My friend Kriston (over here) told me yesterday that when she was pregnant, she would sometimes hold a flashlight up to her belly and could feel the baby moving in the area where the light was.
How fun! So, I tried it last night. Skeletina seems to be taking after me, yet again. When I'm sleeping and someone turns the light on unexpectedly, I tend to grunt, curl up into a ball, pull my comforter over my face and be very still-I guess in the hopes that whoever turned my light on won't see me and will leave me alone? Who knows.
Needless to say, there was no moving towards, or even away from, the light. Oh well, I'll just have to stick with feeling her sporadic movements throughout the day. Like, when I'm eating and feel a nice, sudden kick in the bladder. That's fun!
Here's another thing I haven't mentioned yet. My hair is getting so long! Finally! I've been trying to grow it out for what feels like years, but it grows really slow. Plus I usually end up getting bored with it and chopping it all off once it gets anywhere near my shoulders.
But the prenatal vitamins and hormones are really doing the trick! That, and the fact that I made Mary Beth (the girl who cuts my hair) promise the very first time I went to her that she wouldn't cut my hair short no matter what I said or how many times I beg her to. Good thing she listens, because I've already mentioned chopping it off twice to her and she refused!
Man, if the end result weren't kids, I'd be pregnant ALL THE TIME! No one can say anything when you gain weight, you can eat whatever (well, within reason), hair and nails grow like crazy, good skin, you can take a nap without feeling lazy, no one lets you lift or carry anything heavy and people are really nice to you all the time!
But, I think Skeletina will be just enough for me!
Time for lunch!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Exciting news!
Not about Skeletina...about my Seester!
She and Lanny got engaged this weekend!!!
Everyone's so excited! Even though we knew it was going to happen eventually, Mother and I were still in shock when she called us this afternoon to tell us!
I'm so happy for them, now not only will Skeletina have an amazing aunt, but she's also going to have an awesome uncle to play with-and spit up on! ;)
Anyway, now I'm going to have to kick it in to gear as soon as the baby's born and get rid of the baby weight (and then some!) since I'll be needing to squeeze into a dress! Ahh!
She and Lanny got engaged this weekend!!!
Everyone's so excited! Even though we knew it was going to happen eventually, Mother and I were still in shock when she called us this afternoon to tell us!
I'm so happy for them, now not only will Skeletina have an amazing aunt, but she's also going to have an awesome uncle to play with-and spit up on! ;)
Anyway, now I'm going to have to kick it in to gear as soon as the baby's born and get rid of the baby weight (and then some!) since I'll be needing to squeeze into a dress! Ahh!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Word to the wise...
...from the unwise. Do not eat two little squares of a Hershey's bar, even if it is 9 HOURS BEFORE your glucose test.
Because those teeny tiny pieces of chocolate are not worth it, they will not be out of your system, and they will cause you to fail said glucose test. BY ONE POINT.
And then, you will have to go back and retake the damn thing. But the second time is even better because instead of just drawing your blood after one hour, they get to draw it every hour for THREE HOURS. During which time you cannot eat or drink anything (after not being able to eat or drink anything after midnight the night before). All you can do is sit in the waiting room, judging others and hating yourself.
Well, that's what I'll be doing at least. Because that's what I do when I'm in a bad mood; I judge.
Don't judge me.
Because those teeny tiny pieces of chocolate are not worth it, they will not be out of your system, and they will cause you to fail said glucose test. BY ONE POINT.
And then, you will have to go back and retake the damn thing. But the second time is even better because instead of just drawing your blood after one hour, they get to draw it every hour for THREE HOURS. During which time you cannot eat or drink anything (after not being able to eat or drink anything after midnight the night before). All you can do is sit in the waiting room, judging others and hating yourself.
Well, that's what I'll be doing at least. Because that's what I do when I'm in a bad mood; I judge.
Don't judge me.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Hey girl! Hey!
Skeletina's a girl! Thank goodness, otherwise my poor little boy would get teased for wearing pink all the time...
The doctor gave me a disc with a bunch of pictures from the sonogram today on it, so I've posted a few on here. Luckily, they've labeled what exactly it is I'm supposed to be looking at, otherwise I'd just have to say, "Look, isn't that dot cute! It's a hand! Or maybe...an elbow?"
Also, the glucose test (diabetes, I think?) was not as terrible as I thought-at least the not being able to eat or drink anything. I was awake until a little after 4 am-had a hard time sleeping because I was really nervous I was going to find out Baby was missing a leg or something. Anyway, I was way too tired to even notice I was hungry, so I guess that worked out.
Here she is! All 2.5 pounds and 13.5 inches of her! (Oh, and in case you were curious, I asked, and I'm officially 26 and a half weeks! Yay, now I know for sure!)
First up is a fist, then her hand without a fist made (don't mess with her, she'll punch, then slap you!). Then there's a foot, then a couple shots of her face. She has an actual little round face now, instead of just a skeleton looking thing!
These next ones are what they were looking at to determine if it was a girl or boy. You can see her little thigh bones and (I think) her knee. And the little arrow points to where her little lady parts are, I guess. This is why they get paid to do this stuff and I get paid nothing to blog about it!
The doctor gave me a disc with a bunch of pictures from the sonogram today on it, so I've posted a few on here. Luckily, they've labeled what exactly it is I'm supposed to be looking at, otherwise I'd just have to say, "Look, isn't that dot cute! It's a hand! Or maybe...an elbow?"
Also, the glucose test (diabetes, I think?) was not as terrible as I thought-at least the not being able to eat or drink anything. I was awake until a little after 4 am-had a hard time sleeping because I was really nervous I was going to find out Baby was missing a leg or something. Anyway, I was way too tired to even notice I was hungry, so I guess that worked out.
Here she is! All 2.5 pounds and 13.5 inches of her! (Oh, and in case you were curious, I asked, and I'm officially 26 and a half weeks! Yay, now I know for sure!)
First up is a fist, then her hand without a fist made (don't mess with her, she'll punch, then slap you!). Then there's a foot, then a couple shots of her face. She has an actual little round face now, instead of just a skeleton looking thing!
These next ones are what they were looking at to determine if it was a girl or boy. You can see her little thigh bones and (I think) her knee. And the little arrow points to where her little lady parts are, I guess. This is why they get paid to do this stuff and I get paid nothing to blog about it!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Boy or Girl?!
Well, I'm going to the doctor again tomorrow (and keeping my fingers crossed it's a girl-I know I shouldn't say that, but I'm way to girly to even know where to begin with a little boy)! I know that either way, it's going to be fun, but I just won't be able to get away with putting giant bows on a little boy's head...
I'm getting tested for diabetes tomorrow, so I'm not supposed to eat or drink anything other than water after midnight tonight, which will be quite a struggle seeing as I've gotten used to eating, ummm, every couple of hours.
Haha, ok, not quite, but still. I'm probably not going to be in the best of moods tomorrow (nothing new there!), but at least my appointment is early, so I can have a big breakfast afterwards.
Ok, confession. This is terrible, but I'm still not 100% as to exactly how far along I am. I'm so confused as to how it's calculated, and according to what they said at my first sonogram, I would be coming into my 27th week. But then a couple weeks later, they said something different, which would make about to come into my 26th week. I know it's not a major difference, but still. I don't like not knowing the exact number. Anyway, I'm going to try and find out for sure tomorrow.
According to TheBump.com, the baby is about the size of an eggplant, which explains why I can not only feel the kicking going on, but once in awhile (if I'm paying attention) can even see my hand jump if it's on my stomach. Also, it might be possible to hear the heartbeat just by putting your ear up to my stomach, but I don't really like people being that close to me, so we'll just go ahead and assume that's true.
Here lately, I've been completely drained of any energy, which sucks because I thought I was over that whole phase. I just can't seem to get enough sleep, and keep falling asleep every time I sit down. It could just be the heat though, who knows.
Anyway, time to go jump on the treadmill-trying to make sure I don't get TOO giant during all of this! I was weighed for my physical in Korea right after I got there, and then weighed again at my first appointment here and had actually lost about 9 lbs since I was doing so much walking over there (and eating nothing because the food was terrible-too bad I didn't even realize it until it was time for me to actually start gaining weight), but since then, I've gained about 10 lbs. So I guess I'm just a little over what I was when I started, but it's all in my stomach now. I guess the good thing is, as I get bigger, more and more people will offer me their spot whenever I happen to be somewhere with limited seating! :)
I'm getting tested for diabetes tomorrow, so I'm not supposed to eat or drink anything other than water after midnight tonight, which will be quite a struggle seeing as I've gotten used to eating, ummm, every couple of hours.
Haha, ok, not quite, but still. I'm probably not going to be in the best of moods tomorrow (nothing new there!), but at least my appointment is early, so I can have a big breakfast afterwards.
Ok, confession. This is terrible, but I'm still not 100% as to exactly how far along I am. I'm so confused as to how it's calculated, and according to what they said at my first sonogram, I would be coming into my 27th week. But then a couple weeks later, they said something different, which would make about to come into my 26th week. I know it's not a major difference, but still. I don't like not knowing the exact number. Anyway, I'm going to try and find out for sure tomorrow.
According to TheBump.com, the baby is about the size of an eggplant, which explains why I can not only feel the kicking going on, but once in awhile (if I'm paying attention) can even see my hand jump if it's on my stomach. Also, it might be possible to hear the heartbeat just by putting your ear up to my stomach, but I don't really like people being that close to me, so we'll just go ahead and assume that's true.
Here lately, I've been completely drained of any energy, which sucks because I thought I was over that whole phase. I just can't seem to get enough sleep, and keep falling asleep every time I sit down. It could just be the heat though, who knows.
Anyway, time to go jump on the treadmill-trying to make sure I don't get TOO giant during all of this! I was weighed for my physical in Korea right after I got there, and then weighed again at my first appointment here and had actually lost about 9 lbs since I was doing so much walking over there (and eating nothing because the food was terrible-too bad I didn't even realize it until it was time for me to actually start gaining weight), but since then, I've gained about 10 lbs. So I guess I'm just a little over what I was when I started, but it's all in my stomach now. I guess the good thing is, as I get bigger, more and more people will offer me their spot whenever I happen to be somewhere with limited seating! :)
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Skeletina
Well, as usual, I've been a bad blogger. My apologies!
I feel like not much has changed since my last update, and yet so much has! For one thing, I went from being the only person I know who's having a baby (meaning, terrified, lonely, and a bit miserable), to learning that THREE really close friends of mine are also expecting! Happy happy news! Think of all the cuteness that will be popping up in the upcoming months! All the baby news is making me so excited for everyone else, but also more excited for myself and less scared.
Frustrating as it is, I still am not positive of the sex. At my first sonogram, I was told that they were about 90% sure that little Skeletina (what I call Baby) is a girl, but that was still a bit early to know for sure. At my next scheduled sonogram, the equipment was down, and everyone was having to reschedule. At the NEXT one, Skeletina was (already taking after me) being a bit of a brat and was face down-so we couldn't see anything more than a profile and spinal cord (silver lining, baby has a spinal cord! He/she can walk!).
My next appointment is in two weeks and by then I'll be about 26 weeks along (if I'm counting correctly, I need to go check the calendar to be positive though) so HOPEFULLY we'll get some answers then. Keep your fingers crossed for me!
Other than that, I've been feeling great, other than a little episode once or twice when I was feeling a little dizzy (this morning being the worst). But after a snack and a break, I'm back to normal! My belly is getting bigger every week, and while I know that's "exciting" and normal and supposed to be happening, I think it's definitely the part I'm enjoying the least! I'm so ready for Skeletina to get here so I can meet her/him and we can play, but a tiny part of me is really excited so I can start getting back into my old workout routine. As it is, I get yelled at for even attempting to lift a 10 pound bag of ice! My purse weighs more than that, I'm sure I can handle the ice! :)
Honestly though, I'm just trying to adjust and enjoy this time (I have an excuse to nap almost whenever I want!) since I know it won't last for long!
Anyway, here's a couple pictures from my first sonogram-the top one is the reason we call baby Skeletina (looks like Skeletor, but just in case it's a girl, something more feminine seemed appropriate). Like I said, these are from quite awhile ago, so Baby has grown quite a bit! As soon as I have any more information, I'll be sure and update!
I feel like not much has changed since my last update, and yet so much has! For one thing, I went from being the only person I know who's having a baby (meaning, terrified, lonely, and a bit miserable), to learning that THREE really close friends of mine are also expecting! Happy happy news! Think of all the cuteness that will be popping up in the upcoming months! All the baby news is making me so excited for everyone else, but also more excited for myself and less scared.
Frustrating as it is, I still am not positive of the sex. At my first sonogram, I was told that they were about 90% sure that little Skeletina (what I call Baby) is a girl, but that was still a bit early to know for sure. At my next scheduled sonogram, the equipment was down, and everyone was having to reschedule. At the NEXT one, Skeletina was (already taking after me) being a bit of a brat and was face down-so we couldn't see anything more than a profile and spinal cord (silver lining, baby has a spinal cord! He/she can walk!).
My next appointment is in two weeks and by then I'll be about 26 weeks along (if I'm counting correctly, I need to go check the calendar to be positive though) so HOPEFULLY we'll get some answers then. Keep your fingers crossed for me!
Other than that, I've been feeling great, other than a little episode once or twice when I was feeling a little dizzy (this morning being the worst). But after a snack and a break, I'm back to normal! My belly is getting bigger every week, and while I know that's "exciting" and normal and supposed to be happening, I think it's definitely the part I'm enjoying the least! I'm so ready for Skeletina to get here so I can meet her/him and we can play, but a tiny part of me is really excited so I can start getting back into my old workout routine. As it is, I get yelled at for even attempting to lift a 10 pound bag of ice! My purse weighs more than that, I'm sure I can handle the ice! :)
Honestly though, I'm just trying to adjust and enjoy this time (I have an excuse to nap almost whenever I want!) since I know it won't last for long!
Anyway, here's a couple pictures from my first sonogram-the top one is the reason we call baby Skeletina (looks like Skeletor, but just in case it's a girl, something more feminine seemed appropriate). Like I said, these are from quite awhile ago, so Baby has grown quite a bit! As soon as I have any more information, I'll be sure and update!
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