Sunday, October 28, 2007
An Update Finally... 22 weeks and 3 days
Hello Friends and Family!
Sorry it has been so long since I've updated! We have been quite busy around here lately, and since I'm not feeling sick anymore, time is flying by!
Hmmmm... lets see what I can fill you in on...
1st... we have a name!!! Harper Grace Blanton... Chris was laying on the couch one night and the name just "came to him" No family history or anyone that we know with that name. We BOTH like it - which was a first, so as we mulled over it the next few days, we definitely knew that was her name!
2nd... here is the update for almost 5 1/2 months along....
How far along? 22 weeks and 3 days
Total weight gain/loss: 15 pounds
Maternity clothes? In full swing! Just received a TON from my next door neighbor! Now at least I'm not wearing the same things over and over and over again!!!!
Stretch marks? hmmmm... a few have developed, but not on my tummy! ;-)
Sleep: well, sleep is wonderful right now. I sleep like I am in a coma! I don't hear anything, and Chris says I have picked up a new little hobby... snoring. Oh how delightful! I don't want to be a snorer! That is gross! Hopefully, it will go a way once Harper arrives! He says I only do it every now and then... so maybe there is hope!
Best moment this week: shopping for my little girl on Saturday at the outlet mall, i got sooo many cute things - her crib dust ruffle, a bumper pad, 2 cute little outfits I couldn't resist, and a shadow box frame.
Movement: TONS!!! I'm trying to start keeping a kick count, but its hard! I just make sure she moves some every hour. She really goes to town when I'm eating. :-) She must like food like her mama!
Food cravings: Cinnamon rolls or muffins
Gender: Its a GIRL!
Labor Signs: none thank goodness! Although I did have a little scare about 2 weeks ago. I had some cramping all across my abdomen, but it turned out just to be her growing and stretching me out! That happened Friday, and Sunday I had so many people coming up to me saying - oh my gosh, you actually look pregnant now!
Belly Button in or out? in, but shallow!
Wedding rings on or off? off... only b/c they have been giving my finger a weird rash! I'm going to have them cleaned and see if that helps at all!
What I miss:eating a good hot dog. Weird, I don't really even like hot dogs all that much, but since I can't have them, I just want one.
What I am looking forward to: Chris feeling her move, AND starting to do stuff for the nursery! I will post a pic of what we are hoping for her nursery to turn out like!
Weekly Wisdom: start collecting stuff now! Especially diapers! I try to buy 1 pack every time I go to the grocery store. I'm collecting all sizes so we will have some back ups. I know we will go through them so fast!
Milestones: Finally choosing a name - Harper Grace! Going shopping for Harper, and feeling her move all the time!
Sorry it has been so long since I've updated! We have been quite busy around here lately, and since I'm not feeling sick anymore, time is flying by!
Hmmmm... lets see what I can fill you in on...
1st... we have a name!!! Harper Grace Blanton... Chris was laying on the couch one night and the name just "came to him" No family history or anyone that we know with that name. We BOTH like it - which was a first, so as we mulled over it the next few days, we definitely knew that was her name!
2nd... here is the update for almost 5 1/2 months along....
How far along? 22 weeks and 3 days
Total weight gain/loss: 15 pounds
Maternity clothes? In full swing! Just received a TON from my next door neighbor! Now at least I'm not wearing the same things over and over and over again!!!!
Stretch marks? hmmmm... a few have developed, but not on my tummy! ;-)
Sleep: well, sleep is wonderful right now. I sleep like I am in a coma! I don't hear anything, and Chris says I have picked up a new little hobby... snoring. Oh how delightful! I don't want to be a snorer! That is gross! Hopefully, it will go a way once Harper arrives! He says I only do it every now and then... so maybe there is hope!
Best moment this week: shopping for my little girl on Saturday at the outlet mall, i got sooo many cute things - her crib dust ruffle, a bumper pad, 2 cute little outfits I couldn't resist, and a shadow box frame.
Movement: TONS!!! I'm trying to start keeping a kick count, but its hard! I just make sure she moves some every hour. She really goes to town when I'm eating. :-) She must like food like her mama!
Food cravings: Cinnamon rolls or muffins
Gender: Its a GIRL!
Labor Signs: none thank goodness! Although I did have a little scare about 2 weeks ago. I had some cramping all across my abdomen, but it turned out just to be her growing and stretching me out! That happened Friday, and Sunday I had so many people coming up to me saying - oh my gosh, you actually look pregnant now!
Belly Button in or out? in, but shallow!
Wedding rings on or off? off... only b/c they have been giving my finger a weird rash! I'm going to have them cleaned and see if that helps at all!
What I miss:eating a good hot dog. Weird, I don't really even like hot dogs all that much, but since I can't have them, I just want one.
What I am looking forward to: Chris feeling her move, AND starting to do stuff for the nursery! I will post a pic of what we are hoping for her nursery to turn out like!
Weekly Wisdom: start collecting stuff now! Especially diapers! I try to buy 1 pack every time I go to the grocery store. I'm collecting all sizes so we will have some back ups. I know we will go through them so fast!
Milestones: Finally choosing a name - Harper Grace! Going shopping for Harper, and feeling her move all the time!
Friday, October 12, 2007
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
IT'S A.....
GIRL!!!! She is absolutely beautiful, and is doing sommersaults in my tummy right now! I will post pictures later. I'm so pooped, because I also have bronchitis! eeeck! Will do more updates later...
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
I wonder...
if we will have a son or a daughter. I am so excited to find out tomorrow what our little one is. It is amazing to me that the Lord, who has been busy at molding and shaping this new little life already knows who him or her. Tomorrow, hopefully, if baby cooperates, we will be able to start planning with pink or blue in mind.
All along I've thought that this baby is a girl. I've dreamt that she is a girl, and when I think about the baby, I think "girl" thoughts. But maybe that is because I am a girl, and its what I know. Of course I would love a girl b/c I love pink :-), and I have a wonderful relationship with my mom and my sister. That is what I'm comfortable with - girl stuff. All the little quizzes and old wives tales say its a girl, but I've known them to be wrong before! A few of them include...
Wives tales in favor of girl:
Ring over belly (this one didn't work)
Awful morning sickness!
Sleeping on right side - defintely... can't hardly sleep on my left side.
Craving sweets - not so much, I like them, but I crave more sour stuff.
Chris has gained weight
Acne - same as before... get a few doozies each month
No headaches
Leg hair growth is same as before
I just think that it is a girl; however, in the last week, I've started wondering if its a boy. I would be so excited to have boy. First of all, a boy is all that Chris has ever thought about. I think it kind of goes along the same way that I am used to girl stuff, Chris is used to boy stuff. He also has said a little girl would wrap him around her little finger! While this would be true, I know he would be a great dad to a little girl - just as he would be a great dad to a little boy! We are just comfortable with what we know. I can't wait to see what the Lord blesses us with! A few (there aren't that many to begin with) old wives tales for having boy include...
Carrying in front
Craving sour stuff
So, not that many for saying its a boy. However, that definitely doesn't mean that it won't be boy. Also, Chris and I have an AWESOME name picked out for a boy!!! If its a little girl, she is currently nameless - so we'd have to work on that.
**** UPDATE*****
As I am writing this post, the baby was going crazy! And, I felt the baby kick from the outside for the first time!!!!!!!!! I called Chris immediately and told him as best I could (I have no voice!) that soon he would be able to feel our little one kick! I'm so excited!
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Well, we have less than 24 hours to hear who this little one is. Can't wait to post and let everyone know! Until then...
All along I've thought that this baby is a girl. I've dreamt that she is a girl, and when I think about the baby, I think "girl" thoughts. But maybe that is because I am a girl, and its what I know. Of course I would love a girl b/c I love pink :-), and I have a wonderful relationship with my mom and my sister. That is what I'm comfortable with - girl stuff. All the little quizzes and old wives tales say its a girl, but I've known them to be wrong before! A few of them include...
Wives tales in favor of girl:
Ring over belly (this one didn't work)
Awful morning sickness!
Sleeping on right side - defintely... can't hardly sleep on my left side.
Craving sweets - not so much, I like them, but I crave more sour stuff.
Chris has gained weight
Acne - same as before... get a few doozies each month
No headaches
Leg hair growth is same as before
I just think that it is a girl; however, in the last week, I've started wondering if its a boy. I would be so excited to have boy. First of all, a boy is all that Chris has ever thought about. I think it kind of goes along the same way that I am used to girl stuff, Chris is used to boy stuff. He also has said a little girl would wrap him around her little finger! While this would be true, I know he would be a great dad to a little girl - just as he would be a great dad to a little boy! We are just comfortable with what we know. I can't wait to see what the Lord blesses us with! A few (there aren't that many to begin with) old wives tales for having boy include...
Carrying in front
Craving sour stuff
So, not that many for saying its a boy. However, that definitely doesn't mean that it won't be boy. Also, Chris and I have an AWESOME name picked out for a boy!!! If its a little girl, she is currently nameless - so we'd have to work on that.
**** UPDATE*****
As I am writing this post, the baby was going crazy! And, I felt the baby kick from the outside for the first time!!!!!!!!! I called Chris immediately and told him as best I could (I have no voice!) that soon he would be able to feel our little one kick! I'm so excited!
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Well, we have less than 24 hours to hear who this little one is. Can't wait to post and let everyone know! Until then...
Friday, October 5, 2007
19 week update - Yea its my birthday! (26)
Well, this post is going to be a little different. I am updating what happened this week. Monday night I went to bed with an ache in my back on the right side. I woke up around 2:30 in awful pain, having to wake Chris up. I thought I had a kidney stone or something like it. I couldn't go back to sleep for a few hours,though. I finally got comfortable enough with a heating pad, and drifted back to sleep. I called the Dr the next morning, and the nurse thought it could be my gallbladder. I went in for an ultrasound to see if that is what it was, and thank you, Jesus, that it wasn't! They said it could be bad indigestion or something they would just have to wait and see. I am supposed to take Maalox every 4 hours, which seems to help.
Anyway, one thing that I want to change is the way I've acted during this pregnancy. All along I have known that this is a miracle, but sometimes I get caught up in the negative things that my body has to go through that I forget the miracle of it all. I have been reading about some people who have lost pregnancies or babies, and one would think after all we went through I would be more grateful. I am grateful, so incredibly grateful. Words cannot describe it. Yet I want my attitude and my words to change so that people see and they know that I am blessed so much more than I deserve! I am thankful! We are blessed. Even though my body has to go through these changes, I know that the end result is a new life. A new life requires sacrifice. I am glad to do this!
Thank you, Jesus! Continue to form this little one in your hands. And change this little one's mama to have a tender heart, and to not focus on herself so much.
Anyway, one thing that I want to change is the way I've acted during this pregnancy. All along I have known that this is a miracle, but sometimes I get caught up in the negative things that my body has to go through that I forget the miracle of it all. I have been reading about some people who have lost pregnancies or babies, and one would think after all we went through I would be more grateful. I am grateful, so incredibly grateful. Words cannot describe it. Yet I want my attitude and my words to change so that people see and they know that I am blessed so much more than I deserve! I am thankful! We are blessed. Even though my body has to go through these changes, I know that the end result is a new life. A new life requires sacrifice. I am glad to do this!
Thank you, Jesus! Continue to form this little one in your hands. And change this little one's mama to have a tender heart, and to not focus on herself so much.
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