First Nursery Pics 07/02/2009
Saturday we bought a crib from a couple on Craig's List. We got really lucky! It's a beautiful white crib that probably cost 2-3 times what we paid for it. They had a ton of garage sales going on in their neighborhood and I bought some clothes for Joss at one of them. $.75 for Carter's Dresses! You can't beat that...       What's in a name? 07/02/2009
The name Bobo & I really like is Joss Lynn Velasquez. My mom's middle name is Lynn and so is mine, so I always wanted my daughter's to be too. Finding a boy name was easy, but we searched and searched for a girls name that didn't clash with Velasquez. Some of my top faves were Skyler (my maiden name, but with a different spelling... I would never do that to a kid!) and Grace. My favorite name was Jocelyn, but then I was stuck without the middle name I wanted. We finally came up with splitting her name as Joss Lynn. Joss is not a poplular name, but I have found that it comes from Joshua which means "God will save." It's a Girl!!! 07/02/2009
 We had our sonogram on June 24th and we were SO excited to find out the gender. The first thing we got to see our our baby's precious face. She was putting her hands up to her face and taking gulps of the amniotic fluid. It was the coolest thing to see. As Anne moved around she said, "see that black space... something would be there if it was a boy." She said she wasn't totally sure, but gave it a 90% chance. She took the measurements of the head, femur bone, and spine. Everything is where and as big as it should be. As she took measurments, Anne said, "Oh, I'm upping it to 95%." She got a really good shot and was pretty confident we are having a girl. I have to say... I was shocked. I just knew we were having a boy! It has taken me some time to digest, but I was not dissappointed at all! The more I think about it, the more I am realizing why God would bless us with a girl. I think for me it will be more difficult. A girl looks to her mother for so much. It is my responsibility to be an example to her of what a mother, wife, sister, and child of God look like. It is a very daunting task, but I am so excited to share the Lord with her and to give her the tools she will need to follow Him. We have another appointment on July 8th and we will do a quick sonogram to see if anything "pops" up... Expecting 05/13/2009
Expectations are a funny thing... We went to the doctor this morning full of expectation and excitement thinking that we would be able to find out the sex of the baby. I had asked the nurse a couple of months ago when we could find out and she said not the next appointment, but the next in May. That was good enough for me and I marked my calendar without reservation, but as we got to the office this morning they took us into a different room that we are used to and my mind started racing… “This room doesn’t have the sonogram machine!” Bobo, the calmest man in the world, showed no signs of nervous behavior, so I calmed myself and waited to hear what the nurse had to say. Finally, I got up the courage to ask and she swiftly told me that they wait until 24 weeks to do another sonogram. I was heartbroken… I tried to think of logical reasons to argue, but she told me there is research that shows that prolonged exposure to sonograms have been shown to cause Autism. My logic was thrown out the window and I did my best to hold back the tears. After all, expectations are funny things. I put the expectation on the appointment without all the facts. I was disappointed and allowed myself to be for a little while, but we are now looking forward to June 10th and our next doctor’s appointment. Bobo put it all in perspective for me… We should be good at waiting by now! We waited so long to get to this point, one more month won’t hurt. Darn logic! Our kids gonna be a trekkie!?! 05/13/2009
 I have started feeling the baby move around a bit. I have been second guessing myself for a week now, but it’s starting to get to where I can really tell. Last weekend Bobo and I went to see Star Trek in the IMAX at the Palladium. As the previews ended and the movie started, the sound got LOUD… Loud to the point of vibration! All of the sudden I felt this huge rolling movement. The baby could hear to movie! It was the coolest thing! I leaned over and told Bobo that our kids gonna be a Trekkie… A day of highs and lows... 04/15/2009
 Today has been an interesting day! We went to the doctor's office this morning expecting nothing more than a quick check up having already been told the next sonogram would be in May. She asked me right away if I had any bladder infection symptoms and I was suprised because I haven't felt anything. She said, "oh, you have one whether you know it or not." She perscribed me some antibiotic. I got weighed and only gained 1 pound which I was really excited about because I just knew I had blown up! (Last month I had lost a pound so I'm back to 0) Baby's Pre-First Easter... 04/13/2009
 We celebrated Easter with our family at church & then with Chicken & Dumplings!!! The baby and I were very excited about the second part... Yum! We went to my parents house and ate and relaxed. We hid a few eggs outside for Alex, my 2 year old nephew and watched him meander around the yard looking for his prizes. He got a bit more motivated to find them when he realized there was candy inside! Watching him made me think of what next Easter will like. He won't be alone in the yard searching. It's hard to believe, but there will be a 6 month old cousin out there to play with too. It made me anticipate all the wonderful family holidays that we will get to experience through the eyes of our child... Baby Shrimp 03/27/2009
 It seems like every time I turn around now I am getting an email baby update that I am another week along! Time flies by so fast. This is week 13 and Baby this week is the size of a large shrimp, 3 inches long weighing over an ounce! Shrimp is my favorite food and when I look at this picture I get more hungry than sentimental, but nonetheless, Baby Shrimp it is! First of many... 03/19/2009
 We had our sonogram yesterday!!!! Baby V had it's first of MANY pictures to come. It was life changing, wonderful, scarry, and tearful to finally see our little on moving around and heart beating strong. Worst Week... 03/19/2009
Last week I was majorly sick with a head cold. I came home early on Wednesday and didn't go back to work until Monday. I have never felt that bad ever. I was praying to get from one hour to the next. It was the weirdest combo of symptoms with pregnancy hunger, nausea, terrible conjestion and the worst... insomnia. I have never been a person that had trouble sleeping, just trouble waking up. Over a 3 day period I probably slept 4 hours. |