So, yeah - I feel like I have totally abandoned this blog! Not purposefully - just lacking time lately. That and after eating I am no longer able just to sit and relax - so my blogging time has been definitely affected! But here is an update on me in case anyone is still checking in.
I am 34 weeks today. Weight gain has been 19lbs (5 of that is Andrew). I am still going to my Prego-Water Exercise class three times a week and Physical Therapy once a week for my back and sciatic. We go to our third birthing class tonight and I start seeing the Doc weekly starting this Tuesday! They will be performing Non-Stress Tests on me to make sure Drew is doing good in my belly! Since I have Gestational Diabetes, they consider me high risk even though he is of average size right now and up until this week I have been able to keep my sugars in check.
We are BOTH getting SUPER excited for Drew's arrival. His nursery is just about complete and we couldn't be more happy with how it has turned out. A very WARM and CHEERY room for sure! Jerry is cherrishing all the moments Drew is in my belly and complains that he will miss seeing me all prego. But on the other side he CANNOT wait to meet his son! I feel the same! Despite all my challenges I LOVE having Drew safe in my BIG belly - but I also cannot wait to meet him and start fussing over him!
All the mommies I have gotten to know in my water class have all started to pop! First it was Kirstin, then Julie, then Drea...and today Darla! I miss my ole prego crew! I went to class today and I am NOW the MOST prego person there and it feels odd! I love when Laurie is STILL there - but sometimes she ditches out for the Mommy/Baby class right after mine...so I get to see her, but not work out. I got to meet Kirstin's lil man today - Ben. Holding his lil 6.5lb body in my arms was amazing! He felt like air! Such a precious gift and I cannot wait for mine! I just hope to keep in contact with all this amazing lil mama's and start our own lil mommy group!
Our Lil Peanut
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
New Pics - Yes, I know I am a slacker!
I haven't posted many new pics as of lately. Mainly because I have not taken any...so I hope you have been enthralled with my boring words! lol! But recently we have made some updates to the nursery and I have snapped a few pics of the belly so here they are for your viewing enjoyment! Keep in mind the nursery is a work in progress, but Jer and I are just so very happy with how it has all come together. It really is like walking into that warm place we all retreat to in our heads when life is too rough!
28.5 Weeks: Me and my BFF Melissa taking our first belly pic together!
March 11th: Drew's Room in Progress. We added carpet and a few early registry gifts
Shot of Drew's comfy-wumfy crib with new flare from friends!
Close up: Thanks the Randall, Char and the Gomez Family for your gifts!
Andrew's very own Mach 5 Speed Racer Cereal Bowl. Purchased by his Grandfather Blount. He saved up two proof of purchasesfrom cereal boxes - SO CUTE!
26.5 Weeks: All I need is my drink and the remote! Jerry thought this was funny and had to snap a picture. I was nursing a cold over the weekend and was in full chillax mode!
28.5 Weeks: We took a stroll last weekend in Capitola to burn off the onion rings I just HAD TO HAVE! It was a gorgeous day just after a stormy week.
28.5 Weeks: Me and my BFF Melissa taking our first belly pic together!
March 11th: Drew's Room in Progress. We added carpet and a few early registry gifts
Shot of Drew's comfy-wumfy crib with new flare from friends!
Close up: Thanks the Randall, Char and the Gomez Family for your gifts!
Andrew's very own Mach 5 Speed Racer Cereal Bowl. Purchased by his Grandfather Blount. He saved up two proof of purchasesfrom cereal boxes - SO CUTE!
Friday, March 6, 2009
Another Week Down....
This week has been a whirlwind! Monday, we had our final hospital tour (at Sutter) and we have made our decision on which one. Hopefully our lil bundle grants me the option of being able to deliver at my choice AND allows me to pick a room WITH a rocking massage tub. Wednesday we had our follow up appt with my OB. We heard Drew's heartbeat (low in my tummy) and scheduled my next few visits. I gained 6 WHOPPING pounds in the last month, so I am up to a total of 15 and told that is excellent! Thursday was a Hell of a work day for me. I didn't get home until super late. And today I worked out crazy style at my aquatics class. So I am pooped!
The GD thing got a little frustrating this week! I am finding that no matter how much I stay busy after dinner, my sugars are just staying too high! I talked to my councilor today and was told that for every minute my sugars stay above 120 my Drew is GROWING at a accelerated rate - so if I cannot get busy and VERY active then to just snack on proteins and veggies until I know I can. It is all just so frustrating. What worked for me yesterday, doesn't necessarily work for me the next day and so on. I have run out of things to clean in the house. I actually went outside and pulled weeds in a desperate attempt to kill the sugars! It is just difficult to stay active when you are very prego and need rest! Napping after a meal is out of the question.
On another note, my shower is just around the corner! Two weeks away! I can't believe it! I am stressing that I am going to get a lot of clothes (too small to fit Drew) and not enough of the necessities. But after talking to a lot of other mommies, I have learned it is a common fear! I have to say, I LOVE getting gifts via mail! It is like Christmas every week! lol. I just hope everyone has a good time and we can all celebrate what Jerry and I have worked so hard to make!
Ok, so I am going to go sneak a nap in now....
The GD thing got a little frustrating this week! I am finding that no matter how much I stay busy after dinner, my sugars are just staying too high! I talked to my councilor today and was told that for every minute my sugars stay above 120 my Drew is GROWING at a accelerated rate - so if I cannot get busy and VERY active then to just snack on proteins and veggies until I know I can. It is all just so frustrating. What worked for me yesterday, doesn't necessarily work for me the next day and so on. I have run out of things to clean in the house. I actually went outside and pulled weeds in a desperate attempt to kill the sugars! It is just difficult to stay active when you are very prego and need rest! Napping after a meal is out of the question.
On another note, my shower is just around the corner! Two weeks away! I can't believe it! I am stressing that I am going to get a lot of clothes (too small to fit Drew) and not enough of the necessities. But after talking to a lot of other mommies, I have learned it is a common fear! I have to say, I LOVE getting gifts via mail! It is like Christmas every week! lol. I just hope everyone has a good time and we can all celebrate what Jerry and I have worked so hard to make!
Ok, so I am going to go sneak a nap in now....
Monday, March 2, 2009
I'm Feeling Scheduled
The first weekend with Diabetes went well. I managed to keep my blood sugar in good ranges although it was a guessing game sometimes. I woke up on Saturday with a mondo-headache and not a thing I could eat for breakfast that was on my approved list, so I had to go to the store and didn't eat until later in the AM - that was a real moment. But all in all I feel like for now I have a grip on it. I just hope my body cooperates and I will not have to keep changing my regimen to make it all work and remain off insulin shots for good. But one day at a time. The one thing I am struggling with is the constant thought of scheduling and what I am eating and what I am going to eat and when I have too...It is bothersome. I feel like a slave to a schedule and food already! I hate that! I feel like all I am ever doing is eating or thinking about eating. And when I am done, thinking about when I need to test. But all I can do is go one day at a time and hope for the best!
On a more positive note - My Mommy took me shopping this weekend and spoiled me rotten! She has been pressing me for awhile to go out, but I always feel so weird having money spent on me. But I needed new slip ons since tying my shoes is becoming an ordeal...and we have not hung out together just the two of us, so I caved. It was quite the experience....MAN and I looking prego! But all in all we found some cute stuff - including my outfit for the shower...so all was fun!
On a more positive note - My Mommy took me shopping this weekend and spoiled me rotten! She has been pressing me for awhile to go out, but I always feel so weird having money spent on me. But I needed new slip ons since tying my shoes is becoming an ordeal...and we have not hung out together just the two of us, so I caved. It was quite the experience....MAN and I looking prego! But all in all we found some cute stuff - including my outfit for the shower...so all was fun!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Education On Gestational Diabetes
You are 27 weeks pregnant. Your health care provider has just told you that you have gestational diabetes. Should you be concerned about gestational diabetes?
The short answer: yes. Good care means a lot for your health and your baby's health.
What is gestational diabetes?
Pregnant women who have never had diabetes before but who have high blood sugar (glucose) levels during pregnancy are said to have gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes affects about 4% of all pregnant women - about 135,000 cases of gestational diabetes in the United States each year.
We don't know what causes gestational diabetes, but we have some clues. The placenta supports the baby as it grows. Hormones from the placenta help the baby develop. But these hormones also block the action of the mother's insulin in her body. This problem is called insulin resistance. Insulin resistance makes it hard for the mother's body to use insulin. She may need up to three times as much insulin.
Gestational diabetes starts when your body is not able to make and use all the insulin it needs for pregnancy. Without enough insulin, glucose cannot leave the blood and be changed to energy. Glucose builds up in the blood to high levels. This is called hyperglycemia.
How gestational diabetes can affect your baby
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Gestational diabetes affects the mother in late pregnancy, after the baby's body has been formed, but while the baby is busy growing. Because of this, gestational diabetes does not cause the kinds of birth defects sometimes seen in babies whose mothers had diabetes before pregnancy.
However, untreated or poorly controlled gestational diabetes can hurt your baby. When you have gestational diabetes, your pancreas works overtime to produce insulin, but the insulin does not lower your blood glucose levels. Although insulin does not cross the placenta, glucose and other nutrients do. So extra blood glucose goes through the placenta, giving the baby high blood glucose levels. This causes the baby's pancreas to make extra insulin to get rid of the blood glucose. Since the baby is getting more energy than it needs to grow and develop, the extra energy is stored as fat.
This can lead to macrosomia, or a "fat" baby. Babies with macrosomia face health problems of their own, including damage to their shoulders during birth. Because of the extra insulin made by the baby's pancreas, newborns may have very low blood glucose levels at birth and are also at higher risk for breathing problems. Babies with excess insulin become children who are at risk for obesity and adults who are at risk for type 2 diabetes.
Treating gestational diabetes
Because gestational diabetes can hurt you and your baby, you need to start treatment quickly. Treatment for gestational diabetes aims to keep blood glucose levels equal to those of pregnant women who don't have gestational diabetes. Treatment for gestational diabetes always includes special meal plans and scheduled physical activity. It may also include daily blood glucose testing and insulin injections. You will need help from your doctor, nurse educator, and other members of your health care team so that your treatment for gestational diabetes can be changed as needed.
For you as the mother-to-be, treatment for gestational diabetes helps lower the risk of a cesarean section birth that very large babies may require. Sticking with your treatment for gestational diabetes will give you a healthy pregnancy and birth, and may help your baby avoid future poor health.
Gestational diabetes -- Looking ahead
Gestational diabetes usually goes away after pregnancy. But once you've had gestational diabetes, your chances are 2 in 3 that it will return in future pregnancies. In a few women, however, pregnancy uncovers type 1 or type 2 diabetes. It is hard to tell whether these women have gestational diabetes or have just started showing their diabetes during pregnancy. These women will need to continue diabetes treatment after pregnancy.
Many women who have gestational diabetes go on to develop type 2 diabetes years later. There seems to be a link between the tendency to have gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Gestational diabetes and type 2 diabetes both involve insulin resistance. Certain basic lifestyle changes may help prevent diabetes after gestational diabetes.
Losing weight Are you more than 20% over your ideal body weight? Losing even a few pounds can help you avoid developing type 2 diabetes.
Making healthy food choices Follow simple daily guidelines, like eating a variety of foods including fresh fruits and vegetables, limiting fat intake to 30% or less of daily calories, and watching your portion size. Healthy eating habits can go a long way in preventing diabetes and other health problems.
Exercising Regular exercise allows your body to use glucose without extra insulin. This helps combat insulin resistance and is what makes exercise helpful to people with diabetes. Never start an exercise program without checking with your doctor first.
Keeping worry in perspective
While gestational diabetes is a cause for concern, the good news is that you and your health care team - your doctor, obstetrician, nurse educator, and dietitian - work together to lower your high blood glucose levels. And with this help, you can turn your concern into a healthy pregnancy for you, and a healthy start for your baby.
When it Rains it Pours, and I am NOT Talking About the Weather
I failed miserably! I got thre results back from my 3hr Glucose test and I FAILED! My levels started out well enough but plummeted the last two hours. I am just devastated. My Doc put in a referral for me to join the "Sweet Success Program" for Gestational Diabetes - isn't that name just rich? "Sweet" - are you kidding me? Umm, hello sweets and diabetes DON'T mesh! Such an oxy-moron! I called, but it was already after 5pm so I will have to call back tomorrow after 8:30am.
On top of all this, I am borderline anemic, I flubbed my EDD paperwork so no "timely rent" will be paid this month and my Grandpa took a nasty spill and is in the hospital and NOT faring well at all! I just can't possibly take another piece of bad new this week!!!!! Give a prego a break! Oh and I have a narly head cold. So, I want to cry just to get all this frustration out, but then I have to deal with a clogged head and that just makes me want to cry more.
I just can't believe I have Gestational Diabetes! I have not gained enough weight to cause myself harm, so WTF? I know this is not the end of the world, but it is just a major blow and creates a list of worries I never anticipated! I am just so angry.
On top of all this, I am borderline anemic, I flubbed my EDD paperwork so no "timely rent" will be paid this month and my Grandpa took a nasty spill and is in the hospital and NOT faring well at all! I just can't possibly take another piece of bad new this week!!!!! Give a prego a break! Oh and I have a narly head cold. So, I want to cry just to get all this frustration out, but then I have to deal with a clogged head and that just makes me want to cry more.
I just can't believe I have Gestational Diabetes! I have not gained enough weight to cause myself harm, so WTF? I know this is not the end of the world, but it is just a major blow and creates a list of worries I never anticipated! I am just so angry.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
I failed!
I went in for my 1 Hour Glucose Screening test today believing I would pass with flying colors considering I haven't gained a huge amount of weight and hardly ever eat more then I normally did prior to getting prego. Well, I guess I was wrong. My numbers came back at 143 and the normal range is 70-140....so I was labeled "high." I have no clue what this means. My next drs. appt. isn't until next week so I am not sure what my results will mean until then. I will most likely have to take the dreaded 3 hour test - which is just poor torture for any prego!!!! I mean, fasting and then having to sit around for an additional 3 hours is just INSANE! I really hope I am not going to have G.D.!
Friday, February 13, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Its All About the Baby
I am finding there just isn't much sympathy out there for my woes...well except for my Hubby. He knows how much I am going through to grow our lil B and makes sure I get soothed just a little - lol. After all - once the baby gets here, it will be alllll about him, so why not play-cate a mommy to be just a little!
The last two weeks have been a roller-coaster! I hit 6 mos with flying colors and just kept on chugging! This week, Drew changed positions. And let me tell to you - that was no day at the beach for mommy! Man, did it hurt and make me one uncomfortable cookie. And to think, he is just going to get bigger and MORE active in there! He went from being Breech Transverse (feet down facing forward) to what is my best guess - now being Breech facing backwards! So, he is currently jumping on my bladder and spine like it is a trampoline! I am so thrilled as a mom to be entertaining her son with her own body parts - really I am.......
I remember my girlfriend Kristina when she was prego....she used to walk into our office every morning glowing....one morning at about 6 mos she walked in with this scowl on her face....I asked her what was wrong.....and at this point she drops her shoulders and exclaims - 'I'M DONE, I AM JUST FRIGGIN DONE! I DON'T WANT TO BE PREGNANT ANYMORE!" I just chuckled and apologized because I didn't know what she meant - but now I do! Since this pregnancy is just about him and ME getting bigger - you would just rather he be here already so you can get your body and a little bit of yourself back. FAT CHANCE!
Anyway, before I spiral too far - lol! I really am enjoying my lil miracle and my hubby's admiration for it all. The best parts of us are in me and I still can't believe it. We got our first baby-shower gift! Uncle Randall and Auntie Charlotte purchased Drew's mobile and blanky off our registry! They ARE SO CUTE! I assembled the mobile the moment it arrived and LOVE IT! I know he will just be facinated by it! And the blanky is so soft! I look at it and I wonder if it will be THE BLANKET that Drew attaches himself too - we shall see......
The last two weeks have been a roller-coaster! I hit 6 mos with flying colors and just kept on chugging! This week, Drew changed positions. And let me tell to you - that was no day at the beach for mommy! Man, did it hurt and make me one uncomfortable cookie. And to think, he is just going to get bigger and MORE active in there! He went from being Breech Transverse (feet down facing forward) to what is my best guess - now being Breech facing backwards! So, he is currently jumping on my bladder and spine like it is a trampoline! I am so thrilled as a mom to be entertaining her son with her own body parts - really I am.......
I remember my girlfriend Kristina when she was prego....she used to walk into our office every morning glowing....one morning at about 6 mos she walked in with this scowl on her face....I asked her what was wrong.....and at this point she drops her shoulders and exclaims - 'I'M DONE, I AM JUST FRIGGIN DONE! I DON'T WANT TO BE PREGNANT ANYMORE!" I just chuckled and apologized because I didn't know what she meant - but now I do! Since this pregnancy is just about him and ME getting bigger - you would just rather he be here already so you can get your body and a little bit of yourself back. FAT CHANCE!
Anyway, before I spiral too far - lol! I really am enjoying my lil miracle and my hubby's admiration for it all. The best parts of us are in me and I still can't believe it. We got our first baby-shower gift! Uncle Randall and Auntie Charlotte purchased Drew's mobile and blanky off our registry! They ARE SO CUTE! I assembled the mobile the moment it arrived and LOVE IT! I know he will just be facinated by it! And the blanky is so soft! I look at it and I wonder if it will be THE BLANKET that Drew attaches himself too - we shall see......
Friday, February 6, 2009
23 Week Scan - Video
Now I realize that most of you will have NO clue what is what on the screen. But Most of the FIRST half is his man parts (the doc will point that out) and shots of his legs, spine and the doc also points out his face and lips. Happy decoding!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
6 Mos Milestone
I find it extremely pleasing that I would reach my 6mos milestone on my Hubby's 30th birthday. I can't believe the "boy" I fell in love with at 18 is now 30 and I am now carrying his lil boy in my belly! How much more amazing can life be? I have too many blessing to count!
Last night I couldn't help but feel a little panicked that my Hubby only had hours left in his twenties. I am not one to look at aging as a scary thing. But I just felt a little sad because he was turning 30 and it seems like we were two teenagers in love just yesterday! Time passes to damn quickly. It is so important to live your life with eyes wide open - However, most of us tend to live life with eyes wide shut....I hope I am blessed with at LEAST another 70 years with him! He is just the most special person to me....well aside from his son growing inside of me.
We were sitting on the couch last night and I had pulled my shirt up and off my belly (something I look forward to doing at the end of my day) and I was shocked to see Andrew's lil kick visible!!!! All the books say that this isn't something that happens until after 28weeks - but our lil Drew is again ahead of the curve! He was popping my belly again and again - it was amazing! Unfortunately, Jerry didn't see it, but he sure as hell felt it! I love sharing tummy time with him. I never thought I would like my Hubby rubbing any fat on my belly - but now it is the most soothing thing in the world!
This week has just been full of so much and it is only Wed......Saturday, was our 1yr anniversary of discovering our 1st pregnancy was no longer viable. And a year ago Monday, I was preparing for surgery to have my lil angel separated from my body - but not my soul. I can't believe it has been a year already. It is true that my scars have faded from the surface, but underneith it all - they are alway there. Being pregnant now - doesn't replace what should have been - but it makes me thankful even more for what I have! And with so many of my fellow Angel-Mommies that I met exactly a year ago getting prego along side of me now - I can't help but feel stronger and more confident that we ALL will get what our hearts desire the most - to be mommies!
I spent the weekend surrounded by family and laughing and day dreaming of the days to come. But with it all, I still didn't forget to honor the little one I will forever hold in my heart and not in my arms. And when my lil Andrew gets here - I will give him the kisses that I so deeply want to give my lil angel.
And thankfully I have Drew's CONSTANT nudges to remind me to smile and keep the faith! I can't wait to see him!
Last night I couldn't help but feel a little panicked that my Hubby only had hours left in his twenties. I am not one to look at aging as a scary thing. But I just felt a little sad because he was turning 30 and it seems like we were two teenagers in love just yesterday! Time passes to damn quickly. It is so important to live your life with eyes wide open - However, most of us tend to live life with eyes wide shut....I hope I am blessed with at LEAST another 70 years with him! He is just the most special person to me....well aside from his son growing inside of me.
We were sitting on the couch last night and I had pulled my shirt up and off my belly (something I look forward to doing at the end of my day) and I was shocked to see Andrew's lil kick visible!!!! All the books say that this isn't something that happens until after 28weeks - but our lil Drew is again ahead of the curve! He was popping my belly again and again - it was amazing! Unfortunately, Jerry didn't see it, but he sure as hell felt it! I love sharing tummy time with him. I never thought I would like my Hubby rubbing any fat on my belly - but now it is the most soothing thing in the world!
This week has just been full of so much and it is only Wed......Saturday, was our 1yr anniversary of discovering our 1st pregnancy was no longer viable. And a year ago Monday, I was preparing for surgery to have my lil angel separated from my body - but not my soul. I can't believe it has been a year already. It is true that my scars have faded from the surface, but underneith it all - they are alway there. Being pregnant now - doesn't replace what should have been - but it makes me thankful even more for what I have! And with so many of my fellow Angel-Mommies that I met exactly a year ago getting prego along side of me now - I can't help but feel stronger and more confident that we ALL will get what our hearts desire the most - to be mommies!
I spent the weekend surrounded by family and laughing and day dreaming of the days to come. But with it all, I still didn't forget to honor the little one I will forever hold in my heart and not in my arms. And when my lil Andrew gets here - I will give him the kisses that I so deeply want to give my lil angel.
And thankfully I have Drew's CONSTANT nudges to remind me to smile and keep the faith! I can't wait to see him!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
23 Week Scan
We had yet another photo shoot for Andrew yesterday - lol. He measured perfectly and took pleasure in kicking the camera every time the doc got a little too "fresh." He had no bashfulness this time in flashing his Man Parts! He was in a sitting position and flashing his stuff for the world to see! There was NO mistaking them this time!
Picture of his head, neck, back and spine - Facing down
I was a little bummed to not have Jerry with me, but my mom gladly filled the spot! He is just about 2lbs and about 1/2 the length he will be at birth! It is amazing he weighs so much already. I still have only gained 9lbs this entire pregnancy and I am just amazed! It must be all belly and baby! Jerry and I just can't believe this is all going by so fast!! It feels like it was just yesterday that we found out we were prego and now I am 6 mos along! I know time is just going to be an even bigger blur once he is finally here! When the Doc told me I only had two more office visits left before I went to seeing her every two weeks instead of once per month, I flipped! So soon!
So now we are gearing up with birth classes and taking hospital tours and finishing up the nursery! Our shower invites go out any day now and I just can't believe it! By the end of Feb. my fabulous 2nd trimester will be gone - and I am gonna miss it!
On another note, my In-Laws struck again! They surprised us with our Glider in the mail! So all the furniture for Andrew's room is officially purchased and assembled! It looks soooooooo cute!
Now we are just waiting for the shower to add all the finishing touches! It is SOOOO hard to resist buying stuff ourselves, but I guess focusing on bill catch-up can keep us honest! lol! Oh and we have snapped a few new belly pics! Check em out below!
6Mos Prego!
Picture of face staring right at the camera!
Picture of his head, neck, back and spine - Facing down
I was a little bummed to not have Jerry with me, but my mom gladly filled the spot! He is just about 2lbs and about 1/2 the length he will be at birth! It is amazing he weighs so much already. I still have only gained 9lbs this entire pregnancy and I am just amazed! It must be all belly and baby! Jerry and I just can't believe this is all going by so fast!! It feels like it was just yesterday that we found out we were prego and now I am 6 mos along! I know time is just going to be an even bigger blur once he is finally here! When the Doc told me I only had two more office visits left before I went to seeing her every two weeks instead of once per month, I flipped! So soon!
So now we are gearing up with birth classes and taking hospital tours and finishing up the nursery! Our shower invites go out any day now and I just can't believe it! By the end of Feb. my fabulous 2nd trimester will be gone - and I am gonna miss it!
On another note, my In-Laws struck again! They surprised us with our Glider in the mail! So all the furniture for Andrew's room is officially purchased and assembled! It looks soooooooo cute!
Now we are just waiting for the shower to add all the finishing touches! It is SOOOO hard to resist buying stuff ourselves, but I guess focusing on bill catch-up can keep us honest! lol! Oh and we have snapped a few new belly pics! Check em out below!
5.5 Mos - Jerry hugging my belly
5.5 mos - sitting in my new glider - Thanks G & G Blount
6Mos Prego!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Can't Stop Smiling
I found out today that another person close to my heart got what she has wanted most of all - a positive home pregnancy test! And I couldn't feel more happier! When you struggle to get pregnant and stay pregnant - a win for a friend, becomes a win for you as well!
Last year (Jan 31st) Jerry and I found out that our first pregnancy was no longer thriving and our world just came crashing down around us. I can still recall the raw pain I felt as if it just happened yesterday. I suppose it is a scar that never completely heals - it only gets less visible on the surface as time passes. At the time I couldn't make sense of why it was happening to us, to me - or what was the point of it all. It seems cruel to give someone such a precious gift, only to take it away.
I turned to an online chat forum for Suffer&Loss at Baby-Gaga.com. I unfortunately found a LOT of other ladies whom were continuing to suffer or just newly suffering like me. Lisa was one of them. We had miscarried within a week of each other and out of all the gals that I had met - I bonded with her the most. We "healed" together even though we live on opposite sides of the country. We got to know one another, support one another and try to make sense of it all. And when we started to TTC again - we were there for each other as well - laughing all the way. We jokingly belonged to a group of ladies called the "Clomid Clique." Over the months we all compared notes on our cycles, our side effects, our triumphs and defeats - let me tell you, it was a hell of a ride!
I however, only belonged to the CC for 1 cycle before getting my second chance at pregnancy - but Lisa wasn't so lucky. She went through 4 more months and with each month I "saw" my friend losing hope and will and it killed me! She was becoming distant and withdrawn from the whole community and I just felt terrible! I wanted my struggle to remind her to keep positive. But how can you convince someone to stay positive on a subject that has only given them grief?!
That is why I am TOTALLY stoked for her today! Her win is my win! I am so happy that she finally got to see the word "pregnant" without the "not" in front of it! I can't think of anyone who deserves to be happier then her right now! I am going to do some serious praying that god doesn't take this one back. She deserve this chance to be a mommy dammit! I want to keep her on team prego! I want her to have the joy in my soul that I have. Andrew is the most wonderful gift I have ever received. For all those women out there that struggle for the same gift, deserve their chance! So, I am just so very happy that Lisa is getting hers!
Home Run for the Angel-Mommies!
Last year (Jan 31st) Jerry and I found out that our first pregnancy was no longer thriving and our world just came crashing down around us. I can still recall the raw pain I felt as if it just happened yesterday. I suppose it is a scar that never completely heals - it only gets less visible on the surface as time passes. At the time I couldn't make sense of why it was happening to us, to me - or what was the point of it all. It seems cruel to give someone such a precious gift, only to take it away.
I turned to an online chat forum for Suffer&Loss at Baby-Gaga.com. I unfortunately found a LOT of other ladies whom were continuing to suffer or just newly suffering like me. Lisa was one of them. We had miscarried within a week of each other and out of all the gals that I had met - I bonded with her the most. We "healed" together even though we live on opposite sides of the country. We got to know one another, support one another and try to make sense of it all. And when we started to TTC again - we were there for each other as well - laughing all the way. We jokingly belonged to a group of ladies called the "Clomid Clique." Over the months we all compared notes on our cycles, our side effects, our triumphs and defeats - let me tell you, it was a hell of a ride!
I however, only belonged to the CC for 1 cycle before getting my second chance at pregnancy - but Lisa wasn't so lucky. She went through 4 more months and with each month I "saw" my friend losing hope and will and it killed me! She was becoming distant and withdrawn from the whole community and I just felt terrible! I wanted my struggle to remind her to keep positive. But how can you convince someone to stay positive on a subject that has only given them grief?!
That is why I am TOTALLY stoked for her today! Her win is my win! I am so happy that she finally got to see the word "pregnant" without the "not" in front of it! I can't think of anyone who deserves to be happier then her right now! I am going to do some serious praying that god doesn't take this one back. She deserve this chance to be a mommy dammit! I want to keep her on team prego! I want her to have the joy in my soul that I have. Andrew is the most wonderful gift I have ever received. For all those women out there that struggle for the same gift, deserve their chance! So, I am just so very happy that Lisa is getting hers!
Home Run for the Angel-Mommies!
Monday, January 19, 2009
More of Drew's Room
DISCLAIMER: Don't give me any crap for being in a room that is being painted! I have read all baby books known to man and talked with my Doc - the room was WELL ventilated and Jerry did most of the work.
Now, with that said.....Jerry and I set forth on another project in Andrew's room this weekend! Since moving out of that room, we never really gave it a GREAT cleaning and when we did - we found that the paint needed some touch up and the windowsills needed some mold protection added. So, on Sunday we moved all of the furniture into the center of the room and went to work. We washed all the walls, windows and more and went to work on touching up some of the yellow and retouching all the white trim and windows. The room looks a million times better!!!! I also went to work on creating the curtain panels to match the valences that came with our bedset. We picked the fabric out together and Jer hung the rods last night. We think it looks AMAZING, but we are a little biased :o)
We are so addicted to this room. I wish we had endless money and time to spend in/on it!
Finished curtain panels with valence.
Jer celebrating his handy work
Now, with that said.....Jerry and I set forth on another project in Andrew's room this weekend! Since moving out of that room, we never really gave it a GREAT cleaning and when we did - we found that the paint needed some touch up and the windowsills needed some mold protection added. So, on Sunday we moved all of the furniture into the center of the room and went to work. We washed all the walls, windows and more and went to work on touching up some of the yellow and retouching all the white trim and windows. The room looks a million times better!!!! I also went to work on creating the curtain panels to match the valences that came with our bedset. We picked the fabric out together and Jer hung the rods last night. We think it looks AMAZING, but we are a little biased :o)
We are so addicted to this room. I wish we had endless money and time to spend in/on it!
Hi Drew!
Jerry said I looked to serious in all my pics - so I gave him some JAZZ HANDS!
Jer flashing a cheezy grin while taping off the room (I HATE taping!)
Clean Up Time - 5 1/2 mos prego
Finished curtain panels with valence.
Jer celebrating his handy work
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Some Belly Pics
I have been asked a lot over email for some bump pics...I would say my bump is more like a hill at this point. I have yet to break the 10lb. weight gain mark - but I am sure all that will catch up with me in due time. Below is a pic of me at 5 mos and I am wearing a joke t-shirt from Spencer's gifts. And I have been asked if this is actually a picture of my baby.....oh don't cha just love stupid questions!
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Updates to Drew's Room
We are tickled BLUE! We not only found our crib, but we also got our changing table at an amazing price as well! So Andrew's room is coming along nicely and we are so excited! Here are a few snaps of the work in progress! I am already so addicted to this room! I wish I had my glider so I could just chill in there and soak it all in! It is cheerful and calming all in the same sense. I know he is just going to love it! Our lil monkey is going to love his jungle!
We will be posting more pics as we add new stuff! Most of the accessories are on our registry at BabySuperMall.com, but we plan to add new curtains, some fresh trim paint and possibly a ceiling fan since Drew is coming at the start of the summer. Stay tuned!
Jerry attempting to connect the dots!
All the Fur-Babies want to help!
Chewy is thinking "But I thought I WAS the baby!!!"
Turbo resting his chin on Dad's lap during the WHOLE construction!
Me at 5mos helping Jerry read the instructions!
Picture from doorway. We added an old bookcase to complete the set!
Where all the Poopy diapers will be changed!
Snap of the cribs
Completed crib, minus the mattress to come!
We will be posting more pics as we add new stuff! Most of the accessories are on our registry at BabySuperMall.com, but we plan to add new curtains, some fresh trim paint and possibly a ceiling fan since Drew is coming at the start of the summer. Stay tuned!
It's A Boy!
Ok, so I am a little late in posting this news and the pics. But I have been swamped and the days have gotten away from me. I guess I am just practicing for when he is here!
We found out on Tuesday that our lil Peanut is a BOY! He measured right on target, weighing 11oz at the time and all his vital organs and digits are where they are supposed to be and working great! So we are just so FLIPPING thrilled! We both knew in our hearts that this little tyke was a boy, but modern day science just confirmed it! So, we can now call him by his name - Andrew David Blount (but call him Andy and I will have to cut you)! I cannot wait to meet him! He isn't even born yet and I already do not want him to grow up! I am feeling more and more like a mom every day! While Jerry is day dreaming of "dude time," I just dreaming of my lil man and all the hug and kisses I am going to shower all over him! I feel so blessed to be prego, but I feel so acomplished as a wife to give my Hubby his lil man! I can't wait to see the two of them together and just laugh at all the mehem they will get into! I can already see Andrew playing in Dad's tools and running around the backyard getting all muddy with Turbo! Whata blessing!
I signed up for prenatal aquatic exercise at a local swim center. I start this Friday and I cannot wait to experience being around other pregos! Up until now, I have felt pretty unattached to the whole sisterhood! I don't even approach other pregos in public. But now I will be exercising with a group every Friday and I am so anxious! I hope to meet some awesome ladies and trade some battle stories :o) Other then that, I am feeling great. Despite the constant heartburn, I feel fantastic! If being prego felt like this all the time, I would be this way all the time! Andrew is kicking all the time and it is such a bizzaire, but wonderful feeling! I am going to miss it when he is not in there anymore...but at least I will have him in my arms for the rest of my life :o)
Anywho - here are the pics. They were snapped at 19wks 5 days.
We found out on Tuesday that our lil Peanut is a BOY! He measured right on target, weighing 11oz at the time and all his vital organs and digits are where they are supposed to be and working great! So we are just so FLIPPING thrilled! We both knew in our hearts that this little tyke was a boy, but modern day science just confirmed it! So, we can now call him by his name - Andrew David Blount (but call him Andy and I will have to cut you)! I cannot wait to meet him! He isn't even born yet and I already do not want him to grow up! I am feeling more and more like a mom every day! While Jerry is day dreaming of "dude time," I just dreaming of my lil man and all the hug and kisses I am going to shower all over him! I feel so blessed to be prego, but I feel so acomplished as a wife to give my Hubby his lil man! I can't wait to see the two of them together and just laugh at all the mehem they will get into! I can already see Andrew playing in Dad's tools and running around the backyard getting all muddy with Turbo! Whata blessing!
I signed up for prenatal aquatic exercise at a local swim center. I start this Friday and I cannot wait to experience being around other pregos! Up until now, I have felt pretty unattached to the whole sisterhood! I don't even approach other pregos in public. But now I will be exercising with a group every Friday and I am so anxious! I hope to meet some awesome ladies and trade some battle stories :o) Other then that, I am feeling great. Despite the constant heartburn, I feel fantastic! If being prego felt like this all the time, I would be this way all the time! Andrew is kicking all the time and it is such a bizzaire, but wonderful feeling! I am going to miss it when he is not in there anymore...but at least I will have him in my arms for the rest of my life :o)
Anywho - here are the pics. They were snapped at 19wks 5 days.
Profile snap of face and body with little arms!
The white streak in the middle is his "Shmeckle"
Crossing arms over his face "No Pictures Please!"
Profile of face and a arm
Friday, January 2, 2009
New Year, New Beginning
So, Jer and I had made the resolve to clean out the "crack den" we had going and start cleaning and prepping it for the nursery. Now, I do not want to give you the wrong impression that we owned a room in which we smoked crack in. However, we decided at the beginning of this pregnancy to switch our bedroom from the middle room to the corner room, and in the process threw every misc. item, clothes and boxes in the middle room...making it look like a house that had been vacated in the middle of the night due to an eviction...it really looked like a disaster only suitable to housing junkies - not a baby. So we cleared it out and drug in the hand carved cradle that Jer's Aunt gave to us, pulled our new bedding set out of the packaging and hung it up to air out....and so Peanut's nursery has begun.
Upon pulling out the bedding we also discovered a wondrous thing - WE DO NOT HAVE TO REPAINT THE ROOM!!!!! When we moved in, we decided to paint our room a cheery, sunny yellow and thankfully enough it matches the bed set theme we picked out! It actually mellows the color out quite a bit! So instead of priming and repainting the room, we are just going to add some sage accents here and there and tie it all together! We found ourselves just going into the room from time to time later in the day and admiring it for what it was and what it was about to become. It is officially my FAVORITE room in the house! I can't wait to get my glider so I can just sit in there and chill-out and drink it all in.
I am finding it hard to not go in there now and just nest! lol.
Upon pulling out the bedding we also discovered a wondrous thing - WE DO NOT HAVE TO REPAINT THE ROOM!!!!! When we moved in, we decided to paint our room a cheery, sunny yellow and thankfully enough it matches the bed set theme we picked out! It actually mellows the color out quite a bit! So instead of priming and repainting the room, we are just going to add some sage accents here and there and tie it all together! We found ourselves just going into the room from time to time later in the day and admiring it for what it was and what it was about to become. It is officially my FAVORITE room in the house! I can't wait to get my glider so I can just sit in there and chill-out and drink it all in.
I am finding it hard to not go in there now and just nest! lol.
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