YAY! WE'RE HAVING A BABY!

Not sure what we're having yet, just happy for a healthy baby. I will be posting pictures soon and have weekly/bi-weekly updates. Congratulations to all you mommies!

Week 13

Feeling much better. Morning sickness has vanished. I only get sick when I don't eat now. It's funny, last week I didn't want to open my mouth and now I can't seem to keep it closed. Finally, I can drink water. I was getting so sick from it. I'm scared to drink milk right now for fear of it coming right back up. I can now longer wear my pre-pregnant clothes. I look further than what I am, at least to me. My back and behind aches all day ( I sit at a computer most of the day, maybe that why!), and I have frequent headaches. But hey, I guess it all comes with having a healthy baby.

Week 14

Still feeling good. I need to learn how to pack a snack pack, though. Everytime I wait too long to eat, I vomit. Today I ate Subway. Extremely excited. It feels so good to be able to eat again, even though I have to eat slowly. I think I am starting to have cravings. A smell will just pop in my nose, but I am not able to tell what it is I'm craving. It drives me crazy! Only 26 more weeks to go. YEAH! I can't wait to see my little muffin. It seems like I have way more pre-natal visits than everyone else. Most women are only on there 2nd visit and I'm on like my 4th. My next visit for a pre-natal appointment is Sept 11 and ultrasound Sept 26. I guess my doctor just takes extra precautions with wanting to check on the baby, everytime I go (except for the last), I get bloodwork done. I am not high risk and have no health problems, healthy as a horse. Well, I do have a cyst on my ovaries, but they believe it is an early pregnancy cyst and said it should slowly disappear as I get further. Anyone else have this? I hope they can tell what the baby when I get my ultrasound done. Well, g/l to you all, and see you in the next week.

WEEK 19

Ok. So let me start over. Sept 26 we found out that we are having a little boy. My neurology appt went great and no IV, yay!. I am so happy the baby is starting to move more. We have decided on Brennan JimJuan for his name. I've started having weird dreams again. Most of the time I'm dating Chris Brown, who is a baby to me. No clue why I'm having them. My sister is the one whose obsessed with him, not me. I just think he is a great artist. I also had a very bad dream, I went to the bathroom and when I looked in the toilet there was nothing but blood! It scared me soo bad. I woke up and was reassured nothing was wrong when my little one started moving around and didn't stop for about 1/2 hour. I cannot wait to meet my little bundle. At 30 weeks we are going to get the 3d done. If anyone knows somewhere I can go in Michigan or a website, that would be great. Migraines are starting back up, but what can I do? Just a simple misery of pregnancy. Anywho, good luck and baby dust to all you mommies.

Week 20

HALFWAY THERE! YAY! I am so happy. Starting to feel the baby move a lot more, although I wish they were stronger! Can't believe I actually want the little guy to kick the crap out of me! I love being pregnant now. Symptoms are almost completely gone. Nausea is 3/4 of the way out the door. I hate waking up to go to work in the morning though. I lay in my bed until almost the last minute. I thought this is the stage where we get our energy back. My is leaving all over again! I absolutely love this site. I have met some wonderful mom's on here and the support you get from everybody is so wonderful. Alot of my dad's side are not too happy with me because this is another child out of wedlock. WHATEVER! I am just happy and it's getting closer to the day I do get married and we will share something even getter than having the same last name. He is a wonderful man. He treats my son like he is his own (which he might as well be). They do everything together, especially teaming up on me when the other wants something that I think is not really important. My sister, her husband, and my cousin came over this past weekend to help me reorganize my son's room so I can fit the babys' things in there and to help me clean my condo. I was so thankful. I get so tired and I'll start cleaning and then not finish. I'm starting to get excited about my baby shower also. It is Jan. 26. I just want to see all the amazing things people get me and I'll be even closer to meeting Brennan. Has anyone finished getting everything they needed for the baby? I feel like I'm a little behind. We've only gotten a few clothing items, shoes, and a few bibs. Am I rushing things? I just feel like February will be here in no time. October just began and already it's almost over. Anywho. How is everyone doing?

Week 21

Ok. I am so happy I leave for my cruise in 1 day (Oct 25). I can't wait to relax, see some sunshine, and get pampered! Had a bad day yesterday, couldn't keep anything down. I think it is because I waited too long to eat (more than 4 hrs apart). This baby is really greedy! I decided that I am going to stop worrying about what I should and shouldn't be eating and focus on what I want! That is what I did with Davion and he turned out perfect. I am not an extreme sweets person and I don't drink coffee or pop, so no worries in that department. But, I am going to continue to eat my soul food and sea food. I pray about everything so I know God will protect my baby and make sure everything I consume nurishes and not harm the baby.

I haven't taken my prenatals in about 4 days! They are too big and make me extremely sick (anyone else taking NatalCare Plus?). So one of the dr's that sees me told me I could take the Flinstones vitamins. So happy. I took my son's Flinstones before I got pregnant. I just like they way they taste, so much better than my iron pills. Now that I've hit the halfway point, I'm counting down to week 30! That's when the real count down begins. CAN'T WAIT! How is everyone doing? I really enjoy the comments I recieve as well as the great friends I've met on here. Good luck and have a happy, healthy pregnancy.

PS... My dr also told me to watch my weight. I'm 5'9 and pre-pregnancy weight was 190( i didn't lose all of the 85lbs I gained with my son) which made me 40lbs over weight. I am now at 184 and he doesn't want me to go over 189!!! What the hell! That only give me 5 lbs to gain and I'm only 21wks! Not to mention that it is 24 hr serving of food on the cruise that I will be on for 4days!!! I don't want to gain much weight anyway,but gosh! I have an appointment after I come back from my cruise (Nov 3) because he wants to see if I gained anymore weight. HOW RUDE!

Week 23

Ok. Back tracking---- Week 22 I was on a cruise to the Bahama's. It was wonderful. I did really good the whole trip. Maybe it was because I was able to eat no matter when and I didn't have to do much. Because I was pregnant, all of my attendents catered to me. My waiters were from India, and there if a pregnant woman asked for something she received an extra serving. So you can imagine I was stuffed to capacity. We went snorkling (so much fun) the only bad thing is Pablo got stung by a jelly fish and we got out because he didn't want anything to bit/sting me (there were also sting rays in the water). I hated when we had to leave, it was such a wonderful experience. I can't wait until my cruise next year! YAY!

Ok this week has been dreadful. I have started to become very exhausted and overheated to where I feel like I'm going to faint. No matter how much sleep I get, I am still tired. Anyone else like this? Isn't this supposed to be the "Honeymoon" part of pregnancy! Seeing that this is almost the end of the second trimester, I might as well get comfortable with the idea of being miserable with in the last (since that's when the real misery begins). But hey, I guess it has to get worse before it gets better. OMG! I can feel the outline of Brennan's bottom. IT IS GREAT. At first I was startled because I thought I had another cyst. But, as I felt my way around it I got a nice little jump, like stop pushing on me! I wasn't able to feel Davion until I was in my 30's (weeks of course). I can't wait to see my little man, but I am so threw with all these dang symptoms! Until another week...Baby dust to all.

Week 24

Woohoo. 16 more weeks to go! I am starting to have the most ridiculous dreams and sleeping has become almost impossible! Yesterday I had a dream that paper bags and haystacks took over the ship I was on and this one paper bag couple got high and their eyes got really big! What the f***! What kind of stupid stuff is that. Then it went into a dream where T.I. (the rapper) was my boyfriend, the haystacks threw us off of the ship and we had to swim to the islands, which kept moving, so we had to find a bigger island. When we did there was a buffet. We got in line and had like 3 plates each. When I went to get another plate I returned to find that my dessert plate was missing so I had to go back and get more. But everytime I turned my back another plate would disappear and I would have to go back and get another. How weird. I guess I need to start eating more, or maybe less. I don't know. I barely eat so I really dont know what the dream was about. Cant wait until week 30. baby dust to all.

Week 25 & 26

The weeks have started to go by so fast that I have to incorporate 2 weeks into one. I'll be 27 weeks in 4 days!

Yeah! Only 95 more days to go! I am so excited. Ok, so Thanksgiving just past and I am still hurting! I ate so much. I couldn't help myself. There were turkeys, ham, macaroni, yams, cakies, puddings, etc. We (Brennan & I) were in heaven. Everyone keeps scaring me saying that I might go into labor in December. My belly has gotten really big and it is low (it started out in the center). I am not thinking about it much, though. Whenever God says he's coming is when I will expect him. Ok, symptom update. I still only get sick when I don't eat, or am taking too long to eat. My vagina feels so sore, not only that, my entire area (hips,pelvic,etc). The doctor says that it is normal but, it is becoming worse. I literally take almost 10 minutes getting out of the bed. It hurts to lift my legs (even to get out of the car), and it has becoming increasingly harder to sleep (even though I did get about 2 nights of really good sleep last week). Can you believe we are almost there! It seems like yesterday that my doctor told me I was 6 weeks pregnant and started my countdown to week 40. Wow. Where did the time go? I am now 26 weeks and each week is beginning to go by faster and faster. I can't wait until I have my next ultrasound. I havent had one since I was 18 weeks. Well, until next time. Baby dust to all.

Week 27

Nothing new. Just hungry. Oh. My boobs constantly smell like milk! Besides that, everything is the same.

Dec 5,2007

So, I am so through being pregnant! I love my baby and feeling him kick and all, but I just want him to come out so I can see him and my body can get back to normal. Of course, I want him to stay in there for as long as he can to get healthy but, I am going through a lot. Yesterday, I got hot flashes so bad that I had to take off my sweater! AT WORK! Luckily, I had another shirt on under it. I also walk to work so that is also a strain. It is good exercise but I have to constantly stop because I get out of breath. Oh, although they're sporadic, these Braxton Hicks are working my nerves also. I don't know who said that if you change positions it will stop or that they don't hurt much. Bullsh*t! It is extremely painful!

I take a tour of the maternity ward tomorrow at 8pm. I am extremely excited. I don't know why but I am. It is newly remodeled so they have added a lot that wasn't there when I had my son. I also begin Lamaze class Jan 12 - Feb 2. Pablo said he doesn't understand why we need to go since this is my second child, but I didn't go the first time around. And I think it will be a nice experience to talk to some of the other parents and even learn things I didn't know before.

Hurry and get here Brennan! I want to SEE you. Baby dust to all

Week 28

Ok. So, Friday I had to go to the doctor because I thought I was leaking amnio fluid. I'm not, but it also wasn't urine, so I have to go back Thursday to get the results of my tests I took at the hospital and I am measuring 30 weeks instead of 28 weeks as of last Sunday and he is breech! So, either I have a big baby or my date has been miscalculated. The thing is, I know that I got pregnant on May 31st. That is the only day I remember us not being careful! But I guess I'll see Thursday. Another thing, is anyone getting out of breath as to where it scares you? or Have to sleep sitting up? I have been getting both and waking up with crooks in my neck. The joy of pregnancy. Baby dust to all.

Week 29

SO! We're still pregnant. I want my little man to "cook" for as long as he needs to, but I am ready to hold him. My nephew was born on the 2nd of Dec. and he is so precious. His cheeks are so chubby and he is just so adorable. I can't wait! We'll only 11 weeks to go. Almost at that final countdown..YAY!!