Sickness!

We are starting in on week 27! And are sorry that we are a week behind keeping you up to speed on this growing family!

No matter how many times you wash your hands...
Andrew caught some sort of stomach bug last Friday and was out of commission for the rest of the day and night. He got nauseous after walking into Pepe's Chicken and it smelled like sewage:/ yuck! After that there was no turning back and no holding down anything until about 4am the next day. Cameron slept on the couch that night because every time he would wake up and move he would throw up. Poor guy! He was also running a low grade temp, but not high enough to take action against. By Saturday he was feeling much better and started holding down water, then crackers, then Gatorade and lastly soup. His stomach muscles ached for days after being used over and over! Cameron disinfected the toilet, sinks, light switches, handles/knobs, cell phones and remotes. All linens were washed that Andrew used and the throw up bucket Lysoled down after what turned out to be the last use. Cameron washed her hands as frequently as you know she would, but it was no match for getting sick herself...
Although Cameron didn't catch what Andrew had, while at work on Monday she started to feel achy all over, nauseous, loss of appetite (which hasn't happened for 16 weeks), and over-all sick. She was instructed by very caring co-workers to stay home the next day and rest. She slept all that night and most of the next day. On Wednesday she returned to work feeling well rested but her stomach still was "off." She was sent home a few hours early because her whole abdomen began to cramp and it radiated to her back. The pain was different from anything else she had felt during the pregnancy and made her want to double over at times. The pain lasted for about 30 minutes before she called her midwife. After taking a Tylenol and lying down at work, the midwife called back and instructed her to go home. Staff has been tight at work and it really bothers Cameron to leave her co-workers even more short staffed. But they were all very insistent on her going home and so she left. The baby is very active in her belly and the heart beat is normal. Cameron continues to ache, but is feeling much better when she is just resting. Better safe than sorry.
In other news we are still looking for a new home and will be out with our realtor again tomorrow (Lord willing). I think we are going to find one soon! I can feel it;) Or maybe that is just the baby pushing harder and harder against my insides!
Our siblings (Amanda, Stephen and Leigh) are all moved in a settled for the most part and we really like having them so close. School is getting into full swing and we look forward to getting to see them more often as they get used to there new schedules and surroundings.

And the scale says:

Andrew has lost a total of 12 pounds:)


























Cameron has gained a total of 13.5 pounds (she lost a half a pound over the past couple of weeks)

And the beat goes on

Howdy and welcome to week 25 of Baby Dye and his family:)

Andrew and I spent the past week traveling with his family to Colorado and had a great time:) We went up to Santa Fe on September 8th, drove to Greely, Colorado on the 9th, spent a couple of days in Denver, Colorado and then got back today (Sept 14th). We got to visit a number of the Dye Aunts, Uncles and Cousins as well as several very good friends! While in Colorado we went to the famous Casa Bonita, the Denver Mint, the Celestial Seasonings Factory, the Capitol Building in Denver, Garden of the Gods, and watched a Rockies game from some great seats (thanks Aunt Cathy!) to name a few. While in Denver we also got to see a precious new life come to join our dear friends Mark and Sarah Mayfield. What a blessing to get to feel that little baby girl inside Sarah's belly and then get to hold her a couple of days later! What a gift:) Maybe little baby Dye and Hannah Mayfield will hit it off in the future??

Us at the Garden of the Gods

Us holding little Hannah Joy Mayfield :)

On our way back to Cruces, we got to eat breakfast with our good friends Juli and Roque in Albuquerque. It was a good time of catching up and just hanging out with friends who are planning a move soon:(

We had another baby appointment this afternoon and again the midwife felt that everything was going just as it should:) We heard the heartbeat sound off loud and clear and although the baby wasn't very active during the trip from Santa Fe to Colorado and back again, once we started back to Las Cruces he wouldn't stop dancing in there! Thank the Lord!

The search continues for a home and we will be going out on a tour of more homes in the morning with our realtor:) We will also be helping my Mom, Amanda and Stephen with a little bit of moving to their new homes tomorrow as well. It is going to be a busy day!:) My little sister is going to be joining the NMSU legacy this Fall and we will be helping move her into the dorms Sunday:) We look forward to having so many family members near by!

Weight Watchers Reports:

Cameron has gained a total of: 14lbs!!

Andrew has lost a total of: 12lbs, but may have gained a few over the vacation!!

Sweet Home Las Cruces...

With the addition of another member of our family, our current living accomadations are not optimal. We discussed several possibilties about what might be the best decision. We have decided to shop for a home. This is a huge decision and step in our lives, but we feel that it is a wise move.

We met with a realtor the other day and he is very nice and helpful. Since we only gave him a price range for a house, some of the houses that we looked at were a bit, well...ghetto! Take one for instance.

This house was 3200 sq. feet, which is humongous, however, the size did not really matter. Every room had different flooring; two had blue carpet, one had roll out linoleum tile, others had marble tile, another had tan carpet. The rooms with blue carpet had blue walls. The realtor was funny when describing each room. He said, "Well, if you really like blue, then you'll really like this room."

The house used to have a pool, but the previous owners decided to get rid of it by filling it completely with gravel. Our favorite room was the master bedroom, which had a 5X5 ft. bathroom in the middle of the room, jutting out from one wall. Outside the bathroom, against the wall, was a bath tub/shower....in the bedroom. The carpet went right up to the bathtub. We joked that you could literally, roll out of bed into the shower, which Andrew might enjoy.

However, we did see some really nice homes in the price range we were looking for. We are going to continue to look, as the realtor has a lot more homes to show us and now has a little better idea of what we may be interested in. He said that currently, it is a "buyer's market" and that there are over 1,500 homes in Las Cruces for sale. That's incredible!! We just don't want to see any bedroom/bathroom combos.

On a totally different subject, Cameron is feeling the baby move a lot more. Sometimes the baby will have shifted to one side, enough to distort the shape of Cameron's stomach. Eeeww. We are still amazed when we can feel and see the baby punching and kicking!

Cameron is continuing to gain weight and Andrew the opposite. We are excited to watch the pounds shed off and pile on. We realized that when we take pictures, they can be deceiving, however. Notice Andrew's pictures side by side. It appears as if he has lost 50 pounds instantly, depending on how he is standing and how loose his shirt is. It may be time to buy some new clothes.

Andrew -11 lbs.

Cameron +10.5 lbs