Thursday, July 21, 2005

Home Sweet Home

I am so excited! I am going home tomorrow! When I say home, I mean my parent's house in CT. I still refer to it as home. When I expressed my excitement to Jeremy about going home, he's like you are home and I said no my second home. I guess I should start saying my parent's house. Anyway, I am just so excited to see my family and my friends. I am even more excited about eating some home cooked meals. My dad calls me last night and asks if there is anything in particular my mother can cook for me. How sweet. He never asks me that. He's probably thinking about the baby and what the baby wants to eat, since I am starting to get cravings. I'm been craving a lot for sodium. One day, I ate a whole jar of pickles (there was about 10 left) and a can of Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup. By the end of the night, my fingers have swelled up so much that they looked like little sausages. I know that too much sodium is not good for me during my pregnancy. I better watch my intake. So next Tuesday, I will be in my 12th week which marks the end of my first trimester. I can't believe how fast it is flying by. I feel like it was just yesterday when I found out that I was pregnant. I can tell Jeremy is getting kinda scared, but excited at the same time. The other night he said, can you believe we're going to have a baby. Yep, believe it because it's coming...LOL. He's been really sweet though. Catering to my every need. He's going to be such a great dad!

Wedding plans are coming along great. Everything is all set and now we're just waiting for the day. I took August 4 off because I have a doctor's appointment and after that, we are going to the Forsyth County Probate Court to get our marriage certificate. I don't think we are going on a big honeymoon like we planned on doing. We originally thought about going to the Canary Islands, but since I'm pregnant and all, we decided to save that trip for another time. Instead, we might just take a few days and go to Destin or something. Either way, it'll be nice to spend some time with my new husband.

Well, that's it for now and I'll post after I come home (to Atlanta...LOL).

By the way, school sucks!

Saturday, July 16, 2005

A Success

Today was Jill's bridal shower (the one I threw for her). It was suppose to be a surprise, but when she showed up, she didn't seem surprised at all. I thought her fiance Joe spilled the beans, but she later told me that she read in one of my blog entries that I was going to throw her a bridal shower. Oh well, it was still a success. She really enjoyed herself and she got lots of presents!

Jeremy and I went to IKEA today. It was sooo packed. It's like the mall. We went there in search of a huge clock we can hang above the mantel, but came out buying a coffee table, two end tables and some pictures. It was fun though. It's always fun to shop!

Some sad news. We gave our dog Bailey away. We gave him to a client of Jeremy's. He bit Jeremy one time a long time ago. It was really bad. It was really deep and Jeremy had to go to the emergency room and get a shot. We let that one go, but recently, Bailey bit Jeremy again. Jeremy's hand swelled up. We would've let that one go too, but now that we are expecting a baby, we don't feel safe with Bailey around. I mean, Bailey is a small Lasa Apso, but when we try and discipline him, he gets aggressive and we can't have that. Jeremy brought him to the guy's house when I was hosting the bridal shower so that I wouldn't see him off. I didn't even get to say goodbye. When everyone left and I was home by myself, before Jeremy came home, I cried so hard. I was so upset that I didn't even get to say goodbye. Even typing it now makes me tear up. We've had him for a year and a half and I miss him so much. But to know that this guy we gave him to has another small dog makes me feel better. At least Bailey has a playmate now. Jeremy and I are so tired when we get home from work that we rarely play with him and the weekends are so packed with stuff that Bailey hardly gets any attention nowadays. I really miss him though. I'm starting to cry now so I'm going to stop talking about him.

I'm such a procrastinor. I haven't done any of my economics homework and I have class Monday. I'm helping, or should I say watching, Jeremy put together the tables so I probably won't get to it tonight. After Church tomorrow, I really got to start cracking down on the homework.

Well, till next time...

Monday, July 11, 2005

Hurrican Dennis

I know I shouldn't be complaining because people in other parts of the country, like Florida, have faced more than I have due to this hurricane, but I need to vent! My one hour commute to work turned into a three hour ordeal this morning. Part of 141 was closed due to an accident, so therefore, I had to reroute and get on Old Atlanta to McGinnis Ferry to get onto 141. Old Atlanta was sooo backed up. Then, once I got onto 141, it was backed up all the way to States Bridge. The reason for the backup on 141 was because the traffic lights at two MAJOR intersections were not working and there were no cops directing traffic, so we had to create our own lights. That's an accident waiting to happen. To top it off, it was raining so hard off and on that I had to drive 30 mph. I knew I should've called in this morning...haha.

School has started back up. My first class was last Thursday. It went okay. I was soooo sleepy though. I have a class tonight. Dreading it. When it starts getting past 7, I zone out. I am so tired lately, all I want to do is spend the whole day in bed. That's what I did all weekend. Just laid in bed or the couch and watched television all day. I'm so lazy!

I don't know if any of you experienced this during your pregnancy, but this morning I woke up with a bloody nose...and I mean bloody. It ran down like water. It was so gross. It happened once before when I was a few weeks pregnant, and I read in a book that it's normal during pregnancy because I have more blood (or something along those lines), but I just wanted to make sure it was normal.

Well, I hope everyone had a great weekend and have a great Monday!

Friday, July 08, 2005

Should I Do It?

I am so dying to rent one of those heart doppler things, but I'm contemplating as to whether or not I should because I will get to hear it on August 4. I want to wait because I want to look forward to something, besides being pricked for blood, at my next appointment, but I am sooooo anxious to hear the heartbeat. What is a girl to do...

Thursday, July 07, 2005

My First Appointment

Today was my first prenatal appointment. I was so excited that I couldn't sleep last night. We went to bed late and I woke up early, even though I had the day off. I was just too excited about seeing my baby on the screen. So we arrived at the hospital at 11:30 and we filled out some consent forms, for like the HIV test and Cystic Fibrosis test. I chose not to be tested for Cystic Fibrosis because I don't know if my insurance will cover it and since I am not really at high risk, I figured why be tested. After giving a urine sample and getting weighed (I gained a pound and a half), they checked my iron and hemoglobin. Everything turned out fine. Then I was transferred to a room where they did a pap smear and then the doctor did the vaginal ultrasound. It was awesome. I saw my little baby and its little heartbeat. It was fluttering really fast. I didn't ask the rate of the heartbeat, but the doctor said it looked perfect. I'm actually surprised at its size because I am only 9 weeks and I just expected to see a dot, but it looks like a peanut. I was more excited to see the heartbeat because it just made it seem so real. The doctor gave me a couple of pictures so hopefully I'll get them scan soon so everyone can see.

After the appointment, Jeremy wanted me to stop by his office to show him. He was really excited. He went with me to the appointment, but his brother called and did something to almost mess up our loan that we are trying to get to refinance our house, so Jeremy had to leave and clean that mess up. I really wish that he was there though. He missed his baby's first heartbeat and ultrasound. I really wanted to share that special moment with him. But at my next appointment, August 4, the doctor said we will be able to hear the heartbeat with a doppler and Jeremy promised to be there for that.

My morning sickness has been calming down. I've been feeling pretty good this week. I would get nauseous and gag, but didn't vomit. But I still have food aversions that make me sick at the thought of them. I can't believe I am almost into the second trimester. It's all going so fast. I've been obsessed with A Baby Story. I watch it religiously. Watching the show makes me want to meet our baby so badly.

So that's what happened at my first appointment. I can't wait to hear the baby's heartbeat! I definitely will not be able to sleep the night before that appointment...LOL!

Tuesday, July 05, 2005

Fireworked Out

Man, I have never seen so much fireworks in my life. On Saturday, we went to downtown Norcross to watch fireworks with a few of our neighbors. On Sunday, we went up to Taylor's farm to cookout and hang out and watch fireworks. They were AWESOME! We had a blast! On Monday, we went to Lenox and watched fireworks with a couple of our neighbors. They were awesome! We ate at Houston's and watched the fireworks from the parking lot. The fireworks reflected off of this black building behind us. They were beautiful. The fireworks were sooo big. It looked like they were jumping right at us. We listened to Star 94 while watching the fireworks (they match the music to the fireworks) and that was cool. I love fireworks!

So Thursday is my first appointment. I think I am going to go with a midwife. Taylor had a midwife and just hearing the difference between them and doctors, I think I will do better with a midwife. If there are any complications during labor, there is always a doctor in the hospital, so I'll be alright. I wish I can get Emma (Taylor's midwife), but my insurance will only allow me to pick out of their provider list. But I'm sure I can get a midwife as sweet as Emma was to Taylor.

I hope everyone else had a great Fourth of July!

Friday, July 01, 2005

Judgment Day

I just received a call from New Natalies Bridals that my dress has arrived. I'm nervous to pick it up and try it on. I mean, I haven't gained too much weight, but I can tell my stomach has gotten a little bigger than when I bought the dress. Let's just pray that it'll fit and looks as gorgeous as it did before I got pregnant.

So my cousin Linda calls me yesterday to tell me she can't make it to the wedding. Her work is not allowing her to switch her day from the 10th to the 3rd. But no worries. I plan on asking a friend, who I initially wanted in the wedding, and I'm sure she will accept. I won't make her pay for the dress because she will need to spend a pretty penny on alterations. See, my cousin is a big girl and she ordered a size 16, which would still be too small on her, and my friend probably wears a size 8. Therefore, she's going to need to take half of the dress off and I'm sure it will cost a good amount for that much alterations. So I don't want to charge her for the dress and then make her pay for alterations. I made my mom pay Linda back for the bridesmaid dress. My mom will pay for what she's done. I don't think I should pay her.

I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Fourth of July weekend. Becareful with fireworks. I think Jeremy and I are going to go on a little date tonight. We plan on going to see Batman Begins...BOO. I really want to see Cinderella Man, but Jeremy says that sounds like a chick flick because of the word "Cinderella"..haha. We might do a dinner and a movie, but thinking about food right now is making me sick. But whatever we do, it'll be nice. We need to go out on dates as much as possible before the baby comes because after that, we won't be going on any...haha.

So you guys are probably curious about my title. Well, Judgment Day is the day I try on my dress. I will look either pretty pregnant or fat pregnant. Let's hope for pretty pregnant. I guess if I just work out my arms, I shouldn't worry too much. It's a sleeveless dress and all you'll see are my arms, so maybe I'll just keep them toned. As for the rest of me...I'm pregnant. Cut me some slack...=)