Doctor's Appointment-Heard the Heartbeat-August 22, 2008

We finally got to hear the heartbeat today. It was sooo loud. I had prepared myself for it to take the nurse a minute or so to find it, I have heard that it could take a little bit to find. But as soon as she put the doppler on my belly, there it was. It's beating at 168 beats per minute. They like to have the beats between 120bpm and 170bpm. So we are in the range. They say the higher the heart rate means a girl and the lower the heart rate means a boy. So what will it be? I also hear that the younger the fetus, the higher the heartbeat. So who knows! We'll find out t 18 weeks though.
I also found out that my blood type is O negative. Which means that I have to have the RHO shot at 28 weeks. Then if the baby's blood type is positive, then I have to have it again after delivery. This is to protect the fetus in the next pregnancy. My antibodies could attack the next pregnancy. The shot at 28 weeks is to protect this pregnancy. The negative Rh factor could cause illness in the fetus and low birth weight. I did a bit of research this morning on it and I found out that O negative is the universal doner type, meaning anyone can accept my blood. But I can only accept O negative blood.
So there is a little science lesson for you. I hope you took notes, there will be a quiz tomorrow!

My 1st Maternity outfit-August 20, 2008

Well I broke down today and put on my first maternity outfit. I did keep my regular pants, with the bella band. Cause Lord knows, those suckers were NOT going to button. Then I decided to wear a new maternity shirt. Partly because I had nothing else clean to wear and partly because I really wanted to be comfortable. So check out my outfit!

Little Bit of Everything-August 14, 2008

Ahhh, the joy's of pregnancy. The nausea, the sleepiness, the food aversions, the constant need for junk food and the thongs that have gotten sooo tight that it looks like (well you know what it looks like). So off I go to Target, on Saturday, to buy myself some bigger undies. I made the mistake of buying medium hipster panties. They are huge. They bunch on the sides and droop in the back and sag in the booty. Then I buy 2 packages of, what I thought were thongs, and what do I end up getting? Not thongs, the whole reason for going to Target, but I bought bikini's. I read the front of the package , I know a few times, and still thought I was buying thongs. Didn't realize it until I opened the package and went to put a pair on. So I can now add one more symptom to my ongoing list....stupid. Maybe I'll soon be able to get the right undies. Pray for me.
Onto another rant....I had a dream last night that I had the baby. Don't know what it was, but I know I had it. Got the baby home and realized that I forgot to call the peditrician, the baby had no doctor's appointment and I forgot to call the insurance company too. I guess I should make a list now of phone calls that have to be made. I might forget to call the doctor!
I think I can safely say that I have traded the nausea for sleepiness. It is all I can do to drag myself out of the bed in the mornings. I feel like I could fall asleep at my desk everyday. But around 2:00pm it goes away. But only for about 4 hours. By the time I get home at 6:30pm, I'm ready for bed. And then I feel like I could sleep for days. I bet I'll trade the sleepiness for peeing every 5 miutes, here in a few weeks. I'll keep you posted.

Putting the word out now!

For those of you reading this blog, please keep your ears open for us. We're looking for a person to baysit our child when I have to go back to work. BJ and Ashley are interested in this as well and we were hoping to find someone that would come to our house and watch both of our children. We would love for a retired lady to do this but we are open to other suggestions. This would be a paying gig, of course. If you know of anyone that would be intrested in this or have any good places to start the search, please let us know. Our requirements are very basic: non-smoker, own transportation, experience with newborns, CPR certified. Please feel free to throw out any other suggestions that you might have. This position will not be available until mid April. Thanks for all your help!

Pre-Natal Visit with the Pediatrician-August 7, 2008

Today, we had an appointment with Dr. Neal. He is going to be Baby Poplin's doctor. Funny,
he was my doctor when I was a kid. My aunt takes her boys to him and my cousin takes her son there. They all think that the man can walk on water, so I figured, if they all think so highly of him, then so should I. So now we have a peditrician. We went in at 8:15 and sat down with him, while he told us lot's of information. Main points:
*Don't stress out over this pregnancy. Just be pregnant and go on about your business.
*Don't read a lot of books. It's mostly a bunch of junk and every woman's pregnancy is different.
*Call me when you go into labor.
*By the time your child is 18 months, they need to be in some sort of day-care, at least part-time (something like mother's morning out) and by the time the child is two years old, they need to be in something full-time. They need the socialization. He was very avid about this.
So all in all, I think we went away with a lot of good advice, that made a lot of sense. So now, we can check that task off the list. Now just 99 things left!!!

StoryTime at 10 weeks-August 2, 2008

So, I go over to my parents house last night and I'm standing in the kitchen when my mom comes over to me. I have on a red dress and she makes me lift it up. She wants to see my belly. So I hike my dress up and show her my belly. She touches it and says "You've got two in there. Look how your already showing at only 10 weeks and it's already hard as a rock." So mom thinks I've got twins in there. Honestly, I think I would be ok with that. Some women that I talk to think I'm crazy for saying that, cause they say that one is all they can handle. But I kinda look at it this way, if I get twins the first time around, I won't know any different. Another plus factor: I wouldn't have to be pregnant ever again. The Poplin's would be finished with the expansion of their family. If I could choose, which I know I can't (one can daydream, though), we would have a boy and a girl. My mom would say "One for me and one for you!"