Conversations

The other day Gabe had a great idea or at least he thought so. He told me that if I didn't want to buy clothes for the baby that I should just put his and Carissa's clothes in the dryer and leave them. Then they would be small enough for the baby to wear. This was shortly after he saw a cartoon that showed someone's clothes being shrunk by the dryer.

Then today Carissa was talking to me in the car and told me that soon I would have 3 kids to take care of and that it will be more work for me. (She has told me that a few times, and it sounds like she is teasing me.) Both Carissa and Gabe have been asking for a little brother and little sister for a couple of years now. So, after she said that to me today, I told her that if they get what they want I will have to end up with 4 kids to take care of. (I was curious what she would say to that.) Her response, "Well, you love daddy, right?" I said, "yes." She then responded with, "Well, then you just can't stop." Then she went on to explain to me that I have 3 siblings.

No Divorce

I figured that I should probably post a little update on here too. I dismissed my divorce case a few weeks ago. Ben and I have decided to work on things, and are pretty much figuring it out as we go. But, we are staying married and for now Ben is still living in CO.

14 week appointment

Everything went well with my 14 week appointment. The baby's heartbeat was between 150 bpm and 161 bpm. I go back in 4 weeks, and in the meanwhile I need to talk to the insurance again. Depending on how that goes, I will decided which blood test if any I will be getting at my next appointment. Also, I need to call to schedule my 20 week ultrasound soon. I only have 5 more weeks until hopefully we will know if the baby is a boy or girl, and I'm sure that time is going to go by fast.

6 year old check up and flu shots

Friday was Carissa's 6 year old check up, and she got the second dose of the flu shots. She did great at her appointment, including the shots. She has decided that if you relax shots aren't as bad, a very good idea. It has taken a couple of months, but finally all three of us are done with flu shots. Carissa is 43 1/2" tall, and weighs 40 lbs. She grew 3 inches over the last year.

Carissa's Party and Ultrasound

On Friday morning, Ben and I went to my ultrasound appointment. I still had the ultrasound, but I won't be getting the integrated screening afterall. The insurance won't pay for one of the lab tests, and would have paid for a list of all the other components. As it turns out it is an all or nothing test, so I won't be doing it. But, I still had the ultrasound and I screening for risk factors and we aren't in any high risk groups. We got pictures of the baby's hand and foot to take home.

Then that evening was Carissa's party. She got to have her birthday cake, and then she opened presents and played for a little while before going home.

Carissa's Birthday

Carissa's 6th birthday was on Wed. and she got to take a treat to school with her for her class. They finished the whole bag of oreos that she brought. Then after school, we dropped Gabe off at his gymnastics class and went to pick up Ben at the airport. Then we headed to pick up Gabe from my mom, because Gabe's class was over before we left the airport. Once we were all together, we headed over to Joe's Crab Shack for some dinner. That was Carissa's choice for dinner, and she got to be a pretty, pretty princess while they sang Happy Birthday to her. Then tonight we will go to my parents' house to have cake and for Carissa to open her presents. I was kind of surprised that when I gave her the choice of opening the presents from me on her birthday or waiting until tonight that she picked to wait until tonight.

These are the photos that Joe's Crab Shack took:

First prenatal appointment

This time I'm seeing a new doctor and going to a new office as well, so I wasn't entirely sure what to expect. Most of my appointment went like I thought it would with the normal exam, labs, etc. Then I was hoping that I would get to hear the heartbeat today, and I got even better. I got a quick ultrasound to check the size of the baby with my due date, which turned out to go together pretty well. I got to see the baby wiggling around, and see and hear the heartbeat. It was 171 bpm. Also, I'm about 4 pounds under my starting weight right now, but that seems to be a normal pattern for me. And, I've already gained some of my weight back, so I'm on the right track. I have my next appointment in a month, but I have another ultrasound on the 29th of this month and Ben will be here for that one.