Poor Jay :( He's still feeling pretty crappy. The swelling in his eye has actually gone down a bit since he took the Benadryl last night. His sickness doesn't seem to be much better though, his throat still hurts and he just feels icky all around. We are a completely useless pair at the moment. Our house is not the cleanest it's ever been, thats for sure.
In other news, I have baby names on the brain. We've liked the name Reznor Keenan for awhile now, but we are starting to look at other names as well. So here are the ones I like (in no particular order):
Girl: Rhonin (jay isn't sure about this one), Reznor, Keenan (I like it as a first name too), Mila (pronounced Mee-LA), and Marley. Oh and Jay likes the name London, but I'm not sure how I feel about that.
Boy: Jude, Reznor, Nole.
If you have a name you love, now is the time to put it in the running. Fair warning, we like weird and/or unusual names and don't care a bit about the kid being made fun of in school for it's name. Kids will make fun of pretty much any name anyway. We will most likely not choose the name until the baby is actually born (after we get a chance to see what he/she looks like and what seems to "fit"), but want to have a good list to choose from. Mom, if you are reading this, don't even think of suggesting the name "Tree". It's not happening.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
9 weeks
I'm so excited for spring this year! I think because I've just been so sick and cooped up over the last month or so, that the sunshine just picks up my spirits. We've had a few beautiful days this week, and everything is vibrant. I wanted a camera so bad this week to take pictures of all of the happenings that remind me that spring is almost here! In lieu of that, here is a bulleted list. Not quite as aesthetically pleasing but still blog-worthy.
*Small purple crocus right by Nana's door (immediately followed by the two year old who lives upstairs picking it and ripping it to shreds. Nice while it lasted though)
*First Daffodils of the year!
*Twin black lambs frolicking in a pasture (cutest. thing. ever. All of a sudden there are little lambies everywhere. It's like all the sheep in Oregon got together and gave birth on the same day)
*The beginning of the buds on the trees outside my office. In about a month they will be completely pink with cherry blossoms
Well I better get a camera like FAST. I think people are supposed to take pictures when they have babies. Seems like a good idea.
Speaking of babies, I'm not really feeling too much better unfortunately. I do think I'm managing things a little bit better these days, but I'm still losing weight and can still barely eat. Every day it is a struggle. Every day that goes by gets me closer to that magical 12 week mark. I hope and pray that I will start feeling progressively better very soon, so that I can focus on eating right and taking my supplements so that I can be as healthy as possible for this pregnancy. I also REALLY want to be able to work out, even if its just walking. It's really important for me to take care of myself this pregnancy. I just feel like it will help me so much in the end.
I'm starting to feel a lot more "into" the pregnancy though. It's starting to feel more real. I actually started working on my baby registry. I know it's early, but it's partially for myself - I need a "wishlist" of sorts so I can start getting some stuff. I'd rather get it all slowly over the next 7 months, rather than have to try and scramble to get it all at once. It has the bonus of being exciting and getting me into the mentality that soon I will have an actual baby.
I'm 9 weeks pregnant today. The baby has arms and is working on hands (hopefully he/she get's daddy's hands and not my sausage fingers). One thing I find interesting is the baby has nipples already, but not hands. It seems like nipples would be like a finishing touch type of thing. Things that make you go Hmmm.
*Small purple crocus right by Nana's door (immediately followed by the two year old who lives upstairs picking it and ripping it to shreds. Nice while it lasted though)
*First Daffodils of the year!
*Twin black lambs frolicking in a pasture (cutest. thing. ever. All of a sudden there are little lambies everywhere. It's like all the sheep in Oregon got together and gave birth on the same day)
*The beginning of the buds on the trees outside my office. In about a month they will be completely pink with cherry blossoms
Well I better get a camera like FAST. I think people are supposed to take pictures when they have babies. Seems like a good idea.
Speaking of babies, I'm not really feeling too much better unfortunately. I do think I'm managing things a little bit better these days, but I'm still losing weight and can still barely eat. Every day it is a struggle. Every day that goes by gets me closer to that magical 12 week mark. I hope and pray that I will start feeling progressively better very soon, so that I can focus on eating right and taking my supplements so that I can be as healthy as possible for this pregnancy. I also REALLY want to be able to work out, even if its just walking. It's really important for me to take care of myself this pregnancy. I just feel like it will help me so much in the end.
I'm starting to feel a lot more "into" the pregnancy though. It's starting to feel more real. I actually started working on my baby registry. I know it's early, but it's partially for myself - I need a "wishlist" of sorts so I can start getting some stuff. I'd rather get it all slowly over the next 7 months, rather than have to try and scramble to get it all at once. It has the bonus of being exciting and getting me into the mentality that soon I will have an actual baby.
I'm 9 weeks pregnant today. The baby has arms and is working on hands (hopefully he/she get's daddy's hands and not my sausage fingers). One thing I find interesting is the baby has nipples already, but not hands. It seems like nipples would be like a finishing touch type of thing. Things that make you go Hmmm.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh
I am 7 weeks and 4 days pregnant today and I feel like it's been an eternity already. Is it time for the birth yet? I'm chugging along, just anxiously waiting for the day that I feel magically better.
I now hate everything. I can hardly eat anything these days. I truly have an aversion to almost everything and it seems like I will find something I can eat and I can eat it for a couple of days and then all of a sudden I can't eat it anymore. Of course, eating and staying hydrated would make the nausea and general horrible-ness a bit better and under control, but it's hard when I can barely eat or drink anything. One thing that does seem to be helping is Emergen-C. For some reason its something I can actually drink and hold down and it does help quite a bit. Which is good because it has some B vitamins and folic acid and other things I need right now. Oh and I can no longer stand the thought of mint tea :(
I know it must be incredibly boring and possibly quite depressing to read this blog...which is basically just my litany of complaints for the day. But hey, it's my party and I'll cry if I want to, which I do. Want to that is. Just be glad most of you don't live here and therefore don't have to actually listen to my whining on a daily basis.
In other news, I am very excited about my trip in June! I have been promised unreasonable amounts of pampering and I fully intend to cash in. Muahhahaha.
I now hate everything. I can hardly eat anything these days. I truly have an aversion to almost everything and it seems like I will find something I can eat and I can eat it for a couple of days and then all of a sudden I can't eat it anymore. Of course, eating and staying hydrated would make the nausea and general horrible-ness a bit better and under control, but it's hard when I can barely eat or drink anything. One thing that does seem to be helping is Emergen-C. For some reason its something I can actually drink and hold down and it does help quite a bit. Which is good because it has some B vitamins and folic acid and other things I need right now. Oh and I can no longer stand the thought of mint tea :(
I know it must be incredibly boring and possibly quite depressing to read this blog...which is basically just my litany of complaints for the day. But hey, it's my party and I'll cry if I want to, which I do. Want to that is. Just be glad most of you don't live here and therefore don't have to actually listen to my whining on a daily basis.
In other news, I am very excited about my trip in June! I have been promised unreasonable amounts of pampering and I fully intend to cash in. Muahhahaha.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Mint tea changed my life
5 weeks and 5 days pregnant today. Thats not even a month and a half and guess what I have? HEARTBURN! This is utterly ridiculous. I think I had heartburn at like 7 months or so with Elijah. Oh and the puking has begun. I was sooo miserable today, I took the day off work and everything. I honestly do not know how I am going to make it through the rest of this trimester. The good news is that I have discovered mint tea. It's the best thing I have going for me at the moment.
I am craving grapes and macaroni and cheese. FYI. I take donations.
I have an appointment with the midwife on February 2nd. It's just an initial consultation, but we will be able to get the lowdown on the fee breakdown and all that good stuff.
I feel really bad for poor Gretchy. I don't think this trip is exactly what she had envisioned. I'm VERY fussy and sick and exhausted and I fall asleep in the middle of her sentences. She has cleaned the kitchen every day since she is been here and I'm not a very good drinking buddy at the moment. I'm lucky to have such a sweet and wonderful friend though. Plus hers so cute.
P.S. PUDDING!!!!
I am craving grapes and macaroni and cheese. FYI. I take donations.
I have an appointment with the midwife on February 2nd. It's just an initial consultation, but we will be able to get the lowdown on the fee breakdown and all that good stuff.
I feel really bad for poor Gretchy. I don't think this trip is exactly what she had envisioned. I'm VERY fussy and sick and exhausted and I fall asleep in the middle of her sentences. She has cleaned the kitchen every day since she is been here and I'm not a very good drinking buddy at the moment. I'm lucky to have such a sweet and wonderful friend though. Plus hers so cute.
P.S. PUDDING!!!!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Mindless rants
I forgot how slooowly the first trimester moves. I am 5 weeks 4 days pregnant today. My baby looks like something a bad sci-fi movie would be made about.
I'm trying to decide what all supplements I am going to take with this pregnancy. I went to Salem Health Foods last night to pick up a few things. Got some herbs in bulk: Red Raspberry Leaf, Alfalfa Leaf & Lemon Balm to make a pregnancy tea. Got a B vitamin complex (which I discovered taste like moldy socks. Obviously that is exactly what I want to be tasting during the first trimester queasies. Fun.) which will hopefully help with my fatigue. I also got a Magnesium asporotate supplement which helps prevent blood pressure issues (most people are deficient in magnesium anyway). I spent $30 on those things and I still need to get liquid chlorophyll and some good quality omega 3's. Oh and I'm going to try to get some immunocal in here and there. Oh and calcium. This baby is pricey.
I am SO thirsty all of the time. I think I'm thirsty much more than hungry even. Which is good because I want to keep the weight gain down this pregnancy if possible. When I say "keep it down" I mean like, down to a reasonable amount rather than the 60-ish EL BEEs I gained with Elijah.
Gretchen just walked in my office and is pestering me. PESTERING, I tell you.
I'm trying to decide what all supplements I am going to take with this pregnancy. I went to Salem Health Foods last night to pick up a few things. Got some herbs in bulk: Red Raspberry Leaf, Alfalfa Leaf & Lemon Balm to make a pregnancy tea. Got a B vitamin complex (which I discovered taste like moldy socks. Obviously that is exactly what I want to be tasting during the first trimester queasies. Fun.) which will hopefully help with my fatigue. I also got a Magnesium asporotate supplement which helps prevent blood pressure issues (most people are deficient in magnesium anyway). I spent $30 on those things and I still need to get liquid chlorophyll and some good quality omega 3's. Oh and I'm going to try to get some immunocal in here and there. Oh and calcium. This baby is pricey.
I am SO thirsty all of the time. I think I'm thirsty much more than hungry even. Which is good because I want to keep the weight gain down this pregnancy if possible. When I say "keep it down" I mean like, down to a reasonable amount rather than the 60-ish EL BEEs I gained with Elijah.
Gretchen just walked in my office and is pestering me. PESTERING, I tell you.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Back to Blogging
I feel like its high time I started posting on the blog again regularly. I miss it, and I think it would be a good way to keep everyone updated on pregnancy adventures. Leave me lots of comments, I <3 comments. They make me feel all validated, cuz I gots issues.
As most of you know, I am officially preggers. It's very early yet, so I just hope everything goes smoothly. Jay and I are so excited (excited, overwhelmed, in shock, etc etc). Part of me wanted to wait until I was through the first trimester to tell anyone, so I could be sure everything was ok....but who am i kidding? You don't keep secrets like this in my family, you just DON'T. I would be hunted down and murdered in my sleep by certain people. You know who you are.
Everyone wants to know how I'm feeling. What they really want to ask is if I am puking my guts out yet. Its rather sick and twisted how happy people get when they find out how bad your morning sickness is. It's like really people, I'm not faking it I swear.
The quick answer is no! I don't have any morning sickness *yet*. What I DO have is extreme fatigue. Like I really think answering a question that isn't absolutely necessary, is the hardest thing I have EVER done. I have to brace myself to form complete sentences. I feel a little "icky" at times. Not quite nauseous exactly, but close. Thats about it though.
We might as well get it all out there, NO I have not seen a doctor yet. Most people who read my blog are very close friends and/or family and already know I plan on seeing a midwife. I haven't exactly chosen one yet. I have one in mind, but still want Jay's input before I make the call. I also have to save up a bit for the initial prenatal workup. I'll shoot for sometime in February I guess. There is really nothing other than bloodwork that can be done for me anyway, and I'm not in a terrible rush.
Oh and another thing I might as well tell y'all now is: We aren't planning on finding out the sex of the baby. Go ahead and freak out. Let me know when you are done.
Okay now take a deep breath. It's not that I am opposed to knowing or even that we want to be surprised. On the contrary, I think we both would rather find out. The thing is that I just don't feel that it's a good enough reason for routine ultrasound. Yes, women get ultrasounds all the time and their baby's aren't deformed. I realize this. I even think there is a time and a place for them and if a need arises, I will definitely get one. The thing is, they are being used as a routine procedure with no real evidence that it helps outcomes in any way, and it is a relatively new technology that has not been properly studied. We DO know that there is something that actually happens to the cells during ultrasound called "cavitation" and no one knows what kind of permanent effects it may have. So I just don't want to have one unless I need one.
Alright well I'm at work so I guess I should go "work" now.
As most of you know, I am officially preggers. It's very early yet, so I just hope everything goes smoothly. Jay and I are so excited (excited, overwhelmed, in shock, etc etc). Part of me wanted to wait until I was through the first trimester to tell anyone, so I could be sure everything was ok....but who am i kidding? You don't keep secrets like this in my family, you just DON'T. I would be hunted down and murdered in my sleep by certain people. You know who you are.
Everyone wants to know how I'm feeling. What they really want to ask is if I am puking my guts out yet. Its rather sick and twisted how happy people get when they find out how bad your morning sickness is. It's like really people, I'm not faking it I swear.
The quick answer is no! I don't have any morning sickness *yet*. What I DO have is extreme fatigue. Like I really think answering a question that isn't absolutely necessary, is the hardest thing I have EVER done. I have to brace myself to form complete sentences. I feel a little "icky" at times. Not quite nauseous exactly, but close. Thats about it though.
We might as well get it all out there, NO I have not seen a doctor yet. Most people who read my blog are very close friends and/or family and already know I plan on seeing a midwife. I haven't exactly chosen one yet. I have one in mind, but still want Jay's input before I make the call. I also have to save up a bit for the initial prenatal workup. I'll shoot for sometime in February I guess. There is really nothing other than bloodwork that can be done for me anyway, and I'm not in a terrible rush.
Oh and another thing I might as well tell y'all now is: We aren't planning on finding out the sex of the baby. Go ahead and freak out. Let me know when you are done.
Okay now take a deep breath. It's not that I am opposed to knowing or even that we want to be surprised. On the contrary, I think we both would rather find out. The thing is that I just don't feel that it's a good enough reason for routine ultrasound. Yes, women get ultrasounds all the time and their baby's aren't deformed. I realize this. I even think there is a time and a place for them and if a need arises, I will definitely get one. The thing is, they are being used as a routine procedure with no real evidence that it helps outcomes in any way, and it is a relatively new technology that has not been properly studied. We DO know that there is something that actually happens to the cells during ultrasound called "cavitation" and no one knows what kind of permanent effects it may have. So I just don't want to have one unless I need one.
Alright well I'm at work so I guess I should go "work" now.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Disgustingly Happy
Been awhile since I updated this...things have been so crazy I kind of forgot about it for awhile. I don't have a ton to blog about at the moment but I'm having a really good day which is always nice!
Things making me happy today:
Things making me happy today:
- Bulleted lists of things that make me happy
- Cute paisley bowls
- Cool, breezy purely Oregonian day
- Gretchy coming on Sunday! I'm SO excited :D
- The soy chai latte I am going to make after I finish this post
- The book I am going to read while I drink it
- Elijah cutely practicing his letters at my desk
- The awesome ab workout I learned recently...its actually kind of fun ( I know I know, you can stop thinking "who are you and what have you done with Marilyn") and I'm looking forward to doing it later with J...the ab workout that is :)
- New songs on my ipod to listen to while I workout later
- Its not my night to make dinner muaahahaha
- My mom comes home in about a week and a half! I miss you mommy!
- And the most wonderful thing about today is that when I go to bed I get to enjoy my new bedding (feels like happy!) again! yay for flannel!
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