Boy or Girl?

2 days......

Boy or Girl?

3 days......

Boy or Girl?

4 1/2 days and counting.....

Yay!

Yay! We finally have internet!!! But boo because I still have to wait seven more days before we find out if the baby is a boy or a girl and I'm tired of waiting! We went to the doctor last week- who by the way is the cutest little british lady ever (I want to put her in my pocket and take her home) only to find out that yet again we are unable to see our baby!!! Don't we have the right to see our own child? Isn't the puking and the exhaustion worth a peek or something? We did get to hear the heartbeat again though, a sound I never get tired of hearing and after the cute lady squished my stomach around and made me have to pee, everything seems to be going well. Wednesday we went to a meet the midwives seminar (the british lady is a midwife) to find out more information about midwives and we got to take a tour of the hospital. The maternity ward is very nice- they just built it about six months ago so its beautiful. I was excited and then realized the next time I would be there in those rooms I would probably be in the most intense and awful pain of my life. HHmmmm...puts it all in perspective! :)I also found it disturbing that there is a mirror in the delivery room. Upon leaving said room I informed my very mortified husband (they showed a movie, and it showed, well, everything) that under no circmstances that the mirror would be allowed in the room at any time and to be prepared to cover it with whatever was availabe upon entrance. He informed me that he already had it covered and noticed that the mirror had wheels and could be turned around- he was already planning on taking care of it for me. If I ever doubted that this man was my one and only soul mate all doubts went away when he informed me of this plan immediatly upon walking into the room. We are truly meant for each other. It's amazing how something so small can totally make you love someone so much more!

On the up side of life, Mike has taken almost all of his training tests and passed with 90% and more (thank the Lord cuz if he failed we moved for nothing!) all kidding aside, I knew he would do well. He works so hard at everything he does! Anyway, I am very proud of him. The job market is pretty stinky here but I have been subbing for a pre school. And after a day with those kiddos I am exhausted.

Quick Update

So it's been a month since I updated- that's because it's been a month since I had the internet! We are doing okay and afer a TON of work we are moved into our apartment in Albuquerque. Mike is LOVING his new job and I have yet to find one. It's rough for teachers around here right now. I'm still feeling sick and sleepy but I am officially 15 weeks pregnant so it should get better! We find out on the 30th if we're having a boy or a girl and I couldn't be more excited! It's driving me crazy but the mystery is almost over!

Update

So I thought I would do an update. I am still sick and it seems to be getting worse. I am hanging on to the little bit of hope that during the second trimester (that starts in just two-three hopefully short weeks) things will start to be better! the only upside is that its only a few more days until I get to hear my baby's heartbeat and the ultrasound will show more than a speck! We are very much in the process of moving and I am stressin more and more everyday about the move and getting everything done in time. I stop working December 23rd. Unfortunatly, I work everyday until then at least eight hours. This put my stress at a whole new high. Not only does that cut time short for packing, that means after working an eight hour retail holiday busy shift, I get to go home ad continue to pack up my home until who knows when at night. Boo. On a better note, Mike graduated this last weekend and although I am still tired from staying out late- we had a great time! I am so proud of him and admire him for all of his hard work and ambition. I am glad graduation is over it was definatly a snore and a half but Ms. Paula (my fantastic mother-in-law) fed me peppermint sticks the whole time and we people watched so it was much better than it could've been. I can't wait until its January, because that means all of this stress and work will be behind usand we can get started on our new life!

I Am Sick of Being Sick!

I am so super excited to b e having a baby! BUT I am no longer excited about the naive thought that I would look forward to all of the funny little symptoms that go along with it. To them I say BOO! While I am truly enjoying my beautiful ahem new rack, the joy only lasts a few minutes while getting dressed in the morning because then I realize that I can still smell shampoo and thought of just that smell makes me want to yak! I know it's all worth it in the end, but I want the sickness to stop. I want to be in the "fat, happy pregnant stage" not the "same chunky as I've been perpetually sick phase." Nothing except mac and cheese, oatmeal and cereal taste good and none of that is healthy all the time. The only other thing that sounds good is the Salmon crepes from Double Eagle and I can't even have that! I know, I know, woe is me, millions of women have been through this and more over centuries, but they're not me and I am ready to embarass myself and throw a fit about it if it will stop! Everyone says the second trimester is better and I only have a few weeks until then. I hope it goes by fast!