So at 38 weeks and 4 days pregnant I finally "feel" pregnant. Sounds odd right?
See I was blessed with a fairly easy pregnancy. I did not have horrible morning sickness, I had a little round ligament pain for 2 days. I have not peed on myself, I wasn't on bedrest etc.. etc..
I really embraced being pregnant which is probably due in part to us having to try for so long to get here. Because of this I really felt like I have no right to complain about anything... just feel lucky that we are able to have this baby... except that seems to be changing...
I got out of bed last night and realized I had to do the pregnancy push up to heave my body upward and propel it off the side of the bed. You know, reach your ams back and push the upper body up (usually accompanied by grunting) then get your legs to the side of the bed and use momentum to proper yourself off the bed. Now I have only gained 13 lbs so I did not feel like this was going to happen at all. Then I realized today while walking that I wasn't actually walking I was semi-waddling!!!! Do you know how undignified I feel waddling???!!! I feel bad complaining and feel like I shouldn't but as Dan said- at this far along I am allowed so I guess all this was bound to happen- though luckily it is all still bearable :)
Baby is due in about 10 days... bassinet was put together last night so we are as ready as we are going to get. Can't wait to meet you!
Friday, September 16, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Proud Mama
So I know its been awhile since I posted. There were some exciting things that kept me from doing so... not really. There was hurricane Irene that caused power outages for a few days for us- longer for many of my friends. Then there was the subsequent cleanup from all of that as a pipe burst when the power came back on (so fun to come home to water pouring from the ceiling haha). Then we found out the crib wasnt coming on time- still waiting on when it might come- I know I know no big deal, baby will be in a bassinet blah blah blah but I want the cute little nursery all done. So sue me I am pregnant and hormonal and irrational.
Then our puppy Marley got sick- went to ER, $400 bucks later- just probably ate something he shouldnt have. It took him a few days to get back to normal but now he is running around like a crazy nutcase just like before so I figure he is feeling better.
In the meantime, I have hit 37 weeks (baby is 6 lbs and 6 oz and I had my last growth scan which means its the last time I will see the baby before I really see the baby) which means I am considered full term! So theoretically the baby can come any day now. ANY DAY NOW. I figure with all the stress in the last few weeks and the baby still being snug as a bug inside me, its probably planning on staying there until halloween. (pleasedontpleasedont).
Other Exciting Pregnancy Milestones:
1. Felt hiccups for the first time- baby was head down so THAT was a totally new experience- use your imagination people, I am not spelling this one out for you.
2. Dan may be nesting more than I am- he has mopped and cleaned and been a crazy guy trying to finish all the projects in the house and I have felt less than energetic.
3. Placenta is well out of the way (has been since 7/8) YAY! so no risk of previa
4. We have made it this far without finding out the sex! My OB wants to go into cahoots with my husband which I feel is unfair because she should be on my side but they are just going to have to wait!
I have started to wash and put away all the little baby stuff and decided to try out my parenting skills on Marley by teaching him how to ring bells attached to the door when he wants to go out. He learned in 2 days!!! I am a parenting genius! (at least thats what I feel like even though I know its all him). I am so proud of my pup.
Happy Full Term Baby!
Then our puppy Marley got sick- went to ER, $400 bucks later- just probably ate something he shouldnt have. It took him a few days to get back to normal but now he is running around like a crazy nutcase just like before so I figure he is feeling better.
In the meantime, I have hit 37 weeks (baby is 6 lbs and 6 oz and I had my last growth scan which means its the last time I will see the baby before I really see the baby) which means I am considered full term! So theoretically the baby can come any day now. ANY DAY NOW. I figure with all the stress in the last few weeks and the baby still being snug as a bug inside me, its probably planning on staying there until halloween. (pleasedontpleasedont).
Other Exciting Pregnancy Milestones:
1. Felt hiccups for the first time- baby was head down so THAT was a totally new experience- use your imagination people, I am not spelling this one out for you.
2. Dan may be nesting more than I am- he has mopped and cleaned and been a crazy guy trying to finish all the projects in the house and I have felt less than energetic.
3. Placenta is well out of the way (has been since 7/8) YAY! so no risk of previa
4. We have made it this far without finding out the sex! My OB wants to go into cahoots with my husband which I feel is unfair because she should be on my side but they are just going to have to wait!
I have started to wash and put away all the little baby stuff and decided to try out my parenting skills on Marley by teaching him how to ring bells attached to the door when he wants to go out. He learned in 2 days!!! I am a parenting genius! (at least thats what I feel like even though I know its all him). I am so proud of my pup.
Happy Full Term Baby!
Monday, August 8, 2011
The Monster At the End of this Book
Ok so I am now 33 weeks pregnant and I have been away on vacation and then just trying to get in the groove again hence no updates. My baby is the size of a pineapple. I have what I affectionately refer to as tiny sausages attached to my legs at the end of the day (well my shoe size is a 10 so maybe not so tiny).
I have finally embraced that I have to wear maternity tops although I still wear some of my regular pants with my belly band. (btw best invention ever!) I have not gained any weight in a month which the OB is very happy about because we are trying to keep the weight gain to a minimum as I was not a small girl to start. She assures me that the baby is gaining weight and I am losing weight so it equals out.... hmmm why is it this is the only time in my life I have not worried about my eating habits and I am losing weight but no one knows because I am growing a human at the same time :)! I do wish the lower half of my belly would catch up to the upper half though- my belly button is still an innie and I really want to take those cute belly photos (not sure I will think they are cute when they are mine) but I would still like to try.
So we just returned from the cape where I camped (yea I did) at 8 months pregnant. Granted my parents let Dan and I stay in the camper which helped tremendously with the 87 bathroom trips a night and not having to sleep 6 inches from the ground on an air mattress. I also did a 5 mile bike ride which was great. The puppy did really well at the cape, loves the water and digging in the sand so he had a grand old time. Hard to beleive that next year we will be doing this with a 9 month old and 2 dogs! The most exciting thing happened the Monday we were away- Dan felt the baby move!!!! He though it felt almost like a little heartbeat and I assured him that no that was the rhythmic kicking or punching of his child on my insides. All in all it was a great vacation, I relaxed and even started the baby's blanket.
So I have come to the conclusion over the past week that this pregnancy is very much like the story The Monster at the End of this Book. Have you all read that? Itis was one of my favorites (after all I am an adult now and read much more intellectual novels- cue hysterical laughing). You cant stop turning the pages because you want to know what happens next but part of you is a little scared to get to the end of the book... thats what each week feels like. Time will pass no matter what I do and on one hand I am so excited and anxious to meet this baby but on the other had part of my just wants to stop for a bit and get my bearings. The good thing is the monster in the book is grover (spoiler alert) who is really a cute and cuddly monster and not scary at all and at the end of all this is our baby - also cute and cuddly and not so scary (I hope).
I have finally embraced that I have to wear maternity tops although I still wear some of my regular pants with my belly band. (btw best invention ever!) I have not gained any weight in a month which the OB is very happy about because we are trying to keep the weight gain to a minimum as I was not a small girl to start. She assures me that the baby is gaining weight and I am losing weight so it equals out.... hmmm why is it this is the only time in my life I have not worried about my eating habits and I am losing weight but no one knows because I am growing a human at the same time :)! I do wish the lower half of my belly would catch up to the upper half though- my belly button is still an innie and I really want to take those cute belly photos (not sure I will think they are cute when they are mine) but I would still like to try.
So we just returned from the cape where I camped (yea I did) at 8 months pregnant. Granted my parents let Dan and I stay in the camper which helped tremendously with the 87 bathroom trips a night and not having to sleep 6 inches from the ground on an air mattress. I also did a 5 mile bike ride which was great. The puppy did really well at the cape, loves the water and digging in the sand so he had a grand old time. Hard to beleive that next year we will be doing this with a 9 month old and 2 dogs! The most exciting thing happened the Monday we were away- Dan felt the baby move!!!! He though it felt almost like a little heartbeat and I assured him that no that was the rhythmic kicking or punching of his child on my insides. All in all it was a great vacation, I relaxed and even started the baby's blanket.
So I have come to the conclusion over the past week that this pregnancy is very much like the story The Monster at the End of this Book. Have you all read that? It
Monday, July 18, 2011
30 Week Reflections
Ok so I was waiting to post this until I uploaded pics- not happening apparently so here goes anyway:
Written 7/18/2011
So I have hit the 30 week mark and the nugget is the size of a head of cabbage. I feel like this is a huge accomplishment- not that I have really done much to facilitate it happening besides watching the time go by but still I feel like its a huge thing to be 30 weeks pregnant.
That means I have 10 weeks left to get everything done- YIKES! Dan of course promises it will all come together and I know it always does but when you start looking at the weekends and how we have plans every one of them from now until labor day it feels like this baby is going to sneak right up on us- (from what I hear that really isn't possible but a girl can dream).
So Dan painted the nursery this weekend and we got all the closet organization things to put up. I took a picture really quick because I was getting yelled at for being around the fumes :) (which I swear I will try to add soon ) . All this preparation got me thinking back to when I first found out I was pregnant... cue wavy lines and silly music...
We had already decided to get a puppy because after the loss I wanted something to fill that feeling plus we knew if we waited until I was pregnant we would decide it was the wrong time etc... etc... We had the puppy for 2 days and I was sitting on the floor holding him crying and Dan asked what was wrong- I told him that the puppy wasn't house trained and then we were going to have a baby and all I was going to do was clean up pee/ poop for the rest of my life. He tried very hard not to laugh and then explained calmly to me that we had 7 months + to train him and it would be fine.
So with 10 weeks left to go... my puppy is (mostly) house trained except for a few accidents here and there. He is adorable and fun and I wouldn't trade him in for all the world. I can only imagine that being a parent is going to feel like this times a million. And I can't wait to find out.... (but not until the furniture is here and the windows are put in).
See you in September "smallest searles"!
Written 7/18/2011
So I have hit the 30 week mark and the nugget is the size of a head of cabbage. I feel like this is a huge accomplishment- not that I have really done much to facilitate it happening besides watching the time go by but still I feel like its a huge thing to be 30 weeks pregnant.
That means I have 10 weeks left to get everything done- YIKES! Dan of course promises it will all come together and I know it always does but when you start looking at the weekends and how we have plans every one of them from now until labor day it feels like this baby is going to sneak right up on us- (from what I hear that really isn't possible but a girl can dream).
So Dan painted the nursery this weekend and we got all the closet organization things to put up. I took a picture really quick because I was getting yelled at for being around the fumes :) (which I swear I will try to add soon ) . All this preparation got me thinking back to when I first found out I was pregnant... cue wavy lines and silly music...
We had already decided to get a puppy because after the loss I wanted something to fill that feeling plus we knew if we waited until I was pregnant we would decide it was the wrong time etc... etc... We had the puppy for 2 days and I was sitting on the floor holding him crying and Dan asked what was wrong- I told him that the puppy wasn't house trained and then we were going to have a baby and all I was going to do was clean up pee/ poop for the rest of my life. He tried very hard not to laugh and then explained calmly to me that we had 7 months + to train him and it would be fine.
So with 10 weeks left to go... my puppy is (mostly) house trained except for a few accidents here and there. He is adorable and fun and I wouldn't trade him in for all the world. I can only imagine that being a parent is going to feel like this times a million. And I can't wait to find out.... (but not until the furniture is here and the windows are put in).
See you in September "smallest searles"!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Naturally Prepared????
So this past weekend we took our childbirth preparation class. HA! Just the title of that class is an oxymoron- with the amount of variables involved how in the world can you be "prepared"? Anyway, it went very well and I think we learned some- specifically Dan did not realize how much you moved during labor- i.e. you don't just lay in a bed and have the baby- there is apparently walking, squatting, birthing balls etc...
Taking the class made me think more about wanting to try to give birth naturally... I think.... maybe. I hate the idea of interventions because they usually lead to more interventions and women had been doing this for years without help so I would like the chance to allow my body to do what it is suppossed to do on its own. I talked to Dan who suprisingly had an opinion on this (I figured I would get the "whatever you want") and he agrees with me so I guess that is the plan... for now. I just hope I am strong enough and capable enough and brave enough to do it.
So this brings up all sorts of "are we prepared for this tiny human" questions so I thought about what we have accomplished so far...
1. Nursery is 2/3 painted
2. New windows are ordered
3. Old furniture is moved out of the room for the most part
4. Nursery furniture is ordered.
5. Registry is completed- which was a hilarious endeavor that spanned multiple trips to the store, many hours of me pouring over reviews, Dan getting a little gun crazy which in turn made me spend more time editing, and the two of us staring at walls of bottles blankly trying to decide which ones we needed.
Annndddd.... thats it. We do not have a name for this nugget and my house is in all states of disorganization from my attempts to organize. We have to wait for the windows and the furniture and the shower to figure out our next steps....So I ask you who have done this before...
Are you ever REALLY prepared???
I'll keep you posted on the progress and hopefully get some pictures up here soon.
Taking the class made me think more about wanting to try to give birth naturally... I think.... maybe. I hate the idea of interventions because they usually lead to more interventions and women had been doing this for years without help so I would like the chance to allow my body to do what it is suppossed to do on its own. I talked to Dan who suprisingly had an opinion on this (I figured I would get the "whatever you want") and he agrees with me so I guess that is the plan... for now. I just hope I am strong enough and capable enough and brave enough to do it.
So this brings up all sorts of "are we prepared for this tiny human" questions so I thought about what we have accomplished so far...
1. Nursery is 2/3 painted
2. New windows are ordered
3. Old furniture is moved out of the room for the most part
4. Nursery furniture is ordered.
5. Registry is completed- which was a hilarious endeavor that spanned multiple trips to the store, many hours of me pouring over reviews, Dan getting a little gun crazy which in turn made me spend more time editing, and the two of us staring at walls of bottles blankly trying to decide which ones we needed.
Annndddd.... thats it. We do not have a name for this nugget and my house is in all states of disorganization from my attempts to organize. We have to wait for the windows and the furniture and the shower to figure out our next steps....So I ask you who have done this before...
Are you ever REALLY prepared???
I'll keep you posted on the progress and hopefully get some pictures up here soon.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
7 Months Pregnant = 3rd Trimester!!!!
So I made it to the third trimester! I am not sure why this seems like such a big moment although I guess its because it is the mark of the last trimester meaning I am getting closer to meet the "smallest searles" and that is really exciting... and terrifying. But mostly exciting! The baby is approximately 2 1/2 lbs and 14 inches long or the size of an eggplant. Besides the normal pregnancy fatigue and some occassional round ligament pain, I have been feeling great. So far the registry is *almost* complete, Dan is painting the baby's room and I just recently had to wear a maternity shirt (still a little too big) but the rest of my shirts are too small. Baby shower is being planned, we have brought the baby mini-golfing and to its first Jimmy Buffett concert- all in all so far so good.
Things I love about Pregnancy:
1. Not feeling (too) guilty for relaxing at any given time
2. Letting Dan bend down and pick up the mini golf balls because it makes me short of breath so Dan does it for me
3. Not having to pick up the puppies accidents because it made me nauseous in the first and second trimesters and short of breath now
4. Not feeling guilty for napping on the weekends
5. Being able to stop worrying about "sucking it in" because I am suppossed to have a belly now
6. Blaming any "bad" food that I want to eat on the fact that baby "made" me
7. Being able to definitely say I want this to eat and have nobody argue
And most of all... the way Dan treats me. See for those of you that know my husband, you know he is a wonderful man but perhaps not the most demonstrative of types. Ever since we created this baby he is extra sweet and extra caring and a little over protective and I know that I am going against all feminist ideals here but I LOVE it. It is so amazing to feel so taken care of and I know he has always taken great care of me but it feels different now in a way I cannot really explain. Maybe it is because in taking care of me he is already taking care of our baby and that by far is the sweetest thing.
Happy 3rd (and FINAL trimester)!
Things I love about Pregnancy:
1. Not feeling (too) guilty for relaxing at any given time
2. Letting Dan bend down and pick up the mini golf balls because it makes me short of breath so Dan does it for me
3. Not having to pick up the puppies accidents because it made me nauseous in the first and second trimesters and short of breath now
4. Not feeling guilty for napping on the weekends
5. Being able to stop worrying about "sucking it in" because I am suppossed to have a belly now
6. Blaming any "bad" food that I want to eat on the fact that baby "made" me
7. Being able to definitely say I want this to eat and have nobody argue
And most of all... the way Dan treats me. See for those of you that know my husband, you know he is a wonderful man but perhaps not the most demonstrative of types. Ever since we created this baby he is extra sweet and extra caring and a little over protective and I know that I am going against all feminist ideals here but I LOVE it. It is so amazing to feel so taken care of and I know he has always taken great care of me but it feels different now in a way I cannot really explain. Maybe it is because in taking care of me he is already taking care of our baby and that by far is the sweetest thing.
Happy 3rd (and FINAL trimester)!
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Message from the "smallest Searles"
Dear Dad,
I know I am a little late with this letter but I have no way to get to the computer on my own and you know what a procratinator mom is!
I wanted to let you know how much I already love you and how I know you already love me. I am going to be the luckiest baby around because I have you.
I want to thank you for working so hard for our family even though it means you work long days and on the weekends. I know that you are doing this to get everything perfect for when I come home and to make mommy happy so she does not freak out about whether or not my room is too drafty because the windows are old. Mom told me that you offered to do a complicated painting project for my room and it was all your idea!
I also want to thank you for putting up with mommy and me through this process. I know that she has a tough time sometimes with all the changes that are happening and you have been so patient and taken such good care of her all while making her laugh and keeping your sense of humor, and I know it means a lot to her.
I cannot wait to meet you! I know you are going to do all the things with me that mommy thinks are dangerous and will make her so nervous but you will keep me safe. You will play with me and make me giggle and take care of me and mommy in the most amazing ways because you already are and I am not even there yet.
See you in September!
Love, the smallest searles
I know I am a little late with this letter but I have no way to get to the computer on my own and you know what a procratinator mom is!
I wanted to let you know how much I already love you and how I know you already love me. I am going to be the luckiest baby around because I have you.
I want to thank you for working so hard for our family even though it means you work long days and on the weekends. I know that you are doing this to get everything perfect for when I come home and to make mommy happy so she does not freak out about whether or not my room is too drafty because the windows are old. Mom told me that you offered to do a complicated painting project for my room and it was all your idea!
I also want to thank you for putting up with mommy and me through this process. I know that she has a tough time sometimes with all the changes that are happening and you have been so patient and taken such good care of her all while making her laugh and keeping your sense of humor, and I know it means a lot to her.
I cannot wait to meet you! I know you are going to do all the things with me that mommy thinks are dangerous and will make her so nervous but you will keep me safe. You will play with me and make me giggle and take care of me and mommy in the most amazing ways because you already are and I am not even there yet.
See you in September!
Love, the smallest searles
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