The not so Dr. Visit

Well, I was supposed to have my 4th OB appointment today, but it didn't really happen...

My day started off kind of nicely...I was able to sleep in since I didn't have to work today (that was really nice). I was in my bed with the AC running, the dogs in the backyard...it was great until I got out of the shower.

I hopped out of the shower to hear my phone signal that I had a voicemail. The voicemail stated that Evin was at the Goodyear Tire place across 518 (the busy road in front of our neighborhood). The second voicemail was from a very nice lady that lived on the other side of Pearland. I quickly threw on clothes, brushed my teeth and hair and ran out the door to pick up my crazy, jail break dogs.

Once I had the two dogs picked up, I looked at the clock and realized that if I took the dogs home I wouldn't be able to make it to the OB office in time for my appointment. SO..... The dogs came with me. I made them stay in the car of course, but they came with me all the way up to the medical center.

After sitting in the office for an hour, Nan (the RN that works for my doctor) came out to the waiting room to inform me that she needed to reschedule my appointment...The doctor was running behind and was then called to a delivery.

Nan called me this afternoon and I now have my 20wk sono appointment scheduled. I am scheduled to have the sono on October 7th. We should know then if we have a little Girl or a little Boy on the way. YEA - What fun!!!

Love you guys so much!!!

We have power

That is right we have power as of 3:30 this afternoon. We will post more later.

No Power

You guessed it we are still without power at our house. Thankfully over the last two days some of our friends have received power and we have been staying with them. God has been so gracious to bless us with great weather while there is no power (could not come at a better time). As I think about having no power it reminds me that I take so much for granted. It has been funny the times that I try to turn the light switches on and there is nothing there. I just step back and laugh. Although Ike has down a great amount of damage I feel that our community has really joined together to get through this tough time. The people of Houston have been great and all of us here talk about how we have gotten to know our neighbors better.
Christine and the baby are doing fine she is napping as I type this blog posting. We will find out the sex of the baby in just a few short weeks and I am really excited about that. Then all the plans can start with the babies room, strollers bought, clothes, and all the array of baby items that we will need. Please continue to pray for a smooth pregnancy, healthy baby, and our adjustment as we get ready for this new little one. Till the next time I can charge my computer battery....
Shawn

IKE Update

OK - I am sure that everyone is wondering, "are the Callanders OK?" We are!!! I have been at TCH since Friday morning at 0630. I will hopefully be going home tomorrow. Shawn stayed in the house to "ride out the storm". He boarded up the house on Thursday, so he was safe and sound. The damage: We have a small leak in one of the bathrooms (from the roof) upstairs - Shawn said it was really little, we lost most of our fence, we are out of power, and it may be a few weeks before we get it back. Other than that, things seem to be OK. Of course we are having someone come out and inspect the leak and the roof. Shawn and I are planning on replacing the fence ourselves...we hope to make it stronger and nicer than it was before the storm. Until we regain power, we will be staying at the Conner's house - they bought 2 generators. We have joked about living in the same house, and now we will be. I am still planning on coming up to Dallas (Monday or Tuesday depending on if the airport is open). The Woodway Campus of Second Baptist did sustain a substantial amount of damage - Shawn will probably have to stay here in Houston to help with the clean up, and whatever else is required of him.

Please continue to pray for those around us and our church family. We did have a few families whose houses sustained a significant amount of damage...some of the families are planning on staying out of town and enrolling their children in school where they are until homes are fixed and the power / life is restored to normal here in the Houston area.

We love all of you and appreciate your prayers!!!
CC

IKE!!!

What a fitting name - Ike - yikes! Well, here is the latest update: Ike is going to hit the coast around 1am Saturday morning. It looks like it will make landfall around the Freeport area just to the south of us. Our entire county is under a mandatory evacuation. We are (Shawn is) boarding up the house today in preparation for the hurricane. Needless to say, this is a first for me. I will have to stay put...I have to work from Friday 11am until they deem it safe for replacement staff to come back to the area...probably late Sunday night or early Monday morning. Yes, we do get to sleep. We are never required to work for more than 12 hours in a row. The good news is that we get "CARLA" pay - I am not sure how much this will be, but it will be a ton better than overtime pay which is nothing to turn up a nose to.

Please be praying for our house and trees - little to no destruction. Our friends and our church family - for every one's safety and the safety of their property. For me - strength to make it through 4-5 days of straight work. For Shawn & the dogs - that they will be safe and out of harm's way...they are planning on staying with some friends in Kingwood (North Houston).

We love you and appreciate all of your prayers,
S&C

MD Visit #3 (8/27)

OK - I am late, but it is finally here...

Our baby is a lemon this week. The HR was 153 beats per minute. I am weighing 134.8 pounds, and I am starting to show (a little). You can kind of tell through some of my clothes, especially if I have just eaten.

Shawn & I appreciate all of your prayers. Please continue to pray for a easy and enjoyable pregnancy and a healthy baby with absolutely no health problems.

I am headed to Dallas on Tuesday September 16th, and will be there through the evening of the 18th. I have another MD appointment on Wednesday September 24th.

We love you all very much!!!!
Christine