Showers of Blessings

Our family had the pleasure of going "home" for a few days for Thanksgiving and some much needed "family time." Oh how we miss our friends and family back in the Hub City!

I have some very dear friends who got together and gave Lexi and I a shower while we were in town. I am truly blessed to have such wonderful friends who would do this for me and my little girl! Thank you all, from the bottom of my heart!!!

Below are just a few of the items we received...

Then, Monday (the 23rd) was my birthday. Bryan, the boys, my parents, and Bryan's parents all took me out to dinner at one of my favorite Japanese restaurants. I'll admit that we have found better Japanese cuisine here in Houston!!! The company was the best part!!! I received a silver "M" necklace and stud earrings from Isaiah (he picked them out himself) and Santa earrings from Sam (he too picked these out himself)!!! Bryan, my parents and his parents all got together and gave me cash. I received enough to get the tennis shoes I've been wanting for a few months AND an iPhone!!! I got my iPhone while we were still in Lubbock because I just couldn't wait!!! Patience is not a virtue God blessed me with!!! My shoes however, I had to order. I knew what they cost and was hoping they would be on sale on Black Friday. I was RIGHT!!! They were $30 off but they didn't have my size (in the color combo I wanted). So, I ordered them (in Lubbock) at this sale price and they came in the mail TODAY!!! I love them!!!

Thursday was Thanksgiving Day and what a wonderful day it was! My brother and his kids and wife came over along with Bryan's parents. We had WAY too much to eat and LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT!!! As all of the rest of you are I'm sure, I am SO blessed with the family God has allowed me to be a part of (mine AND the one I married into). After lunch, we looked over the sale ads and mapped out where we wanted to go on Black Friday!!!

Friday morning (Black Friday) my mom and I left the house at 6am and headed to Wal-Mart. I actually prayed before we left the house that we would have good shopping luck - WE DID!!! I won't bore you all with the details of our shopping from 6am to 1:30pm but it WAS productive!!! I was able to get all of my shopping for my brother and his family done as we had to leave it all in Lubbock because we won't be going back for Christmas this year. My mom got her shopping done for the boys and sent it home with me to wrap and put under our tree. My parents will be coming in to town on Christmas Eve so we do have that to look forward to!

Saturday morning came WAY TOO QUICKLY and it was time to head back to Houston!!! We left Lubbock at 8am and pulled into our driveway at 4:50pm. It was a WONDERFUL trip and we made some more WONDERFUL memories! Next year there will be one more little Beaver to make memories with!!! We all can't wait!!!

Under 100

We are now under 100 days until our little girl is "due" to come into this world!!! I am 26 weeks pregnant and feeling every bit of it!!! My back is hurting, I am tired, and my weight keeps creeping up! But, I know what all of this leads to and I will endure it all with a smile for my little girl.

I had a doctor appointment today and all is going well. Lexi is growing just as she should be and my doctor said I am doing "beautifully." I told her I was glad SHE thought so. I told her I had been having some "cramping" and asked if this was just my uterus expanding and she shook her head, "yes." She said my uterus is "cranky" because this is my third pregnancy and it (my uterus) is not very happy about it. I laughed. She also showed me a couple of stretches to do for my back and said I could continue having adjustments with my chiropractor. I have an appointment with him tomorrow and am really hoping to get some relief. I go back on the 30th for the dreaded Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT). I am not looking forward to it OR to not being able to eat anything after midnight the night before!!!

I did get a bit of "bad" news. We were talking about scheduling my next doctor visit and I informed my doctor that I would be out of town for Thanksgiving. She said that would be my last trip and that after 30 weeks I was "grounded." WHAT??? "What about Christmas travel?" I asked. She said my family will have to come to me after that point!!! This was very hard news for me to hear. My family has a tradition at Christmas time. The entire side of my mom's family gets together at my grandparents house in Duncan, Oklahoma to have a big celebration and exchange gifts. We have done this EVERY year since I was born and I have NEVER missed it!!! Bryan even works his vacation time around this event every year!!! It's a big deal. Of course, I understand "why" and so does the family but it's still very hard to believe we won't be there this year! So, I am REALLY going to enjoy my time at "home" this month for Thanksgiving as it will obviously be my last "trip" for quite some time.

So, 13-14 weeks is all we have left of this, our third pregnancy! I am hoping "13" since the doctor seems to think my little girl will be a big one! I am hoping to be induced at 39 weeks unless Lexi has other plans and should decide to come sooner!!! With my history, I don't think this will be the case. My babies seem to like to stay in the "oven" until they are forced to come out! I'll keep you posted.

Happy Halloween

Halloween 2009 was a success in the Beaver household. Isaiah and Sam were both Batman however, they are both quick to tell you that Isaiah was the Dark Night Batman and Sam was the "Regular" Batman. They were NOT the same! If you are reading this then you've already seen them in their costumes in the ginormous photo at the beginning of our blog. Aren't they adorable???

My parents were able to come into town for the weekend. We love SO much when Papa and Nana come to visit! We HATE SO MUCH when they have to leave (as they did this morning). When they leave I am left with two unhappy little guys who say several times throughout the days following Papa's and Nana's departure, "Mommy, I really, really miss Nana and Papa!" I always, always have to fight back the tears (sometimes not so successfully).
While Papa and Nana were here, they got to see Isaiah play a flag football game. Let me just say, Isaiah did not disappoint! Some of you will think I'm just a proud Mommy (and I am) but Isaiah REALLY is good at football. He is amazing at throwing and catching. He has a mean spiral and is simply not afraid of the ball. So, this particular game his coaches decided to let the boys try a passing play. Isaiah was the quarterback and he knew who he was to throw it to. There was some confusion on the play as the opposing team thought Isaiah had handed it off to another little guy (because this is what they ALWAYS do). After a few seconds, Isaiah was told to continue the play. The little guy he was SUPPOSED to pass it to was no longer open so Isaiah looked down the field, found an open receiver, threw a perfect pass and the little guy caught it and ran it in for a TOUCHDOWN!!! It was AWESOME!!! Papa was beaming with pride and shouting, "That's my grandson, the quarterback!!!" We had so much fun!!! Isaiah had been looking forward to Papa seeing him play football for over 3 weeks now and he did him proud! He also made a beautiful, long run and scored a touchdown of his own. He is REALLY loving football. What's next...basketball!!!

After the game we went home to rest up for the Halloween festivities. After dinner, we got the boys dressed up and went to an area church for their Fall Festival. It was not unlike most Fall Festivals we've been to in the past and it was VERY well organized. One of the neatest things they had was what they called, "Trick or Treat Alley." We waited in a line that lead us outside to a row of "faux" walls with real doors. The kids could walk to each door, knock, and the door would open and they would say, "Trick or Treat!" The person on the other side of the door (volunteers from the church) were dressed up and would then hand out the candy to the kiddos. It was like they were really going "door to door." We then played a few of the games, got some more candy and then headed home. I let the boys partake in a "few" pieces of candy but they did not go overboard! We'll have candy for quite some time, I'm sure!

Seeing as how half of this post is about football, I CAN'T leave one more thing out...

We were sitting around the table this afternoon having lunch, while watching the Dallas Cowboys game on tv. Isaiah (like his Daddy) LOVES the Cowboys so he was watching the game very closely. The Cowboys had the ball and ran a play. Isaiah said, "Hey Dad, they just ran a flea flicker." Bryan said, "You're absolutely right, Isaiah." I asked what a "flea flicker" was and it was explained to me. Bryan said last week he and Isaiah were watching football and Bryan said to Isaiah, "That was a flea flicker (referring to a play one of the team's had just run)." Isaiah asked what that was and Bryan rewound the play and showed him. So, Isaiah recognized this "flea flicker" play when the Cowboys ran it today! I was amazed. A few minutes later Bryan asked Isaiah what another play was called that the Cowboys had just run? Without missing a beat Isaiah said, "play action." He was correct!!! I love my little sports fanatic!!!

Hope you all had a safe and Happy Halloween too!!!