2nd trimester

(sorry pictures are sideways)

Here’s a big thumbs up!
you can see his heart and stomach i belive in this one.. and he was SUPER SHY and it took us forever to get a good profile picture of this little guy! You can still tell he has his hand up by his face like he was all cuddled up and hiding from the camera. Its a BOY!!!

So the exciting news of the 2nd trimester is to find out the gender!!!! The Forsyth boys all get 1 daughter per family.. so i didn’t get my hopes up too high for a girl.. but I was so happy to hear that our lil BOY will be on the way!! Because the lil man was being so bashfull we took up our whole 30 min of camera time and finally got that middle picture. All the organs looked good- bones all good.. I just love how he was giving us the thumbs up that everything was ok in there. We were poking my belly and watching him wake up and move around- The coolest part was to see him stretch and you could see his spine curve back.

Pete has been able to feel the lil squirt roll around too! I want to say it was around 4 months when we had found out the gender too that when I’d lay on my side to go to bed at night if pete had his hand on my stomach he’d be able to feel him! This was a pretty consistant thing we’d do for a while too so he could get a little taste of what i’d started to feel. I do think this was pretty early compared to most people- which was special for pete I thought.

A few things I’ve learned that no one ever warned me about before I got pregnant

1) leg cramps are awful! - Stacy taught me don’t stretch in the morning with your toe out.. heel out works much better! And I also try and eat a banana before bed and plenty of water (without having to pee 20x in the night) And the cramps don’t just happen in your calf.. feet- hamstring are all possibilities

2) you get nose bleeds!? I had no idea! Brooke said it was from the increased amount of blood pumping and the nose arteries are the smallest and so therefore easier to get a bleed?! who knew! But I’m a lil paranoid now anytime I have a runny nose I feel like it could be a nose bleed.

Viva Mexico! 12 weeks

we loved our cruise to Mexico! It was just the two of us and we went out of Mobile. Pete was in love with these blankets and we just had to have one! This was on our stop to cozumel when we drove around the island on our scooter- we found this nice spot on thenon touristy side

we found the prettier beaches on the opposite side of the island away from the boat

our awesome scooter- how i agreed to thisbeing 12 weeks pregnant i don’t know- but it was an adventure!

I figured i’d never buy it so we might as well capture it on camera! :)

The beach our excursion took us to in Progresso Mexico was not so clear and pretty but the hotel we got to eat at was super nice and free drinks!

the top of the 7 dolls ruins

so cool how old these things are!

this was a beautiful pool made by asteroids or something thousands of years ago and it was so pretty!

formal night we found the piano bar

we had a great time with our waitors too this trip they were so fun and the last night he gave me a rose napkin- and the necklace is one i got in Cozumel.

The cruise was a great getaway for us and also to celebrate Pete’s birthday and our 4th yr anniversary! I had never been to Mexico so we got a lil taste of it (Even though on the cruise they don’t stamp your passport- so dissapointing) I felt great the whole time also! I was nervous being still in the end of my first trimester that I might get sick easier being on the boat- but I had no problems.. once again I do count my blessings! We got lots of rest and ate lots of yummy food! And as you can tell from the last picture as much sun as possible too! :) After the cruise at my dr’s apt. though she did say I didn’t gain any weight from before! Sorta crazy but I guess we did do a lot of walking around to equal out all the food I was eating!

Great News!

So we also found out I’m Pregnant!!!

Right before we left for Daytona I took a test and it said Positively Pregnant! I took it while pete was at work and so I decided to make some dessert that night and brought him some (since we don’t live that far away from his work anymore! so nice!) and share the great news! He came out and met me and zeus at our car and I had the test to show him with his dessert (But it was too dark to see it) And I told him it said Positive! I had a good feeling that I was pregnant and we’d been acctually trying for a few months so this was great news and the start of a new adventure! Baby Forsyth to be coming around Nov. 5th!

The first trimester for me was a blessing! I know so many people who are so sick and can’t do anything for the first of their pregnancy... I was one of those lucky ones who never got sick! I had heard if you get plenty of sleep and keep food in your stomach it helps.... Soo for my schedule I could do both of those things easily! I slept as much as I wanted and then I normally eat a lot of snacks and meals throughout the day anyways! I have still been able to stay active and go on a couple mile runs with the dog and occationally would lift, do yoga, etc.

And not only is it exciting for me to be pregnant... two of my sisters were pregnant at the same time! Brooke Due in August and Stacy due a week before me October 30th!

Typical...

I know I know- bout time! Time to update for 2011 till now!

We have really been enjoying living down here in Fayetteville and our new home! I’m still working as an assistant manager at Hibbett Sports and Pete still a firefighter in Henry county- but he is also helping our friend Jared Jambor sellingNight Rider Jewelry. A few pieces me and pete has:

The BradburytheCovenant

and I have:

The Fleur De Lis band

Pete swaps shifts so he can get about one week a month off to go help Jared sell jewlry all along the east coast. Zeus and I accompanied them to Daytona Bike week which I’ve avoided Daytona arond Spring Break time my whole life because of this event... and now I was purposefully going!

Zeus absolutely loves the beach- the fresh sand and the cool water just are so irresistable for a dog like him! You’d think he’d get too hott with all his fur, but it’s worth it!