No I have not had my gender ultrasound yet. My doc likes to torture me by making me wait until I am 20 weeks. My gender ultrasound has been scheduled for March 11th at noon. I can hardly stand the wait.
Right at this second, I am typing up a short blog update while Baby is tapping away. Yes I can feel s/he moving now. Its a great feeling. I started feeling a tiny bit of movement here and there starting with week 16, but lately I have been able to tell that the movements are getting a bit stronger and more noticeable.
I have to be moving along to my next class now but I promise to write more tonight and try to post some pics so if I dont you can comment and remind me!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Overwhelmed
Ok so I want to cry. Michael is doing taxes and it doesnt like we will be getting much of a return. Thats not the issue, it isnt, but I am starting to feel really overwhelmed. I mean, I wont be taking any daytime classes once school starts in the fall, maybe I will take a couple night ones. But I want to be the one to raise my baby and I know I wont really be working either. I dont know how I will be able to pay the cell and internet bill. At this point, it looks like I will have to find a used baby carrier which is really not safe and go without a stroller and stuff. What else can I do? I know I wont be having a baby shower. Maybe the ladies at church will have one for me, but I am not holding my breath. Even if I did get one, not many would show up. Thats just how things work for me. I dont have anything ready for the baby at all. I havent even started in the baby room. I keep trying to get Michael to help me but he seems to think that we have plenty of time. Truth is, we dont. At this rate I am going to have to borrow a baby carrier just to bring the baby home in. I know I am being irrational, but I am just having one of those days. Pregnant women have them alot I guess but so far this has been my worst day.
Well I am off to bed for now and I am sure tomorrow will be better.
Well I am off to bed for now and I am sure tomorrow will be better.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Sick! Ugh!
I am home sick today so I thought I would update you all with a post. Sorry if I bore you.
I developed a cough Wednesday night which worsened by thursday morning. I went to the wamnart pharmacy and talked to the pharmacist to see what I could take. She saidto call the dr and I told her that I had a sheet on meds I could take and that robitussin dm was on there. I also told her that I got the ok for plain ole sudafed. She said sudafed was a class C med and so was robitussin dm. Then she told me that if I couldnt handle the liquid to get Mucinex DM. Oh has it helped!!! I was coughing so bad there for awhile that i thought I was going to hack up a hairball! I was not doing well last night and I ended up calling work at 1 am because I could barely talk and I felt sooo horrible! I am on self mandated bed rest today and I am just taking it easy. i have been reading some kiddie books for my annotated bibliography and am going to start that. I have to have a minimum of 20 books on there. Lucky for me, alot of them are going to be picture books and stuff like that! At least I will be able to read through them quickly.
On another note, I am 16 weeks today! Hooray! I was getting concerned that I havent gotten any bigger but then I had to remind myself that many women on a first pregnancy dont even show till 20 wks and the baby is only about 5 inches long. I will get bigger eventually. I am also looking forward to the gender ultrasound which is going to be sometime the first week or two of March. I was hoping that the dr would do it before Feb 20 because that day I will be 18 weeks but he insists that its too early and their offices dont do gender ultrasounds before 20 weeks. Well shoot! I was looking forward to finding out for my birthday! When i do find out, I am most likely going to the appointment by myself which is fine, and then I am going to go get Michael a little baby outfit which is the correct color and then wrap it and have him open it. That way I can be ready with the camera and record his reaction! I know I really, really, want a girl, but the other night I was thinking about how I would feel if I am having a boy. I just pictured the ecstatic look on Trent's face and I pictured Michael holding a baby boy, and I just melted. I will be just as happy with a boy. That would also mean that Michael would get to potty train! Well that is provided we dont get the infant potty training down first. yes we plan to potty train from birth. It takes more discipline, but it can be done! Just imagine being able to count on one hand how many dirty diapers you have changed.
Ok well I am getting a little tired so I may lie down for a short while. I will post again later!
I developed a cough Wednesday night which worsened by thursday morning. I went to the wamnart pharmacy and talked to the pharmacist to see what I could take. She saidto call the dr and I told her that I had a sheet on meds I could take and that robitussin dm was on there. I also told her that I got the ok for plain ole sudafed. She said sudafed was a class C med and so was robitussin dm. Then she told me that if I couldnt handle the liquid to get Mucinex DM. Oh has it helped!!! I was coughing so bad there for awhile that i thought I was going to hack up a hairball! I was not doing well last night and I ended up calling work at 1 am because I could barely talk and I felt sooo horrible! I am on self mandated bed rest today and I am just taking it easy. i have been reading some kiddie books for my annotated bibliography and am going to start that. I have to have a minimum of 20 books on there. Lucky for me, alot of them are going to be picture books and stuff like that! At least I will be able to read through them quickly.
On another note, I am 16 weeks today! Hooray! I was getting concerned that I havent gotten any bigger but then I had to remind myself that many women on a first pregnancy dont even show till 20 wks and the baby is only about 5 inches long. I will get bigger eventually. I am also looking forward to the gender ultrasound which is going to be sometime the first week or two of March. I was hoping that the dr would do it before Feb 20 because that day I will be 18 weeks but he insists that its too early and their offices dont do gender ultrasounds before 20 weeks. Well shoot! I was looking forward to finding out for my birthday! When i do find out, I am most likely going to the appointment by myself which is fine, and then I am going to go get Michael a little baby outfit which is the correct color and then wrap it and have him open it. That way I can be ready with the camera and record his reaction! I know I really, really, want a girl, but the other night I was thinking about how I would feel if I am having a boy. I just pictured the ecstatic look on Trent's face and I pictured Michael holding a baby boy, and I just melted. I will be just as happy with a boy. That would also mean that Michael would get to potty train! Well that is provided we dont get the infant potty training down first. yes we plan to potty train from birth. It takes more discipline, but it can be done! Just imagine being able to count on one hand how many dirty diapers you have changed.
Ok well I am getting a little tired so I may lie down for a short while. I will post again later!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
One week down... till mid May to go!
So the first week of school has come and gone and I made it. Lucky for me it was only a four day week. Now lets see if I can make it through the 5 day week. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays are by far my hardest days. I work a six hour shift which is broken down into 2.5 hours in the morning and 3.5 hours in the afternoon. In between working, I have class. My math class doesn't meet on Wednesdays so that is an earlier day for me. I do get tired very easily, but I am attributing alot of that to the fact that I was not working for 5 weeks and now I am working again so I have to get used to it. I am glad that it is a form of exercise because walking is really good for you during pregnancy and believe me, I am walking ALOT!
Last Friday I hit the 14 weeks mark and I am getting excited. Things are going well and I have another appointment on February 10th. Remind me that I have to see about rescheduling that appointment so its not counted against me for having to leave my art class early. Apparently my professor doesnt make exceptions. Oh well. I am really going to enjoy that class. I am hoping that I can find something that I can turn into an art project for the baby's room. I will have to send a message to my online friend who is an artist so that I can order some more of her art. Its great for a baby's room!
Other than that, I am starting a new/old venture and this time around I feel more of a need to start out this time. The Lord is blessing me and Michael with a baby and I dont feel right about working. I need to take care of this baby, so Michael has a greed to support me in my endeavor to work my Mary Kay business. I have looked at it and found that just one class a week with at least 200.00 in sales will break even with what I am making now. I am only looking for enough to pay my cell phone bill and internet bill. I am still going to grow the business simply because in the next few years, I am going to have to pay off student loans and what better way to make the money I need and take care of my baby than to work my business which is a business that has been proven to work. I have met the women who have done it and all it takes is determination, hard work, and consistency. I am really looking forward to the new friendships that I can make as well. Speaking of working my business, remind me to order some new business cards. I am almost out of the pretty ones. I like to keep up to date with things and if something new comes out, I like to make sure I have the newest. I think this time I may just order the tent cards. Why? Because each time I pull out a card, it will remind me to have the person I am giving a card to, to fill it out for me. I have to remind myself that its up to me to call them, not expect them to call me. That is one of my fears that I need to get past and I will!
Ok well I am off here for now. Be sure to check out my website at www.marykay.com/eblickenstaff !!!!!
Last Friday I hit the 14 weeks mark and I am getting excited. Things are going well and I have another appointment on February 10th. Remind me that I have to see about rescheduling that appointment so its not counted against me for having to leave my art class early. Apparently my professor doesnt make exceptions. Oh well. I am really going to enjoy that class. I am hoping that I can find something that I can turn into an art project for the baby's room. I will have to send a message to my online friend who is an artist so that I can order some more of her art. Its great for a baby's room!
Other than that, I am starting a new/old venture and this time around I feel more of a need to start out this time. The Lord is blessing me and Michael with a baby and I dont feel right about working. I need to take care of this baby, so Michael has a greed to support me in my endeavor to work my Mary Kay business. I have looked at it and found that just one class a week with at least 200.00 in sales will break even with what I am making now. I am only looking for enough to pay my cell phone bill and internet bill. I am still going to grow the business simply because in the next few years, I am going to have to pay off student loans and what better way to make the money I need and take care of my baby than to work my business which is a business that has been proven to work. I have met the women who have done it and all it takes is determination, hard work, and consistency. I am really looking forward to the new friendships that I can make as well. Speaking of working my business, remind me to order some new business cards. I am almost out of the pretty ones. I like to keep up to date with things and if something new comes out, I like to make sure I have the newest. I think this time I may just order the tent cards. Why? Because each time I pull out a card, it will remind me to have the person I am giving a card to, to fill it out for me. I have to remind myself that its up to me to call them, not expect them to call me. That is one of my fears that I need to get past and I will!
Ok well I am off here for now. Be sure to check out my website at www.marykay.com/eblickenstaff !!!!!
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Dr. Appointment Update
I promised you an update after my doctor appointment so here is goes.
Here she (yes I am biased! If I keep calling it a she, I will have a boy for sure!) is waving at us. If you look closely, it looks like she is sucking her thumb.
In this one, she just seems to be relaxing. I think she realized we were taking pictures.
This one is my favorite. She decided to show off a leg for us. This baby is going to have long legs. she will get that from both me and Daddy because we are both tall and have long legs. Now if you look closely at her foot, that is from me. My feet are longer than her Daddy's. Does this mean she wont fit into those cute newborn shoes and socks??
Things went great. The end. Ok, so I am just kidding!
Things went really well. This appointment had all the internal stuff (yuck!) but it was amusing watching Michael's fascination with certain parts of the examining table.
After the uncomfortable part, I was told to put a robe on over my top but no bottoms (EEK!) because the next part of this appointment was the ultrasound. By this point I really had butterflies in my stomach. They weren't fluttering lightly either. As we were getting ready to open the exam room door for the short walk down the hall, Michael, being quite the charmer, opens his mouth and "BBBEEELLLCCCHHH!!!!!" Lovely. Thankfully the nurses right outside the door didn't hear him.
We got to the ultrasound room and of course my doctor doesn't do abdominal ultrasounds till after 12 weeks and I was only 11 wks 6 days. Is now a good time to say that I am getting pretty comfortable with a male doctor?
My doctor soon comes in and Michael is texting on his phone and I am eagerly and anxiously waiting for the baby to come in view on the screen.
I nearly cried when I saw a perfectly formed head, body, arms, and legs. We saw the little arms and legs moving around and waving. It was the coolest thing! Doctor took measurments and Baby Blickenstaff is measuring ahead at 12 wks 1 day. I also got some great pictures of my little Cupcake!
Here she (yes I am biased! If I keep calling it a she, I will have a boy for sure!) is waving at us. If you look closely, it looks like she is sucking her thumb.
In this one, she just seems to be relaxing. I think she realized we were taking pictures.
This one is my favorite. She decided to show off a leg for us. This baby is going to have long legs. she will get that from both me and Daddy because we are both tall and have long legs. Now if you look closely at her foot, that is from me. My feet are longer than her Daddy's. Does this mean she wont fit into those cute newborn shoes and socks??We won't be finding out the gender until early March when I reach 20 wks. Yes, you can find out earlier, but the doctor doesn't like to do gender ultrasounds earlier as 20 wks is when things are more pronounced and there is less chance for error.
I have been given the ok to go back to helping clean bathrooms at work which is great because just doing stairs and vacuuming was getting really old.
I am nervous about the upcoming semester because I dont know how tired I am going to be or how much of a school workload I have. I do know that I am happy to just stay home for the evening which means I should have plenty of time to get all my schoolwork done. My best friend is now in Denver so there is less chance for the both of us to get really bored and head off to Pizza Hut which is good. Yes I should be able to make it through just fine.
Overall, I know that God is taking care of both me and Baby and I have nothing to fear.
So I am off for now and my next post will most likely be after my first week back at school. Then I can tell you how the week went!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Happy New Year
Well the past couple of weeks seem to have flown by but in a sense they have kinda dragged for me. I promise soon I will have some pictures up here. In fact, I think I have one that I can post for you. I finally talked Michael into taking a belly pic. Its not that good but at least you will see my baby bump at 10 wks 6 days. I need to start doing a belly pic at each new week. I have a doc appt on the 8th. Once I get the ultrasound pic from that appointment, I will post it!
Christmas was really fun. I got Michael Guitar Hero World Tour and he absolutely loves it. He has played it almost everyday. Now I know it seems odd that I would get him that but I wanted to get something that would help with hand/eye coordination and this does that. I personally do not listen to rock music. It makes me depressed, gives me a headache, and its not God honoring. However, when he plays the game, I put on my headphones and crochet. Works out great. I sing along to my music too. Hehehe.
Michael got me a few things of which my favorite is a photo printer so I can print out pics and send to family. One of these days I will have to figure out how to size pics to wallet size and then arrange them on a 4x6 space, save it to my memory card, and then print them out. Viola! Four wallets in about 45 seconds!
Not really much to say. I have been really tired lately and battling morning sickness and I have not had much of an appetite. I have discovered that if I eat anything at all when I first get up in the morning, I am nauseated the rest of the day so I pretty much take my vitamin and drink milk or juice. Then when I finally do eat it is well after noon.
That is about all I have the energy for right now but I will update you more later. Most likely after my doctor appointment on the 8th. Enjoy the belly pic!
Christmas was really fun. I got Michael Guitar Hero World Tour and he absolutely loves it. He has played it almost everyday. Now I know it seems odd that I would get him that but I wanted to get something that would help with hand/eye coordination and this does that. I personally do not listen to rock music. It makes me depressed, gives me a headache, and its not God honoring. However, when he plays the game, I put on my headphones and crochet. Works out great. I sing along to my music too. Hehehe.
Michael got me a few things of which my favorite is a photo printer so I can print out pics and send to family. One of these days I will have to figure out how to size pics to wallet size and then arrange them on a 4x6 space, save it to my memory card, and then print them out. Viola! Four wallets in about 45 seconds!
Not really much to say. I have been really tired lately and battling morning sickness and I have not had much of an appetite. I have discovered that if I eat anything at all when I first get up in the morning, I am nauseated the rest of the day so I pretty much take my vitamin and drink milk or juice. Then when I finally do eat it is well after noon.
That is about all I have the energy for right now but I will update you more later. Most likely after my doctor appointment on the 8th. Enjoy the belly pic!
Monday, December 22, 2008
A Long Couple of Months
It certainly has been a long couple of months. I dont have many pics to post so you will just have to use your imagination.
Lets see...my last post was quite awhile go so I will start with November....
It started about Nov.9th. I got up one morning and I was so tired. I could barely keep my eyes open. I ended up going back to bed and missing my first classes. I did go to work but I would still take a nap in the afternoon and then go to bed at 8! this was so not me. I had been taking a new vitamin for about two months and they gave me energy and I was sleeping through that!
someone asked if I was pregnant. Yeah right. Very funny! Michael and I have been trying since our miscarriage and nothing so why on earth would that be an option now? Either way, I thought I would take a test anyway because I had a doctor appointment with my new doctor the following Thursday and I figured that I would rule that out as this appointment was for an infertility consult.
Imagine my surprise and shock when that pregnancy test immediately turned positive! I was shaking. I have never had a home pregnancy test come up positive before. I had to go get Jen to look at it because I couldnt believe what I was seeing.
After she confirmed the two lines that I was seeing, I didnt know whether or not I should be excited or cautious.
I told Michael when he got home and of course, he had to be Michael and asked me who the father was. The turd!
Monday I called the doctors office and let the nurse know that the appointment would need to be an ob appointment. That week I went in and Dr. Hardin ordered bloodwork for levels and he did an ultrasound. He also told me that in his office, if I have a concern, they make the time for me and not make me wait till they have an opening. I like this doctor. He also had me come back a little over a week later to do another ultrasound to look for the heartbeat.
In the meantime I was called to NC for an urgent family matter which I will not get into now. But I will ask that any reading this please pray for my sister and her family.
After I returned, I had my doctor appointment. Michael went with me and we had another ultrasound in which we saw a beautiful little heartbeat pumping away!
We are so excited.
I am having definite pregnancy symptoms as well. I have morning sickness which so far I have been able to keep at bay. I also have my cravings. Lately it has been cream of chicken soup, black olives, peanut butter sandwiches, Mcdonalds french fries, and chocolate shakes. I have totally gotten off the pepsi and mountain dew and thats because the baby just doesnt want it. I have a can and I feel sick to my stomach! I can handle ginger ale though. That actually helps calm my stomach.
A couple days ago, I had the apointment with the nurse which is called an OB workup. they take family history and go over tests that are done during pregnancy and also what happens during labor as to who will be the one delivering the baby. I am so blessed in that my new doctor leaves specific instructions for himself to be notified in the event that one of his patients goes into labor. I guess he prefers to deliver the babies of all of his patients. So come July when the baby is due, provided he is not on vacation, he will be delivering the baby. I have another appointment on Jan 8th. They will do another ultrasound to make sure baby is doing well and measuring on schedule.
That pretty much catches you up to date on things so far.
Its been snowing all day and is looking very pretty but I think that we are starting to get that snow that Oregon got. Its been coming down pretty well and there is already a couople inches out there. Really pretty.
Christmas Eve we will be going to Glade Park. I am concerned about the road conditions, but by that time, they should be clear and also, we have a four wheel drive truck which my husband knows how to drive very well. I trust him with it. Of course, by then, the roads should pretty well be cleared up. At least the worst of it. Christmas Day, Michaels mom likes to go skiing and I told him that yes I will be bored out of my mind, but he should go. He loves to ski. I will stay in the lodge and take some pictures of the snow and skiers and enjoy the fireplace they have in there. I also have a Nintendo DS and books to read as well. I will be ok. I am dreaming of all the hot chocolate or apple cider that I can have up there. Not to mention lunch! Yes I still get hungry.
Well that is it so far. I will update you all later, most likely after Christmas.
Lets see...my last post was quite awhile go so I will start with November....
It started about Nov.9th. I got up one morning and I was so tired. I could barely keep my eyes open. I ended up going back to bed and missing my first classes. I did go to work but I would still take a nap in the afternoon and then go to bed at 8! this was so not me. I had been taking a new vitamin for about two months and they gave me energy and I was sleeping through that!
someone asked if I was pregnant. Yeah right. Very funny! Michael and I have been trying since our miscarriage and nothing so why on earth would that be an option now? Either way, I thought I would take a test anyway because I had a doctor appointment with my new doctor the following Thursday and I figured that I would rule that out as this appointment was for an infertility consult.
Imagine my surprise and shock when that pregnancy test immediately turned positive! I was shaking. I have never had a home pregnancy test come up positive before. I had to go get Jen to look at it because I couldnt believe what I was seeing.
After she confirmed the two lines that I was seeing, I didnt know whether or not I should be excited or cautious.
I told Michael when he got home and of course, he had to be Michael and asked me who the father was. The turd!
Monday I called the doctors office and let the nurse know that the appointment would need to be an ob appointment. That week I went in and Dr. Hardin ordered bloodwork for levels and he did an ultrasound. He also told me that in his office, if I have a concern, they make the time for me and not make me wait till they have an opening. I like this doctor. He also had me come back a little over a week later to do another ultrasound to look for the heartbeat.
In the meantime I was called to NC for an urgent family matter which I will not get into now. But I will ask that any reading this please pray for my sister and her family.
After I returned, I had my doctor appointment. Michael went with me and we had another ultrasound in which we saw a beautiful little heartbeat pumping away!
We are so excited.
I am having definite pregnancy symptoms as well. I have morning sickness which so far I have been able to keep at bay. I also have my cravings. Lately it has been cream of chicken soup, black olives, peanut butter sandwiches, Mcdonalds french fries, and chocolate shakes. I have totally gotten off the pepsi and mountain dew and thats because the baby just doesnt want it. I have a can and I feel sick to my stomach! I can handle ginger ale though. That actually helps calm my stomach.
A couple days ago, I had the apointment with the nurse which is called an OB workup. they take family history and go over tests that are done during pregnancy and also what happens during labor as to who will be the one delivering the baby. I am so blessed in that my new doctor leaves specific instructions for himself to be notified in the event that one of his patients goes into labor. I guess he prefers to deliver the babies of all of his patients. So come July when the baby is due, provided he is not on vacation, he will be delivering the baby. I have another appointment on Jan 8th. They will do another ultrasound to make sure baby is doing well and measuring on schedule.
That pretty much catches you up to date on things so far.
Its been snowing all day and is looking very pretty but I think that we are starting to get that snow that Oregon got. Its been coming down pretty well and there is already a couople inches out there. Really pretty.
Christmas Eve we will be going to Glade Park. I am concerned about the road conditions, but by that time, they should be clear and also, we have a four wheel drive truck which my husband knows how to drive very well. I trust him with it. Of course, by then, the roads should pretty well be cleared up. At least the worst of it. Christmas Day, Michaels mom likes to go skiing and I told him that yes I will be bored out of my mind, but he should go. He loves to ski. I will stay in the lodge and take some pictures of the snow and skiers and enjoy the fireplace they have in there. I also have a Nintendo DS and books to read as well. I will be ok. I am dreaming of all the hot chocolate or apple cider that I can have up there. Not to mention lunch! Yes I still get hungry.
Well that is it so far. I will update you all later, most likely after Christmas.
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