14

Tomorrow will mark the first day of the 14th week! Tomorrow is October 14th which is exactly 6 months from our due date which is April 14th!!!! We went to the doctor today for our monthly check up. They had to take my blood today.... i know..... seriously. I didn't faint! I reminded the lady that I was a fainter and she asked if I wanted to lay in the recliner. I asked how many people actually use it and after she said that tons of people have used it, I decided to recline! I read the Jon and Kate plus 8 tabloids to her while she pricked the %(#$ out of me. She could have put duck tape on my arm hair and that would have felt better. Oh well, I survived! We heard the heartbeat again (which we have been listening to weekly). At first they couldn't find the heart beat but we had just heard it three days ago and I hadn't felt weird so I knew it was in there. Finally they found it! We go back in 4 weeks and find out if it is a girl or boy! I think it is a boy, doc, drew, and miss penny think it is a girl. Any other takers?

We met with the insurance lady to talk about the monthly payments for the medical care. It still hasn't hit me that I am pregnant.... it kind of hit me when she asked who my pediatrician was going to me........ um, i have no idea......... apparently i need to get one asap!

I just finished actually looking at my stomach in a mirror for the first time. HOW WEIRD> this is just crazy..... weird. I still can't accept it.

Here are pictures of me during week 13....... the belly finally surpasses the boobs. The other picture is of me reading my TMZ tabloids so I don't faint while getting my blood taken. I am pimpin' (wearing) a sweet (cool) high school t-shirt supporting one of our high schools in jps ( jackson public schools). I know you are jealous!

Me reclining.... after tragedy had struck my vein.

sleepy samer

apparently i have a double chin. how come no one told me? well, i guess it will be a part of me for 6 more months. samer has adjusted well to the house. he has a run of the house during the day and during the night he sleeps in the bathroom. he goes to bed at 9:30 and at 6:00 he gets up and eats breakfast with me and molly. in this picture, samer had just learned how to climb up on the leather chair ( i know molly is excited.... it was the only place she could get away from him). i guess it took all his energy because he crawled under my arm while i was working and went to sleep. it was close to his bedtime so i guess i don't blame him. if we wait too late and don't put him to bed, he goes and gets in his dog bed by himself. if you go in the bathroom and turn the light on, he gets mad at you.... so funny! what a little character he is. we looked up his age and he is 4 years old in cat years. samer acts exactly like a four year old. we started laughing when we looked it up because he is into everything and is entertained by the littlest things.

well, we hit twelve weeks yesterday! pretty much a third of the way through! i couldn't wait until twelve weeks because i thought i would be safe from any first trimester symptoms. even though i have not had any, i did not want any symptoms to show up! luckily i was only exhausted for two weeks, i feel normal again.... i mean at the end of the day all i can think about is the couch but i am not as tired. well apparently morning sickness has come to visit on week twelve. i don't feel bad but i will eat breakfast and then ten minutes later all of a sudden everything returns..... don't feel bad or anything, all of a sudden i just you know..... lose my breakfast i guess.

i know everyone wanted to know about my morning sickness so i am glad i shared :)

it feels like it has been thursday for about four days, TGIF not a second too soon.

cutest baby

Abby is in the running for the bet picture contest that her photographer is doing...... vote for her! she is the first picture. directions below!

* Go to:www.lauracantrellphotography.com

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*Click Enter Gallery.

*Click on the images you would like to view, if it's one of your 3 favorites click on add to favorites.

*When you have selected a total of 3 images click on HOME at the top of the page.

* When you are back at the home page click on Submit Favorites.

*You will then see a notice that says your favorites have been submitted to the photographer.

baby's new school

i think we found a daycare! only a mile from the house. right next door to my doctors office. most of the children there are doctor's children. it is a very clean place and the director seems to be very good. dr. liked all the health aspects of the school and i liked the education part of it. oh and it is a school, not a daycare. we got to see the baby rooms and the toddler rooms and they were just so cute and calm. the babies were just pleasantly playing and the toddlers all had their blankies in their cubbie ( except the ones that insist on taking them out to the playground.) it is mandatory the children go outside for 30 minutes a day whether it is a wagon ride or sitting in the shade in their bouncy chair. the infant room is really clean and you have to wear booties when you go in the room. hours are great. 6 am to 7:30 pm. we will need to start august 1st and she said that is a great time to get in. there is a 70 person infant waiting list. there are only 16 infants in the 788888 school ( sorry... samer just wrote those numbers for you!) she said some of them when called will say that they are just going to stay at the school where they already are and other infants will be ready for the toddler room. so hopefully we are in a good position to get it. I am going to drop off the registration deposit next week.... ( i told her we were looking at two others next week so we wouldn't seem too desperate.)

anyways we were really pleased and for this to be our first one. i don't really know what i am looking for but she really sold the place. i couldn't think of anything it was missing!

so excited that now i will no longer be stressed about where baby weber will go when mama weber goes back to school next year!

haunted house

the haunted house across the street from us sold! ( the two story brown house). exciting news because now every house on the street is occupied and there will be no sore eyes on the entire street. can't beat that in a historic neighborhood! if we could just keep it like this for the next three years we will have a great resale value!

i think it just hit me. i am pregnant. i can not stay up for more than 12 hours anymore. i must go to sleep. if dr. calls freaking out because he can not find me, tell him too look under the comforter. i don't think i have ever been this tired. at least it started on 10w 5 d and not several weeks ago. can't wait to get through the first trimester if i am going to be this tired..................................... oh sorry just fell asleep. night night and peace out y'all.

the upside to this day was i found two more daycares to look at and one is at one of the hospitals and for doctor's kids! yea!

growing baby

Our Baby's Growth and Development

Your baby is pretty big by about 10 weeks pregnant. In fact, your baby is probably more than an inch and a half long this week! Your baby is also filling out. You can actually start weighing your baby around pregnancy week 10! By the end of this week your doctor may start referring to your baby as a fetus. The fetal period is marked by rapid growth changes in your baby.

Fortunately most women's risk of miscarriage diminishes significantly during pregnancy week 10, and will decrease even more in the next couple of weeks. By pregnancy week 10 your baby is also past the most important developmental stages, so your risk of fetal defects also drops significantly.

It is still important however, you avoid exposing yourself to potential environmental toxins during pregnancy. Toxins including alcohol and smoke are harmful to your baby regardless of your stage of pregnancy. If you find yourself in a toxic environment, get out!

Your baby's organs are developing quickly during pregnancy week 10. By 10 weeks pregnant your baby's vital organs including liver, kidney and brain are starting to grow and develop further. Little details including your baby's toenails also start appearing. On real close examination you may even notice some peach fuzz on your baby!