Upcoming Doctor Appointments

Next appointment is on Thursday 1/4 @ 11:30am for our second ultrasound. Pray for those heartbeats to be thriving and obvious during this appt! 2 weeks after that, we'll meet again with the doctor on Tuesday 1/15 @ 9:45am for a follow-up / check-up. I am so thankful for all the many appointments so early in this pregnancy. It's a nice relief to look forward to meeting up with the doctor more rather than less in this first trimester. I'm also hoping to squeeze one last appt. in before Ramon leaves for Ethiopia in early Feb so that he doesn't have to miss any :)

Symone Cheree Mayo !

I love her name! Still wrestling with spelling it "Cymone" verses "Symone" ... Girl names have been a little easier than boy names, but since I'm still hoping for boy/girl twins, all my mind's attention is now moved on to boy names now that we have a girl name.

A good reason to listen

It's those random coincidences that always amaze me. So I was watching Talib Kweli's video for ."Listen" and then I began to rip the music from my friend's Acapella cd. The first track is "Listen to him". Not soon after Yvette says we should name the baby Symone. We debated shortly on what it meant. I thought it meant "unstable" and if it meant that the name was out but if not then we would consider it. She looked it up and it meant "hearer of God or one who hears". So with so many signs pointing to the concept of listening I think we have settled on the name Symone. We are actually going to spell it differently "Symone". So if you can't guess already I want a girl.

Update on Spotting

Seems like the spotting was nothing internal, but actually a more external skin related irritation. I'm relieved that the bleeding subsided soon after the first time I checked, and hasn't come back since. Praise God! Thanks to all who prayed. =)

A Request for Prayers

I have read many times that this is normal, yet you can't help but be a little concerned. This afternoon I experienced some red "spotting" or bleeding after using the bathroom. It was a small amount and I have not noticed it since. This is the first spotting that has occurred since the implantation spotting that happened at the very beginning of this pregnancy. Today being Sunday, tomorrow being Christmas Eve, and the next day being Christmas, it is doubtful to be able to reach the doctor in the next several days, so I will continue to monitor it for any abnormal signs. In the meantime, I will be resting & continuing to trust and believe God for protection and safety for my baby and for myself. We believe everything is ok, but would love prayers during the interim.

Christmas Exhaustion

Today I played acoustic guitar and sang for the Christmas worship service @ VX. Whew! How exhausting! It is amazing how a little effort can wear down an already tired body. I'm about to lay down, no promises as to when I will get up...thank the Lord it's Christmas, and hopefully that means a little more free time to rest =)

A tadpole causing sickness????

Yvette is sick a lot. That makes me sad. No matter how many crackers, tortillas, bananas she eats...still the demon of morning sickness comes. I also think it is falsely labeled. She gets sick in the afternoon and at night. Good thing she hasn't actually barfed.

On another note...Why do they call the baby at this stage a pole? Hmmm...like a tadpole. I think it is a bit degrading. Although tadpole is kind of cute in a kermit the frog type way but that is no way to speak about a human. God is forming her (I believe it is a girl) right now in the womb. Psalm 139