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!
Thursday, May 30, 2013
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
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
How Big IS Baby - 8 Weeks
So, Bun is one of the following:
A) The size of the rock in Nicole Richie's engagement ring;
B) 1.6 centimeters
C) Lima Bean
D) Raspberry
E) Refer back to D
I know nothing at all about Nicole Richie so while that one is kind of funny it doesn't tell me much. 1.6 centimeters is just boring though gives me a rough idea. Lima beans are just gross. Raspberries...now those are something I've been craving! lol
I'm going to let my stomach rule in this week's poll and say Bun is the size of a Raspberry. ;)
A) The size of the rock in Nicole Richie's engagement ring;
B) 1.6 centimeters
C) Lima Bean
D) Raspberry
E) Refer back to D
I know nothing at all about Nicole Richie so while that one is kind of funny it doesn't tell me much. 1.6 centimeters is just boring though gives me a rough idea. Lima beans are just gross. Raspberries...now those are something I've been craving! lol
I'm going to let my stomach rule in this week's poll and say Bun is the size of a Raspberry. ;)
8 Weeks!
Well, I had my midwife appointment - it didn't go quite as expected. I guess I viewed this a first appointment whereas she viewed it more as an interview and did I want her to be my midwife. So, what basically happened was I talked a wee bit about me and then she talked for a good 10-15 mins about midwifery in BC etc and then asked if I wanted her as her midwife. Since she seemed nice and isn't going to be at the delivery anyway (we're moving far far away just after the halfway point) I said yes. I filled out a couple of little pieces of paperwork, she took my blood pressure, pronounced it good and we booked my next and first official appointment with her for May 21st - I'll be 12 weeks! :D
The next day we got to meet Bun, officially, for the first time! We went to Olive Fertility and got shown into the little u/s room (this is a temp office so it's not very big). I was expecting them to get Steven to wait just outside until my RE had taken a first look and I honestly might have preferred this since it was a transvaginal u/s but that's not the way it went down. lol Steven was put in the room with me instantly and I was told to undress from the waist down and there was my huge paper towel blanket to drape over myself. So I do that and lay on the table and the RE comes in and we talk for a minute (that's not awkward since I'm half naked or anything lol) and then he sits down and gets the wand ready then asks me if I would like to put it in (now he's asked me this before, I was expecting it but it was even more mortifying with my hubby in the room) to which I said 'no, you go ahead' so he did.
Everything was normal after that, no awkwardness because there was Bun! I think Bun was sleeping because s/he wasn't moving around but we could instantly see the heartbeat pulsing away. The RE turned on the machine's sound and the most glorious sound filled the room! He then measured Bun's heartrate and it was a nice 144 beats per minute! :D Bun her/himself was very well defined...I was hoping for a clearer view since it was a transvaginal u/s but maybe I still had some pee in my bladder making it more blurry or something...so Bun looked mostly like a blob with a little beating heart and an extra blob that I was told is the yolk sac. It was still awesome and amazing to see! :D The RE measured Bun from crown to rump and declared Bun to be 7 weeks and 4 days big and I was very pleased since it was only one day ahead of my original calculations! :D They gave us two pictures and the the RE forwarded my info to the midwife (though he seemed a bit surprised at first that I was going with a midwife...had it been twins I might have had a fight on my hands lol) and then congratulated us and shook Steven's hand and gave me a hug...yeah, I was still half naked but I didn't think about it at that point. lol
I now have a confession...I was so absorbed in seeing Bun that I completely forgot to look at Steven's face and see his reaction...which I really regret at this is his official first. For all that he is truly my daughter's father in every respect and thinks of her as his own he wasn't there for the pregnancy so it's all new to him as will the first couple of years will be. He did seem pleased though and declared as we were leaving that Bun looked like a little blob alien but seeing Bun and hearing the heartbeat etc must have been reassuring because he suddenly declared I could call my family and tell them now etc. I was like 'say what?' because he was the one who hadn't really wanted to tell until 13 weeks and I was fine with that - I kind of liked Bun being something that mostly only we knew about. :) However, he really meant that very day so I called my siblings who were all extremely excited and happy for me and then I called my mother who was also very happy and then started babbling in a way that made it all about her...but that is another post entirely. Now, I know most people would call their parents first and then siblings and then friends...I did it the other way. Well...I know from prior experience that telling my parents first means I don't get to tell any of my siblings myself...and I'd darn well earned my "thunder" this time and I didn't want anyone stealing it...so to speak. :)
Steven told his parents a few days before the u/s and the evening after the u/s he called his grandparents. You might wonder why his parents got priority...it wasn't really that so much as we know darn well they won't say anything to anyone until we say so and they called so it just seemed right. Also, this will be their first official grandchild and even counting Phoenix (who they spoil rotten and have since they first met her) their second whereas it will be my parent's 16th grandchild...lol
Weekly Update:
How far along? - 8 weeks 2 days
Total weight gain? - 4lbs...gained 2 in one week! :(
Sleep? - Not horrible...still hard to get comfy and still waking up about 2 times to pee and need a nap during the day but I know it gets worse so this is pretty good. lol
Food cravings? - Yogurt, Water, Toast (white bread) with Raspberry Jam, and Bananas sliced up and sprinkled with a dash of sugar.
Anything making you queasy or sick? - DH had beef jerky the other night...really hate that smell. lol Also not keen on his chicken corn chowder soup. We also went shopping and I wanted chicken really bad so I picked up one of those pre-cooked rotisserie bbq chickens but ended up putting it back halfway through the store because I still really wanted the chicken the smell of it was just awful for me.
Symptoms? - My "morning" sickness is all day and if I let it it can get pretty bad but I know how to control it so the key is to not let it get bad. lol Gassy - I'm constantly burping or passing gas it seems. Still exhausted too.
Gender prediction? - I'm actually thinking boy...we'll see if this changes again. lol Also, I'm happy to report that it's just one! Though I'd have been just as happy to report my twin feeling was right. lol
Happy or Moody most of the time? - Happy
Best moment this week? - Seeing Bun on the u/s and hearing the heartbeat ! However, dumb eblogger still won't let me post pics even though it appears to upload just fine! Grr!
Looking forward to? - Saturday! I just found out that a good friend is expecting her first in October and I am so thrilled for her and to be PG close together and we're going to hit a huge baby/kids swap this weekend and see what we can find. :D
Miss Anything? - Not needing to eat every 30 minutes to keep nausea at bay. lol
Nervous about? - DH going away for 3-4 weeks and having to do everything myself...scared of lifting things even though I lifted them before PG. lol
Maternity clothes? - Very very soon! My belly popped even more this week and my once very loose (due to losing 40lbs) and comfy comfort/relaxed fit jeans are almost too tight! lol
Movement? - Nope
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
The next day we got to meet Bun, officially, for the first time! We went to Olive Fertility and got shown into the little u/s room (this is a temp office so it's not very big). I was expecting them to get Steven to wait just outside until my RE had taken a first look and I honestly might have preferred this since it was a transvaginal u/s but that's not the way it went down. lol Steven was put in the room with me instantly and I was told to undress from the waist down and there was my huge paper towel blanket to drape over myself. So I do that and lay on the table and the RE comes in and we talk for a minute (that's not awkward since I'm half naked or anything lol) and then he sits down and gets the wand ready then asks me if I would like to put it in (now he's asked me this before, I was expecting it but it was even more mortifying with my hubby in the room) to which I said 'no, you go ahead' so he did.
Everything was normal after that, no awkwardness because there was Bun! I think Bun was sleeping because s/he wasn't moving around but we could instantly see the heartbeat pulsing away. The RE turned on the machine's sound and the most glorious sound filled the room! He then measured Bun's heartrate and it was a nice 144 beats per minute! :D Bun her/himself was very well defined...I was hoping for a clearer view since it was a transvaginal u/s but maybe I still had some pee in my bladder making it more blurry or something...so Bun looked mostly like a blob with a little beating heart and an extra blob that I was told is the yolk sac. It was still awesome and amazing to see! :D The RE measured Bun from crown to rump and declared Bun to be 7 weeks and 4 days big and I was very pleased since it was only one day ahead of my original calculations! :D They gave us two pictures and the the RE forwarded my info to the midwife (though he seemed a bit surprised at first that I was going with a midwife...had it been twins I might have had a fight on my hands lol) and then congratulated us and shook Steven's hand and gave me a hug...yeah, I was still half naked but I didn't think about it at that point. lol
I now have a confession...I was so absorbed in seeing Bun that I completely forgot to look at Steven's face and see his reaction...which I really regret at this is his official first. For all that he is truly my daughter's father in every respect and thinks of her as his own he wasn't there for the pregnancy so it's all new to him as will the first couple of years will be. He did seem pleased though and declared as we were leaving that Bun looked like a little blob alien but seeing Bun and hearing the heartbeat etc must have been reassuring because he suddenly declared I could call my family and tell them now etc. I was like 'say what?' because he was the one who hadn't really wanted to tell until 13 weeks and I was fine with that - I kind of liked Bun being something that mostly only we knew about. :) However, he really meant that very day so I called my siblings who were all extremely excited and happy for me and then I called my mother who was also very happy and then started babbling in a way that made it all about her...but that is another post entirely. Now, I know most people would call their parents first and then siblings and then friends...I did it the other way. Well...I know from prior experience that telling my parents first means I don't get to tell any of my siblings myself...and I'd darn well earned my "thunder" this time and I didn't want anyone stealing it...so to speak. :)
Steven told his parents a few days before the u/s and the evening after the u/s he called his grandparents. You might wonder why his parents got priority...it wasn't really that so much as we know darn well they won't say anything to anyone until we say so and they called so it just seemed right. Also, this will be their first official grandchild and even counting Phoenix (who they spoil rotten and have since they first met her) their second whereas it will be my parent's 16th grandchild...lol
Weekly Update:
How far along? - 8 weeks 2 days
Total weight gain? - 4lbs...gained 2 in one week! :(
Sleep? - Not horrible...still hard to get comfy and still waking up about 2 times to pee and need a nap during the day but I know it gets worse so this is pretty good. lol
Food cravings? - Yogurt, Water, Toast (white bread) with Raspberry Jam, and Bananas sliced up and sprinkled with a dash of sugar.
Anything making you queasy or sick? - DH had beef jerky the other night...really hate that smell. lol Also not keen on his chicken corn chowder soup. We also went shopping and I wanted chicken really bad so I picked up one of those pre-cooked rotisserie bbq chickens but ended up putting it back halfway through the store because I still really wanted the chicken the smell of it was just awful for me.
Symptoms? - My "morning" sickness is all day and if I let it it can get pretty bad but I know how to control it so the key is to not let it get bad. lol Gassy - I'm constantly burping or passing gas it seems. Still exhausted too.
Gender prediction? - I'm actually thinking boy...we'll see if this changes again. lol Also, I'm happy to report that it's just one! Though I'd have been just as happy to report my twin feeling was right. lol
Happy or Moody most of the time? - Happy
Best moment this week? - Seeing Bun on the u/s and hearing the heartbeat ! However, dumb eblogger still won't let me post pics even though it appears to upload just fine! Grr!
Looking forward to? - Saturday! I just found out that a good friend is expecting her first in October and I am so thrilled for her and to be PG close together and we're going to hit a huge baby/kids swap this weekend and see what we can find. :D
Miss Anything? - Not needing to eat every 30 minutes to keep nausea at bay. lol
Nervous about? - DH going away for 3-4 weeks and having to do everything myself...scared of lifting things even though I lifted them before PG. lol
Maternity clothes? - Very very soon! My belly popped even more this week and my once very loose (due to losing 40lbs) and comfy comfort/relaxed fit jeans are almost too tight! lol
Movement? - Nope
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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