Hello all...

My name is Mary im 21 years old and currently living in nelsonville ohio..its a small town but a nice one people here are great

Im currently married to a wonderfull man named brandon weve been together for three years married for 2..after being together that long..which i know isnt very long lol..but we both kind of gave up on all hopes of having children figuring it was either one of us or both of us unable to have any..which was a bit depressing for us to go through..but that all changed about 7 weeks ago when we found out that i was pregnant!!!! were both extermly excited but yet scared about this..so were hoping and praying all goes well...

June 20th

Hello all a little update eventhough im a bit late ive already had my first prenatual visit and everything went perfect then i had my second one June 11th for the good ole paps and that went fairly ok my mid-wife lou had told me and my husband that she noticed i was internally spotting which was a bit scarry and wanted us to come in the next day for another ultra-sound she didnt give us much information as to why this was happing she just said its normal in some cases to be spotting during the first trimester but yet she has seen some cases that werent so good so for the rest of that day me and my husband were a nervous wreck but we went back the next day at 8:45 in the morning for our second ultra sound the baby looked like it was doing extermly well the heart-beat was at 132 at 6 weeks and 5 days old which is good she said and plus the baby had gotten a bit bigger not much bigger but i could tell it was bigger from our last ultra-sound so were a bit better and at ease about things

Im not going to lie im still really scared cuz this is my first time of being pregnant and with the factor of me and my husband giving up on all hopes of having a child..and now were having one makes me even more scared i just want this 12 weeks to hurry up and pass by so i will feel safer about things. Besides i could defently go for this morning sickness to ease up a bit i dont know about anyone else but morning sickness..just isnt my thing i can handel the sore breasts and everything else..but this icky sickness thing man oh man it just sucks cuz i dont normally get sick in the mornings its always at night for me right when im trying to sleep which makes it even harder for me but its defently worth it..its lets me know my baby is still there and alive so i guess ide rather have the sickness then anything else welp i guess thats pretty much it! good luck to all the mommy-2-be's out there!

July 10th

Hello all mommies to be!! Today i had my third doctors visit yaya things defently went a bit better i guess. The Good thing about it all was i gained weight so now im 130lbs yaya! (im sorta excited to gain weight for once haha).Hmm lets see what else i went ahead and did the ultra-screening test so im a bit nervouse about that and cant wait for the test results to come back. Though im hoping and praying everything comes out perfect but we will see. For those who dont know what the ultra screening test is:Its a test they do during the first trimester when your about 11 weeks and 1 day and its where they prick your middle finger or any finger for that matter and put 5 drops of blood in these little circles on this special piece of paper and it tests to see if your baby has down syndrom, trisomy 13 and trisomy 18 or any other Chromosomal abnormalities. So yea that way your a bit informed on what that is.I have my ultra sound next tuesday to finish the ultra screening which just measures the fluid on the back of the babys neck with maternal serum markers but i guess on the good side i get to see my baby yay and how much its grown since the last time i seen.

But as far as this week its been really good..i barely get sick anymore so thats a defent plus it still creeps up on me every now and then at the most random times but hey cant complain i guess hehe. The only problem i have is the constant lazyness and mood swings..i work as a server and i tend to get in those moods where i dont want to deal with people..but i guess thats normal at times it just sucks cause im constantly dealing with so many people at once and its liek AHHHHHHHHHH wheres the closest darkest room at hehe but im slowly learning to cope with that i just cant wait 2 more weeks till im finished with my 1st trimester yay!

Oh yes i finally got off my lazy bum and bought a digital camera so i got a few new pics of my lil baby bump may not be much but its defently there and im in love with it=]

*July 17th*

Hello all!! today was defently a great day for us!! i had my third ultra sound at 11 weeks and 5 days and my has the baby grown! Its truly amazing how quick they actually develop inside the womb! The most cutest thing ever happened today when the doctor started the u/s our baby waved at us it was so adorable! It really made my day that much better Today the babys heart rate was 166bpm which was really good the doctor said. I also got the results from my ultra screening back and everything looked great and the fluid on the back of babys neck was normal..so that was a great relief for me!

But other then that this week has been a breeze for me and my husband..no crazy mood swings yet or strange food cravings so lets just hope the rest of this pregnancy goes like that haha i know wishfull thinking..but hey can you really blame me?

My husband being the kind of man he is..is extermly siked about this pregnancy it means so much to him being there every step of the way..i guess i got lucky because hes not missed one doctors apt yet hes always there and ready to go! Hes always ontop of his game asking questions about this and that..hes on it more then me at times haha which i didnt even know was possible but im glad he shares a great deal of intrest in this pregnancy you dont find that out of many men out there who do..and Thats why i fall in love with him more and more each passing day hes very supportive..always putting me and the baby first..thank you so much baby!

But anyways i wanted to share the project he is currently working on at the moment. He is making a website about our family : www.thepinnickfamily.com

so if your interested please check it out! It has information about us and the baby. He even included the videos we get from each ultra sound so you can see the movements and heart beat of our child! He has truly been working hard on this site so please check it out..it even has updates on how our child is doing!

Welp i hope all of the mommy-2-be's out there are having a great pregnancy and everything goes well! take care everyone

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The babys first u/s video at 6 weeks:

The babys third u/s video at 11 weeks and 5 days

notice that the babys waving at you!! hehe

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*July 19th*

Well ladies i finally made it to the 12th week mark yaya so excited..you have no clue what a relife i feel right now..well im sure you do. Today has actually been a great day for me. I wish most of my days could be like this.Im hoping the 2nd trimester goes a bit faster cause man oh man i felt like my pregnancy was just dragging along slowly but surly..but we will see. My main goal is that the 2nd trimester goes a bit smoother as well..so many worries and scares im sure it will have its moments..but hopefully not everyday all i can do is hope and pray to the good lord above to make everything be ok!. Good news though i finnaly got my 11 week ultra sound pics scanned so that was a defent bonus for me yaya.

Also if anyone has myspace..you should defently add me! its: www.myspace.com/xmarskix i always enjoy new friends on there as well! welp i hope everyone has a great day/night take care and god bless!

*August 9th*

Afternoon ladies welp today i had my monthly check up with the doctors..all went pretty good i didnt get to my lil bugglett but i did get to hear its heart beat it was truly amazing im such a junkie for those things after i hear it once i want it more and more it defently relieved me a bit hearing the little one's heart beat..after a month or so of not seeing our baby or hearing i get scared wondering what the heck is going on in there lol. Other then that they checked my weight i lost about 3-4 pounds im back to being 127lbs so im a bit worried about that even though my doctors arent maybe its because now that im in the second trimester..instead of things getting better there worse now for me..the headaches have gotten worse and as far as morining sickness im defently feeling that now more then i ever have lol but i got some meds to help that so lets see how that turns out. But i defently made a goal for myself to gain a little bit more weight before my next doc apt which is september 6th at 9:30am thats when we find out if were having a hotdog or a hambugar as so they say im so excited..either or is perfect with me just as long as my babys doing good! but i do have to go back to the doctors next thursday for blood work..which is a big bummer lol i gotta get the spinal fibia checked and something for chicken pox cause ive yet to get that so there a bit worried about me getting it while im prego so i hope that all goes well lol other then that things are looking great for me im so thankfull for that too! i hope all you mommies out there to be are doing great and your little ones are growing! god bless take care

*September 6th*

Afternoon to all the mommies to be out there today we had our last ultrasound...wow yes i said last it nearly breaks my heart knowing im not going to beable to see my little angel again till he is born=[ but i suppose i have no choice but to wait. Today we did find out what were having and its a for sure thing we are having a BOY i dont think ive been this excited over anything before at first i wanted a boy so bad but daddy wanted his little girl first so i changed my mind but i kept thinking how awesome it would be to have a son first and thats exactly what i got. We did chose his name Micah Gavin nearly took us forever but daddy chose his name. hes so darn picky when it comes to names haha but thats ok i dont really mind=] ok enough about that and back to the baby..as i was saying were definatly having a boy his heart was 145bpm which was good..we got to see all 10 fingers and all 10 toes..which was amazing there so tiny i cnt wait to hold him!!!. We also seen his heart,kidneys,lungs,legs,arms and everything else you could imagine! he was all over the place just bouncing around in his little home=] so that was nice to see!! im just glad hes as active as he is i defintly wouldnt want it any other way..as far as mommy..ive been doing really well the past few weeks have flown by so quickly i just dont know where the time goes anymore! welp i hope everyone is doing as good as me..and good luck to all the mommies or soon to be mommies out there!!!

*October 3rd*

Heya mommies out there! one more day untill in 23 weeks..wow 23 weeks pregnant i cant belive im here saying this..i never thought the day would come for me and my husband to have a baby we've waited so long for this im truly thankfull that were able to have this blessing=] so with having only 17 weeks left till i have Micah ive gotten alot accomplished in the past few weeks..we finally got his crib,changing table,and a small 4 drawer dresser,a few bottles and some outfits ive also gotten a couple of random things but im trying not to buy to much cause my baby shower will be popping up here shortly but i cant help but to buy all these cute little boy things when i see them haha its like im already addicted to shopping for him but im sure that's just a natural thing for all mom's. lets see what else..as far as me ive been doing really well i havent gained to much weight up untill now it seems my last doctors apt i was 130 so i had gained a total of 5 pounds during this whole pregnancy and i had a doctors apt a few days ago and weighed in at 136 so less then one week ive gained 6 pounds!! it was a bit of a shocker to me but its well needed and i dont mind=] i just wish ide quit stuffing my face with so much lol i havent experinced the whole constipation,heart burn or any of that *knock on wood* but im sure in due time i will but im not going to complain if i dont. Lately though i have noticed i cant get comfortable as much as i use to when i sleep so im up all hours of the night peeing or trying to find a comfy spot and ive had alot of cramping lately on my lower abdomin but the doc said that was to be expected with the uteris growing and the baby stretching/kicking..which by the way this child never sleeps..never hes always wanting to wake up and kick me all night long its like hes having a party in there lol but besides that and shortness of breath..ive been truly blessed during all of this and witout most of you ladies on here for ur advice or just being there..i dont think i woulda made it as far as i have without ya so i wanted to thank everyone so much!!!

*November 15th*

Hello all I hope everyone is doing well and having a great pregnancy!! today im the big ole 29 weeks pregnant yaya!! wow..its unbelieveable i have only 11 weeks left to go..where is the time going?! it surly is flying by quick..quicker then what im ready for haha today i had a doctors apointment..all went well like usual but no complaints i had a few scares though my doctor got me confused with someone else he thought i was 15 weeks pregnant..and when he touched my stomach he was like Oh no wait a minuete..so that scared me a bit till i found out why..which then was funny,they also marked me as a "high risk"..why..i dont even know i havent had any cramps,bleeding or anything..so im a bit worried im thinking that maybe it was a mistake or something cause so far ive been feeling pretty darn good..minus the late night kicks in the rib..or being uncomfortable..or maybe the getting up every 10 seconds to pee!!!! i could go without all that now haha but its the lovely markings of being pregnant=] But other then that all is well my blood pressure was good Micah's heartbeat was perfect...so maybe next time i go to the doctors i'll ask why i was marked as "high risk" im not going to get all worked up over it though!..

Other then that i do finally have a few new pictures of the belly and part of his crib!! so thats sorta exciting hehe im not quite finished with his nursery but im slowly but surly getting there

As for Micah's well being he is so far doing really well His kicks are getting alot stronger and his movements are well..can we say never ending? I'm going to a prenantal class is december..to tour the hospital he's in..and ill get to see the nursery there,the rooms where i could possibly be in as well as many of other things..im also starting to look around for a peditrition cause thats what my obgyn wants me to do he says i should start to look now so that way when the big arrival day for micah is here a doctor will be ready for him so wish me luck there!! welp i think thats pretty well it..i wish the best of luck to all you mommys out there and i pray everything is going well for everyone! Have a great Thanksgiving!!!!! try not to eat too much:p hehe byeee<3

*January 9th*

Wow Its defently been awhile since ive last updated here as if you cant tell im a slacker on some things haha..well lets see here..ive had a total of 3 doctor apointments..which all have been well my last doctors apt was an ultrasound and we got to see our baby gosh Micah has sure grown! he's at 6pounds and 3 oz alot bigger since ive last seen him..it literally breaks my heart knowing i only have 3 weeks left with him inside me..im surely going to miss those kicks and punches haha! i havent had my cervix checked so i dont think im dialated or anything but who knows i could be! i did have a non-stress test though which went pretty good i have another one coming up January 14th..which im not sure as to why i have to have another one done since i just had one..like a week ago but we will see..i guess its one of those its better to be safe then sorry kind of deals!? I also had my Strep-B done which went good or as far as i know of cause the doctor never said anything about it so that was a huge plus on my part welp i think thats pretty much it..so i guess until next time Good luck Ladies!!

*37 weeks..3 weeks to go!!*

Well as most of you know i am 37 weeks pregnant with 3 weeks left yaya and so far this week ive had 2 doctors apt..one was my LAST ultra sound..which by the way A-m-a-z-i-n-g!!

Micah is getting so big!!! he is at an estimated 6pounds and 3oz..which is a good weight with me being a smoker but it can be either a pound off or a pound more..so we will see here in the next couple of weeks..

My strep b test was done and i found out actually today that evereything is good i tested negative on that yaya! huge relief there..eventhough its not a bad thing to have but it can cause a few complications during labour if not taken care of properly but now i have nothing to worry about there..

I also got my cervix checked..i am at 1cm now!!!!! woohoo 9 more to go how exciting..allthough i am sure ill be sitting here at 1cm for quite some time so im not gunna get to ecstatic over that yet..allthough my family tends to jump the guns quick when it comes to dialating..they go from 1cm to 5 cm in no time at all..so we will see..the doctor did say my cervix is soft and the baby's head is in postition..so we will let time run its course and see...

Hermz..oh yes my non-stress test came out good the doctor checked all that out and said things looked perfect thank god cause Micah is normaly active at night..hes not much of a morning person so the test worried me a bit cause with him not moving as often as they wanted i coulda failed and they would have scared me with it..but this morning he was kicking away

So other then that things have been perfect i havent experinced contractions yet or atleast not major ones..at night i have noticed a few Braxton hicks and major back pain..which sucks..but other then that things have been swell i couldnt ask for a better pregnancy then this and Brandon has been extermly helpfull through all of this! he hasnt missed one doctors apt..and hes been there all the way with me..i dont know what ide do without him.He seems to be more on the ball then me which is pretty bad but good in so many ways hes going to be such a great daddy i cant wait to see him action haha!

*37 weeks and 5 days..*

Ok so today ive experinced a few contractions..not anything major but a few so i was a bit excited about that!! and plus i lost my mucus plug yaya..originally i had thought my water broke cause i wouldnt stop leaking..i know how nasty that sounds..but lets just say feeling it is alot more nasty it felt like i kept peeing myself and i had no control over it..it just wouldnt stop so i automatically thought it was my water cause what else could it have been!? so we went to the hospital..they checked me and of course it was a false alarm..it was just some of my fluid comming out due to the baby's head being right there which i was sorta thankfull for cause i didnt feel ready mentaly or physically but then again who really is ever ready for birth!? its just one of those SURPRIZE kind of deals lol so here i am..still pregnant..waiting to have this little bugger..i bet ima be one of those over-due preggo ladies ready to serve her baby with an eviction notice haha untill next time good luck to all the mommies..and the ones trying your all in my prayers!!