We are READY

We are now 38w3d and ready to meet Landon. I can't wait until this little one arrives. We are ready to start TTC right after he makes his debut!! We just love our children and since I love, love LOVE being pregnant..why not. Todd wants me to get pregnant with twin girls, or one of each. So wish us luck. I have to admit we mate such cute babies!!!!

36 Weeks...and anxiously awaiting our newest arrival!

Well here we are at 36 weeks pregnant or exactly 9 months to the day. I can't believe that just back in early December Todd and I found out we were expecting our second baby together. Now you all know how much we long to have a few sets of multiples during our many pregnancies, so here's to wishing that our next couple pregnancies turn out that way...we hope God blesses us with many, many children.

Brett is doing really well, I still don't think he understands that he will be getting a little brother soon, although he sure is attached to his Mommy and I'm loving every second of it. I have been out of work since July 5th...and I can't be more excited. I am so thrilled that I am able to stay home now and raise our children.

Landon is due within the next 4 weeks, I'm hoping that he comes any day now, the pelvic pressure I am experiencing his quite rough, especially at night. I just can't wait to meet the newest addition to our ever growing family. Those 9 months are so worth the wait. Todd is getting nervous now, since he's not always close to home...so he is praying that he won't be far away when I call him to say it's time to go to the hospital.

As for everything else...Todd and I are doing wonderful, it's great to be able to see my husband now every night instead of just on the weekends. Our 3 year anniversary is coming up on 8/19 (My Birthday), this is the date we actually started going out!! We are going to try and do something really special.

And as most of your know we will be moving back in with my mother until we purchase our new house in PA...we want to do some more saving. But it's all good, my Mom can't wait to have both of her grandchildren living with her. But it's only temporary since we plan on TTC right after Landon makes his debut...no more waiting, life is too short! So pretty soon you may hear me say we are expecting again!!! Wish us luck.

31wks3days

Wow, I just realized I better update this. Well, I am officially almost 32 weeks pregnant, where has the time gone? Landon is doing well, he is measuring still about a week behind..so he is almost 3 pounds. He is ready to make his big debut into the world already. He is head down still (since 28 weeks) and ready to go. I am doing very well, feel great! Blood pressure was 102/70 and I didn't even gain anymore weight, yay!!!

My DH applied for a new job, for the time being until he gets into Local 825. He is going to become a landscape designer for a really big company called Fergomeni. I am so proud of him. So now he will only have to work one full time and one part time job!! And even that is all dependent upon how much he makes in comissions and such since he will be a sales person for the company as well!! He is so excited. This is finally the career he has been hoping for and he so DESERVES it!!

We will be moving just about the time the second baby arrives. But we are thinking about moving back home with my Mom for a little while so that we can save some more so we can put more down for our down payment on our house.

Landon should be here in about 8 weeks or less!!! And then we will be officially TTC again!!!

We're Moving Again!

Well we are looking at houses in Pennsylvania that would be within our price range for the time being until Todd is a crane operator. We have found a couple houses that would fit our ever growing family for a few years to come until we are ready to move back to NJ. The one is a 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom house with lots of yard space and a finished basement. Todd and I are going out there this weekend to look at this one, it's located in Bushkill. I hope we like it. If we don't find something before our lease is up...we are going to move back in with my Mom for a little while. She wants to be close to all of her grandchildren that we plan on having. Pray that we will find something soon!

It's a...

Well we know the gender of our second baby...and It's a BOY!! We are so very excited to meet Landon Joshua. Our growing family keeps expanding every year, if not sooner. Every 9 months would be great with me!! The baby looks healthy and is actually measuring smaller than where Brett was at this age. So he might be smaller. In any event the weight is now catching up that I lost in the beginning. The doctor is not concerned at all, he says I am doing great he really would like me to gain close to 40 pounds. Thank god I have only gained 12. But I feel that it will be piling on rapidly now, since Landon is having growth spurts now. We can't wait to welcome Landon in to our ever growing family between August 24th - 26th!!!

3/14/07 Third Prenatal Appointment

Well everything went very well! The doctor did my blood pressure, weight, urine and felt my stomach to see how I am growing. I am right on target maybe even a couple days behind schedule. The baby's heartrate is very steady and in the 150's. I gained 2 pounds in total so far and I am already 17 weeks along. We also found out that our gender ultrasound is scheduled for April 4th...so not too much longer and then we can find out who the newest addition to our every growing family will be. Todd still thinks this baby is a girl. I really can't wait to find out now. Let the countdown begin!!!

Todd PASSED the ACT test!!!

We are very proud to announce that Todd has passed the ACT test with flying colors. For all of you who are not aware, Todd had to take this test in order to get into Local 825 (Operating Engineers Union), well out of 250 people who took it he was ranked number 11 and got a 98 as a score, a perfect score would have been a 100...he did so very well!!! We are so very proud of him, he is so very smart!! He has so many good things coming his way, we can't be more excited, he deserves so much!

Second Prenatal Appointment on Valentine's Day

Our second prenatal appointment went very well. I gained almost 10 ounces, not too bad. I'm surprised I haven't gained more since I have been eating a lot it seems like. But I will take that any day. I can't wait for Spring so I can take Brett and I out for long walks in our complex.

Valentine's Day this year was very snowy and icey, big storm that day...Daddy and I were home all day with Brett. We went to my Dr.'s appointment and the doctor said all of my blood tests that I have taken so far are all good, and my urine was good. The baby's heartbeat by the way is in the 150's...so nice and strong. Healthy baby!! My next prenatal appointment is March 14th, and I have blood tests scheduled for March 5th...the AFP testing. I will probably take that day off and spend it with Brett.

Happy Birthday Todd!!

Todd's Birthday was February 17th, he is now 27 years young! He is such a wonderful man and was very excited about his Birthday. Brett and I got up in the morning and made him pancakes which we all enjoyed and then we relaxed. He only wanted one thing for his Birthday and that was an iPod and he was absolutely surprised that his family was able to buy it for him, he was simply over the moon. I wrapped the gift in different size boxes to throw him off and boy was he ever!

Ultra-Screen (Nuchal) Testing

Friday, 2/9 was our nuchal test, which consisted of an ultrasound and blood testing for chromosomal abnormalities, spina bifida and other defects. The technician said everything looks perfect with the baby and I seem to be measuring back around Aug. 24th for my due date. Brett came with me to this appointment and got to see his little brother/sister on the screen. I got 6 new pictures of our little baby growing.

My next prenatal appointment is on February 14th (Valentine's Day!)...we will get to hear the heartbeat and do the usual testing: blood pressure, weight, and urine specimen to check for sugar. I will post after the appoinment.

Today, we are 12 weeks and 4 days pregnant! We have successfully made it to the second trimester!! WOO-HOO

First Prenatal Appointment

Our first official prenatal appointment was January 17th. They basically did the normal routine as go over things that I should stay away from while pregnant and asked Todd and I about our family history. I of course needed to get a pap smear done...they are oh so pleasant! The nurse checked my blood pressure which was 108/70 which was great and made me take a urine specimen to check for sugar and that came out fine too. So I am healthy and I am supposed to gain between 25-35 pounds...lord I hope I don't gain that much. I'm still going to exercise all throughout this pregnancy as well. I haven't gained anything thus far which is awesome...and scary since I eat all the time.

Dr. Nic, who is my ob/gyn is so nice! He is such a gentleman and is really sweet, he makes going there a lot easier because he has a wonderful personality. After my appointment was finished I was told to go to LabCorp as soon as possible for all of my bloodwork that needs to be done and I also scheduled an appointment for February 9th, for the Ultra Screen Testing or (nuchal) which is a blood test and an ultrasound to check the baby to make sure that he/she doesn't have chromosomal abnormalities, spina bifida and other health conditions. So I am a little nervouse but I know everything will go well. Our babies are strong and they make it through anything!

First ultrasound scheduled for 1/26!! (UPDATE) Everything looks fantastic with the baby..very strong heartbeat and it looks as if the baby implanted properly which is wonderful since last time we had a few scares in the beginning. The baby is measuring 5 days ahead which would give me an estimated due date of August 19th...MY BIRTHDAY!! We are so very excited.

Trip to NY to visit Aunt Dawn!!

This weekend 2/9 - 2/11 we will be up in NY visiting Aunt Dawn, Uncle Fred & Freddie. We can't wait. We are leaving on Friday around 3:30pm and hopefully will get up there around 6:30pm as long as we don't hit too much traffic. Brett hasn't seen them since he was 4 1/2 months old, what a difference from what he is doing now...it's truly amazing how fast they grow up. I wish they could stay babies forever.

Happy to be Expecting. . . Baby # 2!

The time has finally come to share our happy news with everyone! Todd and I are expecting our 2nd baby together and we are completely ecstatic, we can't wait to meet our new addition. We are due on August 24th, 2007. As of right now Todd wants to know the sex of the baby, so we might be finding out. Currently we are about 12 weeks along. Everything is going very well with this pregnancy except I am a lot more nauseas than I was with Brett. Brett is going to be a great big brother. Our children, well (our first two anyways) will be about 20 months apart which is perfect! We plan on having a very large family and want our children as close in age as possible. I absolutely LOVE being pregnant, it gives you a since of empowerment and it such a joy to know that you are giving life to someone and that he/she is growing inside of you.

Welcome!

Hi everyone! We decided to start a blog to post pics and let everyone know what is new with the Keller's...Todd of course is working like crazy with two full time jobs. He is currently waiting to get his letter from Local 825 (Operating Engineers Union), for him to come down and start training, he should be receiving it soon. I on the other hand am working tediously on my website which is called Sweetly Announced, a business that sells handmade novelties for parties and every occasion imaginable, trying to get it completed with all the pictures so I can start getting orders. I'm hoping to have gotten all of my advertisements completed and finished no later than March 15th.

Brett is doing well of course. He is now 14 months old, can you believe it? Where has the time gone?! He is doing so much these days and he is so very smart. If someone shows him something once he remembers it and will do it himself. He says "mama", dada", "baba" and is starting to learn the word "no". He has 7-8 teeth now and is walking all over the place, he basically doesn't even like to be held that much anymore. He totally brightens up our day. We are so very proud of him. I will be posting some new pictures of all of us very soon! Keep checking back frequently.