Seven Weeks 6 Days:

Wednesday, 14 Nov

Hi all,

I am 7 weeks pregnant and I just had mu first Ultrasound. All looks good and the heartbeat is 133/min. I was very relieved to see it! Early pregnancy is full of worries! I have had much more morning sickness than with my son, though I haven't been throwing up yet just feeling yucky! My sister is 6 or 7 weeks ahead of me, so we will have cousins close. Good luck to all and I will try to keep posting as much as I can.

Ten Weeks Four Days:

Monday, 3 Dec

10 weeks 4 days today! Heard heart beat, 162 BPM!! Dr says all looks good but sending me to a high risk OB since I weigh so little. I go in 2 days. I will let you know how it goes!

Ten Weeks Six Days:

Wednesday, 6 Dec

I went to the High Risk OB yesterday afternoon and they did an ultrasound to check on everything. The baby was doing well and measured at 11 weeks, as it should. The heartbeat was still at 162 and they say that is good too. It was very good to see the baby had two arms and legs and little tiny feet and hands waving around! I feel much better after seeing him/her again! I brought my 11 1/2 year old son with me to see the baby and he thought it was really cool, but wants it to be born right away! (lol) I hope all is well with everyone! Take care..

Eleven Weeks Five Days:

Tuesday, 11 December

I've been feeling a bit moody lately, but otherwise ok. I haven't had to much MS lately, but my boobs still hurt and I still have to pee all the time. I don't have another appointment with OB til Dec 31st, and high risk for ultrasound on January 16th. They say that they should be able to tell gender at that US as long as the baby cooperates. I am excited to find out, though it does not matter which it is. I am not two days away from 12 weeks, and I can't decide if it is going by fast or slowly. (lol) I guess it just depends on what day it is. I am glad that everything seems to be going well so far, but it is still hard to worry! Hope all is well with everyone!

Talk to you soon!

Twelve Weeks Five Days:

Tuesday Dec 18

I am feeling pretty good today, no MS just a bit tired and achey. I can't believe it is almost Christmas! I don't even want to think about it! We are supposed to go up to the Smokey Mountains in a few weeks. I am really looking forward to it since it is so beautiful there. I just need to get out of the grind. Some days I feel down and others I feel great. It is so crazy with all of these hormones! LOL I don't remember this with my son, but I guess that was 11 1/2 years ago. I hope all is well with everyone. Every now and then I feel a strange feeling in my stomach and I think it is the baby moving. I know it is early, but I felt my son pretty early too. I finally am putting on some weight. Only a couple of pounds but I am happy about it none the less! I guess I will go for now, but I will write again soon.

Thirteen Weeks:

Thursday Dec 20

Feeling pretty good today. Went to Drs. cuz I have a UTI, but no big deal. Heard heartbeat again, 159 BPM. All sounds good. Finally out of the first trimester. Feeling a bit better about that! Oh yeah, and about the weight gain, I forgot to factor in my winter clothes... Not so much after all..lol! But I am not to worried yet! Only 1 more work day til' Christmas break! I could use a break at this point. It has been really slow at work and I have been bored out of my mind!

Hope all is well with everyone!

Fourteen Weeks Six Days:

Wennesday Jan 2nd

Happy new year to everyone! I went to the Drs again today and they did not do much except chat with me and send me on my way. They did however listen to the heartbeat again, 155 BPM. I am looking forward to my Jan 16th ultrasound. They say they will be able to tell the sex of the baby then, but I have a feeling the baby will be stubborn and keep me guessing. With my son he cord was between his legs and they told me not to paint the room blue all the way up to the ninth month! LOL. I hope all is well with everyone!

Talk to you soon!

Fifteen Weeks Six Days:

Wednesday Jan 9

Today nothing seems to be going right for me! I have shown the first signs of "stupid moments to come" today. I came in to work and went to make a pot of coffee and I did not put the pot square below the spicket so the coffee went everywhere BUT the pot. If that was not bad eanough, after I cleaned it I forgot to put the filter holder in before making the second pot and the same thing happened AGAIN! Holly Crap! I don't know what is wrong with me! I hope this does not become a regular thing because I am the only girl at my office, so all of the guys are getting on me pretty bad with the laughter thing. Then when I tried to write this post I erased it twice so I had to write it three times before actually posting it. I just kept hitting the wrong button, and not the preview one. May be I should just go back to bed before I hurt something...LOL

Have a good day ladies, I am off to drink my coffee! (ha ha)

Sixteen Weeks:

Thursday, Jan 10

I have been feeling the baby kick for the past few days. I can even feel him/her on the outside now if I put my hand on my belly and lay on my back. I am glad to feel it so much cuz maybe I will worry less, (ya right!) Still feeling a bit tired lately, but I think my hormones might finaly be letting up. I hope so, because I don't want to be so mood swingy anymore. All is well otherwise! Can't wait til' Wednesday!

Sixteen Weeks One Day:

Friday, Jan 11

Hi Ladies!

As of late I have still been very tired. I feel like a turtle lately, LOL! I was hoping that it would let up a bit, but I guess I cannot complain since I don't have many symptoms. I have had misc. aches and pains in my stomach since it is growing signifigantly by now. I feel the baby move alot more. He/She is definetly on a cycle. I will feel Him/Her for a while about three or four times a day, the rest of the time I guess the baby is sleeping.

I am really happy to have this site to keep a diary on. I have met so many good poeple here! I will keep you posted on my next US. I am very impatient to go, LOL, but it will be worth it to see the baby again! Hope everyone is doing well!

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Monday Jan 14

I don't know about you girls, but this weekend I started having the worst round ligament pain! It seems like whenever I move the left side of my stomach has a shooting pain to the point where I have to sit down or double over! I guess this is quite normal, but very annoying! LMAO! Other than that, I have been feeling pretty much well. I have had a few headaches and some tiredness, but otherwise pretty good! Hungry ALL the time it seems, but I just keep eating!! I love food anyway, so I don't mind!! My itching, on the other hand has not seemed quite as bad as it was a few weeks ago, hooray! That was not very fun, I hope it stays away. I just keep drinking lots of fluids to keep hydrated and it seems to help, along with occasional lotion. I should be more diligent with the lotion thing to escape the stretch marks, but I forget if I am not itching.

Sixteen Weeks Five Days:

Tuesday Jan 15

3 PM and the baby is kicking like clockwork. Always at this time of the late afternoon and again around 8 pm or so. So funny! I am excited about the US in the morning. Hopefully all will go well and the baby will be healthy! I am glad to feel the baby so often now, it helps me not to worry so much! Still getting a lot of ligament pain in my stomach from all of the strreeetching, but I am getting a bit used to it, lol! Also still a bit tired, hopefully I will get my energy back soon, I feel so lazy! I am also Hungry all of the time now. I swear I eat non-stop. May be I will have gained more weight due to all of my eating! Hope so!

Sixteen Weeks Six Days:

Wednesday, Jan 16th

Had another US today. They say IT'S A BOY! That makes 2 Sons for me! Everything looks good, the heart, head, all of the measurements! So we are thrilled. Baby ROSCOE H. EDNEY IV! I also got to hear the heartbeat again, Daddy did too for the first time, it was 146 BPM!

I LOVE MY BOYS!

Eighteen Weeks:

Thursday Jan 24

Hi Girls,

Yesterday was my son's 12th B'day. Poor guy is feeling sick today :(. We are planning a party for him on Sat, so I hope he feels better! I am feeling ok. Still tired around 2-3 pm, I run out of gas! Having some pains from the stretching, I suppose. Not to worried about it since I feel him moving around in there. I gotta go for blood tests on Monday. I hope it all goes well! I know it will, but I still worry! I felt bad cuz he had to go to school so his Bday wasn't so special. But we are planning a Rock Concert party at the studio to make it up to him. Then he can show off his drumming skills!! How funny! Mr. Metal Drummer...Ha Ha! He's pretty good though! I hope it all works out well for him! I am very excited!

Talk to y'all soon!

Eighteen Weeks One Day:

Friday January 25th

TGIF! I am feeling pretty good today, only a bit tired. I was bored so I did that Madam Zaritska reading thing and she predicted I would have a boy on a sunny day in the early evening, 6 hour labor, weighing 7 lbs 4 oz, 21 1/2", and the baby would have hazel eyes and no hair. It will be interesting to see how close it came. 6 hours sounds good after 24 with my son! At least it got the boy part right! My clip board didn't work right so I did it again and the second time it came out with this:

Madame Zaritska, our resident clairvoyant, wants to help you prepare for the arrival of your child. Here she does her best to predict certain aspects of your labor and birth experience.

What she senses for you
The day you deliver, outside will be windy. Your baby will arrive in the evening.

After a labor lasting approximately 4 hours, your child, a boy, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 7 pounds, 15 ounces, and will be 18 inches long. This child will have light blue eyes and a little patch of brown hair.

Funny stuff! I guess it changes everytime! LOL I am not counting on it being right, but it was fun and it passes the boredom! My son's Party is tomorrow. I am excited for him! My B/F is spending the day preparing, I am glad so that I won't have it to think about when I get home! Hope all is well with everyone.

Eighteen Weeks Four Days:

Monday, January 28

Well, I am half way through week 18 and feeing pretty good. I am very tired still, but otherwise well. I went for my OB appointment this morning and I have gained 10lbs since I got pregnant! I was so happy because I was underweight to begin with1 They took the heartbeat again and it was 143. I took the tripple screen test today because mu high risk suggested that I do. He did not seem concerned, but I think he likes to cover all tha bases and be thourough. I figured what the hell.I have two ultrasounds scheduled next month, one on the 11th and one on the 18th. I am kinda concerned about having so many. They want to keep checking measurements, but the baby has measured good so far??? They say my uterus is right where it should be at 3 cm below my belly button and all is good. I hope they know what they are doing with all of the US. I have researched a lot about them, but the contradictory studies make me more stressed out. Any one else have this happening?

Saturday we had my son's Bday party. It went ok, but there were more adults than kids there :( The kids a t his school's parents are too overprotective to let them go out to parties, or to selfish. I don't know which, but I was kinda sad for him. The kids were all excited to come, but the parents never called to get directions or anything. What a bunch of weirdos. Hope all is well with everyone.

Eighteen Weeks Five Days:

Tuesday, January 29

Tuedsay and I already can't wait til Friday! What a bummer. It was primary election day here in Florida, but I could only vote on amendments because I am registered Ind. :( I think that Ind.s should be able to vote in either, but Fla is screwed up like that! Not to mention the delegates being nullified. I don't even want to get startred on that!!!! I was watching the news this morning and it was very interesting to see that many other countries are so interested in our election. Politics is such a funny subject though. I guess I am glad I got to participate in the amendments, even if I couldn't in the primary. Guess it wouldn't matter as much anyway with the whole delegate issue.

I am still feeling tired. Other than that I feel great. My little guy is kicking the hell outta me! I am very happy though because it keeps my mind at ease, and it is cool to feel him say hello! Some days it seems like time is passing by so slow and others so fast. I can't decide which. i am enjoying being pregnant though, so I suppose the slower is better, if I can keep my patience at bay! LOL I am happy to report no more MS still, knock on wood! I think that it is behind me. i only had a yucky feeling after all, I never actually got sick, so I guess I am luck compared to most. maybe because it is another boy. I didn't have much with my first so either! I think that some of my tiredness may be the result of boredom, since my job has been relatively slow. I better keep my mouth shut before it gets crazy around here again though! You gotta be careful what you wish for sometimes! :) I hope all is well with everyone. No news is good news!

Nineteen Weeks One Day:

Friday, February 1

I am not feeling quite as tired today! I am happy about that. Just a bit of aches and pains in my back and sides earlier, but they seem a bit better too. The baby is real busy now, he moves all of the time. I am glad about it though because one day he was extra lazy and I was worried sick until he got busy again. He seems to rest while I am up and around and go crazy when I sit still or lie down. I think the days he seems lazier are the days I am more busy, but don't think about it. I am happy it is FRIDAY!!!! Yaaa! I have the weekend off. I am wondering if I am not doing too much some times, but I gotta do it for now. Money sucks!!! LOL I am hoping that I can be a stay at home mom once the baby comes. It would be very nice. I guess we will see...

Nineteen Weeks, Six Days:

Wednesday, February 6

I had a scare over tha past few days. I got a call on Tues from my regular OB and they said I tested high for Downs. I called my high risk OB and freaked out and they got me in on Wed (yesterday) for genetic counseling and a US. They said it was >1% probability on the blood work and that they detected no abnormalities on the US, which 70% of Down's cases would have some sign. They said I can get an amnio if I wanted to be sure, but I told them no. I did not feel the risk was necessary since the result would have no bearing on wether I continued the pregnancy, and also that they saw no compelling evidence on any of my US's. I just trust in God and hope for the best, but in my heart I believe all is well. Thanks for letting me vent!

Take care guys, talk to you soon. Oh ya, He's still a BOY! LOL!

Twenty Weeks, Five Days

I haven't been on to update in a few days, but I have been busy researching. I called up my high risk DR who did the genetic scan and asked him to clarify some info for me that I was unsure of. He said he did a cardiac EKG on the baby along with a genetic scan to check for abnormalities and all came up fine. He said his heart rate was 144, he had a 3 vein umbilical cord, and his growth was right on target and that was great news. He also said that my initial risk of 1:106 is now modified to 1:582, which is a signifigant improvement. I have been a bit worried and this new info helps to put my mind at ease.

On a lighter note, I got a lot of baby clothes from mu girlfriends who have had boys and I have gotten them all put away in the nursery. It s almost done!! I am very excited. Rocky did such a good job with the painting, chir rail, and decorating. My son is getting very excited about the arrival of his new brother!

Twenty One Weeks, Five Days

I am Feeling pretty good lately. Still a bit tired. My little guy is pretty active most of the time. When he is not I always worry! LOL I am getting married on Friday! My guy proposed on Valentines day! Very romantic! We are keeping it low key, just the two of us and a weekend away. I am looking forward to it though. My 12 year old is mad because he isn't comming on the honeymoon, LOL. I told him we would go somewhere on spring break. Probably to the Peace River. All else is good for now. I have the nursery almost finished. Life is petty stressful right now, but about other things. I am pretty happy over all, so I can't complain!

Twenty Three Weeks, Six Days:

The Past two weeks have been kind of crappy for me. I Got sick on Friday Feb 22nd (my birthday and wedding day) with a 103 fever. I wound up in the ER on Sat. night and they kept me for a bit and sent me home. By Monday I still had a 103 fever so they admitted me for a kidney infection. On Wednesday I started to have contractions every two minutes on the monitor, so that was scary. They finally stopped those, but all the fluids I got gave me pnemonia... Bummer. I finally got out of the Hospital on Saturday afternoon. My Dr says bed rest until Monday, but I am at work for a few to see what is going on.

On the brighter side I had another US yesterday and the baby is doing good. He is weighing in at 1 lb 4 oz, which the Dr says is really good, and his heart beat is 152. Seems like he is no worse for the wear. The US tech turned on the 4D machine so I could take a quick peek, It was great! Amazing to see how developed he is already, just needs some more fat! I am going to try to schedule anoher 4D scan so I can get some good pics in two weeks, that was the age my sister had hers and the pics were beautiful!

I hope all is well with everyone! Talk to you soon.

Baby's Conversation with God

A baby asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?"
God said, "Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you."
The child further inquired, "But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy."
God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And you will feel your angel's love and be very happy."
Again the child asked, "And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?"
God said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will tea ch you how to speak."
"And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?"
God said, "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray."
"Who will protect me?"
God said, "Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life."
"But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore."
God said, "Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you."
At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, "God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel's name."
God said, "You will simply call her, "Mommy."