Daddy's getting anxious

Well, we'd had the nursery furniture in the dining room, still in boxes for about a week and Derek helped Casey unwrap the furniture and store it in the guestroom until the nursery is finished. It was getting in the way in the dining room... But since the crib box didn't take up much room, we had decided we would just wait until the nursery was finished/painted to put it together in the nursery. I got home today and apparently Casey had become impatient - so cute!!! I walked in the door and he had the crib half-together just grinning from ear to ear! It was the cutest thing - he couldn't wait any longer. He had to see the crib put together. I have to admit, we did a really good job picking out furniture, I love it in the house! The crib will probably still sit in the dining room until the nursery is done though; that might take 2 months or so since we're waiting to find out boy/girl to paint the room. After he put it together, Casey realized it was too big to fit through the door... He will have to take it apart to get it in the Nursery... Ooops!!! Gotta love his enthusiasm!!! :)

The Nursery Update

Casey and I spent the weekend at Bryan and Heathers house in Shreveport. We went baby shopping - lol... We found a furniture set @ Burlington Coat Factory's Baby Depot. We bought the set accept for one peice that we'll have to special order. It's so exciting...
I came home Monday evening and Casey was painting the nursery ceiling. We knew we were going to paint it white, so Casey just surprised me. He's so sweet!!! He wouldn't let me walk in the room either, he's afraid the paint fumes will bother me or the baby... So the furniture is in the dining/living room area still in boxes...

Our 1st Sonogram

OMG we got to see the heartbeat today!!! It was so exciting!!! He/She is only 1.73 cm's long, and we're exactly 8 weeks and 1 day pregnant today. --Click on pics to make larger--

Bridgett's Parents

We didn't know what my parents would like their grandchildren to call them, so we couldn't make the T-shirts for them. I made a bib that said "We are pregnant" and my mom said "Is this a joke?" She's hilarious - I was like - "NO"... Anyways, Rose put on the bib and she was running around shouting "Bridgett's pregnant!!!" Mom said, "Rose, that means that Bridgett's going to have a baby" and Rose just stopped, dropped to the floor, and closed her eyes like she passed out on the floor. She's so funny!!! We didn't get film because we couldn't figure out how to hide the camera - if they'd have seen it, it would have given away the surprise... So, we'll make shirts for them now. Mom decided she wanted to be called "Meme". I designated the name of "Poppa Frank" for Frankie... lol

The REACTION!!!!!

This is the video Casey took of his parent's reaction. We made T-shirts that said "GG" and "Papa J." It takes about 20-25 seconds to get to the good part, Casey was recording the couch for a few seconds before he could pull up the camera without being noticed... It's great!!!

We're Pregnant!!!!!

Today my period is 2 days late. I've been having slight cramping and sore/swollen breasts for over a week. Two nights in the last 2 weeks I've gone to bed @ 7:45pm and 7:00pm. This morning I had a POSITIVE TEST!!! I woke Casey up @ 6am to tell him and he couldn't go back to sleep, he usually wakes up @ 6:45am... We were both scatter brained this morning. Casey forgot his work phone at home and I forgot to feed MayMay (I went back and did it...) and I almost forgot to fix my lunch... I've been smiling so much already this morning my cheeks are sore...

My Basal Temperature Chart

Here is my Basal Temperature Chart. You can see the red horizontal line, that indicates my ovulation. The red vertical line indicates the day I was supposed to start my period. The little yellow box with a "P" in it shows the morning I took the Positive Test!!! (That was today)
**Click on the picture to see it better

Cycles Shortening!!!

Well, the last cycle was 52 days long. This cycle - was 38 days. This cycles was a whole 2 weeks shorter. This means my cycles are getting back to normal; which means my body is getting closer to being ready for conceiving a new bundle of joy!!! I've never been excited to start a cycle, but this time I really did get excited!!!

Nursery Furniture

Here is the Heritage Collection in Cherry by Creations Baby. We've been looking at the collection on the internet; but we finally got to see it in Lake Charles this past weekend and we loved it just as much as we thought we would. You can visit the manufacturer's website @ http://www.creationsbaby.com/. You can see all the peices of this collection @ http://www.creationsbaby.com/pdfs/6025.pdf.

UPDATE 7/9/09 this furniture is no longer manufactured... We'll keep looking.

Furniture Shopping

We're going to Lake Charles this weekend to look at Nursery Furniture. Hopefully we'll remember to take the camera...

There may be a Delay

I spoke with the nurse today and she told me that since my cycles have been as long as 52 days with no indicative peek, I'm probably not ovulating yet. This is due to the birth control pill that i took for less than a year... It may take up to 6 months for my cycles and ovulation to get back on track... I hope it doesn't take that long...

Doctor Visit...

Casey and I went to the OB/GYN today for my checkup and to make sure the doctor gave us the thumbs-up on continuting with our plans. He gave me a clean bill of health and gave me some different prenatal vitamins to try. He said the over-the-counter vitamins I was taking probably had too much Iron, causing me a headache...

Bad Prenatal Vitamins

Well... I had to quit taking my prenatal vitamins today because they were giving me severe headaches. I'll see what the doctor says...

Preparing for Baby!!!

The first thing we did was finally go through all of the junk we had accumulated and thrown into a "junk room". We decided in order to have a baby room (nursery), we really had to have a room devoted as a nursery and another room decorated as a guest room/office. We (mostly Casey) painted the guest room in an LSU theme. It's so cute! That's what we planned and accomplished during the month of January. We moved everything back into the room, now we're waiting to decorate a nursery!!!

Guest Room - Before

Guest Room - After

We're Trying to Conceive

We decided to start a family!!!! YAY!!! I took my last pill in December!
Also, in January Casey ordered a book, Taking Control of Your Fertility. I've been reading it and learning a lot of things I didn't know. I started charting my basal temperature and taking prenatal vitamins on 2/10/09.