Monday, January 30, 2012

18 weeks

How far along? 18 Weeks
 
Total weight gain/loss: At my last md appointment I gained a total of ONE pound, I am sure I gained about 3 lbs since then.
 
How big is baby? About 5.6 inches, the size of a sweet potato weighing about 6.7 oz.
 
Maternity clothes?  No, I am still fitting in my normal clothes! (:
 
Stretch Marks? Only old ones, no new ones from sweet p as far as I can tell. 
 
Best moment this week?   Feeling my Sweet P move, FINALLY! (:
 
Movement? In the morning and at night, when I am most relaxed or right after I ate

Food Cravings? I don't call them cravings because I still like a lot of the foods I used to and haven't wanted anything super crazy. Mostly, just fruits and seafood.
 
What I miss: Nothing, I am loving being pregnant!

What I am looking forward to:  Feeling my Sweet P move!

Nausea/Vomiting?:None, Thank you Sweet P!! (:

Labor signs? Nope
 
Gender? Hoping to find out on Valentine's Day! (:

Belly Button in or out? Innie for life. I hope

Wedding rings on or off? On.
 
Sleep? Can't get enough.

Weekly Wisdom: Every pregnancy is different. What one woman experiences may be completely different than the next.
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Monday, January 16, 2012

Pregnancy Update Week 16

How far along? 16 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: I'll find out tomorrow for sure, hoping that it didn't drop any because I just haven't been hungry!

How big is baby? About 4 1/2 inches, the size of an avocado weighing about 3 1/2 oz but my sweet p will double in size in the next few weeks.
Maternity clothes?  No, I am still fitting in my normal clothes! (:
Stretch Marks? Only old ones, no new ones from sweet p as far as I can tell. 
Best moment this week?  seeing my sweet little bump
Movement? Um, I can't tell. I'm told that I should feel butterflies any time now and sometimes I think I feel something but then it goes away. So, who knows. 
Food Cravings? I don't call them cravings because I still like a lot of the foods I used to and haven't wanted anything super crazy. Mostly, just fruits and seafood.
What I miss: Not having HOT flashes!

What I am looking forward to:  Feeling my Sweet P move!

Nausea/Vomiting?:None, Thank you Sweet P!! (:

Labor signs? Nope
Gender? Hoping to find out next month!
Belly Button in or out? Innie for life. I hope.
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Sleep? Can't get enough.


Weekly Wisdom: Every pregnancy is different. What one woman experiences may be completely different than the next.
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Thursday, January 5, 2012

To Our Sweet P!

To Our Dearest Sweet P,

If only you knew how long Mommy & Daddy prayed for you. After we got married we knew we wanted to be parents but we weren't sure when the right time was and we prayed and prayed that God would bring you to us when it was the right time. And Oh, how I couldn't imagine a better time! You have already brought Mommy & Daddy and both sides of your families so much joy! 
I am honored to tell you that your Daddy is an incredible man! You will be blessed with such an amazing man to look up to and to wrap around your little finger! Daddy is a VERY hard working man!! Daddy works in all kinds of weather ( in the freezing winter, in the sweating summer, and even during the rain! ) and he doesn't even complain about it (well maybe sometimes he does) he does it to be able to give US all that we want!r
Your Mammie&Poppie and your MawMaw&PawPaw and your Gammie&PopPop, they are amazing people and I can promise you each of them already love you so much already! You will def be one spoiled baby! You have so much to look forward to with these amazing sets of grandparents! I just know that they will be as amazing grandparents to you, as they are to your big cousins! They were all so excited to find out about you and now they are all anxiously awaiting your due date!
I am also very pleased to say that you will have the most amazing set of God parent's that a child could have!
Mommy & Daddy couldn't imagine asking anyone else to be your God parents, after all, they are the two people we have looked up to since we were younger, they are the two people we pray to be at least half of the parent they are, your Nannie (Abbi) and your Paran (Jared) couldn't be happier to have you as a part of their life to!
Oh, and your big cousins, My poor baby, maybe Mommy should warn you!
Your big cousins are looking so forward to you! Seeing their faces when your Nannie & Paran told them that I had a baby in my belly was the greatest feeling in the world! (: Seeing how many people are happy and excited and how many people already love you just warms Mommy's heart! 
Speaking of a warm heart, You Gigi and your 2nd cousin Meagan, 
I promise you, Mommy will tell you all about them! You will not go one without hearing about them!
You WILL know them almost as if they were still here with us! 
I know they are taking care of you and your cousin Maleah right now but when you get here, I will tell you even more about them! As well as everyone else in our family, this is my first promise to you.
I promise, you WILL know your GiGi and Meag! (And I just know your big cousins Zaide and Raya will help everyone tell you about them!) 
My wish as a Mommy is to teach you all about God, I promise to raise you from the very start.
Since he gave us you as a gift, I will give you the gift of growing up to know him, he is an amazing person!
You are here because of him and by the time you are able to read this, you will already know ALL about him! (:

My sweet baby, NEVER EVER give up hope, with God, all things are possible and I already know,
you WILL do GREAT things because God, GiGi, and Meag already have their hands on you!
They are taking care of you while Mommy & Daddy prepare for you!
Please, don't live your life in fear, please know that if EVER you need, 
Mommy & Daddy will ALWAYS be here and if you don't want to talk to us about it, God is ALWAYS listening, just talk to him and he will respond, it wont be by him talking back but he is ALWAYS listening.
Another thing, Forgive & Forget, don't ever hold grudges (please don't be like mommy with this) Mommy has had a hard time of not holding grudges but since I have welcomed God into my life I have found it much easier to Forgive & Forget and I pray that you can do it too! Always Always Always Pray! And please, don't you ever ever ever forget why you are here! 

Always know, Mommy & Daddy love you with all of their heart and all of their soul!
You are the GREATEST gift and the GREATEST thing that has ever happened to us! 

We will love you FOREVER, like you for ALWAYS,
as long as your living,
OUR BABY YOU WILL BE!

Mommy&Daddy

 

Monday, January 2, 2012

2012 and Pregnancy Update Week 14

Happy 2012!
I am not sure about you, but I am 100% sure that 2012 will be an amazing year for my family and I!
I mean how can it not be when you have two tiny blessings being added onto the family tree?
Maleah Claire will be here at the end of Feb or beginning of March
and 
Our Sweet "P" will be here at the end of June, beginning of July! (:

Here are a few things we have to look forward to!:
January-
A friend get together
Tons of Birthday parties
Feb-
Joey's Birthday
Ellie's Birthday
Finding Our Sweet P's Gender
March-
Maleah Claire entering the world
April-
SPRING STARTING!
May- 
Our Anniversary! (:
June- 
The Summer and spending time with my Mom!
July-
OUR SWEET P will be here!
August-
My 24th Birthday
September-
Tons of Family Birthday's
October- 
Our Baby's FIRST Halloween
November-
Our Baby's FIRST Thanksgiving
December-
Our Baby's FIRST Christmas! (:
Seems to me like it'll be an AMAZING year!! 

My New Year's Resolution is:
1. See the Positive in each and every situation!
2. NO MORE STRESSING! It is not good for my sweet P, if it's God's will, it is HIS way!
3. Go back to shopping weekly and making weekly menu's.
4. Get closer to God
5. Last but not least, get my house organized, cleaned, prepped and ready for SWEET P!

Pregnancy Highlights:



How Far Along: 14 weeks
Total Weight Gain/Loss: 3 pounds, but I am thinking that has a good bit to do with the Holidays, yet could be the baby, as I have gotten a little baby belly
Maternity Clothes: None, my clothes are still fitting
Best Moment this week: having more people find out we are expecting, and watching my belly grow
Gender: We haven't found out yet.
Movement: The baby is moving, just not feeling any yet
Food Craving: so far, french fries and still, seafood!
What I miss: sleeping all night, not peeing every 5 seconds, being able to lift my godchild and niece,
and not getting fussed for the smallest things like sitting on the floor or reaching.
Sleep:I have been sleeping well but having very WEIRD dreams
What I am looking forward to: Finding Out if we will have a boy (CAP) or a girl (AGP), and getting a baby belly!(:
Belly Button: In


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