Our Little Dot

I know this is not the best picture in the world, so let me describe what you are looking at. You see the black mass in the middle of the picture, then in the bottom of that circle is a faint white dot, that's our baby. I call him our little dot. I don't know the sex yet but I don't like referring to it as it. This picture was taken at 7 weeks 3 days , I am know 9 weeks 5 days, so we've grown a little. I go back to the doctor on the 27th so hopefully I will have another picture to post.

The Side Effects of Pregnancy-Week 8

I haven't posted anything in a few weeks because I haven't even wanted to get on the computer. Everything was going great and then it hit me like a ton of bricks, nausea. This is the number one reason why I hate being pregnant because I fell sick all the time but never physically get sick. On top of that I have been extremely tired, body aches, and the most awful heartburn I have ever experienced. In a nutshell I am a ball of fun right now. I have been really nervous about this whole miscarriage thing because last time I miscarried in the 10-11 week. So I saw the doctor last week and he said he could check my progesterone levels, this gives a good indication if miscarriage might take place. The further you became in pregnancy the higher your progesterone levels become. He said mine were at 18 but they should be around 20. So no major cause for alarm, but to be safe he is going to put me on progesterone to raise my levels, thus reducing my chances of miscarriage. I am ok with this and I have actually not worried to much about it. I have learned in life that what is meant to be will be and no matter how I try to control things nature will do as it wants. So if something did happen again, of course I would be heart broken, but I would also see that its Gods will and he has a greater plan for me.

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Kids Do The Darndest Things......

I had to share this little incident because I just thought that it was to cute. Bailey likes to give the dogs snacks, so she will usually give them one or two. So when she asked me if she could give them a treat I thought nothing of it. About 20 minutes later I'm in the pantry and notice an empty bag of dogs treats, that used to be full. I asked Bailey where the dog treats were and she lead me to my bedroom. Now imagine if you will a big fat black lab with it's head under the bed and her whole body sticking out because she is so fat she can't fit underneath. But she is bound and determined to get something underneath the bed. I bend down to find both dogs in doggie bone heaven with a pile of dog bones that their new best friend, Bailey, has dumped for them.

The Side Effects of Pregnancy-Week 5

I have decided to keep track of the wonderful things that are happening to my body during this pregnancy. Now there are women who say that they just love being pregnant, I am not one of those women. I swore that I would never have kids again when I was pregnant with Bailey, but it was all worth it after I saw that beautiful little girl looking up at me. But I will not sugar coat any of my experiences along the way. My best friend Jennifer is one of those women who only gained the 30 pounds that we are told is healthy, well with Bailey I gained more like 60, so I'm sure that this will be just as great. So far I can't complain about weight, with this stomach bug I have actually lost a few pounds so that is not an issue yet. But I am dealing with something that I have never dealt with before, and that is acne. Now I am not talking about a pimple her and there, this is a bad teenage nightmare all over my face. I have never had acne like this in my life, not even as a teenager. It has made me extremely self conscious, and the worst part is there isin't a whole lot I can do about it since I'm pregnant. So there has been no nausea yet, which I had for 3 months straight with Bailey, so I am thankful for that. But I'm really starting to wonder which is worse.

Week In Review

This was a pretty normal week until the end of it. I got a stomach bug on Thursday night that I am still carrying with me. Thank goodness that no one else in the family has gotten it. We did go to the ear doctor on Wednesday for Bailey. At her 4 year check-up they had some problems with the hearing test that they gave her. So we went to the ear doctor and that was a wonderful experince. Turns out that she had wax build up, so she had to be strapped down so that they could clean out her ear, and you can imagine how that went. I was just thankful Tim was there, we found out how strong she is that day. Imagine a 4 year old and 4 adults holding her down, yes 4 adults. So went for ice cream after and all was well in the world again.

Febuary 1st- A Day To Always Remember

February 1st marked the 1 year anniversary of Grandma Betty's death. We lost her very suddenly and we all miss her greatly. It has been a hard year but things are getting a little easier. I spent allot of time with grandma in the last ten years since she stored all of our lawn equipment. It was kind of like check in to go to her house and see if there were any messages or just to see if she needed anything. I saw her everyday in the summer and it has been a big adjustment. I am very thankful that Bailey got to know her grandma Betty. They spent allot of time together and created a very special bond. With this one year anniversary coming I wondered how we would all deal with things on that day, but as I have felt many times before I believe that grandma was watching over us and had something else in mind. As many of you know I had a miscarriage this past August it was very hard but I feel that I have dealt with it in a very positive manner. We have been trying to conceive for the last three months with no success. We decided that we would wait and try again this summer. Well, a great miracle occur ed on February 1st in the very wee hours of the morning, I had this feeling that I needed to take a pregnancy test, and sure enough it was positive. I could not believe it, so after 2 more positive tests I knew that it was true. So on Sunday morning I was able to share some good news with my folks, and it made a dreaded day a wonderful day that I was truly thankful for.