3D Ultrasound...

So today I am 22weeks and 4days pregnant. I am feeling little James Michael on a regular basis. He is definitely a mover and a shaker. I have been clothes here and there, since all I have is little girl clothes. Today however we decided to have a 3D ultrasound done. He did not want to show us his face but we did get some good pics of him. It was a wonderful experience. He looks just like his big sister.

Wow its Been a While!...

Don't worry I will soon be posting again. I got really bus

14 weeks...

Ok, so today I am 14 weeks along today. Wow flying by sooooo fast. I'm starting to feel flutters and yesterday and right now I felt actual movement. I can't wait to feel full on kicks.
A few excerts from What To Expect and Babycenter: ...Now the size of your clenched fist... ...Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb!... ...measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces...


These are from 13 weeks and 3 days. I absolutely love my new baby. Cassie and Mom went with me. It was great, a little uncomfortable, but ohhhh so great.

12 weeks, JBF sale, and 9/11...

This past Sunday was the 10th anniversary of 9/11. I love my country, but I couldn't bare to watch anything that had to do with 9/11, I seemed to purposely avoid everything I could that had to do with it. It seems sad and selfish. I just feel so relieved and overjoyed with it passing. It's a weird feeling that I can't explain. So I will tell you that though this government is kinda upside down and a lot of the people in this country do belong or deserve to be here. I do love my country more than any place in the world.

I love the serviceman and women that have fought and serviced, are serving, and have died, or retired for this country. I have the families from 9/11 in my thoughts and prayers.

Tomorrow, September 17th, I will be 12 weeks pregnant, officially in my second trimester. According to www.whattoexpect.com "...baby weighs a full half-ounce and is about the size of a large plum." OOOO, I can't believe how fast it's gone by. Yesterday I had a prenatal/midwife appointment. Everything is great, babies heartrate is 162 BPM. Taylor loved hearing the heartbeat and we recorded it for kris to hear! Oh it was so great to hear it, and she didn't have to look for it, as soon as the doppler touched my tummy it was there!!!

Here is what the baby could possibly look like right now:

THIS IS NOT MY ULTRASOUND, I FOUND IT ONLINE TO SHOW WHAT A 3D ULTRASOUND AT THIS TIME WOULD LOOK LIKE!

Also tomorrow, my mom in law (mom to me) and I will be going to a consignment sale called JBF (Just Between Friends). This isn't the first one we've been to, but it's the smaller one. Which is fine because we (Cassie and I) don't know the sexes of our babies yet , so mostly this trip is for my and Taylor!



8 weeks and Back Pain...

So today I am eight weeks along. I was getting dressed and realized I could not fit into my regular pants, so I had put on my maternity jeans. BLAH. I put on my shirt and realized again how large I look. I look so much further along than I actually am. Oh well, I guess what they say is true about showing faster in the second pregnancy. I mean it's great because I know that my baby is growing just fine, but still it seems kinda strange to show THIS early.

Oh I had my second midwife appointment this past Thursday. She did an exam and said everything looks good. While I was there I asked what I could do to relieve the back pain I've been having and she said simple exercises should help. She also discovered that the pain is being caused by my uterus being tilted. Meaning that it is leaning backwards towards my spine. I looked it up on google and it said that it should even out and correct itself by twelve weeks. Only four weeks to go. I'm hoping to survive until then.

My next appointment is on September 15th. Four and half weeks, which would make me eleven weeks and four days along.

Here is a picture of what the baby should look like right now:

Ultrasound...

Today I had my first ultrasound to see my little peanut. I have a nickname for him/her for now. The Blob. LOL. I was soooo excited to see the little one. I had a couple tears in my eye. I was filled with pure joy, knowing my little one is doing good and I could actually see the heart beating. Oh the joy I felt. I only wish Kris could've been there with me. Taylor loves the pictures of it. She was running around with it saying "baby, baby". Then would come to my tummy and kiss it. Saying "Taylor's baby". She is just so precious.

Here is the pic:

My Little Princess...

Here is my little princess, but tonight she wanted to be a booger and not pick up her toys. Oh well. She's two, she'll get it. We had a good day, spent most of it outside. She helped me with the dishes too. That was cute and funny.

She is really excited (though I don't think she understands) that I am pregnant. She comes up to my belly and goes "Taylor's baby" and then gives my belly a kiss and smiles. She is the sweetest little girl. I know she is gonna be a great big sister!!!

Now on to the photos:

Pregnancy...

Well hello to everyone. I am in utter joy, unbelief, nervousness, bliss, shall i go on. LOL. Well this past Friday morning I discovered, after 10 months of trying, I am once again pregnant!! This will be baby number two. Kris and I couldn't be happier. We are definitely hoping for a boy, though a girl would be easier only because we have all the girl stuff.

This past week though has been filled with some rather stinky symtoms. I can only eat crackers and drink water really anything else I just throw right back up. I am extremely exhausted, I'm always wanting a nap but it is rather hard when you have a toddler and a house to take care of. :)

I will start a biweekly update on my pregnancy. As well as posts on my doctors visits. When I start showing I will start belly pics. I will also be posting any ultrasound photos that I recieve. So here's to whats to come. I'm praying I have a healthy nine (eight really since I'm already past the first month.) YEEEEEE!

This pic isn't the greatest mainly because my phone is an older one and the photos really don't come out great.

Happy Birthday Taylor!!!!

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday Dear Taylor (my beautiful baby)
Happy birthday to youuuuuuuuu!!!!
I love my little girl soooo much. She is a precious gift from God. He gave me a gift that I could never even have imagined. I love her more than words can say. She is the joy of my life. She is definitely a "Daddy's Girl" as she does/says/reacts to everything like daddy. She also has him wrapped around her little two year old finger. I can't believe she is already two. It has gone by WAY to fast. She is getting so big and soooo smart. She has a love for dolls, princess', and books. She can't really read but she will grab a book sit in her chair and just sit there and "read" it out loud. It is the cutest thing. I can't get enough of that little girl. I love you baby!!

ONE YEAR AGO TODAY: (Photo by: Shannon Morse)

Today:

Jumbo CD Investment's 20th Anniversary

Congratulation to my wonderful boss Mike and his 20 year mark. We had a great party yesterday. I love my job. We had great food, friends, fellowship and fun.

Here are some shots:

God as my Savior...

This is a rather personal post as to the fact that God has been putting me through a rather hard trial lately. I also have had temptation of things from my past that I gave up, but are being put in my mind. I have resisted, but not without deep prayer. I have not studied my Bible this hard in a long time. I'm trying so hard to learn/see/reach the goal/lesson God is trying to teach me. I have not prayed so hard that I can truly think of.

I went to work today and talked to my boss, who is also an elder at our church. I wanted to talk to him because of his stronger walk with God than mine. Don't get me wrong, I love and trust God with all my heart, but sometimes the trials make me feel like I'm being dragged through the mud. He said that I need to make a plan (with Kris) and stick to it. He also said that I should get a "spiritual buddy" which is like a military battle buddy. I loved this idea and decided that (with the help of Mike) that Miranda would be my choice. She is close to my age and she is a good friend and she has been in my shoes. I thank you both so much for all your love and friendship. It means so much to me.
So I just always have to remember that God will give me the tools for what I need to do, that he will never give me more than I can handle, and he puts people in my life to help me along the way. God loves me, being one of his many children. I am glad he is in control of my life. Though I seem to fight for control alot. He is always patient with me and so I have to be patient as well.

"Brothers and sisters, be patient until the Lord comes again. A farmer patiently waits for his valuable crop to grow from the earth and for it to receive the autumn and spring rains. You, too, must be patient. Do not give up hope, because the Lord is coming soon. Brothers and sisters to not complain against each other or yhou will be judged guilty. And the Judge is ready to come! Brothers and sisters, follow the example of the prophets who spoke fot the Lord. They suffered many hard things, but they were patient. We say they are happy because they did not give up. You have heard about Job's patience and you know the Lord's purpose for him in the end. You know the Lord is full of mercy and is kind." James 5:7-11

Happy Fourth of July....

God Bless America. I love this country more than I can explain. Every Fourth of July I am so happy to be an american. It is the "land of the free and the home of the brave" Alot of people want to take out the Pledge of Allegience in schools, but I wonder do they really love their country or just themselves. I think everyone should take a step back and look at how great this country really is and how great everyone is and how free we really are.
This year was the first year that my husband didn't have to work, he was able to hang out and go to the fireworks with us all. I was so happy. Sunday we all celebrated at our friends house. (Kris was working Sunday). Monday he went to the fireworks. I had so much fun. I love having fellowship and fun with my friends, it is such a great thing when we can all come together and celebrate. This weekend also brought up some new friendships and rekindled some old.

This is such a great song, Love Toby Keith.

Here the Photos from July 3rd

And here the Photos from The Fourth of July. There is also my first attempt at photographing fireworks. I think I did a pretty good job. YAYA.