Christmas Eve

I am sitting at home waiting for Kenny to come home! I haven't seen him in two weeks...not since the day we found out we are having a girl actually. So, it's been just over two weeks. He is on his way from Moses Lake. I guess he left around 1:00 and he just called me and said he was almost to Issaquah. So, he'll probably be here in just over an hour! I guess the pass was pretty slick and he ended up not having to chain up so that is good, otherwise it would have taken even longer. I just hope he makes it the rest of the way here safe and sound! I have missed him so much. I don't have many friends and the roads have been so bad that I haven't gone anywhere except maybe Safeway for the last week and a half. I am ready for some company! Kenny's parents invited me over last weekend. So, they picked me up Saturday morning and brought me home that evening. It was nice to have something to do, but also made me miss Kenny even more. I am so ready to move and be close to my husband. Being pregnant is hard enough...especially without a man around. I am kind of bummed that I won't be making it home for Christmas. This will be the first Christmas without my family but hopefully there will be many to come to spend with them if we'll be living over there. I miss my family a lot! We are planning to go to Kenny's parents' house tomorrow for most of the day and just hang out. There was supposed to be a big get together but the weather kind of ruined that. His Grandma and Aunt and Uncle can't even get out of their town because the roads are just too bad. Sad day. Kenny's sister's boyfriend, Josh is moving here the day after Christmas. I think he lives in North Carolina. They met in Seattle at an Anime convention about a year ago I think and have been visiting eachother but, he has decided to move here. I haven't met him yet, so I am really excited to meet him. Sorry no pics...maybe soon...

It's a GIRL!

Well, this morning was our ultrasound and as you can see from the name of the post it is a girl! I had sort of wanted a boy...but the more I think about it the more I'm glad it's a girl. Kenny was able to be there and that was really good. It would have really sucked to be there all by myself. Kenny was a lot happier than I had expected when she told us it was a girl. He brought up the fact that all the cousins on his side of the family are all boys and then on my side they are all boys too except Juliane who had mentioned she wanted me to have a girl. :) She was tired of all boys too. So, I'm sure she will be overjoyed to know it's a girl! Kenny and I do have a name picked out but not a middle name so I will wait to announce. We just finally agreed on a name on Saturday night. Actually, we came up with one boy and one girl name that we both agreed on. That hasn't happened the whole pregnancy. Either he hates a name and I love it or vice versa. So, it was exciting to agree on a couple names.
The ultrasound was amazing! She was squirming all over the place. The lady doing the ultrasound couldn't get any good pictures because baby kept moving around. I saw the legs moving all over the place and then she got a picture of the little feet. It was sooo awesome! I've never seen anything so cool. I just couldn't believe how much she was moving around. I really haven't felt any movement and so it was cool to see it! I have felt feelings of pressure...but nothing actually moving around. So, anyway...it is all becoming much more real! I am getting more excited everytime I think about it!

Interview

I signed up with an employment agency in Moses Lake called Express. I got a call last week about a job and they wanted to know if I was interested. I didn't know at first because there is a base pay and then bonuses and commission depending on how well you do. But, I am really anxious to get to ML so I said sure why not. Well, I started reading online about the job. It's a bill collecting job with Express Bonded Collectors. The company started in 1954 and is family owned. I would get benefits upon hire which is really important when I am going to have a baby in a few months. So, I was searching online about bill collecting and it kind of sounds like fun. Maybe not actual fun...but a new and exciting challenge. A good change from banking which I am completely done with. It is just too much stress for not good enough pay...so, anyway I got a call from Express and they told me that the company wanted to interview me! So, I have an interview this Friday. I really hope I get this job. I am so tired of living alone, away from my husband. I have been extremely emotional the last week or so and I think life would just be a little easier if I had Kenny around to help me get through this time. Wish me luck!

18 weeks

So, I am 18 weeks along now and I had my most recent Dr. appointment on Thursday. At that point I was able to schedule my ultrasound appt. So, my ultrasound is December 8th and hopefully we will be able to find out the sex of our baby! I am getting more and more excited as time goes on. My friend, Jammie bought me some baby clothes and they made me soooo happy! It made me want to go shopping but that would be silly because I can wait two more weeks and then I can buy either baby boy or baby girl clothes and that will be more fun then having to find yellow and green things.
Kenny is working in Moses Lake and staying with my parents. I have been looking for work but have not yet found anything so I am still in Marysville. I miss my husband sooo much! I was able to go to ML and visit him and my family. It was a nice visit. Sunday night I had gone shopping with my sister and it was like 5 and all of a sudden I remembered that I needed to go home because I had to work this morning. I just feel like I AM home when I'm in Moses Lake so it sucked to be brought back to reality. Oh well, at least I am still making money.
Today on my lunch I went to Safeway because I just had to have General Tsao Chicken and on my way out I was backing out of my parking spot and backed into someone. So, today was a hard and emotional day. I was fine at first but like half an hour I got really down on myself because my car is sad now. It just scratched up the bumper but I have a $500 deductible. That is a lot of money. :( So, it was a sad day, but I'm glad I have insurance!!!
So expect an update within two weeks!!!

Some stuff

Lots of stuff happening since my last post. Kenny got a job in Moses Lake. He started a week ago on Monday. He is staying with my parents. The plan is that after I find a job I will move over there and we will stay with my sister, Januari for a little while so we can save up money for a down payment on a home...? We'll see what happens. I've been looking for a job for about a month now and the job market is just horrible. So, for now I am living in Marysville all by my lonesome...with my devilish kitty. Actually, since Kenny has left Willy has warmed up to me. It's been nice cause I am lonely and I need someone to cuddle with.
My next doctor appointment is a week from tomorrow. I am excited because Dr said I can make my ultrasound appointment after my next check-up. So, hopefully I will know the sex of the baby within 2 weeks. I am hoping before Thanksgiving!!! I am just scared that they won't be able to see and that is going to frustrate the crap out of me! That's about it I guess. I miss my man. :(

BLAH

Gosh, I am feelin chubby. I am so excited to be pregnant and I have been lucky so far to not have it so bad. My chubbiness is all my fault. It just sucks...cause I don't want to gain too much weight but at the same time I want to enjoy the freedom from Weight Watchers. I will gain soon after I give birth. At least, that is the plan. I am frustrated with myself. I have already gained about 10 pounds...which is like 3 pounds more than normal. Plus my Dr. said I could stand to gain about 5-10 through the whole pregnancy. So, I guess I won't be gaining any more weight for the next 6 months. PSYCH! I'll probably end up gaining 150 pounds. :) Anyway, I just got done eating out at a Greek restaurant so I feel especially fat. That is what blogs are for right? To EGGspress yourself. So there ya go.

Heartbeat

September 25 was my second prenatal appointment. Dr. Janeway tried to hear the heartbeat but couldn't. He had warned me that it might be too early to hear it and if he didn't hear it he would then do an ultrasound. So, when he couldn't find it after a couple minutes he acted like it was no big deal and was just like well, geez, you don't want me to hear the heartbeat anyway cause then you get to SEE the heartbeat. Inside I didn't know what to think or feel. I was excited to do an ultrasound but terrified that he still wouldn't find the heartbeat. Well, so we had to wait for the Dr. while he helped two more people and then we went across the street to the hospital with him and he showed us the birthing center in the hospital. That was cool...then we did an ultrasound. My heart was beating so fast, I was so scared there was something wrong with baby. :( But all of a sudden doctor points and says "there is your baby's heartbeat". I couldn't see a darn thing. I was thinking he was crazy. He zoomed in a couple times and finally I saw it. I think my heart skipped like 10 beats cause I was just in shock. My baby had a heartbeat!!! It was soo exciting! Doctor was smiling from ear to ear and said congratulations, that is your baby and it is perfect. I was soo happy and so relieved! YAY Doctor measured baby on the ultrasound and said he is pretty positive that the date I thought to be my due date was correct. So, for now we are going with April 26th! So, that is the day after Kenny's and my 4th anniversary! CRAZY!

First Prenatal Dr visit

So, today was my first Dr appointment and YAY IT IS OFFICIAL OFFICIAL!!! I'M PREGNANT! I don't know what my problem is. I have taken 3 home pregnancy tests and they were all positive and then today I was freaking out thinking I was going to get to my appointment and they were gonna be like you crackhead get out of here cause you're not pregnant. So, anyway...yah now I feel like it is more official. So, my Dr is David Janeway and he is in Arlington. I really like him. I was getting good vibes from him the whole time. I am soooo excited to have a baby!!! I feel like it is more real now. Anyway...the Dr couldn't give me a for sure due date...so anyway I have another appointment in 2 weeks and he's going to try to listen to the heartbeat. He tried to hear it today and couldn't get it so he thinks I am like 9 weeks along...I think I'm more like 8 weeks along...who knows. But anyway I am so eggcited!!!

Finding out

So, about two weeks ago I called in sick to work because I felt like crap. The more I thought about it the more I wondered if I might be pregnant. Well, I had a left over pregnancy test (don't we all?) so I decided to take it. Well, I could BARELY see the second line so I called my Mom. My Mom didn't answer so then I called my sister, Januari. I explained to her the situation and then all of a sudden on the other end of the line all I hear is "MOM!!! ALLISON'S PREGNANT!!!". I was just like easy...calm down. I didn't believe it and still didn't even after Kenny brought home a hi tech digital test and that said "pregnant" clear as day. It took about 2 days for me to actually start believing that I might be pregnant. So, yah...I'm pregnant and I THINK I am due April 27th. My first dr appointment is September 11th so I will find out for sure then. WOOHOO! Kenny and I are both so excited.