First Ultrasound

OK so I had my first ultrasound last week and that was very exciting. At first it kinda sucked because the ultrasound tech informed me that I have what's called a 'tilted uterus' and that means that instead of being up and down like most women's are, mine tilts off to the side. So effectively that means the baby is back towards my back. Which according to the tech explains why my back hurts so badly if I sit still for too long.

Anyway right at first this was a problem because a lot of my internal organs are in front of the baby in such a way that we were having a hard time seeing it. The tech had to dig around in my stomach for quite awhile with the little nobby thing...I have no idea what it's called all of a sudden.... We kept seeing the baby briefly but then intestines and things would start moving back in front of it and poof it was gone. Finally she managed to get my organs to cooperate and stay out of the way so we could see the baby for awhile. It has legs and arms and fingers and toes and you could see it's tummy (which the tech says means it's eating now so that's a good thing). It was sleeping most of the time. We got it to wake up for a second and it kinda waved it's little arms at us angrily and then went back to sleep :)

So I guess I find out what it's going to be sometime in the middle of July and I'm still thinking it's a girl no matter how many people tell me they think it's a boy. So there! :P lol...

Here are some pics...

Bad Pic and Failing Brains

Yeah so I had Josh's Mom take this picture of me yesterday and I look terrible. I guess the whole purpose of the picture was to show my growing tummy but did I have to look like one of those zombie things from Dawn of the Dead???







Also I seem to be losing my mind. I already noticed that I can't seem to remember anything people tell me at work like I used to be able to do. Everyone who knows how I work knows that A) I'm usually a very hard worker and get everything done within minutes of being asked to do it and B) I write requests I don't have time to get to at that very moment on sticky notes. Now that usually means requests that I won't have time to get to within the next hour or day...not within the next 5 minutes. Now if someone asks me to do something and I don't write it down write away...well they might as well ask again!

And I locked Josh and I out of the house today...good one. Thanks Bri for coming over to let us back in. I was about to kill the dogs for getting their nasty faces all over my pants!

Catching up...

Yeah so I officially suck at blogging...I haven't been on here for over a month a I feel like a lazy blob...but I feel like that anyway so oh well.

Let's see things that have happened since the last time I did this:

I had my first doctor's appt. on April 11th. Nothing terribly interesting except for they took a bunch of my blood and I'm convinced that's what officially kicked in my morning sickness. I feel like I've been throwing up ever since...but more about that later...Anyways I have my next and much more interesting appt. on May 23rd. I get to hear the heartbeat and we're having an ultrasound too I guess to make sure all the dates are correct. Oh yeah my due date is Novemeber 30th currently but that could change based off the ultrasound.

Morning sickness...I swore I would never complain about this because it's only temporary and all that jazz...but I've been so horribly sick. It got to the point where I hadn't been able to eat or drink anything for days because I was just throwing it all back up. So my doc put me on some nifty meds that make me feel much better. Except I started feeling too good and I got a little neurotic over it. Ask just about anybody at Waxie. I think I talked to everyone about it. I actually quit taking the medication just to see if I would get sick again. And I did so that makes me feel better for some strange reason...

Other than that I've just been working...and tired...and that's about all. I'm taking a trip in a couple of weeks to see my brother graduate high school in Indiana so that should be fun. I'm really very excited about the whole thing. And I leave the day after my ultrasound so I'm hoping I'll get some pictures to take and show him and my bio dad. They are both very excited about the baby :)

Well I'm done blabbering for now...

Big (and surprising!) news!

Well I had a very interesting weekend! After my fantastic visit with my grandparents on Saturday, Sunday was an even more interesting day. I say this because Josh and I found out that....I'm pregnant! I went to the doctor's on Monday to confirm it and sure enough, I'm 4 weeks along. I never would have guessed but now I'm SO excited! Josh and I are both very excited, lol. So my first prenatal appointment with an actual OB is scheduled for 4/11. I don't know if they'll be able to tell me much of anything at that point but I don't really mind, I'm just so amazed and ecstatic about everything right now.

Grandma and Grandpa

Today was a very exciting day. I decided to take a trip up to Cornville, AZ (it's right outside Sedona for those of you who haven't been there) and I visited my Grandparents on my bio father's side for the first time. They hadn't seen me since I was 6 months old. They even showed me a picture of me at that visit and it was kinda funny and very sad at the same time. Funny because I was making this horrible face and looking at my dad like I wanted to cry my eyes out....sad because it's been almost 22 years since I've seen them. And obviously I don't remember seeing them when I was 6 months old, so I could this as my first time. You might be curious as to why I haven't seen my grandparents in 22 years...if you know me, you know why. If you don't know me well enough to know why just ask, I don't mind telling you. I just don't feel like typing it all out on here.

Anyways it was a really nice visit. They showed me their house, which I liked a lot. Very clean and bright looking, lots of windows that show all the gorgeous scenery outside and it all seems very relaxing, perfect for retirement! My grandma showed me all of her crafts that she works on, mainly quilts now. She makes quilts for all of the grandchildren in the family and I heard from my brother that they were truely awesome. She is currently working on mine and I got to see the squares while I was there. She's doing the whole thing in red and white stars (white squares with red stars) and each block has a different pattern of red fabric making up the star. I think it's going to be really pretty when it's done. I can't wait! She also has this really amazing collection of Precious Moments statues that I'm now completely in love with. She has a million of them and they are absolutely...well precious!

Other than that we just sat around and talked about stuff. My grandparents are both really funny and very nice. I also got to meet my Uncle Tim who stays with them and he is really nice as well. And even though the drive there from Mesa takes 2 hours, it's a really easy and pretty drive so I'm looking forward to going up there again soon.

I'm going to try this again

So it's been like 3 years or so since I last attempted this blogging thing and I think I actually get it now! Not that I have very many interesting things to say but you never know. I might come up with something worth reading. For now I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm back to blogging. I guess I could tell you about my day...

It is Monday. I was stuck in traffic both on the way to work and on the way back. During work I was busy as hell because somehow I still haven't managed to catch up on all the work that piled up while I was on business in CA. Or maybe it's just that I was behind from that so now I'm behind from being behind...who knows!?! So my day went by too quick, 5pm came too soon (or not soon enough...) and now I have a whole desk full of work to look forward to when I return tomorrow. After I sit in traffic. Oh but I have to be at work early tomorrow too! But at least I get to leave an hour early to go to the doc. Don't worry, I'm not dying, just my foot is still all swollen and hurty from my car accident back in January. So maybe they'll give me some painkillers and tell me not to be such a baby. Or maybe it'll actually be something worth talking about...I guess you'll have to wait and see.

Am I boring you yet? I promise, next time I'll make sure I have something to talk about ;)