I am a new Aunt!

My sister-in-law and brother welcomed a BEAUTIFUL 8 lb 13 ounce little angel @ 6:08 am on Christmas Eve! She is so precious. Her name is Audrey Catherine. I have never in my life heard a baby cry quite like she does, lol. She is a sqeak toy :) Little one has to be on a glow light pad for a few days to get rid of jaundice, but she is doing very very well and I had such a wonderful visit with her on Saturday.
Her mommy let me feed her Breast Milk in a bottle and that made my day. I am a bit sad I will miss so much of her growing up, but her mother is really good at posting pictures and updates. Hopefully she will have time to keep that up now that little bit is here.

Holding Audrey is making me so much more excited to meet our Nina Sophia. This is the most amazing thing I have ever done and I truly can't wait to be a momma.

Fun Stuff

So as of Saturday I am having one of the worst pains I have ever had. It is on the right side of my tummy. I knew that it was just normal growing pains, but I will tell you that it puts me right back on my rear sometimes when I get up from sitting. It was so bad I did call the Dr to make sure. They wanted me to come in just to be on the safe side. I went in this afternoon and just as I thought...all normal. Dr says its just the uterus stretching and it should subside in a few weeks. A FEW WEEKS!!!!??? Lol, oh well. No pain, no gain....speaking of gain....I have gained 5 lbs... Bad Brandy. I have to be careful with that. Dr says I am to hard on myself and to just do my best. Jason went out and got me a yoga tape as well as a aerobics tape. So wish my big butt good luck!

Little Miss Nina Sophia

We are so pleased to annouce that we are having a healthy baby girl! We went for the ultrasound on December 1 and it was amazing. Nina Sophia is very active. She enjoys rolling around and kicking me now...mostly in the afternoons and early evening! She is measuring right on time so our due date is still April 22nd so as of this posting I am 20 weeks along .

Thank you everyone for all your prayers and support. It was such a rocky start but all things worked out and now I am just having a blast putting the registry together and we are looking forward to getting the nursery painted.



Love you all!

Surprise Surprise!

If you haven't already been told.....I am 10 weeks preggers!!!

Long story short:

Dr was dumb and didn't know how to use an ultrasound machine. She also just tried to group me in with "normal" people....I mean me...normal? HA! Well I have since left that woman and have gone to greener pastures. Hopefully my new Dr will even let me have the water birth I so very much want to have. Thank you all for all your love and support! I am so happy that things went this way instead of the other.

Keeping Positive

I didn't update my blog after the second blood test. My HCG levels did go up. They did not double but they did go up. I have another appointment on the 3rd. I have been having a touch of morning sickness. I take that as a good sign. I am just trying to stay positive and trust that all things happen for a reason. Its all i can do. Thank you all for your love and support. We are hoping for a happy healthy baby sometime in April :)

To soon to tell

Dr appointment came and we saw a sack w/nothing in it. They did locate a cyst (which I am told is very normal). I maybe only 5 weeks pregnant or this wasn't my time to have a baby.... Dr says "You are in limbo right now."

I will know more in 48 hours I guess when they recheck my hormone levels.

Is This Real?

Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to be a mother. I was never exceptional in school, although I did alright, I never had a exciting job, and most of the men I dated were less than savory characters. The one constant - the one true dream - was to have a child of my own. Someone I could love unconditionally and someone I could help become, well become whatever they dreamed.

I am a worrier by nature. There were nights I sat up worrying that I would never have a house, a career, a husband, or a child. I wish that I could have just listened to my mother when she told me time and time again "It will happen when its supposed to happen." She, as always, was so right! Life has been such an emotional roller coaster for me, but at this point in time, there is only 1 thing in my life I wish was different and that is to still have my dad here with us. He is missed everyday and I hope that he is able to look down on this world and see how happy his children are.



I have a wonderful family, the best mother that anyone could have, a man that would do anything and everything for me. and now I am so very proud to say I am carrying his child.



If this is a dream I hope I never wake up.

And it Keeps Getting Better

We bought a king size bed today!! I am so excited. It will be delivered next Saturday and all I can say is that it can't get here fast enough!! Thanks mom!