I'm pregnant and we are having a baby girl!!!! Most of you already know but I'm gonna blog about it anyways:) My due date is January 18th. Sometimes it seems this pregnancy is going by fast and other times, not so much. Chris and I are really excited and feel incredibly blessed to become parents in the next few months. We still haven't agreed on the name but I'm sure we will figure it out in time. Maybe you can tell us what you think. We are deciding between Lila and Jocelyn.
Story Time:
So, a week before this ultrasound, I was standing in line to return something at Best Buy. As I slowly moved up the line, the small item I was holding felt heavier and heavier. Then I began to feel very hot and thirsty. Then I began to feel slightly light-headed. Right when I decided I was going to sit down and wait till I was called, it was my turn. I asked if there was a water fountain and thought in my head, I'll go get some water after I finish this return. The next second I fainted and fell to the ground. I woke up to someone asking if I was ok and a bunch of people standing over me. I sat up and said "I think I just need some water". A clerk brought me some water and I immediately felt fine. When they asked if this has happened before, I said no but I am pregnant. They immediately freaked out and called 911. I really did feel fine but they didn't believe me. The paramedic came and started quizzing me to see if I knew my name and where I was. They offered to take me outside to the emergency vehicle to check vitals and such. I then said "I was in the middle of returning something". The paramedic asked if the clerk could take care of that for me. The clerk then quickly threw my money and receipt in a bag and wished me well. I was strolled out the door to the truck and they start testing everything. When the paramedic asked if I wanted to go to the hospital. I then said "maybe this is silly but how much is this gonna cost me?" I'm sure the paramedic thought I was ridiculous being so concerned with the return and then how much the ride in the ambulance is, but oh well. I called Chris and told him I fainted and was in an ambulance. He kinda freaked out and kept asking if I was ok. I asked him if he thought I should go to the hospital and he said he would meet me there. I hung up and said well, I guess you can take me to the hospital, my husband is going to meet us there. They ran tests for my heart then checked my blood pressure and blah. blah, blah everything else to make sure I was ok. When the nurse said he was going to do an ultrasound, Chris and I looked at each other and I asked the nurse if while they're checking to see if the baby is ok, could they also tell us if it's a boy or a girl? The nurse said of course. We were so excited to find out and then the whole fainting experience seemed worth it. I never really thought anything was wrong to begin with but better safe than sorry. So, that's when we found out we are having a girl!!!! A week later was the detailed, 20 week ultrasound picture above. The technician wrote "I'm still a girl!" to confirm a second time.
Yay! Congrats guys!
ReplyDeleteI had heard from my m-i-l that you were expecting. I was so excited to hear it!! I am also very excited that you are blogging again. Congratulations on the baby girl! It is so fun to be a mom. You will love it. And that is a very interesting story. Good thing you wrote it down so your kids can read it someday.
ReplyDeletelove and hugs!!
I am glad you took up the blogging Ginny. Good work. See you soon.
ReplyDeleteOh exciting! Congrats! Chris will be such a good Daddy! :-)
ReplyDeleteElena
Hooray! You blogged! I loved reading your fainting story even though you had already told me about it. I'm excited to see pics of your cute little girl. I really enjoyed visiting with you. Love you Ginnycakes!
ReplyDelete-Nancy
Oh Gin Rummy, I love reading your posts...keep sending them. We like the name Lila for sure!
ReplyDeleteGinny Ginny Pope Pope, um Johnson is it?
ReplyDeleteWhooo hooo for gestating! I'm so happy for you, the excitement of it all is enough to make me faint.
hardy har har I know, I couldn't resist.