Little Baby Heartbeat

So it has been a REALLY long time since I posted last. In fact it has been 8 weeks. I am 14 weeks today and feeling sooooo much better!!!! The first part of the pregnancy seemed like a breeze until about 8 weeks. Then I started getting sick! I still wasn't actually throwing up but was so sick to my stomach I couldn't even roll over in bed in the mornings. Then I would start to feel better late mornings and then by late afternoon I was back in the same boat. The sickness lasted until almost 12 weeks.

The most embarrassing that has happened to me was the ONE time I threw up. I was in the kitchen one morning and I could smell the trash because the raw chicken container was in there from the night before. I immediately took the trash out to the garage but just left it there because it was raining outside! Once I finished getting ready and was about to feed the dogs, I went to the garage to get their food and the smell was overwhelming. I instantly opened the garage door to take it outside but I was already starting to gag because it stunk so bad. When I got outside I opened up the trash can and the two smells mixed together and that was the end of it. So there I was in the front yard....in the rain....throwing up!!!! It was terrible! Thankfully its one of those situations that when I look back now it is really funny. Definitely a story to tell the baby someday!

A few weeks ago I heard on the radio that USA Baby was having a big sale and so of course I went to look. WELL...I found tons of stuff. I called Bryan and my mom and we all decided to meet there later that evening once Bryan was home from work. Nanny and Papa ended up meeting us there as well. I found all of the Chicco stuff I wanted on sale!!!! We went ahead and got the stroller, car seat, play yard, and highchair. Then we found a crib that all of us fell in love with. Nanny had told me that was what she wanted to get the baby so we went ahead and ordered it. Unfortunately the crib takes 12-16 weeks to come in, so I am trying to wait patiently.

At 12 weeks we had another ultrasound. I had a little bit of bleeding one night and so I called the doctor and she wasn't too concerned but still wanted to do an ultra sound to make sure everything was fine. Since it was last minute Bryan was in Tulsa and wasn't able to get home for it. Mom went with me and we were truly blessed. Through the entire ultrasound the little one was bouncing around like a little jumping bean. Every time the sonographer would push down the baby would respond and kick and bounce around and roll over. Seeing the baby moving definitely made everything seem real! It is so amazing that even though the baby is moving so much and I can't really feel it. Anytime I think about a baby really being inside my tummy I am completely overwhelmed with all different emotions. Anyway everything with the ultrasound was perfect and there was no need for concern.

The next week I had my appointment with Dr. Huff. WE GOT TO HEAR THE BABIES HEARTBEAT!!!! It is so weird to be able to hear a heartbeat coming from your stomach!!! The babies heartbeat was 160 beats per minute. There is an old wives tale that says if the heartbeat is high then its a baby girl and if it is low its a baby boy. So I guess we will see!!! :) Personally I feel like its a little girl and so does Bryan. If it is a little boy I will have to change my mindset because I feel so much like its a little girl my mind is stuck on girl stuff! However it REALLY doesn't matter to either of us!!! We will feel extremely blessed either way!!! I just would really like a boy and a girl so since we don't have either, either is PERFECT!!!! Hopefully we will be able to find out within the next couple of weeks. There is a lady in Noble that will tell you at 16 weeks what you are having. I think Bryan and I are for sure going to go see her because Dr Huff doesn't want to do another ultrasound until 22 weeks and I just don't feel like waiting that long!!!! So we will see!!! :)

Hopefully I won't take so long to post again!!! Keep praying for our sweet family of three! :)

Is it really true???

A little over two weeks ago Bryan and I found out I am pregnant. I was a couple of days late and decided to take a home test. Now for a little background...about a month ago we had a false alarm. I had to faint positive tests and then had a blood test and it was negative. Obviously God had a different plan. So this time I was not expecting a positive test at all. Bryan had just left for work and I took the test and walked away for a couple of minutes. When I came back the test was positive and I was in shock! Only about 10% of me believed it could actually be true and the rest just thought it was a false alarm again. However that 10% of me was really excited. I immediately called Bryan to tell him! After we had talked for awhile I emailed a picture of the positive test to my Mom and then called her to tell her to go check her email. Once she figured out what the picture was she was very excited!!!! My dad however didn't want to get his hopes up. Now that I am a little over 6 weeks he is finally starting to believe me! At about 5 weeks I decided to tell Nanny and Jetta on their birthdays. They were both ecstatic. A few days later we had our family birthday get together for Nanny and Jetta and Aunt Jetta came with my first baby gift. So sweet!

These last few weeks have been an emotional roller coster for me. One second I'm super excited, the next I'm terrified that something could go wrong, and then the next I'm crying from happiness! Bryan says I have been ready to argue about everything. I don't agree with him! :) I hardest thing for me has been having faith that everything is going perfectly. My greatest fear has always been that I could never have children and so now that it is happening I'm learning a lot about trust and faith all over again it seems like.

Physically my body has been holding up pretty good. I have had quite a bit of nausea but thankfully no throwing up. Knock on wood!!! The nausea comes and goes but when it does come it is almost instant. I have also discovered that if I eat really good and every couple of hours the nausea is much better. I have been extremely exhausted. If I don't get a chance to take a nap during the day I am pooped by the time bedtime has arrived. At work I feel like I could fall asleep if I simply blinked too long.

This is going to be a crazy, exciting, wild ride and I plan on blogging about the entire process! We can not wait for our little one to be here in 7 1/2 months!!!! Keep the three of us in your prayers!!! :)