Bit of encouragement

I got a wonderful bit of encouragement today from Teresa Perry. It was just what I needed to hear! It was from the article, "If I Had My Life to Live Over." It said, "Instead of wishing away 9 months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside of me was my only chance to assist God in a miracle."

I have had my fair share of needles this week. I got the flu shot and the H1N1 shot on Tuesday which was quite painless. Then when I had blood drawn yesterday for my blood tests, I ended up with a huge bruise...luckily it didn't hurt until later that evening. This was taken about 30 hours after I was pricked. Zac surprised me on Tuesday night with my first designer purse! He returned that night after being at home office for 10 days! It was a long 10 days alone...luckily my mom came a stayed with me over the weekend to take care of me and keep me company. Pregnancy has also made me a lot more weepy than normal so I think Zac felt quite bad about having to leave me sick and emotional for 10 days. So he stopped by Lake of the Ozarks outlet mall on his way home. It was a wonderful surprise, and he did such a good job picking it out!!

11 Weeks

Today was our first official doctor visit! We got to meet our doctor today...he graduated from Harding. During the apt. they asked us a million health questions, drew blood to run tests, did an exam, and lastly we got to hear the heartbeat! Even though I can't feel it, we heard the baby moving around while we were listening to the heartbeat. We took a video of it to post, but it's not real clear. We'll try it again next month.

Pregnancy so far...has not been much fun! My symptoms for the past month have been all-day nausea, gassy, bloated, acne, metalic taste in my mouth, and slight constipation. I have to keep telling myself we have been so blessed because there are many days I don't feel like it. Thankfully Zac has been wonderful to do almost all the cooking and cleaning. I've probably made a permanent indention in the couch since this is where I am when I'm not at work or sleeping in bed.

7 Weeks

We had a little miscarriage scare at 7 weeks due to bleeding, but thankfully it all ended up just fine. They did an ultrasound to make sure everything was good. It was amazing to see the heartbeat vibrating when it was still just a little blob! Here is a picture of our precious, little blob.