35w2d appointment

Everything went well at the appointment. I had the GBS test, which was nothing really. Hopefully it will be negative and I will not have to be on antibiotics when I give birth to Henry. She checked to see if I was dilated, and I am about 1 cm dilated. She said he is about 5 pounds right now and will gain a 1/2 pound a week until he is born, so at full term he would be 7 to 7 1/2 pounds. My uterus measured 35 1/2 weeks. My blood presure was higher, 133/77, but it did not seem to be a concern. I gained 2 pounds, so 1 really?! I guess that is about it. Hopefully I well keep progressing and have my little boy here soon! I had contractions last night too, so me and all 3 wieners slept on the sofa for half the night!

We are not planning to do anything tonight, jut stay in and hope we make it until 12! I hope everyone has a happy and safe new year!

35 weeks, 35 days

Only 35 days left! I could definitely tell that Henry has dropped today, going back to work. My hips hurt so bad, along with other unmentionable areas ;) My back is also hurting more. I really feel like I am going to have him early. I don't know if it is wishful thinking now that I am more uncomfortable or what. Henry's bag is packed and ready to go. I have his cloth diapers almost done washing. I am having to wash the liners 3 times and the diapers 2 times. I also have everything washed of his that needs to be washed. Aaron and I still need to pack our bag. I will let everyone know how the appointment goes on Wednesday.

P.S. Don't forget to send me your email address if you want be able to read about my little prince when he arrives. I am also trying to get an email list together for when he is born to let everyone know, so if you want to be on that, let me know.

It is getting closer..

It is getting so close to finally getting to meet my baby! Aaron and I can't wait! This baby is going to be so spoiled, and I can't wait to spoil him! I am beginning to think that Aaron will not be the one that is going to be super protective of him, I think it will be me. I know Aaron will be protective of him, he has already said that he is not going to be passed around when we go back to TN, and I agree. I also am wanting to make it as stress free for the 3 wieners. We plan to have Aaron bring home one of the blankets he has been wrapped up in from the hospital before we all come home and Aaron is going to come home and let them out and give them loving. If my mom makes it in time, she will be staying the night with them. She is also going to leave Maddie (her dog) with my grandmother. I think this will help the babies with stress also. I almost have Henry's hospital bag packed, I just have to get some eco-friendly disposable diapers from Babies R Us. I have not even started on mine and Aaron's! We will be installing his carseat within the next few days.

On Monday night, I had a really bad night. I maybe got 2 hours of sleep. I am pretty sure I was having real contractions and thought I was going to have to get Aaron to take me to the hospital. They felt like really bad period cramps and they would not go away. Finally after 30 or so minutes of laying on my side they got better. I was also vomiting. I have slept good the past few nights. I have an appointment on Wednesday and I wonder if she will check to see if I have any progress. I am also expecting to have the strep-B test, ugh. I don't know why, but I have this feeling he will be coming early. He will probably be 2 weeks late! If you go off of my mom's pregnancies, I will be early though. I was just 2 days early, but my brother was 4 weeks early. I guess only he knows when he is done cooking!

Christmas was yesterday. I called my grandmother and she got upset, so then that made me upset. I wish I could have been with my family for Christmas. This year, Christmas just did not seem like Christmas. I am looking forward to next year being Henry's first. I am sure he will not care about any of it, maybe the box that a gift comes in, but I can't wait to be Mrs. Claus :) Hopefully, we will not go overboard, yeah right!

So excited

We got our diapers! We have 12, now we just need 12 more and I think we will be set! Now all we need is our little bundle of joy here!

I also found out today that 2 other girls at work are expecting!

33w2d appointment

So, I had my appointment today. I lost a pound, how does that happen?! My blood pressure was good, 112/68, measuring at 34 weeks, heartbeat was 130-140. He is also head down and had his butt sticking out for the dr.! She said that if I were to go in labor now that they would not stop it. That is kind of scary, he could come any day now!

Sleeping has become a thing of the past for the past few days. I can't ever get comfortable.

A baby pool was started at work today! The girl who is incharge of it said that when he did Dr. Heidi's, she made the deadline for 2-1 and that is when her baby was born. Her baby was not due until 2/21. The deadline for mine is 1/12 and there is a full moon on 1/11! My baby shower for work is on 1/10, I guess we shall see!

We got quite a bit of snow last night, not sure how much, and the streets are crappy because it is too cold to salt. We are supposed to get 8-12 inches starting tomorrow, ugh. So much for a green Christmas! That is not really what bothers me, it is the temperature. Sub-zero temperatures are not my friend.

49 days!

That is right, only 49 days, or less hopefully, until we get to meet this little boy! I am beyond ready, excited, eager, scared for the day to be here! I started washing his clothes and blankets today. I am only washing all of the blankets (3 loads!) and then very few clothes. I don't want to wash too many and then have to rewash them or they not even fit him. Or the chance that he might be she! We go for an appointment on Wednesday. I was having braxton hicks contractions last night. I was beginning to wonder if I should call the dr. because they were pretty frequent, but I have not had any today and he has been a busy boy. I was looking at the full moon calender for January and February. In January it is on the 11th and February it is on the 9th. January 11th would be fine with me, holy crap, that would be less than a month! I was looking at how many weeks I would be and it would be almost 37 weeks, which is term Sounds good to me! I will be serving an eviciton notice if he is not here by the 9th. Feb. 8th is the cut off, that would be my grandaddy's birthday. I guess we shall see!

I have been doing some holiday baking over the weekend and today, since I was off. I have made blueberry, lemon poppy seed, and banana nut muffins for when Aaron's family is here. I also made bacon quiche tarts for a breakfast food. I am trying to prepare ahead because I know how I fell now about having to stand and cook for long periods. I have baked sugar cookies, oreo truffles, turtles, and peppermint merignues. There are a few other things that I am hoping to get done within the next week. Oh, how did I forget the rolls that I just baked! They smell so yummy, and taste even better! Maybe I will have some to put in the freezer for next week!

Now, lets talk about this weather! It is FREEZING! This morning we woke up to sub-zero temperatures, -1, with a windchill of -15 to -20. All of the snow has about melted, but we are expected to get 3-6 inches tomorrow and then some more later in the week. So, it looks like we will have a white Christmas after all.

The weiners

I don't know what is going on with them, but they have all been so clingy for the past week. They want to be as close to me as possible and if I don't let them, they worry the crap out of me. I wonder if they are sensing that a change is coming or maybe they want to protect their baby brother. I told them if they know I am about to have this baby, they better let me know a few days ahead so I am fully prepared :) I am afraid I might have a lap full when Henry does arrive, or at least surrounded!

Abby has started feeling better! We had a snow day on Tuesday and she was quite the playful one! I don't think I posted this in the last blog, but after we got home from taking her for a possible UTI, she urinated blood. She hasn't since and I am just to watch her. If it happens again, I will take her for x-ray's for a possible stone. I was really afraid she might have one, but so glad we didn't see one on ultrasound. Emma and Alex will be going in soon for their vaccines and a dental cleaning.

We finally got our Christmas tree, a real one! It is so pretty!

I am beginning to wonder if Henry ever sleeps. I don't feel the kick and punches anymore, but alot of rolling, knees, and elbows. Last night I woke up and think I was having a braxton hicks contraction. I didn't think they were supposed to hurt though. My stomach was cramping really bad and it was super hard. It only lasted for about a minute and then Henry started moving.

Less than 8 weeks to go!!!

31w4d appointment

We had our appointment today. Everything went well. My blood pressure is going down, it was down to 116/66. The baby's heart rate was in the 130's, and of course he was kicking her! I measured at 32 weeks, which is right on. I asked if we would get another ultrasound to see how big the baby is going to be, and they do not do them unless I start measuring way bigger or smaller. It looks like he is going to be an average size baby, which is 7 1/2 pounds. I just don't want to push a half grown kid out! That's about it.

I have been reading more about breastfeeding, because this is what I really want to do, and I really hope it works out. There are so many people that act like it is no problem and they had no problem with it, but from what I have read, alot of women have to be very committed and not give up. I am mentally prepared, at this point, to give it my all. I am expecting it to be work, but hoping that the baby will latch on easily. I just don't want people to tell me what I should be doing if it does not start well, that will only make matters worse.

This weekend, we are are doing some heavy duty cleaning getting ready for the baby. I am also going to decorate for Christmas and start on holiday baking and cooking. It is supposed to snow tonight, 1-3 inches, no big deal. It is FREEZING already. One day next week the high is 8 and the low is 0. Aaron's family better get ready for some cold weather like they have never felt before, come Christmas!

Also, we are starting Abby on 3 different medications to help with her disease. She has to take 2 of them 3 times a day and the other 2 times. Hopefully I will remember, especially after the baby is here. I am also going to get a diffuser that helps with stress for Christmas when we have guest and also when the baby arrives. Her nails looked worse when we went back to TN and I could tell she was very nervous at some times. I am mostly worried about when the baby arrives and there also being people here. Abby, Henry, and I may just have to stay locked in the bedroom to keep us all sane!

Love

I just have to say that I love this baby more and more every day, I can't imagine what it will be like when I finally get to meet him.

I am also excited to see what a wonderful father Aaron will be. I know this baby could not have a better father, after all look at how spoiled the 3 weiners are!

Only 9 weeks to go!

We have made it to single digits in weeks to go! It will be 2 months from tomorrow that is Henry's due date. We are so ready, me for more reasons than to just meet him! I am starting to get more uncomfortable, but I think it is from sitting all the time while in TN. My back started hurting and it feels like my sternum is bruised. I have noticed that he has been up near or in my ribs more lately. My mom got to feel some of his hard punches. She also felt his little butt or head. When I took a bath this afternoon, I saw something large and round sticking up, it fit in my hand. It slowly moved and the punches/kicks began! I love feeling him move around and all of the kicks and punches, but when they are in my ribs or bladder, I don't.

We have 18 diapers on order! We got a fantastic deal on them! I can't wait to get them in, because then I can pack his diaper bag and have it ready for the hospital! I still need to buy some things to pack my bag, but I am not in a hurry for either one, or maybe I am! I would go ahead and install his carseat now, but I think that is pushing it!

We got money and gift cards at our shower and from other wonderful friends! We also got some clothes, receiving blankets, toys, and a bib. We bought a bath tub, boppy pillow, and bottles at babies r us and I bought a diaper bag at a children's boutique while in TN. I LOVE it! It was worth the wait! I got his name embroidered on the strap also! I will have to take a picture of it! They had some other adorable clothes in the store, but they were to pricey not knowing how big he will be and to be something he would only wear once or twice.

While we were in TN, Aaron told me that my stomach grew in one day and then my grandmother told me the same thing, but I weighed my self this afternoon and I did not gain a pound, maybe lost one. I am sure when I get on the scale Friday it will be a different story.

FYI

This blog will not be kept public after the baby is born, so if you would like to keep up with him after he is here, you will need to email me your email address. My email is jamienjackson@gmail.com.

And, don't assume I will add you, because I won't.

Also, if I seem bitchy, I am blaming it on my hormones even though it is probably normal, but I have been worse lately and please excuse the random outburst of tears.

Feeling body parts

Now that Henry is getting bigger, I am starting to make out more of his body parts! This morning when I woke up, I could feel his hip/thigh at the top of my stomach right under my sternum and the rest of his body was curved going down my right side. He feels so big already! I hope he is not too big though :) He really has not been bad about kicking any organs or ribs that cause pain, thank goodness. On Friday he was bouncing on my bladder, that wasn't very nice!

I am looking forward to to Thanksgiving, my mouth just waters thinking about all of the yummy food! When I have talked to my grandmother, she talks about all of this food her and my mom are cooking, mmmmm! I am not looking forward to the ride though. My back hurts when I am riding for just 45 minutes to a hour, much less 9+ hours. I told the babies that they are going to have to share their bed with me in the back of the car! I am baking Turkey cake pops to take and I am thinking of baking something else, but I am not sure. I know it is going to be a hard holiday season, too. I have been thinking about my grandaddy alot lately and how I wish I could have said good bye and wished that he was here for Thanksgiving and to meet the baby when he is born. I know he is in a better place though and that he is not having to suffer. It is just hard.

Aaron bought us iPhones yesterday! They are so freaking awesome! I have also put our Christmas tree up, but it is not decorated. I will probably get it decorated today and start on the rest of the house. We went shopping in Milwaukee last weekend and bought a cute ornament that is for expecting parents.

Appointment

My appointment today was short and sweet! I gained 5 lbs., not to bad. My blood pressure was down to 124/70, which I am very happy about! His heartbeat was 130-140 and, of course, he was kicking the dr.! She also felt his butt up high on my left side. I have been feeling it for a while, but I didn't know if it was his butt or head. I measured 30 weeks, which is just a few days ahead, but she said that was good. I now start my every other week appointments. I think that is about it!

I wanted to add that I think the pregnancy hormones are getting the best of me now. I feel like I have not been moody at all, until now. The stupidest stuff makes me mad or cry. I feel like I should be in control of everything that has to do with the baby and if I am not or I can't do anything about it, it upsets me. I have told Aaron some of the stuff that has bothered me and I can tell he is just laughing at me thinking that I am blowing everything up into something it's not. The joys of being pregnant! Poor Aaron!

Poll

If you are voting on the same name more than once, please stop. I don't now if some one is or not, but it seems like it and this poll does not mean that is what we are going to name the baby. I wanted honest opinions and not a poll that one person votes on every single day.

Thank you for a SINGLE vote :)

Can I get any bigger?

I was looking at my belly in the mirror yesterday and I swear it is gigantic and it could not possible get any bigger. Then a girl came in yesterday that is due in February and she was still so tiny, she was tall, but still. I guess I should not complain since I seem to be all belly. I do think that my face may be getting chubby now, maybe it is just me.

I go for an appointment tomorrow and then they start every 2 weeks. My boss asked me a few days ago what my plans were for maternity leave. I am planning to work until I have the baby, as long as I feel good and my blood pressure is ok. I hope that my blood pressure is fine and I don't get Pre-e because I could not stand being on bed rest. If it is what is best for the baby, I would, it just would not be for me. They also asked if I was coming back and if I was going to work full time. That I have not really decided. It is looking more and more like I will be staying home.

$230 saved!

I bought a Britax convertible car seat for $43.00 last night! If you don't know anything about them, they are normally $280 and are the safest car seat there is. It will be for when Henry outgrows his infant car seat, but it can be used when he is small as well! This is the car seat we would have bought when it was time to go up to the next size with Henry, so we just saved $230.00 and it was free shipping! Thanks for the screw up target.com :) They also had video monitors for $12, but I didn't get in on that deal fast enough.

How in the world am I supposed to wait another 77 days to meet this baby? It seems like February will never come! Can you tell I am getting very antsy?!?! Maybe I will not have to wait that long and he will decide to come a little early! I have had this feeling for a week or so that he will come early. I am hoping to have everything we need by the end of the year. We will be buying diapers very soon, since we don't have any. I can't imagine not having any if he does come early. I like to wait until the last minute for alot of things, but not when it comes to the baby!

I am thinking about getting out our Christmas tree this week while Aaron is gone! We will not be here to put it up the day after Thansgiving, so why not put it up earlier instead of later!

New belly picture!

It has been almost 5 weeks since I have taken a picture, so I thought it was time! I feel like I am gigantic today.

It is now 9:15 am and.....

I still have this stupid indigestion, even after vomiting. I can't take another zantac until this afternoon and tums don't seem to be helping, ugh.

In other news, Henry is back to himself this morning! He was kicking, punching, rolling, and who knows what else this morning! I had my hand on my stomach and I could feel something small and round. I am not sure if it was a knee, fist, foot, elbow, or what. He was giving me quite the show though! I am glad he is back to himself and not making me worry about him!

Indigestion sucks...

Why am I up at 2:20 am and have been for over an hour? Because I have stupid indigestion. I did not eat anything that I would have thought set it off last night, but apparently I did. Zantac is not working and I know if I eat some tums, I will be running to the bathroom next. So I guess I just sit here and hope it goes away while Henry is just sleeping away.

About this little boy growing in my belly.....
I have not felt him NEAR as much as I am used to, so I called my dr. yesterday to see what they say and they told me as long as I feel him, he is ok. I did feel him more last night, but still not like I am used to. Maybe he is just running out of room, who knows?
Sunday morning, Aaron and I were laying in bed next to each other and Henry got to kicking like crazy! I don't now what he was trying to tell his daddy, but he was kicking hard and fast. The little stinker!

Poll

There is a poll to the right, if you didn't notice. Aaron and I can't decide on his middle name, so let us know which one you like better! If you didn't already know, his middle name will start with a N because both of ours do.

"Hey, I am sleeping in here"

I think that is what Henry was trying to tell me earlier when I was listening to music on my laptop! The speakers are all the way up against my stomach and I started feeling really hard kicks and punches! Maybe he just liked the music, or didn't like it! Who knows :)

I am getting so anxious to have him here in my arms. I am hoping the holidays will make the time go by quickly. I still feel really good. I get tired and out of breath like I am a fat, old person. Sometimes just going up the stairs I get out of breath, I am not that out of shape! I was planning to clean the whole house last Sunday, but I was exhausted by the time I got the downstairs cleaned up. I did do alot of deep cleaning, like waxing the hardwood floors, but I used to be able to do whatever I wanted! I think my belly can not possibly stretch anymore. I weighed myself this morning and I have not gained any weight in the past 2 weeks (when I last went to the dr.). I guess I just had a growth spurt or something. I know I will still gain more weight, I am just hoping it will not be like last month! My indigestion has gotten better. I have been eating earlier and trying not to eat anything I now will affect me. I also take a Zantac if I fill like I have the least bit of indigestion before bed. It was horrible there for a while though. If the old wives tales is true about babies growing hair when you have heartburn, then Henry will have a head full! I don't know how much I believe any of that though since none of the tales were true about the sex of the baby.

The babies and I have missed Aaron SOOOO much this week. He has been on site with his customer since last Friday. He will hopefully be coming home tomorrow.

Abby has been having a bad week this week with her feet. I think they have been sore because she has been licking at them and has even made one toenail bleed. I have been giving her pain medication and tonight she vomited, which is probably from the medication. It is one of the safer pain meds, so I am going to try it again because I don't want her to be in pain. There is not much I can do to keep her from licking her feet. I could bandage the one that she has made bleed, but she cries when we do that. I could also put an e-collar (aka lamp shade) on her, but I know she would hate that. I just want the poor baby to get better before the baby gets here because that will be alot of stress on her.

We are expected to get some accumulating snow this weekend. Not much, but it is snow. I was watching the news earlier and they predicted that we would get around 50 inches this year. That is not to bad considering it was over 100 last year.

That is all for now.

The election

I don't really have alot to say about Obama being our next president. I am somewhat scared to be expecting a baby with so much unknown in our future. I don't agree with any of the policies that Obama says he is going to put forth. I do not believe in taxing the welathy to give to the poor, at all. I think what the average American does not understand is that he is going to be taxing small businesses, which in turn means that they have less to offer their employees. If you work for a small business owner, do you not understand that your job is in jeporady? It is not that hard to understand. So many industry jobs are being taken out of America and sent to other countries. If they are taxed more, that means even more jobs will be sent out of the US. What does that mean? Even less jobs. I feel lucky that Aaron has such an awesome job with such great job security, but I do not feel that I have job security woring for a small business owner. I am actually very surprised at how well the clinic I am working for is doing with the economy, but the economy up here does not seem to be affected as much as the rest of the country. I also do not agree with universal healthcare. Do your on research on it. Do you want to wait 6 months to see a cardiologist because there is a line in front of you?

BTW, I think Henry agrees, because he is kicking and punching away as I type :) Silly boy!

That is all I have to say about the election. Hopefully things will turn out better than I expect them to.

3 months!

It is just 3 months until we get to meet our little boy! Time has flown by, but I can't wait to have him here! My 3rd trimester doesn't officially start until Monday when I am 27 weeks or 7 months.

I had a dream a few nights ago that my water broke around 37 -38 weeks and I was freaking out because I didn't know how I was going to push this baby out. I guess that comes with it! I kept telling Aaron that I wasn't ready to go to the hospital yet! My mom was also there, which is strange because she is not coming until I am already in labor. I also remember that I would not leave home because I had to clean the house one last time! I guess we will see how true that dream is!

It snowed!

We got our first flurries of the season yesterday! It was very pretty, especially since it did not stick! It is really cold out. The lows are in the low 20's and the highs in the low to mid 40's. It is supposed to warm up some for Halloween though.

I think my stomach is growing daily! I put on a scrub top yesterday that had been fitting ok, not comfortable, but it worked. Well it was so tight on my stomach I thought the seams were going to rip at any point yesterday. I really wish they would let me wear scrub pants and a long sleeve t-shirt, it would be so much more comfortable and I would not have to spend a ton on bigger scrubs since I don't know if I am going back to work. It is getting harder for me to bend over and pick stuff up these days. I am having to learn new ways to pick whatever I drop in the floor, darn big belly :) My back is starting to hurt too, oh well.

I was reading in some of my books and websites about the babies developement this week and he weighs almost 2 lbs. and is around 14 inches long (head to toe)! He is getting big! This week his eyelids begin to open. I can definitely feel him anytime he is moving now. At work he is pretty still until I get still and then he gets to moving! I love feeling him and especially seeing his little kicks and punches from the outside!

99 days!

We have made it to double digits! It is only about 3 months until we get to meet our little boy!

Dr. Appt.

We just got back from our appointment. It was with a nurse practitioner instead of the regular dr., but I liked her alot better. She was so much more informative and willing to answer any questions we had. I did not like what I saw on the scale, but I guess I had to gain some weight eventually. The babies hr was 144 and he was kicking her the whole time. My uterus is still measuring perfect. I got the flu shot and Aaron has to get it also, but he wants to get flu mist, sissy :) It did not hurt at all. She also told me some other OTC medication for my crazy indigestion, so hopefully that will get better. I think that is it. We have an appointment in four weeks and then it will be every 2 weeks until 36 weeks it will be weekly.

Twins....what

No I am not having twins! I had a dream last night that Aaron and I were at an appointment and they told us we were having twin boys. I asked the dr. why they are just now finding the other baby since I have had 3 ultrasounds already and she told me the other baby must have been hiding! Then I was freaking out because they did not have any clothes that would match each other! I was not worried about only having one crib and one carseat, just about them having matching clothes! I guess that sounds like me! My little man has to be dressed perfectly and if it were 2 they would both have to have perfect clothes!

Henry has been one busy boy! I was home sick yesterday, I think it was REALLY bad acid reflux, and he did not stop moving the whole day and again today he has not stopped moving! He is really active on my off days. I guess he is not being rocked so he is letting me know he is there! Last night I took a bath and he was punching and kicking like crazy. I was about to call Aaron up to see how much he was moving, but then he quit. He wants his Daddy to think he is the perfect little boy that is so well behaved :) He was trying to kick his partner in crime, Abby, in the head last night for laying so close, but he was to low.

We finally found out why all of Abby's toenails have fallen off and are now deformed. She has lupus, an immune mediated disorder. We are going to start her therapy off by switching her food to a high fatty acid base. If this does not work, we will put her on a low dose steriod, and if that does not work, she will be put on a high dose steriod. This will be for the rest of her life. Her toes are sometimes painful to her, but not often, that she shows anyway. We have some pain medication for her bad days. I just want her to feel better :(

We have an appointment this afternoon and I am also doing my glucose test. Hopefully I will pass it! I am afraid of what the scale is going to say when I get on it! Atleast I have not gained much weight so far. I think I can expect to gain about a pound a week now.

Snow already....

It is below freezing this morning, so I was looking at the forecast to see what the next 10 days are going to be like.....yes my friend, snow is in the forecast. This is freaking crazy. I am not ready for snow yet. I was hoping it would hold off until Thanksgiving atleast.

Is this nesting.....

I don't know what has gotten into me this weekend, but I have wanted to clean like crazy. Since I have been pregnant, I have not wanted to do anything on my days off but be lazy. Now I want to relax, but I will think of something to clean and go clean instead! Aaron thinks I have gone crazy, but I like this new burst of energy. I am wondering if my "nesting" phase has started?!? I would be fine with that, and I am sure Aaron would too! I used to be a neat freak, but then it slacked off and I just wanted the house to look clean, not worry about all of the detailed cleaning. I hope it keeps up until I give birth to him and even afterwards. The only bad thing is that I want new furniture for the living room now! Maybe I can talk Aaron into it ;) This place just doesn't feel very homey to me. I know it is my fault, b/c I have not cared what it looked like, but now I do! I am also ready for the holidays b/c it means it is that much closer to meeting Henry, going back to see family for Thanksgiving, and decorating for Christmas, my favorite :)

Update

It has been a while since I have updated everyone. I have had alot going on, so this may get long!

I was in Tennessee the week of the Sept. 29th because my grandfather passed away. It has been very hard for me because he was like my father growing up since my dad passed away before I was 1. He was one of the strongest men I have ever known. I wish I could have seen him one last time, but I am glad that he is no longer suffering. He had been doing pretty good, he beat cancer and never told you he was feeling bad. He was more frustrated that he couldn't do the things he used to be able to, but he always said he was going back to work, yes even at 76! I will miss him and wish that he was here to meet Henry, but he was about to have to live a life that I would wish upon no one. He knew that Henry was on his way and that his name was going to be Henry, so that is what we have decided to stick with as the baby's name. We still have not decided on his middle name, but we have names we like.

We had a shower last Sunday. We got ALOT of things for the baby, which I am very grateful for! We were going through every thing today putting it away, and this little boy is already SO spoiled! He has enough clothes for the first year of his life, plus some. I will have to change his clothes several times a day just so he can wear all of it! I think he has more clothes than me and Aaron combined! Aaron said we are no longer allowed to buy any clothes! We also don't need anymore blankets or socks. We have like 50 pair of socks. The only big thing we are still wanting is a swing, but we have enough in gift cards to buy one. We bought the travel system today. The car seat is the top ranked for safety. The last thing we need are diapers. We don't have any, since we are using cloth. Everyone back home thinks I am crazy for using cloth diapers, but they don't know how far they have come. Also, I don't want the diapers in the land field for years and years or my little boys bottom to be exposed to all of those chemicals.

I think that is it for now. My next appt. is on the 24th and I have my glucose test that day. My belly is growing, ALOT! I think that is the only place I have gained weight, so far. He kicks and punches ALL the time.

Ultrasound Pictures

He looks so sweet!

He looks like he has Aaron's lips, to me.

Hand up by his nose.

Getting ready to punch me!

0.06%.....

That is the chance the baby has of having a neural tube defect. So basically, we got the all clear that he is a healthy baby boy! She did not say anything about his legs being short this time, but I saw that they were measuring 20w, so a week behind. Everything else was right on target. He weighed 13 ozs. After she got done measuring his legs and moved on, he kicked or punched me several times in a row! I guess he didn't want us looking at his legs! She commented on how active he was also. They did the ultrasound with a new machine, so she practiced 4d on me, which I am very happy about! We got 2 shots of his face, but he did not want to cooperate very well. I will have to scan the pictures in later. In one of them, it looks like he is picking his nose!

After seeing the dr., we meet with a genetic counselor. She explained exactly what everything meant and what the chances of him having down syndrome and trisomy 18, which were both very low. The AFP level was very slightly elevated. The high end of normal is 2.5 and his level was 2.67. She said that it could be an indicator of other future problems, such as hypertension and the baby being small at birth. Hopefully, my blood pressure will stay where it is and this is not an indicator that it will keep going up. I am really glad we met with her, because she was very informative.

Oh yeah, we got a brochure in the mail yesterday about ADHD in children! Is it a sign that we are in for a hyper little boy?!?!

One appointment down, 3 to go....

I had my regular OB appt. this morning. Everything went well. My uterus is measuring 22w, which is right on, I have gained 6 lbs, woohoo, and his heartbeat was 150. It took her a few minutes to find it because he was moving so much, but he was kicking her the whole time! I think we are in trouble when he gets here! Hopefully he will take a nap when we have the ultrasound this afternoon. The only concern is that my blood pressure is creeping up. It was around 134/76 today and I have always had a low bp, like 115/60. I had to leave a urine sample so they will be checking for protein in it. If protein is present, I will probably have to cut back my hours at work to help control my bp, and relax more. I sure hope this is not the case, b/c I get bored sitting at home by myself.

I will update again later, hopefully with ultrasound pictures!

A name change.....

The baby may be named something other than Henry. We both like Henry, but there is another name that I really like too. Also, like Aaron said, Henry might be to traditional for us, because we all know we are not traditional! We will announce his name at his birth, because that is probably when we will decided. I want to see if the name fits him or not before it is set in stone.

I am feeling him more and more each day now. I usually don't feel him much at work, but he has been playing this morning! On Monday's he seems to be calm all day. I guess he is getting back on schedule after the weekend. Who knows.

We have lots of appointments tomorrow. One with my regular OB, which I have alot of questions for. She will probably wonder what is wrong with me b/c I have never really had any questions. We also have an ultrasound and appointment with the specialist and following that an appt. with the genetic counselor.

Lastly, keep my grandfather in your thoughts. He is having a really hard time right now.

Pictures

Here are pictures of his nursery. We, aka Aaron, finished it a week or so ago. I love it and I am sure Henry will too!
The dresser will go in between the 2 animals on this wall and we are going to paint his name above it.


Aaron is going to paint another bug on this wall. The glider will go in the corner (to the left).



20weeks 3 days. I think it is time to retire this shirt!

Party in mommy's belly.....2am

I guess that Henry thought he could have a party in my belly last night! I got up to go to the bathroom around 2, when I got back in bed, I couldn't go right back to sleep, nothing new. When I finally got comfortable, I felt this little kick, and then another, another, another..... I bet he kicked me 10 or more times! It is so exciting that I am feeling him more and more, just maybe not when I am trying to go back to sleep! Looks like I am in trouble when those kicks get harder.

Half way there!

Today marks 20 weeks! Time has flown by, hopefully it will go by as quick for the next half! I am so excited to meet my little boy! He weighs around 10 1/2 ounces, is 6 1/2 inches long from head to rump or 10 inches from head to heal.
We didn't do much of anything this weekend. It was cool and rainy. I love that it is fall now, even though that means winter is right around the corner. I love fall baking, long sleeve t-shirts, mums, pumpkins, the leaves, shall I go on! I can't wait until next fall when we can take Henry to the pumpkin patch to pick out his own pumpkin, to the apple orchards, and halloween of course!
I felt him multiple times on Friday! We got taco bell for dinner and soon after I ate it, I felt him do a flip or something, it wasn't a kick, and soon afterwards I felt a kick. I guess he didn't like the spicy food to much, but his mommy sure did!

And....strangers are noticing that there is a baby in my belly

Last night we went to Target to get some things. Aaron and I both wanted some candy, I got rolos and he brings a sour lafey tafey thing and puts it on the belt. The cashier asked if I was having a craving, I said, "nope, that is for him!" I do think my stomach is starting to poke out more, where it doesn't just look like I am fat, thank goodness! Everyone at work has made a comment about the bump this week, too. You can see it starting to show, since I wear scrubs everyday. One of these days I will get Aaron to take a picture of this growing belly! I weighed myself yesterday and I still have not gained any more weight. I never thought I would be one that didn't gain much at first. I thought I would have already gained 25 lbs! My goal of gaining 25 -30 lbs., just might be met!

One of the baby websites that I read says that at 20 weeks he is the size of a cantalope :0, a small one of course, but that is BIG! I may have felt a harder kick this morning. I am not sure though because it was above my belly button, and I don't think he is that high up yet. I don't know what else it would have been though.

Our next appointments are all on the 26th of this month. In the morning, we go to the regular OB and then in the afternoon, we go back to the specialist for another ultrasound.

I will be flying back on October 3rd for a long weekend and baby shower. I look forward to seeing some of you!

And, if it is not one of the four making me worry about them, it is the other. First it was Henry, then it was Alex because he got in hes food bag and ate WAY too much, but he was fine. Now, Abby some how got a half a cake off the counter yesterday and ate all of it. She is in pain this morning and has vomited 3 times, so she will be spending the day at work with me. It better not be Emma next!

I hope everyone has a good weekend!

I finally felt him!

I felt Henry again last night! I was laying in bed, laying half way on my stomach, when I felt this little thump. I guess he was telling me that I was taking up to much of his room! I can't wait to feel him more and more!

Oh, I don't think I have officially announced his name. It will be Henry Nixon or Henry Nicholas. We wanted a name that is not common and that is so hard with little boys because alot of them seem so off the wall. Aaron came up with Henry, a name we finally both agreed on! None of the names are family names, just names we like. Henry means "ruler of the house"! I think we are in trouble!

Also, I can't believe I am almost half way to meeting this little guy! Time has flown by, it seems like just yesterday that I took a pregnancy test!

This week he is the size of a large heirloom tomato, weighing in at 8 1/2 oz. (He weighed 8 oz. on Friday)

The quarter is how big he started out as, my how he has grown!

Pictures

Here are the ultrasound pictures from yesterday. Apparently my scanner needs to be cleaned, too!
Profile. His mouth is open.


He is doing a head stand! Aaron says that Abby taught him how to do this because when she is digging herself a bed she puts her head, upside down, and digs!
Getting ready for the head stand!

Little Feet!

He is a healthy baby boy!

I think Aaron and I had the best and worst week all in one this week. The nurse telling me that something was wrong with my baby was absolutely devastating to me because there was nothing I could do but wait. Yesterday the doctor telling us that she didn't know why his AFP was elevated that everything looked great were the best words I have heard! She said his spine looked perfect and as she was scanning through all of the other images, she said that everything looked good. The only thing she found wrong with him is that his legs are a little short for his age, but she was not concerned about it since neither Aaron and I are tall and no one in either of our families are tall, just average or short. His heartbeat was 150bpm, which is what it was at the drs. office. We have to go back to this doctor in 4 weeks for another ultrasound.

He was a busy, busy boy while the tech was doing the ultrasound! I didn't drink anything that would have made him more active, just a whole lot of water. They told me to drink 32-48 oz. of water for the ultrasound, and I drank 32 + ounces, I thought my bladder was going to explode! We got some really cute pictures of him, I will scan them later. He was not just laying in one place this time, he was all over the place. The tech kept trying to get a good picture of his little feet but every time she would focus in better, he would move! We saw him give me quite a few nice kicks, too! I may have felt him last night, but I am not sure. It was like a little tap on my belly. When the dr. and tech tried to verify the sex for us, he was shy and had his legs crossed, but the tech and Aaron both said they saw little boy parts. If he turns into a she, she has tons of blue clothes to wear and a very blue room!

That's about all for now!

And so the nursery begins....

Yesterday was a rainy day, so we decided to go to the dells to go shopping. We said we were not going to buy anything, but of course we found lots of clothes for the baby! We got alot of really good deals though. He is set for summer clothes already, but the poor thing doesn't have any winter clothes.

My bump is growing! Here is a picture from last week, maybe I will take another one today just to see the change. Oh, I got my hair cut too! I love it!



When we got home we decided to work on his nursery. It is going to be so cute and I can't wait for him to be here to see it! Here are some pictures of the progress.
His crib will go on this wall.

The other walls are painted blue and they will have animals painted on them, like frogs, snails, a snake, turtles and then some bugs.

That's all for now, I will let everyone know how our appointment goes.

Registry

We went and registered today! I will be having a shower in October, so we decided to go today since we are both off, and to keep us busy, waiting on Friday. We registered at Babies R Us and Target. I am also going to register at cottonbabies.com because that is where you can get the cloth diapers we are going to use. It was so overwhelming to register for all of that stuff. It seems like you have to have so much. We finally decided to go with a travel system. It is made by Chicco and the carseat has the best safety ratings, so I feel confident in our choice.
I don't know what we are going to do tomorrow, but this has to be the longest week EVER! Time has flown by this whole year. It always seems like the work week has just started when Friday is already here. Not this week.

On another note, I still have not felt him move, but my belly button is getting wierd! I don't really know how to explain it, but it is not normal! It is getting more flat.

He has name, too! We still have not completely decided on his middle name, but he has a first name and 2 options for a middle name!

Quads test results

I got the worst phone call ever yesterday. I had the quads test done last week at my appointment, which screens for birth defects such as down's syndrome. Aaron and I decided that we were going to do this so that we could be prepared if something was wrong. So, we are in Chicago, getting ready to leave when I get a voicemail from my Ob's office telling me to call that they have some appointments set up. I immediately think that something is wrong, but then I kept telling myself that maybe they need to reschedule one of my future appointments. I started crying then and had to gather myself to call and see exactly what they wanted. I start talking to the triage nurse and she tells me that they have an appointment set up for me to see a genetic specialist on Friday. She keeps going on about the appointment and what I need to do to prepare for it, while I have no idea what this appointment is for, but I know it can't be good. I finally asked her why I have this appointment and she thought the Dr. had already called and gave me the results. One of the levels is slightly elevated. It is the AFP. She told me that it has to do with his neurological system and they are going to be looking at his spine. I busted out in tears. She was very apologetic that the Dr. had not called me, which I am still mad about. So, we go on Friday for an ultrasound and to meet with a genetic specialist. It seems like Friday is so far away, I wish we could go now. From what I have read, it usually means that he could have spina bifida, I could be farther along than I think I am, or it could be twins. We know it is not twins! So we will wait and see. I also read that 90% of the time it ends up being nothing. This is also the part of the test that has the highest rate of false positives.
We went in IKEA on our way home and just looking at all of the baby stuff made me cry. I can't imagine my life with out this little man in it.
I will let you all know how it goes on Friday. I can't wait to see my little man again!!

Dr. appt.

We had a doctor's appointment today. Everything went well! I have gained 2 lbs. and the babies heart rate was 150. We scheduled our ultrasound for Sept. 17. I can't wait to see him again and how much he has changed!

We got started on his nursery on Sunday. I will take pictures today and try to keep them posted as we get more done!

I don't know what it was about our ultrasound last week, but ever since then, I have felt so different about my baby boy. It is like it finally kicked in that I am going to be a mommy. I don't really know how to describe it, but it is an awesome feeling. I love him so much and can't wait to hold him in my arms.

I am still waiting on him to kick or punch me!! Hopefully soon!

It's a Boy!!!

There was no denying him a boy!!! When we first started looking at him, his legs were crossed and then all of the sudden there was a little penis!!! I thought it was going to be a boy a long time ago, I am glad it has been confirmed!! He didn't want us to see his cute little face much though. He was sitting really low and would not move for us. We got to see his heart beating away, I could even make out all four chambers. We saw both kidney's, his stomach, spine, 10 fingers, and 10 toes. We even saw him blowing bubbles! He was really active. I tried to eat stuff today that would not make him as active, but I guess it didn't help! I ate a spicy chicken sandwich for lunch, maybe that is what it was! I can't wait until I feel him kick now! We went shopping afterwards, of course! We got him several more dachshund outfits, and lots of other stuff. We probably went over board, but hey, he is going to be a spoiled little man anyway! Here are some pictures!!

Sweet little face! He looks like he is sleeping
on a pillow!


How he was laying most of the time. He was nice and comfy in mommy's tummy!

15 weeks

The baby this week is the size of an apple! My how it is growing! We are going to find out the sex on the 23rd! I can't wait! I am so ready to know what it is and quit calling it, "it"! Aaron is convinced that it is a girl. I have no idea. I had a dream a couple nights ago that it was a baby boy that was so perfect. He slept through the night from the beginning and never cried, we all know that is a dream though! I have only gained back 2 pounds of the 7 I lost, yay! I guess that is about it for now.

14 weeks

That is how big the baby is this week, the size of a lemon. The weeks are flying by, but it still seems like it will be forever before I get to meet the little one. I have been feeling really good, except today. I don't think it is pregnancy related, I think it is something else. Nothing new to report. We are loving this summer weather up here! It is so nice to be able to walk outside and still be able to breath! We went to a baseball game on Saturday and it was so nice. I am not looking forward to winter creeping up on us though. We have decided to find out the sex sooner than later! I will be calling to schedule the appointment tomorrow and it will be in 3 weeks. I can't wait! I still don't have a gut feeling what it is. I guess that is it for now! Oh, I still haven't gained any weight, woohoo!!

Babymoon

We have booked our babymoon! We are going to Chicago! Neither of us have ever been and it is fairly close to us. I can't wait! We were thinking of going some where beachy, but there isn't anywhere close to us and I don't feel safe going out of the country pregnant. My main concern was the food, because I don't know what there cooking standards are. I think Chicago will be fun, and it won't take forever to get there!

We have decided that we will be going back to TN Thanksgiving for showers and such. We will not find out the sex of the baby until the end of September and we wanted to go home one holiday, so this works out best for us.

Bedding

Last night Aaron and I went to Target just browsing. We were looking at all of the baby bedding and they have so much on clearance right now, so we stumbled on this adorable little bedding set for a little boy that was only $35!! It has turtles, frogs, and snails. I will take pictures of it when I find the camera! I can't wait until we find out what it is so that we can go ahead and start decorating the nursery. I also found a bedding set that I like for a little girl that will go with our theme we have chosen. It wasn't on clearance, so we didn't buy it, but if we find out it is a girl, I will go back and buy it. It is white with pink and green circles on it.

Now, I really do think I may be getting a little baby bump. Up until now, I am pretty sure it has just been bloat. This little bump doesn't go away though! Again, when I find the camera, I will take a picture!

We got to see the baby!!!

We had our 2nd appt. today and knew we would get to hear the heartbeat, but she could not find it on the doppler, so she did an ultrasound!! It really is a baby in there!! It is only one and she said that everything looked normal. We got to see the little heartbeat fluttering. I am so glad we got to see the baby, it makes me feel better knowing that everything looks good! We didn't get a picture, but that is ok, the 2 people that count got to see the baby, me and Aaron!

12 weeks already!!

Time has flown by! Now if this stupid sickness would go away! I felt horrible all weekend and then this morning I ate Captain Crunch for breakfast and apparently the baby does not like it! By the time I got upstairs to finish getting ready for work, I was hugging the toliet.

We go for our next appointment on Friday and we get to hear the heartbeat! We are also going to try and talk the dr. into moving our ultrasound up so we can find out the gender sooner. We only have a limited amount of time we can go back to TN for showers in the fall because Aaron will be gone for 3 or more weeks in November. Hopefully she will agree, even if we have to pay for an extra one.

If it is a girl, I found a picture online of how I want to decorate the nursery. It is a whimsical garden theme with pink, green, and yellow! If it is a boy we have many ideas for his room, golf, jungle, under the sea, or swamp. I guess we will see what it is going to be!

We have moved...

We moved to our new townhouse over the weekend, and we love it here! The babies have so much more room to play, they have a yard to go out and play in, and a window to lay at all day and bark! I will take pictures of it once we get everything set up. I can't wait until we get to start decorating the nursery, too!

I am starting to feel alot better. I have been eating more small meals, so I think that has helped. I also feel like my energy may be returning, which I know Aaron is happy about! Hopefully this weekend I will be full of energy and get everything put where it goes and organized. I think I may be starting to get a little bump! I will take a picture one day! I have lost 5 lbs. since I have been pregnant, I could not be happier! I know I am supposed to gain weight, but I don't want to gain tons of weight, my goal is 25-30 lbs, which is what the Dr. said was ok. That's about it for now!

I love my work!

Yesterday one of the doctors gave me 2 books for the baby, "Is your mama a llama?" and "Barnyard Animals". She is so super nice, and I did not expect anything like that. I am so glad that I made the decision to stay with this clinic instead of leaving.
Also, while Charity, Heath, and Dylan were here we went to Gymboree and they had a whole line of children's clothing that was DACHSHUNDS!!!! It was all pretty gender specific, but they did buy us a onesie that has wieners on it and a blanket. When we find out what it is, hopefully they will still have the stuff so we can go buy more! It was all so cute! I will have to take pictures of them! This baby is already spoiled, it's grandma, my mom, has already bought a pack-n-play, bouncer, play mat, and a bath tub thing. Can you tell this is her first grandchild! This baby is already loved by so many!
Just a FYI, the babies due date is on Groundhog's day! Someone at work pointed that out to me. There was a ground hog that stayed close to our house and Aaron kept saying he wanted to catch it and keep it as a pet, so now he will have his very own grondhog!!

Baby Predictor

I found this on one of the baby websites I read!

The day you deliver, outside will be warm. Your baby will arrive in the early evening.

After a labor lasting approximately 4 hours, your child, a girl, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and will be 18 inches long. This child will have green eyes and dark hair.

I don't agree that it will be warm, after all, I do live in Wisconsin! It will be born around the same time we got 15 inches of snow in one day! I will take the 4 hours of labor though!

Interesting none the less!

Long weekend

Aaron's sister, brother, and nephew have been up here since Wednesday, so we have been on the move! We have had a great time with them, I hope they have too =) The baby has been to 2 of the best firework shows already, whether she knows it or not! We went to the big show last weekend and what was supposed to be the smaller one this weekend. They were both amazing! I can't wait to take the baby year after year! Aaron and I wonder what the baby thought about all of the booms, if she or he was kicking or flipping us off, like the ticker said!!
I still feel good most of the time. We went and ate at Quaker Steak and Lube and apparently the baby did not like it. I had to make Aaron stop on our way home so I could puke on the side of the road, sorry Charity, Heath, and Dylan. People driving by probably thought I was drunk. That is what it felt like, but unless they spiked my drink, I had no alchohol. I still am tired all the time, hopefully that will be ending soon since we are moving next weekend! Luckily I have an amazing husband who understands that I am tired and don't feel great all the time.
I have not gained a single pound, instead I have lost 5! Why is it when you try to lose weight, you can't?!?! I am not complaining in any way, though! I already bought maternity jeans so that I can be comfortable by the end of the day and not have my pants unbuttoned and unzipped!
That's it for now!

Baby dream

I had my first dream about the baby last night. The only part I can remember is the doctor showing her to me and saying meet Cameron Grace. She was perfect! She had dark eyes, but I don't know about hair because she had a hat on. Cameron is not even a name that we would consider, because we both have names that can be male or female and we don't like it. Grace is a name that we have talked about in the past, but it is so popular now. Anyway, that is the only dream that I can remember since the night before I found out I was pregnant. I dreamed that night that the test was positive, and sure enough it was that morning! I guess we will see how true this dream is, but if it is a girl, her name will not be Cameron!

February 2, 2009

This is our official due date! Everything went well at the appt. We did not get too hear the heartbeat, she said it was to early, but in 4 weeks we will. We don't get any ultrasounds except the one at 20 weeks to determine the sex. I was hoping they would do something else today, but she said that my uterus felt the size it should be, so I guess that means everything is going well! I had to have blood drawn, 4 tubes, and supply a urine sample, which took me forever!

We are doing well! I still feel pretty good. I just feel nauseas every once in a while, but if I eat I am ok. The babies like this mild weather! Abby had to go to the dr. Monday because she had a torn nail. It was barely hanging on, but when Dr. Donna pulled it off, you would have thought she was cutting her foot off!! She is fine now though!

That's it for now!

I think it's official

The morning sickness has set in, except it seems more like all day sickness. I have not actually gotten sick, but I feel sick almost all the time. If I eat, it seems to help for a short amount of time, but then the return of the nausea comes back. Oh well, I know the end result will be worth it!

We traveled back to TN over the weekend. It was a nice visit back. I got to spend all day Friday with my grandparents, unfortunately in the hospital, but they enjoyed it. Saturday we went to one of Aaron's former co-workers weddings. It was beautiful and it was nice to get to see some of his former co-workers. Sunday we went and had breakfast with his parents, sister, BIL, and nephew. It was nice getting to see all of them too.

That is about it for now! We have our first appointment on Friday, so we are both looking forward to that. We should get to hear the heartbeat and maybe get a sneak peak through ultrasound!

Strollers

Why in the world are strollers so expensive? Aaron and I have been researching them to find out what are the best, and boy can they get pricey! We are also doing our research on carseats, and who knew they could cost so much! I want our baby to be safe, so I don't mind not buying the cheapest thing you can find, but why would you pay over $1,000 for a stroller? When I first saw this stroller I thought it was so awesome looking, but then I saw the price tag ($1100) that came with it, and changed my mind quickly!

So, Britax is supposed to be one of the safest car seats you can by for an infant or toddler. I always planned to get a Britax toddler seat because I have always read such high reviews about them. I found this travel system that is made by Britax and has really good reviews, so this is what I am leaning towards.
For the stroller you can make the baby face towards you when they are small and then turn the seat around so they can see when they get bigger.

I guess we will see what else I find by then!

Am I really pregnant

I thought I was supposed to feel crappy, but I am the complete opposite, besides being lazy! =) That has to be the most popular question when I tell someone I am pregnant, "How are you feeling?" Luckily, my response is always, "Good"! I still get bloated, get tired, and my sniffer works like no other! When I smell some stuff I feel like I could vomit immediately! Pasta sauces smell so disgusting to me, and I love pasta! Onions are really bad. One thing I can't figure out with this baby is that I don't crave sweets at all! If you know me, you know I LOVE sweets! I could go all day without eating anything sweet, so crazy! I don't know who this baby got that after! I have still been baking stuff for Aaron, so of course I have to eat it!
Oh, it is not the baby anymore, it is our little dinosaur! When Aaron first saw the pictures of what the baby looked like at this stage he said to me "What is that thing, it looks like a dinosaur!" We also call it the dinosaur so Abby can still be the baby!
I told everyone at work. They were all excited, but surprised! I would have preferred to wait, but I can't be around x-ray's, cat poop, or birds, so I thought I needed to tell them. They also told me that it is going to be a boy, because that is all everyone has there! I guess we will see if we can throw a little girl in the mix, or add to the little boys!
That's about it for now!

Still feel great

Every time I talk to some one, they ask how I am feeling and I am always happy to say that I still feel great! My only symptoms are having to pee more and being bloated. By the end of the day my belly sticks out so much you would think I should be farther than 7 weeks! I weighed myself and I have actually lost weight! I am thinking I am one of the lucky one's that doesn't get morning sickness. I was reading that if you haven't felt it by 6 weeks, then you are probably not got to have it. I hope this is true! I made it a week without telling anyone at work. I am surprised I was able to since there is alot I can't do things there now, like take x-rays. Yesterday someone said they were waiting on me to take some x-rays, but I just kept avoiding them and got out of it! I would like to make it to my appointment before I tell them, but I don't know if I can make it another 2 weeks.

Thats about all there is to report at this time!

Take your guess

I thought this would be fun! Go to this website and guess when you think the baby will be born, gender, weight, and length.

ExpectNet

Fun, fun.....

Baby Gender Predictor

Yes it's true.....

we are having a baby!!! I was totally not expecting to see pregnant pop up on the HPT. I am very excited and we can't wait to meet our little sweetheart in February.

I will try to keep everyone updated through this blog with my growing belly, ultrasound pictures, and any other fun facts!

I go for my first appointment on June 27 at 7:45 am. I will be almost 8 weeks by then, so maybe they will give us a sneak peak of the little sweetheart! According to some online calculators I am due on Feb. 6th, almost on it's great-grandfathers birthday! I feel great, just tired. I like my sleep anyway, so that could just be me. Maybe I will be one of the lucky ones that doesn't get morning sickness, but I'll take it for the end result!

We have been telling the babies that they are getting a little brother or sister and they don't know what to think about that. Emma has been super clingy to me ever since we have been telling them that, like she is saying please don't bring another one home! We think that Emma will be a little mama. Who knows though!