13 weeks prego pics; official.

Baby:

Finger tips have formed on our baby's bitty hands. His or her veins & organs are clearly visible through it's thin skin, and his/her body is starting to catch up to it's head which makes up a third of his/her body size now. This week baby is 3 inches long weighing 1 ounce!

Momma:

Sickness is sporadic but not as frequent, or so I think and hope! It is still hard for me to take prenatal vitamins, even though my mom recently bought be liquid prenatal vitamins. Pray I can take the right amount each day & keep it down! Insomnia has hit me hard this week, and last. I stay up pretty late, even though my body is exhausted. I am enjoying watching how fast my tummy is growing with the baby!

I have the shortest torso ever, so my mom and I  think I will get a tummy very quickly and it will stick out, for that's really the only option!

 As you can see in the pics, my chest is twice the size of my belly right now, hopefully the growing there is finished, and my baby bump will REALLY stand out! Right now it's kinda shadowed, haha.

CLICK PICS ABOVE TO SEE MY BELLY!

Week 13; preview.

Ted is sleeping, I am slightly impatient, so I took our good ole mac photobooth application and here ya go! Ted will take better ones later!

Baby is growing & I am showing!

Week 12: It's finally here.

I've been anxiously awaiting this week for a while now, and for many reasons. Besides the fact that Christmas is here, I've been so excited to be 3 months prego, which hopefully means I am on my way to feeling better!

Baby:

This week our baby is the size of a lime (2 1/2 inches)! His or her fingers can open and close, toes can curl, it's eye muscles can clench, and it's mouth will make sucking movements. If I poke my belly the baby will squirm in response, which I can't feel right now but soon! Our baby's face now looks like a human!

Mommy:

This week has been rough as I've realized how difficult the first few months of pregnancy have been for me, and I have been waiting for the sickness to pass. I end up lying in bed, or resting on the couch a lot throughout the past, at least two months. The nauseousness causes me to be inactive, which is not what I had planned. I am praying that once month 4 comes I will be well enough to go for walks as least. I have a fear of gaining weight above and beyond what is asked of me. Right now I need to gain 25-30 pounds and I pray I stay within this limit!

Please pray for me to feel better and be healthy during the duration of my pregnancy!

Week 11; expansion of the waist.

(I know I JUST wrote a blog for week 10 & now here I am with week 11. Technically Wednesday I am 11 weeks prego, but I have the time to update now, so here we are.)

Baby:

As you can see in the above photo, our baby is now approximately the size of a fig! Incredible! He or she has grown 1/4 inch since last week. Which may not seem like a lot, but to me it's amazing the baby is already 1 1/2 inches long! His/her hands will soon open and close into fists, tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under the baby's gums, and some of his/her bones are beginning to harden. The baby is super gassy... oh wait, nope... that would be me.

Mommy:

Pretty much the same as last week. I've felt better the past two days, and I read that from this week on my sickness should be getting a little less and less. I pray that is true! Recently, I've been extremely impatient. I can't wait to meet our little baby & be a mother. Holding other babies makes me ache even more to see our little one! I keep reminding myself of the verse talking about being anxious of nothing... oh golly. Annnnnnnd the most recent growth, the expansion (width wise) of my waist! Everything is moving about for baby to come, pushing everything to the side, yikes & woohoo all at the same time.

A little side note. I put a poll up on our site, out of pure curiosity of what people think we might be having; a boy or a girl. I feel we are having a girl, I don't have anything to base this on, only my instinct which isn't always right, haha. Anyways, this week people have now voted 50% each way! I'm so curious as to what we are having... 6ish months to go & we shall see!

love,

Jami & Baby

Week 10; You know you're pregnant when.

Baby:

Above is a picture of how "big" our little one is already! This week his/her tissue and organs are growing rapidly and maturing. He is now swallowing & kicking up a storm (which we saw proof of the kicking part yesterday)! He can also bend his little arms and legs now! Right now he/she is 1 1/4" long and in the next few weeks our baby will double in size.

Momma:

I have been INCREDIBLY nauseous, even to the point where I throw up suddenly and on the spot. I'm not sure if it is the fact that our little one is now squirming around a lot more or... just the fact that I am pregnant. Yesterday while having our ultrasound, the nurse said, "See this little guy, this is the reason you've been so sick & exhausted." I looked at him/her moving around, waving and thought, it is ALL worth it. I'm already in love. Oh and yes, another change; my emotions. As I wrote about him/her moving... I got all chocked up. Those pregnancy emotions has arrived. Oh the joy.

"You know you're prego when":

• while driving I hear an add for McDonald's and immediately get sick to my stomach, empty my purse, and yes throw up into the purse and all over my shirt... (WHILE DRIVING)!
• holding someone else's baby makes me more impatient than I have ever been my entire life
• I have cried while watching commercials & especially the news.
• I almost CAN'T watch extreme makeover home edition anymore, due to waves of tears
• I also gag at food commercials
• Ted lovingly told me that I probably should lay off (my first craving) french fries, and I immediately burst into tears
• anything can make me gag: Sufjan our hamster, food, talking about food (especially fast food), people passing gas around me, talk of gross subjects, & sometimes even Ted's cologne!
• I gave in one day and drank a Dr.pepper, cried about drinking it and then a few minutes later cried about not being able to drink caffeine
• 75% of the time my coughing triggers my gag reflex causing me to throw up, yet again.
• looking at my waist freaks me out, expanding as it slowly does... yikes!
• I love milk for the first time since I can remember
• I am a little slower, dumber, and more forgetful these days
• my hair grows faster than it has in a very long time
• I find myself wanting to be around Ted more and more each day

Thanks for reading my long winded blog!

x Jami & "peanut" as Ted would call him/her

Our First Ultrasound!

Above Left: Baby waving his or her arm!

Above Righ: Baby bum & feet!!

Today we saw our little one! Both of us were in awe as he or she started wriggling around, waving it's arms, kicking it's legs... and the speed of the heartbeat!

It was the best morning ever.

Week 9 Belly Shot; The bump has arrived!

See! I've got a little pudgy-rounded tummy! (click to enlarge if you don't believe me!)

Our baby is growing!

EDIT: Ted & I went to the doctor today for a checkup. They took my blood, did some tests to make sure everything is OK, and along with other medical exams... told me again what I already know. I am 9 weeks, due July 9th. NEXT WEEK: our first ultrasound & hearing of his/her heartbeat!

Pray for us, cause I am slightly (only slightly) nervous. Mostly excited!

Hugging the Bathroom Floor & My Nightmare Shopping Story.

I've recently hit the "peak" of my morning sickness, or so I've heard. Since last Sunday I have not only had my typical all day sickness (not morning sickness for this mama), but I've also had a lot of trips to the bathroom. I was complaining a few weeks back about how I wouldn't mind the nauseousness if I could also throw up every time I felt awful....

I spoke too soon, yet again. With every meal or snack that comes my way (with the expectionof freezy pops), I make a run for the nearest bathroom.

Thank you God, Thanksgiving Day I was able to keep the wonderful traditional foods down and avoided the foods which I knew would end with a trip to the bathroom.

I am 9 weeks pregnant, and feeling it. I think the biggest change in my body this week is not only the more frequent trips to a trashcan or bathroom, but my stomach now looks pudgy & round! It is a mix of water retention & the fact that my uterus is now bigger than a large grapefruit & about the size of a small melon. Crazy!

(If you happen to be a man, stop reading here... trust me.)

The BIGGEST change in my body is my breasts. Yes, I AM talking about this... and I really doubt guys read this blog, or at least for this post's sake I hope not!

Wednesday evening when my mom and sisters came to pick me up for Thanksgiving, we went shopping & with my mom's encouragement I went into my first maternity store. (I needed encouragement because I wasn't quite ready). My mom asked the lady to measure me... so she did and I about died. And the tears came as I stood in the dressing room trying on the bras that I never thought I would fit into, ever.

I have already managed to outgrow not one but two bra sizes... bringing me from a B to a D. My jaw dropped and tears formed when she told me I was already a size C 1/2 and would definitely be a D by the time the baby arrives. For those of you who know me, I am short & small which means I will probably topple over one of these days.

OH MY WORD!

Well, thanks for listening, again to my pregnant babbling!
x - Jami (& baby)

week 7

Okay so our week 7 photo ended up looking like week 6. Actually, this weeks photo may have been worse than the week before! By worse I mean, not showing at all. At this point, I feel kind of silly standing against the wall, having Ted take a photo! I can't wait to show, and pray that time comes here soon!

So a little update on the baby's development for this week:

Baby:

His/her baby features become more prominent this week... I'm so curious as to what the baby will look like!! The baby's eyes are becoming more fully formed, along with the major muscle system, the teeth & intestines. Also, the placenta formed this week. My favourite part... He/she should be squirming a lot these days. I won't feel the baby until about week 17 or so, but it still excites me. He/she is the size of a rasberry.

Mommy:

I have learned rather quickly that morning sickness is actually morning, afternoon, evening sickness for me. I've found if I eat a meal or snack after 8 pm, I'm good. This first trimester has been interesting! I'm determined not to lose any weight though, for baby's sake! Oh, AND... my uterus is now the size of a grapefruit!!

Well, I am almost 8 weeks, so maybe just maybe the baby will be showing for our next photo! Oh, and this is kind of fun... my first trimester officially ends christmas eve! It's hard to believe I will be 3 months prego with our little one by then!!

Thanks for listening!

love,

Jami (& baby)

Oh Snap, more Babbling.

I love journaling & usually can't go a day without doing so. Whenever I get a new journal, I try and place pictures or words that can be/are significant so when I reach that day in my journal, it's a nice little surprise but also a challenge or remembrance. 

When I was given my most recent journal, I added a picture I found from a magazine, of a little baby playing with bubbles. I then cut out the words 'you can trust me' as a reminder to trust God. I frequently leave my journal at my desk at work, so I have an alternative one that I write in if I do forget the journal.

 So, the mix of writing in both journals over the past few months, led me to land on the baby page the week we found out we are pregnant! I don't think believe in pure coincidence, I know and trust it WAS God's timing. It is. 

On Saturday Ted, a friend, and I spent time in one of my favourite places; Barnes & Noble! Usually I would follow Ted immediately to the travel or photography section, but not this time!

I headed to the baby section with much excitement. I remember this past spring standing in front of these very books with the hope that someday I'd be a mommy. Only, I remember not touching, only looking at the covers, because I knew myself all too well. I knew it wasn't yet God's timing.

I don't actually know why I'm babbling about this, but I did find a few good finds, one in which I purchased. (Random fact: I usually find the books or magazines that I love and want while in Barnes & Noble but I usually purchase them at amazon for a better price. I rarely purchase at Barnes & Noble, but I LOVE it).

I bought: My Pregnancy Journal by Ryland Peters & Small

There were quite a few to choose from, but this was my favourite because it has you write a lot & gives you important facts.

Thanks for listening to my babblings!

Love,

Jami (& Baby)

Creative Father.

"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be." 

Psalm 139v 13-16

This morning I was reading 'The Christian Women's Guide to Childbirth' and I came across this chapter of Psalm which encouraged me greatly. I remember when I was younger, my mom would play a song with words that went along with the verse above. I remember this verse from a young age, and I even remember thinking my mom was silly singing that to me! (sorry mom, I appreciate it now!). Now being pregnant with my first and my own child, I become to much in awe of this verse above. In the past year I've really come to recognize for me personally, how I am fearfully and wonderfully made in Christ. And I can't wait to pass along the truth to my children.

I'm just in awe of pregnancy and how we can create a human being, a child of God!

I'm in awe of how specifically God designed the woman's body for bearing children.

Honestly the more I read the more I see God's perfect creative design.

What a creative Father we have!

Full Blown.

This morning I had my first bouts of morning sickness (which I've heard morning sickness can come throughout the day & today have seen, it can and does).

A few times since I've found out we're expecting, I've wondered if I have been experiencing morning sickness, but then I thought it was all in my head! Well, today there was no wondering! It was full blown.

I am praying that my stomach each day settles at least long enough for me to work half of a day!
I also had a terrible vivid dream last night, please pray against those, cause they really mess me up!

This morning I spent time at home, sick, so I decided to catch up on some pregnancy reading! A friend of mine who has had a few of her own, gave me some great reading material, along with the books from my mother, and a few I've collected over the past year from thrift stores.

I'm learning a lot about our baby and his/her development for each week, and I am STILL in shock of how fast this little one grows! What a miracle!

Also, I was thinking about doing some sort of pregnancy fitness classes at the YMCA, so we are looking into that right now. I was reading about the importance of a healthy weight, so I'm determined to gain the baby weight and still be healthy!

x- Jami (& baby)

6 Week Belly Shot.

Baby's not showing yet, but hopefully soon!

We had our first appointment to set everything up, today!

We applied for a program called Medicaid, which will help cover all of our medical expenses from now until the baby is a few months old! We found out officially that I AM 6 weeks along, and due July 9th! Yay!

We're Pregnant!

We found out November 2 that we are expecting and have actually been trying for a baby for 9 months now. Thank you Jesus!We're so excited.

Baby: 

 I am now (tomorrow) 6 weeks pregnant and our baby is the size of a raison or apple seed. The baby's eyes, nose, ears, arms, legs, & central nervous system are beginning to develop right now! Already!

Mommy: 

I basically feel like I am on my period everyday the past 2 weeks, and some smells and tastes tend to bother my stomach a bit more than usual & mostly... I've felt the fatigue. I've never felt so tired! I feel pretty great and very, very excited for what is to come! A baby!

 We surprised my parents by traveling to ft.collins, co and giving them each a bib saying "i love grandpa" and "i love grandma". Needless to say; they are thrilled!

The countdown til we meet the little one begins now!

Jami (& baby)