Maternity Stuff

Ok, so I thought I'd share some things about being pregnant and maternity stuff, like clothes and things. If you don't care to read, that's ok, but I have a few friends who are currently pregnant, so hopefully this will help them/you a little.
#1 - Prenatal Vitamin. This goes to those of you who might be THINKING of getting pregnant and for those of you who already are. If you are even thinking of getting pregnant start taking the prenatal vitamin NOW! This will help prevent any issues with not being able to tolerate the vitamin during the beginning of the pregnancy. If you're already pregnant you need to take the vitamin! If you have issues with taking it, then do whatever your Dr. recommends.
#2 - Lotion. A lot of women have issues with itchy bellies while their skin stretches. I recommend putting lotion on your stomach and sides (if not the whole body) EVERY DAY! I have been doing this since day 1 of knowing I was pregnant and have not had any issues with itching.
#3 - Maternity Clothes. I highly recommend the "Secret Fit" pants from Motherhood Maternity (they're not the cheapest, but they are the most comfortable...and comfort is VERY important). Also check the sale racks at Motherhood - they have some good deals sometimes. I found shirts at Target, Wal-Mart and Old Navy. Always look for sales of course! Regarding shirts, watch the length cuz when the baby drops they might be too short if they aren't quite long enough, so the longer the better. Also, look for regular shirts that have lots of gathered material in the front of the shirt, and the length of course. There are a lot of shirts out these days that are regular shirts but have plenty of belly growing room. Also, if you don't mind slightly used, check craigslist.com you might just find a great deal or more! My theory was that it's only a few months so I could do with minimal necessities.
#4 - Exercise. I probably shouldn't even mention this, cuz I'm not such the exercising person. But if you have the resources and things, find a Water Aerobics Class, not all of them will be "prenatal" but a good instructor will help you modify anything necessary.
#5 - "Wives Tales" - Don't listen to any of them. Everything I heard or read about the baby or being pregnant was wrong for me. You know the ones..."if you have bad morning sickness than it's a girl/boy" Every person is different and every pregnancy is different. The wives tales may or may not apply to you, so I just say don't listen to any of them.
#6 - Morning Sickness. I am not the person to ask about this, sorry. I didn't have any morning sickness. I did hear that the Prego Pops were good to help with this though, I think you can find them at Babies R Us and Motherhood Maternity and other places such as these.
#7 - Heartburn/Indigestion. I wish I had a magic pill for this! I have gotten to where I avoid the foods that gave me the worst indigestion. I avoid spicy foods. I tried Tums, but they don't seem to help me. So I just kinda deal with it and avoid things I think make it worse. Although, lately just about everything/anything gives me indigestion within an hour of laying down to go to sleep. So, good luck with this one, I know I'm not having much luck with it!

That's about all I can think of right now. If you have any questions for me please feel free to ask!

Dr Appointment

We had our Week 40 Doctor Appointment this morning. Baby is still not ready to come out and meet anyone. I have not started dilating still, there's about a finger tip to go until that starts. And the Midwife (not a Dr. - you never know what you're gonna get at the military base) said that the baby's head is not actually down in my pelvis yet. Oh, and the Midwife was a male! I've never heard of or seen/met of a midwife being male! Have you???? I was kinda in shock for a good minute or two of the appointment when he introduced himself as a midwife. So, we need to get out walking more and I will try sitting on my birthing ball more often to wiggle the baby around so she gets her head down in my pelvis. Our next appointment (if she doesn't come before) will be next Tuesday for a non-stress test. My understanding of that is they hook up a monitor on me to monitor the baby's heart rate and things to ensure she's doing ok in there and that she doesn't need to come out immediately due to complications of some sort or anything. So, keep us in your thoughts and prayers that all will go smoothly and fairly easily when she does decide to come out and meet everyone (which will hopefully be sooner than later).

Still Waiting

Well it's the day before the due date and still no sign of our little girl making her debut.

It was almost one year to the day that we met online when we got the news that Gennie was prego. Talk about a great b-day present for me. Our friends and family are almost as excited as we are.

So far the whole pregnancy has gone pretty easy for Gennie. She never even had to deal with morning sickness.

Our Wedding

Gennie here...
DJ and my friends Colleen and Rachel are the ones responsible for putting together our wonderful wedding. They planned and organized pretty much the whole thing. I only gave a little input here and there. The location was David Wally's Hot Springs and Resort in Genoa, NV. It all began on April 5, 2007. Our rehearsal was actually our legal ceremony because the officiant that we hired for the ceremony was not licensed in NV. So, we had a Justice of the Peace do the legal part at our rehearsal. We had the infamous Gary's tacos for dinner after the rehearsal. April 6, 2007 was the big day. The weather was beautiful and some of us even got light sunburns. Our wedding party consisted of my neice Maddie. The ceremony was perfect. Kathleen (Colleen's sister) gave us her photography services as a huge gift, and the pics were wonderful! We HIGHLY recommend her if you need a photographer for anything! The reception was lovely and I believe everyone enjoyed the build your own sandwiches and salads and of course the wedding cake. Oh, speaking of the wedding cake...it had to be fixed because the bakery spelled my name with a "y" instead of the "ie". DJ's parents had to get more frosting and my mom made the repairs. Our Durango was decorated by our friends and family. We spent our first night as husband and wife in Lake Tahoe, it was very nice and relaxing. We now celebrate our Anniversary for 48 hours every year and have wonderful memories of the day(s).

How we met

Gennie here...
DJ and I met on myspace in December 2006. DJ was searching for work contacts and motorcycle contacts and on a search by zip code my profile came up. Turns out I had used my Dad's zip code when I set up my account. So, DJ looked at my profile and saw that I was in the military and decided to leave me a "thank you for serving our country" kind of message. Needless to say I was MORE than hesitant to reply, but after studying his profile and things I did reply 6 days later with a generic "thank you for supporting our troops" kind of message. Well this sparked a conversation and the messages back and forth led to instant messaging and then phone calls. We seemed to hit it off instantly, it was sureal! He eventually brought up marriage and since I was living in San Antonio, TX, he decided to meet my Dad to ask him for permission. My Dad and DJ met, things went well and DJ came down to SA in February 2007 so we could meet in person. He proposed to me while he was visiting and of course I said yes. DJ went back to Sacramento, and I stayed in SA until after our wedding on April 6, 2007 when he moved to SA to be with me.
Yup, a fast and amazing love that neither of us thought we could ever find.