20 weeks

Zachary Lee - in pictures

6 weeks 8 weeks

10 weeks 13 weeks

and the last 3 are at 18 weeks! I absolutely love the one of him "playing peek-a-boo" with us!!

I had several ultrasounds in the beginning because there was bleeding and my little man wanted to be difficult! We also have a 3D scheduled for April 13th!! I can't wait!

I have no excuses...

for my horribly bad blogging. I just forget about this thing I guess. But here goes... I'll try to keep this short and sweet.

The pregnancy has been a rollercoaster to say the least. Things have finally smoothed out and I am almost 21 weeks! Halfway there - PHEW! We found out a couple weeks ago that we are having a little boy - Zachary Lee. So that makes 3 boys (and a husband)... what on Earth am I going to do?! I could not be happier and and am getting VERY excited for his arrival!

In the beginning I was scared. Then I was sick. Then energetic. Now I am excited as hell and starting to get a little overwhelmed!

And I'm not sure if this is nesting or just plain boredom but I have been on this crazy organization and craft kick lately. I have been trying to get that room we call an office to look like a room and less like tornado alley.

Things could absolutely not be better right now and I am just on cloud 9. So I guess that's all for now... I WILL be posting more. Or I'll try.

So much for that...

Hello bloggers! So, many of you may remember that, in my last post, I said TTC was on the back burner. Well apparently it was too late for that or the good Lord above is trying to tell us something.


For the last 3 days, I have felt like complete crap and exhaustion has overcome me. So last night, after some pleading from Curtis, I decided I would test, even though I swore I wouldn't until I felt a baby kick (lol). Unfortunately, all I had was a digi... he persisted so I gave in and said fine but it will probably be negative.



Boy, was I WRONG. Most of the time, digi's take a few minutes to read... not mine. Took about 30-45 seconds. Seeing that one word pop up in the little window was one of the most shocking moments ever. I literally said "Oh.My.Fucking.God" and Curtis rolled over and said "What?." I shoved the stick in his face, he looked at it, kissed me and said "call the dr." and went back to sleep. How romantic, right?



As for symptoms: nausea, complete exhaustion, super sore boobs and one hellacious YI that WILL NOT go away! And the smell of pee makes me gag... awesome.



So here it is... the first of what I hope to be many more baby pictures:

Yup, I fail..

At blogging that is. It has been over a month... WTH is that? I plan to keep this short but I will probably ramble, as always.

So, I survived my trip to TX, we are moved and I love the new house (except for the invincible mouse that has moved in with us - I swear he will NOT die! EEWWW). Things have not been so hot between Curtis and I lately but we are trying to fix it. It's a rough road to be on; I just pray we can find a common ground.

That being said, TTC is definitely on the back burner. I've even given thought to going back on BCP until our relationship issues are solved. Ugh it just frustrates me so much... I hate this feeling but I have to do something about it.

Wish me luck. I'm probably going to need it.

Ahhh, Sunday, I love you!

Finally. One day to just relax and do nothing, not go anywhere and see no one. After the week I've had, I welcome this day! Normally, I would be going insane not doing anything, but ot today.

Last week I ran like crazy (paying bills, helping with the new house, working). Friday night I had a party, what we like to call a "Ladies Night Out." There was a consultant from Premiere Jewelry, Mary Kay, and me with Pampered Chef. It was a very interesting and fun experience! Saturday, I worked a booth to promote my business at a community event (lots of vendor booths, food, music and games for kids), then Curtis and I walked around and enjoyed the event afterwards. We had a lot of fun and it was great business opportunity for me! I managed to book 5 Cooking Shows and I have 1 possible recruit!

Everything is going really well and I'm loving it. I'm also loving one day to spend with just my husband, who has been working so hard!

TTC: I have no idea what my body is doing. Apparently I've ovulated (9dpo today) but for some reason I just have this feeling... I'm sure it is all in my head and wishful thinking, but I guess we will find out in the next couple days. I'm ready to travel a new road...

Overwhelmed!

That's pretty much how I'm feeling right now. I have 9 days til my trip to Texas and 14 days until we move into our house. The house is a disaster, I haven't packed a thing and I have a ton of work to do. I'm excited to actually have something to do but I've just overbooked myself this month, between Cooking Shows and all the stuff in my personal life. I think I just need to better manage my time over the next couple weeks!

TTC Update: I had my annual exam yesterday and the doc suggested that we try Clomid for a few cycles to see if that helps. I am a little leery about this because since it's an OB office, they don't do any monitoring for Clomid cycles and that worries me a little bit, with the risks of Clomid. However, it's our only option for help since our new insurance covers NO IF treatments or meds. If we don't do this, we just keep trying on our own, charting and the trusty CBEFM. I haven't decided yet what to do... I'm going to think it over through this cycle and do some more research.

Everything is going pretty well... much more smoothly these days. I'm just ready to get through these next 2 weeks so I don't feel so overwhelmed!