Midweek blahs...

I don't really have much to add to the blog world tonight. Allen is at work, Penny is under her blankie, and I'm getting ready to go to bed. It was nice to see the sunshine today, I hope it continues this weekend. Sunshine might help give us some energy! Allen has really been hit hard with his allergies this week. I've been sneezy too, but not like poor Allen. Do you know what I can't wait for? Mushroom hunting! I don't know if I can actually eat them or not being pregnant. I can't find anything online that says NOT to eat them, but I'm going to ask my doc. Even if I can't eat them I still like to go hunting, but hopefully they will ok for us.

Oh baby!

Little Cooley had me very sick this morning. So sick I almost didn't go to work, but I sucked it up because I need to save me paid time off as long as I can. I wasn't puking, but I held it back because it was so bad I felt like if I got starting on throwing up I wouldn't probably be able to stop. The nausea finally stopped around 11 a.m. and picked up again around 1:30.

Sunday, at church we were able to witness three baptisms! It was great to get to share with our church family.

Also on Sunday, we received our first baby gift! It was a an adorable yellow ( gender neutral) little ducky outfit. The little feet have ducks on them. I can't bring myself to put the little outfit up because I keep picking it up and holding on to it, thinking about the little person that will be wearing it soon.

Baby blueberry!

Finally Friday, and I am soooo glad! It's been a long week. Nothing particularly bad about this week, just long because I feel so tired every day. Our baby is now the size of a blueberry, growing every day! 10,000 times bigger than he or she was at conception. No wonder I'm so tired, eh? I've been very lucky to only have occasional nausea. When I do get it, it's bad, but not that often, which I supposed is a good thing. I read on http://www.whattoexpect.com/, that studies show women who are carrying baby girls tend to be more ill during their first trimester than women carrying boys...it's not a proven fact of anything, but interesting...our little blueberry could be a boy. On the same page though, I read on another website, women who have bad acne when pregnant have a greater chance of having a girl, and my face is broke out like I'm a 16 year old high schooler, sooooo our little blueberry could be a girl! LOL! We have to wait 13 more weeks to find out though.

Wednesday break from the routine

Usually we have bible study on Thursday night, but this week we moved it up to Wednesday because the bible study hosts had some friends in town. We arrived tonight to be suprised by an impromptu , what was supposed to be a game night, which actually turned into a nice evening with church friends watching their tiny toddlers play in the living room and the moms in the room swapping horror stories about their labors and deliveries! Meanwhile newly pregnant me, is trying to remain calm! YIKES! LOL! With the little ones running around we never quite made it to the board games, but that's ok. They weren't missed. Honestly it was really nice just spending an hour and a half with our friends. No bible studying was accomplished, but it was still quality fellowship, and it felt productive to get to spend some relaxed fun time with these people that every other week we are deeply engaged in serious thought provoking discussions. I felt like we were able to connect with them on a different level than just the bible study level.

The dr's office called today and I don't get to have my first official OB appointment with my doc until May 3, 2011. Which will be at the end of my first trimester. It seems like a long time to wait to have my first appt, but everyone at work seemed to think it was normal; so I'm just going with it.

The First Pictures of Baby Cooley!

The ultrasound on Monday went well! The baby has a good strong heart beat. I was given a due date of 11/15/2011. The ultrasound tech said everything looks good. Our baby is only .31 cm big. This is the size of an ice cream sprinkle! As I sit before the computer staring at our tiny little baby, I'm overcome. In fact everytime I see these pictures, I am overcome. This little life, with a heart beating 112 times per minute is inside me!

Almost had it...

Well, we thought that Allen was going to get to move to second shift, but not yet. He was outbid by one girl who changed her mind last minute about what position she wanted, and of course she had more seniority over Allen. It must not have been meant to be. Meanwhile, he continues to watch the board at work for a second shift position.

My first ultrasound is scheduled for next Monday. I'm getting very excited. It will also be a relief for them to be able to actually see that everything is good so far. Everything feels good, but the confirmation on the screen will be nice. Of course by that time the baby will only be slightly bigger than an orange seed, but will still be viewable on an ultrasound.

I can't wait until we get to find out if the baby is a he or a she. I don't want to refer to our baby as "it", so I just keep saying "the baby" which is better than "it", but I can't wait to find out! I don't have any hunches yet. Maybe the hunches come later. Honestly either a boy or a girl would be wonderful, but I would like to have a little girl first. Who knows, maybe we will have both! :)

The one you've been waiting for!

So, you might have noticed that it's been a while since an entry. This was intentional. I couldn't just get on here and type about the weather, work, or the same old same old...not when WE'RE PREGNANT!!!!!!!!

We didn't want Allen's brothers and our sister in-laws to find out about the pregnancy online so I've stayed away from this blog because I had no idea what I could possibly even say, when the whole time sitting here at the computer I wanted to spill the beans.

Well the news is out! We found out on Sunday with two positive pregnancy tests and the dr's office confirmed it with the blood tests. For those of you who didn't know, (and please don't take it personally if you didn't know, most people didn't, it was one of those things we didn't really want to talk about...) we had a miscarriage in December right before Christmas. So, this time they got me in the office right away for the bloodwork to check my HCG levels, which were excellent by the way!

We're not exactly sure how far along we are, and won't know until I have a full appointment with my doctor, but based on my last cycle I think I am 5-6 weeks pregnant, which means a November baby. Just in time for the holidays!

Of course we are nervous because of losing our first pregnancy in December, but I feel really good about this pregnancy. I haven't had any of the warning signs I had last time and let me tell you what I feel pregnant!

Going foward this blog will continue to be an update of our lives in general, but I probably will spend some time blogging about my pregnancy too. I mean seriously, do you think I'm able to think of much else right now???? I have a million more things to say, but it's getting late, I'm very tired, and I have 9 months to talk about it, so for now this pregnant lady is headed to bed!

Love you all! And please keeps us in your prayers!

Itchy eyes!

Well, my allergies today went off big time! All day my eyes were itchy. Yuck! I'm excited for the warmer weather to get here and stay here, but I could really do without the allergies that will be in complete full force in a few weeks for both of us.

Do you remember when I said that a customer had called me queen of the universe? Well, this week I was called the Queen of Illinois. LOL! My kingdom is shrinking but I'm still a queen! :) This week was a much better week than last week. For both of us. Allen said his week has gone by very quickly.

Still not a magic worker...

but today was one of those days at work when I wish I really did have a magic wand. I want to fix others problems. For the past two weeks I have been talking with people are not going through just your normal everyday "cold and flu" things, but life altering diseases. My heart goes out to these people. It seems like sooo many of the people I love and care about are going through rough patches, it makes it hard to go to work and be bombarded with complete strangers rough patches also. This week I don't have a bad attitude, but some of the stories I have heard make it hard to be positive. I just hope that in doing my job kindly, and to the best of my ability I am able to make some of these people's lives a little bit easier.