God is Good!!!!

So for those of you reading my blog that don't already know, I am pregnant with baby #2!!:) I am currently 13 weeks and 2 days along! I have been feeling pretty yucky during this first trimester, just as I did when I was pregnant with Jonah. After the first trimester was done, I started feeling better and better when preggo with Jonah and then I LOVED being pregnant (I am crossing my fingers and hoping that is what happens again!) I want to be able to fully enjoy this little bundle of joy growing inside of me!:) I was not able to see my doctor for the first time until a couple weeks ago (I was 11 weeks at that point by my own calculations). I was so nervous before having this appointment because I was that far along and hadn't been able to REALLY comfirm I was pregnant (except with the positive pregnancy tests I took on December 17). I was SOOOOOOOOO happy when my doctor wanted to do an ultrasound just to confirm my dates. My date was exactly on track which makes for a due date of August 16! Everything looked great on the ultrasound and you could see the little heart beating away (which was such a relief, even though we didn't get to hear it at this point).

Today I went for an appointment in the maternal fetal care center on the same floor where I gave birth to Jonah and where I will be giving birth to this baby as well. I had never visited this center because my doctor was in Illinois up until I was about 7 months pregnant with Jonah. The nurses and receptionist were all very nice so I was pleased with that. The reason for this trip was my first trimester screening which is an ultrasound where the tech measures a couple different things on the baby and also draws blood from me, and then these things get sent in to a company in another state that assess the numbers and the blood and come back to me with the odds that our baby could have some type of chromosomanal abnormality. It of course cannot say, yes, your baby has some type of abnormality, it's just the chances that they could that we will find out in about a week. I was so excited to have another ultrasound though and see my baby again! The baby looked great!!! I got to see a bunch of different angles and the tech said he/she was very cooperative while getting the measurements she needed:) And finally I got to hear the baby's heartbeat which was a strong 160 bpm! Praise the Lord for the healthy baby growing inside of me!

P.S. My next ultrasound is scheduled for March 25 at 7:30 a.m. and that is when we get to find out if Jonah will have a baby brother or a baby sister!!!:)

Jenna's Journey Blog Giveaway!!

Jenna's Journey is a great blog that I have recently started following. Starting tonight, she has a great giveaway going on for a Rachel Ray Dutch Oven!!! She said she loves Rachel Ray products so that is proof this is a great giveaway! Go here and check it out and enter to win if you so desire:)

Blog giveaway from The Design Girl

The Design Girl is hosting a great giveaway! Go here and check it out!!!

15 Months!!!

Today was Jonah's 15 month well baby visit at the doctor. Everything went pretty well! He is now up to 23 lbs 5 ounces which puts him in the 30th percentile and he is measuring 31 1/2 inches which puts him in the 60th percentile for height (and he still has a big head:) The doctor was very happy with how he is growing. All of the physical checks looked great and they said he is developing very well with his skills too. It's always nice to hear such positive feedback about your child!:) He had to get three shots today which is never a fun time. He got chicken pox, MMR, and his booster for the seasonal flu. He cried and cried and cried and would not stop. Typically in the past, he would cry pretty hard while the shots were happening, but after a couple minutes of being held he would stop. Well not this time...he continued to cry while getting dressed, all the way out of the office and into the car, and for about the first 5 minutes of our 15 minute car ride home...we felt so sad for him!:( I was glad when we finally got home and he played normally, ate dinner, and went to bed. We have not had any issues with his sleeping on nights he had shots, so we'll see how tonight goes (hoping for the same!!)

The only small concern of the doctor's today was his iron level. He had this checked at his 12 month appointment and it was a little on the low side so they wanted to check it again today. Again, it was on the low side so they are sending us to the hospital to get a blood test done on him. They said their little machine they use in the office tends to run a little low, so they want a test that will be more accurate. If it's still low with the blood test, then we will have to talk about some type of supplement for Jonah to start taking. Not a huge issue, but something that needs to be further evaluated. Praise the Lord for that being the only issue with our little guy at this point!:)

The Finals!!!

My baby made it to the finals in the Baby Contest!! Please go to the link here and vote for Jonah to be baby of the year!!!!!! Also if you can pass the word on and get everyone you can to vote that would be great!!:)

HP TouchSmart Giveaway!!

Hey there! You really should check out MckMama's blog! She is giving away an awesome computer! Go here to check it out and enter to win!

Baby of the Week!!!

I just had to let everyone know that my precious son Jonah can be on a magazine cover, but we need your help to make it happen! He has been in the baby of the week contest on newparent.com for many months now. This contest was something that Kortnie sent his picture in for online, not thinking he would be chosen, but he was and has been getting votes ever since that happened. He was one of 47 babies that were picked and is now in the semifinals and is one of 10 babies!! This round goes from today until December 13th. The 3 babies with the most votes from this round move on to the finals, and the ultimate winner gets a $500 amazon gift card and gets to be on the cover of the spring issue of new parent magazine! So I would really appreciate if you would go to the link below and vote for him! We need all the help we get!!:) All you have to do is roll over the five stars to give him a top vote.

http://www.newparent.com/amazon-baby-of-the-week-semi-finals/meet-jonah/