Christmas......The Good & The Bad.....

Let's start out with the GOOD! I had to work on Christmas Eve...but was o.k. had it not been for a teller out of balance which caused me to have to stay an extra 1/2 hour....ho humm....went right over to my sister, Aimee's, for the big Christmas Eve celebration with the White/Heath/Erickson/Carson Family! It was a great time...lots of kids running around playing, opening gifts, great food...great people...just really nice! We left around 7:30ish..got home, put the little cute to bed and then finished the wrapping and "Santa" visit! The next morning...it was great! Alyson made out like a bandit, but was a bit overwhelmed I think. She's only 2 and all the gifts were too much (note for next year). :)

Mike, Alyson and I went over to our friends home in Antelope to have a nice brunch...it was very relaxing and great!

Then, it was time to get to work....we were preparing Christmas Dinner for the 1st time for Mike's mom, sister and sister's fiance. They were supposed to be here at 3:30ish....didn't show up until almost 5...did I mention this was the beginning of the "BAD" part of Christmas?? They got here and his Mom said hi to me...but that's it really for the entire night except when they left early, she did give me a hug and said Merry Christmas. Now...sister is another story. I must have said Merry Christmas to her about 3 times...she never once acknowledged me the entire night. She didn't even say goodbye. I was so mad...and it ruined the nice evening. So...after dinner, Alyson was playing with her new dolly and I was in the kitchen and had said I was getting dessert ready...I washed up all the dishes and had plates, forks and pie ready to go....just then..."oh...we have to leave now". WHAT? Just rude. And, to top it all off....I got a pink ceramic pig from his sister as my gift. Now..I don't collect pigs....I think it was a pig bank and I work for a bank...but who does that? Knowing the little that I do know of her...and her sarcastic nature, I know it had a different meaning. I'm smashing it later today :) The only one good thing about that whole evening, other than Alyson having a good time and Mike's awesome Apple Walnut Stuffed Pork Roast, was the sister's fiancee who was pleasant and he made a great homemade mac and cheese. That's about it. Not once, either, did they congratulate either Mike or myself on our pregnancy. They are not welcome any longer in our home.

Hope whoever reads this had a nice holiday. Most of mine was good anyway! :)

Angel

It's Official...and other stuff....:)

We had another doctor appointment today and ultrasound! It was very exciting! I saw the heart beat!!!! Just a little flutter from the dot within my uterus...but it's there! According to the doc, I am 6 weeks and 1 day along and my due date is August 7, 2008. Yeah!
I had to take all the blood tests today (like 6-7 tubes). When I did this with Alyson, I just about fainted (saw spots and got extremly light-headed and couldn't see). So, when I went up to the guy today, I told him what happened to me last time just to warn him in case it happens again he is prepared. Well...he got all up on his high horse and said it was all in my mind and now I'm setting myself up to actually faint because I'm already expecting it. He moved me into the room with the bed and I layed down and proceeded to argue with him for the next 5 minutes....and it was done...no fainting. I think that's a good tactic for them to piss off the pregnant woman and get her mad so she's not thinking about the blood they are taking from my body...maybe he is right about it being all in my mind? hmm...anyway, no fainting. I had to do the urine test and the drinking of the sugar soda testing for gestational diabetes. Well, I just got some test results posted to my kaiser sign on....looks like my urine is high for glucose and high for protein. I am fearful that I may have gestational diabetes. I have a few of the risk factors (Large first baby over 9 lbs., overweight, over 25). I emailed my doc to see what it means and what the next steps are. I think I may have to go in for a longer test to confirm that. We'll see....positive thoughts, right?!!!

On the school front...I'm almost DONE! I just finished my 16 page research paper for my Accounting class (due tomorrow...whew!). My group and I are almost done with our Research project for the Business Statistics class..and that Final is this Saturday morning at 8 a.m...yuck! I have to schedule my accounting final at the Consumnes River College (in Elk Grove) Lab sometime between now and next week. And, my Econ final is next Wednesday. ALMOST DONE!! I am enrolled for next semester...2 online classes and one that I go to once per week.

O.k....done for the night...I'm tired now. Off to bed!

Angel :)