Sorry I've been away....

I apologize for the lack of blogging recently. I have spent a lot of time on the couch after work - and all weekend. Barely able to even sit up, let alone type on the computer. The morning sickness kicked into high gear last Thursday. Since then, it has been a battle finding things I can eat. I was eating an egg and a glass of milk for breakfast - until Friday morning. Now I can't even stand the smell of them cooking. So I have been making rounds to different cereals to see if any of them go down without making me sick. It is coco puffs tomorrow. Going to try w/milk - if not any good, then may try dry. We will see how it goes. It is quite weird - I can eat at Longhorn - but can't eat at home. Gah! this is crazy. We are having chicken and Mac-N-Cheese tonight - even though the grill just died - and I'm trying to cook 2 chicken breasts in the toaster oven thing! This is one thing that I have been able to eat. Tim just shakes his head.

On another weird food front....I went to Meijer today after work - and they had the candy I wanted. It was 5 for $6 - and it is the big boxes like you got at the movie theater. Sweetarts, Gobstoppers, and Runts.....SQUEE!! Couldn't make up my mind, so I will keep them at my desk. They will last a while. I will be only eating a few pieces at a time - to balance out all the water I am drinking.

Anyway, supper is ready, so I gotta go.

Hope everyone has a great night

♥ J & Lil Bean ♥

Cardboard Testimonies @ Xenia Naz, June 7, 2009

I just found out that the Cardboard Testimonies done at my church last sunday were posted on YouTube. Thought I would share. The first one is by our Pastor, who I had no idea that they had fought the same infertility battle that we did, only for much, much longer. So, I couldn'd see for about 5 minutes from crying....luckily my M-I-L had a tissue. I gotta get some put in my purse! My F-I-L is in the video. He is the really tall one (duh) with a peach colored polo on.

Enjoy.
J

Doctors, doctors, and doctors

Well, Tim and I both had Dr appointments today. I had an ultrasound with Dr. Bidwell -which started 45 minutes late!. We are 9 weeks and 5 days today. Lil Bean has arms, legs, and likes to 'SHAKE IT!!' The baby would dance around for a bit, then take a break, then start dancing again. It was sooooo cute. We could see the little arms just going to town. Tim said that Lil Bean has a nugget for a head.....if I wasn't getting probed, I would have smacked him. The Dr. just laughed. I explained to Tim that their head is big right now, and that it will even out. All in all, everything looks great!! Next week I go down to one Metformin a day. Following week stop Prometrium, and Metformin will stop week after that. So within 3 weeks, I will be off all meds, and only taking prenatal vitamins. So please pray for Lil Bean and I that we continue to be safe and grow strong. I'm nervous about going off meds, but others have done the same thing with no problems. My next Bidwell appt is in 2 weeks 6/25/09, and I also have a 'special scan' that morning to see if there is downs, or other syndromes/disorders to prepare for. Dr said that some parents decide to terminate if there are negative results - however that is not an option for us. If I am meant to have a special needs child, I will do so. The test will, for us, help us plan for the future - special needs or not. I will also be released to my regular OB/GYN - Dr. Morales in July since Lil Bean is going strong.
Here's some pics:

Lil Bean


Lil Bean with heartbeat - 171 BPM


Lil Bean close up. Can't really tell, but the arms were just going to town!

As for Tim, we went to a Orthopedic Surgeon that specializes in lower arm injuries. It just so happens he is in Cincinnati - close to the Kentucky Border.

{{Recap}} Dad and Tim were riding go carts around our property in 2006. Well, Tim tried to take a short cut - and rolled his. Instead of hunkering down and letting the cage keep him safe, he stuck his arm out. Because he has strong muscles, it kept the arm from being broken. He sprained the elbow and fractured a piece of the bone. The Dr. he saw in Wilmington put him in therapy - which helped to get him back to about 90%, but still had pain, and no full range of motion.
{{Fast Forward to Today}} We went to the specialist, he took a new X-Ray, and saw that Tim's arm has not gotten worse (thank God). He has a few bone spurs, but not anything to worry about right now. Instead of doing surgery, and risking the issue getting worse, Tim got a cortisone shot, and is getting a special geared brace to help stretch his arm back out. We are waiting for insurance (his drags their feet, but have to accept/deny before my insurance works on it) and then will have to pick up the brace and start using it. We don't know how much it will cost, but hopefully my insurance will pay most of it, and the rest will come out of the Flex Spending Account - since I no longer need it for getting pregnant! He will be doing at home therapy with the brace for 30-45 minutes every morning and night. We go back in September for followup, and hopefully he will have better range of motion, and less pain.