So, we left off last post with a messy apartment and a new job about to begin. The apartment is now in order, and the new job has begun! =) Haha Akeem and I worked all our first week here to get things in order before he went back to school. Just in time for him to leave back to school, we finished cleaning and organizing, with an extra day to spend with my family to top it all off. On Sunday the 6th, my parents and little siblings came down to the apartment and brought movies and pizza!! =) (I had left over pizza for a week!!) The 7th, I began training for my new job. I must say, it's been a lot of fun thus far. Learning some new things, and being able to refresh some old things has been more enjoyable and easier than I thought. The house I'm working at is wonderful. The staff are really supportive and funny and the house members are amazing. I finish up with the last few training's next week, the last being my driver certification!! (Two thumbs up!!) Once training is done, I will begin my regular weekly schedule. Wednesday through Saturday, with Sunday through Tuesday off. Nice. It feels amazing to be back to work and have some what of a routine once again. The paychecks don't hurt either =) I finally feel more secure with my finances and know I'm heading down the right path for my growing family.
Important dates to remember!! December 13th my niece(-in-law) was born!! =) The 14th was my little sister's 12th birthday!! The 15th, Mr. Avegno (the man who did the tattoo on my left rib cage), had his son, Julius!! Needless to say, I've had an amazing past week, with awesome news and lots of excitement about my growing boy!! With every birthday, I think I get more anxious for my son to be born already!! =) December 15th was also the very first time I was actually able to see my belly move on the outside when my son kicked me from the inside!! 3:28 pm, as I was sitting in training for work, I noticed my son kicking a bit harder than usual. I stopped paying attention in class and began paying attention to my belly. And sure enough, POP!! Out goes my belly, right on the left side (right side to you, if you were looking at me) of my belly button!! A HUGE smile flashed across my face. It was soooo amazing. Absolutely unexplainable. I used to wonder if it would feel creepy when my son would finally started to move. But now, all I want to do is feel him move. Every time he kicks, I always say to him, "Hi my son!" =) (or something along those lines... haha) Although I haven't began kick counts (it's still too early), I have been able to notice my son's "sleeping" and "waking" hours. He is usually most active around early afternoon, about 1:30p-3:30p, and again in late evening, about 7p-9p.
Some GOOD NEWS!! December 14th, I had my routine OB appointment with Mrs. Martha Harvey, my amazing midwife. Mommy came with me this time =) We were finally able to get the full and in-depth readings from my 3-D ultrasound in Albany two weeks ago. Martha was able to reassure me that everything, down to the last measurement, was perfectly normal with my son. He has no sign of any mental delay nor sign of any neural tube defects. My blood work came back saying that I will never have a child with cystic fibrosis, since I am not a carrier for the disease. All of my son's major bones are present, all fingers and toes counted for. All measurements of bones and other lengths are similar on each side, and his head is growing in great proportion to his body. At 22 weeks, my uterus is measuring 22 inches in size. She was also able to give me an updated & FINAL due date... I am now officially due APRIL 19th, 2010!! The only shocking thing, I've gained 10LBS. since my last appointment, just a month ago!! No WONDER my back's been killing me!! I am officially 150lbs!! Holy momma! =) No problemo to me... only, I need to get some back strengthening exercises in the mix, because I'm already up about 20lbs and my, oh, my that's been a lot to carry on my front side. My poor back's been crying out pain, keeping me up at night and forcing me to lay out on the floor on my left side just about every hour at work to stretch it out!! Thank goodness I've got an understanding supervisor and fellow staff members, and a wonderful job that allows me the opportunity to take a short break every hour to stretch my aching muscles!! This reminds me of another date to remember... December 10th... I woke up in the middle of the night with my very first pregnancy leg cramp!! Ouch! Although I didn't yell, like everyone asks, I woke with a jerk, and noticed that I was automatically straightening my right leg out, heel down, toe up!! (At least my body knew how to correct the cramp the right way, even while I was out of it!)
Today I got the opportunity to do some holiday shopping with my Mommy and my Auntie Linda, after work. It was an amazing afternoon!! We had some great laughs. And, I was able to get baby daddy some Christmas gifts!! ;) Lin also got to visit my new apartment and got to meet Muffin!! =) Once they left, of course I cried for a little bit... I am beyond emotional these days! It's been a little tough coming home to just my kitty every day. I love Muffin to death, but she doesn't talk back haha. I'm just trying to be a patient as possible for Akeem to get up here to make this apartment feel like home...
On that note, they say that the emotions are best controlled with a good night's rest under the belt, so this tired momma is off to dreamland. =) Training again tomorrow and then work all evening. I'm sure we will catch up again soon. Until next post, all my love!!
And HAPPY HOLIDAYS (in case we don't catch up before then!!) =D
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