I am so blessed beyond measure. To even imagine that God would entrust me to be a mom is beyond belief. It is my prayer and hearts desire to live in such a a way that our little on will know the Lord. My desire is not raise just a good child but a godly one. The miracle of life is taking place within me and I am amazed. The Lord is so incredible in the way He designs life. It is my prayer that the Lord would help me to be a godly mother and shining example. That Bob and I would have discernment in raising little one. I pray that our little one would grow to be healthy. There are many prayers I have for our little one’s life. These are just a few. I am so thankful for this gift.
Worries…
Today was exhausting. I can tell my body needs more rest. As my pregnancy book put it this extra tiredness is due to little one growing he/she is taking most of my energy. I am very much so looking forward to a nap tomorrow. I find myself becoming a little more anxious as Monday approaches (we are headed to the Duke perinatal doctors). Work is also draining when I see miscarriages. I would have to say this is a fear that plagues me and I am sure many other new moms to be. The hardest thing is trying to relieve stress. I know right now my body can not handle it and it is not good for our little one. Bob is fantastic, he is a little nervous too. His worries are a little more on what is to happen after little one gets here. Psalm 55:22 says “Cast your cares on the Lord, He will sustain you.” We are trusting in God to provide and show us His will. He hears the cries of our heart.
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Symptom #1
Pregnancy symptom #1 Nausea ugh otherwise known as morning sickness. Morning sickness, right, try all day sickness. I have been nauseated for two weeks, hence taking the test, but this has only gotten worse. Apparently this is common in week six of pregnancy. I am so thankful for such a sweet husband who brings me ginger ale, graham crackers, and saltines. The only thing better is the wonderful medicine known as Zofran which my OB prescribed. It was much needed today at work. I notice smells more which is not necessarily a good thing in the ER. I am thinking this may be a long first trimester because nausea is terrible. Sometimes I just wish I would throw up and be over with it. Despite all of this and being uncomfortable with nausea I am reminded there is a little person growing inside me. My little one, you are more than worth it!
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Summer Days:
One of my favorite things about this summer was my beach trip with my family in June. It was so nice to get away for a week and be surrounded by the ones you love. Sadly Bob couldn’t join us due to his work schedule. I went to Panama City Beach with my parents, sister, cousin, and Nana. It was beautiful despite the reports of oil washing up on the west end of the beach. We saw no oil just sunshine and beautiful white sandy beaches. Another great part of this trip was a visit from one of my best friends Becca who drove over to spend the night with us. On father’s day Erica, Brain, Aiden, Mrs. Judy and Mr. Wayne came down. Overall it was a WONDERFUL trip!
I just love my family to pieces! What a great summer memory. What was you favorite thing from this summer?
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Book Shopping…
Yesterday Bob and I went to Barnes and Noble. I could not wait to officially go the pregnancy section and purchase some books. We browsed for a little while and being budget conscious only left with two books. We got “Your Pregnancy Week by Week” and “Belly Laughs”.
I started reading as soon as we got home. I read almost all of “Belly Laughs” last night. It is a very frank and comic look at pregnancy. It addresses a lot of the things no one really talks about because there to embarrassed or grossed out about what is going on with their body. I can already relate to some parts of it.
After reading about halfway through the book I was so sleepy. It was only 8pm at that point which is so odd for me but I ended up falling asleep till eleven and woke up nauseated. That seems to be how I feel lately sleepy, nauseated, and always having to pee. I totally thought I wouldn’t have to pee this much till the third trimester but apparently you have urinary frequency in the first trimester too. I am really excited about the book “Your Pregnancy Week by Week”. It tells us how big our little one is, what is developing, tips, changes you are going through and more. The hardest part is not to read ahead.
Today I talked to my doctor and we set up our first ultrasound and prenatal appointment. It is in 2 and a half weeks. I can not wait to see our little one’s heartbeat. I think Bob and I both are a little nervous about our baby until we see the heartbeat. My doctor and I also talked about another appointment we have scheduled for Monday at Duke Perinatal Clinic. Before getting pregnant my doctor and I discussed the possibility of my pregnancy being high risk due to the fact I have had a blood clot before. So we are going to talk about the risks and wether or not I need to be on anticoagulants during pregnancy. This also makes me nervous I defiantly do not want to go through that again. I am still trying to keep my excitement measured simply because I know the risks and I see miscarriages everyday in the ER. However, it is still amazing how much one simple word such as pregnant changes everything. Bob and I began praying over the baby and what changes this will bring. We are already so in love with our little one.
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Our Little One
I am still in shock and awe after yesterday. According to my LMP I am 6 weeks pregnant. What in the world!?! Who would of thought? Bob and I are really excited but keeping it measured till we go to the doctor. I called my OB today so now I am just waiting for them to call back and set up an appointment. This nausea is awful. Bob picked up some saltines and graham crackers for me because everything is making my sick even my oatmeal which I love. The hardest thing right now for me is not telling everyone but we are determined to wait until we can tell our parents in person which won’t be till October. Also then we will be almost done with the first trimester at that point and feel more comfortable telling people about our pregnancy. I am so glad I started this blog even though at this time it is private I just want to document this crazy and amazing journey we are on.
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Pregnant
One word forever life changing. Three pregnancy tests and many tears later. This is the word that will forever change our lives. We are shocked.nervous.worried.excited. so many emotions to explain the response to that one word. I had imagined I would be cool, calm and collected when I told my sweet husband we were expecting our first child. I also thought it would be in 3-5 years later after months of planning. However, none of this was the case. I was hysterical, calling him at work asking him to come bring me another box of tests not yet believing the pink line I saw on the first one was real. Are we ready for this? Will I be a good mommy? A thousand thoughts cross my mind. My husband throughout all remained calm. I was crying then excited then followed by more crying. Today has been the worst of the ongoing nausea, hence the reason I took the test. I can’t wait to be a mom, I just had no idea it would be this soon. God’s timing is always perfect so I will rest in that. So we are a growing little family preparing to welcome our first Little One. So hello Little One. Daddy and I are so excited you will be joining our family in 9 months. It is unreal and we will definalty need these next nine months to prepare. We can’t wait to meet you Little One.
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Pray for the Millers…
Tonight is visitation and tomorrow is the memorial service for the Miller’s parents. Please be in prayer for the Miller family.
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Miss Us?
Hey Y’all! Did you miss us? I know you missed Izzy’s sweet face, right? We took a blogging vacation this summer but we are back. Things have been busy around here and we had a wonderful summer. I went on a ladies retreat, we celebrated our anniversary, and I headed south for a beach vacation just to name a few things that went on. This summer was also filled with a lot of work. Summer is coming to a close this week as Bob resumes classes at Southeastern Seminary. He has another full load so please pray for him as he begins this semester. I really wish it would cool off here it has been hot! Has it been hot where you are? I am so excited about the things going on in our life right now. We are trying to settle in to the back to school routine which is always a little crazy and I happy to be blogging again. I really missed the blogging world the past few months. On this happy update there is also a sadness. A family very close to us is dealing with tragedy. Last month they delt with the death of one set of parents and a month to the day they are dealing with another. Our hearts are broken for them and we ask that you please lift up the Miller family. We know God is the great comforter and although we do not understand He is still on the throne and by our side.
Happy Birthday Victoria!
I wanted to give a birthday shout out to my sweet friend Victoria! We have been friends since we were kids. I love that no matter how far apart we are or how long we go without chatting when we do chat it is like no time has passed at all!
She is wonderful friend!
Happy Birthday Victoria!!
I hope today is fabulous!
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Grace in the Chaos 