SCHEETZ FAMILY: SNOW

Yes, I know I am a slacker with the blog. AJ reminds me of this every time I see him. I will be honest, in my spare time for the last few weeks I sleep. I have been extremely tired (more than I remember with Mikayla) with this pregnancy. On my last doctor visit the doctor informed me that I am anemic so that could add to the fatigue. Tomorrow I will be 14 weeks so will be officially in the second trimester. Was really nauseous up until last week. The same thing happened with Mikayla, I hit 12 weeks and all the sickness was pretty much gone. I lost 6 pounds from one doctor visit to the next so hopefully now that my appetite is back I can start gaining. Mikayla is so excited about the baby. She says we are having one baby and it is going to be pink. I have taken her to doctor visits with me so she has seen the baby on ultrasound and heard the heartbeat. She calls my OB the "baby heart doctor". According to her, the baby's heartbeat says "beep, beep, beep". The baby's heartbeat is around 160 which a friend told me is a guarantee of a girl. Wondering if that is true?? Mikayla is going to be such a great big sister. She can't wait to teach the baby to color, play, and eat. She rubs my belly and lays her head on it and says "sweet, sweet baby". Mikayla is just too cute and loving. Wonder if she will stay that way after baby comes??
Mikayla is doing great. She is gaining weight. We have moved up 2 sizes in clothes from a 3-6 months to 12 months. Hopefully, she will just keep on growing. She has started sitting up from laying on her back, rolling completely over, and commando crawling. To some of you that may not be a big deal but for her is it huge. She does not have the use of her legs so it makes these feats very hard. Trying doing them without using your legs... it is a lot harder than it sounds. Her physical therapist is wonderful... they have an incredible bond. Mikayla is actually excited to go every week and extremely disappointed if we have to cancel.
We go next week to an evaluation in Lexington, KY to the Shriner Hospital there. We are trying to get Mikayla accepted as a Shriners Kid. The bad thing is there are no hospital's any closer than Lexington which is a 2-3 hour drive. The orthopedic specialists are in Pittsburg. We have to be seen by them as well. So family in PA, we will have to make a trip up there.
Mikayla is getting be a big girl. She is turning into a 3 year old... the good and the BAD!! Her temper fuse has gotten a little short but we are working on it. HA, I know you are all out there saying "Good luck with that". She never stops talking, except when she is approached by strangers. She is really doing great! We are sooooo VERY blessed! And AJ, I will try to do better with the blog!