Back to work

So I'm back at work today, maybe for a full day .... maybe for a half? We'll see how it goes and how I feel. If we are really busy then I'll probably stay cause it won't be so boring but if I start to feel ill then I might ask to leave!? I'll probably be in tomorrow too - staying at home is nice and all but the novelty wears off fast! ;)

I caught a cold (probably from the hospital -- that place is a germ haven!), it's just in my nose so it's not too bad - no sore throat or acky muscles, hopefully it stays that way! I'd way rather deal with a snotty nose then the pain of gallstones!

Tomorrow is our babies first picture day ~~ ! he he I'm so excited, I can't wait to see what 'cub' looks like. Even though I did get a sneak peak at the hospital, I was by myself and kinda drugged up so I think it will be a little more special this time with hubby there!! And we are getting a 3D one too so that should be neat, hopefully the baby doesn't look all funny in it! ? ;) I'll make sure to scan them and post them here, maybe I will also post some pics of my bump!?

So after I got home from the hospital I weighed myself to see if and how much weight I had lost. I figure I was around 191/ 192 when I got admitted and when I got home I weighed in at 187! So I had lost about 4lbs, no big deal - after all I was on a sipping fluids only diet (I wasn't even allowed Jell-O). And then I had my doctors appointment on Tuesday (4 days after I had got home) so I decided to weigh myself again, this time it said 183! WOW - that's another 4lbs, I'm still not too concerned cause I did gain quiet a bit over the Christmas holidays. I mentioned it to my doctor when I was there and she seemed a little concerned but not overly. I have my regular appointment with her next week on the 4th so I will get weighed and if I have lost more weight then I'm not too sure what will happen!? So this morning I weighed in again and I'm down another pound at 182!! Hopefully I will stop loosing weight, I eat all the time and even though I'm scared to eat I still can't go longer then an hour or two without eatting so it's not like I'm loosing weight cause I'm not eatting?

~~ MIA ~~

I know I've been away for awhile, so this may be a long post - I guess I will start with the good news....

Last weekend hubby went up north to get fire wood so me and his mom went shopping, it was a good day and we found lots of things I liked. However I didn't want to purchase anything until my hubby saw them and also agreed they were nice. So the only thing we purchased that day was fabric for the diapers and my MIL bought a "bouncy chair" for the baby, it is the jungle themed one with a waterfall for baby to look at (very cute). So on Sunday I took my hubby back to all the stores that we had went to and showed him what I wanted to purchase, of course he agreed and we ended up getting a bunch of stuff at Sears. We bought the stroller - a four wheeler one that was super easy to collapse and also fairly light weight, a booster chair that reclines so you can feed baby (instead of having a high chair), a change table pad, some receiving blankets and washcloths, a teddy bear, hairbrush and nail clipper set and a baby monitor with a motion detector - so if baby stops breathing it will sound an alarm. It was kinda like a starter kit they had put together and if you bought it all as one you saved $100!

Sunday night is when all the bad stuff happened -- after dinner I started having stomach pains, high up in my diaphragm area - it almost felt like there was an elastic band wrapped very tightly bellow my boobs. So I figured it was indigestion or gas and took a bath to try and relax but after my bath the feeling was still there and it started to get worse. I felt like I was too hot, hubby thought I had my bath too hot but I don't think t was any different then before. Hubby finally went out and started the car, we were on our way to emergency! Luckily we do live fairly close to a hospital so it didn't take long to get there and the waiting room was empty so we got in fast. I think they thought was having a heart attach cause they hooked me up to oxygen and got out a ECG (?) machine to see what my heart was doing. By now I had broken out into a cold clammy sweat and could not get comfy for the life of me. think it was the nurse's first day cause she had a hard time working the ECG machine thing and she couldn't get an IV in. My hand is all bruised where she poked me 5 times! She also had a hard time knowing what to look for when listening for the babies heart beat, she had it and it was nice and loud but she kept saying "oh that's not it" ! ? WTF ? They put some morphine and gravol in me and we waited a few more hours till I started feeling better then they told me I could leave, by now it was 1:30am ! Needless to say I called in sick the next day but the misery didn't stop there!

Monday seemed to be going good, I had no pain .... till after lunch! All I had was vegetable soup but about an hour after I ate it the pain had come back, I called my hubby at work to tell him the pain was back and he told me to either all his mom to come get me or just head to Emergency again. So I drove myself there (I figured it would be faster) - I kinda pushed my way to the front of the line cause they were really busy and I was able to get in right away. They took blood tests and asked if I wanted more morphine but I refused, the pan had seemed to not be as bad as when I first got there. After waiting about 3 hours they finally took me for an ultrasound to see if I had GALLSTONES, sure enough there they were - looked like lots to me!? The only good part was that I got to see a sneak peak of baby!! It was so cute, I could see the little heart beating away and she said everything looked good with baby so that made me happy. Then about 3 hours later they told me that they were going to admit me!! And they were considering surgery!! Which I guess is apparently safest in the 2nd trimester but there is still risk of loosing the baby. Finally at 1:30am I got my room, on the surgical ward so I was still unsure if they were considering that as an option!? I was on a "sipping liquids" only diet for the first 2 days, I ended up having a mild cause of jondous (sp?) cause my liver was inflamed but that cleared up and I was finally able to have food again on Thursday! They decided not to give me surgery and to just pump me full of antibiotics and IV but as soon as I have this baby I will have to get my gallbladder removed!

While I was in there I had lots of visitors, which was nice - the days went by faster. My girlfriends brought me this book to read "Belly Laughs", which I have heard good things about and was super excited to read, so after everyone left that night I read the whole book! It was great, so funny and just quick short reads so if you wanted to put it down you could ... but I couldn't!

So now I am on a strict Fat Free diet! So much for being able to eat what ever I wanted to cause I'm going to get fat anyway!! :( I have a doctors appointment on Tuesday with my regular doctor and then I will probably be going back to work on Wed (depending on what she says). We also have our ultrasound scheduled for Friday so maybe they can see if I might have 'passed' the stones cause that would get rid of a lot of my worry! I'm just so scared to eat, I mean I had an attack off of Fat Free Vegetable soup so it makes me think that it could happen at any time ... Fat Free or not! ? I now take my time eating meals and what would once take me only a half hour to eat now takes over an hour cause I'm so scared of feeling that pain again! Now I just have to deal with this for another 21 weeks (or so) and then after baby is born I will have the surgery to remove my Gallbladder! That should be fun .... dealing with a newborn, had just given birth and I have to recover from surgery!! ! :( Have I mentioned how much I hate being pregnant lately!? This better be a healthy baby!! ;)

~~ TGIF! ~~

I'm excited for this weekend, I can't wait to do a little shopping and maybe (hopefully) actually buy something!? ;) Tonight we have a 60th birthday party for my hubbies aunt, it is after supper and will probably only be cake and coffee. We won't be staying too late cause hubby has to get up at 5am and leave the house by 5:30am to go get birch. Him and some friends got permits to go cut down their own wood about 3 hours out of town, the permits were only $5 each for a 'cord' of wood and if you were to buy a 'cord' of birch in town it could cost as much as $500! This is way cheaper but they have to do all the work, so he will be gone for probably the entire day Sat.

Hubby tells me that my MIL has already purchased the 'diaper material' - the cloth that goes on the inside of the diaper, not the decorative outside - that is what we are going shopping for tomorrow. Apparently it was on sale so she bought like 40 meters of it, well ...... just over one meter will make 6 diapers!! So I think she went a little over board on the 'diaper material' part - there is enough to make like 240 diapers!!! WOW

I have another decision to think about, the change table. I was looking on the web at different stores and came across this change table that I really like, it is more like a dresser then the typical change table which I think would come in handy later in the kids life and I really like the hutch that you can buy to go with it but there are a few 'issues' I have with it:

1)-There are no rails where you place baby to change them, the only 'anti-roll' protection would be in the changing pad that kinda hugs the baby and has a strap that I'm sure all 1st time mom's use! ;) he he

2)-If you have baby in your arms it may be difficult to get supplies/ change of cloths out from the drawers. Where the typical change table is open so you can just reach down and grab what is needed. Granted you could put things like wipes and diapers on the shelf of the hutch.

And finally .....

3)- Price! The dresser/ hutch combo is $500 for the set where the other change table is only $260. Although I am thinking that you may still need a dresser to keep those tiny socks together so would you really be saving money by buying the regular table?

Sears (one of the larger department stores here) is having their "baby days" sale this weekend which means good deals and probably big crowds. I think we have decided on getting a 4 wheeler stroller with the larger wheels, there was one in their flyer that looked really nice and was on sale for $275. I'm a little paranoid that the 3 wheeler will become tippy when the child gets bigger and I believe that we are the type of parents that probably won't be taking the stroller everywhere we go, we would probably use the stores carts. This however is not my final decision and I will have to actually look at the 4 wheeler and see if it is what I like but it is hard to know without being able to test it out first! You should be able to test drive the stroller you are thinking of purchasing like buying a new car?! ;)

Rumbly in my tummy ...

There is a 'rumbly in my tummy' today and I'm not sure if it is me digesting breakfast, gas or maybe just maybe it is baby moving ? It's like bubbles or I guess you could describe it as "butterfly flutters" ? The roads to work this morning were kinda bad, it snowed last night with a little bit of freezing rain so hubby drove me to work this morning, reluctantly! He is suppose to be getting a UPS delivery today and is now worried that he will miss his delivery when he comes to pick me up! Anyway - so I figured the rumble/ bubbles in my belly this morning was just me stressing the baby out cause the roads were bad but I still feel the occasional flutter which makes me think that maybe it is more then just a digestive issue!? I also have this tickle on my upper lip, it feels like there is something there tickling my lip - it tingles and is kinda annoying! I'm not too sure what that means but I wish it would stop tingling?!

Whenever I think I have some weird symptom I usually go on www.babyzone.com DDC forum and see what other ladies are posting. Lots of times the same things that are happening to them have happened to me, which makes me feel great - like it's not just me! Ever since I found out I was pregnant I noticed that after meals or even drinking I would get this funny after taste in my mouth, I don't like it - it makes my mouth feel dirty after meals. Well there was quite a few ladies on the forum that also had this happen so now I don't feel like I just have a dirty mouth~ :) he he They all just recommend sucking on mints or chewing gum, which does help.

I didn't sleep too well last night, at 2am I woke up - wide awake and could not fall back asleep!? I just tossed and turned every hour till 6:30 when the alarm went off. I actually don't feel that bad though, considering I only had a few hours of sleep? But tonight is bowling night which means it will be a late night so I may need a nap before we head out! ;) I hate to jinx myself but I feel pretty good today, I don't feel fat or queasy, a little gassy and their is that butterfly feeling in my tummy but it's not really bothering me today?! Every time I say I feel good it seems like it doesn't last long so hopefully this time it will last!

Took a day off!

So I took a sick day yesterday to try and get better, 100% better - which I think I do feel today? However I now feel guilty and that is only because the other guy that is suppose to be here did not show up yesterday either (he was on a pilot run) ! Which means my boss was all by himself!! Now we aren't that busy of a store but we do still have rush moments where the lines are all lit up. He knew that this other guy wasn't going to be here when I told him Monday night that I would not be in but he didn't tell me cause he figured I needed the day off too ? He is a good boss and I wish he would have told me that "dip sh*t" wasn't going to be here cause I would have come in, it's not like my job is that hard!? My boss also told me today that this other guy told him that he has chosen his pilot truck job over this job and only wants to work here on a part time basis. Now I'm not sure what this means for me? It could be good news or bad - I could be getting a promotion but that might mean more hours!? We will have to see what comes of this?! Needless to say "dip sh*t" is off again today!

So I took it pretty easy yesterday and didn't do too much, made some cinnamon buns, did a little laundry and that's about it. I think this weekend I will go shopping with my MIL, she wants to get material for the diapers that hubbies aunt is making and I want to go find a stroller and price out cribs. My hubby is going out of town this weekend anyway so I will be home alone. And even though I really need to dust and clean the bathroom, shopping sounds like more fun!! ;)

I think I am finally at the "TUMS" stage in this pregnancy, I didn't really need them before but since I had that stomach flu thing it seems that TUMS really help to settle and get rid of some of the gas pains!? I suspect that baby has just gotten bigger and has now pushed my stomach up into my diaphragm. I find that I get fuller faster and don't feel like eating as much as before - which is good I guess! ;) Maybe I won't gain as much on my next visit!

Back with a vengeance! :(

** WARNING - may contain adult content! Not recommended for the queasy, may contain TMI **

Just when I thought I could start enjoying being pregnant I get hit with the worst case of morning sickness!! Actually I kinda think it was a case of the 24hr stomach flu cause there is no way that morning sickness could be that bad! ? I don't think ?! Friday at work I had my afternoon snack, a pear, seems pretty innocent but not half an hour after eating it I was in the washroom, first time ever that I have gotten sick at work!? I just assumed it was the baby telling me it doesn't like pears and decided that I would still go to the scrap booking party that I had been looking forward to all week! So I headed to St.Albert still feeling a little ill, stopped for supper - probably not the best choice (Taco Time) but I had a craving for those little tator tots! ;) It took me almost an hour to finish supper which is very unusual for me and headed to the scrapbook party. When I got their I still felt a little green but no worse then regular morning sickness, then it hit me - I think I was in the washroom every half hour! The lady had a very nice house - too bad I made a mess of her bathroom!! I felt so bad, I really wanted to do my craft but I felt so sick I just couldn't stick around, I had to leave. I got home just in time to get to the washroom again! I was so exhausted, my stomach hurt, I couldn't even keep water down! I was up all night, every hour - in the morning I tried to stomach some toast but that didn't last then finally for lunch almost exactly 24hrs after my pear snack we had chicken noodle soup for lunch and I was finally able to keep that down! I was starving - I hadn't eaten for 24 hours but I knew I had to take it slow. I still feel like I need to catch up from the lack of food baby had but my stomach does not want me to indulge too much (which is good I suppose). In total I think I got sick 9 times !! Which is why I believe it was the stomach flu and not morning sickness.

So I was a little concerned that because it was the flu that I wouldn't be able to attend my niece's 1st birthday party on Sunday! I didn't want to make her sick, but I felt better Saturday and Sunday seemed to be good so we went. She was so cute in her little party dress, she didn't really get into the cake too much - she isn't the type of kid that likes to get too dirty. She got lots of clothes which guess she needs but I just got her the gift card. When I was picking up her gift card I thought I would check out the new super Wal-mart's baby section but I ended up just walking through it aimlessly. I really wanted to buy something but there was nothing that I thought I should buy plus it was hard to find stuff that wasn't gender specific. Plus the more I walked around the more I felt like I was shopping for someone else's baby, I felt like I didn't really belong in that department!? How weird is that!? Maybe I don't quite believe that it will be me squeezing this melon out? I'm sure after I actually get to see the baby on the ultrasound I will believe it more!? I hope!? ;)

~~ TGIF ! ~~

My girlfriends are planning a scrapbook party thing today, although I think we are going to make a card instead of a scrapbook page this time!? It is called "Close to my Heart" and apparently according to them there are lots of things that I will be interested in! I like scrap booking but I usually get all my stuff from "Creative Memories". I went to one of their shows and was sold on their product right away and granted I do think that a lot of there stuff is over priced it is still guaranteed not to ruin your photos. I don't want to do all that work just to dig out my scrapbook 10 years from now and find out all my photos have faded and fallen out of the book! So I guess I will see what this new place has to offer, I looked on their website but I don't think websites do justice for this kind of stuff, you actually have to see the product and how it works! I think the party starts at 7pm so I will just head straight out to St.Albert after work, stop for a bite to eat and if I have time I really need a hair cut! Hubby has plans tonight anyway so I would have been sitting at home alone and bored anyway, so I'm very excited to get out of the house on a Friday night!! :)

Saturday I need to go to Wal-mart, a place that I rarely stop at - not because I don't like shopping there, it's the parking and the crowds that turn me off from shopping there. So I have a list of things I need plus I need to get my niece a gift for her 1st birthday, probably a gift card unless I see something really cute! I am also thinking about doing some price shopping for myself, I want to start looking for a stroller and I found one in the Sears flyer that I like but there was no price on it, it just said it was on sale!? I think I'm kinda picky when it comes to the stroller, I want something that has big wheels (but not too big that they get in the way at stores) one that will go over bumps when I take the baby for walks, and I want one that has the carrier with it for a reasonable price of course!?

This brown one was the one 'on sale' in the Sears catalog, it looks nice, the wheels aren't quite as big as a "jogger" stroller but still bigger then a regular stroller. On the website this stroller was priced at $390. This blue one was also on the website and is very similar to the brown one (at least I can't tell the difference) but it is only $280 ? Then I also saw this black one with four big tires instead of three which might be better and have less of a 'tipping' factor but was way more money, $480 for this one!

So maybe some of you that have already purchased your strollers could give me a little advice on what to look for when deciding what stroller to get. Maybe mention things you like or disliked about the one you bought? Do you think the four wheeler is better then the three? Is it worth it to spend more money now or is it still going to wear out in the same amount of time? What is the expectant life span of a stroller? So many things to consider and look at!? I just don't have any idea! :)

2nd Doctor Appointment!

So I got to leave work early yesterday to go to my doctors appointment. My appointment wasn't till 3:30 but it is kinda far away depending on traffic so I left work at 2:30, which happened to be plenty of time to get to the appointment! It only took me half an hour to get to St.Albert, traffic was good! So when I got there I had to pee of course which is good cause they need a sample so I got right on that! ;) Then I sat and read for a half hour till my appointment. The nurse checked my blood pressure, 129/67 (pulse = 65bpm) a little higher then last time but I don't think it was of any concern? And my weight, 87kg I have gained 5kg since last appointment!! :O Although I think I was more concerned about this then my doctor, she said considering we had Christmas and all the other holiday festivities it wasn't too bad and she kinda hinted to me that I 'will' start eating better now that I am feeling better ...right!? he he I agreed - it is definitely time to get back into eating salads and more fruits. Then I waited to see the doctor, I finally got to see her at 4:00!! And it was the fastest visit ever (once I got to see her), I didn't even have to get naked!! ;) She entered all my info in the computer, asked if I had any questions - I mentioned my increase in headaches and she said they should be OK as long as they are not the migraine type. Then I got on the table so she could hear the heartbeat, it was a little harder to find this time then last but eventually she found it. It sounded like it was really deep inside me not quite as loud as the first time (hiding under the fat perhaps?) 150bpm was the little "cubs" beat - so it has slowed down since last time but I think that is also normal. Other then that it was a good appointment, nothing major and I was home the same time I normally am if I had worked!?

Both my mom's (MIL and Mom) have kinda hinted that if I want company for the appointments that they would both be glad to come. Both have also mentioned that neither of them got to hear their kids heartbeat when they were pregnant (they just didn't do that back then?) So I was thinking that maybe in May/ April when it is easier to find the heartbeat I will be taking them to my doc's with me, so they can experience the heartbeat! :) If they still want to of course?! ;)

Hump Day !

Not much new today, so it will probably just be a quick post. Lately I feel lonely, my hubby has lots on the go and seems to always be away from the house or in the garage. I feel like I'm left at home - just me and the dog!? Maybe it's just the crazy hormones, maybe he is feeling the pressure of having a baby and thinks all his spare time will be gone in just a few months so he wants to do everything now? Normally I wouldn't really care that he goes out with friends or work in the garage all night - I like my time too and I don't think we need to spend hours sitting there watching TV. But lately it makes me feel like I'm in this alone? I'm sure it's just the hormones though.

My mom told me about this "welcome wagon" for new or expecting parents that is happening next month. She thought it would be fun to go get a bunch of free stuff, see what's new and maybe get a few ideas for the babies room and stuff. So I registered, hubbies not interested in going though (says it's a girl thing) so it will just be me and my mom going.

I'm leaving in about 3 hours to go to my doctors appointment. Although the other guy that works here hasn't showed up yet so I guess he's got a few more hours to get here and if not then I guess my boss will be on his own!? I find it funny and annoying at how they let this guy take unscheduled time off his full time job so that he can go work his part time job as a pilot truck driver? If I was manager I would be telling him that he needs to figure out which job he wants to work at and that he can't keep taking days off to go on truck runs!? grrr - it makes me have to work twice as hard and I don't like that! I can't wait till I go on mat leave!!!

Feeling better! ..... I hope ?

Every time I think... wow - I feel really good today, almost human again. I get hit by a real seasick doosy a couple days later! So I am a little hesitant to say that I think my morning sickness is finally over but I believe I may just be over that hurdle!? I am starting to crave my veggies once again and find that I am not eating as often as before (cause that seemed to help with the queasiness) and I am not feeling that hungover feeling. This morning I found it funny that I could not remember how the morning sickness made me feel, now don't get me wrong .... I remember that I did not enjoy it at all and I remember it wasn't a very pleasant feeling but I'm surprised that after only a few weeks of feeling myself again that I have forgotten how crappy I felt at Christmas time! ? I know everyone says ... oh- you will forget about all the crap, and I never truly believed that I could ever forget how crummy I felt but it's amazing... it's like I am downplaying how sick I really was, that maybe I wasn't sick after all. Good think I got this blog so I can go back and remember how crappy I felt!! ;) LOL

I have my 2nd doctors appointment tomorrow so I get to leave work early and I get to hear the heartbeat again!! :) How exciting! I guess I get to tell my doctor about how I feel better now but it seems like I m getting more headaches (which sucks and hopefully doesn't last too long). I am also a little concerned that she may bring up my weight gain and tell me that it is too much! :( Hopefully now that I am feeling better I will also start to eat better too? Today is grocery shopping day so I plan on buying more things like we used too, more salads/ veggies and maybe even yogurt again?

This weekend is my niece's 1st birthday!! She is such a cutie, I think I will just get her a gift card for somewhere that her parents can spend on her when she needs something? With her birthday so close to Christmas it feels like she just got a bunch of stuff and doesn't really need anything right now but maybe in July she will be needing new outfits or toys?! I will also have to remember to bring my camera to get a few good shots of her playing in the cake! ;) It should be fun!

Weekend Review ....

Well my weekend was fairly good, seemed to go by super fast but maybe that's cause I did very little? ! I can't even remember what I did Friday - must not have been very exciting?! ;) he he Saturday my hubby got up super early (7:00am) to go quading with the boys, 14 hours later he came home!!! :0 Apparently they got lost in the bush even though one of the guys has a GPS unit on his quad!? Needless to say I was quite bored on Sat., I took my Christmas tree down and put most of our x-mas stuff away. Then Sunday was my MIL's birthday so after visiting the Grandparents all morning we went out for supper with the in laws.

On Friday I was on a Due Date Forum (www.babyzone.com) that I frequently visit and they were talking about this place called "UC Baby" (www.uc-baby.com), I checked it out and it sounds super neat! They have a couple packages where you get to view your baby for 30 minutes, you get a CD with all the ultrasound pictures, (2) 4x6 photos of your baby and you get to listen to the heartbeat. And for an extra $25 they will record the heartbeat and put it in a teddy bear that you get to keep! The smallest package is $175, I think this may be something I would like to do - the only problem is that if we do have more kids you would have to do the same for them but if we are only going to have one kid then I would like to get as much keepsake material as possible! If I'm never going to hear another baby heartbeat in my belly then I want to remember this one forever! Another small issue is that the technicians there that do the ultrasound are not qualified to see if there are any problems with your baby so it is not for medical purposes - it is for fun only! So I was thinking it would be better to do this "fun" ultrasound after your real one, maybe like in week 24-28 - then the baby would be more developed and easier to see. So I still have about 10 weeks to think about it.

bummed out .... :(

Well I got on the scale again this morning to see what the damage is and I didn't like what I saw! I'm almost certain that when I go see my doctor next week she will mention the fact that I have gained a little more weight then what is considered norm. I weighed in today at 189! That means that since my last appointment I have gained about 10lbs and since becoming pregnant I have gained almost 20lbs!! ALREADY! sh*t I'm not to happy with myself, I feel like a piggy - I suppose on a good note I have heard that most women gain the majority of their weight in the 2nd trimester, because they feel so good and by the 3rd trimester it is hard to stomach more then a small plate full of food cause your tummy has been pushed up into your diaphragm! ;) I'm am hoping this is true for me, although I feel like the majority of the weight I have gained is all in my tummy area (where is should be) I still feel like I need to start paying a little more attention to my diet, maybe eat more veggies/ salads when I feel the need for a snack instead of cookies and ice cream! And I need to take the dog for more walks even short ones would be better then what I am doing now! I know I say all this now, the hard part is going to be actually doing it! I sometimes think like my friends - they say not to worry about it and that I will loose it later, to just enjoy myself and let loose. But I can't help but feel that I may be enjoying this eating thing too much! I need to slow down ... just a bit! ;)

So needless to say after getting on the scale today I'm a little depressed and feeling like I've lost my sex appeal! My hubby is going out with the boys all day tomorrow so I will be home alone for most of the day, which sucks cause I was hoping he would start on the basement soon! Then Sunday he made plans for us to go visiting, which will take up the majority of the day. Sunday is also his Mom's birthday so we will probably be going for supper. So I guess my weekend is already planned. Maybe I will start packing up all the crap in the spare room (a.k.a. soon to be baby room) and that might motivate hubby to get his a$$ in gear! ? I keep thinking that in just 5 more weeks I will be halfway through this and the first half went by pretty quick so I can just imagine how fast the second half will pass by! I'm starting to freak out about all the stuff we need to buy, get ready, and do! ahhhh - It's crazy to think that this little person that you haven't even met yet can control so much of what you do!

~~ HAPPY NEW YEARS ! ~~

Due to some technical difficulties yesterday I was unable to post my Happy New Year message! I got to work too find out that we had no Internet.... again!! grrrr It made me very cranky yesterday, eventually the Internet did come back but by then I had to catch up on all my paper work and enter all the hand written invoices! So today I would like to say Happy New Year and I hope everyone had an excellent time!

Last weekend was good, didn't do too much but try and get things ready for company on New Years Eve. I had to go grocery shopping to pick up a few snackies and tidy up the house a bit. I had to work New Years Eve from 8am-12pm so I was almost certain that I wasn't going to be able to stay up past 1am at the latest but it turns out that we stayed up till 4:30am!! :O I was amazed but I don't think baby was happy with me, cause baby made me get up at 8:30am on New Years Day (no more sleeping in). We just had a few friends over an played some board games, the boys all went in the garage for awhile which was nice for me cause then I got to catch up with my girlfriend and talk about baby and girly stuff! Later, after the midnight cheers, hugs and kisses - my hubby brought out some old movies of him and the boys racing. This is why we stayed up till 4:30 - reminiscing on the past! It was a good night, not too many people showed but I think if any more showed up it would have been too cramped in our house!

So - next week I go for my 2nd doctors appointment, which I'm very excited about! I can't wait to hear the heartbeat again - it was so amazing the first time! I think I am starting to feel human again (although I have said that before) but I have also noticed that I am getting more headaches now! So I can be thankful to not have that seasick feeling but instead now I am dealing with a constant headache! I try not to take any Tylenol and just lay down with a cold cloth on my eyes but that doesn't always work. I'm almost certain too that as soon as I'm past this headache stage I will probably be in the sore back stage! There seems to always be something that makes you not quiet as you normally are!? ;) In the end though it will be well worth the pain and uncomfortableness!