I would like to begin by apologizing for my rant on Friday. I hope my friends and family realize they can always ask me anything at any time! Well, except for the weight question. I mean, what woman anywhere, pregnant or not, wants to talk about how much she weighs? You show me yours and I'll think about showing you mine. :)
Now on to my wonderful Mom! She came up on Friday afternoon, and by the time she left on Sunday we had marked so many things off my to-do list, I couldn't help but feel less stressed! We enjoyed a lovely dinner at Taylor Grocery Friday night and then it was on to Tupelo Saturday morning! We purchased the crib bedding, picked out and ordered a swivel glider for the nursery, bought a dresser (thanks again Mom!), bought paint for the nursery, new pillows for our guest room, and an accent rug for the kitchen! I thought that was accomplishing alot for one weekend, but yesterday Daniel and Mom got the nursery completely painted! Daniel finished off our weekend by vacuuming and steam-cleaning the nursery as well! whew! Talk about a productive weekend! Our changing table should be arriving today, so tonight we may try and get that and the crib put together! So much fun!
As for the other things on my list friday that were stressing me out, I'm dealing with those one thing at a time. Daniel and I are researching several other daycare options in case 'flakey lady' doesn't work out. He's helped me call places all over town and we've been to visit one place that looks promising as a backup.
Tomorrow night we have our first official appointment with our doula (aka Corinne)! I've been reading so many baby books, it will be nice to get down to the nitty gritty with Corinne! We have a baby doctor appointment in Tupelo Thursday morning, so we will also be finalizing our birth plan to discuss with my doctor. Thursday's appointment also has another 1 hour GTT, so fingers crossed that I pass it! Just found out Daniel has a conference Nov 8-11, but hopefully baby won't be deciding to come during that time! He'll only be in New Orleans, so at least he can hop in the car and drive back quick if something changes! I'm still feeling great and just love that the baby is kicking the heck out of me! Feels so good to be able to just focus on the baby instead of a list of to-do's!
Thanks everyone for your support and friendship! Thanks Mom and Daniel for being such a big help this weekend! Love you all!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Case of the Mondays on a Friday
I am in a foul mood today, so today's post is going to be a vent. Maybe getting it all out there will make me feel better. Let's hope.
1. Lady who has been saying it shouldn't be a problem to keep the baby, is now having to 'check the schedule'. Perfect.
2. I could not sleep last night for thinking about where baby is going to stay if lady from above totally flakes on me. Will my baby end up having to stay at some horrible place? How unfair that I can't stay home all year to keep him myself.
3. Crying at work is not cool. Especially when your office is a fish bowl.
4. Have massive headache this morning from lack of sleep and stress.
5. Have been trying to get things organized at work for my 3 month absense. Not an easy task.
6. Have been trying to organize financial junk for when I'm not working for 3 months. Oh, and lucky for us, Christmas falls during that time! You all may be getting homemade presents this year...how does a pic of the baby sound?
7. I'm really tired of people asking about the following things cause it just adds to my stress: how much weight have you gained?, do you have a name picked out yet?, who is going to keep the baby?, is your nursery done yet?, yada, yada, yada. As if I don't mentally have a long list of things that need to be done.
8. Let's not even get started on the details of labor, delivery, and all that follows.
My Mom is coming up this weekend to help me knock some of the things off my to-do list. Here's hoping I'll feel a little better after that. Sorry for the rant. Happy Friday.
1. Lady who has been saying it shouldn't be a problem to keep the baby, is now having to 'check the schedule'. Perfect.
2. I could not sleep last night for thinking about where baby is going to stay if lady from above totally flakes on me. Will my baby end up having to stay at some horrible place? How unfair that I can't stay home all year to keep him myself.
3. Crying at work is not cool. Especially when your office is a fish bowl.
4. Have massive headache this morning from lack of sleep and stress.
5. Have been trying to get things organized at work for my 3 month absense. Not an easy task.
6. Have been trying to organize financial junk for when I'm not working for 3 months. Oh, and lucky for us, Christmas falls during that time! You all may be getting homemade presents this year...how does a pic of the baby sound?
7. I'm really tired of people asking about the following things cause it just adds to my stress: how much weight have you gained?, do you have a name picked out yet?, who is going to keep the baby?, is your nursery done yet?, yada, yada, yada. As if I don't mentally have a long list of things that need to be done.
8. Let's not even get started on the details of labor, delivery, and all that follows.
My Mom is coming up this weekend to help me knock some of the things off my to-do list. Here's hoping I'll feel a little better after that. Sorry for the rant. Happy Friday.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Our last vacation
Well, our last vacation before baby comes has come and gone. I can't believe we were gone for 8 days! It felt like a weekend at most! It was a very low key vacation. Days on the beach, nights out to dinner then home to bed. Speaking of bed, the beds at this place were HARD! Not great for the two pregnant ladies in residence. By the last night I had figured out just how to arrange the pillows to give my poor hips some comfort. Below are a few pics. I'm fighting a cold today, so I don't feel like narrating.
The couples we went with:
us:
Seaside:
Our last day, there were lots of jellyfish that had washed up. Neat to look at, but you can bet I didn't get in the water much that day!
Went to the pool instead:
Those of you that know Chris will understand when I say I have no idea why.
Daniel and I headed to Mobile Friday to spend the night with my sister and her family. My nieces were very interested in my belly and how the baby got in there and how he can hear us, but can't talk back, and when will he kick. The below are pictures of Daniel and the girls talking to the baby to try and get him to move around.
Madeline had told me to bring a list of names and she would tell me which ones were good. Unfortunately, she didn't like ANY of the names on our list. For those of you who keep asking though, we are getting closer. I would say we are down to 5 to choose from.
Saturday we packed up again and moved on to Ocean Springs for the night. We had a lovely dinner with Daniel's mom and got to visit with his Aunt Catherine briefly as well. It was a quick trip, but I'm glad we were able to stop in for a night. Our camera is trying to recover from getting dropped in the sand, so I didn't get any pics.
On the baby front: I can't believe we only have 95 days to go (according to the counter at the top of this blog). As of next week I'll be in my third trimester! Crazy how fast time is flying by! I still feel great. The prilosec is keeping the acid reflux away, so that just leaves me with the constant running to the bathroom! Our next appointment is next Thursday, and I will be taking the 1 hour GTT (Glucose Tolerance Test) again. Fingers crossed that I pass it! Mom is coming to visit this weekend and we are going to attempt to pick out a chair/rocker/glider combo for the nursery and maybe paint for the walls. I'll feel much better if we can get these big things taken care of this weekend!
The couples we went with:
us:
Seaside:
Our last day, there were lots of jellyfish that had washed up. Neat to look at, but you can bet I didn't get in the water much that day!
Went to the pool instead:
Those of you that know Chris will understand when I say I have no idea why.
Daniel and I headed to Mobile Friday to spend the night with my sister and her family. My nieces were very interested in my belly and how the baby got in there and how he can hear us, but can't talk back, and when will he kick. The below are pictures of Daniel and the girls talking to the baby to try and get him to move around.
Madeline had told me to bring a list of names and she would tell me which ones were good. Unfortunately, she didn't like ANY of the names on our list. For those of you who keep asking though, we are getting closer. I would say we are down to 5 to choose from.
Saturday we packed up again and moved on to Ocean Springs for the night. We had a lovely dinner with Daniel's mom and got to visit with his Aunt Catherine briefly as well. It was a quick trip, but I'm glad we were able to stop in for a night. Our camera is trying to recover from getting dropped in the sand, so I didn't get any pics.
On the baby front: I can't believe we only have 95 days to go (according to the counter at the top of this blog). As of next week I'll be in my third trimester! Crazy how fast time is flying by! I still feel great. The prilosec is keeping the acid reflux away, so that just leaves me with the constant running to the bathroom! Our next appointment is next Thursday, and I will be taking the 1 hour GTT (Glucose Tolerance Test) again. Fingers crossed that I pass it! Mom is coming to visit this weekend and we are going to attempt to pick out a chair/rocker/glider combo for the nursery and maybe paint for the walls. I'll feel much better if we can get these big things taken care of this weekend!
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Corinne's 30th Birthday
Corinne celebrated her 30th birthday yesterday. As much as I would like to tell you that our dinner and drinks out in Oxford were the highlight of her birthday, I have my doubts! She and her husband just got back from a trip to NYC, and from her pictures and stories, I'm fairly certain that trip topped last night. But just barely I'm sure. :)
Some candids of the evening.
The birthday girl!
Trying to get all the girls organized for a photo! I guess Daniel couldn't help but capture the chaos!
I also wanted to spread the word about my friend Melissa's book that is out in stores now! It's called Bite Me! It's a young adult book, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and can't wait for the next one! I highly recommend it for any teenage girls you may know, or yourselves! Melissa came to Off Square Books Saturday night for a signing, as seen below! I meant to get a pic with her, but she had such a line of admirers, I didn't want to interrupt!
Other excitement from our weekend...
Daniel finally got a riding lawn mower. He is very excited, and I can't really blame him. Using a push mower on an acre of hilly terrain couldn't have been easy! One rule of the new lawn mower: no riding around the neighborhood shirtless, while drinking beer, as you 'walk' the dog (we have a neighbor who does this all year long).
On the baby front this week...well, not much has changed really. The baby is still moving around a good bit as I feel pressure in different spots. I still spend a large percentage of my time in the rest room due to the incessant need to pee. Still having acid reflux, but going to get my prilosec OTC today. Our company has added a proper gym with nice, new equipment, so I'm back to my working out! Still no decision on name. While Daniel and I are at the beach next week, I hope to make some progress on this. OH! I also wanted to share with you all the website of some of my pledge sisters. If you know someone expecting, these would make great gifts! I've already gotten my Hotty Toddy shirt! http://www.preggieprep.com/
Some candids of the evening.
The birthday girl!
Trying to get all the girls organized for a photo! I guess Daniel couldn't help but capture the chaos!
I also wanted to spread the word about my friend Melissa's book that is out in stores now! It's called Bite Me! It's a young adult book, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and can't wait for the next one! I highly recommend it for any teenage girls you may know, or yourselves! Melissa came to Off Square Books Saturday night for a signing, as seen below! I meant to get a pic with her, but she had such a line of admirers, I didn't want to interrupt!
Other excitement from our weekend...
Daniel finally got a riding lawn mower. He is very excited, and I can't really blame him. Using a push mower on an acre of hilly terrain couldn't have been easy! One rule of the new lawn mower: no riding around the neighborhood shirtless, while drinking beer, as you 'walk' the dog (we have a neighbor who does this all year long).
On the baby front this week...well, not much has changed really. The baby is still moving around a good bit as I feel pressure in different spots. I still spend a large percentage of my time in the rest room due to the incessant need to pee. Still having acid reflux, but going to get my prilosec OTC today. Our company has added a proper gym with nice, new equipment, so I'm back to my working out! Still no decision on name. While Daniel and I are at the beach next week, I hope to make some progress on this. OH! I also wanted to share with you all the website of some of my pledge sisters. If you know someone expecting, these would make great gifts! I've already gotten my Hotty Toddy shirt! http://www.preggieprep.com/
Friday, August 07, 2009
Hospital Tour
Yesterday Daniel and I toured the Women's Hospital in Tupelo before our doctor's appointment! Can I just say WOW?! I had a list of questions to help me determine how flexible they really are with natural childbirth, and they passed with flying colors!
Some of the things that really impressed me:
1. Labor and Delivery rooms have in room shower
2. L & D beds have squat stool and bar
3. IV's are not mandatory, so I won't be 'chained' to an iv pole
4. Monitoring is only done for 20 minutes out of every hour, so I won't be forced to stay in bed during labor
5. They encourage immediate breast feeding after birth
6. They encourage rooming in with baby
7. I have heard that I can arrange to have all bathing, etc done in room so the baby never has to leave me!
They definitely seemed to have an appreciation for the fact that women's bodies are designed for birth and don't require intervention! The facilities are really nice and they have a great courtyard and cafe for visitors to use. Daniel and I are going to work on a formal birth plan to discuss with my doctor at our next appointment. This plan will cover specifics about interventions (pitocin, pain relief, episiotomies---all things I don't want), when to cut the cord, and what will happen immediately after birth. A friend who will also be delivering in Tupelo went to childbirth class at Oxford hospital last night and did not get the same responses as above. They require Iv, the require constant monitoring, etc. I feel very relieved to know I chose the right place for us to deliver! As for my appointment, everything looked great. Next month I will have to take the 1 hour GTT again, and fingers crossed, I will pass it!
We are still deciding on names, bedding, etc. I'll keep you posted if we ever make any final decisions!
Below are some photos from my friend, Jenny's baby shower this week.
Some of the things that really impressed me:
1. Labor and Delivery rooms have in room shower
2. L & D beds have squat stool and bar
3. IV's are not mandatory, so I won't be 'chained' to an iv pole
4. Monitoring is only done for 20 minutes out of every hour, so I won't be forced to stay in bed during labor
5. They encourage immediate breast feeding after birth
6. They encourage rooming in with baby
7. I have heard that I can arrange to have all bathing, etc done in room so the baby never has to leave me!
They definitely seemed to have an appreciation for the fact that women's bodies are designed for birth and don't require intervention! The facilities are really nice and they have a great courtyard and cafe for visitors to use. Daniel and I are going to work on a formal birth plan to discuss with my doctor at our next appointment. This plan will cover specifics about interventions (pitocin, pain relief, episiotomies---all things I don't want), when to cut the cord, and what will happen immediately after birth. A friend who will also be delivering in Tupelo went to childbirth class at Oxford hospital last night and did not get the same responses as above. They require Iv, the require constant monitoring, etc. I feel very relieved to know I chose the right place for us to deliver! As for my appointment, everything looked great. Next month I will have to take the 1 hour GTT again, and fingers crossed, I will pass it!
We are still deciding on names, bedding, etc. I'll keep you posted if we ever make any final decisions!
Below are some photos from my friend, Jenny's baby shower this week.
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