Stupid Doctor

I had a funny experience that I thought I'd share. I went to the clinic that my new job sent me to for my physical last Thursday. The doctor that conducted the physical kept asking me questions about my bladder and bowls. I replied that they were fine and I was having no problems, but the doctor was insistent about asking again and again. I denied having any problems and the doctor finally looked at me and said "then why is your belly so distended?" At first I thought that he must be joking, but he wasn't. I told him that I was pregnant and he replied that that made sense. He honestly didn't know that I was pregnant. Now the doctor was a little older, but how dumb could he be to not know that I am pregnant? How funny.

Today I had my 3 hour glucose test at the hospital. I had to fast last night. The fasting was not the hard part, the not drinking water was horrible. I got in to the hospital right before 11am and they drew my blood. They then gave me the glucola to drink, but it was not the orange flavor it was cola flavored. I thought I was going to die right there. It tasted so bad and made me so sick. I spent the next 3 hours fighting the urge to throw up, but I knew that I would have to do the test over if I did. They took more blood from me every hour for the next three hours and then I was free to go home around 3pm. I spent a few hours in bed, but have felt bad ever since the test. Thankfully that is the last time I have to take that horrid test.

This evening I have been having pretty painful contractions. I don't know if it has anything to do with the glucose test or not. The contractions were about 5 minutes apart and I was getting a little worried. I laid down and drank a lot of water and they are getting better. They are now only every 40 minutes or so. They should go away by morning. I'm not too worried now.

Ultrasound & a Job

Today was a busy day. We had our ultrasound at 8:00am this morning. Thankfully I didn't have to drink water as I am far enough along for them to easily see Gage. Gage still has the calcium deposit in his heart, but the doctor said again not to worry as nothing else is wrong and it will probably go away before birth. Gage was sleeping when we began the ultrasound and the tech kept laughing at his position. He was curled up with his feet folded over his head and his arms tucked inside. He did not want to wake up, but once he did he was very active and showed off for the camera.

The only bad part about my appointment is that my doctor is sending me in for a 3 hour glucose test. I passed the 1 hour glucose test, but I have gained 10lbs in the last month and Gage is measuring big so the doctor is worried that I may have gestational diabetes. Gage is weighing in at a whopping 3 pounds 1 ounce. He is measuring at 29 weeks 5 days (not 28 weeks). I know that the doctor's due date is wrong so his weight would fit in ok with when I think I am due, but the doctor won't change the due date. Oh well, Gage will come when he is ready and I can't really help how big he is so no point in worrying.

After my appointment I received a call from University Park Nursing and Rehab Center. They wanted me to come in for an interview today at 2pm. I was a little surprised as I just faxed over my resume yesterday. It only took me about 10 minutes to get there and everyone was really friendly. The man interviewing me was the Executive Director and he was very outgoing and talked non-stop. He liked the fact that I graduated from Malone as his daughter is currently attending school there. I was honest and told him that I have no experience working with the elderly in a social work setting. He said that it was fine as long as I was a quick learner. He brought the full time social worker in and introduced me. After she left, he asked me how much I wanted to be paid for the job. I said I had no idea, but told him what I made working at TBF. He figured out what I had been making an hour and offered me a little more. I couldn't believe it. I walked in and had a job 10 minutes later.

The job is only part-time which is exactly what I wanted. The hours are flexible and I can pretty much work when I want after I am trained. They just need someone that can help out the full-time social worker as she is stressed out with too much work. I'll probably work about 3 days a week. I am so excited! I really want to stay home as much as I can with Gage and this job will help make it possible.

I had my FBI fingerprints done after the interview and tomorrow I have to have a physical and drug test completed. I also have to have a TB test, but I don't think that I can have that done while I am pregnant. The nursing home told me to check with my OB and just to get a note if I can't have it done.

Here are a few pictures of Gage from the ultrasound today.







My little guy is looking a little less like an alien and more like a baby. My niece Anna has taken to calling him Gator (see my post about Gatorade) as his nickname. I think it is cute. I can't wait until he gets here.

I had to go into Labor and Delivery last week. I had not felt Gage move from 10am to 4pm and called my OB to ask when I should become worried. He sent me to L&D. They hooked me up to monitors and Gage began moving all around. I felt so stupid for going in but the doctor told me that it happens all the time and better safe than sorry. They told me he was just being lazy. Thankfully he was fine.

I've been busy painting all week. I finished painting the base color in the nursery. The green is now on the walls. I just need to put the stripes on 2 of the walls and I will be done. I finished up the paint in the hallway and began taping the bathroom so I can finally finish in there. Greg helped me paint the bathroom a little. He has been working on the kitchen. His dad came over on Saturday and Sunday to help out. Saturday they sanded the walls all day and Sunday they put more mud and tape up. It's going to take a little longer than we though to finish as they now need to lower one of the beams in the ceiling to make the wall straight. Greg promises it will be finished before Gage is here.

As you know Sunday was Mother's Day. Greg really surprised me with my gift. I thought he would give me something practical, but he put a lot of thought into it. He went to Hallmark and bought me one of the Willow Tree figures for my collection. He bought the figure titled "New Life." It is a mother, father, and new baby. I love it!

Gage's New Nickname

My sister (Elizabeth) called me today to tell me a funny story. My niece Anna(5) found a little outfit that Elizabeth had bought for James yesterday. Anna held it up and asked if it was for our baby. The funny part is that she couldn't remember what his name was so she stuttered around and finally asked if it was for Gatorade. Elizabeth laughed and asked if she meant Gage. Anna said she did, but that Gage did sound like Gatorade. I laughed so hard when Elizabeth told me the story. Kids say the cutest things.

Yesterday I went out and had my hair highlighted with blond highlights. I absolutely love it! I really needed to do something to make myself feel pretty as I have been a little down about my body shape lately. Greg was so sweet and made a point to compliment my hair several times after he got home from work.

I received a phone call yesterday about a job. I sent my resume into Coleman Professional Center in Kent a few months ago. The woman called while I was at the hair salon so I didn't actually talk to her until this morning. She said that they had filled the position that I had originally applied for, but wanted me to come in for an interview for a Case Manager I position. I would really love to get back into social work, but don't know if this would be a good job for me or not. I would be paid a lot less than I made at TBF (20K compared to 27K), the hours would be Sunday-Thursday from 12-8pm, I would have a caseload of about 40, and the office is on the other side of Ravenna. My interview isn't until May 16th and I don't know if I should go or call it off. I guess anything would be better than nothing, but I would feel like I was being ripped off only making 20K, especially since county workers make around 35K to start. I also don't know if I want to drive that far everyday. Oh, what to do?

Well, there really isn't anything too interesting going on here right now. Greg and his dad worked on the kitchen this weekend and it is looking better. Greg heard back today about the job. He didn't get it. The company liked him, but wanted someone with more management experience. He was crushed (I guess I was too) as he thought it would be the perfect job for him. We'll keep looking and hopefully find something soon.

It was so nice outside today that I went on a really long walk and mowed the grass in the front yard. Too bad I didn't think to put on sunscreen. Oh well, I'll remember next time. My shoulders are bright pink and nicely match the shirt I am currently wearing. It felt so good to exercise today for some reason. I have been trying to stay active and Greg has been walking with me a few days a week. My belly had been tightening up too much when I walked lately so I cut back a little. Today I was able to walk for about an hour with no pain. I felt slightly normal again and not quite like a big stuffed cabbage.

I had Greg take a few pictures of my belly yesterday. The flash on our camera doesn't work anymore so all of the pictures are blurry. I was 26 weeks exactly.




I love my baby bump! Gage should be about 2 pounds now. My little man is getting bigger. We will see him at our next ultrasound on my brother's birthday (May 17th).

No More Glow

Ok, so my glow was short lived. The day after my last post I began to get nausea around 8pm. Soon after, I began to start having really bad belly pain. The pain would not go away so I broke down and called our nurse line. They told me to go into the ER right away as it may be pre-term labor. I then called my OB to see what he thought. It was only 11:30pm, but I could tell I woke him up. He told me not to worry because the pain was not coming and going (it was constant) and to lay down and drink water. Like I wasn't doing that to begin with. I was up most of the night with the pain, but was finally able to fall asleep around 6am. That whole weekend was not good. I had the belly pain and nausea on and off for no reason. I have no idea what it was, but at least the belly pain is gone now. I still have the nausea off and on, but not as bad as when I had morning sickness.

I went in for my glucose test and blood work this week. The Glucola didn't taste as bad as I thought it would. It just tasted like really sweet orange pop. While I was sitting in the hospital waiting to have my blood drawn, I started feeling like I was going to throw up. The tech said that it was normal, but not to throw up as I would have to retake the test. I was able to make it through ok and spent the rest of the day sleeping it off. I'm glad I don't have to go through that again.

I have been feeling better again the past few days other than the nausea. My nesting instinct have definitely kicked into overdrive. I really want to clean everything in my house, which is a little hard considering parts of it are still under construction. Speaking of construction, it should be done soon. Only one more piece of drywall needs to go up in the kitchen. Greg still needs to tape, mud, and sand the walls before we can paint and put the cabinets back up though. After the kitchen is done we can begin the nursery. We are going to put a chair rail all along the walls and probably paint above the rail light green. The bottom might be blue and white stripes, but who knows. I've changed my mind so many times so far.

Greg finally felt Gage kick last night. Gage had been so active all day so I told Greg that there was a good chance he would be able to catch him kicking. Greg sat patiently with his hand on my belly. Gage was kicking all over, but not hard enough to be felt on the outside. He finally gave me a good kick and Greg looked at me with a look of surprise. I think that he was relieved to finally be able to feel his son move. It is a little more real now.

This morning Greg had another interview with a computer company a few miles from our house. He looked so sharp in a nice green shirt and tie that we bought last night (I picked out the color). He thinks that the interview went well. They even commented on the nice color of his shirt. We should hear back next week as to whether or not he got the job. I hope he does, the job sounds so much better than the one he has.
I heard back about the job that I interviewed for. I didn't get the job. I was ok when I found out as I had not really expected to get it. Maybe something else will come along later. I'm not too worried.

My Glow - Finally

Yesterday someone finally told me that I looked like I was glowing. That took long enough. I have felt miserable so far this whole pregnancy and yesterday and today I finally feel great. I think I look great too. My belly is nicely rounding out and I just feel happy now. Hopefully things will stay that way, but knowing me we'll see.

I had my monthly Dr. visit yesterday morning and it went well. I was so excited to see that I only gained 2 pounds since my last visit. That put me in a very good mood.
I saw one of the female residents instead of my regular doctor. I always thought I would like a female doctor better, but I actually prefer the men. The female resident is not as sensitive and doesn't take as much time with me as the male residents and my male doctor. The resident made a comment about my baby measuring too big at my ultrasound and that I needed to watch that. Um, my regular doctor had not been worried that Gage was like 2oz more than average because the due date can be a week or so wrong, but this resident thought it was a big deal. Oh well, I'm not worried at all. The good thing about the resident is that she scheduled me for another ultrasound next month. She said that we should check to see if the calcium in Gage's heart is gone and she wanted to check his size. I can't wait until my next appointment! I found out that my doctor also does an ultrasound at 36 weeks to check size. I can't believe that I get 4 ultrasounds. I love being able to feel Gage move in my belly, but nothing beats seeing him.
Since I am now 24 weeks I have to get my glucose test done soon to test for gestational diabetes. The doctor gave me a bottle of nasty glucola to drink for the test. I think I'll get it done on Monday. I just have to drink the bottle and then go over to the hospital and have my blood taken. They are also going to test my blood count and thyroid levels just to make sure all is well. I'm not worried about the glucose test as I have always had low blood sugar and doubt I will have diabetes.
The OB is also sending me to see my regular doctor for my asthma. My breathing has not been the best lately and the resident said that my risk of a major asthma attack goes up this month. They want to put me on a preventive medication to keep my breathing under control. Since I am a short person with a short torso, Gage really doesn't have anywhere to go and it squishes my lungs up into my body causing my breathing to get harder as the pregnancy progresses.

Gage is still moving all around. He loves to kick my bladder especially when I am trying to sleep. I have been feeling him near my belly button too. I can't believe how active he is.

Yesterday Greg had a job interview with a company that is only 5 minutes from our house. He was worried that the interview didn't go well, but he got a call today telling him that they were impressed and they are bringing him in next week to meet with the CEO. The job is now between him and 2 other candidates. Greg is really excited as this is a much better job than he currently has. It is a management position which is what he has ultimately wanted to do.
Speaking of job interviews, I had one today as well. I received a call a few days ago from a woman that had been given my resume. I had sent my resume to a local domestic violence shelter and they passed it on to a crisis intervention organization. They work with children that have been witnesses to violence. The job sounds so perfect. The hours are Sunday-Wednesday 12-9pm. Gage would only have to be in daycare 3 days a week from 11-5:30 (since Greg could pick him up after work). The people were friendly and the work sounds interesting. I'll find out next week if I made it for a second interview or not.
Keep us both in your prayers. I'm not stressing about the jobs as I know God will work things out for us. If we are meant to get the jobs than we will, if not that's ok too.

Food Poisoning

Last night I decided to make chocolate chip cookies for Greg. He had been working for about 30 hours with only 4 hours of sleep and needed something to cheer him up. I didn't even think about it and ate some of the batter while I was making the cookies. I ended up getting so sick and being up most of the night. Greg was so worried that I had hurt Gage by eating the cookie batter. I called the doctor and he said that the baby was fine. My body had absorbed all of the food poisoning and wouldn't harm him at all. I'm sure Gage is doing well as he has decided to kick me hard all day. I have felt icky today, but am fine.

I had the day off today and it was so nice. I spent a long time outside with the dogs as the weather was so warm. For some reason today I actually had some energy (woohoo) and was able to get a ton of errands done.

I went bra shopping and was so frustrated. Most pregnant women tend to get a little top heavy and I definitely have. I went to Motherhood Maternity and they didn't even carry my size. They told me that they couldn't even order a size that large. Ohhhh, I was so mad. If a maternity store didn't carry my size than what hope was there of finding anything in a regular store. I have looked at Target, Walmart, Kohls, Sears, and today I looked at JCPenney, Victoria's Secret, Lane Bryant. I finally found a bra at Kaufmanns of all places. The sales lady there was so nice and informed me that it would be on sale tomorrow and she could hold it for me so that I could get it cheaper. Finally! I never realized it would be so hard to find a blasted bra while pregnant. I don't know what I'm going to do when I have to find a nursing bra. Oh well, I'll deal with that later.

I found a few really cute tank tops today and they weren't even in the maternity section. I found that the shirts in the jr's section are longer than normal shirts and if I buy them in a larger size they fit perfectly. The best part was that they were on sale for 5 bucks each. I love a bargain.

Gage's Movements

Gage is getting stronger every day. I can feel him on the outside of my belly every once in a while. Greg is getting frustrated as he still has not felt him kick. Every time he puts his hand on my belly, Gage stops moving and doesn't kick anymore. I think it is hilarious, but Greg doesn't.
I am carrying Gage really low and he is already keeping me up at night. He likes to kick my bladder and pubic bones at all hours of the night (and day). I guess the lack of sleep is his way of preparing me for when he is out of the womb and needs a 3am feeding.

Greg's job is really annoying me right now. A few months ago we found out that when Gage is born what we have to pay for our health insurance will go up drastically each month. Now the company is thinking about changing insurance companies in June. I don't know how much it would cost for the new insurance, but I don't think that my OB or family dr/pediatrician are covered under it. I would be so pissed if I had to change all of my doctors right before I was due. Greg was also supposed to get a raise in October, but his supervisor keeps forgetting to go over Greg's review with him so that the raise can go into effect. Greg has started applying for a new job, but we'll see what happens. His job isn't that bad, but it's not the best either.

Nothing else has really been going on here lately. This is supposedly my last week at work. My manager convinced me to help out on a occasional basis. I will most likely work 3-6 hours a week until I find an office job.
Greg and I are going to spend Easter with his family in Cleveland. It will be nice as I have not seen his Grandparents since Christmas.
I don't have any new belly pictures to post yet as I haven't taken any in the last few weeks. I don't think I look any different as I haven't gained any weight over the last 3 weeks, but Greg thinks I look bigger. I will post another picture soon.

Random Thoughts

I did it. I turned in my two week notice today. I just couldn't handle how my body was reacting to standing all day. My doctor would be so proud as she bugged me to quit as soon as I started. Greg was happy as well. I think I will probably go to a staffing agency and see if I can get a temp job until Gage is born.

I had a few contractions at work today, but I was able to sit for about 40 minutes as Pilar (co-worker) saw that I was in pain and made me sit and work on changing prices. The contractions were nothing serious. I was just dehydrated and needed to rest. I am fine now, but really tired.

I swear Gage is going to be a football player (watch Greg cringe - hehe). He moves around constantly and I can feel him getting stronger. At first he felt like bubbles popping in my belly and now it is definitely feeling like jabs. I'm sure he is a pound or more now. I can't wait to see him! I get more and more excited as the days go on.

We started registering at Babies R Us this weekend. It was fun, but I still think most of their products are overpriced. We are going to register at Target as well and I actually like the bedding there better. I love this one bedding set at Target that is kind of retro. I want to paint Gage's room green and accent with the colors that are in the bedding. We'll see what I actually do though.

Greg has been working hard on remodeling the kitchen. His dad and friends have been coming over to help as well (thanks Ken and Cameron!). They tore down the ugly soffets, fixed the electrical work, began stripping paint, and putting up new drywall. I can't wait until it is finished. It looks larger already, but is still so messy.

I thought I'd post a picture of my new nephew James. He was born March 21, 2006.

Isn't he adorable!

Baby Movement

WooHoo! I finally felt Gage move today. I've been kind of bummed out that I haven't felt the baby move yet, but the doctor said it was normal due to the placement of my placenta. I was sitting in my rocker this evening reading and definitely felt something inside. I don't know if he was kicking me or if it was hickups, but I could tell it was him. I was so excited I had to run (or hobble in my case) upstairs and tell Greg. I can't wait until Greg can feel Gage kick so he can feel a little more connected. Although, I don't look forward to being jabbed all of the time. I can now tell that Gage is moving around and don't just have all of the yucky pregnancy symptoms. Finally a perk to being pregnant.

Dumb Clogs

The past few days I have been so run down. I really just need to get some extra sleep and take it easy, but haven't had the chance. I had to go in early to work Friday morning as I had been asked to cover for my manager. On the way to work I was praying because I was so tired and just wanted a break. God has a funny way of answering prayers.
At work I had just picked up the keys from the safe and was headed out to the main floor when my foot slipped out of my clog and I fell. I smacked my face against the wall trying to catch myself and my foot went the wrong way. They made me fill out a report and I had to have Greg's dad pick me up as I could not walk. My foot swelled up big time. Greg came home for lunch and dropped me off at my doctor's office. The doctor was convinced that my foot was broken and sent me for x-rays. I was a little concerned about the radiation on the baby, but the x-ray tech piled all of the lead covers that she had all over my body and the doctor said that it should be fine as it was my foot being x-rayed.
Anyway, after spending all day in the doctor's office and hospital, I was informed that I had not broken my foot. It was just badly sprained. Thank goodness! I wanted a break and now I have one. My doctor said not to put pressure on my foot until Monday and I couldn't go back to work for at least a week. She doesn't like the fact that I stand all day in the first place and told me again that she thinks that I should quit.
Now I don't know what to do. I hate standing all day at work, but really need the job. Maybe me hurting my foot was God's way of telling me to quit. Ohhhhhhhh, what to do?

It's a...........

Yesterday we had our 20 week ultrasound. I was so excited that I hardly slept the night before. I had to get up at 6:30 to drink 32oz of water by 7am. Yuck! I still don't understand why they require you to drink so much as 32oz is pure torture for someone who already has a baby pushing on the bladder.
Anyway, the tech spent about 40 minutes looking at the baby and measuring all of the little body parts. The baby was just laying there with the ankles crossed (just like Daddy), but soon began moving all around and kept turning over. The tech said that I have a very active little one, but cannot feel it yet as the placenta is in the front. This cushions my belly from the baby which will be nice when I am really pregnant.
Right before the tech tried to take pictures of the baby's face and find out gender, the baby decided to take a nap. It curled up into a little ball and fell asleep. I was so worried that we would not be able to tell what it was, but the tech kept nudging my belly to wake the baby. Before the tech even told us the gender, it was very apparent to me what it was. We are having............
a BOY!!!!
Gage Aiden Kozick is weighing in right now at 13oz and is doing great. He was diagnosed with a fetal anomaly, but it is nothing to be worried about. He has a little bit of calcium in his heart which is a marker for Down Syndrome, but he does not have Downs. The doctor said that he showed no other problems and the calcium would most likely be gone by birth. It is apparently common to see in developing babies and the doctor said not to worry.
It was so reassuring and fun to see Gage for so long. Greg couldn't stop smiling and talking when he found out the baby was a boy. He really wanted to have a boy first. The doctor asked me if I was happy that it was a boy. I told him that I was, but that I had really wanted a pink nursery. He laughed and begged me not to do that as Gage might not like it when he was older. I had a girl nursery all planned out and have no idea what to do for a boy. At least I have plenty of time. Any suggestions are welcome. Here are the pictures that we were given.




I may be biased, but I think that he is already cute as a button. I can't wait to see him on the outside. Only 20 more weeks to go. WooHoo!

Vent!

Please be warned - hormonal pregnant woman rant ahead.

Ok, I love to hear stories about other women's pregnancies, but please don't compare my pregnancy to yours. I swear if one more person tells me that they weren't as big as I am or didn't have morning sickness like mine or don't understand why I am not feeling the baby yet, I am going to hit them. Yes, you may have been feeling your baby move at 13 weeks, but just because I can't feel mine at 19 weeks does not mean something is wrong and please don't tell me that. Yes, I do still struggle with nausea at times and you felt better than ever when you were pregnant, but when I am about to hurl please don't remind me of that fact. Yes, I know that my belly is sticking out and that I look very pregnant, but that doesn't mean that you should feel the need to tell me that you were not even showing until 5 months and that I am going to be huge by the time I give birth. Thanks, but that doesn't help.

New Pictures

It has been a long two weeks since I posted last. I have been having more medical problems, but nothing too serious. I have been struggling with passing out and nausea. I will suddenly get hot and feel the room start to spin. I have to sit down immediately and rest. It is a little hard at work as I am not supposed to sit, but everyone has been great and have bent the rules a little when I get sick. My nausea has also come back for some strange reason. Pregnancy is so weird!


Here are two updated pictures of me and my belly. They were taken on March 2, 2006.

I look so pregnant now, but I think it is cute.

New Job

Today I started working at my new job. As some of you know, I quit my social work job in November as I had ethical concerns with the company and was way too stressed out. I have been searching for a job ever since, but was unable to find one. This turned out to be a blessing as I had terrible morning sickness for so long.
I was recently offered a part time job and decided to take it as I have nothing better to do. I started working today, but I am a little worried about the job. The people were nice, but I am working right near the perfume counter and ended up with a major migrane from having to smell such strong scents for 4 hours. The other problem is that you are not allowed to have any water near you unless you have a doctor's excuse. I can get a doctor's excuse from my OB, but what a pain. I really want a job in social work, but this will do for now.

Heartbeat

I have not been feeling well over the past week, so I called my OB to make sure that my symptoms were normal. The nurse scheduled me to come in the next day (Friday) as she thought that the Doctor should evaluate me. I was not worried, but more annoyed at the symptoms that I was having. I scheduled the appointment right before lunch so that Greg would be able to come. He was unable to hear the heartbeat last time and really wanted to hear the baby.
Friday when I went in, Greg was running late and was not able to make it for the beginning of the appointment so he missed the heartbeat. The baby's heart was nice and strong at 155. When the nurse found out that Greg was on his way she promised to come back in after the doctor was done and do the heartbeat again so that "daddy" could hear his baby. Greg was so excited, but the nurse had trouble pining down the baby's heartbeat again as the baby decided to move all over my belly. She finally found it again though.
It turned out that the doctor thinks that my thyroid is acting up again. He sent me over to the hospital for blood work. I should find out soon if that is what is causing my problems. At least nothing is wrong with the baby. They said that the baby sounds nice and healthy. Only 3 1/2 weeks until we get to see it again and finally stop calling the baby "it." I can't wait!

Please Be Patient

Please be patient with my website. This is my first website and I am trying to work out all of the kinks. Not all of the links work yet, but I think that I fixed the comment section so that you don't have to be a blogger member to post a comment. Thanks!

Baby Name Ideas

Greg and I have been working on picking baby names. Here are some of the names that we are playing around with. Let me know what you think.


Boy Names
Gabriel James
Gage Aiden
Rowan

Girl Names
Sophia Elizabeth
Elle Jordan
Isabella
Olivia

Belly Pictures

Here I am at 2 months. I wanted to look pregnant so I was pushing my stomach out as far as I could.



Here I am at 3 months and getting bigger.



This is me at 4 months. I now look very pregnant (depending on the time of the day). I am no longer trying to push out my stomach. Ahhhhhhhhh!

Baby's 1st Picture

Here is our 1st ultrasound picture. It was taken at 7 weeks on 12/21/05. The next ultrasound is scheduled for 20 weeks on 3/22/06.

Welcome

Welcome to our website! I (Allie) have way too much time on my hands and decided to make a webpage for our new baby.
As you all should know by now, Greg and I are expecting our first baby August 9, 2006. I am currently 15weeks 6days along and doing well right now. The early part of the pregnancy was rough. From about week 6-13 I had morning sickness on a daily basis. Whoever coined the term "morning sickness" sure didn't know what they were talking about. It is more like all day sickness if you ask me.
Thankfully I am now in my 2nd trimester and the morning sickness is now gone. I have been suffering with migrane headaches, but my doctor put me on allergy medicines and the headaches are not quite as frequent now. Overall I am much healthier this trimester. I am still exhausted all of the time, but it is worth it.
I have monthly OB appointment that have been going well. At 7 weeks we got to see our first glimpse of our baby. It looked like a little blob and we couldn't tell which way was up, but it was so fun to see the little life that is inside my body. It is still a little wierd to me that I have another human being in my body. It became more real at week 15 when I was able to hear the heartbeat. Greg was not able to come to that appointment and was jealous that I was able to hear the baby and he did not. He will get to hear the heartbeat at the next ultrasound though. Speaking of which, it is scheduled for 3/24/06. We will finally be able to tell the gender and then we can stop calling the baby "jellybean" and give it a real name. I can't wait!
I will post pictures of the ultrasound and my growing belly soon.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot - we haven't registered yet so just ignore the links on the side right now.