Hey! Im Shelley.... Im expecting my second Child in August and i cant wait!!! Im really hoping for a girl! But another boy will be alright too... so long as they are healthy!!!

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(just mommy was soooooo wrong!!)

Pregnancy Survey
About You
Name?:	Shelley
Age?:	27
Height?:	5'10
Pre-pregnancy weight?:
About The Father
Name?:	Mike
Age?:	29
Height?:	6 ft
Are you still together?:	Of course
About Your Pregnancy
Is this your first pregnancy?:	no
When did you find out you were pregnant?:	Before Christmas
Was it planned?:	yes
What was your first reaction?:	OMG IM PREGNANT!!!!!
Who was with you when you found out?:	Mike
Who was the first person you told?:	Kelsey
How did your parents react?:	They were happy!!
How far along are you?:	13 weeks
What was your first symptom?:	Sore boobies!!
What is your due date?:	AUGUST 19TH
Do you know the sex of the baby?:	No but i would like to find out this time
If so, what is it?:
Have you picked out names?:	Yepper but we still arent sure if thats what they will be
If so, what are they?:	Kayley for a girl and Conner for a boy
How much weight have you gained?:	hmm im not sure but the pants are getting a lil snug
Do you have stretch marks?:	I do from my last pregnancy
Have you felt the baby move?:	not yet.. but i cant wait!
Have you heard the heartbeat?:	YES!! a couple of days ago
About the birth
Will you keep the baby?:	OF COURSE!!
Home or hospital birth?:	hospital
Natural or medicated birth?:	I tried for natural for my first...I think it will be medicated all the way this time!! LOL
Who will be in the delivery room with you?:	Mike
Will you breastfeed?:	Yuppers till the well runs dry :)
Do you think you'll need a c-section?:	I hope not
Will you cry when you hold the baby for the first time?:	I probably will.. Im an emotional wreck!!
What's the first thing you might say to him/her?:	Im not sure
Would you let someone videotape the birth?:	Hell no!!
Are you excited about the birth, or scared?:	Im totally excited!!! {{{{{SEND PINK VIBES!!}}}}

March 12~ So today i found out that it might be another boy. The heartbeat was about 130.. and typically thats a boys heartbeat. I was kinda sad about that cuz Im really hoping for a girl.. But then when i thought about how blessed i was to be pregnant.. and how much I will love them regardless if they are male or female.. things were a lil brighter again. I guess I will have to see when i have my ultrasound to confirm it. Either way.. I cant wait to hold them :)

Hope all u pregnant mommies are having a good start to the week.. Take care!!!!

~Mar 19~ Well its 12:30am and im not tired yet. Reason being was I slept all day as i wasnt feeling well. I have a cold now and i just havent felt good all weekend. I have my ultrasound in the morning that i have been waiting for so I hope I feel well enough to enjoy that. Hopefully they will be able to tell the sex tomorrow... I think it will drive me nuts if I have to wait again!! I think Ill make an appointment to see my family doctor to make sure that everything is alright.. Im not sure what is causing my symptoms.. The symptoms are consistant with being anemic. My mom was anemic with me.. Guess Ill go to the Dr's and find out what it is. Anyways.. Ill keep ya updated on how things are.. and Ill let ya all know if I was able to find out what i am having.. Hope u all has a great weekend,,, and have a great week.. Talk to u soon! XOXO

~Mar19~ Well i had my ultrasound and Im having another BOY!! AHhh Im gonna be out numbered soon!! LOL Y'all know that I was hoping for a girl.. and i have to admit that when i found out it was for sure another boy.. i was sad.. but then when i saw his perfect lil self in the ultrasound i fell in love with every lil bit about him!! (even the one between his legs! LOL) He is so perfect! and he is just like my son already! hes soo photogenic!! He was moving all around so we could see him! and then the lady who was doing the ultrasound said how beautiful he was HE WAVED!! LOL Hes already a playboy! LOL Anyways.. Im happy just the same! Im blessed with a perfect lil boy! and i cant wait to meet him!! YAY!!

Hope u all have a good week.. keep me updated on how u all are doing.. and to all of u that sent me The Think Pink wishes.. U sent them the wrong place!!! LOL JK!! Hahahahha No really.. thanx for thinking pink for me.. But Im part of the BLUE TEAM!!!!! LOL ttys XOXOX Shells!

Me and my beautiful lil son!

Just me!

My most recent belly pic!!

Ahh look how big i am already!!!

UPDATE...

Well today its Sunday night.. and tomorrow is my baby's 3RD Birthday!!!! YAY!! I love that its his birthday but in the same it makes me sad. I love the fact that he is growing and learning, but I just want him to stay little forever. I love him being my sweet baby boy and i know he always will be. I cant wait for him to open all his gifts! and hes so excited for his cake! (have to admit.. being pregnant.. i cant wait either!! YAY! LOL)

Anyways.. I hope u ladies have a great week.. and i hope that all is well in ur pregnancies!! talk to u all sooooooon! Ps.. ill save y'all a piece ! LOL

Update...

Well I was meaning to post a Pic sooner but i havent had much time for anything.. But my son had a GREAT third birthday!! He was sooo spoiled! As always! We dont have any kids in our family other then Brandon.. so it was him and all the adults.. but thats ok cuz no matter what hes always the center of attention!

Update...

April 11th...... Well today was a bit better then yesterday. I was so sick the last couple of days.. and to make things worse.. It was my Birthday on the 9th and i was so sick I didnt even get to do anything. :( I went into work and then planned on leaving early to go for supper.. but i ended up going home sick. I have the worst cold ever. I lost my voice for the last couple of days too. It just was one of the worst birthdays ever. My husband tried to make things better.. but when u are sick.. it seems like nothing matters. i am so sick of Vicks and halls that if i never see either of them it will be too soon. Not only was I lucky enough to get sick.. my son was the first to get it. There isnt anything worse then when ur lil ones are ill and there isnt anything you can do for them. It almost breaks my heart. Thats one of the worst things about being pregnant. I hate the fact that u cant take anything for colds when u are sick. U think by now they would have come up with something to make the symptoms seem a lil lighter. Another crappy part of having a cold is when u lose ur taste! IM PREGNANT!! I need to taste the foods Im eating or whats the point?!! LOL I guess it would have been a good time to eat the foods i dont like very much so I couldnt taste them .. but as soon as i bit into it thats when my taste would come back LOL

Well we have decided to name or son Conner. The only thing we still arent certain on is the spelling. I know the common one is ConnOr, But i kinda like it with an E instead of the O. My name is Shelley with an E at the end and It just reminded me of when people spell it Shelly. Its like the spelling of my name is different (although there are alot of Shelley's with the E.. and in my opinion its the best way to spell it :D ) I just wanted his name to be a lil different then others. The thing with different spellings is that it is harder to get personalized Items. I know first hand.. cuz anytime i looked for my name there was Shelley without the E. (and i have to be honest.. its one of my pet peeves to have someone spell my name without it.) So i guess we have a few months to decide on the spelling..and his middle name.

Anyways Conner has been really active the whole night.. and now he finally is quiet. Maybe thats a sign that its time for bed. Kudos to anyone who actually read all this jibberish! LOL im so tired Im actually wondering if it made any sense lol. I hope u all have a great rest of the week. Let me know how u guys are doing. Talk to u all soon!

Dont u wish this is how babies were delivered?

Anyways.. talk to u soon!

May 2nd

Well I havent updated in a while.. so I thought I should add something. Things lately have been kinda rough on me.. If it isnt for the horrible sciatic pains.. its swollen ankles.. I was really spoiled when I was pregnant with my son.. It was like i wasnt pregnant .. no problems at all...

Well I guess I better think positively.. It could be worse I guess. As i said..it just is hard on me cuz i was so lucky with my first. ~As i sit here and type this My sweet lil baby just kicked me!! Ok,, Ill stop!

So I have decided on the stroller that my hubby doesnt like so much.. He hasnt seen it as many times as i have.. and i really didnt like it at first either.. but it kinda grows on u.. so much infact that i want to purchase it! Here it is..

Its a minty green with a rich chocolate brown.. The pic doesnt do it justice.. its so warm and calming when u see it.. I just cant wait for my lil bean to be in it!

The other thing i still am debating is the way to spell Connor. Im really wanting to spell it with an E at the end.. Like.. Conner.. but the normal way is with a O. I just dont want it to be weird or anything. I guess like i said b4 that its kinda like my name.. Lots of Shelleys spell it differently..like they spell it without the E. So I guess that spelling it like Conner isnt so bad after all.. it shouldnt matter. The only thing will be that it will be so hard to find him anything personalized.. or he will be like me and get things with the wrong spelling! LOL

Anyways.. i thought i would share that with u all.. Let me know what u think! Hope all of u mommies are doing well.. Take care and talk to u sooN! XoXo

May 4th belly Pic

Well this is a newer pic. It really actually makes me look smaller then i am! YAY! LOL Conner is moving around alot tonite.. It was a rainy lazy day. Cleaned up the house a bit and then went for Dinner with my mom and dad. Soon it will be bed time and then a new day will start. Hope all of u mommies are doing well.. Have a great weekend. TTYS

UPDATE May 31st

Hello all fellow Mommies! I havent updated in so long.. but there wasnt much happening! I went for my 28 week check up today and my lil ones heartbeat again was quite high.. As a matter of fact.. it was 153! It has been in the high the last few times and that seems odd to me. I remember when i was pregnant with my son it was always low. I think maybe a few times it was in the higher 140's. Its either the baby im carrying is a very active boy or the ultrasound technician was WAY wrong.

Here where i live they dont like sending you for any ultrasounds that arent required... but i sweet talked my Dr. into booking the 3D ultrasound for me! YAY!! I actually dont have to wait forever for it either! its in a few weeks!! DOUBLE YAY!! So i will get to see my wee one.. and make sure of the sex once and for all! Im still hanging on to the thought that i just MIGHT get that GIRL i always wanted.. but then again im still trying to be realistic! I guess ill find out soon hey!

Well I guess ill leave ya with a recent belly shot.. it actually doesnt even show how big i really am already. Im so tired of being a Budah! No matter where i go people rub my belly!!! AHHHHHHH!!! I feel like telling them to STOP!! it actually drives me nuts! Can u imagine that one girl thought she could feel the babys face! Like are u freaking kidding me! Anyways.. hope all is well with all of u! Keep me updated on how things are with y'all! talk to u soon! Hugs N Kisses!

Hey Everyone! Just wanted to give a quick update...

After finding out that i have "high amniotic fluid" things have been very scary! Im so worried all the time that something may be wrong with him! Tomorrow i go for my 3rd ultrasound and then they will see if the fluid has gone up or down any. I have many tests to go for as well (blood tests) to see if i have any kind of infections. Im hoping that everything will be ok.. or at the very least.. it will be something very minor. Keep ur fingers crossed for me and Baby Conner : )

I have had really swollen ankles and i feel as big as a whale! I cant imagine how i will make it another month and a half! Lord help me! I have had BAD Braxton hicks already.. its so annoying! i didnt have this at all with my first. WHY NOW! Maybe im being punished for not wanting anymore kids after this! LOL

Well my hubby took a pic of me this morning.. so im posting it so u all can see how BIG i am! And remember.. this was the morning.. and ur always bigger at night! AHHHHHH!! (see where the whale thing comes from lol)

Anyways hope u all have a good week.. ill keep u updated on how things go with the ultrasound and stuff... TTYS!

UPDATE

Hey everyone! I havent updated in SO LONG! i have been so tired and so busy that i havent had time for much of anything. We are almost done Conners room.. FINALLY! its been months! My hubby decided to rip it all apart and then had no time to work on it. But now there is new drywall.. and new baseboards.. new paint and tomorrow there should be the new border finished and a new closet door! YAY! Hopefully we will get it all done by the end of the weekend. I cant wait to see the end results. I went with something different for the paint colors. I didnt want plain white.. and i didnt want the traditional blue. So i opted for Green! My dad was annoyed with it lol cuz he hates green! My mom isnt a fan of green either but she said she liked the colors. It took me a while to get used to it.. but now with the white border i absolutely love it! Its a lighter green on top and a darker green on the bottom. He is going to have a white crib, dresser and change table so i think it will all look good together. Ill post some pics when its finally done!

My feet havent been unswollen for weeks now... and its quite a pain in the u know what already. I feel so miserable about it.. My head hurts and my back hurts all the time now too. Im happy that Im pregnant.. but on the flip side of it Im so tired of the symptoms! The last couple of days i have felt so crappy that i have taken it out on my husband and family.. i dont mean to act this way but like i said im so tired of feeling like this!! I know they understand.. but it still makes me feel worse then i already do! Im hoping that all will be well with Conner when he is finally born with the complications and all. Keep ur fingers crossed for us!

Anyways im heading off to bed.. i have a long day tomorrow... Shopping.. renovating.. laundry...cleaning... and anything and everything inbetween! Hope u all are doing well.. keep me updated on how u are...

talk to u all soon! Have a good weekend! XOXOXOXO!

This was a before swollen feet pic.. this was

in the beginning when they first started swelling

This was last week! and believe it or not.. They have gotten WORSE!!!!

I can barely put my shoes on!!! I had to drive over to my mom and dads the other day barefoot cuz my shoes wouldnt go on ! Anyways... hope to hear form ya soon! take care! ~S~

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CONNER RAYMOND!

Born August 27th 2007 @ 10:07 pm

8 pounds 3 ozs 20 " long

Birth Story.....

Well I was scheduled for an induction on Aug. 27th. My hubby called the hospital in the morning to see if the induction was still a go as they only can keep your appointment if they arent full with women who are in labour. The nurse said they were and that we would have to wait till atleast 11am to come in but they would call before hand. It wasnt more then a half an hour later (7:30am) that the nurse called and said for me to come in right away and they would get the induction started.

We arrived at the hospital and filled out all the admitting paperwork and it wasnt more then 20 min and i was hooked up to the IV and was started on the drip. I was a little worried about getting induced as they say the contractions start and then they get worse and worse all at once and they are worse then naturally coming on their own. She started it off small.. and then increased it ever half an hour. It started off at 20 units i think and then it went to the max at 120.

After a couple of hours the contractions were getting stronger... but in all honesty they werent that bad. I even was able to walk around the hospital with my husband. We couldnt go far as the time inbetween the increases went fast, but it was nice to be out of the room.

While they were increasing the drip they hooked me up to the non stress tests to see how the baby was taking the induction. A couple of times his heart rate dropped and they were worried about the cord being wrapped around his neck. (Brandons was) They started to get concerned as it was happening more and more. It was around 5pm that they decided to stop the induction and they were thinking about doing a C- section. I was so scared to think about that.. i was scared to think that something was going to happen to him and i was so scared to have to go for the C-section (it was mainly cuz a certain someone that i know posted her traumatic experience on her page the NIGHT BEFORE i had to go in! LOL and im sure if u are reading this u know who u are lol)

Anyways they said they called my ogbyn and left her a message to see what she wanted to do. She finally came in and was so mad to find out they had stopped all of the progress and the only reason she could think of was that the monitor was picking up the heartrate dropping was cuz he was moving around so much. (probably had to do with the high amount of fluid)

She told them to start the induction again and then in a few hours i would be holding my son. The contractions were getting stronger this time and i was getting really tired. I fell asleep for a while and I woke up with alot of pain. I was crying and shaking so much that my husband went out and got the nurse. She said it wasnt anything.. it was things progressing. I couldnt believe it cuz i went through it before and i knew it was time.

I had aready gotten the Epidural hours before. i wasnt waiting as long as i did with my son so this time it actually worked. When he was putting it in it hurt so bad that i nearly told him to stop.. but the pain from that would have been mimimal compaired to the horrible pain of a natural no drugs birth! I didnt remember it hurting so bad with my son.. but i was glad i got it done. It was a weird feeling for me tho. I was freaked out when i couldnt even move my own legs! After the delivery i was glad i got it.

So after My hubby got the nurse they prepaired for the delivery. I dialated to 9cm and they decided that they were going to get me to start pushing as my doctor was on her way.

It was so weird pushing this time tho.. i couldnt feel it as strong as i did with my son(cuz if the epi) and i wasnt sure if i was pushing hard enough or not. I had to push quite a few times and i thought it was never going to be over. Fianlly after about 45 min of pushing he was out! I tore pretty bad as he has a huge head! I wasnt too happy about having the stitches again but what can ya do.

So after a whole day i had my sweet little baby boy who i love so very much! He is so sweet and he completes our family perfectly!

I will update anything i forgot.. and i will for sure add more pics this weekend but for now i am so tired and i have to get to bed before the next feeding calls!

Hope all of you are doing well with your pregnancies and with ur new babies! Hope to hear from you soon!

Take care! ~S~

Sept 27

Well Conner is one month old today!!! i cant believe how fast the time has gone! Hes such a sweet little angel and i love every minute i have with him! Sometimes i lay beside him and we stare into each others eyes .. its so relaxing! I love that little baby more then anything! Hes such a sweet gift from God and everyday i am so thankful! I have a doctors appointment for him on the 1st ( i think its the first anyways! LOL) He is really teary even when he isnt crying and he has some yellowish discharge from his eyes all the time.. its normal in the beginning but shoud have went away by now. Its the eyes naturally cleaning themselves.. but his are constantly leaking. I feel bad for him cuz sometimes they are so yucky he cant open them up fully until i wipe them.

Hes doing really well otherwise. Hes growing so big! like i said i cant believe that he is a month! Its amazing how much he changes everyday! Hes cooing all the time and i just love hearing him!
He is colic which makes it hard. He cries somedays like what seems for hours! I almost get to the point that im gonna have a fit if he doesnt stop but i know its not his fault and i know that if he was able to talk he would tell me what was wrong.. and seeing as he cant.. there isnt much either of us can do.

I hope all of you are enjoing your babies. Its sad to think they grow up so fast.. so enjoy every minute of it..

Hope u all are well.. and cant wait to hear from you! take care.. and give ur little ones a kiss from me! Talk to u all soon! MUAH!

Heres a pic of Conner today.. he wasnt impressed with me.. he wanted his milk and here i am taking a picture of him LOL