Halloween with Enoch

Enoch was Master Yoda this year. The costume was just simple and it was on sale at Toys R Us! YES! I'm a huge fan of Star Wars...Joe is a fan but not like me. I've got them all memorized, call me a nerd, it's okay. I'll admit it! So we found a green lightsaber and Enoch's costume was complete. :D Here are just a few pics.

(Enoch's Tutu showed him how to smile like Spanky!)

(Master Yoda & Angus Young)

(Enoch counting up all the loot)

(Enoch hanging with the Grandparents)

18 Weeks - Nausea Managed

18 weeks...wow. Most of the time it doesn't feel like I'm that far along until another week rolls by and then I realize, wow, I'm almost to 20 weeks! Jeez. Time flies. Baby Doxey is now 5 & 1/2 inches in length - big enough to cradle in your hand. :D My book says that feeling the baby move happens around now but I've been feeling movement since 11 weeks. The bones have begun to harden, the ears will make their final move to their proper position, the ears also now stand out from the head, and by now the fingertips and toes have pads on them.

My heart now has to work 40 - 50 percent harder to support the pregnancy, Yikes! The book says I should be fine, a healthy heart can handle it! (hope my heart is healthy!)

I have begun to manage the nausea. I take one of my pills (meds from my dr) in the morning and that helps me function throughout the day. Finally! So I'm hoping to ween myself off of them slowly so that I won't be puking anymore. Yah. That would be so nice. I did have a brief meeting with the porcelain god this morning but felt wonderful afterwards.

Enoch kisses my tummy on a daily basis. He still seems very enthusiastic about this baby coming. Joe and I ask him a few times a week, are you excited to meet your baby brother or sister? The answer is always yes.

Our 20 week ultra sound will be on November 25th, I'm really excited and anxious. Will it be another boy or a little girl? The thought of a girl frightens me a little bit...I'm so used to how little boys function and I just don't know if I could handle the mood swings of a girl along with my own. I know Enoch would adore a little sister but a boy would be a buddy in crime for him. A girl also means a whole new wardrobe, ah! The Lord will bless us with whatever he knows we need and can handle.

The appetite has picked up and I eat anything and crave anything that is edible. Its so nice to have an appetite back. For a while the whole, nothing sounds good, was just not sitting well with me. Smells are still strong but not quite as bothersome, so thats a nice relief.

Our journey into the land of Two Children continues....

(18 week belly)

Where's Halloween??

Well, I'm house sitting for my sister across town for the week and watching her kids so I can't really post until we get home so look for the Halloween pictures early next week!!

Boo @ The Zoo!

(Lynae, Enoch, Camden, Reagan)

We did a little bit of Boo @ The Zoo with some friends. What a blast! Enoch had so much fun and enjoyed seeing all the animals of course. Us parents enjoyed all the fun costumes and even the totally out there fanatics! It was awesome. Just thought we'd share some photos. :D

The Ultra Sound Will be On...

November 25th. :D

16 Weeks...still waiting for the nausea to stop.

So we've made it to 16 weeks and I still have my spats with morning sickness. By 14 weeks with Enoch, I was done with this stuff! Well, this is living proof that even with the same woman, every pregnancy is different. You are in fact growing a different person!

This week, the baby is roughly 4 3/4 inches long and weighs around 3 3/4 ounces. Its more than doubled in size in two weeks.

The baby's head now appears upright and it's chin no longer rests on its chest. The ears are close to their final position and the toe nails are growing from their nail beds. Pretty sweet!

(16 weeks with a little pooch!)

Clothes aren't fitting too snug yet...I do prefer lounging around the house in my pj pants though. My 16 week check up is tomorrow and they are doing the quad screen. We should also be setting up the ultra sound appointment tomorrow so I will post that info as soon as I know. My lovely sister Alana is going with me because I can't do needles on my own and Joe can't get time off work tomorrow. Alana doesn't do well with needles either so we'll see how this goes tomorrow. We both may be passed out on the floor when its all over.

Enoch and I went to the park the other day and took some fun pictures of the turning trees. I will have to post those later as I am running out of time. Enoch had fun at the park though, its been a while since we've been to one, no thanks to the nausea.
Here are just a few photos of Enoch having fun.

Funny Story

So, I thought I would share a sad, yet funny day this week. Friday morning, I woke up and vomited, no surprise cuz I'm pregnant, right? Well, 20 minutes later I get up again and throw up. I'm thinking, this is odd but okay, whatever. Then 30 minutes later it happens again. This continues from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm, every 20 to 30 minutes. I feel fine in between all the vomiting and then just throw up. So I called my Dad because Joe had no way of getting out of work and Dad came over to give me a blessing. It really helped a lot because I just stopped vomiting. Then I was able to call my Doctor. My Doctor tells me, from here on out, if I can't keep any fluids down, I have to go to the ER to get hydrated. NIICE. The vomiting stops and I'm okay. She (dr) said its normal in about a handful of pregnant women to have a day or two where the vomiting just won't stop. Hormones make us preggers vomit in the first place and when the vomiting doesn't stop is the day you get a REALLY HUGE push of hormones. So that is why I was so sick. One big last push of hormones. Come Saturday, I'm totally normal and today even, I had some vomits this morning and then was totally normal for the rest of the day.

Where is all the funny in this you ask? Well, some people asked me how Enoch survived and I even had a few offers from people to take the little guy (thanks to my Dad, my sister Alana, Anne-Marie & Becca). Enoch did just fine and thought the whole "Mom is puking her guts out" was hilarious. He'd walk in on me and start laughing at the toilet because of the "bubbles". "Mommy! Bubbles!!!" And then he would get excited to flush the toilet for me. Well, ONE time, when the wretching just kept coming, Enoch climbed on my back, wrapped his arms around my neck and started laughing, "Yah! Bubbles!!! " And then he would MIMIC me throwing up! He would stick his tongue out, make the corresponding sound and then pretend to "cough". And he's doing all of this over my shoulder. Then he would kindly flush the toilet for me.

Aren't 2 year olds GREAT?!

Oh, and I got new hair this weekend. :D Try and keep up ladies!!! (Mandi, you actually made me miss my original color. :D)

Free Handbags!

My friend Jocelyn posted on her blog a little blurb about this website that's giving away free handbags. It's in honor of their website launch. You too can enter to win a free handbag! Just go visit www.handbagplanet.com and enter your name and email address. That easy! Hooray for free stuff!

14 Weeks and Counting!

(fetus at 14 weeks)

So - Baby Doxey is about 3 inches long this week and weighs in at an ounce and a half. NICE! Supposedly, in the next month, Baby Doxey is going to triple in size and weigh around 1 pound. By this week the sex organs have fully developed but are difficult to see by ultrasound.

I actually have been feeling movement since about 11 weeks. Nice, huh? They say you feel it sooner the second time around because you know what you're looking for. I didn't notice Enoch until about 15 weeks.

(my non-existent baby bump at 14 weeks)

I'm still very sick, why am I being tortured this time around? Smells are just terrible for me right now and I didn't have the smell thing during Enoch... I was talking to a friend Saturday though and she said her second was a lot worse too but we both worked during our first pregnancies and just had no choice in the matter so we're guessing that's why #2 seems so much worse.

Everyone, and I do mean everyone, has predicted this to be a girl. We'll see. :D We are going to find out, we hit 20 weeks around the end of November so we'll let you all know when we find out. We won't be sharing names though. SORRY! We got a lot of flack for Enoch's name and I just don't want to listen to people complain about MY baby's name. We've already told Joe's parents and Bonnie is not a fan of our girls name so I'm done. Sorry peeps!

The Heart Beat

Well, yesterday was a good day. It's been a good week too. Joe's cousin Jr has been here since Monday, he left for UT this morning but it was fun to see him! We haven't seen him for a while.

Yesterday was the 12 week checkup with my Dr. It went very well. They asked a bunch of medical questions and I understood the majority of the lingo thanks to my medical transcribing knowledge, that was cool. Then Dr Jones came in and we listened to the heart beat! Enoch was stunned, he was so excited. We asked him, "Can you heart that? That's baby's heart beat!" and he continued to stare at my stomach and said, "...Right...". Agreeing with us of course. :D


After the appointment, we headed to Costa Vida for lunch with my sister Alana! YUM! And by we I mean, Joe, Jr, Enoch, Me and Alana. :D YAH. That was a good lunch. Love hanging out with her!

Then after lunch we were off to the Castle Rock Outlets! Joe and Jr were in need of a shoe purchase I guess. We shopped Nike, Gap, Ralph Lauren, Lids, Journeys, Motherhood and I think that was it. Joe, Enoch & Jr all got new shoes, Joe got new golf shorts and I think Jr bought some basketball shorts too. Then they were spending more at Ralph Lauren! :D Joe - Jacket, Jr - Shirt. Nice. Hey, I did get something out of this! I bought a new maternity shirt for that one day that I will be SHOWING.
But, all good things must to come to an end eventually. And that happened when my phone fell into the toilet. Yep, I'm one of those people now. Luckily, the bowl of the toilet had been FLUSHED, so far everyone has asked me that question. Unluckily though, after 24 hours of drying, the phone does not turn on. And yes, my whole life was in this phone! I did however have insurance and $50 later, I should be getting a new phone in a day or so.