Ok, so a lot has happened in the last week-ish. Last weekend, Superhubby's cousin who has sworn she is done with bearing children gave us a bunch of her baby stuff. She gave us: a Pack'nPlay, high chair, swing, jumper thing that hangs from the doorway, exersaucer, boppy pillow and a few other small tid bits. I was blown away by her generosity. Thanks cuz! So, now on top of that, we have our crib & mattress and dresser too. We have been promised a slightly used bassinet also. I'm so excited! Now I just have to get the time and energy to really start working on the nursery! Mom-in-law has said that sometime she will come over (I need to get the paint first) and paint a mural of a jungle or something to that effect on one of the nursery walls. I'm pumped about that too! Yesterday I went to a local non-profit organization that helps with pregnancies and preparing for the coming of baby and signed up for their Baby Bucks program. Said program allows you to go once a week and take a lesson about childbirth or raising a baby, etc and you earn "baby bucks" for each lesson and if there is a homework assignment that is completed. There are other things you can earn the bucks for too, ie: OB appointments (midwife in my case), signing up for WIC and others. Once I earn 5-6 baby bucks, I'm going to get a new infant car seat! I'm so excited! I also went home yesterday with some very nice, very desperately needed maternity clothes: 3 skirts & 4 shirts. Most of which came from Motherhood! I'm so excited!
Ok, nuf about the stuff, now about the kid...Early this week I was laying on the bed and the baby really started to kick hard on the front of my belly. So, I laid there watching my belly jump and jive with every kick. It was the craziest thing! I also had my midwife appointment on Monday and all is well. I didn't realize how high up my uterus is already! It's about an inch and a half above the belly button! No wonder I was feeling some high kicks the other day! At my next appointment I have to take the standard Gestational Diabetes and Hemoglobin tests. Yippee...*Sarcasm!* To complete these tests, they must take 2 vials of my greatly needed blood. If you weren't here for the previous blood draw, just look back a few months...I almost passed out (although, in my defense, they did take 4 VIALS!!!). I had never, that I remember, had blood taken before and I DON'T.LIKE.NEEDLES!
Last weekend I also got to go see my lil' sis! Her birthday is this weekend, but she was home last weekend, so we had her party then. It was good to see her. I feel like I never get to see her anymore. Love ya sis! And happy early birthday, since I probably won't blog before end-ish of next week.
Well, I think I'll end this book now. And just out of curiosity, I don't really know how many people read this bloggy thing, so...to satisfy a pregnant woman...leave me a comment. Even if you have to leave it as "Anon" and sign your name to it. I'm just overwhelmed with curiosity.
:-) Thanks! Hasta Luego!
Friday, October 23, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Slacker's my name and puttin' things off is my game...
So, I've been rightly reprimanded. I didn't realize it had been so long since I had posted, I'm sorry. Time has just flown by over this last month with all that is going on right now. We've been trying to get wood cut for the cold weather ahead of us (that's already here!!!), trying to get the rest of the garden harvested, getting the house cleaned up from the week and a half of sickness that plagued our home and working at the restaurant...I don't feel like I've had time to breathe! There have been many a day over the last while that I've been too busy to take my afternoon cat nap...NOT.what.you.want.to.be.around...a.napless.pregnant.woman!!! So, things have been crazy, and I apologize for my slacking blogginess.
Update on baby: (because that's why you're here, right?)
Just this week, Superhubby felt the baby move for the first time! It was so cool! The baby has been moving a lot lately and kicking like mad! One of the guys I work with said I'm going to have a soccer player...I told him "I think so!" and he laughed. I have my next appointment with my midwife on the 19th, so in a little over a week. The last appointment, the heartbeat was in the 140's and she said everything looked like I was growing at the right size for 20 weeks. I'm now 23 weeks along and beginning to show. I still have the waist line thing going on, so I still look fat instead of pregnant, but people are starting to say that I look pregnant now. So, I guess that's a good thing. I'll have to break down soon and take a belly pic for y'all to see. I've been avoiding them thus far because of my plumpness anyway.
Other news in life:
We had the police out to our house last night because Superhubby went out to the shed to get some wood and went to split a larger-than-would-fit-in-the-stove piece of wood and couldn't find his ax, so he got to looking and not only was his ax missing, but his sledgehammer AND his chainsaw! We checked everywhere...they were nowhere to be found. After the deputy came out to file a report, he told us that another theft was reported on Wednesday up the road of a weedeater and some other stuff stolen out of a shed. So, I'm thankful that we have as much wood as we have cut so far this year, but just when things have gotten tight over the last couple months, we have to fork out more $ to replace these items by spring. We definitely need a new ax soon, but I think the others may be able to wait...we'll see.
This morning, I went to leave the house and slipped on a muddy spot on the sidewalk and fell flat on my face! I actually did hit my forehead, but it only hit a soft spot of grass, so it just got muddy, but my left knee got scraped up pretty bad and my left ring finger popped when I fell too. So, I took off my wedding band in fear of swelling, but I think it's ok...it just smarts. The baby is still moving a lot, so not to worry there. Just my graceful self (I get it natural) showing off again.
I also translated (in Spanish) a church service for the first time last Sunday night...or tried to. I actually did better than I thought I would. Yay Me!!!
Well, I think that's all for now. Toodles!
Update on baby: (because that's why you're here, right?)
Just this week, Superhubby felt the baby move for the first time! It was so cool! The baby has been moving a lot lately and kicking like mad! One of the guys I work with said I'm going to have a soccer player...I told him "I think so!" and he laughed. I have my next appointment with my midwife on the 19th, so in a little over a week. The last appointment, the heartbeat was in the 140's and she said everything looked like I was growing at the right size for 20 weeks. I'm now 23 weeks along and beginning to show. I still have the waist line thing going on, so I still look fat instead of pregnant, but people are starting to say that I look pregnant now. So, I guess that's a good thing. I'll have to break down soon and take a belly pic for y'all to see. I've been avoiding them thus far because of my plumpness anyway.
Other news in life:
We had the police out to our house last night because Superhubby went out to the shed to get some wood and went to split a larger-than-would-fit-in-the-stove piece of wood and couldn't find his ax, so he got to looking and not only was his ax missing, but his sledgehammer AND his chainsaw! We checked everywhere...they were nowhere to be found. After the deputy came out to file a report, he told us that another theft was reported on Wednesday up the road of a weedeater and some other stuff stolen out of a shed. So, I'm thankful that we have as much wood as we have cut so far this year, but just when things have gotten tight over the last couple months, we have to fork out more $ to replace these items by spring. We definitely need a new ax soon, but I think the others may be able to wait...we'll see.
This morning, I went to leave the house and slipped on a muddy spot on the sidewalk and fell flat on my face! I actually did hit my forehead, but it only hit a soft spot of grass, so it just got muddy, but my left knee got scraped up pretty bad and my left ring finger popped when I fell too. So, I took off my wedding band in fear of swelling, but I think it's ok...it just smarts. The baby is still moving a lot, so not to worry there. Just my graceful self (I get it natural) showing off again.
I also translated (in Spanish) a church service for the first time last Sunday night...or tried to. I actually did better than I thought I would. Yay Me!!!
Well, I think that's all for now. Toodles!
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