Basically, this is it...

Christmas 2011

2012-01-03T21:24:00.002-06:00

A dancing and singing cowboy Santa from GG-Pa and GG-Ma. There's a lot more presents that he opened but I'm too lazy to put them all up here!

This is the one present he opened on Christmas Eve at Nana's and Papoo's house. By the way, Papaw is now Papoo according to Charles.

This is us keeping up our tradition of making Christmas cookies. He helped me cut the cookies out. Then, after they were baked, he helped put the sprinkles and sugar on them.

Christmas Train Ride

2012-01-03T21:12:00.003-06:00

Santa Claus came by and passed out candy canes.

This is Smiley O'Riley the clown. He is from Oklahoma City dental offices that have a train theme for kids. He passed out a packet with a toothbrush and toothpaste.

Charles had cookies. Yummy!

Charles is looking out the window when we first started on the trip.

Halloween 2011

2012-01-03T21:02:00.002-06:00

Trick-or-treating in Aunt Heather's neighborhood with Nana and Papoo.

Playing a golf game at the Navajo school Fall Festival.

A bowling game at the Navajo school.

Painting a pumpkin -- finished!

Just beginning to paint the pumpkin.

Thomas Day Out 2011

2012-01-03T20:55:00.002-06:00

Playing at the tables with the trains and sets.

Charles is holding his ticket while we are on the train.

Charles picked out a Thomas temporary tatoo.

This is all three of us in front of the Frisco sign before we got on the train.

Charles is showing off his engineer hat.

Charles' 3rd Birthday

2012-01-03T20:47:00.002-06:00

Socks from Aunt Cathy and Uncle Mark! "Socks!"Lol :)

Cars!

Eating cake.

Diego cake that I made for him.

Camping in the back yard (May 2011)

2011-05-22T17:59:00.002-05:00

Charles had a cot to sleep in with his own sleeping bag. He ended up sleeping on the floor though!

We made s'mores! Yummy! But Charles only wanted to eat the marshmallow, so Daddy ate the rest of it for him.

We had an air mattress to sleep on and Charles helped Daddy air it up.

Charles had the stakes because he was helping Daddy set up the tent.

Here's the tent all set up! We weren't sure if we were actually going to sleep in there the whole night but Charles finally passed out after we pretended to be asleep for a looong time!

Chillin' with Daddy

2011-03-05T12:49:00.000-06:00

Christmas 2010

2010-12-25T17:27:00.003-06:00

Lots of candy in the stocking!

Cars from Chris and the girls!

Fruit and vegetable basket from Cousin Henry and Cousin Emma!

Eating the candy!

Santa Claus brought him motorized train and a table and chair. He loves them!

Christmas in the Park 2010

2010-11-27T09:20:00.002-06:00

Eating a candy can that Santa gave him. Yummy!

Sitting with Santa and Papaw. Charles is not really happy but at least he's not crying like last year!

Thomas Day Out 2010

2010-10-02T21:16:00.002-05:00

Playing with the trains!

We stayed at Aunt Betty's house on Friday and Saturday. Charles loves Aunt Betty :)

There's Thomas the Tank Engine! His eyes move back and forth when he pushes and pulls the train. Charles liked riding the choo-choo.

We got our picture made with Sir Topham Hatt.

Also got a picture with Thomas. Charles had a great time and cried when we left because he wanted to stay with the choo-choo.

Charles' 2nd Birthday

2010-09-25T15:59:00.003-05:00

Lots of presents!

A cupcake! Mmmm...

Jill Owenby and her son Jack came to the party! Also our friend Kristin!

Yummy pizza! He asked for another cupcake and I told him if he ate some of his pizza....this is what happens!

Here's the cupcake tree (but sideways)

Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium

2010-07-17T19:37:00.004-05:00

At the aquarium.

Charles and Momma touching sea life in the Discovery Center.

Feeding the goats.

Sliding (several times) at the Kids Zone.

Standing in front of the meerkats area.

Looking at meerkats.

Titlow Beach

2010-07-12T18:51:00.003-05:00

Grandpa and Charles.

Looking at the top of a shrimp that has a green rear-end!

Great Blue Heron

Sea anemone under water

Tide going out...pond nearby has a river/creek that runs into the ocean.

Northwest Trek 2010

2010-07-09T19:46:00.002-05:00

Bison

Summer Fun

2010-06-21T22:04:00.003-05:00

Eating cookies.

Filling up the pool.

Playing in the pool.

Zucchini from my own garden.

"Cheese!"

Young's Orchard

2010-05-22T19:25:00.003-05:00

Just got our basket and heading out to the strawberry field. Young's Orchard is near Charlie, Texas (about an hour and a half drive for us).

Charles got into picking strawberries right away, but of course, his Doc and Lightning McQueen cars had to help too!

He put the first few in the basket like I showed him, but once he tasted one he was chowing down! He loved the strawberries and I had to be careful he didn't eat too much sand or green stems!

On the way back now after our basket was overflowing. Charles wasn't ready to go yet lol :)

I'm actually holding the bag of strawberries and Charles is holding his bucket. I couldn't let him have the strawberries because he still wanted to eat some but was too full. So he was taking one bite then throwing the strawberry on the ground. You can see the strawberry stains around his mouth :)

Spring time

2010-04-24T22:06:00.002-05:00

The new dog, Boo. Charles loves her except she is still trying to chew on him all the time! Raddy loves having a play mate.

Trying on Daddy's shoes.

Helping Mama put together her new vacuum. Apparently I forgot to put a bag in the old one and ran it like that for I don't know how long. So one day it died then I did the autopsy to find no bag. New model doesn't take a bag!

Nana and Papaw got a swing set in their back yard. Charles had to have Mimey (Mickey) to help him out.

The slide is a lot of fun! He says "Wee!"

Easter 2010

2010-04-24T21:58:00.002-05:00

Brian is holding Charles in this pic with the other kids from the Easter egg hunt at church.

Charles had one room all to himself. He didn't care about putting the eggs in his basket. He just wanted to open them up to see what was inside and then move to the next egg.

Sitting with Nana and Papaw at church.

Charles looking through his Easter basket that morning.

He found his Easter basket when he got up first thing that morning. He saw Lightning McQueen and knew it was for him!

my new hair style

2010-04-01T21:27:00.002-05:00

Charles' Puppy Boo

2010-03-31T20:31:00.003-05:00

Boo is half lakeland terrier and the vet said he thinks the other half is australian shepherd.

Spring Break Fun

2010-03-18T20:52:00.002-05:00

Finger-painting is always fun for Charles. He enjoys mixing the colors and squishing the sponge in his hands. This picture was taken before the paint was all over his face!

Nana bought a stroller/tricycle. Charles rode in it for the first time today and he enjoyed it. It was a little windy so we only went around the block once.

Charles got a sand box this week. It has a table and umbrella too! He thinks it is so much fun but he still won't get inside yet.

New things

2010-03-01T16:17:00.004-06:00

New "Cars" hat.

Climbing up into the dining room chair all by himself. He's really proud!

Escape from no electricity

2010-02-14T14:52:00.004-06:00

We had a bad ice storm and the whole town and surrounding areas lost power. I lived for 5 days without electricity in the house and decided I'd had more than enough of that! We had a generator to keep a space heater in our bedroom along with lights and the tv (no shows, but movies!). I told Emma and Charles to hug for this picture...Emma's doing her part!

Always with the cars!

Henry told me that he really missed Raddy! They got their cuddle time in.

Brushing his teeth

2010-02-14T14:44:00.001-06:00

Charles likes to brush his teeth. He's not using toothpaste yet and he doesn't actually brush his teeth, but we're getting close!

Visit with the Texas Henriksens

2010-01-20T21:10:00.002-06:00

Bath time! So much fun!

We tried to make Charles stay still for a picture with Henry and Emma but it just wasn't going to happen!

Mamaw's Gift

2010-01-02T20:56:00.003-06:00

Thank you for the gifts, Mamaw! Charles likes his bunny book and thank you for donating to others in need! We love that kind of gift and that is such a great thing for Charles to learn.

Christmas 2009

2010-01-02T20:25:00.003-06:00

On Christmas Eve, Charles was "Santa's Little Helper" or at least that's what his shirt says. He barely had time to pose for this picture with GG-Ma and GG-Pa.

Get in the picture with Nana and Papaw!

Charles likes the snow. We got snow on Christmas Eve. For about 5 hours that morning we also lost power. But we just played with toys like always. Charles didn't seem to notice the lights were out.

We had birthday cake after Christmas dinner.

Eating with a Spoon

2009-12-17T10:49:00.002-06:00

Charles has been trying for a while now to eat with a spoon. He gets angry if we try to help him. So we use two spoons usually -- one for him to practice and one for us to feed him. Now he's getting the hang of it and can eat applesauce, pudding, and yogurt by himself. (Although half ends up in his mouth and half on him!)

Christmas in the Park, Altus

2009-12-13T21:14:00.003-06:00

Halloween

2009-11-11T22:41:00.001-06:00

One Year Pictures--OSU Theme

2009-10-11T20:54:00.002-05:00

Charles' First Haircut

2009-10-11T20:44:00.003-05:00

Here's the finished haircut. No more curls! He didn't cry once and he had plenty of combs to play with! Nana and Papaw also came to watch and that's Christine in the corner of the picture. She cuts my hair and Brian's hair too. She's great and she did an excellent job cutting Charles' hair.

Snip snip!

He's gotta wear a cape too!

Hot Dog Dance

2009-10-07T16:33:00.003-05:00

Charles likes to dance to the hot dog song on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.

My new Kia Borrego

2009-10-04T17:45:00.002-05:00

New car

2009-10-03T13:07:00.002-05:00

We got a new car last Monday night; it's a Kia Borrego. Okay, it's not really a "car" it is an SUV beast. Don't ask me about the gas mileage...I'm still in denial. But it's nice to drive around and nice to look at, so I love it. I haven't taken a picture of it yet, but when I do I'll get it up on the blog. Charles notices he's in a new vehicle, but he doesn't really care. I think he likes the rear air but he just doesn't know it yet. But he did graduate to the forward-facing seat now, so he's actually very happy about that.

1st Birthday Party

2009-09-27T16:54:00.003-05:00

Charles had a cupcake for his 1st birthday. He also ate crackers, cheese, and pepperoni. Family who came included: Nana, Papaw, Uncle Nick, Aunt Heay, Uncle Mark, Aunt Cathy, GG-Ma, GG-Pa, Granny and Grandpa (via the web cam). Charles had a really great time!

Playing with Uncle Nick

2009-09-12T20:44:00.003-05:00

Jackson County Fair

2009-09-12T20:27:00.003-05:00

We went to the fair today with Nana, Papaw, and Aunt Heay (Heather). Charles saw goats, cows, roosters, and miniature horses. There was the 8th annual weiner dog races and the border collie demonstration at the time we were there. Charles really liked the goats the best because he smiled at them. But he was also reaching out for the cows so I guess he liked them too.

Having fun

2009-08-24T21:21:00.003-05:00

Lounging in the chair. Charles loves having his own chair that he can get in and out on his own.

Playing patty-cake with Papaw.

Riding in the mail bag. I think this activity might have been listed in the "Warnings" section of the instructions.

Papaw blows bubbles in Charles' face but he doesn't mind.

Charles can share his toys. (Sometimes)

Walking

2009-08-24T20:36:00.003-05:00

9 months

2009-08-07T14:54:00.003-05:00

New Pics

2009-06-15T10:55:00.003-05:00

Pool time! Charles has a little pool all for himself and he loves to splash us!

Charles practices his walking with his high chair. Works pretty good.

I guess he has to hold his tongue just right. He loves to show it off.

Charles is probably thinking, "How can I catch that dog?" and Raddy is thinking, "Where can I hide?"

Caught Charles with the TV remote control. He loves to play with anything that he sees us using. Hide your remotes and cell phones!

Double Rainbow

2009-06-15T10:52:00.003-05:00

After the rain stopped we had a full double rainbow. I couldn't get a picture of the whole rainbow but it went from one side to the other. Very pretty!

Playing cars

2009-06-15T10:49:00.002-05:00

Charles loves to play with his car!

8 months old! Already?!

2009-06-05T09:29:00.003-05:00

We took these pictures for Mother's Day. Charles is growing up so fast and it seems like he changes all the time. He goes around the house everywhere and gets into everything. He can crawl pretty fast when he wants to! We like to take a walk in the morning when it's cool and he likes to watch Raddy run around the backyard barking. He also spends time playing by himself using his imagination. He loves cars and trucks. He has a car and truck that was a hand-me-down from Henry and he just loves playing with them. He also loves Baby Einstein DVD's. We got a few from Jenny, and then I just bought a new one called "World Music." He actually laughs when the monkey puppet is on the screen with the other characters. We have fun when I stay at home with him all day, but he still goes to daycare three days a week. I think it's good for him to play with the other babies and the caregivers. Well. . . gotta go! Charles won't stay asleep for long!

Happy Birthday, Dad (Grandpa)!

2009-05-11T09:30:00.002-05:00

We hope you had a great birthday.
We love you!

Happy Easter

2009-05-03T15:11:00.003-05:00

Sorry it took so long but....Happy Easter!
Charles is crawling every where, able to sit on his own, and even pulling up. He loves to eat solid foods and is even starting to try some of Mama's and Dada's food.
He growls when he doesn't get what he wants or when he's frustrated. He's been sleeping in his crib the last two weeks instead of his bassinet.
We're looking forward to the summer because Mama gets to stay home!! Yay!

Charles kisses

2009-03-27T13:56:00.003-05:00

Charles has been giving kisses sometimes for about three weeks now. He really just licks our faces but we'll take it!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day/March!

2009-03-21T21:13:00.001-05:00

Sitting

2009-03-21T21:09:00.003-05:00

Look how good Charles is sitting up already! He can sit by himself without falling over for a pretty long time now.

Playing around

2009-03-18T20:56:00.003-05:00

It was nice outside the past few days (86F), so we went outside to play. Most of the time we go out and just watch Raddy run around and bark. He likes to show off for Charles. He will bark at everything and turn to make sure Charles is still watching. I also took out the jumperoo and Charles loved playing in it and being able to look around outside at the same time.

Charles tried his first "Mum-Mum" and he likes them. About half of it actually gets in his mouth and the other half I am still finding the pieces stuck to various things! We can see his first tooth now. It is sticking up just above his gums and the one next to it is working its way up now.

Daddy dressed me! The pants are white with green frogs, the shirt is blue with frogs, and the bib is blue (a different shade of blue) with frogs. The socks are a shade of blue too. All the pieces go with their own outfit but how's Daddy supposed to know things like that! Oh yeah, the new trend is to wear the bib off to the side :)

Silly Songs

2009-03-07T21:33:00.002-06:00

I made up two little songs for Charles.

This one is for when he's drinking his bottle, which we call ba-ba.

"Ba-ba is so very good to me.
I love my ba-ba, yes siree!
2 ounces, 4 ounces, 6 ounces, please.
Give me more ba-ba to fill my tummy!"

(Except I'm going to have to up the ounces soon!)

Here's the other song so he can learn his name. I sing it to the same tune. If you have ever listened to any kids CDs that have "Baa Baa Black Sheep"--that is the tune.

"C-H-A-R-L-E-S
That spells Charles, yes, yes, yes.
C-H-A-R-L-E-S
That spells the name of the baby who's the best!"

Yoda Lamp

2009-03-07T21:23:00.002-06:00

This Yoda lamp was Brian's when he was a little boy. He still had it when Charles was born but it didn't have the lamp part. So we found that and now it lights up. But it had holes where you see the "jewels" now. Aunt Cathy gave this to Brian so we thought it would only be right if she could jazz it up for Charles. She found the jewels and glued them in. Here it is all lit up!! It's really great. Even the eyes glow green, but it's hard to tell in the picture. I think it looks a little scary to see green glowing eyes but Brian says Charles will like it.

Hey! We're just hanging out. Charles likes this rocking seat that Midge (Mom's friend in WA) got him. He's got it all figured out now. He can pull on the dog and it makes music. He also figured out that the little bird on the side will come out when he pulls on it like a little He-Man, but I don't think it's supposed to do that!

New Eating and Sleeping for Charles

2009-03-07T06:52:00.002-06:00

Charles has slept through the night for the past 4 nights! Yay!! He was always good at sleeping for a long period but he went to bed so early that he would always wake up once in the night to eat. Hey, who can blame him? So he would sleep 5-6 hours then wake up to eat, go back to sleep. Now he has been sleeping for 8-10 hours straight. This is great....whoopee!

Charles has been loving the rice cereal for over a month now. Last week he tried sweet potatoes, which he can't get enough of right now. Next week he will be trying squash. It's so fun to see him eat because he gets so excited.

Happy Birthdays!

2009-03-07T06:51:00.002-06:00

Sorry I didn't get this up here sooner.

Happy Birthday to Papaw Alan!

Happy Birthday to Cousins Henry and Emma!

We love you all!

Happy Birthday Aunt Heay!

2009-02-24T20:56:00.003-06:00

Sorry this is a day late! So I guess Happy Belated Birthday! With Brian and Charles being sick (again) right now we forgot to let you know that we love you lots and lots. Charles is looking forward to playing the drum for you next time you come over!

Happy Valentine's Day #2

2009-02-14T13:12:00.002-06:00

Here we are posing in front of artwork done by Charles at daycare. They also had a party for the whole daycare and Charles got cards from the other children. I made a CD and all the kids liked the music. We also put up the cards that he got from family. Today we went to Lawton to eat at Olive Garden. Charles slept the whole way there and back. We love everyone...Charles sends out his smiles to ya!

First Cereal

2009-02-12T21:21:00.003-06:00

Hmm...what has Mommy got? This is Charles first time trying baby rice cereal. It was funny when Dr. Dawod told us that Charles' first food could be rice cereal, Brian asked, "You mean rice krispies?" Not yet, Daddy!

First bite. He sometimes seems to like it because he gets upset if I don't get the spoon to his mouth fast enough. But at the same time he makes a face like he's saying, "Ooh, this is yucky!" He'll either spit it out half the time or actually swallow it. Either way he thinks it's really funny.

Happy Valentine's Day

2009-02-12T21:13:00.002-06:00

Charles says "Love ya!"
Charles has his valentines pajamas on (from Nana) and his "kiss me" frog (from Aunt Cathy and Uncle Mark). He's already used to Aunt Cathy bringing him gifts--when she started to give him the frog he was quick to put his hand out! We hope everyone has a great Valentine's Day!

Charles got a new Bumbo seat with a tray. He likes to sit up straight and he would complain a lot in his other seats. He was always straining to sit up straight. Our living room is taken over now with all of Charles things....how many seats does one baby need?

3 month photos

2009-01-19T18:28:00.005-06:00

Okay, we went in to get one pose but you know how it goes...

This picture is actually a cropped picture because I'm not going to put Charles' naked rear on the internet (you can thank me some day, Charles). This is a picture that Daddy wanted.

This is the side view so you can see his dimple. He only has a dimple in his left cheek.

Here's all of Charles.

This picture is the reason why we wanted to get 3 month pictures. Brian's mom saved this outfit from when Brian got his 3 month pictures made while wearing it (in 1975). This is a similar pose and he wasn't smiling either. This is actually the first picture we took. The suit is 100% polyester and probably similar to the one-piece suits that were popular in the 70's. I think I saw Mr. Furley wearing one like it on Three's Company !)

Now here's the pose like Daddy's picture except it shows Charles' personality. He is such a happy baby and smiles a lot. It doesn't take much to get him smiling.

Teething

2009-01-08T12:07:00.002-06:00

Charles is teething now. He gets fussy every now and then but for the most part he just has been sucking his fingers more and drooling a river. I hope it doesn't get any worse than that.

Charles must have decided he doesn't really like his pacifier anymore. He used to want it several times a day, especially at nap time and bedtime. Now all of the sudden his thumb tastes better! He actually refuses to take the paci most days.

We switched bottles to ones that are called Dr. Brown's. We have been using them for a week now and I can tell the difference. Charles has less spit-up and gas. He seems to think they are just fine...he knows what "ba-ba" is when he sees it!

Happy Birthday Jenny!

2009-01-08T12:01:00.001-06:00

Happy Birthday to Jenny (a little late!) I hope you had a great day! We love you!

Diapers

2009-01-02T18:20:00.002-06:00

Charles has outgrown the cloth diapers. I will have to buy the next size up. I tried several different types and the ones I like best were Swaddlebees all-in-ones with the BumGenius all-in-ones being second best. I tried Kissaluvs (which were nice but had to use a cover), Happy Heiny (same problem as Kissaluvs), and FuzzyBunz also. I did try G-diapers which are part cloth and part disposable. They were actually nice except when he pooped. Then it was just way to messy for me. The all cloth diapers were easier for me to deal with than the G diapers. Just thought I'd let you all know in case anyone wanted to try cloth diapers instead of disposables.

Every day things...

2008-12-29T22:04:00.004-06:00

In the crib there is a "sleep positioner" which helps Charles stay in a certain position. He usually likes to sleep on his side if he is flat. On this day, however, he was being a wiggle-worm, which is fine as long as he is sleeping. He likes to have a pacifier sometimes and his "Ookie" doll.

Charles sleeps in our room at night in the bassinet. This is the set-up we have for him because he still doesn't like to sleep flat on his back. He is in his bouncy seat. We have started strapping him in because he's been actively dreaming lately! He does really well sleeping at night except every now and then when he has too much gas.

Charles likes his swing. I remember when he actually did not like it very much. In this picture you can see what he usually does in the swing--hold Ookie and talk to Po the Kung-fu Panda. He's actually looking at the Christmas tree in this shot.

Look! It's a cloth diaper. Charles wears his cloth diapers mostly on the weekends but some evenings too. During the day he wears disposable at the daycare and at night as well. The diapers are not up to his heavy wetting in the night. We had two instances of leaks and that was it for me! Other than that, the diapers are great. They are so soft and he can usually wear them 2-3 hours before a change is needed. I put a paper (made for cloth diapers) in the diaper to help clean up poop messes. It works great. I just lift out the paper and the diaper is not messy. Then I just put the diapers in a bag and wash them the next day. In one day he uses about 8 diapers. If I was with him at home all day I would use these all the time.
Here he is with the pajamas closed up. See! You can't tell he's got a cloth diaper on! For more pics of our family click the link to the right that says "Brian's pictures." Brian has a page where he uploads pretty much all the pics we have.

Christmas 2008

2008-12-29T21:30:00.005-06:00

We spent Christmas at the Henriksen's in Texas. This was Charles' first trip to Texas and his first long trip. This was the first time spent the night away from home. The first two nights he needed to adjust and he slept with me. But then he was right at home. He had a great time with Henry and Emma. Every time he saw Emma his face would light up. Emma said, "Look! He's making a happy face at me!" Henry and Emma also got to help with bath time. Emma was very interested in everything that Charles did--from sleeping to eating to diaper change. Henry just wanted to show him how to play with toys and get a kiss every now and then. We had a web-camera Christmas with the family in Washington. It was great! It was nice to talk to everyone and see them at the same time. Here's some Christmas pics...Enjoy! To see more, check out Jenny's blog for Henry and Emma.

Our Christmas tree. We bought it this year. It is tall and skinny which is what we needed. Charles loves looking at it so much that we are going to leave it up for a bit.

Christmas morning at the Henriksen's house before the kids woke up.

Hanging out on Christmas Eve. The kids are getting ready to go to bed and everyone is in their pajamas.

Christmas morning! Brian, Charles, and I were the first to get up. Brian and I ate breakfast which was hot chocolate and a large cookie that we split. Charles is modeling the "Baby's First Christmas" hat that Granny got him. It was actually way too small so we just set it on top of his head and took a picture quickly before it fell off.

After opening presents! Brian and Jason tackle the wooden kitchen set that Santa brought for Emma.

Look Santa, I love my links!

Line up all the dinosaurs!

Feeling much better

2008-12-01T09:45:00.002-06:00

The medicine has been helping to clear up the rash. No more itching, etc. I still have redness in my face, arms, stomach and back. My legs and feet still look like they have some of the rash. I also still have the scaly patches but they are going away. Thanks for the calls and emails!

Skin update

2008-11-28T23:11:00.000-06:00

My right elbow.

My right ankle.

My left arm and hand. My hands are worse since this afternoon. More redness and swelling.

My knees. Instead of just red blotches, my normal skin makes it look like I have white spots on red skin.

I did go back to the ER this morning. I saw a different doctor who gave me a different medicine which is stronger (Prednisone). It looks like the antibiotic I was on for the mastitis has caused this. I was taking Bactrin (a sulfonamide). Plus I was taking a double dose! These are pictures of the worse right now. By this afternoon, the medicine was helping. My face is still red around my nose but there is no more swelling. My neck, chest and upper arms seem lighter. The burning/pins and needles feeling has mostly gone away. The itchiness is more tolerable now. My legs, lower arms, hands and feet, however, are still bad. In fact my hands look worse. The doctor said that the antibiotic takes a while to build up in the system so it may take a while to get out. I have to take the Prednisone for 5 more days and I see my regular doctor on Monday. I took an oatmeal soak tonight per Mamaw's suggestion. It felt better afterwards, but it seems like I might have had the water too hot. It got a little more red for a while. Also, I washed the baby bottles with hot water and my hands didn't do well after that either.
Well, I'll let you know how I'm doing. Hopefully, it will be good news tomorrow!

What is this?

2008-11-28T05:55:00.001-06:00

My arm.

My shoulder.

My arm.

My side.

My face.

What the heck is wrong with me? Is this really just an allergic reaction? I went to the emergency room yesterday morning about this same time and I got a steroid shot. Instead of getting better I have just been getting worse and worse. The pictures don't even really show how bad it looks. I took pictures of my face, arms and side. The red spots have turned into large red areas that look like a bad sunburn. I itch like crazy all over but at the same time there is this burning, stinging sensation similar to pins and needles. My lips hurt, my eyes hurt (which I tried to get a pic with them not bugging out but that is just how I look!) The spots have now turned up on the palms of my hands and the soles of my feet. Has anyone ever had anything like this or do you know anyone who has? Let me know if you have any suggestions on what I can do.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-27T21:02:00.000-06:00

Well, even though I was having problems (see previous post), we went to Nana's and Papaw's house (Brian's parents) for Thanksgiving. Aunt Heather held Charles for his afternoon nap and he slept 2 1/2 hours. He woke up and had a good time with Nana and Papaw. This was his first time at their house and they have a room all set up for him. It is decorated with Winnie the Pooh. We had a fun time today!

Charles wore his Thanksgiving outfit that says "Baby's 1st Thanksgiving" and it has Pooh and Tigger on it. I took a picture of Brian and Charles standing next to Charles artwork that he made at daycare. Of course he had a little help with it. They dipped his hands in paint and helped him decorate a turkey picture and a scarecrow. They said he enjoyed it.

Happy Thanksgiving from the Chaney family!

Keep getting sick!

2008-11-27T20:52:00.001-06:00

These were the only pics I could take of myself. I don't know why but I just keep getting sick! I had a cold, then the flu, then mastitis, then another cold, and now an allergic reaction to the antibiotic I was taking for the mastitis. Ugh! I started getting it yesterday with just a few bumps on my arms and legs that itched. The doctor is out until Monday so I called the Nurse Hotline at the hospital. I took Benadryl and Tylenol (100.4 fever) and went to bed. About 5:45 am I woke up and notice my ear was itching. When I touched it I noticed it was swollen. My ears were red and swollen along with my face and lips. I had red spots and blotches all over my body...I'm talking from my scalp to my toes and every place in between. Oh, and it itches! Not only that, but it feels like pins and needles all over and it's hot. I went to the emergency room and got a shot. I also got a steroid prescription that I take. The doc said this could last days or weeks because it will take that long for the antibiotic to get out of my system. But he said it should start to get better within a few days and get better every day. I have to go see my regular doctor next week to check me. So far since this morning my face and neck has gotten less red but other parts of me are worse, such as my back and arms. The red bumps turned into blotches and now large red patches. Some of the patches are scaly. And what's worse is that we were scheduled to have our family picture done this Saturday. Guess not! We're just going to get Charles' picture done and do a family one later. Well, I hope I can get better soon.

Smile

2008-11-20T15:44:00.001-06:00

Look at that smile! Believe it or not, this is a sick baby! He has the flu right now, but not the fever and vomiting flu. He has a little bit of a runny nose and a rash all over his body. He was having "tummy time" and this was afterwards when he was on his back. He is almost laughing but he hasn't yet. He is making lots of other sounds now and he is learning to play the "copy cat" game where we copy each other's sounds.

Baby!

2008-11-15T14:31:00.001-06:00

Brian caught us sleeping! Doesn't Charles look so sweet?! Sometimes this is how we sleep at night because Charles doesn't like being on his back. He has acid reflux and starts to gag, cough and wheeze when he's on his back. So this works for us when we need sleep.
Bath time in the bathroom sink! Brian is so considerate--the towel is blocking the view in just the right area! Charles likes to take a bath. He doesn't play yet, but he doesn't cry about it much any more either.
Charles' first Halloween! This is the only outfit we managed to get on. It says "Guess whoooo's first Halloween" and has an owl on it. He is also wearing pumpkin socks. He received 3 other Halloween outfits but has yet to wear them.
I figured out how to rock him to sleep finally! I have to cover him from head to toe (which his face is only showing for the picture). Then I hold his head so it doesn't flop around; I rock him pretty fast, and pat his bottom or back. All the while I sing him a song. It usually puts him to sleep right away. Then we both sleep in the chair or sometimes I can get him to sleep in the swing.
Aha! I caught Brian and Charles sleeping! I get up at 5:30am and Brian takes over so I can get ready for work. Sometimes they sleep together and sometimes they talk.

Charles has been doing well in daycare. The two ladies are Marsella (Mar-Mar) and Danielle. They take good care of him. I've been told that a lot of times he likes to just sit and watch the other babies playing. They are also amazed at how well he can hold his head up. I'm adjusting going back to work and having him at daycare. I won't lie, it's hard right now and I basically have to talk myself out of quitting my job every morning. I've been told it will get better...

Charles is gaining weight well. Last check up he was 8 1/2 pounds. I can tell he's growing every day. He's started smiling now when we talk or laugh or smile at him. He can sometimes roll over one way when he's on his tummy. Every week we get visits from Sunni, and she is a Family Support Worker. She tells us what to expect developmentally from Charles and how we can help him. Overall, she is helping us to be better parents. It is a free program for parents. That's what is new for now!

Hanging out with Daddy

2008-10-22T19:21:00.001-05:00

After Charles eats and falls asleep, Brian gets to hold him while he sleeps. We found out he has a little case of reflux so he has to be upright for at least 15 minutes after eating. I know we can use the bouncy seat or swing, but he sleeps longer if we just hold him. So Brian and Charles get to hang out a lot at night before "bedtime." We worked out a system where Brian stays up with Charles until midnight (if he makes it until then) while I sleep a few hours. Then I take over for the rest of the night. Well, one of these days we'll be able to sleep more!

Brian Charles Chaney, II

2008-10-15T17:16:00.000-05:00

Just after Charles was born I held him. I was so happy to finally see him.
Brian and I are so happy he's finally here. Of course, I was a little tired at the time of this picture.
Charles sleeps in a bassinet in our room. Mamaw let us pick out the bassinet. Thanks, Mamaw, for our bassinet! He really liked being swaddled for a while but he's starting to get annoyed by it now. He grunts and really tries to get out of the blanket.
Here's Granny with Charles. She got to stay with us for a couple of weeks to help take care of Charles and spend time with him.

Charles was born on September 27!!! I know it's been 2 1/2 weeks since then...I've been way too busy to update the blog until now. Charles weighed 7 lbs and he was 20 inches long. He's so cute and lovable! We are all doing fine and I'm getting to spend time with Charles at home right now. Brian is such a good Daddy. Charles recognizes our voices already and knows who we are. We love him so much already!

Baby Shower

2008-09-07T10:27:00.001-05:00

Here are the hostesses for the shower with me and Brian. From the left is Nicole, Valerie, Brian, me, Kathy, Dana, Lawona, and Sharon. Brenda, Vicki, and Sherri couldn't make it to the shower. The baby got lots of great presents, and I put a few pictures below.

36 Weeks

2008-09-07T10:18:00.001-05:00

Okay, here I am at 36 weeks....I feel like I am huge! I am going to see the doctor once a week now. At the last visit this week I have gained a total of 31 pounds. I don't think I can gain anymore or I might fall over! Brian and I started the childbirth classes this week. We will go one night a week until the 30th, so 4 classes all together. We got a tour of the childbirth floor at the hospital. It looks pretty nice. We also watched a video about an epidural, which scared me a little. But next week we watch a video on a vaginal birth and a cesarean section birth. Sounds like fun, huh?

Thanks Midge!

2008-08-30T20:04:00.001-05:00

Thanks, Midge, for the seat/rocker! Brian was so excited when we got this in the mail. He had to point out to me that we had picked this out at the store (yes, I remember that!). He doesn't get excited about the clothes or things like that, but this was the first present we got that he just kept talking about....for a while. We can't wait to use it!

Nursery

2008-08-30T19:56:00.001-05:00

We have the crib set up with all the bedding. It looks so cute. Brian put together the crib and the dresser. We also have shelves that we painted white, yellow, and blue. Heather and Jill painted the walls green. Brian painted the trim white. I love my new chair. It is a rocking recliner and it is so comfortable. In fact, I slept in it for part of last night because I couldn't get comfortable in bed. Everything looks so cute, I get excited thinking about the baby being here soon!

32 Weeks

2008-08-10T16:35:00.001-05:00

Well, we made it to 32 weeks now. Everyone keeps telling me how small I am, but I don't feel like it. He still moves around a lot, and sometimes he wakes me up at night with a party in my belly! After weighing in at the doctor's office this week, I have gained a total of 27 pounds so far. Everything is looking good with the baby. Now if my ribs/back on my right side would just quit hurting, and if I didn't have to use the bathroom so frequently, and well, this list could go on! In the picture you can see I got a haircut recently. I don't think I've had my hair this short before but it is so much easier to fix in the morning!

Floor--After

2008-08-10T16:27:00.000-05:00

Here's the "after" pictures of our floor. Brian did a great, great, great job with the tile! Here's the dining room.
Here's the laundry room. Please excuse the laundry on the floor; I didn't really get to do any for two weeks.
Here's the hallway in front of the laundry room.
Here's our kitchen. Finally! I have my stove and oven back. We became regulars at the nearby Sunrise Cafe for a while since I couldn't cook.
Here's the entryway that Brian added in front of our front door. I love this part! Again, thank you so much, Brian, for all of your hard work for over a month. I hope your knees and back start to feel better soon!
We also had carpet installed after Brian got done with the tile floor. Here's Raddy enjoying the new carpet.

Floor--Before

2008-08-10T16:20:00.000-05:00

Here's the "before" pictures of our floor. It's actually a little after because Brian already got up the linoleum layers (3 in most places). It took him two weeks to do that part. I guess it took me two weeks to find the camera in our jumbled-up house! Here he is cleaning up the last bit of dirt off the concrete floor.
Here's the floor in the laundry room.
Here's the floor of the hallway in front of the laundry room.
This is our dining room and you're looking into the water heater closet.
Here's our kitchen floor.

Ultrasound Baby Pictures

2008-07-25T21:23:00.000-05:00

I added a link at the right so that you can view the pictures from the 4D ultrasound. Some of the pictures look the same, but I hope you enjoy looking at them.

Hi everybody!

2008-07-20T12:17:00.000-05:00

Hey, I've been noticing that people I don't know are actually looking at my blog because I've gotten a few comments. I didn't think anyone but my family and some friends looked, so I appreciate all of you checking it out. Thanks!

Baby Stuff

2008-07-18T15:39:00.000-05:00

All of these pictures show things that Aunt Cathy found for the baby. Here are a few summer outfits she found.
Here's an extra large diaper holder that she found. Someone had made it and she found it at a garage sale. I don't know if I'm going to use it as a diaper holder but Aunt Cathy suggested I could put blankets in it.
Here are two blankets that she found. They are really pretty.

I have gotten so many things for the baby already! Mostly from several family members. I wanted to take pictures so that you all can see too. I only took a few pictures right now, so I will try to take more later when the house gets back to normal after tile and carpet are finished.

Mini-Vacation

2008-07-18T15:20:00.001-05:00

We went to Quartz Mountain for a mini-vacation. We stayed one night at the lodge, and it was Brian's anniversary gift to me. I'm sitting at the picnic table after we finished eating lunch. It was about 98 degrees but we were in the shade and had a nice breeze. We had sandwiches, chips and dip, carrots, and desert.
This is our view from the picnic table. I think we found a good spot.
Brian really wanted to get in a canoe so I went too. It was really hot and I didn't feel like paddling, but he had a great time. Afterwards, I made him buy me a sno-cone to cool off.
We stayed the night at the lodge and this is the view from our door. That night after dinner we enjoyed taking chairs out on the patio to look and the view and talk.
After dinner we also decided to take a short walk and look around. Here I am already tired and ready to go sit down. Seems like I get tired a lot more easier than I used to.

We had a great time and it was nice to get away for a couple of days. We've been talking about how it's already time to go again!

4D Ultrasound

2008-07-13T12:53:00.000-05:00

Here's a video of the 4D ultrasound that we got yesterday. It is just a video of everything we saw and it is about 25 minutes long. Brian's family (Jill, Alan, and Heather) went with us. We got to see the baby's face in 3D. We also saw his feet, arms, hands, and his boy parts. The 4D part is to see all of that while he is moving. So, sometimes the video shows him open his mouth to yawn or put his fingers or toes in his mouth. He was moving around a lot and covering his face up with his hands and feet. I guess he didn't want his picture taken! I think he has Brian's nose and lips. He might even have the dimple in his chin like Brian does. It's hard to tell, but he's already a cutie!! As part of the ultrasound we also get a website that you can look at pictures and make comments. I think I will just have the pictures there instead of trying to put all of them on here. That will be a lot of work! As soon as I get the other website figured out I will let you know. I hope you all enjoy a sneak peek at the baby!

Oh, and good news, I don't have gestational diabetes! Guess I shouldn't have eaten fruit loops and Welch's fruit snacks before the first diabetes test! Oops, it seems obvious now!!

28 Weeks

2008-07-09T20:44:00.000-05:00

The baby and I have reached 28 weeks. The doctor said I was doing well this week. My blood pressure is good and I have gained a total of 21 pounds. I have about 12 weeks to go until B-day! I had to do the gestational diabetes test this week and I didn't pass the first one. I went back today for the second one and had to give blood 4 times. That was not fun. I will find out the results in a day or two, and if I've got it I'll let you know. Oh yeah, my belly button did pop out but not a lot!

Brian is off work for this month and he's been doing a lot of work at home. He is taking up the linoleum in the kitchen, dining room and laundry room. He's going to be finished with that by Friday! Then he is going to put down ceramic tile.

24 Weeks

2008-06-12T12:28:00.000-05:00

Happy about my belly and baby inside! Belly button is still an innie, and I hope it doesn't pop out!
I don't know...can you tell any difference from the last picture? Just kidding, I can definitely tell I have grown, which means baby is growing too. I had another doctor appointment this week. Everything is going great and I gained 5 pounds in the last month. So I have gained a total of 15 pounds. I am supposed to start putting on more weight from now on as the baby gains the majority of his weight now. I am supposed to gain 25-35 pounds total. So let's see, it took me 6 months to gain 15....I guess I can gain another 15 pounds in the next three months :)

Right now the baby enjoys listening to music (I guess he does anyway). We listen to it together instead of the headphones on the belly. I learned some songs to sing to him, so almost every morning I sing him one. I figure if he gets used to hearing my singing voice now, it won't scare him later!

I will have to take some pictures of the things I have gotten for the baby so that you all can see. We've gotten clothes and all kinds of things from family, and few we bought on our own. I will try to do that next week.

Neighbor's Damage

2008-06-11T13:45:00.000-05:00

A power line was down across the road, so neighbors were out to try to keep people from driving down that street. Later the police came and blocked the area. The debris on our streets was so bad that cars had trouble getting through. Small bulldozers came through and worked all night clearing the streets. Broadway street and part of highway 62 were also closed, so the street of Park Lane became a major way for the diverted traffic for a few days.
Here's our western-side neighbor's backyard. You can see my car under the carport at the left. To the right, you can see the black electrical line that is lying on our fence and it extends into their yard. We got our power back on Saturday evening, but they got theirs back today when the line was put up.
Here's their tree where the dog was chained up. There is a shed on the left next to the tree and the dog was found between the tree and the shed. She has some boo-boos but she is alright.
Here's our western-side neighbor's front yard. Their tree is mostly gone and you can see it lying there. They lost several shingles on their roof as did our neighbor's to the east of us. Both of them will probably have to get new roofs. We only lost one shingle.
The front of the church across the street suffered damage. The whole overhanging porch roof blew away. You can see one of the white poles on the ground and the other lying across the doorway. Part of the roof was lost so that this part of the building was open to the elements, so I'm sure they have lots of water damage on the inside.

Like I said before, this is just some of the damage. This doesn't even compare to other damage in neighborhoods close to ours. My brother-in-law, Nick, took lots of pictures around town. You can see them at http://flickr.com/photos/tech2/

Tornado (unofficially) in Altus!

2008-06-11T13:21:00.000-05:00

We lost our redbud tree when the whole tree was pulled out of the ground leaving a hole! I'm really sad about losing this tree because it was the most beautiful redbud I had ever seen :(
Branches from our neighbor's tree fell all around Brian's car not on it! Thank you, God!
We lost our shed and some of the contents. The shed is folded up against the fence and contents are lying around. This was the next morning so Brian had already picked up our grill which you can see at the right of the picture. That was turned over and sitting on its lid with the legs in the air. Oh, and some pieces of the shed are lying in our neighbor's yard!
Here's a look at the front of our house the next morning. Brian had to move the branch in the driveway so he could go to work. We had no electricity but the tech center did, so off to work!
Here's our neighbor's dog (on the right) who is staying in our backyard until things get fixed in theirs. The dog was chained to a tree that got blown over. Their electrical line also fell in the tree and yard, but we had already lost power before that. We were worried at first that she had died because she did not come when we called. The neighbors got home right after the storm. Brian and Pat found the dog out of her chain but still in the fallen tree.

So in case you didn't know, we had a tornado in Altus last Thursday, June 5th. It hit hardest on my part of town, the air force base, and in Blair. I said in the title "unofficial" because the base sounded the alarm but the town of Altus didn't. So the county officials cannot say it was a tornado, if you know what I mean. But we all know it was and some people have pictures of the funnel touching ground. The damage was really bad for some. We lost power on Thursday about 20 minutes before it hit (because of the high winds) and we got power back on Saturday evening. Our neighbor on the west side lost a tree and lots of branches of others, and they also lost one vehicle when a tree fell on the carport. I saw many homes with huge trees lying on their cars and one home I saw had part of the neighbor's tree in their house! Many homes also had partially lost their roofs. I can't even begin to describe all of the damage here. So, I am thankful to God that no one lost their homes and no one had died. I'm going to post a blog next that will only have pictures of my neighbor's.

WOSC

2008-06-11T13:14:00.000-05:00

Well, it was official yesterday that I got the full-time position for biology instructor at Western Oklahoma State College (WOSC). Yay!!! I'm really happy and excited to have this full-time job. I have been enjoying working there part-time. My full-time position takes effect in August. I am still working part-time this summer, but I will get a key to my new office soon so I can move in!

Lots of big things have happened this year for us so far. #1--we bought Mom & Dad's house here in Altus, #2--baby's coming!, and #3--now I have a full-time job!

Brian is enjoying his new work this month at the tech center. He is working with the simulator instructor on the flight simulator machine to repair it. If this works out he may be on an 11-month contract in the future.

In July Brian is putting in tile floors for my kitchen/dining room and the laundry room. We are also looking at getting new carpet in the rest of the house. I'm excited about this because I have been wanting new flooring for a long time.

Another Ultrasound

2008-05-21T18:39:00.001-05:00

I got a call this morning that there was a computer problem last week and my ultrasound exam never made it to the doctor. So I had to go in again today. Don't worry, it wasn't done again because of the baby.
This picture is labeled. It shows the baby holding his foot. The foot is in front of the hand in the picture with his wrist and elbow bent. So just above the word "foot" are the fingers, but you can't barely make them out.
This picture shows one of the feet. The heel is at the left and the toes are to the right. The other foot was underneath this one.
This one shows the boy parts. One leg is at the top and the little rearend is at the left. There is a T just above the testicles and to the right is the penis. Just right of that you can see part of the umbilical cord. So I can really see now that the baby is a boy!

Ultrasound

2008-05-14T19:19:00.001-05:00

Baby's face looking right at you with the forehead (looks like a large black spot) at the left side of the pic. You can see two black eyes, the nose and chin. A fist is at the top of the pic.
Baby's legs from a front view with baby lying on his side. The abdomen is at the left of the pic and feet (which are upturned) are at the far right of pic. You can see two large knees in the center of the pic.
Baby's legs at a slightly different view. The feet are at the left side of pic. The lower leg is more straight and the top leg is slightly bent.
Baby's profile looking up. You can see the forehead, one eye (black spot), a pointy nose and mouth.
Another profile pic. The head looks much bigger and you can't see the nose and mouth as well.

You can click on the pictures to see them larger. It was very exciting to see the baby moving around. I could feel it sometimes as I was seeing it. We saw the baby do a total flip and move hands and feet. We also saw the baby scratch my placenta which was actually really cute. We could see the bottom of the feet and toes really well. We saw the heart beating too. The technician pointed out the boy parts to us twice, but I couldn't really tell. She said that she was pretty sure the baby is a boy, but that it's not 100%. Right now the names we like are Alexander Charles or Brian Charles (after Brian, but we would call the baby Charles). We will probably wait until the baby gets here to make up our minds.

Interview

2008-05-14T10:49:00.000-05:00

I had the interview today for the full-time biology instructor at WOSC. I think it went well, and I answered the questions as best as I could. I should hear either way within the next few days, so I'll let you know.

20 Weeks

2008-05-12T12:44:00.001-05:00

I went to the doctor today. I have 3 doctors and I have been to all 3 now. The one today was Dr. Hyde, who is my usual doctor that I see every year. All 3 doctors are women and I see all three of them because it is possible that any one of them could deliver the baby. It depends on who is on-call the day I deliver. I would only get to choose which doctor if my delivery is planned ahead of time, like for surgery or induction. I gained 4 more lbs. Dr. Hyde said I was doing well. She asked if I had a good appetite, and Brian was sitting there shaking his head "yes" really big! We listened to the heartbeat again. I get an ultrasound on Wednesday, so if we find out the gender I'll let you know. Brian was really excited about the ultrasound, and the nurse and I were laughing because of it. Here's a picture I took today, and I think there's a big difference from last month.

Happy Mother's Day

2008-05-09T20:08:00.000-05:00

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers! I love you, Mom! Thank you Mom and Dad for the beautiful flowers you sent to me! I'm looking forward to being a Mom, and I hope that I can be as great as my Mom.

Doctor Yesterday

2008-05-06T17:48:00.000-05:00

I went to my cardiologist yesterday because I had told my doctor about feeling cold. My cardiologist said that it was not related to my heart. He said it sounded like it could be my thyroid or possibly just part of pregnancy. My other doctor said my thyroid level is normal. My cardiologist and I talked about my medication, and I am planning to continue not taking it while I am pregnant and breastfeeding. So I will see my cardiologist in one year unless I have any problems before that.
As far as feeling cold, I have been feeling fine. And I haven't had any "morning sickness" for the last two weeks! I'm hoping that means it's done. I still feel the baby move every day, and sometimes it feels like the baby is ramming his/her head into me. Or pushing on me and trying to stretch my uterus! It doesn't hurt but I don't like it anyway.

Still Moving

2008-05-02T11:17:00.000-05:00

So I felt the first movement on April 26th at 10:20am, and I have felt it move every day since then. Sometimes I forget for the first nanosecond that it is a baby moving, and I think "what is that?" Then, oh yes, there is a baby in there! Sometimes the baby hits me so hard that I can actually see it from the outside! But that is only sometimes. And I keep calling Brian over to see, but then nothing happens. So the other night Brian was talking to the baby and kissing my belly where I said the baby was moving. Then he laid his cheek there, and the baby kicked so hard that Brian felt it! Brian was really happy and satisfied that he felt the baby move too.
I'm in my 5th month now and I will find out in about a week and a half when I will get an ultrasound done. Hopefully then we will know if we have a girl or boy!

School is almost over for this semester/year. Brian will be working in June for the first time as a trial basis. They are changing up his program and he might be put on an 11-month contract in the future. This is really good and he is happy about that. I have applied for the full-time biology instructor position at WOSC. I have an interview on May 14th, so we will see what happens! I will be working this summer as adjunct instructor (part-time) teaching two biology classes. I'm looking forward to that.

First Movement!

2008-04-26T20:47:00.000-05:00

Today I felt the baby moving for the first time! I felt a poke from the inside that could only be the baby. I felt it a few times today, and I keep waiting to feel it again. Yay!

16 Weeks

2008-04-16T20:09:00.001-05:00

Well, I made into the fourth month. I've grown a little where a few people have asked me if I am pregnant. It depends on what clothes I am wearing. At my doctor appointment this week, I showed a 3 pound gain. The nurse said I was on track. Most of my regular pants don't fit me anymore, but there are still a few I can wear. I am still getting sick some mornings but it is not as bad. Sometimes I get really hungry and my stomach growls a lot when I shouldn't be hungry normally. I still have a really bad breakout on my face and I'm hoping it will get better soon. I am going to see my cardiologist for a checkup next month. I have been feeling cold. The doctor said that my heart may be compensating for the baby so I am having poor circulation to the rest of my body. I guess it's all going to the baby! The cardiologist is going to tell me if I need to start taking my medicine again or not. Brian and I got to hear the baby's heartbeat again this week. It sounded a little slower than last time and the doctor said it changes through the months of development.