MORE AND MORE BELLY

31WKS

28WKS

Both Families

MY

FAMILY

JV'S

FAMILY

The Ultimate Gift

This Christmas was the best ever. John Van's family and My family came together for Christmas Eve and we had so much fun! JV's 3 step brothers all came in . His bother Brad with his wife Jodi and son Ben. Then his other two brothers John and Lee. They hadn't been all together in 13yrs. We had the greatest time. Thanks to both families!

Griffin However racked up! He got a huge Einstein super saucer, Baby champ for those stinky diapers, Lots of cute clothes and bibs and his swing that will hopefully help him sleep!
John Van and I both got our own individual pouches to carry him in. Jv got the Bjorn and I got my sprout pouch which you will all get to see. It was my favorite surprise. I then surprised JohnVan with a cocky baby Cd. Which teaches your child how to cheer for the Gamecocks which he loved.

My favorite gift of all was given to me by my wonderful husband. A mommy necklace which is basically a silhouette charm of a little boy on a chain. It's perfect it reminds me of my beautiful baby growing in my belly!

Saving the Ultimate gift for last. Christmas Eve service was great! We all left refreshed with the true meaning of Christmas. How important it is to remember that we are celebrating the birth of Christ! It's amazing when you really stop and think about it God's spirit fills your heart. That's exactly what he did for John Van and I that night.
We left with such great joy and couldn't believe how much God has truly blessed our lives. Great family, friends, a perfect little one growing and most importantly each other! I couldn't ask for anything more!

BIG THANKS TO ALL !

What a terrific weekend! We had one of the busiest weekends yet. Friday night we went to a Christmas Dinner at our friends house, Tara and Jason Newton, where we were surrounded by eight wonderful babies/toddlers. They were so cute. They all exchanged gifts and just had a ball.

Saturday we went to one of my sorority sisters weddings Rachel Arant. Congrats to her. It was a beautiful day. She was a breath taking bride!

Then Sunday we had a christening to attend our friend Deann and Brent their daughter Weatherly got baptized which made John Van and I both cry! She is the most beautiful little girl!
That same night we had the Sunday school Christmas Party at our house. Which ended up being 22adults and 11 children. Wow! It was amazing . John Van and myself are very very blessed to have our church and other friends that have little ones to help Griffin grow up to be the amazing man he is suppose to be.

Overall, John Van and I took a long look at our busy weekend and realized how blessed we really are to have such wonderful supporting friendships. So here is a BIG THANKS to everyone of our friends!! We love you and can't wait to experience many more times together!

The tiny things in life

Griffin woke me up this morning having Hiccups! How much fun! My belly was just a jiggling! I wish I could of taped it. I hate having the hiccups . Hopefully, Griffin didn't mind me laughing at him:). I can't wait till some of you get to experience this. For those of you that have Isn't it so much fun?

Back to Being Postive

So I went to my meeting at 3 and it was a lot better than I ever expected. Thanks for all the prayers. There are a huge amount of women get this and it's nothing I have done wrong just bad genes. (sorry to my family I still love you). I have to prick my self three times a day and pee on a keytone strip in the morning. But the bright side is that I can control it with my exercise and eating habits. Which are not so strict. I actually get to eat all day. I also get to have rice krispy treats and ice cream in moderation of course. So I am pleased.
My doctor said that this diet will give me more energy and I wont gain as much weight in the end. So that is what I am focusing on. As for now I am okay with this. I'll let you know if that positive out look will change.

GESTATIONAL DIABETIES? WHAT'S THAT????

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! I eat right drink nothing but water and exercise and now I have gestational diabetes! Yuck! I just got the news today and I am so frustrated. I should of eaten horrible things and not even exercised and I probably would of passed. I am going back up to the Doc's office at 3 to talk with a Nutritionist who will put me on a diet. And now I will have to prick my finger everyday probably 3 times a day. I WILL UPDATE ON SPECIFICS LATER! Keep us in your prayers and that my little one will be just fine! LOVE YOU ALL ! AMY AND GRIFF

Prepearing for Parenthood

John Van bought Our God son Sam a Carolina Football. So he taught him how to throw it . He is starting the Fatherhood off just fine. Don't Ya Think?

What a great Father figure and a cute one a that!

Sam was so excited we kept him the entire weekend. We even had to get him up and take him to church. Needless to say we were late. John Van and I learned our first lesson when you drop your kid off to the nursery bolt after. The longer you stay the longer they cry. When we Picked him back up he had him a girlfriend. He did just fine.

What a cutie. Sam asked when the baby gets to come out my belly. He said that he was ready and we need to go ahead and cut the baby out from my belly. and that if it hurt really bad he would make it all better! The things kids say. I'm sure I will hear even more from Griffin!

Thanks to NANA!!!!!!!!!

Wea!!! Griffin and I are going to have so much fun running with this new baby jogger from my mom! THANKS NANA! Watch out, Griffin and I are coming through!

Nursery Pictures

We are on our way! I still need more wall decor but It is hard with out a theme. I am so excited to have found this woman to make the window treatment and diaper stacker. Thanks to my good friend DeAnn. We can't wait to show Griffin his room!