Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Registered!
Chris and I were super excited and registered for baby stuff about a month ago... we couldn't wait! :) We are registered at two places: Target and Babies R Us. You should be able to look either of us up online at Target. At Babies R Us, I'm listed under registrant and Chris is under co-registrant. No pressure, no one is obligated to buy us anything, but if you'd like to, you know where we're registered!
12 weeks (3 months)--size of a plum!
Alright, we're finally getting into the second trimester! It feels like it's been forever already (probably because it's the only thing I've thought about every single day for the past two months!). Baby is now the size of a plum (about 2.1 inches)... pretty crazy to think about. I'm still stuck on the size of a raspberry from a few weeks ago (okay... maybe a month ago... ha ha). A plum. Not that big, but definitely explains some of the bloating I've been having (hoping my wedding dress fits when I go to pick it up tomorrow!). As of last week, the fingers and toes are no longer webbed and hair follicles, tooth buds and nail beds were being formed. From this point on, since almost all systems are formed, the baby will just continue to grow and mature instead of focusing on creating and developing organs.
I'm excited to be past the nausea stage. Though, I can't really complain too much. I've been taking Unisom (doxylamine succinate... an over the counter sleep aid recommended by a doctor and also a pregnancy magazine) every night. It hasn't been helping with my on going sleep issues, but I'm definitely not spending time losing my lunch, either. There are days that I still feel a little sick every now and then, but compared to the alternative of being sick all day, it's been really helpful. I tried to skip the Unisom one weekend and man, was that a mistake. I spent all day one Sunday being sick. I couldn't even keep sips of water or Sprite down. It was terrible. I took Unisom that night and was fine the next day. I think I'll take it for the rest of this week (to get me through the wedding and guests visiting from out of town) and then see where I'm at.
Finding out that some friends of mine that are pregnant are ALL having boys! It's an epidemic! It'll be interesting to see if it's contagious.
So far, I don't think I've had too many crazy pregnancy emotions. I sometimes get very easily irritated for no reason, but I don't know if that's pregnancy related necessarily, ha ha. I have had something weird, though. Twice in the last week, I've woken up from dreams where someone I know dies (ugh, terrible). I wake up just bawling. It might be from the Unisom, though. I tend to have weirder or more vivid dreams when I take sleep aids.
I think I've decided on trying to write once a week... so keep checking back!
I'm excited to be past the nausea stage. Though, I can't really complain too much. I've been taking Unisom (doxylamine succinate... an over the counter sleep aid recommended by a doctor and also a pregnancy magazine) every night. It hasn't been helping with my on going sleep issues, but I'm definitely not spending time losing my lunch, either. There are days that I still feel a little sick every now and then, but compared to the alternative of being sick all day, it's been really helpful. I tried to skip the Unisom one weekend and man, was that a mistake. I spent all day one Sunday being sick. I couldn't even keep sips of water or Sprite down. It was terrible. I took Unisom that night and was fine the next day. I think I'll take it for the rest of this week (to get me through the wedding and guests visiting from out of town) and then see where I'm at.
Finding out that some friends of mine that are pregnant are ALL having boys! It's an epidemic! It'll be interesting to see if it's contagious.
So far, I don't think I've had too many crazy pregnancy emotions. I sometimes get very easily irritated for no reason, but I don't know if that's pregnancy related necessarily, ha ha. I have had something weird, though. Twice in the last week, I've woken up from dreams where someone I know dies (ugh, terrible). I wake up just bawling. It might be from the Unisom, though. I tend to have weirder or more vivid dreams when I take sleep aids.
I think I've decided on trying to write once a week... so keep checking back!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Estimated due date
The estimated due date is May 11, 2011. They call it an estimated date for a reason, so don't plan any parties for that day :) Chances are it'll come anytime between the end of April (38 weeks) and the end of May (42 weeks). If anyone's taking bets on what day it'll happen, keep me updated!
11 weeks... size of a lime!
I suppose it's actually going to happen... a baby is on it's way! We were excited up to this point, but now it's undeniable and we're WAY more excited than before. We heard a heartbeat last night! There actually is something renting out space in my abdomen and the tiredness, nausea and mood swings are the cause of that little something. It's nice to actually have some proof since we haven't yet had a doppler or ultrasound appointment with our midwife yet. But now we know!
I thought it might be a good idea to start a blog (that word still makes no sense to me and is irritating) so that interested friends and family could keep up with where we are. A few basics for now:
1). No, this isn't why we're getting married (admit it, some of you were thinking it)! Chris proposed, we enjoyed our road trip to Utah and Vegas, enjoyed a night out with friends for our "engagement party" and then... you got it. I peed on a stick and got a tiny pink plus sign.
2). If you don't already know, I've been interested in midwifery and natural childbirth for a while now. I attended a doula workshop in February and March and have done tons of research and reading over the past few years about women's choices when it comes to pregnancy, labor, and delivery. I'm not exactly sure when or how, but I decided that I would never give birth in a hospital (unless it's absolutely necessary). So we've chosen a water birth center here in Portland (waterbirth.net) and are happy with our choice of care. Please do not share your horror stories about out-of-hospital birth with me. I know and fully believe that births at home or at birth centers (and without pain medications or unnecessary interventions) are completely safe and you are not going to change my mind. Please be respectful of that.
3). We are not rooting for one gender or another. Eventually, I would like at least one of each, so I'm just going to say it... we just want it to be healthy. Though, being a girl myself, I would love to have a little girl and I'm sure Chris would love to have a boy. And of course, if it's a girl, we're already set on a name (or rather, I'm set and Chris just happens to like the name as well). I don't think I want to announce it just yet, though. For boys, I do have a few names that we both like. We'll let you know what name we've chosen once we find out the gender (sometime during the 5th month. Come on, you can wait 2 more months to find out!).
I thought it might be a good idea to start a blog (that word still makes no sense to me and is irritating) so that interested friends and family could keep up with where we are. A few basics for now:
1). No, this isn't why we're getting married (admit it, some of you were thinking it)! Chris proposed, we enjoyed our road trip to Utah and Vegas, enjoyed a night out with friends for our "engagement party" and then... you got it. I peed on a stick and got a tiny pink plus sign.
2). If you don't already know, I've been interested in midwifery and natural childbirth for a while now. I attended a doula workshop in February and March and have done tons of research and reading over the past few years about women's choices when it comes to pregnancy, labor, and delivery. I'm not exactly sure when or how, but I decided that I would never give birth in a hospital (unless it's absolutely necessary). So we've chosen a water birth center here in Portland (waterbirth.net) and are happy with our choice of care. Please do not share your horror stories about out-of-hospital birth with me. I know and fully believe that births at home or at birth centers (and without pain medications or unnecessary interventions) are completely safe and you are not going to change my mind. Please be respectful of that.
3). We are not rooting for one gender or another. Eventually, I would like at least one of each, so I'm just going to say it... we just want it to be healthy. Though, being a girl myself, I would love to have a little girl and I'm sure Chris would love to have a boy. And of course, if it's a girl, we're already set on a name (or rather, I'm set and Chris just happens to like the name as well). I don't think I want to announce it just yet, though. For boys, I do have a few names that we both like. We'll let you know what name we've chosen once we find out the gender (sometime during the 5th month. Come on, you can wait 2 more months to find out!).
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