Ok so my drs. appointment was today....I was running late....bad morning, there was puke involved....SHOCKER!! lol....so I get to the drs. office and I went straight back to get weighed in and pee...well I gained back all the weight I've lost....I believe it was 161...and I was 156 last time...so I gained back the 4 lbs. I had lost and added another....so Yeah, and blah...ya know what I mean? lol....so then I get into the room, and then Shawn and Noah join me. ~ We take my vitals and all that happy fun stuff. Then Dr. Randolf came in....asked how I was doing, and I told him that I had plans for him at my next visit......he was like "oh really?"...."and just let me guess what those would be...you want me to see what the baby is?"....I was like...OH YEAH! He chuckled and told me that wouldn't be a problem, he knew when he got my ultra sound report and I wasn't able to find out, that I would be asking him to see for me....(he knows me so well!! lol) So he said that he would make sure to give me another ultra sound at my next appointment so we could determine what the sex is.....three cheers for Dr. Randolf hip hip hooray! hip hip hooray! HIP HIP HOORAY!! Then we got to hear the heart beat....it was in the 140's....then we discussed the fact that I'm getting NO SLEEP at night...I'm tossing and turning ALL NIGHT, and am so exhausted all day b/c of the lack of sleep I'm getting....and I told him about the strange effect the Tylenol Cold...daytime and Tylenol Cold nighttime formulas had on me.....he said the daytime formula might have done that to me b/c of the Pseudoephedrine in it...and that the nighttime formula uses Benadryl...and that's what he would tell me to take to help me sleep (some Benadryl)...but it can have a reverse effect (and does in about 5% of ppl...so lucky me sounds like I'm one of em)...and it'll keep you up all night......so he wants me to take Zyrtec for my cold symptoms...b/c I'm all outta wack, and take some Ambian every other or every third night to get some rest. He also prescribed me some prenatal vitamins that I can try and start taking now, since my morning sickness isn't quite as strong as it was. He's pretty cool.
Shawn, Noah and I are taking my MIL out to eat tonight for her birthday....Little Shawn opted to stay the night at a friends house instead. So I made sure he called his Nay Nay last night to tell her Happy Birthday and explain why he wouldn't be taking her out too.
I guess I should get back to work I've got payroll to finish...and I'm really tired right now...I so wish I could call it a day, and go home to get some ZZZZZZZ's...I can not wait to try that Ambian out...a nice full nights sleep....oh, imagine what that'll be like!!!! ~Heaven!!
2005-10-25 (17 weeks)
Total Frustration!! Well the BIG DAY had arrived........I was eager and drank my 32 oz. of fluid....really had to pee.....but hey....today was the day....we were going to find out ......SON or DAUGHTER!! The lady called me back for my ultrasound....only me, she said she would come back for daddy in a few minutes. I layed down on the table, and she put the goowey gunk on my stomach, and placed the wand thing on my belly........hmm...she says.......UTTER FEAR runs through my head....hmmm...what?!? .....is there a problem?! Why didn't she let my husband come in with me.....I was SO SCARED she was going to tell me the baby was dead.....and here I was ALL ALONE!!!........."How long ago did you finish drinking?"....she asks, um...about 1/2 an hour ...why is something wrong? .........she switches her wand, and tells me that my bladder isn't quite as full as she likes...but it should be ok. "Whew!"....so the baby is alive and kicking! ......relief.........she procedes to take measurements.......and after about 10 minutes or so, goes to get daddy..............We got to see the 4 chambers of the heart, 2 arms, 2 legs, tiny little toes, the bladder, stomach, brain, spine........and the baby was actively moving all around.....we got to listen to and see the heart beating.....147.......then the tech informs us, that she's not going to be able to tell us what the sex is................WHAT?.....she said that if we waited another week, then she should be able to tell without any problem....but it was really too early to tell with any certainty. We got a good shot in between the legs, and I didn't see anything there....so I said "It goes from legs to butt...I see nothing...so IF it's a BOY, wouldn't that be a pretty sad boy?".......she laughed, but said that she can't say either way...she hasn't been wrong so far that's she's aware of and didn't want to start now......UUGH I am SO talking to my doctor about getting another U/S done...she suggested we wait until 27 weeks......I was like ARE YOU FICKEN KIDDING ME?? ......there is NO WAY I can wait 10 more weeks! She said that if we waited ONE WEEK we should have been able to tell (which I was 18 weeks when we found out with Noah)....so why in the world would I wait an additional 9 weeks past what I need too?!?! I was SO DEPRESSED when I left there........seriously I was on the verg of crying......damn hormones!!! I mean I was happy at getting to see the baby, and that things looked good.........she est. the baby to be about 8 oz. ~ but I am NOT a patient person, and I REALLY WANNA KNOW what I'm having!!!!
2005-10-21 (17 weeks)
First official stranger notices!!
All kinds of crap......that's what yesterday and today is filled with. So I was all kinds of excited about getting lamaze classes scheduled and the fact that my brother and sister in law would be taking them with us.....well come to find out that since she's not giving birth at the hospital I am, she can't take her classes there...something about them being so full, so they're only offering them to the ppl who go to that hospital.....and the hospital she DOES goes too will let us take the classes there, even though we won't be giving birth there...but we will have to pay for the classes...no big deal, I want to take them with them. However it doesn't look like that's going to work b/c the times they offer the classes won't work out for us!! UUGH.....I'm looking around to see if anywhere else offers lamaze classes....no luck thus far.
Last night Shawn and I went to Lowe's to get the rest of the things we need to finish our basement (less the carpet)........and guess what.....I had the official first stranger to inquire about my pregnancy!! and from there, it was like EVERYONE asked me "when are you due, do you know what you're having?".......along with well wishes and what not.....we headed over to Wal Mart to get our grocery shopping done, and ppl there asked me about my pregnancy too!!.....it was nice to know that ppl could tell I'm pregnant and not think I'm just a fatty!! lol So while I was at Wal Mart I went to get my cold medicine....and guess what...I had to take a ticket to the Pharmacy to get the OTC meds....stupid ppl and all they're meth labs!! But I understand the precautions...however what is someone to do if they come in at like 12am with this nasty cold, and want to get otc meds for it, but the pharmacy is obviously closed?? Would they now have to wait until the pharmacy opens to get otc relief? I don't know..Crazy though........so anyhoo I took my medicine last night (Tylenol Cold....multi pack daytime & nighttime)......I took the nighttime medicine when I got home, and hoped to get a good nights sleep...for once! ........well the medicine relieved my cold symptoms....however I was up ALL NIGHT LONG!! I did NOT get any sleep!! Then this morning I took the daytime medicine....and I ended up getting all kinds of sick and throwing up...and I feel totally out of it now....strange, b/c it's non-drowsy....but I definitely feel like I could so zonk out right not...of course that could be b/c I GOT NO SLEEP LAST NIGHT!!! So I'm not looking forward to the hour drive to Millersburg to p/u Jalynn after work ....and then the hour and 15 minutes from there back home.. I hope I can stay awake at the wheel!!! Whish me luck!
2005-10-20 (17 weeks)
Scheduling Lamaze Classes
Well I just got off the phone with the hospital and my sister and law....and we are all scheduled to start lamaze classes. We are signed up for the January 2006 classes.......we will go every Wednesday night for 6 weeks from 7pm - 9pm. I'm pretty excited for this....Shawn and I didn't do lamaze when I was preggers with Noah...and I think it'll be fun to go to the classes with my brother and sister in law.
My cold is still going strong....so I called my dr. today and he told me to take Tylenol Cold, or Sudafed. If I'm not feeling relief after 24 hrs. of having the meds in my system then he's going to call me in a prescription.
Oh and yeah so my mom and step dad hate the name Camden....but everyone else has said how much they like it. (well my brother isn't crazy over it...but he's a dork so it doesn't really matter....I'm not crazy over the girl name he's got picked out...but as long as they like it...who cares!!) Honestly...even if everyone else hated it...I don't think it would matter....Shawn and I like it, and that's all that matters right? There's no way we're going to please everyone...and IF we do have a boy....I don't think my mom and step dad will love my child any less just b/c they're not crazy over the name. Nobody LOVED the name Noah...we definitely got some slack for that one (still do sometimes)...but hey, we liked it...and hey....we're his parents right?! lol.....what am I babbling about anyways, it's my family....we're so about the DRAMA!! Gotta love it!! ~ Oh yeah and on another note...I've had some MAJOR gas today....just those gas rumblings in the belly...gotta love that too!!
lol) So he said that he would make sure to give me another ultra sound at my next appointment so we could determine what the sex is.....three cheers for Dr. Randolf hip hip hooray! hip hip hooray! HIP HIP HOORAY!!
Then we got to hear the heart beat....it was in the 140's....then we discussed the fact that I'm getting NO SLEEP at night...I'm tossing and turning ALL NIGHT, and am so exhausted all day b/c of the lack of sleep I'm getting....and I told him about the strange effect the Tylenol Cold...daytime and Tylenol Cold nighttime formulas had on me.....he said the daytime formula might have done that to me b/c of the Pseudoephedrine in it...and that the nighttime formula uses Benadryl...and that's what he would tell me to take to help me sleep (some Benadryl)...but it can have a reverse effect (and does in about 5% of ppl...so lucky me sounds like I'm one of em)...and it'll keep you up all night......so he wants me to take Zyrtec for my cold symptoms...b/c I'm all outta wack, and take some Ambian every other or every third night to get some rest. He also prescribed me some prenatal vitamins that I can try and start taking now, since my morning sickness isn't quite as strong as it was. He's pretty cool.
........I was eager and drank my 32 oz. of fluid....really had to pee.....but hey....today was the day....we were going to find out ......SON or DAUGHTER!!
UTTER FEAR runs through my head....hmmm...what?!? .....is there a problem?! Why didn't she let my husband come in with me.....I was SO SCARED she was going to tell me the baby was dead.....and here I was ALL ALONE!!!........."How long ago did you finish drinking?"....she asks, um...about 1/2 an hour ...why is something wrong? .........she switches her wand, and tells me that my bladder isn't quite as full as she likes...but it should be ok. "Whew!"....so the baby is alive and kicking!
.....she said that if we waited another week, then she should be able to tell without any problem....but it was really too early to tell with any certainty. We got a good shot in between the legs, and I didn't see anything there....so I said "It goes from legs to butt...I see nothing...so IF it's a BOY, wouldn't that be a pretty sad boy?".......she laughed, but said that she can't say either way...she hasn't been wrong so far that's she's aware of and didn't want to start now......UUGH 
I am SO talking to my doctor about getting another U/S done...she suggested we wait until 27 weeks......I was like ARE YOU FICKEN KIDDING ME?? ......there is NO WAY I can wait 10 more weeks! She said that if we waited ONE WEEK we should have been able to tell (which I was 18 weeks when we found out with Noah)....so why in the world would I wait an additional 9 weeks past what I need too?!?! I was SO DEPRESSED when I left there........seriously I was on the verg of crying
and from there, it was like EVERYONE asked me "when are you due, do you know what you're having?".......along with well wishes and what not.....we headed over to Wal Mart to get our grocery shopping done, and ppl there asked me about my pregnancy too!!.....it was nice to know that ppl could tell I'm pregnant and not think I'm just a fatty!! lol So while I was at Wal Mart I went to get my cold medicine....and guess what...I had to take a ticket to the Pharmacy to get the OTC meds....stupid ppl and all they're meth labs!! But I understand the precautions...however what is someone to do if they come in at like 12am with this nasty cold, and want to get otc meds for it, but the pharmacy is obviously closed?? Would they now have to wait until the pharmacy opens to get otc relief? I don't know..Crazy though........so anyhoo I took my medicine last night (Tylenol Cold....multi pack daytime & nighttime)......I took the nighttime medicine when I got home, and hoped to get a good nights sleep...for once! ........well the medicine relieved my cold symptoms
I did NOT get any sleep!! Then this morning I took the daytime medicine....and I ended up getting all kinds of sick and throwing up...and I feel totally out of it now....strange, b/c it's non-drowsy....but I definitely feel like I could so zonk out right not...of course that could be b/c I GOT NO SLEEP LAST NIGHT!!! So I'm not looking forward to the hour drive to Millersburg to p/u Jalynn after work ....and then the hour and 15 minutes from there back home.. I hope I can stay awake at the wheel!!! Whish me luck! 
....so I called my dr. today and he told me to take Tylenol Cold, or Sudafed. If I'm not feeling relief after 24 hrs. of having the meds in my system then he's going to call me in a prescription. 
Gotta love it!! ~ Oh yeah and on another note...I've had some MAJOR gas today
....just those gas rumblings in the belly...gotta love that too!!