saturday: i wake up and before i even eat something, i think to myself, "hmm i feel like i might actually look like i'm pregnant today...maybe i'm just bloated..." a novel idea for a woman who actually is pregnant and nearly 14 weeks along. turns out- not just bloated! so i am finally starting to show. *pregnant glow* coincidentally, "feeling pregnant" isn't always as fun as it sounds. turns out, nothing fits! this is no more distracting than when i am at work. not only am i lifting, bending, and reaching most of the time, but when i do i feel like i could be flashing the whole cafe! i think it just might be time to invest in some maternity clothes...
anyone know a 5'10" formerly pregnant woman who has maternity clothes she doesn't need anymore???
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
sweet dreams...
so i'm not sure how much weight i give to the whole "dream" thing when it comes to predicting the sex of a baby, however, i am fascinated by it! to date, i've had 4 dreams about my baby. all of them have involved another person telling me that i'm having a girl. quite interesting to say the least.
number of baby boy dreams: 0
number of baby girl dreams: 4
number of baby boy dreams tim has had: 1
number of baby girl dreams tim has had: 0
number of times tim has woken me up in the middle of the night sleep-talking/walking in the past 3 weeks: at least 12
i'd rather be having crazy dreams than quieting my crazy husband....
number of baby boy dreams: 0
number of baby girl dreams: 4
number of baby boy dreams tim has had: 1
number of baby girl dreams tim has had: 0
number of times tim has woken me up in the middle of the night sleep-talking/walking in the past 3 weeks: at least 12
i'd rather be having crazy dreams than quieting my crazy husband....
Friday, February 13, 2009
cravings and aversions
one of the most common questions i am getting asked being pregnant (of course after...when are you due?! are you having a boy or a girl?! how are you feeling?!) is are you having any weird cravings? well, weird is a hard word to define. though i am craving things that i wouldn't normally if i wasn't pregnant, but i have not experienced any cravings for strange combinations (pickles and peanut-butter ice cream, anyone?). so, here is a list of the "heavy hitters" for the past 12 weeks.
cravings:
- V8 vegetable juice (spicy and regular mixed)- this is the latest!
- minestrone soup
- red vines! (this has always been a favorite, but now i need them in the house)
- toaster waffles
- pickles (i know, i know...typical...it really did happen about 5 weeks ago!)
- bananas
aversions: (this is actually a short list)
- MEXICAN FOOD!
typically i really like mexican food, but from about a week after i found out i was pregnant (until now) i have not been able to even think about eating mexican food. the one exception to this was the night i made chicken fajitas at home. those were delicious! in my first 10 weeks there was plenty that didn't sound appealing, but nothing that has lasted quite like the mexican food. hmmm...apparently just typing about it sorta makes me want to gag....
cravings:
- V8 vegetable juice (spicy and regular mixed)- this is the latest!
- minestrone soup
- red vines! (this has always been a favorite, but now i need them in the house)
- toaster waffles
- pickles (i know, i know...typical...it really did happen about 5 weeks ago!)
- bananas
aversions: (this is actually a short list)
- MEXICAN FOOD!
typically i really like mexican food, but from about a week after i found out i was pregnant (until now) i have not been able to even think about eating mexican food. the one exception to this was the night i made chicken fajitas at home. those were delicious! in my first 10 weeks there was plenty that didn't sound appealing, but nothing that has lasted quite like the mexican food. hmmm...apparently just typing about it sorta makes me want to gag....
Thursday, February 12, 2009
12 weeks
there has been much on my mind lately, and trust has been the prevailing theme. i took my first trip to visit my midwife last week, expecting to be able to hear baby's heartbeat for the first time. imagine my disappointment when she couldn't find it. quickly my disappointment dissolved into worry. is everything alright? hadn't my friends heard their baby's heartbeat at 11 weeks? i was heartbroken. my midwife quickly attributed her inability to find that little beat to the fact that i was only 11 weeks. and blessed with a long torso! after doing some of my own research, and with the reassuring words of friends, i learned that i have nothing to worry about. most women are able to hear the baby's heartbeat between 13 and 15 weeks. but i learned an important lesson in all of this: God is in control. this is God's baby that has been in trusted to my care for these 40 weeks. my job is do to the best i can- exercising, eating right, getting enough sleep- and trust that God is doing the rest. this baby is in God's hands for the rest of his or her life. and trusting only becomes a bigger job once this baby is born...
on a separate, but still related note, i found out recently that one of the women i love most in my life, my pastor's wife, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. this has come as an enormous shock to her family and those who love her. again, we are all trusting God to care for lisa in the coming weeks and months.
trust. its a big thing for little ol' me....
on a separate, but still related note, i found out recently that one of the women i love most in my life, my pastor's wife, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. this has come as an enormous shock to her family and those who love her. again, we are all trusting God to care for lisa in the coming weeks and months.
trust. its a big thing for little ol' me....
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
02.02.02
february 2nd, 2002. seven years ago yesterday (last night, technically) i was on a first date with the man that would one day become my husband. and i cannot help but smile when i think about that night, the many dates to follow the first, the fact that i am now married to this wonderful man, and having a baby with him.
that night consisted of a movie ("a walk to remember") where i cried (showing my true colors from the very beginning!) and dinner (tgi fridays). he was a true gentleman the entire night, and, needless to say, i was completely swept off my feet at 18 years old. the rest of my friends from high school were suffering through another sweetheart banquet with dates that were either less charming than they expected or more interested in someone else! i was glad to have opted out...and fell in love instead!
fast forward seven years, and here i sit nearly 11 weeks pregnant, just trying to dream and imagine what life will be like in another 7 years. a six year old running around the house? quite possibly another little one chasing after? in tucson? working or staying home? i'm not sure what the next 7 years will bring, but i am confident that if they are anything like the last 7, i have a wonderful, wild adventure ahead of me...
that night consisted of a movie ("a walk to remember") where i cried (showing my true colors from the very beginning!) and dinner (tgi fridays). he was a true gentleman the entire night, and, needless to say, i was completely swept off my feet at 18 years old. the rest of my friends from high school were suffering through another sweetheart banquet with dates that were either less charming than they expected or more interested in someone else! i was glad to have opted out...and fell in love instead!
fast forward seven years, and here i sit nearly 11 weeks pregnant, just trying to dream and imagine what life will be like in another 7 years. a six year old running around the house? quite possibly another little one chasing after? in tucson? working or staying home? i'm not sure what the next 7 years will bring, but i am confident that if they are anything like the last 7, i have a wonderful, wild adventure ahead of me...
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