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12 weeks

Baby heartbeats never get old. Today was my 12 week checkup and I got to hear our precious little one’s heartbeat! A beautiful 140 beats per minute! They sure are squirmy though because the nurse had to keep chasing them down to get a proper count. lol. Reminds me of Sam, stubborn, haha. Everything else went well, bp is good, lost another pound but I explained I’ve just been eating smarter than I was able to a few weeks ago with the constant nausea subsiding, and now just having it first thing in the morning, some of the afternoon, and right before bed. lol. Hoping that the second trimester will put an end to having to explain to Sam that “mommy just needs a minute, go get your baby doll and I’ll be right there”. lol. Patrick has had to work during my appointments thus far, but luckily I have a friend from my message board who lent me an at home doppler so we could check on the baby a little more often than every 4 weeks. It took us about 15 minutes of trying (we aren’t trained!) but finally tracked our little one down and Patrick got to hear the heartbeat too. I love those little heartbeats.

After my appointment I went and had sushi with mom and Sam, and did a little late birthday shopping. We had a great day, the highlight was Sam picking out some Minnie panties. She has been doing pretty well at using the potty lately. Not all the time, but Granna thought the cute panties would be a good incentive for Sam to want to try and stay dry. First cute thing was that she hugged them like a stuffed animal and fell asleep on them like a pillow, the second cute thing is that the purse I got for my birthday ended up being Sam’s second favorite thing of the day so she stole it from me so she could put her panties in it, then she wanted to wear her new panties so badly that she put them on herself! We took her to the potty and let her tinkle, then let her wear the panties over her diaper because this momma wants to potty train, but she’s also still too exhausted to clean up any messes on the couch. lol. Sam actually stayed dry for several hours and then went to the potty again! She was so proud of herself, and it was the first time her daddy heard her go so he made a big deal out of what a big girl she is. We aren’t pushing the training, all in good time, but we definitely are trying to get her ready.

I guess that’s all for now, so I’ll just post some recent pics of Sam so you can get your fix.

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Our precious bumblebee

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Dear God,

Thank you for everything you do for us. Thank you for a precious little girl that we love so much and thank you for this healthy baby growing inside of me. Thank you for this family that you have blessed us with and are trusting me to raise. Thank you for showing me how much love my heart can hold, because you are showing me that my heart just expands to make more room for others.  Thank you for everything you do for us, and for watching over us in every way.

AMEN

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Announcing to the world!

11weeks

Today I had my 11 week checkup, nothing special bp was good, lost a pound, and next week we should be able to hear out little one’s heartbeat so we have so much to look forward to. Until then, we decided that we cannot wait any longer to share our news with the world. We are so excited and it’s taken everything we have not to shout it from the rooftops since we found out almost 7 weeks ago, but we cannot wait any more! Here is the picture we are posting on fb!

Sam is excited and prays for “brudder or sisser” every night, and knows that she has to “be carful mommy’s bewwy brudder sisser in there”. lol. We are so incredibly happy and are so glad that now we are ready to share our news with everyone!In other good news I've just started feeling better, which is happening a little sooner than it did with Sam. I'm only taking the zofran occasionally so that is great!

Oh and belly pic 11weeks 2days. I was this big at 18 weeks with Sam. I’m praying that it’s just that warm up thing that most second time mom’s experience and that the belly growth will be healthy but not HUGE. lol

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Dear God,

Thank you for everything that you do for us. Please continue to watch over our family, and help this baby to grow healthy and strong. Please watch over Samantha and continue to guide her into becoming a wonderful big sister. Thank you for all that you do!

AMEN

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8 weeks, Morning sickness sucks!

Today I had my 8 week checkup. Nothing really to report, BP was good, and weight was fine. I started getting really nauseated and sick a week and a half ago, but my doctor called in some zofran since it helped with Sam. I feel awful, exhausted, nauseated, and the heartburn is killer, but I’m still so grateful for this precious baby. The morning sickness is what scared me into waiting until Sam was 2 to consider getting pregnant. I remember how sick I was with her, and having a 2 year old while being sick is not easy. She stays very concerned and constantly gives me check ups with her doctors kit. She likes to use her toy stethoscope to check on brudder sisser too, so sweet. We have had to slow down in our crazy schedule due to my not feeling well, so she has been enjoying her toys and books and movies galore, my sweet girl loves movies! I keep promising her that soon mommy will feel better and we will play more outside, but this week I can barely move so we will snuggle and watch movies.

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Dear God,

Thank you for everything that you do for us. Thank you for a sweet little girl who likes movies and playing check up with mommy. Thank you for how badly I’ve felt lately because I know that’s just our precious baby growing, I appreciate the moments where I feel better, but am so thankful for the symptoms. Thank you for watching over us and please continue to do so. Thank you for everything you do for us.

AMEN

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