22 Weeks Dr. Appointment

     I had my Dr. appointment this week.  We started the appointment discussing my "growth spurt".  Ok so I've gained a few pounds and I think most of it was this last week.  Lets just say I had more than a couple s'mores last weekend.  I couldn't disappoint the kids.  They kept wanting to roast marshmallows and no one else wanted any.   So I took one for the team.  Last night didn't help either.  I had a couple of helpings of macaroni salad.  Yikes, 18 more weeks!
     So after discussing my weight gain the doctor measured my stomach.  Apparently the baby had a growth spurt too!  The belly measurement is supposed to match(or close to) how many weeks you are.  Well, I am 22 weeks and my belly is measuring 28!!!  I think the doctor saw the look on my face and reassured me that doesn't mean I'm going to have a big baby.  I told him that I'm holding him to that.  That explains why I can't breath these days.
     Ok now for the good news...there's a heart beat!  140 beats per minute.  My blood pressure is down!
     The appointment went well despite our "growth spurt."  I know I have no control over the weight gain but seriously who wants to see the scale hit numbers I've never seen before.  I know, better get used to it!  The next doctors appointment is the glucose test.

Apparently I wasn't too upset about my weight gain because after my appointment I went straight to Dairy Queen.  Unfortunately(or maybe fortunately) Dairy Queen isn't open at 10 o'clock in the morning!

22 Weeks

     It's been a pretty good week.  Nothing real exciting happened.  I'm starting to realize I only have 2 more weeks of work.  With the reality hitting me, I'm starting to freak out about how much there is to get done at home and at work.  My to do list is growing daily.  Along with the growing to do list, I've started nesting!  Well, at school anyway.  After sitting outside in the sun with the kids all day and cleaning I am exhausted by the time I get home from work.
     Ryan is still amazed by my growing belly.  The other day he tried to be "helpful".  He came home from work and decided I looked rather big.  So he had me adjust the length of my shirt because pulling it all the way down made me look bigger.  By the end of his adjustments his advice was to wear shorter shirts that weren't so tight(cause tight makes me look bigger too)!  Who knew Ryan had so many hidden talents!
     A couple of days ago, I weighed myself and decided to ask Ryan how much he thought I had gained since my last Dr.'s appointment(3 weeks ago).  He looked at me not sure he should really answer.  After some time he finally said 15 lbs!  After all that thinking he was doing he was trying to come up with an answer that wouldn't hurt my feelings.  So I know 15 lbs. was on the low end of what he was really thinking.  I had only gained 3 lbs. but I guess we will find out who is closer at our next appointment Wednesday.

Baby News
Sleep:  Finally I had my first good night sleep since I can't remember.  Thanks to my friend Cassie for letting me borrow her body pillow!  What a difference it is making.  Thanks Cassie!

Cravings:  Cold drinks and FOOD.  The other morning I woke up at 2 a.m. to pee.  I tried to go back to bed but apparently it was "twirl and kick your Mom like CraZY time"!  Then I realized I was starving.  After an hour of laying in bed I decided to get up and eat something.  I was able to fall back to sleep but woke up starving again.  It didn't matter what I ate that day, it was never enough!  My meals turned into 4 course meals and my snacks turned into meals.  I was starting to worry that's how the rest of the pregnancy would be but the next day I was back to normal.  Sadly, the real reason I was worried about all the eating was because I didn't wan't to wake up in the middle of the night to eat!  Seriously, how would Princess Mindee be a princess without her beauty sleep?!  


Movement:  She's still moving!  She either really loved or hated mowing the lawn the other night.  I'm not sure which but there was a lot of movement!  Now that I think about it, she was probably sleeping since she likes to party like a rockstar at 2 a.m.  I probably woke her up with the loud and bumpy mower!


Worries:  I need a clean house!  NOW!!!  I can't bring a baby home to this filthy place!  I am trying to figure out how I can tear out the carpet and put wood floors in.   Well, not  really.  I'm really trying to figure out how to convince Ryan that it's a good idea(or even his idea) without him freaking out but before I freak out and rip it all up while he's gone.  

21 Weeks!

     It's been a pretty big(in more ways than one) week for Ryan and I.  The last couple of weekends Ryan and I just happened to have eaten at the Edgar Bar with a couple of friends.  They have great steaks!  Well, this week Ryan is working days and one night he came home and said, "Holy crap, you've gotten twice as big in the last 2 days!  No more eating out for you!"  Last night when he got home, he said, "You just keep getting bigger everyday."  He said every night he has come home this week he's shocked at how big my belly has gotten!  I hate to say it but,  he's right!  My belly has been stretching like crazy this week!  Along with the stretching came the hunger.
     The other big event for me was that I finally went shopping for the baby.  A HUGE moment for me personally.  I was naive my first couple of pregnancies and bought somethings that I thought were cute right after I found out I was pregnant.  Those items have been sitting in the closet just torturing me for the last couple of years.  This week I decided to bite the bullet and I bought a few things.  Easy does it!  I was holding out for a cute outfit that I just had to get her but I couldn't find anything.  So I decided to get a few necessities just hoping to make things a little more real for me.
     This was a big week for Ryan too.  Last weekend he admitted to friends that he's starting to freak out.    Well the next day he and I did a little shopping online.  He noticed I was looking at baby stuff so he wanted me to tell him how much things cost.  I felt like I was a kid again asking Dad for money.  You could just see his blood pressure rise.  I thought he was going to have a heart attack!  On the other hand it was hilarious seeing the shock on his face.  Later in the week, Ryan told me he couldn't sleep the night before because he had a bad dream.  So I asked him what his dream was about. He said he had a dream that he passed out during delivery, cracked his head open and had to get stitches.  Me being the super supportive wife I am, laughed so hard I almost fell out of my chair and said, "I've had that same dream!"

Baby News
Cravings:  Pizza and 7-layer bean dip.  The other night Ryan decided he was going to make dinner.  He had me pick up pizza on my way home from work.  When we were done eating pizza I was putting the leftovers in the fridge and decided 7-layer bean dip sounded good.  As I sat down to eat my bean dip he looked at me and said, "SERIOUSLY?!"  Turns out it's a lethal combination for HEARTBURN!  and yet I still must have them.
Sleeping:  No, bad back pain and my tossing and turning is keeping Ryan up too
Kicking:  Baby is kicking more and more.  Hopefully Ryan will be able to feel it soon!
Worries:  Non this week

Our first baby present!  A girl from school bought us some baby shoes.  They are so cute and I thought it was so appropriate coming from her since at the old age of 4 she already has a shoe fetish!

20 Weeks

Half way there!!!
What a long week.  I only have 7 kids for summer school and they just aren't keeping me awake.  It doesn't help that I am on a caffeine free diet these days.  I also got a new girl and she likes to think she is the boss.  So I put her in timeout to show her who was really the boss and unfortunately she's a screamer!  She is a daily reminder for me of things to come.

I don't even want to get started on Ryan this week!  All of a sudden he is an expert on raising children.  Each day he is coming home with these bright ideas he has.  The Do's and Don'ts according to Ryan.  For example:  we recently received a birth announcement in the mail with pictures of a NAKED baby on it.  Very cute but I was informed it was disgusting and we will not be doing that.  He doesn't want to see a naked baby especially with an umbilical cord looking all gross!  So our baby will be clothed at all times and I am to cover up the baby when Ryan walks in the room.  Oh, I can't wait to burst his prefect world bubble that he lives in!  I am thinking I need a vacation after the baby is born. ;-)  I know(well I'm not 100% because Ryan is a unique individual but I hope) Ryan will see the light when the day finally comes but for now I am enjoying the entertainment along the way.

Baby News 
The baby seems to be enjoying food these days.
Hello HeartBURN!  Anything and everything is giving me heartburn
Cravings:  Popsicles and blended drinks
Movement:  Mostly after lunch and at night
Sleep:  No more naps and not sleeping very well at night
Worries:  Although it has been extremely chilly around here I am beginning to worry about the summer heat.  I think I may need to buy a wading pool.  I hope the neighbors don't mind the beached whale!

18 Weeks It's a ....

Today we had our 2nd visit with the new OB.  Today we found out if we were having a boy or girl.  We went in for our ultrasound and the baby had grown so much since the last time I had seen it and it didn't seem to be moving.  Well the lady was zoomed in on its head!  I was starting to freak out and asked her if there's a heart beat.  She checked and there was!  I started crying (as I always do when I hear the heart beat) and it was Ryan's first time ever hearing the heartbeat.  I was so glad he was there!  After doing some measurements of the baby she told us we are having a...GIRL!  More tears until Ryan asked her how sure she was, then I wanted to smack him and laugh all at the same time.  She said she can't be 100% but she was 99.9% positive it's a GIRL!

While we were alone waiting for the doctor Ryan blurts out, "Holy **** we're having a baby!"  Yep sounds like he's ready!

After the ultrasound we sat and talked to the doctor.  Ryan's first time meeting him!  He told us the baby looks great and healthy but I on the other hand have high blood pressure.  I'm not too worried since I've been a little stressed every time I go to see him but he wants to watch it anyway.  We also talked about some symptoms I had been having and the doc. said that I shouldn't cook, clean...(joking) and Ryan looked and him and said, "I want a new doctor!"  I think they hit it off! :-)

I am so happy that Ryan finally got to see the baby.  I think it made it more real for the both of us.

Baby GIRL due October 29th!

17 weeks

Ok, a quick update.  I'm 17 weeks and still going strong(I think).  Everything seems to be going well.  I'm eating more and sleeping less, a lot less.  I'm not getting my daily nap and nights are interrupted by frequent trips to the bathroom and I can't get comfortable from back pain.  Belly is growing.  I don't think I look pregnant I think I look like I've been drinking a little too much beer.  I don't have the cute little baby bump I have the mini keg look going on.  Either way I'm unable to button and now even zip my work pants!  One day last week I came home so uncomfortable and irritated that my pants kept falling down that I almost threw away all my pants.  So I'm now wearing prego pants.  They're a little big still but soooo much more comfortable!  I can't wait for some nice weather so I can start wearing some stretchy skirts! 

New OB

I had my appointment today with my new OB.   He was fantastic.  I think he could see how nervous I was and decided to do the ultrasound first.  He spent a lot of time with the ultrasound showing me how healthy the baby looks.  He tried to get me a good 3-D picture but baby wasn't cooperating.  He did a great job calming my nerves and told me he would do an ultrasound anytime I  had any concerns.  He was also very positive and told me I need to start telling people.  I'm not quite sure I am ready for that yet.  I know I don't have much time before people start noticing but I almost have a panic attack thinking about it.  The appointment went great and on June 1st we will hopefully find out if we are having a boy or girl!  4 weeks!  Hopefully Ryan will be able to take the day off to go with me.  It will be his first appointment and I can't wait for him to hear the heartbeat and see the baby move.

Made it to the 2nd Trimester!!!!!