Graduation/Birthday BashMemorial Day/Prego Update

Wow, I haven't posted in a while...so this is an update for the month of May...

We feel like we live at the Doc. office lately. I now have to go every week. One week I go to the specialist (the perinatal Doc) and the off week I go to my regular OB Doc. So it means at least one apt. every week. We really like the Perinatal Doctor. He helped answer a lot of our questions. I officially have Polyhydramnios, excessive amniotic fluid around the baby. I explained about it a little in other posts. Basically, women get it for 1 of 3 reasons. 1st and most common reason is a birth defect. The specialist was for the most part able to rule that out of the picture. That was such a relief to us. He said of course he can't write any guarantees...but he is looking just fine. 2nd reason is if the Mother gets gestational diabetes...I had all the testing done and I don't have that either! So about 20% of women get Polyhydramnios for no reason...and they are pretty sure I am in that category. We are SO grateful to that. Now what it means is that I am at higher risk for pre-term labor because you get so big that you water just bursts. The reason I have to go to the doc. every week is so they can constantly check my fluid levels. The normal level is 5-18... I am now at a 33. The Doc. said that I have enough fluid to carry triplets in there...how fun! Unfortunately my levels keep rising every week and we are hoping that start to level out soon. If I get into the 40's then it's looking like bed rest. Bed rest is just what I need when we are trying to move! But we have so much to be grateful for it's hard to complain. We are both so stinkin excited for this little guy to get here. The bad part of me getting so big...is the back pain is in full swing. I am only 27 weeks and my hips are already dislocating. My due date is still Aug. 24th, but the Doctors are just hoping we can make it to the first week of Aug. So we will just have to see! :)

We got invited to spend the weekend at our Whitney & Mark's Cabin. It came at such a good time because we needed a weekend for a little R & R. I still have school till June 4th and Nate is just getting done, so things have been really busy!

We realize that we never take pictures with our husbands in it...girls only I guess! Lacey is due a week after me and Whit's little guy is 6 weeks old. We loved being able to lay around, eat junk, and play cards..while the boys could go fish, ride horses, and do boy things. I was actually kind of jealous because I am getting kind of sick of laying around...but that is all my body can do right now so I just gotta roll with it.

Nate had is Graduation! It happened to be the same day has my BDay. It was pretty funny because we both kept trying to make sure that we weren't taking the other persons glory and that it could be a special day for the both of us. Nate getting his RN was the best birthday present for me. I was really surprised how emotional I was at his ceremony. All of the nurses had to wear all white scrubs. I was so proud of him when they gave him the special Nightingale award. He worked so hard and I am amazed how much he was able to accomplish. Nate is now working full time at the hospital on the Medical Surgical floor. He is working the night shift so I am trying to get accustomed to sleeping home alone some nights. I need to get better at letting Nate take a nap before his shift starts because around 4am he starts sleep walking. It's just hard because I want to spend time with him before he has to be gone all night! He leaves for work at 6:30 pm and gets home at 8:30 am...I would die! I think we are in for a run for our money next year because Nate will be working full time and going to school again full time. During the RN program he was only working maybe 1 day a week. I am also going to work next year, and we'll have little Kade. We decided I am going to try to teach for one more year to help us save up and get through his Master's program and then hopefully (crossing every finger and toe) I can stay at home and be a mama!

Nate planned a BBQ for my BDay. We had dutch oven potatoes and grilled up some yummy food!

We were laughing so hard when I was trying to blow out my candles. I didn't realize how little lung capacity I have because I took a deep breath...and hardly any wind came out! It took me 3 tries! Hope my wish will still come true :)

Nate giving his speech.

Robin and Jan were so nice to come and support Nate. Nate did his preceptorship and externship with them. They are both awesome ladies and he has learned a lot from them!

Belly and Fish Pics!

My mom wants to see Kade so I promised her I would put some updated pics on my blog. I don't want people to think I am paranoid about how big I am. The only thing that worries me is that I am not due till Aug. 24th and the baby apparently gets a lot bigger the last month. I already can't breathe, and it's the worst at night. I have to take abutural (I don't know how to spell it, it's the asthma puffer thing) every night before bed because I am wheezing, and to make sure he is getting enough oxygen. Painting toenails and tying shoes are way out of the question so if any Arizona girls are down for getting a pedicure...then I am SO in :)

My doctor apt. to check my levels is tomorrow. I will find out from there if I have to start seeing a specialist...I will keep you all updated. Thanks for you support. Nate and I have a feeling that everything will be just fine.

Nate is the cutest fisherman I have ever seen. He was able to take some friends and go on Monday. He really deserved a break from cramming work, clinical rotations, studying for his boards, and getting ready for graduation. He called me at school from the Lake just SO SO excited. I love how happy he gets when he catches good fish. The best part is he lets me name all his big fish. So I would like you to meet "Poker" because he has a Poker Face. He caught a total of 12 good size bass that morning and he was a chipper boy all day. Good job Nate!

Our maybe house!

Well...this is our house if inspections and all that fun stuff goes through! We are excited, nervous, and just stressed hoping we are making the right decisions. This house definitely has some pros and cons. Pros: sweet yard and basketball court and room for a big garden on the side house. We love the kitchen and built in entertainment center. Love the dark tiled floor cause I hate mopping! It's also really close to my school. Cons: We are kinda out in the boonies. It's not too close to the freeway anymore. I don't have a Ross down the street. In order to move in it needs carpet in all the bedrooms (Pro: New carpet ) and paint through out the house (Pro: New paint :) and choose our own colors)...it needs some grouting and baseboard work through out, which really isn't too bad. It definitely would be an amazing first home for us. ANYTHING is an upgrade to the old military/college housing we are living in now. If anyone has seen the movie "The Kingdom" about Iraq...well our houses were used in that movie to be Iraq. They didn't have to do much to make it believable :)

PS..I stand corrected...My brother Jeff called me last night and said that "Th Kingdom" is filmed to take place in Saudi Arabia. He laughed and said that I am a typical American that thinks anything in the Middle East is Iraq. LOL he's right, I don't have the best geography skills. Thanks for the heads up J!




Master Bedroom..

I love the bathtub...

Good news/Bad news...

Well, I had a Dr. Apt. yesterday for ANOTHER ultra sound. I am on the "watch list" and have to get ultra sounds every 4 weeks...well after yesterday now I am on the "every week list". The good news is that Kade is no longer in the 95 percentile for everything...now he is between the 60's and 80's (well expect for his head that is now 91) The bad news is apparently I have WAY to much amniotic fluid. Basically he is swimming in a large pool...hey if you ask me I'd rather be swimming around then all cramped up, right? Next week if my levels don't go down I'll have to start seeing a specialist in Phoenix. Polyhydramnios (the name of the problem) could be signs of problems with the baby, or problems for the mother. I am hoping that it doesn't effect Kade in any way whatsoever and hopefully my levels just go down with time. My stomach is apparently measuring about 4 weeks further than I really am....hence the reason every asks when my twins are due. I did the worst thing by looking up online about this because it tells you every little thing that could go wrong. I am just going to try to stay positive and pray it's not a huge issue.

Next good news is that we are looking to buy a house! It has been so much fun and we feel so blessed that Nate got a great job at the hospital so that we can get into something. Although the housing market has been a nightmare for so many people in AZ....we are very lucky. Being a 1st time home buyer we qualify for the $8,000 tax credit. The houses are so beautiful and the prices have never been lower. The only bad news is that we finally found a house that we both just LOVED. It had only been on the market 1 day and we over bid on it. We thought we had a good chance of getting it...by the end of the day there were already 17 bids on the house, and 4 full cash offers. We will be lucky to scrape up a down payment...let alone purchase a house with cash! It is nice for the economy that there are crazy bidding wars going on, but we will be so darn lucky to get something...or will have to just settle with something that may not be our first pick. Our friends down here have way over bid on the asking price on 6 different houses and haven't gotten any of them. We bid on 2 more houses last night so maybe we'll get lucky on one!

I don't ever write in my journal anymore.... so I wanted to use this post to just get my thoughts down and vent a little. We have much to be grateful for...I am blessed to have such wonderful family and friends...Love you all :)

Easter & Other Pics from this month!

Nate felt little Kade kick for the first time today! He was so excited and has been trying to feel him for a long time. We think Kade likes to do jumping jacks because he is CONSTANTLY movin and groovin!

After posting this pic I realized Nate was making a nerdy face. Him and his dad kept being goobers during pics, I can't believe his dad actually had a normal smile in this one!

Okay NO there is not twins in there! I get asked that almost daily! This pic was taken almost 2 weeks ago too! I swear some people look like this when they are about ready to give birth...I can't imagine how I'll look in August. Bring it on!

I know I just barley posted all those Dodger pictures from spring training...but this was just last Saturday night. I almost spaced that LA was in town! About an hour before game time we realized they were in town and we through our shirts and hats on as fast as we could and rushed downtown. Nose bleeds and all...it was SO MUCH FUN! LA won 11 to 1! We can't get enough of the Dodgers!!!!

We went with our friends Dani and Jordan to the Utah Jazz vs. Phoenix Suns game a few weeks ago. We had half court seats 14th row. We all loved every second of it! My two favorite teams! The Jazz ended up winning at a buzzer beater, the score was close the whole game!

We threw Dani a Bachlorette Party a few weeks ago. It was great to see all the old college girlfriends! A bunch of my old roommates and soccer teammates flew in for a girls weekend. The Party was really fun and crazy! I am so mad that I forgot to bring my camera to the Bachelorette Party. This was the day after...everyone who was still in town went to the Angles Spring Training Baseball game...we tailgated before the game with a bunch of other friends and had a blast! Nothing like hot dogs & a ballgame.

IT"S A BOY!

We finally know! I was SO nervous going into my apt. the anticipation was killing me. Nate really thought we were having a girl...and I was dying to have a girl (I am a sucker for those huge bows) But I truly didn't feel like it was. Nate and I have both loved the name Zoey for a while, and that is what we are planning on naming our girl. I kept telling my mom "I just don't think it's Zoey yet...maybe it's a girl, and I just shouldn't name her Zoey because for some reason I don't think it's her".... well, I didn't listen to my intuition much because I bought a bunch of cute little girl stuff! When we found out it was a boy, I wasn't disappointed right away. I was mostly so glad that everything looks healthy so far. I was shocked to see that he is in the 97th percentile on weight, size, head, and all his measurements! They will either move my due date up, or I might be having a tank! YIKES. When Nate and I lay in bed at night I started to get a little sad about not having a girl. The next day at school I was browsing online at boy "stuff" and I began to get more and more excited. It's been a few days since then and now I can honestly say that I can't be more happier that it is a boy! I can't explain the love that has grown inside of me for this little (I mean "big") guy. I am tearing up right now while I am journaling this. We have already decided on a name, Kade Nathan Sager. I love him so much and can't wait for him to join our family. Nate and I get SO happy thinking about playing with him on a little tyke basketball hoop, playing at the park, teaching him to catch and throw, kick a soccer ball, his first fish he catches, and reading him silly stories. We are already looking for his first pair of cleats! I had a great time surprising my class at school when I told them what I was having. They all just KNEW it was going to be a boy. There reason was because I like sports :)....My ultrasound was after school on the 31st leaving the next day to be April Fools Day. I told my class when they were lining up to come in that the ultrasound machine was broken and we can't find out till next week. They about died because they were just as pumped as me to find out. I had already decorated the classroom with blue crepe paper and had a big banner up. They were so glad when they came inside to see it. It made for a really fun day.
Kade was so proud to show us that he is a boy. Not bashful at all.... that's my boy!

Alomst Time!

We find out what we are having on Tuesday!!! I am SO excited I can't even stand it. I have been curious about this since the day I found out I was pregnant. Well actually even before that. Whenever I day dream what my future would be like, I would always wonder what my kids will be like. Nate really thinks it's a girl...and I have been back and forth the whole time for what I think. I felt the baby move for the first time today! It was the coolest thing ever. I think about how blessed I am to become a mother and it makes me bawl. The best part of it all is that my kids will have the best dad ever. I am so proud of Nate. He works so hard to do well in school and to help support me in all I do. He has been assisting in labor and delivery. He cut an umbilical chord today, and has been a breathing coach. I am so glad that he will be all practiced up since I don't know what the heck I am doing! Nate just found out yesterday that all of his Professors and Clinical Instructors nominated him to receive the Florence Nightingale award. They give it to one nurse in all the graduating class. He was so humble about it and amazed that he was given this honor. I wasn't though! He does such a great job in the hospital with those patients, he is caring, patient, and understanding. I always try to talk him into being late for class to sleep in with me, or to ditch out early for things, but Nate is so dedicated. I need to be more like him because I would rather be an hour late to something than even 10 minutes early! So anyway, Nate has to read a little story at their graduation, and gets to lead the class when they walk in. I like to tease him and call him my Little Nightingale (he doesn't love the girly name!)...but in all seriousness I couldn't be more proud of him. I am so lucky he is my husband.
Nate chillin' in his scrubs...

They had a fashion show at school to "Model" what you should wear to an interview. Nate had to go to Dillards to be fitted for the big show. I made one of his buddies take pictures so I could see him...I think that was embarrassing for him...Oh the things you do to make your wife happy :)!