14 Weeks!!

Well, The last few months have passed by (some days so much slower than others thanks to the nausea!) And we have all three (Lance, Baby and Myself) made it to the 2nd Trimester!!! I would like to formally thank my husband for getting me through this time of constant "sickiness" and doing it with patience and love and consideration. He has really been a blessing and an encouragement and I could NOT have done it without him. I know we will continue to face difficult days in this pregnancy, but the Lord has and will sustain us both-- and I am so thankful for my husband. Without further ado... I think the worst of the "all-day sickness" is behind us! I have had a cold for over a week but even with that, I feel more like myself than I have in months-- and that is a nice feeling to be sure!

I wanted to share a few things from these last few months that I know you will appreciate.
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A few things that I consistently craved or that gave me comfort from the nausea:

• Bagged Ice. No kidding, we have had to have some of this in our freezer at all times this entire pregnancy. I do not think this will change. (see photo below.)
• Sour Patch Kids. Anything sour basically. Sour jelly beans, etc.
  
• Citrus Everything. Lemon, Lime, Grapefruit, wow.. good stuff.
• Spicy Food. (I know, strange for someone who is sick to their stomach.)
• Pickles. (As predictable as this one is, it's so true. Somedays I would plan my lunch around where I could get pickles and lemonade.) But not ice cream. :)
  
• In the beginning it was hamburgers. Not good, gourmet hamburgers.. but cheap, thin, hamburgers. Some days, this was all I could eat for lunch and since I knew I needed the protein, well... I did it. Regardless of the occasional nagging guilt in my head saying, "Do you want your precious child to be addicted to JUNK food? Do ya?!" Luckily this craving has just about passed except for the occasional surprise "gotta have a burger" spurt. Weird. I know!! And I am NOT a junk food eater. Anyone that knows me would tell you I am a bit of a food snob with somewhat of a "refined palate" as Lance calls it. Go figure. :)
• I have not had a cup of coffee in three months.. and I do not miss it (for now.) I still can't stand the thought of it. My mom was apparently the exact same way.
  

A few funny "Husbands say the darndest things..."

• On our way to the first OB-Gyn appointment, I was (big surprise) feeling a little woozy and Lance out of no where says to me... "You know, I think '0b-gyn' sounds like a droid from Star Wars... I do." I have to admit, he does have a point. Just the same, it's pretty cute.
  
• Lance asked me if the baby is a girl, can we name her "Pearl" so that he can refer to me as "Mother of Pearl." I said no. Can you blame me?

Honestly, there have been so many other funny things that have come out of this little adventure, but once I sit down to write them... I cannot remember. Something with the PG hormones maybe?


Here's Lance with that wonderful bagged ice...

I'm so sorry this is crooked. I cannot figure it out.






This is Him. Here's my guy.. the one who has unbelievable patience. Love him.

I was so glad that the sickness subsided just in time for THANKSGIVING!!! It was wonderful!!!



P.S. we will find out whether boy or girl on January 2nd!!!!! Any thoughts????

Some of the Reasons we drive 8 hours for just a few days...

Playing with the kids...

Mom and Dad...

The Boys... (except Dan-- where was he in this picture?)

A few of the little Darlings...

The Stuckey Women...

Mom and Dad Stuckey

Also, not pictured here: Vikki, Lyndsay, Melody, Morgan, Matthew II, Hannah, Daniel, Cassy, Maddy, Aunt Cindy and Aunt Debbie, And every other member of the Blythe- Stuckey Family. Ready or not: Here we come!!!

Long Overdue Update!!!

11 Weeks and Counting!!!

Okay so I know I've been horrible at this blogging thing-- but honestly, I have been sleeping just about every spare minute I have had. No kidding. I get about 9+ hours of sleep every night-- and that usually doesn't include me falling asleep on the couch around 8pm where I am in something slightly less than a coma until about 10pm when my sweet husband tries to wake me up with nothing short of an airhorn and then drag my comatose dead-weight self upstairs. (If you think I'm exaggerating, just ask him. :) Not to mention that when I'm not sleeping, I'm desperately trying to keep my last meal in my stomach (where it belongs.) So suffice it to say, I've been avoiding you blogging world. There, I said it. Not because I don't love all of you. But I just did NOT want to be a complaining pregnant woman belly-aching about all of my very normal and healthy symptoms. However, I am now 11 weeks and almost to that 2nd Trimester, where as far as I have heard, life is grand and we all get a little energy back. Oh, and I have also heard that in the land of 2nd Trimester: people like food. And food likes people. (gasp!) I'm looking forward to my trip to this magical land with great anticipation. In the mean time, I am trying desperately to do what I can to not be a crazy person because in spite of all of these symptoms, I LOVE BEING PREGNANT!!!! I love reading every week about how big our baby is. I love thinking of names. I love imagining her (oh alright, or his.) personality! This is the most amazing and crazy time and we are sincerely so blessed and happy.

Here we are after our 6 week ultrasound after seeing "Baby Stuck's" heartbeat!!! 164 BPM!!!! Woohoo!!!!

And here is our little perfect wonder. Sleeping all Curled up.. Just like mommy.

** More to come later this evening hopefully...

I would love to share my crazy pregnancy-isms with you!!!

She's Having a Baby...

That's right folks! The Stuckey's are going to be parents!!!

This is us with Baby Joey a few months back... He is such a cutie and has grown so fast. We are very excited and blessed to be able to go through this with our own child. As it is still quite early, please keep us and Baby Stuckey in your prayers. Please pray for health for mom and baby and and extras measure of patience and sanity for Lance with his wife's ever increasing hormones... which may or may not tend to make her a bit emotional from time to time... (hypothetically speaking, of course. We all know I could NEVER really be emotional or dramatic. )

My mom is coming to visit!!!

YAY! She is flying in tonight and will be here until Sunday!