What a Day

Yesterday was kind of a stressful day to deal with. I am glad it is over. I got a call from my mom first thing in the morning to let me know that my Dad got let go from his job of 25+ years. The company is not doing good so had to let a lot of people go. My dad had a false hope that his job was secure and that he wouldn't be in the bunch but of course he was. He was nearing retirement. My parents will do OK financially because he can get unemployment but they lost health insurance. My mom is working a temp job that could turn permanent. I just know my dad is happy to be let go because the job was very stressful for him and he hated it anymore. He said he slept better last night than he ever has. He is 1 1/2 yrs away from retiring.
Later in the day I got a call from my OB GYN's office. They got blood results back from my last labs and I have Group B Strep bacteria in my urine so they are treating me with penicillin. I am probably going to have to keep getting treated with it and then through an IV during birth and Gracie will have to be on one to after she is born. Please pray that it doesn't affect her in anyway and that the antibiotics will keep her safe. I have to admit my faith was shaken a little by what I read about it online. I am one of these types of people that have to read everything about everything and then I scare myself.
I went for my last fetal echo cardiogram today and her heart looks healthy. Praise God.
I don't know if I had told you all but I actually had gone 2 weeks without getting sick and unfortunately it started again last night and then this morning. It was too good to be true.
She is a very very active baby and I think she is gonna be a future gymnast with all those flips she likes to do. Sometimes I am like... Baby girl please calm down.
Not much else going on. My new neighbors from my church moved in downstairs and I am really excited about that. They just had a little boy about 2 weeks ago. It will be so nice to have another stay at home mom around.
TTFN

Future Highkicker?

Yesterday I had a prenatal appointment with my OBGYN. Kiarrah had insisted on going with me instead of staying with Daddy who had cars to shovel out. My appointment went really well and everything is progressing great with the pregnancy. The Dr. finally agreed to put me on something for the morning sickness that I am plagued with because of the affect it has on my sugar levels due to the diabetes. So far so good this morning. I woke up alittle nauseous but took another pill and it went away. I am feeling like " where have you been all my life?" The morning sickness has been awful. My mom and grandma went through the same thing during their pregnancies. When we were listening to the heartbeat you could hear a little thumping besides the heartbeat which was nice and steady btw. The nurse asked me if I heard it and she said it was Gracie kicking. She is an active little bug. Kiarrah thought that was really neat and wanted to see Gracie but I don't get my next ultrasound for another 2 weeks. So Thank God everything is going good!

Question of the Week.....

I thought it would be cool to post a new question every week for my readers. Some will be on the more serious side and others more just for fun. Since this has been an issue you on my mind , I will throw this out as my first question.
What are some creative ways to help a 4 yr old child prepare for the arrival of a new sibling? She has been the baby for the past 4 1/2 years and I already see signs of jealously.
Don't hold back. I would love to hear from you.

Flutterbies and Pattertillars

While laying down last night I felt the baby quite clearly. She felt like a little butterfly giving me kisses in my tummy with her wings. I had thought I felt it before but wasnt sure. It was the most amazing feeling. I really can't wait until she really starts moving around. Remind me I said that when I complain that she is kicking on my bladder or ribs LOL.

First Belly Shot

I swore I would never take pictures of my belly if I ever got pregnant. I guess I should have never said never. Here I am at 16 weeks.

It's a .........

GIRL. We found out on March 6th at my 16 week check up that the Baby is a Little Girl. I think I knew because I wasn't shocked. It was really funny too because everyone kept saying I was going to have a girl. Now I will have two boys and two girls. Kiarrah was ecstatic. She kept saying that I was having a girl and she was only going to have a sister. She really enjoyed seeing the Ultrasound and kept saying hi to the baby.
When I told the boys after school what sex the baby was, Reynaldo cried his eyes out the whole way home. He was very angry at God because God wasn't giving him a little brother.
Dominic was indifferent about it but said he hoped she wasn't like Kiarrah. Nothing like an annoying little sister.
While the tech was doing the Ultrasound and was showing us different views that she was a girl, the baby at one point had put her hands over her private parts as if to say, You can't see NannyNannyBooBoo. We found that to be quite funny.
Everything is looking really good and she is right on target with her growth. I go back into the Dr on Monday for an exam and to go over my blood sugars. I have been keeping them down, in fact I have been going too low the past few days during the day but my morning sugar is just not low enough. Lower than it has ever been but not where they want you to be if you are pregnant.
The morning sickness has reduced to about once a day which is such a relief. I can handle that compared to 3-4 times a day.
Lately my craving has been grapefruit. Just can't seem to be getting enough of it.
Today I bought my first item for the baby. I picked out a little onesie that was pink and on the front it says "Worth the Wait". I just felt it was so appropriate.
I cant wait to start buying little dresses. It is so funny because I had said I wanted a boy. But I am just as excited with a girl.

Puke there it isnt

A day without throwing up? Can it be? This is the first time in a long time. I actually managed to eat a meal without getting sick. I only pray I am not speaking too soon. Maybe the end of the morning sickness is near? I am 14 weeks and 4 days today! Yeah!

Surprise...

Ok. I need to get off of this ride that is a downward spiral of depression. This should be such an exciting time of my life but instead I am dealing with being sick all the time, feeling overwhelmed with life and scared out of my mind with adding another child into our family. I guess these are normal feelings and my hormones aren't helping matter much. Don't get me wrong. I am extrememly excited that I am pregnant and going to have a baby that is part of Jim and I.
I will be 14 weeks tomorrow and the morning sickness is just not letting up. I am set off by the smell of everything. Even the smell of toast toasting. I can't cook without getting sick and I love to cook. I also have a major aversion to hair. I feel like I have hair in my throat all of the time and it makes me throw up. It has even gotten so bad that I sometimes picture hair in my food and then I can't eat. It is even hard to give my husband a kiss because of his facial hair. Am I messed up in the head?
I have an appointment with the Dr. on friday so I hope that maybe he will put me on something so I can get over this yucky yucky feeling. I had hoped that when I started my second trimester that this would go away.
Everything else is changing on my body and this is all so new to me. The big boobs( hey I paid for those to go away years ago with a surgery), the weak bladder, and the nothing fits me right now problem. I think maybe I need a change of attitude. I guess I should look at the sickness as a postitive thing. It means the baby is growing and moving around. Someone give me an attitude adjustment.

All Day Sickness

Whoever coined the term morning sickness has no clue what they are talking about. I am now seven weeks as of today and I have nausea on and off all day long. UGH!. Crackers don't help at all for me. I had finally discovered some ginger drop candies and those help somewhat. I just wish them made them in sugar free.
Our little munchkin is due on August 26th. Kiarrah is adamant that it will be a girl. She will not hear of me having a boy. She claims her brothers can have another brother but she will only have a sister. I told that she is gonna have to do some talking to God. Reynaldo wants a sister only if she is nothing like Kiarrah. He would also like a little brother. Dominic just wants a baby period. It could be either as long as he gets to help take care of it. He wants to feed it.
We are pretty sure about the names we want. If it is a girl we really like the name Hannah Grace and for a boy we like Elijah Perry.
We had our second ultrasound on Thursday and everything looked really good.
Right now we are just in the process of packing to move in a few weeks. That is going to be a big change for us but one we are looking forward too.