Dear Blog... Please forgive me for neglecting you!

Family and Friends! How we miss you all!! Please forgive me for having placed our blog at the bottom of my to do list for the past several months... as you can see, I'm just now making it to the bottom of that list!! Considering that Miss Skyler Jean's due date is today... you can see what a procrastinator I truly am, but most of you already know this ;) It's been a busy few months with holidays, baby showers, work, travel, church, prayer nights, birthing classes, appointments, house painting, baby shopping and organizing this house... it's just called life, I know!

You all have heard by now that we are having a GIRL! We both felt pretty strongly that we were having a boy, so it was such a great surprise to hear that our first born is a precious little princess instead! Either way we would have been thrilled, of course, but both of our hearts changed so quickly in such an awesome way when we found out God's big surprise to bless us with a little girl as our first born!! What an honor it is to be trusted with His child that He designed with a specific purpose in mind! We are so ecstatic to meet this sweet angel! Which brings me to an update on how the pregnancy has been since my last post in November. I truly have been so amazingly blessed by how magical pregnancy is... sometimes this world makes pregnancy out to be such a chore, even a drag at times, but I honestly can't think of one complaint when matched up with all the beauty of it! It has been so wonderful!!

Our last appt. was on Wednesday and things are progressing very well, obviously I have not gone into labor yet though ;) My cervix is thinned out completely, just was not dilating at the time... however, our midwife, Ann, said that it seemed right on the verge of dilating. The great part is that Skyler's head was stationed at +1... the stations begin at -3, then -2, then -1, then 0, then +1, +2 and +3 would be considered "crowning"... so basically, you could touch Skyler's head, just not see it ;) I'm trying not to get too graphic for anyone who doesn't care to know this stuff, but I also know many of you who want to know! Being that she's already made her way so far down, pushing should be much easier on me so I was happy to hear that!! :)

Today, I'm still feeling wonderful and although I can't wait to meet Skyler, I really want things to happen when they're suppose to happen in His timing so I'm remaining patient and am confident in His plan for her arrival :)

Alright, I know you want to see pictures... (We've been meaning to get out and take some more professional looking maternity pictures for some time now and just haven't gotten around to it. Maybe if Skyler decides to wait a few more days, we'll get to take some on Sunday and I'll post some then... for now, this is all we have.)

These first three were taken just this past wknd, between 39-40 wks pregnant

Here is a hard working daddy painting his little princess's room...

and here is a little sneak preview of Skyler's room... I have one very talented husband! It's still a work in progress since she'll be rooming with mommy and daddy for a little while anyway, but it's almost finished! Daddy even picked out her bedding! :)

underneath her name it says "Angels Danced The Day You Were Born", hard to see in the picture though since it's white

This was on New Years Eve at approximately 6 months pregnant

Some of my favorite girls at our baby shower, March 22nd, which was so beautiful and perfect thanks to Cori and Lucy! (Cori is to the left of me, Lucy to the right of me, then Mandy and Jen) Mandy is due exactly 4 weeks after I am with a precious princess also, Vitoria Grace or "Tori"! Tori and Skyler are already BFF and it has been so much fun sharing in this experience with Mandy and her hubby, KJ. Lucy had just delivered her 3rd princess, Aaliyah, on February 19th! See next picture of her sweet angel!
Daniel and Lucy's sweet Aaliyah Molina, isn't she just perfect?!

Some of the men at the shower who were thrilled to be playing a baby shower game as you can see... ;) Our beautiful shower cake from Cori and Lucy... This is a diaper cake that my friend, Katie, made for us. She threw a joint couples shower for Daniel and Lucy, KJ and Mandy, and Kyle and me in January since we were all due to have our babies within a month or two of each other :) It was a gorgeous shower that I, somehow, don't seem to have any pictures from :(

My Omaha shower thrown by Grandma Fadell. She did such a beautiful job and it was absolutely perfect! We have the best family and friends who are such blessings to us!Aunt Summer and Aunt Sailor helping organize Skyler's gifts :)

Here are some "just for fun" pictures that were taken over the last few months...

Kyle & I at our friends' wedding vow renewal (March 6). Kenyon surprised Katie with a wedding to renew their vows for her 30th birthday. It was the most gorgeous & romantic wedding you could dream of!

KJ and Mandy (and Tori ;)

Here is the stunning bride and groom renewing their vows!

This is Chief on a Sunday afternoon playdate with Gabe and Cori's kiddos... these boys had tons of fun together :)

Our new car... we were having some problems with the jeep so we decided to sell it and upgrade to a larger SUV.

And here is another reason I haven't had much time for blogging lately...Think we're ready????

I have to say a huge thank you to all of our family and friends for your support and prayers during our pregnancy... you all have been so amazing to us and we appreciate each one of you and the way you have blessed our lives. We know that your prayers are being heard, which is why things have been so wonderful for us. A special thanks to all of our baby shower hosts and attendees as well for blessing us in such mighty ways! Skyler is beyond blessed already to have so many amazing, loving people welcoming her into this world!!!!

Please continue to keep us in your prayers and we will keep everyone posted as soon as Skyler Jean decides to make her big debut into this world!

Love to you all!

Baby is healthy and life is good!!

I'm in complete amazement right now by this little joy that's growing in my tummy...

This baby loves to worship already!! Tonight on my drive home from work I had Anthony Evans playing and when I pulled into the garage, I just knew I had to sing along to one more song before going inside, so I blasted How Great Is Our God, baby started moving and did not stop until the song was over... it was so powerful and amazing!! During worship at church, baby goes crazy in my tummy and makes praising our wonderful Creator so much more intense... it is seriously the most incredible feeling!! To think that this baby's spirit is already prompting him/her to dance for the Lord just melts my heart! Another of baby's favorites is Miriam Webster's Made Me Glad! Truly amazing!!!!

Our 16 wk appointment was great, other than baby was sleeping (or I like to think praying because he/she was kneeling on his/her knees) so we couldn't see anything... by "anything" I mean we weren't able to see if baby is a he or a she!! I was a little disappointed about that, but happy to see baby none the less ;-) Our sono pic was very blurry and hard to make out, otherwise I would've posted it :(

Right now, we are 19 wks and 3 days along. We have our 20 wk visit next Tuesday, Dec. 1st, and will get to start calling baby by name with confidence!! However, we both have a pretty good idea about the sex already and do call him/her by name most of the time ;-)

Since my last post the main changes have been my growing belly, feeling baby move, and that I'll pretty much eat anything and everything now... although am still not much into sweets.

What else has been happening lately...

Dad and Mom came for a weekend visit at the beginning of November and, as usual, it was a fun and relaxing time together! We watched lots of football, went shopping, and did lots of eating :) We finally got to take them to Babes Chicken and it was yummy delicious, of course!!

At Rockfish

Miami & KC played at the same time, so we had to bring down another tv ;-)

cookin' out

watchin' more football

just wanted to show off my handsome boys... ;-)

We celebrated Kyle's 26th birthday this week!! Thank you Father for my wonderful husband and for another happy, healthy year together! Looking forward to many more ahead! On Kyle's birthday, he was able to feel the baby for the first time! Pretty exciting!!

I'm not what you'd call a pro at cake designing, but I had fun making this anyway... boys will be boys...

Check out our cute little snowman family that sister Summer Lynn sent us for Christmas!! So adorable!! Thanks Summer, we love it and we love you ;-)

Baby and I are gonna finish up our yummy cup of DECAF hazelnut coffee and call it a night! We're praying blessings to fall on all of our family and friends and we are grateful for each one of you!!

Lots of Love,

Kyle, Sara, Itty Bitty Fadell, Milo and Chief

Philippians 4:4-9 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.

Bye Bye 1st Trimester, Hello Hunger!

We visited the Dr. on Tuesday at 12 wks and 4 days. We got to see a lot more of baby this time because they did 3d and 4d sonograms to check for different things like down syndrome, etc. Baby Fadell is super healthy and right on track!! He/She is quite a wiggle worm and was busy busy busy during the entire visit. It's of course to early to tell the sex, but the Dr. did say she would be surprised if baby is not a boy based on the looks of his/her "parts" so far and how active the baby was. Only time will tell... we'll have a better idea in about a month or so, but can't tell for certain until about 20 weeks.

We won't bore you with all our videos, but here is just one...

It was so amazing to see that all this is happening every day and I can hardly feel a thing! They say you can't feel the baby until around 17-22 weeks, call me crazy but I really think I already feel the baby from time to time... I know there are a million other things it could be ;)

I'm still feeling great, no sickness, just cannot get enough food! I'm still pretty picky with my food, which I never was before pregnancy. My fav's this past week have been mac'n'cheese and fishsticks. I know it's not exactly full of nutrients, so I try to eat my fruits and veggies too... and hey, it's better than Little Caesar's pepperoni pizza which was my prior week's favorite meal! Chicken and I have a love-hate relationship lately and I'm not much into sweets. As always, some form of potatoes fit there way into my menu at some point throughout each day.

My belly hasn't really grown from my last post and if it's possible, I almost feel it has gotten smaller... my total weight gain for the first trimester was 3 lbs. As my belly grows, we'll post more pics. Our next Dr. appt. is not until November so I'll have another baby update then.

More exciting news this week...

CONGRATS TO MANDY & KJ WHO ARE ALSO EXPECTING!! We just found out that these dear friends are now 9 weeks pregnant! The best part... they just moved into their new house, which is now only a short 10 minutes or so away from us rather than 40 minutes! Congrats Bohns!!!!

CONGRATS TO THE MOLINAS!! Lucy & Daniel just found out that they are having ANOTHER GIRL!!!! They make some beautiful baby girls, that's for sure! Can't wait to meet the next one, due in February!

I have a twice baked potato and salad calling my name, so I'd better go :) Have a wonderfully blessed weekend!!

Lake Vacation and yes, another baby update!

On Tuesday, Kyle and I returned from our week long vacation to the Lake of the Ozarks! We had a wonderful time as usual. Gabe and Cori came along and we all had a blast together! We got lots of relaxation time, ate way too much yummy food, spent our days boating, and of course played several games of Pictionary!!

Here are some pics from the trip...

Miniature Golf

Our new boating shades ;)

The boys' cliff jumping escapades...

sporting our fancy new sunglasses

Horny Toad

the boys being goofs at Wobbly Boots where we watched the fights

This video was too hilarious to not post... sorry babes!! Enjoy... ;)

I married Kyle for his dancing skills, lol... and don't you just love the song??? haha!!

Before we left for the trip I had another Doctor appt. We were about 9 and a half weeks at the time. It was the coolest sonogram yet for me... the baby's hands and feet were movin' and groovin', I saw the umbilical cord for the first time and I could see his/her heart beat more clearly than before! Here is the sonogram...

Here are a couple pics for Aunt Summer and anyone else who wanted to see my growing belly... :)

Taken today at 11 weeks

Have a great weekend!!

Love,

The Fadells