Late Happenings...

I was supposed to do this on Friday, but didn't for reasons I don't know.

New/Noteworthy: I just signed up for a Twitter account.  My handle is biochemtine.

Interesting Activity: Josh's mom visited us the weekend after Christmas.  That was fun.  We had our neice visit us for the week and she had a great time hanging with Andrew and Kym.  On Saturday the 5 of us went shopping with our Christmas gift cards.  I got new maternity clothes, and went to babies r us and registered for some more baby stuff.  I am feeling like I need to delete some things from the registry, it's a little long.  But am not sure yet.

What I Learned: The Old Navy closest to me now has a maternity section.  YAY!

Biggest Accomplishment: Took down Christmas and cleaned the house and garage on New Year's Day.  It was pretty much an all day project, but it felt really good to get it done and the house feels back to normal now.

Fun Photo:

Kids playing their new guitars.  

(All my new photos are at work; silly me left my SD card on my desk and I'm home sick today.)

Belly Pic

Here I am, 20 weeks and 4 days. I'm wearing maternity pants almost exclusively because they are so much more comfortable. I can still fit into a couple pairs of pants that were super big on me before, but they are uncomfortable after a few hours.

baby girl clothes

baby girl clothes
Originally uploaded by Christsstar

The kids opening up their baby girl clothes.

teeth, gums, and toothbrushes

So I have awful teeth.  Very small, very soft, eroding enamel, bad gums.  Just no fun at all.  I hate dental visits not because of the pain, but because of the money that they are going to ask for when they see all the new cavities.

My teeth are so small my dentist comments and complains about them every time I go in for a visit.  And they are so soft that when she drills, she goes deeper than she realizes because it just drills out so fast.

With the pregnancy, my bleeding gums have gotten worse.  I've been getting a lot of canker sores too.  I floss regularly, brush twice/day, use mouthwash, chew sugar free gum after eating....  I do everything the dentist and hygenist say.  But they are still really bad.  I am alternating my mouthwash; Listerine one day for the anti-bacterial action to kill the stuff making me bleed, and then ACT with Fluoride to strengthen the teeth the next day.  Still not getting any better.

I was remembering back to my electric toothbrush and how much I felt it helped my teeth.  One thing I remember was the really small head.  It didn't hurt my gums so much.  I think I have one persistent canker sore because of my toothbrush.  So I bought a new toothbrush from the kiddie section.  Ages 5-7 it says on it: some adult teeth and some baby teeth.  The head is small enough that it doesn't rub my gums lower than where it needs to, it's soft enough that it doesn't bother my enamel erosion, and it's cute!  It's purple and has Wall E on it.  ;)  I like it.  My bleeding seems to have improved dramtically and t doesn't hurt to floss anymore.

YAY!!!!

I'm so happy to have a less painful mouth.

baby happenings

New/Noteworthy: My baby's a girl

Interesting Activity: Had my level II ultrasound on Tuesday afternoon.  We sat around for 45 minutes waiting for our appointment.  It was supposed to start at 3:45, we didn't get in until nearly 4:30.  However, the ultrasound itself was very efficient.  The technician was very polite and nice, although didn't talk much to us. Very little personality.  We saw the head, the heart, the foot, the hand (she waved at us), the face (she was drinking and sticking her tongue out at us), and then the gender.  Baby Audrey was spread wide open for us so we could tell what wasn't there.  YAY!!!!

Having my ultrasound and learning that my baby is a girl was incredibly overwhelming.  Moreso than I expected it to be.  It was like learning I was pregnant again for the first time.  I just couldn't believe what I was seeing and what I was hearing.  I was flooded with emotions that I didn't expect.  

And for a moment in time, Josh and I were the only 2 people (besides the tech and dr.) who knew that our baby was a girl.   We didn't have that moment when we found out I was pregnant.  In fact, Josh's sister knew before he did.  So it was special for us to just have that knowledge and hold on to it for a bit.

What I learned: It's a girl

Biggest Accomplishment: Suprised the heck out of the kids yesterday morning when they opened a baby girl outfit as their last Christmas present.  Kymberly jumped and screamed when it dawned on her that opening a baby girl outfit meant she was getting a baby sister.  It was awesome.  When I have the chance, I'll upload the video.  It was so funny.

Weekend Plans: Josh's mom is coming and we'll be hanging with her; our neice is visiting for the week, being dropped off tomorrow.

Fun Photo:

This is the best picture I could scan in from the four of the ultrasound.  I wish it were better, but the original isn't that great quality.  But you can see the spine, the heart, the nose and mouth.

Here's a link to the four shots we got

Bday Hat

So on Wednesday night, Josh sent me out of the house so he could wrap my bday presents.  But he ran out of bday paper.  When I picked some up, I decided to pick up a bday hat for me as well

It's interesting picking our your own wrapping paper.  It's also interesting buying bday paper a week before Christmas.

Birthday Happenings

New/Noteworthy: Today is my birthday!!!  My last year in my 20s!  (And a shout-out to G. Faith who's birthday is also today.  Also have a bday today is Melanie Beckstrom, someone we knew from church when I was growing up; and Stephanie, my best friend in Kindergarten.)

Interesting Activity: Last night was Kymberly's first band concert.  Like good, supportive parents we videotaped the whole thing.  It was quite fun, actually.  The school has a pretty decent music program.  The jazz band performed, as did the concert and beginning bands.  And a special treat was the drumline.  That was pretty cool.  I wish I got a picture of it (video only for that one).  They did a Christmas medly song arranged by the captain!  Kymberly looked so grown-up in her outfit.  She had fun and did a great job.

What I learned: IRS Audits SUCK!!!!!

Where I went: to the baby dr.  Heard a heartbeat of 148 bpm and talked about my desires for a natural childbirth.  Also got the blood test results.

Biggest Accomplishment: Mailed the rest of the Christmas cards.  Also wrote a professionally written letter to the IRS and am praying for a good response from them.

Weekend Plans: Performing in Christmas in the Park tomorrow night in San Jose.  Church on Sunday.  Football watching on Sunday.  Pumpkin Cheesecake eating for my birthday!!!

Fun Photos:  Kymberly's band concert.  

pet peeve

One thing I hate more than ANYTHING is being interrupted.  Second on the list is being told wrong information and having to start over on a process.

Both things happened to me today dealing with changing my name at a bank.  How frustrating.  And of course now I'm frustrated and angry and can't focus at work. 

Thankful Thursday

Today I'm thankful for the musical talent that God has given me.

17 weeks

 



There was a request for another belly picture. This was last night. Right around 17 weeks.