Way to go FROGS!! #6

We are so proud of what a wonderful season the TCU Horned Frogs are having. On Saturday, we had a game watching party at our home to cheer on the Frogs vs. BYU. TCU won the game 38-7 and it was such a fun game to watch! We are now happy to report that as of last night's standings, we are now ranked #6 in the BCS. If TCU continues to go undefeated and beats Utah in 3 weeks, then we have a great shot at a BCS bowl game! Not sure when/where it would be, but definitely an exciting achievement!! Other events of the weekend, we attended my high school's homecoming game (part of it anyways) for some yummy Rosa's fajitas. I also got to see a few old friends and lots of people I hadn't seen in awhile. It was pretty funny to see from the years 1999-2002 how many pregnant girls there were. (7 if I remember correctly) I guess it's pretty popular right now with that age group.

On Saturday, we spent some time cleaning and preparing for the game watching party that evening. Then, Mike went to get my oil changed and car washed (THANKS SWEETIE!) while I drove out to Fort Worth for a "sip and see" for my cousin Leigh and her new baby, Cassidy. Sunday we had church in the morning and a very powerful message which was great. The pastor was finishing up a series on "Hope under Construction" and going through the book of Nehemiah. We found out that our small group leader is taking a position with Pantego Christian Church, so it was he and his wife's last Sunday. He will be continuing to lead our group for the next few weeks, but I'm not sure where things will go from there. Perhaps we will have to visit some of the other groups. Sunday afternoon I took a nap while Mike watched football, then we drove to Fort Worth for my choir practice for the Christmas Cantata followed by dinner at Olive Garden with Matt & Vivian.

I'm not sure that I ever updated around the time when my sister, Lauren, found out what she is having. She is having a GIRL. So, Ryan will have a little girl cousin around his age. They have already decided on her name as well, which will be Naomi Rose Keene. At Easter it should be really fun because we will have 3 babies under the age of one at the Smith Family luncheon April 4th, they will be approximately (Cassidy-6 months, Ryan- 2 months, Naomi-1.5 months). They will also have a little boy cousin, William, who will be about 22 months, so just shy of 2 yrs old. I think it will be so much fun! :)

This week we will be getting together with Mike's friend Lane and his wife Erin for dinner one night, Lifegroup on Thursday, and then Halloween is on Saturday, as is our next TCU game, and homecoming vs. UNLV. I hope the weather is nice! It is an afternoon game, which I think is great! We aren't planning on attending any parties that night, but have tons of candy to hand out to all the kids in our neighborhood, so hopefully they don't come by too early on Saturday. Sunday we are going to celebrate Beckham's 1st birthday party with Tomas & Shae (one of Mike's co-workers). I haven't seen him since the day after he was born when we went to visit them in the hospital in San Antonio. Shae has kept me updated on his monthly pictures and he is such a cutie. If you have any gift ideas for a one yr old please feel free to post! :)

I think that should roughly catch you up on the past week or two. I did go to Baltimore, MD for work Oct 11-14th and it was a great trip. I already received one P.O. from the trip and hope more are headed my way! It was a very busy couple of days, but I loved getting to see the beautiful leaves changing and cooler weather. We are now appreciating the cooler Fall-like weather around Texas as well. (My FAVORITE- esp this year!) It was also nice being back in the field and not stuck in an office cubical. I really do miss the face-to-face customer interaction that I used to have. Well, I think that is all for now.

Hope everyone has a wonderful week!!
~Emily

Picture update

I am currently running out the door for the SCS Homecoming game. Lots going on this weekend so I will have to update later. Here are a few pictures from this past weekend and the beginning of this week. Belly photos are week 24. We just started week 25 today. Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend. GO FROGS!!! :)

Week 24 (Mon-Oct. 19)
Week 24 (Mon. Oct 19th)

Kristin-Wk 26, Emily-Wk 24 (we initially had the same due date!!)

Kristin Hamon and Emily

The Hamon family celebrating Ryan's birthday

(James, Kristin, Ryan, Jordan, Susan & Jerry)

James and Mike checking their "Daddy bellys"

Best buds- James & Mike (hiding our purses they were holding)

Ryan Alexander Campbell

We are pleased to announce that we have decided on a name for our precious little boy. He is going to be named Ryan Alexander Campbell. Ryan means little king and Alexander means defender of the people. I think it flows nicely and we were very fond of Ryan since it is Michael's middle name. I know everyone's been curious and asking us so I thought I'd go ahead and have a brief post to let everyone know.

Also, follow up from my Dr's appointment yesterday, Ryan's heartbeat was 161bpm. My BP was 112/70 which is normal, and I gained another 5 lbs. which brings my total weight gain at a little over 23 weeks to be 11 lbs. I believe that's right on track and I really hope that it stays nice and steady. I was really expecting a big weight gain at this visit since I feel like my belly has definitely had some major changes and growth in the last 2-3 weeks. From here on out my "What to Expect" book says that he will gain approximately 6oz every week. (CRAZY!) Uterus measurement was 23 centimeters and the Dr said to figure about a centimeter per week, so also good. Before my next appointment I "get" to do the glucose test thing which I've heard is just lovely (sarcasm) and then I will see my Dr again November 12th. November is a busy month as we have our prepared childbirth class and babycare/cpr classes starting. It is hard for me to believe that November will be here in two weeks.

Other news, TCU plays Colorado State at home tomorrow so we will be planning to attend the game and hoping to catch up with many of our good friends at the game. GO FROGS!! I will also be participating with Sigma Kappa in the Alzheimer's Memory Walk in the morning which is a 3K walk around Trinity Park. Thanks to everyone who made a donation!

Happy Fall Y'all

October is here as is nice cooler weather and a lot of rain. This year is certainly flying by! This past weekend we celebrated my 26th birthday. On Friday night Mike and I celebrated with dinner at Spaghetti Warehouse, just the two of us. We had never been, but had a pretty good time. I also received a lovely "flower cake" from Mike, and a yummy cake and birthday balloon from one of my co-workers. For my birthday Mike got me a massage chair cushion that goes over any chair and is wonderful!

Saturday morning Mara, Tyler, Twin, & John met us and we carpooled downtown to take the new DART green line to the State Fair!! :) I have been wanting to go to the State Fair for quite awhile, but it always seems to come at a very busy time of year. Out of our group, Mara had been in elementary school, Lauren had been when she was two, and Mike went once in college. So, it was mostly a new experience for everyone. Most of the group got a Fletcher's corn dog (which I'd heard a lot about, but I don't like corn dogs). I got a yummy Turkey leg!! (LOVE THOSE!) John also tried (and shared) fried oreos. They were pretty tasty and reminded me of small little funnel cakes with a taste of chocolate. Twin got some french fries, Mara got Dole pinneapple ice cream (also good) and we tried some ice cold root beer from a barrel that was made with imperial sugar. Other than that, the fresh cotton candy smelled good, but I decided "Baby and me" had enough sugar for the day. The weather was perfect at the Fair and had just started getting overcast and sprinkling when we left around 3pm. Everyone came back to our house to relax and freshen up for awhile after the fair. Then we went to dinner at Outback Steakhouse followed by the TCU vs. SMU game. The Frogs pulled out another win 39-14 and Mike, Maggie, Phil & I stayed until the very end (even though it was cold and rainy). Unfortunately, due to the weather I didn't get any pictures of all of us in our cute "purple" outfits before the game. Oh well, there will be other games...

Sunday we visited a new church for the 2nd time and got some information about their Life Groups which we hope to check out a few different ones this week and next. Sunday evening I joined St. Luke choir's 1st Cantata Rehearsal (only 5 more before our Dec. 13th performance, yikes!). Mike and I also joined Matt & Vivian for dinner at Chilli's that evening. Other happenings this month include travel for me to Austin, TX and Baltimore, MD for work, Dr's appt Oct 15th, Alzheimer's Memory Walk, more TCU FOOTBALL, SCS Homecoming & Halloween. Should prove to be a pretty busy month! October Birthday shout-outs to Melissa-Oct 1st & Diane-Oct 22nd. :)

Pictures below! ~Emily

My Birthday cake from Heather at work

Mike & Emily @ the State Fair

Mike, Emily, Tyler, Mara, Lauren & John

Big Tex at 2009 State Fair

Baby Stuff

So, since my last update we received some more really cute stuff for our little boy from Mike's parents and from a family friend, The Lails, who live in Oklahoma. You'll understand why I mention Oklahoma when you see the pictures below. I have to say we personally feel that our little guy is going to grow up to be a Horned Frog, so it will be rather difficult to put him in one of these outfits, but for pictures sake I'm sure we can make it happen just once. ;) Bob (FIL) bought us a cute little baby journal to keep track of pre and post baby stats and family stuff. It is really such a cute gift and I am excited to start writing in it. Linda (MIL) purchased a cute little outfit with a dinosaur riding a bicycle that says "going to grandma's". It is so precious and I'm sure he will get good use out of it. From the Lails we got a gift basket with an outfit, receiving blanket, washcloths, bibs, booties, etc. all in blues and browns. It is sooo cute! Also the OU outfits and some precious toy blocks that I think he will really enjoy. I feel like we are already being so spoiled with things for the little guy and he's not even here yet!! I can't wait until we get around to starting on the nursery and actually organizing his stuff. I'm going to have to buy some cute little baby hangers to start hanging up his clothes in the closet.

TCU Football- Since our last post TCU had its first home football game vs. Texas State (formerly known as SWT). We won a lovely 56-21, although we shouldn't have let them get even the 21. While we did win by 5 touchdowns we were pretty disappointed with the sloppy performance of our defense. Come on D, let's get it together! Hopefully they step up their game for the next game this Saturday that is at Clemson. GO FROGS!! While at the game we met up with our friends the Turners who lived near us in San Antonio. They have an almost 4 month old and brought her to her first TCU game. She has grown so much since we saw her last and has the cutest smile. Kalli was also generous in loaning me her maternity clothes, which has been so much fun having a new wardrobe to go through. Thanks Kalli!

Also, there were two births important in my life last week. On Wednesday, Mariann Weathers had her little boy, Logan James Weathers. He is such a cutie and Mom and baby are doing great and adjusting to life at home. Then on Friday, my cousin Leigh had her little baby girl, Cassidy Kaye Smith. I am excited to have a new cousin and I know that she and baby boy Campbell "BBC" will be great friends. The family dynamics at Christmas and Easter parties is sure going to change next year with 4 babies in our family under the age of two.... Should be fun! :) Also, Lauren is supposed to find out the gender of Baby Keene on October 7th, so I know they are anxious to find out and Mike and I are excited to find out if we will have a niece or nephew. We are both kind of thinking niece though. ;)

Only one more week until my birthday, hard to believe how fast September is flying by. This Saturday I am having my birthday shopping day with Mimi (soon to be Great-Mimi) in the morning, followed by Kristen LaBoon's baby shower from 2-4pm, then chaperoning SK's Victory that evening. Mike will be busy with the guys doing a tour of the Rahr Brewery followed by college football game watching at the Flying Saucer. On Sunday, after church we are having my family birthday lunch at Mimi's since Mom & Dad will be out of town over my birthday. Overall, should be a busy, but fun weekend!



Prayer requests: Continued health of for baby & me, Sara DuBose recovering after bone marrow transplant this week, all the new Moms continued rest and guidance with their newborns, Mike's co-worker Mark's 4 yr old son Mark Jr, who had a stroke on Thursday, & friend of the Bassett's (Dane family) who has a baby boy who was born 2 1/2 months early and had to have brain surgery this week. *We lift all these up to you, Lord and pray your healing hands, peace, & grace on their lives. Amen

Matt Turner and his little girl, Emma

Matt and Mike a little before the TCU vs. TxState game

Kalli and Baby Emma

My new cousin Cassidy Kaye Smith

Me with baby Cassidy

"BBC's" new outfit from the Campbells

Full view of the cute new outfit

Baby Journal Grandpa Bob picked out for BBC

Adorable baby gift basket from The Lails

Soft toy blocks from The Lails

Controversial onesies also from The Lails ;)

Picture collage

I realized that I have been collecting several "baby related" pictures on my camera and wanted to be sure to get them on my blog to share with everyone. So, this post is strictly for photo viewing so that you can see all of the little things that our little boy is already accumulating before his arrival! Although I don't have any pictures "Great Nanny & Poppy" have also given us a yellow tweetie pacifier & several maternity outfits for Mom-to-be! Thanks everyone for your sweet gifts! Enjoy! :)

At the sonogram appointment- it's a BOY!!

At the sonogram appointment

Cute TCU bib from Mara

Precious little bunny from France from "Great Mimi"

Lion bib (w/ food catcher) and pacifiers from the Leshan family

5 Gerber onesies and waterproof bibs from Mara

Cute little puppy outfit from Mara-Sooo cute!!

Flower arrangement from Grandma & Grandpa Campbell

Flower arrangement from Grandma & Grandpa Campbell

It's a BOY!!!

Well, we finally got the sonogram results and "it" is a BOY!!! :) So, now we can call him Baby Boy Campbell until we decide on a name. We were so pleased to get several pictures today (I only posted a few) and it looks like everything is going well and in the right place for our little guy. The heart was beating great, strong looking spine and head and lips looked good too (no cleft lip). The sonographer took lots of measurements and pointed out several of the main bones which all looked great. Baby measured a little higher in some places, but overall at 19wks 2days, which puts us at 40 weeks the first week of February. (Feb. 7th I think!??) Anyways, we're not too worried about the due date because we know he will come when he's ready, but since many of you have been asking about it that's what we came up with. :)

For Mom (oh yes, that's ME!), I received the regular flu shot today. (still hoping H1N1 vaccine doesn't make it to the market for awhile cuz I'm not ready to take that one) My BP was 112/68 which was GREAT! Weighed in at 3 more lbs. gain, which avgs 1 lb. a week which I think is great. Overall, I have gained 6 lbs. at this point and we will be at week 20 on Saturday, so halfway!! Yay! :) We also checked in with the Dr about insurance coverage etc. for delivery only to find out that my Merck insurance would cover everything 100% except for my $250 hospital co-pay.... too bad that insurance expires Oct. 31st... bummer. So, I let her know about my new insurance with Aetna/Study Island and I have a $1000 deductible and then will owe 20% after that so as long as no C-section or anesthesia pretty cheap. We were happy to have an idea of what to plan for though.

Update on Dad (Mike) he was thrilled with the news!! (Would have been either way) He is excited to carry on the Campbell family name in our son. Now to focus on coming up with our baby boy's cute little name.... I think he's glad that boys are cheaper in the long run than girls, but that's just the Financial-Man in him thinking. ;) So, overall we are SOOOO very excited about our son and look forward to finally narrowing down some choices and doing some big planning. Yay!! Enjoy the some sono pictures posted below.

~Emily

Baby Boy Campbell with his hand in the air

Between the legs shot bottoms up (It's a BOY!)

Profile shot of precious baby BOY Campbell