The day is finally here!! We’re going for our first ultrasound today at 2:50! I’m SO excited and nervous all at the same time. Today we will find out if the baby is growing well, what the exact due date is, and if there is anything to be concerned about. Josh is so cute…when he woke me up this morning he was talking to my belly saying, “Good morning baby! Guess what?! We get to see you today!” I just love him!
I pray that we will be celebrating later tonight with pictures of our little baby boy or girl!
Thursday, January 05, 2006
December 27-30, 2005
December 27, 2005
We had a fantastic Christmas at home! We got a video camera, dvd recorder and a portable ice shack (lucky me!) from my parents, camping chairs along with scrapping stuff from Josh’s mom and a fondue pot (I’m so excited!) from Josh’s dad! We’re so spoiled! It was so great, as usual, to see family, but even more special this year with our news! We saw most of our family that we had called to tell our news and even others we weren’t able to tell ourselves, so that was fun too. I'm pretty sure that all of our family knows now!
I have a little something planned to tell everyone at work, but that will be next Thursday after our ultrasound on Wednesday, so we know everything is ok. Mindy and Katie know b/c I was feeling so bad when we were doing the Christmas stuff and Sharon guessed and I couldn't lie! And Teri…she finally decided to check out June’s blog…just in time to see the post congratulating us! Great timing, huh?! After our first ultrasound, when we hopefully see that everything is ok, I'll tell the rest of the office.
December 29, 2005
Feeling terrible again...was even getting car sick driving. HOW AM I GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS??!
I've been eating Cheerios before I get out of bed...I even tried getting up earlier today so I could eat and be able to take my time getting ready. Didn’t work!! I threw up at home and when I got to work. I called and left a message for a nurse at the doctor’s office. They called back so fast and had so many answers! No more prenatal vitamins until February …I get to take Flinstone’s instead!! She also said to take a Unisom and vitamin B6 before bed. Unisom is a sleep aid and apparently helps with nausea. I can also take Emetrol during the day, which she said is a liquid, but I think I’ll hold off on that until I know how the Unisom and B6 works. Sounds to me like Josh gets to go shopping tonight. As of right now I'm leaving at noon, I can't eat and keep throwing up.
December 30, 2005
IT’S UNBELEIVEABLE! I feel GREAT this morning!! The Unisom and B6 must have worked because I was able to eat this morning and didn’t gag once! I couldn’t be happier!!!! I’ll continue using that until the end of my first trimester, go back on the prenatals and go from there to see how I feel!
WAHOO!!!
We had a fantastic Christmas at home! We got a video camera, dvd recorder and a portable ice shack (lucky me!) from my parents, camping chairs along with scrapping stuff from Josh’s mom and a fondue pot (I’m so excited!) from Josh’s dad! We’re so spoiled! It was so great, as usual, to see family, but even more special this year with our news! We saw most of our family that we had called to tell our news and even others we weren’t able to tell ourselves, so that was fun too. I'm pretty sure that all of our family knows now!
I have a little something planned to tell everyone at work, but that will be next Thursday after our ultrasound on Wednesday, so we know everything is ok. Mindy and Katie know b/c I was feeling so bad when we were doing the Christmas stuff and Sharon guessed and I couldn't lie! And Teri…she finally decided to check out June’s blog…just in time to see the post congratulating us! Great timing, huh?! After our first ultrasound, when we hopefully see that everything is ok, I'll tell the rest of the office.
December 29, 2005
Feeling terrible again...was even getting car sick driving. HOW AM I GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS??!
I've been eating Cheerios before I get out of bed...I even tried getting up earlier today so I could eat and be able to take my time getting ready. Didn’t work!! I threw up at home and when I got to work. I called and left a message for a nurse at the doctor’s office. They called back so fast and had so many answers! No more prenatal vitamins until February …I get to take Flinstone’s instead!! She also said to take a Unisom and vitamin B6 before bed. Unisom is a sleep aid and apparently helps with nausea. I can also take Emetrol during the day, which she said is a liquid, but I think I’ll hold off on that until I know how the Unisom and B6 works. Sounds to me like Josh gets to go shopping tonight. As of right now I'm leaving at noon, I can't eat and keep throwing up.
December 30, 2005
IT’S UNBELEIVEABLE! I feel GREAT this morning!! The Unisom and B6 must have worked because I was able to eat this morning and didn’t gag once! I couldn’t be happier!!!! I’ll continue using that until the end of my first trimester, go back on the prenatals and go from there to see how I feel!
WAHOO!!!
December 21-22, 2005
December 21, 2005
I finally got to work at 10:00 this morning...I was puking so bad I said screw it, I'm going back to be to rest. Josh was going to wake me up this morning when he got up so I could eat a few crackers and go back to bed. (A few people including the docs have suggested this to me so I don’t have an empty stomach when I get up.) When I woke up I was so sick I didn't eat anything, just fell back asleep. Then when it was actually time to get up I had bad dry heaves for almost an hour. Blah! There was no way I was going to make it to work on time so I just went back to bed for an hour!
LoL...I just sneezed, had a little tickle in my throat and started coughing. The next thing I knew I was gagging! This is just too weird! :-)
Oh yeah, this week the baby will be roughly the size of a raspberry! Neat, huh?!
December 22, 2005
I’m feeling different today…something is going on in my tummy…something is changing. I don’t know what it is or how to describe it, but I’m feeling amazing today!
Right now, my favorite excuse is, "A woman in my condition..." As in, “A woman in my condition really shouldn’t go get the newspaper.” Teeheehee…but I'm making sure I don't push Josh too far! :-) I do need to remember that I can't get stressed about stuff...and getting stressed is my nature, so that's been pretty hard. I also always try to do everything myself and that has to stop. I'll need to slowly adjust! It's unbelievable how little things change. I’ve adjusted to make sure no one is running a stop light when my light turns green or walking really carefully on snow and ice so I don’t fall! I didn’t think I had a motherly bone in me, but apparently that is developing. I am really scared because I haven't been around babies very much, but these little "motherly" things that are popping up out of nowhere are giving me more confidence that I'll be just fine! :-) Karol and Jerry have a 3 mo. old and when I was holding her she started fussing and I didn't pass her off! I actually stopped her from fussing and rocked her to sleep! :-) That was a big deal for me and felt amazing…and it wasn’t even our kid!
I am hoping the time between now and August flies by!!!!! (I'm sure it will!) We're just so excited!! Josh has already been so good to me and he's being even more considerate now. And I absolutely love this - he talks to the baby already and says good night to him/her and kisses my belly every night! I love it...and him so much! :-) Men are so different when it comes to their wife being pregnant. My co-worker Sharon said she had a friend who's husband wouldn't hardly look at her when she was pregnant...but Sharon's husband was the proud peacock when she was pregnant. I'm so thrilled that Josh is a proud peacock too and is as happy and excited as I am!
I finally got to work at 10:00 this morning...I was puking so bad I said screw it, I'm going back to be to rest. Josh was going to wake me up this morning when he got up so I could eat a few crackers and go back to bed. (A few people including the docs have suggested this to me so I don’t have an empty stomach when I get up.) When I woke up I was so sick I didn't eat anything, just fell back asleep. Then when it was actually time to get up I had bad dry heaves for almost an hour. Blah! There was no way I was going to make it to work on time so I just went back to bed for an hour!
LoL...I just sneezed, had a little tickle in my throat and started coughing. The next thing I knew I was gagging! This is just too weird! :-)
Oh yeah, this week the baby will be roughly the size of a raspberry! Neat, huh?!
December 22, 2005
I’m feeling different today…something is going on in my tummy…something is changing. I don’t know what it is or how to describe it, but I’m feeling amazing today!
Right now, my favorite excuse is, "A woman in my condition..." As in, “A woman in my condition really shouldn’t go get the newspaper.” Teeheehee…but I'm making sure I don't push Josh too far! :-) I do need to remember that I can't get stressed about stuff...and getting stressed is my nature, so that's been pretty hard. I also always try to do everything myself and that has to stop. I'll need to slowly adjust! It's unbelievable how little things change. I’ve adjusted to make sure no one is running a stop light when my light turns green or walking really carefully on snow and ice so I don’t fall! I didn’t think I had a motherly bone in me, but apparently that is developing. I am really scared because I haven't been around babies very much, but these little "motherly" things that are popping up out of nowhere are giving me more confidence that I'll be just fine! :-) Karol and Jerry have a 3 mo. old and when I was holding her she started fussing and I didn't pass her off! I actually stopped her from fussing and rocked her to sleep! :-) That was a big deal for me and felt amazing…and it wasn’t even our kid!
I am hoping the time between now and August flies by!!!!! (I'm sure it will!) We're just so excited!! Josh has already been so good to me and he's being even more considerate now. And I absolutely love this - he talks to the baby already and says good night to him/her and kisses my belly every night! I love it...and him so much! :-) Men are so different when it comes to their wife being pregnant. My co-worker Sharon said she had a friend who's husband wouldn't hardly look at her when she was pregnant...but Sharon's husband was the proud peacock when she was pregnant. I'm so thrilled that Josh is a proud peacock too and is as happy and excited as I am!
December 19-20, 2005
December 19, 2005
LoL....I just read online that you are more susceptible to being sick of you are having twins! LMAO....January 4th can't come soon enough! :-) But it also said that if you are susceptible to motion sickness and if you get migraines you're more likely to get sick during pregnancy. Double Whammy! Since I get both of those, we’ll just go with that! (Even though twins are a possibility since my dad’s mom is a twin!)
I'm really lucky because Karol just had a baby in September, Josh's cousin Zach's wife, Kim, is due March 17th and my cousin is due April 7th. I have so many people around me to ask questions to! My mom is no help since she didn't even know she was pregnant until her 5th month! ;-) I'll be able to go to her later in the pregnancy and about labor, but I don't want to think about that right now!
December 20, 2005
I was late for work this morning because I started puking! I was in the laundry room getting my jeans out of the dryer and BARELY made it to the bathroom! This morning/afternoon/evening sickness is for the birds.
I told my supervisor that I’m pregnant right when I got to work since I had to call in late. She was so happy for us! And she said she was sick for 7 months...YIKES!!! The good thing is she completely understands and said to let her know if I need anything. It was funny because I got all flustered when I started to say "I have some news" so I ended up just stuttering out, "I'M PREGNANT!" LMAO...what’s my problem?!
LoL....I just read online that you are more susceptible to being sick of you are having twins! LMAO....January 4th can't come soon enough! :-) But it also said that if you are susceptible to motion sickness and if you get migraines you're more likely to get sick during pregnancy. Double Whammy! Since I get both of those, we’ll just go with that! (Even though twins are a possibility since my dad’s mom is a twin!)
I'm really lucky because Karol just had a baby in September, Josh's cousin Zach's wife, Kim, is due March 17th and my cousin is due April 7th. I have so many people around me to ask questions to! My mom is no help since she didn't even know she was pregnant until her 5th month! ;-) I'll be able to go to her later in the pregnancy and about labor, but I don't want to think about that right now!
December 20, 2005
I was late for work this morning because I started puking! I was in the laundry room getting my jeans out of the dryer and BARELY made it to the bathroom! This morning/afternoon/evening sickness is for the birds.
I told my supervisor that I’m pregnant right when I got to work since I had to call in late. She was so happy for us! And she said she was sick for 7 months...YIKES!!! The good thing is she completely understands and said to let her know if I need anything. It was funny because I got all flustered when I started to say "I have some news" so I ended up just stuttering out, "I'M PREGNANT!" LMAO...what’s my problem?!
December 13-14, 2005
December 13, 2005
I'm feeling really good this morning! Much better than yesterday, but I was proud I lasted the day yesterday! :-)
We went to dinner with Fred (Josh's co-worker) last night when they got home. He bought us dinner cuz Josh told him we were expecting. He wanted him to know so he didn't have to keep whispering to me in the phone. Fred said he had a pretty good idea that's what was going on because Josh keeps calling me to see how I'm feeling!
We got home about 7:00 and got right on the phone to call the rest of my dad's side of the familly. I called Auntie Kathy, Jodi and Aunt Carol last night. All were very excited. Aunt Carol is happy for us, but I can tell it's a little difficult for her to swallow. I understand that tho since her two daughters are unable to have kids due to endometriosis. When I called Auntie Kathy I said Josh and I had some news and she started screeching! LMAO...it was cute...she's really excited and said I'd better call Jodi! I told her I was going to as soon as I got off the phone! :-) It was funny...she asked how I was feeling and I said CRAPPY! Teeheehee... Then I called Jodi and we chatted about the shower and other stuff and I asked her when she was due. She said April 7th and I said, "Josh's cousin is due March 17th and I'm due August 11th!" She was like, "WHAT?! OMG! YOU'RE PREGNANT TOO?!" She was so excited! It was FUN! :-D She was jealous that we get to have an ultrasound on Jan 4th and another one at 20 weeks. Then she told me about hearing the heartbeat the first time and she kept giggling....and that Beau said she laughs so much that Aiden is going to think that everything is always moving. Then she said our baby was going to think that even more than theirs! LoL...
I went to bed around 8 or 8:30...and slept all night except when I had to pee. I never pee at night...this better not be starting already! LoL...
December 14, 2005
It took me 1.5 hours to get to work in the snow this morning and I almost pissed my pants! I RAN into the building and straight to the bathroom when I got here! Next time I know to just stop at a gas station...naughty! :-)
Oh yeah, I also barfed at work this morning...what fun, what fun, especially when you're trying to hide it from your co-workers!
I'm feeling really good this morning! Much better than yesterday, but I was proud I lasted the day yesterday! :-)
We went to dinner with Fred (Josh's co-worker) last night when they got home. He bought us dinner cuz Josh told him we were expecting. He wanted him to know so he didn't have to keep whispering to me in the phone. Fred said he had a pretty good idea that's what was going on because Josh keeps calling me to see how I'm feeling!
We got home about 7:00 and got right on the phone to call the rest of my dad's side of the familly. I called Auntie Kathy, Jodi and Aunt Carol last night. All were very excited. Aunt Carol is happy for us, but I can tell it's a little difficult for her to swallow. I understand that tho since her two daughters are unable to have kids due to endometriosis. When I called Auntie Kathy I said Josh and I had some news and she started screeching! LMAO...it was cute...she's really excited and said I'd better call Jodi! I told her I was going to as soon as I got off the phone! :-) It was funny...she asked how I was feeling and I said CRAPPY! Teeheehee... Then I called Jodi and we chatted about the shower and other stuff and I asked her when she was due. She said April 7th and I said, "Josh's cousin is due March 17th and I'm due August 11th!" She was like, "WHAT?! OMG! YOU'RE PREGNANT TOO?!" She was so excited! It was FUN! :-D She was jealous that we get to have an ultrasound on Jan 4th and another one at 20 weeks. Then she told me about hearing the heartbeat the first time and she kept giggling....and that Beau said she laughs so much that Aiden is going to think that everything is always moving. Then she said our baby was going to think that even more than theirs! LoL...
I went to bed around 8 or 8:30...and slept all night except when I had to pee. I never pee at night...this better not be starting already! LoL...
December 14, 2005
It took me 1.5 hours to get to work in the snow this morning and I almost pissed my pants! I RAN into the building and straight to the bathroom when I got here! Next time I know to just stop at a gas station...naughty! :-)
Oh yeah, I also barfed at work this morning...what fun, what fun, especially when you're trying to hide it from your co-workers!
December 9-11, 2005
December 9, 2005
We got to my mom and dad’s house around 8:30 tonight. Josh and I had it all planned out how we’d tell them our exciting news. However, I wanted to walk in the door and tell them, but Josh wanted to unpack and wait a little bit before we said anything. Of course he won that argument, so my stomach was tied into knots as we chi-chatted with my parents. At one point mom even said to me, “Why are you smirking?” I said, “I’m not!”
A little while later the four of us were sitting in the living room and I kept trying to get Josh’s attention without any luck. Actually, I think he was ignoring me on purpose just to make me wait! So I finally said, “Oh yeah! We have an early Christmas present for you guys!” I caught Josh’s eye as I walked out of the room to go to the suit case and shot a look at him like, “HA! I’m not waiting any longer!”
I came back pretty quickly with their little gift, handed it to mom and then sat down by Josh. This is what we gave them:
We got to my mom and dad’s house around 8:30 tonight. Josh and I had it all planned out how we’d tell them our exciting news. However, I wanted to walk in the door and tell them, but Josh wanted to unpack and wait a little bit before we said anything. Of course he won that argument, so my stomach was tied into knots as we chi-chatted with my parents. At one point mom even said to me, “Why are you smirking?” I said, “I’m not!”
A little while later the four of us were sitting in the living room and I kept trying to get Josh’s attention without any luck. Actually, I think he was ignoring me on purpose just to make me wait! So I finally said, “Oh yeah! We have an early Christmas present for you guys!” I caught Josh’s eye as I walked out of the room to go to the suit case and shot a look at him like, “HA! I’m not waiting any longer!”
I came back pretty quickly with their little gift, handed it to mom and then sat down by Josh. This is what we gave them:
Mom opened it and her jaw dropped! She said something along the lines of, “You’re going to have a baby?!” My poor dad was like, “WHAT?!” Then mom finally handed him the picture frame and he read it. We all got teary eyed and hugged each other. It all happened so fast I wish that Josh would have let me video tape it so I could remember every moment. To celebrate, mom, dad and Josh had a glass of cream rum we had brought back from Jamaica. It was lots of fun and very memorable…they’re SOOOO happy for us!
And now we get to tell the rest of the family tomorrow…we have picture frames for our grandparents too. Since no one knew we were trying they’re all going to be really surprised!
December 10, 2005
Today was full of nerves and excitement! I don’t think I’ve ever felt as much anticipation and butterflies in my stomach as I did today!
Our first task of the day was to orchestrate our schedule so we could see both sets of my grandparents, Josh’s parents and grandparents and fit in some phone calls to aunts and uncles somewhere in between. That wasn’t easy since it was last minute so we could surprise them! I called G-pa Wally first and he said that G-ma Viv had a hair appointment at 10:00. I asked if it was ok if Josh and I came over around 9:00 and he said of course! G-ma Alice likes to sleep in so I didn’t really want to call there at 8:00, but I did anyway! G-pa John said she was still in bed (surprise, surprise!) and they were going to run to town to the grocery store as soon as she got up. Well, I made him wake her up and make a breakfast date at the local café for 10:15. PERFECT! In the mean time my Auntie Diane (yes, I still call all my Aunts Auntie!) called to talk to my mom, so of course my mom handed me the phone and told me to tell her. Not before she ran to the other phone to listen in though! She was very excited for us!
After I got off the phone we went to G-ma Viv and G-pa Wally’s house. We also told them we had an early Christmas present for them and gave G-ma the frame to open. She got all excited and said, “Alright! Two great-grandbabies in one year!” (My cousin Jodi is due April 7th!) Then she stopped. She said, “But this says August 11, 2005…is this a joke?!” HOW DID I SCREW THAT UP?! I said, “It’s no joke, just bad proofreading!” They were so happy, G-pa even cried, so I of course did too!
Then we were on our way to Dave’s Café to meet g-ma Alice, g-pa John, Brooke, Brad and Auntie Diane. When everyone was almost done eating I gave G-ma and G-pa their frame. G-ma whispered to me, “I think I know what it is…is it Mugsey?” I felt so bad…Mugsey was my dog that G-ma and G-pa sorta took custody of when I left for school. We had to put him down this year. I just whispered back, “No, it’s not Mugsey, but you’ll like it.” They were shocked and very excited when they read the frame too! Brooke was sitting across the table from us looking confused and I said, “Josh and I are going to have a baby!” She got a little teared up and got up to give me a big hug! It was cool and I’m glad we were able to get everyone there for that!
On our hour drive from my hometown to Josh’s hometown I was on the cell phone most of the way calling the rest of my family. My Uncle Johnny really surprised me when he asked if we were going to find out the sex. I said we wanted to and he said, “Life has few really big surprises and that is one of them.” I was caught off guard with that! Still, I’m too much of a planner to not find out! My Auntie Laurie was really excited as well and she said she’d call my cousins to let them know too.
Now it was Josh’s turn to be on the phone, but it wasn’t very long! He only wanted to make one call and that was to his sister, Ashlee. I think this was the best call of them all! Josh said, “Asherly (that’s what he used to call her when he was little), you’re going to be an Auntie!” All of a sudden I heard her scream through the cell phone, “SHUT UP!” and then, “OH MY GOSH!” It was so cool! She was so excited! She said she just told her co-workers the other day that we needed to have a baby soon! Boy, did she call that one or what?! After all of our calls and all that excitement I dozed off in the truck until we got to Josh’s hometown.
We went right to his G-ma and G-pa’s house when we got into town. They were so happy, as usual, to see us and we had a great visit. When we gave them their frame G-ma Adeline said she wanted to put it close to her heart and started to put it under her shirt! (It was funny and cute!) She was so happy and excited for us! When she showed G-pa Jim he read it and said, “Oh good. So did you hear about the new business coming into town?” LoL…that’s typical for G-pa and we both laughed!
Next stop was Josh’s mom and step-dad’s house. Jacki (his mom) was going to make us lunch…delicious BLT’s by the way! Jim (his step-dad) was at work so it was the three of us and my brother-in-law, Dan. We had all just started eating and Josh got up and gave the picture frame to his mom. She said, “What’s this?!” Josh said, “An early Christmas present.” When she tore the paper off it was upside down and she was excited that it was a picture frame. Then she turned it over, read the insert, looked at us, and said, “No way!” She handed it to Dan as she got up to give us hugs. All Dan could say was, “Wow.” They were both pretty surprised, but excited. I’m pretty sure that Dan wasn’t far from tears…it was really sweet. We had a good laugh when Josh told Jacki that Ash and G-ma and G-pa knew before she did!
We hung out with them for a couple hours and then headed up to Karol and Jerry’s house for our annual Thanksmas party with our friends. I couldn’t wait to get there and tell the last bunch of people our news. By now I had so much excitement for the day I just wanted to get it over with! I had read online somewhere that someone told their family they were pregnant by non-chalantly refusing a glass of wine by saying, “No thanks, I’m pregnant!” I thought that was really cool and we decided if the opportunity came up I’d say that! Well, it didn’t, but something else happened! Shortly after we got there Josh was holding Karol and Jerry’s daughter, Kaylie, and she spit up on him. With my weak stomach I jumped up to get away from him and I started gagging. Either Karol or Meghan said, “Alissa, what are you going to do when you have your own kids?” I looked around for a second to see if everyone was in the room (which I thought they were!) and said, “Well, I guess we’ll find out in August!” There was a couple seconds of silence and then a lot of excitement. The girls and McG ran over to give hugs and congratulations to us as I realized that Rayn, a close friend for over 13 years, wasn’t in the room! He was upstairs tending to the turkey with Brooke! OH NO! I felt terrible, so I went upstairs to tell him I thought he was in the room and that I had so much excitement today that I just wanted to get it over with and relax. I’m glad he was upstairs with Brooke and she already knew because she said he looked at her and said, “What?! Alissa’s pregnant?!” After we got all that cleared up we all chit-chatted and I filled them in on all the details. It was a really fun night, even without getting loaded like everyone else did! :-) I went to bed around midnight and I got woke up about 3:00 am by Rayn, who was still in shock that I was pregnant! We stayed up until almost 7:00 am talking about it…I think he was just mad because he wasn’t the first to know!
December 11, 2005
I really suffered from my lack of sleep today. I could hardly choke down breakfast and when we finally left Karol and Jerry’s mid-afternoon, we still had more stops to make before we could head back to MN. The first was at June’s house! I think I woke up in her driveway, went in, gave her a picture frame and a big hug and then got back in the truck and went to sleep again! She was the only other person to notice my year error, but she didn't say anything until we did!
We picked Scooby up at my mom and dad’s house and then got back on the road to MN! What a long, exciting weekend!! It couldn’t have been better!
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
December 5-8, 2005
December 5, 2005
I called my OB/GYN right away this morning to cancel my infertility consult I had scheduled in February and make an appointment for my first check-up! I thought my heart was going to jump through my throat while I was on the phone with the receptionist because I was so excited! I guess she could tell how excited I was because she told me that I wouldn’t be able to see Dr. Brown until the beginning of January, but I could see a nurse practioner today at 3:30! I had to ask if that was ok, I didn’t know any better! She said the practioner would do the same thing as Dr. Brown would so that would be just fine. She also told me about a first time pregnancy class that they were having on the 7th, so I signed us up for that right away too!
Josh’s co-worker, Fred, dropped him off at my work and we went to the appointment together. (I’m so glad he could come! I told my supervisor I had to leave early for a chiropractor appointment.) We were told the appointment would be about a ½ hour, consisting of some general information and an exam, of course! Well, Jennifer, the nurse practioner was so awesome! When she walked in she said, “So you’re pregnant?!” We told her we took two pregnancy tests and they were both positive. She said that was good enough for them! Josh was really surprised, as I was too, so he asked if I’ll have to have a blood test. She said they don’t even to pregnancy tests at the office visit any more because the over the counter tests are just as good! We had written down some questions and she was full of information for us. Our ½ hour appointment turned into 1 ½ hours! WOW! As she was reading my chart she read that I was dealing with PCOS and asked when I went off the pill. I told her the beginning of November and she was absolutely shocked. She said, “You’re definitely an inspiration to all women with PCOS.” That felt SO good! Then I had to have my exam…they test for all kinds of crap that’ll harm the baby. Josh got to see me with my feet up in the stirrups for the first time, lucky him! It was a little embarrassing, but I think he thought it was interesting to see what actually happens at one of those appointments. Silly boy! But no, he didn’t actually SEE anything, so that was good!
I made my next appointment right away for January 4th! We’ll have our first ultrasound that day!! We had no idea I’d be having more than one, so we were really excited about that! I’ll also be meeting with Dr. Brown that day to talk to her about how things are going. THIS IS SO EXCITING!! I sure hope Josh will be able to continue to come to my “important” appointments. (I have to go once a month for now.)
December 6, 2005
I stopped at McDonald’s for a fruit and yogurt salad this morning. The guy in the car in front of me was smoking and it was making me gag to the point I actually had to roll up my window! I can’t believe how fast all of the “side effects” of being preggers are setting in!
We had dinner with Mindy and Ron tonight so I could take their picture for their Christmas cards. We had spaghetti and it was DELISH! Since we won’t be seeing our family until this weekend Josh still won’t let me tell anyone, so it was really hard tonight! We started talking about different spaghetti sauces while we were eating and Ron was talking about Prego. I was giggling so hard I had to go to the bathroom so they wouldn’t see me! I got the joking evil eyes from Josh when I got back, but it was FUNNY!! I can’t wait to be able to tell them. We’ll have to do dinner again next week! Oh darn!
December 8, 2005
I left work early today to get home and let the dog out. Got out at 3:30 for another chiropractor appointment, got home around 4:15, let the dog out and turned around to come back to the cities at 4:30. I got to Josh’s work to pick him up about 5:15 and waited a little while for him to finish up a few things. We headed over to the doctor’s office running a little late, as usual. Little did I know, the receptionist told me 5:45, but it didn’t actually start until 6:00. Worked out good for us except when we got there the door was locked! I checked my info sheet and made sure we were at the right place at the right time and we were. Just a little early, that’s all!
We were happy to see that our nurse practioner, Jennifer, was teaching the class! It was a small group of us…2 other couples and one woman that came without her husband because, “He already has kids and knows what to expect.” Yikes, this one was a gem, that’s for sure! We all introduced ourselves and how far along we were. I felt like we were really ahead of the game (or jumping the gun!) when I said 5 weeks and everyone else was at 8 or 9! Oh well, I say we’re just trying to be prepared! We had a packet that she went through and then we watched a video on what to eat and what not to eat. I think we both got a lot out of it. LoL…part of the packet was what to do if you have preterm labor and I started getting nauseous! We’ve decided we’ll talk and learn about that after my first trimester when a little bit of the excitement and nervousness has passed!
We treated ourselves to Red Robin for dinner around 7:30 when the class was done. We usually like going there because they will cook our burgers very close to medium rare, which most places won’t do. Well, tonight Josh got his medium rare burger and I got my medium well burger. NO FAIR! I think I’ll miss my medium rare steaks a lot more than the burgers though. And who knows if I'll even want to eat them as my pregnancy goes on!
I called my OB/GYN right away this morning to cancel my infertility consult I had scheduled in February and make an appointment for my first check-up! I thought my heart was going to jump through my throat while I was on the phone with the receptionist because I was so excited! I guess she could tell how excited I was because she told me that I wouldn’t be able to see Dr. Brown until the beginning of January, but I could see a nurse practioner today at 3:30! I had to ask if that was ok, I didn’t know any better! She said the practioner would do the same thing as Dr. Brown would so that would be just fine. She also told me about a first time pregnancy class that they were having on the 7th, so I signed us up for that right away too!
Josh’s co-worker, Fred, dropped him off at my work and we went to the appointment together. (I’m so glad he could come! I told my supervisor I had to leave early for a chiropractor appointment.) We were told the appointment would be about a ½ hour, consisting of some general information and an exam, of course! Well, Jennifer, the nurse practioner was so awesome! When she walked in she said, “So you’re pregnant?!” We told her we took two pregnancy tests and they were both positive. She said that was good enough for them! Josh was really surprised, as I was too, so he asked if I’ll have to have a blood test. She said they don’t even to pregnancy tests at the office visit any more because the over the counter tests are just as good! We had written down some questions and she was full of information for us. Our ½ hour appointment turned into 1 ½ hours! WOW! As she was reading my chart she read that I was dealing with PCOS and asked when I went off the pill. I told her the beginning of November and she was absolutely shocked. She said, “You’re definitely an inspiration to all women with PCOS.” That felt SO good! Then I had to have my exam…they test for all kinds of crap that’ll harm the baby. Josh got to see me with my feet up in the stirrups for the first time, lucky him! It was a little embarrassing, but I think he thought it was interesting to see what actually happens at one of those appointments. Silly boy! But no, he didn’t actually SEE anything, so that was good!
I made my next appointment right away for January 4th! We’ll have our first ultrasound that day!! We had no idea I’d be having more than one, so we were really excited about that! I’ll also be meeting with Dr. Brown that day to talk to her about how things are going. THIS IS SO EXCITING!! I sure hope Josh will be able to continue to come to my “important” appointments. (I have to go once a month for now.)
December 6, 2005
I stopped at McDonald’s for a fruit and yogurt salad this morning. The guy in the car in front of me was smoking and it was making me gag to the point I actually had to roll up my window! I can’t believe how fast all of the “side effects” of being preggers are setting in!
We had dinner with Mindy and Ron tonight so I could take their picture for their Christmas cards. We had spaghetti and it was DELISH! Since we won’t be seeing our family until this weekend Josh still won’t let me tell anyone, so it was really hard tonight! We started talking about different spaghetti sauces while we were eating and Ron was talking about Prego. I was giggling so hard I had to go to the bathroom so they wouldn’t see me! I got the joking evil eyes from Josh when I got back, but it was FUNNY!! I can’t wait to be able to tell them. We’ll have to do dinner again next week! Oh darn!
December 8, 2005
I left work early today to get home and let the dog out. Got out at 3:30 for another chiropractor appointment, got home around 4:15, let the dog out and turned around to come back to the cities at 4:30. I got to Josh’s work to pick him up about 5:15 and waited a little while for him to finish up a few things. We headed over to the doctor’s office running a little late, as usual. Little did I know, the receptionist told me 5:45, but it didn’t actually start until 6:00. Worked out good for us except when we got there the door was locked! I checked my info sheet and made sure we were at the right place at the right time and we were. Just a little early, that’s all!
We were happy to see that our nurse practioner, Jennifer, was teaching the class! It was a small group of us…2 other couples and one woman that came without her husband because, “He already has kids and knows what to expect.” Yikes, this one was a gem, that’s for sure! We all introduced ourselves and how far along we were. I felt like we were really ahead of the game (or jumping the gun!) when I said 5 weeks and everyone else was at 8 or 9! Oh well, I say we’re just trying to be prepared! We had a packet that she went through and then we watched a video on what to eat and what not to eat. I think we both got a lot out of it. LoL…part of the packet was what to do if you have preterm labor and I started getting nauseous! We’ve decided we’ll talk and learn about that after my first trimester when a little bit of the excitement and nervousness has passed!
We treated ourselves to Red Robin for dinner around 7:30 when the class was done. We usually like going there because they will cook our burgers very close to medium rare, which most places won’t do. Well, tonight Josh got his medium rare burger and I got my medium well burger. NO FAIR! I think I’ll miss my medium rare steaks a lot more than the burgers though. And who knows if I'll even want to eat them as my pregnancy goes on!
Thursday, December 22, 2005
December 3-4, 2005
December 3, 2005
Last night was Josh’s Holiday Party for work. I like to have a few cocktails to loosen up and everyone knows it, so not having one would be suspicious to anyone that knows me. I was thinking all day how I could look like I was drinking so no one would guess that I wasn’t! Damn, I’m good…cranberry juice and Sprite. Genius, I tell you!
Today Josh and I went to get our Christmas tree…it was great spending some time alone together since he was gone so much in November. It’s amazing how much changed overnight. I felt like he was watching over me and I noticed my self being more careful walking on the snow so I didn’t slip and fall. This evening we had a dinner date with Chris and Sam in Minneapolis. It was a great time! I brought the ingredients for “Hot Toddies” and I’m pretty sure Chris almost passed out when I didn’t put any vanilla schnapps in my hot chocolate! They made us an appetizer with brie cheese and I hesitated before I ate it, but still had a couple pieces. (Brie isn’t pasteurized so you’re supposed to stay away from it.) Then for dinner we had some kick ass homemade pizzas that Chris made and an awesome dessert that Sam made. Boy, those men can cook!! I was dying all night because I wanted to tell them our news, but Josh kept shooting me “the look” so I knew I’d better keep my mouth shut! It was SOOO hard to do!
When we bought the pregnancy test we bought a two pack, so we decided I’ll take the other one tomorrow morning. Hahaha…we want to be sure!!
December 4, 2005
ANOTHER POSITIVE TEST! We thought it would be the same and were relieved when it was! I’ll call my OB/GYN tomorrow to make our first appointment! We’re both hoping that we can get right in tomorrow, but it’s not likely. It’s hard to get an appointment with her 1 month down the road, let alone one day.
We spent the day lounging and napping. It’s amazing how I’m noticing things now that I wasn’t before. My freakin boobs hurt SO BAD!! And they’re getting bigger, which seems to intrigue my husband, but he’s been told NOT to touch cuz they HURT!
I also had my first weird food craving tonight. I’m really hit or miss with tomatoes. I absolutely cannot eat them on salads, love grape tomatoes, and sometimes I will and sometimes I won’t have them on a sandwich. ANYWAY – I was making some Tastefully Simple soup and decided to add some canned chicken and diced tomatoes. I know, I’m quite the cook. Well, I put the tomatoes in the strainer in the sink and kept eyeing them up, thinking they smelled SOOOO good! The next thing I knew, I was hovering over the sink munching on them! Josh looked at me with this puzzled look on his face and I said, “I know! I have no idea what I’m doing!”
It’s all just beginning!
Last night was Josh’s Holiday Party for work. I like to have a few cocktails to loosen up and everyone knows it, so not having one would be suspicious to anyone that knows me. I was thinking all day how I could look like I was drinking so no one would guess that I wasn’t! Damn, I’m good…cranberry juice and Sprite. Genius, I tell you!
Today Josh and I went to get our Christmas tree…it was great spending some time alone together since he was gone so much in November. It’s amazing how much changed overnight. I felt like he was watching over me and I noticed my self being more careful walking on the snow so I didn’t slip and fall. This evening we had a dinner date with Chris and Sam in Minneapolis. It was a great time! I brought the ingredients for “Hot Toddies” and I’m pretty sure Chris almost passed out when I didn’t put any vanilla schnapps in my hot chocolate! They made us an appetizer with brie cheese and I hesitated before I ate it, but still had a couple pieces. (Brie isn’t pasteurized so you’re supposed to stay away from it.) Then for dinner we had some kick ass homemade pizzas that Chris made and an awesome dessert that Sam made. Boy, those men can cook!! I was dying all night because I wanted to tell them our news, but Josh kept shooting me “the look” so I knew I’d better keep my mouth shut! It was SOOO hard to do!
When we bought the pregnancy test we bought a two pack, so we decided I’ll take the other one tomorrow morning. Hahaha…we want to be sure!!
December 4, 2005
ANOTHER POSITIVE TEST! We thought it would be the same and were relieved when it was! I’ll call my OB/GYN tomorrow to make our first appointment! We’re both hoping that we can get right in tomorrow, but it’s not likely. It’s hard to get an appointment with her 1 month down the road, let alone one day.
We spent the day lounging and napping. It’s amazing how I’m noticing things now that I wasn’t before. My freakin boobs hurt SO BAD!! And they’re getting bigger, which seems to intrigue my husband, but he’s been told NOT to touch cuz they HURT!
I also had my first weird food craving tonight. I’m really hit or miss with tomatoes. I absolutely cannot eat them on salads, love grape tomatoes, and sometimes I will and sometimes I won’t have them on a sandwich. ANYWAY – I was making some Tastefully Simple soup and decided to add some canned chicken and diced tomatoes. I know, I’m quite the cook. Well, I put the tomatoes in the strainer in the sink and kept eyeing them up, thinking they smelled SOOOO good! The next thing I knew, I was hovering over the sink munching on them! Josh looked at me with this puzzled look on his face and I said, “I know! I have no idea what I’m doing!”
It’s all just beginning!
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
November 30-December 2, 2005
November 30, 2005
Well, I got through the day today and…NOTHING! I didn’t get my period. Josh is keeping me grounded, reminding me that it doesn’t really mean anything. Because if I’m not ovulating I won’t get my period.
December 1, 2005
STILL NOTHING! Josh and I decided tonight that we will test in the morning. I CANNOT WAIT!!!!! I’m full of butterflies.
December 2, 2005
Well…
We got up early this morning and I peed on a stick. (Why did we decide to do this before work?!) I went to the kitchen while we were waiting the recommended 2-3 minutes before looking at it. Josh ran out to start his work truck and I snuck back into the bathroom. Naughty, I know, but it wasn’t done so I don’t feel bad about it! When Josh came back into the house we went into the bathroom together. I picked it up…and there were two lines!!!!!
WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A BABY!!!!!!!!!
He jokingly said, “Is that what Karol’s looked like?” How romantic! :-) We looked at each other and I started crying...we smiled, laughed and talked for a whole two minutes before Josh had to leave. Before he left I told him to pray today and remember how truly blessed we are. It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. But God had other plans for us!! THANK YOU!! He looked at me and sweetly said, “I hope the baby has your nose.” It was adorable!
Now the true test…can I keep this secret?!
Well, I got through the day today and…NOTHING! I didn’t get my period. Josh is keeping me grounded, reminding me that it doesn’t really mean anything. Because if I’m not ovulating I won’t get my period.
December 1, 2005
STILL NOTHING! Josh and I decided tonight that we will test in the morning. I CANNOT WAIT!!!!! I’m full of butterflies.
December 2, 2005
Well…
We got up early this morning and I peed on a stick. (Why did we decide to do this before work?!) I went to the kitchen while we were waiting the recommended 2-3 minutes before looking at it. Josh ran out to start his work truck and I snuck back into the bathroom. Naughty, I know, but it wasn’t done so I don’t feel bad about it! When Josh came back into the house we went into the bathroom together. I picked it up…and there were two lines!!!!!
WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A BABY!!!!!!!!!
He jokingly said, “Is that what Karol’s looked like?” How romantic! :-) We looked at each other and I started crying...we smiled, laughed and talked for a whole two minutes before Josh had to leave. Before he left I told him to pray today and remember how truly blessed we are. It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. But God had other plans for us!! THANK YOU!! He looked at me and sweetly said, “I hope the baby has your nose.” It was adorable!
Now the true test…can I keep this secret?!
Monday, December 19, 2005
November 7-20, 2005
November 7, 2005
I’ve been charting my Basal Body Temperature, but they say by the time you see it spike the actual ovulation has already taken place. This month will probably be a test run so we can see how my body will do without the pill and when I will ovulate. According to the 28 day cycle that I have been on for the last 10 or so years (wow, it’s been that long?!) I will be ovulating somewhere between November 14 and November 16. I read somewhere not to say the word ovulating to your partner, but I just couldn’t help it! I want him to know what I know so we don’t miss our window of opportunity!
November 10, 2005
I just realized I am going to be alone SO MUCH this month! Josh was gone last weekend and this weekend we have to go to WI for a wedding and so he can put up his deer stand. Damn deer hunting…he’ll be gone November 18-27! Luckily we knew this when I went off the pill and it doesn’t interfere with my ovulation schedule. That is, if my body decides to even ovulate. We’ll see.
November 13, 2005
I read somewhere that the sperm can live for 24-72 hours…is this too much information? Sorry, it’s important to timing with ovulation! :-) On the other hand, doing it more isn’t necessarily better because the sperm count goes down if they don’t have enough recuperation time between! So what are we to do?! “O” day is nearing so we decided to just go with it. We do it when we want and if it happens, it happens. We still have to keep in mind that I may not even ovulate whether we plan it or not!
November 15, 2005
I swear we’ve morphed into a rabbits…cuz we’ve been acting like a couple of them! :-) The ovulation (which I think will happen today) has been in the back of our minds. We’re both so ready to be parents that we want it really bad, which apparently makes us want each other really bad! :-)
November 17, 2005
My temp spiked today, which means that I ovulated…I THINK!
November 20, 2005
My temp has stayed the same since it spiked on Thursday. That could mean that I’m pregnant! And it could mean nothing! :-) I'm trying not to get my hopes up, but it's hard not to. I am convinced that I didn't ovulate because I didn't notice any of the other signs of ovulation. I’m supposed to get my period on the 30th, so until then…we wait.
I can’t wait until this week is over, even though I am looking forward to Thanksgiving. That’s when I’ll see Josh again and I miss him so much!!! I just know he’s sitting in his deer stand wondering if this will be his last deer season without having to leave kids behind.
I’ve been charting my Basal Body Temperature, but they say by the time you see it spike the actual ovulation has already taken place. This month will probably be a test run so we can see how my body will do without the pill and when I will ovulate. According to the 28 day cycle that I have been on for the last 10 or so years (wow, it’s been that long?!) I will be ovulating somewhere between November 14 and November 16. I read somewhere not to say the word ovulating to your partner, but I just couldn’t help it! I want him to know what I know so we don’t miss our window of opportunity!
November 10, 2005
I just realized I am going to be alone SO MUCH this month! Josh was gone last weekend and this weekend we have to go to WI for a wedding and so he can put up his deer stand. Damn deer hunting…he’ll be gone November 18-27! Luckily we knew this when I went off the pill and it doesn’t interfere with my ovulation schedule. That is, if my body decides to even ovulate. We’ll see.
November 13, 2005
I read somewhere that the sperm can live for 24-72 hours…is this too much information? Sorry, it’s important to timing with ovulation! :-) On the other hand, doing it more isn’t necessarily better because the sperm count goes down if they don’t have enough recuperation time between! So what are we to do?! “O” day is nearing so we decided to just go with it. We do it when we want and if it happens, it happens. We still have to keep in mind that I may not even ovulate whether we plan it or not!
November 15, 2005
I swear we’ve morphed into a rabbits…cuz we’ve been acting like a couple of them! :-) The ovulation (which I think will happen today) has been in the back of our minds. We’re both so ready to be parents that we want it really bad, which apparently makes us want each other really bad! :-)
November 17, 2005
My temp spiked today, which means that I ovulated…I THINK!
November 20, 2005
My temp has stayed the same since it spiked on Thursday. That could mean that I’m pregnant! And it could mean nothing! :-) I'm trying not to get my hopes up, but it's hard not to. I am convinced that I didn't ovulate because I didn't notice any of the other signs of ovulation. I’m supposed to get my period on the 30th, so until then…we wait.
I can’t wait until this week is over, even though I am looking forward to Thanksgiving. That’s when I’ll see Josh again and I miss him so much!!! I just know he’s sitting in his deer stand wondering if this will be his last deer season without having to leave kids behind.
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
I'm a little slow...
I'm a bit behind on posting...so as I catch up I think I'll use the date as the title of my post. (I've been keeping a few notes here and there.) Hopefully I can get going on this tomorrow! I want to share all of the interesting stuff that's been happening in my bed...hahaha! ;-)
Friday, December 09, 2005
It’s now or never!
I’m starting this blog to track our trials and tribulations of trying to conceive. Starting our family was a huge decision for my husband Josh and me to make, but we have decided the time is right!
Since family is so important to both of us we knew we wouldn’t start trying until we were ready to move closer to our family. We’re living in the Twin Cities right now, but are in the process of planning our move back to Central Wisconsin, where I am originally from. (My husband is from Northern WI.) When we moved to MN in March of 2002, it was our plan to get experience in our job fields, have fun doing new things, save some money and then move back home. We’ve accomplished all of those things and are ready to move on!
We always knew we wanted to have a family some day so at my last OB/GYN appointment this summer (July?) I started talking to my doctor about what we would have to do. She just so happens to deal with infertility, which works out perfect since I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was about 13 years old. I wanted to make sure I had enough information to go into this educated. I found out that most women with PCOS do not ovulate on their own, but I was assured by my doctor that there was a simple medication to take and the chances of conceiving were good. She also let me know that if I’m going to ovulate on my own the best chances would be the first three months after stopping the birth control. Basically that meant don’t go off it until you’re absolutely ready to start trying!
Besides my PCOS we have another strike against us right off the bat. When Josh was in High School he had emergency hernia surgery and his doctor told him if he got hit in the nuggets one more time he wouldn’t be having kids. Well, you know he didn’t quit playing sports, so you know it happened again.
So with those two things in mind, I stopped taking birth control on Saturday, November 5th. It was a momentous occasion as we tossed that little yellow pack into the garbage…and then dug it out to keep it around so none of our family or friends would know we were trying! (That way we wouldn’t get the “Are you pregnant yet?” question all the time.) We don’t expect to get pregnant right away, but if it happens, we’re ready!
Since family is so important to both of us we knew we wouldn’t start trying until we were ready to move closer to our family. We’re living in the Twin Cities right now, but are in the process of planning our move back to Central Wisconsin, where I am originally from. (My husband is from Northern WI.) When we moved to MN in March of 2002, it was our plan to get experience in our job fields, have fun doing new things, save some money and then move back home. We’ve accomplished all of those things and are ready to move on!
We always knew we wanted to have a family some day so at my last OB/GYN appointment this summer (July?) I started talking to my doctor about what we would have to do. She just so happens to deal with infertility, which works out perfect since I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was about 13 years old. I wanted to make sure I had enough information to go into this educated. I found out that most women with PCOS do not ovulate on their own, but I was assured by my doctor that there was a simple medication to take and the chances of conceiving were good. She also let me know that if I’m going to ovulate on my own the best chances would be the first three months after stopping the birth control. Basically that meant don’t go off it until you’re absolutely ready to start trying!
Besides my PCOS we have another strike against us right off the bat. When Josh was in High School he had emergency hernia surgery and his doctor told him if he got hit in the nuggets one more time he wouldn’t be having kids. Well, you know he didn’t quit playing sports, so you know it happened again.
So with those two things in mind, I stopped taking birth control on Saturday, November 5th. It was a momentous occasion as we tossed that little yellow pack into the garbage…and then dug it out to keep it around so none of our family or friends would know we were trying! (That way we wouldn’t get the “Are you pregnant yet?” question all the time.) We don’t expect to get pregnant right away, but if it happens, we’re ready!
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