Update!

Long time no Blog!

We've been busy around here.  First off, we found a HOUSE to rent here in Charleston.  Bye bye cramped townhouse, hello 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath house with a garage and screen porch!  :-)  As exciting as that is, it means moving.  Yikes!  Moving is probably my least favorite task.  I hate hate hate it.  But, the end result is good, even if the process is exhausting.

Exhausting takes a whole new meaning when we're doing this while I'm 33 weeks (yikes) pregnant!  Thankfully, I'm physically doing GREAT!  I had a little scare the other week when my heart went racing and I was having weird palpitations.  Got checked out by the cardiologist and nothing came back abnormal (huge praise) so we chalked it up to stress and heat.  I've been taking it a bit easier and things are back to normal!

At 33 weeks with David I was diagnosed with Pre-Eclampsia so making it this far with no signs of it, means a lot to me.  I had a load of anxiety once I hit 28 weeks.  I was so sure I was doomed.  Thankfully, the Lord brought me through that, and answered my shaky prayers for health for me and the baby.  I pray it continues!  I know I might bite my tongue, but I really hope I make it all the way to 39 weeks!!

It's slowly hitting us that our world is about to be turned upside down, as it always does when a new child comes into the world.  Couple that with a move, and Stephen's crazy as ever schedule, life is never dull around here!  Thankfully we have wonderful family and friends that help us through!  Hope all is well!  Will update once we are moved and settled!

17 weeks!

Wow, I can't believe I'm 17 weeks pregnant with this precious baby. I'm just so beyond excited.

Lately I've been feeling great! I had a couple of days this week where I was a bit tired at the end of the day, but who knows if that's being pregnant or just chasing around a 2 year old that does it.

I still haven't felt movement yet. I can't wait for that! At 16 weeks I had an ultrasound and the baby was moving EVERYWHERE. So this little guy or girl is active!

I have gotten my pregnancy appetite this week! The first trimester was plagued with "morning sickness" which is inappropriately named as I felt sick all day. I described it as the worst sea sickness ever that lasted from morning until night with really no escape. It was exactly like being on a boat. A boat I wanted to get off!! Right about 11 weeks it suddenly vanished which was amazing, but also scary. As a mom who's lost a baby, one of the things you worry about is suddenly losing your symptoms. My 12 week visit reassured me once we saw that little heart beating!! But like I said, now that the morning sickness is gone, I'm hungry. It's not a normal hungry either. It sneaks up on me. One minute I'm feeling fine and the next it feels as though I haven't eaten in weeks! I scarf some food and find relief, that is until the heartburn kicks in! Pop a few tums and all better!! At least for about 2 hours until the cycle begins again! LOL

David is doing great. This week we got pictures taken of him at innovative portraits. They do a great job. HE is such a little model. I had trouble picking which picture I wanted (you only get one pic for the $10 package)!

Here's my little man.

Here's our "17 week" picture. Today the baby is the size of a sweet potato. Every week I've been having David hold up the fruit or veggie that the baby is according to my iPhone app. So far they've turned out pretty cute! He's held an orange, an avocado, a turnip, and a sweet potato so far!

OK! Off to enjoy the rest of the weekend. Hope everyone is well!

Pop!

I'm excited to look pregnant but isn't 13 weeks a little early to look like this?

I was at least 25 weeks with David before I had this bump! Also, ignore the junk on the counter...

Oh baby!

Yes we are expecting again!! Baby Balevic is due September 8, 2012. I'm 11 weeks and some change. Almost to the second trimester which is unbelievable! We had a scan at 8 weeks and he/she looked great! I have a feeling it's another boy. Just mothers intuition. Everyone is well and David is still growing and changing so quickly. I can't believe how much of a big boy he is. He will make a great big brother. Praising God through all of it!

180 Movie

I've been so haunted by this movie. It's really life-changing. I have been pro-life for about 5 years. Before that it was something I wasn't comfortable really voicing my opinion on. Even after I changed my stance on it, I always felt uneasy, or like I'd offend someone by speaking up about abortion. That's different now after seeing this. It made me think, what's worse? Offending someone, or not standing up for the unborn.

Anyway, here's the video. Watch it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y2KsU_dhwI

Top 5 Worst Christmas Songs

I love Christmas music. I really do! But there are some songs that I could do without. Please tell me I'm not the only one. (I'm just writing this to be funny, so if one of your faves is on the list, sorry!!)

1) Grandma got Run over by a Reindeer"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfSb6J4jhcU

As a kid I remember LOVING this song. Now I'm scratching my head. Grandma gets drunk, goes out, and gets mauled by a Reindeer? Then it's brutally described how the family found her dead the next morning and how Grandpa is thrilled that now he can watch football in peace. ???

I love my grandma, so I have to hate this song.

2) "I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"

Annoying. Gets stuck in my head. I also secretly hate hearing children sing on the radio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RBZz730ibU

3) "Feliz Navidad"

This isn't the worst Christmas song. Its just that its on the radio about every hour. I don't get what's so great about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlZsYMf5gdE

4) "Happy Birthday Jesus"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqO_0Wc-Hfo

Did I mention I secretly hate hearing children sing on the radio. Oh, I hate that I hate this song. I mean, it's precious. A little kid singing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus. I love kids, and I love Jesus more than anything, it's just that when this song comes on, I feel like ripping my ears off just so I don't have to listen to it. Of course the easier option is changing the channel. I have no idea why, but I get super creeped out when I hear kids singing on the radio. I can't even listen to the song "Be Careful Little Eyes" because of the kid singing at the end. Shutter.

5) "Christmas Shoes"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PZHAOliwJs

This song is the ABSOLUTE worst Christmas song. Why, oh why do we have to be subjected to such depression around the holidays?? A little boy wants to buy his mom some shoes before she dies so she can be pretty when she meets Jesus. Great, just pass the eggnog now, make it a double. This is just what I want to think about around Christmas, sickness, death, and little boys losing their mommies. Hmm... how do the radio guys follow this one up anyway? Jingle Bell Rock? No, radio listeners need a Zoloft just to be able to stop blubbering long enough to pull the car over. Please. Stop. Playing. This.

That's all I got for now. I did mention that I LOVE Christmas time and Christmas songs?? Here is one of my new FAVORITES! I could listen to this song about 1000 times a day. I liked it enough I even spent the dollar to put it on my iPhone.

It's Brandon Heath's "The Night Before Christmas." Beautiful, intense, emotional, solemn, and joyful... sort of feel the entire weight of the Gospel when I hear it. Now if that isn't a good Christmas song I don't know what is!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCitZPr2oD0

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas season! Love to all!

Getting colder!

Finally figured out how to upload pics from my phone!