It's been a year already...

Friday was the one year anniversary of Liam being born and entering into heaven. We miss him sooo much!

Here are some pictures of his headstone.


Front view



Back view...Patrick designed this family tree. It goes up to Liam's great-grandparents.




We had a small family get together to remember and celebrate our precious son.


Patrick's mom's side



Patrick's dad's side




We didn't take a picture of my family, but they were there too!

It still is hard for me to think about the day I delivered him. It was the worst day of my life. I will long to hold him again until the day I die. But, I am thankful to God for giving us so much hope and strength through this past year. Liam will always be our first born and soon he will be a big brother to our little girl! We have so much to look forward to. OK...time to stop writing this at work...tears are streaming down my face :)

Maybe I'll write more about Liam later...

Thanks for taking the time to pray for us and think about us this past Friday.

30 week stats

How far along?: 30 weeks
How big is baby?: 3ish pounds
Weight Gain?: I only gained 1 lb. in the last 2 weeks...what?! Is it the low/no fat diet? The doctor didn't seem too concerned. Total weight: 142...what I weighed 5 weeks ago and I guess today as well. Total gain: 17 lbs.
Maternity Clothes?: yes
Sleep?: I usually have acid coming up in the back of my throat when I'm trying to fall asleep...I wake up 3ish times to pee...so yeah, it's OK.
Best moment this week?: Seeing baby girl on ultrasound this morning...her head was down and to the left side, and her body was curled up and around, with her legs up by my right ribs.
Food Cravings?: Still hungry alot...I really would love fat greasy food though.
Gender?: sugar and spice :)
Movement?: yes, yes and yes...espcially up near my ribs now.
What I miss?: My baby boy Liam...one year ago today...such a heartbreaking day.
Belly Button?: Still in...probably won't pop out.
Labor Signs?: More BH this week.. and kinda crampy sometimes. My cervix is now measuring 3.3-3.5. Still taking Procardia XL. Doctor thinks I'll deliver a couple weeks early? Don't think they can really predict that. We'll see...
What I'm looking forward to?: Tonight...spending time with close family...remembering our son.
Nursery progress: Painting was started last night by Patrick. He is super paranoid about me being anywhere near paint...so I have to peak in the room occasionally just to get a glimpse of the progress :)
Milestone: 75% of pregnancy is behind me...and can't believe it's been a year already.

I will be putting another post up this weekend about Liam, today and some pictures of his headstone. xoxo Megan


Blurry pic at work in the bathroom :)

28 weeks yay!!

How far along?: 28 weeks
How big is baby?: around 2 1/4 pounds
Weight Gain?: I weighed 141 at the doctor's on wednesday...so I had lost 4 pounds in the hospital, and I gained back 3 in a week! Total gain: 16 lbs.
Maternity Clothes?: all bottoms, still can wear some normal tops
Sleep?: super tired...part of it is from the Procardia, and most of it is from tossing and turning at night, and being pregnant!
Best moment this week?: Seeing little girl on ultrasound again :)
Food Cravings?: Just flat out hungry alot! But, I'm on a low-fat diet...boo
Gender?: girl...still need a name
Movement?: yup
What I miss?: A cool house...not a 92 degree house...grrr, oh well, I still love summer!
Belly Button?: it's not a crater anymore...my scar from my belly ring looks gross though. It's still an inny as of now.
Labor Signs?: BH...the procardia has seemed to help though. My cervix is still great at 4.2
What I'm looking forward to?: Seeing husband's family this weekend
Nursery progress: I ended up taking back the bed set, curtains, and bins. The colors just did not look right with the furniture. So, I'm kinda back at square 1 again.
Milestone: In 3rd tri baby!!

Finally posting a belly picture. I still feel kinda small...but definiately making progress :)