Great afternoon...

So a week from today I had the worst meltdown of my life in the doctor's office. Today was my rescheduled anatomy ultrasound to check all of her organs etc and make sure things looked good. Things went smoothly and it was a great visit. Our sweet little girl is approximately one and a half pounds and we are already at 24 weeks! She is definitely still a girl...a girl with lots of hiccups. She had them for a little while during the ultrasound which was cute to see. I cannot wait to have another 4d ultrasound done, especially after seeing Brittany's (my sister) pictures from her 31 week 4d ultrasound. Her little "Tucker James" has lots of hair and you could even see his eyelashes! God is amazing and seeing a little person unfold before your eyes has got to be one of the greatest miracles of life! :)

Joys of Being a Teacher

I could never imagine a job that I love more on most days. I had an "off" day however on Saturday. I loathed being a teacher yesterday and blamed it for the "bug" I caught. I woke up Saturday excited about spending a Saturday with my husband who is always so reluctant to go anywhere away from Wilkes county. We were going to go shopping and have dinner out for his birthday. Of course the one day he agrees to go do these things, I turn up sick shortly after waking up. I thought at first it may just be some morning sickness that I occasionally still get but knew all too quickly there was more to it when I was vomiting every 30 minutes. It was absolutely horrible and I couldn't keep anything down. I knew it was a stomach virus but never being pregnant before, I didn't know how all of that worked when you have a person inside of you! I called Dr. Heiner who wanted me to come in and get fluids and some nausea meds. I would have tried to tough it out like usual but apparently pregnant women get sicker quicker and dehydrate fast. I was admitted for a short while to the OB floor for monitoring to make sure I wasn't contracting and all was well with the baby. We got a sneak peek of where we will be in early January! My potassium was low so we stayed for more fluids and phenergen for nausea and left the hospital around 8 p.m. I slept until earlier today and now feel pretty good, just a little weak. I will now be bathing myself in hand sanitizer at school and I refuse to use the same bathrooms as the kids now!

Nursery beginnings

Ventings of a Distraught Pregnant Woman :) Proceed with Caution

Had my doctor visit for the month today. I picked the perfect day because we had a teacher workday today and it wasn't a huge deal that I had to leave a little early this afternoon. Sounds good, right? WRONG! When I got there, they hadn't put me on the ultrasound schedule ( I was supposed to have my anatomy scan today) and after waiting 50 minutes in the waiting room, they then decide to tell me that they will check me as usual but they will need to reschedule my anatomy scan because THEY messed up. I guess all of the hormones began to reveal themselves because I had a complete MELTDOWN right there in front of nurses, receptionists, etc. and I am glad William was not present for this appointment because he would have been embarrassed. I was so upset that I would have to leave work early AGAIN next week and had looked forward to this appointment for over 4 weeks. There I stood paying at the counter with tears running down my face. Tears of anger, frustration, and who knows what else! On top of that, I have restrictions now at work. I have to periodically put my feet up throughout the day and closely monitor my blood pressure as it is still borderline. NOT the afternoon I had hoped for. We will try all of this AGAIN next Tuesday afternoon. Please pray for this emotionally distraught pregnant lady tonight and pat yourself on the back for listening to this rant/vent :)

And Baby Makes 3....

Married in November and found out we were expecting in April! It's been a roller coaster of emotion with us the past year. We were excited (or I guess I was a little more excited) to find out we are having a little GIRL! Her due date is January 5th although I figure with my luck it will happen on Christmas Day just as I am getting ready to eat some dessert or something really great :) I am still learning about blogging and am hoping to make this blog a place where our friends and family can keep with us and our growing family. God has been so good to us and I cannot wait to see what he has in store yet! Blessings come in all shapes and sizes and ours just happens to come in the form of a sweet little girl :) More to come soon....