2nd Exposure/Pictures

Our Babies Pumpkin :) "Our little pumpkin"

Proud Daddy with the pumpkin!

20 weeks... HALFWAY DONE!!!

10 weeks... not showing yet

Yep.. for the SECOND time I was exposed to fifths disease. So that means at least two more blood draws. Two of the fifth grade students at Clover Creek have it, and of course it is two of the students that I see ALL the time. I am hoping and praying that it doesn't spread like wildfire at my school, because if it becomes a big epidemic there then I will have to take some time off. I really need to save my sick days to use when I go on maternity leave. I am sure everything will be fine, but I am tired of getting the extra blood draws.

On the upside, everything is still going great! I am feeling good and my belly sure is growing these past few weeks. Also, I am feeling the baby move so much! It is the most amazing feeling in the world. I wish I could feel it every second of every day. When I feel the baby moving, I just imagine what that little one is doing inside. 

FYI...

1 week until we find out what president will be in office when our baby is born... ahhh

1.5 weeks until we start our birthing classes... we are very excited!!!

2 weeks until our next ultrasound where we will ATTEMPT to find out the gender for the second time!

5 month appointment

Time is just flying by! Today we had our 5 month appointment, and it was actually the first time we met our doctor. We knew she had been out of the country, but today we found out she was on a mission trip! She is such a wonderful lady. She explains things very well and best of all we actually talked about God and how he has blessed this pregnancy! It is so awesome to have somebody who is playing such an important role in our lives at this time, share the same beliefs as us.

Everything is still going great! The babies heart rate was in the 160's today, and my uterus is all the way up to my bellybutton. It was so great hearing the heart rate again, and this time we listened for over a minute to make sure it sounded regular. 

I also got a flu shot today! They make a special shot for pregnant women that does not have any preservatives. It was important to have this shot, because our baby will have my immunities for the first 6 months of it's life. So the flu shot won't only keep me well, it should benefit the baby as well. I have FINALLY become use to being poked and stabbed all the time. My blood pressure was 104/60 --- so that is still looking great as well. 

In December I have to get my blood sugar test done, and I have heard it is YUCKY. I also have to get a shot in my hip, ahhhh YUCK! It is a pretty big shot, and they have to make sure it goes all the way into the muscle. 

Well I guess we only have 23 more days until we can try to find the gender out again. I guess I can TRY to be patient. :) 

Our little STUBBORN pumpkin :)

Below is a picture of our baby. The baby is staring right at you, scary pic huh!?! Normally you get quite a few pictures, but our baby was stubborn and this was the only one we could get.

I have been waiting MONTHS to post the blog that would tell everyone the gender of our baby, and today I found out that we have to wait another month!

Today we had our second ultrasound, and the most exciting part about the day was that we were suppose to find out the gender. I had a countdown going in my classroom and on my myspace, and now we have to start the countdown over.

Our little pumpkin decided to not cooperate with the ultrasound technician. The funny thing about this, is that I told Jordan two months ago, "Watch our baby will be stubborn and we won't be able to find out right away."

Looking for the gender:

• The first time she looked, the baby had it's legs together.
• The second time she looked, it had it's legs crossed and both feet in it's crotch.
• The third time she looked, she showed Jordan and I a picture and there was nothing between the legs, but she told us she couldn't tell.

Good news to report:

• The heart looks great and it is the right size
• The heart rate is 154- perfect hr
• Our baby weights 7oz - perfect size
• It has both arms and legs
• Everything looks great and our baby seems to be healthy!!!!

Details about the ultrasound:

We got to the appointment and I had to use the restroom REALLY bad. The lady made me wait a few minutes. Then she put the gel all over my tummy, and after about 30 seconds she wanted me to go empty my bladder so she could see baby more... DUH isn't that what I told her. :)

Then when I got back she began looking at the baby, and she said it was moving so much but she really needed it to roll over so she could get a good look at it's spine. After about 20 more minutes she made me go to the bathroom again! I didn't even feel like I had to go, but she wanted me to, so I did. I think the lady must have been new, most of the time they want your bladder full for ultrasounds.

The baby still would not cooperate, so she told me I had to come back so that they can get a good picture of the spine, but everything else looked great! The lady knew how bad we wanted to know the gender, but we could tell that she could care less what the gender was. Once she knew I had to come back anyways she sure didn't try hard to find out the gender.

Is it a boy or girl?

After the appointment, I thought it was a stubborn little boy for sure! The more I think about it, I think if it was a boy we would have been able to tell right away. When she showed Jordan and I the picture we thought we could see between the legs and there really wasn't anything there. So I think I am guessing it will be a girl now.

Jordan thinks it is a girl again. He said she was just being modest and she is stubborn like her mother. Also, he thought the picture clearly showed a girl.

That is what we think for now, and I guess we will be waiting another month. I am going to try and schedule a 3D appointment as soon as possible. Until then.. our babies new name is, "Our little pumpkin."

Tomorrow is the BIG DAY!!!!!

Ok, so the time is finally here! We have less than 24 hours until we know the gender... we are just so excited we can hardly sit still.

There have been three different polls where I had people vote:

This blog: Girl 22 Boy 10

My Students: Girl 9 Boy 18

My CoWorkers: Girl 6 Boy 8

That is a total of: 

Girl: 37 

Boy: 36

Currently my womanly intuition is telling me it is a girl, but I would never put money on that. Jordan has thought it was a girl FOR SURE, until about 30 minutes ago when he told me that he KNOWS for sure it is a boy. 

So tomorrow is the big day, and after we find out we will post a blog and see who was right!!! We can't wait to call our baby by name instead of "It".  :)

Pay It Forward

Wow... what an amazing day.

Today was the first day Jordan and I have had off together since the very beginning of September. He has been working so many overtime shifts to save money for when I am off work with the baby. Since we finally had time together, we decided to head out to dinner and a movie.

We arrived at dinner and saw one of our awesome pastors having lunch with his family and their newborn baby who is just three weeks old. As we were finishing up the waitress brought us our bill, and it said " Congrats on the baby" and our bill was completely paid for! Jordan and I could not wipe the smile off our faces. In a world that is so ME, ME, ME it was just shocking to have someone pay for our dinner. We were so thankful, and we will always remember this genuine gift. We saved the recipe to put in our baby book!

On the way to the movie, Jordan and I decided to pay it forward and buy two movie tickets for whoever came next in line. It was so exciting to do something for someone else. There is just something special about doing something for someone who won't expect it, and better yet to have them never know who or where it came from. So as we sat in the movie and waited for them to give our free tickets away, I prayed for the people who would get the tickets. It was actually really funny buying the extra tickets, because the cashier thought we were crazy! She just couldn't understand why people who do that. Anyways, a few minutes into the previews the sound was all messed up and our movie showed 15 minutes late. The manager came into the theater and gave us all FREE TICKETS. We just couldn't believe it. It was a FREE date night, and we know that God gave that to us! 

It was such a great feeling to get something unexpected and it was an amazing feeling to give something unexpected. I just challenge you all to pay it forward! Go out of your way to do something nice or buy something for someone who doesn't expect it. It is even more fun if they have no clue who did it! 

Well, what a wonderful day! I will be writing in you less than 5 days to tell you the gender!!!

My class has voted...

Well, I had my class vote on if they thought it would be a boy or a girl. And the results are....

Boy: 18

Girl:9

It was so funny, because EVERY boy in my class voted that it would be a boy and a few girls as well. The boys think there is no way it could be a girl. I can't wait to announce it to them!

Also, last night we were at caregroup and I felt the baby moving SO MUCH! It was amazing, I wish I could feel it all the time. Anyways only 8 more days until we know if it's a boy or girl!!!