It's Halloween and I'm stuck closing at Whole Foods. Needless to say, it's pretty empty in here because everyone is trick or treating with their children and not shopping for food. 2 more hours till the store closes!
Today, Danny and I met with Dr. Nold at Bayside Pediatrics. We've heard good things about him, and he seems to be a good fit. I really like that he is very interested in teaching and will always tell you why he has made the diagnosis. He also likes having an open dialogue and doesn't mind being asked questions. He's open to holistic stuff and doesn't jump to antibiotics, so I'm pretty happy with him so far.
I had to reschedule my 36 week midwife visit because they closed the office on Tuesday due to Frankenstorm. I am going in tomorrow at 9am and I hope that doesn't make me late for work. Danny has to work midnight-8am, so I hope he can come with me even though he'll be terribly tired, because we are having our last ultrasound. I'm not sure why that is necessary, because she should be able to feel if the baby is breech or not without that, but I'm kind of done fighting and asking questions this time around. I might as well... Also, it'll be good to just make sure it's a girl. Otherwise, we have 4 weeks to make some changes. Ha! That would be a mini disaster I guess...
I am really craving some peanut butter filled chocolate, but the bag that looks the best is $12 and I'm not doing that...
I'm super sore and super tired even though I slept 10 or 11 hours last night and have been getting at least 8 hours every other night and taking naps when possible. I guess she's in super growth mode and it's using up a lot of energy.
~35 weeks, 6 days~
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Checking things off the list...
I am very much looking forward to being able to be able to hug Danny tightly without a big belly in the way. I'm also looking forward to...not having to pee 1000x a day and night, non elastic waisted jeans, being able to roll over more easily, painting my nails, being free from violent hiccups, not having super sore leg and back muscles, being able to chow down on some tuna... but mostly, I can't wait to see and hold our little baby!
I have my last sonogram coming up on Tuesday. Side note on sonograms- I think it's sneaky and weird that pregnancy doctor costs are supposedly covered 100% by insurance, but that doesn't include sonograms or any kind of testing. So all that blood work, and that dumb glucose test are all out of pocket expenses. Fantastic.
Danny and I have Bradley class this morning. We only have 5 more including today. Maybe we'll have 6 if she's late. I hope that's not the case.
We had a maternity photo shoot with our wedding photographer, Wendy Hickok on Wednesday. We always have so much fun with her! We didn't expect to have a preggo shoot so soon after the wedding! We went to Cylburne Arboretum and played in the leaves and trees. I can't wait to see the images! She would show us a couple shots on the screen of her camera and I kept being surprised that I was so pregnant. I almost forget that I look so differently. I'm so pregnant! We also got on the calendar for a newborn shoot. She said they are best in the first 15 days after they are born, because they still cuddle up really tightly and sleep most of the time. I've been trying to plan little outfits and themes. It will be so close to Christmas by then, so I'm thinking of something pepperminty for one look. :) we'll see what we come up with...
Danny put together the changing table and I got the mattress and sheets set up in the crib. The nursery is starting to come together! We are painting on Sunday, hopefully. I need to get some more baskets for under the changing table and we need to get a bookshelf, a couple little shelves for the wall, a curtain rod, and another panel of curtains (because I was unaware that they sell each side separately). After that, we should be all set!
I keep checking TheBump.com's checklist of stuff to do before baby arrives. It's been a very helpful tool. I have pretty much everything I need for my hospital bag, but I still need to physically pack the bag. I have a meeting with a pediatrician, Dr. Nold on Wednesday morning. I've heard good things about him from a few different similar minded people and he is pretty flexible and understanding. There aren't any holistic/integrative pediatricians in Maryland. The closest is Alexandria, VA. So hopefully, we'll have a great relationship with Dr. Nold.
I preregistered with the hospital and I pretty much am on schedule now with things to do. I'm trying to read as much as possible, but I'm sure it will be okay if I still am reading after her arrival.
Time to go to Bradley!
~35 weeks, 2 days~
I have my last sonogram coming up on Tuesday. Side note on sonograms- I think it's sneaky and weird that pregnancy doctor costs are supposedly covered 100% by insurance, but that doesn't include sonograms or any kind of testing. So all that blood work, and that dumb glucose test are all out of pocket expenses. Fantastic.
Danny and I have Bradley class this morning. We only have 5 more including today. Maybe we'll have 6 if she's late. I hope that's not the case.
We had a maternity photo shoot with our wedding photographer, Wendy Hickok on Wednesday. We always have so much fun with her! We didn't expect to have a preggo shoot so soon after the wedding! We went to Cylburne Arboretum and played in the leaves and trees. I can't wait to see the images! She would show us a couple shots on the screen of her camera and I kept being surprised that I was so pregnant. I almost forget that I look so differently. I'm so pregnant! We also got on the calendar for a newborn shoot. She said they are best in the first 15 days after they are born, because they still cuddle up really tightly and sleep most of the time. I've been trying to plan little outfits and themes. It will be so close to Christmas by then, so I'm thinking of something pepperminty for one look. :) we'll see what we come up with...
Danny put together the changing table and I got the mattress and sheets set up in the crib. The nursery is starting to come together! We are painting on Sunday, hopefully. I need to get some more baskets for under the changing table and we need to get a bookshelf, a couple little shelves for the wall, a curtain rod, and another panel of curtains (because I was unaware that they sell each side separately). After that, we should be all set!
I keep checking TheBump.com's checklist of stuff to do before baby arrives. It's been a very helpful tool. I have pretty much everything I need for my hospital bag, but I still need to physically pack the bag. I have a meeting with a pediatrician, Dr. Nold on Wednesday morning. I've heard good things about him from a few different similar minded people and he is pretty flexible and understanding. There aren't any holistic/integrative pediatricians in Maryland. The closest is Alexandria, VA. So hopefully, we'll have a great relationship with Dr. Nold.
I preregistered with the hospital and I pretty much am on schedule now with things to do. I'm trying to read as much as possible, but I'm sure it will be okay if I still am reading after her arrival.
Time to go to Bradley!
~35 weeks, 2 days~
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
coming down to the wire
i went to the midwife today. it was a much better experience than last time, due to a different midwife. i also brought Danny along with me for support, since i was so uncomfortable last time. i really like Shaina and Jennifer. i felt very comfortable today and it was helpful to have danny there and ask the questions he had, and help me remember what i wanted to ask. i just like to have him around, ya know?
i have crazy track mark bruises from the blood test yesterday. i look like a junkie.
i am 167.5 pounds, my belly is 32 cm, my blood pressure was 118/50 and the baby's head is almost where it's supposed to be. her head is at the bottom, but she's facing my belly button rather than my spine. she still has time to turn over, but at least she's upside down already. in 2 weeks and 2 days, she'll be 36 weeks, and hopefully she'll move by then. i have an appointment in 2 weeks (35 weeks and 5 days), and i'll have my last ultrasound and a strep b test :(. i'm ready to be done with all these tests.
she moves around SO much! i shall call her wiggle worm.
it's so weird how pregnant i am, haha. that's a weird thing to say, but it seems like not that long ago that we found out i was pregnant- which didn't seem super real. now i'm just 6 weeks away to having a baby. it's amazing how much can change during a pregnancy. the hormones are partially responsible for changing your attitude, probably. i'm really excited now, but at the beginning, i was kind of mad and definitely scared and disappointed that i got pregnant so young and only 5 months into being finally married. now, i can't wait! parts of this are still really scary. being a mom is going to be a big change, but i feel like it couldn't be any other way now. yay! come out!
danny and i are both really curious as to what she will look like. genetics are absolutely not an exact science with an equation to follow. we'll have to see! ideally she'll have parts of both of us, so she can be prettier than both. :) i really hope she has a lot of danny in her. the bushy eyebrows can be left off of her, since she's a girl, haha. i have a hunch that she's going to be really pretty. but that could just be cuz i'm her mom. i picture her having really sparkly eyes...like a ruby?? (not red like a ruby, cuz then she'd be an albino.) ooooh i can't wait to see her chubby face.
i got so much done yesterday. i obviously finally did my glucose test, and i also finally officially changed my name! i finally registered to vote (i don't know what took me 6 years, it took 5 minutes to do.) i mailed my thank you cards from my shower, i returned some baby clothes that i had bought and shouldn't have, and we bought the paint for the nursery! :) i also got a lot of reading done in the baby book while i waited for 2 hours at LabCorp and 20-30 minutes in the Social Security office. it feels good to check things off a list.
i think i'm going to make some banana bread. :)
kick kick kick kick kick kick
~33 weeks, 5 days~
i have crazy track mark bruises from the blood test yesterday. i look like a junkie.
i am 167.5 pounds, my belly is 32 cm, my blood pressure was 118/50 and the baby's head is almost where it's supposed to be. her head is at the bottom, but she's facing my belly button rather than my spine. she still has time to turn over, but at least she's upside down already. in 2 weeks and 2 days, she'll be 36 weeks, and hopefully she'll move by then. i have an appointment in 2 weeks (35 weeks and 5 days), and i'll have my last ultrasound and a strep b test :(. i'm ready to be done with all these tests.
she moves around SO much! i shall call her wiggle worm.
it's so weird how pregnant i am, haha. that's a weird thing to say, but it seems like not that long ago that we found out i was pregnant- which didn't seem super real. now i'm just 6 weeks away to having a baby. it's amazing how much can change during a pregnancy. the hormones are partially responsible for changing your attitude, probably. i'm really excited now, but at the beginning, i was kind of mad and definitely scared and disappointed that i got pregnant so young and only 5 months into being finally married. now, i can't wait! parts of this are still really scary. being a mom is going to be a big change, but i feel like it couldn't be any other way now. yay! come out!
danny and i are both really curious as to what she will look like. genetics are absolutely not an exact science with an equation to follow. we'll have to see! ideally she'll have parts of both of us, so she can be prettier than both. :) i really hope she has a lot of danny in her. the bushy eyebrows can be left off of her, since she's a girl, haha. i have a hunch that she's going to be really pretty. but that could just be cuz i'm her mom. i picture her having really sparkly eyes...like a ruby?? (not red like a ruby, cuz then she'd be an albino.) ooooh i can't wait to see her chubby face.
i got so much done yesterday. i obviously finally did my glucose test, and i also finally officially changed my name! i finally registered to vote (i don't know what took me 6 years, it took 5 minutes to do.) i mailed my thank you cards from my shower, i returned some baby clothes that i had bought and shouldn't have, and we bought the paint for the nursery! :) i also got a lot of reading done in the baby book while i waited for 2 hours at LabCorp and 20-30 minutes in the Social Security office. it feels good to check things off a list.
i think i'm going to make some banana bread. :)
kick kick kick kick kick kick
~33 weeks, 5 days~
Monday, October 15, 2012
Random thoughts and updates
I wish I could lie on my back.
I have to drink blue sugar water and get my blood drawn 4-8 times in 2 hours this morning.
I'm not looking forward to that.
I should make cookies.
Our baby will be here in 45 days.
How will we pay rent during maternity leave?
I hope I can get a nannying job in like December or January.
I hope that.
I signed up for a target credit card just so I could receive free shipping on a bassinet mattress. At 22.9% interest, I won't ever use it again. But it saves me $23 in shipping.
Litter boxes are disgusting. I'm over it. Clean it yourself, Miles. Better yet, go in the toilet.
We need to tour the maternity ward ASAP.
I wrote my birth plan. I should type it.
I wonder if I should use unscented laundry detergent on the baby clothes. I did on the ones I washed already, but I ran out and now all I have is Mrs. Meyer's lavender.
Is it time to start working 4 days a week instead of 5? That would be wonderful, but I don't know if it's smart. We've got a lot of saving to do!
I need to interview pediatricians and then pick one. I can't find holistic. Hopefully, I can at least find an integrative one who won't think I'm a crazy hippy. How often are babies supposed to go to them anyway? I still have a lot of reading to do...
Dr. Sears and his Baby Book will be accompanying me to LabCorp this morning.
I feel badly for Danny because we both closed last night and didn't get to bed till 11 and he had to wake up at 3:40am to go to work again. :( he pulled a clopen a few days ago too.
I'm starving.
The end?
~33 weeks, 4 days~
I have to drink blue sugar water and get my blood drawn 4-8 times in 2 hours this morning.
I'm not looking forward to that.
I should make cookies.
Our baby will be here in 45 days.
How will we pay rent during maternity leave?
I hope I can get a nannying job in like December or January.
I hope that.
I signed up for a target credit card just so I could receive free shipping on a bassinet mattress. At 22.9% interest, I won't ever use it again. But it saves me $23 in shipping.
Litter boxes are disgusting. I'm over it. Clean it yourself, Miles. Better yet, go in the toilet.
We need to tour the maternity ward ASAP.
I wrote my birth plan. I should type it.
I wonder if I should use unscented laundry detergent on the baby clothes. I did on the ones I washed already, but I ran out and now all I have is Mrs. Meyer's lavender.
Is it time to start working 4 days a week instead of 5? That would be wonderful, but I don't know if it's smart. We've got a lot of saving to do!
I need to interview pediatricians and then pick one. I can't find holistic. Hopefully, I can at least find an integrative one who won't think I'm a crazy hippy. How often are babies supposed to go to them anyway? I still have a lot of reading to do...
Dr. Sears and his Baby Book will be accompanying me to LabCorp this morning.
I feel badly for Danny because we both closed last night and didn't get to bed till 11 and he had to wake up at 3:40am to go to work again. :( he pulled a clopen a few days ago too.
I'm starving.
The end?
~33 weeks, 4 days~
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Staycation
Ohhhh man. 33 weeks. 7 left. I can do this! My hips hurt SO much!! No amount of stretching and massage is seeming to help. My belly is in the way for some stretches anyway. It's like the inner thigh, where the legs connect to the hip, and my super low back and tailbone. They're killing me! They cramp up all the time and oh man, it's not enjoyable. My upper back isn't peachy either, but that's normal.
I'm getting sick of a million people telling me I've popped. Yeah, well that's what happens. I'm fully aware that I'm pregnant. With that, comes a big belly. But then the other half of the time, people are telling me I haven't gained weight anywhere but the basketball on my stomach and that I look great. I love hearing that. I'll admit it! I enjoy being complimented! It is encouraging when you FEEL like crap that someone doesn't think you look like it too.
I had a horrible night sleep the past several nights. She's not kicking me and keeping me awake, I just keep having stressful dreams and other hindrances to rest. I've also been experiencing crazy hot flashes. I'm so glad it's getting colder outside, because I've been needing the air conditioning on crazy stupid temperatures because otherwise, I'll be kept awake from sweating. The insanely cold temperatures at Whole Foods probably messed up my normal body thermometer. They keep it freezing in the store, and my body has probably gotten used to that. Feeling overheated is a normal symptom though, so who knows.
On a better note, Danny and took a little staycation from Sunday-Wednesday. That's how poor people do a baby moon. I had my baby shower on Saturday, which was fun and pretty and full of free food. :) Jenna made us play this disgusting baby food tasting game. Me and my sister competed, while blind folded. Um, disgusting. BUT apparently, I Should be a chef because I got every one right. Sweet palate. Very strange...
Then on sunday, Danny and I went to the Renaissance festival after church. I had never been, so we had fun, even though it was sprinkling rain the whole time. We had an umbrella, and I was happy for cool fall weather. The next day, Danny ran a bath for me as soon as I woke up. He even scrubbed it first and lit beeswax candles. I soaked in the Biggs and Featherbell flower soak and it was simply delightful. He's so great. After my relaxing morning, we went to Butler's Orchard in Montgomery County and picked pumpkins and wild flowers, and we bought pumpkin butter and apple jelly and apple cider slush and had a grand old time. We went to the county version of Founding Farmers for dinner. :)
My birthday was on Tuesday- (I'm 24!) and we relaxed a lot of the day and i wrote my shower thank you cards, did some returns I think, and went to target to get a lamp and curtains for the nursery. We enjoyed lunch brunch at Miss Shirley's. Pumpkin. Cheesecake. Stuffed. French Toast. Oh man. So yummy. Danny had class at night, and we didn't want to spend any more money, so we canceled our late dinner reservations. I enjoyed a pedicure while he was at school. :) that was my first one since very early pregnancy. It was long awaited and wonderful.
Then, on Wednesday, we spent a lot of the day cleaning the apartment. It sounds lame, but that was honestly one of the best birthday presents ever. Danny helped so much and our apartment looks awesome. I washed almost all of the baby clothes and sheets and blankets and folded them in her room. We still want to paint that dresser, but at least they're away. We have a lot of decorating and painting to do, but our apartment is becoming a home! Then, last night, we went out for family birthday dinner at Woodberry Kitchen in Baltimore. I had never been, because it's so expensive, so it was a good place for pops to pay. ;). It was so delicious. It's a farm to table restaurant, so I ate meat. Yum.
My mom had the crib she bought for us in the car, so we transferred it to ours and Danny set it up last night since he didn't have to work early this morning. We watched Cinderella, which was one of my presents :). And now we're back to work. *sigh*
I am so glad we took that little vacation. Holiday retail madness is starting soon and the baby is coming soon after that.
~33 weeks~
P.S. a passerby just asked me, an 8 months pregnant chick, if I had a cigarette...
I'm getting sick of a million people telling me I've popped. Yeah, well that's what happens. I'm fully aware that I'm pregnant. With that, comes a big belly. But then the other half of the time, people are telling me I haven't gained weight anywhere but the basketball on my stomach and that I look great. I love hearing that. I'll admit it! I enjoy being complimented! It is encouraging when you FEEL like crap that someone doesn't think you look like it too.
I had a horrible night sleep the past several nights. She's not kicking me and keeping me awake, I just keep having stressful dreams and other hindrances to rest. I've also been experiencing crazy hot flashes. I'm so glad it's getting colder outside, because I've been needing the air conditioning on crazy stupid temperatures because otherwise, I'll be kept awake from sweating. The insanely cold temperatures at Whole Foods probably messed up my normal body thermometer. They keep it freezing in the store, and my body has probably gotten used to that. Feeling overheated is a normal symptom though, so who knows.
On a better note, Danny and took a little staycation from Sunday-Wednesday. That's how poor people do a baby moon. I had my baby shower on Saturday, which was fun and pretty and full of free food. :) Jenna made us play this disgusting baby food tasting game. Me and my sister competed, while blind folded. Um, disgusting. BUT apparently, I Should be a chef because I got every one right. Sweet palate. Very strange...
Then on sunday, Danny and I went to the Renaissance festival after church. I had never been, so we had fun, even though it was sprinkling rain the whole time. We had an umbrella, and I was happy for cool fall weather. The next day, Danny ran a bath for me as soon as I woke up. He even scrubbed it first and lit beeswax candles. I soaked in the Biggs and Featherbell flower soak and it was simply delightful. He's so great. After my relaxing morning, we went to Butler's Orchard in Montgomery County and picked pumpkins and wild flowers, and we bought pumpkin butter and apple jelly and apple cider slush and had a grand old time. We went to the county version of Founding Farmers for dinner. :)
My birthday was on Tuesday- (I'm 24!) and we relaxed a lot of the day and i wrote my shower thank you cards, did some returns I think, and went to target to get a lamp and curtains for the nursery. We enjoyed lunch brunch at Miss Shirley's. Pumpkin. Cheesecake. Stuffed. French Toast. Oh man. So yummy. Danny had class at night, and we didn't want to spend any more money, so we canceled our late dinner reservations. I enjoyed a pedicure while he was at school. :) that was my first one since very early pregnancy. It was long awaited and wonderful.
Then, on Wednesday, we spent a lot of the day cleaning the apartment. It sounds lame, but that was honestly one of the best birthday presents ever. Danny helped so much and our apartment looks awesome. I washed almost all of the baby clothes and sheets and blankets and folded them in her room. We still want to paint that dresser, but at least they're away. We have a lot of decorating and painting to do, but our apartment is becoming a home! Then, last night, we went out for family birthday dinner at Woodberry Kitchen in Baltimore. I had never been, because it's so expensive, so it was a good place for pops to pay. ;). It was so delicious. It's a farm to table restaurant, so I ate meat. Yum.
My mom had the crib she bought for us in the car, so we transferred it to ours and Danny set it up last night since he didn't have to work early this morning. We watched Cinderella, which was one of my presents :). And now we're back to work. *sigh*
I am so glad we took that little vacation. Holiday retail madness is starting soon and the baby is coming soon after that.
~33 weeks~
P.S. a passerby just asked me, an 8 months pregnant chick, if I had a cigarette...
Monday, October 1, 2012
59 days left...
It's not just kicks. I feel every single movement. I feel like she's out of room in there.
I also feel like I need to be eating more, but I don't have a huge appetite lately. I make sure to get my greens and veggies and fruits every day and I'm eating way more organic, hormone free, grass fed dairy and hormone free, sustainably raised meat. I just hope I'm getting enough every day.
I gotta start making smoothies every morning again.
Yesterday, Danny and I went to Home Depot to get some paint chips for a few different rooms in the apartment. (we're not painting any time soon, cuz we need money for other things, but hopefully we'll at least do the nursery). I found Martha Stewart GLITTER PAINT!!! In red. :) it will definitely be used. I have lots of fun ideas for the walls, and im going to brainstorm with my friend, Justine soon and show her my sketches. She's an artist with a fun, whimsical, and bright style, so she's perfect for what I want to do for little Baby J.
I go to the midwife tomorrow. I still haven't gotten my glucose screening test. I don't want to. Is that weird? I'm like 99.9% sure I don't have gestational diabetes. I would know by now, right? Wouldn't I be passing out or something? I feel fine and normal. I have so many questions about delivery for her. Oh man. Oh man.
Danny's soccer game is tonight, and it's going to be freezing. I really need some fall maternity clothes, but I don't want to spend money on them. My sweatshirts are even too tight around my belly, so they're uncomfortable. I'm definitely bringing a blanket.
There's a purple area above my belly button that looks like a bruise. But it's not. Purple baby? Is that you? What's going on?
My baby shower is this Saturday :). And then Danny and I are taking off work for a couple days to celebrate my birthday (the 9th) and do some fun fall things away from the hum drum of work. :) I'm excited about that. Luckily, it overlaps the weekend, so I'll only lose 1-2 days of work and I can use some pto. Hooray! Fall fun! Birthday! Baby shower! Oh, and I'm getting a pedicure. Finally! :)
Now I'm going back to work. 30 minutes is not long enough.
~31 weeks, 4 days~
I also feel like I need to be eating more, but I don't have a huge appetite lately. I make sure to get my greens and veggies and fruits every day and I'm eating way more organic, hormone free, grass fed dairy and hormone free, sustainably raised meat. I just hope I'm getting enough every day.
I gotta start making smoothies every morning again.
Yesterday, Danny and I went to Home Depot to get some paint chips for a few different rooms in the apartment. (we're not painting any time soon, cuz we need money for other things, but hopefully we'll at least do the nursery). I found Martha Stewart GLITTER PAINT!!! In red. :) it will definitely be used. I have lots of fun ideas for the walls, and im going to brainstorm with my friend, Justine soon and show her my sketches. She's an artist with a fun, whimsical, and bright style, so she's perfect for what I want to do for little Baby J.
I go to the midwife tomorrow. I still haven't gotten my glucose screening test. I don't want to. Is that weird? I'm like 99.9% sure I don't have gestational diabetes. I would know by now, right? Wouldn't I be passing out or something? I feel fine and normal. I have so many questions about delivery for her. Oh man. Oh man.
Danny's soccer game is tonight, and it's going to be freezing. I really need some fall maternity clothes, but I don't want to spend money on them. My sweatshirts are even too tight around my belly, so they're uncomfortable. I'm definitely bringing a blanket.
There's a purple area above my belly button that looks like a bruise. But it's not. Purple baby? Is that you? What's going on?
My baby shower is this Saturday :). And then Danny and I are taking off work for a couple days to celebrate my birthday (the 9th) and do some fun fall things away from the hum drum of work. :) I'm excited about that. Luckily, it overlaps the weekend, so I'll only lose 1-2 days of work and I can use some pto. Hooray! Fall fun! Birthday! Baby shower! Oh, and I'm getting a pedicure. Finally! :)
Now I'm going back to work. 30 minutes is not long enough.
~31 weeks, 4 days~
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