We are having a BABY BOY!

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Do a little daaaaaaance.......
Make a little loooooove......
Get down tonight!
Get down tonight!

This chic is just so excited!!! Morgan and I found out yesterday, on my birthday, that we are having a baby boy!! I never thought of how I would feel after hearing the news. I just knew I was really excited to finally find out the gender. Well, ever since yesterday I have been on cloud 9. I feel like I want to tell everyone I see...even the people I pass in the store or at the post office! But I don't....I am not THAT crazy.
I must admit...I was kind of hoping it was a girl. Just because I have always dreamed of doing my little girl's hair...and dressing her up head to toe in the girliest outfits. But I do know this...when the tech pointed out his "parts" and said: "It's a baby boy." I felt like my heart just burst out of my chest! I was completely immersed with joy and excitement. A boy!!! OMG!!! The first thing that I thought was 'Morgan got what he wanted!!! I am so happy for him'. Not that I didn't want a boy....but he was really hoping for one.
I looked over at my wonderful Morgan and he had buried his head in his hand and his face was red. After he looked up his eyes were filled with happy tears. I just knew he had heard the most wonderful thing in the entire world. He was having a son!!! I was having a son!!! WE were having a son!! We clenched each others hands so tight and just beamed with happiness. And in my head I thought of the little baby inside of me that we would soon call Cayle Crawford Jones. It made me feel complete.

We had 2D, 3D, and 4D ultrasounds done. It was so neat to watch the baby move around. He was such a little stubborn thing at first though. But that is no surprise. He has been like that since conception. It DEFINITELY is no doubt that he is his father's son. Anyone who knows my husband well enough knows he is stubborn, hard headed, strong, and sometimes as redneck as they come. But that is what makes him who he is and I wouldn't change him for the world. And as it seems...our son may be the same way. O Lord help us! ;)
In the beginning, the baby was on his stomach with his legs crossed. So, we couldn't see between his legs for the longest to figure out if it was a he or a she. FINALLY, after a half hour or so and me turning from side to side....he finally flipped over and spread his legs for us. :D
Of course he flipped right back over on his tummy so for awhile we couldn't see his face. But finally after more waiting and flipping and waiting...he moved his hands and arms from his face and showed us his eyes, nose, and smiling mouth. It was so neat. On some of the 3D pictures that show his face, he has the biggest smile on his face. I just love it!
2D profile:

At this point he is still growing and developing so in the 3D pictures he looked similar to a Halloween skeleton...just a little cuter. :) But after these 9 months are over I know he is going to be the most perfect thing I have ever touched. I can't wait to meet him, and hold him, and kiss him, and be there for him in everything.
I get so emotional thinking about him. I know Morgan is just as excited as I am. I couldn't resist and went and bought a 5-pack of onesies yesterday. They are sports themed. When I showed them to Morgan this morning he just got the biggest smile on his face. He is going to be an amazing dad. I can't say that enough. He will want him to do everything he did. I can see it now: football, Star Wars, sports in general, and playing with the dogs.
Whatever our little man decides to do...I will be there to support him. Within reason of course. But no ballet. haha Just kidding.
I can definitely say I had the BEST birthday ever! Now it is time to shop and pick out all the things we want for our little guy!!! Fun fun!!
To all of you who support us...THANK YOU! I can't say that enough.
Until next time....I will be dancing around with crazy songs in my head!

My Heart is Overflowing

Sunday October 24, 2010

This coming week I will be 16 weeks pregnant. This week is also my 25th birthday and also the week we find out if our little baby is a boy or girl!! I will say that Wednesday cannot come fast enough!
This pregnancy so far has been rough. No doubt about that. But I just can't believe how much love I already have for this little human inside of me. Not a second goes by that I am not thinking of how much I love Lil' Jonesie. I haven't even met him/her but I already know that I will do everything I can to be the most loving, supportive, understanding, and nurturing mother I can be.

According to my 'What to Expect' Iphone App., the baby is now the size of an avocado. I look down at my belly and can't wait for it to be a 6-9 lb. baby inside. It is just so exciting to think about!
I give all my thanks to the Lord above. He has blessed us with this baby and I will be forever grateful. I am also extremely thankful for my wonderful husband. He will be an awesome daddy. I can't wait to witness him and our little one together. That will be a blessing in itself.
My heart is overflowing with love today. I realize I get caught up in everyday life and forget to count my blessings. But I am just so thankful for my life.
I can't wait for our parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends to meet our little one. I often think about the first time our parents or family and friends will hold Lil' Jonesie...and the joy he or she will bring. It just brings a smile to my face. Babies are just so wonderful. :)
To all of you who support us: Thank you! Your love and support mean so much.

Also, we went to the doc this past week for a regular checkup. We got to hear the heartbeat which is always so neat. The heartbeat was slower than the last time.
12 week appt: 166 bpm
16 week appt: 159 bpm
The day of the appointment was really rough. I had awful morning sickness all day and couldn't keep anything down. I was really dehydrated but the OB gave me a prescription for nausea that really helps. I wonder if me being so sick that day had anything to do with the baby's slower heart rate??? Who knows??
It took her a couple minutes for us to hear the heartbeat because she said the baby kept kicking and wouldn't be still. I guess it was mad at me for not keeping any food down. :P
It is already a feisty little booger! (just like it's daddy ;)

Until next time.....be good!

It Has Been a CrAzY Three Months!

Saturday, October 16, 2010

I am back! Finally!! I know it has been a long time since I last updated. It is sad to say...but it is Lil' Jonesie's fault. Seriously. I have had sickness, fatigue, moodiness.....You name it...I probably have been dealing with it. I had a couple good weeks in the ladder part of my first trimester. But for the most part I was sick almost every morning or day. Not vommitting sick everyday. I just had a lot of nauseousness and zero energy.
This is pretty much how an average day would go for me:
5:30am Wake up. Let the dogs outside. Feel nauseous. Eat a bowl of cereal. Go back to sleep.
7:00am Get ready for work. Eat again. Go to work. Feel okay until about 9:30/10 then feel nauseous again. So...eat again.
12:00 Eat lunch. Take a break while Sydnee napped.
Feel better for the rest of the day but still not much energy.
5:00 Get home from work and not feel like doing a darn thing.

Not not everyday was just like this. But I definitely have had to eat about every two hours to keep me going during the day. And when I eat it is usually small meals or snacks.
When I don't eat after about two hours I start feeling weak and nauseous. Isn't that ridiculous!!??
One funny food aversion I have dealt with is salad and eggs. The first trimester I couldn't stand the thought, sight, or smell of eggs. Pretty much the same goes for salad.
But now...almost every morning I am wanting eggs and I love me my salads again! I am so glad because my whole life one of my most favorite things to eat is salad.
I am now 14 weeks along! 99 days exactly!
I woke up this morning and took a pic so I could post a recent one. It seems my belly grew overnight!! I swear it wasn't that big yesterday!! :D
Here I am. 14 weeks as of yesterday:


Next Friday we go back to the doc for my 16 week appt. I cannot wait to hear that little heartbeat again!! I am not actually 16 weeks until the following week but they didn't have any openings that week.
HOWEVER, my 16th week we are going to a 3D Ultrasound office. The appointment is set for Wednesday, the 27th. My birthday!!!
We will get to see 3D images of our little one and find out the gender!!!! That is what Morgan and I are both so excited about. I am not going to lie...I am a little weary about seeing the 3D images because sometimes those pics look creepy! But finding out the gender will be amazing!!! Once we know the gender then we can decide on a name! We already have the first names picked out for a boy or girl...but still undecided (or shall I say, can't agree) on the middle names. :)
The names we HAVE decided on, and we have had these names picked out for years, are:
Girl: Kirra
Boy: Cayle (after Morgan's late grandfather, his hero)

Well, here is one last pic for Halloween grins.
13 Weeks.


As of now our baby is the size of an orange!! In the next couple weeks it will be able to hear!
So, I will be talking to it and singing songs in my awful unblessed singing voice. :)

Until next time, I will be snacking and eating. Eating and snacking. :)