Stephanie's Blog
Marshal and I had a great time taking pictures with a friend last week. Here's some of the great pics taken by Crystal Garcia...here's the link if you want to see more: So nothing incredibly exciting is happening at the moment, but I can't complain. Last month brought plenty of drama so I'm thankful for a quieter month in March! I had a car accident towards the end of February, and that was a BIG BUMMER.....Word of advice for all you frugal people out there....NEVER EVER get liability on a relatively new care even if it's paid off. I learned that the hard way! Now we're still waiting on our car to get fixed and paying out of pocket. It's not worth the little bit you save...get FULL COVERAGE because we all screw up at some point. :) Aside from that things are going good. Thank God the baby wasn't hurt in teh accident and neither was I. Baby Pilgreen is doing well...I'm 14 weeks today! Woohoo! I'm glad to be past the 1st trimester...No more morning sickness or nausea! :P I go for my 14 week visit to the OBGYN tomorrow and Marshal gets to come this time and hear the baby's heartbeat with me...YAY!! Now other news for now...I'll let everyone know as soon as we have an ultrasound in a few weeks. Peace out...
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38 weeks pregnant...
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Oops...I forgot to post pics of the nursery... :) We haven't figured out what we want to put on the walls, but everything else is done. Enjoy!
Stephanie
around the room...the theme...Choo Choo Express by Lambs & Ivy
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Deep thoughts on an emotional day in pregnancy:
So things have been moving VERY slow at this point now that I'm not working. I stopped working August 1st and began to busy myself with getting myself, Marshal, and the house ready for the baby's arrival. I've been able to busy my mind for the most part to conceal the anxiety about the upcoming delivery. We have only a couple of weeks until my due date!
However, now that most everything's done things have gotten a little lonely. Of course, pregnancy hormonal changes haven't been helping.. :P I think it's the first time that it's really hit me that I don't have many friends that still live here since we left for a year. Everyone who is here works during the day so I kinda feel like a bum lacking in a social life at the moment. O_O
I'm so glad that the friends I do have are so awesome, and I look forward to every moment that I can spend with them! I love you guys! It's really made me appreciate the true deep friendships that I have even more. I've been surrounded by so many people as a part of Chi Alpha for so long that now that I don't have that there's this awkward silence in my life. I'd forgotten how it felt not to always have someone to call up to hang out.
That's probably the hardest part of being back in Ruston. It's so crazy how much I've depended on people to fill my time and efforts! Now I really feel God pulling at my heart to let him fill me to overflowing. Almost as if he is allowing me to feel that lonliness to draw me to Him again. It's truly humbling to be in this place. I can't explain it...
I think that sometimes I'm afraid to let there be silence because I don't know what to do with silence. I'm really praying that in this time of quiet that God speaks louder than he's ever spoken! His ability to heal me has been overwhelming, but there's still so much left to be done!
For those of you who have gone through pregnancy, I'm sure you've had the same ups and downs at some point. some days I'm full of energy and drive, and others it's all I can do to wash the dishes!
On a lighter note:
I had an ultrasound last week and Reid's approximate weight was 7 lbs. 11 oz.! (and that was with three weeks left to go! Holy cow! lol. We also had a private family shower this past weekend so it was a wonderful time of visiting and getting the baby's nursery finished! Here's a few pictures...well...several pictures. :P Enjoy!
The happy couple...37 1/2 weeks pregnant
Granny knows best! They had to cut string long enough to fit perfectly around my belly...
Granny almost had it right on! Go Granny!
Our diaper cake my Aunt Donna made...beautiful!
Mom and Tammy (mother-in-law) looking pretty
My diaper pin had "poop" in it!! :)
After a hard night's work on the nursery we sat down for some bonding time with Reid.
We decorated my tummy to say "Hi Papa" since my Daddy couldn't make it. :)
Mom finally got to feel Reid move! She was so excited! Courtney recorded it on her new phone
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So the last couple of weeks have flown by, and I'm amazed at where the time went. I finished my last day of work last Friday, so now I've been busy tackling our house and enjoying the time to get things done before the baby comes in 5 weeks.
I apparently finished work just in time. I've been sick for about three weeks with what I thought was annoying sinus issues courtesy of the pregnancy. However, I finally made myself go to urgent care today after injuring my tailbone from the chronic coughing. Don't ask me how someone can injure themselves from coughing, but lucky me did. O_O
So, today I've been bored out of my mind because all I can do is walk when possible and lay down (seeing as I can't actually sit down without shooting pain). Turns out I have a bad case of bronchitis...not allergies...urg. Kinda wishing I'd gone to the doc a little sooner and maybe avoided a double whammy. Urg....oh well.
Other than that, the pregnancy is going well. Reid is rapidly growing and pretty soon I'll start going weekly to the OBGYN! The nursery is actually a nursery now compliments of Gabe and Grubby and my hubby. :) Thanks guys! They all worked their tails off to get the storage shelves built and the office moved out of Reid's room. It's actually Reid's room now and not the junk room so I'm stoked. The reality that we're about to have this baby is strongly setting in now! All we have left to do is put the crib set out and the curtains up when my mom comes in a week and a half! I can't wait!
Warrior School threw us a baby shower last Sunday so it was exciting getting to put everything in the nursery with Tiffany. Thanks for the help Tiff! :) Here's a few fun pics from the shower. Enjoy!
Steph
Shane and Cade goofin' off... 
He REALLY liked the rubber duckies....marshal tested...pastor approved.
Not the baby...but it the bib fits...wear it! :P Me and Tiffany
35 Weeks....only 5 more to go!!
Our cute cake...trains is our theme for the nursery
That's right...."my heart belongs to mommy" :) VERY pregnant...Reid is kicking now that I ate
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Marshal and I just celebrated our 3 year anniversary and I can't believe how fast time has flown by! I never would've seen myself where we are now. We're back in Ruston and expecting our first little one in just 12 weeks! Reid is doing well and is strong at 2 lbs 6 oz. I'm measuring about an inch above what's the norm, but he's just fine. He's gonna be a big baby! :P We've finally decided to call him by his middle name...Reid. We didn't want him being called Jack. I know it sounds crazy, but we both don't care much for Jack...at least not for our kid...hehe.
I've promised updated pics so here you go! I finally scanned the most recent ultrasound. They got a good profile of him this time. Yay! He wasn't so camera shy...hehe. Enjoy!
Me at 26 weeks...
Jackson Reid's profile pic...lol...don't know if you can tell but he has his
hand resting on his cheek...
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So we finally had our ultrasound today. We're gonna have a boy! Yay
yay! I didn't have a preference, but I know Marshal is super excited!
:P He was hoping for a boy...
I also found out that I'm actually a little over 23 weeks instead of 22
weeks. I knew I was dead on when we conceived....lol. You'd think I
would know.... 0_0
I'll keep everyone posted on the progress of little Jackson Reid! In the meantime here's some pregnancy and good times pics from our trip to Montana for Kelly Kirksey's wedding. We had an awesome time! I didn't want to come back! :) Marshal finally got to feel the baby kick Sunday night! I was so excited for him. Since then little Jackson has been kicking QUITE often...in the ribs...organs...wherever his feet land...lol.
Enjoy!
Stephanie
On the way to Yellowstone...
Preggo pic....22 weeks 
The love of my life....not to mention my baby's daddy... :P
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Things have been going well at the Pilgreen household. Marshal?s been
incredibly blessed at his job and I?ve finally passed the first
trimester...along with the nausea and fatigue! Woohoo! We heard the
baby?s heartbeat Tuesday and it was nice and strong. :) I?m so anxious
to find out what we?re having but I have at least 5 1/2 weeks left
before the ultrasound. I don?t care what we?re having I just want to be
able to call the baby he or she...lol. I?ve been saying "they" to
describe the baby since I don?t like "it" and it kind of freaks Marshal
out because he thinks I?m talking about two babies...hehe. Two isn?t
officially ruled out either, but I think we?re having just one.
I?ll
update soon to let everyone know how things are going. Sorry I haven't really been good about doing pics. I
only remember when I look frumpy... :P Here's a few random ones from today that aren't so frumpy.
14 1/2 weeks:
The baby bump...
For some reason my hair has turned auburn underneath...no hair dye I promise...red headed baby perhaps????
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So...for those who don't know yet (don't worry you're really not out of the loop...this is new news) Marshal and I are gonna have a baby! The news came unexpectedly, but we are surprised and excited all at the same time. I'm almost 6 weeks as far as I know...I may be farther along. I will find out Feb. 11th how far along I am for sure after I have my first official visit to the OBGYN! This is actually an OB visit you can look forward to...hehe.
In the meantime...we do have another new addition to our family. Her name is Grr (short for girl). She came pre-named by the way...
Anyhow...just wanted to let every one know what's going on. I will post pics and update everyone as we find out more. BTW...according to the Chinese calendar we're going to have a boy...we'll see. What's everyone else voting for?? I've got three votes for twins at this point...lol. I haven't got a clue!
Also, if anyone has any useful advice or tips...I'm all ears!
Love you guys! Happy Monday everyone!
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I thought this was cute. I couldn't resist! Maybe it'll make you laugh too! Merry Christmas everyone!
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1240491900
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