6/26/08

RiGHT NOW i AM 17 WEEKS. THiS iS My FiRST PREGNANCy N iT'S VERy EXCiTiNG. i FEEL My LiTTLE BUNDLE OF JOy MOVE FROM TiME TO TiME BUT OF THE TiME iT MOVES LATE AT NiTE. ALOT OF PPL SAy THAT i AM GETTiN' BiG BUT iN My EyES i'M STiLL TiNy AS HECK! i GUESS i LOOK ALOT BiGGER iN PiCTURES. SO FAR My PREGNANCy HAS BEEN GOiN' PRETTy WELL. i HAVEN'T HAD ANy MORNiNG SiCKNESS BUT THE ROUNF LiGAMENT STRETCHiNG ALMOST DROVE ME CRAZy!!!! AMD TALK ABOUT BEiNG EMOTiONAL. i FiND MySELF CRyiNG FOR NO REASON AT ALL.

AT THE BEGiNNiNG OF My PREGNANCy i CRAVED TOMATOES AND PiCKLES. BUT NOW i CRAVE PEACHES STRAiGHT OUT THE CAN AND iCE CREAM....yUMMy!!!! LOL...N ALSO, i'VE BEEN CRAViNG ALOT OF SOUL FOOD.

i FiND OUT WHAT i'M HAViNG JULY 23rd. i AM SOOOOO SiKED ABOUT THAT. i'M PRAyiNG FOR A BAByGiRL BUT My BOyFRiEND/CHiLD'S FATHER WANTS iT TO BE A BOy... GO FiGURE LOL. i'LL JUST BE HAPPy WiTH A HEALTHy NORMAL BABy!

RiGHT NOW i'M EXPERiENCiNG BLEEDiNG OF THE GUMS WHEN i BRUSH My TEETH AND TERRiBLE HEADACHES. THEy ARE THE WORST!

9/12/08

iT'S A BOy!!!!

i KNOW iT'S BEEN A WHiLE SiNCE i'VE UPDATED My PROFiLE. NOW i AM A LiTTLE OVER 28 WEEKS PREGGO. i'VE FiNALLy BEGUN TO GET A BELLy. iT'S AMAziNG HOW ONE DAy i WASN'T EVEN SHOWiN', iN DA NEXT i WAS HUGE! LOL. AS U'VE READ iN My HEADiNG, i'M HAViN' A BABy BOy. i'M SO EXCiTED, ALTHOUGH i WAS A LiTTLE DiSAPPOiNTED DAT i WASN'T HAViN' A GiRL:-(. BUT iT'S OK. THAT'S WHAT GOD WANTED ME TO HAVE. i PLAN ON NAMiN' HiM AFTER HiS FATHER N ME. MAKHARi(MARQUiS) AMiR(AMBER). i JUST CAN'T WAiT TiL ARRiVES! ALOT OF My SyMPTOMS OF PREGANCy HAVE LET UP ALOT! LiKE THE GUM BLEEDiNG, CONTSiPATiON, HEADACHES, AND ROUNG LiGAMENT STRETCHiNG. NOW i HAVE A BRAXTON HiCKS CONTRACTiONS...i HATE EM!!!!!! THEy ARE THE WORST(BESiDES REAL LABOR PAiNS). SPEAKiNG OF WHiCH, i'M SO AFRAiD OF GOiN' iN LABOR! i KNOW i'M READY FOR My SO TO GET HERE, STiLL i DON'T WANNA EXPERiENCE DA PAiN DAT ACCOMPANiES iT. BUT REGARDLESS i MiTE AS WELL GET READy FOR iT. N BESiDES i KNOW THE PAiN i'LL ENDURE WiLL BE WELL WORTH iT!

September 18th

yesterday i went to the dr to for a routine checkup. i now weigh 150 lbs when two weeks ago when i had gone i only weighed 144! i've gained 6 lbs in 2 weeks! Anywayz i got my results back from my glucouse test...i don't have diabetes! Which is something that i was kinda worried about because it runs in my family. It seems like my belly gets larger everyday! At first, my baby bump acted like it didn't wanna poke out which was fine by since it was summer time and i wanted to wear all my summer time clothes. now i look like a full fledged pregnant girl! But its cool granting that i am 29 weeks.

October 10th

i know it has been a while since i've written any updates. as of now i'm 32 weeks n huge lol! i've also discovered that i have about 4 stretch marks right by my belly button(tear). i thought i was gonna be able to go my hole pregnancy without gettin any stretch marks. but ion think i did pretty bad considering the fact that i am in my 8th month. but anywho...i'm thinking Makhari is beginning to drop becuz i feel alot of pressure on pelvis(ouch!). since i've been pregnant i've gained about 20 pounds. i was 135 before i got pregnant now i weigh about 153. but i prolly weigh more den dat since i haven't had my weight checked in almost two weeks. but my little prince moves so much. his daddy says dat he's in there playin football wit my organs lol. my babydaddy is soooo encited about the arrival of our babyboy. he's always kissin n rubbin on my belly. to be honest he has told the most ppl that i'm pregnant. m the weirdest thing is that the ultrasound tech told me that the due date she gave me was november 27th n my babydaddy's birthday is the november 29th! now aint dat crazy!!!! it must be a sign from GOD or somethin. Marquis(my babydaddy) is hopin' dat it comes on his birthday. but i was like hell now. ion wanna be stuck in da hospital da nite of da iron bowl! lol. but as u can see from pictures that i have gotten rather large. some ppl say that i'm big others say i'm small. but trust me i feel huge! i'm just so anxious for this pregnacy to be over with so i can hold my little prince in my arms!

10/14/08

Today i went for my 33 week checkep. Everything went fairly well. I heard my little man's heart beat once again(we listen to it every visit) n his heart was beating so fast til u could see my shirt jumpin up lol. They measured my belly n they said that its measuring a little bigger then it supoose to at 33 weeks. i thought i was pretty small compared to some ppl bellies i see. anywho the nurse said that she thinks my baby mite come before my due dat. me n his daddy are hopin dat he comes on his birthday so that will be his present from me n i don't have to go out n buy one. oh n i've begun to lose sum of my mucous plug. they said its pretty normal at my stage in pregnancy. well thats all i gotta say right now so i'll ttyl

11/05/08

Hey everybody!!! i'm just up late as usual n i decided to do an update. well yesterday, i went do the dr for a routine checkup n all my tests came back negative! i was happy cuz i know alot of woman who are pregnant test positive for group b strep. n they told me that by the measurments of my uterus n the amount of weight i have gained that my baby may way about 7 lbs already! yall i'm only 36 weeks!!!! they also told me that that dont think that he will stay in til my due dat because he's so big n he's runnin outta room inside of me. i just hope he's not so big til i can't deliver him vaginally! well ppl pray for me n my baby pray that i have a safe n easy delivery with no complications n that he's healthy. i must admit since my pregnancy is comin to an end, that i am kinda scared of giving birth. i know its somethin that i must grow thru but i know that its gonna hurt like hell! i hate pain. but thru CHRIST i can do all things who strengthens me. so i'm prayin for all yall mommies to be n those who have given birth. n for those who are TTC i'm spreading plenty of baby dust ur way! stay blessed!

11/14/08

hey everbody! well wednesday i went to the dr n found out i wasnt group b strep positive...yaaayy!!!! i was very worried about that because i heard alot of pregnant woman test positive for it. they also told me that he was measuring at 38 weeks n i'm 37. so he may be a little bigger den average. so he mite be a pretty big baby. but today i ate some salt(big no no) n now my legs n feet are severely swollen! that hurt too. i bet i wont do that again.

Name?:	Amber
Age?:	18
Height?:	5'4
Pre-pregnancy weight?:	135
About The Father/sperm donor
Name?:	Marquis
Age?:	21
Height?:	5'9
Are you still together?:	yep!
About Your Pregnancy
Is this your first pregnancy?:	uh huh
When did you find out you were pregnant?:	March 21st
Was it planned?:	Nope!
What was your first reaction?:	i was shocked n kinda happy n sad
Who was with you when you found out?:	nobody
Who was the first person you told?:	my mother
How did your parents react?:	they were shocked n sorta mad
How far along are you?:	29 weeks
What was your first symptom?:	cramps from my round ligament stretchin'
What is your due date?:	i have two...November 27th n December 1st
Do you know the sex of the baby?:	yep
If so, what is it?:	a Boi
Have you picked out names?:	yep!
If so, what are they?:	Makhari Amir
How much weight have you gained?:	about 9 lbs
Do you have stretch marks?:	just on my breasts
Have you felt the baby move?:	oh yea. he's pretty hyper
Have you heard the heartbeat?:	yea...
About the birth
Will you keep the baby?:	hell yea!
Home or hospital birth?:	hospital
Natural or medicated birth?:	medicated all da way!
Who will be in the delivery room with you?:	my mom, Marquis, n maybe his mom
Will you breastfeed?:	no
Do you think you'll need a c-section?:	idk
Will you cry when you hold the baby for the first time?: more then likely yea
What's the first thing you might say to him/her?:	prolly that i love him and dat i'm happy he's finally here
Would you let someone videotape the birth?:	maybe
Are you excited about the birth, or scared?:	both