BeYOUtiful with AVON

Sitting in a highchair for the first time! 

today! Super excited! Sophie needs fall/winter stuff :)

Having a good weekend :) ate at the new Mexican buffet place last night-yum!! I think me and a friend are going to Wilmington to visit once upon a child

nap out of it...

I'm going through a bad bout of ppd. I can't seem to get out of this funk I'm in. Seems like I use to live in hope and now I live in fear. Wish I could s

Happy 12 weeks sweet angel!!

? her own before we know it! She loves to be up and looking around :). Also, my birthday is coming up. I'm gonna be 28! That just doesn't seem possible.

? However, I'm glad I got what I wanted-a child before turning 30. What a blessing!

? Today my little girl is 12 weeks old! Wow-I've been a mom for 12 weeks!!! I remember being so worried about doing everything right but now that I'm doi

7 weeks old :)

I smile now :)

Sleeping like a big girl :)

Sophia continues to change so much!!! She is holding her head up really really good!! Also-she rolled over from belly to back several times (first time being at 4 days old!) She's such an alert little angel!! She os trying to roll from back to belly but can't quite get from her side to her belly yet :) She enjoys sleeping on her side which is funny to see-she looks like a little adult sleeping :) She can only wear a few of her newborn clothes now and has busted into 0-3 months. Also-she's probably 11 pounds now and is 22 inches long. She's growing so fast!! But, with eating 4 ounces and wanting more, you kinda figure she's growing a lot.

My sweet daughter :)

I've been contemplating not going back to work. I really enjoy being home with Sophie but I don't know if we can afford for me not to work. Yeah-I don't make much but it's nice to have that little bit of money to help out. Plus-when I finish my masters, the loan payments will be starting. I'm considering it though...thinking of taking the first year of her life off to be with her and be a part of each milestone. I don't want to miss anything. She's so precious to me and it scared me to think of leaving her with someone else. Sigh...

Its been a good day!

Well it's been a little over two weeks since the birth of our daughter Sophia. She's been an absolute joy to have around. I'm still getting to know her as a person and how to read her signs. I'm also still figuring out her cries. She's a bit bullheaded at times but after all-she is a Taurus! Lol. She's very cute and a great cuddler!!

My beautiful daughter arrived Friday night. She is an angel-perfect in every way. 

37 weeks-full term! 

I'm sitting at work and feeling a little icky. I've got cold chills and a slight headache-also I'm very tired. I think I'll be napping when I get home today. Yesterday was hectic for me because Braxton got out in the morning-for some reason our gate was open. A nine month pregnant lady should not be chasing a dog in the rain. After driving around for a while, I finally caught up to him. I was hysterical-crying and shaking. Just thinking about losing him was too much!! When I got him inside he looked at me like I was crazy for crying. He wasn't sure how to react to me. He's so precious! I hope that when Sophia is here the transition is good for him. Brandon has surgery on Friday which puts me at the hospital 6-8 hours for the day. I'm scared for him...he's fine with it though. I hope all goes well and he's in as little pain as possible. I hate that he will likely be in a brace and with crutches for the birth of our daughter but I know that regardless...

I'm still waiting to feel some major contractions! I'm ready to have our daughter and be her mommy. I really wish it would happen like now. LOL!! I'm usually patient but this is so hard! In other news, we got a lawn mower tonight so we don't have to borrow from friends anymore. Also, we got a diaper genie!! So excited!

The puppy puppy!  Love my Braxton!! 

So this weekend was fun! We celebrated a friend's birthday! She and I went and had pedicures, which was a Godsend-even though it made my feet swell even more! LOL!! My back was a little stiff and so I turned on the massage chair-bad idea! That sent me into BH contractions, with pain...new for me! When we were finished, the guy doing my feet said "Your feet are really swollen"...I just smiled, pointed to my stomach and said "It's her fault". My feet may be bigger than Texas but they are cute! LOL! Afterwards, we went putt-putt golfing...I hadn't been since middle/high school??? Can't really remember! It was a lot of fun but those holes were hard to make!! It was a bit crazy! After that, we went out to eat and she bought her first legal drink :) Good food, good friends, good times! I still haven't been able to eat a piece of her cake-it's still in the fridge waiting for me! Well after that day, we were pooped! We went to bed and I ...

33 weeks. 

Can't wait for you to be here my ladybug!! 

As the day gets closer, I'm starting to worry more! We found out Brandon has knee surgery on May 7th. A full two weeks before I start my maternity leave-unless Sophie has other plans. I worry about him being home by himself but he says he will be fine. I just work 4-5 hours a day so hopefully I can trust that he will do the right thing and not push it with his recovery. I'm also worried about going into labor and him having to drive me to the hospital. It should be ok though. He's a tough guy and never shows when he's physically hurt-which can be a blessing and s curse!! Sophie is kicking my ribs like crazy nowadays. She seems to fund great fun in doing it lol

We go to our first Lamaze class tonight. I'm really excited! I'm not sure what to expect though. I'm glad Brandon is able to go with me :) 7 weeks! 4 weeks til I'm full term!!

Cheese! Her sweet little smile!

Roar!  I'm a dinosaur!

Sophie-looking like her daddy :)

32 weeks!  Woohoo!!!

This was last week-31 weeks :)

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So...I'm officially 32 weeks pregnant today which means I have 5-7 weeks left before I give birth to our daughter. I'm really hoping she comes within that time frame and I'm not overdue. Yesterday, I had to go to the hospital after experiencing some back pain. Turns out I am experiencing some mild contractions...no changes otherwise so they sent me back home. A part of me wants to start getting my body ready. She'll be full term in 5 weeks but from reading, she would be healthy if delivered earlier. I'm so excited to have her here! It's gone fast...now it's slowing down. Also-I keep worrying about things that I see happening to me but my doctor doesn't seem concerned. I had been swelling up like a beached whale for a while and was experiencing hot flashes and nausea. The doctor wasn't concerned because my blood pressure was still within normal limits-on the high side, but still normal. I know that my birth mother was very swollen and had a...

I'm so so so very excited! I'm 26 weeks and 2 days and Sophia is growing more and more everyday!! We can feel her kick now and can even see it-it's the best. As the day is getting closer, I'm stressing about getting things at work ready for the absense. The others at work are taking over my programs...I'm gonna miss that! I hope they don't think of it as too much of a burden, but use it to share stories and learning with kiddos!

The first pic is sophie's face. I labeled it cause it's hard to make out! Below that is her bedding-we love it!! - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

I've discovered at this time in my pregnancy that everything said to me is taken either too literal or heard with ultra sensitive ears. Everything hurts my feelings and I get into this horrible mindset. It doesn't last long-but it stinks! I've started to feel uneasy about my appearance and feel less and less attractive. I don't want anyone to be attracted to me but even though Brandon tells me how beautiful I am, I don't feel that way. This is hard. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

So far, Sophia's movement has slowed down-which has officially freaked me out. I'm anxious to get to the doctor to make sure everything is ok. I can't imagine what I would do if something happened to our daughter :( Other than that, things are good. Living in NC is nice! I'm anxious for the new year and ready to be a mommy! I know Brandon will be an awesome father!!