Cystic Fibrosis Documentary Film

So as some of you know, or can see on the right side of the page, there are a couple CF related blogs that I follow pretty regularly. Obviously there are tons and tons out there, but for what ever reason, I picked these 2 to follow the closest.

Anyway, through CF Husband's blog I saw that there is an upcoming documentary about a girl named Eva with Cf and her journey through a double lung transplant. Well, the trailer for the film has been released, and, in fact, the film itself has been picked up and will be shown at the largest documentary film festival in North America, Toronto's Hot Docs!

Please, take a few minutes to watch The Trailer for 65_REDROSES, and (especially if you have a personal connection with CF and/or Transplant) please, consider blogging about this film as well so that we can raise as much awareness and support as possible!

You can also join the 65_REDROSES Facebook Group to show your support! And, visit the official 65_REDROSES Website to learn more about the film! Way to go Eva!

Baby Shower...

So this past Saturday, my mom, a couple girlfriends (I wont give out names, so as you don't steal my excellent helpers!) and myself had a mini baby shower brainstorming session. The session was of course catered by our "Girl's Lunch" fave, OG. LOL

I cant believe how much we got done! We still have approx 8 weeks until the shower, but I soo love planning and having little occasions to look forward to. And miraculously I have good friends who are great at that stuff too!

So yay! its all coming together and I'm so excited!

Oh! and we are 6 months along, today! Woohoo! Things are cruising right along!

22 Week Ultrasound

So we had another ultrasound today to take another look at the little echogenic areas in her heart. They're still there, but nothing to be concerned with. Just something to keep an eye on.

Now that of course is not the exciting part. Today was the first time we found out her weight! And of course she is right on target at a whopping 1 lb and 1 oz!

She was all curled up again and turned away from us, so we really didn't get to see too much of her face. Boo! But when we did get a peek at her profile, I am again convinced that she has her daddy's nose! Even my mom said she doesn't have my nose. I figure she would know, since she saw the ultrasounds of me! LOL

We got to see lots of her hands and feet, with all her little fingers and toes. Matt and I of course just soak up the special time to watch her and bond. Its wonderful and I cant wait for the next 4 weeks to go by, so we can see her again!

Belly Pics!

So my mom has been taking the occasional belly pic. And I've had quite a few requests, so I figure I better get them posted!

Pictures are at 14, 18 and just this last weekend on my birthday at 21 weeks. Enjoy! oh! and FYI, I have only gained 7 lbs, so that big giant belly really is all her!

GREAT STRIDES is coming to Richland!

For those of you who arent familiar with GREAT STRIDES, it is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's largest and most successful national fund-raising event.This year, I'm walking in the GREAT STRIDES walk at the Richland-Howard Amon Park on April 19, 2009 .Please help me meet my fund-raising goal of $500.00 by sponsoring me. Your generous gift will be used efficiently and effectively, as nearly 90 cents of every dollar of revenue raised is available for investment in vital CF programs to support research, care and education.

Here is a direct link to Matt and my team "Team Gregory"

http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/AmandaGregory

So mark your calendars people! I would love to have you join our "Team" and participate in the walk and help raise funds too.Or of course if you like to be a behind the scenes kind of person, a simple donation is always appreciated!

A Few New Pics of Our Little Girl...

We got a peek at her today! My belly has grown quite a bit, but I cant believe how much she has grown!

So here are a couple of the good ones!

The first one is of her feet, which I would call little, except she has skis for feet! LOL Then there is a good 3D pic of her face. I cant believe she looks like a real person now, instead of that alien fetus face look. I cant wait til her little cheeks fill out. And then the last one is just a nice profile shot and her big round melon. Definitely a "Gregory" noggin!

Our 1st Pictures Together!

Alright, so Matt and I have been together the better part of 6 1/2 years. We have NEVER had any pictures taken! we don't even have that many snap shots together! So we decided we better get in there and get some done, before I started looking too pregnant. At least for documentation sake. LOL

So down to JC Penneys we went. Coupon in hand of course. This was at the end of January, so belly was poking out a little, but still mostly just looked like I had a big lunch and was kinda fluffy. My how three weeks makes such a difference!

Anyway, so I friggin love JCP so much better than Picture People. Aside from the cost, ($25 for 5 sheets and one of them was a 10x13!) just the fact that I felt like the girl had taken more than 3 pictures in her career. Short and simple and so easy. We weren't looking for super glamorous. We just wanted...something!

We plan on doing some more pictures there when I am a little farther along. Some nice belly shots. I look forward to those. We'll see how I feel when we get there. LOL

Yay for more pictures on my "FAMILY" wall!