EastCoastLove

After an eventful stay at the hospital this weekend I am home on bed rest. My lil man just wanted to check things out before he came. His amniotic fluid was low or I like to think of it as the water in his pool that he swims in now was not enough. So they hooked us up to IV for the weekend and when they saw it had increased they sent me home on strict bed rest. I am glad to be home and I am doing nothing!! I promise for the good of our son :) Had some really yummy food and fitful sleeps. But thankful for the wisdom of my drs. I go back tomorrow for a follow up to see how the fluids are. He can come any day now :) Kimmel put the car seat in along with his full diaper bag..we are ready :) Please pray the fluid stays for a lil while long so his lungs can fully develope...we r thankful he can finish developing in the tummy. He is big and heathly now weighing 7 lbs...so we fully believe the Lord has it all figured out I just needed to stop and rest!

This past weekend my friends and family gave us a shower for our lil man! We are about 4 weeks out and  i got really overwhelmed with excitement and the love from all these people i cried when i pulled up to my in laws house! I had to call Kimmel to talk myself out of it. But then my Texas Dad and Mom were waiting for me to coming is so He could say hi and i lost it! They are so sweet and special to me. It was awesome to get a great big daddy bear hug from him! These lovely ladies hosted it for me. They really did an amazing job and i was very touched! This was the awesome centerpiece Renee (texas mom) mad for us! So cute and i am going to use the owls again for some nursery decorations! :)  One really sweet person who came is Kimmel's Great Grandmother, Meme! She is our beloved 100 year old sweet prayer warrior! It was so nice to see her she doesn't come out much. We are very blessed.   Got our first cloth diapers :) My austin family came in for

Thought i would share this new recipe i tried a couple nights ago. We really enjoyed it and it was healthy and easy. It is a fish and eggplant recipe but i left out the fish and it was still really great. So if you like fish or have it handy you can enjoy that too! From Parties, Potlucks and Barbecues. Taste of home books. Snappy Eggplant Spaghetti 1 medium onion, chopped 1 garlic clove, minced 2 tbls olive oil 3.5 cups tomato juice 1 small eggplant, peeled and cubed 1 medium green pepper, chopped 16 large pitted ripe olives, finely chopped 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley 2 tbls minced fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried basil 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1 package (1 lb.) spaghetti 1 lb red snapper or grouper fillets, cut into 1 in. cubes In large saucepan or Dutch oven, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. Add tomato juice, bring to boil. Reduce heat cover and simmer for 10 mins. Add eggplant, green pepper, olives, parsley, basil, salt

Today is my sister's bday! The big 43! So i thought i would do a blog shout out! Even though we live thousands of miles apart and are 9 years age difference, she is one of the first people i call with either really great or really sad news. She has helped me thru alot! Sad thing is i realize that the latest picture i have of us together was my wedding. Debbie  (yes i am going to do the cheesy word for each letter of her name)  Dependable! No matter what i am going thru i can always count on her to walk it with me. I cannot remember a time that i have needed her and she wasn't there. I know her kids and husband feel the same way.  Enjoyable! I like being around her. We talk about anything and everything and always find something to laugh about.  Bright. She reads and reads and reads and knows about most things a mom/person needs to know. This is one of the reasons i call her cause i dont' read loads of books, i just ask her.  Beautiful! Inside and ou