12 weeks

How far along? 12 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 11 lbs....I'm gonna be one of those moms that gains 100 lbs at this rate!
Maternity clothes? Oh yeah...had to pull out the belly band so Momma doesn't have to button her pants ;)
Stretch marks? No, thank God!
Sleep: Oh ya know, I get up once in the middle of the night to pee. I can no longer sleep in and wake up starving!!
Best moment this week: To see Peanut's heart beat, suck his/her thumb, and streeeetch! So cute!!
Movement: Not feeling anything but did get to see Peanut kick in the sono!!
Food cravings: Bought four new boxes of cereal!! Note, have someone else go down the cereal isle from now on ;)

Gender: Not sure at this point in time!
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? Still in!
What I miss: This week, after seeing a bunch of tan people, laying in a tanning bed for 20 minutes!
What I am looking forward to: Finding out the gender!!!!
Weekly Wisdom: To start looking somewhat presentable during belly photo shoots ;)
Milestones: BABY HAS A NOSE BONE!!! We were told this is a good sign for not having Downs Syndrome!

This was the best sono picture Momma and Daddy got!! See the nose bone!!!!!

From up above, and no Auntie Lish, there is not more than one...at this point (I'll finish your thought ;)

Peanut has teeth holes.. I guess you could say!!

Nice flippin' hair...

Once again, nice hair...can you tell it was a humid day...;)

Couldn't believe the difference between 6 weeks and 12 weeks!! You sure are stickin' out there Peanut!!!

Momma can't wait to see you keep growing!!!!!

Momma's Cravings YUM YUM!!

Let me just tell ya Lil Peanut, you introduced Momma to some foods that she normally would not have eaten on a regular basis...and let me tell ya she thanks you each and every day for them!!

Momma's first craving was Nachos Supreme. We aren't just talking chips and cheese here Lil Peanut, we are talkin' meat, cheese, tomato, and sour cream...basically some tacos on scoops!! This craving happened before Momma found out about you...should have been the light bulp I tell you because once I thought about Nachos Supreme, there was no doing anything else until those Nachos were eaten!!

Don't get me wrong, Momma loves her some DQ. However, Momma didn't realize that she could eat DQ every day, possibly three times a day, if someone let her!! You can't beat a medium cookie dough blizzard with extra extra cookie dough Lil Peanut.

I hope you enjoy blueberry bagles just as much as Momma!! You can't get enough cream cheese on one of them pups...

1st belly pics...

This would be, as Auntie Goo calls, 6 week bloat. And let me tell ya Lil Peanut, Momma felt BLOA-TED...but all for good cause ;)

Little Catch Up

So I guess I should start with the first day I found out about Lil Peanut, March 31st. I was over at Auntie Goo's cleanin' house and Uncle Tone brought home two little precious sticks for Momma...Needless to say those two little pink lines soaked right on through within about 10 seconds!! Thank God Auntie Goo was there with Momma because that was the largest and swerviest emotional roller coaster Momma has ever been on! After about five minutes of hyperventilating, Auntie Goo woke up Uncle Tone and all he could say with those sleepy eyes half closed was "Pregnant? Alright!!" After that, it was time to go home and tell Daddy. Daddy was working on our new house and I pulled him outside and he could see it on my face; we were going to be parents!! Both of us were then terrified and excited all at the same time!

I was so excited to tell everyone but Daddy said I had to wait until we heard it, officially, from the Doctor. So, on April 2nd, Momma and Daddy went to the hospital for a blood test...once again it could not be any clearer.

So, with the results in, it was time to tell Gramy Nancy, Auntie Amy, and Grandpa Eddy. It took Daddy about 45 minutes to tell Grandpa Eddy because he was a little on the freaked side. However, it all worked out and they were so excited to hear about you!!

That same night, we went to Grandpa Crabber's and Grandma Mel's to tell them the exciting news...they couldn't do anything but smile!!! Grandpa Crabber was so excited he told all of his friends at the local watering hole the very next day!

The next day, April 3rd, it would be filled with the biggest challenges of them all; Grany Jani, Nan, and Auntie Lish. First call was to Aunt Heath for a little moral support! Aunt Heath was so excited to hear about you!! Grany Jani was excited that Momma decided to quit smoking...which was the good news before the really good news ;) Nan said she would be all healed up from her knee replacement surgery to pick up her first great grand baby!! Auntie Lish was a little shocked by the news, like everyone else, but was really excited to learn that she was going to become an aunt!! Uncle Michael was the last person to find out that day. It was at his birthday party and he was super excited!! Your cousins can't wait for you to get here!!!

Our first Doctor's appointment was at Dr. Harold Nord's office on April 10th. We learned, once again, that you were going to be an official part of our lives!! The first day we got to see your heart beat was on May 4th, our second appointment. Momma and Daddy were so excited to see your little heart just a thumpin' away...172 to be exact. We could also see your little limbs just a swimmin'....it was the most exciting day yet! We can't wait to see you again...May 26th!!!