Us update

Well, I got my camera battery charger finally. We have been doing well and keeping busy. Time is going by quickly. Levi is 9 weeks four days now. We had his 2 month appointment Tuesday and he weighed 12lbs 7ozs, 23 3/4 inches. :) That means is growing well. I was happy about that. He is a wonderful baby and we are SO blessed! His little personality is coming out more and more and let me tell you it is a REAL sweet one! He melts our hearts with every smile.

There just isn't a lot to keep posting about. Levi is our world right now. :) We are headed to AR Monday the 14th. We are looking forward to that. We did have a wonderful Thanksgiving. My sister came up from FL and it was just a VERY wonderful time.

I do hope everyone is doing well. We love you guys!

6 weeks, (late) and no pictures

I was SO hoping to find my camera battery charger before now. ): But I fear it is in the garbage. So for a buck 4.09 I am getting a new one from Ebay. In the mean time I don't have any new pictures of the cutest baby in SC. :) He is doing well. But he is coming down with a cold. I so hate when babies have colds. I thank the Lord we have been well for MANY months! I don't take that for granted for a second. God has been so good to us. With Levi snorting and hacking, it was a long night last night. I was pooped out today.

We are just plugging along. There isn't a whole lot going on of particulars. We do miss our WA friends and church. I wish it weren't so far and we could come there for Christmas. But we'll be going to AR. I am looking forward to that. We have a great church there as well and I look forward to seeing our friends. There are a few new babies there too so it will be fun showing off each other's little ones. :)

Well, I just wanted to post a little bit. Hopefully my charger gets here early next week and I can put up more cute pictures. :)

We love you all! Please keep us in your prayers.

Dad and Baby

Can you tell they are related? :)

Week 5

Yet another week has gone by. They are flying out the door too. Nothing new really going on. We did have a bout with thrush. Not fun, but we survived. Levi is just a sweet little guy. We are all so in love. The kids are still a wonderful help to me and I am eternally grateful for what they do. He still is sleeping good at night and has a lot of awake time during the day. I got some rare pictures of him actually sleeping. :) He is wide awake at the moment enjoying Samuel time. :):) He has the brightest eyes. I do believe he is starting to smile for real now. That is quite precious.

Well, not much else to report. All is well in our neck of the woods. We love and miss you all! Take care and may the Lord bless you all!

Week 4

Can you believe that??? Time is going quickly. Levi is a wonderful little feller! He has his fussy moments though. I am not sure what is up with him. As far as I can tell he is just fighting sleep. He acts like he is in serious pain, but if you can get him to calm down he zonks right out. He is still a great baby! I am in love!

I am posting some pictures of the kids tonight. It is right before bed. :) So they aren't the best, but at least you can see them. I am so very blessed with these little ones. I thank the Lord for them. They have been so VERY helpful during this pregnancy and beyond. They are great about taking Levi in the morning for me so I can get a bit more rest. I have a wonderful bunch here that is FOR SURE! :)

P.S. There is a spot on the picture with Sam and Levi. It happens when I do the red eye so I just left it...after the third time I edited it. I didn't know what was worse, the silly mark or the blaring red eyes. :)

Week 3

There isn't a lot to post about. I am still working on gaining my strength. I didn't realize being old and having a baby was so tiring. :) I am getting there slowly but surely. Anyway, Levi is doing well and growing. I can't believe it has been three weeks already. I have a few pictures I just took. He seems to change by the week. I think he is looking more like Daddy each day. He is still a great little one and so sweet! We are so very blessed!

Take care and God bless!!

Week 2

I can't believe that Baby Levi is 2 weeks old today. My how time flies when baby gets here. I can't say the last two weeks of pregnancy went that fast. :)

All is going quite well. He still has his days and nights in the right order, Praise the Lord! He is a very noisy little feller though and about to get me kicked out of my bed. LOL! He grunts, sounds like a donkey and just seems to sings when he eats. It wakes Shane up and he is the one who has to be up at 5 a.m. It is cute, though, when he makes all the noise. He is a wonderful baby and great eater. I will go on Wed for a weight check and I am certain he doesn't weigh 9 pounds anymore. :) I love it!!

We are still getting into the swing of things. I am sure we'll have a good routine soon or at least eventually. :) I sure know I am in love with a great little guy. I am soooo thankful everyday!! God has been sooo GREAT to us! I pray we never take it for granted.

Week One

Baby Levi is an amazing little guy! We are soooo blessed! And I am soooo in love! He eats every two hours day and night. Try as I may I can't change that. He has chubby cheeks to maintain, so I guess I have to provide for that. :) He sleeps at night and wakes only to eat. I am thankful he has the days and nights figured out so soon. Sure that might change, but for now, I am thankful.

My in-laws left today. It went well and they were a wonderful help! The kids got to fish in a pond here with Grandpa and they caught LOTS of fish. None of which you can eat, but they enjoyed themselves. Hopefully we didn't drive them too crazy. :)

I can't believe a week has passed. Not sure where it went, but I am delighted to have him here.

Introducing Levi Elliot Pierce

Well, the day has arrived!!! :):) Levi was born Sep 28, 2009 at 11:12 Eastern Standard Time. He weighed 9 pounds 7 ounces and 21 inches long. My water broke at 3:35 a.m., pitocin was started at 6. All went well. I managed to have him with no drugs. :) What an experience to say the least. The Lord was with us! I am thankful all went the way it did. God is sooo good!! Enjoy the pictures.

Baby shower and 39 weeks

Ladies at church had a baby shower for me. It was special. A group went in together and got the bedding I desired, and we got lots of nice little gifts for him. I thought I'd share a few pictures.

The picture of me is 39 weeks 2 days. I was certain I'd deliver by now, but have resorted to the fact I'll make it to 41 weeks. The dr said last week he didn't think I'd make to to the weekend. I suppose he meant Oct 1st weekend. :) I knew better than to hope for anything less. I have my great moments, but I am tuckering out fast.

My in-laws arrived on Friday. They can stay til whenever......

It is late here and I should be in bed, so this is short. I just wanted to do a little update. Take care all!

37 weeks 3 days....

Well, I am trucking right along with my "wide load". :):) Yes, people clear the way like cars do on a road when a mobile home is being driven by. LOL! I got all kinds of comments at church today. I got the usual of "do you think you'll make it?" and" are you sure you'll be at your shower Sat?". One gentleman told Shane that Levi makes his presence known in the room before I do. Yes I know that one already. :) You can see the belly coming around the corner before you see me.

Anyway, I am doing FANTASTIC! God has given me a great measure of strength for these last few weeks. Two weeks ago I could barely walk because of the back pain, but now I have no pain and lots of wonderful energy. Shane wanted to know what kind of drugs I was on. :) None, but delighted to be feeling better!

Levi is doing well, and seems to be head down for the most part now. He still moves a LOT, but somehow is managing to stay down. I had a dr's appt Friday and talked to that dr and asked if they'd let me go to at least 41 weeks. She asked me if that is really what I wanted, and I said yes! I suppose that is not something they hear often. LOL! The dr I see on Tues is one who told me they wouldn't let me go past 39 weeks. I have delivered all three of my babies at or after 41 weeks and would rather be left alone until then.

Little guy is VERY wiggly and makes for quite a show and I so love every little kick...or in his case, roll. I think he is going to be long. I have always thought that, but mercy, when his bottom is on one side and I feel his feet all that way over to the other, there is quite a span of space there. I suppose if my dad was 6'3 I'd have long legs too. :)

We are all doing well and I am now ready for him to be born. I had put off getting the room done, but we are ready now. I have a baby shower on Sat. I am grateful for the ladies for doing that for me.

I do hope all is going well with everyone. Take care and God bless!!

Realized why people say WOW.

LOL! I walked passed this mirror in my living room that is waiting a place in my bedroom. I caught a complete side view and about fell out! Now I can see why on Sat. these two tiny girls walking by me said"WOW!" out loud. LOL! I know the belly is big and can see that from my vantage point, but hadn't really taken time to see the "big" picture. LOL! Yeah well, I see it now! Shane is even wondering what is up. He still can't believe it and this is our 4th. Hee hee! :)

All is going well. The gestational diabetes is under control with diet, or not so, if I don't eat right. We had a small potluck at church last night and well, I didn't eat junk, but what I ate wasn't exactly diabetes friendly. :) But at home I do quite well. In fact I have a hard time adding enough carbs. I know how to eat low carb, but with lunch and dinner I need 60 of them. Wowzers. That is hard to do. I mainly do it with fruit. I am enjoying the fruit that is for sure. I just can't keep it stocked. :) The kids are enjoying it too. :)

Hope all is well with everyone.

Pictures again...

More pictures of our time away....

..a worded post is below. :)

Our time away.

Shane and I went to the mountains of North Carolina for our 20 year anniversary, and it was such a blessed time! We miss the mountains as that is something we loved GREATLY about Washington, and well, Charleston doesn't exactly boast of such beauty. :)

We left the babies with a friend who has five kids so they had a great time. I missed them by the end, but I firmly believe a time away for couples is a must in life. I have been VERY blessed over the past few years to have that opportunity because I have had very dear friends to help us. Thank you Jenny for three years ago at this exact time. ;0) THAT is a time I shall never forget! (Bet you won't either...hee hee!)

It is quite beautiful where we went and so relaxing. I can't imagine having the job the couple has that runs the bead and breakfast. I would love living there and getting to meet new people everyday. This place was just breathtaking! As we drove around the area I couldn't help but marvel at God's awesomeness!! To see what He made and we get to enjoy it is so wonderful!! America is a beautiful country and having gotten to live in so many places is something I don't take for granted. I know some never get to see outside their own back yards and I have been in all four corners of the U.S. and it is just awesome!

I'll share some pictures of the cabin we stayed in, the valley pictures are from the deck of the main lodge where we ate breakfast each morning. We had fantastic breakfasts each morning. The people were oh so nice!

Again, I am thankful the Lord has blessed Shane and me beyond measure! In the time of troubled marriages, I am thankful to be married to one of the GREATEST men around! I love Shane more and more as the days go by, and soooo grateful for all he is!