Spring

Spring is less than a week away!  In addition to trying to get ready for Battley we are trying to work on our yard when we get a free moment.  There are quite a few projects going on right now.

We redid part of our front landscaping last year.  The cold weather came quicker than we could get ready for so we only finished 50%.  Our plan was to pick back up in the Spring...plans change!  We will get to it when we get to it now...oh well!

We got out this afternoon to check on a few things we do have going:

This is Battley's tree...we got her planted over the weekend.  Please excuse the weeds...they start to grow before the grass!  Adam is out fertilizing as I type.

Adam's peach tree.  He bought this on clearance at Lowe's a while back.  We made a deal that if he could eat a peach off of it he could keep it planted in the back.  He did!  It was the size of a walnut, but he ate it.

Found this in Southern Living last year.  It's a work in progress to get it to cover the trellis.

All the blooms and new growth are such good reminders to me of God's promises to us.

Here is a verse I am reminded of often:

Psalms 30: part of 5

weeping may stay for the night,
   but joy comes in the morning. 

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We had a doctor's appt yesterday.  B's heartbeat was again good and strong!  We are a little more than a week away from getting to meet her and getting really excited.

Lots of you have asked about our specific plans for the big day.  Here ya go:

* We do plan to have someone...not sure who yet, but someone update the blog as soon as possible so everyone will be up to date.

* We will go in for a c-section on Thursday, March 22.  My doc, the neonatologist, nurses, photographer, everyone are all ready to go with our birth plan.

* Our goals are:

for B to be born alive

for her to enjoy whatever time God grants us with her

for her to come home with us as soon as possible...I understand this is confusing for some people.  There is no surgery that can be done to help her with the problems she has; therefore there is not much that being in a hospital can do for her.  The nurses will teach us how to best care for her before we leave.  We are still praying for her everyday...for her brain to tell her body to breathe and how to eat and for her heart to heal on its own.

* We don't know exactly when we will be coming home...guessing Sunday or Monday.

* Once we get home we would love for you to come visit with her...as long as your aren't sick and don't mind washing your hands! 

C