Ingram Family

So finally the first fetal heart monitor I ordered arrived. I actually bought this one by accident on Ebay. By accident .. yes I bid and then I won, who knew? I only paid like not even $10 for it (shipping included) and well the amount of fun Amy, the girls and I had last night listening to our own heart beats .. well it was worth the $10. We still can't hear the babys heart beat yet because this monitor can only be used from late second trimester on. I have another one coming that I bought on purpose for $150 and with that one you can hear the heartbeat from 9-10 weeks. Cool eh? A question though .. this monitor is just like the one the doctors use. I have to use that gel like stuff, like they do in ultrasounds. Well I know I get a free little tube with the monitor but what do I do when I run out? Amy thought K-Y Jelly (pervert!!) would work .. I thought maybe Dippity-Doo Hair Gel? Anyhow I will figure it out when I run out I guess! So my recommendation for the heart monitor 5-star .. we could hear our hearts with no problems at all!

Wow I really am getting bad at updating this aren't I? I guess I just don't feel like I have a lot to say. To date this pregnancy has been rather uneventful, which I think is good, but certainly not much to talk about.

JJ is at sea this and home on the weekends, out next week and home on the weekend and then gone for like 3-4 weeks. I figure by the time he gets back I will look like I've put on a little weight. You still can't even really tell .. or I could be in denial I guess. I have somehow managed to gain 15 pounds .. which is not good, considering I'm only suppose to gain like 25 .. so I've now taken up walking .. ok so I walked to Tim Hortons twice. Both times I had to stop myself from buying one of those cream filled donuts which just would have defeated the purpose of walking in the first place. JJ likes to tell me I'm retaining water but come on now .. 15 pounds .. I must be retaining the whole water cooler! I think if I get brave enough I'll post a picture of my ass on here every month so I can see how big it gets. I can't really see it much back there even though I do try to check it out on a regular basis .. I think it is possible things are getting totally out of hand in my "derriere" area and I don't even know it.

Well a whole entry relating to my butt .. certainly not what I was aiming for .. but oh well an entry all the same .. I'll take it .. now where is that post button before I change my mind.

I guess I've never really been known for my patience. I just wish things would hurry along to the 2nd trimester, when you don't feel so sick but have a little belly (a cute one, not the one where you just look like you've put on a lot of weight). I guess I'm just pretty excited to get the show on the road. We've already bought a ton of stuff. We've been stocking up on diapers and bottles and liners, clothes and undershirts, towels and blankets .. you name it and we've got it. Also Amy bought the cutest pair of Osh Kosh geez what is that word, not a jumper, not jeans, but jeans with like suspenders .. crap .. my brain really has gone to mush .. OVERALLS!! I got it okay, where was I, yes the cutest little pair of overalls that she said no baby should be without and I must say I totally agree with her. Very very cute.

We've started talking about names ... which from what I can tell so far is going to take us 9 months to agree on something. JJ likes Dillon for a boy, I don't, I like Keegan or maybe even Joseph which is JJ's name but we'd call him Joey. For a girl I can't even remember what JJ said I think I've learned to block it out .. actually we both mentioned Chloe and maybe Faith .. both names we like. I also like Charlie for a girl ... maybe Cassie for a girl ... I don't have many boy names for some reason only girl names seem to come to mind ... maybe that means we should be buying more pink sleepers after all.

Still haven't gotten my exact due date for sure yet. The doctor seems to think I may have messed up my dates, because of my lack of organizational skills and inability to count, I didn't feel like I really had a leg to stand on to fight it .. so we've decided to wait for the ultrasound before we post any for sure "expected due dates". From what I can tell though 233 more days to go! Geez I didn't realize finding out this early would make things drag like this.

... until now!! I guess this will just be my new thing, you look at me sideways and I'll cry. You steal the last bit of 7-Up and I'll cry. You take the rest of my hot water and I'll cry. You don't give up drinking and smoking like you promised and I'll think of ways to kill you .. I mean and I'll cry. I think you get the point. It just seems I've turned into such a little cry baby lately and I can't seem to control it at all. I really am trying but even breathing through it doesn't seem to help. I think I need a nap!

Well I've finally made an ebay purchase and joined the world of bidding. Obviously done with a new account since mom had me banned and kicked out in record time last year at Christmas. Long story involving several hundred Barbie Travel Trains .. and well I didn't actually bid, I used the buy it now option because my patience is just not the greatest.

So I am now the proud new owner of some unisex baby crib bedding ... very cute bedding I thought!










JJ said he's going to set me up a paypal account!! I love the idea myself .. we'll see how long before he takes it away.