Well, we are almost 1/2 way there! I can't believe how fast time has gone by. It seems like it was yesterday when I saw those 2 pink lines on my HPT. I was at work on Monday, August 22nd, and took a test in the hall bathroom. The second line came up immediately. I texted my friend Ally to come in there ASAP, because I needed another set of eyes- I just knew I was dreaming! She saw it & I started shaking uncontrollably. I was so scared, excited, and in complete awe. Honestly, my first thought was "Linda has everything to do with this...Thank you God!" In all that J & I had been through over the past month, getting pregnant was the very last thing that I thought would happen. I was so convinced that I wouldn't conceive until everything settled down, so I had pretty much been getting drunk every night for four days in a row (from Thursday night- Sunday) No, I'm not a lush, but we had several family & friends that had get-togethers, so the wine was free-flowing. I can't resist good wine! :) These past few months seem like such a blur to both J & I. As time goes on, our excitement and anticipation grow stronger. And my belly keeps getting bigger!
We found out last weekend that two of our girlfriends are also preggers! I'm so excited that I'm not the only one in our circle of friends!! One of the girls is 4 weeks behind me, and she's married to J's best friend. The timing couldn't be better! We'll get to be on maternity leave together and our kids will be close. The other couple is due in August, I believe. They haven't officially told us (secrets are hard to keep among all of us), so we've been practicing our surprised faces ;) I think they're waiting until they get out of their 1st trimester to tell us, which is understandable. After getting this great news, it just confirms our having to wait so long for our baby was all just part of God's plan! I'm grateful for how this is all playing out & I don't think it should be any other way.
We have 6 days to wait until we find out the sex!!! J & I can hardly stand the wait....Whatever it ends up being, I'll be excited & I know J will be too. Even though he REALLY wants a boy, since he is the last male in our family with our last name. He got really emotional about it the other night...It was hard to not laugh, but aren't I the one who should be emotional? It's sweet to see him so excited and happy about all of this...I love that man.
We keep forgetting to take pictures of my belly...I'll probably regret that later. I'm to the point that I can't see my toes anymore, so that should give you some perspective on my growth. I love it, but I am kind of missing my waistline. It will return, I'm sure though! I'm anxiously waiting for some definite action from this baby. I want to feel some kicks, punches and rolls. I want J to be able to feel it too. Hopefully, it will happen in the next couple of weeks! If there's one thing this baby is teaching me, it's patience. Believe me, I've definitely needed it!
I will post again next week after we find out...... eeeek!
Friday, December 9, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Blog Award
Thanks Courtney at Our Pathway to Parenthood for this nomination!
Now, the rules of the award:
1. Thank the person who gave you the award!
2. List 7 things people may not know about you.
3. Pass the award to 15 other bloggers and notify them as well.
Seven things about me:
1- I love music...all of it anywhere from Etta James to Def Leopard to Alan Jackson to Outkast. It's all good to me and puts my mind at ease. Music was always on in my house growing up, so I was introduced to all sorts of different styles. I really regret not learning to play an instrument...I did ask for a drum set from Santa when I was younger, but he never came through for me. Damn, Santa.
2- I love to dance! My mom put me in dance lessons at the age of two and I haven't stopped since. It's in me, it's a part of me, and I hope that my kid inherits that love from me! I used to say that I wanted to be a back-up dancer for Britney Spears...would have been cool!
3- When I dream at night, the dreams almost always involve water. Whether it's an ocean, a river, or a pool, there's water. It's the weirdest thing. I wonder what it symbolizes?
4-I think I'm sort of psychic. I get premonitions about people...for example, when I was younger I had this extremely bad feeling about an ex-boyfriend's (who I hadn't spoken to in 6 months) grandmother (to the point that I was feeling nauseous), so I called him & told him how I was feeling. He said that he was actually at the hospital with her and she wasn't going to make it through the night. Stuff like that happens a lot with me....
5- I'm in love with NYC! If it wasn't so cold there, I'd go all the time. That's where J & I got engaged, so I have a special fondness for it. There's nothing like it & I love the energy there. And the FOOD! Everything in NYC tastes like heaven to me. We are thinking of going back for our 5th anniversary....the baby will be a year old by then, so I think we could leave him/her for a weekend at that point!
6- I'm excited to teach myself how to sew with a sewing machine! I have a ton of creative energy that I've been suppressing for the past 2 years (I'm finishing my Bachelor's Degree in a few weeks, so I've been busy with that- YAY me!), so I'm really looking forward to making stuff. I want to make purses, clothes for the baby, curtains, etc...
7- I'm a worry wart. I can't help it. Sometimes I think I need medication to calm me down....I've been told several times by strangers that I'm an anxious person. It drives J nuts. I can't help it! I'm always thinking about the what-ifs and the potential consequences that could happen. I hope that changes when the baby comes!
Blogs I nominate (I regularly follow these):
Friday, December 2, 2011
18 weeks!
How far along are you? 18 weeks today (according to my pregnancy ticker). I’m almost ½ way there!
How big is Baby? About the size of a sweet potato (5.5 inches long). That’s what my “What to Expect” app says, anyway
Weight Gain? About 10 lbs, total. Dr. C says that’s a perfect range, so that’s good!
Gender? We find out in 2 weeks! The Chinese Gender test says girl…we’ll see!
Maternity Clothes? Definitely
Stretch Marks? None. My skin is starting to feel tight, though. I keep forgetting to buy some cocoa butter…maybe this weekend.
Sleep? Just OK…I keep waking up on my back & I get nervous, since I’m not supposed to. Apparently it could hurt the baby? I need to find a way to stop rolling over….the body pillow isn’t really helping to prevent that. Hmmmm
Symptoms? None! Just a big ol’ belly J
Movement? I think I felt some movement & J felt it, too. I don’t know for sure, though. Could’ve been gas
Food Cravings? Ice cream! I don’t normally eat ice cream like that, but I’m loving my milkshakes!
Labor Signs? Of course not
Belly Button in or out? Still in, but flatter everyday, it seems
What I miss? My clothes fitting
What I am looking forward to? The gender scan in 2 weeks…my mom, stepdad, & J’s dad will all be in the room for Baby N’s big reveal! Will it be an Inny or an Outty? It will definitely be an unforgettable moment for all of us!
Best moment of the week? We’ve decided to buy a home!! I want to try to buy one before the baby comes, but if that doesn’t happen, that’s OK. We haven’t actually started looking yet, but we’ve been pre-approved, so we’re getting the ball rolling. It’s so exciting & we are so happy for this much wanted step in our lives! Plus that means that we can actually decorate a nursery for the baby J
Monday, November 21, 2011
16 week survey thingy (a few days late)
How far along are you? 16 weeks, 3 days today (according to my pregnancy ticker). I’m officially near the end of my 4th month! (apparently pregnancy is actually 10 months)
How big is Baby? About the size of a turnip (5 inches long, 5 oz). That’s what my “What to Expect” app says, anyway
Weight Gain? About 6 lbs, total, I guess
Gender? We find out in 24 days!
Maternity Clothes? Definitely
Stretch Marks? None. My skin is starting to feel tight, though.
Sleep? Pretty good! I got a new body pillow. It’s a “Back N Belly” maternity pillow & it’s HEAVENLY. I feel like I’m in a cocoon when I lay in it. J wants to use it after I have the baby for himself!
Symptoms? None this week.... I keep forgetting I'm pregnant. Not really, but if I didn't know that I was, I'd probably be treating myself to a few beers or glasses of wine.
Movement? I *think* I feel stuff going on in there, but it’s nothing definite.
Food Cravings? Nothing really this week. My appetite is not as big as it was and when I do eat, I feel REALLY full for hours afterwards. I think I’m going to have to eat small meals throughout the day from here on out.
Labor Signs? Of course not
Belly Button in or out? Still in, but flatter everyday, it seems
What I miss? My clothes fitting
What I am looking forward to? Thanksgiving this week. I am so very thankful for our blessing…..And I can’t wait to try the peanut butter pie and cheesecake I’m going to make!
Best moment of the week? I got a call for a potential job offer! I’ve been trying to get on with this company for a long time. Unfortunately, I’ll have to get back in touch with them AFTER the baby comes… She seemed interested in me, though. We’ll just have to wait to see what happens then!
Monday, November 14, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
Toilet paper and bed hogs
So, this morning, I woke up for my usual 3am pee session. There's nothing worse than having to wake from a dead sleep to do this. I envy babies so much for this very reason. They can just go whenever they feel the urge and continue to dream the night away. Can there be anything better than that? Anyway, so I'm 1/2 peeing and 1/2 sleeping on the toilet and went to grab the toilet paper. There was only one little square left on the roll!!! I immediately knew who the culprit was & his name starts with "J". So, I had to get up, waddle over to the cabinet to get another roll with pee dripping every which way, cursing J the whole way. Who wants to deal with that at 3am? NOT ME.
So I go back to the bed after cleaning myself up and realize that J is all over my side of the bed. We have a king, but somehow, I'm sleeping on two feet of space, while he had about 4 feet behind him. So, I kindly ask him to scoot back a little. He said "I'm on my side!" I'm like really? "cuz you and your cuddle pillow and morning breath are all in my business! Move over!" Then he called me a bed hog & I called him one back (we're so mature!) I also reminded him how its common courtesy to replace the toilet paper if you're the last one to use it all. He gave me some lame excuse to why he didn't and couldn't understand what the big deal was. I said "of course you don't get it, you have a d**k! All you have to do is shake it!"
So there you have it....we actually argued about toilet paper and who's a bigger bed hog. At 3am. Marriage is bliss!
On to more important things..... I'm 15 weeks today! We keep forgetting to take a weekly picture, but I'll do it this afternoon when I get home & try to post it. This past week has been pretty good....nothing really significant has happened, so I guess I'm blessed to have zero drama to complain about....(other than the above mentioned craziness)
Here's my survey for this week...Enjoy!
So I go back to the bed after cleaning myself up and realize that J is all over my side of the bed. We have a king, but somehow, I'm sleeping on two feet of space, while he had about 4 feet behind him. So, I kindly ask him to scoot back a little. He said "I'm on my side!" I'm like really? "cuz you and your cuddle pillow and morning breath are all in my business! Move over!" Then he called me a bed hog & I called him one back (we're so mature!) I also reminded him how its common courtesy to replace the toilet paper if you're the last one to use it all. He gave me some lame excuse to why he didn't and couldn't understand what the big deal was. I said "of course you don't get it, you have a d**k! All you have to do is shake it!"
So there you have it....we actually argued about toilet paper and who's a bigger bed hog. At 3am. Marriage is bliss!
On to more important things..... I'm 15 weeks today! We keep forgetting to take a weekly picture, but I'll do it this afternoon when I get home & try to post it. This past week has been pretty good....nothing really significant has happened, so I guess I'm blessed to have zero drama to complain about....(other than the above mentioned craziness)
Here's my survey for this week...Enjoy!
How far along are you? 15 weeks today (according to my pregnancy ticker)
How big is Baby? About the size of a naval orange. That’s what my “What to Expect” app says, anyway
Weight Gain? About 6 lbs. I’m up one pound from last week, which is good. I’m supposed to gain about one pound per week from here on out. So, I’m thinking, in total I’ll gain 30lbs.
Gender? Won’t know for a while (I’m really thinking boy, though)
Maternity Clothes? Same as last week
Stretch Marks? None
Sleep? Just OK. I’ve been having some crazy dreams! I dreamed the other night that we had 15 kittens in our house. Everywhere I turned there was another kitten hiding under something. Strange.
Symptoms? None this week. Still tired, but I might as well get used to that. I’m going to be tired for the next 18 years, at least!
Movement? I think I feel stuff going on in there, but it’s nothing definite.
Food Cravings? Nothing really this week. My appetite is not as big as it was. I’m still really thirsty, though.
Labor Signs? Of course not
Belly Button in or out? Still in!
What I miss? My clothes fitting
What I am looking forward to? My next Dr. visit on Dec 1st. I think they’re going to check for Spina Bifida at that visit, which means they’ll likely do an ultrasound. I’ll have to tell Dr. C to keep the monitor turned away, because I’m afraid I might see the sex. I don’t want to find out then because we’re finding out as a family (grandparents and all) on December 15th! I don’t want to ruin the surprise!
Best moment of the week? We saw some friends for the first time since we announced our pregnancy and they could tell immediately that I’m showing J I’m really proud of this bump!
Friday, November 4, 2011
This week's survey says:
How far along are you? 14 weeks today (according to my pregnancy ticker). But the baby's measuring about 14 weeks, 4 days. My due date has been moved to April 30th, but I know it will change again.
How big is Baby? About the size of a naval orange. 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? We find out on December 15th! All the grandparents are coming, too. We want them to be involved in this baby as much as possible.
Maternity Clothes? Getting there! I definitely have a bump...I'm actually kind of huge for only being 14 weeks. I look more like I'm around 20 weeks or so. I don't mind, because my weight is staying the same.
Stretch Marks? None
Sleep? Still great!
Symptoms? I'm really tired lately. And emotional, too, but I'm trying real hard to keep that in check
Movement? I thought I felt something the other night...felt like bubbles, but it could have been gas.
Food Cravings? I really am craving mac-n-cheese. The homemade kind with the almost burnt crusty top. Mmmmm. So good!
Labor Signs? Of course not
Belly Button in or out? Still in, but getting flatter.
What I miss? My clothes fitting and girls nights out. I'm not really comfortable going to a bar with a baby bump. Something seems wrong about that.
What I am looking forward to? Finding out the sex! Once we do that, we can start registering for things we want, like clothes, crib bedding, and other fun stuff.
Best moment of the week? I'm in my second trimester now!!! only 25 weeks to go! That's only 6 months....I'm so excited :)
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