IT'S A GIRL!

I'm 20 weeks and we found out the news this morning, Peanut is a girl!!! Dylan and I are both very happy we're having a healthy baby girl! Although Dylan wanted a boy really bad, I could tell he was happy seeing his baby girl on the screen for the first time. Her name will be Brooklyn Kaylene Bennatt! My mom picked out Brooklyn and I fell in love and my best friends middle name is Kaylene so it's perfect! She is healthy and growing at the right pace, she wasn't as active today as last time but she was sucking on her hands the whole time, which was the cutest thing ever! We got to see her fingers, toes, legs, arms, head, nose, mouth, heart, everyything! Peanut is 11oz. right now, big babyyy! She even looks like she's going to have big eyes like her momma, yayyy!! I don't have a big belly but I'm expecting one any day now, I've gotten somewhat bigger from July (pictures underneath). I can't wait for people to look at me and know I'm pregnant, not think I'm chubbier than I used to be, haha! I haven't felt a definite movement from her yet but I'm still waiting. For the last month I was nervous, I hadn't heard her heartbeat in a month, hadn't seen her in two months, and hadn't felt her yet so I didn't know what to expect when I went in today, but all is well and little girl is healthy!! Sometimes I feel pregnant and other times I don't feel pregnant, I guess a part of me should be enjoying this time before I blow up and I'm uncomfortable all the time! I really haven't had any symptoms lately besides a few headaches and pains in my stomach due to everything making room for the baby. I've had a pretty easy pregnancy so far, fingers crossed! Dylan is doing so good with everything, he's so supportive and takes really good care of me whenever I am feeling bad. I couldn't ask for a better boyfriend/future father to my child!

17 Weeks

It's been awhile since I posted so I'll bring y'all up to date!

Last Wednesday, August 10th, I went to my second appointment and my doctor said all is good with me and Peanut, we're both very healthy. We are finding out whether we're having a girl or boy on SEPTEMBER 6TH, I can't wait! I don't have a preference, everyone asks what I prefer but I honestly just want a healthy baby, boy or girl! Dylan wants a boy but he said he'll be happy either way!

I am 17 weeks today which blows my mind cause it's going by so fast, we're 23 weeks away from meeting our little one! I never got morning sickness, just a couple days where I felt nausea and headaches. Recently, I've gotten heartburn and at night I feel irritated and restless. Peanut is about 5 inches long and 3 1/2 ounces and should double in size in the next few weeks which means I'm actually going to gain some weight and look pregnant very soon! The doctor told me if I poked my stomach I should get a response from the baby like a kick or something and I did on Friday!!! I poked the middle of stomach and felt a little something, I didn't believe it so I poked my stomach again and got the same response, I'm almost positive it was the baby, I immediately got a huge smile on my face! It's crazy that all this is happening inside of me.

From my email I get every week from whattoexpect.com:
"Your baby is almost certainly listening up by now. In fact, loud noises — the dog barking, the doorbell ringing — will actually startle your baby (and also get him or her used to such noises; for instance, fetuses who regularly hear a dog barking will become babies who sleep right through Fido's outbursts). Your baby's eyes (which have fortunately finished their migration to the front of his or her head) are making small side-to-side movements and can even perceive some light, though the eyelids are still sealed. And since practice makes perfect, your baby is sharpening his or her sucking and swallowing skills in preparation for that first (and second…and third) suckle at your breast or bottle. In fact, most of the survival reflexes that your baby will have at birth are being perfected in utero right now."

I don't even look pregnant but yet all these amazing things are happening inside me! Within the next month, me and others should be able to feel the baby move, ahhh I can't wait.

14 weeks

This update is going to be short and it's a little late but I've been busy with work and being pregnant! I am now 14 weeks and 2 days!!!! Peanut is between 3 1/2 in - 4 in and is about the size of a lemon! Peanut can now squint, frown, pee, and possibly suck his or her thumb! Ahh that's crazy! My mom took a picture of my belly on July 25th, so it's been exactly a month since my previous picture!

Not showing much yet but doctor says soon enough I'll be out there! Oh, me and Dylan decided on a name for a boy and a name for a girl but I'm not going to announce Peanut's name until we find out what we're having! I'll give a longer update and a more detailed update next week!

Best Present Ever!

I went and met my doctor on Thursday, July 14th and loved her! She's young and upbeat which made me feel very comfortable since I was really nervous! All is good with the me and the baby, peanut is healthy and growing and moving like crazy! I can't feel the baby moving but I saw the baby flipping and turning all over the place when I had an ultrasound that day, best birthday present ever. It's really weird to think that's what is going on inside of me, my little peanut is dancing and being active already! I wish I could have taken a video for Dylan to see since he was working. It's really hard to explain exactly what the baby was doing and for it to impact him the way it impacted me! The doctor was joking around and said probably means it's a boy (Dylan was stoked about that) but that's not for sure since it's too early to tell. My mom is determined it's a girl and she's dancing like her mommy! I can't wait to find out whether I'm having a girl or boy, I find out SEPTEMBER 8TH! I don't want to wait that long, I'm ready to buy cute stuff and set up peanut's room!

School: Ehhh, I'm kind of ready for school to start, I love having a change in my routine but of course two months into school, I'll be ready to be out of there! I'm taking three classes at ACC and one online and working every day at the daycare. I'm going to be so tired but I am determined to finish school, even when peanut gets here! I've got everything set up to get my Associates Degree then I plan on applying to Texas State in the spring for the fall semester of 2012!!!

I'll post a picture of my belly on July 25th, not much has changed! I just feel chubbier when I know in reality I haven't gained any weight!

We've Only Just Begun

Finding out I was pregnant was a huge surprise to the both of us so we chose to hide it until it was the right time to tell our parents. That time never came because my mom guessed it, mother's intuition I guess. After my parents knew, a little over a week later Dylan told his parents and I told my brothers. At first everyone was shocked and disappointed since this is not what we had planned for our future but the news settled in shortly after and everyone became excited. That's just a little background to the family finding out!

Now to what is currently going on with peanut. I am 12 weeks pregnant today and peanut weighs about a half ounce, about the size of a large plum! According to the scale I haven't gained any weight but I can feel my body changing and adjusting to what it's about to go through.

My mom and I decided that we are going to take a picture of my growing belly every month on the 25th! This picture was taken on June 25th when I was 9 weeks and 4 days pregnant!

I went to the doctor on July 5th and got my first pictures of peanut! This is peanut at 11 weeks!

Emily and Dylan

Back in May of 2010, I ran into an old friend who I hadn't seen since middle school. He told my best friend Lauren to give me his number cause he thought I was "cute". A couple weeks later I decided to text him and we started talking from then on. Since I was moving to College Station in August, I didn't want to start a relationship, so we kept it casual at first but things were better than we thought so we became, in his words "official", on July 2, 2010. Dylan is an amazing boyfriend and spoils me rotten, I am a very lucky girl. He truly is my best friend who I can go to for anything and everything.

Recently we found out some big news that is going to change our lives forever, I'm pregnant! It was not planned and a HUGE shock but now we're excited to start this new journey together. Dylan is very supportive and I know he's going to be a great dad! This is the main reason I've started this blog, I want to blog my entire pregnancy and after the little one is here!

A Little History

When I was in high school, I never thought this is where I would be a couple years later. My life is like a road that has a lot of turns and swerves but I wouldn't go back and change anything.

I'm about to be a junior in college at Austin Community College. I spent my first year there then transferred to Blinn College for my sophomore year and now I'm back! I plan to receive my associates degree in childcare by spring 2012 then transfer to Texas State to get a degree in education to become a second grade teacher.

Family is my life, we are very close and I'm happy to be back in Austin with them. My parents are the most amazing and understanding parents I could ever have. I have two older brothers and one younger brother. My oldest brother Ryan is getting married to Kaylea in December of this year and we couldn't ask for a better pick! They have a son Dakota who is four and is the goofiest little boy. My brother Mason is into music and is in school to become a producer, he's quite amazing at what he does. My little brother Matthew is a sophomore in high school and is very involved in athletics. King is my pug, he's two and still acts like a puppy. He's very spoiled by me and my parents and loves attention.

I work at my soon to be sister-in-laws mom's daycare, Childrens Garden Pre-School. I'm a teacher in the Infant room with Kaylea. The babies in there range from ages six weeks to one year. I couldn't ask for a better job, I get to play with babies all day and be apart of them growing. Also, working with Kaylea and her mom allows us to become closer as we become a family.