March 2011
2 posts
February 2011
4 posts
January 2011
3 posts
Nikaia's Birth Story!!
We arrived at the hospital at 6am on Tuesday (January 18th) and I checked into the L&D triage area where they started monitoring and getting my IV in. I was the only scheduled c-section that morning so things were pretty kick back. Nurses wandered in and out, we chit chatted with them (and discovered that one of them loved Doctor Who which was very amusing for Adam), I got a last minute...
Not even born yet and already a drama queen...
I’m at the end of my pregnancy, and like any first time mother with no childbirth experience, I had it all planned out. I was going to have a vaginal delivery. I may go a week over due, but I’d go into labor on my own. I would try to labor at home for a while before I headed to the hospital. I would get there and it may take a while to finally give birth but eventually I would have a...
December 2010
2 posts
A month left... commence freak out.
Today I am 36 weeks and 2 days pregnant. Less than a month (26 days to be exact) until my EDD. I am in the homestretch. I am surprisingly calm, or at least I was until a few minutes ago. I actually got some pretty troubling (for me especially since I am such a worry wart) news yesterday. I went for a 3D ultrasound and the tech discovered that Nikaia is breech. Not a terribly big deal, but still...
November 2010
1 post
Awesome
Wanna know why my life is awesome? I will pretend the answer to that is a resounding “YES!” and tell you exactly why.
I have another person inside of my body kicking me on a regular basis. It makes me feel a little like a god. A god with stretchmarks and swollen ankles.
I have a husband who not only believes me when I whine about not being able to do something, but jumps to do it...
October 2010
4 posts
What is it about Halloween?
This is a big Halloween for us, and it has nothing to do with candy or trick or treating or dressing up. Today is when my SIL and nephew, who have been living with us for the last 3 years, move out into their own apartment. This is a big change not only for them, but for me and Adam as well. This marks the first time in years that we have lived alone, just me and him, and the whole thing is very...
26 weeks and I am carrying a chihuahua?
Today marks 26 weeks of having my life force sucked out by a small parasite…
I mean, 26 weeks of pregnancy. The previous 25 weeks felt an awful lot like the life sucking parasite explanation though. I am getting some of my energy back, and definitely getting my appetite back, so now I have to find my self control again! No more eating swiss rolls and bacon and calling it dinner. I...
Seldom talked about... often experienced.
I have realized, after 25 weeks of pregnancy, there is something that is seldom talked about concerning pregnancy that should be discussed more in my opinion.
Warning!!
This post will discuss bodily functions. If that skeeves you out, x out of this blog immediately.
When you are pregnant… Peeing becomes much more tricky. It starts with the first trimester increase in frequency. Despite still...
Gender and self identification...
As far as my baby goes, that is! We found out on October 6th that we are having a baby girl. This is exactly what we were hoping for. I feel slightly guilty saying that, but only slightly just because I know that if she turned out to be a boy we would have eventually been as excited as we were right away knowing she is a girl… but we REALLY REALLY wanted a girl.
Once we found out the...
September 2010
1 post
Pregnancy
I am now 21w 4d pregnant and I haven’t said a word about it on this blog. I am starting to think I fail at blogging… so far this pregnancy I have:
Not had any morning sickness.
Puked four times, three of them tooth brushing induced.
Grown out of all of my pants.
Stopped sucking it in.
Had three amazing ultrasounds.
Bought too much baby stuff despite not knowing the...
May 2010
12 posts
“If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we...”
– Gail Sheehy
“In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since...”
– Bertrand Russell
“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and...”
– Maria Robinson
March 2010
1 post
Why does 2010 smell so much like urine?
Why does 2010 smell so much like urine?
I wish I could say that my year has been AMAZING, and here at the beginning of the third month of this glorious year things have never been better, and that leprechauns and unicorns have been pooping little golden turds of rainbows & sunshine & candy all over my world.. Instead, I have a chihuahua who won’t stop peeing all over my house....