Thursday, January 28, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
2nd Trimester and Baby Furniture
Baby Major is 15 weeks, 0 days today.
Well I officially moved up to the second trimester a couple of weeks ago. I have to say things are already looking better for me. I'm feeling so much better than I was even a month ago and I only tend to get sick on very rare occasions at this point. The fatigue, or hibernation as Brad would say, is definitely starting to subside as well. In fact, the only negative thing I can say at this point is that it's starting to get very uncomfortable to sleep; regardless of position. I'm sure I'm driving Brad crazy with all my tossing and turning every night. But I just tell myself it's only going to get worse so enjoy it why you can.
We had our third doctors appointment today. It wasn't all that exciting but I didn't really expect it to be. I was anxious to see how much weight I had gained since they had expected me to gain between 10-15 lbs by now. Unfortunately I only gained 3 lbs. The doctor said that was okay, she just thinks that I'll be one of those women that is all baby. So nothing to worry about apparently. Everything else looks really good. She talked to us about some second trimester screenings that were coming up and Brad and I are discussing the optional ones to see if that's something we want to venture into. Finally we got to hear the heartbeat again. It was very fast and strong and took no time at all to find. Baby definitely likes to hang out on my right side.
We made our next appointment for February 25th. This is the BIG appointment with the BIG ultrasound to see if Baby Major has boy parts or girl parts and, most importantly, all other healthy parts. Brad and I are both very anxious to find out what we'll be having but we are both pretty confident that we are having a boy. Of course that means we'll probably have a girl. LOL! But either would be just fine with us. We already have really great names picked out for either. Well we think they're pretty great anyway. Once we know we can really start decorating the baby's room.
Which is a nice little transition to the baby furniture! We've been shopping around for baby furniture over the last month but kept going back to this one set that we really liked and it finally went on sale last weekend. So we decided to just go ahead and get it. We picked the Urban collection by Munire. You can see it here. It's a very dark brown set and we decided to just do the crib and hutch/dresser piece. The other dresser we may or may not do. We haven't completely decided yet. But I must say it looks fantastic in the baby's room. I'll be sure to post pictures up once we have the room painted and decorated.
I believe that's all the update I can give you at this point. I do have nice little bump that started last week. It's quite a surprise to wake up one day and not be able to button your jeans! But with the help of a little rubber band I'll be able to get a little more use out of them. Brad has been taking belly pictures over the last few months so I'll post them up in the next week or so. But unless something big happens in the next few weeks I'll probably just wait until after the Feb 25th appointment for my next real post. Only 4 more weeks!
Well I officially moved up to the second trimester a couple of weeks ago. I have to say things are already looking better for me. I'm feeling so much better than I was even a month ago and I only tend to get sick on very rare occasions at this point. The fatigue, or hibernation as Brad would say, is definitely starting to subside as well. In fact, the only negative thing I can say at this point is that it's starting to get very uncomfortable to sleep; regardless of position. I'm sure I'm driving Brad crazy with all my tossing and turning every night. But I just tell myself it's only going to get worse so enjoy it why you can.
We had our third doctors appointment today. It wasn't all that exciting but I didn't really expect it to be. I was anxious to see how much weight I had gained since they had expected me to gain between 10-15 lbs by now. Unfortunately I only gained 3 lbs. The doctor said that was okay, she just thinks that I'll be one of those women that is all baby. So nothing to worry about apparently. Everything else looks really good. She talked to us about some second trimester screenings that were coming up and Brad and I are discussing the optional ones to see if that's something we want to venture into. Finally we got to hear the heartbeat again. It was very fast and strong and took no time at all to find. Baby definitely likes to hang out on my right side.
We made our next appointment for February 25th. This is the BIG appointment with the BIG ultrasound to see if Baby Major has boy parts or girl parts and, most importantly, all other healthy parts. Brad and I are both very anxious to find out what we'll be having but we are both pretty confident that we are having a boy. Of course that means we'll probably have a girl. LOL! But either would be just fine with us. We already have really great names picked out for either. Well we think they're pretty great anyway. Once we know we can really start decorating the baby's room.
Which is a nice little transition to the baby furniture! We've been shopping around for baby furniture over the last month but kept going back to this one set that we really liked and it finally went on sale last weekend. So we decided to just go ahead and get it. We picked the Urban collection by Munire. You can see it here. It's a very dark brown set and we decided to just do the crib and hutch/dresser piece. The other dresser we may or may not do. We haven't completely decided yet. But I must say it looks fantastic in the baby's room. I'll be sure to post pictures up once we have the room painted and decorated.
I believe that's all the update I can give you at this point. I do have nice little bump that started last week. It's quite a surprise to wake up one day and not be able to button your jeans! But with the help of a little rubber band I'll be able to get a little more use out of them. Brad has been taking belly pictures over the last few months so I'll post them up in the next week or so. But unless something big happens in the next few weeks I'll probably just wait until after the Feb 25th appointment for my next real post. Only 4 more weeks!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
The End of 2009
Baby Major is 11 weeks, 1 day today.
Today just happens to be the last day of 2009. And yesterday just happened to be our 2nd appointment with the doctor! But I'll get back to that later. Brad and I both happen to have tonight off work which is quite a feat. I believe this is the first time we've both been off work since we started dating over 8 years ago. So what are our big plans you ask? Get ready. They're exciting...
We're painting our master bedroom! Yep that's right. And by we, I mean Brad will probably paint while I come in and out and supervise. We picked out a really pretty dark blue color after the doctor's appointment yesterday and tonight we plan to start on it. At midnight, if we're both still awake, Brad will pop the tab on a Coca-Cola while I will drink some not-so-bubbly water. But chances are we won't make it that late into the night. At least I probably won't.
So the doctor's appointment. It went really great and was pretty uneventful. Plus it didn't last very long which is always appreciated. I have not gained a single pound since my last appointment in November. Or at least I'm back to what I was at my November appointment. There were a couple of weeks in between appointments where I was very sick and I'm still not able to eat a lot at a time most of the time. So I'm pretty sure I lost some pounds and then gained them back. The doctor would still like me to gain about 5 lbs in the next couple of weeks. I would be happy to do that if I could.
Who knows, maybe I can. I have been feeling a million times better in the last week and I'm hoping what they say is correct about symptoms disappearing as you approach the 2nd trimester. It certainly feels like it is. I like to believe I'm not as tired any more but that would be a lie as I just got up for a 3 hour nap once I got home from work. But the morning sickness is passing for sure. I guess if I had to pick between fatigue and morning sickness, the morning sickness is the one I would give up first. So Yeah!
The doctor also let us hear the heartbeat again which is such a relief to hear after 4 weeks of the "unknown". But it was beating quite strong and fast and will hopefully sustain me for another 4 weeks. Other than that we just talked about blood work. All my blood work came back fine which is a relief but I do have to get the Rhogam shot because of my Rh factor. Basically she said I was prefect except that I need to gain some weight.
We have our next appointment on January 26th which is my 15th week. They said it will be the exact same thing as this time except we'll discuss some 2nd trimester screening options and get those scheduled if we want to. Then the next appointment in February is the big one! The one where we see if we're having a boy or a girl. We cannot wait!!! We're so anxious to buy baby things and paint the nursery and do all the things that can be blue or pink.
Okay I think that's all for now. I hope everybody has a really safe New Year's Eve and an even better 2010!
Today just happens to be the last day of 2009. And yesterday just happened to be our 2nd appointment with the doctor! But I'll get back to that later. Brad and I both happen to have tonight off work which is quite a feat. I believe this is the first time we've both been off work since we started dating over 8 years ago. So what are our big plans you ask? Get ready. They're exciting...
We're painting our master bedroom! Yep that's right. And by we, I mean Brad will probably paint while I come in and out and supervise. We picked out a really pretty dark blue color after the doctor's appointment yesterday and tonight we plan to start on it. At midnight, if we're both still awake, Brad will pop the tab on a Coca-Cola while I will drink some not-so-bubbly water. But chances are we won't make it that late into the night. At least I probably won't.
So the doctor's appointment. It went really great and was pretty uneventful. Plus it didn't last very long which is always appreciated. I have not gained a single pound since my last appointment in November. Or at least I'm back to what I was at my November appointment. There were a couple of weeks in between appointments where I was very sick and I'm still not able to eat a lot at a time most of the time. So I'm pretty sure I lost some pounds and then gained them back. The doctor would still like me to gain about 5 lbs in the next couple of weeks. I would be happy to do that if I could.
Who knows, maybe I can. I have been feeling a million times better in the last week and I'm hoping what they say is correct about symptoms disappearing as you approach the 2nd trimester. It certainly feels like it is. I like to believe I'm not as tired any more but that would be a lie as I just got up for a 3 hour nap once I got home from work. But the morning sickness is passing for sure. I guess if I had to pick between fatigue and morning sickness, the morning sickness is the one I would give up first. So Yeah!
The doctor also let us hear the heartbeat again which is such a relief to hear after 4 weeks of the "unknown". But it was beating quite strong and fast and will hopefully sustain me for another 4 weeks. Other than that we just talked about blood work. All my blood work came back fine which is a relief but I do have to get the Rhogam shot because of my Rh factor. Basically she said I was prefect except that I need to gain some weight.
We have our next appointment on January 26th which is my 15th week. They said it will be the exact same thing as this time except we'll discuss some 2nd trimester screening options and get those scheduled if we want to. Then the next appointment in February is the big one! The one where we see if we're having a boy or a girl. We cannot wait!!! We're so anxious to buy baby things and paint the nursery and do all the things that can be blue or pink.
Okay I think that's all for now. I hope everybody has a really safe New Year's Eve and an even better 2010!
Sunday, December 20, 2009
First Doctor's Appointment
Baby Major is 9 weeks, 4 days today.
Well this is our first post on this site! Thanks to my cousins Chase and Sara (who are expecting their own little one in January) for giving me the idea to start this. Now let's just hope I can keep this updated and stick with it through the busy months ahead!
We had our first doctor's appointment on November 30th. It felt like we were there forever! They went through all of our family history, did the initial exam and followed it up with blood work. We were then told we would have an ultrasound to date the pregnancy and determine the due date. This was completely unexpected since we were told we probably wouldn't have our first ultrasound until closer to 18-20 weeks. But we were very excited to see if there was really anything growing in there. And there was!! They gave us three pictures of the ultrasound, which you can see below, and told us we were 6 weeks and 5 days at the time of the appointment. Our due date is July 21st.
Our baby's first picture!
This one is more of an actual size photo but we were able to hear the heartbeat. It's displayed at the bottom of the picture and the heart rate was 123.
Needless to say the ultrasound was definitely worth the wait in the doctor's office. We have our next appointment scheduled for December 30th. I will be exactly 11 weeks on that day. I believe they just plan to go over the blood work results, maybe listen to the heartbeat again and schedule any 1st trimester screenings that will be done.
Since then I've been feeling decent throughout most of the pregnancy so far. I had my share of morning sickness between weeks 4 - 7. The biggest thing that has been affecting me is the fatigue. As Brad would say, I sleep about 90% of the time. Which is a bit of an exaggeration but not by much. I'm definitely in bed by 10 on most nights and after work I almost always take a nap. But that's really all so I can't complain too much.
I believe that's all I have to say as of right now. Like I said, hopefully I will remember to keep this updated with new and interesting information. Merry Christmas everybody!
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