This is the pic George took of me right after I saw the test was positive. I know I look bad, but you can see how happy I was!!! 

The Joys of Pregnancy!!

We are still in shock! I kept asking myself is this real, but after today "Rookie" has made it known that it definately is. The nausea and fatigue have already started!! I felt good early in the day-even went shopping with my sister-in-law. But, I came home and took and nap and when I woke up I felt like I was on a moving ship!!! Crackers and sprite and ginger snaps-- here I come. I have also heard to try Benadryl and Vitamin B6 (gotta check with my Doc first though). Gonna try it all, but nothing is gonna keep me down. I am almost happy to be feeling this way! LOL! Guess what I realized! I get to celebrate my first Mothers Day with the realization that I am actually gonna be one next year! WHOOO HOOO! I am so excited.

This is roughly what our ultrasound looked like, but it wasn't as clear. Our next one is scheduled for may 11th, bet it will look more like this one.  

Week 5

The embryo�s tiny heart begins to beat by day twenty-one. The brain has developed into 5 areas and some cranial nerves are visible. Arm and leg buds are visible and the formation of the eyes, lips, and nose has begun. The spinal cord grows faster than the rest of the body giving a tail like appearance which disappears as the embryo continues to grow. The placenta begins to provide nourishment for the embryo.
 

Our Big News!!!

Guess what?? We are finally pregnant!! I was complaining on my last post about my body not working right, well, God showed me. He definately had a plan, despite my efforts to try to change it!! Ha Ha!! Monday night George convinced me to do another test, because I wasn't feeling well. I couldn't believe my eyes when it read "pregnant!" I kept waiting for the not to pop up in front, but it never did. I freaked out of course and had George go get me more tests to make sure! LOL! I ended up taking three (all positive) before I got to my Dr. on Tuesday! The Dr. joked with us that we must have gotten pregnant in the parking lot, because he said we are about 4 weeks pregnant. We had our first ultrasound, but you couldn't see much-just some cloudy stuff. Which, really scared George, because he said if that was the baby then he thought he saw about 10 more "clouds" on the other side when they moved it around. Ha HA HA!! We are both ecstatic. George and his family all have this "vibe" already that it is a boy. In fact, George has nick named the baby "Rookie" already. LOL!! For the baby's sake I hope it is a boy, but we will take a healthy beautiful girl also!! Definately not picky! I know we are really early, but we couldn't wait to share this news with our friends and family. Please keep us in your prayers, as there is a likelhood of miscarriage in these early months. Thanks and God Bless!!

Catching up again....

Well, Easter turned out better than we expected. Although it was hard on the pocket book, I was put on call and got to spend the day with family. In fact, I think this was the first holiday ever that all the Taylor Boys and their families came, even if we weren't all there at the same time. It was great to see everyone and all the kids. I did miss seeing my side of the family though, this was the first year that I didn't get to see any of them. :(

We are still trying to either find a descent place to rent in Anahuac, or trying to purchase our first home. Right now everything is in limbo...which is pretty stressful. Also, still waiting for my body to work properly so that we can have our fertility test done. I know it is all in God's hands, but sometimes I just wish he could let us in on the plans.....

My job is sorta stressful right now also. We still haven't opened up the unit I was hired for!! Also, with the move I will be driving much further. I am considering going to night shift for the extra money and to make the drive a little less hectic.

Just please keep us in your prayers! Life is really stressful and hard at this time. Thanks!!!
-George and Heather

Our masterpieces! Happy Easter! 

Easter time is fun time! Happy Easter everyone!!

Yesterday we looked at another house in Anahuac. It is a fixer upper, but has some definite potential and is more in our price range. Very big too! Buying a house takes so much time and paperwork and energy! I never knew it was so hard. We are working with our realtor right now to try and decide if we want to put in an offer.

After that, we went to Sam and Pokey's house and I decorated cookies with the girls for them to take to their Easter parties at school. I spent two days making the cookies, and then took them over for them to decorate. It was so much fun, but I got a belly ache from eating too much icing. I think Morgan and Maegan had a good time too. I can't wait to have kids of my own to do this with them. Then I helped Sam put together little Easter bags for Morgan's Kindergarten class. She is the home room Mom (my idol! LOL!). I love having neices, they are fun!! I will post some pics of the cookie making for you to view.

I hope you all have a wonderul Easter. I will be working Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. :( I will be thinking of you all! Guess somebody has got to be there for those babies that decide they would like to be born on Easter!!

Here we come Anahuac

Well, today George officially accepted the Coaching/Teaching position at Anahuac Middle School. They had a board meeting last night and unanimously voted to hire him. He will teach 6th grade social studies and Coach Middle School football, track, and basketball. We decided this option is the best fit for our family at this time in our lives. I didn't want to leave my job yet, or our new fertility Doctor. Plus, we have some family around to keep us company. George has friends there and knows some of the staff, which is always a plus. No matter what anyone says we have found that it is not who you are, but who you know. Sad but true.

On the house front we are having no luck right now. The market in Anahuac is not the biggest, and we don't exactly have much money to put down. Yet, we make too much money to qualify for any FHA or Rita programs. Man, if only we made 36K combined and had three or four kids. Then, the government would help. Sorry, can't tell that I'm upset about it or anything! Oh, well, I don't know much else to do for my foul mood, except pray and maybe have some chocolate and take a nap. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....................

Catching you up a little

Well, we have been so busy that I have fallen way behind on blogging! This weekend, actually Friday, Saturday, and Sunday George and I were off. He had an appt with the Superintendent at Anahuac and we are very excited about it. She is going to recommend him to the school board for the job. I got to meet Coach Martel (who is the AD) and I really like him. Sounds like he will be a great mentor for George. They have a winning tradition and take alot of pride in their athletics and academic programs. We continue to pray that God helps us make all these big decisions! We have been looking for housing in the Anahuac area, but so far no luck on rental properties. We did find one we would like to purchase and are looking into the details of a first time home buyers program. So, if anyone has any advice on the house buying front then let us know!! We both feel lost about it, but are researching our options.
Saturday we spent the day in Anahuac watching our nieces and nephew play baseball. It was opening weekend and in Anahuac they even have a parade to celebrate! It was really cute. Sunday we went to North Main Baptist Church for our second visit. We enjoyed it again, but did miss Bro.Jimmie. He is the actual preacher we heard the first time, but since has been diagnosed with cancer. He is in our prayers. Then, we worked around the house and cooked out for supper. It was fun just spending time together and talking. Well, that about catches things up. I am still enjoying my job and praying for a baby of my own soon. Hopefully we will get to have our HSG test within the next few weeks. I pray you are all well and had a great time this beautiful spring weekend!