Word to the wise....

Please take it from me that it is NOT a good idea to go to the grocery store when you are: 1. hungry 2. craving crazy things and 3. PREGNANT!

David called me earlier today and asked me to do him a favor. While he is at soccer practice, he wanted me to pick up a few snacks for him. He is leaving with Camden tomorrow to go to Camp Carter for 2 nights and 3 days. He sent me with a list of 5 things.... and I came back with much more. I went ahead and decided to get myself a few snacks to eat while he is gone....well a FEW snacks turned into MUCH MUCH MORE.....

Let's go ahead and list the things I decided to buy myself to indulge on while he is away....
I'll start healthy:
1. bananas
2. apples
3. OJ (this is what I seem to crave often these days)
4. Gardettos
5. 100 calorie pks: chocolate covered pretzels
6. Easy mac
7. Spaghettios
8. Ritz mini crackers and cheese
9. A frozen turkey pot pie
10. Smart Ones (uh, I guess that's healthy) Mini cheese burgers
11. Low carb, gluten free frozen bean and cheese burrito
12. Weight Watcher's oreo cookie ice cream bars. .....and yes, if you look closely at the picture you will see that the box is already open. That would be because my MOO COW self decided to open the box and have one on the way home.....BEFORE dinner!

I hope this isn't a sign of what is yet to come....otherwise, it might fit for me to go ahead and put a tail and ears on and be a COW for Halloween.

~K

Crackers....Sprite....And a Freight Train!

Well, morning sickness (which is a crock! It is actually ALL day sickness) has officially hit! I can't say that it really bothers me though....because it is PROOF that baby J is alive and well! I haven't officially thrown up per say...but I am nauseous for most of the day. My diet has consisted of crackers and water or sprite for the past 2 weeks or so.

I am also WIPED!!! It got so bad one day during school that I decided to take a nap during the school day. Yep, that's right....I took my students to PE, went back to the room and locked the door, turned off the light, and fell asleep on the floor behind my desk for 45 minutes. :-)  I can't say that I have the energy to do much of anything these days, but I am really trying to walk on a consistent basis in the evening. My goal is between 1.5 to 3 miles each time I walk....and so far I am doing a pretty good job at it! Every time we have the kiddos with us, Squid likes to join me on my walks. The last time we walked she decided to bring along her baby doll and push it in a stroller. Her exact quote was "When you have a baby, K, you will be pushing a REAL baby in a REAL stroller while we walk." I thought that was mighty cute of her to say! :-)  She even told me that she has decided not to say "IF" I have a baby any more...she has changed it to "WHEN" I have a baby. I feel this is quite ironic considering Baby J is already growing at a rapid speed inside my tummy NOW! :-)

Actually by now, Baby J has already started to develop the two chambers of the heart, his/her eyes, nose, and ears have started forming and little buds for arms and legs have appeared. Crazy!!!

Freight train:

Today was our first sonogram. Boy was I a nervous wreck! I was constantly having to pray the anxiety away...all of the "what ifs" , etc....were starting to drive me INSANE.  My main concern was the health of the baby and praying that Baby J was developing just how he/she was supposed to....

But, my second concern was HOW MANY!!!..... So, David and I took a half day off of work to drive to Irving for the sono. Dr. Haas told us that Baby J is developing just as he/she is supposed to and it is actually 14 mm in length! (My iPhone app says it's the size of a blueberry this week) Then the Dr. pointed out that the flicker on the screen was actually the baby's heartbeat! Wow, Amazing!!! He then asked us if we wanted to hear the heartbeat.......Uh, yea....what kind of question is that????? The room got silent and then the beat was projected over the speakers....the Dr. actually said "sounds like a freight train!...A very healthy sounding heartbeat." The second I heard the sweet, sweet sound of the beat.....my eyes filled with tears. What a miracle....I was just in awe. He said that the heartbeat was at a healthy rate of 163 beats per minute. Whoop whoop!!!

Our handy dandy take away prize was four pics of the sonogram. :-) I love the pic, however...David says that Baby J just "looks like a blob"...... whatever David! He/she is the most precious "blob" I have ever seen!

So ecstatic....can't even stop smiling. Simply.Amazing.

~K

Here is our handsome/beautiful picture of Baby J :-):