So, today Mitch and I started discussing possible nursery themes and I came to a conclusion. Our walls need to be pale yellow because I want a happy baby. And apparently there is no use in trying to persuade me regardless of how illogical this concept is.
We also discovered that you can have a turtle theme. Enough said.
Overall, right now we are seriously looking at the following themes: alphabet, Dr. Seuss books, teddy bear, and bookworm. Currently we are thinking we want to stay pretty gender neutral on the theme as I'm sure our little boy or girl will have plenty of pink/blue things as is!
Oh. And happy 2nd trimester... again.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
2nd Doctor Appointment
Today was our second doctor appointment and we heard a beautiful sound today. Our little one's heartbeat! It was beating at 160 beats per minute and sounded strong and healthy. Every now and then we could hear the baby move... which was another good sign and made both of us smile.
It was a very quick appointment as I am pretty sure we were only in there for about 15 minutes... if that. I've gained a total of 6 lbs (which he said was very good and right where I should be) and that all of my lab results came back as normal. The only thing that could potentially cause problems is that I am Rh- which just means I need to call them right away if I have any bleeding as they will need to give me a shot. I join about 20-25% of the population with being Rh-, so it is just something I have to be aware of right now.
I did ask about my low back/pelvic area pain that I have been having and we were told that it is my sciatic nerve and that hopefully as the uterus moves up and out of the pelvic area the pain should lessen, if not go away. He then went on to add that later on in the pregnancy the pain will most likely return and could be worse than what it is now. Oh joy.
The doctor also officially moved our due date from Oct. 27th to Nov. 4th. So that means we will be going through week 13 again starting on Thursday, April 29th. Upcoming appointments will be the 16 week appointment with the nurse practitioner that will be just like today's appointment. Then we will have our 19 week anatomy ultrasound (and hopefully find out the gender!) and then on to our 20 week appointment with the doctor again. So we have 3 appointments coming up in the next 2 months! Busy, busy, busy!
It was a very quick appointment as I am pretty sure we were only in there for about 15 minutes... if that. I've gained a total of 6 lbs (which he said was very good and right where I should be) and that all of my lab results came back as normal. The only thing that could potentially cause problems is that I am Rh- which just means I need to call them right away if I have any bleeding as they will need to give me a shot. I join about 20-25% of the population with being Rh-, so it is just something I have to be aware of right now.
I did ask about my low back/pelvic area pain that I have been having and we were told that it is my sciatic nerve and that hopefully as the uterus moves up and out of the pelvic area the pain should lessen, if not go away. He then went on to add that later on in the pregnancy the pain will most likely return and could be worse than what it is now. Oh joy.
The doctor also officially moved our due date from Oct. 27th to Nov. 4th. So that means we will be going through week 13 again starting on Thursday, April 29th. Upcoming appointments will be the 16 week appointment with the nurse practitioner that will be just like today's appointment. Then we will have our 19 week anatomy ultrasound (and hopefully find out the gender!) and then on to our 20 week appointment with the doctor again. So we have 3 appointments coming up in the next 2 months! Busy, busy, busy!
Friday, April 23, 2010
Why, hello 2nd trimester.
13 weeks came and passed on Wednesday... and the sweetest thing happened. Mitch kissed my belly for the first time. And yes, I most definitely have a belly. And yes, I am still promising to get better at taking pictures because I don't want to regret not taking enough pictures.
Technically, I think that the official transition from 1st trimester to 2nd trimester is 13 weeks, 3 days... but either way I'm going to go ahead and say 2nd trimester. (Besides, that would just mean tomorrow and I'm not going to be that picky...)
Yesterday, my friend Becky found out that her and Eric are having a baby boy. My other friend, Ashley, is going to be having a girl (she found out a couple of weeks ago). As for me? Who knows... between 8-11 weeks I was feeling boy, but now I am not feeling one way or the other. Honestly? I would be happy with either boy or girl! I mean, it is our first child and we do plan on having at least one more if not two. Now if we already had 2 boys... yeah, I'd be rooting for a girl, but that isn't the case here. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. That ultrasound isn't until the 20 week mark and that appointment won't be for about another 8 weeeks or so based on our appointment scheduling so far.
Speaking of appointments... Monday is our 2nd doctor appointment! At this appointment we are not going to get to see our little one (that won't be until the 20 week ultrasound), but we WILL get to hear the heartbeat on the doppler as well as make sure all of my vitals look good. I'll also get to ask the doctor about what is up with my low back/pelvis pain that I'm having. I might have to go out shopping this weekend for a recordable stuffed animal or picture frame to take with us to the appointment. I would love to be able to record the sound of the heartbeat that way we can share with all of our family and friends... and also so Mitch and I can listen to it whenever we want.
This past weekend we picked up a baby book! I really like it and think that it will be a wonderful thing to have. I can already tell it is going to be a real headache though trying to remember to keep it updated and filling in all of the blanks... but it will definitely be worth it in the end. This also marks the first item that we have purchased for our little one! After our 2nd doctor appointment we are going to most likely go public on facebook and perhaps even start our baby registry! We're going to need some help on what to register for as this is brand new to the both of us! It should be very interesting... and I am very excited about all of this.
Technically, I think that the official transition from 1st trimester to 2nd trimester is 13 weeks, 3 days... but either way I'm going to go ahead and say 2nd trimester. (Besides, that would just mean tomorrow and I'm not going to be that picky...)
Yesterday, my friend Becky found out that her and Eric are having a baby boy. My other friend, Ashley, is going to be having a girl (she found out a couple of weeks ago). As for me? Who knows... between 8-11 weeks I was feeling boy, but now I am not feeling one way or the other. Honestly? I would be happy with either boy or girl! I mean, it is our first child and we do plan on having at least one more if not two. Now if we already had 2 boys... yeah, I'd be rooting for a girl, but that isn't the case here. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. That ultrasound isn't until the 20 week mark and that appointment won't be for about another 8 weeeks or so based on our appointment scheduling so far.
Speaking of appointments... Monday is our 2nd doctor appointment! At this appointment we are not going to get to see our little one (that won't be until the 20 week ultrasound), but we WILL get to hear the heartbeat on the doppler as well as make sure all of my vitals look good. I'll also get to ask the doctor about what is up with my low back/pelvis pain that I'm having. I might have to go out shopping this weekend for a recordable stuffed animal or picture frame to take with us to the appointment. I would love to be able to record the sound of the heartbeat that way we can share with all of our family and friends... and also so Mitch and I can listen to it whenever we want.
This past weekend we picked up a baby book! I really like it and think that it will be a wonderful thing to have. I can already tell it is going to be a real headache though trying to remember to keep it updated and filling in all of the blanks... but it will definitely be worth it in the end. This also marks the first item that we have purchased for our little one! After our 2nd doctor appointment we are going to most likely go public on facebook and perhaps even start our baby registry! We're going to need some help on what to register for as this is brand new to the both of us! It should be very interesting... and I am very excited about all of this.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Nearing the end of the 1st trimester.... woohoo!
12 weeks!
I need to upload pictures. I've taken 2 profile pictures and just need to get them uploaded. Maybe that will be a project for later on today (along with a third picture).
In other news, I have started exercising and holy buckets am I out of shape! I've never been overweight and have stayed in relatively good shape (or so I thought), but after working out on Sunday? Yikes, I could barely walk on Monday. So therefore, I worked out again today and can already tell that I'm going to barely be able to walk again tomorrow. It feels good though to work out and I think it will help me with my goal of staying healthy and in shape throughout this pregnancy. Which obviously is a huge plus!
Also, I am 1 week closer to an amazing milestone: 2nd trimester! Getting past the 1st trimester is the scariest part of pregnancy as it is the trimester where a lot of miscarriages can occur. So here is to 1 more healthy week of the 1st trimester and HELLO 2nd trimester!
I need to upload pictures. I've taken 2 profile pictures and just need to get them uploaded. Maybe that will be a project for later on today (along with a third picture).
In other news, I have started exercising and holy buckets am I out of shape! I've never been overweight and have stayed in relatively good shape (or so I thought), but after working out on Sunday? Yikes, I could barely walk on Monday. So therefore, I worked out again today and can already tell that I'm going to barely be able to walk again tomorrow. It feels good though to work out and I think it will help me with my goal of staying healthy and in shape throughout this pregnancy. Which obviously is a huge plus!
Also, I am 1 week closer to an amazing milestone: 2nd trimester! Getting past the 1st trimester is the scariest part of pregnancy as it is the trimester where a lot of miscarriages can occur. So here is to 1 more healthy week of the 1st trimester and HELLO 2nd trimester!
Friday, April 9, 2010
Baby bump?
The day before Easter (so Saturday, April 3) Mitch and I went over to my mom's house for Easter lunch. I woke up and thought, "Ugh, I'm starting out the day as a bloat/fat day." Well. Let's just say that my "bloat/fat day" hasn't gone away yet. That's right. I'm sporting the beginning of my baby bump! It is something that I have very mixed emotions on. On one hand, it is very exciting because it is a wonderful milestone to reach in pregnancy. On the other hand, it means my "skinny" days are gone for awhile and my pre-pregnancy body is gone. I don't think either emotion is bad... it's just the way it is. So I'm just taking it at face value and moving on.
This does create a bit of an issue with clothing choices now. I've told HR and my boss at work, but that is it. (Other than 3 females who I had told right away: Brenda, Kalli, and Janet... but that was more because I needed someone to talk to at work about this and I trust them.) So this means that the majority of the employees there, including my team that I supervise over, do not know and I'm trying to stretch that out as long as possible. We'll see how much longer I can be creative with my wardrobe before I just cave in!
Other than that, things are still going really well! I'm still very tired and enjoy sitting and relaxing rather than being motivated and going for walks, doing homework, exercising, shopping, etc. I'm hoping in the next couple of weeks that will change a bit and I'll have a bit more energy as I enter the second trimester. I guess time will tell. Right now I am 11 weeks, 2 days pregnant and Baby Hofer is approximately the size of a lime.
Which just makes me miss corona beer. With a lime.
This does create a bit of an issue with clothing choices now. I've told HR and my boss at work, but that is it. (Other than 3 females who I had told right away: Brenda, Kalli, and Janet... but that was more because I needed someone to talk to at work about this and I trust them.) So this means that the majority of the employees there, including my team that I supervise over, do not know and I'm trying to stretch that out as long as possible. We'll see how much longer I can be creative with my wardrobe before I just cave in!
Other than that, things are still going really well! I'm still very tired and enjoy sitting and relaxing rather than being motivated and going for walks, doing homework, exercising, shopping, etc. I'm hoping in the next couple of weeks that will change a bit and I'll have a bit more energy as I enter the second trimester. I guess time will tell. Right now I am 11 weeks, 2 days pregnant and Baby Hofer is approximately the size of a lime.
Which just makes me miss corona beer. With a lime.
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