In my 3rd Month! 9wks =)

So, I have entered the 3rd month according to "What to Expect when Expecting". I am week 9 now and things couldn't be better. I continue to give God all the glory for this baby and already God has been glorified through it. I got a really encouraging letter the other day from a mom who read my blog and was uplifted with the confidence I have for the pregnancy - baby shiloh. She expressed her concerns for her pregnancy she had been having and God gave her peace after she read my blog. She is using the same scriptures and is reminded of how God is in control and he wants the best outcome for us and our babies. "No weapons formed against shall prosper - Jesus name. Amen!"  Reading the letter just had tears over flowing, as I saw God working through my strength giving others the same hope and peace God has given me.

Here is a pic of my BEAUTIFUL Baby Shiloh with a Heart rate of 185beats a minute measuring 2.44cm and 9wks.

I got to see the little feet and arms moving! My miracle!

Week 8 & all is Great!

So this past week as been so amazing. Every day I wake up and think about the little heart beat I saw inside of me just a couple of days ago. It is so amazing - such a God thing. I've stopped the 3pm surprise trip to the toliet or closest plastic bag, which is great. I may feel quesy for second but I am able to breathe it through.

Names names names. My goal is to have a name picked out before we know. A name for a girl and a name for a boy and the day we find out we will know the name. Something about that seems so special to me to go from not knowing the sex and as soon as you find out the sex you know the name. We have figured out a girl name but the boy name is just toooo hard. His parents can't say half the names I like or they can find some crazy movie and relate the movie to it. It is very frustrating. I've got some names with some really strong meanings (since it's all about the meaning of a name to me). I'm hoping the time I am out of my first trimester we will know a name for sure.

I babysit for a lady whose sister is a sonogrammer and we are going to go in at week 14.5 and find out the sex and announce it at christmas in a special way. That means I have 6 weeks until I find out!! Wow, that makes it seem like I am right around the corner.

"LET US HOLD FAST THE PROFESSION OF OUR FAITH WITHOUT WAVERING; (FOR HE IS FAITHFUL THAT PROMISED)" HEBREWS 10:23

"And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts" Malachi 3:10,11

Week 7 - Hallelujah!!

Last night I couldn't sleep at all. I woke up at 2am to go potty and couldn't go back to sleep until 5AM. Once I fell asleep I was woken up again at 6 15am because Marcos was up getting ready for work. It's only natural to feel as anxious I did after going through the things I went through this time last year. The outpouring of support - happiness  - joy - prayers for this pregnancy has been so overwhelming. I feel like I'm the most blessed pregnant one out in the world at the moment due to all the cards, phone calls, emails and prayers. With all this being said there was a calming around 8am - a supernatural peace - a peace that surpasses all understanding. The last 7 weeks this baby has been covered in so much prayer and love that God's word wasn't coming back void - God's word has taken preminence over this pregnancy, our baby, Marcos and I and I know God will see me through it til the very end. This is the confidence we have our Great Lord.

Marcos picked me up a 9AM and we ate breakfast at ChickFila and then headed to the appointment. As she called my name - butterflies entered my stomach. Marcos and I entered the hallway were Dr. Moses and Nurse Kristy was there saying, "We are so excited for you guys! Congratulations - When we heard the news we couldn't help but be so excited." It was so sweet hearing this from my Dr. and of course Marcos was grinning from ear to ear.

They drew my blood - got my weight - and sent me to the sonogram room. As I sat in the room I was filled with so many emotions - what were we going to see? what were we going to hear? this all seemed surreal. The sonogrammer says, "Look at that we got a sweet little baby right here momma". It was incredible... I look over at Marcos his crying happy tears.. I am crying happy tears and our sonogrammer is crying happy tears at this point. She goes on  to say, "let's hear the heart beat" and then came the "showoshshowoshshowosh" 154 heart rate and strong she goes on to say. It was an incredible moment for us. The sonogrammer was the sweetest girl - she was so excited for us, I thought she might have could been in our family cause she seemed so comfortable talking to us and expressing such strong emotions for us and this "sweet baby" on the screen. I'm sure she was an Angel  sent in to show us our first little living miracle from God - "Baby Shiloh". That is what I am going to call this baby right now - "Baby Shiloh" it means peaceful, God's gift. It fits perfect because he/she is definitley a gift and has brought me much peace from the moment I read the words, "pregnant".

So today we are rejoicing... This is the Day that the Lord has made!! Thank You God for the gift of life.

A week away!

It's the 6th week for me and things couldn't be getting better. We are really anxious about our first appoinment next week. This week was actually the first date of our appointment but I called and moved it back one more week. I've been trying to "take it easy" however, that just isn't who I am. I'm a go go go girl! I always need to be doing something so it is so hard to just "sit" around. I've been sewing which is helping the days go fast and keeping me entertained without the feeling of being lazy and doing nothing.


I haven't really experienced any horrific sickness or nausea. I think it is actually funny when I get sick. It started last Friday when I was in the car with the girls. We were driving down the road and all of a sudden I felt motionsickness or something and I just had to puke. I grabbed a walmart bag that was sitting next to Sara Madeline and threw the stockings out of it (green & white tights for Audrey's costume) as fast as I could before I made a mess. After that I was fine. I was able to go through the rest of my day wihtout any more sickness. But this wasn't the last time it happened. It has been happening once a day around 3pmish and if I am in the car well, I just need to be prepared. =) Getting sick isn't going to leave me helpless at home, I just don't think I'll be one of those "pregnant" people.

I took a quiz today on Parent.com on what I should name my baby. This was the result:
"You seem to be a pretty active person and an independent thinker who likes doing instead of just talking. If you want your child to be strong minded and leave his or her mark on the world, you should consider baby names that people associate with being creative, smart active, and strong."

-- Well, DUUH, I could have told you that. Anyone who knows me could have told me that. I am doer - always going and never stopping. And I am sure my child will be just as creative and a go getter as me and marcos.

2 Corinthians 10:5

This week marks 5 weeks for me and all I can think about is next week. At 6 weeks and 2 days is when the worst happened for me. After praying today and looking for comfort in God's words this is what I got.

"Casting down imaginations, and ever high thing that exalteth itself AGAISNT the knowledge of GOD, and bringing INTO Captivity EVERY thought to the OBEDIENCE of Christ!"

- Wow- So powerful when you think about this. When I read this I thought to myself, well I am having these thoughts and they aren't obedient of Christ. How do I know these thoughts are not obedient of Christ, you may ask?

The Word of God! =)

I will make my EVERY thought obedient of Christ with HIS words! The Gossiple - The Good News!

The Word says:

"Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about they table." Psalm 128:3

"And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall YOUR VINE CAST her fruit BEFORE the TIME in the field, saith the Lord of host" Malachi 3:10-11 (*Casting your fruit before it's time - referring to a miscarriage)

"And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of they womb." Deuteronomy 7:13

"There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren in they land: the number of thy days I will fulfill. " Exodus 23.26.

So, tonight I will go to sleep with peace - Faith in God's Word brought me this peace tonight and will continue to bring me peace over the next 40 weeks (35 now). =)

Gender Predictors

So, today have been cleaning and looking at baby things of course. ;) Anyways I took this fun old wives to test to see what it said. Here was my result. We shall just wait and see....

60% chance of a boy
40% chance of a girl

Congratulations!

The old wives tales indicate that you are having a boy!

http://www.babygenderprediction.com/old-wives-tales/index.phtml

Then at Parent.com I went and took the Ancient Chinese Gender Quiz to see what it said I would be having.

According to my age: 25
According to my conception date: September

It says that there is a 58% Boy and 42% Girl.

Once again - they say I am having a boy.

I guess we all shall wait and see!

October 13, 2009

Yesterday morning I woke feeling fantastic besides the fact that my "watermelons" were quite sore. Which is beyond odd for me because I have never had this feeling before. I had an ovulation predictor test stick and decided to pee on it. Yes, I know this is an ovulation test however since I am wasn't ovulating there shouldn't be a second line. Low and behold there was a second line, strange...a little but not suprised. I went on with my morning wondering, could I really be pregnant again?

Alison my sister called that morning wanting me to pick up Audrey from school. I picked Audrey up at 11:30 and came home to have lunch with Marcos. While Marcos was out eating I decided to take a "dollar tree" test that I had gotten awhile back and never needed to use. Extremely nervous I followed the directions and waited...and waited...and waited. The waiting was worth it because I saw an extremely faint second line. And let me tell you - dollar tree test you can never get that second line - or atleast I thought. Shocked, excited and overwhelmed and pranced out in the living room trying to hold my composure. I was ready for Marcos to go back to work so I could get things together to announce the news that night over a romantic dinner.

Still not to sure about if I could trust the dollar tree test; I decided to go to Walmart to purchase a digital one that would read, "Pregnant or Not Pregnant". While at Walmart I bought: Baby Back Ribs, Baby Peas, Baby Carrots, Baby Rolls and for dessert: Baby Peaches and Baby Bananas baby food. =)

I waited 2 1/2 hours before I POAS (peed on a stick) because I just went earlier and wanted to make sure I had something and that it would be a waste of money. At 4PM I tore open the package, said a little prayer, POAS, and waited again. This time there is a little hour glass the flashes... it flashed FOREVER. I decided to leave the bathroom due to feeling anxious and come back later. As I walked back in I saw a word...what did it say? Should I go pick it up and look at it? Why not? So, I did and it read, "PREGNANT". OMG! Couldn't believe it... it was true this time because I had a machine telling me this.

I got ready to teach spanish class and put that baby back ribs in the oven. Marcos came home from work and left to work out. When I got home from school I was able to prepare everything before he got him. When he arrived I could tell that he knew somehting was up because of the fact that the dining room door was closed off and I was cooking. I told him to take a shower and when I was ready for him I'd call him for dinner.

At 8pm it was time to announce it. And so I did. Here are the pictures of the special occassion.