The other night we were at dinner with my parents and other family. I saw Noah down talking with my parents and I see him waiving his money around. Then next thing I know my parents both get out their wallets and start handing him money. I get on to him about asking people for money, and he proceeds to tell me, "mom I did not ask them for money. I told them I was saving up for a hermit crab and they just started randomly handing me money". How funny is that... randomly handing him money..
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Late... Josie Update
I should have posted this before now... This is about 2 weeks old.. I go back to the specialist on the 3rd for another ultrasound and will post an update sooner!
Today we had our visit with the specialist. The doctor was great and so was the ultrasound tech. This is what they found and said.They confirmed that Josie does have SUA (Single Umbilical Artery). They also confirmed that everything looks good. They have 6 points that they like to check on the heart and Josie would not cooperate, so they only got to see 2 of the points. They both looked good. The doctor said that those 2 points could rule out 50% of heart defects. Her size is good. Her legs are on the long size for her age. He said that there is a higher chance for chromosome defects or other defects. The one he mentioned as an example was Down Syndrome. However he said that signs are not pointing towards that, but it is still a possibility. We will not know until she is born. I am not worried about it. If that is the case, I will love her just the same. I am now concidered high risk. I have to go back in 4weeks for another ultrasound. Then I go back 4 weeks after that for another. Then that week I start going every week for a non-stress test until she is born. The doctor said that at this point he did not see an issue with me delivering with my regular OB atProgress West, but if anything comes up that he will take over and I will have to go to St. Johns to deliver. He was very open and informational. He was also very hopeful that Josie should be born a normal healthy baby, from what he saw today. They will be keeping a close eye on things to make sure everything continues to look good. He also let us know that SUA is not very common. It is in 1% of pregnancies. I thought that was interesting. Please continue to pray that she keeps growing as good as she is. She is now 1lb 9oz. I am confident that she will be born healthy. I do have a praise report in all of this... We found out that it is all going to be covered 100% by insurance. WHAT A BLESSING!! THANK THE LORD!!!
Meeting the Man
For those of you who know me well, you know that I have one particular baseball player that is my all-time favorite. I have been his fan since I was in high school. When I was in college my walls were covered with pictures of him. Yes, I'm talking about the one and only #47 JOHN MABRY!!!!
Here is a bit of background on things also. He played with the Cardinals until a few years ago. Then he was traded or went to the Cubs.. YUK!!! Then last year or the year before he retired. It was a sad day in the Pingel household when he hung up his cleats and said goodbye to the game he loved.
Anyway since then the Cardinals have picked up Ryan Ludwick.. Taking what number..??... 47. That did not make me very happy. In fact, I have not been the biggest fan of Ludwick for that very reason.
Well this past Saturday my cousins John and Tracy hosted a 16th birthday party for their son John. (Lots of Johns here, so bear with me.) My cousin John and Mabry are very good friends. So they invited they Mabry family. Well, they showed up. Everyone in my family knows what a Mabry fan I have been and I knew they were going to embarass me. Well after being there for a few hours and not being embarrassed yet I thought I had skirted by. UNTIL.... I was sitting and getting ready to eat and I hear, "Are you going to eat all that?" Thinking is was my cousin being silly I looked up and it was Mabry.. I about peed my pants!
Now you also have to realize that all evening I had been trying to take a picture of me with him in the background with my cell phone. Then he says, "I hear you want your picture taken with me." Beet red face, giggling like a little girl, star struck, I said yes. So he said, "let's get a picture then". So we did. Then he asked, "Do you still hate Ludwick"? I wanted to die.. since someone had told him about that. I said, "he's not soo bad, now".
Later on that evening, the neighbor who had taken the picture came back. She had gone and made an 8x10 of the best one and had him autograph it for me.. It says.. "To Steph All the best John Mabry #47". How great is that! It is framed right now.
I must say that he is a really nice guy. His wife is also very nice. She took a picture on my cell phone for me, so I could send it to Dan to rub in his face.. LOL
August 16, 2008 will truly be a day I will never forget. I got to meet my Cardinals baseball hero!!!
Here is a bit of background on things also. He played with the Cardinals until a few years ago. Then he was traded or went to the Cubs.. YUK!!! Then last year or the year before he retired. It was a sad day in the Pingel household when he hung up his cleats and said goodbye to the game he loved.
Anyway since then the Cardinals have picked up Ryan Ludwick.. Taking what number..??... 47. That did not make me very happy. In fact, I have not been the biggest fan of Ludwick for that very reason.
Well this past Saturday my cousins John and Tracy hosted a 16th birthday party for their son John. (Lots of Johns here, so bear with me.) My cousin John and Mabry are very good friends. So they invited they Mabry family. Well, they showed up. Everyone in my family knows what a Mabry fan I have been and I knew they were going to embarass me. Well after being there for a few hours and not being embarrassed yet I thought I had skirted by. UNTIL.... I was sitting and getting ready to eat and I hear, "Are you going to eat all that?" Thinking is was my cousin being silly I looked up and it was Mabry.. I about peed my pants!
Now you also have to realize that all evening I had been trying to take a picture of me with him in the background with my cell phone. Then he says, "I hear you want your picture taken with me." Beet red face, giggling like a little girl, star struck, I said yes. So he said, "let's get a picture then". So we did. Then he asked, "Do you still hate Ludwick"? I wanted to die.. since someone had told him about that. I said, "he's not soo bad, now".
Later on that evening, the neighbor who had taken the picture came back. She had gone and made an 8x10 of the best one and had him autograph it for me.. It says.. "To Steph All the best John Mabry #47". How great is that! It is framed right now.
I must say that he is a really nice guy. His wife is also very nice. She took a picture on my cell phone for me, so I could send it to Dan to rub in his face.. LOL
August 16, 2008 will truly be a day I will never forget. I got to meet my Cardinals baseball hero!!!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Getting ready for Josie
Well I couldn't take it any more. I needed to cut my hair. So now i have my ready for Josie cut. I was able to donate 8 inches to locks of love.
We Registered!!!
Well we did it. After 3 1/2 hours we are done. We registered. The following are the stores we went to:
www.target.com
www.babiesrus.com
www.walmart.com
Feel free to take a look and see what all we registered for.. I just like to look.. I am nosey!!!
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