Baby Boy Roop

I finally got my scanner working again, so here is the latest ultrasound picture of Baby Boy (aka Curious George thanks to Annie Butcher :) The first ultrasound picture is kinda hard to make out if you haven't looked at 3-D ultrasounds before. To help a little, his head is on top, and his little legs are crossed at the bottom of the picture. You can't see his face because he is looking down. The second one is a profile of him. He looks like he is puckering up for a kiss :) And of course, another belly shot of mama at 15 weeks. There is definitely a pooch going on now.

More beach pics

Yes there are still lots more beach pictures. Again, I'm just trying to sort through my favorites and put a few of them up. Here are a few more to look at. Here is big man Brodie and Sonya. He's getting even bigger :)

Raegan and mama getting ready to play some ball.
Raegan hated the beach the last day we were there. We were trying to get her used to the water. It didn't work :)
Taking a break from building to hanging out with her mama.
For those of you who are Food Network fans, (specifically Paula Deen fans) we got a chance to eat at her restaurant The Lady and Sons while visiting Savannah. That was some good southern cooking! Not for the weak hearted though :) I wish we had taken a picture of the line on BOTH sides of the street. The hostess said some people will wait for 3 or more hours just to get in. Lucky for us, we had 10 people (including all the babies) and had made a reservation way in advance. We got to just walk right in. We definitely got some dirty looks for that :)

More of the Beach and BIG NEWS!

So, here are just a few of the hundreds of pictures we took. As I already said, we did have a really good time despite the nightmare ER visit. I've got tons of pictures to go through, so I'm trying to pick out my favorites. Sonya has some that she took with her camera as well. Of all things to forget, I didn't bring my camera battery charger! What kind of mother am I?! Anyway, here is a picture of me, Macie and Raegan in the baby pool. We were regulars at the baby pool. Tony thinks it's silly to come the the BEACH just to sit by the pool :) Here we are braving the "big girl pool".
Here is Macie and Raegan building a tower of blocks.
This is just to show a mama's desperate creativity. I didn't have room to pack a high chair, and after one meal of chasing a baby who wouldn't sit still on her own... I resorted to using the stroller as a high chair. It worked like a charm. It was kinda funny seeing her sitting in the stroller (in this picture watching Barney... a true treat!) in the middle of the living room.
I'm not sure if you can see her or not, but Raegan is snuggled up in her Uncle Chris's arms. She looks so tiny next to him. (he's 6' 8" for those of you who have never net him)
OnTuesday of our trip, we drove to Savannah, GA and did a trolley tour. Here is Raegan riding the trolley with her daddy. Notice the blankie she is snuggled up to ... it was 97 degrees that day and the trolley didn't have any air conditioning. We really don't go anywhere without this blankie!
Here we are strolling down River Street. We had just stuffed our faces with several fresh pralines!!! YUMMY!We were off to the beach.

She is testing the water. She couldn't really figure out the waves :)
She kept wanting to catch the waves.OKAY... for those of you who waited for the news about baby Roop #2, we did get a "maybe" of what this baby is. I've got new pictures, but my scanner is acting up tonight, so I will have to work on it and post them soon. As for what the Doc thinks the baby is........... Drum roll please......... It's a baby BOY! He wouldn't guarantee that it is a boy since I'm only 15 weeks, and he said he doesn't give any definites until after 16 weeks. Tony and I both saw something there that definitely wasn't there on any of Raegan's ultrasounds, so we are pretty sure he is right. I should have known it would be a boy, because I thought it was another girl. I was convinced that Raegan was a boy too. So much for mother's instinct :)

We're back!!!

NO, we didn't fall off the face of the earth. We actually just got back Saturday from a week long vacation to Hilton Head Island, SC. I think I still could use a couple of days rest before diving back into reality. Vacation sure wears us out now :) Ironic, but true when traveling with a kiddo. We had a wonderful time, despite Raegan falling ill on Wednesday night. She woke up screaming at 3:00 a.m., very hot with fever, and vomiting like no child should ever have to. This went on for about 15 minutes, and since we had no thermometer, and no way of keeping Tylenol down, we headed to the Hilton Head Emergency Room... which might I add is a very nice ER. After cramming a Tylenol suppository in my child, the ER doc gave her a thorough exam and found nothing that looked suspicious. He ordered a urinalysis, which was the NIGHTMARE of the whole ordeal. They ATTEMPTED to catheterize my child. It was the most horrific experience to date since Raegan has been alive, and I still find myself crying over is saying, "I'm the mom, I should have asked if there was another way, why did I hold her down and let them do that to her, etc" You get the picture. Anyway, after an unsuccessful attempt at getting urine through the catheter, they decide to then stick this simple little bag on her and let us wait for some pee. After 4 LONG hours in the ER, she still hadn't pee'd (but thank the Lord she had slept some) and the doc said all he could tell us was that it was a virus, avoid dairy products for a day or two, watch for a list of signs that she is getting worse, and let her get plenty of rest. It was funny, but while in the hospital room, the only thing that would calm Raegan down was me singing "Jesus loves me" and rocking her until she fell asleep. It's funny, because it is so true how Jesus loves us... enough to let our daughter rest peacefully the whole next day and seem fully recuperated by Friday. So what if we missed a fun day in the sun. God restored our sweet baby girl, and we all are back home safe and sound ( and healthy) and couldn't be happier. I'll be sure to post some pictures of our vacation, but I've got an early OB appointment in the morning, so I'm ready for some rest. Thanks to all of you who prayed us through this horrible ordeal. By the way, we might find out what the "new new" baby is tomorrow. I'll be sure to let you know!!!

Birthday Girl!!

Raegan is officially ONE!!! Can you believe that just one short year ago, I was in a hospital with this new baby thinking "What are we going to do with this little girl?" Well, she has certainly kept things hopping for the last year, and I definitely haven't gotten bored. Unfortunately, she had come down with a little cold the day before Independence Day. She felt a little crummy for her first 4th, but is feeling much better now. Here are just a couple of pics from our outing to the museum.

These were taken the morning of her actual B-day, July 5. She got lots of phone calls that day, and as you can see, she was "talking" in the wrong end of the phone :)
I really liked this look. It's like she is saying "Who me?"
I thought this was just a sweet picture. She was running around with a new dog toy that we got for the doggies. She kept saying, "Dow-Dow" which translates into "Doggie".We are having a big party for Raegan on Saturday, but decided to have a simple celebration on her actual birthday. Nana, Grandad and Mamaw all came over for some pizza and presents. We definitely had the most fun watching Raegan eat her little cake. Don't ask about the big ZERO candle... I have a 1 year old candle for her party, but couldn't find another one on short notice at the grocery store, so I opted for the big "0" instead. Raegan didn't seem to mind :)

She did not care for the fire on top of her cake. It definitely troubled her, so we took it off very quickly!She didn't really understand that she was allowed to make a mess. She seems to be saying "I get to do what?! And you're sure I won't get in trouble?!""Here Nana, you try it"

"This might be pretty good after all!""Hmm, this isn't too bad!""Okay, get this stuff off of me!" She sure did enjoy that cake. When I put her to bed that night, she sang to herself for about 20 minutes before finally dozing off. She was definitely on a sugar buzz!This was the only picture we got of Raegan messing with her presents. She could have cared less what we got her. She was just happy playing with her new 99 cent ball we got her.
Daddy and I played with her new stuff more than she did :)Daddy had to leave and go play in a softball game. We wished him luck, and turns out he won both of his games! Go Daddy!Raegan posed with Mamaw and Nana before they headed out.This is the cool new bubble machine that Mamaw got her. She loves to chase the bubbles! Well, I'm sure there will be lots more birthday pictures to come after her party on Saturday. Hope you won't get bored of them!

Not a baby anymore

I just thought this was cool, but this is my 100th post with my 3roops blogspot. Here is another fun bit of information... as we all know Raegan has always been on the small side. Well, she has never really had a problem with eating, until now. She has suddenly become a very picky eater. I'm told this is normal, but considering her size, it concerns me a little. Well, she didn't eat much solid food all day today. I had never heard of a baby turning there nose up to applesauce (the real kind, not baby food kind) but she did. She wouldn't eat her spaghetti either, which she normally loves either. Well, mama Roop here decided that Chinese food sounded good to me, so we loaded up Rae and headed to the local resteraunt. Crab Rangoons and egg drop soup will always do my body good :) Turns out, my sweet baby girl LOVES both as well!!! Can you believe she will scarf down egg drop soup and crab rangoons dipped in sweet & sour sauce like it's the best stuff in the world!?!? I was no doubt amazed, but at the same time it made me realize that she is definitely growing up. No more baby food for her, just show her the ethnic foods and then we're talking :) Something else to make a mama (especially a pregnant, emotionally charged one) sad about this approaching 1st birthday. For those of you who don't know, Raegan will be turning 1 on July 5 (at 4:44 to be exact :)

Well, I don't have a lot of cute pictures, but I thought I'd share these with you. This is Raegan trotting around with her Ernie purse. She can walk very well these days, but for some reason if she has something in her hands... she can RUN!

And the less photographed members of our family. Here is my sweet boy Tucker. Isn't he precious!
And crazy Casey. She is quite the spaz, but loves Raegan. Well, they all love each other.
Last, here is a picture of my pooching belly. I am officially 12 weeks today. I like to compare so the first picture is this pregnancy. The second one is when I was 12 weeks pregnant with Raegan. I look so young and well rested in the second one?!?! Maybe a little more naive too! :)