OUR VERY FIRST ULTRASOUND!

We went in for my first ultrasound appointment yesterday... AMAZING! I mean, I know people probably always say that, but when it's actually yours for the first time, there's nothing like that feeling. I was so amazed that I had a little one inside of me and he/she was moving ... a lot. For the first time seeing our little gummy bear, he/she was sure active. I got a little clip of him/her moving around and part of the heartbeat (which cuts off, but it was 176 bpm.) I'm so excited. I can't wait to see the next one and how much progress he/she has made. (The video totally looks cooler in full screen! :))

Preggo News!!

Well, now that everyone knows that I'm pregnant, I thought I'd share some updates.
First of all, our insurance company has issues. For real. But they have since been resolved. Thinking I was having to have a baby without insurance.. not such a fun thought to entertain. Believe me.
Morning sickness has made it's debut. But of course its mostly been hovering over the toilet just THINKING I'll puke, but never do. I threw up only probably 2 or 3 times. That started at about 7 weeks and kicked my butt for a couple weeks after that.

I then discovered a pain in my lower left tailbone area and decided to stretch it out to see if it'd loosen up. And I just made it worse. The next night, I toppled to the floor in excruciating pain, unable to put pressure on my left leg, and with pain radiating down my thigh. I got a blessing from my husband and we decided to wait it out. 4th of July was when I received crutches and Tuesday, July 5th I went into my OBGYN. I had an appointment set for this Saturday for my 1st prenatal visit, but instead decided to do the visit then to see if I could get help. Nope. Just a check up and a referral to a physical therapist and a boot out the door. Oh, and not to mention the oh, so polite, "Congrats on your pregnancy!"
In the meantime, my mother-in-law went to see her chiropractor for her back and told him about my situation. He said he thinks he knows exactly what it is from what she's explaining, and can help me within 1-2 visits! He said, that usually when you're heading toward the end of your 1st trimester (which I am) sometimes you can develop a lot of these surging hormones one in particular called Relaxin, that will start to separate the bones to make room for the baby, and in doing so, can cause the bones to pinch a nerve. So, I have an appointment tomorrow morning and am praying I'll be able to feel better. Because after all, I'm getting sealed next week and am not anxious to be doing such on some dang crutches!!
Yep, that's right! We are getting sealed July 15th, 2011! It will be exactly one year from when we got married. And we are thrilled! I do, however want to state that we have a fairly small sealing room and have decided to only invite immediate family members. We so badly want to invite many that mean so much to us, but are unable to do so with the room requirements. So, immediate family it is. We thank everyone who supports and understands this. We love you guys so much!

I will blog again once I find out whats going on with my nerve pain and have seen my 1st ultrasound which will be this Saturday. Can't wait!

Wanna know a secret?

So, I have a secret that I'm ready to tell, I've been blogging a little bit and have decided to combine the blog posts into one so it won't be a scheduled blog. So.. here it is:
(Friday, May 27th, 2011) It's kinda crazy, but I know I'm pregnant. (.. and I just cut out much unnecessary info that you did NOT need to know. Continuing on...) And now I'm 3 days late on my VERY regular period.

(Saturday, May 28th, 2011) We went to Walmart this morning for George's eye exam, and I figured now would be the best time to grab a pregnancy test while he's not around. So, I grabbed one real quick and waited in line and... I forgot my wallet. Dang it. Well, I'll just ask George for his debit card real quick to get it over with. He asked why I couldn't just wait til he was done since I had some grocery shopping to do first anyway. But, I insisted that I needed to buy something separate and he finally gave in. So, I did my grocery shopping and as I got to the counter, I put the test up first and told the guy I wanted to buy it separately. He looked at the test and said, "is someone going to be happy?" I laughed and said, "Very much so! I just want to purchase it separately before he comes or sees it on the receipt." As I finished up, George came over and the guy noticed it was my husband by the way I said, "Oh, hi sweetie!" as I signaled the cashier as if to say, "don't screw this up." He asked for the pin number and I froze. Shoot! What's his dang pin number? "Honey, can you put your pin in real quick please?" So he did as I laid the rest of the groceries on the belt. Shoot! the bag! I turned back and saw George peeking in the bag! I looked at the cashier and he looked at me as though he was saying, "don't worry, I got your back." I took the bag real quick and saw he had wrapped it up 3 times. Lol. Awesome. My cashier's helping me out. Lol. I walked away a happy woman with a curious husband. I'm very excited to take the home pregnancy tests tomorrow morning, (apparently morning is the best time for your hcg levels to show a true reading) and especially can't wait to tell my oh, so eager husband, after we've been trying for 5 months to conceive. I better get to finding out how to tell him. Hmm.. what to do, what to do...




(Sunday, May 29th, 2011) NOW IT'S OFFICIAL.. WE'RE PREGNANT!

Just as I suspected, this morning I took 3 pregnancy tests. All of which came back POSITIVE! Yay! I unfortunately couldn't think of a clever way to tell my husband so soon, so I just grabbed 2 pieces of paper and wrote on one, "GUESS WHAT...", and showed him. He said, "What's on the next piece of paper?" So, on the second I wrote, "WE'RE PREGNANT!" He asked how I knew and I showed him the 3 tests. :)
According to a couple website due-date calculators, I should be due to have my very first baby around Jan 31st, 2012. Can't wait to make a doctor's appointment to find out for sure. I should be about 4 weeks right now. YAY!

Not even 7am

(Sunday, June 5th, 2011) My family is home from Washington and now I can tell them. I wanted to find a cool way to tell them, but when you don't even live in the same state, it makes it a tiny bit difficult. So, I decided that I wanted to tell them that I want to take a picture for Father's Day coming up (to distract them from wondering why I want them to all be there.) But in addition, I really want a picture to keep of their reaction to put in the baby album. So, they all came over and I took one normal one. Then  I pretended like it wasn't working and asked George to come help me. He came over and fiddled with some stuff and on the next one I said, " Okay, on the count of three everyone say.. Chelsea and George are pregnant!" Nothing. "What did you say? We couldn't hear you." George and I looked at each other and laughed then said it again. Needless to say, the pictures say it all. :)

(Wednesday, June 8th, 2011) So, as of yesterday, I am 6 weeks along. I am feeling very good. So I'll treasure the last days I have before morning sickness kicks in. I have an appointment for June 25th. So I'll keep ya'll updated.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month.. for me. :)

From Facebook's "What Color's Your Bra?"and "Where I Like It" campaigns, to touching emails about people's remarkable success stories; social media is becoming a faster and better way to get people's attention on breast cancer awareness. And it's got my attention.
Now, I have to admit that I, myself, have only done maybe two self-check breast examines in my life. And with a history of breast cancer that runs in my family, you'd think that I was a complete MORON! And so.. it's true. I am. Because why should I think that I wouldn't or even couldn't become breast cancer's next victim?
With the internet becoming more and more accessible through our home computers, to our laptops with wi-fi or now even our cell phones and iPods, we are able to hear about these life-threatening health risks at our fingertips.
 Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death in women (after lung cancer.) 
According to the American Cancer Society, about 1.3 million women will be diagnosed with breast cancer annually worldwide and about 465,000 will die from the disease. About 1 in 35 women die from breast cancer in the United States every year. White, Hawaiian, and African-American women have the highest incidence of invasive breast cancer in the United States (approximately four times higher than the lowest group). Do a self exam. Don't know how? Click here: 
http://www.bebrightpink.org/programs/support-community/breast-self-exam-email-reminder/

Now, doing a post solely on breast cancer does not mean that anything else such as SKIN CANCER shouldn't be checked just as regularly.. ahem! ... mom and gentry!!! Get those blotches checked out PRONTO! Don't make me do a blog about skin cancer.. :)

Random Pic #2

I told you guys before that when I got lazy with blogging that I would at least post a random picture to suffice. So here's my next random pic. I freaking LUF HIM! (From our engagements pics.. I still have to post THOSE! Man! I fail.)

KIDNAPPED

3AM. Sound asleep. The door creaks open, but is unable to be heard. Five... four... three... two....... one. My hair is pulled aggressively by a man, until I hit the ground. I thrash and kick and scream as loud as I possibly could for my husband to be able to hear and save me. But he hears nothing. I realize quickly he can't and I can feel an overwhelming feeling come over my body, as this man pulls me away from him. I grasp on for dear life to the end of my bed frame. HELP!! GEORGE HELP ME!!!!! AHHHHHHH! WHY CAN'T YOU HEAR ME!!!!!!! HELP! ME! At this point, there is another man with my kidnapper. He shoves a piece of fabric into my mouth and a cloth over my eyes just before we leave my front doorway. Then, I wake up. I turn to George as he asks me if I'm okay. I fall asleep crying to the unsettling feeling of this dream appearing to be so real.

4:12AM. I wake up and remember that the door had been forgotten to be locked. I walk downstairs, across the living room floor and to the entryway. I reach for the lock and just as I'm about there, it opens. A hand grabs mine and pulls it hard until my head hits up against the door panel. I scream and become lightheaded and dazed for a moment as my eyes shift from the impact of the door. Nothing is heard. No stirring in the house to come help me. I'm on my own. The door opens slightly and a man appears. I cannot see his face as I wrestle to get away, but only a dark presence. I'm scared and feel as though death must come soon. He pulls me into a grassy field. There stood two men who said they did it to make a point. Then, I woke up. Again, it felt SO real. I looked over at the door of the master bathroom and felt the fear that someone is waiting for me. But I have to pee! George is still asleep and I am living in fear. I wake George and tell him about my dream. He comforts me for a minute and drifts off. I start to cry, and eventually fall back asleep. Even in the morning when I went to the bathroom, I couldn't help but be hesitant. I was mortified.

The Gift of Christmas!

 
George and I decided to surprise my family for Christmas. Ty and Crystal knew but no one else. So we flew in late Thursday night Dec. 23rd. Ty and Crys went inside my parents house with our gathered family and said they had some news. And as you can hear Ty talking about wanting to give the family the gift of Christmas, George and I walked up the stairs and surprised them. Have a look. :)