Great Weekend

With the exception of this afternoon (and I'll get to that), it's been a great weekend. On Friday night, we went up to Atlanta to visit Justin and Kate. Mama and Daddy were coming for the weekend too, but they were staying in a hotel near Justin. We had a great spaghetti dinner and enjoyed catching up with Justin. On Saturday morning, Mama and Daddy brought fresh bagels and cream cheese and it was so yum. We then met up with Chun and Patrick at Ruth's Chris steak house for dinner. That restaurant never fails in delivering a fantastic steak! After lunch, we went to the Super H Mart in Duluth to partake in the Asian shopping experience. Thomas and I have been before, but Mama and Daddy hadn't. My mom was in awe of all the different fruits, vegetables, and fish. After we left there, we went to North Point mall to kill some time before meeting up with Kate's parents for dinner. Mama was just itching to buy some baby clothes! We went to The Children's Place and she went a little nuts. I bought a few things too, but I stuck to gender-neutral stuff and only spent $16! I bought 5 items and they were all marked down to $2.99 each. Great deals! She, on the other hand, bought a girl and boy outfit of each thing she got. So, she spent well over $16, but hey...that's what grandmothers are for, right? A lot of people can't believe that we've already bought clothes this early, but we can't help it! We've been looking forward to this for so long! After shopping, we went to Greenwoods restaurant in Alpharetta and met Kate's parents.

We got home last night around 11:30 and Scarlett was so excited to see us! She stayed at home (since Justin's apartment is ridiculous and doesn't allow dogs her size to visit) and Kristen spent Friday night here dog-sitting. I went to bed shortly after we got home since I had to be at the doctor's office at 8 this morning for my repeat blood work. There were several people in the office when I got there, so I knew it was going to take longer than normal. But, once I got called back, it was quick. She called me around 10:45 this morning with my results and said that my hCG had gone from 124 to 279 and it only needs to go to 205. Yay body! We scheduled my first ultrasound for February 17th. They'll make some growth measurements and we'll be able to see the heartbeat at that time. So exciting! Keep the prayers coming!

Now, why this afternoon has been the exception to the great weekend. We got word on Thursday that two of my co-workers, Kent and Amy Hunter, found their 13 month old son, Garrett, blue in his crib. They started CPR and called 911, but they were unable to revive him at the hospital. The autopsy showed he had an undiagnosed congenital heart defect. His funeral and burial were this afternoon. There were so many family and friends, including co-workers at the funeral today. I cannot begin to imagine what they're going through. Having gotten our news this weekend, it especially hits home how fragile life is. I know they have a long road ahead of them, but with the help of family and friends, I think they and their son, Landon, will be able to make it through. Keep them in your prayers too!

More to come as it develops...