Second Tri-mester Here We Come...

We had another doctors appointment today. We weren't sure if Jason was going to be able to make it from work or not, and when I pulled in he was there waiting for me. That was a sweet surprise! We heard the baby's heartbeat again. Nice and strong at 163 beats per minute. I had a long list of questions with me and Dr. Walsh of course took the time to answer them all. I love her already. I have been having some frequent dizzy/ fainting spells lately that have had me a little worried. Basically I was told to add more salt to my diet. Relieved at that simple solution, we grilled corn-on-the-cob and squash tonight that I thoroughly salted before eating ~ Doctors orders, you know! Although I look and feel like I have rapidly gained too much weight, I found out that I had only gained 2 pounds since my very first doctors appointment months ago. This was really surprising to me -- so I figured it safe if I ate blue bell in front of the TV tonight. We scheduled our "baby gender sonogram" for Thursday, July 15th. We are trying to decide if we should just be told or put it in a sealed envelope for later, hmmm.... I guess you'll hear back from me when we decide! Thanks to everyone for all your loving thoughts and prayers. It seems we are off to a great start!

Love, Katie and Jason

Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything, tell God your needs, and don't forget to thank him for his answers. If you do this then you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than any human mind can understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and your heart quiet and at rest while you trust in Christ Jesus.-Philippians 4: 6-7

These are just some of my thoughts after I had this, "Wow this now feels real moment" on the reality of bringing a life into the world.
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Life is precious when you look at how short a life really is. It's so simple, yet so profound. Each day that a life is lost, a new life is created. The world goes in a cycle, but new life can never really replace the old. We rejoice with births and mourn with deaths. I can hardly imagine creating a life, giving birth, having a teenager, letting them go to college, sending them off at their wedding to start their own life - yet alone ageing as all this happens. This means I too will grow old, be a parent and a grandparent. This means I too will have a full life to share. This too means I'll have heartache and joys and losses. This too will mean that I will grow old. This too means that the world will continue to go in a continuous cycle of day and night, summer, fall, winter and spring. Then an old life will be lost, but rest assured a new life will be created.


Monday, July 21, 2010
8:32 am

Something Funny Happened...

Something funny happened... To my pants. I am officially 3 months pregnant and out of my first trimester. I was only sick once and almost sick once, so I'd say that is pretty good. I have been wearing my regular clothes and not feeling or looking pregnant at all. I went from normal on Friday, to having this sudden burst of the belly on Sunday night / Monday morning. It literally happened over night. Needless to say I had my first "my pants won't button" melt down. Poor Jason stood there in shock and proceeded to ask me, "What is wrong with you?" Of course, that was the wrong question to ask and everything he tried after that to make up for it was all wrong too. We later laughed as he told me that as my veins were bulging from my neck, I literally breathed fire from my face. That made me laugh (days later!). So now I am accepting this role of a belly bump and trying to get a grip that this is what is suppose to happen!

What's the Date?

For anyone that teaches elementary school, you all know how crazy and busy the last few weeks are. There was no exception for this current school year. On top of trying to end another year, Jason is out of town for three weeks traveling for work. I have done pretty well, if I do say so myself, but I am losing track of little things here and there. I had a doctor's appointment scheduled for the last week of school, just to check in. I showed up on Wednesday at 3:15 on the dot for my doctor's appointment, only to be told that it was yesterday (Tuesday) at 3:15. Well I am trying to do "everything" that I am supposed to and this just killed me that I missed that appointment. Long story short, I had to come back on Thursday morning at 8:45. Thursday was the last day of school. Can you imagine my "freak out?" With a lot of help from my friend Jonie, my class was covered and I made my appointment.

All the tests that were run on me at a previous appointment came back with great results and the doctor thought I was very healthy. I was 10 weeks along and we listened to the baby's heartbeat again. It was at 174 which is very good at this point. I felt so much better after leaving that office on Thursday.

I go back in four more weeks. Needless to say, I have my next appointment in every calendar that I have and will be there on the right day this next time ~ Fingers Crossed!