Week 21 working hard or hardly workin.....

Well this week has just been a VORTEX of time. I can't even believe that it is already Saturday! Carl and I did not come home from Big Bear until Tuesday so maybe that is why this week has flown by!


I had to get my final for Ethics done this week. That was a challenge and a half, but finally I finished it! I’m officially done with school until July 27th so that is good. I will have more time to do all the things that need to get done!


I called this week to get an appointment with a OBGYN in Florida. Mama J gave me some recommendations for doctors. The one she recommended was Dr. Domingo. I called his office first. The receptionist was kind of confused and was unsure if they would take me. After a long conversation she then changed her tune completely and said that it would be no problem! Hahaha…… So I have an appointment for the 28th of July with them. Because the receptionist was kinda iffy about the whole situation I thought I ought to call some of the other doctors and see what they say. Well all the other ones Mama J recommended were no longer delivering babies. So there was another doctor that a girl on a group I am on recommended. So I called that office. The receptionist was so mean that I just hung up on her! She was lecturing me about not receiving prenatal care till my 30th week. I kept telling her I have received prenatal care my entire pregnancy thank you very much. But she kept going on and on and I thought I don’t need this crap so click went the phone. Hahaha!! So I hope Dr. Domingo is good because it looks like I don’t have many options for an OB. Egh….


We are calling the baby the Minkey, it is fitting because my sisters kid is the bug and Abby was the bean so the Minkey is different! My Dad calls her Dingus but Carl dose not like that so we settled on the Minkey. You got to call her something instead of her all the time. So that is cool. She is moving a lot the past few days! It is so cool! She still has not moved for Carl but hopefully soon she will!


All and all things are good next week I have an Ultrasound on the 2nd and a Doctor appointment on the 1st.

Week 20 at the Lake

Well I have been so busy lately that I haven’t been able to post on here! We have started packing for our move to Florida and that seems to take up a lot of time! We went to Home Depot and bought a bunch of boxes. Carl has used the most on his Gun room! He never believes me when I tell him that he has A LOT of stuff!!! We also took all the pictures off the walls so Carl could fill all the little holes from the nails. The house looks really empty!

I have been working away on my school work, but with the move and working a bit for my Dad I just don’t have the time. My current classes are finished May 31st and after them I’m going to take a break! This will allow me to focus on the things that I need to get done before we move. I will start back up July 27th and that class will end September 27th which will give me a month off when the baby comes. So that works out well for me.


This week I have been at my Grandma’s all week. Last weekend we had a memorial for my late Great Uncle Norm. It was really nice. Then I came up with my Grandma in Big Bear and have been up here all week. It has been really nice but I miss Carl SO much! We have never spent this much time apart! I can’t wait for him to come up tomorrow morning! Maddy has missed him a lot too(well in between swims in the lake that is).



The little Monkey is doing good. She has started kicking but anytime I or anyone else for that matter puts there hand on my belly she stops kicking. I have a heart monitor and I wanted my Grandma to hear her heart. So I found it and zoom she runs away, I would find it again and zoom she runs away. It was too funny! I am definitely starting to show and already feeling kinda squished. I will get pictures up soon!

Week 18...It's a GIRL!

Well today was the big day, we got to see our little bean! I was convinced it was a boy and was really shocked when they said it was a girl! I have always wanted a girl and so it's great but I still am surprised!! We also already have a girl name all locked down so that is great too! However, the name is a secret.....so stay tuned for that news! haha! The ultrasound went well! We got to see her heart beating away and her little feet! The only problem they had was that they couldn’t see her full back because she was bent over. So we have to go back in 4 weeks to scan her again. But the lady said all looked good!



My doctor’s appointment also went well. They had the results of my blood tests for downs and cyctifibrosis (spelling?). They were both negative!!!! So that is good news! The heart sounded good and she is happy with my progress. So all in all we had a great day.


I’m still not feeling really good. My nose is still stuffy and I’m coughing! I feel better but still crummy! So hopefully I will be all better soon!! I’m real tired of feeling crummy! Here are all the ultrasound pictures and one of the belly today.



18 week Belly

Profile Picture

Face and hands

It's a Girl!!

This one is my favorite her little feet!

Face

She was in a ball and would not move!

Dr. Appointment

I went to see the General Practicioner this afternoon. He took a swab of my throat and will let us know if it is the swine flu but he highly doubts it! So that is good. He gave me a percription for Azithromycin. I looked online and it looks like it will be safe for me to take it. He also said to gargle with salt water, and not to expect to be better for 3-4 days! and to make sure I keep up my fluids!

So hopefully I will feel better soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Feel like rolling in the mudd??

So Sunday night I was stressed out over my homework because I did not understand it. I was talking to Carl and told him that I felt all tight like I needed to jump out of my body. He said I was stressed. My throat was kinda a little sore but I did not think anything of it! Well Monday morning I HAD the FLU!!!!! Sore throat, achie, runny nose, sneezing.......... So my hypocondriac of a Father is all worried that I have Swine Flu. I told him that I don't have any urges to roll in the mudd hahaha!

I had a fever last night so Carl stuck me in a cold bath......egh........ it was so awful I was shaking so bad. Then puking and shaking not fun!!! haha! Finally around 2am my fever broke and I was hot instead of cold. haha.


I talked to my OBGYN today because I have a check up appointment tomorrow. She said that what I did was just what I needed to do just keep the Tylonal up around the clock. No fever today! Then she called me back like 10 mins. later. And said we need to reschedule you for next week. lol.... everyone is so scared of the swine flu. and she says I need to go to my general practitioner. So I have an apt. for 3:30. I don't think it is nessasary to go becasue they can't do anything, but figured be safer than sorry.

So we shall see what he has to say. I haven't been coughing and that is the tell tell sign of this pig flu. Since I haven't been to Mexico or even out in public much I HIGHLY doubt I have it. Man people are freaking out over it though.........


Let ya all know what the doc says.

Emotional Week 16

So I have had some time this week to think about our impending move. I know that the next year is going to be filled with highs and lows. Things are going to change but I hope that they are going to change for the better. It is so hard to change your life so dramatically but I think this is something that Carl and I need to do. We have spent the past 5 years of our lives together doing the same thing. Working for the same company, fighting over the same things, stressing over the same things and now it’s time for that to change. It’s time for me to grow up and become the women and mother that I want to be. I have always been able to rely on my family for anything that I need. I know I will have family in Florida as well, which is reassuring. I just have spent the last 21 years of my life with these people and it is hard to move away from them. It’s hard to think of my life without them there. However, I think it might be a good thing. I will have to be stronger and more independent than I would ever be here. So that is good. I’m also sad that my Mom and Sister most likely won’t be there for the birth of our child. I wish we could wait until after we have the baby to move but the longer we put this off the harder it will be. I just hope that my family does not go as these unknown people to my baby.

Anyways this week the kid is the size of an Avocado. I think maybe I have been feeling it move but I’m not sure. It hard to tell and I don’t know what I am looking for. My dang hip has been killing me Carl’s doctor is going to adjust it again so that should help. I can tell my belly is getting bigger because it’s already becoming harder to do things. I haven’t been getting those sharp pains as much but still get them now and then. I have been extremely emotional but I think that is partially because of my hormones and partially because of moving. I found a group of mom’s that meet up once a week in Port Charlotte. This will be nice for me to get to meet people with kids and hopefully make some new friends.

So that is about it for this week.

Week 15 & 16 Turmoil

Ok this is a crummy pictures but hey it's a picture. This is from week 14.

Ok sorry I missed last week’s post. Things have just been so stressful here. Carl and I have been talking about what we are going to do. As you all know things here have not been so good financially! Carl has been talking to his Dad and he tells him that he could get work there no problem and that housing is very inexpensive in Florida. So we have been talking it over and have decided that financially moving to Florida is the best option for us right now. It’s really not ideal moving at this time in my life but you got to do what you got to do.

I have done my research and if we move there I “should” be able to qualify for Medicaid which will cover having the baby. I also found out that my current health plan has contracted hospitals there in Florida! Can you say woooooooo hooooooo!!! Haha. I have been so stressed and worried about health insurance. So as long as my Dad can pay for the health insurance than we are ok, I can pay for my health insurance it’s only 220.00 a month. That is a totally do able amount! My health insurance policy is awesome there is a 1500 dollar deductable and once that is met EVERYTHING is covered!!!! So I’m really glad about that news! Good good…..

So I talked to my family today, and it went a lot better than I thought. They are sad which is totally to be expected. I have always been around and now during this life changing time I’m moving away. But they both understand that sometimes you just have to do what you have to do.

Carl and I have decided on a time line for moving with two scenarios which I’m still thinking about. So we will give it till July, see how things are going here if come July things have not turned around then we will Definitely be moving to Florida. If things are going really well and look like they will keep going that way then we may wait till after we have the baby. Unfortunately we have a lease that is up in September. This is a problem because if we break the lease we will have to pay for cleaning the house, cleaning the carpet, and any paint that needs to be done. We also would have to pay for rent until the house is rented out and pay for the rental companies 800.00 fee. However, I think if the shit hit the fan our landlord would work out a payment plan with us. I just don’t want to wreck our credit. So if we move in July we will pay our rent for July then August’s rent will be covered by our deposit. We still have to have the house cleaned and the carpets it’s in our lease but at least that way our credit is ok and I think it would cost less.

So I don’t know I scared and nervous about moving just because it is unknown. I keep running things through my head. What happens if I can’t handle the heat there and start passing out? How will I care for a baby? What happens if my endometriosis comes back and I can’t function? I just don’t want to hurt our baby. I don’t know….. It’s just scary!