Happy Anniversary!

5 years ago today, Da'bear and I married. We met in October of 2004 and married in December. Nope...we didn't date long. We just knew that we were soul mates. Life has been so great. I wouldn't change anything. Every year has been wonderful...but this year is even more special because I have another love growing inside of me.....a combination of us.

Da'bear, I love you and I thank God for you.

Double Digits

A very quick update.

We are less than an hour from our baby-moon destination. Only 99 days until our due date.
We can't wait to see our little Cameron.

All I want for Christmas

I have the best present ever growing inside of me. Thank you Lord.

I Passed!

I passed my GTT. I am so happy...and interestedly, the drink was good. I had the orange flavor. I guess I was so thirsty I didn't care what I was drinking....LOL It wasn't sweet to me at all. My score was like an 89.

Cub is sounding good and my belly's measurement is on target. I didn't get the number. I forgot to ask. I am missing my u/s. I do have my 3D/4D scheduled next month. I go back to my OB in 4 weeks....and after that appt, I will be seeing him every 2 weeks. Man...this is going by so fast.

Loving my Life

We are 24 weeks today. Thank you God! We are truly blessed. Even with the loss of my father, we still have so much to be thankful for. These last few weeks have been just magical. We decided on a name for Cub. He will be known as Cameron Malik. For those that don’t know…my name is Pamela. So his first name goes with mines. LOL The middle name was a struggle. At first we were going to use Da’bear’s middle name….but that didn’t work out. So after days/weeks of discussing, we agreed on Malik. I think it flows pretty well. I wanted to incorporate my father’s name in his name somehow…but we couldn’t get anything together that we agreed on. Malik does mean “King/Owner”. My father, in his time, owned several small businesses. So I think that will work out to include my father. (wink)

Cub has been very active and I am loving it. I had a couple of Braxton Hicks over the weekend. Yup…it alarmed me and scared the crap out of me. But once I realized what was going on….I was okay. I did call my OB cuz I started feeling a lot of pressure. The nurse explained to me that all that good stuff was normal. So I increased my water intake and I have been fine since. My back, thighs, and neck all hurt. I have tried about three different maternity pillows….and nothing really helps. I am convinced that it is our mattress. My only concern is to make sure Cub is comfortable….even though I am not.

I bought Cub a Christmas present saying that it is from my father. It is a teddy bear holding what appears to be a soft book. It will hold a pic of my father and the script will read as:

I know you don't understand
What happened to me;
Where did I go - Why did I leave?
Jesus sent an angel from heaven above,
To hold my hand and express His love.
She whispered softly in my ear,
"It's time to go, Jesus is near."
Listen to those who love you,
Say your prayers, each and every night.
When you need to feel me near,
Hug this teddy bear "oh so tight!"
My love, you'll take with you
As you learn and grow.
I'm so proud of you,
I LOVE YOU SO!
Grandpa

Also, Da’bear bought Cub his first pair of Air Jordans. They are so cute. Yeah, as you can tell, we are very excited.

I have to take that Glucose Test Monday. Dreading the awful drink….but can’t wait to hear and/or see how much Cub has grown.

Here’s a pic of our tree. It turned out a little better then last year.

I guess cuz I just pointed and Da’bear really worked hard at making it nice. He has been so good with taking care of me, as always.

***Believe and Receive***

Yes!

Da'bear finally felt a few kicks from Cub yesterday at 21w3d.

:)

Many Thanks

So many things to be thankful for. Despite my father's death, we are truly blessed. I was fortunate to share 31 years with my father. We miss you dearly Dad. We are so grateful for the little miracle that we have growing in my belly. It's Priceless!!

This baby is in honor of my father. One great man left the world....only to be replaced with another one.

The holidays are going to be hard for my family....but we have so much to celebrate.

Cub has been doing all kinds of weird things in my belly. I am used to the pokes....but this other thing.....I just don't know...

It's like he is flipping....or turning over...It's really strange...it doesn't hurt...it makes me laugh. I really don't know how to describe it. LOL

He is still shy around Da'bear. I guess he likes to play just with Mommy. LOL He's already a momma's boy. :)

***Believe and Receive***

Anatomy Scan-19w5d

Lil'Cub is perfectly healthy. All his organs are looking great. He weighs a whopping 11 ounces. We are thrilled and blessed. Truly a blessing. Cub had no problem showing the "goodies" again. I think he wants to make sure we know he is all "BOY."








I am starting to feel more pokes. He poked me like 6 times on Sunday. We were sitting in a restaurant and I kept feeling a poke here and there. A sense of closeness came over me and I started crying. Da'bear was like...you are going to make me cry.

I have a nice video to share....but it is a little too long. It is taking forever to upload in the website that I use.

I'm going to change my tickers to the due date that my OB has on file. Cub was measuring 2 days ahead and my OB has my due date as April 7. Based on my transfer, my due date is April 9. It's only two days....so it really doesn't matter...LOL

BUT.........

I love the due date of April 7 for so many reasons:

---->It's my sister's birthday

---->7 is the number of frozen embryos that we had

---->7 means completeness

---->My father died on a Wednesday....Cub turns a week older every Wednesday

---->and....Da'bear is getting tired of keeping up with two due dates....(on Wednesdays, he would say...yay....we are this many weeks...and then on Fridays....he would say the same thing) LOL

So....that's the update. We are enjoying this blessing.

Oh....we are still debating his name....thanks to Da'bear....LOL

***Believe and Receive***

Results

We finally got our blood work back. We decided at our last appointment to get the prenatal testing for Down Syn.drome. I got the call today that everything was negative...everything looked great. Our little Cub does not have an increased risk for Down Syn.drome. Yahooooooo!! That is such great news. Our little Cub is still striving. Our next appt. is Monday. They will do his full anatomy scan. I can't wait to see him again and to learn how much he weighs. I think I am feeling a few pokes. I'm not sure. Hopefully, in due time these pokes or whatever will become more obvious. I am still feeling the flutters and have started to feel something like waves. Maybe our little Cub will be very active on Monday during the u/s and I can see if I am feeling him move.

Even though I am almost 19 weeks pregnant.....things still seem like a dream. I thank God for this miracle.

***Believe and Receive**

Colors

That is a good question (from one of the comments).

LOL

For the tan/light brown set

• Colors that are in the picture...the tan...and cream (exactly like the picture)or
• Baby blue at the top and tan at the bottom....with the border in the middle.

For the dark brown/blue set

• Baby blue at the top and tan at the bottom (I just noticed that it doesn't come with border) or
• All over baby blue or
• All over cream/very light tan

Which One???

Okay...so I found this bedding. I think I like this one better. Click here to see the accessories.

What do you all think? Remember this is the nursery furniture .

Over Due!

Sorry I have been missing in action. I'm fighting the flu :(

As promised, here is a picture of Cub's bedding that I have fallen in love with. Click on the link to see all the accessories.


I have picked out this nursery furniture .

Everything is going great. We have been enjoying every moment of this pregnancy. We go back to our OB in a few weeks for Cub's full body scan. Can't wait to see him again. :)


***Believe and Receive***

15w3d(15w5d) It's a

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Healthy baby BOY.

He is just perfect. We are thrilled. Da'bear has his "chest" out. He is so very proud. We both are. We are having our little Cub. We have so many boys' names to consider. I have picked out the bedding and nursery furniture. I will post a picture later. We are going with the "bear" theme for the nursery.

We went shopping last night so that we can buy gender related items. We bought a teddy bear holding a blue blanket and a set of bodysuits. They are so cute. I will post a picture of our first items later.

Da'bear and I are both part of a Greek organization. I'm thinking about changing the color of my blog to represent the fraternity that Da'bear is associated with. I'm not sure. We shall see...we "gotta" make this blog more boyish....LOL

Here are the pictures. Cub made sure we could see all the "goodies"




(sucking his thumb)










Click here to see the very short video.

A great man left the world....to only be replaced by another one (In memory of Dad)

13w4d~~~HeHeHe!

Simply amazing!! I think I am feeling flutters now. It has been going on for the last two days. I thought it was flutters yesterday.....but I really wasn't sure until today. I feel it in the same spot that I am picking up the baby's heartbeat. It kind of tickles. I found myself laughing out loud at work. The feeling reminds me of some candy that I used to eat "back" in the day.

This is the candy that pops/frizzes in your mouth. I don't know how else to describe it. I can't stop smiling.

By the way, I'm sure it isn't gas. LOL

***Believe and Receive***

2nd Trimester!!

I am 13 weeks today. Wow! God is really amazing. I thank God everyday for every minute that I have with my baby. I am so in love with this miracle. Thank you God.

Also, I would like to thank my readers for their constant support. It means a great deal to me. Without other bloggers, this whole TTC journey would have been harder. I just hope and pray that I have inspired you just as much as you have inspired me. (Group Hugs)

Things are going good with our little bundle of joy. The heart Doppler comes in handy a lot. It is so easy to find the baby's heartbeat at this stage. Sometimes, I still think I'm hearing two heartbeats...but we will save that paranoid episode for another day.

We came up with a Nursery theme for our miracle.

If Boy: His nickname will be Cub (I'm really trying to get Da'bear to change it to Little Bear). The theme will be little bears. I have already spotted a few that I like.

If Girl: Her nickname will be Petals. The theme will be Flowers. So many to consider.

The themes seem so fitting...with my nickname as Flower and my husband's nickname as Da'Bear....isn't it just perfect??

I am almost 90% sure that this baby is a boy. I am convinced by the video. What do you all think???

I am setting up a poll in the side bar. (This is just for fun)

Regardless, we are going to be thrilled with having a baby.

My clothes are starting to fit tight. We are planning on going shopping tomorrow. Da'bear doesn't want me in my heels anymore. So shoe shopping here I come! (knowing me and my taste....we won't have any luck)

***Believe and Receive***

H-e-ll-o

At 12w3d...I now want to throw up????? I have been throwing up all morning....I just called Da'Bear to bring me some mouthwash....(probably should have told him to bring me a toothbrush) LOL

And the funny part is... I had just told the janitor to clean up my bathroom....not even two minutes later...I had to mess it up........but at least my face was in a clean toilet. (wink)

Weeeeeeeeee!

That was the sound it seems like the baby was making...LOL

We had an ultrasound yesterday at 11w3d. We love our OB. He answered all our questions and discussed our concerns. We are still in awe from seeing our little one on the screen. I could hardly sleep last night. They officially changed my due date to April 7 (my sister's birthday). Baby is still measuring a few days ahead so that is why they changed it. I am going to leave my due date as April 9. I am sure it will continue to change. The baby has a strong heartbeat of 162bpm. We got to see the baby jumping and stretching. It was simply amazing. We can't stop talking about it. Da'bear recorded it and we have about 7 pictures. The ultrasound tech was great. She did the u/s on top of my stomach. I felt like a "big girl". It was amazing and so clear. The baby was pushing up with his/her feet. We could tell the baby was having fun jumping around and pushing all over my uterus. We go back October 19 for the "big scan". I will be about 15 1/2 weeks pregnant. So hopefully we will get a money shot. Here are the photos and the videos are at the end. Enjoy....we certainly do!!

Baby's profile!


An arm and a leg!


Baby with hand at mouth!


Baby measurement (11w5d)


Cute little baby!

Baby's cute little nose!


Baby getting bpm measurement


Click on the link to see video

(Baby Jumping)

(Second Video with heartbeat)



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11 weeks

Wow!

God is truly an awesome God. I don't have much to say other than Thank you God. It is a miracle. I am still in awe. Our little cub/petal is about the size of a lime. Wow! I can't believe that this is all happening to me. I am so very happy.

We have our first OB appointment Monday. We can hardly wait. We are filled with so much joy and I thank God for this miracle.

***Believe and Receive***

9w6d u/s

We left the camera at home. Yup! I tried to use my cell phone...but unfortunately I didn't hit the record button. I wanted to record the baby dancing. Our little bundle of joy is measuring 10w1d and is doing great. The baby had a bpm of 170 and we got a chance to hear it for the first time. Apparently, I have not been able to find it on my home doppler correctly....this was a totally different sound. LOL

I also graduated from my RE today. I will miss them and all the special treatment. My first OB appointment is on the 21st. I am not sure if we will have an u/s on that day or not. We shall see!

We are so excited and know that we are truly blessed. Here are the two pictures that we were given. Isn't the baby just precious??? I love this baby so much.

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100th Post

And I am sitting here in tears. I often view my blog just to see my baby ticker grow. Today, I am on level 3 and look at my little baby in the bubble thingy. S/he is just growing. It brings tears to my eyes knowing that I have a baby growing inside of my uterus. I am so overwhelmed with joy. I didn't realize looking at these tickers change would cause me to be so emotional. I just thank God for every stage that I go through with this pregnancy. I am so very happy.

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