Today I am thankful for...
1. EMS personnel. My grandma was taken back to the hospital today following what seems to have been a mini stroke. The EMS personnel who came to my parent's home were wonderful. In moments of stress, it is so nice to have people who are professional and compassionate helping you. Grandma was admitted to the hospital for observation.
2. My husband's creativity. He has been creating items for the baby's room all weekend. This little guy is going to have the cutest nursery I have every seen (I might be a bit biased)!
3. Peanut Butter M&M's. I have had an entire pound this week by myself!
4. The halfway mark of clinical. Today, I am officially halfway done with my clinical hours. Only 75 hours left to go!
5. The smell of fresh cut grass! Nothing screams spring more to me than pretty lawns and yummy flowers!
Week 27 is here! Only about 3 months to go until the due date. Matthew is quite the growing little boy, weighing in at almost 2 pounds (about the size of a head of cauliflower), and about 14 1/2 inches long, legs extended. His lungs have developed pretty well by now, enough that they would be able to work out in the world. Let's pray that that is not the case, though. It's also possible now that he will be starting to have hiccups!
It's pretty crazy to think that in just 3 months, we will be having a baby. We got a lot done with the nursery this weekend. More on that to come with a later post. I will try to get pictures taken of my secret project. Just know this: Pink has made a return to the nursery.
So, I've fallen a little behind on my growth reports. Sorry. Not a whole lot to report this week. Matthew is now the length of a 14-inch English hot house cucumber. I don't know what that is, but here's a picture of one.
He is now weighing in at a hefty 1 and 2/3 pounds. What a porker!!! He'll be continuing to put on his baby fat all the way until he's out. Another interesting item to file in the "Too Much Information" file: Matthew's testicles will descend this week!!! It should take two to three days for them to make the long journey. Sorry, Grandma...I have to let everyone know what is going on!!!
My big job this week was to put together and move baby furniture. (Thanks, Kyle!!!) The nursery is really starting to come together. I have another job that will keep me busy the rest of the weekend, but for now, it's a secret. Shhhh.
Today, I am thankful for...
1. Grace... I certainly use my share of this everyday!
2. For tired legs... I finished my second week of clinicals today and I am so tired tonight. However, I am grateful because I know my body feeling tired hopefully means that in some small way I have helped someone else's body heal. I am realizing more and more everyday that nursing is exactly where I am meant to be!
3. Hot fudge... I have my glucose tolerance test tomorrow, so I am thankful for each and every bite of sugar I have had over the past couple weeks. I have a feeling these Thankful Thursday posts might contain a food item for the remainder of my pregnancy (hopefully tomorrow won't bring an end to the sweet options in my diet).
4. For yellow walls in the baby's room. We were planning on re-painting Matthew's room when he was a girl to go with the pink and brown motif, however, due to our little surprise, we have discovered that the yellow walls are perfect with the bedding set we chose! Hallelujah for no painting!
5. Steven Curtis Chapman. For those of you who do not know this man, he is an incredible Christian musician. Ryan and I have been blessed by his concerts on more than one occasion. We danced to one of his songs at our wedding. This morning we were heartbroken to read that his youngest daughter, Maria, was killed in a tragic accident at their home. He has blessed our lives so many times, and we are thankful for his witness to the world. Would you join us in lifting his family up over these next difficult days and weeks? If you would like to read more about their ministry or their family you can visit his website: http://stevencurtischapman.com
Here is Ryan's latest creation! He made a gun cabinet for our brother-in-law, so that he has a safe place to store his firearms since their little boy is starting to get into EVERYTHING! This is his most difficult project to date, and I must say it turned out beautifully! Jared was really surprised tonight when he came to our house to see it for the first time! Hopefully, our cars will find their way back into the garage sometime later this week!
Well, after several rounds of elimination our little guy has a name! His name will be Matthew Thomas Peppler. Ryan and I both had uncles pass away several years ago who meant the world to us. We wanted to use parts of their names for our little boy. We hope he will be as wonderful and loving as these two men were in our lives! Here's to Uncle Todd and Uncle Tom, we love them and miss them everyday!
Today I am thankful for...
1. Ultrasound machines (I think)!
2. My grandma is home from the hospital. She is living with my parents again and gaining strength everyday!
3. Baby Gap sales!
4. 3 days of clinicals down... only 18 more to go!
5. All the little kicks and movements I feel everyday! Our little guy is so active these days and it makes me smile just thinking of how busy he will be when he arrives!
Have a great weekend!
It's a good thing I enjoyed the registering process the first time because doing it a second time is not nearly as much fun! My mom and I went back to Babies R Us tonight to remove the pink items from the list and replace them with blue! It seems the decisions were harder this time. I was a bit torn between an animal theme and a sports theme for the room. In the end, I decided our little guy would be a member of the animal kingdom! He will be living in a jungle for the first couple years of his life! GRRRR! I am hoping Ryan likes the choices I made, however, I am fairly confident that he will pretend he likes them no matter what because he doesn't want his emotional wife to have a meltdown!
I survived my first week of clinicals and only have 6 more to go! I have some really wonderful preceptors this semester who are providing me with some really unique and interesting experiences! I will definitely be relieved when I am finished with school and can focus more on the little guy who is moving all over the place these days!
My sister told me I was waddling the other day (I asked for her opinion)! I am trying very hard not to waddle, but I don't think I am succeeding. Oh well, I guess being pregnant has its perks!
Waddle on, friends!
Well, after our big news last night, I thought I better post and let you all know we made it through the night!!!! I hardly slept, however, Ryan was sound asleep for most of the night! There are a few details we left out of the initial post that I thought you might find interesting. The only reason I had an ultrasound yesterday was because I started clinical at Warsaw Women's Center and one of the ultrasound techs wanted to scan my belly "just for fun." Well, her fun was a tad more than I bargained for! My Mom is now convinced I am having twins because we were 95% sure with the first ultrasound that it was a girl! I promise there is only ONE baby in there! I have another clinical this morning... hopefully they don't have an ultrasound machine!!!! Have a great day!
All right, it's time for a middle name update. Bad news for 12 of you out there. The middle name will NOT be Grace. Jamie and I both love what it stands for, but we love the other middle name that we chose better! We're still not revealing what the actual middle name is, so you'll just have to change your vote to something different. Have a great week!
Today, I am thankful for...
1. HAIRBOWS! I have been creating hair accessories for our little girl for the last 24 hours! This little adventure started when I was searching online for hairbows for babies and discovered that they cost between $12-$30 each!!! That was the end of searching online and the beginning of production at my house! I have been to Wal-Mart 4 times in the last 24 hours to gather the needed supplies and so far our little girl has 20 hair bows to accompany her little outfits! I figured making anymore than that would be overkill at this point! HA! I just keep reminding Ryan of all the money he is saving. Pictures to follow later.
2. Hot glue guns (except the blisters on my fingers!)
3. Little Debbie Fudge Rounds! (YUM!)
4. Learning how to sew. Before this little hairbow project, my sewing skills ended at putting a button back on a shirt (which I am not very good at). I kind of have enjoyed this new little hobby, and think I might start sewing a little more.
5. For my Mom! In honor of Mother's Day this weekend, I want to give a shout out to all moms everywhere! Thanks for all you do everyday!!! I am blessed with one incredible MOM!
Weekly growth report time! Adelynn is now about as long as a foot-long ear of corn. "Footlong, who's got the footlong?" That was for those Dumb & Dumber fans out there. She has gained about a quarter of a pound just this week, and is really kicking up a storm in Jamie's belly. I love hearing from Jamie when she is kicking and I am now able to feel Adelynn a lot more. What a cool feeling! Jamie had a good report from the doctor yesterday, and everything seems to be going well.
I was asked the other day about the pictures that I have been putting on here, and why there is a quarter on them. I get these pictures emailed to me, and I guess the quarter is just there to give an idea of size. In other words, I don't know why there is a quarter in all the pictures!!!
Also, for those of you who don't know me very well, I am a huge St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan. And I just want to send out a shout to all my friends that are Cubs fans. Although it is very early in the season, the Cards are on top of the division, and primed for a great season. I'll end this with one of my favorite quotes about the Cubs. "Anyone can have a bad century!"
Take care, all.
Well, I am stealing this idea from a fellow-blogger friend of mine (Thanks Deanna!). She posts 5 things she is thankful for every Thursday. I find this idea refreshing and a welcome change in my somewhat ungrateful attitude. So, I am going to attempt to do this on a regular basis. Hopefully, it helps me remember all I have to be thankful for! Here it goes...
Today, I am thankful:
1. For a husband who loves Jesus and loves me!
2. For a clean house!!!!!! I have spent the better part of the last two days cleaning our house. I even made our bed two days in a row which might be a record around here... GASP (I know most of you probably make your beds everyday, but that is usually not the case around here!) I even came up with an idea for a new invention while I was cleaning: a device that allows you to clean crown molding without climbing on chairs and clean the baseboards without getting on your knees! I used a baseball bat yesterday to get this job done, but think there is surely an info-mercial out there somewhere screaming for this product!
3. For a healthy pregnancy so far. Despite the morning sickness (which has almost completely subsided as of late), I have felt good and Addy seems to be developing on schedule! Praise God!
4. For finals next week (not exactly the final exam itself, but the fact that next Tuesday will end my time spent in a classroom for awhile! All of my summer classes are online!)
5. For brownies baking in the oven! YUM!
Well, as most of you have read, I had an interview with HU last week. It has been a goal of mine to return there to teach since I left to pursue nursing. Ryan and I have been praying and discussing the idea of the position being full-time for the past week and decided that I would not pursue the job any further. One of the things we value is the thought of being able to spend as much time with our kids as possible and me starting out in a full-time position does not fit into that picture very well. I have been a tad emotional over this decision, but I know it is for the best and something else will come along. So, if you know anyone who needs a nurse practitioner (on a part-time basis), let me know!
We've made it to week 23! Adelynn is now about 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound, about the size of a large mango. One big development this week is the fact that she can feel Jamie move and dance. So, in honor of the picture above, we've created a dance called the Mango. It's a combination of the always popular Macarena and the classic Tango. Don't ask. What happens behind the doors of our house stays behind the doors of our house!!!
I got to feel her kick for the first time last week, which was great. She seems to really get excited after supper, so I've been trying to cook some of Jamie's favorites for her. Jamie tells me that Adelynn really likes spaghetti, but I think that that is just her way of telling me that she likes it. Oh, well. At least I like spaghetti, too. I'd better, considering we've had it twice a week for several weeks now!!!
I tried to talk Jamie into using the middle name of Flurry for Adelynn, but I see that it didn't quite make the list above. It's pretty amazing to me that we are already to the point of coming up with names and such. Only about 17 more weeks to go, and we'll have a little mango in the house.
In other news, I found out what "Some Assembly Required" means over the weekend. We ordered our stroller (Thanks, Grandma Phegley) and our Pack 'n Play, and they came last week. So, being the father, the job naturally fell upon my shoulders to assemble these things. The stroller was a piece of cake, considering all I had to do was snap the wheels on. But the Pack 'n Play may very well have been one of the most annoying things I've ever set my eyes upon!!! After finally getting the thing put together, we decided to move it to the living room. Guess what didn't fit through the doorway!!! Luckily I learned a few things the first time I put it together. There are just enough weeks of this pregnancy left to forget everything I learned in time to move it back to the family room!!! Such are the perils of fatherhood!!! Take care.
Ryan
Well, Ryan and I have narrowed down the names for our little girl and have settled on a first name. Her name will be Adelynn (Addy for short). We have been set on this name for some time now, but have been hesitant to reveal it in case we changed our minds. Now, we have the tough decision of deciding on a middle name for our little princess. There is a poll to the right where you can vote on which middle name you like the most. We are definitely not set on any of these, but they are the names in the running. We will try to make up our minds soon and let you know what her full name will be!!!!
Happy Monday!
We upgraded our Dish to HD this week, so Ryan has been rewinding and taping things like crazy. This weekend he recorded "Father of the Bride" and "Father of the Bride Part II" for me. I love those two movies and now they are forever stored on my TV!!!! What a great invention! I think Ryan even got a little misty-eyed this afternoon as we were watching the 2nd movie when the babies were born. He is a tad sentimental at times! We spent the entire afternoon today watching movies and sleeping. I guess we are going to enjoy our quiet afternoons for as long as we can!
Ryan was able to feel the baby kick this week for the first time. She is getting much stronger these days and likes to jump up and down on Mommy's bladder most of the time. He was pretty excited to feel the movements that I have been feeling for awhile now. I think he is reassured that there is actually something in there and his wife's belly is not just growing for no reason.
No big plans for the week. I am going to try to get our house cleaned because I start clinical again in 2 weeks and then I will be very busy until the end of June. I wore heels to church this morning and when we got home my feet were so swollen I had cankles (calves+ankles). I can't wait to see what they look like after being at clinical for 8 hours!
Hope everyone has a great week!
My Grandma Phegley has moved in with my parents for the time-being. She was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday morning and has been living with them since then. My parents took down their dining room table and have created a mini condo for her in their dining room. She seems to being ok, but is still very weak and gets tired easily. This living situation is temporary for right now, but could turn into a more permanent fix if needed. It has been nice to be able to spend some time with her as she recuperates.
Well, today I had an interview for a possible nursing faculty position with Huntington University. I attended HU for my freshman year of college and loved it! I only left because they did not have a nursing program. I have always said that if I could return someday, I would jump at the chance. About a week ago, the director of the nursing program emailed me and asked if I was still interested in a position with HU as part of their new nursing faculty. As excited as I was, I informed the director that I was pregnant and due in August which I figured would deter her. Much to my surprise, she was looking for candidates to begin in Jan. 2009. I went for the interview today not knowing exactly what to expect and not sure of where I really want to be in January. The interview went really well, however, the job is for a full-time position. We always thought I would work part-time while our kids were little. I will have another interview this fall and then potentially be offered the job to begin in January. Of course, I am thankful to have this as an option, however, I am a little hesitant about it being full-time. Ryan and I will be praying for God's direction in this as we look to the future. We thank you in advance for your prayers and support during this time of great transition in our lives.
Well, it seems that I was just hitting the snooze button for the second time this morning about 5:35 and all of a sudden the house was shaking!!! Jamie and I both woke up to what we thought was an earthquake!!! We both kind of brushed it off to early morning hallucinations, especially since Jamie didn't get home til after 2:00 this morning after being down at her Grandma's all night. But, then I turned on the news and there really was an earthquake. Or so it seems. There's not a whole lot of details out yet, but we felt it. Our first earthquake. How exciting.
Well, we survived the registering experience at Babies 'R Us last night! I let Ryan operate the gun, which kept him occupied while I tried to decipher all we needed. I just wish there could be one more brand of bottles to choose from! HA! I think companies just like to invent 18 different ways for a new parent to bathe their child to try to confuse the already overwhelmed parents. I bet we stood in the tub aisle for 10 minutes trying to decide which one would be the best for us. Luckily, I have a patient husband who enjoys bath toys and was busy scanning items like the penguin toy while I was trying to make a decision. I haven't really looked to see what else he might have scanned while I wasn't watching! After we got home I realized all the things I had forgotten, but figured we had some time to finish up later.
In other news, my Grandma Phegley is back in the hospital. My mom and I spent most of today in the ER waiting for test results when they decided to admit her around 3:30. She has the beginning of a bowel obstruction. She had some exploratory surgery done on Monday and her bowel has just not started up again like it should. Hopefully some fluids and electrolytes will help reverse the problem. We are all praying for a speedy recovery. I was able to read almost the entire book written by the families affected by the Taylor University crash 2 years ago while sitting in the ER today. What an incredible story of faith and hope in the midst of crisis! The book is called "Mistaken Identity" and it is a really fast read for anyone who is interested.
One other thing, our nephew, Jacob, made me laugh so hard yesterday. He is learning to wave and clap right now and has mastered both of them fairly well. Yesterday, his mom opened the front door to let him watch the cars go by and he was so happy that he was waving and clapping as they watched. It wasn't too long before Abby realized he was waving and clapping for a funeral procession!!!!! Oh well, hopefully he brought a smile to someone's face who was having a rough day! He is so darn cute!!!! Aunt Jamie thought it was pretty funny that he enjoyed the parade of cars so much!
Hope everyone has a great weekend! I get to work... only 19 more weekends to work before the baby comes! YIPPEE!!!!
I need prayers for tonight. I am entering into a world where I'm not quite sure how to act. Baby's R' Us. That's right...we're going to register tonight. I will probaby defer to Jamie on a lot of things tonight. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure it will be interesting to go, but I just have a feeling that I won't be able to pick the right bottles out of the 2 million choices!! The thing that I'm holding onto the most is the possibility of going to Carlos O' Kelly's afterwards!!! Yum!
Well, the latest development with this pregnancy is heartburn! I seem to be experiencing indigestion after eating lately. I am not sure if it was the supreme pizza or the chocolate last night, but it felt like I swallowed something with lots of acid in it right before we went to bed. Fortunately, Flurry's dance classes are not interrupted by this new development.
I was able to read our ultrasound at work over the weekend (the perks of working where you have it done, I guess), and according to the report, there were no abnormalities reported. We are thankful for this and looking forward to getting the full report from the doctor at our next visit.
Flurry is already collecting lots of adorable little outfits... thanks to some generous people in our lives. Not to worry, not all of her clothes are pink! I am pretty sure this little girl will have more clothes than Mommy and Daddy one of these days. I must admit I had to buy her a few little outfits. I can see how someone could get in trouble ordering online! I have only ordered items that are on sale!!!! We had to go buy hangers last night so we could see the comforter on the bed again. Ryan has two favorite outfits right now: the pink St. Louis Cardinals onesie he received for his birthday and the little onesie that says, "My finger might be small but I can still wrap Daddy around it." I have a feeling he is going to be pushover when it comes to this little girl!
Hope everyone has a great week!
Well, last night I had a new craving!!! About nine o'clock I was hungry and thought pickles sounded good. So, I got the jar of Kosher dills out of the fridge and ate a few huge pickles and rinsed them down with a glass of chocolate milk! Ryan thinks I am gross! They were yummy!!!! I did not sleep well last night, so I am wondering if my belly is just getting in the way or if the pickles had something to do with it!
We're at the halfway mark of this pregnancy, and all seems well. Jamie is feeling Flurry kick quite a bit, now that she knows that that is what it is!!! Flurry is about the size of a 10-inch long banana from head to toe and weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. The next part of this blog comes straight from the email that I get every week, so bear with me.
We went to a doctor's appointment this afternoon hoping to hear the results of our ultrasound, however, my physician was out helping deliver a new life into the world. We saw the nurse practitioner who listened to the heartbeat and measured my belly, but didn't have the results of my ultrasound. Flurry was dancing all over the place while she was trying to listen, but did cooperate after a little persistence. So, at this point, we have decided that no news is good news and we will get the results at next month's appointment. The scales have started moving up... I have gained about 3-4 pounds and can no longer use my weight loss as an excuse to eat whatever I want (especially sweets!). Flurry and I are going to try to start going on walks around the block since it is nice outside now. I went up one flight of stairs at school today and was out of breath, so I am sure these walks will be rather short in length (at least to start). No other news to report.... we will try to get a shot of my belly on here later this week... our camera has been out of batteries for about a week. I am sure we will not be so slow on getting new ones once little Flurry makes her appearance! Have a great week!
Little Flurry has decided that bedtime is a good time to practice her water ballet! Last night, she was fluttering around all over the place while Mommy was trying to go to sleep! Maybe it was in anticipation of Daddy's birthday today! Happy Birthday, Ryan! Mommy and Flurry made Daddy cupcakes last night to take to work today. She is a good little helper in the kitchen already! Maybe we will be able to coordinate her ballet and cooking classes one of these days!
Have a great week!
We have a dear friend who is in the hospital and having lots of tests run. If you have a moment today, if you could just send a prayer up on his behalf for healing and strength during this difficult time. He is married and has 2 daughters... I am sure they would all appreciate your prayers. Thanks in advance!!!
Well, in case some of you don’t already know, I have an incredible husband! I am so blessed to have such a caring and wonderful man in my life. He makes me laugh and takes such good care of me (even though I like to imagine that I am quite self-sufficient)! My favorite thing he is doing right now is talking to my belly. He gets this really cute, squeaky voice and tells the baby all kinds of fun stories! He says that the baby is going to learn our voices, however, I am not sure she will recognize his unless this is going to be his new tone! Maybe he will talk to you in his cute little voice if you ask real nice! I love you, Ryan! Flurry is going to have an amazing Daddy!
IT'S A GIRL!!! I'm sure you all could tell from the new background. I'm going to have to really get to like the color pink!!! As you can tell from the pictures above, little Flurry is a very healthy black and white blob!!! She was really moving a lot at the ultrasound, and the technician said she was pretty sure that she was a girl. We both said, "Pretty sure???" Another technician came in and verified. The top picture shows her facing the camera, and the bottom picture shows her spine very clearly. By the way, it's so nice to not have to type he/she anymore!!!
We're both really excited to learn even more about Flurry as the pregnancy goes along. Jamie has already informed me that she is going to Baby's R Us tomorrow to go shopping.
This is Mommy typing now! I already LOVE the color PINK, so that won't be an adjustment at all for me! I am going to try not to go too overboard, however, I think both sets of grandparents are pretty excited about having a little girl! My mom already wanted to know what the colors for the nursery would be!!! HA! Baby Flurry looked healthy (from what we could tell) and had her legs above her head most of the time! At least we will have a flexible little girl! We will find out more results from the ultrasound next week at the doctor! Until then, think PINK!
Well, I haven't had too many weird dreams throughout this pregnancy, however, last night was an exception. I had a dream that Ryan and I went to our ultrasound and they performed it in the lobby of Lutheran Hospital. Randy Grimes (a funeral home director in Columbia City) and Loren Fry (a man who is an acquaintance of ours) were watching it. The ultrasound was fine... they told us we were having a little girl and she was healthy. We took our pictures with us and as we were getting in our car, the ultrasound tech came out and asked us to come back in for a minute. We went back and she wanted to take another look. Ryan had to go to the bathroom, so I sat there while she put more of the cold gel on my belly. To our surprise, this time the baby was a boy. However, his boy parts were in his mouth!!!!!! Ryan missed the big reveal because he was in the bathroom and when he returned the baby wouldn't open his mouth to show us again! The dream ended when Ryan's alarm went off this morning. I was telling Ryan about it when I realized how absurd it all sounded!!!!! Needless to say, our ultrasound must have been on my mind last night before going to sleep! YIKES!
Well, this weekend at work, one of my co-workers tried the string test on me. She says she does it with 100% accuracy. The problem is: the last time she did it, she came up with a different answer than she did this time around.... and I know I haven't been pregnant before! The first time... the string test said "BOY!" This time, the string test says "GIRL!" We are getting very excited and a little anxious about tomorrow! We are praying for a healthy little baby... boy or girl! Check back tomorrow night for the results!
Like all expecting dads, I really have no idea what to expect when our little one comes into this world. So, where would you expect me to go for resources? Why, the internet, of course!!! I have found so much information that will be very useful once Flurry gets here. For example, look at this picture telling me how to wake a baby.
How useful!!! I'll have to find a new use for that air horn, though. Next, like all dads before me, I am not quite sure how to check for a dirty diaper. Let's see what my friends on the internet tell me.
I guess that makes sense!!! Finally, I want Flurry to be a healthy baby, so I decided to see how to exercise him/her. Let's take a look!
I'm so glad that we now have the internet to help us in times like these!!!
In only 5 days we will know the gender of our little baby. I know this is not nearly as exciting for all of you as it is for us, but we cannot wait! My appointment is not till 3:30 on Monday, so we will not be posting until later that night! It looks like more people think the baby is a girl... Ryan and I really don't have a strong feeling either way. We have both had dreams that it is a girl, but we haven't done this before so we're waiting for the experts to tell us.
Thanks to everyone who has been praying for the sickness to go away. I am still getting sick, but it is sooooo much better than it was. I am almost back to my pre-pregnancy weight and having more good days than bad at this point.
I finished my clinical hours this week. I am done with clinical now until May, then I only have 150 hours to complete this summer and I am FINISHED! It is so nice to have some time to get my house in order and catch up on some sleep! Now I am not sure what my excuse will be for not having the laundry folded! Hope everything is going well in your corner of the world. Have a great Wednesday!
As you can see, Flurry is about the size of a bell pepper this week. You don't realize how hard it is to type the word "pepper" when my last name is "Peppler". Every time that I've typed it, there has been an extra "l". This week, Flurry's genitals are forming, which is good considering we are supposed to find out next Monday if Flurry is a boy or girl. Flurry's ears are now standing out from his/her head. Don't ask me where they were before. Flurry is starting to move around a lot more and stretch and kick. Jamie has yet to feel the baby kick, and she is still getting sick, so continue to pray for her and Flurry. We're hoping the sickness leaves soon!
Only 22 more weeks to go!!!
Howdy, all. I came across this on YouTube the other day, and wanted to share with all. Just click on the following link. I hope our child is as happy as this one!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6UU6m3cqk
Well, I thought the sickness was over! I had two great days over the weekend! Saturday and Sunday I felt wonderful, was able to eat Easter dinner with my family and didn't feel bad once. I didn't even require any medication to curb the nausea! I felt like myself again! Well, that is, until this morning! The sickness returned in full swing! I woke up not feeling well and thought if I just go back to sleep for awhile it will go away! HA! I guess not! Oh well, at least I know there is the possibility of feeling normal again one of these days!
We would like to wish everyone a blessed Easter, and we would especially like to thank our cousins Mollie and Mallorie for the delightful little surprise they left on our doorstep yesterday (YUM!). Have a great week!
According to the Chinese calendar, based on the mother's age at conception and the month of conception, we should be expecting a little girl in August! Can't wait to see if we will be decorating with pink or blue! Stay tuned for more test results soon!
Well, the next test to determine if we are having little boy or little girl was a quiz. The questions supposedly determine what the sex of our baby is. There were 20 questions and after submitting the quiz the likelihood of a little girl is 57% and the likelihood of a little boy is 43%. So, according to this test, we will have a little princess in August.
One of the scientific questions on the quiz was whether I choose the heel of a loaf of bread or whether I avoid it. Knowing this, you can decide for yourselves whether this is an accurate measure or not! Take care!
Well, week 16 is here! There was a rumor that all of Jamie's sickness would be gone by now. So far, that seems to only be a rumor. As far as growth of Flurry is concerned, Flurry is now the size of an avacado. I'll never look at guacamole the same way again!!! In the next three weeks, Flurry will double in weight and grow inches in length. Flurry is starting to grow fingernails and toenails as we speak. I've been reading horror stories about trying to trim nails on a baby this week. Can't wait to do that.
In other news, our good friends, Jake and Lindsie had their baby!!! A little girl named Grace Susanne. I'm sure big sister Ava is excited to welcome home a new little sister. Congrats, guys!!!
We have decided that it would be fun to try all the old wives tales to determine whether we are having a boy or girl. We will post the results of the different tests every couple days as we finish them. You can check back often and see if you can decide which tests are accurate and which ones are not! Good luck!
Today's test: The eye exam. According to an engineer, a pregnant women can tell what the sex of her baby is by looking at the blood vessels in her left eye. X=girl, Y=boy. We tried to post a picture to let you decide, but to no avail! I have a Y! If you would like to see evidence, just ask!
Well, I am a little disappointed. I had to refill my nausea medicine for the 3rd time today. I was trying to make the final two pills last as long as possible and avoid needing to refill it, but no such luck! Oh well, as long as Flurry is okay, Mommy will survive. The scales are not moving up yet. I have a friend who said she lost 13 pounds during her pregnancy... I am hoping that doesn't happen to me! I am sure one of these days I will be hoping that the scales would go down! I am off to work... have a great weekend!
