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Monday, April 25, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
11 weeks
Peanut finally looks like a baby!! We even got to see his/her little hands moving. Apparently baby is just like daddy and does not like having their picture taken. And definitely did not like his/her space being invaded.
But we did get to finally hear the heartbeat and everything looks great!! As of today, Baby S will be making his/her appearance in the world on October 27th via scheduled c-section
Monday, April 11, 2011
A Shoutout to my hubs
Ok, you guys may find this gooey and yucky but I just have to give a shout out to my sweet husband.
This pregnancy has absolutely been kicking my butt. The morning sickness is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Last Tuesday I even missed my first day at work due to the fact that I could not physically stop throwing up for more than 5 minutes. What's worse, the sickness comes out of no where!!! I was literally in my kitchen packing my lunch for work when all of a sudden I just threw up all over the floor. No warning. No nausea. Just bam!
My sweet husband has been so amazing for the last 11 weeks. He has put up with my constant crying, cravings, nausea, all of it. He lays in bed with me and watches movies when I'm to sick to move. Last night he crushed me ice in the blender so I can eat them little by little to help my stomach ache.
He has been cleaning, cooking, doing all the laundry. Everything. My house would be an absolute case for FEMA if it weren't for him. For all you military wives out there who go through this by yourselves, I commend you!! You have strength I'm not sure I'd have. I am so grateful that he has been here for me supporting me. He is definitely my rock!!
This pregnancy has absolutely been kicking my butt. The morning sickness is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Last Tuesday I even missed my first day at work due to the fact that I could not physically stop throwing up for more than 5 minutes. What's worse, the sickness comes out of no where!!! I was literally in my kitchen packing my lunch for work when all of a sudden I just threw up all over the floor. No warning. No nausea. Just bam!
My sweet husband has been so amazing for the last 11 weeks. He has put up with my constant crying, cravings, nausea, all of it. He lays in bed with me and watches movies when I'm to sick to move. Last night he crushed me ice in the blender so I can eat them little by little to help my stomach ache.
He has been cleaning, cooking, doing all the laundry. Everything. My house would be an absolute case for FEMA if it weren't for him. For all you military wives out there who go through this by yourselves, I commend you!! You have strength I'm not sure I'd have. I am so grateful that he has been here for me supporting me. He is definitely my rock!!
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Have you ever tried to reason with a seahorse?
Yes, my days are now filled with trying to reason with the small person growing inside of me. Peanut (as he/she is affectionately called in our house) has officially grown to one inch in size and is a HUGE pain in my rear! Lol
I love my child, don't get me wrong. But I would also really love to eat, drink, sleep, and have control of my own bodily functions again. We barely made it home from a trip to Walmart the other day before Peanut decided he no longer like the popcorn I had as a snack. Did I also mention I can smell when the people three miles down the road fart? Well, I can.
I have one more month to beg and plead with my little one to just let me keep down basic nutrients and it cannot go by fast enough! I'm ready to get into the fun and glowing part of pregnancy where I can actually enjoy it and marvel at my little wonder. But for now, everyone just please say a prayer that Peanut will give his mommy a good day!
I love my child, don't get me wrong. But I would also really love to eat, drink, sleep, and have control of my own bodily functions again. We barely made it home from a trip to Walmart the other day before Peanut decided he no longer like the popcorn I had as a snack. Did I also mention I can smell when the people three miles down the road fart? Well, I can.
I have one more month to beg and plead with my little one to just let me keep down basic nutrients and it cannot go by fast enough! I'm ready to get into the fun and glowing part of pregnancy where I can actually enjoy it and marvel at my little wonder. But for now, everyone just please say a prayer that Peanut will give his mommy a good day!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
I'm sorry ma'am but you don't qualify
*Warning: This is a total vent blog and not meant to offend anyone but I need to vent before I blow up*
When we found out I was pregnant I was uninsured. My work group insurance is outrageously expensive and we've been holding out some hope that B would get picked up permanently by his job so we could get his benefits. We did however decide to finally go with something we could afford and that was actually pretty decent coverage but then they wouldn't take us because of my "pre-exisiting condition".
So, that leads us back to point A and I was now forced to take my work group insurance. I am currently paying almost $400 a month out of my measley salary for the premiums and still have to come up with $3,000 out of pocket seperately to cover my deductible before baby comes. I immediately called up all the state agencies one morning trying to get Medicaid or something to help cover some of this cost because its obviously alot for us. I kept getting the same thing from everyone "I'm sorry, but you don't qualify. Your income is over the limit".
Today, I called our local WIC office to set an appointment for that. It is an amazing government program that helps cover your food costs and then babies formula costs. I had it with my first son and it was a huge help to our family. Seeing as how B and I are living paycheck to paycheck and practically robbing Peter to pay Paul at this point, I figured WIC could be a huge help to us. Boy was I wrong!! I once again don't qualify because we make too much money as a family. HOW IN THE HELL IS THIS POSSIBLE????
Don't look at what I make before taxes! Look at what I bring home!! One of my entire paychecks goes to rent and the other pays our monthly bills and hubs income is paying his bills and helping with the deductible costs. We barely have anything left!! We live off the cheapest of the cheap groceries. God forbid I eat actual fruits and vegetables during this pregnancy!
But, if I didn't work and sat at home all day doing nothing we would qualify for EVERYTHING!! The state of Utah would just hand us money! There would be no questions of anything. We'd get it all. I feel like I'm being punished because I have a job and I pay my bills the responsible way.
Please do not take offense to the above paragraph if you are a stay at home mom. I was with Jackson because we could afford it and I cherished it. That rant was not about you.
I had hopes of moving us into a two bedroom apartment so baby could actually have a nursery and we would have space for things. But that now, is probably out of reach. Thanks to our financial problems we'll be staying in my one bedroom abode and baby's crib will have to go in the dining room. Thankfully we don't have a table to actually get in the way. I will be forced however to get rid of my desk and bookshelves.
Pregnancies are supposed to be so wonderful and exciting. And don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled to be pregnant with this baby. But now I have so much financial stress on me I can't seem to enjoy it. I can't seem to find the happy parts and the exciting stuff. At this point I am honestly not even sure how I will afford to buy diapers and necessities for my child. My family is completely unsupportive of this pregnancy and they will not help like they did with Jackson. We aren't close enough for our friends to throw us the amazing showers they did with Jackson. At a time in my life where I should be glowing and excited about the future, all I can do is cry because I am so stressed about how I will ever afford to give this baby a good life.
When we found out I was pregnant I was uninsured. My work group insurance is outrageously expensive and we've been holding out some hope that B would get picked up permanently by his job so we could get his benefits. We did however decide to finally go with something we could afford and that was actually pretty decent coverage but then they wouldn't take us because of my "pre-exisiting condition".
So, that leads us back to point A and I was now forced to take my work group insurance. I am currently paying almost $400 a month out of my measley salary for the premiums and still have to come up with $3,000 out of pocket seperately to cover my deductible before baby comes. I immediately called up all the state agencies one morning trying to get Medicaid or something to help cover some of this cost because its obviously alot for us. I kept getting the same thing from everyone "I'm sorry, but you don't qualify. Your income is over the limit".
Today, I called our local WIC office to set an appointment for that. It is an amazing government program that helps cover your food costs and then babies formula costs. I had it with my first son and it was a huge help to our family. Seeing as how B and I are living paycheck to paycheck and practically robbing Peter to pay Paul at this point, I figured WIC could be a huge help to us. Boy was I wrong!! I once again don't qualify because we make too much money as a family. HOW IN THE HELL IS THIS POSSIBLE????
Don't look at what I make before taxes! Look at what I bring home!! One of my entire paychecks goes to rent and the other pays our monthly bills and hubs income is paying his bills and helping with the deductible costs. We barely have anything left!! We live off the cheapest of the cheap groceries. God forbid I eat actual fruits and vegetables during this pregnancy!
But, if I didn't work and sat at home all day doing nothing we would qualify for EVERYTHING!! The state of Utah would just hand us money! There would be no questions of anything. We'd get it all. I feel like I'm being punished because I have a job and I pay my bills the responsible way.
Please do not take offense to the above paragraph if you are a stay at home mom. I was with Jackson because we could afford it and I cherished it. That rant was not about you.
I had hopes of moving us into a two bedroom apartment so baby could actually have a nursery and we would have space for things. But that now, is probably out of reach. Thanks to our financial problems we'll be staying in my one bedroom abode and baby's crib will have to go in the dining room. Thankfully we don't have a table to actually get in the way. I will be forced however to get rid of my desk and bookshelves.
Pregnancies are supposed to be so wonderful and exciting. And don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled to be pregnant with this baby. But now I have so much financial stress on me I can't seem to enjoy it. I can't seem to find the happy parts and the exciting stuff. At this point I am honestly not even sure how I will afford to buy diapers and necessities for my child. My family is completely unsupportive of this pregnancy and they will not help like they did with Jackson. We aren't close enough for our friends to throw us the amazing showers they did with Jackson. At a time in my life where I should be glowing and excited about the future, all I can do is cry because I am so stressed about how I will ever afford to give this baby a good life.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Then Comes a Baby in a Baby Carriage....
Yep!! We're pregnant! I haven't blogged in awhile holding back spilling the beans. We had a huge scare where the doctor thought the pregnancy might be ectopic but everything turned out ok. I am just barely pregnant (like 4 weeks) and am due around the middle of November. We are SUPER excited and cannot wait to welcome our new addition into th world. After our next ultrasound where there will actually be something to see I'll post some pics!
Friday, February 18, 2011
Day 11
Day 11: A picture of something you hate
Ok, seriously I can't even bring myself to post a picture of the thing I hate the most because it creeps me out that bad. Snakes. I HATE snakes. I am deathly afraid of them. I think they are disgusting and gross and terribly scary. I'm getting creeped out seriously writing this. Yuck!!!
Ok, seriously I can't even bring myself to post a picture of the thing I hate the most because it creeps me out that bad. Snakes. I HATE snakes. I am deathly afraid of them. I think they are disgusting and gross and terribly scary. I'm getting creeped out seriously writing this. Yuck!!!
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