More of Jumpin' Bean

Today I had the same scan done on base that I had done last night. Results were the same, of course, and they even measure the little guy the same. I'm pretty much going to go on that now and say I'm due August 31, which makes due date change #3 so hopefully it won't change anymore! I actually had to go twice because JB wasn't cooperating this morning. And when I went back after lunch, he was snoozin' away in the perfect position!

Here is the latest picture:

"Like Father, Like Baby"

Gerrit is known to sleep EXACTLY like this, with his arm/hand over his eyes, usually if there's a lot of light. I don't think my uterus is particularly bright and sunny inside but I guess its more genetic than I thought!


However, not all is good news today. JB is totally fine, don't worry! About half an hour ago, I received a call from one of the practitioners that the insurance the AF contracted is no longer paying for the Nuchal Scans. They found out last week but didn't bother to call and tell me until today.... THE DAY AFTER I HAD MY SCAN DONE! I now may have to pay out of pocket and *hope to be reimbursed* if they can't convince the new insurance that this is a necessary test. Said insurance company is basing all of its covered procedures on standards from - 1992 ! Get with the program- it's almost 20 years later! This wouldn't be half as aggravating if i hadn't just bought a plane ticket back to the states on Friday. Also, did I mention that the cost of this scan is about $500???

I am very annoyed, aggravated, upset, worried, angry, and pretty much everything you would be feeling if you were in my shoes.

Please send up a prayer that the new insurance will pick up the tab.

12 Weeks!

12 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 0 lbs, woohoo!

Maternity clothes? Not yet, sticking to a looser pair of jeans though.

Stretch marks? Nope, not yet

Sleep:Only when my bladder lets me!

Best moment this week:Getting to see Baby hiccuping and squirming all over the place during the ultrasound.

Movement: Nope, still too early.

Food cravings: Honestly, fries with ketchup and a diet coke (Sorry, Mom!).

Gender:Still a mystery.

Labor Signs:Absolutely not!

Belly Button in or out? Same as always

Wedding rings on or off? I don't where them at the gym but other than that, still wearing them as usual.

What I miss: It's a complete tie between sleeping through the night and the commissary deli sandwich.

What I am looking forward to: Feeling movement for the first time.

Weekly Wisdom: Don't drink a lot of liquid before you go to bed!

Milestones:Getting the fantastic results of my Nuchal Translucency Scan tonight!

It's actually very interesting- the gentleman who did my scan this evening, dated me at 12 weeks and 5 days with a due date of August 31 vs the Nurse Practitioner's estimate at 12 weeks and 1 day, due Sept 4. My gut feels like the British gent was more accurate but I guess we will just wait and see!

A New Year with Exciting News!

It is 2011 and what a year it is going to be! If you have checked out all my new edits, you will see a a new count down and the latest pictures of our soon-to-be addition to our little family. Yes, that's right folks. There's a baby on the way!!!

Our world was officially rocked on Christmas Eve morning. I was still late, even though the home pregnancy test a week before had been negative. We were traveling the next day to the states, to surprise (!) our families for the holiday so I figured I'd rather be safe than sorry and reaffirm that negative before the next day of hectic, transatlantic traveling. So after breakfast, I *did my thing* and waited . 3 minutes later....  "Gerrit.... come here...." -Gerrit comes upstairs- "Is..is...is that a line?" Barely there, but still there, was the | across the --. I, of course, couldn't believe that it was actually a positive. After our trip to the gym, we stopped to pick our a HPT that I could read whether it said positive or negative, rather than trying to decipher possible lines. Lo and behold, those two came up positive as well!

Not only did we get to surprise our families by showing up unexpectedly Christmas weekend, but also share the news of our newest little addition. Everyone has been so excited and supportive and just been completely wonderful with kind and heartfelt words and lots of advice. I only wish I could spend more time with my close friends and family during months between now and our little Jumping Bean's arrival.

I am currently 12 weeks as of this weekend and am due on September 4, 2011. I plan on keeping the blog at least weekly updated on how Jumping Bean and I are doing. Pictures to come!

28 more weeks to go!

The Autumn

It has officially changed seasons since my last post. I saw my first tree with leaves changing color today. It was absolutely lovely. Have I ever mentioned my favorite season is Fall? Not to copycat Tom Hanks in You've Got Mail but it really does make me want to buy school supplies. Something about the cool crisp air, damp air, shorter days, blue jeans and lightweight jackets, homework... I always go back to elementary school days. Fall meant that school was starting back, meaning new schools supplies, new shoes, new clothes, new jackets. In my photographic brain, I see out of the back seat passenger window that we're driving down Convington back in BG, heading towards Small House Rd, with my little red bag of piano books, some homework, and usually a snack of goldfish or M&M's. The huge old trees lining the avenue are all shades of brilliant reds, yellow, and oranges with a dusting brown crunchy leaves over the front yards and sidewalks... Somehow I don't think England Fall will be able to compare to with the Kentucky Autumn I hold close to my heart.

Life updates: We placed third in the Crud tournament last week. It was still fun regardless of the end results. I'm still on the job hunt. I met a wonderful woman at the A&FRC today. She is helping me to revamp my resume and also helping scout out potential job opportunities. On that same note, I am meeting with one of my crud teammates/friends who has offered to share her work experiences since being in England with me and help me to find a job.

Life has been rather rough the last few weeks, to say the least. Hence, the blogging hiatus. Hopefully, things will continue to improve as the leaves progressively change into bolder and brighter colors.

Frustrations

Do you ever find yourself wanting something so bad it hurts? To the point where it is no longer a want, but a need? And you just don't know what to do because it completely out of our hands?

Why do I struggle so hard to trust and to let God take care of this one thing???

Job Interview

So I had a job interview with one of the banks on base today. Nothing too fancy- just a teller position. Could have gone better but definitely could have gone a lot worse.The two guys interviewing me were really nice, and the position doesn't seem like more than I could handle. HOWEVER: It requires going to Germany for two weeks for some sort of training- not happy about that. It's the only thing I have heard back anything on though. And I'm waiting for my transcript in the mail so I can apply for substitute teaching, which I would rather do. If for some reason, they offer me the job, I honestly don't know whether to take it or not. Part of me says don't be picky, just take the darn job. But the other part of me would rather hold out for substitute teaching which may give me a foot in door for other school positions. What do I do??

Nothing New

I have become horrible at posting. There honestly just hasn't been much for me to write.

Since I almost knocked my teeth out last Tuesday, I have played some more crud and have vastly improved. Even the women I play with are commenting that I am starting to hit some really good shots! Awesome! Oh, and since smashing my face into the table, the awkwardness has definitely started to subside. You know what I'm talking about- that weirdness that happens when you first start hanging out with someone and you don't necessarily have much to talk about or you just feel out of place- yeah, I can definitely join in conversations and do a little crud trash talk here and there. These women are so fun to hang around with that I am definitely going to be sad when Gerrit is no longer attached to the squadron that their husbands are in. Crud tournament is in, oh... 16 days, I believe. Should be interesting to say the least!

I also have been making up some new recipes and using Gerrit as a guinea pig. So far, so good! He is still alive and hasn't had a single bad thing to say about any of them.

On Monday, we went to Thorpe Park- an amusement park- with some friends. Rode some roller coasters, ate food that I definitely do not want to the know the caloric values for, rode some more roller coasters and spent almost 6 hours in the car. Made for a very long Monday but it was definitely fun!

Those are pretty much the high lights of the last week or so. Still frustrated with certain aspects of life but all I can do is wait for them to work themselves out.