Belly Pics..Kind Of

Well, I keep forgetting to ask my sweet hubby to take a picture of me weekly like I want so I just thought I would try a little myself.


This is me trying to get a picture of myself in the mirror last week. I was officially 25 weeks and 3 days.


This is the same time..just a little closer.


The next two are the view from when I look down. It's funny that I don't have the same view that I used to.




And YIKES..I cannot believe I was brave enough to post a bare belly pic. I am actually kind of proud that my belly has stayed smooth with no stretch marks yet. I may be eating those words in a few weeks, but until then, I will enjoy it. Ya'll let me know if anyone is frightened by this!! Ha, Ha.

Sorry.......

Okay, so if you read my post from yesterday, you probably thought..."Wow, Misty is crazy or her pregnancy hormones have made her evil". No, that is not the case. I don't know what was going on yesterday. I was very edgy and moody. I have not had a day like that. I am much better this morning. I think I was just venting slightly in my post and yes, anyone can comment on anything. Sometimes it's nice to know how much people gained, because it would make me feel better.

Anyway, just wanted to let you know I am okay and please feel free to comment if so inclined. Because I know you're all on your computer on FB!! Ha, Ha. Love you all!!

Update from doctor's appointment today on Miss Finley Gabrielle

Well, after freaking out for the past few weeks over drinking the glucose solution to be tested for gestational diabetes, I realized it was not as bad as people were saying. It was actually kind of good. Not anything I would buy in the store, but okay. It was very cold and fruit punch flavored. I sucked it down with a straw with not much problem. My sweet husband took the morning off to be there with me for moral support..thanks Adam..I don't know what I would do without you!!

Well, Finley's heart rate was in the 140's, as usual, and everything is fine. The physician's assistant had a little trouble finding her heartbeat at first and when the nurse came in, she found it right away. She said that at 25 weeks, the uterus is above the belly button, but alot of babies like to be high on the left side under the ribs near their mommy's heart beat, and that's where my baby girl was. I thought that was sweet. My blood pressure was 120/74 and I have gained a total of...........31 pounds!!! OMG!! I cannot believe I am typing that. I knew I was getting huge, but come on. I am actually a little depressed over it today. It would be okay if I was at the end or something, but I still have 14 1/2 more weeks to go!! I am going to explode!!Please don't any of you little skinny butts out there send me a comment to where you gained that much or 40 or 50 pounds, because I don't want to hear it..it will not make me feel any better at all. When you are as skinny as you are (and I know who you are) you NEED to gain that much. And I am saying this in a very loving way...he, he. If you add the 20 pounds I put on BEFORE I was pregnant, then...well you can do the math. Holy crap!!! That's all I can say!!

On a more positive note, I am not complaining, just trying to come to terms with my new body here. I am so thankful for all of this. The heartburn, the leg cramps in the middle of the night, the constant having to go to the bathroom, the gas, the weight gain, the dizziness, the shortness of breath...I love them all because it is for a beautiful purpose..and I am thankful. I am sitting here right now with my bare belly hanging out watching my child kick my stomach. It is so amazing to watch this. I could watch it all day.

Coming soon....Belly pics!!!

Time with Friends (December 22,2008)

Like I said, I have been trying to catch up on posting lately. I just found the pictures from when I went home for Christmas for a week and spent the first evening hanging out with my girls at Jill's house. We missed the ones that were not able to make it, but we had a great time. Jill took all of these pictures so that's why she's not in any of them. Thanks Jill.



Look at those bellies!! Lee is looking great and I am just huge...and she is 2 weeks ahead of me!

Connor's 4th Birthday (October 29th, 2008)

Yes, this is also late. I went home for Connor's 4th birthday party back in October. He had such a good time and had a great turnout. It was at Lawton Park and he had a firetruck cake. My cousin Brandy came (who is the preggo girl in the pics) with her little boy who just turned 1!! And her second baby is due around mid to end February!!

Catching up...Furbaby Birthdays

I am a little behind on some things. My "twins", Chloe and Sampson, turned 1 on November 5th and they got the usual of organic chocolate cupcakes and goat milk which is their favorite. Then Brutus turned 2 the other day on January 14th. My middle child, George, will be 2 on February 9th and I will update then.

Miss Finley Update

Yes, I am still here and I haven't gone anywhere. I promise I will get better at updating my blog in the New Year!!

I went to the doctor on Friday, January 9th. It was just a regular appointment where they check the weight, blood pressure, etc. This was the first appointment that Adam has not been able to attend. I was a little sad, but I was okay.

Anyhow, my blood pressure was fine and I am up 21 pounds!! I feel more like 121 pounds, but they say 21, so I guess I believe them. Finley's heartbeat was 146 and she started moving like crazy after the nurse put the doppler on my belly. I think she was trying to kick it off! And I definitely have a "baby bump" as everyone is calling it. It is more than a "bump" to me, it's the whole stomach. My heartburn is all day long and I think it's so bad it has "eroded my esophagus" as the commercials say. I lose my voice at times and I have an irritated throat that makes me have these horrendous coughing spells that make me pee my pants!!! It's so great when that happens. Another new symptom is swelling in my ankles and feet. The left foot is more than the right. It is very minor swelling, but I think it looks awful(because my ankles look like a muffin top on top of my shoes) and makes me feel even less attractive. I read an Old Wives Tale that says that baby boys give their mothers glow and beauty and that baby girls take their mother's beauty. I completely believe that!!!

I have been feeling Miss Finley move since about 17 weeks. And then at about 19 weeks, she was moving around all day long. I think that is the sweetest feeling ever. Sometimes she is moving around so much, it makes me giggle. I love it!! She likes when I am on my left side the best and she is up more at night and in the early morning and likes to sleep during the day. Boy, I hope this changes. I talk to her during the day so she will wake up and rarely she does. Then when she is awake at night, I try to tell her to go to sleep, but she doesn't listen. She's already got a mind of her own and is hard-headed, just like her mommy!! I am in for a long road ahead of this keeps going!

I go back to the doctor on February 2nd for a regular appointment and my blood sugar test. YUCK!!! I am not looking forward to this. I have an extreme gag reflex and just hope I can drink this stuff and not throw up everywhere.