It's A Boy!

It's a boy! Our 20 week ultrasound is not actually until July 22nd, but due to an emergency ultrasound at the hospital, we were able to find out early that we are having a boy!! Last week, as I was running agility with McKenzie, I sent her from the dog walk into the tunnel, did a front cross and tried to turn around to send her over a jump and the teeter....but I fell and rolled a few times. Not very graceful, very embarrassing and definitely not good for baby. The next morning I was having cramps, so I called the OB to see if I should be doing anything and was very surprised to be sent to the ER! After many hours and many tests, baby looked good and I was sent home to rest. They had talked about admitting me for monitoring, but let me go home. They said baby is right on the line of still being really well protected and him being more vulnerable to trauma. When they did the ultrasound, I was quite nervous, as they wanted to make sure baby was moving. I was at a bad angle and couldn't really see any movement on the screen. After awhile, the tech said "Wow, what an active baby! I am trying to get baby to hold still!" So that was a relief. She asked if I knew the sex and I said no.....she asked if I wanted to know, and I fought myself for awhile, because Ryan wasn't there, but I just could not say no! She pointed out boy parts several different times, although I couldn't see anything. At our 20 week ultrasound we will get to see better and get pictures!!

When I went to my parents for the weekend, we all went out to dinner and Ryan and I announced it's another boy....he will be grandson #4 on my side of the family!!! We have chosen the name Casey Neal. My Mom has a sign from the dollar store that you can see in this picture...."It A Boy"....yep, missing a letter! It's now the family joke and we all have our picture with the "It A Boy" sign!

This last weekend was Shauna's baby shower and next weekend is Kelly's! It has been so much fun planning the showers, and getting pictures of the 3 of us every time we are together....won't be too many more, both are due in August!

That's all I have for now!
Megan and baby Casey!

4th of July weekend

I can't believe it's already July! We packed up the dogs and headed to the west side. Friday we went to a dog show. Josh was entered in conformation, and both were entered in obedience. Being from the tri-cities, Josh and McKenzie are practically bald, they have shed so much! Then I see all the west side dogs who still have coats....so we didn't do anything in conformation, but Josh is doing well remembering how to be a show dog! We havent practiced obedience in awhile, as our focus has been agility, so we just played around in the obedience ring. But it was a fun show, and we saw Kim, breeder of all my aussies, past and present! And we saw Taz, Josh and McKenzie's Mom. We went home to a BBQ at my parents, with Shauna, Noah, Cooper, Matt, Kelly, Jenna, Dustin and my Grandparents! We took some pics of us 3 pregnant girls...Shauna and Kelly's baby showers are the next 2 weekends! And then Keegan and Caleb will be arriving!

On the 4th of July, we headed to Uncle Kevin and Aunt Casi's beautiful house on Lake Stevens. We did some boating, tubing, wakeboarding, jet-skiing, swimming, floating etc. No worries, this pregnant lady did nothing that could result in injury (well for me, even walking can cause harm, but no major water sports for me!). Ryan and I taught Josh and McKenzie to swim, and even had them jumping off the dock and swimming to shore. It was pretty entertaining. The fireworks on Lake Stevens were pretty amazing, and Kevin had gotten a lot for us. The teen boys had a blast setting them off on the deck, under the supervision of the pyro, Noah.

Sunday, Ryan and I went shopping at IKEA, Target and Babies R Us. We picked out some things we like, and are going to pick them up in the next few weeks. The babies room will be started soon! And July 22, we will find out if Baby French is a boy or girl! I am 18 weeks now, and my belly is growing! Still having headaches, but the new meds actually help. Thursday I will see a specialist about my gallbladder. Hoping for some answers, but there isn't much that can be done while pregnant.

I can't wait til the 22nd!

Fundraising Update

Yay for our 3 day fundraising! I have hit the 50% mark, and have raised $1155 for breast cancer! Ryan is at $450, with another $50 check in the mail! We did a garage sale at the TRAC to raise money, where we sold our old stuff and our fundraising items. We will be doing another in a few weeks. We found our best seller was books, so if you have any used books you no longer need or want, I am glad to take them off your hands!

We have 11 more weeks to raise the remainder of the money, so if you have any ideas for us, please let me know. You can make a donation by following the links on this blog. I am so excited to be doing the 3 day breast cancer walk, and it has been such an adventure. We have met so many new people have lost loved ones to breast cancer, or have stories of survivors...it is very inspirational! At all our fundraisers we have people sign our poster with messages and names and survivors, and we always give away survivor bracelets to those who we meet. I am really excited for September to do this walk, but am still nervous about being pregnant while doing it! I do have the okay from my Doctor though.

Thank you so much to all of you have donated so far. Together Ryan and I have raised 1655 for breast cancer, and our goal is $4600 combined. Please help us achieve this goal, for every woman!

15 week check up

Ryan and I went to the Dr yesterday for my latest check up. Everything looks good! I will never get tired of hearing Baby French's heart beat....the Doctor is lucky I held back, and did not wrestle the doppler away from him, because I didn't think we listened nearly long enough! The heart rate was 162! I really liked this Dr. because he answered my many questions in great detail and was in no hurry to jet off to his next appointment. He will be doing our 20 week ultrasound, which is scheduled for July 22! Then we should also find out the gender! 5 more weeks!

I am crossing my fingers and knocking on wood....but no headaches since Saturday! That is so awesome! I can still wear all my pants except for one, but they sit so high on my waist, they don't button over my belly. The bellaband works for this! I only gained half a pound so far- woohoo! My belly seems to be growing a lot though!

As far as our 60 mile walk....training is hard at the moment, as my head has hurt so much and my sacro-iliac joint is stretching, making it sore where my hip meets the spine (Thanks to my Dr for a detailed explanation on this!) But I do prenatal water aerobics twice a week, and we are still trying to lap swim and walk when we can. Fundraising has been slow lately, but we are doing a big community garage sale on June 27th that should raise some good money! As always, you can donate by clicking on the many links on this blog to donate....its such a great cause!

On to the Second Trimester!

I am now 14 weeks along, and into the second trimester! Despite reports that I would miraculously feel better and be more comfortable as I went into the second trimester....I have not seen this. Well, the morning sickness and heartburn have eased up for sure, but my constant struggle is HEADACHES! All the time, just about everyday. I have followed all the "things to try"....drinking huge quantities of water, cut back on sugar, eat protein regularly, exercise, get sunlight. My Doctor prescribed something to try and help, but it is not so helpful. I see the Doctor again on Tuesday (My Dad's birthday!), so I am hoping for a prescription for a prgnancy massage. Then my insurance will cover it! I also can feel the sciatic nerve thing in my right hip, which I thought was just me having slept funny or something, but my expert preggo sisters informed me what this is! Who knew!

The baby is now the size of a lemon! Getting big! I am definitely seeing a change in my belly, which is a little scary! All the organs are formed in baby French, now he/she needs to do lots of growing and brain building.

I won't know if Baby French is a he/she til the middle/end of July, but there is much speculation! I am told the headaches mean its a boy by some, and mean its a girl by others. Apparently, pretty much everything means its a boy to some, but a girl to others, lol. I am told to ask a 4 year old, because they can just tell. I am told to pee on Drano to find out. I had a dream its a girl, but then am told that really means its a boy. I think I will just wait til the ultrasound.

Ryan and I are all signed up for childbirth prep class in October! We are touring daycares next week, so we can get on a waiting list for next year. I bought a pack n play, it was on-sale and I had a 15% off coupon....I love a good deal! Stay tuned for a baby update after my appointment Tuesday!

1 year of marriage

Ryan and I celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary on May 31st. I can't believe it has been a whole year! Ryan had to work, but we went to dinner at Anthony's, where we had our rehearsal dinner. We ate outside, as the sun was setting on the Columbia River, it was beautiful! We reminisced about the fun wedding and the Bahamas honeymoon, and looked ahead to the addition of the new baby!

Our new roses finally bloomed on our anniversary as well! I didn't think we were going to get any roses this year. We had bought roses at Costco, grew them indoors until the freezing weather was gone, then transplanted them all outside...where they died. So Ryan, undug them all and returned them to Costco, who actually took them back and gave us our money back. We found different ones at Fred Meyer...and we have beautiful roses now!

Pre-Natal Water Aerobics

I have gone twice now to pre-natal water aerobics at my gym. What a great class! There are pregnant ladies due in January, and some any day. It's a good spread, and the instructor is great, and has great advice too. I go on my lunch break Tuesday/Thursday....I am lucky to have a job where I can flex my time to do this.

Baby is actually the size of a plum now, and should triple in the next 3 weeks! This is the last few days of my first trimester! I obviously was in school for way too long....because I keep telling people about my first semester of pregnancy.....I think I deserve a 4.0!

Ryan and I woke up early yesterday and walked 3 miles before I had to be to work. I like that I have the energy to do this again! I also like that this morning Tobie did not wake up at 5:20....that is when Ryan gets up for work usually, and even on days off Tobie is woofing to be fed at 5:20. He is an odd old dog, he insists on eating before going outside in the morning. Because he can no longer see or hear (he is 13 now!) not only does he not understand the concept of sleeping in....but you can't tell him no. I will gladly put up with this for as many years as my old boy has left. So good job Tobie on sleeping in this morning!