Things are still going great for 18 weeks. We now know it will be a girl, Emerson Leigh. This will be the first girl grandchild for my side of the family and second for Jacob's side. Everyone seems excited and who wouldnt be for a girl. I am now having to wear my bella band pretty much with everything I wear. Jacob has been working on painting the hallway and trailwork while I was being a seamstress. I had gotten some maternity clothes from my step father's, son's wife, Pam. Got that. :^) She is a little bit shorter than me so I let some hems down and made some pants into Capris. I should be pretty set for maternity clothes between what she sent me and what my sister in law will let me borrow, although I did buy some this weekend. My first real purchase, two pairs of pants and two shirts. Super comfy stuff especially the shirts. It is the length that is needed in the shirts to cover the ever expanding chest and soon to be belly. So I am ready for when the bella band wont work with my regular clothes.
My father will be in on friday to come visit for the weekend and see his new grandson. It will be a quick visit but great to see him. If you have not noticed the addition of the links to other blogs, members of my family have loved our blog and have aspired to start their own. So check them out.
Still cast your votes since we still obviously dont know the date the baby will be born or the size.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Dinner.
Our dinner was awesome. It was raining but we still sat in the court yard since it is covered. Jacob wore his pink shirt with jeans and I had on a pink skirt with black shirt... :^) Since you have waited this long to find out I will go into details..... Jacob started with the Shrimp Cocktail. Then had the iceburg salad wedge. I went with the Country Salad. For my meal I had the Honey Mustard Glazed Salmon Fillet with Coconut Basmati Rice Tower and an Asian Mango Salsa. Yummmy. Jacob had the Pan Seared Free Range Chicken with Roasted Garlic Whipped Potatoes and a Natural Pan Sauce. Everything was delicious. We were able to enjoy all that with the box sitting on the table. We decided that we would open the box after we ordered dessert. I was surprised the waitress and no one around us were even interested in the package on our table. After Jacob ordered the worlds best lemon cheesecake and I the apple strawberry cobbler we started to proceed with the box. Jacob pulled the pink bow then the blue bow off. He unwrapped the box and took the envelope out. I was the one to open the envelope. I opened it so we both could see. The tech had put two pics in it for us. One that pointed to confirm and one that just said what it is....................
The majority of the people have voted correctly. (But still cast your votes as there is the date and size to still compete.)
The majority of the people have voted correctly. (But still cast your votes as there is the date and size to still compete.)
Friday, June 1, 2007
Ultrasound....
Here are the pics from today. I was amazed at the details of the skeletal structure. The baby is 7 ounces and is right on target for November 5th. The Ultrasound Tech was not able to determine the sex at first due to the baby having it's legs crunched up. After she took some pics and measurements, she had me crunch my legs into my chest while sitting so that it would get the baby to move. Sure enough it worked.
The box, which my friend at work Cindy wrapped up so nicely for us -- Thanks Cindy!!!--, is suppose to contain the picture of what we are having. We have decided to go to dinner at Sante here in Matthews tomorrow night. That is when we will open the box to reveal what we are having. Do we open it after we order, after the meal, after dessert, hmm? Check back later this weekend to find out what we will have. And get your vote in if you havent already.
I had done some research on child birthing classes. I thought I liked the Bradley Method and looked at taking a class. After talking to my doctor today that doesn't sound like it will be the best fit so we are not going with that approach anymore. It looks like we will take the normal hospital class but then look into hypnosis a bit more..... The type where if you drive from point a to point b and don't remember how you got there or..... The concept of being able to reach your sub conscious to help with child birthing. If anyone knows of any good books to recommend, please let me know.
I was also quite excited to find out I have only put on 10 pounds. That is in the range of what I should have put on by now. Yeah!!! With the eating I have done lately I was a little worried. Plus with Jacob out of town and then having a dinner of nachos, a baked potato, and a vanilla frosty last night.
Another big event of the day is that Kona turned 6. Happy Birthday Kona!!
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Pros and Cons
Well, tomorrow Taryn and I find out what we're having in terms of what kind of baby. I've been saying a girl from day 1. I've been thinking the last couple days about the pros and cons of either:
Girl
Pros:
I can threaten her boyfriends
Taryn can have "the talk" in about 12-13 years
I can teach her how to ride a bike
I will have a princess(Taryn is the Queen)
We can dress Kona in girly baby clothes, point, and laugh at him
Cons:
The color pink
Boyfriends
Taryn not being on vacation or something when its time for "the talk"
"The Real World" marathons
Cheerleading
Boy
Pros:
Someone to watch football, hockey, UFC and other violent sports with, without a million questions
I can teach him how to ride a bike
Someone to perform back-breaking manual labor around the house
Being able to talk about "man stuff"
Cons:
Having "the talk" in 12-13 years
Him thinking he can take on his old man in about 15 years
Him being able to take on his old man in about 15 years
Him wanting to be a cheerleader
I'm sure there are more. These were just the ones that popped into my head. We're not going to find out right away, unless its obvious. We've decided to have the Dr. write it down and put it in an envelope and figured we'd do something special this weekend and open it up. Either way we'll be happy obviously. My $$ is still on a girl though.
Girl
Pros:
I can threaten her boyfriends
Taryn can have "the talk" in about 12-13 years
I can teach her how to ride a bike
I will have a princess(Taryn is the Queen)
We can dress Kona in girly baby clothes, point, and laugh at him
Cons:
The color pink
Boyfriends
Taryn not being on vacation or something when its time for "the talk"
"The Real World" marathons
Cheerleading
Boy
Pros:
Someone to watch football, hockey, UFC and other violent sports with, without a million questions
I can teach him how to ride a bike
Someone to perform back-breaking manual labor around the house
Being able to talk about "man stuff"
Cons:
Having "the talk" in 12-13 years
Him thinking he can take on his old man in about 15 years
Him being able to take on his old man in about 15 years
Him wanting to be a cheerleader
I'm sure there are more. These were just the ones that popped into my head. We're not going to find out right away, unless its obvious. We've decided to have the Dr. write it down and put it in an envelope and figured we'd do something special this weekend and open it up. Either way we'll be happy obviously. My $$ is still on a girl though.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Get your vote on!!!!!!!!
This week I am 17 weeks pregnant. Still the same progress except I feel the baby kick a bit more. Usually about 1-2 times a day. Really cool. I cant seem to get enough food lately. All last week I just couldn't stop eating. I still am not really showing other than looking a little thicker although this food I have been eating may change that. A mtn biker friend Patty who is 4 weeks ahead of me said for her it was an overnight change. So we will see.
Jacob is back from his whirlwind trip to MA. He had a death in his family so he went up Thursday for the funeral and was able to fit in some bike riding. He got back yesterday. We definitely missed him, and by we I mean Kona and I. Kona slept right with me every night and even felt that he could use me as his pillow. Very cute.
I was able to finish sewing the squares of the baby's quilt to occupy my time. Just waiting for my mom to make the curtains and the dust ruffle so she can send the spare fabric back. I am using the same fabric for the binding. Thanks to my mom's help I would not have been able to get so much of it done while she was here. Once it is complete I will post pics up... so until then you will just have to wait. :^)
Friday we have our first ultrasound. We hope to find out the sex. So get your vote in on what you think we will have. Click here or on the Vote link top left. Although we are going to have them write it down then do something special over the weekend to find out so you have until the weekend is done.
WARNING not intended for Squirrel lovers: Speaking of Kona. He managed to catch his first squirrel this weekend. While I was out running with him on Sunday at Beatty, I saw the squirrel run across the trail into two logs lying on the ground. Kona did not miss a beat and stood right there. Then next thing I knew he had the squirrel in his mouth. He dropped it when I yelled for him to drop it. But of course picked it right back up. The second time he dropped it I was able to grab his collar to pull him away. A mtn biker came up and said he would take care of the injured squirrel for me. Congrats to Kona but poor squirrel rest in peace. He does go on Squirrel duty in our backyard to keep them out but he had never caught one before that I know of.
Jacob is back from his whirlwind trip to MA. He had a death in his family so he went up Thursday for the funeral and was able to fit in some bike riding. He got back yesterday. We definitely missed him, and by we I mean Kona and I. Kona slept right with me every night and even felt that he could use me as his pillow. Very cute.
I was able to finish sewing the squares of the baby's quilt to occupy my time. Just waiting for my mom to make the curtains and the dust ruffle so she can send the spare fabric back. I am using the same fabric for the binding. Thanks to my mom's help I would not have been able to get so much of it done while she was here. Once it is complete I will post pics up... so until then you will just have to wait. :^)
Friday we have our first ultrasound. We hope to find out the sex. So get your vote in on what you think we will have. Click here or on the Vote link top left. Although we are going to have them write it down then do something special over the weekend to find out so you have until the weekend is done.
WARNING not intended for Squirrel lovers: Speaking of Kona. He managed to catch his first squirrel this weekend. While I was out running with him on Sunday at Beatty, I saw the squirrel run across the trail into two logs lying on the ground. Kona did not miss a beat and stood right there. Then next thing I knew he had the squirrel in his mouth. He dropped it when I yelled for him to drop it. But of course picked it right back up. The second time he dropped it I was able to grab his collar to pull him away. A mtn biker came up and said he would take care of the injured squirrel for me. Congrats to Kona but poor squirrel rest in peace. He does go on Squirrel duty in our backyard to keep them out but he had never caught one before that I know of.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Are babies icky????
Let me preface this by telling you how excited I am. As you may know Taryn has felt the baby kick. When she first told me this it brought a tear to my eye. It made me happy. Very happy. I can't wait till we have the baby.
But I am a bit worried. Not about whether we'll be good parents and whatnot. Because we will be. But about the whole delivery thing. Taryn is looking into classes we should take about birth and whatnot. Now, I'm not very good with blood and guts type stuff. I've been asking if there was a class we could take without icky baby stuff. Is there? And what about when its time for Taryn to actually give birth? Do I actually have to see that stuff? Do I have to cut the ambillical(sp?) cord? Why can't I have a baby that comes out all clean wearing a bonnet and pajama's with feet in them? What if I pass out? What if I throw up? "Hi baby. Nice to meet you. I'm your daddy........*insert vomit noise*". What kind of first impression would that be to my child? What kind of complex would that give her? She would probably think something like....".....great. First time my dad see's me he throws up. Going to be a long 18 years....". I'm so stressed.
So these are the things I worry about. Not being a bad parent or the "life change". I know we will be good parents and Kona will be a good sibling. Yeah our lives will change. But it will only be for the good.
But I am a bit worried. Not about whether we'll be good parents and whatnot. Because we will be. But about the whole delivery thing. Taryn is looking into classes we should take about birth and whatnot. Now, I'm not very good with blood and guts type stuff. I've been asking if there was a class we could take without icky baby stuff. Is there? And what about when its time for Taryn to actually give birth? Do I actually have to see that stuff? Do I have to cut the ambillical(sp?) cord? Why can't I have a baby that comes out all clean wearing a bonnet and pajama's with feet in them? What if I pass out? What if I throw up? "Hi baby. Nice to meet you. I'm your daddy........*insert vomit noise*". What kind of first impression would that be to my child? What kind of complex would that give her? She would probably think something like....".....great. First time my dad see's me he throws up. Going to be a long 18 years....". I'm so stressed.
So these are the things I worry about. Not being a bad parent or the "life change". I know we will be good parents and Kona will be a good sibling. Yeah our lives will change. But it will only be for the good.
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