My Day

Well my day was how shall we say, Interesting and frustrating.

This morning was okay enough, I woke up, had breakfast with the husband and went to my NST. Elijah is great, the fluid around him is great. He apparently weighs 4 pounds which is exciting. They told me to plan on a small baby though, because the medication I am on for the Gestational is going to leave him a little on the smaller side. I know he will be more than 4 pounds obviously, but he shouldn't be more than 6 they estimated. That's okay though, I'd rather go for the smaller than the larger. As long as his lungs and organs are developed.

So last night I was really annoyed because the maintenance crew spent from about 8pm to 12am beating on the walls, pipes and everything else in the neighbors house. I finally called them at 12 and explained that although I understand plumbing issues its late and seeing as your beating on the walls and everything else can we shit off the water and just come back to it in the morning. The lady was really snotty, but even the crew over there agreed to leave since it was late. I guess they came back at like 9am after I left for my appointment.

I left here at about 9 to go, On my way there my air pressure alert came on. So great!
I went after with NST and got air.

I came home and realized that my bathroom was filled with an inch of water. Nice right? So I call Picerne, and the lady on the phone was like "Well is this an emergency? It is lunch time and we are really busy"...... Um YEA its an emergency seeing as all underneath my sink and entire floor are soaked!! I haven't even tried any of the electrical items that were under there (Hair dryer, and such) but did have to throw allot of paper products away (Toilet paper, and various things). That made me mad, and the lady said she would send someone "As soon as she could" and until then I should try and clean up as much as I can (I only threw the rugs in the washer, and cleaned out under the sink so I could get that drying and clean). So its an hour and a half later and still no one has shown. I'm sitting with the bathroom door open and was in Elijah's bedroom sorting clothes. All of a sudden there was a mad gush like someone was in a shower. There was water POURING out from under the sink, Like mad pouring like a shower. I was furious at this point and called back. I was nice at first, said I know I just called but I now was having the pouring of this water. That it needs to be taken care of now because its filled the plastic bucket 3 times, and the neighbor is in fact taking a shower (You can hear it through the wall) and all of his water is coming in MY bathroom. Again she says "We'll we are really busy, we'll get there when we can" Finally I snapped (Pregnancy, Fury, whatever) and said "Well now that its reaching my carpet, you can pay to have that cleaned too because I am not doing it myself. I think this insane amount of water coming from my sink trumps lunch time. If I knew how to turn of my water I would have, but I DONT" She told me I'd have to be patient.... UGH!!

So finally at like 2.5 hours from my 2nd phone call they get here, Turns out they'd blocked the pipes to drain both mine and my neighbors houses, and in the vigorous snaking in the past 2 days they'd put a dime sized hole in my pipes. So essentially because draining for both apartments was blocked I got the water all over my bathroom. Anything run in either apartment (Except the toilet) would pour out into my pipes, and out that hole. Nice right? It took them like 4 hours to fix, Replacing my pipe and going under the building to take care of the clog.

Shonna stopped by, She brought us a gift card to Chilli's. I was so touched by that. Nate and I are going to go on the 22nd (Our anniversary). I can't wait!! Providing I am not having a baby that day lol. That brightened our day, seeing as my bathroom still is torn apart (Their running a fan for 12 hours to dry out the cabinet, and I cant use the sink because they re caulked it).

Supposedly they are going to come at 1 tomorrow to clean my carpets. They better too.

Other than that, I am miserably pregnant, and want it over with but things are okay!

Adopting a Family for the Season

I have recently come into contact with a family that is in need. Now I know that at times we are often nervous about donating, because we feel like our items are being re-sold or not going to someone who actually needs them. I can tell you they are in need, and being that my husband and I have fallen on hard times ourselves and have received some amazing help from others I really want to help this family out. I am a "Pay it Forward" type of person, and if it weren't for some of the generous people in my life my son would not have much, if anything. With that being said, I know as of right now they are in need of the following, but really can use just about anything. Specifically he is looking for:

Baby Gates (Picerne gave them a tri level and his babies are climbers)

Warm clothing in 18 Mo sizes or larger (He has twins, one girl and one boy)

2 Cribs (Again for the twins)

Furniture (All kinds, They just moved in and have nothing)

A Washer and Dryer

Basically just anything I think would help them out. If you have anything you can either let me know, or visit his post on RYS

http://www.rileyyardsales.com/item.jsp?itemId=12569726

Again, I know we often see things like this and think we are being scammed but I can assure you this is not the case, and this is just a soldier in need. I am collecting as much as I can on my own (We don't have much) but thought I would see if someone could help this family out as well. He has a little money if there is something you are selling, but they do not have much.

Thanks for taking the time to read this,

Dramatic Face Book/myspace/twitter

So lets just say that I am a firm believer in thanking those who have helped you out in your life, and I also believe if you are unhappy with something in your life change it. Now I understand that you cannot always change your surroundings, your circumstance or your luck but at the same time, I feel like some people are just incapable of being satisfied with that they have been given.

For instance, if I see another person write about how pathetically sad they are to be single I may scream. Being single is not the end of the world, or worth jumping of the nearest bridge. This may come as a shock to some, but there are people that enjoy being single and are able to make the best of that. I really feel as though if your largest problem in life is being single than you are lucky. Oh and PS if you never leave your house and play on the internet all day you more than likely are not going to be meeting anyone. Just a thought.

It really irritates me that people complain about their "Crappy" friends. Guess what, you chose those friends. I'm sorry that not wanting to babysit for you every weekend, or drink with you and mope about life makes me a terrible friend. Perhaps some people do not want to share in your sappy "Woe is me" pity parade. Contrary to popular belief I am not your personal nanny here to serve your needs as a place to drop off your screaming child every weekend so you might be able to drink a few beers at the bar with your friends who happen to feel that drowning in a yeast beverage will fix the deployment your husband is on. I have to admit that deployments suck, but it isn't my job to watch your children for 12 months. If I offer that is a much different story (I have offered to a few times for various people and their R&R's and such, but not weekly) but when you ask me and I say "No" immediately posting on your FB about how "Crappy" your friends are and that no one is there when you need them I think you are being the crappy friend....... Really, aren't we being a tad overkill on the poor friend thing. Now if you chop off your legs, and need a ride to the ER and I say no, then feel free to post that.

I'm getting increasingly annoyed with people that live rent free, in their parents home. Their parents babysit for them for free, and pay for their college and all their bills and they have the Gaul to say so many negative things about their parents because they want you to watch your child after school. Really? I am extremely thankful for my family and they don't do all that for me. You can't just say thank you? After all that is your child. I mean if my Mom were watching my child from 9am to 6pm so I could drive the car she pays for to the classes she is paying for you better bet that my rear end would be home at 6pm to watch MY child. Your Mom didn't get herself pregnant, and you are collecting child support to be that little girls Mom so what are you so incapable of just doing your job? Maybe your Mom should just file for custody so you can go and party and live carefree right? I mean is she being so unreasonable to ask you to come home after class and do what you are obligated to do? Why don't you try living in the real world were no one else pays our bills, if I want to go to college it is my obligation to pay for it, and if I want to go to class my child care is going to run about $244 every 2 weeks. Want to trade, because I am sure my Mom could straighten you out some about what being a responsible parent means.

Well there was my rant about the Status updates I just signed in to see. Don't get me wrong, my status today is "I don't feel to well" but I think some people are getting a little dramatic here. At 20 + years old I would think the real world would be a little more sour than these being your largest problems. You want to talk about problems, I will hook you up with some people that can tell you about problems. I've known wounded soldiers that are more thankful that 90% of these people, and those soldiers have lost limbs and suffered severe brain injury. If you are unhappy with your job, finances, love life and other things then maybe YOU should take that initiative to change things. Posting things on facebook about your pathetic situations and "Horrible" life just makes me laugh. I refuse to be the goody bag at your pity party.

Nothing new really

So there isn't much to say about today. I guess there is no point in even writing, but then again I promised that I would.

I woke up at 8:30 am with all 3 dogs in my bed, which during the week isn't unusual once Nate has gone to work. The catch would be that today is Saturday! So I went to the living room, and there was no husband to be found. I called his phone, which he didn't answer. No biggie, if it were something huge I figured he would have woken me up or left me a note. He came home at like 9:30 though. He apparently went to donate plasma and hadn't thought I would wake up before he got home. You can't take your phone into plasma, so he couldn't answer me. No harm, no foul.

We went to Dillions, got some things and some dinner. That was alright. I added a few more things to my Rileyyardsales account. Actually got several offers on what I posted, so hopefully it goes soon. One item already did, and the other is supposed to be picked up tomorrow. I got a little mad though, because Nate and I bought a booster seat from a friend for like $20.00 and then we realized with the high chair his Grandma bought us there was no point in keeping the booster seat (It wouldn't work at my Mom's table anyway, so I have to be creative for Ohio regardless) I figured I'd post it for $15. It still sells at Wal-mart for almost $30.00 so I thought that was fair. Within 30 minutes of being on the site I had a lady offer me $10.00 which wasn't bad, but another one offered me $5.00. People like that bother me, Mostly because you're asking me to take $10.00 off? Then another person wanted me to deliver it to her, in Manhatten...... Which I refuse to do because I have found that delivering is impossible with my busy schedule and the gas I spend to go there isn't worth it. So I told her that I was sorry I do not deliver, and she got furious and sent me a very heated email. That kind of made me mad. Fortunately there was another lady that said she would pay the full $15.00 and pick up tomorrow. So we'll see.

I had to call Picerne today, because the bathroom sink wasn't draining. It was annoying, They actually came, and pretty quick. The guy was here for almost 3 hours though, and on his phone the whole time. I think all he actually did was dump drano in the sink.... It drains though so whatever, I don't have to pay for the work.

Other than that, as you can see, boring day! Elijah has gotten hiccups at least 4 times today, Nate got to feel it too. He agreed that its pretty silly.

Thanksgiving

We had a pretty good Thanksgiving. I was planning on writing about it when I got home last night but that did not happen. I was way to sleepy. My NST went really quick, so that was nice. I woke up at 7am and called Labor and Delivery since my Doctor said I had to go in for the NST no exceptions at all. They told me they would expect to see me at 9:30 am. we were home by 10:15am. Elijah actually stayed on the monitor and did his thing for them quickly. That made it so great!

We got home and I finished up my cooking, and my hair and make-up. We left for the Ogburn's and got there at about 3. Dinner was yummy, and all my dishes turned out super well! I was very proud since I made it all myself, and did it from scratch! Yay me! Even my cheesecake was yummy! GO ME!! We didn't get home until 10 pm though, so I went right to bed, and crashed.

Today was fun/alright. We've been eating some yummy left overs though. Nate and I also got a great box from Ohio. Apparently there is a group in Ohio that supports their home town soldiers. One of my friends and his wife added Nathan and I to the list. Today we got a big ole' box from them today. It was perfect, and really brightened our day!! It was jammed packed with all kinds of amazing (And helpful) things. Lots of goodies to snack on, lots of hygiene and household things. As an added gift to us, Cory and his wife (Jamie) added a huge diaper bag and some wipes to our box just for Elijah. I love the diaper bag and it honestly made my day!! Its so big, and roomy. I packed it all up for our hospital trip. Now I just need the munchkin!!

I went for a walk today, that was terrible. My feet are so swollen at this point that even my loosest shoes don't fit anymore. I tried to do it anyway. Needless to say, I got the biggest blister of my life and it literally rubbed the whole back of my heel off. I didn't make it all the way home, and sent Nathan a text saying "Come get me, I can't make it"...... He rushed to pick me up. He helped me wash it, get neosporine on it, and bandage it. Its so big and nasty that I had to get out gauze and wrap. Washing it was terribly painful too. So note to self..... Pregnancy makes your feet huge and unbearable. Although I should have seen that coming, because today I was walking by the Christmas tree and an ornament hook shot straight into my toe. I had to yank that back out, so clearly my feet are cursed for the day!!

We cleaned out the goldfish tank today, and moved it to Elijah's room. Tomorrow my goal is to scrub the turtle tank (Don't worry, Nate is doing all the hard labor) because the nasty algae is driving my insane!!

I took Amanda some food today, and since I was there I let her dogs out. As I was leaving her house, I pulled out of her spot and someone tried to take her parking spot. I guess you could say that my Pregnancy Hormones are getting the best of me because I cursed them out for taking parking spaces that were not theirs, and how rude/blind do you have to be to park in something that clearly says "3" when you are no were near going to apartment #3. Wow it was bad/funny.

Anyway, We tried to make as many phone calls as we could last night and yesterday. So if we missed you we are sorry but we got so busy, So sorry!!

A very silly day ~ At the very least!!

Normally if my day is going bad, it stays bad. So I must give a high five to God for having such a great sense of humor today. Without all the silliness, I may have lost my mind today.

I chose to start my portion of the Thanksgiving cooking today. Pretty much because if my NST thing dosen't get timed well then I may not be able to cook, and I committed myself to cooking. So that is how this day began, and ended oddly enough.

I'd gotten all the things out to make my Mom's pumpkin Cheese Cake. It is so yummy and since it is made with Splenda and has no crust, it is Diabetic Friendly :) So this recipe calls for wax paper, and needless to say, I did not have any of that! So I realized this and but on my brave face to go to the Commissary. Prior to leaving I did take the eggs out of the fridge and put them on the table (Since the recipe calls for room temp. eggs). Remember that, you'll need it later........

I found everything I needed to get within probably 5 minutes at the Commissary, it wasn't until the check out line that it occurred to me that I put gas in the Civic for Nathan yesterday and left my ID in my pants from the day before. Fortunately the clerk was nice to me, and let me leave my cart near her register and go back to get it (She could have been even nicer and not made me go, but its her job). I quickly went home, and then back. I paid for my stuff and went about my way. While on the way home I realized that I better put gas in my Sante Fe if I wanted to make it till next Tuesday. So I went to the gas station. Since I have been carrying cash more and more recently (The kids Mom pays me in cash so its the easiest thing) I had to pre-pay. I got all the way in, through the 5 minute line (I went at lunch, Go me) and guess what I forgot in the truck? If you said my ID you are correct! Needless to say, as soon as I got to the register I said "I left my ID in the truck, but if you could just let me pre-pay now I will come back in with it when I am done"..... This clerk... Not so nice, and she a:) Chewed me out for not having my ID and b:) informed me that ID's are a must and I would have to go out and come back in. I did this, and yes, it is my fault but her attitude wasn't necessary.

So as you can imagine, with me being 35 weeks now, I was a tad grumpy. I was driving home a little bit annoyed and what do I happen to see by my house on the road..... Yep and "adult toy" if you want to use the political term. I was shocked, and it made me laugh really hard. I sent a Text to all my friends that I thought would fine it as funny as me and said "There is a "toy" on the Thomas Ave. Just in case you were needing one of those"...... What a silly thing to be on the road between houses and a school! Good thing there wasn't school today, seeing as I could imagine a small child picking it up and taking it home to say "Look what I found"...... LOL

So I finally get home, and for whatever reason (I guess I wasn't thinking) rather than Pre-Heating my oven I hit "Self Clean". Thank Goodness I only wanted to do the Cheesecake because that was about 4 hours worth of time. It is okay though, because I had tons of other prep to do. I did decide to assemble the mix for the Cheese Cake though. I went to mix everything and my eggs were missing. I couldn't figure it out, I knew I put them out before I left..... Then I spotted on my living room floor a tiny bit of white speck. I got down, and wouldn't you know it was a small little bit of shell. So one of my dogs actually ate 3 eggs, shell and all while I was gone! What a bunch of oinkers!!

Nate actually came home at about 3, so that was a great surprise! I really enjoyed that. He talked me into eating and MRE for lunch. It wasn't horrible but definitely not the best. I ate a few things from mine, but mostly gave it to him. It was silly that he even suggested it to me, let alone we actually sat at the table and ate them!

We put up our tree, and other decorations today. I normally like to do it on Thanksgiving day after dinner, but since we are going to a friends, I made him help me today. It was fun. I have some pics, but I am so sleepy I don't have the energy to add them. Maybe tomorrow!

It is NESTING

Wow, So since I have been sick I haven't felt the need to clean or do anything more than sleep. That's pretty normal though. Well this morning I woke up with Nate, Ate some cereal and then descided that I didn't want to go back to bed. So instead I spent the whole day cleaning. I dusted the house, Vaccumed everything, Ran the carpet shampooer. Then I tackled the bathroom, laundry closet and bed room. I think the only room that didn't get a full top to bottom clean was Elijah's room. It made for a short day, By the time I stopped it was 3:30 and Nate was coming home. He had come home to watch the kids (The ones I babysit) so I could go to my WIC appointment at 4:15 and they normally arrive at 4:30.

WIC was an okay appointment, They gave me a book to read about the benifits of breast feeding. Once again, Another bundle of information about how evil formula really is. LOL. Then they gave me 2 months worth of checks, and told me as soon as my son is born to call them, they'll change my checks accordingly. It was super quick, only took like 5 minutes. Then I went to the gas station, That took 15 minutes since all the soldiers were getting off work. We found out only after I got home that the kids weren't even going to be coming, so Nate getting off early was pointless. Oh well.

On a side note, Elijah has been getting the hiccups allot lately. Its so weird, yet funny to feel them.

35 Weeks

Well I am 35 weeks today. That means that since they don't want me to pass 39 weeks, I only have 4 Weeks left! Wow time has flown. Not that I am complaining at all because I am READY! My Dr told me that I could deliver at 37 and that baby boys lungs would be healthy, and they wouldn't do anything to stop contractions. I really wouldn't mind having him at 37 Weeks though. I would love to hold him sooner, rather than later.

This morning was the NST, and that went pretty well. Nathan came with me, so he hung out with me. It really helped pass the time though, and Elijah did a ton better staying on the monitor. Thank Goodness :)

We also had our 35 Week ultra-sound this morning. It was alright, but can I just say that I really dislike the whole fill your bladder prior. My appointment was at 10:15, So I had to empty my bladder at 8:45 am and then drink a Qt. of water by 9:15am. Then you can't pee or anything until after the ultra-sound. I did okay, except they didn't see me until 10:45 so I really had to pee! The tech was really nice though, and she remembered us from our 20 Week appointment, which I thought was funny. She remember that baby boy had his legs crossed and the cord down there, and she asked if we had ever figured out what it was. I told her about my KC appointment, and how we knew from that. So a few minutes later as a joke she was like "Wow, This is a girl"...... Nate and I both said "WHAT?"..... Then she told me that it was joke. We were having a boy. Nate and I were both really worried, I mean we've painted a green room, and have tons of boy clothing! She printed us off a picture of the "Boy" parts. So rest assure, he is a he! Other than that, we are doing great. He is looking wonderful! I am a little nervous though because his head is big. I am not being a silly Mom, and thinking WOW, even the Tech said his head is large. They couldn't accurately predict the weight though, so she said it would take some time for her to study the Ultra-Sounds to get an accurate prediction. The weight makes me the most nervous simply because GD babies have the history of being larger. Since he is still wanting me to deliver naturally, We really have to keep a close eye on him. If he gets to be over 9lbs we have to have a Cesarean no way around it.

That's another thing that's been on my mind allot now a days, This whole Natural birth Vs. Cesarean thing. My last provider that I had until I was about 6 months along said the whole time because of my Cervical history I would have to have a C-Section. Well he retired (Horrible timing in my opinion) 3 days before my 6 month appointment and my new Dr. is allot younger and he was telling me that although this is common practice for allot of the older Dr's that he dosen't believe this at all. The concern is that when you've had the cervix altered or had portions removed that you may not dilate the way you should, and this lands many women in a cesarean anyway. He told me that in his opinion that he wants all first time Mom's to at least try it natural, and see if they can dilate on their own and deliver without surgery. He told us the ball was in our court, meaning its kind of up to me. He has been emailing me numerous articles about the topic, and talking to me about it all. Let me tell you that I was by far the most angry about this at my initial appointment with him. It really frustrated me because for 6 almost 7 months I'd been told there was no chance of a natural delivery. Now I am being told that its suggested? I guess I just feel like there is no winning. I am terrified of delivery, either way. One thing I am most afraid of saying "Lets do it natural" and then having to go into surgery anyway because I couldn't dilate or his head is too large. Further more, his weight plays such a big role in all of this. My Dr actually said at the last appointment, Well I guess it is a hard choice to make because maybe you should have a cesarean because of the GD. So I don't think he even has his mind made up, and I'm supposed to choose?? I dunno, I'm just worried I guess. I called the birth classes on post and they said it was too late, Since its a month series and you have to start at the start of the month, I missed November. Starting in Dec. I will miss the last, and possibly 3rd class.


One thing is for sure, No matter what I will be using the Epidural in a natural delivery (if I can even do that). I have heard stories and opinions but honestly I don't care. The Braxton Hicks are the worst, and I don't even want to think about the experience with the real contractions. I told my nurse the other day this, and she went on and on about how I shouldn't commit to that, and I need to try without. Yea lady, Bite me..... I will be using the drugs. I don't want to do it otherwise. It is getting harder and harder to bite my tongue when people tell me what their opinions are and what to do. I can't explain it, but for some reason when someone says "Oh you should do this" regarding anything it makes me furious! Again, I can't explain it. More than likely its the hormones and not so much me. I just feel like if I didn't ask you your opinion, please don't tell me what you think. I don't care if you breastfed, if you delivered "drug free" or if you slept with your child in your bed.

*The pictures aren't the best, sorry! I took the pictures with my camera of the print outs. One is the "Boy" parts, and one is the face.

One of those days I guess.

I think I have been in an increasingly annoyed mood here recently. I guess maybe I should just figure its the hormones right? That and this weirdo sleep pattern this Amoxcil has me on. I take my anit-biotic, and like 45 minutes later I can't even function I am so exhausted. Then I sleep for about 3 hours. Thing is then I have to take again, almost as soon as I wake up, and then one more time. I called my Dr. he told me that its normal in the 3rd Trimester to have this kind of issue/reaction. So I guess for another week I get to play this game. I think Nate is getting bored, but he is at least being understanding.

We had a pretty mellow day though, we went to Dillions and got some food, odds and ends until payday. Today is the 22nd, which means my wedding anniversary is in a Month. I wonder if Elijah will come before or after that. Nate keeps saying that Elijah will be born on the 22nd, That will make for an interesting anniversary for sure. My Mom comes on the 23rd though, and is spending Christmas here :) That makes me excited!! Means I might actually break out the decorations after all. Actually I already started planning the tree location and were I can put up decorations. No one has ever been to my house for the holidays (Other than thanksgiving, and Easter). I am sort of excited about this one! Watch me do all this and have Elijah show his cute little face on Christmas, In that case we might have to change his name to Jesus (Kidding).

So far though, I think everything is going alright. We have to go to IACH at like 8:30 am tomorrow. Normally I do my Non-Stress Test at 9:30, but since Ultra sound is at 10:15, Sandy (The lady that runs the NST room) told me to come at 9. I'm going to go up way early though because I want to make sure they can actually get enough of his heart rate. Last NST it took 2 hours up there just to get enough heart rate to convince my Dr. I can go home. I had the ultra-sounds in the actual ultra-sound department. The drinking the water is so uncomfortable. They want you to drink 36 ounces and then wait, and wait and wait. Last time I drank that water and I swear to you I almost went pee in my pants because it took them a half hour to get me in. Equally annoying was the fact that the technician kept telling me that I hadn't consumed the water as told because my bladder was way to small. That ticked me off because I even drank double the water. I am starting to drink a ton of water right now, so hopefully I am really hydrated and my tiny bladder wont be an issue.

Well its time for me to take another Anti-Biotic, so I am going to do that and go to bed.

Breast Vs. Bottle.......... The Argument to end all!

So I was talking to a friend of mine last night, and she asked me if with my upcoming son's birth would I be nursing. I gave her the same response that I have given everyone:
"If I feel like I can, I will. I know that a majority of women have a dead set plan and for various reasons they can't. I know several people that can't breastfeed because they don't produce, and others that can't because of the pain. I want too, but if I choose it just isn't for me then I wont. I don't feel like I have a set plan either way. I have some formula stocked up here just in case, and I have the supplies for Breast feeding too."........

I then got a lecture for 30 minutes about how it was the best way, the right way and God's way. I need to breast feed and it is my duty as a Mom.

I understand having a strong opinion, but here is my issue. It isn't just this person that told me all of this, I hear it from everyone. From the nurses at IACH, to family, to strangers that see my belly and want to talk about my son. I get it from friends, WIC and check out girls at the commissary. I don't understand how hard it is to just let me do what I want, and understand I actually am not decided either way. If I can't even produce anything am I supposed to let my Son starve because it isn't God's way? And what if I literally can't for some other reason, Is it honestly worth you wasting your time or breathe? It isn't like Formula is Crack or anything.

I have read all the studies, I know the benefits blah blah blah, Why do I need to know what YOU personally believe?? I understand that people think that children who are breast fed are smarter, and I understand the religion aspect. I also get the natural thing, but seriously I don't need to hear it from everyone. If I wanted to hear your opinion about what I should do with my son it would be asked of you from the beginning. As far as I know, this is my choice..........

Sorry for the rant, I am just having a rough day.

Baby Boy ~ Elijah

I will give you a brief (Or maybe not) run down on Elijah. Since I am not sure who is following, and who isn't, or their level of awareness on him. It becomes harder and harder to keep everyone up to date with so many appointments, and so many changes in both him, and myself. I will start relatively close to the beginning.

Obviously I know I am pregnant, and for anyone who may not know already know, We achieved this with the help of Clomid (A fertility medication). For about the first 4 months I was insanely sick. Morning sickness made it extremely hard for me to add weight. Fortunately around 22 weeks that faded away. Not completely but there was an improvement. Like most Moms to be these days, We wanted to find out what we were having. Only our small bundle did not want to co-operate. At our 20 week ultra sound he had his legs crossed and his cord in between his legs. It took us until about 24 weeks to actually find out what we were having. Clearly I have already referred to my child as "He" so yes, We are having a boy. I really thought it was a girl, and had been expecting that all along. Although it was a shock to see that he is not a girl, I am ultimately thrilled about this!

From about 24 weeks on I felt fine, Sleepy and large, but otherwise fine. We chose the name Elijah Aaron Micheal for our son. We are naming him Elijah because Nate and I really liked that name, and his middle names come from a promise Nathan made to his fallen friends family. We are honored to name him after this hero. Around approximately 30 weeks I was told I have Gestational Diabetes (I often refer to this as GD). I take metphormine, Do blood sugar checks, and eat a fairly strict diet. As part of this, I also go for a non stress test 2 times a week. At these appointments I lay on a monitor for an hour, while they chart his heart rate, and my contractions, as well as a weekly ultra sound. On a separate day each week I meet with my Dr. who monitors my sugar levels, as well as checks to see how I am doing. So far so good, and I am proud to say my son is HEAD DOWN, and ready to go.

I've had some pretty intense contractions a few times, nothing to significant, and I have also had the blessing of Braxton Hicks. The BH are increasing in intensity though, and I am pretty uncomfortable with them, however he needs to stay put for at least 2 more weeks. My Dr. said Elijah can have a safe chance at the world after about 37 weeks, As of Monday I will be 35 weeks. I personally think I am much further than I am, but my Dr. is sending me for an ultra-sound on Monday to see how likely this is.

I think that just about wraps up the baby update, and since I am exhausted, I think I will go to sleep now. Thanks for reading!

So it begins

Well, I guess I don't honestly know how to start this thing off. I'm no good (And honestly never have been) good at putting pen to paper (Or I suppose finger to key board) but really thought that this might be a good way to put out some of our news, and I think pictures. I'm not 100% sure though.

For those who may not know, I am pregnant. 35 weeks on Monday! The pregnancy has gone pretty quick. I can remember the phone call to the lab asking about my test results, the following 4 months of literally everything making me sick, all the ultra sounds, and Dr. Appointments. It all feels like this has gone way too quickly. Only 4 weeks to go. That is just plain unreal to me!

Other than that, I guess this gets simpler with daily life. So hopefully I actually keep up with it.