Yay! It's a girl! And here's the proof, along with other cuteness of course.
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~Jessy
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
My First Cloth Diaper Order
I placed my first cloth diaper order last night at Jillian's Drawers.com. I had narrowed down my list of online stores to buy from, from over 20 stores to just 3. Finally, I found that, even though all three (wildflowerdiapers.com, nickisdiapers.com, and jilliansdrawers.com ) had excellent reviews on diaperpin.com and comparable prices, only Jillian's had everything I wanted, in the colors and sizes I wanted, in stock now. I placed the order around 9 o'clock PM last night and I've already had 3 emails from them. One was the initial order confirmation, the second included a tracking number (which shows that my order is already on it's way!) and the third shows exactly what was shipped. So, even though I haven't received my order yet, I am so far impressed with their customer service and speeding order filling.
What I Ordered
I decided to go with pocket diapers and fitteds with covers to start. I ordered:
3 Happy Heiny's One-Size pocket diapers in light pink.
3 Bumgenius 3.0 One-Size pocket diapers in blossom.
12 Kissaluvs fitted diapers in Unbleached size 0
6 Prowrap Classic diaper covers in white size nb.
I'll probably start with these and if I love them stock up and just add in bigger sizes (fitteds and covers) as the baby grows. Most of the reviews I read say that the pocket diapers fit well once the baby actually grows into them. So, I'll probably just do the fitteds at first and phase in the pockets once she's big enough. Then, if the pockets work well enough, just add more pockets. I really like that they're one-size. That was the main reason, that even though Fuzzi Bunz pocket diapers got great ratings on diaper pin and have come out with an improved version, I decided on bumGenius and Happy Heiny's. I'll let you know how they all work out for me. With lots of pictures, of course.
~Jessy
What I Ordered
I decided to go with pocket diapers and fitteds with covers to start. I ordered:
3 Happy Heiny's One-Size pocket diapers in light pink.3 Bumgenius 3.0 One-Size pocket diapers in blossom.12 Kissaluvs fitted diapers in Unbleached size 06 Prowrap Classic diaper covers in white size nb.I'll probably start with these and if I love them stock up and just add in bigger sizes (fitteds and covers) as the baby grows. Most of the reviews I read say that the pocket diapers fit well once the baby actually grows into them. So, I'll probably just do the fitteds at first and phase in the pockets once she's big enough. Then, if the pockets work well enough, just add more pockets. I really like that they're one-size. That was the main reason, that even though Fuzzi Bunz pocket diapers got great ratings on diaper pin and have come out with an improved version, I decided on bumGenius and Happy Heiny's. I'll let you know how they all work out for me. With lots of pictures, of course.
~Jessy
19 Weeks - Registered, eating crap, what if it's a boy?
What I'm Up To
Elated by the discovery that we're having a girl I finally went to my local baby superstore and registered. I brought my baby sister (she's 18, but will always be my baby sister) with me. I don't really like shopping anywhere but the grocery store by myself. Unless I'm absolutely in love with something and HAVE to have it, I have a hard time making up my mind. On the bigger items I only ordered 2 things (a play-yard and a stroller/car-seat travel set) in a pink pattern. Even then my sister had to majorly convince me that it was ok because this is our first baby. I'm allowed, according to her. She had the little scan gun thingy anyway so I convinced myself it was useless to argue. Yeah, it didn't take very much convincing. Everything else is pretty neutral. The crib bedding and layette are girlie too. I'll finally get my 18 week ultrasound pics up tonight along with what I registered for and why and a breakdown of my first cloth diaper order.
I went ahead and registered the domain name for our baby's website this weekend too. I looked at some of the free sites offered for baby pages, but I want to be allowed to put up as many pictures and videos as I want, and change the look of the page whenever I want. It seemed that most of the sites I found either didn't offer enough space or only let you use their cuter designs if you paid a fee. So, I thought, "why not just register a cute easy to remember domain name and host the page myself along with this site?" The domain will cost me $10 extra a year with Hostmonster (who, by the way, I love, love, love as a former Godaddy user) but I can use my own existing account and space that I have with them for onegeekygirl.com. I know that's not an option everyone has access to or the skills to maneuver though.
I placed my first cloth diaper order last night yay! Along with the crib bedding I bought today and actual crib and mattress, that will be the last of my baby purchases for a while. Since I can actually eat and have enough energy to be out for hours now (I do have to sit down every once in a while to rest a bit.) my mom and sister have made this past week a busy and expensive one for me. So, even though the crib bedding, crib and mattress ended up being free for us (we got a generous amount on gift cards for Christmas), eating out with mom & sis and little shopping sprees for girl outfits along with the cloth diapers have added up.
While eating out I try to eat pretty decently. Lately though, at home, I've been craving things like potato chips, chocolate on occasion, and root beer. I'm trying to stay good and get my sweets from yummy Greek yogurt and berries or a glass of chocolate milk. Sometimes cravings win though. The other day I had my first Godiva milk chocolate latte. Godiva is my all time favorite chocolate and this drink had little specs of their chocolate in every sip. It was definitely a decadence. Worth the guilt though. Unlike the Supersonic cheeseburger I had for dinner. I'm going to be burping up onions till luchtime tomorrow. :o/
How I'm Feeling Physically
Speaking of burping, I definitely do a lot of it. Pretty much anytime I eat veggies, onions, chocolate, greasy stuff or soda or anytime I let myself get hungry, I get burpy. Not too terrible, just a little embarassing sometimes. I get really thirsty too, but I'm doing better with drinking water. I'm not up to 10 glasses a day or anything, but better than I've been since the beginning. Another, newer, symptom is bumping my belly on things. I guess I'm just not used to having this extra part of me sticking out so far. I'm not even that big yet. I've had a few people tell me I look small for almost 5 months. By the time I got done running errands today though my poor belly felt a little bruised. I bumped or accidentally squished it a lot. Youchy. I have to position my laptop a little differently too. The belly pokes out too far for me to have my computer where I usually hold it on my legs. I want to get a little TV tray or something similar that I can set it on while I relax on the couch. I'm just more comfortable if I can sit back, than if I'm leaning over a desk. I'm not feeling any kicks really just yet.
Emotionally
I'm dealing with the car insurance, collision shop and rental car company because of that accident I had about a week and a half ago. Having to deal with that in addition to my regular chores is a little annoying. I just wish the lady who hit me would have been in less of a rush and a little more patient. Now I have to deal with all this extra work because of her mistake. It could've been way worse though damage-wise and at least all the people I've had to deal with because of it have been really nice. I think I'm just a little frustrated that now I feel more anxious on the road. I feel like I have to worry even more about the drivers around me now that I have a little person who needs my protection growing inside.
Another worry, that I'm sure is just a 'this-is-too-good-to-be-true' feeling, is the worry that I'm getting all excited about my little girl. I have this worry in the back of my mind that the baby is going to come out and the Dr. is going to say "It's a boy!" I know any baby, especially a healthy baby, is a blessing. I had just been hoping for a girl. I even looked online at other people's "girl" ultrasound pictures and mine actually looks way more clear than many I found. The "hamburger" is definitely there. I guess I just still can't believe it. It hasn't stopped me from diving into the pink sections at the stores though. I couldn't stop myself from buying these cute little teeny white sunglasses with pink hearts on them the other day. I just look at them and smile.
~Jessy
Elated by the discovery that we're having a girl I finally went to my local baby superstore and registered. I brought my baby sister (she's 18, but will always be my baby sister) with me. I don't really like shopping anywhere but the grocery store by myself. Unless I'm absolutely in love with something and HAVE to have it, I have a hard time making up my mind. On the bigger items I only ordered 2 things (a play-yard and a stroller/car-seat travel set) in a pink pattern. Even then my sister had to majorly convince me that it was ok because this is our first baby. I'm allowed, according to her. She had the little scan gun thingy anyway so I convinced myself it was useless to argue. Yeah, it didn't take very much convincing. Everything else is pretty neutral. The crib bedding and layette are girlie too. I'll finally get my 18 week ultrasound pics up tonight along with what I registered for and why and a breakdown of my first cloth diaper order.
I went ahead and registered the domain name for our baby's website this weekend too. I looked at some of the free sites offered for baby pages, but I want to be allowed to put up as many pictures and videos as I want, and change the look of the page whenever I want. It seemed that most of the sites I found either didn't offer enough space or only let you use their cuter designs if you paid a fee. So, I thought, "why not just register a cute easy to remember domain name and host the page myself along with this site?" The domain will cost me $10 extra a year with Hostmonster (who, by the way, I love, love, love as a former Godaddy user) but I can use my own existing account and space that I have with them for onegeekygirl.com. I know that's not an option everyone has access to or the skills to maneuver though.
I placed my first cloth diaper order last night yay! Along with the crib bedding I bought today and actual crib and mattress, that will be the last of my baby purchases for a while. Since I can actually eat and have enough energy to be out for hours now (I do have to sit down every once in a while to rest a bit.) my mom and sister have made this past week a busy and expensive one for me. So, even though the crib bedding, crib and mattress ended up being free for us (we got a generous amount on gift cards for Christmas), eating out with mom & sis and little shopping sprees for girl outfits along with the cloth diapers have added up.
While eating out I try to eat pretty decently. Lately though, at home, I've been craving things like potato chips, chocolate on occasion, and root beer. I'm trying to stay good and get my sweets from yummy Greek yogurt and berries or a glass of chocolate milk. Sometimes cravings win though. The other day I had my first Godiva milk chocolate latte. Godiva is my all time favorite chocolate and this drink had little specs of their chocolate in every sip. It was definitely a decadence. Worth the guilt though. Unlike the Supersonic cheeseburger I had for dinner. I'm going to be burping up onions till luchtime tomorrow. :o/
How I'm Feeling Physically
Speaking of burping, I definitely do a lot of it. Pretty much anytime I eat veggies, onions, chocolate, greasy stuff or soda or anytime I let myself get hungry, I get burpy. Not too terrible, just a little embarassing sometimes. I get really thirsty too, but I'm doing better with drinking water. I'm not up to 10 glasses a day or anything, but better than I've been since the beginning. Another, newer, symptom is bumping my belly on things. I guess I'm just not used to having this extra part of me sticking out so far. I'm not even that big yet. I've had a few people tell me I look small for almost 5 months. By the time I got done running errands today though my poor belly felt a little bruised. I bumped or accidentally squished it a lot. Youchy. I have to position my laptop a little differently too. The belly pokes out too far for me to have my computer where I usually hold it on my legs. I want to get a little TV tray or something similar that I can set it on while I relax on the couch. I'm just more comfortable if I can sit back, than if I'm leaning over a desk. I'm not feeling any kicks really just yet.
Emotionally
I'm dealing with the car insurance, collision shop and rental car company because of that accident I had about a week and a half ago. Having to deal with that in addition to my regular chores is a little annoying. I just wish the lady who hit me would have been in less of a rush and a little more patient. Now I have to deal with all this extra work because of her mistake. It could've been way worse though damage-wise and at least all the people I've had to deal with because of it have been really nice. I think I'm just a little frustrated that now I feel more anxious on the road. I feel like I have to worry even more about the drivers around me now that I have a little person who needs my protection growing inside.
Another worry, that I'm sure is just a 'this-is-too-good-to-be-true' feeling, is the worry that I'm getting all excited about my little girl. I have this worry in the back of my mind that the baby is going to come out and the Dr. is going to say "It's a boy!" I know any baby, especially a healthy baby, is a blessing. I had just been hoping for a girl. I even looked online at other people's "girl" ultrasound pictures and mine actually looks way more clear than many I found. The "hamburger" is definitely there. I guess I just still can't believe it. It hasn't stopped me from diving into the pink sections at the stores though. I couldn't stop myself from buying these cute little teeny white sunglasses with pink hearts on them the other day. I just look at them and smile.
~Jessy
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Week 18 - The Accident & We're having a...
This last week has been a really busy one for me. Now that my energy and appetite are back it seems like I've gone to lunch or shopping with someone almost everyday. It's been pretty fun. I bought this really cute pair of teensy weensy bunny slippers for baby at Target on Sunday.
Last Thursday I had a bit of a scare. I was waiting in a right turn only lane for all of the on-coming traffic to finish turning left into the lanes I was waiting to turn into and this lady in a Mercedes decided to pull from behind me to beside me (in the same lane!) in an attempt to get in front of me in the lane. Well, my VW Rabbit is small, but not THAT small, so, needless to say, she totally side-swiped me; scratching up the side of my car. So, we both turned right and to the side of the road and I called the police. During the 35 minute wait for them to show up I also called my insurance company to get a claim going. The whole time I was ok. As soon as the police left and I was on my own, however, I started stressing out majorly. I kept remembering how the other times I had been in an accident I felt totally fine during and afterwards, but later I got all kinds of aches and headaches. So, I was worried that if something had happened to the baby during the collision I wouldn't feel it until later when my Dr's office was closed until Monday. So, I called my OB's office and as soon as I started explaining to the receptionist what had just happened I got choked up and started to cry. I was just so worried. She put me on hold and one of my awesome nurses picked up and told me to head right over and they'd take care of me. The other ladies in the waiting room were probably wondering what was wrong with the puffy/red faced sniffly girl. Luckily I didn't have to wait too long. The nurse made me smile right away because she had me get on the scale and we both looked a little confusedly at the numbers as she adjusted the weights. I had gained like 8 lbs since my last prenatal visit! Then she said "wait a minute, how much does that purse weigh?!" and took my purse from me. 6 lbs immediately disappeared from the scale (~phew~). Then, she took me to the room and whipped out the Doppler so we could take a listen. The baby was flopping around a lot so she kept having to move it, but the heart-rate was normal. Next one of the med. students that shadow my Dr. came in and talked to me. He was SO nice. He asked questions about the accident and emphasized how resilient babies are. He also explained that with the baby still being so small and surrounded by layers of fluid and tissues, there is a lot of padding in there to protect it. He said what was important at this point was for me to be relaxed and not stress. Then, the nurse took me to the ultrasound room to quickly show me that everything was ok. My Dr. and the student came in during the scan and helped to further re-assure me. So, I left the office feeling much better.
Today was our 18 week ultrasound. During the first portion of the ultrasound, the technician checked all the major organs, the heart-rate, the blood-flow, the palate and the lip (to make sure there was no cleft palate or lip). She checked out the hands, feet and spine. She also took measurement of the head, stomach and femur bone. She said everything looked perfect. The baby is right on track weight and size wise. Then she took aim at the nether regions to answer the big question for us, boy or girl? The Chinese calendar and dangling a needle from a piece of thread had both said boy, but my husband had said immediately that he knew it was a girl before I even officially knew we were pregnant. Well, the little one had it's little legs closed nice and tight. So, the technician went ahead and poked my tummy a couple of times to get the baby to move a little. All of a sudden she said "there it is!" I stared at the screen thinking "there what is?" I couldn't tell. So she drew a little circle around the space between the legs and said "there's the hamburger!" and wrote "I'm a girl!" on the screen. Hamburger? Lol! I was so excited. First, of course, because she's looking perfect. And secondly, because I really really hoped for a little girl. So, she's the first grandbaby on my side and the first female grandbaby on my husbands side. Yay!
Current Physical Symptoms
Just over the past week I've been getting more tension headaches. This may be from the stress from the accident though. Maybe an after affect of letting myself get so tense. I've also been having a lot of lower back pain off and on. I'm still pretty gassy after eating veggies and burpy if I wait till I'm hungry to get something to eat. I'm not exactly having food aversions to them, but I just have no desire to eat chicken or fish. If pork is available instead I usually go for that instead. On the bright side I bought a Snoogle sleep pillow and have been getting wonderful sleep finally. I crave and, therefore, ingest a lot more veggies and water. I've been doing good with fruits and dairy all along so that has just continued.
What's on my mind?
Now that I know the baby is healthy so far and that she's a little girl, I'm hoping the positives will continue until I've come to full term. I'm not really stressing about it, but I will be counting down until week 24 when if, because of some unforeseen circumstance, she was born anytime after that she would have a decent chance of survival outside of the womb. This is probably on my mind because I was born 2 months early and my husband, a twin, was born 3 months early. I'm also thinking about more superficial things like how to decorate the nursery and getting registered already for the baby. Now that I'm about to start doing a little shopping, I also think about our finances. My husband knows that I'm constantly worried about money, even though we aren't struggling (I just want to have a bigger cushion, not including credit, just in case), so he's going to be taking over the finances. That's a relief for me. I'm also in cleaning mode. I walk around my house noticing things that need to be moved, cleaned, dusted or fixed before the baby comes. Besides all that I'm just excited. It's so nice to put my hand on my belly and think "my little girl." I can't wait to start feeling the little kicks and movements all the time. :o)))
~Jessy
Last Thursday I had a bit of a scare. I was waiting in a right turn only lane for all of the on-coming traffic to finish turning left into the lanes I was waiting to turn into and this lady in a Mercedes decided to pull from behind me to beside me (in the same lane!) in an attempt to get in front of me in the lane. Well, my VW Rabbit is small, but not THAT small, so, needless to say, she totally side-swiped me; scratching up the side of my car. So, we both turned right and to the side of the road and I called the police. During the 35 minute wait for them to show up I also called my insurance company to get a claim going. The whole time I was ok. As soon as the police left and I was on my own, however, I started stressing out majorly. I kept remembering how the other times I had been in an accident I felt totally fine during and afterwards, but later I got all kinds of aches and headaches. So, I was worried that if something had happened to the baby during the collision I wouldn't feel it until later when my Dr's office was closed until Monday. So, I called my OB's office and as soon as I started explaining to the receptionist what had just happened I got choked up and started to cry. I was just so worried. She put me on hold and one of my awesome nurses picked up and told me to head right over and they'd take care of me. The other ladies in the waiting room were probably wondering what was wrong with the puffy/red faced sniffly girl. Luckily I didn't have to wait too long. The nurse made me smile right away because she had me get on the scale and we both looked a little confusedly at the numbers as she adjusted the weights. I had gained like 8 lbs since my last prenatal visit! Then she said "wait a minute, how much does that purse weigh?!" and took my purse from me. 6 lbs immediately disappeared from the scale (~phew~). Then, she took me to the room and whipped out the Doppler so we could take a listen. The baby was flopping around a lot so she kept having to move it, but the heart-rate was normal. Next one of the med. students that shadow my Dr. came in and talked to me. He was SO nice. He asked questions about the accident and emphasized how resilient babies are. He also explained that with the baby still being so small and surrounded by layers of fluid and tissues, there is a lot of padding in there to protect it. He said what was important at this point was for me to be relaxed and not stress. Then, the nurse took me to the ultrasound room to quickly show me that everything was ok. My Dr. and the student came in during the scan and helped to further re-assure me. So, I left the office feeling much better.
Today was our 18 week ultrasound. During the first portion of the ultrasound, the technician checked all the major organs, the heart-rate, the blood-flow, the palate and the lip (to make sure there was no cleft palate or lip). She checked out the hands, feet and spine. She also took measurement of the head, stomach and femur bone. She said everything looked perfect. The baby is right on track weight and size wise. Then she took aim at the nether regions to answer the big question for us, boy or girl? The Chinese calendar and dangling a needle from a piece of thread had both said boy, but my husband had said immediately that he knew it was a girl before I even officially knew we were pregnant. Well, the little one had it's little legs closed nice and tight. So, the technician went ahead and poked my tummy a couple of times to get the baby to move a little. All of a sudden she said "there it is!" I stared at the screen thinking "there what is?" I couldn't tell. So she drew a little circle around the space between the legs and said "there's the hamburger!" and wrote "I'm a girl!" on the screen. Hamburger? Lol! I was so excited. First, of course, because she's looking perfect. And secondly, because I really really hoped for a little girl. So, she's the first grandbaby on my side and the first female grandbaby on my husbands side. Yay!
Current Physical Symptoms
Just over the past week I've been getting more tension headaches. This may be from the stress from the accident though. Maybe an after affect of letting myself get so tense. I've also been having a lot of lower back pain off and on. I'm still pretty gassy after eating veggies and burpy if I wait till I'm hungry to get something to eat. I'm not exactly having food aversions to them, but I just have no desire to eat chicken or fish. If pork is available instead I usually go for that instead. On the bright side I bought a Snoogle sleep pillow and have been getting wonderful sleep finally. I crave and, therefore, ingest a lot more veggies and water. I've been doing good with fruits and dairy all along so that has just continued.
What's on my mind?
Now that I know the baby is healthy so far and that she's a little girl, I'm hoping the positives will continue until I've come to full term. I'm not really stressing about it, but I will be counting down until week 24 when if, because of some unforeseen circumstance, she was born anytime after that she would have a decent chance of survival outside of the womb. This is probably on my mind because I was born 2 months early and my husband, a twin, was born 3 months early. I'm also thinking about more superficial things like how to decorate the nursery and getting registered already for the baby. Now that I'm about to start doing a little shopping, I also think about our finances. My husband knows that I'm constantly worried about money, even though we aren't struggling (I just want to have a bigger cushion, not including credit, just in case), so he's going to be taking over the finances. That's a relief for me. I'm also in cleaning mode. I walk around my house noticing things that need to be moved, cleaned, dusted or fixed before the baby comes. Besides all that I'm just excited. It's so nice to put my hand on my belly and think "my little girl." I can't wait to start feeling the little kicks and movements all the time. :o)))
~Jessy
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Prenatal Visit 3
This visit was just as easy as the last. I held it all morning to make sure I'd be able to leave my "sample." (I guess I'm still a little traumatized from my first PN visit when I just couldn't go.) I love that they just let you walk straight into the back and go as soon as soon as you sign in. By the time I get to the office I'm practically doing the pee pee dance! I got weighed (5 lbs gained so far). Then, the nurse brought out the fetal doppler. It was hard to get a reading because the baby was moving around so much. It made me laugh. The nurse said, "well at least we know the baby is active and moving about just fine." Then she talked to me about doing the alpha fetoprotein test. The doctor came in and asked if I had any questions and talked to me a little bit about the triple screening test. Since the nuchal scan looked completely normal, I chose not to do the test. And that was all. Easy Peasy! I got to go home.
Weeks 16 and 17
Overall
These 2 weeks have been the easiest pregnancy-wise so far. I've felt the best these 2 weeks. I've had so much energy! :o) Yay, finally! I STILL have to take the Zofran, but as long as I take it I'm perfectly fine. I've started cooking a lot more and making plans for the nursery. Things that I was just too tired to do before. I'm totally counting down the days till next week. I really want to know, boy or girl?
A Creative Bug
I love doing and planning crafty things and the nursery will be like a creative outlet for my energies. I have this beadspread I bought online with all these different colored birdies and cages on a neutral background. I actually ordered it for our room over a year ago. I had no idea that there was a difference between a bedspread and a comforter! So, I got this really thin, almost sheet-thin, blanket in the mail and was a little surprised. It was such a good deal and was whimsical enough though that I decided to just hold onto it to make into something for the nursery whenever we started a family. So, I definitely plan on creating a nursery around that cloth. The colors pop, but aren't exactly bright; really deep burgundies, teal-ish blues, yellows, browns... I think that I can bring out some of the colors in different ways to make the room either more feminine or masculine. So, that's why I'm waiting to find out before I go all out and just do a completely neutral nursery. I'll definitely post the transformation of our guest room to nursery on here along with all the little projects I end up doing.
Emotionally
I've been going through a range of emotions of these past two weeks. I get teary-eyed or all out burst in to tears more often. Last night I was watching this National Geographic show about amazing close calls; like a skydiver falling from about 80 stories up. One segment showed these people trying to dig out a little girl who was trapped in a collapsed house during a mud slide. I got so upset watching it!!! Major tears. I also get really irritated which I don't like. Something will go wrong and I just get really angry or worried about it. I get over it pretty quickly, but having this anger just show up at such an extreme all of a sudden is just not me. I've been telling myself it's just hormones and that it'll probably go away once the baby is here, but I plan on mentioning it to my doctor anyways. I've also been experiencing a lot of financial worry. We are doing fine financially. I guess the fact that I take care of the bills and am always thinking ahead and planning things, makes me wish there was less to pay and more in savings. I'm sure a lot of people just wish they had savings so I am grateful too though. Lastly, I think until the baby is actually here in our arms, I will have a little worry in the back of my mind about all the things that could go wrong.
On the positive side, now that I feel good, I am a lot more excited about being pregnant and becoming a mom.
Physically
I have noticed that if I go all out and get a lot done one day, the next day I fell like I've been hit by a truck; really tired and achy all over. I've also noticed a little bit of lower back pain and cramping over the past few days. When any of these occur I just make sure to take things easy and rest. It's a reminder that even though I feel great, my body is doing some big work and I need to be mindful of it.
~Jessy
These 2 weeks have been the easiest pregnancy-wise so far. I've felt the best these 2 weeks. I've had so much energy! :o) Yay, finally! I STILL have to take the Zofran, but as long as I take it I'm perfectly fine. I've started cooking a lot more and making plans for the nursery. Things that I was just too tired to do before. I'm totally counting down the days till next week. I really want to know, boy or girl?
A Creative Bug
I love doing and planning crafty things and the nursery will be like a creative outlet for my energies. I have this beadspread I bought online with all these different colored birdies and cages on a neutral background. I actually ordered it for our room over a year ago. I had no idea that there was a difference between a bedspread and a comforter! So, I got this really thin, almost sheet-thin, blanket in the mail and was a little surprised. It was such a good deal and was whimsical enough though that I decided to just hold onto it to make into something for the nursery whenever we started a family. So, I definitely plan on creating a nursery around that cloth. The colors pop, but aren't exactly bright; really deep burgundies, teal-ish blues, yellows, browns... I think that I can bring out some of the colors in different ways to make the room either more feminine or masculine. So, that's why I'm waiting to find out before I go all out and just do a completely neutral nursery. I'll definitely post the transformation of our guest room to nursery on here along with all the little projects I end up doing.
Emotionally
I've been going through a range of emotions of these past two weeks. I get teary-eyed or all out burst in to tears more often. Last night I was watching this National Geographic show about amazing close calls; like a skydiver falling from about 80 stories up. One segment showed these people trying to dig out a little girl who was trapped in a collapsed house during a mud slide. I got so upset watching it!!! Major tears. I also get really irritated which I don't like. Something will go wrong and I just get really angry or worried about it. I get over it pretty quickly, but having this anger just show up at such an extreme all of a sudden is just not me. I've been telling myself it's just hormones and that it'll probably go away once the baby is here, but I plan on mentioning it to my doctor anyways. I've also been experiencing a lot of financial worry. We are doing fine financially. I guess the fact that I take care of the bills and am always thinking ahead and planning things, makes me wish there was less to pay and more in savings. I'm sure a lot of people just wish they had savings so I am grateful too though. Lastly, I think until the baby is actually here in our arms, I will have a little worry in the back of my mind about all the things that could go wrong.
On the positive side, now that I feel good, I am a lot more excited about being pregnant and becoming a mom.
Physically
I have noticed that if I go all out and get a lot done one day, the next day I fell like I've been hit by a truck; really tired and achy all over. I've also noticed a little bit of lower back pain and cramping over the past few days. When any of these occur I just make sure to take things easy and rest. It's a reminder that even though I feel great, my body is doing some big work and I need to be mindful of it.
~Jessy
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