My name is Chrissie and my hubbys name is Rob, we are very excited about this pregnancy. This will be my first child and his second. We found out the day after my b-day, Jan. 2nd. So she's like my birthday present! I took 3 pregnancy test before I realized that I was actually pregnant, or before it really sunk in that is. I took the first on the 27th of Dec. and it had a faint positive line but I thought maybe it was wrong because my cycles were always messed up. So I asked Rob what he thought and he told me to wait a week and take another one...so I did, well actually took 2 more. We had gotten home from work and went through our regular routine of dinner and catching up on our favorite shows before bed and then I decided I was going to go ahead and take the other test. Rob sat on our bed while I went into the bathroom to take it...after I was finished I opened the door and he came in the bathroom with me. We both stared at the test as both lines started coming up. I looked at him and said, "Do you think it's right?" we both knew it was but it was just hard to believe for some reason. I started crying, I was so happy. And I remember him just smiling :) We had just started trying to have a baby in Dec. after we got married, she's our honeymoon baby!

Her name will be Emilie Grace :-)

Dates and numbers:
Your 1st trimester~ December 04, 2007 to March 03, 2008. (0 - 12 weeks) COMPLETED
Your 2nd trimester~ March 04, 2008 to June 16, 2008. (13 - 27 weeks) COMPLETED
Your 3rd trimester~ June 17, 2008 to September 09, 2008. (28 - 40 weeks) COMPLETED

Month 1~ Weeks 1-4 (COMPLETED)

Month 2~ Weeks 5-8 (COMPLETED)

Month 3~ Weeks 9-13 (COMPLETED)

Month 4~ Weeks 14-17 (COMPLETED)

Month 5~ Weeks 18-21 (COMPLETED)

Month 6~ Weeks 22-26 (COMPLETED)

Month 7-~ Weeks 27-30 (COMPLETED)

Month 8~ Weeks 31-35 (COMPLETED)

Month 9~ Weeks 36-40 (COMPLETED)

~2/5/08~

9 Weeks (3 Months): Well we had our first Dr.'s appointment today. I was really excited! My husband went with me and is going to try to go to all of our appointments. They went through the whole million questions thing and then came the best part. Our first ultrasound! Seeing our baby for the first time was AMAZING! They said that I am 9 weeks, which is what I thought and that the babys due date is 9-9-08. The greatest part of the ultrasound was when the baby started to move :) Rob held my had tighter as we watched the baby bouncing all around. We didn't get to hear the heartbeat this time, but hopefully we will be able to at my next appt. which is Mar. 3, 08.

~2/14/08~

10 Weeks 2 Days: Happy Valentines day everyone! Everything is going really well it seems. Morning sickness is still in full force and that is starting to take a toll on me. I've had morning sickness since the first week of Jan. Some days I just don't even feel like getting out of the bed. But then Rob comes in and rubs my back and tells me it's going to be ok and it'll be over soon. Everyone keeps telling me that it should be over by Week 13 so I am really praying. I'm so tired of being sick. Other than that, other symptoms aren't as bad anymore. The only thing I have really craved is Dr. Pepper and Mac & Cheese. Not the most healthy things in the world but sometimes that is all I can eat so, they'll be staying in business this year, lol. Well I hope everyone is having a wonderful Valentines day! I know I am :P Take Care!!!

~2/19/2008~

11 Weeks: I'm feeling much better. The morning sickness is slowly going away and I'm getting more energy which is great. Also next Tues. I'll be starting my 2nd tri-mester so I'm really excited about that!!! Anyways, that's enough for now. Hope everyone else is doing great!

~2/21/08~

11 Weeks 2 Days: Today I haven't felt that great but it's kinda been a seasaw lately. Hopefully soon the morning sickness will let up so I can really start enjoying everything. Next Monday will be a week from our next Dr's appointment, we are very excited! I'm hoping that we will get to hear the heartbeat this time...last time for some reason they didn't do that. I'm starting to notice some changes in my belly :) I'll have to start taking pictures. Rob snuggles up to me at night and holds my belly, it's so sweet. We're both sleeping in his arms :) I'm so glad that he is so intuned with me and wants to be so involved in the pregnancy. He has been the absolute best and I love him even more for it. We found a place in Martinsville which is about an hour from here that does the 3D ultrasounds. The package includes pictures, a picture disc, finding out the sex of the baby, and a 30 min. DVD of the session for $165. I thought that was really good so that's the place we are going for. I've still got a while yet though before I can do it. My mom will probably go with me since Rob probably won't be able to take off work at that point. Things are going pretty smoothly though. I hope everyone is doing well :)

~2/27/08~

12 Weeks 1 Day: Today has been hectic and worrying along with all kinds of other emotions raging. I got to work this morning and started throwing up blood. I called my husband at work and then called my mom. My mom said that it's probably where I have been so sick and my esophogus and stomach is irritated. Rob took me to the Dr's office where his mom works...they took blood and all that good stuff. They think that I may have a problem with my gall bladder...(gall stones). Lets hope not...if I do that means that I will be sick the rest of my pregnancy and they will have to do surgery after the baby is born. My main concern this morning and what scared me the most was the baby. So many of my friends have had miscarriages and that is always in the back of my mind. After talking to my Dr. he said that I should inform my OB-GYN...set up an appointment for today and see if they can put me on some medication that will keep me from getting sick. I called them and basically they told me that there wasn't anything they could do for me and if I wanted to I could go to the ER. So I'll be spending the rest of the day looking for another OB-GYN. I just thought they were very rude...they wouldn't even let me speak to a nurse and I'm throwing up blood. Anyway...there's my happenings for the day. I hope everyone else is doing well and isn't having any complications :)

~3/3/08~

12 Weeks 6 Days: We had our second Dr's appointment today which went VERY well. Rob and I got to hear our little ones heart beat so that was extremely exciting. It was in the 150's so I'm wondering if it really is a girl. The doctor said the pains I've been having here and there are just where everything is growing and stretching for the baby. Baby was VERY active, it moved like 10-15 times in about 30 seconds so he said that it seems very healthy and that lets them know that the baby is growing. He asked about my weight because I've lost about 7 lbs in the past 4 weeks. It just where I've been so sick but that is starting to go away and I'm very happy about that. Things are going very well though. Our next appointment is April 3rd and we will meet with the Labor and Delivery nurse and they will schedule my next ultrasound :) I hope everyone else is doing fantastic. Best Wishes!!!

~3/10/08~

13 Weeks 6 Days: I think I'm feeling the baby move! Once in a while when I'm laying really still I feel flutters :) I'm pretty sure that's what it is. I still can't pick up the heart beat on the Heart Listener that we bought but I can pick up little thuds that sound like the same things we heard at my last appointment which was the baby moving, so that is exciting. We have finally come up with a boys name, Robert Taylor. Robert after my husband and Taylor after Roberts great uncle. I think it's pretty cute and I'm very happy with the 2 names that we now have. I guess the when we have our next boy it'll be named after my dad. And yes we're already talking about our next one. My tummy is growing more and more every day! The morning sickness is really wearing off. I only got sick 3 times last week which was a blessing, I can stand that. Well tomorrow marks week 14, lets see what wonderful things are still in store :) I hope everyone is feeling great and is glowing!

~3/20/08~

15 Weeks 2 Days (4 Months): The baby is moving almost all the time now and I can feel it! How amazing is that, it feels like little butterflies most of the time but then sometimes it's like a big movement. I can't wait til he/she get's bigger :) I spent most of yesterday in the Dr.s office or on the phone with Dr.s not fun. I had been really sick Tues. and Wed. I couldn't keep anything down at all. I thought maybe I had the flu so I called my OB. They said for me to go into the emergency room...but I didn't want to risk catching worse things there so I went to my family Dr. they did the urine test and found out that I have some sort of infection and that I am dehydrated but not severely so I got sent home with an antibiotic. Before I left though, my Dr. stuck his head in the door and said I had some protein in my urine and that I needed to come back in 2 weeks for another test to see if everything is ok. This concerned me so once I left I called my OB back to let them know what was going on...long story short, they scared me half to death telling me that high blood pressure and high protein could be fatal for the baby, but, what they didn't tell me was that it's only like that if you're further along in your pregnancy. I don't know why they insist on freaking me out about stuff, I've learned NOT to ask the nurses any questions now...they always tell me something wrong.

But other than spending more time at the Dr.s office I'm doing great. The morning sickness is almost gone which really is wonderful. And in 2 weeks I have my next Dr.s appointment where I will talk to the Labor and Delivery nurse, do my AFP test, and they will talk to me about the child birth classes which I'm going to try to enroll in. My tummy is getting bigger every week, it amazes me that there is a little person in there that will be here in a little more than 5 months and our world will be forever changed. It's exciting growing babies :)

~3/21/08~

15 Weeks 3 Days: Last night I had the most vivid dream of the baby :) I dreamt it was a girl and that she had dark hair and beautiful dark blue eyes and I was putting a little pink polka dot dress on her to bring her home! I was so excited when I woke up. Maybe it's sign...we'll find out hopefully in a few weeks :)

~3/25/08~

16 Weeks: HORMONES! It's a wonder women don't snap, lol, well some do. If not for my husband and my closest girl friends I don't know what I would do. I cried about all day yesterday and most of this morning...but now I'm fine. I hope this passes soon or everyone might decide to put me in a straight jacket, lol. I guess it's just from the stress I have of trying to find another job before the baby gets here, worrying that I may still be stuck at the job I'm at now and hate, plus the fact that I feel like for some reason my husband and I aren't as close as we were 5 months ago and I think that is because we are just both STRESSED! We need a weekend away but he's tied up with work. I think I may take a weekend and go away with my best friend just so I can relax and get some things off my mind. Does anyone else feel stressed and overwhelmed. Lets face it ladies...becoming a mother is HUGE, you are deciding that you want another little person to be in your life forever and you want to raise them and nurture them. You are giving up your time to yourself and time with your husband and whomever else so you can have this wonderful little life in your life. It's a wonderful and blessed thing but it's also a huge life changing experience. And with the way women are we're not only worrying about the baby and if it's ok and this and that...we are also worrying about if we're going to be good enough parents, how things are going to be 6 mo. from now when we give birth, their first birthday party, their first day of school, and geez probably even college and stuff. Some people can bring children into this world and never think twice about things "down the road" I'm glad I do, I'm glad I'm thinking about some of those decisions that I'm going to have to make now. I think it's responsible and good for the child. I just have to remember and we all have to remember that some things are out of our hands and that sometimes we just have to cross those bridges when we get to them. Hope you all are doing well and hopefully soon we'll all know whether we're bring little boys or girls into the world :)

~3/26/08~

16 Weeks 1 Day: A conversation from the baby to 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 w ill feel your angel's love an d 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 teach 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, 'Mom.'

~4/3/2008~

17 Weeks 2 Days: Well we had our 3rd Dr's appointment today. Everything went great, the babys heart rate was 150bpm. They measured me but I forgot to ask what I was measuring. I found out today that the Dr I have been seeing will not be able to deliver me at the hospital I want to deliver at so I'm having to switch mid pregnancy which sucks. I like the Dr but I hate the hospital that he is affiliated with and wants me to deliver at. I talked to the Labor and Delivery nurse today, she was very helpful and answered all the questions I had. This was the first appointment that my husband wasn't able to attend so I was a little bummed about that but one of my best friends went with me so it was ok. She's really excited about the baby too, well, everybody is. This baby will be spoiled rotten before it even comes out, lol. Oh I also did my AFP testing today...I should have the results back for that tomorrow or Monday so I'll let everyone know how it turns out :) They also scheduled my ultrasound for April 28th which is the day before my brothers 20th birthday! I'm excited only 25 more days :) Well hope everyone is doing good!

~4/4/08~

Pregnancy Survey


About You
Name?: Chrissie M. McNeil
Age?: 23
Height?: 5' 7"
Pre-pregnancy weight?: Enough

About The Father
Name?: Rob W. McNeil
Age?: 32
Height?: 6'1"
Are you still together?: Yes, and very happy

About Your Pregnancy
Is this your first pregnancy?: Yes
When did you find out you were pregnant?: January 2nd 2008
Was it planned?: We were trying but didn't think it would happen so fast :)
What was your first reaction?: Definately couldn't believe it, we were both VERY excited!
Who was with you when you found out?: Rob
Who was the first person you told?: my best friend Amanda
How did your parents react?: Our parents are very excited!
How far along are you?: 17 Weeks 3 Days
What was your first symptom?: Tiredness, very sore breasts
What is your due date?: 9/9/08
Do you know the sex of the baby?: Not yet, we will be finding out April 28th
If so, what is it?: We are hoping for a girl but will be happy either way as long as baby is healthy
Have you picked out names?: Yes
If so, what are they?: Emilie Grace and Robert Taylor
How much weight have you gained?: 8 lbs
Do you have stretch marks?: a few
Have you felt the baby move?: Yes for the past 2 weeks
Have you heard the heartbeat?: Yes, twice now, first time it was 155bpm and yesterday it was 150bpm

About the birth
Will you keep the baby?: Of COURSE!
Home or hospital birth?: Hospital
Natural or medicated birth?: Epidural please, will probably try to have the next one naturally
Who will be in the delivery room with you?: Just my husband and the Drs of course
Will you breastfeed?: Yes. I plan on breastfeeding for at least 6 months after that alternating
Do you think you'll need a c-section?: I hope I won't have to
Will you cry when you hold the baby for the first time?: I know I will, I can't wait to hold my baby!
What's the first thing you might say to him/her?: I'm not sure, probably whatever I'm feeling
Would you let someone videotape the birth?: People can take pictures before and after but not during
Are you excited about the birth, or scared?: Very excited but nervous at the same time

~4/8/08~

18 Weeks (5 Months): I finally got kicked last night :) We were at my husbands grandparents house sitting on the couch, everyone was talking. Then all of the sudden I got kicked, I jumped because it scared me, then I realized what it was. My little one was probably trying to tell us to be quiet, lol. It happened one more time after that a few minutes later, and nothing since. I told Rob on the way to work this morning that I wanted to get kicked again :) Soon I hope I'll be feeling it all the time. I can't wait til he can feel the little thumps too! Up until last night I had felt the flutters and stuff and maybe some rolls but last night was definately different. 20 more days til our ultrasound :) Hope everyone is doing well!!

~4/22/08~

20 Weeks: Well we made it to the half way point :) I can feel our little one moving alot more now nothing really big yet except for that one big kick a few weeks ago. Mostly little kicks just saying hi. We go for our next check up on Monday morning then we have to be back at 1pm for our ultrasound and hopefully we'll be able to find out what we're having! I'm sure the day will go by SUPER SLOW.

~4/28/08~

20 Weeks 6 Days: We just got back from our ultrasound and...

IT'S A GIRL!!! HER NAME WILL BE EMILIE GRACE!

We're so excited! I haven't stopped crying since they started showing me all of her little fingers and toes! Now to start buying PINK!

~4/29/08~

21 Weeks: Last night Rob finally got to feel little Emilie kick for the first time :) I felt her first then called him over and placed his hand on my belly, she kicked him like 3 times. I almost started crying again. It's just the most wonderful thing ever to have 2 people come together to create this wonderful little life. God I love her so much and she's not even here yet. Seeing her yesterday was so amazing. Now all I can think about is waiting for September to get here so I can hold her. This little girl is going to be my world. Hopefully the next few months will go by fast for all of us so we can hold our little angels :) And on top of all of the excitement yesterday...today is my brothers 20th birthday so I'm very excited about that too. He's no longer a teenager, lol. He's growing up :) Take care everyone!!

~5/12/08~

22 Weeks 6 Days (6 Months): Last week was rough, I'm not sure if I went through some kind of hormonal breakdown or what. I cried every single day and felt so depressed. I feel fat and unattractive and even though my husband tells me differently it's just there. I guess it's because all of the sudden my body has completely changed. I love being pregnant though and I wouldn't change it for anything at all. I guess it's just hormones. So far I feel much better today, I had a great first Mothers Day even though she isn't even here yet. Rob took me out to eat and then we went to Toys R Us to look at baby clothes and a few other places. He bought a little onesie for Emilie that says "My heart belongs to Daddy" and a Boyds bear that says "God look after this baby" (I collect Boyds and I hope that she will too, this is her first one!) and he bought me the Willow Tree figurine that's called Cherish, she's pregnant, it also has a cute little saying on it but I can't quite remember what it says. My biggest mothers day present was the cold/sinus infection my hubby gave me, lol. He's had it since last Thurs. and Sat. night I started having the same symptoms, thank God I'm starting to feel better today. He didn't mean too but I thought it was kinda funny. In other news I switched my Dr. to one in Roanoke and I'm so happy with my decision! The place I was going wanted me to deliver at the small little hospital that has like 2 delivery rooms and only 1 private room, yeah, I don't think so. They tried and tried to talk us into staying but after Rob and I thought about it some, it was a definate NO. If Emilie were to have any sort of problems or come early we would have to wait for a transport from the large hospital to come and get her. I would just rather already be at the larger hospital, plus they have a brand new NICU in case we were to need it and the hospital has excellent security which also makes us feel better. I have my first appointment with the new Dr, Dr. Walsh, on Wed. I'll let everyone know how it goes :) Hope everyone is doing well :)

~5/14/08~

23 Weeks 1 Day: Well I just got back from my check up with my new doctor, Dr. Walsh, and it went very well. He was very nice and made sure that all my questions were answered. Emilies heart rate was 155 bpm which was good and he said I seem to be right on track :) We go back in 3 weeks to do the glucose test (yuck). Hope it turns out good, I really don't want to do the 3 hour test :(

~5/28/08~

25 Weeks 1 Day: Things are going very well for me, Rob, and Miss Emilie. I'm getting anxious about her getting here, every little kick makes me want her here even faster. It won't be too much longer though. I've started ordering the things to decorate her room :) That has been really fun. It should all be in this week and then I'll start getting it all put together and ready. I'm so excited! Not much looking forward to our glucose test on Monday, but hopefully it'll go well and we won't have to do the 3 hour test. I've started having some Braxton Hicks contractions here and there and some of them really hurt, they'll last for about a minute and then go away. If Braxton Hicks are that bad though, I hate to think about what the real ones are like. She kicks and moves constantly which is neat, Rob likes to wake up in the morning and put his hand on my belly to feel her. There is something really bonding about that and special which makes me love him even more. Everyone is starting to notice I'm pregnant now that didn't know and they ask me questions about when I'm do and what I'm having and if we've picked a name yet. Everyone loves her name and I'm glad. I'm sure she'll hate me when she's older because of how we're spelling it, lol. I know that no one will ever spell it right because they never spell mine right :) but it's ok, she'll get used to it. Plans have started to sort of take place with the baby showers, I know my best friend, Amanda, and my mom are doing one. I'm not sure what exactly is going on with the one that Robs family is doing for me. I sort of feel like lately though that time is passing really quickly and nothing is done. It seems like a long time before she'll be here in our arms but really it's not that long. Well I hope you ladies are doing well :) Take care!

Something neat I found:

Fun Birthday Facts

Your baby's birthstone will be Sapphire (Clear Thinking) Your baby's Astrological Sign will be Virgo Your baby's Flower is Aster or Morning_Glory (Brown, Deep Blue) Your baby will be born in the Chinese Year of The Rat This time next year your baby will be 38 Weeks Old! Your baby will start kindergarten in 2014, be old enough to drive a car in 2024, finish high school in 2027, and will graduate from college with the class of 2031, give or take a year. Can you imagine?

~6/2/08~

25 Weeks 6 Days: Well we just got back from our Glucose test and... I PASSED! YAY! I'm really glad I don't have to do that 3 hr test because that stuff was nasty. Emilies heart rate was in the 150's again :) and she is really growing. The Dr. said she was measuring about 3lbs now! Which I think is a little big but hopefully not TOO big. She's still kicking and squirming all the time :) which I love! I finally got most of her room finished this past weekend, we did it in ladybugs which is sooo cute. All I have to do is get the wooden letters from Robs dad and paint and put them up and I'm going to get some other stuff to put on the walls and it'll be done. I'll post pictures as soon as I finish! Hope all is well with everyone else :)

~6/10/08~

27 Weeks (7 Months): Time is creeping and moving along at the same time. Some days I find it going by really fast and I feel anxious because I don't feel like I have enough done and other days it just seems to creep by so slow that I wonder if I'll ever get there. I am getting even more excited though. Next Wed. we have our 4D ultrasound which my mom and my best friend are going with me to. My mom hasn't been able to be as involved with my pregnancy as my mother in law and my husbands family have been because of my mom living an hour away plus her work schedule, and neither has my best friend, Amanda, because she's been planning her wedding and has been very busy. Both are very excited also. My mom has been buying all kinds of little girly clothes and Amanda has been busy planning my baby shower for next month. So many things happening :) Rob has been very busy at work and sometimes I feel a little neglected but I know he's trying to get things the way they should be with the business so our futures will be secure. He's a very hard working man, and I really do appreciate that about him. Miss Emilie Grace I think is running out of room in there, because she doesn't seem to be moving as much but she still moves which always makes me happy. The weather has been really hot all of the sudden due to this awful heat wave and it's made me really tired. I'm sure that affects her also. I finally got our birthing classes scheduled, they are from July 21st to Aug. 25th every Monday for 2 hours. I'm really happy I could get us in one because I feel like they are going to be very beneficial, they'll be covering breathing techniques, what actually happens during labor and then delivery, and they'll also teach Rob how to coach me through everything :) I'm sure he'll be a great coach, he always seems to help keep my calm. I also talked to my Dr about my birthing plan which I have already typed up and have it ready to go, he said that was definately something good to have for the Drs to go by. Well I hope you all are doing well. Take care of yourselves :)

~6/12/08~

27 Weeks 2 Days: I started taking my Reglan again for nausea. The past few days I've felt nauseated and have acutally gotten sick once...NOT FUN! I was hoping that wouldn't come back but...yay for me I guess it has. 6 more days til the 4D ultrasound! I can't wait! She's really been kicking up a storm lately. Yesterday on my way home she was kicking and stretching...at one point it felt like she was laying with her head at one end of my stomach and legs at the other and she stretched completely out, it hurt like crazy but then she stopped. I got kicked all last night also before we went to bed. After I layed down to go to sleep she seemed to go to sleep also. I love her so much! We're having a cookout this weekend for my husband for Fathers Day, it should be alot of fun. The kids are going to play in the kiddie pool and enjoy the sun. It should be a great weekend!

~6/16/08~

27 Weeks 6 Days: Hope everyones Fathers day weekend went well, ours did, it was very busy though! We started cleaning up the house yesterday morning before everyone started showing up for the cook out, that's when my contractions started. They were small contractions but they hurt and felt like they were right where my cervix is, they seemed to come about every 2-5 min. for a while then they'd stop and come back here and there. This morning I was having the same pains just not as close so I talked to my Dr about it when I went in for my check up. He said I am severely dehydrated and that if I don't get my levels back up that they are going to have to hospitalize me (great!). So I'm not very happy about that, and on top of that I've gained almost 10 lbs in the past 2 weeks, YAY! I really have to start watching what I'm eating. Emilie is doing good though other than her probably being dehydrated also. Just alot going on right now. Hope you all are doing well though.

...finally!

~6/17/08~

28 Weeks: Yay, 3rd and last trimester! 84 more days and hopefully Miss Emilie Grace will be here in my arms :) I'm so happy and excited! This little girl is changing my life so much and making it the best it's ever been and she isn't even here yet :) I can't wait to hold her. At least I'll get to see her tomorrow! Yesterday her Nana (Robs mom) got her a new quilt to hang on her bedroom wall, I'm going to get the things I need hopefully tonight to put it up. I have all sorts of cute little things ordered to put on the walls and I have to paint the wooden letters I have for her name. My next Drs appointment is July 2nd and I realized this morning that at my next appt. there will only be like 2 months before she'll be here! YIKES! Now I'm really getting in preparation mode...I have to get my hospital bag ready, I have to get her hospital bag ready, I'm getting numbers together for Rob so when I go into labor he can call everyone, so much to do and time is running out. It's so exciting though!!!

~6/18/08~

28 Weeks 1 Day: My 4D is tonight!!! YAY! I'm so excited, I keep watching the clock but that just makes time go by slower. I brought a book with me to work to read when I have nothing else to do and I just can't seem to get into it because I'm so excited. My mom is leaving to come up here from Eden at 4pm and I'm meeting up with her at about 5:30pm, then we'll be on our way for the ultrasound!!! I've been looking at different 4D's on youtube all day and that has me even more excited! I'm going to post pics as soon as I get to work tomorrow and hopefully the video too :) Have a great day everyone!!!

~6/19/08~

28 Weeks 2 Days: The 4D ultrasound was AMAZING! We get to go back again also because she wouldn't fully cooperate, lol. Rob is going with me though so that will be even better. When we got there last night she was all over the place moving her hands, touching her face, sticking her tongue out, playing with her face. She's a mess and I love her SO much. I found out that she has turned, she's head down :) so hopefully she will stay that way and won't be breach. My mom said she was just like me when I was a baby, very active and playful. She's just perfect :)

Well here she is!

~6/27/08~

29 Weeks 3 Days: Saw this beautiful poem posted and had to snag it. It brought tears to my eyes.

I was choosing you...

Did you ever think, dear mother, As the seeds of me you sowed, As you breathed new life inside of me, And slowly wached me grow, In all your dreams about me, When you planned me out so well, When you couldn't wait to have me there, Inside your heart to dwell, Did you ever think that maybe, I was planning for you too? And choosing for my very own, A mother just like you? A mother who smelled so very sweet and who had hands so creamy white, A tender loving creature Who would soothe me in the night? Did you ever think in all those days while you were coming Due, That as you planned a life for me, I sought a life with you? And now as i lay in your arms, I wonder if you knew, While you were busy making me, I WAS CHOOSING YOU!

Well I just got back from our checkup and from lunch with my wonderful hubby. The Drs visit went great, Emilie is doing great, and her heartbeat was 152 bpm. I never get tired of hearing her little heart beat and then just sitting and thinking...that is something that me and my husband created :-), it's amazing! She feels kinda low today but her feet are all the way up in my ribs, lol, I wondered why it was hard for me to breathe today. She's just perfect though and I haven't even met her yet, she'll always be perfect in my eyes and her daddy's eyes though. My mom, step-dad, and brother are on their way back from Disney World. Mom called me to tell me about all the cute little outfits she bought for her "little Chrissie." My mom is so excited and I'm so happy. I can't wait for her to hold our little girl, I know she'll be so proud. I'm trying not to cry...but, I wish my dad could be here to hold her also, I mean I know that he's had his loving arms around both of us throughout this pregnancy but for anyone who has lost a parent at an early age and hasn't had them for pretty much your whole life, you understand when I say, It's not the same. I went through graduation with him not there which was hard, went through getting married without him there which was even harder, so I just pray that I will be ok when I bring Emilie into this world. I know he will always be here in spirit looking after us, but, like I said it's hard. Well I hope you ladies are doing well, drinking lots of water, and getting plenty of rest. If my predictions are right Miss Emilie will be here in about 10 more weeks!!! So excited!....Oh and SOOOO much left to do, lol!!! I better get on the ball!!!!ASAP Take care of yourselves and have a GREAT DAY!

~7/3/08~

30 Weeks 2 Days: This 4th of July is me and Robs first one together :) I'm so excited, there's something to me about watching the fireworks burst into tons of different streaks and colors that is just magical and exciting and I can't wait to kiss him under the fireworks! Lately I've really been looking at him ALOT differently...I was upset before because I felt like I wasn't getting enough attention from him because he's so wrapped up in his business that. I know now and I see now that he really is trying to give me and the kids the best life he can and that he will do whatever he needs to to do that, even if it means working himself crazy. I feel bad for him because he comes home so late and so tired but he's doing what he has to do to provide for all of us, which makes me love him even more because that in itself shows me just how much he cares about us. I think all of that also (seeing that I really understand now) has changed things between for us for the better and that makes me happy. I wish I just could have seen it before and not gotten so upset about everything. I guess it was just everything together and the hormones on top of it all that really just made me snap. I do love him with all my heart though <3. I can't wait to see/feel how Emilie will react to the loud noises when we go to the firework show this weekend, I wonder if it will scare her or if she'll just wonder what it is and then when she's actually here and gets to see them next year she'll be like "oh that's what that was!" Not too much longer 9 weeks and like 5 days or something, wow time is really creeping up!

~7/14/08~

31 Weeks 6 Days (8 Months): Just returned from our check up and everything is going well :) Emilie is measuring 33 weeks which is a week ahead of schedule, I'm hoping that she'll come the last week of Aug. instead of Sept. 9th. She's still as active as ever which doesn't bother me until I have to use the bathroom, lol. She's my little munchkin and I love her to pieces! I'm getting really anxious about everything being done before she gets here. I haven't been through the whole "nesting" thing yet but I am going NUTS about her room being done. I'm funny about having things all in order and when they're not I'm all to pieces. My next Dr's appointment will be in 2 weeks and then it's every week for me! Yay!!!

~7/18/08~

32 Weeks 3 Days: I finally feel like I'm getting stuff accomplished! I started painting Emilies letters for her name to hang over her bed this week and finshed them the other night :) They turned our really good, I was going to paint little ladybugs on some of the letters but I think they look good without them. I also painted some other little wooden ladybugs to hang up and a dragon fly and I still have to finish the butterfly. Her little room is going to be so cute. I also have to go pick up her changing table tonight which I'm really excited about. I called everywhere looking for this changing table and finally found 1 in Roanoke, so they're going to hold it and I'm picking it up after work. Things are finally falling into place with the baby showers. The one my mom and best friend are doing next Friday seems to be all planned out and I have about 20 people that are coming for sure :) then the one that Rob's family is doing is starting to be planned and will be I think the 10th of Aug. Things are falling into place and time is going by pretty fast. Rob and I start our childbirth classes Monday and that will give me something else to take my mind off of time :) She'll be here in no time!

~8/21/08~

37 Weeks 3 Days: (Finally 9 Months) I haven't posted anything on here in a while to update so I thought I would. Two Drs visits ago they changed my due date to Sept. 10th instead of the 9th, everything has been kinda screwy with that from the beginning. The pregnancy has been moving along pretty fast up until week 32...from there is has been so slow going by, which has been really hard on me. Rob and I started our childbirth classes July 21st and we really like them, our teacher is great and she answers whatever questions we have. I even had to call her this week and ask her something about contractions and she was so nice, she ended up calling me back and talking to me for about 30 min. It's nice to have other women around you that have been there and understand you and how you feel and what your body is going through. I'm at the point now where I really want my body back and I want Emilie here like NOW. I'm getting impatient and I'm starting to look for natural ways to get things started. At my last visit I just knew when my Dr checked me that I would be at least 1 or 2 centimeters dialated...NOPE, I was 80% effaced but still closed, he said it was soft though :o) some progress and I should be thankful and I am for that but I was hoping for more. The full moon came and went...that's when my mom thought I would have her and I was really keeping my fingers crossed, and now the New moon is coming up which is when Robs grandmother thinks I'll have her so now I'm keeping my fingers crossed for that. Also since my last post we have 2 new puppies...there momma had run off for a while, we were going to get her fixed but couldn't find her...she came back with 2 babies...Peanut and Snoopy, they're both girls my hubby named them :o) Peanut we are keeping because I've gotten so attached to her but Snoopy we are looking for a home for. Anyway...here they are

Snoopy

Peanut

~8/27/08~

38 Weeks: I'm getting so impatient. All I want is for Emilie to be here in my arms and it's so hard to wait. It's like one of the most important things that will EVER happen to you in your life and it's so close but it feels so far away. I've only got 1 week and 6 days before her due date and I pray I won't go any longer than that. I'm so ready for her. Last Drs appointment I was dialated to a 1 and 80% effaced so I'm hoping it'll be soon. We're hoping she'll be here before we pick up my step son next weekend. Everything is ready...just waiting for her grand arrival. I'm kinda concerned about her weight since I can't get the Dr to really tell me what he thinks she's weighing now. I've been feeling around my belly and can feel where her sides are and she just seems big. I guess we shall see. I think I may be a little upset with my Dr if she ends up weighing 10 lbs and he's been telling me she's right on target...which for this week would be almost 7 lbs. Oh I'm so ready for her and daddy is too :) He said he can't wait to play with her...when I told him there really wasn't alot of playing they could do he said they could play the blinking game...whatever that is, lol. He's too cute, I can't wait for him to hold her. I made him a CD from Emilie with father/daughter songs on it...all he knows is that I have a suprise for him from Emilie and that he can't have it til she gets here. I may end up giving it to him sooner though :) Well I better go and try to get some work done. I hope you ladies are doing well and I know you're just as anxious as I am.

~9/12/08~

She's Here!: Emilie made her grand arrival on Sept. 3rd 2008. We are so happy to finally have her here :o) She has been a great baby and is doing really well, we have our nights and days a little mixed up now but hopefully that will change soon and we can get a sleep pattern established. I'll only be able to be at home for another week after next Wed., I wish I could stay home longer but I have to get back to work and start bringing in money again. I hope you all are doing great! Congrats to the mommies that have had their little angels and labor dust to the mommies that haven't yet. Here is a picture of Miss Emilie sleeping the other day, I'm so in love with her and she already has her daddy wrapped around her finger!