Can you believe that January is almost over already? It feels like it just began! However, we’ve had a lot happen in the 16 days of the new year. With finding out that we’re having a boy, doctor appointments, as well as a family emergency, I am really looking forward to some calm days!

I took my glucose test on my last appointment and you know, it wasn’t that bad. I had the fruit punch drink and it just tasted like Kool-Aid where someone was just a bit heavy handed with the sugar. Think little kids making Kool-Aid and you’ll know the taste! I won’t know the results until my next appointment I’m sure. However, I figured if there was a problem they would have probably called to have me come in. I don’t know how these things go, I’m just assuming!

At that appointment the midwife (whom I’ve had twice now and really like her, but now that I’ve said it I’ll get someone else next time!) checked the uterus size, by feeling and measuring. She said that I jumped from 22 weeks to 28 weeks in size. She also said with a growth spurt like that, if I hadn’t had an ultrasound and knew we were only having one baby they would have given me an ultrasound to look for twins. I thought that was funny.

Around Wednesday, my little brothers Dad was taken to the hospital with suspicions of a stroke or heart attack. He was talking gibberish, combative, and didn’t know who anyone was. Thankfully, it was not a stroke or anything but swelling of the brain from another condition that they found. Also, thankfully, he is back to normal and only has to spend six more days in the hospital so he is doing well. We figured that this was going to start out just another bad year like last year.

I suppose someone is really looking out for that man since five years ago he got sick and was in a coma for a long time. A lesson for all to take care of themselves and love live, it’s short definitely.

Even all that, since he’s doing well, so far this year hasn’t been horrible in the slightest. Still doing well except that one of our cars is acting up! Always something with our cars. The Suburban hates winters and developed a flat while Jamie and Trevor were out getting wood, we haven’t fixed it yet though, and the Olds has something going on with its breaks that Jamie has to look at tomorrow.

Like I said though, so far this year hasn’t been horrible. How can it when I have Duncan building forts in the womb and I’ve been able to actually see the movements for a couple weeks now. It’s fascinating. I’m also almost in third trimester in our pregnancy. Before we know it, I’ll be going into labor and Jamie and I will be making posts on our websites welcoming our little bundle.

I’m still here! All I’ve been doing lately is working and sleeping, oh and running to the doctor and my mom to the doctor. All is well though thankfully.

Mom found out that it isn’t her heart that is giving troubles, it’s her esophagus. It’s closing and mimics a heart attack. Never heard of it myself but it’s interesting and scary. So she’s on a medicine for that and hopefully it helps it.

All in all, nothing interesting has been going on. We’ve passed the 2 month pregnancy mark. They tried to listen to the heartbeat but couldn’t find it. Was told this is normal and not to worry. Jamie isn’t worried much so I won’t worry unless they can’t find it at our ultrasound which they will call us with when scheduled soon.

Although we just found out we’re pregnant not too long ago, we figured that the next 8 months are going to fly by and before we know it I’ll be screaming in labor pains!

So the best thing we can do is to begin looking at things to purchase and making the purchases each month. Before we actually got pregnant we had decided that we will be doing cloth diapers as it is better for the baby’s butt, easier on us and our wallets, and also green.

So we’ve been looking at different cloth diaper brands, reviews, and such and I’ve got some idea about which we’ll be looking at buying. We’re budgeting some money every month to begin our diaper collection up. Of course that means we won’t be getting our plasma mounts anytime soon, but there will be plenty of time for that later.

We have it narrowed down between two different cribs that we want. They are both 4 in 1’s and one is in walnut while the other is black. I’m leaning towards more the black one and I think Jamie is as well. When you convert it to the toddler bed then it comes with the rail. Also, it is a spring bottom and not an MDF so it is softer for the baby. The mattress is only going to be $40. So the most the crib will be is about $250 we figure. Not bad.

Of course we have a bucket load of boy clothing if we happen to have a boy. A lot of that clothing is neutral so if we have a girl then we will still have a good starting amount. We want a changing table as well and some dresser for the diapers/baby clothing and such.

A lot of things to plan but it is going to be so worth it. We definitely can’t wait!

Although Jeremy’s birthday was on August 14th we are having his birthday party today. With everyone working and getting paid in the middle of the month after his birthday, there was no way we could have had it on the day. So I am going to be baking his little cake and decorating it. It is boxed mix and everything since I don’t have time to do anything else at the moment. That is my birthday present to him. Oh and letting him sit on my floor in my room because he loves it.

I was going to get him a notebook computer but you know. Haha! Who am I kidding, he’d never get one of those from me. I’d keep it myself even though I don’t like those bad boys.

So pictures of course will be coming. Probably tonight sometime after it.

So there is something that I have been keeping from my blog. I didn’t want to turn into an obsessed blogger with it and give information on things no one cares about.

Now that the news is here, Jamie and I have been trying to have a baby. For about 4-5 months we’ve been trying.

Well, we did it!