I know I haven't written on here in a while, but with my second trimester came peace and happiness and a very big appetite. Here are a few quick updates in list form, because it's my preferred method.
-It's a boy!!!
-We're naming him Micah (not certain of the middle name yet)
-I have felt him kick, squirm, and hiccup (he does this at least once every other day.. as for the kicking, he does that whenever he feels like it!)- you can even see it from the outside most of the time if you're watching my tummy!
- I haven't had any real super cravings. I just have a large appetite (but I don't eat all the time or anything, especially because my stomach is shrinking and it's easier to fill up).
-This has been a very healthy and blessed pregnancy- I haven't had any real problems.
- I'm working through Christmas, and after that I will cut my hours significantly until after I have the baby.
- Work is going really well- it's my favorite job I've ever had, and I feel like they really do care about me there. It's getting really busy because of Christmas, but it hasn't been too hard.
- I couldn't be more excited!!
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
First day of 2nd Trimester!
I am offically 1/3 of the way through the pregnancy! I've been feeling somewhat better lately. I definitely don't feel nauseous as much anymore, though I'll still get tired a bit more easily. I went to see my doctor last friday (when mom and Julia came down for a few days and cooked/cleaned/made my weekend awesome) and got to hear my baby's heartbeat for the second time! She was having trouble getting the baby to be still enough to listen to it- it kept swimming away! I'll take that as a good sign of a healthy baby! For most of my first trimester, I was hoping it was a girl... but now I really don't care. I know I'm already in love with this baby- I don't care what gender it is or how it looks! Which is not to say I'm not excited about finding out, which we'll get to do September 24th (assuming the baby cooperates!). I already find myself singing to it when I'm in the car. Sometimes I imagine future life with my baby- holding it, reassuring it, teaching it (and learning from it!), hugging it, throwing birthday parties, going to games or recitals, everything! I'm ready for the day when I can stop calling the baby "it." We have all sorts of names picked out for a boy or girl! Enough blogging for now- time to go feed this baby!
Sunday, August 1, 2010
almost 3 months!!
The morning sickness seems to finally be over! Except for a few smells that make me kinda nauseous, I seem to be fairly back to normal (at least appetite wise). I'm more excited now than I've ever been about this baby, even though it still seems so surreal. I'm looking forward to my second trimester (only about a week away!) and what it will bring, including actually looking pregnant, feeling the baby move, and hopefully getting to know the gender of the baby!
I'm more emotional than ever, but it's not bad... I just cry at some things I don't normally cry over.
I started taking gummy prenatal vitamins! Now I can actually look forward to this daily chore. Speaking of chores, I'm still working at Kohls. It's a pretty good place to work, and they treat me pretty well there. Pay isn't anything special, but it's good for a little extra dough for things like groceries and eating at Olive Garden occasionally. I will work there at Kohls as long as I'm able to while being pregnant (hoping for no bed rest...).
Cravings? Yeah, I've had a few. No powerful ones, but I've been wanting cheeseburgers, turkey & dressing, and tex mex food the most. As for aversions... oddly enough, I cannot stand the thought of pickles, lime flavored chips, or frozen enchiladas.
That's all for tonight, I guess. I'm scheduled for a ton of early work shifts in the next few weeks! Good thing morning sickness seems to have left the building!
I'm more emotional than ever, but it's not bad... I just cry at some things I don't normally cry over.
I started taking gummy prenatal vitamins! Now I can actually look forward to this daily chore. Speaking of chores, I'm still working at Kohls. It's a pretty good place to work, and they treat me pretty well there. Pay isn't anything special, but it's good for a little extra dough for things like groceries and eating at Olive Garden occasionally. I will work there at Kohls as long as I'm able to while being pregnant (hoping for no bed rest...).
Cravings? Yeah, I've had a few. No powerful ones, but I've been wanting cheeseburgers, turkey & dressing, and tex mex food the most. As for aversions... oddly enough, I cannot stand the thought of pickles, lime flavored chips, or frozen enchiladas.
That's all for tonight, I guess. I'm scheduled for a ton of early work shifts in the next few weeks! Good thing morning sickness seems to have left the building!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
week 10 (almost 11)
There will always be an endless to-do list in my head, no matter how much gets done. Laundry is never over. There will always be another work shift to look forward to. I'm feeling a little stressed lately- due in part to the fact I'm still getting used to living away from home, being newly married, and being pregnant all at once. Not that any of those are bad things- being married and pregnant have always been dreams of mine. Of course, I miss my family. Especially my brother. Especially when we would try to make each other laugh- and succeed-all the time. He's always had this way of saying the right thing at the perfect time to make me almost choke on whatever I had to eat...or drink. We've always been so close-but now I haven't talked to him... or seen him... in almost 2 months. They just moved back to Florida, which makes the first time they've all moved without me (except mom and dad, of course). I feel so horrible that I haven't kept in very good contact with a lot of people since getting married/pregnant.
I've had a lot of cases of hiccups lately. You still can't really tell I'm pregnant (unless you happen to be my loving and caring husband who listens to me vomit on a daily basis). I'm almost certain I've lost weight- due to my lack of appetite, my new habit of puking up the first thing I eat every morning, and the fact that my clothes still fit fine. I haven't really craved anything. Unless you count the sort of cravings I've always had- pizza for a whole week... salad with italian dressing... mexican food(totally normal for me!!). According to all the books and web sites, the biggest thing that has happened recently is that the baby (or alien looking gummy bear frog) is swimming, drinking, and will shortly officially be in its biggest growing stage- A FETUS. Which means the most critical period of any given pregnancy will be over, it'll start resembling a human, and I'll be able to feel it move! I've also heard the second trimester is a time when most pregnant moms stop feeling so sick and tired all the time. Of course, everyone says they went through different things: "I was hugging the toilet bowl for 8 months!"; " I never got sick."; " Oh, if you're nauseous all the time, that means its a girl." o_O (in case you can' tell, this is my "HUH??" face). I've been hoping and praying and wishing I'll be able to wake up in the morning and go about my life without having to make sure I'm in close proximity of a trash can or toilet for the first 3 hours I'm awake. What's weird is that it has to do with being hungry- REALLY hungry! The hungrier I get, the sicker I feel. So when I eat my first whatever it is... yeah. It doesn't work so well. Fortunately, I make up for it by grazing on good stuff the rest of the day. I just stocked up on organic fruit, popsicles, soup, and other snack foods... so hopefully that'll help.
This blog has been more of a ranting session than an informative thing... hopefully it will still be read.
I've had a lot of cases of hiccups lately. You still can't really tell I'm pregnant (unless you happen to be my loving and caring husband who listens to me vomit on a daily basis). I'm almost certain I've lost weight- due to my lack of appetite, my new habit of puking up the first thing I eat every morning, and the fact that my clothes still fit fine. I haven't really craved anything. Unless you count the sort of cravings I've always had- pizza for a whole week... salad with italian dressing... mexican food(totally normal for me!!). According to all the books and web sites, the biggest thing that has happened recently is that the baby (or alien looking gummy bear frog) is swimming, drinking, and will shortly officially be in its biggest growing stage- A FETUS. Which means the most critical period of any given pregnancy will be over, it'll start resembling a human, and I'll be able to feel it move! I've also heard the second trimester is a time when most pregnant moms stop feeling so sick and tired all the time. Of course, everyone says they went through different things: "I was hugging the toilet bowl for 8 months!"; " I never got sick."; " Oh, if you're nauseous all the time, that means its a girl." o_O (in case you can' tell, this is my "HUH??" face). I've been hoping and praying and wishing I'll be able to wake up in the morning and go about my life without having to make sure I'm in close proximity of a trash can or toilet for the first 3 hours I'm awake. What's weird is that it has to do with being hungry- REALLY hungry! The hungrier I get, the sicker I feel. So when I eat my first whatever it is... yeah. It doesn't work so well. Fortunately, I make up for it by grazing on good stuff the rest of the day. I just stocked up on organic fruit, popsicles, soup, and other snack foods... so hopefully that'll help.
This blog has been more of a ranting session than an informative thing... hopefully it will still be read.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Week 8
Yeah, I know. Creative title. Maybe pregnancy has thus far not only zapped my appetite until the evening, but my creativity too. Yes, morning sickness has become my main problem for the past month, but I'm learning to deal with it effectively.This usually means avoiding any smell I might find offending (or taste) and attempting to keep something in my stomach at all times. This has been working pretty well.
I went to my first prenatal appointment yesterday, where they did a whole bunch of tests and sent me home with an ultrasound scheduled for next Wednesday at 1, and a goodie bag with prenatal vitamin samples, coupons, magazines, toothpaste (??), and the book "What to Expect When You're Expecting." Nice.
Here are some answers to the most common questions people have been asking.
Q: When is your exact due date?
A: I don't know. I'll know more along the lines of when it'll happen after the ultrasound next week, where I'll also get to learn about all my lab results. Right now it seems we're looking at somewhere between the 5th and 12th of next February.
Q: Been having morning sickness?
A: Somewhat. I feel queasy a lot, but like I said up there, I get a pretty good handle on it most of the time.
Q: Do you get to find out the gender after the ultrasound?
A: No... right now, the baby is still an embryo, roughly the size of a peanut. I believe I would be able to find out mid second trimester (August-November-ish).
Q: Are you going to find out if it's a girl or a boy?
A: Yes.
I went to my first prenatal appointment yesterday, where they did a whole bunch of tests and sent me home with an ultrasound scheduled for next Wednesday at 1, and a goodie bag with prenatal vitamin samples, coupons, magazines, toothpaste (??), and the book "What to Expect When You're Expecting." Nice.
Here are some answers to the most common questions people have been asking.
Q: When is your exact due date?
A: I don't know. I'll know more along the lines of when it'll happen after the ultrasound next week, where I'll also get to learn about all my lab results. Right now it seems we're looking at somewhere between the 5th and 12th of next February.
Q: Been having morning sickness?
A: Somewhat. I feel queasy a lot, but like I said up there, I get a pretty good handle on it most of the time.
Q: Do you get to find out the gender after the ultrasound?
A: No... right now, the baby is still an embryo, roughly the size of a peanut. I believe I would be able to find out mid second trimester (August-November-ish).
Q: Are you going to find out if it's a girl or a boy?
A: Yes.
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