Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2009 11:40 AM
I love wine, before getting pregnant I would have a few glasses during the week after work and with dinner. My favorite was to have a glass of wine with Tom while we cooked dinner. I’ve been surprised that I haven’t really missed it too much. I won’t lie that a couple of times while out to dinner, I really wished I could have a glass, but for the most part haven’t missed my old friend much at all. This last weekend we were grocery shopping for while my MIL is here, I had planned to make a large dinner Sunday night so Tom bought a bottle of wine for him and his mom. That’s when I noticed a few bottles of non-alcoholic wine…wow! I was really excited and grabbed a bottle of the faux chardonnay. I figured for $3.50 a bottle, I could just dump it out if it was terrible. For the next couple of days I was so excited to try my new wine. I had all these great visions of being able to have a few glasses with Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners and not feeling like I was missing out. It came time for dinner on Sunday and I set the table with three wine glasses. Then came the big taste test…awful!!! Darn. It smelled terrible, and was really sweet, it tasted like juice that had gone a bit bad. So down the drain it went. I’m debating trying the red “merlot” that another brand makes, but I think my hopes of getting to feel like I still get some wine are smashed. Oh well, back to lemonade for me it looks like. A small price to pay for a healthy baby though.
Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2009 10:28 AM
I’ve been really busy at work that past couple of weeks, so I haven’t had much time to update. I’m doing really well and feeling great! My MIL is here visiting for the week, it’s been so nice to see her and catch up. She and my Dad have become pretty good friends, so my Dad is going to drive over on Saturday to go to dinner with us. It should be a lot of fun. I have told work about being pregnant, and it’s a good thing too, I think I’m starting to show a little. It’s not much, really if you didn’t know I was pregnant, you would just think I was a little chubby in the tummy area! But now that work knows I’m getting some comments from some of the girls that they can see a little something. It doesn’t bother me, they are being nice about it, and I mean come on, I’m only going to get bigger! I ordered some maternity pants online at Old Navy yesterday. I’m rather tall (5’9”) so I have a pretty hard time finding pants long enough to fit. These were on sale so I thought I would give them a try. I hope I like them. I really need another couple pairs of pants for work so I’m looking around.
I’m getting really excited about Thanksgiving. We usually go to my Grandma’s in Palm Springs for the holiday. It’s a lot of fun, the weather is great so we get to eat outside by the pool. Kind of non-traditional I guess, but is sure is nice to be warm and sunny! We’re leaving super early Wednesday morning and driving down (it’s about a 6 hour drive). I’m a little nervous how Lucy will do in the car that long. We’ve only taken her on short car rides to the vet and stuff and those haven’t really gone so great. She wiggles around a lot, but if we put her in her crate for the drive she cries the whole time. Hopefully we’re leaving early enough that we can put her in the crate for the first part of the drive and she’ll sleep. We’ll see!
So that’s about it. I’m so excited that it’s the holiday’s and am ready to start decorating and shopping. I think once we get back from our Thanksgiving trip I’ll have time to start getting ready for Christmas. This will be our first Christmas in our new house and I’m excited to decorate it!!
Posted Wednesday, November 11, 2009 3:00 PM
Today is the first day that my pants are super uncomfortable. My work pants have been a little tight for the last week or so, but not unbearable. This afternoon I am SO uncomfortable. My pants are so tight and I just want to go home and change into some stretchy pants. If I wasn't so uncomfortable I would probably go by the mall on my way home to buy some new pants, but I don't think I can even wait that long to get out of these pants! I have a pair of jeans that I can wear the next couple of days at work (Friday's are jeans, but tomorrow the office will be empty so I can get away with it) I bought them about a month ago, they are a size bigger than I normally wear so they are still really comfy. I think this weekend will be time to hit the mall and see what I can find for new pants. Luckily I've heard tons of stores are having sales this weekend, so that will be nice.
Anyway, 5:00 can't come soon enough!!! Ugh.
Posted Monday, November 09, 2009 3:57 PM
I think our bodies internal thermometers adjust themselves based on the climate we live in. I have been so cold lately, and really shouldn’t be. I grew up in Portland, Oregon, so I was very used to the rain and occasional snow storms in the winter. After I graduated college I moved to New Jersey. The first winter I was there I have never been so cold in my life! The coats I had that I thought were “winter” did nothing to keep the freezing air out. I ended up spending a total of 4 winters in NJ and gradually grew accustomed to the cold winters (it also could have been the improvement of my winter wardrobe over time). I mean I was still cold all winter, but not to the point I thought I would die like I did that first winter. So I really think my tolerance of cold weather changed because I was exposed to much lower temps.
We moved to Northern CA 3 years ago and let me tell you that first winter I thought I had died and gone to heaven. It was so mild and wonderful compared to East Coast winters. I was enjoying the occasional rain storms and temps in the high 40’s to high 50’s. However, some time during the last couple of years my thermostat has adjusted again and now low 60’s seem terribly cold to me. I have been freezing lately and it’s been 65 degrees. What the heck! I’m probably going to die come January when it’s actually winter around here. I’m even entertaining digging out my old East Coast coats for this year thinking I might need the extra layers. This is terrible, maybe I need to make a trip back east to remind myself what cold really feels like!
Posted Friday, November 06, 2009 3:46 PM
I just found out I get an ultrasound next week! I'm really excited. My next regular doctor appointment isn't until 11/16, at which time my doctor said I may only get to hear the heartbeat and not have an ultrasound. I really wanted an ultrasound so I can see the difference that 4 weeks makes. Well during our last appointment we expressed some concern to my doctor about some genetic illnesses that run in Tom's family. He has a family history of Friedriech's Ataxsia. One of his aunts had it and passed away a few years ago because of it. So anyway, my doctor referred us to a genetic specialist to have some tests run for this disease. I thought that they were just going to do some blood work to see if I'm a carrier, because if I am we have a 1 in 4 chance of having a child with the disease (because most likely Tom is a carrier - but we don't know for sure). I talked to the office this afternoon and they told me that I would have a NT scan while there. My insurance doesn't cover NT scans unless they are medically necessary, but they said that a family history is considered medically necessary. I'm really excited. I've heard that the pictures from this scan are really good. I've been having some strange worries the past couple of days. Now that I'm feeling pretty good, I don't really feel pregnant anymore. It's hard to convince my mind that I am pregnant when I feel fine. So some actual proof will be nice!
I hope you all have a nice weekend!
Posted Tuesday, November 03, 2009 9:16 AM
I am 12 weeks today and so glad to finally be out of the first trimester! I’ve noticed a big difference in how I’ve been feeling since last week and am ready for my energy to come back. I’ve slowly noticed that I’ve been a little more interested in doing things, so I hope that just continues to get better! I’m glad too since I didn’t do much Halloween decorating, I know I’ll be ready to start decorating up a storm for Christmas!
The weather has been so wonderful here the past week or so, with temps in the high 70’s to low 80’s. This is my favorite time in Northern CA and makes up for the terribly hot summers! We are going to a football game with a group of friends this Saturday. My school (Oregon State) is playing Cal here this year, so we’re making the drive to Berkeley to cheer them on! We’ve had a pretty decent season this year so hopefully it will be a good game. This is the only game we will get to see in person this year so I’m really hoping for a win! We have a group of about 12 that will be tailgating with us so it should be a really good time and we have lots of good food planned.
Then next weekend we’re going to the Billy Joel/Elton John concert in Oakland! It was my birthday gift to Tom this year and we are SO excited. Although I’ve heard Elton has the flu and has cancelled a couple of concerts, I’m hoping he’s better in time for ours! Fingers crossed!!! My MIL is flying out from NJ in a couple of weeks as well. I’m really looking forward to seeing her, we haven’t seen her since Thanksgiving last year when we visited. It’s been much too long and I’ve missed her. I have a great relationship with her, we lived in NJ close to her for 5 years. We had regular dinner nights on Sundays alternating between our house and hers and I’ve really missed those. She moved out here a couple of years ago, but unfortunately wasn’t able to find a steady job, so she had to move back. We’re hoping she’ll be able to move back again soon, it would be great to have her close, especially with the baby coming!
Posted Monday, November 02, 2009 11:41 AM
We had a really nice low key weekend and I’m feeling very good and rested today which is a great way to start the week! My FIL was in town visiting this weekend. Saturday morning we walked a few blocks to the weekly farmer’s market by our house. I have been wanting to go since we moved in, but we haven’t had a free Saturday morning. I’m so glad we went. It’s in the parking lot of a shopping center down the street and it was so much fun. It was a warm beautiful morning and there were lots of people and some really great vendors. We got lots of fruits and veggies and just had a really nice time. It was also really good for me to get out and get a bit of exercise. Tom and my FIL then did some yard work after we got home while I took a little nap and then started getting dinner ready. We stayed around the house, had dinner, watched some college football and waited for tricker treaters. Unfortunately, we didn’t have very many, which means I have a ton of candy left over that I have been snacking on (bad!!).
We also spread the word about being pregnant a bit more. We told some friends on Friday night, they were really excited for us. They have a 13 year old daughter who was super excited and mentioned over and over again that she loves babysitting! So that’s great!! We also told some family members who were equally excited, and no one mentioned my BIL and SIL being pg too, not even my FIL who spent the whole weekend with us. It was definitely a surprise as I thought for sure he would want to talk about it. But he didn’t and just seemed really excited for us. So it was a great weekend.
I’m telling my bosses here at work on Friday and then plan to spread the word around the office next week. My pants are starting to get a bit tight, I’m not showing or anything yet, but I’m starting to look a little chunky around the middle. Everyone probably thinks I’ve just had a bit too much Halloween candy… which I have :)
Anyway, thank you all so much for the nice comments on my last couple of posts about my BIL and SIL. They were really comforting and I appreciate it so much! I hope you all have a nice week.
Posted Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:29 AM
This is something I have come to learn about myself over the years. I am in general a very laid back, go with the flow kind of person. But on the flip side, I also do a bit of planning and when those plans are changed it takes a bit of time for me to adjust. I eventually do adjust and am fine with the new plan of things, but that period of adjustment can be hard. I think that is what is happening with the whole situation with my BIL and SIL just finding out they are pregnant. I had been planning for the past year on what it would be like when we finally did get pg and how I would tell everyone. Now all of the sudden those plans are changed. We will be telling the family exactly one week after they have found out about my BIL and SIL’s pregnancy. I know this will not diminish their excitement for us and I know that everyone will be so supportive of us and truly excited about our news. I know this. But I still have a little bit of feelings of disappointment that the first thing everyone is going to think is wow, both at the same time. And since I’m going second, I’m going to get the questions, like oh how do you feel about them being pg too, what do you think of that… Blah, blah. And then because I’m not really at all excited about it, and am honestly quite worried about them bringing a child into their already mess of a marriage, I’m going to have to smile and lie. And I’m not a very good liar.
So I’ll deal with it and move on, because really, in the end, this absolutely does not matter. All that will matter is that Tom and I will have a wonderful, happy little family. That my family will be started and we will create our future together and it will be perfect!
I received this quote yesterday, completely out of the blue, and it was so absolutely fitting I just knew it was meant to help me.
“One day at a time--this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful it will be worth remembering.” –unknown
Also, I’m happy to report that I am feeling SO much better! It is great. I’m back to being able to eat normally and although I’m still tired at the end of the day, I’m not quite the zombie that was for the past month or so. I’m telling my best friend our news this weekend and I’m really excited about that. She lives far away, so I have to tell her over the phone, but I can’t wait to finally be able to tell her. I’ve been avoiding talking to her for the last couple of weeks because I knew I couldn’t keep from spilling the news! We have lots to catch up on so it will be so nice!