My lil peapod is a little girl. I've known for quite a while (via ultrasound), but I tried to keep it quiet because my Dad out of all people, did not want to know the sex of the baby. It was shocking to me because he's so happy about having a grandchild, but he wanted it to be a surprise. The problem was that everyone else around him knew and were having the hardest time keeping it quiet :). Gotta love my family.
My dad wanted to see my registry. I didn't send it to him because it would have been a dead giveaway. So I sent it to my other mom (for those who don't speak Bj...read as step-mom) thinking that she would just pick a few things and send them. I was sooooo wrong.
Last night, I get this call from my dad who starts asking me about items off the registry. Then he specifically ask about a stroller in Bella Pink! I said, yes, Dad, I want it in Bella Pink :). So he now knows.
Zoe Nicole is due April 2nd. I can't wait until she gets here. Until then, I will be content with her using my tummy as a jungle gym :)
Friday, December 30, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Week 26
Went to the OB yesterday and I took 2/3 of the moms (both my mom and my mother in law) with me. I had to take the glucose test. For those who don't know, here is what they do. They make you drink this sugary concoction and within a hour of drinking it, they take your blood to test for gestational diabetes. Won't get the results back for a while but I think the peapod is okay. After the test, I met the attending OB (the one on duty that day, Dr. Nieves--he was really nice) and he measured my belly (I'm the right size) and we listened to the peapod's heartbeat...and kicks :). It was so funny. First you hear this little fast heartbeat... 140 bpm, then all of a sudden you hear this loud THUMP. I guess the peapod didn't take to kindly to the doc push and feeling on my belly :). The peapod likes to hang out in the lower part of my belly right now. Eventually, I think the wee one will move up more because of lack of room.
Yesterday with the moms, we went to Buy Buy Baby and ordered the nursery furniture, along with picking up a few clothing items and running around the store with a registry gun. Now, that was fun. All pregnant women should experience going to the stores to add to their registry. Doing it online is fun, but the ability to have a personal shopper and run around with that gun is too much fun for words. I think I'm going to roll to Babies R Us today to see if there is anything else I want to add to that registry! :)
I also discovered this week that the peapod likes jazz and Stevie Wonder. When either one is playing, there is a lot of movement going on in the womb :). Seems like the peapod has good taste in music.
I went to bed last night thinking I was catching a cold, but this morning i realized its more of a throat thing. So I'm going to see my general practitioner to see what's going on. Hopefully it's not serious. It would be just my luck if it were something like tonsillitis, but I hope it's not.
To my peapod: If you keep dancing, I promise that I'll keep playing the music you like to hear :). Note - I just received news that your glucose test was normal. No gestational diabetes for you. :). Now if mommy could get rid of this throat infection/mild strep throat, or whatever it is...all will be right in our universe :)
Yesterday with the moms, we went to Buy Buy Baby and ordered the nursery furniture, along with picking up a few clothing items and running around the store with a registry gun. Now, that was fun. All pregnant women should experience going to the stores to add to their registry. Doing it online is fun, but the ability to have a personal shopper and run around with that gun is too much fun for words. I think I'm going to roll to Babies R Us today to see if there is anything else I want to add to that registry! :)
I also discovered this week that the peapod likes jazz and Stevie Wonder. When either one is playing, there is a lot of movement going on in the womb :). Seems like the peapod has good taste in music.
I went to bed last night thinking I was catching a cold, but this morning i realized its more of a throat thing. So I'm going to see my general practitioner to see what's going on. Hopefully it's not serious. It would be just my luck if it were something like tonsillitis, but I hope it's not.
To my peapod: If you keep dancing, I promise that I'll keep playing the music you like to hear :). Note - I just received news that your glucose test was normal. No gestational diabetes for you. :). Now if mommy could get rid of this throat infection/mild strep throat, or whatever it is...all will be right in our universe :)
Friday, December 23, 2011
Pregnancy Ailments
I must be honest, I was one of the lucky ones. My peapod and I really got along well during the past 25 weeks. But a lot of my family and friends prepared me for the worst. The most I dealt with was nausea. And that...was enough. Any time I would smell cigarette smoke, I wanted to puke. Any time I would smell exhaust from a car, I wanted to puke. I would wake up some mornings just wanting to puke. I only got sick once, but that one time was enough. I felt so horrible. Crackers and ginger ale were my friend. Even now, when I want to drink something other than water, ginger ale is my go to drink. And Canada Dry has this wonderful Ginger Ale Green Tea that is just wonderful! If you haven't tried it, you should. I even got the hubby drinking it :)
I found out that I have the sickle cell trait. Luckily, Derrick does not. If you dont understand the impact of this, please google sickle cell anemia. Especially if you are African-American, planning on having kids or are currently pregnant and haven't been tested.
I'm also borderline anemic. Iron is my friend. So I've been trying to eat more foods enriched with iron. Which means greens (which I love) and liver (which I detest, despise, and just plain hate)! There is nothing on this earth that will ever make liver taste good. But, I eat it for my peapod cause I love my peapod :)
The only other ailment that I can think of that I've had problems with is constipation. Because I am taking so much fiber and iron in, I'm trying to drink a lot of water (8-10 glasses) and eat more fruit to combat the constipation.
I hope that this blog entry helps those that need it. A good source for more information is www.whattoexpect.com and www.parents.com. I've also found some pretty cool apps for my iPhone and iPad. There is Sprout (which is awesome!) and What to Expect When Your Expecting app. And of course there are plenty of books out there :).
I found out that I have the sickle cell trait. Luckily, Derrick does not. If you dont understand the impact of this, please google sickle cell anemia. Especially if you are African-American, planning on having kids or are currently pregnant and haven't been tested.
I'm also borderline anemic. Iron is my friend. So I've been trying to eat more foods enriched with iron. Which means greens (which I love) and liver (which I detest, despise, and just plain hate)! There is nothing on this earth that will ever make liver taste good. But, I eat it for my peapod cause I love my peapod :)
The only other ailment that I can think of that I've had problems with is constipation. Because I am taking so much fiber and iron in, I'm trying to drink a lot of water (8-10 glasses) and eat more fruit to combat the constipation.
I hope that this blog entry helps those that need it. A good source for more information is www.whattoexpect.com and www.parents.com. I've also found some pretty cool apps for my iPhone and iPad. There is Sprout (which is awesome!) and What to Expect When Your Expecting app. And of course there are plenty of books out there :).
Thursday, December 22, 2011
A Look Back...
I'm currently 25 weeks pregnant with my lil peapod. :). Today, I was thinking about when I found out I was pregnant. Derrick and I had been holding off on getting pregnant, we wanted to plan our pregnancy. But in May 2011, we decided to go off the pill and other forms of birth control. One day in mid July, I woke up feeling nauseous and sick. Work...was definitely out of the question. I felt horrible. So my loving hubby told me to call into work so that I could stay home and relax. He called me later on in the day to check on me. Then he asked me a question that I thought was just absurd. "Have you taken a pregnancy test?". I told him no, and he told me to take the test. Now, because it was at least a week and a half before my monthly visitor was to arrive, I figured it would be negative. Sure enough...it was negative.
August 1st rolls around and I am congratulating an online friend about their pregnancy when I realize that my monthly visitor has not made an appearance. I don't freak out because it would probably come that afternoon. Afternoon...then evening...no appearance. No cramps, no migraines, nothing. Lunchtime, August 2nd, I can't take it anymore. On my lunch period, I go to CVS and pick up the error proof pregnancy test. I go into the bathroom at work and I take the test...honestly it was the shortest 90 seconds of my life! Oh my GOD! Oh my GOD! I'm pregnant! I went through every emotion a woman can go through in a 5 minute span of time! But overall, I was happy. I am going to be a mommy! So, I call Derrick...voicemail. Call again...and again...and again...voicemail. I've dreamed how I would tell him, but it sure didn't happen that way. So, since I couldn't reach my hubby, I called my doctor to set up an appointment for the next day. Do you know how hard it is to work when you've found out your entire life is about to change?!
So about 45 minutes later, my hubby calls. And I blurt out..."I'm pregnant". He says, "Are you sure?". And I say, "Well, that's what the test says!". I'm emotionally all over the place and he's trying to be calm (which I love about him...though it also annoys me too). He tells me to make an appointment, tell him I already did and the time, and we end the call.
August 3rd...I hate peeing in cups. It's all you do when you are pregnant but for some reason, psychologically I have a problem with peeing in the cup! So, I pee in the cup...and a couple minutes later, my doc comes in congratulating us on our lil peapod :)
To my lil peapod: you are 25 weeks along. You apparently like to kick me :). To be perfectly honest with you, I love it. It makes me smile :). And it also makes me realize that you are going to be here in a few months and I can't wait to hold you in my arms. Your daddy wants you to kick as much as you like :). You are already a daddy's girl. We love you very much :)
August 1st rolls around and I am congratulating an online friend about their pregnancy when I realize that my monthly visitor has not made an appearance. I don't freak out because it would probably come that afternoon. Afternoon...then evening...no appearance. No cramps, no migraines, nothing. Lunchtime, August 2nd, I can't take it anymore. On my lunch period, I go to CVS and pick up the error proof pregnancy test. I go into the bathroom at work and I take the test...honestly it was the shortest 90 seconds of my life! Oh my GOD! Oh my GOD! I'm pregnant! I went through every emotion a woman can go through in a 5 minute span of time! But overall, I was happy. I am going to be a mommy! So, I call Derrick...voicemail. Call again...and again...and again...voicemail. I've dreamed how I would tell him, but it sure didn't happen that way. So, since I couldn't reach my hubby, I called my doctor to set up an appointment for the next day. Do you know how hard it is to work when you've found out your entire life is about to change?!
So about 45 minutes later, my hubby calls. And I blurt out..."I'm pregnant". He says, "Are you sure?". And I say, "Well, that's what the test says!". I'm emotionally all over the place and he's trying to be calm (which I love about him...though it also annoys me too). He tells me to make an appointment, tell him I already did and the time, and we end the call.
August 3rd...I hate peeing in cups. It's all you do when you are pregnant but for some reason, psychologically I have a problem with peeing in the cup! So, I pee in the cup...and a couple minutes later, my doc comes in congratulating us on our lil peapod :)
To my lil peapod: you are 25 weeks along. You apparently like to kick me :). To be perfectly honest with you, I love it. It makes me smile :). And it also makes me realize that you are going to be here in a few months and I can't wait to hold you in my arms. Your daddy wants you to kick as much as you like :). You are already a daddy's girl. We love you very much :)
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