14 WEEKS - 2ND TRIMESTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!  We have made it to the second trimester!!!!  The trimester that is supposed to be its best!!!  I took it a little far with making things "their best" while pregnant with Brooklyn.  For instance eating a cheesecake or having a milkshake about everyday.  Yikes, I loaded on the pounds.  Not this time!  No way Baby!!!  I am vowing to stay fit and comfortable this pregnancy!!  My goal this holiday season is to be careful, continue to workout and remain steady on my weight gain, if thats even what you want to call it!!!  I'm really liking thus far how i'm losing weight everywhere except gaining a belly!  Which is definitely what i'm doing!  It seems like ever since thanksgiving I have woken up with a bigger belly!  I'm definitely showing faster this time than I did with Brooklyn!  But the good news is since i'm staying healthy, I am not even in maternity jeans yet!  YaaaHooooo!!  This is good news for me, because at this point with B I was already well into the weight gain and the swelling. 

We officially making our news PUBLIC, anyone who didn't already know, now does!!!  And we are more than happy to have you all reading our blog each week!!  Stay tuned for more exciting news about our life and the journey of Jalapeno!!!!

We just wanted to post a quick blog to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Our Family to Yours!!!  And we will catch up after the new year!!!

God Bless Everyone!!!

13 Weeks

Whoa, already?  Seems like I was just hoping to get thru this 13th week, and i'm about there!!!!  Finally almost into the second trimester!!  But of course, this is the week where I wake up with morning sickness and nauseau every day...  Blahhhh.  I am feeling so sorry for the girls that experience this in full swing.  Yikes, its irritating, really takes up your day feeling like that.  I have been so lucky to not get sick with either pregnancies and was really hoping to keep it that way.  Now lets just say i'm really looking forward to the second trimester to see if this goes away for good, like its supposed too.

We are currently in Kentucky for the week spending time with Papaw and Mimi and the rest of the family!!!  We will be leaving on the 23rd for Texas!!!  I'm doing a lot better on the road trip this far.  A lot better than I thought i'd do.  Shaun may disagree a bit, but i'm proud. haha. 

12 Weeks.

Not much to report for this Dr. Appointment.  He basically tried to find the baby's heartbeat with a doppler.  Which since the baby is still so small it was found difficult but doable!!!  He was pretty quick to turn off the machine, and of course my hubbs asked him to turn it back on for us and let us hear for a few minutes!!!  Thats all we have to look forward to right now so I was happy Shaun did that :)!  I had a few questions for the doctor, but part of the norm.  Mostly about my running!  To make sure my fitness routine wasn't causing any issues for my growing baby!!  And of course, I have nothing to worry about!  I'm just really happy to have my energy back!!  Running and working out and eating healthy makes such a big difference in my life rather i'm pregnant or not, I can't stand when I allow myself to get off track, even if it is a week or two max at a time.  I love staying on track!!  Needless to say i've not really gained any weight, YAY!!  I've only gained about .2 oz.  haha.  I'll take it!!!!  Like I said before, and i'm trying to get it out there for accountability too!!  I WILL BE HEALTHY THIS PREGNANCY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Hope you are all enjoying my posts, they're a little short a sweet for now, but they will get better as the weeks come!!!

Love to All!!

9 Weeks

Only 9 weeks and we've got ourselves a healthy baby growing!!!  We've been to the doctor to hear the heartbeat for the first time yesterday, and to confirm the pregnancy once before!  Shaun says we've got us a Little Warrior!!  When we saw the heartbeat, we couldn't believe how intense it was!  Brooklyn's heartbeat on the ultrasound machine always seemed so cute and delicate (but still strong and healthy of course).  This baby has a heart beat that was so nice and strong, I even asked the doctor twice if she was sure there wasn't two there.  haha.  She just calmly said no, and that we just had ourselves a strong, healthy heartbeat!! 

BIG NEWS:  We have Confirmed the baby has a due date of June 21st!!!  This is an exciting due date, its the summer solstice!!  And, a cusp birthday!!!!!

BIG NEWS : Brooklyn has decided to call the baby JALAPENO!!  So from this point forward we will always refer to this baby this way!!!  Just like we referred to Brooklyn as Jelly Bean!

We are getting ready to start getting full swing into the holidays now, sure would’ve been nice with as much traveling as we’ve already done if I had a couple of more weeks in between.  But I guess let’s get them over with cause then shortly after we are moving out of PCB.  Shaun graduates in January and then we're moving.  Looks like it’s back to North Carolina, but until we have official orders, we aren't 100%.   So i'll keep ya'll updated!!

Okay though, back to baby news!!!  I am feeling great!  I had a couple of weeks that I was very, very tired and unmotivated.  But I think a lot had to do with the fact that we were traveling every 2 weeks.  ha.  But these past couple weeks, I feel like myself again!  I'm full of energy and motivation!  I had swore this pregnancy would be different this time around.  I'd stay on top of being healthy!  Working out and eating right!  And while I was so tired and unmotivated, I was getting discouraged because those things weren't happening.  But, its so great to be back!!  Back to working out 5 days a week, running and toning up, getting my body ready to hold a baby!!  At this point in my pregnancy with Brooklyn, I had already gained like 5 lbs and started to need maternity jeans.  So, it feels great that I've gained only 1 lb and still fit into my jeans!   But, I do have myself a little baby bump :).  I'll post some pictures soon! 

Until the next Doctors appointment on December 7, we wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Miss everyone and look forward to seeing you all soon!! 

Hope all is well,

Love,
Shaun, Steph & Brooklyn

5 weeks Along

After returning from Texas, we already had an appointment set up to confirm we were pregnancy thru base medical!!  So we went to the doctor on October 10th to confirm we are in fact EXPECTING!!!!  The way the military does it is you have to confirm your preggo, then get the referral to go see the outside dr.  I've been feeling pretty great so far, no morning sickness, thankfully!!!  And my energy level is slowing down a little with our traveling, but all in all, this momma is feeling great!!!!

We'll be seeing the OB on November 11!!!  This will be when we get to hear and see our baby growing for the first time!!! 
So until then, please keep us in your prayers for a safe pregnancy and healthy baby!!!!

Love to all!!!

Conceiving........Take 2

We have officially made it to our 11 year anniversary!!!  We are currently living in Panama City Beach, Florida!!!  And our 3 year old (and yes, Brooklyn is already 3), loved our friends, we thought it was only right to treat ourselves to a date night since we never get them unless we're visiting in Texas.  Our friends agreed, and we made it happen!!  Shaun took me to dinner, movie, Ferris Wheel ride, and then a nice walk on the beach.  Months before we had decided we'd start trying for another sweet baby in September.  Well, our thought exactly, what better night, than our anniversary of 11 years :).  Well GOD agreed, and yet again, on our first try, i'm pregnant!!!!!  We knew the next morning it was it, just for fun I tried taking a pregnancy test, but of course it was too early!  So I waited out the couple of weeks to take another one!!  Brooklyn and I had traveled to Texas to visit while daddy was working nights in a very intense training time for him.  So officially, on October 11th, I called daddy first thing in the morning, and we took the pregnancy test together over the phone :), haha.  Even though we knew what the outcome was going to be, we were so excited!!!!!!  It was reassurance that God was ready for us to be a family of 4 + Obi (our dog) of course!!  Shaun and I enjoyed our moment together via iPhone and then I had to go spill the news to Brooklyn that she was going to be a Big Sister!!!  She was pretty excited, but a little unsure of when it was going to happen.  She seemed to have thought it was going to be pretty instant, not a 38 week waiting period!  haha.  Next up, Bebo & PopPop!!  Aunt Achel, Aunt Ayii, Uncle JJ and Aunt ShaSha, Cory and Garret.  We had to wait for Nana to get off work to spill the beans to her, but we were all so anxious to tell her!!  Meanwhile, the rest (listed above, well not Ayii and ShaSha), took Brooklyn to the Zoo!!  It was so crazy to know I had another baby brewing inside me already while I watched my little 3 year old running around the zoo!!  After the zoo Nana was shortly off work!  So we called daddy and woke him up and had Brooklyn tell her Nana she was going to be a big sister!!  Needless to say, the family was all very excited and happy for us, as to be expected!!!  Then of course, the remaining phone calls were made to Papaw, Mimi, Granny and Grandma!!!!