The new love of my life.

The best thing that has ever happened to me is becoming a mommy. Thank you Miss Evelynn Taylor Love for letting me experience that. :) I can't believe that Evelynn is already 6 weeks old now. She is developing the greatest little personality and she is a really well behaved baby. We spend lots of time together just hanging out and chatting. She has started to babble a little bit here and there, and she is now sleeping through the night! (for over a week now!!!) I am sooo blessed to have her.

Now we are just waiting for her daddy to get home so we can move and all be together again. <3

Evelynn Taylor Love.

Evelynn Taylor Love was born on October 08, 2011 at 5:37pm. She was 8lbs2oz 21&3/4 in' long.

I went to the hospital and I started having contractions. They were not progressing my cervix though, so they had to give me some cervidil and another thing to help get it ready. Still I was not dilating. They started me on pitocin but it didn't do any good either. So we were left at a delima. I had been in the hospital for over a day and didn't really want to go home without a baby. My doctor suggested that I go home and wait it out- or he could break my water. The catch was that if he broke my water and I was still not progressing, then I would end up having to have a c-section. That is something I Definitely didn't want... however, Stephen was home and we decided to take our chances and have the baby. So at around 12:30pm they broke my water and contractions started baddd!!! It was horrible. at 2:00 they checked me and I was at a 3. at 3:00 I was at a 5, and at 5:37 my sweet baby girl was born. I progressed so quickly after my water broke it was a really easy process. Of course it hurt REALLY bad but it was fast enough that I feel very lucky.

My princess was born and able to be greeted by her mommy, her daddy, and her 'aunt seastore'

I am so in love with her and couldn't be happier about the new addition to our family.

Full Term!

Tomorrow is 37 weeks for me which means that Evelynn is full term!

My friend Allison just had her little boy, Maddox on Wednesday- She was 8 days ahead of me so she was 37weeks and 2days at the time. He is adorable!

I am really excited about the birth of my daughter, although I am definitely not looking forward to labor at all. :\ However, we did find out that the weekend before my duedate Stephen gets off an extra day so he should be able to come down... and hey- maybe we will have a baby!

Nearly 34 weeks.

On Tuesday I will be 34 weeks along. This is so crazy to me, especially since one of my best friends, Farrah had her baby girl Addison at 34 weeks. Part of me really wants to have my baby but I know that she needs more time in there. I feel like she has dropped, I have a lot of pressure in my vajayjay area. At my 32 weeks ultrasound she was measuring around 4 lbs and 17inches. :-D My baby shower is in 1 week and I am super excited! I am also excited because Stephen is getting to come home for a couple days since it's labor day weekend and he is going to help me get whatever else I don't get that we need. :-D September 23rd is my last day at work before my maternity leave and I couldn't be more ready!

Can't wait to meet my wonderful daughter. <3<3

Today I am 27weeks&4days pregnant.

This week was kind of hard. I had my gestational diabetes test, and luckily I don't have that. :-) But they did tell me that I am anemic... probably my own fault for being horrifying at taking my prenatal vitamins they last couple months. ANYWAY... I was really worried for a while because I wasn't feeling hardly any movement and I was having some discharge too... but luckily I called my doctor and she said that was normal. She told me to drink juice, lay on my back and reallly pay attention to fetal movement for 2 hours. If there are less than 10 kicks in 2 hours I would need to go to L&D.. luckily that wasn't the problem, so I guess I had just been too busy to notice.

I am glad that everything is going good so far. I am in my 3rd trimester now and I will have my next appointments on week 30, 32, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, and every 2 days after that. I will probably take my next belly pictures on that schedule too. :-)

Here is my 27 week picture for everyone to enjoy! LOL. I plan to keep you all updated.

Trip To Florida and Mississippi

On June 22-27 I got to take a trip to Jacksonville, FL to see my brother in law and sister in law, and my two adorable nieces Victoria and Elizabeth!! When I was down there my sister was nice enough to advocate a family trip to Mississippi so that I could see my wonderful husband, Stephen as well. It was a great trip with lots of good memories. Here are some pictures!

24 weeks!!!

I LOVE being pregnant and I can't wait to be a mommy... I am finally starting to actually look pregnant and that is super exciting because I am just a day away from getting to see my husband for the weekend!! And the rest of my family too. So excited! At 24 weeks here is my belly picture for you to enjoy. LOL!

Waiting Game. :-)

One more month until my 20th birthday. :-)

Four more months until my due date. :-)

Five and a half more months until my Stephen is home. :-)

...

Time machine please?

My friend's baby: Addison Lynn Handle.

My friend Farrah went into a regular appointment awhile back when they noticed that the umbilical cord was not giving enough nutrients to her baby. They kept monitoring it hoping that something would change, but it didn't. Long story short, they ended up inducing her at 34 weeks and she had her baby, Addison Lynn Handle on May 28,2011 at 12:57am. Addison weighed 2lbs15oz and was 16inches long. She is so tiny and is spending her first days of life at St.John's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

The last few days I have spent quite a bit of time in the hospital seeing Farrah and today I got to see her little one. She is in an incubator and has to stay there until she can regulate her body temperature and she is able to eat on her own. Right now she is hooked up to feeding tubes and IV's. She should be fine, but she is going to end up staying in the hospital for a while. No one knows if it will take a week, or 2 months... you can just never tell.

This has been a pretty crazy experience for Farrah, and I am sure it has been crazy for her baby too. I can't help but think about my baby and I hope that everything continues to go well and everything is okay.

Everyone please keep little miss Addison in your heart and prayers as well as Farrah, her boyfriend TJ, and the whole family. We want Addison to go home healthy and happy as soon as possible!

Graduations :-D

So this past week has been pretty huge for Stephen and I. On Friday, May 19th I graduated college with my Associates of Arts in Early Childhood Education- and My wonderful husband Stephen Love graduated Air Force Basic Training. :-D

It was a wonderful thing because it relives a lot of stress from our lives. Never again will I HAVE to worry about school work. Not to say that I might not go back later in life but I plan to take at least a year off from school. Stephen graduating boot camp means that we are able to talk to each other now and it should be a little easier even though he still has 6 months left before he gets to come home for good.

I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family and I am so glad to get to see my love again. I know that we have a good life ahead. <3

IT'S A GIRL!!!! Evelynn Taylor Love.

Okay, Now I talked to my lovely husband I thought I would update and tell you... ITS A GIRL!!! No doubt about it! I was so shocked but I am so thrilled to meet my little princess.



And some of our little one's stuff... already...

Ultrasound Today, and found out the Gender!!! :-D

Today I experienced another WONDERFUL ultrasound. There is nothing I love more than seeing my baby move around and grow. I was able to watch the baby move around and act silly for around 30 minutes or so. We got it all on DVD which I plan to give to Stephen when he graduates boot camp. I also got to hear the heartbeat again. We recorded it and I am going to put it in a teddy bear that I also plan to give to Stephen.
Baby Love was being very shy at first. Sitting criss-cross-applesauce, and playing with it's toes or covering it's face. Finally we were able to find out the gender! I was shocked, but I am so happy!!!!

However, since I haven't been able to tell my husband yet I will have to wait until after I get a phone call (hopefully Sunday) before I can post the gender shot. Here are the other pictures though!

Update! It's been a while.

Sorry it took me a while to write. I have been trying to keep myself busy and any time that I do have to write I use to write letters to my husband. He is missed terribly and it will be 4 weeks tomorrow since he left. :-( Luckily, I have been able to talk to him and that helps a lot. He seems to be doing well and says he has only gotten in trouble once so far!
Currently I am 14weeks4days pregnant. Everything is going really well. On April 6th I had an appointment and they were still able to hear heartbeat very strong at 150 beats per minute. Then on April 10th I got to have an ultrasound. It was still too early to find out the sex, but I got to see the little baby move around and all kinds of stuff. It was really awesome. :-) I got to talk to Stephen that night and I sent him all the ultrasound pictures. I can tell that he is really excited. This is so exciting for us all!


I have been feeling pretty good actually, and I have only gained about 3 pounds or so... which is awesome since now I am in my 2nd trimester and the doctors are happy as long as you don't gain more than 5 in your first trimester. :) I just keep thanking God everyday for my growing family, and I am thinking about Stephen and the little baby constantly. I love my life!!!

Due October 11, 2011 <3<3<3

Sad Goodbye, Anniversary, and 11 weeks pregnant!

SAD GOODBYE. :'(
On Sunday Stephen left for boot camp. I have been pretty down since. We have never been apart except the three days I spent in Florida to help with baby Elizabeth. I got to talk to him on Monday, which was our 1 year marriage anniversary... but I didn't get to see him. It is pretty upsetting to me. I know we made this decision together and planned for it, but it still is REALLY hard. At least we were able to have a good weekend before he left though. We spent it at the hotel we were married at and we ate at Flame downtown. It was a good time. We were going to go dancing and then late night bowling afterward but my baby made me go to bed before we could. :P

Wow... Can't believe that I am nearing the end of the first trimester. SO EXCITING!!! I have my next doctor appointment on Tuesday, March 29th so it's a week from today.

I still have been lucky enough not to be sick at all during this pregnancy yet. The worst I have had is dry skin, some headaches, and fatigue. I have gained 3 pounds, which I guess isn't too bad. They say you are allowed to gain up to 5 your first trimester, and I only have 3 weeks left so I think I should be fine.

I will update again after my next doctor appointment. :-)

Pregnancy Update. 8weeks;3days.

Hello everyone! I just wanted to update you all on how the pregnancy is going. SO FAR, SO GOOD!!! I am really excited about our little one and it is becoming more and more real to me each day.

On February 23rd I went to my primary care doctor [thanks to tricare rules] and got the regular pap done, blood work, and a urine pregnancy test. According to the tests my pap was regular, my pregnancy was confirmed, and all my blood levels were right where they are supposed to be!!!

Then On March 1st, I was sent to my OB/GYN who is Dr. Matthew Ting. My great-aunt Linda used him for years and LOVED him sooo much, while my friend and cousin Sam used him in her pregnancy and switched at 30 weeks because she did NOT like him. I am just hoping everything goes well and I don't have to switch.
Anyway- while I was there they took another urine test, and then we did an ultrasound. This was right at my eight week mark. According the the ultrasound though, I measured at 7weeks3days, and my baby was in the 29th percentile. I guess I either ovulated at a slightly different time, or my baby is just small but either way the doctor said it is still early on and I can keep my due date of October 11, 2011. Also, during the ultrasound we were able to see the little baby's heart beat, and even HEAR the heartbeat. This was the most amazing sound I have ever heard. I cried, and Stephen even got choked up about it. I cannot believe we really are creating this miracle. I cannot wait to meet my little boy or girl. :-]

It was really good that Stephen was able to come to this appointment with me and hear the heartbeat, we weren't sure if he was going to be able to be here for that. I love having Stephen by my side, and it is going to be heartbreaking doing this without him while he is gone. I know it is worth it though, and our baby will appreciate the advantages when he/she gets a little older. I still haven't been sick. I am REALLY SLEEPY, but that is about it- and for this I am thankful. I am so glad that I haven't had morning sickness yet, and I hope that it stays that way.

SURPRISE!!!!!

Well, about a month ago my friends Sarah, Nancy and I decided we were going to have a going away party for Stephen. :) They did pretty much everything- And we have had to sneak around to get everything done. I invited all of our friends and family that is near, and we had a pretty good turn out of people!

We rented out a section of Ruby Tuesdays, and I told Stephen we were just going out to eat. When we got there everyone was waiting for him! It was an AWESOME time. I am going to miss Stephen SOOO MUCH while he is gone, but it is great that we all got to have this little bit of time together before he leaves.

Six Weeks Pregnant. :]

Today marks my six week mark! It seems like time is going by sooo slow. It's only been a little over two weeks since I found out and I feel like it has been an eternity.

So far I don't really have any symptoms or any morning sickness. (which I am thankful) However, that kind of freaks me out a little bit because it makes me wonder if everything is going okay. I really, really hope that the pregnancy sticks and everything goes well so that we can have our first little baby in our family.

Since I found out I was pregnant I decided to cut some stress out of my life. I am not working on Saturdays anymore- It was getting crazy and Jenni decided to get really crappy with me and was going to require a Dr. note for me to work at 5 weeks along! SO CRAZY. I am a great worker and I have no symptoms. I decided I wasn't going to spend 250 dollars at the doctor just to get an extra 70 a week and stress more, so I am not working on Saturdays anymore. Also, I decided to go ahead and drop some of my classes. I wasn't doing very well in them anyway, I am SOOOO SLEEPY lately!! So I dropped the three I was doing bad in and just kept two. I can still graduate in May with my Associates of Science in Early Childhood Education so that is all I am concerned about. It will be nice to have a bit of a break for once, and then when baby comes I won't have much else to worry about!

I made my first doctor appointment on February 23rd, I believe. I probably wont update until after the appointment- but I am hoping and praying for the best.

:)


[Expected Due Date October 11, 2011.]

I'm Expecting a baby!!!

YAY! We just found out that Stephen is going into the military in about 4 weeks, which kind of bummed me out because I thought we would not be able to get pregnant before he left. On Feb. 2 I took several pregnancy tests, and they were all positive!!! The lines were really light though, so a few days later I took another one and now I have darker lines!! I am so excited to be bringing a new life into this world. I hope everything goes well for us.



DUE OCTOBER 11, 2011

Information from the Air Force!!!!

*****RELIEF******

You have no idea. We have been waiting for this for SO long!

We found out that Stephen will either be going into boot camp on March 8th, or March 22nd. Probably the 22nd. :)

This makes me really happy. He will not have to move to KC without just to waste money paying rent to his brother. In fact, we will probably save a lot of money because he will be going and I will move in with my grandma so we wont have any rent at all.

Since we just bought ourselves a Chevy trailblazer and took out a loan for it, that will help us to get the loan paid off a little sooner anyway.

It would be great if I found out I was pregnant before so that it doesn't end up being 18months+ before we have a child, but I guess it will all happen when the time is right.

It is just nice to know something for once!

I will keep everyone updated.

Information from QuikTrip.

Well, a few days ago we got news from QuikTrip. They have a bidder and they should be closing on the deal within the next couple of weeks, after that it will take about three months to get everything transferred over. So we are looking at May or so when Stephen will end up having to move to Kansas City, without me. Unless he gets called into boot camp sooner.
Whichever it is, we will be moving out and I will go stay with my grandma until I finish school in July. If he ends up in boot camp then I might end up staying with her even longer.
Grandma knows I plan to stay with her... What she doesn't know is that I might possibly be pregnant at that time. Haha. I should be moved out before there is any baby though so it shouldn't be any big deal. ;)

Welcoming Colton James Hutchinson

So today I got to hang out with my friends Christina and Vanessa. While I was in Kansas City visiting family, Vanessa had her baby boy Mr. Colton James. :) I hadn't gotten a chance to see him until today, and he is three weeks old. He is so so cute! I was really happy to be able to spend some time with the little one and get my baby fix in. We went out to eat, and then we went to Target and looked at some baby stuff.



Looks like I have some more waiting ahead of me though, On Wednesday I took a pregnancy test, which was negative... and on Thursday I started my cycle. :( Oh well... Guess it's just not the right time yet? This will be month three of trying now; and it looks like the possible due day will be October 11th if we get lucky! Wish luck and send prayers! :)