Bedrest Blizzard

This week has been quite eventful for us! We've learned to expect the unexpected! On Saturday morning, while Mark was working an event, I had a little surprise pre-term labor! The next 48 hours were spent in the hospital hooked up to monitors, receiving shots, taking pills, enduring regular contractions, and praying for health! Fortunately, everything is looking fine now. I am on bedrest for at least this week and possibly longer. The contractions have stopped for the most part due to 2 VERY FUN medications that I take every 3 hours. The baby is kicking up a storm and after all the testing done in the hospital we found out he is now 5 lbs. 6 oz. So we are just praying that he keeps cooking for a few more weeks! I have an appointment on Monday to check to make sure there has been no change and then hopefully I can go back to work for the last 3 1/2 weeks until I track off just before Thanksgiving!

On top of this excitement, Denver got 24 inches of snow dumped on us this week! It feels a bit more like Christmas then Halloween! It is very pretty and a blessing in disguise because Mark was able to work from home and help me out around the house and with Nolan since I'm supposed to be resting for most of the day! It has proven to be very challenging to be on bedrest with a toddler! But we have had a LOT of wonderful help! Thank you to everyone who has watched Nolan, stopped by to visit, cooked us a meal, and most importantly prayed for us during this uncertain time! We really appreciate all the love and support we have felt this week!

Here are a few pictures from our snowed in days at home!

Watching a little Sesame Street! Nolan loves to plop down on the ground to watch a show with his blankie and favorite stuffed animal- the Texas A&M mascot!

Nolan sits in a booster seat at the table with us now! It's a bit messier, but he feels like such a big boy! Here he is enjoying the yummy spaghetti my good friend Jess made for us this week! He was in HEAVEN!

Helping Daddy shovel us out!

On Wednesday night we carved pumpkins, watched Charlie Brown's "The Great Pumpkin", roasted pumpkin seeds, and enjoyed some hot chocolate! Mark's with some much needed Amaretto after a busy week!

Nolan thought he should try to eat the seeds and guts!

Mark did a great job drawing and carving an Elmo pumpkin for Nolan! He did it free hand without a stencil! It turned out great!

Nolan absolutely adores his "Elmo pumpin". He wants to sit by it all the time and points out the "eyes, nose, mouf, hat (the stem top) and back".

Being silly while Daddy is working in the basement! As you can see, our house is a little dusty and dirty due to all the construction. Needles to say, his blankie was washed immediately after playing downstairs! But we are counting down the days and weeks until it's all done! It will give us so much more space just in time for baby!