November 18, 2010
Today is our big day we get to meet Baby Peanut! I was happy that I get to wake up take a shower and put on my makeup for all my photos. With Melissa I was in labor 15 hours and by the time she arrived I looked like I was run over by a truck. So this time I will be happy to take pictures with Baby Peanut since I will be rested.
We all woke up happy and ready for the day. As we started our morning off getting ready, Melissa woke up with a bad head cold and a really bad rash all over her face. I could not believe this we had to be at the hospital in 2 hrs and now she has a rash. My mom was going to drop her off at school and then come to the hospital. That all changed, Melissa can't go to school with the rash. Not sure where she got it from, last night was her choir program but no one that she as around had a rash. So we had to come up with a 2nd plan for her. Once we got a hold of Melissa's doctor they could get her in around 10:00am. Now my mom had to take her to the doctor and then come back home and spend the whole day with her. So glad DD is here to take care of things. Paul and I had to leave the house @ 9:30am to head to the hospital for the C-section @ 11:00am.
I wanted to be with Melissa since she wasn't feeling good but can't since I have other plans. I know she will be in good hands with her DD.
Here I am right before I head out to the hospital. Look at that big baby belly!
Today is the big day!
It's A Girl!
Monday, July 19, 2010
I had my 20 week appointment last Monday and the doctor confirmed we are having another GIRL! We are excited that about having another girl. Melissa is already looking forward to her baby sister. She will tell you she wants a baby brother because most of her friends have new baby brothers. It will be fun to see them grow up and I hope they will be best friends.
Baby Peanut is grow and she looks great. I really can feel her moving these days.
I'm past the half way point and can't believe I'm at 5 months. I guess we can now start getting the nursery ready.
Here is a picture of me that Paul took two weeks ago. I know I look big, but I really haven't gained a lot of weight. I just have a baby belly.
16 weeks
June 9, 2010
I had a doctors appointment on Monday and the baby is growing and doing great. I got to see our little one and I have also started feeling he or she moving for about 2 weeks. I think it was later on with with Melissa. Our scanner is down so I can't scan the ultrasound picture. I'm not as tired as I had been so that is good since I have my plate full. I'm blessed that I don't have to work a full time job and come home cook, clean, pack for our move. I am amazed how working moms do it! Baby and I are doing good and moving right a long. I have had a lot of people ask me about the sex. I really don't want to find out, but Paul does. I really want it to be a surprise. So I will make my mind up soon before our next ultrasound.
8th Wedding Anniversary, Mother's Tea and 12 week Sonogram
On Tuesday, May 11, 2010 was a busy day for us. Paul and I celebrated our 8th Wedding Anniversary. We went out to eat for dinner with Melissa.
Earlier that day, I was invited to attend a Mother's Tea. Melissa's preschool class had all the mother's come at 1:15pm for a light lunch and snacks. The teachers had the room decorated nice and all the kids had a gift for the mom's. Melissa was so excited when I came in the room she had made me a plate that had Happy's Mother's Day 2010 on it. The kids also learn a new song and sang it for us. I got it on video it is so cute. That was a special time for me. It is hard to believe Melissa will be three soon. She has grown up so much since school started in August. I love my little girl. Melissa has made lots of friends, but one friend she talks about all the time and plays with all the time is Kieffer. Melissa's teachers say they have a love/hate relationship. The will be loving on each other and playing just fine and then one of them will do something to make the other one cry.
Melissa and Kieffer
Melissa with her teacher's she loves these ladies.
That afternoon Paul, Melissa and I headed over to the hospital to have a sonogram . We got to see our little baby. The baby is 12 weeks and every thing is looking good. The heart beat was 160 and we got to hear it. The doctor we meet with was the genetic doctor who we saw with Melissa during the whole pregnancy. We talked about the chances of having another child with CF. He is so kind and wants us to keep coming back to him every 4-6 weeks so we can keep an eye on the baby.
How your baby's growing:
The most dramatic development this week: reflexes. Your baby's fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won't be able to feel it. His intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into his abdominal cavity about now, and his kidneys will begin excreting urine into his bladder.
Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in your baby's brain, synapses are forming furiously. His face looks unquestionably human: His eyes have moved from the sides to the front of his head, and his ears are right where they should be. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over 2 inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.
