A Duckling?
Thursday, July 03, 2008 by Des
I just realized that the sono picture of baby VDP kind of looks like a duck if you turn the picture on it's side.
What do you think? I think it definitely looks like a duck. My co-worker said then that makes me a mother ducker :) haha. But seriously. Am I really giving birth to a duck? Ryan told me he thought Lyric was a kitten, I guess this one is a duck.
What do you think? I think it definitely looks like a duck. My co-worker said then that makes me a mother ducker :) haha. But seriously. Am I really giving birth to a duck? Ryan told me he thought Lyric was a kitten, I guess this one is a duck.
Labels: pregnancy
11 Weeks and a Sonogram!
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 by Des
Eleven Weeks... yup, it's true. Just a few days short of my 2nd trimester.
I'm pretty excited about it! Ready to be feeling better and have more energy. Ready to be a little more upbeat about life.
Today actually (week 11, day 3) has marked the day where I could not button my black work pants over my bulging belly. Yes, I know, just 11 weeks, but this is my 2nd kid, I was just pregnant a little over a year ago and never lost all of my "baby weight", plus the fact that I don't have a lot of grow room in these pants equals a small, tiny baby bulge and too small pants.
It's kind of exciting though when you start pooching out. Though it will be many moons probably till any of you notice, I'm just noticing now. I do enjoy that early pooch, especially when it's noticeable enough for other people to know I'm pregnant, but not even near the uncomfortable stage. I think that's in the 20's weeks, those are some good weeks, and not very far off.
I had a sonogram today and was able to see the munchkin for the first time. It definitely looks like a blob, but a cute blob. I wouldn't even say it looks like a peanut, more like a blob. However, it was my favorite blob I've ever seen! :)
Jon wasn't able to make it to the appointment due to work, so my mom came with. We both were wearing HUGE grins as we saw him/her bouncing around and stretching his/her arms. The heartbeat was strong and healthy. It was so precious! It definitely makes it more real when you actually see what's growing inside you.
And I was even two days farther along than I thought. I thought I was 11 weeks 1 day, and I'm 11 weeks 3 days, which puts my due date now at January 18th! Yippee! They can just keep moving it on up if they want to. First I thought it was the 23rd, then the nurse said it was the 21st, then the doctor the 20th, and now the sonogram showed the 18th!
Here is a picture of the munchkin blob baby. It's pretty blurry, but then it's not very "baby" looking anyways, so it doesn't really matter :0
Other fun things happening:
EVIL hemorrhoids, awful constipation and a headache that has lasted 3 days...
First trimesters suck for me, thank the Lord the end is near!
But seriously, that headache has KICKED my butt. I just can't focus and it gets so bad that it makes me nauseous, which makes me puke, which makes my headache all the worse.
Just no fun at all.
Here are the 11 weeks happenings:
In a week's time, your baby's weight has doubled from 5 to 10 grams. He has grown 0.4 inches (a full centimeter) and that growth continues. Your little one now has a neck as well, enabling him to raise his head. He's been moving for a while now, but the future mom can't feel that yet. At this stage, the ovaries and testicles are being formed and all internal organs slowly continue to grow. The heart has been finished now, for example, so that the blood circulation can function and the muscles can strengthen. From this moment on the risk of fetal birth defect will decrease, because once they have been formed organs are less sensitive to external influences.
The head is still disproportionately large - it's about the same size as the body. The eyes are finished, including the whites of the eye, iris and pupil. Up until the sixth month they'll stay closed; only then will the lids open and close. There's no need to see anyway, since it's dark inside the uterus; the only thing he does is grow and happily swim around.
Well that's my baby! I'm excited!!
I'm pretty excited about it! Ready to be feeling better and have more energy. Ready to be a little more upbeat about life.
Today actually (week 11, day 3) has marked the day where I could not button my black work pants over my bulging belly. Yes, I know, just 11 weeks, but this is my 2nd kid, I was just pregnant a little over a year ago and never lost all of my "baby weight", plus the fact that I don't have a lot of grow room in these pants equals a small, tiny baby bulge and too small pants.
It's kind of exciting though when you start pooching out. Though it will be many moons probably till any of you notice, I'm just noticing now. I do enjoy that early pooch, especially when it's noticeable enough for other people to know I'm pregnant, but not even near the uncomfortable stage. I think that's in the 20's weeks, those are some good weeks, and not very far off.
I had a sonogram today and was able to see the munchkin for the first time. It definitely looks like a blob, but a cute blob. I wouldn't even say it looks like a peanut, more like a blob. However, it was my favorite blob I've ever seen! :)
Jon wasn't able to make it to the appointment due to work, so my mom came with. We both were wearing HUGE grins as we saw him/her bouncing around and stretching his/her arms. The heartbeat was strong and healthy. It was so precious! It definitely makes it more real when you actually see what's growing inside you.
And I was even two days farther along than I thought. I thought I was 11 weeks 1 day, and I'm 11 weeks 3 days, which puts my due date now at January 18th! Yippee! They can just keep moving it on up if they want to. First I thought it was the 23rd, then the nurse said it was the 21st, then the doctor the 20th, and now the sonogram showed the 18th!
Here is a picture of the munchkin blob baby. It's pretty blurry, but then it's not very "baby" looking anyways, so it doesn't really matter :0
Other fun things happening:
EVIL hemorrhoids, awful constipation and a headache that has lasted 3 days...
First trimesters suck for me, thank the Lord the end is near!
But seriously, that headache has KICKED my butt. I just can't focus and it gets so bad that it makes me nauseous, which makes me puke, which makes my headache all the worse.
Just no fun at all.
Here are the 11 weeks happenings:
In a week's time, your baby's weight has doubled from 5 to 10 grams. He has grown 0.4 inches (a full centimeter) and that growth continues. Your little one now has a neck as well, enabling him to raise his head. He's been moving for a while now, but the future mom can't feel that yet. At this stage, the ovaries and testicles are being formed and all internal organs slowly continue to grow. The heart has been finished now, for example, so that the blood circulation can function and the muscles can strengthen. From this moment on the risk of fetal birth defect will decrease, because once they have been formed organs are less sensitive to external influences.
The head is still disproportionately large - it's about the same size as the body. The eyes are finished, including the whites of the eye, iris and pupil. Up until the sixth month they'll stay closed; only then will the lids open and close. There's no need to see anyway, since it's dark inside the uterus; the only thing he does is grow and happily swim around.
Well that's my baby! I'm excited!!
Labels: pregnancy
I used to be able to think
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 by Des
Until I got a headache 3 days ago.
It's been awful and I've had the worse time trying to concentrate. Screw blogging (though I have about 4 half started blogs in draft that I need to finish).
The pounding has been going in and out, but right now it's in, for sure.
But I do get to go see my baby for the 1st time! I'm really excited that I have a sonogram today. Actually I leave in like 20 minutes.
Ok, just letting you know that I'm going to really try and update this blog soon, I just need to get to feeling better. :(
It's been awful and I've had the worse time trying to concentrate. Screw blogging (though I have about 4 half started blogs in draft that I need to finish).
The pounding has been going in and out, but right now it's in, for sure.
But I do get to go see my baby for the 1st time! I'm really excited that I have a sonogram today. Actually I leave in like 20 minutes.
Ok, just letting you know that I'm going to really try and update this blog soon, I just need to get to feeling better. :(
Labels: pregnancy
"NO"
Thursday, June 26, 2008 by Des
Picking up a cue from the always hilarious Missie, I need to write a blog about this wonderful new world of "NO" is.
In the last 2 days, Lyric now says the word NO for everything that possibly might have an answer to it. She says it so wonderfully well, too. Perfectly pronounced. Do you want that Lyric "no", did you go poo-poo "no", Can you bring me that "No" (as she brings it to me) "NO" is her favorite word. She even yells it at the dog when he is barking. Even right now she is standing by me holding her baby doll looking at it and telling it no (she also gave it a spanking- so it must have been up to no good).
Her learning how to talk is so freaking hilarious! She just will randomly come out with a new word and shock Jon and I.
Currently she can say (I may be forgetting something):
Hi
Bye-Bye
DaDa
Mama
No
DoDo (which is suposed to be Coco- my sis)
Ass (Ash her cousin)
ssss (yes)
oowww (ouch)
edi (Jedi)
psss (please)
a'mmm (yes mam)
And a variety of consistent grunts.
I'm trying to teach her thank you and drink but we aren't really doing so swell with those. Even though every now and then I can get a "tata" for thank you out of her
Even as annoying as the "NO" stage is, it's still pretty stinkin' cute.
Other recent fave things. To sit on the potty chair. Her cousin and Saeler are doing it now, so why can't she. She runs into me making grunt noises and pointing at the bathroom. So I take her in there and put her on the toilet (fully clothed mind you). She sits there for a second and I say, "Are you done?" she nods and then we get off the potty. Good times.
Ok, well we are having dinner tonight with the Smiths so I need to skidaddle. I just wanted to blog about it before I forgot!
Well Lyric is trying to put these bloomers on herself and is getting really mad that she can't get her feet through them and is yelling no at them as they keep slipping off, so I better go help her.
In the last 2 days, Lyric now says the word NO for everything that possibly might have an answer to it. She says it so wonderfully well, too. Perfectly pronounced. Do you want that Lyric "no", did you go poo-poo "no", Can you bring me that "No" (as she brings it to me) "NO" is her favorite word. She even yells it at the dog when he is barking. Even right now she is standing by me holding her baby doll looking at it and telling it no (she also gave it a spanking- so it must have been up to no good).
Her learning how to talk is so freaking hilarious! She just will randomly come out with a new word and shock Jon and I.
Currently she can say (I may be forgetting something):
Hi
Bye-Bye
DaDa
Mama
No
DoDo (which is suposed to be Coco- my sis)
Ass (Ash her cousin)
ssss (yes)
oowww (ouch)
edi (Jedi)
psss (please)
a'mmm (yes mam)
And a variety of consistent grunts.
I'm trying to teach her thank you and drink but we aren't really doing so swell with those. Even though every now and then I can get a "tata" for thank you out of her
Even as annoying as the "NO" stage is, it's still pretty stinkin' cute.
Other recent fave things. To sit on the potty chair. Her cousin and Saeler are doing it now, so why can't she. She runs into me making grunt noises and pointing at the bathroom. So I take her in there and put her on the toilet (fully clothed mind you). She sits there for a second and I say, "Are you done?" she nods and then we get off the potty. Good times.
Ok, well we are having dinner tonight with the Smiths so I need to skidaddle. I just wanted to blog about it before I forgot!
Well Lyric is trying to put these bloomers on herself and is getting really mad that she can't get her feet through them and is yelling no at them as they keep slipping off, so I better go help her.
Labels: Lyric
Relapse
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 by Des
(hold on while I stem off the feeling of vomiting up my lunch... okay, better)
SO ya. Today has been a day of relapse. Maybe I just had a hormone SURGE or what, but I woke up today and puked and have felt PUKEY ever since. Even eating hasn't squelched the rolling of my stomach nor the icky feeling in my gut.
YUCK!
Then to top it off, for like 20 minutes last night I was so ridiculously dizzy that I thought I was going to pass out. Like my face drained of all color, I started getting tunnel vision and when I talked I sounded to myself like I was at the bottom of a well. I just sat still, trying to will myself back into the land of the living. Jon doesn't know what to do in situations like this. So he immediately stands up and starts cleaning the living room. I know, strange. But he would rather make himself busy then stand there and watch his wife pass out. To each his own, but he at least cleaned up all our dinner mess :)
Hopefully this is just a relapse day and I will be back to feeling good tomorrow. Ick. I hate feeling nauseous. Though I am craving me some pickles like something fierce! I remember I went through a pickle phase around this time with Lyric too. They are just glorious. I could eat an entire jar!
Zelda Update. I'm rockin that game out. I am the most awesome Zelda Nintendo DS player to ever rock out a planet. Go me!
Ok, my head hurts and I need pickles and so I need to skidaddle.
SO ya. Today has been a day of relapse. Maybe I just had a hormone SURGE or what, but I woke up today and puked and have felt PUKEY ever since. Even eating hasn't squelched the rolling of my stomach nor the icky feeling in my gut.
YUCK!
Then to top it off, for like 20 minutes last night I was so ridiculously dizzy that I thought I was going to pass out. Like my face drained of all color, I started getting tunnel vision and when I talked I sounded to myself like I was at the bottom of a well. I just sat still, trying to will myself back into the land of the living. Jon doesn't know what to do in situations like this. So he immediately stands up and starts cleaning the living room. I know, strange. But he would rather make himself busy then stand there and watch his wife pass out. To each his own, but he at least cleaned up all our dinner mess :)
Hopefully this is just a relapse day and I will be back to feeling good tomorrow. Ick. I hate feeling nauseous. Though I am craving me some pickles like something fierce! I remember I went through a pickle phase around this time with Lyric too. They are just glorious. I could eat an entire jar!
Zelda Update. I'm rockin that game out. I am the most awesome Zelda Nintendo DS player to ever rock out a planet. Go me!
Ok, my head hurts and I need pickles and so I need to skidaddle.