Hello everyone, this page is new to me but I love it. I am pregnant with my second baby. My first is 6 years old from a previous marriage. My hubby and I got married in April of this year and are soooooo excited to find out that our baby is on the way. Baby due 6/7/08 my daughter's birthday is 6/6/01. Funny!! I am from PA, and currently working as a teaching aide mostly because it's the only schedule that works with my daughter's school schedule but after a few weeks of working there I love it, great experience. Anyone with info or advise is welcome to share. Good Luck to everyone with their babies. :-)

Saturday, 10 Nov

So I had an ultrasound at 7 weeks and saw a blob with a heart beat, which was great to see the heart beating but a little disconcerning to see a blob instead of anything resembling a baby. Two days ago I had another ultrasound and saw a head, arms, and legs. The little guy was very busy in there and looked to be doing the cha-cha. It was so amazing! The doctor said he doesn't measure the heart rate yet just checks to be sure that it's strong. I would kind of like to know how fast it is but probably next visit. I don't know why it's such a big deal to let me know but who cares for now everything looks perfect.

Monday, 10 Dec

Had my 14 week check up today and hear the little one's heart beat. I've seen it on the ultrasounds eariler but never heard it. Was amazing! About 150 BPM. Little one growing well, so am I! LOL Gained 4 pounds to my suprise, I thought I only gained 1 or 2 but not complaining. I wanted to set up the 20 week ultrasound for next month to find out what it is. I can't stant this suspense, I'm not good with suprises at all. Well anyway the Dr. said he thought the next scan would be around 28 WEEKS since everything looked good on the last two ultrasounds. I am trying to talk my husband into a 3D scan. He agreed but didn't exactly let me know it's ok to call to make the appt for Jan yet. Oh well if that's the least of my worries I am one lucky mommie! Oh and I've been feeling the little flutters the past few days also. I mentioned that to the Dr. and he said of course it's possible considering it's my second and I am a fairly thin person!

Pregnancy Survey
About You
Name?:	Becky
Age?:	27
Height?:	5'4"
Pre-pregnancy weight?:	115
About The Father
Name?:	Joe
Age?:	37
Height?:	6'
Are you still together?:	Happily Married
About Your Pregnancy
Is this your first pregnancy?:	No
When did you find out you were pregnant?:	9/29/07
Was it planned?:	Yep, but didn't think it would happen so fast
What was your first reaction?:	REALLY EXCITIED
Who was with you when you found out?:	I was alone but told my hubby as soon as my feet hit the down stairs!
Who was the first person you told?:	My husband
How did your parents react?:	Very Happy
How far along are you?:	18 wks 4 days
What was your first symptom?:	Tired
What is your due date?:	June 7th, 2008 (day after my daughters birthday)
Do you know the sex of the baby?:	Not yet but hopefully in two days, can't wait!
If so, what is it?:
Have you picked out names?:	Kinda, but not really sure yet.
If so, what are they?:	Morgan for girl (don't know middle name yet) No first name for boy but middle name will be Lou (after my wonderful father in law)
How much weight have you gained?:	5 pounds
Do you have stretch marks?:	no, I really hope I don't get any
Have you felt the baby move?:	Little bumps for past two weeks
Have you heard the heartbeat?:	yes, last appt was 150
About the birth
Will you keep the baby?:	Yes!
Home or hospital birth?:	Hospital
Natural or medicated birth?:	Natural but open to medicated (went natural with my first)
Who will be in the delivery room with you?:	My husband, and probably my mom
Will you breastfeed?:	Going to try but didn't work out so well with my first
Do you think you'll need a c-section?:	Depends on size of baby (had a broken pelvis when I was 16 and some surgery to fuse the bones)
Will you cry when you hold the baby for the first time?:	Probably
What's the first thing you might say to him/her?:	???? I don't think I could plan that stuff
Would you let someone videotape the birth?:	I don't think so! If I don't want to see it then no one else is going to either
Are you excited about the birth, or scared?:	A lot excited and a little scared

Jan 10. 2008

Had our 18 week ultrasound today was sooooo amazing! Saw our little one getting in trouble, the tech wanted to take pictures of the head and face and she wouldn't put her little hands down away from her face. The ultrasound tech then shook my belly to try to get her to move. That worked for like 30 seconds then she put them right back in front of her face. I personally am SHOCKED that it's a girl. I thought for sure this baby was a boy. I think I am still trying to let it sink in. We are very happy and blessed to have a healthy and beautiful baby girl on her way.

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March 20, 2008- Went for my first steriod shot today, just in case Morgan comes early like her sister did. That freakin thing hurt and burned for like a hour afterward. The best part is... I go back tomorrow for another one : ( . Lil Morgan is doing great though, her last ultrasound she weighed in at 2 pounds 11 ounces at 27weeks. We have our 3D/4D scheduled for 4/3/08 and we can't wait to see what she looks like. I feel like we are cheating, looking in on her and all. Her nursery is coming along but still needs to be painted and have the boarder put up. The shower is 4/5/08 so guess we should get busy before the shower.

Quick update since it's been quite a while. Morgan was born at 37 weeks and very healthy. It was so amazing even though I have an older daughter the experience was beyond words. She's now 3 1/2 months old and such a good happy baby. No colic, very little fussiness, and content. I just hope she stays this way all the way to adulthood. Wishful thinking :)
When Morgan was one week old dear hubby decided to bail out. He said he just wasn't happy. I don't consider myself to be the type of person to ignore the obvious however I didn't see this coming and just thought he was having trouble adjusting to parenthood since this is his first child. (my first daughter is from a previous marriage although Joe has been in her life since she was 2). Anyway Joe filed for divorce when Morgan was 10 DAYS old and I emotionally couldn't take everything so I moved out taking my two daughters with me. That has pretty much been the end of Joe. I now live with my parents and am trying to move on. Joe has disappeared from our life. He sold our marital home, our cars, changed banks and simply moved on. His decision to remain out of our daughter's life has been the toughest part considering Joe wanted a baby so badly and now that's she's here he's gone. I love love love and adore this little girl! I look forward to raising her under any circumstance. My heart just breaks because she's just an innocent victim of a selfish man's stupid decisions. I'm lucky to have a strong family and wonderful parents and brothers to be positive role models for Morgan. I just hope she grows up to be happy and never feel that she was rejected because of a fool's actions. I will make sure that she will always know how much she is loved and how special she's made my life. I am a mom and that's what mom's do.