OB appointment 5-20-10

Ethan and I left around 1:15 for my appointment, which is about 18 min. away. We only waited in the waiting room for about 10 min. before they called me back. I got my weight checked, which I was 1 pound lighter then last week and my urine sample, which btw, is the most difficult thing to do haha!! After that, Ethan and I went to the room. A few min. later, the nurse came in and got my blood pressure and we listened to the baby's heartbeat! :) She told me, "you're an easy one" as she was looking at my records! haha...I guess I'll take it as a compliment!

After she left, we waited for the OB for 1 hour!!!! OMG I was getting so frustrated!! I had to do things to keep Ethan entertained, and honestly, if he wasn't there, I would have been so bored!!




The OB finally came in and apologized. My main concern was that it was already after 3, and I had to be in Marietta to pick Matt up from work at 4! And my dr. office is about an hour from Matt's work! So I was stressing out a little! The appointment went well, though. She did tell me that I need to be eating more b/c I lost a pound since last week and asked me if I had just been eating salads...ugh. I am eating enough, trust me! But if I'm not hungry, I'm not going to force myself to eat. It was the first time I met her, she was really nice, just hated waiting for an hour.

Here is what the baby looks like right now :)


My next appointment is in 4 weeks and I find out the gender of the baby! I am so excited!! It's so crazy how fast this pregnancy is going!! I am hoping Matt can be there for the ultrasound, but if he can't, we are going to have them write the sex in a closed envelope so Matt and I can open it together when he gets home! :)

Mother's Day!

This Mother's Day was so amazing, and it was just because I was able to spend it all with my husband and son, baby # 2 was there, too, of course! :)

I hadn't planned on going to church that morning, but after I ate a little something and had a cup of coffee, I decided we should go! I'm so glad we did!

Church was amazing, although, I cried like the first half of the service (happy tears) lol. The preacher started this game where he asked who the youngest mom was there, I said to Matt, "omg I'm more than likely going to be the youngest mom here". Luckily, there were two girls that were still 20 (I just turned 21 less than a month ago). They stood up, and he walked over to each and asked what the most challenging part of being a young mom was for them. At that point I was so glad I wasn't the youngest mom because I would have started crying (and I am not one to talk in a large crowd)! I was already on the verge just thinking about it because I'm pregnant and I cry about everything right now!! lol, but if it was me I would have said that the most challenging part is just not being able to share special moments that I share with Ethan, with Matt. Like his first laugh, or first steps, etc. I don't find lack of sleep, waking up 5 times a night, or anything else that is part of being a mom, challenging at all. God would never put anything on anyone that they couldn't handle, and I think I have handled everything with being a mom, very well, even the fact that I never get a break :) Oh and the girls both got Kirkland's gift cards!! A few other people got stuff too, like oldest mom (89 years old) and mom with most kids, which was 5. Every mom there received a rose, that reminded me of my old church in Ohio, which I loved!

After church, we went to Kroger to get some stuff for a picnic. I wanted to go to the park to have a picnic lunch and then let Ethan play. Well, church let out kind of late, and by the time we got home from the store, it was already about 1:30. Ethan also fell asleep on the way home from Kroger, so he took a nap and we just ate lunch at home. Then Matt finally mowed our field of dandelions haha, and I just cleaned the kitchen and living room.


When Ethan woke up, we left for the park. I had never been to this park, but it was awesome!! AND only 2 miles from our house and I never knew it!! It had three ponds, a huge lawn and open walking trail and a huge park for the kids and more! Ethan loved it and it was also the first time Matt had been to the park with Ethan!





Matt saw "Tasty Time with Zefronk" on Disney...and he said he wanted to make pita pizza, so he made some of those for dinner, here is a pic of Ethan who either didn't like it, or was just so ready to get down and run around haha!


This was the best Mother's Day ever! I love being a mommy and a wife! <3

It's life....get over it!

Life isn't always great and most definitely not easy. Anyone who tells you otherwise, is in way over their head and have yet to be "on their own".

When you are mature enough to get married, that means you are also responsible enough to not be a dependent on anyone else, but yourselves. My strings were cut completely from my parents when I got married. My point, Matt has worked his ass off to get where we are now. We didn't think we would be homeowners at the age of 20, less than a year after we got married, but because of his hard work, we were able to buy a beautiful house! My priorities changed drastically when I got married, and especially after having a baby. I no longer put myself first. I never ask for things anymore. Ethan's well being and happiness outweighs anything I could ever have. That's what being a parent means to me, making sure that my children are healthy, happy, and safe. Sure, I would love to get my hair done professionally, but the guilt of spending $60 plus doesn't sit well with me anymore. There are more important things to spend (save) our extra money on than my hair or being tan! It's funny, all of the people who judge me on materialistic things are still living at home with hardly any financial responsibilities. I don't take credit for Matt's hard work, not for one second. I say "we" b/c we are married. But, I owe everything we have to him!

I'm a stay at home mom, and that job title does not just mean, watch a baby all day. I also have to keep up with the house. I have never asked Matt to do laundry and never asked him to help me clean. Why should I? He works 5 out of 7 days, sometimes 12 days in a row. Sometimes he cooks dinner, but I don't ask him to, he just wants to, and of course I have to clean up the mess lol. I enjoy living in a clean house and I always have. I'm not a neat freak, I just like things to be clean.

I don't have a lot of friends anymore. The few friends I kept in touch with after high school are in college doing their own thing, not thinking about my kind of lifestyle for a few more years. I met a few moms, but didn't really hit it off with anyone to the point where we ever hang out or see each other. I got a facebook to keep in touch with family who I never even hear from. I just sometimes feel like my husband is my only friend, my only true friend. I don't need a lot of friends, but it would be nice to know that I could have someone to lean on besides my husband. Let's face it, he doesn't always want to hear everything I have to say lol. Oh well. I think I'm just being an emotional pregnant woman!

Married life is amazing!! Being a mother is also very amazing! I wouldn't go back or trade it for anything in the world. I love my husband and my children more than anything! THEY are my world!

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I wish I never had to deal with Doctors!! lol

So, I switched to a different OB office. Idk why, but I am a lot pickier this time around. I just had a horrible experience when I was pregnant with Ethan and while I was at the hospital and I wanted to make sure I did everything the way I wanted this time. I was originally driving an hour to Woodstock to an OB who told me I was going to need to schedule an induction (closer to the due date lol) the first time I met her! I don't want to be effing induced! Only if it's life or death...but I want to go into labor naturally. The fact that I already have a child should not make a difference in that. Also, the hospital I was going to deliver at is in Atlanta (Northside Atlanta), which is also an hour away. SO...I did some research and I found this very small hospital about 20 min. away from us and I took a tour and fell in love with it! They recommended some OB's and I made an appointment for May 11th! Their office is also about 20 min. away...so already, I love it more! I still can't believe I am almost in the 2nd trimester!! Having Ethan around is making the time fly by lol!

I recently switched Ethan to a new pediatrician, also. I wasn't too fond of the staff and his old pedi, so I decided to switch. It sucks, b/c I don't like the new one either! Luckily, there are about 6 to choose from, so when he needs to go in for his 18 month check up in July, I'll ask for someone else...I'm sure there will be at least 1 out of the 6 that I like hah!

I am just so excited that we are having another baby!! I hope these next 6 months fly by!! We haven't talked about names yet, but I don't think I will tell people the baby's name until the birth! :)