Bumps

So I'm in the middle of my 14th week. I've been feeling better except for the slight set back I had on Saturday night and yesterday. I was pretty sick all day yesterday. I thought I was over the sickness because I hadn't been sick in several days which was such and improvement for me, but Saturday night it all came back in a furry, and yesterday I didn't really get out of bed. Ughh!!! I'm feeling better this morning so hopefully that was only a minor set back.

Nothing much to report other than that. We keep being asked over and over what we are having and when we find out and the answer is I don't know yet. My next dr.'s appt. is Oct. 15th and they said they would schedule my ultrasound then. I'm still thinking it's a girl. No reason just a gut feeling. Brandon and I really don't care either way. We think our baby will be fabulous whether boy or girl.

I have started looking at baby stuff. My mom and I went to Babies R' Us on Saturday and got very overwhelmed at the amount of stuff this baby will need. I of course I am extremely excited to decorate the nursery and start buying stuff, but we have held off for now until we find out what we are having.

I know that baby is growing. I can already really see that I look bigger in some of my clothes. I'm going to hold off wearing maternity clothes until I have to. For now all my clothes still fit. I'm happy about that.

Here are some baby bump pics from weeks 13 and 14 (please excuse how bad I look in these photos).

13 Weeks


14 Weeks

13 weeks!!!!

I'm actually posting this a day early because I had some time.

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: 13 Weeks Hello 2nd trimester :)

Size of baby: Baby H is the size of a peach or a medium size shrimp.

Maternity Clothes: Not yet. Don't have much of a belly. Just a little bump.

Gender: We probably won't find out til the end of October or early November.

Movement: Not yet, but maybe in a few more weeks. I can't wait.

Sleep: I'm sleeping pretty good for now.

Cravings: Nothing really, because food doesn't sound very good to me right now.

Symptoms: I'm still sick all day every day. Had a really bad night this past Sunday, but got a refill of my Zophran prescription and I've been feeling better.

Best Moment this week: Got to see the baby on Tuesday. Everything looks great. He or she was moving around a lot! Kicking and punching and arching it's back. It was amazing!!! I love seeing this little miracle inside of me. Heartbeat was at a steady 170bpm. We still don't know what it is yet. We won't for another several weeks, but I'm guessing GIRL :) We go to the doctor on Monday and we will hopefully get to hear the baby's heartbeat. Thank you Lord for this beautiful gift.

Miracles do Happen

I posted Back in June about my surgery and our attempts to have a family. Well I'm very excited to announce that

WE'RE PREGNANT!!!!

It's been a crazy journey, but God's timing is so perfect and we will be expecting our first little miracle baby around March 24, 2011. A little 2nd anniversary baby. I'm 10 weeks on Thursday.

God has revealed so much to me in these past few weeks and I know that this is only the beginning. My life is definitely not my own anymore and God is really preparing me for motherhood. Of course I feel like I'm diving into this blindly not knowing what's really to come and that is a little overwhelming at times.

Our families and friends that know are so excited and know what a blessing this baby truly is.

We have had an ultrasound and got to see the little gummie bear's heart beat, a strong 174bpm. I've been having some spotting that should self correct, but I would love for as much prayer and support as possible. I've also been very sick as of 3 weeks ago. I'm hoping that lets up soon and I will start to feel somewhat "normal" again.

Life is moving fast. Please pray for us and our growing little family.

I thought this was a design blog

Well I have been slacking majorly on posting anything relevant to do with design. I'm working on a design blog truly devoted to all things design and my work. I hope to launch and publicize it soon. But for now I will leave you with some photos of some recent projects from my side business. Anyone needing wedding invitations, save the dates, baby announcements, shower invites, business cars or whatever please email me at forelisedesign@gmail.com.

Lindsey and Nick Wedding Invitation



Sonni and Adam Wedding Inviation





Lesley and Tony Wedding Reception Invitation





Shanda Baby Shower Invitation



And Finally my cousin Joel and Sarah Wedding Invitation

“For with God nothing will be impossible.” (Luke 1:37)

"For I will restore health to you And heal you of your wounds,' says the LORD (Jer 30:17)

So this post is a long time coming. Truly not much has been going on in my everyday life. I still have been going going going at work, learning everyday what it means to be a good wife, designing wedding invites like crazy (which I hope to post photos of soon) and loving this warm weather.

My health has been nothing but exciting, however, for these last few months. I've been having severe abdominal pains for a while now. I've been misdiagnosed a few times and have seen about 4-5 doctors about it. Well the pains got to the point that I couldn't stand it anymore so I went to see my GYN about it. She said it sounded like Endometriosis.

Endometriosis is a debilitating gynecological medical condition in females in which cells or implants appear and flourish in areas outside the uterus and can cause severe pelvic pain during your menstrual cycle. I've been told I might have this before, but they always just put me on birth control pills to help lessen the pain. Well that really doesn't work since Brandon and I have come to the point where we are ready to start a family. Endometriosis can cause infertility in some women so I was advised to really start thinking about starting a family soon.

Well after a series of ultrasounds my doctor decided to do a lapraoscopy and a hysteroscopy procedures to take a look and to cauterize the Endometriosis she would find. I had the procedures done on June 15th and everything went well and they found a significant amount of Endo which they got rid of and a polyp growth in my uterus which she removed. Doesn't that sound pleasant? Ha Ha!!! It was anything but.

All I do now is wait to see if it works. I should see the effects maybe this cycle. This whole process has been very traumatic and long for me. I've endured many years of pain and I'm hoping to finally have some kind of relief. I'm hoping and praying that these little issues don't effect mine and Brandon's ability to have children. I want to be a mom so bad, but I trust that God is in control of that. I'm leaning on him for guidance through all this and would appreciate any prayers you would like to send my way. I know any and all things are possible when you trust in the Lord.

Well we have some exciting things coming up this summer. Two of my best friends Lindsey and Kari are getting married this summer. Lindsey July 21st in Vegas baby. I'm hosting a lingerie shower for her next Saturday. Should be a lot of fun. Then we leave for Vegas July 19th and Brandon's 30th Birthday is July 20th. Kari is getting married August 28th in Oklahoma City and my dear friend Shanda is having her second baby Adele at the end of August as well. So exciting!!! Plus my cousin is getting married and we are also attending 2 or 3 other weddings of friends. I'll post pics of all the events soon.

Hughes Cruise

Oh my it's almost May and I still haven't posted about our family cruise back at the end of March. Well Brandon and I decided to go on a Carnival Cruise to the Caribbean with two of his brothers and their wives. Of course we are experienced cruisers. This was my third and Brandon's fourth, but it was the first one for everyone else. It was so much fun and a great time for me to bond with my in-laws. The best way for me to tell about how much fun we had is to show you. Enjoy the photos.

About to get on the Ship



Formal Night

Progresso, Mexico

Mike and Katrina on the mope heads. So much fun!!!



Cozumel, Mexico

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Katrina and I went Parasailing


I got stung by a bee :(



Brother's Shot



Best time ever!!! We all hope to go on another one but bring the kids.

What's New?

Well February came and went. It's already been such a crazy year. But I guess time flies when you're having fun. At the end of January I attended UMC's Gala.


It was a lot of fun and so nice. Probably the nicest event I have ever attended. The Foundation raised $265,000 for women's health. It was fun dancing with the Physicians and we all had a really good time.


A week later we had the annual LAF Addy Awards at the Ice House. It was a good time, and our Marketing Team racked up 3 awards, 2 Silver and 1 Gold! It's was an alien themed event so I went in all black with an interesting netted headband to spice it up a bit.



Throughout the year I have also been on the committee for the Laugh for the Cure event. It was held of Feb. 26th at the Civic Center and I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. It was a lot of hard work, but we pulled it off. I think it's going to be one of those events that we can definitely build on for next year.



Well after all of these things going on, plus working my tail off on our heart campaign myumcheartplan.com, it's time for a break. Brandon and I will be celebrating our 1 year anniversary March 21st (can't believe it!) and a week later he and I, along with two of his brother's and their wives will be boarding a Carnival Cruise to the Caribbean for a little R&R. Can't Wait :)