Well...hopefully less but my due date is 35 days away! Woohoo!! Can't wait to meet this little girl!
I've been having more and stronger contractions lately so that gives me hope that she'll come before March 29 but who knows....only time will tell! I've been keeping Tums in business too so it will be nice to get rid of the heartburn but I'm more excited to see her than to get rid of symptoms. I could care less if I have every symptom in the book, it is TOTALLY worth it to have this little bambina.
Weird things that go on with my body...I've noticed that if I don't work out during the day, I wake up in the night with butt cramps. You read that right. Weird.
Interesting 'adopting while you're pregnant' scenario...I wake up in the middle of the night a lot to use the bathroom or because I'm hurting and need to reposition but then I can't fall back asleep because then I start to worry/stress about adoption stuff. Hmm...one day I will have Elliot, Griffin, and our kid(s) from Rwanda in my grasp and I will sit down with them all in my lap and not let them go for like 18 hours until somebody makes me. Just sayin'. I have my 36 week appointment next week so we will see if I'm dilating or anything exciting like that! Woohoo!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Things you do for love.
I love my husband.
My husband wanted me to do the Truffle Shuffle in front of the Goonies house in Astoria, OR...with my big ol' 8.5 month baby belly.
In front of other people.
So. I did.
It wasn't pretty.
My husband wanted me to do the Truffle Shuffle in front of the Goonies house in Astoria, OR...with my big ol' 8.5 month baby belly.
In front of other people.
So. I did.
It wasn't pretty.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Cocked and Ready to Go!
I had my 34 week appointment today....and...drumroll please...Elliot has decided to get her head down where it's supposed to be and is ready for take-off! So excited! I love the idea of not knowing when she is going to come. Woohoo for that!
y dang weight has been all over the place with this pregnancy...I gained like 5 pounds between my last 2 appointments and today found out that since then I have lost 2 pounds...how does that happen? No friggin' clue. But as long as they don't care and little missy is still doing good it doesn't really matter.
She gets the hiccups when she gets startled I've noticed. Once on Valentine's day....and we'll just leave it at that. And then this morning when the alarm went off and was loud she jumped and then had the hiccups for a while. SO CUTE!
Contractions are really random right now. Just coming and going depending on the day. When I run I have them all day pretty consistently but when I do the elliptical they aren't as bad. I cleaned the house yesterday and vacuuming and mopping gave me some good ones...so...I guess Andrew will have to do that from now on :) I kid, I kid.
So, now we just hang out and grow until our 36 week appointment. They are pretty big on the birth plan here. I didn't plan on writing one up because labor and delivery are so random that you never know what you're gonna get. My only thing is that I don't want an epidural and I want a healthy baby. However, they gave me an outline to fill out with my likes/dislikes/issues/worries/etc. so I figured why not fill it out. I really want to be sarcastic and make it so that when they read it they think I'm crazy until they realize that it's a joke but then again not sure if that would be a good idea...
1. Please be sure to rub my hand and look me in the eye whenever you tell me how dilated I am.
2. I would like to eat a cheeseburger 5 minutes prior to pushing.
3. Somebody please french braid my hair when I hit 9cm so that I look pretty in pictures.
4. Throw ice chips in my general direction every 10 minutes to see if I can catch them in my mouth.
5. Flirt with my husband to distract him from his wife pooping on the table.
There. Done.
Not much else to update! Can't wait to meet my little scared hiccuper!
y dang weight has been all over the place with this pregnancy...I gained like 5 pounds between my last 2 appointments and today found out that since then I have lost 2 pounds...how does that happen? No friggin' clue. But as long as they don't care and little missy is still doing good it doesn't really matter.
She gets the hiccups when she gets startled I've noticed. Once on Valentine's day....and we'll just leave it at that. And then this morning when the alarm went off and was loud she jumped and then had the hiccups for a while. SO CUTE!
Contractions are really random right now. Just coming and going depending on the day. When I run I have them all day pretty consistently but when I do the elliptical they aren't as bad. I cleaned the house yesterday and vacuuming and mopping gave me some good ones...so...I guess Andrew will have to do that from now on :) I kid, I kid.
So, now we just hang out and grow until our 36 week appointment. They are pretty big on the birth plan here. I didn't plan on writing one up because labor and delivery are so random that you never know what you're gonna get. My only thing is that I don't want an epidural and I want a healthy baby. However, they gave me an outline to fill out with my likes/dislikes/issues/worries/etc. so I figured why not fill it out. I really want to be sarcastic and make it so that when they read it they think I'm crazy until they realize that it's a joke but then again not sure if that would be a good idea...
1. Please be sure to rub my hand and look me in the eye whenever you tell me how dilated I am.
2. I would like to eat a cheeseburger 5 minutes prior to pushing.
3. Somebody please french braid my hair when I hit 9cm so that I look pretty in pictures.
4. Throw ice chips in my general direction every 10 minutes to see if I can catch them in my mouth.
5. Flirt with my husband to distract him from his wife pooping on the table.
There. Done.
Not much else to update! Can't wait to meet my little scared hiccuper!
Saturday, February 12, 2011
5K PR
Not me....Elliot. She ran her first 5K this morning and totally rocked it! Her mom...not so much.
I did have to have a potty break...but other than that we ran the whole time which was shocking to me because I didn't think I had it in me. The competitiveness took over.
My dear husband decided to document it...it was 0.2 miles into the race...
It was fun! And it was a race where you dress up (well...we did anyway) so of course we took advantage.
Shelly and I rocked some tutus and then got creative with some lipstick in my purse...I'm not the skinny one with a six pack..
Oh yes we did...."Easy" and "Easier"...even though I think the one with 4 kids should have the latter...just my opinion. ;)
Andrew got there earlier than us and ran 6 miles, then the 5K with us...he's hard core. We had to run about a mile from our car to the start because we were late so I wasn't sure I would hold up for the actual race but it was just too fun to pass people with my huge belly.
I did have to have a potty break...but other than that we ran the whole time which was shocking to me because I didn't think I had it in me. The competitiveness took over.
It was fun! And it was a race where you dress up (well...we did anyway) so of course we took advantage.
Shelly and I rocked some tutus and then got creative with some lipstick in my purse...I'm not the skinny one with a six pack..
We also ran into Tara from church!
Pretty sure this is our last race before her birthday...maybe...
Friday, February 11, 2011
Owee
Ok...I think it's safe to say I'm actually NOT looking forward to going to the chiropractor tonight. What?! Usually it's such a treat but apparently not while pregnant. I am not looking forward to the headache or the pain afterward and it feels like the vertebrae in my lower back are being held together by very thin thread right now. Not feeling much stability which is weird and annoying. Must be the hormones making them loose already combined with the chiro. BUT if it helps her get her cute little head down in the right direction...I'll take it! Just an observation. I'm sure after the Seattle marathon when I'm all jacked up and not pregnant I'll be back at the chiro with bells on!
Don't hurt me tonight, Dr.! I've got a date with my man and he thinks if he buys me dinner....uh...well....I "owe" hiim. Kidding! Kind of. Also I have the Love 'em or Leave 'em 5K in the morning with Shelly! It's the anniversary of the first time we hung out last year and totally hit it off. Memories! We are totally dressing up this year too...I'm thinking of painting a large heart on my huge belly. That's right, I have absolutely no shame.
Don't hurt me tonight, Dr.! I've got a date with my man and he thinks if he buys me dinner....uh...well....I "owe" hiim. Kidding! Kind of. Also I have the Love 'em or Leave 'em 5K in the morning with Shelly! It's the anniversary of the first time we hung out last year and totally hit it off. Memories! We are totally dressing up this year too...I'm thinking of painting a large heart on my huge belly. That's right, I have absolutely no shame.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Little Hiccups
Love!
After hanging out with our night owl for the 3rd night in a row, I finally got him to bed around 12:30 on Friday night. What's the dealio-yo? Anyway, Elliot had been SUPER active all day. For example, I was sitting on the couch working a little bit and she shifted her weight so much that it threw my whole body off balance. She's a little tornado! Well, I finally laid down in the bed and she had some major hiccups for the first time that I could feel. SUPER CUTE! I loved feeling that. Griff had them a lot toward the end and I remember sitting at my desk at work not being able to do much because I just liked how cute the little hiccups are.
I tried to wake Andrew up to feel them but he was totally out. Maybe next time :)
I started going to a chiropractor to try to get this little nugget's head down on Friday and am so sore but it felt so good...well hurt so good I guess. I am a huge fan of getting adjusted, especially when my body feels so stiff and old already. Ahhh..bliss.
We will see if it works!
I also had a gazillion braxton-hicks contractions yesterday. Seriously they were like every 10 minutes all day long until I fell asleep. Makes me happy because I hope that means less contractions during labor :) Right? No? Hmm...oh well. It was kind of tiring though. We took the G man to "Play Mouse" AKA Chuck E Cheese to play and by the time we finished and were standing in line to trade in his tickets for some toy snakes (what else?) I felt like I had been doing sit-ups all day and was just ready to lay down. Too bad that doesn't equal a post-birth six pack...
That's all I've got for an update right now. Just the hiccups and contractions. Getting so close to meeting our little girl! I am so in love already!!
3 chiropractor appointments and a 5K next week! Hopefully that'll be enough to get that head down!
After hanging out with our night owl for the 3rd night in a row, I finally got him to bed around 12:30 on Friday night. What's the dealio-yo? Anyway, Elliot had been SUPER active all day. For example, I was sitting on the couch working a little bit and she shifted her weight so much that it threw my whole body off balance. She's a little tornado! Well, I finally laid down in the bed and she had some major hiccups for the first time that I could feel. SUPER CUTE! I loved feeling that. Griff had them a lot toward the end and I remember sitting at my desk at work not being able to do much because I just liked how cute the little hiccups are.
I tried to wake Andrew up to feel them but he was totally out. Maybe next time :)
I started going to a chiropractor to try to get this little nugget's head down on Friday and am so sore but it felt so good...well hurt so good I guess. I am a huge fan of getting adjusted, especially when my body feels so stiff and old already. Ahhh..bliss.
We will see if it works!
I also had a gazillion braxton-hicks contractions yesterday. Seriously they were like every 10 minutes all day long until I fell asleep. Makes me happy because I hope that means less contractions during labor :) Right? No? Hmm...oh well. It was kind of tiring though. We took the G man to "Play Mouse" AKA Chuck E Cheese to play and by the time we finished and were standing in line to trade in his tickets for some toy snakes (what else?) I felt like I had been doing sit-ups all day and was just ready to lay down. Too bad that doesn't equal a post-birth six pack...
That's all I've got for an update right now. Just the hiccups and contractions. Getting so close to meeting our little girl! I am so in love already!!
3 chiropractor appointments and a 5K next week! Hopefully that'll be enough to get that head down!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
CRAZY Dream. Seriously. Crazy.
{Disclaimer:No idea who this kid is. Found the picture on Google images}
Last night I slept really well for a change. Usually I'm moving all over the place and getting up to go to the bathroom and all that jazz. I was sacked yesterday because I worked on the house for G's nap NONSTOP and was wired all day for some reason. So, anyway....
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{Those are the Wayne's World dream waves}
So, I was at some outdoor event/concert/thing with a girl that I honestly haven't seen since high school. Weird.
At some point I go in to labor and have Elliot.
However. She is an alligator. AN ALLIGATOR! People, what is wrong with me. It was so vivid and I was so upset. I was asking if I had to breastfeed her. Not because I was worried about breastfeeding an alligator with razor sharp teeth...which would be the first concern of normal crazy people. No, I was wondering because since she turned out to be a reptile, I wanted to start trying again right away to get pregnant with a real baby. I was worried that the breastfeeding would keep my hormones out of wack like last time and it would take me forever to get pregnant and I am getting quite impatient.
I was like, how do I explain this one?! An alligator! Do alligators fly free on airplanes?? How did they not catch this on the level 2 ultrasound?!
Then I woke up and had that...'Phew..that was just a dream' feeling. Even though the whole giving birth to a large scaly creature should have tipped me off.
Anyway. I haven't had as many dreams this pregnancy because I haven't been sleeping very well and had to document this craziness. In case Elliot happens to be the next Crocodile Hunter and we can use this story for publicity or something.
In other news. I got out the baby carrier/carseat to make sure it was on the itty bitty baby adjustment and put the extra little padding in and put her cute pink toys on it that Griffin picked out.
Griffin thought it was Christmas. Actually better than Christmas since that was a bit overwhelming for him. He crawled in it and started making baby noises. Then he ever so gently asked for his paci and blankies and continued to sit there watching his pre-bed cartoon. I love my little baby. However whenever I call him "baby" he corrects me with, "No. No baby. I Giffy!" He asked me to carry him around in it...we didn't make it very far. Little goober. I think he will be so excited when he realizes Elliot is an actual baby and not a figment of his mom's imagination...he would actually probably be more excited if she did happen to be an alligator.
"PACI!!!!!!"
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