36 Weeks

I know I haven't posted for a long time! Things have been kind of crazy around here. Yesterday I was 36 Weeks along. 1 more month to go! I cannot believe it! It has been a wonderful journey so far. Having this life inside of you is just unbelievable. We are soo blessed! Next week I will be full term and should pop any ol time. I am getting pretty nervous/scared about the whole thing. I just don't know what to expect and when to expect it. I just can't wait until all of that is over with and I can see my husband with his daughter. That's what I am looking forward to most!!

We have been working on Samantha's room. Its going kinda slow. Seth is working on the trim. My mom and best friend helped paint her room. It's a light yellow color. It looks so cute! Hopefully next week we'll be getting the carpet for her room and the living room. Can't wait to say good-bye to this nasty, green carpet. Here are some pics of it so far.




September 5th was my baby shower! I had SUCH a blast! It was a wonderful day! My Mom (mother in-law) and best friend, Amanda, threw us the shower. They did such an amazing job! It was a coed party. So everyone and their husbands/boyfriends was there. We played a few games. The guys got to play their own game, Diapering the baby, which was a BLAST to watch. We also played the toilet paper game, bingo and the piggy bank game. There was awesome food! The cake was sooo cute! Mom and Amanda made this AWESOME diaper cake! We got a lot of wonderful gifts! It was just a great day!

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I know I haven't posted for a long time! Things have been kind of crazy around here. Today I am 36 Weeks along. 1 more month to go! I cannot believe it! It has been a wonderful journey so far. Having this life inside of you is just unbelievable. We are soo blessed! Next week I will be full term and should pop any ol time.



We have been working on Samantha's room. Its going kinda slow. My mom and friend, Amanda helped paint her room. It looks so cute! It's a light yellow color. Seth is working on the trim. Hopefully next week we'll be getting the carpet for her room and the living room. Can't wait to say good-bye to this nasty, green carpet.





September 5th was my baby shower! I had SUCH a blast! It was a wonderful day! My Mom (mother in-law), Amanda(sister in-law) and best friend, Amanda, threw us the shower. They did such an amazing job! It was a coed party. So everyone and their husbands/boyfriends was there. We played a few games. The guys got to play their own game, Diapering the baby, which was a BLAST to watch. We also played the toilet paper game, bingo and the piggy bank game. There was awesome food! The cake was sooo cute! Mom and Amanda made this AWESOME diaper cake! We got a lot of wonderful gifts! It was just a great day!

36 Weeks

I know I haven't posted for a long time! Things have been kind of crazy around here. Today I am 36 Weeks along. 1 more month to go! I cannot believe it! It has been a wonderful journey so far. Having this life inside of you is just unbelievable. We are soo blessed! Next week I will be full term and should pop any ol time.

27 Weeks/3rd Trimester

I just realized a few minutes ago that I'm in the 3rd tri. It has gone by soo fast!! Now it's time to be uncomfortable 24/7, sleepy, cranky. And so on and so on. But it just means that I'm getting closer and closer of holding our little girl. I keep getting bigger and bigger! When does it stop? lol.
These next few months are going to be the busiest we have ever been!!
I booked our maternity pictures for August 22nd. I'm very excited for those. Hope they turn out real nice. Seth and I have a preparation for labor class at Mercy August 4th and 11th. You know Seth is soooo excited! lol.. Not!
We still need to work on the nursery. Seth is Mr. Procrastinator! Hopefully we'll have that done asap. My baby shower is September 5th. Which I'm wayyyyyy excited for. Can't wait to see all my friends and family in one place. Well.. and of course get all the baby goodies! We have a vacation coming up in September also. The whole family is going to Wisconsin dells. Which should be a great time!
So.. that's that. But I'm sure there's more to come.
Here's my 27 week belly shot

3D Ultrasound

Last night (7-13-09) we went for our 3D ultrasound. It was the most amazing thing I have ever experienced! To actually see her moving around in my belly. And yes, she's definitely a girl! We got a lot of great pictures of her. But she loved hugging on mommy so we couldn't get a full face shot. We got to see her sucking on her lips, sucking her thumb. They gave us a video of her also. I cry every time I watch it. It's just incredible! She didn't have a whole lot of fat on her so I would love to do another one!! lol. But I don't think Seth will allow that!
Here are some pictures of our little girl

25 Weeks and Our 2 Year Anniversary!

Today I am 25 weeks along. 15 more weeks to go! I just can't believe it! I had a doctors appointment last Friday the 26th. Everything was perfect! My doc couldn't get a steady heartbeat of Samantha because the little rascal wouldn't stay still! You could hear her moving around with the Doppler they use.. it was pretty cool. Her heartbeat was 152. My next appointment is Monday, July 27th. I'll be about 29 weeks along then. She has me scheduled for the glucose test, which I'm not looking forward to. I have to go to the lab before my appointment and drink this (I hear it's pretty nasty) orange sugar drink then go to my regular doctors appointment and wait an hour then they take my blood. I hope it goes okay!
Our 2 year anniversary is today!! I got Seth and nice outfit. Jeans, T-shirt (which says "trophy husband") and a nice button up shirt. I'm planning on making him a nice, romantic dinner tonight. Just can't believe it has been 2 years! It's just crazy how everything works out in life. I have known Seth for like 8-9 years. I would have never thought that I'd be married to him and having his baby!! He's the most wonderful man in my life and he will be an even more wonderful father!!

Here's my 25 week belly shot

22 Weeks

Well.. I'm at 22 weeks. My belly has really popped and you can tell I'm pregnant now. My belly button is slowly disappearing. But I love everything about this pregnancy right now. I have been getting heartburn though. Which I never really have had heartburn before. So tums are my new best friend.
Seth bought me/Samantha a CD player and Beethoven, Mozart and Chopin Cd's. I put the headphones on my belly so Samantha can listen to this wonderful music. I've always loved Mozart. I believe she really likes it as well. While the music is playing I feel her moving around and kicking, I think she's dancing around in there. lol.
I bought Samantha's bedding set the other day. It's not really the one I wanted to get but Seth saw it while we were looking at walmart's site and he really loved it. So I couldn't say no to him and make him feel bad. I just can't wait until it comes in so I can see it in person. I bought it at walmart.com. It was about $69.. every where else I have found the set it's $85. So I think I got a good deal. The set comes with comforter, sheets, ruffle and bumper pads. Can't wait to get started on her room. I'm still looking at cribs. I'm kinda overwhelmed on what to get. So many options. I'm sure I'll find one soon.
My 22 week belly

It's A....

We had our big ultrasound on Thursday, May 28th. I had an OB appointment before the ultrasound. That went great. The heartbeat that day was 148. My weight is still on track. I weigh 136 lbs. So I'm getting up there. I started at 127. I've gained 10 lbs. Lets just hope all that will go away just as fast as it came. lol. My belly measured on track also. 20 weeks. I'm getting quite a bump.
Now to our other appointment.
Seth, Amanda and Noah met us there. My mother in-law took me so she was already there. We went up to where we were suppose to go and waited forever! Seth played with Noah. And I was trying not to pee my pants, I had to go to the bathroom so bad. But I had to have a full bladder.
Finally my name was called. Seth and I went back there. Thankfully the tech let me empty my bladder! Then she started! We got to see EVERYTHING!! The head, face, hands, feet and legs. The baby was all over the place. She was very hyper, thanks to the orange juice I drank. It was playing with its hands, even had a grip on the umbilical cord and was chewing on it!! lol. Then she went looking for the gender. Well she found it.. Someone wasn't shy AT ALL! So.....
We're having a little, adorable, baby GIRL!!!
I was in ABSOULT shock! I really thought we were having a boy. Deep down Seth thought we were too. But he says he knew it would be a girl. He's over the top with excitment!!!
I am excited too. Just nervous. I will love when she's a little baby but when she grows up, you have sooo much to worry about more with a girl than a boy. You have to worry about pregnancy, sick bastards wanting to kidnap little girls, eating disorders, means girls at school.. There's so much more. But I know I can't worry about that. She will be a wonderful person! As long as she has Daddy to put her in her place. Oh, I know how I was when I was younger and I was a handful. I don't know how my parents did it.
Everyone is pretty excited to have this little girl. This is the 1st girl in the Mize family for a long time! In my family there's tons of girls! My cousin is pregnant with a girl right now also.
I have pictures of her. The tech didn't give us any money shots of her goodies. But we got wonderful profile shots.

Her Legs

Her Lips

Her little Foot

Here she is!!

20 Weeks

I hit the halfway mark today. 20 weeks. It's just insane how fast it's going. My belly is getting bigger and bigger and the baby kicks are getting harder and harder. Seth and I are getting more and more excited with every passing day. 2 more days until our big ultrasound. Totally excited!! Can't wait to see our baby again!
Here's my 20 week belly picture

18 Weeks

I am 18 weeks along. 15 more days until our ultrasound!!!!!!!! I'm counting down!! Just hope this baby cooperates!! Can't wait to go shopping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Last night I noticed that I started lactating!!!!! It caught me by total surprise!! Didn't think it happened this early but I'm managing, I guess. lol. I'm gonna have to put little panty liners in my bra for now...lol... which is just too funny!!!
I have been feeling this baby move/kick me for about a week now. It feels like little thumps/popcorn popping in my lower abdomen (its kicking right now as I type this)! I love it!!!!!!!!!! Few days ago it kept doing it so I had Seth come and put his hand on my lower abdomen, as I felt the baby kick, he asked, "Was that the baby?" I said Yes!! You should of seen his face!!! Soooo priceless!!! :o) It was just a little tap but he felt it. Can't wait until he can really feel the baby. This is all becoming very exciting!!!!!!!
Can't wait to meet our little pumpkin!
Here's my 18 week belly picture.

Our BIG Ultrasound is Scheduled

I scheduled our big ultrasound, to find out the gender, on May 28th at 5:15pm, I will be 20 weeks at that appointment! I have a OB appointment that day also. I cannot wait!!!!!! I hope this month just flies by as fast as possible!!! I can't wait to find out what we're having and get those updated pictures of him/her. I'm so excited to see him/her again. I think I invited everybody to come to that appointment, lol, I want all my loved ones there to share this wonderful, wonderful moment with us.
I also scheduled our 3D ultrasound. That is July 20th at 6:00pm. I will be 27 weeks, almost 28. I am just ecstaticed for this day. We get to check him/her out and actually see what the baby will look like. Get to see more details of him/her. This is what comes with it.

The package costs is $180.


25 minute session
Limited diagnostic exam report
A DVD set to music and an original story line
Sex determination upon request
Five beautiful colorized 4x6 3D prints
Several black and white 3D thermal images
CD of 3D still images taken during your session

What I really want is that DVD with the music and story line. My sister in-law did it and it's just amazing!!
These months just need to fly by!!!!!!!!! Please! LOL!!
Oh.. Also, I am 17 weeks today. My belly keeps getting bigger and bigger!

16 Week Appointment

Today, we had our 16 week appointment at 3:55. Seth came with me. Everything went perfect!! My weight was perfect. I gained 4 lbs since last time I was there, which was 4 weeks ago. My belly measured perfect. We got to hear the baby's heartbeat which was also perfect! 152bpm. Our perfect, healthy, healthy baby! :o) My doctor gave us the okay to call and schedule our big ultrasound!!! YAY!!!! Our next OB appointment is May 28th, so we're hoping to get in the same day because the buildings are just right across the street from eachother. Kill 2 birds with 1 stone, right? lol. I am planning on calling tomorrow to get it scheduled. I can't wait to find out what we're having! I think we're having a boy but there are other people(which will remain nameless,lol) that think we're having a girl. but we'll find out for sure in a month! Just can't wait!!!!! I cannot wait until I feel him/her move/kick. The only time I think I felt it was when I was 14 weeks. Since that day, nothing. I heard it can start anytime now. I'm waiting! lol.
We are so blessed! Here's my 16 week belly!

14 Weeks

I am 14 weeks along today!! Yiiipppeee!! This pregnancy feels like it's just flying by!
Also, I went into town today for my mother in-law. When I was driving home I think I felt the baby!!!! I was just sitting there driving and all of a sudden I felt a little twitch on the side of my tummy. I looked down and my jaw just dropped, then I figured I should probably look back up, since I was driving. LOL! But I don't know what else it could of been. It was VERYY cool!!!

First Bump Picture

I took my 13 week belly pic on 4/9/09. I can't believe how much I am showing now. I feel it's too early to be showing though. I just hope I'm not one of those HUGE, gross looking pregnant woman. lol. I really do love my bump!! :o) Can't wait to see our little one again. Few more weeks we get to find out, offically, if it's a boy or a girl. Most of us think its a boy. I am hoping to do a 3D ultrasound soon but we'll have to see what happens.

Our Baby

Today was our appointment. It went sooo good. I am 12 weeks 1 day. I am due October 14th. My doc did a pap exam, blood and urine tests and...... we got to see and hear our baby!!! It was the most AMAZING thing in the world! It's so real now. The baby's heartbeat was at 152. Then we got to see the baby. My 2 sister in-laws, nephew and mother in-law was there, in the room. It was just an awesome moment! Here are those pictures.

12 Weeks

Today, I am 12 weeks along!! YAY!!! It feels so good to get this far. Seems like just last week I was 8 weeks along. Its just going by so dang fast. We have our 1st doctors appointment tomorrow at 2:15. It's very exciting! Seth and I are just hoping we will be able to hear/see our baby. But I'm also getting scared and nervous. I don't know what to expect. I know there will be a lot of blood tests. Just hope everything turns out okay.
I am feeling very fat. I'm constantly hungry. I have to eat right after I wake up. Oh, how I missed eating.


Here's my 12 week belly picture

11 Weeks

I have hit the 11 week mark. Things are slowly getting better. Expect the part where I have to get up in the middle of the night to pee. I still have my days where I feel like crap but like Seth said, lately I've had more good days then bad. Just hope it stays that way. I think I maybe showing a little, but I can't figure out if I'm just bloated or what. We are almost at the 2nd trimester. Two more weeks! Very exciting!
I have been eating a lot more then just apples and bananas. I've been eating real food. YAY! LOL!! I have had a real sweet tooth but I've always had a pretty good sweet tooth. The wives tales say that when you crave sweets during pregnancy then it'll be a girl but I do crave a nice juicy steak and hamburger. I think I crave everything! LOL!!
We had to reschedule our doctors appointment to April 1st for stupid insurance reasons. I'll be 12 weeks then. Seth and I are crossing our fingers hoping they'll do an ultra sound or just let us hear the heartbeat or something. If they do, I can't wait to see Seth's face. It'll just be so wonderful. Seth is planning on going, his mother and maybe my sister in-law(Aunt Amanda). Maybe some other people too, who knows. LOL!!! The more the merrier, I say.

I'm so ready to do some shopping! We're planning on remodeling one of our bedrooms for the nursery. Hopefully we'll get it done soon and not wait until the last minute. My husband is the kind of guy that likes to wait and wait and wait. Hopefully this won't be one of those situations.

I'll be updating after our appointment on the 1st.

Here's a 11 week belly picture.

Oh joy to morning sickness

It has been a pretty crappy couple of weeks. Morning sickness has roared its ugly head! I have been constantly nauseated. I've been eating a lot of bananas, apples, jell-0. I haven't had much of an appetite for anything else. Every once in a while I can eat a good dinner but usually I make my husband dinner and I have to make something else for me. Tell you what though this baby is hungry all the time. I'm sure he/she is getting tired of eating just apples and bananas. It wants a yummy hamburger or a juicy steak.
Sometimes I can't even make dinner, just looking at food makes me feel yucky.
I haven't gotten sick and I hope I never do. I have gagged a few times so mostly just nausea.
I hope this feeling goes away soon so I can enjoy this pregnancy. I have been pretty miserable. I stay home and lay in bed all day. I don't feel like me anymore! but I know it'll all be worth it at the end.
Yesterday was probably my best day so far. I actually ate some real food. I still felt nauseated a few times but it passed. I bought some preggie pops and ginger candies. I love the preggie pops they seem to do the trick pretty well. I haven't tried the ginger candies yet though.
I sleep very well at night. I have been finding myself going to bed around 10 or 11 and sleeping all night long. I usually fall asleep pretty quick too. Which I could never do. Usually took me an hour or two to finally pass out.
I have been taking belly pictures every week. There isn't much change yet, just want to take them to show how much I have changed week by week. Thought it would be a good idea.
Seth has been awesome through all of this. He gets me whatever I need. Tells me everything will be alright. He told me the other day that he loves me even more because I'm going through all of this morning sickness for his baby. So sweet! I love that man so much!!

First Doctors Appointment

My first doctors appointment is on March 6th at 2:45. Seth and I are super excited!!! Even though they probably won't be doing an ultrasound. Just a lot of testing and answering questions. Tomorrow I will be 5 weeks along. I feel about the same, I get some nausea, acne, very tired, cravings and peeing all the time. but hey... that's alright! It'll be all worth it at the end! I just can't wait until our little grain of rice turns into an actual human. I hope he/she will be as healthy as can be. I hope that Seth and I will be great parents. I hope we can raise him/her how to be a wonderful, caring person.
I have done some of these predictions to determine if it will be a boy or girl. I know it's probably not very accurate. But they all say I'm having a boy. But we will see in like 20 weeks or so! Everything seems so far away. The days seem to not end as quickly as they should!

WE'RE PREGNANT!!!

At 2:25PM on February 1st we got our 1st positive pregnancy test!! I was in total shock! After all of this time we are finally pregnant!! I took the test, I looked at it for a few seconds and the 1st line was showing up then there was a 2nd line! I really wanted to surprise Seth with a card or a t-shirt but I could NOT help myself. He was sitting in the living, I went over to him and said... "I think I might be pregnant!" He came in the bathroom and looked at the test. I was crying, shaking and saying "OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH!" LOL!!! I couldn't tell you the look he had on his face. We hugged each other forever!
I totally had to tell Seth's parents. It was very hard to keep it from them for as long as I did. Which was an hour or 2. LOL!
We put the pregnancy test in a box to surprise them. We got over there around 5. It was ABSOLUTELY the best thing ever!!!! LOL!!! We took a video of mom's reaction! It was priceless!!

I'm going to call the doctor tomorrow and see if I can get in sometime this week.

I OVULATED!!!!!

Today I heard back from the doctor about my blood test. I was told that...
I OVULATED!!!! :o) I am SO incredibly happy.
This doesn't mean that I am pregnant. BUT.. there is a VERY, VERY good chance that I am. My doctor told me that if I don't start my period by CD35 (I am on CD23 today) then I need to take a home pregnancy test. But if I do start my period then I need to start this whole thing over again. :o( I would be on 100mg again, since I ovulated with that. So lets hope that aunt flow doesn't come!!!!
This may sound stupid but I feel pregnant, it's just a weird feeling that I have throughout my whole body. I feel different. I don't know... LOL!!
Well...We just have to sit back and wait.
Which I absolutely hate! I am NOT a very patient person... AT ALL!!! This will probably be the longest and hardest week in a half to 2 weeks of my life!!

Please, Please pray for us!!!

Doctors Appointment

I had my doctors appointment today. It went good. My doctor checked me for cysts, and I don't have any. She said the higher dosage I go taking Clomid the more of a chance is that I will get cysts.. so I hope this will be the last month. After that I went upstairs to get my blood taken so they can check my progesterone to see if I ovulated or not. I will hopefully found out the results on Thursday.

Hope for the best!!!

2nd Round of Clomid

well I am on another round of Clomid, 100mg. My 2nd month. I started it January 8th. I am on CD (Cycle Day) 12 right now. This round is the same as last month. CD 3-7 take clomid. CD 14-21 baby making time. CD 21 my doctors appointment. Which is January 26th at 4:30. They will do the same as last month. Check me for cysts and take a blood test to check my progesterone level to see if I ovulated or not. I am hoping that we won't have to wait until next week again to find out the results, I hope to find out that same week but we will see.

I have found this most wonderful website. http://www.fertilityties.com/. It's a site where woman talk about their journeys through taking fertility drugs, going through fertility problems, getting pregnant, miscarriages...so on and so forth. It's incredible to see some of these women's stories. A lot of them have been through so much and still going strong. It's very inspiring! Its also nice to know that I am not alone. Other people are going through the exact same thing I am. A lot of them have gotten pregnant and some have not, yet. I totally recommend this site!

Anyway!



Cross your fingers and pray for us!

Bad News

I heard back from the doctor today. Not good news. My progesterone level was 13 and they like to see 15 or higher so in other words I did not ovulate. She said I'll have to start another round of fertility meds. I'll be taking 100 mg of Clomid. She said it's a 50/50 shot that I could get pregnant with a higher dosage. I have to call them the first day of my period and start this whole thing all over again.

So anyway... hopefully this next round will do the trick.
Please, please pray for us!!