moving/moved!!!

i have moved!!! this will be my last post here...
you can now find me at
http://lifeinlollyland.net

i decided to get my own site and hubby has helped me in getting it up and running!! check it out and let me know what you think!

my blog and all my posts can now be found on my new site!!
looking forward to seeing you there!!
:-D

Life, J and everything in between

woohoo!! i love being pregnant!! its the hugest and most awesome blessing that God could ever bestow on a woman!

To have this baby growing inside of you for 9 months, to be able to feel this little baby kick, roll, wriggle, hiccup and jump is truly a blessing! everytime J moves , i start to grin like an idiot... i reckon that people sometimes think im mad...but now with my tummy finally showing, i think they know why im grinning!

i had a scare about 2 weeks ago! i had the most intense pain in my lower tummy and of course, being pregnant, i panicked! so i dont think that that helped the pain... (i think that i can take pain... after doing muay thai for a year and receiving my fair share of punches and kicks, i know what sore enought to make me cry!) well, this pain had me in tears for about 20 minutes before i called my gynae... she reccomended that i lie down for an hour and then call her back...so i took her advice and lay down....

oops! about 5 minutes into my lying down, the pain spread into my back! the pain in my stomach was nothing compared to that! it was so sore, i couldnt breathe and had convinced myself that i was probably going to be paralysed for the rest of my life... yes a tad dramatic i know... but jeepers, the pain was hugely intense!! poor B just sat there with wide eyes and a hand on my back. shame, it was quite frightening for both of us... he is such a gem, he looked after me so well! God has blessed me so richly! i am married to the most fantastic man and now im carrying his child!! wow! God is great!!

i have realised over the last month just how amazing marriage is. To be able to be 1 with someone, and to know that come what may they will always be there. There's always someone cheering for you, supporting you, crying with you, laughing with you and best of all there's always someone you can share everything with! I love married life! I guess, that when you are married to someone who is as amazing as B, it does make it easier! But just being able to wake up with him in the morning is incredibly special! I have realised through pregnancy, just how much i love him and how special he is to me!

I have been reunited with my love for Jack Johnson music! I havent listened to Jack in ages, but about 10 days ago, Pick n Pay was playing Jack during my shopping, and now i cant get enough again! He is super talented and writes amazing music and lyrics... if you havent seen the music video he does with Ben Stiller i suggest you go to his site and check it out... its hilarious!!
ok so onto the juicy J bits! ;-)

Our last scan was at 24 weeks and 4 days... scans are always so exciting! getting to see those tiny little baba's in so much detail is awesome! so we go through all the preliminaries, weight (so far have only picked up 4 kgs), sugar, blood pressure etc. then its into the doc's office for a chat and the scan! if i havent said it already, Tania is amazing! we are so blessed to have her as our obstetrician! she has such a wonderful nature and is so lovely to work with, she puts your mind at ease and makes you feel so very special!!

well, it looks as though we are having a giant!! Tania was taking J's measurements and even she looked surprised!! J's tummy is already 22cm in circumference, and J's feet are almost 5cm long...which is the size of newborn baby's feet!!! b and i just giggled... then right at the end, she gave us J's weight.... tania's eyes went big and so did ours! J is already 1kg!!! the norm for this stage of pregnancy is between 600g and 700g...but our "little" one is already 1 kg!! which puts J at the same weight of a baba 3 weeks ahead of where J is!! so doc reckons that J is very healthy!! im still stunned...i never thought that J would be so big!! God is so good!! He is growing this baby beautifully!!

so here are some pics!!

J's "little" feet

J's big foot being measured

J sucking a thumb... look closely

J's gorgeous little face

My belly at 25 weeks, finally starting to look preggy!

I havent known how to include this in my blog, but feel that i must. just after my last post, my cousin was killed in an accident ( http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=181&art_id=vn20070211080502711C997495 )

Julie really was a wonderful person and will be/is missed by all who knew her. Her sudden death made me realise how short life is, and how we dont have a day to waste...

she had given her life to the Lord, and im sure that she is rejoicing with Him in heaven. She is living her eternal life as a result of a choice she made to live here on earth for Him.

Eternal life is on offer for everyone!! all it takes is a decision to follow God and to accept His son as Saviour of your life.

if you havent made that decisionbut want to find out more... please contact me...

20 week scan

We had our foetal assessment this morning! it was fantastic!!

J is growing like a weed and is now 18cm crown to rump! Head circumference of 5cm and tummy circumference of 17cm!!!
J weighs 443 grams and has all ten fingers and toes...
J's spine is looking great and is all perfect! The heart and brain are perfect! We saw the 4 chambers of J's heart as well as the 2 hemispheres of J's brain!! We also got to see J's medulla and kidneys.
wow! it was quite very emotional! both B and i had to fight the urge to cry!

J is a thumb sucker and was happily sucking his/her thumb for us! it was too cute!! J's heartbeat is nice and strong! to me, thats the most beautiful sound!
J was sleeping when the doc started and so she tapped to wake him/her up. J seems to take after daddy and like to sleep. So when woken up, J didnt seem to happy and showed this by kicking and punching me. We could of course see every movement, and its amazing to see it as well as feel at the same time...
(oh gosh im getting emotional!)

Oh and mommy(me) is doing great! havent picked up any weight, which doc is happy about and everything is in order!

B has been feeling J kick more and more! last night when trying to fall asleep, J woke up and started putting on a show. kicking and turning and moving about... i think it was because i had been a tad worried as i hadnt felt J yet yesterday, and so J decided to give it horns!!
Its to cute though! i love it!!

anyway...
enough about the facts and stuff...
here are the pics...

J's gorgeous leg...(proud mommy mode)

J's profile and spine shot...the top black hole is his/her heart!!
J sucking his/her thumb...ahhhhh
My tummy at 20 weeks 4 days...
Front view of my apparently small tummy!
Side view of my tummy!

Thank-you Lord, for this awesome gift that you have given to us!

J's moving!!!

ok...
so this post is about a week late...
Last Wednesday ( 31 Jan) afternoon, was the first time that I felt J kick!! it was amazing! it was just 2 little bumps, but most definitely kicks!
Then the week went by and i didnt feel anymore kicks until...

Saturday!!
After the lifesaving competition, B and I came home and ate some Chuckles (woolworths chocolate covered biscuit balls). Now i know i shouldn't be eating chocolate as it makes me feel nauseous, but they were just so yummy that i couldnt resist!! So i had more than I probably should've!
>>Now just to give you some background about me... I'm like a 4 year old when it comes to sugar and i can sugar-rush with the best of them!! I get quite hyper-active and giggly!!

An hour goes by and we are lying down upstairs when i start feeling a bump... bump... bump. It was so cute!! When they started to get stronger, I had B put his hand on my tummy and he could feel them too!! It was stunning!! 1 of the kicks was really hard and i actually got a fright!! B only got to feel 2 kicks but im guessing that that was just the start of things to come.

Since then, i have felt J more consistently! its the best feeling! This morning J woke up just after I did and was kicking up a storm! I made B jump back into bed to feel it, and this time he probably 5 or 6 good strong kicks!
I love it!! It just makes me giggle!

Its mind-boggling to think that God created us women, with the capability of carrying another little person inside of ourselves. He knew what He was doing alright!
To think that He made us, not man, capable of carrying out the greatest miracle of all! We are His vessels to use to further His creation and He uses us to add numbers to His kingdom for His ultimate glory!

To those who say God doesnt exist... i think that you are bluffing yourselves out of the greatest gift of all!!
Eternal life with a God who loves you more than anything!!

Bryan's first pic on my belly!!

thought i'd share 1 more pic with you!
Bryan got creative on my belly!! i think its very cute!!