The bulding that my doctors office is in is full of ob/gyn offices since it is right next to the Women’s Hospital. There is even a statue what looks like two women throwing a baby to each other in front, although I am sure it is supposed to have a much more maternal and gentle image than that. In the first floor, there is a shop for baby clothes, (with the cutest smocked Baylor dress I have ever seen- for $68!!) a restaurant called “Crave” and a maternity clothes store. Catering to the market anyone? And the things in that maternity clothes store are so expensive. I begged the hub to stop by on our way out after an appointment one day, and as I was showing him some cute maternity tees, he saw the price tag of $55 and said, “Let’s go…NOW!” That was a bit much to pray for what it was, so I came home and started looking online for cute maternity shirts with sayings on them and here are some sites I have found:

There are several on Etsy: Heart, Baby Facts, Bun in the Oven, Mobile,  and MC Hammer.

I orded a couple from Maternity in Bloom because they are on clearance for $9.95 right now. I got “Miracle In Progress” and “Yo Mama”.

These from 2 Chix Maternity are cute, but a little expensive.

And if you look places like Cafe Express you can find a shirt with any saying imaginable on it, or just make it yourself!

Ok here are some posts that I have read lately that I thought were good.

from Cupcakes, Sprinkes, and Other Happy Things: Therapy Thursdays

I really like this blog that is written by Jenny from the band Addison Road and the principle that she learned and shares makes so much sense!

from Balance: The True Story of our First Few Months

Honest sharing from my friend about what the first few months after a baby are like.

from Simple Mom: My Daily Docket is My Daily Lifesaver

I like this idea of how to organize your day.

What good blogs are you reading lately?

I am thinking about buying some new makeup. So I have two questions.

1. What type do you use-meaning: liquid/powder in one, or liquid foundation then powder, or just powder, or what?

2. What brand do you use? Anyone out there use something that is supposed to be organic or healthy for some special reason?

Thanks for the input!

We had our appt on Thursday and it was so fun to see the baby! It was moving around and everything! I guess I didn’t think about it moving since I won’t be able to feel it for a while, but move it did! I think it can even do the worm, it was bouncing all around! Here is a shot of what we saw…

There really is a baby in there! Our last ultrasound was at 6.5 weeks so it was just a blur. So I think I was expecting a bigger blur, but it was so exciting to find that it looked like a baby! Its a little blurry, I took it with my phone from the printout picture. But you can see the head and body. The white that is near the face is a hand. The white at the other end is where the knees were bent which we could see more on the screen than you can in this picture. Modern technology is so amazing! We were going off a previous measurement of saying I was 11 weeks 6 days at that ultrasound, but it measured at 12 weeks 5 days, so who really knows? Anyway I am around 12 weeks or so and we all know that babies don’t usually come on due dates anyway so it doesn’t really matter to me.

Mom bought me some clothes from Motherhood. Here they are on the day I got them in the mail, which was a week or so ago at about 11 weeks.

I have worn the maternity pants some since my dress pants don’t really fit too well. For some reason I feel like I am supposed to wait as long as possible to wear maternity clothes, but really I just want to wear them now! I figure I should get the most use as possible out of them, right? And I bought a Be Band (Target version of Bella Band) but it is kinda tight, so not super comfortable. So what’s the vote, when did you girls start wearing maternity clothes?

I know some of you ladies out there might be wondering more fun stuff about our little one, so here goes.

We found out in December that we are expecting, so that made for a fun Christmas. I had suspected for a few days, so I bought a digital test that actually says the word “pregnant” or “not pregnant” because I did not want to be squinting to see if there was a line or plus sign or whatever. I just wanted to know!

We got to see this sweet little picture right before the holidays.

That blob inside the circle (which is the gestational sac) is our baby at 6 1/2 weeks! It kinda looks like the outline of a little person, but really the top part is the yolk sac or something and only the bottom part is the baby. We could see a flickering little heart beat at that one which was so neat!

Then last week, on Monday Jan 18th, we heard the heartbeat! It was a strong 160 bpm! It sounded so cool! The hubby recorded it on his iphone so we can listen to if we want to.

I haven’t felt too awful. Mostly I have felt queasy when I start to get hungry, so I try not to let myself get hungry, so that means it feels like I eat about every two or three hours! I have felt a little gaggy at times. And sometimes my stomach just feels unsettled and churning and just generally yucky. But I haven’t thrown up so that is good! I probably felt the sickest the two weeks I was off from school so that is a blessing that I didn’t have to go to work those days. I am also feeling pretty tired and sluggish. But yet can’t sleep very well! If I take a nap, then I wake up at 3 and can’t get good rest. Preparation for waking up all hours of the night I guess!

My principal likes to announce things like babies and engagements and such at our big meetings at the first day of school and the first day back after Christmas, so she asked if she could announce that and so she did. So every person I see at school asks “how are you feeling?” The students don’t know yet though. Any teachers out there want to share if you told your students or just let them figure it out???

Let’s see, what other things are people asking….

What do I think it is? Well at the beginning I was thinking it was a girl. Even thinking she might have blonde hair like her daddy did when he was little. But I don’t know for sure. I think I would lean towards wanting a girl since I am a girly girl but it would be neat for the oldest child to be a boy too. Of course I don’t really care, just want a healthy little one!

Are we going to find out what it is? YES!!!! I am a planner and I would like to know what colors of things to buy! I went to Target the other day and wanted to buy something cute for baby, but the yellow and green neutral stuff didn’t look as cute as the other stuff so I decided to wait.

Tomorrow I go for the nuchal translucency scan, which is just an ultrasound where they look at some stuff like the fluid in the baby’s neck to check for issues, and also do a blood test. I am just excited for another ultrasound! And I think this one gets to be the one on my stomach instead of…the other one… yeah that’s not as fun, some of you know what I am talking about.

Well that is all I can think of to tell you. We feel so blessed for a healthy pregnancy! Thank you to all of you who have been praying for us. The Lord has really given a sense of peace and I have not been worried, which is the opposite of my usual nature, so I know that is from the Lord. Thanks!!

P.S…..Don’t forget….if you are going to sign up for mvelopes, you have to sign up by Sunday January 31st to get the 25% off discount!

Our pastor is doing another email devotional series this year. Last year he wrote a devotional for a Psalm each day. This year he is writing a devotional for each weekday about the book of John. Click here or here to subscribe.

Guess what is the size of a lime and sounds like a galloping horse…

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