April 2009 - Posts

Tiller Hunting, thrift store shopping, and my pregnancy wardrobe (long)

Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009 10:28 AM

Wow! A lot has happened in the last month. I went from spotting brown and being worried about the baby to feeling better and knowing the baby was healthy. Saturday I will officially be in the 2 nd trimester. It’s gone from cold to hot to warm weather.

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

The Blob Exercises

Posted Wednesday, April 29, 2009 9:28 AM

Yesterday evening and last night were eventful. I went for a walk/run when I got home from work. I wore one of my favorite performance mesh tops and one of the two biggest pairs of shorts I have (ones normally reserved for bumming around the house). It

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

Random jumble

Posted Tuesday, April 28, 2009 1:41 PM

I love the weather this weekend and so far this week. I am all full of plans and feeling slightly more energized from all the sunlight. Yesterday I got Belly Laughs and ended up reading the whole thing last night. I laughed a lot. I was just tired after

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

Finally - I'm Productive!

Posted Monday, April 27, 2009 12:12 PM

I just sent off my first inquiry about daycare. Yes, we are already looking at daycares at 13 weeks. Around here, there is a mega shortage of available childcare – some places we have already missed our opportunities. We are still kind of hoping for a

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

Happy Happy Joy Joy

Posted Friday, April 24, 2009 10:31 AM

It's Friday! The day is going to be long just because - I can't wait to get out of here this evening and enjoy the beautiful weekend! It's supposed to be in the 80s all weekend, which is more like summer weather (which I LOVE). What do I have planned?

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

Vacation!

Posted Thursday, April 23, 2009 1:55 PM

Okay, so I mentioned Hawaii in my last post. I am required to take a week-long vacation each year, and I told DH I wanted to go to the beach one last time without kids and just lay on the beach. Well, SIL has moved to Alaska, so we can't go visit her

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

Dr's. Appt. - All's Well

Posted Thursday, April 23, 2009 10:15 AM

Just got back from my doctor’s appointment. It was kind of boring, but short and sweet. My blood pressure was good, and all my blood work and labs came back good. My red blood cells and lymph were a tad low (RBC 4.02%, normal is 4.1% thru ?, and lymph

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

New Normal - feeling weird

Posted Wednesday, April 22, 2009 2:16 PM

Well, yesterday afternoon and today I have not felt great. My belly doesn't hurt, is just uncomfortable, like I have stopped up gas or indigestion or some weird muscles are growing. So I just kind of feel icky. Everything else seems fine, so I'm not really

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

PSA for pregnant ladies looking for clothes

Posted Tuesday, April 21, 2009 2:23 PM

JC Penney's has Buy One Get One for $0.88 right now on new stuff in their maternity section (It works out to somewhere between $13-$15 an item). And it's pretty cute too! I'm going to try and go sometime in the next couple of days (I didn't have time

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

People just have to share their opinions

Posted Tuesday, April 21, 2009 9:28 AM

So first off a positive thing - I was in Target searching for a DD bra (they've already gone from C to D and now my two D bras are tight) and started walking towards the back of the store where the maternity, plus size, and shoe sections are, and this

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

Apparently I'm crazy

Posted Monday, April 20, 2009 4:26 PM

So I've said a few times that I want to do childbirth without drugs - I don't like needles, I've heard lots of stories about bad side effects/how things can go wrong when they're trying to do the epidurals, about how induction with pitocin can actually

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

It's a quickie

Posted Monday, April 20, 2009 9:02 AM

I have a busy morning at work (thank goodness, the day goes so much faster that way), but I wanted to post a quick blog. Things that happened this weekend: - My mom called and told me I should buy a crib from a consignment store to save money. Umm, no

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

I don't have time for a cold

Posted Wednesday, April 15, 2009 11:10 AM

Yesterday I had a scratchy throat. Today my head is stuffed, my nose is dripping, my throat is yucky, and all I can think about is how much I want to sleep. I don't have time for a cold - my choir concert is Saturday, and I have to get lots done tonight

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

MIL-DIL "bonding" plan

Posted Tuesday, April 14, 2009 12:07 PM

I decided last night that I should call my MIL and chat with her about all the baby stuff, how far along I am now, how I’m feeling, when the next doctor’s appointment is, that we found a car seat and stroller and started a registry, that we’re still looking

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

Easter Weekend - long

Posted Monday, April 13, 2009 9:25 AM

The weekend was good. Mom and I had a really good time shopping Saturday. We went into Motherhood Maternity in Cville, where I tried on 40+ items, but only ended up with four. I didn’t tell Mike I spent $125 on the clothes, but I figure it was well worth

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

Nap, please

Posted Friday, April 10, 2009 2:01 PM

I have hit my afternoon slump and seriously need a nap, but no can do. I'm super-excited to go see my family tonight! And it's so hard to concentrate when I'm tired, hyped up for a trip, and not too awful busy at work. Happy Easter, everyone. See you

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

I know, I'm a nut . . . cloth diapers?

Posted Thursday, April 09, 2009 3:44 PM

So I did a little research this afternoon, and I'm seriously thinking about cloth diapering. Apparently there have been major developments in this area since my little sister was in them 16.5 years ago. I'd given thought to it before, but it seems much

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

So Excited for the weekend

Posted Thursday, April 09, 2009 9:06 AM

Tomorrow after work I am going up to my parents' house! I am so excited to spend time with my mom and sister (my dad will likely be out on the farm all day, and my brother works nights - I'll still get to see them, but most of my time will be with the

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

Misadventures in the sack

Posted Tuesday, April 07, 2009 8:46 AM

Disclaimer: Don't read if you don't like TMI Last night I finished a romance novel and must have been dreaming about it, because in the middle of the night we somehow excited each other in our sleep. We were having some great lovin', but I guess DH was

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

Why I Don't Want To

Posted Monday, April 06, 2009 1:56 PM

DH said his coworker C found out about the baby and told us congratulations and said that they found out they are having a boy (due the end of this month). He also told DH that it was the only practical thing to do and made shopping so much easier, etc.

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

Phew!

Posted Monday, April 06, 2009 9:08 AM

The boss was excited and really happy, so that's off my chest. The spotting has been gone since Saturday, so hopefully it's gone for good. I had a super moody day yesterday - DH changed our plans for Easter weekend without consulting me after we'd already

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

Cranky - Is it 5pm yet?

Posted Friday, April 03, 2009 3:26 PM

Last night we stayed up to watch the final ER episode, which didn't go off until 11pm! So this afternoon I am seriously tired, cranky from being tired, and completely unable to focus on work. It's only 3:30, and 5:00 seems so far away. I'm so tired and

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

Cloud Nine

Posted Thursday, April 02, 2009 9:12 AM

My ultrasound and blood work went great yesterday! I didn’t have to wait very long at all. At first the tech attempted an abdominal ultrasound, and I’m pretty sure I saw the baby’s heart beating there, but it was hard to see all that she needed to, so

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

Vampire time

Posted Wednesday, April 01, 2009 9:04 AM

Today I get to get stuck like a vampire and God knows what else for this cyst ultrasound. I kind of hope it’s not an internal just because it’s such an ordeal and I don’t want any more spotting, but I’ll do whatever. I hope I get to see the baby and that

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Posted by Mrs. Rachel A.

About Mrs. Rachel A.

I am a detail-oriented, creative person who can't wait to start a family. I'm loving my job as a credit analyst and trying to make our little house as organized and nice as possible.


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