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 :)
Friday, August 26, 2011
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 :)
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