It's been a long time!

Wow! It's been a month. I must apologize to my one true follower (you know who you are), I just don't seem to have any motivation these days. What do they say? Inspiration just won't come...

So much has happened in the last month. The most exciting thing is that we now know that our baby is a BOY!!!! Wow, what a shock! Draino told us it was a girl, mother's intuition told us it was a girl. We were 98% sure he was a she. But we should know by now that we can't predict and sure enough, there were boy "parts". Part of me is still expecting to meet a baby girl in the hospital. Crazy eh! Awesome though. I love saying "my son". It's the best feeling ever. Kaleb William Wallace is going to be loved and is loved more than we could ever imagine.

What else has happened....Kaleb has started kicking. Actually, he started kicking a few weeks ago but I thought it was gas pains. It wasn't until a week ago when I saw where his feet were on the ultrasound that I knew he was making himself known. It's such an amazing feeling to feel him. I feel so relieved and find myself feeling a lot less stressed now that he keeps tapping me and saying hello. I can't wait until Mike can feel him too.

We didn't tell anyone what we were having until yesterday. We had our friends and family over for a big reveal. It was fun but a lot of work. We spent the entire week painting his room. We LOVE it!! It was a lot of work and I will never give myself a time limit again but it was fun. Hope you like!

And one more thing, I'm sick...AGAIN! Since I last wrote I have had a sinus infection which forced me to stay off work for a week. And now, I have a wicked cold. My nose is so stuffed and there is nothing I can take for relief. I think this has to be worse than the morning sickness (which I still have btw). At least with m/s you get relief after you throw up, now I just feel like crap all the time!!! Let's hope this passes!

I think I did it, I think I updated you on everything that has happened in my life for the last while. If you are reading this, please leave a comment. That way I'll know whether or not it's worth me updating more frequently. Thanks!

Ciao!

It's a baby!!!

Just had my 11 week ultrasound. Everything is perfect! The technician said that the heatbeat is beautiful! The LoveBug is measuring at 11 weeks 3 days! One day bigger than he/she should be. Uh Oh!!!! I am so happy and so relieved!

Isn't the LoveBug beautiful???!!!!
No more complaining or worrying for this Mommy! I'm just going to go with the flow!

11 weeks and counting...

I am 11 weeks and 1 day pregnant!! This is a record for me. My first pregnancy ended at 11 weeks exactly. I am still nervous. I have been having pains in my abdomen the last few days, not cramps but possibly, hopefully, gas pains. Tomorrow is our second ultrasound and I am truly excited. I think that once I see a happy baby there I will feel 100% better and I will be able to relax a little bit, I'm sure there are many of you that will be excited to hear that! Anyway, I'm going to go celebrate!

I feel better

I met my OB today for the first time. Dr. L. is so amazing! She is gentle, friendly, knowledgeable and she just gets "it"! She spoke to me in such a calm way that I felt reassured. Unfortunately I'm not far enough along at 10 weeks to hear the heart beat despite her amazing effort at trying. She said that this is normal and that I shouldn't be alarmed. I was quite upset though. I'm so worried that I'm going to miscarry again. To reassure me, Dr. L. is sending me for an ultrasound just to make sure that everything is ok. She hopes this will settle my nerves and make me feel better. I love that! She didn't have to do that but she obviously understands how stressful the whole pregnancy journey can be.

So many of you have left me nice comments and have tried to make me feel better. I promise to do my best to think positively from here on in until I have reason to feel scared and nervous. And that's not going to happen! I appreciate all your support. It means the world to me...Thank you!

Tomorrow is my first appointment

I look forward to it with mixed emotions. I am so nervous!!! Unfortunately my husband can't come with me, he has to work and can't take any time off. He exhausted all his sick days with my last pregnancy. When I called to change the appointment the nurse said that it would be fine. She said that Mike wouldn't miss anything and that if he was going to take an unpaid sick day, to wait until our 18 week ultrasound. Mike is totally ok with that. I thought I was too until I found myself blubbering like an idiot this afternoon at the thought of going by myself tomorrow. I shouldn't worry about it but I keep thinking about the last time I went to see an OB. That day will always remain in my head. That was the day that I was told that my baby had failed to grow and that I was having a miscarriage. What happens if things go wrong tomorrow? What if I get the same news? What will I do by myself?

Please pray for me and our baby. I pray that everything goes fine and I walk away with some great news or at the very least, a sense of well-being.

It's ok...

I have some great friends. I love that they will read what I write and reassure me that everything is ok. I have used their advice to give myself time to relax, to not feel bad when I can't do anything but lay there, or when I need to complain that I feel like crap. It's ok. Thank you!

I did manage to get going a little bit this weekend. Mike and I painted our bedroom on Friday and Saturday. I HATE THE COLOUR!!! I can't wait to repaint it. It changes colours during the day. I can tolerate it in the morning but by bedtime it's this awful minty green colour. Very wrong in my world!

Yesterday Mike and I ventured to IKEA to buy some curtains for our place. I washed and shrunk my living room curtains. It has been a nice weekend. I love spending time with my man. I did have 2 of the worst days so far for morning sickness so I've given myself permission to relax today. It's ok!

I think I'm going to have a nap....

What a long summer this has been....

Wow! I'm not really good at his blogging thing. I guess I just figured my life isn't very exciting. All I do anymore is sit on the couch trying to muster up enough energy to do anything! I shower, sit, brush my teeth, sit and rest, eat, sit, my day is long and boring. I worry what I might be like when I'm further along! Thank goodness Mike is amazing and patient with me. I love him!

We are going to paint our bedroom this weekend. I am excited for that. Our bedroom is going to look so good! I don't think I'm a fabulous decorator but this is my first place so it's exciting to design.

I discovered that my clothes are starting to get smaller. I went to a maternity shop the other day looking for some shorts. I was nervous. I figured I didn't deserve to wear maternity clothes yet because I'm only 8 weeks along. I thought I would feel awkward but believe it or not, I wasn't the only newly preggo person in there! I felt comfortable and like I belonged. I managed to find 3 pairs of shorts for $40. Can't beat that! And, best of all, they are SOOOOO comfortable. I can actually wear them over my belly. It's the best feeling in the world!