Christian left this morning for 30 days in Bahrain and it was a tough one for me. Maybe it's due to all these additional hormones but I was crying like a baby. I took him to base at about 6:30 this morning and then came home and slept until about 10:30. I hate these days. But, then again, he's only gone a month. It could be WAYYYY worse. So, I'll make it through it. It just makes it harder since I have doctors appointments and ultrasounds that he'll miss. Blah....
So, enough with my pity party. I just ask all of you to say a little prayer that he stays safe over there. :)
In the mean time, I've gone a lot of plans coming up! I'm spending this weekend down in Ocean City, NJ with my friend Vicki and some of her friends. She and he boyfriend rented a place down there for the rest of the summer so I'm pretty excited about the beach and hanging with friends! I'll come back home either Saturday night or Sunday morning then I have a brunch date with my friend Paige on Sunday. Monday will be a regular Monday and then Tuesday I have my next appointment. I'm having the sequential screening done which consists of a very in depth ultrasound and some blood work. It's something that was optional for me and the purpose of this screening is to determine if there is a high chance of any kind of genetic defect (Down Syndrome, etc). I'm, frankly, just doing it to have an extra ultrasound. The genetic testing doesn't really matter to me. But if I didn't have this done, I wouldn't have another ultrasound until around 20 weeks! That's like 9 weeks away! I'm already nervous enough so I couldn't imagine waiting that long. So, please pray that everything turns out well on Tuesday for us!
Then, Wednesday, ALISON GETS HERE! I'm SOOOOO excited! I can't wait! We'll spend a little time in the city so I can show her some neat stuff and hopefully eat somewhere neat and then show her around our town. We'll probably leave Friday to start our drive down to Pensacola. I'm really excited about coming home too. I miss everyone so much! There's no place like home, that's for sure! I can't wait to be on the beach and get some good Florida sun! This white girl needs a little color, big time.
I'm not sure when I'll head back up here from Florida. I'm planning on leaving on the 15th to drive back up. I have another doctors appointment on August 17th so unless I change that to a little later, I'll still be leaving on the 15th.
Then, I think Christian gets back around August 28th so I'll have to figure out some other stuff to do to kill time between the 17th and then. Hopefully I'll be able to go down to VA Beach to visit friends down there.
Something else that's been going on is that I've been reading "The Help". Holy moly that book is sooooooo good and I CANNOT WAIT to see the movie. It comes out August 10th so I'll definitely be seeing it while I'm home. For those of you who have not read it, I highly recommend it. I'm half way through and it's such an easy read. It's about 1960s Mississippi when civil rights was becoming a big thing and it's about a white girl who helps the black maids (the help) get their stories out about what it's like to work for white families. It's so great and makes you cheer on the maids! I can't wait to read the rest of it.
I'd like to also say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my big brother! I hope he has an amazing day! I'm going to try and turn this lazy day around and get my butt out of the house. I hope all of you have a wonderful day and weekend! I'll see most of you in the next couple weeks! Love y'all!
xoxo,
Chrissi
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Holy Lord it's HOT!
So, you all probably know by now (b/c of my bitching) that we don't have central air. We have three window units in this house (one in main living room *the only one downstairs*, one in master bedroom, and one in the quest bedroom). Well, it's hot as hell. Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that there is a wicked heat wave covering much of the country. Well, NJ is smack in the middle of it. Highs of 100 for three days in a row with all kinds of air quality warnings that come along with that make this chick want to stay inside ALL DAY LONG. Those air quality warnings really freak me out. Apparently, according to a random woman one day, NJ is part of the cancer belt in the US b/c of all the pharmaceutical plants (ironic) and nuclear plant around here. Well I, personally, don't want cancer and I'm not taking any crazy risks by going out for a breath-shortening jog while those warnings are posted all over my weather.com page. No. thank. you.
Well, before the heat really got here, Christian and I were in Maryland this past weekend visiting his dad. We had a good time and he took me to Deep Creek Lake (kind of a resort area out there) for lunch and we ended up looking at a few houses around the lake. Man, we fell in love with one log cabin that had an Open House that day. Of course, none of that is really realistic right now but we definitely eventually want a lake house somewhere. I'm hoping for a lake house to be our permanent residence in about six years when Christian's retired from the Navy and working for someone else. Who knows.
Anyway, we got home this past Tuesday and it's been a warm one ever since. I've still been feeling pretty good. I'm still really tired at certain points during the day and I get nauseous in the afternoons/evenings almost every day now. It's not awful but it's not fun. I'm almost 10 weeks now which is really exciting. I'm so ready to be at the 12/13 week point so I'm out of the first trimester! My waistline is expanding a little each day and my pants are pretty uncomfortable. I bought a Bella Band yesterday so I might start using that pretty soon so I can wear my shorts unbuttoned. haha I've been reading some pregnancy books. First off, "What to Expect When Your Expecting" is truly the pregnancy bible. It has an answer to just about every question that pops into my mind. It's great. I also read Jenny McCarthy's book "Belly Laughs" and it was HILARIOUS! I was laughing out loud the whole way though. Sooooo funny. Those are the only two I've gotten and probably all I'll be reading. I don't want to get a thousand different ideas in my head so I figure I'll just keep it simple. :)
Speaking of reading, I'm REALLY wanting to read "The Help" and then see the movie when it comes out. I've heard it's so good and I can't wait to read/see it. I also need to get back on the studying train for the GRE. I have slacked off quite a bit and I take the GRE at the end of August so hopefully I'll do fine. Ugh!
Anyway, I hope all of you are having a great week and have something fun planned for the weekend! You Floridians are lucky that you have the water close-by! I can't wait to be down there in a couple weeks to take a dip in the Gulf and in a pool! I miss swimming so much!
Talk soon-
Chrissi
Well, before the heat really got here, Christian and I were in Maryland this past weekend visiting his dad. We had a good time and he took me to Deep Creek Lake (kind of a resort area out there) for lunch and we ended up looking at a few houses around the lake. Man, we fell in love with one log cabin that had an Open House that day. Of course, none of that is really realistic right now but we definitely eventually want a lake house somewhere. I'm hoping for a lake house to be our permanent residence in about six years when Christian's retired from the Navy and working for someone else. Who knows.
Anyway, we got home this past Tuesday and it's been a warm one ever since. I've still been feeling pretty good. I'm still really tired at certain points during the day and I get nauseous in the afternoons/evenings almost every day now. It's not awful but it's not fun. I'm almost 10 weeks now which is really exciting. I'm so ready to be at the 12/13 week point so I'm out of the first trimester! My waistline is expanding a little each day and my pants are pretty uncomfortable. I bought a Bella Band yesterday so I might start using that pretty soon so I can wear my shorts unbuttoned. haha I've been reading some pregnancy books. First off, "What to Expect When Your Expecting" is truly the pregnancy bible. It has an answer to just about every question that pops into my mind. It's great. I also read Jenny McCarthy's book "Belly Laughs" and it was HILARIOUS! I was laughing out loud the whole way though. Sooooo funny. Those are the only two I've gotten and probably all I'll be reading. I don't want to get a thousand different ideas in my head so I figure I'll just keep it simple. :)
Speaking of reading, I'm REALLY wanting to read "The Help" and then see the movie when it comes out. I've heard it's so good and I can't wait to read/see it. I also need to get back on the studying train for the GRE. I have slacked off quite a bit and I take the GRE at the end of August so hopefully I'll do fine. Ugh!
Anyway, I hope all of you are having a great week and have something fun planned for the weekend! You Floridians are lucky that you have the water close-by! I can't wait to be down there in a couple weeks to take a dip in the Gulf and in a pool! I miss swimming so much!
Talk soon-
Chrissi
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Whoa- June 20 was my last post???
Sorry folks, I obviously have let this blog thing go to the way side. There's been a lot going on in the land of the Jenkins in the last month. So, I'll simply catch you up to speed!
Well, the summer is in full swing and we've had our share of heat waves up here already. And, our lack of central air simply SUCKS! Yes, we have window units but it is NOT the same. Oh well, though. Summers up here don't last too terribly long and I can get by with the house being around 78-80 (with the air on). Granted, I make our bedroom about 65 degrees at night, which is awesome. But, I'm definitely ready for Fall! I love Fall up here so much. It's amazing with the leaves changing and crisp temps.
Other than the weather, another main topic of our summer was Dad & Rhonda coming to visit on 4th of July weekend. We had such a fantastic time and they got to see a lot of our area. We went to the AT&T National Golf tournament, a first Friday celebration in a nearby town, and then stayed at the Ritz Carlton on their last night in Philly. It was a great time! I'm so glad they came up and now I'm waiting on the next visit from someone! Alison (my best best friend) is coming to visit August 3rd and then she and I are driving down to Florida so I can spend about a week in Pensacola! I'm super pumped about her coming to visit! Love her so much! And, the roadtrip is bound to be an experience!! haha You never know what will happen when the two of us get together.
Christian has been traveling quite a bit on short trips this summer and he leaves for a 30 day trip to Bahrain on July 27th. I'll certainly miss him and this is the first time he will be in the Middle East since we've been together. So, I have my own stresses about that. But, I'm faithful that everything will be fine. :) Before he leaves, we're heading to Maryland this weekend to see his family for a few days. They have a family reunion this Saturday so that should be a good time. We'll also play some golf and enjoy the cooler weather in the mountains of western Maryland. We come back Tuesday and then we only have one more week before he leaves.
And, to get to the main topic, I think everyone that this blog is sent to already knows that I'm pregnant. We're super excited but I'm still pretty nervous. As you all know, we tried for about a year with no luck. I was referred to a fertility specialist who found a polyp in my uterus and I eventually had a hysteroscopy and polypectomy to remove it. And within a couple weeks, I got pregnant! I'm eight 1/2 weeks now and everything has been going ok. I had my first ultrasound at 6 weeks and 4 days and we were able to see the heart beating. That was pretty awesome. I had a minor scare yesterday when I was at work and had some pretty bad cramping and ended up coming home to rest. The cramping went away as soon as I laid down and relaxed and I had no bleeding whatsoever. I called my doc and he said it may have been from the exam I had the day before (normal pap and all that stuff that goes on at first OB appt) or just because my uterus is expanding and if there isn't any bleeding, there's no need to be alarmed at this point and to let him know how I was feeling today. So, I called him back today to let him know that I feel fine and they just told me to drink plenty of fluids and stay off my feet as much as possible. So, I didn't go to work today either and I'm off until next week. Since I stand for about five hours at a time at work, I figure that's not the best thing to do when the doc tells me to stay off my feet. So, other than that, I'm feeling fine! I have some very sore boobs, I'm crazy tired and hungry almost all the time. Just please say a little prayer that everything is still OK and continues to go OK throughout the pregnancy. I assume it's normal to freak out about something happening but this has been a long time coming and I just hope and pray that everything stays healthy.
I know there are some of you that I don't directly send this to but who follow my blog anyway. I just ask anyone to please NOT post anything on Facebook. This blog is a little more intimate and I don't mind a few people knowing but I'm not ready to broadcast it to the world just yet. Thanks ahead of time. :)
So, needless to say, we've been busy!!! I also want to congratulate two of my best friends on their pregnancies too! Laura and Stan are expecting twins!!!! And Christina and Chad are expecting a little one a few weeks before we are. Sooo exciting. I would absolutely freak if I was having twins just because Christian is gone and that would NOT be easy but I know Laura and she's a rock and her and Stan's families will certainly be there for them since they all live within about 20 minutes of eachother! Fantastic. Christina is my friend who lives in VA Beach and he husband is actually deployed right now until December and she's due in January. So, I'll have to visit her to keep her company a little during the pregnancy.
Anyway, I hope you're all having a fantastic week! It's more than half way over now! Enjoy the upcoming weekend and I'll keep y'all updated on everything.
xoxo,
Chrissi
Well, the summer is in full swing and we've had our share of heat waves up here already. And, our lack of central air simply SUCKS! Yes, we have window units but it is NOT the same. Oh well, though. Summers up here don't last too terribly long and I can get by with the house being around 78-80 (with the air on). Granted, I make our bedroom about 65 degrees at night, which is awesome. But, I'm definitely ready for Fall! I love Fall up here so much. It's amazing with the leaves changing and crisp temps.
Other than the weather, another main topic of our summer was Dad & Rhonda coming to visit on 4th of July weekend. We had such a fantastic time and they got to see a lot of our area. We went to the AT&T National Golf tournament, a first Friday celebration in a nearby town, and then stayed at the Ritz Carlton on their last night in Philly. It was a great time! I'm so glad they came up and now I'm waiting on the next visit from someone! Alison (my best best friend) is coming to visit August 3rd and then she and I are driving down to Florida so I can spend about a week in Pensacola! I'm super pumped about her coming to visit! Love her so much! And, the roadtrip is bound to be an experience!! haha You never know what will happen when the two of us get together.
Christian has been traveling quite a bit on short trips this summer and he leaves for a 30 day trip to Bahrain on July 27th. I'll certainly miss him and this is the first time he will be in the Middle East since we've been together. So, I have my own stresses about that. But, I'm faithful that everything will be fine. :) Before he leaves, we're heading to Maryland this weekend to see his family for a few days. They have a family reunion this Saturday so that should be a good time. We'll also play some golf and enjoy the cooler weather in the mountains of western Maryland. We come back Tuesday and then we only have one more week before he leaves.
And, to get to the main topic, I think everyone that this blog is sent to already knows that I'm pregnant. We're super excited but I'm still pretty nervous. As you all know, we tried for about a year with no luck. I was referred to a fertility specialist who found a polyp in my uterus and I eventually had a hysteroscopy and polypectomy to remove it. And within a couple weeks, I got pregnant! I'm eight 1/2 weeks now and everything has been going ok. I had my first ultrasound at 6 weeks and 4 days and we were able to see the heart beating. That was pretty awesome. I had a minor scare yesterday when I was at work and had some pretty bad cramping and ended up coming home to rest. The cramping went away as soon as I laid down and relaxed and I had no bleeding whatsoever. I called my doc and he said it may have been from the exam I had the day before (normal pap and all that stuff that goes on at first OB appt) or just because my uterus is expanding and if there isn't any bleeding, there's no need to be alarmed at this point and to let him know how I was feeling today. So, I called him back today to let him know that I feel fine and they just told me to drink plenty of fluids and stay off my feet as much as possible. So, I didn't go to work today either and I'm off until next week. Since I stand for about five hours at a time at work, I figure that's not the best thing to do when the doc tells me to stay off my feet. So, other than that, I'm feeling fine! I have some very sore boobs, I'm crazy tired and hungry almost all the time. Just please say a little prayer that everything is still OK and continues to go OK throughout the pregnancy. I assume it's normal to freak out about something happening but this has been a long time coming and I just hope and pray that everything stays healthy.
I know there are some of you that I don't directly send this to but who follow my blog anyway. I just ask anyone to please NOT post anything on Facebook. This blog is a little more intimate and I don't mind a few people knowing but I'm not ready to broadcast it to the world just yet. Thanks ahead of time. :)
So, needless to say, we've been busy!!! I also want to congratulate two of my best friends on their pregnancies too! Laura and Stan are expecting twins!!!! And Christina and Chad are expecting a little one a few weeks before we are. Sooo exciting. I would absolutely freak if I was having twins just because Christian is gone and that would NOT be easy but I know Laura and she's a rock and her and Stan's families will certainly be there for them since they all live within about 20 minutes of eachother! Fantastic. Christina is my friend who lives in VA Beach and he husband is actually deployed right now until December and she's due in January. So, I'll have to visit her to keep her company a little during the pregnancy.
Anyway, I hope you're all having a fantastic week! It's more than half way over now! Enjoy the upcoming weekend and I'll keep y'all updated on everything.
xoxo,
Chrissi
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