We're on our way...

We finally picked out and purchased the wood for our floors and will be scheduling the carpet to be installed in a couple of weeks! I'm so happy that we are finally making progress on all of our house stuff!

I had a doc appt. yesterday and according to my OB, my pregnancy is absolutely normal! With the combination of my blood work and the perinatal ultrasound, everything looks perfect, so she said I don't need to worry about having a small baby or going into preterm labor. Hooray!! Just what I needed to hear. It is funny how 20 years ago, there weren't all of these tests that you could do, so you just got pregnant, had an ultrasound here and there and had a baby. Now, there are so many tests and screenings it seems like sometimes it causes undo stress and worry. I understand that these things are helpful if there is a problem but when they point to a problem and there is none...it is a little annoying:)

My birthday is 2 weeks from tomorrow and I'm going to be 30! It's crazy because I still feel ike I'm only 19:) Much more mature of course and more patient but I definitely don't feel 30. I remember how old I thought 30 was, even when I was 20. Now it doesn't seem so old:) I'm still just me and 30 is just a number. No big deal as far as I'm concerned. Travis and I are going to go away for my birthday and I'm looking forward to that. As much as Las Vegas is my home and I love it...I usually LOVE to leave it all behind for a few days or so. I think we will go to San Diego but I haven't decided yet.

Note to Sarah B.- In case you don't check your myspace, my 3 sister -in-laws want to help with the shower:) So, if you want their help, give me a call and I'll give you Heather's phone number or let me know if you want me to give your number to her. Or if you want the stress free life of not throwing the shower, they would be more than happy to jump in. Don't think for a second that I don't want you to throw my shower but I am giving you an out because I know how much easier it is to attend a shower than it is to throw one & I also know that you have 4 children and a husband that rule your world:) On the otherhand, I know you love a challenge and love staying busy busy busy:) I love you for that!! Just let me know what you want to do and keep in mind, my sisters are here to help (Heather, Jami & Cassidy). I want the shower to be on August 18th, so that both of my sisters & mom can attend. I'm making my list of people now and it is getting quite long. Is there a limit on the number of people I should invite:)? I'm so excited!!!!

Baby oh baby!

I registered for my baby stuff at Babies R' Us on Saturday and it only took me...2 1/2 hours!! It was supposed to be me, Travis, Heather, Jami, Cassidy & Shelley (Travis' step-mom). But Shelley & Steve got robbed during the week and had to look for their belongings at the swap meet on Saturday (don't ask) and Cassidy (Travis' brother Josh's wife) went out of town for the weekend. So, it ended up being me, Travis, Heather (Travis' sister), Jami (Travis' sister) and her husband Nate, which turned out to be just perfect:) Heather has 3 kids and had alot of good advice on what to be sure to get and what not to even bother looking at. Jami has a little girl and it was nice to have contrasting views on some of the stuff (but not so many different views that I wanted to stick something in my eye). I registered for everything under the sun and then some:) I decided not to register for any of the bedding because I really don't want a "theme" in my nursery, I just want a color scheme. So, I'm going to make the bedding and maybe even the curtains myself. I'm going to go to Joanne's this weekend and pick out the fabric. I'm so excited to get his room done!

Good news! Travis and I decided on wood floors for our house, so I am super excited about getting that put in. We also picked out the carpet, so that will go in in a couple of weeks. I can't wait to get my house all situated and ready for Cole to make his arrival! Speaking of...he is a true acrobat inside of me now. I feel him wiggling througout the day and when I lay down at night, he goes absolutely bonkers and kicks me like crazy! Travis actually got to feel him kicking on Monday night for the first time. He was so freaking happy and I felt so happy for him. He has been a bit bummed that I get to experience all of the wiggles and kicks. I told him that eventually he'll be glad that he won't have to deal with being kicked in the ribs and bladder throughout the day:) He also brought to my attention last night that when Cole is born, I will be out numbered and over ruled by boys in the house. I told him that sure I'll be out numbered but I will never over ruled:) He may be the head of the house but I am the neck and can turn him any which way I please. Girl power! I love that man of mine!

I'm still here:)

I haven't written in what seems like forever. Not too much to talk about I guess. I had my big ultra sound on Wednesday and got my blood results back from my AFP. Blood results indicated that baby is negative for Down Syndrome, Neural tube defects and something else but it also indicated that my baby will be small or I could have a preterm baby. Wha?! Ultrasound confirmed that my baby is actually on the bigger end of the 20 week scale (whew) and I don't quite understand how they can determine half way through the pregnancy that I will go into preterm labor? Whatever. I'm staying positive and I am bound and determined to keep this baby inside of me and go to my sister's wedding!

The Office was AWESOME last night. It is about time that Jim got his head out of his butt and started to love on Pam again. It honeslty made my night...that's how boring my life is:) I really just love that show! I also watched the season finally of Grey's...haha. I do like that show but it makes me laugh how over the top everything always is. Seriously, EVERYONE'S lives completely fell apart by the end of the show. Drama, drama, drama.

So, I'm going to go register for my baby stuff this weekend. I am feeling a little overwhelmed by the idea of all of the stuff that I will need to get. But I am happy that I don't have to buy all of it myself:) I love getting presents! The Stanley family have all decided that they want to go with me to register, so I will have some help. Wish me luck

Good news and a scare...

I found out on Tuesday that I am having a baby boy! I am a little freaked out simply because I didn't have any brothers and have never changed any boy diapers. I figure, that's what I've got Travis for:) Not only was he a boy himself, he also had two younger brothers that he helped raise. I know that this baby will love the crap out of me and he will be my bud:) The more I get used to the idea, the more excited I get. I really was not allowing myself to start preparing one way or the other until I knew but I did know that if it was a girl, piece of cake. Not that girls are a picnic, with their diva tantrums, fashion squabbles, not to mention the whole puberty thing but I just have been there, done that. So I thought I could handle that better:) Now all of my thinking has to shift to boys:) Little mischevious, dirty, smelly, adorable boys:) I really cannot wait to meet him.

The scare I had came yesterday in the form of bleeding. Now for someone who has not had any bleeding during this pregnancy (I take that back, I had a spot or two in NY) it freaked the crap out of me. I called my doctor and she said if it continued that I would have to go to the emergency room. Not good. My big ultrasound isn't until the 16th and she said that I shouldn't have sex until then either. Great. I went home checked on the baby's heartbeat (nice and strong) and laid down for the rest of the day and night. So far today, all that remains are a few brown spots here and there. So I think it was just a fluke:)

Grey's bored me to tears last night. The only good scene was Izzie and George kissing in the elevator. I have always been a fan of making out:) I am not a fan of Addison's (I can't stand her duck face that she makes on a regular basis) and was bothered by the fact that they spent more than half the show introducing all of the characters from her new show. Boring.

The Office is the best show on tv:)

Nothing like a childhood trauma...

Ok, so we almost killed our 3 year old nephew Bradley right when we arrived at the campsite on Friday night. We pulled up at about 9pm and it was pitch black outside. Steve (Travis' dad) told us to pull around and back into a spot for our trailer. We started driving forward at about 5-10 mph for at least 50 ft or so and all of the sudden Steve started yelling, "STOP, STOP, STOP!!!!!". He ran toward the back of our truck and I thought, we were probably going to run over a big rock or something and then he emerges with Bradley in his arms. Apparently, Bradley had seen our truck when we first arrived and ran out to us and when we started moving, he was stuck between the truck and our trailer we were pulling and he was running for his life. The trailer hit him and he had enough sense to grab onto the front bracket of the trailer and we dragged him for a bit. If he would have let go, we would have surely run over him with the trailer. I seriously almost threw up when Steve walked out from behind our truck with Bradley. That kid is one tough cookie and he is also a little mischevious poop. He really doesn't listen very well and he pushes his parents' patience as far as it can possibly go on a daily basis. They didn't see him run away from the campsite and the only reason that Steve saw him was because his shoes light up when he walks (or in this case, runs away from a trailer). I felt absolutely terrible but I know that we weren't at fault in the slightest. It wasn't until Sunday morning that Heather told me that it was a blessing that we hit him with the trailer:) She said that he runs out into the street all of the time at home and her explanations of what terrible things could happen to him had never meant much. But when they went walking to the bathroom the day after "the incident" he turned to her as they approached the road and said, "NO, TRUCK TRUCK, NOOOOO!!!" and wanted her to pick him up. Unfortunately, sometimes it takes a near death experience to get the point home. Good times!

Other than that, we had a pretty good time. I didn't catch any fish but Travis and most of the rest of his family did. I also got a migraine while I was there and had to sleep for about 4 hours while everyone else was having fun:( I tell ya, being pregnant has intensified my headaches 10 fold and migraines seem to come more often. I did read that hormone changes can give you headaches but come on...these suckers lay me out. One day last week I went to bed at 530pm and didn't get up until 7 the next morning! Not fun.

I'm excited that my doctor's appointment is tomorrow! I'm super excited to schedule my ultrasounds! Hopefully it won't be too far away. Is it a boy or a girl?!!!!

Busy busy busy...

My mom came into town on Saturday and just left yesterday. My little sister Louisa arrived here on Sunday night and will be here until Saturday. They have kept me quite busy and I took Mon. & Tues. off work to play!! Needless to say, I have been too busy to blog ( a travesty, I know). My doctor appt. on Monday was cancelled because of two back to back emergency c-sections. I'm bummed because I really wanted to hear my little bugger's heart beat but I wouldn't wish a c-section on anyone and feel for those ladies. My appointment was bumped to Tues. May 1st, so not too far away. Thanks to everyone who was wondering what was going on and sorry I didn't write sooner:) And thanks to Dylan for his expert advice on my upcoming appointment...pretty sure it's a grizzly bear. Also, congrats to Dylan & his wife Candace for bringing another lovely girl into this world. Oddly enough, Claire is one of three names that Travis & I have agreed on for a girl:) It is his sister's middle name.

So, I have another week to wait until I get to hear my baby again. I think I might buy one of those hand held heart listener thinga ma bobbers. Just so I can listen to my kid whenever I want. I did some research on Amazon and there are a couple that aren't too expensive, that people raved about. My mom was bummed that my appt. got canceled because she was here and she was excited to hear the heart as well. Oh well, what ya gonna do?

Travis & I are going camping with the Stanley clan this weekend. I'm sure it will be fun times had by all. We are taking our dogs:) and everyone else is bringing their kids. Two grand parents, two parents, 11 brothers & sisters and 6 nieces & nephews:) Good times. We are going somewhere in Utah. Well, I have to go read everyone elses' blogs now, buh.

Oddly enough...

I can't wait 'til Monday. I have a doc appt. & I get to hear the baby's heartbeat. I know that I shouldn't necessarily feel it moving yet but I got so used to having ultrasounds at the fertility clinic, that now that it has been almost a month since my last check up, I am starting to freak out a bit. I'm assuming everything is ok because I'm still throwing up and feeling like poo. Most of the books and stuff on the internet say that if symptoms stop suddenly, it is cause for alarm. I just can't wait to hear the rapid little thump, so I know everything's ok. I am bummed that I don't get an ultrasound at this next appt. but at least I get to hear the heart. What else is she going to do at this appt.? I can't imagine that she has to look in my hoodiddy:) Nothing is really going on down there. What exactly do they check at your second appt. besides the heartbeat, my pee & my blood pressure?

Travis & I finally have our names picked out for a boy or a girl. I'm glad I don't have to think about it anymore. I'll post the name once I find out the sex.