I am a terrible blogger...

and I just don't have the time to keep up with this blog so I am directing you guys to my other blog that is for friends and family since the very few of you that read this are friends. Let's be honest I think I only have a couple people that read this and that just had their own babies so I doubt they are checking blogs to much with their hands full. Anyways here is the link to my other blog

www.jenniferbarrow.blogspot.com

Maddox Alexander Munsell

was born at 9:42 on Thursday, May 21st. He was 7lbs and 9 oz and 19 1/2 inches long. He is perfect in every way.

Hey have you heard the news???

I'm having a baby tomorrow at 9am!!!! I cannot wait to meet my son! I will try to get pictures posted in the next few days. Wish us well!!!

No Such Luck....

trying to get the little man to turn. The version went fine (yes it hurts) but he just wasn't budging. I am glad we tried because I needed to know that I did everything I could to have a vaginal birth. We are scheduling a c section for 2 weeks from today and yes there is a tiny chance he could turn on his own. Mentally I am just planning on the c section and if he turns great. I am disappointed. I really wanted a natural birth, but all that matters is that I have a healthy baby so I'm fine with it.

Ummm crazy...........my baby boy will be in my arms in 14 days!!!!

Breech Baby

We just found out today that our little guy is breech. Ughhh one of my biggest fears! I have worked so hard to prepare to have this little man naturally and I have to admit I am a little upset. We went to over 20 hours of Natural Childbirth class, I have read so many books, and have practiced so many positions and breathing techniques. All I really want is a healthy baby and that really is all that matters to us, but it would be nice if I didn't have to get a c section. C Sections, while performed all the time, do have a greater risk to both the baby and me. We are going in Thursday to try the External Cephalic Version, where they try to turn him and if it doesn't work then we will be scheduling the section. The doctor said we have a 50/50 chance of turning him so wish us luck! Turn little man!!

The most amazing baby shower ever!!!

It was so beautiful (although crazy windy) for my baby shower last Saturday. My friends went crazy and made it so special. WOW did we get spoiled. We got pretty much everything from our registry plus an insane amount of clothes. This little boy is going to be stylin!

Wonderful food, friends and family! There was an adorable watermelon baby carriage filled with fresh fruit. So cute!

My favorite desserts.....petifore cakes, chocolate covered strawberries and thin mints!

My friend Brooke who hosted the shower decorated these little petifore cakes herself. Aren't they awesome?

Just some of the little guys many presents. So spoiled!

We got so many cute monkey things. Here is an adorable stuffed monkey that is sitting on the top of a diaper cake.

One of the happiest days of my life. I just kept thinking this is MY baby shower. It was amazing!

Baby M in 3D

We went and had a 4D ultrasound yesterday and it was amazing. He is so beautiful and I am completely in awe of him. He kept playing with his entire leg in front of his face as you can see in the second picture. Flexible little guy! Here are some pics.

How am I going to get bigger...

than I already am? Is it even possible? I am on track with my weight gain but jeez I feel enormous!! Totally worth it of course. I'm not complaining at all just stating for the record that I feel like a large house.

These are from a weding in Dallas that we went to a couple weeks ago and granted it is an empire cut maternity dress but I have to say there is no debating the fact that I am with child. Haha. I'm off to eat some fudge. Thats should help right?

Oh and also HAPPY 3rd TRIMESTER TO ME!!

23 1/2 weeks

Hello fellow bloggers that never read my blog anymore due to my terrible updating. Sorry friends....

Just a quick update on everything. I had a doc appointment today and all is well with the little guy. Heartbeat in the 140s as always. Measuring right on track and headed back in 4 weeks. I am looking forward to appointments after that as they will only be 2 weeks apart. I always get a little freaked the last week or so before my appointment. I just think 4 weeks is to long to have to wait check on him. I am happier lately though because I can really feel him moving around and it's so reassuring.

His nursery is really coming along. I will post some pics when we get a little further along.

And finally I am starting to let some of the fear go as we get closer and closer to viability. Don't get me wrong I still get nervous about ohhhh every 5 minutes, but each week that goes by I know that I am getting closer to this little guy having a real chance. I mean I am planning on him staying in there for another ohhhhh 16 weeks or so buuttttttttt getting closer to viability makes me feel better.

Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails....

I can't believe I am 19 weeks and 5 days............almost half way there!!!!

Well we confirmed yesterday that we have a little boy on the way. We are so excited and are really going to start getting the nursery together (paint, chair rail, closet stuff.)now that we know. We have already pulle dup the carpet and had the hard wood floors underneath refinished (they were a mess). Below are some pictures of what we have so far. This is the furniture and the bedding that we already have. My parents bought us the bookcase and all of his bedding for Christmas and we bought the crib and changing table. Also I should note that all of these pics are just from the websites not of our nursery. I emailed it to one friend and they thought I had already picked a name because one of the pictures has the name Tristan on the wall. We are still working on a name. We are painting his room a lovely shade of blue this weekend...... so happy!

Baby Boy

Although its still a bit early, it appears that we have a little boy on the way. The tech said not to buy anything yet though hahaha. We have another in 3 weeks and will hopefully have a definite answer then.

Only 2 more days until.....

we find out if we are having a boy or a girl. I will only be 16 weeks 3 days but the doctor said as long as baby is cooperating we shouldn't have any problem finding out. I am so excited!!!!

Update

So I have turned into a bad blogger I know. It's weird after you get pregnant. It's like I was so used to being upset about infertility and I haven't quite figured out how to adjust to the fact that I'm pregnant. Sometimes it still doesn't feel real. Also the last thing I want to do is hurt anyone's feelings. We all know how hard it is to read about the joy someone is experiencing from their pregnancy when you are still trying so badly to get there. So I'm sorry if I am MIA. I'm just still getting used to the idea. That said I have a crib and a changing table in the nursery. I have paint samples on the walls (one blue, one pink). We are scheduled to find out the sex on Dec 17th (only 3 weeks from this Wednesday). This Wednesday I will officially be entering my 2nd trimester! Finally, we saw our little one on Friday and wow has it grown. I think we have an active one on our hands as it was wiggling all over the place. Here are some pics. My little blob now looks like a baby!!!

Second Ultrasound

Here is a pic of our little one. The head is on the bottom left. We also got to hear the heartbeat!! Such a wonderful sound. We are so happy right now. Due date is officially June 1st.

First Baby Pic

So this is a little late but here is an ultrasound pic from last Wednesday. You can't really see much but that's okay! I am hoping that we can get some better pics at our ultrasound this Friday.

A perfect little heartbeat

We saw the baby today for the first time. We could see right away that it had a perfect little heartbeat that the doctor said was over 100, which is great. The doc said everything looked wonderful and we are officially done with the fertility clinic. Our next appointment is a week from this Friday with my regular OB. We will be having another ultrasound then and if all is well I think we will then officially announce the pregnancy to everyone. My doctor today said that seeing a heartbeat definitely lowers the chance of miscarriage but that it lowers again at 8 and 11 weeks. He said if we get to 8 weeks and everything looks good we should feel pretty safe. Big sigh of relief today. Is this actually happening??????

6 days and counting....

until the big day!!

Other than anxiously awaiting the ultrasound things are good. A little nausea but nothing to complain about (i love feeling a little sick as it makes me feel like this is actually happening). I have been so tired and my boobs are sooooo sore. I was pretty crampy earlier this week but it seems to be subsiding a bit as of late. I go back and forth from being the happiest girl in the world to being the most scared I have ever been. I just want to see a little beating heart on Wednesday and I think I will start to believe this is actually happening.

Beta #2

Beta #2 = 1336

Soooooooooooooo happy. From my calculations from my first beta it should have been right around 1150 if it was doubling every 48 hours. So I am absolutely thrilled with that number!!! Now the count down begins to next weeks ultrasound. I cannot wait to see my little one's heart beat!!!

9 days until ultrasound.................

Will I Ever NOT worry???

So today is 4 weeks 5 days pregnant and I am a nervous wreck. I just keep wondering if this is really it? Will I really get my baby? I am so nervous and then I start feeling awful because I am stressing out and I worry that my stressing out is bad for the baby and we go round and round. I just keep thinking on Sunday I will be 5 weeks, on Monday I will get my second Beta, on October 8th I will see my baby's heartbeat. I love this little thing so much. Please wish us luck!

SO HAPPY

Beta #1 = 93

I am totally happy with that number. I am 4 weeks 1 day pregnant plus I ovulate a little late normally. So I am around 12 to 14dpo, which makes that number wonderful! My doctor was happy with it and said to just continue to do the normal protocol which is to come in next Monday for another blood test to make sure everything is still increasing and then my first ultrasound is scheduled for October 8th. How am I going to wait until October 8th???? I am so happy right now. I can't believe this is actually happening!!!