Week 11

Well I went to the doctor today and David and my Mom went with me. It was the first time to take anyone with me so I was pretty excited for someone else to see the baby in action and not just a still photo. We had to wait an hour-and-a half and everyone was grumpy. But it was worth it when we saw the baby on the monitor. It has grown so much and looks like a baby now! Everyone that has seen the picture makes a comment about the head- my doctor jokingly said it will have a big brain and be smart! David told the doctor that the baby was a boy and she thanked him for sharing his "expert opinion." Everything with the baby looked great!

She also said that my cyst has shrunk a lot and that is a good sign. But my blood pressure was high today. Things have been a little stressful the past few days and we had a flat on the way to the doctor so I am hoping that is why. Because of the blood pressure I have to go back in two weeks instead of four. I am going to take it super easy and hopefully everything will be okay when I go back.

Week 10

Wow where has the time gone? It has been a month since we found out we were expecting. I am now ten weeks. I read today that our baby officially graduated from an embryo to a fetus. I go back to the doctor next Monday and hopefully David will finally get to see the baby! The morning "all-day" sickness is getting better. I think I have finally figured out what I need to do to avoid it. I still feel pretty yucky at times throughout the day but am not getting sick. I am getting some of my energy back but am still going to bed quite early. In fact, I am up way too late tonight!

Your baby is still so tiny that he has plenty of room to move and groove in your warm, protective amniotic fluid. He's now approaching 2 inches in length. If you could see him, you'd be pleased to note that his body is more in proportion; his head doesn't seem as large in comparison to the rest of him. You'd see that his ankles and wrists have formed, and his fingers and toes are now visible too.

My clothes are fitting a little tighter and my bump is starting to grow (a little more than I expected at this point). Every day David makes a comment that it is bigger than the day before. I keep telling him he is going to be amazed at how big it will get. I don't think he knows what to expect. Some men!

So much to post....

Tonight I finally took the time to install my camera software on the new computer and upload all my photos. Whew~there were so many!

The leaning broom trick

My teacher wish list being fulfilled by the Rutherford Senior Center



Pumpkin Carving






The day we found out our special news

Please excuse my blog!

So I am trying to redo the look of our blog and am completely frustrated and walking away! I can't get my program to work on my new computer so maybe I will mess with it over the weekend. Until then, excuse the mess!

7 Weeks

I went back today for my first OB appointment. I was there for almost three hours, had LOTS of blood taken and got my Swine flu shot. Everything is going good so far. I am still struggling with the morning sickness, but I am going to switch prenatal vitamins to see if it helps. After taking it yesterday I was instantly sick and lets just say I had to change shirts. Not a good day at all :( It was so ironic- I was running out of my classroom to throw up outside and there stood my Principal ready to do a walk through in my room!! REALLY???? So she told me to go and she would watch my class. I tried to hurry through the building to the restroom but I did not make it. I was so embarrassed that they had to come clean up puke out of the hall for a teacher!

She did another sono today and the baby is forming arms and legs. It was amazing how much it has changed in a week. My next appointment is the week of Christmas. I am also making an appointment with a doctor that looks for abnormalities if my insurance covers it. That will be in the next three weeks.

Thank God for Pickles

I know this will sound crazy but I have discovered that pickles actually help my morning sickness. The doctor said avoid acidic foods for morning sickness but Vlassic Kosher Dill pickles seems to be the only thing I have tried that helps. She also told me to avoid water when I feel nauseated because it makes it worse so I am switching to Sprite. Last night I was starving! I made goulash for dinner and by the time I sat down to eat I could not stomach it. Instead I ate two pickles, drank a sprite, and laid on the couch to watch Grey's Anatomy from the past two weeks. I even called David from work to see if he could go buy me some pickles to leave here at school.

A sweet little surprise...

David and I had a sweet little surprise last week. We found out that I was pregnant. We were kind of in shock for the first few days, but it is finally settling in. Today I went to my new doctor and our news was confirmed. I am six weeks along and estimated due date is July 14th. David and my Mom both had a busy delivery schedule today so I assured them I could go by myself and it would be fine. I feel bad now because they did a sono and I got to see the baby and the heartbeat. It was amazing! Poor David was really disappointed that he missed it. She also found a cyst on one of my ovaries, but she said sometimes that happens in the early stages of pregnancy because the ovary has supported the pregnancy or something scientific like that. She did not seem worried and said we would watch it. I go back next Wednesday for what they warned me would be a LONG appointment. She also sent me with a bag full of vitamins and told me to try them out and decide which one I prefer. My OCD husband had to read all of the information and is really concerned about how to choose. His other current concerns are me driving home at night because of how dark and dangerous the roads by our house are (really??), me needing non-slip socks because our tile is slippery, I should not paint my nails, stand on the couch to turn off the fan and the list goes on. It is really sweet but I hope this phase passes because I could see him being a total control freak!

Please keep up with our blog so you can be informed of updates. It seems to be the easiest way to let everyone know what is going on!

A little Halloween Preview

This is one of Jackson's Halloween costumes this year. (Yes he has two- and they were gifts so NO I did not buy them both). This is his squirrel costume.

Apparently he did not like it too much! 

The good, the bad & the UGLY

BAD NEWS.....

According the doctor I tested "VERY positive" for the flu.

GOOD NEWS.... 

I am on the end of it so she wants me to treat it with over the counter medicine, lots of liquids, and plenty of rest. Plus I have been wheezing ALOT so I was worried about my lungs/chest but she says it sounds clear.

THE UGLY......

I have to miss another day of school (those who know me know that I am NEVER out) and it just happens to be our first math milestone! 

Off to enjoy some chicken noodle soup, 7-up and a good book. 

STAY WELL!!!

Swine Flu

I am going today to get tested for the flu. I have been feeling bad since Thursday and up until about 2 hours ago I was running a temp of over 100 degrees. I checked my work email to make sure I was not missing anything important and learned that we have a LOT of 5th graders out and 2 with type A flu. I called the doctor back and they said that anyone who tests positive for type A flu is being diagnosed swine flu since that is the strand that they are seeing the most of right now. I feel better this afternoon.  I still have a headache and this horrible crud in my chest that is not moving. That is what worries me so off to the doctor I go....

Men vs. Women

WOMAN'S PERFECT BREAKFAST 

She's sitting at the table with her gourmet coffee. 

Her son is on the cover of the Wheaties box. 

Her daughter is on the cover of Business Week. 

Her boyfriend is on the cover of Playgirl. 

And her husband is on the back of the milk carton. 

Keep reading-they get better!!! 

  

WOMEN'S REVENGE 

'Cash, check or charge?' I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase. 

As she fumbled for her wallet, I noticed a remote control for a television set in her purse. 

'So, do you always carry your TV remote?' I asked... 

'No,' she replied, 'but my husband refused to come shopping with me, 

and I figured this was the most evil thing I could do to him legally.' 

  

UNDERSTANDING WOMEN 

(A MAN'S PERSPECTIVE) 

I know I'm not going to understand women. 

I'll never understand how you can take boiling hot wax, 

pour it onto your upper thigh, rip the hair out by the root, and still be afraid of a spider. 

CIGARETTES AND TAMPONS 

A man walks into a pharmacy and wanders up & down the aisles. 

The sales girl notices him and asks him if she can help him. 

He answers that at he is looking for a box of tampons for his wife. 

She directs him down the correct aisle. 

A few minutes later, he deposits a huge bag of cotton balls and a ball of string on the counter. 

She says, confused, 'Sir, I thought you were looking for some tampons for your wife? 

He answers, 'You see, it's like this, yesterday, I sent my wife to the store 

to get me a carton of cigarettes, and she came back with a tin of tobacco 

and some rolling papers; cause it's so-ooo--oo-ooo much cheaper.. 

So, I figure if I have to roll my own ........... so does she. 

(I figure this guy is the one on the milk carton!) 

WIFE VS. HUSBAND 

A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word. 

An earlier discussion had led to an argument and  neither of them wanted to concede their position. 

As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs, 

the husband asked sarcastically, 'Relatives of yours?' 

'Yep,' the wife replied, 'in-laws.' 

WORDS 

A husband read an art article to his wife about how many words women use a day.. 

30,000 to a man's 15,000. 

The wife replied, 'The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to men... 

The husband then turned to his wife and asked, 'What?' 

CREATION 

A man said to his wife one day, 'I don't know how you can be 

so stupid and so beautiful all at the same time. 

'The wife responded, 'Allow me to explain. 

God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me; 

God made me stupid so I would be attracted to you! 

WHO DOES WHAT 

A man and his wife were having an argument about who 

should brew the coffee each morning. 

The wife said, 'You should do it because you get up first, 

and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee. 

The husband said, 'You are in charge of cooking around here and 

you should do it, because that is  your job, and I can just wait for my coffee.' 

Wife replies, 'No, you should do it, and besides, it is in the Bible that the man should do the coffee.' 

Husband replies, 'I can't believe that, show me.' 

So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament and showed him at the top of several pages, that it indeed says . 'HEBREWS' 

The Silent Treatment 

A man and his wife were having some problems at home 

and were giving each other the silent treatment. 

Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him 

at 5:0 0 AM for an early morning business flight. 

Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper, 

'Please wake me at 5:00 AM.' He left it where he knew she would find it. 

The next morning, the man woke up, only y to discover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his flight. Furious, he was about to go and see why his wife hadn't wakened him, 

when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed. 

The paper said, 'It is 5:0 0 AM... Wake up.' 

Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests. 

  

God may have created man before woman, but there is always a  rough draft before the masterpiece. 

Teacher Prayer

Dear Lord, 

Bless these teachers mightily
as they seek to teach, enrich and guide
Your precious children.
Grant them abundant resources to do their job,
intelligence, wisdom, sensitivity, kindness,
and the material things that make it possible
to turn some of these tender green plants
into the strong, stable trees that will lead our nation,
to transform some of these buds into brilliant flowers
that will bring light, color and happiness
to all who encounter them,
and to give every one of them the tools
to be creative, and productive and to develop
their own kind of success in the world.
Lord, wrap Your loving arms around these teachers
who give so much of themselves to grow our youth
into creative, responsible adults.
We pray that You will immerse them
in your boundless, transcendent love.
We pray that You will strengthen and soothe them
when they have given so much of themselves
that they need Your extra attention, Your extra care.
We love, respect and admire these teachers, Lord
and we pray that you will watch over them always--
these special people who hold our children
and our future in their hands.
Amen.


By Joanna Fuchs

And I really needed this today as my air went out in my portable on our first day! HA!

Living Room

A few pictures of the living room. It looks much better in person! Our entertainment center broke in the move so we are "borrowing" this record player as a TV stand from my Granny. When we opened it we found records of my mom's that have Dan + Bev written on them from the 70's. We got a kick out of that!

Kitchen/Dining Area

Fun with the Littlejohn girls!

This summer my cousin Jaime went to New York and I had the pleasure of keeping Presley and London during the day. They got to spend the night on Friday night and we had a BLAST! We colored, played Webkinz, went shopping, went swimming, got maincures/pedicures, watched movies, and went to Incredible Pizza (all of this was throughout the week not the day they stayed the night). After they left David said "I thought that would make me not want kids, but it was a lot of fun." There may be hope for us folks!









By the way- I HATE my camera. I loved my first Kodak but this one bites! I am looking for a reasonably priced but GOOD camera. Most of the pics are of London because Presley and David ran off the play the "big games" - I LOVE both of those girls!!

House Pictures

Over the next couple of days I will post some pics of the house. I have been waiting until all "moving" evidence was gone, but we're still working on it. I am taking a class this week everyday and am super drained- so I will do my best!!

Here is the spare bathroom ......





My favorite part is my flip-flop rug, but I forgot to get a picture of that!

Pics from Father's Day

I never posted the pictures of Dad and his gift on Father's Day. I have been trying to get my siblings to go in on this with me forever! Mom said he doesn't really want one of those! But................


as you can see he was pretty happy!



My Dad and his new "daughter" Sophie



We call him the Dog Whisperer

Happy Birthday to Jackson

Baby Jackson

Today is Jackson's 5th birthday! I cannot believe how time has flown. I still remember looking at that picture posted in our lounge thinking "I don't need a dog." I brought him home in October after being "talked into it" with the promise that I could return him if I wasnt allowed to keep him (since I was living at my parents and David wanted a BIG dog after we got married). The day they brought him to me at work he was in a basket with his baby blanket and baby (both of which we still have) and the rest was history. I was pretty afraid to face my Mom but by the next morning she was calling him her grandpuppy and the rest was history. After taking one look at his baby face - I fell in love! Here are some random pictures of the last very blessed five years!

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Been a little busy

So we are almost done moving. FINALLY!! Going to pick up the last of the stuff from storage tomorrow. I have been super busy trying to unpack, organize, decorate, clean, etc. Plus our dishwasher is not draining - thinking something got messed up when the new cabinets were installed, our desk broke in half, our entertainment center did not make the move, and when I finally got my dryer hooked up (after buying a new plug since our old one did not match the wall plug) - it just blows cold air :( Oh and did I mention that the cable installer only hooked up one room and left- when it was supposed to be in three rooms for free!  

** Taking a deep breath***

Needless to say I am so excited to finally be in a house. Even though we are just renting (we can buy if we want) it is a great step in the right direction and it feels so good to be "home."

Missin' my Papaw

Today is the first anniversary of my Papaw's death. In ways, I can't believe a year has already gone by, but in other ways it seems like forever since I have seen him. I miss him very much, but I know he is in a better place, free of the pain that the cancer brought on his body. I am so glad I was able to spend time with him before he passed and my only regret is not waking him up and telling him I loved him when I left. He passed away about an hour later. I just wished I had another chance to tell him how much I appreciate all he did for our family and for being such a loving, proud grandparent.