Kaylee received her first hockey item today. Kristyn Klei, my boss and friend, bought them for her. They are the cutest little leather shoes with hockey sticks. I am so excited about them that I had to post. Next will be a pair of hockey skates. She doesn't have to play the sport but she does have to like it at least.
Today our offer on a house was accepted. We are very excited to get in there and start preparing Kaylee's room. I want hot pink and black and Corey says no because it will burn her eyes. I just think he doesn't like pink.
23 week belly picture. I feel like it just popped out over night. Not only has my belly gotten bigger but yesterday I discovered I no longer have ankles. My feet have become swollen and sore. I wasn't sure whether to cry or laugh... so I did both.
I'm half way there. I am now 21 weeks along with 19 more weeks to go. We are getting very excited for Kaylee. I just had my 20 week dr. appointment and everything looks good. My AFP test (tests for chromosomal defects and tubal defects) came back negative and my ultra sound looks normal. That was good news and one more thing to be thankful for.
Today Corey finally felt Kaylee move. It kind of freaked him out. It was also the first time I felt her from the outside. It's a very weird but exciting feeling. She must have liked the ice cream sandwich I just ate. She'll probably be a dessert girl, like me.
I can finally feel her moving inside of me. Corey is annoyed that he still can't feel her from the outside. I keep telling him to be patient.
Here is my 19 week bump. It's so much cuter when I have clothes covering it.
Today we had our ultrasound with the technician. She confirmed we are indeed having a girl. Here is Kaylee Brielle waving and saying hello to us. Most importantly she is growing and everything looks good. At first she was sitting criss cross apple sauce (a teacher term for sitting indian style) and we didn't think we would find out. She finally started to cooperate and 45 minutes later she opened her legs (she better stay that stubborn for the boys). We also saw her get the hiccups, which was super cute. My favorite thing she did today was play with her feet. She kept tapping her foot with her hand. It was like she was playing patty cake with her foot.
Today I started baby plus. What's that you ask? Well it's suppose to be a prenatal education system. Being a teacher I thought what the heck, It can't hurt, can it? Basically it's a plastic contraption that makes a thumping sound. It's suppose to help your baby be more alert, and calm. So let the learning begin
Here is my 16 week belly. I'm starting to get uncomfortable. My back hurts, my belly hurts, my ribs hurt. Oh the joys of getting fat.
Yesterday we went in for an ultrasound at one of these up and coming boutique ultrasound places. They say they can tell the sex of the baby at 15 weeks. So I went there exactly at 15 weeks to find out what I was having. I was a little skeptical but once there I was very excited. It was so great to see the heartbeat and all the little body parts. After checking several times the lady told me with great certainty we are having a girl. Ever since then I have been seeing pink and imagining all the fun dress up time.
Corey got his test results back today. He is not a carrier of cystic fibrosis. So the chances our baby will have it are very low to none. One less thing to worry about.
Some of my cravings have been chocolate milk and hamburgers especially from Taylor's Automatic Refresher in Napa(as pictured). Yes it's far but worth the drive. I also will settle for McDonalds french fries and BBQ sauce.
My pants are getting very very tight. No more size 2.... ever again. So sad.
It's like this automatic alarm clock inside my bladder. Every night I wake up at 12:00 to pee. Then again at 3:00 and then I try to hold it again until 5:30 when I finally have to get up for the day. Sometimes I'm not so lucky. Everyone says it only gets worse the further along I get. Well I'm ready to get me a 6 month supply of depends. That way I don't have to get out of bed and sit on the toilet thinking about names and nursery colors and college savings accounts and OMG will I let my child drive at 16 or will I make them wait until they are 28 and finally responsible. What if they date someone I hate? So these questions wouldn't be so bad if they went down the toilet with everything else when I was done... but no they continue until I lay awake all night and can't go back to sleep until 2:50 a.m. Only to have the alarm throbbing in my bladder again at 3:00 a.m. So I guess to save my sanity I will start wearing depends.
This thing growing inside of me is already teaching me a thing or two. Besides patience and positive thinking it's teaching me to get over my fears. I have always feared needles and have avoided them at all costs. Well my unborn child is quickly telling me to get over that fear. Blood tests and RhoGam shots all in the first trimester. It's only just begun. I guess now that I am going to be a mom I can't cry, pass out, or punch the dr. when it comes to needles anymore.
Today was our first dr. appointment. I was so nervous and scared but very excited. They did an ultrasound and we got to see the heartbeat. She said it was a strong one. That made me feel so much better.
So today I found out from the genetics counselor at Kaiser that I am a carrier of cystic fibrosis. It's not a big deal if Corey is not a carrier, but if he is then there is a 1 and 4 chance our child will have cystic fibrosis. He will get tested on Monday and find out the results about 2 weeks later. We'll just hope for the best. It's already written and in God's hands so I am not going to stress about it.
So I haven't kept up to date on this blog thing. For a few reasons. One I have been super tired and this is the last thing I want to do when I come home from dealing with a classroom full of kids. 2nd I am scared that this pregnancy is a figment of my imagination because I don't feel pregnant. No morning sickness and I feel really good. 3rd I am waiting until next monday to see the heartbeat and make sure everything is a.o.k. Until then....my fingers are crossed.
July 26, 2008...it started out just like any other Saturday. We had plans to go see X-files with the Lucus crew. Then I had a great idea to go to Petaluma and look at houses since that is my new hobby. While in Petaluma we stopped at Flippers Gourmet Burgers for lunch. When we sat down I mentioned to Corey I was three days late. We both didn't think anything of it because the prior month I was also 3 days late. Then we started joking around with each other about what if I was. But I kept saying "but I don't feel pregnant." But sitting at lunch I started to get a hunch that maybe I was. So when we got home we went to Lucky's and bought some vegge's and an EPT. Although they say results are better in the morning I couldn't wait. Once I did my business in the bathroom I expected to wait 3 minutes like the directions said. So I opened the door yelled out to Corey that I took the test. As he was walking down the hall I turned to watch the stick only to find that it already said "PREGNANT"
