14 weeks

This week, I am 14 weeks pregnant! Still sounds kind of crazy! My goal is to update here once a week so that my family and friends who are far away can keep up with how this little guy/girl is growing! 

 

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 14 weeks

Size of baby: 3.5 inches long, about the size of a lemon

Weight gain: +1 (I can handle that!)

Maternity Clothes: I have been wearing mostly dresses because they are cool and comfy

Gender: TBD Aug. 17th!!

Movement: Not yet

Sleep: No problems with sleep, as long as I sleep on my side

Symptoms:  Glad to be past the sickness/extreme tiredness. Starting to have a little indigestion...and maybe a little hormonal :)

What I miss: Sweet Tea

Cravings: Just craving Bueno bean burritos, salads, Chickfila, and fruit

Best Moment this week: Going to the dr. and hearing our sweet baby's heartbeat! It was beating strong at 156!

What I am looking forward to: Visiting with Mark's grandparents over a long weekend

 I will try to go back (for memories sake) and recap weeks 1-13 sometime as well as the details of how we found out and shared the news.  Also, now that we know the date of our next sono, I am going to put a poll up...let us know, do you think Baby S. will be a boy or a girl?

A "Little" Update

We have decided it is time to let the cat out of the bag....

 

I AM PREGNANT!!

I will be 13 weeks on Monday, and we could not be more excited! Our expected "Date of Exit" as Mark has termed it is January 23! We have gotten to see our precious baby, and have heard the heartbeat (TWICE)!  

 (6 weeks, Baby's First Picture!)

I will share more details later, but for now we are just praising God for a healthy little miracle!

Merry Christmas!

A little late...but wishing you and yours a very blessed Christmas and a blessed New Year!

Thankful

We have so much to be thankful for this year.

I am thankful first and foremost for my salvation. For my husband, who has been my rock this year, for friends and family- old and new, near and far and for the Lord's provision in many ways.

As I was thinking of what I was "thankful" for, I had to pause. 8 sweet faces snuck into my head. I think back to where they were last year,and how their lives have changed in 12 months. I wonder what they were "thankful" for this Thanksgiving. You may not know them, or know their story, but they changed my life forever. They taught me what true joy is. The small peek I had into their life taught me to be grateful for all that the Lord has blessed me with, through the good and bad times.

This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for those 8 faces. And for all of the other faces they represent. And for what they have taught me about "Thanksgiving".

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