So Much to Say!!!

Well although it has been a week I feel like 2 weeks because I have done so much! First of all I was suppose to have my 3d ultrasound this past Monday.... well on the way home from work last Friday I got way to anxious and decided to call and move my appointment up to Saturday. So Saturday Matt and I had a date day, because it is cheaper, and then went to our appointment to hopefully find out the sex of our baby. Well we now know and it's a boy!!!!!!!! This is what Matt and I have thought all along so we were very excited. Matt I think was a little more because he has always wanted to boy to be the oldest and look after the little sisters. They did tell us that it was 80% because we were only 15 weeks but we think we saw what we needed to. Of course the little one was doing flips and seemed very alert. We will be going back at 17 weeks for the package we had paid for and get a 10 minute video with lots of pictures.

So Saturday was over and the Sunday shopping began. Now that I new it was a boy you could not stop me from planning the nursery in my head. My mother, aunt, and myself went to Pennys Outlet to find some great deals on whatever we could get our hands on. We also went to TjMaxx and More and loaded up. When we left for home 6 hours later we could barely fit ourselves into the car, literally. My mom had to go back up the next day with a trailer to get the furniture we had all bought.

So at that point we had told my family and Matt's sister but waited to tell Matt's parents because they were coming over for dinner Sunday evening. I had bought a bear earlier and a blue blanket and put that out for them to see. They were so excited for us. Now that we know what it is, it just seems a little more real, along with the belly I have grown to love.

Tuesday we had our real doctor's apointment and once again we were not impressed. I asked the doctor about the flu shot I had gotten and he told me to get when I had first come in at 7 weeks. He said it was a "soft" area to get it in your frist trimester. HE DIDN'T TELL ME TO WAIT!! So once again I have something I was not told to hang over my head for a little while. I thought that would be it and a normal visit would continue, but I was wrong. He starts to tell me about my blood work and what blood type I am when my husband chimes in....um I hate to interrupt but I think you are looking at the wrong persons file. The doctor had a file up with a picture on it, so things like this don't happen, and it was not me. My husband then looked at the name on the computer and it was not me. The doctor then started shuffling through some papers and eventually asked my last name.....seriously??? This is a doctor I have heard nothing but good things about from everyone I talk to. Needless to say we scheduled the next appointment with a different doctor within the same practice. We are both hoping for a good visit next time.

So this week has been full of fun things. I am trying to clean out my office and extra bedroom because everything is about to change....need a baby's room to put everything I have already bought in. On Saturday my mother I am going to North Carolina to visit my sister and niece. We will be back and Monday and then she is coming to visit for a little over a week. I am so excited about this week coming up getting things done and no school!!!

A long week is over and a new one begins

So I am writing after many days of stress, crying, and hopefully now some relief. I am a Special Ed. teacher in a K-2 class. I have students on all different levels. I truly love what I do but it STRESSES ME OUT! Everyday you walk in it is a big unknown. Your day is determined on how your kids day go. So last week was a very rough week and on Thursday in the middle of the day I broke down crying. I was emotionally and physically tired, my students had finally worn me down. To add to that I have a huge deadline coming up so I went into work on Saturday to try and play catch-up. I did do a lot of shopping and retail therapy so I think I am better this week.

Yesterday was the start of 14 weeks for me!! I am so happy that I have made it here. I hear so many stories of people who it took years to conceive or they are at the point of finding out they are unable to have a baby altogether. That has been a fear of mine for years. I guess since I have wanted to be a mother my entire life to know that I couldn't would kill me.

So moving on to happier thoughts I made an appointment for a 3d ultrasound next week. We are hoping to find out the gender at that point. Then on Tuesday we go for our regular doctor's appointment. So a lot of exciting things are coming up! Next week is also my last week of school before our Thanksgiving break. I am hoping to go clothes shopping as well as fabric shopping for the baby's room. I can't wait!!!