Thursday, October 23, 2008
Daddy got a new job!!
What an exciting day! Chad had an interview last Thursday with the City of Irving, Monday they called and asked for him to come in for a second interview with the City Manager. After the meeting today, Chad was offered the job! I am so proud of him.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Our first hospital visit..
Baby don't you know its a bit early for us to be making trips to the hospital??
On Sunday 10/12 I started to be sick. Really sick. Between Sunday morning and Monday morning I probably threw up close to two dozen times. When I woke up Monday to get ready for work I started to feel very weak. I called the kids dad (nanny job) and told him I wouldn't be able to come in, good thing he had the day off. After that I called Nancy (mil) and asked her to take me to the doctor. After fighting everyone up front I got to see Dr. Swegler- after she figured out I was severely dehydrated she called my ob, Dr. Emmett, and I was sent to HEB. I spent several hours in the ER, during which I got an ultra sound and was able to see Baby Love Bug once again. At first the tech wouldn't let me see the monitor or anything, finally she turned on the heartbeat and I just broke down into tears. I was so happy to hear that sweet precious noise. After the tech realized how stressed I was, she turned the monitor and pointed baby out to me! Later Monday evening I was finally admitted into the hospital where I remained until Wednesday evening. After some speculation we came to the conclusion that I had a nasty virus on top of my morning sickness.
I have been doing okay since, pretty weak and blah feeling but we are managing little one! Love you, Baby!!
On Sunday 10/12 I started to be sick. Really sick. Between Sunday morning and Monday morning I probably threw up close to two dozen times. When I woke up Monday to get ready for work I started to feel very weak. I called the kids dad (nanny job) and told him I wouldn't be able to come in, good thing he had the day off. After that I called Nancy (mil) and asked her to take me to the doctor. After fighting everyone up front I got to see Dr. Swegler- after she figured out I was severely dehydrated she called my ob, Dr. Emmett, and I was sent to HEB. I spent several hours in the ER, during which I got an ultra sound and was able to see Baby Love Bug once again. At first the tech wouldn't let me see the monitor or anything, finally she turned on the heartbeat and I just broke down into tears. I was so happy to hear that sweet precious noise. After the tech realized how stressed I was, she turned the monitor and pointed baby out to me! Later Monday evening I was finally admitted into the hospital where I remained until Wednesday evening. After some speculation we came to the conclusion that I had a nasty virus on top of my morning sickness.
I have been doing okay since, pretty weak and blah feeling but we are managing little one! Love you, Baby!!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
New Name
I think I have settled on a nickname for baby- Baby Love Bug, or simply Love Bug. I wanted something cute and fun to name baby for the time being. I'm not crazy about some of the typical baby nicknames.
I slowed down on posting mainly because I allowed people to put doubt/fear into my mind about the pregnancy so I was starting to distance myself from everything. I've decided I don't want that. If others want to be skeptical about the pregnancy fine, but I'm not going to do that. This is my baby, and I'm going to enjoy this pregnancy as much as I can- regardless of how things go.
I had my first bout of morning sickness on Sunday the 21st. It was lovely- during church even. I felt fine afterwards, I even went to the gym that afternoon. Since then I have had a few other episodes. Today was my first multiple bathroom run. At work, at church- thankfully that was it. I've just been so queasy all day.
I've got nothing really to update on- just me puking my guts from time to time. It is reassuring to assume baby is doing good. I can't wait to see Baby Love Bug!! One more week!!! One more week!!! Giddy Giddy!!!
I slowed down on posting mainly because I allowed people to put doubt/fear into my mind about the pregnancy so I was starting to distance myself from everything. I've decided I don't want that. If others want to be skeptical about the pregnancy fine, but I'm not going to do that. This is my baby, and I'm going to enjoy this pregnancy as much as I can- regardless of how things go.
I had my first bout of morning sickness on Sunday the 21st. It was lovely- during church even. I felt fine afterwards, I even went to the gym that afternoon. Since then I have had a few other episodes. Today was my first multiple bathroom run. At work, at church- thankfully that was it. I've just been so queasy all day.
I've got nothing really to update on- just me puking my guts from time to time. It is reassuring to assume baby is doing good. I can't wait to see Baby Love Bug!! One more week!!! One more week!!! Giddy Giddy!!!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Baby, you wouldn't believe it
Last Saturday morning Chad woke up at 5:30am and hustled to our bathroom. He began hollering for me, I jumped up and walked into the bathroom to find myself standing in water. We had water everywhere in that bathroom. We immediately started soaking up water. I ran downstairs to get more towels and found that it sounded like it was raining cats and dogs in our formal dinning room. After we finished soaking up water upstairs we moved downstairs. The wood flooring downstairs was already starting to buckle.
Tuesday we finally spoke with the insurance adjuster and she advised us to have Service Master out to dry out the rooms. They ripped out all of the wood flooring from downstairs, our closet and the linoleum from the bathroom. Service Master set up fans all over the damaged rooms and some dehumidifiers- can we say LOUD!! They said it could take 3-5 days, I hope its only 3.
Plumber is coming tomorrow (Thursday) to write a report about why the toilet leaked for insurance purposes. The adjuster is suppose to come out Friday afternoon to evaluate the damages and we'll go from there. So much drama- not something we needed right now, or ever for that matter.
We have come to the conclusion that there will always be "something" even when we think we've covered all of our bases something else hits us and makes us realize we have very little control in the game of life.
Sweet baby of my mine know that life will give you ups and downs. Things will not always go your way- sometimes it may even seem as if you never get your way, but know that things of this life are just that, things of this life. Sometimes it takes big, bad things for us to realize how good we really do have it. Always find the silver lining.
We love you so much baby.
Tuesday we finally spoke with the insurance adjuster and she advised us to have Service Master out to dry out the rooms. They ripped out all of the wood flooring from downstairs, our closet and the linoleum from the bathroom. Service Master set up fans all over the damaged rooms and some dehumidifiers- can we say LOUD!! They said it could take 3-5 days, I hope its only 3.
Plumber is coming tomorrow (Thursday) to write a report about why the toilet leaked for insurance purposes. The adjuster is suppose to come out Friday afternoon to evaluate the damages and we'll go from there. So much drama- not something we needed right now, or ever for that matter.
We have come to the conclusion that there will always be "something" even when we think we've covered all of our bases something else hits us and makes us realize we have very little control in the game of life.
Sweet baby of my mine know that life will give you ups and downs. Things will not always go your way- sometimes it may even seem as if you never get your way, but know that things of this life are just that, things of this life. Sometimes it takes big, bad things for us to realize how good we really do have it. Always find the silver lining.
We love you so much baby.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Happy Anniversary
Humph- It is hard to post when there really isn't anything to say. I don't want this to turn into something that just sits and is neglected so for now you might see a bunch of pointless posts, but a post is a post. Haha.
I have my first OB appointment scheduled but it is not for an eternity- or at least that is how it seems. I go in on October 9th. We should be able to see a healthy heartbeat at that time. I'd rather go in a little "late" than have an appointment to early and not see anything- that would just be scary. I am so eager to see this little bean. Right now I'm still fairly "unattached" but I think seeing him/her will make me feel so much better. I've contemplated getting some more HPT so I can make sure the line is still there and much darker just for a little bit of reassurance but I've remained strong--for now. All I can do is put my faith in God.
Grow Baby Grow.
So far I haven't had any morning sickness. Honestly- I really don't "feel" pregnant. Which they say is common for how early in my pregnancy I am. By late afternoon I am ready to curl up for a nap but Morgan makes sure I am up on my toes, busy little-thang that she is!
I had my first session at LA Fitness this week. Hopefully this will be a great way for me to get some exercise but not be exposed to all of the nasty stuff in the air that makes me sick. I'm not about to spend a week in the hospital again with pneumonia. Keith showed me around and basically exposed me to all of the equipment- so hopefully next time I can get in and find some form of routine!
Today is Chad and my 4 yr wedding anniversary. I remember our wedding so clearly I can't believe its been 4 years. When Chad got up this morning to get in the shower I sneaked downstairs and made french toast and scrambled some eggs- He was quite surprised! He then told me we have reservations for tomorrow night- of course he won't tell me where, that lil stinker! It is such a great feeling to know that I get to spend the rest of my life with my best friend. I love you so much Chad!!
We have a foundation guy coming soon so I should probably get ready for his arrival!
We love you baby.
I have my first OB appointment scheduled but it is not for an eternity- or at least that is how it seems. I go in on October 9th. We should be able to see a healthy heartbeat at that time. I'd rather go in a little "late" than have an appointment to early and not see anything- that would just be scary. I am so eager to see this little bean. Right now I'm still fairly "unattached" but I think seeing him/her will make me feel so much better. I've contemplated getting some more HPT so I can make sure the line is still there and much darker just for a little bit of reassurance but I've remained strong--for now. All I can do is put my faith in God.
Grow Baby Grow.
So far I haven't had any morning sickness. Honestly- I really don't "feel" pregnant. Which they say is common for how early in my pregnancy I am. By late afternoon I am ready to curl up for a nap but Morgan makes sure I am up on my toes, busy little-thang that she is!
I had my first session at LA Fitness this week. Hopefully this will be a great way for me to get some exercise but not be exposed to all of the nasty stuff in the air that makes me sick. I'm not about to spend a week in the hospital again with pneumonia. Keith showed me around and basically exposed me to all of the equipment- so hopefully next time I can get in and find some form of routine!
Today is Chad and my 4 yr wedding anniversary. I remember our wedding so clearly I can't believe its been 4 years. When Chad got up this morning to get in the shower I sneaked downstairs and made french toast and scrambled some eggs- He was quite surprised! He then told me we have reservations for tomorrow night- of course he won't tell me where, that lil stinker! It is such a great feeling to know that I get to spend the rest of my life with my best friend. I love you so much Chad!!
We have a foundation guy coming soon so I should probably get ready for his arrival!
We love you baby.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Congratulations
A little history-
Having lived through two early pregnancy losses reality of what is at stake is a little more real. All pregnancies bring on their own scares, but once someone lives through two nightmares- everything is scary.
On Thursday September 11th, (the day prior to what should have been my first due date) I used a HPT (Home Pregnancy Test) and found a very faint line. When I say faint, I mean super duper faint- it was lighter than that. Chad laughed at me when he learned what I did after peeing on the stick. I blame shock and hormones. I found myself downstairs, snapping a picture of the results, loading them onto my pc so I might enhance it in Photoshop. After spending an hour at that realizing that I wasn't making up the line- it truly was there, I went back upstairs. I slept for a bit until Chad woke up and at which point he asked what in the world was wrong with me and what I was up to, I replied nothing. I was still unsure if I wanted to tell/show him. What if I was wrong- what if something went wrong... so many scenarios went through my mind. Finally I told him, he was beyond excited. I showed him the test and he agreed there was a line even though it was faint.
I called my OB and went in for lab tests that same morning.
On Friday, the nurse called and told me my HCG was a 13. I knew I was "barely" pregnant.
I had a retest on Saturday. This morning (Monday) my wonderful OB called and said "Congratulations"- My first words were- so they went up? She laughed and confirmed my numbers indeed doubled, they almost quadrupled to 49. I'm on progesterone supplements so my progesterone levels look good too! I can't believe it, things really are looking good. Of course I'm very early in my pregnancy but these are all wonderful signs. Its been almost 3 hours since I spoke with my doctor and I'm still in shock. I made myself ill all weekend awaiting these results, hoping for the best- preparing myself for the worst.
This is where I will share the highs and lows of my pregnancy. So feel free to check back often to see what is going on with baby and me! Granted, I will probably post other stuff to, things that have to do with Chad and I, projects we have going on, bits of photography stuff as I learn it, ect. Thanks for reading.
At the beginning with you, Baby.
Having lived through two early pregnancy losses reality of what is at stake is a little more real. All pregnancies bring on their own scares, but once someone lives through two nightmares- everything is scary.
On Thursday September 11th, (the day prior to what should have been my first due date) I used a HPT (Home Pregnancy Test) and found a very faint line. When I say faint, I mean super duper faint- it was lighter than that. Chad laughed at me when he learned what I did after peeing on the stick. I blame shock and hormones. I found myself downstairs, snapping a picture of the results, loading them onto my pc so I might enhance it in Photoshop. After spending an hour at that realizing that I wasn't making up the line- it truly was there, I went back upstairs. I slept for a bit until Chad woke up and at which point he asked what in the world was wrong with me and what I was up to, I replied nothing. I was still unsure if I wanted to tell/show him. What if I was wrong- what if something went wrong... so many scenarios went through my mind. Finally I told him, he was beyond excited. I showed him the test and he agreed there was a line even though it was faint.
I called my OB and went in for lab tests that same morning.
On Friday, the nurse called and told me my HCG was a 13. I knew I was "barely" pregnant.
I had a retest on Saturday. This morning (Monday) my wonderful OB called and said "Congratulations"- My first words were- so they went up? She laughed and confirmed my numbers indeed doubled, they almost quadrupled to 49. I'm on progesterone supplements so my progesterone levels look good too! I can't believe it, things really are looking good. Of course I'm very early in my pregnancy but these are all wonderful signs. Its been almost 3 hours since I spoke with my doctor and I'm still in shock. I made myself ill all weekend awaiting these results, hoping for the best- preparing myself for the worst.
This is where I will share the highs and lows of my pregnancy. So feel free to check back often to see what is going on with baby and me! Granted, I will probably post other stuff to, things that have to do with Chad and I, projects we have going on, bits of photography stuff as I learn it, ect. Thanks for reading.
At the beginning with you, Baby.
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