I hit 32 weeks on Saturday. Which means our little girl is about 4lbs now (she'll continue gaining about 1/2lb every week) and practicing for life on the outside.
Baby class last week went fine. There was an awful balloon and ping pong ball demonstration. We talked about pain & coping mechanisms. I'm not all that worried about the pain - maybe that's naive or maybe that's just positive thinking - because I've had pretty painful menstrual cramps in high school and college. This can't be much worse I'd imagine. There's a purpose to this pain, and it's temporary. One thing that's reassuring to hear is that especially for first time moms the labor starts out pretty slow.
Our furniture arrived and so our house looks much more homey & put together. Our to-do list is still there, but it's shrinking! On Saturday, C.T. diagnosed the fridge (it was so noisy) by taking it apart & ordering a new part and I paid bills. We tried to do a bit of shopping but it didn't go very well (my fault there - I wasn't feeling very good and did not make the best shopping partner). That night we played cards at the Albers. On Sunday we got started kind of late, but we were able to take Penny for a long walk along Saylorville. The snow is cleared off the path & the temperature was perfect. Penny was really worn out afterwards which was awesome. We ate dinner with Carlson's and Alber's and Jacobsen's at Felix & Oscars, then watched the Amazing Race at Albers. It was a nice weekend.
One more comment on the walk - it was just so lovely and peaceful. We didn't see anyone else on the path, and Penny could run free a few steps ahead of us. She's so good at staying close. I felt very happy - the weather was nice, I was getting fresh air and exercise, and I was with my awesome husband and puppy.
On Friday night I had a small breakdown about my job and how I feel like my life lacks direction right now. C.T. tried to be as understanding as he could. I still don't have it all figured out, but I am trying to have a better attitude about things.
In 5 weeks she'll be full-term. Wow. And only 8 weeks until my due date. My parents and brother (he's on spring break and will be in MN) are coming to visit in a week or so. They are bringing the crib and maybe dresser if it's completed. C.T. and I want to paint her room soon (well, C.T. will paint it, I can maybe help tape but then I'm ordered to leave the house!)
Coming up: Doctor's appointment on Thursday, Baby class Thursday evening, then another open weekend.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
31 weeks
I'll have completed 31 weeks tomorrow! That means only 9 to go - wow.
I had a doctor's appointment yesterday morning - I'm up 1 lb over 2 weeks, my legs are a little puffy, and everything else checks out fine. Baby's heartbeat was at 135, at the lower end of the scale but nothing to worry about. Maybe she just already has an awesome metabolism, lol. I saw Dr Hancock, he was nice & is very chatty. I had to switch my appointment to the downtown office because the Alero is having issues, and again I waited at least a half hour extra to see the doc. Oh well I guess.
By the way, yesterday's temperature was 68 degrees. Now we're back into the 40's which feels more appropriate for February. Last night we went to the first Prenatal class. The class is small, about 7 couples - some of who are very quiet and not chatty at all - they don't seem all that into being there, which is strange to me because it's a voluntary class! The instructor was nice, but I'm not sure how much we'll get out of the class. There are 4 more weeks so I guess we'll see how it goes!
It's Iowa high school wrestling tournament weekend. C.T. asked me if he should have taught high school & coached at Boone instead of doing the insurance thing. It's this way every year. :)
In other news, Kayla & Steve are engaged!! Date & location haven't been discussed yet, but I'm so happy they decided to forego the "Steve has to have a job before we can even think of getting married" thing. They clearly choose to be together, so what's the hold up with marriage? I'm looking forward to helping out with wedding details. Thinking back to our wedding, I'm so glad I don't have to do that again - too many decisions to make!
The girls here have offered to throw me a shower - and the date will be March 26. I think C.T. and I are going to try to register for some baby things this weekend. The shower itself will be small, and I don't expect people to get many things - but it'll be nice to get the discount on things. The one thing I can't get over is what stroller to get. I want to get a good one right off the bat that will last for multiple kids and can go from infant to toddler (so we don't have a bucket baby). Trouble is finding a store that has a floor model to try out.
Coming up: Registering for baby, cleaning up the house, putting together a closet system for Lucy's room...that's it!
I had a doctor's appointment yesterday morning - I'm up 1 lb over 2 weeks, my legs are a little puffy, and everything else checks out fine. Baby's heartbeat was at 135, at the lower end of the scale but nothing to worry about. Maybe she just already has an awesome metabolism, lol. I saw Dr Hancock, he was nice & is very chatty. I had to switch my appointment to the downtown office because the Alero is having issues, and again I waited at least a half hour extra to see the doc. Oh well I guess.
By the way, yesterday's temperature was 68 degrees. Now we're back into the 40's which feels more appropriate for February. Last night we went to the first Prenatal class. The class is small, about 7 couples - some of who are very quiet and not chatty at all - they don't seem all that into being there, which is strange to me because it's a voluntary class! The instructor was nice, but I'm not sure how much we'll get out of the class. There are 4 more weeks so I guess we'll see how it goes!
It's Iowa high school wrestling tournament weekend. C.T. asked me if he should have taught high school & coached at Boone instead of doing the insurance thing. It's this way every year. :)
In other news, Kayla & Steve are engaged!! Date & location haven't been discussed yet, but I'm so happy they decided to forego the "Steve has to have a job before we can even think of getting married" thing. They clearly choose to be together, so what's the hold up with marriage? I'm looking forward to helping out with wedding details. Thinking back to our wedding, I'm so glad I don't have to do that again - too many decisions to make!
The girls here have offered to throw me a shower - and the date will be March 26. I think C.T. and I are going to try to register for some baby things this weekend. The shower itself will be small, and I don't expect people to get many things - but it'll be nice to get the discount on things. The one thing I can't get over is what stroller to get. I want to get a good one right off the bat that will last for multiple kids and can go from infant to toddler (so we don't have a bucket baby). Trouble is finding a store that has a floor model to try out.
Coming up: Registering for baby, cleaning up the house, putting together a closet system for Lucy's room...that's it!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
30 weeks!
Ok, well almost. But that means we are 10 weeks away - that sounds crazy! And yet, I am ready to be done. No offense baby Lucy! I love caring for you during this time, but I'm sooo anxious to see you and hold you and kiss you! She's around 3 lbs now, and about 17 inches in length. She's still very active, and I can feel some big punches and kicks now and then. On my pregnancy woe list is heart burn (sometimes out of nowhere, like today), crazy dreams (last night I gave birth to twins, found out that day), a belly that feels like it cannot be stretched any further, achy pelvic muscles, and overall lack of feeling pretty.
I'm really starting to stress out about our decision whether or not I'll be working full time. I know that it is an "acceptable" option, but I don't care! I'm having a hard time discussing this with C.T. because he's convinced we'll need extra money to make ends meet, and he's not acting all that flexible on changing our lifestyle. I guess we just pray about it - perhaps together would be best. I contacted Bonnie to see if there were potential work remotely options at Mercer. She wrote me back a positive email and said she'll look into it for me. Though, even if that works out, we still have to do something about care during the day - be it a nanny or daycare, etc. But at least I can have some flexibility to my day. Continuing to work at NW provides me zero flexibility.
We took a quick trip to MN last weekend and found some furniture at Crate & Barrel. So that's on its way. I really dislike shopping, and spending money, so it was not the best trip in my book. But we got to see my parents for a bit and C.T. feels a lot better about getting the house furnished. And around the same time, C.T. got struck with an icky cold. I thankfully never got it as bad (I think it's because of all the prenatal vitamins I take!)
Tomorrow I'm taking C.T. "out" for valentine's day. Though he'll probably guess the location before we get there (he usually is good at guessing), I'm taking him to the Art Museum. They're open late on Thursday evenings. Three or so years ago when we were living in Des Moines we went because valentines was on a thursday. So, this year we're celebrating early, but hopefully it's as fun as it was last time. And then maybe stop for dinner/dessert.
Coming up: We have a mostly open weekend ahead, and the weather is supposed to be 40s and gorgeous (especially compared to the last few days of below 0 temps). Perhaps we'll take the Penster for a long walk along Saylorville. About a week or so ago we went for the first time and it's a really nice peaceful stroll.
In celebration of Saul & Mike's birthdays we'll be getting together for dinner on Sunday.
I'm really starting to stress out about our decision whether or not I'll be working full time. I know that it is an "acceptable" option, but I don't care! I'm having a hard time discussing this with C.T. because he's convinced we'll need extra money to make ends meet, and he's not acting all that flexible on changing our lifestyle. I guess we just pray about it - perhaps together would be best. I contacted Bonnie to see if there were potential work remotely options at Mercer. She wrote me back a positive email and said she'll look into it for me. Though, even if that works out, we still have to do something about care during the day - be it a nanny or daycare, etc. But at least I can have some flexibility to my day. Continuing to work at NW provides me zero flexibility.
We took a quick trip to MN last weekend and found some furniture at Crate & Barrel. So that's on its way. I really dislike shopping, and spending money, so it was not the best trip in my book. But we got to see my parents for a bit and C.T. feels a lot better about getting the house furnished. And around the same time, C.T. got struck with an icky cold. I thankfully never got it as bad (I think it's because of all the prenatal vitamins I take!)
Tomorrow I'm taking C.T. "out" for valentine's day. Though he'll probably guess the location before we get there (he usually is good at guessing), I'm taking him to the Art Museum. They're open late on Thursday evenings. Three or so years ago when we were living in Des Moines we went because valentines was on a thursday. So, this year we're celebrating early, but hopefully it's as fun as it was last time. And then maybe stop for dinner/dessert.
Coming up: We have a mostly open weekend ahead, and the weather is supposed to be 40s and gorgeous (especially compared to the last few days of below 0 temps). Perhaps we'll take the Penster for a long walk along Saylorville. About a week or so ago we went for the first time and it's a really nice peaceful stroll.
In celebration of Saul & Mike's birthdays we'll be getting together for dinner on Sunday.
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