Some pictures

Here are some pictures that I have been meaning to put up! Hope you enjoy.

P.S. Its snowing out and its beautiful!! Perfect day to stay in and watch the snow fall

2nd trimester here I come!

YAH!!! Im in 2nd trimester!!! How awesome is that?!?! I cant believe I am 1/3 of the way there. I have a picture I took on Sunday but DH has the camera with him so I will have to upload it later tonight.
Overall I am still feeling very sick, Im *hoping* and praying that this will pass very soon. I am going shopping in Buffalo this weekend to get some good baby deals(the states seem to be sssoo much cheeper for baby stuff even with the exchange!) and I would like it if I could enjoy a couple meals without the toilet bowl stealing them right after! I havent put on any weight, actually I have lost a few pounds BUT the bump is there!! I noticed last week that it had 'popped'! I was bloated before but now you can see a little bump.
I am going to keep this short as I have a lot of cleaning to do and considering that my breakfast is staying down I have no excuses lol
hugs!

12 weeks and 2 days, plus ultra sound

Good Morning!
I first just want to say thank-you for all the comments on my last post. The situation with my SIL-C, has not improved. We had a birthday party for DH last week for family and didnt invite her. However my FIL brought in a card from her with a nasty letter. The whole letter was not about what she did, not about the fact that she was sorry, she didnt ask for our forgiveness, BUT she did preach to us about forgiveness and how we are very mean ppl for not forgiving and forgetting all these years of hurt. At this point we dont know what will happen at Christmas. I honestly dont want to be around her. I dont trust her at all. I know that we will forgive her, however I dont know if we can ever trust her again.

On a much happier note:-) I am 12 weeks and 2 days already!! Can you believe it!!!Its amazing how fast this is going by. I honestly thought it would just drag on, however Im sure once its gets closer to June 9th the days will feel a LOT longer. Im still feeling the all day 'morning' sickness. The other day I went to the spa for the first time with my close friend. Please keep in mind through the next little bit that this is a VERT upscale spa:-) I went in and had a rain massage that was safe for the baby. It was AMAZING!!! Wow I could easily go and have one every day. However when it was done I must have stood up too quickly cause I actually fainted. It was only for a second but I got up and left the room and there were ladies right there helping me. I was so embarassed:-( I had to sit with my head between my legs for awhile. Than they brought me ice water and cold clothes, they were all so nice. Just when I started to feel better Steen Bean decided he didnt like the muffin I ate earlier and off to the bathroom I ran. :-( After that I was feeling great and was ready for my manicure. I sat down and away we went. She was just starting to put stuff on my nails when Steen bean thought there must have been a little bit of muffin left, so off I ran again. Honestly this must be a boy cause I cannot imagine any girl ruining another girls spa day!!! After that I was finally able to enjoy my remaing spa day experience:-) Im really hoping and praying that this wont last much longer! So please pray a little prayer for me too please:-) I know its all a good sign that everything is great with baby, but please God at a spa???

Yesterday we had our second ultra sound. Wow its crazy how much Steen Bean has changed!!! He/she was even waving to us!! It truly was amazing!! The heart rate was still on the higher side at 169. The staff all said for sure it was a girl, however Im still leaning on the boy side. ;-). I will have to post some pics of both ultrasounds on the next post as well as my starting bump. Yep there is something there. Before I could tell it was just bloat but yesterday it was starting to feel a hard and not as bloaty;-) I got weighed as well yesterday and Im still losing weight which I expected. But I am confident that this wont last and I will soon be able to eat normal once again:-)

Since most of you on here are from the States, I want to wish each and everyone one of you a Happy Thanksgiving!!! I am so thankful for all of you. Your truly are amazing people and Im so fortunate to 'know' you all.
God bless!

Thoughts, Prayers, and Suggestions needed...

As you may have known from the past that DH and I have had problems with his sister C(I will just call her C for now) for the last 4 years. After a 2 year long and hard struggle to conceive we were overjoyed to find out that our miracle had finally happened, however with the excitement came a bit of nervousness. We were cautiously excited and honestly just wanted to keep this little miracle to ourselves for as long as possible. Even with 2nd tri just around the corner we still were not ready to let everyone know. To be honest we were really enjoying just sharing this with a few family, very few close friends, and of course you guys on here. On wed we found out that C had told her best friend who must have told her parents, whose parents than went around announcing it at church. When we had told C and rest of inlaws we had asked them and made them promise to not tell anyone and we specifically asked C to promise that she wouldnt tell her 20 best friends, and she promised us in front of teh whole family. She now is ticked off at us for being upset at her. She has told us that of course she would tell her best friend, because she knew we personally werent going to announce it to her.
I am so upset. DH and I were not and are not ready to let everyone know. And she could care less. She has told us over and over again that she is not sorry and she would do it again if she could. And you know what, it wouldnt be such a big deal except she has done this type of stuff to us for the past 4 years. She has accused me of going after Dh for his money, wouldnt take any part in our wedding, told me that I ruin all her holidays, said that all we do is take and take from the FIL(which is NOT true, she is living Rent free in one of his houses, but yet she can afford a 700 dollar camera?????), has accused me of belittling my DH, and much more. I have prayed and prayed and talked to DH so much. We have forgiven her in the past, however its so hard to forget when the pain is still there when the next event happens.
We have told her that its not healthy this way and that I cant have this stress, especially while pregnant and that if things are not resolved by the time the baby comes that we will not expose the baby to this type of enviroment. She has told me I have no right and that this is her niece/nephew and we can not keep him/her from her.
Im so lost and confused by all of this. I know the right thing to do is forgive, but honestly what is the point??? And I know that forgiving does not earse the pain and the memory. Especially when its a common occurance. So what is our option??? She wont acknowledge that this was wrong and hurtful to us, and I know she could care less about me. So what do we do?? If we chose to seperate ourselves from her we are spliting up the family and she will blame that on us so than we look like the bad ppl. But I know we cant continue to live on like this. I honestly was shaking and crying all day wed and thursday, I just couldnt understand this at all. We have tried to get FIL involved but he wants nothing to do with it, he doesnt think of his 25 year old daughter as doing anything wrong. And he stated that its our word against hers(um we have a ton of emails with all of this stuff !) And we have to be careful because for the farm DH has to have somewhat of an relationship with his dad.
If you have any suggestions, thoughts or anything can you please offer them?? Even if its just a prayer for us and for the baby that would be much appreciated.
Thank you

10 weeks!

10 weeks already!! Im sorry about last week when I said I was almost 8 weeks, I must have had a little baby brain:-S. Double digits feel great!!! Things are going well, I am feeling great! I am not as tired anymore, however still have the m/s and food aversions. I had wanted pizza hut pizza for ssssoooo long. So last saturday we went with another couple and it was delish!!! Tasted sssoo good that Steen Bean decided he/she didnt like it. I didnt made it just in time to the washroom at the restuarant!! :-S. So no pizza for me for a long time. I find anything greesy makes me sick. Which is good I guess, I LOVE(or Steen bean loves)fruits and veggies and anything cold. Water galore with about 5 ice cubes in each glass, and I was never really a water drinker before.

I will post a pic next post, but there is def something growing in there! I know the baby is still pretty love but everything is shifting around and combine that with the bloat the bump has started!

How far along? 10 weeks 0 days

Total weight gain/loss I think maybe a pound? Not much

Sleep? Getting better! I can stay up past 8:30! Last night I was up till 10:30!! Whooo hoo!! Still need a nap though through the day if possible

Best moment this week? Just really feeling great, I know that may not seem that great. But yesterday I actually cleaned, and cleaned more than one room!!! Thats a huge milestone!

Food cravings? anything cold, and lots of fruit. Cant get enough of it

Have you bought any baby stuff? Yep! I didnt intend on buying in first tri but I have came across some really good deals. I have a coming home outfit for baby, the stroller, and last week got a used angel care monitor for $60! Great deal!

What I miss? Nothing really! Although there are some nights there a nice glass of wine would be nice:-) Im thinking of getting some sparkling juice for those nights.

Weekly wisdom? Enjoy every day!! It honestly is such a blessing, and when you have a great feeling day take advantage of it. Whether it be cleaning, cooking or going out for some dessert with a friend or hubby. But dont pass up those days!

God bless each and every one of you!

*UPDATE* Almost 8 weeks and first big baby purchase!

Baby Brain Im 9 weeks not 8 weeks!!!! :-)

Good Morning!! I hope everyone is enjoying their week! My week so far as been great! Last week I was sick with a cold and bad m/s all through the week and weekend, so Im glad to be feeling much better this week. Since Sunday I have been feeling awesome! No morning sickness, not as tired and get this: I have actually been staying up PAST 9pm!!! Thats really great since staying up to 9 the past 5 weeks has been a struggle! Im knocking on a lot of wood that the m/s is a thing in the past, so please keep your fingers crossed for me:-)

We made our first big baby purchase:-) I have always loved peg perego. I have wanted one since starting TTC(which was two years ago). When we found out we were pregnant I started really looking into which one was best for us, and we finally decided on the peg skate. However the price was a little HIGH:-S. Over 800(and thats just the stroller!) plus taxes. So I started looking on kijiji and found a new one(barely used, in excellent conidition) for only $500. So we got it!!!! and LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!! Im so happy with it! Its been fun playing around with. It can convert to a bassinet, stroller, switch so the baby is facing you or facing forward, and its the green bubble pattern that I love.



We also have some other exciting news.....we are moving!!!! This has been a huge answer to my prayers. We are finally moving onto the home farm in early December!! We are very excited and feel very blessed right now. Its going to be a bit of challenge as I wont be able to do too much(paining and picking up and moving boxes, or really moving anything). BUT I did score at the grocery store and got a bunch of boxes so I was able to pack up a closet and spare room stuff yesterday. Anyone have any suggestions for being pregnant and moving?? I know that they say most pain is safe but I just dont want to risk it, so I am going to buy a mask so I can at least do other things while ppl are painting(just in another room). I figured if I have a few fold up talbes in teh kitchen so ppl can put boxes on them that would help than I dont need to keep bending down all the time, and wont be lifting the boxes either So any tips or suggestions would be great:-)



Other than that, there is not much new. I hope all is well with you guys!

Love and hugs

Got to see our little bean!!!

So yesterday was our first Ultra sounds, and it was AMAZING!!!! Seeing that little bean inside of me and hearing his/her strong heartbeat was truly worth the wait. I was obviously very nervous going in. Would there be a hearbeat? Would there be anything? And as soon as she said there is the baby, the tears starting flowing. I was just so overjoyed, and felt so blessed. What a a wonderful miracle!
The heartbeat was 167, and the baby was measuring at 8 weeks and 3 days instead of 7 weeks 6 days. However my due date will stay the same.
The past few weeks I have been having some M/S on and off. That is until Monday, it was here the whole day. I tried everything and nothing would stay down. So my dr is putting me dialactin(sp?) to help. Im hoping it does! Other than that I have been still feeling very tired, and now have a cold coming on. So I hope the cold can stay away!!
I also just wanted to say that I think of all of you and pray for you!!
God bless