Thursday, May 29, 2008
Week 14 and other thoughts
So far week 14 has gone smooth. Jennifer has been feeling pretty good this week. No major problems just the usually struggles that pregnant women go through, (pain, headaches, heartburn, etc.) We are two weeks away from our next doctor visit.
Last weekend we went on our first trip looking at the world of baby furniture. It was kind of overwhelming to see so many styles and features. The most shocking of course is how much it all cost. I bet that the money that we will spend on one baby room could have bought my entire street baby stuff in 1973. Who knows maybe even the city? :) Most baby stores tend to tell you more than you need to know or that you would care to know. Lets also not forget the scary words that they all say for the most part: Your furniture will take 10-12 weeks to come in so buy as soon as possible. Ah !!!! Panic !!!!! Stress !!!! There was one place that we looked at that tries to keep what they sell in stock so we will wait and see what happens in the weeks to come.
In the end it looks like we pick a style that we like no matter if it is a boy or a girl.
As Jennifer mentioned in her last post, I am now out of school. Yeah me! Being out for the summer is not exactly like it use to be. As a teacher we only have about ten weeks out not the old three months like it use to be when I was in school. That statement made me sound pretty old. It is nice to be away from teaching for a few weeks. The only problem is by the time you get recovered you have to go back. Just like last summer, I have alot of plans for what I want to do with my free time. This year most of it centers around getting things ready for the baby. Hopefully, I will be able to have a little time for me as well.
Last weekend we went on our first trip looking at the world of baby furniture. It was kind of overwhelming to see so many styles and features. The most shocking of course is how much it all cost. I bet that the money that we will spend on one baby room could have bought my entire street baby stuff in 1973. Who knows maybe even the city? :) Most baby stores tend to tell you more than you need to know or that you would care to know. Lets also not forget the scary words that they all say for the most part: Your furniture will take 10-12 weeks to come in so buy as soon as possible. Ah !!!! Panic !!!!! Stress !!!! There was one place that we looked at that tries to keep what they sell in stock so we will wait and see what happens in the weeks to come.
In the end it looks like we pick a style that we like no matter if it is a boy or a girl.
As Jennifer mentioned in her last post, I am now out of school. Yeah me! Being out for the summer is not exactly like it use to be. As a teacher we only have about ten weeks out not the old three months like it use to be when I was in school. That statement made me sound pretty old. It is nice to be away from teaching for a few weeks. The only problem is by the time you get recovered you have to go back. Just like last summer, I have alot of plans for what I want to do with my free time. This year most of it centers around getting things ready for the baby. Hopefully, I will be able to have a little time for me as well.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Week 13
Well, week 13 (last week) was pretty uneventful. According to books, the baby was the size of a peach last week. Pretty funny to me, because we bought some peaches recently. Just think ... that's the size of my baby!
I did learn one important tidbit that I'll pass on to you ... not a good idea to rapidly drink an entire glass of OJ first thing in the morning. I'll leave it at that ... not a pretty picture!
According to Michael, he is starting to be able to see more of where the baby is inside of me. Hmmm ... should I take that as a compliment? :) haha Just kidding -- we are both excited to be able to notice more changes happening to me.
On a negative note ... I'm the only one having to get up each day now, because Michael is out of school. So not fair!!! However, to his credit, he is being the super perfect husband and woke me up this morning and had my breakfast ready for me.
I did learn one important tidbit that I'll pass on to you ... not a good idea to rapidly drink an entire glass of OJ first thing in the morning. I'll leave it at that ... not a pretty picture!
According to Michael, he is starting to be able to see more of where the baby is inside of me. Hmmm ... should I take that as a compliment? :) haha Just kidding -- we are both excited to be able to notice more changes happening to me.
On a negative note ... I'm the only one having to get up each day now, because Michael is out of school. So not fair!!! However, to his credit, he is being the super perfect husband and woke me up this morning and had my breakfast ready for me.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Week 12 Update
Well, we went yesterday to the doctor. After filling out tons of paperwork and basically signing our lives away ... we heard the heartbeat! Pretty exciting, huh?
At first, the nurse had some difficulty in finding it (I think the baby was playing Hide and Seek!), but then she was able to locate it. Of course, as soon as we heard it, the baby moved again ... such a playful little crawley bug! She found it again, I started crying -- all in all a good day!
The heartbeat was measured at 164. According to internet and old wives tales, this means that we are likely having a girl. (Above 140 -- girl; Under 140 -- boy) Is this accurate? Who knows?! If you remember the heart rate of your child, let us know if it ended up being accurate or not!
In other related news ... Michael is almost finished with school for this year and I think I'm mostly done with my morning (um, all day) sickness. Yeah!!!! Gus is looking forward to having his daddy all to himself for these long summer days. I guess he better enjoy it this year, next year will be completely different for the little child dog!
Have a great day!
At first, the nurse had some difficulty in finding it (I think the baby was playing Hide and Seek!), but then she was able to locate it. Of course, as soon as we heard it, the baby moved again ... such a playful little crawley bug! She found it again, I started crying -- all in all a good day!
The heartbeat was measured at 164. According to internet and old wives tales, this means that we are likely having a girl. (Above 140 -- girl; Under 140 -- boy) Is this accurate? Who knows?! If you remember the heart rate of your child, let us know if it ended up being accurate or not!
In other related news ... Michael is almost finished with school for this year and I think I'm mostly done with my morning (um, all day) sickness. Yeah!!!! Gus is looking forward to having his daddy all to himself for these long summer days. I guess he better enjoy it this year, next year will be completely different for the little child dog!
Have a great day!
Monday, May 12, 2008
Exciting Week Ahead
Well, this Wednesday we will (hopefully) get to hear the heartbeat! I must confess, I'm a bit nervous. What if we don't hear it? What if something's wrong? I know that I shouldn't worry about those things, but of course I do! That's what a momma is supposed to do, right? :)
This past weekend was Mother's Day. It was a little strange, because I am a mother, but not really -- you know? Anyway, Michael did his part and got me pretty earrings and my parents bought me a book about pregnancy.
Hope all of you had a nice Mother's Day as well.
This past weekend was Mother's Day. It was a little strange, because I am a mother, but not really -- you know? Anyway, Michael did his part and got me pretty earrings and my parents bought me a book about pregnancy.
Hope all of you had a nice Mother's Day as well.
Monday, May 05, 2008
New Beginnings
Well, as you come to our blog for the first you will see that it actually started the year that we got married. Needless to say our attempt to chronologically talk about the first year of married and our new jobs at the time last only a few weeks. Now we will attempt to share with all of you the joy of our first child. It should be interesting as we count down the months til November. For all of you that do not know our baby is due November 26th. That's right the day before Thanksgiving! Turkey Day needless to say will be forever changed :)
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