20 weeks

20 weeks

The ultra sound was wonderful. First of all it was so great to see my baby again. It was really cool to see the sex and my tech was amazing! At first the baby did not want to show us was he was. The tech had to go back 5 times to finally get him to open up his legs. We all thought for sure he was a girl and didn't want to open up. When he finally did there is no denying that he is a boy!!!! My tech really communicated with me what was going on, what we were looking at, and didn't give up on looking at the sex. Thank God!!!

I never thought I would see myself with boys and the more and more I think about it... I am so excited cause this is the future that God had in mind for me. It is really cool to see God's plan and that He knows exactly what He wants for me. Ben is so excited for a boy... he finally gets his football playing and watching, hunting, camping, fishing buddy. He has a sense of pride about him now that he knows he is getting a son. It is really cool to see.

Baby B, as we call him, is moving like crazy. He is very active and I love it. Every time he kicks, moves, and every minute I am growing more and more in love with him. It is so cool!!! Ben loves feeling him kick. The other day Ben was kissing and talking to his baby boy and the baby kicked him in the lips as Ben was kissing my stomach. It was like the baby was kissing him back. It was so cool!

We are going to tackle the office, soon to be baby room this weekend. It will be cool knowing what we are planning for. We are also going to register. That will be fun.

Anyway... nothing new has really happened. I have gotten bigger and it is a little more uncomfortable to sleep but I know that it will be rewarded.

Thank you for praying. God is Good!!!

Dr. Appt.

I had my doctors appointment and I am 19 weeks and 5 days. It went really well. The heartbeat was good and 166 beats per minute. He measured my stomach and it was 21 in. My blood pressure was good and I have only gained 3 pounds since my last appointment. That is pretty good less than a pound a week. The Doctor was not very talkative last appointment but he came in his usual self this week. He explained things in detail and he is very easy to talk to. I had blood work done for down syndrome and it came back negative. I am supposed to be in a 1 to 1100 ratio but I am actually in a 1 to 600 ratio. It seems a lot lower but he said to not worry because if it was 1 to 300 it would be something they would have to look into. He wanted me to schedule an ultrasound and he said that they would check it then just to make sure.

I called to schedule an ultrasound and God totally worked it out. Last week I asked my mom to pray that the ultra sound would be scheduled wed, Thur. or Fri of the next week. I realized that I was asking God to do it in my time and not his. I then started to pray that He would do it when he wanted to and I left it in His hands. Well I called to schedule it and the lady asked if there was a specific time that I would like to do it. I said that i would like it this week if possible. She said that she had one on Thur. at 1, which is when I am at work. I asked her if she had anything sooner but she said no. I said to go ahead and put my name down and I would call my boss to see if that would work. Well she took all of my information and then said wait I have on on Friday at 8:30. I said that would be perfect. It worked out for everyone who wanted to come. It was a total God thing and He is so good! I'm just glad that I realized that I wasn't trusting Him like I should.

Well so everything seems good, I will find out more on Friday and hopefully be able to see if it is a girl or a boy. I really would like to know. I know that it is all in God's hands and I have to trust him. I will let you know how the ultrasound goes.

Thank you for all your prayers. If you could continue to pray that I will be able to catch up on sleep. The time change really effected me. I desperately need sleep. Its getting to the point were I can't function. Prayers would really help. Thank you!

18 weeks

I feel bigger than last week. I can feel the baby kick all the time now. it feels so wierd but cool at the same time. It is definatly addicting and I don't want it to stop. It is such a magical feeling to know that you have a little one growing inside of you. I can still fit into one pair of non-maturnity jeans which I am wearing in the picture. I wear them as much as possible. I can rap a rubberband around another pair to keep them up. My mom and sister are making me bella band, which is streachy and it goes over your pants and under your shirt, so that I can wear my pants longer and the bella band will keep it up. I'm excited about that. I have my next doctors appointment a week from tuesday. They will have me then schedule the ultrasound and I will be able to find out what it is. I have had a really hard time waiting for my ultrasound. I am excited and nervous at the same time. I still have no clue what it is. I am carring high but that doesn't mean anything cause every person carries different and it doesn't mean that if it is high it is a girl, and low is a boy. Well anyway, my body had been changing. I feel sexier and have more confidence in myself now that I am showing more and people can tell that I'm not just fat. Hehe. Well that is about it. You all have a great day!

Baby bump Picture

18 weeks baby bump.

17 weeks update

I am 17 weeks. Wow the time has passed so fast. My goal is to put up pictures tonight or tomorrow. I am definatly growing. The baby bump gets harder all the time. Its really cool to see it grow. I'm trying to put coco butter on everynight. Its difficult to remember. I just need to gett in the habbit. Its so awesome cause now it feels real that I am pregnant cause I can actually see it growing. I have still been really tired and have a lot on my plate. I gain an inch a week around my waist. Right now I am 43 in around and I started out at 39. I have only gained 2 and a half pounds since I weighed myself last. I love it when Ben kisses and talks to the baby. My abs still hurt all the time. Its hard to get comfortable in chairs. I start to cramp up and my back hurts. The baby is kicking alot and it feels stronger everyday. It feels like someone is poking me. I smile everytime I feel it cause I know that it is doing well and growing. Only 3 weeks till we will know what we are having and be able to call it by name, only in private, since we aren't telling anyone the name. It will be hard to keep that secret but I think it will be a good surprise. I'll hopefully be able to put pictures up soon.

17 weeks

I have noticed a big difference in how I am carrying the baby. At first I was carring low and now it is way high. I will put pictures up next week. I am still not sure what it is but I feel that I am getting bigger and bigger everyday. Its nice to finally see the progress of the babies growth. I have 3 more weeks till I have my next doctors appointment on March 10th. I'll be able to schedule my ultrasound and then find out what we are having. Both Ben and I are anxious to find out. Other than the position of my belly, nothing has changed much.

Update

I had a doctors appointment yesterday. I went with my sister and it was a really good bonding time. I got to see my handsome nephew too. Well I am going to get blood tested for down syndrome and something else. I know my sister told me but I don't really remember. My blood pressure was good, we heard the heartbeat, and the doctor said that the growth of the baby is good and where it should be. I have been feeling the baby move every once in a while. Its different cause it feels like someone is poking you from the inside. I also can feel my uterus growing and stretching. It feels like I have been working on my abs for hours cause it is so sore. I have also been experiencing bloody noses every morning for almost 2 weeks. Its kinda annoying but very normal. I decided that a humidifier might be just what we need. I am just very thankful that this baby is doing well. I was also told by the doctor that he likes to do the ultrasounds at about 18-20 weeks that way you can for sure know what the sex is. It still may look like a girl before 18 weeks and change to be a boy later. So I will have my next appointment on March 10th and I will be 19 weeks. So then I will be able to schedule the ultrasound hopefully soon after that. It will be exciting. I ask for prayer in that God will give me what I need to get through everyday. That I wont take for granted what I have already been blessed with. Thank you and my plan is to put up another picture soon. I can tell that I am getting bigger but it may not be a huge difference.