Week 15

This week has been exciting!  I have craved nothing but fruit and
vegetables this week!  Specifically, I love the little cherry
tomatoes.  I can eat them like I am eating potato chips!  My parents
even planted some for their grandbaby to enjoy one day! (Did I
mention, this baby is going to be SO spoiled, between all the
grandparents!?)

I feel my stomach getting bigger...literally.  Sometimes my stomach
will be sore to touch or just sore in general.  This is when I know I
am growing.  I just rub oil on it and pray for no stretch marks.  How
awesome it is to have this experience though....even a stretch mark
wouldn't matter.  =)

I feel like my biggest accomplishment is sleeping so GOOD at night!
For a while I was waking up at 3 am every single night without being
able to go back to sleep.  My doctor told me I could take some
benedryl to help me sleep.  I took the benedryl and it helped me sleep
until 4am.  I decided for 1 hour it wasn't worth taking medication.
Then suddenly, this week I am sleeping like a rock.  I barely remember
all the times I have to get up and pee.  Thank the Lord!

In other news this week, Cameron's woman friend had some puppies!
Dixie gave birth to 3 full blooded registered poodles.  They will be
for sale before long, so email me at jdpsouthern@gmail.com if you are
interested!
Pictures below!

Week 14

This past week has been a great week!  I have slept better and had no real complaints. 
I had a check up appointment yesterday and everything was great!  My blood tests were great, my weight gain was great and the baby's heart beat was great!  159 beats per minute.  It is so reassuring to go to a check up appointment and be reassured that everything is going just fine!  Thank you all so much for the prayers!  On May 9th, pending the cooperation from the baby, we will get to find out the sex and I cannot wait!

On a side note, our condo officially went under contract this week, so exciting things have been happening at our household.  With much thanks to our realtor, Amanda Tucker, for all of her hard work and dedication.  Now, to find somewhere to live! 

Continue to pray for us!  So many exciting things happening!

Weeks 12 & 13

Weeks 12 and 13 have proved to be pretty similar to all the rest of the weeks.  I am honestly blessed to not have any sickness!  This week, my belly feels like it has doubled in size.  I actually feel pregnant versus just chubby.  Last weekend, when Darrell and I went grocery shopping I passed by the Lucky Charms and I HAD to have them!  I ate a bowl as soon as we got home and then I ate another bowl after dinner!  The only other food I craved was pepperoncini peppers.  I buy them by the jar anyway and put them on salads, but this week I ate what was left in the jars and proceeded to drink all of the juice out of the jar...i have NEVER done that.  It satisfied me though! 


The only other major change is the amount of times I potty during the night!  I made the mistake on Sunday of eating a late dinner and I drank a glass of apple juice.  I got up about 13 times in the middle of the night to pee...NEVER again.  It made for a very long Monday yesterday.


Our next check up is a week April 10th.  Prayers requested! 


As promised, our first pregnant picture:

I hope you all have a great Easter!