BEWARE....

MAJOR CRAVINGS HAVE SET IN!!

Craving #1

Turkey Delight from Ozark Smoke House

Craving #2

Pickle spears

Craving #3

Cantaloupe with salt

Okay... you all have been warned! HA

SO glad my appetite is back!

Momma Got a....

New Car!

We are now the proud owners of a 2010 Acura TL!

We traded our Acadia. Now let me tell you, I loved the Acadia but we were looking to save money and my Acadia was starting to get too many miles on it. I do see us going back to an SUV in a few years after we have a few more kids!

This car rides SO smooth and I love the technology package it has!

Well that was our excitement for the holiday weekend! I hope you all have had a good one as well. Tomorrow is going to be a GOOD day! It's the last day of school and we get out early! WOO HOO!!!

We are now peachy!

12 Weeks Pregnant!!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 12 Weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss: gained 6 pounds but have lost some due to morning sickness

Maternity Clothes: Wearing a Bella Band to keep pants up! I have bought 3 pairs of maternity jeans and are hoping to hold off on them for the Fall... Plan on wearing lots of dresses this Summer!

Best Moment this week: Reaching the 12 week mark!

Gender: It's a surprise!- We can't wait to find out!

Movement: I feel lots of twitching in my uterus right now.

Food Craving: At this point nothing sounds good... major food aversions

What I miss: Sleeping through the night and my appetite

Sleep: I go to bed early and wake up a few times to potty.

What I am looking forward to: Everything!! Growing big, feeling the baby move, finding the gender out, decorating the nursery and meeting this miracle!!

Belly Button: In for now... but it has gone flat

Stretch Marks: None and I'm lathering the Coco Butter on to hopefully prevent!
Symptoms: Morning sickness (all day sickness in my case), headaches, tiredness

What to expect when your expecting says the baby is now the size of a Peach and in approximately 3 inches long.... that just amazes me!

Dr. Lawrence did call in some Zofran for the morning sickness and it has worked so far today!

Hope ya'll have a great Memorial Day weekend!

We Have a Little Lime!

11 weeks 3 days PREGNANT!!!

Our baby is the size of a lime

Which I guess makes me feel a little better that I'm already showing at 11 weeks - scared of what I'll look like at 38 weeks.... but I am going to embrace EVERY pound! I'm loving every minute of pregnancy even through the gagging and occasional loss of appetite!

Thanking God for those symptoms and for each day I get to carry this miracle!

I have 4 1/2 days until Summer Break!!!! I can't begin to tell you how EXCITED I am about that!

I am going to miss my little ones but it's time for a break!

I have a TON of things planned for this summer. LOTS of cleaning and NESTING! HA

Closets are first on the list! I want to get the room that is going to be the nursery cleaned out before I get TOO large! I have LOTS of ideas for the nursery but of course that will all have to wait a little bit longer until we find the gender out! Speaking of gender... Have you voted yet? If you haven't, go vote on the top right side of the blog!

Last week I mentioned the Intelligender test. Well since we didn't win the giveaway, my brother-in-law Matt and sister-in-law Morgan bought us one to do!

You don't think they were excited and curious do you?!?! HA

So without further adieu.... drum roll please ...................

Result: BOY!

We are curious to see if it is right!! Only a few more weeks and we will know!

Stay tuned for the Gender Reveal Party!

What will Baby Wilkins be...

Boy or Girl ?

I put a poll up on the right side of my blog...Go VOTE!! Mike and I are still VERY thrilled and excited about this little miracle! I am curious to see what everyone votes.

For those of you who go off of symptoms and signs... I have been sick off and on, not bad but nauseous and the heart rate has been in between 174 and 168 bpm!

Have you heard about IntelliGender?

I have several friends who did this. Some were right and some were not. I haven't decided if I want to spend the money on this FUN little test. I entered Jenna's blog giveaway for one of these and I am VERY curious if I won!! Can't wait to find out.

This is just for FUN... I by all means would not run out and start painting the nursery and buying stuff but it would be fun to see if it is right.

Mike and I will be thrilled either way pink or blue!

We continue to pray daily for a healthy baby!

Sweet Little Baby

Hello, sweet little baby growing inside

I guess we're both along for the ride.

I'm excited...I'm nervous...I'm filled with joy!

I can't help but wonder if you're a girl or a boy.

It's too soon to tell, which is just as well

It doesn't matter to me whatever you'll be.

Still, I catch myself... wishing I knew

what will you wear, pink or blue?

I am ready for you, either way

I find myself dreaming what we will play.

Tea parties for a girl, Sailboats for a boy

as soon as I know, I'll buy you a toy.

I can't wait to tell, everyone I know

the wonderful news.

Soon you'll see how much I care

there's so much to do, so much to share

But first I must thank God above

for sending you, for me to love!

God's Plan is Better Than Our Own

We are so overcome with joy, with happiness and with love right now!

We found out April 8th that we are Pregnant!!

Our due date is Dec. 9th!!

We will have a little holiday baby!!

We are beyond excited about this special miracle!

My first HCG level was 13,408 (anything <5> is pregnant). Our 2nd HCG level was

29, 301 and my progesterone level was 52!!

Monday April 12th we had our first ultrasound! Dr. Lawrence wanted to see me quick because of our previous history and since my levels were so high, the thought of multiples crossed all of our minds. At this time the ultrasound showed only a gestation sac, yolk sac and a possible fetal pole... it was too early to detect a heartbeat. All of that measured measured 5 weeks 5 days. We repeated the ultrasound on that Thursday April 15th. At this time we saw a sweet little flutter of a heartbeat! It was still too early to hear.

Do to the fact we have had 2 miscarriages in the past she wanted to see us every week and monitor us closely.... get ready for lots of pictures... it's neat to watch it grow!! It's absolutely AMAZING!!

Thursday April 22nd- Ultrasound showed good growth and a healthy heartbeat!! Everything measured 6 weeks 4 days and the heart rate was 130 bpm. We were able to barely hear it but just to see it was all that mattered.

Tuesday April 27th- Ultrasound showed a good strong heartbeat and amazing growth! Fetus measured 7 weeks 6 days and gestation sac measured 8 weeks 1 day and a sweet heart rate of 158 bpm!!! The heartbeat was the MOST precious sound to our ears. I will never forget that moment!

*mute the music on side bar and listen closely! You can hear the sweet sound for yourself!

9 weeks 4 days

My how you have grown!

May 10th.- Ultrasound was GREAT!! Baby was wiggling... it was the cutest thing ever and the heart rate was 170bpm!

We continue to praise God through all of this!

This is why I have been on a little vacation away from blogging.... we wanted to wait and share the news after we had reached the 2nd trimester... well we almost made it to that point but my belly is forcing us to tell now! I have a little bump going on already!! HA

Exodus 14:14 "The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still"

Please continue to keep us in your prayers. We pray that this is God's perfect timing and this little one continues to grow strong and healthy!

It's all his idea!

I am excited to say Mike is finally on the mend and feeling better!

He is still struggling with a cough but hopefully that will be gone VERY soon. I think I will have to scream if I see another little cough drop wrapper laying around! HA

This week has felt SOOOOO long..... I am so thankful the weekend is finally here!

As most of you know Mike owns a hunting store in our town, Wilkins Brothers Outdoors. They are hosting their annual Big Bass Classic this weekend on Lake Dardanelle.

Mike had a grand idea to camp out there this weekend while the tournament is going on. Now, I do not think of myself as the ideal camping girl but we shall see how well this goes over. HA! On top of the bugs, dirt, fishy smell and whatever else goes along with camping... it is suppose to RAIN.... not just rain but possibly STORM!

This chick might be heading to the house if this happens!

Thankfully we will not be in a tent.... he would of lost me if that were so.

On a brighter note I am excited about making s'mores!! Sounds yummy doesn't it?!

I'll be sure to post pictures of this lovely event!

Ya'll have a good weekend!