I am now 32 weeks pregnant, only 8 weeks left to go!
I never really saw myself as an impatient person. I know that I could be more patient at times, but I'm not one to just rush into things, I like taking my time and getting to know a situation. I like surprises and suspense (mostly). Lately though, I feel like I'm the most impatient person in the world. I want to meet my little guy and get to know him. I want to make sure that he is healthy and whole, which I know he needs to stay in order for that to happen. I want to hug him and kiss him, and hold him, hear is laugh, see his smile, and see what features he got from his handsome Daddy, and which ones he got from me. This feeling of being impatient is mixing with the feelings of wanting and needing my little guy to stay and 'bake' for 8 more weeks. I'm learning to hate waiting.
During this waiting period though I am getting stuff done. On Sunday I cleaned our spare bathroom...oops, I mean Baby S's bathroom. That's right, he gets his own bathroom. It was pretty much my bathroom as its the one with a bath tub, but I'm guessing that I won't have much time left to take actual baths once he gets here.
On Saturday I cleaned the blinds from our bedroom. It took me an HOUR!! I went through and cleaned each individual...blind...top and bottom. Then rinsed the blinds fully a few times. This wasn't an easy task. Normally I would just take and soak them in the tub, but either they are too big or our tub is too small to do this. So I had to hold the blinds up with one hand and clean and rinse with another.
Then I hurried and got dressed and ready to go out to Inver Grove Heights to meet with my sister, Carlynn, to see a movie. AVATAR was GREAT!! We saw it in 3D and I HIGHLY recommend it to others to see. My only complaint about it is that it got loud at times and I had to plug my ears and deal with Baby S complaining about the noise from the inside (by the way, knees and elbows scrapping against my belly feels like needles being dragged, not fun). After the movie Carlynn and I sat in my car and caught up since we haven't been able to see and talk to each other for a while.
After this I raced out to the Midway Menards (from Inver Grove) to have 'lunch' with Dustin. Dustin's break is only 30 minutes long. I ended up being there for about an hour and a half. I was either talking with him or else talking with other employees or stalking Linzy so I could talk to her. By the time I got home I could barely doing anything else for the rest of the night.
Dustin got most of our bedroom cleaned on Thursday. He knows that he has to be VERY complete when cleaning otherwise I'll go back and do it all again. There just weren't enough hours in the day for him to complete the whole bedroom, so now its sitting and waiting for both of us to finish it. I'm guessing maybe another 3 hours and then it will be done. Yes I said 3 hours, moving furniture and vacuuming, organizing my books and dust the book shelf, cleaning the baseboards and heating register, and going through some totes of things to either throw, keep, or donate, plus I still want to have Dustin try on all his clothes and give away the stuff that doesn't fit anymore.
On Wednesday night we were in the hospital because of contractions...which I still swear I never really felt.
Tuesday I stayed home from work because of a tummy flu...or something of that nature. I can defiantly with all confidence say that it wasn't the HG, this was different, I could tell that I was sick. By about 2:30ish pm I was feeling better, but still very tired. Though I don't like staying home sick from work and 'wasting' my FTO I felt that I needed to take care of me and baby and make sure that others at work didn't get sick.
Last Sunday, the 13th, I had me car detailed at the Downtowner in Saint Paul. You get a free car wash the within a week of your birthday and if you upgrade you get the upgrade at half price. So I went with the upgraded wash and then threw in carpet and seat washing as well. My car seriously looks like new...or so it feels to me.
Then on the 12th we had a Christmas event to go to with family on my side. It was great seeing and catching up with people.
Today I had my 34 week midwife appointment. He is in the head down position, I think he's been getting into that position since Wednesday with all of the movement he's been doing lately, and I thought that was the case too, even before she told me. He feels like he's about 3 1/2lbs, so right on time for him and my uterus is measuring right on time for his due date as well. The only bad thing I have to report is that, as a routine test when a women goes in with contractions, they test for Group B strep. Well, mine came back positive, I just found out today. The Midwife was going to put me on Antibiotics but then decided not to because I'm right at the cut off for treating and not treating. So I'm just going to be getting IV antibiotics during labor a few times. I also have to make sure that I get into the hospital right away, even more so now, when my water breaks. Other then that all went well.
Here's the stats from the appointment:
Weight gain since last appointment: less then a pound, it was .4 of a pound (I should be gaining about a pound a week now though)
Weight gain since beginning of pregnancy: -11lbs, yes that's a negative, meaning so far I'm 11lbs BELOW pre-pregnancy weight.
Baby S's Heart Beat: 142 beats/minute
Monday, December 21, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
My Trip to Labor and Delivery
So everything was going great yesterday. The little guy was very active, I was actually WORKING at work (meaning that I was actually given something to do), and I was having a good day. Then, right before my co-worker Jill had to leave, I went to the bathroom and saw that I was spotting a little bit. I decided to wait until the end of my work day, I only had 40 minutes left or so, and then I'd call the on-call Midwife.
I called in and informed her of what I saw. Then she asked me about contractions...
"No, I haven't been experiencing any contractions, just the little guy pushing me all day, sometimes to the point of actually having to breath through it. But no contractions that I'm aware of."
"Well, how often has this happened and for how long?"
"He maybe does it about 4 times an hour. Though he doesn't do it EVERY hour. And it lasts for less then a minute. I haven't really been paying too much attention to it just because it feels like he's just pushing on me trying to stretch and get more room."
"It sounds like you're having contractions so I'm going to send you to the maternity ward at Woodwinds. I'll let the midwife know that you'll be coming in."
"Ok, thank you." (me sounding kind of skeptical, I mean, if I was having contractions I think I would know it. Plus it just feels like my little guy is just pushing me trying to get more room.)
So I called Dustin, who was home already in PJ's, and told him what was up. Went home real quick to put on my jeans instead of work pants, wash my stinky feet (yes I just admitted that my feet stink, but its only because of my nylons and work shoes) and then pick up Dustin.
When we got to the hospital we had issues finding a spot to park by the ER area (that's where we needed to enter) but Dustin squished the Truck into a spot. Everyone was very nice, gave great directions, and since it was our first time there we didn't know exactly what to do. So when you are going up to the Maternity Ward you need to be buzzed in, well we didn't know how to do that. The security guy behind the desk saw that we needed in and just let us in...right as we found the phone to ring him to get in. Got to the desk, filled out one piece of paper, had them copy my insurance card (since the information they have is for my next years insurance) and was brought to my room. EASY-PEASY!
I think the best part was being able to hear my little guy's heart beat and movements from 6:00pm until 9:00pm. Turns out I WAS having contractions...about every 12 minutes, most of which I never felt. Again, this is very strange to me. They were just little contractions so that might be the reason. Apparently I need to drink more water and eat more protein, and that was it. They did a few tests and just had me lay there waiting for contractions with the bands on my tummy. After three HUGE glasses of water and a couple hours the contractions stopped on their own (not that I would have known).
Dustin and I left and went to Applebee's for a LATE dinner. Then we froze our behinds off walking back to the Truck, went home, and fell right to sleep. Then I had to get up and go pee 3 times during the night. I guess I have to get used to that part, instead of just getting up once in the middle of the night, it will be much more now I'm sure.
So today on my way to work I stopped off at Cub and got some snacks with protein in them:
Mini bags of popcorn
Peanuts
Cashews
Trail mix
Apples (with peanut butter)
Graham Crackers (with Peanut Butter)
Ritz Crackers (with Peanut Butter)
English Muffins (with Peanut Butter)
If you have any idea of other SNACKY things I can have that have lots of protein in it please let me know. I need ideas for snacks at work that are high in protein.
Then I have Dustin's big 'Bubba Keg 52' cup with me at work filled with water and ice. My goal is to drink two of these at work and at least one at home.
Then when I got in and thought that my boss might be in too, I stopped by his desk and asked his permission to be able to eat at the desk (my snacky items) and then if Jill (my co-worker) isn't around if I can still go to the bathroom. Yes, I had to ask to go to the bathroom. He said yes when i explained it all to him.
So no worries all is well and I'm making sure to take all the measures needed to make this little guy 'cook' for the next 9 1/2 weeks. That's right only 9 1/2 weeks left. And I'm SO glad that I chose Woodwinds for my hospital to deliver at...They were GREAT. My only complaint is the carolers that came through last night. Some didn't know how to sing, and I really don't want to be disturbed when I'm laying there tired and hungry and trying to feel if I'm having contractions. I just think of how it would have been if I was trying to 'push' and hear that...
Test results:
Test for preterm labor - came back negative
Cervix - closed, thick and high
I called in and informed her of what I saw. Then she asked me about contractions...
"No, I haven't been experiencing any contractions, just the little guy pushing me all day, sometimes to the point of actually having to breath through it. But no contractions that I'm aware of."
"Well, how often has this happened and for how long?"
"He maybe does it about 4 times an hour. Though he doesn't do it EVERY hour. And it lasts for less then a minute. I haven't really been paying too much attention to it just because it feels like he's just pushing on me trying to stretch and get more room."
"It sounds like you're having contractions so I'm going to send you to the maternity ward at Woodwinds. I'll let the midwife know that you'll be coming in."
"Ok, thank you." (me sounding kind of skeptical, I mean, if I was having contractions I think I would know it. Plus it just feels like my little guy is just pushing me trying to get more room.)
So I called Dustin, who was home already in PJ's, and told him what was up. Went home real quick to put on my jeans instead of work pants, wash my stinky feet (yes I just admitted that my feet stink, but its only because of my nylons and work shoes) and then pick up Dustin.
When we got to the hospital we had issues finding a spot to park by the ER area (that's where we needed to enter) but Dustin squished the Truck into a spot. Everyone was very nice, gave great directions, and since it was our first time there we didn't know exactly what to do. So when you are going up to the Maternity Ward you need to be buzzed in, well we didn't know how to do that. The security guy behind the desk saw that we needed in and just let us in...right as we found the phone to ring him to get in. Got to the desk, filled out one piece of paper, had them copy my insurance card (since the information they have is for my next years insurance) and was brought to my room. EASY-PEASY!
I think the best part was being able to hear my little guy's heart beat and movements from 6:00pm until 9:00pm. Turns out I WAS having contractions...about every 12 minutes, most of which I never felt. Again, this is very strange to me. They were just little contractions so that might be the reason. Apparently I need to drink more water and eat more protein, and that was it. They did a few tests and just had me lay there waiting for contractions with the bands on my tummy. After three HUGE glasses of water and a couple hours the contractions stopped on their own (not that I would have known).
Dustin and I left and went to Applebee's for a LATE dinner. Then we froze our behinds off walking back to the Truck, went home, and fell right to sleep. Then I had to get up and go pee 3 times during the night. I guess I have to get used to that part, instead of just getting up once in the middle of the night, it will be much more now I'm sure.
So today on my way to work I stopped off at Cub and got some snacks with protein in them:
Mini bags of popcorn
Peanuts
Cashews
Trail mix
Apples (with peanut butter)
Graham Crackers (with Peanut Butter)
Ritz Crackers (with Peanut Butter)
English Muffins (with Peanut Butter)
If you have any idea of other SNACKY things I can have that have lots of protein in it please let me know. I need ideas for snacks at work that are high in protein.
Then I have Dustin's big 'Bubba Keg 52' cup with me at work filled with water and ice. My goal is to drink two of these at work and at least one at home.
Then when I got in and thought that my boss might be in too, I stopped by his desk and asked his permission to be able to eat at the desk (my snacky items) and then if Jill (my co-worker) isn't around if I can still go to the bathroom. Yes, I had to ask to go to the bathroom. He said yes when i explained it all to him.
So no worries all is well and I'm making sure to take all the measures needed to make this little guy 'cook' for the next 9 1/2 weeks. That's right only 9 1/2 weeks left. And I'm SO glad that I chose Woodwinds for my hospital to deliver at...They were GREAT. My only complaint is the carolers that came through last night. Some didn't know how to sing, and I really don't want to be disturbed when I'm laying there tired and hungry and trying to feel if I'm having contractions. I just think of how it would have been if I was trying to 'push' and hear that...
Test results:
Test for preterm labor - came back negative
Cervix - closed, thick and high
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
30 Weeks
We are now 30 weeks along, as of this past weekend! Wow, I can't believe that we only have 10 weeks left until Baby S is due...this is unbelievable sometimes.
Things are getting done, slowly but surely. This weekend I started my cleaning projects. I am going through the apartment room by room and cleaning them 100%. On Sunday I cleaned out the Master Bathroom. I even crawled around the bathroom and cleaned all the baseboards and then organized under the sink and threw away all of our old and expired medications and such. I also got out our humidifier and set that up for the season...it's already helped the snoring that I wake up to from Dustin in the middle of the night. I wonder if its been the same the other way around?
I've also started cooking more meals at home so I can get some in the freezer for after our little guy makes his appearance. On Sunday we had Stuffed Peppers and with that we have two meals in the freezer. On Monday I made Swiss Chicken. Again, we have two meals in the freezer from this as well. This now brings our grand total up to 6 meals:
Sloppy Joe's - 2 meals
Swiss Chicken - 2 meals
Stuffed Peppers- 2 meals
Lets hope I can keep up the momentum and keep getting more meals in the freezer. With this, I have to thank My Mother-in-law, Aunt-in-law, and Grandmother-in-law - Deb, Doe, and Mona - again for the Rival Seal a Meal. Now I'm not as afraid to put things in the freezer for a few months...I know it will still be good and not all freezer burned. Dustin was like a little kid when i was sealing the Stuffed Peppers and Swiss Chicken. He kept saying "I want to push the button" or "I want to push it down" or, my favorite, "I like watching it suck all the air out, I want to watch that." I love when he gets in those moods when the simplest things amuse him...I get in those moods too sometimes.
Last but not least, on Tuesday I started my every other week appointments. The midwife said that everything looks and sounds good. For those of you putting in your votes as to when Baby S will arrive...The Midwife said that my Uterus is measuring a little big for where I'm at, she didn't say how big though. But remember that he is also big himself...at 24 weeks his head was 11 days ahead, torso 13 days ahead, and legs 18 days ahead of schedule. I think he just takes after the guys on both sides of the family...he's going to be tall!! Thanks to Dustin's side and to my side (heck Michael, my 16 year old brother is 6'4" already) for this little guys tallness. I guess I'll be one of those moms that has to stand on a chair to be taller then her son...I just wonder when that will be.
Here's the stats from the appointment:
Weight gain since last appointment a month ago: less then a pound, it was .6 of a pound (and that's with just having breakfast too).
Weight gain since beginning of pregnancy: -11lbs, yes that's a negative, meaning so far I'm 11lbs BELOW pre-pregnancy weight.
Baby S's Heart Beat: 125 beats/minute...nice and strong!
Things are getting done, slowly but surely. This weekend I started my cleaning projects. I am going through the apartment room by room and cleaning them 100%. On Sunday I cleaned out the Master Bathroom. I even crawled around the bathroom and cleaned all the baseboards and then organized under the sink and threw away all of our old and expired medications and such. I also got out our humidifier and set that up for the season...it's already helped the snoring that I wake up to from Dustin in the middle of the night. I wonder if its been the same the other way around?
I've also started cooking more meals at home so I can get some in the freezer for after our little guy makes his appearance. On Sunday we had Stuffed Peppers and with that we have two meals in the freezer. On Monday I made Swiss Chicken. Again, we have two meals in the freezer from this as well. This now brings our grand total up to 6 meals:
Sloppy Joe's - 2 meals
Swiss Chicken - 2 meals
Stuffed Peppers- 2 meals
Lets hope I can keep up the momentum and keep getting more meals in the freezer. With this, I have to thank My Mother-in-law, Aunt-in-law, and Grandmother-in-law - Deb, Doe, and Mona - again for the Rival Seal a Meal. Now I'm not as afraid to put things in the freezer for a few months...I know it will still be good and not all freezer burned. Dustin was like a little kid when i was sealing the Stuffed Peppers and Swiss Chicken. He kept saying "I want to push the button" or "I want to push it down" or, my favorite, "I like watching it suck all the air out, I want to watch that." I love when he gets in those moods when the simplest things amuse him...I get in those moods too sometimes.
Last but not least, on Tuesday I started my every other week appointments. The midwife said that everything looks and sounds good. For those of you putting in your votes as to when Baby S will arrive...The Midwife said that my Uterus is measuring a little big for where I'm at, she didn't say how big though. But remember that he is also big himself...at 24 weeks his head was 11 days ahead, torso 13 days ahead, and legs 18 days ahead of schedule. I think he just takes after the guys on both sides of the family...he's going to be tall!! Thanks to Dustin's side and to my side (heck Michael, my 16 year old brother is 6'4" already) for this little guys tallness. I guess I'll be one of those moms that has to stand on a chair to be taller then her son...I just wonder when that will be.
Here's the stats from the appointment:
Weight gain since last appointment a month ago: less then a pound, it was .6 of a pound (and that's with just having breakfast too).
Weight gain since beginning of pregnancy: -11lbs, yes that's a negative, meaning so far I'm 11lbs BELOW pre-pregnancy weight.
Baby S's Heart Beat: 125 beats/minute...nice and strong!
Friday, December 4, 2009
Progress So Far...
I thought it might be nice for everyone to see the progress that Dustin and I have made so far and the preparations for our little guy.
Since this summer Dustin has been clearing out the spare bedroom, once his Lego Room and our Office, to make it into our little guys room. Yes, that’s right; Dustin had his own Lego Room. He loves Lego's and I’ve always said that it’s a hobby that I really don’t mind…there are worse things that he could do, plus this one is just so cute – oh sorry, I mean manly.
This left a lot of Lego’s and our office stuff without a home. So we re-arranged our bedroom a little and adapted. For the Lego’s Dustin packed them all up into his blue Lego tubs (still separated into colors) from the bins that he bought from Menards when the store upgraded to new nuts and bolts bins. With these bins he separated all of his Lego’s out into colors and brick sizes. Well the bins are GONE…We SOLD them. Dustin was so sad, but we didn’t have any room for them and couldn’t keep them. At least he understood and he always says he’s giving these things up for a good cause.
Dustin and I switched closets. I used to have the bigger of the two. Now Dustin has it as he keeps much of the stuff that was in his Lego room in the closet as well…including all of the Lego Tubs.
As for the office supplies- We had to sell our nice corner desk that had a bunch of storage in it and settle for a plain-ol’-desk. This also took some bedroom rearranging, as we put the desk into the corner where my book case was and where we would always put our laundry baskets of clean clothes (since we were very bad and never put our clothes away…but we’re starting to get better in that area). Then we put up shelves to help with storage and then got rid of a bunch of stuff, or at least I think so since Dustin is the one that did the organizing of the desk, and he tends to be on the Pack Rat side of things. I admit, he is getting better about that, I just want to see MORE go, but I don’t want to push it. (I’ll take a picture of the bedroom and closet to show you later.)
We’ve also gone ahead and sold several different things in order to make room and get the ‘Pack Rattyness’ gone. We sold, as previously mentioned, the bins Dustin used for Lego’s, the Corner Desk, also Dustin’s old floor speakers with the custom built Oak stands he made for them, my porcelain dolls that have been in storage since Dustin moved in, and even tools that Dustin had never used but had for years.
Once the little guys room (not closet, that still has stuff in it) was cleaned out we were ready for paint. We just didn’t know what color. After the shower that Deb and Doe threw for me (Dustin’s mom and aunt, and a joint shower with Doe’s daughter Katie) in early November, Dustin really got a look at the bedding that we picked out for Baby S and fell in love with the color scheme…Blue, Brown, and White. So we went out on the morning of November 14th and got some blue paint to match the bedding. When we got home Dustin got to work right away on setting up and doing the painting. I wasn’t allowed to help per the midwife’s orders.
Since this summer Dustin has been clearing out the spare bedroom, once his Lego Room and our Office, to make it into our little guys room. Yes, that’s right; Dustin had his own Lego Room. He loves Lego's and I’ve always said that it’s a hobby that I really don’t mind…there are worse things that he could do, plus this one is just so cute – oh sorry, I mean manly.
This left a lot of Lego’s and our office stuff without a home. So we re-arranged our bedroom a little and adapted. For the Lego’s Dustin packed them all up into his blue Lego tubs (still separated into colors) from the bins that he bought from Menards when the store upgraded to new nuts and bolts bins. With these bins he separated all of his Lego’s out into colors and brick sizes. Well the bins are GONE…We SOLD them. Dustin was so sad, but we didn’t have any room for them and couldn’t keep them. At least he understood and he always says he’s giving these things up for a good cause.
Dustin and I switched closets. I used to have the bigger of the two. Now Dustin has it as he keeps much of the stuff that was in his Lego room in the closet as well…including all of the Lego Tubs.
As for the office supplies- We had to sell our nice corner desk that had a bunch of storage in it and settle for a plain-ol’-desk. This also took some bedroom rearranging, as we put the desk into the corner where my book case was and where we would always put our laundry baskets of clean clothes (since we were very bad and never put our clothes away…but we’re starting to get better in that area). Then we put up shelves to help with storage and then got rid of a bunch of stuff, or at least I think so since Dustin is the one that did the organizing of the desk, and he tends to be on the Pack Rat side of things. I admit, he is getting better about that, I just want to see MORE go, but I don’t want to push it. (I’ll take a picture of the bedroom and closet to show you later.)
We’ve also gone ahead and sold several different things in order to make room and get the ‘Pack Rattyness’ gone. We sold, as previously mentioned, the bins Dustin used for Lego’s, the Corner Desk, also Dustin’s old floor speakers with the custom built Oak stands he made for them, my porcelain dolls that have been in storage since Dustin moved in, and even tools that Dustin had never used but had for years.
Once the little guys room (not closet, that still has stuff in it) was cleaned out we were ready for paint. We just didn’t know what color. After the shower that Deb and Doe threw for me (Dustin’s mom and aunt, and a joint shower with Doe’s daughter Katie) in early November, Dustin really got a look at the bedding that we picked out for Baby S and fell in love with the color scheme…Blue, Brown, and White. So we went out on the morning of November 14th and got some blue paint to match the bedding. When we got home Dustin got to work right away on setting up and doing the painting. I wasn’t allowed to help per the midwife’s orders.
Then on Sunday we set up the crib and dresser…or should I say that Dustin set up the crib and dresser. We would have been done SO MUCH SOONER with it, but we had to make a trip to Target halfway through getting the crib together. The crib is solid wood, but the bars of the crib have the paper stuff on it…yeah, I don’t know what it’s called. Anyway, that stuff was starting to come off, it must have been damaged during manufacturing. So we brought that piece back to Rainbow and had them open up another box and give us one from that one. (I would have just disassembled the whole crib, that we had halfway together, and brought it all back in the box, but Dustin said that they should just defect out another box like Menards does.) It took us a while at Target, but we finally got home and got the crib together. After that Dustin set right to work with the dresser. While he was doing this I started doing the Baby S’s laundry and bedding. This way I could get some clothes (thanks again Lisa for some of the hand-me-downs) in his dresser and get his bed made…and get the kitties used to the new sent of Dreft. It’s here with the furniture that the Brown comes in, as it is an espresso type of color.
Crib with Chair and (from Top to Bottom) Lynx, Renny, and Gizmo
The whole room looking in from the hall...Crib, Dresser, and kitties
The Crib with the bedding
Currently Dustin has the middle of Baby S’s room covered in a drop cloth and is using it to paint shelves for his room white. Now I just need to get some Curtains for his room so he won’t me woken up by the light during his nap times. I’m thinking of looking for either brown Curtains or brown and white Curtains, I’m not sure yet. Because of this project that Dustin has going though, our living room is such a mess. We just have all of the presents that we got for our shower and anything that we’ve bought for the little guy all piled in the living room, as neatly as possible, but still in the living room. I’ll be glad when Dustin gets the shelves up and the painting stuff done so I can get to work on everything else in his room.
On Black Friday I went out and bought Baby S’s Travel System from Target with the gift cards that we got from my first shower, mentioned above. Now we know FOR SURE that we have his stroller and, more importantly, his car seat. Then I popped over to Kohl’s to see what they might have on sale for him as well since I had some store credit for there left over from the wedding in August. Sure enough, even though they didn’t have it advertised, they had much of their baby clothing on sale. Most of it was 50% off or more sometimes. Now, I LOVE deals, but this was finaminal!! I had about $50 in store credit, give or take a little. In the end I only had to pay $3.16 from our bank account and I got 7 outfits and some socks for him. That was just A-M-A-Z-I-N-G to me and I was SO proud of myself. And please if you see any good deals on baby clothes, please let me know, we have hardly any clothes for this little guy yet.
Food – I’ve started trying to get some good ideas of foods to make and freeze for after this guy comes. For the most part family and friends have been saying soup…well that’s great, but you can only eat so much soup. Currently I have 2 things of Sloppy Joe's made, packaged, and in the freezer, but that’s it. So I found this blog of another pregnant woman here in Minnesota that has 41 meals (currently) made and frozen in her freezer for after her little guy arrives. Best yet, she gives recipes of several of these meals. Even though I haven’t made any of the meals yet, I’m already so grateful to her. I was starting to think that we would just be eating soup for a month or more, but now I know we will have some delicious dishes. I’ll keep you updated on this area as well, and if you have any suggestions…PLEASE let me know!!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
First Blog
So I'm new to this Blogging world. I figured that it would be a nice way of getting thoughts out and also keeping everyone in the loop, especially once our little guy arrives. I normally use Facebook for this kind of thing but many people...like my in-laws....don't use Facebook, so at least now those that don't can come here and get updates, pictures, etc. For those of you that are on Facebook, don't worry, I'm not abandoning you there, but you do have to admit that I can get more information out here then there.
For those that don't know me let’s start with the basics:
My name is Hope and I live in Minnesota with my husband and soon to be baby boy (yet to be named). Dustin and I got married in August 2009 and it was such a great, wonderful, peaceful wedding, and a fun night afterwards. Dustin and I met on Myspace in early 2007 and finally went on a date the end of March 2007...it was just meant to be from the beginning, we were pretty much inseparable after meeting.
We have 3 kitties, Gizmo, Lynx, and our Princess Renny (she believes she's a real Princess). We love going up north with the kitties and letting them run loose in the woods or follow us around like dogs...though they run from the actual dogs up there that family brings. That brings me to one of my favorite things...being up north with family.
We have our camper on Deb and Todd's land so we get to see Dustin's parents (and Lady...oh can't forget Jeremy either) a lot and then Aunt Doe and Uncle Mike (and Romy and "UGH" Habit too) and then Grandma Mona and Grandpa Bob too. It's great when the rest of the family comes up so we can see everyone else, not just at Holidays. There are the regulars that come up more often, like Scott and Tonya, Grandma Bonnie, and Lisa and the kids. It’s a great time and it really is mine and Dustin's favorite place to be.
This winter is all about preparing for BABY! We have his crib and dress set up, walls painted, and some stuff bought...but we still have time. Now all I really want is to CLEAN and get food in the freezer!! It's hard to do this though because I'm getting so tired again, and the Hyperemesis Gravadrum is starting to come back...YUCK!! (See Explanation of Hyperemesis Gravadrum at bottom of Post) But Dustin is a sweety and understands and helps out SO MUCH, it just makes me love him even more.
Well, if there is anything I forgot just let me know. I'll try to post often so you can know how we are, how the pregnancy is going, how the birth went, and how our little guy is going forward. There will probably even just be some ranting posts of stuff or just my opinions on other things; it’s a blog that's what it's for right.
(For those of you that don't know I was diagnosed with a rare condition that less then 3% of pregnant women get called Hyperemesis Gravadrum, or HG. You've heard of morning sickness right....well this is WORSE! I had to go to the hospital a few times to get 3 bags of IV fluids each time because I couldn't keep anything in. The Midwife actually wanted me to postpone my wedding because of it, though I didn't do that. I admit the wedding was hard for me and I kept putting on a brave face before and during the wedding and reception, but I was so weak it wasn't even funny. Anyway, I lost over 30lbs before the wedding because of this HG, and I'm still not back to even my pre-pregnancy weight. HG can last the whole pregnancy or just during the 1st and 3rd trimesters...well it's starting to come back, but hopefully not as bad as before, I'm being optimistic!! At least I know that if I need it I have medication for it that did help a bit during the bad parts, Dissolvable Zofran was my savior. Don't worry though; our little guy seems to be doing great, even with this HG in the mix.)
For those that don't know me let’s start with the basics:
My name is Hope and I live in Minnesota with my husband and soon to be baby boy (yet to be named). Dustin and I got married in August 2009 and it was such a great, wonderful, peaceful wedding, and a fun night afterwards. Dustin and I met on Myspace in early 2007 and finally went on a date the end of March 2007...it was just meant to be from the beginning, we were pretty much inseparable after meeting.
We have 3 kitties, Gizmo, Lynx, and our Princess Renny (she believes she's a real Princess). We love going up north with the kitties and letting them run loose in the woods or follow us around like dogs...though they run from the actual dogs up there that family brings. That brings me to one of my favorite things...being up north with family.
We have our camper on Deb and Todd's land so we get to see Dustin's parents (and Lady...oh can't forget Jeremy either) a lot and then Aunt Doe and Uncle Mike (and Romy and "UGH" Habit too) and then Grandma Mona and Grandpa Bob too. It's great when the rest of the family comes up so we can see everyone else, not just at Holidays. There are the regulars that come up more often, like Scott and Tonya, Grandma Bonnie, and Lisa and the kids. It’s a great time and it really is mine and Dustin's favorite place to be.
This winter is all about preparing for BABY! We have his crib and dress set up, walls painted, and some stuff bought...but we still have time. Now all I really want is to CLEAN and get food in the freezer!! It's hard to do this though because I'm getting so tired again, and the Hyperemesis Gravadrum is starting to come back...YUCK!! (See Explanation of Hyperemesis Gravadrum at bottom of Post) But Dustin is a sweety and understands and helps out SO MUCH, it just makes me love him even more.
Well, if there is anything I forgot just let me know. I'll try to post often so you can know how we are, how the pregnancy is going, how the birth went, and how our little guy is going forward. There will probably even just be some ranting posts of stuff or just my opinions on other things; it’s a blog that's what it's for right.
(For those of you that don't know I was diagnosed with a rare condition that less then 3% of pregnant women get called Hyperemesis Gravadrum, or HG. You've heard of morning sickness right....well this is WORSE! I had to go to the hospital a few times to get 3 bags of IV fluids each time because I couldn't keep anything in. The Midwife actually wanted me to postpone my wedding because of it, though I didn't do that. I admit the wedding was hard for me and I kept putting on a brave face before and during the wedding and reception, but I was so weak it wasn't even funny. Anyway, I lost over 30lbs before the wedding because of this HG, and I'm still not back to even my pre-pregnancy weight. HG can last the whole pregnancy or just during the 1st and 3rd trimesters...well it's starting to come back, but hopefully not as bad as before, I'm being optimistic!! At least I know that if I need it I have medication for it that did help a bit during the bad parts, Dissolvable Zofran was my savior. Don't worry though; our little guy seems to be doing great, even with this HG in the mix.)
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