7.17.2010
Still here
Hi! I just realized that I haven't posted in over 2 weeks! I have been super busy with several visitors here in Denver. My good friend Megan McKenney came to visit on the 8th and the day before she left my parents, aunt, and cousin came to visit! My parents left for Arkansas yesterday morning. It has been a wonderful, but crazy couple of weeks. I'm so blessed to have had so many visitors! There are lots of pictures and things to catch everyone up on, so I hope to post with those later today or tomorrow!
7.06.2010
07.06.10- Day 185
28 weeks!
Pregnancy Highlights
How Far Along: 28 weeks
Size of Baby: 15 inches, 2.5 pounds- the size of a head of a butternut squash
Total Weight Gain: 19 pounds
Maternity Clothes: Only a few non-maternity things left in my closet :)
Gender: active baby boy
Food Cravings: sweets, mac and cheese, hummus
What I miss: being able to run errands all day without having to slow down
Sleep: sleeping fine- mostly just wake up because the sun rises at 5:30 a.m.!
Symptoms: indigestion, rapid heart rate with static sitting or standing (accompanied by feeling like I'm going to pass out), teary-ness (for no reason)
Best Moment of the Week: laying on the couch with my husband with his hands on my tummy, as we both feel the baby move
What I'm Looking Forward to: Getting the nursery painted- thanks for the suggestions! I purchased VOC free primer, so hopefully a first coat of paint will go up soon!
Pregnancy Highlights
How Far Along: 28 weeks
Size of Baby: 15 inches, 2.5 pounds- the size of a head of a butternut squash
Total Weight Gain: 19 pounds
Maternity Clothes: Only a few non-maternity things left in my closet :)
Gender: active baby boy
Food Cravings: sweets, mac and cheese, hummus
What I miss: being able to run errands all day without having to slow down
Sleep: sleeping fine- mostly just wake up because the sun rises at 5:30 a.m.!
Symptoms: indigestion, rapid heart rate with static sitting or standing (accompanied by feeling like I'm going to pass out), teary-ness (for no reason)
Best Moment of the Week: laying on the couch with my husband with his hands on my tummy, as we both feel the baby move
What I'm Looking Forward to: Getting the nursery painted- thanks for the suggestions! I purchased VOC free primer, so hopefully a first coat of paint will go up soon!
7.05.2010
07.05.10- Day 184
Happy Independence Day!
Alan and I celebrated by going to church, then to a wedding of a good family friend. It was a lovely time, even though it started raining about half way through. Luckily, there was a tent to keep us all dry! We even got a ton of rain at our house! It has rained the last 2 years on the 4th, but it doesn't stop any of the firework shows. As we drove down from the mountains to the city, we could see fireworks all over the city through the rain.
Sad day- July 5th. The culprit of the sad day... Nigel Bear Hunt. We knew we had a woosie dog- we've known since a couple 4th of July's ago when he chewed through two metal dog gates when he was left alone while fireworks were going off in our neighborhood. The last two years, we've tried to shelter him from the sounds (we were lucky that this year there was a storm because we were half expecting our couches to be scattered fluff across our living room or something, since we were gone to the wedding!)
This is what happened this morning when I left Nigel outside in the backyard for 30 minutes...
Notice the bloody marks on the siding. Needless to say, I was VERY upset at our dog, especially before I realized that it was because he was scared of the fireworks going off in our neighborhood. We found from Home Depot that we'll have to special order the piece needed to replace the ruined one from a siding company. Oh joy. Sometimes that dog drives me crazy. I got my revenge though. I shaved him and gave him a bath today. 
Happy 5th of July!
Alan and I celebrated by going to church, then to a wedding of a good family friend. It was a lovely time, even though it started raining about half way through. Luckily, there was a tent to keep us all dry! We even got a ton of rain at our house! It has rained the last 2 years on the 4th, but it doesn't stop any of the firework shows. As we drove down from the mountains to the city, we could see fireworks all over the city through the rain.
Sad day- July 5th. The culprit of the sad day... Nigel Bear Hunt. We knew we had a woosie dog- we've known since a couple 4th of July's ago when he chewed through two metal dog gates when he was left alone while fireworks were going off in our neighborhood. The last two years, we've tried to shelter him from the sounds (we were lucky that this year there was a storm because we were half expecting our couches to be scattered fluff across our living room or something, since we were gone to the wedding!)
This is what happened this morning when I left Nigel outside in the backyard for 30 minutes...
Notice the bloody marks on the siding. Needless to say, I was VERY upset at our dog, especially before I realized that it was because he was scared of the fireworks going off in our neighborhood. We found from Home Depot that we'll have to special order the piece needed to replace the ruined one from a siding company. Oh joy. Sometimes that dog drives me crazy. I got my revenge though. I shaved him and gave him a bath today. 
Happy 5th of July! 7.01.2010
Paint color suggestions?
I need help! Here is the baby bedding that we are using and a pic of the crib and changing table. What color should we paint the walls? I'm think either light khaki, light green, or light blue.
07.01.10- Day 180
Thoughts on pregnancy:
There are many things that I expected of pregnancy. The whole belly getting bigger, going to prenatal check-ups, people's attention turning towards the belly and baby inside. I also expected morning sickness, that I would run throughout my first and second trimesters, and that it would be easy to find maternity clothing. (none of the items in the last sentence were true).
However, there are lots of things that I didn't expect or just never thought about before becoming pregnant.
I didn't know that it was possible to be so preoccupied with getting ready for baby (pretty sure this is the whole nesting thing you hear about) that I would not care if I let all my seedlings die that were supposed to go in my garden and that I would no longer have any interest in working in the yard (it's normally my obsession in the summertime). Who knew that I would spend hours reading about the birthing process and breastfeeding? Or that I would have boundless energy to clean out the office and guest bedroom (which involved a lot of junk), but that I would have no energy to make dinner?
Also, that whole thing about pregnant ladies crying for no reason... Well, 2 days ago, Alan and I went to Redbox to pick out a movie to watch together that evening. I was looking through the list and none of the movies sounded any good, so what is my response? All of a sudden, tears just start streaming down my cheeks in the entrance of Walmart. I'm not even particularly upset :). Alan quickly picked a chick flick out (I think he felt bad for me) and we rushed out of the store. haha. RIDICULOUS!
I think I also expected that pregnancy would be way more uncomfortable. Granted, I am only just now entering the 3rd trimester (and I'm not working right now), but I really haven't been that uncomfortable yet. The tiredness of the 1st-early 2nd trimesters has really been the worst thing I've dealt with. There have been a few instances of shortness of breath here and minor low back pain there, but overall, I can still do basically everything I used to do, just with a little less rotation and forward bend. I will say that I didn't expect the need for body pillows lining both sides of my body to sleep well and that I would awake multiple times most nights to either pee or readjust my body. I'll be happy after my belly is gone so that I can sleep close to my husband again!
One last thing I didn't expect... I didn't realize that little squirms and movements inside of me could become the highlight of my day and what I look forward to. Although I'm glad I have a little longer before the baby comes, I'm already falling in love with the little guy and I can't wait to meet him!
There are many things that I expected of pregnancy. The whole belly getting bigger, going to prenatal check-ups, people's attention turning towards the belly and baby inside. I also expected morning sickness, that I would run throughout my first and second trimesters, and that it would be easy to find maternity clothing. (none of the items in the last sentence were true).
However, there are lots of things that I didn't expect or just never thought about before becoming pregnant.
I didn't know that it was possible to be so preoccupied with getting ready for baby (pretty sure this is the whole nesting thing you hear about) that I would not care if I let all my seedlings die that were supposed to go in my garden and that I would no longer have any interest in working in the yard (it's normally my obsession in the summertime). Who knew that I would spend hours reading about the birthing process and breastfeeding? Or that I would have boundless energy to clean out the office and guest bedroom (which involved a lot of junk), but that I would have no energy to make dinner?
Also, that whole thing about pregnant ladies crying for no reason... Well, 2 days ago, Alan and I went to Redbox to pick out a movie to watch together that evening. I was looking through the list and none of the movies sounded any good, so what is my response? All of a sudden, tears just start streaming down my cheeks in the entrance of Walmart. I'm not even particularly upset :). Alan quickly picked a chick flick out (I think he felt bad for me) and we rushed out of the store. haha. RIDICULOUS!
I think I also expected that pregnancy would be way more uncomfortable. Granted, I am only just now entering the 3rd trimester (and I'm not working right now), but I really haven't been that uncomfortable yet. The tiredness of the 1st-early 2nd trimesters has really been the worst thing I've dealt with. There have been a few instances of shortness of breath here and minor low back pain there, but overall, I can still do basically everything I used to do, just with a little less rotation and forward bend. I will say that I didn't expect the need for body pillows lining both sides of my body to sleep well and that I would awake multiple times most nights to either pee or readjust my body. I'll be happy after my belly is gone so that I can sleep close to my husband again!
One last thing I didn't expect... I didn't realize that little squirms and movements inside of me could become the highlight of my day and what I look forward to. Although I'm glad I have a little longer before the baby comes, I'm already falling in love with the little guy and I can't wait to meet him!
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