Enjoying the nice weather and baby update!

Wow, a lot of time has passed since my last post! Things are so great here. I am so thankful to God that my pregnancy has been uneventful (so far!) and the baby is healthy and growing great! Our last appointment was March 24 and the baby made itself known right away! Heartrate is 166 and I have a feeling this one is another girl. When we went for Emma's first heartbeat appointment, it took forever for the doctor to find her. I remember laying there with tears welling up and thinking the baby had passed. So, I was so relieved to hear this little one's heart so quickly! Apparently, the baby was kicking the doppler, but of course I couldn't feel it yet. I do feel something that feels like it might be flutters, but I am not too sure yet.

I am twelve weeks today and so happy to be heading into the second trimester! It is crazy to think that only two more appointments and we will know the gender! So exciting! My doctor wants to do ultrasounds on me once a month when I am five months along. She wants to be sure my cervix is not shortening. She is taking every precaution to make sure this baby is full term. Our goal is 38 weeks people, say it with me--38 WEEKS!! Of course, if I go past that, then we will be happy too! However, I don't know what it is like to be pregnant past 35 weeks and I was pretty uncomfortable then, I wonder if I can handle past that...lol

Emma is doing wonderfully. She is such a blessing to me. I can't believe how much I love her more and more each day. She has been acting like such a toddler lately, it makes me smile, but makes me sad at how fast she is growing up.

She just recovered from a horrible case of teething molars again. She didn't eat hardly anything at all for about 3 days. She was very picky on putting anything in her mouth, so that limited the sippy cups as well. She was so tired and clingy and I felt so sorry for her. She also had been picking at her lips so one morning she woke up with bloody, crusty lips on top of a sore mouth-that really made her turn away from food! We also weren't able to brush her teeth for about three days. We are still having trouble with that now, but I think that is partly her being a little scared still and partly being a toddler. Then, to top all that off, she was feeling better on Saturday, so I figured we would be able to go to church on Sunday. Well, Emma woke up that morning and while I was changing her diaper I saw all these horrible red welts all over her body. They didn't seem to bother her or anything but they looked nasty. I went and got Benadryl for her and then had to wait in line for a pharmacist to tell me how much to give a child her age. That took forever. I am pleased to tell you now that Emma is 100% better! She is eating up a storm and I can't seem to give her enough food. One of her new favorite foods is oatmeal. She had that for breakfast and supper yesterday. Very odd.....haha.

I hate that I am working on Good Friday. We are slow though, so I will be able to leave early. Brandon is going to come pick me up and we are going to go to the zoo with Emma and Brandon's parents. Emma has never been, so I am really looking forward to this. I am sure it will be busy, but the weather is going to be great.

Tomorrow I have a hair appointment and can't decide what I am going to do. I can't hi-lite(it is sad, but I have no idea if I spelled that right) my hair yet, but I am thinking of doing a drastic change, like getting bangs. I am sooooo nervous though. I will have to see what I decide and I will post a picture next week to show you all the aftermath. After that we are watching the Butler "Dawgs" take on Michigan State(I still have love for them since they are in the Big 10). But, Butler is sooooo deserving of this-what great kids and great coach. Many people around here know them personally and I couldn't be happier for such wonderful people. Even if they lose, they have made us all proud! I just don't want Duke to win....sorry if any of you are Duke fans, but I hate it when #1 seed teams win, I love the underdogs--like when Northern Iowa beat Kansas--you know I was loving it!

I am going to attach some pictures of Emma enjoying her evening out in the sun. I can't wait to get pictures of her on Easter. She will be so cute! Everyone have a wonderful Easter and great weekend!