bun in the oven.

Last night, we had pizza. After the box was empty, Chris put the bunny on the pizza box and put it in the oven. Then told me to come into the kitchen. He opened the oven door and said "Look, we've got a bun in the oven."
cute.

cat is out of the bag,

that there is a bun in the oven.

I told my dad and draven yesterday! I told them I had some news. My dad said he knows, he could tell when I walked in the door. Draven said "what, are you having a baby?" I guess I couldn't keep it a secret if I wanted to. I just need to tell my mom. I will do that as soon as I see her. Certain people you have to tell in person. She asked me if I was over the phone and I denied it. I can't have her guess, over the phone, when she is in another state. Yep, going to wait till she's home. Just don't know when that will be.
I got really tired yesterday, might be the rain. I was so tired at work. Once I got home and fed the boys, I crashed! I was asleep by 8 pm. Today I am not as tired, but I am a little queazy. The smell of my lotion is making me sick. Food isn't sounding as good as it used to either. I don't feel like eating as much. I have to force myself. At least I am not throwing up! I can't stand that.
I am wearing one of my new cute prego outfits today. My yoga pants and a big tank dress. Feels so good to wear elastic waistbands. I don't see myself wearing anything with a button for a long time.
This weekend is my Draven weekend, should be a blast! I got my battery charger for my camera, so exciting pictures to post soon!
That is it for now.

8 weeks, big things happening.

As of tuesday next week, I will be at 8 weeks! Woo-Hoo. Little Cletus starts to look like a baby!


By the end of your second month of pregnancy, your baby is about the size of a pinto bean and is approximately 14 to 20 mm long. If this is your first pregnancy, you still probably will not be showing yet. However, if this is not your first pregnancy you might be able to tell that you are pregnant. You will notice a slight change in how your clothes fit and your doctor can tell that your uterus is larger than normal. Before you were pregnant, your uterus was about the size of your fist. However, by 6 weeks of pregnancy, your uterus has grown to the size of a grapefruit!

Your baby is developing at an amazing rate during these early weeks. Eyelid folds and ears are forming. Your baby's eyes are still very wide apart on the sides of her head, but will eventually center themselves out. The tip of the nose is actually present at this time as well. On ultrasound you can see that the aortic and pulmonary valves of the heart are present. The tubes that lead from the throat to lungs are branching and your baby's torso is getting longer and beginning to straighten out. Just a few weeks ago, your baby's arms were tiny buds. Now the elbows are actually present and the arms and legs extend forward and have grown longer. Fingers and toes are becoming visible also.

One of the symptoms that you might feel around this time of your pregnancy is cramping or pain in your lower abdomen or side as your uterus grows. Some pregnant women feel tightening or contractions of the uterus. Do not get alarmed if you do not feel this though. If tightening of the uterus or contractions are accompanied by bleeding, you should contact your healthcare provider immediately. Many pregnant women also experience an occasional pain that begins in their buttocks and radiates down their back or legs. This is known as sciatic nerve pain and can be extremely painful at times. More than likely the pain is caused by the pressure on the nerve and it is best to lie on the opposite side to relieve the pressure.


The tiny person is protected by the amnionic sac, filled with fluid. Inside, the child swims and moves gracefully. The arms and legs have lengthened, and fingers can be seen. The toes will develop in the next few days.

The umbilical cord contains 3 blood vessels which link your baby's system to yours. The big one supplies your baby with blood which is rich in oxygen. The two smaller blood vessels return blood to the placenta. This blood is low in oxygen, and full of waist materials. At birth, umbilical cord can be two to four feet long.

TODAY IS THE BIG DAY...

Ok, not THE big day. Just one of the many big days. I am telling Draven and my dad today. I just can't wait anymore. They just got home and I am meeting them for lunch. Chris and I talked about it last night and decided that since Draven will be home for a week + before he goes to camp it won't be that big of a deal. It will be old news by the time he leaves. We are also going to babysit Chris' niece and nephew tonight and I have a feeling Sophie will blow it! She is at the age where it is impossible to keep a secret. So glad to have my little boy back home with me! After lunch he is coming back to work with me to hang out. I just can't see him then send him back with my dad. I am ready to have him back. Not sure what the plan is for Friday, but Saturday we have a big day planned. We are going to the zoo. That sounds like so much fun. Just walking, talking, eating and hearing all of his travel stories. We might even try to squeeze in movie and a pizza one night. I am looking forward to every moment with him.

Ok, now he is really sweet.

I went back to yoga today. I was a little nervous showing up with my enlarged belly and out of shape. It went really well! Before I left Chris asked me what I wanted for dinner and I said "something with jalapenos. We didn't have anything that fell into that category so he suggested tuna sandwiches. I didn't want to argue. He was making dinner tonight while I was a class. Tuna just didn't sound good, but still wasn't going to complain. I came home and waiting for me was a taco buffet! Tortillas, cheese, taco meat, beans, tomatoes, lettuce, homemade salsa, chips and JALAPENOS! It was perfect. He got a call from a friend who asked for him to meet him for drinks. Of course I said "go and have fun!" He earned his night out and it gives me a chance to catch up on blogging and going on my pregnancy websites. So here I am, in my pj's drinking my sleeping time tea. I don't know why I drink that tea. I am plenty sleepy on my own. That is it for now. Now it is time tv and bed.

Sweet Husband...

I have know Chris long enough to "get him" now. The past couple of weeks have been a little tricky. The announcement of the pregnancy came as quite a shock to him, even though it was "planned." We just didn't think it would happen that fast. I also think he thought it was too soon to get excited and I wanted to tell the world. Now that it has set in, I think he will do just fine. Any big life changing event like this makes him nervous. He seems to be handling it pretty well. I think when he saw how excited his mom and sister are he felt like it was ok for him to officially get excited. I also told him that he is in charge of baby names. He sent me a link to a really cool website called: www.babynamesfamily.com
You put in mom's name and dad's name and it gives you baby's name. Our boy name was Isaac and girl name was Naomi.
We like both of those. Still, are favorites are Simone and Preston. I am so glad that I am going through this with him. He got to be a big part of Draven's life, but he missed out on the fun baby stuff. He is so entertained by our pets, can't wait to see him with a baby. Everything is so wonderful in my life. Life is good, lets just hope it stays that way.

Everyone knows...

We told everyone this weekend. Even people we don't know. We told friends and friends of friends and more family. FInally told Chris's mom Gwen and her boyfriend. They were thrilled! I also told Chris and his mom that Chris is in charge of naming this child since I got to name Draven. Chris missed out on all the fun baby stuff with Draven. Chris first meet him when he was 4 years old. We decided this weekend that Preston Hanes Henry is a little harsh for a girls name, so we have been trying to come up with something more feminine. Now we have Simone Preston Henry for a girl and we will keep Preston Hanes Henry.
Still feeling pretty good. Couldn't sleep after/durning the party Saturday night. Tried to go to bed around 4 a.m. but watched a movie instead. Got about an hours worth of sleep then got up and started cleaning. Took a nap from 9-12 then woke up starving. We drove east and looked for a place with catfish. Ended up in Nicoma Park, Oklahoma. Had the best catfish, mashed taters, and salad. Oh, it was so... good! We might go back for all you can eat on Wednesday. I find myself getting more and more hungry. I go into this starvation mode where it feels like I haven't had anything to eat in days. I wake up starving. I brought some dried apricots and nuts for snacks and sweet cherry tomatoes and grapes and cheese and crackers and... still don't know if that will get me through the day. FOOD! Yummy Yummy FOOD! Mmmmm... Then a nap.

Friday...

I took today off so that I could clean and get ready for the big dinner on Saturday. I got a bunch done, just not nearly as much as I would of liked. Yard mowed, guest/baby room clean, bathroom spotless, bedding clean, plus.. Chris and I did all of our grocery shopping. Grocery shopping sounds simple enough, but not in our house. Here are they places we hit:
Cao Nguyen's
China Town
Sam's
Walmart
Buy for Less
Chris' sister's house (fresh herbs)
Bass Pro (a new sausage stuffer)
Did I say we were done? Oops, got to go back for rice! We also forgot to buy 2 more bowls that match are set from Cao Nguyen's.
I am beat. The whole time I was gone I kept thinking about a frozen cheese pizza I had in the freezer and topping it with jalapenos! Yum.
Pizza is in the oven as we speak.
On to baby stuff... I think Chris' mom has found us out! Not that we didn't want to tell her. She called today and asked Chris if anything was new. Uh, yes. We said we would drop by soon and catch up. I am sure I will let the cat out of the bag to someone or someones tomorrow.
Not feeling too pregnant today. Haven't in the past day or two. Belly is swelling up, Gas? I started doubting my own pregnancy last night, so I got out of bed and took another test. Yup, still pregnant.
Tomorrow is going to be a test for me. All of my friends smoking and drinking. And me with Green tea and juice. I am nervous about the menu. Shrimp, scallops, soft cheeses... OH MY! I hate to sound so paranoid. Just don't want to take any chances. I will try to stick to lamb and zucchini. Oh, and for dessert... Brandy Alexander. Chris swears there is just a little bit of liqueur in it. I might try a sip. I can't pass up anything with ice cream. Tomorrow should be a big day. Wish me luck!

Tomorrow off!

I took tomorrow off! I am so excited! Rusty is coming into town. I have to move all of the baby furniture out of the guest room before he arrives. I want to tell him, don't want him to guess or ask like everyone else. Something about being pregnant makes me cleaning crazy! Maybe it is my smoking and drinking replacement?
I think it drives Chris crazy. I know it does. Sorry, honey. I have to stay busy or I will sit around and be cranky and yell at you for not cleaning. If I sit down I feel like sleeping.
Anyone ever see the episode of South Park where Cartman is waiting for the Nintendo Wii to come out. He decides to have Butters freeze him then thaw him out when it arrives. Can we do that with me for the next 7 months? I'll take even 5 months. Just speed it up a little. Of course in that episode, Cartman thawed out and it was the year 3000 and something. Maybe that is not such a good idea.

Last night...

We went over to Chris' sister's house to tell her the big news. Actually, we went over to her house to drop off to stereos for a tenant she is trying to evict. She is turning both stereos up on one side of her duplex to try to get this crazy lady out. She has been evicted, but won't leave. Anyway, I got offered my usual glass of wine, which I denied, and she asked "are you pregnant?" Chris immediately got nervous and ran into the kitchen. He is such a baby sometimes. So I answered yes! Everyone was so excited. Chris told Bill (his brother in law) and he thought that Chris was making a joke until he walked in to the living room and we were all giggling and talking about baby stuff. I got lots of good advice and positive words. Some not so positive too. There is a little fear of breast milk allergies and the baby. Both of Nicole's kids had sever alergies to her milk. Still going to give it a whirl and see what happens. At least they are giving me a heads up on what to be looking out for.
Man, I am on a roll! I told 5 people last night! Oh, and I told Sophie (Chris' neice) she was excited. She dressed up the cat and put it in a stroller so she could get ready for her new cousin.
It all went so well! Still need to tell Gwen. Once Draven and my dad are back, I will tell them too.
Yeah! One more day down! 7 1/2 months to go! or is it 8 months? Still haven't figured it out. Think my first month is 6 weeks long. None the less, one more day over and I feel great!

I told someone!

Actually, I told 2 people! My boss' wife came in (she is also trying to conceive) and she asked me if I had any new news.
I said yes, then got all giggly! Then after they got back from lunch I told my boss.
He gave me a high five. Pretty sure having a baby is worthy of a high five!

SUSHI...

Last night I was wanting sushi. Ever since I found out I was pregnant, I have wanted sushi. Maybe it was because it is "questionable." I guess it is only questionable if you eat it from a questionable restaurant. So, last night Chris and I went out for sushi. As soon as I finished my dinner, I got so sick! I thought I was going to have to run out of the restaurant and throw up. Luckily, Chris caught on, so we paid the bill and left. When I got home my belly was twice its usual size. I was so bloated and gassy and queasy! I soaked in the tub for the longest time. That seemed to do the trick. After my soak I watched a little tv with Chris and he pointed out that now that I am pregnant, it seems the rest of the world is too. It is all around us. We notice new babies, pregnant women on tv, in the news, out shopping, pregnancy everywhere!

This morning I am feeling pretty good. Sore boobs and a little queasy. I am ready to tell someone today. Still trying to tell Chris' mom and sister. Gwen is sick and NIcole was dealing with a dying hamster last night. Maybe we will try again in a few days. By the time they find out, the baby will be born!

Summer Vacation...

Draven left today with my dad for summer vacation. I got a little teary eyed this morning. Of course, I have been getting teary eyed over everything. I can't wait till I can tell people why I am so off my game. At work, I do a lot of proofing. I think I am just staring at paperwork. Running through my head is baby, baby, baby.
I want to tell someone so bad! So, I think I am going to tell my boss. Maybe, not sure.
He and his wife are trying to have their second child. I think he would be excited to hear the news. I want to see someones face when I tell them. I want to talk to someone about what is going on. If the perfect time arises, I will do it.
Today, I feel more tired than I felt before. Don't know if that is baby, or a bad nights sleep. I want to go home and take a nap, but I am afraid I wouldn't get up. Oh, just thought of something! I am telling someone today! I am telling my yoga instructor. Maybe. I don't know why I am so nervous about telling people. I guess it is because it doesn't feel real. As chris says "I am faking." I can't imagine how it is for the dad. I at least get to feel tired and hungry. He just has to take my word for it. Seriously, I am pregnant. I just have to keep telling myself that. I try to imagine how big "little hen" is. I think he is about the size of the eraser on my pencil. I skipped ahead to see when he starts to look like a baby. In about 4 more weeks he will start taking baby shape! Woo-Hoo. Right now he/she is my little lizard. That is creepy.

Nicknames...

In this house, everyone and everything has a nickname.
Baby Henry already has the following:
Little Hen,
Baby Hen,
Cletus the Fetus,
and Town House (the cheap hotel where he was possibly conceived.)
Mine are the two least creative ones at top. Leave it up to Chris to come up with Cletus and Town House.
Well, I made it through fathers day without telling a soul. We tried to tell Chris' mom but never found the right time. We didn't want to do it with Draven around, then when he wasn't around, she was no where to be found. Chris' sister was in Mexico with her family, so she doesn't know. Chris did tell his friend Courtney today. I assume she was excited. Anytime I ask or talk about "the baby" he says, "your faking."
I feel like I am faking. I just don't feel pregnant. Any difference I notice with my body makes me excited. I woke up Sunday and today with incredibly sore and swollen breast. Now, that is exciting! I can also feel these weird pains in my adomend. I can barely call them pains. It literally feels like my organs are shifting around. I also haven't made it one night with out getting up to go to the bathroom at least twice. So, there's your update. Cletus is doing fine and so are the rest of us.

Father's Day...

Today is Father's Day. I bought Chris a few helpful books, "How to Make a Pregnant Woman Happy" and "The Expectant Father." Chris opened up the book and the first thing he saw was "dealing with vaginal infections." He doesn't deal with that type of stuff very well. He needs to skip straight to the chapter on "Pampering your Pregnant Wife." That is my favorite chapter!
We are on our way to my dad's house. It will be my dad, brother, his wife, neices, Draven, chris and me. Two of those people know that I am pregnant, me and Chris.
We did tell Lo and Al the big news last night. Actually, I didn't tell Lo the news, she figured it out on her own. I need someone that knows what is going on so that she can help me hide it from everyone else. Don't get me wrong. I want to tell the world! I just want to make sure that I am healthy and so is the baby before I tell everyone else. The plan is to wait till after the first appointment, July 11th.
I did come up with a fun idea. I am going to do a week by week, or maybe day by day of my belly growth. Kinda like what I have seen on you tube, take a picture everyday for 1 year, then put it all together. But, instead of my face, it will be my belly for the next 7 1/2 months.
Anything thing I can do to pass the time.

Once a upon a time...

I used to keep a blog. I blogged about family, my now husband, my job and anything else that was on my mind. Everything is right in the world at this very moment. I just found out on Thursday, June 14th, that I am PREGNANT! Chris and I decided to go off the pill about 2 months ago. We figured it might take a while since I have been on the pill for the past 12 years. We were hoping for a "Fall Pregnancy." I wanted to have summer vacation, get some things fixed around the house and get Draven off to 6th grade. Well, I will have a fall pregnancy, but a summer one too. February 12th 2008 is the estimated due date for Preston Hanes Henry. That name was picked out long before there was even a thought of a baby.

Now that my Saturday nights are going to be filled with Lemonade and sunflower seeds instead of beer and cigarettes, I thought I would try to find some new ways to occupy my time. So far it seems that hanging out with my 11 year old son is a lot easier than hanging out with my husband or friends. Less temptation. Last night we played a little ball and Frisbee then watched our favorite "America's Funniest Animals." Speaking of animals, we told Draven

that before we had a baby he would get a dog. His dog is set to arrive July 1st. Once he has the dog in hand we will tell him about the baby. So far, no one knows about the baby. Shhhhh....

It is hard to keep it a secret, but we want to wait until after our first doc appointment. That is July 11th at 10 am. A lot of people will figure it out before then. Mainly, I don't want Draven to know until after his vacation with him Papa and after summer camp. He would worry about his momma. I am waiting to tell the rest of my family once I know that I am pregnant with a healthy baby. Now, my friends on the other hand... Not so sure how or when to tell them. My friends Lo and Al will probably be the first to know. We are getting together with them tonight and they will suspect something when they see my with my lemonade and sunflower seeds. Lo is the friend I would go if I needed emotional support, so it is best I tell her soon. I am already an emotional mess! June 23rd we are hosting one of our famous dinner parties. Our friend Rusty is coming into town. I want to tell him and a few other friends that will be there, but not everyone. So, not sure what to do there. More lemonade! Seriously, lemonade makes for a great summer cocktail. Chris knows how to make a drink. Get a pretty cocktail glass, 1/2 lemonade, 1/2 club soda, and a slice of lime over ice. People will think I have gone from a beer girl to a vodka girl. They will never know. Well, they will know at some time, just not anytime soon.

I guess this will get my blog going. That's the low down. Pregnant, happy, no booze, no one knows, trying to past time while I wait 7 1/2 more months!