Hi :)

Hi :)
I just wanted to give a quick baby/pregnancy update :)
I have still been battling really, really bad all day sickness...I've lost 15 lbs. because of it.
My doctor has me on two kinds of medicine, and the newest one does seem to be helping some :)
I was even able to do some house cleaning today on my day off. I felt so accomplished! haha
Lately I haven't been able to do anything extra, just working has been wearing me out.

I had a bit of a scare yesterday with the baby, and my doctor had some blood work ordered for me, to make sure that my pregnancy hormone level was as high as it needs to be at this stage. I got news back that it looks good!! (Thank you, God!!!!) They are testing me again tomorrow, to make sure that the hormone level is getting higher, but that's just procedure.

Now I just need to focus on trying to eat more, and try to drink more fluids to replace what I've been losing. I never would have thought I'd say this, but lately that's been hard! Food doesn't sound very good to me at *all*.

Anyway, just wanted to update all of you who have been asking and checking on me and praying for me and the baby :) I really, really appreciate that.

Oh!!! Something fun, we've finally picked out a girls name! Isabella :) We love it, and we could call her "Bella" for short. I love that Bella means beautiful. We are thinking about using Marie for the middle name, that's both of my Grandmother's middle names so it would be extra special. :)
I still think it might be a boy though! :) We've had his name picked out since the beginning, Colin Wayne. Wayne is Kevin's middle name.

I hope to be back soon with some new pictures of my sweet Katie Shae. I feel bad that I haven't been sharing updates about her lately, I just haven't been up to taking pictures lately.
She's still as precious as ever though. :)

Have a great rest of your week! And hopefully from now on my blog posts will be happier...the one that I wrote last time was very out of character for me and it's been kinda bugging me ever since I posted it. Oh well! That's life, just being real ;)
Charin

Show some courtesy please!

Attention all Jehovah's Witnesses!
(no offense to any of my blog readers that may be Jehovah's Witnesses, but if you are please don't do what these people did today!)
If you have already been to my home and talked to my husband, who told you that we are NOT of these beliefs, do not feel the need to come back to talk to me about it.
And when you ring the doorbell 4 times, it probably means that we are either not home or not available. Please stop ringing the doorbell!
The first hint would be me coming out of the house looking like death (having been sick all day), in lounge clothes and no makeup.
The second hint would be me saying "I'm really sick and not up for company".
The third would be my daughter screaming from the inside of the house wanting me to come back in.
The fourth would be saying "I really need to go back inside and take care of my daughter."
Please show some courtesy and take No for NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so frustrated right now.
But I guess you could tell that :)
P.S. I finally just walked inside after they wouldn't quit talking, that is so unlike me! :)
Charin

Still alive :)

Hi there :)
First of all I want to thank all of my sweet friends for checking in and seeing how I'm doing, and for sending me messages. I really appreciate that :)
I'm not doing *all* that much better honestly..I am on medicine three times a day to help with the all day morning sickness but I've still lost some more weight and I am having a hard time keeping any food down.
The worst part of this is I feel like poor Katie is really wondering what in the world is wrong with her Mama..she has days where she's really fussy, and that's the days when I am really sick.
That makes me feel like a bad Mama sometimes.
But Kevin has been a big help and he's helping me get through this :)
It won't be long before the first trimester will be over, maybe then I'll be doing better? :)
I hope you are all doing well, if I haven't stopped by to say hi in awhile just know that I haven't forgotten about you! :)
Charin

MIA....

Hi :)
I am going to be a little MIA for awhile...
I am going through a really, really bad bout of all day and night "morning" sickness that is pretty much preventing me from doing anything but lying down and trying to eat one meal a day.
(Baby, I love you and you are worth it! No matter what!)
Anyway, I will still be reading my favorite blogs when or if I can, but I more than likely won't be posting for awhile.
I am trying to get into to see the doctor tomorrow, so maybe (hopefully!) I'll feel better soon.
Take care and have a great week! :)
Charin
Edited to add:
Wowzers!!!! I've lost seven pounds in just over a week!! Any other time that would be wonderful...but not so much right now. :( My doctor gave me two kinds of medicine to take today and we'll see if that helps.