Rylee finally had the hiccups for the 1st time

Well Monday 12-28-09 I felt Rylee Michelle have the hiccups for the first time it's the coolest feeling. :) It felt like I could feel her heartbeat or pulse or something. I didn't know what it was since I had never felt that before. But was talking with Pattie my mother-in-law and she said that's hiccups. I said oh silly me. The joys of motherhood. :) I am so excited! I can't wait for Rylee to be here. :) Yesterday 12-29-09 Tuesday it snowed again and it was so beautiful. Mark and I have been just getting lots of naps and laying around staying warm. We have also been playing all our new board games we got for Christmas and darts. 2010 will be here Friday and so time is flying by so fast. Mark's cousin had their little girl Harper on Monday so Rylee will be a few months later. I am sure they will be great playmates. Mark is feeling better and is not having any more pain in his side so we are hoping he has passed his kidney stones. :) So that is wonderful! Well everyone had to tell u about the hiccups. Have a blessed day!!

Christmas is over now... :(

Well sorry I haven't posted in awhile I have been busy enjoying my days off work. I had a wonderful Christmas. I had the whole week off Christmas off except for one shift. So I enjoyed sleeping in each day. :) Well I am 29 weeks along which is 7 1/2 months now. Still feeling wonderful and haven't had any problems. Besides my belly running into things and it being harder to get up and down it hasn't been too bad yet. Rylee sure moves alot and kicks more and more often now. Its such a cool feeling to feel. She always likes to kick right before I go to bed so I can't go to sleep. haha! Looks like my mother-in-law Pattie is going to have a baby shower for me in Irving January 23rd Saturday and then my mom is going to have another baby shower for me in February which will be in Keller. So hopefully soon I will get the nursery painted and will start working on that project. I am going to register at Babies R Us. I am so excited because we got a video camera for Christmas so now we will be able to tape Rylee. :) We had a wonderful Christmas and enjoyed all the family time. Mark still has a kidney stone and so it hurts him every few days. He has also been sick with a sore throat. So please be praying for him to feel better and to pass his kidney stone. Well I hope everyone had a wonderful holidays and has a Happy New Year!! 2010 is near!!

16 Days till Christmas!

Hello everyone!!

Well I will be 27 weeks along in 2 days this friday. One more week till I will be in my third trimester already which will make me 7 months along. Time has gone fast. I have gained 21 lbs so far. Which seems like alot to me but is right on track. So thats good. Because I sure have been eating lots of junk food and Mark eats right along with me. haha! I think he has put on some pounds too. I have been feeling Rylee kick alot lately and she likes to twirl and turn too. I feel her the most in the mornings and right before I go to bed. Mark likes to talk to her and feel her kick. :) We have started to clear out her room which is currently our office and so we only have a little more to do. We are planning on painting the nursery light pink and will add some brown not sure where yet. I may also do a poka dot border. Still haven't bought the bedding yet but the one I want is Babies R Us online. So maybe after Christmas I can afford to get it. :) I think Rylee is going thru a growth splurt because I have been so tired lately and groggy. Even lightheaded at times. So she is taking my energy some days. I'm very blessed though that I get to have a 2-3 hr nap each day to help with my sleepyness. My next midwife appointment is December 21, 2010 Monday. My midwife had to reschedule because she is sick and also going out of town. So will look forward to my next appointment. Mark and I have been staying busy lately and are going to the Farm our country house this weekend. So it will be nice to get away. I hope everyone is doing well and will continue to keep u updated. Rylee Michelle Crow is officially going to be her name. It has just stuck and we love it. Till next time have a blessed day!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!

Well I will be 25 weeks in two days and wow time is flying by. In 15 more weeks Rylee Michelle should be coming or around there at least. Hopefully earlier. ha ha! Well tomorrow is thanksgiving and we are going to Mark's aunt's house in Rockwall to spend the day with Mark's family. Then that evening we are going to my mom's house to play games and eat appetizers and stay the night. Then Friday we are going to Homestead Heritage close to Waco all day to watch people make cheese,candles,rope,any homesteading ideas or farming. They have great food and crafts and activities all day so all my mom's family is going for the day. It should be so fun!! Especially with the good weather. It will definitely be great exercise for me to walk around so much. ;) Me and Rylee are doing well no major problems at this time just lots of cramping in the evenings. Other than that I have been feeling great just getting a bigger bump so its harder to reach for things and sometimes my tummy gets in the way. he he! Well hope everyone has a wonderful thanksgiving and blessed day with their family and friends!!

23 weeks today!

Yay!!! I am 23 weeks and my pregnancy seems to be going fast. Which is good. I will be 6 months along next friday. :) Well today i get to pick my sister up from the airport today Yay!!! She's coming from California. Haven't seen her since August. Then this afternoon we are going to drive to Houston for my stepbrother Jeff's wedding. Can't wait to see my grandma from Denver it's been two years since I've seen her and all my extended family. My dad hasn't even seen me pregnant yet and I am almost 6 months along. hehe! So they will be very surprised by the big belly. ;) I will be back in town next tuesday. Well I am finally starting to feel the effects of being prego. I have been getting lots of cramping and pressure all the time now and it makes it very uncomfortable at times. So i am starting to feel more prego now. hehe! Its also harder for me to get up and down from the furniture too! haha! Hope everyone has a blessed day!!

Midwife Appointment

Hello there again! Well my midwife appointment yesterday went well again and everything was normal and no problems. I have gained 14lbs since I got prego. Which is average. So doing good. Probably just need to cut back on the junk food. hehe! My belly is actually one inch smaller than average. But my midwife thinks its just because I am a first time mother and my stomach muscles are really tight. Well yesterday evening Mark pushed on my belly and she kicked back twice. :) So that was the first time he felt her move. :) It was so kewl. Mark seemed really happy yesterday after our appointment so I think he is getting more and more excited! Well hope all have a blessed day!!

November is here!

Well November is here already!!! One more week and I have my stepbrothers wedding in Houston. I can't wait to see my sister and grandmother who I haven't seen in a long time. Before we know it Christmas will be here. Still lots of shopping to do. I have been feeling really good lately only minor things. Some days I don't even feel prego. :) So I am very blessed. So far we are liking the name Rylee Michelle but are still looking. Next monday november 9th is my next midwife appointment so hopefully it should go well again. Have marriage bible study tonite at my brother's house and this weekend we have a wedding on sunday. Well have a blessed day!!!

It's A GIRL!!!!! :)

It's a girl!!!! I for sure thought it was a boy. Man was I wrong hehe! It was a wonderful little surprise! I am so happy to be having a beautiful little girl! Still thinking of names and so we don't have one at this time. The sono was wonderful. She was moving around alot twirling and turning so that's good. Its so funny to know that I can't feel her yet and she does all that moving around. She even rests her legs against my wound with her back laying down and her feet up. Its so cute! Everyone was normal and I am actually one week behind. I turned 20 weeks 5 months on friday. Instead of being 21 weeks. I am so excited to be a mother. I've wanted to be a mom for a long time and it feels so great to be a mommy. :) I have been surfing the net for crib comforter sets and have found one that i like. Still looking for nursery furniture as well. Mark and I are doing well and enjoying getting things ready for our new little girl. The new due date is March 12, 2010. So just pray that everything continues to go well for us. Have a blessed day!! :)

Tomorrows the Big day - My sono!!

Hello! I am doing good. A few pregnancy issues have been bothering me lately. I have been getting lots of cramping in the lower belly area which makes it very uncomfortable. Probably just the baby's movement. Then monday afternoon after my nap my arms started tingling like when they fall asleep and cramp except that it lasted all throughout the night and in to the next day. :( I could barely sleep it was so painful. :( Then Tuesday afternoon and evening it wasn't as bad and so I felt much better and good a wonderful nights rest. My midwife says it's normal. Well my weeks are going by so fast with working part time at the country club and bible studies on monday evening and marriage bible study on Tuesdays i stay busy. :) Which is good. I like to be busy to pass my time. ;) Tomorrow is the big day!! I have my first sono appointment at 9am in the morning and will find out what the gender is. Can't wait! I am hoping for a boy and if its a girl I will be pleased as well. My last midwife appointment last week went well and everything was normal and my protein is back up so thats good. My midwife heard lots of movement through the doppler and heard a good heartbeat. :) I have gained 8lbs so far which is good because I should be around 10lbs according to the average and I am 2lbs under so that's good. I am always worrying about gaining too much weight. But it's hard when you are so hungry all the time. haha! Tuesday was a wonderful day with one of my best friends Sarabeth. She has been out of town for a month and it was so great to see her again and celebrate her birthday. We went to lunch and had a great afternoon hanging out. She's like my little sister and I look out for her. Well today is Wednesday and I am working right now and then I'm off to my inlaws to post pictures and use their internet. Then to the grocery store, then home to cook potato salad and desert for tonights fish fry. We caught alot of fish this past weekend at our house in the country. It will be good to see all Mark's family tonite. :) Well I hope everyone has a blessed day! I will post the details of the sono probably tomorrow afternoon or Wednesday. Stay tuned. :)

A Typical Wednesday

Well this past week has been very busy. My best friend Misty had her wedding and I was one of the matron of honors yes she had three. So the whole weekend was pretty much dedicated to her. Her wedding reception lasted from like 4pm -11pm so dancing for like 7hrs or so can wear out a prego woman. Especially if you dance the whole time like you are not prego. I didnt want to be borring and just sit there the whole time so I was a trooper. :) Yes I was the last one of the bridemaids still with Misty until she left from the hotel. I always try to be the best friend I can be or would want someone to be to me. It actually was one of the best weddings I've been too since obviously mine was #1...haha! And I've been in 5 weddings. Well I think Misty and Josh had a wonderful time and enjoyed their day very much. :) Well Midwife appointment is on monday so excited about that. Tomorrow I will be 19 weeks along which is the beginning of 5 months. I can't wait to know the sex. I am just so curious to find out. Well, today is just another typical wednesday for me. Work early a few hours and then home to take a nap and tonite I can relax because no bible studies tonite. I have two bible studies a week so I have been very busy in the evenings. I am still feeling great other than every time I eat I get really bad cramps in the stomach ( really bowel area) learned that in nursing. I get sharp cramps or pain, bloating, feels so uncomfortable at times I feel like crying. And I can take alot of pain. It's just been lately every time I eat. Kinda weird. Probably just has to do with the baby. I will ask my midwife. Well everyone have a blessed day.

3 years of marriage

Today is 3 yrs of marriage and we've been together total of 6 years. I thought I would say what an amazing husband I have. Mark is very patient, loving, caring, generous, understanding, and very helpful. He calms me down alot and that I am so thankful for. He is a great man and leader in our household and I am so thankful for him. He is a great friend as well. Without him I would be very lonely and less happy. We are becoming parents and it's such a wonderful gift. We already talk about our babys future. :) I just thank God that he brought him into my life to meet me. I love u Mark!!

My 1st blog!

Well today is my 3 year wedding anniversary and it has been a wonderful three years with Mark. He is taking me to the Melting Pot Fondue Restaurant tonite for dinner to celebrate. Super excited! We are getting very excited about baby crow who should be arriving some time in March 2010. I am 18 weeks along tomorrow one more week till I am 5 months along. Been feeling great! Only minor things and so happy that I am feeling so wonderful. :) Well my best friend is getting married in 3 days and I'm in the wedding and can't wait. She has waited 4 years to marry him and she deserves to be married now. :) I can't wait for their new beginning together. Well everyone have a blessed day! :)