Hi everyone! It is Darla again and I just wanted to let everyone know that Savannah Faith has arrived! She weighs 7lb. 15oz and is perfect! Praise God! Mommy is doing well too just very tired! Brett and Kelly are overjoyed and feel very blessed to have this new little addition to their family. They wanted me to thank everyone for all your prayers and support.
I am sure Kelly will update everyone with pictures as soon as she gets to her computer. :)
Let's continue to pray for the Turner family and this new blessing from God.....Savannah Faith!
Monday, November 23, 2009
Savannah is almost here
Hi everyone! This is Kelly’s friend Darla. She has been keeping me updated by text messaging me all day. Kelly and Brett went to the hospital this morning at 5:00am. Everything is going well for them. They are excited to meet Savannah and even wrote that they feel God’s peace in the room with them so Praise God for this!
Right now, they are waiting for Savannah to “move on down” so Kelly can start the delivery process. Kelly is ready but they are just waiting on Savannah. Could you join me in prayer for this as well as God’s continue peace and a healthy delivery?
As soon as I know more, I will update again.
Thank you. Darla
Right now, they are waiting for Savannah to “move on down” so Kelly can start the delivery process. Kelly is ready but they are just waiting on Savannah. Could you join me in prayer for this as well as God’s continue peace and a healthy delivery?
As soon as I know more, I will update again.
Thank you. Darla
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Savannah Faith will be here on MONDAY!!
Hello again!
Well yesterday I had my dr. appointment. It was a good appointment overall. My dr. seems quite excited for us to have little Savannah and he is so happy that I am officially full term!
He did a quick check to determine if I would have to come in on Sunday night to get Cervidil ~~ and PRAISE THE LORD, I am far enough along that I will NOT need the cervidil!! I am SO happy with this news as I have done the cervidil route before and it is NOT something that I would ever want to repeat!
He went on to say that he wants us at the hospital bright and early on Monday morning! We have to be at the hospital by 5AM to begin the induction! I thought this was awesome considering I probably won't be able to sleep anyhow :0)
He told me that he will have the nurses get me all hooked up to the monitors so he can see how the baby is doing and to see if I am having any contractions...Then he will come in and break my water! He then wants to give me a little time to see if my contractions will pick up on their own - if they do then he will NOT do the pitocin!! However, if I am not having any contractions or they are not strong enough he will have to start me on pitocin. Of course we are praying that there is NO NEED FOR PITOCIN!! That my contractions begin right away and I have no trouble progressing through labor...as 'naturally' as possible.
I am beyond excited!! I could possibly jump for joy at this point, however that would probably cause me to injure myself in some shape or form (given the size of my tummy at this point!!). lol I cannot wait to meet our newest little princess.. my heart is overjoyed at the very thought of her!!
Please continue to pray for us as we embark on this wonderful journey!! I will do my best to keep you all updated....
Love and hugs!!
Well yesterday I had my dr. appointment. It was a good appointment overall. My dr. seems quite excited for us to have little Savannah and he is so happy that I am officially full term!
He did a quick check to determine if I would have to come in on Sunday night to get Cervidil ~~ and PRAISE THE LORD, I am far enough along that I will NOT need the cervidil!! I am SO happy with this news as I have done the cervidil route before and it is NOT something that I would ever want to repeat!
He went on to say that he wants us at the hospital bright and early on Monday morning! We have to be at the hospital by 5AM to begin the induction! I thought this was awesome considering I probably won't be able to sleep anyhow :0)
He told me that he will have the nurses get me all hooked up to the monitors so he can see how the baby is doing and to see if I am having any contractions...Then he will come in and break my water! He then wants to give me a little time to see if my contractions will pick up on their own - if they do then he will NOT do the pitocin!! However, if I am not having any contractions or they are not strong enough he will have to start me on pitocin. Of course we are praying that there is NO NEED FOR PITOCIN!! That my contractions begin right away and I have no trouble progressing through labor...as 'naturally' as possible.
I am beyond excited!! I could possibly jump for joy at this point, however that would probably cause me to injure myself in some shape or form (given the size of my tummy at this point!!). lol I cannot wait to meet our newest little princess.. my heart is overjoyed at the very thought of her!!
Please continue to pray for us as we embark on this wonderful journey!! I will do my best to keep you all updated....
Love and hugs!!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Praying for Labor...
Hello all,
It's been quite some time since my last post. Things have been hectic, as usual. I am officially 38 weeks now!! Praise God we are going to have a full term baby! We won't even know what to do with ourselves. :0)
Thankfully my mom decided to go ahead and come to Texas..a whole lot earlier than expected..so we no longer have the worry of who will watch the girls for us while we are in the hospital! The only 'catch' to this situation is she is missing work right now - which means she isn't getting paid..sooooo this means there has been a lot of pressure on me to suddenly just have this sweet baby so grandma can get back home! lol Obviously this isn't the way labor works - even though deep down inside I really do wish I had an "easy button"!
If you don't mind could you all join us in prayer as we attempt to patiently wait for our little princess to make her grand entrance into the world?!? I have another dr. appointment on Friday...at this time we are supposed to set up an induction time for either Sunday or Monday - depending on a few things. Oh how I have been praying and hoping to go into labor naturally, instead of through an induction. With our first 3 girls I was induced so I was really hoping to avoid that this time around. Come Monday I will no longer have a choice and will have to give in to an induction because my mom has to get back home...so of course we are PRAYING that I go into labor sometime before sunday!!! Will you please join us in prayer concerning this?? As well as for a wonderful, safe labor and delivery of our little Savannah Faith!! :0)
Thank you in advance for your thoughts and prayers...We will keep you all updated!!
God bless!
It's been quite some time since my last post. Things have been hectic, as usual. I am officially 38 weeks now!! Praise God we are going to have a full term baby! We won't even know what to do with ourselves. :0)
Thankfully my mom decided to go ahead and come to Texas..a whole lot earlier than expected..so we no longer have the worry of who will watch the girls for us while we are in the hospital! The only 'catch' to this situation is she is missing work right now - which means she isn't getting paid..sooooo this means there has been a lot of pressure on me to suddenly just have this sweet baby so grandma can get back home! lol Obviously this isn't the way labor works - even though deep down inside I really do wish I had an "easy button"!
If you don't mind could you all join us in prayer as we attempt to patiently wait for our little princess to make her grand entrance into the world?!? I have another dr. appointment on Friday...at this time we are supposed to set up an induction time for either Sunday or Monday - depending on a few things. Oh how I have been praying and hoping to go into labor naturally, instead of through an induction. With our first 3 girls I was induced so I was really hoping to avoid that this time around. Come Monday I will no longer have a choice and will have to give in to an induction because my mom has to get back home...so of course we are PRAYING that I go into labor sometime before sunday!!! Will you please join us in prayer concerning this?? As well as for a wonderful, safe labor and delivery of our little Savannah Faith!! :0)
Thank you in advance for your thoughts and prayers...We will keep you all updated!!
God bless!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Halloween Pictures
It's FINALLY November..and I can honestly say that I am thrilled about this! :0)
Thank you for all the thoughts and prayers for the last week of October. Liberty's Angel Day went better than I ever could have expected - given the circumstances. We decided to take the girls to a place called Boomerangs. They had a ball on all the bounce houses and giant slides!! The four of us spent the entire morning laughing and playing...simply enjoying life at that very moment. As we were walking back to the car Aspen stopped, looked up at the sky and said "Thank you Libby for our fun day! We love you little angel baby" - then sent her sweet kisses in the wind. My heart is so often comforted by this little 4 year old and her sweet thoughts...The love she continues to carry for her baby sister amazes me. She was only 2 when Liberty passed away - and since Liberty spent 4 of her 5 months in the hospital, she didn't get to spend much time with her..but you wouldn't know it by the things she remembers! I am so very thankful that she remembers...Overall we had a blessed day together as a family - remembering our sweet little angel baby. I am thankful to say I felt Gods strength and love the whole day through. That night at 7pm as we were reading our nightly story book; Sammy and His Shepard..I began having contractions. They were about 5 minutes apart at first - then went to 3 minutes apart. After getting the girls to bed we sat together and prayed. After praying we felt peace inside to go ahead and go to bed - knowing that if it were indeed 'time' to go to the hospital God would surely let us know. Thankfully I slept pretty well that night - still contracting, but not really in any pain.
The next day was my birthday. This day wasn't quite so fun and exciting. I woke up feeling under the weather and realized that I was still contracting - about 3-5 minutes apart. I still didn't feel the pain was strong enough to go into the hospital - so we went to the mall to walk around instead. We were really only gone long enough for the Brett and the girls to ride the carousel and to walk around the mall once -- by this time I was physically exhausted. So we came back home and I spent the rest of the day on the couch. Later in the evening, after many hours of rest, the contractions finally piddled out. (I had preterm labor several times with Cheyenne - so this is nothing new for us to deal with..although now that I am nearly 36 weeks the dr. has decided that he will no longer stop any contractions!!) At this time we decided that we better open up the baby shower gifts my mom sent down to us for baby Savannah - knowing this little one will literally be here any day now!! So after the girls went to bed Brett and I opened up all the surprises - this truly was the highlight of the entire day! My heart overflows with joy when I think about our 4th little blessing - knowing she will be here so very soon :0)
The next morning I woke up with a horrible headache, dry cough, stuffy nose, loss of appetite, fatigue and fever - so Brett and the girls took me to the doctor. Turns out I have strep throat!! ICK! Thankfully I was able to get some medicine right away and I am starting to feel a bit better each day...although I still have little to NO energy - but part of that could possibly be due to the fact that I am almost 36 weeks pregnant now!?!?! Hopefully this will pass quickly so I can get the rest of the stuff ready around here for Miss Savannah's arrival...
Yesterday was another rocky day..lol. Brett, the girls and I loaded into the van to run up to the grocery store to get a few things. Brett and Aspen went into the store while Cheyenne and I stayed in the car - since I was still fairly ill. Brett and Aspen were probably only gone for 10 minutes..however, when Brett got back into the van and tried to start it - it wouldn't start!!! That's right - we were stranded! LOL The grocery store is only a few blocks from our house - so Brett ran (literally) back home to get our other car. Meanwhile I am in the parking lot with the girls - sitting inside the van, waiting for daddy to come back. It was quite an adventure let me tell ya. Long story short - the battery was completely dead so we had to buy a new one. Now the van is up and running again! Praise God!
Last night I managed to scrape up enough energy to get the girls ready for trick-or-treating. They both had lots of fun going from house to house - although Cheyenne chose to ride in her stroller, eating a snack most of the evening! We could hardly keep up with Aspen - she was so excited to go from one house to the next. We were able to walk through most of the neighborhood before the contractions started...which brought us back home. At that point Aspen had a ball handing out candy to the other little trick-or-treaters. We probably had about 20 kids stop by the house in an hour - so it was a great turnout. The weather was absolutely perfect - no wind, no rain..just a perfect fall evening!
Here are some pictures of the girls...most are from Halloween night, but a few are from September when we took them to the Texas State Fair. :0)
Aspen at the Texas State Fair - Sept 2009
Aspen on the planes!
Cheyenne Hope playing in her stroller
Aspen and Daddy on the roller coaster
"peek-a-boo"
Our little dancer...
Just taking a break...
Everything's bigger in Texas...!
Getting Cheyenne ready for Trick-Or-Treating..
Happy Halloween!! Cheyenne 15 months Aspen 4 years old
Our little Cheerleader!
Our little Ladybug!
Happy Halloween - Love Cheyenne
Aspen at the Trunk or Treat at church
Trick-or-Treat!!
35 1/2 weeks pregnant with Savannah Faith
My baby girl...
Again - thank you for the cards, text messages, emails, calls and prayers to our family. We are praising God for His never ending strength during these difficult days!! He indeed heard your prayers and answered them!!!
I will try my best to do a better job keeping you all posted as we anxiously await the arrival of our sweet little Savannah Faith. Her actual due date is Dec. 1st but all bets are on for having a November baby!! I will be 36 weeks this week - praise God!!! I am no longer receiving the progesterone shots to stop the contractions - so the clock is certainly ticking at this point!! Yippie!! I am going in on Wednesday for my weekly appointment..I will try to send out an update then! We are praying that things line up in such a way that would allow my parents to get down here ahead of time - otherwise the girls will be going to the labor and delivery room WITH us!! Yikes. My parents have a 7-8 hour drive to get down here - so they have the car "gassed up" and their bags packed - just waiting for our phone call to say that I am in labor. Praying for NO false alarms!! :) I was induced at 32, 34, and 36 weeks with the other three girls - so I don't really know what to expect this time around...all I can hope is that my parents can be here to watch the girls for us while we head to the hospital to meet our newest little wonder!!
Anyway! I will keep you all updated...
Love, hugs and prayers!
Kelly and Family
Thank you for all the thoughts and prayers for the last week of October. Liberty's Angel Day went better than I ever could have expected - given the circumstances. We decided to take the girls to a place called Boomerangs. They had a ball on all the bounce houses and giant slides!! The four of us spent the entire morning laughing and playing...simply enjoying life at that very moment. As we were walking back to the car Aspen stopped, looked up at the sky and said "Thank you Libby for our fun day! We love you little angel baby" - then sent her sweet kisses in the wind. My heart is so often comforted by this little 4 year old and her sweet thoughts...The love she continues to carry for her baby sister amazes me. She was only 2 when Liberty passed away - and since Liberty spent 4 of her 5 months in the hospital, she didn't get to spend much time with her..but you wouldn't know it by the things she remembers! I am so very thankful that she remembers...Overall we had a blessed day together as a family - remembering our sweet little angel baby. I am thankful to say I felt Gods strength and love the whole day through. That night at 7pm as we were reading our nightly story book; Sammy and His Shepard..I began having contractions. They were about 5 minutes apart at first - then went to 3 minutes apart. After getting the girls to bed we sat together and prayed. After praying we felt peace inside to go ahead and go to bed - knowing that if it were indeed 'time' to go to the hospital God would surely let us know. Thankfully I slept pretty well that night - still contracting, but not really in any pain.
The next day was my birthday. This day wasn't quite so fun and exciting. I woke up feeling under the weather and realized that I was still contracting - about 3-5 minutes apart. I still didn't feel the pain was strong enough to go into the hospital - so we went to the mall to walk around instead. We were really only gone long enough for the Brett and the girls to ride the carousel and to walk around the mall once -- by this time I was physically exhausted. So we came back home and I spent the rest of the day on the couch. Later in the evening, after many hours of rest, the contractions finally piddled out. (I had preterm labor several times with Cheyenne - so this is nothing new for us to deal with..although now that I am nearly 36 weeks the dr. has decided that he will no longer stop any contractions!!) At this time we decided that we better open up the baby shower gifts my mom sent down to us for baby Savannah - knowing this little one will literally be here any day now!! So after the girls went to bed Brett and I opened up all the surprises - this truly was the highlight of the entire day! My heart overflows with joy when I think about our 4th little blessing - knowing she will be here so very soon :0)
The next morning I woke up with a horrible headache, dry cough, stuffy nose, loss of appetite, fatigue and fever - so Brett and the girls took me to the doctor. Turns out I have strep throat!! ICK! Thankfully I was able to get some medicine right away and I am starting to feel a bit better each day...although I still have little to NO energy - but part of that could possibly be due to the fact that I am almost 36 weeks pregnant now!?!?! Hopefully this will pass quickly so I can get the rest of the stuff ready around here for Miss Savannah's arrival...
Yesterday was another rocky day..lol. Brett, the girls and I loaded into the van to run up to the grocery store to get a few things. Brett and Aspen went into the store while Cheyenne and I stayed in the car - since I was still fairly ill. Brett and Aspen were probably only gone for 10 minutes..however, when Brett got back into the van and tried to start it - it wouldn't start!!! That's right - we were stranded! LOL The grocery store is only a few blocks from our house - so Brett ran (literally) back home to get our other car. Meanwhile I am in the parking lot with the girls - sitting inside the van, waiting for daddy to come back. It was quite an adventure let me tell ya. Long story short - the battery was completely dead so we had to buy a new one. Now the van is up and running again! Praise God!
Last night I managed to scrape up enough energy to get the girls ready for trick-or-treating. They both had lots of fun going from house to house - although Cheyenne chose to ride in her stroller, eating a snack most of the evening! We could hardly keep up with Aspen - she was so excited to go from one house to the next. We were able to walk through most of the neighborhood before the contractions started...which brought us back home. At that point Aspen had a ball handing out candy to the other little trick-or-treaters. We probably had about 20 kids stop by the house in an hour - so it was a great turnout. The weather was absolutely perfect - no wind, no rain..just a perfect fall evening!
Here are some pictures of the girls...most are from Halloween night, but a few are from September when we took them to the Texas State Fair. :0)
Aspen at the Texas State Fair - Sept 2009
Aspen on the planes!
Cheyenne Hope playing in her stroller
Aspen and Daddy on the roller coaster
"peek-a-boo"
Our little dancer...
Just taking a break...
Everything's bigger in Texas...!
Getting Cheyenne ready for Trick-Or-Treating..
Happy Halloween!! Cheyenne 15 months Aspen 4 years old
Our little Cheerleader!
Our little Ladybug!
Happy Halloween - Love Cheyenne
Aspen at the Trunk or Treat at church
Trick-or-Treat!!
35 1/2 weeks pregnant with Savannah Faith
My baby girl...Again - thank you for the cards, text messages, emails, calls and prayers to our family. We are praising God for His never ending strength during these difficult days!! He indeed heard your prayers and answered them!!!
I will try my best to do a better job keeping you all posted as we anxiously await the arrival of our sweet little Savannah Faith. Her actual due date is Dec. 1st but all bets are on for having a November baby!! I will be 36 weeks this week - praise God!!! I am no longer receiving the progesterone shots to stop the contractions - so the clock is certainly ticking at this point!! Yippie!! I am going in on Wednesday for my weekly appointment..I will try to send out an update then! We are praying that things line up in such a way that would allow my parents to get down here ahead of time - otherwise the girls will be going to the labor and delivery room WITH us!! Yikes. My parents have a 7-8 hour drive to get down here - so they have the car "gassed up" and their bags packed - just waiting for our phone call to say that I am in labor. Praying for NO false alarms!! :) I was induced at 32, 34, and 36 weeks with the other three girls - so I don't really know what to expect this time around...all I can hope is that my parents can be here to watch the girls for us while we head to the hospital to meet our newest little wonder!!
Anyway! I will keep you all updated...
Love, hugs and prayers!
Kelly and Family
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