1st ultrasound pics!!!

As promised...here are pictures of our nugget. He is upside down right now and still in the yolk sac. You can barely see the sac around him but it's still there. He has 2 arm buds and 2 leg buds..no wee-wee bud yet though!

Sucky appointment

After I waited for an hour they finally called me to the back for an US. Found out my cervis is 90% tilted to my back..that explains my horrible back pain when I'm on my period. Anyway...she was having problems doing it abdominally so I got the dildo cam!! She said the baby was only measuring 8 weeks 5 days (according to LMP I'm 11 weeks 2 days)..my heart quit beating. It took me atleast 2 minutes to ask her if she even saw a heartbeat. She did and it was beating at 182bpm..wonderful numbers!! My new EDD is 10/3. Kinda bummed about my date getting pushed back but oh well! Atleast our nugget is healthy!

Stewwwpid Doctor

My first ultrasound is today and my doctor appointment was canceled. I'll just be going in for an US and they're taking my money for the first payment. Apparantly they're "triple booked" and can't fit me in since I'm only 11 weeks. Guess I'm not as important :( My last appointment was a month ago and this appointment was scheduled then. Oh well..atleast I get to have an ultrasound. I hope I'll be able to hear the heartbeat with that..I don't remember how that works. I was so excited to get to hear Nuggets heartbeat today at my appt but maybe the US tech can help me out. I'll post a pictures later today.

Busy week!

This is going to be one busy but fun week! Tomorrow is Mardi Gras and we're going to the parade in Metarie. It's huge (over 300) floats and it lasts all day. We have a big group of people going to so it'll be alot of fun. After the parade we're bringing the kids home and then going to eat at PF Changs on the way home. CAN'T WAIT!!!

Thursday is my first ultrasound and I get to hear the heartbeat for the 1st time also. I can't wait to hear my nuggets heartbeat and see him on the screen hopefully bouncing around so I can get some good pics!

Then next Tuesday (I know it's next week and now this week but oh well) I get to go see freakin britney spears! yay!!

So much to look forward to!!!!!

Britney Britney Britney

Well our valentines went good. We both made some serious cash Sat night. I ended up giving Darren his gift Saturday night when we were eating dinner after we got home from work. He loved it! He bought me another flat wallet since mine was stolen in my purse. It's really pretty. My real present though is tickets to go see BRITNEY SPEARS on March 3rd!!!! I can't wait!!! The funny thing is..it's only 2 days after our 1st anniversary so that's gonna be our "celebration" type thing too. We're leaving work around lunch time that day and we'll head out that way. I'm sure we'll end up eating an early dinner somewhere around the super dome. I am so excited!! What sucks is..it's not until 7:30 and I'm sure we won't even leave New Orleans until 12ish so we'll be getting home laaaaate! Like around 2 or 3...it's such a long drive! And we both have to be at work for 6! I plan on sleeping ALOT that day at work! Glad I'm off that night...

Valentines Day

Well this weekend is going to be pretty busy. Me and Darren both work tonight and tomorrow night. We're doing our valentines day dinner Sunday night at Outback and I'm giving Darren his tickets to the WWE Monday night raw that I bought him. I bought him FLOOR TICKETS!!! I'm putting them in his V-day card. Sunday night can't come soon enough!

Today for lunch

I had a pickle. It wasn't a Vlasic pickle so it wasn't the best...but it was a dill pickle out of a bag from a gas station. Yummy...I'm sure I'll be hungry later..and for that I have a slice of papa johns pizza left over from the other night. Tonight is my only night off from the restaraunt this week and I'm going shopping after I leave work today to buy stuff to make lasagna with. I haven't made any in forever and I'm so excited! I'm even more excited about being able to get in the bed before 11:30! I'm aiming to be asleep before 9:30 but we'll see...

Just venting...

I've had a headache since last night and I hope it goes away soon. If not, I'll have to turn off my office light and lay my head down. Yes, it hurts that bad! It all started when I came home last night from work (I've been up since 5:30ish, and I work 2 jobs!) Well I pull up at home and D and his friend J are big chillen outside at 10:00. No big deal...I go inside, heat up my cold pizza dinner, walk in the living room and they already have the damn xbox turned on. Okay, no big deal. I go in the bedroom and watch the news. After I'm finished eating I realize I have two loads of clothes to fold and I need to wash a load of darks and towels so I start the darks. I then notice the kitchen is a mess so I start cleaning. I even put up the bags from walmart from when they went shopping while I was at work but didn't ask if I needed anything..I need breakfast, lunch, and waters. Then it hits me...D didn't have to work tonight...why the hell am I cleaning up the house and doing all this when he's been home since 5??? I ask him if he'll walk my dog so I can take a shower. He says sure but doesn't budge off the couch and doesn't put the xbox controller down. I stood there for a few more minutes...I give up and walk my dog myself. At this point my head is pounding and I'm so mad I can't even talk to either one of them. They pick up on this when their stupid asses are asking me if I want to watch tv now...no..it's almost 10:30 and I still need to take a shower. Well D asks if he can come take one with me and I told him he could if he really wanted to. He asks what my problem is and I let him know...he had nothing to say back. I get out the shower and I start texting my friend B to try and let off some steam so my pregnant emotional ass doesn't say something stupid to D. After a little while D asks if we're talking about him..no not anymore..can I read the texts he asks....sure if you really want to.... He reads them, gets pouty and gets up..goes lay down. Oh freakin well...if you didn't wanna know then don't ask to read my texts!! I'm not mad anymore this morning...I just still have my headache and I'm still aggrivated. If I have to work 2 jobs and two grown men are at home while I'm not...I shouldn't have to come home and do diddly freakin squat!!! Okay vent over...well for today...gosh I'm hating these emotions more and more every day...I need a xanax!

Crab cakes...

Taste like doo doo after you heat them up in the microwave!! DH, his friend, and I went and ate at Ruby Tuesday last night. I had the salad bar and a crab cake appitizer. I couldn't stuff the crab cake down my throat last night so I figured I'd save it for lunch today...BAD IDEA! I actually feel like I'm going to throw up on my desk right now. I don't think your supposed to heat up crab in the microwave...I haven't had morning sickness yet but I think this will be the first thing I throw up...I shouldn't of ate it..I shoulda just went and picked something up in drive thru somewhere. But I was so hungry...my lunch today sucked! Tomorrows lunch will be better because I'm going to eat smothered chicken at my friends grandparents house. Hope I can make it there, eat, and be back in 30 mins!

Today is the last day of my 8th week...two months down....seven more to go!

Horrible Day

Yesterday was such a horrible day! We were audited at work and we actually did good and that was a huge relief. We get to keep our ISO certification for another year. The bad thing is my purse was stolen out of my office. This shit just happened to me in October when someone busted my window out at my night job and stole my purse. Atleast this time, they didn't use my cards or anything. I turned everything off as soon as I noticed it was gone. I'm so upset. I wish they would of just stolen my wallet and not my purse. I loved my purse dearly. It was a $400 purple faux gator skin purse that my stepmom just bought me with the matching purple flat wallet. I asked for that for months before they bought it for me for Christmas. I'm so upset. The bad thing is..is they stole it out of my office while other people were upstairs. Someone had to have freakin heard the door open. I was downstairs eating lunch...if I would of just came back up here and ate instead of eating down there with the guys nobody would of stole it. Darren blamed me yesterday because he's mad bc his checkbook was in there....so freakin what...your purse wasn't stolen..your personal belongings that were in there wasn't stolen..your meds weren't stolen....I was hoping it would of been in the parking lot this morning thinking they dind't need it since there was only maybe a dollar or two in my wallet. Nothing valuable at all...they dind't even use my cards..so why keep it? Please bring it back!! I'm lost without it. so now, tomorrow on my day off, I have to go get a new license and today I'm going to the bank to unfreeze my account so I can pay my bills and get some cash out to get new meds them bastards stole from me! I can't get over it..who would steal a purse and why? And why didn't anybody see them come in here?? God I wish I wolda just ate my lunch up here instead...I'm going to pout for days over that purse!!!

And the grand total is...

The hospital called me to tell me about our benefits through BCBS. For the whole thing it's only going to cost us $504! 3 payments of $168. Not bad..I was expecting alot worse. I love my insurance! The sucky part is they only cover 2 ultrasounds..oh well...2 is better than nothing!

8 weeks!

I have the worst cold ever and I'm waiting on my nurse to call me back with a prescription of something to make it go away! I'm so upset that I can't take Nyquil...that is my fav thing to take when I'm sick. I love to sleep through colds...and I can't take it. I'm stuck with nasty robitussin that doesn't work at all! Anyway....this is whats goin on during my 8th week....

Week 8: Goodbye sea creature, hello baby!
Fetal development in pregnancy week 8:embryo in second month Woohoo! You've got one whole inch of baby inside of you! Your little embryo has finally reached the one-inch mark (30mm). And if it were possible to take a peek, you could actually see your tiny baby without a telescope! What’s more, your baby is finally starting to take on some very distinct human features. For starters, their little tail (really just the spinal cord) has disappeared completely. It’s nice to know your baby can no longer be mistaken for a sea creature! Additionally, both their toes and fingers are prominent with very little, if any, webbing. Upper and lower limbs all show recognizable joints (elbows and knees) and the lower limb bones are starting to ossify. But don’t expect your baby to resemble either parent quite yet. Right now, your baby’s head is disproportionately larger than the rest of their body--making up almost half of your little one’s height and weight!


And how's mom doing? Your slightly-larger-than-a-cherry embryo is also starting to have a physical impact on you this week—and not just hormonally, as you may be noticing a slight bulge at your midline-- mostly from water retention. Most people won't even notice the subtle change to your belly's shape, but since you’re if you have been extra moody lately, that may start to subside this week, as the placenta is beginning to take responsibility for your baby’s hormone production tuned in to every little change in your body, it hasn’t slipped past. Good news for the hormonally tortured: if you have been extra moody lately, that may start to subside this week, as the placenta is beginning to take responsibility for your baby’s hormone production. This means your body will soon be able to relax a bit from its over-production of hormones as the placenta starts to regulate your baby’s hormones-- allowing your body to focus on producing more normal levels of hormones for yourself.

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Honey and Lemon Tea

I'm sick as a dog right now and my best friend is a huge cup of honey and lemon tea. I am addicted! The funny thing is, is that I only want it when I'm sick and my throat hurts. I must have caught a cold from the kids last weekend because they are the only sick people I've been around in a while. I knew I was going to get sick too and I begged Darren to drive them home himself so I wouldn't be in the truck with them for 2 1/2 hours! He hates the drive alone and pouted so I gave in and went. Guess I learned my lesson...whats even worse is they are coming this weekend and I'm sure they 're still sick.

Oh and we have less than a month to go until we make our first year anniversary as a married couple! I have been looking for something fun to do but nothing is really going on. Guess we'll have to settle for dinner and a movie! I can't believe a year has already almost passed...

First Appointment

Well today was my first appointment and it was normal I guess. I peed in a cup for them and they did a pap and breast exam. He also did an internal..I guess that's what it's called. I didn't have time to ask before he stuck his lubed up finger up my hoo ha. He said my cervix is closed and everything "felt" fine..Thanks doc! I gave them 4 tubes of blood. They gave me a huge packet of info, some baby magazines, prenatals, and iron pills. Also gave me some info about different classes, breastfeeding, birthing.... The hospital wants me to come pre-register and take a tour at my next appointment which is Feb 26th. I also get an ultrasound and get to hear the heartbeat at that appointment. I should be 12 weeks and a few days at that appointment but I'll find out how far along I really am..or atleast pretty close to it with the US. They do 4 week appointments until I'm 32 weeks then it's weekly. Uhm I think that's all that they went over really. Our little nugget is doing great so far!

Starving

So far today I've ate cheese grits, a few handfuls of grapes, a slim jim and now I am devouring my box of goldfish. I'm starving and I just can't put enough food down my throat. I can't wait for lunch! Left over hamburger steaks with mashed potatoes and gravy and some potato salad (if there's any left over from yesterday's deer roast lunch at work) It's only 11:08 too...oh dear today is going to be a long day of stuffing my face! Tonight is going to be so much fun at work with all that yummy smellin food...

EDIT: I couldn't stand the look of the leftovers...I HAD to go to taco bell for lunch..I am now stuffing my face with all the cheesy gloriness that is a quesadilla with extra cheese! yummy!

One thing I'm already tired of...

It hasn't even been a week yet since we told everyone about me being pregnant and I'm already sick and tired of hearing "are you nervous because of what happened the last time?" I swear if one more person asks me that I will rip their throat out!! I am trying my hardest not to compare this pregnancy to the last. Every pregnancy is different and what happened with Wyatt was nothing I could of done to prevent. It's not like I could stick my hand up my vagina and untie the umbillical cord myself...come on!! People really need to think about what they are saying/asking before they open their damn mouths. Seriously...listen to how it sounds..think I really want to hear that? Okay..my rant is over...damn the hormones!

On another note...the kids were really excited when we told them. B wants a little brother. He says 2 sisters are enough!

Told our families

Yesterday Darren told his dad at work (yes we all 3 work together) the whole office and plant knows and everyone is really happy for us. They all know the story about Wyatt since we moved here 2 weeks after we lost him and I was still a little crazy from going through all that we did. I stopped and told his mom on my way home yesterday and she was so happy. She's having some hard times right now and I hope this baby gives her hope to pull through. I called my dad last night and asked how my stepmom was doing and she was in her own room but she was in and out of sleep. I told my dad to tell her something for me when she woke up and he said okay sure...I said "Tell her that y'all are going to have a grandbaby!" I think I heard my dad's jaw hit the floor! He told me congrats and to take care of myself..normal parent stuff. He said he'd tell her as soon as she woke up and could understand him. I'm hoping she is able to talk today so I can call and talk about her surgery. This is part 1 of her 2 part surgery. She goes back in 3 months for the 2nd part I think. Well after all of that I called a few friends and a few other family members. I had to write my brother a myspace msg though because I have no idea who he is staying with while our parents are in Houston. We're telling the kids tonight when we pick them up and they are going to be so happy!

Doctors pee stick

Went to the doctor on my lunch for a test. It came back positive...my edd is September 15th!!! This is going to be such a fun summer...I'll be hugely fat. I guess it's a good thing though. I still have my maternity clothes that I wore when I was pregnant with Wyatt and since I was big and fat during the summer I'll get to wear them this summer all over again. Saving me some money! Well my next apt is next Friday morning at 9:30.

BFP!!!

Well we got our BFP last night! I wrote yesterday about Darren saying he knew I was pregnant and I knew I wasn't. On the way home I stopped and bought 3 tests at the dollar store. I bought 3 bc I knew I was out at home and I didn't think I'd only need 1. Well Darren leaves for his night job, his friend Josh (who is staying with us for a few weeks) left shortly after to go to his friends. Normally I wait for Darren to be at home before I test but I knew it was going to be negative so it wasn't a big deal. Well I did my business and washed my hands...glanced at the test before I threw it away and it was a positive...I was in shock! I drove all over town last night looking for anLSU onsie to give to Darren when he got home but couldn't find one anywhere. So I went home and thought of a cute way to tell him...I put a hot dog bun in the oven and waited for him to get home. When he walked through the door we said our hellos and kissed eachother, he walked out the kitchen to put his stuff down and I called him back in and said "hey come look at the oven" well it took him a while to get it..at first he was like what the hell is that doing there. I said well what is it..he said "a hot dog bun"...I asked him where it was and he said "in the oven"..this went on for a few minutes before I finally had to say "Darren there is a hot dog BUN in the OVEN" Guys are so clueless but he figured out it and was so happy. I'm going to call my doctor soon and try to make an apt for today.

Late late late...like always

Today is the 21st and I still haven't had my period yet. Today at work Darren walks by my office holding his hands underneath his jacket (making it look like a bump) and I damn near fell out of my chair laughing at him. He thinks I'm pregnant, I don't think I am. I know I'm late but my cycles just keep getting longer and longer...last cycle was 38 or 39 days I think. Today I'm on CD42 with no sign of AF coming anytime soon. My boobs just started to hurt 2 or 3 days ago and I'm not cramping or bloated yet. I have been trying not to get my hopes up just because I'm late. I try to remind myself that my body is trying to regulate itself from coming off of BC in July..but still a tiny part of me wants to take a test tonight...can't hurt anything right? The only thing that is different for me this month from last month is my total lack of interest in sex with my hubs. Less sex equals less of a chance of getting pregnant since I'm not charting. When am I going to give in and start temping??