30 down-------10 to go.

Today is the 4th of July and I am 30weeks pregnant. I can't believe it. The last 10 weeks have flown by it seems. I hope the next 10 weeks go just as fast. I am feeling pretty good. I am getting very big, well that is my tummy. I have a little back pain and my pelvic bone hurts all the time. People say that is a good sign because it means my pelvis is moving and spreading. WHATEVER, I just know it hurts. Riley moves all the time but now that he is getting bigger so are his moves, and kicks. it is very fun to watch my tummy move, it is kinda a freak show at times, but I love it. The Nursery is all done and ready for Riley, I have washed all his clothes and other baby things. I guess I am starting to nest. Well we are very excited. I am still working and plan to up until I deliver ( thank god I am in the right place). I worked last night and I work tonight so we will not be doing anything for the 4th, which is the first time ever. Usually we are always doing something. We did take the dogs to the park and had a BBQ at home. Dan will stay home with the dogs, hopefully they won't be afraid of the fireworks and I will be off to work. Hope everyone has a fun and safe 4th.

Baby Shower

Dan's mom Connie flew in from Virgina and her and my mom Linda gave me a baby shower. Dan's sister Tina was also a big help. We had a small group of family over at my house. It was decorated so cute and I had alot of fun. The only down fall of the day is that is was 90 something degrees and I thought I was going to die. Everyone was hot but I think they had a good time. We played games, Quinn won the game for guessing how big my belly was. Good job Quinny. I want to thank everyone who came for all the nice gifts, It was so nice to see all of you. A huge thanks to Connie and My mom for all there hard work. I love you both very much.

4D Pictures of our little boy.

Today we had our 4D ultrasound. Dan and I had most our family with us. Dad and Mom, Mom and Glen, Leslie, Austin and Liam were all there. We were all together in a big room with a big screen TV so everyone could watch. This was one of the coolest experiences I have ever done. You could see our little boy. He has chubby little checks, you could even see a dimple when he smiled. he was very active and he loves his hands and feet in his face, I think at one time he had all four limbs in his face. He was sucking his thumb and at one point even sucking his foot. He is so cute and we can't wait to meet him. After the ultrasound we all went out to dinner and Glen treated everyone, Thank you Glen..... We were so happy to have our family with us to share this special event. Thank you all for coming..... We posted a few pictures so we can share our cute little boy with the rest of you. hope you enjoy him as much as we do. I stare at his picture everyday and I have already watched the DVD about 3 times.

Update on Baby Riley

So I had my 4 week follow up ultrasound today to see how Riley is growing and how the cyst is doing. I decided it would be ok for me to go by myself this time. Dan had a meeting in southcenter and I told mom she didn't have to miss work. The last ultrasound went well so I figured everything would be ok. Well that was a bad idea. Everything is fine I will explain in a minute, but the ultrasound techs freaked me out and I was in tears by the end. Well they kept asking me weird questions and were talking really quiet and had a concerning look on their faces. She even had to get another tech to come look, then they said we need the doctor now and then left the room. I was so scarred and didn't know what was wrong with my baby. Finally Dr. Dashow came to the rescue and explained everything to me. Dr. Dashow is the perinataolgist and is a very good and nice doctor. He explained to me that the septum in the bladder was still there and so was the cyst but it was so small that he could not even show me with his fingers. He said the echogenic bowel is still there but most likely is caused from the baby swallowing blood. The new concern was that Riley's left Kidney is not growing. They can see it but it is very small. His right kidney is the right size and working perfectly. They said they are going to continue to watch it , there is a possibility that it could still grow or it could stay small. The Doctor said that many people live long lives with one kidney. He also told me that Riley is doing great. He is in the 73% weighing 3lb 2 oz already (this kinda scares me how big is he going to be???, but I am glad he is growing). He also said my fluid levels were great. Dr. Dashow explained everything to me and made me feel so much better, When I left I was feeling ok, still a little scared but more confident that Riley will be ok. I will never go to another appointment alone. I have another ultrasound on July 23rd so I will keep all of you updated. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

OH NO possible diabetes

So I had my blood work done yesterday to see if I am gestational diabetic. My resutls came back today and were 1 point over normal. So now I have to do what is called a 3 hr glucose tolerance test to make sure I am not diabetic. Please keep your fingers crossed that this test will come back normal. I will keep you all updated.

Saying goodbye to Dr. O

Today was my last visit with Dr. Oglesby, He is moving to Idaho in a couple of weeks. Although I love my new Dr. I am sad to see Dr. O leave. He has been such a great doctor and has been very support during my stressful events in early pregnancy. He says he will be back in town off and on, so I will defiantly have to stop by and see him and When Riley comes I will have to take him so they can meet.


Thank you for everything Dr. Oglesby, we will miss you =(

Happy Fathers Day

For Fathers day Dan went on a bike ride with his dad and brother Bernie. They took a 5 hour drive down 101. They stopped for a nice lunch together and just had a great time out on the open road. Dan came home with a huge smile on his face. Then he opened his first fathers day card. He said next year Riley can go with them on the bike ride. NOT.........................

The Nusery

We finally finished Riley's nursery today. We had so much fun puting everything together. The whole room is done in Jungle. Riley is going to have so much fun in his room I hope he loves it as much as we do. I think I go in there everyday at least once. The room is complete all it needs is our little boy, only 13 weeks to go.......

Baby Shower # 1

I had my first baby shower. My work through a baby shower for me and 3 other girls. One who just had a baby, one is due in June and the other due in July. We had a lot of fun hanging out, eating lots of food and opening presents. I got a ton of cute clothes, books, bath stuff and a bumbo chair. Baby showers are so fun!!!!!!!!!!!!

New Doctor.

So today I saw my new Doctor. so as of now I have 3, Dr. Olgesby, the perinatologist and my new doctor. Well my regular doctor delivers at Auburn hospital and is moving back to Utah, since I am high risk I need to deliver at TG, so I had to find a new Doctor. My new doctor is Dr. Kovanda and I absolutely love her. She is a great doctor and I have even seen her in action since I work at the birth center. The other cool thing is that she delivered my niece Sierra, my best friend Becky's baby, and my newest little nephew Liam. Hopefully she will be there to deliver Riley. You never know!!!!!!!!!!!! well I told her she would be a legend in our family. So back to the appointment, everything is looking great and Riley is growing like he should, no signs of preterm labor Thank god for that. I have gained 20lbs total which is not bad but shopping is not as fun anymore. oh well. I love being pregnant so it is worth it. I see Dr. Olgesby one more time at the end of the month. I am going to be sad saying goodbye and will miss him very much, He got me through one of the hardest parts of this pregnancy so far and I am very grateful for him. Well more to come................

Baby Liam

My little nephew entered the world today and I got to be there. Leslie had her little boy June 9, 2008 at 3:07am. Little Liam Austin Hensley is a healthy baby and him and mom are doing great, as well as dad and big brother Austin. I am so happy for them and love my little nephew to pieces. I can't wait for him to meet Riley they are going to be best buds.

26 weeks

I am now 26 weeks pregnant. Riley is getting bigger and bigger everyday and so is my belly. I can't believe how much he is moving. my whole belly moves and it is so fun to watch, sometimes he kicks so hard it hurts. Sometimes I think what the heck is he doing in there. And even though his favorite time to move is when I am ready to sleep I love every second of it. Dan can feel him alot better now and see him move which he loves. We wanted to post a new belly shot so here are two. Dan was taking forever taking the picture and my impatience shows in one of the photos. Dan said I had to post this picture so he could share with all of you the face he See's all the time. He is crazy I am always smiling. LOL. well you can also see that I have very beautiful flowers in my arms. Dan came home from work and surprised me with a dozen of pink roses and a very sweet card. I love him so much.

Happy Birthday and good news

Today is my 27th Birthday, wow I am getting old. Well I had a great birthday. We had a follow up ultrasound in the morning and everything is looking great. Riley is about 1 lb 10oz. He is growing like he should and the cyst has not grown or changed in size at all. YEA. we will continue to watch it for the rest of the pregnancy. Dan, my mom and Leslie were all at the appointment which was very nice. After the appointment my sister and brother in law took me to breakfast and then a movie. I had another Doctors appointment in the afternoon and that went good as well. The Doctor said everything is great. Later that evening Dan took me out for a birthday dinner to of coarse my favorite place, Olive garden. By the end of the day I was so tired and I went home and straight to bed. I have to say it was a great birthday I got to see alot of the people I love and those I didn't get to see called, including dad who was the first and who also sang to me. I told him he should quit his job and become a singing telegram.

Riley 25 weeks

Rachel's Wedding

Today we had Rachel's wedding. It was so good to see Rachel and hang out with her. We have not seen each other since my wedding in march 07. She looked so beautiful like she always does. we had a lot of fun while she was home. Her and Joe are so cute together and I am so happy for them. Rachel and Joe went back to Oklahoma but I can't wait for July because Rachel will be back. She is going to live with her parents for a couple months while Joe goes to school. I am so happy she will be here for the end of my pregnancy and hopefully when Riley is born.

24 Weeks

I am now 24 weeks. This is a very important week because it means the baby is now viable. There are good chances if RIley is born now that he will live, but we want him to say in much longer. This is just another huge milestone in pregnancy and I am very happy to make it here. Only 16 weeks left. YEA

Welcome mom, Good bye Frances

Connie flew in on Saturday night and we had the family over for a BBQ to say goodbye to Frances. Frances is moving to Virginia with mom. They are driving all the way there. It was nice to have everyone over. We are really going to miss Frances but we know we will see her often. Good luck to mom and Frances in there cross country road trip.

23 weeks

I am 23 weeks this week. I have been back to work for a week now and I am loving it. I am taking it easy when I am at home so still pretty boring but worth it. I know how much I need to take care of myself and baby Riley. Today was a sad day because we had to send Travis back to Iraq. It was so nice having him home. we had a lot of fun the time just went to fast. Travis, Marie, mom and I all went to breakfast in the morning and then I went with Marie to take him to the airport. The airport gave us boarding passes so we could walk him to his gate. We hate the airport and saying goodbye. Only 9 months and he is home for GOOD. Please keep Travis in your thoughts and prayers everyday.

Back to Work

I have been cleared by the doctor to go back to work and as long as I don't have any more contractions I can keep working. It is so nice to be back to work. I love my job and I was starting to become really bored at home. Everything with the pregnancy is NOW going OK. keep your fingers crossed that it will continue that way. I talk to Riley everyday and tell him to be a good boy. So far he is listening to his mommy.

Introducing Baby Riley Joseph Golbeck

We want to share with all of you the name of our baby boy. His name is Riley Joseph Golbeck. Here are some pictures of our last ultrasound. Our next Ultrasound is on my Birthday May 28th so we will post the new pictures of him then. One of the pictures shows a side profile view of his head and the other is a face first shot, look close you can see his nose and mouth.

Happy Mother's Day

It was nice waking up and getting a dozen roses and my very first mother's day card from my husband Dan. This was very special to me and made me realize how close I am to being a mother. I also got a sweet card for the "mom to be" from my brother, sister-in-law and niece. Dan and I hung out all morning and in the afternoon dad, mom,Travis, Leslie and Sean came over and we went out to the Rock for dinner. We also celebrated my dad's B-day. we had a great time. My mom had a great mothers day as well especially because Travis was home for Iraq.

Bed Rest

Because of my scary trip to the hospital my Dr. has but me on bed rest. I have been taking it easy since 4/28/08. I just saw the Dr. again the other day and will be taking it easy for one more week, then hopefully I can go back to work. We are just being very cautious because I am only 21.5 weeks pregnant. The contractions have slowed way down but I am still feeling them daily. We are asking everyone to keep us in their thought and prayers.

A Scary Trip to the Hospital

On Monday night I started feeling tightenings in my lower abdomen and called the hospital to find out what to do, They advised me to come in early before work to get checked out. Dan and I went in around 1030 PM. They hooked me up to the monitors and told me I was having contractions. I was so terrified and so was Dan but he was so supportive, The contractions were very close together but the good news was my cervix was not changing. They gave me fluids and sent me home to take it easy. They had no idea what caused the contractions. This was one of the scariest nights ever.

Our Surprise

We had all the family over for our big surprise. Everyone thought the surprise was finding out the sex of the baby but what they didn't know is that the person opening the envelope was Travis(my brother who flew in from Iraq hours before the party). Everyone was so surprised especially my mom, she cried tears of joy. Travis opened the envelope and after describing the picture to him announced that we are having a BOY. We had a great day spending time with the whole family.

Starting the Nursery

We started our Nursery. I know it seems early but we were very excited to start. We painted the walls and put the bassinet and crib together. This was very fun, we still have more to add to make it complete but we got a good start.

The Big Appointment

Today was a very important and stressful day, I didn't post earlier about the problem found in the previous ultrasound. At our 19 week ultrasound they found a cyst or something on the baby's lower pelvis and something that is called echogenic bowel. Basically that means the bowel shows up brighter on ultrasound. There are many possible things that this could mean. It could be normal which we are praying for, it also could be that the baby swallowed blood, also it could be infection and it also is a soft marker for down Syndrome. So we had to wait 10 days to see the perinatalogists. Today we had the big appointment we had a high level ultrasound which was very cool, we could see everything. They are not quite sure what the cyst is yet but are going to keep watching it throughout the pregnancy, good news is the Dr. said that it is not near any major organs and is not life threatening. We had to see a genetic counselor to talk about the echogenic bowel. They offered us an Amnio but we declined. This was a very scary appointment but I had two of the biggest supporters my husband and my mommy. I am now a high risk pregnancy and will be followed very carefully. Please keep us is your thoughts and prayers.

Build A Bear

We went to Build a bear today and made bears for the baby and for each grandparent. Inside each bear is the baby's heartbeat. This is very special to us, we can hear the baby's heart whenever we want to and we can share it with everyone. we had a lot of fun making all the bears and picking out the outfits.

It feels like a little alien inside you

Dan felt the baby move for the first time last night. I got home from a busy weekend and when went upstairs to go to sleep the baby was moving like crazy. Dan put his hand on my tummy and felt the baby right away. I swear the baby was doing flips or something. I was very excited that Dan could now share the coolest feeling in the world with me. I wouldn't let anyone try to feel for the baby because I wanted him to be the first to feel. He was also very excited, it was dark in the room but I just know he had the biggest smile on his face. He said it felt like an alien inside me. (who knows how he knows what an alien feels like). haha.

Leslie's baby shower

Today we had a baby shower for Leslie. We had so much fun playing games, eating and watching Leslie open all the cute baby stuff. Leslie only has 6 weeks left, I am so excited for her and jealous at the same time. I can't wait to meet my cute little nephew.

Baby Golbeck Girl or Boy??????????????

We had our big ultrasound this week. We are 19 weeks and both baby and me are getting big. We want to know the sex of the baby but are finding out in a special way. We had the ultrasound tech print off a picture and put it in an envelope. We will be opening the envelope with all our family and friends on Sunday the 27th at our BBQ. Stay tuned to find out what baby Golbeck is.................................

Now this is what Spring should look like

Last couple of weeks we have had snow off and on. Today is was beautiful. It was 77 degrees. To bad I had to work but the dogs loved it. Here they are sunbathing on the deck, what a life.

18 weeks

I am now 18 weeks pregnant and I am loving every minute. The baby is moving like crazy and mostly when I want to bed at night. That is ok because I love it. I can't wait until Dan can feel it. One more week and we find out what baby Golbeck is. Make sure you vote for your favorite name.

My Two Moms.

Connie was here from Virgina. We had so much fun with her while she was here. we only wish she could have stayed a little longer. She will be back in May. We can't wait.

Baby Nicholas is here and I helped deliver him

For those who don't know I finished RN school and am now working at Tacoma General in the Birth center. I absolutely love it. well my friend Becky who I have known since we were 3 years old and grew up right next to each other had her first baby today. She went into labor Wednesday night and I though for sure she would have delivered by the time I got to work on Thursday but little Nicholas was waiting for his aunt Sarah. When I got to work Nicholas was still inside. Shortly after I got to work Nicholas was born and I got to be one of Becky's nurses. This was truly honorable and I am so happy I was apart of this. OF course i cried my eyes out when he was born. This is a day I will never forget. Becky did an awesome job and both her and Nicolas are doing great.

Week 17

This has been a crazy week. Connie flew in on Sunday to help with Dan's surgery. We had an OB appointment on Monday which was alot of fun. Connie came with us and we got to have another ultrasound. We could not believe how big the baby has grown. It was moving all over the place and right away started to suck it's thumb(just like it's mommy). we also got to listen to the heartbeat, It is to early to see the sex so we will have to wait for out next ultrasound on the 17th of April. Dan thinks it is a boy, my mom wants it to be a girl. I have no idea. I have had a dream about a boy and a girl and we know there is only one baby so we will just have to see.Good news from the appointment is everything looks great and I have still only gained 4 pounds Dr. Says more cold stone for me and baby. Dan had his wisdom teeth removed on Tuesday(April Fools day), I know he is crazy. The surgery went well but he will have to be on jaw precautions which means only soft liquids for 6-8 weeks. That sucks but we don't want his jaw to break. Well we are coming up with some pretty good inventions and our blender is being used more that it has in years. Thanks Connie for all your help. We love you.