How far along: 24 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: I can't be sure, because I avoid my scales like the plague, BUT...I think somewhere close to +20. Yes, I am outta control.
Maternity clothes: I had a post about hating them last week, and then my new stuff came in and I like them again. I bought jeans so long that I have to cuff them at the bottom, and I couldn't be happier about that.
Sleep: I wake up 32 times a night. Partly to pee, and partly because I am sick with a cold and I can't breathe.
Best moment of the week: My unborn child got almost as many Christmas gifts as I did. That was pretty exciting. Actually Christmas in general was really great this year.
Food cravings/aversions: I got my first bout of morning sickness on my birthday, which was Week 23. And then again yesterday. That's what I get for thinking I was in the clear. My body is confused, I suppose--I also think it has to do with all of this cold/congestion stuff.
Belly button in or out: In
Stretch marks: SIGH, yes. I can't pretend any longer. They are there and they are ugly. Hips, and tops of thighs mostly. None on the stomach, yet.
What I miss: Just being able to walk up 1 flight of stairs without stopping to breathe twice on the way. Ha.
What I am looking forward to: My appoinment on the 6th, MINUS the weighing part. I had a birthday and Christmas since my last appointment...it can't be good news as far as the scales are concerned.
Weekly wisdom: Hot dogs in bed at 10:00 pm=bad idea.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
22, 23 & 27
I didn't post for Week 22 and Week 23 falls on my Birthday #27. Now you know what the numbers are about.
What's been going on? I passed my glucose test. My bp is still super low, so as far as pregnancy is concerned, everything seems to be going well for now. I am getting fatter. Inevitable, I know. And I don't want to be the girl who wanted to be pregnant for 4 years and then griped the whole time she was, because I hate that person. Soooo I will just say that I don't mind being pregnant; what I mind is maternity clothes. I always had this idea that when I got pregnant I would spend a fortune on cute maternity wear and be totally decked out in cuteness all of the time. But, as fate would have it...I would give my left lung for a pair of sweat pants right this second. Not just any sweat pants...BIG ONES. Big, huge, Arkansas Razorback sweatpants that are low enough to not touch my belly and still long enough to NOT look like high waters. I have this exact pair at home waiting on me like they do on most days of the week. My poor husband will probably burn them soon. As long as he can wait until after April, I can deal with that.
Back to my hatred of maternity clothes, let me explain. I am 5'8", which is not like freakishly tall, but tall enough that I have to wear a size LONG in most pants. When I first started to buy maternity clothes I bought 2 pairs of full panel jeans in a regular length because that's what I could find. Stupid. The full panel is made for short people, I'm convinced. It hits me mid-belly leaving two sausage-like rolls on top and below the waistband. So to remedy that, I pull them up higher....hello ankles. Grrrr. I have 2 new pairs of jeans on order that are a size long and that are also the kind with the band that sits below the belly. Fingers crossed that my mood improves when they come in.
I have also decided that I don't want to spend a fortune on clothing that (God willing) I will only be able to wear for a short time. I would rather spend that money on clothes to fit my tiny, small, skinny little self (dream big) after the baby is born. So it pains me to dish out the money on a ton of different types of maternity clothes. I did get lucky to know so many people with kids, because I have been loaned a lot of different tops....but because apparently all of my friends and cousins are "little people" none of the pants will work.
My rant is over. My kid is kicking me right now, so I guess she's tired of the griping. :)
My 27th Birthday is Sunday. I will be 23 weeks pregnant that day. Despite the laws that force me to wear pants in public, life is good. Merry Christmas everyone.
What's been going on? I passed my glucose test. My bp is still super low, so as far as pregnancy is concerned, everything seems to be going well for now. I am getting fatter. Inevitable, I know. And I don't want to be the girl who wanted to be pregnant for 4 years and then griped the whole time she was, because I hate that person. Soooo I will just say that I don't mind being pregnant; what I mind is maternity clothes. I always had this idea that when I got pregnant I would spend a fortune on cute maternity wear and be totally decked out in cuteness all of the time. But, as fate would have it...I would give my left lung for a pair of sweat pants right this second. Not just any sweat pants...BIG ONES. Big, huge, Arkansas Razorback sweatpants that are low enough to not touch my belly and still long enough to NOT look like high waters. I have this exact pair at home waiting on me like they do on most days of the week. My poor husband will probably burn them soon. As long as he can wait until after April, I can deal with that.
Back to my hatred of maternity clothes, let me explain. I am 5'8", which is not like freakishly tall, but tall enough that I have to wear a size LONG in most pants. When I first started to buy maternity clothes I bought 2 pairs of full panel jeans in a regular length because that's what I could find. Stupid. The full panel is made for short people, I'm convinced. It hits me mid-belly leaving two sausage-like rolls on top and below the waistband. So to remedy that, I pull them up higher....hello ankles. Grrrr. I have 2 new pairs of jeans on order that are a size long and that are also the kind with the band that sits below the belly. Fingers crossed that my mood improves when they come in.
I have also decided that I don't want to spend a fortune on clothing that (God willing) I will only be able to wear for a short time. I would rather spend that money on clothes to fit my tiny, small, skinny little self (dream big) after the baby is born. So it pains me to dish out the money on a ton of different types of maternity clothes. I did get lucky to know so many people with kids, because I have been loaned a lot of different tops....but because apparently all of my friends and cousins are "little people" none of the pants will work.
My rant is over. My kid is kicking me right now, so I guess she's tired of the griping. :)
My 27th Birthday is Sunday. I will be 23 weeks pregnant that day. Despite the laws that force me to wear pants in public, life is good. Merry Christmas everyone.
Friday, December 10, 2010
30 Random Things
I've probably done something similar to this, but hey--life is different now, so I am sure I can come up with 30 more random things.
1. In movies, I root for the animals instead of the humans. Example: I don't mind if the cowboy gets shot, just so long as the horse is okay.
2. I hate the word "precious" and my friends torture me with it as much as possible.
3. I want to "fix" everyone's problems and get mad when people don't take my "good" advice.
4. I hate confrontation. Not just personal confrontation--it makes me uncomfortable to see two strangers fighting about something.
5. I'm 99% certain that I will NEVER know what I want to be when I grow up. Or if I figure it out, I know that I will never be happy doing the same thing for the rest of my life. Career-wise anyway.
6. I have one of the most entertaining husbands ever. Every day is an adventure.
7. I got married at 20. It seemed like it took forever to get that man to put a ring on my finger and now I realize, I was just a tiny child. Just thankful that it was the right guy that I took the plunge with!!!!
8. My Mom thinks that I should read to the baby that is still in my stomach, and I can't make myself do it because it's weird.
9. I like grammar and I love spelling. And being pregnant has caused me to screw up both of these things. Guess I have other things on my mind?
10. My favorite color is green.
11. I don't have any desire to know how to assemble things by myself. I would rather just wait on my husband to do it.
12. I hate awkward hugs! You know the one where you think they want to hug you and then you wonder if that's what they really wanted? Maybe I am the only one that this happens to!
13. I'm not lazy, but I am VERY good at wasting time. If this isn't proof, I don't know what is.
14. I LOVE DOGS. Oh man, I love them.
15. I HATE CATS. Oh man, I hate them.
16. I have never lived on my own, meaning I moved out of my parent's house and into my house that I share with my husband....but....
17. At the age of 26, I have already been a homeowner...twice. Well, a co-homeowner anyway.
18. My toes are pretty long, which probably explains why I wear a Size 10 shoe. If they were shorter, I think I could pull off an 8 1/2.
19. I can go into my closet right now and pull out at least 5 things, that I don't even remember buying.
20. My hair has been almost every single "normal" color that it can be. Blonde, Brown, Red, Black, combination of all of the above....
21. I'm athletic, but other than that I don't really have any talent. Well, at least if I do it is untapped.
22. I'm competitive, but I come by it naturally. My Dad is insane about winning.
23. I don't dance. Dancing is stupid to me.
24. We tried for a long time to get pregnant, you probably know that if you're reading this...but what you don't know is that I started to wonder if maybe I just wanted to be pregnant...and it wasn't that I wanted the baby as bad as just the experience of pregnancy. I WAS VERY WRONG. Pregnancy=boo, Baby-YAY!
25. My husband and I are SO FAR BEHIND when it comes to technology and neither of us care. Example: We have a 27" very cubed looking tv, a desktop computer with a monitor that weighs precisely 300 lbs, and my 6 year old Samsung flip phone doesn't download apps, let me check my email, OR allow me to blog. It allows me to call and text...and that's all I need. Instead, my husband has the very latest in running gear and tools and I spend every extra dollar I get on clothing and SHOES.
26. I like to look at jewelry on other people, but I don't care to wear it. Necessities are my wedding ring, earrings and usually a watch.
27. I still have 3 of my baby teeth, with no permanent teeth underneath.
28. One of the things that I would most like to thank my parents for is the fact that they got me a bionater and braces, because without those 2 things...I probably would have never found someone to marry me. OMG.
29. I have one sister. We are like day and night in every way. Our personalities are completely different and we don't look anything alike. But our handwriting is almost identical.
30. I don't watch the news. I don't have a clue what's going on with the world and I think I am a happier person for this exact reason.
1. In movies, I root for the animals instead of the humans. Example: I don't mind if the cowboy gets shot, just so long as the horse is okay.
2. I hate the word "precious" and my friends torture me with it as much as possible.
3. I want to "fix" everyone's problems and get mad when people don't take my "good" advice.
4. I hate confrontation. Not just personal confrontation--it makes me uncomfortable to see two strangers fighting about something.
5. I'm 99% certain that I will NEVER know what I want to be when I grow up. Or if I figure it out, I know that I will never be happy doing the same thing for the rest of my life. Career-wise anyway.
6. I have one of the most entertaining husbands ever. Every day is an adventure.
7. I got married at 20. It seemed like it took forever to get that man to put a ring on my finger and now I realize, I was just a tiny child. Just thankful that it was the right guy that I took the plunge with!!!!
8. My Mom thinks that I should read to the baby that is still in my stomach, and I can't make myself do it because it's weird.
9. I like grammar and I love spelling. And being pregnant has caused me to screw up both of these things. Guess I have other things on my mind?
10. My favorite color is green.
11. I don't have any desire to know how to assemble things by myself. I would rather just wait on my husband to do it.
12. I hate awkward hugs! You know the one where you think they want to hug you and then you wonder if that's what they really wanted? Maybe I am the only one that this happens to!
13. I'm not lazy, but I am VERY good at wasting time. If this isn't proof, I don't know what is.
14. I LOVE DOGS. Oh man, I love them.
15. I HATE CATS. Oh man, I hate them.
16. I have never lived on my own, meaning I moved out of my parent's house and into my house that I share with my husband....but....
17. At the age of 26, I have already been a homeowner...twice. Well, a co-homeowner anyway.
18. My toes are pretty long, which probably explains why I wear a Size 10 shoe. If they were shorter, I think I could pull off an 8 1/2.
19. I can go into my closet right now and pull out at least 5 things, that I don't even remember buying.
20. My hair has been almost every single "normal" color that it can be. Blonde, Brown, Red, Black, combination of all of the above....
21. I'm athletic, but other than that I don't really have any talent. Well, at least if I do it is untapped.
22. I'm competitive, but I come by it naturally. My Dad is insane about winning.
23. I don't dance. Dancing is stupid to me.
24. We tried for a long time to get pregnant, you probably know that if you're reading this...but what you don't know is that I started to wonder if maybe I just wanted to be pregnant...and it wasn't that I wanted the baby as bad as just the experience of pregnancy. I WAS VERY WRONG. Pregnancy=boo, Baby-YAY!
25. My husband and I are SO FAR BEHIND when it comes to technology and neither of us care. Example: We have a 27" very cubed looking tv, a desktop computer with a monitor that weighs precisely 300 lbs, and my 6 year old Samsung flip phone doesn't download apps, let me check my email, OR allow me to blog. It allows me to call and text...and that's all I need. Instead, my husband has the very latest in running gear and tools and I spend every extra dollar I get on clothing and SHOES.
26. I like to look at jewelry on other people, but I don't care to wear it. Necessities are my wedding ring, earrings and usually a watch.
27. I still have 3 of my baby teeth, with no permanent teeth underneath.
28. One of the things that I would most like to thank my parents for is the fact that they got me a bionater and braces, because without those 2 things...I probably would have never found someone to marry me. OMG.
29. I have one sister. We are like day and night in every way. Our personalities are completely different and we don't look anything alike. But our handwriting is almost identical.
30. I don't watch the news. I don't have a clue what's going on with the world and I think I am a happier person for this exact reason.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
OH, this song.....
A couple of things. Clay Walker is one of my all-time favorite country singers. He is probably most consistently my VERY favorite. His voice is beautiful and he's not hard on the eyes himself. :)
So, he sings the following song and WHOA....every single time I listen to it I am amazed. I can't imagine why Gaga lovers want to hear about someone's "poker face" when there are songs that are as meaningful as this one to be heard.
So, he sings the following song and WHOA....every single time I listen to it I am amazed. I can't imagine why Gaga lovers want to hear about someone's "poker face" when there are songs that are as meaningful as this one to be heard.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Week 21
21 weeks! I keep hearing that it's flying by, but I don't believe anyone. I'm sure I will look back and think that it did, but for now--I am ready for her to get here, be healthy, and for me to get my body back!!!!! I'm really not that big (or so I am told), but everything makes me winded and I hate feeling like that. I should be able to walk from my office to the car without having to beg a stranger for a hit off of their inhaler!!!!
More about the ultrasound--the tech kept jiggling my stomach to get Isabel to move her arms. Whatever organ the tech was trying to look at, that's exactly where she would put her hand...to cover it up. Haha. She was ALL over the place. And the tech made a comment about her being so low, which just goes to prove that you can't trust old wives tales....well not all of them. Carrying low=boy, supposedly. Not this time. And morning sickness=girl, again....not this time. Knock on wood, I haven't thrown up a single time this entire pregnancy. At 21 weeks, I'd be willing to bet that if I did, it would be stomach virus as opposed to morning sickness. I've been very lucky.
My kidney issue seems to be better. My lower back is sore at night time, but that's about all. I'm sure that's just a pregnant thing.
Glucose test tomorrow. That's about all I have to report for now. Oh, except that I have finally started doing some shopping for the little one. And we picked out bedding.
More about the ultrasound--the tech kept jiggling my stomach to get Isabel to move her arms. Whatever organ the tech was trying to look at, that's exactly where she would put her hand...to cover it up. Haha. She was ALL over the place. And the tech made a comment about her being so low, which just goes to prove that you can't trust old wives tales....well not all of them. Carrying low=boy, supposedly. Not this time. And morning sickness=girl, again....not this time. Knock on wood, I haven't thrown up a single time this entire pregnancy. At 21 weeks, I'd be willing to bet that if I did, it would be stomach virus as opposed to morning sickness. I've been very lucky.
My kidney issue seems to be better. My lower back is sore at night time, but that's about all. I'm sure that's just a pregnant thing.
Glucose test tomorrow. That's about all I have to report for now. Oh, except that I have finally started doing some shopping for the little one. And we picked out bedding.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
It's a......
GIRL! Isabel Jade
Where to start??? Monday, I started having some pain in my lower back and right pelvic area...it was enough to take my breath away so I called my Doctor's office and they had me come in for urine testing. I tested negative for a UTI, but I was still hurting BAD! Dr. M, scheduled me to have a gall bladder scan at the same time as my ultrasound, so that we could see if something was going on in there. Long story short, the ultrasound tech sees nothing wrong with my gall bladder, but thinks that I have kidney stones. Dr. M was in surgery all day yesterday, so he was supposed to call me with his results and a game plan after that....he didn't. Last night I was hurting pretty bad and hub would NOT let me lay on the heating pad (cooking the baby), so I decided that I would call Dr. M today and find out what's up. I left a message with the nurse, and I am hoping to hear back soon. I feel a little better this morning, but my back is still really sore.
Good news is that we have a healthy baby girl, who is VERY active. (stubbornly so) And I can begin shopping for all things GIRL. :)
Another issue that I was concerned with is that I haven't been able to feel kicking. Or if I have, I didn't know that's what it was, so I have Googled it like crazy, and then yesterday the Ultrasound Tech confirmed that I have an anterior placenta, which is fine, but keeps me from feeling the baby as early as other non-anterior placenta people. (longest run-on sentence ever)
So today I stayed home from work just to lay around and chill out a little. Yesterday we ran around like chickens with our heads cut off to announce the gender to our family, and I am thinking that probably didn't help my kidney/back situation much. And I hope to hear from the Doctor's office soon!
And that is how my past 48 hours or so have gone down. :) Leaving you with a belly pic. I look a little rough, but YAY Christmas tree.
(PS: this tree is 9 foot tall. I look like a giant at this angle. lol)
Where to start??? Monday, I started having some pain in my lower back and right pelvic area...it was enough to take my breath away so I called my Doctor's office and they had me come in for urine testing. I tested negative for a UTI, but I was still hurting BAD! Dr. M, scheduled me to have a gall bladder scan at the same time as my ultrasound, so that we could see if something was going on in there. Long story short, the ultrasound tech sees nothing wrong with my gall bladder, but thinks that I have kidney stones. Dr. M was in surgery all day yesterday, so he was supposed to call me with his results and a game plan after that....he didn't. Last night I was hurting pretty bad and hub would NOT let me lay on the heating pad (cooking the baby), so I decided that I would call Dr. M today and find out what's up. I left a message with the nurse, and I am hoping to hear back soon. I feel a little better this morning, but my back is still really sore.
Good news is that we have a healthy baby girl, who is VERY active. (stubbornly so) And I can begin shopping for all things GIRL. :)
Another issue that I was concerned with is that I haven't been able to feel kicking. Or if I have, I didn't know that's what it was, so I have Googled it like crazy, and then yesterday the Ultrasound Tech confirmed that I have an anterior placenta, which is fine, but keeps me from feeling the baby as early as other non-anterior placenta people. (longest run-on sentence ever)
So today I stayed home from work just to lay around and chill out a little. Yesterday we ran around like chickens with our heads cut off to announce the gender to our family, and I am thinking that probably didn't help my kidney/back situation much. And I hope to hear from the Doctor's office soon!
And that is how my past 48 hours or so have gone down. :) Leaving you with a belly pic. I look a little rough, but YAY Christmas tree.
(PS: this tree is 9 foot tall. I look like a giant at this angle. lol)
Monday, November 29, 2010
20 weeks, Tomorrow is the big day....
Tomorrow is gender reveal day! I haven't really talked that much about this, I don't guess. Everyone wants to know what my gut instinct is and I think I'm already a bad Mom for not having one. haha
Honestly, in the beginning I thought it was a boy. But now, I feel like it's a girl, and I have for a few weeks. My preference? After all of the madness that has been the past 4 years, I just want a healthy baby, truly....but if you make me pick, I would say that everything has come easier with the thought of a boy. I mean we picked out our boy name first, I knew what theme I wanted for the boy's room before I did the girl's room, etc. BUT...the good news is that we also have those things picked out for a girl....so we're good either way. :)
Just pray that whatever is in there doesn't get all modest on me tomorrow, because I am ready to know!!!!
Honestly, in the beginning I thought it was a boy. But now, I feel like it's a girl, and I have for a few weeks. My preference? After all of the madness that has been the past 4 years, I just want a healthy baby, truly....but if you make me pick, I would say that everything has come easier with the thought of a boy. I mean we picked out our boy name first, I knew what theme I wanted for the boy's room before I did the girl's room, etc. BUT...the good news is that we also have those things picked out for a girl....so we're good either way. :)
Just pray that whatever is in there doesn't get all modest on me tomorrow, because I am ready to know!!!!
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