8 weeks and counting

So today I am at 8 weeks! Seems like it was just yesterday we found out we were going to be a family of 3. I went back to my ultrasound appointment on Thursday to see the blood spot had absorbed. Which I am thanking God it had! That was a big lift off my shoulders. We got to see the heartbeat again. When it flickers on the screen it just gives you such a great feeling. I can't explain it. It just feels so good to see that. The heartbeat was 154 bpm according to the doctor. Which is really good. From the week before it was 90 bpm. And he has now confirmed the due date is set for November 26. A Thanksgiving baby! But we are shooting for to be induced before then, so Mike can schedule some time off at work. Since he's new at his job he will not get any FMLA leave. So he's hoping to take a week off after the baby is born.

7 weeks and growing out of my clothes

So today is 7 weeks and 1 day! Lately I have been feeling very full, and if I eat something I may just explode. I have been told it could be a vary of things. And some of my clothes are starting to fit tighter now and I do not have to wear belts to keep up some of my pants. So mom and I went clothes shopping today. I got some really cute yoga looking capris and 3 tops to wear along with 2 knit vests. Then we went to Motherhood Maternity. I must say they have some cute clothes in there for mommies to be. I was kinda shocked. As I was trying on the clothes, I saw the belly you can try on with your clothes. Boy oh boy did I feel like I was going to be HUGE when my 9 months comes around. I ended up getting some cute khaki capris and 2 shirts there as well. And I signed up for some coupons for diapers and such. Yesterday I had severe nausea. I sat up in the bed and got ready to get up, and I thought it was coming. So I had Mike get me some Sprite and I had about 3 sips of that, then layed back down. The feeling started to go away, but every time I tried to get up I felt it again. And along with that I felt light headed, Mike thinks it was my blood pressure was getting too low. So I layed in bed for a little while. Then we had some scrambled eggs. The smell of that was making it worse. And I'm thinking no this can't be happening, I love eggs. I ate some eggs and some toast, and the feeling went away. (Thank God) So pretty much most of the morning we were lazy. In the afternoon we went out to the Pottery Bar to pick up our pottery we did for my birthday, and on the way out there I wanted some Chick Fil A! Then we drive by Sonny's, and then I changed my mind I wanted Sonny's salad bar and smokey turkey sandwich. So we ate Sonny's for lunch then came back home and watched a movie. I was so tired, I kept falling asleep. Lately I have been so drained and wanting to do nothing but rest. I guess I will start walking alot more to get my energy level up.

You can call us Mommy & Daddy!

On March 25, 2011 we found out the family of two was now going to be a family of three! Words can not describe what I was feeling at the moment when I looked down at the test that will change your life forever. When I saw PREGNANT, I thought wait are your sure it's not missing the Not. I have heard from different people that you will know you are pregnant. Well I didn't know for sure. I just decided to take a test at night, after feeling sort of nauseated that night. So as Mike was getting ready for work, I went and took the test. I waited for 3 minutes (which is a long 3 minutes) and when I came back I saw the result. I couldn't believe it at first. It didn't seem real to me. So I went and grabbed Mike by the hand and led him into the bathroom and showed him the test. He was in shock as well. We looked at each other, him smiling from ear to ear and me smiling with my eyes swelling up with tears. Then we hugged each other. I still couldn't believe what the test had read, I even asked him to read it aloud. So that night as he went to work, I was so round up I did not get much sleep at all. By this time we hadn't told anyone yet. The next day we went with my parents and nephew to the Tyndall Air Show. I had to tell them so bad. So Mike and I went to Target before heading to my parent's house. And I bought a little nightie jumpsuit with a book my parent's used to read me, goodnight moon. So we head to my parent's house. It was killing me to keep it inside any longer. So we went to their bedroom where they were at, and I showed them what I just bought. My mom said what's that for. Then I announced I was pregnant. And she screamed and cried and hugged me. And my dad hugged me as well. As I could see the tears in his eyes, that he was trying to hide. Still at this point only my parents and brother knew about this. Then later that night I told my sister in law and my niece. My niece and nephew don't quite understand that their Aunt Mitt Mitt has a baby in her stomach. My nephew always looks at me and asks is the baby in there. Well we still were waiting to tell my in laws the good news. We had to wait another 24 hours to tell them, since my father in law was out of town. So when Sunday rolled around. We went over to their house. Gave them a gift for helping us out in different ways. And as my mother in law was pulling out a picture frame that read on the bottom, Grand kids are the most precious gifts. Inside where a picture would be, I wrote on a piece of paper saying you can fill this in November. It took them a little bit to realize what it meant, then everyone was happy and crying and and hugging. So now that everyone in our family knew, we could now tell everyone else. So first thing is first, we announce it on Facebook. So on Monday morning I called and make an appointment with the doctor. I had to wait one whole week till I got in to see Dr. Ingram. Our first ultrasound was amazing. I know everyone says, that you already love the baby inside before he/she is born. Well I never knew how deep that love can be. It was so amazing to see our little baby on the screen. And be able to see his/her's heartbeat for the first time. I couldn't control it I started to cry. I guess at that moment when I saw the heartbeat I really truly believed I was going to be a mommy.