Our Big Appoinment

My next ultrasound and appointment is April 6. That is the day that Seth and I find out what the sex of the baby is. We have narrowed down our names and we can't wait to finally say something other than IT!!! We will keep you posted and can't wait to introduce our new son or daughter to the world!

Our Scare

Well, Thursday, (March 19, 2009), I was at school as usual. I decided to take my last hour class outside because let's face it we all have spring fever and test anxiety... it was time to take a break and go outside to do our lesson. So, I took my class outside to the basketball court to review clockwise, counterclockwise and angles! I did nothing but call out what I wanted them to show me with their partner. We stayed out 10 minutes NO MORE!! I come back inside to my classroom and I sat at the back table to call out flashcards for my students to play the SQUAT that they love so much! While I was looking at the flashcard, I felt like my heart stopped and I had trouble focusing on the flashcard. One of my students noticed and ran over to see if I was ok. I was! Then it was time to take them to the buses. I drop them off and on the way I started feeling weird. I walk into the building and go to the lounge and do my normal routine. I see Leslie my best friend and co-worker (who is RN) and I told her I didn't feel well. She said that my neck was red. And if anyone who knows me knows that I am ALWAYS red. I get red when I am nervous, upset, whatever... but it usually goes away quickly. They checked my pulse adn it was racing.. so they took me to the emergency room. In my heart I knew that I just had a panic attack.. but now that I am pregnant, I was worried that it could have been something else. They checked all of my vitals...blood pressure, fever, everything like that and it was PERFECT! So, they brought me back to the room and did blood work, urine test, and an EKG! The doctor said that everything was beautiful!!! He never really said what was wrong, but I read my discharge papers and it said that I had a panic attack. I told them that I have had them in the past and so he said that I had one. So, thankfully that is all that it was. However, I was upset that he did not check the baby.. He said that since I was only 18 weeks, if there was something wrong with the baby, there was nothing that he could do anyway. Wasn't there a nicer way to say that? Anyway, I still feel the baby and everything is ok! I called my doctor and everything is ok. I just have to let them know if it happens again. I am ok and so is the baby who we are referring to as AC because those are the first initials of the two names that we have picked out! Hope that you guys have a blessed day!

Our Big News

Thank you for visiting our blog. Not too sure if this will be an exciting blog for you but, we have so many friends and family that do not get to talk to us on a daily basis so, I thought that this would be a great way to update everyone on what has been going on with Seth and me.

On Dec. 7, 2009, we learned that we were going to be parents for the first time. We were so excited and nervous at the same time. Don't get me wrong, we wanted to be parents, I guess I just never thought that it would happen. I went to the doctor on Dec. 9, 2009, and it was confirmed. We got our first ultrasound and it was just a picture of a dot. And if you know anything about my husband, you know that our baby's first nickname was "Dottie." We kept it a secret for such a long time because it was nearing Christmas and we thought what a great present for our parents. I then had to go to the doctor every two weeks. The baby's nickname changed from "Blobby", to "Buddy", then "JJ" (that stands for Jumping Jack or Jumping Jill). He called it this because when I ultrsound on my 12th week, the baby jumped really high because I guess it was startled. It was so amazing seeing this dot actually have legs and arms now. I don't see how anyone can not believe in God when they see something this amazing.

We finally got to tell our families on Christmas Eve. What a relief! It was so HARD to hold it in. They were and still are excited. My mom and dad already have three grandchildren, but for Seth's mom, dad, and stepdad this is the first grandchild...can we say spoiled? Anyway, Seth and I feel truly blessed that God has given us the incredible opportunity to be parents. I just hope that we can be half the parents that Seth and I were so blessed with.