The nursery is PAINTED! The green turned out a little bright but I think with the dark furniture it will tone down a little bit. Corey said he would set the crib up on Friday so once that is done I will post pictures.
Corey started painting the nursery! He had to work this weekend so he didn't get far but it is trimmed out and when he gets back he plans to finish it up. So by the end of the day her room will be green instead of blue. AND tomorrow's belly picture will be up against a green wall instead of a blue wall. He also said he would set the crib up on Friday and I ordered the mattress yesterday so before long I will be able to make her bed and decide where I want to put all the furniture.
Corey and I re-joined the gym today. He gets a free membership through his new job and to add me it's only $9 a month so really how can we not justify going to the gym with that deal. We both realized just how out of shape we really are. I made it 20 minutes on the treadmill at an incline and 10 minutes on the bike (2.5 miles!). Really, we both need to get back in shape so we are excited to get moving. I'm sure we will venture out again tomorrow to slowly work back into it.
So yes this is kind of late but I have been a little busy with the Holiday. I've been feeling really good lately but I'm still so tired. I have yet to get any 2nd trimester energy. At least I have been able to keep up on the laundry which is saying a lot. I still can't make myself make dinner yet. I'm just so tired by that time of day.
Our bedding came today! It is so cute, I can't wait to be able to make the little bed and just wait for her to get here. Our nursery furniture is being delivered sometime between 9-11am tomorrow! Now if I could just get Corey to paint the bedroom.
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I ordered our bedding this afternoon. We ended up getting the Cherry Blossom pattern by Kidsline. It was on clearance at Baby Supermall and I ordered the 6 piece set (quilt, bumper, dust ruffle, sheet, valance, and diaper stacker), two canvases, an extra sheet, and extra valance, and a smaller blanket for less than $150. I can not wait for it to get here. It's supposed to ship on Monday and I didn't have to pay for shipping!!
GIRL!
Everyone got their cards today so I can finally tell people. We are so excited. I was convinced it was a boy but she is definetly a girl! Here are the cards we sent out.
I can't tell you how excited I am. I would have loved a boy too but I have always wanted a girl. I'm such a girly girl myself which I think is why I want a little girl. I keep telling Corey that I see dresses, dance classes, dance costumes, dolls, and so on and then I told him I see BOYFRIENDS in our future. Being the protective daddy that he already his he repsonded with "I see boyfriends in jail". I have a feeling this little girl will have her fair share of embarrassing moments from daddy. We thought we had a name picked out until we knew it was a girl and now we just keep thinking of more that we like. Corey doesn't want to share the name anyway so it's probably good that we don't have one picked out yet.
Yesterday was 20 weeks and our big u/s. We got a lot of good pictures of the baby and it's measuring right where it should be. I'm not going to tell the sex on here until the weekend since we told our family and friends through our Christmas cards and those just went out today.
I decided to share some pictures of our Christmas decor. I would just like to say that I did all the decorating by myself while Corey was at work. I'm pretty happy with the way it all turned out. Here are the pictures.
I had a job interview today! I interviewed with this school on Tuesday at a job fair and then went there today for another interview and a tour of the school. It's a kindergarten position and very close to my house. I really wasn't planning on looking for a job until the Fall but this one just happened to come along. I think it went pretty well, but we will see. Several other girls from my class interviewed for the same job too. If I get the job I would start a week from Monday! How crazy is that, I could be a teacher in a week!
Almost half way there! I can't believe it. The baby is the size of a papaya this week, I think, I can't remember. Nothing really new to report. I'm still tired 90% of the time, but I'm learning to function despite the pure exhaustion. Next Wednesday is our ultrasound and hopefully this little person will show us the goods and we will know if it's a he or she. I can't wait to make Corey start painting the nursery. Here are this week's pictures. I think I'm going to stop doing a bare picture or at least stop posting it. It's starting to look scary.
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Bare belly pictures are a thing of the past. At least one that make it onto the blog. I *think* I have a huge stretchmard running up my belly. I say *think* because it could be a mark from where I was laying down. I knew this was going to happen, but not this soon. What am I going to look like come April!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL OF YOU!!!!
Early this year I was so excited to hopefully have a very new baby to tote along with me to all these family functions, and I'm not going to lie I planned on using the baby as my way to leave early. ;) Then after the miscarriage I really didn't think I had anything to be thankful for. I was so upset and sad all the time I just didn't think the year was going to look up at all. Then it happened and we got pregnant again. Right now I'm so thankful for this second chance. We waited so long(I know, not as long as some, but a long year still) for this second chance and even though it's still just the two of us(well just me actually Corey is at work this morning) it will be a great Holiday season and come Easter we will either be holding or so close to holding our baby, our baby!
And since you mentioned it Alicia...we aren't going to call anyone to tell them the sex of the baby. As long as the baby cooperates we plan to somehow incorporate it into our Christmas Card picture and you will find out that way. Just a few extra days of suspense and for just Corey and I to know!! ;)
I really don't have much to report this week. I don't think my belly has grown much since last week. I'm still just feeling flutters no real kicks yet. We find out the sex in 2 weeks! The funny thing I noticed this week is that my once very deep innie belly button is getting more and more shallow. I even made Corey feel it and he thinks I'm going to end up with an outie, which is funny becaue I never thought that would happen considering how deep it was to begin with. I mean freakishly deep! :)
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I knew I was behind on getting daycare lined up but I wanted to wait until school was over. Well, one day a couple of weeks ago I had a few ladies that my mom works with lecture me about how far behind I was and good luck finding anybody now. Well, I proved them wrong.
We live in a small town with in-home daycare only. Now, for our small little town there are a lot of options but not a lot of quality options. Honestly we had about three ladies on our list of people to call. About a week ago, one of the ladies on our very short list, e-mailed me to see if I had daycare lined up and that she would have a spot open in August. This sounded perfect to me, so I stopped by one day last week and talked to her. She will only have the opening during the school year and not during school breaks, which is perfect for this new TEACHER! She charges $20/day and that's only if the child is there, which is also perfect for my COP husband who is home at least 2 days a week. How perfect is this?!?! We could not have gotten luckier! I may have been behind but it all worked out. Oh, and this is the same lady that watched me, my brother, and my other brother at one point when we were growing up! :) How cool is that?
We ordered our nursery furniture today! We spent all day going from store to store and ended up buying at the first store we stopped at. The crib and dresser/changer will arrive in mid-December and the rocker will arrive sometime in January.
I would like to start off by saying goodbye to our sweet baby turkey. Today was our first estimated due date. We had looked forward to spending our first holiday season as a family of three for just a few short weeks. Unfortunately, that wasn't meant to be, but we have been blessed with a second chance. I went through the memory box we made for Turkey and read all the cards people sent and held the stuffed animals and read the card I wrote. It was tough but I'm hoping this day will also bring some closure. For the last 32 weeks I have thought each week what week I should be in my pregnancy and while I'm sure I will be thinking about what could have been on Thanksgiving and Christmas this year I will also be thinking of what is to come.
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Thursday we had another appointment. It went really well. We heard the baby's heartbeat again. It seems like I never get to hear it because we have only hear it for like a second and then the little guy moves. Well the Dr. pinned him down and we got to hear it for several seconds so I finally got to hear it! He also asked if I had been feeling movement and I told him that I thought maybe I was but it seemed to high up. Well, after listening, the Dr. agreed that I was feeling movement and apparently the baby is bigger than we think of higher than we think since I have no torso or anywhere for him/her to go. Everytime I feel it I just laugh because it feels like my belly is spazzing out! We will find out on Dec. 10th whether or not this baby is a boy or girl!!!
Someone mentioned my belly yesterday too. It wasn't a stranger but it was out of the blue. I had been wearing my jacket and when I took it off she acted shocked and said, "oh, you have a baby belly". I just laughed and said yes I did, it's little but it's there. I'm going to take a picture from my angle and show you how much bigger it looks from the top than from the side. It's shocking!
The baby is the size of an avocado this week. My nurse friend doesn't agree with this and says an avocado is too big but I'm going to go with it. I have my appt tomorrow and I have to say I've been nervous all week. I've been having cramps all week. Not menstrual cramps but more of a crampy, achey feeling. It's enough to make me worry and to send me straight to the bathroom to check for blood. I just pray that everything will be okay. Here are the pictures for this week. Please excuse my silly face, I was mid sentence when Corey decided to snap the picture. UGH! Oh, and yes I have 3 different colors of blue but forgive me I was just lounging around the house.
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Since I'm home today I thought I would give you all a quick update. I've been feeling pretty good lately except for the fact that my sinuses are finally draining and my throat is killing me. Pregnancy wise I'm feeling great through. I'm not quite as tired as I had been, I'm still tired just not as much. My boobs aren't as sore either. I'm still have RLP which can hurt pretty bad at times. I finally weighed myself and I'm only up 2.5 pounds at this point. I have no idea how that can be true but apparently it is. I called Corey at 10:00 this morning and told him I was ready for lunch already. He just laughed and told me to find a snack. I had already ate a pop-tart, some leftover mac&cheese, and a granola bar. Now I'm just waiting for lunch and time seems to be crawling.
Corey came home the other day and said he was thinking about Angus for a boy name. Apparently, my look answered his question because he then said, "it was just something I heard on the radio and kind of liked." I told him that Angus is a cow and not a child so no we would not be using it. Now he says he was just kidding when he said it but I don't know if I believe him.
I went to a baby shower yesterday and I'll admit, it was a little difficult. The mama-to-be found out she was pregnant the week before my miscarriage and is due on Dec. 7th but she is having a C-Section on Nov. 25. It's hard to think that she is going to have the little Thanksgiving baby that I was supposed to have. Luckily, she is a great friend of mine and has been through a miscarriage herself so she knows how I was feeling is very supportive of those feelings. Plus, our children still get the chance to be in the same class and pretty much have the coolest mom's ever, right?!
There is my update. I will post belly pictures on Wednesday and an appt update on Thursday.
I'M DONE!!! Today was my last day of student teaching and I'm so ready for a break. It was a long 12 weeks but I'm sure by the week after next I will be missing my kids and wishing I was still there. We had a ton of treats today. I brought cupcakes, my cooperating teacher brought brownies and we had a birthday in class so that girl brought treats too. YUM! My cooperating teacher stocked me up on stickers, and also a notepad, and cute notecards that are pink and black with a big "S" on the front, and a picture frame that she said is for the baby! :) The notepad cracks me up, it says "I will not yell in class. I will not throw things in class. I will not get mad and hit anyone in class. I will not have a temper tantrum, and I will always be good because I am the teacher, I am the teacher, I am the teacher..."! How true is that? All my kids made me cards in computer class and were so proud of themselves for keeping it a secret for the whole week! It was a good last day and I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders.
I'm still tired...all the time!! Baby Bunny must be growing though because my belly is. Plus it itches like crazy all day long! My week by week email said today that if I shine a flashlight on my belly the baby will start moving around. I'm tempted to try it just to see if I can feel the movement. I know it's probably still too early but I thought if I intentionally try to feel it maybe I could. The baby is the size of a navel orange this week, which is funny since I haven't been able to get enough of them for the last few weeks, and weighs about 2.5 ounces.
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Today marks 14 weeks. I've had a little cramping this evening, which I hate. It always makes me worry but I'm sure there's just a lot of growing and stretching going on. I think you will agree with me when we see my pictures this week. I'm still having headaches quite frequently and I'm still exhausted. I'll take the 2nd tri energy anytime it wants to make an appearance.
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I was reading back through old posts and came along this one. I got my BFP on Aug. 23 so I got to thinking and this post had to be written right around the time I ovulated. God had to be listening to me. This truly is the miracle I asked for. God works in mysterious ways.
UPDATE: The coincidence was driving me crazy so I looked at my chart and I ovulated on August 7th. Thank you God for this little miracle.
Just to preface, I LOVE being pregnant! I wanted this more than anything in the world and when I had it taken from me in April I started to think it would never happen again. I even pleaded with God that if he would just make me pregnant I would take all the bad things that came along with it. As much as I love this time in my life I have to whine a little. This is my blog and I have the right to do that. I knew these 40 weeks weren't going to be a walk in the park, and it's not everyday, but I love it nonetheless.
I've been having headaches lately. My Dr. said on Monday that between now and 26 weeks there are normal and I should expect them. UGH! Tylenol doesn't work and it's the only thing I can take. I can't even get my Diet Pepsi to help like he said I could try. I'm not supposed to worry unless they are really bad, like worse than normal.
Oh and I've decided they shouldn't ever write about morning sickness in any pregnancy book. First off, it's not morning sickness, it's whenever-the-hell-it-feels-like-striking sickness. Second off, it doesn't start going away at the end of the first trimester, for some people it can just start at the end of the first trimester. If you haven't picked up on it yet, I now have morning sickness! I was fine for the first 13 weeks and now I'm sick all the time.
Today marks the first day of the second trimester! It feels so good to be able to say that. 13 weeks, 3 days! I suck at math but I think that means I have 26 weeks, 4 days left. The baby is a peach right now but before long it will be a cantaloupe! A CANTALOUPE, that is week 20, I couldn't get past that when I was looking because a CANTALOUPE seems so huge to me but I can't wait!
I'm still just feeling chubby. I ready for a baby belly so I dont' feel like I have a beer belly all the time. I still love it though even if it does look like I had one too many Coors Lights. Here is the picture.
I had another appointment today. All is well!! We heard the heartbeat again which is so great. I get so sick to my stomach before my appointments. I'm so afraid that something will be wrong and that will be the day we will find out. That day wasn't today though!
When the Dr. first walked in the room he said "hop up here and we will listen to HIM". Corey said "see he called it a him too". The Dr. said he calls all babies he and I said that I call all babies she. While we were listening the baby kept moving around and the Dr. said that the baby is way too active to be a girl. I told him that I was a cheerleader so I wouldn't be so sure. It was funny and for the rest of the appointment he called the baby a she.
We heard something and the Dr. said it was a kick. That's pretty cool too!
I'm a little late to getting around to posting these pictures but here they are. The baby is the size of a plum this week and in only one week I will be at the end of the 1st trimester! WOOHOO! My next appointment is Monday so hopefully we will get to hear the heartbeat again. I also think my Dr. will take me off the progesterone supplements but I'm not sure. .JPG)
School is really starting to get to me. I'm not sure if I've talked about it before but I have a very troublesome student. She throws tantrums, throws objects, slams doors, talks with such disrespect and as of this week, pushes teachers. As the student teacher I don't feel like I can do much. The only thing I can do is just to simply ignore her tantrums when I'm in charge (which seems to work with little problems). I'm getting so frustrated because nothing is being done about this. She disruppted class 3 times today, and those were the big tantrums not the little fits. She runs from the school and nothing is done about it. Her punishment usually ends her up spending time with the therapy dog in the building. All the kids would love to spend time with the dog so why let her do it as punishment. UGH! I'm just ready to be done at this school. We have parent/teacher conferences tomorrow and Thursday and I'm looking forward to hearing what the teacher says to her mother even though she has daily contact with her about these tantrums. Only 3.5 more weeks and then I'm done and will not be looking back.
October 15th is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day in the United States. Each year, over half a million dreams are shattered. Out of 3.3 million born alive, some 30,000 die during the first 28 days. Another 39,000 babies are still born. Miscarriage occurs in fifteen to twenty percent of pregnancies, while ectopic pregnancy occurs in one percent.
More than 25,000 children are stillborn in the United States every year leaving mothers, entire families and communities devastated. Estimates of the rate of occurrence of stillbirth make it at least as common as autism.
I haven't had time to post but when I left school on Friday I still hadn't gotten a call about my results. I called and when the nurse called me back she said they were sent out and weren't back yet. I asked her if something was wrong that I should be worried about because it never takes them this long to get them back. She put me on hold to check with the lab. After a few minutes the nurse I had talked to on Thursday got on the phone and said that they had my results and that my progesterone level was 30 something (how horrible is that I can't even remember). I asked if that was good and she said yes that my Dr. had signed off on them and was happy with the number. I was happy the results were good but I was so mad because if my Dr. signed off on them then that means they were there on Thursday since my Dr. doesn't work on Fridays. UGH! I think I will be talking to my Dr. at the next visit about his less than compassionate staff.
I called about my bloodwork this afternoon and the nurse told me they can't find the results! WHAT?!?! Who loses someone's bloodwork results. She said she would keep looking and call me back. She called back and said that they had to send it off to a bigger lab and that could be why she can't find it, it might not be back yet. Okay, this makes a little more sense, but come on, I had the blood taken on Tuesday. At this point it has been 48 hours, get my DAMN RESULTS! UGH I just want to know if my levels are normal. I told her I expected a call in the morning even though my Dr. won't be in. She said it wouldn't be a problem she would be there and she would have another provider read the results and she would call me ASAP.
This week I will be carrying a lime!!! Today I finally don't feel like I'm walking on eggshells. I'm sure that feeling will be back tomorrow but for now it's gone and I'm enjoying it. I had blood drawn yesterday to check my progesterone levels. I didn't hear back today so I plan to hear back first thing in the morning or I'm calling. I assume I will keep taking the Prometrium for another week or two. Honestly, I have no problem taking it for as long as possible if it will keep this baby growing and staying put. I think it's cozy in there for the little lime and he/she shoudl plan on staying.
Growing a baby is the hardest job I have ever had. I am just beat 100% of the time. Most nights I'm in bed and asleep by 8:30-9:00. That's really making it hard to get anything done. But it's the hardest job I will ever love!!! Every night when I crawl into bed at 8:30 I put my hand on my tummy and tell Baby Bunny good night and then daddy is right behind me to tell him/her the same thing. After my deal last week, I'm feeling much better. I've been drowning myself in water and the cramps have gone away. I wish I could say the same thing about the gas cramps but I'll take what I can get.
WOW! I can't believe that is what I look like. I really feel like the bloat has gone down but I guess a picture really does say a lot. Oh, and I'm pretty much exclusively in maternity pants now.
Last night was a rough night. I had been having cramps for 2 days so I called the Dr. and he thought I might be dehydrated from this sinus infection. I went in and had a liter of IV fluids pumped into me. I sat there for about 2 hours but I'm feeling much better so hopefully that was the problem and it will be fixed with all the water I will be drinking now.
I have a sinus infection. YUCK! I came home from school this morning feeling sick to my stomach and then by mid morning my teeth were throbbing so bad that I couldn't stand it. I took some Tylenol and layed on the couch with the heating pad plastered to my face. This afternoon I went to the Dr. and got on some antibiotics, hopefully they will help. I really need to get back to school tomorrow since I was supposed to take over the class today.
I came across this in another blog today and I'm pretty sure I have to have it. It is so adorable!
It's adorable, right?!?!
School is not going so well. I have the worst class I think that ever existed. They don't do their homework, they talk constantly, they are mean to each other, oh and they throw things at me! I'm at my wit's end. Only 6 more weeks and if they don't fly by I don't know what I'm going to do. At least after this week I have 2-four day weeks that follow. The second one is actually only a 3 day week with students. I hate the fact that I'm not enjoying it since I had such high hopes for this experience. Wish me luck getting through the next 6 weeks.
I can't believe how different I look already. Here are the pictures.
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Today was such a happy day all day long. I definetly on cloud 9 now that we have seen and heard the heartbeat.
and it feels so GOOD! It really does feel better to be 8 weeks than 7 weeks. We're still waiting until after my appt on Tuesday to spill the beans but it's getting harder to hide! Take a look for yourself.
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I bought materinity jeans yesterday. I couldn't help myself. My jeans still fit but I thought I would try them on just to see how they fit, but to my surprise they were like HEAVEN! So comfortable! I had a 50% off coupon at Old Navy so I just decided I might as well get them for $16 even if I don't plan on wearing them for awhile. Well, as soon as I can get to MIL's to have her hem them I will totally be wearing them. I can't believe how comfortable they are.
I also went shopping for a new bra because mine just aren't fitting right. Well, much to my surprise, I have gone up 2 whole cup sizes. I am no longer a C and am a 36DD! I'm only 7.5 weeks, how big will they end up getting?!?! I'm afraid of what they may look like.
Today I'm 7 weeks! I'm not feeling real great about myself at this point. I'm almost afraid to put my belly pictures out there but I'm going to.
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I think my belly just looks fat and most of my pants don't fit. I can't wait for my new clothes to come so maybe I can at least be comfortable.
The baby looks like a blueberry this week!
I've been tagged by Blondie. I didn't think anyone read my blog let alone would tag me.
The Rules:
1. Link to the person who tagged you
2. Post the rules on your blog
3. Write 6 random things about yourself
4. Tag 6 people at the end of your post and link to them
5. Let each person you have tagged know by leaving a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is posted.
6 random things about me:
1. My toenails are always painted. My fingernails look crappy but my toenails look nice.
2. I got a degree in Communication with no idea what I planned to do with it.
3. I write things in my planner and then forget to look at it.
4. I buy dresses because I love all things girly and then I hardly ever wear them.
5. Mexican is my favorite food.
6. I can't tag 6 people because I don't have 6 blogger friends.
I'm tagging:
K-Tell
Sarah
MrsJT
Those are the only people I'm tagging.
Since my work pants don't fit already I decided to do a little shopping. I bought some maternity clothes from Old Navy. I bought them on-line so hopefully they will fit otherwise I will just send them back.
