17 Week check up

Yesterday I had my 17 week check up. I can not believe that I am already 17 weeks along, it has gone by super fast. I don't no if it is because I have an 11 month old baby so I am used to being pregnant lol or what but it is just flying by. I have an appt on march 29th to see the gender of the baby. and then they will make an an appt for a fetal echo to check the babies heart to make sure the baby has a healthy heart. Tyler thinks its going to be a boy! What do you think? The trend so far is girl, boy, girl, boy, girl. So we shall wait and see if it continues, or if the trend is broken and its another girl.
My appt went well yeah for a good appt. I gained 3 lbs in a month weighing in at 105 lbs. The babies heart beat sounds good and growing well. 

Why can't all pregnancies be the same?

This pregnancy has defiantly been a nerve racking one for sure. I wish all pregnancies were the same so you would no what to expect.
 A couple of weeks ago I started having heart palpitations. I mean strong ones it was hard for me to sleep I had to sleep on my back, (which is hard enough for me when I'm pregnant anyways). It felt like my heart was going to jump out of my chest that's how bad it was and it was happening every few minutes all day every day. So I finally called my OB on Feb 27th since it has been happening for a week to see if it was normal during pregnancy because it has never happened with my other pregnancies. I did have them a few years back but the cardiologist said I was fine and normal healthy people can have them some are just more sensitive to them then others. But since I am pregnant it scared me even more. So my Dr. told me to go see a cardiologist cause how often I was having the episodes was not the norm for pregnant women.
Then on Saturday we were watching t.v and I got up and my heart started racing, my left hand and arm was tingling and I was scared I did not want to have a heart attack. So Tyler took me to the emergency room that night. They gave me an I.V fluid, did some blood work to see if I was anemic, or had thyroid problems and a few others but I don't remember what. They also did an EKG and it showed that I was in sinus Tachycardia but of course no palpitations. The results came back and everything looked good so they decided to let me go home considering I had a cardiology appointment on Monday.
Monday came and again I wasn't having very strong or consistent palpitations but the cardiologist wanted me to wear a 24 hr halter monitor to see if they could catch them. (Now I know how Kenzie felt when she had to wear them annoying. The funny thing is, which seems to happen when you complain about something then get it check out it stops doing what it was doing).  He also wanted a follow up echo the next week.
Today I had my echo and my heart looked perfect. The halter did show signs of the palpitations but it was at the top part of my heart which wasn't very concerning to him. So I am happy to say no symptoms of palpitations since after the halter and my heart looks healthy. He just wants to see me after the baby is born to make sure it still looks nice and healthy.  Now to continue to pray that the baby is growing happy and healthy.
What a roller coaster!!!

My babies 11 months!!!

Time has just flown by with Myleigh. It has been such a fun ride with her she consistently is always smiling. I am having a hard time with her turning one for some reason though. I'm not sure why! I'm not ready for her to grow up I see my other kids and time has just flown by with them and it makes me sad. But I sure do love all their achievements and accomplishments that I am able to enjoy with them.
Myleigh loves the fact that she can walk holding things now that she is super good at it. She will now hold on to your fingers and kind of walk with you until she realizes that crawling is much faster. Silly girl. She is finally cutting her first tooth but doing very well with it. I didn't even no it was coming in until she bit me haha.
She still isn't sleeping through the night she wakes up at least once or twice to feed but she absolutely loves to snuggle daddy at night. She is defiantly a daddy's girl and gets so excited when daddy comes home from work.
She always wants to be involved with her brothers and sisters she wants to be big just like them and loves playing with them. There is going to be no stopping her when she starts to walk, I'm thinking a gate for our front door when summer comes.
Life with out her wouldn't be the same she completes this family just as well as the rest of my kids. I am so thankful to call her mine.  

 

And then there were 6

 

Well we are expecting again. I was in shock, Tyler was in shock but we are excited. We found out on November 17th, it was very hard to keep it a secret we didn't tell any one until Christmas/new years,  except I had to tell Jerica that day . I wanted to wait until everything look good.  We announced to our kids on Christmas, we each had them open one gift that contained a baby item and the last one was a onsie with a note on it saying Arriving August 2013. It so happened that Jay and Tanner were here so they got to find out the same day. Every one was excited about it. Jay cried.  I also announced it to my family on Christmas day because my sister and brother were there so I thought it would be a good time since it isn't very often that we are all together. I did it the same way and my mom had the onsie and the reaction that came out of my dad's mouth was priceless. He said to my mom "is it you" I'm not sure if he was serious or not but it sure got a laugh.
This pregnancy has been a roller coaster on Jan 9 I started bleeding like clots I for sure thought I had a miscarriage. I yelled for Tyler to come in and he said 'that is a lot of blood". The next day my left side was hurting so I called and they wanted me to come in for an ultra sound to make sure it wasn't an ectopic pregnancy. I was so nervous about going to the Dr's because I didn't want to hear the results. I got there and it was such a relief that the baby was in my uterus and had a heart beat.
My next appt was on Jan 29th I was still a little nervous about going in because I was still spotting a little. The nurse came in and got me. I weigh 98 lbs. ( I lost a lot of weight when my sister Melissa past away last august and haven't gained it back I guess). The nurse then took me to the room told me to put the gown on and the Dr. will be in as soon as she can. I got undressed and all of the sudden I felt wet on my leg, I looked down and there was blood on my leg and on the floor I hurried and got dressed and went to the restroom and once again I was bleeding a lot and then all of a sudden I felt something coming out I for sure thought this time I had lost the baby it was flesh like and almost as big as a dollar. I got done went and told the nurse she went and looked and got the Dr. They immediately took me to the ultra sound room. The Dr then took an ultra sound and there was the baby with a strong heart beat. The Dr. said I had a little hemorrhage. I was so happy that I was able to see that the baby was ok. I was then put on bed rest until it stopped bleeding for a week. Thankfully my mom was able to drop everything and come stay with me while I was stuck on the couch for 2 weeks, while Tyler was at work. She was such a big help and I appreciate everything she did for me. Thanks Mom!
My next apt was Feb 13th and again I was nervous, this pregnancy has been different from Myleigh's. I got so sick with her that I had to eat every two hours and I haven't really been sick with this one. So when I get nausea I get a sigh of relief because this pregnancy has been so scary for me. This time I am weighing in at 102 lbs and Tyler and I was able to hear the babies heart beat. I love the sound of the heart beat.
I am now 13 weeks and so happy I am passed the first trimester. I hope the rest of the pregnancy goes well and we have a happy healthy baby.

Myleigh's 8/9 month check up

 

Today Myleigh had her check up this time she only gained 6 oz she is now 15.6 lbs.  Her pediatrician said it could happen if she is getting mobile. And yes she crawls all around the house and never stops. There are times where I turn around for a minute and she is gone.
Her pediatrician said she is an early crawler which he said is a good thing for her but hard for the mommy!!

She is 26.7 in long,  when she was born she was 19.8 in long. She is growing to fast for me, where did the time go? Where did my baby go? Next thing I no she is going to be walking around. 

This time around she only got 2 shots the booster for the flu and another one that they didn't have the last time. She did really good cried only for a minute. Her next check up will be at 1. Oh man time does fly. I love this little girl with all my heart she helps complete this family.

Christmas

Christmas this year was simple, we told the kids don't expect to much for Christmas with 5 kids its getting more expensive every year so we cut it down a lot this year. There response was Christmas isn't about gift. The best response we could have heard.

Kenzie and Braxton had fun making cookies for Santa hopefully he likes a lot of frosting 

This year Ashleigh and Jackson had Christmas morning with there mom so when our kids woke up they were excited to see what they got from Santa even though each kid got 2 presents from Santa they couldn't be happier. After they were able to open a few gifts from under the tree and then waited patiently for Ashleigh and Jackson to come over a 1.

Woke up in there new pajamas

  

Kenzie got her baby alive and Just dance 3, Braxton got a D.S and Avenger costumes

and Myleigh got a learning toy.

Ashleigh got a 22

I think they need to brush there teeth!!!

 After playing with toys and games we went over to my parents house and had a nice Christmas dinner with Josh and his girlfriend, my older sister Marie and her fiance and my Nephew Robert. We played just dance 3 that kenzie got from Santa. I was so worried about it being super sad and hard with the passing of Melissa this year. But while we were over there I felt her love and every now and then I could hear her volume 10 singing and just being Melissa. I sure did miss my loved ones this Christmas. But I am happy to say that even though they are not here on earth I can feel there spirits in my heart. It actually didn't feel like Christmas until I got to my parents house I'm  not sure why that is but maybe Melissa, Mike and Jessica were just awaiting for that moment to come in spirit and fill my parents house with there love.

Merry Christmas to All and to All a good night!!!!

Sitting Here

I'm just sitting her with Myleigh while she is sleeping in my arms, pretty sweet I think.
 I had a dentist appt today so my kids went to my mom and dads house and when I went and picked them up they wanted to stay and play. So when I got home I got my House cleaned and vacuumed and now it is so quiet I don't know what to do. I actually miss the noises of my kids playing and screaming. I clearly don't understand why some people try and always pond there kids off or have them go and watch TV so they are out of there hair. I actually really miss it. Even though ya it is hard to be a stay at home mom with a 7 year old a 5 year old and an 8 month old but I sure do love them and miss them when they are not here even if the kids drive me crazy a lot lately haha. I really don't like them gone that long and its been 4 hours since I've seen them. I don't know what I will do when they decide they want to start going to school.
Yes my house has stayed cleaned for the 4 hours they have been gone, but I would rather have a messy house and have my kids and enjoy there memories than sending them off all time and keeping my sanity. But I am glad that they are spending time with Grandma and Grandpa and having memories with them but I sure do miss them.