Joel and the 3 L's : Trying not to breath hard….GO AWAY STREP!

So God really thinks I am super woman! (ever feel like that?)
Woke up yesterday morning with an unusually whiney husband. Finally he checked his temp….101.4! I said, "YOU WILL go to Satellite Med today!" I don't think it took me to tell him: that is how you can really tell when a man is sick! I just already knew it was strep because it has been going around so bad. Sure enough strep it is. He got two antibiotic shots and after a day of fever, as of 2:30AM he was fever free. I hope it stays that way! SO LEVI, I am going to need to you to unfortunately not be born on my dad's bday but at least wait until Friday to decide you want to come so Joel will be in the clear!
A student of mine said I would have him when I breathed hard SO trying to be calm with my breathing until Friday afternoon. YOU GOTTA LOVE TEACHING KINDERGARTEN!

Obviously right now God, Levi, and/or my body think it is perfectly fine to function off of about 4 hours of sleep! Don't give me that he is preparing me for no sleep with Levi thing because if I was really prepared I would be well rested and refreshed!

Moving on…
It was a little bitter sweet to go to my last high risk dr ultrasound Monday.
What did we find out for the last time?Well Levi is measuring 8lbs 1oz with a little less than a week left and half a pound error (I'm hoping for this error!) the mass is now very hard to see on an ultrasound and they aren't even sure they are measuring the right thing or if its a shadow. What they did measure and think was it was the size of a pea (1cm/1.4cm) She said it wouldn't even be detected if we hadn't been monitoring it. She was concerned about my anxiety about it all (LOVE DR. SUNNY!) and she reassured me with all the right answers to the questions I had. She even said she'd would call and check on me because she would be in Cookeville next Monday! So March 31, 6AM in Cookeville it is unless he decides to screw up plans which he obviously has liked to do!;) I do go back to Dr. Cole on Friday afternoon for one last time.

(Quick rant: SO I did find out today from Dr. Sunny that when I delivered Lilly, I got an infection because I was in labor too long. Insert some big long name that starts with a 'C' This is the reason why I lost so much blood, I had fever, Lilly had fever and so on! She assures me dr. Cole would not let this happen and I would have a csection if needed. Yeah my previous dr. Neglected to tell me any of that!ugh!)

ANYWAYS:Thanks for all the support and prayers especially from December 23rd on. Man did those three months fly by!
If I have learned nothing else from the past three months I've learned1. Be thankful! Be thankful for what you have and for what you don't have. Someone is always gonna have it worse and someone will always have it better. It is my job to strive for more but be thankful for what God has blessed me with right now.2.Slow down and check your priorities! (Goes along with you can say no) Now some people don't have this problem but I always have. I get so wrapped up in doing everything and never saying no that I'm neglecting what really matters. I have said no and checked my priorities in the past few months and letting go of some unimportant worries in my life have made me enjoy the things I really do enjoy!Kids obviously help choose your priorities sometimes too. I'd forfeit my time and belongings over just about anything for Lilly and I know things wont be any different with Levi.3. Wow do I have it good! I am beyond blessed with a great support system that cares (or pretends to) in good and bad times. I hope I can be that person back to any of you when you need it.
This won't be the last post but it more than likely will be the last before Levi arrives and we become a family of 4!The next few posts im sure will contain something to the effect of..... What were we thinking?.... Man I didn't know I could function off of this little of sleep?.... And is that normal?!?!Please continue your prayers in the next week for an easy, safe delivery and a healthy baby boy!!!
Here are several last cute Lilly picture before she hates us for bringing a crying kid into our house:

St. Patrick's Day outside