Nightmares

I don't think I've blogged much about this before, but I have been having the worst pregnancy nightmares. They say that nightmares are common during pregnancy, especially with first time mothers, but still they aren't pleasant at all. It seems that most of my nightmares revolve around something happening to one of our dogs. They are really disturbing and cause me to wake up in fear that something is truly wrong with Annie or Hayden. I have had pretty consist ant nightmares about this and really wish they would stop.

I would like to reiterate that I know that I will LOVE Lola, however this pregnancy thing isn't all it's cracked up to me. As I've said before, I know a lot of people say how much they LOVED being pregnant...and that just amazes me. I'm glad that it is a pleasant time for some, but really can't wait until 9 months is over!

I went to the doctor yesterday and she said everything looks good. She said the baby is a good size and although I have only gained one pound, I am still doing okay. She told me to drink Ensure or Boost in order to keep nutrients in my body. I don't go back until June 2nd because of other conflicts with school, etc. I will have the gestational diabetes test done then. After that appointment, I go three weeks later and then start going every two weeks. My summer/beginning of school will be filled with doctor visits. I kind of like going more often though because I like to ensure that everything is going well.

Much love,
Sarah Ann

Ultrasound Photos

My sweet baby Lola's pictures:

Name Game

I forgot to mention in the previous post...we are definitely naming her Lola :)

Her full name will be Lorraine Lauren Tielke, but we will call her Lola.

Lorraine was my grandmother's name and Lauren just seemed to fit nicely. Lola comes from the Lo of Lorraine and the La of Lauren.

Loving Lola. :)

It's a Girl!

Well Thursday we found out that we are having a girl. After waiting for two hours at the doctor, we started to get a little restless. Keith had to leave after an hour to go to work and so I just sat there watching everyone go back and then leave. A while later, Keith came back because the person he was going to tutor ended up cancelling. We waited a little longer and then finally went back. The nurse apologized for us waiting so long but said that it hadn't been such a good day for babies. The nurse then proceeded to do the ultrasound. She checked out every single little body part and made sure that everything was looking good. We saw the baby's fingers, toes, eyes, nose, chin, etc. Then she said that it was a girl! We were both pretty excited just to finally know. She also said that our baby girl is growing very fast and is measuring at a mid-August rate. However, they still want to keep our due date at September 11th.

I would have updated sooner but I have been sick the past few days. I woke up Sunday with a 102 temperature, a sinus infection, two ear infections, and vomiting. It is now Tuesday and I am finally starting to feel a little bit better. I haven't eaten very well the last 3 days and am hoping that tomorrow is better.

Misunderstanding

So....the doctor's office had written ultrasound on my card however they did NOT do an ultrasound yesterday. They will do one next Thursday, April 15th, instead. I'm not going to lie - I was pretty upset. I just feel like 20 weeks is a pretty long time to wait to find out. Most people I have spoken to say they knew around 13-15 weeks. Of course, the doctor didn't even see me at all until 12 weeks. Oh well, next week I will be halfway through my pregnancy. That's crazy to think about.

I have figured out when a few of my showers will be and I'm getting excited. Tentatively, one will be in Cypress on June 12th and the other will be in Needville on June 19th. My teachers on my team at school are also throwing me one in May. I can't wait to get the study cleared out and the baby's room started. I need theme ideas....but it kind of depends if the baby is a boy or girl. (Although a Crimson Tide would clearly work either way)

Strollers and such

For the record, I was NOT talking about Clayton specifically in my last post. I guess it may have seemed as if I was....but I was just talking in general. Now on to new things....I found a stroller (well actually Emily helped me find it) that I really want. It is pictured above.I really like it a lot. It comes with both the carrier and stroller for $199 which is a really GREAT deal for a Jogger. I think a Jogger would be more practical for us because I think that our main use of the stroller would be in the outdoors (walks around the block, family outings, etc). It will also work fine in indoor areas such as the mall or airport. It is from Babies-r-us....although I may find one at Walmart if I keep searching. I will figure out this weekend where I finally decide to register. I am definitely registering at Target and then either Walmart or Babies-r-us.

One day left :)

Name Game

Happy birthday Keith! We are just two days away from finding out the sex of our baby. I'm pretty excited. It's kind of funny how critical people are about names. I find it interesting that people feel comfortable telling us that they don't like the names we have chosen for our kids. First of all, I would never say that to anyone. Second of all, it's our child...not yours. I don't like a LOT of names...but I would never tell a parent that. Hopefully people will grow out of this by the time our child is old enough to understand how cruel it is.

In other news, my little baby still has not kicked. I've decided my baby is lazy. My baby also doesn't like to eat. Hmph.

Loving Lola or Kale....