It's a BOY!

We just came back from the OBGYN and found out we are having a boy! The original plan was for us to have a boy then a girl, but for some reason when I found out I was pregnant I switched and wanted a girl! I totally freaked out, because I don't know what to do with boys! I grew up with all girls and that would seem to be easier for me to relate to. But all week leading up to the doctors appointment I dreamed of having a boy and I knew in my heart that I was having a boy. So I'm still really excited and now me and hubby are back to the original plan; have a boy then try for a girl. I know it's silly, but now I kinda feel guilty for wishing for a girl! Also they said all the organs are developing great. So honestly what more could I ask for? I feel like the most luckiest person on Earth right now.
As far as the moving goes, it's just right around the corner! I can't wait. I'm going stir crazy in our house now. Mostly because it's just me, myself, and I. I joke around with my hubby that we're not just moving to another state, we're moving in together! So he's going to be home every night after the move. So I'll have some human interaction and I get to cook dinner again! I LOVE cooking so it's going to be nice to get back into a routine again and actually have stuff to do LOL! Never thought I'd say that. Especially since I'm use to holding 2 jobs and school all at the same time. I was always like "I need some down time!" now it's just the opposite. So hopefully I'll be finding a happy medium soon!

Getting Really Bored!!!

OMG! So I'm 16 weeks and 4 days pregnant. Hubby is still only home on the weekends. I am SOOOO freakin' sick of being by myself! We only had about a year when we were first married that he's been home every night. After that first year it was one week gone at work and one week at home with me. The last 2 and 1/2 months it's only been weekends. It's really driving me nuts! At least with the week on week off, I was able to get tired of him and send him right back to work long enough to miss him again LOL! No seriously though, I'm so bored outta my mind right now! I usually work or go to school and now with the move coming up and the baby coming there really isn't much that I can do right now.

We have a packing company coming to pack up our stuff for us, so I can't even pack my own things to keep myself occupied! I can pack the liquid stuff, but I'm using all that right now. I just watch T.V. all day long (Baby Story on TLC) and stay on the computer to pass time. Sometimes I even will just try to sleep the day away so the next day will get here faster! Oh, I'm so pathetic!

Anyways, now that I'm done ranting on about my boredom and loneliness, this week is almost over! YAY! I got my toy poodle (Peanut) fixed yesterday. He isn't very happy right now. He's getting these coughing fits from the air tube they put in his throat. I try to keep him occupied, but he mostly is just aggravated right now. He was sick a week ago. He was sneezing really bad. Now all of my cats are sick! I have 6 cats! I've spent over $600 at the vet in the last 4 weeks, I can't afford to bring 6 cats to the vet! OH GEEZE! My smallest kitten just got fixed and I think he might not be as sick as the others. He was still on some anti-biotics from his surgery. Crazy pet days over here. I guess I'll have to break down and bring one in and see if they will sell me extra meds for the other cats. Oh well, what can ya do?

*Oops, don't know how to fix the side ways picture lol!

Waiting on closing...

So we've found our dream home and now we're just waiting on closing. It seems to be taking forever, but I know the wait will be worth it. I'm just ready for it all to be done so I can stop worring about it already. I have so much to do when we move from finding a new doctor to where the furniture will go. I guess it's a good stress to have. Moving from a trailer to a house is a big deal to me. I've lived in both growing up, but for some reason when you get a house it just feels good. Hurricane season has started already, but it looks like we will be out of here in time before anything hits. I feel so blessed to be able to offer my family a safe place to evacuate to if need be. I know last year alone we all spent about $600 each in hotel stays alone and Fema only will pay you $100 back "if you qualify". So I'm glad for that for to. I'll put up a pic of us in front of the new house. We took this picture when we just went by to view it. We fell in love with it right away and I think we somehow knew it would be the one we would choose. :)
I'm now 15 weeks 2 days pregnant. I still cannot believe it. After 15 months of trying I have a baby in there! It's so weird! You get so focused on getting pregnant that when you ARE pregnant it's like it's almost not real. I know that must sound crazy! All of my symptoms have gone away except for dizzyness which is normal at this time. I'm excited to find out what I'll be having. I find out on the 27th (I think) of next month. I want a girl, but at this point it doesn't really matter as long as the baby is healthy.

Found a house!

So I finally got to take a house hunting trip up to Northern Texas where we will be living soon. I was really nervous and scared that I wouldn't like it. I already have my Mom and sister giving me a hard time for moving away in the first place. So that didn't really help. It reminded me of my hometown in Kentucky and it felt so homey. The people there are very nice and friendly. Here you'll get flipped off for looking at someone the wrong way! So that is a major plus! I'm even considering letting my kids go to school there instead of homeschooling. I would definitely home school where I'm currently living. So that opens up future options for our child's education which is nice to have options.

We got there on a Sunday with a list of approximately 20 houses we wanted to see. It was pretty overwhelming and I was scared we wouldn't find something or have enough time to see them all before I had to come back to Louisiana. We met our realator at 8:30am. We soon found out that there were only 13 of the 20 houses still on the market. I was kind of relived believe it or not. So we looked at all the 13 houses by 12pm! We were done by lunch time! Some of the houses you just walk into and it just didn't feel right. We narrowed it down to 4 houses, but I fell in LOVE with one in particular. 3 of the 4 were in a town about 25 minutes from town. It was kind of run down town with a train track that you had to wait on. I really didn't want to live there. I want something close to town so I can just run to the grocery store when I need something. So the house I fell in love with won. My husband had seen it 3 weeks ago and he loved it. I honeslty didn't think I would, but I did. So at about 3pm we called her back and put in an offer. We got a counter offer and accepted and now we are just waiting for closing since we went FHA loan which can take up to 45 days to complete.

So it's a really nice house on a little more than half an acre of land. It has 3bd and 2bath. The house itself is about 1700 sq. ft. which is all we need. We are coming from a single wide trailer after all! 1200 sq. ft. tops! So this is a big step for us. I couldn't be more excited! A new kitty, a new house, and a new baby all in one year! WOW!

Time to clean up!

So we are suppose to have a real estate agent come by the house Friday to discuss our selling options with us. I'm not sure if she is also doing an inspection or not so I need to clean up! I threw my back out last week and it's just now getting to where I can move again. It's surprizing what accumulates so quickly. Everything is a mess. Dishes, laundry, dusting, clutter, dirty floors, you name it I have it! It looks like a tornado just ripped thru here lol. So I guess it's time I get to cleaning. I hate cleaning.... obviously... who likes it right? I think I'll start with the clutter and work my way to the floors last so it looks nice and clean by Friday. I'm so not looking forward to it, but it needs to be done.

We got approved for a little over $200,000 for our new house. I can't wait to start looking! I really would rather stay in the $175,000 zone if possible. I don't really want a huge house note, but we'll see what the difference would be. We are looking for a 4bd and 2bath house. Hopefully we can find what we are looking for in the alloted time. I would like to have an office, nursery, and a guest room. I haven't seen any 4bd on the market that isn't old. Most of the 4bd we've seen online were built in 1975! We are looking for something at least built in the year 2000 lol! I'm not very picky so I think it should go well. As long as I have a roof over my head I think I'll be happy.

I'm feeling pretty good today. Went grocery shopping with my sister today and it really wore me out. It's crazy how one shopping trip wears me out now. I feel like I'm 80 years old sometimes. At least most of the sleepyness and nausousness have worn off for the most part. I'm officially off of pelvic rest today! woo hooo! Guess where hubby is... work! So yea, this may be TMI, but the last time we "woo hooed" was when we concieved the baby!!! So it's been a little over 2 months! Sorry, it will just be a mile stone for us lol. Well better go find something to clean or put away. Wish me luck.....

11 WEEKS! YAY!

So, I'm 11 weeks pregnant now. I would like to state that I did have more bleeding. It was bright red again and everytime I kept going to the doctor. I felt stupid, but it paid off! I went in on a Friday to my OBGYN and the doctor was out. The nurse practioner examined me and couldn't find anything. The ultra sound tech. was not at work that day, so I was sent to the hospital for the u/s. Which instead of only 4 pics like my doctor does, I had about 30 taken. FINALLY we discovered where the bleeding was coming from. I had a small tear in my uterus. It was so small that they said it should heal fast, but if it were bigger I might loose the baby. So, I was put on both bed rest and pelvic rest. So please ladies, never give up on finding out what is going on with your body. Go with your gut instinct.

Everything is GREAT now! I'm feeling SOOOO much better already! I don't have to take naps anymore and I don't feel nausous that much anymore. So my apitite is coming back! YAY! I'm so happy I can eat again! I was forcing food down my throat before.

My hubby got the job in Texas that we've been waiting on since November-ish. So we should be moving within the next month or so! I'm soooo excited! Hurricane season is coming up and I'm so glad we don't have to worry about that anymore, except to worry about our family that lives here. But now they will have a safe place to go. My mom isn't really supportive of our move as of yet. She's laying the guilt trip on me whenever she can. It really sucks! I wish she could just be happy for us. It's her first grandchild and I guess she thinks she will be missing alot, but she was planning on moving in 2 years anyways! Geeze! Besides, we'll only be 5 hours away. It's like we are going across the contry! Anyways, I'm still excited! YAY! The pieces are finally falling into the right places!

Nausousness.... eeeek!

I'm just going to keep this post really short. It's like 1:30 am lol! It's hard for me to sleep sometimes even when I'm sleepy. Anyways, things have been going great lately. I did have a scare last Monday, I thought I was having a miscarriage, but it turned out to be nothing, thank God! I haven't had any bleeding since. I think it was due to the pelvic exam I had had the day before, it just really irritated me. I'm doing as well as I can be. I'm terribly sleepy all day and take lots of naps, which is probably why I cannot sleep at night. And I am nauseous all day long. I never vomit, but I stay sick to my stomach all day long. It's hard to eat anything because food isn't appealing to me right now. But I hear that by month 3 it goes away for most women so I'm hoping it does. I'm now 8 weeks! YAY! Who would have EVER thought I would be pregnant! Yes it's something I always wanted, but it's something we tried so long for I was loosing hope. Now that I am I think I'm still in shock. I don't really "feel" pregnant right now I just feel really sick. But I'm willing to deal with it if it means I get my little bundle of joy. Well, I seriously need to go to bed now. Good night!