Thursday, January 19, 2012
What Can I Eat?
I have my gestational diabetes blood test on Tuesday and I need some advice. My OB told me to steer clear of sugars and carbs the day of the test, and that lots of proteins were good. I need some menu ideas for breakfast/snacks/lunch... her advice (particularly the lack of carbs) is really outside of my usual diet for those particular meals... Suggestions?
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
27 Weeks
Size of baby: According to Babyzone she's about the size of an eggplant!
Total Weight Gain/Loss: I'm not feeling particularly good about the weight that I've gained over the last week, so, since this IS my blog, I'm choosing to stay silent. ;) (Just know that it is WELL above the "pound a week" that I'm supposed to be gaining).
Maternity Clothes: Starting to outgrow my pre-maternity tops... but I REALLY don't want to spend more money on clothes that I'm only going to wear for the next three months (even though I do love a good clothing shopping trip...)
Gender: It's a girl!
Movement: Moving a lot these days... I find myself putting a hand on my belly willing her to settle down from time to time. lol
What I miss: Wearing a belt. I'm tired of my pants constantly falling down.
Sleep:It's better than last week... I think I've figured out how to successfully use my body pillow. =)
Symptoms:My belly moves... it's SOO weird! Oh, and TMI, the gas has started. Who has some home remedies for easing this?
Cravings: Still not having any weird pregnancy cravings... just my usual sweet and salty desires.
Best Moment this week: My three day weekend ROCKED. =) We registered for baby stuff, I went grocery shopping, and then I just sat around the house and did next to nothing. It was great. (until I got bored. lol)
What I am looking forward to: Putting the crib together this weekend and starting with the "decorating" part of the nursery... now that we have all of the key furniture elements.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Saturday, January 14, 2012
The Registry
A few weeks ago I started a Target baby registry online. I added a few things here and there but I wanted to do the bulk of it in-store so that I could see/touch/compare things, and also so I knew that SOME of the stuff I wanted would be available in store for shopping purposes.
So, since my shower is about a month away, Jacob and I headed over to Target today to bulk up our list. The first thing out of Jacob's mouth when we got into the store, "Is this going to take 4 hours?" Apparently he was still having some PTSD from our wedding registry experience. ;)
We got our little scanner gun and set out in a systematic way through the baby section. To be honest, I have NO IDEA what I'm looking for or what we're going to want/need. So, if it looked good, we scanned it. But there are SOOO many choices for things like bottles and play pens (apparently now called "Pack-n-Plays"). When it came to car seats, we had no idea... so we have three on our registry. lol We figure we would be happen with any of them, so we'll give people different price point options. If we get two, great! One for each car! If we get three, we can return one and buy some other stuff that we didn't get. I think we'll be ok. =)
What did you all get for our babies that you are SOO grateful for? Or what did you NOT get that you ended up really wanting/needing? Help a girl out here. =)
So, since my shower is about a month away, Jacob and I headed over to Target today to bulk up our list. The first thing out of Jacob's mouth when we got into the store, "Is this going to take 4 hours?" Apparently he was still having some PTSD from our wedding registry experience. ;)
We got our little scanner gun and set out in a systematic way through the baby section. To be honest, I have NO IDEA what I'm looking for or what we're going to want/need. So, if it looked good, we scanned it. But there are SOOO many choices for things like bottles and play pens (apparently now called "Pack-n-Plays"). When it came to car seats, we had no idea... so we have three on our registry. lol We figure we would be happen with any of them, so we'll give people different price point options. If we get two, great! One for each car! If we get three, we can return one and buy some other stuff that we didn't get. I think we'll be ok. =)
What did you all get for our babies that you are SOO grateful for? Or what did you NOT get that you ended up really wanting/needing? Help a girl out here. =)
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Third Trimester?
I have heard/read multiple different opinions on when the third trimester starts... 27 weeks, 28 weeks, even 30 weeks! I am choosing to believe that my third trimester starts at the end of this week.
Why? Because today marks the end of the 6 month of my pregnancy.
AND
A "trimester" means one-third. One third of 40 weeks is 13.33... so, about 13 weeks and 2 days. So, at the end of my second/beginning of my third trimester I should be 26 weeks and 4 days in (with 13 weeks and roughly 2 days to go). I currently have 13 weeks and 5 days to go meaning Sunday will mark that magical day of 13-2. =)
It's kind of weird to think of myself as being in my third trimester. I don't feel THAT pregnant... and I don't feel like I've been pregnant for that long! But, with the realization that the third trimester is pretty much HERE I am also faced with the fact that I have a lot of really tough/weird/challenging things that are going to be coming about in my life and decisions that I have to make.
We have to find a pediatrician. We are taking some child birth prep classes starting in a couple of weeks. We have to register for baby gifts. We have to get the crib from my brother-in-law's place. My baby shower is happening. Our maternity photos are happening. I have to figure out my maternity leave. I'm going to go into labor. I'm going to have a frickin' BABY! lol And I'm going to have to bring it home and wake up several times a night and not know what the hell I'm doing and be freaked out at everything like thing that happens.
I remember my mom telling me that my dad freaked when I got the hiccups for the first time.
That is SOO gonna be me. lol
Why? Because today marks the end of the 6 month of my pregnancy.
AND
A "trimester" means one-third. One third of 40 weeks is 13.33... so, about 13 weeks and 2 days. So, at the end of my second/beginning of my third trimester I should be 26 weeks and 4 days in (with 13 weeks and roughly 2 days to go). I currently have 13 weeks and 5 days to go meaning Sunday will mark that magical day of 13-2. =)
It's kind of weird to think of myself as being in my third trimester. I don't feel THAT pregnant... and I don't feel like I've been pregnant for that long! But, with the realization that the third trimester is pretty much HERE I am also faced with the fact that I have a lot of really tough/weird/challenging things that are going to be coming about in my life and decisions that I have to make.
We have to find a pediatrician. We are taking some child birth prep classes starting in a couple of weeks. We have to register for baby gifts. We have to get the crib from my brother-in-law's place. My baby shower is happening. Our maternity photos are happening. I have to figure out my maternity leave. I'm going to go into labor. I'm going to have a frickin' BABY! lol And I'm going to have to bring it home and wake up several times a night and not know what the hell I'm doing and be freaked out at everything like thing that happens.
I remember my mom telling me that my dad freaked when I got the hiccups for the first time.
That is SOO gonna be me. lol
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