Let's Go Hurricanes

On Tuesday pm, something unusual happened. We had a night off together!! We had a date night! Thanks to Mrs. Currie, we had tickets to the Carolina Hurricanes game and had a blast!! It had been years since I had been to a hockey game and I forgot how much fun they were! Yes, the Canes lost in a shoot out (by the way, I think is the lamest way to call a game after overtime!) But, best of all, Baby Currie would jump around after all the loud noises! Taking the evening to do something a little out of the ordinary, reminded me that is what we have to do even after the baby to keep the "fun" aspect in our relationship! Good thing we have so many interested prospects for babysitters!! hahaha!

Other than goofing off, we are up to the usual--work and school. Baby is doing great! Still tossing and turning, kicking and having a little party in mommy's belly. I precepted night shift last pm and I think he was a little confused. He usually sleeps most of the pm (for now!) but he was up with me all night last pm. Then the 2 of us have had a time trying to get some sleep today with it being sunny and 80 degress outside!!

Eric and I purchased the paint for the nursery and he should be starting on that soon. I will post pics as the progress occurs.

23 weeks

We went for a 2 week check last week and everything is looking good. We won't go back again for another 4 weeks but after that, we will become best friends with the OB, going every 2 weeks. Yeah! We are scheduled for a "growth check" ultrasound at 30 weeks and I think that is when we will go ahead and pay for our 4-D ultrasound. However, those things kinda scare me--they look so real!

Eric and I had off together last Friday and boy were we busy! We cleaned out our 3rd bedroom closet (things in there hadn't seen sunlight since we moved in here, almost 4 years ago!) and transferred things from the baby's room and cleared that out completely. Huge leaps for us! So, now we are organized and Baby Currie has a room! Eric even has tape on the floor outlining where he wants the crib, dresser and so on. It is funny when he goes "rearranging the furniture" up there every pm!! This was an eye opener for me for some reason--"like wow, there is going to be baby in here soon!" It is so nice to see how happy of a father Eric is already! He nor I can wait for Baby Currie to arrive, but he is so cute--I have really seen a "different" side of him--he will be in the baby's room throwing the ball around with the dogs, daydreaming of doing so with his son. So sweet.

This little bundle of joy has brought me "pregnancy induced" carpal tunnel. Right hand is worse than the left so I have a brace that I wear to keep the numbness and tingling away. Eric makes fun of me!

Other than that, not much going on. Both of us have been busy with work and me with finishing up school. May 15th-graduation is just around the corner and I cannot wait! With that being said, I did take a position as a RN with the Childrens Emergency Department of Wake Med and will start orientation stuff after I return from maternity leave.

20 Weeks and Counting...

We went for our 20 week appt yesterday and everything is still looking good. My iron is reading a little low so I will start on supplements and eat lots more spinach, broccoli, etc. YUM! This is the 1st appt that I have actually gained some weight (can't believe I would be happy about that! :-) I think I owe it all to the new Bojangles here in Holly Springs!! Eric was able to record the baby's heartbeat on his cell phone so he happily walks around letting everyone listen to his son--what an awesome experience!

I am finally over the flu/pneumonia that had me bedridden for a full week. I must say that I have the most wonderful husband in the world! The caring and compassion that he shows everyday shows me and everyone else what a wonderful father he is going to be. He was at my bedside checking on me every 2 hours while I was sick. Making sure I had my meds on time, fixing my breathing treatments, taking my temperature, keeping juice boxes at the bedside and so much more!

I finally got our ultrasound pictures scanned from Feb 14th.

Here is the baby--the martian looking thing that he is right now!

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Here is another shot of his body. In person, you can actually see some facial features--he likes this position--hands up by his face, legs crossed-just relaxing!

Here is baby boy Currie showing his legs crossed--this is how he stayed for a very long time!

Then, pow---it's a boy!

By the way, Happy Leap Day!!

Valentine's was filled with BLUE, not Red This year!

Sorry this has taken so long to get posted, and as many of you already know.......WE ARE HAVING A LITTLE BOY!!! He is a very stubborn one at that (already!)! During out appt, we actually have a picture of him laying, nice and relaxed, arms up by his head and legs crossed. He stayed like this much of the exam. Luckily we had a very determined ultrasound tech and she was persistant in getting him to uncross those legs. Once he did she took a quick shot and IT'S A BOY! She did an extensive ultrasould looking at all differnt parts of his anatomy. Everything looks good. Measurements look nice as well. Still on track for July 18th! However, this little boy's head measures a week older than he is! (I soon learned this weekend that runs on Eric's side of the family! :-) I will post the u/s pics later. This mommy is "under the weather" and has not scanned any of them.

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. :-)