I had my 16 week check up today! Yay! I was able to hear the heartbeat, it was 156bpm, which is on the higher end of normal. (Normal is 110-160) I have heard this means its a girl, but who knows. I say "I" heard the HB because DH was unable to attend, he had work this morning. I also scheduled my 20 week ultrasound, May 26, and we should find out the gender on that day as well. I am so excited! We have sort of started discussing birthing plans and options etc, its a huge decision and a lot to think about. We are also paying medical bills from my ER trip in February, and we just started paying on Bean's prenatal care. Sheesh babies are EXPENSIVE!! On top of that, we are in the process of car shopping. Oh-yeah-my least favorite thing in the world!!! Bah. We have to replace my truck because its unsafe to drive and definitely unsafe for a carseat! I think I will end up with the VW and Geoff will take whatever we replace the truck with, but again, we shall see!
On the school front, two weeks from today I will be done with all my finals! WHOOP!!! I have 5 days of lecture left, two stats projects, one huge paper and one small paper and two finals. Not so bad, I think it will be manageable. My goal is to get started on the small paper tonight and finish it tomorrow, and get stats done friday night. That leaves the huge paper polishing for next week. I am nervous about that one for sure. As far as Geoff and school, I think he has a few labs to finish up and then two finals. One of his is optional, and he will or will not take it depending on how he's sitting in the class. Remember, C's get degrees! haha. Well I am off to grad school orientation, even though I can't attend this semester I want as much info as possible so I know what's coming. I'll keep you posted if there are any other updates between now and May 26.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Dreams
I know most parents have all sorts of dreams and ideas for their future children.
I haven't had too many thoughts on future plans for this LO. I want Bean to be a happy, healthy, confident and well adjusted individual. But this post isn't really about that. I thought I would share some of my CRAZY pregnancy dreams with you all...because all I can say is "WOW"
This one was a few weeks ago:
A girl I know, but am not particularly close to, and I working. We weren't at Whole Foods though, we were in this cabin up in the woods. I looked outside and noticed the sky was really strange, it was grey and green and really eerie looking. We kept working on these cakes we were making, and all the sudden I see flashing red and blue lights reflected off the clouds and in the sky. I look out and there is a squadron of police cars surrounding the building. The cops bust the door in and storm inside, weapons drawn. The girl I was working with raises a butcher knife and screams at the cops, then they arrest her. I asked what was going on and they said "She's under arrest for the murder of 6 women, and we think you were the next victim" I of course freaked out! The cops proceed outside and start tearing up the concrete patio area and discover 5 bodies, one was still missing. I am so scared at this point and try to figure out how I can get home. Another girl from work shows up and offers to walk home with me, so off we go through the woods. We are scrambling through the trees, panicked that there is this half-dead girl outside somewhere waiting for us. We get to her house and she walks up to her door and turns around and says goodnight! AHA! Now how am I supposed to get home? I woke up at this point, scared to death and cuddled up to DH. (DH=Dear Husband)
Once I fell back to sleep, I settled into a more pleasant dream. DH and I were at my parents house and I suddenly went into labor. We get to the hospital and I gave birth to a beautiful baby...Macaw. Yes that's right, a blue and yellow macaw. At first I was happy to be done and I remember telling my mom my stomach felt flat now, and she said it was because the baby was so small. We got ready to leave the hospital and I freaked out because I didnt think the "baby" would fit in the carseat, so the hospital isn't gonna let us leave!The nurse came in and helped us get the baby situated and then we left. I was fine once we got home, happy to show off the baby until I realized I didnt know how to feed it! I wanted to breast feed but wasnt gonna feed a macaw that way! OUCH! I asked my mom how to feed it and she said to just feed it whatever I ate, but not too much junk food! I then started thinking "wait... how was this possible? This is interspecies breeding here!!" Geoff then accused me of cheating on him! I swore I didnt!! I then woke up!
I haven't had too many thoughts on future plans for this LO. I want Bean to be a happy, healthy, confident and well adjusted individual. But this post isn't really about that. I thought I would share some of my CRAZY pregnancy dreams with you all...because all I can say is "WOW"
This one was a few weeks ago:
A girl I know, but am not particularly close to, and I working. We weren't at Whole Foods though, we were in this cabin up in the woods. I looked outside and noticed the sky was really strange, it was grey and green and really eerie looking. We kept working on these cakes we were making, and all the sudden I see flashing red and blue lights reflected off the clouds and in the sky. I look out and there is a squadron of police cars surrounding the building. The cops bust the door in and storm inside, weapons drawn. The girl I was working with raises a butcher knife and screams at the cops, then they arrest her. I asked what was going on and they said "She's under arrest for the murder of 6 women, and we think you were the next victim" I of course freaked out! The cops proceed outside and start tearing up the concrete patio area and discover 5 bodies, one was still missing. I am so scared at this point and try to figure out how I can get home. Another girl from work shows up and offers to walk home with me, so off we go through the woods. We are scrambling through the trees, panicked that there is this half-dead girl outside somewhere waiting for us. We get to her house and she walks up to her door and turns around and says goodnight! AHA! Now how am I supposed to get home? I woke up at this point, scared to death and cuddled up to DH. (DH=Dear Husband)
Once I fell back to sleep, I settled into a more pleasant dream. DH and I were at my parents house and I suddenly went into labor. We get to the hospital and I gave birth to a beautiful baby...Macaw. Yes that's right, a blue and yellow macaw. At first I was happy to be done and I remember telling my mom my stomach felt flat now, and she said it was because the baby was so small. We got ready to leave the hospital and I freaked out because I didnt think the "baby" would fit in the carseat, so the hospital isn't gonna let us leave!The nurse came in and helped us get the baby situated and then we left. I was fine once we got home, happy to show off the baby until I realized I didnt know how to feed it! I wanted to breast feed but wasnt gonna feed a macaw that way! OUCH! I asked my mom how to feed it and she said to just feed it whatever I ate, but not too much junk food! I then started thinking "wait... how was this possible? This is interspecies breeding here!!" Geoff then accused me of cheating on him! I swore I didnt!! I then woke up!
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Now what?
Good news! I just found out I was accepted to graduate school. Bad news, grad school starts May 17 is a three semester, consecutive course. I would have to take summer, fall, spring semesters consecutively with no room between them. This would be near impossible since we are expecting the baby in October. Therefore I have decided to defer for one year. With this plan, the baby will be approximately 7-8 months old by the time I start grad school. I feel okay with this, even though daycare can be expensive and is not my first choice. However, at this point the LO will be on solid foods, and I should be able to pump the few times a day the baby would nurse. Also, Geoff should be in the process of finishing up school at that point, which is great for us! We need to take the time to sit down and see when exactly he can finish his degree, he is close at this point but the classes he has left are only offered at specific times during specific semesters. I am hoping and praying when we get a second to look at it we realize he only has one year left. That would be awesome! Even if it is a really full semester, the concern then is, of course, money but maybe I could pick up a job working overnights somewhere. It would make for a really difficult year juggling the baby, bills and Geoff in school, but the pay off would be excellent. Geoff would be done with his B.S. (haha BS) and then he could get a job in engineering and I could go to grad school in May 2011!!
I guess we will see how things go, I will keep you posted. I feel awesome about my prospects, and excited about the baby. Oh-and just because few people have asked, grad school is a Masters of Arts in Teaching Elementary Education and my teaching license, again in Elementary Ed. So the first year, the 3 consecutive semesters is for the teaching license, the second year I can do online after I have my license and start teaching right away. Its a great program.
well thats all for now folks-hope you are all doing well!
I guess we will see how things go, I will keep you posted. I feel awesome about my prospects, and excited about the baby. Oh-and just because few people have asked, grad school is a Masters of Arts in Teaching Elementary Education and my teaching license, again in Elementary Ed. So the first year, the 3 consecutive semesters is for the teaching license, the second year I can do online after I have my license and start teaching right away. Its a great program.
well thats all for now folks-hope you are all doing well!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
pregnancy
Hello everyone!
So starting tomorrow we are officially out of the first trimester! Yay!
To answer some questions I've gotten:
how are you feeling?
A: Better! I havent been throwing up, hardly at all. And I am still tired but slowly getting back to normal.
Any morning sickness?
A: OMG...yes. I had to get a prescription for it...I was getting sick 2-3 times a day or more. Enough said.
Are you going to find out the sex?
A: yes. I will be 20 weeks May 26 so sometime around then we can find out!
Have you had any ultrasounds?
A: Yep, two of them. One of at 6w6d to make sure the pregnancy was viable, they werent sure if it was ectopic or not. The second was at 11w6d and was awesome. We got a 3D shot of Baby R, which is on my facebook page. The difference in size was awesome. S/he looks like a little person now.
Any other questions? Let me know and I will answer them. Right now we are focusing on the end of the semester. I graduate May 15 which is great timing with all of this. I should find out soon about grad school, which doesnt matter at this point because I cant go, but it'll be great to know one way or the other.
So starting tomorrow we are officially out of the first trimester! Yay!
To answer some questions I've gotten:
how are you feeling?
A: Better! I havent been throwing up, hardly at all. And I am still tired but slowly getting back to normal.
Any morning sickness?
A: OMG...yes. I had to get a prescription for it...I was getting sick 2-3 times a day or more. Enough said.
Are you going to find out the sex?
A: yes. I will be 20 weeks May 26 so sometime around then we can find out!
Have you had any ultrasounds?
A: Yep, two of them. One of at 6w6d to make sure the pregnancy was viable, they werent sure if it was ectopic or not. The second was at 11w6d and was awesome. We got a 3D shot of Baby R, which is on my facebook page. The difference in size was awesome. S/he looks like a little person now.
Any other questions? Let me know and I will answer them. Right now we are focusing on the end of the semester. I graduate May 15 which is great timing with all of this. I should find out soon about grad school, which doesnt matter at this point because I cant go, but it'll be great to know one way or the other.
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