Update on family

This past weekend my family and I (minus Josh, Will and a few others) took a trip past the L.A. area to visit my Aunt Lisa for her 50th birthday. It was a long drive, especially crammed in the back seat of a small car with two other people, but it was nice to get out of the house and do something different.

I really missed Josh when we were there, it felt like something was missing. It made me acutely aware of how hard it is going to be when he leaves in March...I wish he didn't have to go but it has to be done. I really wish that the stupid quick enlist hadn't been messed up and he could have left earlier so he could have come back earlier. Apparently the world had other plans for us.

Will has started to take a few steps by himself, unaided by us or furniture. It is only a matter of time before he starts full out walking. He also started saying "night night" which is pretty cute. He has a dr.'s appt on Monday, and I am sure that we will get scrutinized for his lack of walking, which is always fun because it makes us feel like bad parents. Will just hasn't been interested in walking yet, he is too busy figuring out how things work. He is more of a thinker than a kid who wants to get up and run around.

My two boys, I love them so much! (Will is really looking like daddy in this one.)

Drs. Appt Today

I had my dr's aptt today, I am currently 22 weeks along. Everything looked pretty good. The baby's heartbeat was 144. I was looking at myths of heartbeats and I have read two conflicting things. One site said the myth was low heart rate, girl. The other said low heart rate, boy. But it doesn't really matter because it is only accurate 50% of the time, so I might as well just keep guessing. Will's heartbeat was in the 140s when I went in to have him.

Also, my uterus measured at 20 weeks which doesn't surprise me because I always measured 2 weeks small with Will also.

The next dr's appt is on the 13th of Feb at 4:15. I will be 26 weeks then and we will have just gotten back that sunday from sioux falls.

I talked to my dr about traveling also, he just said to make sure I moved my legs. I remembered that from when I traveled when I was pregnant with Will, which ironically was at exactly the same time during my pregnancy.

I am still a little iffy on my blood pressure though. It was 135/92, which isn't extremely normal for me. I am usually in the 110-120s/75-80s. But since I had Will my bp has been like a roller coaster. Hopefully I can keep the bp normal at least until week 36, I am crossing my fingers.

Also, AFP blood test came normal! So yay, we we're very excited about that. There is always that nagging fear in the back of your mind, wondering if something is wrong. I am glad that everything is normal.

William-my pride and joy-

Will has made great bounds lately. He has started to take steps on his own while he is cruising around the furniture, actually letting go and walking all by himself. He also has been walking around with a push cart. He loves that thing and thinks he is the coolest when he is using it.

He has also started standing on his own, for a pretty significant period of time. My little man is getting so big, I can't believe it. It seems like only yesterday that I was holding him in my arms for the first time, afraid I was going to drop him because I couldn't feel my arms (I was messed up from the drugs lol.)

He is turning into such a loving little boy. He takes great joy in giving kisses to those he feels are deserving (Grandma, Grandpa, Mommy, Daddy and sometime his stuffed animals. lol.) He really loves stuffed animals, he puts his head down on them and cuddles. Also, his blanket must go with him almost everywhere. :D

Having children really changes your life. Sometimes you wonder what the hell you are doing and whether you know what you are doing. But, there are so many moments where you are just in pure rapture at what you created and how much love you can have for one small person.

Sioux Falls

Alright, so, Josh's parents were thinking about coming out sometime in Feb., before Josh left for the Airforce. His dad called him today and asked if we would like to come to Sioux Falls instead, since he would have to buy one less ticket (one of his bro's was planning on coming too.) I warmed to the idea pretty fast since I have had uncontrollable cravings for food that I can only get in SF (Hu Hot, Taco John's, Valentino's.) The only thing I am worried about is flying into Omaha (which is what Josh's dad was thinking) because the weather could do anything out there. I am worried about snow and ice and all that jazz. But, I know Josh wants to go back really bad so I am sure we will do it, I would never deny him a trip to see his family.

I am also not looking forward to the weather, it was 60 degrees here today. :D I like that weather, but the weather at home doesn't look very promising, it never really is in Jan and Feb.

But it would be nice to see Sioux Falls, there is that nostalgic part of me that misses it. I am finding the homesickness less as time goes on and I am slowly growing used to Fresno, but by the time it feels like home I am going to have to leave again. lol. You take what life gives you, and you make the most of it. :D

New Years

Josh and I are spending a quiet evening at home together for new years. Since I am pregnant, I don't really feel like I am missing out on much.

I only hope that 2009 brings us much luck and a new happy, healthy baby.

Happy New Years! (a little early.)

Christmas away from SD

Josh and I celebrated our first x-mas away from SD, away from the snow and the cold. Never once have either of us traveled for the holidays, so being in Cali for x-mas was a new experien
for both of us.





I was worried about Josh getting homesick and really missing his family around the holidays. I know what it is like to be far away from those you love, and I wanted to make sure that he knew that I wasn't overlooking his feelings. He seemed to handle it fairly well, I think that his family back home had a harder time than he did, which of course made me feel guilty. Whether I should or shouldn't feel guilty I don't know, but the fact is that I do.





Will was still oblivious to x-mas, enjoying the bows off of the presents the most. He got a lot of stuff and he is in heaven playing with all of his new toys. It is hard to believe that next year we will have two children at x-mas.





All-in-all we had a very good x-mas. Things have been rough for us lately, but we are trying to take a good outlook on everything. As long as we have each other, I can take whatever life wants to dish out at us. We can conquer anything.

Will playing with the bows.

The Dr.'s appt

The Drs appt went good today. So far I have only put on 5 pounds, which I am pretty happy about. Though I hadn't expected to put on anything this time around because I had spent most of Wednesday throwing up what I had eaten. I think I had a touch of the stomach flu, that was great fun. But, the less I pack on, the less I have to try to take off later. The Dr. said the baby looked healthy from the ultrasound, so that was good. I asked about the due date, and it is still the same.

I had my blood taken for the AFP test today, which is the one that tests for downsyndrome. Hopefully it comes back clear. Downsyndrome doesn't run in either of our families and I am young, so I am pretty positive it will be okay but one never does know.

The next drs appt is in 4 weeks, the 16th of January at 415pm.