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We're getting close....28 weeks

Had a dr. appt today. It went well....got the results of the glucose test. I passed! Whoohoo! Everything else was normal too....gained a few pounds...so I'm up to 20 lbs total. Not too bad...but I've told myself already that I need to be good during the holidays. I'll be noshing on carrots and broccoli...instead of cookies and bread :)

Her room is coming along nicely...we got the roman shades up now...so we just need to order the glider and ottoman and find a changing table we like...and we're finished. Every time I go into her room...I add one of her outfits to the crib...so I can visualize what she will look like in there :) Silly I know...but it gets me excited!

27 weeks..and hiccups

We had a momentous weekend....baby girl was moving so much that she made my shirt move! We were at Room Store looking for a new couch...and as I was sitting on the one we like...I looked down and my shirt moved. It was so cute!! DH also finally got to feel her from the outside last weekend too.

This week...she has mastered the art of hiccups. I swear she's gonna come out hiccuping...she has them all the time!! Poor little thing :) We have our next doctor's appointment next week...and judging by the fact that the office hasn't called me...I'm guessing I passed my glucose test once again. Let's keep those fingers crossed :)

26 weeks

Holy cow! We're almost into the 3rd trimester! Good thing we got our crib delivered last week!

Here's a good picture of it :) We LOVE it & can't wait for her to use it!

24 week belly pic

Ok...here ya go! I know you've all been asking :)

Baby's Room

Organized Closet :)

Good view of the paint color

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Registering for Baby

Well....we got it done...finally :) We're all registered at Babies R Us...for lots of pink! Who knew that it would be such an exhausting experience. It didn't help that DH & I participated in the Autism walk that morning and walked the full 2 miles. Ouch! We were planning on doing the short route...well...we never saw the signs for the short route. Oh well. I'm taking it easy these days...putting my feet up every chance I get.

DH got her room primed, and will be painting the pink today. Yay!! It's starting to come together. We cleared out all of the "stuff" left in that room...which is now occupying the hallway, but it works. I'm sure I'll be going through more stuff and tossing out stuff we don't need. It's amazing when you see how much stuff you have...and how little space you actually have for everything.

We're already 6 months along! Wow....only 3 months left till we get to meet her!! :)

Some of her clothes....

Pictures of our big purchases this weekend....

Here's what we bought this weekend...our stroller and we ordered the crib. We got a great deal on the stroller, so we knew we couldn't pass it up. They told us the crib should arrive in 10-14 weeks...yikes! That's cutting it close...but hopefully it will be here before then. I'd like to have her room ready by the time we have my shower...but we'll see. :)

21 week dr. appt

Today was a great appointment. We got to meet another dr. in the practice. We really liked her...very sociable...and easy to talk to. She answered a lot of our questions. She's not concerned at all with the mild swelling in my feet...so that's a relief. We get to have another ultrasound sometime in the middle of November because they didn't get a good enough shot of her outflow tracts of her heart. It's nothing to be concerned about, but they want to be able to get a good look at that, so if there is something wrong, we can figure out what to do. Our quad screen results were normal...so we don't have to worry too much about down's syndrome or any spinal fusion issues. I got my flu shot...and DH got a stern talking to about getting one of his own :) She will be born during the height of flu season here, so anyone that comes into contact with her right after being born should consider getting one.

Other than that...the appointment was uneventful. We scheduled more appointments...and I can't believe that I'll start going twice a month in December! Crazy! I kind of had a "freak out" moment this morning before our appointment. I realized that after next week, we'll be starting our 6 month!! Yikes!! So much to do...and so little time :)

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Finally...Belly Pics!

18 Week Belly 

20 Week Belly

Here She Is.....

Her cute little profile!!

We found out......It's a Girl!

We are so excited that we're having a daughter!! We can hardly contain our excitment...and have already bought her two outfits. I'm sure this won't be the end of the shopping...for me or DH! :)

I'll post a pic of her tonight when I get home from work!!

17 weeks...and a referral for our Ultrasound

So we had our third doctor's appointment yesterday. It went great! We got to meet one of the doctors this time, Dr. Keith is so nice and welcoming. Dh & I both liked her...so just 7 more docs to meet before this baby gets here :) The results of my glucose test were great. They can take up to 140 and mine was 112...so I was pretty happy about that. I'll have to be tested again at 28 weeks...which will be right around Christmas time :)

The big news was that we got our referral for an ultrasound. We have it scheduled for Oct. 15th...Dh's b-day!! We thought that might be a fun thing to do on his birthday. I told him it's my b-day gift to him :) So we'll see if our predictions are right...is it a girl...or are we having a boy?
We'll see!! We can't wait to see what this little one looks like....

16 weeks...where is the time going?

Whew....we made it back from vacation...tanned and tired :) And I'm already 16 weeks. It's amazing...the time is going by so fast. I can't believe in as little as 4 weeks we'll already be half way!!! Yikes...so much to do....and not enough energy to get it all done ;)

We're slowly working our way through all our "must do" projects. Our new heating/air conditioning is next. The guys are coming out this weekend to take pictures and measurements....so that will be a relief once that's in. Now that the weather has cooled off...hopefully our electric bill will be lower.

After this project...we're going to get some estimates on hardwood/laminate flooring for the downstairs. After that we have to start tackling my junk...all my old college papers...etc that have accumulated over the years into the closet which will be become the nursery. DH will be working on the other closet full of computer parts during his week off. :) More to come!

13 weeks....we have a heartbeat!

Ok...so I've been slacking...I know. I have a feeling this may not be the first time I say this :) We had our 2nd appt. on last Friday. It was great! I can't wait for our next appt so I can hear the heartbeat again. It was all over way too quick, but the most important thing was that we heard her or him :) I think it made it all even more real that day...that yes...there is a little person growing inside of me...and it won't be long and we'll get to meet that person :)

This week the baby is the size of a medium shrimp. Heehee...cracks me up how they come up with all this food related sizing. It really helps to visualize how big the baby is...but it still makes me chuckle when I get my weekly emails updating me :) DH & I have already started planning in our heads how we're going to rearrange all of our furniture...and what we want to have done to the house before the baby gets here. We'll see if we get it all done :)

11 weeks!!

I can't believe our next appointment is next Friday already! We're SO excited for that appt since we'll finally get to listen in on our little one....and finally know for sure if there's more than one in there. DH keeps joking that there's twins...so I guess we'll know for sure very soon! :)

Ok....so I finally...finally....ordered more maternity clothes. Can I just say how much I heart Old Navy Maternity! They are cheap...and very fashionable...and most important...they are comfy! I can't wait to get them. I got a pair of nice black work maternity pants from Motherhood Maternity last weekend....but they weren't cheap. I'm saving them so they stay nice and so that I can wear them throughout my pregnancy. I have to say...I like the way they look when I hold them up too! They have the full panel for your tummy...so they look like a pair of size 6 pants! Gotta love the illusion of appearing smaller :)

Bella Band....You're My Friend!

So I finally got my Bella Band in the mail late last week. I wasn't sure how much I would like it, but decided to give it a try today. All I have to say is...."Ahhhhhhhhhh". I can finally get back in my work pants. Granted...they aren't buttoned or zipped...but...by golly I got them on! :) And they feel good. I was more worried about losing my pants, but they feel pretty secure. I may have to suck it up and buy some more maternity pants soon, but in the meantime, this is working out just great! :)

Belly Pics!!

Here's the 6 week picture:

Here's the 8 week picture:

Looks like my rear end got bigger too! Ha! :) Oh well...there's plenty of time to lose that!

A word about cravings..........

I wish that I was craving something healthier. I can't seem to get enough "bad" food lately. I crave fast food...I crave pizza....I crave ice cream....just once I wish I would crave a salad. Today...my obsession was Taco Bell.....I haven't had Taco Bell in years!! Why I craved it today...I have no clue....but I'm hoping this passes at the end of this month! I'm starting to think that our baby is gonna come out with high cholesterol....and high blood pressure from all the crap I've been eating. It's just that nothing else sounds good lately. I can't even go in the grocery store because the smells overwhelm me...and make me want to vomit right there in the aisle. DH is definitely gonna need to take on grocery duty soon, as well as chef, because not only do I want to eat junk food, but I also don't feel like cooking when I get home. Everyone keeps telling me that the second trimester gets so much better.....let's hope so!! :)

I TRIED to post my belly pics....

But it wasn't working last night for some reason. I couldn't upload my pictures...so I promise I will find another way to get the latest belly pics to ya :)

9 weeks already....

Our baby is the size of a grape now! I can't believe how fast the last couple of weeks have went by. I will post pictures tonight of our 6 week & 8 week...sorry...I'm already slacking. What can I say...I'm exhausted all the time...and feel nauseous...so being on the computer when I get home is that last thing I want to do...but tonight...I will post :)

Our first doc appointment went very well. We didn't get to hear the heartbeat yet, but she promised that on our next visit we will be able to. I will be 12 weeks, almost 13 by then, so we can't wait to hear the little one! It still doesn't feel real to me yet....I guess because we haven't heard anything or had an ultrasound. Some days I wake up and think..."Oh my gosh...what did we do?".....but I know that's just a normal process...and eventually it will sink in...hopefully sometime before the baby gets here! :)

Ok...taking back my last post....

Here it is...week 8....and the morning sickness is back. Came back yesterday...was feeling kinda yucky all day, and really yucky this morning. Darn the luck..thought I was out of the clear. Guess I was wrong! I haven't been so sick that I've needed to run to the bathroom or the closest trash can...but it's the overwhelming feelings of nausea. I'd almost prefer hanging my head over the toilet to just feeling yucky all day....but I guess I should consider myself lucky today. Many other women have it way worse!!

Our first appointment is this coming Friday...we're so excited!! I really looking forward to at least seeing the Nurse Practitioner for confirmation that yes, indeed, I am still pregnant. An irrational worry, I know, but when you're this early along in your pregnancy, your mind starts to wonder....and worry that everything in there is ok. Oh good news...the baby bloat is going away! Whoohoo!! I was able to get a pair of shorts on this weekend that in week 5 weren't even close to buttoning up...so this is my small success this week :) I am however, going to start thinking about purchasing the Bella Band for work. My work clothes are starting to get a little snug....so if I can just wear that over my "unbuttoned" pants...that will work. Just so long as my pants don't fall off!! :) LOL.....wouldn't that be quite the sight!!

Mild Morning Sickness?

Is it possible to have just a mild case of morning...well...really it's all day...sickness? Last week I had the beginnings of what I thought were going to be a miserable few weeks....but now this week I'm not feeling quite as bad. I'm still extremly tired...exhausted really....and get mild waves of nausea, but nothing like last Friday was. I'm hoping this is the worst of it...and that it will be tolerable the next few weeks. I can't believe I'm closing in on 8 weeks already. We have our first doc appointment next Friday, so just really looking forward to that!! :)

Extreme fatigue......zzzzzzzzzzzz...............

Gosh I'm tired! I had no idea that I'd feel this tired already. I know people say you'll be tired...but I thought...ok...I'll want to take a nap. This tired?? I had no clue! I've considered more than once...bringing a pillow with me to work and napping on my lunch hour. I haven't gotten the nerve...especially since no on here knows yet. I won't be telling them until the end of my first trimester, which will be around Labor Day. Feeling nervous about it...just worried that my boss will ask me right away if I'm coming back. I have a statement already planned..."DH & I are still discussing our options, and will let you know when we've decided." I don't know if it will come out like that...but that's my plan. Always better to have a plan right? :)

Ok....6 week picture coming soon. Just need to stay awake long enough for DH to take the picture! :)

5 Week Bump...er...Bloat!!

Ok....didn't realize that I would feel so bloated. Seriously...my pants aren't fitting right...someone please stick a pin in me and pop me! I tried on some maternity clothes I got the other night....AHHHH! They are so comfy...and I just want to wear them around all day!! I got them for our upcoming trip to Disney World...and got them on sale...so they should fit good by then. I had no idea I would feel this bloated. One of the other interesting things you find out once you decide to have a baby :) I can't wait to learn more!!

5 weeks...and counting

So I'm 5 weeks along right now. Feeling good...feeling positive...but that's just today...who knows how I'll feel tomorrow! I keep reading/hearing about other women who have morning sickness right away..so I keep wondering if I'm going to get hit with it...or will I be one of the lucky ones that squeaks by without the suffering. I have to admit, my lack of "symptoms" makes me more nervous..makes me wonder if the baby is developing ok...makes me wonder if I really am pregnant...and if it was all a hoax. Thoughts like this may seem crazy and irrational to you...but I think it's all part of the process. I think all this worrying now gets you prepared for the fact that you will never stop worrying about your child...not matter how old they are. So Iguess I'm just getting some good "practice" before the baby gets here. March can't come soon enough :)

First pregnant freakout

Ok..know how I know I'm pregnant? I had my first hormonal breakdown this morning. We were getting our roof replaced this morning, and they came a little early...try 6:50am...and started whacking away at the shingles on the roof. Ok....so they should have warned us that they were coming that early...but I can hurry up and get my stuff together and head out. Well....I couldn't even get out the front door. They had tarp all over the yard...including our front steps...so I couldn't really see where to walk. Just as I stepped out...and bunch of shingles...etc came crashing down...just missing my head. I freaked...and ran over to our neighbor's yard...and ran to my car. I immediately burst into tears...and frantically tried calling DH....who didn't answer. So there I am in hysterics trying to drive...and not lose it completely. Ahhh...the joys of what's soon to come....I have a feeling this won't be the only time this happens....

BFP!

Oh my goodness....can this really be happening? DH & I tested again this morning...and there it was...a faint...but positive line. Wow....I'm in shock right now...and can't believe that everything worked on our first month. I'm already worrying about this baby...wondering if I ate anything weird the last couple of days that might hurt the baby. DH isn't completely convinced since it's a faint line...but I checked...and it hasn't disappeared...so a line is a line....and we're having a BABY!!

Our First BFN.....

Ok...so maybe I tested a little early. But I couldn't help myself! Yesterday I took a HPT...in the evening...after work...and it was negative. I was only 9DPO, so that could have something to do with it...or it could really just be negative. I've decided to wait until I'm late.....but we'll see how I feel tomorrow. :)

The Two Week Wait........

This really stinks! Can I just say that? I hate having to wait...and not knowing for sure if it worked this month or not. I am reading way too much and other early PG symptoms...and I shouldn't be. It's making me crazy!! I wish there was some way you could tell right away...like...a bell goes off...or your hair turns a different color...something...anything...to help make this waiting period more manageable!!

How do you know how much stuff you REALLY need?

This is a question that has been pondering me ever since DH & I decided to have a baby. There is so much stuff out there for babies now. Really...it's a wonder all of us turned out ok!! I'm already feeling the pressure to "buy" into the fact that we will actually need all of this stuff. Slings...swings....strollers....bassinettes....boppies....organic...not organic......it's enough to make your head spin. And there's the guilt that you feel if you don't buy it all......this is not going to be an easy process...

One thing I have checked into is the idea of cloth diapering. I'm all about helping the environment. I've started using reusable grocery bags from envirosax.com, and I feel like this is another way I can help do my part. Not to mention it's better for the baby...and can help prevent diaper rash, etc. By no means am I do researching this topic. I am amazed at how many choices there are for cloth diapers. Long gone are the days of diaper pins....now it's all about velcro and snappy's? Stil haven't figured those out yet...but there will be more on this topic later :)

Thoughts on labor

Ok...so one of the things I think all women think about before they start TTC is how am I going to get that baby out. I have to admit...I am totally scared about that process. I say now that there's no way I'm going to do it without an epidural...but now I've been reading more about how it can cause other complications..like slowing labor...can make the baby sleepy..and how women recover faster by going natural. I just don't know...I guess I have plenty of time to decide...but if there's a way to go pain free...by all means sign me up! :)

The baby blog has begun!

I wanted to start this blog as a way to document all of my feelings about having a baby. I love to journal....ok...confession...haven't journaled since we got married...but doesn't mean I don't like to do it....just thought this would be easier. And with a computer guy like DH is....I thought it would get him excited too!

Ok...so we have decided to start TTC this month. We initially thought we would wait until August...then we bumped it up to July...now it's up to June! We're just both really excited about being parents, and are terrified....anxious....elated...all of those feelings. We can't wait to report that we have a little one on the way.