It's a girl?

We had our first ultrasound on Monday July 7th. It was very exciting being able to see our little baby. We were most excited to be able to find out the sex of the baby so that we could start planning for our little one. Just my luck, we were unable to see 100% if it was a girl or a boy. The technician said that she was pretty sure it was a girl but couldn't really tell.
Also, because the baby was in a position where it was hard to determine the sex she was also in a position that made it difficult for the technician to see her heart (notice I am calling her a her..). They need to be able to see every part of the baby and make sure everything is working properly before they reach 24 weeks old. Since they were unable to see everything we need to go back within the next 2 Weeks to have another ultrasound.
I was a little disappointed with the ultrasound clinic that we went to last because they don't give pictures of the baby. So I am excited that we get to have another ultrasound so that we can get a picture and see our little baby again. We did get a video of the ultrasound which is very cool to see, she moves around a ton and is soooo cute.

Greatest News Ever

So on Friday we had our 1st appointment at The Princess Margaret Hospital. We were a little nervous because this was the time we were going to find out if Tyler's cancer was gone or if they had missed something in February. Well, after the quickest CT scan ever, some chest x rays and blood work, I am thrilled to announce that Tyler, my amazing, wonderful, fantastic husband, is CANCER FREE!!!!

We were so happy to hear the doctor say that his results were clear and to come back in 4 months! We couldn't have asked for a better outcome. It is such a blessing that Tyler is healthy and that all is well.

This Monday July 7Th, we find out the sex of our baby and get to see its cute little face. I am sooooo excited. Even if they can't tell the sex I will be thrilled to be able to see the baby and know that it is healthy and all is well.

Last Monday was our 1 year anniversary. It was so nice to celebrate together. We went to Moxie's for dinner and then to the drive in to see Wanted and Iron man, great movies.

Writing has become very boaring for me lately. I feel like I have nothing exciting to talk about. Im sure after next week we will have more to say.

It's Finally Real

So, today Ty and I got to hear the baby's heartbeat at our Doctors appointment. Sooo amazing, the most amazing sounds and feeling I have ever had. It is so surreal that there is a living moving baby inside of me.

So when the midwife first attempted to hear the heartbeat the baby was moving all over the place. It was so nice to hear that we have such an active baby. So after about 7 minutes of searching, finding, then the baby moving out of the way....she finally got the baby to stop. The heartbeat was so fast!! 152 bpm. It was sooo cute. I had the biggest smile on my face and a little tear fell out of my eye. Ty was ecstatic and had the biggest smile I have ever seen him have. It was sooooooo amazing, I can't say it enough!

So that is the first exciting milestone in our little babies life and development! Next we find out the sex, which will be soooooo exciting. Being a pregnant and caring for a little human being growing inside of me is a feeling I never knew existed....I am just so in love with our little one. Ty said he can't imagine how happy we will be when we get to actually see our little one.
I am excited to find out the sex of the baby. We find out on July 7 and Tys Birthday is on July 8 so I think I will do something cute for his Birthday to tell him the sex. He wont be able to make it to the ultrasound because he will be working...so I thought that would be a nice way to tell him!

Update, update!

So, like usual I have been slacking when it comes to writing in our blog. First let's get caught up...
I have been working as a nanny for the last month. I nanny 3 nights a week from 9pm - 7am. They are 10 week old baby twins boys. It is actually a lot of fun watching them...when they sleep. I have also started my own business selling Pampered Chef products...BOOK A PARTY!! Its a lot of fun and the money is pretty good. So during the week I have quite a bit of freedom. On Monday and Tuesdays I get to hang out with Ty and do stuff together. I do housework and just relax pretty much. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights I work and sleep all day. The weekends are great because me and Ty both have weekends off which hasn't happened I don't think ever, so its nice being able to do things.

Ty has been working at a factory for the last month and a bit. He seems to like it...well as much as you can I guess. It pays alright and the hours seem to work out well for us. Ty goes for his first CT scan at Princess Margaret on the 27th of June. He is not looking forward to it. Ty has a hard time doing anything that will help him. For example, if he has soar, itchy eyes he will REFUSE to put in eye drops. If Ty has a drop stuffed up nose, he will REFUSE to use any kind of nasal spray or those nose strips that help you breath. If Ty is sick he will REFUSE to take medicine...although he has gotten better at that. If Ty has really dry skin he will REFUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to use any kind of moisturizer....it is sooooo annoying. So when it comes to the CT scan Ty is required to drink this shake stuff that ensures a good pictures in the scan. Ty has a very very very hard time drinking this. He gages, throws up, chokes...you name it...such a baby...but he's my baby! So the CT scan is coming up fast and we are very anxious. It will be the first time since Ty's diagnoses that we will find out if he is cancer free. I have a very good feeling about it. The doctors are really great and feel confident that because of his surgery and how well everything looked all will be well!

So, next lets talk about baby. We are 17 weeks along now. Very exciting!!!!! We have yet to see the baby or hear the heartbeat. We have an appointment with the midwife tomorrow and hopefully all will be well. I have felt that baby moving...I think. It feels like little ripples inside me...also gas like. On July 7 th we get to have an ultrasound and find out the sex of the baby. I cant wait until we know more. The midwives haven't really done anything to let us know how the baby is doing or developing, so I hope after tomorrow we will have a better idea. If not I think we will move to an OB/GYN. I just feel like the midwives aren't doing everything they should to be ensuring babies health. Also, they seemed to have lost (or apparently someone stole) my medical records from the midwife office....they don't seem very organized.

I will write again tomorrow and let you know if we heard the heartbeat!

Sweetest Husband Ever

So yesturday I guess my hubby had heard enough of my complaining that my clothes were too tight that he took me to buy some maternity clothes. He got me a pair of shorts, some skirts for church, a couple tops and a really really nice fancy top. He is just so sweet.

Christmas???

So, our landlords live above us and we share air vents. I guess they were cooking something tonight and it didn't smell very nice. I got an idea that I could put some Cinnamon in water and put it on the stove to heat it up to make our home smell like Cinnamon. Now that it smells so good it makes me think of Christmas. Thinking of Christmas made me think of our baby who will be born Dec. 1. Just the thought of the warm feeling you get at Christmas, the beautifully decorated tree, the smell of yummy cookies baking, the smell of pine, yummy Cinnamon candles...and a warm cuddly baby to top it off.....wow...I cant wait for Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NEWS NEWS NEWS!

So I haven't written in a while because I felt like I had nothing to say other than WE ARE HAVING A BABY! Seriously, I felt like nothing was going on in our lives except for being pregnant, and since I couldn't tell anyone about that yet I had nothing to write about.

So, yes, we are pregnant! We are sooooooo excited! We began trying to get pregnant in November. We were successful in January but miscarried about 2 weeks in. We took a pregnancy test about the same day I was due for my period, I just felt pregnant. So we took the test and were a little surprised to find out we were pregnant because we had just started trying and were expecting it to take a little longer then a month. When we miscarried, it s hard to say, but it couldn't have happend at a better time. Tyler's cancer was still up in the air and we had no idea what was going on with that. Also, if we were to have not miscarried the baby would have been born in October, which meant I wouldn't be able to finish my degree.

So after our miscarriage we thought long and hard about what we should do, whether we should keep trying or not. After a miscarriage they say you should wait at least a month until your next menstrual cycle to start again. So during the month of waiting was when Tyler had his surgery and we found out that he had cancer. We were also told that our chances of having a child went down. We thought about it and figured that because our chances went down maybe we wouldn't be able to get pregnant. When you have difficulties getting pregnant you can seek medical hep but not for about after a year of trying. So we figured we would try for a year and then seek help, as we didn't think we would be able to get pregnant. Well....silly us, because low and behold, Tyler's little swimmers are fantastic and were eager to get back to work, because not even a month after his surgery WE GOT PREGNANT!!!! We never thought it would be so soon! We were thrilled to find out and to know that everything was great with Tyler's reproductive systems.
We take this as such a blessing that we were able to get pregnant because we were told it would be more difficult. We are truly blessed with everything that has happened these past few months.

Right now we are 13 weeks along. We have completed our 1st trimester!!!!!!! To my surprise I have gained no weight but 1 million inches around my waist. I am showing so much that I had to go out and buy maternity pants the other day because all of my pants are too tight around my belly. I am convinced that we are having twins because I am showing so early.



7 weeks

12 weeks

When we went to our midwife appointment last week we were able to try to hear the heartbeat. The midwife said that the chances of hearing it were about 50/50 because the baby is so low. Unfortunately we were unable to hear the heartbeat so we still don't know if we are having one or two! lol

I have pictures but I am not sure where my husband has put the cord that attaches to the computer...so those are on the way.

So everything in the pregnancy has gone really well so far. I haven't had any morning sickness, I do feel nauseous sometimes. I did have a lot of cramping in the beginning so was worried we were going to lose the baby again, but it was normal, just my uterus contracting..lol. No weird cravings, I just want ravioli all the time!! Soooo yummy.

Everyone always asks us "do you want a boy or a girl?" I am totally happy with whatever God has blessed us with. I always think a girl would be nice because you can dress them up and do a lot more with them, but a boy would be great too, because I never had a brother, and boys are just cool! So we will see. If we have twins I would like fraternal, a boy and girl. I think twins would be so much fun, a lot of work, but fun.

As for school, I plan to graduate this December with my bachelors degree. Then continue with teachers college the following September. The baby will be about 9 months then and hopefully I can juggle both. I plan on staying home with the baby anyway until the baby goes to school then I will go to work, I just want to have the opportunity to go to work whenever I feel it necessary. Tyler will continue school for the next 3 years and mainly focus on that. I want that best for him and school is very important.

I am very excited to find out the sex of the baby later on so that we can start planning a little better. I can't wait to start decorating the nursery.