We are getting to know the hospital staff at St. Luke's pretty well, thanks to another lovely visit!
This morning, at about 1:15, I was sure my water broke. And soon after I started to have more regular contractions. So, we excitedly packed up our stuff (which was ready to go this time) and headed to the hospital. The nurse was very nice, and did the usual 10,000 question screening and hooked me up to the fetal and contraction monitors. The house doc, who was the cutest little old man you ever saw (about 80 years old) did some tests and made a few jokes. But they determined that my water didn't break, and my contractions mysteriously got irregular since we'd come in... so yep - they sent me home. UGH!!! (Sorry, no photo this time! lol)
Coming home again was tough for me to take. I couldn't help wondering why this happened, what the purpose of this was. All the excitement went away in a flash, and we were in disbelief. But we knew we needed to just keep trusting in God and waiting on His perfect timing instead of getting discouraged.
We got home from St. Luke's around 5:30am, tired. I went to sleep, and Noah just went to work early, since he'd have to get up in less than an hour anyway.
My boss has been wonderful the last couple of days. She's allowed me to work from home which has been a huge blessing. I've been having irregular contractions and have been hesitant to drive the extra 30-40 minutes in to the office just incase. She has a baby of her own - now about 3 weeks old - and she's so understanding, bless her heart!
We ask for your prayers - that when the REAL time comes, we'll know it, and that we'll have peace in the mean time while we're waiting. It's hard to be so very excited, and have to wait unknowingly in the mean time.
Thanks to everyone who has lifted us up in prayer and checking in on us. It's so nice to know you care. We are blessed!!!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Can you come out to play?
Yes, we are still waiting! The doctor appointment yesterday went very well. Not too much change though. Still 2cm dilated, but 50% effaced now, which is good. Heartbeat is strong and the baby is still pretty active.
We are so excited to meet this precious little one, but we know we have to wait on God's perfect timing. :) We aren't nervous or anxious... just really excited to see the funny little person who decides to stop moving when we ask if it's a boy or a girl, and who responds to daddy's voice so readily.
We keep telling the baby that it's okay, you can come out now. But I think the baby just thinks it's too safe and cozy in there. Soon enough I know he or she will change their mind! It has to be getting pretty cramped in there! Can't imagine!
We'll keep everyone in the loop, so keep checking back for updates! Thursday is our due date but hopefully we'll have some exciting news before then. :)
Blessings and love to you all!
Noah, Krista & Baby Brown
We are so excited to meet this precious little one, but we know we have to wait on God's perfect timing. :) We aren't nervous or anxious... just really excited to see the funny little person who decides to stop moving when we ask if it's a boy or a girl, and who responds to daddy's voice so readily.
We keep telling the baby that it's okay, you can come out now. But I think the baby just thinks it's too safe and cozy in there. Soon enough I know he or she will change their mind! It has to be getting pretty cramped in there! Can't imagine!
We'll keep everyone in the loop, so keep checking back for updates! Thursday is our due date but hopefully we'll have some exciting news before then. :)
Blessings and love to you all!
Noah, Krista & Baby Brown
Monday, June 15, 2009
Birthday Baby? Nope...
Nope, no baby just yet. We know all of you are wondering... is it time yet? Is anything happening? Well we're sure things are happening, but just don't know what exactly. We do know for sure that God's timing is getting closer, so that gives us the strength and patience we need to look forward to the blessed day!
Friday we went to the doctor, who said nothing was really going on. Krista is dilated to 2cm, which is better than 2 weeks ago, but progress is still crawling. We know God's timing is perfect though and are just playing that waiting game. Our next doctor appointment is Thursday (6/18). Please pray for good news!!!
Saturday was Krista's birthday (we are not going to say which one! lol). We served at a Power of Purity mens conference with some of the other people in our ministry which was fun. It is always an incredible blessing to see how God touches hearts and lives through the conferences! Throughout the day, she received a bunch of phone calls from relatives, and some of the other volunteers seemed to get a little suspicious as to why her phone kept ringing. So Krista finally broke down and mentioned it was her birthday. After the conference ended, a bunch of the volunteers went to dinner to celebrate and we had a great time. I think the favorite moment of the evening was when the waiter and owner brought out the portions of lamb for Tony to see before he ordered anything - just to make sure he would leave the restaurant full! haha! :)
Some of you have heard that we are looking for a church. We are still looking! Sunday we went to a small church near home for the second time. We're not sure if we will keep going there or not, but we like it. We're also looking at a larger church farther west of us, which we'll go to (God willing) this coming weekend - if we don't have a baby in our hands! Please pray that we will find where God wants us to be. :)
Some of you also have heard about our "TV adventures". We were surprised to find out that our 5-year-old TV konked out on us just recently. We tried to see if it was worth the cost to fix it, but the cost was half of what the TV was worth, so we decided to upgrade. Well, the upgrade decision led to "what if we get speakers to go with it" and well... it is snowballing. But we have been talking about doing the speaker thing for quite a while anyway. Noah's having fun doing all the research though, and I think we're getting close. In the mean time, our wonderful neighbors next door had an extra 25" tv they are letting us borrow. Couldn't ask for nicer nighbors!
Krista's manager, Jennifer, had her baby last week Saturday (6/6). Mom and baby are doing wonderfully. Jace Parker Reed Keen was born around 10:30am, and weighed 9 pounds 14 ounces and measured 20 1/2 inches long! He is a beautiful, healthy big boy who looks a lot like his daddy! Well, that is Krista's opinion. Jennifer had the baby by c-section and will be taking some time off to recooperate. But the family is doing great, and mom and baby are at home resting as of Tuesday.
Well, that's all from the Missouri home front. We hope all of you are doing great and we'll keep you updated on the new arrival when he/she comes!!!
Blessings and love to all!
Noah, Krista & "Little Brown" :)
Friday we went to the doctor, who said nothing was really going on. Krista is dilated to 2cm, which is better than 2 weeks ago, but progress is still crawling. We know God's timing is perfect though and are just playing that waiting game. Our next doctor appointment is Thursday (6/18). Please pray for good news!!!
Saturday was Krista's birthday (we are not going to say which one! lol). We served at a Power of Purity mens conference with some of the other people in our ministry which was fun. It is always an incredible blessing to see how God touches hearts and lives through the conferences! Throughout the day, she received a bunch of phone calls from relatives, and some of the other volunteers seemed to get a little suspicious as to why her phone kept ringing. So Krista finally broke down and mentioned it was her birthday. After the conference ended, a bunch of the volunteers went to dinner to celebrate and we had a great time. I think the favorite moment of the evening was when the waiter and owner brought out the portions of lamb for Tony to see before he ordered anything - just to make sure he would leave the restaurant full! haha! :)
Some of you have heard that we are looking for a church. We are still looking! Sunday we went to a small church near home for the second time. We're not sure if we will keep going there or not, but we like it. We're also looking at a larger church farther west of us, which we'll go to (God willing) this coming weekend - if we don't have a baby in our hands! Please pray that we will find where God wants us to be. :)
Some of you also have heard about our "TV adventures". We were surprised to find out that our 5-year-old TV konked out on us just recently. We tried to see if it was worth the cost to fix it, but the cost was half of what the TV was worth, so we decided to upgrade. Well, the upgrade decision led to "what if we get speakers to go with it" and well... it is snowballing. But we have been talking about doing the speaker thing for quite a while anyway. Noah's having fun doing all the research though, and I think we're getting close. In the mean time, our wonderful neighbors next door had an extra 25" tv they are letting us borrow. Couldn't ask for nicer nighbors!
Krista's manager, Jennifer, had her baby last week Saturday (6/6). Mom and baby are doing wonderfully. Jace Parker Reed Keen was born around 10:30am, and weighed 9 pounds 14 ounces and measured 20 1/2 inches long! He is a beautiful, healthy big boy who looks a lot like his daddy! Well, that is Krista's opinion. Jennifer had the baby by c-section and will be taking some time off to recooperate. But the family is doing great, and mom and baby are at home resting as of Tuesday.
Well, that's all from the Missouri home front. We hope all of you are doing great and we'll keep you updated on the new arrival when he/she comes!!!
Blessings and love to all!
Noah, Krista & "Little Brown" :)
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Nursery Pictures
Some of you have been asking about nursery pictures, so here they are! They are also posted on my Facebook page if you have an account. Enjoy!
And for the pilot in the house...
Noah thought it would also be cute to take a lovely picture of me when we went to the hospital on Saturday. Thanks honey... I want everyone to see what I look like at 4am!
Noah thought it would also be cute to take a lovely picture of me when we went to the hospital on Saturday. Thanks honey... I want everyone to see what I look like at 4am!
Monday, June 01, 2009
"A Quick Test Run"
Hi Everyone,
Quick update on the baby situation! We had a little surprise this weekend while my parents were in town. Saturday morning around 2am I woke up with contractions. After about 10 minutes trying to walk them off, I woke Noah up and let him know what was going on. We timed them for about 30-40 minutes, and they were coming regularly - about 2-4 minutes apart, lasting about 1 minute each. So we decided to call the hospital and ask them if we should come in. They suggested we should, just to get checked out, because I am right at 36 weeks (37-40 is considered full term). We hadn't even packed a bag yet, or gotten the car seat out of the box. So we threw some things together and put the car seat into the car (with tags on and all) and drove to St. Luke's. They admitted me, asked me a bunch of medical history questions and did an exam while they tracked the contractions and the baby's heartbeat (which, by the way, they said was perfect!). After that, they decided it would be best to try to stop the contractions by giving me 24 ounces of 7up to drink (sugary stuff and laying on your side is supposed to help stop early labor - not sure how that works). Drinking that much was definitely a challenge though, seeing as they told me to keep drinking lots of water to stay hydrated on our way over! And any of you ladies who have been pregnant before know that drinking a lot of fluid all at once isn't really fun! haha! The 7-up worked, and the contractions stopped. Our doctor stopped by to see how we were doing and to officially discharge us, and we went home around 9am.
Doc said the baby and I are doing great, but he'd prefer I wait at least another week before we do this for real! :) He also said that if they wouldn't have been able to stop the contractions, that would have been okay too and the baby and I would've been just fine. (The baby is estimated to be about 7.5 pounds and is well developed.) I am officially 1cm dilated (25% effaced), which is a good start. But that doesn't necessarily mean baby will come before the due date (July 2). We'll see how things progress and just wait on God's timing, which is always perfect :)
We just wanted to give you all an update on how things are going - no need to worry! We have complete peace and joy about this whole pregnancy and delivery. Please keep praying for us, that things will go just as God designed them to - we appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers and excitement about the upcoming big day. We're excited too and can't wait to meet our little one. Yay!!!
And for those of you who have heard my boss is pregnant also, due on June 8th - one more week! She is doing fine. No activity yet. Just waiting it out! She's getting antsy and couldn't believe when I told her about our crazy weekend. Looks like a race to the finish! haha!
Love and hugs to you all, from all 3 of us!
Noah, Krista & Kickin' Baby Brown
Quick update on the baby situation! We had a little surprise this weekend while my parents were in town. Saturday morning around 2am I woke up with contractions. After about 10 minutes trying to walk them off, I woke Noah up and let him know what was going on. We timed them for about 30-40 minutes, and they were coming regularly - about 2-4 minutes apart, lasting about 1 minute each. So we decided to call the hospital and ask them if we should come in. They suggested we should, just to get checked out, because I am right at 36 weeks (37-40 is considered full term). We hadn't even packed a bag yet, or gotten the car seat out of the box. So we threw some things together and put the car seat into the car (with tags on and all) and drove to St. Luke's. They admitted me, asked me a bunch of medical history questions and did an exam while they tracked the contractions and the baby's heartbeat (which, by the way, they said was perfect!). After that, they decided it would be best to try to stop the contractions by giving me 24 ounces of 7up to drink (sugary stuff and laying on your side is supposed to help stop early labor - not sure how that works). Drinking that much was definitely a challenge though, seeing as they told me to keep drinking lots of water to stay hydrated on our way over! And any of you ladies who have been pregnant before know that drinking a lot of fluid all at once isn't really fun! haha! The 7-up worked, and the contractions stopped. Our doctor stopped by to see how we were doing and to officially discharge us, and we went home around 9am.
Doc said the baby and I are doing great, but he'd prefer I wait at least another week before we do this for real! :) He also said that if they wouldn't have been able to stop the contractions, that would have been okay too and the baby and I would've been just fine. (The baby is estimated to be about 7.5 pounds and is well developed.) I am officially 1cm dilated (25% effaced), which is a good start. But that doesn't necessarily mean baby will come before the due date (July 2). We'll see how things progress and just wait on God's timing, which is always perfect :)
We just wanted to give you all an update on how things are going - no need to worry! We have complete peace and joy about this whole pregnancy and delivery. Please keep praying for us, that things will go just as God designed them to - we appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers and excitement about the upcoming big day. We're excited too and can't wait to meet our little one. Yay!!!
And for those of you who have heard my boss is pregnant also, due on June 8th - one more week! She is doing fine. No activity yet. Just waiting it out! She's getting antsy and couldn't believe when I told her about our crazy weekend. Looks like a race to the finish! haha!
Love and hugs to you all, from all 3 of us!
Noah, Krista & Kickin' Baby Brown
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