25 Weeks!

Hola!!! from the Frozen Tundra!

We have been snowed in for the last 2 weeks, my poor poor sanity. It has been crazy around here, nesting is making an appearance & things are getting cleaned & organized. I have had cabin fever like crazy. It's amazing how I can stay home everyday all day & not go stir crazy, but the fact that I cannot get out in the snow & ice makes me silly!

We had our monthly doctors appointment yesterday & little miss looks wonderful!!! I had another glucose test done as well. I need to call tomorrow & find out how I did. The boys are also doing wonderful! We beat the cold that we had a few weeks ago & are back to are wild selves. Brily did have to go to the doctor a few weeks ago, poor little man is anemic. We now have to give him iron 2 times a day & push iron rich foods [okay doc *rolls eyes*]

Please excuse the messy pony, no make-up, nasty pregnancy pimple face, non-maternity sweater & bathroom self photo. I do what I can :)

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far along: 25 weeks

Size of the baby: Egg plant 13.6-14.8 inches, 1.5-2.2 lb.

Total Gain/Loss: 4 pounds

Maternity Clothes: I do wear them because they are comfortable but I still have normal [read:old fat jeans] that still fit.

Gender: It's a Girl!!

Movement: Still kicking like crazy, she has her own schedule already. She wakes about every 4 hours. Every night at midnight she go absolutely nuts! I'm afraid she'll be a night owl like her mommy.

Sleep: Good, I woke up one morning on my stomach. It shocked me, poor baby!

Cravings: Nothing in particular, I did get Oriental House tonight so I guess I don't have a reason to have a craving. :)

Thank heaven it is suppose to warm up! Monday is suppose to be in the 60's HOORAY! My next appointment is on the 10th of March & we will get to peek at my best girl again! We need to get a good accurate size to know when to schedule the C-Section.

Also- this week has had it's up's & down's, my friend/neighbor from elementary school found out she was expecting & my friend from high school lost her baby. It's all so hard to process, I will be praying for both of them. Also, Jakes cousin who lost her baby a while back found out today that she is expecting a little boy! I am so excited for them asw well.

Until next time... ALL my love,

Whitney

If you never read a post, PLEASE read this one!

I have been so lucky through out my pregnancies. I have had my share of complications but in the end I was rewarded with healthy babies. My babies never struggled to breathe, I never looked into their isolettes wishing I could hold them. I never wondered if my baby would make it through the night. More things in life that I have taken for granted.

My dear, sweet, strong friend Stephanie from 'The Leaky Sippy' hasn't been as lucky. She has experienced preterm labor & bed rest. I'm sure she's laid in hospital bed hoping & praying that the doctors will stop the labor. Possibly laid with uncertainity of what the future holds for her & her baby. Until today, when I read her post, I had no idea that she had experienced what I would consider one of th greatest losses in life. Her sweet son was born into the arms of Jesus at 17.5 weeks.

Even with all of her struggles & loss, she is one of the strongest women I know [yet to meet]. She is a awesome mother & adores her sweet babies, although her daughters are not quite babies anymore. She is not a mother who sits & wallows in the pity, she doesn't play the victim card like a lot of women/bloggers who have lost babies do. She's getting out there to help other babies & mothers. She nothing short of amazing.

This year she has decided to participate in the 'March for Babies.' She is marching for her sweet son who was too little to fight. She is marching so that other babies who are born too early & are very sick, will have every chance to fight. Marching so no other mother has to experience the hurt of losing a baby.

Will you help? Will you forgo your starbucks this morning & donate? Will you wait a week for that new purse & donate? Every dollar counts, every dollar makes a difference.

The mission of March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.

Head over to her blog & read her very inspiring story, if you can & feel led give a dollar or ten. Help spread the word for babies who are not strong enough to. Thank you all so much!