School

Well I registered for classes last week and talked to financial aid and all that good stuff. Yay! I will be a full-time student starting Aug 31st. I am taking: Probability & Statistics; Anatomy & Physiology 1; Speech Communication; Concepts of Computer Applications. Thats a total of 13 hours. And I found out after looking at my transcript that my GPA is 3.8, which is certainly better than a 3.6!
So getting to the good stuff...Sophie! She's doing great eating like a big girl. She eats 3 meals a day and drinks from a sippy cup. She's been in a really great mood this week. Its so fun to play with her. She loves to dance and listen to music. Its wonderful. I think she's finally learning that she's not the center of the universe anymore. haha. Now that she's getting older, she's gotta learn that its not "all about her" anymore. Otherwise, we're gonna have BIG problems when Peanut is born.
Speaking of Peanut, I am 17 1/2 weeks pregnant and I wanna know the gender of this child!!!!! They haven't even scheduled the ultrasound yet, though. That's disappointing. However, I am confident that it will be scheduled at my next doctor's appointment.
We are taking Sophie to her first Drive-In movie this Friday! We are going to see "Up". I am very excited. It will be my first Drive-In as well, so its going to be fun. I've arranged for someone to come into work for me at 7:30p, so I can get home and we can get Sophie loaded up and get over there to park in a good spot.
This weekend is my last weekend at work before the 4th of July weekend! I have that whole weekend off to enjoy time with my family. On Friday, Michael is working, so Sophie and I will probably go downstairs to visit with Donna and Mike (my in-laws) for awhile and then go to Erwin to see the family for awhile. On Saturday (the 4th), we will be spending the day with Michael's family. I think we are going to Uncle Andy's house to play baseball (I'm not sure if I'll end up playing, but you never know) and cookout. Last year we went to see the fireworks at Freedom Hall, but the year before that we set them off at Donna and Mikes. So we will see. Personally, I love watching the fireworks at Freedom Hall. They are gorgeous. Setting them off is fun, but I always get nervous because Michael never seems to be cautious enough, in my opinion. Regardless of what we do, I know we'll have a great time. On Sunday, we are having a picnic/cookout at Grammas house with my family. That will be fun, too.
Anyhow, I have gotta get stuff done today, and its not gonna get done if I don't get off the computer. So ta-ta for now!

Signing up for classes

I have made a decision. I've been going back and forth between whether or not to start back to school next semester or not. Peanut is due November 29th, and originally I had thought that finals would be too close to my due date. As it turns out, finals aren't until the middle of December. So although it will be challenging to go to school full-time, work full-time, be a full-time mom, and being pregnant...I know I can do it. And I have a plan. I am going to take 1 hard class (Intro to Microbiology), and 3 easier classes (U.S. History 1, Speech, and I'm not sure about the other class...maybe bowling??). So, if I take those classes, then hopefully I will be able to keep my GPA up (its a 3.667 right now). And I won't feel like I'm doing nothing with my life. And yes, mother, I have thought about complications with my pregnancy and all the "what-ifs"...but i mean...all you do is sit there during classes. Its not like going to school is hard. Its the studying and homework that's hard.
Next Thursday, my friend Ashli and I are carpooling and we are going to the main campus at 3pm to see an advisor, register for classes, get parking permits, and I need a new student ID (mine is 4 years old and I've lost it). Yay!

Toilets and popsicles

I have gotten very friendly with the toilets at home and at work. I was truly hoping that the nausea and vomitting would have ended with first trimester, but it hasn't worked out that way. I had a doctor's appt today, and not only did I lose 7 lbs in 4 weeks, but I am dehydrated. Dr. Hinton told me that he'd give me til my next doctor's appointment (1 month) to get hydrated or they'd admit me for IV fluids. Yuck. The Dr. told me that popsicles is the best way to go, because they will slowly hydrate me, make me feel better, and bring my low blood sugar up. Hopefully this means that I won't develop gestational diabetes! He also prescribed meds for nausea so that I will hopefully stop losing weight and won't be as miserable anymore. So my doctor's appointment wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either. I really hope that I will stop throwing up so much so I can stay hydrated and stop being so miserable. I'm not trying to complain, but I am SO tired and achy all the time now, it seems. It will be a relief to feel better.
Sophie woke up and was BURNING up. As it turns out, she had a fever- 102.6! She's been tired and fussy all day (who can blame her?). We took her to the doctor's office and Dr. Farmer said that its not an ear infection, and she doesn't see a rash or anything, so its probably something viral that will pass in a few days. I sure hope so. I hate that I can't do anything to make Sophie feel better, other than give her Ibuprofen and hold her.
Sophie had her first birthday on June 6th, last Saturday. Her party is next Tuesday evening at 6pm. I can't believe she's a year old! The time has really flown by so quickly. I am excited about all the things that Sophie's doing now- walking, playing with us, splashing in her little pool, she's done with her bottle now!, eating meals with us, "talking", pointing...she's just so much fun! But I also feel a little cheated. It seems like all those moments of her being so little where too short. She wasn't a newborn long enough, she became "mobile" too quickly, I could really go on and on. I guess when you are a first time parent, you are so excited about your baby hitting all those milestones that you really don't focus on all the time in-between the milestones. When you look back, you really realize that every moment should be cherished and remembered.
So now that I've written a small novel, I think I'll go have a popsicle and lay down for the night.