I am now 25 weeks pregnant. Belly definitely showing yet I still am getting the response of people not believing I am 6+ months along. Gotta love that. Still having restless sleep and I am guessing it will only continue here on out.... Every morning seeing Kona still sleeping in bed makes me jealous and want to join him. Jacob is feeling much better from his kidney stones which also means he isn't getting up multiple times in the night so less disruptions to my sleep. Yeah. It threw his body for a loop since he wasn't sleeping well nor was he eating well so I am glad he is finally out of the woods.
Over the weekend Emmi's curtains got finished and hung. They look good. Last week I also scheduled a tour of the hospital, infant CPR & First Aid, and a breast feeding class. Just waiting to figure out if we should take the child birth prep class through the doctors office or the hospital. But I have the tentative dates picked out. I have also started to research pediatricians. I feel like I am getting things set in place so less things to worry about later.
This week I have a doctors appt on Thursday. I am going armed with questions. I have been reflecting back on my appts and don't feel like I have been getting the most out of them. The only one who can change that is me. So watch out Dr Fishburne. :^)
This week's thought is if I should still be riding my bike on the trails. I have really scaled down my riding. I only have been getting out with the Divas once a week or so otherwise I am out running. When I do ride with them I lead the beginners group where there are many breaks. We also do not ride any of the technical/black diamond parts of the trails. I feel relatively safe considering I normally would be riding in the advanced group hanging on with the leaders/racers. But when should I stop if now still isn't the right time? I plan on switching to riding the greenways once I give up the trails so it isn't like I wont be riding at all. Although the greenway trails arent much easier than what I have been riding. Or I can always go to the Diva rides but run with Kona on the trails opposed to riding them. That is my quandary of the week. Should I just call it quits after tonight's ride?
On a sad note... Please keep my buddy Randy in your thoughts and prayers. His brother died at the age of 30 in a car accident over the weekend on his way to a National Guard Training. His brother had a baby who is only a few days younger than Tyler. (This is my co-worker who's wife is expecting a week after me.)
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Prego Pics
This picture was taken on 7/9 before work so 23 weeks pregnant.- The next picture was taken on 7/16 after work so 24 weeks pregnant.
I am pulling my shirt back for emphasis. :^) - The last picture is to show what our freezer looked like last week. Figured that would make the Cormier's proud. :^) It is now empty of ice cream.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Another one down....
I am now 24 weeks pregnant.
Starting to feel some of the effects of being pregnant….. Getting up from the couch or out of bed sometimes has the little bit of a reminder that I am pregnant. My feet have been hurting if I stand too long. I just ordered a new pair of flip flops with a much thicker sole since my reefs weren’t cutting it anymore. The great thing is when getting them this time of the year they are on clearance. Yeah!!! I have been having more frequent nights of restless sleep. Not that I wake up and can’t fall back to sleep but just more restlessness. People’s names are things that my memory is losing. I have never been great with remembering people’s names after first meeting them but now it is getting bad. Luckily my friends have been able to help in times of need.
We had a wonderful offer come through last week. Jacob was in the garage working on bike stuff while I was out running with Kona. Our neighbor came over to offer her services for daycare for Emmi. I am still hoping to work from home but knowing we have her is awesome. Reminds me of the days when I used to get watched by Nancy Robbins, our next door neighbor. Laura was a teacher and will not be returning to work this fall so she can watch her granddaughter (Sound familiar Cocie?). Her granddaughter, Hannah, will be 6 months or so older than Emmi. We are thankful for the offer and will definitely be taking her up on it. We will figure out the details later but it has taken a huge burden off us.
My mind has been racing since so I think we may see about having Emmi go there one day a week or even part of the day a few days a week. That way I can get work done without having to worry and she gets play time. At the beginning it may be less frequent but I am thinking once Emmi is a year and only napping once a day we may see about having her go there every morning. This will all be ironed out once I figure out what I will be doing in regards to working from home.
For those of you that are not aware of daycare prices or it has been a while, in the Charlotte area we have found centers that cost anywhere from $800-$1000+ a month. The 5 star or better day cares have huge waiting lists. We hadn’t explored much in regards to home daycares since we knew our needs for daycare haven’t been fully determined and we wanted to try to use daycare as little as possible.
This past weekend kept us busy. Saturday morning while I was out running with Kona I managed to trip and scrap up my knees. It wasn’t a huge fall but just enough for me to take it easy after hitting yoga to be on the safe side. We did end up in the ER with Jacob. He didn’t sleep much Thursday night, took Friday off work, then laid low much of the afternoon Saturday. He wasn’t sure what was up but his belly hurt no matter what he did unless he was standing. He decided he better go to the ER since he knew he wouldn’t be able to sleep. At 9:00pm we headed over. There weren’t too many people as we were taking fairly quick. Jacob was given Percicet and they did a CAT scan. Sure enough Kidney stones. It did take forever for them to read the CAT scan so we didn’t leave until 1:30am and then we had to go to Walgreens to fill his prescription for Vicodin. Finally at 2:30am we were finally home and ready for bed. Jacob was quite funny during this time as the Percicet made him loopy so that made it all worth it. Sunday was low key so he could just chill. He took today off since he still hasn’t passed the last one and has some mild pain.
Starting to feel some of the effects of being pregnant….. Getting up from the couch or out of bed sometimes has the little bit of a reminder that I am pregnant. My feet have been hurting if I stand too long. I just ordered a new pair of flip flops with a much thicker sole since my reefs weren’t cutting it anymore. The great thing is when getting them this time of the year they are on clearance. Yeah!!! I have been having more frequent nights of restless sleep. Not that I wake up and can’t fall back to sleep but just more restlessness. People’s names are things that my memory is losing. I have never been great with remembering people’s names after first meeting them but now it is getting bad. Luckily my friends have been able to help in times of need.
We had a wonderful offer come through last week. Jacob was in the garage working on bike stuff while I was out running with Kona. Our neighbor came over to offer her services for daycare for Emmi. I am still hoping to work from home but knowing we have her is awesome. Reminds me of the days when I used to get watched by Nancy Robbins, our next door neighbor. Laura was a teacher and will not be returning to work this fall so she can watch her granddaughter (Sound familiar Cocie?). Her granddaughter, Hannah, will be 6 months or so older than Emmi. We are thankful for the offer and will definitely be taking her up on it. We will figure out the details later but it has taken a huge burden off us.
My mind has been racing since so I think we may see about having Emmi go there one day a week or even part of the day a few days a week. That way I can get work done without having to worry and she gets play time. At the beginning it may be less frequent but I am thinking once Emmi is a year and only napping once a day we may see about having her go there every morning. This will all be ironed out once I figure out what I will be doing in regards to working from home.
For those of you that are not aware of daycare prices or it has been a while, in the Charlotte area we have found centers that cost anywhere from $800-$1000+ a month. The 5 star or better day cares have huge waiting lists. We hadn’t explored much in regards to home daycares since we knew our needs for daycare haven’t been fully determined and we wanted to try to use daycare as little as possible.
This past weekend kept us busy. Saturday morning while I was out running with Kona I managed to trip and scrap up my knees. It wasn’t a huge fall but just enough for me to take it easy after hitting yoga to be on the safe side. We did end up in the ER with Jacob. He didn’t sleep much Thursday night, took Friday off work, then laid low much of the afternoon Saturday. He wasn’t sure what was up but his belly hurt no matter what he did unless he was standing. He decided he better go to the ER since he knew he wouldn’t be able to sleep. At 9:00pm we headed over. There weren’t too many people as we were taking fairly quick. Jacob was given Percicet and they did a CAT scan. Sure enough Kidney stones. It did take forever for them to read the CAT scan so we didn’t leave until 1:30am and then we had to go to Walgreens to fill his prescription for Vicodin. Finally at 2:30am we were finally home and ready for bed. Jacob was quite funny during this time as the Percicet made him loopy so that made it all worth it. Sunday was low key so he could just chill. He took today off since he still hasn’t passed the last one and has some mild pain.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Random updates... at 23 weeks
I am now 23 weeks pregnant.
FITNESS: I took in that Get Fit class. What a great class with weight lifting and stretches which resulted in being a little sore despite biking and running still. I cant make the class during the week unless I can come up with a great excuse to have to leave work on Wednesday's at 10 for an hour. I may try to lift a bit when Jacob does. I have hit 2 yoga classes as well. We have suggested they try a Get Fit class at night during the week so I am hoping the schedule will change for August. I have signed up for Yoga at least twice a week for the rest of the month. I will try to keep that going until the end of my pregnancy.
REGISTRY: We went to Babies R Us to register for baby goods. I had read a book called Baby Bargains by Denise & Alan Fields which is like a consumer reports and mom's opinions on what to get. As we walked around I had that book with me so I think we got all the basics covered. It is very overwhelming to see all this stuff and trying to figure out what is really needed and must haves versus the fluffy stuff. If any mom or dad out there sees stuff that are must haves that we missed please let me know. :^) We didnt register for a diaper bag as we want to get a custom laptop bag from timbuk2.com. I didnt register for a jogger as I am still looking for a good one for our use meaning running and going on trails. Bob and Dreamer are suppose to be "the" brands so I have catalogs coming to compare. A pack and play we have one covered. Then we have two gates from when we got Kona which he agreed to give Emmi although our house isnt easy to block off so it will just be for the stairs.
MATERNITY LEAVE & RETURNING: I had a brief conversation with my boss about maternity leave and when I return. Luckily there is a program rolling out for people working full time from home. I did express to my boss that I will be looking to do that next year when I return. We also have a great thing within my company called back up day care so if I need to be in the office I can make arrangements to bring Emerson to their day care. It is 5 star, and it is first come first serve but you can call in advance to set up a day. In regards to maternity leave, I hope to be out 12 weeks. Due to the timing of when Emmi is due, my leave could push into 2008. Since I only get 8 weeks paid leave I am looking at creative ways of covering the last 4 weeks paid like vacation time, etc. All this was just some initial conversations with my boss and he was going to research some information for me. Hopefully in the next month or so we will have things set more in stone.
BAPTISM: We also have tentatively set up the Baptism of Emerson to take place over Christmas in Gardner. If things work out we will have her baptism at the same church, Holy Spirit, we were married performed by Stan. Stan is Jacob's best friends dad who also married us. Still have some leg work to make it all happen but that is at least what we are targetting. This also means anyone in MA around Christmas will get to meet the little one.
My belly is getting a bit bigger now. The picture Jacob took this morning doesnt show it well so we will have to try again later. I hope to post one up in the next few days.
FITNESS: I took in that Get Fit class. What a great class with weight lifting and stretches which resulted in being a little sore despite biking and running still. I cant make the class during the week unless I can come up with a great excuse to have to leave work on Wednesday's at 10 for an hour. I may try to lift a bit when Jacob does. I have hit 2 yoga classes as well. We have suggested they try a Get Fit class at night during the week so I am hoping the schedule will change for August. I have signed up for Yoga at least twice a week for the rest of the month. I will try to keep that going until the end of my pregnancy.
REGISTRY: We went to Babies R Us to register for baby goods. I had read a book called Baby Bargains by Denise & Alan Fields which is like a consumer reports and mom's opinions on what to get. As we walked around I had that book with me so I think we got all the basics covered. It is very overwhelming to see all this stuff and trying to figure out what is really needed and must haves versus the fluffy stuff. If any mom or dad out there sees stuff that are must haves that we missed please let me know. :^) We didnt register for a diaper bag as we want to get a custom laptop bag from timbuk2.com. I didnt register for a jogger as I am still looking for a good one for our use meaning running and going on trails. Bob and Dreamer are suppose to be "the" brands so I have catalogs coming to compare. A pack and play we have one covered. Then we have two gates from when we got Kona which he agreed to give Emmi although our house isnt easy to block off so it will just be for the stairs.
MATERNITY LEAVE & RETURNING: I had a brief conversation with my boss about maternity leave and when I return. Luckily there is a program rolling out for people working full time from home. I did express to my boss that I will be looking to do that next year when I return. We also have a great thing within my company called back up day care so if I need to be in the office I can make arrangements to bring Emerson to their day care. It is 5 star, and it is first come first serve but you can call in advance to set up a day. In regards to maternity leave, I hope to be out 12 weeks. Due to the timing of when Emmi is due, my leave could push into 2008. Since I only get 8 weeks paid leave I am looking at creative ways of covering the last 4 weeks paid like vacation time, etc. All this was just some initial conversations with my boss and he was going to research some information for me. Hopefully in the next month or so we will have things set more in stone.
BAPTISM: We also have tentatively set up the Baptism of Emerson to take place over Christmas in Gardner. If things work out we will have her baptism at the same church, Holy Spirit, we were married performed by Stan. Stan is Jacob's best friends dad who also married us. Still have some leg work to make it all happen but that is at least what we are targetting. This also means anyone in MA around Christmas will get to meet the little one.
My belly is getting a bit bigger now. The picture Jacob took this morning doesnt show it well so we will have to try again later. I hope to post one up in the next few days.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
22 weeks and still active..
Another one down…. I am 22 weeks or 5 ½ months pregnant. I have been riding my bike a ton this week. Hit a ride Sunday with Jacob at Cane Creek, yesterday with the girls at Sherman Branch and then tonight again with the Divas at Cawtaba. One guy did snap a shot of me yesterday while riding (note the Core Four shirt for the New England representation).
I am still able to hang on to the girls riding which is cool. They make extra stops so I can catch my breathe, thanks guys!!! Since I don’t ride with a heart rate monitor I feel this at least keeps things under control for Emmi. I don’t hit any of the little kickers, which are small dirt mounds that one can catch air off and I am quick to push my bike up a steep hill. I hope to still ride trail for another month or so. After that I am thinking I may start riding the greenways. Greenways are just like many of the railroad beds back home so the chance of me crashing is greatly decreased but I can still be on my bike. Charlotte has quite a few to pick from.
Patti and I are going to head to Destination Maternity tomorrow morning for a Get Fit class. She called yesterday to say she had gone to one of their yoga classes and loved it. The best part is it is free on a first come first serve basis. I hope to grab a schedule while there to start hitting yoga classes on a regular basis.
As far as the outfits go, this week I have been wearing all maternity clothes. I figured that since I can still fit in some of my regular clothes I would be able to go back if I were having a bad morning trying to pick something out. Plus it is a short week so I only have to come up with 3 work outfits and Fridays are casual. So far so good.
Looks like we will be heading to the movies this week to see.... Transformers. Jacob has been obcessed with this movie since they announced they were making it. It comes out today but I think we may take it in tomorrow while everyone else is watching fireworks.
Have a happy and safe 4th.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Just kickin' it
For the last couple weeks Emmi has been kicking like a mad woman. Taryn has been able to feel her kick(obviously since she lives in her belly for the time being), Kona has been able to feel her kick since he likes to lie with his head on Taryn's belly, me? I've felt nothing. Until last night. We were lying in bed watching how people make cheese on the History Channel and I had my hand on Taryn's belly. Oh!! What was that?? I finally felt her kick a couple time!! Visions of Alien and the thing coming out the the guys stomach ran through my head. This made solidified the realization that I'm going to be a dad and I'm going to have a daughter. It wasn't what I expected. I was expecting a thumb or something. This was more of a pushing out against the belly. I can't wait to be able to see her little feet or hands pushing out.
Good times! So excited!
Good times! So excited!
Dr Appt
Just the run of the mill appointment. Checked my weight, I have put on a total of 12 pounds. Only 2 since my last visit. Since we don't have a scale at home this is the only time I find out how I am doing in that department. The pee test which checks for proteins was normal. My heart rate was excellent and so wasn't Emmi's at 160 beats. It was really cool to hear her heart beat because since she is so active now you could hear the Doppler pick up her movements. It would be thump thump really fast for the heart then all of a sudden there would be a big rustle where she would move. Really cool to hear. Then my uterus measures where it should. He did check for swelling in my ankles. No swelling and he said I shouldn't really expect it until my third trimester.
In regards to the clothing department, I have on a complete maternity outfit today, black pants and a blue striped shirt. Just figured that since I would have to slide my waistband down for the Doppler and doctor checks I would try to make it easy without the bella. When I first get up I have to keep pulling my pants up but I guess soon enough I will fill them out completely.
My next appointment is July 26th which will be just like this one. The one after that is when they check for diabetes.
In regards to the clothing department, I have on a complete maternity outfit today, black pants and a blue striped shirt. Just figured that since I would have to slide my waistband down for the Doppler and doctor checks I would try to make it easy without the bella. When I first get up I have to keep pulling my pants up but I guess soon enough I will fill them out completely.
My next appointment is July 26th which will be just like this one. The one after that is when they check for diabetes.
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