Well I have officially made it to week 25 and STILL am not showing. I can definitely tell more and more every day that I have a little one growing inside of me, but the world has no clue. While I know to some people this might be a blessing, as they'd be glad to keep people from asking them questions and wanting to touch their stomach, and while I do not welcome the touching part, I would like very much for people to see me as a pregnant woman. I feel like a fraud walking around Babies R Us and Target with a scanner in my hand. Or people must think that I am really early along, so why am I Even registering yet? Yes, I know these are silly and crazy, but you can be silly and crazy when you are 25weeks pregnant, right?
Speaking of registries, that was our big accomplishment of the weekend, going to both BRU and Target to register. BRU was having a baby shower that day with games and I guess prizes, so tons of people were there. There was actually a waiting list for the scanners. We lucked out and happenedto be there when someone returned it and we were top of the list, but there were about four couples behind us waiting.
What hassle BRU turned out to be. I had started a registry online but only had three items on it. They convinced me in store to delete the old one and start a new one since I will get some sort of coupon for 10% off whatever is left on the registry. So we fill out all the paperwork, give them a password to use and they say they will delete the old one and create the new one.
WRONG! They never deleted the old one and on top of that they never entered our password on the new registry. So basically there were two registries floating around and we could not access the correct one since it had no password on the account. I had to call customer service this week and get it straightened out, but luckily they were really easy to deal with.
Our Target was rather disappointing in the baby section. There were maybe 6 rows to look at and half the stuff was useless to us. Only three crib sets to look at. They didn't have the bedding we want either. We're going to have to go to another Target in Houston when visiting my mom and get more stuff put on the list. I know people are going to want to buy this little boy stuff for his shower!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
The Crying Game
It seems everything makes me cry these days. This of course was true on New Years Day. It was a gift my mother in law gave, and it wasn't even to me, it was to my father in law. She made an appointment for him to go to the doctor to get fitted for hearing aids. He wants to be able to hear Henry.
Now my father in law is a big, tough man. He doesn't cry. At least I didn't think he did. When realized what they were he actually had to leave the room he was so choked up.
What a beautiful thing, he cares so much about this baby who isn't even here yet that he is willing to get hearing aids at 58.
On a side note, I'll be very glad we won't have to watch the tv on mute when we go over there anymore because the sound of the tv and us talking bothers him. Nothing is more boring than watching golf on mute.
Now my father in law is a big, tough man. He doesn't cry. At least I didn't think he did. When realized what they were he actually had to leave the room he was so choked up.
What a beautiful thing, he cares so much about this baby who isn't even here yet that he is willing to get hearing aids at 58.
On a side note, I'll be very glad we won't have to watch the tv on mute when we go over there anymore because the sound of the tv and us talking bothers him. Nothing is more boring than watching golf on mute.
Monday, January 4, 2010
23/24 week appointment today
Everything looks normal. Apparently I did not gain any weight between my last appointment and today. I am VERY pleased with this, considering this was over the holidays. My goal is to have the same result next month. Don't worry, I am not starving myself. I am a bigger girl to begin with, and my doctor only wants me to gain like another 7 lbs TOTAL. I still have a long way to go! The baby looks good as far as she can tell, pretty much a smooth, easy going appointment.
My grandmother informs me that she has my shower set up for February 20th and plans on inviting around 60 people, yowza! Well, if she wants to and they want to come, more power to them, right? She also went to Target today and bought my travel system which is being discontinued soon. She got 20% off!
On a heavier note, I am getting more and more confused about how we're supposed to pay for the hospital stay. We do not have maternity (which I cry over at least once a week), just regular insurance. My husband is self employed and I'm currently in grad school and unable to find a job to save my life. They're quoting us around $4200 but that doesn't include the anesthia, pediatrician and she said something else. The epidural is $850!!! This is only if we pay BEFORE I go into labor. If we don't? It could cost $2800 to $3800. Just for the epi. RIDICULOUS! What makes the price jump $2k? I really want to know.
We were not planning on having this baby. He is a total surprise. And while I grow to love him more and more each day, I kick myself at the same time for not doing this the "right" way. Me in a stable job, us in a house instead of living next door to his parents in a place that only has one bedroom. I just hope he understands someday that we did the best we could.
My grandmother informs me that she has my shower set up for February 20th and plans on inviting around 60 people, yowza! Well, if she wants to and they want to come, more power to them, right? She also went to Target today and bought my travel system which is being discontinued soon. She got 20% off!
On a heavier note, I am getting more and more confused about how we're supposed to pay for the hospital stay. We do not have maternity (which I cry over at least once a week), just regular insurance. My husband is self employed and I'm currently in grad school and unable to find a job to save my life. They're quoting us around $4200 but that doesn't include the anesthia, pediatrician and she said something else. The epidural is $850!!! This is only if we pay BEFORE I go into labor. If we don't? It could cost $2800 to $3800. Just for the epi. RIDICULOUS! What makes the price jump $2k? I really want to know.
We were not planning on having this baby. He is a total surprise. And while I grow to love him more and more each day, I kick myself at the same time for not doing this the "right" way. Me in a stable job, us in a house instead of living next door to his parents in a place that only has one bedroom. I just hope he understands someday that we did the best we could.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Baby Prep Time!
It is time to start signing up for all the fun classes that will teach us how to not suck at being parents. At least they will attempt to do so. We've decided to take a 5 week Lamaze course, Babycase Basics and Breastfeeding. I plan on trying to breastfeed Henry. I've done a good deal of research on it and it just seems like the right thing for me to do, especially since I am at home and will have the time to do so, at least in the first months. I have no idea how long I will breastfeed, but I figure I'll start out setting small goals for myself and move from there.
Also, while reading the info the doctor gave us on the hospital I will be delivering at, I found out something rather neat. The baby stays in the room with me, if I choose for him to. This way I can be there at all times, learning to recognize his needs and queues and the nurses will be able to better help me in recognizing them. I don't know if this is standard or not these days, but it is the first I've heard of it. Very cool!
Also, while reading the info the doctor gave us on the hospital I will be delivering at, I found out something rather neat. The baby stays in the room with me, if I choose for him to. This way I can be there at all times, learning to recognize his needs and queues and the nurses will be able to better help me in recognizing them. I don't know if this is standard or not these days, but it is the first I've heard of it. Very cool!
Friday, January 1, 2010
Jason felt a kick!
We've been waiting for that for some time now. Every single time Jason tries to feel the baby, he stops kicking. It's as if he is playing games with us. Well last night we were determined and eventually Jason found the right spot. I think he was pushing back as Daddy was pushing forward. He was a very active little bugger last night! I probably just felt him more since we were up so late.
A few weird things have happened to me since being pregnant. One is random, I'll have it one week and not again for a few more. When drifting off to sleep, or even after I fall asleep, I'll make sounds. Usually just a monotone pitch sound, I guess like a mumbling, but it often times will wake me up, especially if I am almost asleep. I am contributing it to pregnancy just because I have no idea what else it could be.
Another one is sleeping in the car on long trips. My entire life I was one of those people who could NOT, for anything, fall asleep in a car. I slept for an hour on our way back from Houston. On the way there it was probably 30 minutes, and I felt guilty. Every time we're in the car for more than an hour I want to fall asleep.
The last thing is probably a bit more on the serious side, I am not sure. It went away for a week and a half and now it is back. In my right foot, in the ball of the foot, if I don't wear shoes pretty much all the time, it starts to feel swollen, especially when walking. It actually is NOT swollen, I've had Jason check many times, it just feels really tight. I think I just need the support of the shoe. I've researched everything I can and nothing comes up that sounds like it. It's not exactly painful, it's just annoying and makes my feet feel uneven.
Anyway, wrapping this up, and even though no one even knows this exists except Jason now, Happy New Years!
A few weird things have happened to me since being pregnant. One is random, I'll have it one week and not again for a few more. When drifting off to sleep, or even after I fall asleep, I'll make sounds. Usually just a monotone pitch sound, I guess like a mumbling, but it often times will wake me up, especially if I am almost asleep. I am contributing it to pregnancy just because I have no idea what else it could be.
Another one is sleeping in the car on long trips. My entire life I was one of those people who could NOT, for anything, fall asleep in a car. I slept for an hour on our way back from Houston. On the way there it was probably 30 minutes, and I felt guilty. Every time we're in the car for more than an hour I want to fall asleep.
The last thing is probably a bit more on the serious side, I am not sure. It went away for a week and a half and now it is back. In my right foot, in the ball of the foot, if I don't wear shoes pretty much all the time, it starts to feel swollen, especially when walking. It actually is NOT swollen, I've had Jason check many times, it just feels really tight. I think I just need the support of the shoe. I've researched everything I can and nothing comes up that sounds like it. It's not exactly painful, it's just annoying and makes my feet feel uneven.
Anyway, wrapping this up, and even though no one even knows this exists except Jason now, Happy New Years!
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