Ding Dong - Avon Calling

If you get the newsletter you already know that Julie is now a Avon Representative. I wanted to post the link to her website, where if your not able to order from her locally you'll be able to online and have it count for her. If you need Avon or just want to help start her into her new side-career the website is http://jgardieff.avonrepresentative.com/. If you have any questions about her Avon, there is the ability to contact her on the website so she'll know its Avon related. Thank you all in advance for your support into her new adventure.

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The doctor is in

This morning was our first visit to the ob/gyn. I wish I had some great, exciting, or jaw dropping news for you. Unfortunatly, at this point theres not much to show and tell. We went in having done most of the paper work last night cutting down our wait and time in the waiting area down to a minimum. Then into the exam room, we met with a medical assistant that took the medical history and gave us a little goody bag with some pre-natal vitamin samples, some cds for the computer, phamplets, and a journal for Julie to track her pregnancy. Also I think I had a little too much fun playing with the exam table and being nosy around the room. After that was done we met with the actual doctor, she was very nice and pleasant. She confirmed the pregnancy and we are still going with the due date of March 21, 2011. Then she went over a little more medical background, some do's and dont's, question and answers, gave Julie a little physical once over and that was that. On the way home we filled Julie's pre-natal vitamin prescription and now she just needs to visit a lab to get some blood tests done before we go back. So, for now that is all that is happening. Next doctors appointment is the end of August, and were told at that one we'll actually get some pictures and stuff to actually share with everyone. We stopped on the way home and used a ten dollar Kohl's certificate we got in the mail and bought some unisex bibs, out of the urge to get something for the little one, so they are added into what I like to refer to as the "Baby bin" where we are slowly going to start our accumaltion of all things baby. Until the next appointment, probably once a week I will update here and let everyone know how Julie's feeling and any new symptoms, all that good stuff. So once again, sorry there isn't more but theres still 8 months ahead of us and the closer we get the more will be happening.

Julie's Birthday

Here ye here ye today by royal proclamation of ... well, I guess myself.
Today, July 18th is my wife and mom to be, Julie's birthday.

Last night we just happened to be up at Midnight, from me getting off work late and Julie returning from a friends party, so, I gave her the gifts I bought her. She received a new alarm clock (to replace hers that seemed would never die and had the most annoying alarm tone, but after it did start to falter it felt like a good time for an upgrade), a 1-inch hair straightner (she mentioned a few weeks ago that she wanted a thinner one than she had), and the book What to Expect When Your Expecting (without which this blog would not exist because I wouldn't of learned about the website). We stayed up for a bit debating middle names for Michael/Michelle and after my being excited about 'Chibibi' she abruptly said goodnight and well that was pretty much the end of that idea. She slept-in this morning and took a nice nap recently, while I tried to push my way through this book I'm reading called 'Wizard's First Rule' which seems for every page I read another magically appears at the end and never feels like I make any progress.

Tonight we will be going out to celebrate her birthday at a restaurant I discovered on http://www.opentable.com called Fiorella's at the Westin Imagine Orlando hotel on Universal Blvd. down near I-Drive. It got decent reviews and with Julie you can never go wrong with Italian. If you want to see where we are dining its here at http://www.fiorellasorlando.com . I'll definitly be either editing this blog later tonight with a review or adding it into tomorrows doctor appointment entry.

For a review of our dining at Fiorella's tonight you can find a brief summary at my other non baby blog site http://agardieff.livejournal.com/

We take our first steps down the unknown path

For today starts an epic adventure, one with twists and turns around everycorner. An adventure that will take many months and years, which will truly lead to become The Great Gardieff Adventure.

Tomorrow we take our first steps into the unknown. Julie and I will be attending the first doctor's visit to confirm the pregnancy and do all the initial tedious and tiresome paperwork involved with all things medical. We are both nervous and excited. Excited about our new roles as parents and guides to our unborn and also nervous to hear how things are progressing. Although the metaphorical cat has been let out of the bag to a privilidged select few, pending good news tomorrow morning and a greenlight from the doc, word will spread like wildfire of the news of the next Gardieff heir to be born into the kingdom of Clermont. Although we take these first few steps into the unknown cautiously, we are not blind, for we have many friends and family to guide us along the path.

So...Ok, maybe your not fully up to speed on what's happening here. My name is Alex and my wife Julie discovered the other day by the good 'ol home pregnancy test that we are expecting. To answer many, yes it was planned, but we couldn't of thought it be this quick and fast to happen. Naturally we aired on the side of caution tried a couple more tests all positive, so, yep real deal. Next thing you know we got a doctors appointment set, and absorbing ourselves into online reference materials. Besides the tests not much can be seen, Julie has taken to frequent extended naps out of tiredness. So far she has had no signs of morning sickness or many of the other common symptoms. Right now based on the phone call with the doctor the estimated due date is March, 21 2011. But, tomorrow based on the how far along she actually is we will probably get a better idea of the actual date range. It's been decided that Julie would like to name our boy/girl after her father who passed away a few years ago, Michael or Michelle will be entering into the world. Which is good cause either of those names is easily found on Disney World personalized merchandise which is a big factor, got to have a name to buy souvenirs for. Incase you didn't know we both come from huge theme park following backgrounds, so before you know it he/she will be singing "its a small world" before anything else.

Well, that is a generalized summary of what has taken place these last couple days, I'll update this blog tomorrow when we know more.