I've seen better days.

Yesterday was my 20 week OB appointment. I did not get the same fabulous report from my doctor this time. Now as far as I know, nothing is seriously wrong. But they want to do another ultrasound to look at some tissue that is growing on the bottom of my uterus. And the doctor also said that they didn't get good pics of the baby's spine. I am hoping that this isn't just a nice way of saying, "We think something is wrong with your child, but don't want to tell you until we are positive." My next appointment is in four weeks. I guess if anything was seriously wrong she would've wanted me to come in sooner. Let's hope anyway. Speaking of my next appointment, I went to the appointment desk to schedule it, and was questioned as to whether or not I am in fact expecting. Also, they told me that they had me as being 21 weeks pregnant with an estimated due date of Jan 20. Ummmm, NO. This is something that they do every day, they should be able to look at at that information and just know that if I am half-way through my pregnancy it isn't possible for me to be due in 2010!!! And I had to call radiology to set up the other ultrasound for two weeks from now. I called and was told that someone would call me back by 1830, they promised. Did anyone call? NO. Fuckers. So, I had to call back this morning again. Really, the people that work there aren't that bright.

AND my husband was supposed to call yesterday after the appointment because he said they were going on a three day mission. He didn't. Which is totally unlike him. But besides the fact that I waited for his call, I want to tell him about the appointment and now I can't til at least Saturday. UGH!

Ewwwww

I checked my Google Analytics this morning and someone had found my page via "baby bump - porn." Oh My God, that just creeps me out! AND they visited my page twice! Seriously, people have some weird fetishes. Gross.

OH MY GOD!!!!

I accidentally washed a pink and white tie-dyed dress with all my white/light clothes!!!! How do I get the pink out of them????

HELP ME!!!!!

Okay, so now that I know I'm having a baby girl I am trying to figure out how I'm gonna decorate her room. I have found two bedding sets for her nursery that I love. And I love them equally, so I'm having a hard time deciding which one I want to get! So, I thought I would post them on here and let my lovely followers help me decide!


Pink and Green Paisley



or pink and green flowers???

Your opinions and comments are greatly appreciated!!!!!

Thanks.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

So we got to do the VTC yesterday! I wore a cute little outfit (that he's never seen) and did my hair and make up. I looked pretty hot, not gonna lie! Anyway, they were having technical difficulties on his end (go figure) so he could see me okay but couldn't really hear me. He said I sounded like a robot. I had to practically yell into this microphone and speak slowly. And there was a delay from the time I said something to when he (sorta) heard it. But on my end everything was crystal clear and I could hear him just fine. It was almost like sitting across from him having a conversation! But it was hard because I kept having to repeat myself, and we only had 10 minutes so we really didn't get to say very much.

He asked me why I didn't bring the dogs, and I told him that I had come from work. And he said he could see my baby bump and that he's excited about our baby girl. I was so happy to see him and everything was just great! At the end of our conversation we were saying goodbye and he thanked me for coming (like I would miss it!) and blew me a kiss. That's when I lost it! I started crying and the soldier that was in the room operating the system gave me a hug. I don't think Aaron saw me because he had gone by that time.

But it was great and I hope that we get to do again sometime!

Gripe

I'm still sick of people's opinions. So now that I have found out my baby's gender people usually ask if we have decided on a name. So then I tell them, Hannah Erin, usually explaining the meaning behind Erin. And I have been told that they don't like that name, or Hannah is too common, or this would sound better for a middle name. Um, excuse me? First of all I didn't not ask if you like the name, nor do I care. And since this is not your child, you don't really have any say in what we name her. Didn't your mother ever tell you that if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all!

Okay, so my house has been taken over by moths. I don't know how they got in but they are in every single room of my house! How do I get rid of them?!

And I am STILL sick. This cold sucks and it has got to go! Going on day 9.....

A soldier's little princess is on the way!

Aaron called this morning! He was very anxious to hear the news from the ultrasound (he had known that I was having the appointment to find out the gender). So I told him that he's gonna have a daughter! I don't think he was all that surprised because I told him that I felt like she was a girl before. We had decided on her first name months ago, and I asked him today if he knew what her middle name was going to be, and he said no. I told him Erin, after him, but the female spelling. He really liked that a lot. It probably made his day! So, we are very excited to meet our baby girl Hannah Erin!

Also, I received an email from the FRG leader. Sometimes I read them, sometimes I don't. Usually the information in them doesn't pertain to me. Well, I actually happened to read this one, and it's a good thing I did! It was about a video teleconference (VTC) and listed the names of the soldiers who signed up to participate, and number two was SSG Billings. Well, SSG Billings hadn't informed me of any such thing! And it's this Thursday! So when he called, naturally I was inquisitive about the whole thing. He said that he hadn't mentioned it because they still didn't have a date....I was like, "Well babe, it's tomorrow!" Of course, no one had informed them of it, because it's the Army and they never do....Anyway tomorrow night I get to talk to my husband live and see his face for 10 whole minutes...OMG what am I gonna wear?!

It's a.......

GIRL!!!!!!!!

The ultrasound tech saw three lines, which means it's a GIRL! When he told me I asked him how long he had been doing it (13 years) and how many times he had been wrong ("maybe half a dozen"). Hey, I needed to know his accuracy rate! I still haven't been able to tell Aaron because he hasn't called yet...soon hopefully.

Oh, and I didn't pee on the table, even though I had to go so bad that it hurt. I was literally shuffling my feet when I walked because I thought my bladder was gonna burst. He let me go half way through, thank God! And my kidney's hurt from the water-overload.

The longest day in history!

Today is gonna be the longest day of work for me, EVER! I have my ultrasound appointment tonight at 6:30, in which I will be finding out the baby's gender! So today is already going super slow. But this will hopefully be the last blog that I write in yellow! And hopefully the ultrasound tech gets it right! I have heard too many horror stories from people who were told their baby was one sex and then it came out and it was the other!!!

Okay, so I have one confession to make. This whole time I have been pregnant I have "felt" like I'm having a girl. Now, ultimately I just want a healthy baby. Maybe I would be a little more excited about a girl because let's face it, they just make way cuter clothes for baby girls. And pink is my favorite color. But I don't really care either way. However, since I have felt this whole time that it's a girl I'm afraid that if they tell me it's a boy I might not have the best reaction. Like what if I get upset? Also, with the whole girl thing, we decided on her name right after I found out I was pregnant. We still cannot agree on a boy's name. So if it's a boy I'm gonna feel guilty! If the ultrasound tech tells me it's a boy I don't want me initial reaction to be disappointment. But I honestly think that I might feel that way, just a little bit. And that makes me feel horrible!

Another fear of mine is peeing on the table while I'm having it done. They insist that you drink like 36 ounces of water one hour prior to the exam and you cannot "void" until after it is done. Being pregnant makes me have to pee all the time anyway. I am worried that I won't be able to hold it for that long, especially while they are pushing on my abdomen! Oh my God! How humiliating would that be? Funny, but still embarrassing. All this talk of pee makes me have to pee! Ha!

So the next blog I post will let you all know what I'm having! Ahhhhh I can't believe this day is here already!!!!

I'm BAAAAACK!!!!!!

I can define the cruise with just one word. Awesome. It was the best vacation of my life, minus the fact that I wasn't with my husband. Had he been there, then it would've been perfect.

It, however, didn't start off the best.

Flight 1 from Colorado Springs to Dallas - woman with cat on board who meowed non-stop. I. Hate. Cats.

Flight 2 from Dallas to Miami - 40+ non-English speaking teenagers on the flight. 'Nuff said.

Taylor's suitcase got lost.

But after those little incidents we pretty much had a blast all day, every day.

Day 1: fun day at sea. Sat by the pool and read Tori Spelling's new book, which I have been waiting to read for like two months since I bought it. Also drank pina coladas (non-alcoholic of course), very refreshing!

Day 2: Massage and Grand Cayman. Saw THE funniest thing ever!!!!!

Day 3: Beach at Isla Roatan, Honduras. It was paradise there! Perfect temperature in the shade and a nice breeze. The water was crystal clear!

Day 4: Snorkeling in Belize. Snorkeling was fun, but this place must be hell. It was hot. And humid. If I never have to go back there, it would be too soon!

And I swallowed about a gallon of sea water. I still managed to get some stupid cold, even though you would think all of that salt water would've killed any germs!

Day 5: fun day at sea. More pina colada drinking and laying by the pool.

Day 6: Key West, Florida. Glad to be back in America!!! It's much cleaner, and I can finally use my cell phone. Missed getting calls from the hubs.

So, it was awesome and I highly recommend it! Carnival Cruise Lines was great and they have the best chocolate mousse cake that can be delivered 24 hours a day by room service. I think I miss that the most! I enjoyed that little piece of heaven every night but two!