This is the day

that the Lord has made.  And also the day that I finally went back to the doctor.  Five weeks is a loooong time between prenatal appointments.  Especially for me who has a hard time remembering to let go and let God.  I guess just because of my past experiences, I always get this sick to my stomach nervous feeling when walking into the sonogram room.  I always get a sigh of relief when they turn on the screen after they look for a minute (I always watch their eyes for a reaction while they do this) and then again a "Thank you Jesus" prayer goes up when I see the heart fluttering on the screen.  It is the most amazing thing, no matter how many times you see it.  I mean, little P is only about 3 inches and there is the heart, like a little butterfly on the screen.  Amazing God.  

Everything looked great according to the sonogram and the doctor.  They did the first set of down syndrome testing and he said it all looked good so far.  I had to get blood work to confirm, but he said all should be fine.  I really love my doctor.  He is very proactive and makes me feel so comfortable.  Having a doctor you completely trust is pertinent and thank God daily for Dr. Supnet, even if he did go to t.u.

I lost five pounds between visits.  This really didn't surprise me because I had lost 8 pounds at this point when I was pregnant with Kirby.  Speaking of Kirby, she is already being so motherly with the baby.  It cracks me up.  We told her right away when I was pregnant, not really sure if she had a clue what was going on.  But, ever since we told her, she has been very different and very loving with her baby dolls.  She now wants to change their diaper, rock them to sleep, and put them to bed.  She also will come to my tummy and want to listen to the baby, kiss it, tell it night night and say prayers with it.  This is why I blog.  I never want to forget this stuff.  This is what memories are made of.

To help me when I look back from years from now, I am going to keep up a little comparison of my two pregnancies.  If you find this stuff boring, you can stop here.

                                 Kirby                                                       Baby  #2

starting weight           138                                                              126

starting size                  6                                                                 2/4

total pounds gained     18                                                             so  far 2

nauseated for                2 weeks off and on                              7 weeks all the time

other symptoms         tired                                                         tired, headaches

cravings                      not really                                                  salty, crunchy

aversions                    salad, veggies                                               coffee :(  

name ideas                  had a pretty good list right away              totally clueless

Thank you for keeping up with this journey.  Please keep us in your prayers as the Lord continues to grow this miracle inside me.  At 14 weeks was when I got placenta previa with Kirby, so I am really trying to take it easy with lifting, over doing it, etc, but it is really so much harder with a 23 month old!  How can you not pick her up?  

Stay tuned in the next day or so for some pictures of the Simmons cousins and a redneck's dream pool!

"My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. "  Exodus 33:14