LuLu's First Taste Of Freedom

We took our little girl for her first groom yesterday. Let's just say it was WAY over due. Sorry LuLu! So we took her to petco and they did awesome! I'm really happy with the results. She looks ADORABLE!

I'll have to take some better pictures; this was the best one so far. She still moves around at the speed of light, so most of the pictures of her just have parts of her in them. She'll calm down one day, right? ; )

We decided to take her for a walk, since the weather was beautiful! It was a perfect day! She's still not so great on the leesh though. She's getting much better. Jason decided to run with her for a bit. He was waiting about 100 feet in front of me for me to catch up. Unfortunetely LuLu snagged her leesh away from him and took off as fast as she could. Freedom!
All I could see was LuLu take off and then Jason run after her. Everytime he almost got her she some how got away again. That little stinker! So they disapered over down a hill. I was kinda freaking out cause they were getting closer and closer to the other complex gate. LuLu is so small that she can fit through the bars. If she would have done that, I don't know what we would have done.

Apparently she launched herself off the stone retaining wall on the side of our building and landed face first on the cement. Poor thing! She yelped and then walked herself over to the grass, sat down and started growling at the cement that hurt her. You tell that cement, Lulu! She bit her tongue and scratched her leg up a little, but other then that no damage done.

Maybe next time she'll think before she bolts...

13 Weeks Pregnant!

This week baby is the size of a peach and is able to move and flex those little arms and legs. Baby's motor skills are starting to work. Fingerprints have formed on baby's tiny fingertips. Awww! Go baby go!

Well, the nausea has been getting better and better. I only have it every once in a while. The migraines are still getting worse...the near fainting spells as well. Yesterday, while we were in the checkout at wal-mart (of all places), I had the worst near fainting spell yet. I got super thirtsy so I ran over and got a water bottle and started drinking. Hoping that would help. Definitely didn't. My legs started to go numb and I felt like I couldn't stand, so Jason had to hold me up (thanks honey). Everything got super super bright and then started to go black. I felt like I wasn't getting enough air and also very sick to my stomach. Jason had to pratically drag/carry me over to a chair. I started sweating like crazy and Jason said my lips were turning blue. SCARY! Thank goodness it passed pretty quickly once I sat down.

I wonder what the next weeks has in store.......

12 Weeks! FINALLY!

I'm finally 12 weeks pregnant! Woo hoo! I can finally relax! The sickness has been getting better everyday (minus a few setbacks here and there). I guess I traded being sick to my stomach for migraine headaches though. I've had 2 in the past week. That's pretty painful. I'm also having more near fainting spells. Once again though, it's all worth it!

This is my belly shot at 12 weeks. I definitely feel like I have a tiny baby bump. I can't sleep on my stomach anymore because of it. It's uncomfortable. I've been having some issues sleeping because of this. Trial and error.

This week baby is the size of a plum and his/her facial features are becoming more defined. Baby is developing reflexes this week; fingers will soon begin to open and close, mouth will make sucking movements, toes will curl and eye muscles will clench. Nerve cells are rapidly multiplying and synapses in baby's brain are forming furiosuly.

I had a doctor's appointment a few weeks ago. We got to hear the baby's heartbeat on this little machine called a doppler. It was one of the best experiences. Once we heard that heartbeat, all my worries melted away.

LuLu's First Snow!

Little miss LuLu has never seen snow in her life. So Jason filmed the little darling's first experience. Awww : )

SNOW...in TEXAS!

That's right! It snowed in Texas! This is kind of a big deal for all of us here in the lone star state. Especially considering it usually only happens once a year (unless we're talking about last year...but that doesn't count).
Even though it was FREEZING it was beautiful! I love the first snow of the season...
Enjoy!

Surprise!! We're PREGNANT...

Well! As you can see that's a positive pregnancy test! We didn't believe that one at first so we decided to take this one....

Apparently this one was one of the best tests. It does not lie! There is no mistaking it, that is most definitely a positive. And for everyone that keeps asking YES IT WAS REALLY A SURPRISE!! ...but a good one! After we got over the shock and "oh my gosh! how are we gonna make this work?!!" we got very excited. We know everything happens for a reason and Heavenly Father has a plan. We feel very privileged that He blessed us with this new little life.

These are pictures from my first untrasound. That was such an amazing expereince. So at my first OB appointment I got an untrasound first (duh). We got to see our little baby, which was then the size of a pea. I wasn't as far along as we thought though. Only 6 weeks and 5 days. Amazingly we got to see and hear the little heartbeat. That was a miracle in itself because I was so early, they didn't think they would have been able to hear the heartbeat BUT they did! Go baby go! The heartrate was 123 which was also good for the age the baby was. At that time I didn't have many symptoms (besides being exhausted beyond all beleif) and it just didn't feel real. Being able to see and hear the baby made it all real!

I also met my doctor who is AWESOME! Such a nice lady! I absolutely adore her. She made me feel 100% comfortable. The office is also amazing! So relaxing and calm. I guess in a place where things can get stressful it's has to be a relaxing environment.

Yesterday I ended up having to go back to the doctor due to some complications. Everything turned out ok, thank goodness. I had another ultrasound. Baby got much bigger. Now the size of a raspberry and starting to look like something at 8 weeks and 5 days.

I'm so thankful to my mom who took me to my appointment and never left me side. Best mommy ever! LOVE YOU!

We got to hear the heartbeat again, it was much faster this time at 163. According to the wives tale it's a girl according to the heartbeat. Who knows though! I can't wait to find out! I think it'll be around my birthday (March 16) when we do find out. So not too much longer...sorta!

We found out I have the blood type o negative so I had to get a giant shot in my booty. I need to do some more research on it but apparently my blood type can cause issues with future pregnancies but getting this shot will take care of that. I have to get another one when I'm around 28 weeks and then another after the baby is born. Let's just say I'm not exactly excited. This shot was intense. First of all it's called a syrem, which leads me to believe that it's more of a syrup then a liquid. OW! My mom had to move when they were doing it because it was so intense. Keep in mind she is not a squemish lady. Lately shots have no been bothering me. I'd like to think I have a pretty high pain tolerance when it comes to shots. Not this one. This one hurt SO BAD and lasted forever because like I mentioned it's a syrup like solution so they can't just shoot it in, they have to go super slow. OW OW OW! It's worth it though! All this pain is tempotary and going to end up in the best reward ever.

I've been pretty sick lately. Morning sickness is a huge lie! Try all day sickness. As weird as it sounds though, the sickness is a comfort in a way. I know everything is still ok as long as I'm sick. I guess I'd rather be sick then not sick and worried. I should only have a few more weeks of it too.

My next appointment is on Jan. 4. I can't wait!

Halloween (Really Late...I Know! SORRY!!)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN...which was almost a month ago!! Whoops! We've been so busy lately! I'm so ready for a break in the crazy schedule. Ugh. Oh well! Anyway...

Halloween has come and gone. Sad day! It didn't even feel like halloween this year. It went so fast. As it was our first halloween as a married couple, Jason and I really wanted to have a great couples costume. We kinda fell short due to the lack of time to plan (this lack of time thing seems to be a common trend). I was a cat and he was a scratched up cat tamer. No one got it though. Next year we'll do better!

We went to my parent's cul-de-sac halloween put luck on halloween. There are about 10 houses on the cul-de-sac. They block it off with tables and everyone puts there baskets of candy on those tables for the trick-or-treaters. Everyone cooks and they have a pot luck get together. It's really fun. We all sit in a circle of lawn chairs and talk. This year since the rangers were playing, they hooked up a projecter and projected the game onto one of the family's garage door. The dads LOVED that. Come to think of it, most the the moms did too.

Little LuLu is growing by leaps and bounds! She's doubled in size (literally...she was 1 lb when we got her and is now 2lbs after just a month) since we got her. For Halloween she was a "lion tamer" just like daddy, as you can see in the first picture. That is her favorite toy. She also has the cutest pumpkin halloween dress. It was a bit big on her but next year I think it will be perfect. I really need to post an update on her. I will do that soon!

She's loves playing with her Aunt Amelia (as you can see in the picture). I'm surprised to say that Amelia really loves her. They get along great and are always together when we take LuLu to my parents.

Well Thankgiving has also passed us by! I had 4 days off a work and was definitely looking forward to the break! We went to Jason's parents thanksgiving in the morning/afternoon ish and then my parents in the evening. I really enjoyed getting to spend the holiday with both of them. It was defintely a very special day to me! Something about Thanksgiving just makes everyone warm and happy.

The food was amazing. I am so thankful to both of my families for working so hard to make such a deliciuos meal! My mouth is watering just thinking about it! SO YUMMY!!!

Unfortunetely I got really sick over the break. Boo! I ended up having to go to the e-care emergency room. I had a really bad sinus infection. Thank goodness they perscribed me an antibiotic and I'm feeling better everyday, but man was I miserable! Worst sinus pressure/headache EVER! I seem to get sick every other Thanksgiving so I guess that means the next one, I'm in the clear! YESS!

That's all I've got for now! Hope everyone is having a wonderful and blessed holiday season! More soon! ...promise ; )