Random Tag

Hey everyone! Lindsey over at Learning to be a Wife sent out a random tag for anyone to do it. It was to open your Pictures folder, go to the 4th folder, and post the 4th picture... I thought this sounded interesting, so I figured why not!!! And the picture... it's a B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L one if you ask me!!!! This is the Golden Band from TIGER LAND getting ready to welcome those amazing LSU Tigers onto the field to kick some boo-tay!!!

Now I tag anyone else who feels like doing it too!!!

Gotta love Louisiana

One week ago...

Today's Weather

(which is wrong, cause our thermometer says it's 81 outside)

I know, I know...

... I'm a slacker! It's been forever since I've written, and I do apologize. So let me update you on some things. Yesterday was my first day back at work since the bedrest, and I LOVED getting out of the house!!!! I'm still on pelvic rest till I'm 18 weeks, then they will re-do the ultrasound and see if I can get off of pelvic rest. Today is also my last day of these progesterone supplement pills which make me soooooo nauseated, so I'm VERY excited. 

Other than that I'm just busy at work catching up with everything and getting back to normal. Hopefully I'll have some more exciting stuff to post later on, but right now it's just work work work!!!

Good News... Bad News...

Well, the good news... there's only ONE baby in my tummy!!!!

We have like 5 sets of twins in the families between the two of us... so that was always in the back of our minds!

The bad news, I had some bleeding again yesterday. Went to the doc and they said my progesterone level is a bit low, and they're worried my placenta may be a little low as well. So they put me on bed rest for a week. Did some blood work yesterday, and I have to go to the hospital tomorrow to get some more done. Put me on some medicine to increase my progesterone level, and I have a follow-up appointment next Thursday morning... Joyful huh. But they said that the baby looked ok!!! It's hearbeat was really strong and they didn't see any more blood in the ultrasound.

So if anyone has any bed-rest ideas for me, please let me know. I'm already bored out of my mind and really sick of TV!!

NAMES!!!!

Here are our baby names!!! You already knew the girls name, but I wanted to make it cute so I added it here anyways. The boys name was Josh's favorite (and of course I like it too). I figure since I picked out the girl's name, he should get to pick out the boy's... Now we just have to wait till February to see which one we get to use!!!

Opinions Needed

Ok, so as you've read before, we have a little girl's name picked out...

Addison Kelci Banks

Now we need a little boy's name! For some reason I'm favoring names that end in the letter "n". Anyways, here's the names I have picked out so far... And I need some opinions! The middle name will be David, no matter what the first name is, so keep that in mind too. Here they are:

Aidan

Landon

Grayson

Hayden

Let me know what you think!!!!

8 weeks

Ok so I'm completely fascinated reading all of this stuff and seeing what is growing inside of me. My FAVORITE website is Baby Center and they email me weekly. I'm gonna share with you what's going on week by week (if I remember), so here's what's going on this week!
Ok, so this little one looks a little creepy right now - but they get cuter!!! 

New this week: Webbed fingers and toes are poking out from your baby's hands and feet, his eyelids practically cover his eyes, breathing tubes extend from his throat to the branches of his developing lungs, and his "tail" is just about gone (thank goodness, cause it kinda creeped me out!)

In his brain, nerve cells are branching out to connect with one another, forming primitive neural pathways. You may be daydreaming about your baby as one sex or the other, but the external genitals still haven't developed enough to reveal whether you're having a boy or a girl. Either way, your baby -about the size of a kidney bean - is constantly moving and shifting, though you still can't feel it.

Ok so I don't know what I'm having yet, they alternate with "him" and "her" weekly... but trust me, as soon as I know, you will know!!!!

THANK GOODNESS!!!

So I've been nauseated, pretty much 24/7 for the last few weeks. This past weekend was especially bad. I've tried everything... Crackers, dry toast, sprite, ginger ale, peppermints, lemon drops, etc... NO RELIEF :-( 

Then I talked to my friend Ashley M. who just had her baby girl, and she said something that worked for her were Preggy Pop Drops. So the search began, and I found them at a store here called Motherhood Maternity. SO FAR - SO GOOD! Now granted I'm eating one about every other hour, and the top on my mouth is sore from having candy in there so much... but I don't care cause I'm not nauseated!!!!

So if there's any pregnant ladies out there looking for some relief, give these a try!!!

Funny Preggy Story

Once there were 4 girls; Brittany, Ashley M., Ashley B., and Girl #4 (she will remain nameless for now, you will see why in a minute!)

Brittany was pregnant, and Ashley M. was trying to get pregnant. One day they decided that Brittany should rub her belly on Ashley M's for good luck. A few weeks later, Ashley M. was pregnant!

So Ashley M. is pregnant and Ashley B. (that's me!) was trying to get pregnant. In October, Ashley M. rubbed her belly on Ashley B's belly, hoping for the same outcome. Well, come to find out, Ashley B. got pregnant too!!! 

So Ashley B. goes out to eat with Girl #4 in November and is telling her the story. Girl #4 has been trying to get pregnant as well. We decide to see just how well this works! Ashley B. rubs her belly on Girl #4... and Girl #4 called me this morning to tell me she's pregnant!!!!! 

I've been calling her Girl #4 so to make sure that she gets to spread the good news herself :-)

So if you or someone you know is trying to get pregnant... go find a pregnant person and have them rub their belly on  yours!!!!