The Christmas holiday was very busy and all and all, very good.
Last Wednesday evening, we drove to Billings and caught up with David's sister Becky -- who lives in Michigan so we don't get to see her very often and it was very fun. She and David wrestled a little while which, I have to admit, was hilarious to watch. Somehow it's so much more fun to see someone ELSE being tickled into submission than when it happens to me. On Thursday, Jen, Michael and the kids came to Billings so we got to see everyone from David's family before we flew, early in the evening to Minnesota.
We met Mom and Kara at the airport and then went to a part for a family friend of ours who was married this summer. Her pictures were beautiful and it was great to see everyone there. We caught up on all the Rochester gossip which is always exciting.
On Christmas Eve, Mom, Kara and I got pampered with manicures and pedicures -- I am not such a good pedicure client as my feet are so darn ticklish! It was really relaxing though and fun to spend some time with just Mom and Kara. We then went to the mall to exchange some clothes I had been given at the maternity store -- I got some really cool stuff including a coat that I will be able to wear all through winter -- thank goodness because it was COLD! Granted, I can still wear my regular coat now, but my belly isn't going to fit into it for real long. Anyhow, the rest of Christmas Eve was pretty tame. We had dinner as a family and then went to 11 o'clock church. (Dave's first "midnight" mass.)
Christmas was great. Everyone seemed happy with the presents we gave and we received some great things. Santa gave us a digital camcorder so that we can make videos of the little one to share online and a Snoogle -- it is a c-shaped body pillow. Seriously, it is WONDERFUL. Baby got quite a few gifts and I got some maternity clothes and a pedicure/massage gift certificate. David and I also got a new chair and couch to furnish our new living room -- it should arrive in February I think.
That evening, we had some family friends over for dinner and Mom cooked a very gourmet meal. We got to meet and play with Maureen's new baby Ellie Reece/Reese (not sure how to spell it) -- who was very cute smacking her lips and wearing ruffle-rumped tights :)
On Sunday, Mom and I went through a bunch of old stuff from when Kara and I were kids. I brought back a little gown that Mom had smocked as well as a teddy bear and some children's books. Our suitcases were jam-packed on the way home with all of our new toys!
Monday started off a little scary because while we were getting things ready to go, I feel down the stairs. Socks on carpetted stairs are a dangerous combination. So we were all a little nervous that everything was ok. We were worried about it, but David and I went to the doctor on Tuesday (more about that later) and everything was a-ok. The only lasting trauma from the incident is a colorful bruise on my butt :)
After recovering from the fall, David and I and my parents headed up to Minneapolis to look at some baby stores. Holy cow, there is SO much stuff. We walked into Babies'r'us and was totally speechless -- it's like an entire warehouse of STUFF for babies. I can't possibly need all that! We got some ideas though about what we need, what we want and what we need to research a bit (like carseats) before we buy them. We also have to figure out the whole crib/bassenette (sp?) thing, but we should have plenty of time for that.
We went to Outback for dinner and had great steaks then headed to the airport. Our flight was about an hour delayed but we got upgraded to first clas!!! -- a first experience for both David and I. It was nice... albeit a little weird to have so much service -- I had 3 mini-bags of pretzles :)
Becky, Peter and Kay greeted us when we got to Billings and we spent the night there. We met David's good friend Neil and his significant other Tara for a quick breakfast before driving to Bozeman. They were both well and it was good to see them.
Caesar was happy to greet us on Tuesday morning when we got home. We both went to work for a little while then went to a doctor's appointment early in the afternoon. I'm almost up to my pre-preggo weight and the baby's hearbeat was strong and healthy (heartrate of about 162 beats per minute). Baby really doesn't seem to like the heartrate thing because he/she is always swimming away from it -- also a good sign though that the fall didn't hurt her/him. I definately have a baby belly now, and the doctor showed us how to feel where my uterus is so we can tell how big it is. It is about at my belly button now and it you can feel where it is because it is much harder than the rest of my belly.
The last couple of days have been filled mostly with unpacking and catching up on work. Luckily, neither Dave nor I were too far behind. We put all of Baby's gifts in the nursery-to-be and it's starting to get exciting seeing things start to fall into place.
I'll try to update with some pictures soon!! Have a great New Year everyone!!
Thursday, December 30, 2004
Tuesday, December 28, 2004
Compare12-16
I'll try to put a comprehensive update soon for all the holiday news, but I thought I'd upload this 16 week picture. (I'll be 18 weeks tomorrow!)
Monday, December 20, 2004
So much to do!
Well, I have my Christmas shopping under control — mostly because we just opted not to do very much — but I feel like I have SO much to do in the next two days before we leave for the holidays!! I'm sure that whatever will get done will get done and it will be fine, but I'm totally feeling stressed about it right now. Cleaning, packing, finishing up projects... I'm really excited about seeing my friends and family though -- I think the anticipation is part of it. I get to see Aspen (and her new engagement decoration) tomorrow!! Hooray!! Wednesday, we will head to Billings to see David's family for a little bit before we leave for Minn. on Thursday.
This weekend was very busy. We went to two Christmas parties on Saturday -- the first was my office bowling party. Many of you know how much I like bowling (not at all) but my feelings may be turning around -- I won a trophy! Ok, I know, it's a bowling trophy, but I've never won a trophy before so it's exciting. I'm sure you're wondering why I won (since I can count the times I've bowled as an adult on one hand). Well, we had to guess our score before the game and I was within 2 points. I guessed 88 and got a 90. David was upset because I could have been right on but I managed to hit two pins on my last throw (he told me to get a gutter on purpse). It was actually pretty fun -- although, my left butt is sore? Alison, my co-worker, also has a sore left butt so I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the bowling.
After the bowling party, we went to David's grandpa's annual Christmas dinner. It was a very nice dinner -- steak! (That's twice I've been treated this holiday season to good meat by David's family thanks to the fabulous ILX Christmas party for which I was Jennifer's date.) It was fun to see everyone and I'm getting much better at remembering everyone's names and how they are related. I did notice a lot of not-so-discrete staring at Bridget's belly, but I suppose that was to be expected and I was wearing maternity clothes.
David and I have decided that I look pregnant without clothes and a little fat with clothes -- unless they are maternity clothes in which case, I think even David would probably look pregnant too. I took pictures, but I'm going to wait until after the holiday to post them. I debated whether or not I should stuff my maternity pants to surprise my sister and mom when they pick us up at the airport, but I they might get back at me for doing that, so I've decided against it. On a side note, I have now embraced the wonderful reality that pregnancy means I get a whole new wardrobe! Granted, it's a little strange to buy new clothes that I won't be able to wear for a really long time, but still, it's fun to get new stuff.
I felt the litte bugger move again yesterday. I haven't been able to feel it regularly, but I'm hoping that will come soon. As I'm very ticklish, I'm anxious for the kicks to be just a little more substantial because right now it tickles. I'm really excited for David to feel it but that might be a while yet.
Well, that's all for Monday, back to work!
This weekend was very busy. We went to two Christmas parties on Saturday -- the first was my office bowling party. Many of you know how much I like bowling (not at all) but my feelings may be turning around -- I won a trophy! Ok, I know, it's a bowling trophy, but I've never won a trophy before so it's exciting. I'm sure you're wondering why I won (since I can count the times I've bowled as an adult on one hand). Well, we had to guess our score before the game and I was within 2 points. I guessed 88 and got a 90. David was upset because I could have been right on but I managed to hit two pins on my last throw (he told me to get a gutter on purpse). It was actually pretty fun -- although, my left butt is sore? Alison, my co-worker, also has a sore left butt so I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the bowling.
After the bowling party, we went to David's grandpa's annual Christmas dinner. It was a very nice dinner -- steak! (That's twice I've been treated this holiday season to good meat by David's family thanks to the fabulous ILX Christmas party for which I was Jennifer's date.) It was fun to see everyone and I'm getting much better at remembering everyone's names and how they are related. I did notice a lot of not-so-discrete staring at Bridget's belly, but I suppose that was to be expected and I was wearing maternity clothes.
David and I have decided that I look pregnant without clothes and a little fat with clothes -- unless they are maternity clothes in which case, I think even David would probably look pregnant too. I took pictures, but I'm going to wait until after the holiday to post them. I debated whether or not I should stuff my maternity pants to surprise my sister and mom when they pick us up at the airport, but I they might get back at me for doing that, so I've decided against it. On a side note, I have now embraced the wonderful reality that pregnancy means I get a whole new wardrobe! Granted, it's a little strange to buy new clothes that I won't be able to wear for a really long time, but still, it's fun to get new stuff.
I felt the litte bugger move again yesterday. I haven't been able to feel it regularly, but I'm hoping that will come soon. As I'm very ticklish, I'm anxious for the kicks to be just a little more substantial because right now it tickles. I'm really excited for David to feel it but that might be a while yet.
Well, that's all for Monday, back to work!
Friday, December 17, 2004
4 months and counting!!
Hooray!!
I'm 16 weeks and two days prengant! In about 6 months, David and I will meet the next member of our family. I'm so excited I can't even explain it. I will take some belly picts tomorrow -- but I think I'll wait to post them until after Christmas so my changing figure can be a surprise to those of you I'll see during the holidays next week. My new obsession is trying to feel the baby move -- supposedly this happens anytime from now to 20 weeks. I thought I might have felt something the other night, but it's just as likely it was gas or my imagination.
In other news, I finished the gigantic Park Service book and have now moved on to another large, but less intimidating project. I think by the end of next week I will be able to seem my desk again and feel like I'm not totally buried in work.
David got a raise and a Christmas bonus yesterday! How great is that?! I'm so excited that he's working somewhere that shows appreciation for his hard work -- and his willingness to put in extra hours. It's fun to watch him try to figure out what he wants to buy with his new money. (I actually got to be the practical one who said he should wait until after Christmas to see what he didn't get and still wants.)
This weekend will be fun -- we have my office's Christmas bowling party to go to tomorrow followed by David's grandpa's annual holiday dinner. I'm sure to be totally exhausted, but perhaps that will mean I'll sleep well.
Happy Friday!
I'm 16 weeks and two days prengant! In about 6 months, David and I will meet the next member of our family. I'm so excited I can't even explain it. I will take some belly picts tomorrow -- but I think I'll wait to post them until after Christmas so my changing figure can be a surprise to those of you I'll see during the holidays next week. My new obsession is trying to feel the baby move -- supposedly this happens anytime from now to 20 weeks. I thought I might have felt something the other night, but it's just as likely it was gas or my imagination.
In other news, I finished the gigantic Park Service book and have now moved on to another large, but less intimidating project. I think by the end of next week I will be able to seem my desk again and feel like I'm not totally buried in work.
David got a raise and a Christmas bonus yesterday! How great is that?! I'm so excited that he's working somewhere that shows appreciation for his hard work -- and his willingness to put in extra hours. It's fun to watch him try to figure out what he wants to buy with his new money. (I actually got to be the practical one who said he should wait until after Christmas to see what he didn't get and still wants.)
This weekend will be fun -- we have my office's Christmas bowling party to go to tomorrow followed by David's grandpa's annual holiday dinner. I'm sure to be totally exhausted, but perhaps that will mean I'll sleep well.
Happy Friday!
Monday, December 13, 2004
Function follows form
So this weekend I went to Old Navy & got some pants and shirts (not preggo, just big) and I'm so excited!! I finally feel like I'm wearing clothes that fit! I have two new shirts that go over my belly and my maternity pants (woo-hoo!). I have one pair of maternity pants that fit well (the others are too big still), the pants I bought this weekend (not maternity, but "low rise" and a size too big so I think they will fit for a little while), and a couple of pairs of bibs that fit. I'm a little flustered because most of my shirts don't work now because they aren't long, but the maternity shirts are just enormous and tend to make me look ultra pregnant -- I feel like I'm wearing a moomoo!
In other news, we went to the mall and I ran into a girl I haven't seen in about 4 years -- she has two new kids and I told her we were almost four months and she was totally surprised -- although when she told her husband (who I've never met before), he said "oh yeah, I saw them walking around earlier and figured she was expecting." So I think I'm officially in the "is she or isn't she?" stage.
I'm getting a little nervous about my weight -- I "bottomed" out this weekend on the scale. Although I was hardly at my minimim weight to start (I'm 5'1" and was about 136 to start), I'm now at 130... and I'm in my 15th week (I will be 16 weeks on Wednesday). Shouldn't I be gaining by now? I have been eating and keeping in my vitamins, but why do I keep going down? Oh well, I guess that's just how it goes.
And NOW for the weird preggo symptom of the day (warning, this could be way too much information). I'm leaking. That's right, those bumps on my chest formerly mostly just an annoyance have now grown to unreasonable proportions have begun to function. I mean, I guess it's a good sign that they are working, but seriously, THERE ISN'T A BABY TO EAT IT YET! It's a cloudy but almost clear, watery liquid that the books say is called colostrum and is produced before you get milk. Yeah. Really weird. I read in the books that this sometimes happens in your third trimester --- but I just started my second! What is going on here! I'm going to have to talk to the doctor about this one.
I talked to Mom yesterday and she hoped we had changed my mind about finding out the sex because she tried to go shopping and firmly announced that if we don't find out "we're going to get a lot of ducks" because there is very little gender neutral clothing. Well, sorry to say Mom, but it's not going to happend. Loud and clear folks, we are NOT finding out the sex of the baby before he or she is born. I know it makes shopping a pain, but that's what David and I have decided and we're both very happy with our decision.
Hope all is well :)
In other news, we went to the mall and I ran into a girl I haven't seen in about 4 years -- she has two new kids and I told her we were almost four months and she was totally surprised -- although when she told her husband (who I've never met before), he said "oh yeah, I saw them walking around earlier and figured she was expecting." So I think I'm officially in the "is she or isn't she?" stage.
I'm getting a little nervous about my weight -- I "bottomed" out this weekend on the scale. Although I was hardly at my minimim weight to start (I'm 5'1" and was about 136 to start), I'm now at 130... and I'm in my 15th week (I will be 16 weeks on Wednesday). Shouldn't I be gaining by now? I have been eating and keeping in my vitamins, but why do I keep going down? Oh well, I guess that's just how it goes.
And NOW for the weird preggo symptom of the day (warning, this could be way too much information). I'm leaking. That's right, those bumps on my chest formerly mostly just an annoyance have now grown to unreasonable proportions have begun to function. I mean, I guess it's a good sign that they are working, but seriously, THERE ISN'T A BABY TO EAT IT YET! It's a cloudy but almost clear, watery liquid that the books say is called colostrum and is produced before you get milk. Yeah. Really weird. I read in the books that this sometimes happens in your third trimester --- but I just started my second! What is going on here! I'm going to have to talk to the doctor about this one.
I talked to Mom yesterday and she hoped we had changed my mind about finding out the sex because she tried to go shopping and firmly announced that if we don't find out "we're going to get a lot of ducks" because there is very little gender neutral clothing. Well, sorry to say Mom, but it's not going to happend. Loud and clear folks, we are NOT finding out the sex of the baby before he or she is born. I know it makes shopping a pain, but that's what David and I have decided and we're both very happy with our decision.
Hope all is well :)
Thursday, December 09, 2004
Pancake!
So yesterday, my sister responded to my entry right away. This made me realize that people might actually be checking here regularly and that I should update more often. (Although, I have to admit that my life hasn't been all that fascinating, but I'll try.)
Last night, David and I got more ornaments to paint -- unfortunately, we really like doing them and are not getting much else done because we're spending our time painting :) We did get most of our Christmas letters out yesterday so I feel good about that. We have a few missing addresses that will trickle out in the next week or so, but we got most of them out... just so you're prepared, they are certainly not a feat of design. It's kinda our official announcement of the pregnancy though so I'm interested to hear from people who might not have known about it. We got a congratulations card from a friend of David's and my aunt and uncle yesterday -- very cute. Oh, we also played with Pancake, the little yellow bear that Kara sent our little one... we might have trouble giving the cute, soft baby stuff to the baby -- seriously, why isn't everything made with such soft material?!
Oh, and we are officially taking name suggestions. We've decided that we will probably not share our "top" list, but we would love to get other people's ideas. I think we're going to try to pick two or three names for a boy and two to three for a girl and then decide once we see our little one. I'm feeling more stressed about the name than anything -- what a huge responsibility!!
Well, that's all my news for today. Back to work!
Last night, David and I got more ornaments to paint -- unfortunately, we really like doing them and are not getting much else done because we're spending our time painting :) We did get most of our Christmas letters out yesterday so I feel good about that. We have a few missing addresses that will trickle out in the next week or so, but we got most of them out... just so you're prepared, they are certainly not a feat of design. It's kinda our official announcement of the pregnancy though so I'm interested to hear from people who might not have known about it. We got a congratulations card from a friend of David's and my aunt and uncle yesterday -- very cute. Oh, we also played with Pancake, the little yellow bear that Kara sent our little one... we might have trouble giving the cute, soft baby stuff to the baby -- seriously, why isn't everything made with such soft material?!
Oh, and we are officially taking name suggestions. We've decided that we will probably not share our "top" list, but we would love to get other people's ideas. I think we're going to try to pick two or three names for a boy and two to three for a girl and then decide once we see our little one. I'm feeling more stressed about the name than anything -- what a huge responsibility!!
Well, that's all my news for today. Back to work!
Wednesday, December 08, 2004
December
Well, I've officially got a belly now. I'm sure that people who don't know me can't tell at all yet, but I think that people who know me will notice something different -- and certainly by Christmas. It just appeared last week on Thursday. Wednesday, nothing, Thursday, definately pregnant. So that's exciting.
We're just about to mail out our Christmas letters and had fun this weekend painting ornaments -- we might even go to get more, Dave really liked doing it. In other news, our friend Cole is in town for the final bits of her schooling at MSU which is exciting (she was the first official person to touch my belly--she said it was firm so, naturally, I spent all night poking myself and asking David if it really was :)
AND, the really exciting news which I realize I haven't yet reported is that Aspen and Josh are engaged!!! He asked her on a surprise trip to, get this, London! The proposal sounded very sweet and the ring sounds HUGE! I can't wait to see it at Christmas. They were originally thinking about waiting to get married in 2006 but have bumped it up to this August! Yikes! I'm so excited to see her all dolled up and getting married! -- and I've been asked to be a bride's maid/matron... wow, that's weird, I'm a matron. Hopefully my saggy belly will look ok in whatever dress she picks out. I'm a little nervous about picking a size -- but surely someone can advise me :) I talked to her yesterday and she's thinking about a reddish color which I think will be nice -- David always likes me in red and Aspen will look fabulous flanked in red. I'm glad she's thinking about a bright color. She is also going to be around this summer now which is great because I've missed her while she's been at med-school.
I don't really have much else to report -- I'm ready for a little break here at work, it's been pretty busy and I'm super tired all the time. Hoping for a nap today. Keep in touch! :)
We're just about to mail out our Christmas letters and had fun this weekend painting ornaments -- we might even go to get more, Dave really liked doing it. In other news, our friend Cole is in town for the final bits of her schooling at MSU which is exciting (she was the first official person to touch my belly--she said it was firm so, naturally, I spent all night poking myself and asking David if it really was :)
AND, the really exciting news which I realize I haven't yet reported is that Aspen and Josh are engaged!!! He asked her on a surprise trip to, get this, London! The proposal sounded very sweet and the ring sounds HUGE! I can't wait to see it at Christmas. They were originally thinking about waiting to get married in 2006 but have bumped it up to this August! Yikes! I'm so excited to see her all dolled up and getting married! -- and I've been asked to be a bride's maid/matron... wow, that's weird, I'm a matron. Hopefully my saggy belly will look ok in whatever dress she picks out. I'm a little nervous about picking a size -- but surely someone can advise me :) I talked to her yesterday and she's thinking about a reddish color which I think will be nice -- David always likes me in red and Aspen will look fabulous flanked in red. I'm glad she's thinking about a bright color. She is also going to be around this summer now which is great because I've missed her while she's been at med-school.
I don't really have much else to report -- I'm ready for a little break here at work, it's been pretty busy and I'm super tired all the time. Hoping for a nap today. Keep in touch! :)
Friday, December 03, 2004
Second Trimester!!
Hooray!! I've made it to the second trimester!! That's right, 14 weeks tomorrow. I'm so relieved to be out of the first trimester -- let me tell you, it sucks. But it is getting way better. I'm not barfing any more really at all and all the other symptoms I have (tired, easily out of breath) are very manageable -- so hopefully I'll start to enjoy being pregnant.
David's parents brought us our first bit of baby furniture -- a changing table. It is very nice and I'm excited to start decorating and preparing for baby. Wow, we're 1/3 of the way there... weird. Anyhow, while Kay and Jim were here they installed some shelves in the garage -- I haven't seen them yet, but they sound useful.
As for a belly (no. 1 question), I have one some days that is totally noticable I think, but other days (like today), I can barely tell a difference (I'm in my pre-preggo jeans and they are buttoned all the way up and not tight). I think that I'm getting one though. I'm guessing that by Christmas I'll look different to the people who know me, but not to those who don't.
In other news, I'm getting excited for Christmas. We have about 1/3 of our shopping done I think, but we know what we are giving everyone... well, the few people we are giving gifts to. We've basically just decided to do Christmas letters for most people and gifts only for family -- which is nice because it's easier to draw a line. I think we might make chex mix for our offices and stuff like that, but nothing big. Every year I feel more and more like giving small gifts that are thought out. I hate going to the store buying just anything because I feel like I have to get someone a present. Anyhow, I think either this weekend or next we are going to put up our Christmas decorations which will be fun.
Work has been really busy with no end in sight so I'm not able to post as often as I'd like, but I'll do what I can. Hope everyone is happy and healthy!
David's parents brought us our first bit of baby furniture -- a changing table. It is very nice and I'm excited to start decorating and preparing for baby. Wow, we're 1/3 of the way there... weird. Anyhow, while Kay and Jim were here they installed some shelves in the garage -- I haven't seen them yet, but they sound useful.
As for a belly (no. 1 question), I have one some days that is totally noticable I think, but other days (like today), I can barely tell a difference (I'm in my pre-preggo jeans and they are buttoned all the way up and not tight). I think that I'm getting one though. I'm guessing that by Christmas I'll look different to the people who know me, but not to those who don't.
In other news, I'm getting excited for Christmas. We have about 1/3 of our shopping done I think, but we know what we are giving everyone... well, the few people we are giving gifts to. We've basically just decided to do Christmas letters for most people and gifts only for family -- which is nice because it's easier to draw a line. I think we might make chex mix for our offices and stuff like that, but nothing big. Every year I feel more and more like giving small gifts that are thought out. I hate going to the store buying just anything because I feel like I have to get someone a present. Anyhow, I think either this weekend or next we are going to put up our Christmas decorations which will be fun.
Work has been really busy with no end in sight so I'm not able to post as often as I'd like, but I'll do what I can. Hope everyone is happy and healthy!
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
12weeks-Nov14
Hooray!! I've made it safely past the 12 week marker! According to all that I've read, my chances of miscarriage are now less than 10%! I'm feeling relieved about that. I have a little more energy this week. I'm not quite as sick as I was -- it seems that I'm only sick with certain foods. Hopefully I'll still be able to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner without any gagging at the table :)
I haven't really noticed anything (belly-wise) yet. I have been starting to get uncomfortable lying on my belly so I've been trying to stay on my sides. David brought me cocoa butter last night so that I can (hopefully!) ward off stretch marks early.
In other news, we started thinking about names -- if anyone has suggestions, please share!
We also went to National Treasure -- great movie!! Very entertaining, high marks :)
Keep in touch everyone!
I haven't really noticed anything (belly-wise) yet. I have been starting to get uncomfortable lying on my belly so I've been trying to stay on my sides. David brought me cocoa butter last night so that I can (hopefully!) ward off stretch marks early.
In other news, we started thinking about names -- if anyone has suggestions, please share!
We also went to National Treasure -- great movie!! Very entertaining, high marks :)
Keep in touch everyone!
Friday, November 19, 2004
10 week, 5 day ultrasound
I finally figured out how to post picture so this is my first attempt.
Here's a little help for the picture: the red line is my uterus, the blue line is the fluid around the baby, the yellow line is the baby and the green line is the heart. I kinda filled in from memory where I think the arm was when she took the picture -- it looks a little weird, but it was kinda poking right at the camera, then bent at the elbow toward its face. The little guy measured a little big -- so they moved the due date to June 1st. I don't know that it will make much of a difference, but, there you go.
I'll try to post my twelve-week pictures next week (I'll take them tomorrow) if this works!
Here's a little help for the picture: the red line is my uterus, the blue line is the fluid around the baby, the yellow line is the baby and the green line is the heart. I kinda filled in from memory where I think the arm was when she took the picture -- it looks a little weird, but it was kinda poking right at the camera, then bent at the elbow toward its face. The little guy measured a little big -- so they moved the due date to June 1st. I don't know that it will make much of a difference, but, there you go.
I'll try to post my twelve-week pictures next week (I'll take them tomorrow) if this works!
Thursday, November 18, 2004
...and on top of it all...
So last week, I really thought I was getting out of this whole first-trimester, feeling bad, barfing all the time thing. So what do I do? I go ahead and catch a little flu bug. That's right. On top of all the dizziness and general icky stuff that goes along with the beginning of pregancy, for the last few days I have had a little bug. I found this out because one of my co-workers and her friend had the same things and I'm 99% sure they aren't both pg. Anyhow, I did wake up feeling a bit better this morning which is good because, aside from my complete disgust with this constant sickness, I think if I'm sick much longer David might start to rebel. I think yesterday he was really wondering if I was really sick or just milking the preggo thing. Hello tootsie, you spend 2 months with your head in the toilet and see how perky you feel. Seriously though, I don't know how I'd have gotten through this crap without him dutifully cooking, cleaning and just tolerating my new hormonal self.
In related news, yesterday I reached my weight low. I'm sure I'll start to baloon out soon. I have a little pooch in the belly area, but I'm not sure if it's baby or just belly. Anyhow, Saturday will mark my twelfth week (three months!) so I'll take another belly picture. I just heard about a woman who miscarried at 11.5 weeks so I'm still a little nervous about that, but it's getting better. I now officially have less than 200 preggo days ahead of me -- well, as long as the little guy doesn't come late!
Other than being sick, I haven't got a lot of news to report. I'm slowly recovering from the election and getting excited about the upcoming holidays. David and I watched "the passion" yesterday -- his co-worker lent it to him and so we felt a little obligated even though we really hadn't intended to ever watch it. Honestly, neither of us were really affected by it. I was certainly graphic and I could see why it was disturbing. But I have to say that, despite the expensive film-making and the gruesomeness, it was just another religious movie to me. I think the hype before hand was more interesting than the movie itself. And, honestly, I think the people who got all bent out of shape about it are people who just don't get that it's a MOVIE. Well, that's just my perspective. I found it really bloody (definately to the point where you're just totally sick of seeing Jesus all gross and mangled) but other than than, I don't feel like it was all that unique of a film. ...well, I suppose it was unique in that it was a religious movie and it was well funded.
Hope to hear that everyone is doing well!
In related news, yesterday I reached my weight low. I'm sure I'll start to baloon out soon. I have a little pooch in the belly area, but I'm not sure if it's baby or just belly. Anyhow, Saturday will mark my twelfth week (three months!) so I'll take another belly picture. I just heard about a woman who miscarried at 11.5 weeks so I'm still a little nervous about that, but it's getting better. I now officially have less than 200 preggo days ahead of me -- well, as long as the little guy doesn't come late!
Other than being sick, I haven't got a lot of news to report. I'm slowly recovering from the election and getting excited about the upcoming holidays. David and I watched "the passion" yesterday -- his co-worker lent it to him and so we felt a little obligated even though we really hadn't intended to ever watch it. Honestly, neither of us were really affected by it. I was certainly graphic and I could see why it was disturbing. But I have to say that, despite the expensive film-making and the gruesomeness, it was just another religious movie to me. I think the hype before hand was more interesting than the movie itself. And, honestly, I think the people who got all bent out of shape about it are people who just don't get that it's a MOVIE. Well, that's just my perspective. I found it really bloody (definately to the point where you're just totally sick of seeing Jesus all gross and mangled) but other than than, I don't feel like it was all that unique of a film. ...well, I suppose it was unique in that it was a religious movie and it was well funded.
Hope to hear that everyone is doing well!
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
I've taken the plunge.
I am wearing maternity pants today.
(long pause)
I'm torn on how I feel about this. Honestly, they are pretty comfortable....but they are (tear) maternity pants! I don't think my belly has really grown much, but I just didn't have the energy to find pants this morning that would fit ok due to my ailing tummy. So I just bit the bullet and put on these jeans that Mom sent me when she found out that I'm preggo. They are pretty big on me -- especially in the stomach of course, but also in the legs. They are basically like regular jeans except on top -- instead of a regular waistband, they have cotton that goes up to my "true waist" and an elastic waistband. Like I said, I don't think I've yet got a noticable bulge (even without clothes) and most of my pants fit great... when I'm standing up. Unfortunately, I have to sit most of the day, making the waistband just a little too close for comfort and, consequently, making me a little nautious. So up until today, I've just been wearing long shirts and regular pants unbuttoned. I think I'll probably continue to do that on and off for a little while to make this transition a little more self-image friendly. The only problem with that is that my legs and butt really aren't bigger (yet?) so the unbuttoned pants tend to.. eh-hem, fall down without proper supervision. So I'm on the road to official body-changing pregnancy.
Our ultrasound is tomorrow and I'll try to update you all as soon as I hear any news from that. I'm both excited and nervous. And next Saturday will be my next belly picture (12 weeks) to see if I'm noticably bigger.
We've now told all our immediate family and most of my close friends. Dave hasn't really told anyone except his co-workers -- although he doesn't really talk to his friends as often as I do so that could have something to do with that. David's parents seemed pretty happy about it. They weren't overly reactionary, but they were pleased. I found out that Dave's mom had quite a few miscarriages and so she is pretty reserved about getting too excited too soon.
My morning sickness is significantly more managable -- the nausea that I have now seems to be triggered by something (like a smell or getting up too fast) instead of just constant, unpredictable ickiness. I haven't had any weird cravings yet although the books all say I will likely start to have those soon. I've had more clear aversions to food than cravings so far. My bbs are officially unmanagable at this point. Those of you that start small are lucky because you will be able to find bigger sizes that fit right or at least won't have the same weight issues. I've gone from 34-C to 36-D+ in two months. Other than that and being tired (we're talking requiring 9-10 hours of sleep per day), I can't think of any new symptoms -- oh, my fingernails are a lot stronger, that's a weird side effect.
As for our little one, the books say (s)he is a little bigger than a walnut -- although we'll know more details about that tomorrow. In about 1.5 weeks, (s)he will have all of her/his little organs and will basically just be getting bigger. Hope you are all doing well! Hooray for government holidays, I have tomorrow off!
(long pause)
I'm torn on how I feel about this. Honestly, they are pretty comfortable....but they are (tear) maternity pants! I don't think my belly has really grown much, but I just didn't have the energy to find pants this morning that would fit ok due to my ailing tummy. So I just bit the bullet and put on these jeans that Mom sent me when she found out that I'm preggo. They are pretty big on me -- especially in the stomach of course, but also in the legs. They are basically like regular jeans except on top -- instead of a regular waistband, they have cotton that goes up to my "true waist" and an elastic waistband. Like I said, I don't think I've yet got a noticable bulge (even without clothes) and most of my pants fit great... when I'm standing up. Unfortunately, I have to sit most of the day, making the waistband just a little too close for comfort and, consequently, making me a little nautious. So up until today, I've just been wearing long shirts and regular pants unbuttoned. I think I'll probably continue to do that on and off for a little while to make this transition a little more self-image friendly. The only problem with that is that my legs and butt really aren't bigger (yet?) so the unbuttoned pants tend to.. eh-hem, fall down without proper supervision. So I'm on the road to official body-changing pregnancy.
Our ultrasound is tomorrow and I'll try to update you all as soon as I hear any news from that. I'm both excited and nervous. And next Saturday will be my next belly picture (12 weeks) to see if I'm noticably bigger.
We've now told all our immediate family and most of my close friends. Dave hasn't really told anyone except his co-workers -- although he doesn't really talk to his friends as often as I do so that could have something to do with that. David's parents seemed pretty happy about it. They weren't overly reactionary, but they were pleased. I found out that Dave's mom had quite a few miscarriages and so she is pretty reserved about getting too excited too soon.
My morning sickness is significantly more managable -- the nausea that I have now seems to be triggered by something (like a smell or getting up too fast) instead of just constant, unpredictable ickiness. I haven't had any weird cravings yet although the books all say I will likely start to have those soon. I've had more clear aversions to food than cravings so far. My bbs are officially unmanagable at this point. Those of you that start small are lucky because you will be able to find bigger sizes that fit right or at least won't have the same weight issues. I've gone from 34-C to 36-D+ in two months. Other than that and being tired (we're talking requiring 9-10 hours of sleep per day), I can't think of any new symptoms -- oh, my fingernails are a lot stronger, that's a weird side effect.
As for our little one, the books say (s)he is a little bigger than a walnut -- although we'll know more details about that tomorrow. In about 1.5 weeks, (s)he will have all of her/his little organs and will basically just be getting bigger. Hope you are all doing well! Hooray for government holidays, I have tomorrow off!
Thursday, November 04, 2004
Whirlwind but feeling a little better
Wow, time since my last entry has sure seemed packed. I had intended to write on Friday, but Friday was mostly pukey-pukey in Bridget-land. Such is life.
Saturday went pretty well -- we went to my sister-in-law Jennifer's house for dinner (roast beef and mashed potatoes, very good) and broke to her the big news. It was pretty fun although I’m not really sure she believed us at first. So we had a nice evening hearing about her pregnancy experiences and talking about how I’ve been feeling so far.
Sunday was pretty fun. We didn’t have any trick-or-treaters, but we went to Jeckl & Hyde the Musical.
Monday was uneventful... Well, I think it was because I can’t really remember much of Monday.
Tuesday was jam-packed. We got up early in the morning to head to the doctor’s appointment at 8:30. Dave managed to vote before we went and I only heaved for a few post-teeth-brushing minutes. We went to the doctor’s office and had a really nice visit. They did the usual: medical history, weight, etc. I had a regular physical (which as far as I can tell was just looking into my ears, eyes and throat with a little flashlight) and a pelvic exam (which was unpleasant as always, but she did it really fast so it didn’t take very long). The doc was a little worried about me being so sick so we scheduled an ultrasound next week. NEXT WEEK! Weird. I think they are just going to do a quick look to make sure everything is ok.
Ok, but the WEIRDEST thing was that we got to hear the heartbeat! Ok, this is a bizarre experience. Don’t get me wrong, it was amazing and wonderful, but completely and totally weird. She (my doctor) put some goop on my belly and rubbed this little ball-bearing microphone type thing (dopplar) around. She ran over a few of my vessels that sound like “whoosh...(pause)... whoosh...(pause)... Whoosh” and then she moved it right above my pelvic bone and pointed it more downward and suddenly “whoosh... whoosh... whoosh... whoosh...” like twice as fast! It was unreal. 166 beats-per-minute. Dave and I had uncontrollable grins when we heard it. Seriously, wow.
We told my parents and my sister after the appointment. Mom and Dad got the jumble and thought it was quite clever. They are both very excited about it all. Kara was pretty funny — I started out by apologizing that I wouldn’t be able to make it to Chad’s graduation from law school (which I am really disappointed about) and she said that was fine, not to worry about it. Then she guessed why I couldn’t fly around that time. I so wish I would have been able to see her and Chad’s faces because they sounded dumb-founded.
This weekend we’re planning to tell David’s parents so I’ll keep you all posted as it happens. Hope you’re all doing fantastically. Oh, and I’m not talking about the election. I voted so I can complain all I want, but I need to wait until the wounds aren’t quite so fresh.
Saturday went pretty well -- we went to my sister-in-law Jennifer's house for dinner (roast beef and mashed potatoes, very good) and broke to her the big news. It was pretty fun although I’m not really sure she believed us at first. So we had a nice evening hearing about her pregnancy experiences and talking about how I’ve been feeling so far.
Sunday was pretty fun. We didn’t have any trick-or-treaters, but we went to Jeckl & Hyde the Musical.
Monday was uneventful... Well, I think it was because I can’t really remember much of Monday.
Tuesday was jam-packed. We got up early in the morning to head to the doctor’s appointment at 8:30. Dave managed to vote before we went and I only heaved for a few post-teeth-brushing minutes. We went to the doctor’s office and had a really nice visit. They did the usual: medical history, weight, etc. I had a regular physical (which as far as I can tell was just looking into my ears, eyes and throat with a little flashlight) and a pelvic exam (which was unpleasant as always, but she did it really fast so it didn’t take very long). The doc was a little worried about me being so sick so we scheduled an ultrasound next week. NEXT WEEK! Weird. I think they are just going to do a quick look to make sure everything is ok.
Ok, but the WEIRDEST thing was that we got to hear the heartbeat! Ok, this is a bizarre experience. Don’t get me wrong, it was amazing and wonderful, but completely and totally weird. She (my doctor) put some goop on my belly and rubbed this little ball-bearing microphone type thing (dopplar) around. She ran over a few of my vessels that sound like “whoosh...(pause)... whoosh...(pause)... Whoosh” and then she moved it right above my pelvic bone and pointed it more downward and suddenly “whoosh... whoosh... whoosh... whoosh...” like twice as fast! It was unreal. 166 beats-per-minute. Dave and I had uncontrollable grins when we heard it. Seriously, wow.
We told my parents and my sister after the appointment. Mom and Dad got the jumble and thought it was quite clever. They are both very excited about it all. Kara was pretty funny — I started out by apologizing that I wouldn’t be able to make it to Chad’s graduation from law school (which I am really disappointed about) and she said that was fine, not to worry about it. Then she guessed why I couldn’t fly around that time. I so wish I would have been able to see her and Chad’s faces because they sounded dumb-founded.
This weekend we’re planning to tell David’s parents so I’ll keep you all posted as it happens. Hope you’re all doing fantastically. Oh, and I’m not talking about the election. I voted so I can complain all I want, but I need to wait until the wounds aren’t quite so fresh.
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Hang-over meets PMS
Hey everyone,
My boss has told me how much she appreciated keeping a journal about the updates of her pregnancy so I'm going to try to be a little better about keeping this updated -- expecially as more people have now found out and are asking me for updates.
So at this point, several of my friends know and the people I work with have all figured it out due to my morning sickness. On the other hand, I don't think David has yet told any of his friends (they don't call and ask "ARE YOU PREGNANT?" like some of mine... cough-cough-burke :) I'm fairly confident that neither of our families know yet either. I'm getting pretty excited about telling them.
We came up with a really fun way to tell my parents -- we are sending Mom and Dad each separate jumbles and they have to put their answers together to figure out the final clue, "News that will make you 'grand'" -- and the final answer is "We're Pregnant!" I think it will be really fun but I'm not sure if they will do the puzzles how they are supposed to or if they will cheat. Hopefully they won't because it will be more fun if they work all the clues -- I can't wait to get their histerical phone call! As for Dave's parents, I think we are just going to go visit them next weekend (after Halloween) and tell them in person. I wish we could tell my parents in person but it's just not reasonable to wait until Christmas... besides, our Christmas list might seem a little fishy if they don't know "uh, Bridget, why do you want a crib and nursing pads for Christmas?"
In other news, last week and this weekend I just felt horrible. Morning sickness is a b!tch. I am so jealous of the women who said they didn't get it. I also have to say that I can't even imagine going through this without David -- he has been absolutely wonderful. He gets me food, is sympathetic (but not abnoxiously so) to me being sick, and has been very considerate of all my quirks so far. Seriously, he's awesome. I was a little nervous -- and I guess still am -- about how all of this will change us, but seeing how he has been so far is a great confidence booster that all the changes, exhausting and comprehesive as they might be, will make us stronger and we'll get through everything together. I'm sure this is half my ultra-emotional preggo hormones and half my rosy-newlywed-glasses talking, but I feel better and more confident about our marriage now than I did 5 months ago when we actually said our vows. Is that weird? I don't know. Yesterday, I panicked a little about the reality that in less than a year we are going to have a little one or that someone might say some super upsetting comment like "I can't believe you're doing this all so fast," or "that was stupid to get pregnant." I think if someone does say that I'll lose it... or send Dave after them with a giant snowball or something.
Anyway, I got an E-mail update today that said it was likely that my nausea will lessen in the next couple of weeks. God I hope so. My bosses have been awesome about everything so far -- they have even let me change my schedule a bit so that I don't have to come in so early in the morning. I've found that if I just let myself wake up naturally, I seem to be able to get through the day ok; but if I wake up by my alarm clock when I'm still too tired, I barf. A lot. Ick. It's a really weird feeling -- morning sickness. I've never had motion sickness before, but I think it's pretty similar to that -- except all the motion it takes is waking up or standing up. It's like hang-over meets PMS.
As for other symptoms, here goes. Bbs are growning unreasonably. Too bad for Dave, they still hurt so no fun for him. They aren't as bad as they were a couple weeks ago, but they still aren't ready to come out and play. Sleeping is difficult because I wake up a lot to go to the bathroom -- they warn you about the constant peeing when the uterus presses against the bladder, but they don't tell you that peeing is no longer satisfying. This may be too much information for some of you, but basically, you feel like you have to go all the time because of the pressure, but your not actually full so despite going all the time, only a little comes out and the feeling that you have to go does not go away... until, as far as I can tell, you deliver. Once baby is out, you don't have the constant urge anymore. So I will feel like I have to go until June. I love bathrooms :)
A week from today, David and I will go to our first appointment. Election Day. Mostly, I think it will be typical annual exam stuff except that we get to hear the baby's heartbeat and find out a more accurate due-date. Granted, the date might change (and I'm unlikely to deliver the specific day they guess) but the doctor will check the growth and let us know if it's on track with the original June 4th estimate or not. I'm excited to hear the heartbeat and feel like all this sickness is actually producing something -- I'm actually generally feeling really happy, even though I'm sick.
Well, that's all for now, hope you are all doing well!
My boss has told me how much she appreciated keeping a journal about the updates of her pregnancy so I'm going to try to be a little better about keeping this updated -- expecially as more people have now found out and are asking me for updates.
So at this point, several of my friends know and the people I work with have all figured it out due to my morning sickness. On the other hand, I don't think David has yet told any of his friends (they don't call and ask "ARE YOU PREGNANT?" like some of mine... cough-cough-burke :) I'm fairly confident that neither of our families know yet either. I'm getting pretty excited about telling them.
We came up with a really fun way to tell my parents -- we are sending Mom and Dad each separate jumbles and they have to put their answers together to figure out the final clue, "News that will make you 'grand'" -- and the final answer is "We're Pregnant!" I think it will be really fun but I'm not sure if they will do the puzzles how they are supposed to or if they will cheat. Hopefully they won't because it will be more fun if they work all the clues -- I can't wait to get their histerical phone call! As for Dave's parents, I think we are just going to go visit them next weekend (after Halloween) and tell them in person. I wish we could tell my parents in person but it's just not reasonable to wait until Christmas... besides, our Christmas list might seem a little fishy if they don't know "uh, Bridget, why do you want a crib and nursing pads for Christmas?"
In other news, last week and this weekend I just felt horrible. Morning sickness is a b!tch. I am so jealous of the women who said they didn't get it. I also have to say that I can't even imagine going through this without David -- he has been absolutely wonderful. He gets me food, is sympathetic (but not abnoxiously so) to me being sick, and has been very considerate of all my quirks so far. Seriously, he's awesome. I was a little nervous -- and I guess still am -- about how all of this will change us, but seeing how he has been so far is a great confidence booster that all the changes, exhausting and comprehesive as they might be, will make us stronger and we'll get through everything together. I'm sure this is half my ultra-emotional preggo hormones and half my rosy-newlywed-glasses talking, but I feel better and more confident about our marriage now than I did 5 months ago when we actually said our vows. Is that weird? I don't know. Yesterday, I panicked a little about the reality that in less than a year we are going to have a little one or that someone might say some super upsetting comment like "I can't believe you're doing this all so fast," or "that was stupid to get pregnant." I think if someone does say that I'll lose it... or send Dave after them with a giant snowball or something.
Anyway, I got an E-mail update today that said it was likely that my nausea will lessen in the next couple of weeks. God I hope so. My bosses have been awesome about everything so far -- they have even let me change my schedule a bit so that I don't have to come in so early in the morning. I've found that if I just let myself wake up naturally, I seem to be able to get through the day ok; but if I wake up by my alarm clock when I'm still too tired, I barf. A lot. Ick. It's a really weird feeling -- morning sickness. I've never had motion sickness before, but I think it's pretty similar to that -- except all the motion it takes is waking up or standing up. It's like hang-over meets PMS.
As for other symptoms, here goes. Bbs are growning unreasonably. Too bad for Dave, they still hurt so no fun for him. They aren't as bad as they were a couple weeks ago, but they still aren't ready to come out and play. Sleeping is difficult because I wake up a lot to go to the bathroom -- they warn you about the constant peeing when the uterus presses against the bladder, but they don't tell you that peeing is no longer satisfying. This may be too much information for some of you, but basically, you feel like you have to go all the time because of the pressure, but your not actually full so despite going all the time, only a little comes out and the feeling that you have to go does not go away... until, as far as I can tell, you deliver. Once baby is out, you don't have the constant urge anymore. So I will feel like I have to go until June. I love bathrooms :)
A week from today, David and I will go to our first appointment. Election Day. Mostly, I think it will be typical annual exam stuff except that we get to hear the baby's heartbeat and find out a more accurate due-date. Granted, the date might change (and I'm unlikely to deliver the specific day they guess) but the doctor will check the growth and let us know if it's on track with the original June 4th estimate or not. I'm excited to hear the heartbeat and feel like all this sickness is actually producing something -- I'm actually generally feeling really happy, even though I'm sick.
Well, that's all for now, hope you are all doing well!
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Cuddle bunny
I'm ready to hibernate. Nothing much is going on today, I'm just ready to crawl into a cozy comforter and hibernate. It's getting cold and I'm feeling particularly cuddly these days.
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Pregnancy bites and doggy drool.
Well, first, about the doggie. We ended up finding him a new home.
He was absolutely wonderful and unbelievably well behaved — the house training was pretty much as good as we could get it (he could only go about 4 hours because he’s little, but he definitely knew not to go in the house) but he was getting more and more upset when we left him. We thought about it a lot and we really could only spend about 5 hours a day with him because he would eat the cat (aside from the fact that we hadn’t seen Caesar all week because he was pissed) if we let him sleep with us and we have to go to work during the day. Dave and I just decided that wasn’t very fair to the pup to neglect him like that so we resolved to find him a home that could give him more attention. We weren’t going to take him back to the humane society (that seemed irresponsible to us).
As it turns out, Julie’s friend, who works at home, was looking for a puppy and fell in love with him instantly. We’ll probably be able to visit him in a week or so when he’s settled. It was horrible to let him go — especially because when Julie and Joel came over to meet the pup, he would only come to Dave and I because he was nervous about the new people — he even growled at Julie before I told him she was ok, and then he was really playful. It’s amazing what loyalty they have in such a short time. But I think he’s in a place where he will get the attention he needs now. I feel worse that we didn’t really think through it all before we got him that we let him go — I really think that was the most caring thing to do for the dog and I feel good about considering him instead of our own selfish fuzz-therapy desires.
And now on to the pregnancy issue. Seriously, I don't know why they call it morning sickness -- it is constant. It has hit me the last 5 days or so like a ton of bricks. Other than that, I feel ok, but it's really hard to get past the reality that I don't feel like I should be more than ten steps from a puke pot. I have felt a little better this afternoon, but I REALLY hope this is temporary. It is supposed to go away after the first trimester (which for me means Thanksgiving) but I'm not sure I'll make it through. I'm sure I will, but damn, puking for no reasonable cause is crappy.
My "big secret" (being pg) is not quite so big anymore. Alison and Kristen, co-workers, both confronted me about it this morning -- Kristen goes, "So your sickness, is it morning sickness?" I kinda looked away and she asked "are you pregnant?" So I couldn't really dodge that one -- and Alison was direct as always. It's funny, I was really stressed about not being able to tell people but it's kinda fun to keep secrets... I think I'm going to miss when the cat is really out of the bag. I'm encouraged though because, even as my head was propped above the toilet yesterday, I find myself really excited about the idea of being a mom. Of course, these feelings are quickly followed by panic, but still a sense of happiness. Hey, if I can be ok with puking, anything's possible. And as for the baby, s/he already can move on its own, has a beating heart, and, by the end of the week, will have most of its little organs and look like a little alien baby (as opposed to a tumor-like clump of cells).
Things are good.
He was absolutely wonderful and unbelievably well behaved — the house training was pretty much as good as we could get it (he could only go about 4 hours because he’s little, but he definitely knew not to go in the house) but he was getting more and more upset when we left him. We thought about it a lot and we really could only spend about 5 hours a day with him because he would eat the cat (aside from the fact that we hadn’t seen Caesar all week because he was pissed) if we let him sleep with us and we have to go to work during the day. Dave and I just decided that wasn’t very fair to the pup to neglect him like that so we resolved to find him a home that could give him more attention. We weren’t going to take him back to the humane society (that seemed irresponsible to us).
As it turns out, Julie’s friend, who works at home, was looking for a puppy and fell in love with him instantly. We’ll probably be able to visit him in a week or so when he’s settled. It was horrible to let him go — especially because when Julie and Joel came over to meet the pup, he would only come to Dave and I because he was nervous about the new people — he even growled at Julie before I told him she was ok, and then he was really playful. It’s amazing what loyalty they have in such a short time. But I think he’s in a place where he will get the attention he needs now. I feel worse that we didn’t really think through it all before we got him that we let him go — I really think that was the most caring thing to do for the dog and I feel good about considering him instead of our own selfish fuzz-therapy desires.
And now on to the pregnancy issue. Seriously, I don't know why they call it morning sickness -- it is constant. It has hit me the last 5 days or so like a ton of bricks. Other than that, I feel ok, but it's really hard to get past the reality that I don't feel like I should be more than ten steps from a puke pot. I have felt a little better this afternoon, but I REALLY hope this is temporary. It is supposed to go away after the first trimester (which for me means Thanksgiving) but I'm not sure I'll make it through. I'm sure I will, but damn, puking for no reasonable cause is crappy.
My "big secret" (being pg) is not quite so big anymore. Alison and Kristen, co-workers, both confronted me about it this morning -- Kristen goes, "So your sickness, is it morning sickness?" I kinda looked away and she asked "are you pregnant?" So I couldn't really dodge that one -- and Alison was direct as always. It's funny, I was really stressed about not being able to tell people but it's kinda fun to keep secrets... I think I'm going to miss when the cat is really out of the bag. I'm encouraged though because, even as my head was propped above the toilet yesterday, I find myself really excited about the idea of being a mom. Of course, these feelings are quickly followed by panic, but still a sense of happiness. Hey, if I can be ok with puking, anything's possible. And as for the baby, s/he already can move on its own, has a beating heart, and, by the end of the week, will have most of its little organs and look like a little alien baby (as opposed to a tumor-like clump of cells).
Things are good.
Monday, October 11, 2004
Our new addition!!
I'm SO excited!! Ok, I have to get a hold of myself. We are getting a puppy!!!! He's so cute!!!
Let me start at the beginning. Last week we went to the Humane Society after work. They are only open until 5:30 so we didn't get to see much. Saturday we went back and talked to some people about what we were looking for. Unfortunately, there was only one dog who is good with cats so we were basically thinking that we would get a puppy so we can train it to behave around Caesar and so that it would be "our" dog. They told us there was a great puppy at Petsmart so we went there to see him and when we got there he was en-route back to the shelter.
So we went BACK to the shelter to meet "Rocky." Turns out he was incredible. Even Dave, who was/is skeptical about having a dog, loved Rocky. He's a german shepard/husky mix, and he's great. BUT someone had already put in an application on him while he was at the pet store-- so we were second if they decided they didn't want him. In the meantime, there was a litter of pups that would be ready later this week that we would get first dibs on. So we went home and stewed on Rocky for a while. We got a call about 5:30 that he had been picked up by the first person who applied to get him. So we were bummed but still hopeful for the puppies later this week.
Well, this morning I got a call from Sarah at the Humane Society asking if we really liked Rocky. I said we did and that I appreciated them putting us in line for the puppies. We she told me that he was returned!?! Can you believe it?!?! This puppy was SO well behaved, I can't believe anyone would return him. Turns out the people who took him home just weren't ready and they really wanted a female dog. Well poop on them, we got our dog!! We go to pick him up after work tonight. I'm so excited!
Yay!! We're getting a fur-baby!!
Let me start at the beginning. Last week we went to the Humane Society after work. They are only open until 5:30 so we didn't get to see much. Saturday we went back and talked to some people about what we were looking for. Unfortunately, there was only one dog who is good with cats so we were basically thinking that we would get a puppy so we can train it to behave around Caesar and so that it would be "our" dog. They told us there was a great puppy at Petsmart so we went there to see him and when we got there he was en-route back to the shelter.
So we went BACK to the shelter to meet "Rocky." Turns out he was incredible. Even Dave, who was/is skeptical about having a dog, loved Rocky. He's a german shepard/husky mix, and he's great. BUT someone had already put in an application on him while he was at the pet store-- so we were second if they decided they didn't want him. In the meantime, there was a litter of pups that would be ready later this week that we would get first dibs on. So we went home and stewed on Rocky for a while. We got a call about 5:30 that he had been picked up by the first person who applied to get him. So we were bummed but still hopeful for the puppies later this week.
Well, this morning I got a call from Sarah at the Humane Society asking if we really liked Rocky. I said we did and that I appreciated them putting us in line for the puppies. We she told me that he was returned!?! Can you believe it?!?! This puppy was SO well behaved, I can't believe anyone would return him. Turns out the people who took him home just weren't ready and they really wanted a female dog. Well poop on them, we got our dog!! We go to pick him up after work tonight. I'm so excited!
Yay!! We're getting a fur-baby!!
Wednesday, October 06, 2004
First pangs of pregnancy
In reality, I'm not sure if it was the Chinese food or the debate. Either way, it turns out that "morning sickness" (which by the way is not relagated to the morning) isn't going to miss me. Hopefully it won't continue to get worse, but whew, it was gross. I'm feeling that this week should go pretty well in the not-being-able-to-tell-anyone category... well, as long as I don't get sick at work that is. It's almost Thursday already! Half-way to Tuesday which means half a week closer to my next appointment. Well, that's all for now. Hooray!
Tuesday, October 05, 2004
Cranky day
This morning went well, this afternoon is poopy. My computer keeps crashing, my mood dropped quickly and I'm hungry -- well, more than than I'm whiney.
David and I were going to go to Billings to look at puppies this weekend but I looked today and the pups are gone :( I called the Humane Society here though and they are expecting puppies in a few weeks so maybe that will work out. I think we'll try to go there and talk to them about adopting and maybe even consider a dog instead of a puppy -- if there was one that was already trained and friendly, it might be great for us and ease Dave's nerves about training a puppy. I guess even an older dog might be ok -- it might not live as long, but if it is already trained and no one else would adopt him, that could work. I guess I don't really know what is out there. I looked at local/close-to-local classifieds and they are only selling breeded dogs (very expensive) and I just think it's a better deal to get them through the Humane Society since they will be fixed and up-to-date with shots and everything. Ok, that's all for today. Hope you all are feely perkier than me today!
David and I were going to go to Billings to look at puppies this weekend but I looked today and the pups are gone :( I called the Humane Society here though and they are expecting puppies in a few weeks so maybe that will work out. I think we'll try to go there and talk to them about adopting and maybe even consider a dog instead of a puppy -- if there was one that was already trained and friendly, it might be great for us and ease Dave's nerves about training a puppy. I guess even an older dog might be ok -- it might not live as long, but if it is already trained and no one else would adopt him, that could work. I guess I don't really know what is out there. I looked at local/close-to-local classifieds and they are only selling breeded dogs (very expensive) and I just think it's a better deal to get them through the Humane Society since they will be fixed and up-to-date with shots and everything. Ok, that's all for today. Hope you all are feely perkier than me today!
Monday, October 04, 2004
Loved the doctor!!
The meeting with the doctor went really well. They were SUPER nice and answered a ton of my questions. I can't believe they were willing to talk to me so long when I hadn't even decided yet to be a patient.
We went ahead and scheduled our first appointment when we will be able to hear the baby's heartbeat and I'll have to get a full physical exam. David and I decided we would wait until then (Nov. 2) to tell anyone else (I will be 9 weeks) but I'm not sure how well I'll do at waiting until then. I'm not very good at keeping my own secrets. The doctor said we really should wait until 14 weeks. Can you imagine?! If we did that, we might as well wait until Christmas and that seems like SO LONG from now. I think I'll be able to keep it from most of my family but I'm not sure I'll be able to keep it from friends who are around every day. I know if we told our parents it would be out like a wildfire so I'm sure we won't go down that road until we're ready to tell everyone but if I can't tell anyone until NOVEMBER!! You've got to be joking. We'll see -- maybe David will agree to get a dog and we'll be occupied with a new fuzz baby. That would be great!!
We went ahead and scheduled our first appointment when we will be able to hear the baby's heartbeat and I'll have to get a full physical exam. David and I decided we would wait until then (Nov. 2) to tell anyone else (I will be 9 weeks) but I'm not sure how well I'll do at waiting until then. I'm not very good at keeping my own secrets. The doctor said we really should wait until 14 weeks. Can you imagine?! If we did that, we might as well wait until Christmas and that seems like SO LONG from now. I think I'll be able to keep it from most of my family but I'm not sure I'll be able to keep it from friends who are around every day. I know if we told our parents it would be out like a wildfire so I'm sure we won't go down that road until we're ready to tell everyone but if I can't tell anyone until NOVEMBER!! You've got to be joking. We'll see -- maybe David will agree to get a dog and we'll be occupied with a new fuzz baby. That would be great!!
Meeting the doctor
So David and I have officially lived with "the BIG news" for a whole week now and told almost no one. According to the books, our first baby will have a heartbeat by the end of the week. Totally unbelievable to me. I'm in total awe that this is actually happening.
Anyhow, the big news for today is that we are going to meet the doctor. We've made no committment toward this doctor, but she came highly recommended so we're going to meet her today and see if her "vibe" will be right for us. As a family physician, she should be able to take us through the entire pre-natal, delivery and all requisite checkups. After having gone to specialist for most of my life, I'm excited about the idea of having a regular doctor.
As for symptoms, I'm doing pretty well. I've had a little queasiness after I eat, but nothing yet unbearable... and as it is after I eat, I haven't had any trouble getting enough food. My bbs are super sore, but I'm learning to live with that.
I've read so much about the first trimester and I'm worried that I will do something wrong or miscarry. I hope so much that everything is ok and that I'm doing everything I'm supposed to do. I've been on pre-natal vitamins for about 4 months so my nutrition should be relatively good for now. The only other notable symptom is that I can't sleep through the night. I have my usual bathroom breaks, but it seems that every time I wake up (not just to pee, but in general), I am totally awake. The books say not to fight it, that it is just my body getting used to getting up every few hours to feed but seriously, the baby isn't due until June -- you'd think I'd want to store up sleep, not forego it!
Well, that's all my news until we see the doctor. This all seems pretty surreal right now. I suppose it will be real enough soon.
P.S. I'm still itching to get a dog. David is getting more excited about the idea so maybe soon!
Anyhow, the big news for today is that we are going to meet the doctor. We've made no committment toward this doctor, but she came highly recommended so we're going to meet her today and see if her "vibe" will be right for us. As a family physician, she should be able to take us through the entire pre-natal, delivery and all requisite checkups. After having gone to specialist for most of my life, I'm excited about the idea of having a regular doctor.
As for symptoms, I'm doing pretty well. I've had a little queasiness after I eat, but nothing yet unbearable... and as it is after I eat, I haven't had any trouble getting enough food. My bbs are super sore, but I'm learning to live with that.
I've read so much about the first trimester and I'm worried that I will do something wrong or miscarry. I hope so much that everything is ok and that I'm doing everything I'm supposed to do. I've been on pre-natal vitamins for about 4 months so my nutrition should be relatively good for now. The only other notable symptom is that I can't sleep through the night. I have my usual bathroom breaks, but it seems that every time I wake up (not just to pee, but in general), I am totally awake. The books say not to fight it, that it is just my body getting used to getting up every few hours to feed but seriously, the baby isn't due until June -- you'd think I'd want to store up sleep, not forego it!
Well, that's all my news until we see the doctor. This all seems pretty surreal right now. I suppose it will be real enough soon.
P.S. I'm still itching to get a dog. David is getting more excited about the idea so maybe soon!
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
My First Blog!
Hooray!!
Ok, so I've been so bad at responding to emails that I thought this would be a good way to keep people up to date. This has been a really busy year for David and I. Our most recent news is that we just moved into our first home! It is a three-bedroom townhouse. It is going to be great. I'll post some photos when I get a chance.
My parents were here over the last weekend. We got a lot done. I'm ready for a weekend with nothing to do... althought it might be next weekend before we get that because Dave's mom is having some surgery this weekend so we might go to visit them.
Ok, I'm going to post this and see if it works.
Ok, so I've been so bad at responding to emails that I thought this would be a good way to keep people up to date. This has been a really busy year for David and I. Our most recent news is that we just moved into our first home! It is a three-bedroom townhouse. It is going to be great. I'll post some photos when I get a chance.
My parents were here over the last weekend. We got a lot done. I'm ready for a weekend with nothing to do... althought it might be next weekend before we get that because Dave's mom is having some surgery this weekend so we might go to visit them.
Ok, I'm going to post this and see if it works.
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