How far along are you?

To answer that I would have to know which Doctor you want an answer from.

The Fertility Doctor says about 11 weeks 5 days or so, but my new OB says about 13 weeks.  So when am I do? UM Somewhere between January 28th and February 9th.

Our poor OB had such a problem getting good pictures of our Peanut.  It was moving around everywhere.  She asked if I could feel the movement yet and I have not, but she said good luck once you can.  It was quite amazing how active the baby was.

So far I have been blessed to have a great pregnancy so far.  No morning sickness and I have not gained any weight as of yet.

CJ and I are quite excited and every time we get to have an ultra sound it just testifies to me how much God helps us!  

The next doctor appointment will be at the end of August, we are only a few weeks away from seeing what we are having.  

What do you think, Girl or Boy?

Progress is made

We are still in a state of euphoria about our pregnancy! I am still feeling really good.  No morning sickness (both sister-in-laws are jealous of this), no big cravings.

Since we were with a fertility doctor and on fertility drugs before we got pregnant, my doctor wanted to do one last check up before turning me over to a general OB. So we went in today to have another ultra sound done.

So as soon as we saw this picture our little peanut started wiggling around. I immediately said "oh my it looks like a gummy bear." Our Peanut was moving around the entire time, it was so neat to see.  We saw the heart beat and it was beating just as it should be!

When we returned to the car CJ started laughing and when I asked he started singing this song:

NOW IT IS STUCK IN MY HEAD!

FINALLY

WE DID IT! We are pregnant!

It was kind of out of the blue.  We were in the middle of an IUI cycle that was cancelled.  I was suppose to be waiting for my period to start and then start Birth Control for a month so my body could get back to normal, I even went and got the birth control.

Well my period never started and once back from Girls Camp I decided I should probably rule out pregnancy and call the doctor to let him know I have yet to start.

Thursday June 14th at 4:45am I had to pee and figured I would take the test and go back to bed.  So I washed my hands got a drink and looked at the test, PREGNANT.  I saw it right there, I could not believe it.

I made CJ sit up and he was a little annoyed as his alarm was suppose to go off in 15 mins, but once he realized what I was holding and saw the screen he got a big smile on his face as well.

When the Fertility Clinic opened I called and got an appointment for a blood test.  

They called at about 2:30 and I was pregnant!

We kept it from close family till Fathers day and skyped with CJ and I's parents and called a few others.  The rest of you will get this in email or by reading it.

June 28 2012, this is our first OB appointment and we got to see our little peanut! We are measuring at 7 weeks and 1 day!  We were able to see the heart beat.  Doc said baby is growing at the normal rate and we should have a good pregnancy!

We are offically due February 9th 2013.

We are so excited and well I am still in denial for a while!  

Finally Did It!

Look what I got the first of the month! 

For my non member friends this is a Young women Medallion.  It represents the achievement of me completing Young Women's Personal Progress Book.  This book is suppose to be completed by girls between the ages of 12-18, it is contains 8 different values Faith, Divine Nature, Individual Worth, Knowledge, Choice and Accountability, Good Works, Integrity, and Virtue.  Each of these values has experience that include reading scriptures and an opportunity to change who you are and get to know who you are and who you want to be.

Since I am a convert to the church I did not go through Young Women, so as a leader I took 4 years to complete mine and yes those 4 years I held a calling in Young Women.

This sounds funny, but I am so Proud of myself!

Girls Camp

This was my third year attending Girls Camp!  I had a lot of fun!  This year I was called by the Stake to do Second year Certifications.  I was a little scared, but once I started reading through the manual and found a lot of the certifications could and would be covered by stake activities and by going on a hike!  Lets do a little comparison:

Arizona Camp- All dirt and trees, log cabins, no door, community bathrooms, a little creek

South Carolina- Grass fields and trees, Cabins with Air Conditioning and bathrooms in the cabin, a lake and a pool.  Did I mention air conditioning in all the cabins and buildings we used!

The leaders there for my ward were friends and we had a lot of laughs with the girls and we got to know the girls so well!

We were able to canoeing and swimming in the lake.

The leaders made some really cute Orange shirts for the ward to wear and we liked matching.  We went on a really good hike and afterwards we did some Zumba!

Each day was full of great activities and opportunities for the girls to have fun and get to know each other and their leaders. 

This year the girls made a huge STAR as their flag and had to do a dance for their skit, they did such a great job!

Great Camp, Great FUN!

Quit being mean to me!

So I have mentioned this in previous post, but here is a good laugh for everyone.
To catch others up: CJ and I decided to sell our couches on Craigslist for $2000.  We got 2 people interested within 24 hours, the first said he would take them and send a check in the mail and set up for pick up.  We were so excited, but in the back of my mind I kept a little reservation on the dealings.  So we waited and emailed back in forth with the guy about getting the check to us and two weeks later I did receive checks.  Yup I said it CHECKS.

Two, in separate envelopes, same amount, same date on the check, same check number in the amount of $4200.  I promptly was worried. The checks were from a legitimate company out of California, Bank info out of Washington State, and post marked through Denver, CO.

The guy said the extra money was for me to give to the moving company and he sent two checks because he was not sure the first would make it. Well like I said already Checks had the same date on them and the envelope was dated the same day as well.

I took the checks in to Bank of America since that was the info on the check, the clerk immediately had to call over a manager.  So the bank took all the info I had and said to talk to the police department.  Police department could not do anything because I still had the money in my bank and the couches were still in my possession.

I promptly emailed the guy and told him the bank told me the checks were fake and he was not to contact me again.  I then made sure his emails went into my trash and skipped the inbox.
I thought that was it until today when I received an overnight FedEx envelope with a check for $6400.  AHHHHHH what in the world. This time he had an address in California, but the check company was in D.C. area and the bank out of Maryland.  I looked in my trash fold and there it was and email from him saying he was sending another check.  I could not believe it.  I emailed him again to not contact me and I got this email instead
im michell niyas by name, from New York  i am a civil engineer and i
have been into that for about 25 years now, i will love to know more
about you if you dont mind, I will be very pleased to read from you
soon, take good care of yourself, You made my day.


What in the world, and I looked again and some how my email about not contacting me is gone.  CJ and I can not find it.  So I emailed him AGAIN that I would contact the police if he kept harassing me.  He promptly emailed me that he would do it first if I did not give the money to his shipping company.  And AGAIN my email disappeared!  I changed all my passwords now, I am so freaked out!


CJ and I decided to ignore, if he sends the cops well o-well, I have all the proof that it is a fraud. I kept everything and printed out all the emails.  I am just a little nervous cause he does have my address, but I am hoping it is just him trying to bully us into giving him the money.

That is that...

I don't want my blog to turn in to a fertility blog, that was not what I had in mind.  I just want family and friends to be able to keep up with out sending emails and texts. So here is an update:
I went in to the doctor after three weeks into my cycle.  I have been on Follistim for that amount of time and well nothing was happening.  My ovaries were recruiting more follicles, but not growing to a size that would produce good eggs.  So After spending $600 on the only drug I have to pay for during this whole thing we are pulling this cycle, which means I am off all drugs and we will not be doing an IUI.  DR has put me on birth control for one cycle to keep my levels stable for the following cycle.  Then we will start in on follistim for the following one.

Ok on to something else.  CJ is going on to week six of Prototype and found ot he is on Crew C, they have 5 groups that rotate through a schedule:  Days: 7:30am-7:30pm; T-Week: 7am-7pm (work 4 days, off 3); Mids: 7:30pm-7:30am; Swings: 11:30am-11:30pm.  CJ will start on Mids, that is right all night.  I think I can handle it for a little, CJ used to work nights and the dogs are pretty comfy to cuddle up to.  He is doing so well and is really enjoying being able to make his own schedule and work at his own pace.  He on the other hand can't wait to start shift work.

This week I got a little bit of a wake up call on how bad people make their way into our lives. I am not a naive person, but this showed me I need to be more guarded.  CJ and I put our couches up for sale on Craigs list and with in hours we had a buyer.  everything sounded ok, he did seem a little pushy about immediately cashing the check and letting him know so his shipping company could come get the couches.  I had a inkling that this was not a good transaction, but I went a long any ways.  We had agreed on one price, but we received a check for double, red flag number 2.  I immediately took it a friend who once was a teller and she told me take it to a bank.  Well Bank of America was on the check so I took it to them.  I asked the teller to check it and make sure it was even real, I was not surprised when she had to call a manager over to read the screen and tell me it was a fake and I should not do anything else with it.  The bank took copies and the information I had.  I then headed to the police station.  They asked if I wanted to press charges and then while speaking to a detective he said no crime has actually happened, I wasn't out the money from cashing a bad check and I still had my couches. So I headed home and wrote a short email which stated the Bank knew it was fake and he was to not contact me ever.  Guess what nothing back!
Lesson: Cash only Local only!