And We're Back!

Sorry for the long, LONG absence since I last posted. Getting revved up for school has kept both of us very busy. And now for the news...

Our latest doctor's visit was good. We heard the heart beat (wow, those things go fast!), and Tammie's own personal health was great. Ten minutes and a hundred dollars later...everything's "normal." All except for that tiny new person GROWING inside my wife. Tapeworm's - bad; virus' and bacteria - bad; tiny human being - perfectly "normal."

Tammie is doing better with her evening sickness, no weird cravings (yet). She is sucking down ginger hard candies and Preggie Pops any time she has some nausea. Just hoping that everything continues along the yellow brick road to the Emerald Palace with loads of happy, singing little people (well, maybe without the little people...and the Emerald Palace...oh...and the yellow brick road...).

Our next visit is September 19. We will be having an ultrasound then (okay, Tammie will have the ultrasound, I'll just sit there and cheer) and we should find out the sex of Little Baby Acuff. I'll post the results in February for everyone to know. Just kidding...I'll let you know just as soon as I can get to a computer.

Wish us luck!

Oh, and Billy, I'm sorry about the comments. Didn't realize I had accidentally tweaked a setting that required me to "moderate" the comments before they were posted. Fixed now, enjoy!

It's about dang time!

Finally! Tammie has started to feel better at nights. I guess we've finally made it to the fabled "Second Trimester." I for one am grateful that she isn't feeling sick every night. I know she is as well.

As far as everything else, things are rolling along. We're still working on cleaning out the second and third bedrooms to get them ready for the coming of a baby and the onslaught of friends and relatives wanting to visit.

We've got about 5-6 weeks to go before we can find out if it is a boy or a girl. Tammie thinks it's a girl. Her mom, Pam, thinks it's a girl (she has actually provided empirical evidence to support her claim. When she was pregnant with Tammie, she was sick at night, ala Tammie now. But when she was pregnant with her son, Billy, she was sick in the mornings. Vewy, vewy interwesting...). The husband of one of Tammie's friends (who just had a baby...congratulations Erin and Sam) also says that it is a girl, and apparently he has a pretty good track record at predicting these kinds of things.

As far as I'm concerned, it better be a girl because Tammie and I can't even begin to agree on boy names, but the girl name is set in stone and we both love it. We'll let you know what it is when it is!

10 week doctor's checkup

Another checkup, another okay. Tammie's last doctor's visit went over well and everything looks good. Heard the heartbeat again, about 160 beats per minute (that's seems REALLY fast, but the doctor says it's "normal").

Next doctor's visit is in 6 weeks. Four weeks after that and we can find out if it's a boy or a girl. Yes, we will be finding out. There are too many other surprises in store, so if we can eliminate at least one, we are all for it. Besides, you all need to know so that you have an idea what to get us...I mean, the baby. And we need to know so that we can paint the nursery. Well, so I can paint the nursery (Tammie will "supervise" from 2 rooms away).

Take care everyone and think good thoughts in our direction.

When's the Beautiful?

Good news, bad news.

Good news first. Tammie is not suffering from morning sickness! Bad news. Tammie is suffering from evening sickness... Starting about 9pm every night Tammie's stomach takes a turn for the worse. Usually, after a shot of Malox, things settle down enough that she can get to sleep. Not last night though. Up all night; 8:40am, still sick. Had to cancel our doctor's visit today.

So now, predictions anyone? Boy, girl, one of each (I know the doctor said one heartbeat, but that's what they told my mom too; and I'm a twin!).

More when we know...

Happy 4th of July...a little early

To everyone in the living world...HAPPY 4th of JULY!!!

Yes, I know that I'm 45 minutes early, but who's counting. And now an update of Little Baby Acuff...

nothing. absolutely nothing. I've read a few things about this thing (pregnancy) and one conclusion that I've come to is: you'll be doing a lot, and I mean a lot, of waiting. We do have some good news. Tam went in for a routine blood test last Thursday and the result came back normal (there's that word again).

So instead of any heart wrenching updates, new pictures, or happy news, I am wishing everyone a safe and happy 4th of July. Try and stay dry!

(DVD's of our first trip to the doctor are still on sale. Due to the nature of supply and demand, the price is now $15. Please make checks payable to the "I Still Need Some Cash to Pay the Doctor" Fund c/o Brent Acuff, You-Know-Where-I-Live, TX 78613. Peace out!)