I'm a horrible blogger...update on me

Hello my friends :) I'm not even sure if anyone checks my blog, but anywho. I realize I have not updated my blog since Dec. 17th, so this will be a long post! lol

Well Dec. 22nd I had my first OB appt. It went well. They took tons of blood, a urine sample, and did a pelvic exam/pap smear. Omg the pap hurt worse than ever before. My doc wasn't in that day, but another OB in the office tended to me. I liked her, and I truly look forward to meeting my OB. They called back 1 week later to tell me that I had a UTI. They prescribed meds, and it seems to be cleared up now. yay!

My 2nd OB appt is scheduled for Tuesday Jan. 19th. Early in the AM too... so I don't have to wait all day :P At this appt I will get to hear the baby's heartbeat again via a hand-held doppler. I can't wait to hear that soothing sound, and also to find out what the baby's heart rate is :)

This Wednesday (the 13th) I will be 13 weeks, and officially in my 2nd trimester. I couldn't be happier to reach this land mark! As you can see on my blog page, the baby is about the size of a peach now :). Soon enough, I will start to feel flutters. Then in about 7 weeks or so, we will find out our baby's gender!!! Paul and I absolutely can't wait!

I am amazed with how great my pregnancy has gone so far. It seems to be flying by! I didn't get any morning sickness really until about 10.5 weeks. Since then, I have had m/s off and on.. a few days it has been pretty bad. But luckily, I have only vomited once this pregnancy so far! Knock on wood :) So yea, other than being tired.. I feel good.

On a not so good, and not so pregnant related note.. I have some news. Paul is still looking for a job, but still receiving unemployment. Which is a blessing. But... yea always a but isn't there. This past Sunday I lost my job. They basically just "let me go", and yes.. it has everything to do with me being pregnant. Also, my great grandmother passed away the day after Christmas, then 5 days later my oldest horse passed away. I had owned her since I was 13. I have also gotten bad news from several friends since then.

So needless to say, this past month has been a rough one. I'm trying to stay positive, and try to stay up-beat for the sake of me and the baby. But it's not so easy when you keep getting hit with hard balls. I know soon things will start to look up. Up is the only way it can go from here. :) I'm sure God has a plan, and I'm trying hard to trust in that.

Well, I am sorry this was so long. But I seem to be kinda crappy at updating :P But there you have it, and I promise I will try to update more often.. Hmm I think I've said that before lol. I hope everyone is doing well!