A Day out with Thomas

So... Rand is a little obsessed with trains, especially Thomas the Train. I heard Thomas was making a stop close to Fort Benning (well just under 2 hours away) at the Sam Shortline and I knew Rand would love it!

When we arrived we got a piece of paper where if we got 4 stamps at 4 different locations Rand would get a prize. We were sure to visit each stop to not only enjoy the activity (Music and Story time, Thomas train tables and coloring and crafts, meet Sir Topham Hatt and go to the gift shop) but to get a stamp.

After receiving all our stamps we got to meet Thomas before boarding the train for our departure at 12:45. Rand was so excited to meet Thomas and Sir Topham Hatt. When he first saw Thomas he shrieked with excitement and yelled "It is is BIG THOMAS!"

Rand had such a great time today and it was well worth the trip.

16 weeks Pregnant

I admit I have been slacking on the belly pics. I am really going to do my best to do them during this pregnancy. 

Since this is my 4th pregnancy (1 stillborn at 25 weeks, 1 healthy baby boy and a miscarriage at 11 weeks) I am taking this pregnancy pretty slow. I just finally unpacked and hung up my maternity clothes. I honestly would love to not even put a nursery together until after the baby arrives but rumor has it Rob is deploying right after the baby is born for 9 months so it makes more sense to prepare and get things together before April. 

This pregnancy has been pretty good, besides being nauseas all the time. I am taking blood thinners (baby aspirin and lovenox shots) to help with the autoimmune diease (antiphospholipid syndrome) I have. I also use my fetal heart doppler religiously. The baby's heartbeat is usually high 150s unless he/she is sleeping and it is in the 130-140s. He/she sure likes to move a lot. It gets harder each night to get a good reading since he/she swims away.