A Belly Picture...

Finally a belly picture for all of you who have been wanting and waiting to see one.

Easter...

This year for Easter, Jake and I started the day off by going to breakfast at Midvale Mining with his family. After breakfast we went over to his parents house and got our Easter gifts. Later in the afternoon we went over to my parents house for dinner and got our Easter gifts over there. Grandma and Grandpa Carsey and Jordison got us so many cute things for the baby.

Bed Rest!!

Yes I am on bed rest, but only till Monday (hopefully). On Sunday night I got up to use the rest room at about 2 am like I usually do, but it was not only urine I had massive diarrhea followed by vomiting. This went on till 8 am Monday morning. I then started to have back pain with a heavy pelvic pressure then labor pains. So around 9:30 am my mom took me into labor and delivery where they hooked me up to fetal monitors. The baby looked great and was never in distress, but I was showing a lot of contractions along with uterine irritability. They put an I.V. in and got me started on a liter of saline along with a dose of Zofran for nausea. They then started to give me another liter of saline. After I had both liters I was starting to feel much better but was still showing contractions and irritability. They then had me go to the bathroom so they could do a urinalysis. While we were waiting for the results they started me on a third bag of saline. My doctor had them check my cervix at this time. My cervix was closed but very soft. This concerned my doctor. He had them give me a shot of Terbutaline which within 20 minutes should stop the contractions. After about 10 minutes the contractions had almost gone away. We got the results back from the urinalysis which showed that I was still very dehydrated after the two bags of saline so my doctor wanted me to have a fourth bag. During that fourth bag I started showing some irritability again but not like it was. My doctor felt ok sending me home but on bed rest until my appointment on Monday. So I guess I have gotten some weird virus which made me have diarrhea and vomit which then made me dehydrated so my uterus got irritated which then caused me to have contractions. So this is why I have been put on bed rest for a week. I will let everyone know how things go on Monday.

Baby Update...

Today I had to take a Glucose test to make sure I am not getting Gestational Diabetes then they had to draw my blood then I went to see my doctor. I am now a little over 26 weeks and can't believe I will be starting my third trimester on Sunday! At my appointment they took my blood pressure, did a urinalysis, and took my weight. He measured me to make sure I am on target. I am measuring a half a centimeter bigger than most, the doctor was very excited about this since I have been measuring small. He listened to the heartbeat with the doppler, it was 155BPM. He checked my cervix to make sure it was doing good, since I have an incompetent cervix. He said my cervix is still closed and feels thick. This was great news! I go back on April 20. Everything looks great! I will keep everyone posted.

The Room, So Far...

For the past couple of weeks we have been working on cleaning, painting, and putting the furniture in the baby's room. Here is a preview of what we have done so far. We are still working on the bedding and we still need to put all of the butterflies and flowers on the wall. I will post more pictures as the room progresses.

Finally A Name...

After a long list of names we liked and months of going back and forth, we have finally chosen a name. We are going to name her Brinley Jordison. We are not sure on a middle name yet.

On Saturday we got started on the Baby's room. My mom, Jake, and his dad painted the room, since I am not suppose to be around the paint. We painted it pink and left some of it white. I have lime green, hot pink, brown, and tan butterflies and flowers that I painted to put on the wall around her name. My mom bought my comforter and it matches all of the colors perfectly. We ordered the furniture and it should be here any day. I will post some pictures soon.

Baby Update...

On Monday, I went to see the doctor. I am now just a little over 22 weeks. They took my blood pressure, took my weight, and did a urinalysis. We heard the baby's heartbeat, beating at 150 BPM. He measured me and I am measuring right on. He thought it would be funny to see what I should measure at at 40 weeks. I thought Jake was going to fall out of his chair when he saw how much more I needed to grow! I got to pick out a yummy flavor for my glucose test on March 25 to make sure I am not getting gestational diabetes. So all is well. I go back on March 25 and will keep everyone posted.

Going Private...

Hey everyone, I have decided to go private. If you want to view my blog please leave me your email address and I will add you. I will be doing this on March 1, 2009. Thanks

It's A Girl...

The shot to let us know she was a girl.

Her profile colored in pink.

Her foot.

3-D image of her sucking her thumb.

So today I went to Millcreek Imaging and had my ultrasound. The ultrasound was about an hour long. During the test they went over every single organ in the baby's body, starting from the head then down to the toes then to the heart and then they finally told us what we were having. They checked my placenta and the amniotic fluid. They took all sorts of measurements too. We got all of our pictures on a C.D. then we got the entire ultrasound on a DVD. What an awesome thing. This was probably one of the coolest things I have ever seen. Jake, my mom, and myself got to watch the test done on a HD flat screen T.V. We are so excited to be having a little girl!! I have already been shopping. We have a list of names that we like but nothing is set in stone. I will keep everyone posted.

Baby Update...

Today I went to see my doctor. I am now 18 weeks and 1 day. They took my weight, my blood pressure, and did a urinalysis. He also felt to make sure my uterus was where it was suppose to be. We heard the baby's heartbeat by doppler, beating at 145 BPM. I declined to do the genetic testing. I didn't want to be more stressed out! It's only a probability test anyway, not a "yes" or "no". I would like some feedback from my fellow bloggers if they did or did not do it. I can still change my mind in the next couple of weeks. So far everything looks great. We find out on Wednesday the sex of the baby, I can hardly wait!! My next appointment is on February 23, so I will keep everyone posted.

Christmas...

On Christmas day Jake and I woke up at 6am and did our Christmas then we headed to his parents house to open the gifts they got us. At 10am Jake's dad's side of the family came over for breakfast. We then headed to my parents house for a light lunch. By 5pm I was exhausted and ready to head home for the night. We had such a wonderful day seeing family, opening our gifts, and eating a lot of good food. I can't believe that next Christmas we will have a six month old!

Christmas Eve...

My new rocking chair for the nursery.

This year for Christmas Eve, Jake and I spent the evening at my parents house. We had dinner, opened our presents, then watched Christmas Vacation ( the greatest Christmas movie ever! ). It was very relaxing since every year on Christmas Eve we usually go to my grandparents house, but we are not doing that any more. We are starting this new family tradition.