Dr visit

I went to the Dr last Thursday and got good news. He said everything looked good and the heartbeat was 158. I'm going next week for my bloodwork. I took the Intelligender test last Sunday and it resulted green, which means I'm having a boy! I'm getting another ultrasound in a couple of weeks so I should be for sure then. We're sitting here listening to the Razorback game-we're still behind. I hope we win. We're going to the Alabama game on the 20th and can't wait!

14 weeks!

I'm finally starting to feel better. I haven't thrown up in about 2 weeks now, so I'm real excited about that. We did an early ultrasound yesterday and we think it's a boy. Haley wasn't very happy about that. Blake and Chris and my mom got to be there for the ultrasound so it was very special. I cried(of course). Before we started I asked Blake if he wanted to see the baby and he was looking around for it. It was so funny! It's hard for him to understand. I'm looking forward to having another little boy, but we don't really have any names yet. I'll put in a pic I took of myself today. I go to the dr next week to have my blood work. It's all beginning to feel more real. I'm also very happy to be back at the heart hospital after 2 months at saline memorial. I still plan on delivering there and I really liked all the nurses I worked with(it's just not for me).

Dallas Vacation

We had so much fun in Dallas. Thank you Chad and Julie! We got there on the 3rd and grilled that afternoon then went swimming. For the 4th we went swimming all day, then went and watched fireworks that night. Saturday we got up and went to some gardens in Dallas and took family pictures. After that, we went to the Dallas Aquarium, which was really neat(much more than just an aquarium). After that we went to Speed Zone and played games and rode go carts(well everyone except Julie and I of course). Blake played Deal or No Deal by himself and won 510 tickets! He was down between 20 and 1000, so we took the deal! I thought I did good winning 200(not even close). Sunday we went to a water park called Hawaiin Falls. We had a lot of fun. The kids loved it(the big kids too!). We left Monday around lunch time.

I've been getting sick a couple of times a day now, and to think I have about another month of this! Yuck! I decided to leave Saline and go back to the Heart Hospital and I start back there next week. I didn't realize how much I liked the ER til I left.

First Ultrasound

I finally had my first ultrasound today at Dr. Thibault's office. The baby is very much inside my uterus and I saw the heartbeat! It was wonderful. My mom went with me because Chris had to work, and I am very grateful to her. The estimated due date is February 20th. I drove straight to Little Rock to show Chris the ultrasound picture and he was very excited. We are leaving for Dallas in the morning so I'll have more to write next week.

San Antonio

We had such a blast! First off, I want to thank Brad, Rhonda, and Annabelle for letting us stay at their gorgeous house and hang out with them. We drove to Dallas Friday night after I got off work and stayed with Chad and Julie(thank you to you guys as well). They just moved into their new house and it is absolutely stunning! We all got up extra early and got to San Antonio about 10:00 am when the party was starting. Rhonda really outdid herself. The decorations were great. Annabelle turned 3 and we all had a blast. There were all kinds of activities to keep the kids busy including a huge jump house. I could tell they all really enjoyed themselves. After the party and the presents, Julie surprised us all by giving Bruce a father's day card to tell him they are pregnant! It was perfect. This is there first baby so it's very exciting. We are so happy for them. Haley has been on their case to get her a new cousin. So now her wish will come true. June 14th is a special day also for Chris and I because it's our anniversary. We have been married 5 years now, so Happy Anniversary baby! While the rest of the family went out to eat that night, Chris and I went to a very nice restaurant(recommended by Brad and Rhonda) called Paesano's. Chris had steak and I had lamb. It was wonderful. On Sunday morning we went to church. After church we went to eat at a Mexican place called Chuy's, it was really good. That afternoon we took the kids to swim. On Monday and Tuesday we took the kids to Sea World. We had so much fun. Blake really surprised me in the water. He did so good. I'll enclose some pictures. Also, I have my first OB appt on July 2nd so we'll see how that goes. Then on Thursday we are leaving for Dallas to have a Huffman family vacation at Chad and Julie's, so I'll have some more good stories for you...

Pregnancy test

I officially missed my period yesterday! Yay! I have taken my 4th positive pregnancy test. Things are looking good. I'm still feeling all the symptoms too, so we'll see. Hopefully I'll have a good ultrasound next week. We're in San Antonio right now visiting Brad, Rhonda, and Annabelle, so I'll write in a few days and post some vacation pictures.

I'm pregnant!

Ok, so I've been having all the classic pregnancy symptoms-sore boobs, nausea, increased urinary frequency, fatigue, and so on. Also about 2 weeks ago I had a spell of vertigo(which was way worse than I ever imagined by the way). I was getting ready for work that morning, blow drying my hair and the room started spinning and I fell on the ground! I couldn't even look sideways without spinning and getting sick! It was horrible. When I called work that morning the first thing she asked me was am I pregnant. I went to the doctor that day and that was the first thing he asked me too. I can't help but wonder if that was part of my symptoms. Anyway, I decided to take a pregnancy test today even though I'm not supposed to start my period until Sunday. I'm really nervous though after last October when I had an ectopic pregnancy. I'm trying not to let myself get very excited because I don't want to be let down again, but it's so hard not to be! I won't be able to rest until I see that little heartbeat on the screen. If I'm as far as I think(4 weeks) I have almost another month to wait! It's hard knowing I still may loose it, some people think that too many people find out too early, but I was having so many symptoms I already knew without the test anyway. So I hope I have only good news ahead to share. Please pray! I don't think we could ask for a better 5th year anniversary present!