Merry Christmas

Well, its two days after Christmas and "The BIG Announcement" to my family. Mom seemed genuinely surprised, which is absolutely what I was going for. All seems to be going well, with one little exception...I really hate not being able to do things that I was able to do just a few short months ago. Sleep seems almost impossible. I cannot seem to get comfortable no matter what I try. The belly is starting to bulge out now, not that anyone can see yet, but it is definitely taking on the shape of a pregnant belly.

We had our Down's Syndrome test a few weeks back and the results were excellent. Despite being in the "at risk" age group, I slid right into the normal range for the chances of Down's or its next of kin which they also tested. Every ultrasound we have take has shown good progress in the growth and health of Little Lucan(ne). We are very much looking forward to finding out whether it will be a boy or a girl and will hopefully know on January 3. It's a little early (only 18 weeks), but we are still hopeful that we will be able to tell. Just as soon as we find out we will let everyone know.

Now that the cat is out of the bag I feel that I can finally share some of my plans for the baby's room. The "green room" that was originally the nursery for the previous owners will be painted/stenciled with a magical/fairytale/camelot/celtic theme, regardless of the sex of the baby. I have the stencils already for the castle walls, Sugar Plum Dragon Head, a Unicorn Head, suits of Armor and gargoyles. Once I get the skim coating done on the walls I will be able to start stenciling and then I can see if I need to add anything else. I'm very excited to get started!! If only someone could get this snow to stop so I can open the windows up to do the skim coating! :)

That's all for now. More after the doc's appointment next week!

Nothing is easy...

Today has already been a really hard day for me. But in spite of it all, this unborn child is already such a gift that just the promise of its arrival helps me move on. I am very blessed.

A couple of weeks ago, Karna was told she could go off the prometrium. The result has been fantastic, she has been doing great, with the notable exception of yesterday and the day and night before it. From Tuesday afternoon until this morning, she's had a hard time keeping anything down. She's a bit shaky today, but I think it has passed. I don't think was the baby, I think it was the Colorado River Trout she had for dinner Monday night, but I could be wrong. Other than that, and her beginning to feel the pangs of growth and stretching, she's doing great!

I will try to do better with this little column, I hope to hear from you all soon. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

With much Love,
Ty