December 2009

Oh man I can't be happier for this year to end! It has been such a rollercoaster of events that I will be so glad to just wave good-bye and never look back. Always seems when things go perfectly right...something comes right behind it to make it perfectly WRONG. What I will never understand is that it has to hit all at once. Trying to wait for that rescue boat so you don't drown, is incredibly stressful. I'm incredibly thankful for my parents, if it weren't for them we really would have drowned! It's a great time to count our blessings and know that no matter what, it will work out. BJ got a new job, not the greatest, nor does it have the best hours, BUT, we have an income and insurance so we can at least sleep a little easier at night. He loves it, so we will try to make due until I can start working full time again. A lot of changes are going to be happening next year and I have never been so unsure of my future, but I do know that i'm ready for the ride. All I can really do is BELIEVE and go with the flow.

On a lighter note, Chloe is growing strong. I feel her all the time! She is a little over a pound now and has such an amazing personality already. It's almost as if she knows we are listening and watching her. All of her sonogram pictures she has to show me her feet and this one I swear she's kissing us. Good thing is, we do know that Chloe will be Chloe and not turn in to Zachary.. They confirmed it again at my latest drs. appointment. So once we get our finances settled and find out whether or not we can stay in our home we can actually start getting her room together...hopefully that will be soon.

Our Anniversary and quick update

So our two year anniversary is coming up on the 27th and my parents decided to buy us tickets to Mickey's Trick or Treat Party! It was a lot of fun, even with all the construction going on. I can't believe how quickly this year has gone by! We are especially excited for Halloween, but it seems as though not as many people are coming this year. It's a little dissapointing, but I'm sure it will be fun. My dad is going to have a bowling tournament on the Wii, so he is really excited about that!

On a side note I recieved our first published book in the mail a few days ago. I feel like it's such a huge accomplishment and it has given me the drive to create more books so I can publish them and hopefully make some profit. I would love to persue a Childrens book career..well more like a side career because teaching is my first passion of course! Who knows maybe one day my books will actually make it somewhere!

Oh and I also wanted to say that I am more then half way done with my credential program. I have about 3 more classes and it's all down hill from there! It's exciting to think I might actually have my own classroom some day!

We picked out all of our stuff from the package for Chloe's arrival and are slowly paying it off. As I get the stuff I will post pictures so you guys can see it. They aren't the same pictures as what's in the previous blog because we got to choose the colors yay! We also registered at Babies R Us and Target if anyone is interested in it. We will probably go back in Jan or Feb to finish the registry because the lady said a lot of new stuff comes out then and we should come back and add it.

That's about it!

It's a Girl!

We are so excited to announce that we are having a precious baby girl. Her name is Chloe Elisabeth Eller. I've looked over the u/s pictures tons of times just to make sure she was a girl and am finally convinced. Please keep us in your prayers, that she will be healthy and strong and that I will have a smooth and safe delivery. I worry about it every day, but I guess it's only the begining of what it feels like to be a mom. I can feel her moving around finally, it's a weird, yet comforting feeling. I just wish Bj could feel her too...in time I guess! We are slowly working on her room and piecing everything together. If you have any questions ask me please!

Special Baby Package

I know a lot of you have been asking what we need help with for the baby and today we found the greatest deal ever! It's a package deal that includes just about every essential we'll need for the little one. We are going to pay monthly for it so instead of gifts I would really like cash or checks so we can get this thing paid off within the 6 months that we are supposed to. The package is customizable so we can choose the fabrics and colors of the stroller, bedding, and all the other stuff that includes that! (THE PICTURES ARE JUST THE EXAMPLE OF THE PRODUCT) Here is a list of what all comes with the package so you guys know exactly what the money will be going toward. almost everything is either Disney or Graco brand, the crib i'm not sure what the brand name is, but its nice!

Crib (4 way changing so we can use it through the toddler age) - includes ortho firm mattress

matching changing table (with padding, drawers, and shelfs)

Rocker glider with matching ottoman (the one BJ is sitting in, but in Cherry.)

customized stroller with a car seat (has tons of cool compartments and thing that tells the temp. it can be folded up with one hand!! it's awesome!!)

deluxe high chair (that moves to 5 different sizes so if you want to sit you can match it to you height and it has a tray you can take off and wash along with the permanent tray.)

complete bedding set (Mickey Sports for a boy....purple butterfiles for girl)

complete gift tub set (bath tub, bottles, bibs, a few diapers ect..)

15 pc soft goods (my choice of clothes, bibs, bottles, burb rags ect..)

Umbrella stroller

deluxe walker (baby can use starting at 4 months, it has removable supports so when they get older they can walk around instead of just bounce or rock..it turns into a baby rocker too)

soft mink blanket

bassinet (probably the pooh bear one, but its my choice)

and thats about it, so it's quite a bit of stuff and the good thing is we can change things out if the baby ends up being the opposite of what the dr. told us. we are going to wait until we know for sure what the baby is before we start customizing everything! so if your interested you know what to do :) Thank you sooooo much! Anything will help!! The total cost of it all is a whopping $1600, but considering the quality and amount of stuff we just couldn't pass the opportunity!

Gallstones

If you didn't already know, the doctor had me do a series of sonograms for my liver, kidneys and Gallbladder. Everything came out excellent except for my Gallbladder. He did a whole bunch of bloodwork to find out if I had any infections or abnormalities to worry about and thankfully it all came back excellent. My Gallbladder apparently has been like this for a while. It's contracting, which means it's diseased and I have Gallstones. So the good news and the bad news. The good news is that they aren't going to do anything because I haven't had any painful attacks AND there is no infection. I have go on a low-fat diet to help from getting those attacks because if I do then I could end up in the ER and have to have major surgery while pregnant. He said the way it looked I shouldn't have any of those problems. The bad news, which I actually find a blessing in disguise is that I do have to have it removed. If everything goes well, I can wait until 6 weeks after the baby is born and then do an outpatient procedure to remove the stupid thing. He said it's just better to do it now and get it over with because the stones can come back and I may potentially have a very bad problem with it. So I thank God that he found them early and we can do something about it before it gets worse I'm very thankful that it's nothing else, especially because this is an extremely common issue. It's nice to know that I share this with MANY women and I'm not alone! The last thing is, I know some of you might be wondering how it will affect me and the baby afterwards. It won't! It's an outpatient procedure and the healing time is outstanding SOOOO it will be just fine! I ask you guys to PLEASE keep me in your prayers that I don't have any attacks and I will be able to make it until after the baby because the it's not good for me or the baby to have the surgery done in the next 7 months!

Brainwashing?

I feel like i'm trying to brainwash my poor little Pea. My Pea got to listen to Green Day at it's first concert last Thursday and now I bought a super cool lullaby cd to start playing...of course it's Green Day too. I mean how many baby lullabies can you find that have stuff the parents like too? I'm going to invest in some more of them! So i'm already pounding Green Day in my little Pea's brain, but that's not all. I've got the whole Disney thing goin' too. I figured If I start now the poor thing will actually come out liking Disney...I dunno what we would do if it didn't! So my Pea has a ways to go before the ears can really pick up sound, but it's never to early to start I think. Other then all that good stuff, I've got nothing exciting to share. OH I did finish my first Credential class tonight...I'm really going to miss my teacher :( Ok so ttfn

Drs Appointment

So here's the goods on my drs appointment. I'll try to keep you guys updated as much as possible with all this. I went today to get my sonogram results and blood test results. Everything came back suprisingly well. I was expecting to have diabetes or something, especially because it runs in the family! Thankfully I don' t have any trace of it. Some of you might know, I've been concerned with some of the pains i've been having the past few weeks and wasn't quite sure what they could be from. The Dr decided to go ahead a do a few sonograms of my kidneys, liver, and gullbladder just to make sure there is nothing abnormal we need to worry about. He said the areas I was pointing out to him posed no threat, but he wanted to take extra precautions. He's a great Dr! So over the next few weeks I will be spending a lot of time at the Drs office, trying to get everything taken care of. Other then that everything is looking good and i'm feeling ok. My blood pressure is suprisingly low...hopefully it will stay that way!

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