3rd Trimester here I COME!

27 weeks 6 days
41"
Well, I am a couple weeks behind, I know. I usually update every Tuesday evening since my weeks start over on Wednesdays, but last Tuesday was so crazy that I just fell into bed (couch) that evening. I had another ultrasound today and so I just decided to wait and post today instead of sometime during last week.

I started school last Monday and so far its been pretty good. I have decided to make a schedule out every Sunday on a Homework app on my phone. And so far, its been pretty beneficial. I look at the agenda for the week for each class online, then log it all into the scheduler on the app, and it lets me know what I need t o do each day. Its pretty cool. I am going to try and get ahead in a few weeks so that I can be ahead when the baby comes. I know that one of my teachers has said that I can do that, just not sure about the other two. Guess we'll just see. I am having some major issues with the financial aid department. They are taking forever to process my financial aid and I NEED MY MONEY!!!! SHOOT!! Every time I talk to someone, they tell me a different story than the previous person. I was finally told on Friday that it should definitely be ready by today. Well, today they said it should be ready by next week!! I'm seriously so annoyed!!! UGH. Daniel is also doing online schooling this semester and hopefully his refund will be ready by Friday.

On to the pregnancy and the baby! I had my glucose test today plus another ultrasound. I was told last pregnancy and this pregnancy to eat at least two hours before I drank the dreaded sugary crap because my appointments were at 11:00am last time and 1:15 this time. I certainly couldn't fast that long! Well, I woke up at 10:30 this morning and freaked out because I realized that I needed to eat by 11. It usually takes me a while to eat because I have awful pregnancy induced heartburn and indigestion so I have to eat slowly. I made two eggs and shoved them down my throat as fast as I could allow. When I got done, it was exactly 11:08. I arrived at my appointment and drank the stuff at 1:15, so I barely made the two hour mark. Now, I'm really nervous that it will mess my test results up and Id have to take the 3 hour test!!! :/ I will have the results by the end of the week so I guess I just have to wait and see.
The ultrasound was great! Daniel, my sister in law, and the godmother were all there and it was fun watching their reactions when the baby would do certain things. He kept swallowing the fluid and blowing bubbles or something cuz his mouth kept opening and closing. It was so adorable! He kept looking straight into where there wand was so we got to see his face! He is so stinking cute!! I want to do a 3d ultrasound because all of the pics that she gave us don't really show anything. We do have a cute pic of his foot! She measured him to be about 2.7lbs and average length. His heartbeat was 155, and I only gained six ounces since my last appointment! Tre' is head down, but, he still has some time to turn around, although, hopefully he wont! My appointments are every two weeks now, so instead of a month,   I will get to get him checked out in two weeks! Yaaaay!! Hopefully we can start on the nursery soon so I can feel like we are finally getting ready for his arrival!
Here are some pics, since I haven't been able to post any in awhile.

21 Weeks

27 weeks from afar  ;0

And his name shall be called....

25 weeks 6 days
40"

Well, as you can see from the title, our son finally has a name! Daniel Jarrett Brown III aka Trey! I finally talked to my assistant Pastors wife about my feelings on the name. They went through the loss off an infant also, so she is always the main person I go to for help. I told her about how Daniel was at work and the Lord showed him a vision out of no where. In it, the baby that I'm carrying now asked me what his name was. I told him it was the same as his daddy's name. When Daniel told me that, I knew that it had to be the Lord. I didn't want to fight against it, but was just uncomfortable with it. Meanwhile, The Lord showed Daniel more and more as he sought answers about the vision (which he saw as he was walking down the stairs at work). The more He revealed, the more Daniel was convinced that this had to be the name. He knew I wasn't comfortable with the idea so he never pressured me or anything. The Lord told him that I would come around. Mind you, I didn't know any of this until after I spoke to my pastors wife. She really helped me see that the feelings of guilt that I had was completely normal. I really liked the idea of the name, but was so afraid that I would always look at this baby with regret or sadness and guilt. I felt like we were taking Jarretts name since he wasn't here. She explained to me that, this baby really is going to fill that void I had with Jarrett, and that a lot of the reason why I feel this way is because I still have empty arms. But, when I have this baby, I am going to be so happy, that the sad and guilty emotions will be gone. She also said that his name isn't the same as Jarretts and that he will have his own identity. I told her that I had been praying for peace about the whole thing and she said that maybe He won't give me peace until I accept the idea of the name. Because, you can't have peace about something if you are fighting against it. She helped me a great deal that night. I told Daniel about it on our way home and that's when he told me more about this baby and the importance of his his name. Well, a couple days later, I was taking a nap, and right before I drifted off, the baby was moving around. I said something to him and called him Trey without even thinking about it. I was immediately filled with such an indescribable feeling of warmth and peace. It was the most amazing feeling! I knew then that I had finally accepted it! And now I say his name every chance I get! It's such a wonderful feeling! I love him so much and I wish these next few months would just fly by so I can put a face to his name! Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!

It's so hot!

24 weeks 6 days

Well, first off the wedding turned out absolutely wonderful! I'm glad I can take a break now, and I am so happy for the newlyweds. They are a beautiful couple. After the wedding, as we were headed home, I started having pain that felt like contractions every two minutes. I got a bit nervous, but I noticed my stomach wasnt getting hard, so figured it was just nothing. I went home, took some tylenol and drank lots of water, and after a while they stopped. Then a couple days later I wiped after using the bathroom, and there were red spots on toilet paper! I freaked out a bit and wiped again, and the same thing. I wiped about 3 more times, each time seeing spotting. I happened to have my monthly check up that day so, I didn't worry too much. At the appt, my doctor checked my cervix and everything looked nice and tight. So, she told me to take it easy for a couple days because I probably had just been doing too much and over exerted myself. I have been good ever since, but OMG am I tired!!! For some reason, I am incrediblely exhausted! I can barely keep my eyes open during the day. So I just nap when I can and tell myself to get prepared because this is probably how I will feel like when he baby gets here! LOL. My doctors appt went good. Baby is doing good but I didn't get a the heartbeat but I heard it and it sounded good. I am now 150 pounds!!!! I have never weighed this much in all my life lol. Apparently, I am gaining like six pounds a month! Ugh Lord, at this rate I will be like 170 by the time he gets here lol. That's not big, I know, but that's a lot since I was about 130 at the beginning of my pregnancy!
This past Saturday was Daniels birthday and I did my best to make it a day (well,night) that he would never forget! He came home from work and I had set a beautiful scene. There were rose petals and candles leading all the way to our bedroom. I had made chocolate covered strawberries and marshmellows along with baking a cake and cooking his favorite meal. I served the strawberries and marshmellows on a goodie tray with his favorite candy and some sparkling grape cider. I catered to him the whole night and made him feel like a king. Needless to say, I rocked his world and he has deemed that day to be the best birthday ever! LOL
Moving on (lol) I'm so excited to meet this baby! He is so active and I play with him all day long! It's like he never sleeps! Except when I'm sleep, I guess lol. That's a good thing right? I am also excited cuz I enrolled back into school! After taking a year off, I feel like its been forever since I was last in school. Of course I will be taking online this semester and possibly the next. I have never done online before so I am a little bit nervous, but, I'm a pretty good student and since I will be at home all day, I have plenty of time to focus and study lol. I'M SO EXCITED!!!!
Daniel and I have taken a step towards a new part-time business venture. We have been praying about it and feel that we should launch into it! Daniel will be doing most of the work while I do the background stuff, such as managing phone calls, clients, money, etc. I would say more about it but since its a public company, I am not sure I should post about it on my blog. So, we will see how this goes and hopefully it will take off.
Tomorrow, a lady who works for the state health department is coming by our house to do an interview about Jarrett. She wants to share our story and we are more than happy to be apart of it. Our story will be shares with other families who have lost a child and so we hope that we can be a help! I will let you know how it goes!
Well, til next week!

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