Finals

Yesterday was my last day at Coastal Perinatal.  I wasn't due for a full anatomy scan since I had one last week but the pregnant tech took pity on me knowing that I will be induced on Sunday.  She measured baby girl and even though she warned me that ultrasounds can be off by a pound either way for weight I was pleased to note a marked difference from just last week Wednesday.  Baby Girl is weighing 13 ounces more than last week.  Yeah I've been pushing food consumption even when it makes me vomit in the attempt to add more weight to her.  I haven't gained but she did this week!  YAY!  She is listed as now weighing 6 pounds 1 ounce.  I can only hope she'll weigh about that at birth.

Today is my last non stress test.  We are hoping that I pass this one today.  However, my packed bags will be going into the car along with her car seat today just in case.  I've been warned.

I just put in my order for the photos from the maternity session.  I will also be receiving the other photos on a flash drive with a print release so that I can make more copies over the years of the photos as needed.  My photographer is pcsing in about a month so I will be trying to find someone else to do Baby Girl's newborn photo session.

Oh J and I have basically settled on a name for Baby Girl.  She will be getting my grandmother's first name as a middle name.  So Grace is the middle name.  We are thinking of using a Welsh name for her first name.  Though baby girl isn't mine genetically I do have Welsh heritage and would like to give me as much in the way of roots as possible.  Her genetic mother is just Irish and English.  J is Scottish, English, Portuguese, Austro-Hungarian, Dutch, German, and Czechoslovakian with the majority being in the Portuguese and Dutch.  J is a blonde with a Portuguese nose but it still looks good on his face.

I can't wait to meet Baby Girl and see whom she looks most like.

Happy Fourth of July to all my American friends.

Happy Fourth of July

J was so sweet to water my flower beds this morning.

Happy Independence Day

Happy Independence Day!  I hope we all take a few minutes to remember those that gave their all so that we could celebrate our freedom today!

Celebrate responsibly.
Don't drink and drive.  Don't handle fireworks while under the influence. 

Celebrating The Fourth Of July

Let Freedom Ring!

Today with any luck I'll be stopping by the freedom fest here on JBLM.  It started just over an hour ago but I figure I still have plenty of time to get there.  Its open to the public and I detest crowds.

I'm proud to be an American.  I'm proud to say that my ancestors helped form the nation that I so love.  My ancestor Oliver Wolcott signed the Declaration of Independence.  My husband serves in the US Army, so did my dad.

Now on a different note....Its CD23, 13 dpo, and 1 day till I test.  I broke down and tested early and not with the first morning urine, hard to hold a full bladder when it seems to be always full with the pressure from the ovarian cyst.  It was negative of course.  Breasts hurt, I'm drooling, I'm tired, I'm cranky, my nose is stuffy, my pelvis hurts, and I'm bloated.  I really hate PMS.  What is even worse is that I'm developing issues with chocolate again.  Every time I eat it I get sick.  My throat will burn, my teeth ache and then the stomach upset starts.  I guess I'll have to give up chocolate, at least for a while.  I had 1/4 of an English Muffin yesterday morning and the taste of it just turned my stomach.  I love English muffins.  I'm guessing my hormones are causing issues with my stomach.  I've been eating a lot less and well I got on the scale this morning only to see that I've gained 0.8 lbs.  It looks like I've gained 10 pounds.

All that dilemma aside I think I'll head outside soon and see if J wants to go somewhere today.  Even if its just for a walk.  We need to start planning a few day trips.  If I'm not pregnant it means we need to plan the rest of our vacation around the last cycle of infertility treatments.  I'm not sure if this will be the last cycle ever or just for a while.  Not sure how much more I can take of these ovarian cysts.  I'm making the best of a crappy situation and sucking up the pain so that we can both enjoy the vacation.

I hope everyone enjoys themselves today.  Just don't drink and drive.

Second Day Of Vacation

View of our beds.

My blog posts are now a day behind.  Its actually the end of our third day of vacation as I post this but I thought I'd write a bit about what I did yesterday and add on some photos for those of you that would like to see what there is to do in Leavenworth, WA.

Yesterday was the second day of our vacation.  We stayed in room 203 for two nights and had the buffet breakfast on the fourth floor.  Each morning the owner walks out onto the balcony with his alp-horn and ascends to the railing to serenade the town and his guests.  Breakfast was quite filling and very delicious. 

  After breakfast we headed out to the Championship Putting Course across the street.  I've never golfed before and really found it to be a fun sport.  I might just have to go out and buy some clubs.  I'm not a competitive person so I didn't mind not scoring par on all 18 holes.  Just one hole did I make par and I was still pleased with myself.

Soon it was time for another sport, shopping.  Shopping in a tourist town should be considered a contact sport.  The streets were getting crowded at only 1000 hrs.  Of course I think some of the crowd was do in part to the Freedom Fest celebrating the Fourth Of July.  Funny how many holidays have turned into festivals of shopping.

Today we headed home.  I have plenty more pictures of our adventures but not enough room to share them here.  I can honestly say I'll be missing that hot tub tonight.  Two nights in a row of using a blissful hot tub on sore, aching muscles and tonight I have to make do with a bathtub instead.  Well I guess I should be thankful that I have hot water.

CD 22, 12dpo, 2 days till I test.  I'm cranky.  I'm having my doubts.

Now its on to planning the Mount St. Helen's trip.