Your gonna miss this

Since Jason and I are 80% sure we are done having kids after Janson arrives, I'm really gonna miss the "tummy movements". I love feeling that little baby inside my tummy and living off what I provide him with. What a neat experience. This pregnancy has been a lot harder on me, so that's another reason we may be done. Our lifestyle isn't your typical couples either. I work full time, he's a musician- need I say more ;) But things will happen as God allows them to. Having a little girl and boy is a dream come true. Course Jason mentioned the other day that he would LOVE to have another little girl, so well see. Ya never know.

Prego Symptoms:
-Lately I've been rather tired and find it really hard to take naps with a 4 year old running around. But if I can just get 20-30 min, I'm good.
-"Roids" are trying to come back, so I'm trying to eat more fiber
-Craving ANYTHING sweet
-Swelling of the feet and hands
-Carrying LOW and have been for a few months
-Nesting desire is there, but can't do it for long
-some back issues at the first of the 3rd trimester

Had my 32.5 week checkup with Dr. Rushing and he said that I'm measuring right on, having some swelling, so I've been trying to take it easy and keep my feet up as much as much as possible. With all the stuff we have going on, that's rather hard to do. Also, I noticed my wrists are starting to hurt- like carpal tunnel- I remember my sis got that really bad with her pregnancies. I'm sure the swelling has lots to do with that though. I've gained a total of 18 lbs now and with 6 weeks left I'm going to try and keep it at the 25lbs gained marked :) Better than the 40+ I gained with Kelson. I have to admit I'm definitely not watching what I eat, but I'm trying to do better when I can.

We are just about done with Kelson's "enchanted forest" bedroom project- its gonna be soo cute. She loves her new room and seems to be enjoying it already. Her and I are going shoppins this weekend to find her the perfect bedspread for her room. We have some mural paintings to do, but overall its gonna be perfect for our little girl.

The "finding nemo" bathroom should be complete today and ready for us to clean and use by this weekend :) Yipee! I can't wait!

Then Janson's "pirate" room is just painting and installing chair rail. That's the easy part. Our friends are throwing us a couple shower on Oct 2nd. We plan to have the house done so people can check out the progress on the kids' bedrooms.
We've already received a couple gifts from our friends. We didn't have to register for many big things since a lot of Kelson's stuff was neutral colored. Smart thinking on our part. It's so cool to see all the "boy" stuff that we have already bought for our little man. I'm really ready to hold and kiss all over him, but it will be here soon! :)Just please please please don't come on Halloween baby Janson :)

We've already talked about putting up our Christmas tree early so when we get home from the hospital, it will all be done :) But well see. I doubt I'll be going to our annual Halloween party this year since its sooo close to my due date, but I may make an appearance. Course I have NO CLUE what I would be :) Hard to believe after Halloween that our little man will be here. BTW- the weather is already turning "fall"- its awesome!!!!! So breezy and beautiful outside! Yea!

Mommy/Baby Checkup

I went for my 30th week checkup with Dr. Rushing. I've been having some braxton hicks contractions and lower pressure pain ALREADY, so I was glad it was time for my appt. Dr. Rushing re-assured me that everything was fine and that it was normal. I just told him i didn't want to risk having him early by doing too much, so he just said to take it easy. I have another appt in 2 weeks, so I'll have him check me then to make sure I'm not overdoing it. My total weight gain is 14 lbs- not too bad! :) So I'm hoping once i have Janson most of that weight will go away, especially with nursing. Anyways, his heartbeat was a strong 145 and he has been VERY active. I can't believe its already time for every two week checkups. It will be time before we know it :) Yipee!!!!

This morning after several kisses good bye before leaving for work I was walking out the door and Kelson said, "Mommy wait" so she ran over to me and kissed me and then kissed my belly and smiled" Tear Tear.. it was a very sweet moment. She is going to be such an AWESOME big sister!!!!

Speaking of Kelson, she LOVES LOVES LOVES her school. We are so excited about her being there. She seems to be learning a lot and bringing home crafts and singing songs. They even go to chapel once a week, so she is learning some cute stuff. Here's one song: A-B-C-D-E-F-G, Thank you God for feeding me ;) AAAHHHH!! I'm so happy that she is happy, plus it will be a nice break for us when Jason arrives to get some baby/parent time without Kelson getting jealous or bored :)

Kelson's 4th Rapunzel Birthday Party!!!

Kelson is REALLY into Rapunzel this year, so we went with this theme. I found the invitation on Etsy. Normally I try to come up with something unique for her bday invitations and Keri will make them for me, but since she was busy this year I looked online. It turned out perfect and we got lots of compliments on them :) I even had a personalized Rapunzel shirt made for Kelson to wear to the party. Adrienne, Elliot's mom, made her cake and it was AWESOME.


This year we hosted the party at Kelson's gymnastics place "The Little Gym". They did everything, as far as setting up, decorating, assisting with the kids, presents, serving the guests, and cleaning up. It was the PERFECT thing for this year. 1) because its sooo stinkin hot outside so the outdoor party wasn't going to happen 2) No set up/clean up for us to do 3) being 7 months pregnant indoors was the best idea. The kids all loved the gym and did so well together. It was the perfect party!
We gave out paint by number books with sunburst candy to the kids to represent the Rapuzel movie. Kelson loved having her "kids" there to celebrate.

Jason's band played at the Little Gym's outdoor event in July, so we were given the bday party for free. Normally for members its $190, so that was a GREAT deal for us.


Kelson's big presents this year was an ITOUCH (4G)- pretty much her own iphone w/out the phone capabilities. She is able to download games, movies, music, cartoons, etc.. she loves it! The whole family pitched in to buy that for her. I figured instead of more "toys" that she doesn't need why not all pitch in and get her something she will use for years and years.

Bobba and Lucy fixed up a hand me down Jeep from Aunt Mariette for Kelson. She LOVED that too! A very cool birthday for a very cool girl!

Since Kelson and I were down in FL a week or so back we celebrated her bday with the FL family too. We went to Chuck E Cheese and the kids had a blast playing together. The combined party was a huge hit. We were celebrating Keri, Kelson, Papa, and Corgan's bday! It was lots of fun for everyone. She got lots of neat presents there too. Such a blessed little girl.

SMILE!!! Your on the 4D camera

Kelson and I went down the first week of August to see Keri and the family. While we were there, Keri gave me her 4D ultrasound gift certificate she had received from Nanny's house (she was too far along to use it). So it was a plus to our vacation with the family. Janson was VERY active and had his hands or legs over his face a majority of the time. By looking at the pics, its amazing at how much he looks more masculine. We had to get a few "boy" shots just to be sure.
Jason had to play some gigs, so he couldn't be with us, but we got a DVD and CD of the pics so we had those to share when we got back home. Kelson stayed with Papa and played with her cousins. She did really well and smam without swimmies at their house. My big girl! Hard to believe I'm not 29 weeks along- 11 more weeks, well 10 if I stick to my 11/1/11 date :)

One of these things is different than the others

Well, I have to say that this pregnancy is totally different from my last one. I'm having lower back pains, swolleness, tired all of the time, and a big baby bump early on. I don't know if that's because I'm 4 years older or if its just because its a boy ;) I heard that boys are different to carry, so I'm now a believer. My cravings are pretty much the same. I prefer dessert over anything else. I had a checkup the first part of August and the baby and I are doing great. Perfect heartbeat, I've only gained a total of 11lbs (which I'm still in shock about that), and he is measuring perfect. No more problems since back in May - thank GOD!!!! Janson's been moving around a while bunch lately- especially at night. I love that feeling. I booked a maternity/family picture session with Whispers Photography for Sept 1st. I'm really looking forward to it. I don't plan to get many maternity pics, just a few to capture my pregnancy with him. I bought a great deal online $69 for the hr session with an 11x14 and 2 5x7 prints. That alone is worth the $69 deal. Of course I've already started looking for Thanksgiving and Christmas card attire :) How fun!!!

Pre-K- what a drama fest

So we let Kelson try out Country Day school for a month and weren't that impressed. I think its because it was their summer program, but I couldn't see paying $370/month for them to pretty much just let Kelson play and babysit her when we have Jason and his mom available to do that already. She was going 3 days a week from 8:30-11:30. The place wasn't very clean and they didn't seem to be learning that much, so I decided to post something on facebook and ask around for other options. I got a lot of ideas, but some of them had no availabilty (since I waited too long) and the pricey were NUTS. Jason, Lucy, Kelson, and I did go check out St. John's, but they are one of the schools on a waiting list. So the frustration began. I know that my baby girl is already advanced for her age, due to the fact that we work with her and have since she was a little baby, even with the baby signing. So, I was trying to figure out if she even needed to go to Pre-K before starting Kindergarten!? After several e-mails, calls, etc.. I finally found a place I think Kelson, Jason, and I will love. Asbury Workday School. Two friends of mine recommendedit. My qualificiations for a Pre-K were: part time- since I didn't want Kelson to get burned out, a clean place, a playground, religion in the school, good hours, no nap time, local- Madison area, reasonably priced, and great reviews from other parents. This place seemed to have it all, so I'm going to go on a tour of the school this week to check it out. They had one more spot available! I love the fact that they have christmas programs and field trips too. I've been to Asbury church several times and really enjoyed it, so that was another plus. Also, I've been looking for a "family type" of church to start attending, so if Kelson starts school there I think it will only make it an easier transition to start attending church there too :) Great for the whole family. The price is $200/mo for M/W/F from 9-1. $75registration, $75 field trip fees, and $30 school fee up front.
I'm looking forward to touring the school. I'll let you know how it goes. I'm just glad that stress of finding a place for her is OVER :)

Those Darn Kids

Kelson has been coming up with some rather funny quotes/sayings lately, so I thought I would just include them in my blog.

With all the construction we have going on around the house, I'm not surprised this one came out of her mouth, but it was just too funny not to capture. Her and I were hanging out in the livingroom and she points to one of the walls and says, "Mommy, we need to knock this wall out and put in a bathroom". LOL! I just busted our laughing. She has inherited the "albert" genes for sure.

The next thing was were having a horrible storm coming through so she was sleeping in our bed between Jason and I. She said I'm really scared of the storms, I said Baby its ok, we are here, so she said, "Well maybe if you scratch my back I will feel better" :) LOL! She's soooo my daughter- LOL! She also uses ice cream as a way to ease any pain or make things better.

Little Janson has been moving around sooo much lately- its crazy what a difference one week makes. I've even seen him moving around already so he's a pretty strong boy already for 23 weeks old in the womb. I've been feeling good, no more problems, actually starting to try and do more instead of just laying around so I think that's helped some.

Kelson and I are heading to Florida the first week of August to visit Keri and kids, hopefully Kyle, and mom and dad. We are SUPER excited since there are so many cool things we plan to do: See Juliet for the first time, celebrate Keri, Kelson, Papa, and Corgan's bdays, go to Chuck E Cheese, go to the 4D appointment to see Janson, swim at Gigi and Papa's house, and take some family pics. That's all in 3 days! :) LOL!

Awesome Monday!!!

Well, yesterday was NOT your typical Monday. First of all, my boss told me I could work for home so that was great news. My friend Katie, came over to clean our house. This is the first time I've ever hired someone to clean. Normally I would do it, but with the pregnancy and having to work, she offered her services for a reasonable price. It was nice having someone else do the dirty work... bathrooms especially- my LEAST favorite thing to do. I was very impressed with her work, but there are a few things we have to tweak before she comes again next month. I looked around at cleaning companies, but none of them had good reviews via facebook nor could they be trusted for the money you paid them, so I thought I would go with a friend instead. It seemed to work out great for everyone.
While all this was going on, cousin Melissa asked one of her doula students, who is a massage therapist, to come over and provide massages for the aunts who are in town. So since we provided the location (our media room) and sheets she gave me a free pre-natal massage. It felt GREAT! 30 min, but I could have easily done 60 min. It was very nice. Then Kelson had little gym so we got to bring a friend and she chose Lola and Annabelle, but since Annabelle is in Florida, we were happy to invite Lola. Charlie came too and they had so much fun. Alyssa joined Kelson and I too, so she got to go in and watch Kelson's class. It was really cute.

Also, Jason got a facebook message from a guy whose daughter is getting married in September in Oklahoma and wanted him to come sing "I loved her first" and a few more tunes throughout the reception, so Jason told him he would for $5K (the same amount his movie room equip is going to cost) :) Jason just threw that number out there, not thinking the guy would committ, well, he did, so it looks like we are gonna be able to have our movie room this year instead of 2014 like anticipated :) I've been trying to pay down debt since we re-modeled our house, so this is great news!

Gossip Girl...

After Kelson gets home from school, I try to have her tell me what happened that day at school. Sometimes you don't get much, but it seems like when we are getting ready to go to bed then she just spills the beans. LOL! Last week she told me that this boy named Thomas was mean and pulled her ponytails, so I asked her if she told the teacher and she said "No, but that her friend Addison told her to come stand with her and she wouldn't let him hurt her" :) I thought it was cute that even at that age kids are sticking up for eachother. So of course, I told her to tell her teacher next time he did something mean to her. She said, "Well I tried to tell you but you weren't there" :( I felt so bad, but re-assured her that her teachers would take care of her. She seems to be liking it so far though and her classmates. I haven't noticed any learning skills, but that could be too cause she is advanced for her age already. When I ask her if she's learned anything, I get nothing, but when it comes to telling stories, she's all about it :) LOL! Sound familiar mom?

I think its good that we signed her up for part time (3 days a week for 3 hours/day) cause by Sunday she was tired and that she didn't want to go back to school yet. LOL! Lastnight her and I were laying in bed together and she told me that she didn't want to go to school again this morning and I asked her why not, she said, "Well Charlie was being mean to me." (here we go again) So I said well why honey? She said "Well Emerson was doing something dangerous and he was yelling at her", so I yelled at him to tell him to not scream at Emerson. LOL! So, I guess she was sticking up for someone this go round. I told her that maybe Charlie was trying to keep Emerson from hurting herself and thats why he was yelling!? So she soon let that story go and said well, Emerson was showing off her underwear to everyone (with a laugh). I was like OMGosh, well why? She said, "well she wanted us to see her cute underwear". I said, "Well did you do that too?" (knowing she wore shorts that day), so she said "Nope, but Tamesha (sp?) did."

So with all these stories I think we are gonna hear some interesting things coming out of my Pre-K's mouth :) I think I'm just getting a taste for what I have in store :)

Anyone up for some Hungry Hungry Prego???

Well since now I've only gained 3 lbs. I was very proud of that, until I read that starting around that time your appetite increases and you can gain some of the weight now. I've been so hungry lately and eating more than I normally have been. I guess my little man is growing like he should be :) Yipee! I hope to keep my weight gain to a minimum so I have less to lose when the time comes to burn it off.

This past weekend I got Kelson's playroom all cleaned and re-arranged. So, now its time for Jason to use his skills and paint the WHO-VILLE theme into the room. I'm so happy we went with that look cause it will be perfect for a boy and a girl's playroom :) Plus during Christmas we can make it look like a Grinch room :) So cute!

We have our bedroom decorating ideas for Kelson's new big girl room and baby Janson's nursery!!! Kelson's room we are going to go with an enchanted forest theme. Built into the wall bed, with some enchanted trees with lanterns, twinkle lights over her bed, etc... gonna be SO cute! Will work in some of the disney princesses too :) Between Jason and Adrienne's artist skills we should have an adorable room. We have to knock down a few walls, make Kelson's bathroom now a Jack and Jill bathroom for both of the rooms, and make our old laundry room a closet for Kelson. It's gonna be a fun process.

Jansen's room is gonna be something like a pirates of the carribean/peter pan/capt hook theme! The round crib will look like a ship mast, have treasure map wall borders, treasure map pics on the wall, plain bed sheets/skirts (unlike Kelson's) :)
I'm so excited that we have some ideas so we can get started on it.

Speaking of our little man, Bobba came up with a potential middle name for him. CANE.. like candy cane :) I love it and it fits our christmas middle name themes :) I'm not sure which one will stick, but I'm excited that we already have some names picked out!

Thank you God for my wonderful family and life!!!!

It's official- Kelson is attending Pre-K!!!

Well after the trial day at Country Day, we decided that we were going to give it a shot. She started school this morning for the summer, it lasts through August 5th. She is SUPER excited about going meeting new friends. She is such a fast learner and is soooo full of personality that she will have friends and be a teacher's pet before we know it :) She will go three times a week (W-F). Chinese day, library day, and Fun Friday (water day in the summer). I still have her enrolled at the Little Gym on Monday nights. It's a MUCH smaller class than her last semester. Like 6 kids vs 20. I think she liked having all those kids, but I think this way she is getting more attention and plus she has her buddy Emerson there too. Emerson goes to Country Day as well. The cost for this private school is $370/month. It's a little tight for our budget, but well make it work. Especially if she really gets something out of it and seems to enjoy it. I can't believe my little girl is starting school already! :( But, it was a pretty easy transition for all of us. Thanks to her bubbly personality. This will give her a chance to learn and have something to do during the day, hang with kids her age, and give Jason some daddy and baby boy time when he does arrive. Life is GREAT!!!!

Our little Nutty Butty :)

Just a few days past 18 weeks, on June 7th, we got to find out the gender of Baby Albert #2 (aka Ebeneezer). I had to work that day, so I met Jason, Kelson, and Lucy at the doctors office. We were all VERY anxious to see if we were having a girl or boy. Time seemed to take forever waiting on Dr. Rushing to come in. Finally it was time. He started looking around and said the baby was doing great and measuring right where he should be, then he said you want to know, right!? I said "yep", then he typed BOY on the screen. I immediately looked towards Jason's reaction, he was laughing and couldn't believe it. I laughed and said "I told you guys it was a boy" :)

Kelson's U/S was very obvious, but this one, not so much. I asked the doc again if he was sure and he pointed and said there's his little taliwacker- LOL. So it looks like we are having ourselves a baby boy :) Kelson has been saying for the last couple of days that she thought it was a boy too and that she wanted a baby brother :) So it worked out well for everyone. I think Kelson being around Big Sis Annabelle and little bro Corgan made her realize that little brothers aren't so bad :) Kelson is going to be a WONDERFUL and very HELPFUL big sister. She is already talking about helping us feed him, bathe him, and getting his diapers for us. I can't wait to meet our little man, but I also can't wait to see how well our baby girl does with him.

We are very happy and ready to start decorating and setting up the nursery for him. It's still a shock that we are having a boy, but I think it will sink in soon. Since I've found out I can't quit smiling and now I get to refer to him as JANSON or JANSEN- depending on which one we prefer :) We are looking at a pirate themed nursery (both pirates of the caribbean and peter pan themed). I can't wait!

As you know, we've been calling him Ebeneezer, but I don't think its going to stick. Jason is NOT a fan of that as a middle name. I could be persuaded to keep it, but If he is really against it, then we will pick something else. We do have Elias in mind, Walt Disney's middle name. So we just may already have our little boy's name: Janson/Jansen Eli Albert :) Sounds PERFECT to me!

About me:
I've been feeling good, still some bleeding, but nothing major. Having some minor cramping and pressure, but again nothing I can't handle :) I'm just happy that I haven't had to deal with the round ligament pains like I did with Kelson- those were awful!!! It's hard to believe I'm almost 1/2 way there!!! Yipee!

I've felt a few kicks and moves in the last week, but nothing consistent. Now that I can talk to him and refer to his name maybe he will react :) I've been craving a lot of juice... cereal... and fruits. I guess these are all great things. Plus I will not pass on pizza or dessert :) I haven't been eating much lately, but I'm sure that will change SOON! I have only gained 3 lbs since getting pregnant so that's awesome. I'm trying to stay down in weight so its not so hard to take it off after he's born.

SMILE... Kelson's First Trip to the Dentist

We've been teaching Kelson the importance of brushing her teeth, so I finally made an appt to have her teeth cleaned. She is just a few months shy of 4 years old. I asked my facebook friends for a great child-friendly dentist office and 90% of them said "Alabama Pediatric Dentist Association" so I called and made an appt. We arrived about 20 minutes before cause I heard they had an indoor playground. She loved that part. I even got a little treat since I was "expecting" :) So we let her play and then it was time to go. The hygentist was WONDERFUL with introducing Kelson to all of the supplies they use. Kelson thought the spin brush they use to clean and the spit sucker upper were funny. She laughed when they used it and like to suction her mouth on the spit sucker wand. She did wonderful and sat there the whole time with no whining or pulling away. I think she was rather interested in what all was going on. So since she was a good girl she got to go pick a toy from the toy bins. She ended up choosing a paddle and ball. Dr. Todd came and looked at Kelson's teeth and said they were beautiful and everything looked great. They even told her she had purple monkeys and skunks in her mouth :) She got to pick out a sticker on the way out for being such a great patient :)

APDA is PERFECT for children!!! I'm so glad we found this place and will continue to go there.

Healthy Checkup

Went to see Dr. Rushing last Wednesday and he said that everything was all healed up. He didn't see the hematoma anymore or if it was there, it was very small, so that was a relief. I'm still having a little bleeding, but nothing major.

The baby is doing fine and is very active. We get to find out if its a he/she a week from today!!! :) I can't stinkin wait. I haven't felt the baby move but maybe once or twice so I'm ready to feel that too. Being 17 weeks I think it should be happening any day now! Yipee!

Here's a picture of Kelson with my almost 4.5 months baby bump!!! I love my babies!!!

First "Trial" Day of School

We have been searching for potential Pre-schools for Kelson within the last year. I didn't want to take her to daycare, especially since we didn't need one since Jason is Mr. Mom and Lucy works virtual. So I started asking around and a private school called "Country Day" was mentioned. So we decided to go take a tour. We were impressed with the school, plus they teach them lots of cool things and have themed days. Tuesday is Spanish day, so we decided to skip that day- LOL, Wednesdays they learn Chinese, Thurs they have library day, and Friday is pretty much fun day- water day, pizza lunch, etc.. Kelson didn't want to leave when we went to check things out. They have a playground too, so that really got her interest. A girlfriend of mine, Cici, her little girl also goes there. She is the one who recommended it. Its a little pricer than we wanted to pay, but I guess you get what you pay for :) Plus its a private school and we are going to sign Kelson up for the summer to see how she adapts and to see if she seems to be learning a lot. Kelson LOVES to be around kids and for the little while that we were there, she was already making friends.
We decided to sign her up for a trial day to see if she would like it. Knowing she would, but we wanted to give it a shot. We had to wake her up, normally she sleeps in till 9:30 or so, but this time I woke her up around 7:30 and she didn't want to get up, but then I mentioned going to school and she was like Ok, now I'm ready :) LOL! So I packed her little "peter pan" lunchbox. I made her a hotdog wrapped in foil (like my mom used to make for me cause I loved it) and some fruit snacks and an apple with a juice box. It was sooo sweet and sad to have to make her lunch for school. Not my baby girl, going to pre-school, NO WAY! Anyways, so then I picked out a cute outfit for school, got Jason up, and it was time for school. We dropped her off with NO problems, she was very excited and said "I'm going to be good and listen to my teachers mommy" :) We are soooo proud of our baby girl. She went from 8:30-11:30 and the teachers said she did wonderful and fit right in. So, it looks like we have a school to try out for the summer! She will start next Wed, June 8th. The day after we find out if she will have a baby sister or brother :)

My first ER visit

Last Friday me and a couple girlfriends of mine threw my BFF, Lisa Wilkerson, and her fiance a wedding shower at our house. The party was hit and lasted well into the night, involving Ruggby's and The Cave :) Although I didn't drink, I did dance, and sing and hang out till 3am. Anyways, since I was exhausted the next day, Jason and I took a nap. Soon after I woke up I freaked out cause I was bleeding rather heavily. I ran to the bathroom and started to cry. I called for Jason to bring me my phone so I could call the doctor. He ran to get the phone and went to get his mom. I couldn't get through on the phone and was still in shock and not sure what to do. I called Louise (aka the corner nurse) to help me through what to do. Her and Lucy rushed to our house, they were at Nin's helping them pack. Course my mom is in FL and my dad had Kelson out with him. So I finally got a hold of the doctor's nurse and she told me to elevate my legs and monitor it for an hour. So that's what we did. The whole family was VERY supportive and helpful. I was still freaked out cause I didn't know what was causing the bleeding nor if the baby was ok. I had read my blog a few weeks ago to look at milestones and it was around 16 weeks when I had those HORRIBLE round ligament pains, so I thought maybe this was just something like that. But I needed re-assurance that everything was ok. So off to the ER we went (Jason, Lucy, Louise, and Me) Kelson stayed with Papa- he was a huge help! It took about an hour to get back to see anyone. Once we did all they cared about was sticking me and drawing blood. After 6 pricks and 4 nurses later they finally got it- this was about 3 hours into the visit. I finally went off and had a meltdown cause I had yet to know that the baby was ok. So Aunt Weeza went to find some help and get someone to let us hear the heartbeat and FAST! Kristen, I'll never forget her name- she was my angel that day- she got the blood drawn and let us listen to the heartbeat. We heard something and it was mine.... then she finally got down to the baby's heartbeat- it was around 130, but I was SOOOO relieved to hear his/her heartbeat. I told her she was my favorite so far :) They gave me a pelvic exam but were unable to find out what was causing the bleeding, they just said it happens.
So after watching many episodes of Raymond (lalala- Jason had an interesting visit having to tell the dr and his mother all the activity that I had been doing previous to having the blood flow. Let's just say that Jason has cut us off until after Christmas :) LOL!!!!
It was time for an ultrasound.. so I got to see the baby moving all over and at that time his/her heartbeat was around 150, so I was pretty excited to know the baby was going to be ok. I was still frustrated that we didn't know what was causing the bleeding or if I ever would.
So after about 6 hours of all that fun we finally left the ER and went and got Krispy Kreme and taco bell and pads :) LOL! I can't thank Jason, Lucy, and Louise enough for being there for me and supporting me through that hard time.

I didn't have any cramping and was out of my first trimester so I felt somewhat relieved. But I knew I had to call Dr. Rushing on Monday.
So I took it easy on Sunday and called Dr. Rushing's office on Monday to get a checkup and see if he could find the problem.
We went Monday afternoon to see Dr. Rushing and after some tests, getting to see our active baby again with Jason this time and getting a FABULOUS picture of our baby at almost 16 weeks, we finally got some answers. I had a hematoma behind my placenta, sort of like a hernia. Dr. Rushing said it was nothing to be scared of, but that it should disinegrate and thats why I should continue to bleed. The ER didn't find it cause they didn't do a vaginal ultrasound. GRRR! Anyways, he told me to take it easy and no more XES for a while. I had just overdone it- with all the activities on Friday and Sat, so all week I've been lazy and taking it easy. Work has been great and letting me work virtual. I'm doing better, but get tired easy, out of breathe easily, and try to put my feet up as much as I can. So far so good. I'm just relieved to know the baby is ok and that I just need to take it easy. The thought of not having my baby anymore haunts me often, but I'm just grateful to God that he continued for all to be ok :)

Baby got low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

I'm really starting to POOCH out now and its all really low low low, so another reason why I think this baby may be a boy! ;) I don't remember carrying Kelson so low, but its been a while, so maybe I did!? Its exciting to be able to feel little lumps and places where the baby could be at. We will be finding out in less than a month. I'm anxiously awaiting to feel the baby move/kick. More so I can share the experience with Kelson- I think that will really make things interesting when that happens! To be continued...

Dreams...

Well I had a dream last night that I gave birth to a beautiful baby GIRL! We named her something Italian too- like Gabriella- I think this idea came from me having Kelson say "Bellisima" to people and kissing both sides of their cheeks- just to be cute. In the dream I just couldn't understand how the baby was born already without me knowing the gender first and how she was full grown and not pre-mature. It was a really cool dream and seemed so real. Not sure if this is a dream of things to come or just another weird pregnancy dream :) I have to say since the baby's heartbeat was 155bpm and now this dream, its got me thinking we may have another girl afterall. June 7th we will know for sure :)

Overall everything else is going good. LAst week in the first trimester, so really excited about my energy level returning.

On a sad and epic note- North Alabama was hit hard last Wed, April 27th, by several E4-5 Tornados. We were VERY fortunate that our house wasn't damaged in the storms. Roads on each side of us had severe damage and homes were demolished. Such a sad and devistating time. Poor Nin and George had some damage, but luckily are safe. Most all of North Alabama lost power for at least 5 days and some are still without. Worked was shut down and I'm just now returning back to work today. It's sad to see all the devistation and I feel so fortunate that we weren't involved and we were able to help those in need. God does listen to prayers and blesses those who bless others. Our house became the "command center" for the family/corner :) Our gracious buddy, Billy Hunt, let us borrow his generator, so we had power to our fridge, a tv, and some lights. He saved the day for us! It got so bad that we boiled water to mix in our freezing cold hot tub and the family members took turn taking QUICK baths. The water was unbearable. Its so easy to take things for granted. But we thank our Lord and Savior and angels for watching over us!!!!

2nd time around- pregnancy symptoms

First Trimester (4 weeks-13 weeks)
Cravings:

Sweet and salty. PB&J with Nacho Cheese Doritos on it. Chocolate, pizza, meximelts, oranges (that have caused fever blisters from too much acid), flavored water, cheetos, and string cheese

Annoying things:

No energy the first month, excessive bathroom breaks during the night, tender breasts (more than last time), cramps, (copied all these from the first pregnancy) being the only sober one at parties- ha-ha, No Diet drinks due to aspartame (bad stuff), and being so tired! I think not being as active and in shape this pregnancy has really hindered me, but I'm trying to stay active. Having to wear maternity clothes from 2nd month.

Neat things:

Getting to go through all my maternity clothes and getting some from friends- its like I got a whole new wardrobe, feeling little bits of the baby inside me already, getting to share the baby with Kelson, letting Kelson "hear" the baby... (she told me yesterday that she could hear the baby drinking its milk and then she listened again and said oh it just pooped- LOL!) Trying to guess if its gonna be a boy or girl and picking out names- already :) Being pregnant again with my sister. Having SOOO much help :)

Let's face it.. I'm tired!!!!

Well, this 2nd baby is really weighing on me (pun intended)!! I'm exhausted most of the time and already feel the baby bump. Good to know that most 2nd time mothers go through this exact same thing. I actually feel better if I get up early and start my day than i do if I sleep in till 9 or whatever. But I know I'm supposed to rest as much as I can, so I do.
I'm almost 11 weeks on Friday, so I'm really excited about getting closer to my 2nd trimester and getting some energy back. I feel it slowly coming back each week. My next appt is on April 26th- we hope to get to hear the baby's heartbeat :) That was such a neat experience with Kelson.

My food cravings have been all over the map- I want sweet one minute (mostly PB&J sandwhiches) then spaghetti the next. It changes from hour to hour. So its really hard to say if I'm having a girl or boy based on the cravings. My chinese chart said Boy, but we shall see, I think Boy too!

Lately, I've been feeling something in my tummy- I recognize the difference in gas and a baby (since I've been pregnant before) and I KNOW that what I'm feeling is not gas. It seems to happen when I'm leaning down or stretching to do something. Last night I was laying in bed with Kelson and got up and WHAM it hit me- like a kick, but I know the baby is too small for kicking so I think it may be the sac moving around in my tummy!? Just my thought. So I went online to research it and it said that a lot of second time mommy's felt their baby earlier, so I think its def something. I know its not gas-related, so it has to be the sac or something since the baby is still so small!? Just my thought. Sometimes it happens a few times a day, but then some days I won't feel anything. Some people asked if it was a flutter, but this is a WOW, stop me in my tracks movement, not just a bubble. I'm going to ask Dr. Rushing about it at the next appt. It seems to happen right on my belly button.

Kelson has been having "night time" issues again and wanting to get back in bed with us during the night, so mom suggested that I be the one to lay down with her, so I did last night. We talked about her day, how much fun she was having with Gigi and Papa (they are visting from FL), and saying her prayers. I turned off all the lights and that's when she said she was scared, so I thought, ah hah, maybe she is scared of the dark and that's why she gets up. So I left a little nightlight on last night when I left her room and she stayed in her bed all night :) So well see if that does the trick. I'm trying to break her from this habit before the baby arrives. I can't be up with TWO kids during the night or I'll fall apart :)

So anyways, all is going great! I'm very excited about our sweet little angel! I really don't have a preference on gender, but have a gut feeling on this boy. Part of me wants to wait to find out until he/she is born, but I like to plan ahead too! Ah- decision, decisions ;) Good thing is we already have a boys name ready to go :) once I find out the gender, I'll post it :)

We have lots of house stuff to do - painint, moving Kelson from the nursery to her own big girl room, decorating the nursery, etc... hoping my sister is going to help me with decorating ideas for both :)