33 Weeks and counting

What is that I feel a draft..Yeah that is right.. None of my shirts even maternity ones are long enough and my mid drift is always catching the breeze.... Half the time I do not feel it but I can tell by the way people stare. So life has been exciting almost too exciting to blog...Well we had a shower at my moms huge success my sister and her girlfriend made it absolutely amazing. Everything was better than I could have dreamed up....... So besides being stuck on bed rest for my 30th Birthday life is good. I am off bed rest now I just caught a GI bug and puked my guts out buying me a hospital admission for dehydration followed by contractions.... Both of which thanks to medicine are gone now....and best part I am free to roam about the country...HAHAH

Doctor says he is only going to stop my contractions for 3 more weeks then he is going to let nature take it;s course...I really do feel like after all of this ruckus he caused I will be like 4o weeks and no sign of him wanting to come out...

So Timmy is painting the nursery right now and I am getting so excited it is all coming together and really happening...All of my dreams are coming TRUE!!!!!!

IT'S a BEAUTIFUL Healthy BABY BOY!!!

YEAHHH!! We couldn't be more thrilled.... We have been blessed with a son and a very active one at that! It seems like he is always moving/kicking except of course when we did the ultrasound he was a perfect angel and just lay there completely still so we could see everything... See look I am already one of those annoying moms who thinks their kid is perfect. Ha ha

Oh pregnancy why do you hate me?!! This has been a seriously long 6 1/2 months..between 3 months of nausea, the flu, walking pneumonia and now round ligament pain.... I'm really ready for it to be FEBRUARY 9TH ALREADY! I'm actually starting to get on my own nerves ......

Well I have officially been forced to cut back my 12 hour shifts to 8 hour shifts which has actually been amazing...

We are also planning for the first baby shower that my mom already made a cake out of diapers for that I will post a picture/( Yeah she is a little bit excited)

I got his bedding and I absolutely adore it, it is from pottery barn kids and I didn't think I wanted to spend that much but I couldn't find anything else I was crazy about. So next task is my glucose tolerance test in 2 weeks and then another ultrasound and birth classes in December. Oh yeah and I am turning 30 ...YIKES....we were wanting to plan a trip but going to Hawaii or the Virgin Islands is not very realistic right about now... So we will see..

Half Way there!!!

Only half way there until we get to meet our little miracle!!! I am wishing myself to February so I can meet this little one already!!! Well at least I have stayed vertical his past month...I did however get knocked down hard with what we believe to be the H1N1(swine flu) which landed me in bed for 12 days thinking I was never going to feel better. I was crying to my mom, "this is supposed to be the trimester that is most enjoyable." and after the first trimester I believe it is time for me to have some fun with this pregnancy thing maybe you know go shopping or see some friends......

Oh well I survived and I am back at work and school just loving it as the weeks fly by.

One thing that I have been feeling for the past week is the baby kicking and moving. I love it so much and am addicted to it, if I do not feel it for awhile I poke at the baby trying to instigate some movement. Pretty much the baby moves when it wants to and only then.. Oh boy already being stubborn.

On Another really exciting note....... this is that we are finding out the sex of the baby on Tuesday...I will be really surprised if it is a girl.

I am getting bigger and bigger, things like tying your shoes, crossing your legs and getting in and out of the car are not the easiest and I like some time real soon I am going to need Timmy's assistance to do these things. Oh well I guess I will milk it!!! I'm sure Timmy will love to help....ha ha ha

ONLY ME!!

Well last week was my first week back at school and doing clinicals as well as working full time. Let's just say I was stressed out.... My first day in a new office with my preceptor I passed out and she when I woke up everyone was around me again in my face. Luckily I felt it coming on and sat down so I didn't fall. I did stop breathing for a few seconds so then I had to go to the doctor to check on baby and everything was reassuring. Why can't I do anything normal? This is my last semester in school I know I just need to get it finished but I hope to God this doesn't happen every week. Anyway we go to the doctor again this week for our monthly check up so maybe just maybe we will be able to find out the sex of the baby otherwise we have to wait until the end of September.

On another note Love the weather here lately wish it would stick around. Finally booked a trip to go see Sarah(in all of my free time) in October which is well overdue so that will be fun!!!

ONWARD to 17 weeks, wonder when baby can hear me/music....and the next question is going to be what should I play for him/her.?

I have felt lots of twinges lately in my abdomen I am told that is my ligaments stretching can't wait until I can feel the baby moving!!!

175 days until we meet our little miracle!

Yes, This is me finally getting excited about meeting my little guy/girl. I am finally starting to feel like myself again. I usually get sick once a day around 5:00pm but this is so much better than being sick all day every day x 3 months..... I do have to say that being pregnant has turned me from being super feminine to a beast...who farts, burps, has indigestion, can hock a loogie and weird sporadic hair growth. I am shocked at myself it is uncontrollable though I tried to fight it but I just surrendered to it. My husband actually looked at me the other day and said you do everything loud these days...he went on with examples apparently I breath loud sigh loud and burp a lot. It really takes so much extra effort to take a deep breath when you have a gut. Oh well...I am embracing this time period of my life..I am 15 weeks and the doctor said I could now start drinking a little bit of caffeine which really helps me with working night shifts. The first time I had coffee again I could nt stop at 1/2 a cup my husband had to intervene.

School starts next week again this is my last semester if I can make it through classes working and clinicals while pregnant. Oh I am going to give it my best thats for sure. For some reason I am totally not into school at all I just want to lay around and veg out every free chance I get.

Next big decision is to find out whether we are having a boy or a girl...my mom keeps on trying to buy me the gender predictor pee tests at Walgreens (they claim to be 90% accurate). Well the dilemma is that Timmy doesn't want to know and I do...so we will see!!

Back from Vacation !!!

Vacation Vacation where did you go? 14 days IN Florida and they are gone...I can not believe it but boy was it nice...long walks on the beach and relaxing with naps everyday...Let's just say I got spoiled. The only problem was every night around dinner time I was nauseous and not the most fun to be around so while everyone stayed up and played cards I had to go to bed every night early. If I could fall asleep I would be fine.... I was at first trying to eat a ton for dinner thinking this would help my nausea but I realized this was contributing to the problem but when I started eating half portions I would wake up with a empty stomach and severe nausea around 1:00am....I give up baby I can not figure you out.

Well next week I go to the doctor I can ask him what I should do...I'm sure he will say nothing at all. I just can not wait to hold this baby in my arms and kiss it's little lips!!! I know then it will have all been worth it.

I have to go back to work tomorrow...Boy am I dreading it...Just work in general...not so much the place I work. Oh well maybe I will feel better if I get my mind of me and focus on helping other people.

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.....