Thank You!

As threatened , we went shopping for maternity clothes and Jessica found a bunch of stuff at the Mall at Millenia in Orlando. Apparently the mall contains the only Gap and Macy's that carries maternity clothes. As a bonus, we discovered this weekend is also tax free!

Thanks to Dave for the stylin' Martha's Vineyard Black Dog baby shirt and thanks to Barbara for the pregnancy and baby books!

Jessica has been reading all morning!

Doctor's Appointment

The doctor's appointment was uneventful this month, except for the fruit loop doctor himself. He checked the heart beat of the baby, told me that the baby was growing well. He was a litte concerned that I haven't gain that much weight, but I was able to convince him that I can't help not gaining weight when I eat all day. All of my life I have never had a doctor worried that I wasn't gaining enough weight. Ironic, huh?

He took me off iron pills (thank goodness)! Brad's test results came back normal, no Tay sacks (sp?), anemia's, or anything else we should be worried about. I had my blood drawn for the down syndrome test, I should find out the results within a week or so.

Our next appointment is Aug 21 and our Level 2 ultrasound is scheduled for the 22nd. We should find out then what sex of the baby is! This will be very exciting! We also should have an updated picture of the baby.

Baby Register

Today we registered at Babies R Us http://www.toysrus.com/registry/index.jsp for all kinds of baby stuff. We might change some of the stuff as we shop around, but for the most part these are the things that we are going to need for the baby. It was a long 3 hours picking out all of the stuff. I believe the registry is under Loewy and Tampa FL. Since we don't know the sex yet, we didn't register for any clothes or personal stuff. The store suggests that you register for clothes closer to the shower or due date to make sure they are still available.

My next doctor's appointment is on Thursday. This will be I hope my first and only appointment that Brad (aka. Baby Daddy) won't be with me. :( I like sharing every part of this pregnancy with him.

Last Day at East Pasco

Today was my last day at my job, I am now moving on to the Computer Department to help train and implement a new computer system. I start in my new position on Monday.

The baby is causing me some dizziness today. I became dizzy last night when I would turn over and this morning when I was trying to put on my shoes. I called the doctor, just to make sure that everything was okay. The nurse said that it was a common symptom of the second trimester. I think what happened is that I did Yoga for Pregnancy yesterday which left the baby in a position that is pressing on one of my nerves. My next doctor's appointment is Thursday, so if it continues I will discuss it with the doc myself.

We went clothes shopping last weekend and I became very discouraged. I have not found enough clothes that I can wear right now so people are already getting sick of seeing the same outfits. The capri's that I just bought at JcPenny's are already ripping. UGH! I'll have to drag Brad back out to the stores this weekend. Payback for leaving the girls behind when he goes on his business trip for the entire week next week. Sierra is already getting very upset! Hahaha.

Baby Names

We're still trying to decide if we want to learn the sex of the baby.

Our next ultrasound is scheduled for August 22, so I think we have at least until then to decide.

Picking a name for the baby is tough work! Here's the current short list. It's short because we have not yet invested in a baby name book, not because all other names have been eliminated. So please send us ideas (though we do reserve the right to use or not use them)

Boy Names:
Jaden
Jayden
Albert (as a middle name)
Hampton
Henry

Girl Names:
Madeline (Mad-el-lyn)
Madeline (Mad-el-line) ... not sure how we'd pronounce it
Rachel (1st or middle name)

Week 14

We are finally settled back at home after taking a tour of Florida. We have decided that the interstate systems of Florida are very boring! Hehehe! We had a fabulous time a the beach (Thank you Grandmama and Granddaddy!), and Grandpa's memorial service really honored him and his life.

I seem to be feeling better no real sickness for a couple of days now. YAY!! That was getting rough. I officially don't fit into any of my clothes! Eirin and I did a quick shopping spree of maternity clothes this weekend and I found some cute pants.

Thank you to all of you that bought the baby it's first clothes. I have some really cute little outfits now. Mom bought us a really soft blanket and an adorable towel with a hood. Eirin added to the baby's library.

Uncle Jeff did a thing with a needle and thread, which indicated that we are going to have a boy. I think I have to agree, but we should be finding out soon. Our next Doctor's appointment is coming up in the next few weeks.