9 Weeks and Counting!

HAPPY RESURRECTION DAY to all! What a blessing to celebrate today as the day the Lord conquered death! His grace and power are indescribable!

We have made it to the 9 week mark and I officially have hit the throw up point! YEAH! Cross Jamba Juice off of the list!

Here I am, my first sideways pictures documenting our growing little one. I was so excited to take these pictures. I don't know if that is a baby bump or a "I just ate dinner bump." When Bob took the first picture he told me "Don't pooch it out just to look pregnant, we've got to be truthful." Well I readjusted and tried not to pooch anything. I even tried to suck in a bit and this is what we got. I think it is an itty bitty baby bump. What do you think? The second picture was just today. The shirt is a bit baggy, but under that bump my pants are definitely getting a bit snugger...


I kinda look a little scary here. Maybe too close up...I will remember that :)


I was hoping to be able to share with you our first ultrasound picture of our little one on this blog. Sadly, we discovered our silly insurance company will only pay for one ultrasound unless specifically needed by the doctor. Since the doctor thinks all is going well and no problems have been found, she wouldn't deem it "medically necessary" so we had to cancel. Needless to say I was a bit bummed. Seriously, since we started through all of the infertility regimen I have had 5 ultrasounds and the insurance has paid for every one. Bob has even had an ultrasound for Pete's sake! Now that we actually have a little one to see they won't pay up. Ahhh stupid healthcare! Can I get an amen?!!! I even had this great little blog comment about the ultrasound. You know, something to the affect of, "Look, it has my wavy black lines and Bob's lumpy bumps." Oh well. I just keep reminding myself that when we do get the ultrasound we will be able to see actual features and whether or not it is a boy or girl. Only 9 more weeks....

I finished Broker school! Praise the Lord! What a chore that was. Since I am pretty much nauseous all day it was so challenging to have to wake up every morning, go to work for 5 hours and then go to school for 8 more. Seriously, I am still not sure how I managed to push through. Now that the schooling part is over I now have to do my studying so that I can pass 3 exams each 150 questions. Remind me why I wanted to do this again? Now that baby Longmire is on the way, my priorities have changed. Who cares about lease options, zoning laws, RESPA and agency when I have baby clothes, furniture, dr.s appointments and diapers to think on. Seriously! My Uncle Rob bet me that I couldn't score higher than him on all of the exams. Normally my competitive self would jump all over that, but not this time. I just want to pass! (Yep you heard it! The valedictorian just wants to pass).

Bob is still heavy into school. I know it doesn't seem so from the looks of it but he studies non stop. I am so happy he fell asleep even if he does have his programming book in his lap.


I could not be prouder. He works so hard and is constantly doing homework and homework. He just completed his algebra midterm with a 97%! Right now, he is more committed than I am! All I want to do is lay horizontally and read a good book. He is running every other day, going to the gym, working and managing to fit in two college courses. Oh not to mention dishes, laundry and other wifely chores. I keep telling him that "Building a kid is hard work." I feel like I am constantly jet lagged. He smiles, kisses me and tells me how excited he is that I am nauseous and exhausted. He is going to be a great daddy.

This past Friday we had the wonderful privilege of seeing Armando and Ophelia Tijerina. We all miss Armando JR something fierce, but it is so wonderful to see his precious parents. They are such beautiful people and we pray our little one will know them well. Actually, Bob and I were giggling because our little one is going to have so many grandma's and grandpa's that the words are going to be relative terms for anyone older than Mom and Dad. We love it! Its the community that helps raise the kiddo, I firmly believe it. Ophelia was so cute, once she found out I was pregnant she just loved hugging the baby. I loved it to. Baby Longmire is going to be well loved by many. Praise the Lord!

PREGNANT AT LAST!!

Yes, you read that right! Bob and I are pregnant! We took a pregnancy test (actually 3 :) on March 13th and all of them gave us the same result.



We have a little miracle on the way. I know what your thinking, "How did that happen?" The only thing I can tell you is when you let go, you let God! I am shocked, Bob is shocked and we are reveling in the amazing power of the Lord. You know, Bob and I were talking, crying, laughing and praying together when we were just hit with this realization "Boy, doctor's don't know squat when it comes to the Lord." Both fertility specialists that we saw were very clear that our chances of conceiving naturally were slim to none and slim was thinking positive. That the only way we might get pregnant is if modern science stepped in. I love to see miracles! God is so good.

The past month was such an interesting month too. I never would have thought that we would have conceived naturally, let alone last month. We weren't really even thinking about trying or ovulation testing. We had completely set our sights on May and the IUI that we just weren't even thinking about it in February (ooo...Valentines Baby?;) For starters we were in heavy training for the half marathon and then Bob went back to school and I got sick. All of that didn't really make for good family making circumstances. When I realized that I was 10 days late I thought it was just stress and stress, but what do you know....SURPRISE. People are right when they tell you, "You wanna get pregnant? Stop trying!"

I am now 8 weeks pregnant, can you believe it? We went to the doctor on March 18th and got all checked out. I peed in a cup, got an invasive exam and had to donate 6 viles of blood, but I loved every minute! We have our first ultrasound appointment on April 1st and we should be able to see little Longmire's heart beat. How Exciting!

I will tell you that morning sickness is awesome and terrible. I feel nauseous really all day long. What is so hard is that not eating doesn't help and eating doesn't help. Also, what I feel like I can eat changes nearly moment by moment. Everytime I tell Bob I feel nauseous He nearly jumps up and down with excitement. Not going to lie, being sick is an awesome little reminder that I am PREGNANT. I still can't believe it!