There is really nothing new to report this week. We are getting anxious for the big gender ultrasound, we have just less than a month! I seem to have a lot more energy here lately, although I am not sure if that is the second trimester or the new job... or both!
I had to do my glucose test yesterday and I was super relieved this morning when the doctor's office called me back to tell me it was NEGATIVE! Yay!!!!!!
My belly is starting to pooch a little, I will start posting the bump pictures on facebook soon!
Well that's all folks! See you next week!
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
13 weeks update!
This week was pretty much easy peasy. Not much happened this week. Yesterday we did go to the perinatologists office. My doctor recommended that I go see one because of a chance of chemical exposure at work. The appointment went great and the doctor said everything looked absolutely perfect. They took about 30 pictures of every part of the baby. It was cool to see every part of the baby. We got to see all the chambers of the heart, the brain, the bones in the arms and legs, and the spine. It was so neat!
Not much else to report this week other than I am starting to not feel as tired as often... which is great! See you next week, and in the mean time, enjoy the pictures!
Not much else to report this week other than I am starting to not feel as tired as often... which is great! See you next week, and in the mean time, enjoy the pictures!
The baby's face
Baby sucking on its finger
An up/down view of the baby
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Week 12 Update
I plan to update weekly via this blog. It is easier for me to do and then I can keep a good record for myself!
This week was a little bumpy. Thursday I landed in the ER with what was the worst pain I have ever felt. I felt like someone was trying to pull my insides out from the outside. I was in so much pain I couldn't breathe so I called the doctor and they said to go into the ER. In the ER, they gave me pain meds....glorious pain meds. After they kicked in, they had the ultrasound tech come check the baby. Everything checked out ok and we got to see our baby! This time it looked like an actually baby and it was awesome! Our little bean had its fingers in its face and its little legs were crossed. It was fabulous!
Since everything checked out, aside from excess glucose in my urine, they went ahead and discharged me and I had to follow-up at the doctor's office the next day. So on Friday, we met with the doctor, the heartbeat sounded great and everything checked out again, aside from having too much glucose in my urine again. The doctor seemed worried about this since all of my samples have been like this and it's too early for this to be happening. So I get to do the lovely glucose test at my next appointment...lovely right?
At the end of our appointment we went ahead and scheduled our gender ultrasound... Which will be April 10th. We are so excited and I am anxiously counting down the days! Just less than 7 weeks!
That's it for this week. I hope you all get as much excitement out of reading our posts as I do sharing them! See you in the next trimester (since today marks the last day of the first)!
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
10 Weeks 6 Days and 1 FABULOUS Heartbeat!
Yesterday we had our second appointment at the doctor's. We got to hear the heartbeat! It was absolutely wonderful! Everything looked and sounded good and I cannot wait until we can go back and hear our little bean again! I cannot wait to share more as we get further along! Until next time!
So Here Recently...
So here recently we decided to share some big news with the world. Joshua and I are going to finally be parents! We could not be more thrilled and it took, what seems like, an eternity to get here! We are both convinced are little bean is a boy, even though we are more than happy with whatever God blesses us with. I have been very fortunate to have had a mild first trimester. I have had no really morning sickness. My symptoms have included exhaustions hunger (like ALL of the time), peeing every 20 mins (and even more if I drink more water) and some headaches. Overall, I have been very blessed with a healthy first trimester. We are 11 weeks today and are due September 2, 2015!
This is how we decided to break the news on FaceBook!
This is our little bean at 6 weeks 6 days! We were so fortunate to be able to see a healthy heartbeat!
Now that I have something to actually blog about (and not my boring old self), I plan to try and keep you all up to date! We look forward to sharing this exciting time with our family and friends and we appreciate all of the support and prayers that have been given!
Thursday, July 17, 2014
This has been a long time coming.
One of my friends shared an article a few months back on her blog and it really sparked my attention. The name is the article10 Painfully Obvious Truths Everyone Forgets Too Soon. This article made me think about some things in my life that were beginning to frustrate me. Like my friend, the biggest truth that stood out to me in this article was number 7.
Some People Are Simply The Wrong Match For You.
This could not be more true right now. Some people are not meant to be friends with you. In this portion of the article, it states that you will only be as great as the people you are surrounded with. If you want to be a great person, don't surround yourself with crappy friends who make you feel like you are not wanted or are not good enough. You shouldn't be around people who do not make you feel happy or amazing with yourself.
Upon moving back to Kansas City, I have found out who my true friends really are. I have made new friendships that were not there before we moved, cultivated already existing good friendships into amazing friendships, and realized that those who I was friends with before we left just simply do not care about me the way I thought they did. I understand that we were the ones who moved on to a new place and I don't expect things to pick up where they left off, however, I did expect these people to not treat me like they didn't care I was back.
This has been really hard for me. I do not make friends very easily. Especially close friends. If you consider me to be a close friend then know that you are only one of a few. I think this is mostly because I moved around a lot growing up. I tend not to cling to people because every few years there was a new place with a whole new set of people and friends.
Before we moved, I had a few friends whom I considered to be close. I spent a lot of time with these people and we had fun together. I considered myself very fortunate to be friends with them. When we moved, it was hard (yes again, I realize it was our choice to move). When we announced that we were moving back, these friends seemed thrilled we were coming back, however, since we have been back, they have been distant, rude, impossible to be around, and even somewhat snobbish. I have found myself trying time and time again to make plans with these friends only for them to say they are too busy, or when we do make plans, they cancel at the last minute.
These friends have made me feel inadequate as a person. They have made me feel like they do not care I am around. When we got back from NYC last month, I told a few friends that we might even consider going back soon if the right job came up. They seemed saddened, however, when I told one friend we had decided to just stay here, this friend responded with a "cool" and walked away. Really? I thought to myself. That is all you have? I didn't expect jumping up and down with excitement but I did expect a little more than a "cool."
Some people you cannot remove from your life. Some people you are bound to be with quite often. Just because this is the case, does not mean that you have to go out of way to try to be friends. That is where I am at right now with some people. I will see them quite often (once a week if not more), but I am done trying to pursue a friendship. I am no longer going to text these friends and ask if they want to hang out. I am no longer going to spend my energy caring about their problems. And why should I? Doing this has gotten me nothing except for frustration and disappointment. Why should I try when these "friends" do not care or appreciate me?
I will do the bare minimum with these friends and until they are ready to try then that is all they are going to get from me.
In the meantime, I have new friendships that are blossoming and that need my energy. I have people who want to be around me and spend time with me. I have graduate schools to consider and a wonderful job that I LOVE! I have my husband, who I'm sure, is tired of hearing me be upset and complain. I would rather spend that energy on being with him and strengthening our relationship. I have two fur babies that need my attention. Most of all though, I have myself to consider. My feelings are a major part in who I am.
I love all of my friends, whether or not they are close. I just need to spend more time focusing on the friends who are there for me just like I am there for them. Life is too short to dwell on the friends that aren't really friends. There is not enough time to worry about them when they are not going to reciprocate. From this point on, I will worry about those friends who show they care and mean what they say!
Some People Are Simply The Wrong Match For You.
This could not be more true right now. Some people are not meant to be friends with you. In this portion of the article, it states that you will only be as great as the people you are surrounded with. If you want to be a great person, don't surround yourself with crappy friends who make you feel like you are not wanted or are not good enough. You shouldn't be around people who do not make you feel happy or amazing with yourself.
Upon moving back to Kansas City, I have found out who my true friends really are. I have made new friendships that were not there before we moved, cultivated already existing good friendships into amazing friendships, and realized that those who I was friends with before we left just simply do not care about me the way I thought they did. I understand that we were the ones who moved on to a new place and I don't expect things to pick up where they left off, however, I did expect these people to not treat me like they didn't care I was back.
This has been really hard for me. I do not make friends very easily. Especially close friends. If you consider me to be a close friend then know that you are only one of a few. I think this is mostly because I moved around a lot growing up. I tend not to cling to people because every few years there was a new place with a whole new set of people and friends.
Before we moved, I had a few friends whom I considered to be close. I spent a lot of time with these people and we had fun together. I considered myself very fortunate to be friends with them. When we moved, it was hard (yes again, I realize it was our choice to move). When we announced that we were moving back, these friends seemed thrilled we were coming back, however, since we have been back, they have been distant, rude, impossible to be around, and even somewhat snobbish. I have found myself trying time and time again to make plans with these friends only for them to say they are too busy, or when we do make plans, they cancel at the last minute.
These friends have made me feel inadequate as a person. They have made me feel like they do not care I am around. When we got back from NYC last month, I told a few friends that we might even consider going back soon if the right job came up. They seemed saddened, however, when I told one friend we had decided to just stay here, this friend responded with a "cool" and walked away. Really? I thought to myself. That is all you have? I didn't expect jumping up and down with excitement but I did expect a little more than a "cool."
Some people you cannot remove from your life. Some people you are bound to be with quite often. Just because this is the case, does not mean that you have to go out of way to try to be friends. That is where I am at right now with some people. I will see them quite often (once a week if not more), but I am done trying to pursue a friendship. I am no longer going to text these friends and ask if they want to hang out. I am no longer going to spend my energy caring about their problems. And why should I? Doing this has gotten me nothing except for frustration and disappointment. Why should I try when these "friends" do not care or appreciate me?
I will do the bare minimum with these friends and until they are ready to try then that is all they are going to get from me.
In the meantime, I have new friendships that are blossoming and that need my energy. I have people who want to be around me and spend time with me. I have graduate schools to consider and a wonderful job that I LOVE! I have my husband, who I'm sure, is tired of hearing me be upset and complain. I would rather spend that energy on being with him and strengthening our relationship. I have two fur babies that need my attention. Most of all though, I have myself to consider. My feelings are a major part in who I am.
I love all of my friends, whether or not they are close. I just need to spend more time focusing on the friends who are there for me just like I am there for them. Life is too short to dwell on the friends that aren't really friends. There is not enough time to worry about them when they are not going to reciprocate. From this point on, I will worry about those friends who show they care and mean what they say!
Monday, June 30, 2014
GRADUATION!!!!!
About two weeks ago we were back in NYC for a very special occasion! My last 6 years of hard work has finally come to a wonderful end as I graduated with my Bachelor's degree! I am relieved I am done and I finally feel like I can breathe again. The last two terms have been rather difficult with moves and such, but I know one day my hard work will pay off. I am not sure what I am going to do next. I have been thinking a lot about graduate school and if I go (which more than likely I will, because let's face it, the job market basically requires it now) I will more than likely be going to KU because they are the only school that offers what I want... an MS in Global Policies and International Affairs! Don't worry, I will be keeping everyone apprised of my plans, but in the meantime, enjoy some pics!! (sorry they are crummy, they are from my phone. I promise I will be putting better pics up soon!)
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