15 weeks =)

 

             I'm 15 weeks today! Yay! The picture I posted is our Holiday photo for this year. I can't believe that next year we will be holding our little baby in our picture! 17 days until we know whether it's Connor Daniel Hill or Jordyn Emilee Hill. Yeah, the baby boy name changed. Adam decided he didn't really like Carter, but loves Connor. I really do love Connor, and Daniel is from my maiden name McDaniel. The girl name we have loved from the beginning. I am so anxious to find out! I am SO TIRED of hearing people tell me what I'm going to have. I want to be like I am having a GIRL! or I am having a BOY! Now, shut it! It's really not that serious, but it is annoying when everything already annoys you. haha. These headaches are killing me. They are all over, and yesterday my ear started aching b/c of it. It's tough, and I feel guilty every time I pop a tylenol. I know I shouldn't, but I'm not going to be a hero. It's unbearable. The exhaustion isn't as bad as it was the past few days. Man, traveling realllly takes it out of me. We just kept going and going all weekend long, and it finally caught up to me. This weekend is Lauren's baby shower in VA! I'm so excited! Adam can't go, but it'll be a nice little 'me' trip, and I get to see my bffs! Yay! Then, we are gonna shop I think! I need to get this christmas shopping over with. I hate christmas shopping, and I always wait until the last minute.. :-/ Anyway... back to baby stuff. I am hoping to feel the baby kick soon. I feel twinges every now and then, but I don't know what to expect since it's my first. I think it's a little early to feel, but I'm hoping I am sure of what I am feeling soon! =) I go to the doctor next Monday for the Down Syndrome tests and other tests, and for a check up! Yay! See ya! 

**How far along? 15 weeks!


**Total weight gain/loss: + 5 lbs.

**How Big is Baby?: 1.75 oz.

**Maternity clothes? I bought my first 2 pair of maternity jeans during my 14th week! I figured it would be more comfortable. I'm already showing, mind you i'm 5'2".

**Stretch marks? not yet.

**Sleep: still exhausted.

**Best moment this week: Being able to just relax :) Catch up from the 1st trimester work schedule!

**Movement: I've felt a few things, but I don't know what i'm lookin for, so I'm not sure yet!

**Food cravings: Salty foods!

**Gender: I"ll let you know in 17 days!!

**Labor Signs: No

**Belly Button in or out? In.

**What I am looking forward to: Next mondays doctors appointment, so I get to hear baby's heartbeat on the doppler. I've seen it, just haven't heard it yet!

Thankful :)

           Well, I'm 14 weeks tomorrow! Don't know if I'll get a chance to post with Thanksgiving coming up, and tomorrow I have to work and will be busy. Anyways, just wanted to post! I have SO much to be thankful for. This is mine and Adam's first Thanksgiving married, and we are expecting! It's amazing what all we have been through in a year! I welcomed him home almost a year ago, we got married, and now we are having a baby. I thank God every night for my countless blessings, and for the opportunity to be a wife and mommy. They say that the first year of marriage is always the hardest. Well, we've had our share of downs, but all I can say is I love him more every day, and we have way more ups than downs in our marriage. I've had to overcome the annoyance of picking up after him and the never ending cleaning, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. I think being a Marine Wife really does make me thankful for the time we have together. I try not to complain because I would rather be picking up after him than not having him home at all. All I can do is Thank God and his fellow Marines for keeping him safe, and for the troops overseas fighting four our freedom, so that I can have my Marine home this holiday season. God bless you all <3

          Today I bought a fetal heart monitor, however, I bought it way too early. I can hardly hear anything. I've seen the baby's strong heartbeat twice! I just haven't heard it, and I wanna hear! I have been playing with it at work, but I'm going to really try when I get home. It was a cheap one though, so I don't know how well it will work. Oh well, it is worth the fun :) I really don't even know what to listen for!! haha, oh well.. I thought I heard it, but I'm not sure. I'll just assume it's the heartbeat until it gets really clear. I get to hear the heartbeat at the doctors Dec. 6th, and then they'll take blood for the down syndrome test. Everything has been good so far! No bleeding, so I feel good! I don't get nauseous anymore, and I don't have aversions! I think I'm finally slipping into the 2nd trimester goodness! haha Well, hopefully i'll be able to update with 14 week pictures soon!

      

1st Pregnancy Survey!

Your name? LAUREN HILL

Fathers name? ADAM HILL

Are you still with him? UH YEAH, WE'RE MARRIED

Were you trying to get pregnant? YEP!

When did you find out? SEPTEMBER 13, 2010! 13DPO

Were did you find out? ON THE WAY HOME FROM VISITING MY BFF! I WAS REALLY NERVOUS AND DIDN'T WANT TO GET A NEGATIVE, SO I BOUGHT ONE AT WALGREENS, AND WENT NEXT DOOR TO A GAS STATION. IT WAS POSITIVE, AND I STILL HAD AN HOUR DRIVE UNTIL I GOT HOME!

How far along were you? ONLY 3 WEEKS 5 DAYS!

What was your reaction? I WAS SHOCKED, AS IT WAS THE FIRST MONTH TRYING!

Who was the first person you told? LAUREN, MY BFF! I HAD TO CALL SOMEONE, AND WANTED TO TELL ADAM IN PERSON. SHE WAS SOO EXCITED!

How did you tell the father? I SHOWED HIM THE TEST. HOWEVER, HE DIDN'T BELIEVE ME UNTIL I GOT THE DIGITAL ONE!

What was his reaction? EXCITED & SHOCKED. HE THOUGHT IT WOULD TAKE LONGER HAHA.

When is your due date? MAY 27TH ish. THE BABY MEASURED BIGGER, SO I'M GOING BY THE SIZE OF THE BABY, AS MY LAST MENSTRUAL CYCLE WAS WEIRD.

Did you have any morning sickness? I DID, YES. I HAD REALLY BAD NAUSEA FROM 6 1/2 WEEKS UNTIL ABOUT 11 WEEKS.

What are your fears? THE HEALTH OF THE BABY!

What are you most happy about? JUST THE FACT THAT I AM GOING TO HAVE A BABY! I CAN'T WAIT!

Did you want a boy or girl? I HAVE NO PREFERANCE!

What did the father want boy or girl? HE SAYS BOY.

Do you know what your haveing? WE FIND OUT DEC. 17TH

Do you have a name picked out? GIRL- JORDYN EMILEE, AND BOY - CARTER JAMES

How much weight have you gained? 3 LBS.

Have you felt the baby move? NOT YET!

Are you keeping the baby? UHM.. YES

Do you plan on a natural or medicated birth? EPIDURAL PLEASE!

Are you scared about labor? NO

What do you think will be the worst part of labor? UHH, I'M SURE IT HURTS, BUT I'M NOT WORRIED.

Have you taken any classes? NOT YET. I PLAN ON TAKING A BREASTFEEDING AND LAMAZE CLASS.

Who will be in the delivery room? ADAM, MY MOM, LAUREN, AND WHOEVER WANTS TO BE REALLY.

Are you having the birth videotaped? HECK NO.

Do you think you will cry when you see the baby for the first time? YES.

What do you think the fathers reaction to the baby will be? PROBABLY THE SAME!

How do you think family and friends will feel? EXCITED :)

Hello Second Trimester :)

  Okay, so this is me at 13 weeks 2 days to be exact, but I haven't changed much in 2 days.. haha. Still haven't gained any more weight. Only gained about 3 lbs. total, and that's normal for the first trimester. I CAN'T BELIEVE I MADE IT TO SECOND TRIMESTER! :) Yayyy! Good things have been happening! I have the 4D fetal photo/Gender determination session scheduled. The lady called yesterday and said I have first pick on the date and time from Dec. 17-21! I chose Dec. 17th at 1:00 p.m.! I have to drink 3 LITERS of water before the scan! What in the world? Talk about pee. I'm gonna need a toilet following me that day.. haha. I can't believe in less than a month I'll know if I'm having a little boy or a little girl! Most people have been saying boy, but a few have said girl. It's really a big guessing game. I, however, feel like it's a boy, but that really doesn't mean anything considering it's my first! I don't care at all.. I want ribbons and bows and pink eventually, but since it's our first, we don't have a preference. Of course Adam wants a boy, but I can totally see him squeezing a little girl :) Sooo needless to say, whatever we have, whether it's blue or pink, we are going to be over the moon!!! I just want to start shopping! I know if it's a girl I won't stop shopping, and I think that is what scares Adam. I bought Delaney (my goddaughter in the making) the cutest bloomers and hat and it came in the mail monday. That really made me yearn for a little baby girl. There are pros (no cons) to either!

Okay, how cute are these?! Omg.. I can't wait for Delaney to arrive! 4 months before Baby Hill. More good news not pertaining to baby stuff. So, we are going home for thanksgiving, and Adam and I were freaking out because we couldn't find a kennel that wasn't going to break our wallet! Well, a very good friend of mine, who I just reunited with :), told me about the kennel she takes her dogs to! oh Oh, for only $15/night for BOTH! Hallelujah! Now, that we are willing to pay! And speaking of good friend, Kelly is pregnant too and is 7 weeks 5 days! I am so glad we got together and are hanging out again. I am soooo excited for her and Eric, her husband! They are going to be wonderful parents, and like Adam, Eric is recruiting! So we're in the same situation. Also, the Marine Corps Ball is Saturday!! I'm pretty excited about it. I'll be the DD, but that doesn't bother me one bit these days. I'm on cloud 9 :) Andddd, they hired someone at work, so I can have a break! Even though second trimester brings energy back, it's going to be nice to relax and concentrate on cleaning the house more and not working so much! I'd like to actually cook my husband and myself decent dinners and work out more! I hardly get to do anything active these days. I need to get movin on it! Anyways! See you at 14 weeks maybe with a bigger bump!

NURSERY!

     I ordered that crib set tonight, but not quite as dark. We ordered coffee, a dark brown, and this one is black. Anyway, I figure it is a little early, but I am so excited! We got the whole set for a really great price. My mom was able to get 10% off too, and is paying half for our christmas present! Yay!! Anways, I'll update Tuesday when I'm 13 weeks and in the 2nd trimester!!!


And me at 12 w 4 d! It's a bump!

   

12 Weeks

           I decided to go by baby's size as of last week for the week marker. It makes more sense to me, but the doctor said they are just keeping the same due date b/c i'll probably go over anyway! haha This picture was taken yesterday at 12 Weeks exactly. Still in my regular jeans, but a definite bump is forming. One more week in the first trimester, and then I'm on to the "best" trimester. My nausea is gone for the most part, and I'm starting to feel more lively and less like a zombie. haha. Don't get me wrong, the first trimester was exciting.. for the first week. Then it is just terrifying. I wasn't going to post about this, but this was part of my pregnancy, so here it goes.. Sunday night I went to the bathroom and had a tiny bit of pink spotting. I was terrified, worried, and couldn't stop crying. Adam hopped on google, like the amazing husband that he is, and looked up everything he could to try and reassure me. Well, I called the nurse help line at the Naval Hospital, and she said, "you need to go to the ER." Omg, can you imagine how frightening those words are. Well, I decided to go to sleep b/c I didn't see any more spotting that night. Well, I got up and rang the doc first thing Monday morning. The nurses told me I need to come in to get checked out and scheduled me for 10:40.. I got there at 10.. and at 11:15 they called me back. I sat in the doctors office and a Nurse Practitioner walks in and explains that the front desk scheduled me with the wrong person. Well, I started crying uncontrollably. I was all alone, and I didn't think anything was wrong but these doctors kept scaring the shit out of me. So, she said I am scheduled at 1 with an OB. So, I left and got lunch, and called Adam. Adam said he couldn't make it, and I called work and was told that I obviously didn't have to come in, but my manager was going to miss class and it's just us 2. Well, I did not care about ANYONE else at the time, and rightfully so. I went back to the doctor at 1, and she did an internal exam to find absolutely NO active bleeding, and the cervix closed and all well. So, then she hooked up the ultrasound and wahlah. There was my beautiful baby with a strong heartbeat. At first 139 then jumped up to 164, she caught him/her moving :) I was SO relieved. She said that the spotting is very common in first trimester and it was probably due to the placenta attaching to the uterine wall or because of the yeast infection that I had. I went home, drained yet relieved.. ready to prop my legs up and nap... but instead, I went to work. Surprise, I took other people into consideration on a day when I nearly lost it. But I'm just so happy that my baby is healthy, and the doctor said my chances of carrying full term are nearly 100%. Obviously they can't say 100%, but they are extremely high. :) Thank you God! So that is why first trimester is exhausting, terrifying, and too LONG! Good luck to all you new mommies getting through first trimester. It blows, but obviously worth it in the end!

11 Weeks!

      Wooo 11 weeks! 2 more weeks until 2nd trimester. It's so crazy! I'm growing every week. I know I may not seem like I'm really showing to most people, but I am to me!! I wanna compare 6 weeks to now. I'll post that at the end of this post. It's comical. I remember at 6 weeks thinking i was having a small bump.. sike! And I'm sure as the weeks go by, I'll keep looking back and laughing. The nausea is subsiding, YAY!  But every morning I wake up and my boobs feel like they got run over by a truck. haha. Weird. And when my bladder is full, my tubby feels like a basketball.. Let's rephrase that. My uterus below the belt feels like a basketball. It hasn't quite moved up far enough yet. But besides that, I'm starting to get cravings. And in particular ORANGE SODA AND TACO BELL. Had it yesterday,and it sounds good today too. hahaha. Of course I keep the orange soda to a minimum and it has to be caffeine free. :) haha acting like i'm being healthy. Okay, I REALLY TRY and eat healthy. I eat fruits, veggies, and always take my prenatals (aka, 2 flinstone completes per day)haha. But nothing in my body screams "oh yeah, look at that head of brocoli" That's disgusting. I think as I get further along I'll want healthy foods. But it's not really sounding too appetizing right now. I take what I can stomach for now, which surprisingly and strangely is taco bell.. chalupas to be exact. Okay for the 5 week comparison. (MIND YOU, I'VE ONLY GAINED 2 POUNDS!) haha you just wouldn't know it!

            6 weeks                                                                    11 weeks

Baby Hill's first picture!

Baby measured at 11 weeks 0 days and a healthy heartbeat in the 130s! We didn't get to hear the heartbeat on the doppler, but we sure did see it! And the baby is measuring pretty exact with the dates :) So, all is well! And we are suppppper excited! It feels so real now. My tummy is getting really hard too. Yay! Okay, I will update more later. See ya :)