Thanksgiving has come and gone already and Christmas is right around the corner!  I love this time of year and all the good food, cheerful hearts and time with family.  We have so much to be thankful for this year in the Reuer household and I find myself less involved in the materialism of the season and more filled by the family and friends around me that matter most in my life, including the little boy still growing inside of me!

Two years ago on Thanksgiving, I very vividly still remember sitting on the bed at my parents house, just about ready to head to church, and posting an U/S scan photo of our precious Isaiah to Facebook, followed by a remark of my thankfulness of the healthy baby, only 9 weeks along at the time.  I still remember the feelings of joy and excitement to meet that precious little one and how grateful I was to be holding him in my womb.

At Christmas that year, we received his 1st Christmas ornament from my mom, as a gift.  It was a baby angel to hang on the tree, something Isaiah could always have and remember his grandma by and his first Christmas spent with our family, even if still as a physical part of me!  A few weeks later, I looked back at that gift as a glimpse of our future, our angel Isaiah who will always spend Christmas with us in our hearts and thoughts.

This holiday season, as we hustle and bustle about, Isaiah is not far from my mind.  I constantly wonder what our lives would be like with him here on Earth with us, living and breathing, laughing and smiling with us?  Would he look like his older brother?  Would he have been a terrible sleeper?  What would his personality be?

But I can honestly smile, knowing that where he is now, is exactly where God meant for him to be, and where we are now, with another precious boy on the way, is exactly where God meant for us to be too.  I will always miss him and our 3rd son will never take his place, but my heart is so grateful and full knowing and experiencing that God provides peace, healing and continued blessings throughout the good and bad times.

It’s been quite some time since I’ve posted anything on my current pregnancy and I get questions all the time from people I don’t see often on how it’s going!  I’m sorry for my absence, life has been busy and crazy and I’ve been exhausted, especially as of late!  But with that said, baby boy and I are doing really good!  I am getting bigger everyday I swear and I feel like a swollen elephant at times, but all that matters is he is healthy and growing and so far, so good!

I had my last ultrasound to monitor growth, about 2 weeks ago now.  He was looking great, his heart pumping away and he was even breathing on his own in there! They said this is a great sign of baby being able to handle the stress of delivery and gave me a lot of peace of mind in everything.  Even with his 2 vessel cord, he is thriving in there and right around the 50th percentile for growth, perfect!

The ultrasounds they can do now, are just incredible!  We could see some similarities to his older brother and some differences!  In some of the shots we could even see what looks like a decent amount of hair on the back of his head!  I’m so excited to meet him, hold him, kiss him and love on this little for a lifetime to come!

On Monday I will be 35 weeks and will start the weekly OB visits!  My body is constantly aching and I’m so tired, even when I get a good nights rest, but that’s probably just my body and God preparing me for the months to come!  We are certain that this little guy will be here before year end, but not exactly sure when he’ll make his debut.  I was 2 1/2 weeks early with Lincoln, so I’d be great with that happening again, but if not, my doc will induce me around 39 weeks.  More to come as the weeks go by!