WELCOME Lyla Katherine Durrett

below is my new baby niece- lyla katherine durrett.
isn't she precious!?
born december 8, 2009 at 12:21am.
she was 8 pounds, 3 ounces, 19 inches long.
momma and baby are doing well.

look how good blake looks with a baby!

he's gonna be such a great daddy...i can tell already!

welcome baby girl!!!

i can't wait for her to meet her cousin in march!

week 40: baby durrett

baby lyla is on her way

exciting news update:

lindsey & jeremy were told to come to the hospital tonight at 6:00pm.
she has been put on some medicine that will thin her cervix.
they will rest there overnight and at around 8:30am, she will be put on pitocin which will begin the labor process.
depending on how her body responds to the meds, baby lyla could come quickly or take all day.

blake & i will be headed up to the hospital in the morning so i will keep you all posted as i found out the details.

please keep them in your prayers over the next couple days for a smooth delivery and a healthy momma & baby girl!

we are all so excited to meet our newest little family member!

xoxo

3D sono

we got to see our baby girl this morning & wow, are 3D sonograms are AMAZING!
she had an audience watching her- both sides of the family came to see a sneak preview!

there are a few pics below of what we could get.
let's just say she wasn't the most cooperative little girl. that stinker.
her heartbeat was 161 bpm.
we did find out that she is head up right now meaning she is considered breeched.
apparently doctors start to be concerned at 32 weeks on if they are breeched so hopefully she turns her little body around before then.

we spent an hour trying to get a good shot of her face/profile.
at first she waved at the camera but for most of the time her feet and hands were in front of her face.
she opened her mouth a lot, apparently swallowing the amniotic fluid and also playing with her fingers and toes.
she is one limber baby!

check out our beautiful little girl!



the above pic shows her knee close to her chin. her eyes are closed & you can see her tiny nose and mouth.

the picture above shows her foot pretty much in her face.

how can that be comfortable!?

i am just so amazed still at all of this- the entire pregnancy process.

she truly is a beauitful gift from our God.

blake & i cannot wait to meet our sweet angel.

week 39: baby durrett

week 38: baby durrett

brrrrrr

buddy's first snow this morning caught on the iphone.

gotta love those sweet eyes.

...yes this is a new post

apparently my tator tot casserole post is making people hungry being that it's been the most recent post for over a week now so i have been instructed to update.
i apologize.

things have been great in the fusch household.

we had a wonderful thanksgiving week.
my sister came in town with her husband and my precious nephew, jett.
we had the whole family over for dinner one night.
i also spent a lot of time with them in coppell.
i even stayed the night at my parent's house because i just couldn't go back to dallas knowing my little nephew (meredith & patrick too) were so close!
jett stayed with me in my room & i got to take care of him all.night.long!
it was so fun & special for me even though he woke up two times in the night and again at 7!

my baby bump is getting bigger and bigger.
i am 24 weeks.
we had our monthly checkup on monday.
her heartbeat was 130bpm.
she weighs over a pound now & measures a little over 12 inches.
i have continued to feel great throughout my pregnancy with the exception of heartburn which began this week.
not the most pleasant feeling but i can tough it out right!?
tomorrow we have our 3D sonogram of our baby girl.
we are so excited to see her again!
we have invited both sides of our family to come see her especially since neither moms had anything close to this when they were pregnant.
i will be sure to post those pics sometime after the appointment tomorrow.

for those of you who are wondering where lindsey durrett's baby bump pics are...
i hope to get those up today.
i have weeks 38 and 39 to post.
my lovely laptop recently got a virus so i am having to stay late at work to edit any pictures (which is my excuse for why i have been lacking in pics these days). ;o)

and for those of you who are wondering how lindsey durrett is doing...
she is due this friday, december 4th but is scheduled to be induced on december 7th if she hasn't come before.
she is around 2cm dilated and 75% effaced and has been for over a week now.
we can't wait to meet baby lyla & couldn't ask for a better Christmas present this year!!

i promise to you all (you know who you are) that i will try to do a better job of updating.
i am ashamed of myself too. ;o)

tator tot casserole

after hearing a bunch of people talk about making tator tot casserole recently, i thought i would give it a shot.

it sounded too yummy to pass up!

i found a recipe that i thought would work but added a few extras for flavor & nutrition...this isn't the healthiest thing i have ever made!

blake & i both enjoyed it and it was even good the next day reheated.

here is the recipe:

INGREDIENTS:

2 lbs ground beef

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teapsoon ground pepper

1/2 yellow onion chopped (optional)

16 oz frozen bag of mixed veggies- whatever you prefer (optional)

1 can of condensed cream of mushroom soup- low fat, low sodium

1 cup of sour cream- light

2 cups of cheddar cheese (split)

1 frozen bag of tator tots

DIRECTIONS:

preheat oven to 400.

brown the beef with onion, salt & pepper until cooked through.

drain & place into 9x13 (sprayed) baking dish.

place veggies over beef- as much or as little as you would like. i used entire bag.

mix soup & sour cream in separate bowl.

layer on top of veggies.

top with 1 cup of cheddar cheese.

layer bag of tots on cheese.

cook for 30 min.

sprinkle tots with remaining cup of cheese.

cook for 5-10 min or until cheese is melted.

it's that simple!

ENJOY & happy tuesday!!

week 37: baby durrett