School Work

Today, Bryson came home with some school work that made me happy (even if the "G" is backward)

A couple of weeks ago, he also brought home some school work that touched my heart.  This school work is very special to me because more than anything I hope that Bryson knows and loves God.  This means more to me than if it said "I will always love my mommy". 



First Soccer Practice

Today was our first soccer practice of the season.  Bryson was being such a ham.  I told David...since when did he become the class clown.  Right after telling the coach his name, he proceeded to tell the coach that his hair is long because it grows fast.  I have no idea where that came from because in my opinion his hair doesn't grow fast.  It took 6 months to get it that length, and soon his dad will cut it L.  He was being super silly and had the other teammates laughing at him.  But in these pics he looks serious. 

No training wheels

A couple of weeks ago, Bryson starting riding his bike with no training wheels.  We tried to get him to ride without training wheels before, but he just wasn't interested.  I guess he was finally ready.

20 weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 20 Weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Like I'm gonna tell

Maternity Clothes: Mix of regular and maternity

Movement: Really starting to feel her move

Sleep: Actually better now than in the beginning.  In the beginning, I was getting up about 4 times a night to use the restroom.  Now I'm only getting up once or twice.

What I miss: Nothing yet

Cravings: Nothing in particular.  But I am surprised that my craving for Mexican has decreased since becoming pregnant.

Symptons: A little bit of heartburn every now and then
Best Moment this week: Seeing our baby on the ultrasound

Things I Love

I am so in love with Hardee's hand breaded chicken tenders.  They are some of the best chicken tenders I've ever had.  And the honey mustard is mmmm  mmmm good.  And an extra bonus....I saw in a magazine article that they had the least amount of calories and sodium compared to other fast food restuarants including Chickfila, Zaxby's, McDonalds, and several others.

March 15 Ultrasound

We decided to take Bryson to the ultrasound.  I didn’t tell him until the morning of the ultrasound.  I woke him up and told him he would get to go to the doctor with me today and see the baby.  He was excited.  He hugged me and said…oh, thank you mommy.  Our appointment was at 9:00.  At first the baby was not cooperating very well.  The baby was keeping the legs closed.  The ultrasound tech even shook my belly a few times trying to get the baby to spread those legs.  Eventually the tech got a good view and told us it was a girl, but we already knew thatJ.  During the ultrasound, the baby opened her mouth a few times.  It was precious.  We also got a cute picture of her feet.  We got to listen to the heart beat.  She had a heart rate of 167.  The front view of the face was not very pretty.  She doesn’t have much fat around her face at this stage in the pregnancy, so she looked alienish.  The ultrasound tech told us she weighed 9 ounces based on her measurements.  Her measurements were on the small side.  Based on those measurements, our due date was calculating to be August 12^th.  But I think she’s just going to be on the small side, like Bryson was.  Speaking of Bryson, about 3 minutes into the ultrasound, he was ready to go.  He kept asking where papa was.  Papa was going to pick him up after the ultrasound and take him to school.  He was so worried about being late for school.  After the ultrasound, we met with my doctor.  He said everything looked good.  He said there was a light spot on the left ventricle.  He called it an echo….something.  He was speaking way too fast to comprehend anything.  We asked him questions about it, but I never felt like I fully understood what it was.  He told us it was not a heart defect.  He told us it was not a hole in the heart.  It was not a heart murmur.  He said that he sees about one every month, and they usually they go away before birth.  So, not feeling like I understood a word he said, I did some googling after my appointment.  I googled light spot on left ventricle on ultrasound and found lots of information.  The word he said that I couldn’t remember…..echogenic focus.  It is a calcium deposit.  Well, come to find out, this is a soft marker for Down Syndrome, which the doctor never mentioned.  Of course I became overwhelmed with fear.  I continued to read and learned that there are many babies born with echogenic focus, but do not have Down Syndrome.  But just the slight chance of her having Down Syndrome scared me.  I felt like I was becoming a nervous wreck.  Then, God brought a verse to my mind.  For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.  2 Timothy 1:7.  After repeating this verse several times, my fear subsided.  I decided that it’s in God’s hands.  I will love her the same with or without Down Syndrome.  And that my God will never give us something that we can’t handle.       

3/7 Week Recap

Tuesday David & I attended the Growing Kids Sale.  Charlotte & Phyllis came along to help, and I am very grateful.  I am also very grateful for my wonderful husband participating.  He got a little stressed out, but what man wouldn’t.  We got a pack n play, swing, and bouncer for the baby.  Oh, and lots of little girl outfits.  There in great shape, and we paid less for all three than we would have for one of the items brand new.

I did not feel good Wednesday night.  I was completely exhausted and lethargic.  I’m not for sure what the deal was.  Maybe it was all that shopping the night before.  I decided to stay home from church, which doesn’t happen very often.  When I told Bryson we were staying home, he began to cry.  He was crying because he wanted to go to church.  This was a bittersweet moment for me.  On one hand, I was happy because he was crying.  This showed me how important going to church is to him.  On the other hand, I felt like a horrible mother.  My son was crying to go to church, and I was telling him no.  Hopefully, I didn’t damage him too much J

I got a text Saturday night from Bryson’s dad.  He sent a picture of Bryson with his lost tooth and said the tooth fairy is coming.  This made me sad.  I wasn’t there when he lost his first tooth, and I wouldn’t be able to play tooth fairy.  It’s not fair!!!  I know I’m being selfish….just keeping it real.