Hi I am Nicki, I am a 22 year old stay at home mom.I am married to my high school sweetheart, Adam. We've been married 3 years now in September, together for almost 5 years. We have 2 beautiful children, Alexia who is 3 and Corbin who is 10 months old. We are expecting another little girl due Feburary 15th,2009. Alexia kept telling us that she wanted a baby sister, we'll see how that goes when she gets here. We decided to name her, Madilyne Grace, Madi for short.Corbin and this little girl will be 13 months apart. I know it will be hard with 3 but I can handle it, cause children are blessings and are so worth everything!=) I cant wait to have our new little girl home with her little family. I am so excited.

I'm adopted, as well as 5 other siblings, 2 being actually blood related. I don't look at any of them any different than my blood-related brother and sister. Nor do I look at my PARENTS and different. They are my mom and dad, they took care of me. My life is pretty simple,I don't party or drink. I don't smoke. I get to stay at home with my children and thats pretty much it. We do EVERYTHING as a family, my babies go where I go as well as my husband. We don't have many friends, but its okay with us cause family comes first. After this baby, Adam says this is it. We'll see how that goes in the long run. lol.

I am planning to go to school after this baby for nursing. I had started the enrollment for nursing school before we got pregnant with Corbin, but he kinda put a damper on things, which is quite alright. I dont regret that at all. I plan to start the enrollment process after this baby is born. I know that God has a plan for my little growing family, and our lives, and I just have to let God do what he plans, and take it day by day and everything will be fine!

FIRST TRIMESTER
1-4 Weeks = 1 Month {Finished}
5-8 Weeks = 2 Months {Finished}
9-13 Weeks = 3 Months {Finished}

SECOND TRIMESTER
14-17 Weeks = 4 Months {Finished=)}
18-21 Weeks = 5 months{Finished}
22-26 Weeks = 6 Months{COMPLETE}

THIRD TRIMESTER
27-30 Weeks = 7 Months {In progress}
31-35 Weeks = 8 Months
36-40 Weeks = 9 Months

PREGNANCY JOURNAL

June 10,2008- Was suppose to start my AF today and didn't. I have been getting serious headaches and heartburn like crazy, and serious back pain! So I knew something was up!

June 12,08- Finally got the nerve to take pregnancy test. Adam was at work so I decided to go ahead even though he wasn't at home. Turned out positive, Took 2 more to be sure and sure enough all three positive. Explains alot! Adam is really shocked cause we just had our son 5 months ago. They will be 13 months apart. WOW!

June 16,08- Morning sickness never fails! It has kicked in today! and the heartburn hasn't given up either!

JUNE 17,08- Called my dr. today and We have our first prenatal dr.'s appt Monday at 11:40AM! I am super excited!

JUNE 17,08- Okay so the dr.'s office just called and wanted to know if I would like to come in this week, So of course I said heck yeah! so we now have an appt for Thursday at 1:40PM.YAY!!! I am more excited now!

June 19,08- Went to dr today and we are scheduled for our first ultrasound July 3rd, So I am super excited

June 20,08- We had to take my 5 month old to see a urologist in Vanderbilt Childrens hospital and he is going to have to have surgery to fix his hernia! The surgery is scheduled for August 1=(

June 28,08- We had my daughters 3rd birthday party today and it was great, although I am sick from being outside all day!

July 1st, 08- I have been sick the last two days with a severe sinus infection..really stinks! I have also had a extremely bad headache as well! I feel BLAH! Morning sickness has kinda eased up the last few days but that could be cause I feel so bad with my allergy problems that I havent been focusing on it!

July 3rd 2008- We went to have our very first ultrasound today! The baby is doing great the heart beat was at 173, so maybe its a girl! LOL. Either way we will be happy=) i understand at this time everything is so high anyways that the actual rate of the heart will not be good now to determine whether it is a girl or boy! However, we found out some not so good news! The found a hemmorhage on one side on my uterus where the placenta has separted itself. I have had slight spotting which I have never had before the dr wants to keep and eye on it to make sure it doesnt completely come apart! They also found some sortof of cyst on my left side of my uterus. A Corpus Luteam Cyst ...the dr. wants to watch that as well! So good and bad news=)=(

July 15,08- So my husband and I decided to take a trip to Gatlinburg,TN this past weekend hoping to relax, well my in-laws went and let's just say I would've rather stayed home! Anyways, I guess from all the walking around it has caused me to spot more. I tried to take it easy like my dr. said but with a 3 year old and a 6 month old, its a little bit harder to do that. My husband thinks that I can run run run and when I am more active is when the spotting occurs. I have placed a call with my dr. hoping that nothing has gotten worse. I am really worried at this point because like I said this has never happened before so its all new.

August 1st,08- We went back for our dr's visit yesterday, we got to listen to the heartbeat, and had regular rountine pap smear, and the dr. said everything looks great..we go back in 4 weeks, however, my son had surgery today so needless to say I am very stressed and about to go crazy seeing him in pain. It was a hydrocele/hernia repair surgery and deflux surgery. Poor baby!

August 27,2008- We went to dr today and everything was okay I guess, I had noticed that I had been leaking some clear fluid for about 2-3 weeks now, so the dr. did a bacteria test and came back fine, he said he didnt see that there was anywhere was leaking or whatever, he seems to think that my bladder is just really weak from getting pregnant so soon after my son, my body didnt have time to recooperate..lol. Anyways I have been having this spells of being dizzy, my heart feeling like it is going to explode, feeling like I am going to pass out, hot flashes and get to where I start shaking really bad, so my dr. is wanting to sending me to a cardiologist to make sure its not just part of pregnancy. He said he has seen it sometimes in pregnancy but with the way I had explained what was happening to my heart, he thinks my blood pressure maybe going down, he wants me to be on a 24 hour heart moniter to see if there is anything irregular there. We got to hear our beautiful baby's heart beat and it was strong. We go back September 25 to find out what we are having...yay.. I am so excited. Well, thats it for today..

September 11,08- I have started to spot again. Last night was my first time I spotted since week 8 when they found a hemmorage to the placenta, it stopped and I havent spotted for a really long time, and now last night I started to spot again. It was just a little bit but enough to cause worry. The night before I spotted I had been up all night throwing up with such a severe headache that I couldnt sleep,and tylenol wasnt working and when I laid down on my left side my right side had this unbearable pain in it, when I rolled over on my right side it stopped, So I dont know if these are connected but I have placed a call with my dr. and waiting on a call back so I hope that they can get me in and call back soon. We are due for an ultrasound on the 25th but I just dont think it needs to wait that long. I have never spotted with my other two and the one time I did with this baby it turned out something was wrong, I am kinda scared but am really ready to find out what is up. On another note we went to cardiologist on Friday and they put me a 24 hour moniter and I had one minor episode not a full with all the symptoms but some, my heart rate is really high when I am not having one of the heartrate problems, so It has me wondering what it would be when I feel like its about to beat out of my chest, anyways it is causing the cardiologist a concern, he wants to send me to have a ultrasound on my heart, he said it sounds like a pinched/collapsed or clogged valve, he said medicine will treat it but he doesnt want to put me on it being pregnant. However, they want to put me on another 1-2 weeks moniter I have to wear to see exactly what my heart is doing, then get me in for the ultrasound. Dont have the appointment yet due to a waiting list, so when I get more info I will post and let everyone know. And about todays visit as well.

September 12,08- SO...I had to go to dr yesterday due to some bleeding and some severe pain in my right side, turns out I have managed to tear something on my right side that is causing the pain and bleeding. Tuesday Night I was up all night with a really bad headache, that was so bad that it cause me to throw up really hard. Causing something on my ride side to tear. The dr, ran a bunch of test and stuff to make sure that it was not the baby trying to come out,which thank God my cervix is closed and that it wasnt a bacteria and stuff like that, took blood to make sure my blood count wasnt down, and took urine to make sure that I had no protein in my urine, I havent heard back about my blood work or urinalisis yet but should hear something back today. It hasnt done any harm to baby and it wont, in fact I am carrying this baby really low, my nurse practitioner says she can bet its a boy with how low the baby is. She didnt say it was but pretty good chance it is.. we find out in 2 weeks.We go to hear the heartbeat which made me extremely happy knowing that it was still there and that this hasnt affected the baby. However, the dr. said that while I am pregnant I should never have a severe enough headache to be vomitting, so she has put me on rest for now, not bed rest but to take it easy. She said its from a lack of sleep which now a days seems impossible for me to get any of. She told me to take a whole day, get a benadryl and go to sleep, and let Adam take care of the kids so that I can rest. She said that I would be amazed how much better I'd feel with just that one day. She also is running test on my appendix since that is the area it is hurting in our ultrasound in 2 weeks to make sure that it isnt inflammed or something. She said had it ruptured I wouldnt be able to stop throwing up.

September 26,08- We had our scan yesterday and we found out we are having a little GIRL!! The baby is doing great for the most part, she has an irregular heart beat right now, the dr. is going to moniter her heart beat and make sure that it doesnt get worse. Her heart rate is in the 150's but is dropping down in the 70's and then skipping a beat. Something else to worry about=( But on a good note, the cyst and hemmorage is gone.. yay! We still havent heard from the cardiologist on our appointment for that u/s so we are stuck waiting.

October 27,2008- Had my glucose test today, and everything is great with that, however my iron is still extremely low, even after taking iron pills. I still haven't heard back from the cardiologist on the date for the ultrasound, I would have already had the baby by the time they get back to me. But anyways everything is doing good so far, they are atill monitering her heart rate. so far ntohing has changed, which is kinda scary. Adam finally got to feel her move for the first time and actually see her move. I have now gained 4.5 pounds and starting to feel exhausted again. But for the most part we are doing good!

NOVEMBER 9,2008- Just a little update on how I am feeling.. Large.. lol. I am starting the really uncomfortable stage now. I can't sit in any position and be comfortable. Rolling out of bed is becoming more and more FUN, lol. We've started buying more stuff for the new baby which is really exciting. Indigestion has kicked my butt. And the Cravings..aww man! Where do I begin? I have started getting really bad Braxton Hicks Contractions to the point I almost feel like its a real contraction. The dr. is wanting to make sure they don't get stronger and mroe frequent but they have and they are driving me NUTS! I am feeling tons of movement now and Adam has gotten to feel her a couple times. Alexia isn't so sure about this whole growing belly thing yet, she knows that there's a baby involved but she seems like she has turned from an angel to a little terror in the past few weeks. She wont go potty in the potty, keeps using her panties instead. She isn't listening very well either! I don't know what's up. I mean I can't help but feel sorry for her at the same time cause she isn't the baby anymore and she knows that. I hope things start to straighten out with her. For the most part, I am feeling okay.. Exhausted but we have been going non-stop and having a ten month old cutting 4 teeth at once isn't helping as far as sleeping. We are going to Flordia in December and maybe I will be able to just go with the flow and relax. We'll see! I'll keep you all posted. Next dr's visit is the 24th of this month.

Mommy's Growing Belly

Pregnant Belly at 11W 3D

15 weeks and one day(174 days to go)

19W and 1 Day(146 days left)

24 weeks and 4 days pregnant!

25 Weeks and 5 Days

ULTRASOUNDS

7 weeks and 4 days

19 weeks and 5 days...ITS A GIRL!!