* How far along?: 9 weeks
* Total weight gain: Lost 1 pound - M/S has really done a number on me this week
* How big is baby?: The size of a medium green olive
* Maternity clothes?: No, the only pair of pants feeling a little tight are my black linen ones
* Sleep?: I actually stayed up til midnight last night!
* Best moment this week?: Not baby related at all...starting class this week was great.
* Movement?: Too early
* Food cravings?: Very random. A couple days ago it was candy corn and grapes
* Labor signs?: None for a long time
* Belly button in or out?: Innie
* What I miss: Feeling healthy
* What I'm looking forward to: The end of the first trimester and our seeing our little one on Monday morning
* Milestone: I was able to make dinner yesterday
Friday, August 28, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
First Day of Class
Today I become a student again. I have my notebook, dividers, paper, pens, and pricey text books ready to go. After work on Tuesdays and Thursday for the next three months I'll be sitting in class until 9:30PM.
Although I'm very excited to take on this new challenge, I'm also nervous since my new bed time is somewhere between 8:30 and 9:00 right now.
I have to agree with Michael that it is a little strange to be going back to school. Especially since I don't really have the option to skip class to stay in the dorm, nurse my hangover and watch movies all day.
Although I'm very excited to take on this new challenge, I'm also nervous since my new bed time is somewhere between 8:30 and 9:00 right now.
I have to agree with Michael that it is a little strange to be going back to school. Especially since I don't really have the option to skip class to stay in the dorm, nurse my hangover and watch movies all day.
Friday, August 21, 2009
8 Weeks
* How far along?: 8 weeks
* Total weight gain: Lost .6 pounds - even though I've been eatting nonstop to keep my stomach happy.
* How big is baby?: About the size of a raspberry
* Maternity clothes?: No, the only pair of pants feeling a little tight are my black linen ones
* Sleep?: Go to bed early but wake up for a couple hours at least each night
* Best moment this week?: Doctors visit - and finding out we get an ultrasound soon
* Movement?: Too early
* Food cravings?: Red meat
* Labor signs?: None for a long time
* Belly button in or out?: Innie
* What I miss: Being able to eat what I want without my stomach disagreeing with me
* What I'm looking forward to: The sonogram (a little over a week) and starting classes on Tuesday
* Milestone: First appointment done
* Total weight gain: Lost .6 pounds - even though I've been eatting nonstop to keep my stomach happy.
* How big is baby?: About the size of a raspberry
* Maternity clothes?: No, the only pair of pants feeling a little tight are my black linen ones
* Sleep?: Go to bed early but wake up for a couple hours at least each night
* Best moment this week?: Doctors visit - and finding out we get an ultrasound soon
* Movement?: Too early
* Food cravings?: Red meat
* Labor signs?: None for a long time
* Belly button in or out?: Innie
* What I miss: Being able to eat what I want without my stomach disagreeing with me
* What I'm looking forward to: The sonogram (a little over a week) and starting classes on Tuesday
* Milestone: First appointment done
Monday, August 17, 2009
1st Appointment
This morning was our first appointment with the doctor. Nothing too big, just a professional confirmation that I'm pregnant.
The doctor and the entire staff is so friendly. I was shocked by the computer check in process and even a photo for the staff to ID you with. Even the wait time wasn't too bad, except Michael would have prefered ESPN on the tv instead of CNN.
I was ready for the normal questions from the nurse and she joked that we must have been trying because I was so exact with my dates.
Dr. White discussed the common questions with us and said everything seemed normal. The vitamins I was on before were good, except he wanted me to take some Omega-3 that was made from veggies and not from fish.
Then came the dreaded part.... he wrote up my order for blood work in the lab. The last time I had to have my blood drawn I passed out about half way through, and was afraid that would happen again. Once the tech came in and started getting multiple vials ready I blurted out that I faint easily. He gave me a once over and without saying much he left the room for a second then told me a new room to go to. The lady in there was so sweet and had me lay down then used a tiny needle. Instead of me being the one wanting to pass out Michael said he got a little dizzy when he peaked over at the blood.
In two more weeks we go back for an ultrasound!!!
The doctor and the entire staff is so friendly. I was shocked by the computer check in process and even a photo for the staff to ID you with. Even the wait time wasn't too bad, except Michael would have prefered ESPN on the tv instead of CNN.
I was ready for the normal questions from the nurse and she joked that we must have been trying because I was so exact with my dates.
Dr. White discussed the common questions with us and said everything seemed normal. The vitamins I was on before were good, except he wanted me to take some Omega-3 that was made from veggies and not from fish.
Then came the dreaded part.... he wrote up my order for blood work in the lab. The last time I had to have my blood drawn I passed out about half way through, and was afraid that would happen again. Once the tech came in and started getting multiple vials ready I blurted out that I faint easily. He gave me a once over and without saying much he left the room for a second then told me a new room to go to. The lady in there was so sweet and had me lay down then used a tiny needle. Instead of me being the one wanting to pass out Michael said he got a little dizzy when he peaked over at the blood.
In two more weeks we go back for an ultrasound!!!
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Boppy Body Pillow
I've always slept on my stomach, which is not recommended and very uncomfortable once you're pregnant. Luckily we had a body pillow in the guest room that I was able to pull out and try to get used to sleeping on my side, but the pillow gave me more hassles than without.
Michael, the wonderful husband he is, went to Target yesterday and got me the Boppy Total Body Pillow.
I am in love with it and cannot believe how comfortable it is. It has just enough stuffing and forms perfectly. Although it may look a little strange I'm so happy to have gotten a full night's sleep with out waking up on my stomach!
Michael, the wonderful husband he is, went to Target yesterday and got me the Boppy Total Body Pillow.
I am in love with it and cannot believe how comfortable it is. It has just enough stuffing and forms perfectly. Although it may look a little strange I'm so happy to have gotten a full night's sleep with out waking up on my stomach!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
A lot to catch up on
Michael and I went to Buffalo this past weekend for my mom's 50th birthday and to tell everyone our big news. The timing was perfect because we could give a gift without anyone having questions about gift giving at a strange time.
When we got to town before heading to the house we made a stop at the new hotel for drinks. We knew we had to give them the gift before ordering the drinks...because again apparently it is very strange when I say no to drinks. As soon as we got in the hotel I started trying to get mom to open the gift, but they kept saying, "no, lets order drinks first." Finally I got her to sit down and open the gift before I had to put my drink order in.
I wish we had a camera with us because the first reaction to the frame was a face that kind of said...aw how sweet, I'm not quite sure why they said this is a great gift... then as she unwrapped the tissue paper and saw the baby related pieces it started to sink in and the big smile and happiness began.
Everyone else in the family was shocked and excited. I think my favorite comment was from Stacy who thought we were too young, and was completely shocked to hear how old Michael and I are, especially Michael.
The trip was amazingly relaxing and the only down part was they lost our luggage on the way back home.
I'm excited to finally have all my family told and a lot of our really close friends. There are still more friends to tell, but I'm still holding on to waiting a few more weeks before that.
Tomorrow I tell my regional manager. She's in town for some leasing stuff and I can't wait to give her the news. She has been so nice to me since I started with the company and is kind of like family.
One last random story - Michael has a buddy he roomed with his last year in college, then became roommates with after college and if living together wasn't enough, then went to work at the same company. He and his now wife got married a few weeks after us. We wanted to tell Brandon and Sarah the news before we left for Buffalo, but they weren't able to meet up, so we decided to wait until after telling all our family. On Saturday we were sitting on the porch of the cottage when Brandon called. We thought he forgot we were out of town and was just looking for someone to golf with. Since we had told everyone already Michael asked if he had heard the news and told him we were pregnant...Brandon's response was, "thanks for stealing my thunder, I was calling to tell you that Sarah is pregnant." So once again Michael and Brandon are doing everything together.
When we got to town before heading to the house we made a stop at the new hotel for drinks. We knew we had to give them the gift before ordering the drinks...because again apparently it is very strange when I say no to drinks. As soon as we got in the hotel I started trying to get mom to open the gift, but they kept saying, "no, lets order drinks first." Finally I got her to sit down and open the gift before I had to put my drink order in.
I wish we had a camera with us because the first reaction to the frame was a face that kind of said...aw how sweet, I'm not quite sure why they said this is a great gift... then as she unwrapped the tissue paper and saw the baby related pieces it started to sink in and the big smile and happiness began.
Everyone else in the family was shocked and excited. I think my favorite comment was from Stacy who thought we were too young, and was completely shocked to hear how old Michael and I are, especially Michael.
The trip was amazingly relaxing and the only down part was they lost our luggage on the way back home.
I'm excited to finally have all my family told and a lot of our really close friends. There are still more friends to tell, but I'm still holding on to waiting a few more weeks before that.
Tomorrow I tell my regional manager. She's in town for some leasing stuff and I can't wait to give her the news. She has been so nice to me since I started with the company and is kind of like family.
One last random story - Michael has a buddy he roomed with his last year in college, then became roommates with after college and if living together wasn't enough, then went to work at the same company. He and his now wife got married a few weeks after us. We wanted to tell Brandon and Sarah the news before we left for Buffalo, but they weren't able to meet up, so we decided to wait until after telling all our family. On Saturday we were sitting on the porch of the cottage when Brandon called. We thought he forgot we were out of town and was just looking for someone to golf with. Since we had told everyone already Michael asked if he had heard the news and told him we were pregnant...Brandon's response was, "thanks for stealing my thunder, I was calling to tell you that Sarah is pregnant." So once again Michael and Brandon are doing everything together.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
1st Appointment Set
After a week of trying to figure out if my insurance would actually cover me in Texas since it is based out of California, I finally have my first appointment set!
The lady in charge of new patients was so nice on the phone. She went over the insurance with me and even though it caused a couple issues we finally figured out it would work there. Just not something they see every day. The first appointment available was for tomorrow, but since I'm already taking a 4 day weekend starting tomorrow afternoon I didn't think asking for more time off would go over well. After declining that appt I was nervous about times for the next week since work wise I have a crazy week with corporate visits and meetings every day. Luckily the next time available was the following Monday with the doctor I had done a bit of research on.
She even told me that he was probably the best for a first-time pregnancy (I'm sure she says that about all of them), but also that he does his best to make sure to always see his patients so that you don't get passed around the practice.
Now it feels real!
I'm really hoping they do an ultrasound since I'll be just over 7 weeks by then and most everything I've read says you normally have your first appointment around 8 weeks and that's when they do it and you can hear the heartbeat then. Fingers crossed.
Also, I haven't taken a pregnancy test in about a week. Since we're going to Buffalo in a couple days to tell more people I wanted to make sure the line was still getting darker or anything to give me reassurance that everything is ok before telling more people. So I couldn't help myself when I was at the grocery store this morning, and got another pregnancy test. The test line came up immediately (no time for the hormone to work with the chemical or anything, just POP!) but the control line took a little while to form and was really light. Later I found out that just means you have so much of the hormone that your test line takes some of the color from the control line. Confusing but makes me so freaking happy :)
The lady in charge of new patients was so nice on the phone. She went over the insurance with me and even though it caused a couple issues we finally figured out it would work there. Just not something they see every day. The first appointment available was for tomorrow, but since I'm already taking a 4 day weekend starting tomorrow afternoon I didn't think asking for more time off would go over well. After declining that appt I was nervous about times for the next week since work wise I have a crazy week with corporate visits and meetings every day. Luckily the next time available was the following Monday with the doctor I had done a bit of research on.
She even told me that he was probably the best for a first-time pregnancy (I'm sure she says that about all of them), but also that he does his best to make sure to always see his patients so that you don't get passed around the practice.
Now it feels real!
I'm really hoping they do an ultrasound since I'll be just over 7 weeks by then and most everything I've read says you normally have your first appointment around 8 weeks and that's when they do it and you can hear the heartbeat then. Fingers crossed.
Also, I haven't taken a pregnancy test in about a week. Since we're going to Buffalo in a couple days to tell more people I wanted to make sure the line was still getting darker or anything to give me reassurance that everything is ok before telling more people. So I couldn't help myself when I was at the grocery store this morning, and got another pregnancy test. The test line came up immediately (no time for the hormone to work with the chemical or anything, just POP!) but the control line took a little while to form and was really light. Later I found out that just means you have so much of the hormone that your test line takes some of the color from the control line. Confusing but makes me so freaking happy :)
Monday, August 3, 2009
So Sleepy
It's 1PM and I'm ready for bed. There are still several more hours until I can even think about packing up for the day and heading home, but all my body wants to do is curl up in a ball under my desk and take a nap.
I'm not even a nap person!
For the past week I've had a sleepy feeling, but not enough to actually want to sleep, just enough to make me yawn every 10 minutes or so. This is the first time I actually feel like I could lay my head down and easily fall asleep.
Also, I know it is a bit early to be jumping into larger pants, but after I eat it is so uncomfortable to keep my pants buttoned. Luckily my shirt is long today and I can undo the top snap without anyone being any wiser. Just have to hope the fire alarm doesn't go off or something where I have to jump up quickly. This bloat is just horrible, but in an hour it will be back down to normal size.
Now back to work even though I just want a blanket and pillow right now.
I'm not even a nap person!
For the past week I've had a sleepy feeling, but not enough to actually want to sleep, just enough to make me yawn every 10 minutes or so. This is the first time I actually feel like I could lay my head down and easily fall asleep.
Also, I know it is a bit early to be jumping into larger pants, but after I eat it is so uncomfortable to keep my pants buttoned. Luckily my shirt is long today and I can undo the top snap without anyone being any wiser. Just have to hope the fire alarm doesn't go off or something where I have to jump up quickly. This bloat is just horrible, but in an hour it will be back down to normal size.
Now back to work even though I just want a blanket and pillow right now.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Relaxing Sunday
It has been a whirlwind of a weekend!
Friday we made the announcement to dad, Cheryl, and Michael's parents. They guessed the news before we even had a chance to tell them because we called them all together and I was only drinking water as we waited for a table. I tried throwing them off by ordering a beer, but it became obvious I wasn't really drinking it.
When we finally got our table we gave everyone shirts with the same picture of the four of them from the shirts at the wedding with "First we were friends" on the front and on the back it said "Now we're grandparents!" with a picture of a baby.
Everyone was excited by the news, so even though they knew before we told them, it was still nice to get it out there.
The best part was seeing everyone's reaction, so I'm even more excited that I get to tell mom and Charlie in person too.
In other news I'm losing a lot of my fears also. Maybe Michael telling me to think positive has finally gotten to me. We're safely to the second month!!
Friday we made the announcement to dad, Cheryl, and Michael's parents. They guessed the news before we even had a chance to tell them because we called them all together and I was only drinking water as we waited for a table. I tried throwing them off by ordering a beer, but it became obvious I wasn't really drinking it.
When we finally got our table we gave everyone shirts with the same picture of the four of them from the shirts at the wedding with "First we were friends" on the front and on the back it said "Now we're grandparents!" with a picture of a baby.
Everyone was excited by the news, so even though they knew before we told them, it was still nice to get it out there.
The best part was seeing everyone's reaction, so I'm even more excited that I get to tell mom and Charlie in person too.
In other news I'm losing a lot of my fears also. Maybe Michael telling me to think positive has finally gotten to me. We're safely to the second month!!