Zzzzzzz....

I don't know if it there is still a lot of tryptophan in my system or just the wear of growing a baby, but I am so tired!!! I barely feel like I have the energy to type this. I just want to pull a Rip Van Winkle and sleep for a good 20 years. I'd settle for 20 minutes at this point. ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......

Bad Little Blogger

I have been sorely lacking in the daily blogging department. I apologize. :(
There has been so much going on, and when there is not all I want to do is rest. Making a person is hard work! The other night I went to bed at 9! Last night at 8:30!! I still deal with morning sickness from time to time. And yesterday I had to battle a migraine sans Advil Migraine. I wanted to chop my own head off. For Baby Fuzzy's sake, I decided against it.
This weekend mi familia from Maine (minus Andy) came home to surprise my Grandma and Grandpa McCoy for their 50th wedding anniversary. I wasn't there when they were unveiled, but heard that Grandma cried like anything. :) She cried at the party too. The family surprised her and Grandpa with an Alaskan cruise for next year. Ain't we sweet? :)
The party was also the first opportunity for Albert and I to show off my growing bump. I can put some pictures up later today after I steal them from my sister. (insert evil laughter here)

WE HEARD THE HEARTBEAT!!!

Yesterday I had my first appointment with the clinic's nurse practitioner. Albert (being the wonderful boyfriend and daddy-to-be that he is) canceled all his other plans to come with me. He wants to come to all my appointments with me :) Love that man!
They gave me my exam and I got my seasonal flu shot, as well as the H1N1. (Mother, you may rest at ease now.) Shots are as unpleasant as I remember them. And I didn't even get a sucker. :( My nurse was extremely pleasant and good-humored, though. She thought I was just hilarious.
The nurse practitioner came in and I got a breast exam, among others. ugh. She also checked the size of my uterus and said I was about 13 weeks, which is right where I thought I was. I also have a good pelvis for childbirth. Score for me! ha ha
Next came the exciting part! She squirted goo all over my stomach and pulled out the Doppler (not just for weathermen!). I was surprised how quickly she found it. After less than a minute of searching, the unmistakable sound of a quick, little heartbeat filled the room. I melted. Albert beamed. He held my hand and we both just stared at my tummy, grinning madly. I damn near cried!
At that moment, this whole experience felt more real than it ever had. No doubt our baby is in there! We both feel more connected.
Now I can hardly wait for the next appointment! We hopefully will be getting a sonogram!

Home, Sweet, Home

My fabulous vacation has ended. :( I miss those maniacs already! I am happy to be with Albert again. I missed him like crazy! I think I love him, but don't tell anyone I said that! haha
Another plus about being home is that I finally got to go to my first doctors appointment. And you'll never guess what I discovered! (brace yourself!) I'm pregnant! Who knew.
I got some bloodwork done and I'm all set up for WIC. Albert and I met with our social worker. I really like her! Everyone at the clinic was so kind and helpful. We have more reading material and phone numbers than I know what to do with! Although I did teach my nurse something about toxoplasmosis. :) She wasn't aware that one could have an immunity and there were tests available to discern that. I felt super smart! haha
The nurse also attempted to find a heartbeat for us, but baby fuzzy was hiding. I have another appointment next week with the doctor, so look for more exciting baby news then!

P.S. To all those in our situation, the name of the clinic is Maturnal & Infant Care. It's based out of the Central Park Community Center on Clay. And you sign up for healthwave at SRS. It's just a questionaire and you mail it in, but they will back pay your baby bills after you are approved.

Happy Birthday to ME!

Happy birthday to me. Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday dear me. Happy birthday to me!

The big 2-4! (but if you ask Chloe, I'm just old.) Can't believe I'm this old already. I don't feel like I should be. At the same time, I don't feel like I should be any younger either. Probably because I am so happy with where I am in life now. I have a secure and steady job (though it would be fine with me if I could work somewhere else ha ha), a loving wonderful and very handsome boyfriend, and I'm soon to be a mommy. :) Life is pretty good.
Hopefully by the time I am home from my vacation, I will have news about insurance so I will finally be able to get in to the doctor. And by now we will get to hear our baby's heartbeat!!!! Our sweet little angel hasn't been very nice to me for my birthday, however. I have been very tired all day and my present was the privilege of having to eat breakfast twice. I have received some pleasant items, though. A card from Amanda and the girls, one from Mom, lots of birthday wishes via facebook, and Amanda and Chloe took me out to lunch at the Olive Garden. So it wasn't a total loss.
Poor Tory had to go to the doctor's office this afternoon, however. Poor little rugrat has an ear ache and possibly another infection. :( Tomorrow is her school program, which she may or may not get to attend. :( So here's hoping she feels better tomorrow.

Brrrrrrrrrr!!!

It's snowing right now, here in Biddeford, ME. Yes; you heard correctly. Snow. It has been cold since I got here. At least I am having a good time. No, scratch that: I am having a great time! Chloe's birthday could not have been better; she had such a happy and great day! What a sweetheart! She loved the book I gave her: How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You?. And the cake Amanda and I made for her turned out to be a very cute mistake. Mickey Mouse turned panda bear.
Yesterday we all loaded up in the Tahoe and headed out to the pumpkin patch. (For pictures, see the blogs I follow, Home is Where the Coast Guard Sends Us.) Today has been a take it easy kind of day. No more strenuous than a trip to Kohl's and Walmart (during which it started the rain which had now become snow).
Baby Fuzzy, as my nieces call "her", hasn't been giving me too much trouble since I left Kansas. Thank goodness! I was terrified I'd spend my entire trip in the bathroom. Flying didn't even seem to faze this kiddo. Resilient. Gets it from me. :)

VACATION!!!!

Sorry for the recent lack of posts. Albert and I have been in Seneca for the last several days. Alas, Rosie and Phil left for Portland yesterday afternoon. Won't see them again until December :( It was a good visit. They gave us a cute little card of congratulations, which I will have to photograph and put up on here for all to see.
It gets better! My vacation isn't over yet!!! Whoot whoot! Tomorrow, before dawn's butt crack even starts showing over the sky's plumber pants, I will be on the road toward Kansas City International. Maine-ward bound, I am! I will spend the next 10 days with my favorite big sister and the most adorable little girls ever born (to date: I may steal the title for myself). We will pick pumpkins, throw birthday and Halloween parties, witness spectacular elementary school programs, and make delicious and lovely treats. I can't wait!
But before I run out of evening, I must conquer the mountain of laundry in my bedroom, clean the apartment, bathe, and pack. Packing should prove a challenge unless I miraculously develop Mary Poppins like skills to fit all my sweaters and warm fuzzies into one suitcase with room to spare. ( I think I can leave floor lamp at home.)