15 Weeks and 6 days Down...

169 days (about 24 weeks) to go!

I can't believe it has already been 15 weeks (almost 16). I also can't believe that in less than five months I will be holding a baby in my arms. I can't wait! I am really nervous, but also excited.

Now only if my morning sickness (that doesn't really happen in the morning) would go away for good. I have read that is it suppose to go away around week 12, but some unlucky women get to experience it for the entire pregnancy. I hope I am not one of those women. It hasn't been that bad except for when I work my odd shifts at work. When I work the afternoon shift I am fine, but the two days that I work graveyard shift I get sick every morning sometime between 3 and 4a. It is not fun to be sick at work. It makes it really difficult to work when I am getting sick while officers are making traffic stops, arresting people, and the phone won't quit ringing. I am the only one in the dispatch office, so I can't just stop working. Hopefully it stops really soon!!!

Since we probably won't find out what gender the baby is until she/he arrives, we have picked out two names. We keep finding names that we like, but I think we have found the ones that we will stick with. Can't wait to be a family of three.

Doctor's Appointment

We had another appointment today. I was told that they would be doing an ultrasound in two months. I guess that will be the time they will ask if we want to find out the gender. Joe really wants to find out because he says he wants to be prepared. As of right now, I want to know too, but I could change my mind (I'm good at that). We will have to wait until March.

At the appointment we got to hear the heartbeat. It was 172 bpm. Doctor said that was normal. It was really cool to hear the heartbeat, since the last time when we got the ultrasound with just a little speck. I was told that I was losing weight, and it wasn't good. Like I didn't figure that already. She told me to drink milkshakes and eat ice cream, which won't be a problem for me :)

Next appointment is scheduled for February 9th. Can't wait!

San Antonio

This last week while Joe and I were off for our 'Holidays' from work, we took a little vacation to San Antonio. I was off for six days straight and Joe was off for ten! We had plans to go to Arizona and New Mexico, but those plans got changed once we found out we were expecting. We figured that I would not do so well riding in a car for a 14 hour road trip.

So Joe, me, and some friends from work headed down to San Antonio for a little trip. We went down on Wednesday morning and got back Thursday evening. Even though it was a short trip, we had fun! Joe and I stayed at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Very fancy!! We had valet parking, and a very fancy breakfast. For an extra 20 bucks we got to have breakfast at the restaurant in the hotel. They had an omelet bar, and every breakfast item you could think of. Joe had an omelet and other stuff, and I had eggs, sausage, bacon, and toast. It was delicious. Very much worth the extra $20. The room we stayed in was nice too. It had a king size bed that was very comfortable, and even a minibar (which we did not use for obvious reasons). We went to the comedy club that is on the riverwalk. It was so funny! The comedian was JJ Ramirez. Some of his jokes were a little dirty, but very funny. He kept us laughing the entire time. After the comedy club we looked for a place to get something to eat/drink. We ended up at Dick's. It is where all of the waiters/waitresses are rude to you. I wasn't to happy to be there, but it wasn't as bad as it could have been. After eating/drinking we headed back to our hotel rooms. The next morning after checking out of our hotels we met at the Tower of the Americas. They had a 4D ride that looked like we were flying over the state of Texas. The seats moved. We went everywhere in Texas, from a rodeo (where we felt a bull's horn buck us off and "snot" (water) when he snorted at us) to the desert (where a snake jumped out at us), and to the swamps (where a croc jumped at us). Even though the seats moved I got to enjoy the ride from the non-moving seats (for obvious reasons). After the ride, we rode the elevator to the very top to the observation deck. It was very high in the air. I was surprised that we got Michael on the elevator. On the deck we got to look out at the city. It was very cool to see the city from a different viewpoint. We were so high up that the helicopters in the air were at our level, and the 18 wheelers below looked like toy cars. After the Towers, we headed to the Hard Rock Cafe for lunch before heading out of town. We stopped at Cabella's (an Academy on steroids) in Buda, TX. Afterwards, Joe and I also stopped at Garden Ridge while the others headed back to Waco. We wish we could have stayed a little longer, but were happy to get out for a day. It was our "Babymoon". The next time we will have anymore than two days off in a row will be when we take off in July for the birth.

After six days off I had to come back to work on Saturday. I wish I could have been off longer! That's about it for now. We have our next appointment on Monday, January 12th.

Christmas

I can't believe Christmas is already over. I couldn't wait for it to get here, and then it came and went way too fast.

Christmas Eve we went to church for the children's program. The kids (most of them anyway) did a great job (especially all of my cousins). I told Joe that in three or four years, our little one would be up there singing (or trying to). The little kids are always my favorite. They are just so cute. They sing really loud and are more worried about waving to relatives than doing the hand motions to the songs. After the program we headed over to Grammy's for the annual Christmas gathering. Always very crowded, but very fun. The kids ran around the house, we ate, listened to Matt's Christmas CD, took pictures, ate some more, and opened tons of presents. The baby even got presents from (Great) Aunt Stephanie. A cute music box/wipe holder, and a red Christmas blanket that says "Santa's Little Helper". Very Cute! Joe and I got alot of stuff too. We left there about 11:30 and headed home to rest up for a very busy next day.

Christmas morning we got up and headed to mom's house. We opened presents and ate breakfast casserole (yummy). I got a mirror for my bathroom and scrapbooking stuff. Joe got a back scratcher (he always needs his back scratched) and cologne. We also got a pannini press from my mom. I can't wait to use it! It is going to make delicious panninis!!!!

After mom's house, we headed over to Grandma and Grandpa's. Again, a very full house! Everyone was there this year. Everyone opened gifts and then we did the gift exchange. I got an atomic clock, and Joe got some kind of tool, and a giftcard to Academy (to add to his already large collection of Academy giftcards).

After Grandma and Grandpa's we headed to Joe's parents. We opened gifts there and ate lunch. After that, we were exhausted. Earlier in the week we had planned on going to the movies, but went home instead, because we were worn out. When we got home, we put up most of our presents and then relaxed the rest of the night. It was a very busy two days, and I know next year will be even busier and crazier with a five month old.

I forgot to mention on the last post that our next appointment is January 12, 2009. It would have been a few days sooner, but we are going to be out of town for vacation with friends.

Nothing else has been going on. I was off for the past four days, and really did not want to come back to work. My Christmas shopping is almost done. I have a few more gifts to buy (for Joe, R, Dad, and Mom), but other than that I am done. Everything that I have bought is wrapped and under the tree. R and I went shopping yesterday, and bought quite a bit of stuff. After I got home, I wrapped everything! It wore me out!

That's it for now!

Doctor's Visit

We went to the doctor Tuesday (December 2nd) for more blood tests and another ultrasound (the doctor did an ultrasound the first time we visited, but was unable to see anything yet).
The doctor started the ultrasound, and at first she thought it still may be to early to see anything, but then she found something. She turned the monitor around and pointed out a little spot on the computer screen that was kind of blinking. It was the heartbeat! It was so exciting. She also reassured us that it is just one baby (sigh of relief by Joe).
So we have the baby's first picture, and it is hanging on our fridge! We can't wait for July 13th (or before or after depending on when he/she wants to come)

My First Post

I figured I would start a blog so that family and friends could stay up to date on what is going on at the Rogers' household. I do not promise that this blog with be updated everyday, but I will do my best.

If you haven't figured it out already by looking at the 'ticker' on the blog...Joe and I are expecting! The due date is July 13, 2009. We are both very excited, as is all of our family.