Today some one teased me because I got really excited about the new Mystery flavor of Stride gum. I like it when little things excite me because it makes my day better. A few small things that make me happy:
Getting a cream soda Dum Dum after my doctors appointments
Root beer
Buying healthy food
Actually making something that tastes good with the healthy food
Wearing flip flops for the fist time of the season
Twin Pops popsicles
When the baby gets hiccups
Getting my contacts in quickly
When Single Ladies comes on and I get to do the dance
Putting clean sheets on the bed
Eric's pink cheeks when he's sleeping
Finding an unexpected dollar
When Lily finds a bug to chase
What small things make you happy? :)
Monday, June 28, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Excuse me..... those aren't mine...
And these are my swollen feet. I wish I could hide them in shoes... but they won't fit.
Cute nail polish though huh?
Cute nail polish though huh?
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
7 Months
We went to another doctor's appointment today so that must mean it's time to blog again! It's been a pretty fun month really. We went camping and spent time with family and registered. Which, for me anyway, feels like shopping for free.
We went camping with Jenn, Lance and Bentley. It was really fun to hang out and chat. It was a bit crazy for me as sleeping on the ground is rather difficult at the moment. The first night I slept amazingly well since we got there so late but as soon as I rolled onto my side the second night I realized my hips and shoulders were bruised so the second night wasn't so amazing but the food was good! Eric loves to use the dutch oven. I would rather just use our camp stove but I won't deny him the pleasure of using his manly out door skills... even if I'm the one that gets to clean up after him...
Friday night Eric and I watched Beauty and the Beast and Eric and Mae had their first bonding experience. Eric was lying on my tummy and pushing on Mae and bit and she ended up kicking or punching him 3 times right in the cheek super fast. They were the strongest movements he's felt so far! He sat up (a bit weirded out I think) and then proceeded to play a game which mostly consisted of pushing or yelling into my tummy till she responded to him. It was really fun to watch him be excited about her and I'm so happy to be starting a family with Eric. He's going to be a great daddy.
It's finally warming up outside! I'm sure I won't like it so much when I'm really hot but at least I don't have to try to find a coat that will still fit. I don't know what women where in the winter when they are 7 months pregnant.
The doctor's appointment was pretty standard. Asked me if I had questions, she measured my weight, tummy, and blood pressure and then we heard the heart beat. I guess the message got lost some how but because my placenta was low lying at the 20 week appointment I was supposed to have an other ultrasound this time but that didn't happen so we'll be doing that in 3 weeks. I'm excited to see if I can tell that she's grown since we last saw her. :)
Last weekend I went to the Timpanogos hospital for my Rho-GAM shot and to get my glucose tested. We got to see the delivery room and such. That was pretty cool and a bit scary to see where I would actually be meeting Mae. There were lots of tubes and wires in there...
We've been gaining baby stuff very slowly but I thought I would post some pictures of the cute stuff we have.
Baby changer (FREE!) and bassinet ($30 at garage sale!)
Graco travel system stroller and infant seat ($25 for the combo!!!!)
Lily checking them out.
We went camping with Jenn, Lance and Bentley. It was really fun to hang out and chat. It was a bit crazy for me as sleeping on the ground is rather difficult at the moment. The first night I slept amazingly well since we got there so late but as soon as I rolled onto my side the second night I realized my hips and shoulders were bruised so the second night wasn't so amazing but the food was good! Eric loves to use the dutch oven. I would rather just use our camp stove but I won't deny him the pleasure of using his manly out door skills... even if I'm the one that gets to clean up after him...
Friday night Eric and I watched Beauty and the Beast and Eric and Mae had their first bonding experience. Eric was lying on my tummy and pushing on Mae and bit and she ended up kicking or punching him 3 times right in the cheek super fast. They were the strongest movements he's felt so far! He sat up (a bit weirded out I think) and then proceeded to play a game which mostly consisted of pushing or yelling into my tummy till she responded to him. It was really fun to watch him be excited about her and I'm so happy to be starting a family with Eric. He's going to be a great daddy.
It's finally warming up outside! I'm sure I won't like it so much when I'm really hot but at least I don't have to try to find a coat that will still fit. I don't know what women where in the winter when they are 7 months pregnant.
The doctor's appointment was pretty standard. Asked me if I had questions, she measured my weight, tummy, and blood pressure and then we heard the heart beat. I guess the message got lost some how but because my placenta was low lying at the 20 week appointment I was supposed to have an other ultrasound this time but that didn't happen so we'll be doing that in 3 weeks. I'm excited to see if I can tell that she's grown since we last saw her. :)
Last weekend I went to the Timpanogos hospital for my Rho-GAM shot and to get my glucose tested. We got to see the delivery room and such. That was pretty cool and a bit scary to see where I would actually be meeting Mae. There were lots of tubes and wires in there...
We've been gaining baby stuff very slowly but I thought I would post some pictures of the cute stuff we have.
Some clothes and odds and ends... So cute. :)
Baby changer (FREE!) and bassinet ($30 at garage sale!)
Graco travel system stroller and infant seat ($25 for the combo!!!!)
Lily checking them out.
Big thanks to all who've contributed to Mae's wardrobe and to my sister Kim for finding the matching stroller, car seat and bassinet at a garage sale for a killer deal!
And to Daddy for picking up the changing table for me.
And to Lily for the safety inspection.
And to Daddy for picking up the changing table for me.
And to Lily for the safety inspection.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Half Way to the Goal
Well we're 6 months along. Mostly. Nothing really new has happened except that I now really do look pregnant. Last week my brother pointed to my stomach and said "Whoa!" Yes. Thank you Paul. I think Eric likes it though.
I read in a book that men are proud when they're wives are pregnant. I asked Eric if that was true and he confirmed that he is proud of it. I think it makes them feel more manly that they can reproduce. At any rate, I'm happy that I don't just look chubby.
We had an appointment yesterday and found out that I have to go to the hospital in the next month to get my Rogam shot and my glucose tested. I'm not really looking forward to that but it would be nice to know were the Timp Regional Hospital is since that's where we are delivering.
I also found out that I gained like 10 pounds in the last month. I'm still where I should be but I'm going to have to be more careful going forward. I don't want to have to lose 60 pounds!
So someone gave me a piece of advice last month. She told me to pick up diapers any time I go to the grocery store and stock up. I thought this was a good idea since I read that newborns go through 10-15 diapers a day (something Eric didn't believe and asked some lady at the store who confirmed it). So at the grocery store last night we decided we would take a look at the baby isle. We were both pretty floored that diapers are so expensive! It's $10 for 50 diapers so that will last about 4 days! We bought a package and we'll continue to do that every time we go to the store for the next... what 8 years? sigh.
Here's a question for you mothers. How many packs of diapers should we buy of size 1 before the baby grows out of them and we need size 2?
I read in a book that men are proud when they're wives are pregnant. I asked Eric if that was true and he confirmed that he is proud of it. I think it makes them feel more manly that they can reproduce. At any rate, I'm happy that I don't just look chubby.
We had an appointment yesterday and found out that I have to go to the hospital in the next month to get my Rogam shot and my glucose tested. I'm not really looking forward to that but it would be nice to know were the Timp Regional Hospital is since that's where we are delivering.
I also found out that I gained like 10 pounds in the last month. I'm still where I should be but I'm going to have to be more careful going forward. I don't want to have to lose 60 pounds!
So someone gave me a piece of advice last month. She told me to pick up diapers any time I go to the grocery store and stock up. I thought this was a good idea since I read that newborns go through 10-15 diapers a day (something Eric didn't believe and asked some lady at the store who confirmed it). So at the grocery store last night we decided we would take a look at the baby isle. We were both pretty floored that diapers are so expensive! It's $10 for 50 diapers so that will last about 4 days! We bought a package and we'll continue to do that every time we go to the store for the next... what 8 years? sigh.
Here's a question for you mothers. How many packs of diapers should we buy of size 1 before the baby grows out of them and we need size 2?
Sunday, April 11, 2010
A little girl in there!
We had our ultrasound done on Wednesday and we found out that "that is a little girl is there." (The Nurse/Technician) She is healthy and has all her little parts in working order. And she is already the cutest baby I have ever seen. :)
We are both thrilled to be having a girl. I would have been just as happy either way but it turns out, Eric didn't ever imagine it would be a girl so he was more disappointed than he thought he'd be. (His words). Not that he was upset or unhappy but he wasn't as thrilled. That didn't really bother or worry me though. I figured he had 20 more weeks to be ok with it. It didn't take 20 weeks though.
By the time he got home from work that night at 1 AM he was fully on the baby girl train. I asked him what changed his mind about it and he said he just started to "picture her." Everyone was really excited to hear we would have ANOTHER girl in the family (Both mine and Eric's family have a large magority of girls) but I think Aunt Shannon seems the the most excited. Right when she left work she went out and bought the baby 2 little sleeper outfits. SO cute. Pictures below.
In other news, I have finally passed the morning sickness stage! I still get a bit sick if I over do it but compared to what it was I'm fabulous. I do get a lot of heartburn though so I take a tums about once or twice a day. I put on 5 pounds last month so I figure that is a good sign. I've gained a total of 7 pounds since my first doctors visit. I'm a bit behind on weight gain but I'm still healthy so I'm not worried. Plus, I know how to make for lost time! I've also been feeling her quite a bit lately. She must be getting stronger. Sometimes she'll get me so good it makes me jump but we love to feel her wiggle around. :)
Other big news is that Eric was offered a new job at Datawise. It's a really great company his sister Jenn works for. They take information for survey's and polls and put it together so it looks nice and is easy to read. They also link it to demographics and other stuff I don't really understand. Eric was chosen for the job out of 90 applicants and he's ahead of schedule in his training. The only thing that is hard about that situation is that he works from 5 PM to 1 AM leaving Friday and Saturday nights as the only time we get to be together.
So that's how we're doing now and here are some pictures!
Eric the day after I took the test.
Quilt Grandma Hanson gave to her. It makes me want to go on a picnic with her. :)
Ultra sound picutes. See? She's cute.
BTW if anyone know how to rotate a picture, please let me know!
Presents from Aunt Shannon
Look at the cute birds!
Hope she's big enough at Christmas to wear this!
The best part: When she crawls, she will have a reindeer bum and the little ears stick up!
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Second Trimester
So it's been two months since I last posted anything and I'm sure you're all dying of suspense. Ha. Anyway, so I did get morning sickness. It was just a little delayed in reaching me. Boy did I get sick. I was throwing up at least twice a day and it was getting increasingly difficult to go to work. Thankfully, I have a friend at work who is about 7 months I believe and she was really sick too so she knew about the best little magical pill in the world. It's called Zofran. And I love Zofran. I hate the price gouging people who sell it though. For a 30 days supply of the OFF brand, it's $320.
My insurance will only pay for about 12 pills every 23 days which means I can take one pill every other day. So I have "pill days" and "non pill days." I like pill days.
I'm about 16 and a half weeks now and if one more person tells me about how great the second trimester is I'm going to punch them. You've been warned. I think it is great, really great that you were not so sick in the second trimester. I'm still sick and I'd prefer not to hear about how bad my luck is. Thank you I know. On the other hand, sympathy is always appreciated. :)
Since my last post we've had two doctor's appointments. Or rather, Midwife appointments. We got to hear the heartbeat both times. I had no idea how powerful this would be, or how much I was worried that something might be wrong, till we heard the swishing of our baby's tiny little heart going so fast. I bawled right there on the table and the Midwife had to ask me not to laugh because it was interfering. The second time we heard a big swoosh and I was informed that was a movement. We get to find out if it's a he or a she on April 7th. I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas!
Speaking of movements, the book says I should feel the baby move in the next couple weeks or so. Sometimes I think I feel it but I can't really be sure. Apparently it feels like little butterflies in your tummy but what I'm getting is like a little nudge. Not sure what that is. I think I'm most excited for Eric to feel it anyway.
My tummy is starting to get a little bump but it kind of just looks like I've gained 10 pounds (I've only gained 5 actually). But we did go get me some maternity pants. I don't know why people complain about maternity clothes. I can still wear my regular clothes but why do it if you don't have to squeeze into them or use a rubber band to keep 'um closed. Yeah, the selection is slim but man are they comfy! It's like I get to wear pajamas everywhere! The only problem is that I can't find any pants I like that are long enough so I got 3 pairs of capris. I hope the weather gets warm really fast.
Yesterday, Eric and I rearranged our apartment a bit. We moved Eric computer into the front room (HALLELUJAH) and made some space in the bedroom for our next adventure. I got the closet organized and made some space in the hall closet for baby stuff. I guess you need lots of stuff like baby shampoo, baby Tylenol, baby wash clothes, baby nose sucker things ect. It will be interesting to see how we fit all of us and our stuff in a one bedroom apartment for the first few months. Good thing our bedroom is so big and babies are so small!
So that's pretty much the update. I'll let you know when we find out what it is. I've been picturing a boy lately but I will be just as happy for either one.
Also, I'm out of pudding and popsicles.
My insurance will only pay for about 12 pills every 23 days which means I can take one pill every other day. So I have "pill days" and "non pill days." I like pill days.
I'm about 16 and a half weeks now and if one more person tells me about how great the second trimester is I'm going to punch them. You've been warned. I think it is great, really great that you were not so sick in the second trimester. I'm still sick and I'd prefer not to hear about how bad my luck is. Thank you I know. On the other hand, sympathy is always appreciated. :)
Since my last post we've had two doctor's appointments. Or rather, Midwife appointments. We got to hear the heartbeat both times. I had no idea how powerful this would be, or how much I was worried that something might be wrong, till we heard the swishing of our baby's tiny little heart going so fast. I bawled right there on the table and the Midwife had to ask me not to laugh because it was interfering. The second time we heard a big swoosh and I was informed that was a movement. We get to find out if it's a he or a she on April 7th. I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas!
Speaking of movements, the book says I should feel the baby move in the next couple weeks or so. Sometimes I think I feel it but I can't really be sure. Apparently it feels like little butterflies in your tummy but what I'm getting is like a little nudge. Not sure what that is. I think I'm most excited for Eric to feel it anyway.
My tummy is starting to get a little bump but it kind of just looks like I've gained 10 pounds (I've only gained 5 actually). But we did go get me some maternity pants. I don't know why people complain about maternity clothes. I can still wear my regular clothes but why do it if you don't have to squeeze into them or use a rubber band to keep 'um closed. Yeah, the selection is slim but man are they comfy! It's like I get to wear pajamas everywhere! The only problem is that I can't find any pants I like that are long enough so I got 3 pairs of capris. I hope the weather gets warm really fast.
Yesterday, Eric and I rearranged our apartment a bit. We moved Eric computer into the front room (HALLELUJAH) and made some space in the bedroom for our next adventure. I got the closet organized and made some space in the hall closet for baby stuff. I guess you need lots of stuff like baby shampoo, baby Tylenol, baby wash clothes, baby nose sucker things ect. It will be interesting to see how we fit all of us and our stuff in a one bedroom apartment for the first few months. Good thing our bedroom is so big and babies are so small!
So that's pretty much the update. I'll let you know when we find out what it is. I've been picturing a boy lately but I will be just as happy for either one.
Also, I'm out of pudding and popsicles.
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