Last night was crazy. I spent the whole day yesterday with my sister and didn't get home until about 11 p.m. I didn't get to bed until after midnight. Then at 2 a.m. I woke up with a terrible ear ache. I took some Tylenol and used some pain killing ear drops and tried to fall asleep on a hot pad. I didn't get back to sleep until after 4:30 a.m. Then I woke up again at 6 with a terrible tooth ache. I lay their for about an hour and finally decided that I needed to go to the doctor. Luckily Tommy is so sweet and watched the kids for me so I could go in. Come to find out, I have a terrible ear infection. They had to put me on an antibiotic.
For about a week now, I have been getting more and more nervous because people keep asking me if I've felt the baby move yet. When I tell them no, they tell me how early they felt theirs move. I have also been reading some pregnancy books recently and they say by now I should have felt something. UGH! It's been so nice not having anything to worry about the past several weeks. But from this I have started getting a little paranoid again.
So when I was at the doctor's this morning I asked if they had the equipment to listen to a baby's heart beat. They did and sure enough, right off the bat she heard it. It's heart rate was at 142! YAY!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, I think I did a HUGE sigh of relief when I heard it. Now if I can just wait one more week until the ultrasound. I can hardly wait!
Other than feeling somewhat like I'm being run ragged, I am actually glad this summer is so busy, because it's going to make it go by REALLY fast. Although while I am feeling good, I'd love this pregnancy experience to last forever, I am also REALLY REALLY excited for this baby to get here! Only one more week and I'll be half way there! :D
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
The word is out!
I finally posted something on Facebook about being pregnant and it's been fun hearing every one's comments about it. I figured that I might as well now, since it was announced to several hundred people at my daughter's dance recital about a week ago.
It was so funny because two teachers plus the owner of Down Town Dance have all gotten pregnant during this dance year and they would joke about there being something in the water. When I called Amy to tell her I was pregnant I said, "Well Amy, what ever is in your water at the studio apparently is pretty strong!" She was so excited for me and has been so great about it all. So at the recital she joked about the water again, especially if after us adopting four kids and trying for SEVERAL years to get pregnant, that I was now expecting. Then she said, "But if Billy Reid comes and tells me she is pregnant, THEN I might get pretty worried." Billy was my gymnastics teacher when I was a kid. Her kids are all grown up now. So it was pretty funny! Of course since then, everyone keeps coming up to me and telling me congratulations, so I guess now the cat is officially out of the bag!
For the past few days I have been getting heart burn so bad and I still just don't even care. I think it's all so fun! As long as I don't feel like I am going to puke, everything else is great! My three FAVORITE things about pregnancy so far are:
1 - Not having a period and having to deal with terrible cramps! That one will ALWAYS be at the top of my list.
2 - My crazy dreams! It's like going to a movie every night. Although, some have been a little too crazy even for me. Tommy, you know which one I'm talking about.... eew!
3 - My bigger boobs!! HA! HA! It is so weird actually having a little cleavage now. Although it's kind of sad that the rest of my body isn't staying cute to match my boobs.
I can't wait until it's obvious that I am pregnant instead of just looking like I am gaining a lot of weight and getting fat! It's so funny when I tell someone that I am pregnant and then they say, "Oh my gosh, are you showing a little?" Then I think, "Oh my gosh, if they didn't know I was pregnant then they just thought I was getting FAT!" Ugh. Oh well, it's all for fun! I am still loving all of it. They say that the 2nd trimester is the best and so far I'd have to agree. It by FAR beats the 1st trimester.
My absolute favorite thing of all is seeing every one's reaction when I tell them though. It has ranged from screaming with excitement to teary eyes and heartfelt hugs. Much much funner then the first time I got pregnant so many years ago. It was cool then too, but nothing compares to this. I want to thank everyone for your support and congrats and also for your prayers and best wishes. It is so good to have such wonderful friends and family!
Now it's time to vote. At the top of my blog you can click on whether you think we are having a boy or girl. I think it will be fun to see how many of you get it right. I go in on the 17th for my ultrasound, so we have about 2 weeks to get all the votes in. Not many people know about this blogspot yet, so I will post it's link on Facebook. It's going to be fun to see the result. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE ULTRASOUND! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was so funny because two teachers plus the owner of Down Town Dance have all gotten pregnant during this dance year and they would joke about there being something in the water. When I called Amy to tell her I was pregnant I said, "Well Amy, what ever is in your water at the studio apparently is pretty strong!" She was so excited for me and has been so great about it all. So at the recital she joked about the water again, especially if after us adopting four kids and trying for SEVERAL years to get pregnant, that I was now expecting. Then she said, "But if Billy Reid comes and tells me she is pregnant, THEN I might get pretty worried." Billy was my gymnastics teacher when I was a kid. Her kids are all grown up now. So it was pretty funny! Of course since then, everyone keeps coming up to me and telling me congratulations, so I guess now the cat is officially out of the bag!
For the past few days I have been getting heart burn so bad and I still just don't even care. I think it's all so fun! As long as I don't feel like I am going to puke, everything else is great! My three FAVORITE things about pregnancy so far are:
1 - Not having a period and having to deal with terrible cramps! That one will ALWAYS be at the top of my list.
2 - My crazy dreams! It's like going to a movie every night. Although, some have been a little too crazy even for me. Tommy, you know which one I'm talking about.... eew!
3 - My bigger boobs!! HA! HA! It is so weird actually having a little cleavage now. Although it's kind of sad that the rest of my body isn't staying cute to match my boobs.
I can't wait until it's obvious that I am pregnant instead of just looking like I am gaining a lot of weight and getting fat! It's so funny when I tell someone that I am pregnant and then they say, "Oh my gosh, are you showing a little?" Then I think, "Oh my gosh, if they didn't know I was pregnant then they just thought I was getting FAT!" Ugh. Oh well, it's all for fun! I am still loving all of it. They say that the 2nd trimester is the best and so far I'd have to agree. It by FAR beats the 1st trimester.
My absolute favorite thing of all is seeing every one's reaction when I tell them though. It has ranged from screaming with excitement to teary eyes and heartfelt hugs. Much much funner then the first time I got pregnant so many years ago. It was cool then too, but nothing compares to this. I want to thank everyone for your support and congrats and also for your prayers and best wishes. It is so good to have such wonderful friends and family!
Now it's time to vote. At the top of my blog you can click on whether you think we are having a boy or girl. I think it will be fun to see how many of you get it right. I go in on the 17th for my ultrasound, so we have about 2 weeks to get all the votes in. Not many people know about this blogspot yet, so I will post it's link on Facebook. It's going to be fun to see the result. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE ULTRASOUND! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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