Tired, Tired Mommy

My mommy is soooo tired all the time! Dad says she’s like a baby…all she does is sleep and pee, but it’s a lot of work to make me. Did you know that Mommy’s blood volume has increased by 40-50 percent? Her kidneys are working overtime to keep her blood clean and that is why she spends so much time in the bathroom. Right now her uterus (that’s the place in her tummy where I’m safe and sound) is the size of a grapefruit. It is normally the size of her fist, so my little home is getting bigger, but nobody can tell I’m here yet! Mommy was so tired today, she went in Donevan’s office and took a nap on her lunch hour. I think we both needed the sleep. :)

Shopping with Grandma

Daddy went fishing today with my brothers Dakotah and Dillan; so Mommy and I went shopping with Grandma Jean. Grandma is so excited about having a new little grandbaby, that she bought a whole bunch of flannel to make baby blankets. She was telling everyone about my little cousin. Mommy smiled…Grandma still doesn’t know she has me on the way too! J

Happy News!

Today we went to Grandpa & Grandma Jones’ for Thanksgiving dinner, and guess what?! Aunt Kari is pregnant! Woo Hoo! I’m going to have a little cousin to play with that is exactly my age. :) I’m really excited! My little cousin hasn’t been as nice to his mommy as I’m being to mine. Aunt Kari has been sick, sick, sick. Poor Aunt Kari… :( Mommy was able to still keep me a secret, and we got to eat lots of good food and yummy pies. Uncle Quinn checked out the Chinese Birth Chart and did the pencil test on Aunt Kari and both said boy, but Aunt Kari really wants a little girl. They will have to wait until later to find out for sure. Hee, hee!

Week 7

It's hard to believe it's been 7 weeks already! Well technically, it is less than that, but Mommy has to go by the 1st day of her last period since know one but me really knows when I was conceived. :) I have still been really nice to Mommy - no morning sickness.

I'm changing every day. At this point, every essential organ in my body has begun to form and I'm also working on my eyelids, tongue and my hair and nipple follicles. The trunk of my body is starting to straighten out and my elbows and toes are more visible. I can't wait to play "This Little Piggy" and suck on my fingers!

Can you believe I'm an inch long! The most incredible thing is I weigh less than an asprin right now. LOL

Movie Night

Aunt Darrelyn was staying at our house last night and she brought a movie called "17 Miracles" about the Willie & Martin Handcart companies. We watched it last night and Mommy cried. She gets pretty emotional during those type of movies. One of the rescuers was called Ephriam and Daddy said if I was a boy, he liked that name. Mommy liked it too. :) They both agreed that they wouldn't settle on one name; however, until I'm born and they see what my little personality tells them. They will just have to wait and see. I already know what my name is...I'll tell them when I'm ready. :)

Mommy Called the Doctor & the Doctor Said...

Mommy finally realized I'm not going anywhere. :) She called her doctor and set up an appointment for Wednesday, December 7th. Daddy is going to come too. It will be exciting for them to get more information about me, although I already know everything about me - they don't - ha, ha, ha. :)

Mommy keeps looking for changes in her body to show that I'm there, but she is just going to have to be patient. I'm too small for her to see anything yet. She can feel her body making adjustments, but nothing visible - it's all on the inside and we have a long way to go. Patience, Mommy, patience. :)

Mommy is excited to find out if I'm a boy or a girl, but I'm still keeping that a secret. She found a Chinese prediction calendar on the Internet that said I'm a girl....hmmm....we'll just have to wait and see.

Daddy is betting against her, he thinks I'm a boy, but he really doesn't care one way or the other. He's just excited I'm coming. He's been very protective of Mommy. He makes sure she is eating healthy and taking her vitamins. They love to snuggle and I always get to be right in the middle with them. :) I love my Mommy and Daddy!

Happy Days

Now that Mommy knows I'm here, she is excited, but a little nervous still. She's afraid I will go away. It could happen, but right now everything is okay. :) Except for her breasts still being tender, Mommy still hasn't had any other symptoms. Which is okay, because she doesn't like being sick - who does? She's had a million questions and she has been looking stuff up on the Internet. She's not ready to call her doctor yet, but she needs to call soon - it will help put her mind at ease.

I'm still growing! I've been working on my lungs, jaw, nose and palate. My hand and feet buds have started to web...these will be my fingers and toes. My brain is still continuing to form too. I'm about 3/4 of an inch long from my head to my bottom and I still look like a tadpole. If Mommy went to the doctor today, she could hear my heartbeat on ultrasound. How cool is that?

She Figured It Out!

Daddy made a comment to Mommy last night that made her a little nervous. She was so worried, she didn't sleep very well. She knows, but she is still hoping she is wrong. I just think she doesn't want to get her hopes up. Mommy has never had a baby before. :) But I have 2 half-brothers and a half-sister from my Daddy. I wonder if they'll like me?

Anyway, back to Mommy...she left for work early today so she could buy a pregnancy test and confirm I was there. You should have seen the look on her face when it went positive so fast. She started shaking and wondering how she was going to tell Daddy. She suspects Daddy already knows and was just waiting for her to realize it too. I told you Daddy was smart! :)

Mommy drove over to Daddy's work and showed him the pregnancy test...then she started crying and said she was sorry. Daddy just smiled and hugged her and called her Mommy for the first time. She liked that. :) Daddy said I'm a blessing and that is the only way they are going to look at it. They decided to wait to tell everyone until Mommy and I are further along. I love keeping secrets! I'm good at it. ;)

Mommy is a Little Worried

I think Mommy is finally starting to suspect, but she's still in denial. She's a little nervous. She wants to be pregnant, but at the same time she knows Daddy and she were planning on waiting a little bit longer. They have only been married for 5 months, but Mommy is 38 and like my Grandpa Vern says, her eggs are getting crusty. LOL - I'm not crusty and I'm already here. :) She'll get used to the idea, once she gets over the shock.

Mommy is still really not having a lot of symptoms. Her breasts have been a little tender, but that is because they're getting ready for me. My little body is doing a lot of changing right now and Mommy's body is preparing to change, but nobody can tell. :)

A Close Call

Daddy asked Mommy if she was pregnant today because her period is late? It startled her and she said no, she could tell she was getting ready to start any day by her symptoms. Ha, ha - Daddy is smarter than Mommy, but he didn't say any thing else. I'll bet he's just waiting for her to figure it out on for herself. ;) She's been having light cramps, but she hasn't realized that its just her belly making room for me to grow. Guess what? I've doubled in size this week. I'm now a whopping 1/8 of an inch big. I'm still changing and growing. I look like a tadpole and my little heart is beating. I'm starting to make eyes and ears, and my bones are starting to form. I think any time now Mommy is going to realize I'm here.

Trick or Treat

I've been very nice to my Mommy. Some mommys start getting sick and noticing other signs, but not my Mommy. :) That's my little treat. The trick is she still suspects nothing. LOL She keeps thinking any day now...

...Ya, any day now she'll figure it out! Hee, hee! :)