Just wanted to make a post from within the apple store in New York. It is pretty school. However it makes me a little sad since my Mac Book Pro did not make it before we left yesturday. Other than that our flight was good, and the hotel is right in the middle of everything which is nice. But I will post more about all that later…maybe while were here if I can convince myself to cough up 13 bucks to use the internet in the hotel.
I was going through my photos from the wedding this weekend and I came across the best cake ever made. I never put it out fthere for the world to see so I figured I would put it out there.
June 13, 2006
Despite the gloomy weather I went to my second doctor’s appointment today.?? The nurse weighed me and said I had gained??4 pounds since my last visit which was on May 5, 2006.?? At that point I was 99 ppounds and 7 weeks pregnant.?? I already knew I had gained weight because I discovered over the past week that I cannot fit many of my clothes or at least the bottoms.?? I can put them on but buttoning the top button is not happening anymore.?? I still think I am to small for maternity clothes so I will have to get some clothes that are just a size or two up.?? I love having an excuse to go shopping!
She then asked me alot of questions about mine and Daniel’s medical history.?? The one downside to my adoption is I am unable to ever locate my biological parents and I do not know any of my medical history.?? God has blessed me the past 26 years ( my b-day was yesterday) with no signs of any disease or medical condition.?? I only hope Baby Roop is just as blessed.?? Even though this is unfortunate,??I am still very, very fortunate to have my parents and all they have given me.?? I hope to pass that on to Baby Roop as well.?? Daniel’s familiy has one heridity condition but it doesn’t seem serious.??
Dr. Bischoff came in later and did the normal physical exam that you get when you go to the OB/GYN.?? I will spare you the details since the majority of you know what that is like.?? Trust me it isn’t any more pleasant when your pregnant.?? He did let me hear the Baby Roop’s heartbeat.?? At first all we could was me –I must say sounds kind of funny when you are listening to the inside of you body.?? It didn’t take long to get the heartbeat.?? As soon as I heard it I just smiled from ear to ear.?? Just last week I saw Baby Roop now I could hear him/her as well.?? It’s heart was beating really fast, which I was told was normal.?? I have a human inside me!
The last thing Dr. Bischoff said about my examination is that there might be a possibility that I will have to have a C-section due to my pelvis.?? Basically, if a woman’s pelvis is to narrow to birth a child then the doctor let’s her know in advance she will need to have a C-section for health reasons.?? Mine was not really narrow but I still have a slighter higher chance than others that I might need to have a C-section when it comes time for delivery.?? I do not mind either way.?? I just want the baby to be delivered the safest way possible.?? I know whatever happens God will be taking care of both of us.?? If he can put the miracle of life in me, I know he will be careful about it taking out of me.
When did we know? How did we take the news? It was all a little overwhelming. However, I couldn???t help but have this feeling in the back of my mind that I was pregnant.
Mid to End of March
Over the past couple of weeks I had been feeling really tired when I came home from work. I didn???t think much of it since I work with kindergartners. They are always keeping me on my toes. They had been a handful the past month and I was constantly reminding them of the rules and respecting each other. School had been busy with reports cards, meetings, and events, so I thought I was just running low on steam.
On the weekends I slept every chance I got. When Daniel and I would go to run errands I would sleep on the way there and back. We had been attending a lot of weddings and family events during March and April and I noticed that I was feeling nauseous every time we got in the car. I found that being sleepy was helping me not feel sick in the car whether it was running an errand in town or driving back to Leesburg.
April
It had been four days past due for my ???monthly reminder??? that I was a female and how it isn???t fair that men do not have to go through this for what seems like forever.
I had told Daniel of the possibility (or fear at the time) that I might be pregnant. He seemed calm and not to worried. He asked if I wanted to go get a pregnancy test. I told him let???s wait a couple more days just to be sure.
**Side note: I had been off my birth control for a month due to change insurance companies so I thought my body might be out of whack which was causing me to be ???off schedule.???
Sunday April 23, 2006
It had been seven days past due. Daniel and I were attending this open house luncheon at St. Luke???s Methodist Church. The open house luncheon was to invite new couples to join Soul House, a bible study for couples mid 20???s to 40???s. When we got there we noticed we were the youngest couple there. What was even more weird, scary, or funny? A lot of the couples we met had just had a baby or were expecting one. One of the members said, ???It is funny because we have had a lot of newborns or babies on the way in the past year. I guess you better be careful about drinking the water.??? Daniel and I just looked at each other and smiled. At that moment I knew God was giving us a sign and trying to tell us something. I think I had been ignoring the other signs all along and God was determined to let me know he had plans for us.
On the way home from the luncheon we stopped by Walgreens and picked up a pregnancy test. Usually Daniel is always looking to get the generic brands and save a little money. I asked if he wanted to get the Walgreens pregnancy test. He insisted we get the name brand. We chose the deluxe EPT pregnancy test. This one said, ???pregnant??? or ???not pregnant.??? We didn???t want to worry about the plus or minus; or pink or blue.
When we got home I went straight to the bathroom. The box said it would take 1-3 minutes for a result. I went to the bathroom, set the test down, flushed the toilet, and before I was even done washing my hands the ???pregnant??? had appeared. (Apparently it only takes 30 seconds if you are for sure, positively, no doubt about it pregnant.)?? The funny thing is I did drink the water at St. Lukes’ that day.?? I took a deep breath and went to tell Daniel.
He was sitting on the floor in the hallways with what we thought would be our only ???baby??? for a while, Kye Lynn, our golden retriever puppy. When I told him his first response was, ???You didn???t wait for me before you read it.??? I told him I didn???t think the results would come up that fast. It hadn???t even been a minute. As I began to walk closer toward him, tears rolled down my face. My first honest thought: I didn???t want to have a baby now. I had just started my career as a teacher and I loved my job. I wasn???t sure I was ready to give that up and for how long? 12 weeks or 2 years?
Daniel just grabbed me and held on. I could tell he was just as shocked and stressed. But he continued to calm me down and reassure me. ???We haven???t even potty trained Kye yet and know we are going to have a baby!??? I said it trying to be funny but I was still upset. I calmed down for a minute then started to get upset again. I was upset because I felt horrible for feeling the way I did. I remember saying, ???I feel like a horrible person. There are so many women in the world who are trying to have children or are unable to have them and here I am upset because I got pregnant without even trying. I am going to be a horrible mom.???
Daniel continued to hug me and kiss my head. ???You are just in shock and have a lot going through your head right now. You are not a bad person and you are not going to be a bad mother.??? I asked you aren???t upset? I will never forget one of his first responses to the news, ???I figure we have done everything else got new jobs, bought a house, got a dog, why not have a kid too???? At that moment I couldn???t help but laugh and a feeling of calmness came over me. I knew God had a plan and everything was going to be okay.
Hello Family and Friends.?? First I want to say this is the first time I have ever blogged.?? My husband is the computer lover – as most of you know – but I have never really had the urge to blog….until now.?? This is a big event in Daniel and my life and I want to share it with all the people who have had an impact on in our lives whether high school, part time jobs, church, college, work, or family events.?? I figured this was the best way to share our experiences with everyone wherever you might be.?? I am entering the world of computers.?? Daniel must be so proud especially since I keep saying that one day computers are going to take over the world and he will be one of the ones responsible.??
Anyway, back to the more important stuff.?? The next couple of blogs will describe what past 12 weeks have been like and how we came to find out about Baby Roop.?? Please feel free to comment, question, give advice, or give us an update on what is happening in your life right now.?? We would love to hear from you.?? I hope you enjoy this website over the 6 months as we start yet another journey.??
Since my MOTHER is pushing me to get pictures up, here is a ultrasound image. This was a really cool experience, and I am thinking if there was any doubt in my mind that we really had a baby, they are gone now. Cause this thing is relatively easy to see. At roughly 12 weeks old it seems to be developing just fine. Ultrasound tech said the heartbeat was at 165.
When the tech first showed up the image, the baby was moving all over the place. And it even appeared to be waving at us. After that she started to try to get the hearbeat, but she was getting a little frustrated cause the baby would not stay still.
Jeni was a little discouraged from this movement, cause she remembers the story my mom tells that in the grocery store once I actually kicked and you could see my foot from inside. She is afraid the baby is going to do this to her.
Anyways, we will post some more stuff like how we found out etc later. And I am sure I will get Jeni to post her side of these things at some point, as always you can go to flickr to see our images at http://www.flickr.com/people/danielroop.?? And I set up a slideshow of the ultra sound images at http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielroop/sets/72157594160094254/show/.
Hello everyone. Welcome to my latest project. The Baby Journal. Jeni and I have decided in order to attempt to keep everyone up to date on the progress of the pregnancy and the baby we are going to keep a blog. Hopefully we will be good about posting information. We plan on posting pictures here and on flickr.com.
If you want to bookmark this page you can bookmark www.danielandjeni.com/baby/ That should always point here, eventually either sadieroop.com, brendanroop.com and/or baby.danielandjeni.com will all point here, but I am having some problems with my webserver right now.
Anyways Jeni and I have our first ultrasound tomorrow (I Think) so hopefully we will have some pictures and information to post soon.
So for those who don’t know, Jeni and I are pregnant. I apologize if I was unable to get ahold of you to tell you this in directly, but it is official. Jeni is now 12 weeks pregnant, and sick as a dog. But I guess we are approaching that 3 month mark so hopefully things will get better.
I just wanted to post this so anyone who I haven’t told yet is aware. ( Like my sister Christie). Anyways within the next week (as long as I get my new powersupply hooked up) I will be settin gup a blog specifically for the baby. You will be able to get there through danielandjeni.com. We will put pictures, and all kinds of stuff on there about the baby, as well as journal are entry into parent hood.
I won’t say too much more because I want to have content for the site ;-). I will say I have bought two additional domains tough sadieroop.com and brendanroop.com So read into that what you wish.
