Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving a day early everyone!!  I pretty much feel like it is over already since I work Thanksgiving day and have already celebrated with my family and Jesse's.  Maybe that is why I feel so anxious to get the decorating done and get shopping!!  Anyway, I hope you all have a GREAT Thanksgiving spent with family and or friends, or possibly some of you will also be at work.  But hey, think of the holiday pay...right before Christmas!  Probably my favorite holiday to work.  I have sooo much to be thankful for, right now I am thankful my husband agreed to go with to get a tree!  Ha!  Don't really know if you read this...but thanks hon!  Anyway, I am also thankful for the blessing of another baby and thankful that I have been healthy and the pregnancy has gone pretty well so far.  Here's hoping you have many things to be thankful for as well!!

On a post-thanksgiving note...Black Friday shopping, I still haven't decided if I am going to venture out.  It is not something I normally do, but seems kind of tempting this year, getting caught up in the excitement of it I guess!  But I will NOT be going out at 4 a.m.  IF I venture out, it will be later, mostly because I will have a toddler in tow, but also the thought of getting up that early does in no way appeal to me!  Happy Shopping to those that are going, and Stay Safe!

(Oh, and sorry for the lack of Allison related pics lately, in all honesty I have just been lazy and not hooked up the camera to download them lately.  Plus I left it at  my parent's so I have no pics of the Mages' Thanksgiving, bummer!  Hope to get some pics up soon.)

First Ultrasound!

Yesterday we had our first ultrasound!  It couldn't have come at a better time, I was just kinda getting to the point where I was starting to wonder if that pregnancy test was mistaken!  Not feeling sick (not that I ever really did) and STARTING to get more energy back, but still not feeling the baby move, so needed reassurance that there WAS indeed a baby in there and that he/she was doing ok! 

Baby was good, very active during the ultrasound, wierd to see it and not feel it yet.  We were able to hear the hearbeat again, 170's.  The only "bad" thing is thatI have a complete placenta previa right now (the placenta is covering the cervix).  Basically I could have some spotting, but I haven't yet, and my Dr. thinks it will resolve itself, but to check it he is going to do another ultrasound at my next appt. in 4 weeks.  And if it doesn't change, I don't think it is as much of a big deal since I am already planning a repeat c-section. 

I am pretty sure we are going to find out what we are having.  I just haven't decided if we are going to find out and share, or find out and keep it to ourselves...hmmm.  Ok, who am I kidding, I could never keep a secret like that!  Anyway, that probably won't be until about 20 weeks.

Frustrations!

Ok, probably not the most up-beat post ever...but having a few frustrations lately.  Nothing major, so I really shouldn't complain.
1.  Probably  my most minor complaint, but we usually do Pizza on Sunday nights and so this Sunday we were going to Pizza Hut, had a coupon for breadsticks too!!  Now Pizza Hut has notoriously lousy service. The last time we got Pizza Hut I did carry out, and needless to say, they screwed it up, didn't have our pizza ready and Allison and I waited like 45 min. for our pizza, NOT fun with a hungry 2 year old!!  This time they claimed the didn't deliver to us.  Found out on FB our neighbor - RIGHT next DOOR, says they deliver to him???  Could care less about the pizza, but really wanted those breadsticks!  While I probably could have gone out and gotten it, they made me mad, so we ordered Giovanni's.  Like their pizza better anyway!

2.  So, Allison has been a stinker about bedtime and naps lately.  Crying when we put her in bed, I have been a softy and have gone in and gotten her and rocked her...turning into a BAD habit.  So last night, we put her to bed and decided that was it.  Jesse put her to bed and I went in 1x to say goodnight and give her a kiss.  As soon as I left she started CRYING.  Lasted 45 min.!!!  Wow, that girl is stubborn!  But we need to get back into the habit of good bedtime routines and NOT going back into her room and rocking her - sometimes to sleep!!!  Anyway, she woke up happy this morning.  No harm done, but it did break my heart to listen to her last night.

3.  Potty training continues to be an area of contension.  Don't know the right thing to do, she shows ALL the signs of being ready but still hasn't peed (or pooped) on the potty for us.  She wants to sit on it ALL the time and takes her owns pants and diaper off and wants to wear underwear, but then she pees in them.  I don't want to discourage her, but I am seriously sick of taking her potty every 5 min. and putting underwear on her only to have her pee in them immediately after sitting on the potty!!

4.  Charter!  UGH!!  Have had soo many problems with them since moving.  They have messed our bill up every month!  It is sooo frustrating to spend 30+ min. on the phone with them every month!  I am desperately hoping next months is correct!!!  The other side is, if I didn't look at our bill and just paid it every month, we would have so far paid over $100 in unnecesary fees!!  IDIOTS!

5.  Now lastly, I just tried to log onto my health insurance website to redeem points, and found out they got a letter as of Nov. 2 that I no longer had an account?!  AAAHHHHH!!  Spent 20 more min. on the phone with them today and then had to call the hospital to find out what that is all about.  The are looking into it and calling me back.  But in the mean time, I am worried about the $90 worth of points I have and was going to redeem PLUS any claims that have been filed since Nov. 2!! 

Now, I have to work nights this week.  Not overly excited about that.  Hopefully it is busy and the nights go by fast.  Looking forward to Friday, we have our first ultrasound!  Yeah!  I am 12 weeks today. 

Is this what death feel like??

I have been lucky enough to not had any "morning" sickness with either pregnancy so far.  I had all week off from work and then worked yesterday (Fri.) and the rest of the weekend...or was supposed to.  Yesterday at work I almost passed out in the morning, not entirely sure what that was all about, I was helping with a circ - have done millions of times, and had to sit down.  But overall felt fine.  Attributed it to not have eaten anything yet that morning so had some juice and a bagel.  Rest of the day mostly uneventful.  Peds was busier than OB and was getting some admissions, so I had to go admit a peds pt. coming with nausea and vomiting.  One of the many reasons I love OB...no sickness!!!!  While I gowned and gloved and washed repeatedly, I couldn't help but worry I would catch something (luckily the kid wasn't that sick tho).  At suppertime I wasn't feeling the greatest, not too hungry, slightly nauseous.  But thought maybe I had to eat again.  Ate most of my supper and felt worse, much worse.  Luckily by that time it was after 6, so I had less than an hour of work to go.  I has really hoping it was just pregnancy related or maybe something I ate.  I really didn't want to have to call in sick today, I need to be saving all my PTO for maternity leave now!  Well, much to my dismay, I had an AWFUL night.  And I couldn't blame it on the kids!!  Hopefully all my gloving and gowning and handwashing protected the kids I was taking care of!!  The flu sucks.  The thought of food makes my stomach turn.  I thought for sure by morning I would feel better, no such luck.  Finally by afternoon I have been able to get some jello and 7-UP down (and it has stayed that way).  I don't remember the last time I had the flu.  Jesse and Allison got it last year, but I managed to escape then.  I really hope Allison and Jesse don't get it this time.  Now that I am feeling slightly better I am going to wash bedding, and wipe everything down - including this computer!  Jesse and Allison are luckily gone for the weekend.  Jesse went hunting up north and so since I was supposed to have been at work all weekend, Allison went to Grandma Nancy's and she took her to Waterpark of America today!  I did alert Nancy and Jesse to my symptoms, but so far, so good for them!  I can't decide if I am happy to have the house to myself while I am sick, or if I would be happier with Jesse or my mom here!  I had to run to the grocery store myself this morning to get Jello, gatorade and 7-UP.  And a back rub or foot rub would be wonderful!  But on the other hand, I don't look (or smell...sorry!!) the greatest right now!  Off to take a bath soon too.  I have to go to work tomorrow, so I better be more presentable.  Saying some prayers Allison and Jesse don't get it!!  It really felt like I was dying from the inside out!

Happy Halloween!

Allison was a giraffe for Halloween this year.  It was so much fun this year, she loved it (plus it wasn't raining and icky like last year!).  We ended up going to a few places in our neighborhood and then to Olivia to trick-or-treat with some relatives and meet Grandma and Grandpa B. for supper at Max's.  Allison got a ton of candy and FRUIT SNACKS!  I guess everyone knows those are her favorites!  She loves the candy but luckily she is still young enough she doesn't know when mom an dad take some (or when mom takes some to work!).  We have a ton of it too because I had bought some just in case we got trick-or-treaters here and then we weren't home anyway!  I know my years of getting to pick Allison's Halloween costume are quite numbered, so it is fun to pick something warm and cutesy while I still can!  Before she wants to go as Hannah Montanna or something equally crazy!!