Tim and I just could not stop laughing

I will try to explain this well, but I'm sure it won't be as funny to anyone else because it's not your kid and you weren't here to see her expression. Mara came in to our room with a tiny grape and said it was her baby grape. She said she wanted to keep it forever. I told her that it was a grape and it would rot eventually. She started to get a little upset and my husband asked what was wrong. I told her that she could keep it for a little while but then we would have to get rid of it, told her that a raisin was a grape, blah blah...trying to explain the concept to her.

I turn to my husband to explain what she is upset about and she starts to cry. We ask her why she is crying, I already told her she could hang onto it for a while. She looks up with tears streaming down her face and says, "I ate it."

We both cracked up laughing. After I told her it would rot, she ate it, but then I told her that she could hang onto it for a while so it upset her because she had already eaten it.

Like I said, doesn't sound that funny but in the moment and with her expressions, we just could not stop laughing.

What a frustrating week. My doctor's office called on wednesday and said that my AFP test came back positive for Down Syndrome. That doesn't necessarily mean that the baby has it though. My ultrasound was the next day, so there were some extra tests and things for them to look for. When they started measuring, they said that my dates were off, which would have affected the test results. They pushed my dates back, which is highly frustrating, because now things just don't add up. It would put me as getting pregnant at a time when I just know I did not get pregnant. I'm sure of my dates and it just frustrates me when they say that they aren't right. Can't the baby just be small?? Plus, the little stinker had its legs tightly closed so we couldn't tell what it was. So I have to go back for another AFP blood draw next week, and another ultrasound next month. I'm not too anxious about the wait, because there's really nothing I can do about the results either way. It's still my baby. I was more anxious about finding out what it was, and now I'm just frustrated to be pushed back. And I feel that my results are going to be wrong again because the test has to be taken at a certain tmie period, which I don't think it will be. It'll be interesting to see if the sizes at the next ultrasound measure up to what they are saying I am.

Today was fun though. Our friend is having a baby in march and she had a baby shower today. I have actually never been to a baby shower before, well besides a charity one our mommies group had, and having never had one myself. And then tonight our ward is having a family dance that may be fun, we'll see. I haven't been in a very "fun" mood lately. But I'm sure the kids will enjoy it.

The weekend

My sister Melissa came down this weekend. We had fun. She got here on Saturday. Tim had to work so we didn't really have any plans. It was a quiet weekend. Monday her and I went to go shopping. She wanted to go to Kohl's since they don't have one in Pocatello. At lunch I decided on the spur of the moment to cut my hair. It was pretty long and I don't even do much with it. A lot of it is gone, but the lady messed it up. One half of my head is layered with bangs, the other half is all one length with no bangs. I was not impressed. She cut it in less than half an hour and didn't once stop to ask how I liked the length ot anything. I actually wanted it a bit shorter, and the style is nowhere near the picture I showed her. So I am going back today to get it fixed.

Anyway, Melissa offered to watch the kids so Tim and I could go out for a late Valentine's date. We had reservations at the Melting Pot with our friends Jesse and Ann. It was a lot of fun, and sooo yummy.

Ultrasound is on thursday! Woo hoo, I wonder if I'm right...

Double yay for drugs!!

I forgot how well Zofran worked. And I think it's working better this time around. I took one this morning and I am feeling so much better. I told Mara that I was feeling good today and she was just so excited. We even got to get up and go get bagels this morning because one, I was feeling good, and two, we had the van. So it'a been a good day. :)

Yay for appointments

So I had an appointment today. I am 17 weeks, and my morning sickness has seemed to increase. Apparently I am the worst pregnant person ever. It's just not fair. I have at one point tried everything they have that may help me, and none of it really does anything. Some of it makes me more sick. Although I did get a prescription for Zofran, which I haven't had since I was pregnant with Mara, and I remember it helped a lot then. I think it's usually a last resort. When we got it with Mara, they told us it was something like $500 for a 30 day prescription, but with our insurance it was a $20 co pay. So since I've lost like 10 pounds and am having a hard time with pretty much eveerything, I get it again. I can't wait to take it in the morning. I hope it helps. It's usually given to patients going through chemo to help with nausea. I had a friend who got cancer around the time I had Mara, and she was given it but she said it didn't do much for her. So apparently it's not a huge help to cancer patients but it's sure a big help if you're pregnant. If it doesn't make me feel better, my doctor said we can talk about IV hydration. She said that it makes a lot of people feel tons better, but I still hope it doesn't get to that. It's just not fair. All the people I've known lately that are pregnant didn't get sick. I guess I'm just lucky. But on the bright side, I have one week until my ultrasound, yay!

I also got my van back today, woo hoo! I was extra excited because we were actually able to get the tags renewed right there at the shop, so I didn't have to spend the rest of my day at the DMV. It will be so nice to be able to go out and do stuff again during the day, once I don't feel so crappy. We are also looking into the possibility of buying a house. It sucks because our rent is a house payment, but it's the actual qualifying and down payment and crap that may stop us. We'll see though. I just want a yard that the kids can play in, and with Peanut on the way we could really use more room. And I hate my kitchen. But we decided as much as we want out of here, if we can't get a house then we will just stay. We'll have to move a lot of stuff around but it's better than the hassle of moving. That's what I keep telling myself anyway...