Favorite Books/Authors

Kelly's Korner is doing "Show us Your Life" in your Favorite Books Today.

I have always love to read and will read most anything that I can get my hands on. As, a child/teenager my Mom would take away the book I was ready as a punishment! I have always dreamed of reading to our children some day and hoping they share the same passion for reading as I do. I cannot wait for the arrival of our little one so I can start reading to him/her.

I will list my favorite Authors and my favorite books by each of them.

Favorite Books/Authors

1. Nicholas Sparks : Message in a Bottle, The Last Song, The Choice, and The Notebook

2. Karen Kingsbury: Redemption Series

3. Jennifer Weiner: Good in Bed, Little Earthquakes, and In Her Shoes

4. Emily Giffin: Something Blue, Something Borrowed, and Baby Proof (she also happens to be from GA)

5. Debbie Macomber: Blossom Street Series

6. Francine Rivers: The Atonement Child and A Lineage of Grace

7. Sophie Kinsella: Shopaholic Series, Remember Me, and Undomestic Goddess

These are just a few of my favorite authors. I could go on and one for days. I just love reading!!!

New Mommy Worries

I'm sure my worries are nothing different than any other first time Mom. I do really good at praying for my worries and managing them. Although, as time gets closer it seems my worries are there more.

1. I worry about labor/delivery. I know women's' bodies are made to birth babies and has been done since the beginning of time. I have amazing Drs and mid-wife that I know will take care of my and our precious child. Its just some days when I have too much "thinking time" on my hands I worry. I'm beyond scared of a c-section. I cannot even begin to describe how scared of a c-section I am.

2. I want to breastfeed more than anything in the world. I worry about will I be able too. Will I have enough milk. Even though have access to a hospital that has more Lactation Specialists than any other hospital in the country. I still worry. Stupid "thinking time."

3. I know this sounds silly but I worry about the names we have picked out. I don't want our child to hate the names we have picked out. I want them to love them as much as Daddy and I do. I know crazy worry but again "thinking time."

4. I worry about upsetting people if I really don't want visitors one day. I worry that if I say I just need some space from visitors that I will hurt someones feelings!

I know that God will give me the strength to handle any situation as long as I put my trust in him. He has so far this pregnancy and I have no reason that I should doubt him! Just some days I have too much "thinking time."

Updates

1. I'm now 35weeks along with precious Jellybean. I fall more in love with him/her each day. I cannot wait to meet Jellybean.

2. Things so far have gone well with the gestational diabetes. I'm still managing it with diet and exercise. Although, some days I get totally frustrated and just want to break down and eat whatever I want I keep on going. I have to say I miss cereal the most. I could live off of cereal and not to have it I'm about to go crazy. I've already told Michael I want the house stocked with tons of different kinds of cereal when I come home from hospital.

3. Michael gave me some sweet cards for Mother's Day and a really sweet willow tree figurine. It is a mother holding her baby.

4. I keep changing my mind about furniture for Jellybean's nursery. Michael has been so patient with me in the whole process.

5. I'm excited that for the most part the nursery is done. It needs the curtains hung and some things hung on the wall and then it is done.

6. I really wish we had some extra money to just go somewhere for a couple of nights before Jellybean comes. Oh well, a person can dream.

Baby Names

Kelly's Korner is doing "Show us your life in Baby Names today.

I thought it would be fun to give a list of names that I have always liked. I will not be giving away the names we have picked for Jellybean.

Girls

1. Lana

2. Paisley (means woman of the church or woman of God)

3. Isla

4. Hope

5. Nahla ( i liked this name way before Halle Berry ever used it.)

6. Ivy

7. Scarlett

There are very few girls names that my husband and I agree on. We, can agree on boy's names all day long.

Boys

1. Walker

2. Sawyer

3. Holden

4. Archer

5. Lance

6. Lucas ( I would always want it to be Lucas though never Luke)

7. Ryker

Our boy's middle name is Robert after my grandfather. The girl's middle name will be Elizabeth after my great-grandmother's mother.

Hope you all have a great weekend!!!

Oh Jellybean Oh Jellybean. The things you are already putting me through. I sure hope it means you are going to be the best baby on the block. You put me through some scares when I don't feel you move for awhile. You really move a lot after I have eaten something. You scored the highest possible score on the non-stress test that I had on Tuesday and with the crazy diet I'm having to eat I'm still doing well with my blood sugars. I now weigh less than I did before I got pregnant with you. I guess so much for me having to lose the "baby weight."

Mommy already LOVES you so much. I cannot wait to hold you and kiss you. I cannot wait to see Daddy holding you. You finally moved the other night so Daddy got to feel you move. He was so happy and I was so excited he finally got to experience that. You are stubborn and only move when you want to.

Mommy and Daddy already love you lots.

Gestational Diabetes

So, I've been diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Hearing the news from the nurse was really hard for me. I got off the phone with her and cried for almost two hours. I just felt it was all my fault that my body was failing this baby and had I not been overweight before getting pregnant than I would not be in this position. I had a lot of self hate that day. I went on with my day and got a more positive attitude about things as time went on. I know that I can do this. I know that I will do whatever it takes to bring Jellybean into this world healthy. I've been following the new eating plan for the past two days. I'm doing really well on it. My after meal numbers are always really good but for some reason my morning fasting number is always really off. I have a dr's appointment on Monday so I guess that will be something I go over with the Dr. I just get frustrated in the mornings with that number when I do everything I'm supposed to and still get a bad reading in the morning. I just want to do everything right for my health and for Jellybean's health.

Michael and I got to see precious Jellybean on Friday. Jellybean was just happy and moving around. Jellybean's kidneys are doing really well. One kidney is now normal and the other kidney is just 0.1 over in the fluid level numbers. So, Jellybean is growing into his/her kidneys.

I really wish that Jellybean would move a lot so that Michael could feel him/her moving. I think it would be really neat for him to experience.

Books

Oh, how I cannot wait to ready to Jellybean. I'm a huge reader and have always had a huge LOVE for books. I have always said that a child can have too many toys but a child can never have too many books. I remember sitting in Piper's bed and just reading to her for an hour. I cannot wait to be able to do that with Jellybean. I've already started a book collection for our precious Jellybean. Oh, the joy and happiness it brings me to be able to buy Jellybean books.

I thought I would list a few of my favorite children's books. That are either already in Jellybeans book collection or will soon be in his/her collection.

1. Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See

2. Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do You Hear

3. Good Night Moon

4. Good Night Gorilla

5. Silly Sally

6. Guess How Much I Love You

7. The Runaway Bunny

8. One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

9. The Foot Book

10. Go Dogs Go

11. The Very Hungry Caterpillar

12. Oh The Places You Will Go

13. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

What are some of your favorite children's books?