Trying to get pregnant update

I have come to the conclusion that I just skipped a period last month. After being on birth control it can take your body a little while to get back in the groove. Luckily I tested positive on an OPK (ovulation predictor kit) last week (you take 1 OPK per day for 7 days in the middle of your "cycle" until you get a positive result). I have been having a lot of strange things happening with my body since that time, so we are hoping it means I am pregnant. I know it has only been 3 months, and 1 of those months I didn't even ovulate, but I am starting to lose hope! I feel like we have been trying for forever and that we will never get pregnant. I am trying really hard not to think about it so much because it just increases my stress level (which is already through the roof due to nursing school!) It's funny how you can go from not even thinking about having a baby to being obsessed with it!

On a lighter note, I took this picture of Jimmy and Bella yesterday. She likes to put her paws on the table and look at us when we eat. She is so darn cute!

First Term is over... time for some cake!

Well, the first term of nursing school is officially over! I got 3 A's and one stupid B! (Note: the B was a 92%... 1% and I would have been an A!!) It was a VERY difficult and challenging semester, so I am shocked to have gotten so many A's. I deserved them though! I signed up for classes for next term... I am so happy I got the hospital I wanted for clinical. I am really excited! Classes start back up again on Monday.

In the mean time, I got the itch to make a cake. I don't know why... but I just really wanted to make a decorative cake. So, I decided to make a cake for my sister's boyfriend and do a golf theme. I made a devil's food cake with chocolate ganache filling and a cream cheese icing. I covered it in fondant (traditionally used for weddings) and decorated the top with golf stuff. Here is a picture:


We will be eating it tomorrow night. I even got a box and added a "home made" sticker to it! I think it would be so much fun to make and decorate cakes... and I think this is pretty darn good for my first one!

New family room arrangement

I don't think I ever posted pictures of how we have the family room setup now. We also got a couple bar stools from Target. We have my mom, dad, sister and Derek over a lot and never have enough seating for 6... but now we do!




And here is a picture of the guest bedroom closet that we installed a better closet system into:


And a picture of the new shelves in the garage:


I think it's safe to say I Spring Cleaned!

My poor Bella baby

Bella gave us quite the scare this morning. To begin with, she didn't sleep AT ALL last night... and she usually sleeps the entire night without waking us up. She kept getting up, whining, groaning and scratching at the door like she needed to go out, so Jimmy got up and took her out a couple times. Then Jimmy got up in the morning before I did, and when I got up Jimmy and Bella were on the couch, and I went to say good morning to Bella and picked her up to kiss her. She whined and bit at my hand like she didn't want me to bother her, which is really unlike her. Jimmy said "be careful with her, she is injured or something. She has been shaking and whining all morning." So I just kind of watched her, and every time I tried to pet her on her right side she would shake and whine. I was afraid it had something to do with the macadamia nut I dropped last night and she ate (macadamia nuts can be toxic in dogs). So I tried to get Jimmy to let me take her to the pet ER and he wouldn't. A few minutes later he went to say bye to her before he went running and he was laying on the floor trying to play with her when he stopped and called me over, "Rach, come look at this. What do you think this is?" I got down on the floor and saw what he was pointing at... a golf-ball-sized swollen mass on her right side on her ribcage. At that point I insisted we go to the ER and he agreed.

$250 later... we discovered she was have an allergic reaction to vaccines she got last Saturday. It had caused swelling from her back that was slowly trickling down and collecting in a ball by her rib cage on her right side. I put a picture below, but I just took this. It was MUCH larger this morning. Anyway, they gave her a shot of antihistamine and sent her home with pain killers and anti-inflammatory pills. She is lucky she is cute, because she costs a lot!! My poor baby!


And I am just adding this picture because she is so darn cute!

Last clinical of Term 1

Today was our last clinical of Term 1. It was bitter sweet! We decided to have lunch at Cheesecake Factory afterward. We register for Term 2 classes on Monday and chances are I won't see any of these girls again until graduation! It is impossible to get the same schedule again because it is randomized. My favorite thing about this program is feeling like you are part of something special. It isn't just a college course where no one wants to be in class, it is a group, a team. I will miss these girls!

Jimmy's New Suits

Saturday Night Fun

Jimmy and I went out with our wonderful friends Tommy and Sarah last night. We had dinner at Daruma's, a Japanese steakhouse right by our house, and then they came back to our house and Tommy and Jimmy played the Wii while Sarah and I chatted about pregnancy (we are both trying to get pregnant... Sarah and Tommy already have a 2 year old little girl). Here is a picture of Jimmy and Tommy playing Baseball on the Wii. Such a cute picture! Boys will be boys no matter how old they are.


And here is an updated picture of me and Jimmy from yesterday at Grace's 2nd birthday party (Tommy and Sarah's daughter):

Cool

So if I am pregnant, this is what the baby looks like already. Crazy!




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P.S. - No period yet! ::fingers crossed::

Spring Break Is Coming To An End!

Spring Break is almost over... only 1 day left! I got a lot accomplished in my personal life, but not a lot accomplished for school like I had hoped. I have an exam Monday afternoon, a physical assessment simulation Tuesday morning, class Tuesday afternoon, then nothing until the next Monday afternoon when I have a HUGE exam for my Pharmacology class. Classes are officially over Friday May 1st. I know what you are thinking, "Oh good! She'll get another break before classes start again!" Nope! We start summer term on Monday May 4th! We jump right into a Dosage Calculation exam before we head to clinical that week. I'll be OK though. I love nursing!

So I was supposed to start my period yesterday, and so far nothing. I would think I would have definitely started by now, or at least some spotting... but nothing. I am hoping this is good news! Only time will tell. I don't even feel crampy or moody like I normally do. Keep your fingers crossed!

Until next time...