ONE YEAR!

Yesterday, we went to Lilli's 1st birthday party and had a blast!

It definitely put a ONE YEAR period of time in perspective!  I couldn't stop thinking about you.  In one year, you will be roughly SIX months old.  WOW!  We will be enjoying the summer, swimming in kiddie pools, and taking trips to the mountains.  You will be at such a fun age.

So much is about to change in this next year.  We are counting down until you arrive!  We already love dreaming about you and all the things we will do with you.  You are about to rock our world and we cannot wait!

Baby Mama Drama!!!

My baby mama drama...(and I think all pregnant woman deserves to claim one "baby mama drama")...is this darn HEAT!!!!

I am ready to pack up and move to Alaska!  I am so glad you are going to be a dead-of-winter baby, because you and I would not make it 8 and 9 months pregnant in this weather...we about cannot make it at 4 months...

Friday night we went to a baseball game with two of our friends, Josh and Missy.  (Side note:  they are leaving for Romania to do mission work, but you will meet them when they come back - you will be 1 1/2 years old!)  But, I just wanted to cry it was so hot.

Even at 8pm it was 100 degrees.  I ate ice cream and drank lots of water.  That seemed to comfort us both a little bit.  From now on though, you and me are going to be hanging out in air conditioning!  I am trying to keep you cool, I promise...we don't want you cooking on high in there, just slow roasting!! Love you, sweet pea!

Your Daddy Rocks!

Hats off to your daddy who has completely taken care of EVERYTHING the past few months....from laundry, to cleaning house, to making dinner....you name it, he has been the one doing it! 

I am drained!!!  Between my demanding job, morning sickness, first trimester lack of energy, this heat, and everything else, I come home from work, eat dinner, fall asleep on the couch then about 9 wake up and go get in bed, sleep until morning....you get the point...between all the sleeping I am left with very little time or energy to do things around the house.  He is a champ though and has done it all (minus dusting...haha) with no complaints.  I cannot thank him enough. 

So tonight...I have a burst of energy...so guess what he gets....MEATLOAF!!!  One of his favorites! So Daddy, Little peanut and I are so grateful for you!  We love you! 

You are Perfect!

Yesterday's prenatal appointment was quite interesting, to say the least.  You are perfect.  Your heartbeat is strong and perfect at 154 bpm. You are growing like a weed and perfect.

Mama, on the other hand had a run for her money.  I had to have 8 vials of blood taken for different tests. I was pricked SIX times...I thought I was going to faint.  Needles and blood have never been a problem for me before, but yesterday, I hit my limit.  To make a long story short, left arm, right arm, right hand, back to the left arm, left hand, and then finally we got a draw from the foot.  OUCH!!!!  Your hands, foot, and the inner arm (right at your elbow) HURT!!!!  I am all black and blue and officially look like a drug user.  I have always had tiny veins that like to roll - that was a known fact, but it's been 100 degrees the past few days, with the heat index topping at 110.  They say even though I (and everyone else) has been drinking water, we are still dehydrated because of the heat.  Soooo....my tiny little veins kept collapsing.  Every time she would fill one vial and half of another, DONE!!!!  That vein would just stop giving blood.  It kind of freaked me out.  Anyway, in the foot, we finally got enough blood for 5 full vials of blood and decided we would do the other three NEXT time. At that point, I have my nurse, my doctor (wondering where I am) and two other lab workers standing there watching this woman poke, jab around and hunt for veins.  I just wanted to cry.  At least that's done with until next time.

In other news, my blood pressure was high yesterday which scares me.  Ever since I have gone to the doctor my blood pressure has ALWAYS been 120/75-80.  ALWAYS!!!  Yesterday it was rather high.  This is something for now the doctor just wants to monitor and then we will go from there.  My mom has a blood pressure machine I may see if she will let me borrow. 

In more fun and exciting news...

Next doctor's appointment is August 22nd - just to check on both of us.
Then....SEPTEMBER 2nd....we will know if you are a he or she....
Daddy was quite confused on why I wrote on our calendar 9/2 - SEX....ha!  We will explain that one to you later....in many years!


We love you so much sweet baby and are so excited you are doing so well.  We cannot wait to meet you!

We hit 12-weeks!

Woohoo!  We have hit the 12 week mark which means I am officially going to stop worrying about you.  Your daddy and I celebrated tonight....I got a Strawberry Smoothie from McDonalds (a craving) and he got a Coke Slushie from Burger King (his sympathetic craving).

This week you are over 2 1/2 inches long and the size of a lime....I actually feel like you are a baby now and not just a blob.  You are fully formed and human looking, you just have to keep getting bigger.  Your reflexes have formed this week. You start clinching and opening/moving your fists and fingers, bending your elbows, knees, etc.  How exciting!

I thought I was over the morning sickness....I haven't been sick for over a week, but this morning, it sure did show it's ugly face again.  A friend said that means it is a boy, "cleaning his nest!"....we shall see.  I go through spurts.  Sometimes I am for sure you are a boy, other times, I am positive you are a girl.  I guess we have to wait a few more weeks to find out. I go back to the doctor on Friday....I do not get to see you this time, but I am still excited to go.  I will have to update after the visit.  And I need to post a picture....the baby bump has officially popped.

We love you so much and cannot wait to meet you.  Until then, stay snuggled up in there and grow!!