Fenced In!

I am so excited! We are putting up a fence for the dogs over our long weekend! The back yard and part of the woods will be fenced in! No more taking Sable and Pre out on leashes first thing in the morning. I'm pretty sure the only reason Steve finally agreed to a fence is because I've been making him get up with me to help. Now we'll be able to let them out the back and go back to bed! The dogs can stay out as long as they want! I am sure they will enjoy it. I know I will! Steve is going tonight to get the fence and he will start working on Thursday. I'm hoping he can get it all done this weekend - Although I am trying to figure out who I can call to fix it when - I mean if - he messes it up...

I've been getting sick first thing in the morning. It's worse on school days when I have to get out of bed earlier. Today I felt really blah, but I think it has a lot to do with my cold coming back. :( Rotten kids keep passing it around.

8 days until my appt!

I scream..

for ice cream! Thursday night I thought for sure if I didn't get some ice cream, I would die. I was so close to calling Steve at Bible Study to tell him that he had to go somewhere to get me some ice cream. Either that or strawberry shortcake - with whipped cream. Mmmmmmm..... Well, I didn't get either that night. But on Friday the Schwan's man came to school. I bought choc. chip ice cream sandwiches and chocolate marshmallow ice cream. I kept the ice cream sandwiches at school because I didn't want to share them with Steve. They will be a good snack to have there. Then I went to the grocery store today and got Turkey Hill's chocolate peanut butter cup ice cream. Mmmm.... And I haven't opened either yet! But I had to have them. They will definitely be opened tonight. I'm thinking about opening one right now... I was also really wanting a McDonald's Coke, and since I have been very good about not drinking soda, I got one today. It was so good!!

The exhaustion is really hitting this week. I fell asleep watching "Up In the Air" last night - I was asleep by 9:00. I thought it was boring, but probably because I slept through most of it.

We had Breakfast with the Easter Bunny this morning and then an Easter Egg hunt at church. Steve was the Easter Bunny. He loved being the bunny, other than the hood made it hard to see. Very cute though...

10 days until my next appt!

So dense!

I can be so dense at times. I really irritate myself. But such is life and it's nothing major, just enough to throw me off for the day. I was in such a bad mood today! Boy, the hormones hit me hard this morning! I told everyone I got up on the wrong side of the bed. This was the first day that I really felt like a witch with a b... I hate when I feel that way (usually when I'm PMS-ing). My poor students today. The nice thing about Kindergarten is that they forgive you so quickly!! I am going to try harder to be nicer tomorrow. I may need some happy pills...

Weekends

They always seem to go so fast. This was a fairly busy one. My parents came out and we went to look at some more houses. They have decided not to purchase the first one they had a contract on because the seller was being difficult. We saw one that they really liked. Hopefully it will work out for them, because it is right on the way to school. Well, about 2 miles out of my way, but I can handle that! It is less than 15 minutes from my house and only 5 minutes from my school. It would be absolutely perfect.

I have not thrown up the past two mornings. But now I'm feeling nauseous after eating and I haven't been starving quite as much as before. I'm burping like crazy... EEWW!

17 days until my next appt - seems like forever away!

Really???

I am so irritated with myself. I'll laugh about it tomorrow, but right now I'm just frustrated. I put pork chops in the crock pot this morning and was all proud of myself that dinner would basically be done when I got home. Well, I forgot to put the lid on!! So, the soup that I put in basically evaporated, and there is an inch of grease! Ugh!!! My mom insists that they should be salvageable, but I'm not sure... I took them out and put them in a casserole dish. And put cheddar cheese soup on top - I was out of the other kinds I used, so hopefully it will be ok. So, that's in the oven at 225*. I'm not sure that they were worth it, but I tried. I may just make ravioli. That sounds better than the pork chops anyway.

I have been so tired at about 12:30 every day. I seriously have to fight to keep my eyes open. I've even been going to bed by 9:30 if not earlier! I am tempted to take a nap now before Steve gets home...

I am feeling very fluffy lately. My belly is so bloated. It's not a cute belly yet - not that I expect it to be - just getting fluffier. I have gained 2 pounds, so not too bad yet....

It is OUT!

We have spilled the beans on Facebook! Now the world knows... The only Whoops was that Steve's mom didn't tell his brother like we had thought... WHOOPS!!

Steve is insisting that the baby's name will be "The". This has been an argument since we first discussed having children. I will win... I'm really liking Kinsley for a girl. No boys' names yet.

I didn't get sick this morning - I got sick this afternoon waiting to eat dinner. In the Olive Garden bathroom. YUCK! It was horrible. And I have a cold, that is seeming to get worse. I have slept chewing gum at night to keep the coughing away. That helps a bit. I have been so exhausted by 8:30. I barely slept last night, I think it was from the glass of Pepsi I had at dinner. I have been so good about giving up soda and tea. I allow myself to have some when I go out to eat. Well, I think it kept me from sleeping - I felt wide awake all night.

This pregnancy still isn't feeling real. Yes, I'm getting sick. Yes, a certain part of my female anatomy hurts. Yes, I saw the little blob on the ultrasound. Yes, I heard the heartbeat. I just feel like it's happening to someone else. I can't get it through my head that I am going to have a baby! Before Thanksgiving!! It is just incomprehensible to me. I can't wait until I have a belly or feel the baby move! Maybe that will make it more real. I am so afraid I'm going to wake up and find out it was all a dream!

So tired

I am absolutely exhausted lately. I went to bed at 8:30 last night, and now it's 8:45, and I think I could go to bed. I got a call from the dr's office today. Scared the crap out of me!! But she said nothing serious, just that my iron level is a bit low. They look for a 12 and mine is 11.8. So close. I need to take an iron supplement and she suggested taking it with orange juice.

I told everyone at school yesterday. They were mostly excited for me. I do have to say that it was much more fun when it was just my best friend and I knowing. It was pretty cool having our own little secret. But I'm glad everyone will know why I go to the bathroom so often... My best friend says she thinks that we're having a girl. I have thought boy since the beginning. But now I'm not as sure. My mom says girl as well. Someone asked me if we've decided on any names - I had to laugh out loud! We haven't even discussed names - other than to reminisce at how much we disagreed last time. I said no, and we won't do that or discuss any large purchases for quite awhile yet. Someone else told me how uncomfortable I'll be this summer. Really? Why does everyone feel it necessary to point out the negatives?? How painful labor is going to be... how uncomfortable you're going to get... how much work needs to be done... Can't I enjoy this? I just blow them off when they say things, but it is getting on my nerves... And it's only day 2 of them knowing!!

Home again, home again

I am home from my appointment. What a lllllllloooooooonnnnnnngggggg day! It didn't help that I didn't sleep well. Jazzie and Pre were missing until about 1am and Jazz got skunked and Pre rolled in something, so I had to bath them both. Ugh! Not what I wanted to do at 1 in the morning.

So, I got there at 3:40 and at 3:45 they called me back to do the questionnaire. While doing that, she informed me that they typically do ultrasounds at 20 weeks only. Hmmmm... I tried to say I was supposed to get one today. She ignored me. Well, I went in the exam room and put on that lovely gown. And waited for 15 minutes, stressing about whether or not I was going to get an ultrasound. So, finally the doctor came in, asking if I had the scan yet. I said no, so she seemed a bit irritated but took it ok. So, she did what she needed to do and then sent me to the u/s tech. That was absoluletly amazing!! She first started on my belly and we could see the little bean, but it was tough. So she switched to an internal u/s. I saw the little blob but not a heartbeat - I was scared! Every now and then I saw a flicker but not constant and very sporadic. Then she changed the setting so it would pick up the h/b. It was awesome! The best sound I've ever heard. The first time we listened it was 144 bpm. Then she switched back to get me some pictures. And then went back to get a picture of the hb squiggle. Then the hb was 146 bpm. I measured at 7 weeks 3 days - the dr's wheel has me at 7 weeks and 5 days and I figured out 7 weeks 2 days on the internet. So, measuring right on! The u/s tech gave me a edd of 10/23 and the dr's wheel gave me 10/26... Not quite sure how to figure that out... Shouldn't they be switched?

I have 3 pictures that will be put up as soon as my scanner will work - I can't get it to realize it's connected to the computer.

Next appt is April 7th at 3:30.

Today's the Day!

And I feel awful! Ugh! Not that I'm complaining - much. I wanted to feel pregnant. Well, wish granted!

More after the appt.

So Excited!

I had a voicemail on my cell phone at 8:00 this morning, asking me to come to my appointment a half hour early tomorrow. Because....... they want to do an ultrasound before I see the doctor!!!! I ran down the hallway to tell my best friend, I was so excited!! Now I just need to pray really hard tonight that I see a heartbeat! My best friend offered to go with me for moral support, but we decided it might be a bit awkward with an internal u/s. Although, she better get used to it, since she says she is coming in the delivery room with me! So, I get to have an ultrasound tomorrow, at 7 weeks 2 days. I didn't have to beg, plead, scream or cry to get it either - and I was prepared to!

Today is the first day I have felt pretty much awful all day. I started out dry heaving this morning and have just felt nauseous all day. I would like to say I'm totally enjoying it - and in a way I am - but it sure makes the school day seem forever long!

1 day until my appt!!!!

Watermelon

I want watermelon and cantaloupe and honeydew. But, unfortunately it's not in season and uber-expensive at the moment. I'm afraid to buy it because it might not be good. There's nothing worse than blah melons... LOL! I am going into the city next weekend and hoping one of those grocery stores will have a better selection of that type of fruits. Grilled cheese seems to be another thing that I can't get enough of. It sounded so good today, but I couldn't finish my second one. I felt pretty gross. I took a nap later on, so that was super nice.

My parents are moving out here this summer. I find it quite ironic that a month after they decide to sell and move closer, I get pregnant. I told my mom I wish she would have made that decision a couple years earlier. She is so excited and planning on babysitting for us. She thinks she will come here to babysit and do my laundry and cook dinner for us for the first couple months... I'm all for it!!

2 days until my appt! Let the butterflies begin!!

My BFP

I just realized I hadn't posted about the day I got my positive test. I want to do that to make sure I don't forget any of it...

I woke up at 4:45 on Monday, Feb. 15th (President's Day and my brother's birthday). My period was supposed to start at any moment. I figured I'd do the test and would see that the dreaded Aunt Flo had arrived. So, I put the test on the counter. In about 30 seconds, I checked the test. There was a line where the test line was supposed to be!! The control line wasn't even there yet. I just stood in the bathroom and stared as the second line appeared. I debated waking Steve. I did, because I just had to tell someone - and I didn't want to call and wake anyone yet. So, I woke him and told him that it worked. He didn't quite understand until I said this month worked and then I turned the headboard light on to show him the test. He kissed me and went back to sleep!! I couldn't believe it!! I told him that I was too excited to sleep, so I came downstairs with my cell phone. I debated calling my mom, but figured 5:00 was still a bit to early. So I got on the computer and posted to Jeanie and Leah that I had started our POAS party...
I am in serious shock right now. I tested at about 4:45. I GOT A BFP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't believe it!!! Now I'm terrified!!! I don't know if I can go through a m/c again! I'm praying so hard!! I am going to make an appt with the RE - he said if I got pg, to make an appt and they will monitor closely... Holy crap! Now I can't sleep! And no one is online to tell!! BUT SHHHH on facebook please!! That was my msg to them. I never did make an appt with the RE. The weather had been too nuts to try and plan a 2 hour trip there.

Then my best friend from HS was online. I told her through FB chat. I then posted on SK. Finally, it was 5:30 and I couldn't wait any longer. I tried to call my mom's cell phone. She didn't answer. I called the house phone, hoping that my dad didn't answer. Mom answered, sounding quite worried. She was quite thrilled and was ok with me calling more than an hour before she had to get up for work... I stayed up for another hour and about 6:30, I went back upstairs to try and sleep some more. It didn't really happen. I tried. But was just too excited! Steve finally woke up around 8 or 8:30 and asked if it had been a dream. At 9:30 I called my best friend and told her. I was a little disappointed that she didn't sound super-excited - she took it quite calmly... She did tell me that she was afraid she would flip me out if she was too excited and that she kept telling herself to be calm. That made me feel better.

We went out to eat that day for Valentine's Day - figured we would avoid the crowds by going the day after. We went to Olive Garden and I had the seafood alfredo. YUM!! It was snowing pretty bad on the way home and the roads were awful.

We got home and just relaxed the rest of the day. I was quite exhausted from the excitement, but still wound up!


3 days until my appt!

So Thankful

I am so very thankful for my husband. He agreed that getting food from Speck's (a local deli/gourmet pizza shop) was a great idea for tonight! I was really, really hungry for one of their crispy chicken salads. So good!! We each got a salad and then I got a medium pizza for when I am hungry later... That was my major craving today, so that was satisfied. I never heard of putting french fries on a salad til I came out here, I love it!!

4 days until my appt!

Not much to post

We closed yesterday on our house, so that was super exciting. What a relief! Other than that, nothing new to report. Other than complete exhaustion - I thought I was going to fall asleep while talking to my students! And starving still! No more sickness, but by the time I am able to eat dinner, I am always soooo hungry I feel like I'm going to pass out!

5 days til my appt!!!!

This Morning

I got sick for the first time this morning. Well, I would have if there would have been something in my stomach. I coughed while in the shower and ended up dry-heaving a lot. YUCK! I was feeling better by the time I got out of the shower. I was afraid to eat breakfast, in case I'd have to throw up at school. I was STARVING by lunchtime. And then again by dinner.

We were finally able to close on our house today. What a relief!! We now have a little less than 2 months til we have to make a payment.

6 days till my appt - HOLY CRAP! It's getting closer!!!! But now I'm worried I won't get an ultrasound. I'm hoping I will be able to beg enough!

The Dogs

They are the center of our lives... their world is going to be rocked in 9 months. Jazzie and Rags "know" something is up. They are both super attached and protective of me right now. They have always been my dogs, but the past couple weeks they have been even more my dogs. That first week that I knew, Jazzie refused to move off the bed. She had to sleep right next to me all night. Talk about uncomfortable! I have convinced her that it is ok to sleep on the futon at the foot of the bed or on the dog pillow next to me. Every now and then she still ends up on top of me. Rags must also sleep touching me - whether it be in bed or on the sofa. A couple of weeks ago, we had some friends come up. They had a 3 month old baby. Rags was fascinated by him. She sat and watched and would just cock her head every time he would move. Boomer licked his head. Jazzie just sniffed and was done. Pre and Sable really didn't care. He didn't cry at all, so I couldn't see their response to that. We are going to fence in our backyard this spring, so hopefully that will help. I'm hoping the dogs will be able to wear themselves out and not be so demanding of attention.

I wore maternity pants today. They were quite comfy - but I definitely realized that I don't quite need them yet. I think I'll leave my maternity clothes on the hangers for a little longer. I am just bummed that so much of my pregnancy will be during the summer, so I won't even have reason to wear them very often - I got all school clothes.

I am absolutely exhausted this afternoon. And STARVING! Chicken parmesan for dinner tonight... YUM!

7 days until my 1st appt.

Frustrated!

What is with my dogs???? Yesterday, they got carmel on the carpet because they got into my container of carmel apple dip. I had 4 spots to shampoo. Today, they tore up the garbage - the garbage bag was out of the can and all the garbage was out of the bag! Luckily (I think) the majority of the mess was in the downstairs bathroom, which is where the trash is when we're at school. Well, Steve can't seem to remember to shut the door when he uses that bathroom. What a mess! I do have to say that Steve cleaned the bathroom with absolutely no complaints. I was so impressed. I hope they do some calming down or the snow melts so they can start going in the kennel again!

Not much nausea today. A little before lunch, but nothing major. My boobs are still quite sore. As the day goes on, I get more and more bloated. I feel like I'm starting to show, but really I know it's just bloat. I'm trying to make sure I wear sweaters and such to make sure no one suspects.

Our art teacher gave me coupons for pregnancy tests today. She said she didn't want it to upset me, but maybe if I'm surrounded by baby stuff, it might do something. So, I told her but told her to Shhhhh... So, the number of people at school who know is growing...

8 days til my appt...