Weeks 20 & 21

I don't know why I find it hard to find time to write in the blog lately.  I even have an app on my phone so I can do it anywhere and any time, but I never find the time.  AND, I just realized this week that I never blogged about the ultra sound appointment when we found out we were having a baby BOY!


Darrell's mom and my parents accompanied us on the appt. for the ultrasound.  It was very sweet to be able to share it with everyone.  Darrell and I found out by ourselves first and then brought the parents in to share the news.


I was surprised how quickly the technician knew it was a boy!  As soon as she placed her little wand on my belly, she knew.  Darrell let out a loud "YEAH!" while I cried sweet tears of joy.  Boy or Girl, it honestly did not matter to us.  We got to see him move his hand up by his head and even pointed a finger up to his mouth.  It was absolutely precious.  I am going to post the photos of the ultrasound, as soon as I find time to scan them into my computer.


Last weekend Darrell and I spent Memorial Day picking out Lil Man's baby furniture and registering for baby gifts.  I don't think I have ever felt so overwhelmed when we registered.  We started on one aisle and went down each and every aisle until we made it to the end.  By the end of that day, Mommy was EXHAUSTED.  No more sleeping through the night though.  I sleep for about an hour at a time then I have to pee or switch sides, because my hips are throbbing.


The last two weeks I have noticed a major increase in my appetite!  I can't get enough food!  That is honestly the only change I have felt, besides the hip pain, and a growing belly and the flutters!  I get to feel our sweet boy move around all day.  He usually moves right after I eat, or if I have been sitting straight up for a little while, he moves around. Every night, Darrell and I get into bed and read and he always moves around then.  Hopefully he will be a reader like Mommy.  I have always wondered what it would feel like to feel your baby moving inside of you, and I have no words to describe it!  It is surreal - every woman should be able to experience it!

Thank you so much for all the prayers!!!

Weeks 18 & 19

These 2 weeks have brought with it the pregnancy belly...there is absolutely no denying that we are having a baby now! I look like I am carrying around a basketball...Hopefully that is some indication of the mad basketball skills I hope our little boy has.


The hardest thing for us right now is picking out a name... Not so much picking it out but finding time to sit down and talk about a name...for all of you who are eagerly waiting, I can promise you that we will have a name before Oct 8th. That's the best I can do =)


Besides that this week I woke up to round ligament pains. They are not fun and pretty painful. The only positive thing I can say about them is that thankfully I only have them after I sleep and when I cough or sneeze. And they do mean that my body is preparing for a growing baby!


I made my first baby purchase today. I went to Carter's to pick up some onesies, I really wanted one that said I love mommy, and was about to check out when I seen an I love dad one in Duke blue, so I had to get it... Baby boy stuff is always baby blue so I considered this to be one heck of a find. I put the mommy one back and surprised Darrell with the daddy one when he got home from work. I must say, I am really impressed that it took me over 4 months to make a baby purchase though.


Pictures below, and please continue to pray!

Weeks 16 & 17

Weeks 16 & 17 have proved to be much harder!


Last week, I started getting sick...some sort of cough/cold/chest congestion.  Of course, being pregnant, as if you don't have enough to worry about, this scared me to death.  I called my doctor 3 times last week and they advised me to continue taking Mucinex and wait 7 days to see if it went away.  On the 8th day, they agreed to see me, only because I sounded so awful, they were worried about my lungs.  Once I got to the doctor they checked my temperature and my oxygen level and said I was fine...I was miserable.  They said to wait 7 more days and if it didn't go away they would give me some medication.  That same day my sweet Mama came over to clean and cook for me.  That seemed to be the best medication of all!  I started getting better after that.  Amazing what Mama's can do!  =)

Week 16

Other than that, my pregnancy has been so good.  Once I got out of my first trimester I started sleeping SO much better.  I have a renewed energy.  I even told my doctor, that I probably shouldn't complain, but I don't even feel pregnant.  She told me..."Just wait..." haha!  I am sure I will start to feel very pregnant, but I have been so so so so so very blessed.  I am sure it has to do with all the prayers you guys are putting up for me.  The main difference in my sleep is that I no longer get up 10-12 times to pee pee.  Now, it's more like 1-2 times, but the pee pees last FOREVER.  Sometimes, I fall asleep on the toilet!  I haven't really had any cravings, besides fruit and veggies, which is good for Mommy and Baby.  

Week 17

Continue to pray for us, Lord knows we need it!

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! 

Week 11

Week 11 seems to have brought with it a burst of energy.  I can actually stay up past 8pm!  With that being said, once I fall asleep, I dream all night, very vividly, and I can remember every detail about every dream.

I also started wearing some of my maternity pants this week.  They are a little big right now, but my regular pants are a little small.  I’m in between I guess.  But the maternity pants are so so so so so much more comfortable.  I don’t really feel very pregnant when I look at my stomach.  I feel fat!  There’s not a real round belly, just extra flab I feel like.  I always thought I would take pictures of myself every week of my pregnancy…to be honest, I haven’t really wanted to!  I am going to start though.  One day, I will enjoy it.  One day, when my belly is gigantic I will wish to be back to this size.  Ha!

I froze my gym membership this week…which was a pretty hard thing for me to do.  For the first few weeks after finding out I was pregnant, I was way too exhausted to exercise.  I kept telling myself that this would pass and then I could get back to the gym.  Last week, my doctor advised to just stick with walking for right now.  I don’t need a gym membership to walk, so I froze my remaining months there to use after the pregnancy.  Since then, Darrell and I have been walking Cameron every evening for about a mile.  It’s good for Cameron and it’s good for Darrell and I. 

As always, thank you for the continued prayers!!