So Much to Say

Sorry it has been forever since my last post! I was way busy with school but now it's over for a few days.

So much has happened and I have lots of pictures! The baby had a lot of pre-firsts.

The baby was in it's first performance. I performed in the ballet The Parable of the Ten Virgins and was one of the wise virgins. (luckily I wasn't showing yet). The picture is hard to see but I'm the 2nd one down on the far left. The performances went well and I felt well enough for all of them!

The baby also had it's first pre-experience going to a zoo. A safari zoo in fact. My parents came over and my dad and Dave and I went to a safari park where zebras, buffalo and many other animals came directly to our car to be fed. Luckily we used my dad's rental car because afterwards the car was trashed with animal feed and slobber!

And then all three of us had our first real and true southern experience. We went to the dirt track races. We went with a couple of friends and someone in our ward raced in it. He got first. It was quite the experience. the cars went fast and were loud! There were no big crashes, though a lot of the cars fell apart as they raced. Dave loved the experience and wants to go back. I thought it was a good one-time experience.

I have had two doctors appointments since the last time I posted. The first one went okay. I got a new picture! And we heard it's heart beat. They drew a lot of blood out of me and I got really light headed and faint afterwards. I got all clammy and pale, it was not a fun experience. But everything looks fine conserning the blood tests. I also went to the doctor today and all is well. I go back next week to get more blood work done. I'm not looking forward to it, but it's going to determine if my baby has any problems. And then in four weeks I'm going in to see if the baby is a boy or girl! That will be an exciting time.

I think I'm staring to show. I can't tell if I'm growing or if I'm just poking my tummy out every time I look. But my weight is still 4 pounds less than normal, so maybe not. I'm also growing hair on my tummy...I'm trying not to let it freak me out, but it's kinda strange. Other than that I usually feel pretty good, though I get more moody more frequently. (Dave can back me up on that one).

That's all for now! I'll post after my blood tests next week...hopefully.

My Baby Likes Pickles

I was walking to class the other day and in the parking lot I passed a SUV with the husband sitting calmly in the drivers seat and the wife standing between the passenger seat and the ajar door. She was facing inside so I couldn't get a real look at her face but I thought I saw tears on her cheeks. Well 30 feet later I heard a loud yell coming from behind me. I glanced back and it was the girl. Even from 30 feet I could tell she was crying and what she was saying "I don't want to make lunch!"

Obviously, I don't know the full story. That sentence was all I heard. But nonetheless I immediately thought "she's pregnant". Now, I've never yelled out in public...yet. But I did shed a few tears because I wanted a pickle and I did get mad at DH for being in a melancholy mood.

So I have a theory: When a baby doesn't get it's way or wants something, it cries. What else can it do? Well When the baby is in the womb, if it cries, no one will hear it. So I believe that when a baby in the womb is upset it forces the mother to cry. That way, it can publicize that it's not happy. So it's not the lady who didn't want to make lunch, it was the baby. It wasn't me that wanted the pickle...it was the baby.

It's nice to be able to blame the baby whenever I get in a mood. (By the way I got pickles yesterday night. I tried to open the jar and it wont open!!! I have to wait for DH to get home from work now...But I'm not crying so the baby must not want it as much as it did before).

I made it!

My first doctor appointment is over! Yay! They only did half the things I thought they were going to do. I get to have all my blood work done next month...Not looking forward to it.

Anyway, I found out that my baby is 6 weeks along and the expected due date is October 26th. That way she'll/he'll be all hyped up on birthday cake and Halloween candy just in time for Thanksgiving!

Here is my baby's first picture:

It's kind of hard to see but there are two dots on the baby and the dot that is on the circle is where the heart beat is. We saw it beating, it was really cool.

I've been feeling really good so far. I get a little nausea, but nothing bad. And I'm tired all the time, what's new?

the biggest change is my hair. It's falling out like crazy and it's gotten coarse and difficult to handle. They say my hair is suppose to get healthier, I hope so.

The doctor also said that as long as I feel up to it I can still go to Boise for the summer. Both DH and I are looking forward to it! It will be fun to be with all the family again.

Anyway, class starts in 15 minutes so I better go! I'll keep ya posted on all the new happenings!

The Day We Found Out

It was Sunday evening on February 18th and I was complaining about bad cramps and not feeling well. Whenever I am feeling out of the ordinary in anyway the first thing that comes to my DH's mind is "You're pregnant!" And every time I have to take a test to ease his mind one way or the other. Oh the dollars we waisted on pregnancy tests!

This day was no different. DH "accused "me of being pregnant and wanted me to take a test. Well last month I missed my period and when I took the test it was negative. I had a few days before the "we can detect pregnancy up to 4 days earlier" guarantee on the pregnancy test box so I told DH that even if I was it would say negative for a few more days. He still wanted me to take one. So to ease his mind (and secretly mine too) I took the test. The drill was the same as always. I saw the one line appear and by the time the moving-line-to-show-it's-working passed where the picture says the second line should be there were no new lines. I was negative again...But guess what? The picture lies. The second line appears much farther from the first on the real test than it shows on the picture of the test!

I didn't know what to say! At first DH and I were trying not to get pregnant because we wanted to finish school. But as soon as I saw the second line a calm peace came over me and I knew it was meant to be. I couldn't think of anything clever to say to DH. Actually, I couldn't think at all. I walked out of the bathroom and just looked at him. He rushed into the bathroom and found the test.

"Honey! You're pregnant!"

I didn't get any sleep that night. I was too excited, nervous, shocked and I honestly thought I was dreaming. The next day I took a second one just to make sure.

Well this last Tuesday I went to the health clinic. I got free prenatal vitamins and a conformation that I am pregnant. I also got into the WIC program which helps with food for poor kids like DH and I and I had to watch a lame video about grocery shopping. They weighed me and saw how tall I was. They took my blood pressure (she said it was great), they pricked my finger, they made me urinate in a cup and they gave me a flu shot!

Next Tuesday I go to my first doctors appointment to see how long I've been pregnant. (With the way my system has been behaving I could have been pregnant before Christmas!) I might even get to see my baby and maybe know if it's a boy or girl...honestly, I don't know how long that takes to tell. I will keep you updated!

A New Start

I never was good as this blogging thing, I can't even keep a journal! But I have a new desire to try (and a new topic to talk about as well). So here I will post all information about my baby and pregancy as it comes so my family and friends can continously be updated.