Mother's Day

Today was my first Mother's Day since I am carrying a little life inside of me. I went to Clearwater to spend with my family. I received cards and presents as a mommy-to-be. At Church they were handing out flowers to all the mothers, and the girl came up to me to offer me one, and I said, "It's still in my tummy, does that count?". She said, "Of course it counts!". Still hasn't sunk it yet though. :)

"Primer"

My wonderful husband did all the hard part of moving the furniture out of the bedroom, so I figured I would do the easy part of finishing up the painting. This is just the primer. We still have 2 coats of the real stuff to go. But, to help everyone, including us, appreciate how good it looks when we're done, let's take a look at it now... the "before" picture. :)

New Club

Tonight David and I were invited over for games/fun at a friend's house. There were 4 couples present and we were the only ones without a child under the age of 2. As I looked around the room, I noticed the difference between hanging out with "parents" and hanging out with my other friends who aren't parents yet. I realized that David and I would soon be joining the "parenthood" rank and these 6 people would most likely be our new circle of friends as we would have less in common with our current newlywed buddies and we would become the ones that "had to get home to relieve the babysitter". I remember thinking how lame that excuse was, but the more time passes, the more I understand. I feel like Heavenly Father is extending to me a new calling. But, different than the rest, this will be the most important calling of my life. As with the other callings, I bring basically no skills to the table, but trust and know that Heavenly Father will endow me with all the traits and qualities I need to bring one (or however many) of his children into this world and then raise them the best way David and I know how. That is the gift we can give back to God for this wonderful gift He is giving to us.

Lab Work #1 Today

Today I went to have the first set of lab work done for the pregnancy. I guess the lady didn't realize I had two sets of tests to perform, because she stuck me once and said, "You're all set". I said, "No, there's another sheet of tests". She said, "Oops, I'm sorry, I will have to stick you again". I figured that. Well, one of the tests was for HIV, so she had to go back to the front office and get a consent form for me to sign, and then came back in and had me sign in and then took it back to the front office. Then stuck me again, in the same vein, and took 4 more vials. Usually it doesn't hurt when I get lab work done, but I guess getting stuck twice brings on some pain. Hopefully it will subside soon. I'm beginning to see what a low tolerance of pain I must have (wimpy wimpy wimpy, eventhough I'm starting to look Hefty Hefty Hefty). She said the results should be in within 3 days, so we'll wait for the results. They are testing for Cystic Fibrosis, HIV, and a Prenatal Profile, which I believe is Hep B, Iron and some other tests. And the doctor wrote in for a "Varicella Igg" test. I'm not really sure what it is, but the internet says that "Varicella" is another word for Chicken Pox. Interesting :)

Surprise for Me

I came home last night from work and David had starting the painting of our bedroom!! I was so excited! He has started the primer and here is a picture of his progress. I can't wait til it's all done and we get the new furniture :) And, yes, I know, you guys want pictures of your pregnant daughter, but that will have to wait until Sunday when I actually have makeup on and look halfway decent :)

First Official Baby Appointment

We are in Week 10, day 2. Today David and I went to see Dr. Kareem, who is another doctor at the group we go to. She gave us a notebook of information and a form for me to get some lab work done. She used a doppler microphone and we were able to hear our little baby beating its sweet little heart 160 beats per minute. Here is a website that has an icon you can click on to hear a baby's heartbeat who is about the same age as ours: http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/pregnancycalendar/l/blweek10.htm. Our first sonogram won't be until 20 weeks though, which is not until July, which is also when we will find out the gender. Until then we are busy painting our bedroom, cleaning the carpets and then buying new bedroom furniture (KING size bed!!!) for ourselves. I am looking forward to being out of the first trimester next month and hopefully getting some energy back :) My next appt is May 24th. Also, I told my supervisor at the Temple that I would be "retiring" from working at the Temple after 11 years to spend my Saturdays with my new baby as soon as s/he arrives.

New TV Show

Has anyone seen the new TV show "Notes from the Under Belly"? David and I watched it last week and had a great time laughing at all the similarities. I'm sure I wouldn't have enjoyed it as much if I wasn't pregnant. Probably most of it would have been over my head. But I sure understood every part of it now!!! So, if you want some good laughs, tune in, it's on tonight!

Winnie Palmer

I found out today which hospital I will be going to. It's the Winnie Palmer Hospital (named after Arnold Palmer's wife). It's only 3 miles from my work :) I'm very excited because my co-worker told me that this hospital is like a 4 star hotel. Hopefully I will be able to go take a tour very soon. Here's their website, though it doesn't give much information: http://72.3.247.146/winnie/index.html

Funny Story

Ok, so I'm walking from my office to my car and this "obviously gay" man (is that politically correct) says hello to me. So, I say hello back and then he begins to tell me that there is a sticker on my "back", but of course it was a bit lower than my "back". So, I turn to look and he points, wait, doesn't point, but actually touches my bum to show me the sticker. Now, of course, this is ok and he knows it's okay because he knows that I know that he's gay because of how obvious his voice and mannerisms are. So, of course I wonder how long (4 hours) I've been walking around my office AND NO ONE has told me that there is a sticker on my bum. Now, it's already a funny story, but here's the best part: The sticker was the one that came with the pants to tell me what size they are, so I have a sticker that has "X-Large" written about 10 times all going down my bum. I felt like a big semi with the words "Wide Load" on my backside. I'm still trying to figure out which is funnier... the fact that I had that "X-Large" sticker on my bum when I'm pregnant or the fact that it took a gay guy to be nice enough and willing enough to let me know! HA!

Busted!

Well, I guess it will be easy to tell which days I'm not feeling well, because those are probably the days that I skip posting. Yea, this weekend was a bit rough, but I'm actually feeling good at the moment, so I'm happy. I have this Friday off work (Good Friday), so I look forward to resting all day in the comfort of my own room. I have all the maternity clothes I need, and we started stocking up on diapers (with every coupon we get in Sunday's paper). Now we just need to finish our registries and decide what stuff we want. Sure wish I knew the gender!