Friday, January 30, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Behold, The Peanut!
Status: 11 weeks
Delivery date: August 17, 2009 (Mom A. you guessed the due date right on! If we were giving out prizes you would get a big one, but instead you are going to get a beautiful new grandbaby:)
Delivery date: August 17, 2009 (Mom A. you guessed the due date right on! If we were giving out prizes you would get a big one, but instead you are going to get a beautiful new grandbaby:)
That last post was to see how many people actually read our blog. And now I know...not many. First off I'd like to dedicate this day as Baby Sunday! Hopefully every Sunday I will post something about the pregnancy along with pictures and such, thus copying the format of my lovely sis-in-law's blog. This will not only keep all our family up to date but provide a little journal for us to look back on. Second I'd like to apologize to anyone that has invited us over for dinner the last couple of weeks and I have not responded to your calls. I would love to have someone cook for me except for the whole I'd probably puke it up or wouldn't be able to eat any of it. So it's not that we don't like you, I just don't think it wouldn't be polite of me to crinkle my nose at whatever you made:) But please ask us again in a month or so! Thirdly, to those of you who were so bold as to ask if I was pregnant around Christmas time (and hopefully not because I looked pregnant but because my apparent time line for procreating was long over due) I did in fact lie to you. Matt and I wanted to savor a few more weeks of just us knowing about the babe to let it all sink in before everyone started asking questions and giving advice. Of course that kind of back fired when I started puking and going all narcoleptic on everyone on vacation. Matt's attempt to secretly bring me toast in morning didn't work so well either. Oh well. Anyways, now on with Baby Sunday!
Obsessions/Rampages: Sleep is a current obsession. I can not get enough sleep. And I have the WEIRDEST dreams. I also have been looking at A LOT of cribs online, and their are sooo many! And I have no idea what is really necessary. I'm thinking of just getting a standard crib with a teething cover. Nothing fancy. What do you think? I want something simple with clean lines, that can last throught ohhhh say 4-5 kids? Also, anytime someone talks about there kids in church over the pulpit I get watery. I have a high water table to begin with, so the next 7 months ought to be interesting. Maybe I should keep a tally of how often I cry while I'm pregnant.
Elations and Worries: I'm elated to finally be a mommy! Oh it makes me teary just thinking about it! I feel I've completed all that I want to accomplish with myself and now I am ready to fully devote my heart to raising a little one. I can't wait to hear the pitter patter of little feet around this empty house. And if I could get at least one with Matt's big blue eyes I. will. die. I'm also elated that it didn't take long for us to get pregnant. I was a little worried when we first started just because there are soooo many people that I know that have had trouble, so I am very grateful that Matt and I haven't had to endure that trial. Worries... hm. I'm worried for the health of my child mostly. I'm very conscious of what I put in my mouth because those nutrients will effect the baby. So if I think I want to binge on candy instead of eating a decent dinner I think twice about it knowing that what I do with my body not only effects me but this little person growing inside of me. I also worry about the baby's mental health sometimes. As some of you know depression and schizophrenia run in my family, so I sometimes get a wave of panic praying that this peanut won't have to deal with anything like that. Of course I know that if something were to be manifested in his or her life the Lord is always there to help and guide us through our trials. Being pregnant gives me a whole new appreciation for my parents and everything they've gone through in raising children with less than perfect mental health. I hope that if something were to happen I will be able to lean on them for advice and support if the Lord decides that is something we must endure.
Aversions and Cravings: You can some up my food habits as aversions currently. No cravings. As a matter of fact it's almost annoying how I always have to be putting something in my mouth so I don't throw up. I currently live off of peaches, cucumbers and tomatoes with a little salt, cold ceareal, and toast. Oh and pinto beans. Which is all rather funny to me, because a lot of things that sound good are the things I grew up eating. My mom would just make a big pot of pinto beans and we would eat bowls of them. Then she'd make bean dip out of it. And as snacks you would often see us gnawing on whole cucumbers and tomatoes. Sounds sick to some, but it is incredibly delicious to me at the moment. DON'T even talk to me about meat or greasy foods or I'll dry heave. That's about it. The nausea comes in waves, some days are better than others. On the bad days I wake up tired, and comatose with a dull pain in my stomach and I don't want to get out of bed. I'll generally not be able to keep down lunch and occasionally breakfast. On a good day I eat decent and I am able to go run a few errands and clean the house a bit. That doesn't last long because I get tired so fast. But really I can't complain, many people have it much worse, so I feel grateful. I've heard some people say that being sick is better than not being sick, because sometimes that means you may miscarry.
Overall, Matt and I are doing great and we are finally starting to tell people. We told our neighbors Stephanie and Charlie this morning and they were so thrilled for us. Oh and bonus they have teenage daughters so we now have built in babysitters:) They are the best neighbors. So nice. We're having a neighborhood cookout in a couple of weeks so that will be fun to tell everyone. No one seems that surprised at church since there is practically a new baby born every month but it still fun to tell. That's about it. Can't wait to update next week. I don't have any sort of a belly yet, but hopefully in a couple months there will be something to show.
Obsessions/Rampages: Sleep is a current obsession. I can not get enough sleep. And I have the WEIRDEST dreams. I also have been looking at A LOT of cribs online, and their are sooo many! And I have no idea what is really necessary. I'm thinking of just getting a standard crib with a teething cover. Nothing fancy. What do you think? I want something simple with clean lines, that can last throught ohhhh say 4-5 kids? Also, anytime someone talks about there kids in church over the pulpit I get watery. I have a high water table to begin with, so the next 7 months ought to be interesting. Maybe I should keep a tally of how often I cry while I'm pregnant.
Elations and Worries: I'm elated to finally be a mommy! Oh it makes me teary just thinking about it! I feel I've completed all that I want to accomplish with myself and now I am ready to fully devote my heart to raising a little one. I can't wait to hear the pitter patter of little feet around this empty house. And if I could get at least one with Matt's big blue eyes I. will. die. I'm also elated that it didn't take long for us to get pregnant. I was a little worried when we first started just because there are soooo many people that I know that have had trouble, so I am very grateful that Matt and I haven't had to endure that trial. Worries... hm. I'm worried for the health of my child mostly. I'm very conscious of what I put in my mouth because those nutrients will effect the baby. So if I think I want to binge on candy instead of eating a decent dinner I think twice about it knowing that what I do with my body not only effects me but this little person growing inside of me. I also worry about the baby's mental health sometimes. As some of you know depression and schizophrenia run in my family, so I sometimes get a wave of panic praying that this peanut won't have to deal with anything like that. Of course I know that if something were to be manifested in his or her life the Lord is always there to help and guide us through our trials. Being pregnant gives me a whole new appreciation for my parents and everything they've gone through in raising children with less than perfect mental health. I hope that if something were to happen I will be able to lean on them for advice and support if the Lord decides that is something we must endure.
Aversions and Cravings: You can some up my food habits as aversions currently. No cravings. As a matter of fact it's almost annoying how I always have to be putting something in my mouth so I don't throw up. I currently live off of peaches, cucumbers and tomatoes with a little salt, cold ceareal, and toast. Oh and pinto beans. Which is all rather funny to me, because a lot of things that sound good are the things I grew up eating. My mom would just make a big pot of pinto beans and we would eat bowls of them. Then she'd make bean dip out of it. And as snacks you would often see us gnawing on whole cucumbers and tomatoes. Sounds sick to some, but it is incredibly delicious to me at the moment. DON'T even talk to me about meat or greasy foods or I'll dry heave. That's about it. The nausea comes in waves, some days are better than others. On the bad days I wake up tired, and comatose with a dull pain in my stomach and I don't want to get out of bed. I'll generally not be able to keep down lunch and occasionally breakfast. On a good day I eat decent and I am able to go run a few errands and clean the house a bit. That doesn't last long because I get tired so fast. But really I can't complain, many people have it much worse, so I feel grateful. I've heard some people say that being sick is better than not being sick, because sometimes that means you may miscarry.
Overall, Matt and I are doing great and we are finally starting to tell people. We told our neighbors Stephanie and Charlie this morning and they were so thrilled for us. Oh and bonus they have teenage daughters so we now have built in babysitters:) They are the best neighbors. So nice. We're having a neighborhood cookout in a couple of weeks so that will be fun to tell everyone. No one seems that surprised at church since there is practically a new baby born every month but it still fun to tell. That's about it. Can't wait to update next week. I don't have any sort of a belly yet, but hopefully in a couple months there will be something to show.
Friday, January 23, 2009
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