Holy Cow!

I got to work today and noticed on my little pregnancy ticker thing that we only have 78 days left until we have a baby! It was a kinda Oh Crap! I have so much to do, moment. We went to see the doctor on Wednesday, and he said that everything looked great. We are pretty excited. Our little kicker is getting pretty strong lately. It is a lot of fun to feel him move around in there. The first time I felt him from the outside I was a little freaked out, but I got used to it. Now I think it will be really wierd not to have him popping around in there. I think the alarm clock wakes him up in the morning because it will go off and then he will go off on some kind of morning exercise program. It is pretty cute. We are totally excited for our little one to arrive. I jjust need to get into the habit of taking pictures so I actually have cute stuff to post on!

Not Much to Say

What is there to say when all you do is go to school, work, and sleep? Not much. But now that school is out, we have some news. Brett finished his last semster of his bachelor's degree, and now has the proud honor of calling himself a bachelor. It is so exciting thinking about how we don't have to go to school again until he goes to medical school, but alas, he shatters my dreams and informs me that..."there are a few classes I would still like to take." The poor kid can't just take a break! When he came home from Iraq, the plan was to get a job, get married and in January start back into school. No, two days after he is home he signs up for classes and has been going straight through since. I have to be proud of him though, he works really really hard. So, CONGRATULATIONS Brett on finishing your bachelor's.

Our Baby

We had our ultrasound yesterday and got to see our little baby. It is amazing that there is a seperate human being inside me! We went through all the measurements, head, abdomen, legs, arms, spine, everything was great. No spina-bifida for us, the lady said everything looked great and healthy. She did a close up of the face and the little thing yawned! He was so adorable!! Thats right, a he, we are having a little boy. We are so excited. I kept calling it a he and a buddy, but I had no inspiration as to what it would be. The coolest thing about the ultrasound day has to be the realization that we really are going to have a baby! We are expecting our little guy in March. Its a crazy opportunity, and I am so grateful for this blessing.

Awww Man!

Before I get to the bad part, let me explain. My mother in law is addicted to cruising. Which is really cool because she pays for us to go on these vacations. Their gift to us for our wedding was a couples cruise to the western carribbean. It was awesome! Then for christmas last year, they took the whole family on a cruise to mexico. This year for christmas they are going on another cruise, a better cruise to mexico and... the cruise line refuses to allow pregnant women past 25 weeks to board the ship. So that means I am cut off. How incredibly horrible is that? Indescribably horrible! I was dreaming of sipping virgin pina coladas while sitting on the sun warmed deck with my husband by my side in the middle of january. But no, I get snow while the family gets sunshine and warmth. To make it worse, my funny sister in law Chelsea is going. This will be her first cruise and first vacation ith the family since we have been married (she got married 2 weeks before we did, but her husband isn't going. Crazy huh? He doesn't want to be on a boat. I told him he was wierd, it probably wasn't the best thing to say, but when have I ever said the right thing at the right moment?) I am so excited to have this baby, but sometimes it really bites to be pregnant. Here is a picture of me drinking a miami vice on our last adventure. So much fun!

Update

Everything seems to be going well for this baby. It makes me eat a lot so it had better be happy. Last week I got to hear the heart beat. It took a while but Dr. Thorpe finally found the little thump thump, beating at about 130 beats per minute. It was wonderful. We are so excited for this baby! I think we will find out what it is in November, so that will be really fun.

Obsessive Behavior

We are totally addicted to "The Office." We bought the first season and watched two episodes a day for a week. Then we bought the second season, and subsequently the third season. This is what we do now. We go to work, go home and watch "The Office". Tonight we are going to watch season three's finale, I am so excited to see how Karen gets booted out of Jim's life and how he can be with Pam! Ahhh, I was a little worried about what we would do when we are done, but thankfully, season four comes out on September 2!!! Its like we go on a date every night.

Finally

Finally I can post my great news! Today, I am ten weeks along in this pregnancy. According to all the books, this is a milestone because the chance of miscarriage drops to about a 5% chance. We had a scare about four weeks ago when on our way to see WALL E I started bleeding. Just the thought of losing another pregnancy was unbearable. We went home to just let it all happen, when my mom gave me a great idea! She told me to call the doctor. She is a very smart woman my mother. So I called and Dr. Wolsey was very nice. We ended up going to the ER for blood work and an ultrasound. They were able to detect a heart beat so everything was still good, although they put me on bed rest for 5 days. It was the most boring time of my life. I am so grateful I have the ability to go outside and work. So, everything is going great now, we are expecting our little bundle on March 18.