The HEAT has got to go

As those of you know who live in the area, it has been WAY TOO HOT lately. I am so ready for some downpouring rain to cool things off or more importantly fall (my favorite season of the year). I have always heard about being out in the heat is unsafe for children and the eldery and how quickly that you can get dehydrated or have heat realated issues. Well, since I wasn't technically in either category and never had any major trouble I didn't think much of it. Now I do. There so should also be a warning for us pregnant folks to.
Tuesday night I started to have these weird heart palpatations and it scared me. I laid down and rested for a while and they went away and when I got back up they started full force. So I called the after hours number and of course they told me to go to the ER to be safe. So after 5 crazy hours at the ER which including blood work, ekg, and urine taken, and lots of craziness with how packed it was and the "interesting" people there. It turns out I was getting dehydrated, had a bladder infection, white blood count was high, and blood sugar was low.
After I found out what was wrong it totally made sense. I had not been drinking near like I should. I would just get busy and forget. To make matters worse, I might start off my day with a caffienated drink and not drink much water the rest of the day. Also, I hadn't been eating much. With it being so hot I don't feel like eating. I don't even really feel hungry until I am really hungry. The peeing a lot I chalked up to just being pregnant but there apparently was more to that. 
Even though the ER visit was miserable, it was a good wake up call and I am going to be more intentional about taking care of myself and little Griffin even in this awful heat!

pregnancy rant

I think it's about time for a pregnancy rant.  One thing that really bothers me about this pregnancy is the lack of "excitement". I  know I have posted about this before. So, I am not just saying the lack of excitement from others even though that does bother me. As I explained before it was hard for me to be excited and think about it as much as I did my first pregnancy because I already have one to focus my attention on. However, now that we know what we are having and have a named picked out, Griffin Fenix, and I am feeling movement on a regular basis when I am not extremely tired and overwhelmed I am getting very excited and not so much feeling that with others. I know this is normal for the second pregnancy so I am not mad at anyone or anything it's just how it is. It reminds me of the Scrubs episode when Carla and Turk are  pregnant with their second baby and when people realize or already knew it was their second one they would just kind of write them off. However, people that they saw pregnant with their first child they would just go on and on about the baby and be super excited and Carla and Turk being excited kept seeing the difference people made and felt left out.
Another thing that bothers me and I remember it bothering my first pregnancy is people giving their two cents when it's not really needed or appreciated because it sounds awfully negative. I want to say I don't care how you feel about what this baby or  what you want or what I should be doing or what the baby's name should be or if you don't like the name I picked. I am the one getting huge, hips and backs hurting, tired all the time, and am constantly considering what I am doing and trying the do the best thing for me and my baby because I am 100 percent aware every minute of every day that I am the one carrying this baby not you. The rule of if you don't have anything nice to say don't say it all should definitely apply more so with pregnant women.
With that said, I do have some very supportive people in my life that have been nothing but kind and supportive. I am so glad to be going through this at the same time with some close friends who are very understanding and supportive because they are going through it right along with me and friends who have recently gone through it or are just plan supportive. I am so excited about Griffin Fenix and part of me wants to get his room and everything ready and have him here in a few weeks because I can't wait to meet this sweet boy who is growing inside of me, making his presence known on a regular basis, and I know without of a shadow of a doubt that he was meant to be and God has a plan for his little life even in the womb. Recently, I read something that I already knew but totally hit me in a new way. It talked about God knew us and loved us from the very beginning and before we were ever even in the womb.  What an amazing thought.

It's a......

Today we found out what we are having.  It wasn't hard to tell in fact when we first started the ultra sound the lady said so you want to find out what you are having because it was right there in our face. It's a boy!

Nash was not too happy. He was expecting a girl and had been all along. He cried and said he didn't want a boy he wanted a girl. Actually it got to the point that it really hurt my feelings because I was sad that he was sad. However, he's coming around.  The baby waving at his big brother.

 The baby worshiping his creator in the womb. I prayed for Nash from day one and for this baby that he would know and love the Lord.

Our sweet little boy

So yeah I was caught completely off guard because I was expecting a little girl from the way I believed the baby was conceived as I had been charting. However, it was pleasant surprise to find out we are having another boy. I have always been kind of afraid of having a little girl. I am not a girlie girl and don't know if I could handle that. I guess in a way I was wanting one just to have something different. I thought of how awesome Nash is and didn't know how to wrap my head around having another boy that would compare to him. However, now that I know it's a boy I am excited. I will have two momma's boys and there will be lots of sports and fun stuff in our future.
As far as names go we are not entirely sure. I liked Griffin Lee from the start and so did Chris. Then Chris brought the idea of Fenix up. At first I said absolutely not. However as the name sat with me I kind of really like that now. Now Chris says maybe Griffin Fenix as he wants to be able to call the baby Griff. So we don't have set name for the baby but you can bet it will have some combination of Griffin, Fenix, and/or Lee in it.

Nash's New Bedroom

We decided to do Nash's new bedroom sooner than later so he will be used to it long before the baby comes. If you've been to our house before. We have our master bedroom and one other bedroom down stairs and there are two upstairs. Of course the baby would need to be down stairs with us so we had to move Nash upstairs in what used to be the computer/playroom.

This bedroom furniture used to be Chris's when he was a kid. It is still in great shape, is well made,  and I love it. We are thankful to be able to use it for Nash's bedroom.

We are going to hang Nash's basketball goal on the wall the bed is on.

The step stool is there for Nash to be able to turn on and off the lights and to be able to hit the intercom if he needs us in the middle of the night. We are going to gate the top of the stairs at first until he gets a little bigger. We don't want him to take a tumble down the stairs in the middle of the night.

The book shelves came in handy too. We put our books and stuff in the top and then Nash's toys in the bottom.

I love Nash's comforter. Chris had it in college and barely used it.

The paintings on the wall I saw online and had a lady paint them for me. I love them too.

Nash loves his big boy bed and if all goes well he is going to sleep in there tonight for the first time. fingers crossed.

dr's visit with Nash

Today, I had my monthly OB appointment. I am 16 weeks and 3 days. It was a good and funny visit. The good parts are my blood pressure is good, only gained a pound, baby's heartbeat is good, no swelling, and no problems.
The funny part was that I took Nash. It was my day off and I had him so I thought why not. He was excited to "see the baby's heartbeat". So they take me back and weigh me and send me to the bathroom to pee in a cup. Nash was at that point thirsty and wanting water. So I grab a cup out of the cabinet to pee in and Nash wanted one to put water in. The look on his face with I peed in the cup was priceless. He said "mommy, I don't want to drink pee. That's gross". Even though I told him that cup was for mommy to pee in so the doctor can check it to make sure everything is good. So I grabbed him a cup afterwards and since I had to write my name on my pee cup he wanted his name on his water cup so I did.
It took us a while to get in a room because they were busy. So Nash and I are sitting and waiting to go back. One cool thing is that the doctor who deliver me stopped and talked to us and I told him that he delievered me. Then Nash and I are play fighting. Nash says "let's punch mommy". So we did. Then Nash says real loud "Mommy I am gonna punch you out". The nurse comes around the corner and says "oh we have to be nice to our mommy" and then of course saw that we were playing.
We get back into the room and Nash commented on the stirrups. He said "what are those things for mommy". I just explained that they are for you to put your feet in and he was happy with that. Then the nurse practitioner came in. I had no complaints this time. Everything has been pretty good so we got to the heart beat. This time she found it immediately and it was loud. Nash just looked at her and looked back at me several times as we explained it was the baby's heartbeat. He seemed kind of in shock. Then after it was over and the the nurse was putting her things away. Nash says "mommy can we do it again".
He is so excited to be a big brother and loves his baby already.

Lots of Pictures from Nash's party

Our cousin Kayla took over 800 pictures at Nash's party. After editing I think she got it down to 400! Here are a few of them that I wanted to share on the blog.

The train that the kids rode (the favorite ride)

Nash riding the car with Bryce

Bryce, Nash , and Koa riding the airplanes

Nash and Nate riding the Helicopter (I heart this one)

Cousins Lilly and Braydi riding the helicopter

The kids on the roller coaster

Nash and Makenna on the airplanes

Nash riding the carousel

Nash and I on the train

  Nash Thomas birthday cake

Blowing out his candles

opening presents

my big 3 year old

Nash turned 3 years old this past Friday June 10th. This birthday was emotional for me. As the ones of you I am friends with on fb got to see a younger picture of Nash every day the week before his birthday. Part of it, was the hormones from pregnancy I am guessing and I kept thinking this will be his last birthday with it just being him.  I don't know why that makes me sad but anways I was. The other part is I can't believe he is 3 and is so big not just sizewise but he's so smart, funny, and acts so big. On one hand I love it because he is a lot of fun and the otherhand I want time to stop or even go back to those younger times just for a bit. Just to think in 6 short months we will be back at those baby stages with another little one.
We celebrated his birthday on Friday by going to Wild River Country and then that night eating pizza with family, having cupcakes, opening some presents, and playing games. Then on Saturday we had his party at Funland. We had a bunch of family and friends there that all seemed to enjoy themselves and have a good time. It was a fun party. One that I will post more pictures of when I have them. I am thankful to have our cousin Kayla who takes great pictures take pictures at Nash's birthday parties  for me so I don't have to.
Nash was super excited this year about his birthday and birthday party. Probably cause I sent out invitations about 3 weeks before and he has been anticipating it the whole time. It was a good one and I know he enjoyed every bit of it.