6 Months...

6 Months, WOW! My little baby girl turned 6 months old yesterday. I can't believe how fast the time flys. It seems like just yesterday we were taking her home from the hospital and now she is learning to crawl. Time just needs to slow down. So much has happened in these past 6 months. I've watched Olivia go from a baby who just wants to sleep, who now hates sleep and just wants to play. I can't wait to see how these next 6 months go by. I know they are going to go by so fast, that I've already started planning her first birthday! You can't be too prepared right? I am just not ready for her to grow up just yet, she needs to stay this little forever. Right now, she loves to cuddle with mommy, she is definitly a momma's girl. I love that! I know one day she won't want to cuddle and be with me so I'm cherishing these little moments. I try to remember that when I get frustrated or feel like I need a break. I know a break is good every now and then. Mommy needs a recharge sometimes. For the most part though I try to be there for as much as possible, I just don't want to miss anything. This parenting thing is a little crazy and I'm still getting the hang of it, but I refuse to have any regrets about the way I do things. I wanna look back at my life and Olivia's life and know that I wouldn't change a thing! :)

Olivia and mommy on her 6 month birthday :)

Useless Ramblings

Wow. One month and 15 days and I will be starting my junior year of the nursing program. I can't believe I have made it this far. It's crazy to think that in two years, I will be graduating with my BSN, and have a 2 year old, with hopefully another on the way. I can't imagine, life any different, but at the same time I can't believe how fast my life is going. I just turned 20. I have a wonderful little family. My friends are changing as I change, some for the better, some for the worse. Although, I'm sure all changes are for the better, it still hurts to lose friends that once were your life. It's a hard to pill swallow, when your lifestyle no longer matches your friends and they feel like that is a perfect reason to split ways. I understand that I have a family, but my so called friends said they wanted a family too, yet since they haven't started one yet, we shouldn't be friends. Yes, my feelings got a little hurt, but I'm learning how to be strong and be a better person because of it. All will be okay in the end, and if they couldn't stick by me during this time. I'm sure I don't want them beside me in the good times. I try not to be bitter and angry, but somedays I just can't help it, especially when I need a friend. Oh well, life is changing, and I'm gonna take it as it comes. As I once read in a book, I don't want to stand in the middle of a river trying to see around the bend while life flows on around me, I want to be here in the present enjoying every moment!

Olivia Brooke Wesley

Olivia Brooke Wesley arrived on Feb 9, 2012 at 2:54 pm. She weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces and was 19.3 inches long. It has been a whirlwind year. Since I last blogged a lot has happened, apparently. I went through a pregnancy of which the last month was long and testing. I spent 3 weeks on an off in the hospital. After convincing my doctor to induce me early he wanted to perform an amnio to make sure Olivia was ready she wasn't. So I had to wait one more week for my planned induction. We went to my appointment, and told the doctor we wanted to forgo the second amnio and just induce as planned. He said the test results from the previous week were concerning after looking at them closer and that he wanted to do another amnio. He informed me that at 38 weeks she should have had some lung development and she had none. That was scary! So there started the longest hour of my life. I was sure we were going to be sent to a childrens hospital because something was wrong. Finally the news came! She was fine, and we could go ahead with the induction. One day later I had my precious little girl in my hands. And here we are 4 months later, and I have a spitfire little girl. She loves to play and be talked to. She has started giggling and rolling over. She loves to try new things. She fights her sleep. She is perfect.I wouldn't change a thing that happened. :) I love my little girl for all the ups and downs. The all nighters, the tears and the laughs. She has truely made my world a little better! Maybe I'll get better at this blogging stuff soon ;)

4 months and counting...

Well, we have an official due date. January 31,2012. Wow. That's only 5 months away, it seems so far away yet I know its going to go by really fast. Yesterday I was officially 16 weeks! :) I'm so excited it means only about 6 more weeks till we get to find out if we are having a little boy or little girl! I can't wait!!

Anyways, I have pictures!






These aren't the best pictures, but Baby Wesley was not wanting to stay still. Apparently he/she doesn't like pictures.

Matt was so funny during the ultrasound, he kept getting up to walk closer to the t.v so he could see the images better. He was so full of questions, it was amazing just to see his reaction to seeing our little baby on the screen. He is so excited! I am too for that matter.

So stay tuned for more updates on baby wesley. And for updates on school. I start school on monday (i'm jumping for joy...no, really. I am......NOT) So, I'm trying to completely get organized this weekend. I have orientation all day tomorrow, I'm sure there will be more on that later too.

12 Weeks and counting....

12 weeks as of yesterday...so we think. As of now the temporary due date is late Feburary, but in August I go for my first ultrasound and get a more accurate due date. I can't wait, this guessing game is driving me crazy. I just wanna know when my little bundle of joy and sleepless nights will be here. But for now I'm enjoying a little reprieve from all those pesky symptoms that have had me completely useless for that past couple weeks.

No more morning sickness! Well, its not completely gone, but it doesn't stick around all day and bug me. I can actually eat without the fear of throwing it back up later. However, I'm still exhausted, but I guess I should be getting used to this feeling. Despite being exhausted I'm oddly enough motivated to get stuff done.

Me and matt are so ahead of the game, which is just how I want it. We have already started rearranging the house in preparation for Baby Wesley. Now if only I could get the nursery decorated before school. Sadly, that is not an option but it would be nice. We are trying to get as much done as we can sooner rather than later. One reason is because I will be in my first semester of nursing school and I know I'm not gonna wanna decorate (or at least I'm gonna have very limited time to decorate). So my philosophy is the sooner I can get everything done but decorating the happier I will be, which means Matt will be happier. So all around everyone will be happier. :)

Baby Names...I don't remember I put this in my last post so I'll post it again just in case. For a girl the name will be Olivia Brooke Wesley and for a boy the verdict is Robert Caden Wesley

Now if we are having twins...we are just outa luck on names unless we have a girl and a boy. Oh didn't I mention twins are very good possibility. :/ They run in both sides of my family and in one side of Matt's. Oh and I had a very high HCG levels which points to twins or I could be further along than we thought. But the doctor kinda vetoed that last one, so my last hope for that is my upcoming ultrasound.

Well stay posted..you can also stay up to date here at my mom's blog (she is a much better blogger than me)

The Mommy Diaries

Yep, You have probably guessed it, I'm pregnant! It is very unexpected. We definitely weren't trying to have a baby, but looks like we are. We are very excited...now that the shock of it all has worn off. Matt and I have been suspecting it for awhile, but now it is doctor confirmed. We have our first OB appointment July 12th, or June 29th depending on which doctor we decide to go to. We are having insurance problems...UGH! I'm leaning to the one in July, the people in office sound nicer and are much more inclined to work with us, it seems. But I guess we will see how it turns out.

Another unexpected bump in the road...quite literally. Is that either I am farther along than what we think, or we are expecting twins. I guess we will find out at the appointment. But my HCG levels were really high which points to one of those two things. I'm hoping for the just being farther along. As of now I think I am due around the first of Feb, but my mom thinks I am due in Dec. Which puts a kink in our plan to go to Nicaragua.

The other big debate is the sex of the baby. Right now Baby Wesly is being called pending, because peanut and it just isn't cute enough. Girls, run in my family while Boys run in Matt's. So its a 50-50. Mom thinks I am having a girl. But I will be happy with either as long as it is happy. Girl clothes are cuter, but I like the big brother mentality of having a boy first. On that note though, we are far ahead of the game we already have names picked out. Robert Caden for a boy (he will be the 8th Robert in the Wesley family) and Olivia Brooke for a girl.

Either way, I'm totally excited and can't wait to start this chapter in my life.

It's gonna be a long night...

Well, its only 6:15 and instead of accomplishing my to-do list, I have accomplished watching numerous tornadoes form in our area. Luckily enough none touchdowned in town, obviously or I wouldn't be typing this. But, we did have one start its rotation right over our neighborhood. Lovely, right. Sadly, enough it looks like we have another round of storms coming our way. YAY! (note sarcasm).

It seems like lately all we have tornadoes one week, then floods, then tornadoes, then floods...well you get the idea. I'm tired of storms. Us here in the south need a break.

The good thing, we finally purchased a storm radio. We have been needing one, so while were out today getting supper while we still could, we decided to go buy one because it was looking like it was gonna get hairy. What would you know...not even five minutes after buying one my mom calls and says we have thirty minutes before we get slammed by a tornado. Lucky us, we have a radio just incase our power goes out. So we get our food, and go home. I get my hall closet all ready for us to go hide out. And nothing...so we wait and go outside. Scary clouds. Check. Tornado sirens. Check. Weather man saying get in our safe zone. Check. Storm deciding to go north. Check. Yep, after all of that we didn't get hit. Which is a good thing, not so good for our neighboring towns.

But it looks like we have a break for now. At least I have radio now for tonight. Maybe, I'll get some sleep. Maybe.