Week 17

Baby Alexander is about the size of an onion, and is approximately 5 in. long and weighs close to 6 oz. Baby's skeleton is hardening, changing from rubbery cartilage to bone, and fat is finally accumulating around it. The umbilical cord is getting thicker and stronger, and those little fingers and toes are now topped by one-of-a-kind prints.

Pregnancy Highlights:
How far along: 17 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 10 lbs
Maternity Clothes: Yes & I love them!
Best moment this week: Going to see Dr. Wilson!! The sono this week was amazing! The baby is a thumb sucker! We were able to see all of the vital organs-whew-& we heard the heartbeat for the first time.
Gender: ???
Movement: I cannot feel any movement, but we know the baby is moving bc we could see it on the sono!
Food Cravings: I'm over the jalapeno thing & do not have any new cravings yet...
What I miss: Sleeping on my back, Coffee & Diet Coke...but it is totally worth it
Sleep: I am definitely looking forward to the 3 day weekend coming up... I didn't sleep much this week or weekend... I am SO exhausted!!
What I am looking forward to: SLEEP
Symptoms: I have not been sleeping well...

Week 16

I am really excited about starting my weekly pregnancy posts! This has been the greatest experience so far-I feel so blessed to have a pregnancy that is free of any complications up to this point! & I couldn't think of anyone better to share it with than Deke. He is such a great husband-I love him so much!

Baby Alexander is growing & developing so fast!
The baby is approximately 4 1/2 inches long & weighs approximately 3 1/2 ounces-about the size of an avocado!

Pregnancy Highlights:
How far along: 16 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 8-10 lbs...too much...starting pregnancy yoga soon
Maternity Clothes: Yes & I love them!
Best moment this week: I was getting ready this morning & Deke came up behind me & put his arms around me....I looked in the mirror & his hands were in the shape of a heart on my stomach....AWWW!!!
Gender: ??...Anxiously awaiting!
Movement: None yet
Food Cravings: Jalapenos-weird bc I do not like spicy food
What I miss: Coffee & Diet Coke, but it is totally worth it
Sleep: I sleep on my back, so I am trying to get used to sleeping on my side...I usually wake up at about 3 am to potty
What I am looking forward to: We have a Dr. appt on Wednesday!! :)
Symptoms: Some indigestion, but I can handle it

Stay tuned... I may post an update after the appt on Wednesday... Have a great week!!!

No News is Good News, Right?!?!

Ok.... so once again, I've fallen off of the Blogger bandwagon.... I know... I pretty much stink at life... Hmmm-where to start? So much to catch up on... My last post was in January, so I will recap on 2010... (since the year is more than 1/2 way over, seems like a great place to begin!) It has been a FABULOUS year so far!!! (with the exception of 1 thing which I will elaborate on later) In late January, Dr. Wilson referred us to a fertility specialist. We scheduled 3 appts & they all had to be rescheduled. (due to the Dr being in meetings, surgery, out of town, etc) It drug on over the course of a couple of months so in March, we decided that we would just wait to reschedule any additional appointments. We had a few financial obligations that we needed to tend to before seeing the specialist. That was a blessing bc our insurance does not cover any type of fertility treatment, so it would have been a very expensive journey... Our financial obligations were: 1) a trip to Cancun for some of our very best friends-Dustin & Jessica's wedding-would not have missed it for the world & 2) a new house. At the beginning of March, Deke & I decided that Debbie should move closer. She also liked the idea, so she bought our house & we bought a new house in Providence-approx 1 mile from our old house. It took a while for Deke & I to get our house bc it was bank owned & they were BOOGERS, but we were finally able to close at the end of March!! Didn't move in until mid April, bc of the Cancun trip...1st week of April. Debbie loves her house & has it fixed so cute & we love our house!!

Our trip to Cancun was way too short, but I am so happy that we were able to share that special time with Dustin & Jess!!! Deke & I really had a great time & will def be going back someday-OH MY GOODNESS...it was SO pretty & the people were so hospitable! We were goofs & did not get many pics, but here are some that we were able to get...

The Mayan Sunrise-I was still in bed when I took this pic-I think it was around 4:30-5 am...

The view from our Balcony...

RaNDoM Beach Pic....

Deke & I after the wedding

We LOVED Cancun & cannot wait to go back!!!!

In June, Deke & I found out that we were EXPECTING!!!!!! We tried for so long & our prayers were finally answered!!!

I am 15 weeks and 3 days. It has been the best experience! No morning sickness & no major symptoms! I was tired the 1st trimester, but about a week before the start of the 2nd trimester, I got a much needed BURST of energy! :) I will be doing weekly posts to keep you updated on my pregnancy progress... My 1st post will be this Sunday! It will include a pic & more details!

Remember that exception I was talking about?? Collin, Lauren & Alex moved to Houston. We miss him like CrAZy, but we are so happy for Collin bc it will be an exciting chapter to add to his "book"! He is going to meet so many new friends to add to his friend bank! He is a blogger now, too...so hopefully he will do a better job at keeping up with his Blog than his Aunt Samantha! LOL! Love you Kiddo!!