i just plain suck at updating this blog. so much has happened in the last 2 months! and the worst part - i've also not updated Parker's journal in that time. this is my personal resolution to run home from work and give her a nice little update of all the major milestones in the past couple of months. here's a brief re-cap:
- i had a wonderful baby shower that my sisters-in-laws threw for me. it was amazing: the family & friends, the games, the gifts, the CUPCAKES! i definitely felt very loved and spoiled - and Parker is well on her way to being a loved and spoiled little girl!
- we finished Parker's nursery a few weeks ago. it felt like it was never going to get done, but now it's just been sitting there all beautiful and ready and waiting for her - and i'm anxious to fill it! she also has a closet and dresser full of clothes to get her through the next two years. i'm sure we'll have to buy more as she continues to grow and we find out what size she is, but between an overly-zealous grandma-to-be and cousin-hand-me-downs, she is going to be one well-dressed baby!
- two weeks ago, during a routine check-up, we learned Parker was upside down! apparently, too much pie after thanksgiving made her flip, because she had been in "launch position" a week before. after much stress (i was running around to make sure everything was as wrapped up at work as it could possibly be) we scheduled a versioning to manually "flip" her. we had our appointment last week, and they gave me the medicine to make the flipping process more easy and THEN they checked to see what position she was in... and of course the little stinker had flipped herself back around. nick said we need to make sure to record in her journal that she is a punk! but the good news that came out of that was that i got to see another ultrasound of Parker. she definitely has hair, and she curls her little toes, but when they switched to 3D she covered her face with her hands so i still have no idea what my baby girl looks like! i guess we need some surprises left in this world.
tomorrow i have my last weekly scheduled appointment. i'm assuming i'll schedule another one for next week, and we'll just keep on that way until she gets here... which should be in 8 days! but i am hoping for an early arrival. i'm getting really uncomfortable and the work schedule and commute are additional stresses my body and brain don't really need. and really, we're all ready for her - the house is decorated from christmas, we still are waiting for gifts to arrive and be wrapped, but we've finished all of our christmas shopping, our bags are packed, the car seat is installed in the car. all we need now is a baby!
and once parker gets here, we'll probably see some changes to the manifest bauer website. because i'm guessing parker is going to take it over!
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
minor difference
my own spin on the oatmeal's "minor differences"
my train-of-thought while having a coughing fit:
omigosh, i can't stop coughing. i'm so loud. i'm disturbing the whole office. my eyes are watering. now my make-up is probably all smear-y. i'm probably bright red now. so, if i ever stop coughing, i'm going to be all tear-face, smeary-makeup, bright red for the next hour or so. awesome.
my train-of-thought while having a coughing fit WHEN PREGNANT:
mother of god, here we go. please stop coughing. please stop coughing. please don't pee in your pants! please don't fart loudly! crap, i need to go to the bathroom. i think i'm going to throw up.
my train-of-thought while having a coughing fit:
omigosh, i can't stop coughing. i'm so loud. i'm disturbing the whole office. my eyes are watering. now my make-up is probably all smear-y. i'm probably bright red now. so, if i ever stop coughing, i'm going to be all tear-face, smeary-makeup, bright red for the next hour or so. awesome.
my train-of-thought while having a coughing fit WHEN PREGNANT:
mother of god, here we go. please stop coughing. please stop coughing. please don't pee in your pants! please don't fart loudly! crap, i need to go to the bathroom. i think i'm going to throw up.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
i miss my brain
nick was nagging me about updating this blog, so i thought i'd spend some time catching up on all of the absolutely stupid things pregnancy has led me to do. i really think the baby blocks my ability to think. so, here's a list of a few of my favorites:
twice i have brought my garage pass from my car into the house. i have no idea why. the first time was only a minor inconvenience. i got a ticket at the garage, had it validated by work, and then left it on my desk when i left work, realizing this only once i had climbed several flights of steps to my car. the nice parking attendant let me out with just my name and my company's name. the second time was much worse. having previously lost my security badge for the office (needed for any bathroom trips throughout the work day), i had purchased a new security badge. of course, two days later, i found my ORIGINAL security badge, and let it sit on the counter for a few weeks. then, i brought my garage pass into the house for no good reason. over the weekend, i see it on the table, identify it as my old, deactivated SECURITY badge, and promptly throw it in the trash. i realize my error the next morning when once again i could not get into the parking garage. and, once again, i get my ticket validated and then leave my validated ticket on my desk when i leave for the evening. and nick was kind enough to fish my garage pass out of the garbage for me.
i routinely forget things at work. this is problematic because my job is basically organizing and remembering a whole slew of details across multiple projects with multiple clients. not only do i sometimes forget to do things (very unlike me!) but on occasion, i forget that i've already done things and i do them twice. today was a nice example. i have my glucose test tomorrow and i've decided to work from home in the morning. i had discussed this earlier with my boss but wanted to confirm it with another co-worker. i did that, and told my boss i'd be working from home. then, about twenty minutes later, i decided to tell her again. and then i felt stupid.
one of my favorite mishaps involves the part of my brain responsible for coordination. i am not a graceful person. well, i can fall gracefully, i think. but i'm clumsy. we all know this. pregnancy increases this tendency, when i didn't need any help! i have trouble parallel parking even. so, about a month ago, during our ridiculous heat wave in cincinnati, i prepared for work in the morning and chose a pair of maternity cropped pants and a graphic tank top. knowing i would be comfortable, i worried that i didn't look quite professional enough for the client meeting i had that afternoon, so i grabbed a nice belted cardigan (which i could not belt, because it was not maternity wear). everything was fine until my pre-meeting bathroom break. after relieving myself, i stood only to realize that one end of my cardigan belt had been chilling in the toilet bowl for the whole thing. so, i come out, announce to my boss that i peed on my sweater, and went to the meeting in a tank top. i think some people give pregnant ladies some leeway in terms of wardrobe, especially when in the midst of a heat wave.
this pregnancy keeps rolling along with lots of little updates along the way. parker is a KICKER. especially at night! and i have another prenatal checkup tomorrow, so maybe i'll have more updates to share. but we're getting close. and we're getting ready to: prepare our nursery, choose a pediatrician, and explore day care options. and i have a baby shower in about a month! but i am hoping this last trimester goes more quickly than the first two - ready to see a light at the end of the tunnel!
twice i have brought my garage pass from my car into the house. i have no idea why. the first time was only a minor inconvenience. i got a ticket at the garage, had it validated by work, and then left it on my desk when i left work, realizing this only once i had climbed several flights of steps to my car. the nice parking attendant let me out with just my name and my company's name. the second time was much worse. having previously lost my security badge for the office (needed for any bathroom trips throughout the work day), i had purchased a new security badge. of course, two days later, i found my ORIGINAL security badge, and let it sit on the counter for a few weeks. then, i brought my garage pass into the house for no good reason. over the weekend, i see it on the table, identify it as my old, deactivated SECURITY badge, and promptly throw it in the trash. i realize my error the next morning when once again i could not get into the parking garage. and, once again, i get my ticket validated and then leave my validated ticket on my desk when i leave for the evening. and nick was kind enough to fish my garage pass out of the garbage for me.
i routinely forget things at work. this is problematic because my job is basically organizing and remembering a whole slew of details across multiple projects with multiple clients. not only do i sometimes forget to do things (very unlike me!) but on occasion, i forget that i've already done things and i do them twice. today was a nice example. i have my glucose test tomorrow and i've decided to work from home in the morning. i had discussed this earlier with my boss but wanted to confirm it with another co-worker. i did that, and told my boss i'd be working from home. then, about twenty minutes later, i decided to tell her again. and then i felt stupid.
one of my favorite mishaps involves the part of my brain responsible for coordination. i am not a graceful person. well, i can fall gracefully, i think. but i'm clumsy. we all know this. pregnancy increases this tendency, when i didn't need any help! i have trouble parallel parking even. so, about a month ago, during our ridiculous heat wave in cincinnati, i prepared for work in the morning and chose a pair of maternity cropped pants and a graphic tank top. knowing i would be comfortable, i worried that i didn't look quite professional enough for the client meeting i had that afternoon, so i grabbed a nice belted cardigan (which i could not belt, because it was not maternity wear). everything was fine until my pre-meeting bathroom break. after relieving myself, i stood only to realize that one end of my cardigan belt had been chilling in the toilet bowl for the whole thing. so, i come out, announce to my boss that i peed on my sweater, and went to the meeting in a tank top. i think some people give pregnant ladies some leeway in terms of wardrobe, especially when in the midst of a heat wave.
this pregnancy keeps rolling along with lots of little updates along the way. parker is a KICKER. especially at night! and i have another prenatal checkup tomorrow, so maybe i'll have more updates to share. but we're getting close. and we're getting ready to: prepare our nursery, choose a pediatrician, and explore day care options. and i have a baby shower in about a month! but i am hoping this last trimester goes more quickly than the first two - ready to see a light at the end of the tunnel!
Friday, July 22, 2011
it's a girl!
Parker Dale Bauer will the join the world on December 17th - or December 16th according to one doctor - or whenever she feels like it, because I'm guessing I don't have a lot of control here! :) Nick and I got to see her tumbling about yesterday - she definitely did not like getting prodded by the ultrasound tool and flipped about a little bit. In the 3D view, it looked a little bit like she might be a thumb sucker - and my dad told me I had a callus on my thumb WHEN I WAS BORN from all the thumb-sucking I did in utero. So, already, my little baby girl has picked up some of my bad habits! Let's hope she doesn't get them all!
It was so neat to see how much she was moving, and her long little legs folded up. And I could see that her head was on the side that I had pulled a muscle on that morning - I'm still in some pain today - I guess maybe she has a big head? Or maybe I really need to stop trying to do things like jump out of bed or jump up out of a seated position. Even though it's becoming more and more obvious I'm pregnant, it's not something I think about all the time. I'm sure that will change soon, but it seems like I need a reminder that I can't really move the way I used to!
I am starting to feel little "flutters" in my belly. Based on where Parker is sitting, and where I'm feeling the fluttering, she's kicking her feet at me! I can't wait until I start definitely feeling little kicks and Nick can feel them too! Of course, I'm sure once that starts I'll be wishing for them to not be as frequent soon enough! I read an article that says next week, her sleeping habits will be independent of mine... which basically means, right around the time I become more obvious of her constant presence, she may be kicking up a storm when I'm trying to sleep.
I am almost half-way there! And it felt all the more real to see the little baby hands and face on the screen. She has the tiniest little nose - I thought she looked like a monkey baby... which would make sense given who her parents are! This heat is not making me too happy of a camper though. I wear not really professional clothes to work every day because I'm more concerned with being comfy. And yesterday, I walked to and from a client meeting - and though we walked back most of the way through buildings, the heat zapped me! I ended up going straight home from work, instead of going to my writing club, and I was tucked into bed with Tonks by 8:30. Big sister Tonks' sleeping habits are mirroring mine... which isn't good! She's turning into an even bigger bum because her mommy is always there willing to curl up and go to sleep with her! Let's hope she's ready for all of the late nights that are in our future!
It was so neat to see how much she was moving, and her long little legs folded up. And I could see that her head was on the side that I had pulled a muscle on that morning - I'm still in some pain today - I guess maybe she has a big head? Or maybe I really need to stop trying to do things like jump out of bed or jump up out of a seated position. Even though it's becoming more and more obvious I'm pregnant, it's not something I think about all the time. I'm sure that will change soon, but it seems like I need a reminder that I can't really move the way I used to!
I am starting to feel little "flutters" in my belly. Based on where Parker is sitting, and where I'm feeling the fluttering, she's kicking her feet at me! I can't wait until I start definitely feeling little kicks and Nick can feel them too! Of course, I'm sure once that starts I'll be wishing for them to not be as frequent soon enough! I read an article that says next week, her sleeping habits will be independent of mine... which basically means, right around the time I become more obvious of her constant presence, she may be kicking up a storm when I'm trying to sleep.
I am almost half-way there! And it felt all the more real to see the little baby hands and face on the screen. She has the tiniest little nose - I thought she looked like a monkey baby... which would make sense given who her parents are! This heat is not making me too happy of a camper though. I wear not really professional clothes to work every day because I'm more concerned with being comfy. And yesterday, I walked to and from a client meeting - and though we walked back most of the way through buildings, the heat zapped me! I ended up going straight home from work, instead of going to my writing club, and I was tucked into bed with Tonks by 8:30. Big sister Tonks' sleeping habits are mirroring mine... which isn't good! She's turning into an even bigger bum because her mommy is always there willing to curl up and go to sleep with her! Let's hope she's ready for all of the late nights that are in our future!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
17 weeks and counting!
it's been a while since i updated, but now that the pregnancy is becoming more obvious (and interesting!) i think i'll try to do an update at least weekly. i was 17 weeks last saturday, and it's not really a secret to anyone anymore. i'm almost entirely in maternity or "flowy" clothes now - cannot fit into my normal pants to save my life! even some of my more forgiving pants won't work with a rubber band. sigh.
a few weeks ago, i had my 2nd prenatal with my OBGYN. nick came and we both got to hear the heartbeat, which sounded strong and healthy. but i'm getting REALLY excited for my next prenatal, which happens in just over a week. we will have our ultrasound and find out the gender of the baby! i can't wait to just know who this baby is!
my weekly pregnancy updates tell me the baby is starting to hear now - i wonder if s/he likes the loud music i play in my car.... hrm, is that something i should stop? i have never had so many questions about so many things before, and i'm starting to get a bit nervous about the birth and the immediate-omigosh-i-have-a-baby that follows. but i think finding out the baby's gender will calm me down a bit because then i can PLAN and register and buy!
weird symptoms i never knew about: nose bleeds; very itchy head (i have a new shampoo coming soon to help combat that, since my stylist said she had the same problem)' starting to itch all over, which is a bit annoying; needing to cut my fingernails about twice a week now - so weird! i can honestly say pregnancy is the weirdest thing i've ever done in my life. i'm feeling much better recently, though: significantly less nauseous, and while still exhausted, i have more energy once i get out of bed or off the couch. i think once the baby starts moving, i'm going to really enjoy the next couple months! 8 more days until we learn who this baby is!
a few weeks ago, i had my 2nd prenatal with my OBGYN. nick came and we both got to hear the heartbeat, which sounded strong and healthy. but i'm getting REALLY excited for my next prenatal, which happens in just over a week. we will have our ultrasound and find out the gender of the baby! i can't wait to just know who this baby is!
my weekly pregnancy updates tell me the baby is starting to hear now - i wonder if s/he likes the loud music i play in my car.... hrm, is that something i should stop? i have never had so many questions about so many things before, and i'm starting to get a bit nervous about the birth and the immediate-omigosh-i-have-a-baby that follows. but i think finding out the baby's gender will calm me down a bit because then i can PLAN and register and buy!
weird symptoms i never knew about: nose bleeds; very itchy head (i have a new shampoo coming soon to help combat that, since my stylist said she had the same problem)' starting to itch all over, which is a bit annoying; needing to cut my fingernails about twice a week now - so weird! i can honestly say pregnancy is the weirdest thing i've ever done in my life. i'm feeling much better recently, though: significantly less nauseous, and while still exhausted, i have more energy once i get out of bed or off the couch. i think once the baby starts moving, i'm going to really enjoy the next couple months! 8 more days until we learn who this baby is!
Monday, May 9, 2011
another successful visit!
well, we had our 2nd ultrasound today. it was a bit of a stressful appointment - the rookwood shopping center during lunch rush with no power / traffic lights led to me having a bit of a panic attack. luckily, my doctor's office has a backup generator and we were able to see a picture of our little one anyway ... which is good because i think the construction workers responsible for knocking out the power would have suffered a bloody demise if i didn't have my ultrasound today! never underestimate the power of pregnancy hormones!
but, despite all of the power outage drama, the ultrasound was a success! we could not believe how big the baby had gotten over just the last two weeks! she (i've decided she's a "she" though we won't find out for sure for at least another 10 weeks or so) got about 20X bigger than the last time we saw her, and instead of looking like a sliver of a fingernail, she looked like a tiny sour patch kid candy. i feel like i should change the name of this blog to "what my baby looks like this week." again, the heart beat was good, and we could see a defined head, arms and legs! i'm still amazed at how big she's gotten. and i guess that explains why i have felt so terrible lately!
i had a nice girl's night out this past saturday with the gang. it was a little rough, but still fun. i fit into my dress just BARELY - mostly it was too tight around the chest area - otherwise, i think it still would have been comfortable in the tummy area, and I was VERY ready to change out of my dress when i got home! it was a little hard seeing everyone enjoy their wine "flights" when i REALLY wanted to try one, so we'll have to come back there in the winter when i can join in on the wine tasting! but i did feel pretty lousy during most of the dinner part - it started pretty much as soon as the main dish came. i felt bad because everyone was looking at me and asking me if i was okay, and i really wasn't, but i'm getting a bit used to and there's nothing that can be done when i start to feel like that. i feel like everyone just needs to assume that i feel like poop and it's fine. especially during a meal or a meeting, when i start to feel like that, i just need to try to just sit as still as possible and hope that the feeling will go away. though i did discover that lemonade could be a great remedy!
i also got to celebrate my 1st almost-mother's day on sunday. my mom bought me (or the baby!) 6 books, some "baby IQ" dvds, and possible the most annoying baby toy ever - a huge plush octopus, whose legs each make a different sound like a bike horn. grandmother's revenge!
i have my first appointment with my normal OBGYN on tuesday the 31st, which will be right around 11 weeks - so my next ultrasound will probably be right at the beginning of the second trimester. oh, and we remembered to ask this time - our due date is December 17th!
but, despite all of the power outage drama, the ultrasound was a success! we could not believe how big the baby had gotten over just the last two weeks! she (i've decided she's a "she" though we won't find out for sure for at least another 10 weeks or so) got about 20X bigger than the last time we saw her, and instead of looking like a sliver of a fingernail, she looked like a tiny sour patch kid candy. i feel like i should change the name of this blog to "what my baby looks like this week." again, the heart beat was good, and we could see a defined head, arms and legs! i'm still amazed at how big she's gotten. and i guess that explains why i have felt so terrible lately!
i had a nice girl's night out this past saturday with the gang. it was a little rough, but still fun. i fit into my dress just BARELY - mostly it was too tight around the chest area - otherwise, i think it still would have been comfortable in the tummy area, and I was VERY ready to change out of my dress when i got home! it was a little hard seeing everyone enjoy their wine "flights" when i REALLY wanted to try one, so we'll have to come back there in the winter when i can join in on the wine tasting! but i did feel pretty lousy during most of the dinner part - it started pretty much as soon as the main dish came. i felt bad because everyone was looking at me and asking me if i was okay, and i really wasn't, but i'm getting a bit used to and there's nothing that can be done when i start to feel like that. i feel like everyone just needs to assume that i feel like poop and it's fine. especially during a meal or a meeting, when i start to feel like that, i just need to try to just sit as still as possible and hope that the feeling will go away. though i did discover that lemonade could be a great remedy!
i also got to celebrate my 1st almost-mother's day on sunday. my mom bought me (or the baby!) 6 books, some "baby IQ" dvds, and possible the most annoying baby toy ever - a huge plush octopus, whose legs each make a different sound like a bike horn. grandmother's revenge!
i have my first appointment with my normal OBGYN on tuesday the 31st, which will be right around 11 weeks - so my next ultrasound will probably be right at the beginning of the second trimester. oh, and we remembered to ask this time - our due date is December 17th!
Monday, May 2, 2011
the saga continues
we are officially in week 7 - we will hit week 8 on thursday this week! i'm really excited to keep passing these milestones, as minor as they may seem. a week from today we'll have our second ultrasound, and while we're not out of the woods yet, i'm feeling great about everything.
my symptoms, on the other hand, do not exactly fill me with pre-baby joy! the nausea has been pretty bad the last 24 hours. i did have a victorious return to working out on sunday - a small workout, where i had to remind myself to slow it down. i did a good job - i managed a 30 minute workout, averaging about 8.5 mph (compared to my typical 11.0 - 11.5 mph for 45 minutes or so). i didn't have any dizziness or shortness of breath, but i definitely got my heartrate up and it was a good workout... that feels pathetic for me to say after knowing what my typical workouts look like, but i'm continually amazed at how easily i get winded or dizzy when just a month or so ago, i was "normal." but after the successful workout, i have pretty much been nauseous ever since - i had trouble sleeping and i've already eaten half a pack of crackers this morning. bleh!
on saturday, katie was an awesome friend for pregnant liesl! we went to the gap and i bought 2 pairs of maternity jeans! i am definitely not ready for any other maternity pants (i even had to go down a size in my skinny jeans - but there is PLENTY of room to grow in the belly area), and most maternity shirts are designed to highlight exactly what i'm trying to hide right now at work - so i bought a few larger, blousier shirts. i also got myself a larger pair of trousers, and hopefully i can make the rest of my wardrobe work over the next month or so. i may have to tell work sooner than later, though. during my 11th week i will be traveling with some co-workers and i'm not sure my symptoms will be hide-able at that point, as i expect the morning sickness to get worse over the next few weeks. we'll definitely see how it goes! it will be a relief when i tell work. if i wait until week 14 or 15, it will be right after we get back from vegas, but i definitely think i'll be showing before then, just based on the direction i'm heading!
my symptoms, on the other hand, do not exactly fill me with pre-baby joy! the nausea has been pretty bad the last 24 hours. i did have a victorious return to working out on sunday - a small workout, where i had to remind myself to slow it down. i did a good job - i managed a 30 minute workout, averaging about 8.5 mph (compared to my typical 11.0 - 11.5 mph for 45 minutes or so). i didn't have any dizziness or shortness of breath, but i definitely got my heartrate up and it was a good workout... that feels pathetic for me to say after knowing what my typical workouts look like, but i'm continually amazed at how easily i get winded or dizzy when just a month or so ago, i was "normal." but after the successful workout, i have pretty much been nauseous ever since - i had trouble sleeping and i've already eaten half a pack of crackers this morning. bleh!
on saturday, katie was an awesome friend for pregnant liesl! we went to the gap and i bought 2 pairs of maternity jeans! i am definitely not ready for any other maternity pants (i even had to go down a size in my skinny jeans - but there is PLENTY of room to grow in the belly area), and most maternity shirts are designed to highlight exactly what i'm trying to hide right now at work - so i bought a few larger, blousier shirts. i also got myself a larger pair of trousers, and hopefully i can make the rest of my wardrobe work over the next month or so. i may have to tell work sooner than later, though. during my 11th week i will be traveling with some co-workers and i'm not sure my symptoms will be hide-able at that point, as i expect the morning sickness to get worse over the next few weeks. we'll definitely see how it goes! it will be a relief when i tell work. if i wait until week 14 or 15, it will be right after we get back from vegas, but i definitely think i'll be showing before then, just based on the direction i'm heading!
Monday, April 25, 2011
we saw.... something
well, our first ultrasound was a success! we saw the baby (ONE - no twins, thankfully... though I had been kind of getting myself prepared for that reality) but of course it looked like an itty-bitty bean. i knew it was going to be small (my pregnancy tracker told me it was the size of a sweet pea this week - however big that is), but i didn't expect it to be almost invisible! but we could see the heart beat - the little blip on the screen that is our baby pulsed rapidly to show us it was alive and kicking!
so, everything looked healthy and strong, but we're not quite out of the woods yet. i imagine you never really relax during a pregnancy. i'm hyper-aware of everything going on in my body in a pretty graphic and disturbing way - and my body is responding by giving me lots of little symptoms to let me know that something is going on that i should pay attention to! but i do think i'll feel a bit better once we enter the 2nd trimester.
we have another ultrasound at our fertility clinic in two weeks and then, assuming everything looks as good as it did today (the doctor's words), we'll transfer our appointments over to my OBGYN. and at that point, we'll be less than 3 weeks away from the end of the 1st trimester.
we'll head into the 2nd trimester right in time for our trip to vegas for dave and val's wedding. so when i come back from the trip i will likely need to tell work that i'm pregnant. i'm pretty sure i will be showing before then though, just based on how much i'm eating. or maybe i'll just look REALLY REALLY chubby!
we're starting to tell a few people, but not quite ready to go completely public.... yet!
so, everything looked healthy and strong, but we're not quite out of the woods yet. i imagine you never really relax during a pregnancy. i'm hyper-aware of everything going on in my body in a pretty graphic and disturbing way - and my body is responding by giving me lots of little symptoms to let me know that something is going on that i should pay attention to! but i do think i'll feel a bit better once we enter the 2nd trimester.
we have another ultrasound at our fertility clinic in two weeks and then, assuming everything looks as good as it did today (the doctor's words), we'll transfer our appointments over to my OBGYN. and at that point, we'll be less than 3 weeks away from the end of the 1st trimester.
we'll head into the 2nd trimester right in time for our trip to vegas for dave and val's wedding. so when i come back from the trip i will likely need to tell work that i'm pregnant. i'm pretty sure i will be showing before then though, just based on how much i'm eating. or maybe i'll just look REALLY REALLY chubby!
we're starting to tell a few people, but not quite ready to go completely public.... yet!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
diary of a mad pregnant woman
we haven't done a great job of updating our blog... mostly because nothing really new or exciting has been going on in our lives over the last couple of years. but finally, we have some news to share. i'm keeping this blog offline for now, but as soon as we go public, i will post it online for everyone to be able to listen to me complain and go into raptures about the joys of pregnancy.
this is our second pregnancy, but the first one did not end happily. we are really excited for this baby, though, after a long year and a half of trying to start our family!
i'm very early in the pregnancy still - about 6 weeks today. in a few days, i'll have my first ultrasound. while of course the baby will still be nothing more than a little tadpole-looking creature that will be a blip on the screen, we will be able to learn 1) if the pregnancy is viable - we will hear the heartbeat! and 2) if we're having more than one! while we're definitely not keeping our fingers crossed for two, at least we'd be done with the baby making in one shot!
so far, i've not been feeling great. initially the nausea wasn't as bad as the first time around, which i took as a good sign. the first time, i had a ton of symptoms (nausea and exhaustion especially) immediately after becoming pregnant. while the symptoms this time have been a bit slower to develop, i'm staring to spend most of my days feeling queasy, and tend to feel especially off at night. the worst is that i seem to bounce between feeling like i'm starving to feeling like i'm going to hurl! yesterday, i was so sick i had to force myself to eat breakfast (which is never a problem for me normally) and once i got to work, i was so ill that even my normal nausea fighters (almonds, crackers) seemed like a bad idea, so i looked up other alternatives online. what seems to work: lemon-flavored candy. so i've got a trusty box of lemonheads at my desk now. what is also frustrating is that eating is usually what staves off the nausea, and i've been advised to not work out, so i'm feeling really fat and flabby after about 2 weeks of not working out. i thought i'd be a little further along before i started to feel whale-like.
i'm also pretty exhausted, which is a bit difficult as this week was my first week back at landor. i'm glad i got to spend the previous week resting and relaxing, but i think this week would have been better for that, as i feel worse this week. i haven't had any weird pregnancy dreams yet, but i was woken by tornado sirens last night and couldn't get back to sleep because i was SO HUNGRY. only my exhaustion kept me from running downstairs and raiding the pantry for crackers. i think i'm going to have to put some crackers by my bed for future hunger attacks! yup, i'm well on my way to stacking on the 25-35 pounds i should gain over the next 7 1/2 months!
i probably won't post again until after our ultrasound on monday, but i just really needed a place to jot down all of these things that i'm feeling and experiencing - it honestly is just too weird! but definitely something that i know will be worth it!
this is our second pregnancy, but the first one did not end happily. we are really excited for this baby, though, after a long year and a half of trying to start our family!
i'm very early in the pregnancy still - about 6 weeks today. in a few days, i'll have my first ultrasound. while of course the baby will still be nothing more than a little tadpole-looking creature that will be a blip on the screen, we will be able to learn 1) if the pregnancy is viable - we will hear the heartbeat! and 2) if we're having more than one! while we're definitely not keeping our fingers crossed for two, at least we'd be done with the baby making in one shot!
so far, i've not been feeling great. initially the nausea wasn't as bad as the first time around, which i took as a good sign. the first time, i had a ton of symptoms (nausea and exhaustion especially) immediately after becoming pregnant. while the symptoms this time have been a bit slower to develop, i'm staring to spend most of my days feeling queasy, and tend to feel especially off at night. the worst is that i seem to bounce between feeling like i'm starving to feeling like i'm going to hurl! yesterday, i was so sick i had to force myself to eat breakfast (which is never a problem for me normally) and once i got to work, i was so ill that even my normal nausea fighters (almonds, crackers) seemed like a bad idea, so i looked up other alternatives online. what seems to work: lemon-flavored candy. so i've got a trusty box of lemonheads at my desk now. what is also frustrating is that eating is usually what staves off the nausea, and i've been advised to not work out, so i'm feeling really fat and flabby after about 2 weeks of not working out. i thought i'd be a little further along before i started to feel whale-like.
i'm also pretty exhausted, which is a bit difficult as this week was my first week back at landor. i'm glad i got to spend the previous week resting and relaxing, but i think this week would have been better for that, as i feel worse this week. i haven't had any weird pregnancy dreams yet, but i was woken by tornado sirens last night and couldn't get back to sleep because i was SO HUNGRY. only my exhaustion kept me from running downstairs and raiding the pantry for crackers. i think i'm going to have to put some crackers by my bed for future hunger attacks! yup, i'm well on my way to stacking on the 25-35 pounds i should gain over the next 7 1/2 months!
i probably won't post again until after our ultrasound on monday, but i just really needed a place to jot down all of these things that i'm feeling and experiencing - it honestly is just too weird! but definitely something that i know will be worth it!
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