We got to see Deco kick last night! At 11:25pm while watching, get this, a kung fu movie, I felt enormous kicks behind my belly button. I pulled the covers down, waited a minute and their it was, my belly button bouncing around. Shane’s eyes got all big and I started to giggle uncontrollably. He is our future kung-fu champ! He continued with the huge visible prods for about 15 minutes then he simmered down a bit to start up again about 20 minutes later.
His sleeping a lot during the day and kicking a lot early morning, late night and through out the night, is a little worrisome. I hope this isn't his sleep schedule once out of the womb.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
22 weeks 2 days
Our little Declan is getting so strong! He is no longer fluttering around in there. He is now beating momma with some ferocity. His little kicks pokes and jabs are enough to wake me up at night. He has become a lot more active. I am starting to notice a little bit of a pattern, if fact, he bashing around right now. It’s hard to even describe how it feels now. It’s so weird! I love it! I am sure if I were to look I would be able to see some of these kicks, he always does while I am in public or in bed after the lights are off. I think it is so adorable that could be doing summersaults and back flips.
Now that he tastes the amnionic fluid I hope he doesn’t mind all of the spicy food I am addicted to. It’s so strange because before I was pregnant I couldn’t stand spicy food. I was such a wuss about my mouth burning, now I love it and it takes a lot to get me really hot.
My sciatica has gotten better and worse. I know confusing. I don’t have the constant pain any more, I just get random painful nerve twinges like 20+ times a day. It’s weird, I will feel okay, but when I try to stand up after sitting my sciatic will hurt really bad for a few minutes and then simmer down again after I start to walk around.
I have really been trying to walk a lot lately. I am really beginning to get concerned with weight gain. Even though most of it has gone to the belly I am scared I am going to gain like 80 pounds by the end, which would be bad for both baby and me. My favorite walk is parking at OMSI, crossing the Hawthorn bridge, walking down the west side waterfront to the Steel bride, crossing back over to the eastside esplanade and then back to OMSI. This walk is a really pretty 3-mile gaunt that is fairly flat so I can do it with very little pain.
Work is getting more and more difficult these days after standing bending lifting reaching and all of the other random movements I do my belly starts to feel weird, really, really heavy, like my movements have forced Declan into a really uncomfortable position for both of us.
By how things look at the moment we are going to have to push the shower back a bit. Shane and I are planning a little escape, a babymoon, if you will. The only time we are going to have available is the same week we were planning the shower. So we are going to push it out to the first or second weekend of April. Finding a venue has been challenging but I think we have narrowed it down to two places, you will either be eating pizza or Lebanese food. I am hoping for the Lebanese but we are waiting on a price quote that I will get today.Shane is doing well, he has been working a lot at the office in Beaverton and not as much at the hospital. I am sure the change of pace is fantastic. He gets excited when he feels Declan’s huge kicks, we are both so excited to meet him.
Now that he tastes the amnionic fluid I hope he doesn’t mind all of the spicy food I am addicted to. It’s so strange because before I was pregnant I couldn’t stand spicy food. I was such a wuss about my mouth burning, now I love it and it takes a lot to get me really hot.
My sciatica has gotten better and worse. I know confusing. I don’t have the constant pain any more, I just get random painful nerve twinges like 20+ times a day. It’s weird, I will feel okay, but when I try to stand up after sitting my sciatic will hurt really bad for a few minutes and then simmer down again after I start to walk around.
I have really been trying to walk a lot lately. I am really beginning to get concerned with weight gain. Even though most of it has gone to the belly I am scared I am going to gain like 80 pounds by the end, which would be bad for both baby and me. My favorite walk is parking at OMSI, crossing the Hawthorn bridge, walking down the west side waterfront to the Steel bride, crossing back over to the eastside esplanade and then back to OMSI. This walk is a really pretty 3-mile gaunt that is fairly flat so I can do it with very little pain.
Work is getting more and more difficult these days after standing bending lifting reaching and all of the other random movements I do my belly starts to feel weird, really, really heavy, like my movements have forced Declan into a really uncomfortable position for both of us.
By how things look at the moment we are going to have to push the shower back a bit. Shane and I are planning a little escape, a babymoon, if you will. The only time we are going to have available is the same week we were planning the shower. So we are going to push it out to the first or second weekend of April. Finding a venue has been challenging but I think we have narrowed it down to two places, you will either be eating pizza or Lebanese food. I am hoping for the Lebanese but we are waiting on a price quote that I will get today.Shane is doing well, he has been working a lot at the office in Beaverton and not as much at the hospital. I am sure the change of pace is fantastic. He gets excited when he feels Declan’s huge kicks, we are both so excited to meet him.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Holy Chocolate Chips Batman!
These are seriously the best chocolate chip cookies ever. Fallow the recipe EXACTLY don’t make any alterations. Cook for only 10 minutes, not a second longer, even if you don’t think they look done, they are. I made the mistake last time and cooked for an additional 2 minutes and over cooked them.
Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons hot water
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt. Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and nuts. Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pans.
3. Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.
Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons hot water
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt. Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and nuts. Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pans.
3. Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
21 week pics
Holy cow! I am packing on the pounds! I am going to have a lot of work to do after this boy is done with me.
21 weeks and 3 days
We have inernet again!! We switch providers and have been waiting forever for the new modem to arrive.
Wow, it seems like so much has happened over the last week or so. I have been incedibley busy. I go to school Monday, Wednesday, Friday and sometimes Saturday. I work on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. That leaves me one day of peace, Sundays, I charish my day off. I realized I had been doing too much and pushing myself too hard when I had a contraction at work about 5 days ago. I have been continuing to get them randomly throughout the day since then. I talked to the nurse today and she told me to keep an eye on them and to call immediately if I have more than four in one hour, if I don’t feel baby moving at all, start spotting or leaking fluid. I am supposed to take it easy at work and, if I can, lay down when I feel one come on. What I think I am going to do, is take advantage of the FMLA and cut my hours back without losing my benefits. I will be able to work more hours again after this term is over since I can’t go in spring because I am due before the end of the term.
Declan (deck-lan) is such an active little monster, I love it! He spends a good part of each day beating around in mommy’s tummy. He likes to kick me in the same spots all the time. I wonder if he is switching positions much? Shane even gets to feel the big ones! I love being able to share them with him. The man doesn’t get to experience much of the pregnancy so it makes me really happy that he can touch and feel our child moving around. I don’t think I have ever been so excited to meet anyone! Our little Declan.
I bought my first baby items today! (1/26) a cute little brown striped polo shirt with matching pants from Target and a light blue romper and a navy hoody from school both with PCC logos on them. I am a lover of clearance items, I only spent a total of $15.
Wow, it seems like so much has happened over the last week or so. I have been incedibley busy. I go to school Monday, Wednesday, Friday and sometimes Saturday. I work on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. That leaves me one day of peace, Sundays, I charish my day off. I realized I had been doing too much and pushing myself too hard when I had a contraction at work about 5 days ago. I have been continuing to get them randomly throughout the day since then. I talked to the nurse today and she told me to keep an eye on them and to call immediately if I have more than four in one hour, if I don’t feel baby moving at all, start spotting or leaking fluid. I am supposed to take it easy at work and, if I can, lay down when I feel one come on. What I think I am going to do, is take advantage of the FMLA and cut my hours back without losing my benefits. I will be able to work more hours again after this term is over since I can’t go in spring because I am due before the end of the term.
Declan (deck-lan) is such an active little monster, I love it! He spends a good part of each day beating around in mommy’s tummy. He likes to kick me in the same spots all the time. I wonder if he is switching positions much? Shane even gets to feel the big ones! I love being able to share them with him. The man doesn’t get to experience much of the pregnancy so it makes me really happy that he can touch and feel our child moving around. I don’t think I have ever been so excited to meet anyone! Our little Declan.
I bought my first baby items today! (1/26) a cute little brown striped polo shirt with matching pants from Target and a light blue romper and a navy hoody from school both with PCC logos on them. I am a lover of clearance items, I only spent a total of $15.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
20 weeks 1 day
Wow our little guy is becoming such a wiggle worm! I only felt him a couple times all day and then from about 5:15-6:30 this evening it was nonstop action. I am still feeling the occasional twitch. Pregnancy hormones and cravings are in full swing. I adore anything chocolate. Today it’s been chocolate pudding, homemade instant pudding to be exact.
I have decided how I am going to decorate the nursery it is going to be green and brown earth tones with a slight Asian inspiration and white furniture. I haven’t picked out the exact wall colors but it is going to be two toned with a light color on the upper 2/3 and a dark color on the lower 1/3. We are going to use a chair rail separating the two. I have made a rough floor design of how the furniture is going to be organized.
I was looking on craigslist.org today and found some great deals on used baby items. I am looking for a used dresser, changing table, nightstand and shelving unit. I am going to buy the crib new from Ikea, I think. The height of Ikea cribs are perfect for women, like me, who are on the short side, I will be able to put the baby down with out having to worry about lowering a bar. I would really like to purchase these items one at a time when I have the money but the fact that Jason is still living in our baby’s room makes it impossible. Our house is way to small to be storing things like that. I need that room like yesterday, because the painting and decorating is going to take me a long time to fit into me busy schedule. Due to work and school for the next two months I am only going to have one a day a week off.
I am working on my registry at Target www.target.com/registry/baby/3E4SWT76S12VA/guestview (cut and paste) I am sure I have way to many clothing items listed but Shane and I are particular about the style of clothing baby will be dressed in. Hopefully the items shown will give a good idea of what type of gifts we will like.
My sister gave me a large number of hand me downs including two trash bags full of cloths, a large bag of infant toys, an infant bathtub, a changing pad and a boppy. How awesome is that!
I am trying to make arrangements for my baby shower, so nobody make plans for the weekend of March 29th. I know it’s a bit early but our schedules are so busy that is one of the only weekends we will have available before baby’s birth.
Now that I can feel him kicking and know that I have a sweet little boy growing inside me, everything suddenly seems so real. I am just so frickin happy. I have always pictured myself with a boy and thanks to Shane, we are going to experience the joys of raising one.
I have decided how I am going to decorate the nursery it is going to be green and brown earth tones with a slight Asian inspiration and white furniture. I haven’t picked out the exact wall colors but it is going to be two toned with a light color on the upper 2/3 and a dark color on the lower 1/3. We are going to use a chair rail separating the two. I have made a rough floor design of how the furniture is going to be organized.
I was looking on craigslist.org today and found some great deals on used baby items. I am looking for a used dresser, changing table, nightstand and shelving unit. I am going to buy the crib new from Ikea, I think. The height of Ikea cribs are perfect for women, like me, who are on the short side, I will be able to put the baby down with out having to worry about lowering a bar. I would really like to purchase these items one at a time when I have the money but the fact that Jason is still living in our baby’s room makes it impossible. Our house is way to small to be storing things like that. I need that room like yesterday, because the painting and decorating is going to take me a long time to fit into me busy schedule. Due to work and school for the next two months I am only going to have one a day a week off.
I am working on my registry at Target www.target.com/registry/baby/3E4SWT76S12VA/guestview (cut and paste) I am sure I have way to many clothing items listed but Shane and I are particular about the style of clothing baby will be dressed in. Hopefully the items shown will give a good idea of what type of gifts we will like.
My sister gave me a large number of hand me downs including two trash bags full of cloths, a large bag of infant toys, an infant bathtub, a changing pad and a boppy. How awesome is that!
I am trying to make arrangements for my baby shower, so nobody make plans for the weekend of March 29th. I know it’s a bit early but our schedules are so busy that is one of the only weekends we will have available before baby’s birth.
Now that I can feel him kicking and know that I have a sweet little boy growing inside me, everything suddenly seems so real. I am just so frickin happy. I have always pictured myself with a boy and thanks to Shane, we are going to experience the joys of raising one.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
19 weeks 4 days
Today in lecture our little one was kicking the crap outta me. It was AWESOME!! It was the most consecutive amount of kicks I have ever experienced. I had this big smile on my face and I am sure my professor was wondering what I was so happy about, he kept looking at me.
Last night was my first night of tossing, turning and constant waking. I suppose I should get used to it, I am going to have many, many more sleepless nights for the next year, at least.
OMG! I can’t wait for Friday. I came to terms with the fact that I might be having a girl and now I am really excited about the idea of having one. At this point, I really don’t care if our baby is a boy or a girl, I just can’t wait to find out.
Last night was my first night of tossing, turning and constant waking. I suppose I should get used to it, I am going to have many, many more sleepless nights for the next year, at least.
OMG! I can’t wait for Friday. I came to terms with the fact that I might be having a girl and now I am really excited about the idea of having one. At this point, I really don’t care if our baby is a boy or a girl, I just can’t wait to find out.
Monday, January 12, 2009
19 weeks 2 days!
Holy Crap! We are almost halfway. This has been a rather uneventful week so far. I went out for the first time since being pregnant last night. I watched a band play and enjoy laughs over faux drinks. Tonic water with a lemon and a lime make for a great fake.
My belly is beginning to pop. I am carrying different now, it's so weird. I think I can feel baby kicking every once and a while. I am still unsure about it though.
My emotions are starting to run high so little things can make me cry really hard. Like a show on gorilla's I saw yesterday or the ASPCA commercial with all the sad cat and dog faces.
Our 20 weeks appt is on Friday!
What's it gonna be? Mini me or Mini he?
I want you to guess!
My belly is beginning to pop. I am carrying different now, it's so weird. I think I can feel baby kicking every once and a while. I am still unsure about it though.
My emotions are starting to run high so little things can make me cry really hard. Like a show on gorilla's I saw yesterday or the ASPCA commercial with all the sad cat and dog faces.
Our 20 weeks appt is on Friday!
What's it gonna be? Mini me or Mini he?
I want you to guess!
Thursday, January 8, 2009
18 weeks 5 days
As of today I have officially started nesting. I bought a ton of storage solution stuff (bins, baskets, mini chests of drawers etc) a new, much larger bathroom corner shelf, a four tiered closet shelf and a new bookcase/entertainment center. I am happy to say that I found all of these items for under $150. I pride myself on tasteful bargain shopping; everything matches my new décor.
Tomorrow, my day will be filled with cleaning and organizing. I can’t wait!
Tomorrow, my day will be filled with cleaning and organizing. I can’t wait!
Weeks 17 and 18
Well the 17th to 18th weeks were great we spent time with family in Oklahoma and Texas. I think I feel the baby kicking from time to time but it’s so hard to tell. It sometimes reminds of what it feels like when your tummy growls. The last three days I have been hungry non-stop. After I eat a small amount I am full but like an hour later I am ready for more. My sweet tooth is acting up I have been craving doughnuts all the time, thank god I have only had one.
My sciatica is acting up and the pain is constant most days. I have taken to a very awkward walk that lessens the pain but probably gives me the appearance of a duck. I no longer have any morning sickness (YEA!) I do, however, have heartburn a lot. Something about Oklahoma, maybe all the dairy I ate, caused me to only suffer from heartburn once the entire time I was there. Texas, on the other hand, was a constant three days of it.
Well, we only have 8 days until we find out the sex! I am so excited. Shane and I still both really like Declan for a boy, which is, coincidently Elvis Costello’s birth name. I like Declan Philip Donald Smith, since I have three middle names two does not seem out of the ordinary to me. We have decided against Piper due to the fact that everyone said “oh like Piper Palin”. I despise that women and do not want a name that is going to be associated with her.
I am going to get online and look up nursery ideas today. I am going to use neutral colors on the walls so I can get the part figured out at least. I have also decided that the crib bedding is going to be very plain, I don’t want to design a room around crib set theme.
I sent out emails to 6 different Bradley Method birthing instructors. The classes are 12 weeks long so I need to be enrolled and starting by 26 weeks to ensure it has been completed before the babies birth. A natural drug free birth is the most important thing to me. No medicine, including an epidural has been proven safe for baby. The epidural, in fact, drugs the baby. I want a fully aware un-drugged baby at birth! I don’t care how much pain I am in my baby is worth it! I have also decided to stop taking Tylenol and to go to physical therapy for my back pain instead.
My sciatica is acting up and the pain is constant most days. I have taken to a very awkward walk that lessens the pain but probably gives me the appearance of a duck. I no longer have any morning sickness (YEA!) I do, however, have heartburn a lot. Something about Oklahoma, maybe all the dairy I ate, caused me to only suffer from heartburn once the entire time I was there. Texas, on the other hand, was a constant three days of it.
Well, we only have 8 days until we find out the sex! I am so excited. Shane and I still both really like Declan for a boy, which is, coincidently Elvis Costello’s birth name. I like Declan Philip Donald Smith, since I have three middle names two does not seem out of the ordinary to me. We have decided against Piper due to the fact that everyone said “oh like Piper Palin”. I despise that women and do not want a name that is going to be associated with her.
I am going to get online and look up nursery ideas today. I am going to use neutral colors on the walls so I can get the part figured out at least. I have also decided that the crib bedding is going to be very plain, I don’t want to design a room around crib set theme.
I sent out emails to 6 different Bradley Method birthing instructors. The classes are 12 weeks long so I need to be enrolled and starting by 26 weeks to ensure it has been completed before the babies birth. A natural drug free birth is the most important thing to me. No medicine, including an epidural has been proven safe for baby. The epidural, in fact, drugs the baby. I want a fully aware un-drugged baby at birth! I don’t care how much pain I am in my baby is worth it! I have also decided to stop taking Tylenol and to go to physical therapy for my back pain instead.
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