One of my biggest pet peeves is people who don't understand the concept of PERSONAL SPACE! Seriously, if you are an inch from my face while talking to me, back up. Or if I'm looking for something and I can feel your breath on my neck, you really need to take a step (or two) back. Don't stand over me. For real. I'm not kidding right now. I need at least a good 6-inch or more bubble of space or I am really uncomfortable. GIVE ME MY BUBBLE!
Oh, and how bout those that don't get the hint...I step back and they step forward. Seriously?! I was putting space between us and you just took it back. GRR!
Lack of personal space makes me want to slap somebody. I have absolutely no patience to deal with that. Maybe it's exacerbated by the fact that I'm pregnant and take up a bit more room than normal, but whatever, I still can't stand it. OOoooooooo it just makes me ill.
Thanks for listening to my vent, that is all.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
It's a........
BOY!!!
Surprise!! We had been thinking for several weeks now that it was going to be a girl.....but obviously not! At my last ultrasound (the first trimester screening), the ultrasound tech said she believed it was going to be a girl. She did say that it could be wrong, but I got my mind wrapped around girl, so I have been thinking about everything girl. Girl names, girl nursery themes, girlgirlgirl! So, imagine our surprise when we hear "Well, it's definitely a boy!" Um...what?! I'm pretty sure I laughed out loud, but I can't really remember, haha. Now we get to compeletely change gears!
Back to the ultrasound...It was so amazing! Our little man is already super active! I think we may be in trouble when he makes his debut into the world, haha!! When we started he was moving around quite a bit, and then he got tired of us looking at him. He decided to show us his butt. Literally. He moved around to where all we could see was his butt and the back of his legs, it was so funny! The u/s I was having was a level II, so we got to see all kinds of stuff. We could clearly see his bones, which was really cool. We also looked in depth at his blood flow, his heart, and his head/brain. He's already smart, I can tell :-) We got to look at his stomach and bladder and all kinds of other stuff that was pretty neat. I got some great photos of him. One of my favorites is of him laying down and you can see his spine and everything. My other favorite is a shot of his foot, and you can clearly see all of his bones and his toes! The 3-D photos are awesome too. In those, it looks like he is laughing his little head off! It's so adorable! LOVELOVELOVE
One of the funniest parts of the whole visit was when we heard about him being a boy. I laughed, and had a sweet little tear in my eye, and a rush of love in my heart :-). My hubby looked at me and said "Oohhhh, yeah!" like he was so proud of himself! Lol!!!! It made me laugh even harder! Really though, he was so proud that we're having a boy! He's already making plans for him to be a race car driver and a football player and a basketball player, haha! Oh, and don't forget about him cutting the grass. And he's started practicing giving him the hairy eyeball for those time (few and far between of course, hehehe) that he'll misbehave. Hahaha!
We are just so excited and we can't wait to find just the right name for him.
Have a great day!
Surprise!! We had been thinking for several weeks now that it was going to be a girl.....but obviously not! At my last ultrasound (the first trimester screening), the ultrasound tech said she believed it was going to be a girl. She did say that it could be wrong, but I got my mind wrapped around girl, so I have been thinking about everything girl. Girl names, girl nursery themes, girlgirlgirl! So, imagine our surprise when we hear "Well, it's definitely a boy!" Um...what?! I'm pretty sure I laughed out loud, but I can't really remember, haha. Now we get to compeletely change gears!
Back to the ultrasound...It was so amazing! Our little man is already super active! I think we may be in trouble when he makes his debut into the world, haha!! When we started he was moving around quite a bit, and then he got tired of us looking at him. He decided to show us his butt. Literally. He moved around to where all we could see was his butt and the back of his legs, it was so funny! The u/s I was having was a level II, so we got to see all kinds of stuff. We could clearly see his bones, which was really cool. We also looked in depth at his blood flow, his heart, and his head/brain. He's already smart, I can tell :-) We got to look at his stomach and bladder and all kinds of other stuff that was pretty neat. I got some great photos of him. One of my favorites is of him laying down and you can see his spine and everything. My other favorite is a shot of his foot, and you can clearly see all of his bones and his toes! The 3-D photos are awesome too. In those, it looks like he is laughing his little head off! It's so adorable! LOVELOVELOVE
One of the funniest parts of the whole visit was when we heard about him being a boy. I laughed, and had a sweet little tear in my eye, and a rush of love in my heart :-). My hubby looked at me and said "Oohhhh, yeah!" like he was so proud of himself! Lol!!!! It made me laugh even harder! Really though, he was so proud that we're having a boy! He's already making plans for him to be a race car driver and a football player and a basketball player, haha! Oh, and don't forget about him cutting the grass. And he's started practicing giving him the hairy eyeball for those time (few and far between of course, hehehe) that he'll misbehave. Hahaha!
We are just so excited and we can't wait to find just the right name for him.
Have a great day!
Monday, September 27, 2010
What a Feeling
The best feeling in the whole world: feeling my sweet Baby move! I felt that movement for the first time last Wednesday :-D I was just driving along, headed home from work, singing with the music up loud, and all of a sudden I felt this little...poke from the inside below my belly button! I stopped singing, and thought about it for a minute, and almost brushed it off as nothing. I started singing again and sure enough, another poke! AHHHHHHHHHH!! It was SO COOL! I called my hubby, crying (lol). He of course thought something was wrong, and told me not to scare him like that, but he thought it was cool too. Since then, I have only felt one more poke, but I have also felt the flutters that I hear about. It feels like Baby is in there doing somersaults with arms and legs fully extended, lol! It's really sweet!!
Otherwise, I am doing pretty well. I'm still having some first trimester symptoms, mostly nausea early in morning and late at night. My belly is growing, and it's getting close to noticeable, especially when I wear a regular shirt, or a non-empire waist shirt. Somedays it still looks like I'm on the border between fat/pregnant. Also, "What to Expect" website says that "Your gums may be red and swollen", which they are, "it's extra-important to take good care of your mouth right now." (I'd really better start flossing....oops) And it says "Also, your now-cramped chest and abdomen (baby's growing fast!) might be making you a little short of breath." I haven't really experienced this yet. It seems awful early for Baby to be making my lungs cramped, but okay, if they say so...I guess it might make sense for a shorter person like myself.
On another note, I had a great weekend! My hubby has been having to work weekends for several weeks now, so it felt like I NEVER got to hang out with him. But, he had Saturday off! Yay! We got up and went out for breakfast (which we haven't done in forever, and I totally love doing!), we ran around doing errands and stuff for a while, took a nap, and went to a friends house for a birthday party. It was so awesome to be able to spend the whole day with him!
That's all I've got! Hope everyone has a great day!!
Otherwise, I am doing pretty well. I'm still having some first trimester symptoms, mostly nausea early in morning and late at night. My belly is growing, and it's getting close to noticeable, especially when I wear a regular shirt, or a non-empire waist shirt. Somedays it still looks like I'm on the border between fat/pregnant. Also, "What to Expect" website says that "Your gums may be red and swollen", which they are, "it's extra-important to take good care of your mouth right now." (I'd really better start flossing....oops) And it says "Also, your now-cramped chest and abdomen (baby's growing fast!) might be making you a little short of breath." I haven't really experienced this yet. It seems awful early for Baby to be making my lungs cramped, but okay, if they say so...I guess it might make sense for a shorter person like myself.
On another note, I had a great weekend! My hubby has been having to work weekends for several weeks now, so it felt like I NEVER got to hang out with him. But, he had Saturday off! Yay! We got up and went out for breakfast (which we haven't done in forever, and I totally love doing!), we ran around doing errands and stuff for a while, took a nap, and went to a friends house for a birthday party. It was so awesome to be able to spend the whole day with him!
That's all I've got! Hope everyone has a great day!!
Clicky Poll!
Well, tomorrow is the big ultrasound to find out boy or girl! I've added a clicky poll on the blog to get everyone's guesses! I can't wait to find out for sure!!!!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Week 13
Ho. Lee. Moley. This week Baby is getting fingerprints!! I don't even have words to describe how awesome/cute/sweet/amazing/etcetcetc that is!!!!! Fingerprints?!?! That means the little hands are fully developed and Baby is growing its very own identity that is unique to Baby and no one else! I really can't even tell you how that makes me feel....I just want to cry, it's so amazing! With every week that goes by, this little person comes closer and closer to being fully formed and ready to live in this world. You may think, well duh Erin! But, the perspective is totally different when that little person is growing inside of ME! I can still hardly comprehend that concept!!!
Also this week: Vocal cords are developing (aww, will Baby sing with Mommy??? I sure hope so :-D ). Baby is the size of a peach this week, so in honor of that, I am getting my dad to make his famous peach cobbler! Bones are developing in the arms and legs (how cool!). Intestines are moving into the correct place (kind of gross, but still cool, lol). Baby may be able to suck its thumb, which is not surprising after last week's ultrasound. In all of the pictures, Baby has its arms up at its head, so it wouldn't surprise me if the thumb made it into the mouth :-).
Me this week: This has been a bit of a rough week for me. I haven't been feeling well at all. My stomach has given me fits this week, and I have been pretty dizzy. I am getting through it though, and still loving every minute of it because I know that all of this is going to help bring my baby safely into this world. If I can just make it another week or 2, I will be feeling good a whole lot more often! Yay!
Update: I had my 1st trimester screening last week (that's what the ultrasound was technically for). The u/s tech said that she didn't see any problems. She found the nose bone, which is great because down syndrome babies usually are missing their nose bone. She measured the fluid against the back of the neck and she said it was the thinnest possible to even measure! I was a little alarmed for a moment, so I asked if that was good or bad, and she said the thinner the better, so I was pretty proud. My little one is doing it right already :-) Lol...She also sent off all of her findings to a lab as well as some blood from me, but I had not even thought about when I would hear about the results. I was also not even worried about it at all, since she was so confident that it was good; it didn't even cross my mind to worry! Well, this morning the doctor called and said he had the results and wasn't sure if anyone had called me yet. No one had, so he told me that the tests all came back 100% normal!!! Even though I wasn't worried, it is still a relief to hear good news! Thank you, Jesus! (And thanks to all those who have been and continue to pray for us!)
Well, I think that's all I've got for today! Hope everybody has a great and fantastic day :-D
(Just noticed, there's a lot of exclamation points in this post, lol)
Also this week: Vocal cords are developing (aww, will Baby sing with Mommy??? I sure hope so :-D ). Baby is the size of a peach this week, so in honor of that, I am getting my dad to make his famous peach cobbler! Bones are developing in the arms and legs (how cool!). Intestines are moving into the correct place (kind of gross, but still cool, lol). Baby may be able to suck its thumb, which is not surprising after last week's ultrasound. In all of the pictures, Baby has its arms up at its head, so it wouldn't surprise me if the thumb made it into the mouth :-).
Me this week: This has been a bit of a rough week for me. I haven't been feeling well at all. My stomach has given me fits this week, and I have been pretty dizzy. I am getting through it though, and still loving every minute of it because I know that all of this is going to help bring my baby safely into this world. If I can just make it another week or 2, I will be feeling good a whole lot more often! Yay!
Update: I had my 1st trimester screening last week (that's what the ultrasound was technically for). The u/s tech said that she didn't see any problems. She found the nose bone, which is great because down syndrome babies usually are missing their nose bone. She measured the fluid against the back of the neck and she said it was the thinnest possible to even measure! I was a little alarmed for a moment, so I asked if that was good or bad, and she said the thinner the better, so I was pretty proud. My little one is doing it right already :-) Lol...She also sent off all of her findings to a lab as well as some blood from me, but I had not even thought about when I would hear about the results. I was also not even worried about it at all, since she was so confident that it was good; it didn't even cross my mind to worry! Well, this morning the doctor called and said he had the results and wasn't sure if anyone had called me yet. No one had, so he told me that the tests all came back 100% normal!!! Even though I wasn't worried, it is still a relief to hear good news! Thank you, Jesus! (And thanks to all those who have been and continue to pray for us!)
Well, I think that's all I've got for today! Hope everybody has a great and fantastic day :-D
(Just noticed, there's a lot of exclamation points in this post, lol)
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
What a day
You may not want to read this if you don't want to hear about tummy problems....
I have gone for 12 weeks and not thrown up once. I was pretty proud of myself for this. That is, until this morning. I woke up this morning and felt awful, and I made it to the shower, but didn't even get in because I definitely had to throw up. I have to say, I felt somewhat better once I did, but still bad. I went and took a whole Zofran in the hopes that it would make me feel better. I haven't yet taken a whole one at a time, because I know the side effects it gives me, and because I'm stubborn and will only take the minimum amount necessary of medication. I didn't feel better hardly at all until about 11 am. (The sick-ness was at 6 am.) It's after 7pm now and I still don't feel great.
I have also felt REALLY dizzy today. The room was spinning even when I was sitting down. I had to get up really slowly and take a minute to get my balance before I could walk. I think that didn't help the way my stomach felt. It is very unsettling to have the world spinning all the time. It has gotten a little bit better throughout the day, but not totally better. I feel okay at least to drive, so that's better than earlier.
I'm getting closer and closer to my second trimester, so I think my body is saying to hold on, its not quite ready to let me be un-sick yet. Lol....It just had to sneak up and hit me upside the head at least once more before letting me feel good. I would also like to have my energy back. A lot of my preggo friends are a couple of weeks ahead of me, and all I see is people talking about how great it is to have their energy back. My house is a wreck, I could use some of it!! My poor hubby wouldn't mind dinner every once in a while too, I'm sure. Haha! I will have to say though, that he has been really sweet and not complained, and he's even made dinner a few times! :-)
Well, hopefully this day and its bad feelings will pass soon....hope everyone else is having a great week. Only 4 days to work this week! Yay!!
I have gone for 12 weeks and not thrown up once. I was pretty proud of myself for this. That is, until this morning. I woke up this morning and felt awful, and I made it to the shower, but didn't even get in because I definitely had to throw up. I have to say, I felt somewhat better once I did, but still bad. I went and took a whole Zofran in the hopes that it would make me feel better. I haven't yet taken a whole one at a time, because I know the side effects it gives me, and because I'm stubborn and will only take the minimum amount necessary of medication. I didn't feel better hardly at all until about 11 am. (The sick-ness was at 6 am.) It's after 7pm now and I still don't feel great.
I have also felt REALLY dizzy today. The room was spinning even when I was sitting down. I had to get up really slowly and take a minute to get my balance before I could walk. I think that didn't help the way my stomach felt. It is very unsettling to have the world spinning all the time. It has gotten a little bit better throughout the day, but not totally better. I feel okay at least to drive, so that's better than earlier.
I'm getting closer and closer to my second trimester, so I think my body is saying to hold on, its not quite ready to let me be un-sick yet. Lol....It just had to sneak up and hit me upside the head at least once more before letting me feel good. I would also like to have my energy back. A lot of my preggo friends are a couple of weeks ahead of me, and all I see is people talking about how great it is to have their energy back. My house is a wreck, I could use some of it!! My poor hubby wouldn't mind dinner every once in a while too, I'm sure. Haha! I will have to say though, that he has been really sweet and not complained, and he's even made dinner a few times! :-)
Well, hopefully this day and its bad feelings will pass soon....hope everyone else is having a great week. Only 4 days to work this week! Yay!!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Love
Hello week 12! This has been an amazing day with baby stuff. This week Baby is the size of a plum, 2 1/2 inches from head to butt. So big! I had my first trimester screening today, and it AWESOME! I'm in loooooooooooove!!!! It was the most awe-inspiring thing to look on that screen and see my baby. It actually is looking more baby-like and less alien-like now! Of course, there is still a bit of alien-likeness in there, but it's going away, lol. I posted pictures on my facebook page if anyone would like to see. It was really cool when Baby began to move around and was bouncing and holding it's arms up by it's ears most of the time. I could hardly breath when I realized I was watching the heartbeat on the screen. IT WAS SO COOL! The ultrasound tech also showed us the stomach and the bladder. I left there even more in love than I was before. Each time I say that, I think I can never feel more in love than this, but every time I do feel more in love. I really can't wait until I can feel Baby moving around in there :-) We got an "initial diagnosis" on gender, but it's not for sure, so we can't go telling everybody and buying a certain color. I can't wait to find out for sure and be able to tell everybody. I feel like it has given me another opportunity to bond with Baby, and I love to think that it's (that gender) rolling around and growing in there.
Well, that's it I think for this sappy post, I won't subject anyone anymore to my ramblings about my feelings :-) Have a great day!
Well, that's it I think for this sappy post, I won't subject anyone anymore to my ramblings about my feelings :-) Have a great day!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Mystery
Today's post is still a mystery...I can't decide on what to write about so I'm just gonna write about whatever comes to mind :-)
Happy September! I'm really hoping that it will bring cooler weather with it. Not winter, just a little cooler than this. I can't deal with over 90 degree weather any more. I would be happy with 70-ish, I think I could even deal with 60-ish. I love fall and spring because the temps are so great. I never can decide which one is my favorite, I just like the weather better than winter and summer. Walking back and forth on campus is no fun in the heat.
I'm in operations management class right now. I'm pretty much desperate for something to do because I am so bored. The professor just stands there and talks in this monotone voice the whole class. Nobody even asks questions or comments or anything. Maybe a little dialogue would make things a little more interesting? Anything would help I think, lol.
Today is a really busy day for me. I have work of course, from 6am-9am, then class from 9:30-12:15, then back to work until 4pm. Then I have to go straight home and let out the dogs, and turn around and leave again to be back at school for a meeting at 5. Then I have a late class from 6:30-9:15. Boo....I don't want to do anything after work. I have been told the meeting is very important, it is for Gamma Iota Sigma, the risk management organization I'm treasurer of. We are going to be getting everyone set up with the career center so they can get internships/jobs. I guess that wouldn't be so bad if I could go home afterwards...but I can't. I'm going to have to find some dinner on campus because I know I will be STARVING by that time. Then it's time to sit through another deathly boring class. Tax class is slightly useful at least. Maybe I can do my own taxes next year instead of paying someone to do them. Then it's straight home to my bed!
Yesterday was almost as busy, I had work 6-4 and class from 6:30-9:15. However, I had about an hour at home, which was super nice, so I got about a 30 minute nap in! I need so much sleep right now, it is just miserable on these really long days.
It has been several days now since I've had to take Zofran :-) (my anti-nausea medication in case someone doesn't know). I'm pretty glad that I am not having to take it so often now, it was causing some interesting side effects that I won't subject you to. Now I've had 3 days in the last 2 weeks where I have felt wonderful! Yesterday was one of those days, but I did get a little yucky later because I took too long between eating lunch and dinner. But once I ate something, I was good. On the days that I'm not nauseated, I am SO hungry! Today I have been feeling pretty good except for feeling like dying from hunger. Another "problem" I've been experiencing lately is tiredness. I feel exhausted all the time, but I know that's normal. I've also been a bit dizzy, but I called the doctor, and she said that it's because my hormones are peaking now so it's normal. I'm still having the stupid sniffles, I don't think I'll ever get rid of them! I think that may be the most frustrating thing, because all the other things were expected. Oh well...So hopefully now that I'm getting close to my second trimester, my nausea will continue to fade (into nothingness I'm praying....and quickly) and I will get a lot of energy back. I have so much stuff to do around the house that's left over from the last many weeks that I haven't been able to do anything, and it will be nice to get them done.
I have been informed that I need to post belly pics :-) I am starting to show a little bit now, and I totally love it! My brother took some for me a few weeks ago, but I really wasn't showing enough in them to post. The lighting was also weird so I never did post them. I need to get him to take some more, and in better light. If anybody knows a good place or has any good ideas, let me know. A better time of day would be good too. We did them at noon-ish last time, thus the bad light. I googled maternity portraits and got some good ideas....and saw some bad ideas, lol! I want to take some with my neice and nephew in them too, that would be so cute! Maybe I'll just take one in the meantime to show off until I get some good ones :-)
Wow, I came up with a bunch of stuff once I got started! Lol! I'll leave you with one last thought...Darius Rucker is an awesome singer, I just love to listen to his voice. That's all... :-) Have a great day!!
Happy September! I'm really hoping that it will bring cooler weather with it. Not winter, just a little cooler than this. I can't deal with over 90 degree weather any more. I would be happy with 70-ish, I think I could even deal with 60-ish. I love fall and spring because the temps are so great. I never can decide which one is my favorite, I just like the weather better than winter and summer. Walking back and forth on campus is no fun in the heat.
I'm in operations management class right now. I'm pretty much desperate for something to do because I am so bored. The professor just stands there and talks in this monotone voice the whole class. Nobody even asks questions or comments or anything. Maybe a little dialogue would make things a little more interesting? Anything would help I think, lol.
Today is a really busy day for me. I have work of course, from 6am-9am, then class from 9:30-12:15, then back to work until 4pm. Then I have to go straight home and let out the dogs, and turn around and leave again to be back at school for a meeting at 5. Then I have a late class from 6:30-9:15. Boo....I don't want to do anything after work. I have been told the meeting is very important, it is for Gamma Iota Sigma, the risk management organization I'm treasurer of. We are going to be getting everyone set up with the career center so they can get internships/jobs. I guess that wouldn't be so bad if I could go home afterwards...but I can't. I'm going to have to find some dinner on campus because I know I will be STARVING by that time. Then it's time to sit through another deathly boring class. Tax class is slightly useful at least. Maybe I can do my own taxes next year instead of paying someone to do them. Then it's straight home to my bed!
Yesterday was almost as busy, I had work 6-4 and class from 6:30-9:15. However, I had about an hour at home, which was super nice, so I got about a 30 minute nap in! I need so much sleep right now, it is just miserable on these really long days.
It has been several days now since I've had to take Zofran :-) (my anti-nausea medication in case someone doesn't know). I'm pretty glad that I am not having to take it so often now, it was causing some interesting side effects that I won't subject you to. Now I've had 3 days in the last 2 weeks where I have felt wonderful! Yesterday was one of those days, but I did get a little yucky later because I took too long between eating lunch and dinner. But once I ate something, I was good. On the days that I'm not nauseated, I am SO hungry! Today I have been feeling pretty good except for feeling like dying from hunger. Another "problem" I've been experiencing lately is tiredness. I feel exhausted all the time, but I know that's normal. I've also been a bit dizzy, but I called the doctor, and she said that it's because my hormones are peaking now so it's normal. I'm still having the stupid sniffles, I don't think I'll ever get rid of them! I think that may be the most frustrating thing, because all the other things were expected. Oh well...So hopefully now that I'm getting close to my second trimester, my nausea will continue to fade (into nothingness I'm praying....and quickly) and I will get a lot of energy back. I have so much stuff to do around the house that's left over from the last many weeks that I haven't been able to do anything, and it will be nice to get them done.
I have been informed that I need to post belly pics :-) I am starting to show a little bit now, and I totally love it! My brother took some for me a few weeks ago, but I really wasn't showing enough in them to post. The lighting was also weird so I never did post them. I need to get him to take some more, and in better light. If anybody knows a good place or has any good ideas, let me know. A better time of day would be good too. We did them at noon-ish last time, thus the bad light. I googled maternity portraits and got some good ideas....and saw some bad ideas, lol! I want to take some with my neice and nephew in them too, that would be so cute! Maybe I'll just take one in the meantime to show off until I get some good ones :-)
Wow, I came up with a bunch of stuff once I got started! Lol! I'll leave you with one last thought...Darius Rucker is an awesome singer, I just love to listen to his voice. That's all... :-) Have a great day!!
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