This week has been great so far! I'm really looking forward to the weekend, because I want to do a little fall cleaning. I don't know if its because I'm pregnant or not, but I'm really having the urge to "nest" and get organized. We moved into our house a little over a year ago & I feel like my closets need some love. I feel like our crap was just sort of crammed into them and it's been making me crazy for the past few weeks. This is the first weekend that we've had no obligations, so I'm taking full advantage of it!
Lately I've been doing a lot of thinking about what the future holds for J & myself once the baby comes. Some ladies I work with were urging us to take a "babymoon". I love the idea of doing that, but (yes there's a but) there are many reasons why we shouldn't do this. A) it costs money to travel & right now all of our extra cash is going toward the "baby fund". B) If we go anywhere I'd prefer Italy & that's definitely out of the question. The next choice would be the beach, but Christmas is right around the corner, so we'll need to save for that and I'm NOT putting my fat ass in a bikini right now. C) the majority of this pregnancy is in the winter months and by the time it does get warm, I won't be able to travel-I probably won't feel like it either. So, I think we may take a little family trip (our first!) after the baby is here and before I come back to work. It'll be nice and warm (June-ish) and it will be perfect beach weather. NO it's probably not going to be very romantic, but it'll be our family. Sounds perfect to me!
Also, I've been thinking about the kind of mother I want to be. If we have a boy, I don't want to raise a wuss. I want him to be a MAN and be OK with getting a little dirt here, or a scrape there. Of course I'll love him more than life itself, but I want to try my best not to baby him. I want him to know how to stand on his own two feet. And how to do laundry. For a girl, I really want her to be strong, confident and smart. I want her to know that she's capable of anything in life she wants and she doesn't need a man to make her dreams come true. Not that I want her to be a feminist, but I don't want her to be needy either. For either, I want to teach them morals and values and that it's not OK to lie. EVER. I just want them to be good people who know how to love and show compassion for others. It's overwhelming knowing that J & I will be the ones molding this little person into something great.
I've been feeling really great so far! Here's this weeks survey thingy:
How far along are you? 10 weeks today (according to my pregnancy ticker)
How big is Baby? About the size of a prune (1.5 in long)? That’s what my “What to Expect” app says, anyway
Weight Gain? About 5 lbs. Trying to keep it under 5 lbs for the 1st trimester!
Gender? Won’t know for a while (I’m really thinking boy, though)
Maternity Clothes? Same as last week
Stretch Marks? None
Sleep? Still great!
Symptoms? Just a little constipated. Great.
Movement? Probably, but I can’t feel it yet
Food Cravings? Milk! I’ve always loved milk, but I really love it lately
Labor Signs? Of course not
Belly Button in or out? Still in!
What I miss? WINE L , and my clothes fitting
What I am looking forward to? My next ultrasound on Oct. 19th. We’ll get to hear the heartbeat & J will be there with me. For this appointment, they will also be checking for Down’s Syndrome & a few other genetic things…hopefully everything is good!
Best moment of the week? Making it to the 10 week mark. I will feel SO much better about everything once I’m out of the 1st trimester. I’m worrying about everything, when I know there’s probably nothing to worry about. My fear right now is that the baby’s heart might have stopped beating after I got my flu shot last week. I’m assuming, though, that if that were to happen, I would have already started spotting or cramping. I have neither of those, so it must mean that all is good!
