8 weeks 3 days (12/19/12)

How Far Along: 8 weeks 3 days

Today’s date: 12/19/12

Size of the Baby: a kidney bean

Maternity Clothes: no, but I think that is going to come sooner than I expected! Almost all clothing is uncomfortable (except for dresses), but I’m trying to not officially announce it to everyone else and on facebook until we get to 12 weeks which is still 3 1/2 weeks away!  

Stretch marks: none

Weight gain: 4 lbs.

Sleep: waking up at least twice a night

Best Moment of the Week: Just being able to relax all day today and do pretty much nothing! :)

Movement: none  

Food Cravings:  none...nothing sounds appetizing 

Gender:  unknown

Belly Button in or out: in

Anything making you queasy or sick: yes

Labor Signs: no

Wedding ring on or off: On 

What I miss: having energy to do stuff and to stay awake later than 8:30/9:00 at night...lol! ;)  

What I am looking forward to:   Telling my grandparents on my Dad’s side that they’re going to be great grandparents again at our family Christmas party on Saturday evening!!

Nursery:  I have a few things I’ve tucked away that I found a few months ago.

Emotions: Happy!! :)

Truth! :)

The beautiful Christmas flowers my wonderful hubby bought me a few days ago! :)

The picture frame I made with a copy of our ultrasound picture! This is what we're giving my Nana & Papa for Christmas this Saturday at our family Christmas party! :)

Baby's first picture! 7 weeks 2 days (12/11/12)

How Far Along: 7 weeks 2 days

Today’s date: 12/11/12

Size of the Baby: a blueberry (about 1/2 inch)

Maternity Clothes: no, but all pants are too snug to zip so I bought a couple of belly bands from a maternity store. can’t wear many of my shirts. :)  

Stretch marks: none

Weight gain: 2 lbs.

Sleep: waking up at least twice a night

Best Moment of the Week: having the first ultrasound today and seeing baby for the first time with Andy!! we also were able to see the heartbeat which was 120 beats/minute (normal for this stage in pregnancy...it will go higher by 10-12 weeks)! I'm in love with him/her already!

Movement: none  

Food Cravings:  none...nothing sounds appetizing 

Gender:  unknown

Belly Button in or out: in

Anything making you queasy or sick: yes...most foods, car rides, anything even related to something gross, etc. morning sickness (or rather all day sickness for me) began last Wednesday (12/5/12). Best reason in the world though to feel super sick though is pregnancy!

Labor Signs: no

Wedding ring on or off: On 

What I miss: having energy to do stuff and to stay awake later than 8:30/9:00 at night...lol! ;)  

What I am looking forward to:   Hearing the heartbeat at my appointment in January!

Nursery:  I have a few things I’ve tucked away that I found a few months ago.

Emotions: Happy!! :)

Baby Mayer #1

Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

~2 Corinthians 9:15~

6 weeks 2 days (12/4/12)

How Far Along: 6 weeks 2 days

Today’s date: 12/4/12

Size of the Baby: a lentil bean

Maternity Clothes: no, but my jeans are almost too snug to zip. (i unbutton them when i sit...when I can anyways...lol)  

Stretch marks: none

Weight gain: 2 lbs.

Sleep: waking up at least once a night

Best Moment of the Week: telling more friends that we’re expecting!

Movement: none  

Food Cravings:  pizza 

Gender:  unknown

Belly Button in or out: in

Anything making you queasy or sick: no

Labor Signs: no

Wedding ring on or off: On 

What I miss: nothing  

What I am looking forward to:   The first ultrasound one week from today!!! Andy gets to go with and we should be able to see the heartbeat!

Nursery:  I have a few things I’ve tucked away that I found a couple months ago.

Emotions: Happy!! :)

5 weeks 3 days (11/28/12)

How Far Along: 5 weeks 3 days

Today’s date: 11/28/12

Size of the Baby: a sesame seed

Maternity Clothes: no   

Stretch marks: none

Weight gain: none

Sleep: waking up at least once a night

Best Moment of the Week: telling more friends that we’re expecting!

Movement: none  

Food Cravings:  pizza 

Gender:  unknown

Belly Button in or out: in

Anything making you queasy or sick: nothing in particular, I start feeling sick when I haven’t eaten something in the last 1 1/2 - 2 hours

Labor Signs: no

Wedding ring on or off: On 

What I miss: eating cookie dough and licking the cake/brownie batter off of the beaters (can’t eat raw eggs). Other than that, nothing! I will gladly not eat that to be pregnant!!  

What I am looking forward to:   The first ultrasound in about 1 1/2 weeks!! Andy gets to go with and we should be able to see the heartbeat!

Nursery:  I have a few things I’ve tucked away that I found a couple months ago.

Emotions: I am sooo happy and thankful for this gift from God!!! Every time I stop and think and remember that I’m pregnant I just get this happiness that is in my heart!!

4 weeks 4 days (11/22/12)

How Far Along: 4 weeks 4 days 

Today’s date: 11/22/12

Size of the Baby: a poppy seed

Maternity Clothes: no   

Stretch marks: none

Weight gain: none

Sleep: for the last week or so I’ve been waking up around 3 a.m. to go to the bathroom

Best Moment of the Week:  this morning when I found out I was pregnant and told Andy!  

Movement: none  

Food Cravings:  none currently but all last week all I wanted was pizza 

Gender:  unknown

Belly Button in or out: in

Anything making you queasy or sick: no

Labor Signs: no

Wedding ring on or off: On 

What I miss: nothing!  

What I am looking forward to:   telling his family today on Thanksgiving and then my family tomorrow when we celebrate Thanksgiving with them!

Nursery:  I have a few things I’ve tucked away that I found a couple months ago.

Emotions: I am sooo excited, happy, thankful, blessed, and I give all the praise to God!!

This picture was actually taken the day after we found out, but I wanted to stop in babies r us on black friday (I don't normally go black friday shopping) on the way to my parents for our thanksgiving! I couldn't resist parking here! ;) lol

So far behind!

Hey there! Sooo...I'm a bit far behind on pregnancy updates, pictures, etc. So bear with

 me in the next few posts! I will try to do better in the future! :)

~Whitney~

For this child we have prayed =)

Dear family and friends,

Thank you for your continued prayers and encouragement! We wanted to send you another update to keep you posted on what is going on in our lives and how you can best pray for us!

As you know Whitney began her first round of treatment with the medication called Clomid to help make her ovulate. She had a follow up appointment on the 2nd of November for an ultrasound to see how the medication was working and it seemed to be doing what the medication was designed for. Then early Thanksgiving morning she took a pregnancy test and the result was....pregnant!! Our (and your) prayers have been answered!! We have a little blessing and miracle on the way!!! He or she will be due around the end of July!! All the glory and praise go to God!!!

We wanted to tell you because you have kept us in your prayers as we have walked this journey and now are asking for prayers for a healthy baby! 

Please do NOT share this with anyone though as we are waiting until we get to at least 12 weeks along (and that won’t be until mid-January). The only people that know are our family and you (the friends we had praying for us on this journey). Thanks for keeping it a secret for now!

Blessings to you all!

Love,

~Andy & Whitney~

"I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him." ~1 Samuel 1:27~

A season for everything

A life that brings glory to God

Throughout this journey God has blessed me with my family and many friends that continually pray for us, and for that we are sooo thankful! One friend of our often posts on Facebook about God's word and our relationship with our heavenly Father and the posts are always encouraging (Thanks Tom!)! One that stood out to me in particular was the following:

"Zechariah 4:10 Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel's hand.

There is a principle in the Bible that dramatically effects how much heavenly power touches me and you on earth. Learning to walk in agreement with this principle will increase the amount of actual power I walk in. It is this: those who are faithful with a little are given much more.

The Bible is FULL of stories of broken men and women, just like me and you, experiencing God's very real power and changing impossible situations on earth. Moses holding his staff out over the water in faith to part the Red Sea and striking a rock to make water come out of it in the desert. Elijah striking the Jordan river with his jacket to make it part. Elisha raising a boy from the dead, Daniel knowing other peoples dreams and vision, not to mention knowing the meaning of them. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego surviving a fiery furnace that killed the soldiers that just got too close, Daniel in the lions den, David and Goliath, Paul's prison earthquake, Peter and Johns miraculous healing ministry....these stories are just the beginning! The Bible is filled with supernatural encounters for real men and women like us.

God's intention is for my testimony to be filled with power. He doesn't prevent me from, but rather longs to hear me, saying "why not me." Jesus responds to that question with "ask, seek, knock.". Paul would echo, "that kind of a question is a yes and amen in the realm of heaven."

If I am going to go after...contend for...a life of power to bring glory to God...to bring more fame to Jesus' name...then I have to remember the economy of heaven: God gives food to the hungry, and those faithful with a little will be given much more.

If I pray to hear God's voice, but then ignore the prompting to say a simple encouraging word to the lady in the checkout line, that is the opposite of being faithful. If I pray for the green beans to not run out before everyone at the big Thanksgiving dinner gets some, and they actually DO last through dinner, but then I laugh off the miracle as silly or small, then I am not being faithful.

BUT, if I pray on all occasions, even for the simple miracles, and thank God when He answers (and He is affirmatively answering small prayers ALL the time that we forget or write off as minor) even telling others about God breaking in with power over the green beans, or the sun breaking through the clouds when I needed it, or the checking account lasting through the month inexplicably...then I am being faithful with a little. When I begin to live like this, I better hold on to my seat, because that is being faithful with a little, and much more IS coming.

What am I contending for, and what do I do when it actually comes into my life in small doses? The answer to this question actually shaped every great man or woman of God's life to the point their lives became so powerful that we read about them today. I'm going for it!

Luke 16: 10 "If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won't be honest with greater responsibilities.

Luke 19: 17 "`Well done!' the king exclaimed. `You are a good servant. You have been faithful with the little I entrusted to you, so you will be governor of ten cities as your reward.'

John 14: 12 "I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me (Jesus) will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father. 13 You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. 14 Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!”    

Blessings to you all,
~Whitney~