I just watched a bunch of birthing videos on BabyCenter and I'm kind of FREAKING OUT!!!
I knew I didn't want an epidural, but now I realllllllllly don't want one. Needles freak me out and that needle is giant and they put it in your back!!!!! The C-section was also crazy. No wonder it's so painful and takes so long to recover from. I have to give big props to my mom for having three kids that way and living to talk about it. Yikes!
The best video I saw was the water birth. I don't think they offer that at the hospital where I'm going to deliver but I think they do have Jacuzzi tubs so hopefully I can relax. I also liked seeing some of the relaxation techniques (moving around, using an exercise ball, having the hubby help with massaging) that I think (hope!) will be helpful when I get to that point. I'm going to go see if they offer any classes like that besides the Bradley class. If not, we're taking that one!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Haha!
Open my BabyFit email for week 14 and this is what it says:
Baby (and Mom) Hit a Growth Spurt
Chances are, not even that rubber band trick from a couple of weeks ago is working. You're really starting to show and probably wearing your maternity clothes by now. You might want to hang on to your clothes for as long as possible, but you'll feel more comfortable in clothes that fit and can accommodate your expanding belly.
Baby (and Mom) Hit a Growth Spurt
Chances are, not even that rubber band trick from a couple of weeks ago is working. You're really starting to show and probably wearing your maternity clothes by now. You might want to hang on to your clothes for as long as possible, but you'll feel more comfortable in clothes that fit and can accommodate your expanding belly.
Puppy time, yogurt, and tight pants
We went to see Link, the Corgi puppy we are going to bring home April 12, last weekend. He is so cute!! He's a little shy with being held though. Maybe he's just afraid of heights like me!
Shopping last night was interesting. We are going to California this weekend so I'm trying not to buy too many groceries, but we still need enough stuff to get through the week. (Well, I do at least, since I'm apparently supposed to eat every 2 hours now!) I was trying to find yogurt that didn't have sugar as the second ingredient (or that at least had less grams of sugar than the Wegmans brand). I found that Stonyfield Farm's YoBaby yogurt has only 12g of sugar per 4 oz serving, so I decided to try that since it was cheaper than the Wegmans Organic (which had 20g of sugar per 6 oz serving, so it's about the same). Having whole milk yogurt tastes a little weird after having lowfat for so long. I haven't tried the pear yet but the peach is pretty good. I just feel silly eating yogurt that's for babies!
This morning I had to wear my belly band for the first time! It was kind of weird. These pants are normally loose on me but as of today no more! I could get the first button done but that was about it. Plus I didn't want to be uncomfortable all day. Joe says you can't see that they are undone through the layers of fabric but I am still slightly nervous. So far so good though, no one's said "Hey, are your pants undone?"
Shopping last night was interesting. We are going to California this weekend so I'm trying not to buy too many groceries, but we still need enough stuff to get through the week. (Well, I do at least, since I'm apparently supposed to eat every 2 hours now!) I was trying to find yogurt that didn't have sugar as the second ingredient (or that at least had less grams of sugar than the Wegmans brand). I found that Stonyfield Farm's YoBaby yogurt has only 12g of sugar per 4 oz serving, so I decided to try that since it was cheaper than the Wegmans Organic (which had 20g of sugar per 6 oz serving, so it's about the same). Having whole milk yogurt tastes a little weird after having lowfat for so long. I haven't tried the pear yet but the peach is pretty good. I just feel silly eating yogurt that's for babies!
This morning I had to wear my belly band for the first time! It was kind of weird. These pants are normally loose on me but as of today no more! I could get the first button done but that was about it. Plus I didn't want to be uncomfortable all day. Joe says you can't see that they are undone through the layers of fabric but I am still slightly nervous. So far so good though, no one's said "Hey, are your pants undone?"
Friday, March 26, 2010
14 weeks and counting!
This is a milestone for me. After miscarrying twice around the 8-9 week mark, it's a relief to be able to get to 14 weeks and feel like I've got all those first trimester worries behind me.
However, I'd like for the queasiness to stop now! This morning I opened my fridge and gagged from the smell. Now I'm sitting in my office after eating a very light lunch (salad, fruit, soup) at a work event and feeling nauseous. WHY???
I hate feeling sick so much. It's also frustrating because I'm not in control of my own body. There are things changing and happening inside of me that I can't control, seemingly no matter what I eat or how much (or how little, to be more accurate haha) I exercise or how much water I drink.
However, as my friend (a new mom herself) reminded me, it's good to have symptoms because it means the pregnancy is going okay. I understand the logic behind that, but I'm still not happy when I'm queasy.
We have started preparing for getting our dogg-o, which is exciting and nerve-wracking all at the same time. We are going to drive down to see him tomorrow, and then we will bring him home April 12. I'm planning on working from home that week so that I can start working on crate training with him, and then we will start on the "schedule" I've made up, which will involve one of us coming home everyday to let him out and feed him until he gets old enough to fully control himself for a full day.
I think this will be good practice for having a child, but dogs aren't quite as demanding... I hope. Either way, it's a change in the series of changes that we are making/having occur this year, which are both exciting and scary for me. I have tended to not like change very much, but that is something I am trying to change (haha). I do still find myself longing for the times when things were simpler and everyone got along all the time, but that's not where I am now and I have to live in the present (which is truly a gift!).
I've started to get more excited about seeing my body change. I am kind of hoping I'll start showing more soon so I can get some funny pregnancy shirts and announce that I'm preggers at work that way! I feel weird about just randomly announcing it to people. If I can wait until after I get the dog settled in that might be better, but I feel like I'm already showing (although likely I just look like I've gained weight!) so I don't know if people can tell or not yet. If they can, they aren't saying anything, which might be just as well!
I've also noticed more intense moods happening lately. If I start to react to something, sometimes it feels like a flood of emotion starts to wash over me, making the reaction more intense. This has happened with both negative and positive feelings. I read Jenny McCarthy's "Belly Laughs" book last week, and I can relate to her stories about being "Psycho Chick" a little more now. (I don't really recommend the book though. Parts were funny, but other parts were a little too gross for my liking. If you're really in need of laughs, try "Pregnancy Sucks" first - it helps to know it's ok to be upset and to hear other ladies' stories of woe.)
This is one of the longer posts I've done so far, so I think I'll sign off now. This weekend is going to be packed with family and other activities, so I'd better get some rest!
However, I'd like for the queasiness to stop now! This morning I opened my fridge and gagged from the smell. Now I'm sitting in my office after eating a very light lunch (salad, fruit, soup) at a work event and feeling nauseous. WHY???
I hate feeling sick so much. It's also frustrating because I'm not in control of my own body. There are things changing and happening inside of me that I can't control, seemingly no matter what I eat or how much (or how little, to be more accurate haha) I exercise or how much water I drink.
However, as my friend (a new mom herself) reminded me, it's good to have symptoms because it means the pregnancy is going okay. I understand the logic behind that, but I'm still not happy when I'm queasy.
We have started preparing for getting our dogg-o, which is exciting and nerve-wracking all at the same time. We are going to drive down to see him tomorrow, and then we will bring him home April 12. I'm planning on working from home that week so that I can start working on crate training with him, and then we will start on the "schedule" I've made up, which will involve one of us coming home everyday to let him out and feed him until he gets old enough to fully control himself for a full day.
I think this will be good practice for having a child, but dogs aren't quite as demanding... I hope. Either way, it's a change in the series of changes that we are making/having occur this year, which are both exciting and scary for me. I have tended to not like change very much, but that is something I am trying to change (haha). I do still find myself longing for the times when things were simpler and everyone got along all the time, but that's not where I am now and I have to live in the present (which is truly a gift!).
I've started to get more excited about seeing my body change. I am kind of hoping I'll start showing more soon so I can get some funny pregnancy shirts and announce that I'm preggers at work that way! I feel weird about just randomly announcing it to people. If I can wait until after I get the dog settled in that might be better, but I feel like I'm already showing (although likely I just look like I've gained weight!) so I don't know if people can tell or not yet. If they can, they aren't saying anything, which might be just as well!
I've also noticed more intense moods happening lately. If I start to react to something, sometimes it feels like a flood of emotion starts to wash over me, making the reaction more intense. This has happened with both negative and positive feelings. I read Jenny McCarthy's "Belly Laughs" book last week, and I can relate to her stories about being "Psycho Chick" a little more now. (I don't really recommend the book though. Parts were funny, but other parts were a little too gross for my liking. If you're really in need of laughs, try "Pregnancy Sucks" first - it helps to know it's ok to be upset and to hear other ladies' stories of woe.)
This is one of the longer posts I've done so far, so I think I'll sign off now. This weekend is going to be packed with family and other activities, so I'd better get some rest!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Juice boxes are awesome, and other errata.
13 weeks today!
Joe was given a referral to juice boxes by a mom at his job. I bought some Apple & Eve fruit/veggie no sugar added ones from BJs and they are great! Whenever I feel my blood sugar getting low or when I feel sick, I drink one and it helps so much!
A friend of mine gave me some maternity clothes yesterday - what a blessing! Two dresses, two pairs of pants, and a bunch of shirts - all pretty much dressy enough to wear to work! Hooray!
I didn't realize how quickly I would need shirts. The exponential growth in bra size has made it hard to wear a lot of what I own, and I can't fit into most of my pants anymore. As it begins to warm up here, capris are going to become more of a necessity. I think I'm going to shop a little this weekend to fill out the pant side of the wardrobe. We also are going to California in April so I need clothes I can wear there too (which helps to justify it I think... haha).
Puppy visit this Saturday. Apparently the puppy we were planning to get has some shyness issues, so the breeder might recommend a different dog. And we want to talk to her about the whole having a baby later in the year issue to see what she thinks. We don't want the dog to feel neglected after the baby comes. However, if we wait to get a dog we probably won't for at least 10 more years... Anyway, we will see what happens. I'm sure God will work it out. :)
Joe was given a referral to juice boxes by a mom at his job. I bought some Apple & Eve fruit/veggie no sugar added ones from BJs and they are great! Whenever I feel my blood sugar getting low or when I feel sick, I drink one and it helps so much!
A friend of mine gave me some maternity clothes yesterday - what a blessing! Two dresses, two pairs of pants, and a bunch of shirts - all pretty much dressy enough to wear to work! Hooray!
I didn't realize how quickly I would need shirts. The exponential growth in bra size has made it hard to wear a lot of what I own, and I can't fit into most of my pants anymore. As it begins to warm up here, capris are going to become more of a necessity. I think I'm going to shop a little this weekend to fill out the pant side of the wardrobe. We also are going to California in April so I need clothes I can wear there too (which helps to justify it I think... haha).
Puppy visit this Saturday. Apparently the puppy we were planning to get has some shyness issues, so the breeder might recommend a different dog. And we want to talk to her about the whole having a baby later in the year issue to see what she thinks. We don't want the dog to feel neglected after the baby comes. However, if we wait to get a dog we probably won't for at least 10 more years... Anyway, we will see what happens. I'm sure God will work it out. :)
Friday, March 12, 2010
Why am I obsessed with baby registries?
It's such a weird feeling... I know I can't really finish the registry until we know what the baby is, but I'm obsessed with adding things, tweaking things, changing things... what is wrong with me??
This week I had some bad nausea that knocked me out of commission for two days. Thankfully now I am back at work and seem to be doing ok. I'm having trouble figuring out what to eat when. I just tried eating some dry cereal (suggestion from my mommo) and I'm not sure if it will work out okay or not. Also I realized that today we have a meeting and I am dressed rather casually! Oh well.
And in other news - I found a breast pump on Craigslist for $75! I'm pretty excited as they are expensive new (well, at least the one I want is $300) and I didn't want to put more stuff on my registry than I actually need. If I can get one ahead of time then why not? Then hopefully people can get us the more expensive stuff that we need from the registry... like a crib, armoire, strollers, etc. etc. It's interesting to realize how ill-prepared the average person/couple is for adding a baby - there's so much STUFF you have to get! I don't know how people do this. I'm sure it will work out though.
We also need to prepare for the doggie who will be coming soon too, so that's even more stuff to get! Not nearly as much though. I just want to make sure that I can have a dog and still be sane enough to have a baby too. Although I am excited lately I'm having second thoughts... like will I be able to train the dog well and still be consistent once the baby comes? I don't want to get a dog just for my own benefit, I want to make sure that the dog will have a good life with us! And be a good canine citizen. No misbehaving dogs allowed in our house! And he will also need to be able to be good with little kids (which is a big thing to ask when you consider how rough our nephews tend to be with animals...). If we have a boy I don't know how that will go.
Oh and for the countdown: 12 weeks and 2 days as of today! Yay!
This week I had some bad nausea that knocked me out of commission for two days. Thankfully now I am back at work and seem to be doing ok. I'm having trouble figuring out what to eat when. I just tried eating some dry cereal (suggestion from my mommo) and I'm not sure if it will work out okay or not. Also I realized that today we have a meeting and I am dressed rather casually! Oh well.
And in other news - I found a breast pump on Craigslist for $75! I'm pretty excited as they are expensive new (well, at least the one I want is $300) and I didn't want to put more stuff on my registry than I actually need. If I can get one ahead of time then why not? Then hopefully people can get us the more expensive stuff that we need from the registry... like a crib, armoire, strollers, etc. etc. It's interesting to realize how ill-prepared the average person/couple is for adding a baby - there's so much STUFF you have to get! I don't know how people do this. I'm sure it will work out though.
We also need to prepare for the doggie who will be coming soon too, so that's even more stuff to get! Not nearly as much though. I just want to make sure that I can have a dog and still be sane enough to have a baby too. Although I am excited lately I'm having second thoughts... like will I be able to train the dog well and still be consistent once the baby comes? I don't want to get a dog just for my own benefit, I want to make sure that the dog will have a good life with us! And be a good canine citizen. No misbehaving dogs allowed in our house! And he will also need to be able to be good with little kids (which is a big thing to ask when you consider how rough our nephews tend to be with animals...). If we have a boy I don't know how that will go.
Oh and for the countdown: 12 weeks and 2 days as of today! Yay!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
11 weeks today
11 weeks is not that far along, but it's the farthest I've ever been. :)
Pretty happy today, but bored and trying to find stuff to do at work. It's rather difficult when waiting on people to send you things, but all of those people are on vacation this week, so I must wait.
I guess I could take the time to browse on the baby registry I created, but I'd rather wait until we find out the baby's sex (May 5!!! can't wait!!!) as that will make more sense for colors, etc. Same thing with names - we're waiting (well, mostly waiting) to discuss it til then.
This weekend I plan to go to the maternity store outlet and look to see what kind of stuff is out there. I'm starting to get a little tight in some of my clothes but for the most part I'm still okay. That reminds me - I need to look for a Bella Band. I'd like to have one if it works! That and a dress for the wedding we are going to in April and I should be all set for a while.
Pretty happy today, but bored and trying to find stuff to do at work. It's rather difficult when waiting on people to send you things, but all of those people are on vacation this week, so I must wait.
I guess I could take the time to browse on the baby registry I created, but I'd rather wait until we find out the baby's sex (May 5!!! can't wait!!!) as that will make more sense for colors, etc. Same thing with names - we're waiting (well, mostly waiting) to discuss it til then.
This weekend I plan to go to the maternity store outlet and look to see what kind of stuff is out there. I'm starting to get a little tight in some of my clothes but for the most part I'm still okay. That reminds me - I need to look for a Bella Band. I'd like to have one if it works! That and a dress for the wedding we are going to in April and I should be all set for a while.
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