~30 Weeks~

I'm now into my 30th week...wow it seems like the time has gone by fast. Now I'm going to the Dr.'s every 2 weeks. He's also having me do non stress testing twice a week and AFI Ultrasounds once a week til I give birth. A non stress is where they hook you up to the fetal monitor and check her heartbeat..the AFI Ultrasound is where they check the fluids around her. This is all because I have history of high blood pressure which is controlled by meds. It kinda makes me feel better knowing that if anything goes wrong it can be caught in time...it's also scary. She was being her stubborn self and it took her a while to get going....she was sleeping..so they gave me water to drink and she woke right up. They said from the U/S that she weights about 4lbs...kinda also freaky considering I have still almost 10 weeks to go. Right now she is breach and moves any way she wants. Whenever they do a U/S she has to move which make sit hard to see her.

Say Cheese

Christmas was so great this year. We spent Christmas Eve morning at home opening up our presents. I was very happy with mine. James got me the new Canon Powershot SD790 Elph. I've been wanting a new camera forever and I finally got one. I was very impressed with it. Austin got everything he wanted and so did James.

We spent Christmas Eve evening at my Aunt and Uncles house. We have done this for as long as I can remember. I love it because it's so low key and mt Aunt makes a simple dinner nothing fancy. Every year for about 16yrs my Aunt and Uncle dress up as Mr. & Mrs. Claus and give gifts to the kids. They kids love it and they love doing it. It never gets old. They are both retired and my uncle has Parkinson Disease so for them to keep doing it is amazing. My Uncle also likes to take the video camera around and record everyone so we got to watch very old videos of the past Christmas Eve's. It was nice seeing my Dad & Grandma in a few...we sure do miss them.

Snow Fun

So yesterday we decided to go to the snow. He went up to Donnor Summit with has a snow park. It's only cost $5.00 to park. We had tons of fun. But we were very cold. They boys played on the sleds and I just watched and took pics. We even had some nice hot chocolate which was nice and hot and very yummy. We wanted to go to a playland area which had some bigger slopes to go down and really nice tubes..but it closed at 3pm and it was already 1:30pm when we got there. So we didn't want to waste the money renting the tubes for only a little bit of fun. Overall we had a great time and lots of fun.

Just a little Peek

So today was our 3D Ultrasound..it was really neat but Sadie was being a little pest and wouldn't really let us see her. It was almost like she was laughing at us. We got a few good pics and a bunch of alien looking pics. They said she looks about 3 lbs...it also looked her head was huge and she had Flintstones feet. They said her spine looked great. The umbilical cord was everywhere...she even had it by her chin. Everything looked good and we were happy to see her. She really loved to move her hands around...she was moving them like crazy.

It's Baby Shower Time

Well not really til Jan but I wanna get the invites out early. The shower's going to be on Jan 17th. So anyone that wants to come send me your address...with post it here or email me at sugarplums25@yahoo.com.

Our Tree

Last night we decorated out tree. It was a lot of fun. We can't wait til next year when Sadie gets to be here to enjoy it also. I only have 89 days to go which seems like a lot but really isn't.

2nd Annuel Tree Cutting

This is the 2nd year in a row that we cut our tree down. It was soo much fun. We headed up to LaPorte on Sat morning to cut it down. We did this last year with the same set of friends. Only last year we found lost of snow. So this year was kinda strange when we saw no snow. The kids were a little bummed but still had fun. I let James and Austin pick out the tree because I was in no mood to hike to get my tree. I had to pee soooo bad and I was not going to pee in the woods..lol. So I just relaxed with the other people. Austin and James picked out a great tree. Austin even helped cut it down this year. We got home just in time to head to the Parade. What a great way to end the night. Here are a few pics...

Sadie Update

We had another Dr.'s appt today and everything is going great. She has a strong heartbeat and is kicking like crazy. James can now feel her and he's just amazed at how it feels. I now only have about 96 days to go. I can't wait til she gets here and my sleepless nights begin. It's going to be all worth it.

A Time for Thanks

I have so much to be thankful for this year. I'm thankful that God has giving James and I the chance to be parents. I'm thankful for a easy and health pregnancy so far. I'm thankful for having a wonderful husband that has stood by me and takes really good care of me. I'm thankful for a wonderful son that makes me smile each and everyday. I'm thankful for my family and the chance to become even closer to them. I'm thankful for wonderful friends and a awesome job that I love.

She's a Maniac.....

maniac in my tummy...Let me tell you this little girl goes crazy in my tummy. It feels wonderful to have her moving around in my tummy. Let me just say when she wants to me go to the restroom she means NOW...not 10 mins later. I love to lay in bed at night and feel her. I'm hoping James will be able to feel it soon. I can feel her but I want him to feel my tummy and see if he can feel what I feel. So also loves when I eat..she moves like crazy. I've only gained 5 lbs which is wonderful considering I'm already overweight. That just means she's eating everything I am. I'm also not one that says "I'm eating for 2". I eat like I normally do...sometimes I do get hungry later but I think it's because she has eaten everything and not saved me any..lol.

We have a 3D Ultrasound on Dec. 19th. We both can't wait.

~Baby Update~

Just a little update on baby Sadie. She's doing great and has a great heartbeat. All my test so far have been coming back great. I've been feeling great. My headaches in my neck have been doing way better. I only have one every now and then instead of every other day. I can feel her move a little...sometimes I still have to ask myself was that her or my tummy making noise. My next appt is Dec 1st. Sadie will be here before we know it and trust me we can't wait. We wanna hold her now.

They are sooooo Spoiled

When it is cold and rainy outside the dogs love to be under the covers sleeping. Roxy loves to sleep all day but Titan he loves to play so it's like keep a 3 yr old in the house when it rains...he acts like he has ants in his pants.

It's Halloween Party Time

Sat night we went to my co-worker Julia's house for a great Halloween Party. We had a lot of fun. It was nice being able to hang out with co-workers and their spouses. I just sat and watched everyone..let me just say I've never laughed so hard in my life. I had tons of fun. Julia and her husband John did a great job..thanks Julia and John for a great party.

It's a..................

Girl.....we are sooo excited. I can't wait to start buying all pink now. She will be named Sadie Ann Abbe. Ann after James's moms middle names.

Pumpkin Farm

Today we all went to the pumpkin patch. We had lots of fun but it was cold and windy. I love looking in the shops at all the neat things. I also love the pumpkin bread...yummmm. We had lunch and walked around for a while then we headed home. It was fun.

Please don't go girl.....

So last night was the long awaited New Kids concert. We had a blast. It was well worth the $90.00 per ticket to see them. The opening act was Lady GaGa. I had never heard of her before. She was ok. Then Natasha Bedingfield, she was really good. I liked her show. Then cam our men of the hour..or should I say a few hours. People went crazy when the lights went out. I must say they did a great job. They all sounded good except Jordan Knight. It was almost like he was trying to sing like he did 15 years ago. I was not impressed with him..but then again my friend Abby whom had front row seats and got a meet and greet with them said he was cocky...she said he acted like he was better then everyone else. So I think that's why he bugged me the whole night. Donnie and Danny were looking HOT. I had a blast and would do it again in a heartbeat.

19 Week

We are now 19 weeks along. Things are going great and I'm feeling good. We have decided to find out the sex of the baby. We have a Ultrasound on Oct 17th. I hope I can wait that long.

17 weeks

I'm now 17 weeks along and feeling really good. Besides a few headaches that are in my neck area I've been doing good. My husband tells me I have a nose of a dog because I can smell anything and most things stink to me. I'm getting excited as time goes by. Before we know it James and I will be parents. yeah I've been down this road before but he never has. It's going to be neat seeing him with the baby. He's great with Austin but I've never seen him with a baby...it should be interesting. I know he's going to be a great dad that already says our kid is going to eat every vegetable around..(I don't really like veggies). We plan on moving from this little duplex before the baby is born but we may have to wait til after...we have to save up some money first.

We already started our Christmas shopping. I'd rather get it done early so it's out of the way. We have just a few people left and of course Austin. I'm hoping to have it all done by Nov. We will see.

Austin is doing great in school so far. He took his school pics and I think it's the best pic he has ever taken. He doesn't have that fake smile like he always dose.

Just a little update....

I thought I would update everyone on what's going on around here. We have been busy these days. Austin started back to school in the middle of Aug. He's now in the 7th grade and really like all his classes. He's taking a leadership class this year which I think he'll do great in. He's also taking Algebra which he kinda likes but he scored so high on his test that he should be in that class. We think he's worried about not getting a A in the class. So far he's doing great in the class. James and I have been busy with work and enjoying our weekends together. We seem to always have something going on each weekend. I love the weekends when we just stay home and do nothing. We are also getting things ready little by little for the baby. I've been feeling great other then having some headaches and some tension in my neck which gives me the worse headache ever. I'm working on trying not to let that happen. I've been feeling great and the baby is grown well. We are hoping to find out the sex at the end of Oct. I'm 15 weeks along. And I have many more to go. James turns 30 tomorrow..I'm not to sure he's happy about that..lol. But then again we all get old sometime in life. Well that about it...I guess I should have said a long upate instead of a little.

The many faces of our 4 legged kids

We have 2 dogs which we love like crazy. They sometimes don't listen and sometimes get in everything but we still love them. Here are some pics of them. The smaller thinner one is Roxy she's our female and she 2 yrs old. The bigger and thicker one it Titan he's our male. He will be 1 this month...yeah he's way bigger then Roxy. Titan is our bad child..lol. He gets into everything and enjoys ever min of it. Roxy is our angel..she never gets into anything..it's funny how they are just like real kids.

186 days to go

I'm now 13 and half weeks. Wow I have a lone time to go. But to be honest time has been flying way for me. I had another OB appoint today and everything is going good. We got to hear a strong,healthy heartbeat. I've been having really bad headaches which would be cause from my Dr. taking me off one of my B/P pills. So he now wants me to take the one I'm taking now 3 times instead of 2 times a day. I sure hope it works because they headaches suck. We are hoping to find out the sex of the baby at the end of Oct. We can't wait. I know that March is a long time away but it will be here before we know it.

Hoping to feel better soon

On Sat. evening I started feeling a little under the weather. I knew it wasn't a cold but it had to be allergies. Well being pregnant you really can't take many meds. So I've had to suffer for the past few days. I missed work on Monday but went on Tues which was a mistake because I was like a zombie. I also missed work Wed just so I could get better by resting. I still have a bit of the allergies but I feel way better. Austin is also dealing with the same thing. I can't wait to feel 100% better.

Oh what a day

So yesterday when I got home from work our AC went out. Talk about wanting to go crazy. Our landlord came over right away. He worked on it for a few hours and thought he had fixed it...but we were wrong. It was 87 degrees all night in the house. We had to sleep with all the windows open something we don't do often. It was not a good night for any of us. I could sleep and my stomach was hurting all night. We called him this morning and told him that he had to be fixed today that we didn't want another sleepless hot night. Well let's just say it works great now. I guess he had to call a AC guy to come and fixed it. We didn't stick around to deal with the heat..we went to Sunsplash to keep cool. We had tons of fun. Although I couldn't go on any of the slides which I love to do I just settled for the lazy river and people watching all day. It was a nice cool day. We are all very tired and ready to sleep all night long.

~1st OB Appt

So today was my first OB appt. Everything went well and things are looking great. I was really excited about it all. We go back in 4 weeks and then we get to hear the heartbeat. I can't wait. I'm due March 8th. That seems soooo far away.

The Right Stuff

So when I was younger I was a huge New Kids on the Block fan..and when I say huge I mean huge. So they got back together and are now on tour..and guess who's going to see them..yeah ME...I'm so excited I can't wait. I know that sounds soo silly but I seen them once and had a blast. So Oct 9th I along with thousand of women my age will be signing and screaming like crazy.

Our Little Gummy Bear

So today was our first U/S and I must say we both were excited as can be. I was just hoping to see the heartbeat and see that everything was ok. Words can't begin to describe the happiness that both James and I have right now. We have one little tiny gummy bear. I was very happy with that. The Dr. said everything look great. We also heard the heartbeat which was 153 beats per min. It was so neat. He even gave us pics of our tiny gummy bear. We still don't wanna know the sex which I know is going to be hard and I'm sure we both will be tempted to find out but we both want the excitement of not knowing also. Our Dr. was telling us that this past month he has had a lot of women take clomid for the first time and get pregnant the first time. What a blessing. God sure does watch over us. After I got dressed James and I were coming out of the room and the whole staff was standing there clapping for us and telling us con grads...that was so sweet. The Dr. gave both of us a huge hug. I'm so happy that god has blessed James and I with this wonderful chance at being parents
together.

A Trip Down Memory Lane......

My step mom was kind enough to give me a box today with some of my dad's things in it. Anyone that knew my dad knows that he kept everything anyone ever gave. I came across some really neat things. A lot of high school things and really old papers. I was looking threw it and tears being to roll down my cheeks. I miss him so much. I know it's been over 7 yrs but it feels almost like it was just yesterday. I enjoyed looking at it all. There were lots of cards that people sent and as I sat there reading them I realized what a wonderful dad I had and how everyone that knew him loved him for the person he was. He was such a easy going man that just wanted to make people happy.I thought about passing these things on to my brother. I know he would really like them. I miss my dad each and every dad.

Thanks....

We just wanna say thanks to each and every person for all their prayers during the past month. It means so much to us knowing we have great friends and family in our lives. It's awesome knowing we have such a great God that knows just when the time is right for people. He has blessed us with a miracle and I will be forever grateful to him.

Our 1st Ultrasound will be....

on July 21...I can't wait. I know after dealing with the 2ww I can make it to the 21st. We both are sooo happy. Austin is very excited about having a little brother or little sister. We have decided not to find out what the sex is unless we are having more then one. We will know more on the 21st.

I was wrong about the BFN...it's really a BFP!!!!!

Sooo I thought AF was coming and just knew for sure she was. I was having some spotting on Monday which I thought was AF coming. That's what she does. Well after Monday morning I didn't see anymore blood. I told myself that if AF doesn't come by Sat I'll test. Well she didn't come so I tested Sat morning. I got up and took it with the 1st morning pee. I was shocked when it was a BFP...I was soo shocked I took the other test just to make sure and that also was a BFP...so I had my blood drawn and my levels where 324.5..I was very happy. I'm so happy that god has given us this chance..I'm thankful for the miracle he has given us. Thanks again to everyone for all their prayers!!

I Passed

So today I took my Phletbotomy State Exam and I passed. I was sooo nervous I couldn't stop shaking. But I did it and I'm so happy it's over...now I can finsih my book I was reading before the class started and I can start scrapbooking.

Well it's a BFN

Yup that's right AF come today or at least she's starting to. So all the symptoms I've been having are the results of her coming. This is very painful to expect and deal with. James and I wanted nothing more then to have a little baby. I thought I had a 99% chance of this happening. Well I was wrong..I must have been the 1% chance. I didn't even know what to think this morning when she came. I wanted to scream at the top of my lungs. If one more person tells me that it's going happen "next time" I so will scream. These are people that have never dealt with infertility problems. I'm now back to the point where I'm blaming myself for me not get pregnant. I blame my weight the most. If I wasn't so overweight maybe it would happen for us. We won't try again til Sept just so we can save up again. I don't even know if I should use the same donor or pick another one. I have no clue what to do now. I know one thing I'm going to try to lose as much weight between now and then.

Side Effects or Symptoms???

So have you ever taken some meds and read the side effects??? I think we all have at one point in our lives. By looking at them you say "oh yeah I have or have had that side effect". That's how I feel right now. I feel so many effects right now I don't even know what to think. I have a little cramping almost like AF is coming and then also I've felt like I was going to throw up yesterday for just a few mins. I also have tender breast..well not really breast but nipples..(sorry for TWI). I never recall having tender nipples when I'm about to start AF..but who knows. Also I've noticed my pee is a neon yellow color and that's even with tons of water in me. Which is clear whenever I drink lost of water. I don't know what to think. I just know that Sat can't get here fast enough. I almost lost in this past Sat and tested. I so could have because I have a test left but I didn't. I just feel I would be less hurt if AF came verses taking a test before it's time to test and getting a BFN. So we will see.

Still hanging in

So I'm still hanging in there. It's been ok dealing with this 2ww. I'm sure next week will drag and I will go crazy. So far I'm still feeling ok but having a few AF symptoms. But I was told that may happen. We are holding out hope that God will bless us. If AF doesn't come by next Sat morning I'm going to take a HPT. I've been buying a few baby things here and there for a while. We have under 10 things but it feels really go to buy them. I saw some clearance things today and grabbed them up. I know I may be setting myself for heartache but I still do it. Austin keeps asking "when am I going to find out if I'm going to have a little brother or sister". We keep telling him in a few weeks. I asked him that if we do get PG if he's going to be in the delivery room and he said "noway I may pass out". I laughed. I'm hoping if that time comes for us he will change his mind. I want him as much as involved as he can be.

I just wanna say thanks again to everyone for all their prayers and encouraging words...they mean the world to us.

So Far...

I've been feeling ok. I kinda have some cramping going on but that's about it. I feel tired but then again so much has been going on for me the past few weeks that I think I'm burnt out. I kinda feel like I have a score throat. But I'm also not sure if I starched my throat when I was eating taco salad for dinner. I sure hope I'm not getting sick.

I'm still taking the Phlebotomy class. I'm almost done. I just have Ch 3 test which I plan on taking tomorrow and I still have the online part, lecture and the state board. I also have a few more draws to do. So about 2 more weeks and we should be all done.

I'm hoping that this time next year....

James will be celebrating his 1st Father's day. He kinda already does as Austin's step dad but I know how much he wants to have a little one of his own. I keep praying that it's going to happen. I have to have faith and hope.

This would have been a great weekend for you Dad..a birthday on Sat and Father's Day today. You would have loved it. That also would have meant dessert 2 days in a row...we love and miss you each and every day. Please watch over us and keep us safe!!

Happy Birthday Dad

Today my dad would have been 63 years old. As most of you know he passed away 7 years ago from cancer. I miss him so much each and everyday. I know that he would be really pound of me and how my life has turned out. He was a easy going man that never really let anything get to him. I know it was his time to go but it also was to soon for us. Austin was only 5 years old, but he still has memories of his grandpa. My dad always had a different name for Austin...he would either call him Houston and Dallas...reason being because I named him Austin and that was a city in Texas and then when we moved to Germany he called him Conrad. I'll never forget the weeks I spent with him before his passing. They were the best weeks ever. Dad I hope you have the best birthday ever...we love and miss you bunches. Hugs and kisses!!