paper towel fiasco

CharLie my (soon to be 6 month old) Chihuahua has been the apple of my eye since Chris gave her to me for Christmas. The last few weeks we have been trying to leave her out of her kennel while we run for errands. Right before I left, I finally got around to dusting our entertainment center. I made sure there weren't any socks or shoes left out anywhere, because she's teething and loves chewing on the laces and elastic in socks. Too bad I forgot the roll of paper towels! haha. That's just part of the mess, she drug it through our whole house. What a day. [:

week 14

This week has been very exciting already.  I learned that a fourteen week fetus can suck its thumb and frown.  haha.  I have a feeling if this baby is anything like me, (s)he is probably already frowning or pouting for some reason by now.  Only twenty six weeks to go!  

first pair of real maternity pants! haha.

pitter patter

At 9:30 a.m. I laid back on the hospital bed, the thin paper-covering crackled beneath my weight.  The doctor attempted to keep my lose limbs on the table, but even with the extender at its max my feet were still hanging off the edge.  Being nearly six feet tall, I didn't expect to fit comfortably on the small bed.  I waited to hear something, anything as she ran the small device over my exposed belly.  A few minutes seemed like an eternity, I heard a faint noise.  She could see the excitement in my eyes, and immediately she let me know that what I had heard was my own heartbeat.  I became slightly flustered and I could feel my pulse speeding up, "Where is my baby?" I thought.  And just as I began to lose hope, there it was.  Chuga-Chuga-Chuga.. It sounded like a little choo-choo train.  I couldn't help but cry, I have waited 14 long weeks to hear that sound. Our little tadpole is so active that she could only keep it still for a minute at most, it actually kicked her hand away!  I was so nervous for today, and hearing that fast little heartbeat has helped put my mind to ease.  I can't wait to have this baby!

sunday mornin' rain is fallin'

A few days ago I saw a picture
of a dessert online.  It was called
a brownie strawberry shortcake.
I happen to love all three things,
so I decided to attempt to make it.
I was so proud of how it turned out
I had to share it with everyone!
If you like chocolate or strawberries,
you'll LOVE this dessert. mmm! 
It was really easy to make, and it
is delicious.  Chris and I both love it.

bye bye morning sickness

Today is the first day of my second trimester.
I have been feeling so much better lately.
My morning sickness has subsided for
the most part, I have pretty bad headaches
still but its still much better than a few weeks ago. [:

13 weeks

this is me now. [:

12 weeks

We hit the big marker of twelve weeks today.

I'm feeling a lot better, and we're getting

really excited to have this baby!

love and some verses

11 weeks

Today is Thursday, April 15,

and I am a little over eleven weeks pregnant.

Thinking back about two months ago,

I didn't dream of being pregnant.

At least not for a few years,

after all we had our three year plan.

Since Chris is in the army, and we are

stationed in Fairbanks, AK we figured

waiting until we moved back home to start

a family would be the most logical thing. [:

well, God had other plans in mind.

As I mentioned, two months ago I did not know

that I was pregnant. However,

I also knew that something was not right.

I had been extremely sick for about a week or a week

and a half, and my side had been killing me.

I called my mom, of course, and she said

it could be an ectopic pregnancy.

Well, I had taken a pregnancy test a few days prior,

and it was negative, so I figured I was in the clear.

The problem was I had taken it about a week too early,

sooo a few days after my phone call to my mom,

I took another test.

I waited around patiently to read "not pregnant"

to my surprise, the test was missing the word "not."

I was not about to believe just one test,

so I ran and grabbed a second one.

I started chugging water, and then decided

I didn't want to wait, so I hurried and did a second test.

This time I was frantically waiting.

And literally yelling, "OH MY GOSH"

the whole three minutes it took to process.

This test also read "pregnant"

I have probably never cried so hard in my life.

I was hyperventilating and shaking.

When I was a little girl, I had always

imagined that finding out I was pregnant

would be as exciting as my marriage proposal.

But for some reason, I was filled with fear,

doubt, and disbelief.

I immediately thought of all of the dreams and

ambitions I had been planning out for myself,

and I realized that my life was about to take a huge change.

I remember sitting on the bathroom floor asking God,

"Why right NOW?" I never felt more unprepared

for anything in my entire life.

I was scared that Chris would be upset,

and I had to wait until he got home from work to tell him,

because I knew I had to tell him in person.

When Chris got home I immediately told him,

and without blinking an eye, he hugged me and said,

"We can do this."

I never want my child to feel unwanted.

Even though its mommy and daddy

weren't anticipating a new addition this early,

we could not be more excited.

We consider him or her to be an absolute

gift from God. [: