We got a live one!!!

So today I went for my first appointment. The doctors did all the routine testing and will be checking my thyroid levels to see if they had gone down. They were a little concerned about where my levels were at but we saw the baby and its heartbeat going tink, tink, tink, tink. It was too small to say thump thump. Its back was to us so we saw the spine but was really curled up in a ball so they couldn't get a good head to rump reading. I get to go have an official ultrasound so they can see. From what they did say, the baby was a little small for our date so we may not be as far along as we think we are. I can only make an educated guess but I don't think the due date will be pushed back more than 2ish weeks. But as we know I am not a doctor (and am new at the baby stuff) so we will see. The doctors were concerned about my thyroid levels but that was a month ago that they were bad, and hopefully with an increase dose of medication they will be much lower. We will get the blood test back in a few days. My thyroid levels are not great for the baby but since it has survived the worst of it I am hoping it means we are in the clear because we can only go up from here. So baby is alive, and we will see more later on. I know it isn't quite what we all were hoping but it was pretty cool too see the peanut move inside and I got to say that's my little one. I am using hims a lot. For those of you wondering the sex, can we say maternal instinct?

More to come after the wild weekend

My Scarecrows

So in lieu of my blog yesterday one of my dearest UP friends brought me dinner this morning. She said I can bake and freeze it so when I am on my own I won't have to do so much. I have three scarecrows here. For my non-movie watchers, Dorothy's friend she will miss most off all when she leaves Oz. One is the lady who made me dinner, the other two are attending my baby shower put together by a few of my fifth grade girls this weekend. Anyone who will do that must be friends.

Upcoming Detig Events
Ultrasound- Thurs 29th
Ryan's graduation- Sat may 1st (pomp and circumstance in the background)
5th Grade baby shower- Sun May 2nd
nebulous but soon future- info on where we are going

WHEW! I NEED A NAP JUST THINKING ABOUT IT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!

stick a fork in me

So I am really struggling right now. I am so tired of not sleeping and being tired all the time. My whole life consists of work and going home to rest, not sleep, just rest. My weekends are spent trying to catch up on the rest that I didn't get throughout the week. I love my kids at my job but I am ready to be done. My husband may be gone for two weeks or more for training and I will be left to fend for myself and when I have no energy after I get home, cooking can be a huge task. I have a lot of pressure to finish my hours so we can get the education credit but my lack of desire and energy just makes me want to be done. I don't know how women do it sometimes. So right now I am on the verge of tears, have already cried once this morning for being so tired and not wanting to go in. I am ready to be done with transitions. I want to be packing my house and moving, and if I can't do that at least ENJOY the last few weeks here without pressure, tears, tiredness beyond measure. So can someone justify all of this so I feel better a little bit????? So now that I have finished my rant, someone stick a fork in me, I'm done!!!!!

P.S. on a brighter side, pics of baby D. soon to come.
P.S.S for the movie lovers, there has been an Isma sighting in Hancock. Lots of wrinkles and scary beyond all reason.

From the Mouths of Babes

So they say a picture is worth a thousand words and people have been wondering how far along I look. And we really don't have a picture yet, but one of my kindergartners today asked me, "Mrs. D are you pregnant?" I said yes. Her follow up comment was, "You look it." So here I am thinking, I am glad I REALLY AM pregnant otherwise I would have felt really badly about myself. In reality I have only gained 2 pounds since our pregnancy but we won't talk about the tenish pounds I gained before our blessed news. I just have to laugh about this stuff.

Gifts & Goals

So I received my first baby gifts in the mail this week. The first one was from Grandma Barb(I knew it would be her). We have our first baby book, and a cute (very unisex) footed outfit. The next day Grandma Carol sent us some bibs and short sleeve onesies. She also sent me a bible study helping me prepare spiritually for motherhood. This was EXACTLY what I needed. Over the last week God has been showing me that our family really needs consistency and we are working on it. If the habit of family Bible study isn't established before baby comes it will be out the window once it arrives. God has been really laying it on my heart lately to make sure that I am spiritually ready and I will admit that I am FAR FROM IT!!!!!!!!! I truly believe that our family has a special calling to be all over this world spreading the gospel, due to the nature and possibilities of Ryan's job; and we don't want to miss out on that at all. If you would please pray for us as we strive to be more Christlike and disciplined to our convictions.

Sickness update: Today is a good day. I am tired but not sick. Tomorrow it will be the opposite. But hopefully it will all be over soon. Thanks for praying and reading.
pics of baby Detig coming April 30th.

Morning Sickness

So many people have been asking how I have been feeling. I am a woman growing a baby out of substantially nothing. Needless to say, I am very tired and now very sick. This last week has NOT been a picnic. Going to work is so not fun when you feel like "urping all the time" quote a la my Nana. I am now experiencing the not so fun first trimester. People tell me it will get better. In the mean time I am constantly shoving peppermints in my mouth, any cracker I can get a hold of and drinking ginger tea. 6-7 more weeks, we can do it. Please pray for me as I am working and is hard to want to go to work when you feel yucky. Ultrasound coming on April 29th.

April Fool

So we found out we were pregnant on April Fool's Day. Everyone has asked me what Ryan's reaction was like. That week I had an inkling that I was pregnant and I couldn't wait any longer to find out. Ryan had asked me to wait a few more days but I said no, I have to know NOW! (That blast of hormones should have been my first clue) So Ryan went to Target and got a pregnancy test. I took it and threw it away after it was done. At first I thought it was negative but then I had Ryan look at it and said, "it looks positive to me". Then the shock of that statement really set in for him. We had only been off the pill since Feb 22. Our thought process with trying was we had no idea how long it would take us. Cari, my sister, earlier in the week informed me that "normal" people usually take 6-8 months. Well when have I EVER been normal when it comes to physical issues? NEVER is the correct answer. Ryan tells me now I have no credibility when it comes to my body anymore. Cause I was completely wrong about this. We told Aunt Cari and Aunt Cristi first. That night we told mom and dad but mom didn't quite get it at first. We handed her a bib that said my family is thankful for me, since we are due around Thanksgiving. She just stared at the bib, and I had to tell her about her NEW grand-baby arriving around Thanksgiving. Then joy and tears came. Telling Ryan's parents was a little more shocking. This is their first grandchild and my mother-in-law didn't have the word grandma in her vocabulary until we gave her a bib that said, "That's it, I'm off to Grandmas". But everyone was happy once the shock wore off. So needless to say the Sparks/Detig family had an unforgettable April Fools Day.

Happy baby gift!

I bequeth to you, dear Ryan and Sara, a space in the blogging world....

this way we can all follow baby Detig's progress and see how and where you end up!

post well and post often!

Cari