Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Running
Did any of you other mama's or mama's to be run during pregnancy? (Or anyone else that has something insightful to say about this topic!)
If so, how high did you let your heart rate go?
I've been trying to run, to keep my weight down and to just stay healthy. I'm not going far, maybe 2 miles, 3 at most. My heartrate goes up pretty quickly, especially when it's hot or humid, so I've been trying to slow it down from time to time. I have to walk a bit just to keep it down where I feel it should be. The doctor told me that if I ran before I was pregnant, that it was safe to continue running as long as I was comfortable and that my heart rate could go to about 170's. Doesn't that seem quite high?
I know exercising can make pregnancy, delivery, and recovery much easier, but it's kind of scary when my heartrate gets too high because I'm not exactly sure how that effects baby Crane.
Any ideas, thoughts, words of wisdom?
If so, how high did you let your heart rate go?
I've been trying to run, to keep my weight down and to just stay healthy. I'm not going far, maybe 2 miles, 3 at most. My heartrate goes up pretty quickly, especially when it's hot or humid, so I've been trying to slow it down from time to time. I have to walk a bit just to keep it down where I feel it should be. The doctor told me that if I ran before I was pregnant, that it was safe to continue running as long as I was comfortable and that my heart rate could go to about 170's. Doesn't that seem quite high?
I know exercising can make pregnancy, delivery, and recovery much easier, but it's kind of scary when my heartrate gets too high because I'm not exactly sure how that effects baby Crane.
Any ideas, thoughts, words of wisdom?
Happy Tuesday!!
Only 5 more days of my last summer grad class EVER!!
Sunday, June 20, 2010
My apologies!
Hello all of you lovely ladies (and any guys who read this, doubt it),
It has been so crazy around here lately with class that I have been slacking in the commenting department. It is nothing against any of you and I still try to keep up with your blogs, but I am falling behind... And by behind, I mean that, I have about 522 on my blog roll that have yet to be read. So, if I haven't commented in awhile, I swear I'm still here and I'll try to catch up soon!
I've had class M-Th every day in June so far and I still have 2 more weeks to go! I get home on the weekends and I have to catch up on cleaning & laundry and homework. So, there isn't much time for anything else. I'll be back soon! Promise! June 30th cannot come soon enough!!
Thanks for your patience!
Sincerely,
Kayla :-)
It has been so crazy around here lately with class that I have been slacking in the commenting department. It is nothing against any of you and I still try to keep up with your blogs, but I am falling behind... And by behind, I mean that, I have about 522 on my blog roll that have yet to be read. So, if I haven't commented in awhile, I swear I'm still here and I'll try to catch up soon!
I've had class M-Th every day in June so far and I still have 2 more weeks to go! I get home on the weekends and I have to catch up on cleaning & laundry and homework. So, there isn't much time for anything else. I'll be back soon! Promise! June 30th cannot come soon enough!!
Thanks for your patience!
Sincerely,
Kayla :-)
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Week 14
Week 14 has arrived. (And this post is about 2 days late, sorry!)
Weekly Wisdom: None yet, I'm still new at this whole thing.
Milestones: Well, we're past that pesky first trimester! So that's a big + in my book.
Favorite Moments: Hubby going with to pick out some clothes. He also rubs my belly from time to time which is cute. I cannot wait until he can start feeling the little one move!
How far along? 14 weeks 2 days
Total weight gain: 1 pound, but I'm thinking it'll start packing on quickly!
Maternity clothes?: Not yet!
Sleep: Pretty good, except I just can't seem to get enough! I sleep about 8-10 hours a night and then still feel like I need a nap every day! Though, I do have to get up at least twice a night to pee.
Cravings: Not really... It's more of a if I see it or someone talks about it, I want it kinda craving ::-)
Best moment this week: Starting to buy some baby clothes... We still don't know the sex, but we've just been buying a little of both if it's cheap enough!Cravings: Not really... It's more of a if I see it or someone talks about it, I want it kinda craving ::-)
Movement: Not yet!
Gender: You're guess is as good as ours!
Labor Signs: Ha, I would sure hope not!
Belly Button in or out? In and I hope it stays in
What I miss: Having a glass of wine with dinner and having tons of energy
Gender: You're guess is as good as ours!
Labor Signs: Ha, I would sure hope not!
Belly Button in or out? In and I hope it stays in
What I miss: Having a glass of wine with dinner and having tons of energy
Weekly Wisdom: None yet, I'm still new at this whole thing.
Milestones: Well, we're past that pesky first trimester! So that's a big + in my book.
Favorite Moments: Hubby going with to pick out some clothes. He also rubs my belly from time to time which is cute. I cannot wait until he can start feeling the little one move!
Have a great Saturday!
P.S. I posted a week 14 picture here, if you are dying to see one... ha
Thursday, June 17, 2010
You've asked for it!
Here they are... Belly pictures! I know you've all been sitting at the edge of your seats and could hardly contain yourselves! Enjoy!
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P.S. I completely skipped week 11 and then week 12, well if you've read this post you know why I don't have a week 12 picture!
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Day we found out!
Obviously, weeks 4-7
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Week 8 (I couldn't fit it in the collage!)
And weeks 9-14... I swear, some of the weeks before I look bigger... I feel fat, but I guess that comes with the territory??
P.S. I completely skipped week 11 and then week 12, well if you've read this post you know why I don't have a week 12 picture!
So, we'll see if I get better at this picture taking thing... It's definitely something to get use to! Please don't notice the mess in my house, I swear it's not normally like that! :-)
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Weeks 11-13
6/2/10
I think I'm 10 weeks 6days (more details to follow...)
Today's the big day!! We headed to the doctor for our first actual appointment. They asked some questions and got down to business. We got to hear the heartbeat and it was the coolest thing ever! It totally brought everything into perspective! The heartbeat was about 178 which they said was typical and just right for this time in pregnancy. Based on my last cycle, they think my due date is Dec. 16th, 2010 which would put me at 11 weeks 6 days, but I told her that I haven't had a 4 week cycle since October so I think that their due date is wrong. (Really, I was just secretly hoping they'd do an ultrasound so we could see our baby!) She decided that it would be best to do an ultrasound to get a better idea at when we're due. So, we headed in to do an ultrasound and the monkey was measuring at 11 weeks 1 day (So, 2 days further along than I thought and 5 days ahead of their schedule) They decided that since I wasn't at least a week further than they thought, that they are going to keep my original due date of Dec. 16th.
Anyway, the ultrasound... SO Freaking cool! He/she was moving around in there like crazy and it was so nice to hear the heartbeat and see him/her moving. It definitely made me feel more secure in this pregnancy and took away a lot of my worries (even though some are still there). O and baby's first picture was taken, so cool!
Hubby thought it was pretty cool, but I definitely don't think its hit him like its hit me... It will soon though, I just know it. Maybe when he can see the baby kick!
**For the purpose of keeping things straight, I'm going to go off of weeks as my doctor would see it. So, I'm completely skipping week 11 and heading to week 13 since week 12 was all about the appointment.
6/10/10 13 weeks
Well, I've been feeling great except for still being very tired! I was up at school (3 hours from home), sleeping in a dorm room on a crappy mattress... No fun, but I'd rather be here now than any further along in this pregnancy. My only complaints this week have been the sleeping factor. Other than that, I'm feeling pretty darn good and I actually got out and ran a couple miles this week. I was so afraid of getting my heartrate above the recommended (no higher than) 140, so I stopped running all together and just tried walking. Anyway, my doctor said that since I've been working out before the pregnancy, it would be ok to be around the 170's as long as I could still talk. Amen!
6/12/10
I was feeling alright up until tonight. I had a bachelorette party for my future-SIL and I'm pretty sure that I was one of two people not drinking (another bridesmaid is pregnant) and I'm the only one who got sick! Hello morning sickness (at night!) It was awful! We were at a bar and I was in the bathroom getting rid of all of that delicious food I had eaten that day! Talk about a bummer.... Anyway, I felt better after that and just tried to lay low.
6/13/10
Morning sickness was back again this morning. I had breakfast with my parents and hubby and lets just say French Toast was not as fun coming back up... (sorry for the graphic explanation, but I'm gonna try to be honest throughout this pregnancy, as much as I can anyway!)
We're nearing the end of the 13th week! Tomorrow I get to head home and relax all weekend! I cannot wait!
I think I'm 10 weeks 6days (more details to follow...)
Today's the big day!! We headed to the doctor for our first actual appointment. They asked some questions and got down to business. We got to hear the heartbeat and it was the coolest thing ever! It totally brought everything into perspective! The heartbeat was about 178 which they said was typical and just right for this time in pregnancy. Based on my last cycle, they think my due date is Dec. 16th, 2010 which would put me at 11 weeks 6 days, but I told her that I haven't had a 4 week cycle since October so I think that their due date is wrong. (Really, I was just secretly hoping they'd do an ultrasound so we could see our baby!) She decided that it would be best to do an ultrasound to get a better idea at when we're due. So, we headed in to do an ultrasound and the monkey was measuring at 11 weeks 1 day (So, 2 days further along than I thought and 5 days ahead of their schedule) They decided that since I wasn't at least a week further than they thought, that they are going to keep my original due date of Dec. 16th.
Anyway, the ultrasound... SO Freaking cool! He/she was moving around in there like crazy and it was so nice to hear the heartbeat and see him/her moving. It definitely made me feel more secure in this pregnancy and took away a lot of my worries (even though some are still there). O and baby's first picture was taken, so cool!
Hubby thought it was pretty cool, but I definitely don't think its hit him like its hit me... It will soon though, I just know it. Maybe when he can see the baby kick!
**For the purpose of keeping things straight, I'm going to go off of weeks as my doctor would see it. So, I'm completely skipping week 11 and heading to week 13 since week 12 was all about the appointment.
6/10/10 13 weeks
Well, I've been feeling great except for still being very tired! I was up at school (3 hours from home), sleeping in a dorm room on a crappy mattress... No fun, but I'd rather be here now than any further along in this pregnancy. My only complaints this week have been the sleeping factor. Other than that, I'm feeling pretty darn good and I actually got out and ran a couple miles this week. I was so afraid of getting my heartrate above the recommended (no higher than) 140, so I stopped running all together and just tried walking. Anyway, my doctor said that since I've been working out before the pregnancy, it would be ok to be around the 170's as long as I could still talk. Amen!
6/12/10
I was feeling alright up until tonight. I had a bachelorette party for my future-SIL and I'm pretty sure that I was one of two people not drinking (another bridesmaid is pregnant) and I'm the only one who got sick! Hello morning sickness (at night!) It was awful! We were at a bar and I was in the bathroom getting rid of all of that delicious food I had eaten that day! Talk about a bummer.... Anyway, I felt better after that and just tried to lay low.
6/13/10
Morning sickness was back again this morning. I had breakfast with my parents and hubby and lets just say French Toast was not as fun coming back up... (sorry for the graphic explanation, but I'm gonna try to be honest throughout this pregnancy, as much as I can anyway!)
We're nearing the end of the 13th week! Tomorrow I get to head home and relax all weekend! I cannot wait!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Weeks 4-10
**Sorry, I was going to post pictures, but they are at home and I am at school. I will post them, hopefully this weekend! This is a long post, but I wanted to document how I was feeling throughout this pregnancy! Feel free to read or skip :-) P.S. I am currently 14 weeks pregnant, so I will write about those next.
4 weeks pregnant 4/15/10
Today I had the urge to take a pregnancy test. We'd been trying for about 4 months and I've had a few doctors visits with blood drawn and the whole schabang. Turns out, they told me I'm not ovulating "very well" and since my cycles have been very inconsistent, at times 4 weeks, 5 weeks, 6 weeks and even 7 weeks apart. Anyway, we kept trying and doing our thing. They gave me a prescription of Clomid (a very low dose) and I was to start taking it after my next cycle. If my cycle didn't start by the 5th week, I was to take a different kind of medicine to start it. Well, today is week 5, exactly. I decided, what the heck, I'll take a pregnancy test. I had bought a ton of ovulation strips and it came with 10 free pregnancy strips. I took it, didn't think any thing of it and came back into the bathroom about 5 minutes later. I saw not one, but two blue lines... The 2nd one was very faint, but it was there. I went into a slight panic... What do I do? Holy crap, it has to be wrong, they said I didn't ovulate this last time. So, I headed to the store to buy some "real" trusty pink lined First Response pregnancy tests. Came home, made myself go to the bathroom (I could hardly wait another minute!) and did the test... Ran around the house like a chicken with my head cut off for about 3 minutes before I let myself back in the bathroom. I was afraid it would only have one line and the other test was false. I didn't want to look, but when I did there were two pink lines! Holy crap! I'm pregnant, can this be true, seriously? So, now I have to wait 2 hours before hubby comes home so that I can share this fantastic news with him! I couldn't contain my excitement any longer. I called hubby to see when he would be home... Well I'll be home in about two hours he said... Well crap, ok sounds good see you then. When he got home, I had the test in the bathroom with a sign that read: Welcome Home Daddy. He was home for about 2.5 seconds and it felt like it was taking him forever to make his way to the bathroom. I kept lightly pushing him in that direction and he was so confused. Finally, I pushed him into the bathroom and he looked around with a puzzled look.... Then he saw it. There it was, two pink lines! He was going to be a Daddy! He looked up with me with this huge grin on his face and said REALLY? He then picked me up and wrapped his arms around me smiling a huge proud smile. He was so proud and as he hugged me he said see, I knew there was nothing to worry about and it would happen.
We were so excited, but so sad that we could not share it with anyone yet! Really though, when is the right time? A lot of people wait until after the 1st trimester, and if that works for you great. We decided that we would tell everyone when we were about 8 weeks along. That way, if something happened we would have the support from our family and close friends. We won't be having our first appointment until June 2nd which will make us a just about 11 weeks along. Seems like a long time to wait, if you ask me! But I suppose I'm not the doctor.
Anyway, we're so very excited and cannot wait to document this journey along the way. So yes, you can bet this blog will turn into a baby blog, because this is about our life and this is whats happening at this point in our lives.
Thanks for tuning in and if you have any advise to give, send it our way. We're new at this and well, we could use all the help we can get!
5 weeks pregnant 4/22/10
The only difference I've noticed this week is that I've had to pee every freaking 20 minutes! Ikidyounot. It's nuts. I've also been getting a bit more tired than usual, but that's to be expected.. I'm growing a human for goodness sakes! So, not much new to report this week, apparently baby's the size of a small grain of rice. Holy cow, that's small! Grow baby grow!
6 weeks pregnant 4/29/10
Well today marks the start of my 6th week. I guess baby's the size of a grain of rice? Holy crap, that's tiny. Grow baby grow! Today I'm feeling much like I did last week. Still having to pee every 20 minutes and feeling very tired all day long, but I'm still not feeling very pregnant. It drives me crazy! Somedays I think my belly is starting to show, other days... It's not, must have been gas... :-) I'm frustrated, because I want to FEEL pregnant, I want to know that the little one growing in my tummy is ok and growing as he/she should be. I know all of you moms/to be moms know what I'm talking about. I keep thinking, when will I start to feel pregnant. I'm trying to eat better, more veggies & fruits and less sugary crap. I'm doing quite well in that department. I'm trying to eat about 4 fruits a day and 2 veggies. Other than that, nothing new to post. We're planning to tell our families in about two weeks and I Can.Not.Wait. I am o so excited because I know they will be over the moon. See, this is the first grandchild in both of our families. You better believe he/she will be spoiled! I've already been looking at nursery themes, cribs, strollers, car seats, clothes, you name it.. I've probably already searched for it. Hubby's huge on researching things, so you'll bet he'll research car seats and cribs to death. If we're lucky, he'll have picked one before baby comes. :-)
5/3/10
Well, the morning sickness hit me. I'm very nauseous and have an incredibly upset stomach. I haven't thrown up, which is a good thing, as I hate to throw up... But I'm feeling awful. It is definitely no fun, whatsoever. I don't know how I'm going to make it the next few weeks if this is how I'm feeling. yuck! How did you all do it? I think every woman who goes through this is a saint (and I'm pretty sure this is the easy part!) I went home early from work today because I was feeling so crappy. Hubby even asked if I wanted him to come home early from work to take care of me. What a sweet guy huh? I told him no, as I probably wouldn't be very good company and I just needed to sleep for awhile. He did do some grocery shopping for me which was wonderful as thinking of having to go there was making me feel worse. Weird, I know right? Anyway, we'll see what the rest of the week brings!
5/4/10
I'm still feeling ill today, but a little better than yesterday. So much for eating healthy. The last couple days all I've eaten is chicken noodle soup, some crackers, a little water and some ginger ale. That's it. I have no desire to eat anything else. Last night I did have a banana, because my stomach was still upset and I was hoping something from it would make me feel better. Prenatal's are hard to get down, as just the thought of them makes me want to vomit. I've managed to only skip one day, which is good. One day I took a Flintstone Vitamin instead because I just couldn't take the prenatal. I'm hoping this doesn't last long, though I suppose I am only about 7 weeks along and it can last well into the 2nd trimester... Here's to hoping it goes away very quickly! This is no fun and I give you all props who have gone through it before me! Other than being sick and tired, I'm still not feeling pregnant.
5/5/10
It's getting better... Today I'm having a slight bit of relief... Well after I tossed my cookies this morning while at work. Other than that, I've been feeling pretty good. I made some homemade chicken noodle soup last night and I had some for lunch.. It was delicious. Apparently that's my first craving as a pregnant woman? I've had chicken noodle soup for lunch & dinner for 4 days now. It's all I want to eat because everything else makes me feel sick. Other than Pedialyte freezer pops. Delicious! They actually make me feel a bit better and sooth my stomach for some reason. So thank you Pedialyte! I have a feeling I'll be eating many more of those.
7 Weeks Pregnant 5/6/10
Today's week 7! I'm not feeling so sick today, but I have a feeling I'm not out of the woods yet.... So far, the only thing that has made me toss my cookies is the smell of a public restroom after "not so fresh people" have used it and the smell of the litter box. Kind of strange. It also makes me nauseous thinking about taking my prenatals, but thanks to some help from Katie, I've been taking them at night with a snack which has helped. I weighed myself this morning and I actually lost 2 lbs in the last week. Probably from my lack of being able to eat anything but chicken noodle soup. I have a feeling it won't be long until the scale starts to tip the other way. I know it will happen soon, because today I could not pass up a chance to get a McDonald's Cinnamon Melt. Holy crap, it was TO DIE FOR! Delicious and then I felt guilty for eating it. I figured if my belly wants it, I might as well eat it since I can't eat much else. So, I hate it and all was good except for the guilt.
I tried some ginger in my shake last night and apparently I was unaware of the powerful taste that ginger has. I used far too much ginger and couldn't drink most of the shake. Note to self: use less ginger! Other than that things are going well. I haven't really had a desire to cook anything, so hubby's kind of been on his own for the last week. Poor guy. I'm hoping I'll be able to start cooking again soon. He works so hard and then has to come home and do work at home and even make his own dinner. :-( Sorry babe.
Anyway, all is going well so far. Still, yet again, not feeling pregnant except for a few of the known pregnancy symptoms. I know it'll come, I just wish it would be here now! Here's to a great week!
5/10/10
We told our families this past weekend, which was a huge relief! It was nice to be able to share the news with someone! We gave my parents a little camo onsie (my dad's a hunter) and it said I love my Grandpa & Grandma _________. He looked at me and said wait, are you pregnant?? haha My parents were so very excited! My dad even said that we don't have to get him a Christmas present this year because we're giving him a grandchild! haha We sent my MIL a bookmark for her Mothers day gift and on one side it said Mom and had the birthstones of her two children and on the other side it said Grandma with a birthstone for December. We had to do it over the phone because they live 4 hours form us, but she said "Do you have something to tell us!!!" My MIL and FIL were both very excited and cannot wait to be grandparents. When we told my brother & SIL, you should have seen their faces! It was so cool. We gave them a bib that said I love my Uncle Brandon and Aunt Natalie. I gave it to him and he opened it and then said wait what??? oh my gosh! His face was priceless! I wish I would have gotten it on tape. He is so excited to be an uncle and my SIL was really excited for us too. They both hugged and congratulated us and then asked questions about everything.
It was so fun to see/hear people's reactions! Definitely the best part so far! I just hope all goes well these next few weeks so that we can get to the doctor and hear that little heartbeat!
It was a great weekend!
5/18/10
Today I'm feeling great. I'm half worried that it's a bad sign, but I still have sore boobs (yes, I said boobs) and I'm still tired, so those are both good signs. My mom told me to stop worrying and enjoy feeling better. I must say, I am enjoying it, but I'm still worried. I still have two weeks until a doctors appointment to confirm a beating heart and it's killing me!
4 weeks pregnant 4/15/10
Today I had the urge to take a pregnancy test. We'd been trying for about 4 months and I've had a few doctors visits with blood drawn and the whole schabang. Turns out, they told me I'm not ovulating "very well" and since my cycles have been very inconsistent, at times 4 weeks, 5 weeks, 6 weeks and even 7 weeks apart. Anyway, we kept trying and doing our thing. They gave me a prescription of Clomid (a very low dose) and I was to start taking it after my next cycle. If my cycle didn't start by the 5th week, I was to take a different kind of medicine to start it. Well, today is week 5, exactly. I decided, what the heck, I'll take a pregnancy test. I had bought a ton of ovulation strips and it came with 10 free pregnancy strips. I took it, didn't think any thing of it and came back into the bathroom about 5 minutes later. I saw not one, but two blue lines... The 2nd one was very faint, but it was there. I went into a slight panic... What do I do? Holy crap, it has to be wrong, they said I didn't ovulate this last time. So, I headed to the store to buy some "real" trusty pink lined First Response pregnancy tests. Came home, made myself go to the bathroom (I could hardly wait another minute!) and did the test... Ran around the house like a chicken with my head cut off for about 3 minutes before I let myself back in the bathroom. I was afraid it would only have one line and the other test was false. I didn't want to look, but when I did there were two pink lines! Holy crap! I'm pregnant, can this be true, seriously? So, now I have to wait 2 hours before hubby comes home so that I can share this fantastic news with him! I couldn't contain my excitement any longer. I called hubby to see when he would be home... Well I'll be home in about two hours he said... Well crap, ok sounds good see you then. When he got home, I had the test in the bathroom with a sign that read: Welcome Home Daddy. He was home for about 2.5 seconds and it felt like it was taking him forever to make his way to the bathroom. I kept lightly pushing him in that direction and he was so confused. Finally, I pushed him into the bathroom and he looked around with a puzzled look.... Then he saw it. There it was, two pink lines! He was going to be a Daddy! He looked up with me with this huge grin on his face and said REALLY? He then picked me up and wrapped his arms around me smiling a huge proud smile. He was so proud and as he hugged me he said see, I knew there was nothing to worry about and it would happen.
We were so excited, but so sad that we could not share it with anyone yet! Really though, when is the right time? A lot of people wait until after the 1st trimester, and if that works for you great. We decided that we would tell everyone when we were about 8 weeks along. That way, if something happened we would have the support from our family and close friends. We won't be having our first appointment until June 2nd which will make us a just about 11 weeks along. Seems like a long time to wait, if you ask me! But I suppose I'm not the doctor.
Anyway, we're so very excited and cannot wait to document this journey along the way. So yes, you can bet this blog will turn into a baby blog, because this is about our life and this is whats happening at this point in our lives.
Thanks for tuning in and if you have any advise to give, send it our way. We're new at this and well, we could use all the help we can get!
5 weeks pregnant 4/22/10
The only difference I've noticed this week is that I've had to pee every freaking 20 minutes! Ikidyounot. It's nuts. I've also been getting a bit more tired than usual, but that's to be expected.. I'm growing a human for goodness sakes! So, not much new to report this week, apparently baby's the size of a small grain of rice. Holy cow, that's small! Grow baby grow!
6 weeks pregnant 4/29/10
Well today marks the start of my 6th week. I guess baby's the size of a grain of rice? Holy crap, that's tiny. Grow baby grow! Today I'm feeling much like I did last week. Still having to pee every 20 minutes and feeling very tired all day long, but I'm still not feeling very pregnant. It drives me crazy! Somedays I think my belly is starting to show, other days... It's not, must have been gas... :-) I'm frustrated, because I want to FEEL pregnant, I want to know that the little one growing in my tummy is ok and growing as he/she should be. I know all of you moms/to be moms know what I'm talking about. I keep thinking, when will I start to feel pregnant. I'm trying to eat better, more veggies & fruits and less sugary crap. I'm doing quite well in that department. I'm trying to eat about 4 fruits a day and 2 veggies. Other than that, nothing new to post. We're planning to tell our families in about two weeks and I Can.Not.Wait. I am o so excited because I know they will be over the moon. See, this is the first grandchild in both of our families. You better believe he/she will be spoiled! I've already been looking at nursery themes, cribs, strollers, car seats, clothes, you name it.. I've probably already searched for it. Hubby's huge on researching things, so you'll bet he'll research car seats and cribs to death. If we're lucky, he'll have picked one before baby comes. :-)
5/3/10
Well, the morning sickness hit me. I'm very nauseous and have an incredibly upset stomach. I haven't thrown up, which is a good thing, as I hate to throw up... But I'm feeling awful. It is definitely no fun, whatsoever. I don't know how I'm going to make it the next few weeks if this is how I'm feeling. yuck! How did you all do it? I think every woman who goes through this is a saint (and I'm pretty sure this is the easy part!) I went home early from work today because I was feeling so crappy. Hubby even asked if I wanted him to come home early from work to take care of me. What a sweet guy huh? I told him no, as I probably wouldn't be very good company and I just needed to sleep for awhile. He did do some grocery shopping for me which was wonderful as thinking of having to go there was making me feel worse. Weird, I know right? Anyway, we'll see what the rest of the week brings!
5/4/10
I'm still feeling ill today, but a little better than yesterday. So much for eating healthy. The last couple days all I've eaten is chicken noodle soup, some crackers, a little water and some ginger ale. That's it. I have no desire to eat anything else. Last night I did have a banana, because my stomach was still upset and I was hoping something from it would make me feel better. Prenatal's are hard to get down, as just the thought of them makes me want to vomit. I've managed to only skip one day, which is good. One day I took a Flintstone Vitamin instead because I just couldn't take the prenatal. I'm hoping this doesn't last long, though I suppose I am only about 7 weeks along and it can last well into the 2nd trimester... Here's to hoping it goes away very quickly! This is no fun and I give you all props who have gone through it before me! Other than being sick and tired, I'm still not feeling pregnant.
5/5/10
It's getting better... Today I'm having a slight bit of relief... Well after I tossed my cookies this morning while at work. Other than that, I've been feeling pretty good. I made some homemade chicken noodle soup last night and I had some for lunch.. It was delicious. Apparently that's my first craving as a pregnant woman? I've had chicken noodle soup for lunch & dinner for 4 days now. It's all I want to eat because everything else makes me feel sick. Other than Pedialyte freezer pops. Delicious! They actually make me feel a bit better and sooth my stomach for some reason. So thank you Pedialyte! I have a feeling I'll be eating many more of those.
7 Weeks Pregnant 5/6/10
Today's week 7! I'm not feeling so sick today, but I have a feeling I'm not out of the woods yet.... So far, the only thing that has made me toss my cookies is the smell of a public restroom after "not so fresh people" have used it and the smell of the litter box. Kind of strange. It also makes me nauseous thinking about taking my prenatals, but thanks to some help from Katie, I've been taking them at night with a snack which has helped. I weighed myself this morning and I actually lost 2 lbs in the last week. Probably from my lack of being able to eat anything but chicken noodle soup. I have a feeling it won't be long until the scale starts to tip the other way. I know it will happen soon, because today I could not pass up a chance to get a McDonald's Cinnamon Melt. Holy crap, it was TO DIE FOR! Delicious and then I felt guilty for eating it. I figured if my belly wants it, I might as well eat it since I can't eat much else. So, I hate it and all was good except for the guilt.
I tried some ginger in my shake last night and apparently I was unaware of the powerful taste that ginger has. I used far too much ginger and couldn't drink most of the shake. Note to self: use less ginger! Other than that things are going well. I haven't really had a desire to cook anything, so hubby's kind of been on his own for the last week. Poor guy. I'm hoping I'll be able to start cooking again soon. He works so hard and then has to come home and do work at home and even make his own dinner. :-( Sorry babe.
Anyway, all is going well so far. Still, yet again, not feeling pregnant except for a few of the known pregnancy symptoms. I know it'll come, I just wish it would be here now! Here's to a great week!
5/10/10
We told our families this past weekend, which was a huge relief! It was nice to be able to share the news with someone! We gave my parents a little camo onsie (my dad's a hunter) and it said I love my Grandpa & Grandma _________. He looked at me and said wait, are you pregnant?? haha My parents were so very excited! My dad even said that we don't have to get him a Christmas present this year because we're giving him a grandchild! haha We sent my MIL a bookmark for her Mothers day gift and on one side it said Mom and had the birthstones of her two children and on the other side it said Grandma with a birthstone for December. We had to do it over the phone because they live 4 hours form us, but she said "Do you have something to tell us!!!" My MIL and FIL were both very excited and cannot wait to be grandparents. When we told my brother & SIL, you should have seen their faces! It was so cool. We gave them a bib that said I love my Uncle Brandon and Aunt Natalie. I gave it to him and he opened it and then said wait what??? oh my gosh! His face was priceless! I wish I would have gotten it on tape. He is so excited to be an uncle and my SIL was really excited for us too. They both hugged and congratulated us and then asked questions about everything.
It was so fun to see/hear people's reactions! Definitely the best part so far! I just hope all goes well these next few weeks so that we can get to the doctor and hear that little heartbeat!
It was a great weekend!
5/18/10
Today I'm feeling great. I'm half worried that it's a bad sign, but I still have sore boobs (yes, I said boobs) and I'm still tired, so those are both good signs. My mom told me to stop worrying and enjoy feeling better. I must say, I am enjoying it, but I'm still worried. I still have two weeks until a doctors appointment to confirm a beating heart and it's killing me!
5/17/10
We had our first appointment at the doctors office today. It was just an informational appointment, filled with health questions, packets, testing information, etc... They estimated my due date at December 16th, but I still think it would be around December 23rd because my cycles were not 4 weeks. At our next appointment they will measure if I'm big or small for that date and if I'm measuring big or small, they will do an ultrasound to figure out a more precise due date. (I'm actually hoping for that, otherwise they won't do an ultrasound until I'm 20 weeks). So, I'm thinking I'm 8w4d and they think I'm 9w4d, so we'll see! I'm not sure what I think about all of the optional testing. I don't think we're going to do it, because A. theres nothing you can do to fix the problems if there are any and B. the tests aren't always 100% correct. So, I think we'll be opting out of those testings. We're both young and healthy, so our chances of having something wrong are fairly low.
I've been feeling ok. This past weekend on Saturday I did not get a single thing done because I wasn't feeling very well. I had big plans for getting all of my flowers planted, etc... But that just did not happen.
We'll see what this next week brings!!
8 Weeks Pregnant 5/13/10
Well, today marks 8 weeks! I'm feeling ok, I get sick every now and then and my stomach is in knots a lot. I'm nauseous most of the day and I can hardly keep my eyes open at work. I have been so tired. I've been getting between 9-11 hours of sleep every night and it just isn't cutting it. I don't know how I'm going to do this with the second one when I also have a little one to take care of! Still not feeling very pregnant except for the extreme fatigue and breast soreness (sorry I had to). O and the feeling sick all the time. I actually have a little belly, but maybe it's just gas or too much bad food, who knows. My pants are starting to get tight around the waste and I cannot button some of them, not because they CAN'T be buttoned, but because when I do, it puts a lot of pressure on my stomach which isn't comfortable.
Monday is our first appointment with the doctor, but they won't do anything except for answer our questions, so that's a bummer. I'm really excited to hear his/her heartbeat for the first time. I'm pretty sure I'll shed some tears, Hubby probably will too! Hmm other than that, nothing new here.
We had our first appointment at the doctors office today. It was just an informational appointment, filled with health questions, packets, testing information, etc... They estimated my due date at December 16th, but I still think it would be around December 23rd because my cycles were not 4 weeks. At our next appointment they will measure if I'm big or small for that date and if I'm measuring big or small, they will do an ultrasound to figure out a more precise due date. (I'm actually hoping for that, otherwise they won't do an ultrasound until I'm 20 weeks). So, I'm thinking I'm 8w4d and they think I'm 9w4d, so we'll see! I'm not sure what I think about all of the optional testing. I don't think we're going to do it, because A. theres nothing you can do to fix the problems if there are any and B. the tests aren't always 100% correct. So, I think we'll be opting out of those testings. We're both young and healthy, so our chances of having something wrong are fairly low.
I've been feeling ok. This past weekend on Saturday I did not get a single thing done because I wasn't feeling very well. I had big plans for getting all of my flowers planted, etc... But that just did not happen.
We'll see what this next week brings!!
8 Weeks Pregnant 5/13/10
Well, today marks 8 weeks! I'm feeling ok, I get sick every now and then and my stomach is in knots a lot. I'm nauseous most of the day and I can hardly keep my eyes open at work. I have been so tired. I've been getting between 9-11 hours of sleep every night and it just isn't cutting it. I don't know how I'm going to do this with the second one when I also have a little one to take care of! Still not feeling very pregnant except for the extreme fatigue and breast soreness (sorry I had to). O and the feeling sick all the time. I actually have a little belly, but maybe it's just gas or too much bad food, who knows. My pants are starting to get tight around the waste and I cannot button some of them, not because they CAN'T be buttoned, but because when I do, it puts a lot of pressure on my stomach which isn't comfortable.
Monday is our first appointment with the doctor, but they won't do anything except for answer our questions, so that's a bummer. I'm really excited to hear his/her heartbeat for the first time. I'm pretty sure I'll shed some tears, Hubby probably will too! Hmm other than that, nothing new here.
9 Weeks Pregnant 5/20/10
As of today, I am 9 weeks pregnant. According to the doctors prediction, I am 10 weeks. I'll settle for 9 weeks, since I pretty much know when the baby was conceived. Anyway, I'm feeling better this week. I have had a little nausea, but a lot less than during weeks 7 & 8. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing, but I'll take it as a blessing right now. I'm still not feeling pregnant, but my stomach is feeling bigger like I've been putting on lbs. I still haven't gotten back to my pre-pregnancy weight, but I'm sure that will happen in no time as this baby grows. Apparently this week, the baby is the size of a grape and my uterus the size of a cantaloupe. They are both growing! I'm hoping everything's alright in there, I can't tell. I'm still pretty tired throughout the day, it gets much worse around 6:30-7:00. So that has to be a good sign. Well, we'll see what this week brings!
As of today, I am 9 weeks pregnant. According to the doctors prediction, I am 10 weeks. I'll settle for 9 weeks, since I pretty much know when the baby was conceived. Anyway, I'm feeling better this week. I have had a little nausea, but a lot less than during weeks 7 & 8. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing, but I'll take it as a blessing right now. I'm still not feeling pregnant, but my stomach is feeling bigger like I've been putting on lbs. I still haven't gotten back to my pre-pregnancy weight, but I'm sure that will happen in no time as this baby grows. Apparently this week, the baby is the size of a grape and my uterus the size of a cantaloupe. They are both growing! I'm hoping everything's alright in there, I can't tell. I'm still pretty tired throughout the day, it gets much worse around 6:30-7:00. So that has to be a good sign. Well, we'll see what this week brings!
5/24/10
Feeling much better as of late. Last Thursday night I thought I had the flu, I was so sick, but I really think something did not agree with me. Other than that, I've still been tired, but that's getting a bit better too. I'm no longer almost falling asleep at my desk. I'm hoping all is well, since I'm feeling so well, or maybe I was one of the lucky ones who only had a couple weeks of morning sickness... I'd be ok with that! :-) Our appt is one week from Wednesday and I cannot wait!! Once that appointment hits, we'll be able to tell whomever we want! We're just afraid to tell before we hear the heartbeat, for fear that if something goes wrong, we'll have to tell everyone all over again that we're not pregnant anymore. So far so good though! :-)
Feeling much better as of late. Last Thursday night I thought I had the flu, I was so sick, but I really think something did not agree with me. Other than that, I've still been tired, but that's getting a bit better too. I'm no longer almost falling asleep at my desk. I'm hoping all is well, since I'm feeling so well, or maybe I was one of the lucky ones who only had a couple weeks of morning sickness... I'd be ok with that! :-) Our appt is one week from Wednesday and I cannot wait!! Once that appointment hits, we'll be able to tell whomever we want! We're just afraid to tell before we hear the heartbeat, for fear that if something goes wrong, we'll have to tell everyone all over again that we're not pregnant anymore. So far so good though! :-)
5/26/10
It's the day before 10 weeks pregnant. I'm pretty excited about that. That means that just 6 days after that and we get to hear our little one's heartbeat and finally tell all of you lovely people what's been going on these last 10 weeks! :-) We'll be telling family & IRL friends first and then we'll tell the blog world :-) Just don't want anyone of my close family/friends finding out from the blog, we'd rather tell them ourselves, if possible. I've been feeling pretty good still. Which is great. I'm still tired, but that's to be expected. Last night I had to get up 5 times to pee during the night! That was not fun; I'm just glad that our bathroom is just across the hall from our bedroom and I don't have to go up or down any stairs. If that was the case, I may have slept elsewhere.
It's the day before 10 weeks pregnant. I'm pretty excited about that. That means that just 6 days after that and we get to hear our little one's heartbeat and finally tell all of you lovely people what's been going on these last 10 weeks! :-) We'll be telling family & IRL friends first and then we'll tell the blog world :-) Just don't want anyone of my close family/friends finding out from the blog, we'd rather tell them ourselves, if possible. I've been feeling pretty good still. Which is great. I'm still tired, but that's to be expected. Last night I had to get up 5 times to pee during the night! That was not fun; I'm just glad that our bathroom is just across the hall from our bedroom and I don't have to go up or down any stairs. If that was the case, I may have slept elsewhere.
10 weeks Pregnant 5/27/10
Today I'm officially 10 weeks pregnant! :-) That's exciting news. Though, aside from my pants fitting a bit tighter and being tired, I still can't tell that I'm pregnant. I'm hoping everything's ok in there, I guess we'll find out in 6 days! I am so looking forward to hearing that little heartbeat. So far, sweets don't really do anything for me, I am mostly craving salty things and pretty much anything else I see/hear about.... I'm talking: chips, pickles, tomatoes with salt, cheese curds, hamburgers, etc... The list could go on and on! The other day for lunch I had a piece of corn on the cob with salt and pepper, a tomato with salt and a pickle. Talk about a healthy lunch huh? haha Well, we'll see what the next week brings... Hopefully great news! On another note, I guess today according to the doctor, I would officially be 11 weeks along. We'll see if they still have that same feeling next Wednesday at our appointment!
Today I'm officially 10 weeks pregnant! :-) That's exciting news. Though, aside from my pants fitting a bit tighter and being tired, I still can't tell that I'm pregnant. I'm hoping everything's ok in there, I guess we'll find out in 6 days! I am so looking forward to hearing that little heartbeat. So far, sweets don't really do anything for me, I am mostly craving salty things and pretty much anything else I see/hear about.... I'm talking: chips, pickles, tomatoes with salt, cheese curds, hamburgers, etc... The list could go on and on! The other day for lunch I had a piece of corn on the cob with salt and pepper, a tomato with salt and a pickle. Talk about a healthy lunch huh? haha Well, we'll see what the next week brings... Hopefully great news! On another note, I guess today according to the doctor, I would officially be 11 weeks along. We'll see if they still have that same feeling next Wednesday at our appointment!
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