Today has been the best I have felt in 2 months. I still feel very tired but not as much nausous as I have been. Today was a beautiful January day. It was about 50 degrees out and the sun was shining. So, I put the jackets and shoes on the boys and let them run some energy off! My neighbors saw us out and came over and played until lunch time. It was so good to get outside and get some fresh air; for me and for the boys. I am not going to over-do-it today because I did that the other day and then the next day I was worse off than I have ever been. I still find it hard to believe that I am pregnant again. I rarely find a moment in the day to reflect on the life growing inside me. So at night when I am in bed I think about it and get excited and scared at the same time. How am I going to handle 3 kids and keep my sanity? Will they ALL turn out okay? I start to get overwhelmed and then I start to pray and then after my prayer my worries seem to dissapear and it's as if God tells me right before I go to sleep..."It's all going to be just fine, I will take care of you and your family."
Enough about me.....Matt has been on a healthy lifestyle type thing for about a month. He really enjoys challenging himself like that. It's hard to actually stick to the healthy lifestyle, but he is very dedicated and seems to want to do the best he can with it. Maybe I will join him after I have this baby.
Well I better go so that I can rest some more.

Steph

Wow, I can't believe it's almost a month since I last wrote. Christmas and all the traveling we've been doing for the holidays wore me out! We had a wonderful Christmas this year and have so many things to be thankful for. We began Christmas in Tullahoma with my family. We arrived there the Friday before Christmas and stayed until Christmas day and then headed to Huntsville to visit with Matt's family. We stayed there until Wednesday and then headed back to Franklin to rest up for a few days before traveling to Gatlinburg for the New Year. We left for G-burg on Saturday and stayed until Tuesday. We took the boys and went with Paige and Lance, Joel (Matt's brother) Marci(his wife), Amelia(Matt's sis) and John(her hubby) and their two boys, Jack (7yrs) and Owen(5yrs). We had a great time, but we were ready to come home and recoup.
Some other exciting news and one of the other reasons I have been so tired is b/c two days before Christmas we found out I am pregnant! I was rather shocked to say the least. I have been taking Birth Control pills, but must have skipped a few during the month of October. I went to the Dr. before we went to Gatlinburg. They said I have an extremely high level of HCG. That high level has been contributing to my never-ending nauseousness and vomiting. I never felt like this during the pregnancy of my boys. This is a horrible feeling. I have absolutely no energy and feel very nauseous all day. I have no appitite at all. Poor Matt, he has been taking very good care of me and the boys when he comes home from work. He has been helping with the house chores and getting the boys bathed and in bed. They need to clone him! Thank God I got the one and only! Right now he is playing hide and go seek with the boys! They love their Daddy!
Today the boys went to their Preschool and I laid around and didn't do a darn thing. I feel like I have the flu and the stomach bug. I can't wait until this feeling ends and I can be excited about this pregnancy. I go to the Dr again on Tuesday Jan 16. They will do the full exam on me and do another ultra sound. I have already had one ultrasound to determine when my due date is b/c I wasn't sure when my last period was. They determined my due date is August 24 or there-abouts. I am about 8 weeks pregnant. I would love it if anyone reading this could just pray for us and this preganacy and that the baby and me will be healthy and safe. Thanks!
I'll write more later!