Well... alot has changed...

Hello Everyone,

So sorry it has taken so long for us all to reach out and update everyone.  As many of you know our oldest son Trevor was involved in a ATV accident on June 25th and has been in Sioux Falls since the accident.  Trevor spent 6 days in ICU and 2 days in Level 1 at Sanford Childrens Hospital; he has since been in CCHS for his inpatient therapy.  He has 3 types of sessions a day Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Therapy.  Trevor progresses everyday and gets to be released and return home on Wednesday the 20th.  We are so glad to have him home where he will continue his outpatient therapy in Worthington, but anything is better than having him out in Sioux Falls and having him at home.
Justin and I have also welcomed our daughter Jasmine Lorraine Hall on 6-30-11.  She weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces and was 20" long.  She was born at 9:34 PM via emergency C-Section after a full day of labor, my placenta started tearing away from my uterine wall and Jasmine's heart rate was declining...it all happened so fast they had me in surgery and had her out in about 15 minutes.  She has been a blessing and we have really enjoyed her.
Thank you for all your prayers and support through this time, we have truly been blessed by the grace of God and are more thankful than you will ever know.

God bless,

Love Justin, Nicole, Trevor, Peyton, Mia and Jasmine!

1 Week Left!

Well misery has finally set in!!  With 1 week left, I have finally decided that I will be begging  for an induction date today at my weekly appointment with my doctor this afternoon.  I've been having contractions, lots of pelvic pressure, and with having an active toddler it's so painful to move around and not being able to play with her and our boys the way I want to.. getting up out of bed and up off the floor is just a sight to see this late in the game! 

I cannot wait to meet Jasmine and I know everyone is anticipating her arrival, I know she'll smell just like heaven and I can't wait to hold, touch, and kiss her.  Let's hope today's appointment is a successful one!

2 Weeks Left

Hello All!

Well we're in the waiting game now, only 2 weeks left!!!  Jasmine is still head down, but no dialation yet, my doctor said a few good contrations would open things up and start labor though, so hopefully this weekend or sometime next week that will happen!  If nothing happens at my appointment next Thursday my doctor will select a day to induce me at that time, which is good.. if I can make it to next Friday our budget will be on track.. lol.. I plan to only take 6 weeks off.. maybe 5 weeks.. depending on budgeting and how we are all feeling.  I know one thing for sure, the more I get the girls' rooms organized and see all these new babies my friends and family are having I'm getting really anxious and excited.. I can't wait to hold her, kiss her, and smell her... I bet she smells sweet like a flower...
I think it's amazing that you love your kids so much when they're not even born yet, and then when their alive and in your everyday life you can't imagine your life without them and how much MORE you can love them all.. I can't imagine our life without our 4 kids now.. it's just an amazing love.

I'll be celebrating my baby shower tomorrow that my wonderful best friends Leah & Heidi are throwing for me and I'm just so excited to share the day with everyone for Jasmine.. she is going to be one lucky girl when she arrives with all the love she already gets!!  It is truly coming to the end of things and I feel so blessed that soon I'll be able to be outside, sitting in the sun with all my kids and just looking back at this beautiful life that God has allowed me to have and given me...

3 Weeks Left

Well family and friends.. we're down to the final countdown... 3 weeks left and weekly appointments.  At this weeks visit Jasmine was further down than she was last week and I'm now completely softened so things should start to open up and start progressing.  I'm having random contractions still and they sure do stop me in my tracks sometimes, and Jasmine is so active it's painful at times.
We've been so busy with the move, getting settled, the kids' activities and the Summer in general that these last few weeks will surely go quickly.  However, I wish during these last few weeks I would be allow to wear stretchy pants :)
I have my baby shower next Saturday the 18th and I'm hoping we make it to that event and to Father's Day... although it would be pretty amazing if Jazz was born on Father's Day.. what I gift that would be!!
The kids are doing great! Mia finished Bible School this past week and started her first dance classes, and she really made mom proud.  It's so amazing to see her love dance as much as I do.  Trevor has been busy helping Grandpa Hall when he can and mowing at our house, it sure is a bigger yard to mow and it takes him quite a while to do so, but he's sure good at it.  Peyton is content playing video games in his room and relaxing the Summer away.  Everyone seems to enjoy the new house so much that we all just want to soak it up and enjoy being outside at the house and anticipating Jasmine's arrival.
We recieved our wedding pictures this week so my new project is getting our family scrap album together and getting the pictures hung up on the wall.  I'm really looking forward to having guests out to our house and grilling out with family and friends this Summer... everything will be perfectly complete when Jasmine graces the world with her arrival.
God has truly blessed us and walked beside us on our path together.

More to come,

Love The Halls.

4 weeks left!

Hello Friends and Family! 

We only have 4 weeks left until Jasmine's due date, and if you're really counting we are less than 30 days away!!  I have my weekly prenatal appointments now every Thursday afternoon until she is born, and as of yesterday she is engaged, and things are softened and starting to thin out (sorry for the TMI).  I never went through these stages with Mia as she was just never going to come on her own, so this is really exciting for me to actually be experiencing what going into labor is all about.  My wonderful doctor Mary thinks that the baby will be right around 7 pounds or 7.5 pounds and I should transition into labor beautifully she said.  She said she could push up Jasmine's little head yesterday and Jasmine would just slide back down.  I just can't wait to see what she looks like!

On a family note, we moved into our home this past holiday weekend and let me tell you, with it being a last minute decision to pack up our entire old house, garage and grainery and get all moved in by Monday was truly a chore, but we had the wonderful help of our families and it was really fast, I only have one box left in the house to sort  and atleast the house is organized and put away.  We plan to work on the basement and sorting through our garage this weekend and see what we can toss or try selling on Cragslist, but in any event it is truly a blessing to be in our home and it is BEAUTIFUL.. I love it so much for our family.  The boys love it, Mia loves her new room, and Justin and I feel so blessed!  More updates to come!  Have a great time enjoying this nice weather!

Less than 5 Weeks!

Well Everyone we're a little under 5 weeks left, and I am truly starting to feel it.  I'm experiencing random contractions, lower back pain, feet sweeling and of course the waddling around.  Over this Memorial weekend we will be moving to our new house.  It was a little short notice to move this quick this weekend, but looking at our June scheduale there is just no way we would be able to move any weekend in June until Jasmine is born.  It was either move before Jasmine arrives or after and we just decided to go with it and make the move now, plus we have the extra day to move and get things organized.

I don't plan on doing heavy lifting or moving, because we have some awesome family members that are helping us out, but I will have a great time organizing and cleaning and getting everything settled for when Jasmine truly does arrive. 

We're looking foward to having everyone else out to the house for a BBQ or to relax.. now if we could just get some nice weather, I can't wait to be outside in the sun with the boys and my babies.

Love, The Hall Family

Less than 6 weeks to go!

Well the count down is on!  Less than 6 weeks to go, and friends I don't think I'll make it!   Jasmine is really moving and is still head down and I'm having a TON of contractions! and well sleeping... that has become almost impossible.
Starting Jun 2nd I start going weekly until she is born, and I'll also know at that time if I am dialated at all.  I have to imagine that with all the lower back pain I'm having, my restlessness to clean and "nest", and all of my random contractions that something is happening as far as getting closer to labor.
I'm still having a lot of fear and anxiety about going into labor, and giving birth without an epidural, but most of all I just want to see Jasmine.  I want to see what her beautiful skin looks like, if she has lots of hair, her big eyes and count all her fingers and toes.  Windom Hospital where I will deliver doesn't give Epidurals, they do what is called an Interthecal (sp?) which helps with contractions but I guess you can feel EVERYTHING else. Since my epidural wore off during delivering Mia that pain is what I am terrified of.
I've been busy washing baby clothes and trying to clean and get organized before Jasmine arrives, I feel prepared but still very anxious to meet her.  We can't wait!!!