tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68097398629507964422024-02-20T13:04:09.350-06:00Keith & ReneeRenee' (Nannie) Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371111575457660076noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809739862950796442.post-51909332972411952922013-01-04T08:38:00.004-06:002013-01-04T08:38:56.208-06:00Smocked Swap!<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/196/D6ACB041B1A4D0D10E4DCC0F8CCE9656.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Renee' (Nannie) Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371111575457660076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809739862950796442.post-30052054970774607192012-03-18T18:21:00.001-05:002012-03-18T18:21:35.322-05:00Easter picturesToday after church we ventured to St. Francisville and had Easter pictures taken. They turned out sooooo cute. Here's a sneak peek..... Thanks Ms. Jane for the beautiful pictures! <div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SkYaYMgHICJjFr9cWd9wsyukHRVBLlNdehVWl-WKNHTbfapIe1cazCqpDvaL8E3ikYE94uCJKi20mo0ZrDfwd7G5s25zktqe_PqrdyrlUVsO4rOFBydapygrQHWUZduk43HPZN2p7Gc/s640/blogger-image--733500086.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SkYaYMgHICJjFr9cWd9wsyukHRVBLlNdehVWl-WKNHTbfapIe1cazCqpDvaL8E3ikYE94uCJKi20mo0ZrDfwd7G5s25zktqe_PqrdyrlUVsO4rOFBydapygrQHWUZduk43HPZN2p7Gc/s640/blogger-image--733500086.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYsZoV2lxOvTUFWXxmKFIir-Q68B6vzA7EEOJ1a0MEqEarpfsNszz3zi1ygLtZ9gzwrdBLZxzg_tsw6z_vOHdy157sZW8qzP76B7AHpwFdXcvzZoK4gmoRYNCz0f8N2tSSp7Q695Ay5o/s640/blogger-image-1636535234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYsZoV2lxOvTUFWXxmKFIir-Q68B6vzA7EEOJ1a0MEqEarpfsNszz3zi1ygLtZ9gzwrdBLZxzg_tsw6z_vOHdy157sZW8qzP76B7AHpwFdXcvzZoK4gmoRYNCz0f8N2tSSp7Q695Ay5o/s640/blogger-image-1636535234.jpg" /></a></div>Renee' (Nannie) Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371111575457660076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809739862950796442.post-7118786522080869322012-03-16T22:08:00.000-05:002012-03-16T22:08:07.208-05:00Company Shrimp Casserole<span style="color: red;">Thursday night I went to a "GNO" for a great friend Lisanne who I work with at OLOL in New Roads the few days a month I work. She made this wonderful shrimp casserole and I fell in love with it and immediately knew I needed the recipe. So, she was kind enough to share it with me and I am going to be kind enough to share it with you all. Trust me, you WANT to make this casserole. It is sooo good. Keith and Emilee ate it up! Its PERFECT paired with a salad and fresh bread. So, here we go. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">2 to 3 pounds of shrimp, cooked and peeled </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">1 cup rice, cooked</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">1 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese (I used finely shredded and it was FINE)</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">1 can cream of mushroom soup</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">1 stick of butter</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">1/2 cup chopped bell pepper</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">1/2 cup chopped green onions</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">1/2 cup chopped celery</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">4 lemons, sliced very thin</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">And this is what you do.... **Note, if you want to skip to the bottom I have listed the instructions and you can skip the pictures!**</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">First cook your rice. Ratio 1 cup rice, 2 cups water. I put a little slice of butter in it and some Kosher salt for flavoring. You want to do this first because you want your rice to be cooked and not too hot when you go to place it in the rest of the mixtures you will be making. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">If you haven't already done so, now is the time to peel your shrimp. Wash them well!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Go ahead and start sauteeing your shrimp. I used some EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) and some Garlic and Wine Seasoning that we actually picked up at the Melting Pot and put on EVERYTHING. You could use whatever seasoning blend you like though. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"> Simmer, Simmer, Simmer!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">While that's going, start cutting up your green onions, bell pepper, and celery. Now, I didn't measure 1/2 cups exactly I just kinda cut til I had enough and called it a 1/2 cup. Now, I'm from Louisiana and we have the "Holy Trinity"... This is it. Although usually I have regular onions in mine instead of green onions! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Add a stick of butter and cook down until tender. Why a whole stick? Because that's what we do down South!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"> While that is getting all sauteed, you want to begin your "mixture." It's the cheese, cream of mushroom soup, and the rice (that has been cooling.) Stir that up and then add the shrimp!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Then once the "Holy Trinity" is done, add that too!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"> Place it in a LONG, FLAT dish. I used a 9x13 aluminum pan because... well... the only one we had this big is on loan to a friend of my mom's so... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Cut your 4 lemons into slices and place on top of the casserole as so.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Cover with aluminum foil, pop that baby in the oven at 375 degrees for 20-30 minutes!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">When its done, remove the lemons and serve it up!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"> End result. Deliciouness. New Roads, Louisiana style. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Instructions: Yields 6 servings. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">1. Cook rice as directed on packaging. Set aside to cool. </span><br />
<span style="color: black;">2. Saute shrimp. I used EVOO and Garlic and Wine Seasoning. Let simmer. </span><br />
<span style="color: black;">3. In a separate skillet, melt butter and saute bell peppers, onions, and celery. Cook until tender.</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">4. In a mixing bowl, add your cheese, cream of mushroom soup, rice. Add your shrimp when they are ready... Be sure to either drain your shrimp or spoon them from the sauce pan into the mixture. </span><br />
<span style="color: black;">5. Once the the green onions, bell pepper, and celery are done, add this to your mixture. Mix up well. </span><br />
<span style="color: black;">6. Place in a LONG, FLAT dish. Spread evenly.</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">7. Slice lemons and completely cover top of casserole. </span><br />
<span style="color: black;">8. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 20-30 minutes at 375 degrees.</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">9. Remove lemons and enjoy!</span><br />
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<strong><u><span style="color: black;">Additional notes: </span></u></strong><br />
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<strong><u><span style="color: black;">May be frozen prior to baking...just don't put the lemons on until you are ready to slide in the oven!</span></u></strong><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><strong><u><span style="color: black;">REMOVE all lemons prior to storing to prevent the dish from becoming bitter.</span></u></strong> </span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Like I said, this is absolutely delicious and SUPER easy. No wonder it's called "Company Shrimp"...it will feed plenty and leave your company very happy! </span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Any questions? Email me at </span><a href="mailto:reneesullivan27@yahoo.com"><span style="color: red;">reneesullivan27@yahoo.com</span></a><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Oh! And!!! Follow my blog because I plan on doing more recipes/Pinterest projects! </span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Have a great weekend!</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/196/D6ACB041B1A4D0D10E4DCC0F8CCE9656.png" style="border: 0px currentColor !important;" /></a>Renee' (Nannie) Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371111575457660076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809739862950796442.post-36920955874590924662012-02-02T22:21:00.000-06:002012-02-02T22:21:42.330-06:00Autumn B.- 24 years old MS/LA/AL<span style="color: #cc0000;">I am alittle rusty at this blogging thing... I haven't blogged since like week 24 of my pregnancy and now Emilee is HERE and 7 months old.. HA! But I am doing this for one of my great friends. I have faith in Kelly's SUYL so here's hoping I am cupid!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Autumn is a 24 year old 2011 graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS where she received her Masters in Accounting. While at USM she was involved in numerous school activites such as: Beta Alpha Psi, British Studies, Tau Sigma, Beta Gamma Sigma and the Business Student Advisory Council. (All while maintaing a stellar average)</span><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">She currently works for a succcessful accounting firm in the Foley, AL area. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-WiB8eY7UPb1mr7iAa29U7HODLjdUo9bSQWCMP7EOjg23K0eynSHiW1TxeL9saznSF9JzXPerwXFlgwZf0hq66FMVcXmHB2t-0_r0XZXNM18e1wcT2z8UNniLKJxSpqABfm-K7M7x3l4/s1600/180384_1557578141241_1288860005_31264175_134220_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><img border="0" height="213" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-WiB8eY7UPb1mr7iAa29U7HODLjdUo9bSQWCMP7EOjg23K0eynSHiW1TxeL9saznSF9JzXPerwXFlgwZf0hq66FMVcXmHB2t-0_r0XZXNM18e1wcT2z8UNniLKJxSpqABfm-K7M7x3l4/s320/180384_1557578141241_1288860005_31264175_134220_n.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">After finishing college, she moved to the beautiful Alabama beaches! Well, sorta...she lives a few miles away but I can smell the salty air from her doorstep! </span><br />
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</span></div><span style="color: #cc0000;">Autumn and I met in Junior College and immediately hit it off... since then...well the rest is history. I graciously turned over my presidency of Phi Theta Kappa when I graduated... she took it and brought it to new heights! Each time we get together is as if no time was spent apart and you can usually find us saying random things together that ONLY makes sense to us. I can go on and on about her great qualities but feel it's best to include some of her thoughts.</span><br />
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</span></div><span style="color: #cc0000;">I asked her the 3 words that she uses to describe herself and she told me the following:</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">1. Accomplished</span><br />
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</span></div><span style="color: #cc0000;">Where does she see herself in 10 years?</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">"In 10 years I see myself as a Senior Manager in my firm, very involved in my community, and hopefully with a husband and child(ren)." </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">What is her best quality?</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">My big heart!</span><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">She's a great Christian. She attends church regularly and really lives for the Lord. Which these days, is a blessing in itself. </span></div><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Her family is fantastic. I love her mom like I love my mom. She cooks fantastic breakfast! I stayed with them a few years back and she had breakfast cooked daily for us! Shout out to Ms. Debbie! Her dad is a hard worker who has instilled fabulous values in her and her sister and brother in law are awesome as well. Your not just getting a great girl, your getting a PHENOMENAL family. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUlrdwqCptPrr5UZ88Ibr60Qbzv1AUISSQ1HJESd3BO0oXU0A5r4JJBRaRJ0M9uBErMde5GdG8F83Xr4bXYC9G7vgCXYSTBe69SMEuEnLRHuMjk288MjtQp_784KuM6pA7_ODGn-SqH8/s1600/383164_2410105133883_1288860005_32024857_325028528_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><img border="0" height="213" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUlrdwqCptPrr5UZ88Ibr60Qbzv1AUISSQ1HJESd3BO0oXU0A5r4JJBRaRJ0M9uBErMde5GdG8F83Xr4bXYC9G7vgCXYSTBe69SMEuEnLRHuMjk288MjtQp_784KuM6pA7_ODGn-SqH8/s320/383164_2410105133883_1288860005_32024857_325028528_n.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Seriously yall, Autumn is one of the strongest people I know. She has overcome obstacles in life that most people don't dream of... That is what makes her so great!! I could go on and on about her qualities...having her name three clearly wasn't enough but in the interest of time and hoping that someone will actually read ALL my ramblings... I hope this snapshot profile will do. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">So, if your interested or know someone who might be. Comment here or email me at </span><a href="mailto:reneesullivan27@yahoo.com"><span style="color: #cc0000;">reneesullivan27@yahoo.com</span></a><span style="color: #cc0000;">. I have to screen for crazies guys! HA! </span></div><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Your getting a great girl. She will take you down at Putt Putt Golf on the beautiful beaches of Gulf Shores, or you can just spend the day doing nothing but reading the newspaper! Either way...this Autumn just isn't the name of a season...she could be the girl of your dreams!</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/196/D6ACB041B1A4D0D10E4DCC0F8CCE9656.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Renee' (Nannie) Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371111575457660076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809739862950796442.post-22473782967980949922011-04-01T15:37:00.000-05:002011-04-01T15:37:14.163-05:00OB appt 24 weeks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH01r8j_O5fAsr8xMH_d2n0LGFs8VLH4_dpuIcxNap259z2wbBR0c9dYp5p_78nCmNH6eAnsWyEzUodjC_lqbrLxVQ7nXTjEdcocYv6Zr-I54WON5ylRKromzXlhfM14PqwwjJz4V64zU/s1600/IMG00091-20110202-2051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH01r8j_O5fAsr8xMH_d2n0LGFs8VLH4_dpuIcxNap259z2wbBR0c9dYp5p_78nCmNH6eAnsWyEzUodjC_lqbrLxVQ7nXTjEdcocYv6Zr-I54WON5ylRKromzXlhfM14PqwwjJz4V64zU/s320/IMG00091-20110202-2051.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="color: red;">We had our 24 week appt yesterday (Thursday) and we attempted to repeat the ultrasound since our last one at 20 weeks was interrupted by a fiesty little girl! Spoiler alert though...this one didn't go too much better! Emilee had a GREAT strong heartbeat at 137 bpm. Weighs in at exactly 1 pound, 8 ounces. She measures alittle ahead of schedule in some areas, right on schedule in most. So no change in due dates... We are still trucking right along to July! We also met with our midwife, Dana. I have honestly grown to love her sooo much more than I thought I would. Midwives to me are so "old days" but Dana is right there with me every step of the way and even gave me her number yesterday so that when I go into labor I can call her day or night and she will come deliver my child...Not many doctors will do that for you. In fact, I am not sure ANY will. So I really love her for that. And she cries with me, and laughs with me and we just click. Keith really likes her too, she is always showing him and teaching him how to feel the outlines of my uterus so we can watch my belly grow, and shows him how to find the baby and such. Of course, Dana said everything was right on track and had no issues with anything. Says my pregnancy is a breeze. We will go back in 4 weeks for our 28 week appointment and at that time we will do the glucose test again to test for gestational diabetes and then we will start going EVERY 2 weeks! OMG! So close! </span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">As I mentioned earlier, our ultrasound was eventful again. She cooperated ALITTLE bit better than last but not much. She really loves to keep her hands and arms up near her face so we can't see anything. We did get to see her heart though which was most important to me. I read alot of blogs that have either lost children due to congenital heart defects or are expecting children with them. So I was super worried about it. But I am VERY happy to report her little heart it perfect. I personally counted 4 chambers, watched the blood flow through her heart, saw those valves opening and closing, and saw a really nice strong beat. So that relieved me so much. We still didn't get everything they need so I will most likely have to have another ultrasound but of course I don't mind that. However, Miss Emilee did show us her little mouth for a moment when she STUCK her tongue out at us! We were fortunate enough to get pictures of it but of course seeing in in real time was amazing. I know I will have a full time job on my hands with this little girl. She is going to be something! Her little legs never stop moving either. She is definitely very active! HA!</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">And that is it. Everything is going great and I couldn't be happier. Now if I could just pick out a stroller....</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/196/D6ACB041B1A4D0D10E4DCC0F8CCE9656.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Renee' (Nannie) Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371111575457660076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809739862950796442.post-12643652851354525442011-03-24T14:38:00.000-05:002011-03-24T14:38:16.033-05:00Prego Mego- 23 weeks<span style="color: red;">Here we are, again a few days late, at 23 weeks! Next week I will turn 24 years old...and I will be 24 weeks pregnant...I think that is so cool. Emilee and I have made some pretty big strides this week. She is definitely making her presence known lately! </span><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="color: #741b47;"><strong><u>23 Week Highlights</u></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #741b47;"><br />
</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #741b47;">Weight Gain/Loss: I weighed this morning at have gained a total of 3 pounds...after losing nearly 30...But 1 of those 3 pounds comes and goes...so it depends on the day!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #741b47;"><br />
</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #741b47;">Gender: It's a girl! Emilee Sullivan</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #741b47;"><br />
</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #741b47;">Size: This week, Emilee is the size of a.... Papaya! Again! Apparently this is the size we are going to stay at for a few weeks according to thebump.com. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">Symptoms: This has been the biggest change for me this week.. Emilee is growing like a little weed and she is showing me how much by stretching me out! We have definitely been dealing with some growing pains. Last night (Wednesday) was the first night that I was completely totally unable to get comfortable due to the growing pains. Finally Daddy propped some pillows up ALL around me and I was able to get some rest. I find myself laughing soooo much throughout the day because depending on Miss Priss's mood, I can look sooooo pregnant and then look soooo not pregnant. When she wants to be known, she comes to the front and sticks it all out, but when I am stressed or anxious or if she is just being alittle trickster she will hide over by my hips and my belly that was there 5 seconds ago is GONE. I find my patients looking at me soo funny sometimes cause they are like...well I THOUGHT you were pregnant but your belly just disappeared! It's our act! HA!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">The only other symptom to talk about is HEARTBURN! I swear I am growing a "Cousin It." Thankfully Tums relieves most of this so its not a big deal. Just want to stand up alot! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">Maternity Clothes: If you see the above about Emilee's disappearing belly act you will understand that sometimes I clearly need the prego clothes, sometimes I don't!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">Miss: Nothing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">Movement: She moves alot more lately. Not while I am at work...me walking keeps her snoozing most of the day but at night she gets busy! Still won't let Daddy feel her yet but I think that is Emilee being alittle trickster!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">Sleep: I sleep great, a few potty breaks...not every night, some nights. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">And this weeks update from thebump.com:</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;">"Baby's little face is fully formed...minus the baby fat, of course. The next task at hand for baby: sprouting two teeny-tiny nipples!"</span><br />
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<div align="left"><span style="color: #38761d;">I can't believe that I only have 4 more weeks in the second trimester! Could this be going ANY faster?!?! I am so in love with my little girl and she isn't even here yet. I just know that she will be sooo special and bring so much joy. I can't wait to tell her ALL about her namesake and how much he meant to mommy and how special she is that she gets to be named after him. And how daddy goes to the stores with me and I end up having to drag him out before he spends our life savings. So many things I can't wait to show her, teach her but most of all... I just want to hold her!</span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue;">As always, see you next week!</span></div></div><br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/196/D6ACB041B1A4D0D10E4DCC0F8CCE9656.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Renee' (Nannie) Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371111575457660076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809739862950796442.post-47078972589583786582011-03-22T19:02:00.000-05:002011-03-22T19:02:49.825-05:00Emilee's Crib<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;">This past Sunday...two very important things happened... MY BIRTHWEEK began AND Emilee got her crib! What a way to start my birthweek! Birthweek's by the way applies to the week leading up to your birthday... As if that wasn't obvious. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;">None the less, MeMe bought Emilee her crib! It was a complete surprise and a very welcome one. We couldn't wait to get her crib home and put it together. I was alittle nervous about putting it together. I have heard LOADS of scary stories about hours it takes, etc.... I was nervous! Especially when Keith said "well as long as I use MOST of the screws..." </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;">Keith unboxing the crib.... this box was the biggest box I have ever seen! So many pieces!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;">Stil opening up those boxes. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;">IS THAT FOR ME?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;">Emilee watching all the action... </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;">ALMOST DONE!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: magenta;">And that's our crib! It is currently still sitting in our living room, mainly because I couldn't WAIT to put it together but until the bed comes out of the nursery, there is no room for a baby bed. So Ms. Sue and Mr. Gary if your reading this....I have a bed that needs to come to Centreville! :) </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/196/D6ACB041B1A4D0D10E4DCC0F8CCE9656.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>Renee' (Nannie) Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371111575457660076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809739862950796442.post-74048709903277973242011-03-17T14:10:00.002-05:002011-03-22T10:14:16.114-05:00Prego Mego- 22 weeks<span style="color: red;">Here we are 22 weeks along...this week has been crazy to say the least. Lots of things have transpired over the last couple of days and to be honest my head is still spinning. Good thing I have this sweet little girl in my belly who encourages me to stay CALM! Other than that, just your normal prego update. </span><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Weight Gain: 2 or 3 pounds according to my scale. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Gender: It's a girl! Emilee Sullivan!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Size: This week Emilee is the size of a papaya! Picture from thebump.com</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Symptoms: None except...emotional, hormonal, all the "AL's" in life! I even cried during an epiosde of Saved By the Bell this morning....</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Maternity Clothes: I am wearing them OCCASIONALLY. It depends on Emilee. If she sits in the front of my belly I will wear the maternity shirts...if she sits anywhere else, I continue to wear my regular clothes. It's funny because some days I LOOK pregnant, and some days I look so NOT pregnant.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Miss: Nothing much...</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Movement: Every now and then.... But still not too frequently.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Sleep: Sleeping GREAT! Still on my stomach most nights or just on my side. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">And this week's update from thebump.com:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">"Baby's settling into sleep cycles, snoozing about 12 to 14 hours a day. It shouldn't be hard to figure out when -- just pay attention to those kicks as they start and stop."</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Really no other updates to talk about. Wish I had more to say! We will continue to work on Emilee's room this weekend. Hopefully get all that furniture out of the room so we can really get down to the nitty gritty. So we will see. And we need to finish registering. Aunt LiLi is planning our baby shower and she has me all sorts of deadlines to hit! HA!</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/196/D6ACB041B1A4D0D10E4DCC0F8CCE9656.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>Renee' (Nannie) Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371111575457660076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809739862950796442.post-40638764801728712322011-03-10T16:27:00.000-06:002011-03-10T16:27:21.003-06:00Prego Mego- 21 Weeks<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d;">Ok so this may be a few days late but on Tuesday I had the day off and spent the day working on Emilee's nursery and spring cleaning our home. I took pictures throughout the day of working on the room and will post them all in one big post. Before/After thing. I was just glad I didn't find another family living in my guest bedroom. I haven't been in that room in FOREVER and had no idea what was behind that door. </span><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Weight gain/loss: Gained maybe a pound or two. It fluctuates daily. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Size: This week, Emilee is the size of a... BANANA! (picture from thebump.com)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAfSKl9r739PLElnxLv5kyy2t1lI35MvruK1pCKF2DSb5mIkuZbhkookd-nb8rR1hEP7cQXYVYAEuqwTcvrEzS4wOrWb9mc4Gxr4O-WE5R7LccmjcFL4PLgWavOiTWJu8vH_t8afxG8A/s1600/21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: purple;"><img border="0" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAfSKl9r739PLElnxLv5kyy2t1lI35MvruK1pCKF2DSb5mIkuZbhkookd-nb8rR1hEP7cQXYVYAEuqwTcvrEzS4wOrWb9mc4Gxr4O-WE5R7LccmjcFL4PLgWavOiTWJu8vH_t8afxG8A/s1600/21.jpg" /></span></a></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: purple;">Symptoms: Some heartburn but Tums fixes that right up. And some others that are not Blog mentionable! HA!</span></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: purple;">Maternity Clothes: Have them, don't wear them too often. They are so comfy though!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Miss: Nada. Having too much fun to miss anything. Since I have gotten pregnant, such wonderful things have happened in my life. I had a horrible 2010...and at the end I was blessed with this sweet little girl, and since then things have certainly changed. My relationships have changed, I have made some AWESOME new friends in the most random of places, Keith and I are so blissfully happy it is even disgusting to me sometimes! Life is really fabulous right now. I couldn't complain even if I wanted to. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: purple;">Movement: I am feeling Emilee more and more. Alot at night. Poor daddy can't quite feel her yet and this upsets him, but he understands that his little girl is still just alittle small! But he can't wait!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">And this week's update from thebump.com:</span></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: purple;">"Baby's digestive system is busy creating meconium (a tarry black substance made of swallowed amniotic fluid, digestive secretion, and dead cells), which will fill the first diaper after birth. And, if baby is a girl, her womb is now stocked up with her lifetime supply of six million eggs (the number will drop to around one million by birth)."</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: blue;">Tuesday, as I mentioned earlier, I had the day off. It was Mardi Gras here in South Louisiana. One of my favorite holidays. This year though was SOOO NASTY! Rainy, tornado warnings, flooding rain at sometimes. So we decided to stay home. So I sent Keith off to get me and Emilee some pancakes from McDonald's... (funny, she will eat the breakfast but NOT anything else....we do NOT like Chicken Nuggets, which totally breaks my heart.)...so anyway, I am laying in bed relaxing and my sweet Sophie comes and joins me. Now she always lays with me, this is a usual thing, we are extremely close. She is my first little lady! But that morning she laid in a unusual space...she usually lays up on my chest, closer to my face, but that day she laid right on Emilee. So I start petting Soph, and she starts purring and Em goes NUTS. And I don't know if Sophie could kinda feel it maybe but Sophie would try to bury down in my belly more like she was getting close to Emilee. Awe! Sisters! Bonding already! Keith says it could have been Emilee trying to get away from Sophie. But I tend to go with my first thought. Here is quick picture I snapped. </span></div><div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div align="left"><span style="color: red;">Then, last nigt (Wednesday).... Emilee had some crawfish! I had had a few once before maybe back in December but now since Em can actually TASTE what I eat..I was anxious to see what her opinion of crawfish would be....well... in conclusion! SHE LOVED THEM! True little coonie after all! </span></div><div align="left"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Weight Gain/Loss: Gained like a pound, but it seems to go and come. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Gender: It's a GIRL! Emilee Sullivan</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Size: This week, Emilee is the size cantaloupe! Picture from thebump.com</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: purple;">Symptoms: Heartburn alittle more frequently. Most notably this week it feels like Em is hanging out wayyyyy low.... Which kinda concerned me because I was having some back aches and some cramping...but a quick call to the doc and I was reassured that everything is A-OK, just my body doing natural pregnancy things!</span></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: purple;">Maternity Clothes: Have them, don't really wear them. Although I can honestly say, Keith and I went to a baseball game Tuesday night and Emilee, who usually hangs on my HIPS or on my back bone, decided to move her little self to the front of my belly for the first time and wow did my belly finally look pregnant! I could barely zip my jeans and my shirt was alittle snug in the mid area! It felt so good for her to be OFF my hips but felt even better to actually look pregnant! Plus I can feel her alot better when she moves when she is out front instead of the "hip zone."</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: purple;">Movement: Everynow and then. Not alot, but sometimes. Which is still completely normal for this stage in the pregnancy.</span></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: purple;">And finally the weekly update from thebump.com:</span></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: purple;">"Baby gulps down several ounces of amniotic fluid every day, both for nutrition and to practice swallowing and digesting. And, these days, those taste buds actually work! Studies show that after birth, babies respond best to tastes they've already had via amniotic fluid. Meaning, think about what you'd like your future child to eat as you prepare your own lunch."</span></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">As I mentioned, Tuesday night Keith and I (and EM!) went to the LSU vs. SELU baseball game. It was my first visit to the new Alex Box Stadium and it definitely won't be my last! Emilee and I enjoyed an array of food: chicken tenders, fries, corn dog, drink, etc. (no this wasn't all for me! Keith and I shared!)....if only I could have gotten them dang Cracker Jacks! We enjoyed the game and the Tigers pulled out a victory. Most thankful for the elevators at the new stadium because those stairs were killer but the sweet men let me ride them up and down as many times as I needed! It was so great to be at the ballgame. Emilee's cousin and namesake, Emile, was a great baseball player and had a love for the game like no other. I watched him play TONS of games from little league to high school. I hope to share his love for baseball with Emilee. Maybe she will play softball? Or maybe not. Maybe she will just love the game and the atmosphere like I enjoy. I played alittle softball (slow pitch...I was the pitcher!) when I was younger but never anything else. But I love to watch the game. It's an American Tradition. I sat in the stadium last night just taking in all the things baseball has to offer and knew that Emile was with me and I know he is watching over my Em. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Anyway, this week we also have our montly OB appt and an ULTRASOUND. Which would make on average a ultrasound every 2 weeks thanks to Autumn at First Glimpse who has been kind enough to give us a "glimpse" of Emilee so often! This ultrasound of course will be for the doctor so alittle more in depth!</span><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666;">Weight gain/loss: I weighed this morning and had gained a pound. 1 pound in 19 weeks isn't too shabby I don't think.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666;">Gender: IT'S A GIRL!!!!...Emilee Sullivan</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666;">(side note: we are having problems deciding on a middle name, so if anyone has a suggestion, send it on)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666;">Size: This week Emilee ( I just LOVE saying/typing her name) is the size of a mango! (picture take from thebump.com)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666;">Symptoms: ALOT of bilateral hip pain and back pain. Miss Emilee loves to hang out on my hips and rarely moves from them, so it puts alot of strain on my back. Other than that, nothing out of the ordinary. Tired alot but that is COMMON with me, and not just because I am pregnant. HA!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666;">Sleep: Still sleeping great. Wake up at least once to go to the bathroom. But its a PAIN to get up in the morning!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666;">Movement: Some every now and then. Daddy still can't feel it yet, and mommy only sometimes does, but it feels great and I can't wait for her first big KICK!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666;">and finally the update from thebump.com:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #e06666;">"Vernix caseosa, a greasy white substance made of lanugo, oil, and dead skin cells (yum) now coats baby's skin, shielding it from the amniotic fluid. (Picture yourself after a nine-month bath, and the need for protection makes sense.) You might get to see the vernix at birth, especially if baby is premature."</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">See ya next week for the MIDWAY post! And I am still working on the announcement party. Waiting on my pictures. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Emilee (middle name pending!) Sullivan due July 19, 2011.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Post about our gender reveal party to follow once I get pictures! </span><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Weight gain/loss: Still holding steady. No weight gain or loss.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Size: Baby Sullivan is the size of a sweet potato! See picture below from thebump.com</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYm4cAc0ZCPlmL09Fm9ij3tNmwUvKuBf_BFaGgogsiAEUuskzzOiHPywUBo_aOzue4jzrogcuzEiE4pKGWS0i4wjlkOBjQ4_qxF3NO6IAw7kLqj_cVE_ytveqbkZEg_u_qnL_D56GvKo/s1600/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: purple;"><img border="0" h5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYm4cAc0ZCPlmL09Fm9ij3tNmwUvKuBf_BFaGgogsiAEUuskzzOiHPywUBo_aOzue4jzrogcuzEiE4pKGWS0i4wjlkOBjQ4_qxF3NO6IAw7kLqj_cVE_ytveqbkZEg_u_qnL_D56GvKo/s1600/18.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Maternity Clothes: I have them, I like to wear them. I don't need to, but I do. Last night, for Valentine's day I wore a really cute shirt donated by my sister. It was super cute. Other than that, it is normal clothes. Even blue jeans that I haven't worn since high school!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Sleep: Sleeping good with only minimal bathroom breaks during the night. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Symptoms: None really. Baby Sullivan definitely likes to hang out on my left hip bone. I can feel the pressure ALL DAY! He/she loves it there. I guess its comfy??? Maybe??? None the less, by the end of the day, I am kinda dragging my leg behind me and begging my child to move! Is it too early to ground my child? Other than that, still dealing with that no appetite thing. But I am handling it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Miss: Not a thing. I am enjoying this so much I don't have time to miss anything. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Movement: I feel the baby every now and then, but not all day every day. I can't wait for that! I also can't wait for daddy to feel the baby. I know he will love it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">And finally: whats going on this week courtesy of thebump.com:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">"Baby's become amazingly mobile (compared to you, at least), passing the hours yawning, hiccupping, rolling, twisting, kicking, punching, sucking, and swallowing. And baby is finally big enough that you'll soon be able to feel her movements."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="color: red;">As I mentioned earlier, this week was also Valentine's day. Keith took me out to a wonderful dinner at the Melting Pot. It was divine as usual. I could eat there every single day. End of story. Unfortunately, my (maybe?) expanding belly or a baby sitting around the stomach area has decreased the amount of food intake! Here are some pictures from the night:</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">As I mentioned in my last post, Keith and I found out what we were having last Wednesday. It was a complete serendipitous moment. One of those off chance happenings...</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">I was at work Wednesday afternoon (after fetching the hubby from the airport) and went to the breakroom to get a piece of king cake a rep had brought. Autumn, the rep, and I got to talking and turns out she works at First Glimpse Imaging and asked if I wanted to know what I was having that NIGHT! Who turns that down??? NOT this pregnant lady! So off we went! We got scanned for about 1.5 hours...it was fabulous. We have quite the mover and shaker on our hands. Baby Sullivan moved and grooved all over his/her little home! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="color: red;">Ha! You dind't think I was going to blow the surprise did you!?!?! WRONG! Our announcement party will be the 19th of February so it stays locked up til then!</span></div><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Weight Gain/Loss: Another pound lost! </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Size: This week, baby Sullivan is the size of a onion! See picture from thebump.com</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Maternity Clothes: None yet. Have started to look at a maternity scrub top... think I will just need one, but my little belly is starting to pull my shirt up alittle!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Sleep: Sleeping perfect. Few bathroom breaks a night. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Symptoms: Heartburn depending on what I eat. SOOO TIRED...and some back pain. But we recently had an ultrasound that showed that Baby Sullivan LOVES to hang out on mommy's hip bones and back bones. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Miss: How could I miss anything when I am so unbelievably happy?</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Movement: Maybe alittle, not much! Waiting for that first big sign of life!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Last week.... on Wednesday, we got the most wonderful chance of fate and found out what the baby is! SO WE KNOW! And can't tell! AH! </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: orange;">And the weekly update from thebump.com:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: orange;">"Baby's skeleton is hardening, changing from rubbery cartilage to bone, and fat is finally accumulating around it. His umbilical cord is getting thicker and stronger, and those little fingers and toes now feature one-of-a-kind prints."</span></div><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Size: Baby Sullivan is now the size of avocado...which is a gross looking veggie (fruit??)...anyway, see picture below taken from thebump.com</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Weight gain/loss: Holding steady at a 16 or 17 pound weight loss. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Sleep: Sleeping good. I am still sleeping on my stomach, which all the books say is a big NO NO, but I can't help it! I start out on my side, and then I end up on my back. So I go back to my side, and then end up back on my stomach. My sister, who is my go to for prego info, says it's ok...so we will go with that. I have noticed that the more I sleep on my belly the more frequently I have to get up to go to the bathroom at night, I think Baby gets squished up in there and kicks my bladder til I get up! HA! I told Keith that most likely I am laying on the babies foot and he/she are like GET OFF MOM!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Symptoms: Heartburn, some back pain...especially in the afternoon after working all day. And like I mentioned in the last post, the hormones swing the emotions all day long.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Miss: Mountain Dew. I haven't missed it til I was at WalMart the other day and saw one in the little cooler near the cash register... and I wanted it so bad. But didn't want to give the baby that MUCH sugar!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue;">This week was a first for me, Sophie, and Baby Sullivan. Daddy went on a business trip that required a PLANE trip.. Remember those hormones that I mentioned earlier...you should have seen the blubbering pregnant mess I was in the New Orleans airport on Monday morning. I swear, I would have thrown myself onto the tarmac if I thought I could get away with it and not be arrested by TSA.... thankfully his flight got off and landed safely and he is enjoying Nashville, Tennessee....which is the home to this mommy's most favorite artist ever...Taylor Swift! I have sent him on a mini "stalking" mission to find her... Keith asked about moving there...I said thats cool! I can be BFF with Taylor! HA! However, the WINTER STORM of 2011 is possibly going to hinder his arrival home... but we are hoping not. </span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: orange;">And finally the update from thebump.com:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: orange;">"Watch what you say...tiny bones forming in baby's ears mean she can now pick up your voice. A few more minuscule changes: Eyebrows, lashes, and hair are starting to fill in, and taste buds are forming."</span> <---- does this mean that baby might hear me singing Taylor in my car at the top of my lungs!!?! Hope he/she is a fan too!</div><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">How far: (Tuesday) I made 15 weeks!! YAY!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Size: Baby Sullivan is the size of a naval orange. Can I just insert here how GREAT it feels to go to thebump.com and click on SECOND trimester rather than first? Anyway, see our naval orange below brought to you by thebump.com</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Weight Gain/Loss: about 16 or 17 pounds down. But I seem to be holding steady, maybe we are evening out. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Maternity Clothes: None, I have some shirts that I can't wait to wear. I think I may finally be getting a baby bump...a very small one, but I think it's there...I can't wait to just POP there is the baby belly.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Sleep: Sleeping good, but getting up alot more frequently to use the bathroom than I did in the first trimester. But I have very much so increased my liquids. Baby Sullivan lets me know ASAP if I am not getting enough water... he/she causes back pains, kidney pain, and abdominal pains if I haven't drank enough. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Symptoms: The heartburn is back... good thing I LOVE me some tums.. I am more partial to the red... they need to make a whole bottle of red only. Like the "FavorREDS" starburst. Headaches are much better since entering the second trimester. Baby Sullivan has been letting me know about some foods he/she doesn't like.. Like my favorite food Chicken and Rice.... He/she HATED it...and this broke this mommy's heart..cause I LOVE IT.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Miss: Nothing at all. I am enjoying everything. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Feelings: You name it, I got it. I cry, get mad, swing every emotion in the book multiple times a day. I have noticed that around 2 PM everyday I get veryyyyy emotional..like go to the bathroom at work, have a small mini breakdown and then I'm good. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Movement: You may notice this a new one in my post, and I put it here because I THINK I may have felt the baby move recently. I had just gotten out the shower and was relaxing on the couch before going to bed and then BAM..I felt this tickle across my tummy...kinda like a little bug had scurried across it, or maybe that Sophie had tickled me with her whiskers. But Sophie was asleep on the bed, and I didn't see a bug. So I can only think it was the baby. Daddy was very upset he missed it and spent the next 20 minutes with hands on my belly begging baby to do it again. In due time daddy, in due time. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: orange;">And finally: here is what is happening this week...taken from thebump.com:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: orange;">"Continuing the march toward normal proportions, baby's legs now out-measure his arms. And, finally, all four limbs have functional joints. Your fetus is squirming and wiggling like crazy down in the womb, though you probably can't feel the movements just yet."</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<span style="color: red;">See ya next week!</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/196/D6ACB041B1A4D0D10E4DCC0F8CCE9656.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>Renee' (Nannie) Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371111575457660076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809739862950796442.post-88003521069040329042011-01-13T09:49:00.000-06:002011-01-13T09:49:26.993-06:00So long first trimester...! Hello second!<span style="color: red;">Everyone cheer! We are 13 weeks pregnant! Which means that we are almost out of the FIRST trimester! One down, two to go. It is literally flying by. I can't believe it. But for the first trimester, it was a BREEZE (much to LiLi's dismay)... no problems at all! Hear's hoping for a breezy second and third! So lets get down to the nitty gritty.</span><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">13 weeks and counting...</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">How far: We are 13 weeks pregnant!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Size: Baby Sullivan is the size of a peach which is one of daddy's favorite fruits! (see picture below from thebump.com)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Weight gain/loss: I have lost about 15 or 16 pounds since finding out I was pregnant. It seems to have stopped dropping off so maybe I am evening out... ?</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Maternity clothes: I have them thanks to Me Me (my mom) and Grammy (Keith's mom) and some hand me downs from LiLi (sister) but I am not wearing them yet.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Sleep: Sleeping good, few trips to the bathroom but nothing major. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Symptoms: None really. Finally got the headaches under control which is GREAT. But I have been noticing alittle more nausea than normal. Not vomitting, just the nausea. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
<span style="color: purple;">Miss: Nothing really. I am enjoying EVERY single moment.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Feelings: Nervous, excitement, anxious to find out what the baby is!!!!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Craving: Not much... Baby Sullivan did have his/her first taste of boiled crawfish the other day... it was a success and I didn't swell due to the salt in take! A+!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: blue;">We had our monthly OB visit back at the beginning of Jan. We were blessed enough to listen to the heartbeat. It was a good strong 166.... now of course...finding the heart beat... another story! Baby kept running from us! Every time the nurse would find the heart tones, baby Sullivan would swim the other way. About 15 minutes later, we cornered the baby over by my pelvis and finally got him/her to sit still.... We clearly have alittle trouble make on our hands! A definite product of daddy!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: blue;">We were also tested for early diabetes. I have a long family history of diabetes so my midwife and I thought it would be best to test me early in case I needed to take any extra precautions... so 1 hour and some orange drink later we had blood drawn. And it came back great! Passed with flying colors! </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: orange;">And here is what is going on with the bambino according to thebump.com:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: orange;">"Your fetus is forming teeth and vocal cords...savor this, their nonfunctional phase. Baby is approaching normal proportions, with his head now only one third the size of his body. And intestines are in the process of moving from the umbilical cord to baby's tummy -- much more convenient."</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: red;">So there ya have it! 13 weeks down... soon we will know if we are PINK OR BLUE! AH! </span></div><br />
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</div>Renee' (Nannie) Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371111575457660076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809739862950796442.post-2877924945604505342010-12-28T09:55:00.000-06:002010-12-28T09:55:01.312-06:00Prego Mego -Week 11<span style="color: red;">Today, I am 11 weeks pregnant!!!! WOW! Almost out of the first trimester. Hard to believe. In this short 11 weeks, Baby Sullivan has celebrated Thanksgiving AND Christmas! Baby Sullivan received alot of great gifts for Christmas and one very special homemade gift that has been waiting for us.... I hope to take pictures and do a separate post on that. We also had our first Ultrasound. I have some video of that as well as pictures. But again, different post... I clearly have alot of things to write!</span> <br />
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<div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Week 11 </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">How Far: 11 weeks </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Size: Baby Sullivan is the size of a LIME! (see picture taken from thebump.com)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Weight Gain/Loss: 11.5 pounds lost. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Maternity Clothes: None but I got a few cute hand me down tops from my sister and a few really cute tops for Christmas!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Sleep: Sleeping really well except for potty breaks through out the night. And as I mentioned in last week's update, if I get woken up it is really hard for me to go back to sleep.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Symptoms: Headaches. OMG they are horrible some days. And some nausea when I smell certain things, but nothing ever comes of it. And I get nauseous when I am HUNGRY! </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Miss: Not much. I am having moderate amounts of all my favorites. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Feelings: Excitement. Yep thats it. Just excitement. I finally saw my precious baby on the ultrasound last week and he or she was healthy, and hanging out just growing and I breathed a HUGE sigh of relief. Now I am just enjoying my pregnancy all the time instead of trying to sweat the small things. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Cravings: Nothing unusual. And not really cravings. There are things that I want, but not that I am gonna send Keith out for at 1 AM to get! Yet...</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">And this week's update courtesy of thebump.com</span></div><div align="center"><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Your fetus currently enjoys a 1:1 ratio between body and head, and has skin so transparent that blood vessels show right through it. But fingers and toes are no longer webbed, and hair follicles, tooth buds, and nail beds are forming -- setting up a significantly more attractive future.</span> </div><div align="center"><br />
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And there my sweet baby is! I can't seem to figure out how I upload pictures straight up to blogger but then they turn sideways anyway. It makes me mad!<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/196/D6ACB041B1A4D0D10E4DCC0F8CCE9656.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Renee' (Nannie) Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371111575457660076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809739862950796442.post-25636456951254010162010-12-19T21:05:00.000-06:002010-12-19T21:05:07.071-06:00Prego Mego- Week 10<span style="color: red;">YAY! I am 10 weeks pregnant today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whoop whoop!!! Is it flying by??? Yes, I think so. So, here comes the update.</span><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Week 10 Highlights</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">How far: 10 weeks</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Size: Baby Sullivan is the size of a PRUNE...ew... (see picture below)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Weight Gain/Loss: 11 pounds LOST!!! </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Maternity Clothes: None. If I keep losing weight, I might not need them! :) </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Sleep: Sleeping good, but if I get woken up it is kinda hard for me to go back to sleep, especially when there is a "daddy" SNORING next to me. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Miss: Not much, I was missing sweet tea, etc...but my OB said I could have SMALL amounts of it, so that helps alot. I love me some sweet tea. I am enjoying everything so much. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Feelings: Excitement. Tomorrow we have our first ULTRASOUND... I am soo nervous, excited, scared. I am sooo afraid of hearing... "umm..I will be right back, I am going to get the doctor..." NIGHTMARE!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">Cravings: None really. I am really just breezing through this!!!! </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">And finally.... the weekly update from thebump.com:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: purple;">With bones and cartilage starting to form and vital organs beginning to function, baby is making major progress. Body length will almost double in the next three weeks, and arm joints are now working. (Soon, legs will start working too.)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue;">As I mentioned earlier.... Tomorrow we have our first Ultrasound and I am crazy anxious!!!!!!! I am pumped. And nervous. And Keith is counting down the hours...literally... "In x number of hours we get to see the baby..." HA! It's so cute....</span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue;">In other news, yesterday I met the Volturi and Jasper that are apart of the TWILIGHT cast! Yes, this pregnant lady sat outside in the cold for like.... 5 hours...waiting to get autographs... I am not crazy I am not crazy I am not crazy... I will post pictures soon... It was GREAT!!! One of the actors actually talked to Baby Sullivan!!! AND I made some great new friends, Debbie and Miranda. I can't wait to get to know these ladies better. </span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue;">This week is Christmas and I can't believe that next year at Christmas I will have a little baby in my arms!! AH! Can't wait to celebrate with my family this week. It will be great I know. </span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue;">So, that was the 10 week update. I can't believe that in 2 weeks I will be out of the first trimester! CRAZY! </span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue;">See ya next week! Merry Christmas!</span></div><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/196/D6ACB041B1A4D0D10E4DCC0F8CCE9656.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Renee' (Nannie) Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371111575457660076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809739862950796442.post-18179093926037095882010-12-12T11:43:00.001-06:002010-12-12T11:43:00.337-06:00Prego Mego- Week 9/OB appt<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> Today I am 9 weeks pregnant with Baby Sullivan! And we also had our first OB appt. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Pregnancy Highlights: Week 9</span></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #351c75;">How Far: 9 Weeks</span></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Size: Baby Sullivan is the size of an Green Olive! </span></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #351c75;">(picture below taken from thebump.com)</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1QNEXzA-ARapxScvlZQXfDNnTcInWXPMWK5-VWtR8mZf0PkmDFY4ExnxkRXTLbqzayKf2QSCb5QBDvWR_KxzFdIkVFCOUwqu6rtcr3BMVJh3PFGeQNj6Ral_2WRoz0EmKIJlO0_fYjM/s1600/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1QNEXzA-ARapxScvlZQXfDNnTcInWXPMWK5-VWtR8mZf0PkmDFY4ExnxkRXTLbqzayKf2QSCb5QBDvWR_KxzFdIkVFCOUwqu6rtcr3BMVJh3PFGeQNj6Ral_2WRoz0EmKIJlO0_fYjM/s1600/9.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Weight Gain/Loss: I have LOST almost 10 pounds since finding out I was pregnant on November 9. But total to date: 7.5 pounds lost.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Maternity Clothes: None</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Sleep: Sleeping good, but if by chance Keith wakes me up when he gets in bed at night I am WIDE awake for at LEAST an hour or so. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Miss: Not much at all. Just enjoying everything. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Feelings: Excitement. Our first OB appt was this week (more on that later), and I was soo glad to finally go to the doctor. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Symptoms: Nausea when hungry, Headaches occasionally, Sore Breasts. </span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Craving: Starbucks...which is very weird cause I am not a HUGE Starbucks fan. I can't even remember the last time I had Starbucks... But I want it now!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">And finally this week according to thebump.com:</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">"Your little embryo has now officially graduated to fetus-hood. Adding to the excitement, a Doppler ultrasound device might be able to pick up the beating heart. With basic physical structures in place and increasingly distinct facial features, baby is kind of starting to look like...well...a baby!"</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The picture above was taken in the exam room of our FIRST OB APPT! I tried for 10 minutes to rotate it properly and it never would. I am not sure what I did wrong. </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Our first appt went really well. It was alot of questions, 8 TUBES of blood drawn, an exam, a snooping husband (what does this do?), and a nervous new mommy. But all in all it went really well! MeMe joined us for our first appointment and sat in the waiting room proudly as NEW MEME TO BE! Keith and I enjoyed having her there with us. </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Where I work, our OB/GYN is composed of Doctors and Midwives. A requirment for new OB patients (me), is to see a Midwife first. Mainly because the first appointment is usually the longest and they want you to be able to spend all the time you need with someone. So you see a midwife. I admit, I was NOT happy when I found this out. A midwife? How medieval times is that!?! But I saw Amy Linn, and my feelings changed. She was great. Attentive, helpful, knowledgable. Keith and I both got great vibes from her and really liked her alot. Which is important, cause this is my baby and I want to deal with someone I like. I will see my doctor, Dr. Huynh, a few times, but unless there is a problem there is no reason to not see the midwife. And if I have vaginal delivery, Amy will most likely deliver instead of a doctor. Interesting, huh?</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We get to have our first Ultrasound done on December 20 and I can hardly wait. In case your wondering.... 8 days from now. We will finally get to see our little "green olive" ha! After our appt, we went to have some yummy food at Jason's Deli. </div><div align="left" class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="left" class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/196/D6ACB041B1A4D0D10E4DCC0F8CCE9656.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>Renee' (Nannie) Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371111575457660076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809739862950796442.post-47907868371526225532010-12-05T09:00:00.001-06:002010-12-05T09:00:04.242-06:00Prego Mego- Week 8Today... I am 8 weeks pregnant with Baby Sullivan! This is flying it seems at times! So, here is the update.<br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #351c75;">How Far: 8 Weeks</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Size: Baby Sullivan is the size of a Raspberry! (see picture)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTNefpeAXk6TbL3iEZPIp88qzvlvKaFGbKEAdyr3GBSTsq55MZPYFahUNDht8l_HLhueT0AMIyKU9fpHcV4OeR41tsOTnpuvXkyyOWDnWgsw0KknKps3g2aUGJCg_YfaXuL9WqIVc3UY/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTNefpeAXk6TbL3iEZPIp88qzvlvKaFGbKEAdyr3GBSTsq55MZPYFahUNDht8l_HLhueT0AMIyKU9fpHcV4OeR41tsOTnpuvXkyyOWDnWgsw0KknKps3g2aUGJCg_YfaXuL9WqIVc3UY/s1600/8.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #351c75;">Weight Gain/Loss: Actually, I weighed and it seems I have lost about 4-5 pounds. I blame it on giving up the caffeine and watching what I am eating. But hey, it's ok to lose alittle weight..right?</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #351c75;">Maternity Clothes: None, but I want to try to buy some next week after my OB appt while the summer clothes are on clearance so I can get some good deals!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Sleep: Sleeping good. Only up once or twice to use the bathroom. Crazy dreams at times. Other than that, I can pretty much fall asleep anywhere!</span></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Miss: Not much, ok maybe sweet tea. But that's it. </span></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Feelings: Awe. </span></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Symptoms: Heartburn, some nausea at times, sore breasts. </span></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Craving: Not much. I haven't really had much of an appetite lately.</span> </div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">From thebump.com</div><div align="center">"Baby is growing like mad, putting on about a millimeter every day and continuing to straighten out in the trunk. Though you can't feel it yet, baby is moving those little arms, legs, and (now only slightly) webbed fingers and toes like crazy."</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">This week we head to our first OB appt. I am so excited, nervous, antsy, and a whole lot more feelings but most of all excitement. I will post an update after that. And I plan to try to take some pictures of that first appointment. So finally will have some other pictures to put on here! And as another special treat, my mom is going to be going to our first appointment with us. I know Baby Sullivan will LOVE his or her MeMe. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">See ya next week!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/196/D6ACB041B1A4D0D10E4DCC0F8CCE9656.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>Renee' (Nannie) Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371111575457660076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809739862950796442.post-88418214263428987862010-12-02T15:44:00.000-06:002010-12-02T15:44:04.125-06:00Mid 7 week update<span style="color: #741b47;">So I just wanted to get some things typed out on here that I wanted to remember about this week. I was just telling my sister earlier that I didn't "feel" pregnant all the time, of course she reminded me it won't be long til I will "feel" pregnant all the time, but sometimes I still am just in awe that in my belly, there is an actual PERSON growing. He or She may be the size of a blueberry, yes, but that is MY baby. Women are the coolest, we make people. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">But the more I think about it, the more I do see some small signs/symptoms of my pregnancy. For instance:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">1. Tired. All. The. Time. <--- I know most people that know me say I could sleep all day anyway, well mulitply that by 10. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">2. Nausea. I might not be getting "sick"...but when I am procrastinating on eating, or when I smell certain foods, smoke, etc...I get this wave of nausea. Sometimes it leads to gagging, but usually nothing more than that. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">3. Headaches. These are not bad at all. I still think it's me missing the caffeine. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">4. The "ladies" hurt. Even water pressure from the shower hurt them! Plus, we have grown in size! HA!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">5. Emotional. <--- this isn't funny. I cry at everything. Commercials, Rockefeller Tree lighting, TV shows, I cry because Sophie won't sit with me. I cry in the shower because I'm in awe that God blessed with me a child. My point is.... I CRY! Keith finds it hilarious of course. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">These are only a few things....but my main point is that next week I have my first OB appt and this is all going to become super real. And I pray that that appointment goes good. I pray that we might get to hear a heartbeat???? I pray that I am progressing and that my little dumpling is just cozied up in my belly! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">Please, please pray for peace and calm. Keith (even though he won't hardly admit it) and I are extremely nervous. Being in the healthcare field I always ALWAYS go to the "bad place"...I am what if this, what if that. You can't think that way, but I am alot better at negative than positive sometime. So pray for the positive. Pray for ME to be positive. Pray for my little angel. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">See ya soon!</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">Here is a look at what is going on this week:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;">How far: 7 weeks</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Size: Baby Sullivan is the size of a BLUEBERRY!!! (see picture below)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Weight gain/loss: None</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Maternity Clothes: None yet. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Sleep: Sleeping GREAT! Ok, that is a tad bit of a lie.... I am having CRAZY dreams... for instance, last night, I had a dream that a GIGANTIC Spider formed out of the chocolate cake batter and started chasing me around the house! OMG! Other than that, sleeping really well...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Miss: Sweet tea.... Cherry Limeaids from Sonic, ok...so its caffeine!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Cravings: Not really anything specific.... I just want all of my favorite things all the time. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Symptoms: Nausea, no vomitting. And leg pain when I sit too long...the book says because the blood flow is slower returning to the heart because of the uterus. IDK though. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Best Moment this week: Thursday, Keith and I traveled to Mississippi to his parents house. Upon arrival, I was greated with belly rubs, hugs, smiles and more. But the greatest thing.... Keith and my nephew, Branden, gave us the card (pictured below). In case you can't read it, it says "Renee I can't wait for you to have a baby." Isn't that the SWEETEST thing you have ever seen. I know this baby is going to born into a family full of love. </span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lastly here is what is happening this week in the belly from thebump.com</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Baby's brain -- both hemispheres! -- is growing fast, generating about one hundred new cells every minute. Arms and legs are emerging as joints start to form, and a permanent set of kidneys (baby's third!) is now in place.</div><br />
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</div>Renee' (Nannie) Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371111575457660076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6809739862950796442.post-71142543400157524512010-11-21T09:00:00.001-06:002010-11-21T09:00:01.035-06:00Pregolicious- Week 6Today, I am <span style="color: red;">6 weeks</span> pregnant....well according to my calculations at least! :) <br />
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So here is the 6 week wrap-up.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">How Far: 6 weeks</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Sizee: Baby Sullivan is the size of a SWEET PEA! (see picture below)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Weight Gain/Loss: None</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Maternity Clothes: Nah, way too early for that!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Gender: Don't know yet but I think Daddy and I both have our special "wishes."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Sleep: Sleeping GREAT! But I just feel like it's never enough. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Miss: Sweet tea...and Medium Rare Steaks! HA!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Craving: Ham & Cheese biscuits from Vine's</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Symptoms: Nausea, but no vomitting....yet...they say this starts around 6 weeks..</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Best Moment: When Keith gets home at night from his shift, he gets in bed, and sometimes he doesn't know I am awake but I am, and he tells the baby he is home and that he loves it and rubs my belly for a minute. It is the sweetest thing EVER!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBcqeaFShAY7uO-piW8TyklP31oZYqfA9epPP_S5B_31OYIgFeBPh94WWD-T1LuvCjj5UXEVclwUKmfMqjSMfBq1bcLW7VKhUjw_OfjdCVXsfRpx-KwzleSvfwvf1JWKuhVneYbfnXyM/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBcqeaFShAY7uO-piW8TyklP31oZYqfA9epPP_S5B_31OYIgFeBPh94WWD-T1LuvCjj5UXEVclwUKmfMqjSMfBq1bcLW7VKhUjw_OfjdCVXsfRpx-KwzleSvfwvf1JWKuhVneYbfnXyM/s1600/6.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center">Taken from thebump.com</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: blue;">Also from thebump: Growing like crazy, baby is starting to sprout eyes, ears, nose, cheeks, and chin. Those little hands and feet -- still webbed like paddles -- might wiggle by week's end, the heart is beating (almost twice as fast as yours!), and blood is starting to circulate. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="color: orange;">Our first OB/GYN appointment has officially been scheduled for December 9. I am sooo nervous but sooo excited. It feels like it is FOREVER away!</span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="color: magenta;">Hope you enjoyed this weeks update! See you at the 7!</span></div><div align="left"><br />
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