A Little Nutt

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Our Favorite Book

This book has been amazingly helpful and we would reccomend it to anyone having a baby.

Fun Shirt!

This was a shirt we found that wouldn't be season appropriate but was too fun not to take a picture of!
Sent from my BlackBerry

Well its true! After nearly five years of marriage, Jackie is pregnant! We found out Thanksgiving day and have been so excited ever since! We shared the news with our families, and a few co-workers, but held off sharing our news publicly to make sure we made it through the first trimester without complications. Since that has happened this week, (we are in week 12), we decided it was time to go public! Jackie has been doing excellent. In the words of her OB/GYN:"You are in the best possible condition you could be." The news doesn't get much better! She has had some nausea, but no real morning sickness or any other kind of ailment other than just constantly being tired (growing a human can do that to you!) We have had one ultrasound so far, not too much to see at this point, but they did locate a heartbeat and allow us to hear that. It is crazy to think that before there are eyes, fingers, or any other detail, the heart is beating and he/she is alive! Truly a miracle! We have decided we do want to know the gender of the baby our first time around. Since we are doing some room remodeling in the house, it would help us pick out a color scheme once we know. We are about eight weeks away from knowing, but we are definitely looking forward to that!

We will do our best to provide updates of the going's on of the pregancy here as often as we can. We thought it would be a fun way to keep our friends and family posted. As well as share fun moments, unique things, and just the overall excitement we are going through as we are getting ready for our first child.

If you are wondering, Jackie is due August 4th. We have been blessed with great health and a successful first trimester, and we pray that continues. Feel free to leave comments or questions, and we look forward to sharing this journey with you all!

Love,

Russ & Jackie

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Update on Dito

Hi all, I assume by now you are all aware of the last 48 hours with Dito's health so I'll cut right to the most updated news we have as of 7:30. At this point the medically induced paralysis has been removed and Dito's body temperature has been brought back to a normal temp. After all of this they have not seen any neurological brain activity whatsoever. This comes as a blow because we were really hoping that once all of the initial procedures done were lifted he would be able to regain consciousness and have some normal brain activity. Unfortunately that is not the case. Ron and Cleo are choosing to wait until noon tomorrow to make a final decision on the next step (It was Dito's request that he not be left brain dead if he ever were to reach this condition). At this point there is nothing medically they can do for him. As for us, all we can do is pray that if this is not Dito's time God will intervene and give us some more time with Dito. If not, we need to pray for peace for friends and family, and understanding as we prepare to say goodbye to a dear friend. I am communicating with Natalie, Karla, and Jaylene Henderson who are all making trips to the hospital and getting updates from Ron and Cleo, and I will pass along what I do know as soon as I know it. Please pray. I will send updates as soon as I get them. Much Love, -Russ