Sleep talking

Growing up and sharing a room with three sisters, there have been some funny stories. I have heard my sisters talk, and some times scream in there sleep, and I have heard about some sleepwalking too. I also have other family members that talk in there sleep, and most of the stories are hilarious. Now I have some to find that Brian talks in his sleep and even sits up sometimes(I get confused as to if he is a wake or not). In all of this I have never been told by someone that I talk in my sleep(but I have been told that I have kicked) so I assumed that I don't, that is until this morning. Last night I was so tired after all of the traveling back from Utah, that as soon as I closed my eyes I was in a deep sleep. Well, I guess I didn't get enough chatting in before I fell asleep, so I started chatting in my sleep. Brian wasn't sure if I was awake or not. He said that I asked him if he liked the decorations(I must have been dreaming about the nursery, or something) among others things. So, not only do I talk a lot when I am awake, but now it doesn't always stop when I go to sleep.

Needle Nightmare!!!

This morning I went in for the test to check for Gestational Diabetes, and it was AWFUL!!!

It didn't start out that bad, just usual check up stuff and they had me drink the Glucola, which didn't taste too bad, just very sweet and only burned my throat a tiny bit(by-the-way, I read the bottle and there is no carbonation). I then meet with the nurse for a bit and then sat out in the waiting room with Brian for a while. When they called me back to have my blood drawn is when the nightmare began.

You have to understand one thing about me, I have an intense phobia to needles, so getting shots and having my blood drawn are very traumatic events for me. Only once have I gone to have this done without someone there with me, and I will never do that again. So, lucky Brian gets to be the one that tries to distract me from what is going on. He was doing an okay job until the nurse that was taking my blood said that the needle was next to the vain. This is NOT something I want to hear. I quickly went into a full blown anxiety attack.

This was one of the worst attacks I have ever had. My breathing became very short and choppy, I felt like I couldn't get enough air, I felt very faint, and think I came close to blacking out. I then began to shake like crazy, and the nurse had to wait a while to try again.

Brian tried really hard to come up with something to distract me and had me say the alphabet backwards. I think this helped me a bit. The nurse still had trouble the second time, and when I calmed down again went for a third try. Still no good. At this point they decided that I needed to go directly to a lab were the nurses know more tricks when the vains are hard too find.

Brian drove me to the lab and I went through it again. This time I had a some time to calm down, and the nurse was able to draw my blood on the first try(or should I say the fourth). They then said that the time to draw my blood had been too long, and that I will most likely have to go back in and do the entire thing over again!

Needless to say this was not my best morning.

I do have to say that Brian was such a trooper though it all, and I know I couldn't have done it without him.

Healthy habits

Since I became pregnant I have been trying really hard to develop healthy habits for myself. I have really wanted to make sure that I do what I can so that my baby can grow healthy, and to keep myself healthy throughout this pregnancy.

In January I gave up junk food, which is at times hard, but I just tell myself that the baby does not need that kind of stuff, and neither do I. I have been trying to make sure I eat more fruits and vegetables, and other healthier snacks. My favorite treat these days are yogurt parfaits, yogurt and fruit, what could be better. Brian often treats me to these after my doctor visits each month.

The funny thing about this no junk food is that tomorrow I will be going to have the test for Gestational Diabetes. Those of you who don't know what that is, a nurse will give me a drink that is very sweet(I've been told that it is even carbonated). The reason why this is so funny is I haven't had much sugar in the last five months, and I haven't had carbonation in years! The baby and I will probably have a very high sugar rush tomorrow!!!

I have also been trying to exercise more often during the pregnancy. I have been able to exercise on average 2 to 3 times a week since January, but I have been wanting to do better. Well, last week I made my goal...I exercised for at least 30 minutes every single day, Monday through Saturday!!! I never exercise on Sundays. I am now doing well at keeping it up, and have exercised yesterday and today. It feels so good to exercise, and to achieve a goal.

There are still things that I would like to do better, but I try to do one thing at a time. I am glad that this pregnancy has given me the motivation to do some of the things that I have wanted to do for a while. It's slow moving sometimes making new habits, but in the end it is so worth it!!!

Security Check at Sam's Club???

Last night Brian and I went into Sam's Club to grab a few things. As we entered, the man that you show your membership card to, stopped me an asked me to show him my bag. I have no idea why he needed to see it, it's just a regular messenger bag that I sometimes use as my purse. I kinda felt like I was at the airport. Brian and I felt very awkward, and embarrassed by this, especially since we had some people waiting behind us, and we didn't see anyone else being stopped. Did the guy think I was going to try and bomb the place??? I must look pretty suspicious being six months pregnant. I hope this doesn't become a regular occurance.

Crib shopping

Brian and I have been doing a bit of crib shopping for our baby this last week. Last Saturday, and then on Monday, we tried to look around Lansing, but ended up just getting frustrated. There are not many places to look at cribs near us, and of the selection that we did find, we didn't see anything that really got us excited.

So, Friday we took off just after noon, and drove towards Detroit and stopped at a few stores on our way to the Temple. We found a lot better selection and better quality of cribs. I actually started to have the fun that I thought I would have, shopping for our baby.

On our way to our last store, we saw a Trader Joe's. Brian just had to stop and check it out. We were so surprised to see one out here in Michigan. It made him feel like back home in California. He picked a Red Pepper with Garlic and Eggplant Spread, and has been enjoying it very much, and will need a new jar soon.

We then got to enjoy a Temple session, which ended the busy day very nicely.

Making room for baby

On Saturday, Brian and I spent half of the day totally rearranging our apartment. We have had our second bedroom as our office, and now that our little girl is on the way we need it to be the nursery. So, we needed to move all of the furniture out of that room, and fit it into the rest of the apartment.

Brian and I had a great time working together. It was fun planning and seeing things take shape as we progressed, and clearing out our baby's room. We still have things in the room that needs to be moved, but all of the big stuff is out and I am getting excited for my little girl's nursery.

PASSED!!!

Brian found out today that he passed his First Year Exam!!! Looks like we will be staying in Michigan for at least another year!

Trip and Treasures

For a week and a half I was able to go to Utah to stay with my family while Brian worked on studying and taking finals. I took this opportunity to work with my mom on my babies room, and visit with some friends that I hadn't seen in a while.

I had such a good time designing and working with my mom, she is so talented, and I am glad she passed some of her genes onto me. We are able to work very well with each other, especially now that I am more direct and decisive about what I like and want. If I got stuck on how the design I thought of worked, my mom would be right there with a solution. She would even fix things that I didn't know how to voice my concern about. My mom and I look at things differently then most and are a lot more detail oriented in our designing. I love that she would know just what to do!

My mom also knows the places to look. She and I have somewhat similar tastes and we are so excited that I am having a girl! She took me to stores that are amazing! I am so excited about my little girls room! I found so many things at the shops my mom took me to that are sparkly, cute, and SO ME!!! I had a great time!

I also was able to spend some time with the rest of my family, of course. It was tons of fun seeing everyone, and I am glad Celeste came home while I was there. Kevin's family was staying at my parents for a while so I got to see my adorable nieces, Kaybria and Julie, a ton. I would often wake up to Kaybria in the kitchen(she was usually the first one awake each morning).

I also got to see some of my friends that I haven't seen in a long time. I had a good time catching up and I even got to see the family that I babysat for in Junior High and High School. The oldest had just turned TEN! She had been less then one when I started Babysitting for them! It is crazy how fast time flies, and children grow.

It was a fantastic trip, and I loved every minute of it, but I did miss Brian a ton. It was so good to be able to come back home to him. He loved the things that my mom and I worked on and was very impressed with the quality. My mom doesn't settle for anything, but the best work!

Partying with baby

My little girl's kicks have been getting stronger, and stronger. I love to feel her move around and kick. I love when Brian is able to feel her, and he can feel her a lot better now.

Brian was asked the other day if he thought our baby was a night or a morning baby. He had replied that he thought she was a morning baby, but he has changed his mind about that because let me tell you, she is BOTH!

I almost always feel her moving when I am going to sleep, and then again when I wake up. As she has been getting stronger it feels as though she is partying. The last week her kicks and flips have been keeping me up at night a bit, but I don't mind. Then just this morning(about 4:30 am) I woke up unexpectedly from a deep sleep. At first I didn't understand what woke me, but then I realized that she was partying again. I wasn't able to get back to sleep until about three hours later(she was having a great time). I am so glad that I can sleep in!

Bring on the PINK! IT'S A GIRL!!!

Brian and I went into the doctor's office this morning for an ultrasound, and found out that we are going to be having a little girl! We are so excited!

They checked out all of the organs and made sure everything was there and looked right. The doctor said that everything looked fine. We were able to see the heartbeat quit a bit, and we loved seeing her little feet. They did have a hard time getting a picture of her face. She is already camera shy, just like her parents!

Now, onto the name game!