Baby Boy

Today I had another great anatomy scan where they looked at the chambers of the heart, kidneys, bladder etc. Everything looked as it should, thank you God. His heart rate was 147 he is so precious. They said he is weighing about 1 lb 5 oz. Awwwwwwww I can't wait to kiss his cheeks!

I love you, my precious Grandma

This morning at about 1:30 my sweet Grandma went to be with Jesus. I drove as fast as I could hoping to be there in time but I guess she wanted to do it alone. We had all been there with her all day. She just waited for us to go home. I love you Grandma, you'll always be precious to all of us! No one will ever read the story "Twas the Night Before Christmas" as cute as you every Christmas Eve.

Anatomy scan

This morning mom and I went to my anatomy scan for baby boy. I am always a little nervous when it comes to ultrasounds for some reason. It was a great appointment. Little man was moving around a lot and his heart rate was 142. I remember when it was in the 160's in the beginning and I thought for sure it was a girl... LOL. Yeah that's definitely not true. We got a 3rd confirmation that it is most def a boy. I feel so blessed and lucky to be having another baby and more thrilled that it's a little brother for Greyson. We haven't decided on a name yet which is funny because as soon as we knew what Greyson was he had a name. We just can't agree on one this time. I will have to go back in 4 weeks so he can do another scan because he couldn't see the heart as good as he wants to. But when I asked if what he did see so far looked OK, he said yes all is good! So, thank you God!

A Mommy of Two Boys

We are excited to be having another baby BOY!!! We had it confirmed at 17 weeks 1 day.

Doesn't This Look Delish?

This is usually one of my favorite things to eat. It's chiles pablanos from El Mariachi on Zumbehl. I couldn't wait to get home and eat it, I was so hungry. Well I got through about 4 bites and my stomach started turning. I can't believe how much different this pregnancy is from when I was pregnant with Greyson. TOTALLY DIFFERENT! I should just stay away from El Mariachi because this is the second time we have gotten food from there and my body wasn't happy. Last time I barely made it out of the parking lot before I found a bag in my car to get sick on. NO MORE MEXICAN FOR ME.....I guess that means Carlos needs to go too.... : )

A Surprise Ultrasound Today

I was not expecting and ultrasound at all. I thought I was just going in for a 4 week check. I got to see the baby really good today and it was the best feeling EVER! Heart rate was 167 and lil pee wee would barely sit still. I saw him/her do a flip and wave to me all at the same time. AWWWWW, BABY! I have an appointment in 3 weeks to find out the gender!!! I am really hoping for a baby girl. This is our last baby and a baby girl would be so great. Of course no matter what this baby will be a huge blessing to us. Thank you God!

11 week Ultrasound

Yesterday I had another ultrasound done and Mom, Tami and Kylie came with me. It was so neat to see him/her moving around all over the place this time. How in the world is that going on inside of me and I DON'T FEEL IT? LOL. It is just amazing. So here is the picture of our little skeleton.

Catching You Up

Since I last blogged Carlos went to Mexico to become legal and I am excited to say that he is home again since January 21, 2011. He was gone almost 3 months. So for Halloween, Thanksgiving, my birthday, Christmas and New Years Eve my husband was gone. Now that it's over with I realize how fast it really all went.

Greyson turned 5 August 25th and is in preschool. He won't get to start school until next year due to his birthday falling so late. He is a smart guy and I am happy to keep him home another year. He's growing up too fast anyway.

One more thing I wanted to share is that Greyson is going to be a big brother in April 2012. Today I had an ultrasound done confirming that it is a viable pregnancy and the heartbeat was a whopping 176!!! GOD IS SO GOOD! My husband is home and legal and we have another 2 feet entering our family next year!!!

Carlos left Mexico when he was 14 because his Dad was an alcoholic and abused him. He pulled Carlos out of school at the age of 12 to work for the family. His uncle knew what was going on and asked him if he wanted to come to the US. So he came here illegally. I met him in 1998 and moved in with him 6 months later. At that time I didn't know he wasn't legal. I just knew I loved him. We married 4 years later and now have been married 8 years. A lot of people think once you're married, they become legal. Well that's not the case, I wish. For the past 4 years we have been working with an immigration attorney to make him legal. I guess I never thought he would ever have to actually leave. We were told he would, but hoped things would change with the laws and he would be able to become legal while he was here. After filing tons of paperwork and paying a lot of money the day has come for Carlos to go back to Mexico to become legal. He has an interview at the Mexican embassy on October 29th at 11:15. He will have to go to 2 interviews. Only after the first one can he schedule the 2nd one. That is where 2-6 months comes from. It takes a while to get the appointment. The first interview they will make him take a blood test and prove he's not on drugs or been in any trouble here in the US. The 2nd interview is when Carlos will get to introduce his life here with us. Then he will show pictures of our lives together dating back to 1998. Each one had to be dictated by me as to what was going on in the picture and the year. We had to get together letters from people in my family, our counselor and others saying how they knew Carlos and saying why they think he needs to be here. I also had to write one. You can imagine how emotional I got while typing that up. I have so many people asking why he has to go back to Mexico. Ever since 9-11, becoming legal here is much harder. It's a good thing, but not for us. It has been very tough going through this. I would never wish this pain on anyone. I love my husband so very much. He cares so much for me and Greyson.

Right now I just need strength and prayer, tons of it. I have never been alone, and Carlos has never been back to Mexico since he was 14. The only thing he is excited about is seeing his Mom for the 1st time in 16 years. Other than that he is scared to go back because it is so dangerous there. There was no way of getting around him going back. It's just the way it has to be. I am mostly sad about him not getting to kiss his son goodnight every night or just tell him I love you face to face. I know my husband will be back and our lives together will be much better and more complete, but getting there sucks.

I wanted to blog about this because I have tons of people asking me WHY? I hope this will help you to understand. It's just the way it has to be. I wish it were different and easier.

I want to thank every one of my friends for being here for me through prayer and sharing all your kind words. I love you all and you will never know much I need you right now.

When Carlos comes home we are going to have a HUGE celebration! I will make sure to keep everyone posted.

A Shout Out....

I just wanted to say

HaPpY BiRThdAY GrEYsoN!!!!!

Mommy and Daddy Love you soooooooo much!