37 Week Appointment!!

Today I had my 37 week check up and my blood pressure was high again. It was 142/86. At my 36 week check up it was also high but they weren't too concerned because before that it had always been normal. Since it was high 2 weeks in a row my doctor sent me to get some blood work done in the lab and I also have to do a 24 hour urine collection to make sure I don't have protein in my urine (they're testing me for Pre Eclampsia). I also have to get another level 2 ultrasound done and until Jaxon arrives I need to go in for monitoring twice a week, every Monday and Thursday, in addition to my weekly OB visit. If my 24 hour urine comes back that there is protein then they will induce me right away, otherwise I'll still be induced at 39 weeks which would be the 24th. I'm nervous about the high blood pressure so hopefully I don't have Pre Eclampsia. She said for now I have Gestational Hypertension. The good news is though that I'm 2 cm dilated and 50% effaced! She said my cervix i super soft so that will make the induction process easier. I'm still kind of hoping I go into labor on my own before my induction date lol. I'm so ready! I'm also excited because next week my regular doctor will be back from some training thing the Army sent him to so that'll be nice that I wont have to be seeing new doctors towards the end of my pregnancy. Oh and I also found out that my Group B Strep test was negative. Now I just need to start my 24 hour urine collection tomorrow and we'll hopefully have the results early next week.

Bored

With school finished until next month I'm so bored! I have pretty much everything ready for Jaxon. I only have a couple more loads of his laundry to do and then everything will be all set. I feel like these next few weeks are going to go by sooooo slow. Ughhhhh hurry up Friday so I can find out my induction date!

Happy 4th of July!!

Happy 4th of July everyone! Tonight we're having Chris' friend Roy and his wife and daughter over for a BBQ and then we're going to head to the fireworks on post. I'm glad it's not raining this year but I wish it wasn't so hot out lol. I didn't go to the fireworks on postl ast year since we were at a family reunion in Oklahoma but when I went 2 years ago the fireworks were REALLY good, so hopefully they're just as god this year!

I had my 36 week appointment on the 2nd and Jaxon turned and he is now head down! WOO HOO! I didn't think he was ever going to turn! I now go to my doctor every week and I find out at my appointment on the 10th what day I'll be induced. My doctor wants me induced at 39 weeks which would be July 24th but he's outta town until the 19th so hopefully the doctor I'm seeing while he's gone will follow what he says! I'm so excited for him to get here! We have just around 20 days!! YAY!

Well I better go finish cleaning up the kitchen before the BBQ. I'm going to make a yummy fruit pizza! Hope everyone has a safe 4th!

Packing Jaxon's bag

I got a package in the mail from Christy today and she sent me the cutest diaper bag and onesies!! I LOVE them! So tonight I think I'm going to pack Jaxon's diaper bag for the hospital. I already made a list of what I need to pack for me and for him so I'll just need to get everything put in there. I wont be packing mine until later though since pretty much everything I need to take I'll be using up until I go. I figured it was probably about time to start packing since I'm 35 weeks today. I can't wait to meet him!!!

What's going to happen next...

Chris was first told that he would be deploying in October 2009 even though he was supposed to be getting out of the Army in November 2009. He was told that he would be stop lossed. Well a few months later they told him nevermind he wouldn't be stop lossed. Today on his way home for lunch his friend who is supposed to be getting out of the Army a month after him, called to say that he checked online and the Army has changed his ETS date to 2010 so he told Chris to check his. Chris checked and his has been changed to December 2010. So now we aren't sure what the heck is going on. We don't know if he's stop lossed or if this is a mistake. We're just playing the waiting game trying to figure out what's going on. Chris called his Sgt. who said "well it looks like you've been stop lossed" so we'll see if he's right or not. I feel like a bitch for saying this but it a way it might be a blessing if he's stop lossed. I've been so stressed worrying about him find a job with the way the economy is. I know Chris is a hard worker and that he'd be looking everyday for a job but the economy what scares me. If he is stop lossed that'll give the economy a year to get better and it would give us a chance to save a LOT of moeny. So I'm kinda hoping that's what happens. I don't think Chris would mind it too much but he's pretty bummed about maybe missing the first year of Jaxon's life...but that's what happens when you're military. He's afraid Jaxon wont know who he is when he comes home but I assured him that he will. So for now I guess we have NO idea what's going to happen and all we can do is wait and see. Hopefully everything works out!

I'm done!

With my class! Woo Hoo! Now I just need to find out when my next class starts. I'm hoping it's after the baby's born so I have time to finish getting everything ready for him. Now I just need these next few weeks to fly by so I can be done with this pregnancy haha. I'm ready to meet Jaxon and hold him in my arms! I'm still REALLY paranoid that something is going to go wrong so I just can't wait for him to be here safe and sound.

Finals

This week is finals. I cannot wait to be done with this class! When I'm finally finished I'll be able to finish getting ready for Jaxon! I feel like I still have so much to do! Only like 38-ish days until he's here! Maybe less! LOL I can't wait!!

32 weeks and 4 days!

I can't believe I'm in my 8th month already! Now I just need these next few weeks to fly by lol. I had another doctor appointment today. I haven't gained anything since my last appointment which was a shock because I feel like all I do is eat! lol Jaxon looked great, but he is still breech. My next appointment is in 3 weeks and if he hasn't flipped by then we will talk about a c-section. If he does flip than I'm still being induced at 39 weeks. I have a feeling that he's still going to be breech but we'll see! Other than that I've been feeling pretty good. I've been really tired, but feeling good. My hips and pelvis are starting to hurt when I walk though. Luckly I don't have the preg waddle..at least I don't think I do. I had to see a different doctor today than my usual one because he's getting ready to go to Alaska for a month for some Army thing. The doctor I saw today said the same thing Dr. Batig did last time.. that I'm not very big.. my belly is small. LOL Hopefully it wont take me that long to work off! They guessing Jaxon is going to be a big baby but I'm hoping he's 9 lbs. at the most. I'd really like him to be like 7 or 8 lbs though haha. Well I better go finish some homework. I just wanted to make a quick post since I haven't been on in forever. Hope everyone's having a great week!

Missing Chris

Chris left yesterday for Oregon and he'll be gone for 11 days. I already miss him so much lol. Maybe it's because I'm pregnant and emotional lol. I mean hello I did a 15 month deployment I can do 11 freaking days! haha I feel like I'm being a big baby. I just can't wait for him to get home! I think I'll keep myself busy with homework and getting ready for the baby. I'll also probably go and visit my parents so my mom and I can go to Yakima and visit my great aunt. The only nice thing about him being gone is I've been ablet to sleep in LOL. I don't have to hear his alarm going off every morning at 5 am. Today I slept in until 9 and that's the latest I've slept since I got pregnant! It felt nice haha. Well I think I'm going to go start reading my new book :)

So much to do!

Ahhhhhh. I feel like I have so much to do! I have a ton of homework that needs to be done and I really don't feel like doing any of it lol. Oh well what can you do? I still have a ton of stuff to do to get ready for Jaxon and I only have like 74 days left! Well heck it's even less than that because I'm being induced early. We've got a lot to get done in these last 2 months!

I have a doctors appointment tomorrow and I'm a little nervous to go. It's my first one that I'll have to go alone to because Chris has a class and can't come :( I'm kinda worried about Jaxon because he hasn't moved much the last 2 days. I've felt him a couple times this morning but he's usually soooo active. I'm sure everything will be okay I just need to stop freaking out! Well I better get back to my homework! Hope everyone had a great weekend!

So much going on...

Here is an ultrasound picture of Jaxon at 28 weeks. His cheeks are already so chubby! lol He is already weighing in at 3lbs. 3oz.! I can't wait for July to get here so I can meet him! I'm going to talk to my doctor at my next appointment on the 19th and see what he has to say about him already being big. Maybe he'll induce me earlier than planned. I hope so lol. Jaxon is VERY active.. especially in the morning and evening. Every time poor Chris tries to feel him kicking or moving he stops lol. He's already stubborn like his mommy! :) We need to finish up his nursery and get all his clothes washed. I think we'll be doing that over the next month.

Today has been 9 months since Carson was born. :( We miss him soooo much. I can't believe it's already been so long since we last held him. It seems like it was just yesterday! I know Carson is up in Heaven looking down on us but I just wish he could be here with us. He's going to be little Jaxon's gaurdian angel :) I love you Carson!!!

Chris is still trying to decide if he's going re-enlist or not. Right now it looks like he'll be getting out of the Army and joining the reserves. If that does happen we'll move down to Longview and he'll get a job. I'm excited but nervous about him getting out. I think it will be nice to be back in Longview but this will be a big change for us. He's been in the Army since he graduated high school so it will be an adjustment. I'm sure we'll be just fine though. I'm excited to move into a house and not have to share walls with anyone anymore lol. If he does get out we'll be moving to Longvie probably mid September.

Well I just wanted to write a quick update since I haven't been on in so long. I hope all the mommies had a great Mother's Day! Especially Tiffany :)...since it's her first one! :)

Worth the weight

I've always been the type where if I gain weight I'd freak out then diet and work out like crazy! So far with this pregnancy I've gained about 20 lbs and I'm about a week away from being 7 months. My doctor wants me to gain about 35 pounds. At first I was freaking out thinking I'd gain too much too soon but my doctor says I'm fine. For once in my life I'm not counting calories and I know that this little guy is going to be well worth all the weight! Ahhhh I can't wait for July to get here so I can meet him!

26 weeks!

Today I'm 26 weeks! Woo hoo! Almost to the 3rd trimester! I can't beleive how fast this pregnancy is going. Thursday I had an OB appointment and everything went great. Jaxson is doing amazing and has been kicking and moving like crazy. I just love it! After my appointment I got my Rhogam shot and took the 1 hour Glucose Test. The orange drink wasn't too bad but it was so sweet and sugary that I felt sick afterwards lol. I'm hoping I don't have to go back for the 3 hour test lol. Chris thinks the Glucose Test made Jaxson hyper because he was kicking like crazy for the rest of the day. I can see him moving from the outside now so that's really cool. Chris felt him kick for the first time last night! He still hasn't seen my belly move yet though lol.

This last week has been really nerve wrecking for us because we lost Carson at 25 weeks. We've finally made it to 26 weeks and I just pray that everything goes smoothly with this baby. We know Carson is up in Heaven watching over us all. I have a good feeling about this pregnancy. Well I'm going to go watch some TV with Chris. Hope everyone has a GREAT weekend!

No corrections!!

Last week I turned in one of my assignments. I had to transcribe 10 different "documents". 7 chart notes and 3 letters. You turn in all 10 as a draft and the teacher will return them to you and let you know what corrections to make. After you make the corrections you turn in the final draft and get your grade. I got an email from my teacher today that said "Good job!! No corrections are needed and you do not need to re-submit it." I was so excited! Hopefully the other documents I have to transcribe over the next few weeks wont require any corrections! That'd be nice! Well I better go finish getting ready. We have an FRG meeting to go to tonight.

Soooo stressed

Today has been 8 months since Carson was born. I can't believe time has gone by so fast. I miss him so much! I really wish he was here with us. I kept thinking of him on Easter and I just pray that he knows how much we love and miss him. I love you baby boy!!

School is pretty stressful. The homework takes so much time and it's not the easiest. I can't wait to be done with this class! My teacher still hasn't responded to any emails so that's really annoying. I think I'm going to call the school tomorrow and see what's up. She did reply to one email but didn't answer the questions I needed answer so what was the point? On a good note I found out from a classmate that I don't have to buy the piece of equipment for the class if I don't want to. So that saves $170 bucks! I'm still waiting to hear back from my teacher though to see if that's true. I'm hoping the class will go by fast since it's keeping me so busy! I'll be done sometime mid-end June. Woo hoo! I think I still have at least 2 classes left after that though.

The baby has been moving so much lately! I can't believe how active he is! I love it though! I never got to feel Carson, so this is just amazing. Today I was able to feel him kick on the outside of my belly for the first time. I've thought I've felt it before but this was deff. a kick that you could feel on the outside lol. I'm excited that we've agreed on his name but we can't decide on how to spell Jaxon. It will probably either be Jaxon or Jaxson. I'm hoping the next 3 months go by fast. I can't wait to meet him! Tiffany gets to find out what she's having this Thursday and I can't wait!! I'm so excited for her! She's gonna be a great momma and I can't wait for our play dates with the babies!

Chris is trying to decide if he'll re-enlist or not. There's a couple of other jobs he interested in so we'll see if he decides to get out or stay in. Either way I'll support him. It'd be nice to have him home all the time and not worry about deployments so theirs pros and cons to staying in. He was talking to my uncle this weekend at the Easter dinner about getting out. We'll see what he decides. He has until August to make up his mind.

Well I just wanted to post an update. I better get back to some homework. I hope everyone had a GREAT Easter!

Frustrated

3 months before this class started I was told that I needed to purchase a Wav Player and that the bookstore doesn't sell them so I had to get it online. About a month before the class started I called the school and asked if it was okay to order it because I wanted it to be here on time with shipping and everything. The woman I spoke with told me not to get it yet because I needed to wait until my teacher told me which one to get. So I waited. Monday my class started and all my homework for this week is due Sunday by midnight. Well guess what?! One of my assignments requires the Wav Player that I DON'T have! I emailed my teacher Monday and asked if I could buy it yet and she never replied! She says allow up to 24 hours for a response and I've emailed her twice and haven't heard back from her! Today I had to call the school and they said that I shouldn't have been told to wait to buy it but they'll have the teacher contact me to tell me which one to get. I'm still waiting to hear from her. I don't want my assignments to be turned in late because I don't have the Wav Player! Ughh...sooooo annoying!

Besides being stressed and frustrated with school everything else is going pretty good. Chris is trying to decide if he's going to re-enlist or not. He has to make up his mind by August because he's supposed to get out of the Army in November. As of right now I think he's going to re-enlist but we wont get any $$$ for it because the Army is all out of money for bonuses so that sucks! lol. The baby seems to be doing great and I'm excited for my next appointment! Well I better get going. I'm going to finish up the last few assignments I have that I can do without the Wav Player! Hope everyone has had a great week!

My new class...

Today I started my new class. I'm taking Basic Medical Transcription. I'm already NOT liking it... AT ALL. lol It looks VERY difficult and there's TONNNNS of homework. When I was reading the information section about the course it said that the homework will take 15-20 hours a week! That's just crazy! It takes the same amount of time as a part time job! I can't believe it. Hopefully it wont be too tough and I'll do okay with it. I think I'm so scared about it because I'm having to use a new website and not the one I used with my other classes, so I'm not used to it. Hopefully it wont take long and I'll be able to catch on to the new site. I'm nervous about it though lol.

Other than starting my new class everything else is pretty much the same lol. We've finally decided on a name for the baby! His name will be Jaxson Scott. We aren't sure if we'll spell it Jaxson or Jackson yet but I just love the name! Scott is my brothers middle name. Jaxson has been moving around like crazy lately. He's so much more active than little Carson was. My next appointment is the 23rd of this month and I'm anxious to see if my placenta has moved all the way up. Hopefully it has!

I can't believe Carson has been gone for almost 8 months. We miss him so much! I think about him several times a day every day. I can't help but to wonder what he'd look like or what his personality would be like. I just wish we would have had more time with him. I just know that he's our little angel in Heaven and he's watching over us and his little brother.

Well I just wanted to post a quick update! I better get back to my homework since I have so much of it! Ughh....

Almost 23 weeks! Yikes!

Wow this pregnancy is going by soooo fast! Tomorrow I'll be 23 weeks! Last weekend we went to Babies R Us and got our little guy his crib bedding set! I was so excited! It's the only one we really fell in love with. We also got the matching wall hangings, light switch cover and lamp. We still have some other matchin pieces that we want to get though, like the rug, mobile, wall decals and night light. We also need to decide on which crib we want to get haha. There's so many to choose from! I can't wait to get the nursery all put together and for him to be here to enjoy it! July feels like FOREVER away, but my pregnancy has flown by so far! Hopefully it continues to go quickly! I think we've decided on a name...which is a huge step for us LOL. Well I just wanted to post a quick update. I'm going to go finish some laundry then start dinner soon. Hope everyone's having a great week!

My appointment today!!!

I had my OB appointment today and it went great! The baby looks great and my placenta seems to have moved up. My doctor said that it only needs to move up a little more and he thinks by my next appointment April 23rd that it will be totally out of the way. So lets hope that happens!!! The baby had a strong heart beat and the doctor could even feel him kicking when he had the ultrasound wand thing on my stomach. He said "he's an active and strong little guy!". He flashed his boy parts for us again a couple times then shut his legs really quick lol. He's deff. a boy! No mistaking that!!! haha I asked my doctor if he still plans on inducing me and he said yes and probably at 39 weeks (which would be July 24th) but he said we'll probably start trying to naturally induce me as early as 36 weeks so my body will start to dilate and it will make the induction easier. I'm so excited! I can't wait to meet my little man! He's been moving soooo much lately. He's very active which is a relief! Tomorrow I'll be 22 weeks so we're coming up on the time that Carson passed away. I was 25 weeks with him when we found out he was gone :( My doctor said if I ever have any concerns to come in and he'll check on the baby which makes me feel a lot better. I don't have a bad feeling with this pregnancy like I did last time. With Carson I just KNEW something was wrong from the beginning. I miss him sooooooo much! Well I just wanted to update everyone on my appointment! I can't believe I'm already over half way done! YAY! Hope everyone has a great night!

The weekend is over :[

The weekend went by really fast! On Saturday we found a dresser for the baby's room on craigslist and went and picked it up. It's perfect! It's got a lot of room for his clothes and it's really sturdy. We're going to sand and paint it so I got it ready by cleaning it and sanatizing it lol. I can't wait to have it finished so we can put some of his clothes in it!! Today we re-organized our walk-in closet so we could fit more of Chris' Army stuff in there so it wont be in the baby's closet. It feels good to be getting things done! I can't wait to get started on the nursery! After we worked on the closet and rooms all day we decided to go get some take out. I've really been craving Thai food so we went to Chili Thai in Lacey (the ebst Thai place EVER!) and I got some Yellow Curry Chicken and some sticky rice. It was sooo good. I even have a ton left over so I can eat some tomorrow haha. Well I'm going to go watch some TV and then head to bed. I'm soooo tired. Hope everyone else had a great weekend as well!

The best feeling!!

Lately the baby has been moving like crazy! I swear it feels like he's doing flips haha. I love feeling him move and now I'm not as worried anymore because at first I wasn't feeling very much movement, but now he's all over the place! I still am waiting to feel some hard kicks though because I don't even think I've felt any kicks yet. It's just been movement. It's so hard to tell though lol. I have my next OB appointment on the 26th and I'm excited for it. I'm sure my doctor will do another ultrasound and I'm hoping my placenta has moved up so I can stop worrying about it. I'm also going to ask him when he plans to induce me. I wouldn't mind if it was at 38 weeks haha. So we'll see! I'll update everyone after my appointment.

Besides feeling the baby move there really hasn't been anything new going on with me. I start my next class April 6th and it's Medical Transcription Basic so hopefully that goes well. Chris and I are still trying to decide on a name. It's so tough! I found out one my cousins (she's like a 2nd or 3rd cousin lol) is naming her baby Jackson and that's what I wanted (and she knew it) so now I'm trying to decide if we should still consider using it or pick a different name. We've got a name list going so maybe I'll find a name that I love just as much as Jackson. This morning I woke up with the urge to clean lol. I did a bunch of laundry and cleaned almost the whole house (except our bedroom). I guess I just got a burst of energy haha. Well I better get going I need to clean/organize our room.

Lonely.

Lately I've been feeling so lonely. Since my next class doesn't start until April 6th I don't have anything to do all day. While Chris is at work I pretty much hang out at the house and do laundry or clean and that's about it. I only have a couple good friends here and I don't get to see them or hang out with them much so that doesn't help. Not to mention all my hormones aren't helping any haha. I've been sooooo moody lately and I always take it out on poor Chris! I'm surprised he comes home from work every night LOL. Today has also been 7 months since Carson was born so I've been having a tough time with that. I miss him so much! I just really wish he could be here with us. I still worry and freak out that the same thing will happen to this baby that did with Carson but I try to stay as positive as I can. It doesn't help to worry and I shouldn't be putting any added stress on myself. Well I just needed to vent a little. Hopefully it helps me to feel a little better and I wont feel so lonely.

Ultrasound Pictures! - 19 weeks

Here are a couple of the ultrasound pictures from my appointment on Friday. The first one is obviously of the boy parts lol and the second one is of his face. I can't wait for my next ultrasound. I love getting pictures!

We had a lot of fun baby shopping this weekend! On Saturday my mom and I were gone all day doing my baby registries. I registered at Target and Babies R Us. There is so much cute baby stuff out there! I think we're going to get a new crib from Babies R Us. I have the crib set up right now that was mine when I was a baby but I'm kind of nervous to use it because it's 23 years old and it's kind of wobbly. I'm excited to get started on the nursery! We're going to do a sports theme and I can't wait to get the bedding and all the accesories. It's going to be so cute! We wont be painting his room because we'll be moving into a bigger place on post but we will be buying the wall decals and wall hangings that match the bedding. I'm also going to put his name on the wall (when we decide on a name) with the wooden letters. There's so much to do before baby gets here! And so much you need lol.

Today Tiffany and I went to Costco for lunch lol. We got some hotdogs and I had a frozen yogurt. It was sooooo good! I'd been craving it haha. I think after payday we're going to go up to Tukwila to go shopping at Old Navy for maternity clothes. That'll be fun! Well I should probably get going. I have some laundry to do!

It's a......

BOY!!!!!! Yay! We are so excited! We're also veryyyyy happy/relieved that he's healthy and is right on track for his growth! He was so active and moving all over the place during the ultrasound and his heartbeat was 158. He even had the hiccups haha. It was so cute! They said my placenta is a little low so I have Low Lying Placenta Previa but the doctor was pretty certain that it wouldn't be a problem because it would move up on it's own. I go back to the ADC Clinic for another ultrasound to make sure that my placenta has moved up in 9 weeks. Tomorrow we're going down to the outlet malls to do some shopping for hte baby. I can't wait! Well just wanted to let everyone know that the baby is healthy and loosk great!

Anxious.

Tomorrow morning is my ultrasound! I am so anxious/nervous/EXCITED! I can't wait!! My appointment is at 9:00 but we have to be there at 8:45 and the ultrasound itself is a level 2 and will take around 90 minutes. I really hope that everything looks great with the baby and that it's healthy! I'll let everyone know tomorrow what we're having! YAYYYY!!!

I felt the baby move!!!

FINALLY! I was sooooo excited! I was sitting down and all the sudden I felt this weird bumping feeling. It was like nothing I have ever felt before so I KNOW it was the baby! It made me so happy because I was really worried that I hadn't felt much movement and my doctor said I'd feel more around 20 weeks. I'll be 19 weeks on Friday and I can't wait to feel more and more! Bring on the kicking! lol

4 days!

Until we find out what we're having!! YAY! I can't wait lol. Yesterday I got my hair cut. And I got a LOT cut off! I love it but I'm still getting used to it being this short haha. I'll have to take a picture and post it soon. :) I wanted to do something different since I always get my hair cut the same way and I deff. did something different this time! lol

I had another baby dream last night. This time Carson was in it too! He was like 2 years old though and was sooooo cute! I had just had another baby and it was a girl lol. It was a STRANGE dream though. I had a c-section and afterwards they didn't tell me if the baby was a boy or a girl and made me go sit out in my car and wait for her to be discharged lol. I hadn't even seen the baby yet! Chris came out to the car where Carson and I were and said it was a girl and he named her Sariah Grace (which I don't like...no offense to anyone lol). After that we had to pay $4,000 to get her discharged from the hospital haha. It was such a weird dream! So far all my baby dreams have been about girls so we'll see Friday I guess!

I can't stop thinking about Chris' upcoming deployment! I am so confused on what I'm going to do when he leaves. Do I stay on Ft. Lewis? Do I move to Longview? Do I move to Packwood?? lol It's sooo hard. Chris wants me to move to Packwood so I can save all my BAH so who knows what I'll do. I still have quite a while to decide so that's good.

Well I need to go work out on the treadmill so I'm gonna get off here.. Hope everyone has a great day!

18 weeks!

Today I am already 18 weeks! I can't wait until my ultrasound on March 6th. One week to go until we find out what we're having! YAY! I keep having a feeling that it's going to be a girl but some how deep down I think it's another boy. If that makes sense lol. Honestly either way I don't care. I just want a healthy baby to bring home from the hospital! I can't believe I'm almost halfway done with my pregnancy! Woo Hoo! Hopefully this next week goes by fast!

Right now I am SOOOOOO annoyed with my neighbors dogs. I'm sitting in my bedroom which faces the backyard and their little yappy dogs have been outside barking NON-STOP for the last half hour! Last night it was 10:30 and we were sleeping when they decided to let their dogs outside and bark non-stop for over 20 minutes. I finally opened the window and told them to be quiet which only worked for like 2 minutes. I am so fed up with their barking. EVERY single time they let these dang dogs outside they bark non-stop. Not just once or twice the ENTIRE time they're out. It's sooo annoying. Last night I was tempted to go knock on their door and tell them to shut their dogs up. We've never really talked to them otherwise I would probably feel more comfortable talking to them about their dogs. I have two dogs myself so I understand barking dogs but I just can't stand dogs who bark allllll the damn time. It's horrible.

Ugh sorry just had to get that out lol. Tomorrow Chris and I are going to see Watchman on post because they're offering a free showing of it. We also need to get the oil changed in our car. Sunday we might go to the outlet malls and get Chris some new PT shoes at the Nike store. We might wait until next weekend to do that though because then we'll know what we're having so we can do some baby shopping since they have a Gymboree and Carters lol. Well I think I'm gonna get off here and yell at the annoying neighbor dogs. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Headaches

Pregnancy headaches are the WORST. The past week or so I've been getting a headache...well more like a migraine every single day and they last for hours! Today it's been horrible. I've had it for almost 6 hours now and my head is just pounding. I've always gotten bad migraines but these are by far worse. Luckily I am over my morning sickness and I have more energy but these headaches are not fun! I've also had a lot of back pain lately which makes sleeping difficult. I've been thinking about getting a pregnancy pillow but for now I've been using a body pillow when I sleep to try and make me more comfortable. People are starting to be able to tell that I'm pregnant and not fat haha. Today I got a sandwhich at Subway and the woman working there asked if I was having a boy or a girl. When I told her we don't find out until March 6th she said she thinks I'm having a girl because I'm carrying low but I could be having a boy because of the shape of my belly lol. So who knows! I just can't wait to find out! I love shopping haha. Well I think I'm going to go lay down and try to get this headache to go away. I just hope it's gone by morning so I can work out! Goodnight!

$$$

Today we got our tax return money back! I would loooove to put it all in savings but we need to get new tires for our car :( I called around and the best deal I found was at Discount Tires, so we have an appointment there tomorrow at 10:00. It's going to cost well over $500.00 which is CRAZY, but we need new tires badly. At least we're getting it out of the way now lol.

Today I'm 17 weeks pregnant and I've been feeling great! I had slacked off on my work outs this week while my parents were visiting so today I got back to working out. I went on my treadmill for 30 minutes and I had so much energy afterwards. I usually work out Mon-Fri but I think since I slacked off this week I'll work out Saturday and Sunday too. I need to really commit to this so I stay in shape as much as possible while pregnant lol. And I've heard that by working out it makes labor easier...which would be nice! haha. I guess you could say it's my New Years resolution.

Oh, I almost forgot! I am soooo freaking excited! One of my best friends Christy who moved to Colorado at the end of October is going to be coming home to visit! She should be here this weekend and I am so excited to hang out with her and see her kiddos! They've gotten so big! It will be awesome to have Tiffany, Christy and I hanging out again! Just like the old days lol. I can't wait!! Well I just wanted to post before I watch some news and head to bed. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

16 weeks and 6 days!!!

Tomorrow I will be 17 weeks! Woo Hoo!! Today I had an OB appointment and it went great! We got another ultrasound (Dr, Batig does one at every appointment..he's awesome) and he said the baby looked great! The baby was VERY active and kept moving arond. He also said the heart beat was strong (which we got to hear again). He was going to try and see if we could see the sex today but the ultrasound machines they have in the OB clinic aren't that great and we couldn't get it at the right angle to tell. So we'll just have to wait 2 weeks until we go to the ADC Clinic for our ultrasound appointment. Hopefully these next two weeks go by fast! I was so nervous before my appointment today. I felt sick I was worried that they would have something similar happen to this baby like it did with Carson but thank God everything looks great. I was soooo relieved after my appointment! Well I better get to bed.. I have a horrible headache so I need to try and get some sleep. Hope everyone has a great night!

Happy Valentines Day!!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!! I hope everyone had an amazing day! Chris and I didn't do much today. We slept in then ran some errands and went to the commissary for some grocery shopping. We got lots of yummy stuff! haha. We decided to stay in tonight instead of going out to dinner. I'm going to make a really great pasta dish with salad and garlic bread and we'll have strawberry shortcake for desert. After that we'll probably watch the new movie we got from Netflix yesterday. Just a nice relaxing night at home! Well I think I'm gonna go start dinner!! Hope everyone has a great night!

I can't wait to buy more baby stuff!!!

Ugggh I can't wait to find out what this baby is! I am going crazy!!! I want to go shopping soooo bad lol. I added a picture to this post of the travel system we get when I was pregnant with Carson. I LOVE it! We'll be using it for this baby too. I can't wait to buy the matching pack n' play, high chair and swing! Not only do I want to shop but I want to start picking out names! I figured we'd wait until we found out what we're having so we can focus on just boy names or just girl names.

I've been having dreams lately that this baby is a girl. I also tried the old wives tale where you put your wedding ring on a string and lay flat on your back and hold it over your tummy, and if it goes back and forth the baby is a boy. If it goes in circles the baby is a girl. Both times I tried it the ring went in circles. So we'll find out if that really works on March 6th lol. I don't care either way. I just want a healthy baby!! Boy or girl will do :)

Oh and I almost forgot! This morning I was laying in bed and I felt this bumping feeling. I think it was the baby moving! It was weird and something I'd never felt before. It's around the time that I'd feel flutters since I'll be 16 weeks on Friday. I can't wait to feel more movement and feel some kicks! My belly is getting bigger and I LOVE it! I can't wait to have the big ol' pregnancy belly. Well I better get back to studying for my final. I just wanted to get on here real quick since I haven't been on in a few days :)

15 weeks!

Wow I can't believe I'm already 15 weeks pregnant! It's gone by fast so far! :) I've been feeling great! My morning sickness is basically gone. I feel a little icky in the mornings but as soon as I get up and eat some toast and make a strawberry banana smoothie I feel better. I've even been able to work out. I started working out again on Monday and so far I've worked out everyday (except yesterday). I'm excited to find out what we're having! I can't wait. Either way I don't care as long as the baby is healthy! I got to see Tiffany on Wednesday. We went out to lunch with Heather and it was a lot of fun! I'm so happy Tiffany and I get to be pregnant together! Our due dates are almost a month apart! :)

I've been a little stressed lately because I have finals next week for my Medical Terminology 2 class. This week I was busy finishing up my homework for the class and studying for my finals. When I'm done with my finals I'll have a little break from school because my next class wont start until the beginning of March. Woo Hoo!

Today we're heading up to my parents house so my dad can do our taxes for us. We'll stay there for the weekend then head back in the early afternoon on Sunday. They still have some snow up there so the dogs will be happy to play in the snow. They LOVE the snow! Last time we were there they had almost 4 feet of snow and the dogs would just sink in it when they tried to walk lol. Well I better get going I need to pack for the weekend and get everything ready to go so we can head out when Chris gets off work. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Finally!

I finally have my ultrasound appointment made! My doctor wanted me to have it done early at 17.5 weeks to 18 weeks because of what happened with Carson. Well the ADC Clinic (where the ultrasounds are done) will not schedule you unless you're coming in at 19-22 weeks. They said in order for me to come in early my doctor would have to send them a referral and then the chief of that department or whatever would either approve or deny it. Well today my doctor called me and they DENIED it! I couldn't believe it! I guess my son being still born isn't a good enough reason for them. Who freaking knows! My doctor told me to call the clinic back and schedule one for 19 weeks and if I had any problems to let him know and he'd call in. So after waiting for the last 2 weeks for a date my ultrasound is going to be on Friday March 6th at 9:00 AM. I will be exactly 19 weeks that day. I'm excited and I'm not too bummed since it's only a week later than what my doctor had wanted. I was 19.5 weeks with Carson when we found out he was a boy. I'm excited but very very nervous at the same time for this appointment. The last time I had an ultrasound done at the ADC Clinic we found out Carson didn't have a heart beat. I can't pray enough that doesn't happen again! I was so freaked out at my last appointment when my doctor did an ultrasound that my heart was beating so fast and I felt like I was going to throw up. I was soooo relieved when he said there's the heart beat and then we got to listen to it. I really hope that this baby is healthy! I can't help but to worry about it! Anyways I just wanted to let everyone know that we finally have an appointment made!! :) YAY!!!!!!!!!

14 weeks!!!

Today I am 14 weeks! I am at the start of my 2nd trimester and the begining of my 4th month! Wow! I can't believe how fast it's gone by so far! I hope the rest of my pregnancy goes by this fast haha. My all day "morning" sickness seems to be going away and I haven't had as many headaches. I have had a million cravings though! They are so random! Last week I was driving down I-5 when all the sudden I had to have blueberries! haha. I went grocery shopping today because we're having Travis and Monica over to watch the game Sunday and I got lots of good stuff to make. It's not good to go grocery shopping when you have cravings haha. Chris is on his way home from Yakima right now. He just had to go on a day trip and he should be back home hopefully in about an hour. I'm glad he wont be gone for the night! I'm still waiting to hear back from the ADC Clinic to find out when my ultrasound is! I think I'll call them on Monday. Hope everyone has a great weekend! :)

An update!!

Sorry I haven't written in a while! I was out of town for almost a week visiting my brother for his birthday! It was also my cousin Emily's birthday so we had a big family dinner. It was nice to see everyone and catch up! I got to see my nephews who I haven't seen in almost 3 years (long story lol) and spend some much needed time with my little cousin Brooke. I can't believe how big she's getting. She's 6 and acts like she's 14 haha. She's sooooo excited about the baby coming. She can't wait! She keeps telling me she's going to be a big sister even though I tell her she's going to be a big cousin! I took care of her 24/7 for a year while we lived together and we've always been really close so she feels like this baby is going to be her sibling haha. Crazy kid!

I've been feeling a little better but the past few days I have felt soooo sick! I've had the worst headaches that last for hours and I feel like I'm going to puke all day long. It hasn't been fun lol. I'm hoping my morning sickness goes away very soon because with Carson it stopped at like 14 weeks. I just woke up one day and felt great! I can't wait for that day to come again haha. My friend Ellen sent us a BEAUTIFUL blanket for Carson that she made! It is sooo gorgeous! I'll have to take a picture of it and post it on here. She's so sweet! On the back she put "Carson 8-13-08". I love love love the blanket! We really appreciate it! Well I better get off here. I need to run to the store. We're having our friends Monica and Travis over for a movie night so I'm going to go pick up some snacks! Hope everyone had a great weekend! :)

Our appointment today...

Went GREAT!! Dr. Batig (the best doctor EVER) said that everything looks perfect. I was a little nervous at frist because when he started the ultrasound he got really quiet and didn't say anything so I started thinking the worst of course but then he said "I'm just trying to get a good picture". I didn't relax all the way until he showed us the heart beat and then we got to listen to it! He said it sounds great! I was so happy that everything was going okay! I go back for my next appointment Feb. 19th and hopefully I'll have my ultrasound the last week of Feb around the 27th. I should find out the exact date by next week hopefully. I can't wait to go in for it! Dr. Batig gave us 3 pictures and the baby is already so much bigger than it was last time! I can't wait to see the difference on our next one! He said the baby was being stubborn lol but then all the sudden it started moving around and being really active. I was also happy that I'll be seeing Dr. Batig at my next appointment. Usually with the military you pretty much see different doctors each time. They're all on your team but you hardly ever get to see the same one at each appointment. Dr. Batig said I'll keep seeing him. I'm really happy about that because he knows our history with Carson because he was the one who has been there for us. He's a really caring doctor and doesn't try to rush you through your appointments and always asks if I have any questions. I'm soooo glad he's our doctor! As of today I'm 11 weeks and 6 days and so far I've gained almost 1 pound lol. He said he'd like me to gain 30 lbs this pregnancy and said I'll gain the last 15 of it more towards the end. I'm going to keep up my exercise so I look pregnant and not like a whale lol. Well I just wanted to give everyone an update and I'm going to go eat some crackers lol I'm starving!

Carson's 5 month angel-versary

Yesterday was 5 months since Carson was born! It seems like it's gone by so fast but at the same time it seems like it was forever ago. We miss him soooo much! Sometimes I still can't believe he's gone. We have LOTS of pictures of him all over the house which is really comforting. Whenever I miss him I just go look at his pictures or go through his memory box. We have his little hat he wore in the hospital and his hospital brace lets and everything. I'm so thankful the hospital gave us the memory box because it's REALLY nice to have!

The last couple days I had actually been feeling pretty good. I worked out 30 minutes on the eliptical each day and had a lot of energy afterwards. Today I woke up and threw up twice. I've felt like crap all day. Nothing sounds good to me so I've eaten a lot of Otter Pops lol. I'm really craving some blueberries since I saw them on a commercial. lol I LOVE fruit! Right now I have a really bad headache that I've had for about an hour now and I'm just exhausted. Hopefully I'll be able to get a good nights sleep tonight since the neighbors stupid dog was barking and woke me up at 6 this morning!! Well I just wanted to write a quick update. I'm going to lay down and maybe try to take a short nap to see if that will help my headache to go away! Tomorrow's my doctor's appointment so I'm sure I'll write an update afterwards! :)

Pregnancy Journals

Early this morning we dropped Eric off at the airport then came home to sleep some more before getting up and getting ready for church. Today just Chris and I went because poor Tiffany wasn't feeling good. Hopefully she's not starting to get morning sickness! It's not fun at all and I wouldn't wish it upon anyone lol. After church we stopped at Barnes and Noble to look for a pregnancy journal. Tiffany had showed me hers at dinner the other night and I really liked it. There's a lot of fill in the blanks which the other ones didn't have. They only had one left so I snatched it up! I'm soooo glad I got it! When we got home I started writing in it and it took me over an hour! I like how it's also an organizer! I know it's early but I already started marking off the things we have for the baby. I just marked off the big items not the clothing ones. I can't wait to find out what we're having and start putting the nursery together!! It's so exciting! Today I'm 11 weeks and 2 days. My doctor's appointment is this Thursday and I'm excited but nervous at the same time. We'll hopefully get to hear the heart beat at this appointment and we're also having an ultrasound which will be fun and a not so fun pap haha. I just worry that they wont be able to find the heart beat like they did with Carson. I try not to worry about it but it's hard not to. I just have to keep reminding myself that each pregnancy is different and we don't have any reason to believe that this one wont go smoothly. I just can't wait to bring our healthy baby home from the hospital with us! :) So far the pregnancy seems to already be going by kind of fast! I'm going to call the ADC clinic this Friday to try and make an appointment for my level 2 ultrasound where we'll find out the sex! The nurse told me to call early at 12 or 13 weeks instead of 14 to 15 since I'm having my ultrasound earlier. Hopefully the lady wont argue with me and will just make me an appointment and not tell me to call back! Well I'm gonna go let the dogs outside. Hopefully everyone had a GREAT weekend!!

Rain, Rain Go AWAY!!!!

I HATE all this rain! Today it actually didn't rain much and this afternoon it was sunny and nice. But the past few days have been horrible and there's a lot of flooding going on! There's a 20 mile stretch of I-5 that's been closed because it's flooded! I've been really worried about my parents because they had 4 feet of snow and now that it's melting and the creeks are flooding there's going to be some baddddd floods up there! So far everythings okay with them. They lost power for a while yesterday and two of their sheds have flooded but my dad said it isn't too bad. He's got flood insurance so they're good.

Yesterday Chris' best friend Eric flew in from Ohio. What a time for him to come visit lol. He'll think that it's true about the rain in Washington haha. Tomorrow it's not supposed to rain so we're heading to Seattle to show him around. We'll take him to Pike's Place Market and the Space Needle. He doesn't even know what the Space Needle is! Other than that we'll probably just walk around then head home early enough to beat the Friday traffic! Tomorrow night we're going to Famous Dave's for dinner and John and Tiffany are going to come too! I'm excited to see them! I'm glad I wont be the only girl...or the only preggo! haha I've been actually feeling pretty good. I haven't really been sick the last couple days but I still have a big appetite. Right now my craving is ice cream lol. I've always liked ice cream but I hardly ever eat it...even when I was a kid. I never craved it with my last pregnancy so this is a new thing for me lol. I'll be 11 weeks tomorrow and I'm excited for my appointment next week on the 15th! I get another ultrasound and we'll hopefully be able to hear the baby's heart beat this time. They were able to pick up Carson's when he was just barley 11 weeks and I'll be 11 weeks and 6 days. With Carson they found it right away too. Like as soon as they put the thingy on my stomach lol. They were surprised because they said at that young it usually takes them a while to find it. His heart beat was always easy to find though :) He was just difficult on ultrasounds and liked to hide from the techs haha. Well I better get off here. I think I'm actually going to go have some ice cream haha. Have a great night!!

Relaxing weekend

Today Chris and I went to church with John and Tiffany. I'm soooo glad we went! Tiffany and I have been wanting to go but first there was the snow stopping us, then Chris and I were out of town visiting family for the holidays. I'm hoping that we continue going every week. Chris already told me that he would. I feel like since God has blessed us with this pregnancy that I really need to keep going to church so I can keep my faith in him strong. It will really help to ease my mind throughout this pregnancy.

This weekend has been really relaxing. Yesterday I finished up some homework and went to have dinner with Erin and hang out. It was a lot of fun and hopefully we'll get to hang out again soon! We went to Borders before dinner and I got a new book called Belly Laughs by Jenny McCarthy and it's soooo good! I started reading it last night and it's hilarious! She tells you the truth about pregnancy and everything is soooo true lol. Today I'll probably start on my homework for next week and read some more of my new book. Tomorrow I want to get all of our Christmas decorations put away and Tuesday I'll clean the house since Eric flys in on Wednesday. Eric is Chris' best friend from back home (Ohio) and we're excited that he's coming out! We're trying to think of some fun things to do while he's here. We'll obviously take him around Seattle and hopefully up to Mt. Rainier but we'll see. He's only here for 5 days so who knows what the guys will want to do. Well I better get off here and start some homework. I'm going to try to get next weeks homework all done by Tuesday night so I wont have to worry about it while Eric's here. Hopefully everyone had a great weekend!!

I miss Carson!!!

I was trying to fall asleep but I just couldn't. So I decided to get online and write an entry since I hadn't done one yet today. I miss Carson soooooo much! I just wish I could hold him one last time! I guess the thing that's bothering me the most is that in some way I feel like he never really had a chance at life. I feel like I failed Carson as his mother. It was my job to keep him safe while he was in my tummy and I feel like I didn't do that. If he would have just been born alive I feel like he would have at least been given a chance at life! He would have had the best doctor's at Seattle Childrens and maybe they would have been able to save him... just maybe! Thinking about everything that happened with Carson has really got me worrying about this little bean again. I just wish we could fast forward at least a month and not only find out what we're having but have our level II ultrasound just so I can know that everything's okay and that the baby is healthy. I know we're never 100% out of the woods until that baby is born alive and screaming in my arms but I feel like I will at least be able to breathe easier then. Hopefully our ultrasound on the 15th will help me to relax. I just hope everything still looks great with the baby and that it stays healthy. I honestly don't think I'm strong enough to go through another loss. I truly believe it would break me. The pain of losing a child is something no one should ever have to go through and my heart breaks for the family's that have had to go through multiple losses. I can't imagine! Tiffany and I are going to church on Sunday. Hopefully that will help me to feel better and find some peace! I feel like going to church is the least I could do since I spend everyday praying that God will give us a healthy baby to bring home from the hospital. I have faith in God and trust him but I just pray that everything works out this time. Well that's probably enough blabbing for tonight lol. I'm going to try once again to get some sleep. I have a lot of homework to finish up tomorrow since I've been putting it off all week. I just hope Carson knows how much his mommy and daddy love him and miss him. I truly love him with all my heart and wish he could be here with us.

Happy New Year!!!

I hope everyone had a fun and safe New Years Eve! We went to dinner with John and Tiffany to celebrate Tiffany's birthday. We ate at the Cheesecake Factory and it was amazing as usual! lol I ate waaaayyyy too much though. I was seriously so full, so by the time we got home I fell asleep by 10:45 haha. Chris fell asleep as soon as we got home so neither of us made it until midnight. How sad. I feel like we're old people! Last night I had a dream that I went to my next doctor's appointment and they were doing the ultrasound and I got to see the baby. I was crying because I had eaten so much at the Cheesecake Factory that my baby now weighed 5 lbs. and 1 oz. and I still have 6 months to go! lol It was such a weird dream. I really hope the baby ends up weighing closer to what I did when I was born. I was 7 lbs. 12 oz. and Chris was 10 lbs. 9 oz! I've really had some crazy dreams since I've been pregnant. I did when I was pregnant with Carson too. And sometimes I have like 3 of them a night! It's pretty entertaining! So far in one of my dreams the baby has been a boy. I just can't wait to find out what we're having! Tiffany and I will have to go shopping!!!!!! Well I better get off here and finish my homework. Hopefully everyone has had a great start to 2009!