22 Weeks!

How far along: 22 weeks!

Baby size: Baby is the size of a spaghetti squash and is almost a pound now! She is developing tiny taste buds in her mouth. Her eyes have formed but her irises still lack pigment.

Maternity clothes: A mix right now. In this pic, I'm only wearing a belly band - everything else is my regular clothes. My parents came into town this weekend and my mom took me shopping so I'm excited to wear the things we got.

Sleep: Sleeping pretty good!

Best moment this week: Picking out a name for our daughter! (I'll share as soon as we tell close friends and family). Getting part of her bedding in the mail this week - the major stuff won't be in until June.

Movement: Her kicks and punches are getting a lot stronger. Yesterday, she was very active and moved a lot. Today, I think she wore herself out and hasn't been kicking much but when she does - oh goodness - there is no mistaking that it's her. I love it!

Food cravings: Nothing really this week. Still wanting my fruit and ice water.

What I miss: Nothing

What I'm looking forward to: Planning her nursery! Making things for her (burp clothes etc). Telling her name to friends and family and the blog world!

Pregnancy Symptoms: Feeling huge! Not really any major symptoms this week.

Stretch marks: None so far

Belly button: Innie!

Little Lucye

I feel like a lot of my posts have been baby related as of late and I don't want to ignore our other little precious girl in our lives. She is just the best little dog and I love her so much. These are just some things she has been up to lately.

Since we go to church on Sunday nights, Lucye and I cuddle on Sunday mornings. She had snuggled underneath my blanket and then poked her head out. It was so cute.

Lucye likes to sit in front of the heater fan that we have while one of us is in the shower. We started this when she was just 10 weeks old and 3 years later, she still expects it.

Cuddling with her "daddy" (Sorry for the blurry pic)

In the past couple of months, she has started this thing where after she has barked at something that she has seen outside, she will bark at us until one of us comes over to look out the window to see what she saw and give her more praise about it. It's quite comical actually. 

What I'm Loving Wednesday!

It's time for What I'm loving Wednesday with Jamie!

Today I'm loving:

1. Jason and I finding out last week that our little one is a GIRL! We are both so excited. We would have been happy either way but I am excited to buy all the dresses and bows that come with having a girl!

2. I'm loving that my parents are coming into town this weekend. Excited for visiting and yummy eating in my near future!

3. I'm loving that I just found out that THE Hugh Jackman is playing Jean Valjean in the new screen adaptation in Les Miserables that comes out in December. I WILL be going to see that!

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4. I'm loving Skinny Cow ice cream bars. They are a nice little treat to have after dinner and I don't feel as guilty because they are only 100 calories!

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5. I'm loving the memory foam top cover that Jason bought this weekend for our bed. I had been waking up with some aches and pains but the past three nights I have slept so awesome! Score!

6. I'm loving this diaper bag from Petunia Pickle bottom. However, it's the only one on their website that is coming soon. I feel like I should get to splurge on this right? Help me out here ladies!

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What are you loving today?

21 weeks

How far along: 21 weeks! Did I get huge this week or what?!

Baby size: Baby is about 10 1/2 inches long (head to toe) and 7 inches (crown to rump) and 3/4 of a pound. Eyebrows and lids are being formed this week!

Maternity clothes: I went and bought some maternity clothes this weekend! I can still fit in to my regular stuff but need to start getting another wardrobe. The shirt in the picture is maternity. Pants - I'm still getting by with the belly band

Sleep: I'm sleeping alright. I've been waking up with hip pain since I'm having to sleep on my sides all night. We bought a memory foam top cover and that seems to be helping a bit.

Best moment this week: So many - Finding out that our baby is a GIRL!! All of her systems and organs look perfect!  Buying her very first outfit. Jason was able to feel our baby girl kick from the outside on Saturday. I had drank some orange juice and was getting some pretty good kicks, and he was able to feel one. So great!

Movement: Feeling more movement. Sometimes if I'm really still and she kicks I jump because it startles me. If she can she already do that now I can't imagine what they are going to be like in a few weeks =).

Food cravings: Ice water, salad, BBQ and fruit. No new cravings have come up yet.

What I'm missing: Nothing!

What I'm looking forward to: Starting to shop for the nursery things! Buying fun little outfits for our baby girl!

Pregnancy Symptoms: I'm achy when I wake up in the middle of the night or first thing in the morning. I seriously feel like an old person.  Ligament pain is still there but not as bad as it was last week.

Stretch marks: Still none so far!

Belly button: Innie

The Big Reveal!

So Jason and I went to the doctor on Thursday to find out what we were having. We were so excited! We had planned on going to Target to buy his or her first outfit after we found out and then revealing to our home group on Friday night with a fun dessert!

So what do you think we are having??? I played around with the old wives tales the past few weeks for fun and I'll let you be the judge if they had any merit =)

Old wives tales:

1. Carrying high = girl; Carrying low = boy - I think I'm carrying low so  BOY won this one

2. Craving sweet = girl; craving sour = boy - sweet it is GIRL

3. Heart rate under 140 = boy; over 140 = girl - they were all in the 160's so GIRL

4. Scrawny hair = girl; luscious hair = boy - my hair has been gross - GIRL

5. Feet colder during pregnancy = boy - not really so GIRL

6. Pull down the lower lids of your eyes if you see a V branch in your left eye = girl; right eye = boy; if its under both you are having twins or if its a singleton then girl wins out - I had them under both eyes so GIRL

7. Craving fruit =girl; craving meat = boy - fruit for me so GIRL

8. Chinese birth calendar  says its a GIRL

9. Mayan calendar - take year you conceived and age you conceived if both are even or odd = girl; if one is odd and the other even = boy - BOY

10. Breaking out like crazy you're having a girl - GIRL for me

11. Morning sickness = girl; not a lot of morning sickness = boy - GIRL

There is tons more but I'll stop there.  So if we tally them up BOY = 2 GIRL =9


So without further do our little baby is:

And here's her first little outfit that we bought for her:

Isn't it just darling?? We are so excited for this little precious gift that the Lord has given us and we are so very very thankful.

What I'm Loving Wednesday!

It's time to link up with Jamie again for:

1. I'm loving that I got to see the Pioneer Woman again this weekend. It was worth the hours in line that I stood.

2. I'm loving that tomorrow afternoon Jason and I will get to find out what we are having! I really don't have a for sure inkling on anything so we'll see. Maybe you guys should take a guess. To see pics go here or here.

3. I'm loving that Revenge and Vampire Diaries come back on this week! Can't wait to see what happens (although it won't be long before season finales -boo)

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4. I'm loving that I'm attending another Pampered Chef party this weekend! I have my checkbook ready...hehe!

What are you loving today?

20 weeks!

How far along: 20 weeks!!

Baby size: Baby center says that my baby is about 10 1/2 ounces and they start measuring from head to heel this week which would make him/her about 10 inches. Holy cow! I swear I grew overnight - I woke up on Friday and thought my stomach is huge!

Maternity clothes: Still wearing the belly band with pride. I have been looking at maternity clothes online though =)

Sleep: I'm sleeping pretty good.

Best moment of the week:  After Jason gave me my shot in the morning on Thursday, I was lying in bed about to get up and my skin moved! So it was either a really big gas bubble or the baby had just kicked me. It happened five times, but by the time Jason got back into the room he/she had stopped doing it.

Movement: Feeling the baby move some but not every day and not all the time but I can't wait to feel it more.

Food cravings: Still craving the ice water and fruit. I've been wanting salad a lot (I know weird) but then I balance that out by wanting ice cream and cookies all the time but I've managed to refrain from giving into that one a lot.

What I miss: Nothing!

What I'm looking forward to: Finding out what we are having this Thursday!  I probably will go through all the old wives tales this week just for fun. I don't really have a major inkling - I go back and forth but I really don't care what it is as long as its healthy!

Pregnancy Symptoms: I've had some really bad ligament pain across my stomach this weekend - like severe. I basically laid on the couch all day yesterday and stayed home from work today to rest since I didn't feel like chasing kids all day.

Stretch Marks: Not any so far!

Belly Button: Still an innie!!

Seeing PW again

So Saturday, I spent the day in line so that I could see my "BFF' (although she doesn't know it) the Pioneer Woman a.k.a Ree Drummond. She was coming to a Sam's Club in Dallas at noon and so I hopped in my car to go see her because that's what friends do. I got there at around 10:15 and the line probably already had 200-250 people in it. I'm not kidding. So I sat down and made friends with some ladies behind me. The line finally started moving a little after 12 and two and half hours later I got to talk to PW!!!

She is the best!! I hope she writes something else so I can come to another one of her book signings or I am somehow going to have to win a trip to her ranch. I think the former is much more likely to happen.

I love her more than my luggage I tell you =).

What I'm Loving Wednesday

It's time to link up with Jamie again for What I'm Loving Wednesday!

1. I'm loving all the lovely comments and congratulations on my last post. They truly made my day! Jason and I are so thankful for this gift and continue to pray for protection and health!

2. I'm loving that I will be seeing the Pioneer Woman this weekend in Dallas!! I can't wait!

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3. I'm loving the dessert I made for Easter lunch with our friends this weekend! It's a banana pudding trifle with Nutter Butters! Oh my goodness - it was so good! And bonus - I made the pudding from scratch! Just call me Martha Stewart =).

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4. I'm loving that I received the things I ordered from my Pampered Chef party last week and I've already started using them. I bought the deep covered baker which I already love because you can cook things with it in the microwave!

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What are you loving?

19 weeks!

How far along: 19 weeks today!

Baby size: My app says the baby is a size of a mango today about 6 inches and a 1/2 pound.

Maternity clothes:   I wear my belly band with my pants/jeans but that's really about right now. My shirts and dresses are still fitting quite well.

Sleep: Sleep is pretty good right now - minus every once in awhile having to get up to go to the bathroom

Best moment this week: Friends telling me that my baby bump is cute =)

Movement: I've been feeling the baby for a couple of weeks and it is the greatest feeling. It feels quite ticklish and happens so fast that sometimes I question if that was the baby or not but I LOVE IT!

Food cravings: So far I've craved BBQ (and what I really mean by that is potato salad and beans), ICE water (preferably Sonic ice water with lime) , and fruit

What I miss: Hmm, nothing really. If I had to pick something I would have to say Subway sandwiches.

What I'm looking forward to: Feeling more movement and finding out if it's a boy or girl next week

Pregnancy Symptoms: Brushing my teeth is still a hit or miss with me gagging or dry heaving; sharp pains sometimes at my hip bones when I stand up; I had a horrible charlie horse in the middle of the night last night that woke me up and in the process woke Jason up, but he was so great and massaged my leg until it stopped =)

Stretch Marks: None that I notice right now. Hoping that it stays that way

Belly Button: Still an innie. Right now deciding when I should take my belly button ring out. It's been there for 10 years - it will definitely look different with it not there.

New Life!

So there is a reason that I have been MIA for the last couple of months. Believe me I have missed being on here but there are reasons =). One - I spilled a whole bottle of water on my computer. It was a very sad day. It was gone for over a month getting repaired but I finally have it back.

Now for reason #2 and it's a really big reason:

We're pregnant!!!

We are so thankful for this precious gift of life that we have desired for over 2 years now! It's been a long journey full of heartache and pain but it brought us closer together and brought us closer to Jesus.
We are due September 3!!

Now if you do the math - that puts me at 19 weeks tomorrow!! We waited a long time to tell anybody because of our history. Our parents didn't even find out until 13 weeks, and then we have slowly been telling friends over the last month and a half. (If I forgot you, please forgive me it wasn't intentional!)

 I think I'm finally starting to relax a little bit but let's face it - I probably won't breath a full sigh of relief until I'm holding that baby in my arms, and then I'll have a whole slew of other things to worry about - ha! We are trusting in God for we know that He is fully in control and knitted this baby together.

I'll be back later to talk about everything up until now - along with belly pictures! There will be alot of posts so don't feel like you have to read them. It's more for my memory and documentation and for family too =).

BUT before I end this, I just want to say that if anyone has read this that my be struggling with infertility or pregnancy loss, please know that I feel your pain and by no means want to cause you further pain by what you are reading. Jason and I know the pain of desiring a baby so desperately and going through loss (twice) while watching others get pregnant and have babies so easily. Know that I may not know you by name but you are in my prayers.

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter!

Happy Easter!!

There in the ground his body lay. Light of the world by darkness slain. Then bursting forth in glorious day UP FROM THE GRAVE HE ROSE AGAIN!

And as He stands in victory
Sins curse has lost it's grip on me
For I am his and He is mine
BOUGHT WITH THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST!

HAPPY EASTER!!!!

What I'm Loving Wednesday!

It's time for what I'm loving Wednesday via  Jamie!

1. I'm loving that I have my computer back after it being it being gone for over a month getting fixed. (We will ignore that fact that I was the cause of it because I accidently spilled a bottle of water on it - that's not important =) )

2. I'm loving that since I have my computer back I will actually get to blog!! It's been hard being away.

3. I'm loving that this weekend is Easter. I am so excited to celebrate with my church family and friends that Jesus has risen!!

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4. I'm loving that I will get to see the Pioneer Woman in less than 2 weeks. She is coming here for a book signing and I can not wait!!!

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5. I'm loving this sign that I just bought on Groupon. They have several different cities but I picked London because I love that place with all my heart.

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What are you loving today?