So I woke up yesterday all ready to go to work, showered, dressed, hair straightened, make up on, when I just started feeling terrible. I started getting super head achy and super light headed. Upon Dr. Reeth's recommendation, I went back to bed (and slept!) until about 1:00. That means over the last last 36 hours, I have spent more than 28 hours of it in bed. I am actually sleeping again, and whether or not the headache was the main attraction to get me in bed, I am pretty sure my body also needed a good amount of sleep so it took it.... truly, Monday kicked my butt yesterday.
I am back at work today, to a slew of emails & things to do, but I am certainly more rested, in less pain, and a bit more ready to tackle the day than I was yesterday.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
On a tear...
I am not sure if it is nesting, or just total frustration with living among boxes, packing peanuts, (from wedding gifts...still) and not very good use of closet space, but this weekend I went on a total tear and literally tore up the first floor of our home. We have a closet under the stairs with boxes in it from our move (about 3 years ago) and our dining room was sprinkled with crystal goblets wrapped in bubble wrap from our wedding (at least 4 months there). Needless to say, when Tim asked me at breakfast on Saturday morning what I wanted to do that day, I said clean and throw!
And we did, and we did for hours. I am usually a pack rat, but if I was holding it on Saturday, I was throwing it out. I think we got rid of more than 6 large plastic bags of stuff, including packing material, and I was just getting started. Tim graciously came along for the ride with me as I frantically tore up everything on the first floor. About 4 hours into it, at its "darkest before dawn" stage, I looked out over a room you couldn't walk across and moaned to Tim "oh, what have I done?!?!" Well, all the kings horsemen and all the kings men helped me spend the rest of the weekend putting the house back together again.
I feel so much better now... but there is so much more to go!!!!
And we did, and we did for hours. I am usually a pack rat, but if I was holding it on Saturday, I was throwing it out. I think we got rid of more than 6 large plastic bags of stuff, including packing material, and I was just getting started. Tim graciously came along for the ride with me as I frantically tore up everything on the first floor. About 4 hours into it, at its "darkest before dawn" stage, I looked out over a room you couldn't walk across and moaned to Tim "oh, what have I done?!?!" Well, all the kings horsemen and all the kings men helped me spend the rest of the weekend putting the house back together again.
I feel so much better now... but there is so much more to go!!!!
Friday, September 14, 2007
34 Years Ago
Crazy... 34 years ago my Mother was ending her "journey with her first" today when Pito was born. (HAPPY BIRTHDAY PITO!!!!)
This day is affecting me in a way that I wouldn't expect it to, now that I am an "expecting" parent. It's always funny to think of a parent in the past as they are in an identical situation. But more so that the journey of the first 9 months prenatally is really the tip of the iceberg. My folks see my brother practically weekly and talk often. They respect one another and rely on one another. Having gotten through the teen years, there is friendship and admiration. There has always been trust and love.
If we are so lucky to be in the same situation 34 years and 6 months from now, we'll truly be blessed.
This day is affecting me in a way that I wouldn't expect it to, now that I am an "expecting" parent. It's always funny to think of a parent in the past as they are in an identical situation. But more so that the journey of the first 9 months prenatally is really the tip of the iceberg. My folks see my brother practically weekly and talk often. They respect one another and rely on one another. Having gotten through the teen years, there is friendship and admiration. There has always been trust and love.
If we are so lucky to be in the same situation 34 years and 6 months from now, we'll truly be blessed.
Just the start....
Yesterday's lunch was disastrous! I had a grilled chicken sandwich on whole wheat bread with lettuce, tomatoes, and roasted red peppers (yummy -- and obviously not the problem). The problem arose when I attempted to eat the dang thing, and ended up "catching" about a third of the red peppers and half of the tomatoes on my lap... in 3 different waves!
I told Tim that I was just a mess, and he basically said "Get used to it, Monday is going to make us a lot messier than a roasted red pepper ever could." And he is right... isn't that depressing.
One of my mentors and friends Krissy, an incredibly smart and sophisticated suit-to-work lady with a 13 month old, told me that she'll often head into the office with mashed banana on her suit -- and not bat an eye! I guess life changes with a child, and you get to stop worrying about spots on your clothes. My problem is, I just can't tell if I am looking forward to that or not!! (The dirty part, not the kid part...)
I told Tim that I was just a mess, and he basically said "Get used to it, Monday is going to make us a lot messier than a roasted red pepper ever could." And he is right... isn't that depressing.
One of my mentors and friends Krissy, an incredibly smart and sophisticated suit-to-work lady with a 13 month old, told me that she'll often head into the office with mashed banana on her suit -- and not bat an eye! I guess life changes with a child, and you get to stop worrying about spots on your clothes. My problem is, I just can't tell if I am looking forward to that or not!! (The dirty part, not the kid part...)
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Jiffy Lube
Monday is getting BIGGER and we know what that means! Its time for Tummy Bar! Directions are simple...
Directions: Apply with love (they actually felt the need to specify "Apply with love" in the containers directions - as if we'd apply it with disdain) to belly, hips and breast area. Repeat as often as you like.
I can tell you, good thing we applied that brick of wax with love! It takes a little warming up before its soft enough to smear about. I'm strongly considering heating it, pouring it into a spray bottle and misting Lina nightly before bed. Despite the care needed to apply it, its a great excuse to stop the day for a moment and bond. We will "repeat as often as we like".
Directions: Apply with love (they actually felt the need to specify "Apply with love" in the containers directions - as if we'd apply it with disdain) to belly, hips and breast area. Repeat as often as you like.
I can tell you, good thing we applied that brick of wax with love! It takes a little warming up before its soft enough to smear about. I'm strongly considering heating it, pouring it into a spray bottle and misting Lina nightly before bed. Despite the care needed to apply it, its a great excuse to stop the day for a moment and bond. We will "repeat as often as we like".
14 Week Update from Baby Center
How your baby's growing: Head to bottom, your baby's 3 1/2 inches long — about the length of a lemon — and weighs about 1 1/2 ounces. Her body's growing faster than her head, which now sits upon a more well-defined neck. By the end of this week, her arms will have lengthened and will be in proportion to the rest of her body. (Her legs still have some growing to do, though.) She's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair all over her body (called lanugo). Her liver starts secreting bile this week, a sign that it's already functioning properly, and her spleen starts contributing to the production of red blood cells. She's also producing and discharging urine into the amniotic fluid, a normal process that she'll keep up until birth. You still can't feel your baby's movements, but her hands and feet (which are now half an inch long) are more flexible and active. Thanks to brain impulses, her little facial muscles are getting a workout as she squints, frowns, and grimaces. She can grasp now, too, and she may be able to suck her thumb.
Whoosha whoosha whoosha... all is good!
We had our 14 week visit today and it was a pretty quick and easy one. We got in, got weighed (I have gained 2 lbs so far... but that included a big breakfast!) and got ready. Dr. Sze ("z") came in and we had a quick conversation. She looked over the combined screening results, which are great, asked how I was doing, and if I had any questions.
The question that has been haunting me lately is "cheese?". Depending on where you read it
Then we got to the fun part. Dr Z prodded my belly for a moment, then gelled up my tummy, and BOOM found MOnday's heart rate that then came through the room as the best sound you ever heard at a good heart rate. At this stage, babies are supposed to be between 120 and 160 and Monday came in at the perfectly average 140. NOT THAT I THINK MONDAY IS "AVERAGE" BY ANY MEANS, but when it comes to these things, average rocks.... so Monday rocks. Our next appointment with these guys will be on Oct 11 at 18 1/2 weeks.
In the meantime, I have more blood work to be done on 9/26. The next big milestone will be the anatomy ultrasound which I will schedule at my next blood work appointment so stay tuned!!!
The question that has been haunting me lately is "cheese?". Depending on where you read it
- Hard cheese is okay, but soft cheese is not
- Soft cheese is okay, as long as it is pasteurized
- Soft cheese is okay, as long as it is pasteurized, unless it is a blue cheese (I am still unclear about feta)
Then we got to the fun part. Dr Z prodded my belly for a moment, then gelled up my tummy, and BOOM found MOnday's heart rate that then came through the room as the best sound you ever heard at a good heart rate. At this stage, babies are supposed to be between 120 and 160 and Monday came in at the perfectly average 140. NOT THAT I THINK MONDAY IS "AVERAGE" BY ANY MEANS, but when it comes to these things, average rocks.... so Monday rocks. Our next appointment with these guys will be on Oct 11 at 18 1/2 weeks.
In the meantime, I have more blood work to be done on 9/26. The next big milestone will be the anatomy ultrasound which I will schedule at my next blood work appointment so stay tuned!!!
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