I swear this baby is doing somersaults in there today. Yowza. It feels like he's actually swimming around rather than just kicking me. And the light taps he used to give me have turned into giant thumps. It is a miracle, a joy, a comforting reassurance, an exciting feeling -- but it's also awkward and uncomfortable (something I feel no expectant mother wants to admit.) At least he's having some fun in there!
Friday, July 31, 2009
Somersaults.
I swear this baby is doing somersaults in there today. Yowza. It feels like he's actually swimming around rather than just kicking me. And the light taps he used to give me have turned into giant thumps. It is a miracle, a joy, a comforting reassurance, an exciting feeling -- but it's also awkward and uncomfortable (something I feel no expectant mother wants to admit.) At least he's having some fun in there!
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Registering Rant.
How far along?: 19 weeks, 0 days
Total weight gain/loss: Well this morning the scale said I was down 1.5 lbs. (good grief!), but all week long I've consistently been at +0, so....0 this week, +2.5 overall. I have a feeling this is going to be unacceptable to my doctor next week (I should be around 10 at this point...)
Maternity clothes?: On occasion. I heart my Gap tank tops.
Sleep: The last two nights have been brutal. To quote Bobby Lewis from our juke box, I was "a-tossin' and turnin' all night." (Are you singing this song in your head now too?)
Movement: Currently my favorite question of this survey :) Yes, and getting stronger and higher (right around my belly button now.)
Food cravings: No real cravings, but I love me some ice cream!
Gender: I'm getting tired of putting "his/her" everywhere. So from now on, I'm going to choose whatever gender I'm "feeling" that day when talking about my little lady (it's a Girl day.)
What I miss: Don Pablo's frozen strawberry margaritas.
What I am looking forward to: The big ultrasound on Tuesday!! Can. Not. Wait.
Best moment this week: Dinner date in Hershey on Saturday with the husband. Random little italian place. Lovely meal (including a mustard-sauce on my pasta...and I hate mustard usually. Weird pregnancy thing?) Ah, the romance :)
Weekly Wisdom: If I wake up in the middle of the night, for any reason, I will not fall back to sleep until I get up to pee. I'll think to myself "I don't have to go this time." 15 minutes later, I'm still awake and reluctantly hopping out of bed. A minute after I return to bed, I'm out like a light. This was a good realization to come to.
Milestones: Um, I started my registry! Holy cow. It was intense. 2+ hours, and this is just Round #1. The colors and shapes and ANIMALS (see below) all over the place are enough to give someone a seizure. There were many things I was not ready to look at quite yet (umbrella strollers, bouncy seats, etc.) My mom and sister were very patient with my inability to commit to many things. I do feel relief, though, that things are underway. One more thing to check off my list!
And now, as promised, my Registering Rant:
Why do baby item manufacturers insist on cramming animals down my poor child's throat? Maybe Baby Reeder will be terrified of them like her mom. Or allergic like her dad. Sure, we'll teach our children animal sounds and all that jazz, but must they have to sleep on/ride in/play with/bathe in/wear/bounce around on something with a giant giraffe's face? Animal overload, in my opinion. There are/will be very few animal-related items on my registry (at times, unfortunately, you have no choice whatsoever.) Fish and bugs are borderline okay with me. Rant over.
Total weight gain/loss: Well this morning the scale said I was down 1.5 lbs. (good grief!), but all week long I've consistently been at +0, so....0 this week, +2.5 overall. I have a feeling this is going to be unacceptable to my doctor next week (I should be around 10 at this point...)
Maternity clothes?: On occasion. I heart my Gap tank tops.
Sleep: The last two nights have been brutal. To quote Bobby Lewis from our juke box, I was "a-tossin' and turnin' all night." (Are you singing this song in your head now too?)
Movement: Currently my favorite question of this survey :) Yes, and getting stronger and higher (right around my belly button now.)
Food cravings: No real cravings, but I love me some ice cream!
Gender: I'm getting tired of putting "his/her" everywhere. So from now on, I'm going to choose whatever gender I'm "feeling" that day when talking about my little lady (it's a Girl day.)
What I miss: Don Pablo's frozen strawberry margaritas.
What I am looking forward to: The big ultrasound on Tuesday!! Can. Not. Wait.
Best moment this week: Dinner date in Hershey on Saturday with the husband. Random little italian place. Lovely meal (including a mustard-sauce on my pasta...and I hate mustard usually. Weird pregnancy thing?) Ah, the romance :)
Weekly Wisdom: If I wake up in the middle of the night, for any reason, I will not fall back to sleep until I get up to pee. I'll think to myself "I don't have to go this time." 15 minutes later, I'm still awake and reluctantly hopping out of bed. A minute after I return to bed, I'm out like a light. This was a good realization to come to.
Milestones: Um, I started my registry! Holy cow. It was intense. 2+ hours, and this is just Round #1. The colors and shapes and ANIMALS (see below) all over the place are enough to give someone a seizure. There were many things I was not ready to look at quite yet (umbrella strollers, bouncy seats, etc.) My mom and sister were very patient with my inability to commit to many things. I do feel relief, though, that things are underway. One more thing to check off my list!
And now, as promised, my Registering Rant:
Why do baby item manufacturers insist on cramming animals down my poor child's throat? Maybe Baby Reeder will be terrified of them like her mom. Or allergic like her dad. Sure, we'll teach our children animal sounds and all that jazz, but must they have to sleep on/ride in/play with/bathe in/wear/bounce around on something with a giant giraffe's face? Animal overload, in my opinion. There are/will be very few animal-related items on my registry (at times, unfortunately, you have no choice whatsoever.) Fish and bugs are borderline okay with me. Rant over.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Expanding belly.
Baby Reeder at 18w6d
Well, here we are. 19 Weeks. I can hardly believe it. I wish I could say "Oh it's just flying by" or "This pregnancy has gone so fast" but those would be lies. Granted, time doesn't stand still anymore like it did the first 4 or so weeks I knew I was pregnant. But December 23rd still seems too far away. I'm so anxious to meet this little lady or fella. Seeing my pride and joy on the ultrasound screen next week will probably make me even more anxious - putting a face (or at least a profile) to these kicks I'm getting will be exhilarating! We haven't seen the baby since 8w5d, back when we were green olive-sized. Barely could see the little gummy bear on the screen. Baby R's now 8.5 oz. and 6 in. long (and a mango on the fruit scale!) I am counting down the hours until the husband and I get to watch him/her dance around in mama's belly. Tuesday morning. 8:30 sharp. :)
(Edit: Apologies for the pixelated pic. I blame our home computer. Will try to replace it soon. Also, this was taken pre-walk with Grandma Connie, so please forgive the appearance.)
Monday, July 27, 2009
Is it August yet?
Happy Monday! A few random thoughts today (warning- none are very exciting):
- We safely made it home from our road trip to Hershey, PA. It ended up being an incredibly random weekend in the middle of nowhere, but we had a decent time nonetheless. It was so nice to get out of town and spend time just the 2 of us (well, 3 of us. Baby Reeder was fairly cooperative while we were gone.)
- However, the car ride was not fun. 3 stops for each 7 hour drive. My legs were so achy and the hands/feet were very swollen, but it wasn't completely unbearable. My kind husband stopped when I needed him to, although I could tell it was taking every ounce of his patience to stop just for me to pee and walk around (I reminded him that this was doctor-mandated, not me just being a brat.) I am not really looking forward to the future road trips we have planned when I'm further along...
- There's a counter at work where people put free stuff that anyone is welcome to take (most often it is food.) This morning there was a handheld breast pump on the counter (in a box, but I don't know if it's been opened.) Excuse me while I go throw up.
- I can feel my uterus. The pregnancy books say I could have felt it for weeks now, but they lie. I just discovered it this weekend. Things are getting hard in this growing belly!
- I'm being pressured into going to Babies R Us to register tonight (well, Round 1 anyway). Isn't it too early to be doing this? I told myself I'd be strong and wait until mid-August to go. It's likely I'll cave, though, because I don't have a.) enough reasons to not go and b.) willpower when it comes to my munchkin.
- We safely made it home from our road trip to Hershey, PA. It ended up being an incredibly random weekend in the middle of nowhere, but we had a decent time nonetheless. It was so nice to get out of town and spend time just the 2 of us (well, 3 of us. Baby Reeder was fairly cooperative while we were gone.)
- However, the car ride was not fun. 3 stops for each 7 hour drive. My legs were so achy and the hands/feet were very swollen, but it wasn't completely unbearable. My kind husband stopped when I needed him to, although I could tell it was taking every ounce of his patience to stop just for me to pee and walk around (I reminded him that this was doctor-mandated, not me just being a brat.) I am not really looking forward to the future road trips we have planned when I'm further along...
- There's a counter at work where people put free stuff that anyone is welcome to take (most often it is food.) This morning there was a handheld breast pump on the counter (in a box, but I don't know if it's been opened.) Excuse me while I go throw up.
- I can feel my uterus. The pregnancy books say I could have felt it for weeks now, but they lie. I just discovered it this weekend. Things are getting hard in this growing belly!
- I'm being pressured into going to Babies R Us to register tonight (well, Round 1 anyway). Isn't it too early to be doing this? I told myself I'd be strong and wait until mid-August to go. It's likely I'll cave, though, because I don't have a.) enough reasons to not go and b.) willpower when it comes to my munchkin.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
18 weeks :)
How far along?: 18 weeks, 0 days
Total weight gain/loss: +1.5 this week, +2.5 overall.
Maternity clothes?: Yes, although these maternity capris I'm wearing today are GOBS too big.
Sleep: Ugh. I'm not getting up a million times a night to pee anymore and I'm not waking up for hours at a time in the middle of the night like in the 1st trimester, but I am so damn uncomfortable that I'd almost go back to that. Twice now I've been woken up by hip pain.
Movement: YES! Every day :) Teeny tiny little thumps on my lower abdomen.
Food cravings: The thought of food makes me sick today....
Gender: Leaning towards boy, but I don't claim to have "mother's intuition" or anything.
What I miss: Being able to get through an entire workday without being ready to cry by 3:00. (Wait. Has that ever happened?)
What I am looking forward to: CHOCOLATE! Sooo looking forward to this mini-vacation with my hubby :)
Best moment this week: Being interrupted while trying to concentrate on things by a certain little one bumping into mama's stomach.... :)
Weekly Wisdom: Apparently peeing right before an hour-long meeting doesn't mean you can expect to be able to make it through the whole thing without it filling back up. Which reminds me: gently pushing on certain areas of my stomach directly affects bladder pressure.
Milestones: Exactly 5 months from my due date tomorrow!
Total weight gain/loss: +1.5 this week, +2.5 overall.
Maternity clothes?: Yes, although these maternity capris I'm wearing today are GOBS too big.
Sleep: Ugh. I'm not getting up a million times a night to pee anymore and I'm not waking up for hours at a time in the middle of the night like in the 1st trimester, but I am so damn uncomfortable that I'd almost go back to that. Twice now I've been woken up by hip pain.
Movement: YES! Every day :) Teeny tiny little thumps on my lower abdomen.
Food cravings: The thought of food makes me sick today....
Gender: Leaning towards boy, but I don't claim to have "mother's intuition" or anything.
What I miss: Being able to get through an entire workday without being ready to cry by 3:00. (Wait. Has that ever happened?)
What I am looking forward to: CHOCOLATE! Sooo looking forward to this mini-vacation with my hubby :)
Best moment this week: Being interrupted while trying to concentrate on things by a certain little one bumping into mama's stomach.... :)
Weekly Wisdom: Apparently peeing right before an hour-long meeting doesn't mean you can expect to be able to make it through the whole thing without it filling back up. Which reminds me: gently pushing on certain areas of my stomach directly affects bladder pressure.
Milestones: Exactly 5 months from my due date tomorrow!
Monday, July 20, 2009
1 redeeming quality.
Being at work is apparently one of the few times that I sit still and quiet for long periods of time. I know this because Baby Reeder seems to be most active while I sit at this darn computer "working". Right now, this is the one and only redeeming quality of being in this dreadful place. I feel the most delightful (and yet, slightly uncomfortable) pokes from my abdomen as I sit and stare at this screen. I'm starting to think the baby is on to something; it's as if my little munchkin is saying "Mom. Seriously. I hate being here, too. Let's go back home to that big comfy couch and catch up on the DVR, ok?" Oh, honey, I would if I could.
It's been such a pleasure this last week to get daily reassurance that things are okay in there. Just 2 more weeks until we get to see how much he/she has grown! Baby R's up to a sweet potato in size now and can hear everything I say (guess I should watch my "college language" now, eh?) I'm beaming with pride already!
It's been such a pleasure this last week to get daily reassurance that things are okay in there. Just 2 more weeks until we get to see how much he/she has grown! Baby R's up to a sweet potato in size now and can hear everything I say (guess I should watch my "college language" now, eh?) I'm beaming with pride already!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
The crib!
My handy husband finished putting together the little one's furniture this week! The beautiful crib and dresser arrived last week and are now resting comfortably in Baby Reeder's nursery. I already find myself peeking into the room, longing for my little one to fill that empty crib. Soon, that room will be overflowing with diapers and toys and clothes; for now, it's just overflowing with hope and excitement.In other news, I am now 99% sure that I'm feeling the baby move!! I feel it when I'm sitting down and taking it easy. In fact, my munchkin is moving around as I type this :) It's a faint little feeling, but enough to surprise me every time. I can't wait for him/her to start giving mama a beating in there (and for daddy to be able to feel it, too!)
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