Ok, so by far my favorite website/app on my phone is called Baby Center. This app on my phone tells me each day what I should be doing or things I could be doing. They give me videos, articles, and a checklist of things to do. It is SO helpful! For someone who has no idea what to do during pregnancy this is a great start! I am so thankful for this app! They have a website too for those who do not have a phone with apps on them. So, the following is a video that baby center put together to sum up the first 9 weeks. It is so awesome!! And again a miracle to watch what God is doing! Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l9GE_eaMSs
Monday, May 30, 2011
Weeks 6-9
Well, these last 4 weeks have been crazy let me tell you! Thanks goodness for a loving husband and supportive family members who pray for me because being sick is no fun! Now, I know some of you mommies out there have had it way worse than me but I am a wuss and do not function well when I am not feeling good. Between the morning sickness, feeling extremely exhausted, gaining 8 pounds already, heart burn/acid reflux, and not having an appetite for much food, so far pregnancy stinks! haha...I have quickly come to learn the first rule in becoming a mommy, "It is not about me anymore." My body is not my own. This was a difficult realization (especially when I stepped on that scale!), but I have a peace about it now and need to remember that there is a miracle growing inside me and God has trusted me with this miracle.
One book that I have absolutely loved these past few weeks is one my mom got me called Expecting. This book goes week by week and helps you pray for your child's development-body and soul. There is a section on mom's development, baby's development, a prayer for baby, and then a spot to journal. I absolutely love it because it is accurate, simple, and keeps me in the habit of praying for my baby as each part develops in him/her. One quote from the book that helped me get through one of the weeks was in week 8, it said, "You might be feeling bloated and sick to your stomach. This is actually a good thing-for your baby at least!" It was a great reminder that my body is doing crazy things and if I have to feel sick for a little bit for my baby to develop then so be it!!
One book that I have absolutely loved these past few weeks is one my mom got me called Expecting. This book goes week by week and helps you pray for your child's development-body and soul. There is a section on mom's development, baby's development, a prayer for baby, and then a spot to journal. I absolutely love it because it is accurate, simple, and keeps me in the habit of praying for my baby as each part develops in him/her. One quote from the book that helped me get through one of the weeks was in week 8, it said, "You might be feeling bloated and sick to your stomach. This is actually a good thing-for your baby at least!" It was a great reminder that my body is doing crazy things and if I have to feel sick for a little bit for my baby to develop then so be it!!
The Reveal!!!!
Ok, so the moment you've all been waiting for!!! Or mostly I've been waiting for...lol...the REVEAL!! So, I am the worst at keeping secrets because I feel like I am hiding someting and the guilt is just written all over my face!! However, I was able to keep it a secret from my parents until we had our first ultrasound just to make sure everything was good. We told our families on mother's day because it was a good excuse to give them a gift and no one would expect that we were pregnant from that. So, the day before mother's day we were with my family. I had told my mom that I wanted to come make her dinner for mother's day and us kids would give her a gift then too. So, here was the menu for the dinner that I made her....
1. Baby Back Ribs
2. Baby Carrots
3. Baby Potatoes
4. Salad with Baby Tomatoes in it
5. Dessert: Baby Cupcakes
Now, most of us do not look at our food and think it is trying to tell us something and therefore, neither did my mom. She just made the comments that everything was so cute and so little! So, we ate our dinner and Greg and I anxiously awaited the time for presents. (It was so hard to just be relaxed and act like nothing was planned!!) Well, the time came and after I practically begged my brother to give my mom his gift first it was our turn.... Drum roll please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Greg had thought of the idea to give our moms a figurine from Willow Tree that was called Grandmother. So, my mom slowly opened the present...she read the title Willow Tree and said, "Oo, I love these!" Then she read something else and got to the word Grandmother. She immediately was overwhelmed with emotion and crying she said, "Are you serious?!" I said, Yep! And with everyone crying we exchanged hungs and kisses :) It was such a special moment for us. My favorite quote of the evening was when my brother said, "Im nervous." Hahaha...oh brother :)
Anyway, the next day, on actual mother's day was Greg's family's turn. We got his mom the same wooden carving figurine and we got his nephews t-shirts that inside the superman logo said "Cousin." The reaction was again priceless and it was such a special moment :)
Fewwww! I felt so much better telling everyone!! Now, I could relax and know that I have support and prayers coming my way :) Thank you God for wonderful family and friends to share in the joy of such a great miracle!
1. Baby Back Ribs
2. Baby Carrots
3. Baby Potatoes
4. Salad with Baby Tomatoes in it
5. Dessert: Baby Cupcakes
Now, most of us do not look at our food and think it is trying to tell us something and therefore, neither did my mom. She just made the comments that everything was so cute and so little! So, we ate our dinner and Greg and I anxiously awaited the time for presents. (It was so hard to just be relaxed and act like nothing was planned!!) Well, the time came and after I practically begged my brother to give my mom his gift first it was our turn.... Drum roll please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Greg had thought of the idea to give our moms a figurine from Willow Tree that was called Grandmother. So, my mom slowly opened the present...she read the title Willow Tree and said, "Oo, I love these!" Then she read something else and got to the word Grandmother. She immediately was overwhelmed with emotion and crying she said, "Are you serious?!" I said, Yep! And with everyone crying we exchanged hungs and kisses :) It was such a special moment for us. My favorite quote of the evening was when my brother said, "Im nervous." Hahaha...oh brother :)
Anyway, the next day, on actual mother's day was Greg's family's turn. We got his mom the same wooden carving figurine and we got his nephews t-shirts that inside the superman logo said "Cousin." The reaction was again priceless and it was such a special moment :)
Fewwww! I felt so much better telling everyone!! Now, I could relax and know that I have support and prayers coming my way :) Thank you God for wonderful family and friends to share in the joy of such a great miracle!
Our First Ultrasound :-)
Oh, this was so fun! So after Greg and I found out we were pregnant we tried to calculate how far along I was by the first day of my last period which was March 21st! So, if it is accurate then I thought I was about 5 weeks along. I called my doctor and asked when I should come in for an appointment. She told me around 7-8 weeks. Well, me being so excited I opted for the 7 weeks :) So I made my appointment and just waited...
The time came for my doctors appointment and everything went great! She stated the obvious, that I was pregnant and when I asked if I could have an ultrasound she said that I would have to come back because the ultrasound tech was gone for the day. So, a few days later we went back and we were SO EXCITED! Greg kept texting me all day saying how nervous he was and we both went to the bathroom a ton! As we waited for our names to be called in the waiting room it was like we were waiting for the news if the world was gonna come to an end! lol...but, sure enough our names were called! We walked into that room, I got naked (well almost), and waited for her to come back. Well, I dont know what we were expecting but what we got was something that looked like a circle! haha...like a seed had been stuck in my uterus! It was so tiny!! She said that we were only 6 weeks and 5 days, earlier than we had thought. So our baby didnt look like anything really. Haha...but, the coolest thing ever was that we got to SEE and HEAR the heartbeat! Proof that there is something alive inside of me!! That was the coolest thing ever and any fears that Greg and I had were eliminated at that moment. God is in control and there is nothing that I can do or not do to keep Him from doing what He does best, create life!
The Day We Found Out We Were Pregnant
Well, I thought that it would be fun to tell you all how Greg and I found out we were pregnant. But first let me tell you that we had always planned on starting to "not" not try to get pregnant in April. We didnt really tell anyone because we wanted our families to be completely surprised, and we figured it would take us at least 6 months to get pregnant because of my thyroid condition and we just didnt think that we would be so lucky! So anyway, March rolls around and for all you married people out there, if you arent on birth control sex is really not all that fun because its like "fake" sex! The alternatives to birth control just plain stink! haha... So one night we said, oh well! Lets just do it! And, so we did!! It was fantastic and we just enjoyed ourselves without a care in the world! (lol...I hope this information isnt too much for some of you!) Well needless to say we got pregnant that month :-)
It was Easter weekend and we had just arrived to my parents house to spend the weekend with them and my brother. Friday was like any normal day except I noticed that my breasts were a little sore. "Oh well," I thought. I must just be getting ready to start my period. Well Saturday rolls around and as we were sitting around the dinner table I started to have cramps, like the kind you get when you are on your period and hurt! Except there was one problem...I wasnt on my period! I thought this was really odd because it has never happened before when I have not been on my period. I told Greg and he immediately jumped to conclusions..."Well, when was the last time you have been on your period?" he said. I thought about it for a moment and I couldnt remember!! So, for those of you who know me you know that with my thyroid I was on my period about every 2 weeks!!!! And so for me to not remember was a big deal! I started to wonder and so I looked up pregnancy symptoms online because I thought there is not way that I could be pregnant this fast! I can remember reading the words: Pregnancy symptoms- tender breasts, cramping as if to start your period, fatigue, mood swings, etc. I thought oh my goodness I have those symptoms! So mind you we are with my family in Claremont and I cant get too excited because I dont want anyone to find out so we kinda just brush it off and put it in the back of our minds.
Easter Sunday! Greg and I woke up that morning excited and ready to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus at the Pomona Fair Grounds! Feeling nervous from my findings the night before I just got ready as usual and headed off to church. Well, it wasnt even 2 minutes after we started singing the first song "He is Risen!" that I started to bawl my eyes out! Haha, oh brother, now I'm emotional over a song?! Well, this isnt always far off from the truth so again I just brushed it off and kept on singing. The entire day with my family was kind of a blur from there. The whole day I felt emotional (more than usual), and little things made me angry. I just wanted to get back to Bakersfield to pee on that stick and find out for sure!!
Greg and I left my parents house around 5:30 and arrived back in Bakersfield at our house around 8:00pm. I walked in the door, ran up the stairs (descretely because I didnt want Greg to know what I was doing), took out the pregnancy test, and peed on it! I set it on the floor and started to unpack as I waited because I was nervous. After about five minutes I went back to that little stick and guess what I saw........2 RED LINES!!!!!!! Oh my goodness I had an immediate feeling of awe and shock and a huge smile filed my face!! I could hardly contain my excited and I immediately thought, should I tell Greg?! I didnt know if I should wait and tell him a cute way or if I should just tell him. Well, I am a terrible liar and so I marched myself downstairs with the biggest smile on my face and just help out that little stick to him. Greg's words were, "No way..." I said, yep! And the rest is history...
That night we prayed to ask God to protect our little bean and that He would start preparing us to become Godly parents. Happiest day of our lives :)
It was Easter weekend and we had just arrived to my parents house to spend the weekend with them and my brother. Friday was like any normal day except I noticed that my breasts were a little sore. "Oh well," I thought. I must just be getting ready to start my period. Well Saturday rolls around and as we were sitting around the dinner table I started to have cramps, like the kind you get when you are on your period and hurt! Except there was one problem...I wasnt on my period! I thought this was really odd because it has never happened before when I have not been on my period. I told Greg and he immediately jumped to conclusions..."Well, when was the last time you have been on your period?" he said. I thought about it for a moment and I couldnt remember!! So, for those of you who know me you know that with my thyroid I was on my period about every 2 weeks!!!! And so for me to not remember was a big deal! I started to wonder and so I looked up pregnancy symptoms online because I thought there is not way that I could be pregnant this fast! I can remember reading the words: Pregnancy symptoms- tender breasts, cramping as if to start your period, fatigue, mood swings, etc. I thought oh my goodness I have those symptoms! So mind you we are with my family in Claremont and I cant get too excited because I dont want anyone to find out so we kinda just brush it off and put it in the back of our minds.
Easter Sunday! Greg and I woke up that morning excited and ready to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus at the Pomona Fair Grounds! Feeling nervous from my findings the night before I just got ready as usual and headed off to church. Well, it wasnt even 2 minutes after we started singing the first song "He is Risen!" that I started to bawl my eyes out! Haha, oh brother, now I'm emotional over a song?! Well, this isnt always far off from the truth so again I just brushed it off and kept on singing. The entire day with my family was kind of a blur from there. The whole day I felt emotional (more than usual), and little things made me angry. I just wanted to get back to Bakersfield to pee on that stick and find out for sure!!
Greg and I left my parents house around 5:30 and arrived back in Bakersfield at our house around 8:00pm. I walked in the door, ran up the stairs (descretely because I didnt want Greg to know what I was doing), took out the pregnancy test, and peed on it! I set it on the floor and started to unpack as I waited because I was nervous. After about five minutes I went back to that little stick and guess what I saw........2 RED LINES!!!!!!! Oh my goodness I had an immediate feeling of awe and shock and a huge smile filed my face!! I could hardly contain my excited and I immediately thought, should I tell Greg?! I didnt know if I should wait and tell him a cute way or if I should just tell him. Well, I am a terrible liar and so I marched myself downstairs with the biggest smile on my face and just help out that little stick to him. Greg's words were, "No way..." I said, yep! And the rest is history...
That night we prayed to ask God to protect our little bean and that He would start preparing us to become Godly parents. Happiest day of our lives :)
Welcome!
Hello family and friends!
So this is my first blog post EVER! I never thought that I would be a blogger, however, this is an assignment for my computer class and so we will see how long I am able to keep this thing up! The idea behind this blog is that I will take you along this journey of my first pregnancy! I am 9 weeks and 2 days today! Greg and I are very excited to become parents and we are praying that God gives us wisdom and a peace over the next several months as He prepares us for the biggest job/blessing of our lives! I hope to make this blog somewhat interesting for all of you! Haha, Im not sure how good of a writer I am but here goes! I hope you enjoy!!
So this is my first blog post EVER! I never thought that I would be a blogger, however, this is an assignment for my computer class and so we will see how long I am able to keep this thing up! The idea behind this blog is that I will take you along this journey of my first pregnancy! I am 9 weeks and 2 days today! Greg and I are very excited to become parents and we are praying that God gives us wisdom and a peace over the next several months as He prepares us for the biggest job/blessing of our lives! I hope to make this blog somewhat interesting for all of you! Haha, Im not sure how good of a writer I am but here goes! I hope you enjoy!!
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