12 Weeks and 2 Days

At 12 weeks they say the little one is about a size of a lime.

Once again so far with this pregnancy I have been blessed, no morning sickness. Things have been going well, and flying by fast. I've already gotten a couple comments from co-workers and customers, asking is that a belly bump I see? I have to say I am already starting to show, and allot sooner then the 1st time around. Right now my only struggle that I've been having are my headaches. I will be excited to see when they will go away. So, that is something you can keep in your prayers.

Today we had an official Dr/Midwife apt. My blood pressure is 90/50 and I weigh in at 111lbs. Which the midwife pointed out, you've weigh EXACTLY what you did with your first pregnancy, at this time. Haha, i thought that was pretty funny, wondering if the trend will continue. She seems to think everything is feeling and looking normal. When it came to being able to listen to the baby heartbeat, she searched and searched, for not even 1 sec. she was able to find it, till the baby moved again. 150 BPM (beats per minute) I was sad that she gave up looking so we could hear it longer, but it also reminded me of LilliAnn, she did NOT like the ultrasounds, heartbeat or stress tests machines....AT ALL. She always moved away from them, it was difficult to find her stats. So, to me so far, this baby seems to be following the trend of their BIG sister.

Afterwards we headed over to the Metropolitan Market, it's too late to get coffee, but Creamy Onion Soup and steak sounded pretty good. So we got a steak, and decided to splurge, they had a "sale" for 14.99 vs. 24.00 on a steak.."ouch" but since we were sharing, we got one. The soup hit the spot, and the steak was pretty yummy too. We don't eat allot of red meat, so this really was a special treat.

Well, that's about all for now. 2 more weeks and my 2nd trimester will be here. Wow.

Happy Birthday LilliAnn!

Well, it's official LilliAnn turned the big 2!! Such a big girl she is becoming.

LilliAnn is such a huge blessing in our lives, and we couldn't imagine life without her adoring smile and giggle.

Her birthday party was wonderful, where lots of friends and family gathered to celebrate with her. We had a taco bar to feed everyone, which i thought would be fun rather then doing the traditional hot dogs and hamburgers. LilliAnn got spoiled with lots of gifts such as pots and pans, to a her sized baby stroller and 4 baby dolls, as well as many other things. It rained a little, a canopy was pitched up, some people stayed out side, while some stayed in doors. But overall, we are blessed by everyone who came out, to share the special day with her. *Pictures to follow*

On Monday July 18th, LilliAnn had her 2 year check-up which went very well. The doctor checked her ears, like most times he normally finds a little wax build up in there, so as he uses his special tool to get some of it out, she stays very still and is quite, but by the 4th time going in, she's had enough and starts to cry, i don't know if he accidentally got her, but she was done. After a bit, he is able to complete the exam. He hands me the paper and the stats are in.
LilliAnn is 23 lbs and 5 oz which puts her in the 9% and is 34 3/4" which puts her in the 75%
The doctor says she's tall and very slim. Oh, and her head is 18 1/2" in the 36%

When i shared this news with my co-workers, they said oh you need to write this down, there is suppose to be a theory if you take your child's heights at 2 years old, and do some type of math....not sure what it was it's suppose to estimate your height as an adult. So I'm curious to see how accurate this is. She's suppose to be 5' 9"!! Wow!! I'm only 5'1" and Brittin is 5 11" I guess only time will tell. We knew she already seemed long.....but still WOW, that's tall.

Have i mentioned how much a big fan LilliAnn has become of shoes! Yes, it's true she loves em, if you happen to come for a visit and leave your shoes at the door, don't be surprised it you find her trying to try them on. We even will go places, and sure enough she will find a pair to try on as well. We've recently bought her a new pair (that lights up) :) it seems her feet are growing, she already fits a size 6 shoe.

She's also gotten her 2 year pictures done, we took her to JCPenny's, and Gramie came along to watch. A very special treat. She did very well, and we got some pretty cute pictures.

LilliAnn can now count to 13 for almost a month now, without any assistants. And is getting allot better at saying her ABC's "E,F,G,H,I,J" and when you say most the letters she usually knows what comes next.

With a little saved up money we were able to get LilliAnn her own little kitchen set, which Brittin and I were up past midnight putting together maybe about 2 hours....it wasn't even an Ikea set....it was a more complicated then any Ikea set I've seen. But finally it's together and she seems to like it allot. She will take your finger and say "help me" I think she really wants someone to play with, because if you play a little bit and try to walk away, it's not long before she comes and finds you again, grabbing your finger to bring you over to her kitchen again.

Well, that's most of all I can think of for now. Until next time. God Bless.