It's a GIRL!!!!!

We went to the doctor's office this week. Brought the entire family - kids were off of school and I thought it would be neat for the girls to see the new baby on a sonogram machine.



Our appt was at 9:45am - we were seen @12pm. (we ate an entire bag of goldfish and many cookies during our wait).



Finally, I was on the table and ready to go.



I reminded Dr. Martin about his telling us it looked like a boy last month and that the other doctor's office I go to had told me that they couldn't see anything.



He did a quick look and announced 'Boy'.



Bryana told him to show us on the monitor.



So, when Dr. Martin took another look - to show us our new son...



He saw - A GIRL!!!



Even though we were surprised - thinking all month it was a boy - deep down I knew it had to be a girl.



I conceived just too early in my cycle - the odds of boy were very low.



This pregancy continues to shock us - first that we are pregnant at all and next, that it is a girl.



She is perfect and looks like a small doll inside there.



Now, to think of girl names....

To BON JOVI or not to BON JOVI - This is the question.

Everyone who knows me knows that I'll stop at nothing to get my butt inside of a Bon Jovi concert.

Nothing - except having major surgery only a week before - that might stop me.

They are coming to town - April 26, 2008.

I'll be having this baby - April 18 -22, 2008.

Who here thinks I'll be well enough to attend this concert?

Even I have my doubts.

It is easy to think about when I'm still pregnant and feeling good - but I know what those first few weeks are like after you have a baby.

I'll be less than 8 days out from the birth and only 3-5 days out of the hospital.

Can I drag my body - to this concert?

1. Cut and sore tummy wound...

2. Still bleeding (sorry so gross, but it is true)...

3. Percocet'ed up...

4. No sleep for a week...

5. Shifting water-weight...

6. Boobs full of milk...

NOT to mention - leaving a week old baby at home with someone!!!!!!!!!


How terrible that I'm gonna try to get tickets anyway!!!!

You never know!!

15 weeks - long way until April.

I don't really have much new to tell about the status of this pregnancy. I have been feeling the occasional bumps of tiny movement so I'm assuming that all is well in there.

I have two doctors appts. this month.

Next Monday - Veterans day - Where I'll be bringing my children with me since there will be no school.

This ought to be interesting. I thought it would be nice for the girls to see the baby on sonogram and hear the heartbeat.

Later this month, I go for the 'big' sonogram. It is the one where they look at everything - hands and feet, organs and (hopefully)tell us the sex of this child.

At this point, I really don't care. It is what it is, as long as it is healthy - all is good.

12 weeks and counting.

I know that I haven't been on here much and more than one person has asked me to update - so here it is.

Everything, so far, has been perfect.

Each visit to the doctor, we do a sonogram (why? just because my doctor loves us and is willing to do it).

Last visit, he showed us a small bulge, between the legs, and announced that "That is a pee-pee".

He added that it is still to small to tell for sure but that if it was a girl, there wouldn't be anything there to see. He said to wait and next month we'll know for sure.

So, in the meantime, I go to the perinatalogist's office for my first visit.

They need to do a sonogram and draw blood - all part of a new test for Down's Syndrome.

I ask the tech to check to make sure that is it a 'him' and not a 'her'.

She searches and searches - can't confirm anything - states that the baby is too small.

I tell her that the other doctor thought he saw a 'buldge' and did she not see the same thing?

She looks again and says, 'Well, it COULD be a boy'.

What is that? Back to square one.

Otherwise, I feel this baby - about 5 times a day. Sounds early but I've been feeling it for about a week now.

Went to the doctors today - 1st visit

Just an update...

Went to the doctor's today - wonderful experience.

My original appt. was for an annual check-up, so when they changed the appt. to today's PRE-NATAL visit, whoever booked it didn't change the reason.

So, I go in and the nurse tells me to stand on the scale as she is looking down at the paper, checking boxes.

She says, 'So, I guess you're here because you have some gyn. problems'
I say, 'Oh yeah, I've got a big one'.

**she is still looking down**

Then she asks,'What exactly is the nature of your problem that would bring you in today?'

So I turned around and pointed to my belly (which is obviously pregnant) and said, 'Should I be concerned about this?'

She looked up and it took a moment to register - then she showed me her patient list and next to my name it just said 'GYN PROBLEM'.

My husband and I got a laugh out of that.

Then, the doctor sees me and notices that my tummy is round and tells me that it is all bloating and GAS.

My DH was laughing, accusing me of holding in gas.

I don't have gas - weak stomach muscles, yes, but gas?

We got a laugh out of that too.


Bottom line - ONE baby, Strong heartbeat - measures exactly 9 weeks (which is perfect).

The glass is half empty

Mentally, this week has been pretty challenging.

Bryan is out of town, in West Virginia, starting the beginning of football season at a college level. This is the pattern we will have from now on - as long as he is blessed with making connections and getting higher in the football rankings.

I spent much of the day stressed to the point of exhaustion. I do believe that each of my children tried their best to push me over the edge.

Today is Wade's birthday. He is two and I was sad for him because this is the last birthday he'll have as 'the baby' in the family.

Tomorrow is a small, family party for him - couldn't today with Bryan out of town.

I have done ZERO planning. I almost forgot to order the cake, but at least I did that.

Karen dropped off ALL of the maternity clothes that I had parted with two years ago - it was four garbage bags full.

Two years ago, thinking I was OVER being pregnant, I gave her the entire wardrobe for a friend of hers, saving only a small box of my favorites stuff, just in case.

Well, just in case is here and I don't know if I have the energy to go through all the clothes.

One of my friends from work, Heather, gave me a big bag of her maternity clothes and I still haven't taken them out of the bag.

Why did I accept ALL these clothes - I don't want to let the chance go by without remembering the clothes I wore during my other pregnancies. I was elated to be pregnant while wearing those clothes... I'm hoping for the same effect.

So now, I have 6 bags of clothes to got through and I just stare at them.

I want to put on my old jeans - not look like a house for the next 8 months. (plus).

I have to admit that a VERY small piece of me is understanding that this little miracle, growing inside me, is truly meant to be here.

I have to admit that a VERY small piece of me takes comfort knowing that after this pregancy is over - we are done and our family is complete.

But who, by today's standards, has 4 children? Not too many, I'll tell ya.

Karen and Bill are the exception. She comes from a family of 6 - she is lost without the crowd.

So what is my excuse? I don't know.

But I do know that today, at Burger King, I got my first look with raised eyebrows and the question - 'are they all yours?' - knowing full well that the question ACTUALLY meant - 'are you nuts to have one more?'.

It is my life - God wants this little one to come to us - I just hope that it comes with the strength to raise them all and not jump off a cliff.

Let's talk about names.

The subject of names has come up. I know, I know... we have months and months to think about it.

But Wade wasn't named until the very end of my last pregnancy - we just couldn't agree.

This time we are starting early.

I'm very picky about names...

For boys/girls - I don't really like trendy names. I have taken great strides to not name our children names that are super popular. Anything on the top ten lists (for the previous year) are out the window for me.

For girls - I'm not interested in any names that end in a long "e". Like Stacy, Tracy, Macy, Bailee, Wendy, Melanie. They are just not my taste.

For boys - I would prefer a name that doesn't have a strong 's' sound. With our last name, it would be just too many "s"'s.


For a boy, I brought up the name Janson. I love it. It just feels right.

I like the idea of calling him Jan for short, yet, it he wants he can go by Janson and it sounds nice.

I post (daily) to discussion boards and brought this subject up... there are many, many female names that men use. (Dana, Lee, Kim, Stacy to name a few).

Now, I just have to convince Bryan.

He has yet to veto it, but he usually reserves his own opinion until after we know the sex of the baby. It eliminates half of the discussion.