Me @ 19 1/2 wk PG & A 22 wk update

I definitely have not posted a lot of pics of me PG so far, but I finally had my Mom snap another shot a couple of weeks ago when I was 19 1/2 weeks PG. I think I am showing quite a bit more now at 22 weeks. So, if you like these kind of pics - here you go :) This pic was taken on Feb 1, 2008.


I am now slightly over 22 weeks. I have been feeling really good. I quit having those real light headed / fainty spells around 17 or 18 weeks - for the most part - although I actually had a spell like this on both Monday and Tuesday of this week, but not sure why. I have really been trying to eat a lot better, healthier and more frequent. I started feeling the baby move very slightly around 15 weeks and it has progressed to now it is very strong movements/ rolls / kicks. I think that is one of the greatest things while being PG, is to feel the baby move - how neat. What a great confirmation to let you know everything is still a-ok :)

~Happy 30th Wedding Anniverary~

Well, belated as this posting is, I still want to wish my mother-in-law and father-in-law, Jay & Brinda, a Happy 30th Wedding Anniversary! They were married on January 20th, 1978. The reason for having not posted this sooner is because I was lazy in getting the pictures ready to post with it. We had a small celebration for them that my sister-in-law, Belinda, put together as a surprise. We made a special trip to Indiana in early January for a visit. We told them we were going home and would not see them after church on Sunday night, but... that really wasn't the plans. We went to the LeBarons and surprised them when they arrived after church, which was where we had the party. It was a lot of fun. The cake was made by Aunt Linda and it was absolutely beautiful and I thought Belinda did an excellent with the decorations as well. To my in-laws, I wish you another 30 plus years of wonderful marriage. You are great in-law to have. Thanks for having Jonathan 1 year and 8 days later and giving me a wonderful husband to marry. We love ya'll. Happy Wedding Anniversary!

I took some pics of pics of their wedding album, so enjoy!
Click on the picture below for more pictures!

1-20-08 Jay & Brinda's 30th Wedding Anniversary Celebration

Happy Valentines Day!

Well, it's still Valentine's Day for me, but it does happen to be after midnight so technically the 15th. Belated or not, here's my Valentines posting!

Jonathan, here's a Big ~ I LOVE YOU!

Happy Valentines Day! You're the greatest!

From Lindsey:

Daddy, Happy Valentines Day ~ I love you bunches - x0x0!!

You're the best Daddy ever and I love when we get to play together!

And to the rest of our family ~

Parents ~ Grandparents ~ Aunts & Uncles ~ Cousins ~ Nieces & Nephews!

We Love All of You! Happy Valentines Day!

Life just wouldn't be the same without family, which I am so greatfully thankful for!

The BABY is a...............

Drumroll, Please!!! Announcement!!!

We are the proud and happy parents to announce we will be adding a.........

GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To our household come the end of June!

Yes, another girl and we are so happy. It just didn't matter, but now we at least know!
Now on with the rest of the planning that must take place in the "next" 20 weeks!
The ultrasound went great and the baby cooperated. And just in case it might not - I chugged-literally- a 20 oz Mt. Dew on the way to the doctors office. No siree, this baby wasn't crossing it's legs and sleeping during this ultrasound. One time chance and I wasn't taking any chances. The funny thing is, I have 100% stayed off of caffeine drinks because of how it had been making me feel and then to drink that all at once was kind of crazy. I made it, but was jittery for a few hours :) The baby is completely healthy as far as an ultrasound can show, which relieved my thinking. Due to this blogging world I have been reading way too much stuff that a PG person should not read about. I honestly thought it was going to be a boy because the heart rate was so drastic from what it was with Lindsey, but I guess "SHE" proved us wrong. Today the heart beat per the ultrasound was 136. Lindsey's heart rate was always around the 160's. They said our baby girl weighs around 10 oz. It was a fun doctors appointment and of course Jonathan and Lindsey came along as well. Lindsey thought it was absolutely great to "see" the baby. Jonathan said she seemed to be really excited about all of it. I think she understands the whole "baby" thing as much as a 2 year old can. She is very excited. Well, enough rambling from me.

Now for the ultrasound pictures :)
There are a total of 8 -different- pictures.

(Yes, I posted everyone they gave me -

because there is family that would like to see these that do not live near us.)

The first four are different shots of the face.


The picture below is of her arms bent up towards her face and her hands covering her face. The elbows are to the left and the hands are to the right

The picture below is of her feet to the left and her legs and you can see the break for the knee area.

The picture below is of her feet - looking at the bottom of them.

And this one - It's a GIRL!

So, now you ALL know and so do we and that makes ME very Happy!

Now I can go with the flow and start acting on my plans because I had different plans for their rooms, etc. Now we don't have to move bedrooms, paint, decorate another bedroom and no new bedding. We will buy a toddler bed for Lindsey since that will fit better into the room for now instead of a twin bed and another chester drawers and we will keep them both in the same room together for now. Of course, if you know me, the baby will be in our room for probably 6 months (at least) until she's too big for the cradle.

PINK IT IS!!

Sick Days

Well, I havn't posted abou it, but this has definitely been a sick house. Here's the details, if you feel like reading them and if not, well that's all we have been up too.

I got sick over 2 weeks ago. On Friday 2 weeks ago I finally went to the doctor and was diagnosed with severe Strep Throat. So, I was prescribed an antibiotic that I could take while PG. Wow, medicine does wonders and started helping immediately. Then on Wednesday of the next week, which was last week,- Lindsey came down with a verrrry bad runny nose. I hoped that is all it would be, but that was not the case. I guess she turned 2 and said "Now I'll be sick". On Friday night a week ago she started a cough. Last Saturday was her birthday party and she did surprisingly well and she did great. Sunday was BAD and she was very lethargic. Monday was decent till the evening and then her cough started getting WAY worse. Off to the doctor we went on Tuesday. She was diagnosed with a respiratory infection and a right ear infection. Then...I have been very sick all week with probably the same cold Lindsey has and have been absolutely "miserable". Even though Lindsey is still coughing some and still has a runny nose, I honestly think she is feeling better than me. Hopefully we will both get better - real soon.

There's the summary of the "sick house".