Hairdoodies

I keep looking for a good source to get a hairbow in Layla's hair. The baby headbands they make are always too small and squeezes the baby's head (why don't they make those things bigger??). So, a girl I know has a baby girl without much hair, just like Layla. I saw her the other day and asked how she got this bow to stay in her hair and she told me her secret...Scrapbooking Stickers, found at Wal Mart in the fabric section. Ain't she a cutie??!!

2 Month Checkup

6 pounds 2 ounces and 2 months later...Layla now weighs 10 pounds 4 ounces! Yay for Layla!!

Layla's 1st Cloth Diaper. She likes it!

Layla's First Real Smile Caught in Action!!

Grandmommy & Grandpa, this is for you!

Layla's Room

Layla's Going Home Outfit

Oh My!

I just scrolled down my blog to find the little 360 spinning baby icon saying that I had 17 DAYS UNTIL MY DUE DATE!! Can you believe that? 2 weeks and little Layla could be here!! I can't wait to see what she looks like!!! (I am so ready for a vacation!)

I'm Alive

Well Well, I guess you thought I fell off the face of the earth. Anyways, on to the subject...Layla is getting big, I feel her every move, twitch, sniff, hiccup, gurgle (not really but it feels like it anyway).... She makes me very uncomfortable these days! My feet are double swollen these days too and my shirts barely cover my belly anymore (I hate to buy more clothes at this point). I forgot how hard the last few weeks are, and I'm triple tired than normal. I can't believe I'm due in only 4 weeks, it feels like it will never be here but on the other hand I know it's just around the corner! I will post pictures soon, but right now I'm about to fall asleep at the computer, so will be back tomorrow! Ta-Ta for now! hehe

My Hair

I decided I'm getting tired of my hair. So I think I'm going to grow it shoulder length and flip it out like I did a while back. I like this style I have now, but you all know a woman and her hair.
I'm ready for this baby to be out now. I can hardly bend over. My legs, feet & back always hurt. I feel huge. I want to lose weight and feel attractive :D I'm slow at work and it's hard for me to clean. I want to wear a bathing suit without feeling like a whale, and wear shorts without my thighs hurting from rubbing together. Haha! At the same time, I'm loving it while it last because you never know this could be my last child, and I never thought I'd want to be back to "normal" but I am thinking I'm ready for this to be over with. Exactly 6 short weeks til my due date.
That's all for now

Bedding

Here's the baby bedding I got with mom & Noelle's gift card for the baby shower. It's much cuter in person! And I even found the matching changing pad cover! Yay! I can't wait to set it up. More pics coming soon..

Not much new on the pregnancy side of life. I had my doctor's appointment today and everything is fine. I haven't gained any weight in 2 weeks :D
The kids at Abby's school are fascinated with my belly. One little girl asked me today if I knew I had to go to the doctor to have the baby and I told her yes! They all want to feel my belly and wonder why it's not "squishy". They say it's big and one little girl even asked me if the head was down :) hehe Oh, and the head is in fact down. The doctor checked last time and this time and her head is still down.
So that's all that's going on with that. 5 more days until the shower!! I can't wait!

A Breath of Fresh Air

Aaaahh, the apartment is almost free of junk I don't need. Sad thing is, it still looks cluttered! But that is ok, because I know when we have a house, it will be pretty bare!! I even pulled out the refrigerator & oven and cleaned the floor & wall behind there (gross!). So all I have left is our bedroom, which shouldn't be too bad, and then I can start packing in hopes that we get to move soon! Yay!

If I go to 40 weeks...

....Then I only have 9 weeks left to go!!!!!!!!!!!!

30 Weeks!

Here's a post for you Jessica :D
Well not much is new that's why I don't post very much, so I'll just ramble for a while if you don't mind. I did have my 30 week appointment on Friday. Everything is fine. I'm gaining weight, the baby's getting bigger, the heartbeat is good, and the head is down! (for the time being atleast). I was curious to know what body part kept kicking on my right where I feel constant movement and kicks and the doctor felt and said it was the legs or feet. It feels bigger like it would be the head or something but who knows. It's so weird that there's something moving inside my body. I think I felt the most movements today than I've ever felt. I don't think she's slept all day, just moved and squirmed and wiggled and jerked all day long! I have a problem sleeping because my body kills me some nights, especially if I've cleaned that day. Yesterday I cleaned out just my bathroom (filled a big trash bag of junk if you can believe that) and when I went to bed that night and woke up in the middle of the night, I could hardly move. I could hardly get out of bed my back hurt so bad. It's like my lower back into my butt. I didn't pull anything, it just does this if I do anything "strenuous" (which I always did fine when I wasn't pregnant). I really didn't do anything hard, I actually sat in a chair and pulled stuff out of the cabinets, but I bent down to scrub the floor and the tub so maybe that's what did it. I also have this muscle pain feeling in the crease of my legs like where your leg meets your thigh, it feels like I've been walking too much or exercising up the steps. It's been that way for quite a while. It's hard for me to lift my legs to get into the car. I feel like an old crippled lady!! So I sat here yesterday and just cried because there's too many things I want to do with organizing and cleaning stuff and I just don't have time with having to work and it hurts my body to do it. So Billy tries to ask me what he can do and I tell him "nothing" because I feel like I have to be the one to do it. So I guess I will just have to give up some independence and let him help me, which brings me to the next paragraph..

Billy has a few days off from work and so I took off work tomorrow, Monday, so we could do some things together and also so I'd have a good 3 days to clean out this house. When my house is unorganized and junky, I feel all gross inside. So I did my bathroom yesterday which I already mentioned, then today was Abby's room which I won't even describe how the "before picture" looked (I actually took a picture!) and got about 7 trash bags full of clothes me and her couldn't wear and toys she didn't play with. Abby was a good helper, we held up all the toys and talked about if we wanted to keep it or not. She made good choices and we had some disagreements but we compromised in the end. haha. I cleaned out her closet which was stuffed with old clothes and shoes and now I can actually open the door and see what I have to wear. So tomorrow my next job is the bedroom and the kitchen and Billy will help with that. It feels so good to get rid of stuff that you don't need. I feel like my life is cleaned out and I can enjoy just sitting around without worrying about that cabinet over there that has who knows what in it. So this is also one less thing I have to rush to do in case we move in the next month or 2..or 3?

The shower is in 3 weeks and I'm so excited!! I can't believe I only have about 10 weeks left til I meet my daughter. Seems like it should be longer than that. Abby is still getting used to the baby name, she doesn't remember it sometimes, she called her Leslie today and she always gets the middle name Addison instead of Adelyn. She's excited though, she always talks to my belly and kisses the baby goodnight. She wants to teach the baby how to walk. It won't be too long now...

I just looked up the name meanings. Layla means "Dark Beauty" and Adelyn means "Noble Beauty"
So I guess this is going to be one beautiful girl!

Miss Bun has a name!!

As you can see from above, our little girl has a name! I'm so glad to finally call her something, and less stress off my mind too! I know not everybody is going to like the name, I guess that's just how it is when you name your baby, but we're happy with it, and can't wait to meet her!!

I have reached a milestone!!

I haven't been sick in 2 weeks!! Yay!!

Look! Our baby has reached a milestone!

28 Weeks

28 Weeks tomorrow! woohoo! The doctor's appointment went well. I gained 6 pounds this month! She said this was the time when you usually go through a huge growth spurt and a lot of women gain about 10 pounds this month, so I was doing good (in her eyes atleast). I feel huge folks. Not only in my stomach, just everywhere. When I have this baby, I have a goal of losing 40-50 pounds. 50 POUNDS FOLKS!!! Do you know how hard that is going to be?!?!? I'm going to do the Bethany diet. I'm not going to tell myself that certain foods are forbidden. I'm just going to make better choices when eating. Grilled instead of fried, veggies instead of carbs, you know, that sort of thing. I don't know if I can lose that much (hopefully some will fall right off when the baby comes out) but I'm upset about my body and even more so now that I'm pregnant and bigger. I feel fat and unattractive, and it's not just because I'm pregnant. But anyway, onto my appointment, I drank the orange glucose stuff and got blood drawn an hour later to test for diabetes. Hopefully everything will turn out normal. The baby kicks a lot but some days she is lazy. She likes my right side for some reason. I don't know if it's her arm, foot, head or what, but she's always got some party going on there to the right of my belly button. Atleast she is alive, Billy scared me more than I've ever been scared in my life 2 days ago, I went into my bathroom and was looking in the mirror and he jumps out from behind the shower curtain. I screamed at the top of my lungs. I thought I was going to faint. I was mad at him, but I can laugh about it now. Haha.

As you can see, we don't have a name picked out yet. Maybe this week we will decide. It's down to about 4 names I think. We better get a move on because like Billy's mom said, we could get to the hospital and they'll call her Jane Doe :) 

Only 1 more month until the baby shower. Where did June go?? I'm so excited!

BABY REGISTRY!!!

Woohoo!! I have registered at Baby's R Us & Wal Mart!

Click HERE for Baby's R Us

Click HERE for Wal Mart

Or, you can go to their website and search for my registry by entering my first and last name, or you can search the in-store registry by finding my (or Billy's) first and last name.

In case you're wondering why I have 3 different crib bedding sets listed, it's because the first one I picked (the 10 piece pink & brown flowers) looks like it's sold out at both Wal Mart & Baby's R Us, so I just chose some other ones I liked. Of course I don't need all of them :)

I do have Abby's crib and I plan on using that in a separate room for naps and everything else since Billy sleeps in the day. But when the baby is newborn, I plan on her sleeping in my room at night so I've registered for a Graco portable crib that I want to put by my bed (and also for grandma's house!). I've probably forgotten some things so check the registry later for updates :)

This was so fun registering. I don't remember them having all these neat things for babies when Abby was born!

I found the other thing I was looking for but I think I like the other one better

Bed Sleeper

Baby's 1st Gift from Her Daddy!!!

Name Thoughts

Do you guys think that Adelyn Layla goes together?

Adelyn Layla Evans

What do you think?

Neato

I just found this awesome Snuggle Nest. I think I'll add this to the items I want. The baby can sleep in your bed beside you but with this, I wouldn't be worrying about rolling on her or her getting smothered with covers or pillows. This isn't quite the one I was looking for but there's one similar to this and I think it has more of an edge all the way around instead of half way around like this one has.

Baby's First Items

Here is the baby's first Froofy outfit & blanket, from Aunt Ginny!!!

And here is her first outfits & toys, from Mamaw & Papaw!!!

Week 24

I have hit the 6th month!!!! Yippee!! Well this week has been pretty much the same except much more tiredness. I can hardly stay awake at work. I was sick 3 mornings this week, ran out of my nausea medicine, so had to get some more, but it wasn't bad because I feel better before I even leave the house for work. The nurse thought I would have problems with my insurance paying for the medicine but I tried to explain to her that it was fine last time and she went ahead and gave me the same prescription I had last time, which is a miracle working pill! Anyway, my 24 week check up was yesterday. I gained 5 pounds this month, which kind of surprised me because I don't think I eat as often as I probably should (I know, the gain doesn't all come from eating food), but anyway that makes a total of 11 pounds and I'm half way there. I feel like I'll start looking like a cow in a few weeks here :( Anyway, The midwife said that I was "measuring further but that was ok" (she was looking at her papers and more talking to herself and not to me so I didn't quite catch what she said) and so I asked her "what?" And she said I was probably going to have this baby early, and so I said "really?" And she said "oh yeah! Probably a week or 2!". Now how she seemed so sure of herself is beyond me, but I hope she's right!! So I guess this baby is bound to be born on someone's birthday. I can't count how many people have told me to have the baby on their birthday since theirs is also in September. Billy's dad's is the 9th, and that would be 11 days sooner than my due date, so I think it would be neat to have it on his birthday since Abby's birthday is the same day as Savannah's. Me and Abby went to the pool today and God forbid that anyone would sell any maternity bathing suits around here, so I gathered up a strapless shirt and shorts that I could atleast get some sort of tan in and I think I got sunburnt on my arms but Abby had loads of fun. They had a pool party and she did a bubble gum blowing contest...even though she doesn't know how to blow bubbles.
That's all for now. Tune in next week! Same blogger channel! Oh by the way, I posted new names, so vote again. I'm still looking for the one I'll fall head over heels with.

Copy Link

This is long, but it helped me think through some of my questions. I found it helpful...

http://www.askdrsears.com/html/2/T025100.asp

Name List Update

The name list has been updated. Some are removed, some are added. Hannah Grace is the suggestion of Abby & my Mother In-Law :)

A New Thing!

I've come to realize that I've been feeling Braxton Hicks since 16 weeks. I remember going to my 16 week appointment and telling the doctor it felt like the baby was balling up. Now that I feel it more, it's like she's tightening up in a ball and goes away. I was talking to Noelle and she said it was probably braxton hicks and I realized it was, because I remember the feeling and it comes and goes. It happens usually if I'm walking a lot or working hard or when I have to go pee! So I'm at 22 weeks and I feel like it's too early to be feeling that but I'm reading that it's normal. So I guess this baby is preparing for her arrival already. I can't wait!

Week 22 Coming Up

Pretty much of the same this week. I think I've been sick 2 or 3 times in 2 weeks, just in the morning before I get to work, so it hasn't been too bad. I'm getting frustrated because I don't have time to do anything with working, so I'm not even close to picking out a baby name yet. I would love to look through them all and pick one out this weekend but I don't think that's going to happen. I really like Addison Faith but there's so many more to look at, I just don't know if that's the one I want out of ALL the names there are and besides that, I don't even know if Billy likes it. I feel like I'm going to see a different name later on and wish I would have thought about that one.
It's so weird to feel something move inside my body. I feel like an alien! It's amazing because there's so much going on in there and we don't see what's taking place, but every moment is a growing process and we're so unaware of that world inside. She really likes the same spot for some reason. Right in the middle, about 3 inches below my belly button. Maybe she found a cozy spot in there :D Sometimes I think she's just doing somersaults over and over. Maybe one day she'll be an acrobat and Abby can be my American Idol :)

Names

This is a good source for names (copy & paste link) http://babynamey.com/names
I figured out that I was having a hard time finding a name because whoever bought this baby name book that's been passed around the family (the small but very thick book-2 of them) has a million foreign names and barely any "normal" names. They are all like Abdula, Muhammed, Juan, etc.
So anyway, that's all I had to say.

OUCH

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6847721/

Here's the famous pictures you've all been waiting for!

I'm embarrassed to even show these, but here ya go! I think my stomach looks like a bullet (and too bad my butt sticks out as much as my stomach, hahaha)

THIS IS THE SUGGESTION BOX

We're having a hard time coming up with a name we like. I would like to hear some name suggestions. Please comment.
When I find some I like, I'll put up a poll for you to pick your favorite (I think I did this with Abby except you voted by email).

I'm going to laugh so hard if this baby comes out a boy

Oops

I forgot to post about the rest of my doctor visit. Everything is going great! Baby's heartbeat sounds good at 136 beats per minute. She weighs 10.something ounces! I have no idea if that's big or small or what but sounds good to me. Hey, that's almost a pound! She must be growing fast.
As for me, I've gained 2 pounds since my last visit. So that makes a total of 6 pounds so far and I'm already half way there. So hopefully I'll only gain what I need and not a lot extra that I'll have a hard time losing later on. My belly is definately there. I notice people looking down at my stomach in the store, so I think people are noticing that I'm not just plump anymore :D
I'm feeling Ms. Bun wiggle more and more everyday. I can actually tell where she's positioned at certain points and realized that the other day when the nurse in the hospital asked me where I thought she was and I was right!
That's pretty much it.

Well Well Well

"Mr. Bean" Sure did take me by surprise. The little stinker had me fooled the whole time! I never thought twice about it being a girl until yesterday I thought "ya know, it could be girl" but that thought quickly left. The nurse asked if we wanted to know and I said yes (Me, Billy & Abby were there) and she told Abby it was a SISTER!! I was confused, I said "are you suuuuuure???" And she said yes. Abby said "ahh I wanted a boy!" But she just smiled and didn't say much. So MISS BUN it is!! I'm still taken by surprise but it's sinking in. I always wanted another girl, I feel like I can relate to this baby now whereas before thinking it was a boy I felt kind of alienated. I can't imagine what it will be like to have TWO girls. I wonder how she will be different from Abby, her characteristics, her personality. Will she like to play fight like Abby? Play football like Abby? Make a home for her ladybugs like Abby? Will she be a momma's bed sleeper like Abby? Will she get into everything like Abby did? Will she be as smart as Abby? Will she look at me with those big blue eyes when she's born as if she knows just who I am and study my face like Abby did when she was born? AHHHHHHH. Well I guess we can start looking into girl names now. Girls are so fun. PINK, PURPLE, FRILLY, FROOFY, GIRLY, LACY!! I love it!!! I think Billy is excited. He said there will be 'too much estrogen in the house'. I think he expected a boy too but I guess this just means we'll have to try again for a boy one day (eventhough he thinks we're not having anymore! muwahahahaha!). So I will just take a minute and apologize to my little bun, for thinking you were a little boy and calling you a him eventhough you're a her. Poor baby. Well I should have known when I was in the hospital Wednesday feeling like it was my dying day, that this little Bunny would have been another trouble making girl. Boy was that not fun. I don't think I've ever been so thirsty in my life. When I was finally able to drink, I drank and drank and was still so thirsty like a bottomless pit. All the memories of being pregnant with Abby came back. I had forgotten that feeling. Well I won't re-live the memory, so happy thoughts now! I'm feeling much better and hopefully the medicine they gave me will help in case I start to get sick like that again. The ultrasound pictures below are a lot clearer in person. I can't believe how much "she's" grown compared to the last ultrasound pictures! I have a DVD with the whole ultrasound recorded on it that I'll post as soon as I figure out how to get it on my computer since my cd drive is broken.

Meet Ms Bun

The countdown is on...Only 4 days until Mr. Bean announces his gender!!

Pregnancy FAQ

Q: Should I have a baby after 35?
A: No, 35 children is enough.

Q: I'm two months pregnant now. When will my baby move?
A: With any luck, right after he finishes college.

Q: What is the most reliable method to determine a baby's sex?
A: Childbirth.

Q: My wife is five months pregnant and so moody that sometimes she's borderline irrational.
A: So what's your question?

Q: My childbirth instructor says it's not pain I'll feel during labor, but pressure. Is she right?
A: Yes, in the same way that a tornado might be called an air current.

Q: When is the best time to get an epidural?
A : Right after you find out you're pregnant.

Q: Is there any reason I have to be in the delivery room while my wife is in labor?
A: Not unless the word "alimony" means anything to you.

Q: Is there anything I should avoid while recovering from childbirth?
A: Yes, pre gnancy.

Q: Do I have to have a baby shower?
A: Not if you change the baby's diaper very quickly.

Q: Our baby was born last week. When will my wife begin to feel and act normal again?
A: When the kids are in college.

Sad, Sad Day

Well my glorious comfortable makeshift pants that were the only pair that fit me - had an accident. I spilled some kind of paint thinner on them in the store. The lid wasn't on and it spilled and left some kind of stain on it that I can't get out. Great! So Billy took me to Ross again and I got a better deal at $21 for 3 pairs of pants!

Our baby has a name!

I call him Thumper! For the past week and a half or 2, I have felt "thumps". That's just what it feels like. I feel it everyday but not often and not unless I'm sitting down and being still. I don't feel flutters or butterflies like I thought I would, I don't feel anything moving, I just feel a small little "thump". I thought it was just my stomach for a while until I realized I was feeling it every day. Sometimes I feel a "ball" almost always in the same spot. It comes and goes real fast, it feels like he just balls up and goes away. Again, I don't actually "feel" it moving into a position. It's just these sudden things that happen. Hard to explain. But anyways, that's my news for week 18!

Alright, who's the sneaky person who voted that they don't know if it's a boy or girl?

Only 2 weeks and 3 days to wait!!!

Hmm

Is there ANYONE that thinks this baby is a girl??? 3 more weeks and we'll find out!!!

17 Weeks!!!!

HELLO! Welcome to the wonderful world of Bethany's pregnancy. A lot has happened, where do I start..
2 weeks ago I got some kind of stomach virus, which I thought could have been pregnancy sickness so I continued to work while being sick for 2 days because we had so much to do at work I knew if I didn't do it, it wouldn't get done and we would have some not-so-happy customers! I would get sick and then feel totally fine for a little while then I would get sick again. I don't think it was morning sickness because I really haven't had any so far. So 2 weeks later now and darn if I don't get the same stinkin thing for 2 days again except this time it was worse. I didn't get sick and feel fine, this one just stuck with me. I left work 15 minutes early and didn't come in the next day. Then, about 2 weeks ago, Abby got Fifths Disease. I didn't know what was going on, I just noticed her cheeks were a little red for a few days, then her arms turned red like someone had slapped her, then she broke out in a rash on her whole body and was itchy everywhere. So I took her to the doctor thinking something might be wrong, paid $20 for them just to tell me it was Fifths Disease and there's nothing to do - it will go away on its own. Whoopie!!

Around this same time, I get a weird pregnancy symptom and start breaking out all over my face in some kind of rash. This has happened 3 times now and it lasts a couple days. It doesn't look like a rash really but like the blood has come up to my skin and it starts around my forehead and gets spotty around the rest of my face. I've heard this is a pregnancy symptom but never actually known a person who got it. Good thing I have good makeup because it covers it up where you can't tell unless you look up close :D

I think I had a "real day" of morning sickness yesterday from the time I woke up until right after lunch. It came in waves, I thought I was getting sick again but it went away quickly after I ate lunch.

I had my 16 week appointment last week. They did the blood tests for down's syndrome and spina bifida and something else I can't remember. I didn't hear back about any results so that means everything was ok. Yay! They checked the heartbeat and the midwife always says the baby's moving around like crazy. I've gained 4 pounds between my 12 & 16 week checkup. But I didn't gain anything until 12 weeks. So a total of 4 pounds so far. The midwife says that's really good. I don't even want to know the number on the scale..

I had a 6 month review with my boss and I got a $1 raise! Woohoo! He asked what my plans are as far as working after the baby's born and I told him honestly that I needed to work but as far as how much, I didn't know yet, and that me and Billy needed to discuss it and decide. He said if I wanted to work full or part time that would be fine and that I would always have a position available there. He said I could even work from home because a lot of stuff I do there is just design and there's no reason why I couldn't do that from home. Their goal is to hire another employee by September. This person would do more of the production and labor (thank God) and I would do more of the design and working with customers. My main objective to being gone at work is because I'm going to want to nurse. But I'd like to do that and formula both if I'm going to work even part time. Just not sure how that will go. All depends on the baby and other factors I guess. Formula is just so stinkin' expensive.

Well I bought my first maternity clothes the other day. Just 1 pair of pants. I can't really button my pants now without my fat rolling over the top :D Anways, the pants look just like regular pants, they don't go all up your belly like some maternity pants do and they don't have a button. They just have like a 2" elastic waist which was too tight but the rest of the pant fit really well, so I cut the elastic out of the pocket material and sewed an extra piece of elastic to it and sewed it back inside the pocket of the pants. It worked very well actually! That's what I did for $12.99 pants from Ross.

Will post more later...

Just so you eager waiters know I'm still alive, I'll be posting soon. I'm sick now..again...with another stomach bug or something crazy. I turned 16 weeks on Saturday and had a doctor's appt on Monday. It went well. I thought I gained about a pound and I was wrong. I gained 4!! My waist is expanding suddenly and I noticed just this week that I might not be able to button my pants by next week. That's all for now..

Week 14

Yes, I skipped a week. Not too much has changed. I can't believe I'm in the 2nd trimester and haven't been too sick. Last week wasn't so great from my cough making my stomach sensitive and couldn't keep my breakfast in my stomach. Other than that, not much has changed. My stomach is tender below my belly button so I'm starting to notice a little change. That's pretty much it. My next goal is to start looking at baby names. I plan on working up until I go into labor and then I don't know what I'm going to do after that. I want to work but I think it's going to be almost impossible for me to work full time with a newborn plus Abby. Although I know people do it all the time, it's overwhelming just to think about it. I would be up a lot at night with the baby and then have to take Abby to school in the morning and then be to work. I'd have to get up extra early for everything I have to do so that I have enough time to feed the baby, get Abby ready and make myself look decent enough to walk out the door. Well, I'm looking at some options and have time to think it through I guess. My next doctors appointment is April 7th. Then after that on May 1st, we get to find out that Mr. Bean is in fact a Mister ;-)
Abby is excited because she has the date marked on her calendar with a boy and a girl and when we find out, she gets to come home and circle which one it is. I think she'll be a great big sister. She's like a mommy around babies, I think she'll be a huge help to me. She'll probably be jealous because she told me yesterday that she's happy but when the baby comes, I'll forget about her and won't love her anymore! I told her that I'll always love her no matter what and that she'll always be my #1. She was happy about that.

12 Weeks

I'm almost out of the first trimester. Yay! No big changes. I feel the same. Today was my 12 week check up. I was there and gone in 30 minutes. They checked weight, blood pressure, and the baby's heartbeat. Everything's going good. I haven't gained any weight. My breakfast didn't set well in my stomach this morning for some reason so you can guess what happened after that but other than that, my cough has gotten worse and now I have another cold and my nose and head is all stopped up so I feel terrible from that but I'd rather have that than nausea. That's pretty much it for now!

A Thought

Look down my posts to the ultrasound picture. Is it just me, or does that look like 2 feet sticking straight up in the air?

Week 11

Not much has changed this week except burgers and any kind of soda grosses me out. All I can drink is water (juice is ok). I'll take sips of something else but I'm quickly back to water. This is so strange because I used to be addicted to diet coke and now I can't stand drinking more than a few sips of it (this is a good thing!). I take this as a signal from my body that it doesn't need the junk. hehe.
I'm not as tired as I was last week. I feel like I've been pregnant for a long time. I guess because nothing much is happening. I got some really cute maternity clothes from Erin & Noelle and I'm actually anxious to wear them (or to even see if they fit for that matter). I have a huge mound of these clothes so I'm happy because I haven't bought new clothes in a long time :) It'll be nice to wear something different.

Week 10

This week hasn't been as great as the rest. Atleast no sickness! Yay! Well other than being hungrier than normal, I've run into a toothbrush problem of all things. A few times, brushing my teeth has made me gag or throw up. Lovely. I don't know what it is. It's not the taste, just the brushing. It just makes my stomach turn. I don't know. Anyway, I'm glad Noelle told me this happened to her when she was pregnant so I don't feel like a total weirdo. Along with that, I've had a cough (that's going away but still lingering) for about 5 or 6 weeks which also makes me gag sometimes too. Lovely!
I don't have any cravings, no pickles & ice cream. Nothing. Just a funny feeling when I don't eat for a while. But all I want to do is lay down & rest or go to sleep. I've had a harder time going to work the past 2 weeks because I just want to sleep and so I feel yucky when I can't. I get 8-10 hours of sleep a night so it's not because I stay up late. Speaking of sleep, the bed is calling my name. Goodnight!

Fetal Development - Week 9

Profile Problem

Does anyone know why my profile on this blog is linked to the one on my regular blog? I can't change my profile for this blog without it automatically changing the profile on my other blog. Any suggestions or is this just the way it works (I do have the same email for both blogs)..

9 Weeks

Right about this time 5 years ago, I was pregnant with Abby, not being able to keep food or water down for 2-3 days, and in the hospital for an IV for dehydration. I thank God every day that I have no sickness to complain of! Every morning before I even get out of bed, I pray that I'll enjoy the day and that no nausea would come upon me. What would we do if God didn't answer prayer? Well I pretty much feel normal, no major complaints. I was craving fruits about 2 weeks ago but that's gone. I have excessive thirst a couple times a day like I haven't drank in 2 days. I drink water and more water until my stomach is full of water yet I still have the feeling that I need to drink more water. Crazy. Other than that, I figured out that I have to eat every 3 hours or else I get dizzy and light headed. I eat breakfast at 7:30am and I'm starving for lunch at almost exactly 10:30. I usually eat breakfast and then eat a small something when I get to work (which is only an hour later), then eat lunch between 11:30 & 12. By 5:00, I can't wait to get home and eat a good dinner. For Valentine's day we went to Olive Garden. Oh my was it good. I can't get over the bread and salad and RANCH and lasagna that I had. Definately my kind of food. This morning me and Abby got up and left for my haircut appointment at 10am. Then we stopped by the bakery across the street because Abby loves for me to take her there to get the cut out cookies they make. So that's her treat every time I get my hair cut. Then we went to Wal Mart to do some grocery shopping and stopped at Payless on the way because it's right next door. They had a buy one - get one half off sale, so I got me and Abby some shoes and a really cute black purse there that I've been wanting. Then we came home and cleaned up, cooked some ham, potato salad (store-bought, you know me), green beans, & rolls. By then I was so tired and wanted to take a nap but there on the couch was 3 loads of clothes to be folded. Billy said he'd help me but somehow neither of us got it done and now I look over and there lays the pile of clothes. I went and got my nails done today. It was relaxing. I just sat there thinking that when I won't feel like bending down over my belly to paint my toes, I can go right down the road and have the nail shop do them for me. Well I have probably 100 receipts that I need to clean out of my purse so I'm going to do that and then go to bed. I didn't mean for this post to be so long. I thought this was just supposed to be about pregnancy. Sheesh!

8 Weeks - 1st Doctor's Appointment

I had my first doctor's appointment last Monday. It went really well. I see a midwife. Her name is Macie. She's very nice. I never have to wait long at my appointments and everyone there is really nice and aware of who you are and remembering faces. First they checked my blood pressure and weighed me (I'm rather sad knowing the scale will only go up from here). Then I had an ultrasound in which I saw what looked like a white fuzzy bean. Right there I saw a little flutter, just pumping away was the baby's heartbeat. It's weird to think that something that small and not fully developed has a heartbeat! And they say that a baby isn't a life until it's born?! Anyway, as I was watching the screen, the midwife pushed a button and on the screen it showed the heartrate. It was really fast. Then sound! I heard the heartbeat! This doesn't make any sense to me because I've never heard of being able to hear the heartbeat this early, especially on an ultrasound screen. I guess technology has changed in the last 5 years since I had Abby! I also got what felt like a half-gallon of blood sucked out of me and the woman that pokes the needle isn't very gentle about it :) This was to check for iron, blood type, and a bunch of other stuff I'm not sure of. Then I got sent home with a bag of baby magazines and some lotion, and even a magazine for grandparents that I guess I'm supposed to give to the grandparents. Then they scheduled my 20 week ultrasound where I can find out if this Bean is a girl or boy. That appointment is May 2nd at 8:30, so be up early that day to hear the news! (I have a strong suspicion that this little stinker is a boy).

January 11th, 2008

This is the day we found out about Miracle 2! A baby is on the way! I couldn't believe my eyes. Is this really happening? I thought for a while that God had intended me to have just 1 child and I was trying to find peace with that. I wouldn't trade Abby for the world, and if she was the only child I ever had that would be good enough for me! But just to add to the family makes it all the more joyful. To say the least, I'm extremely excited, especially since I have not experienced any nausea, I'm feeling well enough to think this through. Things are slowly coming to mind, like what it's going to be like going places with 2 kids (sorry mom, I know it's nothing to you!), or that we'll need to pick out a name, or how I'm going to fit anything extra in our apartment. I guess I have plenty of time to think about things.