Doctor's visit

Today I had another check-up at the doctor's office and everything is going well. I got to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time and it was good and strong. I have gained back a pound and for me that was really good news. That means I haven't been losing any more weight! I have started feeling better as well. Dave got me out of the house over the weekend and I think that helped a ton. I am still super tired so I am looking for that energy burst they say comes in the second trimester. I can't believe I am already in my second trimester! I made it through another horrible first trimester!

Baby #3

I had my second baby check-up appointment this morning which included an ultrasound to measure the baby and determine the due date and size and such. Everything went really well. The baby looks healthy and should be due around January 25, 2010. That puts me at about 10.5 weeks pregnant. I have lost 7 pounds since my last appointment due to morning sickness. Hopefully that should only last for a couple of more weeks. Blood work from my first appointment came back good so everything is looking good so far. Oh, and much to Dave's disappointment, there is only one baby growing inside me.

First Major Booboos

Family Drawings

Ally


Daddy


Emily


Mommy

For Stephen (and of course all of my other faithful blog followers who have noticed the absence of updates)

I know it has been a while since the last update and I am really sorry about that. I have been having a horrible first trimester with a lack of motivation to do anything. I was really looking forward to spending the summer outdoors with the girls, doing swim lessons for the girls, going to the zoo, going to San Antonio, getting to know Houston better. Unfortunately when I feel like throwing up for 95% of the day, it prevents me from wanting to leave the couch. I have found a couple of things that have helped me with my nausea but after having them come back up, I haven't wanted to try them again. Right now I am at 8.5 weeks along in my pregnancy. I have already had my first doctor's appointment and everything checked out great. I am scheduled to go back to the doctor on the 1st of July to get an ultrasound done to determine the size of the baby and based on that, the doctor will give me a due date. Dave has been such a tremendous help to me and I can't imagine what I would do without him. He has helped with cooking, washing dishes, cleaning the house, taking the girls out of the house, going and getting me anything I need to make me feel better, and probably the best thing he does for me is every time I am throwing up, he runs to my side to hold my hair back or rub my back. I don't know a lot of people who would do that. He is truly an amazing husband. As for work, Dave is advancing through his program and he is now in inside sales. He will be moving into outside sales at the beginning of August and that should be the last part in his training program. He has inventory coming up next weekend, but because of all of his hard work over the last year with the store, it shouldn't be too stressful of a time. When Dave isn't working or taking care of me and the girls, he has been studying to take the GRE. He bought two books with tons of practice exercises and he has been doing really well. His first plan was to take the GRE sometime in the fall but since he has been doing good, he may take it sooner than that.
And now for the dynamic duo you have been waiting for, here is what Emily and Ally have been up to. They have been playing together a lot lately without fighting. We went through a stage were Ally was constantly hitting Emily and it was really frustrating. They couldn't play together at all without fighting. Emily has this problem were she collects her favorite toys and holds onto them for dear life. Throughout the day she ends up with 20 toys in her arms and when I am walking around I notice even more toys up high in places Ally can't reach. We have limited Emily to no more than 2 toys at a time and it seems to be working great. Ally has less reason to hit Emily when she doesn't have all of the good toys in her grasp. (Funny side note: Emily's first solution to our new rule was finding two buckets and filling them with the toys. She would cry that she only had two things but I made her empty the buckets and count everything she had and she understood it was way more than two.)
Emily is about to turn 4 and I am truly stunned! She has such an amazing personality and not a day goes by were she doesn't think of a way to try and make us laugh. She loves talking (surprise, surprise!) and making new friends. When she is talking about things in the past, she refers to it as yesterday, and when she is talking about the future, it is tomorrow. She doesn't grasp the concept of weeks or months, but she loves to know what is going to happen in the future, tomorrow. Everyday she asks the question, "What day is it when the sun comes up?" I am trying to teach her how to figure it out on her own, but no luck yet. I really wanted to start on homeschooling her this summer, but I think I am going to have to wait until I am feeling better. Emily went to the doctor on Tuesday to make sure she has been doing ok since her last asthma attack. She hasn't showed any signs of being sick or out of breath in 6 weeks, so we are really thankful for that.
Ally will be turning 2 and all I can say is that time goes so fast! Over the last several weeks, Ally's language has exploded. It's as if something clicked in her brain and now she wants to know what everything is. Her favorite words right now are "Look!" and "Why?". She has gotten really good at "Sorry" as well. The other day I sneezed and she said "Bless you". I didn't even know she was paying attention to that. She is growing and learning everyday. I have noticed that she is not a typical little sister. I would not label her as a follower but more as a watcher and even sometimes a leader. She watches what Emily does and if it succeeds, she will give it a try. If Emily is unsuccessful, Ally may still give it a try in hopes of passing up her big sister. I would also say Ally is fearless. Some of her favorite games include jumping off the couch, standing up on the table, jumping on her bed, and going exploring in places she shouldn't.
Dave and I love being parents and we can't wait to add on to our family. We love spending time with the girls and watching them grow and learn.

We did it (to the tune of Dora)!

We made it through the school year! Today was our last day and it was such a fun day. They rented a big blow-up air jumper thing for all of the kids to play with and we had a pizza party for lunch. There are things I am definitely going to miss about going to school, but I am also really looking forward to summer and not having to follow a schedule. Yay summer!!

Quick Update

On Sunday, Emily started coughing and yesterday it became worse as the day wore on. She woke up from her nap yesterday afternoon with a fever of 101 and complaining her chest hurt. I called the doctor and they said to start up her breathing treatments again and bring her in to the doctor this morning. We went to the doctor and found out Emily has an ear infection and her breathing sounded wheezy again. She got three more prescriptions, on top of one she is already on and her breathing treatments. The doctor thinks something at the beach could have triggered this episode and it makes her more firm in the decision that it is allergy/asthma related. We were able to go to school today but the doctor didn't recommend Emily going on her field-trip. I think that was the worst part of the day for Emily and me because Emily has been talking about this field-trip for a long time now and she was really looking forward to it. She had to watch her class line up and head off to a day of fun while she stayed behind to help me in my class. Poor kid!