16 Week Check-Up

So, yesterday was our 16 wk check-up. Baby Currie is doing well! While we were listening to the heartbeat, the MD said, "it is a little less than 150, it must be a boy!" As soon as he said BOY, the heartbeat sped right up! It was comical!

Eric and I have decided to find out the sex of our baby. Mostly by persuasion of close family and friends. :-) We really thought we were going to find out yesterday but after talking with the Dr. he thought we would have a better chance to see everything in about 2 weeks. So...we have the FUN and EXCITING appt on February 14th! Cannot wait!!

I Passed the HESI!!

Ok, so school is back in full swing! I was chosen to do my precpetor rotation on 5300 at Duke--a pediatrics floor and I can't wait!!

Another big milestone over and behind me--the HESI test!! DTCC requires all students to pass this "board like" exam called the HESI before they will let you take the NCLEX. We were all given a chance to take the exam today. If we didn't pass, we would be given another opportunity the 1st apart of May and again in June (yes, after graduation!) We needed a 900 to pass and I got a 990. I almost passed out when my score appeared on the screen. So glad that is behind me, however it did give me a greater idea of what to study for NCLEX.

Baby news--we go for our next appt on Jan. 31st. This is supposed to be the big appt where we can find out the sex of our child but I believe Eric and I have decided (after much persuasion from Eric!) not to know. Part of me really wants to know and other part is siding with my darling husband. Not many times in life do we get to enjoy GOOD surprises! I am thinking of telling the doctor to find out, not let us know but seal it in an envelop in case I want to know later. :-) Do I really trust myself....hmmm.....
Other than that...Feeling pretty good. Just a few boughts of "the yucks". Beginning to feel more pregnant with everything stretching and growing. Still just can't wait to feel the little one kick!

Where is All The Energy From??

We went to our 1st trimester screening appt on the 8th and were able to get more pictures! That is Eric's favorite part! For someone that is not a picture person himself, he is loving seeing pictures of his little one! All the tests for chromosomal defects have come back negative, not that I thought we were high risk but...just one less thing to worry about.

Here is our "jumping bean"!! If you look hard enough you can distinguish head (toward the right side of pic) with a little button nose. Dont' worry if you can't make it out--I know how hard these u/s pics are to decipher!

Seriously, the radiology tech doing the ultrasound was amazed by how much our little pumpkin was moving all around. Kicking it's legs, waving its arms, flipping over completely. It was difficult just getting a picture that was not totally blury! It was so much neater just sitting there watching it! In fact, right before we were finished, the baby flipped over and threw it's little arm up as if it were waving!! Eric even apologized now for all the kicking and punching of my ribs I have in store for me later down the road. :-)

Sweetest Sound in the World

That was the "Sweetest sound in the world". Today we went to our 12 week appt and was able to hear the baby's heart beat. What a wonderful feeling!! Baby has a strong heartbeat of about 150 right now. Does that mean boy or girl?!

It is so nerve racking going from appt to appt right now with the feeling of "not knowing". I guess I will feel better once I can actually feel "Baby Currie" move.

Not much to tell right now except I am out of school, on winter break and loving the time off. Spring semester starts back soon and I am really dreading the next few months. Work, school, precepting, trying to find a job.......but the best thing of all--preparing for our new arrival!

Pregnancy is going well. Not what I would call AM sickness. More pm sickness/nausea. If I don't eat early enough I get so sick feeling that I can't eat at all. I am starting to get headaches, but MD says blood pressure is good so it is just hormonal right now. Eric is the perfect dad to be. Paying attention to every little thing and coming up with some really nutty names in his spare time. More on that later...

Happy Holidays

Christmas time has always been my favorite time of year! I love spending time with family and best of all LOVE watching loved ones open gifts!

I was able to have off both Christmas Eve & Christmas Day--not sure how I lucked that one out!

We went to Goldsboro to see Grandaddy's side of the family for Christmas Eve. This turned out to be a lot harder than expected without him there. It was nice seeing everyone else and getting to see the happiness in my Grandma Joyce's eyes when she saw our first picture of "Baby Currie". She swears it is a boy....we will see! Eric and I got our 2nd baby gift--a pair of booties with hat to match from my Aunt Joanne. So weird to think our baby will soon be wearing those!

We were able to spend time with both sides of our families as my family joined the Currie's for dinner Christmas pm. My favorite part--my brother-in-law! We don't see each other nearly enough but the time is surely charished!

I can go on and on about the great things that happened in the short 2 days but I won't. Just wishing you and yours a Very Merry Christmas!!

Ireland Knows Best

I have to say, I never thought I would get a baby gift this soon....BUT it is by far the coolest thing in the world! My wonderful friend, "I", aka Tanya, from work gave us our 1st baby gift. A UNC bib! It makes everything seem so real! Since I was raised a UNC fan from birth--GO HEELS!

Thanks girl!

Expanding the Currie Family

You read it right! Eric and I are expecting our 1st "little one". We have done a wonderful job with keeping this our little secret! Even though it killed us not to tell those that meant the most! We had our 1st Ob/Gyn appt on Dec. 5th. *Thank you to the girls at work for the referral to such a wonderful office!

As expected, I did not get very much sleep the pm before-with such a huge appt ahead of us. However, everything went well! No one can ever prepare you for the overwhelming feeling of seeing your baby's heartbeat for the 1st time. With history behind us, we hope to welcome this little one to the world, right in the middle of the blazing hot NC summer!

We got our first ultrasound picture--what a cute little chocolate chip! :-) It is "peanut" to Grandma & Grandpa Squier.

Our next appt is in January and can't wait to share more good news with you all!

Keep our family in your prayers!