oooh.. a baby!!

so... It's a boy :D

We had our appointment at 1 today and after some 'picture viewing' we discovered it was a boy.. and by the looks of it, he takes after his daddy :D (haha!) we could definitely tell we were having a boy...

He did not like to have his picture taken tho, that was for sure, he kept rolling his face away or to the side and very low in my belly, so this shot was pretty much a miracle.

It was so fun to watch Marshal. he was VERY into the appointment he was standing up and pointing at the screen "foot!... Leg!... hand!.... belly!.." and his favorite "HEARTBEAT!"
Seeing him all excited to be a father really makes me happy. Ever since we started dating, I've loved to see him interact with Children and Babies. He's so good with young kids. It'll be interesting to see him in action with his own baby. He gets all oooh, ahhh -ish over babies that we see in the store. <3

After the ultrasound we had a regular visit with the Dr. I have not gained any weight (yay! i've got plenty to share) and I am measuring at 23wks.. I'm only 20, but he wanted to make himself known I guess. And Dr. noted that he really moves to the right side. (which he does, he has only been on the right side, has never ventured to the left).

Anyways. Today was a great day, got to see our baby's face, now to pick out a baby name we both like. that's the hard part. haha!!

Until Next time! ta ta

woah.. long time.

so it's been awhile since I've posted.

I'm sitting at home, feeling like crap. Sore throat, headache, dizzy, nauseous. wondering why I always feel like crap these days....

anyways. We get to have our ultrasound on Thursday, to find out what we are having... I dreamt that we saw "boy parts" very clearly... so we'll see what happens.

Life has been getting a little more crazy. We carved pumpkins last night with the neighbors, that was fun. Went to the movies yesterday after going to church. It was my mom's birthday. and on Saturday we went to brainerd and had a party with the whole family. that was fun..

It's weird to think that this time last year, marshal was sicker then a dog and in the hospital on his deathbed pretty much. Thank God they found out what was going on ... I have to admit it was VERY close... but i remind him everyday that if he does that again (gets really sick) i'm just going to shoot him :D cuz it's cheaper... so he's got motivation to stay healthy.

anyways. I think i'm going to figure out what to make for lunch I guess. wish i could just order for delivery, but i doubt it'd be here in time for marshal to eat....

so. ta ta for now!

Pizza. omg.. i love it

Well. I am currently 16 weeks and 5 days pregnant. I had an appointment last week and heard baby's heart beat.. so far, we have no nickname for this child. haha.
I lost a pound since the 12 week appointment & am measuring at 15 weeks, which is good, because then I doubt it's twins (yay!.. and twins run in our families like crazy).
The next appointment is at the end of October & I will get an ultra sound! can't wait. My Mother-In-Law does not want us to find out, but that might turn into a poo-on-her, because I don't have that much patients. Marshal really wants to know too (I think). haha

Marshal had a birthday last week too. He is now 25 years old (I call him old fart... because we are 5 years apart). We hung out with one of his coworkers (who I've never met) boy was that fun! then we went to the bowling alley which was EXTREMELY busy, but it was a friday night. So we went to the bar part of it, marshal got a birthday drink, paid for by his coworker. We ran to the babysitter/friend and picked up Jada, then went home. The next morning (which was yesterday) we went bowling with just us family. That was fun, until Jada got tired and cranky and a bunch of little kids showed up to pack the place and have a birthday party. It was fun before that tho.

Well that's about all I have right now. Oh and a friend delivered her baby yesterday, 11 weeks early, but baby is doing very good for her gestational Age. I keep praying for her & cannot wait to see more pictures & see how she is doing. I'm looking every day.
Makes me grateful that I've never had any complications with my pregnancies, and that this one is going well as well.

ta ta for now!

Ps. I'm craving Pizza, so I'm waiting for the pizza to get here yummmmmy

another day

well. Today & yesterday I got off work early. Which is nice. I beat Marshal home, get to sit on my butt and gain weight, because I really have NO energy.
Yesterday we hung out with one of my good friends. She's so much fun to hang out with. and it's so nice to have someone to talk to who I can trust. we went out to eat at the local mexican restaurant, it was ok, but I ate WAY too much. If we ever go again, i'm definitely splitting a meal.

I have my 2nd OB appointment tomorrow. hope I'm not gaining too much weight, I feel like I am. but at the same time It's so hard to be active when I'm so wore out all the time. Excited for the appointment tho. at the last one we could barely hear the heartbeat. Marshal won't be going with me because it's during my lunch hour and he doesn't want to miss work. It'll just be a measure, heartbeat & maybe check. ugh. wish they could skip the weight thing. hahaha!

Jada's been having some issues in school lately, crying, throwing fits, faking sick, trying to get tons of attention. It's getting really hard because Marshal and I are to the point where we don't know what to do with her anymore. We did sit down and have a HUGE talk with her and it seems to be helping. I'm just hoping things change before school gets very serious (like 1st grade). She has gotten better since the talk, but she goes through these stages.... she'll be good 1 day, and bad the next, and so on and so forth. I'm just hoping the good sticks.

Have you ever wondered were you would be in 5 years? I feel so satisfied with my life right now... all I can ask for is in 5 years to be in less debt and making a down payment on a home. some place for my family to settle down & be happy. It's so hard to think that a year ago, I was just a newly wed (which i still consider myself) and dreaming of a family, but family is underway, cannot wait to see mr. flynn holding a baby. and now i'm on to the next step, dreaming of a home. It would be so nice to build our dream home, but i'll just dream of getting a home. I always admire my parents, they got a home and were constantly rebuilding and fixing it up & it was gorgeous! I loved that house!! perfect.

I don't know. haha! it's just a lot of talk. I'm bored and can't wait for Marshal to get home. He's such a great guy and a hard worker.

Anyways. I'll quit talking for today. I'll update after the Dr. Appt tomorrow! :D

new to blogging

So... I've had some friends that blog. and personally. I'm not sure if I have ever had time to do it... so we'll give it a shot now.


My name is Carmen (and if you are reading any of these [future] blogs you probably already knew that). I am 20 years old and I have had a not so strange childhood. I have great parents and have always had a loving family. I have Jada, my daughter, who was born in 2005. She is my world.


In 2009, I married the [mad] man of my dreams.. his name is Marshal. He grew up mostly all over Minnesota. We met at work and he made me laugh from day one.. I knew I had to have him (so I got him... mwahahahaha!).


well. a lot has happened in the last year, but in the end (well... begining), we are now expecting our first child together. We are due in March of 2011 & couldn't be more excited. I'm only 16 weeks pregnant & have only had 1 appointment so far. I have another coming up on Thursday.
The only thing we are praying that we are not, is having twins. I have a bunch of generations on my mother's side (like she has sisters that are twins, and they go up from there) and Marshal's dad is a twin, so the chances are great. we are just waiting to see. So far, I'm not to worried about it because you'd think... 'eh, with twins i'd probably be bigger then I currently am.. but that's also hard to tell because I'm plus sized anyways. so who knows I guess.
I started this pregnancy with a lot of morning sickness. I was miserable, but when I hit 13 weeks it magically disappeared. I am not able to function better but I do suffer with being exhausted very easily. This is going to be a long ride.


so more about Jada... She's very excited to be a big sister & she told me she wants a boy. If it's a girl she's going to be very sad & she wants me to "take it back". hahaha. keep in mind she's only 5. She started kindergarten this fall. that was hard for me, but I know she has a good teacher. she is having some issues in school & I'm going to have her have a "behavioral eval" which scares the crap out of me, but if it helps, wonderful. It's a good thing I know & trust the Dr. that is doing it. He is great. [I work for/with him! haha]. Hoping whatever she is going through is just her trying to understand the new changes in life, because she has been through a lot in her 5 years of existence. but she's a brave, smart, little girl. She really is mommy's princess & now she's turning into daddy's princess as well.
I'm so glad I got a good man for her to look up to. and I know this family will last forever.


I think that's about all I have for tonight. Hopefully I can keep this up and do it regularly, maybe it will help me keep my sanity (haha.. whatever's left of it). It's nice to introduce myself and let me know of anything you would like me to talk about and add my insight to. ta ta for now!