Week 14

Well, I'm officially out of the first trimester as of today! YAY! I went back to the doctor's yesterday for the triple screen test again, and again, baby wouldn't cooperate. I'm going back again today (it's the last day they can get the measurements they need). If they don't get them, then I guess we don't get to do the screening. LOL I'm still feeling a bit run down and I feel like my house is always a disaster (and I've been cleaning it every day). *sigh*

My dad had a heart attack on Friday morning. Mom took him to the hospital and he ended up having a triple bypass surgery on Sunday. The scary part is that once they were in there doing the surgery, they found scarring from a previous heart attack that no one knew about! All is well, however, and they're thinking about letting him go home today or tomorrow. YAY!! God has answered many prayers this weekend. It'll be a long recovery, I'm sure, but he'll be back on his feet and his ornery old self in no time.

14 Weeks Pregnant

The ultrasound tech sucked.

So, Orion's birthday party went off without a hitch. We had a really good time and got to see some friends that we haven't seen in forever. Orion, of course, made out like a little bandit and can't even fathom playing with everything right this moment. The best present, however, was the "big boy bed" from Nana and Papa. It's a "Cars" bed, and they even got him a "Cars" bed set. He transitioned just fine from his crib and it was actually way easier than I thought it would be.

I had my triple-screen ultrasound today. Unfortunately, the tech couldn't see what she needed to see so I get to go back on Tuesday for another ultrasound. If they can see what they need to I'll also have to get the blood drawn that day as well. The technician really wasn't very good. She didn't do anything to get the baby in the right position other than push REALLY hard on me. It was so uncomfortable and hurt a lot. In fact, I'm *still* sore. Stupid lady. Although, I did get a cute little picture of its foot and its alien face. She wasn't able to see the sex of the baby (not that she even tried to look), so maybe we'll have a different tech on Tuesday and get to see then. If they can't see, that's fine too. I have the anatomy scan appointment on June 16th and they'll probably be more than able to tell then. It's on Tom's birthday, so that's fun. Hopefully Tom can get the time off work...and if not, that would suck. He really wants to go, so hopefully he can squeeze it in. Plus, it's on a Tuesday so it should be easier to get the time off (Wednesdays are always tough since there's no on there that day that can take over his duties...heh heh heh...I said doodie).

Everything else on this end seems to be going well. I'm super excited for tomorrow...I'm going to go get my hair done. They'll cut, color, highlight, lowlight...whatever it takes to make me look human again. OK, I look human now, but feel like a super frumpy mom type person. I might even bite the bullet and get waxed too...though I'm super freaked out to do that. It's gonna hurt because it's not the "normal" places that get waxed (ie, legs, eyebrows, etc.). We'll see if I have the guts to go through with it. LOL

13 Weeks Pregnant

Ugh.

So, as of today I had to break out the "fat baby here's your stretchy panel" jeans. I do have a cute little baby belly though. heh AND, I also felt the baby move today a little bit (maybe???), so that's cool.

Almost out of the first trimester!

Well, today is officially 12 weeks...which means the Tuesday after next I will be safely out of the first trimester. This makes me very happy! Apparently, at this point, gender is evident, so hopefully we'll find out at the ultrasound next week what we're having. I keep saying that I think it's a girl, but I really have no idea. I think I'm only saying it's a girl because I'd like it to be a girl. If it's a boy, though, we of course won't complain. My first boy is super easy, so what could go wrong with another one? hehehehe I think I just jinxed myself. I don't think Tom has asked for the time off, and hopefully Tim can watch Orion while I'm at my appointment. If not, Amy said she could.

Things have been going pretty well on this end. My brother moved back from Reno so that's cool. He's been spending a lot of time with his wife and coming by to help us out. I've been doing a pretty dang good job of keeping the house clean, if I do say so myself. Do you know how hard it is to mop your kitchen floor and actually keep it clean while it's wet when all Orion wants to do is walk all over it in his dirty shoes!? And I swear I have to vacuum every day because there's constantly squished crackers or parts of his dinner in the carpet. *sigh* And Tom's happy because he has someone to bitch to about whatever. Yesterday it was because I asked him to run to the store to get sour cream. I swear you'd think I asked him to cure cancer every time I asked him to do anything. It's kind of ridiculous.

Orion will be 2 on Thursday. I can't believe how fast time has gone by. It's really amazing. We're having his birthday party at a park by our house, so that should be fun...and hopefully the weather will be nice (it's supposed to be). All of the usual people will be there, so it'll be a good time, and a bunch of people that we haven't seen in a while said they'd be there too (Ashley, Pam, etc). Pam just had her baby on the 6th, so we'll see if she actually makes it. I'm not sure I'd be up for a birthday party outdoors that soon...hehehe

12 Weeks Pregnant

Middle of the week...thank goodness!!

I'm so glad today is Wednesday. It hasn't been a bad week, really, just long. I'm ready for the weekend and some cuddling time with my honey. We talked over the weekend, and I'm feeling much better. I got some stuff off my chest, which was nice.

Orion's birthday party is next weekend. I'm so excited about that! I still need to order the cake though...Originally, I ordered a rainbow cake from Costco, and was just going to add airplane decorations. Then, Tom and I were at Fred Meyer and we saw a Jay Jay the Jet Plane cake which would be *perfect* for his airplane themed party. We ordered that, and the next morning I called Costco to cancel the cake. No issues there. Unfortunately, that afternoon, the bakery at Fred Meyer called and said they were sorry but that was a discontinued cake that no one took out of the book. So, now we're back to square one. I'm sure it won't even matter what we get...it'll be perfect anyway. :)

Yesterday marked the 11 week mark. I'm almost out of the first trimester! Everything seems to be just dragging by. I know, though, it'll be over before we know it. I'm trying very hard not to be impatient, but I know I kind of am. heh

11 Weeks Pregnant

I feel like a single parent sometimes.

I know I shouldn't get upset about it. Tom works hard so that we can afford for me to stay home and raise our son (and whatever we're having next). I get this. That doesn't mean I feel any less crappy half the time. Tom's been working overtime to make for nice pay checks (which is great) but I feel like Orion never sees him, and when he does, it's for like an hour a day. We *might* get a bath done in that hour some days, but more than likely, we won't.

I'm just feeling quite lonely, I guess. I can't remember the last time Tom and I had a romantic anything much less flowers just because or a note saying "I love you". Then again, Tom's *never* been a romantic guy, so I guess I don't really get to complain about that either. I guess I just don't see why he doesn't get it (or guys in general for that matter). I'm home all day, raising his son (not to mention pregnant with his second child), trying to clean (let's face it, it never gets done), doing the shopping, cooking dinner (unless it's steak which he grills), etc etc etc, and then I'm still expected to want to have sex after everything is said and done (and I feel guilty when I don't want to). Ignore the fact that we don't actually have conversations about anything other than RC stuff, the fish, Orion, or the yard. I have to come up with conversation about what store we went to or how much I saved on the new mop I bought because my day is *really* that boring. Sure, I could go out and do stuff but then I'd feel guilty about spending money, even if it was just on gas to get there. It's like I live by myself with a toddler, except there's a third person to pick up after as well.

Orion and I do get out. We go for walks when the weather's nice and we play at the park or in the green area by the house. It gets us out of the house and Orion really enjoys it, so that's good. Almost every day he says "Walk, OK" because he wants to go play. It's nice that he's that active but I honestly don't know what I'm going to do when the baby gets here...it's hard enough with ONE, much less a toddler who wants to get into everything and a tiny baby. And, Tom will continue to work long hours so that I can continue to stay home...the worst part is that even if I wanted to go back to work, we couldn't afford the day care. So, I guess I really shouldn't complain about that either.