Maternity Leave, PTO, and Child Care....

It's almost been a week since I found out that I was pregnant and all I can think about is how much time I will be able to take for Maternity leave. My work makes us take the first two weeks of leave out of our PTO and then they pay 4 weeks after that. I don't think I will be able to leave my baby and go back to work after only 6 weeks. If I don't use any of my PTO from now until the baby gets here I will be able to take 7 full weeks off. However I feel like thats still not enough time off. There is 7 more Holidays we get paid for until Baby Feltch gets here, so I'm going to try to do everything in my power to try to bank as much of those hours as possible so that I can have more time off.

I have no idea what Robb and I are going to do about child care when the baby gets here. I wish I could be a stay at home mommy for the first year, however there is no way I can do that, so I'm going to have to do some searching to find someone or someplace that I can trust. This is going to be the hardest decision we will have to make for the baby. Hope we found someone or someplace thats AMAZING!

Hormone Levels take 2...

So this morning I had to go back in to get my hormone levels tested again to make sure they doubled from Monday. I was at the lab for a hour, they were having the hardest time finding my veins (story of my life). They ended up poking me 3 times. Finally on the third time they were able to get my blood. My arms are so sore, I just want to go home and put a heating pad on them. I got a call around 2 this afternoon and they said that my hormone levels doubled plus some from Monday, so we are right on track. They asked if I want to get a ultrasound done that I may if it makes me feel more at ease. So in 2 weeks (November 9th) we will get to go see our little peanut size baby and hopefully be able to hear its little heartbeat. 29 days after that we will have our first prenatal appointment.

Hormone Levels...

So yesterday I went in for some lab work to determine my hormone levels and too see how far along I am. I am 6 weeks if we are going off my last cycle, however my hormone levels are at 5 weeks, so they are a bit lower than they should be. The nurse said I shouldnt worry about it to much and its normal for some women to measure smaller. They are going to retest my hormone levels Wednesday morning, to see if they have gone up to where they should be, if they havent raised at all then they are going to do some ultrasound to make sure everything is measuring where it should be.

10 little fingers and 10 little toes going to be here in June...

So we are Pregnant...... this is the story

Robb and I have been trying to have a baby for the last two years, since I got off my birth control in October 2009. We honestly thought we werent going to be able to have kids because of what the doctors were saying. So about July, we stopped trying to have a little one. So we got another dog instead, this time a puppy. As the days went on with the new puppy I was okay about not having kids, because having a puppy was a lot of work. Waking up several times a night to let her out, thinking to myself how would I be able to do this with a baby. As the weeks went on I was starting to get so tired, all I wanted to do was sleep. I honestly thought it was because I was waking up several times a night and not getting enough sleep. On Thursday after work I realized I was a week late. Not thinking anything on it cause I had no symptoms of being pregnant I honestly didn't think I was. I thought it was stress like the doctor always told me, when I would be late in the past. So when Robb and I was at Walmart I told him we should get a pregnancy test just to be safe so that I know if I could drink or not Saturday night at our Halloween Party. So I grabbed two brands of test just in cause one decided it didn't want to work. Got home from the store and throw the pregnany test on the counter and told myself I'm not worried I will just take it sometime tomorrow or saturday before the party. That evening Robb was hanging out with his friend and I went to bed at 11pm. I layed in bed for two hours and I couldnt sleep. I felt like I needed him by my side before I could ever fall asleep. About a quarter after one I got up and went over to Robb's friends shop because I couldn't sleep and I just wanted to see my husband. We hung out for a bit and I decided to go back home and try to get some rest and Robb decided he was still going to chill. I went home feeling so lonely just wanting to be cuddled up with my husband. Something told me that I need to take the test, so I did. I went downstairs to let my dogs in, not even a minute after I took the test two lines showed up, showing that I was pregnant. I had so many mixed emotions and I didnt even want to believe it. I started crying thinking holy crap is this really happening. I texted Robb and told him to call me, I took a pregnancy test. He asked what it said and I said that I didnt want to tell him over text and that he needs to call me. He never called and just said are you? So finally I just wrote back yes, I am. Not even two minutes after telling him I am, he pulls in the driveway as I'm sitting on my bed crying. He walks into our room and said "you really are?" I was like yes if you want to see its sitting there on the bathroom counter. He went in there and took a picture and kept telling me how happy he was that hes going to be a daddy. He texted the picture to my sister Kesley, my mom, and step dad. Remind you this was at like 130-2 in the morning. He then called my sister Kesley and we told her were were pregnant. Robb wanted to post it on facebook at 2 in the morning but I asked him not to. Robb left for work about 430 and I was finally able to go to sleep. Next thing I know my mom calls me and says is Robb messing with me? And I told her no he isn't its true, I'm Pregnant. My mom was screaming for joy over the phone and I just started crying. I was so happy that she was happy about it. I have always worried how my mom would take the news. Even after getting off the phone with my mom I still was having a hard time believing it. So I took another test and that one was postive as well. We have already had so many friends and family be so supportive. People texting me congrats not knowing how they even know and I found out my husband was way to excited and posted it on facebook for the world to know. So I log on to facebook later that morning and I already ahve people congratulating me on my wall, so I felt like I had no other choice but to facebook it as well. My mom has even bought us two baby outfits, and Robb's sister Sumer already bought two pairs of baby DC shoes. Baby Feltch is going to be so spoiled.

So from what my doctor's nurse was saying is that we are due sometime in June, but we will know on my first appointment which is schedule for December 8th. This afternoon I'm going in for some lab work just to be safe and make sure everything is okay.

I can't wait to share every step on the way with everyone and being able to share this with Baby Feltch when he/she is older.

About Us....

Robb and I have known each other another since 1998. I was 11 and he was 16 years old. We were just good family friends. Robb came back to Utah after living in Florida for a couple of  years and we started dating June 21, 2008. Christmas 2008, Robb bought me a ring, I think he wanted it to be an engagement ring however I wouldn't let him call it that so I called it my promise ring. June 2009 we bought our house in West Jordan, that was a crazy and fun time in our life. Robb and I decided to get us a dog since now we have a home. We first got Buddy in the July 2009, he's a pitbull/boxer mix. About three weeks later we decided that Buddy needed a girlfriend. So at the beginning of August we got Honey, she's a pitbull/terrier mix. We adopted them from the Humane Society and they love each other. March 2010 I came home from my parents house and asked Robb how he would feel if we got married in August, he was totally fine with it and from the moment we were now engaged and started to plan for a wedding. June 2010 I was sitting at work looking on the Humane Society's website(not such a good idea) and I saw this cute pitbull named Payge she's 4 1/2 years old. Anyways... I started to get tears in my eyes cause I wanted her so bad, but I knew I couldn't have her. Anyways the next day Robb and I had to go to Petsmart to get dog food for Buddy and Honey, well.... the Humane Society was there doing adoptions, so of course Robb and I walk over to see the dogs they had since its a habit that we do and there Payge was sitting there waiting to be adopted I looked at Robb and I told him it was a sign that we had to get her. Next thing I know we are signing adoption papers to bring her home. Robb and I couldnt ask for 3 better dogs, they all love each other so much. August 28th, 2010 is when we became Mr. and Mrs. Robb Justin Feltch. That was the best day of my life. I married my best friend and soul mate. The first year of marriage went so fast and we have many more years to come. Two weeks before we celebrated our one year anniversary, we decided to get us a 8 week old pitbull puppy, Robb's grandma named her Lacey. So now we had 4 pitbull children, and they all still get along great. For Robb and I's one year anniversary we were like little kids again. We spent the whole day at Boondocks Fun Center from open to close. That was one of the greatest times I have had, best anniversary ever. Now we are just livin life.