Appleseed's Heartbeat!

I got to hear our Appleseed's heartbeat today with a doppler.  I wish Bryon could have been there to hear it too.  It was the most amazing sound in the world.  It was like an exclamation saying, "I'm really, really in there Mom and I am doing just fine!"  I almost cried.  I still almost tear up at the thought of that rapid beating that I heard because it is so amazing that we created a life that is going to be a real human in about seven months.  I can't believe that Appleseed has gone from the size of an appleseed to a lime in just a few short weeks.  The human species is wonderful!

Prenatal Yoga

I went to my first prenatal yoga class last night and absolutely loved it!  It was just the thing I needed to help me begin to get more active and relax me at the same time.  It was also great connecting with other ladies that are having a baby also.  I was the least amount along but everyone excepted me completely.  I loved reconnecting with my breath and focusing on my body and the changes that are happening to it.  Definitely an activity I plan to return to!  I also plan on taking some other yoga classes while I am still early on in my pregnancy.

Thankful

I have decided that I should put down in writing what I am thankful for and why.  No this isn't for a class, it's not an assignment.  I just feel that sometimes we take for granted what we already have.  So here goes:

I am thankful for my wonderful husband, Bryon.  He is my other half, and though I can function independently without him, I feel sooo much better with him.  He completes me.  I am thankful that he cares for me just as much, listens to me, thinks about me, and considers me!

I am thankful for my wonderful stepson (referred to as my son, from here on out in other postings!), Asher.  While I recently came into his life just a couple of years ago, he has accepted me for who I am.  We have days that are a struggle, but each day gets better and better.  I am thankful to have such a loving son in my life!

I am thankful for the little appleseed growing bigger and bigger everyday inside of me.  It is amazing that I have something so small in me that will be a human in about seven months.  I am thankful that we did not have any problems making this little one and I anticipate the day I get to meet our baby.

I am thankful for my mom and dad and my sister.  They have always been there for me.  Sometimes telling me what I don't want to hear, but always supportive.  They will always be there for me in the future.  I hope that I am half as supportive for them as they are for me.

I am thankful for my job.  Even on the days that I am praying the phone will ring to cancel my shift and I have to go in because it doesn't.  Having a full time job enables me to provide for my family. 

I am thankful for my doggies, Fivel and Bear.  I don't walk them like I should, I feel I don't take care of them somedays (I know I do, but...).  They still show love for me everyday like it's the first day I have met them.

I am thankful for having a home.  There is something about coming home everyday that is the nicest feeling in the world.

I am thankful for life!  Without it, what's the point of living?

First Things First

So I have finally reached my motivation threshold to start a blog (something I have been writing in my head for quite some time now).  There are so many things to think about when starting one.  Who am I writing to? Do I really need a theme?  What can I write about that will interest others?

I have decided to start out by writing to myself as an audience.  I don't really have a theme, just comments on my life as it is is right now.  As far as interesting others, as long as I interest myself at the moment, I consider this a success.

With all that being put out there, I say enjoy to those that stumble up my ramblings!