SUPRISE!!!
Baby Russell took us all by surprise when this mommy got a positive test on 1/2/2014!
Our official due date by the ultrasound below is 9/10/2014.
We are BEYOND excited and so is big brother .. as you can tell in the photo above!
I have said for YEARS that I did not want to find out the gender but now that I am actually pregnant I am about 50/50. Aaron wants to find out and of course so does the whole family so I think a good compromise would be to have a fun gender reveal party in May when (most) of the family can be together and just keep names a secret until the birth!
My MIL and Granny have already compiled a huge list of family names that we love so we are going to have a time picking the perfect little name for our sweet babe!
Because of this ultrasound below our babe has taken on the name Teddy because he/she looks like a little Teddy Graham! So when you hear the babe referred to as Teddy just know that is not it's name and we don't know the gender yet!
I am 11 Weeks tomorrow so I guess I can start the weekly BUMP dates!
(this is a combination of weeks 10 and 11)
Teddy is the size of a kumquat/fig!
SYMPTOMS: I have never been so tired in my life. I honestly do not remember being so tired with Coleman but then again I was not working full time and dealing with a husband and a 7 year old crazy man! I have to keep something in my stomach otherwise I get a little nauseous but praise the Lord I do not have any morning sickness. I have been super congested basically since I got pregnant. Mild nasal drainage, swollen glands, bilateral ear pain and a little cough... needless to say I am over all that!
WEIGHT: I am holding steady in this category. I have been to the doctor twice and have stayed the same weight. I will not let it get out of control again like it did last pregnancy!
GENDER: Too early to tell but I am just hoping for a HEALTHY baby! Some days I feel like I am having a girl and then other days it feels like a boy! I know a certain husband and son who are crossing their fingers for a boy!
CLOTHES: Are getting a little tighter .. at this point I just feel like I look pudgy not pregnant. Like I had one two many slices of cake or something. I did get some maternity fitted t-shirts and a pair of maternity yoga pants that fit like a glove! I am still able to fit into my jeans and button them but tight shirts make me look a little too beer bellyish! I feel like I am showing a little faster with Teddy than I did with Coleman!
MOVEMENT: No movement yet but I know its coming!!
SLEEP: Sleep is okay for now! But I am having to pee a lot which is the only thing waking me up and I don't foresee that getting any better!
CRAVINGS: Oh Lord .. of all things I could crave WHY does it have to be McDonalds double cheese burger and french fries?! WHY?! I mean seriously it's all I have been thinking about for a week! I am praying for this to change ...
Baby Russell we are so very excited to be blessed to be your parents. Coleman has never been so excited than he is right now and it's all because of you! Even your cousins, Culum and Ren, are so excited for your arrival! Both sets of grandparents are elated and your great grands are on cloud 9!! We love you so much already and you are not even here yet! I pray for a healthy pregnancy for both you and I!
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