5 'P's in a Pod: One crazy weekend!

Let me just start by saying that I am amazed that Spencer and I are both alive and well after last weekend! Ok, that’s really an exaggeration, but still it was pretty crazy!

It all started last Wed. when Spencer woke up and said, 'I think Im getting sick.' I gave him some medicine to take care of it (which, normally it does). But by the time he got home that night, he felt worse and his fever started to climb. We started to get a little worried because we had Frogapolooza and a church fair at TCU the next 2 days, a leadership retreat we were supposed to lead that weekend, and Radius kick-off (our college thing) on Sunday morning! The thought of swine flu was also running through our minds as Spencer's fever went up and then broke all through the night, esp. since he had been on TCU campus alot the week before. We went to the dr. the next day and he said it was NOT swine flu!!! But just a really bad cold virus and it would just have to run its course....GREAT! We ended up having our college students work the tables at Frogapolooza and the church fair, we hated missing those, but Spencer was practically in bed all day resting and running a fever....the highest was 102.9! We took it every 15 min. and I had ice packs on his head. Eventually it went down. I don't think I have ever washed my hands so much....not to mention I ended up sleeping on the couch for about a week so I wouldn't catch anything.

Well we made it to the leadership retreat, but didn't stay in the same house at the students, just in case Spencer got really sick. So we got a hotel close by and let some of our adult leaders take over while we weren't there! Thanks David, Lynn, Ryan and Nathan!!!! Spencer and I just came back to do the sessions...we really missed staying with our students, they are a blast!!

Spencer's fever didn't get over 100 again that weekend, which was good because our big Sunday for our college students was the next day! Radius kick-off was amazing...we had 130 students--our record so far! God was just so amazing to us, this is what we had been praying for all summer...not to mention that Spencer would be feeling good enough to speak that morning, which he did and he did an amazing job! Spencer is still coughing, but not very often and still feels tired sometimes, but I think its just his body recovering! Thanks to my mom for giving me pointers on how to bring a fever down....and also my nurse friend Joy for my late night calls about really high fever! During this whole ordeal I never got sick or had a fever! Praise God for protecting me and Seth! We made it through the weekend!!!

Spencer has started his 2nd year of PhD at Southwestern, this will be a pretty easy semester which is good because we will have Seth here in about 2 months, and I know he will be a pretty big and welcomed distraction from all that reading!

Well my 3rd trimester is here!! I am 7 months! Its so crazy, the 2nd trimester flew by, probably because I felt so good...too bad the first didn't go by as fast haha. I still feel really good, just getting tired more often. I still walk everyday and do some light weights, but I get out of breath easier now. I still have no swelling anywhere!! I had my glucose test on Wed. and will find out soon about the results. I will be really surprised if I tested positive for gestational diabetes. I have gained about 14 lbs so far, hopefully that will come off easily afterwards! I can't wait to start running again, I really miss it! Anyway, I am now going to the dr. every 2 weeks! I also pre-registered at the hospital this week and we lined up a pediatrician for Seth!! All my friends rave about him, so I will give him a try and see what happens.

Seth is moving so much now and sleeping is beginning to become something more like a fine art for me...pillows positioned just right, etc. He can now open and close his eyes and he's gaining more fat this month...hopefully! We cannot wait to meet our little boy! We are also planning on going to JBF this next week to see if we cannot find some amazing deals on stuff that we don't mind getting used. We've also received a few things from Spencer’s parents-- stroller, bath stuff, bibs, changing stuff...THANKS SO MUCH! And my mom is making Seth a blanket to match his room! (which we still haven't bought anything yet...guess we should get on that!)

On a final note....college football started today!!!!!

Here are some pictures from the 'crazy weekend'

Our amazing leaders at the retreat