Happy Mother's day to all the wonderful mothers in my life! Especially, Mom and Patsy! Hope y'all have a wonderful day!

And Happy birthday Mom! Hope you enjoyed the day!

And a side note, do you see my ticker to the side? I have 100 days until my due date!! WOW! What's really crazy is that I only have 88 days until this little is here. My c-section has moved from the 17th to the 10th!!!!!!!! So, we have exactly 3 months tomorrow, unless Baby decides otherwise, to figure out what this little one will be called! Wish us luck! (We think we have a girl's name, just not too sure yet...)

Sneak Peek!

Just a sneak peek for those not on Facebook! I'll try to post more tomorrow after a good night's sleep. (Hopefully!) But, just to let you know, the baby is healthy and normal. The heart looks great, just has to keep growing! That's our biggest relief!

Without further ado...

Baby Weems #3, and no, we still don't know the sex... ;)

Baby Update

I promised an update, and of course, I forgot. Anyway, on March 11th, Neil and I went to our 16 week check up. We finally got to hear the sweet heartbeat of our baby. It was the best sound ever! The heartbeat measured in the 140's and I was measuring about 18 weeks. The measurements don't mean much right now, but just thought that was neat. I am feeling a lot of kicks in the last 2 or 3 days. Finally! It's such a relief to sit and feel Little One kicking me. On Thursday, Neil grabbed me and pressed his face against my tummy and said "Hello Baby! I'm your daddy!" Not 2 seconds later, I felt the biggest kick I've felt yet, or since. It was so sweet! Baby was saying hi back. I can't wait until the kicks are strong enough that Neil and the girls can feel them. I've had a lot of growing pains lately. For a week, I couldn't walk without a limp, and I kept saying, "I wonder if the baby is having a growth spurt. Sure enough, I get my weekly newsletter, and it says growth spurt expected! I wonder if that's why I was measuring 2 weeks ahead! I'm still waiting for the 2nd trimester energy surge. It's so not happening for me this time. I am still exhausted, slightly nauseous, and have zero energy. It's really starting to bother me. But, we are surviving, and as long as the baby is healthy, I'll take it. We have an officially date set for the baby's birth. August 17! It's so strange telling people, of course this all depends on the baby cooperating! :) Our doctor asked what day we wanted. We said the 17th, both girls were born on the 17th of their month. He said he didn't do c-sections on Tuesdays and of course that's the 17th. He asked why and we explained the reason, so he said, we'll do it, it'll be after his ob's, but it'll work out. So, somewhere between noon and 5:00 pm we should be in surgery. I love my doctor! I don't think I'll enjoy waiting around all day, I can make myself sick with anticipation, but we are really excited to have it scheduled for the 17th! Neil is glad he'll only have to remember the year. Months are easy and 17th for everyone, he's set. Now, the name.......UGH! We have NOTHING! I found a boy name today, texted Neil, and he said "Hmm all that I know are trouble." So that was out. It's funny how knowing people with that name influences your like or dislike of it. So, we still have nothing. No girl name, no boy name. The only things is, if it's a girl, I want Ann incorporated into it somehow. That's hard! I know we will come up with something, but Neil was Baby Boy W---- for 3 days or so, and I'm not sure I could handle that anxiety! :) Well, we have a little less than 5 months to figure it out, so I guess we have time. Our next appointment is April 7th! I will have lots to share after that appointment because it's our BIG ultrasound! For most, that means finding out the sex, but we are just gonna make sure our little one is healthy, and have lots of fun watching him/her wiggling around. We will find out on August 17th what we are having. It's so hard knowing that we could easily know in 2 1/2 weeks what we are having, but it's so much fun hearing "It's a ---!" when we meet the baby! And I love that Neil gets the joy of introducing our family to our new addition! Sorry for the delayed update, and hope everyone had a great Spring Break!

Preggie Brain

Yesterday, we were all at Lowes getting stuff to make our ice maker work with our RO system. Lily was riding in a cart that didn't look completely safe, so I kept reminding her to sit on her bottom. After telling her for the upteenth time, I meant to tell her, Lily sit down on your butt or you're gonna walk, instead it was " Lily sit down or you're gonna walk on your butt!" I know, it's not as funny to you, but I just started laughing and couldn't stop. Emma kept asking, "why was that so funny?" I even texted it to a friend, and as I was typing it tears were pouring down my face, I was pretty much sobbing. I think she thinks I'm a nut now. But I just couldn't stop laughing about it. (I'm still chuckling about it now.) Oh my! I had to hide my face when people walked by because it looked like I was really upset. It was so embarrassing! Anyway, just thought it was hilarious how simple minded I get when I'm pregnant!

Have a good day!

Good morning!

I really don't have much to update. Not a lot has been going on. We have been doing pretty good, except for a few days where the girls and Neil took turns having the stomach bug. Thankfully, it was less than 24 hours for each of them. Emma's only lasted about 5 hours. Neil took such good care of the girls, since I could not stomach it. I felt so sorry for them. Poor babies, as they were getting sick, I would run out of the room gagging, and yelling, "It's ok, your ok, NEIL!, your ok, Daddy's coming, NEIL!!!" I am so thankful I have such a good man to help me out when times are rough.

My pregnancy is going really good. It's a completely different ball game with this one. My constant nausea has eased. But I still get it occasionally. Especially at night, and especially while I brush my teeth. We all have a dentist appointment next week, that's going to be interesting. The baby is getting bigger. I have officially switched to maternity clothes. I couldn't handle the pressure of my jeans anymore. I went and bought a pair of maternity jeans the other day and about croaked when I saw they were $35. $35 for a pair of jeans I will get to wear for maybe 6 months. Nice. I told Neil, I just hope summer stuff is cheaper. I'm sure I will be living in gauchos, Capri's and tanks. Unfortunately, most of my old maternity clothes either don't fit, are the wrong season, or are just uncomfortable. I have felt the baby move. Just a couple of times, but I'm pretty sure it was the baby. The first time Neil and I were laying in bed watching tv and I was curled up on my side. I just melted. I think Neil did too. The next time, I was curled up in bed, I'm there often :), and the same thing. I texted Neil, since he was working, and he was excited. He's always asking "what do you think the baby is doing in there?" So sweet. The girls are loving my tummy. Literally. They are always hugging it, kissing it, and talking to the baby. They are so excited and are going to be the best big sisters! I can't wait for them to be able to feel the kicks too. My next appointment is the 11th, so I will post an update when that happens.

Anyway, I've got tons of things to do this week, so I thought I would pop in and say hi with a quick update. I will be making Lily's Fancy Nancy birthday party invitations this week and hopefully I will have them mailed out by Thursday. So, everyone look for those in the mail.

Have a great week!

12 Weeks!

Yesterday, the whole family loaded up and went with me to my doctor's appointment. We were excited to have Emma and Lily meet the baby via ultrasound. We showed up, I changed, and everyone came in to hear the heartbeat. Apparently, this little one likes to keep up hopping, because he/she did not want to be heard, so the kids and Neil went to the ultrasound room and waited for me to finish up. My doctor took me right in and took a look, and there was our little peanut. He just did a quick check, knowing I was scared, and then let the technician take over.

Thankfully, my doctor knew how the tech loved to talk, and wanted to reassure me that everything was ok. The tech walks in and says, oh thank goodness, they were out there prepping me, saying they couldn't find a heartbeat. Nice! Actually, he was really nice, and we did get an unexpected hour long look at our tiny, beautiful baby. This was suppose to be just a due date check, and heartbeat check, but he just kept talking, so we just kept looking. I would just lay there and stare only half listening to what he was saying.

The baby was so wiggly, kicking his/her legs, and Emma noticed that it looked like he/she was sucking his thumb. It was so sweet, and such an experience to share it was the girls. They thought it was very neat. I can't wait for the next ultrasound in about 8 weeks. The baby has changed so much in 4 weeks, I can't wait to show the girls how different it will be in 8. The technician said the baby looked beautiful, perfect. His words, not mine. :) And that my uterus looked smooth and round. He couldn't even tell where my csection was done. So that was wonderful. He said the baby is still very small. He couldn't count heart chambers or anything, but for what he could see, the baby looked wonderful. He said that the heartbeat was steady, and he was very active, so that was a good sign. He also said the baby was 3 inches if you stretched him out and measured from his head to his teeny tiny toes. Later in bed, I measured with my fingers and just melted. So tiny. It's amazing what God can do in such a teeny person.

So, that's how everything is going. I'm off my meds and feeling a lot better. Still very tired, but not as nauseous and hopefully, not as grumpy. Thankfully, it hasn't been as bad as the girls were. Evenings are about the only time I have a problem. But it is all so very worth it, and I can not wait to hold this little bundle in my arms!

And for your viewing pleasure, I'm happy to say that my video actually downloaded. So, here is just a few minutes of the baby.

New Adventures!

Wow! I'm a bad blogger! It's been awhile! I have absolutely no reason, except that



Actually, I've wanted to get on here, but I was sitting on some big news and just couldn't do it. :) And then I was so absolutely exhausted that I could hardly move off the couch, so the blog got left behind for a bit.

I actually knew I was pregnant on the last post. I had found out the night before, and I was still in shock. Yes, we were trying, but I really didn't think it was our month. I was disappointed, but I kept telling myself "In God's timing, not mine!" And to my pleasant surprise I was wrong! I had gone to Lubbock with a very good friend of mine the day before, and I was wiped out. I even texted her asking if we really had done as much as it felt we did. The next day, I just couldn't wait, and took a test. I can't even describe what I felt when I saw that second line. It was like finding out I was pregnant with Emma all over again. I grabbed the girls, and we headed to town to get a digital test. I just needed it to say "PREGNANT". No guessing, no interpenetrating, no "I think it's a line, but I'm not sure". We got home, and I took it, and sure enough, 2 LONG minutes later, "PREGNANT!!"

(I think they should add the !! to the tests!)

This was a day before I should have taken a test, and it was very positive, so I shouldn't have guessed. I just couldn't believe it. I took pictures, and since I couldn't wait, I emailed Neil a picture of the digital and said "HOLY MOLY!" And called him to tell him to check his email. Yes, I told my husband we were having another baby in an email! I've always had a hard time waiting to tell him. We were both so happy and excited, and very terrified. After losing our last pregnancy, we were both terrified it would happen again. I think Neil has asked me if I was ok at least 20 times a day. So, we sat on our news and waited. I was dying to tell people, but it was fun having this secret.

My doctor put me on progesterone, just to make sure my levels stayed healthy for the baby. I was going in every week for a blood draw, and I'm happy to say my levels have been great! On January 12th, Neil and I went for my first nurse visit. Usually, it's just a visit to learn everything there is to know, but I had asked for an early ultrasound, so they went ahead and did one. She stuck the wand on me and warned me that I was still very early and she wasn't good at this. I was so nervous and couldn't quit shaking. She pressed into my stomach and said, there it is! WE HAVE A HEARTBEAT!!!! I made sure she saw it, and then lost it! I was so relieved! She wanted us to see, so she kept at it, and sure enough there was a little flicker. It was beautiful! She printed me off pictures, and sent us on our way. We were thrilled, and the best part was, we could finally tell the girls.



When Neil finally got home that night, I had the camera set to the side, so we could get the girls reaction on video. I called the girls in and had them sit in front of us on the floor. Neil asked the girls how their days had been. They said good. Then he said, "Ask Mom how her day went." I said, my day has been very good. Emma shouted out "YOU'RE PREGNANT!!!!" I said yes, and Emma hugged me. Lily just stood their with her mouth hanging open. She couldn't believe it. They were so excited! That's all we talked about for the rest of the night.



It was such a relief and joy to tell the girls they were gonna be big sisters, or as Emma puts it for herself "extra big sister." We got to tell our families, and friends. It was so much fun because I think most of them thought we were done. And we thought we were. But pretty much as soon as the decision was made to be done, we decided maybe we could have another. The girls have loved playing their roles, I already have several pictures made by them for the baby. They read "We love you baby, and God does too!" I think they are so sweet, and intend to keep them safe so the this baby can read them and know he/she was so loved and anticipated.

Our new adventure has begun, and we are so excited to be doing this together!