Thanksgiving Thankfulness
As Thanksgiving approaches I often think of how very fortunate most of us are. These past couple of weeks have been difficult for us as we found out Nathan has a ruptured disc in his back and has to have surgery on Nov 24th (Most of you probably remember he had this surgery his senior year of high school too). This time around it is much worse and he is in so much pain that he has to lay flat at all times. As we find out he has to be out for 4 or more weeks for recovery without pay we become a little more depressed. An email goes out at my work from the university suggesting OU's facing substantial budget cuts and my heart sinks in thinking what this will mean for everyone at OU. As my back pain is increasing with my pregnancy and it finally hits me that Nathan can't help around the house anymore I get more and more depressed. I pray constantly that God is watching over us and that we will make it through all of this. As I go to work I hear of others problems....someone's brother has just passed away, someone is going through kimo therapy and the list goes on and on. I hear on the news of fires and deaths and I realize my problems aren't as bad as I had thought. I am so very thankful for all God has given me and all that he does for those around me. This year we asked to host Thanksgiving at our house and are expecting 30-40 family members. I knew this would be a lot of work but well worth it. I can't wait to visit with everyone. I wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving and hope you remember to give thanks this holiday season.
Ultrasound #3 & Ultrascreen Testing
WOW!
November 11th
I was scheduled for another ultrasound and the ultrascreen testing ( First-trimester prenatal screening protocol designed to provide patient specific risk for Down Syndrome, trisomy 18 and other chromosomal abnormalities. Ultrascreen combines ultrasound measurement of the fluid accumulation behind the neck of the fetus (nuchal translucency) with maternal serum markers and is the earliest and most effective Down Syndrome screen available) on November 11th and couldn't hardly wait to get to the Dr. so we could see the progress of our little one. Nathan and I were shocked at what we saw when the technician began the ultrasound. The little spot on my old ultrasounds now looked like an actual baby....we couldn't believe it. She also turned on the 3D and 4D ultrasound and we were amazed to see the little one moving about and sucking its thumb. At this moment it became real to me that we were actually going to have a cute little one to love and spoil soon and I was so very thankful that God has given us this precious gift. This video is of the baby moving and we will hopefully post more videos and ultrasound pics of our little one in the next few days. In case your wondering....we were unfortunately not able to find out the sex of the baby.
November 11th
I was scheduled for another ultrasound and the ultrascreen testing ( First-trimester prenatal screening protocol designed to provide patient specific risk for Down Syndrome, trisomy 18 and other chromosomal abnormalities. Ultrascreen combines ultrasound measurement of the fluid accumulation behind the neck of the fetus (nuchal translucency) with maternal serum markers and is the earliest and most effective Down Syndrome screen available) on November 11th and couldn't hardly wait to get to the Dr. so we could see the progress of our little one. Nathan and I were shocked at what we saw when the technician began the ultrasound. The little spot on my old ultrasounds now looked like an actual baby....we couldn't believe it. She also turned on the 3D and 4D ultrasound and we were amazed to see the little one moving about and sucking its thumb. At this moment it became real to me that we were actually going to have a cute little one to love and spoil soon and I was so very thankful that God has given us this precious gift. This video is of the baby moving and we will hopefully post more videos and ultrasound pics of our little one in the next few days. In case your wondering....we were unfortunately not able to find out the sex of the baby.
What more can you hope for!
So.... Since October of 2007 (when on a whim) when we decided to start trying to add on to the Chapman family name, it has been a mildly bumpy road. We often think of ourselves as strong individuals. We attest to a impervious belief in the whole "things happen for a reason" mantra...but ohh how quickly we question our own high ground when "things are happening" and we see no reasoning behind them. When I first read that it takes most couples a full year to get pregnant, I was in more than disbelief. However, here we are more than a year of trying later and there is just now a little Chapman on the way. It seems like it took so long to get pregnant, but now as we approach the 12 week mark, TIME IS FLYING BY! Emily ONLY wants a little girl. She says she would not know how to be a boy mom. I on the other hand, really do not care either way. I would love to have a little boy to golf with on Saturday mornings, but hey.....girls can golf too Right!!! But like I said I really don’t care either way. If he/she has 10 fingers, 10 toes and is totally healthy----What more can you hope for??
Sleepy
Will this sleepiness ever end???
For those of you who are close to me know that it is very normal for me to fall asleep early (on grandma's couch on Saturday nights, at the movies (yes even at the movies), etc.) but this has gotten so much worse since baby. I'm tired throughout the day and when I get home I'm ready to crawl in bed for the night. I'm usually out by 7pm and sleep up to the time when I get up in the morning. So much for quality time with hubbie :( I hope this ends soon and I get that overwhelming burst of energy in my second trimester.
For those of you who are close to me know that it is very normal for me to fall asleep early (on grandma's couch on Saturday nights, at the movies (yes even at the movies), etc.) but this has gotten so much worse since baby. I'm tired throughout the day and when I get home I'm ready to crawl in bed for the night. I'm usually out by 7pm and sleep up to the time when I get up in the morning. So much for quality time with hubbie :( I hope this ends soon and I get that overwhelming burst of energy in my second trimester.
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