Early doctor appt

We ended up going to the doctor earlier than planned. I was having a lot of symptoms that I didn't have with Jeffrey and I wanted to get things checked out. We were able to have an ultrasound done and so far the baby is developing normally. We are officially 6 weeks and 3 days along with a due date of May 21st. Thank goodness I don't have to go through the hot part of the summer big and pregnant. Jeff's birthday is April 25th....their birthday's will be close together.


I can't get over the fact that this pregnancy is so much different than with Jeffrey. I have constant nausea and a lot of cramping with this one. One would think that their body would be more prepared with the 2nd pregnancy but apparently not.


We let Jeffrey attend the ultrasound appt with us and being the normal 7 year old boy that he is his response was 'That's it??!!' when he saw that little 'speck' of baby. lol

Here is baby's first picture. The part labeled 'YS' stands for yolk sac. That should be gone by next week. We saw the heartbeat...127 beats/minute. Wow!! According to the ultrasound tech that little heart has only been beating for a week. We can't wait to meet you little one!

6 weeks

According to the due date calculator we are 6 weeks into the pregnancy. Of course the due date has not been 'confirmed' by the doctor yet but I think it's safe to say that we are in the right area.

This baby is bringing different aches and pains than Jeffrey did. My worst one now is nausea...not morning sickness but all day sickness! I'm either starving or nauseous. Don't really have a certain food I'm craving but I do prefer anything that is greasy. Mexican food has been the food of choice lately.

This weekend I shopped around for all the latest baby gadgets and products. Wow, they have really changed within the last 7-8 years! The newest and coolest one to me is the Bumbo Baby seat:

Luckily we don't have to start from scratch and buy everything new. My goal right now is to work on a list of everything we have.

Thanks for reading and I will update soon!

Misty

Wow!

Okay, I had no idea we were pregnant when I started this blog. Now that I am getting over the initial shock I think I can focus enough to get started on this.

In case you don't know we found out we are pregnant last Sunday. After 4 years of heartache and frustration God has decided it is the right time to bless us with another child. At this point we are 5 weeks along and I am praying that our child makes it through these beginning stages of life. I seem to be having more pain in the early stages with this one than what I did with Jeffrey. Or maybe I don't remember since it's been so long ago! :) It's nothing major....my body is probably adjusting. And I am 8 years older this time around...maybe that's part of the cause. The first appointment with my doctor is Oct 10th...we get to do an ultrasound on that day! We are excited! I hope my mind will be put to ease once I know how the baby is doing...I've been worried that something will go wrong. In fact I've been hesitant about making this announcement since we are only a few weeks into the pregnancy. Please pray for my peace of mind and that our child is healthy and developing normally. It's probably just the hormones taking over!

Jeffrey is so excited about being an older brother and of course he is hoping for a baby brother. Shane and I, on the other hand, are secretly wishing for a girl....but would also be totally happy with another little boy.

We have no idea what to do about the adoption. We have still not heard from our case worker from Gladney but we do know they did receive our file. At this point we still have another 2 years of waiting for a child. Why did God lead us to adopt and then decide to give us a biological child? If we did continue with the adoption both this child and our child from Taiwan would be about the same age. Does God think we are capable (physically AND financially) to handle that? We will definitely be doing a lot of praying...more than usual!

Thanks for reading and I will post updates soon!

Misty

Under construction

Well, I decided to start my own blog. We already have an adoption blog that, of course, centers around the adoption and includes a few tidbits of our life in general. This blog will dig deeper into my life, thoughts, and family...hopefully! I'm a very private person and very few people know what is going on in my life. So here goes!

I will spend a few days working on the cosmetic changes of the blog and then the blogging will begin!

Misty