Category: brendan

Wow. What else can I say. I thought registering for wedding stuff was crazy. Baby stuff is like 10 times harder. Mostly because you don’t know what you need, or atleast I didn’t.

3 hours and a 1 column later, we had finished maybe 1/3 of what Babies “R” Us Suggests as a getting started list. We registered for bottles, rattles, bibs, monitors, and baby bags. There is just so much stuff a new life needs, go figure. It is amazing that our race every made it past the stone age without Babies “R” Us.

It definetly made the baby seem more real, and we are excited. That being said I added a link to the right for the registry information. We started at Babies “R” Us and once we are done there we are going to register at Target. I will keep the site updated with current links to the registries we set up.

Okay well Brendan didn’t get kissed, but I realized that it was the first movie Jeni and I have been to since we moved to the new house which means, it is also the first movie that baby Brendan has been around for. It was a good movie to start off with as well. We went to see First Kiss with Zach Braff. It was a fun time we hung out with Tyler and Mel Hunt and Mike and Amy Sica. I think Mike described the movie best as “A Chick flick with alot of compromises”. This is probably an reference to the amount of nudity in the film.

All that aside it was a fun evening on the town and more importantly a quality movie for Brendan’s first experience.

Since Jeni has been M.I.A. on the blog I figured I would start posting some of my thoughts. For anyone who follows my blog at www.danielroop.com/blog would know that I have made a resolution to post atleast once a day on one of the two blogs. Today you get lucky, I am posting on both blogs.

Enough of the rambling. As the title of this post attempts to potray I got to hear the baby’s heartbeat for the first time today. I know Jeni got to hear it on like visit one, but I have yet to be invited by my wife to one of the appointments so I haven’t heard it yet. Let me just say, it is so cool hearing the heartbeat. I am so excited about my son, and these things just make is seem so much more real.

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Hey everyone, sorry it has been so long between posts, I have been telling Jeni she needs to blog stuff. I guess I could be doing that too, we are just slackers. Anyways, to appease the masses (all two of you) I have put up some pictures on the flickr account. You can use the links in the menu. Or you can just enjoy this picture of Brendan’s First Gator Game. He was just as upset as I was that UCF put on such a poor showing of 42 – 0.

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The first thing I said to Daniel when he woke up this morning was, “Today is baby day!” He just chuckled. Surprisingly the day did not seem to drag on even though in a matter of hours we were going to find out if it was a boy or a girl.

Our ultrasound appointment was at 3:45p.m. We sat there and waited as other patients were called in. While waiting Daniel made the comment, “If it’s a boy we will know it because it is a Roop.”

Every time the door opened we got excited only to find out it was someone else’s turn. Finally my name was called after waiting 45 minutes. Side note: I peed twice while waiting and right before we went in I had to pee again. This baby likes to push on my bladder.

We went in and waited for the technician to put our information in the computer. They had just started using a new system. She then said it was time to see how this baby is doing.

There Baby Roop was on the tv screen. Baby Roop looked like he had grown so much since our last ultrasound. The technician said, “There’s the baby’s heart pumping.” “He?!” I thought she had said he. “THE BABY’s heart is beating. We will find out in a just a few minutes what the sex is but first I got check to make sure everything is alright from head to toe.”

It was so awesome to see all the different parts of Baby Roop. We saw the heart, brain, spinal cord, bladder, and embirical (sp?) cord. Finally she got to the bottom half. “Oh well we don’t have to guess what it is. The baby is letting us know. Do you want to know?” Of course we did. “It’s a boy. See he showing off his penis.” I guess Daniel was right. Roop boys do show there stuff.

I couldn’t stop smiling. I was so excited because I wanted a boy first. It was weird because for the longest time I thought it was going to be a girl. But this past weekend I had a dream that we were at the doctor’s finding out and the doctor told us it was a boy. Then just last night I had a dream that Kye Lynn was having puppies and one of them came out blue. In my dream I wanted to keep the blue puppy and not give it away. Hmmm….Strange but funny.

It took a while to get a picture of the face. He kept turning his head. Finally he turned, looked right at us, and even opened his mouth. As if to say… Okay here’s my face now will you let me go back to relaxing.

And so the results are in—Baby Roop is a boy. Brendan Casey Roop has made his debut to us and all our wonderful friends and family.

Click on the pictures to get a better look at Brendan.

Hey everyone just a quick update that I just uploaded some jeni.pregnant pictures and some kye pictures, so enjoy.

Hey everyone. I know Jeni and I haven’t been posting as much as some would like. So I decided to allow some user interaction. In honor of our ultrasound to find out the sex of the baby on August 2 I have put up a poll for the sex of the baby. As soon as we find out we will anounce the sex and everyone who was right can feel good about themself and everyone else can feel stupid.

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.??