We have a healthy baby!

I had my Dr's appointment today, and everything is great! Mom and the baby are doing very well. All of my vitals are great, and I haven't gained anything yet, which is ok with me. I just know it means I'll lost any weight I do gain, very fast! The baby's heartbeat sounded great! I think that's the best sound in the world. Part of me wants to burst into tears, but then I'm just so fascinated with it. I still can't believe there's a little tiny person in there. I can't wait to kiss it and hold it!

I think the one thing that makes me sad about this whole situation are my in-law's being so far away. I want everyone to enjoy the baby and be involved. I guess that's why God gave us modern technology. Phones, internet, and mailing home videos to Grandma and Grandpa should help :)

I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend! Hugs and love to you all!

A beautiful day in the neighborhood!

Today was the most gorgeous day we've seen in a long time! It was almost 70 degrees, and it was so sunny! So many people were out today. The park was full of little kids playing :) I hope today is a sign of what's to come! I'm definitely ready for this Spring weather.

I must say that I've been so exhausted all week. I could sleep all day long. Well, I just read that about this time, the baby is going through a growth spurt and that's what gives you fatigue. I had never thought about that before. It's good to know this little one is growing! That just means it's getting closer to the time it will be here with us.

I have a Dr's appointment tomorrow, and Im so excited. I never thought I would be excited to go to the Dr., but I love hearing that heartbeat. And I'll get to see if I've gained anything yet. I know the midwife told me not to worry about losing weight as long as I'm keeping food down, but it still worries me. I just want to know for sure that the baby is getting everything it needs. 27 days and we find out the sex! It seems like it's taken forever to get to this point! Now we're under 4 weeks, and I'm feeling better :) I just want to be able to call is Ava or Aidan. I love this baby so much I don't even know how to describe it, and I haven't even seen it or heard it yet. I told Jeff that if my lips could reach, I'd go right through my belly and kiss it. He was all....Wow, that's really disgusting....No it's not, it's love! I just want it to know how much I love it already!

I hope all of you have beautiful weather today and got to enjoy it! Spring is here! I'll talk to y'all later! Bye!

There's nothing like the smell of Pine-Sol at the end of the day

I've had a busy day today and I actually got a lot accomplished....even though I took a long break to talk to Randi on the phone. Everything is mopped and scrubbed down and washed and I love it. I love sitting in a freshly cleaned house.

I must say that it's driving me insane not knowing what this baby is. I just want to buy a rattle, an outfit, booties......something blue or pink! I have 34 days to go. I'm sure it will be here before I know it, but as of right now it can't come soon enough. I just keep telling myself that atleast it'll be big enough to where there will be no doubt about what it is. Till then I guess I'll just try to be as patient as possible.

My life is very uneventful right now guys. I'm sorry. One of these days I'll have some exciting posts. I love you all, and I hope you had a great day!

I have a new dream

As I sit here watching Top Model, and I'm realizing that I have a new dream for my life....No, it's not modeling. I do have the height, but I don't think I'll ever be a size 2. That can't be healthy for girls so tall. What's happened to the days where women were curvy and beautiful like Marilyn Monroe....Anyway, I've been doing a lot of searching online about nursing degrees and trying to find out what my options are. I'm already going to be starting at a new school for my LPN. I should start on May 1st. My friend Holly is a nurse right down the street from me at the Surgery Center, and I'm going to get ahold of her b/c she got her associate's degree at home, and for me that's ideal b/c I know I"ll be working and any time I can save and be at home with my baby will be great. It's a program where I'll just go to Columbus for 3 days and work a nurse's shift and get all of my clinicals done then. I also found online a program where you can go right from your associate's degree to your master's. I think it's with Walden University. In the medical profession your employer seems to always pay for your education. I've never heard of a place that won't. I'm just thinking I want to eventually get my Master's and be a midwife/nurse practitioner. I've loved being pregnant so much, and I would love to able to work with women and deliver babies! It's such a grand time in a woman's life. By the time I would have my Master's I"m sure our kid(s) will be in school, so I could have no problem possibly working at a Dr's office and working 5 days a week.....We'll see, I'm sure it will open up a lot of job oppurtunities for me. I really do just want to help people. I know at my Dr's office everyone is great! The Dr, the midwife, the nurses....I love them all! I would love to be able to make people feel that great. I would really love to work with kids though too. I'm sure I'll get all of this figured out eventually, but that's my goal for the future. I know I won't be able to do it all at once, but when I'm done with my education....that's what I want.

That's about all I have right now. Today has been an uneventful day. So I will let you all go. Nighty-night

The Happiest News!

It's 3:55pm and I'm sitting here on the couch with my Maggie sitting beside me and I could just feel the baby moving! Before I could only feel tiny little flutters if I was lying in bed real still and it was really quiet. This is so exciting. I just had to share :)

Happy Spring!

Ahhhh, Spring is here and it's so lovely outside today. I love looking at the huge tree in our backyard because all of its buds are forming and I know it will be so pretty as soon as the leaves come in. I think Spring is my favorite season because it is gorgeous outside, but it's not hot and humid like it is in the summer time here. I must say though that I am looking forward to summer this year! We all know what that means! Our little oone will be here :)

Getting this belly is great! I never ever in my life thought I'd be happy to see my belly getting bigger, but I love it. People are starting to notice my belly and they're asking when I'm due and all of the other typical questions pregnant women get. It's great! I'm just s happy to talk about it with anyone who will listen. This weekend some clients came in who haven't seen me in a while, and they all asked me if I'm expecting :) Why yes I am! They were all encouraging too how my mom and Randi are and that was great. I've learned to tune people out when they're negative, but it's still a little discouraging just when some women just can't find anything nice to say. There really is only one lady who is really hurting my feelings. She and my mom have been friends since I was 4 I think, and I grew up with her boys who are about my age and her older daughter would babysit for us when our parents went out together. So, I've known her forever and we were all close for a long time. Right now we're really tolerating this person because we have known her so long. She has just gotten very bizarre. Anyway, she hates everything to do with babies. She hated getting up in the middle of the night, changing them, feeding them. Her daughter has 2 adorable little kids and she loves them now, but both times when she was pregnant this lady called my mom and said that she hoped her daughter would lose the babies. So sad! What woman and mother doesn't like babies and doesn't want grandbabies? So, now she doesn't like the idea that I'm having one and talks about how I'll have a baby to put up with. She didn't want her own grandchildren, so I know I can't take it too personally, but what hurts my feelings is that she can't even ask how I'm doing. She has not said anything to me since I've been pregnant except hi and bye. Weird! I've known her for 20 years....it's just very sad that's she's so bitter.

Are any mommies out there belly sleepers? I've always been a belly sleeper....and now I can't sleep on my stomach anymore. I feel like I toss and turn all night, and I know there are nights when I wake Jeff up. I'm going to get a body pillow, but if anyone has some advice then just let me know!

You know what I'm glad I got to experience? When I was in high school I spent a summer with a lady from my church who had twins. Her husband was in the Army and was gone for 3 months, so I stayed with her to help out. I always had the baby girl and she always had the boy b/c he had colic and he only ever wanted her. But for 3 months I was up when they were up to do feedings and changings and give baths. I didn't everything a mom does. I was talking to my mom about it yesterday, and she said I couldn't have had better training b/c I got to experience it all, and I always had the baby with me. Call me crazy, but it helps me feel confident about bringing a new baby home b/c I know what it's like. I"m definitely thankful I got to spend those 3 months with her. It was such a fun time and I have wonderful memories from that summer. Babies are such a blessing!

In a couple hours I'm going to go to the hospital to visit a girl from work who just had a baby girl on Friday. It's sad because knowing her husband...he isn't even there with her. We need to be thankful for the wonderful men in our lives, ladies! So, I'll keep her company and hold the baby.

I need to get myself ready for the day even though it's after noon now. Have a great day everyone!

It's a growing belly!

Finally, Jeff found the camera! I definitely need his help these days because I've lost my mind. I start to say something and can't remember what I was saying. I lose my train of thought so easily. Today I was talking to Randi on the phone and I couldn't find my purse. I really needed it b/c I was leaving for work. Well, I finaly found it in the laundry basket in the utility room....No, it wasn't on top, I saw the handle sticking out and clothes and towles were piled on top of it. How did it get there? I have no idea. I read somewhere that everytime you get pregnant you lose a small amount of brain cells....I believe it b/c I've always been scatter-brained and now I really am.

I have a huge praise. I was frustrated b/c I have to switch colleges b/c I started out about 2 years behind as far as clinicals go. I found a new school where I'll only take the sciences I need and do all of my clinicals and I'll get my LPN! I'm so excited. It's an intense program where I'll take one class a month, but I'm excited. I think I'm even more excited that it's a faster program. I know I'm not old, but with a baby on the way I just want to get done ASAP. I don't know why I didn't check this school first. So many girls I know who are now nurses have gone there and I should have researched it first. I'll be starting either April 3rd or the first Monday in May. I can't wait! Let's get this career on the roll!

I need to go for now. Now I'll update more like I did when I first got this blog since I have the camera :) It's easier to update more than once a week too b/c it's too hard to update your whole week when you have a pregnant mind and can't even remember where your purse is.....Love to you all!

More to come....

I will be posting more soon. I somehow misplaced our digital camera. Atleast I know it's here in the house somewhere. Anyway, I'm tired of not having pictures on my blog, so I will post more soon as soon as I find our camera. I hope everyone is having a great day!