Finally got my next ultrasound appointment! It's set for June 11th at 1:45pm at the hospital...after them not calling me for over a week (after my midwife had indicated they should have after calling me and asking if they had) she was at the hospital (she's a midwife with RN experience and still teaches there) and so she went right into the ultrasound department and booked my appointment herself! My only concern is Steven...supposedly he gets back from his trip the night before but his boss has been quite a jerk when it comes to Steven taking any time off whatsoever, even if it's for pregnancy related appointments, so with Steven having just taken a few days off he may not be able to get the half day off to come to the ultrasound with me and Phoenix. I'll be 15 weeks and 1 day at the appointment - though of course that could easily change during the ultrasound! :D
My doppler arrived at 13 weeks 4 days - I immediately dropped everything I was doing and tried it out! I found Bun's heartbeat with little trouble but Bun was on the move quite a bit so kept having to re-find the heartbeat! I also proved my theory that my midwife was using her doppler too low down (she was trying just above my lady parts) - I found Bun the first time just a little below my belly button on the right side and the second time right smack in the middle of my uterus about an inch or so below my belly button! :D Bun's heartbeat was sitting pretty at 156 BPM! Best sound ever, nearly brought tears to my eyes!
I've started packing up our non-essentials. My goal is to pack at least a box or two a week until only the essentials are left and then in mid-July I'll start packing those up too so that by the time we're doing the offical move part I only have to put our clothes in suitcases and pack a small box of dishes etc. :D
I went to a baby swap meet with an expectant friend on Saturday and managed to get a fair amount of cute boy clothing (since we're "team green" and gender neutral clothing is now almost non-existent I want to have a bit of both type of clothing on hand before birth). Then we went out for lunch and checked out the newly opened Target store! :D
This morning I made our Facebook announcement with a picture of Phoenix holding a small white board that had "Only Child Expires December 2013" written on it. I wish I could post the picture here too - she looks beyond thrilled to be becoming a big sister. :D
Weekly Update:
How far along? - 14 Weeks
Total weight gain? - 2lbs...yet another lb down from last week's weigh-in.
Sleep? - Actually been sleeping a little better this week - only been waking up twice a night at the most instead of 3 times but the last few nights only once. :D
Food cravings? - Fresh Fruit! Especially Nectarines! I even ate honeydew melon and cantaloupe which I don't normally care for.
Anything making you queasy or sick? - Nope!
Symptoms? - Lots of trips to the bathroom, gas, constipation, back/hip pain.
Gender prediction? - Girl
Happy or Moody most of the time? - Happy though I've definitely had a couple of moody/emotional days this week!
Best moment this week? - My doppler arriving and getting to listen to baby's heartbeat! :D
Looking forward to? - My ultrasound next week!
Miss Anything? - Not really.
Nervous about? - Steven not being able to get the extra time off to come to the ultrasound appointment.
Maternity clothes? - 50/50
Movement? - Not yet
Stretch marks? - Some of the stretch marks low down from my first pregnancy are starting to itch - my least favortite part of stretch marks!
Wedding rings on or off? - On!
Belly Button in or out? - In!
Labor Signs? - No way! lol
Monday, June 3, 2013
How Big IS Baby - 14 Weeks
At 14 weeks Bun is one of the following:
A) 3.5" or the length of a flip phone;
B) 3.5";
C) Between 3.25" & 4";
D) 3.4" lemon; OR
E) Size of my clenched fist
The winner of this week's weekly size contest is:
Clearly the inches are the winner again (we'll say 3.5") but I'm liking lemon for visual purposes. :D
A) 3.5" or the length of a flip phone;
B) 3.5";
C) Between 3.25" & 4";
D) 3.4" lemon; OR
E) Size of my clenched fist
The winner of this week's weekly size contest is:
Clearly the inches are the winner again (we'll say 3.5") but I'm liking lemon for visual purposes. :D
Thursday, May 30, 2013
How Big IS Baby - 13 Weeks
At 13 weeks Bun is one of the following:
A) 3" or size of a Nutter Butter;
B) 3" or size of a pea pod;
C) 3" or size of a sweet, ripe peach;
D) 2.9" peach; OR
E) 3" peach.
The winner of this week's weekly size contest is:
Well...
3" seems to take the prize for 4 out of 5...
But for visual purposes I'm going to say...
Peach as it was a close second with 3 out of 5!
A) 3" or size of a Nutter Butter;
B) 3" or size of a pea pod;
C) 3" or size of a sweet, ripe peach;
D) 2.9" peach; OR
E) 3" peach.
The winner of this week's weekly size contest is:
Well...
3" seems to take the prize for 4 out of 5...
But for visual purposes I'm going to say...
Peach as it was a close second with 3 out of 5!
13 Weeks!
Not too much to report since the last post really since I did it so late. lol
Still waiting to hear about the ultrasound appointment, I'm thinking I should have by now since my midwife called last Thursday to ask if I'd heard from them yet and I was like "No...". lol So I keep calling her every Tuesday and Thursday (her clinic days) to let her know I still haven't heard from them. I don't mind though as the longer they take to call and book me the less likely it is that they will have an opening during Steven's business trip - which is when I don't want it as I want him here!
Started packing in earnest this weekend and last night I packed another two boxes...going to need Steven to start bringing home boxes though. I only have one more fully empty big box, a few boxes that he brought home of random sizes (nothing super big though) and a couple of boxes that I can "top up" with a few things before sealing shut. I know, we're not even moving until early-mid August but I need to sort and pare down as I go so starting now is just logical and there's plenty I can pack now that we can live without until mid-September (when we'll start to move into our Smithers place) which will make the packing of the rest of the house that much quicker in the latter half of July!
Planning on doing our Facebook announcement this coming Monday as I'll officially be 14 weeks. Part of me would prefer to wait until after this u/s just in case but since I don't even have a date for the u/s yet I don't want to commit to that idea - however if we do decide to postpone the Facebook announcement until after the u/s I'm only giving it until 16 weeks and then we do the announcement regardless. :)
Really wish this stupid blogger would let me post pictures...I used to be able to but ever since I revamped my blog to be a pregnancy journal (essentially) it hasn't let me and it's so frustrating! Ah well.
Weekly Update:
How far along? - 13 weeks 3 days
Total weight gain? - 3lbs (down a lb from previous update)
Sleep? - Waking up at about 12:30am, 2:30/3am, & 5:30am to pee most nights...every once in awhile I only wake up at 2:30/3am and it's pure bliss! lol
Food cravings? - Baked goodies of several varieties...haven't given into this yet because I still lack the energy to do the baking! lol I keep using up my energy packing.
Anything making you queasy or sick? - I'm happy to say no to this again! :D
Symptoms? - Back and hip pain...an old issue for me but pregnancy seems to be making it flare up much sooner than I was expecting! Still very tired and peeing lots too.
Gender prediction? - Not 100% feeling this yet but leaning toward girl again...feeling like I might be a bit biased by all the 'just for fun' gender predicting games though. lol
Happy or Moody most of the time? - Happy
Best moment this week? - Finding out that a Target Canada store is now open near me...can't wait to check it out this weekend! lol
Looking forward to? - A friend who is due in October is having a gender reveal party this Friday for which I am making the cupcakes - super excited! Also, my next ultrasound...still waiting for a date but somewhere between 14 and 16 weeks is my midwife's aim (really hoping for closer to 16 weeks as Steven has to go out of town for 5 days as of June 6th and I don't want him to miss our second peek at Bun - especially since it will be Phoenix's first peek!)!
Miss Anything? - A lack of back/hip pain.
Nervous about? - My u/s appointment date...Steven has to go out of town for 5 days as of June 6th and I don't want him to miss our second peek at Bun - especially since it will be Phoenix's first peek!
Maternity clothes? - Yep but not completely...they're just starting to be more comfortable than regular clothes. I have 3 dresses that work for maternity wear but so far the weather hasn't really cooperated for them. I bought a pair of maternity capris and a lot of my shirts have an empire waist style already so they've got room...already boxed up a ton of stuff that no longer fits though! lol
Movement? - Maybe...still too early to tell for sure though.
Stretch marks? - Still only the ones from my PG with Phoenix but the lowest down ones are already starting to get red and itchy again...hate the itchy part!
Wedding rings on or off? - On!
Belly Button in or out? - In!
Labor Signs? - No way! lol
Still waiting to hear about the ultrasound appointment, I'm thinking I should have by now since my midwife called last Thursday to ask if I'd heard from them yet and I was like "No...". lol So I keep calling her every Tuesday and Thursday (her clinic days) to let her know I still haven't heard from them. I don't mind though as the longer they take to call and book me the less likely it is that they will have an opening during Steven's business trip - which is when I don't want it as I want him here!
Started packing in earnest this weekend and last night I packed another two boxes...going to need Steven to start bringing home boxes though. I only have one more fully empty big box, a few boxes that he brought home of random sizes (nothing super big though) and a couple of boxes that I can "top up" with a few things before sealing shut. I know, we're not even moving until early-mid August but I need to sort and pare down as I go so starting now is just logical and there's plenty I can pack now that we can live without until mid-September (when we'll start to move into our Smithers place) which will make the packing of the rest of the house that much quicker in the latter half of July!
Planning on doing our Facebook announcement this coming Monday as I'll officially be 14 weeks. Part of me would prefer to wait until after this u/s just in case but since I don't even have a date for the u/s yet I don't want to commit to that idea - however if we do decide to postpone the Facebook announcement until after the u/s I'm only giving it until 16 weeks and then we do the announcement regardless. :)
Really wish this stupid blogger would let me post pictures...I used to be able to but ever since I revamped my blog to be a pregnancy journal (essentially) it hasn't let me and it's so frustrating! Ah well.
Weekly Update:
How far along? - 13 weeks 3 days
Total weight gain? - 3lbs (down a lb from previous update)
Sleep? - Waking up at about 12:30am, 2:30/3am, & 5:30am to pee most nights...every once in awhile I only wake up at 2:30/3am and it's pure bliss! lol
Food cravings? - Baked goodies of several varieties...haven't given into this yet because I still lack the energy to do the baking! lol I keep using up my energy packing.
Anything making you queasy or sick? - I'm happy to say no to this again! :D
Symptoms? - Back and hip pain...an old issue for me but pregnancy seems to be making it flare up much sooner than I was expecting! Still very tired and peeing lots too.
Gender prediction? - Not 100% feeling this yet but leaning toward girl again...feeling like I might be a bit biased by all the 'just for fun' gender predicting games though. lol
Happy or Moody most of the time? - Happy
Best moment this week? - Finding out that a Target Canada store is now open near me...can't wait to check it out this weekend! lol
Looking forward to? - A friend who is due in October is having a gender reveal party this Friday for which I am making the cupcakes - super excited! Also, my next ultrasound...still waiting for a date but somewhere between 14 and 16 weeks is my midwife's aim (really hoping for closer to 16 weeks as Steven has to go out of town for 5 days as of June 6th and I don't want him to miss our second peek at Bun - especially since it will be Phoenix's first peek!)!
Miss Anything? - A lack of back/hip pain.
Nervous about? - My u/s appointment date...Steven has to go out of town for 5 days as of June 6th and I don't want him to miss our second peek at Bun - especially since it will be Phoenix's first peek!
Maternity clothes? - Yep but not completely...they're just starting to be more comfortable than regular clothes. I have 3 dresses that work for maternity wear but so far the weather hasn't really cooperated for them. I bought a pair of maternity capris and a lot of my shirts have an empire waist style already so they've got room...already boxed up a ton of stuff that no longer fits though! lol
Movement? - Maybe...still too early to tell for sure though.
Stretch marks? - Still only the ones from my PG with Phoenix but the lowest down ones are already starting to get red and itchy again...hate the itchy part!
Wedding rings on or off? - On!
Belly Button in or out? - In!
Labor Signs? - No way! lol
Sunday, May 26, 2013
How Big IS Baby - 12 Weeks
At 12 weeks Bun is one of the following:
A) The length of my pinky finger or a Vienna sausage;
B) 2 inches;
C) 2.5 inches;
D) A 2.1 inch plum;
E) A large plum.
The winner of this week's weekly size contest is:
A plum - it's a more interesting visual than 2 inches. ;)
A) The length of my pinky finger or a Vienna sausage;
B) 2 inches;
C) 2.5 inches;
D) A 2.1 inch plum;
E) A large plum.
The winner of this week's weekly size contest is:
A plum - it's a more interesting visual than 2 inches. ;)
12 Weeks!
This post is almost a week late as I'm 13 weeks tomorrow but better late than never I guess! lol I guess I'll just wait until a little later this week to do my 13 weeks post.
So, earlier this week I had my first official midwife appointment. It went quite well, lasted an hour! Mostly she just gathered medical history info but she also checked my blood pressure and did a thorough listen of my chest and back. She ran out of time so didn't do the pelvic exam...the purpose of this is generally to check to make sure my pelvis is large enough for a vaginal birth (for the most part) so the point of it seems kind of ridiculous to me since I've already given birth vaginally so clearly it's not an issue. lol
The midwife also tried to find baby's heartbeat with the doppler but was unsuccessful. At first I figured this was mostly due to my extra padding but I also couldn't help feeling she wasn't going up high enough with the wand. The more I've thought about it and felt my uterus the more I'm sure this was the real issue because everything I've read says the uterus at 12 weeks "the top of the womb can be felt just above your pubic bone now" but that's where I can feel the bottom of my uterus and the top is a little up from that. I'm already showing and can feel my entire uterus when laying on my back. In any case, I'm not worried that she couldn't find it and she'd already planned on getting me another ultrasound between 14 and 16 weeks so I'll hear Bun's heartbeat then. In the meantime, I've ordered a doppler...so I'll get to test my theory out when it gets here.
One little thing bothered me at the midwife appointment - she used the pregnancy wheel and used the info that my fertility clinic sent her but I noticed that the sheet said at my ultrasound with them that Bun measured 7 weeks 2 days but I clearly remember my RE saying Bun was 7 weeks 4 days and Steven remembers watching him write that down. I immediately told her that my RE said 7 weeks 4 days during the ultrasound but she just said "well, this is what they wrote" and I was pretty pissed because I think that I would know, considering it's my body, my pregnancy and I'm paying the most attention - especially so because we've spent the last 3.5 years trying to conceive this baby, not to mention that I clearly remember my RE saying 7 weeks 4 days because by my own calculations (based off my charting) I was 7 weeks 3 days so I remember thinking "Bun's a day ahead, good!". So I was mad at the fertility clinic for making a clerical error but also very displeased with her because she felt the piece of paper told the truth more accurately than me (for the reasons I just mentioned). I'm going to chalk it up to her nurse syndrome since she is also a registered nurse and so very much in the habit of believing a stupid piece of paper over a patient. But I can't wait to get to Smithers and the midwife who will be attending Bun's birth because I know her and I know darn well she would have listened to me over the paper!
I had originally been going to make a Facebook announcement of our pregnancy at 13 weeks but I've decided to wait until 14 weeks and in the meantime wrote the remaining few people who I figured deserved to know beforehand and this gives time for the snail mail to do it's job. lol
Weekly Update:
How far along? - 12 weeks 6 days
Total weight gain? - 4lbs (down a lb from previous update)
Sleep? - Waking up at about 12:30am, 2:30/3am, & 5:30am to pee most nights...every once in awhile I only wake up at 2:30/3am and it's pure bliss! lol
Food cravings? - Chocolate chip cookies (the homemade kind)!
Anything making you queasy or sick? - Not this week!
Symptoms? - Back and hip pain...an old issue for me but pregnancy seems to be making it flare up much sooner than I was expecting!
Gender prediction? - I personally still have no idea but my daughter says girl and so do 5 different Chinese gender charts, a Mayan gender predictor, the heart rate theory and the "pulse" test.
Happy or Moody most of the time? - Happy
Best moment this week? - Finding a pair of maternity capris!
Looking forward to? - My next ultrasound...don't have a date yet but somewhere between 14 and 16 weeks is my midwife's aim. Also, a friend who is due in October is having a gender reveal party this Friday for which I am making the cupcakes - super excited!
Miss Anything? - A lack of back/hip pain.
Nervous about? - Nothing this week!
Maternity clothes? - Yep but not completely...they're just starting to be more comfortable than regular clothes. I have 3 dresses that work for maternity wear but so far the weather hasn't really cooperated for them. I bought a pair of maternity capris and a lot of my shirts have an empire waist style already so they've got room...already boxed up a ton of stuff that no longer fits though! lol
Movement? - Maybe...still to early to tell for sure though.
Stretch marks? - Just the ones from my first PG with Phoenix. lol
Wedding rings on or off? - On!
Belly Button in or out? - In!
Labor Signs? - No way! lol
So, earlier this week I had my first official midwife appointment. It went quite well, lasted an hour! Mostly she just gathered medical history info but she also checked my blood pressure and did a thorough listen of my chest and back. She ran out of time so didn't do the pelvic exam...the purpose of this is generally to check to make sure my pelvis is large enough for a vaginal birth (for the most part) so the point of it seems kind of ridiculous to me since I've already given birth vaginally so clearly it's not an issue. lol
The midwife also tried to find baby's heartbeat with the doppler but was unsuccessful. At first I figured this was mostly due to my extra padding but I also couldn't help feeling she wasn't going up high enough with the wand. The more I've thought about it and felt my uterus the more I'm sure this was the real issue because everything I've read says the uterus at 12 weeks "the top of the womb can be felt just above your pubic bone now" but that's where I can feel the bottom of my uterus and the top is a little up from that. I'm already showing and can feel my entire uterus when laying on my back. In any case, I'm not worried that she couldn't find it and she'd already planned on getting me another ultrasound between 14 and 16 weeks so I'll hear Bun's heartbeat then. In the meantime, I've ordered a doppler...so I'll get to test my theory out when it gets here.
One little thing bothered me at the midwife appointment - she used the pregnancy wheel and used the info that my fertility clinic sent her but I noticed that the sheet said at my ultrasound with them that Bun measured 7 weeks 2 days but I clearly remember my RE saying Bun was 7 weeks 4 days and Steven remembers watching him write that down. I immediately told her that my RE said 7 weeks 4 days during the ultrasound but she just said "well, this is what they wrote" and I was pretty pissed because I think that I would know, considering it's my body, my pregnancy and I'm paying the most attention - especially so because we've spent the last 3.5 years trying to conceive this baby, not to mention that I clearly remember my RE saying 7 weeks 4 days because by my own calculations (based off my charting) I was 7 weeks 3 days so I remember thinking "Bun's a day ahead, good!". So I was mad at the fertility clinic for making a clerical error but also very displeased with her because she felt the piece of paper told the truth more accurately than me (for the reasons I just mentioned). I'm going to chalk it up to her nurse syndrome since she is also a registered nurse and so very much in the habit of believing a stupid piece of paper over a patient. But I can't wait to get to Smithers and the midwife who will be attending Bun's birth because I know her and I know darn well she would have listened to me over the paper!
I had originally been going to make a Facebook announcement of our pregnancy at 13 weeks but I've decided to wait until 14 weeks and in the meantime wrote the remaining few people who I figured deserved to know beforehand and this gives time for the snail mail to do it's job. lol
Weekly Update:
How far along? - 12 weeks 6 days
Total weight gain? - 4lbs (down a lb from previous update)
Sleep? - Waking up at about 12:30am, 2:30/3am, & 5:30am to pee most nights...every once in awhile I only wake up at 2:30/3am and it's pure bliss! lol
Food cravings? - Chocolate chip cookies (the homemade kind)!
Anything making you queasy or sick? - Not this week!
Symptoms? - Back and hip pain...an old issue for me but pregnancy seems to be making it flare up much sooner than I was expecting!
Gender prediction? - I personally still have no idea but my daughter says girl and so do 5 different Chinese gender charts, a Mayan gender predictor, the heart rate theory and the "pulse" test.
Happy or Moody most of the time? - Happy
Best moment this week? - Finding a pair of maternity capris!
Looking forward to? - My next ultrasound...don't have a date yet but somewhere between 14 and 16 weeks is my midwife's aim. Also, a friend who is due in October is having a gender reveal party this Friday for which I am making the cupcakes - super excited!
Miss Anything? - A lack of back/hip pain.
Nervous about? - Nothing this week!
Maternity clothes? - Yep but not completely...they're just starting to be more comfortable than regular clothes. I have 3 dresses that work for maternity wear but so far the weather hasn't really cooperated for them. I bought a pair of maternity capris and a lot of my shirts have an empire waist style already so they've got room...already boxed up a ton of stuff that no longer fits though! lol
Movement? - Maybe...still to early to tell for sure though.
Stretch marks? - Just the ones from my first PG with Phoenix. lol
Wedding rings on or off? - On!
Belly Button in or out? - In!
Labor Signs? - No way! lol
Monday, May 13, 2013
How Big IS Baby - 9, 10 & 11 Weeks
So, at 9 weeks Bun was one of the following:
A) A martini olive;
B) A peapod;
C) Grape;
D) Green Olive;
E) Green Olive
Winner of the weekly size contest: Olive.
At 10 weeks Bun was one of the following:
A) Brazil nut;
B) 1.2 inches;
C) Small plum;
D) Prune;
E) Prune
Winner of the weekly size contest: Prune.
This week (11 weeks) Bun is one of the following:
A) A sugar packet;
B) 1.4 inches;
C) Large lime;
D) Lime;
E) 2 inches
This weeks winner of the size contest: Lime.
A) A martini olive;
B) A peapod;
C) Grape;
D) Green Olive;
E) Green Olive
Winner of the weekly size contest: Olive.
At 10 weeks Bun was one of the following:
A) Brazil nut;
B) 1.2 inches;
C) Small plum;
D) Prune;
E) Prune
Winner of the weekly size contest: Prune.
This week (11 weeks) Bun is one of the following:
A) A sugar packet;
B) 1.4 inches;
C) Large lime;
D) Lime;
E) 2 inches
This weeks winner of the size contest: Lime.
11 Weeks!
Well, I've been a very bad blogger as I skipped both my 9 and 10 week posts! I don't even have a good excuse other than I just didn't feel like it. lol I'll blame the fact that Steven has been gone for almost 4 weeks for work and I missed him terribly.
Three Saturday's ago (April 27th) Phoenix and I spent the day with two of my girlfriends (one is expecting in October). Our first stop was a huge indoor baby/kids swap meet. I didn't buy much, mostly took it all in, but I did buy a complete Baby Bullet set for $25 which was something I wanted but would never have bought new as it's not essential enough for the pricetag. We then spent the day store hopping, some baby oriented others just normal. We had a delicious lunch at a place called The Mongolie Grill - I'd never been but Phoenix and I loved it. Then hit a few more stores and headed home.
The following weekend I bought a travel system off of Craigslist. Now, I already have a car seat and base from my sister but I realized recently that the carseat would definitely not pass the hospital inspection since it's "expired" now. So, since I didn't have a stroller yet I decided to try getting an entire travel system. I managed to find a beautiful Cosco Juvenile system (these are amazing since they havea useful life of 9 years instead of the usual 5/6 years) for $50. The carseat was manufactured in 2010 and has never been in an accident (the lady I bought it from had still been using it a bit - when I met her her little girl had just woken up in it).
I also bought a baby monitor - the Graco one with the 2000ft extended range since our property in Smithers will a fair bit larger and I'd like the ability even if I never use it. lol
Oh and I ordered myself 4 new bras in the next cup size up (from www.AdoreMe.com) since mine are becoming a bit snug. Fortunately this area of pregnancy seems to be playing out like my pregnancy with Phoenix which hopefully means I won't need to upgrade my bras again until I buy nursing bras. ;) They arrived today and I can't wait to start wearing them!
That pretty much covers the couple of weeks I didn't post about.
Weekly Update:
How far along? - 11 weeks
Total weight gain? - 5lbs...
Sleep? - Not too bad, just waking up to pee in the night a couple of times and am often too hot even though I've switched to our summer comforter.
Food cravings? - Hot Dogs (which is okay since I boil them), milk, fruit roll-ups and watermelon.
Anything making you queasy or sick? - Nothing lately except waiting too long to eat oh and the pork roast I made last week and then nearly threw up all over. lol
Symptoms? - My rather mild "morning" sickness seems to have mostly gone away...I only start to feel really icky if I wait to long to eat or if I don't keep a constant glass/bottle of water on the go (severe metal mouth makes this a necessity). Exhausted, gassy and peeing lots are my other main symptoms.
Gender prediction? - I have no idea now...part of me is still thinking boy but part of me has gone back to thinking girl again so we'll see. My dd thinks it's a girl. lol
Happy or Moody most of the time? - I'd say it's been 50/50 the last few weeks but I'm getting back to being more happy...I think DH being out of town for almost 4 weeks played a huge roll in my moods.
Best moment this week? - DH coming home a night earlier than expected and taking an exra couple of days off! Mother's Day was pretty awesome too! :D
Looking forward to? - Tuesday, May 21st - my next midwife appointment - hoping to hear baby's heartbeat! :D
Miss Anything? - Wishing I didn't feel quite so tired still, really need to start packing!
Nervous about? - Gaining too much weight and then having to lose it again. I think this is mostly due to my having spent the last year and half losing 40lbs and since I hope to have another baby fairly close in age to this one and my PCOS/IF history will already make that more difficult. Most I've mentioned this concern to say things like "it's worth it in the end" etc which is basically true but they've clearly never struggled with their weight or they'd at least be more understanding. lol
Maternity clothes? - It's getting right around the corner...my favorite pair of pants are a maternity pair but with the weather heating up they're too hot and while my capris from last summer still have room in them I'm going to need to upgrade very soon!
Movement? - Possibly. I know it's crazy early but two days ago I sat down at the computer just to sit and wasn't doing anything and I felt this swishing sort of flutter in my uterus. In fact, I felt it twice in one day and I've read it's possible but I'm not for sure on if it was really baby yet. :)
Stretch marks? - Just the ones from my first PG with Phoenix. lol
Wedding rings on or off? - On!
Belly Button in or out? - In!
Labor Signs? - No way! lol
Three Saturday's ago (April 27th) Phoenix and I spent the day with two of my girlfriends (one is expecting in October). Our first stop was a huge indoor baby/kids swap meet. I didn't buy much, mostly took it all in, but I did buy a complete Baby Bullet set for $25 which was something I wanted but would never have bought new as it's not essential enough for the pricetag. We then spent the day store hopping, some baby oriented others just normal. We had a delicious lunch at a place called The Mongolie Grill - I'd never been but Phoenix and I loved it. Then hit a few more stores and headed home.
The following weekend I bought a travel system off of Craigslist. Now, I already have a car seat and base from my sister but I realized recently that the carseat would definitely not pass the hospital inspection since it's "expired" now. So, since I didn't have a stroller yet I decided to try getting an entire travel system. I managed to find a beautiful Cosco Juvenile system (these are amazing since they havea useful life of 9 years instead of the usual 5/6 years) for $50. The carseat was manufactured in 2010 and has never been in an accident (the lady I bought it from had still been using it a bit - when I met her her little girl had just woken up in it).
I also bought a baby monitor - the Graco one with the 2000ft extended range since our property in Smithers will a fair bit larger and I'd like the ability even if I never use it. lol
Oh and I ordered myself 4 new bras in the next cup size up (from www.AdoreMe.com) since mine are becoming a bit snug. Fortunately this area of pregnancy seems to be playing out like my pregnancy with Phoenix which hopefully means I won't need to upgrade my bras again until I buy nursing bras. ;) They arrived today and I can't wait to start wearing them!
That pretty much covers the couple of weeks I didn't post about.
Weekly Update:
How far along? - 11 weeks
Total weight gain? - 5lbs...
Sleep? - Not too bad, just waking up to pee in the night a couple of times and am often too hot even though I've switched to our summer comforter.
Food cravings? - Hot Dogs (which is okay since I boil them), milk, fruit roll-ups and watermelon.
Anything making you queasy or sick? - Nothing lately except waiting too long to eat oh and the pork roast I made last week and then nearly threw up all over. lol
Symptoms? - My rather mild "morning" sickness seems to have mostly gone away...I only start to feel really icky if I wait to long to eat or if I don't keep a constant glass/bottle of water on the go (severe metal mouth makes this a necessity). Exhausted, gassy and peeing lots are my other main symptoms.
Gender prediction? - I have no idea now...part of me is still thinking boy but part of me has gone back to thinking girl again so we'll see. My dd thinks it's a girl. lol
Happy or Moody most of the time? - I'd say it's been 50/50 the last few weeks but I'm getting back to being more happy...I think DH being out of town for almost 4 weeks played a huge roll in my moods.
Best moment this week? - DH coming home a night earlier than expected and taking an exra couple of days off! Mother's Day was pretty awesome too! :D
Looking forward to? - Tuesday, May 21st - my next midwife appointment - hoping to hear baby's heartbeat! :D
Miss Anything? - Wishing I didn't feel quite so tired still, really need to start packing!
Nervous about? - Gaining too much weight and then having to lose it again. I think this is mostly due to my having spent the last year and half losing 40lbs and since I hope to have another baby fairly close in age to this one and my PCOS/IF history will already make that more difficult. Most I've mentioned this concern to say things like "it's worth it in the end" etc which is basically true but they've clearly never struggled with their weight or they'd at least be more understanding. lol
Maternity clothes? - It's getting right around the corner...my favorite pair of pants are a maternity pair but with the weather heating up they're too hot and while my capris from last summer still have room in them I'm going to need to upgrade very soon!
Movement? - Possibly. I know it's crazy early but two days ago I sat down at the computer just to sit and wasn't doing anything and I felt this swishing sort of flutter in my uterus. In fact, I felt it twice in one day and I've read it's possible but I'm not for sure on if it was really baby yet. :)
Stretch marks? - Just the ones from my first PG with Phoenix. lol
Wedding rings on or off? - On!
Belly Button in or out? - In!
Labor Signs? - No way! lol
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