Week 10 Belly Shot...

Well, I figured that around this time I'll actually chime in on this awesome event and journey. We are at the week 10 mark, yyyeeeaaahhhh, and I'm just so excited. Next week we have another appointment with the obgyn and I'm sooo excited. Can't wait. Anyways, here's this week's picture. I think I'll be taking over this part of the blog journey. Hey you never know, I might chime in here and there with my 2 cents.

Peace Out Folks

Chris C.

My Body Week 10

Today beings week 10 and it seems the baby has grown a lot ... yeah my clothes don't fit any more. Here is what babycenter.com has to say about week 10.

As for me ... uhphm I am doing fine.

Back to being super tired again. Taking afternoon naps and sleeping loads during the evening. This little tiny baby is sapping all the energy out of me.

My nauseous is better. I'm actually not that bad any more. Little spells here and there but manageable. I do get light headed and dizzy still though, later on in the evening.

Probably the worse thing right now is the depression or laziness I am going through. I am so used to being an active always doing stuff type of person so this behavior is so new and uncomfortable for me. I don't like feeling like this and not wanting to do anything. I have no motivation and desire to do anything but sit around and watch TV. Anyone who knows me, knows that is NOT what I like to do. Yeah maybe everyone once in a while, but not all day and everyday. I want to be out there and working and doing stuff but I just have no energy and drive. SUCKS!!! And the longer it takes to get out of this funk the harder it will be to get a job with a ever growing belly.

Peace Out,

Philippa Channer

Still Growing

This morning I woke up and realized that I have a belly. My grapefruit sized uterus and grape sized baby are starting to announce their presence. My biggest concern is that I don't have any clothes. So if any one wants to go on Walmart.com and order some maternity clothes and send to me, I don't mind at all. :)

Peace Out,
Philippa Channer

Our First Scare

Well Friday night after the Ultrasound while Chris and I were relaxing I discovered some spotting. Of course we went into panic mode and starting researching everything we could to see how serious it was and if we should go to the emergency room since the doctors office was closed. After about 30 minutes of searching for information we finally decided it was best that we head to the hospital just to be on the safe side. We went a little further out of the way to a emergency room that usually isn't that busy but on a Friday night everywhere will be crazy so we had about an hour and a half wait before we were even officially checked in. But once that happened things started to move along fairly fast. Once in the room and the doctor arrived we immediately felt better. He was a pretty good doctor (or doctor's assistant, these days who knows). We told him the situation and about the previous miscarriage (happened to be the same emergency room that I went to the last time) and he was very sincere and sympathetic and did everything he could to help ease our minds and hearts. He said they usually don't do this but he knew it would help us out so he skipped all the preliminary stuff and wheeled in one of those portable ultrasound machines to check on the baby. I couldn't see the screen but within seconds Chris was able to see the baby and see the little flutter of a heart beat still going strong. Afterwards we still went ahead and did all the other tests just in case but we knew everything else was fine. After talking to the doctor it seems that more then likely what happened was some left over spotting from the pep smear we had done on Tuesday. I thought it was way to long for anything to be left but since the cervix was still completely closed and no fresh blood present he thought we would be just fine. So here we are now relaxing and leaving it all in God's hands. This is His baby.

Peace Out,

Philippa Channer

We Can Breathe Now

Today at 2:30 Chris and I, along with my daddy, went to our first ultrasound appointment. I would have to say the worse part of the appointment was that I had to drink 32 oz's of water and not use the restroom until the ultrasound was completed. Since it uses sound waves the more liquid present the better. And man I had to go so bad about 15 minutes before the appointment even started.

Well luckily the technician who was preforming the test understand and had me taken right in and started her procedure. Right away she found the baby and said the most wonderful words I could think of ..."see there is the heart beat." It was great. She had to do a bunch of technical shots first and then started with the good pictures of the baby and showing me the different stuff inside. Then halfway through the procedure she let us hear the heart beat. Below is a video Chris took. We got pictures and everything.

So the baby is real, it is fine, has a great strong heart beat and now I can relax a little better. Lord continue to let us be healthy, grow strong and bring me to 12 weeks please Lord Jesus.

Peace Out,
Philippa Channer

My Body Week 9

Hey everyone. So we have made it nine weeks so far and still going strong ... I think. Well here is my baby update from babycenter.com. According to them here we are at week 9.

What am I going through:

Well I think since Chris got his job on Monday I am little less stressed out and relaxed more. I have actually started to get more energy also. I am not as tired. I don't really need to sleep that much during the day any more but I do sleep a lot during the night. I guess I am sleeping enough now.

I am still extremely nauseous with it getting progressively worse as the day goes on. I actually did vomit again last night. Gross thing was I could test all the different things I ate for dinner as it came up ... (Sorry about that, just had to share).

Now I am just excited to see what we discover at the ultra sound appointment tomorrow. Still nervous to hear why my uterus is 'small.'

Peace Out,

Philippa Channer

Our Appointment

Well this morning was our first prenatal appointment ... and it went ... okay. I guess not as well as I hoped. I didn't get to hear the heartbeat but we did do most of the tests. We did a physical test, pep smear, urine and blood test. We go back in 2 weeks to review the results. Also got a referral to go have an ultrasound completed. We are going there on Friday, can't wait for that. One thing I am concerned about is that she indicated my uterus is small for 8 weeks ... what does that mean??? Seriously.

My Weekend

Well folks, this past weekend was an interesting one. Where to start.

Well valentines day was special for many reasons. The first to mention was it was Shadow's birthday. Chris and I spent some quality time playing with him in the morning and wished him happy birthday (Sandy was super jealous). Then Chris and I made our way all the way down to I-Drive to go to point Orlando and see the movie Coreline which was absolutely adorable. You should see it.

After the movie we headed home to relax before heading out to a romantic evening at church (kind of). While we were relaxing my dad asked us for a favor. Our next door neighbor had passed away last week and her funeral was that evening and my mom wasn't feeling good. Well my dad didn't want to go in alone so he asked Chris and I to go with him before we headed out to church. It would only be 10 minutes and it was just down the street from where we lived. So we agreed. This neighbor I never really knew, she was a little old lady I only saw but never talked to, my parents talked to her and my mom drove her to work occasionally. So I was surprised when my dad wanted me to walk with him up to the casket and view the body. GROSS!!!. Had to do it. Shortly after Chris and I speed out of there.

At church they were having a presentation of the Pirates of Penzance Junior. You see, he and his friends Lennardo and Sherwin were in the play together back in 1997 and they had the greatest time so he told them and they all came with their wives to watch it. It was nice. The church even served a bar b que dinner before hand. Afterwards the 6 of us just stood outside talking and laughing. Good times.

Sunday was just a blur though, didn't feel good all day.

Now it is Monday morning and Chris just left for his first (and hopefully only one) interview. It starts at 10:00am. I am praying everything goes well because it is a great company and a great position.

This Weekend

Just as I though everything was going smoothly ... this Sunday hit like a ton of bricks.

I just gratefully my Saturday went pretty smoothly. You can read all about it on my other blog here.

But this Sunday morning I woke up and just felt so awful. I guess I did way to much on Saturday and was making up for it. But all day long I had every one of the prego symptoms I have been having times 10. The only thing I didn't do was vomit. Which I had at times though, it would have probably released some of the pressures. It is the worse feeling not knowing what you want to eat ... if you want to eat ... what position you would feel comfortable ... if any. Oh just glad it is over.

Today is a lot better so far. And for good reason ...

Chris has his first interview today. Actually it starts in 15 minutes. I am excited and hopeful for him. It is a great company and a great position.

And tomorrow morning we have our first prenatal appointment. Praying everything goes well then also.

My Body Week 8

Sorry so late.

I was suppose to send this yesterday but got really distracted. Yesterday we reached week 8 of our pregnancy and still going strong. As always here is a link to what the babycenter.com has to say about our progress week 8.

As for me: I am doing a little better. I haven't vomited again and I am not as nauseous (but it is still there). Still light headed and a woozy. I am starting to feel okay in the mornings and most of the symptoms start coming up in the mid afternoon and worse in the evening. I think as more food gets in my system the more I act up. I had a few puke scares but most of it has subsided quickly. Still praying that everything is going smoothly and that the baby is fine and healthy. Still have miscarriage scares here and there but not as bad as before. Each day that passes is a good day.

I am still so tired and sleepy but I think we are beginning to get a handle on that also. I have started to take walks in the afternoon when I start feeling the sleepy feeling coming along. That usually helps and I get a little boost of energy. Chris comes with me on the walks. Today we all went, Chris, myself, my dad and the puppies.

Oh and the last thing is I am starting to get a little moody here and there. It hasn't been too bad but I can really see how my mood is changing often. I just hope it doesn't effect Chris.

Peace Out

Philippa Channer

Getting Excited

Our first official OB GYN doctor appointment is set for this coming Tuesday morning. I can't wait to see what will be accomplished during this meeting. From the books I have read we should be able to at least hear the heart beat and have the doctor confirm how far along we are in the process. I don't know about any test yet but we will see. I will be sure to let you know what happens.

Also this coming week Chris has his first interview set for Monday morning. We are so excited and can't wait. It is for an administrative position in a job that is in his field. So we are praying hard and strong for both events this week.

Peace Out
Philippa Channer

So Tired

I wish I wasn't so tired. I have been sleeping so much and just have no energy to do anything. This weekend Chris and I did the laundry and everything is clean but I just haven't had the energy and umph to put the clothes away so they are still piled up in the room. I hate feeling like this. Poor Chris has to do so much now. I just pray this doesn't last. I want to be able to get up and do stuff.

We are Covered

This morning Chris and I met with a representative from Orange County to determine our eligibility for Medicaid. We brought everything we needed and meet with people for over 4 hours. But finally we (the baby and I) are covered. We have Medicaid that will cover all of my medical expenses from a stubbed toe to all prenatal care. We will find out shortly if the actual delivery of the baby is covered. We also qualified for WIC which provides us with several services including monthly checks that will provide certain foods for me to ensure the baby is getting the nutrients needed. YEAH!!! One less concern.

Pregnancy Confirmed

Today Chris and I had our first doctor's appointment for the baby. Well nothing really excited happened, but we met with a doctor who has confirmed that we are indeed pregnant and has referred us to a GYN in Orlando. We have another appointment tomorrow to get qualified for Medicaid and then our first prenatal visit will happen on the 17th. How exciting. I just can't wait to hear the heartbeat and possibly see the baby.

Now I am exhausted, was up for our 8am appointment, then went to the mall to drop off all the applications I had picked up on Friday. And I took an hour nap but now I am still so tired. I don't know how I am going to last at a job. But we need something. Keep praying for us.

Busy Day Today

Today I am finally getting out of the house. I have been home all day every day this week since I came back from my cousins house this weekend. I think the couch has started to taken my shape. That's sad.

So in a few hours Chris and I will be heading out the mall ... no not for shopping, but to get a job. I decided it might work out just fine for me to work in the mall somewhere and start making a few dollars. I am thinking Victoria's Secret would work out just fine right now.

After that we are going to get some lunch then watch a movie. We are still deciding between watching Push and Corline. I guess it will come down to which movie starts around the time we get there.

And then ... more still ... after that we are going to come home and change our clothes and get ready to head over to Derricks for more Frianime (Friday night Anime with Friends).

All sounds fun.

Good thing is I haven't felt as nauseous lately so hopefully a full day of activity doesn't disturb it.

Peace Out,
Philippa Channer

Heading to the Mall

I know what you are thinking about that title, but it isn't what you think. We aren't going to mall to spend money. We are going to the mall today to get some jobs. Well at least I am. I was thinking last night and I could at least start working somewhere in the mall until I am able to get out there and get a job working at an office building. So in a few moments I am going to start getting ready and pick out a nice cute outfit and get ready to hand out my resume and fill out applications. Victoria's Secret would be my first pick. :)

After that Chris and I are going to get some lunch at Outback Stake House (I have gift certificates) and then we are going to catch a matinee movie. We are struggling between which movie to watch Push or Coraline. Either is fine with me, I guess it will be left to timing and which one starts first when we get there.
Peace Out

Been MIA

Well I have been MIA for a while but just wanted to leave a quick note and say that Chris and I are still alive and looking for employment. Been spending most of my time chilling with my parents. Will be back soon.

Quick update since I have been gone:

Cookie Lee party went pretty well. Working on planning my next one in a few weeks. A few of my friends weren't able to make it so I will start there.

Been reading Narnia again. Read it a few years ago and started again. Already on book 4 ... good reading.

Job hunting all day every day.

And that is about it. :)

Peace Out,
Philippa Channer

My Body Week 7

Today begins week 7 of my baby journey. I think this is going to be one of the longest jobs of my life and if you ask me right now I don't see myself repeating the process (but this may be a bad time to ask).

According to good ole' babycenter.com here is what is happening with my body this week. My little alien is starting to take on somewhat of a human shape now. Week 7.

What I am really feeling:

Still super tired: I don't take as many afternoon naps any more but I do lay down and watch TV during that time now. I just sleep longer nights. Go to bed around 10pm then wake up around 6:30 and eat a bowl of cereal. Then back to bed by 7:15 and wake up again around 9:30 for another breakfast.

Eating more then usual: After my two breakfasts I usually have a sandwich around 1:30. Then another snack around 4 and dinner sometime between 6:30 and 8:00. Then probably some ice cream and cake around 9:30 before going to bed. That's a lot for me.

All previous symptoms: I am still going through all the nastiness from last week just some not as bad. I haven't vomited again yet ... well just a little sometimes when I get up to fast and burp and ewwww a little something comes out. But no real bending over vomit.

Emotionally: As expected I am a emotion reck. Mood swings like crazy and soo soo sad that we haven't been able to land a job yet. I know God is providing and protecting but one can't help but to be concerned.

Peace Out,

Philippa Channer

Week 7 Belly Shot

Again of course not much to see but here is what I look like today. Hopefully in a few weeks (probably more like months) you can actually see a change. Well if you ask my mom and dad they say I look soooo pregnant. Chris and I don't see it but oh well.





I am also eating a lot more. Actually been eating like a pig.


Peace Out
Philippa Channer

The Name

It is probably way to early but I woke up this morning starting to think of different baby names. We had come up with a few names a couple of years ago but now when we think of them it just isn't the same. So we are back to the drawing board and thinking of a few choices. I want to just narrow it down to one boy and one girl name. And to help me think of the appropriate name, I am trying to see which name rolls of the tongue the best when I have to yell at the them later on in life. :) I know, how mean.

Oh and today is picture day ... so as soon as I can get Chris out of bed and have him make me some breakfast I will have the new picture up.

Getting Better

Well it looks like our hard praying have paid off yet again. I am glad to see that all my great unpleasant pregnancy side effects have returned. I am as nauseous, sleepy, and sore as before and at times even worse. Praise God!!!

If it were possible for me to be put to sleep for the next 6 weeks so I can just pass through all this greatness I would do it but I don't think anything like this exists and I am sure I would regret it later on.

As my mom said, once the baby is born I will be so overwhelmed with the joy and peace of see my baby for the first time that I will forget all this craziness I am going through now.

Peace Out

Philippa Channer

My Day Today

Well I have had much better days. But before I start with today let me catch you up from this weekend.

Saturday was a pretty good day. We started the day going to Bahama Breeze for my cousins surprise baby shower. She is due next month on the 17th. Her office was planning a surprise party for her and since Chris and I missed her first shower we were invited to this one. It was a nice shower. We had lunch, played games and they opened their gifts. Great gifts at that. I was feeling a little woozy near the end so I had to rush Chris to take me home. Besides I had to start getting ready for the Cookie Lee party that I was having that night.

The Cookie Lee party went pretty well. Great start and made over $125.00. Can't wait for the next show.

Sunday Chris and I went to our new church again and it was really nice as usual. After church we came home for just a minute, just long enough to change and then head over to my cousins house (the same one we had the shower for). We were going there to hang out, watch the super bowl and stay over their home. The lived about an hour away and knew it would be late after the super bowl so we didn't want to risk trying to drive home that late.

So that leads us to this morning. Last night I for some unknown reason wanted to look at the differences I was experience with the pregnancy compared to the last time around.I guess I shouldn't have because I realized that this coming Wednesday would be the same amount of time passed of that when I had the miscarriage. But I was okay last night, but this morning when I woke up I noticed that my boobies weren't as sore. That is the first sign I noticed 2 days before I lost the baby last time. I am still feeling nauseous and gross but now I am scared and worried that I am feeling the sames things like last time. We have been praying hard and long but I know these next few days are going to be tiring and rough. Will keep you posted.