Happy Halloween!

Well I am feeling loads better now, thanks to rest and Robitussin! Today we went to our ultrasound appointment or as I tell everyone at work...we got to visit Sadie. As you can see she is doing well. We also confirmed Sadie is a she and not a he in disguise. This is a regular ultrasound picture which in two weeks we will be having another 3d ultrasound so you will be able to get a better idea of what she will look like. Steve says she looks like me but who knows.

Bad news though, my 3 hour gluclose test came back and 2 out of the 4 draws they did were high. My fasting blood was fine, but my 1st and 2nd hour draws were high. Technically that is enough to diagnosis gestional diabetes. So tomorrow the nurse is going to call me with my appointment for the dietechian (sp?). They will give me a diet and routine for checking my blood.

Good news though, my blood pressure was down...127/89. So that is really good news. Now I won't have to worry about cutting back hours or being on bed rest. We are attributing it to being sick and a stressful week.

The next few weeks are crammed pack for us. This weekend we are taking the dogs to a clinic to get their shots. Tuesday we start our birthing classes. Saturday and Sunday after that are my baby showers. And the week after that is packed...the 13th (tues) we have a birthing class, the 14th (wed) we have a follow up appointment with the doctor, the 15th (thurs) is our 3D ultrasound, and the 16th (fri) Steve has a doctor's appointment and we leave for Etna. And somewhere in there I will be visiting the dietechian (sp?) Craziness I tell you!! So the next few weeks are going to fly by.

Well trick or treaters will be knocking on the door soon, so I better go and get the candy ready! I've decided I'm dressing up as a pregnant lady. Think they'll buy it? I don't!! HA!

Have a Happy Halloween everyone!

Things You Miss When Pregnant!!

Oh if only you could have glorious cold medicine while you're pregnant...life would be wonderful. So this week has been a stressful and not so fun week. Monday was fine but Tuesday morning I woke up at 1:30am with a horrible sore throat. I stayed home and tried to rest. While at home the doctor's office called and informed me they had my gluclose test results back and I was high so I had to do the three hour gluclose test. I also found out that I was anemic so I had to start taking iron pills twice a day. Also they told me I needed to have another Rhogam (RH Neg) shot as well and they couldn't wait until next Wednesday for my regular appointment. Not good news but something I could handle.

So I decide to fast and take care of the three hour test on Wednesday. I figured I could go in and get my shot and take care of the gluclose test all in one shot. Now remember I'm still not feeling very well. So Wednesday morning I go into work a little early and let everyone know that I will be gone from 10am to 3pm so I can take care of the testing. Well when I get down to the doctor's office to get my slip to take to the lab they tell me I've been fasting for too long and that they won't take me. I could only be fasting for a total of 14 hrs which include the 3 hr test. Also the doctor's aren't in the office so they can't give me my Rhogam shot. Needless to say I was not happy. I asked if I could get the slip for tomorrow and they said no they have to print it the same day. So I went out to my car called Steve and promptly starting crying. Stupid people. Why can't people just communicate. They could have told me everything over the phone and I could have planned for it. So I went back to work and made it through the end of the day. With the plan to go in 1st thing on Thursday and take care of the testing.

Enter Thursday morning...my cold has gotten worse and now my ears are starting to hurt. I go into the doctor's office to get the slip and find out if they could squeeze me in that afternoon so I can make sure I don't have an ear infection and need antibotics. I went to the lab and spent the next 3 hrs watching a movie (thank goodness for portable DVD players) and crocheting. (I'm making a blanket for Sadie) They drew blood for my fasting level and then I got to drink the yummy gluclose syrup. They then took my blood every hour. They won't know the results until Monday or Tuesday, so keep your fingers crossed. I then went home and ate lunch and rested until 2:00pm and went back down to the doctor's office. I waited for about 45 mins and then Dr. Shakespeare finally saw me. Enter bad news...my blood pressure was high 147/87. He was not pleased. But after the week I had already had I would have been surprised if I hadn't had high blood pressure. The doctor thought I was seeing him for my monthly and not for my cold (great communication huh) He told me I could take sudafed for my congestion and tylenol for my ears and headache, and Robitussin for my cough. He believes my ears are sore due to the drainage from my congestion. I got to hear Sadie's heartbeat which was strong. I have a scheduled ultrasound for the 31st so he will follow up with my cold and blood pressure then. By this time I was exhausted and it was after 3pm so I just went home and took a nap.

Friday I made it most of the day but by 3pm I was exhausted and went home and then Steve and I went to costco so we didn't have to go anywhere all weekend. I got some Robitussin which has been a life saver. Friday while I was at work we have the Rain Soft water treatment installed and Steve worked on the nursery and got the wall paper border up. He also started putting the crib together but there were a couple of pieces broken so we now have to wait for a third crib to be shipped and then we can take the pieces we need and they will pick up the pieces we don't use. The room is starting to come together and it's looking more like a nursery rather than a guest room.

I woke up on Saturday with no voice. Today I have a little/deep voice but I feel a lot better. Not 100 % but better. So Steve and I have been talking about what we are going to do if my blood pressure won't go down. We've come to the conclusion that maybe cutting back my hours at work would help, but we will just have to see.

All weekend I just did laundry, sleep and crochet. Boring but it was restful and exactly what I needed. This morning we even got to listen to Sadie kick with our baby monitor. It was exciting. Things are moving much more swiftly now. We are about 90 days away from the big event and that puts things into another perspective.

14 1/2 Weeks To Go!

No we aren't counting down?! Yeah right. Steve is ready for his "toy" to arrive. He has even started a count down on the calendar. Not just of how far along I am but now there is the number of weeks left and also the number days. So as of today there is 14 1/2 weeks left and 102 days. This is approximate of course but it's based on the 30th of January due date.

The past week has been uneventful but yet another week down. We received the crib and had to promptly return it...UPS didn't even get it through the door. The box was so demolished I knew that the crib wasn't going to be in good shape. I immediately got on the phone with Target and they shipped another crib. It should be here Tuesday or Wednesday.

We also had Rain soft come to the house on Wednesday and tested our water. We knew it was bad but we didn't know it was that bad. After seeing everything and talking about pricing and options we decided to get the home Rain soft water treatment system. They come on Friday, October 26,2007. I'm really excited so now we know Sadie will have soft water for her skin, clothes and for drinking and cooking. Not to mention that since we signed up on the night the technician came out we got a 5 year supply, for a family of 4, of soaps. All kinds of soap, laundry soap, dishwasher soap, hand soap, disinfectate soap and so on. We will end up saving so much especially now we won't have to buy bottled water. Which our monthly water bill compenstates for at least half of the monthly cost of the water treatment system. So as you can see I am really excited about this.

Let's see what else happened this week...Oh I received a calling at church. I will now be the assistant activity day leader. Susan Kirklin and I get to work with the 8-11 year old girls. Similar to girl scouts but on a more religious basis.

We also had a Super Saturday at the church, where people sign up to learn different skills. I was supposed to teach about crocheting scrafs but now no one came. Which is fine, I got to visit and start on a small blanket for Sadie's car seat.

Next Saturday Steve and I are going to the beach for the day. We are getting dog transporters (crates) so we can start training the dogs that they will be in there instead of inside the truck. As we are taking them up north for Thanksgiving and it will be the last trip we will go without Sadie and once Sadie is here they will not be riding inside the cab, so we are starting the transition now.

Now that I've caught you up on this past week, I really want to mention a good friend so is such a tremendous amount of inspiration. She is going through a tough time right now with her mother being very ill and I am in awe as to her strength. I know she relies a great deal on the Lord and I know that she has been supported by Him. I've been praying for her and her family daily and especially her sweet mother so she will be in as little pain as possible. I found out this week that her mother has got a sweet tooth for a certain candy and I've made it my goal to give a "Halloween Care Package". I know I can't do much but I hope that I can at least bring a little joy or laughter in their lives. Dawni has been such a great support for me during the past year and I wish I can do more. Please keep Dawni and her family in your prayers. I know the Lord listens and will bless them during this hard and trying time.

Six Months & Going STRONG!!

Well we've made it to 6 months. Yay! Things are going good. Sadie is strong and a lively little thing. She is kicking a lot right now. The past two mornings she has woken me up bright and early kicking. Yesterday was at 5am and this morning it was 4am. I was able to walk around and get her to go back to sleep. I told Steve she has his internal clock and believe it or not he was up this morning at 4am packing. He's been in San Diego this week for work and gets home tonight. He has worked so hard and is exhausted. I'm just glad he is on his way home. I've gotten used to seeing him everyday now that he is working in town.

Not much news other than Sadie has a good kick. I have a wedding to go to this weekend for a friend of mine from work. It will be a lot of fun and Katie, Rylie and I are carpooling. It's just outside of Porterville. It should be beautiful.

Other than that, our new crib should be arriving either tomorrow or Monday. Just in time for Steve to put it together. I'm excited because then the baby's room will start looking more like a baby's room and not a guest room. We still have the wall paper border to put up and the closet to finish but other than that we are just waiting for the baby showers before we start stocking up. I have two showers in town one on the 10th of November and the other on the 11th of November. Mom is throwing me one in Etna, Thanksgiving weekend so we should be set once we get home from Etna to start organizing.

I have only 10 more weeks of work which one will be in Etna. So it's been busy at work trying to get everything ready. I think it really hit home today when I took the above picture for my 6 month mark. It kind of put it into perspective for a lot of people at work and a few are starting to get a little panicky. But it will all be fine because the controlling part of me will have everything organized with instruction guides for every aspect of my job. Yes I'm that pathetic. It's either because I don't want to come back to a huge mess or I have nothing else to plan right now so it's the only outlet I have. (the 2nd one is probably the real reason).

Steve should be getting home in an hour so I better go and get dinner ready for him.

23 Weeks and Going Strong

Well Thursday we had a doctors appointment. We were supposed to do an ultrasound to officially determine the sex. Well the doctors office was so busy we didn't even get to see our regular doctor. We were able to listen to the heartbeat which was strong and healthy but weren't able to do the ultrasound.

I go back on the 17th to do the diabetes test. I get to drink a glass of sugar water and wait an hour and then have my blood drawn. Then we go back on Halloween (31st) and that is when we will do an ultrasound to verify everything is going ok and make sure Sadie is a Sadie and not an Emmitt.

Work has been crazy lately. More and more people are asking me what's going to happen when I leave for maternity leave. Who's going to do what? That is the big question? I still have about 10 weeks left before I go on maternity leave. So I've been busy trying to make a binder at work with all of my duties and instructions for those duties. I've even made a spread sheet with my duties listed and to whom they were assigned. Yes you make think I'm a little controlling but I am not completely confident in leaving my job in the hands of the people whom I have to and not come back to a big mess or get called a lot for help. Which I know that will happen. I'm just hoping that with everything I put together my work will begin to understand that I do a lot for that company. A lot more than they realize or I get credit for. I'm hoping that this too will help me have a case to plead for me to be able to work from home part-time so I don't have to go into the office 5 days a week. That is still an issue Aaron, my direct supervisor and I are trying to haggle.

Anyway, Steve is going to San Diego tonight for an office sight. He will be gone all week long. I've gotten used to him being home all the time now so it's going to be an adjustment this week. He's not too happy but it's work so what can we do. Oh well got to earn out living somehow right?

159 Days Down, 121 Days to Go!!

Well I've been battling a small cold so I stayed home from church to get some rest. Well sometime in the afternoon, Sadie decided to make her appearance known but kicking. Yes she has started the thumps and bumps. It was a very different sensation than what I have been used to the last few weeks. It actually felt like something was pushing on the inside of my stomach trying to come out. Yes visions of Aliens popped in my head. Poor Steve though everytime he tried to feel she stopped kicking.

Today at work she started in again and I even had to adjust my chair so I wasn't so cramped in on my desk. I have a funny feeling she was telling me she was being squished although I know that's really not the case. I logged on to babies online today and saw that I have survived 159 days of pregnancy and only have 121 days left. Also my third trimester begins on Halloween.

Thursday we have a doctor's appointment with Dr. Shakespeare. He will give us the offical, gender reading. So we will get to have another ultrasound, or as I like to say we get to visit Sadie on Thursday.

Friday I ordered some maternity shirts online. Lane Bryant apparently doesn't carry maternity clothes in the store. I was furious. Besides now having to wait for my clothes 1-2 weeks they tacked on $12 shipping for their convenience not mine. I also didn't get to get a cinnabun from the Mall. But I digress. So sent them an email nicely stating it wasn't our fault they didn't carry certain things in the store and they should at least pay for shipping considering we have to wait. I also mentioned that it was almost worth it to go to a different store so I can get my clothing immediately and without having to pay more money. I know what your thinking, pregnancy hormones, but really $12 is half of another shirt and their clothing isn't that cheap, ok Maternity clothing isn't that cheap I need to save where I can now. So we will see what my tyrad will lead too. I included my order # thinking perhaps they might give me a credit. Yeah I know wishful thinking but a girls got to do what a girls got to do.