Sunday, February 3rd

Saturday, February 9th

Thursday, February 14th

Wednesday, February 20th

Saturday, March 1st

Sunday, March 9th

Wednesday, March 19th

Sunday, March 30th

Yah! We made it to week 13! Last week I had a doctors appointment and Trevor got to hear the heartbeat! It was nice to see him so happy and proud! He truly has now been more interested in the pregnancy than he was before! I can `t believe that we are already into our 2nd trimester! i can `t wait to see our little baby!

Tuesday, April 15th

Week 15! Wow, I can't believe we have made it this far! I'm starting to feel better. When I get hungry I don't get nauseated anymore! Trevor and I ended up with bad colds this week! Wow, have we been sick! We have been fighting for the couch! We have been talking and I think we will be finding out the sex of our baby! I can't wait! That will only be 5 weeks from now!

Wednesday, April 30th

Week 17 has been great! The nausea is gone and at times I wonder if I am even pregnant! I don't think that I have felt the baby move, but I wouldn't really know for sure! My ultrasound is scheduled for May 27th! Trevor and I are so excited for it! I love talking baby with him because he is so interested and gets one of his big smiles! He is so proud to become a dad! Here's to feeling good and hoping it sticks!

Friday, May 30th

Week 21 is done and has been exciting! We found out that we are having a boy! We are so excited and really can't wait to meet the little guy! Unfortunately, the nausea continues and I take medicine every morning. Once I do that the day is great! I have really been feeling him move! What an awesome feeling, except when I want to go to sleep! The mood swings are few and far between! (So far!) I am a little extra irritable though! Which is not a problem for me, just my husband! Now comes the time to name our son and start buying clothes for him!

Wednesday, June 25th

Week 25! It is going so fast. I can feel the baby move all the time! I love it! Well, except when he is bouncing on my bladder! I have another appointment with my doctor tomorrow! Each appointment brings me a little closer to the end! Some women love being pregnant but I have decided that pregnancy and I don't go very well together! I love that fact that I will have a baby when I am done but getting to that point is not the most fun for me! I continue to be nauseated every morning and often at bedtime! The changes that happen to a pregnant woman's body are amazing to say the least! I'm looking forward to the day that I get to meet my son!

On June 23rd my older sister Tammy had her baby boy! He weighed in at 10 lbs 2 oz and is 21 inches long! His name is Charles Hugh.

Saturday, July 26th

Week 30! It is so exciting! The weeks keep passing so quickly. I had a doctor's appointment on Thursday and I do not have gestational diabetes but my hemoglobin is a little low and I have to start taking an iron supplement. I'm getting ready for the baby to come. I love feeling him move so much. It just lets me know that he is getting bigger and stronger! It won't be long and I will be able to hold my precious child! My miracle! Everyday I am amazed how I can be helping this new little life grow and develop to one day become a special person! I still have to take medicine everyday to relieve the nausea. I only write this stuff so that I can look back later and see how I felt. Trevor is very excited. Most of the time I see it when he gets to tell people that we are having a boy and when he is due! I think that to him it is still unreal. I get to feel him everyday, most of the day and Trevor doesn't. Just wait though, come 2 am one night he will get that reminder that we have a son and he now needs his dad, not just his mom! I can't wait! Here's to the next two months of a healthy baby and pregnancy and that he doesn't come until he is ready!

Saturday, August 9th

Week 32! Wow, the time has gone by so fast! The last two weeks have not been the most exciting as we had three deaths in the family. Trevor's Grandpa Floyd Shol, Grandma Martha Kjono and Great Grandpa Oscar Rude have passed on. Three more people in heaven to watch over us and our baby. Unfortunatley, they do not get to meet him but we have stories to share with him about his great grandparents. A co-worker told me that we have to lose our loved ones to make room for the new ones. I am now going to the doctor every two weeks, which just means the day is coming closer! I continue to have nausea every morning. I also sometimes get nauseated at different times of the day. My mom says she saw a t-shirt that read, "It ain't easy being queasy." I thought that was perfect for me. I guess people would quit asking how I was feeling if I wore it. The baby has been moving so much today! It is still so surreal to me. I have waited so long for this and it is all finally coming true! I am just about done with the baby's room! The other day I got it cleaned out and I sat in the rocking chair and talked to the baby. I explained to him how excited and nervous I am. I just hope I do things right. Last weekend I got an 8x10 picture that has four different poses of my father, who is deceased, as a baby. It is really neat and looks awesome in a frame that I had. I had also bought vinyl lettering for the wall that reads, "Baby, a little piece of heaven." I plan on putting them together on the wall in the baby's room. Trevor doesn't show his excitement about the baby very often. He is just not that kind of person. Lately, he has been talking about the baby more. Like, what we are going to name him and about how he will be fitting into our lives. It makes me feel so good when he gets that big grin of his when he is talking about the baby! Well, only 56 more days and counting...

Dennis and Alisha had their beautiful baby girl on 8/7/08. Her name is Erika Rae.

Saturday, August 30th

Week 35! Oh, where has the time gone? As much as I don't enjoy being pregnant, it has gone by so fast! Now is just the anticipation of when is he coming? A few more weeks would be good for him but I'm not sure it will be for me! I love feeling him move around inside of me though! Sometimes it hurts! Alot of times when I am walking around at work he will suddenly just push outward! He has a tendency to push out just to the left of my belly button! I end up rubbing that spot so much, I will probably never forget that feeling there! During the last week my belly has started getting in the way! It is harder to bend over and do all the other things I have been able to do until now! The heartburn has kicked in full force! I guess that means he is just getting bigger! I am starting to get nervous and scared for what is about to happen. I don't know my pain tolerance and am scared of how I will deal with labor. I'm nervous about actually having him here and taking care of him and how our lives will change greatly. I don't think you can ever really prepare for it! I reminded Trevor the other day that our baby could come anytime in the next few weeks and he told me it was just to soon! I guess that neither one of us is really ready! Only 35 days until my due date!!!!

Tuesday, September 9th

Week 36 and only 25 days until my due date! I'm ready to meet my son! I am also scared as everything will be so new to me! We went to a Twins game on Saturday and that was a lot of fun! Trevor was just like a little kid again! I don't know who will be worse him or the baby! A couple of hours after I got home I had some contractions for about an hour and I went ot bed and they went away! Which is fine because a couple of more weeks will do the baby good! Trevor is busy putting things away for the winter as racing is all done for him! He had a really good year and finished 2nd in track points at Buffalo River Racepark! It is nice to be done with that! The summer went by so fast! Now we are having work done to the house and I can't wait until that is all done! They will be working bright and early and I am not a bright and early person! The baby's room is all ready as I just finished sewing the curtain! The only thing missing is the baby! I will just pass the time by sewing a blanket and some burp cloths. Well, here's to a healthy baby when he is ready to join this world!

Saturday, September 13th

37 weeks! I am getting so excited and emotional. Lucky Trevor, I saved all of my emotional stuff for the end! I just can't wait to meet my son! I cry just thinking about it. One day he will read this and think I'm being silly. At that time I will probably agree! I truly feel ready to be done being pregnant! My back is starting to hurt and my hips get sore at night. I am not able to sleep in as long as I have been able to do. I think he is getting me ready to care for him and wants me to be used to little sleep! My doctor's appointment yesterday went well, the heart sounded good and as of right now his head is where is should be. Let's hope he stays that way! Please, no c- section for me! He has been moving around a lot, I keep telling him to rest up for the big day! Hopefully it will be sooner than later!

Saturday, September 20th

38 weeks and I can't wait for my baby to come! Trevor and talk all the time about what he will look like! We are so excited to meet this little guy! I had a doctor appointment yesterday and he said my cervix is thinning! Yeah, changes are being made! He also said the head is very low! I can feel that! We have everything ready for when he comes. I think we will truly be able to care for this little guy! I was able to get my hair done and had my first pedicure! I believe every one should have one of those! The last nine months has gone by so fast! I just can not believe that I am already to this point in my pregnancy! I have been so blessed! Here is to a uncomplicated delivery and a healthy baby!

Sunday, September 28th

39 weeks and no baby yet! I really think he likes it in there! I guess I can't blame him! At my appointment on friday the doctor was willing to induce me if I wanted. I opted to wait it out and see what happens. Generally speaking, my pregnancy hasn't been that bad! I can say that now that it is almost over! However, I will probably be induced on October 7th if we don't have him by then! I will then be overdue! Still the anticipation of everything is killing me! I have to keep reminding myself to be patient and that good things come to those who wait! Really, that is the story of my life! Nothing ever happens when I want it to! Oh well! I will just keep on going and will get to meet my son soon enough! I am so lucky!

Wednesday, October 4th

39 weeks and 4 days, but who's counting? I had a doctors appointment today and my cervix has not changed. he was unable to strip my membranes as I had asked. I think that is God's way of telling me to be patient! Although, I did schedule an induction for Tuesday. I really don't want to have the baby that way. I scheduled it because I am physically unable to do my job now. My back gets so sore after only a few minutes of walking around. I can't bend over very easily and my left foot hurts so bad that I can hardly walk. The doctor says it is from the fluid that I am retaining in my feet and ankles. The baby is pressing on my sciatic nerve most days and that also makes it difficult to walk sometimes. I mowed lawn on my riding lawn mower on Monday for about 3 hours. That didn't do a thing. I have some Braxton Hicks contractions and some perineal pressure every now and again but that is it! So, here's to hoping that I go into labor before Tuesday so that I don't have to be induced! As always, good things come to those who wait!!!