I know my last entry has been forever ago. It looks like I may have failed on my initial intent to have this blog be an informative site for anyone who wanted to know how the pregnancy was progressing. I also intended for this to be a journal that I could look back over to relive certain experiences. Well, not much to look back on is there? BUT (there is always a but) here is my chance for blogger redepemtion.
I am still pregnant. Praise God! The pregnancy has been relatively easy. No major issues to speak of and it seems Baby Tillis is growing fine. My appetite has waned a bit and I can go at without food and not feel like a stone cold lunatic. And oh yeah! Its a girl!!!!! The pink background that I defaulted to was actually correctly predictive. We are expecting a little miss Charity Alyce Tillis (the jury is still out on the exact spelling of the middle name). We are still on track to have her on, before or a little after August 12th. It seems like it so far yet so close.
As for my future blogging attempts, I am going to try and keep this going. Shame on me for not being active in my efforts. I have missed out on a lot of good blogging opportunities. I will probably have to do a few updates. Also, a young lady by the name of Mrs. Lannesha Moshay has business called PregnantDIVAS. She markets merchandise for PregnantDIVAS and their babies. Mostly apparel. I have been choosen by PregnantDIVAS as the featured pregnant young lady for this trimester. I will be posting weekly entries on the PregnantDIVA facebook page. Feel free to "like" the group and stay abreast of some of the details for the rest of my pregnancy and just to check out what Lannesha and Pregnant DIVAS are up to. You can also visit the PregnantDIVA website at http://www.pregnantdivas.com/.
Hopefully you will hear from me soon.
Sending our love,
LaTika, Rashid and Charity Tillis
Monday, May 16, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
My First OB/GYN Appointment
I am coming out of my 9th week approaching my 10th week of pregnancy. I have been feeling pretty steady and realized that my stomach woes have a lot to do with making sure I am eating often enough. I feel pretty good on the days that I can get a grasp on my eating but I still hate thinking about eating all of the time. Not just because I am hungry but because I know what is to come if I don't get food in me at a reasonable time past my hunger. I don't seem to have any cravings yet (although Chick Fil A and Sonic see me at least 1 or 2 times a week). I have only had one serious episode with sickness since the kickboxing incident but things aren't so bad right now.
On to the topic at hand. This past Friday was my first appointment with my OB/GYN. There wasn't really anything special or surreal about the experience. It was kind of an in and out type of thing. They asked all these medical questions about me and Rashid (thank God for the good health He sustains us with) and we go on to do an ultrasound. I didn't expect this during the first appointment but I was happy that we got to do it. I didn't really know what to expect. I know this is silly, but part of me didn't expect to see anything. As if maybe this was all a fluke but low and behold there was a lil runt moving in my uterus. YES! It was moving and the little heart was beating and everything. It's ALIVE ITS ALIVE!!! It was pretty cool I tell you. It didn't really do much to make me feel like a mother yet but it made me excited to be able to watch the growth of the baby over time. The wonders of conception and maternity and growth. I guess the nerd part of me wants to read up on all of the ins and outs. What's happening to the baby, what's growing in there and how. Its just all so fascinating. I can worry about the mother part once the baby gets here (as each day passes I am getting more and more excited about that too) but for now I am just kind of hung up on how AWESOME this whole process is. I am actually growing a whole nother (horrible English) person inside of me. The wonders of God I tell you! He did all of this....is doing all of this and I am completely in awe! Like for real, God, are you serious?!! This is too cool!!!! LOL.
Anywho....I know you want to see the ultrasound so....DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!
TA DA!!! There he/she is! All in tact...big head and all...lol. Not to mention, that's a pretty good looking uterus....LOL!!!!
Until next time....SIGNING OFF!
On to the topic at hand. This past Friday was my first appointment with my OB/GYN. There wasn't really anything special or surreal about the experience. It was kind of an in and out type of thing. They asked all these medical questions about me and Rashid (thank God for the good health He sustains us with) and we go on to do an ultrasound. I didn't expect this during the first appointment but I was happy that we got to do it. I didn't really know what to expect. I know this is silly, but part of me didn't expect to see anything. As if maybe this was all a fluke but low and behold there was a lil runt moving in my uterus. YES! It was moving and the little heart was beating and everything. It's ALIVE ITS ALIVE!!! It was pretty cool I tell you. It didn't really do much to make me feel like a mother yet but it made me excited to be able to watch the growth of the baby over time. The wonders of conception and maternity and growth. I guess the nerd part of me wants to read up on all of the ins and outs. What's happening to the baby, what's growing in there and how. Its just all so fascinating. I can worry about the mother part once the baby gets here (as each day passes I am getting more and more excited about that too) but for now I am just kind of hung up on how AWESOME this whole process is. I am actually growing a whole nother (horrible English) person inside of me. The wonders of God I tell you! He did all of this....is doing all of this and I am completely in awe! Like for real, God, are you serious?!! This is too cool!!!! LOL.
Anywho....I know you want to see the ultrasound so....DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!
Until next time....SIGNING OFF!
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