New Poll

You may have noticed in my left sidebar that I added a poll.  Do you think Baby Self is a boy or a girl?  Please vote.  I have it set to stay open until May 31, 2010.  That is when I will be 20 weeks and will hopefully know by then or should be finding out soon.  So vote away friends!

As for me, I am still doing well.  Just really sleepy all the time.  I'm yawning as I type this.  The spotting has just about stopped so that is good.  I still have no morning sickness, and I am so thankful for that!

Zach is doing well also.  He finally found a new job yesterday and he started today!  We are so happy that he is working again!

That is about all that is going on with us...  I hope all of you are well!

6 Weeks

How far along: 6 weeks

Maternity clothes: Not even close to wearing them.

Sleep: Still sleeping a lot.

Best moment last week: Just enjoying being pregnant!

Symptoms: Still sleepy... 

Food cravings: none yet.

Gender: Still entirely too early to know.

What I am looking forward to:  I was looking forward to my ultrasound tomorrow but because of some spotting issues I had over the weekend they switched it to this morning.  So we got to see Baby Self this morning and we were able to see the little heartbeat!  Everything looks great and she said that the spotting was ok.  She said it was due to a teeny tiny blood clot.  She said it was so small she could barely see it on the ultrasound and to not worry.  So now I am looking forward to yet another ultrasound next Tuesday for a recheck and if everything still looks good then she will release me back to my regular doctor.

There is just one baby and he or she is measuring 6 weeks and 1 day.  The heartbeat was great she said!  We were worried that we wouldn't be able to see it because it is still so early but as soon as she found the baby we saw the little flicker of the heartbeat!  It was amazing!  She gave me a little picture!  I need to get a frame for it!

From The Bump:

Baby's now the size of a sweet pea!

Growing like crazy, baby is starting to sprout eyes, ears, nose, cheeks, and chin. Those little hands and feet -- still webbed like paddles -- might wiggle by week's end, the heart is beating (almost twice as fast as yours!), and blood is starting to circulate.

5 Weeks

How far along: 5 weeks

Maternity clothes: not even close to wearing them yet but I did have a TON given to me today so I think I am set on maternity clothes!

Sleep: I am still sleeping great!  I do get tired during the day, so by bedtime I am exhausted.

Best moment last week: Finding out that we are going to have a baby!!!

Symptoms: I am so tired and my boobs are a little sore.

Food cravings: None really.  I have been wanting some cheddar and sour cream chips but I was addicted to them before I got pregnant.

Gender: WAY too early to tell... and I don't really have a feeling of the gender yet.

What I am looking forward to: going for our first ultrasound on February 23rd!!!

From The Bump:

Baby's now the size of an appleseed!

Your embryo, which doesn't look like much more than a tadpole right now, is actually starting to form major organs (heart, kidney, liver, stomach) and systems (nervous, circulatory, digestive). Baby's presence in your uterus triggers production of HCG (the hormone detected by pregnancy tests), which triggers the production of other hormones like estrogen and progesterone, which triggers all those great symptoms you've probably been noticing!


So I need a cute nickname to call the baby.  It annoys me when people call their baby "It".  I have been calling the baby "The Baby" or "Our Baby". So what do you guys think we should call the baby?

Also, I know a lot of people include a picture of their belly each week with these but I look horrible today so no picture for week 5.

I'm still so proud

One year ago I sat in the bleachers at Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia to watch my husband graduate from Basic Training.  I was (and still am) so incredibly proud of him.  I cried happy tears that day because my husband was doing something that he has always wanted to do and he had completed the first part of his training.  I cried happy tears because our separation was finally over; once he was at his AIT site I could go visit him.

I am a very emotional person anyways but something about seeing my husband out there with a lot of other men (in Basic Training at Fort Benning there are no women) got to me...  Their accomplishments so far, the hard work they put in, their bravery...  It was a great ceremony...  I cried from the time they all marched on the field to the time I was finally able to wrap my arms around my soldier.

The first two pictures are part of the demonstration that they did as part of the ceremony.  The third picture is all of the men that graduated that day.  The fourth picture is the men marching back to their positions after marching by the stands.  And the last picture is of me and my soldier.

How do you like those glasses he is wearing?  They weren't allowed to wear their contacts.  They refer to them as birth control glasses (BCGs) and that they are...  I'm just kidding (they seriously call them that though), they really aren't that bad...  in fact Zach still wears his at night after he takes his contacts out.

To my husband: thank you for serving our country, thank you for being such a wonderful man and a wonderful husband.  I am so proud of you and all that you have accomplished!  I love you to pieces!

I love my doctor, she is SO sweet!

On Tuesday I got a call from my doctor, not the nurse but it was actually Dr. M...  She called to tell me congratulations and that my HCG level on Monday was 155.  She said that was good and that my progesterone looked good also...  she told me to come back on Wednesday (yesterday) for more bloodwork...  So I talked to the nurse this afternoon and she said that my HCG levels did double like they should have, that they were actually at 476 now!!!

So I go back on February 23rd for my first ultrasound at 6 weeks and 1 day!  Thank you for your prayers we appreciate them more than you will ever know!

Our Mountain Vacation

I just realized that I never posted about our trip to my cousin's house in the mountains!  I am too tired to post a long in depth post so I will just show you the pictures.

 

We were only there from Friday night until Sunday night but we had a blast!!!!!!!!!!

A HUGE Thanks

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who commented on my post yesterday!  We are SO excited and we appreciate your support and prayers!

Thanks for being such great friends!

02/07/10 - the best day of my life

I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of Him. 1 Samuel 1:27




I know it is really early to be telling everyone but we felt like since we had all of you wonderful blog readers praying for us we would tell you so you all can continue to pray for us but to pray specifically for our pregnancy now!

I promise to keep you updated as we go through this.  I went for bloodwork yesterday (we did the home pregnancy test on Sunday) and I go on Wednesday for more bloodwork and then I go on February 23 for an ultrasound!

My estimated due date is October 18!

Thank you friends for your prayers, they mean the world to us!

You Capture - Faces

I am participating in You Capture this week over at I Should Be Folding Laundry. So Here is my submission for this week's challenge, Faces.
 

 

My handsome husband in the mountains last weekend!!!

Please pardon my laziness...

Please forgive me for not posting about our trip yet...  Last night was 24 night and tonight is the season premiere of the final season of LOST (starts at 7, don't miss it!).

I will probably post pictures from our trip tomorrow night so keep a watch out for them!  We had a great time even though it didn't snow!  We hope to go back soon when it snows!