Meet ME!! Q&A

Favorite Fruit: I love honeydew.  That is BY FAR the best fruit in the world!!

Favorite Sentimental Movie:  Last of the Mohicans

Favorite Cheesy Horror Movie:  I have always been a fan of the Freddy Krueger movies...eeek!!

Favorite Album: Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Favorite Type Of Cheese: Brie

Mac Or PC?: Once you go Mac, you NEVER go back!!!

Favorite Age Group: 20s

Favorite Arctic Animal: Penguin

Favorite Book: Black,Red and White series by Jeff Decker (outside of the Holy Bible)

Favorite Disney Movie:  The Little Mermaid

Favorite Bad Habit: Biting my nails.  I have tried to break this habit for years.

Favorite Season: Autumn (especially in Virginia)

Favorite Smell: Yankee candles

Favorite meat: Medium cooked Steak

Type of clothing? Coats, scarves and mittens

Position to sleep in? Tummy!!  I can't sleep on my tummy for 5 more months...figuring out a new favorite position.

Cartoon character? Popeye the Sailor Man

Stand up comedian? Kevin Hart

Place in the world:  Although I have never been there, the Grecian Islands, specifically Santorini.  

TV show:  Friday Night Lights

Favorite Word: Love

Favorite Thing That Flies: Airplanes to take us all over the world

Favorite Thing to Do When Nervous: Bite nails

Favorite Planet: Earth

Favorite Reason for Laughter: During an intense game of Settler's of Catan with my family

Favorite Children's Book: Charlotte's Web

Favorite Location: Home

Favorite Author: Jeff Decker

Favorite Food Topping: Cheese?

Favorite Type of Weather: A nice fall day with a brisk breeze

Nugget facts

Today was one of the first days I did not experience morning sickness.  Actually, let me take that back.  I did feel nausea however, never lost my "cookies."  That was a GREAT feeling.  With pregnancy, comes a lot of advice and stories.  Many have told me that the sickness will subside after the 1st trimester while others informed me that it lasted throughout the duration of their pregnancy.  I have had my fingers crossed, hoping that I was not plagued during the entire pregnancy.  After today, I am seeing more of a positive light ahead of me. 

Since I am not in classes right now, I have focused my leisure reading to pregnancy and motherhood books.  Everything and anything I can get my hands on, I read it.  As I have approached week 11 of my pregnancy, here are a few interesting factoids about our little nugget:

• Just over 1.5 inches long
• The hands will soon open and close into fists
• Tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under the gums
• Bones are beginning to harden
• Kicking and stretching has started
• Tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as the body grows and becomes more developed and functional
• Hiccuping may begin now that the diaphragm is forming

Is that not miraculous?  This baby is so little and yet, I am already so in love.  I cannot imagine the intense love that will develop over the coming months.  Once nugget has arrived, the bond will be inseparable. 

While this is not a picture of nugget, here is an in utero picture which was captured inside a woman at 11 weeks.  This is what little nugget looks like:

God is so good!!!  God is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good!  I am reminded in Genesis that God is the giver of life.  I am so thankful that He has entrusted Matthew and I with such a delicate/beautiful life.