Update at 17 weeks

     Well I have been feeling great except for the usual stuffy nose and allergies.  I have been craving a few things but mostly mexican food...I think I could eat taco's everyday!  I am able to drink coffee and eat sweets again, able to make it through 4 or 5 hours of sleep before I need to use the restroom and have a lot of energy until about 4 in the afternoon.  Taking walks which seems so easy before is quite a struggle but I am managing to get some in, especially after I eat taco bell,  but at a much slower pace. 
     I have started to feel the baby kicking and moving, the last two days he has been active enough for me to feel him.  It was quite amazing once I realized what was going on.  Now I have chocolate milk at bedtime and wait to see if he moves enough so I can feel him...Such an amazing thing!
     Now it's time to start finding a name and getting the room ready.  I have been in a cleaning mode for last few weeks trying to get all my winter cleaning done early so that I can enjoy the holiday and also since it will probably be harder to move about.  I think that's about all the changes going on with me and the baby boy.
   Michael is doing great, he's such a help around here and is so excited to have a baby boy soon.

Ultrasound today!

Well we had our ultrasound today, my mom came with us and we had the doctor write it down for us and seal it in an envelope so we could open it with family...what a fun night that was there was waiting for people to arrive...excitement and anticipation...then opening the envelope, silence and IT'S A BOY!!!  Disbelief because I think we really believed it was a girl...We are so excited to know and now we can pick names and decorate...What an awesome gift God has given us!  Thank you Lord!

12 weeks..

It is now July 16th I am 12 1/2 weeks along and we have another Dr. Appt and we get to hear the heartbeat, (150-160's). Wow...so cool... can't beleive that we are having a baby...(this is repeated almost on a daily basis). I have only gained 5 pounds but I am starting to show, it is obvious that I am either getting fat or pregnant and I have just given up on regular clothes and moved on to maternity clothes now, so much more comfy.  All blood work has come back normal and we have opted out of any genetic testing or amnio tests! We are trusting God, He is in control, what is will be and it is all for His Glory!  

  I go again for last blood work on Aug 4th.

8 1/2 weeks..1st Dr. Appt.

So I'm 8 1/2 weeks along at this point and have been cramping a lot and feeling very tired, probably doesn't help that I am up every two hours to use the restroom.  In fact I don't think I cooked a single dinner or did much cleaning until after I was 10 weeks...poor Michael...he hates fast food now!  Around 10 weeks I started to feel a little nausea mostly starting in late afternoon until I went to bed which subsided around 13 weeks. The constant bathroom trips at night has subsided now to about every 4 to 5 hours so I am feeling almost back to my normal self again and am cooking and cleaning again...I have a happy husband again! Oh and the clothing is really tight now...I have borrowed as many clothes as I can from other people so I don't have to wear maternity clothes yet.

  

What a Shock...were having a baby

     It all started on May 21st. We took a prenancy test and were shocked to find out so soon that we were expecting.  I didn't really believe I was pregnant and took the test again the next day.  We were so excited, I don't think that either of us thought it was really real until our first Dr. Appt. on June 18th.  We did the ultrasound and we got to see our little baby's heart beating.  It was really real now!