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 It's been a while since I wrote a blog. Nothing much happened, our daily life is as normal as can be. Today I am 15 weeks and 2 days pregnant, so in my 16th week. Next Friday I will have another OB appointment, hopefully we can set up an ultrasound soon after that. can't wait to see baby and find out what it is, a girl or a boy.

Jacob is having a field trip right now, they will all take the school buses and go to see a play in Richardson high school. Hope he has lots of fun!

Next week will be a busy week because both boys' classes have valentine parties and I will be in both. Here the Valentine's day seems like a big deal, everyone is buying cards or gifts or flowers. Even little kids have to exchange cards with each other to show friendship. Which really makes me wonder why the schools don't celebrate religious holidays but treat Valentine's day an important event. Strange.

I returned the baby doppler this morning after Yoga workout. Took me a while to find the Fedex dropbox, I had to stop and ask a Fedex worker(in his truck). Yesterday I listened to the heartbeat with the dopper for the last time and I recorded it on the digital camera, the baby's heartbeat was as strong as usual, and I was glad I got to record it. Maybe soon I will figure out how to post it on here. The baby swam away from the doppler several times I guess he/she didn't like to be bothered

Last Saturday morning Philip and I took the boys to home depot to do the kids craft they provide once a month. It was fun, the project was very easily, the heart shaped napkin holders, which took daddy and the boys about 5 minutes to finish. Then after we got home, after lunch, we went to the trail for the boys to bike and we took walks. It was a wonderful time out in the woods. We all enjoyed the fresh air and exercise a lot. I enjoy each minute of our family time together. Now daddy is so busy with work and school, it seems even more valuable when we can all be together and just hang out. This Monday because the boys were off from school Daddy took a day off as well. For the whole weekend the boys enjoyed working in the side yard with daddy to lay the granite tiles. Usually mommy would use that time to take a nap...  Within a few days daddy probably lifted several thousands of pounds of tiles!! I feel sorry I can't help but being pregnant is surely a good excuse !! hehe.
Our side yard will look very beautiful by the time summer comes. And we can all play on the tile ground instead of the useless grass.

I've been thinking about names for the baby. Right now I have several in mind, for a girl, I like Summer Grace, Acacia Grace, Madalyn Zoe, or Briana Grace. For a boy Philip suggested Joseph because in the old testament he was the youngest son of Jacob and at the end was the blessed one who saved his family and his people. We are not very good in picking boys' names but I am sure by the time baby comes we will have something for him/her to be called.

I called daddy(mine) again yesterday morning and we got to chat a bit. It's always nice to talk to my beloved daddy. I am glad we can talk to each other with no hinderance. It's wonderful to have such a loving father. 

We had chicken(mushroom sauce) and rice and spinach/tofo soup for lunch. Timothy ate a big bowl of each, and me too, so full now I am yearning for a nap!!

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It's been a while since I last listened to the baby's heartbeat at home. Philip had some concerns that listening to the ultrasound doppler too much will affect the baby, so I stopped using it for the last 2 weeks or so. But since Dr. Cowart had already confirmed it's safe, I thought it should be ok to listen to the baby once in a while. So just now I lied on bed and just as I put the doppler on my tummy, there it was, a strong beating. It was so easy to find the baby now. I timed it and it measured 25/10secs, so about 150 per minutes. Has slowed down somewhat, because it used to be in the 170s but I guess it's normal because as baby is growing bigger his/her heartbeats slow down a little bit.

I am going to return the doppler next week so I'll probably listen to it a few more times before then.

This morning I did our tax for year 2005. It's getting easier and faster each year to prepare it. I am glad we don't owe IRS anything

Tomorrow morning is Rainbow preschool's registration date for existing students. Usually parents are pretty crazy, waiting in line by 7am. I will just go in the regular time I drop off Timothy and do my number then. I think it will be at least an hour of waiting so I should remember to bring a book to kill time. I hope to register Timothy into Ms. Phyllis' class as Jacob loved her and it's Monday ~ Thursday so Timothy won't be bored at home and I can take the time to rest some and care for the baby.

Cherie took Henna to our house this afternoon and the boys had fun playing with Henna. We haven't been playing for a while(almost 2-3 weeks) because of Tirzah's dental operation and trying to avoid the kids passing sickness to each other. The kids always love to play together. Maybe we can all go to Home Depot this Saturday for some craft fun. (I hope it's not hammering nails because I think I will nail on my own hand!! )

Philip is at school tonight, the boys miss him and I do too. It's so quiet here now the boys are in bed. I guess I'd better enjoy this quietness because when the baby comes, it will be CONSTANT work and crying.




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Today I am 11 weeks and 3 days pregnant. The 1st trimester is almost over, and I will enter into the most comfortable period of my pregnancy. I received the baby doppler on Monday and I've been listening to the baby's heartbeats everyday.... I showed it to the boys, Philip and my mom, all of them were very excited to hear the baby's heart beating so strongly. It is a wonderful device, making me feel so much better because I can't feel the baby's movements yet. I think i've been feeling some flutterings, but I am not sure if it's the baby because it's still so early. I plan to rent the doppler until maybe 16 weeks when I start to feel the movements regularly.
The baby's heartbeats have been high... about 178 per minute. It's a great sound to hear to, I have to restrict myself not listening to it too much.

It's a long wait until we can find out the baby's gender. I am used to thinking the baby is a boy for some reason. We are thinking about changing the boys' room to another one(the guestroom) so the baby can be in their room... but I told Philip the baby will probably be 1 or 2 before he moves out of my bed into his own room, so really no need to hurry.

This week one day I forgot the time and picked up Jacob late. He was crying, I felt SO bad.. He went inside to Big Springs to go potty, and after he came out he still didn't see my van, he started to worry. Gladly there was a lady who was with him, she is a volunteer to help the kids cross the streets. I felt so sorry to see my big boys in tears. I totally understand the feeling. When I was in grade school I remember having to wait forever for my mom to pick me up, after all the kids were gone, it's so scary and lonely. I promised Jacob I will try to never be late again. Now I make sure I leave the house at 3:15pm and I'd rather wait for him then having him be scared. I've been trying to take them either for a bike ride or playground after we got home these past few days. The weather has been wonderful, and I don't want to the boys to stick in our house for so long. Fresh air and exercise are good for them... and me! Yesterday we went to Crowley park, the other side where the big kids playground is. They had a great time, didn't want to leave after 30 minutes of play, and were so dusty from playing. We came back home and I gave them a bath, and they felt so relaxed but I still had to give them their homework time.

I went in for Jacob's report with Mrs. Huggins on Wednesday morning. I was so proud to hear that Jacob is doing great in school. His math is excellent, got 95 in the test(he missed only 1 question which his teacher said everyone missed because the question was poorly written). His behavior is also excllent. Mrs. Huggins said Jacob is one of her favorite students, always listening carefully, helping out and knowing what to do at the right time. I really can't complain. I know Jacob is a wonderful child. I can only praise the Lord for making him such a good nature. I pray the Lord will always keep him this way, and that he will grow up to be a useful vessel for the Lord's building.

Timothy is also doing great, both at school and at home. He accompies me to yoga class and when we are home alone, he is very quiet. I know he misses Jacob's accompaniment and everyday when Jacob gets home from school Timothy is full of energy again. I am so glad they have each other as the best playmate. Thank you Lord for giving them each other.

Next Friday I will go in for my 2nd OB appointment. Can't wait ! Hopefully I will be able to schedule my ultrasound then for probably late Feb or early March.

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