So I realize that it has been about 20 months since the last time I wrote, which is completely absurd. I feel terrible that I haven't been updating the blog, mostly because it was my goal to not lose touch with friends and family through use of the blog, and now that Lukas is born, I would love to have this to look back and track his growth. I am mad at myself for not writing down much about Lukas in the last 18 months, and I really want to change that. Not necessarily for him, because I highly doubt if he will ever care to look at this, but for me, because I KNOW when he graduates from high school or gets married, I am going to want to look back and remember my baby. He is getting so BIG. He's not a baby anymore, yes to some he is still a baby, but he's becoming more of a toddler/kid everyday.
At his 18 month check up he was in the 54th percentile for weight, and height, and 47th percentile for head circumference. He has literally ALWAYS been in the 50th percentile for height, but his weight has come down TREMENDOUSLY. He was always in the 90th percentile for weight, but has not gained weight really since he was at least 1 year old. He is a healthy little boy, right on track developmentally. He has a hernia (not sure how many of you know about that) that we are keeping an eye on, He has had it for probably 4 or 5 months now. It hasn't changed and we're just keeping an eye on it, they won't talk about surgery until he is 4 or 5 years old because they don't like to do surgery on little kids if it's not necessary, so we're just hoping it will go away on its own! He is quite a physical child, prefers running around, being chased, and playing ball, to sitting down and playing with his toys. Lately though other than balls (literally ANY kind of ball), he has taken a fascination to match box cars. He's starting to play with those quietly and push them around, it's fun to watch. His current FAVORITE book is Z for Zamboni, he absolutely loves it, and makes me read it to him every day! It teaches the alphabet and hockey at the same time. He points out all of the sticks on the page, and the puck, says hockey, and points to daddy sometimes haha. There was a hockey game on the other day and mike and lukas were just GLUED, it's fun that he already likes hockey so much. Mike likes it, that's for sure! He knows most of his alphabet, i can point to a letter and he can tell me what it is, and a lot of the numbers (2, 3, 6, 9, 8). It is SO fun to watch him learn, and point to letters when we read or out and about. He is so interested in words. He also loves leapfrog videos and dogs! His favorites foods are peanut butter an jelly, milk, yogurt, cereal bars, and those fruit and veggie packs and chicken. He is quite the talker, has tons of words and just never stops jabbering. Except for when he pretends like he is shy in new situations, then he gets quiet. He LOVES skype, when he hears the skype ring he runs to the computer to say hi.
Anyways, as far as Mike and I go, we're doing well. I just got accepted into the accelerated track for my MSW program, so I will be graduating faster, which is great news! We have a lot of changes coming up in our near future, and a lot of big decisions to make, we're just trying to take it all in stride with a smile on our face! I will update this when I can be more open about it :)) We miss home though and are hoping to visit in August, but we'll see! Mike is doing really well at work, he should be going to the promotion board within the next few months. We have tremendously changed our lifestyle habits, we eat "clean" (no processed foods) and juice daily, obviously we still go out and will eat junk if we are forced to, but we try not to. All because of the video Hungry for Change, watch it, it will change your life in a good way. I have tried incorporating only organic beauty products as well, that's harder and i'm not a stickler about it, but it's still an important part of my life now! It's fun to watch how healthy Mike has gotten because of watching Hungry for Change, he used to live on top ramen and now won't eat it at all!! I'm proud of him :) Annnnd, I think that's about it for now!! Hope everyone has a happy day!!
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Lukas wants out!
Hello!
So i thought I would just write one update for everyone who reads this, so I'm not explaining it a million bazillion times. As most of you know I was in the hospital for the last 3 nights. On weds I had a dr's appointment and he put me on bed rest for contractions, which I started to monitor because I was getting some sharp pains in the back as well the night before and that morning. So for about two hours i timed them, and they were about 5 minutes apart, so Mike immediately said, I'm taking you to the hospital. He didn't like that I wasn't taking it very seriously, but I also didn't want to be one of those girls that ends up in labor and delivery a million times because of braxton hicks contractions haha. Anyways, I packed a bag, not thinking i'd need it at all, but just trying to appease Mike haha. So by the time we got to the hospital they put me on the non stress test to measure my contractions and they were 3 minutes apart, which is when you're actually in labor. They then did an ultrasound, and said the baby is fine, they checked to see if i'm dilated and I'm not, which is why they think that with rest and the medicine they can stop Lukas from coming too early. He is in position and dropping but that's toootally natural at 32 weeks. In fact, most of it is, just not the contractions being so close together. Rule of thumb i guess is if you get more than 7 in an hour you should go to the hospital if you are before 37 weeks. After 37 weeks you wait until you're in active labor. The good thing is we got there in time and they hooked me up to an IV which gave me a medicine that realllllly helped, it stopped the contractions entirely. But the medicine SUCKED, i'm not going to lie, i never want to go back for that haha. It makes your heart race SO bad, they do EKG's on your heart twice a day just to make sure your heart is still ok. The first night they had to give me medicine to slow down my heart rate, and even then it was going super fast. yikes. The odd part, and good part, is it didn't effect Lukas' heart at all! They also gave me two shots while I was there, of some medicine that helps Lukas' lungs develop in case he does come early, because other than weight gain, lung development is the most important thing left in the next two months. So the second day they reduced the amount of medicine, and since I started getting a few contractions, they wanted to keep me another day without the medicine to see if the contractions came back. And they did, but what can they do, keep me there for 4 weeks hooked to an iv?? nooo thanks. So, I'm still getting them, but not 3-5 minutes apart, in fact its back to my normal couple an hour. I'm going to just relax at home, they want me to go to my OB on mon or tues, aaaand i'm going to do what I can to keep this little man inside me for at LEAST 4 weeks. They say the prognosis is good though because i'm not dilated. sooo thats good news! I realllly wish I knew what was causing this though! He's healthy and nothing is wrong with him at all, so that's the good thing!! Anyyyways, my boss at work has been awesome about it all too, she told me that I don't need to worry, my job is not at stake and that I can just focus on me and the baby and then we can work on deciding what I'm going to do later. She said i can go for half days, or i dunno. At this point I may as well not work anymore, although the money has been nice :) probably not worth it! sooo i think that's all for now, I asked the dr at what point I should go back, and he said if i get contractions, i was like ummm im getting them now, lol. I think part of it is just natural for me, some women get a lot more! i'm sure everything will turn out fine and he will end up being LATE lol.
Anyways, Mike has been great and has been able to come visit me in the hospital most of the time I was there, we played games and watched movies! and I learned and made a list of all the important numbers for him to call if something happens again so that family knows what is going on. So that's good. Mike is now at hockey, which has been keeping him busy! He's playing for two teams now, the Rangers (which he played for last year) and is the soldiers only team, and then he's also playing for the Knights, which is mostly German adult league, but it's more intense and there's hitting, which he loves. So that's fun :) He also got promoted last week!! He's now a specialist, which is the step prior to sergeant. So we're proud of that :) He deserved it too! annnyways, i think it's bed time! Hope everyone is doing well!!!
So i thought I would just write one update for everyone who reads this, so I'm not explaining it a million bazillion times. As most of you know I was in the hospital for the last 3 nights. On weds I had a dr's appointment and he put me on bed rest for contractions, which I started to monitor because I was getting some sharp pains in the back as well the night before and that morning. So for about two hours i timed them, and they were about 5 minutes apart, so Mike immediately said, I'm taking you to the hospital. He didn't like that I wasn't taking it very seriously, but I also didn't want to be one of those girls that ends up in labor and delivery a million times because of braxton hicks contractions haha. Anyways, I packed a bag, not thinking i'd need it at all, but just trying to appease Mike haha. So by the time we got to the hospital they put me on the non stress test to measure my contractions and they were 3 minutes apart, which is when you're actually in labor. They then did an ultrasound, and said the baby is fine, they checked to see if i'm dilated and I'm not, which is why they think that with rest and the medicine they can stop Lukas from coming too early. He is in position and dropping but that's toootally natural at 32 weeks. In fact, most of it is, just not the contractions being so close together. Rule of thumb i guess is if you get more than 7 in an hour you should go to the hospital if you are before 37 weeks. After 37 weeks you wait until you're in active labor. The good thing is we got there in time and they hooked me up to an IV which gave me a medicine that realllllly helped, it stopped the contractions entirely. But the medicine SUCKED, i'm not going to lie, i never want to go back for that haha. It makes your heart race SO bad, they do EKG's on your heart twice a day just to make sure your heart is still ok. The first night they had to give me medicine to slow down my heart rate, and even then it was going super fast. yikes. The odd part, and good part, is it didn't effect Lukas' heart at all! They also gave me two shots while I was there, of some medicine that helps Lukas' lungs develop in case he does come early, because other than weight gain, lung development is the most important thing left in the next two months. So the second day they reduced the amount of medicine, and since I started getting a few contractions, they wanted to keep me another day without the medicine to see if the contractions came back. And they did, but what can they do, keep me there for 4 weeks hooked to an iv?? nooo thanks. So, I'm still getting them, but not 3-5 minutes apart, in fact its back to my normal couple an hour. I'm going to just relax at home, they want me to go to my OB on mon or tues, aaaand i'm going to do what I can to keep this little man inside me for at LEAST 4 weeks. They say the prognosis is good though because i'm not dilated. sooo thats good news! I realllly wish I knew what was causing this though! He's healthy and nothing is wrong with him at all, so that's the good thing!! Anyyyways, my boss at work has been awesome about it all too, she told me that I don't need to worry, my job is not at stake and that I can just focus on me and the baby and then we can work on deciding what I'm going to do later. She said i can go for half days, or i dunno. At this point I may as well not work anymore, although the money has been nice :) probably not worth it! sooo i think that's all for now, I asked the dr at what point I should go back, and he said if i get contractions, i was like ummm im getting them now, lol. I think part of it is just natural for me, some women get a lot more! i'm sure everything will turn out fine and he will end up being LATE lol.
Anyways, Mike has been great and has been able to come visit me in the hospital most of the time I was there, we played games and watched movies! and I learned and made a list of all the important numbers for him to call if something happens again so that family knows what is going on. So that's good. Mike is now at hockey, which has been keeping him busy! He's playing for two teams now, the Rangers (which he played for last year) and is the soldiers only team, and then he's also playing for the Knights, which is mostly German adult league, but it's more intense and there's hitting, which he loves. So that's fun :) He also got promoted last week!! He's now a specialist, which is the step prior to sergeant. So we're proud of that :) He deserved it too! annnyways, i think it's bed time! Hope everyone is doing well!!!
Friday, August 26, 2011
Updates!
Hi!
Have some down time and I thought I would update everyone! Life is good here. Mike is still gone, he is coming home anywhere between tomorrow and Weds...ya, thats the Army for you, can't stick to any date :) haha. He's paintballing right now, which I'm super jealous about, I've always wanted to go, so hopefully he's having fun!! Last week we had a little scare with the baby, which most of you know by now, I went in for a normal appointment, and they gave me a routine non stress test. The doctor got concerned because I had too many contractions during the test, and he said it was too soon to be getting that many contractions, so he became concerned about preterm labor. He put me on bed rest for a few days. I had A LOT of contractions that Tuesday and they wouldn't stop, and 15-20 the day after, and ever since then I only get a couple a day now, which is totally within normal range. So the magnesium they gave me, and the rest must've helped a lot because now I'm totally back to being within normal range of contractions at this point. So that's a relief. I'm still trying to take it easy of course, and it gave me a big wake up call. I have a hard time relaxing, as most of you know, and I realized how important it was for me to! I had another appointment Weds, had the diabetes test and stuff and everything is great. The baby is in position now, which has definitely changed the pressure on my cervix and the shape of my belly haha. His little feet are under my ribs haha. The dr says he's in a perfect position to be in right now, so that's good! We're still debating on the middle name. Either way mike is SET on Lukas lol. I still look at other names, but no, lol. and i don't mind because it's a good strong name that we both agree on :)
I'm doing pretty well, the third trimester hit, and it hit hard lol. I can't sleep that well anymore, either because i'm going to the bathroom all of the time, or Luke wakes me up, or i'm just stressing over things needlessly lol. I woke up at 530 this morning worrying about getting a carseat in time, because we have to ship it. Just sooo many things to do, and with the contractions it's possible that he will come earlier, but who knows! annyyways. Work is good, they're really good to me and make sure i'm resting :) haha. It looks like we will most likely come visit CA in March ish, sooo that's exciting! Anyways, i think that's all for now. I need to go!! hope all is well in the states!!!
Have some down time and I thought I would update everyone! Life is good here. Mike is still gone, he is coming home anywhere between tomorrow and Weds...ya, thats the Army for you, can't stick to any date :) haha. He's paintballing right now, which I'm super jealous about, I've always wanted to go, so hopefully he's having fun!! Last week we had a little scare with the baby, which most of you know by now, I went in for a normal appointment, and they gave me a routine non stress test. The doctor got concerned because I had too many contractions during the test, and he said it was too soon to be getting that many contractions, so he became concerned about preterm labor. He put me on bed rest for a few days. I had A LOT of contractions that Tuesday and they wouldn't stop, and 15-20 the day after, and ever since then I only get a couple a day now, which is totally within normal range. So the magnesium they gave me, and the rest must've helped a lot because now I'm totally back to being within normal range of contractions at this point. So that's a relief. I'm still trying to take it easy of course, and it gave me a big wake up call. I have a hard time relaxing, as most of you know, and I realized how important it was for me to! I had another appointment Weds, had the diabetes test and stuff and everything is great. The baby is in position now, which has definitely changed the pressure on my cervix and the shape of my belly haha. His little feet are under my ribs haha. The dr says he's in a perfect position to be in right now, so that's good! We're still debating on the middle name. Either way mike is SET on Lukas lol. I still look at other names, but no, lol. and i don't mind because it's a good strong name that we both agree on :)
I'm doing pretty well, the third trimester hit, and it hit hard lol. I can't sleep that well anymore, either because i'm going to the bathroom all of the time, or Luke wakes me up, or i'm just stressing over things needlessly lol. I woke up at 530 this morning worrying about getting a carseat in time, because we have to ship it. Just sooo many things to do, and with the contractions it's possible that he will come earlier, but who knows! annyyways. Work is good, they're really good to me and make sure i'm resting :) haha. It looks like we will most likely come visit CA in March ish, sooo that's exciting! Anyways, i think that's all for now. I need to go!! hope all is well in the states!!!
Monday, August 1, 2011
Because I'm Bored!
Hello Everyone!
I'm posting at work, because I'm bored. Ya, I probably shouldn't be, but I keep asking the counselors and supervisor to give me more work, apparently I'm over-productive, but that's just ME! It's definitely nice to be working again, because I have something to do with my days, but it's not my FAVORITE job ever. I feel a little over qualified for the position, which is odd because I'm making more money here and doing less than anywhere else I've worked. So, I guess I should just enjoy the down time considering I'm about to enter the third trimester and will need the relaxation! Anyways, life is good here in Graf. Mike and I have been spending lots of time together, playing games and enjoying eachother. He leaves again next week for 3 weeks, but hopefully this will be the last time this year because then the baby comes, Mike has leave, and then Christmas! I think this time will be easier when he leaves because I'm working and I'm starting to get used to it, although I always miss him.
I've been semi stressing (needlessly i know) because we are NOT physically prepared for the baby at all. We haven't been able to tour the hospital I'm delivering at yet because Mike has been gone each time we have a chance, but hopefully we can next month! And we just bought a crib, and wallpaper for the nursery which we will put up when Mike gets home from Ramstein. We're not painting the room, because no colors really work with our theme! We bought wallpaper border with fire trucks and little dalmations running around on it. so that should be cute! We finally just cleaned out the nursery (it was full of stuff from when we moved) and put it all into storage. So, i suppose we are slooowly progressing. I'm starting to get excited, which isn't good because the last 5 1/2 months went so fast, and now its going slow because of the excitement. I just want to meet him already!! The dr says he is doing well, starting at my next appointment they will be doing the fetal monitoring and I will start going in every two weeks. He is a very active little boy, and seems to have a body part lodged underneath my rib cage. It doesn't hurt, it's just sorta funny. Whenever I have candy or something he will start moving around lots and Mike will do the "mommy got me chocolate" dance (kicking and punching the air excitedly). It's cute :) And when he kicks parts of my body that are painful (bladder, cervix, ovary)Mike will say "Bad Boy Luke, you're a bad boy, be nice to mommy" in a super cute non agressive tone at all, and it's hilarious, but he stops right after!! Anyways, everything is going VERY well with the pregnancy (aside from my desire for sushi that wont subside) and I'm hoping it stays that way!
We're starting to discuss when we're going to visit home, i'm trying to push for April ish so everyone who is not planning on coming after the birth can meet Luke sooner, but we might wait until block leave in July, so it may be another year. We miss everyone soooo much!! Hope everyone is doing well!!!! xoxox
I'm posting at work, because I'm bored. Ya, I probably shouldn't be, but I keep asking the counselors and supervisor to give me more work, apparently I'm over-productive, but that's just ME! It's definitely nice to be working again, because I have something to do with my days, but it's not my FAVORITE job ever. I feel a little over qualified for the position, which is odd because I'm making more money here and doing less than anywhere else I've worked. So, I guess I should just enjoy the down time considering I'm about to enter the third trimester and will need the relaxation! Anyways, life is good here in Graf. Mike and I have been spending lots of time together, playing games and enjoying eachother. He leaves again next week for 3 weeks, but hopefully this will be the last time this year because then the baby comes, Mike has leave, and then Christmas! I think this time will be easier when he leaves because I'm working and I'm starting to get used to it, although I always miss him.
I've been semi stressing (needlessly i know) because we are NOT physically prepared for the baby at all. We haven't been able to tour the hospital I'm delivering at yet because Mike has been gone each time we have a chance, but hopefully we can next month! And we just bought a crib, and wallpaper for the nursery which we will put up when Mike gets home from Ramstein. We're not painting the room, because no colors really work with our theme! We bought wallpaper border with fire trucks and little dalmations running around on it. so that should be cute! We finally just cleaned out the nursery (it was full of stuff from when we moved) and put it all into storage. So, i suppose we are slooowly progressing. I'm starting to get excited, which isn't good because the last 5 1/2 months went so fast, and now its going slow because of the excitement. I just want to meet him already!! The dr says he is doing well, starting at my next appointment they will be doing the fetal monitoring and I will start going in every two weeks. He is a very active little boy, and seems to have a body part lodged underneath my rib cage. It doesn't hurt, it's just sorta funny. Whenever I have candy or something he will start moving around lots and Mike will do the "mommy got me chocolate" dance (kicking and punching the air excitedly). It's cute :) And when he kicks parts of my body that are painful (bladder, cervix, ovary)Mike will say "Bad Boy Luke, you're a bad boy, be nice to mommy" in a super cute non agressive tone at all, and it's hilarious, but he stops right after!! Anyways, everything is going VERY well with the pregnancy (aside from my desire for sushi that wont subside) and I'm hoping it stays that way!
We're starting to discuss when we're going to visit home, i'm trying to push for April ish so everyone who is not planning on coming after the birth can meet Luke sooner, but we might wait until block leave in July, so it may be another year. We miss everyone soooo much!! Hope everyone is doing well!!!! xoxox
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Mikes Birthday, 4th of July and more!
Hello Everyone...
Life is going well here in Graf! Mike got home from Ramstein 2 weeks ago, and the good news is he won't be leaving again for awhile! yay :) We celebrated his birthday in Ramstein, he had to work but we went out to dinner the night before, and the day of we cooked dinner together and I brought him cake and stuff to the fire house.
Life is going well here in Graf! Mike got home from Ramstein 2 weeks ago, and the good news is he won't be leaving again for awhile! yay :) We celebrated his birthday in Ramstein, he had to work but we went out to dinner the night before, and the day of we cooked dinner together and I brought him cake and stuff to the fire house.
Mike Making a wish :)
When he got home we had a whole week together where he and I didn't work, it was nice to spend lots of time together! The fourth of July was really low key for us, the weather was pretty crappy. But we did go to the bbq/fireworks they had here on post. So that was fun! I started work the 5th and was SO nervous, it felt like the first day of school all over again haha. I was only nervous about my coworker and bosses' reaction to my pregnancy, which is not easy to hide anymore. I told my boss right away and she reacted so great. She said it was no problem and that it was exciting if anything at all. She told me it was up to me if I wanted to tell me coworkers, some of them have asked and seem happy for me. So, I'm happy that it's not a problem :) It's SO nice to be working again, I needed something to keep my mind occupied (especially when Mike is gone!) and it's nice to be working in my field. I'm also learning a lot about the Army through this job, because I only work with soldiers, so it's nice to understand a little more about what Mike is involved in! I'm definitely spacier and more tired than at previous jobs, but that is to be expected. I am SUPER spacey all of the time lately, like leaving keys in the ignition and trying to put dirty dishes in the fridge haha, but Mike and i find it amusing because it's like the opposite of how I normally am. So the past week and a half I have just been taking tests etc to gain authorization and computer access, and today I kind of started some real work. I still haven't decided if I'm going to work when the baby is born, I'm VERY torn and leaning towards not working, but either way it's nice to be working now even if it's for a short period of time.
Our baby is doing well! My belly is starting to get rather large, or at least feel that way, and strangers know that I'm pregnant now. He is moving a TON, and Mike has been able to feel a few of the kicks :) During our dr appointment last week he punched my tummy with his little fists and Mike was proud of him (he's going to be a good hockey player lol) The dr FINALLY said it's a boy, as if we didn't already know haha. But he confirmed it officially. So his name is Lukas, and the debate over the middle name continues and probably will continue until the birth, but we're considering Fagan (mike's choice), James, Michael, or Daniel. We really like Lukas James but it may be a little TOO biblical for us. I may just let Mike get his way this time with Fagan...who knows! I can't believe he's already going to be here in 4 months!! the past 5 have gone sooo fast! We definitely need to start getting ready for him.
This is his face and his hands in fists at 21 weeks, isn't he the cutest? :)
Anyways, I think that is really all the updates we have over here. Hope all is well, we miss EVERYONE and especially California :)
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Baby News!
hello!!
Just wanted to update everyone that the baby is STILL a boy haha. I had an ultra sound last week and the dr, again, said that looks like a penis. It's kind of annoying that he won't just flat out say it's a boy, but I think because we get so many ultrasounds here he doesnt have the pressure to say it for sure. But, it's definitely a boy, we got a better front look of it this time, there's really no doubt about it. I got Mike a tshirt for Father's Day that says Luke I am your Father...haha because he always says that's the first thing he's going to say when the baby comes out, I think it will make for great pics when he is born :) We are still debating over Lukas James and Lukas Fagan....I told Mike he needs to give me a reallllly good reason for using Fagan, because I'd rather my child didn't get teased for his name haha. But Mike seems to really want to use it, so, we'll see! He is getting sooo big! The dr said he was very active and he's growing normally, he was 9 ounces last week, which is a little bigger than average, but I expect him to be as big as I was when I was born, so that's about right haha. The past few weeks I've been thinking I felt him, but could never really tell the difference enough to say for sure that was him, but on Sunday I was on the phone with Mike staring at my belly and i saw a little bump come out of my belly and felt it and freaked haha. It happened twice after that, and then i saw a big bulge like he was doing a sommersault or something. Which makes since haha i saw him do it in the ultrasound! Sooo I'm super excited, it made me happy that Mike was on the phone too and it was father's day :) I'm happy the baby is growing well, none of my regular clothes fit anymore, so I'm going to need to go out and get maternity clothes now, big time haha.
I miss Mike a ton, I went and visited him last week and it was sooo nice to spend time with him. I'm going again Friday or Saturday for a few days to celebrate his birthday with him, and then he comes home! Finally! He has gotten a few medical calls, no fires yet! lots of false alarms. I start work right after he comes home haha. I'm finally starting on July 5th, which is good, I have mixed feelings. I feel bad for kinda screwing them over because I'm pregnant, and I'm not going to be able to attend the childbirth classes here because they are during the day, but there's a really good lamaze type dvd that Mike and I can watch at home, so we'll be fine! We just think it'll be good to have as much money as possible for the baby! So I will keep you updated on how it goes, hopefully I am able to work up until I'm due!
Aaand that's all folks!! We miss everyone TONS!
Just wanted to update everyone that the baby is STILL a boy haha. I had an ultra sound last week and the dr, again, said that looks like a penis. It's kind of annoying that he won't just flat out say it's a boy, but I think because we get so many ultrasounds here he doesnt have the pressure to say it for sure. But, it's definitely a boy, we got a better front look of it this time, there's really no doubt about it. I got Mike a tshirt for Father's Day that says Luke I am your Father...haha because he always says that's the first thing he's going to say when the baby comes out, I think it will make for great pics when he is born :) We are still debating over Lukas James and Lukas Fagan....I told Mike he needs to give me a reallllly good reason for using Fagan, because I'd rather my child didn't get teased for his name haha. But Mike seems to really want to use it, so, we'll see! He is getting sooo big! The dr said he was very active and he's growing normally, he was 9 ounces last week, which is a little bigger than average, but I expect him to be as big as I was when I was born, so that's about right haha. The past few weeks I've been thinking I felt him, but could never really tell the difference enough to say for sure that was him, but on Sunday I was on the phone with Mike staring at my belly and i saw a little bump come out of my belly and felt it and freaked haha. It happened twice after that, and then i saw a big bulge like he was doing a sommersault or something. Which makes since haha i saw him do it in the ultrasound! Sooo I'm super excited, it made me happy that Mike was on the phone too and it was father's day :) I'm happy the baby is growing well, none of my regular clothes fit anymore, so I'm going to need to go out and get maternity clothes now, big time haha.
I miss Mike a ton, I went and visited him last week and it was sooo nice to spend time with him. I'm going again Friday or Saturday for a few days to celebrate his birthday with him, and then he comes home! Finally! He has gotten a few medical calls, no fires yet! lots of false alarms. I start work right after he comes home haha. I'm finally starting on July 5th, which is good, I have mixed feelings. I feel bad for kinda screwing them over because I'm pregnant, and I'm not going to be able to attend the childbirth classes here because they are during the day, but there's a really good lamaze type dvd that Mike and I can watch at home, so we'll be fine! We just think it'll be good to have as much money as possible for the baby! So I will keep you updated on how it goes, hopefully I am able to work up until I'm due!
Aaand that's all folks!! We miss everyone TONS!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
It's been SO long!!
It's been a long time since I've posted anything! I feel like I'm usually posting when Mike's gone, mostly because when he's home I try to soak up what time I have with him. So many updates! Umm, Mike was in the field for two weeks at the beginning of May, he got home 3 weeks ago. Basically being out in the field is training for what deployment is like. They played war for 2 weeks and were working nonstop and slept in tents. Mike had no service at all so we talked on facebook when we could, but it was no fun not being able to talk to him. I spent a lot of my time with the army wives and all of the husbands being gone definitely brought us all together a lot more, but I was very happy when Mike came home. Although he was VERY smelly from not showering for two weeks.
Two weeks ago I had an interview with the Army Substance Abuse Program on post. It's basically a counseling program for anyone with substance abuse issues, but its primarily those that are forced to attend due to a drug or alcohol related incident on post. I will be doing a lot of case management and counseling. I was hesitant to take the job because I hate knowing that I'm going to be putting them in a bind in a few months because I'm pregnant, but I'm a hard worker, and miss working, AND it will be nice to have some extra money because we have LOTS to buy for the baby. I'm currently doing all of the background investigation and stuff, so who knows when I will start, but I'm hoping soon. I still haven't decided if I am going to keep working when the baby is born, I'm leaning towards not working, mostly because I think it's best for an infant to be with their mom and or dad BUT on the other hand it would be nice to not even have to worry about money at all. Who knows, I don't even know if I will know until the baby is born. We will see!
The baby is doing well! I had a dr appt last week and during the ultra sound the dr said that looks like a penis...He didn't say for sure, he wanted to wait until my next appt, but Mike and I are positive it's a boy. We saw it and there's not really much else you could mistake it for haha. It def was not the umbilical cord! So, we've decided on Lukas James Hamilton for sure and are already talking about what age he should be put on the ice :) haha. and I'm starting to work on a registry (on Amazon and Babies R us) which is fun, and slightly overwhelming! The apt we had was SO fun though, the baby is now normally proportioned (before the legs were stumps) It's moving a TON (I can't feel it still) and it's bones are growing! I can't wait to feel it, or show, or something lol. Sometimes I think I'm starting to show, buuut not really to the outside world. But I should start feeling him move within the next few weeks. But it's just good to know everything is going well! I've been reading a lot about labor, I try not to before bed, because it's traumatizing haha but I figure the more I read the less overwhelming it will be?
This last weekend Mike and I went to Berlin, it was SO pretty. Definitely my favorite place in Europe so far, but considering I've only been to Germany and Czech, that's not saying much! We got to see my cousin Alex, which was awesome, I almost cried when she gave me a hug from Michelle! It was nice being with a family member in Germany, felt like home for a second!! Then Mike and I went and explored, we walked EVERYWHERE and were SO beat by the end of the day, but it was fun. I enjoyed looking at all of the buildings and saw a lot of monuments on the war. Mike enjoyed the food haha and I taught him a little history. He said " you travel to see the history, I travel for the food". SO true :) The Germans in Berlin know way more English than in Bavaria, and it seems a lot more westernized except watch out because they will run you over without even thinking twice haha. It was nice to see all of the history, it's what i've been waiting to see! Now that I have a job we're going to try to travel more, at least to Rome and Venice by the time the baby is born.
AAND now Mike is gone again. He and all of the firefighters are in Ramstein again, but this time it's for a whole month! He has to work on his birthday poor guy, but luckily I can visit him as much as I want to and talk to him a lot. Ramstein is 4 hours away, basically on the border of France, so I'm thinking of taking a day trip to Alsace while Mike is working (he doesnt want to go to France, and still doesn't have his passport!) He left yesterday and gets back the 30th. I miss him SO much already, there was a huge storm last night and I'm a scaredy cat without him! It's hard being hormonal and having your husband gone :) BUT I will see him next week in Ramstein! SO I will survive :) AND our Household goods are being delivered on Fruday!!! YAY i finally can decorate our house and cook with real cooking stuff and sleep in our comfy bed! Ok, well I should update more so it's not always a long essay! Hope everyone is doing well, we miss you all!! xoxox
Two weeks ago I had an interview with the Army Substance Abuse Program on post. It's basically a counseling program for anyone with substance abuse issues, but its primarily those that are forced to attend due to a drug or alcohol related incident on post. I will be doing a lot of case management and counseling. I was hesitant to take the job because I hate knowing that I'm going to be putting them in a bind in a few months because I'm pregnant, but I'm a hard worker, and miss working, AND it will be nice to have some extra money because we have LOTS to buy for the baby. I'm currently doing all of the background investigation and stuff, so who knows when I will start, but I'm hoping soon. I still haven't decided if I am going to keep working when the baby is born, I'm leaning towards not working, mostly because I think it's best for an infant to be with their mom and or dad BUT on the other hand it would be nice to not even have to worry about money at all. Who knows, I don't even know if I will know until the baby is born. We will see!
The baby is doing well! I had a dr appt last week and during the ultra sound the dr said that looks like a penis...He didn't say for sure, he wanted to wait until my next appt, but Mike and I are positive it's a boy. We saw it and there's not really much else you could mistake it for haha. It def was not the umbilical cord! So, we've decided on Lukas James Hamilton for sure and are already talking about what age he should be put on the ice :) haha. and I'm starting to work on a registry (on Amazon and Babies R us) which is fun, and slightly overwhelming! The apt we had was SO fun though, the baby is now normally proportioned (before the legs were stumps) It's moving a TON (I can't feel it still) and it's bones are growing! I can't wait to feel it, or show, or something lol. Sometimes I think I'm starting to show, buuut not really to the outside world. But I should start feeling him move within the next few weeks. But it's just good to know everything is going well! I've been reading a lot about labor, I try not to before bed, because it's traumatizing haha but I figure the more I read the less overwhelming it will be?
This last weekend Mike and I went to Berlin, it was SO pretty. Definitely my favorite place in Europe so far, but considering I've only been to Germany and Czech, that's not saying much! We got to see my cousin Alex, which was awesome, I almost cried when she gave me a hug from Michelle! It was nice being with a family member in Germany, felt like home for a second!! Then Mike and I went and explored, we walked EVERYWHERE and were SO beat by the end of the day, but it was fun. I enjoyed looking at all of the buildings and saw a lot of monuments on the war. Mike enjoyed the food haha and I taught him a little history. He said " you travel to see the history, I travel for the food". SO true :) The Germans in Berlin know way more English than in Bavaria, and it seems a lot more westernized except watch out because they will run you over without even thinking twice haha. It was nice to see all of the history, it's what i've been waiting to see! Now that I have a job we're going to try to travel more, at least to Rome and Venice by the time the baby is born.
AAND now Mike is gone again. He and all of the firefighters are in Ramstein again, but this time it's for a whole month! He has to work on his birthday poor guy, but luckily I can visit him as much as I want to and talk to him a lot. Ramstein is 4 hours away, basically on the border of France, so I'm thinking of taking a day trip to Alsace while Mike is working (he doesnt want to go to France, and still doesn't have his passport!) He left yesterday and gets back the 30th. I miss him SO much already, there was a huge storm last night and I'm a scaredy cat without him! It's hard being hormonal and having your husband gone :) BUT I will see him next week in Ramstein! SO I will survive :) AND our Household goods are being delivered on Fruday!!! YAY i finally can decorate our house and cook with real cooking stuff and sleep in our comfy bed! Ok, well I should update more so it's not always a long essay! Hope everyone is doing well, we miss you all!! xoxox
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