{ it's a... }

{ girl! }

we are beyond thrilled! hayden said from the very start that he was going to have a baby sister...i think children know more than we do sometimes. i had a feeling it was a girl and we just feel so blessed to have one of each. we went to the same 4d ultrasound place we went to with hayden and found out they could do gender determination as early as 15 weeks- we were all over that! it was the sweetest thing...we watched her (they record it onto a dvd) for about 20 minutes and we are already in love. we saw her drink, hiccup and enjoyed her endless moving and kicking...

here she is!

4D image

little footprint

we are so excited to meet you sweet baby girl!

love,

mommy, daddy & hayden

{15 weeks}

{15 weeks and counting!}

phew, i'm so grateful i have made it thus far and am still hanging in there!

some of you know that my first pregnancy was extremely difficult because of how sick i was. i was sicker than a dog for practically the entire 40 weeks and even throw up after giving birth. it felt like i had the flu 24/7 and was the hardest trial of my life. all the women in my family also suffer from hyperemesis gravidarum, which in latin means extreme, unrelenting nausea/vomiting. even though there isn't a cure, i took every medicine possible and nothing helped. after lot's of blessings, iv's, prayers and taking it day by day, i survived it and was given the most beautiful blessing in the end, our sweet son hayden. it was worth it. i told ricky that i'd be crazy to ever put myself through that again, but knew deep down that the trial and sacrifice was so worth it.

we love the 3 year age difference between our niece and nephew and thought that would work great for our family. we wanted a fall baby and that's what we got! i didn't know what to expect this pregnancy but was prepared for the worst. i researched every hg website, switched doctors, got on my medicine a lot earlier, ordered a new motion sickness bracelet that just got FDA approved, stocked up on saltine crackers, pickles and lemonade and was ready to take this on again. i am so thankful to say this pregnancy so far has been so much better! I'm still not 100%, but I can actually get out of bed, put a smile on my face and accomplish some of my daily tasks...

i am so grateful this pregnancy has been a little easier, or maybe i'm just a little stronger?

baby h! first ultrasound

i can't believe how big my bump already is!!!

hayden loves to touch "mommy's baby" daily and gives lot's of kisses too.

after work, i kick off the heels and slip on the flip-flops! so much better!

thanks mom for taking me maternity shopping today! i got some great things!

we find out if it's a boy or girl this wednesday!!!

any guesses?!