9 weeks

Wow what a crazy 9 weeks....I had no idea pregnancy felt so weird...I mean I have a nauseousness that I can not shake all day and all night. Don't get me wrong being pregnant is what I want I just had no idea it would be so consuming. I find myself just trying to get through one day at a time....snack by snack....until the end of the day when I am in tears because I feel so sick and just can't stand the thought of eating something else. I heard that your body craves what you need...this can't be true because I have been craving BIG MACs, Hot Dogs and Chinese food.....none of which I am used to eating prior to this whole pregnancy thing. To give in or not? I know it is not good for the baby but I can't help it that is what I want...I usually love my fruit and veggies I just can barely seem to choke them down now.....same with the prenatal vitamins I have been on for 2 years now I gag...It is just so weird. My husband has been super proactive at looking at baby furniture and tons of baby stuff...Which I thought I would be too but I can hardly stay up long enough or feel good long enough to get into it. I'm starting to feel guilty!! Is this natural? Being Pregnant is what I have longed for for years and I am there. I just hope I can start to enjoy it more in the next few weeks.

We are going to Florida for 2 weeks so that might be just what the doctor ordered to start feeling better. I sure hope so.

I'm still swollen in my belly from the hyper stimulation so I am bigger than a normal 9 weeker...I get to stop my shots on July 14 I know that should make me feel better!!!!!!

I can't believe this is happening to me!!!!

Well it is our time, everyone told me it would happen and I would roll my eyes but it really did happen.....Tim and I are Finally Pregnant..I am going to attach a letter written by my husband that sums up the whole experience.

"As you well know the past two years Christie and I have been trying to begin a family together, while the process has been more difficult than we could have imagined, we found out yesterday it will all be worth it! We went to the doctor yesterday and heard our baby’s heartbeat. There was a chance we were having twins but the ultrasound yesterday indicated that we are lucky enough to spoil just one child. Christie has been amazing through all of the procedures, needles, surgeries, tests that she has had to endure these past 24 months. We wanted to take this opportunity and personally thank each and every one of you for the love, support, and prayers you have sent our way. Due to the timing of the news, we were trying to determine the best way to let people know. The summer months can be hard to see people on a daily basis Words cannot begin to describe how excited, thankful, and blessed the two of us are feeling. We are only 6 weeks into the pregnancy which is extremely early, but we wanted to let each of you know the progress since you have been there supporting us each step of the way. "

Well it has been a long emotional and physical journey for me....I ended up having 29 eggs which caused a lot if health problems extreme abdominal swelling(I gained 12 pounds of fluid in my belly in 2 days) and pain but it was all worth it. 25 of them fertilized with no problem so needless to say we have enough frozen embryos for a few families.... I am now going through the nausea all day long phase and extreme fatigue. I am hoping that this wears off so I can enjoy this pregnancy. I'm determined to enjoy this pregnancy after all this is what I fought for so long and hard... I really thought it was going to be more glamorous than this.....

Any tips suggestions ...tips for nausea control would be awesome the only thing that helps is if I eat through the nausea which is not easy and try and stay full all day long which requires a lot of eating that I just do not feel like doing.....

I still can't believe this is happening to us......God is faithful!!!!

Mattie's Married

What a whirlwind my little brother is married and yes I cried like a baby.  It was crazy for me to see him all grown up standing at the altar and especially to see my dad sobbing.  Last of 4 to be married and we have officially all grown up and moved out.  My parents finally have an empty nest.... The wedding was beautiful one funny story they had us get pictures by a barn off 109 and we all had ticks everywhere....we were freaking out as soon as we got to the reception we had tick checks.  I think Timmy won he had 8 of them.....I couldn't find any on me which creeps me out maybe I couldn't find them and they are there......I hate ticks.....

Matt and Carol are in the Dominican I'm sure they are having a blast...

Tommy's best man speech was so cute he found a letter Matt wrote him in 1993 that was signed "your biggest best friend" it was really sweet!!!!

UPS AND DOWN

Well it has been a sad week for my family, my mom lost her brother unexpectedly at age 59...and she was the one who found him at his house after 4 days of no one hearing from him.... So needless to say (sparing all the gory details)  my mom needs prayers, love and support right now....I have been giving her all the love I can...and Sarah is coming in town tonight to keep her occupied and help her as much as we can.... My dad has been so awesome and supportive watching the way he is with her is such an awesome example of unconditional love that God wants us to have for one another...I know she will get through this she just needs to be surrounded by loved ones...

On the second note, I had my table tilt test today and I failed...oh well...I passed out but that I guess is what they wanted me to do so they could see if it is my heart rate or my Blood pressure that drops first and then I could figure out how to avoid it....But leave it to me it was both that drop at the same time. The good news is that this is not life threatening I just have to learn how to avoid triggers and when I feel a fainting episode coming on lay down and put my feet up....I am just thrilled to be done with all the testing and this be the only thing that they could find, they call it neurocardiogenic syncope (kind of fancy but it just means "I am a fainter.")

Time to move on with my life...onward and upward my friends, no more tests and no more IV's for a very very long time... I am thankful for life and I plan to live it to the fullest, everyday! That is why I ate a BIG MAC today, I mean I devoured it..I probably have one once a year and I thought what the heck....I deserve it...yummy

BUSY DAY!!

What a busy day!!! We had Easter with my side of the family and celebrated Matty's B-day!  We went to church, colored Easter Eggs, had an Easter Egg hunt, sang Happy Birthday and gave Matty presents. Not only was Ben exhausted so was I!!!  Ben is the cutest little man I have ever met.  he is talking so much, he is actually hilarious......It was nice most of the day until around 3:00 or so it started to get cold. Tomorrow at 5:30am, is not going to be fun!! Well a few more weeks and schools out for summer.... I am already getting my summer book list ready.....

Happy Birthday Matty "28" this is a very exciting time for you with the wedding and everything.  Almost time for the showers and wedding events to begin.....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMMY BOY!

Happy Birthday Tommy, I hope you had an incredible day!!! I put a picture of Ben up because it seems like we only take pictures of him these days but how could you resist he is so darn cute. 

Well I had a CT angiogram for a questionable MRA that I had a month ago and I got the nest news in the world today!!!!! What they thought they saw turns out to be nothing more than a variant of normal!!! Leave it to me to be abnormally normal.If anyone has ever had a CT with contrast man that contrast feels weird...I seriously thought I peed myself but they told me it is a feeling that everyone gets.....I was like whoa...

  SO next week I see a new cardiologist and hopefully we get a good report from him as well.  

God is good! whenever I have been scared about this medical stuff I have been asking him to hold me very tightly in the palm of his hand. and the comfort I get from him has been overwhelming! I have been getting  the feeling that I need to start keeping a journal of all these challenges I have faced and someday I will have an amazing testimony to tell.  

Who said work can't be fun?!!!!

Feels like spring temporarily.....I'm taking advantage of it!!!! We are going to grill out tonight and we have all the windows open to get some fresh air in here.

We went to Mizzou yesterday to watch Chaminade play basketball...besides them winning which was exciting...we ate at Quinton's and I had a total trip down memory lane!!! Alot has changed down there in 7 years but it all came back to me..eventually....

Doctor update well there are a few things I still need to get clearance on but so far so good. I saw a cardiologist and I did not agree with him...he said that I need a pacemaker.......I told him no I don't think so....so I am going to get a second opinion..He was talking all sorts of crazy talk. So I really just discounted him right off the bat. I feel pretty good about all of the tests and I feel like I am going to walk away just fine. This is a pretty through work up and I think if you go scanning anyone you will find variants of normal...so I am not freaking out at all.

Here is a funny picture of me and my glasses that I wear at work in the patients rooms...the teenagers just love it the little ones don't know what to think. Gotta have some fun even if you are at work.  I was on nights this week so anything to stay awake....

Something I am hooked on right now is EBay...I mean this is great I found Armani Code perfume on there for $25.....seriously....now I am looking for everything on there from lip gloss to clothes. 

I also bought Very Sexy this week from Victoria's secret they also have a new scent out but I can't decide if it is too grown up for me...(aka old lady) I will need Sarah's opinion on that!