Wow, what a year! This has been a really big year for the McEntire household. These are some of the big things that happened to me and my family in 2010, in no particular order.
Blogging
I have wanted to start a blog for a while now, but I finally did it this year. Twice! I first created my fitness blog, and then this one, my personal one. I really enjoy blogging, it is a great creative outlet, and it allows me to share my life and my thoughts with lots of people. I wanted to do the fitness blog because as I did research and worked on getting myself healthy, I felt like I was learning valuable information that other people could use. So I wanted to share! Then, I had so much going on in my personal life that I wanted to create a personal blog to chronicle the craziness that is my life :-) I also find myself researching different topics, including all things pregnancy, and I wanted a place where I could share my knowledge and other adventures.
Being healthy/losing weight
I began the year with the goal to lose weight and be a more healthy person in general. That was part of the reason I created my fitness blog. I wanted a way to keep myself accountable and continue with my goals. I was doing really well in my quest to be healthy...until I got pregnant, haha! Then I was just struggling to eat at all, not worrying about what I was eating. And I had gotten my running to a really great time, but then it got to where I was lucky just to make it through the day! Oh well, I'll get back to that after March-ish of the upcoming year!
Preggers!
I will never forget July 13, 2010. That is the day that I found out we are having a BABY! I have since been documenting that adventure right here on this blog! It has been an unforgettable adventure so far, and will continue for the rest of our lives. I wouldn't trade any moment of it for the world. We love this little one so much already, it's almost unbelievable!
Senior year of school
I finally started my senior year of school! I can't wait to be done!
Grandma passing
On August 14th, my grandma went to be with Jesus. She has been and will continue to be missed. I wrote a tribute to her as one of my first posts on this blog. Love you, Grandma!
Jackson's arrival
My sweet and super adorable nephew, Jackson, joined us on May 17th! The first couple of weeks were rough, with him having to stay in the NICU, but God allowed him to be brought home finally. Jack has brought tons of joy and laughter into our lives, and we just love that he joined our family this year!
Remodeling, remodeling, and more remodeling
We have been doing SO much work to our house! Ok, well maybe it was mostly my awesome hubby doing the work, but you know what I mean, lol. :-) Hopefully it will all be done soon, and what has been done already is looking great!! It should be done in time for Andrew's arrival!
That's what happened in our lives last year. I may have forgotten some things, I dunno. Those are just what stuck out in my mind while making a quick list. So I guess they were some of the most important. 2010 was a fantastic year! Here's to an even better year in 2011!!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Glucose Test Results
Poop. :-( I failed my glucose test. Now I have to go back next Tuesday at 8:30 and do the 3 hour test. That means I have to fast starting at midnight, and then go in and have blood drawn. Then I have to drink an even sweeter drink than last time, and have blood taken every hour on the hour for 3 hours. So blood will be drawn FOUR times. :-( I'm super depressed now.
Oh, and I also have low iron so I have to take an iron supplement.
Grr.
Oh, and I also have low iron so I have to take an iron supplement.
Grr.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Our Christmas
Our Christmas was just great this year! I hope everyone else's was too!
We spent a lot of time with our families, which was the best part. I just love my family, and I am so lucky that I love my in-laws too!
On Christmas Eve, we went and made Christmas cookies for Santa with our neice who is 5. It was great fun, and she really enjoyed sharing with us the ones that weren't going on Santa's plate. She had the NORAD Santa tracker pulled up on the computer and kept leaving to check it ecstatically every 5 or 10 minutes. So funny! My nephew is only 7 months old so he wasn't quite ready this year to help with the cookies. Next year I'm sure he will though!
Christmas Day was even better! Santa brought me a beautiful necklace (a tennis necklace? I think that's what they're called)!! I love it!! Santa brought hubby a new alarm clock and a 3-set of bright green measuring tapes. So funny! He needed the alarm clock because his old one didn't work very well anymore, and the snooze button didn't work at all. He would end up beating on it while half-alseep to get it to shut up in the mornings. I was really afraid he was going to chuck it across the room one day. Hahaha! Now he has one that works and doesn't have to beat anymore! He also needed the measuring tapes because he has this funny habit of not being able to find one when he needs it, which isn't so good when he's trying to work on the house. Now he has one for every room that is being worked on! :-P
After seeing what Santa brought to the McEntire house, we headed over to his parents house for presents with my neice and nephew, and Christmas lunch. My neice of course enjoyed seeing all the new toys and stuff, and my nephew was too funny trying to figure out what to do. He enjoyed tearing the wrapping paper anyway! We got him a dump truck that moves and talks, but it kind of scared him, which was slightly funny. After the kids opening presents and everyone eating lunch, we headed to his grandparents house to see the rest of his family and hung out there for a little while. It was a crazy, driving-filled day--as you can tell! At least everyone is within a 45-minute drive of our house.
Then it was off to my parents for Christmas dinner and more gift exchanging! I got some really cute stuff, but I was most excited about the new Dyson vacuum I got!! Yay!! Haha....It might be sad that I'm excited about a vacuum cleaner, but I don't care! I've got it all put together now (okay okay, my wonderful hubby put it together), and it's ready to use as soon as I feel like getting up and using it :-P Hubby got some good stuff too, but we got a big laugh out of the big orange traffic cones he got.....(long story short- Ikind of definitely hit his truck while backing out of the driveway last week....umm oops?) Lol! So now, he can protect his truck from me. :-) Baby Andrew got some really cute stuff too! I have a small feeling that this little one might be just a bit spoiled! (Just a little bit! Hehehe) He got an A for his room that my sister hand painted, and a super adorable airplane decoration with his name on it! (Nursery theme=airplanes, fyi) He also got one of those blanket things that babies wear, that zip up and all. This one was actually cute! I hated most of the ones that I saw in the stores and stuff, they were just really ugly and not cute at all, but this one is super adorable!
I took some more belly pictures at my parents house, but I don't really like them. Regardless, here's some:
Oh, and did I mention that we got SNOW (!!) on Christmas?!?! It was beautiful! We haven't had a white Christmas in Charlotte in over 60 years! It started snowing mid- to late afternoon and snowed well into the day after Christmas. The dogs LOVED it! They are so weird....they hate rain but love snow....weirdos. Haha. Anyway, back to the snow....we got somewhere between 4-5 inches. It was great! The hubby really enjoyed taking out big green (our huge 4 wheel drive truck) and playing in the snow. (Don't worry- I was extra careful not to fall and get hurt, considering my newly increased clumsiness. Lol!) I would post some pictures of it, but I haven't loaded those onto my computer yet. I'll put some up once I do that though. It was such fun :-) The snow was a great ending to a great Christmas!
So, that was our Christmas! We are SO blessed :-) I can't wait until next Christmas when we get to have Andrew's first Christmas!!
We spent a lot of time with our families, which was the best part. I just love my family, and I am so lucky that I love my in-laws too!
On Christmas Eve, we went and made Christmas cookies for Santa with our neice who is 5. It was great fun, and she really enjoyed sharing with us the ones that weren't going on Santa's plate. She had the NORAD Santa tracker pulled up on the computer and kept leaving to check it ecstatically every 5 or 10 minutes. So funny! My nephew is only 7 months old so he wasn't quite ready this year to help with the cookies. Next year I'm sure he will though!
Christmas Day was even better! Santa brought me a beautiful necklace (a tennis necklace? I think that's what they're called)!! I love it!! Santa brought hubby a new alarm clock and a 3-set of bright green measuring tapes. So funny! He needed the alarm clock because his old one didn't work very well anymore, and the snooze button didn't work at all. He would end up beating on it while half-alseep to get it to shut up in the mornings. I was really afraid he was going to chuck it across the room one day. Hahaha! Now he has one that works and doesn't have to beat anymore! He also needed the measuring tapes because he has this funny habit of not being able to find one when he needs it, which isn't so good when he's trying to work on the house. Now he has one for every room that is being worked on! :-P
After seeing what Santa brought to the McEntire house, we headed over to his parents house for presents with my neice and nephew, and Christmas lunch. My neice of course enjoyed seeing all the new toys and stuff, and my nephew was too funny trying to figure out what to do. He enjoyed tearing the wrapping paper anyway! We got him a dump truck that moves and talks, but it kind of scared him, which was slightly funny. After the kids opening presents and everyone eating lunch, we headed to his grandparents house to see the rest of his family and hung out there for a little while. It was a crazy, driving-filled day--as you can tell! At least everyone is within a 45-minute drive of our house.
Then it was off to my parents for Christmas dinner and more gift exchanging! I got some really cute stuff, but I was most excited about the new Dyson vacuum I got!! Yay!! Haha....It might be sad that I'm excited about a vacuum cleaner, but I don't care! I've got it all put together now (okay okay, my wonderful hubby put it together), and it's ready to use as soon as I feel like getting up and using it :-P Hubby got some good stuff too, but we got a big laugh out of the big orange traffic cones he got.....(long story short- I
I took some more belly pictures at my parents house, but I don't really like them. Regardless, here's some:
Oh, and did I mention that we got SNOW (!!) on Christmas?!?! It was beautiful! We haven't had a white Christmas in Charlotte in over 60 years! It started snowing mid- to late afternoon and snowed well into the day after Christmas. The dogs LOVED it! They are so weird....they hate rain but love snow....weirdos. Haha. Anyway, back to the snow....we got somewhere between 4-5 inches. It was great! The hubby really enjoyed taking out big green (our huge 4 wheel drive truck) and playing in the snow. (Don't worry- I was extra careful not to fall and get hurt, considering my newly increased clumsiness. Lol!) I would post some pictures of it, but I haven't loaded those onto my computer yet. I'll put some up once I do that though. It was such fun :-) The snow was a great ending to a great Christmas!
So, that was our Christmas! We are SO blessed :-) I can't wait until next Christmas when we get to have Andrew's first Christmas!!
Week 29
We have a new fruit!
Okay so I don't know what kind of weird looking squash this is, but it's supposed to be a squash, lol.
My sweet Andrew is continuing to grow every day! He should be pushing 17 inches from head to foot, and between 2.5 and 3 lbs. Apparently, his height is now close to what it should be at birth. Not much new is going on with him, he's just going crazy in there most days. He has his lazy days, but mostly he moves a LOT. Space is getting scarce in there, so he may be slowing down in days to come. I'm supposed to be doing kick counts, but I feel so much movement that most days I forget about it because there's just no need. He's an energetic little booger :-) Pretty much the only things that he's doing are the same as last week: depositing fat, and finishing up his organs and systems.
I said last week that he should be changing positions from sideways to head down, but that I thought he hadn't started to shift. Well, I think he may have started his shift now! He seems to be halfway between sideways and head down now. It feels like his kicks are getting closer to the right side of my ribs, rather than the middle of my right side, and his punches and pokes are getting closer to my left hip rather than my left side or belly button. So hopefully, that means he has started positioning himself for arrival!!
Other than the kicks and punches, I can feel when he rolls over and moves his whole body around too. I know I keep saying this, but it is just the coolest thing! Also, at night when I'm laying down, I can press on this one spot just above my belly button, and I'm pretty sure I can feel his little knee! So freakin cute!!
Not many changes for me since last week, just counting down the days till he gets here! 78 days left!!! I'm mostly trying to get things ready for his grand entrance. He has a whole pile of stuff in my living room right now, since his room isn't ready to put stuff in. He got some really cute stuff for Christmas too! The kid isn't even here yet, and he gets presents! Lol! I need to start going through what I have and organizing it so it can be ready to put in his room. I know that when I have my baby showers, I will have tons more to organize! I'm also trying to get the rest of the house ready. I know that there will be plenty of people in and out of my house come March, so I want it to look nice--not like a tornado has come through. I'll let you know how that works out....lol!
Heartburn is still ridiculous, but I'm really trying to remember to take my medicine on time to keep it from getting too bad. I am really forgetful though! Even more so than normal, lol. If I don't write something down, I WILL forget, guaranteed. Also, my belly is SUPER ITCHY!! I have to keep oil and lotion on it as often as possible to avoid scratching it. I hear that scratching it makes the stretch marks worse, so I'm trying to stay away from it. But good heavens it just itches so bad sometimes!
I'm starting to have a little bit of trouble sleeping, and I definitely get up several times for potty breaks during the night. I HAVE to be in bed by 9 at the latest to not feel like I could fall asleep standing up the next day. Thank goodness for another long weekend coming up! I sleep as much as possible on those kinds of weekends!
Holy cow, am I clumsy or what?!?! Lol! I know that I was not exactly the most graceful person before, but I swear I am becoming more klutzy by the day! I keep running into door jambs and hitting myself with doors and dropping stuff all over the place. I find this pretty funny, though, thankfully. See this post where I talk about it a little bit and include a link to a funny article about it.
Okay, well that's all I've got for week 29! Yay me for getting it posted on the 1st day, not the last :-)
My sweet Andrew is continuing to grow every day! He should be pushing 17 inches from head to foot, and between 2.5 and 3 lbs. Apparently, his height is now close to what it should be at birth. Not much new is going on with him, he's just going crazy in there most days. He has his lazy days, but mostly he moves a LOT. Space is getting scarce in there, so he may be slowing down in days to come. I'm supposed to be doing kick counts, but I feel so much movement that most days I forget about it because there's just no need. He's an energetic little booger :-) Pretty much the only things that he's doing are the same as last week: depositing fat, and finishing up his organs and systems.
I said last week that he should be changing positions from sideways to head down, but that I thought he hadn't started to shift. Well, I think he may have started his shift now! He seems to be halfway between sideways and head down now. It feels like his kicks are getting closer to the right side of my ribs, rather than the middle of my right side, and his punches and pokes are getting closer to my left hip rather than my left side or belly button. So hopefully, that means he has started positioning himself for arrival!!
Other than the kicks and punches, I can feel when he rolls over and moves his whole body around too. I know I keep saying this, but it is just the coolest thing! Also, at night when I'm laying down, I can press on this one spot just above my belly button, and I'm pretty sure I can feel his little knee! So freakin cute!!
Not many changes for me since last week, just counting down the days till he gets here! 78 days left!!! I'm mostly trying to get things ready for his grand entrance. He has a whole pile of stuff in my living room right now, since his room isn't ready to put stuff in. He got some really cute stuff for Christmas too! The kid isn't even here yet, and he gets presents! Lol! I need to start going through what I have and organizing it so it can be ready to put in his room. I know that when I have my baby showers, I will have tons more to organize! I'm also trying to get the rest of the house ready. I know that there will be plenty of people in and out of my house come March, so I want it to look nice--not like a tornado has come through. I'll let you know how that works out....lol!
Heartburn is still ridiculous, but I'm really trying to remember to take my medicine on time to keep it from getting too bad. I am really forgetful though! Even more so than normal, lol. If I don't write something down, I WILL forget, guaranteed. Also, my belly is SUPER ITCHY!! I have to keep oil and lotion on it as often as possible to avoid scratching it. I hear that scratching it makes the stretch marks worse, so I'm trying to stay away from it. But good heavens it just itches so bad sometimes!
I'm starting to have a little bit of trouble sleeping, and I definitely get up several times for potty breaks during the night. I HAVE to be in bed by 9 at the latest to not feel like I could fall asleep standing up the next day. Thank goodness for another long weekend coming up! I sleep as much as possible on those kinds of weekends!
Holy cow, am I clumsy or what?!?! Lol! I know that I was not exactly the most graceful person before, but I swear I am becoming more klutzy by the day! I keep running into door jambs and hitting myself with doors and dropping stuff all over the place. I find this pretty funny, though, thankfully. See this post where I talk about it a little bit and include a link to a funny article about it.
Okay, well that's all I've got for week 29! Yay me for getting it posted on the 1st day, not the last :-)
Monday, December 27, 2010
28 weeks down, 12 to go!
Hello, 3rd trimester!!! It's nice to finally see you :-) Although, I'm not sure that I'm quite ready for you yet, as there is still SO much left to do!
I get so excited thinking about how soon little Mr. McEntire will be here! I so love to feel him moving around, and it is so cool to watch my stomach move. I like to feel my belly too while he's moving. I know I can feel parts of him, I just don't know what parts I'm feeling. When he's rolling around, I can touch my belly and feel him moving around under my hand. However, last night was different. I felt him moving around and I pushed back, and it was most definitely an arm or a leg!! So. freaking. cool!!! I can't hold my son in my arms yet, but I can touch him, and it's one of the most amazing things ever.
Since he's getting so big, here's what is happening with him this week:
He should be getting close to 16 in from head to foot, and weigh around 2.5 lbs. He now has over a 90% chance of survival if born early. His lungs are almost fully developed, which contributes to the survival chances. He is also able to dream when he sleeps. I wonder what he dreams about?! He is supposedly starting to turn into the upside down position to get ready for birth. I dunno about that, since it still seems that he is sideways, from the way he kicks me and rolls around. But maybe he is and I just can't feel it yet. He can also cough now, in addition to his blinking, sucking, hiccuping, and practice breathing. I assume that the coughing is a byproduct of his lungs developing more and more. His biggest job for now is to put the finishing touches on all of his main organs and systems, like his brain, lungs and liver. He is also gaining fat deposits, and should be around 2-3% body fat now. What a sweet, scrawny little thing :-) Lol!
His mommy, however, is not the least bit scrawny! I haven't been weighing myself as much, mostly because I don't even want to know, haha! I know that I'm still in the healthy range for sure, but I think I'd rather not know most days! I haven't gotten back the results of my glucose test, which is slightly surprising, but I guess it's just backed up because it's the holidays and such. I can definitely tell he's getting bigger. I can feel when he is sitting lower or higher. When he's lower, my hips and the bottom of my "bump" hurt. Well, the bottom of my bump doesn't really hurt so much as it feels really pressed and I can feel the increased pressure from him sitting there. When he's higher, my lungs and stomach feel more squished than normal. My heartburn is getting FIERCE if I am even 20-30 minutes late taking my medicine. So I have to really pay attention and make sure I take it on time (riiiiiight...good luck remembering), lol! Also, I have to pee....CONSTANTLY. Sometimes it feels like I go every 5 minutes! Of course, when he's sitting low or kicking my bladder, it makes it worse and I have to go more often. I have had a few Braxton Hicks things, but not many thank goodness. I noticed this weekend that my feet are starting to swell visibly. Before, it just felt like my shoes were a little tight, but on Saturday I could definitely see that they were swollen. They usually hurt by the end of the day too. I can't really stay off of them any more than I already am; I feel like I sit on my butt most of the day as it is. And in trying to stay off my feet, I sometimes just get tired of sitting and I just have to get up and move around! Not a huge deal really, just slightly annoying. Oh, I also signed us up for the childbirth classes (finally). I had been procrastinating on that, haha. But it's all set now! And I'm glad I finally did it, I feel better now that I have and I don't have to think about it any more. (I really should know better by now, to stop procrastinating!)
Surprisingly, I am getting this post up before the actual week is over! Haha! Yay me :-)
I get so excited thinking about how soon little Mr. McEntire will be here! I so love to feel him moving around, and it is so cool to watch my stomach move. I like to feel my belly too while he's moving. I know I can feel parts of him, I just don't know what parts I'm feeling. When he's rolling around, I can touch my belly and feel him moving around under my hand. However, last night was different. I felt him moving around and I pushed back, and it was most definitely an arm or a leg!! So. freaking. cool!!! I can't hold my son in my arms yet, but I can touch him, and it's one of the most amazing things ever.
Since he's getting so big, here's what is happening with him this week:
He should be getting close to 16 in from head to foot, and weigh around 2.5 lbs. He now has over a 90% chance of survival if born early. His lungs are almost fully developed, which contributes to the survival chances. He is also able to dream when he sleeps. I wonder what he dreams about?! He is supposedly starting to turn into the upside down position to get ready for birth. I dunno about that, since it still seems that he is sideways, from the way he kicks me and rolls around. But maybe he is and I just can't feel it yet. He can also cough now, in addition to his blinking, sucking, hiccuping, and practice breathing. I assume that the coughing is a byproduct of his lungs developing more and more. His biggest job for now is to put the finishing touches on all of his main organs and systems, like his brain, lungs and liver. He is also gaining fat deposits, and should be around 2-3% body fat now. What a sweet, scrawny little thing :-) Lol!
His mommy, however, is not the least bit scrawny! I haven't been weighing myself as much, mostly because I don't even want to know, haha! I know that I'm still in the healthy range for sure, but I think I'd rather not know most days! I haven't gotten back the results of my glucose test, which is slightly surprising, but I guess it's just backed up because it's the holidays and such. I can definitely tell he's getting bigger. I can feel when he is sitting lower or higher. When he's lower, my hips and the bottom of my "bump" hurt. Well, the bottom of my bump doesn't really hurt so much as it feels really pressed and I can feel the increased pressure from him sitting there. When he's higher, my lungs and stomach feel more squished than normal. My heartburn is getting FIERCE if I am even 20-30 minutes late taking my medicine. So I have to really pay attention and make sure I take it on time (riiiiiight...good luck remembering), lol! Also, I have to pee....CONSTANTLY. Sometimes it feels like I go every 5 minutes! Of course, when he's sitting low or kicking my bladder, it makes it worse and I have to go more often. I have had a few Braxton Hicks things, but not many thank goodness. I noticed this weekend that my feet are starting to swell visibly. Before, it just felt like my shoes were a little tight, but on Saturday I could definitely see that they were swollen. They usually hurt by the end of the day too. I can't really stay off of them any more than I already am; I feel like I sit on my butt most of the day as it is. And in trying to stay off my feet, I sometimes just get tired of sitting and I just have to get up and move around! Not a huge deal really, just slightly annoying. Oh, I also signed us up for the childbirth classes (finally). I had been procrastinating on that, haha. But it's all set now! And I'm glad I finally did it, I feel better now that I have and I don't have to think about it any more. (I really should know better by now, to stop procrastinating!)
Surprisingly, I am getting this post up before the actual week is over! Haha! Yay me :-)
Funny article
I read a pretty funny article a while back, but forgot to post it. I found it again this weekend and laughed just as hard, so I thought I'd let everyone else in on the amusement. I don't know if you'll find it as funny as I did, but I thought it was pretty darn funny. It's pregnancy related, by the way, and talks about how this woman becomes such a klutz when pregnant. I found it so funny because I do some of these things even when I'm not pregnant! In fact, I'm laughing right now just thinking about it! :-D Please enjoy this article and let me know if you find it as amusing as I did!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
My Grown-Up Christmas List
Isn't it strange how our Christmas Lists change as we become adults? In fact, my list has grown to include many intangibles as opposed to things and tangible goods. The things that make me happy in life are no longer toys or dolls or "presents", but family and friends and memories. But don't forget the things like vacuum cleaners and other "house-y" stuff that would have made me cringe as a child, lol! :-) Maybe it's not really strange. I understand that it is a reflection of where we are at in life. As children, the place we are at in life is consumed by figuring out how much time we can spend playing instead of doing homework, and having things to play with. As adult, we are concerned more with life and our house and our family, so those are the things we concentrate on. Of course, there are adult "toys" (don't take that the wrong way....wait for what I mean) as well, such as fast/ expensive cars or motorcycles that some people (not including myself) want. For me, here is a list of what I want for Christmas:
1. For my sweet little baby to be born healthy and happy. I would be happy with nothing else but this. I can't wait to meet my sweet one!
2. A new vacuum cleaner. Lol!
3. For my house remodeling to be finished! My awesome hubby is working so hard on our house, and is doing a wonderful job. I just can't wait for it to be done :-)
4. Graduation! I can't wait to graduate and be done with school! I want to graduate with good grades, and honors, I hope.
5. Cooking skills. I really wish I could cook. Obviously, cooking skills are not something someone can give as a gift, but I just need to practice. Maybe this should be a New Years Resolution instead? Haha
6. For the economy to recover. It makes my heart sad to know that the current situation is causing people and families to hurt, and I can't imagine having to worry about how to provide a Christmas for my children. So many people are in need of a job, and if the economy would spring back, that would help greatly.
7. For my car to work properly. Hopefully this will be solved this week!
8. For my hubby to have a job closer to home. I know this isn't going to change, but I can still wish for it.
That's all I've got for this Christmas!
1. For my sweet little baby to be born healthy and happy. I would be happy with nothing else but this. I can't wait to meet my sweet one!
2. A new vacuum cleaner. Lol!
3. For my house remodeling to be finished! My awesome hubby is working so hard on our house, and is doing a wonderful job. I just can't wait for it to be done :-)
4. Graduation! I can't wait to graduate and be done with school! I want to graduate with good grades, and honors, I hope.
5. Cooking skills. I really wish I could cook. Obviously, cooking skills are not something someone can give as a gift, but I just need to practice. Maybe this should be a New Years Resolution instead? Haha
6. For the economy to recover. It makes my heart sad to know that the current situation is causing people and families to hurt, and I can't imagine having to worry about how to provide a Christmas for my children. So many people are in need of a job, and if the economy would spring back, that would help greatly.
7. For my car to work properly. Hopefully this will be solved this week!
8. For my hubby to have a job closer to home. I know this isn't going to change, but I can still wish for it.
That's all I've got for this Christmas!
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Body Image
You are not your bra-size, nor are you the width of your waist, nor are you the slenderness of your calves. You are not your hair color, your skin color, nor are you a shade of lipstick. Your shoe-size is of no consequence. You are not defined by the amount of attention you get from males, females, or any combination thereof. You are not the number of sit-ups you can do, nor are you the number of calories in a day. You are not your mustache. You are not the hair on your legs. You are not a little red dress.What a statement on body image. I love the last line the best: "You are beautiful not for the shape of the vessel, but for the volume of the soul it carries." Wow.
You are no amalgam of these things.You are the content of your character. You are the ambitions that drive you. You are the goals that you set. You are the things that you laugh at and the words that you say. You are the thoughts you think and the things you wonder. You are beautiful and desirable not for the clique you attend, but for the spark of life within you that compels you to make your life a full and meaningful one. You are beautiful not for the shape of the vessel, but for the volume of the soul it carries.
Glucose Test & Week 27
89 days left ...wow! Time just keeps flying by! And my little Andrew just keeps getting bigger!
This week, he should weigh over 2 lbs, and measure almost 10 in from head to butt, and around 15 in from head to feet! He is working on developing muscle coordination and is super inquisitive. He is exploring everything in his environment and working on developing his lungs and lung functions. He should also be able to recognize my voice, and probably his daddy's :-) His tastebuds are almost fully developed, and he actually has more taste buds now than he will when he is born.
I had my monthly doctor's appointment this week. He said I am measuring right on schedule, and that everything looks good. I also had to do my glucose test, to see if I am developing Gestational Diabetes. I was less worried about the results than I was about the test itself! Lol! I have heard horrible things (as well as not so horrible things) about the test, and I was dreading having blood drawn. I drank the sweet stuff -- it wasn't all that bad really. It was orange-y tasting, and super duper sweet, but not disgusting like I was afraid it would be. It wouldn't be something I would choose to drink in the future, lol, but it wasn't as horrible as I thought it would be. I know that it makes some people sick, but it didn't make me sick, thankfully. And I did really good with the blood being taken. I didn't hardly feel light-headed even! I think it helped to know that the lab lady that takes the blood is really good, so I was less nervous about it. It barely hurt, and I only have the littlest bruise! I don't know how long it will take to get the results. But I will let everyone know how it turns out!
Also recently, I am starting to feel rather.....stretched........and cramped......at the same time. How is that even possible? Lol... I feel cramped because the little munchkin is growing so much, and he is starting to squish my stomach and lungs. I can't eat very much at one time because I'll feel miserable afterwards if I do. It feels like everything I eat is being squished back upwards....sorry if that's kind of gross, haha, but it's true. I can also tell when he is sitting up higher because it gets hard to breathe. I find myself short of breath a little bit when I'm doing nothing more than watching TV. At least it's making me sit up straighter! I also feel stretched...well my skin feels stretched more than anything. I have to put lotion or oil on my stomach at least twice a day, otherwise I will itch and my skin will feel terrible. The lower part of my abdomen is what feels stretched, more so than my upper abdomen (which feels cramped). I assume that's because that is where Andrew is, and he's pushing everything else into my upper abdomen. But that's just my non-medical, unscientific opinion. I could be wrong. (But as my husband would agree to, I'm usually not wrong...hehe)
I'm still tired, and I don't expect that that will go away any time soon. I hope to get caught up on my rest over winter break so that I can be ready for school to start again in January. I also have started to have a little bit of swelling. It is not bad yet, but I have noticed this week that my rings are leaving little indentions on my fingers, and certain shoes are a little tight. The doctor said that was perfectly normal, and he wouldn't be worried about it unless it was severe (which could signal preeclampsia). He also gave me some tips to help control it, such as laying down for a few minutes in mid morning and mid afternoon, and wearing a pregnancy belt to hold the weight of my belly off of the nerves and veins leading to my legs. I can't really lay down mid morning since I'll be at work, but I do have a stool under my desk so that I can put my feet up, so that helps. He also said that getting up and moving around often will help; it keeps the blood flowing and fluids moving, keeping them from settling.
Oh, and I now weigh more than I have in my entire life. Just thought I'd throw that out there. I've gained 14 lbs, which puts me at 141. Blech. Did I mention I feel like a cow? Or maybe a house? And I'm not even close to being as big as I'm going to be. And, yes, before you start lecturing, I do realize that I am supposed to and allowed to gain weight being pregnant. I am well within the healthy range and right on target for where I'm supposed to be. So there. I'm still allowed to feel huge. :-P
Another random observation: If I stand straight up and look down, I can't see my toes. I have to lean over about an inch or two and I can see them again. Just thought I'd share that little tidbit...
I promise that with all of this info I have shared, I am not trying to scare or discourage anyone from being pregnant. It is still by far the most amazing thing I have ever experienced. I just want to honestly and openly share what is going on with me, as it is happening. I hope that you find all of this informative and helpful, and possibly uplifting and encouraging. I would do all of this over again in a heartbeat because the reward is so amazing. I would never take back any of the experiences I have had during the last 27 weeks! I already love this little booger too much :-D
Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! It's been snowing some here today, yay! Have a great week!!
This week, he should weigh over 2 lbs, and measure almost 10 in from head to butt, and around 15 in from head to feet! He is working on developing muscle coordination and is super inquisitive. He is exploring everything in his environment and working on developing his lungs and lung functions. He should also be able to recognize my voice, and probably his daddy's :-) His tastebuds are almost fully developed, and he actually has more taste buds now than he will when he is born.
I had my monthly doctor's appointment this week. He said I am measuring right on schedule, and that everything looks good. I also had to do my glucose test, to see if I am developing Gestational Diabetes. I was less worried about the results than I was about the test itself! Lol! I have heard horrible things (as well as not so horrible things) about the test, and I was dreading having blood drawn. I drank the sweet stuff -- it wasn't all that bad really. It was orange-y tasting, and super duper sweet, but not disgusting like I was afraid it would be. It wouldn't be something I would choose to drink in the future, lol, but it wasn't as horrible as I thought it would be. I know that it makes some people sick, but it didn't make me sick, thankfully. And I did really good with the blood being taken. I didn't hardly feel light-headed even! I think it helped to know that the lab lady that takes the blood is really good, so I was less nervous about it. It barely hurt, and I only have the littlest bruise! I don't know how long it will take to get the results. But I will let everyone know how it turns out!
Also recently, I am starting to feel rather.....stretched........and cramped......at the same time. How is that even possible? Lol... I feel cramped because the little munchkin is growing so much, and he is starting to squish my stomach and lungs. I can't eat very much at one time because I'll feel miserable afterwards if I do. It feels like everything I eat is being squished back upwards....sorry if that's kind of gross, haha, but it's true. I can also tell when he is sitting up higher because it gets hard to breathe. I find myself short of breath a little bit when I'm doing nothing more than watching TV. At least it's making me sit up straighter! I also feel stretched...well my skin feels stretched more than anything. I have to put lotion or oil on my stomach at least twice a day, otherwise I will itch and my skin will feel terrible. The lower part of my abdomen is what feels stretched, more so than my upper abdomen (which feels cramped). I assume that's because that is where Andrew is, and he's pushing everything else into my upper abdomen. But that's just my non-medical, unscientific opinion. I could be wrong. (But as my husband would agree to, I'm usually not wrong...hehe)
I'm still tired, and I don't expect that that will go away any time soon. I hope to get caught up on my rest over winter break so that I can be ready for school to start again in January. I also have started to have a little bit of swelling. It is not bad yet, but I have noticed this week that my rings are leaving little indentions on my fingers, and certain shoes are a little tight. The doctor said that was perfectly normal, and he wouldn't be worried about it unless it was severe (which could signal preeclampsia). He also gave me some tips to help control it, such as laying down for a few minutes in mid morning and mid afternoon, and wearing a pregnancy belt to hold the weight of my belly off of the nerves and veins leading to my legs. I can't really lay down mid morning since I'll be at work, but I do have a stool under my desk so that I can put my feet up, so that helps. He also said that getting up and moving around often will help; it keeps the blood flowing and fluids moving, keeping them from settling.
Oh, and I now weigh more than I have in my entire life. Just thought I'd throw that out there. I've gained 14 lbs, which puts me at 141. Blech. Did I mention I feel like a cow? Or maybe a house? And I'm not even close to being as big as I'm going to be. And, yes, before you start lecturing, I do realize that I am supposed to and allowed to gain weight being pregnant. I am well within the healthy range and right on target for where I'm supposed to be. So there. I'm still allowed to feel huge. :-P
Another random observation: If I stand straight up and look down, I can't see my toes. I have to lean over about an inch or two and I can see them again. Just thought I'd share that little tidbit...
I promise that with all of this info I have shared, I am not trying to scare or discourage anyone from being pregnant. It is still by far the most amazing thing I have ever experienced. I just want to honestly and openly share what is going on with me, as it is happening. I hope that you find all of this informative and helpful, and possibly uplifting and encouraging. I would do all of this over again in a heartbeat because the reward is so amazing. I would never take back any of the experiences I have had during the last 27 weeks! I already love this little booger too much :-D
Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! It's been snowing some here today, yay! Have a great week!!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Week 26
Week 26 = 96 days to go!!!! 26 weeks down, 14 left! Some of my friends who are also pregnant are due within the next couple of weeks, and I am so jealous! Although, maybe it's good, because the house is NOT ready for baby :-) I am now registered....kind of. Which is an improvement over week 25. Lol. I started the registry at Babies R Us, but some of it needs to be fixed. Apparently I scanned some girl stuff instead of the boy item. Oops! Oh well...and I still need to get registered at Target.
I know that this post is late this week, but you'll have to forgive me. It's finals week at school so I've beencramming studying for and taking final exams. Booooooo! But, now some of the hardest/most annoying ones are DONE! Yay for being done with Operations Management and Audit FOREVER and never having to think about them again! Hehehe :-)
Back to the subject at hand....Baby Andrew! He is between 1.5-2 lbs, measures about 9-10 in from head to butt, and would be a foot tall if fully stretched out!! His hearing is now fully developed and his sight is almost there. His eyes are beginning to open this week too! How adorable! If I could see his eyes, they would be blue. Apparently, all baby's eyes are blue in the womb, and don't develop their lifelong color until a few months after birth. And since his hearing is developed now, he can respond to any loud noises or bright lights with kicks or movement. Cute!
He definitely has patterns of sleeping and waking now. He moves A LOT in the morning and in the evening, and only moves a little in the afternoons. I started doing kick counts, even though I don't have to yet. You're supposed to count 10 movements in an hour, or two hours if you can't get 10 in an hour, but I can usually get 10 in about 10 seconds! Lol! This little munchkin is crazy!!
As far as mommy goes, boy have I been super moody this week! I guess it's a combo of finals stress/hormones/tiredness or something like that. And speaking of tiredness, sleep is becoming a precious commodity. Between the mulitple trips to pee in the middle of the night and the cramps in my legs, I can't seem to get a good nights sleep. I went to bed last night at 8:00 and I'm still tired! Craziness.... And those cramps are no joke! I have had the WORST Charlie Horse cramps in my legs the past 2 nights. They wake me up and I have to get up and walk around for my muscles to loosen up. Oh well....God's way of preparing me for a new born! :-)
Otherwise, I'm feeling pretty good! I hope everyone is having a good week, but I know I can't wait for it to be over!
I know that this post is late this week, but you'll have to forgive me. It's finals week at school so I've been
Back to the subject at hand....Baby Andrew! He is between 1.5-2 lbs, measures about 9-10 in from head to butt, and would be a foot tall if fully stretched out!! His hearing is now fully developed and his sight is almost there. His eyes are beginning to open this week too! How adorable! If I could see his eyes, they would be blue. Apparently, all baby's eyes are blue in the womb, and don't develop their lifelong color until a few months after birth. And since his hearing is developed now, he can respond to any loud noises or bright lights with kicks or movement. Cute!
He definitely has patterns of sleeping and waking now. He moves A LOT in the morning and in the evening, and only moves a little in the afternoons. I started doing kick counts, even though I don't have to yet. You're supposed to count 10 movements in an hour, or two hours if you can't get 10 in an hour, but I can usually get 10 in about 10 seconds! Lol! This little munchkin is crazy!!
As far as mommy goes, boy have I been super moody this week! I guess it's a combo of finals stress/hormones/tiredness or something like that. And speaking of tiredness, sleep is becoming a precious commodity. Between the mulitple trips to pee in the middle of the night and the cramps in my legs, I can't seem to get a good nights sleep. I went to bed last night at 8:00 and I'm still tired! Craziness.... And those cramps are no joke! I have had the WORST Charlie Horse cramps in my legs the past 2 nights. They wake me up and I have to get up and walk around for my muscles to loosen up. Oh well....God's way of preparing me for a new born! :-)
Otherwise, I'm feeling pretty good! I hope everyone is having a good week, but I know I can't wait for it to be over!
Monday, December 13, 2010
Hilarious!
Okay, I got this via email from a friend....it is quite possibly the most hilarious thing I have read in a long time. I had tears rolling down my face, and I couldn't breathe when I was reading it! Enjoy :-D
We have a fox terrier by the name of Jasper. He came to us in the summer of 2001 from the fox terrier rescue program . For those of you, who are unfamiliar with this type of adoption, imagine taking in a 10 year old child about whom you know nothing and committing to doing your best to be a good parent. Like a child, the dog came with his own idiosyncrasies. He will only sleep on the bed, on top of the covers, nuzzled as close to my face as he can get without actually performing a French kiss on me.
Lest you think this is a bad case of 'no discipline,' I should tell you that Perry and I tried every means to break him of this habit including locking him in a separate bedroom for several nights. The new door cost over $200. But I digress.
Five weeks ago we began remodeling our house. Although the cost of the project is downright obnoxious, it was 20 years overdue AND it got me out of cooking Thanksgiving for family, extended family, and a lot of friends that I like more than family most of the time. I was assigned the task of preparing 124 of my famous yeast dinner rolls for the two Thanksgiving feasts we did attend.
I am still cursing the electrician for getting the new oven hooked up so quickly. It was the only appliance in the whole darn house that worked, thus the assignment. I made the decision to cook the rolls on Wed evening to reheat Thurs am. Since the kitchen was freshly painted, you can imagine the odor. Not wanting the rolls to smell like Sherwin Williams #586, I put the rolls on baking sheets and set them in the living room to rise for a few hours. Perry and I decided to go out to eat, returning in about an hour. The rolls were ready to go in the oven.
It was 8:30 PM. When I went to the living room to retrieve the pans, much to my shock one whole pan of 12 rolls was empty. I called out to Jasper and my worst nightmare became a reality. He literally wobbled over to me. He looked like a combination of the Pillsbury dough boy and the Michelin Tire man wrapped up in fur. He groaned when he walked. I swear even his cheeks were bloated. I ran to the phone and called our vet. After a few seconds of uproarious laughter, he told me the dog would probably be OK, however, I needed to give him Pepto Bismol every 2 hours for the rest of the night.
God only knows why I thought a dog would like Pepto Bismol any more than my kids did when they were sick. Suffice it to say that by the time we went to bed the dog was black, white and pink. He was so bloated we had to lift him onto the bed for the night.
We arose at 7:30 and as we always do first thing; put the dog out to relieve himself. Well, the dog was as drunk as a sailor on his first leave. He was running into walls, falling flat on his butt and most of the time when he was walking his front half was going one direction and the other half was either dragging the grass or headed 90 degrees in another direction. He couldn't lift his leg to pee, so he would just walk and pee at the same time. When he ran down the small incline in our back yard he couldn't stop himself and nearly ended up running into the fence.
His pupils were dilated and he was as dizzy as a loon. I endured another few seconds of laughter from the vet (second call within 12 hours) before he explained that the yeast had fermented in his belly and that he was indeed drunk. He assured me that, not unlike most binges we humans go through, it would wear off after about 4 or 5 hours and to keep giving him Pepto Bismol.
Afraid to leave him by himself in the house, Perry and I loaded him up and took him with us to my sister's house for the first Thanksgiving meal of the day. My sister lives outside of Muskogee on a ranch, (10 to 15 minute drive). Rolls firmly secured in the trunk (124 less 12) and drunk dog leaning from the back seat onto the console of the car between Perry and I, we took off. Now I know you probably don't believe that dogs burp, but believe me when I say that after eating a tray of risen unbaked yeast rolls, DOGS WILL BURP. These burps were pure Old Charter. They would have matched or beat any smell in a drunk tank at the police station. But that's not the worst of it. Now he was beginning to fart and they smelled like baked rolls. God strike me dead if I am not telling the truth! We endured this for the entire trip to Karen's, thankful she didn't live any further away than she did.
Once Jasper was firmly placed in my sister's garage with the door locked, we finally sat down to enjoy our first Thanksgiving meal of the day. The dog was the topic of conversation all morning long and everyone made trips to the garage to witness my drunken dog, each returning with a tale of Jasper's latest endeavor to walk without running into something. Of course, as the old adage goes, 'what goes in must come out' and Jasper was no exception.
Granted if it had been me that had eaten 12 risen, unbaked yeast rolls, you might as well have put a concrete block up my behind, but alas a dog's digestive system is quite different from yours or mine. I discovered this was a mixed blessing when we prepared to leave Karen's house. Having discovered his 'packages' on the garage floor, we loaded him up in the car so we could hose down the floor.
This was another naive decision on our part. The blast of water from the hose hit the poop on the floor and the poop on the floor withstood the blast from the hose. It was like Portland cement beginning to set up and cure. We finally tried to remove it with a shovel. I (obviously no one else was going to offer their services) had to get on my hands and knees with a coarse brush to get the remnants off of the floor. And as if this wasn't degrading enough, the darn dog in his drunken state had walked through the poop and left paw prints all over the garage floor that had to be brushed too.
Well, by this time the dog was sobering up nicely so we took him home and dropped him off before we left for our second Thanksgiving dinner at Perry's sister's house.
I am happy to report that as of today (Monday) the dog is back to normal both in size and temperament. He has had a bath and is no longer tricolor. None the worse for wear I presume. I am also happy to report that just this evening I found 2 risen unbaked yeast rolls hidden inside my closet door.
It appears he must have come to his senses after eating 10 of them but decided hiding 2 of them for later would not be a bad idea. Now, I'm doing research on the computer as to: 'How to clean unbaked dough from the carpet.'
And how was your day?
We have a fox terrier by the name of Jasper. He came to us in the summer of 2001 from the fox terrier rescue program . For those of you, who are unfamiliar with this type of adoption, imagine taking in a 10 year old child about whom you know nothing and committing to doing your best to be a good parent. Like a child, the dog came with his own idiosyncrasies. He will only sleep on the bed, on top of the covers, nuzzled as close to my face as he can get without actually performing a French kiss on me.
Lest you think this is a bad case of 'no discipline,' I should tell you that Perry and I tried every means to break him of this habit including locking him in a separate bedroom for several nights. The new door cost over $200. But I digress.
Five weeks ago we began remodeling our house. Although the cost of the project is downright obnoxious, it was 20 years overdue AND it got me out of cooking Thanksgiving for family, extended family, and a lot of friends that I like more than family most of the time. I was assigned the task of preparing 124 of my famous yeast dinner rolls for the two Thanksgiving feasts we did attend.
I am still cursing the electrician for getting the new oven hooked up so quickly. It was the only appliance in the whole darn house that worked, thus the assignment. I made the decision to cook the rolls on Wed evening to reheat Thurs am. Since the kitchen was freshly painted, you can imagine the odor. Not wanting the rolls to smell like Sherwin Williams #586, I put the rolls on baking sheets and set them in the living room to rise for a few hours. Perry and I decided to go out to eat, returning in about an hour. The rolls were ready to go in the oven.
It was 8:30 PM. When I went to the living room to retrieve the pans, much to my shock one whole pan of 12 rolls was empty. I called out to Jasper and my worst nightmare became a reality. He literally wobbled over to me. He looked like a combination of the Pillsbury dough boy and the Michelin Tire man wrapped up in fur. He groaned when he walked. I swear even his cheeks were bloated. I ran to the phone and called our vet. After a few seconds of uproarious laughter, he told me the dog would probably be OK, however, I needed to give him Pepto Bismol every 2 hours for the rest of the night.
God only knows why I thought a dog would like Pepto Bismol any more than my kids did when they were sick. Suffice it to say that by the time we went to bed the dog was black, white and pink. He was so bloated we had to lift him onto the bed for the night.
We arose at 7:30 and as we always do first thing; put the dog out to relieve himself. Well, the dog was as drunk as a sailor on his first leave. He was running into walls, falling flat on his butt and most of the time when he was walking his front half was going one direction and the other half was either dragging the grass or headed 90 degrees in another direction. He couldn't lift his leg to pee, so he would just walk and pee at the same time. When he ran down the small incline in our back yard he couldn't stop himself and nearly ended up running into the fence.
His pupils were dilated and he was as dizzy as a loon. I endured another few seconds of laughter from the vet (second call within 12 hours) before he explained that the yeast had fermented in his belly and that he was indeed drunk. He assured me that, not unlike most binges we humans go through, it would wear off after about 4 or 5 hours and to keep giving him Pepto Bismol.
Afraid to leave him by himself in the house, Perry and I loaded him up and took him with us to my sister's house for the first Thanksgiving meal of the day. My sister lives outside of Muskogee on a ranch, (10 to 15 minute drive). Rolls firmly secured in the trunk (124 less 12) and drunk dog leaning from the back seat onto the console of the car between Perry and I, we took off. Now I know you probably don't believe that dogs burp, but believe me when I say that after eating a tray of risen unbaked yeast rolls, DOGS WILL BURP. These burps were pure Old Charter. They would have matched or beat any smell in a drunk tank at the police station. But that's not the worst of it. Now he was beginning to fart and they smelled like baked rolls. God strike me dead if I am not telling the truth! We endured this for the entire trip to Karen's, thankful she didn't live any further away than she did.
Once Jasper was firmly placed in my sister's garage with the door locked, we finally sat down to enjoy our first Thanksgiving meal of the day. The dog was the topic of conversation all morning long and everyone made trips to the garage to witness my drunken dog, each returning with a tale of Jasper's latest endeavor to walk without running into something. Of course, as the old adage goes, 'what goes in must come out' and Jasper was no exception.
Granted if it had been me that had eaten 12 risen, unbaked yeast rolls, you might as well have put a concrete block up my behind, but alas a dog's digestive system is quite different from yours or mine. I discovered this was a mixed blessing when we prepared to leave Karen's house. Having discovered his 'packages' on the garage floor, we loaded him up in the car so we could hose down the floor.
This was another naive decision on our part. The blast of water from the hose hit the poop on the floor and the poop on the floor withstood the blast from the hose. It was like Portland cement beginning to set up and cure. We finally tried to remove it with a shovel. I (obviously no one else was going to offer their services) had to get on my hands and knees with a coarse brush to get the remnants off of the floor. And as if this wasn't degrading enough, the darn dog in his drunken state had walked through the poop and left paw prints all over the garage floor that had to be brushed too.
Well, by this time the dog was sobering up nicely so we took him home and dropped him off before we left for our second Thanksgiving dinner at Perry's sister's house.
I am happy to report that as of today (Monday) the dog is back to normal both in size and temperament. He has had a bath and is no longer tricolor. None the worse for wear I presume. I am also happy to report that just this evening I found 2 risen unbaked yeast rolls hidden inside my closet door.
It appears he must have come to his senses after eating 10 of them but decided hiding 2 of them for later would not be a bad idea. Now, I'm doing research on the computer as to: 'How to clean unbaked dough from the carpet.'
And how was your day?
Friday, December 10, 2010
Cold
Winter has come early to the Queen City! It seems like the past few years it didn't get cold until after Christmas, but it has already snowed once (on Saturday) and it has been bone-chillingly cold this week! And it supposed to get worse next week! :-/
It was really cold in our house this past weekend and we couldn't figure out why. But thankfully, I have a wonderful hubby who figured it out! Apparently, with all the dust and etc from renovations in the McEntire house, our air filter had clogged to the point of being completely blocked! So, now that he has changed that out, my house is much warmer :-)
Speaking of the ongoing renovations, our bathroom has been partially torn apart, and was actually without drywall for a few days. Without the drywall, it was so cold in there! My sweet hubby who always takes such good care of me, always got up early in the morning to get a heater going in the bathroom so it would be nice and warm when I got up to go in there. I do love him!! And now he's gotten all the new drywall up so it's much more toasty!
Which reminds me also, it's been so cold outside in the mornings that our windshields have been all iced over. Once again, my honey is so thoughtful....he would go out every morning and get my car all cranked and warm and de-iced so that I wouldn't have to do it. He is the best!!!
Now if only he could make it less cold outside.......
:-)
It was really cold in our house this past weekend and we couldn't figure out why. But thankfully, I have a wonderful hubby who figured it out! Apparently, with all the dust and etc from renovations in the McEntire house, our air filter had clogged to the point of being completely blocked! So, now that he has changed that out, my house is much warmer :-)
Speaking of the ongoing renovations, our bathroom has been partially torn apart, and was actually without drywall for a few days. Without the drywall, it was so cold in there! My sweet hubby who always takes such good care of me, always got up early in the morning to get a heater going in the bathroom so it would be nice and warm when I got up to go in there. I do love him!! And now he's gotten all the new drywall up so it's much more toasty!
Which reminds me also, it's been so cold outside in the mornings that our windshields have been all iced over. Once again, my honey is so thoughtful....he would go out every morning and get my car all cranked and warm and de-iced so that I wouldn't have to do it. He is the best!!!
Now if only he could make it less cold outside.......
:-)
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Week 25
Only 15 weeks to go!!!
I missed week 24 (surprise surprise), so a quick synopsis of what went on with Andrew:
He is measuring 8.5 inches from head to butt and weighs about 1.5 lbs. He should add about 6 oz per week in weight. White blood cells are being made now, and he can respond to sound and touch (which he does). It's funny when I lay my arm on my stomach, because he starts kicking it after a minute. He is becoming less translucent because fat is still depositing, and his skin is getting pink because his capillaries are developing too. He can now hear close by sounds such as people talking, or loud noises like dogs barking and such. This is a turning point week: if he is born prematurely he now has a 50% chance of survival, and that rate increases every week from now until he is born. Not that I want him to come yet, I want him to keep cooking in there, but if he were to come, the chances get better and better every week that he will be with us to stay :-)
Now on to week 25 (this week)! He should be amost 9 inches from head to butt, and should weigh over 1.5 lbs. This marks month 6, and the fruit for this month is an eggplant! He just keeps growing and growing. And making me grow and grow, lol! His skin is still loose, but is now almost opaque. As he moves, he can touch and hold his feet and make a fist now! He is developing a sense of equilibrium so he will know up from down, and if he's anything like me, it won't be very accurate, haha, (clumsy me) :-P Air sacs in his lungs are deveoping, but those little lungs are definitely not ready yet. His nostrils are starting to open up too, so he can practice breathing and get good at it. Lastly, his chances of survival are continuing to increase, thankfully.
With all this cold weather, I was wondering if he was able to feel the changes in temperature. It turns out that he can't! The amniotic fluid perfectly regulates his temperature, and unless my core temperature drops (or rises), he can't tell a thing. Which is great, because it's been REALLY cold! It even snowed yesterday! I think that's the earliest we've gotten snow in a long time.
As for me, I could reeeeeeeaaaaaallllllly do without this heartburn. Before you ask, yes it's better than nausea. So, I guess I'll take it...for now. Mostly I can control it with Zantac, but some days it just gets a bit too much. Blah. I am definitely getting more tired now too. According to some websites, this is the start of my 3rd trimester. Not all of them agree on that though, so I guess I'll hold off on that for a few weeks.
My "bump" is getting quite prominent now :-) I got some good maternity shots yesterday, so I'll share those as soon as I get them! According to one website, my belly is now the size of a soccer ball! Supposedly, my belly button should pop out soon, but it hasn't yet. It is getting flatter though, which is a little strange really. But it doesn't bother me.
I have been having a little bit of pain still in my hip. Andrew's favorite spot is still right on top of the nerve that sends pain through my right hip. He is definitely loving my right side in general too. I can feel him kicking more on my right side, and he's still sitting pretty low. Leg cramps have started too, but I have found that if i stretch my leg out really straight and point my toes towards my knee caps right when they start, I can keep them from getting bad.
Guess what I got this week?!?!?! A pregnancy pillow called the Snoogle!! It is AMAZING! It is in the shape of a really big C and goes all the way around my body. It is the most comfortable pillow ever, and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone who is pregnant! It's a little expensive, but totally worth it. I got it from Bed, Bath & Beyond with a 20% off coupon, so that brought the price down. It really helps with the leg, hip and back aches. I'll repeat: AMAZING!
Hope everyone has a great week!
I missed week 24 (surprise surprise), so a quick synopsis of what went on with Andrew:
He is measuring 8.5 inches from head to butt and weighs about 1.5 lbs. He should add about 6 oz per week in weight. White blood cells are being made now, and he can respond to sound and touch (which he does). It's funny when I lay my arm on my stomach, because he starts kicking it after a minute. He is becoming less translucent because fat is still depositing, and his skin is getting pink because his capillaries are developing too. He can now hear close by sounds such as people talking, or loud noises like dogs barking and such. This is a turning point week: if he is born prematurely he now has a 50% chance of survival, and that rate increases every week from now until he is born. Not that I want him to come yet, I want him to keep cooking in there, but if he were to come, the chances get better and better every week that he will be with us to stay :-)
Now on to week 25 (this week)! He should be amost 9 inches from head to butt, and should weigh over 1.5 lbs. This marks month 6, and the fruit for this month is an eggplant! He just keeps growing and growing. And making me grow and grow, lol! His skin is still loose, but is now almost opaque. As he moves, he can touch and hold his feet and make a fist now! He is developing a sense of equilibrium so he will know up from down, and if he's anything like me, it won't be very accurate, haha, (clumsy me) :-P Air sacs in his lungs are deveoping, but those little lungs are definitely not ready yet. His nostrils are starting to open up too, so he can practice breathing and get good at it. Lastly, his chances of survival are continuing to increase, thankfully.
With all this cold weather, I was wondering if he was able to feel the changes in temperature. It turns out that he can't! The amniotic fluid perfectly regulates his temperature, and unless my core temperature drops (or rises), he can't tell a thing. Which is great, because it's been REALLY cold! It even snowed yesterday! I think that's the earliest we've gotten snow in a long time.
As for me, I could reeeeeeeaaaaaallllllly do without this heartburn. Before you ask, yes it's better than nausea. So, I guess I'll take it...for now. Mostly I can control it with Zantac, but some days it just gets a bit too much. Blah. I am definitely getting more tired now too. According to some websites, this is the start of my 3rd trimester. Not all of them agree on that though, so I guess I'll hold off on that for a few weeks.
My "bump" is getting quite prominent now :-) I got some good maternity shots yesterday, so I'll share those as soon as I get them! According to one website, my belly is now the size of a soccer ball! Supposedly, my belly button should pop out soon, but it hasn't yet. It is getting flatter though, which is a little strange really. But it doesn't bother me.
I have been having a little bit of pain still in my hip. Andrew's favorite spot is still right on top of the nerve that sends pain through my right hip. He is definitely loving my right side in general too. I can feel him kicking more on my right side, and he's still sitting pretty low. Leg cramps have started too, but I have found that if i stretch my leg out really straight and point my toes towards my knee caps right when they start, I can keep them from getting bad.
Guess what I got this week?!?!?! A pregnancy pillow called the Snoogle!! It is AMAZING! It is in the shape of a really big C and goes all the way around my body. It is the most comfortable pillow ever, and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone who is pregnant! It's a little expensive, but totally worth it. I got it from Bed, Bath & Beyond with a 20% off coupon, so that brought the price down. It really helps with the leg, hip and back aches. I'll repeat: AMAZING!
Hope everyone has a great week!
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