OUCH (again)

Peanut is hanging out really low and it's hurting my back so much! I didn't sleep last night, instead Killer and I chilled in the baby's room all night playing some pretty exciting rounds of sudoku. I still can hardly move. It hurts to sit, hurts to stand, hurts to lay down. It's only on the right side. I dont know if he's sitting a a nerve or what but this SUCKS! I'm over being pregnant. I just want my baby here.

OOUUCCHH!

I just learned I can't move in the ways I used too. I was sitting on the counter top reading Dean a recipe for chocolate chip Heath bar cookies (which turned out amazing and this is coming from someone who does not like chocolate). I jumped off to get a measuring cup and felt the worst pain I have ever felt in my life. It almost had me drop to my knees. I've been having pains the last couple of days but they don't last for more than a few seconds but boy did it SUCK! Dr. Daddy put me on couch rest for the remainder of the day but that makes the bursitis in my hips act up. I swear, I just can't win.

IT'S A BOY!

We're having a precious little baby boy. I am so excited! Well we both are actually. Poor Dean had to go to the hospital with me with his cast on his nose. He was so happy, but every time he smiled the stitches in his nose would pull and he'd be in intense pain. Oh I can't wait to go register this weekend for all the cute boy things. The lady checked his spine, organs, and heart . She said everything looked great and the baby appears healthy and VERY active. His feet are right on top of my bladder which he constantly jumps on.
We go tomorrow to my actual doctors appointment and Dean goes to get his tubes and stitches out of his nose. I'm going to ask her about maybe having acid reflux and my dizzy spells. Wish us luck!

HALF TIME!

Tomorrow is the big day! We'll be 20 weeks and find out if we're having a boy or girl. I can't believe it's half time already. The whole time I've wanted to know the sex but now I'm not so sure. Dean definitely wants to know though so I guess we will find out. It will be a surprise now just as much as when it's born. We both hope for a healthy baby but if we could choose: A BOY! Dean being a guy of course wants a boy. I however come from a long line a girls. My grandmother had 2 girls, they (my mother and aunt) both had girls and my aunt's daughter has a baby girl. My aunt had 2 girls and my mom had 3. It's a curse... one that I had to break. I love my family but ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! We need some testosterone in the mix. I went to Babies R Us with my MIL and BIL's girlfriend this weekend. The clothes for not just the is beyond cute. It all looks like stuff you could wear just smaller. I bought a hoodie that has a peace sign on it and a teddy bear hooded fleece pram. Quick explanation of the pram: Since Dean is a couch rest from his surgery, we've been watching a lot of movies. Thursday we watched Star Wars IV, V,& VI. In the last movie the little bear looking things a cute as can be and I kept telling Dean I wanted a baby one and name it Chub Chub. So now the baby's nickname is Chub Chub because it's going to look like a Ewok in it's outfit.
I'm very excited about tomorrow! Dean says he doesn't care what we have as long as it's a boy. I know he'll love whatever is growing in my belly it's just a guy thing to want boys.

Crazy Week

Last week was crazy busy for us. First of all Dean had a septoplasty and rhinoplasty to correct some breathing problems he's been having. This was Wednesday and he is so miserable. He's not in any pain but the pressure from the tubes that are temporarily in his nose are driving him CRAZY! I know how miserable I am when I have sinus pressure and this is 10x worse. Poor bubs :(
Also the state of Virginia says we owe then almost $3,000 in unpaid taxes. Because Dean is in the military, he gets to claim our home state of Ohio on his taxes and so do I. I worked in VA so I had to claim VA as my state. No big deal we did all that. However....... 2 years ago we filed "married filing jointly" instead of "married filing separately". We had no idea, it was our first year of marriage so we just went along with what the guy was saying. (Side note: Marines are great at fighting... not so good at doing your taxes) So even though Ohio already took out the taxes from his wages, Virginia also wants us to pay because we filed wrong. It's such a headache! We are working with VA to get this removed. We'll see what happens..........

Bye-Bye Belly?

What the heck happened to my belly? One day I had a belly and the next it's gone. Last week I couldn't fit into any of my 4's and now i fit back into them. I could almost believe there isn't a baby in there anymore but I know there is from all the constant bladder bouncing that's going on in there. Maybe I'm not pregnant at all, maybe there is a parasite that is just stealing all my energy, doesn't allow me to sleep, and makes me have all the symptoms of pregnancy. It's crazy but what can you do. I'm in my 5th month and hardly anything. My sister was here last week and said I didn't look pregnant, just chubby. Wow thanks Katie!

2 Wonderful Years

Yesterday was our 2 year anniversary. We got to do exactly what we wanted to do ALL day. We sat on the couch and relaxed. I slept for most of the day and Dean played video games. We had such a busy day in DC the day before, we just wanted to chill out! In a way, the fireworks are our anniversary celebration each year.We didn't give each other gifts but I did receive the best gift. I felt the baby kick last night! It was the weirdest and coolest feeling in the world. I can't wait for Dean to feel it too.

It's only a couple blocks away...

These are my famous last words. Yesterday I took my sister and her boyfriend to Arlington and DC. We parked at Arlington because trying to park in DC in close to impossible. We toured Arlington first and saw the changing of the guard, the tomb of the unknown soldier, and JFK and Jacki O's grave site. We went back to the visitors center so Mikey could find Audie Murphy's grave site. He's the Army's version of Chesty Puller. We left the car there and hopped on the Metro to see what else DC had in store for us. We saw the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, WWII Memorial and the Vietnam Memorial. If you look at a map, these places are only a few blocks away but it's definitely not close at all. Mikey wanted to see the White House so we walked another 3 blocks to the front of the White House. After we saw the White House, we trucked it another 3 blocks back to the Metro station. We hopped back on the train to Arlington. It's was a good day over all. Although I was exhausted by the end of it.