ITS A BOY!

So, whats been going on. Let me see, well alot. On the 3rd of March we went in for our 20 week ultrasound, and we found out that Levi was on his way to us. It was so fund to find out because we had spent all this time trying to figure out how we wanted to spell the name Mackenzi for a girl...which in the long run, was a waste of time (for now). Some day, but not now-were having a sweet little baby boy. During the ultrasound, we saw all his lil' fingers and toes (he has all 20) YAY-and his heart was strong and had all his organs and limbs, but the doctor did find one small thing wrong. He had two tiny white spots in his heart which are generally known as calcium deposits. All my prenatal tests game back fine for diseases and such, but it could still be a marker for something. The doctor seemed to be very unconcerned with it, he said it could be nothing or could be something as minor as a shorter pinky on one hand, or a toe that was spaced out further than the other (that doesnt bother me really at all as long as he's healthy). Still there is always a cause for concern for baby, so Thursday I'm going to a specialist, and I'm nervous, but I have faith baby Levi is just fine. I still ask for prayers from everybody-always could use that. Matthew is still preparing to be new daddy. I watch him everyday reading his books and constantly asking if Levi is kicking. He loves to tickle my belly and get Levi roused up-and he usually awakes! HAHA!-I love him, and I just know he is gonna be a GREAT DAD! He's so excited. I have gained about 16 pounds so far, I know I know, sounds like alot, but the doctor said that was fine. I eat quite healthy actually. Yes i get the occasional craving for fries and chocolate, but its in moderation, never hurt anybody! I actually crave cobblers all the time. Last night I dove into some red raspberry cobbler and practically ate 10 spoonfuls-it was delish. Well Im 21 weeks and four days, almost there...I'm so excited to see what happens in our life with the addition of Levi..I just know its going to be AMAZING.

Ill post about what the doctor says about Levi later this week after the doc.

Be Blessed,
Katie and Matthew

effects of being pregnant..

I am 19 wks and 4 days and couldnt be happier all except for the fact my back aches and my legs are painful and every day is going by so slow, but other than that-its awesome! LOL-Im feeling baby move and groove all over the place and it feels like butterflyes in your stomach! I love it, but sometimes, when I'm trying to sleep, it becomes strange because I cant get settled. This week has been crazy still for me and Matthew, still searching for jobs and praying to get through each month, but we are making it and thats what we care for, but still a job would be delightful to have! (prayers)

We are begining to do registering at some stores for baby-but really all we are gonna need is clothing and diapers!!! Our inlaws pretty much took care of all the other things! Thank God for them!

Well here is a pic of me and the growing belly!

Im out-Katie <3

Lots of NEW news

Well where do I begin.? WERE PREGNANT! I just had to get that out there!! We are 18 weeks and 4 days to be exact, and still truckin'. Feeling those kicks too now! Wow-thats just the tip of the iceburg too. So, last time I wrote I had just recently found my birth mother after 20 years, and I believe I was also pretty upset about every body having babies and blah blah blah and all that jazz, which I must say was selfish and wrong. Matthew and I were in a bad place, in other words we were just down right depressed and felt as tho everything was everybody else's fault but our own. We hated where we lived, we hated that God took away our two pregnancies, (thats who we blamed) and we just didnt want to hear anything anybody had to say. Around November, we started to decide on what we wanted to do immediately to make ourselves happy and start over. We felt if we could just get out of Ashe County and live anywhere else, we could be happy. We always knew we liked the beach, but not just any beach, a place where we both came for many summers, and was still a small but active little place. So this brings us to Morehead City, NC. (Some people would know it better as Emerald Isle) Now, how we got here, it just nutty and fast paced! By this point I had just found out I was 6 weeks pregnant and we knew, it we were going, we needed the money and soon. We were behind two months on rent as it was and we just had the unemployment coming it, which wasnt much. Matthew decided it we were gonna be able to do this, we needed to sell his truck, because that was all we had of value. We took it to the used car lot and got a couple thousand, payed our landlord the back rent, and saved for two weeks and packed up our moving truck and hit the road on December 6th. Matthew, the turtle, our baby (in my belly ), and I were headed for a new start and this time we were putting our faith in God completely. We put our stuff in a storage facility and stayed in a little po-dunk hotel, very cheap, for a week until my Father in Law-who we are blessed to have, let us stay in his beach house for the remainder of December. We had to be out by the first of January, have a place to rent and everything! We didnt know if we could do it. Some how 3 days before Christmas, we found some nice apartments and payed our deposit and moved in! It was crazy-WE ARE LIVING AT THE BEACH! So here we are 2 months later-no we havent found any jobs yet-but we are seriously working on that! Matthew has several app's out for everything he could possibly work as- CNA, Phlebotomist, Landscaper...ext.. what hasnt he done!? LOL-and me, well Im showing and I know people arent supposed to descriminate because your pregnant when applying for jobs, but trust me THEY DO! I continue to try though-my UI runs out soon, which I didnt know would happen-and Matthew hopes to get a job soon or atleast an extension again until he does, and tomorrow- I apply for a job at Dunkin Donuts-yes! you read right!-pathetic but a job with an imcome and maybe-just maybe ill get that job-and hey-free doughnuts! RIGHT! Gotta look at the upside of things-!
So I guess God is working in His small ways...I know He is..he has blessed us with a healthy pregnancy, and He is also keeping us hopeful-thats all we can do-Put our faith in Him, and we cant go wrong.

The baby is due in July somewhere around the 17th (yeah right like any baby comes on their due date? ) and we have given names for boy and girl. Levi Seth if its a boy and MaKenzi Grace for a girl-who knows? We find out in two weeks. We have also decided that my brother in law Troy and his wife Kristen will be the God parents!! He will also have lots of aunts and uncles and grandparents and cousins-surrounded by lots of love, and thats whats important. I also want to thank out loud Troy and Kristen for their continued love,support and prayers..because with out them, we would not have had the hope we did. ( other people too, Troy and Kristen just knew alot more than others) :)
Thats it for now I guess, other than my fingers are throbing.
Much Love to all and God's Blessings

Matthew and Katie