Mommy & Brooklyn at 31 Weeks

This is a picture of me at 31 weeks. Look how much Brooklyn has grown in just 10 weeks compared to the last picture posted!! Photo taken October 19, 2008.

3D/4D Ultrasound Pictures

These are the pictures from the 3D/4D ultrasound from October 14th, 2008. These will be the last pictures we will get of her until she is born! Enjoy!!

Love,

Jennifer

Brooklyn smiling!

The Last 3D/4D Ultrasound

   We went back Thursday evening, October 14th, for our last try at getting clear pictures of Brooklyn. Before we left home, I made sure to drink a glass and a half of orange juice so she would have to move around. Daddy, Grandma Carrie, Grandma Belinda, Great Grandma Ethel, and Papa and Great Grandma Edith were all there.  

   To our surprise, Brooklyn was actually showing her face this time! We were all so excited! The only thing partially blocking her face at first was her umbilical cord which was floating up around her head. Brooklyn let the ultrasound tech get a few pictures before she moved to put her hand in front of her face. So the tech thought shaking her up a little might make her move her hand. Yeah... she was wrong! It just made Brooklyn mad. So instead of putting her hand down, she brought one of her feet up right in front of her face!

   In an attempt to get her to move, I got up to walk around a little and we tried again. She had moved her foot out of the way, but still had her hand there. So the tech shook her around a little more to try to get some better pictures. At this point, she was done. Brooklyn moved and faced my back and the tech called it a day. I was just grateful that we actually got some pictures of her though! I think she looks just like her daddy. Her daddy thinks she looks like Shrek because of her nose. It's ok though, because Shrek is cute. It's weird for me knowing what she looks like now and knowing that her little face is what kicks the crap out of me all the time. I am very excited now though. I'm ready for her to get here so I can finally hold her and see her beautiful face for myself. I will post the pictures from the ultrasound shortly.

Love,

Jennifer

First Child Birthing Class

So last night was my first session of five for my Prepared Child birthing class at Moore Medical Center. Daddy, Dale, has been sick and couldn't go so I had my mom, Grandma Carrie go with me since she is right down the street.

The class was ok. There were 7 other couples there, one which I know daddy will know because he went to school with the girl when he was younger. Everyone seemed really nice though. The instructor just went over the basics with the first class. She covered different things to do for different pains and gave everyone tips on things to do at the hospital and things to bring to help you relax. Relaxation seemed to be the theme for the night. The class was pretty basic though. I am actually looking forward to the other classes because I think I will learn a lot about what to expect and different options that I will have. From what the instructor was telling us, I should really like my stay at the hospital because they treat their patients more like family and not just another sick person in a bed.

Hopefully I will have more to talk about with next weeks class. We are suppose to go over the difference between false and true labor. We are also suppose to get a tour of the facility soon. Class lasted until 9:30, so I was ready to go home and go to sleep after that. Not much to report back about it though.

Love,
Jennifer

30 Week Dr. Appointment

I was suppose to have my next appointment with Dr. Fletcher on October 6th after the 3D/4D ultrasound at 29 weeks. However, when I arrived, Dr. Fletcher was getting in an ambulance with another patient on her way to the hospital. So it was rescheduled for Tuesday, October 14th.

My appointment was just another general check up. They took my weight, which I have gained, but will not disclose at this moment how much! Thee took her heart beat, which was 158 bpm. They said my blood pressure was good, and that when they took my belly measurement I was only at 29 inches, even though I am 30 weeks along. So all and all, I am doing great statistic wise.

Dr. Fletcher told me that my glucose test results came back great. I asked her about my constant back pain and showed her where my back has been hurting. She thinks I just pulled a muscle and that there isn't anything she can do for me about that. I also asked if I would be able to go out of town at the end of the month to go to the NASCAR races. She said that usually she doesn't let her patients travel after 32 weeks. However, since it was one week over and since I was doing so well, and since there is a great hospital in Dallas, she said it would be fine. I just have to make sure not to over do myself and to drink plenty of water. She said after this trip though I can not travel. She also told me that at about 35 to 36 weeks we will start going over a birthing plan. Oh, and no more blood work until the baby comes! I was way excited about that news.

That was about it though. I had already scheduled my next two week appointment from the one I was suppose to have on October 6th, for October 23rd. Dr. Fletcher told me to go ahead and keep that appointment though because she will not be there the following week. So I have my next appointment next Thursday the 23rd. After that I assume I will go back to every two weeks until I start going every week. Everything is still going well though!

Love,
Jennifer

3D/4D Ultrasound

We went in for the 3D/4D ultrasound last Thursday, October 6th. It didn't go as well as we hoped. Daddy, Grandma Carrie, Grandma Belinda, Great Grandma Edith, Great Grandma Betty, and Great Grandma Ethel also came along. We were having the ultrasound done at a place called A Glimpse Before and After. They have a policy that says if they can not get you a good picture of the baby the first time, they will reschedule you to come back at a later time to try again. Thank goodness they have this policy because Brooklyn did not want to show anyone anything!

Brooklyn was folded in half AGAIN, like she was when we had the ultrasound at the hospital. So instead of having her fists hiding her face, she had her feet hiding her face. Not only were her feet, which looked huge by the way, in her face, she was HOLDING her feet in her face. Yes, holding them! We tried for about 30 minutes to get her to move around. We tried shaking her and poking her. Nothing. I drank water, moved around back and forth on both sides and my back. Nothing. I even went to the bathroom and did the chicken dance because that got her hyped up at a wedding we went to the weekend before. Still nothing. She was not going to move at all. So the ultrasound tech finally called it quits.

SO, we have our final ultrasound scheduled for tomorrow night, Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 6:30 pm. If we don't get to see her this time, we will just be out the money we spent trying to see her and will have to wait until she is born. I'm thinking this is God's way of trying to teach me to be patient and wait! They said the second time around they usually get really good pictures and videos of the babies though. I am also going to drink a bunch of orange juice when I get home tomorrow night so she will at least have to move around some.

The first try wasn't a complete loss. We got to see her feet and her hands and a little bit of her face in between her feet! Which, from what I could tell, I think she is going to look like her daddy. Hopefully we will see for sure tomorrow night though! Wish us good luck!!!

Love,
Jennifer

Glucose Test

I went in yesterday morning for my glucose test. This test is to see if I have developed gestational diabetes. I've never drank something so gross. The drink they give you for this test is like orange kool-aid with 5 cups of sugar. You have 5 minutes to get the cup of juice down and then you have to wait an hour and then have your blood drawn. It was the longest hour ever having to sit in the doctor's office. Then when I had the blood drawn, the lab tech was horrible. She might as well jabbed me with the needle. When she pulled the needle out she pulled it out so fast she scratched my arm! Lucky for me, it should be my last lab work I will have to have done at the office.

They told me I should have the results by Friday. If I don't hear anything, then the results came back fine and I will discuss them with the doctor next Thursday. If something is wrong, they will call me and have me come back for a 3 hour test (which I will give an update on if that is the case). I think everything will come back just fine though. So another pregnancy test down and 12 more weeks to go!

Love,
Jennifer

Hospital Visit

I had my first motherly moment of panic today. Brooklyn usually moves around, a LOT during the day. I feel her move or kick me about every other hour. Well the last time I felt her move was last night when I laid down to go to sleep. She always starts kicking me and moving around when I lay down. I usually then feel her kick me through the night when I lay on my sides, and then in the morning while I'm getting around for work. She didn't wake me up at all last night. Then this morning, she wasn't moving around either.

I didn't think much of it until after I had some orange pineapple juice and two donuts this morning for breakfast. The juice alone usually makes her go crazy, but she still didn't move. All through the morning at work she didn't move. So I started to worry. When I went to lunch I laid back in my car thinking that would make her start kicking me, because she always kicks me at lunch. Nothing. When I got back from lunch I asked my friend if she thought this was something I should start worrying about. I was concerned because Brooklyn moves so much that for her not to move since last night was out of character for her. She told me to go down to get orange juice and try that, so I did.

So an hour goes by and by this time I am on the verge of tears worried because she still hasn't moved. I called the doctors office to talk to a nurse and I have to leave a voicemail. I finally called Dale and let him know what was going on and we finally decided that we should just go to the hospital because we would rather be safe than sorry.

I left work and headed home to meet Dale. Once we got home we headed up to the hospital where they checked me in. Once they got everything set up they took me back to find the babies heart beat first. The nurse, who was new, couldn't find it at first, which really freaked me out. They finally called someone else in who found the heart beat, and then after 16 hours since the last time I felt her move, she gave me one good kick.

The nurse went ahead and called Dr. Fletcher, who ordered an ultrasound since I was unable to feel any other movements. The ultrasound came back fine. They measured her heart beat which was 150 the first time and then 138 during the ultrasound. They also measured all the fluids and said that her cord was no where around her neck, which is what I was worried about. They said Brooklyn was healthy and fine, (and she has hair on her little head!). They said the reason I was probably unable to feel her move was because she was in a breech position, which seems to be her favorite position to lay in.

I felt kind of stupid for freaking out so much, but I know it's normal. I was just so scared that something was wrong with her. With Brooklyn being my first, I'm just not sure what is right and wrong. They told me that if I don't feel her move at least 10 times in 24 hours then I should be concerned. So now I know, and that was my afternoon with Brooklyn. She has resumed kicking me this evening. Not as much as normal, but that is fine with me, as long as I know she is there and ok.

Love,
Jennifer

Infant/Child Safety and CPR

I just signed Dale and I up to take another class at Moore Medical Center. They offer a Infant/Child safety and CPR class once a month. We will be taking the class from 7-9 pm on Friday, November 21st. The class teaches basic child safety, injury prevention, how to assist the choking infant and child, and CPR techniques. They told me it was either free or only $25. Either way I don't care. I think this is something every parent should take. Like I told Dale, it is important to know what to do in an emergency, especially if the baby stops breathing. There is no price when it comes to Brooklyn's life. I am very excited about having the chance to learn how to take care of her.

They also told me that my child birth classes that we are taking are actually not free, but since someone told me they were, I get them for free! Pretty cool I think! Hopefully they hold up to their word!

Love, 

Jennifer

Prepared Childbirth Classes

Dale and I are signed up for Prepared Childbirth Classes at Moore Medical Center. Since we will be delivering Brooklyn there the classes are free. We start classes on Tuesday, October 14th. We then have four more weeks of the classes after that. We will be going every Tuesday night from 7 - 9:30. We should be done by Thanksgiving and in plenty of time before Brooklyn is suppose to arrive. I am actually looking forward to it all because they should give me a greater idea of what I should/could expect. Dale on the other hand, not so thrilled. Hopefully he will come to find the idea more amusing once we go and he learns something new. He'll make a great coach though, I can already tell.

I'm looking forward to hearing the good, bad, and ugly about it all. I'll update about the first class once it gets here. It's just another thing to look forward to in our busy, soon to be hectic schedule!

Love,
Jennifer

3D/4D Ultrasound

This morning we had an appointment at the Moore Norman Vo-Tech to have a 3D/4D ultrasound done. I have been waiting for this day forever it seems! The school has a program where you pay only $10 and a student in training performs the ultrasound on you for practice. This is a great deal if you can get an appointment. The student tech told us that most babies only cooperate about 25% of the time. Most of the time expecting parents leave with little to nothing because the baby is facing the wrong way or somehow has their face blocked.

So getting started, the first thing we noticed... Brooklyn had her hands covering her face. No joke! She is SO stubborn and ornery. She had one hand by her mouth, which we think she was sucking on her thumb, and then the other just up by her face. We tried for about 10 minutes to get her to move around and move her hands away from her face so we could get a clear picture of the front of her face. She wouldn't have it. So most of our pictures are ones with her hands blocking her face.

We also had the student tech check to make triple sure it was a girl. She looked and sure enough, Brooklyn is definitely all girl. So now Dale and I can start making our the baby registries! I am trying to talk him into doing that this weekend. ;o)

So after checking the gender again, and having me move on one side, then to my back, then to my other side, then back to my back again, we made Brooklyn mad! Dale got to see her kick on the monitor, which he thought was pretty cool. We also got to see for a short second, Brooklyn opening and closing her mouth. She got the hiccups for a few seconds.

Then, tired of us pushing her around and trying to move her all about, she decided she was done. Brooklyn took her hands away from her face, and then turned and faced my back so we couldn't get a clear shot of her face at all!! All we could see is her spine and the back of her head! The student tech worked around her a little bit and we have a couple of good side profile pictures of Brooklyn without her hands in her face, but that is it.

So from the side profile pictures, I am thinking she has Dale's facial features. It looks like she has chubby checks and dimples and his nose. Dale is afraid she doesn't have a chin, but I think she does. I also think she has big eyes, but those would be from me. I've thought she was going to look like Dale since the last ultrasound though. Her head is perfectly round too. According to Grandma Belinda, Dale's head was perfectly round.

When it comes to the rest of her, she has features that I can definitely see my influence. Her hands for instance... Brooklyn's fingers are SO long. Her hands in all the pictures look huge. She also has big feet, though she could have gotten that from me or her daddy. She looks long and slender though. Unless she starts gaining a lot of weight soon, I think she is going to just be skinny and long when she is born.

The student tech took the measurements of her head and all her bones and said that from the measurements, she is currently 2 pounds 7 ounces. They said that from her size they think I am about 27 weeks and 3 days along and they showed my due date to be December 23rd! They told me to stick with the date that Dr. Fletcher has given me though.

Brooklyn is perfectly healthy though. She is growing at the right rate and has all her long fingers and toes and has become VERY good at moving around! We have about 8 pictures or so from this ultrasound. As soon as I can get Dale to scan the pictures, I will have them posted here on the blog. I will try to get that done by tomorrow evening or this weekend at the latest so keep checking back!

Love,
Jennifer

27 Week Doctor Appointment

On Thursday, September 25th, 2008, I had my 27 week routine check up with Dr. Fletcher. I walked in with another list of questions this time and was prepared for the blood work and everything else that was suppose to come my way.

The tech that I like called me back to take all the vitals. They took my weight and I have only gained one pound in the past month from my last appointment. I couldn't believe it. I asked her if she was sure because I feel like I have gained 20 pounds! She said just one pound and that I was doing well. I guess all of my weight is just shifting around because with how big my belly has gotten in the past few weeks, I don't see how I haven't gained more!

Then she measured my belly and I was right on for measurements at 27 weeks. Next she started to press around on my belly to find Brooklyn. It didn't take her long because Brooklyn kicked her! Then the whole time she was listening and measuring her heart beats, Brooklyn was busy kicking away. They tech was cracking up at how much she was moving around. The past few times I have gone, Brooklyn starts kicking when the tech tries to take all the vitals. Brooklyn's heart beat was at 154 this time. Good and healthy. My blood pressure was also excellent again. The tech said I am doing great with staying healthy and maintaining my weight and blood pressure. I feel like I could do more though, like start walking and exercising more.

Next I met with Dr. Fletcher. She echoed what the tech said. She told me the fact that I have only gained one pound isn't anything to worry about right now. I asked her about the due date and if that would or had changed. She told me no. That when she gives a due date it will never change. So the official due date is still December 22nd.

We then discussed inducing labor. I expressed my fear of being stuck in the hospital over Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day. She said she policy for inducing labor was she would do so if she felt the baby was healthy and ready up to 10 days before the due date that she gave. So if Brooklyn is not here by December 22nd, we are considering trying to make her arrive. We would only do this assuming everything was ok with her and that it wouldn't affect her health in any way. It will just be something that will be addressed on needed basis the closer the time gets.

As for the gluclose/ gestational diabetes test they were suppose to perform, well they ran out of time. So now I have to find some time this next week to go in early in the morning. They said the test takes an hour to do. I have to drink some sugar drink, then wait an hour and then I have to have blood work done. At that point they will know if I have developed or if I am at risk for gestational diabetes.

Other than that, everything else was fine. I have to start going back to the doctor every two weeks now. I will do this until around Thanksgiving when I will start going at least once every week. My next appointment is set for October 9th at 3 o'clock. I will be 29 weeks along then. After that, my next appointment is October 23rd at 8:30 in the morning. I will be 31 weeks along at that point.

So that is the latest news from the doctor. More to come soon!

Love,
Jennifer

Baby Costumes

It has begun. Brooklyn's collection of costumes/ outfits has officially started.

So last Friday night, September 12th, our friend Mike messages me. Mike and his wife co-run Once Upon A Childhood child consignment store down the street from our house. Knowing that Dale and I were wanting to look for different costumes for Brooklyn to dress up in, he told us that the next morning when they opened the store, all of their Halloween costumes would be out. So of course, we were there!

They had all kinds of cool costumes from baby size all the way up. Some new, some barely used, and all priced really cheap! Most of the costumes that Brooklyn could have worn within the next year were way too big in bulky. We did find some outfits though! The costume/outfits that we got are more like sleepers with the little footsies and hoods on them. They are perfect for her to wear to keep her nice and warm this winter. We walked away with a bear, penguin, cow, pink bunny, and tiger outfit all for a little over $30!

We were so excited about them all. Next year we should be able to go back and get more. We are also going to be looking out at the stores for costumes after Halloween this year. Nothing big and bulky. Just something cute, that is an animal( Dale's requirements), to keep her warm. I've posted the pictures of the costumes below. She also has a turtle costume that we got shortly after we found out Brooklyn was coming. So far though the bear and the penguin costumes are my favorite. They are so soft and cuddly and I know Brooklyn is going to look SO cute in all of them. I can't wait for her to wear them!
Love,
Jennifer

Brooklyn and Daddy

I am SO excited because Dale finally felt and saw Brooklyn move for the first time last Friday, August 29th! We were just sitting on the couch and Brooklyn started kicking the crap out of me, which has become a normal occurrence lately. She then had the hiccups at which point I had her daddy feel my belly and he felt her move! It was so neat because we were both sitting there watching my belly move around! Dale had said he thought he felt her move about a week earlier, but he wasn't sure because it was so faint. She really let him know she was there this time though!

Another thing about Brooklyn and her daddy... when Brooklyn starts moving around a bunch and kicking, punching, doing flips, or whatever, I have her daddy talk to her. She already knows and responds to his voice! Dale talks to Brooklyn a lot, every night, especially right before we go to bed. He'll tell her her loves her, or as he says, "E be dah." (Latka Gravas' words for I love you from the show Taxi) Brooklyn responds to him so well already though. Her daddy refers to her as Puppy, which I am sure will stick as his nickname for her after she is here. When she's moving all about and her daddy starts talking to her though, she calms right down. He'll pat my belly or hold my tummy and it is like she knows he is there comforting her. Then every time, when he stops talking to her, about a couple of seconds later she'll start up again. She loves hearing his voice!

So needless to say, she will definitely be a daddy's girl. I am pretty sure she will have her daddy wrapped right around her little finger. All I have to tell him now is "Dale, talk to your daughter," and she's usually all better! His next goal is to try to get her to kick me on command.... hopefully that won't work out! :)

Love,
Jennifer

B R O O K L Y N

I finally found the letters that I want to use to spell Brooklyn's name across the wall in her nursery. I was at Hobby Lobby today and they were on sell for $1.50 a letter, which is an AWESOME deal. The cheapest I have seen them any where else has been $3 a piece, and that was for a boring font. So now the only problem I am going to have is finding the rest of the letters for her name because the store I was at didn't have them all. I am missing the R, K, and N now. Hopefully I will be able to find the remaining letters, otherwise we are going to have the change her name to Booly. Any way, I was really excited about it because a lot of the little things that need to be done to finish her nursery are finally starting to fall into place.

Oh we also got her changing table last night and put it together in her nursery. It matches every thing else perfectly and looks great. It was such a paid to put together though! Brooklyn's cousin Mila came over tonight though and baby approved the room, so I think we are good to go!! :)

Love, Jennifer

Doctor Appointment- 23 Weeks

I went to the doctor for a regular check up last Thursday, August 28th. This was my first appointment that I've gone to by myself. Nothing major really happened this time though. It was just a general check up. They have now started measuring my belly when I go in. I really liked the tech I had this time because she seemed to actually know what she was doing and was really nice. However, Brooklyn didn't seem to feel the same way. The tech had to press around on my belly a little to find the spots to take the measurements and boy did it make Brooklyn mad. She said my measurements were perfect for how far along I was though. After taking the measurements she then proceeded to try to listen to Brooklyn's heart beat. Brooklyn was so mad from her pressing around on my belly that she wouldn't stay still. It took the tech a few minutes to finally get an accurate reading. Her heart beat was around a steady 150. I told the tech that Brooklyn seems to kind of have an attitude. She just laughed and told me she thought I was going to have my hands full.

The visit with Dr. Fletcher was good. She told me that the blood tests they took last month for Downs Syndrome all came back fine. She also said all of the ultrasounds I've had so far have looked healthy. My next appointment will be the one where they will run blood work to check for diabetes. She said she will also discuss taking birthing classes with me at that time. Dr. Fletcher told me to try to up my calcium intake to help with the leg cramps.... that my cholesterol being high on some blood work results I got back from work means nothing since I am pregnant.... and that the more Brooklyn moves around the better. That was about the gist of the whole appointment.

My next appointment is scheduled for September 25th at 3:50 in the afternoon. By then I will be 27 weeks along. Hopefully by then I will remember to ask her if she thinks the due date has changed at all, since I keep forgetting. I also need to talk to her about possibly making sure Brooklyn doesn't arrive on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, even though I know there really isn't any stopping her if that is what she wants.

Then on September 26th, some time that morning, we have an appointment at the Moore/Norman Vo-tech for a 3D/4D ultrasound. It'll be cool because we will only have to pay $10 since it is for "student training."

Then finally, on the morning of October 6th we have another 3D/4D ultrasound scheduled with Dr. Fletcher. Even though we have to pay out of pocket for this one, we decided it would be a good idea to have the doctor do one that way she could double check and make sure every thing looked okay with Brooklyn.

So there is the doctor update for this month. More doctor appointments are coming soon....

Love, Jennifer

Brooklyn's Nursery

We got Brooklyn's nursery set up yesterday!! Daddy and his friend Ryan put together the crib late last night. They also set up the dresser in her room. It's so exciting to see it all finally start to come together and to see everything sitting there just waiting for her arrival! There are still some finishing touches that have to be made of course. We still have to look around for some sort of pink girly rug, buy some new white blinds for the windows, look for a pink or white hamper, and then I think I am going to get rid of the papasan chair, (even though I don't really want to), and buy some kind of rocker/glider. The papasan chair would be nice to keep because it is so comfortable, but I think it might be too hard to get in and out of with the baby. Plus I don't think it would be comfortable for daddy. I also need to look around for some cute wooden letters to hang on the wall for Brooklyn's name. (So if anyone happens to see any while they are out and about for a decent price per letter, please let me know!)

Love, Jennifer

Shopping for Brooklyn 2

Yesterday we went shopping for Brooklyn AGAIN. I love shopping and all, but it sure is getting more and more exhausting for me, especially in this Oklahoma heat. Dale's mom, (Grandma Belinda), came down and we all went to lunch and then headed to Mathis Brothers to look for a chest of drawers for Brooklyn's room. We found a great deal on a really nice set of drawers and they just so happen to match her crib almost perfectly. Grandpa Kevin brought them home for us, and lucky for daddy, they were already put together! So a big thank you to Papa and Edith for buying the crib and the dresser for her room. They look great and should last her for a loooooong time!

After Mathis Brother's, we then went to Babies R Us, which was fun for Grandma Belinda and myself, but daddy... well not so much. Men just don't seem to get into baby shopping all that much. Daddy did pick out a beautiful crib set though! It's pink, of course, and has jungle animals all over it. Grandma Belinda went baby crazy and bought everything we needed that matched the crib set for Brooklyn's room. We got the crib set, the valances, the lamps, the mobile, sheets, etc. I've left it packaged for now because I don't want it to get too dusty before Brooklyn arrives, but it is going to look SO cute!! She also went ahead and bought us a changing table and the pad and cover for it. Unfortunately they were out of stock, but the table should match the rest of the furniture really well. Then daddy had to throw in a stuffed duck. It doesn't match anything else, but I'm sure it will quickly become one of Brooklyn's favorites. It was something daddy just HAD to have.

So Brooklyn's room has now been officially made into a girly nursery. I've never loved the color pink as much as I do now! So thank you so much Belinda for all of the great stuff, including the duck! We both greatly appreciate it and love it all!!

Below is a picture of the crib set we got for Brooklyn's room. You can get a better view of it if you go to www.Babies R Us.com and type in Jungle Luv in the search bar.

Love, Jennifer

Brooklyn's First Hiccups

Ok, so I know that I am probably making a WAY bigger deal about this than needs to be made, but I am SO excited! I felt Brooklyn hiccup for the first time today! I was laying down, trying to take a nap at lunch and all of a sudden I felt a little "bump" or "kick." I'm not sure how to describe it. I wasn't sure what it was at first until it happened again... then again... then again. I looked looked at my belly while it was happening and I saw it move! Now I have felt this baby move before. She is very fond of kicking me in my ribs, but I have never actually SEEN the movement. It was SO cool!! Ever since then I have been feeling her move and kick around in my tummy so much stronger than before. I can't wait until her daddy can feel her move as well!

Love, Jennifer

Mommy & Brooklyn at 21 Weeks

This is a picture of me at 21 weeks pregnant. I'm finally starting to show! Soon I should be able to wear all those maternity clothes that Papa and mom bought me! Picture was taken on Sunday, August 10, 2008.