Lovenox continued…

So today is the second day I've had to give myself the Lovenox injections. It's not as bad as I thought it was going to be, but I'm still trying to get over the part where I have to stab myself in the stomach, lol. Tonight I was being such a chicken that I actually ended up sticking the needle in and stupidly pulled it back out before I put the medicine in, ha ha. Anyway, Cliff caught a photo...

Needles? Yikes!

About 5 years ago I was diagnosed with a blood disorder that causes me to clot easier than most. I had been on birth control for ovarian cysts and within a month I had 2 blood clots which is how I found out about the blood disorder. I was taken off of the birth control and never had a problem since. So today I got a phone call from Dr. Umstead's office (he's my obstetrician) and after reviewing my file and my lab results, he's decided to start me on Lovenox which is a blood thinner. Tomorrow I'll be going into his office so that they can show me how to give myself an injection which I'll have to do everyday throughout my pregnancy. Needles never used to bother me but I've really come to dislike them over the past few years. I'm definitely not looking forward to it but I know it will all be worth it in the end. With me being such a big baby, any prayers would be greatly appreciated! ha ha!

Season Premiere

Danielle & I are at our second OB-GYN appointment right now. Today we got to see our kid for the first time on TV. First we saw the head and body which was crazy enough but then the baby started moving. All of a sudden it was real.

Anyway... I know the grandmothers only want two things, photos & a due date. So here's the photo and the baby is due on ... February 17th

First Belly Photo

A few nights ago I noticed that my belly was really starting to grow. So Cliff grabbed the camera and took our first belly shot at 8 weeks, 4 days. To other people it may not look like a big deal, but it was really exciting for me to actually be able to see for the first time a change in my shape. I already have a pair of pants that don't fit anymore, although that could be due to the fact that I've been loving food a whole lot more, ha ha.

We have an appointment scheduled for next week at which time we'll be able to hear the baby's heart beat and get a due date. It seems like time has been crawling these past few weeks as we've been anticipating this appointment. Now, it's only 10 days away!

I have been feeling great too. No morning sickness or any weird cravings, I've just been very tired. Oh, and my memory has been horrible. Like a couple of weeks ago when I went to Publix with the intention of buying Sprite. I sat in the grocery aisle looking at the difference in prices between Sprite and Publix Lemon-Lime soda. For some reason, it took me a very long time to work the prices out in my head and when I finally did, I walked away without even picking up the sprite I was there to get in the first place. Then there was the wine incident. I bought alcohol removed wine since I can't have the real stuff and poured myself a glass before sitting down to watch a movie with Cliff. As I was sipping on it I suddenly freaked out, almost spilling it on myself as I thought, "Oh my goodness!! What am I doing?!?! I can't have wine!!!"... completely forgetting about the fact that I had specifically bought the alcohol removed wine for that purpose. Since then there have been several other instances, but of course, I can't remember them.

Tonight Cliff bought me a special gift that I am VERY excited about. He told me a while ago that there was something he really wanted to buy for me and then a few days ago mentioned he had purchased it. It came in today and I just about started crying when he had me open it. It was a flip video camera. Always thinking ahead, Cliff thought it would be a good idea for me to have the little video camera to keep with me at all times so that we can catch all the important things on video. He mentioned video taping the baby's heartbeat at my next appointment and of course footage of the little one once they're born. And all the stuff Cliff might like to see (although he doesn't necessarily want to be present for) like shopping for baby stuff with our moms. I love my husband and his great big heart! =)

Looking Towards Life With Kids - Camping?

So in thinking about becoming a parent I rememberd that I once told Jonny I'd stumbled on ParentHacks.com which had parenting tips. At the time this wasn't much interest to me but I figured I may as well look it up again and see what it was all about. One of the first things I saw was a link to tips on camping with kids. "Cool", says I, "lets check this out".

Since it'll be a while till we have "kids" and we've got the whole "baby" stage to go through first, I picked up on one set of tips for "10 Tips for tent camping with a baby/toddler". Although it's nothing overly revolutionary (granted, I'd never think of some of them), it's reassuring to think that Danielle and I will still be doing a lot the things we love if we make the time to do them. We'll just get to have someone else along with us and carry lots... lots... of additional junk with us. OK so maybe the appalachian trail will need to wait a few years, but we may as well get him/her used to bugs as early as possible.