Today

I am pretty excited cuz today we made the 1st of 60 carpayments on our van :) as Chris said 1 down 59 to go LOL. It was awesome that we were able to buy that van and its going to be perfect for our family as the kids grow up!!!
I was also thinking about bethany how big she is getting. She makes her own sandwhiches, she makes her own bowl of cereal in the am and she even knows how to microwave her own french toast sticks. Its just amazing how fast they grow up. The other day we drove over to chris's sisters new house and we drove past the baseball field and bethany was soo excited. She said next year when im bigger I can go there. Which she is going to do @ 5 years old. She'll be playing tball and she is sooo excited to do that!!!
Hailey is doing good and learning how to use words for what she wants. I Just hope she gets it before we start her in preschool next year!!! Its going to be nice sending Bethany & Hailey off to preschool and I will be able to be @ home with the baby and enjoy getting to know that baby.
On Monday we turn 12 weeks LMP. This will be the last week of our 1st trimester!!! which will be a relief :) We are super excited about the new baby but scared also. Wondering when / if my bp will rise and hoping the baby can stay in til 37 wks!!! Still have a plan to NOT find out the sex until we the baby is born. Its hard though sometimes cuz I am not a very patient person and I normally hate suprises LOL but i think it would be neat to wait!!!
My plan and I know things dont always go as planned but my plan is to have the nurses put a diaper on the baby b4 they open the blinds on the nursery and make sure any sign of the babies sex isnt present. then after I get out of recovery chris & I will take the girls and have the baby in the room and we will personally introduce the baby to the girls and let them hug & kiss then we will invite the grandparents in and the 5 of us will tell the 4 grandparents what the sex of the baby is and the name. I know its going to annoy the grandparents to have to wait to know for about 2hrs after the baby is born but with me having a csection I have missed all of that with the other 2 kids and since this is our last one I wanna be there for it!!! I really dont think that is to much to ask. anyhow im going to stop blabbing now LOL i'll blog again on monday

Week 11

We are reaching week 11 LMP. its an exciting time getting ready to leave the 1st trimester after next week...so many changes happening right now inside of me and outside of me.

We almost have hailey's room/ the babies room ready I am very much into being prepared considering we have premies :) We heard a heart beat on friday it was 170. We also got a dopplar off of freecycle so we keep listening in hoping bethany and the rest of us can keep listening.

anyhow here is what my updates say about week 11...

Week 11 Congratulations, Danielle! You're 11 Weeks Pregnant. Your fetus, about the size of a large lime, measures about 1.75 to 2.4 inches from crown to rump and weighs about three-tenths of an ounce. About now the rapid "swooshing" noises of the heartbeat may be heard using an electronic Doppler device. Fingernails and external genitalia are showing distinguishing characteristics, and the baby is swallowing and kicking, although you still won't feel it. Your uterus is almost big enough to fill your pelvis and may be felt in your lower abdomen. You may also be seeing changes in your hair, skin, fingernails or toenails.