On Wednesday of this week. I went to my prenatal appointment. My assignment was to see where the placenta was. We have been praying and believing God for the correct placement of the placenta....well away from the cervix. The doctor checked the baby's heartbeat and sent me to ultrasound to see what was going on. The placenta was in a good place high in the uterus and well away from the cervix. Praise God! I also received a new picture of my little angel and he or she is so cute. I also attended my women's bible study at the church that day. I took bug with me and they did not have children's church, so he was a handful. I still got a little out of the bible study, but he will have to stay at home with daddy next time.
I didn't do much cooking this year. I made some crockpot stuffing. Just to test it out. I wasn't going to take it anywhere, just for me and Fred. I am working on perfecting my stuffing. It turned out pretty good, not ready to be served to the masses, but good.
Yesterday, Thanksgiving day, we stopped at my sister's house, my brother, mom and dad were also there. Everything was nice. Then we headed to my in-law's. There was so much food. Soooo much food. Dinner was a little different at the in-laws. No one ate at the same time. There was no prayer or giving thanks and we did not draw names for Christmas (That is alright with me!!!), but we should have eaten together and we should have stated what we are thankful for. Other than those things, it was a good day and Bug had a great time playing with his cousins. Oh, the best part about Thanksgiving morning was the wake-up kicking from the new baby. He or She kicked me right out of bed. I guess he or she was ready to eat Thanksgiving food. I'll write later.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
11/20/2010
Yesterday we took our yearly Christmas Pictures. We are a little behind. I usually have this completed by the very first of November, you can blame it on being preggers this year. But I did manage to get us scheduled for early yesterday morning. We were all dressed in jeans and burgandy shirts this year. Fred chose those colors and it looked great. Bug was sooooo cute. He just stole the show. Anyway, Bug did a better job of taking pics this year. He attempted to smile and said "cheese" when prompted. I would have posted the pics today, but J.C. Penny's has gotten smart, they don't send out the email anymore for ordering more pictures. I guess they know that we post those pics to facebook so they wanted to cash in. They offered to sell me a CD with the pictures on it for $150.00. When the salesperson offered that to me, I knew that I was not going to get my yearly email...tears :-( So we will just have to wait until I pick them up on the 29th and I will scan them.
After that we went to Oxford to visit the in-laws. Fred's aunts from Michigan are here for the holidays.
Healthwise, I feel great, the bleeding has stopped and I don't feel the cramping anymore. No more morning, afternoon and all day sickness. Now that I am in my second trimester, the only time I get nausea is when I let myself get too hungry. I have been praying to God and thanking Him for a healthy pregnancy and delivery. I don't have to see kids this week, so I am going to step up my gym attendance this week. Very excited about that. Talk later. Bye world...time to get ready for church.
After that we went to Oxford to visit the in-laws. Fred's aunts from Michigan are here for the holidays.
Healthwise, I feel great, the bleeding has stopped and I don't feel the cramping anymore. No more morning, afternoon and all day sickness. Now that I am in my second trimester, the only time I get nausea is when I let myself get too hungry. I have been praying to God and thanking Him for a healthy pregnancy and delivery. I don't have to see kids this week, so I am going to step up my gym attendance this week. Very excited about that. Talk later. Bye world...time to get ready for church.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Just writing a little about 2010
Consistently inconsistent. My Oh My. There is so much that I want to read and learn about God that I am having trouble focusing on which area I want to start with. I have to constantly remind myself that I don't have to rush. That God is willing to wait on me to get things together especially since I am making an effort to get to know Him better.
When I look at all my goals and what I want to achieve and all the people I want to help and learn to forgive....the main thing that I want to do is possess the character of God. I desire to be like Him. Nothing else really matters much to me. I have slowed my own progress for years trying to "fit in" and gain the approval of others. It upsets me to think how far I would have been in God had I not gotten mixed up with the wrong people and the wrong things in my past. I am not too upset, because it all made me the person that I am today. I wouldn't have the insight that I have if it were not for the things that I went through.
This has been one of the best, if not the best year of my life. My family is healthy and growing. We are expecting our second beautiful child. I accomplished a lot of goals this year by finishing a 1/2 marathon, growing my business, obtaining my fitness nutrition certification, joining sisters in motion, finding a church that the whole family enjoys, getting into great shape and learning that eat properly is more than just counting calories or points. It is about your relationship with God. Nothing can come before Him. I had to make food have the correct place in my life. That was a very eye opening experience for me this year. For Mia, it was all about putting God first and using His word to get the stronghold of food out of my life. Eat when you are hungry...Wow...that still blows my mind. I also learned this year that food was my way of not dealing with situations, once I began to let food have its proper place old hurts and old pains, unforgiveness and anger popped out of no where. I dealt with these issues, wrote about them, and was able to let it go. God also removed a lot of the people who were no totally in my corner this year. I was so surprised to find out who these people were. I would have never guessed in a million years, for some reason Fred knew, but I didn't. I have always been blind to people who actually care about me and I work hard for the friendship of those who would throw me under a bus if they had the opportunity. God is helping me to see the true hearts of people. I lost my Aunt San this year and what a loss it was. I will miss her laughter and wisdom. I will miss her desserts this Thanksgiving. I will never forget what she has taught me. Next Subject....
With the fatigue and symptoms of pregnancy, there has been weight gain. I would usually be devistated and angry with myself. Not only anger, but self-hatred and total unforgiveness. I would seek ways to punish myself for not maintaining my weight. I have now learned to be forgiving to Mia. I know that pregnancy is beautiful and temporary and that I will get back to my ideal weight as soon as my lovely baby arrives. It will be a lot easier this time because I understand how to put God first and that I will do.
I'll write later.
When I look at all my goals and what I want to achieve and all the people I want to help and learn to forgive....the main thing that I want to do is possess the character of God. I desire to be like Him. Nothing else really matters much to me. I have slowed my own progress for years trying to "fit in" and gain the approval of others. It upsets me to think how far I would have been in God had I not gotten mixed up with the wrong people and the wrong things in my past. I am not too upset, because it all made me the person that I am today. I wouldn't have the insight that I have if it were not for the things that I went through.
This has been one of the best, if not the best year of my life. My family is healthy and growing. We are expecting our second beautiful child. I accomplished a lot of goals this year by finishing a 1/2 marathon, growing my business, obtaining my fitness nutrition certification, joining sisters in motion, finding a church that the whole family enjoys, getting into great shape and learning that eat properly is more than just counting calories or points. It is about your relationship with God. Nothing can come before Him. I had to make food have the correct place in my life. That was a very eye opening experience for me this year. For Mia, it was all about putting God first and using His word to get the stronghold of food out of my life. Eat when you are hungry...Wow...that still blows my mind. I also learned this year that food was my way of not dealing with situations, once I began to let food have its proper place old hurts and old pains, unforgiveness and anger popped out of no where. I dealt with these issues, wrote about them, and was able to let it go. God also removed a lot of the people who were no totally in my corner this year. I was so surprised to find out who these people were. I would have never guessed in a million years, for some reason Fred knew, but I didn't. I have always been blind to people who actually care about me and I work hard for the friendship of those who would throw me under a bus if they had the opportunity. God is helping me to see the true hearts of people. I lost my Aunt San this year and what a loss it was. I will miss her laughter and wisdom. I will miss her desserts this Thanksgiving. I will never forget what she has taught me. Next Subject....
With the fatigue and symptoms of pregnancy, there has been weight gain. I would usually be devistated and angry with myself. Not only anger, but self-hatred and total unforgiveness. I would seek ways to punish myself for not maintaining my weight. I have now learned to be forgiving to Mia. I know that pregnancy is beautiful and temporary and that I will get back to my ideal weight as soon as my lovely baby arrives. It will be a lot easier this time because I understand how to put God first and that I will do.
I'll write later.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Big Scare, Bigger God
I went to the ER at Baptist Women's Friday of last week. I was bleeding and this is not what pregnant women are supposed to do. It began to worry me on Thursday. I would go to the restroom and see more and more blood. I called my Ob's office. They told me to go on bed rest for the weekend, take Tylenol and warm baths. I tried that Thursday night and went to bed. Fred had already decided if I was not feeling better in the morning that he would take me to the Women's hospital. Well, I kept bleeding and then the cramping came as well. I was a nervous wreck. Fred and I got up early the next morning took Bug to daycare and headed to the hospital. Luckily, I had been listening to Joyce Meyer's "Me and My big mouth" all week. I began to pay close attention to my words. I called all of my friends and asked them to pray for me during this tough time.
I began to pray. Even though I had faith in God, I was still upset and I didn't want to lose my baby. I began to cry. Once we got checked in, the nurse was very supportive and talked me through my fears, she explained that bleeding is not always the sign of miscarriage. I was still afraid, I never had any symptoms like these with my first pregnancy. We were sent to the ultrasound specialist who took pictures of the baby. He or she was moving and looking strong. The heart sounded great, but something looked "funny". I asked the tech what I saw and she said she didn't know.
After four hours of waiting, my physician finally called and stated that I had a low lying placenta that covered my cervix. This condition is called Placenta previa. She assured me that most of the time as the baby grows he/she will push the placenta away from the cervix and I should have a normal pregnancy and delivery. They sent me home.
Because babies are from God and God supports life, I went to my Supernatural Birth book that I bought with my last pregnancy and began to read the scriptures that support a healthy baby, birth and conception prayed and read these scriptures and asked God to stop the bleeding. I don't know how long it is supposed to take for the bleeding to stop, but here it is Sunday and that was just a few days ago and my bleeding has completely stopped. Praise God! My God is Bigger that my Big Scare. I will continue to have a healthy baby and healthy pregnancy and delivery.
Here are the scriptures that I have been and will continue to read over my baby. Maybe they will be a blessing to you to world:
Exodus 23:25-26
Deuteronomy 7:13
Malachi 3:10,11
Luke 1:41
Genesis 25:23
Psalm 139:13
Isaiah 44:2
Galatians 1:15
Jeremiah 1:5
There are tons more, but these can get you started. If you would like the book I am reading everyday, it is called Supernatural Childbirth by Jackie Mize.
I'll write later world.
I began to pray. Even though I had faith in God, I was still upset and I didn't want to lose my baby. I began to cry. Once we got checked in, the nurse was very supportive and talked me through my fears, she explained that bleeding is not always the sign of miscarriage. I was still afraid, I never had any symptoms like these with my first pregnancy. We were sent to the ultrasound specialist who took pictures of the baby. He or she was moving and looking strong. The heart sounded great, but something looked "funny". I asked the tech what I saw and she said she didn't know.
After four hours of waiting, my physician finally called and stated that I had a low lying placenta that covered my cervix. This condition is called Placenta previa. She assured me that most of the time as the baby grows he/she will push the placenta away from the cervix and I should have a normal pregnancy and delivery. They sent me home.
Because babies are from God and God supports life, I went to my Supernatural Birth book that I bought with my last pregnancy and began to read the scriptures that support a healthy baby, birth and conception prayed and read these scriptures and asked God to stop the bleeding. I don't know how long it is supposed to take for the bleeding to stop, but here it is Sunday and that was just a few days ago and my bleeding has completely stopped. Praise God! My God is Bigger that my Big Scare. I will continue to have a healthy baby and healthy pregnancy and delivery.
Here are the scriptures that I have been and will continue to read over my baby. Maybe they will be a blessing to you to world:
Exodus 23:25-26
Deuteronomy 7:13
Malachi 3:10,11
Luke 1:41
Genesis 25:23
Psalm 139:13
Isaiah 44:2
Galatians 1:15
Jeremiah 1:5
There are tons more, but these can get you started. If you would like the book I am reading everyday, it is called Supernatural Childbirth by Jackie Mize.
I'll write later world.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Two Children
I am starting to show now. I am actually glad 'cause now I have an excuse for all of this weight gain...LOL! There has been a major reduction in morning sickness and fatigue since I am now in my second trimester. Thank God for that. So, with that said I have been able to go to the gym.
Anyway, I have been trying to wrap my mind around the fact that I am going to be a mother of two. How do you split your time and your love? Am I really going to love the next baby as much as I love Bug? Will Fred and I still have time for each other? Will I be able to manage the business and the home and two babies? I am starting to get a little nervous. Will I still be a good mother?
Anyway, I have been trying to wrap my mind around the fact that I am going to be a mother of two. How do you split your time and your love? Am I really going to love the next baby as much as I love Bug? Will Fred and I still have time for each other? Will I be able to manage the business and the home and two babies? I am starting to get a little nervous. Will I still be a good mother?
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