18 Weeks and Shots, and a Crib.

Yesterday we reached 18 weeks, 4 1/2 months. I am counting down the days until 2 weeks from now in which I'll be 20 weeks and we will have our 20 week ultrasound and another doctors appointment.

At this appointment they will check all my vitals and listen to the hearbeat. After my regular appointment I will walk to the room next door and they will complete the 20 week ultrasound. At this ultrasound they will be taking lots of measurements and checking to make sure that all Jacks organs and forming and that no defects are found. They will also be telling us the sex of the baby. Little do they know it will be just a confirmation of what we already know. Hopefully they confirm Jack is a boy. :)

Yesterday I also completed my H1N1 shot and regular seasonal flu shot. Normally I am not one to get the flu shot but with a push and a shove from my doctor and all the many warnings of being pregnant woman if they get the swine flu, it could be fatal, I thought I should find it.

Trying to locate it was another story. With the many delays of the H1N1, and it only being released in certain locations it was very very hard to find. I actually got word through another prego at work of a location in the county that was giving them out for free and they had a supply of them. I was in luck. I made an appointment and went down to Santa Ana yesterday.

Upon my arrival, which let me set you a little mental picture...the health center is located in down town Santa Ana...aka little mexico. When I walked in I thought for sure it would be a heavily saturated hispanic line of pregos. It was just the opposite. It was a line of about 20 very very white, blond females.

So I got my shots, it took about 5 minutes by the time I was called back and was done and then started my way home. I did stop at the grocery in Santa Ana to get some good mexican food which was just the next block over. While driving over, I have found that my left arm wasn't working so well. I quickly found out that my injection arm (I asked for both shots in my left arm) was totally dead. They inject the virus into your muscle and boy I wasn't expecting such a dead arm.

Now the next morning after, the pain has gone away, but I still can't utilize my arm very much. Oh well. It's all in the name of Jack.

Also on todays schedule I have Sean and I set up to construct Jacks crib. We purchased it months ago, and now that I have made room in the babies room, it's time to get things started. I'm excited to get it up and see how it looks. I will also be looking for my childhood stuffed animals, as well as childhood books. This will allow Sean to start reading Jack. He's been looking forward to the point in which he can read to him. He feels that now that he's moving around he wants him to get used to his voice.

Last night while having Sam and Liana (brother and brothers girlfriend) over for dinner, it was joking said that Jack is going to come out a "black baby" with all the type of music that he listens too. We all got a good laugh :)