Closing in on week 17 here....still not feeling any movement inside. Which freaks me out. I wish I could be like Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes and have an ultrasound machine at home to check on Baby Fabian (aka "Ninja") everyday. You may ask, Why is it aka Ninja??? Well, although I cannot feel baby moving, when I was SOOOOO sick everyday, I told Rudy that it must be moving around like a Ninja, and that is what was making me so sick. So it stuck. And when you say Ninja, there is this automatic response to do a judo chop or kick and make a kung fu sound (WaaaaaaAAaaaaaaa!!!!). *I am aware this is strange.* Sometime this weekend, I hope to go and begin registering for the non-gender specific type of stuff like crib, monitor, and bottles and stuff. Well, time for me to eat some banana split ice cream. Thanks for stopping by! Don't be shy to leave some comments either!

I'm in week 16. Today is my day off. Lots of laundry and cleaning to catch up on. I don't ever feel sick anymore which I LOVE! I can't believe the nausea just stopped completely. People told me it would but I have to say I did not believe them. I actually forget that I'm pregnant sometimes because except for being more tired than usual, I feel completely normal. I'm not feeling any movements yet so I'm just kind of in this waiting period.
Yesterday I went out with my Mom, Grandparents, and brother. I had a talk about the delivery with my mom. She thinks I will be fine...I still don't like to think about that part. We devised a plan of action should I go into labor when Rudy is at work.

Not too much to report...got my FMLA and disability paperwork from work today - A mess of papers to fill out so I can take my time off work when the baby comes. I am planning on taking off 12 weeks hopefully all of it after the birth. I plan on working until I go into labor, I just pray it doesn't happen AT work! I think everyone prays that doesn't happen! Well, I'm going to go have some Reese's ice cream and watch What Not To Wear. Talk to you later!

Rudy and I went to the doctor last night. I was ecstatic to see I only gained 2 lbs. Let me tell you, it looks and feels like closer to 20 lbs! The best part of the visit was hearing the baby's heartbeat. The doctor put this jelly stuff on my stomach and then moved a microphone over my skin until she could pick up the heartbeat. It sounded so fast! The doctor said it was normal, 160 bpm. Rudy thought it was so cool he asked her to find it two times. That definitely made it more real to me. I actually have a living thing growing inside of me! Doctor says it probably weighs about 2 oz. and is 4 inches long. I go back in 4 weeks and am shooting for only gaining another 2 lbs (or less).

15 weeks and counting...Tomorrow is 2nd doctor's appointment. Hopefully we will be able to hear the heartbeat! Had a very busy and fun weekend. We had Kathleena and Rudy Jr. Luau with the Januszewski family on Saturday and hung out with Rudy's friend Chris's family on Sunday (he just got back from a year in Yugoslavia with the Army). Also worked both days, so I am off the next 2 and plan on relaxing!!!!

Already getting gifts for the baby! We are so greatful to have such an awesome (and generous)support system!!!
Mom (aka Grandma J) had already gotten "I Love Mommy" and "I Love Daddy" bibs and White Sox sleeper.
The Matocha's got us an adorable ceramic hanging sign for the baby's room that says, "SHHHHH...If I'm not sleeping, Nobody's sleeping"
Auntie Lyndy and Uncle Phil got us a baby tattoo gun (JUST KIDDING). They got baby a really cute duckie sleeper with matching booties and hat. Totally up my alley! LOVE baby hats!
And The Wickline family got me some very cool vanilla scented pacifiers that are a new trend. Really neat, didn't even know about them!

4-2-08: Alleged conception date (found out later that it's supposed to be called "Estimated Conception Date" can you tell I work in a jail?)

5-17-08: 1st positive pregnancy test (and 2nd, 3rd, and 4th just to be sure!!!)

5-30-08: Really tired of working overtime....

6-5-08: McDonald's is the only thing I can stomach at this point. Thank God for the McDonald's on my corner!

May and Most of June: Hangover feeling everyday without the fun night before. Short temper with kids at work. My boobs are ballooning and hurt super bad!

6-12-08: 1st doctor appointment. Confirmed I am, in fact, pregnant. Took lots of blood (yuck!). Got some horsepill vitamins. Need to take a nap now everyday after work. Can't use Clean Cotton smelling Bath and Body Works soap. Makes me sick. Really, everything at this point makes me gag. Please don't make me do the dishes!!!!!! Going to buy a dishwasher if that damn stimulus check would ever come!

6-20-08: Love chicken nuggets! Can't get enough.

6-28-08: Last day of 1st trimester. Figured out it was milk that was making me way sick, avoiding it now and feeling better. Stomach is feeling hard, definitely NOT my six-pack abs.

7-1-08: Went to lunch with my Mom and got some maternity clothes. Little depressed that it's already come to maternity clothes time. My stomach was itching today and I think that means the skin is stretching...better get some more cocoa butter!

7-4-08: Fourth of July - had to park far away from fireworks and hike. Everyday tasks such as walking and esp. walking on incline proving to be more difficult that usual. Also, needed help getting off chair very low to the ground. *SIGH* Also almost got hit with some bottle rockets on the walk back to the car, ha ha right Julie?

7-7-08: 14 weeks in...

Work officially has been notified so now the friends that I've told at work aren't sworn to secrecy anymore. But still, how do I tell people? Esp. those I'm not too close with. Or do I not tell them? I mean eventually they will find out when I start majorly showing, but am I supposed to be like, "Hey, guess what??? I'm pregnant." That's weird to tell people you don't normally talk to about personal stuff. They would probably be like, "So?"

I read Jenny McCarthy's pregnancy book "Belly Laughs." Would def. recommend this to any pregnant women! It's not scary like the others. It's very funny. New found admiration for Jenny McCarthy!

Made appointment for 20 week ultrasound. That's when you get to find out if it's a boy or a girl! We go August 16th.

7-8-08: Found out it's no longer safe to sleep on my stomach. The blood flow to the baby could be cut off. SCARY! And it's also no longer comfortable to sleep on my stomach, feels like I can't breathe and probably even worse for the baby! So tonight I must sleep on my side, the pregnancy books say the left side is better. Better for WHOM??

Having anxiety about weigh in at doctor's appointment in 1 week. Scared I may have gained too much and will get yelled at.

Nausea is pretty much gone now! YIPPEEE!!!!! But I still could sleep 12-20 hours a day. Hopefully that will be done with soon so I could get some laundry and cleaning done.