It is 10:15 pm. I'm sitting here, watching football, listening to The Hubby snore on the couch. It has been a good night. We had friends over, celebrated the new year at 7:00 with the kids, then put my little lady to bed a little late. I got a fight, with wasn't fun, but it is all fairly quiet now. Just me, my kicking baby, and my snoring husband.
Not only does this night mark the end of 2011 and the beginning of 2012; this is also what The Hubby and I consider our 10 year anniversary. It's a long complicated story, but we went from friends to more 10 years ago tonight and have been inseparable ever since. We didn't celebrate our 5 years of marriage this past summer, so why would tonight be different? We're low key type of people, so this is okay with me for tonight.
My wish for all of you is happiness as we enter the new year, whatever that means for you in your life. I can't wait to see what excitement 2012 brings--meeting our little boy and who knows what else!
And now it's time to prod The Hubby off the couch and ring in 2012 in an acceptable way for this pregnant lady--going to sleep.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Sometimes you just need to take a break
This morning I was lying in bed, dead to the world snoozing a bit longer as The Hubby took his shower, when I awoke to the sound of "Mommmmy....Mommmmyyyy...." I opened my eyes and looked at the clock. It was a little early for her to get up, but because she typically just cries as she awakens, I rolled out of bed, and went into her room. I scooped up my girl, her head laid on my shoulder, and we went downstairs. We sat in the same rocker/recliner that I'd nursed her in for 21 months, the same place I used to rock her to sleep every night, and just rocked and snuggled.
Eventually, she slid down so her head was in the crook of my arm--the same position (minus the swaddle) that we'd sat in for months at bedtime. She looked up at me with her sweet brown eyes and said, "I want to sing, Mommy". So we did. We sang "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", the ABCs, and then she asked me to sing "The Rainbow Song". I'd been singing "Rainbow Connection" to her at bedtime for the last few weeks, so I started and was surprised when she started to sing with me. We snuggled in the dark living room, singing, rocking, for a few minutes.
She started to wake up more and asked to see "The Farmer Song...with the Animals", so we sang "Old MacDonald" and we were singing it when The Hubby came downstairs to see what we were doing.
What a great start to the morning--I wish I could start every day like that!
Eventually, she slid down so her head was in the crook of my arm--the same position (minus the swaddle) that we'd sat in for months at bedtime. She looked up at me with her sweet brown eyes and said, "I want to sing, Mommy". So we did. We sang "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", the ABCs, and then she asked me to sing "The Rainbow Song". I'd been singing "Rainbow Connection" to her at bedtime for the last few weeks, so I started and was surprised when she started to sing with me. We snuggled in the dark living room, singing, rocking, for a few minutes.
She started to wake up more and asked to see "The Farmer Song...with the Animals", so we sang "Old MacDonald" and we were singing it when The Hubby came downstairs to see what we were doing.
What a great start to the morning--I wish I could start every day like that!
Monday, December 12, 2011
20 Weeks--Halfway there (technically)!
First of all, I owe you all a real blog--a good blog. I have a lot swimming around in my head. But for now you get my weekly update, two days late, as usual. And you'll get my meal plan tonight.
How am I feeling? Generally, pretty good. I've got another cold or a continuation of The Cold That Wouldn't Die. Either way, I was feeling pretty run down on Sunday, especially after staying out late on Saturday night. I'm doing a lot better with that today, though, and am at work, plugging along.
Mentally, still struggling with my flabby belly. But otherwise, doing well there, too.
Weight thoughts: I don't really have any at this point! I've been avoiding the scale and just eating when I feel like eating. I haven't gone hog-wild, but I haven't really limited myself, either.
Doctor appointments? None until 2012!
Maternity clothes? 24/7 at this point. I love the shirts because they make me look more pregnant and the pants are just comfy. I got a pair of jeans from a friend this weekend. They actually fell down while I was walking down the stairs yesterday, so they may need to wait or be worn with a belly band. I also got a pair of black dress pants at JCPenney on Saturday. I don't love them (they're tight on my thighs) but I don't hate them. I'm wearing them again today.
Movement? I'm definitely feeling more definite movement, but not consistently still. I've gotten a couple of good kicks, though, which make me feel a bit better.
Baby preparation? We painted Baby Girl's big girl room yesterday and will be working on it sporadically. We're hoping to keep the doors closed so she can get a big surprise from Santa, but we'll see.
Last Wednesday, The Hubby and I had a date at the dentist. We were done early, so we went out for ice cream and to discuss boy names before picking up Baby Girl from the sitter. We have about 40 on our list of "I don't hate it" names. How's that for progress? We're just incredibly far apart on naming styles for boys at this point. But with time, we'll come up with something that we both love.
We still haven't made any baby boy purchases. I want to talk to The Hubby about this and what we're doing in the nursery and maybe about buying some clothes. We also need to go through the tubs of clothes from Baby Girl and sort out what can be used for Baby Boy.
How am I feeling? Generally, pretty good. I've got another cold or a continuation of The Cold That Wouldn't Die. Either way, I was feeling pretty run down on Sunday, especially after staying out late on Saturday night. I'm doing a lot better with that today, though, and am at work, plugging along.
Mentally, still struggling with my flabby belly. But otherwise, doing well there, too.
Weight thoughts: I don't really have any at this point! I've been avoiding the scale and just eating when I feel like eating. I haven't gone hog-wild, but I haven't really limited myself, either.
Doctor appointments? None until 2012!
Maternity clothes? 24/7 at this point. I love the shirts because they make me look more pregnant and the pants are just comfy. I got a pair of jeans from a friend this weekend. They actually fell down while I was walking down the stairs yesterday, so they may need to wait or be worn with a belly band. I also got a pair of black dress pants at JCPenney on Saturday. I don't love them (they're tight on my thighs) but I don't hate them. I'm wearing them again today.
Movement? I'm definitely feeling more definite movement, but not consistently still. I've gotten a couple of good kicks, though, which make me feel a bit better.
Baby preparation? We painted Baby Girl's big girl room yesterday and will be working on it sporadically. We're hoping to keep the doors closed so she can get a big surprise from Santa, but we'll see.
Last Wednesday, The Hubby and I had a date at the dentist. We were done early, so we went out for ice cream and to discuss boy names before picking up Baby Girl from the sitter. We have about 40 on our list of "I don't hate it" names. How's that for progress? We're just incredibly far apart on naming styles for boys at this point. But with time, we'll come up with something that we both love.
We still haven't made any baby boy purchases. I want to talk to The Hubby about this and what we're doing in the nursery and maybe about buying some clothes. We also need to go through the tubs of clothes from Baby Girl and sort out what can be used for Baby Boy.
Monday, December 5, 2011
19 Weeks
How am I feeling? Pretty good! Still battling a bit of nausea when I don't eat the way my body wants me to. I've still got a bit of a sore throat and cough at least once a day (for the past FIVE WEEKS). My hair is still falling out as much as it was pre-pregnancy.
Emotionally, I'm still struggling with the way my pregnant body looks. I work hard every day to wear something that doesn't make my double belly obvious, but it stresses me out.
Weight thoughts: I gained 6 pounds in under 4 weeks between my two doctor appointments, which was frustrating, but not totally surprising. I've been hungry, not really worrying about what I'm eating, and eating to quell nausea. I've been trying to do better, but whenever I eat anything healthier (ie. with FIBER), I get extremely gassy and that gas really hurts. I was (and still am) craving salads, but end up paying for them later in the day most of the time.
Doctor appointments? We had our BIG u/s last Friday. I was feeling anxious about the appointment, afraid something was wrong with the baby. I knew I shouldn't be feeling as much movement as I did with Baby Girl because of my anterior placenta, but I still thought I should be feeling more than I was.
Before the doctor came in, The Hubby and I started discussing names. He got (pretend) angry, telling me that we need to wait to narrow down the name pool by about half. So then I told him I wanted to bet on the gender, since he was so convinced baby was a girl and I was so convinced baby was a boy. He said, "I don't like to bet because I don't like to lose" and I pointed out that if he loses the bet, he wins b/c he's getting a boy. He was okay at that point. I named the terms--person who won the bet gets to sleep in on Saturday morning. He named the time--8:45 a.m. I agreed that the loser even had to sleep with the baby monitor on their side of the bed.
Dr. S came in and we chatted for a few minutes. I told her I was anxious and just wanted to see that little heart beating, so she started there--she located the heart right away. It was, as always, a beautiful sound. The heartbeat was 152. I then told her we had a bet about the sex of the baby. She found "the goods" and turned the monitor to me and said, "Who was right?" I immediately confirmed that I was right. It was obvious to me that there was definitely a penis in there. The ultrasound wand shifted slightly and I wasn't quite as sure that I was right, but she confirmed--"Yep! A boy!" I asked if she would grant us the guarantee that a different OB/GYN did when she did our anatomy scan for Baby Girl--a wardrobe of the opposite sex if their determination is wrong. She said she doesn't make guarantees like that :)
I looked at The Hubby. He still looked confused, but I honestly think he was in shock. And I smiled. I grinned. I kept smiling while we looked at the parts of the brain, the four chambers of the heart, the humongous noggin (measuring at 20 weeks even though I was only 18w6d), the fingers, the toes, and everything in between. Baby had one hand up to his face and the other hand was touching his feet for most of the ultrasound. He was squiggling all over the place! Dr. S had some problems getting a good picture of the spine because Baby Boy was laying on his back at the very bottom of my uterus, facing up. Eventually, though, she could see and everything looked great there, too.
Before I knew it, the ultrasound was sadly over and The Hubby had hardly said anything the entire time. I asked Dr. S about my bloodwork results and all of them were good--all decreased odds for Downs, Tris.omy 18, and all the other things the quad screen checked for.
What a great appointment. The realism of having a boy sunk in a bit later that day and I wasn't *as* excited, but I'm still happy. I'm happy that Baby Boy is growing properly, healthy, and will be loved by SO many people (as many people as if he were a girl--I'm not saying it's just because he's a boy). And the fact that he's a boy could be fun, too :)
Maternity clothes? All day every day. I just went through my closet yesterday and moved all my "not going to wear until this baby is out of me" clothes to the back and made room for hanging up my maternity clothes. I am going to make a trip to JCPenney and maybe Destination Maternity soon to look for some maternity jeans and black dress pants. My jeans from last time just weren't comfortable and with some extra weight REALLY aren't going to work. My black dress pants were a little snug on the thigh. I found one other pair that I'm wearing today, but I don't love them, either.
Movement? I'm fairly confident that I'm feeling movement, but it's nothing like I remember with Baby Girl. Just before I began this post, though, I felt my strongest movements yet, so I'm hopeful that they'll really start increasing from here. I'm anxious to be feeling this baby more and more!
Baby preparation? Now that we know the gender, the first thing we're working on is a name! We don't have a boy's name that we love. We also need to discuss what we want to do in the nursery since the pink and brown decor won't really work so well. Yes, I *could* keep it, but want to do something a bit more neutral or boyish. I'm leaning toward animals--I saw an adorable duvet at Ikea that had a circus theme that could be cute. We'll see!
Emotionally, I'm still struggling with the way my pregnant body looks. I work hard every day to wear something that doesn't make my double belly obvious, but it stresses me out.
Weight thoughts: I gained 6 pounds in under 4 weeks between my two doctor appointments, which was frustrating, but not totally surprising. I've been hungry, not really worrying about what I'm eating, and eating to quell nausea. I've been trying to do better, but whenever I eat anything healthier (ie. with FIBER), I get extremely gassy and that gas really hurts. I was (and still am) craving salads, but end up paying for them later in the day most of the time.
Doctor appointments? We had our BIG u/s last Friday. I was feeling anxious about the appointment, afraid something was wrong with the baby. I knew I shouldn't be feeling as much movement as I did with Baby Girl because of my anterior placenta, but I still thought I should be feeling more than I was.
Before the doctor came in, The Hubby and I started discussing names. He got (pretend) angry, telling me that we need to wait to narrow down the name pool by about half. So then I told him I wanted to bet on the gender, since he was so convinced baby was a girl and I was so convinced baby was a boy. He said, "I don't like to bet because I don't like to lose" and I pointed out that if he loses the bet, he wins b/c he's getting a boy. He was okay at that point. I named the terms--person who won the bet gets to sleep in on Saturday morning. He named the time--8:45 a.m. I agreed that the loser even had to sleep with the baby monitor on their side of the bed.
Dr. S came in and we chatted for a few minutes. I told her I was anxious and just wanted to see that little heart beating, so she started there--she located the heart right away. It was, as always, a beautiful sound. The heartbeat was 152. I then told her we had a bet about the sex of the baby. She found "the goods" and turned the monitor to me and said, "Who was right?" I immediately confirmed that I was right. It was obvious to me that there was definitely a penis in there. The ultrasound wand shifted slightly and I wasn't quite as sure that I was right, but she confirmed--"Yep! A boy!" I asked if she would grant us the guarantee that a different OB/GYN did when she did our anatomy scan for Baby Girl--a wardrobe of the opposite sex if their determination is wrong. She said she doesn't make guarantees like that :)
I looked at The Hubby. He still looked confused, but I honestly think he was in shock. And I smiled. I grinned. I kept smiling while we looked at the parts of the brain, the four chambers of the heart, the humongous noggin (measuring at 20 weeks even though I was only 18w6d), the fingers, the toes, and everything in between. Baby had one hand up to his face and the other hand was touching his feet for most of the ultrasound. He was squiggling all over the place! Dr. S had some problems getting a good picture of the spine because Baby Boy was laying on his back at the very bottom of my uterus, facing up. Eventually, though, she could see and everything looked great there, too.
Before I knew it, the ultrasound was sadly over and The Hubby had hardly said anything the entire time. I asked Dr. S about my bloodwork results and all of them were good--all decreased odds for Downs, Tris.omy 18, and all the other things the quad screen checked for.
What a great appointment. The realism of having a boy sunk in a bit later that day and I wasn't *as* excited, but I'm still happy. I'm happy that Baby Boy is growing properly, healthy, and will be loved by SO many people (as many people as if he were a girl--I'm not saying it's just because he's a boy). And the fact that he's a boy could be fun, too :)
Maternity clothes? All day every day. I just went through my closet yesterday and moved all my "not going to wear until this baby is out of me" clothes to the back and made room for hanging up my maternity clothes. I am going to make a trip to JCPenney and maybe Destination Maternity soon to look for some maternity jeans and black dress pants. My jeans from last time just weren't comfortable and with some extra weight REALLY aren't going to work. My black dress pants were a little snug on the thigh. I found one other pair that I'm wearing today, but I don't love them, either.
Movement? I'm fairly confident that I'm feeling movement, but it's nothing like I remember with Baby Girl. Just before I began this post, though, I felt my strongest movements yet, so I'm hopeful that they'll really start increasing from here. I'm anxious to be feeling this baby more and more!
Baby preparation? Now that we know the gender, the first thing we're working on is a name! We don't have a boy's name that we love. We also need to discuss what we want to do in the nursery since the pink and brown decor won't really work so well. Yes, I *could* keep it, but want to do something a bit more neutral or boyish. I'm leaning toward animals--I saw an adorable duvet at Ikea that had a circus theme that could be cute. We'll see!
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Meal Plan 12/4-12/10
We had a big holiday party with our friends on Saturday night and have a lot of leftover turkey that we'll be using in recipes throughout the week, which means we'll be trying some new recipes. If these are as good as I'm anticipating, maybe I'll roast a turkey more often!
I'm not going to commit to having any recipe any specific night because who knows what I'll be in the mood for at any given time! We don't have any dinner plans this week, but I know there will be at least one night that I don't feel like cooking. I've learned recently not to even bother planning for more than five meals in a week.
Turkey Tetrazzini
Creamed Turkey (will likely serve with leftover mashed potatoes and maybe some dressing)
Turkey Noodle Soup
Spinach & Chicken Tortilla Bake - When I saw this on my Google Reader, I knew I wanted to try it. The ingredients were a bit more expensive than I'd like, but it should be good :)
Fajitas - To use up the remaining tortillas
I'm not going to commit to having any recipe any specific night because who knows what I'll be in the mood for at any given time! We don't have any dinner plans this week, but I know there will be at least one night that I don't feel like cooking. I've learned recently not to even bother planning for more than five meals in a week.
Turkey Tetrazzini
Creamed Turkey (will likely serve with leftover mashed potatoes and maybe some dressing)
Turkey Noodle Soup
Spinach & Chicken Tortilla Bake - When I saw this on my Google Reader, I knew I wanted to try it. The ingredients were a bit more expensive than I'd like, but it should be good :)
Fajitas - To use up the remaining tortillas
Friday, December 2, 2011
Two Year Molars and other stuff
Because I'm sort of sucking at this blogging thing these days, I wanted to post a quick update. I'm fairly confident that Baby Girl's first two year molar has broken through the gums on the lower right side. I've seen it below the gum for a few weeks and then felt it today. Hopefully the others come through fairly smoothly.
We had our anatomy scan this morning for #2. I will reveal the sex later to save some surprise for some IRL friends :)
I've lost all motivation to cook. I cook when I have to, but I just never feel like it and would rather eat out. Might explain a 6 pound weight gain over the last 4 weeks. Whoops.
We had our anatomy scan this morning for #2. I will reveal the sex later to save some surprise for some IRL friends :)
I've lost all motivation to cook. I cook when I have to, but I just never feel like it and would rather eat out. Might explain a 6 pound weight gain over the last 4 weeks. Whoops.
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