The good and the bad!

So first thing yesterday morning I get a call from my doctors office, apparently I failed my 1 hour glucose test that I took on the 9th. Because of this, I now have to take a 3 hour glucose test which consists fasting for 12 hours, getting my blood drawn, drinking the super sugary Fanta wanna be drink and then having my blood drawn every hour for three hours.

From what I've heard this test is much more thorough as the 1 hour only takes your blood after the drink, not before. I've been reassured by many of the gp mamas that its common to fail the 1 hour and then pass the 3 hour with flying colors. So I'll be spending Friday morning in the lab being poked and prodded. Thankfully, I didn't fail the first one by much. Your numbers are supposed to be between 65-139 and I tested at 147. So hopefully I have nothing to worry about and will pass this second test with no problems.

As for the "good", Sammy finally kicked for Daddy last night! I have been feeling her for 2 months now just waiting for the moment he would get to feel her. Because my placenta is in the front, she has not been kicking hard enough to get through it. This means we usually have to catch her on the side when she's kicking.

Well she was on a rampage last night so I turned to my side on the couch and after a bunch of little kicks I told Steve to feel. With my hand on top of his, we waited. I could feel little kicks and kept waiting for a reaction from him, nothing. I asked if he felt them and he said it seemed so light but I reassured him it was her. Next thing you know she kicks hard enough for me to feel it through his hand, I knew he felt that one. He looked at me and smiled that same smile I got the morning I told him I was pregnant. Truly a priceless moment!

She kept kicking for a little bit and finally he had to get up because he was leaning on his bad shoulder, once he moved, her show was done! So even with the bad news of the morning, we had a momentous night!

Me the horrible blogger!!!

I have been absolutely lazy lazy lazy about blogging lately. Between work cut backs, myspace, facebook, the mama board and my family baby website...Im a slacker. So here's a quick update on the happenings of the last month.

• I am starting my 3rd trimester today, I have my 27 week appointment this afternoon and get to enjoy the want to be Fanta drink they give you for the 1 hr glucose test.
• I felt the baby move last night, from the outside. This was a first!!! Earlier in the night I had Steve try because she was moving like crazy but he couldn't feel her (I think my Placenta is still in the front). I hopped into bed and she was moving again, I felt the sheet move (I was laying on my left side) so I put my hand down on my belly right at my hip and within a couple minutes she kicked me. Steve is deaf (selective at times) so yelling for him was useless, after a couple minutes I got up to tell him knowing she wouldn't do it again if I moved. I was right! Now I just have to get him to come to bed with me so no moving is required from now on!
• We are back in our apartment, after moving from the 2 bdrm to the 1 bdrm for a month so they could renovate, we are finally back home and I am ready to nest. Bring on the nursery decorating!!!!
• My first shower is planned, it's Oct 24 and Im very excited. I have no clue what my mom and friend Corrine are plannig so I'm enjoying the surprise, I'll be sure to post pictures.

I think that's all the major stuff, I promise to make an effort to blog more often. Thanks for reading!!!

I'm pretty sure I feel her!

Monday night I ran into the bathroom (Steve was taking a shower) and told him I was pretty sure I just felt the baby move! Ive heard girls talk about "flutters" and mistaking baby for gas so I was hesitant to believe it. It was as if something the size of a toilet paper roll was spinning (on my bladder) in there.

Since then, I've been paying very close attention and I think I'm convinced it's my little lady spinning around in there. It's a weird feeling and I'm honestly hoping it gets a little firmer soon, rather than flutters, because I'm very ticklish and she apparently loves my bladder and is constantly sending me to the bathroom.

Still very cool though!

Moving next door!

So our move has begun, from our two bedroom apartment to the one bedroom next door. All so the landlord can go in and renovate our apartment with new carpet, tile and paint. Thankfully one of my long time friends came over on 2 hours notice and helped Steve move all the big stuff since his friends suck ass and bailed (guilt trip coming soon). In a matter of an hour they had all the big stuff moved, 3 dressers, the bed, 2 couches and the entertainment center. Plus G said if he saw me holding anything heavier than a glass of water he was gonna beat the crap out of Steve....ahhh I love my friends!

Little box by little box the move has begun, we are cramming our lives into this little apartment and my pack rat of a husband is forced to let go of all the things he's saving for "when". It will be so nice moving back into an apartment that was his for so long, then became ours but still looks like his. I will have a say on where things go and decorating this time (the ugly naked lady in the living room is gone, I don't care if she's art). So I'm excited, but most of all, our little ladies room is on the way! I can't wait to spend the first weeks of October making our final decisions and creating a space perfect for our Samantha!

Now on to the bad side. Since we moved we have a new upstairs neighbor, and guess what she has....and elliptical that is not quiet. Plus as I found out this morning, she is an early riser getting up at 4:30am. Of course that was not before she proceeded to snooze her loud as all hell alarm every seven minutes starting at 4am. I'm giving her one freebie night, I was in a new place, kind of awkward and am normally a heavy sleeper. Steve slept through it and he's the light sleeper so maybe it was just me. BUT if this crap happens again tomorrow morning I'm going to trot my pregnant belly (and Steve) upstairs and as politely as possible tell her I've only got a couple weeks of pleasant sleeping left for the next 18 years of my life and I would sure love it if she could lower the volume on her alarm or get up the 1st or 2nd time (rather than the 5th) it goes off. OR I am going to start a war at 2:30am so she knows how it feels to be woken up hours before actually having to get up.

Oh what I wouldn't give to have my loud sex having upstairs neighbor back, at least she was quiet the rest of the time.

The shopping has begun...

Steve has my car today so my normal lunch hour of sleeping in the costco parking lot in my car was derailed. Instead I went for a walk and ended up at Walmart in the baby section! I am very proud that I contained myself to under $10, but here's what I got!



The white one is little elephants and the yellow is little pink and purple hearts, too cute!!! I told Steve I will keep a file of all the receipts so I can remind myself of how much I've spent and not go overboard! I just couldn't help myself! Having a little girl can make me go broke!

20wks and Big U/S

It has been far to long since I updated my blog (or read any others for that matter). So here goes!

Friday we had our Big U/S and found out to our complete shock we are having a little girl! Steve and I were both convinced we were having a little boy so it took a while to sink in. Once it did, we embraced her and are loving life! We are still deciding on a middle name but her first name will be Samantha, a name I have always loved!

So here are a couple pics to explain our weekend! I hit the 20 week mark on Saturday, here is my 20 week belly...

(I had a little pink bow on my belly because that's how I told a couple friends!)

My mom was very excited to find out what the baby was, she knew we were convinced of a boy but she really wanted a girl! I made her a cake...

(She was very excited!)

And for my MIL because she is diabetic and can't have cake I gave her this...

Much to my surprise she started crying, which made me start crying! It was a nice reaction!

All in all, life has been good just very very busy! Steve made a deal with the landlord to get us new carpet and flooring in the kitchen and bathrooms so we are doing a temporary move out of our apartment and in to the 1 bedroom next door (we'll have fun cramming everything in)! The plus, I can't procrastinate on the nursery anymore!

How far along?: 20 Weeks 2 Days
Total weight gain: Down 3.5 lbs (as of 19 wk appointment)
How big is baby?: Tech said Friday she's approx 12 ounces
Maternity clothes?: Oh yes, I love my maternity shirts!!!
Stretch marks?: For some reason I'm starting to get them on my arms???
Sleep?: Getting better now that I shove that pillow between my legs! Getting up at least once to pee.
Best moment this week?: Find out we're having a little lady and telling my mom and MIL.
Movement?: Still none, doc says another two weeks most likely, my extra layers are in the way (and the placenta)
Food cravings?: Not much lately actually, I'm getting my appetite back.
Labor signs?: Nothing yet thankfully
Belly button in or out?: In
What I miss: I'd really love a nice glass of wine or getting up the stairs without breathing heavy!
What I'm looking forward to: Starting on the nursery after the move
Milestone: Half way done baking our little one!

My flat tire escapade

So Tuesday night on my way home from work I got a flat tire. I'm pretty sure I hit something on the freeway just before I got off that ended up leaving a puncture about an inch long in the sidewall of my drivers side rear tire. This is the very long, full story!



Steve had an appt at the chiropractor and then plans for dinner to catch up with some old friends, so I decided I was craving a Casper's tamale (yes I know they are known for hotdogs but I can't stand their hotdogs). I got a couple block from the freeway, thank you green lights, and went to flip a U-turn to get to Casper's. As soon as I got around the turn I knew something was wrong, I pulled into Casper's and checked it out, totally flat!!!

I texted Steve "I have a flat tire" and went inside to get my tamale. I got back to my car and thought if I could get air in the tire I could get home, which was about 10 blocks away. I left and headed for the gas station, which required another U-turn and my car started shaking like crazy. I pulled to the side, turned on my hazards and went 2 miles an hour to the gas station. I got about 20lbs of air in it when the gash became very evident and started spewing the air right back out. So there I was, left foot pressed against the tire over the hole using both hands to hold the nozzle to get air in. I got just about 40lbs of air in when I threw the nozzle to the side (it's retractable) and jumped in my car and took off. I got down the street and then got stuck and a red light, that killed me.

I made my turn, hazard lights back on while being honked at, and pulled over at the first available safe spot (which just so happened to be the same spot my car died on me about 3 years ago). I sat and debated, tried to call Steve even though I knew he wouldn't answer and said screw it, I ate my tamale and it was sooooo yummy, lol!

Steve wouldn't be out of his appointment for at least another half hour and even then his dr was 30 minutes away. I decided I'd change to tire myself and if I had problems I'd call my brother (who was at work) or wait for Steve. I am so so proud of myself, it only took me about 15 minutes and part of the was me having to stand up every once in a while because the squat position just wasn't comfy. Keep in mind I had ton, and I mean tons, of people drive by and not one offered to help. Even a city cop stopped right next to me and kept driving. I was just putting the spare on and reinstalling the lug nuts when some random guy was walking by and offered to help. By this point I was done so I politely declined and thanked him for his offer.

I chucked the flat into the trunk (baby didn't like that) and went home. As soon as I was walking down the drive Steve texted asking where I was, I called him back and said "You'll be so proud of your low maintenance pregnant wifey" and explained what happened. I made my hubby very proud and can't help but pat myself on the back! Better yet Steve got me a used tire yesterday for $31 dollars installed. I'm selling the car in a couple months so I didn't want to put a brand new $100 tire on the car for nothing!

So there you go, my very very long flat tire escapade!

1st Anniversary Weekend

Steve and I decided to spend our 1st Anniversary as a married couple around the area. We went to the Gilroy Garlic Festival on Saturday and enjoyed all kinds of yummy food...

Garlic Fries

Garlic Shrimp Scampi

Garlic Escargot w/ Mushrooms

and even Garlic Ice Cream (not an everyday delite)

After the festival we headed down to Monterey, CA and to our hotel to take a nice cool shower, instead we ended up in the best part of our very cute hotel room at the Sunset Inn, the jacuzzi tub for 2...
After a nice dinner (with fireworks) and a good nights sleep the next morning we headed off to breakfast, where we got a $30 parking ticket, woohoo, and then strolled out to Lover's Point...

Me 4m1d pregnant!

Steve and I

And then off to the Monterey Bay Aquarium where we walked around for hours checking out all the cool sea life...

Oh to be a seahorse!!!

After a quick dinner at Fisherman's Wharf we headed home up the coast on Highway 1. This was the view (although not blurry IRL) that we left in our wake...



It was and awesome weekend and I loved it being just Steve and I. Here's to many more years of love and life with my hubby!

Precious Moments Shopping

I decided to do a little shopping yesterday to make sure I keep my collection going. I have quite the collection of precious moments figurines, tender tails, clocks, etc etc and I have always wanted to decorate my babies room in Precious Moments. Well Steve says I only get to do that if we have a girl (which would be great because I could pull my collection out of our storage room) but I went ahead and bought a Precious Moments baby book either way! I also got these...

To celebrate our first wedding anniversay this weekend!

This one to celebrate being pregnant!

And this one because I'm early shopping and get an ornament every year!

I can't wait for them to come in the mail!!! Free shipping is the best!!!

No more Volleyball!

Last night was my volleyball playoffs and my last set of matches until after the baby! You'd think I'd miss it but with as sore as I am today...maybe not! We finished the season in 3rd and playoffs consist of 2nd-4th battling it out to go against the 1st place team in the championships. First round we played the 4th place team (some really good friends of mine) and beat them in 2 games (we play best 2 out of 3). Then we went on to play the 2nd place team and upset them with a comeback beating them in the first game and then humiliating them in the second game. On to the championship round, 2 hours in and game #5 with only 5-10 minute breaks in between sets.

We have always gotten killed by this team but we actually made them go into extra points to win by two the first game. On to game #6 (game #2 for them) we were all tired but trying to fake optimism but it wasn't working to well! We lost 11-15 and are the proud new owners of bright red 2009 H.A.R.D Volleyball Sports League short sleeved t-shirt. My thought, I didn't really want a long sleeve shirt (in July) with Champion written on it anyway. All I wanted was the big ice pack for my back and the two little ones for my knees. I told Steve to take a picture of me looking pathetic but he graciously declined! I Love Him!

So other than 1 more softball game (that I am trying to bail on because its the night before my anniversary) I am basically done with sports until after the baby! I will miss you my loves but now I get to be team mom!!!!

On better notes, my mommy is going with Steve and I to my 15 weeks appointment this afternoon. She is playing hookie from work so I invited her along so she can hear her grand babies heart beat! I think she's pretty excited and so am I, I can't wait to check on our little baked potato (btw that's what I call the baby now, thanks to my potato cravings).

Steve also talked to our next door neighbor yesterday about daycare. She is an older lady who is really sweet and in the years we have lived next to her, she has fostered numerous little ones that are often the result of drug addicted mothers. She has had the same little girl now for about a year and a half and before her she had another little girl for almost two years. I'll never forget the day she brought her around to say goodbye to all the neighbors because she had to give her back to the crack head mom because she made a deal get her kids while she was still in rehab! Anyhow, Linda is a great lady whom I would completely trust to take care of my child and the benefit is she is right next door AND she told Steve she would be more than willing to provide daycare for us (we will be paying her) and we would just figure out all the logistics to protect both her, us and the baby! So I am very excited!!!

Other than that, I'm hoping to have a nice relaxing weekend ahead of me! I'll update later with info on my appointment and you have a great weekend yourself!

13 weeks 3 days...Officially 2nd Tri

How far along?: 13 Weeks 3 Days
Total weight gain: Down 4.5 lbs (possibly only 3 but I don't trust my scale so I'm sticking with the docs numbers)
How big is baby?: Should be about .81 ounces or the size of a peach (haven't had baby measured lately)
Maternity clothes?: One pair of jeans but I live in yoga pants
Stretch marks?: None that weren't there pre-baby
Sleep?: Tossing and turning with at least one bathroom break
Best moment this week?: Telling the world we're expecting
Movement?: None yet, too early
Food cravings?: Cheese, Blueberry pancakes (they didn't last), baked potatoes
Labor signs?: Nothing yet thankfully
Belly button in or out?: In
What I miss: A full nights rest and being productive after work instead of just taking a nap
What I'm looking forward to: Our next appointment and finding out the babies sex on Aug 21st!
Milestone: Getting out of 1st tri!!!

Night Ranger, BBQs and Blueberry Pancakes

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend!!!!

Ours started out with going to the fair on Friday night! Mmmmm corndog, soft serve shared with Steve, corn on the cob (dipped in butter with parmesan) and nachos shared with mom. Yeah not a healthy night but very very yummy! Our whole reason for going, besides the fact that its the fair, is that Steve and my mom wanted to go to the Night Ranger concert. Of course 3 songs in, I realized this was baby's first concert (damn it, I was holding out for Nickleback in Sept). Steve enjoyed himself but I only knew one of their songs, Sister Christian.

Saturday we went to my friends sons birthday party and then headed off to the annual BBQ that Steve has been going to for years! I got to share the baby news with one of Steve's best friends as soon as we got there and she was super duper happy for us. I also shared the news with her daughters (who were our flower girls) and they were excited too. I left telling everyone else up to Steve and he made up a plan. Every year they do a prayer before eating and Steve's let his friend know he wanted to add something he was thankful for. Midway through the casual prayer Dre gave him the look and Steve made the announcement, it was followed by a crowd of cheers which is always so awesome to hear! It was a good day!

Sunday we went out to breakfast with my mom. Thanks to an episode of Bobby Flay's Throwdown, I have been craving blueberry pancakes for a week. We have our favorite breakfast restaurant and they serve these huge platter size blueberry pancakes so it was perfect. Steve and I decided to share a platter and I was starving. Here they come, we got a separate plate and I started digging in, sooooo yummy. I was about half way done with my one huge pancake when I looked up at my mom and she knew something was wrong.

I was locked into a very small booth not meant for anyone over size 8 let alone a pregnant bulge. I turned to Steve and said "Honey, move!" to which he replied "Huh?" and I said, "Move, NOW!" I got up as quickly as possible and said I was going outside for some air. Once I got out there, the air was refreshing but it wasn't a matter of keeping it down, it was a matter of when it was coming up. I rushed down an alcove on the side of the movie theatre next door and gave back my once fabulous blueberry pancakes. Steve came out to check on me, thankfully with napkins in hand. Back in the restaurant I visited the very small restroom in the kitchen where I realized not only did I loose my breakfast but I had blood pouring out of my nose too. Such fun! I went back to the table, ordered toast and lived in fear of the plate of a half eaten blueberry pancake in front of me! Not to worry though, the rest of the day I was fine, I guess baby just didn't want blueberry pancakes!

Well in a nutshell that was my weekend, hope yours was just as eventful, minus the pancakes!

This has been a tough week!

But thankfully...it's almost over. After all the stress of Steve's truck getting stolen and figuring out all that crap, plus not having my car (he's driving it)...I am so ready for the weekend! I have had a bunch of bouts of nausea and a lot of mild cramping (these are the weeks where baby is doubling in size) and have just been exhausted.

Hopefully I get a chance to take it really easy. I'll be getting lots of walking in tomorrow when we go to the fair (mmmm corndog and kettle corn and funnel cake, lol) and then Saturday we've got a birthday party and then an all day/night BBQ. Sunday I am for sure taking it easy!

I wish you all a Happy 4th of July, have a good long relaxing weekend!!!

A couple things to be noted!

I forgot to mention we scheduled our Big U/S for August 21st. I'll be 19w6d and for all I know my OB might give us a sneak peek as I'll have two appointments with him before the big one. Although, my OB is a believer in not finding out the sex, so probably not. Even though it's so far away it's exciting to know I have the appointment scheduled!!!

We've also continued to tell our friends we're expecting and are getting nothing but happy thoughts. My entire softball team now knows after Fridays game and the comments are becoming pretty entertaining to say the least. Now to let the volleyball team in on the secret, that one is a little less pressing though as I'm not really close, like hang out on weekends, to anyone on the team. We show up, play volleyball and that's about the extent of it. I planned on telling them this week (as the team we are playing is a bunch of my close friends (long story as to why I don't play with them) and half of them already know) but one of my team members is on vacation, I don't really like the guy subbing for her, and she is probably the one I'm closest too so I'd rather wait for her to come back.

I plan on outing myself on Myspace on the 4th of July, that's the day I start my second trimester and Steve and I are telling a huge group of his friends at the annual BBQ. We also met a couple of his best friends on Saturday and told them but you know how guys are, they only get so excited. The wives on the other hand, I had a new experience where Steve's best friends wife sat and talked to my stomach for 5 minutes at a BBQ on Saturday night, I couldn't stop laughing.

As far as our extended family goes, I ordered some post cards that I plan on mailing on Friday. This is what they look like(pictures kinda suck):

I made up a website for our families since many of them are far away and won't even see me while pregnant, feel free to check it out, I think I've put more personal stuff in this blog than on the web page, lol.

Okay I think that's everything, otherwise I might end up with a third blog entry today!

12wk NT Scan

On Friday we went and had our NT Scan done and woohoo we got to hear the babies heartbeat, 156 bpm. It was so exciting, we only got to hear it for about 10 seconds, if that. I think the girl kinda felt bad that she shut it off so quick when I said "That's a first", of course not bad enough to turn it back on.

The scan lasted about 10 minutes as she pressed uncomfortably hard on my tummy. She was trying to get the baby to turn over because baby was in a bad position for the scan. She tried and tried and tried but to no avail, so she ended up just going from a million different angles the get the measurements she needed.

Apparently when I went in for my blood work a couple weeks ago I didn't give them the correct papers (missed one) and they didn't draw what was necessary for the NT Scan so we got no results. We ended up going and sitting for almost an hour waiting to get 1 teenie tiny vile of blood drawn afterward. Honestly I'm not worried about the NT scan results either way, so as long as I don't get a call in the next 10 days, I'll be sitting pretty until my 15 weeks appointment on 7/17. I was just so happy to be able to hear the baby and see the baby, even if baby was too stubborn to move around for us!

Here are a couple pics, not the best because I used my work scanner so I'll redo them at home hopefully tonight!

NASCAR Weekend

Steve and I spent Father's Day and Sears Point Raceway in Napa, CA for the Nascar Toyota 350. I love this racetrack because its not like most of the others with 4 left or 4 right turns, its got 10 turns both left and right and we were sitting at the best one.

It was a good day, nice and breezy and not in the high 90's like it is every other year. We got lots of walking in and I got the yummy corndog I've been craving. PLUS thankfully I managed to not get sunburned this year, this came with applying 4 or 5 layers of sunblock for the 6 hours we were there. Anywho just thought I would share some pictures!

This was the tribute to the 4 Oakland Police Department Officers who we're killed in the line of duty recently! They had these 4 biker cops go around the track twice behind the pace car.

My favorite driver Jimmie Johnson!!!!

One of my other favorites Kyle Busch (who was boo'd like crazy, jealous people)

Jimmie's front end damage from running somebody off the track

Kyle's repaired front end damage after he rear ended the crap out of another car (right in front of us) and caused 7 or so cars to wreck. PS he was being boo'd long before he did that!

And of course...Steve and I enjoying our comfy cushioned seats from walmart and our cooler filled with ice water (I'm not paying $4 per bottle at the track)!

11 weeks appointment

So we had an appointment on Friday to hear the heartbeat and get the results from my blood tests. First things first, my appointment was at 4:15 and after waiting for 2 hours and a 45 minute appointment we got out of there at 7pm, talk about a long day.

Anyhow, Dr. Hank took us into a different room from usual where I realized there was no sonogram machine which meant no picture of the baby (boo!). There was however the doppler and he went to work. After having the first doppler batteries die mid scan for the heartbeat Dr. Hank got a new doppler and went back to work...No luck. After trying for a couple minutes we couldn't hear the babies heartbeat so the doc gave up and took us into the other room.

He then pulled out the belly sonogram scanner and attempted to look at the baby from there. We could see the baby but he couldn't focus well enough to see if the baby was moving. Next came the dildo cam, he went in with that and found the baby with its heart still beating strong. He literally looked at the baby for about 15 seconds, found the heartbeat, pointed out a foot and shut off the machine, no picture (boo!).

Basically at this point he says its too early to hear the heartbeat (thanks to my extra tummy layers) and we will hear it at my 15 week appointment. Otherwise all my bloodwork came back perfect and he went over a ton of paperwork, took our picture (apparently he has pictures of every couple he has ever treated, kind of a cool thought), gave us a bunch of info that the hospital makes him give us, told us to make a list of pediatricians we liked from our area (he's 35 minutes away) and bring it to him and he will help us pick one out, got all the info on labor, breastfeeding, etc. classes. Basically he just gave us a LOT of information to go over and think about. He also gave me the paperwork to set up my 20 week scan/sex determination appt with the outside clinic that does it. It was a very informative appointment.

At the very end he asked if I had any questions and I said yes. I wanted to know what products he would recommend for the massive amounts of acne that have attacked to face, neck and chest. His answer "You're having a boy!" He went on to say that most likely what's causing it is the testosterone that a little boy would be putting into my system. He says its a "cute" little side affect to which I pointed at my face and said "this is not cute!" Either way Steve's face lit up but I have convinced myself no to take that for much until I have proof of the babies sex!

On another note we told some of our best friends friday night that we are expecting. I play on a coed softball team on Friday nights and it just so happened we were short handed so I asked a bunch of my close friends to fill in. Steve asked me during the game if I wanted to tell them to which I replied "Only if we can get them to go out for "drinks" after the game". Thankfully they all came out and after being pressured for answers about our baby making tactics (in good fun pressure) I finally turned to my friend sitting next to me and so "Okay fine I am pregnant". This stopped them all in there tracks and after confirming that I wasn't just saying that to shut her up we got lots of congratulations. It was fun to share!!! Of course before we left I made them all swear not to post anything on my myspace since they were the first to find out and we wanted to wait a little longer to make it public knowledge.

So all in all, Friday was a good day!

It finally came up!

The contents of my stomach that is! Although I'm pretty confindent baby is not to blame for this, instead I blame

I was fine and dandy until I was just about done brushing my teeth and them BAM, I must have hit a gag reflex spot. Just when I thought I could keep it under control I was proven wrong. After two spurts Steve came in to see why I was making strange noises. So much fun!!!

The baby is off the hook for this one tough, I blame the toothpaste!

Got any cheese?

So out of all the cravings I've had, I'd have to say that the biggest one has got to be cheese. Whether it's

Mac N Cheese,

Grilled Cheese,

Cheetos

Nacho Cheese Doritos (which I craved for the the first time yesterday yet haven't had them in years)it's all about the cheese!

The first couple weeks after I found out I was pregnant I was addicted to Cheese Quesadillas, I just want some stinkin cheese please!!!

Don't mind me just had to share my love for cheese!

Cruisin Alaska w/ the Fam

Well we're back and we're exhausted!

A 7 days cruise through Alaska (and Canada) with 11 family members your not allowed to throw off the ship will do that to you! We had 4 stops, Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and Prince Rupert. The cruise began and ended with full sea days and baby was not having it. The first morning I woke up and Steve hopped in the shower, next thing I know I'm banging down the door telling him I'm invading for the toilet, False alarm!!! However I have never wanted to throw up so badly during this pregnancy! Once I got some food in my system I was good to go and got to playing shuffle board out on the deck.

One thing I have to say about all the stops is that the ratio is about 20 jewelry stores for every person. So if your not interested in buying jewelry, there isn't a whole lot of shopping to be done! I tried my hardest to spend money but just wouldn't find anything I absolutely had to have. I ended up with a onesie for the baby and a stuffed huskie puppy and moose that we found out are actually puppets, for the baby, and a sweatshirt that I bought just to shut Steve up about me buying something for myself. I resolved that I would just come home and order a Precious Moments Eskimo figurine to add to my collection.

The scenery was beautiful but I was truly disappointed that there were no free standing huge glaciers in the water like they show in all the commercials. We were lucky enough to get patches of 5 foot wide glaciers that occasionally had sea lions on them jumping off just in time to not be crushed by the ship. Aside from the sea lions I spotted a couple brown bears on the shore one day and apparently there was about a 40 minute parade of whales next to the boat but we missed it for breakfast! I was so mad that the captain didn't announce it over the loud speaker. We were able to catch a glimpse of a couple of them but we missed the real show of them jumping in and out of the water!

Overall it was fun but exhausting because your going going going. I even took a nap everyday but the rocking boat still took its toll! Being on a cruise pregnant cuts down on the fun a little, there of course was no drinking but gambling was also out as people are allowed to smoke in the casino. I was able however to eat as much as I wanted and I even partook of a sushi dinner (doc said it was okay). I would do it again for sure but next time maybe without the entire family in tow!

Speaking of the family, they are just as dense as Steve and my mother when it comes to announcing my pregnancy. My mom asked me to do it asap so she wouldn't spill the beans so immediately after we got on the ship I stopped everyone and the first pretty staircase I saw to take a picture. I did the "Everybody say Billie's Pregnant" deal and they all just stood there like dummies! Steve, my mom, my brother and my uncle all knew and started repeating what I was trying to get across to them but it took a good 30 seconds to a minute before I got any kind of reaction!

The first pic is their "we're dummies smiling for the camera" the second is my "forced reaction" picture!!!

Oh well I was going to do something special to announce to our friends but I think at this point I need to just start being obvious!

Here are some other pictures from the trip...

Finally here's our u/s pic!

This is our 7w6d u/s pic. The baby is measuring at 8w1d in this picture. There's apparently a hand on the top of the baby, I can't see it, can you?

How can you not like smoked salmon?

What is wrong with my baby? My DH made dinner for my mom and I last night, his fabulous smoked salmon that I love love love, yeah well not last night!!! I was left eating Mac and Cheese because Salmon (once on the plate) was the most disgusting thing I had ever smelled. I tried to eat a small piece but my body wasn't having it, it was flavorless and nauseating!

I mean seriously it's way to early to have to sit this baby down and tell them how things work! Mommy loves Daddy's smoked salmon, so let her eat it. Meanwhile the leftovers went home with Grandma because she loves it too! (wow this could be taken very perverted, ooops).

If we have this issue next week when mommy tries to indulge in some doctor approved sushi, your in big trouble baby!

2nd look at our baby!!!

Yesterday was our second u/s and we got to see baby again. Unfortunately my scanner is being a pain and wont let me scan because the printer is out of ink...booo! So I'll add the picture once I pic up some ink.

In the meantime, our appointment went great. The doc did and pap and u/s and measured the baby. Last time at 5w6d the baby measures 2.2, this time at 7w6d the baby was measuring 16.3, so huge growth! He said the baby is measuring at 8w1d, so two days ahead but he's sticking with my original dates since it's still a little early to tell rump from legs! We have a distinct head and the doc pointed out an arm but I couldn't see it, and of course the heart was still beating strong.

I go back again in three weeks but in the meantime he is sending me to do all the blood work and gave me the info to make my appointment for the NT scan between 11w and 13w6d. My next appointment is June 19th and as he put it, I don't get to take my pants off anymore until December. He says from now on we'll be doing sonograms from the outside.

At our next appointment we should be hearing (yes hearing woohoo) the heartbeat and he says that's when it's safe to tell people we're pregnant. I already had planned to tell my family when we go on our cruise next weekend and decided I am still going to tell them. There is no way, in a family full or social drinkers, that I could get away with not having a drink and not being pregnant! So we will tell them and should anything go wrong, they would know about that too!

Our appointment put me and Steve at a ease, I felt so great yesterday knowing the baby seems safe and sound in there and is growing properly! Now I get to look forward to going on our cruise and telling my family the great news!!!!

Just a little update!

So things have been pretty simple lately. I have a bit of nausea a couple times of day, food used to help but its been ify these last couple days. I have yet to throw up, which I appreciate, so if this is the extent of my morning sickness I'll take it, even if nausea is my most dreaded feeling in the world.

I weighed myself the other day and I've gained .4 of a pound, not bad at all. I'm sure it all varies day by day given that gas is my new best friend and some days I gorge more than others. Luckily I've been craving fruits and veggies (except last night I wanted meat and potatoes) so my diet hasn't been too much of an issue.

I have my second appointment tomorrow morning to double check the baby and make sure the heart is still beating strong. Since our other u/s was done so early, the doctor just wants to double check. This will be getting me out of a work a little over an hour early so I really hope we don't have a wait this time (although the nestie who recommended him is about to pop so I may be delayed due to her delivery, she's due Saturday). I'm really excited to see the baby again as it will put me at ease to tell my family next week when we leave for our cruise.

All in all I feel like things are going super slow. I have only known I'm pregnant for 28 days but these seem to be the longest 28 days of my life! However when I look at it from the perspective of being 8 weeks on Saturday and 10 weeks when I get back from my cruise it scream your 1/4 of the way done. Maybe its those freebie 2 weeks they give you at the beginning that cause that. Either way, things are good, I'm tired all the time but making it through!

My BFPB is KTFU!

I am so excited for you Ashley, I just have to say congratulations everywhere!!!!

My crazy baby dream!

So I had my first baby dream since actually being knocked up and it was too whacked out not to share. You'll really have to keep the mind set that dreams make no sense and are completely illogical, so here goes:

I'm 4 months pregnant and have my baby at work, I don't remember labor, but this is my baby, I delivered him in the copy room. For some reason he is six months old and has no desire to eat as I plan on breastfeeding him (apparently that's all I could think about). So we're all just hanging out and then the baby starts walking around in front of me, in shock I say "He's walking" to which Steve's friends on again off again girlfriend who does not work with me replies "We'll he's hungry!".

So I decide to give breast feeding a go and put the baby up to my right breast, he tries for a second and then throws a big fit reaching for a bottle off to the side with remnants of formula (no clue were that came from). I keep trying and he continues to fight, said girlfriend above says I need to make sure there is actually milk in my breasts and she proceeds to squeeze them trying to "milk" me. Apparently it must have worked (is it possible to black out from embarrassment in a dream?) because I switch the baby to the left side to feed. This of course worked, why you ask, because my nipple was four inches long and hanging from my breast like a limp noodle.

Next thing I know I'm done feeding him but for some reason I am now sitting on the toilet as I finish. I realize he's naked and hasn't gone to the bathroom yet so rather than put a diaper on him I pinch his butt and he starts pooping everywhere. I guess its a good thing that baby size toilet appeared in the stall with us, so I just held him over it.

That's about all I remember, I must have woken up after this. So if anyone out there interprets dreams, have a go with this one but that's just too weird for me to try!

Evil Sunburn

I thought thought thought I could keep myself from getting burned this weekend but no such luck. We went to the rodeo on Sunday and the sun was to our backs the entire time. So why is it that my chest is burned? Because I'm a dumb ass and only put sunblock on my back! Today it's actually finally calming down and isn't massively causing pain at all times, which is a good thing since I have a volleyball game tomorrow night!

In other news, I have had little bouts of nausea here and there, nothing eating a small meal hasn't fixed. It's pretty much like clockwork, about and hour after I wake up I'm nauseous (you know as I'm driving to work) I eat something and then it kicks back in about 11am. So now I have my desk stocked with little things, I'm eating a spoon of yummy peanut butter as we speak, it's never tasted so good!!! I'm still crazy tired all the time but it gives me an excuse to be lazy. This of course is a bad idea since Steve is being lazy too, our house is a mess!

Just a little update, I think that's it!

Sisterhood Award

Thanks to bbjoys for nominating me for this award. However I can't think of a better person who deserves it more than she does. Over the last several months I've "known" you, you have been one of the most positive, inspirational women on GP. Given your TTC journey has been very far from easy it's amazing to see someone be so selfless and supportive to everyone around her. Bbjoys, I wish you the best in your TTC journey and I hope that sooner rather than later you get your BFP. You are a wonderful woman and any baby would be lucky to have you as their mommy! Best of Luck Bbjoys!

So, here are the guidelines for this award:

1) Put the logo on your blog or post.
2) Nominate at least 5 blogs with great attitude and/or gratitude. Be sure to link to your nominees in your post.
3) Let your nominees know they have received the award by leaving them a comment on their blog.
4) Be sure to link this post to the person who nominated you for the award.

These are the blogs and girls that I would like to nominate

Kismet (Kismet's Fate) - We miss you here in the Bay Area but I am overjoyed that you were able to move to Houston with a special little package! Your TTC journey was a learning experience for many of us ladies on GP and I am glad you chose to share it with us. I wish you a H&H pregnancy and a swift and painless delivery!

Jshay (A Place to Start) - My July2008 bride buddy!!!! You have been through so much on your TTC journey and I wish you nothing but the best as it continues! You have been such a positive light in my journey and a complete support in my pregnancy thus far. I hope that very soon you will be joining me with a very healthy baby! Best of Luck Jshay!

AJFlowers (Little Bloggy Blog) - My Favorite Chart Stalker!!! Even though your not charting anymore I will still continue to stalk you!!! High_Hopes is not the only one who has High Hopes for you!!! I wish you the best as you continue on your journey and thank you for being so extremely supportive of mine. It's a blessing to share in the life of someone so sweet and caring! I wish you a swift BFP!!!!

Melaina25 (Transatlantic Blonde) - You are an absolute source of entertainment and I thank you for every laugh you've blessed me with along the way. I feel absolutely lucky to be able to go along this pregnancy ride with you and will gladly send ranch dressing, tricuts or any other craving your little heart desires. Thank you for being awesome and I wish you and your little poptart the happiest and healthiest of the next coming months!

Jessiecow (Wishing for a Baby Pooface) - Jessie, I know we don't talk a ton but when we do you have always been so sweet and supportive. I am so happy that you are now someones mommy and am glad to be able to follow you on this journey every step of the way! I wish you a smooth and easy ride through your pregnancy!!

Thanks to all of you ladies! You have been a great support for me and I thank my lucky stars everyday to have "friends" like you!!!

Baby's First Appointment

We've got a little baby in there and we got to see the heart beat! Very small but our baby is in there!

This was an appointment with a new doctor an aside from waiting 1 1/2 hours past our appointment time because he was delivery a baby, he was absolutely awesome. Our appointment lasted about an hour where her introduced us to his family (via pictures on the wall) and told lots of stories when we mentioned anything that popped one up. He is absolutely hilarious and says if we want serious, he's not the doctor for us, therefore he's perfect!!!!

After getting to know each other (Steve was with me) I had a vaginal ultrasound where we got to see our baby (that Steve calls Burpy thanks to my inability to stop burping since we found out I'm pregnant). The doc put us under strict orders not to tell anyone we're pregnant and made an appointment for me to come back in two weeks so he can make sure the baby is still going strong.

So we are ecstatic with confirmation that as of now we've got a little baby in there, measuring right on track with a beating heart! Waaaaaahoooooo!!!!

Telling my BFF

So this all happened on Tuesday but my brain wasn't functioning and I kept forgetting my camera!

Anyhow, Tuesday night is usually dinner night with my mom but since my mom wanted to see Corrine's reaction we invited her over for dinner too! Steve and I made yummy fajitas! Once everyone got there we were talking and what not and I handed Corrine the card and told my mom to grab the camera. Corrine took the card out of the envelope and had it face down when Steve got into a long story about his shoulder. This was actually a good thing because my battery in my camera was dead so I had to dig the other one out of the bottom of my purse. Once we got that all settled I sat down on the couch where Steve continued to talk about his shoulder.

I sat there making faces at my mom and she started waving at Steve from across the room to get him to shut up. It wasn't working so I finally looked up at him and said "Will you shut up already and let her open the card?" He realized what I was doing and shut up so she opened the card, this is it...

The picture is her daughter that I was watching the week I got my BFP!

And her reaction.... although I think I might be more entertained by her sons reaction, lol!

This was a complete shock to her because we were emailing throughout the day and I lied to her when she straight out asked me if I was pregnant. See, her grandma has this thing where she dreams about fish, everytime she dreams about fish someone in the family or close to it is pregnant. This has happened with every girl in there family who gets knocked up, so when her grandma called and asked if she was pregnant again (she just had a baby 4 months ago) she straight out asked if I was pregnant because she knew she wasn't! BTW I did tell her grandma at her shower if she had any fish dreams to let me know.

I told her it's not lying if you clear it up within 5 hours, so now she refers to me as the 5 hour liar!