Evie is sweet....but not TOO sweet!

We had the test yesterday at the latest appointment that checks for diabetes related to pregnancy and we passed!  So yes, she is very sweet...but thankfully not TOO sweet or we'd need to add meds/watch our diet/etc....depending on what the doc said.  We also got the wonderful news we've been praying for that according to the doctors there is "no reason to believe" I won't carry Evie to full-term!  We will deal with whatever cards we are dealt because we know that ultimately the Lord is in control and as much as we love our girl, she was His before we ever knew about her, but we are very thankful that every appointment has gone so smoothly.  Initially we were told there was an increased risk for miscarriage, increased risk for growth restriction and an increased risk for pre-term labor, so far we have passed all of our landmarks without any concerns from any of the doctors!  Thank you all so much for the prayers, please continue to pray that everything goes as smoothly as it has been, we are so thankful for all of your prayers and support and so thankful for each week our little girl grows before we get to meet her!  

Here are a few pictures from the weekend...

Andy was clearly not bothered by getting passed from one person to the next...

This is Evie's Great Grandmother Flora (on the right in the pink) and her Great, Great, Great Aunt Esther (on the left in the blue and white).  We were celebrating Aunt Esther's 97th birthday party!

Here is the official "after" picture of Katie and I....as you can tell I have definitely outgrown her now!

Our next appointment is May 3rd, we have entered our 3rd trimester now so appointments are more often, I can't believe how quickly time flies!  Next appointment is another regular checkup, we appreciate prayers for continued growth of our girl!

Growing Belly

Just a few fun belly shots!

Last picture of Katie and I pregnant with Evie and Andy!

I love when all the flowers start blooming, thankfully the woman who owned our house had a green thumb because although I love seeing the flowers I definitely have not developed the skill for growing them!  It requires time and effort and a greater attention span than I currently have.  Maybe later in life it will come but for now I get to enjoy someone else's effort at planting all of them and they are low maintenance so they require no effort on my part.

We seem to be growing all the time as well!

Next appointment is Tuesday to discuss our "game plan", as you can tell though, Evie certainly hasn't had any problems growing yet!  We appreciate continued prayers for all involved, that everything continues to go smoothly and no game plan is needed.  We also appreciate prayers for Jonathan and I as we continue to prepare for this next adventure the Lord has us on.  

Blue!

Just kidding...everything is still pink!  Her eyes may be blue though...we had another ultrasound yesterday and got to see our beautiful, very active 1 lb 14 oz girl!  She is definitely still a girl, and she is definitely still quite active in her space.  Everything checked out beautifully, thanks for all of the prayers!  Her measurements and mine are still right where they should be without doctors having any concerns for her growth or for my risk of preterm labor.  We will be discussing a "game plan" at the next appointment, as a "just in case" kind of precaution though, so we would appreciate prayers that we never need to use that "game plan".  Right now I'm praying Evie won't be joining us until July which would be the 38 week mark - risks drop significantly after 28, then 34 is another big landmark, but we would love for her to wait until July.  Please pray for wisdom for the doctors and for us if we do need to use that "game plan", but please also pray that Evie waits a few more months and she gets to come home the same day we do!
We got to see her open her eyes yesterday!  Of course it was all on ultrasound so we couldn't see what color those beautiful eyes are but it was incredible to watch.  She still likes to tuck her hands up by her cheeks, Daddy says she looks like him...I won't disagree, he likes to tuck a hand up by his face when he sleeps too!

Here she is!  Her face is on the right side of the picture, you can see her precious pinchable cheeks, all of her right eye, her nose, lips and forehead.  Right next to the right side of her face just under her cheek is where she was bringing her hand up to her face.  Above that, the curled up weird looking thing is the umbilical cord bunched up next to her.  At the bottom is her little belly poking into the camera.  It looks blurry on the bottom edge because she was moving (of course!).  She was awake but trying to get settled in for nap time.  It was SO weird to feel her move and then see it on the screen, this was the first ultrasound where I knew I was feeling her move and we could see it too!

This is her left side view, but her face is turning away, you can just barely see her arm on the bottom, and again a hand up by her face, but there's no profile because she was turning away.  Her ribs are the lines and the top black spot is her 4-chambered heart (YAY!), the lower black spot is her stomach.

She's face down here, the "railroad tracks" along the top of the picture are her spine, although she's grown so much you can't see her whole body in a picture anymore and of course she was still moving so her face is pretty blurry!

Happy Birthday Andy Dale!!!

We all got to meet Jonathan's brother Justin's son on Monday!  Andrew "Andy" Dale Anderson was born at 5:01, on his official due date, he has clearly not inherited his namesake's inability to be on time for anything, he is quite a prompt little man.  Everything went wonderfully, Katie (Mom) is doing well, looking and feeling great and Andy has been welcomed into the family without any added adventures, thank the Lord!  They are set to arrive home today, thanks for all the prayers for a smooth delivery!
Here are a few pictures of my handsome nephew in his first days:

Hanging out with Grandma Anderson

Giving Uncle Jonathan a little practice!

Not a huge fan of his first bath!

Tomorrow is our next appointment for the other little Anderson, more pictures to come!  We appreciate prayers for another great appointment with everything on track!  Evie is squirming all the time and it has become incredibly amusing in the last couple of weeks to watch her move.  Last night we decided to see if we could hear her heartbeat with a stethoscope since sometimes you can at 25 weeks, I could feel where she was since she was moving around so Jonathan put the stethoscope right where it felt like her back was (or at least the majority of her body) and as soon as he put the stethoscope down she gave a hard kick/punch directly to it, jumping Daddy and making Mama laugh for several minutes.  She is already a prankster!