Jensen and Kathryn's Last Day of school 2019

Jensen has completed Pre-K and Kathryn has complete her 4 Year Pre-school

Both kids have grown so much!

25 Weeks With Baby G#4

25 Weeks with William Wesley 

We drove to Fort Worth this weekend and had a great time with friends. I am over traveling and being pregnant. It's just not very fun. It's hot. I just want to rest and not be a busy bee. 

This week has been good. I can tell that I am more tired now, but I am finally starting to feel William kick a little more. I can't wait until I can feel him moving all around!

Baby #4 has a name!

Dan and I poured out our minds over names. 

We could not seem to come to terms with a name we both would like. 

Honestly, Daniel liked John Quincy...and I liked Emmett. 

It has been talked about before, that a possibility could always be William, like Daniel, his father and his grandfather. I was never a fan of William and I much preferred not to continue the name. When we had Jensen, we discussed this name, but it was not kept on the forefront for long. 

Now that we are having a biological boy, and Dan's grandfather has passed, we reconsidered William. I am very excited on the name we have chosen. 

Our son's name is William Wesley Grasham II, named after "Grandpa". When we first started throwing the name Wesley around, we both thought of "The Princess Bride"...the character Westley says, "There’s a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. It would be a pity to damage yours."

Honestly, that's what I think of now, when I think of Wesley. 

More importantly, Dan's Grandpa, Bill Grasham as he was called, was a man of integrity, faith, leadership, and legacy. I miss Grandpa. I like to say he was like Jesus, walking on earth. His heart for others was so evident in the way he treated people, taught, and preached. I am honored that I had the privilege to know Grandpa for several years before he passed. 

Dan and I are very proud to pass on his name to our first biological son, to carry on the Grasham heritage.  I am using the name William often to get comfortable with it because it's still not the name I cling to easily. By the time William arrives, I know it will stick and I will have no problem. 

So excited for our baby boy!

Gender Reveal with Baby #4

Since we accidentally found out the gender we were having at our ultrasound, we decided to have a gender reveal party for all of our friends and family. 

Here are some pictures from our gender reveal we had in our home. I made the cake, it was time consuming and not bad for my first buttercream and fondant cake. I put the color of Gender M&M's in the center of the cake. It was pretty neat!

Food was fun and mostly simple. We had chicken salad sandwiches, blue and pink punch and some other foods you can see. 

24 Weeks - (6 Months) with Baby G #4

This is a week that I want to remember and forget.

First, the stomach bug started on Sunday night with Jensen, Monday with Daniel, Tuesday with Hannah, and early Thursday with ME! Everyone else had 1-2 bouts of either vomiting or diarrhea and were on the mend. I was up from 2AM to 10AM with BOTH! It was the pitts. I was very close to having to go into the Women's Hospital for fluids because I just could not keep anything down. I tried water and crackers and then carbonated water. Finally, the carbonated water helped me with small sips. I slept the entire day on Wednesday and was so thankful that I did not have to work that night. 

Thursday was great and I was able to bake my gender reveal cake that I had originally planned on making on Wednesday. 

While I was down on Wednesday, I felt this baby move like CRAZY! He/She was doing somersaults, and who knows what else. It was amazing to feel, but difficult for me to rest. I'm thankful for those special moments.

I saw my OB on Thursday and she was pleased with my 20 lb. weight mark. In 4 weeks I will go back to take my glucose test. I have my scheduled C-Section set for Wednesday, September 4th around 8am. If my water breaks 2 weeks early, then my doctor will allow me to labor and attempt a vaginal birth (VBAC), assuming the baby would be much smaller at 36-37 weeks. Part of me hopes that I will go into labor early  for so many reasons, the biggest of which is to avoid c-section recovery! I do understand that I still have dystocia risks with a larger baby, over 7.5 lbs. 

For that, I would most likely opt for a C-Section. 

We will see. God's plans are always grandeur than mine and I am so thankful that I can rest assured that this baby will be here however God intends for him/her to be. 

Can't wait for everyone to know if we are having a baby GIRL or BOY! 

We are having a gender reveal tomorrow, Sunday evening with our close family and friends. 

It sounds weird to say, but only 16 weeks or less!! Yay! Counting Down!

Baby Room

As I stated in a previous post, we are working on the baby room. 4 mo that will fly by and baby will be here before we know it!!

My dad has been doing a ton of painting as his gift for Mother’s Day, and I am super excited about it. 

See the progress this far!

My colors for this baby are grey, aqua, and white. I love it!!

If you may recall from before, Jensen and Kathryn shared this room with dark brown and dark navy blue walls. This certainly lightens it up and brings in MUCH more light! Peaceful and relaxing :) 

Happy Mother’s Day!

My favorite part of the day is getting my picture to remember the day with my kids. 

We had a fabulous lunch at my parents house with Dans parents as well.

I got a 2.5 hour nap—free of interruptions! My family also worked together to get the baby room painted and my dad finished it today! We also painted over my red collage wall, with grey. 

Many changes coming to our home! I appreciated all the love and time spent getting our home where we want it to be for when our sweet baby comes! It’s been 8 years with all the same colors and furniture in this house! I was ready for a change. Paint can make a work of difference!!

23 Weeks with Baby G # 4

 23 Weeks.

Nothing much to complain about. Little back pain. Stopped sleeping with the pregnancy C pillow because it just became uncomfortable. My right hand is numb, almost every morning—thumb, pointer, and middle finger. Pretty sure it’s pregnancy carpal runners, and aggravates my torn ligament in my elbow and hand! 

My pregnancy eczema that has covered my chin/jaw area is finally going away! These are some crazy hormones! Craving this week? Gorgonzola cheese in every salad and home made buttermilk dressing! My moms recipe is addicting!! Now if I could find someone who would just cut lettuce daily for me to enjoy 😉 

Jensen's Pre-K Mother's Day Tea at MDO

The kids started of by singing a few songs. I can't get them to upload, but they were so sweet. One was about how special mothers are.  

 I loved reading my "All About Mom" that Jensen wrote!

I am 5 years old.

I have pink eyes and brown hair.

My job is to make cake and pie.

I love to eat pie.

My favorite drink is soda.

I am really good at jumping over houses.  (Can you believe it!)

I always say, "If you punch someone's tower down, you get a spanking". 

I am happy when I sing a song to Jensen when he goes to bed.

I am SUPER because I save the day!

Oh my WORD! I was laughing so hard out loud. Jensen is so funny! I am apparently his super hero. Precious boy has quite the imagination. 

Yes, he did my make-up and nail polish. He used my eye shadow as face powder and had so much fun. I could tell he felt so special being in control of my "beauty" tools. 

Yes, he even did my hair. I guess boys have to figure out how to use those clips, mine were interestingly upside down.

Jensen, 

I so enjoyed my special time with JUST you on this day!

You are such a handsome, compassionate, and loving little guy. 

I loved when you wanted me to sit with you on the little kids chairs so we could just sit alone. I am sorry that mommy can't bend that low to sit right now. Thank you for loving me and for your tender touch. You were so proud of your work after we were done. I was so proud of you, too!

Love you sweet boy,

Mama

22 Weeks with Baby G #4

22 Weeks

All I can say is crazy nightmare dreams, otherwise this week has been very uneventful.