Furry Child

I feel bad that all I ever seem to have to post about lately is my weekly updates. I wish I was more creative with ideas to talk about on here, so that I could post more often. I thought of something that has been on my mind the last few days. It is still about my child, but it is my furry child.

My baby boy Jigga, who is now 5 years old, has been in some pain for a while now. A while back ago, he got to where he would only walk on his front two legs. Yes, this sounds odd, but the dog is talented. I would get him down and inspect him all over to try to figure out what was wrong with him. We have taken him to multiple vet visits. Their only diagnosis was that he had yeast infections between his toes that made it painful for him to walk on. They would give him medicine, which seemed to help him walk on all fours. Then, as soon as the medicine was over, he would be back to the awkward walking after a month or so. We are puzzled.

I change vets to a man that has been a family vet for years, but he was a little bit more of a drive away for us. He is just a normal country man that will tell you like it is and is not all about making the money off of you. I trust him and his judgment. I took Jigga to him back in June to look him over. He said right away it was not his feet as he mumbled some disgustment in the other vet. He smashed his finger between Jigga's toes and smelled it. Gross, I know. I told you he was just a country boy. Forget smearing stuff on slides and looking under the microscope. Why not just smell it?! lol A yeast infection would stink. He said Jigga's toes smelt better than most dogs he's smelled, which made me feel pretty good. However, he did say that Jigga was the first dog he had seen walking this way in a long time and that it didn't look good. He prescribed him medicine, which also really helped. After it was over, Jig was back to funny walking.

I finally worked up the nerve to call him again to go ahead and schedule an appointment for him to get x-rayed tomorrow. I will have to leave him with him all day, and he can't eat or drink after 10 PM tonight. My poor baby. I am so nervous as to what he will tell me is wrong. Jigga, like most pitbulls, can jump plum over my head in one spring. He once lunged at a balloon floating around the kitchen and popped it. From then on, we thought it was fun and cool to hang something from the ceiling that he could jump at until he got it down. He always would. It was so much fun for him, and he was always willing to show off to anyone new that came over. He was anxious to run over there and show them his trick. I am convinced that this crazy jumping has hurt his back or hips. I would feel horrible for contributing to this pain by letting him jump like that, but he really did enjoy it. I am just hoping that the vet will not tell me that he should be put to sleep. I know that is so selfish of me, and I know I will have to do it if he feels that is necessary. I am just not ready, like we most of the time, never are. He did suggest that he may be able to keep him on medication for the rest of his life that will relieve whatever pain he is in while walking. I am hoping that will be the case. We would then have to take him for routine blood work to make sure his organs were functioning correctly after taking all of this medicine. He not only has messed his back up, he now walks flat footed on the front two feet. All of the pressure from holding up the rest of the body has smushed his feet flat to where they spread out. They are supposed to walk on their toes. I just hope everything goes well tomorrow, and we are able to fix his problem in some way or another. I am just not ready to let go of my baby boy and our special moments together. Remember this post?


Ok, I am getting sad, so I will talk about peanut. I have been feeling a lot more movement these last couple of weeks. It is more like little thumps here and there. I haven't felt as many these last couple of days, which always makes me worry. I know I shouldn't, but I always do. My tummy goes up and down depending on what I eat. Some days I feel huge and others I feel small again. My pants are getting smaller, because now not only do I need to unbutton them, I need to also unzip a little. I wore my first maternity outfit on October 12th. The jeans that I bought at Kids Market barely fit. Two of them don't, and the other pair may only fit a little while longer. I am making these work pants last though with this wonderful Bella Band. I don't know what I would do without it.

I find out what I am having in only 2 1/2 more weeks. My next appointment is November 6th, and I am super duper excited and anxious. I can't wait to know. I am also excited that Kyle will be going back with me to this appointment. I like when he gets to experience it with me too. I told him not to worry with coming to the ones in between unless he wanted, because I am literally there for 10 minutes. A friend told me that I can use a DVD to record the ultrasound. I plan to try to remember to take one just in case I can. How awesome would that be?

I started looking at cribs online this past weekend. The anal organized person in me, made me paste all of the ones I like so far into a Word doc so that I could compare them. Below is my favorite one so far, but I've really only loved at two sites. My mind may change. Of course, I like one of the more expensive ones. I want a convertible crib so that it will change into a toddler bed. So, I made sure the headboard would still look pretty when it was a normal bed.


I have been dying to look at bedding, but its hard when I don't know what I'm having yet. I have still looked, but I get discouraged when I don't know what color I'm looking for. I don't like the traditional things. I like more modern or contemporary things. I am not big at all on the animals, trains, airplanes, and stuff like that. I like shapes, designs, or patterns. Hopefully, I will find something I love once we know.

Here is the weekly update from the bump.com on my 17th week:

Your Pregnancy: Week 17

Though increased blood flow is good for baby, it might be making you a little...damp. Body secretions (think sweat, mucus, nosebleeds, and vaginal discharge) are in full force. This week might also mark the first time you feel baby move inside you, but don't worry if it's another two months before you notice anything. (Or realize that this time, it's actually not gas.)

Baby's now the size of an onion!Baby's skeleton is hardening, changing from rubbery cartilage to bone, and fat is finally accumulating around it. His umbilical cord is getting thicker and stronger, and those little fingers and toes now feature one-of-a-kind prints.

[ tip ] Soothe those awful itchies with an oatmeal soak. Add a cup of fine-ground oats to running bath water. Afterward, pat (don't rub!) yourself dry and moisturize like crazy.

Third Appointment & 16 weeks

Four weeks and counting down until I find out what we are having. I cannot wait!! Everyone tells me not to find out that it is so much more fun that way. I can't do it. I am OCD and have to know what I am having. I have to have it all planned out, names picked, and the room ready in a color suitable for that sex. I don't know how people do it, but that's great if they can. I just have to know!

My third appointment was fast and went great. I now weigh 133.8, my BP was 103/68, and Peanut's heart beat was 157 BPM. The little sucker is tricking me. I can't tell if its a boy or a girl and I want to know! :) I had a different nurse today, and I talked her into letting me voice record the doppler of the heart beat. It was awesome to have. I can save it forever. Here is little Peanut's fast heart beat.

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I've been thinking all week that I've been feeling the baby just a little bit. It feels like a thump really low on my belly. I think that its the baby, but I'm not really sure. The doc says I will feel it soon within the next two weeks. I can't wait until I know for sure that is what it is. Its getting a little harder to get up and down or bend over. It hurts when I lean against the counter to put my makeup on. I wore my first pair or maternity jeans today. So not flattering!! But its ok. I need to probably buy a pair or two that fit me. I found these at Kids Market and just had to buy them without trying them on. I got so many shirts from there. I finally washed them all this weekend and will need to wear some of them soon before I outgrow them.

Kyle said that its getting more and more real to him as my belly is getting bigger. It has really grown in the last week or so and seems to grow daily. He has been eating all kinds of junk food and sweets, which is out of the normal for him. I asked if he was pregnant too. That is when he told me that its getting to be more real now with my belly showing.

I had today off for Columbus Day. I had all intentions of painting my bedroom today, but I just didn't feel like it. I met Kyle for lunch, went to Wal-Mart, and did some laundry. I taped up one of the two doors in the bedroom and one of two windows in the room. I am half way done preparing. LOL. I am doing a big stripe around the room at the top, so I have to tape a stripe there too. Its just hard to do it using the laser beam by myself. I think I'm going to need some help. I don't think I am as quick to it this time either, because I have a lot of furniture to move or work around. Its just going to be harder than the small bathroom. I hope it turns out to look alright.

Well, here is what the bump.com says for me this week. Only 4 more to go until our next ultrasound. It is going by so fast! I guess I need to start unpacking the fall/winter shoes. Its getting colder every day. :(

Your Pregnancy: Week 16

Thanks to increasing blood flow, it's time for some major cash and prizes. Enjoy quick-growing hair and nails, smooth and firm skin, and a healthy glow. One bit of bad news -- your eyes might be feeling a little dry these days.



Baby's now the size of an avocado!Watch what you say...tiny bones forming in baby's ears mean she can now pick up your voice. A few more minuscule changes: Eyebrows, lashes, and hair are starting to fill in, and taste buds are forming.

Two more projects

I keep forgetting to upload pictures of my newly painted bathroom. One, maybe because you can probably barely notice a difference. My bedroom is going to be decorated in teal and brown, so I didn't want a matchy-matchy color on the walls. I did the bathroom first, since it was a smaller room. I wanted to do cream and brown on the walls. I figured with my small bathroom, that I should only do the cream in there, because it would make it look small with brown. Well, I am glad I tested the bathroom first. The cream was really, really light and almost looked like a white or off white almost. I took pictures of it anyway, but you can't tell much of a difference.

Before:

After:


My other DIY project was one I have wanted to do for a while now. This little table was in a spare bedroom for years now holding useless junk. I am not a fan of light oak at all. Nothing against you if you are. I just prefer darker wood like Cherry, chocoloate, mocha or something like that. Well, unfortunately, they don't have a spray paint called Cherry. So, I got the closest thing - Rust-Oleum's Kona Brown. The table was cute, and I knew it would do great in my bedroom. My VCR and cable box was currently sitting in a chair. It has been this way for 4 years now. I have totally neglected my bedroom all these years fixing up the visible rooms first. Its time to fix 'er up too! The table was a great new edition.

Please see how pitiful this was what I was doing as a TV stand before. I know...no comments please. LOL.

Here is the cute little table before:


Here it is after. I am not the best at spray painting just yet. I also was aware that there may have been a little bit of a gloss finish on the table, but I was too lazy to sand it. So, I do have some bubbles where the paint wanted to run off. I am not too picky though, and I think it looks just fine.


Now, see how much better it looks in my room!! No laughing at my 2001 Big screen either. :)


I am learning and trying to get cool new ideas from other blogs on what to do for my bedroom. I am addicted with wanting to spray paint things now days. I plan to try to paint my bedroom with a new cream and brown Monday while I'm off for Columbus Day. I'm thinking of doing a brown stripe at the top all the way around the room and cream on the bottom. I hope this works out. It looked really cute on the Behr example online. :) I will post how it goes.

Rolling the Tide through Week 14

Kyle is a car salesman, so he rarely gets a day off except Sunday and Tuesday. Well, that is only one day with me for real, since I work on Tuesday. Half of the time, he still ends up going in on his day off. Now, they are allowing the salesman a Saturday off every however many number of salesman they have at the time...I think 7 now. So, he finally got a Saturday off this past weekend and checked out some Alabama tickets. Thank goodness we were playing at home that weekend, playing Arkansas, and it was the first SEC game of the season. Heather and Derek went with us too. He found us some awesome tickets in the North End Zone by the tunnel on the left side. We were right across from the end zone - 5 rows up. We had great close seats. The only bad thing was that it was kind of hard to see when the players were on the other end. Plus, if you are like me and don't know much about football plays, I would lose where the ball was going. I didn't have the TV camera man aiming the camera right at where the ball went. You know how you giggle when you can tell the camera man got faked out by the play they made, that kept happening to me. They tricked me several times, and I lost the ball. LOL.



We drove down late Friday night after Kyle got off of work. Luckily, Heather's sister still goes to school there and was sweet enough to let us all stay with her and her roomies. Heather and I did a quick hair wash when we got there to go out for the night. We went to the Houndstooth for a while. I was the coolest person in the whole place that was sober drinking my coke. LOL. It was packed!



Saturday morning, we slept in just a little bit because we stayed out late. Thank goodness this second trimester has kicked in, because I have a lot more energy and don't get as sleepy as fast as I used to. Heather and I took our sweet little time poking around to get ready. The boys made the mistake of taking a shower first instead of letting us get ready. Then, they were impatient waiting on us. Its probably a good thing that we took forever, because if we had gotten ready earlier, then we would be out in the middle of the pouring down rain. Right when we got ready, it started to pour. We waited and waited to see if it would stop, but it didn't. We headed out for the stadium, which was just a few blocks away. It was just pouring down rain on all of that hair and makeup we had just taken an hour to do. So much for all that. We had on rain coats and ponchos with our jeans rolled to our knees tracking through water puddles and rain. It was like there was a bubble around the stadium, because as soon as we got right by it, the rain stopped. I was so happy. We were soaked already, but at least it didn't rain during the game. We had great seats and had lots of fun cheering on the Tide to the 35-7 victory over Arkansas. Of course, that rain called for another hair washing before we could go out Saturday night. We went downtown this time to a little bar. The boys played pool and we just hung out. I am not a big drinker, but it is so hard not to want to be a social drinker when you are out like that and everyone around you is drinking. It really almost puts me in a bad mood. Everyone around you in the bar gets more and more annoying as they drink and you are drinking coke so you notice everything. LOL. Its worth it though, but it does make it hard and more the reason I just want to stay at home on the weekend instead of going out.


Sunday we got up and headed home. We stopped and ate some pretty good food at Santa Fe grill in Bessemer. It was pretty yummy. I was in much need of some real food, since we had really just eaten junk all weekend. I got home and slept for 3 hours! I was wore out. Before you know it, it was Monday again and time to go to work.


This week at work is the government's fiscal year end. So, we were pretty busy until today. Now, our system is shut down for two days. The work that I do cannot be done without our wonderful SAP system. So, that would be why I am blogging right now and possibly about to start reading my Eclipse book. I started it right after New Moon, but I stopped because of school. Its time to start back. I've missed my Edward! I need to get back to reading it now that I have a little more time.

I forgot to post during the 14th week and now I'm about to be 15 weeks. I am feeling really good these days. The belly is growing. I went to this thing we have called Kids Market. Its like the biggest consignment sale you could think of that filled up an old Linens and Things building. I was so overwhelmed. I don't know the sex yet, so I just went to by myself some clothes. I got 19 maternity items for like $135. I was so excited. I can't really wear all of the pants yet though since I am still in my normal clothes. I did get two bella bands while I was there and they are awesome. They feel so good on my tummy. They hold my pants up and keep my tummy warm in this cold building. It holds my tummy in too and just feels good. My tummy is getting a little tighter and harder. I can really tell its growing. I keep thinking (hoping) I feel the baby move, but when I put my hand down there, its really just my heart beating really hard in my tummy. I was looking forward to my 3rd appointment tomorrow, but it got rescheduled for the 9th. My doctor had a death in the family, so she had to reschedule. I was sad because that makes it one week longer that I find out the sex the next time. I guess it will be the first of November that I find that out. I can't wait to know! I am feeling much better though and hardly feel pregnant at all besides the growing belly.

Here is what the Bump.com had to say about Week 14 and now Week 15.

Your Pregnancy: Week 14

In theory, your uterus' ability to expand (14 times in size, 20 in weight) is awe-inspiring; in practice, it kind of hurts. When the aches and sharp pains hit your belly, think about this happy news: By now, your risk of miscarriage has gone way, way down.

Baby's now the size of a lemon!Your adorable little fetus is busy with thumb sucking, toe wiggling, (not so cute but equally amazing) making urine, and breathing amniotic fluid as the liver, kidneys, and spleen continue to develop. Lanugo (thin, downy hair) is growing all over her body for warmth.

Your Pregnancy: Week 15

Your gums may be red and swollen (thanks, hormones), so it's extra-important to take good care of your mouth right now. Brush often, floss gently, and see your dentist if you haven't already. Also, your now-cramped chest and abdomen (baby's growing fast!) might be making you a little short of breath.

Baby's now the size of a naval orange! Continuing the march toward normal proportions, baby's legs now out-measure his arms. And, finally, all four limbs have functional joints. Your fetus is squirming and wiggling like crazy down in the womb, though you probably can't feel the movements just yet.

Week 13 - Duh!

Well, here is what the Bump.com had to say about Week 13. Doesn't it sound lovely?! :) Well, the blissful part does, but not the second part. LOL.

"Your Pregnancy: Week 13

Welcome to the blissful second trimester, widely recognized as pregnancy's most comfortable and enjoyable. (Yes, it's a relative distinction.) Don't panic if you start noticing some lovely vaginal discharge. It's called leucorrhea and is totally normal. Though it might mess up your panties, it's essential in protecting your birth canal from infection. (Sorry I know you all wanted to know that part!)

Baby's now the size of a peach!Your fetus is forming teeth and vocal cords...savor this, their nonfunctional phase. Baby is approaching normal proportions, with his head now only one third the size of his body. And intestines are in the process of moving from the umbilical cord to baby's tummy -- much more convenient."

I can't believe it is already the size of a peach. That's a pretty good size. We should find out what it is in 6 weeks, and I cannot wait!! The whole reason for me saying Week 13 - Duh! is....I know Kristen told me that you are very forgetful when you are pregnant, but I don't remember anyone warning me that you truly become a dumb blond. I am seriously having issues! Kyle says I have really become accident prone since I've been pregnant. Saturday, I was making party rolls for the Alabama game (Roll Tide!). Heather has all of this fancy Williams Sonoma stuff she got when they got married or through wedding gift cards from there. I was excited about her sharp knife, because I knew it would cut the bread in half really easy for me. That is the hardest part of the whole deal is standing the pack of rolls up and cutting them in half. Well, I did fine the first pack and all the way until the end of the last pack of rolls. I was holding the bread still as I finished up cutting through the last of the bread, when out comes the knife onto my thumb. It just barely tapped my thumb halfway down on the inside. I knew immediately that it cut through for sure. It started bleeding, and my hand started to shake. I was starving on top of all of this, so I had to calm down. haha I had to fold up a piece of paper towel to put in with the band aid to make it stop bleeding. It hurt for a few hours. A little neosporin and it looks much better.


Next, the rolls were done cooking and smelling up the kitchen. Yum, I am so hungry! I get the pans out of the oven and set them on the stove. I got out the scary knife again to cut them into little sections. I knew that sharp knife would cut through the tin pan, so I got an oven mitt and tried to scoot the pans off to the counter so I wouldn't stab the top of the flat top stove. Well, in trying to move the pan, I apparently turned the knife downward to do so. I didn't know that until I poked myself in the upper stomach with the knife. It made a red spot but luckily didn't break skin. I really could have hurt myself! That knife is so sharp. Luckily, I just barely poked myself. What is wrong with me?!

Then, last night, Kyle broiled some talapia and scallops in the oven. When they were done, he just pulled the rack out and let everyone get the food with the spatula from there. I noticed Be was sniffing it at one point, so I pushed the rack in and closed the door. A few minutes later they told me to preheat the oven for some cookies. I went right on in there and turned the oven back on. A few minutes later, Heather says, um there is stuff in the oven. I said, Oh its ok because I just shut the door from Be. Then, duh, oh crap, it is not ok because I cut the oven back on. I had to get the food and plastic spatula out of there before it burned.

Friday night, we went to eat Italian. I got manicotti. When the waitress put the plate down, I was ready to dig in but the little bowl thing on my plate was not where I wanted it on my plate. I grabbed it with my middle finger to scoot it towards me and yowzer it was hot! It was like sticking my finger to the iron. I jerked my hand back and said ouch! It was my fault for not paying attention that it is the same looking bowls that they stick in the oven to bake the stuff in. That was my duh, but I was kind of ticked at the waitress. When I said ouch, she said oh yeah that middle plate is hot, but I guess you figured that out. Uh, really. It made me mad after that. She should have warned me. Oh well, I guess. It only hurt for a few hours. lol I can't imagine if this will only get worse! I will kill myself for this is over! So, I went window shopping in Rue21 after work today. I was looking to see if I could find some cute cheap shirts to buy for the big game this weekend...by the way we are going to the Alabama Arkansas game. Yah! Anyway, my belly is starting to poke out a little, so I want to wear something cute but comfortable too. They had some good sales on cute loose shirts. I was only window shopping, UNTIL, I found a cute pair of shoes that was the last pair and they were MY SIZE. It was meant to be! lol They weren't red lined like the rest, so I was sad. They were $24.99. I didn't really want to pay that since I was really only window shopping. I decided to get them anyway since they were the last pair. I take them to the register, and they were $8.00!!! Woo hoo!! Talk about excited. I liked them. What do ya think?

Week 12

Well, I've waited so long that I think I'm actually done with 12 weeks, but here it goes anyway.

This 12th week was starting to feel about like 8 or so. My tummy has been feeling a little nauseous again like it was before. I am having a problem with finding something to drink that doesn't bother my tummy. I never get sick, but it just makes my tummy feel yucky. I tried all of the diet caffeine drinks that I like, but I got tired of them quick. Now, I almost crave a straight up Coke or Pepsi...no diet...no caffeine free. I hear they have caffeine free regular Coke and Pepsi though. I may have to try that. I would still be getting the sugar, but I just want something that doesn't bother me. Tea seems to work pretty good, but I get such a full feeling when I drink it after eating. Then, I am miserable. No tummy ache, but miserably full. Which is worse? I drink 2-3 20 ounce bottles of water in the morning time, which is good for me considering I don't like water. I have to have a soda of some kind from lunch on through the rest of the day. I went to the grocery the other night to get some juice. I am somewhat allergic to orange juice, but it is my favorite. I like apple, but I wasn't feeling it that night. My boss walked around here shaking up a bottle of orange apple juice right in front of me and that was what I wanted. I couldn't find it though and was disappointed. I got Orange Pineapple instead. I am trying not to drink a lot of it at a time so that I don't break out or whatever. I don't think I like that pineapple part. Too many mixed drinks gone bad with it.

I feel pretty good otherwise though. I still have my good days and bad ones. I've been tired a lot this week though. I go home after work and lay on the couch. I may fall asleep or I may go to bed at 9. I am supposed to be painting my bedroom sometime soon and haven't built up the energy to tackle it just yet. Doing my bathroom really made me not want to do the bedroom just yet. Actually, I need to put the before and after pictures up of my bathroom. I can't wait to get my room all finished. By that time, I hope to get my laminate flooring soon after so that I can get my bed put together that has been sitting in my garage for a month now. I went round and about with those people to hurry up and get it shipped to me, and I haven't even put it up yet. I figured why put it together when we will be getting new floors soon. That would be a hassle. I am just hoping its not broken to pieces when I get it all out of the box. I would be furious! Once that all gets done, we should know the sex of the baby and it would be time to start decorating the baby room. Awww!! Those poor doggies aren't going to know what happened when they get booted from their bedroom. They are going to be so upset. I can tell them now to go to their room and they will go in there. They are going to be majorly confused when they don't have a room any more. Its so sad actually. They will become the step children.

I get updates from the Bump.com on my weeks. Here is what they had to say about week 12:

Hi Melissa, you're 12 weeks pregnant!

First trimester: Check! The nausea, fatigue, mood swings, and bathroom dashes should soon fade, but (sorry!) headaches and dizziness will probably get more intense. The good news: You're about to embark on the second trimester, when mood and energy levels generally peak.

Baby's now the size of a plum! As you move into the second trimester, baby shifts into the growth and maturation stage. After weeks in the critical development stage, almost all of her systems are fully formed.


Now, onto week 13 and the start of my second trimester and Month 4! Only 5 more to go and about 6 more weeks until I know what peanut is! I can't wait!

Its About Time

Well, now the truth comes out about why I've been slacking so much on my blogs lately.

I AM PREGNANT!!!!

Woo hoo!! It has been killing me not to tell until I felt like it was time. It really made it hard to come up with any good blog posts to write about, when that was all I was thinking about or feeling. I wanted to wait until 12 weeks to tell the world. A few select friends and mostly all family knew about it. I must say I am so proud of Kristen for keeping such a big secret. :) I love you!!

I knew I was feeling a little different back in July. My boobs were a big symptom that I noticed. They hurt so bad and felt so swollen, which wasn't always abnormal. That happened sometimes the week before I would start. I was cramping really bad too and felt like everything I had was about to fall in the floor. When that happened for two weeks straight, I knew something wasn't right. I was pretty stupid in the part that I knew I was trying to get pregnant and hadn't written down when my cycles were. I kept counting and guessing and counting and trying to remember when my last one was. It just got to the point that I knew it had been longer than 4 weeks since my last one, so I went and made the big purchase on July 24th! I picked a pack of tests that had 2 in it just to be sure. I was so nervous to make this purchase like I was 16 in high school and afraid to tell my parents. haha Why?! I have no idea. Kristen says - Lissy you are grown and married - its ok to be pregnant. I came home and showed Kyle the box. He laughed at me. I read the box over and over again. I don't know if I had ever been so anxious/nervous before. I have NEVER taken a pregnancy test before. So, I peed on the stick and sat it down to finish up. Before I could even stand up...this is what I saw...

I announced it to my closest friends through a text message with a picture of the two positive tests. We went to dinner with several friends that night to celebrate. We were so excited! All of my friends were ecstatic as well.

5 weeks

I went to swim at mom and dad's the next day. I am one who likes to surprise you or trick you into my big news. So, I showed mom and dad a picture of the two tests I had taken with the camera. They were so excited. Mom sat down and fanned herself and dad just grinned. So far, mom has already bought newborn baby diapers and rearranged furniture to put the baby's stuff in my old bedroom.

In the next few weeks, I felt nauseous from early in the morning until about lunch time. I had a daily headache, and I was still cramping pretty bad. I was hoping it wouldn't be that way the whole time, but I knew I was blessed to be pregnant and was trying not to complain. I was hungry every couple of hours and would get dizzy if I didn't eat when I had the urge.

I had my first ultrasound on August 10th. They ran a couple of tests on me, weighed me, and I got my first look and listen to my little peanut. This is now what I call my sweetie is peanut. I was hoping that we would get to hear the heart beat, and sure enough she found it. It is so fast and the most awesome thing to hear. I weighed 127.4 lbs.

Week 8

Around week 9-10, I started feeling a lot better. I wasn't getting as nauseous as I was before. I finally had a little more energy. Then again, I still have my good days and my bad ones. One day I could come home and nap for hours, and other ones I could stay up all night. I just try to take it one day at a time and rest when I get tired if its possible. I definitely am loving my sleep these days.

I am now at almost 12 weeks and feeling pretty good. I barely even feeling pregnant besides getting hungry and tired every so often. I had my second appointment last Friday September 4th. This time, they only checked my vitals, weighed me, and I got to hear the heart beat again. It took her a minute to find little peanut, but it was way down low and the heart was beating 160 BPM. I weighed 130.2 lbs.

Here's a list of all of the questions I get frequently and my answers to them:

1. Have you been craving anything? Yes, mainly meat like burgers. If I had to pick a place, it would be Taco Bell...had some tonight...yummy. 3 soft tacos minus lettuce and a cinnamon twist. I forgot the cinnamon twist tonight and was so let down. Its just not the same without them.


2. Have you been sick? Nope. Like I said, I've been nauseous for a while, but I never threw up. Besides the headaches and cramping in the beginning, I feel pretty good.


3. How is your skin? What does this mean? If it is asking if I am broken out, then no. I still get the normal break outs like before, but nothing out of the ordinary.


4. What do you want? At first, I said I didn't care either way and I truly meant it. However, I have made my mind up thus far that this is a boy. So, now that I've had it in my head, I guess that is somewhat what I am hoping for. I would absolutely be thrilled with either of them.


5. What names have you picked out? We have agreed that we both like the name Carter for a boy. We are not dead set on this name, but we do both agree at least. Kyle wants a name that starts with a J so that he can be called J Henderson. Kyle mentioned the name Jason, but I do not want common names. I want different names. We haven't talked a lot about girl names, but I have a couple on my list. Kyle says Erica but again that is common so I say no. lol. So far, I like Reese and Kate pretty good. Then, one morning, it popped into my head...Alivia Reese. Say it like an Alabamian pronounces Olivia.