Hiccups and Heartbeat

Lately I have been able to feel the baby hiccuping.  It is such an odd feeling.  Then today I read that during pregnancy around this time you can start hearing the baby's heartbeat through the belly.  So when Dave got home I had him listen and sure enough he could hear it!!  CRAZY!  I told him to put his head on my belly and listen, he didn't have any idea what he was listening for.  Then he swung his head back fast and said I can hear the heartbeat!  It was cool.  I have Dr. appointment this Friday.  The week is going by so fast I am worried I might forget, but Dave has his physical that day so he can remind me. 

I really think I like this Multiply site.  I like that I can have photo albums again, I have missed them since 360 took them away. 

Just a thought

Ok this may be super insensitive of me but I am going to say it anyways. WHY WHY WHY is it such a huge deal that all of those rich people are in danger of losing their homes to the fires in Southern California?? Everyone is in risk of having a natural disaster come their way, whether it be tornado, wildfire, hurricane, floods.... I mean no place is safe. But why do I see all of this news about these fires when these people are so rich and will have no problem bouncing back even if they loose their ridiculously huge homes. That is why Hurricane Katrina was so horrible because most of the people devastated by it couldn't just buy new. But these rich people living in million dollar homes I am sure have awesome home owners insurance and will have new mansions in no time. Heck they are millionaires...can't they just buy new anyways? After living in Arizona for three years and the state constantly having wildfires I am surprised how much media attention these fires are getting. Is it because these people 'celebrities' are more important that the average joes that lose their homes to fire? There is never any media coverage for the normal people. I am sorry but when I hear that Tori Spelling is being evacuated I am not worried about where she is going to sleep.

Creamy Hash Brown Bake

We took this to a dinner party last night and it was great! I can't wait to make it again

1 can cream mushroom soup

1 can cheddar cheese soup

8 oz sour cream

1/2 cup softened butter

1/4 cup chopped onion

1/2 teas. salt

1 package (about 2 Lb)frozen Hash Brown potatoes

3/4 cup crushed Ruffles Chips

* In a large bowl combine the soups, sour cream, butter, onion, and salt. Add potatoes mix well. Pour into a greased 13x9 pan. Sprinkle with the chips. Bake uncovered at 350 for 55-60 minutes or until potatoes are tender. YUM YUM!!

My Favorite Pregnancy Websites

I have found a few really great websites since I became pregnant. Two of the sites send me a weekly email that explains whats going on with the baby that week. Its really neat. And sometimes I really think I would forget what week I am in if I didn't get an email every Sunday that says 'Welcome to week 25'. My favorite site is www.babycenter.com It has all the info available for women trying to get pregnant, women that are pregnant, new moms, moms with toddlers, preschoolers, and big kids. Actually I think it is for both moms and dads. But you know most of the people on the site are women wondering what is up with that new thing their nipples are doing or all of the other crazy things that start happening to your body during pregnancy. But the awesome thing about this site are the community boards. They have boards set up for everything. There are boards with women talking about struggles getting pregnant, other boards for women coping with the loss of a child... and the funner boards are the birth boards! I LOVE it. I just started really fallowing and participating in my due date month board about a month ago. But a lot of the women met up there at the very beginning and have been going through everything together. Its cool to hear that the other women are constipated too, and are anxious and already have their nursery together. They post weekly belly pictures of their baby bumps( and I was shocked at how huge they are), they keep a tally of women on the board expecting boys vs. girls. Its a great place to take your questions or concerns and find several other people going through the exact same thing. I love checking in to the board. I cannot wait until February when we start posting birth announcement. The board will keep going and we can talk to each other about.. babies that scream all night or babies with diaper rash or all sorts of other things mommys talk about.

My other favs are http://www.pregnancyguideonline.com/ and http://www.babyzone.com/ They are both great.

Bundles For Babies

This morning I went to the class that the Family Support Center has. Its called Bundles for Babies. It was 3 hours long but really great! They gave us this packet of great info. They also had several guest speakers come in and inform us on all sorts of stuff. I was so glad someone came in and explained the Birth Registry and Passport processes. SO I found out.... It takes 4-6 weeks to get the baby's birth certificate. And if we apply for a tourist passport they will process the passport at the same time as the birth registry so both the birth certificate and passport come in after about 4-6 weeks. If we get the free SOFA passport we have to wait the 4-6 weeks for the birth certificate and then send away for the passport and wait another 6 weeks. So now I can stop worrying about whether or not we will be able to go home next summer for Becky's wedding and Jackie's graduation. I am so glad we will be able to bring the baby home to meet our family next summer rather than waiting until Feb-09 when he will be already one!

Anyhow the bundle they give out is awesome. I had no idea is would have so much stuff in it!! This is what came in the bag... All Gerber stuff.....1 snuggly soft receiving blanket, 1 thermal receiving blanket, 1 hooded towel, 4 pack of wash clothes, 4 pack of diaper burp cloths, 3 pack burp cloths, 2 pack of 6-9 month Sleep n Plays, 4 pack of newborn onesies, and 2 bibs!!!! AND it all came in a nice Air Force Aid Society canvas bag. I was really impressed. OH!! And at the class she did a raffle and I won a nice blue knitted blanket. How great is all that?!

Entry for October 13, 2007

We got the carpets cleaned this weekend! Actually Dave did all the steam cleaning. Its sort of a one person at a time thing you know, and he is good at it and fast. I think he enjoys cleaning the carpet cause when you are finished it looks so much better and you get to see how nasty the water is when your done. Anyhow, its all cleaned and dry and the furniture is put back. The baby's room looks a lot better and I put the crib where I wanted it and it looks spiffy. I can't wait to get the whole room set up. My shower is December 2ND. I hope the mail isn't too slow because I can't wait to set everything up. It probably will take forever to get here since it will be the height of the Christmas mailing rush. Oh well, the real wait is until February when the baby will arrive! I LOVE Saturdays when Dave gets to sleep in with me and when we wake up I can put his hand where the baby is kicking and he can feel it. Its nice to lay there for a while and every time he feels the little thump from inside he lets out a little gasp. Its so awesome.

We went to the Maintenance Group Family Fun Day this afternoon. They had a burgers and dogs up at the ski lodge. It was nice. For the kids they had two bouncy things. There was an OK turn out... considering the group has over a thousand people working under it. It was nice to see the Colonel throwing a ball for the little kids to bat at. ( the same Colonel that plays guitar in the praise team at church)That is one things I really like about the military. Here they have 3 base beach bashes during the summer where the whole base is invited for kids games, and free food and drinks. Then you have the group gatherings, and the smaller office gatherings. Plus I think the Christmas Party is awesome. Get dressed up and go to this pretty ballroom all decorated for the holidays. You get a nice sit down dinner, they have prizes and the Commander thanks everyone for doing such a great job. It makes the base feel like a close knit community. I know the stateside bases don't do as much but I don't think people bother to participate even if they do. When we go back to the states I will make sure we do go to the the squadron Burger Burns and enjoy the community events more.

P.S. I took this photo of the crib and I noticed in the pic the chair looks dingy and discolored.... But in person it doesn't look that way. I think that chair will look really nice next to the crib bedding we registered for. Eeeee

Got the crib together

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Ultrasound results!!

Okay so today we woke up really early. I woke up at quarter to 7 this morning. I had to drink 40 oz. of water before 8 o'clock. I wasn't sure I would be able to do it but it wasn't so terrible. I drank 3 glasses of OJ and then had 2 of water. I woke up thirsty so that helped. By the time we got to the hospital at a quarter to 9 my bladder sure was full. I wasn't sure how long I was going be able to hold it. Once we got back and he started the ultrasound he saw my bladder was full, and I asked 'what do women lie to you about it? 'and he said they do!! I don't know why they would do that. The instructions say that if your bladder isn't full they will make you reschedule. Anyhow he looked for a minute then let me go pee. I was so grateful. Then he did the rest of the ultrasound. The baby was really moving around and he kept saying 'man your kid is wild'. He got his look at the heart, stomach, bladder, kidneys, spine and all that. Then he got a good look at the boy parts!! I told him I am so glad he got to see it clearly because I have thought it was a boy for so long that I don't know if I would have believed him if he tried to tell me it is a girl. I knew Dave would be so happy. He grabbed my leg and squeezed it when the guy pointed out the penis. I know Dave wanted a boy so badly. SO WE ARE HAVING A BOY!!!! We are so excited but mostly we are glad the baby is healthy. The baby is 1 lb. 4 oz. Isn't that amazing?! Afterward we were looking at the photo the guy gave us and Dave said look that's really inside of you! Its awesome.

Bought a crib

So, Dave and I had a bunch of errands to take care of this morning. We got an early start today which isn't common for us on Saturdays. Usually we bum around in the morning. This morning though I was up by 8 and the baby was kicking. Dave finally got to feel the baby kick. I am so glad. He got to feel a few kicks actually. YAY!! I made french toast and everything I was so awake this morning. So anyways. After we got most of the stuff done in town that we had on our list we stopped at the furniture store to see if they had any new cribs in. And they did!! I think Dave and I both saw it and knew it was the one we wanted. It is so nice. The right color wood and with the one hand release that I was hoping to find. Eeee I am really happy. I had a feeling I would know the crib I wanted when I saw it. I am glad we didn't have to settle for what they have had in stock for the past couple months. It is going to be delivered on Tuesday afternoon. What a day that will be! We go for my ultrasound in the morning then the crib will be delivered soon afterwards!

The crib is nice. One of those 4 in 1 cribs. I think it will look really handsome as a headboard one day. Its made by Bassett.