I'm Still Here...

Yup, I'm still here... and I have been really horrible at updating this blog. Many people have asked recently why I have not updated... I have no excuse really. Sheer laziness? Who knows.

Things are progressing well with this pregnancy, which I am very pleased to say! I passed my "Yahoo Day" about two and a half weeks ago. My "Yahoo Day" is the day that marked me being pregnant longer than ever before! It was a good day!

I had a doctors appointment the Friday before last... the 29th I guess it was. There was a big uproar because according to much chart I had lost 14 lb. in 4 weeks. My doctor and the nurse were baffled... and I told them that I thought maybe the previous nurse had recorded the number wrong. I mean, I know I am still losing weight, as a matter of fact, I knew that I had lost 4lb in that 4 weeks. None the less, Doctor Hight was concerned that I was still losing and I was told to eat more and come back in 2 weeks. If only it was that simple. It would help if things sounded good to me. It would also help if I could stop throwing up every morning. Oh well, I have no control over that... so I will take it with stride and do my best!

My doctor said that despite my weight loss the baby was growing well. The top of my uterus is just below my belly button! Baby is moving up in the world! He checked the heartbeat, which sounded AMAZING at around 150 bpm. Seriously, I cannot hear that sound enough!

So, here is a picture taken on our trip to Canada last weekend... this is just shy of 15 weeks. Hello baby bump! I can call it that because I can no longer "suck it in"... trust me... I tried!

I am even bigger now (again despite the weight loss)... maybe I will take another picture tomorrow... when I will officially be 16 weeks! Whoo Hoo!

Oh, things are busy busy busy. By the time I get home from work I am exhausted. There is so much work that needs to get done... eh... I'll get there! I did like 100 loads of laundry today... since it didn't get done last weekend! I am trying to catch up.

I will try and be better about posting. I guess now that my belly is actually growing, I will have something to post about! Being pregnant is hard work! 3 cheers to all the women out there who have done it! Even though it is hard work, often painful, very emotional, and a crazy time... I couldn't ask for anything more. I am just SO GRATEFUL that Heavenly Father has given me this experience. And for the experiences that led up to this one. I have learned to take NOTHING for granted, for life is too short. I love this baby SO MUCH! I cannot even put into words how much I love him/her! It is such a strange new feeling. One that I am eternally grateful for!

 I am optimistic, I am full of hope, I am happy!