I knew a post would come at some point where I didn't report everything with this pregnancy being all rosey, but I was hoping it would wait a little longer :)
Yesterday's doctor appt didn't go 'great'. On the way down as I was talking to Scott on the phone I had quite a few contractions while driving to my appt. Once I arrived in Longview I had a couple quick errands I needed to run, and while out and about the contractions stopped. Life was good again! When I arrived to my appointment she asked the typical questions: How was I feeling, was the baby moving, etc. The baby had seemed to drop a little overnight and since it moved down I had noticed it hadn't been moving quite as much. I wasn't concerned because at some point it gets so tight that it slows down it's movements...I assumed the time had arrived. She decided to do a non-stress test since she thought the movements shouldn't have slowed down THAT much overnight. As soon as I got hooked up the baby started rocking and rolling, so life was good...until the contractions started again. I had 3 within 15 minutes and to say she wasn't pleased was an understatement. She let me go home but told me every time I had one I had to write down the time and if I had more than 4 in one hour I had to head to the hospital.
GRRRRR. It's too darn soon for this to happen. With the twins I got placed on bedrest at 27 weeks. I realize I am 5 weeks further along, but most women make it all the way to 40 weeks....and I want to be one of THOSE women!!! Not to mention, how much 'bedrest' will I really do with the twins???
Please keep me in your prayers and pray that I stop having contractions and make it to 39 weeks without any more problems. Just once I want to be 'normal'!!!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
What in the heck is a Jicama?!?!
Anyone know what a Jicama is? I'm thinking it's a fruit or vegetable, but beyond that I have not a clue. Why am I asking about it? Because that's what size the Guppy is this week! We've made it to 32 weeks, and, according to my weekly ticker, "By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus". Regardless of what a Jicama is, I'm excited that it's growing bigger by the day and I'm even more excited that we're getting so closer to the finish line. As I've told a couple of you, I hurt all of a sudden! I guess the twins broke my body down because this little one makes my body ache MUCH worse than the twins ever did. And who knows, maybe I'm just being a wuss! At this point with the twins I had been on bedrest for a month already, so maybe just my normal daily activities (getting the kids ready every day, going to work everyday, grocery shopping, cooking dinner and everything else that goes along with being a pregnant Mom) is the rough part and it can't be blamed on my body breaking down! I don't know what it is, but I can tell you it IS harder this time than the last time around. How in the WORLD the Duggar lady can do it, year after year is beyond me :)
Okay, okay, enough complaining! I forgot to update the blog regarding my last appointment, which was almost 2 weeks ago! My appointment was good. Baby's heartrate was 130/minute and my blood pressure was still great. I go in again next week, so if anything changes or if there's anything noteworthy I will let you know.
In other news, I had an amazing baby shower thrown for me by some wonderful friends back here in Texas. I was lucky enough to get my baby monitor (an even NICER one than I registered for!) and got loaded up on diapers and wipes!!! I'm reminded on a daily basis just how lucky and blessed I am by such great friends. I have pictures, but if any of you follow the family blog you can probably (correctly!) assume that you may never see them since I've been slacking on the blogging portion of our lives. (SORRY!) Maybe, just maybe I can get caught up while on maternity leave....but I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you!
32 weeks along, only 7 more weeks to go...I CAN DO THIS!!!
...And my Hubbs DID get that last shelf and mirror hung, so the nursery is close enough to being ready to make me a happy girl.
Okay, okay, enough complaining! I forgot to update the blog regarding my last appointment, which was almost 2 weeks ago! My appointment was good. Baby's heartrate was 130/minute and my blood pressure was still great. I go in again next week, so if anything changes or if there's anything noteworthy I will let you know.
In other news, I had an amazing baby shower thrown for me by some wonderful friends back here in Texas. I was lucky enough to get my baby monitor (an even NICER one than I registered for!) and got loaded up on diapers and wipes!!! I'm reminded on a daily basis just how lucky and blessed I am by such great friends. I have pictures, but if any of you follow the family blog you can probably (correctly!) assume that you may never see them since I've been slacking on the blogging portion of our lives. (SORRY!) Maybe, just maybe I can get caught up while on maternity leave....but I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you!
32 weeks along, only 7 more weeks to go...I CAN DO THIS!!!
...And my Hubbs DID get that last shelf and mirror hung, so the nursery is close enough to being ready to make me a happy girl.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Aches and pains...and a nursery!
I am getting UNCOMFORTABLE all of a sudden :( This Friday (tomorrow!) I will be 30 weeks along, which means I have 9 weeks to go….and boy oh boy am I feeling it. In the past 3 days I haven’t been able to sleep very well at night between 2 trips to the potty and a certain little unnamed BOY sneaking in to bed with us around 4am. My lower back has been killing me and as hard as I try to stand up straight and walk ‘normal’, I’ve started to WADDLE :( Walking (Once I’m stretched out!) actually feels wonderful, but then some random muscle on the inside of my thigh starts to throb, so I can’t win!
In positive news, with the help of my friend Mandy (who drove all the way in from Florida!) the nursery is 95% complete!!! Wooohooo!!! The only things it needs to be complete is a shelf hung over the changing table, a mirror hung on a wall and a wall art saying to arrive that will go on the wall behind the crib….other than that it is R-E-A-D-Y…and I seriously couldn’t be more excited! I’m sure that has a LOT to do with my back killing me right now because, believe me when I say, that room was a DISASTER before we started. It had been our spare/guest bedroom, but more than that, it had been the ‘catch all’ room…you know the kind. Most people have a ‘junk drawer’. The Rodgers Family had a ‘junk room’. Tell me you know the kind! The room where when company shows up that you THROW everything inside and shut the door?!?! Or, when company decides to stay, you open up the closet door, shove anything inside that will fit and pray the door doesn’t get opened for fear that everything inside will topple out?!?! Yup, one of THOSE rooms :) The closet had actually gotten SO full that I had began ‘nicely’ stacking piles of junk outside of it…it was horrible! It was SO messy that by the time we were done just cleaning it out, we had filled 8 (EIGHT!) big trash bags and one LARGE Uhaul box full of trash stuff. That is RIDICULOUS to have that much junk just lying around!!! Once we were done cleaning out we started the fun part, rearranging furniture and decorating! Thanks to Mandy’s awesome eye, she suggested we move this over here, that over there and before I knew it I was in *LOVE* with the room! It’s so open (for a tiny room!) and I’m excited!
Here, see for yourself: (Oh and don't mind the fact that the bed isn't made...Gunner & Karlee had been sleeping on the floor while Mandy was visiting and were using the mattress...so if you see extra stuffed animals inside the crib that's where that came from!) AND, if you look closely you may even catch a glimpse of the coming home outfits! It will be adorable regardless of if it decides to be born a boy or a girl!
Above the changing table I have a cute off-white shelf that has teeny little blue and red stars painted on it (it's sitting on the changing table), then behind the glider I have a wrought-iron mirror to hang, and then on the wall where the crib sits I’m ordering some wall art. The mirror was actually the FIRST purchase Scott and I made when we found out I was pregnant with Gunner & Karlee! We had gone to a yard sale (don’t judge…I LOVE second-hand stuff!) and knew we were having a baby. Had no idea we were having twins, had no idea of the sex of them, and at the time still ‘planned’ on waiting to find out what “it” was until it arrived….so we thought we would go with a western-themed bedroom! It wasn’t until I found out what I was having that we had to go camo-crazy and change the theme of the room! So, I’m excited that we will finally find a use for this mirror that we bought so long ago! I will post NEW pictures if and when we ever get the rest of the items hung. I’m waiting on a certain other male-member of my family, so we shall see if everything gets done before the baby arrives!
WOW, I just realized today--adn this post-- will be the last one I make before I go from double-digit weeks left to single-digit weeks left (Did that make any sense to anyone but me?!?! Today I'm 10 weeks until the baby arrives, tomorrow goes to 9, making it a single digit!)
In positive news, with the help of my friend Mandy (who drove all the way in from Florida!) the nursery is 95% complete!!! Wooohooo!!! The only things it needs to be complete is a shelf hung over the changing table, a mirror hung on a wall and a wall art saying to arrive that will go on the wall behind the crib….other than that it is R-E-A-D-Y…and I seriously couldn’t be more excited! I’m sure that has a LOT to do with my back killing me right now because, believe me when I say, that room was a DISASTER before we started. It had been our spare/guest bedroom, but more than that, it had been the ‘catch all’ room…you know the kind. Most people have a ‘junk drawer’. The Rodgers Family had a ‘junk room’. Tell me you know the kind! The room where when company shows up that you THROW everything inside and shut the door?!?! Or, when company decides to stay, you open up the closet door, shove anything inside that will fit and pray the door doesn’t get opened for fear that everything inside will topple out?!?! Yup, one of THOSE rooms :) The closet had actually gotten SO full that I had began ‘nicely’ stacking piles of junk outside of it…it was horrible! It was SO messy that by the time we were done just cleaning it out, we had filled 8 (EIGHT!) big trash bags and one LARGE Uhaul box full of trash stuff. That is RIDICULOUS to have that much junk just lying around!!! Once we were done cleaning out we started the fun part, rearranging furniture and decorating! Thanks to Mandy’s awesome eye, she suggested we move this over here, that over there and before I knew it I was in *LOVE* with the room! It’s so open (for a tiny room!) and I’m excited!
Here, see for yourself: (Oh and don't mind the fact that the bed isn't made...Gunner & Karlee had been sleeping on the floor while Mandy was visiting and were using the mattress...so if you see extra stuffed animals inside the crib that's where that came from!) AND, if you look closely you may even catch a glimpse of the coming home outfits! It will be adorable regardless of if it decides to be born a boy or a girl!
Above the changing table I have a cute off-white shelf that has teeny little blue and red stars painted on it (it's sitting on the changing table), then behind the glider I have a wrought-iron mirror to hang, and then on the wall where the crib sits I’m ordering some wall art. The mirror was actually the FIRST purchase Scott and I made when we found out I was pregnant with Gunner & Karlee! We had gone to a yard sale (don’t judge…I LOVE second-hand stuff!) and knew we were having a baby. Had no idea we were having twins, had no idea of the sex of them, and at the time still ‘planned’ on waiting to find out what “it” was until it arrived….so we thought we would go with a western-themed bedroom! It wasn’t until I found out what I was having that we had to go camo-crazy and change the theme of the room! So, I’m excited that we will finally find a use for this mirror that we bought so long ago! I will post NEW pictures if and when we ever get the rest of the items hung. I’m waiting on a certain other male-member of my family, so we shall see if everything gets done before the baby arrives!
WOW, I just realized today--adn this post-- will be the last one I make before I go from double-digit weeks left to single-digit weeks left (Did that make any sense to anyone but me?!?! Today I'm 10 weeks until the baby arrives, tomorrow goes to 9, making it a single digit!)
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Third Trimester-woooohoooo!
Well, this little doodle bug and I are officially in the 3rd trimester and moving right along. I often ask myself how time can really be going by THIS quickly, and I guess the only answer I can come up with is that old saying, “Life’s like a roll of toilet paper, the closer you get to the end, the quicker it goes!” I think the older I get the more true that saying becomes :)
I made it in to the 3rd trimester this past Friday, and boy was it a good feeling! Knowing that God-forbid the baby comes early, at this point I’m far enough along that it would have a *really* good chance of surviving without any long-term medical problems is SUCH a great feeling. Another great feeling? Making it past the point of 27 weeks 5 days when I got placed on bedrest with Gunner & Karlee—now THAT is a cause for celebration! I got placed on bedrest with Gman and KJ because of contractions and my blood pressure being out of control…something that could happen at any point with this pregnancy, but so far so good! Each Friday that passes marks one Friday closer to making it full-term and I couldn’t be more excited.
I had my 28-week check up this past Monday and everything looked great. Guppy’s heart beat was 130/minute and my blood pressure was perfect. (wooohooo for small victories!). I’ll go back in 2 weeks and hopefully be told the same thing.
The baby has been keeping me busy with karate-chops and summersaults. I’m amazed at how it can kick me really low in my stomach, yet at the same time kick me really high…I think it’s going to be nice and long! The kids are adorable. They always ask me how I’m feeling, and nightly include the baby in their prayers. At least daily they say or do something so sweet that I tear up. I’ve been so blessed with such loving children!!!
Gunner is VERY determined that this little one will be born a boy. I don’t know if I have mentioned this on the blog before, but because I don’t want to forget this I’d better write it down again! When you ask him what the baby is, before you can even get your question out he tells you “BOY”. When you ask “what if it’s a girl?” you almost don’t have enough time to get the question out before he cuts you off and tells you it’s going to be a boy. This past weekend after Church after driving home from the feed store I asked him what he would do if it ended up being a little girl (this started because the owner of the feed store told us she thinks it will be a girl and Gunner proceeded to try to set her straight on her thinking)…I said “Gunner, I know you want a brother, but what happens if it’s a girl?” He says “NO, it’s a brother.” I again said, “But if it IS a girl, what will you do? You will still love her!” And he says “I will leave.” I said “Ha! And where will you go?” without even thinking he says “California.” It’s almost like if he says it loud enough…if he makes enough people BELIEVE that it’s a boy then it will erase any chance of it being a girl! Poor, poor boy if it comes out a ‘she’ because I seriously wonder what he will do! The funny thing is, whoever doesn’t get lucky in their hope for a sibling of the same sex, actually WINS in the end because they won’t have to share a room for the rest of their lives!
I made it in to the 3rd trimester this past Friday, and boy was it a good feeling! Knowing that God-forbid the baby comes early, at this point I’m far enough along that it would have a *really* good chance of surviving without any long-term medical problems is SUCH a great feeling. Another great feeling? Making it past the point of 27 weeks 5 days when I got placed on bedrest with Gunner & Karlee—now THAT is a cause for celebration! I got placed on bedrest with Gman and KJ because of contractions and my blood pressure being out of control…something that could happen at any point with this pregnancy, but so far so good! Each Friday that passes marks one Friday closer to making it full-term and I couldn’t be more excited.
I had my 28-week check up this past Monday and everything looked great. Guppy’s heart beat was 130/minute and my blood pressure was perfect. (wooohooo for small victories!). I’ll go back in 2 weeks and hopefully be told the same thing.
The baby has been keeping me busy with karate-chops and summersaults. I’m amazed at how it can kick me really low in my stomach, yet at the same time kick me really high…I think it’s going to be nice and long! The kids are adorable. They always ask me how I’m feeling, and nightly include the baby in their prayers. At least daily they say or do something so sweet that I tear up. I’ve been so blessed with such loving children!!!
Gunner is VERY determined that this little one will be born a boy. I don’t know if I have mentioned this on the blog before, but because I don’t want to forget this I’d better write it down again! When you ask him what the baby is, before you can even get your question out he tells you “BOY”. When you ask “what if it’s a girl?” you almost don’t have enough time to get the question out before he cuts you off and tells you it’s going to be a boy. This past weekend after Church after driving home from the feed store I asked him what he would do if it ended up being a little girl (this started because the owner of the feed store told us she thinks it will be a girl and Gunner proceeded to try to set her straight on her thinking)…I said “Gunner, I know you want a brother, but what happens if it’s a girl?” He says “NO, it’s a brother.” I again said, “But if it IS a girl, what will you do? You will still love her!” And he says “I will leave.” I said “Ha! And where will you go?” without even thinking he says “California.” It’s almost like if he says it loud enough…if he makes enough people BELIEVE that it’s a boy then it will erase any chance of it being a girl! Poor, poor boy if it comes out a ‘she’ because I seriously wonder what he will do! The funny thing is, whoever doesn’t get lucky in their hope for a sibling of the same sex, actually WINS in the end because they won’t have to share a room for the rest of their lives!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Today is May 3, 2011
I had my monthly check up yesterday and with that came my 1-hour glucose test to determine if I have gestational diabetes. I had been DREADING that test ever since I found out I was pregnant. No, not dreading the test, I actually like the orange flavored drink, I was dreading the results and the fact that when I failed the 1-hour test I would have to go back to take the 4-hour test. (the 4-hour test is where you go in to the lab fasting for at least 12 hours. When you arrive they draw your blood. You then drink another sugary drink and then for the next 3 hours they draw your blood once an hour. Which means: 4 blood draws+ me being hungry= one unhappy pregnant lady!)
After they drew my blood my doctor came in and checked me. My blood pressure is still doing great. The guppy has a heart rate of 130/minute (keeps slowing down!) and I am measuring 30 weeks. I left the appointment even sadder than when I went in when I found out I was measuring 3 weeks ahead of schedule since gestational diabetes leads to larger babies, so I pouted and moped around all night last night thinking I surely had to be diabetic since I was measuring so large.
I got my results today: I’m FINE!!! I passed my FIRST test and don’t have to take any more-Woooohooooo! When the nurse emailed me this morning I had to email back and ask her to check it again because I was THAT sure I would fail…God DOES answer prayers and allowed me to pass and for that I am sooo grateful!!!
After they drew my blood my doctor came in and checked me. My blood pressure is still doing great. The guppy has a heart rate of 130/minute (keeps slowing down!) and I am measuring 30 weeks. I left the appointment even sadder than when I went in when I found out I was measuring 3 weeks ahead of schedule since gestational diabetes leads to larger babies, so I pouted and moped around all night last night thinking I surely had to be diabetic since I was measuring so large.
I got my results today: I’m FINE!!! I passed my FIRST test and don’t have to take any more-Woooohooooo! When the nurse emailed me this morning I had to email back and ask her to check it again because I was THAT sure I would fail…God DOES answer prayers and allowed me to pass and for that I am sooo grateful!!!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Wanna see a pregnant lady do a happy dance?!?!
....Show them the ticker that says they have 99 days to go until the baby arrives!!! I wish you could all see me right now...I'm smiling from ear to ear seeing that beautiful number drop below triple digits! And actually, if I want to get *really* technical, I have no more than 92 days left since they're taking the munchkin at 39 weeks, which is July 29th...Hmmm, I might have to update my ticker to reflect that since I KNOW without a shadow of a doubt that the baby won't be waiting until August 5th to make it's special appearance into this world. The day just gets better and better!
So anyway, happy-less-than-100-days-to-go Little baby! Can't wait to meet you and see if you're team blue or team pink!!!
And here's a belly shot from this morning, not real clear, and I wore a pretty loose shirt today so you can't see it too well, but it's definetely starting to poke itself out all of a sudden!
I can't tell you how many times a day I bump it and go "OUCH!"
So anyway, happy-less-than-100-days-to-go Little baby! Can't wait to meet you and see if you're team blue or team pink!!!
And here's a belly shot from this morning, not real clear, and I wore a pretty loose shirt today so you can't see it too well, but it's definetely starting to poke itself out all of a sudden!
I can't tell you how many times a day I bump it and go "OUCH!"
Monday, April 18, 2011
Heartburn, how I've missed you so....
I had completely and absolutely forgotten how brutal heartburn can be. I know with Gunner & Karlee I had it, but I guess time has a funny way of minimizing memories, because when it decided to stop for a visit yesterday I was blown away at how severe it was. This morning, (after only drinking water!) I’m once again reminded just how nasty it is, and the fog that surrounded my memories of my last pregnancy is slowly lifting and I’m realizing that this new ‘friend’ is probably here to stay until the baby arrives! Oh my gosh it’s awful :(
Monday, April 11, 2011
Today is April 11, 2011
I had my 24-week check up today and with that came the last ultrasound I’ll (hopefully!) be having with this pregnancy. Not that I wouldn’t want to see the little one again, but if I DO see it again it means something is possibly wrong, so let’s stick to the hope that I won’t have any more ultrasounds :) The little one was being camera shy and kept putting its arm and hand in front of its face. When it wasn’t covering up its face with its hand it would lean forward and the umbilical cord would hide the face…typical that my baby wouldn’t like to smile for the camera, huh?!?! We did get a couple pictures, but I can’t decide who it looks like! Reminds me of Gunner in the nose and forehead area, but then the lips and chin remind me of Karlee…wouldn’t it be cool if this baby looked like both Scott and I? Then we would have “yours mine and ours”!!! The appointment went great. The baby now weighs 1 pound 10 ounces and had a heart rate of 136 at the ultrasound and 150 in her office. Seems to be measuring exactly where it should be for where I’m at in my pregnancy. I really thought I was going to be in trouble for gaining so much weight on vacation (my scale was vicious and hateful when we got home and hasn’t forgiven me for leaving yet!), but she was fine with my gain since overall I’ve gained 8 pounds the entire pregnancy. Considering the baby weighs a pound and a half she’s not upset at all…thank goodness because I was dreading the ‘talk’! My blood pressure is also being really good so far, so all in all she was very pleased with me and didn’t give me any of those ‘looks’ and didn’t threaten bed rest or anything like that. Woooohoooo! I need to stay ‘perfect’ like this so my plan of working up until the day before the baby arrives can come true! Why do I want to work that long??? Because Scott and I are getting a pool (yay!!!) in August when my Father in Law drives back here, so the longer I work before the baby arrives, the longer I have for maternity leave AFTER the baby arrives to SWIM!!! I am allowed up to 12 weeks, but I only have enough sick leave to get paid for 6 weeks, so my hope is to only be off 6 weeks, and AFTER the baby arrived would be ideal. I’d LOVE to finish the summer off with a nice tan :) My next appointment will be my Glucose test, so I’ll get to chug the yummy orange drink on my drive down. I’m actually looking forward to it because I’ve missed having my weekly Pepsi since becoming pregnant (Pre-pregnancy I allowed myself one Pepsi a week…every Thursday to be exact!), so the thought of a sweet soda is getting me excited! I know it won’t be AS good as a real soda, but maybe if I look forward to it it won’t be as bad. With the twins I failed this test and had to have the second test to rule out gestational diabetes, but I’m passing this one the first time, I’ve already made my mind up. After my next appointment (3 weeks from now) I start going in every 2 weeks. NOT looking forward to that since I have an hour drive each way and gas prices continue to climb! Here are a couple pictures of the Guppy :) 
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Today is April 6, 2011
Hello 22 weeks and 5 days, and hello sweet baby in my belly who is sooo active people around me think I have a twitching disorder!!!
(I told you this blog would be lame....after you read this post you will completely agree! I just want to be sure I DOCUMENT what is going on so I don't forget, because with Gunner & Karlee I didn't document enough and it's sad how quickly you forget the 'little' things that happen).
In the past 2 weeks the Guppy has taken kicking and summersaults to a whole new (and amazing!) level. When I was pregnant with the twins they kicked, don't get me wrong. But I guess because it was so 'tight' in their living quarters they kicked a little, and I felt them roll around once or twice, but that was pretty much it. I would feel a kick 2 or 3 times a day, if I was lucky. With this one it's a whole new world! It rolls, and punches, and not just once or twice, but 6 or 7 times right in a row! Besides scaring me half to death it is the coolest thing EVER!
In other news, we just got home from an almost 2-week vacation in CALIFORNIA!!! We got to visit friends and family and were the guests of honor at a very special baby shower thrown by my best friend Linzy. Eventually (hopefully before this time next year!) I will post pictures over on the family blog. At the shower and during the rest of the trip (when I remembered!) I had people guess what we're having by holding up an 'It's a girl' or 'It's a boy' sign...I will try to get those pictures posted soon too! I think it will be fun to see who was team blue or team pink!
I go in next monday for my 24-week check up and for an ultrasound...I can hardly wait! *IF* we were finding out the sex of the baby this would be THAT ultrasound, but since we're not going to find out, I will at least have some pictures to share with you once it's over.
That's another thing that's so strange...with Gman and KJ I had ultrasounds every 2 weeks, with this one I've only had 2 so far, and only get one more (next week), (I'm NOT complaining...it means the baby is healthy!!!) but I am soooo excited for next week whereas with the twins it got to where I didn't look forward to u/s's anymore because I had them so often. I can't wait to see the little one and have it confirmed that it's growing just as it should be.
I guess for now that's about all I have to blab about. More to come after next week's appointment!
OH, one more thing. I have the sweetest kids EVER! Last night I got home from work and my feet were swollen (Still haven't quite gone down after the 26-hour car ride from California) and what did my kids do? Went and got lotion out and started rubbing my feet--all by themselves!!! As they were doing it Karlee looks at me and says "Can I get you anything sweetie?" Awwww, melt my heart!!! And they LOVE rubbing and kissing my belly every chance they get. According to Gunner, everytime he touches it the baby kicks him...soooo cute!
(I told you this blog would be lame....after you read this post you will completely agree! I just want to be sure I DOCUMENT what is going on so I don't forget, because with Gunner & Karlee I didn't document enough and it's sad how quickly you forget the 'little' things that happen).
In the past 2 weeks the Guppy has taken kicking and summersaults to a whole new (and amazing!) level. When I was pregnant with the twins they kicked, don't get me wrong. But I guess because it was so 'tight' in their living quarters they kicked a little, and I felt them roll around once or twice, but that was pretty much it. I would feel a kick 2 or 3 times a day, if I was lucky. With this one it's a whole new world! It rolls, and punches, and not just once or twice, but 6 or 7 times right in a row! Besides scaring me half to death it is the coolest thing EVER!
In other news, we just got home from an almost 2-week vacation in CALIFORNIA!!! We got to visit friends and family and were the guests of honor at a very special baby shower thrown by my best friend Linzy. Eventually (hopefully before this time next year!) I will post pictures over on the family blog. At the shower and during the rest of the trip (when I remembered!) I had people guess what we're having by holding up an 'It's a girl' or 'It's a boy' sign...I will try to get those pictures posted soon too! I think it will be fun to see who was team blue or team pink!
I go in next monday for my 24-week check up and for an ultrasound...I can hardly wait! *IF* we were finding out the sex of the baby this would be THAT ultrasound, but since we're not going to find out, I will at least have some pictures to share with you once it's over.
That's another thing that's so strange...with Gman and KJ I had ultrasounds every 2 weeks, with this one I've only had 2 so far, and only get one more (next week), (I'm NOT complaining...it means the baby is healthy!!!) but I am soooo excited for next week whereas with the twins it got to where I didn't look forward to u/s's anymore because I had them so often. I can't wait to see the little one and have it confirmed that it's growing just as it should be.
I guess for now that's about all I have to blab about. More to come after next week's appointment!
OH, one more thing. I have the sweetest kids EVER! Last night I got home from work and my feet were swollen (Still haven't quite gone down after the 26-hour car ride from California) and what did my kids do? Went and got lotion out and started rubbing my feet--all by themselves!!! As they were doing it Karlee looks at me and says "Can I get you anything sweetie?" Awwww, melt my heart!!! And they LOVE rubbing and kissing my belly every chance they get. According to Gunner, everytime he touches it the baby kicks him...soooo cute!
Friday, March 18, 2011
Today is March 18, 2011...and I'm halfway done!!!
So today is the day I’ve been looking forward to for a long time. I’m officially halfway through my pregnancy and it’s a great feeling! I’m actually OVER halfway if I want to get technical since I’m having the baby a week before my actual due date, but who’s keeping track, huh? Certainly not the lady who has a lower back ache 24/7, acne like I’m a 13- year old teenager, and has already started to waddle when not concentrating really hard on walking straight!!!
So happy halfway to me!!!
We finally got the new beds set up in G&K’s rooms (I know, we were lagging, but when you have to buy two of everything at the same time, that gets EXPENSIVE!!! And not just two bed frames. We had to buy 2 bed frames, 2 mattresses, 2 sets of sheets, and 2 comforter sets…and that’s not cheap!) Since I was starting to stress about getting things done, we went ahead and put the new beds up. In the next month or so we will get the guest bedroom packed away and turned in to a nursery. I just want it all DONE already! Once the crib is set up, I will be able to breathe a big sigh of relief. It was when we cleaned out the bedroom and set the cribs up last time that officially pushed me on to bedrest with the twins. Granted I realize I was carrying twins, but the thought of the same thing happening still scares me, so if we can get it set up earlier in my pregnancy this time I should completely be out of the worry-zone.
If and when I ever get it done I will share pictures, but as ‘good’ (hahaha!) as I’ve been about blogging lately, I wouldn’t hold my breath if I were you :)
So happy halfway to me!!!
We finally got the new beds set up in G&K’s rooms (I know, we were lagging, but when you have to buy two of everything at the same time, that gets EXPENSIVE!!! And not just two bed frames. We had to buy 2 bed frames, 2 mattresses, 2 sets of sheets, and 2 comforter sets…and that’s not cheap!) Since I was starting to stress about getting things done, we went ahead and put the new beds up. In the next month or so we will get the guest bedroom packed away and turned in to a nursery. I just want it all DONE already! Once the crib is set up, I will be able to breathe a big sigh of relief. It was when we cleaned out the bedroom and set the cribs up last time that officially pushed me on to bedrest with the twins. Granted I realize I was carrying twins, but the thought of the same thing happening still scares me, so if we can get it set up earlier in my pregnancy this time I should completely be out of the worry-zone.
If and when I ever get it done I will share pictures, but as ‘good’ (hahaha!) as I’ve been about blogging lately, I wouldn’t hold my breath if I were you :)
Monday, March 14, 2011
Today is March 14, 2011
I had my 20 week check up today (even though I’m only 19 ½ weeks along!) and everything is going great. Can I complain about something soooo petty today?!?! I dislike having my appointments a few days early. (I know, can I not find something a little sillier to whine about?!?!) But this is why: I feel like I’m lying when I go in for my appointments! I walk in and say “Hi, Lyndee here for my 20 week check up..errr, but I’m only 19 weeks…” and then in a couple weeks I’ll go in for my 24-week anatomy scan, but when she asks my due date she will think I clearly can’t add right! I don’t know, I just wish we could skip a week so when I went to appointments I WAS as far along as they think I am, that’s all :)
Okay, I’m done complaining!
At today’s appointment, the little heartbeat was 140/minute, so I guess it’s going to stay right in the middle and make it tough to decide if it’s team blue or team pink…and I LOVE that! It’s going to be stubborn just like it’s brother and sister and that’s fine by me! I’m not sure if you all know, but we’re not going to find out what it is. If it had a super high (usually a girl) or super low (usually a boy) heart rate we would have a good idea what we were having. This way, we are still clueless…I LOVE that :)
One last thing: We have our delivery date. If all goes as planned and the little booger doesn’t decide to come out any earlier, I will have this sweet little munchkin on Friday, July 29th!!! It’s crazy to have an actual date, and even crazier to think that really, July isn’t THAT far away!!!
Okay, I’m done complaining!
At today’s appointment, the little heartbeat was 140/minute, so I guess it’s going to stay right in the middle and make it tough to decide if it’s team blue or team pink…and I LOVE that! It’s going to be stubborn just like it’s brother and sister and that’s fine by me! I’m not sure if you all know, but we’re not going to find out what it is. If it had a super high (usually a girl) or super low (usually a boy) heart rate we would have a good idea what we were having. This way, we are still clueless…I LOVE that :)
One last thing: We have our delivery date. If all goes as planned and the little booger doesn’t decide to come out any earlier, I will have this sweet little munchkin on Friday, July 29th!!! It’s crazy to have an actual date, and even crazier to think that really, July isn’t THAT far away!!!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Today is February 14, 2011 (updated)
**Update at the bottom**
Today is valentines Day---Happy Valentines Day!
I had my 16 week appointment today and I need some prayers. Everything seemed okay with the baby (heart rate was 142/minute) (Yay! Yay! YAY!!!)
....but my blood that they tested last month came back with some red flags, so now I'm in a panic. My doctor went ahead and drew more blood and said that it could have just been a fluke, but she was concerned that not one, but two of my antibody tests came back abnormal. One had to do with my blood type: I'm normally A + (A positive). Your blood type doesn't change in your lifetime, however, according to the lab work, mine changed. And maybe not 'changed' but didn't have enough in it to be conclusive that I'm A +. When you have a certain blood type it doesn't change, so that fact that mine didn't 'feel' like being A + is a reason for concern.
She didn't really have any answers and was as perplexed as I am, so she said we will wait to hear what the new bloodwork says and go from there. But do you ever get the feeling when looking in someone's eyes that they know more than they're telling you? She had that 'look' and I just feel like she has an idea as to what the problem is but doesn't want to tell me until she knows for sure. And that makes me MAD. I love my doctor, but that is one thing about doctors (all doctors) that has always made me mad. It's MY body they're talking about, just tell me what you think. Give me your best educated guess with the facts that you have right now, because I promise you, the WORST thing that you are thinking it could be, is better than the BEST thing my mind (and the internet) is telling me that it is. GRRRR.
So now I wait to hear back to see if I'm A) falling apart or B) if the tests were just messed up.
Please pray that everything is fine and my blood just got switched with someone else's. And if it didn't get switched, please pray that whatever is going on won't affect the baby.
I will post an update as soon as I hear back from her. Until then PRAY (please?)!!!
UPDATE: Can I just say that God is amazing and prayers DO WORK??? Well I'm saying it: GOD IS AMAZING AND PRAYERS DO WORK!!!!! Just heard back from my doctors office, after the second test, all bloodwork came back fine and I have no reason to be concerned. I asked why on earth the tests came back wrong in the first place and my nurse said pregnancy hormones could have done it since they make ladies blood do a lot of crazy things while pregnant (and Scott wonder's why I've been an emotional roller coaster! If it can mess with my blood like this, think what it's doing to my brain!!!), it could have been the lab machines...any number of things. But this test came back fine, so no need to worry and she would see me in a month. thank you for all of the prayers, emails and phone calls...they worked!!!
Today is valentines Day---Happy Valentines Day!
I had my 16 week appointment today and I need some prayers. Everything seemed okay with the baby (heart rate was 142/minute) (Yay! Yay! YAY!!!)
....but my blood that they tested last month came back with some red flags, so now I'm in a panic. My doctor went ahead and drew more blood and said that it could have just been a fluke, but she was concerned that not one, but two of my antibody tests came back abnormal. One had to do with my blood type: I'm normally A + (A positive). Your blood type doesn't change in your lifetime, however, according to the lab work, mine changed. And maybe not 'changed' but didn't have enough in it to be conclusive that I'm A +. When you have a certain blood type it doesn't change, so that fact that mine didn't 'feel' like being A + is a reason for concern.
She didn't really have any answers and was as perplexed as I am, so she said we will wait to hear what the new bloodwork says and go from there. But do you ever get the feeling when looking in someone's eyes that they know more than they're telling you? She had that 'look' and I just feel like she has an idea as to what the problem is but doesn't want to tell me until she knows for sure. And that makes me MAD. I love my doctor, but that is one thing about doctors (all doctors) that has always made me mad. It's MY body they're talking about, just tell me what you think. Give me your best educated guess with the facts that you have right now, because I promise you, the WORST thing that you are thinking it could be, is better than the BEST thing my mind (and the internet) is telling me that it is. GRRRR.
So now I wait to hear back to see if I'm A) falling apart or B) if the tests were just messed up.
Please pray that everything is fine and my blood just got switched with someone else's. And if it didn't get switched, please pray that whatever is going on won't affect the baby.
I will post an update as soon as I hear back from her. Until then PRAY (please?)!!!
UPDATE: Can I just say that God is amazing and prayers DO WORK??? Well I'm saying it: GOD IS AMAZING AND PRAYERS DO WORK!!!!! Just heard back from my doctors office, after the second test, all bloodwork came back fine and I have no reason to be concerned. I asked why on earth the tests came back wrong in the first place and my nurse said pregnancy hormones could have done it since they make ladies blood do a lot of crazy things while pregnant (and Scott wonder's why I've been an emotional roller coaster! If it can mess with my blood like this, think what it's doing to my brain!!!), it could have been the lab machines...any number of things. But this test came back fine, so no need to worry and she would see me in a month. thank you for all of the prayers, emails and phone calls...they worked!!!
Friday, January 28, 2011
13 week present!
Look what was delivered to me just a few minutes ago...a BEAUTIFUL bouquet of roses! The card simply said "Thank you, Love Scott"
Thank you? What had I done lately to deserve roses? I hadn't cleaned the house in ages, it wasn't his birthday where he got a really cool gift.....what could it have been? So I called to ask. He said "Thank you for taking such good care of the baby and for making it out of your first trimester."
Awwwww! Yup, I am a lucky, lucky girl :)
Today is January 28, 2011
Today I am officially 13 weeks along. Almost as a birthday present to celebrate hitting 13-weeks, my sweet baby let me feel it inside of me! I felt flutters this morning as I was sitting at my desk. What a great way to start the day and to kick off the 13th week :)
Now, the not-so-exciting highlight of pregnancy: I have already started feeling achy! My back, my knees, the muscles in my stomach ALL ache. Finding a comfortable position to sleep at night is also (already) becoming a chore. It is crazy. With the twins, I didn't start to feel achy and have trouble sleeping until MUCH later, probably closer to 16-20 weeks....and I was carrying TWO! I assumed since I was only carrying one I would be good to go until at least 30 weeks-HA! Guess that's what happens when you're 4 years older!!!
Monday, January 17, 2011
Today is January 17, 2011
had my 12-week appointment today (even though I'm only 11 weeks, 3 days), and the sweet Guppy's heart is beating away at 150 beats per minute.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Today is January 4, 2010
Saturday, January 1, 2011
We've Having a Baby!
It was Monday, December 6, 2010 when I stopped at Dollar General to pick up some chips and dip for Scott's Financial Peace University Class he teaches at our Church. Normally I was prepared and would make something: Cookies, a warm dip, tortilla rollups--SOMETHING besides cheap and boring chips and dip from Dollar General. I had just been so tired for the past few weeks I couldn't get prepared early enough to plan something. While I was at Dollar General I picked up a pregnancy test. It was almost as an after thought, but I just hadn't been feeling 'right' for the past few days.
...Let me back up. I had been on birth control. For the past 2 months I had complained to Scott that they tasted stale and nasty...I even asked him to taste one to see if it was all in my head and he refused....said he didn't want to start growing boobs or anything :)
...Let me back up. I had been on birth control. For the past 2 months I had complained to Scott that they tasted stale and nasty...I even asked him to taste one to see if it was all in my head and he refused....said he didn't want to start growing boobs or anything :)
To get G&K we tried for 3 1/2 years before finally becoming pregnant with the help of a fertility clinic and LOTS of prayers from our Church family.
...SO. even though I had been feeling 'funny', I really, truly didn't think I was pregnant. By purchasing a pregnancy test it was almost a way to show my brain I had no excuse for being lazy and not feeling right. I purchased it more as a psychological tool than for anything else. Ladies you have to know what I mean: You feel sick, for a split second you say "could I be pregnant?" you take a test, it's negative, and all of a sudden you're FINE again! I seriously thought it would be the same way this time. As I was checking out, the clerk said "Good Luck!" I quickly said, "Oh no, it's not for me"....what the heck! I LIED to the clerk! I felt like a goober for not telling the truth, but that is how much I KNEW I wasn't pregnant. How could I be pregnant? NOT praying for a baby, NOT going to a fertility clinic and ON birth control???
When the kids and I got home I actually left the test in the car because I forgot all about it. I rushed inside, handed Scott his oh-so-classy bag of chips and jar of dip and kissed him goodbye for his class. I made dinner for the kids and as I was getting ready to sit down I thought "Hmmm, I think I'll have a glass of kahlua and milk tonight." I got the bottle down, got the milk out and all of a sudden a little thought popped into my head...I remembered the pregnancy test out in the car. Since I had to 'go' right then anyway, I ran outside to grab it. I came back in, went to the restroom and took the test. Anytime I have to go to the restroom in my house it seems EVERYONE has to go, so within seconds, Gunner was on the potty. All of a sudden I glanced down at the test (as I was getting ready to toss it in the trash) and noticed two pink lines. At first I didn't think anything of it, then I panicked. I grabbed the box and sure enough, two pink lines meant you were having a baby. All of a sudden Gunner says "Mommy, why do you have that look on your face?" "What look G?" "that Look, look at you. You look scary, Mommy" So I glanced in the mirror...I DID look scary. My face had warped into some pale, wide eyed monster! I tried to smile and said "Oh nothing Gunner, Mommy is fine!" "No you're not, Mommy. You sick?" Boy oh boy, was I ever sick. And I was home alone...No scott to make come in the bathroom and verify two pink lines....or at least to pinch me and wake me up from my dream.
After that, the next 30 minutes were kinda a blurr. I remember going back and forth with the idea of needing to call Scott ASAP, to not wanting to bug him while he was teaching. I *think* the kids ate dinner and took a bath, but if I had to testify in court, I wouldn't be able to swear to it. Somehow at some point I dialed his phone number and asked him to come home early. Since I NEVER call him during class he thinks someone has died. Through tears I tell him, everyone is fine, and that it's not bad news...kinda. Finally I blurt it out that I'm pregnant and that it wasn't on purpose and that I don't know what we'll do but that I don't want him to divorce me...you know what he does? HE LAUGHS! LOUDLY!!! Like a deep Santa Claus laugh. "DIVORCE YOU???" he says. "YES, because you're going to think I tricked you and got pregnant on purpose and now you will never trust me again." I cried, I sobbed. Finally I remember him telling me to calm down, that he wasn't going to divorce me and that he would be home soon. Then Linzy called. How is it that best friends ALWAYS know when you need them, and call at just the right time? SO I sobbed some more. Told her everything I had told Scott. Then Scott got home, hugged me and told me he would NEVER divorce me, especially over this. He said he KNEW I hadn't been messing up on my pills since he knew how much I wanted to go on my 'dirty Thirty' trip with my girlfriends. (I had already paid for a room at a San Diego resort for a weekend in October with a bunch of girls I had grown up with for our 30th birthday).
By the next day I was good again. I guess I just needed a good cry the night before :)
Life was going great for a couple days, then I started spotting. I called my doctor panic-stricken and thought I was being punished for not being excited from the start. I KNOW that God doesn't punish, but I felt like, maybe I should have prayed more, maybe I should have thanked him more for this amazing miracle he gave to us. My doctor ordered an ultrasound which showed a nice, healthy heartbeat, beating away. Almost on cue, the spotting stopped. A couple days later was my City Christmas party, where I was named Employee of the Year. It was an amazing night and an amazing honor. I was on Cloud-9. First God blessed us with a new baby, I had a healthy family, and THEN I was named Employee of the Year? What a great year. Then I got home and more spotting. Talk about the biggest highes and low's of my LIFE. Scott kept telling me he wasn't worried and that God had given us this baby, he would take care of it. Looking back now, he couldn't have been more right.
...SO. even though I had been feeling 'funny', I really, truly didn't think I was pregnant. By purchasing a pregnancy test it was almost a way to show my brain I had no excuse for being lazy and not feeling right. I purchased it more as a psychological tool than for anything else. Ladies you have to know what I mean: You feel sick, for a split second you say "could I be pregnant?" you take a test, it's negative, and all of a sudden you're FINE again! I seriously thought it would be the same way this time. As I was checking out, the clerk said "Good Luck!" I quickly said, "Oh no, it's not for me"....what the heck! I LIED to the clerk! I felt like a goober for not telling the truth, but that is how much I KNEW I wasn't pregnant. How could I be pregnant? NOT praying for a baby, NOT going to a fertility clinic and ON birth control???
When the kids and I got home I actually left the test in the car because I forgot all about it. I rushed inside, handed Scott his oh-so-classy bag of chips and jar of dip and kissed him goodbye for his class. I made dinner for the kids and as I was getting ready to sit down I thought "Hmmm, I think I'll have a glass of kahlua and milk tonight." I got the bottle down, got the milk out and all of a sudden a little thought popped into my head...I remembered the pregnancy test out in the car. Since I had to 'go' right then anyway, I ran outside to grab it. I came back in, went to the restroom and took the test. Anytime I have to go to the restroom in my house it seems EVERYONE has to go, so within seconds, Gunner was on the potty. All of a sudden I glanced down at the test (as I was getting ready to toss it in the trash) and noticed two pink lines. At first I didn't think anything of it, then I panicked. I grabbed the box and sure enough, two pink lines meant you were having a baby. All of a sudden Gunner says "Mommy, why do you have that look on your face?" "What look G?" "that Look, look at you. You look scary, Mommy" So I glanced in the mirror...I DID look scary. My face had warped into some pale, wide eyed monster! I tried to smile and said "Oh nothing Gunner, Mommy is fine!" "No you're not, Mommy. You sick?" Boy oh boy, was I ever sick. And I was home alone...No scott to make come in the bathroom and verify two pink lines....or at least to pinch me and wake me up from my dream.
After that, the next 30 minutes were kinda a blurr. I remember going back and forth with the idea of needing to call Scott ASAP, to not wanting to bug him while he was teaching. I *think* the kids ate dinner and took a bath, but if I had to testify in court, I wouldn't be able to swear to it. Somehow at some point I dialed his phone number and asked him to come home early. Since I NEVER call him during class he thinks someone has died. Through tears I tell him, everyone is fine, and that it's not bad news...kinda. Finally I blurt it out that I'm pregnant and that it wasn't on purpose and that I don't know what we'll do but that I don't want him to divorce me...you know what he does? HE LAUGHS! LOUDLY!!! Like a deep Santa Claus laugh. "DIVORCE YOU???" he says. "YES, because you're going to think I tricked you and got pregnant on purpose and now you will never trust me again." I cried, I sobbed. Finally I remember him telling me to calm down, that he wasn't going to divorce me and that he would be home soon. Then Linzy called. How is it that best friends ALWAYS know when you need them, and call at just the right time? SO I sobbed some more. Told her everything I had told Scott. Then Scott got home, hugged me and told me he would NEVER divorce me, especially over this. He said he KNEW I hadn't been messing up on my pills since he knew how much I wanted to go on my 'dirty Thirty' trip with my girlfriends. (I had already paid for a room at a San Diego resort for a weekend in October with a bunch of girls I had grown up with for our 30th birthday).
By the next day I was good again. I guess I just needed a good cry the night before :)
Life was going great for a couple days, then I started spotting. I called my doctor panic-stricken and thought I was being punished for not being excited from the start. I KNOW that God doesn't punish, but I felt like, maybe I should have prayed more, maybe I should have thanked him more for this amazing miracle he gave to us. My doctor ordered an ultrasound which showed a nice, healthy heartbeat, beating away. Almost on cue, the spotting stopped. A couple days later was my City Christmas party, where I was named Employee of the Year. It was an amazing night and an amazing honor. I was on Cloud-9. First God blessed us with a new baby, I had a healthy family, and THEN I was named Employee of the Year? What a great year. Then I got home and more spotting. Talk about the biggest highes and low's of my LIFE. Scott kept telling me he wasn't worried and that God had given us this baby, he would take care of it. Looking back now, he couldn't have been more right.
Here is how we announced the pregnancy to Grandparents and Great-Grandparents on christmas, and then to the rest of the world a couple weeks later:
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