well today marks the 15 week point - almost five months...how crazy is that?
my back is not playing nice this morning - I tried to do a few of the stretched that the midwife gave me during our appointment, and found that it actually hurt more than before I did them. And then, when I woke up this morning, I was in a tremendous amount of pain. Oh well - it is starting to become second nature anymore - not surprised by anything.
I have to share that one of the things I am struggling with during this pregnancy is my inability to wear heels. It is killing me that I have 30+ pairs of great shoes in my closet that have just been sitting there as I have to rock flats (YUCK) every day. What does it say about me that the only two things I can really complain about during this whole pregnancy (so far) is that I feel frumpy and fat and that I can't wear heels...
oh well!
Happy Wednesday, Happy 15 weeks and Happy I get to see my Rissy tomorrow night!
1.12.2011
1.11.2011
the very first belly picture - just found on my phone
I forgot that I took a belly picture a few weeks ago with the intention of posting it but then, well, never did.
I thought this would be fun to post...small differences between this picture and the ones that I posted on Sunday.
enjoy!
I thought this would be fun to post...small differences between this picture and the ones that I posted on Sunday.
enjoy!
10 weeks and 3 days...taken on 12.11.10! I am pretty sure that Mike was in South Carolina for Anthony & Amanda's wedding and this was my very first attempt at a belly picture.
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| the very first belly picture taken 12.11.10 - not sure there is much of a bump there but I still had to share! |
the next time...
As another college football season comes to an end...and the SEC again wins a national title leaving the rest of the college football conferences to wonder just what it is that makes them so hard to be and beat...i thought i would reflect on just how much different our lives will be in the next year.
Its a "game" that I find us playing often - me more than Mike, and he tends to make fun of me because I find a way to weave it into as many conversations as possible but when you actually stop to think about it - its kind of wild and crazy.
the next time we sit down to watch college football - we will have a baby...a little person who depends on us for food, shelter, love and affection. On January 11, football season seems like an eternity away - but in all reality, its not and it will be here sooner than we think.
and yes...the cockeye will (hopefully) be hanging out with daddy watching the Gamecocks and the Buckeyes play every Saturday rocking his/her baby buckeye's or baby gamecocks gear...we were joking that we need to make a Baby Divided onesey for the little cockeye to wear in the event the Buckeyes and Gamecocks are playing at the same time.
What a crazy concept...the next time we plan/can spend Saturday's watching college football, might not even be spent watching college football - pretty sure regardless of what mommy and daddy want...there will be someone else in charge at that point in time...and who knows if he/she will want to sit and watch football - my guess is going to be not so much.
On an unrelated note...
the midwife appointment went well yesterday, I am healthy, the baby sounds healthy and we got to hear the heart beat - which was pretty cool. Cockeye's heart was beating at about 150 beats per minute which is totally normal.
Our midwife gave me a few stretches to try to help my back pain and also the name of a good yoga studio that should help as well.
She also told me that I have only gained one pound in my pregnancy - although i know that is not the case...I started off this little journey at 185 (up about five pounds from the wedding) and am now at 195...I need to make an active effort to eat well and stay moving so that i can limit the amount of weight that i gain - I want to keep it around 20 - 25 pounds. But in the time that we have been going to UNM and seeing our midwife - i have only gained one pound...which is not terrible.
I am making an active effort to drink more water - i felt like i wasn't drinking enough so i went out and bought a Smart Water bottle that is 33oz and make it a goal to fill it up three - four times a day to make sure i am getting enough water and staying hydrated - i have a friend that ended up in the hospital with complications due to being dehydrated - something i would like to avoid.
our due date is actually July 6, 2011 - so that makes me 14 weeks and 6 days pregnant...i guess every one's baby develops along the same lines in the first few months - so if that is what the ultrasound says - than that is what we are going with - per the midwife. 15 weeks starts tomorrow and the cockeye will be the size of an orange!
Rissy Roo comes in a few days...I couldn't be more excited - I can't wait to spend a few solid days with one of my favorite people ever in life!
Happy Tuesday friends and family - we love you very much!
Its a "game" that I find us playing often - me more than Mike, and he tends to make fun of me because I find a way to weave it into as many conversations as possible but when you actually stop to think about it - its kind of wild and crazy.
the next time we sit down to watch college football - we will have a baby...a little person who depends on us for food, shelter, love and affection. On January 11, football season seems like an eternity away - but in all reality, its not and it will be here sooner than we think.
and yes...the cockeye will (hopefully) be hanging out with daddy watching the Gamecocks and the Buckeyes play every Saturday rocking his/her baby buckeye's or baby gamecocks gear...we were joking that we need to make a Baby Divided onesey for the little cockeye to wear in the event the Buckeyes and Gamecocks are playing at the same time.
What a crazy concept...the next time we plan/can spend Saturday's watching college football, might not even be spent watching college football - pretty sure regardless of what mommy and daddy want...there will be someone else in charge at that point in time...and who knows if he/she will want to sit and watch football - my guess is going to be not so much.
On an unrelated note...
the midwife appointment went well yesterday, I am healthy, the baby sounds healthy and we got to hear the heart beat - which was pretty cool. Cockeye's heart was beating at about 150 beats per minute which is totally normal.
Our midwife gave me a few stretches to try to help my back pain and also the name of a good yoga studio that should help as well.
She also told me that I have only gained one pound in my pregnancy - although i know that is not the case...I started off this little journey at 185 (up about five pounds from the wedding) and am now at 195...I need to make an active effort to eat well and stay moving so that i can limit the amount of weight that i gain - I want to keep it around 20 - 25 pounds. But in the time that we have been going to UNM and seeing our midwife - i have only gained one pound...which is not terrible.
I am making an active effort to drink more water - i felt like i wasn't drinking enough so i went out and bought a Smart Water bottle that is 33oz and make it a goal to fill it up three - four times a day to make sure i am getting enough water and staying hydrated - i have a friend that ended up in the hospital with complications due to being dehydrated - something i would like to avoid.
our due date is actually July 6, 2011 - so that makes me 14 weeks and 6 days pregnant...i guess every one's baby develops along the same lines in the first few months - so if that is what the ultrasound says - than that is what we are going with - per the midwife. 15 weeks starts tomorrow and the cockeye will be the size of an orange!
Rissy Roo comes in a few days...I couldn't be more excited - I can't wait to spend a few solid days with one of my favorite people ever in life!
Happy Tuesday friends and family - we love you very much!
1.10.2011
14 weeks 5 days
Happy Monday...
just wanted to post a quick update - we have our monthly appointment today at 3:00 with the midwife. Not sure what to expect but I have a few questions and want to discuss in detail more this pain in my back. I know a major part of it is that when I have good days, I tend to over do everything...like on Saturday, when I was feeling good, I spent much of the day cleaning and doing laundry...which meant I really didn't stop moving very much...which then meant that my back hurt yesterday - but in true "me" fashion...I just kept going. I was in a lot of pain last night when I went grocery shopping, and then this morning, I am finding that I am pretty uncomfortable...not so much in pain...but not really loving life either. I am not going to complain though - there was a time that was much worse and I would rather not relive that.
I am finding that I have an even lower tolerance for people than I normally do...which doesn't really do my any favors as I typically don't have a lot of patience. Things irritate me a lot quicker and I feel like I have been expressing my opinions to people regardless of if they want it or not. I need to stop myself more often and remind myself that people probably don't want to hear what I have to say...oh well - I can always blame it on the cockeye.
one of my friends just got her belly pictures back from their maternity photo shoot - they are absolutely beautiful and she is simply glowing. I can't wait to do ours...I always said that I would never do a maternity shoot - but now that I am at this point in my life...and going through this amazing experience...I want something to capture that. I think we will do them at around 30ish weeks...which means we are looking at end of April or early May. We have a friend who is a photographer that does a lot of work for the agency...and he is amazing. I am hoping that he will want to do these. Better keep up my workout schedule...the belly is ok to show off - but i want to make sure my arms don't get too much bigger.
My best friend and college roommate comes out to visit on Thursday...I am so excited! This will be the first time she has seen the house, and met the dogs...and I am in serious need of rissy-roo time! Big shout out to her AMAZING hubby for getting her one of the most unique and wonderful Christmas gifts ever...a trip to come see me! YOU ROCK JOE!
so much for a short update - oh well - I guess I had more to say than I thought. I am sure I will post again after our appointment.
just wanted to post a quick update - we have our monthly appointment today at 3:00 with the midwife. Not sure what to expect but I have a few questions and want to discuss in detail more this pain in my back. I know a major part of it is that when I have good days, I tend to over do everything...like on Saturday, when I was feeling good, I spent much of the day cleaning and doing laundry...which meant I really didn't stop moving very much...which then meant that my back hurt yesterday - but in true "me" fashion...I just kept going. I was in a lot of pain last night when I went grocery shopping, and then this morning, I am finding that I am pretty uncomfortable...not so much in pain...but not really loving life either. I am not going to complain though - there was a time that was much worse and I would rather not relive that.
I am finding that I have an even lower tolerance for people than I normally do...which doesn't really do my any favors as I typically don't have a lot of patience. Things irritate me a lot quicker and I feel like I have been expressing my opinions to people regardless of if they want it or not. I need to stop myself more often and remind myself that people probably don't want to hear what I have to say...oh well - I can always blame it on the cockeye.
one of my friends just got her belly pictures back from their maternity photo shoot - they are absolutely beautiful and she is simply glowing. I can't wait to do ours...I always said that I would never do a maternity shoot - but now that I am at this point in my life...and going through this amazing experience...I want something to capture that. I think we will do them at around 30ish weeks...which means we are looking at end of April or early May. We have a friend who is a photographer that does a lot of work for the agency...and he is amazing. I am hoping that he will want to do these. Better keep up my workout schedule...the belly is ok to show off - but i want to make sure my arms don't get too much bigger.
My best friend and college roommate comes out to visit on Thursday...I am so excited! This will be the first time she has seen the house, and met the dogs...and I am in serious need of rissy-roo time! Big shout out to her AMAZING hubby for getting her one of the most unique and wonderful Christmas gifts ever...a trip to come see me! YOU ROCK JOE!
so much for a short update - oh well - I guess I had more to say than I thought. I am sure I will post again after our appointment.
1.09.2011
Belly Pictures...Round 1
Happy Sunday family and friends...
I wanted to post my first belly pictures - but it comes with a caveat and a few words or thoughts on this particular body change!
I will share that this was one of the hardest things I have done so far in this pregnancy...coming from a girl that was always told to hold her stomach in and has spent the past 27 years worrying about how I look and making an active effort to stay thin...I now plan to take weekly pictures to show the belly growth progress and share this exciting (although scary and totally out of my element) time with our family and friends.
I am not one to post belly pictures on facebook - I feel like most of the people I call facebook friends don't really need to see my growing mid-section...so this would be another reason to keep the blog updated.
so here we go...round one of belly pictures...14 weeks and 4 days...still for the most part wearing my regular clothes although they are tight and I am not totally comfortable...however the belly band helps because I can leave my pants unbuttoned and part of the way unzipped. Not sure how much longer this will be the case - but I guess if there was ever a reason to "not fit into your clothes" this would be the time...so I will attempt to let go (easier said than done) of my insecurities and roll with the new rolls...haha!
enjoy the belly pictures...even if I didn't necessarily enjoy taking them!
love you guys!
I wanted to post my first belly pictures - but it comes with a caveat and a few words or thoughts on this particular body change!
I will share that this was one of the hardest things I have done so far in this pregnancy...coming from a girl that was always told to hold her stomach in and has spent the past 27 years worrying about how I look and making an active effort to stay thin...I now plan to take weekly pictures to show the belly growth progress and share this exciting (although scary and totally out of my element) time with our family and friends.
I am not one to post belly pictures on facebook - I feel like most of the people I call facebook friends don't really need to see my growing mid-section...so this would be another reason to keep the blog updated.
so here we go...round one of belly pictures...14 weeks and 4 days...still for the most part wearing my regular clothes although they are tight and I am not totally comfortable...however the belly band helps because I can leave my pants unbuttoned and part of the way unzipped. Not sure how much longer this will be the case - but I guess if there was ever a reason to "not fit into your clothes" this would be the time...so I will attempt to let go (easier said than done) of my insecurities and roll with the new rolls...haha!
enjoy the belly pictures...even if I didn't necessarily enjoy taking them!
love you guys!
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| apologies for the messy bathroom - but this is really the only place in the house that i can take a picture of myself. |
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| my attempt to show that my boobs are still bigger than the belly from the top down...i think this will be a cool way to measure the growth of my belly - or at least a pretty unique angle. |
1.04.2011
14 weeks
14 weeks marks several key exciting events in the life of the cockeye...
1. the cockeye has moved off mommy's sciatic nerve which helps in mommy's efforts to feel her right arm and walk upright like a normal human being. The little cockeye just wanted to make sure mommy knew he/she was there...
2. we are well into our second trimester which is very exciting! as are all of the perks that come with the 2nd trimester like the return of my energy. It is so nice to be able to make it through the day without crashing the second i get home, or spend my weekends sleeping on the couch.
3. Exercise time...mommy started working out again - although i hardly call it working out in contrast to what i used to do...however, it has been a while and i need to take it easy - so 15 - 20 minutes of walking on the treadmill, lifting and stretching will have to do for now.
4. The cockeye is the size of a lemon, is about 3.4 inches long and weighs in at around 1.5 oz. It is sucking its thumb, wiggling its toes and peeing. It is also breathing amniotic fluid as the liver, kidneys and spleen continues to develop.
5. We have started planning out the nursery - well mommy has, i am not sure daddy has had much say up to this point in time - but i think he may have checked himself out of this right about the time the executive decision was made that the nursery would not be Garnet & Black.
6. Daddy is doing a pretty killer job of taking on more jobs/tasks around the house and has been a huge help.
cheers (with some sort of non-alcoholic beverage) to making it to week 14 and looking forward to the coming months.
1. the cockeye has moved off mommy's sciatic nerve which helps in mommy's efforts to feel her right arm and walk upright like a normal human being. The little cockeye just wanted to make sure mommy knew he/she was there...
2. we are well into our second trimester which is very exciting! as are all of the perks that come with the 2nd trimester like the return of my energy. It is so nice to be able to make it through the day without crashing the second i get home, or spend my weekends sleeping on the couch.
3. Exercise time...mommy started working out again - although i hardly call it working out in contrast to what i used to do...however, it has been a while and i need to take it easy - so 15 - 20 minutes of walking on the treadmill, lifting and stretching will have to do for now.
4. The cockeye is the size of a lemon, is about 3.4 inches long and weighs in at around 1.5 oz. It is sucking its thumb, wiggling its toes and peeing. It is also breathing amniotic fluid as the liver, kidneys and spleen continues to develop.
5. We have started planning out the nursery - well mommy has, i am not sure daddy has had much say up to this point in time - but i think he may have checked himself out of this right about the time the executive decision was made that the nursery would not be Garnet & Black.
6. Daddy is doing a pretty killer job of taking on more jobs/tasks around the house and has been a huge help.
cheers (with some sort of non-alcoholic beverage) to making it to week 14 and looking forward to the coming months.
1.03.2011
From Daddy
I am a little late on this but we had a first ultrasound and it was very exciting. It is hard to explain the feeling that you have when you see a living being that you are bringing into the world for the first time. Everything with the Cockeye is doing fine, and he/she is healthy and there are no complications. We will find out the sex of the Cockeye in February when we have our second ultrasound which should be equally as exciting. Erin seems to be feeling a little better but she is still having some pains, I wish that could take some or all of the pain away from her, but she is powering through it and I think the cockeye finally shifted off of her nerves.
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