SUPERMAN....

...loves to fly! When swinging Murphy says,  
"I fwi daddy! I fwi!"

 

I love this little guy:)

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love our pup

our family

This sweet little teddy bear was sent home in Madelyn's folder. On it was a note that her teacher, Mrs Adamchzyk, wrote. It said "This made me smile today." Madelyn followed the instructions perfectly.  To realize that she acknowledged that new baby as being part of our family. We've not talked about how many family members we will have when baby gets her so I was pleasantly surprised to see this:-) Oh- how it pulled on mommy's heart strings! It will for sure go into her baby book!

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On Saturday night Shane and I were laying in bed watching a program. I told him that I thought baby was moving a little. Shane placed his had on my lower tummy. With in two minutes this baby kicked Shane' hand! He immediately looked straight at my face for conformation. I was shocked as well because I've not felt anything like that out of this youngin! So after Baby kicked one more time at Shane's hand. It wasn't quite as hard as the first kick. It was an amazing moment for us both! At only 15 wks 3 days we are already so in love with this babe:-)

Madelyn is just itching to feel the baby move but has yet to do so. Lets just say that she is a little less patient to wait. All day Sunday she was asking to touch my tummy. Murphy soon got into the action.

15 Weeks

 This pregnancy has been completely different all together. We've already seen this baby twice via ultrasound. Once at 6wks 5days because of odd pains in lower right abdomen.(doc wanted to rule out ectopic pregnancy...which obviously it was not) We got to see the beginning of a heart beating...To see this was just amazing! The tech said the heart had started beating within the last 24 hours!!

The second time was at 9wks 5days. My doctor could not find a heartbeat with the Doppler. It was easily found on ultrasound and baby was doing just fine. Babies heart was beating at 176! Really fast but normal for that small.Madelyn and Murphy were with us. Madelyn thought it was amazing to see our "Gummy Bear!"This babe was hopping all over the place!

This mama is so super excited to finally move into the 2nd trimester(happened at 13 wks)! I have been pretty sick with this baby...With Madelyn I had just a few waves of nausea. With Murphy I never threw up but felt sick for about 3-4 weeks. With this baby I have been vomiting several times a day! At 12 weeks is when it finally started to leave...shew! It was pretty bad at times. Poor little Madelyn saw everything too.. I would turn green and start gagging then run for the bathroom...Smells and heat is what usually triggered it...I have now thrown up in the bathrooms of restaurants all because a waiter walks by with another tables food! I did very little cooking this summer...and cleaning for that matter....My sweet hubby would walk through the door everyday from work and just smile then start cleaning something...I felt so bad:-( And through all that I wouldn't have changed a thing! God is amazing...just amazing. Nausea is a great sign that baby is alive and doing well!(after having a miscarriage in May, I needed this reassurance:-) God is GOOD!

At 13 wks 5 days I went to another OB visit. It was our very first time to finally hear this babys heartbeat!! It was such a relief for both Shane and I!! Tears streamed down my face as I heard the heart beating at 150-152 beats per minute!

A fun fact about this baby's due date: It has Shanes original due date!!! Nino was due with Shane on Valentines day! Shane ended up coming a few weeks early on January 28. We're hoping this baby could share a birthday with his/her daddy!

At our last doc visit we scheduled our next visit which will be the anatomy scan ultrasound. Shane and I have already decided to find out what sex this baby is. Not sure why but we both have zero desire to wait:-) Little refresher: We didn't find out with Madelyn, we did with Murphy. To be completely honest it was fun both ways!! Mothers intuition is 2 for 2 so we shall see! Right now I have a strong feeling that this is another......:-) I'll let you know what I think in a few weeks. I'm kinda basing this a little off of baby movement...Madelyn was sweet and calm inside. Murphy on the other hand acted crazy busy ALL THE TIME!!! I started feeling this baby around 14wks 2 days. Although Dr. Draughn believes I might have an anterior placenta with this baby which makes it harder to feel movement and also the reason he had a hard time finding heartbeat with Doppler. I felt Murphy for the first time a little after 12 wks 6 days. Madelyn was 16 wks 5days.

I will start posting tummy progression photos next week. Although I should say that I'm showing sooner  and sooner with every baby! My poor tummy muscles are just shot I guess:-)

First Day of "Real Big Girl School"!

O-what a emotional day it was for Madelyn and Mommy! I cried the night before thinking about Madelyn afraid and scared and not knowing a single person!  She is no longer going to a sweet little church school where I know everyone and know that she will be just fine...I had my moment and now I'm fine....but just remember...I'm pregnant...I cry over EVERYTHING right now! I honestly feel a little crazy. I even cry while watching the Olypics which I've been doing everyday! ...I cry every time someone gets the Gold Metal....whats funny is I even boo-hoo when OTHER countries get the gold! Its just the look on their faces of sheer JOY! I cry every time:-)

Madelyn was so super excited the night before and morning of school! She loved trying on her school uniforms. We had gone to open house to meet her new teacher and visit her room. Her teacher's name is Mrs. Adamczyk and is so cute and sweet! 

When we dropped Madelyn off we all walked her in. She was checking out everything in the room. She even found her chair with her name on it! Then it was time to go...She held on to my arm as hard as she could...I could tell she was very unsure and didn't want to see us go. I let her know that we would pick her up before lunch. (it was a half-day) She continued to hold on to my arm tighter and tighter...I would have given anything to scoop her up and run out the door with my precious child....instead I told Shane that if there wasn't going to be crying that I had to go stand in the hallway. He consoled her and she stayed in her chair like a big girl and let her daddy leave the room....  

I am happy to report that she has finished two half days and two full days and is doing very well. She loves her teacher and has even made a few friends. If you know Madelyn, you know that she hates loud sounds...She came home after the first full day and told me the she cried during lunch...She said that the lunch cafeteria scared her. I figure that it's because its kinda loud and there's a lot going on. She said that Mrs. Adamczyk came up to her and hugged her and told her that it was alright to be scared. I'm very grateful that her new teacher is so loving. 

(The two pictures below are from Open House)

I just know we are going to have a good year and that my very bright and beautiful daughter is going to learn SO much! I'm also thrilled that she is just 1 min from my house:-)