UPDATE!!!!!

So we had the "official" 1st doctors appointment today. It started by weighing me (UGH!!!), then blood pressure and I am sure you all don't care but I am gonna tell you anyway...then on to a million and one questions about our medical history.

I LOVE MY OB-GYN! It is not very often you will hear that but I am sooooooo blessed. ACTUALLY I have 2 OB's, but I have only seen one of them so far, Dr. Baker. Let me just say...She is amazing! She was so incredibly sweet and made sure I understood everything she was seeing on the ultrasound!

So next was the ultrasound...Baby Bean aka. "blob" pops on the screen and instantly I feel this surge of such joy and happiness, we made it baby, we made it to week 8 and there you are, all blobbish, but you are THERE!!! My handsome and so sweet husband even teared up. I bet 1 million dollars he will shed some mad tears the day Baby Bean makes it's appearance!
So, she measured Bean and it turns out I am 8 WKS 3 DAYS!!! 3 days closer to D-day! Our new due date is December 1st. Baby Bean is perfect in size with a heartbeat of 167ish and to our surprise was MOVING AROUND! YUP, the Bean was dancing to my heartbeat! lol!

Best part of the appointment was to hear Dr. Baker's tell the baby.."you go baby, move around". Now you may wonder why, but I loved that she talked to the baby. She was so personal, I wasn't just another "patient" and Bean wasn't just another "blob" to her.

We got our picture and our appointment ended. Next ultrasound is around 18-20 wks and on the next appointment we get to hear our Bean's heart beat!!

A perfect ending to our day, seeing our baby for the first time! To share in our joy, here is BABY BEAN:

Bean is the part where the line is thru, incase you couldn't tell :)

Week 8!!

Today is the day! We start Week 8 of this 40 week journey to a new little baby Humphreys! I continue to feel VERY tired, nauseous and HORRIBLE bloating. It is the most painful thing ever! ALSO, today is our first doctor appointment!! If we get an ultrasound and pics, I will defintely post them. We'll see and PRAY we do :):)

Here are some tidbits of the growing "Baby Bean":

Week Eight

-Cartilage and bones begin to form - At the end of this week your baby will have already completed 1/5th of the journey 'til his birthday!

-The basic structure of the eye is well underway - The position is more "newborn" like already!

-The tongue begins to develop

-Intestines move out of the umbilical cord into the abdomen.

-Body grows and makes room - Two months along and this little one is growing inside and out by leaps and bounds!

-The fingers and toes have appeared but are webbed and short

-Baby's length (crown to rump) is 0.61 inch (1.6cm) and weight is 0.04 ounce (1gm)

I'll be sure to update about our first appointment later :)

Have a wonderful day!!

MUCH LOVE!

The NEXT Generation!!!

WOW!!! 2008 is definitely turning out to be the year of "THE BABY"!!! Everywhere you turn someone just had a baby or is expecting their own little one sometime this year. It is a beautiful thing, but just sooooo crazy how many little ones are going to be making their big entrance into the world. Maybe it is because I am getting older and the age range I am in is the "baby making" range???

Just counting people we keep in touch with (including myself), there are 10 little ones on their way. 3 of them are family members; 2 cousins and my sister. Then one is my sister's friend, the rest funny enough are ALL friends we met from our days at 1st Assembly.

We are continuing to pray and thank the Lord for 1 more little one for Erin & Bryan. Whether it be naturally or thru adoption. Please keep them in your prayers!

Praise the Lord for all the new life!

Lord, please protect and keep each and every little one in their mother's womb. Please bless each mother with a peaceful and smooth pregnancy and most of all Lord, I pray that you would begin a GREAT work in each baby now while they are in the womb. Fill them with your holy spirit, discernment and wisdom. Give them a heart that yearns for you. I ask Lord that this new generation that is being created be a generation that LOVES you and SEEKS to OBEY you! A generation that keeps themselves pure before you and honors you with their bodies. Thank you so much Lord for blessing each one of us!

I leave you with this:

"Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from Him."
-Psalm 127:3


Much Love!!!

7 wks 4 days!!

Yay!! Three more days and I'll be eight weeks!!!

Here are some baby developing facts from week SEVEN....

Week Seven

-Elbows form - Again, taking a peek inside you could see your baby's fascination with bending and flexing. Later you will swear you can enlist your child as the star of the next "Karate Kid" movie!

-Fingers start to develop - These digits often become your baby's first toy!

-Feet start to appear with tiny notches for the toes - It is fascinating that at less than a half inch, your little guy (or gal) already is leaving "footprints" on your heart!

-Ears eyes and nose start to appear - Although they may resemble an alien life form, these all "shift" soon enough into a more normal appearance.

-Intestines start to form in the umbilical cord - Did you know that initially the intestines are not formed inside your baby's body?

-Teeth begin to develop under the gums - Thankfully, right now you won't be dealing with teething pain!

This last week my tiredness and nauseousness has definitely kicked up into full gear. I go to bed early but I still wake up EXHAUSTED! I feel nauseous ALL day long now too. I will be sooo happy when the nauseousness is gone. I am praying it will be gone at the end of the third month like so many people say! I haven't been throwing up, but sometimes I wonder if it would be better to throw up. Will it bring any little bit of relief??? Who knows?

Brett has been such a trooper and A HUGE HELP!! He gets me my water even if he is already in bed. Last night he went grocery shopping and made dinner, "Ginger & Lime Salmon" and then made me eggs for my morning "Homemade Egg McMuffin". We bought this book "What to eat when your expecting" written by the same people as "What to expect when your expecting". This book is sooo great cause half of it is just recipes of healthy & nutritious food for you and your baby. Brett and I have vowed to eat better and start cooking again. All that eating out I think was making me feel worse! No nutrition! I LOVE my husband and am soooo blessed!!!

Our first appointment is this Thursday! YAY!!

Thanks you for all your prayers!!

Much Love!!!!!

Colors/Designs

Sooo...I know it is early, but I was checking out some color schemes ideas I would want to decorate once we find out what this little one is. These are from www.graco.com. My favorite color is brown! Weird I know but for sure I want to have brown with an accent color. The baby's sex will determine the accent color!

Girl...

Boy...

Week 6 Day 6

So it has been an eventful first couple of weeks since we found out :) Around end of week 4 beginning of week 5 I started to spot and feel really crampy. Being this is my first time ever being pregnant it was a little nerve wreaking. We ended up in the ER since my doctor had no available appointments and after 6 hours (blood tests, urine tests and ultrasounds both on top and inside) they told me the pregnancy was in the right place and see my doctor for a follow up. Normal "doctor" ways is that they don't see you until you are 8-10 wks pregnant for your first appointment unless you have had a past of problematic pregnancies. My doctor office saw me for the follow up tho, and they sent me off for more blood tests and she tried to do a ultrasound on top but because I was only 5 wks 4 days she only could see the uterus and sac (which is all a GREAT sign!), just no heartbeat. However, the ER was able to see the baby's heartbeat with the "vaginal" ultrasound. So now we are heading into Week 7 and the spotting has stopped, PRAISE THE LORD and we are going to our first "official" doctors appointment next week on the 24th! We are soooo blessed!! :)

As for me and pregnancy "symptoms" I have had the usual tiredness, nauseousness (usually before meals, which makes it hard to decided on what to eat) and EXTREMELY horrible bloating and gas pains (sorry for the specifics). I feel like I have grown too, maybe it is the bloating but my pants are so uncomfortable to wear so it was off to find "maternity" pants, capris and shorts that bring so much more comfort! We are curious if this mean TWINS, or if this is going to be one big baby! Since finding out I have not splurged on all the "bad" food instead have really tried to stay close to eating healthy. So it can't be due overeating and gaining lots of weight. But these of course are my own observations...lol

Well I hope to update you more next week after the doctors appointment. Please continue to keep us in your prayers!!

Much Love!

And The Verdict IS.....

On March 26th, SIX pregnancy tests later I finally believed it. We are PREGNANT! We are soooo excited and blessed!!!! So if my calculations are correct I would be about 4 wks. CRAZY! So far no morning sickness. The bathroom has just become my best friend! Our first doctors appointment is April 24th, so we will have updates for you after that!

Please keep me, the baby and Brett in your prayers. A safe and healthy pregnancy for me and the baby and patience for Brett (ie. mood swings & late night cravings..hehehe)


Love you all! I can't believe we are going to be PARENTS! Yay!