AT 31 WEEKS...16"LONG & 4LBS 4OZ SUCKING HER THUMB

RUBBING HER EYE PLAYING WITH HER FEET

2D ULTRASOUND AT 21 WEEKS

Hello My name is Monica !! I am happily married to a wonderful man-Shane for 11 years now we've been together over 12 yrs. We have 2 gorgeous daughters ages 10 and 7. We own our own business but our love is our 75 acre horseranch. We have been trying to conceive for about 5 months, with the other two it happened instantly! SO this has really been odd for us-I have been buying pregnancy tests every month

July 14 Started my period :-(((

July 23-31 B.D.d- please please let me get pregnant

July 28, walked out the door to get my horse tacked up and go riding with everyone , but as soon as I walked out the door I got very nasueous and had to run back in and throw up, then I was all better, went for a nice ride.

July 29, My boobs are soooooo sore and tender even looking at them HURTS, I have to wear 2 sport bras during my rides -dizzyness sets in when Im in the heat

Aug 10. I should start within 3-4 days I cant wait ANY longer I honestly believe this time Im really pregnant...OMG The freeking test i took was was NEGative

Aug15: ~ I have not started yet could I be: *Pregnant with #3!! ((YAY!!!)) took a preg. test and it said POSITIVE, very very faint BUT deff. a positive,the only person that knows is Shane and he's out of town working in Maine

Aug 23: 5 wks~ I fly to Maine to meet my husband while he's there for business. It was our 11th anniversery and we were also expecting !! The best anniversery gift ever! However being about 5 wks I am just too exausted to hike the entire beautiful Acadia park . I want a big fluffy bed.

Aug 28: I fly back home and I am sooo tired after being gone for 6 days

Sep10, 8 wks: and I am suffering from severe headaches to smell food makes me gag. Which is really hard because I love to cook but IM sooooo happy to def be preg. I seem to worry alot about miscarrage. Im not riding the horses I dont trust 100% I get so sleepy just all of a sudden

Oct 1,11wks: My doctors appointment was today all they did was take 5 huge vials of blood and a pee test! I did not get to even hear a heart beat nothing... THE HEADACHES ARE DRIVING ME NUTS every morning I wake up with one and i dont want to take pain killers, tylenol or anything unless im dying from pain.... its pretty close to death at this point. SHANE is out of town this week and im doing everything all myself, except for when the girls get home they are such sweeties, they love doing chores for Momma, one feeds and water the horses and the other brushes them down and clean hooves. also helping with dinner, but they also mess and dont realize it. The afternoons seem to be better and the headaches ease up. I cant sleep at night due to so much pelvic pressure Ugghh

Oct 8: Back to the doc. we had the Ultra sound today and we got to see our little dumplin, couldnt tell the sex yet of course since Im barely 12 wks but my next appointment is Nov 12 and I will be 17 weeeks so MAYBE if I beg and plead he'll be heart broken for this poor girl and do another US. I really wanna know the sex because I am feeling better and need to go shopping

Nov.5, 15 wks: I woke up feeling like walking so I have afficially started my workout back not quit as strong as before but anything beats laying around with ALLDAY sickness as I've done the past 3 months. I have lost 3 lbs as of my last doc. appt.I dont eat nearly like I did with my other 2, this baby is so low, i feel all the movements around my lower abs

Nov.7: OH MY- I feel like I have been hit by a baseball bat in my abdomin. When I walk I have to bend over and slowly straighten up.

Nov 8: I called the doc. and he said I prob worked my muscles while walking Mon. and Tues . I neeed to take it easy and dont walk to much for the next few days

Nov9: the pain has pretty much gone- found out I also was suffering from round ligament pain, from the growing belly. I am feeling the baby alot more this week and my belly has exploded over night. When I eat too much it wants to come back up,

Nov.12, 16 wks: woke up this morning at 4 after a night of my arms falling to sleep and tossing and turning -UggH!! since i couldnt fall back to sleep, i took my shower and got ready for the doc. appointment, my nurse tried to find the babies heartbeat and it scared us to death when she couldnt!! especially after the cramps last week, so we run to the US room and the doc found the little one,just a wiggling around and the heart was just a beating away, (s)he was waving at us again, but wouldnt show the stuff. owell maybe next month 12-10 we'll know boy or girl. I had the alpha protein test today also. please pray it comes back ok. we came home and took a little nap.

Nov. 15: i woke up this morning with a little irritation down there thougt it was just from the pregnancy and went on with my day. well a day later, im thinking i may have a yeast infection- never had one. But i called the doc. and he said to do an over the counter 3 day monastat treatment. well i went to the drugstore and took my first night- that went OK but i had a little burning then went on to bed. the next morning i felt a little better, well as the day went on it started getting worse. at the end of the day i took a shower and got ready for bed and did my 2nd night insert, within 5mins i was in severe pain!! burning from *#!! i ran to the shower and rinsed it off as fast as i could. come to the computer and read to put yogurt on and slightly inside my vagina. i thought what!!! that sounds crazy!! my husband says anything should be better than how much pain i was in. so off to the grocery store we go. as soon as i get home i applied the lowfat, fruit and sugar free yogart, with the live cultures all over my itchy, burning and raw area. INSTANTLY a soothing releif -im serious it has been 2 hours ago and i'm having NO symptoms at all, just a little raw from the monastat cream, that litterally blistered my already sensitive skin down there... well i will return tomorrow to give my symtoms for anyone to whom this may help!!

Nov. 16:17 wks. well the yogart seems to be helping alot, although it hasnt completly gone away. woke up with a headache this morning finally after 2 tylenol i felt better, i havnt felt the baby move alot today which worries me with having this yeast infection so im going to call the doc. first thing in the morning. i am also going to ask about the triple screen blood test results. i cant wait until my U/S ~ CANT WAIT!!!!!! the spagetti was real good but the garlic bread was awesome!!!!!!!!

Nov. 16: last night has got to be the worst night of this pregnancy so far. i itched and itched and itched!! tried everything even the yogart wasnt helping. ....AT 8:00 I called and the doc said to come IN, he did a swab coulture and i still have the bacterial infection and the antibiotics caused the yeast infection. So now i have both !! which really sucks! so he prescribed another antibiotic. right now the yeast infection isnt bothering me maybe because i didnt use any meds after my shower, they seem to make matters worse i think. the good thing that come out of the visit today was I GOT TO SEE OUR LITTLE MUFFIN again, twice in one week:) (S)he was wiggling all around, but i never felt it the doc said i have a large placenta with alot of fluid, which is really good for the baby. SO YAY!! i didnt look for the sex since i didnt have my family there. I also got my triple screen results back and they were ----NEGATIVE - now i can and enjoy my pregnancy without that WORRY...

Nov. 20: 18 wks...I've gotta headache, again.... but i wore my NEW maternity top shopping today . how exciting :) ITS SOOO CUTE AND I BOUGHT A LONG NECKLACE THAT HANGS OUT AROUND THE TOP OF MY BUMP IM SOOOO HAPPY WITH THIS PREGNANCY IT SEEMS TO RELAX ME THIS TIME AROUND. I DONT STRESS OUT ABOUT FINACNES ( AS MUCH) AS MY 20'S

Nov. 26: 19 weeks... Thanksgiving was great. I ate a little of everything, well Ok alot of everything and havnt stopped since then. But im gonna get my act together. ha! yeah right who am i kiddin'.....Im at home with Caity today she has a cold and im not feeling to spiffy myself... the baby has been moving alot and i felt (s)he roll for the first time Sat. at the movie theater.. then started hopping on my Full bladder so i let out a squeel and took off to the restroom.. this baby is deff. low low low....i felt a punch 1 time near my belly button and thats it. and Shane hasnt felt anything yet as soon as he puts his hands on my belly the baby stops, its kida funny but i tell him the baby felt his warm hands and fell to sleep:0.... we went to the new BABIES R US Sat after the movie and they have so many cute baby things out now... if we have another girl the nursery will be in Pink and Brown Toille with white lace... a Boy maybe Razorback theme, race car or cowboy, or the girls say a jungle them. i wonder what you are inside my growing belly, I just cant stand waiting for the big u/s on the 10th... im not use to having to wait for what i want im alittle spoiled ya know and i want to know NOW!!!!!!!! its not fair not getting what you want when you reallyyyy reallly want something this important Ughhhh i wanna pinch someone hahahha. owell~~ i think for lunch IM gonna have Thanksgiving leftovers--- YYYeeeeuuummmm!! but im gonna go easy on the dressing...

Nov.27: Ive been having crazy dreams, like a man kidnapped Libby and had her hostage in the woods. I couldnt go back to sleep after that. I also had a dream about a baby girl-humm ? The headaches are back Im sure from lack of sleep... bending over kills me bc my head feels like its gonna burst.... I still cant wait till 12-10.... yipppeee Christmas is just right around the corner too... the girls cant wait

Dec. 09: 21 weeks: All is going great, a headache every now and then. Shane and I have been doing alot of Christmas shopping and have it almost finished... Tomorrow is the BIG DAY.. the BIG Ultrasound is at 8:30 we are all sooo excited and just cant wait to see our little honey bun again

Dec. 15 22wks On the 10th we had our u/s and the doctor says we are having another GIRL. We are so excited. On the following Wed we had a 2D u/s and confirmed a girl for sure. We have all thought of the best name and she will get Daddy's middle name Alan, and Caity and Libby come up with Gabrielle .... SO her name will be Alana Gabrielle. That is soooo Gorgeous. I just cant wait to hold her and dress her all up in the clothes we have bought for her. I am making birping clothes out of pink and brown fabrics to match her outfits. Im thinking about attempting a quilt- it will be my first! I am suffering from a cold, coughing realy bad and sinus headaches. whooohoooo fun to cough with a huge belly and bull bladder, i almost pee'd on myself hahahhaaaa

Dec.20 22.6 wks Tonight I've had major heartburn, unlike any before. I guess the sloppy joes did me in:( i am still suffering from a head cold, seems to be easing up a little. Alana moves around alot in the mornings and when i settle down at night. Daddy has felt her several times and can see her kicking.....Caity says " she loves Alana already & cant wait for her to get here"!!

Alana Gabrielle's Baby Crib

The girls out on the Farm~*

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~21.1weeks in my p.j's ~~~~~~~~~~~22.3weeks

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37 wks with boy.......... vs. 27wks with girl

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Jan07~ 25.2wks Today Shane and I went for a walk at the park since the weather was nice and in the 60's compared to 40's. After walking for about 15 mins. I realized my doc appt. was today, which I have been dreading since I have gained like 17 pounds and just know the doc. was gonna lay it on me about how Im eating. Well we made it to the appnt. 15 mins. late, but as soon as the nurse put the doppler on my tummy we all heard a boom baboom baboom, Alana's little heart beat sounded soooo beautiful 142 BPM. Then I had to wait on the doc. not very excited at this point, knowing he would be upset. Well come in the room and asked how I was doing and I say great, he looks at the chart and Im thinking here it comes ;( But he says your weight looks good and I was like REallY? and he says yes looks great. WHoo! as I wipe the sweat off my brow. But I was concerned about it and asked if it would be Ok if I retained a steady weight on out, he says I still need to eat but it was Ok to watch what Im eating. SO I feel much better...Daddy and I have been getting very organized for Alana's arrival we will be getting the crib all together soon in our room untill our new Master suit is built this spring then Alana will move in to Caity's room and Caity will get Libs room and Lib will get our broom

Jan 9~25.4 wks. Last night I was woken by BH contractions and pushing like I was in labor, this is the second time Ive done this but this time I was pushing really hard Alana was kicking me like crazy, Shane said she was saying "wait Mommy Im not ready yet" :o) I thought that was too funny. We have been walikng alot together since the holidays are over. Sure makes me feel alot better, but I still get sleepy midday and need my time to relax. Im gonna try and keep a steady weight for the next few months.. this pelvic pain is really getting unbearable, rolling around in bed is killer then getting out of bed is worse...

Jan 23 ~ 27 weeks...I started my Prenatal Yoga a wk ago ... all I can say is WOW it does actually work, To be honest I have been quite skepical of all the hype about Yoga. But the morning after my class I hopped right out of bed, thought it was a dream and I was looking for Alana- thought I already delivered her cuz I felt so much better..LOL... I felt wonderful all week. Then the following Tuesday 22nd I pulled something in my hip while working out.. I have laid around litterly all day, feeling a little better but I still cant lift my leg and Im walking with a limp. Alana has slowed her movements down ... Cant wait to see her, the girls are very excited ... Libbys 11th Birthday is ina wk. and her party is Sat. she is Really looking forward to that. I will go for my glucose test Monday, I ahve my orange drink cooling in the fridge.. hope it comes back Ok.. Im kinda worried something may be wrong because all day I have felt really light headed and eating specific foods make it worse, right now I feel like Im going through the 1st trimester again- I could barf at any time...going to bed I hope I wake up feeling like working out

Feb 10~ 30 weeks...well the glucose test come come w flying colors-YAY!! My belly has really grown the past couple wks, Im x'ing my fingers I dont gain much more weight- Guess I better watch that closely . Im feeling great other than the SPD, every wk that passes it seems to get worse. The doc doesnt seem too worried about it. But he has NO IDEA what carrying a baby feels like, I honestly wanted to knock his nose off his face when he said" Well you know thats a part of pregnancy"--UgggGHHHhh! Made me a little furious I must say!- Owell I wont die, and its worth a GOOD cause- put it this way-And i'd do it over again !! I LOVE my children and CANT wit for Alana to get here and join in with all the sillyness. I love looking at my belly imagining what/who she'll ook like. We'll ALL get to see our little honey bunny again tomorrow in 4D, well if the girls are feeling Ok, they are both suffering w a cold. Seeing her will be awesome, HOLDING her will be even better. SHe already has a saddle waiting for her

FEB 18~ 31 Weeks..... today my doc appnt went well, doc give me a note for the hosptial to call "him" even if he's not on call, that was a relief since he's the only ob/gyn Ive ever been to. Alana is head down and Ive gained a total of 26 lbs so far.

The 4D was awesome!!! She has the chubbiest cheeks and beautiful full lips, weighing in at a hefty 4lbs 4oz so far! wow- normal at this point should be 3.5. and expected to double by due date. So that means another 9lb baby, so I dont want nother 9 pounderLOl I want a little 6 or 7 pounder :) Owell as long as she is healthy, I can handle whatever is thrown to me. But whats really confusing is I dont feel like she is that big, well if I were to ask my pelvic bone it would say, Oh yeah she does:) She is about 16" long so far, actually a little shorter than normal. Alana practiced her sucking, she would pucker her lips at us, she sucked on her thumb at one point and then started rubbing her little eyes- very sleepy baby. She even stuck her tounge out to her sisters... I'm getting lots of BH contractions mainly at night after I relax, I wonder if she will start at night just like her sisters did, then deliver 12 hrs later.

March 5~ 33 wks...... Still doing great! We will order Alanas crib this weekend and get the room painted- CANT WAIT!! It is going to be gorgeous. I have found a little releif for my pelvic pain by sleeping on my back at night, as much as I can anyway. We have almost everything we will need for little Alana, almost finished w the baby quilt waiting on the lady to embroidry it. I have a doc appnt Monday, I hope she is still head down:)

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