First Dr's Appointment

I wouldn't really call it my first appointment though. When I got there I had to fill out all the lovely paperwork, pee in a cup :), get weighed, check blood pressure, and talk to the nurse about what prenatal vitamins I'm taking. I didn't even see the nurse practitioner. I also got my lab paperwork so that I can get those done. The nurse told me to wait a few weeks before I get them done because I'm only eight weeks.

My next appointment should be my first appointment where I will see Dr Long, who should be back from having knee surgery. Hopefully we will be able to hear the heart beat at that one. My 12 week appointment when I was pregnant with Claire we couldn't hear it. :(

On another note, I am still feeling better as long as I eat every 2 hours. That's not easy though because I'm so picky about what I eat because I'm afraid I'll get sick. What's weird is that the better I feel the more tired I get! Is that normal? I literally had to drag myself out of bed this morning at 8:30, and I'm usually up earlier than that.

This pregnancy is SO different compared to Claire's! Maybe this one's a boy! ;)We hope.

Feelin Good

I have been morning sickness free all day! Yay!! I've also had a lot of energy. I was able to do much needed laundry, unload and load the dishwasher, and clean my bathroom. The only thing is that I have to eat like every 2 hours, or I start to feel sick. I hope this lasts. It's been a productive and relaxing day. I've enjoyed it!

Awesome stroller

I saw this stroller and love it! I've had a single jogger, but now that I am expecting another baby this double would be awesome. I LOVE that the front wheels rotate. My other one didn't, and it was hard to turn when running. I hope to get one of these! Maybe I'll win this one. I never win anything though! Check it out: http://inevergrewup.net/giveaway-25-bumbleride-indie-stroller/#comment-7135

Just wondering...

why we forget how bad pregnancy is??? I am so sick and tired! I literally have NO energy. I can't even cook without almost passing out. If I stand up more than a minute or two I get really light headed. I know it will be so worth every minute once the baby gets here, but until then...

I'm really not complaining. I begged Kevin for this, so I'm more than willing to deal with it. I hope I feel better in a few weeks.

The 44th President of The United States

To be honest, I did not vote for Obama, but he is our president now. I support him 100%. I can only pray that he leads our country in a way that is pleasing to our Heavenly Father and that is right for our country at this time. It is a time of trials and uncertainty, and it is going to take a strong and determined man to bring it back to where it needs to be. This is such a historic time, and I am so thankful that I have had the opportunity to witness it!

I am thankful for the service of President Bush and his cabinet. I support him in the things that he has done for the better of our wonderful land!

President Obama's speech was uplifting but realistic. I hope he continues to lead that way. The leaders of our country are continually in my thoughts and prayers, and I hope they are in yours!

Reminiscing

I am in the middle of tweaking my power point presentation that I have to give at Enrichment and was going through pictures to add to it when I came across this picture. This is one of my favorite pictures of Claire and Me. She was such a beautiful baby and is now a gorgeous little girl!

It starts...

I was really hoping I would not get "morning sickness" with this pregnancy, but that didn't happen. I started feeling queasy Tuesday. It wasn't bad though. This morning I woke up and am not feeling so good. Claire and I stayed in bed until about 8:30am. I turned on cartoons for her, and I tried to get some more rest and fight back the horrible nausea feeling.

I was blessed this morning though. My Enrichment assistant called me and said that I didn't have to get out of the house and help set the church up for Enrichment night. She is going to get the Relief Society president to help her. I don't even feel like going tonight, but I have to give a power point presentation over visiting teaching. I'll probably stay for that and then leave. Maybe it won't be as bad as it was with Claire. I don't see how if could get worse than that. *knock on wood!*

First Appointment Scheduled

I scheduled my first appointment with my OB/GYN, Dr. Long, for January 28th. I will actually be seeing a Nurse Practitioner that he hired because Dr. Long had knee surgery on New Year's Eve. He will be out of the office for like a month. This appointment is just to confirm the pregnancy, pick up a bunch of prenatal vitamins to try out, and get my lab paper work so that I can get all those done. I'll schedule my first prenatal appointment that day. He does that around 12 weeks. I should go for that appointment at the end of February, beginning of March.

I'm excited about going through all this again. I'm more excited for Claire to experience it. I hope she understands what's going on. She knows that I'm going to have a baby. She calls the baby, Baby Drake already. I hope it's a boy, or I'll have to teach Claire a new name. :) I do ask her what the baby's name is if it's a girl, and she says Baby Presley. (I watch my friend's baby who's name is Presley.) I tell her that's not going to be the baby's name, and she says, "Oh, then her name is Baby Anna." :) I asked her the other day which name she liked better between Madelyn and Kaylen, and she said Kaylen. So Kev might win if it's a girl and get the name he wants.

I'm not worrying so much about having a miscarriage anymore. I just pray and hope that everything goes well. If it doesn't though, we'll just try again. It's amazing how many things can go wrong with pregnancy but often doesn't. I just have to have faith.

Worries!

Ever since I found out I was pregnant I have been worrying about having a miscarriage. I'm not sure why. I don't know if it's just because I have wanted to get pregnant for about a year, and now that I'm finally pregnant I'm worried something is going to happen. Maybe it's intuition or the spirit telling me that I will lose the baby. I don't know. It's driving me crazy with worry though. To top it off, last night I started cramping real low in my abdomen. I might have been cramping because I was up on my feet a lot yesterday. We went to church, and I had to give a lesson in Relief Society so I was on my feet for about 45 minutes. We also had to come home and clean and cook because we are doing family dinner over here now on Sundays.

After I started cramping I went to my room and laid down. I called my mom and asked her what she thought. She told me to get a blessing. Kev gave me a blessing that didn't really comfort me then. It said to remember that the Lord is in charge, and whatever happens is for the best. It did also say though that sometimes there is nothing more to things. So that got me thinking that there is nothing more to the cramping.

I did, however, wake up feeling comforted. Kev told me last night that if something were to happen that it would be okay, and we would just try again. I'm not cramping anymore, and I feel a lot better mentally. I know that Heavenly Father knows what's best for us, and he is always there to comfort us.

A Great New Year...especially for our family!

This holiday has brought our little family more than just a new year. It has brought us a wonderful blessing!




I got my Mirena (I.U.C) out in October. We tried in October with no luck. My OB/GYN and Kev were sure that I would get pregnant in October because with Claire I got pregnant so fast. Then in November I was 85% sure I was pregnant. I had one day of light spotting that I thought was implantation bleeding. Then I started 2 days late, which never happens. I am super regular, even to the point that I start at midnight the day I'm suppose to start. No luck that month either though. That was really hard to take. I was upset because it was like when I would get used to the thought of not being pregnant something would happen to get my hopes up. In December Kev and I both were pretty positive that I was pregnant. He would tell me repeatedly not to get my
hopes up though.

We thought we had our names picked out, but I don't think we do anymore. Our boy's name has always been Lindon Andrew, but one night when we were in bed Kev called him Andrew by accident. He then said that maybe his name should be Andrew. So we're not sure about that. Our girl's name has always been Madelyn. We were never sure about the middle name though. I want Sophie. (which Kev HATES! He thinks it's a dog's name.) Kev wanted Caylee. Now Kev says that he wants the name to be Kailyn Elizabeth. I'm still sticking with Madelyn Sophie!

And that's our New Years story! I'll keep everyone updated! P.S. The background is 9-11 because that's my due date.