18 Weeks

*** I will post a picture hopefully tomorrow ***

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 18 Weeks

Gender: Find out next week as long as baby cooperates!

Maternity Clothes: Nope, but some of my pants are fitting a little more snug!

Weight gain: 2 lbs, I go next week and I'm sure I've gained more!

Movement:  Yes I believe so! :)

Sleep: Not too bad

Symptoms: Nothing, other than my stomach being itchy!

Cravings: Lemon water, I sip on this ALL day at work and love it! I want more salty foods than I do sweets, cheese and crackers, pretzels things like that.

Aversions: Pizza (still), I use to love this but just the thought of it makes me wanna puke!

What I miss: Running and feeling in shape, I miss the feeling you get after a good run!

Best moment this week: Feeling the baby move (if thats for sure what I'm feeling)

Just some thoughts/ things that we've done this past week:

I'm still unsure of how I want to tell our families what we are having.  I had thought of having the tech just put the gender in an envelope and opening it up with everyone, but then I don't know that I could wait.  I  have a feeling I will just want to know that day.  I'm just ready to figure out what were having because I have ideas that I want to use and get the nursery started! :) I will post a picture hopefully tomorrow, the Hubs is at the Illini game so he's not here to take it!

16 Week Update

Sorry for the bluriness.  And yes I wear the same sweats each time.

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 16 Weeks and 1 day

Gender: Don't know, we'll find out at the next appointmet. I believe its a boy, I've had a feeling from early on that it is, guess we'll see in a few weeks.

Maternity Clothes: Nope, but some of my pants are fitting a little more snug!

Weight gain: 2 lbs!!!

Movement: I don't know if it was movement but as I was laying in bed Sunday watching a movie my stomach felt really weird, I thought maybe thats what it was but who knows!

Sleep: Alright--- I have to pee at least once during the night and probably should go twice, I will hold it if I look at the clock and it says 4, lazy I know! ha

Symptoms: Still get times where I feel sick to my stomach!

Cravings:  Lemon water, I sip on this ALL day at work and love it! I want more salty foods than I do sweets, cheese and crackers, pretzels things like that.

Aversions: Pizza (still), I use to love this but just the thought of it makes me wanna puke!

             What I miss: Running and feeling in shape, I miss the feeling you get after a good run!

Best moment this week:  Reaching 16 weeks and hearing the babies heartbeat last week!

Just some thoughts/ things that we've done this past week:

-Michael and I went Christmas shopping last Saturday and we went to Toys R Us to get the kids gifts and he tried to park in the 'expectant mothers parking,' thank god they were all taken I told him I was still fully capable of walking.   

-My sister comes home next Tuesday for a couple weeks so I'm REALLY happy about that, we haven't seen her since August!! 

-I'm going back to see Sharri tomorrow night for a massage and I can't wait!!!

- I finally got my wedding rings back from being sautered, I wish I would have done it sooner! It's so much nicer not having to constantly adjust since they were always turning different directions.

- I'm still trying to figure out where to take our baby to daycare/sitter after I go back to work, the thought of it makes me sick to my stomach but I know it's something that I need to start looking into, so if any of you know of someone who will take on a newborn I'd love to hear.

15 Week Appt.

I had my 15 week appointment today- Unfortunately no U/S so no new pictures! :( I did get to hear little one's heartbeat and it was 155 bpm, so slower than last time but still beating strong.  'It' was also pretty active, 'it' would move and interrupt us listening to the heartbeat.  Dr. said I was right on track and everything looks good.  I did gain 2 lbs!!!! Ahh and so it begins the dreaded weight gain! I also had to have blood drawn to check my thyroid level. I go back in 4 weeks and we'll meet with Dr. Gratkins who will be delivering me and we get to find out if 'it' is a HE or SHE-- Except I scheduled it on the 'biggest day of the year' according to Michael, college football bowl games are on- So I may be switching that, but I told him if I switch Momma gets something in return, like oh perhaps a coach diaper bag! ;) I told him thats what the Baby is requesting if we have to move it--he didn't fall for that! ha!

14 Week Belly Pictures & Christmas Tree Pictures

These pics are more like 14 weeks and 5ish days.  Little late but better than never right?

Here is our Christmas tree- I LOVE cheetah print if ya can't tell so here is my cheetah tree! :)

My mom got me these two high heel ornaments and I LOVE them- If I could find a bunch of them I think I would have to have a high heel tree too!! :)

Back to the pregnancy, I know I don't look big in my pictures but let me tell ya I feel HUGE, I know I'm in for a rude awakening in a few more months if I feel huge now.  I almost had a break down at the mall yesterday- like bawling my eyes out break down because I am so frustrated on what to buy clothes wise.  My clothes are fitting more snug, not horribly but I just don't feel comfortable in them.  I know that I am pregnant but in my clothes I swear it just looks like I'm getting fat.  So if any of you out there have been pregnant feel free to comment/share what you did.  I bought the belly band yesterday- I don't know that I need it just yet, but I have it just in case.  I also ordered some flats tonight because I think wearing high heels to work e-v-e-r-y-d-a-y are far and few now.  I also bought a new pillow yesterday (since I didn't know what to buy clothes wise) I started out with it last night but then had to switch to my regular one- because its for side sleepers. Other than that I don't think there's anything else going on.  I'm hoping to get my Christmas cards mailed out early this week! :) Have a fabulous work week!

14 Weeks

No belly pic tonight, I will get it up sometime this week.  I've had kind of a rough afternoon, my lower back is KILLING me, I wanted to cry at work it hurt so bad.  I need to get in to get a massage, I've called the lady I went to before to see if she does prenatal massages but haven't heard anything back yet.  I'm hoping its just my chair at work that is bothering me, but even if it is that it is going to make for a LONG 6 more months!

 

 

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 14 Weeks

Gender: Don't know

Maternity Clothes: Nope, but some of my pants are fitting a little more snug!

Weight gain: Nothing that I know of, I go to the Dr. next week so we'll see then, I'm sure I've gained a few pounds.

Movement: Nothing I can feel

Sleep: I've been able to stay up a bit later, but this leads to wanting to sleep in later and during the week that just isn't possible.  I slept till almost 8 everyday of Thanksgiving break and it was WONDERFUL! :)

Symptoms: Nauseous, comes and goes-- Hoping I'm almost done with it.  Lower back pain as you read at the begining.

Cravings:  Fruit and Veggies(cold ones with ranch dip)- and a glass of Moscato D' Asti, but I will just have to wait oh another 6 months to satisfy that craving! :)

Aversions: Pizza, I use to love this but just the thought of it makes me wanna puke!

Best moment this week: I guess just being 14 weeks and being able to sleep in/stay up later, I was usually wide awake at 6:30- on the weekends, that drove me nuts!

Things I'm Thankful for

In no particular order these are some things that I am VERY thankful for this year.

My Hubby

These 3- and my Momma, she wasn't with us here.

Family in general- ALL OF YOU, even though I don't have a picture of everyone! :)

The greatest parents in the world and soon to be Nana and Paw Paw :) - I love them both SO much!!

BAMA football

This little peanut- we still don't know if it's a he or she! :) And I can't wait to find out!!

This place, Gulf Shores, it isn't vacation no matter where you go until you've come here once a year! It is seriously the greatest place EVER!! Better than the resort we went to in Cabo, in my opinion.

These girls, and some others that I don't have a picture with- Great friends! :)

I'm thankful for a wonderful job in a new building! :) And great people to work with as well!

These are just SOME of the many things that I am thankful for, I could write a veryyyy long post but that would take wayyy to much time.  I'm also thankful for my loved ones who have passed, I miss them all very much and have special memories with each, it's especially hard around the holidays!! Happy Turkey Day to Everyone!!

12 Week Belly Pictures

Well here they are, I can't promise that I will show my bare stomach each time, especially later on.  We'll see though.  The first picture its hard to see where my shirt and the wall are.  There's not a whole lot there, but lemme tell ya I feel huge!!!

That is all I really have to share.  We are moving tomorrow at work, so I'm sure I'll be exhaused come tomorrow night.  However, I am thankful to be moving into a brand new building/ brand new work area.  :)

12 Weeks

I had planned on putting a belly picture with this post but I have had a rough evening/ not feeling the greatest.  Hopefully tomorrow will be better and I will get one posted.  Other than that there's nothing really new to share.

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 12 Weeks

Gender: Don't know

Maternity Clothes: Nope

Weight gain: Nothing

Movement: Nothing I can feel

Sleep: Going to bed between 7:30 and 8:30 because I am just so tired. I sleep well until midnight then it seems like I'm up every hour or two.

Symptoms: Nauseous, especially in the evening/night and still very tired.

Cravings:  Saltines and Strawberries -- And depending on the time of day I crave Steak n Shake, in the evening if I think about it it usually doesn't sound that good, but then again nothing does.

 

Aversions: Pizza, I use to love this but just the thought of it makes me wanna puke!

Best moment this week: Reaching 12 weeks, telling our family the news, telling people at work & seeing baby (last week) on the U/S.

Second Appt.

I went for my second appointment on Wednesday (11/9).  I went by myself this time since Michael was busy with work.  These are some of the neat pictures the tech got, I LOVED this tech, she switched it into 3D so you could really see the baby.  It reminds me of the little lego men.  So NEAT though.  The other pictures are too hard for someone like myself to make-out.  I do have a SIL who is a x-ray tech and does sono's so she was able to point everything out to me when I was showing her the pics, which was so nice! The tech took a ton of pics.  I met with the Dr after and she said everything looked excellent which was good to hear, the babys hearbeat was 170 bpm, so much faster from the first time.  I go back in another 4 weeks just for a regular visit and the next time we get an U/S is when we can find out the sex!!

Again, sorry the quality isn't the greatest. 

We're Expecting....

So my reasoning for not blogging much lately is due to the title of this post.  I have been EXHAUSTED, meaning in bed by usually 7:30 every night. 

If you look close you can see the very faint line.

Sorry for the poor quality of the photos.  Anyways, Michael and I have known for a while that we were pregnant.  We came home from the Bama game that Sunday (9/25) and I still hadn't started so I decided to take a test not really thinking it would be positive.  On a side note I had some cysts earlier this year and I thought that it may take us a little while to get pregnant.  So Michael was laying on the couch watching football and I kept saying I think I'm pregnant.  (I had been so tired, but it was hard to tell because we drove 10 hours to Tuscaloosa and my sleep pattern was so screwed up, but I really thought it when my mom and I were shopping at the mall in Tuscaloosa and I was sooo tired I couldn't even shop!)  So back to that Sunday, I decided I would take a test just to either confirm yes or to let me know that I'm just a few days late.  When it turned positive I was SO shocked, yes I couldn't believe what I was seeing, I was so scared, excited, nervous, everything.  I came running out and told Michael "OMG your never going to believe it, its positive"  He was soo excited, I will be honest I was still unsure, I didn't know what to think and I couldn't believe it had happened so quick. 

I ended up calling the doctor the next day (Monday 9/26) to see what I needed to do from here, they said I needed to have blood work done.  My Dr. is in Bloomington and I work in Pontiac and had just taken that past Friday off so the last thing I wanted to do was take off time to go to Bloomington to get blood work done.  Luckily they said I could go to the hospital in Pontiac and they would just send the results to my Dr. 

After that I had scheduled our first appointment for October 3, since I would be off for Columbus Day.  Michael went with to the first appointment.  Here is a picture from our 1st Ultrasound.  Again please excuse the blurriness, I'll have to start scanning them at my moms!! The tech said my sac was shaped like a heart, she thought it was cute.  I was still just in shock!! The heartbeat at that appointment was 140 bpm.  The doctor confirmed that my due date was May 29, 2012, which is what I thought after looking online. That is 3 days after my mom and I's Birthday which is May 26. 

We decided after this appointment we would wait till our next one to tell people which would put me just over 11 weeks.  We thought if everything looked good there then we would go ahead and share the news! I have some neat U/S pics from our last appt. that will be another post! I still can't believe I'm pregnant, maybe once my stomach pops out I'll believe it more, even though I already feel HUGE.  :)

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Today is a HUGE day in Bama Football and I'm soooo EXCITED.  I hope they come out full force in the first half and don't wait until the second half to kick it in gear. 

The weird thing is... Michael was sooooo CLOSE to buying tickets to this game instead of the Bama/Arkansas game.  He has been kicking himself ALL week, anytime its brought up he just says "I don't wanna to talk about it."  It would have been neat to be there with game day... Oh well maybe next year! Anyways hopefully you'll all be cheering on the TIDE!! :)

 Happy Saturday and ROLL TIDE ROLL....

We're Still Here...

I haven't forgot about this blog, I have just been exhausted I guess you can say!  I'm hoping with the holidays coming up I will have more to blog about... A little news about my little Sis, she is transferring out of Key West **hopefully** and just MIGHT be moving to Chicago!! You don't know how EXCITED this makes me that its a possiblity.  It is SO hard to have a sibiling live that far away... Seeing her 4 times a year just isn't enough!!

Some of you are probably thinking why go from the above to the below, but the girl loves her some coats so I think she would adjust just fine.  And she will only be a few hours from home.  

She is able to come home for Christmas this year, last year she was out at sea- and WOW talk about a hard Christmas, I don't know how people who have loved ones over sea do it!  Anyways, I will quit rambling and try to be a better blogger!!

Nothing going on

I haven't blogged in a week and there is a reason--- Nothing going on!! :)  I did enjoy a 3 day weekend, why can't every weekend be a 3 day-er?? Anyways Friday night we went out for dinner with Michael's parents and sister at the Country Club.  Saturday we stayed home and cheered on the Tide! :) They won, but it took them the whole first half to get their heads outta their asses!  Sunday we went to church and they had their annual service out at a timber with lots of fun stuff for kids to do.  After Church we came home and Michael watched football and I took naps on and off, lazy right? ha. Sunday evening we went and had dinner at his Moms'. Sunday night I went to my moms and watched Bridesmaids with her and my sister--GREAT movie, I suggest you see it if you haven't already. Monday, I did about what I did Sunday minus church and throw in a few loads of laundry. It was a very relaxing weekend, which that is all I seem to care to have these days.

Chill Weekend

This past weekend we really didn't do a whole lot.  Friday night we went to the PC football game mainly to watch my two favorite twin girls cheer!! And they did awesome- I will post some pics from that sometime this week.  Saturday morning Michael woke up not feeling the greatest, he managed to clean the windows while I scrubbed down the inside of the house.  By noon he was feeling pretty awful and was on the couch the rest of the day.  I made him some of these yummy things:

I ran to the store Saturday afternoon to get groceries and get Michael some cold meds.

We stayed in the rest of the night and cheered on our favorite football team, and they kicked some gator ass! :) I only made it until half time before I passed out on the couch.

Very relaxing/ lazy weekend for us.  We didn't end up going to church Sunday because Michael was still feeling pretty icky.  I made a quick trip to Bloomington with my mom Sunday to return a few things and of course I made the mistake of stopping at Von Maur and Express and well lets just say it would've been a very inexpensive trip if I hadn't of made those two stops!

Game Day

Sorry for not posting in a week, I have been exhausted.  All the festives last weekend kicked my butt, I was in bed by 8 almost every night this week! Anyways, on to the game, these are the pictures Michael took while there, he didn't get a ton because he was so in to the game.  He said the atmosphere was NUTS, it was sooo loud in there it was hurting his ears!  There was even one point the announcer came across the TV and said that it tends to get a 'little' loud at the stadium- ya think?  Here are the pictures:

Coach Sabin

Michael had taped the game so we re-watched a little every night last week!

Nothing better than some Alabama football.. Speaking of Bama football, did you see them kill the Gators last night?! I watched until half time and then fell asleep on the couch! oops! From what I saw in the first half it was a great game, then Michael said they pretty much just smoked them in the second half!! Have a fabulous Sunday, another day full of football at our house!

Tuscaloosa Day 1

Wow, where do I even begin... Perhaps the long drive Thursday night?  We got to the hotel at 4 AM Friday morning, we slept till about 9 walked across to the street for breakfast at Cracker Barrel then back to the room to get ready for the day.  Friday was a L-O-N-G day, but it was a lot of fun.  I will quite rambling and just let the pictures do the talking. We went to the Bear Bryant Museum, Dad was dying to go to this, it was pretty neat.

My Grandpa is #32 (3rd row, 4th in from the left)

Replica of Bear's office

This explains the picture above of the shirt

Front of the Stadium

Michael saw Gary Danielson outside one of the buildings on campus and took off running up to him to shake his hand.  We also saw Vern Lindquist.  It was a fun day Friday but needless to say when we finally got back to the hotel at 10 pm I was out, until 2:30  am when some random lady opened our door and I had to yell at her from the bed because my husband was next to me snoring away--- Make me feel REAL safe! haha Hopefully tomorrow I will post pictures Michael took of the game.

Roll Tide Roll...

This is where we'll be tomorrow!!! :) BAMA vs. RAZORBACKS game!! Make sure you cheer on Bama tomorrow--- game is at 2:30.. :)

The hubs in his Bama gear!

This will be sporting my Bama gear!!

Michael, My Mom and Dad and I all took off today, we actually headed down last night, long drive!  But we are ready to cheer on our favortie team in person... Pics to come when we get back!! :) ROLL TIDE ROLL...