Just browsing...

online and I came across this article about how being a mother has completely changed Nicole Ritchie's life for the better in the new issue of Harper's Bazaar. I'm not a fan of the whole Nicole/Paris Hilton/Brittney Spears scene, I think the whole thing is immature really but I was interested in what she had to say about motherhood. As I was reading the article I came across this picture of her and her baby. Now I can't wait until my baby is here and I can have one like this. Granted, it won't be in a designer dress!

Travis' Honors Ceremony

Last night was Travis' Honors Ceremony at his college. He got awarded a certificate for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement because he made the National Dean's List as well as the college's President's List, meaning he has a 4.0 GPA, over the last school year. I'm so proud of him. I know how hard he has worked in school, so he totally deserves the recognition.

The college's President and Deans of different Programs

Travis Gibson....way to go!

Shaking hands with the President

Way to go sweetie! Keep up the good work!

This is just wrong...

Who would do this to their baby??? I saw this product (it's a pacifier) for sale on amazon.com and was blown away at people's stupidity. Just thought I'd share.

21 Weeks

I'm 21 weeks pregnant this week. I'm over halfway now, but I can't imaging I've still got that long to go. I'm feeling pretty good overall, except for getting dizzy and not being able to sleep real well.

Last Monday I went back to Huntington for my do-over ultrasound. My Mom went with me since Travis couldn't miss work that day, she loved it! It was disappointing not having Travis there though. I have more pictures but don't have them scanned yet. Baby Boy grew alot just in that 2 weeks, I was surprised. He finally turned around so they could get a view of his spine. Everything looked great, there were no abnormalities whatsoever. Here's the catch though...a couple days later I got a call from a nurse at my doctor's office saying that the person who reads the ultrasounds says that the still shot of a certain part of the spine was not clear enough, even though the live shot the tech and I both saw was probably sufficient, I need to go back. Argh! If it were not for getting to see him again I would have told them I don't think so since it was them who screwed up. So I go back again next Wednesday (and yet another $20 in gas for the trip) for a full ultrasound (last time was just a short visit to get only the views they missed the first time).

Yesterday I went for my regular doctor appointment. She seemed aggrivated that they screwed things up in Huntington, which we're in the same boat on that issue. Baby Boy's heartbeat was in the 150's which is good she said. He was moving around like crazy while she was trying to hear it. And on the way to the appointment, I cranked up the radio and he kicked like crazy, I told Travis he was dancing :-) I gained a whopping 6 pounds over the last 5 weeks. It's upsetting since I worked so hard to lose the weight before, but it's what I gotta do. Really I lost 5 pounds with morning sickness, then gained half a pound, then the 6, so from the start I've only gained an extra 1.5 lbs. She said that next month I'll get a Rogam shot :-( and have other bloodwork to do, and she'll start measuring my belly instead of just feeling around to check the baby's growth. I can't wait to meet the little guy, even though I'm scared of what labor will be like.