Scobee...

As I woke up this morning, I was just laying in bed when I felt what I knew was a kick from my little man! So, I waited before saying anything, just to make sure. Sure enough, he gave me another little kick, Scobee style, assuring me it was him. I called Brian over to feel, but of course he stopped and hasn't kicked again since. LOL! I was so happy to finally know for sure it was my baby moving around! Such a precious miracle :)

We have also decided on a name for our sweet baby boy! Maverick Paul Stiles. Funny story behind this choice. I was at my parents' house one day, with my sister Mandi and her family. My brother in-law, Rick, said we should name him MaveRICK, from Top Gun. I laughed and quickly said, no! Later that night, I was laughing about it and telling Brian what Rick mentioned. Brian immediately looked at me with big brown eyes, and said, "That's it! Maverick Paul!" I was like, are you kidding me?! It was a joke! But he fell in love with the idea. He said it was a "strong manly name, and our kid would be the coolest ever if we gave him that name." I was still against it. It took me a whole week to finally start liking it, then I found out the meaning of Maverick: "Wildly independent; does not conform easily." I don't know about you, but I think that's a pretty sweet meaning for a name! From that point on, I fell in love with it. It didn't help that Brian was already referring to him as Maverick, so it just kind of seems like it was already his name. We have gotten a lot of "opinions" about what people think, but he is our son and we are very happy with our name choice for him. :)

My next appointment is on November 12th, only 2 weeks away :)
The morning/afternoon/night/all-the-time sickness is starting to wear off a little, thank God! I still have my days, but I can definitely tell it's getting better. Can't wait to see my little dude again!

Phew!

So update on Thursday's appointment; all went well and my mother in-law really enjoyed hearing our sweet baby boy's heartbeat. She cried tears of joy and it was very sweet. :)

Now on to Saturday. I went to my cousin's football game with Granny and I had some french fries and ketchup. As soon as we left, I had to ask her to pull over because I was going to be sick. Sure enough, it all came back up. It was a bad experience and I didn't think it'd ever end! Fast forward to us getting home. I threw up again, and this time there were little red drops in it. At first I thought it was the ketchup, but as I looked closer, I realized it was blood. Freak out. I yelled for Granny, had her inspect, and we decided that my harsh previous throw up probably irritated my throat, causing the blood. If it happened again, I would call my doctor. Thankfully it did not happen again. Well, at least not that night.

Yesterday, as soon as I got to work, I had to go throw up. Once again, there was blood droplets, this time more. It really worried me, so I called the dr. They said it could be from throwing up so much, but still wanted to see me. I went right in, we heard the heartbeat and he was just fine. :) I was given more meds and told to take them even if I am not feeling sick at the time. The only way for this to heal is if I refrain from throwing up anymore. Awesome. I have thrown up every day for the last 12 weeks LOL God is good though, and I have not thrown up since yesterday's scare. I am hoping these meds get me better and keep baby boy safe.

He is definitely not making me want to give him a future brother or sister, but I am sure his cute little face will make me forget all about what he is putting me through... :)

And the winner is..........

IT'S A SWEET BABY BOY!!! :) I know, you're confused as to how I already know what it is, huh? Well, we scheduled an ultrasound that no one knew about, and surprised the socks off of everyone when we called to tell them about our baby boy!!! It was so much fun and we are SO blessed and happy to know that there is a little boy baking inside my tummy! I have to admit--this whole time I was 95% certain it was a girl. Why? I have absolutely no idea. Just an instinct I had. That was WAY wrong! I hadn't even thought about, what if it's a boy? But as soon as she said, "There's a little boy in there!" my heart just leaped for joy! I thought, me and my boys. I just know it's going to be so much fun and cannot wait to meet our prince charming! Brian was adorable...this whole time he said he did not care either way what we had. As soon as she said it was a boy, his face lit up like the SUN! He is so happy and can't wait to teach our son baseball, football, music, the BEATLES, etc. All the important things in life, of course. ;)

I still get to go to my regular ob for a check up and to hear the heartbeat tomorrow. My mother in-law is coming since Brian will have to work. I am excited and will update tomorrow!

Today!!!

Today is the day! I have to be thankful and give God the glory; He has given me such a peace about this! I am so very excited to have the opportunity to see our sweet little baby today. We are hoping we can find out the sex of the baby, and all of the other stuff is just a plus. Whatever the outcome may be, we are praising God because it will all be a part of His beautiful plan that He has made for our family. It is such a relief to experience this peace and understanding. He is so good to allow us that! I will definitely be updating after my appointment!

Enough is enough!

I know you all are probably tired of hearing me complain. You may even be tempted to think, "Hey lady! Be thankful you are pregnant! This is, afterall, what you asked for!" I know, I know. But this sickness is really starting to get the best of me. I keep telling myself that any day now, I will wake up and feel like a new person and be ready to start enjoying my pregnancy. But, day after day, I find myself perched by the toilet, unwillingly giving up whatever food I was able to eat moments before. Although I would love to feel good again after 9 weeks of this, I am also concerned for the baby. The dr keeps telling me it's okay, it's normal, you will turn the corner soon, etc. But, I am feeling discouraged...I am 15 weeks now and into my 2nd trimester. But, I will not lose hope! I just want my baby to get the nutrients he/she needs, and that cannot happen if I'm throwing up everything I put in my mouth!

Please continue to pray for me as I face each day during this pregnancy, and pray for my sweet baby's health! Thank you in advance. :)