Baby Powell...week 9

So this past Thursday, I was 9 weeks. I feel and look huge already. I still have A LOT of nausea and get sick around 4 times a day. I have to be careful not to lay flat while resting and to not let my stomach get completely empty, because that seems to make it worse.
I am so excited about our new addition! I can't wait to hold our new baby and to see Sydney teach "it" all the mischevious things she knows! :)

I am not resting well at night, but I think if I COULD, I would sleep all day. Of course, with a very active soon-to-be 4 year old, that isn't possible! Sydney won't start pre k until next year because the cut off date was 4 years of age on or before September 1st...her birthday is September 12! I mean really, 11 days!!!! So, I sign her up for school this coming March, the same month the new baby is due to make it's grand entrance!

So, I know a few of my followers are pregnant and or have had babies...so I have a question...what is your thoughts on coloring your hair in the first trimester? I have roots to my ears, but everyone scares me about coloring my hair this early. I can't remember if I did or didn't with Sydney....

Sydney is very excited about the new baby. She only gets jealous at night because the baby gets to sleep in my belly. She want's me to "take the baby out and put it in its own bed." So, she doesn't quite understand the whole concept yet, but hey, I don't expect her to!

So, all in all, I am doing well. I am excited about being a mommy to 2 babies. Matt and I are so blessed. Oh, and March 4th will also be our 5th wedding anniversary...so as you see, March is a big month for us! :)

Baby Powell....week 5

So this week I am 5 weeks along. I found out so early that I was pregnant that this pregnancy may seem like 20 years for you all...me too, possibly. Overall, I am feeling really good. It's so funny how different this pregnancy is from my pregnancy with Sydney and the baby we lost over a year ago. With Sydney, I was sick...all day...every day...from 4 weeks until I was about 18 weeks. I lost a lot of weight because I couldn't hold anything down. With the baby I lost, I never had any pregnancy symptoms besides heartburn. And...with this sweet bundle of joy, I am extremely tired. Like...dazed tired...all the time. I have some heartburn, but the nausea isn't unbearable and I can eat a cracker and get rid of it quickly. I have totally given up coca cola...AHH! I am drinking water and milk and I am craving spicy foods, knowing I will have heartburn. And my sense of smell is unbelievable right now. I am still 3 weeks away from my Dr's appointment and I am ready to go and make sure everything is ok. I have a lot of anxiety and what if thoughts. I keep wondering what I will do if when they do my ultrasound there is no heart beat? Every time I use the restroom I get so nervous that I will be bleeding. When I had my miscarriage, I started bleeding when I was in the bathroom, so I know that's where my fear comes from with that. Just keep me in your prayers that I can stop all the thoughts and turn this over to God.