Check-Up

Yesterday I had my doctor's appt. Everything is right on track. My blood pressure is good and other tests look good, so that is a major blessing. Baby's heart rate was at a solid 148bpm. I gained a little more weight than I thought I had, but I guess that's okay. After not being able to eat for months, I find myself wanting to eat everything in sight so no wonder I gained some weight.

The most exciting news is my ultrasound is scheduled 2 weeks from Friday on November 5th!!!! I can't wait. We are praying for a healthy baby no matter what, but we are so excited to start calling and praying for this baby by name.

We do have two names picked out for sure. Both start with an H so the baby is referred to as Baby H for now. We are planning on sharing the name with everyone once we find out if its a boy or a girl.

On Friday night I was laying on the couch real still watching T.V. when I started to feel a lot of fluttering inside. I've felt these movements already but this time they were really distinct. Then all the sudden I felt 3 kicks one right after another. I just know it was the baby. Couldn't have been anything else. It was amazing. I felt a few more last night. I'm so thankful to be out of the yucky faze of pregnancy and the amazing part is starting.

I'll leave you with my 17 week belly shot and look for my post soon on the boy nursery design.

Nursery Inspiration

So I've been looking through magazines, websites, etc. to come up with the perfect theme for our baby's nursery. I've changed my mind a lot. I finally think I have what I want to do for the girl's room and almost everything I want to do for the boy's.

I'll show you some of the things I'm thinking for the girl's room first. I new I didn't want anything too traditional or standard. This is my daughter after all. I still wanted something feminine and unique and girlie without using the typical pink and purple theme. This is what I've come up with. Mind you this is subject to change at any time.

Color Scheme

Crib from JC Penny

Crib Bumper fabric
I plan on finding a dresser and painting it the raspberry pink like this one.

Dresser Hardware

Crib Bumper Fabric

Wallpaper from Anthropologie
Crib Skirt and Pillow

Plush Bunny

Cream Curtains with color pom pom trim


Well that's a start. I have so many more ideas to come. Stay tune for the boy's room and a post about my appointment on Monday. Happy Weekend :)

Whoa Baby!!!

Wow these weeks are flying by now that I'm not sick every minute of every day. I'm really starting to ease into this whole pregnancy thing. I'll be 17 weeks on Thursday and things are progressing nicely. I go back to the doctor on Monday which I'm very much looking forward to. In recent developments, I have begun to have what is called as round ligament pain. If I get up too quickly or cough really hard I will have sharp pains in my abdomen. It's just because the baby is getting bigger and my uterus is expanding so the ligaments surrounding the uterus are stretching. The pains only last seconds but they are pretty intense. I'm no longer sick. Yay!!! I haven't thrown up in over a week and I've only experience a little bit of nausea on and off mostly at night. I'm still extremely tired. I work at least 8 hours a day so when I get home I am wiped out. I'm sleeping pretty good, but will sleep even better once Brandon and I get our new mattress. We got one that was memory foam, but it was too hard. So we are looking into a pillow top. Well that's it for now. I'll leave you with a progression of belly picks from the last few weeks. At this rate I'm going to look like I swallowed a beach ball by March :)

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