Today brings the end of 2011. It's been an incredibly emotional year, both good and bad. We spent almost the entire year trying to get pregnant...and of course we finally succeeded. We had weddings, engagements, funerals. All I can say is I'm so excited for 2012, June can not come soon enough!
I'm beginning to feel more and more pregnant as the days go on. Today I'm having a hard time with tingling in my hand, and it's starting to hurt. I've been looking up "pregnancy carpal tunnel" it says it's more common in the second half of your pregnancy but can come early on. My back and hips are killing me today. I'm starting to get the "round ligament pains" mainly in my groin area. The other night I was pushing on my belly below my belly button and was surprised to feel how hard it is!
Our next appointment is the 12th, and it can't come soon enough! I'm getting very impatient waiting for our ultrasound. I'm thinking I'm going to try scheduling it for February 6th, Troy and I both took that day off because of the Super Bowl on the 5th. It seems like forever, but hopefully it'll go by fast.
Happy New Year! Please...someone drink one for me! Haha
My life right now can't be placed into words...it is chaotic, stressful, emotional, sometimes wonderful...but this is my attempt at describing it.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
Pictures
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| "Mom and dad say I'm Santa's favorite" and "My first Christmas" |
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| Cutest little socks I've EVER seen! "My first Christmas" and "Santa's little helper" |
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| Cute burp cloths for the baby to barf on! |
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| "Everyone's thankful for me" (You're damned right we are!) "Daddy's little pumpkin" (This is Troy's favorite, LOL) The baby's pretty much ready for every holiday now except for 4th of July! |
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| I decided the few unisex items I want to do are going to be either ducks or monkey's. Everything else will be for a boy or girl. |
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| The beautiful sun catcher from Aunt Lisa. I think I posted about this earlier, but never posted pictures. |
Last Christmas without kids
The last couple of Christmas' were incredibly depressing. I wanted nothing more than to watch our child open their presents, to see the awe in their eyes when they saw what Santa had left for them. There's nothing more amazing then seeing the pure, innocent joy of a kid at Christmas. Also, since I never got to experience the wonder of Christmas as a child, I wanted it even more for my own child. FINALLY this year I was able to completely enjoy Christmas. My nephews were purely comical when they opened their presents.
Not only was this Christmas great, but now I have next Christmas to look forward to. The baby will be 6 months by then...just old enough to be able to enjoy it. (But not old enough to tell mommy and daddy they hate their presents! LOL) We spent Christmas eve with Troy's family and then Christmas day was all for me and Troy. We made a huge breakfast and then took a nap. Then lounged on the couch watching Christmas specials and then the Packers game.
On Thursday we get a new couch...thank God! I went to Target today and scored some great deals on clearance baby stuff. I'll have to post pictures later, it's all so cute!!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
New Furniture
We've been looking for a new couch for awhile. We had planned on using our tax return but I decided I want to tile our bathroom with that money. Homemakers told us about this bank that doesn't go off your credit score to get various items for your home, they go off your income. So we went there today and got approved. I had wanted to get a crib with the loan but we were only able to get the couch today. If all else fails, we'll have the loan paid off by the time we really need a crib so we could apply for another one. The lady at Homemakers told us they had delivery for Saturday open but then when they called after the bank had paid them the delivery was set for Thursday the 29th. A little disappointing, but it's better than NOT having a new couch! I decided it's sad that I'm so excited about a couch. It's technically a love seat, it's a double recliner and has a center console with storage and cup holders. I can hardly wait! (Mainly because then I don't have to try getting my pregnant ass up off this couch...I feel like I'm sitting on the floor.)
Nothing much baby related. I am starting to get a little irritated with people telling me about things that could go wrong...or not according to plan with my pregnancy. It's like they're trying to strike the fear of God into me about certain things. Honestly after all the poking and prodding I've been through just TRYING to get pregnant the only thing that scares me is labor (and when I say scare, I literally mean it scares me to the point of tears.) Now that we're getting closer to being able to find out the sex of the baby everybody has to chime in and say that either their baby wouldn't cooperate or a friend of a friends neighbors second cousin was unable to find out the sex. Maybe this is my pregnancy hormones talking, but quite frankly I don't care! I am fully aware of the mishaps that can happen during pregnancy and will handle them as they come. Until then I really just want to (and deserve to be) excited about FINALLY being pregnant.
Rant over...and if I don't get on before, Merry Christmas to everyone!!
Nothing much baby related. I am starting to get a little irritated with people telling me about things that could go wrong...or not according to plan with my pregnancy. It's like they're trying to strike the fear of God into me about certain things. Honestly after all the poking and prodding I've been through just TRYING to get pregnant the only thing that scares me is labor (and when I say scare, I literally mean it scares me to the point of tears.) Now that we're getting closer to being able to find out the sex of the baby everybody has to chime in and say that either their baby wouldn't cooperate or a friend of a friends neighbors second cousin was unable to find out the sex. Maybe this is my pregnancy hormones talking, but quite frankly I don't care! I am fully aware of the mishaps that can happen during pregnancy and will handle them as they come. Until then I really just want to (and deserve to be) excited about FINALLY being pregnant.
Rant over...and if I don't get on before, Merry Christmas to everyone!!
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Week 13
Had another appointment today. Nothing really happened. The nurse checked the heartbeat with the doppler and was able to find it this time...hooray! (And she didn't push as hard as she did last time) It was at 166 so still really high, but starting to go down. Everybody's convinced we're having a girl (including me). They think it's because of the heart beat, I think it's because of the crazy dreams I've been having. We're either having a girl, or a gender confused boy. Every dream I have where we have the baby, it's a girl. And then the other night I had a dream that the doctor gave me this in home test thing that had like the nerf dart styrofoam things and you stuck to your belly. The first one I did I stuck to the middle of my belly and it came back a boy, but then I was reading the directions and it said it had to be placed over the ovary that released the egg (weird since most people don't know this...fortunately I do, LOL). So I did that and it came back a girl that time.
I'm also hoping for a girl because Troy and I are about to start the next Civil War over boys names. He told me the other day he likes the name "Raine" for a boy....................(I'll just let that soak in for a minute).......................All I could think was "Really, I'm having a baby with this man?!" I think he's confused because we both like the name "Rayna" for a girl, but we already have a different girls name picked out. My top name for a boy is Parker. I'm still a little on the fence about it, I have a few other names that I also like.
Our next appointment is at week 17, I believe that puts us at January 12...Not 100% sure on the date. Then shortly after that we'll get to find out the sex. At our next appointment we'll be seeing a different doctor, mainly because the one I'm seeing now will be on maternity leave but also because she can do everything but deliver the baby so I was already prepared to see other doctors. Hopefully we like the new one, if not there's another one at the office a friend saw and said she really liked so we might try him also.
I'm also hoping for a girl because Troy and I are about to start the next Civil War over boys names. He told me the other day he likes the name "Raine" for a boy....................(I'll just let that soak in for a minute).......................All I could think was "Really, I'm having a baby with this man?!" I think he's confused because we both like the name "Rayna" for a girl, but we already have a different girls name picked out. My top name for a boy is Parker. I'm still a little on the fence about it, I have a few other names that I also like.
Our next appointment is at week 17, I believe that puts us at January 12...Not 100% sure on the date. Then shortly after that we'll get to find out the sex. At our next appointment we'll be seeing a different doctor, mainly because the one I'm seeing now will be on maternity leave but also because she can do everything but deliver the baby so I was already prepared to see other doctors. Hopefully we like the new one, if not there's another one at the office a friend saw and said she really liked so we might try him also.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Finally feeling human again
(or at least as human as possible when you're pregnant!)
Wednesday I finally started feeling better. That night we went to Legends with a couple friends. I decided to get a steak and steer clear of any greasy cheeseburgers. We ate at about 8:30 and I was perfectly fine, at about 2 AM I woke up feeling bloated. Like I had just eaten a feast 10 minutes ago! I got up and took some Tums and then went to the bathroom. At about 3 AM, the diarrhea came back. I then sat on the bathroom floor crying, praying to throw up. I was miserable! I've never had the nerve to make myself throw up, except when I was going through my eating disorders the only thing I could do was eat a teaspoon of salt to make myself throw up. I've never been able to shove my fingers down my throat. So I sat in the bathroom for about an hour just crying. Of course that upset my stomach even more. I went to work on Thursday, miserable as ever. I decided to make an appointment with the doctor since I'd been sick all week. I took a half day on Thursday and went to the doctor. The nurse was not able to find the heartbeat with the handheld thing. She told me not to freak out, but of course I did. Fortunately, the doctor came in and found it right away. It was in the 160's so I freaked out again but the doctor told me right about now is when the heartbeat should start going down a bit. Basically, she told me not to worry about the baby unless I'm cramping or bleeding. The baby is going to get what it needs from me, so it's going to be me who suffers. She told me to drink gatorade and water and eat anything I could. (Popsicles, applesauce, etc)
We bumped up our appointment on the 21st to the 15th (this Thursday.) I'm not sure if we'll have an ultrasound, hopefully we do though I'm not sure I want to wait until wek
Wednesday I finally started feeling better. That night we went to Legends with a couple friends. I decided to get a steak and steer clear of any greasy cheeseburgers. We ate at about 8:30 and I was perfectly fine, at about 2 AM I woke up feeling bloated. Like I had just eaten a feast 10 minutes ago! I got up and took some Tums and then went to the bathroom. At about 3 AM, the diarrhea came back. I then sat on the bathroom floor crying, praying to throw up. I was miserable! I've never had the nerve to make myself throw up, except when I was going through my eating disorders the only thing I could do was eat a teaspoon of salt to make myself throw up. I've never been able to shove my fingers down my throat. So I sat in the bathroom for about an hour just crying. Of course that upset my stomach even more. I went to work on Thursday, miserable as ever. I decided to make an appointment with the doctor since I'd been sick all week. I took a half day on Thursday and went to the doctor. The nurse was not able to find the heartbeat with the handheld thing. She told me not to freak out, but of course I did. Fortunately, the doctor came in and found it right away. It was in the 160's so I freaked out again but the doctor told me right about now is when the heartbeat should start going down a bit. Basically, she told me not to worry about the baby unless I'm cramping or bleeding. The baby is going to get what it needs from me, so it's going to be me who suffers. She told me to drink gatorade and water and eat anything I could. (Popsicles, applesauce, etc)
We bumped up our appointment on the 21st to the 15th (this Thursday.) I'm not sure if we'll have an ultrasound, hopefully we do though I'm not sure I want to wait until wek
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Sicker than sick
It's been a rough start to the week. A coworker was nice enough to share his stomach flu with me (I'm only slightly pissed about it), lucky for him I didn't get it as bad as he did. Sunday night/Monday morning I wake up with insane amounts of diarrhea. I was convinced I was dieing. Then I start worrying about the baby, so of course I had to get online. (It was either that or call Troy in a panic and have him rush me to the E.R) So I started researching and it said the flu can be very harmful to pregnant women (I got slightly more pissed at this point) mainly because your immune system is very low when pregnant so it can be even harder to fight off the bugs. I read on and found out it can only be harmful to the baby if you get dehydrated, so I was a bit relieved. I called in yesterday and ate nothing but a 1/2 loaf of bread all day! I decided to go into work today and after about two hours decided it was a big mistake. I did manage to get everything done and left after 6 hours, and now I'm going to rest all day.
On to baby related news...tomorrow I will be 12 weeks. Hooray! I was reading my weekly baby update that I get via email and decided to peek into next week and found out next week the baby will start peeing! I had a talk with the baby and told it not to pee (or poop) in mommy! Haha Pregnancy related, I'm feeling great. Now if I could just kick this bug I've got.
On to baby related news...tomorrow I will be 12 weeks. Hooray! I was reading my weekly baby update that I get via email and decided to peek into next week and found out next week the baby will start peeing! I had a talk with the baby and told it not to pee (or poop) in mommy! Haha Pregnancy related, I'm feeling great. Now if I could just kick this bug I've got.