guess another update tomorrow.




11/19/08-Well NO Payton yet but she is very close to her arrival date. I went to the doctor today and have some great news! I made a little progress this week and I was dilated between a 2-3 and 70-75% effaced and she has moved down into position. My internal exam is sure to stir up something because it hurt like crazy and I have been spotting. My doctor is expecting to see me in labor by the weekend but you never know. I did talk to her about an induction and she said that if I don't go into labor on my own by Sunday then to come to Labor and Delivery on Monday morning the 24th at 5:30 am for my induction.Yay! I was so glad to hear that!  It would be the same time I was induced with Paige, 40 weeks +3 days. I hope to go into labor on my own but I am glad to have a plan if I don't. Well only a few more days until Payton is here. I am having irregular contractions today so I hope they turn into the real thing! Not much longer!!!


11/17/08-STILL PREGGO, yep thats right!!! I started to experience some painful contractions last night around 7:15 and they where pretty intense and about 5 minutes apart but after about an hour and a half they started to be less and less intense and they had completely fizzled out by 9:30. I did start packing my bag last night in hopes it might be time, but of course the waiting game still goes on.  I hope that these contractions are at least making some dilation progress. I would hate to go back on wednesday and hear that no progress has been made. I hope to get some answers about an induction if I go past my due date on friday, which I wouldn't be surprised if that is the case since Paige was a scheduled induction. I am just getting pretty anxious and excited to meet Payton but a little nervous about the delivery.

Please send some baby vibes my way!!! More updates on wednesday after my doctors appt unless Payton decides it time between now and then which would be great!




11/12/08-Had a ton of pics on my camera that I forgot to download so check them out!

Oh and I heard that its going to be a full moon for the next 2 days so maybe I will get lucky and Payton will make her grand entrance! I can only hope right? Cross your fingers!!




11/11/08-Just got back from my doctors appoitment and nothing new to report. My doctor is out of town this week so I had to see the other doctor in the practice, he is just not as informative as she is. No changes to my cervix to report still about 60% effaced and only about 1 1/2 cm dilated still from last appointment. He said that he predicts that we will not be having a baby this week and that he would see us next week. I hope he is wrong! Hopefully our scheduled appointment on the 19th will not be necessary. My prediction is the 18th but I am not sure if my guess will be right.

Well I need to go pick Paige from school so I will update more later. I got Paige's school pictures back this morning so I will scan them in later. Her pose is too funny.

Hugs:) Heather




11/2/08-I forgot to add this video of Paige singing the Pledge of Allegiance...It is so darn cute! I can't believe how much she is learning at prechool. Plus she is doing it in her wedding dress...It is so funny!




11/2/08- Happy late Halloween to everyone! Hope you all had a great Halloween! Paige had a awesome time this year.  She dressed up as beautiful snow white. She loved her costume so much that she has worn it all weekend! I just can't get her to take it off. I guess I definitely am getting my money's worth out of this costume. She just can't get enough of being a princess!  We spent our morning and afternoon at Kendall 's Halloween party. Paige had a blast making crafts at the party and decorating a halloween cake. Kendall 's mommy did a great job putting together the party. The kids had a blast! That evening maw-maw came to town and went trick or treating with us. Paige's candy bag was overflowing with candy, toy rings, and games. I was surprised to see the cool things that the neighbors were giving out.

Anyways on to baby news...Yay! It's November, delivery Month! I can't believe that it is almost time to meet our new lil princess. I have been feeling pretty good lately considering I am 37+ weeks now. It is insane to think that I am considered full term at this point. I guess she could come anytime now and be healthy. I have definitely started feeling some of the effects of late pregnancy though with a few backaches, swollen feet/ hands and just the typical restlessness at night. I just never feel rested anymore when morning comes so I been trying to catch a nap whenever possible (and that is impossible with Paige).

I had a doctor's appointment last Tuesday and everything is looking good! My belly button is a little herniated but nothing to be too concerned about now. I had to do the strep B test and had my first internal exam to check to see if I was dilated but no progress to report yet. She said that she would probably not check me at my next week appointment because she planned on doing a more aggressive exam and strip my membranes at my 38+ week appointment. I have been having a few more contractions lately but nothing to regular but the pressure is getting more intense. I go back on Tuesday so I will report more then.

 I do have good news! We did finally come to an agreement on her name. I guess I wont keep you all in the dark anymore. Her name will be Payton Grace! We decided a few weeks ago and honestly it was a pretty easy decision. We went with our initial gut instinct which when we first found out I was expecting. We did have to come to an agreement on the spelling though. Matt really liked the spelling Payton instead of the my spelling Paityn so we went with his way. It is the more common way to spell it anyways. I put her name up in her nursery 2 weeks ago so it is a done deal.

I have been really trying to spend a lot of one on one time with Paige these past few weeks. We have been trying to stay busy everyday with an activity because I know in a few weeks her world is going to do a complete 360 with the arrival of Payton in the house. Matt and I took her to see Beverly Hills Chihuahua and she loved it. It was here first movie at the theater and she did so well. I think I am going to take her to see Madagascar 2 this coming up weekend. We have been waiting for it to come out.

Well I am rambling because I haven't updated in so long, I have so much to say. I have an extreme busy week with doctor appt, paige's p.a.t. meeting, play dates,storytime and preschool fall party so I will update as soon as I can.




10/8/08-Well this past weekend was super exciting. My mother-in-law threw me a surprise baby shower and I was so shocked! It turned out amazing! I have to say that I have the best family and friends for traveling from out of town to celebrate with me. We played a bunch of fun games and eat a yummy lunch. I was showered with so many lovely gifts. The cake has to be the cutest cake I have ever seen. I can't believe how generous everyone was.  I am so lucky to be set for this baby. Besides all the clothes, blankets, and gadgets, I am now stocked or should I say "have a great start" on diapers (close to 800), wipes (close to 1200), and a couple of weeks worth of formula.These are items that you just can never have enough of though.  I just want to Thank everyone that was a part of my shower. It was definitely a special day I won't forget.

After the party on Saturday I spent my whole day on Sunday devoted to organizing baby's room and getting everything washed and put away. I feel so comfortable about her upcoming arrival now that I have finished all the last minute things. I am now just waiting on my new diaper bag to arrive in the mail and her new rug for her room. I can't believe how organized I am this time around. Well I guess I just have to decide on her name now.

Check out my picture page for all the lastest pictures of her room and the shower!

My next doctors appointment is the 15th so check back then for a baby update!

Hugs:) Heather




9/29/08-Wow can you believe that it is almost October already...where did Septmeber go?

I went to my 32 week check up last week. It is hard to believe that I am already 32 weeks preggo! November is creeping up faster than I expected. All is still going well. I am feeling surprisingly engergic and (cross my fingers) I have yet to experience too many aches or pains yet. Just the typical tiredness, which I can deal with. I gained another 2 pounds this appointment. The nurse said that I am gaining weight perfectly every appointment. I hope to keep this up since all I been doing is baking and pigging out on chocolate. I just can't get enough of it! My blood pressure was great so no worries there. I had my last ultrasound at this appointment unless my doctor has any future concerns. Doctor said that she is measuring above average and weighing in at 4.2 pounds already! Holy Cow! I was completely shocked to here her weigh was so high. She said that I am measuring a whole week ahead of schedule. So I am actually 33 weeks by measurements. She is predicted to be a good 8lb baby but that was no shock to me. Paige was 8lb 1 oz so I figured she would be around that. They are not going to move my due date but I could potenially have her sooner then expected. That means only about 6 or 7 more weeks!

We are still in discussion on her name. It looks like the name poll that I posted is showing a close race with Paityn winning by a hair. I think that I will take some of the advice I got and take the 2 names to the hospital and choose there when we finally get to meet her. So I guess you all are going to have to wait...sorry!

I am feeling alot more prepared then I did last week. My list of things to do is getting smaller so that is a great feeling. We got in the attic this weekend and got all the big baby items out like the carseat, swing, bassinet, bouncy, etc... I was amazed at all the things that I had. It was like my baby shower all over again. I washed everything and it is all put together now. So I am now just shopping around for a few wanted items that I didn't have with Paige.

Paige completed her first month of Preschool already. Her teacher sent home her first progress report and it said that that she did a wonderful job in her first month and that she is a joy to have in her class. I am so glad to hear that she has adjusted well. Paige is getting super excited about her new sister coming and has been practicing diapering her babies and feeding them. It is so darn cute!

We hosted a big BBQ with all of Matt's classmates and their wives this weekend so I am exhausted from that and on top of that finishing the nursery so I am off to bed.

More to come later...

Hugs:)Heather




9/14/08-Well here is a quick update...

Well it is hard to believe but Paige has completed her first 2 weeks of preschool and she is adjusting pretty well. The first week was a little rough but I think that she is doing very well now. She did shed some tears the first few times, which was totally expected seeing this was her first time away from mommy in a learning enviroment. She is always so cheerful and happy when I come to pick her up. Our drive home is typically full of storys about her day how much fun she had at preschool and how much she loves her teacher. It is such a relief to know that she is enjoying herself.

The pregnancy is going great! I am already in to my 30th week, where has the time gone? I went to the doctor last week and he said that my pregnancy is right on track. I did gain more weight so I am up 12 pounds which has all been in the last 4-6 weeks. I hope that this rate slows down a little bit but I guess that is what happens when I hadn't gain to much in the first 6 months. I have noticed that I am slowing down a lot more these days and my feet start hurting if I am on them for long periods. The baby is super active these days. My doctor has already started me on the 2 week appointment schedule so I go back on the 24th for my last ultrasound. Only about 9 or 10 more weeks before she is here... Craziness!! 

If you haven't already noticed I put a poll on the homepage on choosing her name. I am so tossed about the name...Paityn Grace or Gracyn Elizabeth. I love both and am having a hard time on deciding. I guess we better settle on a name soon, so I can put the final touches on her room.

This past weekend my mother-in-law and I painted her nursery and it turned out better then expected. I have to say that the long hard work has paid off because the results are amazing. Now all I have to do is put her crib together this week. I started washing some of Paige's old baby clothing and putting it in the dresser. It was so much fun going thru all of Paige's old clothes and reminiscing. The baby stuff is all starting to set in now. We just can't wait...we are so excited to be opening our hearts to another precious angel.

Enough rambling for now...Remember to help us in deciding and vote for your favorite name!

Hugs:) Heather 




8/21/08- Paige and I just got back from our visit with mawmaw and pawpaw. We had a great time! While I was there, I ended up making an appointment at the 3d/4d ultrasound place to get a sneak pic of baby Gracyn. Daddy wasn't able to attend the ultrasound due to his busy work schedule, but we got the whole thing on dvd so he was able to experience the same thing I got too which was pretty cool. The pictures turned out great! I did the same ultrasound with Paige around the same pregnancy week. It is so interesting to compare the two, they definitely show some similiarities. To see Paiges 3d pics check out page 31 of my picture page.  I am so glad that I got to expereince the same type of ultrasound with Gracyn as I did with Paige. Now I just can't wait to see her in person.

Next week is Paige's Preschool open house and I am getting kind of sad to think that my baby is growing up so fast. All I can do is pray that she does well with me leaving her. I guess you will have to tune in next week to see how she did on her first day of school.

I have my 28 week doctors appointment on Monday for my yummy glucose test. I hope that I pass. I also have to get my rhogam shot then too so my hip will be a little sore at least that is what I remember about my last experience with it. It will be interesting to see how my much my weight has increased. I feel huge! I will have to take a belly shot soon so I can start comparing the 2 pregnancies.

Well that is all for now....

Hugs:-) Heather




8/6/07- I can't believe how fast the time has past since my last update. I guess this summer has just been flying by! The end of July was just insanely crazy busy for me. I threw Matt a surprise 30th birthday party at our house and it turned out awesome! He was so surprise! I sent him out for a day of golf with some of his friends while I prepared the house with a lot of help from family and friends. The theme of the party was a mexican fiesta with all the fixins, fajitas, margaritas and of course a pinita which the kids loved. I wasn't able to enjoy any of the margarita part but the food was outstanding. I only have a few pics from the party since I was so busy running around like a mad woman. The cake turned out super cute. Check out the pics I posted.

Anyways after the party was all said and done, Paige and I packed up and took a mini vacation to Branson with Matt's family. Matt wasn't able to go with us due to his busy school and work schedule but Paige and I had a blast even though we wished daddy could have joined us! I actually had time to relax after all the busy party planning the week before. We got to join the family on a huge pontoon boat.  Paige loved the boat ride but didn't want to swim in the lake. I am not sure why but I guess she has this fear of lakes. She acts the same way on our sailboat. I guess it is just a phase and she will grow out of it, I hope. We did enjoy some shopping as well on our trip and I got to finally buy some new baby stuff. We had a great time!

Well I had another doctors appt on Monday. Everything is looking great!  I have only gained a 2 pounds since my first visit but the doctor wasn't worried due to the fact that the baby and my belly was measurement right on track. My problem was I was so sick the first 14 week I lost about 10 pounds so I am sure I will probably start packing on the pounds in the next month or so. I go back in 3 weeks for the Glucola test and my rhogam shot. Not looking forward to that yummy concocktion. I can't believe how the time is flying by now. I will be under the 100 day countdown mark in a few days. Crazy to think only a few more months to go. After my next appointment I get to look forward to another ultrasound at 32 weeks. Yay!

This week  I started to get things in order for the new baby. I ordered the bedding yesterday and I can't wait to get it. I am doing her room in the pink and brown scribbles theme from the glenna jean collection. I am so excited to get started on her nursery. I have been starting to move over Paige's toys from her playroom to her bedroom but it is definitely a chore. I am not sure if I am going to be able to squeeze her millions of toys in her bedroom. I guess I might have a small yard sale come septemeber. Well see...

We have definitely been on the name hunt lately for our new little princess. We have narrowed it down to a few names but I think that our #1 pick is Gracyn Elizabeth. Even though I haven't set this name in stone, I keep coming back to it over all the others. It is a really beautiful name and I like the idea of calling her Gracie too. This is our decision for now but you never know.

Well Paige is in need of lunch so I better stop rambling on....

Hug :-) Heather




Here is quick update on the Styles homefront....

Well I went for my big ultrasound last Friday and everything is looking great. The tech said she is almost 100% positive that it's a girl. Our little princess is still crossing her legs when we are peaking, so I guess she is still a little camera shy. She is weighing a little over a pound now and was very active during the ultrasound. I go back in the beginning of August for my next appointment. I can't believe how fast this pregnancy is going. This bun is over half baked...crazy!  

 

Paige and I have been trying to keep busy this last week since daddy's vacation has ended.  This past weekend Paige and I got to finally see Daddy land his military plane at the local airport for the town fair. It was so awesome to see Daddy in action at what he does best. I videoed it so I hope to get it posted soon. Paige was one proud little girl of her daddy that day. She kept pointing to the plane and telling everyone that it's "her daddy's plane". It was so sweet! Today we went to a Mommy and Me pottery class with a few of Paige's friends and she absolutely loved it. She painted an adorable plate with both of our handprints on it. I can't wait to get it back...it will be ready next Wednesday so I will post pics of it next week.

Oh yeah I just wanted to thank everyone for leaving me birthday wishes!Matt and I are celebrating our 6 year anniversary on Friday the 18 th and the next week is Matt's 30th Birthday. We sure have a busy and expensive month going for us! I hope to get through it will a little cash left in the bank...hehehe!




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