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| Just chewing that hand.... one of my favorites :) |
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| Not looking happy |
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| Also a favorite - I think Baby may have the cleft chin that Chris and I both have, and I still see Chris's nose and upper lip in this profile |
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Baby at 29 weeks, 5 days.......
30 Weeks!
Here's the highlights:
Size of baby: around 15 inches long and weighs between 2.5 to 3.5 pounds. No wonder my belly is really starting to feel heavy!
Movement: fewer kicks/punches, but so much rolling and pushing... though this all changes on a daily basis!
Food cravings: eh..... my appetite has been really down. I guess with my stomach being squished way up in my chest, I get full much more quickly. I have been slightly more into sweets lately, but I try not to indulge too often.
What I miss: still just feeling fit. I know I'm 7 months pregnant, but I will look forward to that first nice hard workout I get to do.
Sleep: not super lately, probably because it is starting to get harder to get comfortable.
Symptoms: belly stretching, reflux, rib pain. Friday evening was the first time that the right side of my ribs actually hurt every time I took a deep breath. But, compared to other pregnancies, I have nothing to complain about, so I count my blessings of an overall easy pregnancy every day!
Best moment this week: seeing our baby again on Friday!
What I am looking forward to: everything. Getting our baby here and being a family.
Another good week here. I can't believe I'm 30 weeks. It seems like we should still be at 9 weeks, still in secret, and still talking about our super tiny little baby that didn't even look like a baby then. This week our bouncer seat and pack-and-play came in, and I also put the crib bedding on. Our nursery is really starting to look like a cute little baby room, and when I pass by that room during the day, I am still amazed that a little baby is really going to be in there soon! Our house is also starting to look more "home-y" as a whole, as we finally got around to putting up different wall hangings and frames that we've been accumulating for..... a while.
I guess our only big event this week was Friday. My doctor's appointment had to be rescheduled because my OB had to be gone (probably doing a scheduled delivery is my guess), but we still went in for bloodwork (which I despise of course), and the follow-up ultrasound for placenta location. I got extra scared when I went into the room for bloodwork. The lady in there for that afternoon was dropping EVERYthing, and I was terrified that this draw might be extra painful. Thankfully it wasn't. Its not even that I'm afraid of needles. I have this completely irrational fear that I'm going to get the needle in my arm, and then its going to get jiggled around, or worse, ripped out. I know its crazy, but that's my fear! So that's why I hate bloodwork.
After my scheduled 60 seconds of stress, we got to our more "fun" part, and we had the nicest ultrasound tech! The others we have had are nice too, but they are never as friendly and excited to see the baby as we are. I know its their job to be this way, but no matter who you're interacting with, nothing is as much fun as when someone shares your excitement. The tech took all the pictures of the placenta that she thought she needed, and then she indulged our request to try and get some 3D pictures of Baby's face. For the FOURTH time now, Baby did NOT want to have any of this! That arm was in front of the face almost the entire time! I guess the baby just wants us to be completely surprised on D-Day. However, we did get a few cute pictures, which I will post later today after we scan them in.
Our tech did tell us that we will probably be having yet another ultrasound later on because Baby was breech on Friday. Nothing we're worried about because 1) babies can turn up until the moment before delivery and 2) I know its really a big deal to a lot of women, but I truly do not care how this kid gets out, so long as s/he arrives safely and healthy. The tech also told us that it looked to her like my placenta was completely in the "right" place, so that was nice to hear (though there's always the chance she could be wrong, she is after all not a doctor). Hearing that our baby is (or at least was, then) breech clarified that I have in fact been feeling a head in my ribs! I thought that maybe I had been feeling a baby butt lately, but no, its been a head, haha! At any rate, the kid's got 10 more weeks (ish) to get into the right position, so we'll see. 10 WEEKS! We can hardly believe it!
I will post a bump picture later in the week, and I will post new ultrasound pictures later when we get them scanned in. We were going to do that yesterday, but we had a busy day of sitting on the couch and later picking out a few clearance items at Old Navy for the baby (total score - we got 2 onesies, a pajama outfit, and some fleece pants for under $9)..... so, needless to say, we had to save that for today, haha.
Size of baby: around 15 inches long and weighs between 2.5 to 3.5 pounds. No wonder my belly is really starting to feel heavy!
Movement: fewer kicks/punches, but so much rolling and pushing... though this all changes on a daily basis!
Food cravings: eh..... my appetite has been really down. I guess with my stomach being squished way up in my chest, I get full much more quickly. I have been slightly more into sweets lately, but I try not to indulge too often.
What I miss: still just feeling fit. I know I'm 7 months pregnant, but I will look forward to that first nice hard workout I get to do.
Sleep: not super lately, probably because it is starting to get harder to get comfortable.
Symptoms: belly stretching, reflux, rib pain. Friday evening was the first time that the right side of my ribs actually hurt every time I took a deep breath. But, compared to other pregnancies, I have nothing to complain about, so I count my blessings of an overall easy pregnancy every day!
Best moment this week: seeing our baby again on Friday!
What I am looking forward to: everything. Getting our baby here and being a family.
Another good week here. I can't believe I'm 30 weeks. It seems like we should still be at 9 weeks, still in secret, and still talking about our super tiny little baby that didn't even look like a baby then. This week our bouncer seat and pack-and-play came in, and I also put the crib bedding on. Our nursery is really starting to look like a cute little baby room, and when I pass by that room during the day, I am still amazed that a little baby is really going to be in there soon! Our house is also starting to look more "home-y" as a whole, as we finally got around to putting up different wall hangings and frames that we've been accumulating for..... a while.
I guess our only big event this week was Friday. My doctor's appointment had to be rescheduled because my OB had to be gone (probably doing a scheduled delivery is my guess), but we still went in for bloodwork (which I despise of course), and the follow-up ultrasound for placenta location. I got extra scared when I went into the room for bloodwork. The lady in there for that afternoon was dropping EVERYthing, and I was terrified that this draw might be extra painful. Thankfully it wasn't. Its not even that I'm afraid of needles. I have this completely irrational fear that I'm going to get the needle in my arm, and then its going to get jiggled around, or worse, ripped out. I know its crazy, but that's my fear! So that's why I hate bloodwork.
After my scheduled 60 seconds of stress, we got to our more "fun" part, and we had the nicest ultrasound tech! The others we have had are nice too, but they are never as friendly and excited to see the baby as we are. I know its their job to be this way, but no matter who you're interacting with, nothing is as much fun as when someone shares your excitement. The tech took all the pictures of the placenta that she thought she needed, and then she indulged our request to try and get some 3D pictures of Baby's face. For the FOURTH time now, Baby did NOT want to have any of this! That arm was in front of the face almost the entire time! I guess the baby just wants us to be completely surprised on D-Day. However, we did get a few cute pictures, which I will post later today after we scan them in.
Our tech did tell us that we will probably be having yet another ultrasound later on because Baby was breech on Friday. Nothing we're worried about because 1) babies can turn up until the moment before delivery and 2) I know its really a big deal to a lot of women, but I truly do not care how this kid gets out, so long as s/he arrives safely and healthy. The tech also told us that it looked to her like my placenta was completely in the "right" place, so that was nice to hear (though there's always the chance she could be wrong, she is after all not a doctor). Hearing that our baby is (or at least was, then) breech clarified that I have in fact been feeling a head in my ribs! I thought that maybe I had been feeling a baby butt lately, but no, its been a head, haha! At any rate, the kid's got 10 more weeks (ish) to get into the right position, so we'll see. 10 WEEKS! We can hardly believe it!
I will post a bump picture later in the week, and I will post new ultrasound pictures later when we get them scanned in. We were going to do that yesterday, but we had a busy day of sitting on the couch and later picking out a few clearance items at Old Navy for the baby (total score - we got 2 onesies, a pajama outfit, and some fleece pants for under $9)..... so, needless to say, we had to save that for today, haha.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
29 Week Bump!
Not sure if the baby's home looks any bigger than last week's picture, but it sure feels bigger!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
29 Weeks!
Here's the highlights:
Size of baby: according to the The Bump, we have graduated to squash, though it shows a picture of a pumpkin (which I realize is a squash, but who thinks of a pumpkin when you hear squash?) .... very weird to us, but in terms of measurements, it says that baby is around 15 inches long and weighs between 2.5 to 3.5 pounds. No wonder my belly is really starting to feel heavy!
Movement: pretty active lately, and Baby discovered its own personal jungle gym this week - aka my rib cage. S/He really likes the right side of my ribs. I wouldn't call it painful (for now), but it can get pretty uncomfortable.
Food cravings: nothing really, though last night all of a sudden I really wanted some ice cream with peanut butter topping. Don't know if that really counts though. I've mostly just been hungry - the norm..... though I just realized I've been extra into tangerines lately.
What I miss: nothing much this week, just feeling fit maybe? I'm feeling the heaviness of this extra weight, especially when walking up 10 stairs leaves me a bit breathless.
Sleep: on and off.... I'm starting to wake up in the early morning hours and I spend a while tossing and turning.
Symptoms: still the belly stretching, and also heartburn/reflux has come back a bit. Probably because most of my guts are squished up in my chest right now.
Best moment this week: NOT completely wiping out on Friday on our attempted drive to Syracuse. I say "attempted" because that's all it was - the roads were so bad we decided just to turn around and forget the trip.
What I am looking forward to: making progress on the nursery
Nothing really exciting to report this week, though its been VERY cold here! Right now, the wind chill is MINUS 36. Yikes! Needless to say, we aren't going out today. Monday through Thursday were pretty typical days here. On Friday, Chris had a check-up with the allergist, so we went to that appointment in Watertown, took care of a few errands there, and had intended to drive down to Syracuse to pick up the stroller/car seat system we bought a little while ago. We thought we were going to get lucky and escape the bad weather that was forecast to arrive. The weather itself didn't even seem so bad, but we had gotten just a about 10-20 minutes outside of Watertown and we started seeing cars that had gone off the road. I realized that we were near the area that we had gone off the road back in December. We started slipping and sliding, and I thought for sure we were going into the guardrail. THANK GOD all we did was spin almost full-circle and that the cars behind us were being proactive. We were really shaken up and decided that we were not taking any chances, and we got off at the next exit to turn around. All week I had been praying for safety for the day, and we were given that. We just weren't meant to go to Syracuse that day. Oh well. We did at least get to pick up our crib mattress in Ogdensburg that evening, and our bedding should be in this week.
Yesterday we really didn't do anything except run a few errands here. Its been so super cold here that the thought of being outside is just horrendous. I've still been feeling pretty good, though the heartburn is a bit uncomfortable at times, as are the times that the baby starts jabbing my ribs. All in all, I don't really have anything to complain about. I also feel like I have that first-trimester exhaustion again. Yesterday we barely did anything and I could not stay away on the couch in the early evening. I've still been making it to the gym, but "good" workouts are hit or miss these days. For example, on Monday, I had a such a great workout - I made it through my 40 minutes on the elliptical feeling like I could keep going. These days, that's a great workout. The other couple of days this week were very slow-going in the gym and left me super exhausted, but I guess that's probably normal given I'm almost 7 months now. I'm grateful for any exercise I'm still able to get though.
Not much going on this week, except Friday I have my 30-week appointment (well, I'll be just shy of 30 weeks anyway). I also have blood work and the follow-up ultrasound that day, so it will be fun to get another peek at our baby, probably the last time we will see him/her until D-Day. I can't believe we are down to about 11 weeks to go, maybe even less! With it being our first, I'd more expect the baby to be late than early, but early could happen. Pretty soon we will have our hospital bag packed for just in case.... crazy.
Size of baby: according to the The Bump, we have graduated to squash, though it shows a picture of a pumpkin (which I realize is a squash, but who thinks of a pumpkin when you hear squash?) .... very weird to us, but in terms of measurements, it says that baby is around 15 inches long and weighs between 2.5 to 3.5 pounds. No wonder my belly is really starting to feel heavy!
Movement: pretty active lately, and Baby discovered its own personal jungle gym this week - aka my rib cage. S/He really likes the right side of my ribs. I wouldn't call it painful (for now), but it can get pretty uncomfortable.
Food cravings: nothing really, though last night all of a sudden I really wanted some ice cream with peanut butter topping. Don't know if that really counts though. I've mostly just been hungry - the norm..... though I just realized I've been extra into tangerines lately.
What I miss: nothing much this week, just feeling fit maybe? I'm feeling the heaviness of this extra weight, especially when walking up 10 stairs leaves me a bit breathless.
Sleep: on and off.... I'm starting to wake up in the early morning hours and I spend a while tossing and turning.
Symptoms: still the belly stretching, and also heartburn/reflux has come back a bit. Probably because most of my guts are squished up in my chest right now.
Best moment this week: NOT completely wiping out on Friday on our attempted drive to Syracuse. I say "attempted" because that's all it was - the roads were so bad we decided just to turn around and forget the trip.
What I am looking forward to: making progress on the nursery
Nothing really exciting to report this week, though its been VERY cold here! Right now, the wind chill is MINUS 36. Yikes! Needless to say, we aren't going out today. Monday through Thursday were pretty typical days here. On Friday, Chris had a check-up with the allergist, so we went to that appointment in Watertown, took care of a few errands there, and had intended to drive down to Syracuse to pick up the stroller/car seat system we bought a little while ago. We thought we were going to get lucky and escape the bad weather that was forecast to arrive. The weather itself didn't even seem so bad, but we had gotten just a about 10-20 minutes outside of Watertown and we started seeing cars that had gone off the road. I realized that we were near the area that we had gone off the road back in December. We started slipping and sliding, and I thought for sure we were going into the guardrail. THANK GOD all we did was spin almost full-circle and that the cars behind us were being proactive. We were really shaken up and decided that we were not taking any chances, and we got off at the next exit to turn around. All week I had been praying for safety for the day, and we were given that. We just weren't meant to go to Syracuse that day. Oh well. We did at least get to pick up our crib mattress in Ogdensburg that evening, and our bedding should be in this week.
Yesterday we really didn't do anything except run a few errands here. Its been so super cold here that the thought of being outside is just horrendous. I've still been feeling pretty good, though the heartburn is a bit uncomfortable at times, as are the times that the baby starts jabbing my ribs. All in all, I don't really have anything to complain about. I also feel like I have that first-trimester exhaustion again. Yesterday we barely did anything and I could not stay away on the couch in the early evening. I've still been making it to the gym, but "good" workouts are hit or miss these days. For example, on Monday, I had a such a great workout - I made it through my 40 minutes on the elliptical feeling like I could keep going. These days, that's a great workout. The other couple of days this week were very slow-going in the gym and left me super exhausted, but I guess that's probably normal given I'm almost 7 months now. I'm grateful for any exercise I'm still able to get though.
Not much going on this week, except Friday I have my 30-week appointment (well, I'll be just shy of 30 weeks anyway). I also have blood work and the follow-up ultrasound that day, so it will be fun to get another peek at our baby, probably the last time we will see him/her until D-Day. I can't believe we are down to about 11 weeks to go, maybe even less! With it being our first, I'd more expect the baby to be late than early, but early could happen. Pretty soon we will have our hospital bag packed for just in case.... crazy.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
28 Week Bump
Sunday, January 16, 2011
28 Weeks!
Here are the highlights:
Size of baby: according to the The Bump, still eggplant (but that's crown-to-rump length, or CRL) ..... but with legs extended, baby is about 14.5 inches long, weighs around 2 pounds
Maternity clothes: I'll put this category back on the highlights list if anything changes, but I'm pretty sure that I won't be wearing any regular clothes until after baby from here on out
Movement: baby has on/off days... the off days are like little radar blips, and when I have one of those, its followed by a couple of VERY active days, like the last 2 days. Also, baby kicked the remote control off my belly yesterday, that was pretty funny.
Food cravings: this week I discovered that blueberries + nutella + whole wheat waffles = YUM
What I miss: being able to walk up our entire number of stairs without the heaviness in my legs as if I had just gone for a long run
Sleep: mostly pretty good
Symptoms: belly stretching.... no, not as in stretch marks (still none of those!), but as in muscles. At first I thought I was having a BH contraction, but no, it was just some muscle stretching/aching low on my right side... which spread to the middle and left side the next day, and then completely went away. I wouldn't call it painful, just a bit uncomfortable... enough that I couldn't finish working out on Tuesday. I spent the next day just resting, and then I was back to normal.
Best moment this week: the joint shower that was Friday, and getting 2 pieces of the nursery put together yesterday
What I am looking forward to: having all of the nursery furniture done, and picking up some items at Babies-r-Us this Friday
This was a pretty good week, though it really seemed to drag by. The weather was not bad at all until yesterday when the snow came..... and came..... and came. We had scheduled Bailie for a grooming appointment for yesterday afternoon, and were quickly wishing we would have just rescheduled it. The roads were terrible and the lovely 360 spin we did when attempting to turn onto our street was just lovely. The plows didn't come out until late last night. At least we don't have to get out today at all, and tomorrow is a holiday, so we will probably be in most of the day then too. But, we took advantage of some of yesterday and we (mostly Chris) got our crib and changing table put together. Its pretty crazy to see a portion of the nursery complete!
The baby shower on Friday was really fun, and it was really nice to meet the 3 other pregnant ladies, 2 of whom are also first-timers. One is due next week, then one in February, then me, then one in May. We played shower games (I won one of them), ate yummy food, and were each given some very generous gifts. We each received a very generous gift card to Babies-r-Us, a gift certificate from one of the ladies here who does photography for a free newborn session, a Mother Goose book, a US Embassy baby blanket (super cute and soft), and some baby clothes, specific to each of us according to what we're having. My favorite of the clothing items were these adorable little onesies with monkeys on them, and they were the cute pale yellow, not gross canary yellow. Chris loved them too.
One of the ladies at the shower is having a boy, and the other two are having girls. I was the only one who chose not to find out. I really enjoyed being "that" person. I've definitely had days where I think that it would be nice to know, but especially now, I'm enjoying not knowing. It makes me think that maybe we'll never find out. I keep thinking about the moment when the doctor will tell us what we have, and that makes me too excited to want to have that surprise ruined any earlier than D-Day. Even if on subsequent babies we choose to find out what we are having, we will never reveal name choices, just fyi. Never. Not budging on that one. Everyone tells me that privacy goes out the window when you have a baby, so why not preserve any secrets/surprises that you can, so that you can enjoy them just for yourself for a time? That's important to us.
There's really not much else to report for the week. It was really just a time to adjust to home life routine again. This Friday will be a long day - doctor's appointment for Chris, then a quick trip down to Syracuse for our Babies-r-Us run, then home. Then the next Friday we will begin our every-two-week appointments at my OB's office.
For now, the baby is moving, the belly is growing, and Bailie seems to be increasingly suspicious that something is going on here.
Size of baby: according to the The Bump, still eggplant (but that's crown-to-rump length, or CRL) ..... but with legs extended, baby is about 14.5 inches long, weighs around 2 pounds
Maternity clothes: I'll put this category back on the highlights list if anything changes, but I'm pretty sure that I won't be wearing any regular clothes until after baby from here on out
Movement: baby has on/off days... the off days are like little radar blips, and when I have one of those, its followed by a couple of VERY active days, like the last 2 days. Also, baby kicked the remote control off my belly yesterday, that was pretty funny.
Food cravings: this week I discovered that blueberries + nutella + whole wheat waffles = YUM
What I miss: being able to walk up our entire number of stairs without the heaviness in my legs as if I had just gone for a long run
Sleep: mostly pretty good
Symptoms: belly stretching.... no, not as in stretch marks (still none of those!), but as in muscles. At first I thought I was having a BH contraction, but no, it was just some muscle stretching/aching low on my right side... which spread to the middle and left side the next day, and then completely went away. I wouldn't call it painful, just a bit uncomfortable... enough that I couldn't finish working out on Tuesday. I spent the next day just resting, and then I was back to normal.
Best moment this week: the joint shower that was Friday, and getting 2 pieces of the nursery put together yesterday
What I am looking forward to: having all of the nursery furniture done, and picking up some items at Babies-r-Us this Friday
This was a pretty good week, though it really seemed to drag by. The weather was not bad at all until yesterday when the snow came..... and came..... and came. We had scheduled Bailie for a grooming appointment for yesterday afternoon, and were quickly wishing we would have just rescheduled it. The roads were terrible and the lovely 360 spin we did when attempting to turn onto our street was just lovely. The plows didn't come out until late last night. At least we don't have to get out today at all, and tomorrow is a holiday, so we will probably be in most of the day then too. But, we took advantage of some of yesterday and we (mostly Chris) got our crib and changing table put together. Its pretty crazy to see a portion of the nursery complete!
The baby shower on Friday was really fun, and it was really nice to meet the 3 other pregnant ladies, 2 of whom are also first-timers. One is due next week, then one in February, then me, then one in May. We played shower games (I won one of them), ate yummy food, and were each given some very generous gifts. We each received a very generous gift card to Babies-r-Us, a gift certificate from one of the ladies here who does photography for a free newborn session, a Mother Goose book, a US Embassy baby blanket (super cute and soft), and some baby clothes, specific to each of us according to what we're having. My favorite of the clothing items were these adorable little onesies with monkeys on them, and they were the cute pale yellow, not gross canary yellow. Chris loved them too.
One of the ladies at the shower is having a boy, and the other two are having girls. I was the only one who chose not to find out. I really enjoyed being "that" person. I've definitely had days where I think that it would be nice to know, but especially now, I'm enjoying not knowing. It makes me think that maybe we'll never find out. I keep thinking about the moment when the doctor will tell us what we have, and that makes me too excited to want to have that surprise ruined any earlier than D-Day. Even if on subsequent babies we choose to find out what we are having, we will never reveal name choices, just fyi. Never. Not budging on that one. Everyone tells me that privacy goes out the window when you have a baby, so why not preserve any secrets/surprises that you can, so that you can enjoy them just for yourself for a time? That's important to us.
There's really not much else to report for the week. It was really just a time to adjust to home life routine again. This Friday will be a long day - doctor's appointment for Chris, then a quick trip down to Syracuse for our Babies-r-Us run, then home. Then the next Friday we will begin our every-two-week appointments at my OB's office.
For now, the baby is moving, the belly is growing, and Bailie seems to be increasingly suspicious that something is going on here.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
27 Week Bump.....
Wow! Look at how round I'm getting!
Yesterday's appointment was pretty routine as usual. Doing the glucose test was no big deal. I guess they'll call me if I have to take the 3-hour test. The drink didn't taste that bad, just like super sweet orange soda. The worst part was the blood draw, only because I REALLY hate needles in my arm. Shots are fine. But anything else.... yuck. I was not happy with my weight, but my doctor keeps assuring me that its fine and that I'm right on track. I asked her how much more I should expect to gain, and she wouldn't tell me a number, just that I should not be worried. On the brightside and most important note, Baby's heartbeat was great. We go back on January 24 for some bloodwork (routinely scheduled at this time period to check for anemia), an ultrasound to check the position of the placenta (hopefully has moved, though I have no problem with this baby being cut out rather than pushed out), and then another checkup. I'll be 29 weeks. Holy yikes.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
27 Weeks!
I can't believe that we are in the home stretch (aka third trimester). Yikes! Here are the highlights:
Size of baby: according to the The Bump, still eggplant (but that's crown-to-rump length, or CRL) ..... but with legs extended, baby is about 14.5 inches long
Maternity clothes: I just kind of laugh to myself at how they fit now.... yesterday I put on an old long-sleeve t-shirt that used to be really baggy on me..... not so much anymore!
Movement: baby's been REALLY active lately and I love it, though s/he is starting to attack my rib cage. When we were on our connecting flight to Syracuse on Friday, the right side of my ribs felt like they were being stabbed.
Food cravings: we may need to buy stock in blueberries. We bought a pint on Friday night and they will be gone within the day.
What I miss: now that I have my bed back, nothing for now!
Sleep: Friday and Saturday night have been the best nights of sleep in weeks!
Symptoms: just this belly getting bigger and bigger!
Best moment this week: sleeping in our bed! I love you all in Arizona, but I think we can all agree that there is never anything as sweet as your own bed.
What I am looking forward to: my joint baby shower this Friday, hosted by some sweet ladies from the embassy!
I will say it over and over...... I CAN'T BELIEVE we're in the LAST trimester. Doesn't it seem like it was just last weekend that we were sharing our news?! It does to me. I think about where Chris and I were in our lives this time last year - marriage on the horizon, but no clear plan yet - and now look where we are. I am thankful for every single day.
We all made it back home late Friday night after a very smooth day of travel. I think it was God's way of smiling on us after the trip out of here was so hellish. Both of our flights were on time. I didn't have to sit right next to anyone on either plane, and Bailie seemed to handle the day like a champ again. However, Delta is now dead to Chris. Our trip out was enough to make me hate that company with the fire of a thousand suns, but not Mr. Never-Gets-Mad. He wasn't convinced yet of how evil they are. But he now feels the same as me. They charged us for our bags. We NEVER pay for bags because Chris has a military ID. When he showed it to the lady at the ticket counter, she asked him for orders, and when he said he didn't have them, she just brushed it off..... didn't even tell us she was going to charge us. We discovered it when he took a closer look at the receipt for Bailie. When we disputed it, Delta basically said, yeah too bad! Chris was livid. But, now we are united in how much we despise Delta. Oh, and I have to add that stupid Delta zip-tied Bailie's cage closed this time - WTF?! Thanks, Delta, that in the event of an emergency I could have just used my pregnant strength to break her out. They also just shoved her out of a door and walked away in Syracuse, not like in Phoenix the way they waited to make sure someone was there to get her. Chris was in the bathroom when that happened, and it was very sweet of another lady to notice me trying to deal with her on my own and she came over to try to help. Bailie made a lot of friends that evening. Complaining aside, I am thankful that she made it just fine and didn't seem to be in distress, though she was NOT happy each time we put her in the car and made her ride in the crate.
Thankfully, the roads weren't too awful coming home. The worst section was in our neighborhood! We got to bed around midnight and didn't get out of bed until about 11:15 yesterday morning. We spent yesterday doing nothing (except we did unpack), and stayed in bed until about the same time again today. Best sleep either of us have had in weeks. I think Bailie was even exhausted because she didn't really try to make us get up any earlier than we did! She is back to her normal home routine. She did jump into bed both mornings, but got right down when we told her to. She has not tried to jump on the couch though. She has her cool spots here that she likes, such as the stone floor that she is laying on right now. She's such a good girl. I'm so glad we brought her with us on our trip.
With no trips coming up until possibly this summer, the next big event for us is this baby! It was so strange to unpack all the baby clothes that we accumulated and put them in the nursery. THE NURSERY..... WE HAVE A NURSERY. Still very surreal. Next weekend we will probably begin putting some things together, and it will start to look like a REAL baby's room. We were very blessed to receive some great items from family friends while we were visiting (thank you Amy and Annie!). We don't have many big-ticket items left. Not this week, but next Friday we will pick up our stroller travel system, and at the same time probably our swing and pack-n-play. We'll order our bedding soon, and probably the bouncer, and we'll be pretty set. Then in another month or so, we'll get our hospital bag ready for just in case.
Something fun we did during our last week on vacation was to go and see our baby again! We kept it a secret, but when we did our initial 3D ultrasound, the place doing it offered us a follow-up appointment for half the price because our baby was so uncooperative. We did this on Wednesday, and this time baby had not only an arm over the face, but also both legs! Finally in the last 5 or so minutes, Baby gave us some cute shots. Here's some of them:
Hopefully when our baby gets here, s/he will not be as stubborn as inside the womb! I'm thinking s/he is just shy like Daddy. At least that's what I'm telling myself for now.
Tomorrow I have the 1-hour glucose test and then my monthly check-up right afterward. This will be the last monthly check-up. After tomorrow, we go to the doctor right around every 2 weeks, and then very soon it will be once a week until Baby makes his/her appearance. And I'll probably have an ultrasound somewhere in between to see if the placenta has moved up enough. We'll see what the OB says tomorrow. Tuesday will be back to work for Chris (boo!), and Friday will be the baby shower that 4 of us from the embassy will share. I don't know any of the other pregnant ladies, so I'm looking forward to meeting other expectant mommies.
I will try to remember to take a bump photo tomorrow before we head to the doctor's. Until then :-)
Size of baby: according to the The Bump, still eggplant (but that's crown-to-rump length, or CRL) ..... but with legs extended, baby is about 14.5 inches long
Maternity clothes: I just kind of laugh to myself at how they fit now.... yesterday I put on an old long-sleeve t-shirt that used to be really baggy on me..... not so much anymore!
Movement: baby's been REALLY active lately and I love it, though s/he is starting to attack my rib cage. When we were on our connecting flight to Syracuse on Friday, the right side of my ribs felt like they were being stabbed.
Food cravings: we may need to buy stock in blueberries. We bought a pint on Friday night and they will be gone within the day.
What I miss: now that I have my bed back, nothing for now!
Sleep: Friday and Saturday night have been the best nights of sleep in weeks!
Symptoms: just this belly getting bigger and bigger!
Best moment this week: sleeping in our bed! I love you all in Arizona, but I think we can all agree that there is never anything as sweet as your own bed.
What I am looking forward to: my joint baby shower this Friday, hosted by some sweet ladies from the embassy!
I will say it over and over...... I CAN'T BELIEVE we're in the LAST trimester. Doesn't it seem like it was just last weekend that we were sharing our news?! It does to me. I think about where Chris and I were in our lives this time last year - marriage on the horizon, but no clear plan yet - and now look where we are. I am thankful for every single day.
We all made it back home late Friday night after a very smooth day of travel. I think it was God's way of smiling on us after the trip out of here was so hellish. Both of our flights were on time. I didn't have to sit right next to anyone on either plane, and Bailie seemed to handle the day like a champ again. However, Delta is now dead to Chris. Our trip out was enough to make me hate that company with the fire of a thousand suns, but not Mr. Never-Gets-Mad. He wasn't convinced yet of how evil they are. But he now feels the same as me. They charged us for our bags. We NEVER pay for bags because Chris has a military ID. When he showed it to the lady at the ticket counter, she asked him for orders, and when he said he didn't have them, she just brushed it off..... didn't even tell us she was going to charge us. We discovered it when he took a closer look at the receipt for Bailie. When we disputed it, Delta basically said, yeah too bad! Chris was livid. But, now we are united in how much we despise Delta. Oh, and I have to add that stupid Delta zip-tied Bailie's cage closed this time - WTF?! Thanks, Delta, that in the event of an emergency I could have just used my pregnant strength to break her out. They also just shoved her out of a door and walked away in Syracuse, not like in Phoenix the way they waited to make sure someone was there to get her. Chris was in the bathroom when that happened, and it was very sweet of another lady to notice me trying to deal with her on my own and she came over to try to help. Bailie made a lot of friends that evening. Complaining aside, I am thankful that she made it just fine and didn't seem to be in distress, though she was NOT happy each time we put her in the car and made her ride in the crate.
Thankfully, the roads weren't too awful coming home. The worst section was in our neighborhood! We got to bed around midnight and didn't get out of bed until about 11:15 yesterday morning. We spent yesterday doing nothing (except we did unpack), and stayed in bed until about the same time again today. Best sleep either of us have had in weeks. I think Bailie was even exhausted because she didn't really try to make us get up any earlier than we did! She is back to her normal home routine. She did jump into bed both mornings, but got right down when we told her to. She has not tried to jump on the couch though. She has her cool spots here that she likes, such as the stone floor that she is laying on right now. She's such a good girl. I'm so glad we brought her with us on our trip.
With no trips coming up until possibly this summer, the next big event for us is this baby! It was so strange to unpack all the baby clothes that we accumulated and put them in the nursery. THE NURSERY..... WE HAVE A NURSERY. Still very surreal. Next weekend we will probably begin putting some things together, and it will start to look like a REAL baby's room. We were very blessed to receive some great items from family friends while we were visiting (thank you Amy and Annie!). We don't have many big-ticket items left. Not this week, but next Friday we will pick up our stroller travel system, and at the same time probably our swing and pack-n-play. We'll order our bedding soon, and probably the bouncer, and we'll be pretty set. Then in another month or so, we'll get our hospital bag ready for just in case.
Something fun we did during our last week on vacation was to go and see our baby again! We kept it a secret, but when we did our initial 3D ultrasound, the place doing it offered us a follow-up appointment for half the price because our baby was so uncooperative. We did this on Wednesday, and this time baby had not only an arm over the face, but also both legs! Finally in the last 5 or so minutes, Baby gave us some cute shots. Here's some of them:
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| probably our favorite |
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| those are Chris's lips, Baby didn't get them from me |
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| mouth open just a bit and almost looks like a tongue sticking out |
Tomorrow I have the 1-hour glucose test and then my monthly check-up right afterward. This will be the last monthly check-up. After tomorrow, we go to the doctor right around every 2 weeks, and then very soon it will be once a week until Baby makes his/her appearance. And I'll probably have an ultrasound somewhere in between to see if the placenta has moved up enough. We'll see what the OB says tomorrow. Tuesday will be back to work for Chris (boo!), and Friday will be the baby shower that 4 of us from the embassy will share. I don't know any of the other pregnant ladies, so I'm looking forward to meeting other expectant mommies.
I will try to remember to take a bump photo tomorrow before we head to the doctor's. Until then :-)
Sunday, January 2, 2011
26 Weeks!
Here are the highlights:
Size of baby: according to the The Bump, still eggplant..... but I read that the baby weighs about 2 pounds now, so at least I can attribute some weight to him/her!
Maternity clothes: still fitting well.... got some jeans this week that don't smash my bladder and they are sooo comfy.
Movement: mainly when I lay on my side at night, but pretty frequently all around
Food cravings: still completely in love with my bowl of Special K, blueberries, and bananas
What I miss: SLEEP
Sleep: nonexistent right now
Symptoms: just a growing belly and pregnancy insomnia
Best moment this week: a few..... Liza, John, and Harley coming to visit.... buying some baby clothes..... realizing that as of yesterday, we are in double digits as far as our baby countdown (98 days til D-Day as of today)
What I am looking forward to: our own bed and getting the nursery set up
Its been another fun week, but I am more tired than I think I have ever been in my life. And it doesn't seem to matter how tired I am when I go to bed, because I still manage to just lay there for at least an hour before falling asleep. Then I wake up around 4 or 5 and let Bailie outside, and then I am awake for another 2 hours before falling back to sleep. Of course, I'd rather be pregnant and getting no sleep than getting lots of sleep and not be pregnant. But still sleep would be nice.
This week Chris and I had some Kohl's cash to use and since we don't really need anything for ourselves, we basically got $50 worth of "free" baby clothes. We had a lot of fun picking out cute little things. Its still surreal to think that a little person is going to be wearing those things before we know it. Sometimes when I can't sleep, I start thinking of everything we still have to do, and its kind of overwhelming.
Liza, John, and Harley made a "surprise" appearance on Tuesday this week. I say "surprise" because we were all speculating that they might make the drive, but we couldn't nail the day they were coming. Its been really fun getting to see them, and of course with Liza here we have been eating VERY well. I can't believe that they leave to go home tomorrow and that they have already been here for a week.
Its been COLD here. This morning it was 34 degrees. 34! In Ottawa, it was 32 this morning. Not right, not fair, just awful. We left Canada to be warm for the holidays, not as cold. And we even saw a few FLURRIES this week. Ugh. Yes it could be way worse, there could be actual snow on the ground, but still. Not loving this surprise cold spell. Last year Chris and I were in shorts nearly every day, but not so much right now.
This week will be a quiet week with everyone going home or back to work. Chris and I will be doing some baby shopping, and then packing up Thursday night for our flight home on Friday morning. I'm not sure how Bailie will feel about leaving her very spoiled Arizona life. But, maybe she will get to come next year, we'll see. Next post (and the beginning of the last trimester, my goodness) will be from freezing cold Canada.
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