This is what happens...

when you eat too much for dinner on Valentine's Day...you start to show. Yeah I do have to say this picture was taken right after we ate dinner, but my belly seems to be growing bigger and bigger everyday!

We had a great night.  We went to dinner and a cute movie... New In Town.  

mae

just because...

1. he is a loving husband

2. he knows i had a long week at work

and...3. it's V-DAY tomorrow :)

I was so surprised when i walked in the house this afternoon and saw these...

Ahhh...Love :)  Tomorrow night we are going to dinner & a movie.  I am looking forward to a night out!  Hope you all have a good weekend. 

Mae

11 weeks & changes!

I know this is a day late but i'm doing what i can :)  We are in our 11th week and i'm still feeling great...Praise the Lord! I am starting to regain some energy and am not relying on a nap every day, although i do enjoy them when i get a chance.  The baby seemed to have a growth spurt this past weekend.  I have developed this little bump.  I know some of you are thinking how is that possible since you are only in your 11th week...well i have proof!  Now i do need to say that right before this picture was taken, i did shuffle in a peanut butter & banana sandwich.  So here is what I am looking like at 11 weeks!

other things that have begun happening are dreams. The past few nights I have had the CRAZIEST dreams and i can remember almost EVERYTHING. So crazy!
The baby is definitely getting some good food...like this morning. 2 whole wheat pancakes, 2 eggs, lite syrup & a class of orange juice!!

well that's all for now!
mae

10 weeks

Not much progress even though i do feel my pants getting a bit tighter in the stomach area.

I learned a very valuable lesson this past Sunday while visiting my parents church. You see I enjoy closing my eyes during praise songs to fully engage in worshipping our Lord (personal preference...). Anyways, as i closed my eyes this past Sunday, I realized pretty quick that i was going to loose my balance. I have heard that your sense of balance is off when you are pregnant but I also have to contribute some of this to the fact that I was in about 2 1/2 to 3 inch hills. As soon as i realized that i might fall over, i was reminded that Daniel was not beside me since he was out of town this weekend shooting pics. Oh no i thought...who is going to catch me? My 87 year old grandmother was on one side & I surely didn't want to fall on her! Bradford (my sisters boyfriend) was on the other side..which would be kind of awkward if i just fell on him! I opened my eyes immediately and seemed to catch my balance. Whew!! That could of been really embarrassing! I guess i did learn my lesson...

mae

Madie's 2nd Birthday!!

Today is our sweet & precious pups 2nd birthday. You see daniel and i are horrible owners because it was not until 5:00pm tonight that daniel came busting into the bathroom yelling we forgot a really important day. I was thinking to myself...what?? what did we forget? My pregnancy brain is not helping either. It's so crazy because i use to remember things so well, but ever since we found out we were pregnant, I can't seem to remember why I called someone on the phone or why i even walked in the next room. Anyways, to make it up to Madie we got her a cupcake (and donuts) to celebrate! Here are a few pictures...

her yummy cupcake!

this is when Madie freaked out that there was fire on her cake.

And this last one is the best...she loved it!!
So here is to another fun filled year with our outgoing, loving, affectionate, crazy, likes to lick people dog :).

Mae 

9 weeks

I am going to do my best to keep up with my growing belly. I have had many of you ask already that are out of state if I could post pictures each week. Right now my belly is non-existent (meaning you can't tell I am preggo), but i thought to go ahead and start so that when I am much bigger I can look back at how much our baby has grown. As soon as we found out I was pregnant, we began taking pictures weekly but really i look the same in all of them so i won't bore you with those. Like I said I am going to do my best each week to update these. I have heard I won't start showing for a few more weeks or so but we shall see. So i leave you with my 9 weeks picture.

until next time...

mae

answers...

to YOUR questions. I have been asked a series of questions over the past few days that I thought I would just answer on here for those who did ask, and for those who are wondering.

1. How are you feeling? (the number one most asked question) I hate to even tell you how I am feeling because honestly I have 6 friends right now that are pregnant and 5 of the 6 of them were sick...and some VERY sick. But to just get it out there...I feel great! I have been told by the nurses & other fellow mom's to be thankful i feel the way i do! I just paniced because i wasn't feeling bad. I should count it as a blessing i know! I don't even feel pregnant most days. I continue to do my normal workout routine...but of course i am eating more! haha.

2. Do you want a boy or girl? (the second most asked question) We want a healthy baby no matter boy or girl. We would be perfectly happy with either.

3. What are your baby names? Quit frankly...we haven't a clue! we still have a while till we have to decide that so no rush. We have just been throwing names around when they come to us..but nothing is definite!

4. Are you finding out if it is a girl or boy, and if so when? Yes & in 9 weeks so at the end of March beginning of April.

lets see...those are the big 4 right now but if you have any more then just ask! :)
mae

Oh BABY!

God is just so full of surprises because...We are having a baby!! We have known for a little while now but wanted to wait and share it with the world until after we went to the doctor. We actually found out a couple of days before Christmas and shared the surprising news with our families Christmas morning! Now you all know my reason for the lack of blogging! So the secret is out and it's so crazy!!
I will be 9 weeks on Tuesday and we are due September 1st!!! :) We went to the doctor on Friday and saw our baby for the first time. His or Her arm & leg buds were moving all about and the heart was beating so fast. The doctor said both Mommy & Baby are healthy and look good, which was so good to hear and we continue to pray for this throughout the whole pregnancy! It was so exciting to see the baby & i have to admit...i did cry because it was such a special moment for Daniel and I. Above is a picture of our little one!

**For those who are wondering and have asked, we are still going to France but will be a bit delayed so the baby can be born here in the states and we can raise the additional support needed!

Dan & Mae

God is so Good

Support raising is hard. No one said it would be easy and honestly most day's I am glad because God is teaching both Daniel and I patience. We have been praying for God to do something with our support raising..like bringing more monthly supporters. Well little did we know that He was stirring in a great man's heart to support our ministry in a unique way. We are really excited and want you to read more about what God has laid on the heart of this particular individual. click here to read more.
have a great night!
mae

soon

a blog will be coming soon so don't give up on me!!