Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
The bundle's second live music show
After a few months of anticipation, we took in an exceptional Coldplay show this past Friday (Friday, November 14th) at the X. It was originally scheduled for July before being postponed, but it was worth every minute of the wait. The cool thing was that we got to hang out with the band, just them and us! OK, that's a lie but the embellishment sounded good and the thought of it happening was even better. Some lucky fans did get an unexpected thrill though when the guys left the stage and headed straight into a section towards the back to perform a couple songs amidst the common folk. That rocked. I kept hoping they'd come to surprise us next, but fat chance. Regardless, they sounded unbelievable and we couldn't stop talking about how good the show was. We enjoyed a little Cossetta Italian cuisine beforehand and a certain little piggy was forced to scarf down two pieces of pizza and could've licked the plate clean if encouraged. Apparently my belly's resident chowhound loves that place (when in doubt, blame the baby!).
Friday, November 14, 2008
Doctor appointment: 24 week fetal assessment
We had our 24 week doctor appointment on Tuesday (Tuesday, November 11th) and my measurements were taken during that visit. My doctor measured from my pubic bone to the top of my belly and I was measuring at 24 centimeters. He explained that at this point, it is expected that the amount of centimeters should coincide fairly closely with the amount of weeks pregnant, so I was right on track. We heard our baby's heartbeat again which is always so good to hear. The sound of reassurance. I also received my very first flu shot since it was recommended I get it. I've had a good track record of avoiding illness for some time now (knock, knock, knock...on wood), so I've been a skeptic when it comes to the flu shot for me in particular. Thus, if I get sick this season, something's fishy and it'll be the last of the flu shots (until it's recommended again, I suppose).
I was shocked when I hopped on the scale and the gal told me I weighed the same as my last visit. Huh? How I haven't gained any weight in the last four weeks is beyond me, but I'll take it! Thank goodness I took off my coat and shoes. Does anyone really think that makes a difference? I must since I do it every time and if a naked woman in the hallway didn't scream privacy law violation, I can only imagine what else I'd take off if they'd let me. (Come on, no woman wants credit for more pounds than are due, so you know you feel me on that.) I know not to enjoy it for long with the baby growing more rapidly and with the holidays right around the corner. If I could bathe in mashed potatoes, I would. Throw in some gravy, stuffing, a couple pounds of pickles and olives, several dinner rolls, pumpkin and pecan pies and what reason could I possibly have for getting out of the tub? Ah, yes...Christmas. Eating for two never sounded so good.
I was shocked when I hopped on the scale and the gal told me I weighed the same as my last visit. Huh? How I haven't gained any weight in the last four weeks is beyond me, but I'll take it! Thank goodness I took off my coat and shoes. Does anyone really think that makes a difference? I must since I do it every time and if a naked woman in the hallway didn't scream privacy law violation, I can only imagine what else I'd take off if they'd let me. (Come on, no woman wants credit for more pounds than are due, so you know you feel me on that.) I know not to enjoy it for long with the baby growing more rapidly and with the holidays right around the corner. If I could bathe in mashed potatoes, I would. Throw in some gravy, stuffing, a couple pounds of pickles and olives, several dinner rolls, pumpkin and pecan pies and what reason could I possibly have for getting out of the tub? Ah, yes...Christmas. Eating for two never sounded so good.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
It's a boy...
...at least according to my first dream on the subject. I have had so many dreams since I've been pregnant. Some nights it feels like I'm not even sleeping because the dreams keep on coming, one after another. There are those that are much too realistic and the borderline outlandish. I've been waiting anxiously for the baby and delivery dreams and finally, I got both.
Jeff and I had the cutest baby boy, smart too. Fresh from the womb, he was already speaking during introductions! "Hi," he would say to all the new faces as I held him up for his first 15 minutes of fame. The delivery part came after. I'm not so sure how that worked, but if I remember correctly, it was a flashback of sorts brought on by the nurse having to recap how it all went down since I couldn't remember. During that part of it, I felt my water break and that's when I awoke. I immediately brought myself to the bathroom, thankful I made it before wetting the bed!
It was somewhat ironic that the first birth dream happened on Jeff's birthday (Friday, November 7th). It was a little difficult keeping track of the actual day since we managed to celebrate four times (first with both sets of parents, next with my parents along with Jason, Tanya and Noelan, then just the two of us and finally, with Jeff's parents along with Tom and Bergie---taking after wifey on that one, huh babe?)! I didn't take as many pictures as usual, but here a few from some of the festivities.
Also on Jeff's birthday...snow! When we woke up that morning, this is how it looked outside. It was early enough to consider it very pretty and it's even easier to say that now because it didn't stick around. If only the cooler weather would follow suit. From fall to winter overnight; welcome to Minnesota.
Jeff and I had the cutest baby boy, smart too. Fresh from the womb, he was already speaking during introductions! "Hi," he would say to all the new faces as I held him up for his first 15 minutes of fame. The delivery part came after. I'm not so sure how that worked, but if I remember correctly, it was a flashback of sorts brought on by the nurse having to recap how it all went down since I couldn't remember. During that part of it, I felt my water break and that's when I awoke. I immediately brought myself to the bathroom, thankful I made it before wetting the bed!
It was somewhat ironic that the first birth dream happened on Jeff's birthday (Friday, November 7th). It was a little difficult keeping track of the actual day since we managed to celebrate four times (first with both sets of parents, next with my parents along with Jason, Tanya and Noelan, then just the two of us and finally, with Jeff's parents along with Tom and Bergie---taking after wifey on that one, huh babe?)! I didn't take as many pictures as usual, but here a few from some of the festivities.
Also on Jeff's birthday...snow! When we woke up that morning, this is how it looked outside. It was early enough to consider it very pretty and it's even easier to say that now because it didn't stick around. If only the cooler weather would follow suit. From fall to winter overnight; welcome to Minnesota.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Lullaby and good night
The crib has been ordered! A very special thanks to our parents for their extremely generous gift. It was so kind of you all and we really appreciate it (and so does the baby who is now assured a place to sleep!).
When Jeff and I first thought about the crib and the nursery furniture, we envisioned the color would be white. After looking though, there was something about the dark wood finishes that captured our attention. After some wavering, we chose the color licorice, which is about as dark as you can get. We placed the order last week and were told to expect the crib to arrive in 10-12 weeks from then. By that time, our child's arrival will be right around the corner!
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
The latest (and lengthy) health and wellness report
I wanted to give an update along the health line since that's what people seem to ask about the most...and thanks for caring, or for just plain old being polite! The second trimester has me feeling pretty much as well as the first thus far.
A big change I have noticed is that I find myself getting winded more easily and have some shortness of breath here and there. The winded part I attributed to my body telling me I should probably get more exercise, but wasn't sure what to make of the shortness of breath. Come to find out that much of both are actually due to my baby and uterus growing, leaving less room for my lungs to breathe, increased progesterone, causing me to take more breaths per minute and the rising demands on my circulatory and respiratory systems in general. Who knew? I didn't until recently. Whew. This news flash surely takes away that silly thought of getting more exercise, right? Ha! (Well, I did get my Pilates in over lunch today, so if you want to pat me on the back and give me a "Good for you!" who am I to stop you?)
Speaking of exercise though, how fantastic is this weather for getting outside? Seriously, mid 70s here in November? Keep it coming! It's Tuesday and I have to admit that I'm kind of sore from doing yard work (which I like to call exercise) on Sunday, but it was so nice just being out there. Plus, Jeff and I golfed at about 4:15 yesterday and we managed to sneak in seven holes before darkness prevailed just over an hour later (yuck to the getting dark way too early part). It was beautiful out and although walking the course was slightly more trying for me than it was back in September, it still felt really great. If only fall could last longer. No doubt I’d be running marathons (while on break from all the triathlons), waking up at dawn, having a gay ol’ time scrolling through my plethora of silky maternity running shorts, finding just the right color to wear each morning, training every day, five and a half months pregnant and all. Sounds fun! OK, totally lying. Anyway...
As for some of the negatives (keeping in mind when looking at the big picture, these things really aren't so horrible), here goes:
Three migraines have reared their ugly heads during my pregnancy, but fortunately I haven’t had one since the beginning of October. Also, none has been debilitating enough to get me to succumb to any prescription meds. My Relpax preference hasn't been studied enough to be deemed safe, but according to my doctor, Imitrex, which I used to take and still have, can be used. However, some sources say there isn't enough data on any of them to really consider them safe, which leaves me wanting to avoid them entirely. The fingers stay crossed hoping that continues to stay possible.
I've had around 20 bloody noses which I’ve said previously is fairly common in pregnancy .
I get this odd pain in my rump (always on the right side) somewhat regularly and I’m not entirely sure what that is all about. It could be due to the extra weight I'm carrying or the fact that I haven’t been able to give up wearing heels, or possibly a combo of the two. (Actually, I have found that wearing some kind of a high heel feels better than wearing a flat, but it may be time to put some of the stiletto types on hiatus until I pop the little one out.) Sometimes though, this pain arises seemingly out of the blue, so it continues to leave me puzzled. It comes and goes and is a nuisance, like an achy, sore or pulled muscle, but what makes it most annoying is that it’s in a tough spot to stretch out. I’ve tried some of my Pilates moves to remedy it, and although those look pretty sweet, they are getting less comfortable as my belly grows. Jeff has even had me rolling on a baseball sometimes which provides some temporary relief (and it also looks super cool), but nothing helps all that much until it randomly goes away.
My back has been sore lately (and it hadn't been since I had some lower back pain for a couple of weeks during my first trimester), mostly in one spot towards the middle on the right side. It doesn't always bother me, but when it does, it lasts for longer than frankly I am pleased with and is neither comfortable nor easily relieved. I imagine this gets more intense as the babe grows and the pound count increases. I would say this has been the greatest of the health bummers as of late, but thank goodness it doesn't remain constant.
Hey, if this is the worst of it right now, no real major complaints (after I have just completed a comprehensive listing of complaints!). That’s the basic health update; for the most part, besides these few ailments, all continues to go well! Oh and by the way, in the last week or so, my belly has gotten noticeably bigger. With four months from tomorrow until my due date, there's plenty of time to assign new meaning to the name Notorious B.I.G. (and I'll vow to "love it when you call me Big Mama").
Happy voting day.
A big change I have noticed is that I find myself getting winded more easily and have some shortness of breath here and there. The winded part I attributed to my body telling me I should probably get more exercise, but wasn't sure what to make of the shortness of breath. Come to find out that much of both are actually due to my baby and uterus growing, leaving less room for my lungs to breathe, increased progesterone, causing me to take more breaths per minute and the rising demands on my circulatory and respiratory systems in general. Who knew? I didn't until recently. Whew. This news flash surely takes away that silly thought of getting more exercise, right? Ha! (Well, I did get my Pilates in over lunch today, so if you want to pat me on the back and give me a "Good for you!" who am I to stop you?)
Speaking of exercise though, how fantastic is this weather for getting outside? Seriously, mid 70s here in November? Keep it coming! It's Tuesday and I have to admit that I'm kind of sore from doing yard work (which I like to call exercise) on Sunday, but it was so nice just being out there. Plus, Jeff and I golfed at about 4:15 yesterday and we managed to sneak in seven holes before darkness prevailed just over an hour later (yuck to the getting dark way too early part). It was beautiful out and although walking the course was slightly more trying for me than it was back in September, it still felt really great. If only fall could last longer. No doubt I’d be running marathons (while on break from all the triathlons), waking up at dawn, having a gay ol’ time scrolling through my plethora of silky maternity running shorts, finding just the right color to wear each morning, training every day, five and a half months pregnant and all. Sounds fun! OK, totally lying. Anyway...
As for some of the negatives (keeping in mind when looking at the big picture, these things really aren't so horrible), here goes:
Three migraines have reared their ugly heads during my pregnancy, but fortunately I haven’t had one since the beginning of October. Also, none has been debilitating enough to get me to succumb to any prescription meds. My Relpax preference hasn't been studied enough to be deemed safe, but according to my doctor, Imitrex, which I used to take and still have, can be used. However, some sources say there isn't enough data on any of them to really consider them safe, which leaves me wanting to avoid them entirely. The fingers stay crossed hoping that continues to stay possible.
I've had around 20 bloody noses which I’ve said previously is fairly common in pregnancy .
I get this odd pain in my rump (always on the right side) somewhat regularly and I’m not entirely sure what that is all about. It could be due to the extra weight I'm carrying or the fact that I haven’t been able to give up wearing heels, or possibly a combo of the two. (Actually, I have found that wearing some kind of a high heel feels better than wearing a flat, but it may be time to put some of the stiletto types on hiatus until I pop the little one out.) Sometimes though, this pain arises seemingly out of the blue, so it continues to leave me puzzled. It comes and goes and is a nuisance, like an achy, sore or pulled muscle, but what makes it most annoying is that it’s in a tough spot to stretch out. I’ve tried some of my Pilates moves to remedy it, and although those look pretty sweet, they are getting less comfortable as my belly grows. Jeff has even had me rolling on a baseball sometimes which provides some temporary relief (and it also looks super cool), but nothing helps all that much until it randomly goes away.
My back has been sore lately (and it hadn't been since I had some lower back pain for a couple of weeks during my first trimester), mostly in one spot towards the middle on the right side. It doesn't always bother me, but when it does, it lasts for longer than frankly I am pleased with and is neither comfortable nor easily relieved. I imagine this gets more intense as the babe grows and the pound count increases. I would say this has been the greatest of the health bummers as of late, but thank goodness it doesn't remain constant.
Hey, if this is the worst of it right now, no real major complaints (after I have just completed a comprehensive listing of complaints!). That’s the basic health update; for the most part, besides these few ailments, all continues to go well! Oh and by the way, in the last week or so, my belly has gotten noticeably bigger. With four months from tomorrow until my due date, there's plenty of time to assign new meaning to the name Notorious B.I.G. (and I'll vow to "love it when you call me Big Mama").
Happy voting day.
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