Baby is the size of a: spaghetti squash (~11 inches)
News: I'm starting to have some swelling in my hands and feet. I had to take off my engagement ring.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Bump Watch 22 Weeks
Baby is the size of a: spaghetti squash (~11 inches)
News: I'm starting to have some swelling in my hands and feet. I had to take off my engagement ring.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
zzz
Pregnancy insomnia. Oh, joy.
Other current complaints:
I think I'm making milk and it hurts.
Hands and feet are starting to swell. I had to take off my engagement ring.
Pain in what I've self-diagnosed as my left sacroiliac joint.
Pelvic rest. And other no-walking-or-swimming-take-it-easy-for-at-least-two-more-weeks rest.
It sounds like a lot, but they're really not terrible. I just really hope I sleep tonight. Overall I'm still enjoying pregnancy, but things are getting a little more uncomfortable.
However, one slightly more uncomfortable but way more awesome thing: Baby Madren is getting stronger! His movements are definite and occasionally surprising. But I LOVE them. I feel like I'm getting to know him already. I'm looking forward to sharing feeling him move with Seth.
So, some "complaints" but still largely overshadowed by the great joy I feel about this whole becoming a mom process.
Other current complaints:
I think I'm making milk and it hurts.
Hands and feet are starting to swell. I had to take off my engagement ring.
Pain in what I've self-diagnosed as my left sacroiliac joint.
Pelvic rest. And other no-walking-or-swimming-take-it-easy-for-at-least-two-more-weeks rest.
It sounds like a lot, but they're really not terrible. I just really hope I sleep tonight. Overall I'm still enjoying pregnancy, but things are getting a little more uncomfortable.
However, one slightly more uncomfortable but way more awesome thing: Baby Madren is getting stronger! His movements are definite and occasionally surprising. But I LOVE them. I feel like I'm getting to know him already. I'm looking forward to sharing feeling him move with Seth.
So, some "complaints" but still largely overshadowed by the great joy I feel about this whole becoming a mom process.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Baby Blanket
I have a lot of posts or post ideas, but have been so busy I haven't had a lot of time to sit and write them. But don't worry! I have a list and will hopefully make my way through it. This post is one I've been meaning to write for a long time.
I have a baby blanket. It's a blanket my mom made when she was pregnant with me. I love this blanket. I carried it with me to preschool everyday and to the baby sitter's all through elementary school. It stayed on my bed through high school and then went to UNC with me. Since I moved to Indiana and got married, it no longer stays on my bed, but I've kept it folded up nicely in our hall closet and take it out every now and then to snuggle on the couch. So I knew that I wanted to give our baby a blanket that he will hopefully treasure as much as I treasure my baby blanket.
The blanket my mom made for me is a jersey material printed with some animals and a train and some flowers and says "That's Our Baby" on it. My mom hand-stitched the outlines of all these things and sewed it together with some batting.
Here is what it looked like when I was a baby and now:
So, yeah, I love my blanket. But I'm pretty certain I don't have the necessary skills to make one like this. But, I am a pretty good knitter. So I searched Ravelry and picked out a couple patterns I liked. And I went to Joann's and got some yarn. And I started working on a blanket for our baby.
At the time, we didn't know if it was a boy or girl, so we chose gray. And I got started knitting.
I'm now more than halfway finished with it and I think it's a lovely blanket. Warm and soft and made with lots and lots of love. I hope our son loves it and knows that I thought about him with every single stitch and that he'll feel that love when he snuggles with this blanket throughout his life.
I have a baby blanket. It's a blanket my mom made when she was pregnant with me. I love this blanket. I carried it with me to preschool everyday and to the baby sitter's all through elementary school. It stayed on my bed through high school and then went to UNC with me. Since I moved to Indiana and got married, it no longer stays on my bed, but I've kept it folded up nicely in our hall closet and take it out every now and then to snuggle on the couch. So I knew that I wanted to give our baby a blanket that he will hopefully treasure as much as I treasure my baby blanket.
The blanket my mom made for me is a jersey material printed with some animals and a train and some flowers and says "That's Our Baby" on it. My mom hand-stitched the outlines of all these things and sewed it together with some batting.
Here is what it looked like when I was a baby and now:
So, yeah, I love my blanket. But I'm pretty certain I don't have the necessary skills to make one like this. But, I am a pretty good knitter. So I searched Ravelry and picked out a couple patterns I liked. And I went to Joann's and got some yarn. And I started working on a blanket for our baby.
At the time, we didn't know if it was a boy or girl, so we chose gray. And I got started knitting.
I'm now more than halfway finished with it and I think it's a lovely blanket. Warm and soft and made with lots and lots of love. I hope our son loves it and knows that I thought about him with every single stitch and that he'll feel that love when he snuggles with this blanket throughout his life.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Recliner
When we found out we were pregnant, I knew immediately that I had to have a recliner. It was pretty much the first must-have item on the list of things we needed for the baby.
My mother- and father-in-law were kind enough to send Baby Madren a check for my birthday so we could get him a recliner. After checking all the furniture stores in Bloomington and being disappointed at the severe lack of recliners, we headed up to Indy yesterday to see what they had to offer.
We found a furniture store just south of Indy, in Martinsville, that was having a huge sale, so we stopped in. They had a ton of recliners! After sitting in all of them a few times, and talking to the sales lady, we bought a chair. I'm pretty excited about it. It's a chocolate brown LaZBoy and more or less exactly what I wanted. And it was like 40% off!
Baby Madren and I are really looking forward to naps in this thing in the not-too-distant future. Thanks, Larry and Cheryl!
My mother- and father-in-law were kind enough to send Baby Madren a check for my birthday so we could get him a recliner. After checking all the furniture stores in Bloomington and being disappointed at the severe lack of recliners, we headed up to Indy yesterday to see what they had to offer.
We found a furniture store just south of Indy, in Martinsville, that was having a huge sale, so we stopped in. They had a ton of recliners! After sitting in all of them a few times, and talking to the sales lady, we bought a chair. I'm pretty excited about it. It's a chocolate brown LaZBoy and more or less exactly what I wanted. And it was like 40% off!
Baby Madren and I are really looking forward to naps in this thing in the not-too-distant future. Thanks, Larry and Cheryl!
Bump Watch 21 Weeks
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| Couple days late. Taken before church on Sunday instead of Friday night. |
How far along: 21 weeks
Baby is the size of a: carrot (~10 1/2 inches)
News: Baby moves around a lot, almost always around 10 AM and then a lot at some point in the evening.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Bump Watch 20 weeks
How far along: 20 weeks
Baby is the size of a: banana (about 10 inches)
Gender: Boy
Total weight gain/loss: ~10 pounds
Maternity clothes: Fo' Sho'
Sleep: I've gotten into a good schedule of sleeping pretty good and getting up to pee once (on a good night) or twice (on a normal night).
Best moment this week: This was a good week! I turned 27. The baby was healthy at its ultrasound and we were really happy to find out it's a boy. I'm not happy about some things that have happened since then, but we wanted a boy and I had thought it was a boy, so we were happy to find out it's a boy. Also, I had to present a poster for work today (yes, on a Saturday) and it won first place.
Food cravings: Grapefruit. I even had grapefruit cupcakes for my birthday.
Food aversions: Still chocolate. I apparently can't digest leafy greens anymore. And Indian food does not taste right.
Movement: Pretty sure I had a dance party in my uterus this morning.
Symptoms: I definitely feel pregnant. My center of gravity has changed and some things are starting to feel harder.
Labor Signs: Nope
Stretch Marks: Maybe one weird looking one on my left love handle.
Swelling: Sometimes in my hands.
Belly Button in or out: In
What I miss: Now that I'm on pelvic rest, I suddenly miss Seth.
What I am looking forward to: I'm mostly looking forward to holding the baby.
Milestones: We reached the halfway point!
Photo Comparison:
Thursday, September 13, 2012
More kind words
I had sort of a crappy day. It was really close to involving one of those ugly pregnancy cries. Mostly work related. But I was also not happy about my placenta situation. The doctor's office called me this morning and told me I couldn't walk or swim anymore and that I should take it easy until my next ultrasound (October 10th). So I was bummed about that.
But then Seth took me to Chocolate Moose and I had homemade pumpkin ice cream with caramel syrup, which was delicious and made me feel a little better. Then I went to bell choir practice and one of the ladies who also plays said something really incredibly nice. She said that Seth and I are the type of people who should have kids. Which is just a really nice thing to say. And made me feel better.
Also, the woman working the register at the Union asked me what I was having. And a fellow labmate mentioned that she thought my bump had really popped as well. So it's cool that I'm really looking pregnant. I like having a bump to hold. It makes me really look forward to holding our baby.
And, I got an unexpected birthday card in the mail from one of Seth's relatives. It also had kind words for me and little Madren.
So, even though I was in sort of a crappy mood all day and sort of let things stress me out more than necessary, it ended up being not so bad.
But then Seth took me to Chocolate Moose and I had homemade pumpkin ice cream with caramel syrup, which was delicious and made me feel a little better. Then I went to bell choir practice and one of the ladies who also plays said something really incredibly nice. She said that Seth and I are the type of people who should have kids. Which is just a really nice thing to say. And made me feel better.
Also, the woman working the register at the Union asked me what I was having. And a fellow labmate mentioned that she thought my bump had really popped as well. So it's cool that I'm really looking pregnant. I like having a bump to hold. It makes me really look forward to holding our baby.
And, I got an unexpected birthday card in the mail from one of Seth's relatives. It also had kind words for me and little Madren.
So, even though I was in sort of a crappy mood all day and sort of let things stress me out more than necessary, it ended up being not so bad.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Ultrasound!
Happy birthday to me! What better way to celebrate turning 27 than having the "big" ultrasound?
Let me just say right off the bat that it was awesome.
We saw the baby's four little heart chambers beating and all its bones looked good. All its measurements were good. Heartbeat still good and beating at 160 beats per minute. And it has the cutest little baby feet. And it even rubbed its eyes which was really adorable.
But, apparently our kid is a little ham because it was staring and grinning at the ultrasound the whole time so we just kept seeing this gigantic skull face everywhere.
A little creepy looking, actually. And it was way clearer on the screen than in the printout we got. I'm sure it will be cute when it comes out though. Or at least hopefully shortly after...
Also, we did figure out the sex. We told the technician not to tell us, but not to necessarily hide it and if we figured it out, then we figured it out, but if we didn't, don't tell us. The first thing we saw was the butt shot, so we figured it out. But we're not telling anyone.
The only bad thing is that I am now on pelvic rest due to the location of my placenta. It is currently located right next to my cervix (not covering it at all) and is considered marginal placenta previa. Apparently it's pretty common for it to be located low at this stage and it will hopefully correct itself and move up as my uterus grows. I will have to have it checked again in a few weeks. Most (I think around 90%) marginal cases at 20 weeks will be corrected by around 28 weeks. If it remains too close to the cervix, I'll have to have a c-section. So think positive placenta thoughts!
Let me just say right off the bat that it was awesome.
We saw the baby's four little heart chambers beating and all its bones looked good. All its measurements were good. Heartbeat still good and beating at 160 beats per minute. And it has the cutest little baby feet. And it even rubbed its eyes which was really adorable.
But, apparently our kid is a little ham because it was staring and grinning at the ultrasound the whole time so we just kept seeing this gigantic skull face everywhere.
A little creepy looking, actually. And it was way clearer on the screen than in the printout we got. I'm sure it will be cute when it comes out though. Or at least hopefully shortly after...
Also, we did figure out the sex. We told the technician not to tell us, but not to necessarily hide it and if we figured it out, then we figured it out, but if we didn't, don't tell us. The first thing we saw was the butt shot, so we figured it out. But we're not telling anyone.
The only bad thing is that I am now on pelvic rest due to the location of my placenta. It is currently located right next to my cervix (not covering it at all) and is considered marginal placenta previa. Apparently it's pretty common for it to be located low at this stage and it will hopefully correct itself and move up as my uterus grows. I will have to have it checked again in a few weeks. Most (I think around 90%) marginal cases at 20 weeks will be corrected by around 28 weeks. If it remains too close to the cervix, I'll have to have a c-section. So think positive placenta thoughts!
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Popped
I walked into our Bradley class tonight and our teacher exclaimed, "Wow! You've really popped this week!"
That's good because I am definitely feeling more pregnant this week.
And I am SO. EXCITED. for our ultrasound tomorrow.
That's good because I am definitely feeling more pregnant this week.
And I am SO. EXCITED. for our ultrasound tomorrow.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Bump Watch 19 Weeks
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| I didn't crop it so you could see how close my puppy shadow is to me all the time. |
Baby is the size of a: large heirloom tomato (6 inches)
News: Ultrasound on Wednesday! Heartbeat sounded good at our doctor's appointment this week. Everything still going fine. I'm even feeling a bit better.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
LLL
Part of our Bradley Method classes is to attend a La Leche League meeting. So I went to one tonight. The topic was gentle discipline, which I'm not 100% sure we really spent that much time on. But I'm really glad I went. I feel like I may have made a mom friend. A woman named Liz who is 14 weeks pregnant with her second kid. Some things were a little too hippy dippy for me, but I expected that. But overall I feel like LLL will be a fantastic resource and I'm looking forward to going to more meetings.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Voices
So we're pretty close to the baby being able to hear in there, so Seth has started reading to it for a couple minutes a day. He picked "the only children's book in the house".... Harry Potter. Our baby will know Seth's voice and have excellent taste in literature. :)
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