Updates

I don't really have an excuse for why it has taken me so long to write since my last post, but here I am a month later with updates.

Let's see...

*Due date: August 24

* Boy or Girl? We find out April 9. I think it's a boy, Jeff thinks it's a girl. Most people are having boys these days so it seems to make sense...

*Feeling okay, but still suffering with horrible migraines 3-4 times/month. Having a student teacher has definitely been helpful. I have a prescription for something that is supposed to be safe, but still not sure whether or not I'll actually pick it up. If I didn't know this before, I definitely know it now: Tylenol sucks. I think it's safe because it does absolutely nothing and quite possibly makes headaches worse.

*I went to my 16 week appointment Friday. The heartbeat was 147. Everything looks good so far.

*I put in my resignation letter last Monday....it was a hard day and a hard decision. Definitely the hardest decision I have ever had to make. I hadn't planned on making the decision so soon, but when a $500 stipend was offered, I decided I had better decide. I cried for about 3 hours straight and then realized that we have been fasting and praying for this little miracle for a very long time and the thought of dropping it off was more than I could handle. I feel like I am losing a piece of who I am, but I know it was the right decision for me. I have LOVED the last 7 teaching years and have learned so much. Back to a tight budget! I hope to go back someday and my principal wants me to come in and teach writing lessons every now and then.

*We have been spending a lot of time looking at baby stuff and have become very overwhelmed...how can something so small require so much? Then there is the question of what is really necessary because let's face it, I really don't want extra stuff around if I don't need it! Where did everyone find their cribs and changing tables?? I need some ideas.

*We are making plans to gut our upstairs bathroom before I get too much farther along so I can be a little more help. I can't wait to have that project out of the way.

*At my last doctor appointment I found out horrible news. If you know me, you know I have been searching for a long time to find a good doctor. Well, last summer I found him, and I love him. On Friday I found out he won't be around when our baby is born because he is in the national guard and was called to Afghanastan. What are the chances? That was devastating for me, but I know it will work out. Now I just need to get familiar with the other doctors in the practice.

*I found out I can't run anymore...now that was not fun to hear. I have been banned to walking. Before I had to slow to jogging, but that was still better than walking. It will be worth it and hopefully I can get back into a routine after the baby is born.

*No pictures of the belly yet, because apparently there isn't too much to see yet. I definitely know it's there and growing. I have a bad feeling I am going to be huge, but in clothes I guess no one can tell because all I hear all day is, "So when are you going to start showing?" I keep thinking, "Please tell me my stomach didn't always look like this."

So, that pretty much wraps it up...would love any and all advice about how to prepare and where to get what I need!