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First off, I have added a new page where I will put helpful pregnancy stuff that I use all the time or have found that I would like to share. The new page is Pregnancy Tips.
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OK, I am busting at the seams and can not possible stand it any more, I have an announcement to make, my sister Julie (she is between Erin and I in age) and her boyfriend Andy are also having a baby!!!! I can not believe we are all pregnant at the same time! Julie is due on Jan 1! Next year at this time we will all the mothers! Congratulations Ju and Andy!!! We love you guys!! (Jode or Wilson if you are reading this can you keep this as a secreat until Andy spills the beans?)
I am very please with myself this week, as I have managed to slow my weight gain down. I gained 1 pound this week which is right on target. Those nasty 3 pound gains were getting very unnerving and starting to concern me! I have been eating better. A lot more fruits and veggies including lots of cucumbers and grapefruit, not together though! I know what you were all thinking!
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Julie and Andy are Having a BABY on Jan 1' 07!! Congratulations!
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This is such a miracle! Me, Erin and Julie all pregnant at the same time. We are due Sep 6, Oct 22 and Jan 1! Maybe Julie will go early and they will al be born this year before Christmas!!! Christmas is going to be very busy this year, especially because my cousin also just has a baby! My mother is kind of overwhelmed, having no grandbabies to having three in the next year! I am so excited and happy to have gone first because now I can share what I have learned! My family has been truly blessed!
Well, I am now 23 weeks! The OB said I should be feeling her on a daily basis now and I have been. The little kicks and wiggles are getting stronger each day! I know now why they call this the honey moon phase of pregnancy. I feel pretty good! I have the odd Charlie Horse in my calf, the beginnings of a sore back, and a wee bit of heartburn but other than that I feel somewhat normal, well huge, but normal! I seem to be very hungry too. I could see why this is the part in my pregnancy where I could gain a ton of weight, so I have been trying to control it. This is why I am so proud of my 1 pound this week!
I have some awesome news. I found out that at my next OB appointment I will get to arrange for my next ultrasound for around 28 weeks!!! This means that hopefully Trevor will be able to book some time off and come with me and we will get to confirm the sex once again!! I told my OB we wanted to confirm the sex again, so he said we could have my last ultrasound at 28 weeks instead of 32, this way the baby will not be to big to see the sex. I am so excited to have Trevor there and for us to see our wee baby and to maybe confirm the sex 100%!
Well it has been confirmed, Trevor and I will be attending prenatal classes on June 17 and 24 all day long and hopefully with both my sisters and their boyfriends. I am excited to go and learn as much as we can and to meet other pregnant couples.
I am still worrying in the back of my mind about not going to the gym. I go out walking 5 days a week for about 40 to 45 minutes with my mom but it just is not the same as the gym. But I keep reminding myself that I was told to take it easy and that I get winded going up a flight of stairs! I even need to stop some days on my walks and sit down due to ligament pain or side stitches or leg and back pain! Maybe I will stop into the gym and say hello and tell them I am still alive but will not be back until after the baby is born. I am not paying for a Gym membership to walk on the treadmill.
Due to the fact that I am queen of the lists, I have decided to make a list of all the items, no matter how small we will need for the baby. Holy shit this list is long but at least we have a good start on the large items and hopefully we will get some items at my baby shower. I think we will register at Wal-Mart for all the small stuff we need. We did not buy anything this weekend for the baby as our Garage sale trip got rained out, that sucks! We are staying at my in-laws this weekend so hopefully we will get to go garage saleing this weekend!
Oh yes, I would like to say Congratulations to my good friend Anne-Marie and her new husband Glen, they got married on Saturday and it was beautiful!!
Well, that is it for this week, I better go before I bore y'all to death!
Take care,
Wendy
Congrats Stace!
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May 4 2006
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Wooops, I thought today was Wednesday! My pregnant brain lost a day there somewhere!
I got some amazing news late last week. One of my best friends whom I have known since I was 4 is also pregnant!! Congratulations Stace and Wil!!!! Stacy and Wil had a hard time conceiving there little Angel Mia and then all of a sudden just before they try for number two she is pregnant! I am so glad it came easy to them this time. They are amazing parents. Also, Ever since we were wee girls we have talked about being pregnant together and how much fun it would be!! Although I am so glad that she went first because she has been my life savor since Trevor and I conceived! But now we will be pregnant together for the next four months!!! She lives about 7 hours from here but it does not matter, don't get me wrong I wish so bad that she was here but we talk all the time, a little distance never came between us!! I can not even explain what a miracle this is and how blessed we are to share this together! I love you guys!!!
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Stacy, Wil & Baby Mia Congratulations!!!
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I have decided once again to stop worrying about my weight and just eat well. If I am eating healthy and walking then at least I know I am doing what is best for the wee bub and I am gaining mostly pregnancy weight. This week I gained 2 pounds which puts me up 18.5 lbs. Sure that number scares me but I can not go back now and reverse any of it. I was kind of eating what ever I wanted the last few months. I have been back to eating all good stuff since Monday and I feel much better now. At least now I am doing what I can to control the weight gain from getting out of control. I was beginning to feel like I was losing control. When I have a good day of eating I feel good when I get up the next morning, not only physically but mentally. I know I can not return to the gym for now as I was told to take it easy and I get winded going up a flight of stairs. So I will continue with my walking. I just want to feel in control of my body and what I put into again.
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Although I have noticed that people I have been seeing lately who have not seen me since I got pregnant are saying wow form the front you do not even look pregnant and from the side you look so cute! So maybe I am not looking as big as I feel!
On Saturday Trevor and I got our garage sale season off to an excellent start. At one garage sale we got 5 or 6 little outfits, a snuggly carrier and an Avent (the kind I wanted) breast pump that was barely used because the woman did not produce any milk. We got all of that for $35!!! She had a lot more stuff but most of the outfits were larger than 12 months and that is a little big for now but I got all the small ones! We might go out again this weekend.
Also on Sunday we took our receipt back to the Store were we bought our crib, mattress and bedding because the very sweet sales girl told us that they were having a sale this week but only on items in stock so we should buy what we needed the week before and then bring in our receipt. Well everything we bought was on sale and we got about $140 back!!! Woohooo!!! So we used that to buy a bassinette like the one on the right!
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Our Baby's Basinett
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My OB appointment went as usual; he said that everything looked good and that I was getting a nice wee belly! He is so polite! When he asked me if I felt my we girl I was so proud to say yes!!! I have pretty much felt a little wiggle hear and there every day for the last week. She must know I am talking about her as she is wiggling now. I have noticed that the last few days she has become much more active. My OB said by 23 weeks I should feel her more and everyday. I am now 22 weeks and 2 days.
I am so excited to say that Trevor and I have finally got names picked out. Although we are keeping them mostly to ourselves for now….. Sorry!
Oh yes, my next ultrasound will be hopefully scheduled at 28 weeks, so around the beginning of June! I can't wait to see her again and maybe even confirm if she is indeed a girl!
Alright that's it for me, I'll keep y'all posed.
Take care,
Wendy
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