Doctor, Doctor give me the news!

I went to my check up today. They took my blood and checked my sample and all is well in me! We got to hear the heartbeat for the first time! It was so awesome. It was really strong. They said it was one hundred and fifty, which is apparently a good one. :) Jon thought it was really neat. Thanks to Nicole, I have one of those machines that lets you hear the heart beat at home, so we will be using that too. They certainly did not have those the first time around.

They set up the appointment for my next ultrasound!!!!!! I am so excited. We go on December 18 to have the ultrasound that will tell us the sex of the baby. Jon said today that if it is a boy he might cry. I want it to be a boy for my sweet hubby. Of course he will be fine with a girl too, he just says he will be outnumbered. lol.

Even better news, I only gained one pound! WOW! I ate alot this week while we were on vacation. I was pleasantly surprise to have not gained ten pounds. The lady who took my blood said I don't even look preggo. That will not last for long though. I have started wearing my size small maternity clothes. My jeans still fit, they are just tight in the midsection and after a while they start to hurt my tummy. The maternity shirts and pants I have that are smalls and fit perfect right now. I am not big enough to show, but I have a baby bump. (Note: I gained a total of three pounds, but I had lost two while I was sick, so for my pregnancy I have gained only one pound in four months!!!) I hope to keep my weight under control, I just don't wanna put on 80 pounds, that will be so much more I have to lose.

They also gave me a flu shot. I have never had one of those before, so i was skeptical. The doctor highly recommended it, so i decided to do it. I don't like shots. They also had some blood work done that tells if I the baby has a high risk for diseases like spinabifida and Downs Syndrome. It was optional, but we decided to do it. They said it does not determine whether your baby has one of these birth defects, only if you are a higher risk for them. He said some people choose to abort if they find out that they have a baby with downs. Of course, we would never abort, no matter what we found out. I was skeptical at first, I was unsure if i wanted to know. Knowing ahead of time would just make me worry, but Jon said there would be benefits to the test, so we decided to do it. Hopefully nothing will come of it. It is all in God's hands.

Harrison Cole Chenowith

Alysha and I got to hold Harrison this week while we were in Dothan. He is getting to be such a big boy. He has really filled out since the last time we saw him. They change so much in the first few months. He is so sweet! Made me want to hold my own. Nicole you have the sweetest little man! (i think Alysha is going to be a great older sister/helper!)

last weekend

Me and Hila at the Summit in Birmingham. I spent the weekend with Hila. It was great. I just got home today! It feels good to be home. I have another doctors appointment tomorrow. I hope to get to hear the heartbeat. More to come later........

not so FIRM anymore

Getting pregnant really has cramped my style. I loved to exercise before I got pregnant. I used to work out alot and hard. There is this one workout video I had been doing about twice a week. Its called THE FIRM:TOTAL BODY WORKOUT. I liked it because it really does work your total body. When I started doing it months ago, I was using the lowest poundage and not getting through the whole hour workout. By the time I got pregnant, I was using the highest weights and doing the complete one hour video in full force. I loved it because it would make me sore in new muscle groups that I did not hit in my regular workout routine. So, basically, I really enjoyed working out to this video.

I have not used this video since I became pregnant, mostly cause I was so sick for so long. This week I decided I would do half of the video as my workout for the day. Now, I know I get tired alot easier now and I do not have the stamina I used to, but I really thought I could still hang with The Firm. Well, I geared up and put on my workout shoes and started my video and I am feeling pretty good. About two minutes into the video, I am hassling like a puppy (cause that sounds better than a dog). Man, this is a rigorous workout and I am thinking I just wanna sit down. haha. I keep up the good fight, trying to keep up and I am even using the lowest weights I have along with it. She begins doing leg exercises, lunges and squats and I am pretty sure I am not going to make it. At this point, Alysha is laughing at me. I must have been a sight, breathing heavy and barely executing the exercises. I finally turn the video off and I tell Alysha I was only gonna do fifteen minutes anyway. She informs me it has not even been that long, but I beg to differ. My body feels like I have been running a two day marathon. It is still questionable how long I actually did last, but I stand firm by my estimation of fifteen minutes, give or take. :)

I remember when my mom was here and we would go walking around the circle at night. I would get winded fast and not be able to walk as briskly as I used to. In fact my mom said she did not even break a sweat, while I am over there trucking it just to keep up the pace. (sweating and breathing heavy). I have one thing to say to you mom.... hard aye?

happy pregnant halloween

Halloween was great fun. Alysha and I always go to this church near the house for their fall festival. It is a HUGE festival and we always have such a blast. So, this year we went again and walked around all night and played games. Our goal was to win the pregnant princess as much chocolate candy as possible. I would evaluate the candy bowls at all the games and we would hit the ones that had the good chocolate over and over. haha. I told Alysha she had to be aggressive and get the chocolate pieces, don't be scared to pick through and get the "good stuff". I took this seriously, Alysha thought I was crazy. What a great way to get a bunch of bite size chocolate to tame my cravings, for free! Needless to say we had a great time together. My hubby was supposed to be there, but he got recalled. :(

I woke up this morning and my feet are aching. I tried to put all my weight on my feet to walk and I was in terrible pain! Apparently all my chocolate gathering fun reeked havoc on my feet, which were swollen and aching. They hurt so bad. I have read in the pregnancy books that being on your feet is not good for you, but I did not notice anything last night. I had on my good tennis shoes. Who knew?

13 weeks and feeling great

It is really going by fast now!! I will be all big and showing before I know it. lol. My shorts are getting tight in the midsection. I can definitely see a baby bump now. That means it is only downhill from here. I am just gonna get bigger and bigger. :) I can eat vegetables and all my healthy foods again. I have completely stopped walking getting exercise for some reason. Now that I am not sick anymore, I do not have any desire to get on that treadmill. I feel tired alot. Just the other day I decided I was gonna workout while I felt good. I got all my cleaning and stuff done and I went and put on my workout clothes. I came into the den and sat down for a minute and the next thing I know I wake up and two hours have gone by! It is crazy!! I do enjoy taking naps. The first time around I had to work and go to school full time, so I did not get a nap. I am taking full advantage of being able to rest whenever my body tells me it needs rest.

I do crave certain things sometimes. I have been wanting a Quarter pounder with cheese from McDonalds, which is unusual for me because I hate fast food. My husband indulged me this time though and on Saturday night we went out for dinner at McDonalds. Have you ever been to a Mcd's on a Saturday night? We were the only people there under the age of 70. haha. The place was full of elderly couples out for their weekend hamburger. It was so funny!! It was soooo good!

If you read my pregnancy ticker on this page it says the baby weighs 1.5 oz. The baby is practicing smiling, grimacing, frowning and squinting! How neat is that? I went to church today and met a nice couple who also homeschools. She had a little baby boy and he was soo cute. See her holding that sweet little sleeping baby made we want for the day when I can hold my own little baby boy/girl. According to my ticker I have 187 more days to go.

The 80's

Hila, this is for you.

Alysha found an old BANANA CLIP in my bathroom and wanted to try it out. She went to her bathroom and came out looking like this

I laughed and told her that something was wrong. When I looked closer I realized what she had done.

She put it in upside down. :) Too funny. So much for 80's hairstyles...... I never liked banana clips.