Friday, September 12, 2008

Week 16

The baby is getting much bigger and I feel it all of the time. It's strange feeling this extra thing inside myself that moves. It's a bit surreal. I'm really exhausted, but after next weekend I'll have one less thing to worry about. We leave on Thursday for Madison and will head to Detroit on Friday for the show. It's tough working on the homework issue and trying to get the painting stuff done. I really should have been painting tonight, but I'm really tired and really need a little break. I'm excited to go to our next appointment on the 6th. I will be 20 weeks, half way there and we will finally find out the sex. Our last appointment on the 9th was short but we got to listen to the heartbeat which was 140 bpm. I also had the blood test for down syndrome and it must have come back as negative because we didn't hear from the doctor. We've had some people tell us it's a girl because of the heartrate and others tell us it's a boy. It's pretty funny. The kids at my school were upset because I couldn't go with them on their field trip today because they were going to the water treatment plant which is apparently rather disgusting. It was cute though. They complained to their other teachers that I couldn't go with them, "because of the BABY!!" Apparently this was very upsetting..... And really cute to me.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Weeks 13, 14, and 15

So, it's been awhile. I started school a couple of weeks ago. The meds the doctor put me on are working for the most part. I have about a day a week that I don't feel so good, but I think it is mostly my body trying to make up for the lack of rest. I started a second job on Monday. I'm working in a photo studio. I'm a little worried about myself but we really need the money, especially if we are going to fix the nursery so it is livable for baby. We are going to stop at Ikea outside of Chicago to get a crib on our way back from Detroit in a couple of weeks. I'm excited. I love Ikea. We have our next appointment on the 9th. I'm excited to make sure everything is going well. I was feeling the baby move a bit a few days ago. It felt like butterflies in my tummy, but I haven't felt it for a couple of days. I'm sure it's because the baby is so small though. I'll feel better after we see the doctor though. Well, that is all for now. I'll repost after our next visit!