Mass Baby Killing

   A subject very near and dear to m heart. Obama is in the process of allowing federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. Read this article from the Washington Post. As if there aren't other sources of stem cells such as cord blood for example? You get a lot more cells from an umbilical cord than you do from destroying human embryos and umbilical cord blood can be used immediately instead of being cultured. You can also get stem cells from recently deceased people in about the same manner you can harvest internal organs. Even adults had stem cells in the spinal cord which can be extracted in the event of death.
   With all these other options out there that would not involve destroying a human life to obtain stem cells, why would Obama push to fund such research? I think the man is just plain evil and I have a pretty good explanation for that theory.

  As a Christian, I know that it isn't my place to judge people, that is God's job and I would not presume to undermine His authority. However, the Bible does say that a Christian can observe the fruit of people who claim to be Christian to determine whether or not they are truly doing God's will. By "fruit", I mean to say the results of a person's actions, or what that person produces. Obama has specifically stated on national television that he claims Jesus Christ as his savior. Let's look at the fruit produced from this "Man of God" shall we? How about the pastor of the church Obama and his family attended for 20 + years. This would be the man who said things along the lines of God loves black people but hates white people. This is the man who said "God d*** America!" Generally, a person chooses a church based upon their own personal world view. A man who was a member of this church for 20 years is now the President of the USA. I'll let you put two and two together. How about his support for the gay community? This is not the fruit of a Christian. And forcing Americans to pay for abortions around the world? Did you know you are doing that right now? This is not the fruit of a Christian. And this funding of embryonic stem cell research is nothing short of abortion, even cannibalism! This, again, is not the fruit of a Christian.
    After looking at Obama's fruit tree, I have not been able to find one piece of fruit that is in line with God's will. So in fact, no only does Obama eat of the forbidden fruit himself, he is mass producing it and slithering around like a serpent trying to get everyone else to partake of his "B.S." He, like the serpent in Eden, is a smooth talker and can make that forbidden fruit look very appetizing. And like the serpent, he wants people to believe they can be just like or better than God when they eat of this fruit. For example: Can mankind really alter the path of our global climate? How narcissistic must we have to be in order to think we have the power to alter the path of global climate change? I don't know but I guess the attempt sounds like a good idea. At the very least it will give the government more control over our meager little lives.
 
    In conclusion, after further review of Obama's fruit, I have found nothing but poison and blasphemous garbage that he is trying to force down everyone's throats.

Doing Just Fine

 I have not updated my blog in a while and for that I apologize. I am now 9 weeks pregnant and my kid and I are doing just great. Excuse me as I go throw up again...

No, actually I have been queasy but have not thrown up even once. I did promise that I would start a baby blog and I will do that probably within the next week or so. I have been so busy at school and trying to get my work done that I just have not had time to write my blogs posts. When I get my new blog up I will post my first ultrasound picture taken at 8 weeks and elaborate on my first experience at a prenatal clinic. It was quite an adventure.
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Side note: My husband and I were really wanting to go see Sarah Palin and get her autograph in Norman today. I don't think either of us expected that so many people would wait in line overnight just to get a wrist band so they could get in to see her tonight. With me being pregnant and the fact that it got below freezing last  night, there was just no way we were going to be able to get a wrist band. I didn't need to be out there getting sick nor did either of us want to freeze all night long. A friend of mine said she got there at 11pm last night and got a wristband this morning. The number on the band was in the 200's and there are only 500 bands all together. As much as I would have loved to shake her hand, it seems like that just wont be possible today. Hopefully she will come around again and we will have another chance to meet with her and tell her what an amazing woman she is. Wouldn't I love to see a Christian woman in the White House? Oh yes, I would!

Oh Happy Day

   Alright, it is time for me to break my big announcement. You, my readers should feel very privileged because my own family will not know about this for a couple more weeks.

   Ok, are you ready for this? I can’t hear you. I said, ARE YOU READY FOR THIS? I’m going have a baby! The next several posts are going to take you through my initial suspicion of the possibility of being pregnant up to and after I got a positive test. Only the last three posts will show up on the main page so you will have to click back through the archives to find my first post that is labeled “Baby Dust (1)”, which was written only 5 DPO (days past ovulation) on October 21st. Keep in mind, in the first few posts, I did not know that I was pregnant.

   I hope you enjoy sharing in my journey of discovery. I also hope that this will help women going through the TWW (two week wait) of finding out if they are pregnant or not. I have made lists of my symptoms which have been pretty much the same all this time on each post.

  

   Just an update for today on my symptoms: My breasts are VERY tender and they have grown quite large. They hurt so bad I just hate to touch them. I’m also a bit queasy but fortunately I have not thrown up even once these past 5 weeks that I have been pregnant. Heartburn has become one of my enemies and TUMS are my ammunition amigos. For your enjoyment: “My back hurts, my bra’s too tight, and my booty shakes from the left… to the right, from the left…to the right.” This is my rewrite of a silly song we used to sing at camp.

   Ok, here come the posts I promised you…

20 DPO

    I do not really have anything new to report today. I have been very tired an nauseous lately. I hear that the second trimester is much easier; at least I have that to look forward to. For now, I think I'll just take some enjoyment out of my symptoms for a while. After all, this only reassures me that I do indeed have a baby inside me.

    My mother, who is the only relative of mine who knows so far, has been affectionately calling my baby "Precious Peterson". I think its very sweet. Ever since she started calling him/her that, I have caught myself naming the baby "Little P". I think I may use that as a name for now.

    When the time comes that the doctors are able to determine whether Little P is a girl or a boy, my husband and I agree that we want to know the baby's gender. I like to plan ahead. I want to be able to have a name for my child picked out long before the birth. I want to have a nursery completely ready in either pink or blue before the birth.

     It is my full intention to cuddle, buy for, and otherwise spoil my children rotten until they start talking back to me. Then, the gloves are coming off. Seriously, though, I hope that I turn out to be a good mommy. I hope that I lead them by example to always put God first, other second, and themselves third. Oh, I just can hardly wait to see what Little P looks like.

Three More Days

 It's almost time!

16 DPO

   I took another pregnancy test this morning just to make sure that the line was getting darker because when I took it on 11 DPO, the line was definitely there but somewhat faint. Today, the blue was very dark. See below to compare the pictures from 11 DPO to 16 DPO. Also keep in mind that the first time I tested was 5 pm. Today I tested 7:30 am. I am sure that makes some difference.

 11 DPO at 5pm

16 DPO at 7:30 am

   As afar as my symptoms go. I have nearly grown a full cup size already. My favorite bra is now too small to hold my girls in properly. I think that's amazing, my husband thinks its awesome. I have been experiencing sensations in my breasts that could be described as tingling. I think it feels more like mild electric shocks pulsing through them. You know that zap you get when you touch a doorknob and you get a shock? That's how my breasts feel only from the inside.

   Cravings: I want sweets! Oh my gosh I can't get enough sweet foods. We have lots of candy left over from Halloween so I have had plenty opportunity to indulge. One of the strangest cravings I have gotten is for bbq flavored Fritos, you know those spiral ones? Weird. I have only tried those once in my life, way back in high school, and I didn't like them. Anyway, I didn't have any so I could not indulge in that craving anyway.

  That's it for today. Thanks for reading!

14 DPO

   I told my mom! She is super excited about being a grandmother. Originally, she was thinking about going on a cruise with me and my husband next summer, now she says she would rather stay home and babysit the newborn.

   Every other day, it seems, I go from feeling no symptoms at all to feeling super nauseous and cranky all day. Today is one of my no symptom days. Yesterday, I could barely make it through the day. All I wanted to do is just stay in bed. People have been telling me this is normal. It's just so weird.

My little baby, I can't wait to know you.
Are you a girl?
Or are you a boy?
What shall be your name?
What shall I call you?
Will you have my eyes?
Or your father's nose?
Will you smile constantly?
Or will you be the serious type?
Will you be a dreamer?
Or will you be an analytical thinker?
Oh my sweet baby, I can't wait to know you.

-Brandi Peterson

11 DPO POSITIVE TEST!!!!!!

    Today marks 11 days past ovulation, and I have gotten my positive test result at 5pm this evening. I am so excited! Today my boobs are sore and tingly, I have been nauseous since I first woke up this morning. Supposedly, I was supposed to test tomorrow morning, but I POAS (peed on a stick) right after I got home from school this evening just because I was getting antsy, but I was rewarded with a positive. I might post a picture of the test later just to show you.

   I had a presentation to make during one of my classes today. Nervousness and nauseousness really don't mix. Thankfully, I had bought a package of trail mix and a Sprite just beforehand which really helped me control it, but not 100%. I did my presentation, stomach somersaults and all.  I just hope my grade did not suffer from my obvious shaking and sweating. I tried several times to tell my instructor before class that I wasn't feeling well, I guess he has a short attention span because I don't think he listened to me. Oh well, its all over, I've got bigger fish to fry, or babies to hatch!

   I have found myself talking to my tummy this evening, is that weird? I don't care! Its my precious in there.

All Systems Go!

 Everything is playing out and on schedule. Are you ready? It wont be long now!

10 DPO

 Well it is now 10 DPO. I again woke up this morning feeling pretty much normal, meaning I was not really having any symptoms. I took my temperature this morning and got a 98.9F, so I'm not real worried. Here it is 1:00 pm as I type this and I am feeling the nausea creeping back up on me. My nipples have just started to tingle within the past hour. This feels really weird because I do not normally experience this before a period. My abdomen has a heavy feeling to it or it feels like there is a gentle pulling sensation. Considering the possibility of this feeling, I find it kind of comforting.
   Just today I have noticed a difference in the size of my breasts. Actually for some reason my right breast seems to have gotten bigger while the left has not. Three days ago I measured both areolas against the size of my thumb and middle finger making a circle, they both fit inside the circle of my fingers. Today, the right areola is slightly larger than my finger circle and the left still fits. Very strange.
   I also still find it odd that this is the second day that I have woke up with virtually no symptoms only to have them come crawling back around midday. Perhaps instead of "morning sickness" I experience "midday sickness" usually an hour or so after lunch, which is also wierd since eating is supposed to make it all feel better.
    If I happen to be pregnant, this will all be worth it. I would go through absolute torture if it would result in a perfectly healthy baby. I might complain of an aching back and sore breasts, but in reality, I don't really mind.

Update

    So far it looks like everything is going according to plan. I should have my post series up very soon.

9 DPO

     Roundin' past 9 and still doin' fine. Apart from the fact that I woke up this morning as nauseous as a cheerleader in a buffet line, I'm doing alright. I feel right about the same as yesterday with perhaps a slight increase on the nausea. I am looking forward to testing Wednesday with a pretty good amount of confidence of getting a positive. Don't you know that I was a little worried about barfing in the middle of Sunday service this morning? I could smell every type of perfume in the room, and it was making me gag.
    A word on food: it seems that when I have "food aversions" the food always tastes overly salty to me whereas I would not have thought so before. Strange, huh?

That's it for today. I'll give another brief post tomorrow at 10 dpo.

8 DPO

   Oddly, I woke up this morning with no symptoms at all. I thought that was strange. I thought to myself, perhaps it was a stomach bug after all. Then at one-o-clock today while I was walking around Walmart with my husband, it all hit me full throttle! If I thought I was experiencing nausea and back pain before, I CERTAINLY am now. Stephen must have noticed that I was turning pale (otherwise known as "green around the gills") because he asked me if I was okay. I told him then, that I have been experiencing what I think could be symptoms of pregnancy this past week. For the rest of this evening he has been a little excited, I knew he would be. I just hope we don't get our hopes up too high again. He has been smiling and hugging me sine we got home. Boy, I sure love that man.

   So, symptoms today were pretty much the same as the past few days, only more severe. I have not actually thrown up yet, I have I pretty high gag tolerance, but I have felt stuff climbing up the inside of my neck a few times. One more thing I would like to add: I experienced my first food aversions today. I tried to eat a mini Cliff bar this morning for breakfast. I love them and eat them all the time. This morning, the things tasted like crap! And my darling husband made some homemade baked potato soup for us this evening. Oh it smelled so good, but it tasted so gross! I felt so bad, but I could not stomach it.

   As of right now, I am still in the running for a kid and symptoms get worse every day. I test in less than 4 days now. If it is positive, you are reading this right now.

7 DPO

   Nausea comes in waves lately, one of which is hitting me right now. I'm so green, blah! My nipples appear to be slowly turning purple. Although I have no idea if it is a symptom or not, I have discovered a couple black hairs growing out of the top of my nose...eww! I also apparently seem to be growing a mustache.Did I mention that my back is killing me and that I haven't had a full night's sleep for three consecutive nights?
    It is possible that I have already implanted yesterday although my Pregnology chart does not show that happening until tomorrow. After coming home from school yesterday, I went straight to the bathroom as I have had to do these past few days and before I flushed, I noticed one single drop of dark red blood in the toilet, and I'm talking tiny. It looked as if the blood could have come from smacked mosquito and was quickly diffusing into the water. 
    At this point I am still not 100% certain that I AM pregnant. It is still too early to test, at least I think so. I will take my first test on October 28th. Why that day? It is simply the day the Pregnology calender suggests to test and it also happens to be the 13th dpo so my chances of getting an accurate reading is pretty good. If the test is negative, I also plan to test on missed AF day 1 on November 3th, and if need be again on the 9th. You can wish me luck, I'd be glad of it. But, I wont be posting these until I get a positive test so I guess if you are reading this right now, I might need some congratulations too!

The Pregnology website sure has helped me be able to keep up with my regular cycles over the past year. Now I am using it to help me determine how far along I am on my "possible" pregnancy. Check it out!

6 DPO

I am now 6 DPO and I have all the same symptoms as before plus something new.
When I rolled out of bed this morning I looked down and noticed that I have those little blue veins popping up around my nipples, several little bumps surrounding both areolas, and the areolas look "dirty". What I mean by dirty is they are getting some slight dark splotches that make it look dirt is caked on. Another thing I am experiencing is uterine contractions possibly? I am definitely cramping but sometimes it feels like my whole uterus is throbbing. I have Googled this and came up with the conclusion that it could mean the body is trying to make room for the baby by stretching the womb.
And what about this hunger? I just ate breakfast a couple hours ago and my stomach is growling like I haven't eaten in days. I think half my class just heard it because I am getting strange looks from people around me. "Sorry, I'm hungry. (and I might be pregnant...but I didn't mention that)"
This past Tuesday, I could hardly make it through one hour of Crew Resource Management without getting up to pee several times, and that was only 4dpo! I wish I could slow down the frequent trips to the bathroom by drinking less water, but I'm SO thirsty. I might as well be walking through the desert with no food or water with the way I am feeling right now. I just ate and I'm hungry, I have a water bottle sitting by me right now and I can't seem to get enough to drink. I think I am just going to sit here and cry about it right here, right now. Why me!!
No, I'm not dramatic, really. And I am NEVER sarcastic, nope not me.

Fingers crossed!

Delayed Postings…

    I am working on a series of posts that I will not put up until the beginning of November. I may post a few things here and there before then but bear with me for the next couple of weeks. Now, it may come to pass that I need to change my plans for those posts and in that case I will resume writing my blog in just about the same way as I always have. But as of right now, I am planning on putting up these exciting blog posts after the first week of November.

    In the meantime, I could sure use some prayer that all goes well with this potentially wonderful situation. It's a secret for now…I wont tell!!

Baby Dust ( 1 )

Today is October 21st 2009. I wanted to write that date here because I do not plan on publishing this for another week or two. On the day I post this, I will have gotten a positive on a pregnancy test. But today, as I write this, I only have a sneaking suspicion that I might be pregnant and I do not want to tell anyone, even my husband, until I am really sure. We had such heart-brake recently when I discovered I was pregnant only to miscarry within the next 24 hours. I don't want him getting exited about the possibility until I get a positive test.

Anyway, I always like to hear how people kinda start to figure out that they might be pregnant so I decided to post my journey of the next couple of weeks. I plan to start a new blog about my progress right after my first doctor's visit.

FLP (first day of last period): Sept 30
Estimated ovulation day: Oct 16
Estimated AF (aunt flow) day: Nov 5

Today I am 5 dpo (days past ovulation) and for the past 48 hours I have felt bloated, nauseous, hungry, lower back pain, headache, fatigue, and cramping as if I am on my period. I am also experiencing an "anxious" or "nervous" sensation like my heart and stomach flutters just a little bit. Now you see why I am sorta wondering if I might be preggers?
As with all women TTC (trying to conceive), I would very much like to just wave a magic wand and say that because I am having these symptoms that I automatically deserve to be pregnant so *bling* I'm pregnant. But symptoms can be deceiving. I know that I am really feeling these things, but it is possible to have them and not be pregnant. I must admit that I have been having "in-fantasies". (I just made that word up so if someone else said it first I'm sorry. I have a very dry sense of humor.)What I mean by "in-fantasies" is that I often dream about the day I will have a baby in my arms. TTC in and of itself is pretty enjoyable *wink*, but oh how exciting it will be when I get a confirmed healthy pregnancy that continues full term!

Here's to waiting for my miracle!

“Antichrist”, the Movie

    "Antichrist" is a new horror flick sweeping the nation right now that has already been showed in theaters throughout the world. But before you go spurge on the movie tickets for this one, you may want to read the reviews. In fact, go watch the movie trailer for yourself which can be found on YouTube. I won't post the link to the trailer here for reasons I will explain in a moment. If you would rather take my word for it and not view the trailer, then please be my guest.

    At the beginning of the movie, a young couple is shown having sex while their son is catching snowflakes from his window in another room. The boy falls out of the window to his death. In despair, the couple decides to live in a cabin near the woods for a while. During their time in the woods they engage in occult activity which includes graphic mutilating sexual acts that spare nearly nothing to the imagination. With such pornographic and satanic images, no one need see this movie. Do not let your children go out and see this movie with their friends! Nothing good can come from seeing this movie. With any luck, it will be banned from most theaters anyway.

After watching the "Antichrist" trailer, I wished I hadn't. The trailer itself should be rated R.

Read this review from World Net Daily, a Christian news site. http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=113156

About Satanic Influence:

    What kind of influence does the devil really have on mankind? Think of sex, for example. Is sex a sin against God? If that were the case, every living thing on the planet would be evil. Sex is necessary for reproduction. But sex is sanctified in mankind to be a fulfillment of the marriage covenant between a man and a woman, first as consummation of the marriage, and then as a reminder of the couple's love and dedication to each other and to God who put them together to become "one flesh". The desire for sex is given to us by God himself so that we will have a constant desire for our spouses. Satan's specialty is to take the things that God gives us and turn them against the will of God. He tries to get people to fulfill their God-given desires in ungodly ways. In the movie "Antichrist" the sexual relationship between this married couple, which is supposed to be wonderful and sacred, has been turned against the will of God.

    On a different note, even basic human needs can be influenced by evil. Do we eat to nourish our bodies or do we overindulge to satisfy our own pleasure? It isn't a sin to enjoy and take pleasure in the taste of food or even to have our bountiful holiday feasts to share the joy of the season with our families. But some of us, myself included, enjoy eating like every day is a holiday. I'll admit I am guilty as charged. I love to eat. But overindulgence to the point of being overweight cannot possibly be God's will for our lives. Overeating is costly both financially and in health. This is an area I have been working on in my life. But also keep in mind that you can also be too obsessed with being healthy. The furthering of God's kingdom is what is really important. If given the choice between going to the gym and sitting in a coffee shop talking to someone about Jesus, you should choose the latter. I promise that if you do, God is going to be much more willing to help you with achieving a healthy physical body. He made you and knows every aspect of your body, who can ask for a better doctor than God?

    In any case, when faced with temptation by the devil to turn a gift from God into something unholy, just put your trust in God. He will NEVER allow you to be in a situation that you cannot endure. When you feel trapped, there is always The Way out. Notice I said "The Way out". This is not a grammatical error; Jesus said "I am The Way, The Truth, and The Light." He is the path we follow, the truth we trust, and the light to light the path. Follow Jesus, and you will find that what you thought was a cage to trap you has no power to hold you.

 

Thank you, Jesus for suffering and dying for my freedom from the nets Satan throws over me. Your holy fire turns temptation into ash and is nothing more than dust beneath my feat. Because You go before me into battle, are with me day to day, and also guard my back, the victory is already won before I raise my hand to strike at my enemy. I will trust in You all of my days. My King, my Captain, my Father, my Friend.

In Jesus' most precious and Holy Name, Amen.

A Funny Thing Happened

    I am a student at the University of Oklahoma. Yesterday, I was heading to my first class that was at the bottom floor (underground) of a two story building. As I was walking towards the steps to get to the classroom at the bottom, I saw the building's janitor sweeping the steps with a broom.

This man is probably in his 30's, not real tall, and dark, most likely Hispanic. I've seen him around before and have often greeted him "Good morning." Well, when I saw him yesterday sweeping those steps, I had a thought to say something silly. As he looked up at me and nodded his greeting, I grinned and started singing "Cinderelli, Cinderelli…" He paused for a split second and then gave a hearty bellow of laughter. I chuckled as I entered the classroom door. After I sat down and started to get ready for class, I could hear the janitor just outside laughing and telling someone "Some girl just called me Cinderella!"

Well that silly little moment made me start that day off with a smile. Aren't those silly moments in life just great? The best ones are the times we spend with family. My husband and I, for example, have lots of silly moments. I remember the first time he passed gas in front of me. We had just met and started dating. At his apartment, we were sitting next to each other kind of snuggling. He was staring into my eyes and I thought he was about to plant one on my lips. All of a sudden I heard this *speeeeeef*. Poor Stephen turned very pale and his eyes widened in horror at passing gas in front of his new girlfriend. To his utter relief, I started giggling. Needless to say, his embarrassing moment did not ruin our relationship. On the contrary, it is one of those moments that we hold in fond memory.

Please feel free to leave a comment with your silly moment. I'd like to hear them.

A Cute Delinquent 6 yr Old

    "Poor Zachary." I said to myself as I watched the news story unfold about the 6 year old boy who brought a mess kit to school to show it off to his friends. The tool looked like an army knife only instead of having different kinds of knives; it contained eating utensils, a spoon, fork, and a knife that is basically a butter knife. Zachary was interviewed by FOX News today because he was allowed to go back to his school. I am so glad that the school board did not force that sweet little boy to go to a reform school over a mess kit. I would just like to know what those idiots were thinking when they suspended Zachary from school. This little boy obviously had no intentions of hurting anyone; he wanted to eat his lunch with his new "toy". If Zachary is to be considered a bad kid, I hope my children are just as awful. When asked what he was going to tell his classmates, Zachary said "Going to tell them what we've learned from all this." Will his return make his classmates happy? Zachary thinks so "That's exactly right, I think everyone will be happy." Makes you just want to gobble the little guy up doesn't it? I think he is adorable.