Monday, June 30, 2008

Update on Baby

Today we had to travel back to the Toledo Hospital to meet with Dr.
Gonzales (our Maternal Fetal Medicine doctor). I had taken the 1st
Trimester Screening Test two weeks ago. Essentially this involved an
ultrasound where the measured the baby and I had blood taken from my
fingertip. This test essentially tests forDowns Syndrome and other
(worse) varieties along the same lines. A normal score is 1/220 or
lower. My result was 1/210, which is abnormal. So, we had to go see Dr.
Gonzales.

He told us the same thing that Dr. Kanios (my OB/GYN)
had told me. Essentially, because I will be 35 when I deliver my score
is nothing to worry about. Actually, it is considered normal for my age
range. Dr. Gonzales was required to meet with us and talk about the
results. He told us about theamnio test, but we are not doing it (he actually did not encourage us to have it done).

An
unexpected benefit of today's visit was that we had another ultrasound.
They just wanted to check and make sure the baby was growing fine.
Everything checked out! So far so good! We are going back on August 18th for more tests (because of all my genetic issues) and an ultrasound to determine sex!

Very exciting!

Congratulations Dr. Jeromy!

On Saturday night Jeromy finally graduated from residency at St. Vincent's Mercy Medical Hospital in Toledo! I am so proud of him! His graduation was held at the Navy Bistro at The Docks overlooking Downtown Toledo. His mom, dad, and sister traveled up from Dayton to attend and my mom, sister Laura and Andy also attended. Life Flight did a fly-by over the Maumee River and we had a delicious meal. Jeromy earned one of the Research Awards. He thought this was funny because he absolutely hated doing the research and didn't work very hard on it.

To celebrate his graduation, we had a barbecue at our house yesterday. We ate a lot of good food (probably too much) and had a good time.

I am so proud of him!!!!

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

5th Anniversary Vacation!

Over the weekend, Jeromy and I went on vacation to Hocking Hills (that's in southern Ohio). It is a beautiful area with some intense hiking trails.

The vacation began on Wednesday when Laura picked me up to take me to her house. Jeromy was working at the Putnam County Hospital (outside Ottawa, about 20 minutes from Laura and Andy's house). I spent the night at Laura and Andy's and then Jeromy picked me up Friday morning.

Jeromy and I drove to Mt. Vernon where we met with one of his former professors. We ate lunch at a local Chinese restaurant and then gave him some supplies that our church collected for a mission trip he was going on. We then drove on to Logan, OH where Jeromy had rented us a cabin. On Friday, we went hiking all around the state park. Some of the trails were quite intense. I was proud because I never became physically tired. However, my asthma did act up quite often. After, a few trails we decided to stop. We decided that the asthma attacks were not good for either me or the baby.

On Saturday, Jeromy and I traveled to the nearby town of Nelsonville where we rode an old passenger train. We were able to see a lot of the countryside and learn some of the local history. We also went out to a nice restaurant for dinner because it was our 5th Anniversary. We had some difficulties finding a restaurant, but it all worked out in the end.

I became a little nervous early Sunday morning when I woke to some cramping. By morning they were not very intense. Jeromy and I decided to relax on Sunday (instead of going canoeing like originally planned). We spent the day in the cottage watching movies, playing pool and card games.

Early Monday morning, we headed home (after stopping for breakfast). Don't worry about the cramps. Halfway through Sunday I decided that they felt like an UTI. I called the doctor and she had me go in and get a urine test (we stopped at St. Charles on the way home). It did show that I have a bit of infection. While at St. Charles, Jeromy took me to the ER so he could do an ultrasound. Mom joined us so that she could also see the baby. She was very excited! So, don't worry everything looks fine! False alarm!

Sunday, June 15, 2008

The Happening

Yesterday, Jeromy and I spent the whole day together. We went out to
breakfast and then shopping. We also decided that we would go see a
movie. We are big M. Night Shyamalan fans and we thought we would go see
his new movie The Happening. I should preface this by saying that I am not one to see horror movies and this is his first rated R movie. While watching the latest episode of Battlestar Galactica on Friday night I kept seeing previews of the movie that made it look very creepy.

Now,Jeromy really wanted to see it and I had wanted to but was very nervous
that I wouldn't sleep for a week. So, I made a deal with him. We had to
go in the middle of the day (so I would have enough time to calm down
before going to bed) and it had to be a day where he would be home over
night for a few days (so I wouldn't have to sleep in the house alone).

We went to the 1:55 showing and it wasn't as scary as I thought it would be (at least not any more suspenseful/scary then any of M. Night's other films). I would have to say that it was definitely more gory (a man lays down in front of a lawnmower- to name one incident) than any of his others. One disappointment for us is that
we enjoy M. Night Shyamalan films because they make you think. They
often make you think for days about what he is trying to say about
society or the world. This movie was not like that, you quickly catch
on to what his overarching message is. (Of course, it was not nearly
bad as the movie Crash, which I watched
Friday afternoon. You could be a total idiot and know what the message
of that film before five minutes were over).

All in all, I would suggest The
Happening
if you like suspenseful movies. It does make you
think about whether or not it could truly happen (scary thought!).

Friday, June 13, 2008

Everyone is Zooin' It


Yesterday, Jeromy and I packed up Elena and Alex and headed to the zoo. Kelly met us shortly after we arrived with Makenzie
in tow. We had a lot of fun, but it was very hot! The kids started
falling apart about half-way through the zoo. We decided that the
benefit of having memberships is that we can leave and see the rest of
the zoo another day.

Today, Kelly and Monny had to go to a funeral so I was left in charge of the kids again. It was raining, so we stayed inside to play Wii
and then watched a movie (Aunt Traci's house is without toys currently
since we already packed them and put them in storage at Grandma's
house).

After the movie we ran some errands to the bank and post
office and the we went to McDonald's so they can play. I think everyone
had that idea because it was crowded and there were many annoying
children whose parents weren't paying attention. We left McDonald's and
went to Grandma's house (they are spending the night with her since
Kelly has to work). Since it had finally stopped raining I made them
play outside on their bikes. All in all it was an enjoyable day!

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

A Fun Night with Alex and Elena

Kelly had to work tonight so I agreed to babysit the kids over night. They came over around 2:00 and played Wii
(always an adventure). Shortly after Kelly left, the kids and I went
swimming. Then, they were starving (at least that's what Elena said),
so we called Grandma and picked her up and headed to Burger King. After
dinner, we took food to Uncle Jeromy and dropped Grandma off so she
could go to work. Alex had ate A LOT of food so I thought it would be
wise if he worked some of it off, so we went to the playground at Coy
Elementary. Here are a couple pictures from the fun:




We returned to my house and Alex once again played Wii (he loves that thing). Then we watched Scooby Doo and then they went to bed.

There
will probably be more news tomorrow since Uncle Jeromy and I are taking
them to the zoo. Elena has been looking forward to the trip almost all
week!

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Weekend Happenings!

You would think from the title that a lot happened this weekend, but
actually it didn't. On Friday, I had to have a 3 hour glucose test (I
failed the 1 hour). According to Jeromy I barely passed with a C-. My
OB said that if I failed I would have to see a dietitian. Jeromy thinks she still may send me to a dietitian with my score. Oh well...we'll see.

After
the test, I met up with Mom and we headed out shopping and then to
Kelly's house. We all went to Alex's t-ball game and then to dinner at
Burger King. Afterwards, when I had arrived home, a huge storm hit! It
wasn't too bad here in Oregon, but a tornado hit close to Laura's house
and near the hospital where Jeromy was working that night! Scary!

I honestly don't remember what we did on Saturday. Oh well!

Sunday
was a bit more exciting. Jeromy, Michelle and I went out to dinner at
Tony Packos and then to a Toledo Mud Hens game. Our
church had reserved about 120 tickets, so we had a nice sized group at
the game. We had a lot of fun, but it did start to get a little boring
toward the end. We lost the game to the Columbus Clippers.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

A Few Interesting Happenings

First of all...two of my sisters finally joined the ranks of bloggers everywhere. To check out their blogs click on the links in the column to the right. Welcome Kelly and Laura! I could use the help!

Second...Today
was the last day of school! (at least with kids) The funny thing was
that we had a two hour delay today because of all the fog. It messed up
our exam schedule, but that's okay. We still finished them, I just
didn't have as much time in the afternoon to grade them.

Third...We met with Mark Rigg
(our builder) on Monday. The price for our house came in just where
Jeromy wanted it. So, I still get my pool (what would I do all summer
without a pool?) Anyways, the truly exciting news is that Mark said he
can begin building when we sign the papers and officially own the land.
That's in about 2-3 weeks! Crazy! Hopefully, if all goes well, we will
be able to move in well before the baby comes.

Lastly...This is
really cool...I went to St Charles today to have Jeromy perform an
ultrasound. It was neat to have him actually doing the ultrasound. The
equipment in the ER is not as good as at my OB, but we were able to
make out a shiny blob and see the blob move. That, to me, is a good
sign that things are going well. At least the little peapod is holding on.