Better Today

I'm feeling much better today.
Not feeling as sorry for myself and as emotional.

I signed up for Lamaze Classes today. So wierd. I can't believe I'm doing these things. My classes start on Oct 21st - Nov 18th. 6-8:30pm. 2 1/2 hours is LONG!! Especially when I go to bed at 9pm. I'm going to need to take a quick nap before I go. I also scheduled my breastfeeding class for Nov 25th 6-8:30. It's all becoming so real.

DH is so wonderful. I'm sure going to enjoy the last 3 months I have with him being like this. He's been so wonderful. I know it will all change once I'm not pregnant anymore. Not that he won't be wonderful anymore, but I won't be nearly as spoiled as I am now. I feel like Alanis is going through a growth spurt this week. My tummy gets crampy every night and my skin is feeling stretched. Plus, I can feel her more often, but in different areas.

I'm trying to eat better. Now that I've had a TON of Ice Cream cake. I'm going to really really try not to gain TOO much weight in my last 3 months. I just want to gain the reccomended amount. Not 8lbs every month. So i'm really going to put an effort into eating healthier. It would be easier accept I crave sugar like there is no tomorrow. I mean even if I eat a nice healthy dinner and I'm full, I can't go to bed without something sweet to top it off. I guess if I listen to the dr and have my sweets when I crave them, but in moderation, then maybe I'll be ok.

DH and I are going camping this weekend!! I'm so freaking excited!!! My dad is closing the shop on Friday so I get a 4-Day weekend at camp!! Woo Hoo!!

Mid Thirties

That's me now! 34!
Happy flipping birthday to me.

I'm extremely thankful to be pregnant this year. I love my little girl.
My husband is awsome and I'm so thankful I have him.

Other then that, my birthday was a giant dissapointment.
I felt really let down and really unloved.
But hey, it's probably just hormones right!

2nd Day in a row................

that I'm blogging!!! Been awhile since I did that eh!!

Yesterday I went to the TotTrade. It's a giant consignment sale they hold once a year in an arena. I got some GREAT stuff!!! Tons of clothes in sizes ranging from 0-9 mos. Mostly I got pajamas. I also got a Pack-n-play (in mint condition) for $25. I got a Bassinet in mint condition for $35. I also got a Leapster Play Table, a changing table pad, some floor puzzle piece things (see below links), and a bumbo. Here are the links for some pictures.

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http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/bcannito/Leapster.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/bcannito/Bassinet.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/bcannito/Bumbo.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/bcannito/Playmat.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/bcannito/clothes.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/bcannito/Bibs.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/bcannito/pumpkin.jpg
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/bcannito/YellowOutfit.jpg

I also went to target and bought my bookcase I wanted. I put it together today and put some decor above it.
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http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/bcannito/Words.jpg

It's been a busy couple days. Tomorrow I have to go to Lens Crafters and see if they can fix Russ's glasses. Hopefully they will do it for free since they are less then a year old.

Well, I'm off to bed. I'm exhausted from my busy day!

I guess it's time for an update!!

I know that I'm a slacker.
I have no defense to that. Just everytime I want to do a blog entry, I want to add pictures and on blogger.com, it's a pain in the ass to add pictures.
So I decided to add picture links instead. That's much quicker.

Since the last time I posted, we've come up with a name for our little girl. Her name will be Alanis. I'd put her full name (middle and last), but posting that stuff on the web scares the crap out of me. So, I'll just say her name is Alanis.

We've got most of her room done. We need to hang some stuff up and we still need a dresser and bookshelf.

Here are some picutres of it so far.

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Here are the letters that I made to hang above her crib. We just havene't hung them yet.

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Here is her closet.............so far.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/bcannito/100_1216.jpg

She's a tad spoiled.

Today we're going to a TotTrade in Charlotte. It's a GIANT consignment sale they have twice a year at an Arena. I can't wait to get some goodies!!!!

Lets see what else....................................

I'm feeling good. My feet hurt a lot when I walk around or stand too much, but other then that, I feel great. I have a doctors appointment on Monday. I can't believe I'm starting my 6th month tomorrow. 4 more months!!!

Russ is off to Hungary again tomorrow. Blech!

Ok, I have to get some stuff done. I'll post tomorrow about my loot from the TotTrade.

Have a great day!!

Girl!!!

She's beautiful!!!
She's doing so well. Measuring right on track at 18w5d. All her measurments came out perfect. Brain, kidneys, stomache, umbilical cord, etc. all look great and are working well. Her heartbeat was 155.

Here are some pics!!

She was facing the placenta and refused to turn around. So we didn't get any face pictures or 4d pictures.

Here is a picture of her back side


Here is her head and a leg and a arm


Here is her girly parts


And here she is trying to do a somersault!


Isn't she great!!! I can't wait to meet her!!

A week in the life of...................

Me!

Nothing exciting really.
Work has been pretty slow, so it didn't take long to get all caught up there.
We even took a half day on Friday.

Wednesday, Russ and I went out for our 3 year anniversary. We went to an italian restaurant called Pinocchios. It's really good. It's a small place, only about 12 tables and you always need reservations because it's that good! They even have homemade Cannolis!!

Thursday, we went out to dinner again. This time it was with a guy from Russ's work. We went to O'Charleys. I got a filet mignon and a loaded baked potato. The potato was great, the steak was really under done. Blech! I sent it back, but all they did was microwave it. I didn't eat it.

I've been working on my Thank you notes. It's taking a really long time. I have 41 of them to do.
Plus, I"m not sealing them all yet since tomorrow I'll hopefully be finding out weather it's a boy or girl, then I can add that to the cards as a little surprise.

Oh, I got my new pregnancy pillow on Friday
http://store.babycenter.com/product/maternity/maternity+pillows/back+%27n+belly+contoured+pillow.do?asc=false
It's huge! And it's WONDERFUL!! The last two nights, I've slept so well!!
I've only been up to pee once in the night at around 4am. I feel so good when I get up. Refreshed. I think I'll be using this pillow forever!!! Even when I'm not pregnant.
Poor Russ though, he has hardly any room on the bed anymore. He says he's fine though, so who am I to argue.

Tomorrow at 10:15am, we're going to our ultrasound to find out if we're having a boy or girl. I sure hope the baby cooperates.

Well, back to working on the Thank You notes!!

I'm Back!

My trip was so great! It was relaxing and I got to see all my favorite Peeps!!!

I hated the plane ride there. It was extremely rough and shakey and I just don't care for those types of plane trips. Also, I fogot HOW tight the seating is in coach. It's been awhile since i've flown and with this belly, it really sucked!! I definately couldn't fly when I was like 7 months. I'd be way more miserable. Kayla (my niece) went with me. It was her first plane ride and I was worried that she'd hate it and not get on our flight in ATlanta, but I was so wrong! She LOVED it! Here are some pics!

My shower was great! I got lots of good stuff!! So many people came. I wasn't expecting a lot to show up, but they did and it was great to see everyone. I wish I had more time to visit with them all though. I had to divide my time between 38 people and open gifts in 3 hours. It was tough.

I hung out with Erin and her boys on Monday and Thursday. That was great too. Her boys are such snuggle buns!! I wanted to take one home. Or two.

Friday Russ and I went to lunch with Melissa and Patty!! This is the ONLY picture I have of them. I'm soooo glad I remebered my camera!

Later that night we went to dinner with my inlaws. Here is a nice pic of me and Russ.

Here are some pics from when we went to Dansville. Russ is obsessed with sunsets and getting pictures during them. So here is one of me and then I took one of him.

Our trip home was nice. We upgraded our seats to first class (only cost $49) on the flight from Rochester to Atlanta. The flight was much smoother and I had a ton of room for me and my big belly. It was so nice. Our trip from Atlanta to Charlotte would have been coach. We would have gotten home around 8pm, but they overbooked the flight and asked for volunteers to take the later flight. Well Russ and I jumped on it since we could use the free plane tickets. They gave us each a free round trip ticket and went to book us on the 11pm flight and realized it was full too. So she offered us TWO round trip tickets EACH, plus a hotel room for the night and dinner. We said OK! She then booked us on the 9am flight in FIRST CLASS!!! Thank you! The hotel was gorgeous! It was 12 stories, the rooms had big fluffybathrobes, starbucks coffee, down comforter, and a flat screen tv. NICE!

Our flight the next morning was nice and smooth and with first class, nice and roomy!!

So, that's the highlights of my trip!!!

New 18 Week Belly Pic coming tomorrow!!!

16 Week Belly Picture

Here is a view from the top!


It's getting big eh?

I'm off to NY this weekend! YAY!! I finally get to see my husband on Saturday. I miss him like crazy. It's been too long. I'm also excited to see my friends and my inlaws! It's going to be a good time.

I'm so tired. I've been going non stop for two days getting ready to leave for NY. Tomorrow is just as crammed. Right now, I just want to go to bed, but I'm waiting for my parents to come over and pick up some stuff.

Nothing else much new. I'm sure I'll have lots to post when I'm in NY. I'll be seeing so many people and having a baby shower, so I'll have lots more to write about. Tonight I'm just boring.
Just wanted to update you on my GIANT belly!!

Have a great day!!

14 Week OB Appointment

I had my 2nd OB appointment today!! And it was great!!! It totally cheered me up, since I was so sad.

I only gained 3lbs since my last appointment 4 weeks ago. I swear I had gained like 20. I LOOK huge!

Heard the baby's heartbeat. It was nice and strong and fast, but I forgot to ask the nurse what it was. I don't know why she doesn't just tell me automattically. I mean doesn't EVERYONE want to know what there baby's heartbeat is? Maybe not. Maybe that's why she didn't tell me.

I talked to the Dr about bug spray. He said go ahead and use it. Try and use the lowest deet one though and don't use it every day. Use it as minimally as possible.

I also asked about the sleeping on my back thing and he reasured (sp?) me that my baby will be fine if I wake up on my back. He gave me a whole talk on how that whole back sleeping thing is a theory and not proven to be fact. Then gave me reasons why. He said that knowing how paranoid pregnant women are that he doesn't blame me for still being worried so he told me to put a pillow behind back and then if I woke up on my back it would be fine because i wouldn't be flat on my back. So I feel better about that.

He felt my uterus and was surprised at how high it was. It's about an inch below my belly button. He said usually the uterus gets to the belly button at 20 weeks and since I'm only 14 he's surprised it's so high. He didn't seem concerned about it. However, he said that's probably why you thought you gained so much weight, because you do look bigger then 14 weeks. So, I'm not the fatty that I thought I was and my baby has a beautiful heartbeat. So who really cares that I now have hairy boobs!!!

Here is my latest belly picture

I'm not fat. I'm pregnant. Just remember that:D

I miss my husband terribly. I cry every night. That might mostly be from the hormones, but I do miss him. He was only home for 6 days this month. SIX! So I've been with out him 11 days and I still have 12 more days before I see him again. He sends me the sweetest emails. I have not recieved emails this sweet since we started dating and he still lived in NY. He's so excited about this pregnancy. I knew he'd be happy when I finally got pregnant, but I figured he'd be happy for me and glad I was done being depressed. But he's genuinely happy and so excited about this baby. I think it's totally changed him. I know it's completely changed our relationship. For the better. Ever since I started the IVF. I think he had an appreciation of what I went through. All the shots and dr's appointements, and exams. And now that I'm pregnant and he's heard the baby's heartbeat, I think he's just amazed. He compliments my growing belly constantly. I always used to tell him I'm just getting fat, but he said nope. And now I beleive him since going to the dr yesterday:) I'm glad he's excited. I can't wait to see what a wonderful father he's going to be.

Well, I'm making myself all sad and teary again, so let me stop.

Hope your all doing well!!!

Melissa - CALL ME!!! I need to discuss my NY trip with you.

Later Gators!!

Weekend Recap!

First off, I did the Drano test.
For those of you that don't know what that is, it's supposed to tell you whether your having a boy or girl. I don't know how accurate it really is, but it seems to be right for some girls I know.
I've always thought I'm having a boy. I had a dream that I had a boy. I also just have a feeling. So if it's like motherly instinct, then I'm having a boy.
Anyway, you use Drano Crystals and first morning urine. Combine them and if it comes out:

Bluish/Green - Girl
Brownish - Boy

Here are my results

Looks like another sign that it's a boy.

Russ got home Friday from his Ohio trip. Well technically, Saturday because he didn't get home until 3:30pm. Saturday I went shopping with my mom while he slept.
Sunday we went out to Breakfast together. Then he went golfing while I cleaned. When he got home, we hung out outside together and cooked pork loin on the grill. It was so yummy!!!
It was nice just hanging out outside.

Also, on Sunday, I noticed my dog Carter had injured his tail. It looked broken. He didn't seem to be in much pain. He still played and ate and drank. Still got excited and slept just fine.
But I took him to the vet to get checked out.
She said it's too swollen to tell if it's broken. But she did some touchy tests and determined that everything was still working. The tail was moving in all directions, he just wasn't lifiting it up. She thinks he either fractured it or just sprained it really bad. She gave him some anti-inflammatory medicine. I also had her check his ears. They are always itching and bugging him. We clean them out once a week with ear solution and Q-tips, but he still has some issues.
She said he has allergies. That's what the ear issue is. She said to wash his ears 2x a week and to help with the itching give him Benedryl.
He was so good at the vet. The vet even said she's never had a dog be so well behaved. He wasn't nervous or shakey. He kissed her after she gave him his rabies shot. He let her look in his ears and touch all over his tail. When she left the room to get his medicine, he went to the door and waited for her to come back. Wierd dog!

Russ leaves for Ohio again tomorrow. Blech!

The high temp today is 101 degrees!

Traveling Husband

I hate my husbands job now!
All he does is travel. Last month it was Hungary for 2 weeks. It took him a week to get back to normal once he got home. Then he told me last week that he has to go to Ohio this week Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. He'll be home Friday at midnight. Next week, he goes to Ohio AGAIN on Tuesday. He'll be there Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. He'll be home Friday and leaves Saturday for CHINA!! Yes, you read that right CHINA!!
He found out YESTERDAY that he's going to China for 2 weeks.
So again, no husband for 2 weeks. We are going to Rochester to visit family and friends on June 28th-July 5th. We were supposed to fly together. Now we have to fly seperate because he'll fly there from China! I hate flying! I especially hate flying by myself!
I fixed that problem though. My mom is driving up to Rochester for my shower so, I decided to by my niece Kayla (she's 7) a one way ticket to Rochester so she can go with me. This is good for three reasons. First off, she's been BEGGING to get on a plane for 2 years. That's all she talks about anytime we tell her we're going on Vacation. So she's pysched!! Then she will drive home with my Mom, so my mom doesn't have to drive all by herself both ways, and thirdly, I'll have someone to fly with, so maybe I won't be such a nervous wreck. I can't look nervous in front of her. I think we'll have a good time.

Pregnancy wise, all is good.
I haven't felt great this week, but I've felt pretty good.
I've been crampy off and on, but nothing bad. I'm hoping it's just growing pains. I sure feel like I'm growing.

I went to get my hair cut the other day. The lady totally screwed it up. I was annoyed, but my hair grows so fast right now, I figured no biggy. I can't believe she screwed up. She's the one who gave me the original style and she's done my last 3 trims. So I don't know what the heck she was smoking this time, but she completely messed it up.

It's 94 here today. It's supposed to be in the 90's for the next 10 days. Ugh!
I hope this summer isn't like last summer. We had 11 weeks of 90+ degree weather in a row. It was awful. This summer I'm pregnant, so I REALLY don't want it to be that hot all summer. Seems like it's already starting though. I mean it's June 4th and the next 10 days are in the 90's. Blech!

Well, that's it for today.

So Much Better!!

I no longer require naps everyday!! Woo Hoo!!!
I no longer have morning sickness!! Woo Hoo!!!
Middle of the night bathroom trips have been reduced!! Woo Hoo!!!

So NOW, I'm really going to try and keep up with my blog. Since I feel so much better. It's amazing how much you can get done when you don't need a two hour nap after work everyday.

My belly is getting BIG! Unfortuneatley, it's not all baby. It's probably very little baby. It's just fattness!! Ever since my morning sickness wore off, I ate like a pig. I'm so dissapointed in myself.
I've gained 8lbs. They say you should gain 3-5lbs in the first trimester. I'm over by about 3-5lbs. And it SHOWS! It's almost embarresing. I mean people ask to see my baby belly and I show them. They get all excited like it's a great thing. But it's not. I look 5 months pregnant and I'm only 3.
Russ said to stop worrying about it. We worked hard for this and ti's no big deal. He said I can lose weight afte the baby if I want but that I need to stop stressing about while pregnant. He's right. But it's hard. I'm going to start walking again now that I have extra time. I am also going to look for some pregnancy work out videos. I want to be a cute preggo girl damn it!!!

Russ is traveling again the next two weeks. Luckily it's only to Ohio and only for 3 days a week. So it won't be bad.

We're leaving for NY at the end of the month. I can't wait!!!! I'm so excited to see my friends and my inlaws. Also, I'm getting my first baby shower. How fun is THAT going to be!!

Well, I'm off to clean my down stairs and finish up some laundry. It feels so good to be able to clean again!!!

Keep checking my blog because I'm going to start updating more!!! I promise this time!!!

Oh, I'm a big slacker!!!

I am so behind on posts.
I just have not been motivated to do much of anything lately. It takes everything I have to get out of bed.
However, I think it's getting better. Woo Hoo!!

So, what's been going on with me lately.....................................

Well, Russ got home from Hungary on Saturday. We spent all day together on Sunday however, it was not much fun because he had major jet lag. He wouldn't admit that until around 9pm, but man he was MISERABLE!!! I got all dolled up on Sunday too since we were going to breakfast and stuff. So I wore my best boob shirt and some cute shorts and a pair of dress sandles with heals. I looked HOT! Did my stupid ass husband say anything??? NOPE! Not really a good idea when you have a pregnant wife and you've been out of the country for 2 weeks. See my mind just went a wandering off wondering WHY he didn't care that my boobs are bigger and hanging out of my shirt?? Did he find someone else? Did I get really fat and not notice?? Why hasn't he commented??? So halfway through breakfast I let him have it. Nicely, but made my point. He had no excuse, he just said "I knew something was bothering you". Then the rest of the day, he kept trying to feel by boobs. I was like "ummm...........too late now ass!!!!"
Anyway, I got over it. And his jet lag was gone by Tuesday, so he's getting back to normal.

I had my first OB appointment on Monday. All went well. I did not get another ultra sound, but I did get to hear the baby's heartbeat. Man that's a great sound.

I booked our plane tickets to NY for the 4th of July. We were planning on driving, but when I figured the cost of gas, food, and our hotel halfway there, it was going to cost $500. I got two plane tickets for $533, so that was an easy decision to make. I think Russ would have gone nuts if he had to stop every hour so I could pee:D

My sister brought over about 200 books to me yesterday. They are baby and toddler books. I'm so glad my sister and niece are book nerds. I'm not ever going to have buy any books. Russ is going to build a little book shelf for them:D

Well, that's it for now. I have to get some work done.

I dreamed of my baby!!

I had an extremely vivid dream of my baby last night!!
I dreamed of contractions and birth and after I was holding the most beautiful baby boy I've ever seen!! Yes, I dreamed I'm having a boy. Do you think that's a sign??

I also dreamed he breastfed like a champ. It's weird, in my dream I could actually feel the sensation. Not that I know what breastfeeding feels like, but in my dream, it felt real.

My morning sickness is all but gone. I hope thats ok. My sister said she had morning sickness and it ended at 9 weeks. Which is about when mine did, so I'm assuming I'm ok. I've really tried hard to not think of the negative possiblities. It's worked for the most part. Sometimes I worry but I remind myself that it's out of my control and I need to just enjoy this pregnancy and be happy.

Russ comes home in FIVE days!!! Woo Hoo!!!
I've so missed him. I'm ready for him to be home.

Mothers Day

Today started out by going to Church. It was tough getting out of bed, but it was well worth it.

After church, I did a little cleaning and then I went to the Mothers Day brunch @ the Elks Lodge with my parents and sister. I was actually planning a cook out for my mom, but she wanted to to do the brunch. The brunch was really good. I normally don't care for the meals at the Elks Lodge, but this was pretty good. It was all made by volunteers. There was bacon, scrambled eggs, waffels, hash brown bake, sausage bake casserole, french toast, and all sorts of desserts and drinks.

Here would be the BAD thing that happened at brunch. I wanted a water. They had water, juice, tea, etc. They also had vodka to mix with OJ, champange for mamosas, and bloody marys. Well, the OJ, Juice, tea, etc, was lined up on the table. So I grabbed a water. I asked two people, this is plain water right. They all said yes. So I go back to the table with my water and plate full of food. After eating some food, I took a big gulp of water...............................well, it wasn't WATER. It was Vodka on the rocks. What fucking moron puts Vodka on the rocks with the water. I spit it out. However, I did swallow some. I almost threw up. I was so pissed. I have not even taken a Tylenol since finding out I was pregnant. Even though i had terrible headaches. I have not had caffeine at all. Even though I could occasionally, I chose not too. And NOW I freaking drank straight vodka because of some fucking moron. I was so upset. I know it probably won't do anything, but still. WTF???

Anyway, the rest of the bruch was really good. I had a nice time with my mom and dad and the other ladies at the lodge.

Russ sent me a potted mini rose bush with a card that said "Happy Mothers Day. I wish I was there with you. Love you and Miss you". It was so sweet. He sent me the mini roses because the other day while at walmart, I wanted one, but we had already checked out and I didn't want to stand in line again. So I thought it was pretty cool that he chose to send me that. After a couple days, I'm going to plant it outside.

My mom and sister got me Mothers Day cards too. I didn't know they made "Mother-To-Be" mothers day cards. It was kind of cool. I think next years Mothers Day is going to be fantastik.

In other news, I gained a pound. This is not bad considering what I've eaten this weekend. I need to start eating healthier. I was doing so well before the morning sickness kicked in and then my diet went to hell. Tomorrow I'm going to get back on track.

I got some really cool gifts in the mail in the last few days.

This came from my friend Sandi in KC. The hats and blanket are from when she worked at Carters and she designed them herself. She's extremely talented. Now she works at Hallmark designing cards. How cool of a job is that? Anyway, she also made the cover for this boppy.














This next gift is from another Talented friend of mine. Emily in TX. She makes these clay babies and she's really good at it. Well, she sent me this clay fetus. It's a 10 week fetus, so it's what baby looks like right about it now. I think it's so cool. I love it. I'm going to find a really nice collectors box for it. Isn't she talented? Can you see the detail? It's crazy!!!

















And this one is from my mother in law and sister in law. It's a pregnancy charm bracelet. It comes with 9 charms, one for each month your pregnant. The last one is a little photo frame for a picture of you baby.









I love all my presents!!! Thank you to everyone. They are wonderful!!

Oh, I got my OB appointment finally. It's on the 19th @ 9:30. Yay!!

Well, that's it for today.

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MESSAGE FOR JEN:
I did not ban you from FF. I delted your account along with 2 others because I did not think you were going there. You never posted and your back on EB, so I figured you were not reading that forum anymore. So it wasn't a personal thing and if your interested in going back on there, then let me know. No one said anything about you. I did not get involved in the drama on EB for a reason, I certaintly wasn't going to let drama spill on to our site.
Just wanted you to know since you assumed the worst and refuse to read my response to your email.

Names off the List that my Hubby likes

Girl Name:
Chloe
Elise
Laney
Morgan
Olivia
Peyton

Boy Names:
Avery
Brady
Conner

So as you can see, we're bound to have a boy because we are having a hard time coming up with boy names that we both like.
Oh well!!

Baby Names

So, I went through an entire book of names last night.
I picked ALL the girl names and boy names that I liked.
I wrote them all down so I can email them to Russ in Hungary and he can send back the ones he'd consider and maybe add new ones.

So, here is the list:

GIRL NAMES:
Bella
Caitlin / Kaitlyn
Chloe
Ella
Elise
Izzy
Laney
Madeline
Macy
Morgan
Olivia
Sophie

BOY NAMES:
Avery
Brady
Conner
Cooper
Ian
Isaac
Logan
Nicholas
Nolan
Riley

What do you think??

Quick Update!!

I don't have a lot of time.

I've been so busy.

I'm barely online much anymore.

Russ and I spent a wonderful weekend together. We went to dinner and a movie. We planted flowers and just hung out!! It was so nice. Too bad he's off to hungary now:(

I did have my ultrasound today.

The baby looks great!! Measuring 8 weeks 4 days and the baby's heart rate was 169!

Here is a pic..................

It's not the greatest pic because our baby had it's back to us. So all you can see is the the back of it's head and back. Nothing too exciting.

However, I DID get to see him/her kick! That was so cool. Russ missed it:( I so wish he would have seen it.

After the ultrasound, I dropped my hubby off at the airport and he flew off to Hungary.

He'll be back on the 17th. I just can't wait until he calls me. I want to know that he made it safe and sound. He should be in around 3am.

I'll post more tomorrow night.

I'm off to bed.

Nighty Night!!!

Ugh!

I can't get rid of these sinus headaches. I don't know if it's allergies or hormones. I can't take anything for them. I just go home from work and lay in my bed next to the humidiphier. That's the only thing that helps. Oh, and I suck on preggo pop drops so I don't throw up because that makes my headache worse.
I can handle the morning sickness. I asked for that. But I can't do these headaches everyday. I can't get anything done at the house. My upstairs needs to be cleaned and vacuumed and I just can't do it with a headache and nauseua.


Yesterday I called my OB office because my gynocologist does not do babies, so I needed to know who I would be seeing so I could give the info to my RE to forward my records to them.
Well I explained to the nurse about being Dr. Hall's patients and he referred to me to a fertility clinic and going through IVF and now I'm pregnant and I will be released back to there office next week if all is well. Then I asked who my Dr would be. She said they have 3 OB's and a midwife and I would see them all. My first appt. would be two hours long, but the rest would be much shorter. I asked which would be my main dr and she said ALL OF THEM. So I guess I'll have 3 Ob's and a midwife. Then she asked me "Are you sure your really pregnant?"
WTF??? What does that mean? What part of fertility clinic and IVF seeing an RE that is transferring me back to you next week makes it sound like I'm NOT pregnant. And who the fuck makes an appt with an OB if your NOT pregnant. Seriously!
So I said " Well, I've had an ultrasound, saw the baby, heard the heartbeat, and had 3 betas done. I go for my 8 week ultrasound on Monday and if all is well, I get sent back to your office".
So she said "Well, why dont you just call back then and make the appointment so you'll know for sure".
Umm................ok, thanks bitch!
Why would you EVER ask a women that? Are you really pregnant. And call back when you know for sure. ESPECIALLY a women who's coming from a Fertility clinic.
I so wish I had her name, because I would send in a complaint. I just think that was so rude.


Oh, and the crappiest news ever????
Russ is leaving for Hungry right after my ultrasound on Monday. He'll be gone for 2-3 weeks.
This sucks. Especially with how sick I am. AND I'm still on my shots which means I'll have to drive to my sisiters EVERY night to get my shot.
This just sucks. I want to cry.
I don't want him to go. I wish I had a say in it. He doesnt' want to go either, but he has no choice.

Well, that's my crappy day today. Yuck. I just want to go back to bed!

Blog Slacking!

I was so good at posting every day and now I'm a big slacker.
Sorry about that.

The truth is, I"m fighting major nauseua everyday. I'm happy about it because it confirms my pregnancy, however, it keeps me from doing even the simplest things including updating my blog.

Nothing much has been going on really.
Russ has a friend in town. He comes every April and him and Russ spend 5 days golfing from sun up to sun down. I kid you not! They start at 8am and come home around 9.
They really have a good time.

I figured out what was causing the itchy welts on my butt cheeks! I thought it was the shot, however, I realized that it was definatley a skin reaction, not an under the skin reaction. So I decided to stop putting a bandaid on after the shot and guess what??? THAT WAS THE PROBLEM!!! I was having a reaction to bandaids. Weird! But hey, it's not the medicine and that was the biggest thing. I had no intention of going back to the suppositories.

My sister, niece and I are going to the mall in a little bit so I can go get some preggo pops. Maybe that will help me feel somewhat normal again and I can be better at updating my blog.

That's all for now.