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...

Not much to update

I've been thinking about needing to post, but there really isn't much to update. The kids and I are getting a little tired of being cooped up in the house, but hopefully we will be getting the van fixed (FINALLY!) in the next couple of weeks. I am almost at 16 weeks, so the nausea and exhaustion is starting to fade a bit the closer I get to my fourth month. Just a couple days until I'm officially in my second trimester. We are already almost two weeks from finding out the sex, but I'm already thinking that I know it's a girl. We'll see how good my intuition still is. I was right with the other two, and I think Deb is having a boy and this is a girl. It will be interesting to find out for sure.
Asher is a ridiculously active little guy. I cannot believe all the crap he manages to get into. Another reason I can't wait to be able to leave the house again. I WANT MY VAN! Lol. Luckily, Mara is such a good helper. She's good at either stopping him or coming to tell me what he's doing, usually. Sometimes she joins in the mischief-making. So thanks to my being so tired and his constant energy and mess making, the house is a complete disaster, but I honestly just don't care anymore. Whatever I manage to get cleaned with the little energy I have is completely destroyed almost immediately, so I've pretty much just given up. We are hoping to move when our lease is up in May, so I'm kind of holding off until it's just time to pack. Or until the "nesting" kicks in. I'm just ready to get out of this place, thank you army upbringing. We are going to try to get our own house. Hopes aren't too high, but we will see.

It's a baby!

I had my 12 week appointment today, even though I am 13 weeks. It was very cool. The Women's Center is in the same building as the hospital. Normally, I would go downstairs for my ultrasound at 18 weeks. The Center has a contract with the hospital that they send their patients down for ultrasounds, so they previously were not allowed their own ultrasound machine. I guess some other place in the building got a machine, so the Women's Center said that they should be able to have one too, for sneak peeks. So they now have their own ultrasound machine and we got to see and hear the heartbeat, instead of just listen to it. It was so neat. Normally the baby looks pretty big at the ultrasounds. Today the little thing was not much bigger than a peanut, but we could clearly see the arms and legs and see him/her kicking and waving and swimming. It was so cool. Tim and I felt it was much more special than any of our other ultrasounds, just because it is still so early. It's just amazing how it's a baby with appendages, but it is just so small. Mara came with us. She was so good and just so excited. She jhad and just kept saying, "Aww, it's so cute!" The doctor even gave her her very own picture.
Also, I am excited that the office actually encourages you to try a VBAC. (Vaginal birth after caesarean. Sorry if that's too much info) I think my doctor enjoys how flexible and easygoing I am. She asked what my birth plan was and I told her I would like to try for a vbac. If it doesn't happen, oh well, and we know a little bit more about my babies and how they like to get tangled up, so if there is no progression I'm okay with just going ahead with the c section instead of waiting to see what happens. That almost ended badly the last time. She seemed pretty excited and happy about my answer and said I had a great attitude about it and we were on the same page. The only thing is, they won't induce with a vbac. I had to be induced with both of my kids a week AFTER I was due, first for toxemia and then for low fluid. My babies don't like to come out on their own. If I don't go into labor on my own by 39 weeks, they will schedule the section. I don't have high hopes of going into labor on my own, but we will see.