Oct 19, 2013
First Day of 2nd Trimester!
Today was the very first day of our 2nd trimester and our third midwife visit and we finally got to hear the heartbeat!!! Josh and I shared the fear on the way home that, although completely unfounded, we both thought maybe we weren't really pregnant. That maybe it was some hysterical or phantom pregnancy. Having so very few symptoms and not having heard the heartbeat yet will do that to you apparently! So I guess now I can start doing the happy dance and being thankful for my virtually symptom free first trimester! Other satisfying news was that my fundus is taller than my midwife expected which makes me feel better about popping out so early :) And no, there was just one heartbeat, also somewhat of a comfort to be honest, ha!
Oct 10, 2013
Objects look larger than they appear
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| 12 weeks 4 days |
First Mom Friend!!
I went out this morning to grab a breakfast sandwich for Josh as he has a very long and very busy day today. While in line at the cafe I asked the mom in front of me how old her baby boy was (Wallace 5mos) and we just kept talking. She waited with me for my order and then we walked the same direction for a bit and exchanged numbers and a hug. You can't imagine how elated I am! And did I mention she lives on my street?? How amazing is that!?
UPDATE - I just had to update this... my first mom friend, the lovely, wonderful, unique, whole-hearted, fantastic friend: Kalene. This post is just over 4 years ago. She has been my rock and loyal friend every since. I can't be more fortunate to have met her and her staying such a close friend. Some pics below:
UPDATE - I just had to update this... my first mom friend, the lovely, wonderful, unique, whole-hearted, fantastic friend: Kalene. This post is just over 4 years ago. She has been my rock and loyal friend every since. I can't be more fortunate to have met her and her staying such a close friend. Some pics below:
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| Baby Wallace, about the time of this post |
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| One of B's first visitors! |
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| Baby Chris Farley & Big Baby B |
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| W & B |
Oct 9, 2013
New Symptom!
Vivid Dreams/Nightmares - sweet.
I'll say it now so we are all clear, I'm not exactly complaining... ok, I kind of am. If this is the only new thing I have to report and grumble about then it's all pretty awesome and I am aware of that. This morning sometime around 3:00... 4:00am I woke with a forceful breath from my very very stressful dream. I still remember it fairly well and it's weird and all over the place because it's a dream, but the gist was I was being accused of some major crime (something to do with bookkeeping fraud, HA! - this is how much I obviously dislike accounting!). Josh was too for some reason and there was this situation of jumping off a building with a parachute... all while being terrified of going to prison for something I didn't do, losing Josh as well, fearing for my life with the jumping from a building idea and I was really horrified of being pregnant in prison and someone else having to raise my baby. Oy. Most of the dream was basically me in hysteric fits of crying, hence why I woke up needing a big breath of air and bless my sweet guy, a 4am cuddle. Josh is shockingly sweet when I wake from bad dreams, not that there have been all that many before now, so I'm hoping the next 6 months don't push his limits! They will I'm sure...
Nothing else is new... feeling really good, which still frightens me a bit, eating pretty well but still not in the mood for all that much. Still loving sweets more than I used to and still going to bed early which I think helps me from being too tired during the day. Those drop dead tired days are gone, yay! I can't really tell if my bump is bigger, but after looking at that last photo, I'm guessing it is. I'll get Josh to take another photo soon.
I'll say it now so we are all clear, I'm not exactly complaining... ok, I kind of am. If this is the only new thing I have to report and grumble about then it's all pretty awesome and I am aware of that. This morning sometime around 3:00... 4:00am I woke with a forceful breath from my very very stressful dream. I still remember it fairly well and it's weird and all over the place because it's a dream, but the gist was I was being accused of some major crime (something to do with bookkeeping fraud, HA! - this is how much I obviously dislike accounting!). Josh was too for some reason and there was this situation of jumping off a building with a parachute... all while being terrified of going to prison for something I didn't do, losing Josh as well, fearing for my life with the jumping from a building idea and I was really horrified of being pregnant in prison and someone else having to raise my baby. Oy. Most of the dream was basically me in hysteric fits of crying, hence why I woke up needing a big breath of air and bless my sweet guy, a 4am cuddle. Josh is shockingly sweet when I wake from bad dreams, not that there have been all that many before now, so I'm hoping the next 6 months don't push his limits! They will I'm sure...
Nothing else is new... feeling really good, which still frightens me a bit, eating pretty well but still not in the mood for all that much. Still loving sweets more than I used to and still going to bed early which I think helps me from being too tired during the day. Those drop dead tired days are gone, yay! I can't really tell if my bump is bigger, but after looking at that last photo, I'm guessing it is. I'll get Josh to take another photo soon.
Sep 19, 2013
Uneventful first Appointment
Mom arrived Wednesday, Sept. 11th just in time for our first midwife appointment on Thursday. Not surprising I've been counting down the days for this first appointment and of course it was rather uneventful, lol. I was prepared that it was probably too early to hear the heartbeat so I wasn't too disappointed when that was the case. We did family health history, checked my sugar and protein levels (normal) and scheduled another appointment for just 2 weeks later so we could check for the heartbeat again. Josh and I love our midwife, Pearl. We met her a few months ago and I liked her then, I just couldn't really remember details. After this visit I told Josh I remembered why I liked her so much, she shoots you straight, but is very calm and kind at the same time. I like that :)
Mom and I went window shopping and oo'd and ahh'd over baby things. She got me a few maternity pieces as I already can't wear my normal jeans and prefer only 3 sundresses for comfort. It feels so odd... kinda silly to have gained only 3.5 pounds since finding out I was pregnant and yet my uterus (which has doubled in size) has already pushed what belly weight I did carry up and out. I dread when people will ask how far along I am, I'm tempted to lie and say 3 and a half months or something, rather than 10 weeks. Not really that worried, but I still feel silly showing so soon, maybe that's just me. Maybe I'm showing but I haven't personally fully committed to believing I'm really pregnant and that's why it feels weird. I think hearing the heartbeat will help :)
My birthday came as a happy surprise Saturday morning when I was checking Facebook and read all the "Happy Birthday" notes. I had completely forgot with Mom's visit and pregnancy consuming most of my thoughts. Mom and I had stayed the night in Napa and enjoyed two days of browsing around, me taking tiny sips off some of Mom's better wine tastings, eating and enjoying the fantastic weather.
Mom and I went window shopping and oo'd and ahh'd over baby things. She got me a few maternity pieces as I already can't wear my normal jeans and prefer only 3 sundresses for comfort. It feels so odd... kinda silly to have gained only 3.5 pounds since finding out I was pregnant and yet my uterus (which has doubled in size) has already pushed what belly weight I did carry up and out. I dread when people will ask how far along I am, I'm tempted to lie and say 3 and a half months or something, rather than 10 weeks. Not really that worried, but I still feel silly showing so soon, maybe that's just me. Maybe I'm showing but I haven't personally fully committed to believing I'm really pregnant and that's why it feels weird. I think hearing the heartbeat will help :)
My birthday came as a happy surprise Saturday morning when I was checking Facebook and read all the "Happy Birthday" notes. I had completely forgot with Mom's visit and pregnancy consuming most of my thoughts. Mom and I had stayed the night in Napa and enjoyed two days of browsing around, me taking tiny sips off some of Mom's better wine tastings, eating and enjoying the fantastic weather.
Sep 6, 2013
August 2013 - News Flash!
The newest news up on Cockrell Hill is that our household will be getting busier come April!!
Josh and I have been trying to get pregnant for about a year now. We started tracking in February and were actually successful our very first month. We had a positive test while in Texas so we went ahead and shared the news with our family only to lose the pregnancy just a couple of weeks after we got home. We were definitely sad, the actual day was horrific, but after processing the information we understood how common early miscarriages are and were optimistic that we could get pregnant and that my body knows what it's doing and did what it needed to do. After 36 years of not making a baby, I think that part of my body had to get shaken out of hibernation! Moving forward I was less motivated to take my temperature and track, but I also wanted to give my body some time to recover, have a normal cycle or two and just not feel obsessed with having to get pregnant again. Then this last cycle I got back on board and started tracking again and voila!
Today, August 25th we hit our first milestone: we have now reached the same point in the pregnancy as last time and things are looking... good... I think! Hard to tell of course. I've noticed slightly stronger and continuous symptoms so I feel that is good news. I think my symptoms are very mild which I'd like to be thankful for, but mostly it makes me nervous the pregnancy isn't strong enough. Otherwise I try to stay focused on being healthy and getting enough rest. I am SO TIRED. Based on my tracking, I believe we are starting the 7th week, but we will know more after our first Dr. appointment on September 12th. Fingers crossed!!
Today, August 25th we hit our first milestone: we have now reached the same point in the pregnancy as last time and things are looking... good... I think! Hard to tell of course. I've noticed slightly stronger and continuous symptoms so I feel that is good news. I think my symptoms are very mild which I'd like to be thankful for, but mostly it makes me nervous the pregnancy isn't strong enough. Otherwise I try to stay focused on being healthy and getting enough rest. I am SO TIRED. Based on my tracking, I believe we are starting the 7th week, but we will know more after our first Dr. appointment on September 12th. Fingers crossed!!
August 29th
Did I mention I was tired? Good lord! It's like the lethargic truck ran me over. I am so grateful I watch kids and can find the 15 minute rest and sometimes power nap I need to get through the day, but when I get home I am useless! I don't have any sickness yet so I feel very lazy complaining. As of this week I now have trouble feeling hungry, nothing sounds very good so it's hard to make myself eat and this borders on not feeling too hot. Bart was extra crowded this morning and I got kind of hot and clammy, I wanted to sit down so bad! Too early to use my non-existent bump to make someone give up their seat. If it gets worse I may have to speak up, but not looking forward to that. All in all it makes me smile every once in awhile to think all this means it's sticking. Hope so, positive thoughts!!
September 6th
Only 5 more days until our first midwife appointment :) Eeeee! Based on the generic due date calculators and my tracking I'm finishing up week 8, but am looking forward to hearing how far along the midwife says I am. I feel like I'm doing better on the tired front this week. I get to bed pretty early which I hope makes up for the middle of the night bathroom breaks and I'm not feeling awful but am still having issues with food choices. Not nauseated by the thought exactly... but close. Lately pizza and chips and guac have been my faves. I take desecrated liver supplements, cod liver oil-butter oil supplements and my prenatal raw vitamins and I make myself have some homemade chicken broth most days. Fresh pressed juices and smoothies always sound good, it just sucks that they are like $8! In other news... I am SUPER excited about Josh's new part time job! He really wanted to get this gig, but after 2 interviews he didn't get it and was told he was "next in line". Not a week later they asked him to come in for training with everyone (new place opening in a few days) so he could be a back up. That was exciting in itself and THEN some scheduling conflict with the other guy came up so Josh is officially in already! It's 2 blocks from our house and has 32 beers on tap, it's called Hog's Apothecary. This is in addition to his work as the beer director for the start up, Wine Meats Cheese. It's a slow growth right now, but we hope it takes off!
September 6th
Only 5 more days until our first midwife appointment :) Eeeee! Based on the generic due date calculators and my tracking I'm finishing up week 8, but am looking forward to hearing how far along the midwife says I am. I feel like I'm doing better on the tired front this week. I get to bed pretty early which I hope makes up for the middle of the night bathroom breaks and I'm not feeling awful but am still having issues with food choices. Not nauseated by the thought exactly... but close. Lately pizza and chips and guac have been my faves. I take desecrated liver supplements, cod liver oil-butter oil supplements and my prenatal raw vitamins and I make myself have some homemade chicken broth most days. Fresh pressed juices and smoothies always sound good, it just sucks that they are like $8! In other news... I am SUPER excited about Josh's new part time job! He really wanted to get this gig, but after 2 interviews he didn't get it and was told he was "next in line". Not a week later they asked him to come in for training with everyone (new place opening in a few days) so he could be a back up. That was exciting in itself and THEN some scheduling conflict with the other guy came up so Josh is officially in already! It's 2 blocks from our house and has 32 beers on tap, it's called Hog's Apothecary. This is in addition to his work as the beer director for the start up, Wine Meats Cheese. It's a slow growth right now, but we hope it takes off!
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