Pregnancy Updates and Prayers for my Baby

So, pregnancy updates. Don't we just love them :)

I am finally starting to show and actually look like I am pregnant. At this point I am really starting to feel it. I am not nearly as agile as I usually am. I struggle a little bit to get into a sitting position from laying down. I can't lift my leg up to shave them nearly as easily. I think I am getting heart burn, but I have no idea cause I have never had heart burn before. I can physically feel my stomach starting to stretch (so if anyone knows of good anti-stretch cream or awesome lotion let me know). As of now, I have only gained about 8 pounds. I have had no cravings whatsoever, so no pickles and ice cream for me. I think I am starting to get more emotional, at least according to Jared. I am much more impatient and I worry about everything but I think I have always been like that.

Well, I went to the OBGYN on Wednesday for my monthly appointment. And we are still expecting a boy. In fact, our little Easton had absolutely no problem showing his little man parts to us on the sonogram. In fact, when the nurse was just doing a quick scan of our baby, lets just say that we had absolutely no problem spotting it. I am so excited to be having a boy, for as long as I can remember I have always wanted to have a little boy first.

So for this sonogram, they did an anatomy exam mostly, making sure that everything is looking good. He is currently 1 pound and 10 1/2 inches long, and he is currently head down. He has fluid is him stomach (which means that he has been swallowing) there is also fluid in his bladder (which means that his kidneys are working). We also saw 2 kidneys, and his heart. His bones looked nice and strong (I have been drinking tons of milk, so hopefully that is playing a big role.) Most everything, was looking good, and I am so happy.

However, here comes the scary part. Our sonogram nurse has some concern about our little Easton's heart. Though he has a strong heart, and 4 chambers working (we could actually see the heart valves), and a BPM of 153, the nurse is a little worried that his heart is a little bit larger than it probably should be. So on Monday at 2 pm, we are being sent to a specialist to have it checked out. So, I am asking for your prayers for us during this very scary, and nerve racking time for us, that everything will be ok. I am hoping that it will be nothing and that our little Easton will be a beautiful and healthy baby boy when he enters this world. But I do ask for your prayers.

I am very excited to be on this journey of becoming a mom for a special spirit of our Heavenly Father. As scary as it is sometimes, I wouldn't trade if for the world.

Pregnancy Pictures

Ok, so I have been getting complaints that I haven't been posting any pictures of my pregnancy. So I have finally put some up. I look totally fat in this pictures, I know, but I don't look that pregnant. I have only gained about 8 pounds but I look like I have gained a lot more. But anyways, pregnancy have been good to me. I have started to feel him kick, and let me say it is the weirdest feeling in the world in my opinion. You have no control over it so your not expecting it at all and then you get kicked, like I said its a weird feeling. It started out by feeling just like a pulse in your abdomen, then as the weeks go by they get stronger and more frequent. People at church are now starting to come up to me just to rub my tummy, even though I am not showing that much. Its kinda weird having people come up and rub your belly like Buddha. I go in for another sonogram May 18th where they will confirm the gender. I found out really early so I am hoping its still a boy.

Please don't laugh at my pictures, I don't look really good in any of them (either my hair was wet, my hair air dried, crazy faces and no makeup).

Me at 21 weeks

19 weeks

17 weeks

12 weeks

Great News!!

Jared got the job with GAMESTOP! Our prayers have been answered. Jared got the call on Friday that he got the job. They are now working on the background check and will be sending his acceptance letter with all the information and what not. We all know what this means...we will be moving out of the parents place and living on our own! Ugh...I am so ready! It is really hard to live on your own for a while and move back in with the family, its just not easy. I am going to be able to buy my own food, we will actually have internet again, my own kitchen, I'll get to use my own things. There is just so many things to be looking forward to. Plus, I get to go FURNITURE shopping, DECORATE my own place, and get the NURSERY all cute-sie up. Plus, with this job offer, hopefully we will be able to go car shopping. Like I said, there is just so many things to look forward to. This is just totally awesome.

Our Little Baby...

AND ITS A BOY!!!!!!

I can not believe it! I am super excited, I have always wanted a boy first and it looks like I will be getting my wish. We went to the doctor on Monday and got our Sonogram. I didn't think I would be able to know the sex of our baby until I was 20 weeks, but the nurse asked that if she could see the sex if we wanted to know. And of course, we said YES! We are totally not patient enough to not know. So here is our proof! You gotta say that is definitely man parts.

The really white part in the picture are the bones that are forming. Below is a picture of his little hand. He is so tiny right now, I believe the nurse said he is about 6" long and about 5-6 ounces. His heartbeat was 143 bpm.

And here is our little Easton Michael (this is the name we like best), his little profile. The dark spot in his chest is his heart. We were able to watch the heart pump blood through all 4 chambers, it was totally awesome! The nurse said as of now, everything is looking great. There was fluid in his stomach which meant that he is swallowing (a good sign) and fluid in the bladder which meant that at least one of his kidneys is working (also a good sign).

So a little side note, the night before our appointment, a friend of mine told me to drink a Dr. Pepper (caffeine or sugar) so our little monster would be moving for us. We got there and the nurse doing our sonogram was saying our little monster was moving all over the place. He even did a couple of flips for us, that was fun to watch.

So since finding out I am having a boy, I have been even more excited about this pregnancy. Not that a girl wouldn't be loved any less, I just wanted a boy first. I can't wait to finally meet him in person when he gets here. Jared and I are completely ecstatic.

Spring Happenings

I know it has been awhile since I have posted anything on blog, but when you are living in an environment that has no internet at the whim of every need, its not easy. So to catch up, Jared and I are still living with the parents. It will be 2 months in mid-April. We were turned down from the Dr. Pepper job, so as of now we have absolutely no leads as to where to look. Jared has applied to over 100 jobs and not one company has contacted back with him. We are getting frustrated. Living on our own for about a year and a half makes it hard moving back in with parents, we are definitely wanting to get out on our own again, but it is hard when we have no steady income.

As for me, I am now 14 1/2 weeks pregnant. Just barely starting to show, and even then some people can't tell. About a week before entering my Second Trimester, I got food poisoning, which was definitely not fun. Since then, I have been getting nauseated pretty easily, whether I'm in a car, walking, or even just watching TV. I have no idea whats going on, its just weird, especially since I had a great First Trimester, isn't the Second Trimester suppose to be the easiest trimester? Anyways, Jared has started the belly pictures, I will have to put them up so y'all can see them. Hope everyone is having a wonderful Spring!