Fasinating Thoughts

Recently I been thinking about my life and my baby. It's obviously been something that stays fresh on my mind. I really can't express how excited I am to be pregnant but really even more than that, how excited I am to have, hold, and raise this baby. I feel an extreme responsibility to raise this child with morals and values and a love for God, family, others, and life. I feel like in this day and age parents do such a poor job in raising the "gifts" God gave them that it challenges me to excel. I want my children to know the value of life, the feeling of being loved, and the security in the refuge we call family and home.

I take pride in knowing that I will try my very hardest to be the best mom in the world. I want good kids. I want kids that have respect for others. I want kids that realize how blessed they are and don't take advantage of it. And if all this means I have to wear myself to the bones I will. I will walk through fire so that my kids will know Christ and have a personal relationship with him.

I picture my baby in my arms looking up at me. I see 10 fingers and 10 toes, a perfect nose, and the cutest ears you've ever seen. I lean down and kiss my baby's perfect little lips and then I see it...that sweet sweet smile. And then all of a sudden WHAAAAAAA WHAAAAAA!!! My baby starts to scream bloody murder. That's life. I can't wait. I know I say this now. But I can't wait for it all. The tears, the laughter, the kisses, the poop, the throw up, the breast feeding at 2:00, 4:00 and 6:00 - I can't wait to be a mom - the good and the bad.

And to me all this is such a fasinating thought!

More belly...

So this is 15 weeks. And I have now felt the baby moving!! Sooooo exciting!! I wasn't sure that was it but it has now happened about 4 times and has confirmed the feeling. My little sweetie actually woke me up this morning just pokin' away. :) And for me it's totally not like flutters - it's more like popcorn popping. Very sweet. Enjoy.

14 weeks 4 days

So I had a Drs. appointment this morning and it went great. Very short but everything was wonderful. Got baby's heart beat on the doppler thingy - good and strong. I have now gained a total of 10lbs. Mooooooo!! Dr. Duke's words were "Your blood pressure is great, your weight is great, the baby is doing wonderful!" So I can't be worried over anything which is a great feeling!!!

Things I'm feeling today:

Headaches - and have had them for about 1 week now - Dr. Duke said that's normal.
Pressure lower in my belly - also normal.
No kicking yet - I can not WAIT!!!
Extreme hunger - no wonder I have gain 10lbs I'm eating EVERYTHING!! :)
Backaches
Boobs are getting bigger - If I thought they were huge before...oh no, watch out!...they're getting even bigger!
Itchy tummy and boobies - I guess they are stretching...keep lathering on the tummy butter. :)
Having trouble sleeping - up and down allllllll night.
Peeing has turned into a hobby....period.


I guess that's about it. I can't wait to go for my ultrasound in 2 weeks!!!

2 Goals

I am finally, I think, coming out of the 1st trimester misery. Which is GREAT! No more nausea and I am now going to bed at 8:30 or 9:00 instead of 6:00. And all this is wonderful being that I'm entering my second week of my 2nd trimester. So with this boost I have two goals for this week and hopefully from here on out.

1. clean my house - with going to bed so early and feeling so exhausted my house has turned into a wreck. Derek is so good about helping out. But still, he works a lot. So this week I really am going to buckle down and get to cleaning. Laundry is piled up, luckily Derek has taken care of the dishes, it's just a mess.

2. cook instead of eating out - I am so tired of looking at our checking account and seeing how much we eat out. We waste money that way. And it's been even worse since I got pregnant because it's just easy to run and grab something. WELL NO MORE. Once or twice a week is cool but it is getting crazy. So I am going grocery shopping this afternoon and we are cooking!!

So it's monday - a fresh week and a fresh start.

Yep Yep!

I GOT A BABY IN MY BELLY!!

13 weeks

So I finally took a belly picture. =) This is Monday, April 14, 2008. Exactly 13 weeks along. The picture is so close because I took it myself. I'll get Derek to take a better one tonight!! Enjoy!

Grrrrrrrr...

My next Drs. appointment is April 25th. I feel like it can't come soon enough!! I'm having one of those days that I just want to hear my babies heart beat or see an ultrasound - something - anything. I'm 13 weeks today and I'm having a rough time because those little nugget appointments are the only thing I have at this point that connects me and my baby. Of course, I talk to my baby but I feel like I'm talking to my fat gut instead. I just want a kick or something. And I know that won't be for still a few more weeks. VERONICA!! - HAVE PATIENCES!! I'm trying I really am and I really am enjoying this time. Only 11 more days I have to hold out.

New Preggo Blog!

So after talking to a wonderful friend I decided to start a new blog soley dedicated to pregnancy updates. So here it is. I, of course, will still be blogging on my Blessed to Be blog. But this one in all about me, my preggo body and my rapidly growing boo boo!! So check back and I'll keep you all updated!!!