Amazon

I love www.amazon.com! Last week, or sometime, I ordered a few books and Rikki Lake's documenatry "The Business of Being Born" and I CANNOT wait to get them! I'm especially looking forward to the documentary. I would really love to have a midwife or at least a doula. I'm finding it's hard to find them near me. I just think it would be so wonderful to have a birth with no medical intervention! I want it to be a beautiful occasion, not a medical procedure. I know it's not like that with all births but I have it in my mind how I want it :0) I realize things can happen unexpectedly too.

I can't wait until tomorrow, it's my Friday! This week so far has been um.... ok I guess. I thought this sickness was getting better but this week it proved me wrong. Today has been a lot better though praise God! But I feel happy being sick, oddly enough, because it makes me feel like my body's hormones are doing their job. I can't wait until April 12 or 13 when I have my 2nd appointment and get to hear the heartbeat. I can't wait to see the changes that have occured in the mean time also.

I think I'm still in shock. I have wanted a baby for so long that I can't believe I'm actually pregnant! I was talking to my friend and was expressing the craziness that I am pregnant and she was like "yeah, I know!" A shock to everyone it is! So exciting!

9 Weeks

Your new resident is nearly an inch long — about the size of a grape — and weighs just a fraction of an ounce. She's starting to look more and more human. Her essential body parts are accounted for, though they'll go through plenty of fine-tuning in the coming months. Other changes abound: Your baby's heart finishes dividing into four chambers, and the valves start to form — as do her tiny teeth. The embryonic "tail" is completely gone. Your baby's organs, muscles, and nerves are kicking into gear. The external sex organs are there but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. Her eyes are fully formed, but her eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. She has tiny earlobes, and her mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. The placenta is developed enough now to take over most of the critical job of producing hormones. Now that your baby's basic physiology is in place, she's poised for rapid weight gain.

Subway

It's my new favorite place! Ok, I always like it but now, it's sooo good.

Ok, one more month and hopefully (cross your fingers, say a prayer...)I will be out of this morning sickness, no scratch that, all day sickness phase!

I NEED to know what this baby is. The other day, I was informed that I needed to look online for a diaper bag. Well, I got side tracked and was looking at baby blankets and burp cloths. I wanted to buy some right then and there. But you can't do that when you don't know what you're having. David is dead set against finding out. argh! I'm trying to convince him that by finding out, we can have 2 happy days instead of one! I don't think he's buying it :0)

I've got to finish my delicious sub...

A New Truck

David had today off which was amazing! We drove to Salt Lake and looked at trucks. He ended up getting a little Mazda pickup. It's pretty clunker looking but it drives really good. And of course we got it for SUPER cheap. I hope that doesn't mean anything...
We also got a GPS today. We're finally cool.

Well, I've been trying to convince David to let me find out the sex of the baby. Maybe when the time comes, he'll be more open to it :0) I thought I didn't care if I knew or not, but I've changed my mind!

It is now after 9:30 and I'm ready for bed! So sad...what an old lady!

Time With my Honey

This morning was so nice. David and I got to sleep in together, then we went and got breakfast and messed around until it was time for him to go to work. I LOVE HAVING FRIDAYS OFF!!

I ate a ton for breakfast it seemed. I haven't had any substantial meals in a while. I have discovered that when I do, I feel better. My nausea has come back. No fun. It's still manageable but in the evenings, blech.

There's a group of Bible college kids out at El Shaddai. They're helping to improve the place.

I wish I was in Oklahoma today to attend my cousin's wedding :( I miss everyone!!!

Going Stir-Crazy!

I need to get out of Preston!! David needs to take me somewhere! I was hoping to go somewhere for our anniversary next month but we've had a lot of expenses pop up....so, we'll see.

I'm bummed I'm not getting to go to Oklahoma this week for Davi's wedding. I was really looking forward to seeing family and friends! But like I said, unexpected expenses....I'm also glad that I won't be going and feeling pukey while I'm there. This baby's either going to really love cheese its or really hate them! They are my life saver!

I'm really looking forward to Friday. I don't have to work so I might be able to get to spend the morning with David. Unless he has plans which is always a possibility. He shouldn't be working Saturday's either which is exciting. I hope that doesn't change for him.

I'm thankful that the weather has been decent. I'm just waiting for everything to turn green. And I could definitely use some warmer weather!

Happy Hump Day!

2 Months Down, 7 More to Go!

New this week: Webbed fingers and toes are poking out from your baby's hands and feet, his eyelids practically cover his eyes, breathing tubes extend from his throat to the branches of his developing lungs, and his "tail" is just about gone. In his brain, nerve cells are branching out to connect with one another, forming primitive neural pathways. You may be daydreaming about your baby as one sex or the other, but the external genitals still haven't developed enough to reveal whether you're having a boy or a girl. Either way, your baby — about the size of a kidney bean — is constantly moving and shifting, though you still can't feel it.

New Hours

I don't like David's new hours already :0) My sleep schedule is going to be out of whack for a while!

We got some rain today. That was nice. Nothing exciting to share really. I have a feeling I might be on my own at work here soon. The girl I'm filling in for is about to pop. She's miserable. I feel miserable watching her all day! The guys told her to quit being so dramatic because she was going to scare me. She said she's just showing me the real deal. It was funny, guess you had to be there.

The county guys are good guys and I'm glad that I have work there until, well, whenever the girl comes back. Probably around beginning of July.

Well, that's all I know. Can't wait to hear how my honey's evening went!

Cabin Fever

I really need to get some pictures of David and I so I can put one at the top of my blog! It's so ugly and bare. I'd put up and old picture of us but I took most of the pictures of my computer so I don't have one.

I'm bored out of my mind. I want to go somewhere! David is going snowmobiling today. Poor Austin didn't have a chance to come home from the cruise and rest. David called him on his way home and wanted to go snowmobiling and Austin agreed. So I don't know what I'm going to do. It's kind of weird but the less time I spend at the cabin, the less I like being there. So, I don't really want to be there now.

I'm sad the weekend is over. *sigh*

A Little Bit of News

I suppose there's no harm in posting some harmless news about David and his job. On Monday he will be moving to an evening shift, working 2:00-10:30 I believe. He will become the evening supervisor guy and will be getting a raise. He will be only working these hours until September (hopefully) and then, here's the exciting part, they will move him back to days and he will get to be in the machine shop and will be running CNC machines. They made up this deal and presented it to him. It's a bummer because it will put a damper on some summer plans but you've gotta do what you gotta do.

I think he will be trying to see about going to machining school while he works nights too.

I went and got my hair cut and colored today. I love new hair cuts, especially when they're done right! I've been feeling pretty good. David and I talked last night about our plans as far as staying here but we've come to no conclusion. I guess we'll still just play it by ear. I have no problem staying here but for the first time I think, I want to go home yet I feel torn. Decisions decisions :0) They are so fun...

Thursday~My New Friday

I love not working on Fridays!! It's so glorious having 3 days off. I'm not sure of David's plans but he was going to tell his boss that he needed to take some time off to come to Oklahoma. I'm not sure when though...I should find that out :0) Unfortunately, I won't be able to come I'm sure. Unless he comes Memorial Day weekend. He may be wanting to come sooner though. I'm not sure. I really know nothing, can you tell?

So...update on the bean according to babycenter.com:
The big news this week: Hands and feet are emerging from developing arms and legs — although they look more like paddles at this point than the tiny, pudgy extremities you're daydreaming about holding and tickling. Technically, your baby is still considered an embryo and has something of a small tail, which is an extension of her tailbone. The tail will disappear within a few weeks, but that's the only thing getting smaller. Your baby has doubled in size since last week and now measures half an inch long, about the size of a blueberry.If you could see inside your womb, you'd spot eyelid folds partially covering her peepers, which already have some color, as well as the tip of her nose and tiny veins beneath parchment-thin skin. Both hemispheres of your baby's brain are growing, and her liver is churning out red blood cells until her bone marrow forms and takes over this role. She also has an appendix and a pancreas, which will eventually produce the hormone insulin to aid in digestion. A loop in your baby's growing intestines is bulging into her umbilical cord, which now has distinct blood vessels to carry oxygen and nutrients to and from her tiny body.

Interesting huh? I thought so too! I'm not a patient person...I hope November gets here quick!

Another Good Day?

It's still early in the morning but so far so good! I felt pretty good yesterday and especially yesterday evening. Praise God! I hope I've finally figured out how to manage this :0) Give me a break, I'm new to this!!

Nothing new here really. Looks like there are going to be some changes at David's work...that's all I'm going to say about that :0)

I'm still training at the County and enjoying it. Other than that, there's nothing else to say!

Hooray For a Better Day!

Today was a million times better than yesterday! I think my problem this weekend and yesterday was that I was letting myself get too hungry. So today I started eating right away even though I didn't feel like it. But it made a huge difference.

Yesterday I was beginning to think that this was going to be my first and last pregnancy. Ok, that was a joke, don't take it seriously! :0)

Well, really I have nothing else to say!

OMG

I don't know what would be worse....actually throwing up or just feeling like it all the time. This weekend sucked as far as how I felt. Today has been better though since I got up early and came to work. Laying around always makes me feel bad. I don't think the peppermint oil helps me too much when I put it on but smelling it helps alot. I think I'm going to order these preggie pop things. It's worth a try I guess.

I wish I could have come to Oklahoma this week. I'm not sure I could have handled a flight out though :0) It would have been nice to see the family and my friends. Hopefully we'll come home soon though.

Today is going to be long...

I can't stay awake.

Ahhh...My Bed

The Brackin's went on their cruise so David and I came over and stayed in our bed. It's a funny thing how we have hated our bed since we got it. However, now that we've been sleeping in a different bed in our cabin, we relish the moments that get to be spent in our own bed. It feels like we're sleeping on a cloud. In fact, I was so comfortable I didn't get out of bed until 11:30! I was up off and on since 8:15 but dang, my bed felt good!! Also, I knew that when I got out of bed I'd feel sick so I was prolonging that too.

Now that I'm back at the County I'm working 4-10's. Three day weekends are nice :0)

I think today is going to be a day full of TV while David works in the garage. Lovely.

Crap

Today I drive to Salt Lake to pick up David's welder. Wouldn't you know that when I get about 3 minutes away from the place I realize I forgot my money to pay them the diagnostic fee? I look for my debit card and it's no where to be found. So now I'm waiting 30 minutes for David to go on break so he can call them and pay over the phone. Thankfully I of course had my computer with me and I was able to pick up someone's wireless.

I'm hungry, I'm nauseated and nothing sounds good. I'm so thankful that I'm not super sick...at least yet. I think I'll get some sort of ice cream on the way home though, that sounds good!

I can't believe by Thanksgiving there will be a little Irving here!! I'm so excited!

November 2

That is my due date. I'm barely preggo! I got my first ultrasound picture today and you can see my little bean! I got to see the blood pulse through it too. It's still too small to hear the heart beat but soon I will!!

I go back to the doctor in 4 weeks!

Semi-Announcement

Well, I go to the doctor tomorrow so I probably shouldn't say anything but there is going to be a little bambino in the Irving house. woohoo!

After the first pregnancy, I've been a little leary of saying anything but oh well, it's good to have support if something does happen. Right?

I started my job at the dentist office and now I don't work there because they wanted someone who could commit to long term and I can't. So, I'm back working at the County for the next few months. Thank goodness they let me come back! This is actually the reason why we told I'm pregnant. People started asking me how my job was and then I had to tell them I didn't work there and of course the natural reaction is "why?" I have to tell the truth, so now people know.

Everything is so up in the air right now but it's still exciting!

Oh My Goodness

This week has been so crazy, I can't even write about it.

Snow

Well, so much for not working on Fridays. They're going to have me work half days for a while. I and then eventually one Friday a month so the office manager can have a Friday off.

I thought Spring was coming here but we got probably 4 or 5 inches of snow last night. Not happy about that.

Nothing much to say. I need spring to get here!

Uncharted Territory

I am experiencing the working world as I never have before. Living so far away from work is kinda crazy. This whole doing dinner and laundry thing is really not fun. In fact, I've been so crazy I haven't done either.

I think I'm going to try freezer meals. That way dinner will already be ready and David can just heat it up. He'll get home probably an hour before me and he's a hungry boy when he gets off work. I'll have to make use of the crockpot too.

Good thing is, as far as I know, I won't be working on Friday's. Honestly, I think that's going to change but for now, I think, I won't be!

Looks like I'll be going to Salt Lake tomorrow to pick up David's welder. His very expensive welder!

I also need a renter for my house. Pronto. I'm not coming to Oklahoma and that's a bummer but David may be going.

Well, my life this week has consisted of work and being dog tired. Need to get my thyroid in control. I've been going to bed super early! Haven't slept well though.

Well, gotta go to work!

Wahoo!

I finally got a job!!!! I will work full time as a receptionist at a dental office! I am so excited. One month short of a year is all it took me to find a job but who was counting? :0)

I was offered the job today and I start this afternoon. This is the late day for the office. This is excellent!

So. Tired.

4:15 came way too early this morning. I am beat. I took David to work. Then I went to work. Then I went to a "working interview" I believe it was called, which lasted 3 hours. I really hope these people hire me because they basically trained me today.

I went back to the county to continue my training there and well, let's just say there wasn't much training done. Now I'm about to go pick David up.

I believe sleep will come easily tonight :0)