Hello baby girl!
As I write this I am getting several swift kicks to the rib cage and watching my tummy wiggle all around as you work to find a comfortable position. Seeing my belly move and grow has been such an awesome experience and it helps to reassure us that you are growing bigger and stronger every day.
Wednesdays are my favorite day of the week and have been since we found out about you this past June.
Every Wednesday brings you one step closer to us. I wake up Wednesday mornings to update emails from seemingly every website that has anything to do with babies, pregnancy, or birth. Then, I check my baby bump out in the mirror, mentally checking off another week passed bringing me closer to our very first meeting.
(unless of course you decide to grace us with your presence early ;) )
Last week we got to see you on a 3D ultrasound and it was so incredible! We saw your chubby cheeks and your little nose. The technician says you definitely have hair and everyone we show the pictures to say that you look like Daddy.
We also had two baby showers this past week and got all kinds of cute pink stuff. I hope you don't mind that I picked pink for you as your favorite color already, purple just isn't really our thing. ;)
Now we are in the home stretch, trying to get everything in place for your arrival. The most important thing right now is getting a car seat since we can't even bring you home from the hospital without it! But it will all come together. Your grandma always like to say "grace under pressure" so I'm going to channel that while we wait for you. I can't wait to meet you baby girl!
See you soon!
Your Mama
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
Pregnancy Update (2nd Trimester)
Man how time flies!!! Here I sit in my brand new MATERNITY JEANS, looking at my soccer ball belly, and wondering how in the world I became six months pregnant! I have no clue why they say "pregnant for 9 months" because every well knowing pregnant lady will tell you that 40 weeks = 10 months of pregnancy. SO, that being said, I am 25 weeks and 2 days pregnant or 6 1/2 month pregnant on Wednesday! I just can't believe it. I am pretty proud to say that I made it to 6 months before I bought a pair of maternity jeans and that was solely because my inseam wore out on my pre pregnancy jeans. they still fit I swear!
So here's a little update on my pregnancy thus far:
How am I feeling emotionally?: Emotionally I am feeling great. I have made a complete 180 when compared to my first trimester self. The Mr. will report that I am A LOT nicer and am in a general good mood these days. The second trimester really is the best! (so far).
How am I feeling physically?: I have finally quit throwing up! WHOO HOO. I had pretty regular morning sickness up until 20 weeks but since then it has been replaced by some hardcore heartburn. Tums are my best friend basically. But other than that and some lower back pain there arent any major complaints.
Weight. Let's talk about it: The baby now weighs in at a full pound! And as for Momma I have gained back the 10 lbs I lost in the first trimester from being unable to eat, plus 2.8 new lbs. so I am right one track :)
Cravings: As I write this I have a bag of salt and vinegar kettle chips by my side so I feel like that one is self explanatory. Oh, and taco bell bean burritos with no sauce or onions!
What I'm wearing: Though I mourn the loss of my American Eagle jeans, the maternity jeans are as comfy as yoga pants and the cute side ruched maternity tops I picked up at Target really accentuate my belly which I love so I guess I'm okay taking a break from my beloved AE for now.
What I miss: Sleeping on my stomach. I've been a stomach sleeper my whole life but right now it feels like I'm smothering a baby if I try to sleep on my stomach, which I basically am, so I've done everything I can to become a side sleeper. It's been rough...
What I'm excited for: Meeting this little girl! I know it's a long ways out but all the exciting things I've been waiting for (baby kicks, ultrasounds, baby registry) has all come and gone and I know the new stuff to come isn't exxactly something to be looking forward to (rib cage kicks, swollen feet, round feeling) so now the #1 thing I'm looking forward to is a healthy happy baby girl due in February.
I can't wait!
XOXO
T
Monday, October 10, 2011
Dear Baby, Part Two
Dear baby girl,
Boy are you growing!! You have reached the one pound mark!
This week we painted your nursery and your daddy felt you kick for the very first time! He was so excited.
We also have started picking up a few outfits for you. I know we are supposed to wait until after the baby showers but sometimes it's just to hard to walk away from hot pink footie pajamas. Sometimes I'll walk in your room and catch your dad looking at them. The look on his face is priceless!
Ever since we found out you are a girl it has made everything a lot more real for us. We can not believe that this time next year we will have a 9 month little girl who we can carve pumpkins with and pick out costumes for. I can't wait!!
We love you so much already pretty girl.
XOXO
Your Momma <3
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Boy are you growing!! You have reached the one pound mark!
This week we painted your nursery and your daddy felt you kick for the very first time! He was so excited.
We also have started picking up a few outfits for you. I know we are supposed to wait until after the baby showers but sometimes it's just to hard to walk away from hot pink footie pajamas. Sometimes I'll walk in your room and catch your dad looking at them. The look on his face is priceless!
Ever since we found out you are a girl it has made everything a lot more real for us. We can not believe that this time next year we will have a 9 month little girl who we can carve pumpkins with and pick out costumes for. I can't wait!!
We love you so much already pretty girl.
XOXO
Your Momma <3
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Saturday, October 1, 2011
Pregnant Dreams
Dear Baby,
I remember a dream back in the early days of my pregnancy. Your dad and I went to go pick up our new baby just like you would go and pick up a package from the post office. In this dream having babies meant going and picking up the baby that had been assigned to you. We walked into a room and there was a tiny baby bundled in blue and your dad said, "I think it's this one." I smiled at him and the little baby but knew he was wrong. Then I looked across the room to where a pink bundled baby was with a sign that said "WHEELER". I led him over to the pink bundle and said "No, this one is ours. See? I told you it was a girl."
Ever since that dream I was convinced you were a girl. If anyone would ask I would tell them, "It's a girl! I just have a feeling." I had plenty of reasons to back it up too. For example, I couldn't for the life of me think of any boy names. Whenever I would imagine a nursery, it would always be for a girl. When your dad said, "Well it could always be a boy," I would be shocked. It was almost as if I never considered it.
There were also many "scientific" phenomenon that pointed to you being a girl. Like a regularly measured 160 bpm at the midwife's office. Or the ring on a string, circling over my belly instead of swaying back and forth. Or my personal favorite, extreme morning sickness and craving only sweets. The latter I attributed to little girl's being full of "sugar, and spice, and everything nice," of course I'd crave sweets. :)
But you know what? No one believed me. Not your daddy, not your grandpa; apparently men in our family don't give a woman's intuition much validity. That is ok though, because yesterday at our ultrasound you proved them all wrong.
You were stubborn at first, shying away from the ultrasound tech and hiding deep in my right hip so no one could see you. After some rolling around (on my part) and a talking to (on your daddy's part) you finally came around and we found out that you are indeed a little girl!! I always though I would cry at my first ultrasound, or be really shocked, but it was as if they were telling me something I had known all along. Of course you were a girl. I told them so. ;)
Your dad was pretty funny in there though. He kept asking the Dr. "are you sure?" "how sure are you?" and "everything is ok, right?". The Dr. assured him that you are perfectly healthy, weigh about 3/4ths of a pound and he was positively sure that you were a girl. You weren't trying to hide anything apparently :)
Baby girl I can not tell you how excited I am for you to join our family. You have recently starting kicking and rolling around and letting me know you are in there. It is the best feeling in the world. You haven't kicked hard enough to let your dad in on the fun but that's ok with me. I like having you all to myself for just a little bit longer.
XOXO
your momma
I remember a dream back in the early days of my pregnancy. Your dad and I went to go pick up our new baby just like you would go and pick up a package from the post office. In this dream having babies meant going and picking up the baby that had been assigned to you. We walked into a room and there was a tiny baby bundled in blue and your dad said, "I think it's this one." I smiled at him and the little baby but knew he was wrong. Then I looked across the room to where a pink bundled baby was with a sign that said "WHEELER". I led him over to the pink bundle and said "No, this one is ours. See? I told you it was a girl."
Ever since that dream I was convinced you were a girl. If anyone would ask I would tell them, "It's a girl! I just have a feeling." I had plenty of reasons to back it up too. For example, I couldn't for the life of me think of any boy names. Whenever I would imagine a nursery, it would always be for a girl. When your dad said, "Well it could always be a boy," I would be shocked. It was almost as if I never considered it.
There were also many "scientific" phenomenon that pointed to you being a girl. Like a regularly measured 160 bpm at the midwife's office. Or the ring on a string, circling over my belly instead of swaying back and forth. Or my personal favorite, extreme morning sickness and craving only sweets. The latter I attributed to little girl's being full of "sugar, and spice, and everything nice," of course I'd crave sweets. :)
But you know what? No one believed me. Not your daddy, not your grandpa; apparently men in our family don't give a woman's intuition much validity. That is ok though, because yesterday at our ultrasound you proved them all wrong.
You were stubborn at first, shying away from the ultrasound tech and hiding deep in my right hip so no one could see you. After some rolling around (on my part) and a talking to (on your daddy's part) you finally came around and we found out that you are indeed a little girl!! I always though I would cry at my first ultrasound, or be really shocked, but it was as if they were telling me something I had known all along. Of course you were a girl. I told them so. ;)
Your dad was pretty funny in there though. He kept asking the Dr. "are you sure?" "how sure are you?" and "everything is ok, right?". The Dr. assured him that you are perfectly healthy, weigh about 3/4ths of a pound and he was positively sure that you were a girl. You weren't trying to hide anything apparently :)
Baby girl I can not tell you how excited I am for you to join our family. You have recently starting kicking and rolling around and letting me know you are in there. It is the best feeling in the world. You haven't kicked hard enough to let your dad in on the fun but that's ok with me. I like having you all to myself for just a little bit longer.
XOXO
your momma
Monday, August 29, 2011
Pregnant Lady Update
I've been a little quiet on the blogger-sphere recently and other than my pathetic rant last post I haven't said much about my pregnancy. (it still seems so weird to write the words "my pregnancy" btw) So I thought now would be a good time to give a pregnancy update while I'm feeling pretty upbeat and I'm having a day where I can actually eat :)
As of today I am 16 weeks and 5 days pregnant! whoo hooo! Almost half way there!
How am I feeling emotionally?: Some days are better than others. I basically cry over every SPCA commercial and sappy movie. The other day I was bawling as I watched the end of Toy Story 3...it was a moment. Mostly, though, my emotional flare ups are directed at my poor helpless husband and he has been such a trooper taking the heat of my angry hormones. I love that man.
How am I feeling physically?: The first 16 weeks of my pregnancy I spent very close to the porcelain throne here in our apartment. The morning sickness was ROUGH. But the past 5 days I've been able to eat real food, (read: hot dogs and taco bell) which has been especially exciting. Also, I am FINALLY rocking a little bump which has been really fun for my self esteem considering I was looking rather flabby there for a bit.
Weight. Let's talk about it: A whole 5 ounces! Oh you meant my weight? At my last prenatal appt I had actually lost 3 more pounds putting me at a total loss of 10 lbs since my first appt. My midwife assured me that this is perfectly normal and now that the morning sickness is subsiding I should be well on my way to the 25-30 lb recommended weight gain for pregnancy.
Cravings: The only craving I've really had so far has been IHOP pancakes. In my pre-pregnancy life i snuffed my nose at IHOP. It was not even an option for breakfast fair, and I would complain immensely if I was ever made to go there. But the past few months, the only food of substance that my poor stomach would succumb to has been two plain pancakes with maple syrup from IHOP and for that I am thankful.
What I'm wearing: It has actually been warm here in Washington (shocking, I know) so my clothing of choice has been tank tops that were too small to wear pre-pregnancy (they hugged all the wrong places) that are now surprisingly "bump-flattering". Who would have thought?? I haven't delved into the world of maternity jeans quite yet since my American Eagle skinny jeans are still hanging in there but i know its only a matter of time.
What I miss: I miss being able to do things like dishes or walking short distances without being out of breath and promptly requiring a nap afterward. Also I miss my smaller boobies (sorry for the over share) and having a cold one with my hubby.
What I'm excited for: I'm super excited to find out if its a little guy or gal in there (Sept 30th hurry up!!!) and to feel the baby kick for the first time. I think I've felt tiny movements or nudges but I'm not entirely too sure.
That's the glory of pregnancy so far. I'm sure its about to get a lot more interesting so stay tuned!
XOXO
T
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Early Pregnancy Complainer
Pregnancy has made me a level 5 complainer.
Granted I've always been toe-ing the line of negative nancy. I like people to know if I'm not feeling 100%, just so they don't think I'm being a jerk or something.
But pregnancy has made me a HARDCORE complainer. I feel that the majority of this is due to the intense morning sickness and exhaustion. And maybe a tiny bit because my husband doesn't give me any pregnancy sympathy, so I feel the need to over compensate.
So here it is:
Pregnancy sounds like such an awesome magical time until you are pregnant, and then suddenly you feel like an alien in your own body. My body belongs to the baby, not me. It is doing things that it has never done before (I'll spare you the TMI) and not doing things it used to do so regularly (like digest food). I just want to be able to eat a meal without the side effects that usually require Pepto-bismol. I want to be able to go to the grocery store without needing to sit down. I want to be able to sleep a full night without getting up to pee. I want to unload the dishwasher without needing a nap after.
I know all this will be more than worth it, but I'm seriously hoping things start looking up sooner rather than later.
I want to be one of those happy glowing pregnant people. Where do those people come from? and better yet, What is their freaking problem?!?
End. Complaint.
XOXO
T
Granted I've always been toe-ing the line of negative nancy. I like people to know if I'm not feeling 100%, just so they don't think I'm being a jerk or something.
But pregnancy has made me a HARDCORE complainer. I feel that the majority of this is due to the intense morning sickness and exhaustion. And maybe a tiny bit because my husband doesn't give me any pregnancy sympathy, so I feel the need to over compensate.
So here it is:
Pregnancy sounds like such an awesome magical time until you are pregnant, and then suddenly you feel like an alien in your own body. My body belongs to the baby, not me. It is doing things that it has never done before (I'll spare you the TMI) and not doing things it used to do so regularly (like digest food). I just want to be able to eat a meal without the side effects that usually require Pepto-bismol. I want to be able to go to the grocery store without needing to sit down. I want to be able to sleep a full night without getting up to pee. I want to unload the dishwasher without needing a nap after.
I know all this will be more than worth it, but I'm seriously hoping things start looking up sooner rather than later.
I want to be one of those happy glowing pregnant people. Where do those people come from? and better yet, What is their freaking problem?!?
End. Complaint.
XOXO
T
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Dear Baby
Dear Baby,
I am so happy to be able to write those words! I want you to know that I have every intention of writing in journals and making you a baby book but if I'm going to be honest with you (which you'll find is usually a good way to start a relationship with someone) I have to tell you that I am horrible at doing things with any regularity when it comes to writing. So this blog I have created, this living record of my life as it is this very second, is the best possible gift I can give to you. A snap shot of your growth and life as it began from before you even entered this world. I want you to know how loved you are, in this instance. I am so in love with you and I barely even know you. You, however, know me more already than anyone ever has. You are a piece of me. And from the moment those double red lines showed up I have felt the strongest, most primal need to protect you.When I heard your heartbeat for the first time, that feeling grew so swiftly that it brought tears to my eyes. I already know that you will be the single most amazing thing I have ever done, the best thing I have ever made, and the best idea I could ever have. I can't wait to meet you, baby.
Love,
Your Momma.
I am so happy to be able to write those words! I want you to know that I have every intention of writing in journals and making you a baby book but if I'm going to be honest with you (which you'll find is usually a good way to start a relationship with someone) I have to tell you that I am horrible at doing things with any regularity when it comes to writing. So this blog I have created, this living record of my life as it is this very second, is the best possible gift I can give to you. A snap shot of your growth and life as it began from before you even entered this world. I want you to know how loved you are, in this instance. I am so in love with you and I barely even know you. You, however, know me more already than anyone ever has. You are a piece of me. And from the moment those double red lines showed up I have felt the strongest, most primal need to protect you.When I heard your heartbeat for the first time, that feeling grew so swiftly that it brought tears to my eyes. I already know that you will be the single most amazing thing I have ever done, the best thing I have ever made, and the best idea I could ever have. I can't wait to meet you, baby.
Love,
Your Momma.
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