Just have some pics to share

ok, so I have been hassled for pictures. So here are some. I really do need to try to be better about this. The first picture is me at 17 weeks. The second picture is me at 19 weeks. I just took it this morning. And the last picture is me this morning. Just thought I would give you all a smile! Does my face look like it might be getting fatter also? I don't know if you can tell from this pic, but I have been having awful acne problems with my pregnancy. More so than I have ever had. My makeup covers it pretty well in the morning, but don't come see me in the evening! haha
Anyways, my belly is definitely growing!!!! YEY!!! I just want a big healthy baby. But big in moderation not big! LOL

Baby Movements

19 weeks (tomorrow) Whew half way there!
Well I am now feeling the baby. I have been feeling movements for about 2 weeks now! It's the most wonderful thing. And very neat! Most of the time its mostly flutters and bubblies, but the other day it was like a thud. Just one but was really cool. Only 2 more weeks until I find out what the baby is! JULY 8! And I can't wait. I have so much to do! My sister-in-law Donna send home a whole bunch of stuff with her parents this last weekend. I have like 5 or 6 boxes of stuff I need to go through. Lot's of clothes and blankets and things. She collected a bunch of stuff from people she knew also. She sent Ryley's crib also. I need to get it out of the box and clean it up and make sure I can use it. There are a bunch of things that were in her garage so we moved to our garage and I need to go through outside and clean it all! But that should be fun, because its all baby stuff. So if you wonder what I'll be up to this weekend....wonder no more! lol There was one box of clothes I did go through and all these little 0-3mths clothing, and somehow it just makes it all seem so more real! Weird, but it was just different you know.
Things have been good. Getting bigger! I wish I had a new pic up. I will try to get one soon!
Hope all is well with everyone!
XOXO

A Blaze of Glory?

Ok, so not exactly a blaze of glory, but a blaze none the less. Well I guess I better fess up and tell everyone what happened. I have experienced and learned alot while being pregnant. And my most important lesson came this last weekend. IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO COOK, PLEASE DON'T TRY TO, WHILE YOU ARE PREGNANT! Robyn almost burnt the house down this weekend. If Clint wouldn't have been there, I am sure I would have. I was cooking supper, and Clint had just brought in some fresh squash and okra from the garden. So I start to heat up the grease. Well I knew the grease was a little dirty, but figured I could get another cooking out of it. So I start to cut up everything. During this time my mind is also preoccupied with the chicken fried steak I have going and when to start the potatoes and when to start the gravy, and the million other things that occupy my mind during a day. So anyway I notice before I put the okra in that I have more that likely burned the grease. But I tell myself oh well, it should still be ok. So I dump in the okra. That's when it all happend. The grease started overflowing out of the pan. HOT GREASE mind you. I don't know if I screamed for Clint or just panicked and he knew to come running, but he came in there quick. I was just standing there not sure what to do. Clint's daddy was burned really bad last year by hot grease, so I yelled at Clint not to touch it. Well he disobeyed. (probably a good thing) he grabbed the pan and took it off the hot burner. (something I could not have done without burning myself) he was going to turn the burner off, when the flames began blazing. They reached to the top of the vent and were big and huge. I though to grab the fire extinguisher, but Clint told me no, you can't put out a grease fire with a regular extinguisher. So I know you smother it but its a flat stove top and grease is everywhere. SMOTHER WITH WHAT! (later I thought about the baking soda in the fridge or flour, but not at this moment) Of course by now I am crying!! Anyways, long story short, my wonderful hero of a husband got everything under control and cleaned up all the mess. Dinner sucked that night but we lived and so did the house. If he wouldn't have been there, I have no clue what would have happened. As you can imagine, I cried for an hour or two, and then felt like poopie afterwards. It took me all night to get myself back together. Clint tried to comfort me, but at the point I was at, there was no return.
Moral of the story......you husbands are absolutely good for something.....no j/k. Really, just be careful while cooking and pregnant.

16 week Dr. Appt

Well I am 16 weeks.
Went to the Dr. this morning. The appt took all of about 30 min. That included the blood work they did on me. She was testing my hemoglobin's for an iron deficiency. We will see how that comes out. We listened to the baby's heart beat. It was strong, and she said very good. She said I have only gained 2 lbs since my last visit, which she is ok with as long as I keep gaining. She said as long as the baby stays healthy her goal is for me to gain 20 lbs.
NO SONO done today. She said next visit we will do another sono and see if its a boy or a girl. Next appt is July 8......Is it July yet?
I will be almost 21 weeks by then.
Anyway it was a good visit, she said the baby and I were healthy. That's all I can ask for.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day!

My growing belly

Well I am gaining some weight. YEY! about 8 lbs I guess. I have had to change to maternity clothes. Or at least the bottoms for now. I am about 32 inches around. Feeling better, but still having my days. The dizziness is what is really kicking my booty. But I am making it through, and taking each day as it comes. My next Dr's appointment is next Thurs, June 5.
As of now I am 15 weeks. They say I should start feeling the baby move in the next week to 4 weeks. I am ready for that. I can't wait. I am also ready to find out what it is. I have so much planning to do. Still undecided on how to do the baby's room, but am thinking more shapes and colors than animals or themes. But you never know, anything could change my mind at this point. I really need to get into the spare bedroom (the baby's room) and just get it cleaned out and ready for baby stuff to be moved in. Its on my to do list.
Clint and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary yesterday. The years sure go by fast. (I can only imagine how much faster they will go when we have the baby. ) We had a very simple evening, but then again that is us. He had the kitchen cleaned when I got home. (which he has been doing a lot of) And we had a really simple dinner. Tuna fish and egg sandwiches. YUM! He made it. Robyn's just not a cook. Especially after being at work for 11 1/2 hours. That tends to tucker you out! We watched a movie together, and then went to bed....I don't think I would have wanted it to go any other way. Well unless we were off work completely and spent the day together fishing on the lake. That would have been nice! ;)
I am thinking about having my "Dallas" baby shower in December when I come home for Christmas. Like an after baby shower. That way, people who don't get to see me much anyway will have time to see and play with the baby. And it means only one trip home for me. Which will make things easier....and cheaper. Still in the planning, but thinking.

Hope everyone is well and having a fantastic day! Much love xoxo

The days just seem to fly by!

Sorry it has been 12 days since I have been on here and written anything. Seems like the days just fly by and before you know it, its been 2 weeks. WOW...hope Nov and Dec get here soon! I have lots going on at that time!
Things are getting a little better for me. I got quite a bit of stuff marked off my list of things to be done over the weekend. So that helped me to feel better. I even cleaned house. That was impressive. Clint bought me a new washer and dryer over the weekend. I love it. Our washer and dryer before was handed down to us by his parents. They were needing to be replaced at that time, so I figure us getting 4 years of use out of them was great. Clint said with the baby coming he wanted a washer and dryer that would work and not cause us problems. (Especially since he wants the baby to wear cloth diapers instead of the easy to chunk in the trash can kind!)
I have lots of things going through my mind now. Thing I have to think about and make decisions on. {What am I going to do with the baby's room, what hospital am I going to deliver at, what are we going to do about child care, how am I going to get my husband that new pick up truck he so deserves, I need to rebudget for baby, can we really afford this, how do I keep my husband calm when I'm not} Just stuff to add to my list and mark off I guess.

Hope everyone's well. Have a wonderful day!

Baby Update

Well I went to the Doctor this morning and had a pretty good visit. They did my sonogram finally!!! and I am not 11 weeks pregnant anymore...I am now 12 weeks pregnant. They changed my due date to Nov. 20. The baby is bigger and older than we thought! YEY...Good bye first trimester! Whahoo! She said everything looked good and healthy so far. I got to hear the baby's heart beat and see its hands and feet and it was very cute. Very active this morning. My tech that did the ultrasound for me said she thinks it may be a girl, but of course it is still way too early to tell. My doctor also told me I have A negative blood, which gives me the RH factor, which means I have to gt a shot of relgam (?) at about 20 weeks. She said my body will try to make up antibodies to attack the baby. Not so serious with the first pregnancy, but more usually with #2 or later. So I will get the shot. (Oh how I love shots!) Other than that, I go again in 4 wks.
I have been starting to feel a little better, although Clint won't vouch for that, but I do have somewhat more energy than before, and my appetite has come back, so things are looking good. If I can just pass the dizzy spells, and feeling as though I am going to pass out. She said it was normal, so I just have to be careful and get through it.