Half Way!

This week I am now 20 weeks along...HALF WAY! It feels like this first half went by so slowly, but I remember that with Alexa, the last half went by super fast! We still haven't found any names for our baby boy, but in time we will have the best boy name (we can think of! ;o) I haven't gained much weight this pregnancy, which is weird. Last time I went to the doctor, I had only gained about 5 lbs. Some explainations are that I lost about 5 lbs in the beginning due to ALL day sickness, then with my hospital visit at the end of Jan. I was put on a clear liquid diet for three days!! This consisted of chicken broth for breakfast, lunch and dinner and I think some juice. My super cool nurse would slip me some crackers here and there because I was STARVING!!! But other than that, that is pretty much all I had for those three days. But even after I got home from the hospital, I still didnt eat much probably because my stomach had shrank! And so anyway, that could explain the minimal 5lb weight gain as of now. I know with Alexa I never lost any weight and by this time I had gained at least 10-15lbs. But I really shouldnt be too worried because our baby boy was measuring 10 oz last time which was more than a usual 18 week old fetus. So obviously he is getting nutrients some how! Oh and I will try to post of picture of me asap!

It's a BOY!!!

The title of this post might give it away but Lexi is going to have a baby brother or "brubber" ;o) I honestly thought it was going to be a girl and Lexi has been calling it a girl for the longest time, but today we had the ultrasound and he is DEFINITELY a boy!! lol I am excited- but was sad to hear Lexi's remarks at the doctor. The ultrasound tech showed us his little "shmeckle" and said, "that right there is a boy!" Then Lexi said, "I don't want a boy, I want a little girl..." :o( aw, that made me so sad! I knew that if it was a boy then she would probably say something like that bc she wanted a little sister so bad, but maybe next time ;o) We are trying to tell her that it is a boy and that she is going to have a little brother, but she is still convinced it's a girl.... *sigh* ...

NOW...the hard part is thinking of a boy name!!! Any suggestions are welcome bc we've got NOTHIN!

(It's a BOY!!!)

(Here is a picture of me today at 18 1/2 weeks.)

(Baby is measuring one week ahead of schedule and weighs 10 oz already!)

Hospital Update

Today I am way more with it than yesterday so here is my update...I ended up having my gall bladder removed yesterday and the doctors did the laparoscopy procedure where i had some incisions in my abdomen and with the aid of a tiny camera they were able to removed the gall bladder that is a lot less invasive to both baby and myself that just cutting me open, more or less. But I was out for the whole thing which was great! I am still recovering from that today, pretty sore though, but I will also have another procedure in a couple of hours to put a stint in where the gall stones are stuck. Anyway, I will get that part removed after baby is born so it wont be damaging to the baby. I will hopefully get released from the hospital tomorrow. Your prayers are still greatly appreciated!!

ER Visit

Once again Pat took me to the ER...well twice. The first one was on Sunday- I had stomach cramps, back pain and non pregnancy vomiting...I had to make sure the baby was doing okay. Then they discharged me late that night, and then I had to come back again Tuesday evening because of chest pain and some breathing problems. Well to make a long story short, I'm sitting here in the hospital bed after about 24 hours. This time I was Finally admitted (not that it's a good thing but I have gone so many times to the ER in the past and they never found anything so they would just sent me home). Anyway, after many, many tests such as xrays, ultrasounds, a ct scan, and a MRI, they determined that I am having problems with my gall bladder and I have some gall stones that seem to have passed already, but will probably happen again. The doctor's suggest that I get my gall bladder removed but if my blood tests aren't too bad tomorrow morning, they want to wait until after I have our baby in July. If it's bad enough they want to do it tomorrow :o/ Ive never had any type of surgery before so I am REALLy nervous about what they will say. I also just started a new job at a Primrose School (being a teacher assistant in a private kindergarten class) and already had to "call in sick", but at least it was for a good reason. That's all I know for now but will find out shortly... :o/ Please keep me in your prayers!!!

Check Up

Today I had my second check up on our baby and sounds like he or she is doing just fine :o) I am 14 weeks along and feeling much better than I have been, which is great! I'm so excited to say that we get to find out the sex two days after Valentine's day....so will it be pink again, or will we move on to blue??? (Here's also an updated pic of the belly)

Baby #2

Most of you know already, but for those who dont...I'm pregnant with baby #2! I'm about 9 weeks and due mid-July. I had my first ultrasound just yesterday (Thursday) and our baby looks like a little gummy bear! So cute! And it makes me feel a little better that I am sick for a reason!! And speaking of being sick, I do have a cute story I wanted to share...

So today I wasn't feeling well at all and threw up several times. One of the times it came on suddenly and I had to rush to the bathroom and didnt have time to close the door and Alexa came in to see what I was doing...she first started to run away and cry (a fake cry) and said, "I'm so sick too!" Then she stopped, came back into the bathroom with an unwrapped cough drop (she found one earlier and I said she couldn't have it because it was medicine), and she said, "here mommy, have dis". It was so cute!! She was trying to help me feel better. Then she started rubbing my back, as I'm still leaning over the toilet, and she said, "I love you mommy"...
Oh this just melted my heart! Lexi is such a sweet girl and I love her sooo much!!! :o)

Graduation!

So... I just found out that I CAN GRADUATE IN JULY 2011!!!!! YAY!!! I'm so incredibly excited! When Pat and I came back to school in April, I had planned out my classes and thought it would take me until July 2012...but then I figured out that I don't have to take some of the classes that are now required of later catalogue years, so then it changed to December 2011...then just a few weeks ago I emailed my advisor and he said that I don't have to take some more classes, which is absolutely music to my ears! So if I take just 12 credits in the Spring 2011 semester I will have the full 120 credits required and all the classes I need to gradute with my bachelors!!! YA-HOO!!! SOOOOOO ExCiTiNg!! :oD