It's almost next year! I hope that everyone has a fun and safe New Years Eve :) In the mean time I am at work, I figured it's a good time to check in.
Christmas was fantastic! It was great to see family and have a couple of days off to spend with James. We started by celebrating Christmas Eve with the Williams family at Aunt Judy's. There were 3 babies between 6 & 13 months, they were so cute playing together. I can't wait until Gribble is old enough to play too. Next stop was James dads house, we spent the night and were able to wake up and do Christmas morning with them. For lunch it was off to my dads house to open presents with my sister and nephew. For those of you who don't know my dad this won't make much sense but I was very touched to learn that he went shopping for our present by himself, and he got us our carseat! Yay now we can bring the baby home, lol :P After lunch in Grass Valley we headed back down the hill for dinner with my mom, the girls, and grandparents. It was low key, no stress and very yummy; thank you gramma Donna and mom. I think the best part of this Christmas was the baking I did with Sammi and Britt.
Brittanni (12) has decided that she wants to go to culinary school. She is doing more cooking and baking at her house and really enjoys coming to my house to help James and I too.
With the year coming to an end I have been giving a lot of thought to how things went. For us like millions across the country this year could have been better. I have decided not to think about those parts as I enter the New Year so instead I am happy that my mom and sisters are safe and still live down the street from me, that James and I not only have eachother but are also expecting the most wonderful bundle joy, and I cannot forget that I finally finished school!
And moving into next year I am happy to say that we will be room mate free!
Best of Wishes to everyone, I hope that 2012 is fantastic.
-Meg
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
Picture Time!
I know that I am super behind on pics...so here it goes!
From the begining- Gribble
The Growing Belly
From the begining- Gribble
10 Weeks- the first time we got to see the baby
13 Weeks- starting to look like a baby
For our 2 year anniversary we took a drive up the coast to Oregon to see James friends Graham and Katie.
Our stop in Forte Bragg
James
Graham and Katie
The Growing Belly
Around 10 Weeks
Around 15 Weeks
30 Weeks
My baby shower and Thanksgiving are supposed to go here but I can't seem to find them :(
Graduation! 33 Weeks (8 months)
My dad drove from Winnamuka NV to see me walk :)
Brittanni (left) and Sammi (right)
Mom and I
Yes, thats me...the circus tent... :)
Decorating for Christmas
This is about as far as we have gotten, lol
James is currently beginning the last phase of the hard wood, stairs are being rebuilt as we speak. Then the wood will be installed and a little over 2 years of work on the house will be finished. There is more, of course, but the stairs will conclude the first project that we (read he) began!
Tonight, my sisters and mom will be joining us for dinner, christmas movies, baking, and to finish decorating our tree.
Sorry about the gap in pics, apparentlty there are still more to come, but that will have to wait for another day.
Merry Christmas!
Friday, December 16, 2011
2 Months and Counting
Thats right, only 2 more months until Gribble is here (and gets a real name ;)!
In the meantime I have a lot to catch you all up on.
The last time I wrote was before Thanks Giving. I must say that we are so blessed to have the family that we have. James and I hosted my mom, sisters, and grandpa as well as his dad, Deb, and girls. Things went really well, it was the first co-family event since the wedding. Everybody pitched in and we all had fun. I have to say that with everything going on for my mom and sisters I am extremel thankful that they/ we were able to have a good holiday!
The end of the semester went really well, one of my teachers was so impressed with a paper that I wrote he wanted to submit it for an award! I appreciatively declined, there was a lot of drama with a professor last semester and seeing as how I won't technically be a student anymore by the time of the award announcement I feel like it would probably end up being more of a beaurocratic hassle than I have time fore, never the less I will take the compliment :) It was nice that this last semester was so easy and stress free. Being pregnant did not get in the way and my class load was light enough that I am happy to have ended my Undergraduate career on a good note. I actually graduate tomorrow, which is a wierd thought. Of course, I am happy but it's strange to think that I wo't have class in the spring or subsequent semesters...what will I do with myself??? HAVE A BABY... and then probably go get my MA.
Back to the baby (and how busy we have been)... My mom threw us a shower a couple of weekends ago. It went great and I think everyone had a great time. It was so nice to be surrounded by family and friends. I have to mention how fantastic my little sisters are. They halped clean, cook, decorate etc Hailey and Brittanni decorated the front of my moms house like an oak tree from the 100 Acre Wood! And Rainbow, Hailey's mom/ my mom's freind, made me a delicious red velevet cake and decorated it herself. (pics to come- mom has them...)
Last weekend James and I had our "Labor and Delivery" class at Kaiser. I have to say that I was a little disappointed with it, maybe it's because I am a planner and have researched/ read a lot about delivery, drugs, options, standards etc. but I felt like I really didn't learn anything new. And niether did James. I will say that I thought the "practice" contractions were helpful. James and I would not have taken the time to "practice" labor positions and coping. The person leading the class handed out a stack of index cards with positions or coping mechanisms (feet massage, breathing techniques, etc) and then timed out 2 contractions worth of time with the rest in between for us to see how long a 60 second contraction was and for the husbands to get feedback on how helpful they were. I think it is a little bit silly to give feedback on how James handled a pretend contraction but sitting and thinking "is this really how long 60 seconds is" was good and it gave me the opportunity to find what might work to make the time go by faster. All in all I was happy to have taken the class even if it is just re-assurance that I am as prepared as a first timer can be :)
So that brings us up to speed. Gribble has been moving a lot but the doc didn't say if there was any indication about baby's position. I go back in about 3 weeks to be measured again and hopefully by then someone will give me useful information. Last night Gribble had hiccups for a long time, I think baby has had them before but only for a couple of minutes. James is really enjoying how strong the movements are because now he can always feel them whereas before he couldn't always tell if it was the baby or something else. He is also reading to my tummy more often or stopping to talk to Gribble through out the day. It is SO CUTE. He is going to be a really great dad.
I just have to say again, I feel very blessed to have my friends and family. There is so much going on in everyone's lives but it is nice to be surrounded by so many wonderful people who care so much!
Merry Christmas,
Love you
In the meantime I have a lot to catch you all up on.
The last time I wrote was before Thanks Giving. I must say that we are so blessed to have the family that we have. James and I hosted my mom, sisters, and grandpa as well as his dad, Deb, and girls. Things went really well, it was the first co-family event since the wedding. Everybody pitched in and we all had fun. I have to say that with everything going on for my mom and sisters I am extremel thankful that they/ we were able to have a good holiday!
The end of the semester went really well, one of my teachers was so impressed with a paper that I wrote he wanted to submit it for an award! I appreciatively declined, there was a lot of drama with a professor last semester and seeing as how I won't technically be a student anymore by the time of the award announcement I feel like it would probably end up being more of a beaurocratic hassle than I have time fore, never the less I will take the compliment :) It was nice that this last semester was so easy and stress free. Being pregnant did not get in the way and my class load was light enough that I am happy to have ended my Undergraduate career on a good note. I actually graduate tomorrow, which is a wierd thought. Of course, I am happy but it's strange to think that I wo't have class in the spring or subsequent semesters...what will I do with myself??? HAVE A BABY... and then probably go get my MA.
Back to the baby (and how busy we have been)... My mom threw us a shower a couple of weekends ago. It went great and I think everyone had a great time. It was so nice to be surrounded by family and friends. I have to mention how fantastic my little sisters are. They halped clean, cook, decorate etc Hailey and Brittanni decorated the front of my moms house like an oak tree from the 100 Acre Wood! And Rainbow, Hailey's mom/ my mom's freind, made me a delicious red velevet cake and decorated it herself. (pics to come- mom has them...)
Last weekend James and I had our "Labor and Delivery" class at Kaiser. I have to say that I was a little disappointed with it, maybe it's because I am a planner and have researched/ read a lot about delivery, drugs, options, standards etc. but I felt like I really didn't learn anything new. And niether did James. I will say that I thought the "practice" contractions were helpful. James and I would not have taken the time to "practice" labor positions and coping. The person leading the class handed out a stack of index cards with positions or coping mechanisms (feet massage, breathing techniques, etc) and then timed out 2 contractions worth of time with the rest in between for us to see how long a 60 second contraction was and for the husbands to get feedback on how helpful they were. I think it is a little bit silly to give feedback on how James handled a pretend contraction but sitting and thinking "is this really how long 60 seconds is" was good and it gave me the opportunity to find what might work to make the time go by faster. All in all I was happy to have taken the class even if it is just re-assurance that I am as prepared as a first timer can be :)
So that brings us up to speed. Gribble has been moving a lot but the doc didn't say if there was any indication about baby's position. I go back in about 3 weeks to be measured again and hopefully by then someone will give me useful information. Last night Gribble had hiccups for a long time, I think baby has had them before but only for a couple of minutes. James is really enjoying how strong the movements are because now he can always feel them whereas before he couldn't always tell if it was the baby or something else. He is also reading to my tummy more often or stopping to talk to Gribble through out the day. It is SO CUTE. He is going to be a really great dad.
I just have to say again, I feel very blessed to have my friends and family. There is so much going on in everyone's lives but it is nice to be surrounded by so many wonderful people who care so much!
Merry Christmas,
Love you
Friday, November 18, 2011
I know I just posted a couple days ago but so much has happened this week that I have to share!
First and possibly most important. I had my Gestational Diabetes test on Tuesday and passed...that isn't the exciting part. For those of you who know me you will understand, for the rest you will just have to take my word for it, I let the old lady poke me twice (the first time she missed) and I didn't freak out! I am so proud of myself for maintaining my composure, I feel a lot about labor and the IV they will give me now. I am still not looking forward to it and absolutely plan on going "au nataurelle" (no epidural). For those of you who do not know about my completely irrational fear of needles this may not seem all that important but to give you a point of reference before I was prego if I needed a blood test I had to take valum... How did I do it? I have begun practicing some of the alternative coping/ relaxing techniques that I plan to use to get through an unmedicated labor and delivery, my husband is also pretty amazing at helping me focus. Unfortunatley, while I kept my emotional cool, I still almost passed out. And for those of you thinking "no epidural, your crazy..." my retort is that I am way more nervous that the anxiety of the needle will actually do more harm to me and the baby than it will do good. In any case, Yay Me!
Next, on Thursday James and I went to Ikea to "just see" and came home with the rest of the furniture for Grobbles room. We ended up getting a 3 drawer Hemnes dresser, Billy bookcase with wood/glass pannel doors, and a rug. The crib was already put together and we had a table lamp that we haven't used since we moved into our home 2 years ago. Now all that we have to do is install the window trim, replace the closet doors and door to the room, and get curtains. I am so happy with how things are going. I really feel like we are getting things done and the list is getting smaller. However I fear that Gribble is going to have a very small wardrobe. I am really not interested in baby clothes AT ALL... I really like socks :) but little pj's and onsies just are not very exciting to me...? I am also adding to my stash of cloth diapers a little at a time.
Today went really well too, but not baby related. James and I picked up my grandmothers china cabinet from my grandpas's. It goes with the dining set and looks really good in our dining room. I have to say that my husband is fantastic he is working really hard to finish making our house a home. I am super excited that my dining room is coming together right in time for Thanks Giving especially since we are hosting this year! We are looking forward to having both of our families to our home this year.
My mom has also been a busy bee putting together the invites to my "family" shower and sending them out. Lots of people have complemented how cute they are. I really appreciate how much work she has been doing for my shower (the invites, coordinating, and planning) despiste how crazy busy she is.
Well I think that is all of the updates, now for some catch up pics :)
First and possibly most important. I had my Gestational Diabetes test on Tuesday and passed...that isn't the exciting part. For those of you who know me you will understand, for the rest you will just have to take my word for it, I let the old lady poke me twice (the first time she missed) and I didn't freak out! I am so proud of myself for maintaining my composure, I feel a lot about labor and the IV they will give me now. I am still not looking forward to it and absolutely plan on going "au nataurelle" (no epidural). For those of you who do not know about my completely irrational fear of needles this may not seem all that important but to give you a point of reference before I was prego if I needed a blood test I had to take valum... How did I do it? I have begun practicing some of the alternative coping/ relaxing techniques that I plan to use to get through an unmedicated labor and delivery, my husband is also pretty amazing at helping me focus. Unfortunatley, while I kept my emotional cool, I still almost passed out. And for those of you thinking "no epidural, your crazy..." my retort is that I am way more nervous that the anxiety of the needle will actually do more harm to me and the baby than it will do good. In any case, Yay Me!
Next, on Thursday James and I went to Ikea to "just see" and came home with the rest of the furniture for Grobbles room. We ended up getting a 3 drawer Hemnes dresser, Billy bookcase with wood/glass pannel doors, and a rug. The crib was already put together and we had a table lamp that we haven't used since we moved into our home 2 years ago. Now all that we have to do is install the window trim, replace the closet doors and door to the room, and get curtains. I am so happy with how things are going. I really feel like we are getting things done and the list is getting smaller. However I fear that Gribble is going to have a very small wardrobe. I am really not interested in baby clothes AT ALL... I really like socks :) but little pj's and onsies just are not very exciting to me...? I am also adding to my stash of cloth diapers a little at a time.
Today went really well too, but not baby related. James and I picked up my grandmothers china cabinet from my grandpas's. It goes with the dining set and looks really good in our dining room. I have to say that my husband is fantastic he is working really hard to finish making our house a home. I am super excited that my dining room is coming together right in time for Thanks Giving especially since we are hosting this year! We are looking forward to having both of our families to our home this year.
My mom has also been a busy bee putting together the invites to my "family" shower and sending them out. Lots of people have complemented how cute they are. I really appreciate how much work she has been doing for my shower (the invites, coordinating, and planning) despiste how crazy busy she is.
Well I think that is all of the updates, now for some catch up pics :)
Me around 5 months- there was more of a bump than you can tell, but not much ;)
Room arrangement #1
The bed set- I know there are some on FB but the color is not as good
Daddy arranging HIS stuffed animals to watch the baby that will eventually share this room :)
Another "scene" on the bedding
James piggy bank (left) and the one I gave him on the night I told him we were expecting (right)
27 weeks...last week (the end of month 6)
So I think we are mostly caught up now. I am going to get James to "finish" the pics he took of me earlier in the summer AND make him take more of me as we get closer.
Happy Thanks Giving!
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Its been too long...26 weeks
Actually in 2 days it will be 27 weeks, which is the last week of the 2nd trimester! I cannot believe how fast time is flying.
So in baby news not much has changed. And I have come to realize I don't know what people are asking when they say "How's the baby?" I guess the baby is good, it doesn't complain much...? I wish I understood what information askers are trying to obtain with this question. Do they want to know if there are any problems or how I am feeling...or do they really want me to tell them the baby is fine? And just for clarification sake at this point it is still a fetus and wouldn't have good chances of surviving outside of my body, I don't know if that changes anything, but I think it offends people that I think of things this way. Just like most people look at me funny when I call it an "it" but I don't know if it's a boy or girl and I think it's rude to refer to it as a gender specific being when I don't know. However, to keep conversations and wierd looks to a minimum I tend to go with the generally aceptable non-specific "he" when talking about Gribble. Sorry for the tangent- Gribble is moving A Lot lately but James still has a hard time feeling it, I think Gribble actually calms down when James hand is on my tummy, lol. Gribble also really seems to like sweets (or maybe thats me, these days) I have a really hard time walking past any frosted without seriously considering eating it :)- but see thats another pregnancy thing... So yeah, moving is the only Gribble thing I can adequatley report on.
As far as the prego-ness goes things are good. Aside from sweets I am not have too abnormal of cravings and in consideration of maintaining my generally healthy eating habits, I am limmitting my indulgences. I have noticed I am more prone to stress eating than I was before. I am definitely getting round, James likes to stand behind me, look over my shoulders and laugh about how he cannot see my feet! Also, I am becoming a bit more emotional and until the other day I had been keeping a pretty good handle on it. Unfortunately I had a bad night that turned into a bad morning that turned into a bad day. By that time I had run out of alternative coping mechanisms and when Alex (the deaf great dane) pushed my last button I threw him out (literally opened the front door) and when James went after him I kicked him out too! Luckily I realized that I had lost my mind shortly after... Even luckier my husband forgave me for going crazy :) He is a really great guy if I do say so myself.
In the news of James and I-besides the temporary insanity- I am making really good progress with my school work. I think I am turing my nesting towards school work, I have never not procrastinated but at this point I am nearly done with the work for 2 classes and by next week hope to have completed the 3rd- Go Me! James is working at a new store, his bosses really like him and we are pretty sure that he will get a promotion by the first of the year!
Lastly I just have to say how happy I am that it's finally not hot anymore. I know we didn't have a bad summer but I thought it was plenty warm and plenty long. Fall is definately my favorite time of the year!
So in baby news not much has changed. And I have come to realize I don't know what people are asking when they say "How's the baby?" I guess the baby is good, it doesn't complain much...? I wish I understood what information askers are trying to obtain with this question. Do they want to know if there are any problems or how I am feeling...or do they really want me to tell them the baby is fine? And just for clarification sake at this point it is still a fetus and wouldn't have good chances of surviving outside of my body, I don't know if that changes anything, but I think it offends people that I think of things this way. Just like most people look at me funny when I call it an "it" but I don't know if it's a boy or girl and I think it's rude to refer to it as a gender specific being when I don't know. However, to keep conversations and wierd looks to a minimum I tend to go with the generally aceptable non-specific "he" when talking about Gribble. Sorry for the tangent- Gribble is moving A Lot lately but James still has a hard time feeling it, I think Gribble actually calms down when James hand is on my tummy, lol. Gribble also really seems to like sweets (or maybe thats me, these days) I have a really hard time walking past any frosted without seriously considering eating it :)- but see thats another pregnancy thing... So yeah, moving is the only Gribble thing I can adequatley report on.
As far as the prego-ness goes things are good. Aside from sweets I am not have too abnormal of cravings and in consideration of maintaining my generally healthy eating habits, I am limmitting my indulgences. I have noticed I am more prone to stress eating than I was before. I am definitely getting round, James likes to stand behind me, look over my shoulders and laugh about how he cannot see my feet! Also, I am becoming a bit more emotional and until the other day I had been keeping a pretty good handle on it. Unfortunately I had a bad night that turned into a bad morning that turned into a bad day. By that time I had run out of alternative coping mechanisms and when Alex (the deaf great dane) pushed my last button I threw him out (literally opened the front door) and when James went after him I kicked him out too! Luckily I realized that I had lost my mind shortly after... Even luckier my husband forgave me for going crazy :) He is a really great guy if I do say so myself.
In the news of James and I-besides the temporary insanity- I am making really good progress with my school work. I think I am turing my nesting towards school work, I have never not procrastinated but at this point I am nearly done with the work for 2 classes and by next week hope to have completed the 3rd- Go Me! James is working at a new store, his bosses really like him and we are pretty sure that he will get a promotion by the first of the year!
Lastly I just have to say how happy I am that it's finally not hot anymore. I know we didn't have a bad summer but I thought it was plenty warm and plenty long. Fall is definately my favorite time of the year!
Friday, September 23, 2011
Half way!
That's right I am 20 weeks! We are half way to having a baby. It has been a a quick 20 weeks and mostly really good. I think that as I am beginning my downhill trod I am starting to be more emotional, forgetful, and ROUND, lol.
Unfortunately I was VERY sick last week, eww. But I am all better now. We got to see the baby at our big ultrasound and got our confirmation today that it is healthy (and suspectively happy.) There were a couple days that Gribble didn't move around to much but as soon as s/he recuperated it has been wiggle time! I can't beleive how much Gribble moves these days. Too bad that James is never around when it makes big moves or James can't feel the small rolls and wiggles.
I had a regular check up today and the NP let us know everything is going well :) Then she sprung a surprise vaccination on me :( have I mentioned how much I don't like needles. Yay for only having one more appointment with needles.
I feel like I should treat myself to something fun for since I have made it, in good spirit, this far...or maybe just because. In any case I found a bag that I really love and that would be perfect for a diaper bag. I am going to sleep on it ;)
Until next time :)
Unfortunately I was VERY sick last week, eww. But I am all better now. We got to see the baby at our big ultrasound and got our confirmation today that it is healthy (and suspectively happy.) There were a couple days that Gribble didn't move around to much but as soon as s/he recuperated it has been wiggle time! I can't beleive how much Gribble moves these days. Too bad that James is never around when it makes big moves or James can't feel the small rolls and wiggles.
I had a regular check up today and the NP let us know everything is going well :) Then she sprung a surprise vaccination on me :( have I mentioned how much I don't like needles. Yay for only having one more appointment with needles.
I feel like I should treat myself to something fun for since I have made it, in good spirit, this far...or maybe just because. In any case I found a bag that I really love and that would be perfect for a diaper bag. I am going to sleep on it ;)
Until next time :)
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Baby Bump!
I finally look prego! James told me last week that he thought I had an obvious bump, then the other day I had my firt unsolicited belly touch (by someone I really don't know), and then earlier this week one of my co workers told me I was "showing". And even though I have been noticing a little bit more of a tummy over the past couple of weeks, I finally don't feel fat :)
I started school about 2 weeks ago and it looks like it will be a pretty normal semester. Too bad I go to school for 6.5 hours on Mondays! luckily Wednesday I only have one class before work. Anyone interested in accompanying a prego lady to the SFMOMA or the DeYoung let me know. I need to take Gribble to the city sometime before the end of Oct. to see some American Art ( I guess we need to see some Asian stuff too but I haven't decided what yet???)
In more exciting news, on the Monday that I started school, James put all of the floor into Gribble's room:) I came home to such a wonderful surprise. Now he is chipping away at the trim, installing a new cieling fan, and painting the cieling (he did most of that yesterday). I have to get to work on picking out fabric to ask my gramma "pretty please" to make me curtains out of.
We are having some issues getting our crib... Babies R Us is holding it hostage :( Apparently 2 weeks after my mom put it on layaway all cribs were "recalled" until a rep. from the company that makes them goes out to the stores to retro-fit drop side cribs. The Carters rep has not been out to the store, however, our crib is NOT a dropside crib. Therefore it shouldn't need to be retro-fitted for anything, right??? Too bad Babies R Us doesn't see it that way and they won't let us have it...
Before I wrap things up I should let everyone know that Gribble has become very active! I can feel him/her wriggling around a lot now, it's pretty exciting and I can't wait until they are big enough for other people to feel too. Our "BIG" ultrasound is next week, the one where we can find out the sex, but like I have said we are keeping Gribbles gender a surprise. I am super excited to get to see him/her agian!
I will write again after our appointment :D
I started school about 2 weeks ago and it looks like it will be a pretty normal semester. Too bad I go to school for 6.5 hours on Mondays! luckily Wednesday I only have one class before work. Anyone interested in accompanying a prego lady to the SFMOMA or the DeYoung let me know. I need to take Gribble to the city sometime before the end of Oct. to see some American Art ( I guess we need to see some Asian stuff too but I haven't decided what yet???)
In more exciting news, on the Monday that I started school, James put all of the floor into Gribble's room:) I came home to such a wonderful surprise. Now he is chipping away at the trim, installing a new cieling fan, and painting the cieling (he did most of that yesterday). I have to get to work on picking out fabric to ask my gramma "pretty please" to make me curtains out of.
We are having some issues getting our crib... Babies R Us is holding it hostage :( Apparently 2 weeks after my mom put it on layaway all cribs were "recalled" until a rep. from the company that makes them goes out to the stores to retro-fit drop side cribs. The Carters rep has not been out to the store, however, our crib is NOT a dropside crib. Therefore it shouldn't need to be retro-fitted for anything, right??? Too bad Babies R Us doesn't see it that way and they won't let us have it...
Before I wrap things up I should let everyone know that Gribble has become very active! I can feel him/her wriggling around a lot now, it's pretty exciting and I can't wait until they are big enough for other people to feel too. Our "BIG" ultrasound is next week, the one where we can find out the sex, but like I have said we are keeping Gribbles gender a surprise. I am super excited to get to see him/her agian!
I will write again after our appointment :D
Friday, August 26, 2011
Moving Baby and More!
It has been a couple of weeks since my last update, and I feel like a lot has happened!
We got the flooring for the upstairs a couple weeks ago and James is working on it. Slow and steady, he is running into complications because the walls in our hallway aren't straight. But it is coming along and its not like it needs to be done too soon anyhow, right? I am hoping to get the rest of the house in order soon seeing as how I am going back to school on Monday and it would be nice if in December or January I didn't have to do a BIG clean and organize before the baby.
I am not so much looking forward to going back to school this semester but it is my last one so I am keeping my eye on the prize! I am happy that it will mostly fall in my second trimester, I have so much more energy than I did a month ago. On the other hand I am starting to have headaches again and yesterday I had a migraine (p.s. I haven't missed them:)
So, I changed my mind about the bedding I had picked out. I was just "window" shopping on Amazon and found THE PERFECT set and ordered it on the spot! Thank you mom for that gift card. Now I am waiting for it to arrive. I have been doing research on strollers and stuff, after watching James push Kourtney's stroller I am concerned that he will be uber uncomfortable if he ever has to use one for a long time. But the only ones that I can find that would mostly accommodate his NBA height are made with NBA budgets in mind...to bad.
Lastly, WE felt the baby move last weekend! I have been thinking that I feel something but not sure. Some people say you can and some people say that its too early. But I was lying in bed and thought for sure that I could feel flutters. When I pressed a little bit it was the heartbeat! When I pressed a little firmer it pushed back! I tried to wake up James so he could tell me I wasn't crazy but he wouldn't wake up, the next morning I was able to find it again and James got his turn. Since then I have felt the little movements and bumps but nothing as obvious or exciting. I can't wait for a couple more weeks when Gribble is bigger and I can always feel the moving :)
We got the flooring for the upstairs a couple weeks ago and James is working on it. Slow and steady, he is running into complications because the walls in our hallway aren't straight. But it is coming along and its not like it needs to be done too soon anyhow, right? I am hoping to get the rest of the house in order soon seeing as how I am going back to school on Monday and it would be nice if in December or January I didn't have to do a BIG clean and organize before the baby.
I am not so much looking forward to going back to school this semester but it is my last one so I am keeping my eye on the prize! I am happy that it will mostly fall in my second trimester, I have so much more energy than I did a month ago. On the other hand I am starting to have headaches again and yesterday I had a migraine (p.s. I haven't missed them:)
So, I changed my mind about the bedding I had picked out. I was just "window" shopping on Amazon and found THE PERFECT set and ordered it on the spot! Thank you mom for that gift card. Now I am waiting for it to arrive. I have been doing research on strollers and stuff, after watching James push Kourtney's stroller I am concerned that he will be uber uncomfortable if he ever has to use one for a long time. But the only ones that I can find that would mostly accommodate his NBA height are made with NBA budgets in mind...to bad.
Lastly, WE felt the baby move last weekend! I have been thinking that I feel something but not sure. Some people say you can and some people say that its too early. But I was lying in bed and thought for sure that I could feel flutters. When I pressed a little bit it was the heartbeat! When I pressed a little firmer it pushed back! I tried to wake up James so he could tell me I wasn't crazy but he wouldn't wake up, the next morning I was able to find it again and James got his turn. Since then I have felt the little movements and bumps but nothing as obvious or exciting. I can't wait for a couple more weeks when Gribble is bigger and I can always feel the moving :)
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
2nd Trimester Here We Go!
Phase 1 is over and it feels like it is going by so quickly! I have to say that I am kind worried that it will be over the next time I blink. I am trying to do what I can to really enjoy this, if James and I have more kids it will never be the first time again. That being said I feel like the next couple of months are going to FLY by since I start school in about 3 weeks.
My last appointment was a week ago, it went well and the baby looked bigger than I thought it would. My nurse said that everything is on track and looking healthy so that makes me feel good. I had a very lazy week thereafter, I felt like I just couldn't get enough sleep and even worse I had NO motivation to even try to do anything. This week I am still a bit sleepy (people keep telling me its going to go away soon) but when I am up I am feeling more like me. I have been cooking dinner, yay for beef and veggie soup, and I walked with Kourtney and Erin this morning.
James and Renger picked up our flooring for the upstairs today so after it acclimates he will start installing it! I am very excited to have the floor, we will finally have a "finished" home when he gets done with this project. Then we can move our efforts to the backyard. It is probably too ambitious, but I would like to get a vegetable garden going this winter/ early spring so that I can have fresh produce this time next year... I may have to put that off for next summer though.
I am also looking forward to being able to put Gribble's room together now that I have picked out a nursery set that I like :) The Spotted Ellie set by Sumersault ( in case you want to know what it looks like.)
While I don't feel like I look any more prego than I did a couple of weeks ago, some of my co-workers are starting to notice more. And when I am going to take my leave has become the most interesting topic to my bosses... I feel like it is super early for anybody to even be thinking about, especially since its not like they are going to hire anyone to help cover my absence. This, of course, has prompted me to do some more in depth research on the subject though. It is disappointing to me that my company doesn't offer any kind of plan, and the more I look around I realize that the US is totally behind the curve compared to most of the rest of the developed world. It's astounding to me that in parts of Europe women get almost 2 years of paid time off while we in CA (which is apparently a "progressive" state in comparison with some) have to find a way to make half a paycheck work for 12 weeks... In any case I feel like planning all of that stuff right now is making me feel rushed.
I am very excited for all of the changes that my baby books say are to come. I can't wait to really look pregger's and be over this in between stage. I am also super excited to start feeling the baby move!
Until the next time-
Hope your Summer's are winding down nicely :)
My last appointment was a week ago, it went well and the baby looked bigger than I thought it would. My nurse said that everything is on track and looking healthy so that makes me feel good. I had a very lazy week thereafter, I felt like I just couldn't get enough sleep and even worse I had NO motivation to even try to do anything. This week I am still a bit sleepy (people keep telling me its going to go away soon) but when I am up I am feeling more like me. I have been cooking dinner, yay for beef and veggie soup, and I walked with Kourtney and Erin this morning.
James and Renger picked up our flooring for the upstairs today so after it acclimates he will start installing it! I am very excited to have the floor, we will finally have a "finished" home when he gets done with this project. Then we can move our efforts to the backyard. It is probably too ambitious, but I would like to get a vegetable garden going this winter/ early spring so that I can have fresh produce this time next year... I may have to put that off for next summer though.
I am also looking forward to being able to put Gribble's room together now that I have picked out a nursery set that I like :) The Spotted Ellie set by Sumersault ( in case you want to know what it looks like.)
While I don't feel like I look any more prego than I did a couple of weeks ago, some of my co-workers are starting to notice more. And when I am going to take my leave has become the most interesting topic to my bosses... I feel like it is super early for anybody to even be thinking about, especially since its not like they are going to hire anyone to help cover my absence. This, of course, has prompted me to do some more in depth research on the subject though. It is disappointing to me that my company doesn't offer any kind of plan, and the more I look around I realize that the US is totally behind the curve compared to most of the rest of the developed world. It's astounding to me that in parts of Europe women get almost 2 years of paid time off while we in CA (which is apparently a "progressive" state in comparison with some) have to find a way to make half a paycheck work for 12 weeks... In any case I feel like planning all of that stuff right now is making me feel rushed.
I am very excited for all of the changes that my baby books say are to come. I can't wait to really look pregger's and be over this in between stage. I am also super excited to start feeling the baby move!
Until the next time-
Hope your Summer's are winding down nicely :)
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Week 12, here I am. That's right, I am almost through my first trimester! I can't believe how fast time is going by. My next Dr.s appointment is next Tues and this time it will be with the nurse practitioner rather than Dr. Perez. I don't think anything exciting will happen (i.e. no pics to take home). I am still very sleepy but otherwise feel fine. And people (random strangers) are starting to give me that "are you prego or just big?" look although I have had a couple of women congratulate me, which always catches off guard.
I am excited to announce that I have picked out diapers...cloth diapers, and I think they will be really easy to use. Not to mention way less expensive than disposables. We will use disposables until the baby is 10lbs (considering I was 9.02lbs and how tall James is we probably will move into cloth relatively quickly) this is when most mom's agree that the one size's begin to fit well. So, I have to share what I learned about this day and ages cloth diapers...No more chasing your wriggly baby with diaper pins ;) After doing a lot of research online about cloth diaper brands and the difference between "All-in-Ones," "Pockets," "Pre-Folds," and "All-in-Twos" I have decided on bumGenius pocket diapers.
These diapers have a place in the back of the diaper shell to slide an absorbent cloth pad or biodegradable pad into. They come in Velcro and snaps but after ordering both options I think that I like the Velcro more. The shell of the diaper is made from PUL (polyurethane laminate) it is very soft cloth on the outside and laminated on the inside to prevent leaks. Also the inside is lined in a terry cloth/ fleecy material that is supposed to be nice and comfy against babies bottom. I think it will take some practice to get the stuffing down but its like putting a pillow into a pillow case after a couple of times you get it in without twisting or wrinkles, right. I like that these diapers were rated among (if not the) highest and most liked pocket diapers by moms. I found a blog that is kept by a stay at home mom that reviews via video clip basically every brand on the market. These were her favorite along with GroVia. I also ordered a GroVia diaper to compare to the bumGenius one. The difference was that GroVia is an "All-in-One" (there is no stuffing involved) and the diaper shell is made from TPU ( a similar polyurethane material). I decided on the pocket diaper for a couple of reasons: I have read they dry faster because they come apart, they are a few dollars less expensive, are more popular than the other brand (slightly), and they come in more color options.
In other baby news, I have become undecided about how to decorate the nursery. While, yes I have plenty of time before Gribble will be here, I had hoped to kinda get it taken car of before I go back to school (a month from tomorrow)...I am reassured that even if it doesn't get done before I graduate and then I am too big and unmotivated that the baby really won't know the difference anyways. As long as we have diapers and a place for it to sleep then we are good, lol. I had been thinking that when I got the boxes of books from my mom that I would be inspired to do a story book theme, but as I go through the books nothing is sparking my interest. Bekki was surprised we weren't using Hippo's , which got me thinking maybe we could. But I am just not falling in love with anything. I welcome suggestions if you have any :)
I think that's all for now.
I am excited to announce that I have picked out diapers...cloth diapers, and I think they will be really easy to use. Not to mention way less expensive than disposables. We will use disposables until the baby is 10lbs (considering I was 9.02lbs and how tall James is we probably will move into cloth relatively quickly) this is when most mom's agree that the one size's begin to fit well. So, I have to share what I learned about this day and ages cloth diapers...No more chasing your wriggly baby with diaper pins ;) After doing a lot of research online about cloth diaper brands and the difference between "All-in-Ones," "Pockets," "Pre-Folds," and "All-in-Twos" I have decided on bumGenius pocket diapers.
These diapers have a place in the back of the diaper shell to slide an absorbent cloth pad or biodegradable pad into. They come in Velcro and snaps but after ordering both options I think that I like the Velcro more. The shell of the diaper is made from PUL (polyurethane laminate) it is very soft cloth on the outside and laminated on the inside to prevent leaks. Also the inside is lined in a terry cloth/ fleecy material that is supposed to be nice and comfy against babies bottom. I think it will take some practice to get the stuffing down but its like putting a pillow into a pillow case after a couple of times you get it in without twisting or wrinkles, right. I like that these diapers were rated among (if not the) highest and most liked pocket diapers by moms. I found a blog that is kept by a stay at home mom that reviews via video clip basically every brand on the market. These were her favorite along with GroVia. I also ordered a GroVia diaper to compare to the bumGenius one. The difference was that GroVia is an "All-in-One" (there is no stuffing involved) and the diaper shell is made from TPU ( a similar polyurethane material). I decided on the pocket diaper for a couple of reasons: I have read they dry faster because they come apart, they are a few dollars less expensive, are more popular than the other brand (slightly), and they come in more color options.In other baby news, I have become undecided about how to decorate the nursery. While, yes I have plenty of time before Gribble will be here, I had hoped to kinda get it taken car of before I go back to school (a month from tomorrow)...I am reassured that even if it doesn't get done before I graduate and then I am too big and unmotivated that the baby really won't know the difference anyways. As long as we have diapers and a place for it to sleep then we are good, lol. I had been thinking that when I got the boxes of books from my mom that I would be inspired to do a story book theme, but as I go through the books nothing is sparking my interest. Bekki was surprised we weren't using Hippo's , which got me thinking maybe we could. But I am just not falling in love with anything. I welcome suggestions if you have any :)
I think that's all for now.
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