Jan 8th, 2008: Thought that I would let you all know the tons of cravings that I have been having. I will just mention the big ones. so the biggest one so far has been fins drive in hamburgers, cheese enchiladas, beef ramen noodles, tons and tons of milk, crusty bread with soft insides. bologna sandwiches, oh and did I mention elephant ears. go figure that you can only get them in august here. arg. I looked up how to make them and all there was were cookie recipe. lame. oh well. I made cinnamon toast. I hate ice cream and its held true through the pregnancy. well my husband just looked up ways to make elephant ears and found two ways. the first one was not any good but the second was a winner. We made so many. thank god that they reheat well. I have such a great husband.

Jan 7th, 2008: The birthing director called from the hospital just now and I set up dates for my birthing classes. Its a 5 week coarse, we will be starting on January 21st and ending Febuary 18th. I was not sure if I wanted to take these but my doctor recommended it. So I will be giving it a try. It should be fun and some good bonding time with adam and I that is focused on baby!!! Did anyone else take these classes? and what did you all think about them?

Jan 4th, 2008:well today was an eventful day. went to this science museum in Portland and they had a specimine of a child growing every week. I thought that they were just fake replicas but turns out that they were real and made me very sad. I do not think that they should do that. I know now that what I am feeling is baby moving around. Last night while I was laying on my belly I could feel her completely change positions. It was amazing. She does kick and when adam lays his hand on my belly in the morning. He can feel it to. I am up late eating a bologna sandwich( it just sounds really good and it is.) I also have heart burn and indigestion. I have tums though so it will be fine. Well I will update more later.

Jan 2nd, 2008: well. do not know if what I am feeling right now are kicks or gas bubbles. my tummy has been on the fritz for the last couple of days with gas, bloating, constipation, and then some runny stuff. do not really know what is going on with my tummy. hope that it settles soon.

Dec 28th, 2007:went to the emergency room due to awful tooth pain. went to the dentist the next day and they pulled my wisdom tooth. I was is sooo much pain it was such a relief. I feel much better now.

Dec 25th, 2007: Today for christmas we got a swing for baby. I am sooooo excited. Cant wait to have her here.

Dec 19th,2007:Well I am getting ready for my u/s. Drinking all the water is not the problem. The problem is holding it in. I hope that I can do it. I am bringing an extra pair of paints and underwear just in case. tee hee. Will write more when I get back. Hope all goes well!!!!!!... Well the baby was crossing the legs a little but we deffinetly saw it.... ITS A GIRL. We are so excited to welcome a little girl into our lives. I am restitching my baby blanket for her and we can finally go shopping. We are going to name her Elizabeth Maree Snodgrass. The doctor said that she is growing perfectly. The shape of her head and tummy and everything looks like it just came out of a text book. I was thrilled. I started crying when I saw her and even my hubby was choked up a little. It was one of the most amazing moments of my life.

Dec 18th, 2007: 18 weeks pregnant today. wow. cant believe that tomorrow I will get to possibly know the sex. I am so excited. :) I just cried a little cause my hubby is not home yet and I miss him. Then I started laughing at myself. I am such an emotional pregnant dork!!! I love it though.

Dec 17th, 2007: Awake way to early in the morning again due to vivid crazy dreams. I wish I could sleep through the night like I used to. My back has really started to hurt over the past month. Shooting pains in my tail bone. When I step on my right foot it hurts really bad and when I do anything physical it hurts. Will ask the doc about it on Wednesday. Thats the appt. to check on the sex of our child. Still not feeling any movement in there. Cant wait till that happens.

Dec 13th, 2007: I just found out that my appointment with the specialist is on friday the 21st. I am really anxious to find out what is going to happen. I have a lot of questions that I am going to be asking my ob/gyn since I see her before the specialist. Like my likely hood of getting pregnant again with this surgery, being able to deliver vaginally with this pregnancy, and what the risks are to me holding off till after pregnancy. I am also scared because my step mom had precancerous cells on her cervix and they ended up giving her a hystorectomy. That was also after she had all the children that she was going to have but I am feeling a bit worried. I am my dads fourth and youngest and my mothers only. I was raised mainly by my mother and she passed in march of 2003. She had cancer for 13 years and it was a constant struggle for the both of us. Losing her was awful. My half brother died of cancer as well in 2000. Being and only child I have always wanted to have a big family, and I hope that can become a reality for me. I also want to be healthy for my children, and do not want to die of cancer at a young age and leaving them and my husband. Needless to say I have a lot of worries and really hope that maybe I can get some answers to my immediate questions on the 19th if not then, on the 21st. Please if anyone has had this complication during there pregnancy, please tell me how things are going for you.

Dec 12th, 2007: I called the specialist today to make an appointment. They are going over my records before they make the appointment. Hope everything is going to go well.

Dec 11th 2007: So I am due on may 19thth 2008. At least that is what we are told. We will know more on the exact date on my ultra sound on the 19th. We are so excited to see our baby and find out what we are going to have. It will be nice to stop referring to it as "the baby" and we can call the baby by name and gender. We have already picked out the names. If the baby is a girls her name will be Elizabeth Maree, and if the baby is a boy his name will be Alexander Warren. Last name omitted of coarse. We are undecided about taking a birthing class but I will be taking prenatal yoga. One thing that I am really worried about is that at my last obgyn appt. I had a really bad irregular pap smear. the pre cancerous cells are covering my cervix and moving up. My doctor is sending me to a specialist and forsees that I will have to have surger to remove parts of my cervix. My doc said that she had one other case like mine and the woman was able to deliver at term regularly. Im really scared. We will have to wait and see what happens. Anyone else have these problems?

Pregnancy Survey

About You
Name :katherine
Age : 24
Height : 5'6"

About The Father
Name: Adam
Age : 31
Height :6'1

Are you still together : for the rest of our lives

About Your Pregnancy
Is this your first pregnancy : yes
When did you find out you were pregnant : Late september
Was it planned : Not exactly! but it was a welcomes blessing
What was your first reaction : I could not believe it
Who was with you when you found out : I was alone...my husband was at work
Who was the first person you told : my step mom
How did your parents react : they were excited. my brothers kids are all grown and im the youngest so they were looking forward to some more grandbabys
How far along are you : 16 wks and counting
What was your first symptom : missed period but just some spotting
What is your due date : may 20th 2008. tentatively. we will know more after the ultra sound on the 19th
Do you know the sex of the baby : not yet but cannot wait to find out
Have you picked out names : Elizabeth Maree Snodgrass for a girl and Alexander Warren Snodgrass if its a boy.
How much weight have you gained : About 6lbs now! But here comes christmas
Do you have stretch marks : not yet. but i am sure that I will have some when I am further along
Have you felt the baby move : a flutter here and there. Not much to write home about. cant wait till i can really feel the kicking.
Have you heard the heartbeat : yes and I cried like a little baby

About the birth
Will you keep the baby : Of course!
Home or hospital birth : Hospital
Natural or medicated birth : Natural we hope but i will see how i feel about meds when im in the heat of it all.
Who will be in the delivery room with you?: Just adam. I dont want a crowd. that is really strange
Will you breastfeed?: I'll try!
Do you think you'll need a c-section?: probably not.
Will you cry when you hold the baby for the first time : I know I will. daddy will too.
What's the first thing you might say to him/her : I love you!!!
Would you let someone videotape the birth : haha NO way!!!!!
Are you excited about the birth, or scared : EXCITED! and a little scared