An Update..... Long Over Due and NOW 15 WEEKS!

Happy Friday and Happy Day before Halloween, which means here at Compass today is dress up day!!!!

First thing first. It has been a while since I have updated and I wanted to let everyone know that I went to the doctor last Monday (October 19) and everything looked great. Baby's C heartrate was 160!! We were told to come back in 3 weeks so my next appointment is November 9th!

So I have been taken belly pictures since 9 weeks. I have not been posting them as there is really nothing too much to see, but I decided today being 15 weeks that I would make a Collage of weeks 9-15. So without further adieu........
They are in order from left to right top first and then bottom. So the Alabama outfit is today! 15 Weeks!!

So you may be wondering why I am decked out in Alabama gear??? Well today at work is Halloween and we can dress up. So the department I work in (Compensation and Benefits) dressed up as your favorite football team's BIGGEST FAN! So of course I had to deck out in my Alabama!! ROLL TIDE! Also, we are having a Tail Gate party all day so needless to say I will probably gain 5 pounds today!! LOL So here are some pictures of us today being goofy at work!

Well I hope that everyone is doing good. I hope that you all have a great and safe halloween!! We will be very busy tonight as we have been invited to 3 parties. I am not sure if I will make it to all 3 or not, but I am going to try! Then tomorrow, we will watch and see how bad Auburn looks, after last weekend there is no hope, but I should not say anything as we have LSU coming up next weekend!!

Have a great Friday!! I will try to post more often!!!!

Andrea

Mommy and Baby C Update

Happy Tuesday! I hope that you all had a great weekend!! Roll Tide!! They did great!!

Well my next doctor's appointment was not scheduled until tomorrow (Wednesday, October 7); however, due to some complications for mommy here we had to go in early and see the doctor yesterday. First let me say that the baby is great!! I am now 11 weeks 4 days and they ultrasounds was amazing! The baby even rolled over for us (show off) it was the most amazing thing I have ever seen. I am so excited and anxious for the next 6 months to come and go so I can meet my little man or lady!!!

So the reason I had to go to the doctor yesterday. Well Sunday I woke up and everything seemed just fine. My mom had come over around 11:00 to help me clean house (yes, I have the best mom ever). Well why she was there I went to the bathroom and I could not go (urinate that is). So I went and told my mom who said maybe it was just how the baby was positioned or something and maybe I really did not have to go it just felt like it. Well I waited and kept feeling like I needed to go to the point were I was getting uncomfortable so I tried again and still could not go. At this point I was getting nervous because I was starting to hurt because I had to go so bad. Well I decided around 1:30 or so to call the doctor as I have not been to the bathroom since 9:30 and did not want to get in any worse shape. They directed me to take a warm bath and if that did not help then to go to the ER. Well needless to say that did not help so Chad took me into the ER. Which is very scary place right now with the Swine Flu. Well the good news is, I did not have to wait once we got there and they took me straight back to a room and had to put in a catheter. Not pleasant at all, but it felt so much better not to have to go to the bathroom. Well they tested my output and they said that I had very clean urine and it was not an infection that had caused this. They only thing the doctor in the ER could guess is that my Urethra had closed (which this happened to me before when I was younger). So he said to go home with the catheter and to call a specialist Monday and go in and talk about it and have them take it out.

Well you know me and being pregnant, first thing Monday morning I called my OB. They had me come straight in and see the on call doctor (Dr. Davis, I really liked her). Well they did an ultrasound to make sure everything was okay with the baby and everything was perfect. The heartbeat was 165 and the baby looked great! So that is the good news. She called a specialist for us to see what we should do and he said that he feels like this is a fluke event that has nothing to do with being pregnant and that once we remove the catheter everything could be just fine. So they instructed me to take the catheter out myself last night before bed so that why if I woke up this morning and could not go to the bathroom then I had a problem still and would have to go back to the doctor. Well good news...... I woke up in the middle of the night and went to the potty!! It was just an answered prayer. So needless to say all is well for now and maybe I will not have to deal with this problem again!

Well I go back to the doctor in 2 weeks and then the big one will be scheduled for November 23rd!! I am so super excited about this one of course!!

Well I hope that you are all having a good day and have a great week!

Baby C Update and then some!!

Happy Hump Day!! I hope that everyone is having a great week so far! For me it has been amazing. I had another ultra sound today and the baby looked great. The heartbeat was 175! I even got to see an arm and a leg and you can even see a leg in the pictures they gave me this morning! It is truly amazing and such a wonderful blessing. Carrying a baby just makes you see how beautiful and what a blessing life is and how important it already is to treasure these moments.

Well last time I reported that I did not feel so hot, well I am happily to say that I am feeling much better. I believe that I have finally learned the secret! EAT EAT EAT or do not let yourself get too hungry because that is when you feel bad, but then on the other end do not eat too much or you do not feel so good! So you just have to learn the secret that works best for you!

So it has been 2 weeks since my last post. I need to get better with posting but I feel like I never have anything exciting to talk about or that anyone would want to read! Football season has started which is one of my favorite times of the year! Roll Tide! We actually went to the game this past Saturday with my Grandparents and we had a great time tailgating and watching the game (even thought the first half was a little scary). Now I am ready for the next game!! We went out last night for our friend Zach's 30th birthday. We went to Firebirds, and let me say, that is a great place to eat! This Friday is DJ's birthday so we will be going out for his birthday this Friday! Lots of birthday's coming up!!

So that is all that is going on for now so I am finished rambling. The important part is about the baby anyway!

Well I hope that everyone has a great rest of the week!!!! Roll Tide!

And Baby Makes 3!!!

That is right!!! Chad and I are happy to announce that we are expecting our first child in April! What an amazing blessing!!! I am 6 weeks and 3 days! We found out about 2 1/2 weeks ago. I have already seen the doctor several times since then and today we got to hear the heartbeat!! It was so amazing and a wonderful experience. The heartbeat is strong and everything looks really good! Please keep us in your prayers as we go through this wonderful experience.

So how do I feel?? Well towards the end of last week I started to have some morning sickness (or should I say all day sickness) I pretty much feel nausea all day and especially at night but being so tried probably does not help things. I am very thankful in a weird way that I do feel like this, because it is God's way of showing me that the baby is growing and everything is all right. So if I catch myself complaining I remember this!

I will keep everyone posted as things develop. I just could not wait to share our good news!

Andrea

It has begun!!

Well hello out there! I have finally done it........started a blog! I do not know how much I will update at the beginning as this is new to me. Most people will probably not even see my first post! I will eventually start to tell people about the blog.........once I feel comfortable with it of course! So I hope you are having a good week and look for more things to come!!!