I've been eating bananas recently and every single time... heartburn! WTH? o_O
Just seems like such a weird food to get heartburn from. It's pretty mild thankfully, but I dunno.. just find it so strange to get it from a banana of all things.
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Worked a little on the nursery. Kinda sorta ok with what I've done so far. It's not awesomely awesome, but it will do heh. Hopefully will look better once it's all completed.
Going to take a while b/c the thing I have to cut out is going to take FOREVER. The cutting and putting back together. UGH
Monday, April 30, 2012
Sounds.... painful!
So yeah, not sure why I haven't looked it up before, but I really, REALLY need to start looking in to HOW to take care of a baby.
I've never really been around a newborn much before and... yeah... I'm very ill equiped when it comes to the know-hows.
Just started looking up information on breastfeeding. Specifically on the things no one ever tells you about.
I just thought it was funny and it does bring up things I hadn't even thought of
http://voices.yahoo.com/the-things-they-dont-tell-breastfeeding-2303256.html?cat=25
Such s baby fingernails cutting up your boobies. OUCH. I've played with my little baby neice and yeah, the girl has some sharp little claws on those hands. I can't imagine what that would feel like on already tender breasts.
DH said he signed us up for a breastfeeding class. I think his friend may have taken it and recommended it to him.
OH and while I'm thinking of classes... that LONG 8hr one... apparently they show about 8 different birth videos in the class.
I hope DH is up for that. Not exactly how I want to spend a day, but if it helps then so be it.... SIGH... hehe ;)
I've never really been around a newborn much before and... yeah... I'm very ill equiped when it comes to the know-hows.
Just started looking up information on breastfeeding. Specifically on the things no one ever tells you about.
I just thought it was funny and it does bring up things I hadn't even thought of
http://voices.yahoo.com/the-things-they-dont-tell-breastfeeding-2303256.html?cat=25
Such s baby fingernails cutting up your boobies. OUCH. I've played with my little baby neice and yeah, the girl has some sharp little claws on those hands. I can't imagine what that would feel like on already tender breasts.
DH said he signed us up for a breastfeeding class. I think his friend may have taken it and recommended it to him.
OH and while I'm thinking of classes... that LONG 8hr one... apparently they show about 8 different birth videos in the class.
I hope DH is up for that. Not exactly how I want to spend a day, but if it helps then so be it.... SIGH... hehe ;)
Weird
Just woke up so we'll see if I'm still aching today. Zoe was squirming around quite a bit late last night so we'll see if I still have aching.
As for the weird part.... woke up this morning and she was all on the left side. I didn't actually look, but I'm sure if I did, my bump would've looked lopsided heh.
I did feel her though. Right side was squishy... left side had a nice BIG hard bump right where she was hanging out.
It's so cool and weird at the same time heh.
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Was thinking last night when trying to get back to sleep.
It is VERY hard for me to believe that a woman would not know she's pregnant. I can see if she's not showing.... but there is no mistaking it when the baby kicks and moves. Even if you have an anterior placenta... it's not covering up every single spot so you would still feel something somewhere.
Those women must be in just a huge state of denial... that's like the only way someone would not know.. IMO of course heh. *shrugs*
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Forgot to mention that DH cleaned the carpet yesterday! OOO big deal I know heh.
We bought one of those steamvac carpet cleaners about 2 months ago and he finally got to using it last night.
It's not a miracle worker, but that thing works damn well. Some old pet stains... ok we all know what those are, poo, pee and vomit, are totally gone which is a miracle b/c they were a gross reminder before.
It couldn't completely get the high traffic areas looking spotless again but it looks SO much better than it did.
You never realize just how dirty something is until you see a pristine spot that was hidden under furniture lol.
As for the weird part.... woke up this morning and she was all on the left side. I didn't actually look, but I'm sure if I did, my bump would've looked lopsided heh.
I did feel her though. Right side was squishy... left side had a nice BIG hard bump right where she was hanging out.
It's so cool and weird at the same time heh.
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Was thinking last night when trying to get back to sleep.
It is VERY hard for me to believe that a woman would not know she's pregnant. I can see if she's not showing.... but there is no mistaking it when the baby kicks and moves. Even if you have an anterior placenta... it's not covering up every single spot so you would still feel something somewhere.
Those women must be in just a huge state of denial... that's like the only way someone would not know.. IMO of course heh. *shrugs*
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Forgot to mention that DH cleaned the carpet yesterday! OOO big deal I know heh.
We bought one of those steamvac carpet cleaners about 2 months ago and he finally got to using it last night.
It's not a miracle worker, but that thing works damn well. Some old pet stains... ok we all know what those are, poo, pee and vomit, are totally gone which is a miracle b/c they were a gross reminder before.
It couldn't completely get the high traffic areas looking spotless again but it looks SO much better than it did.
You never realize just how dirty something is until you see a pristine spot that was hidden under furniture lol.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Achy
Boy, I can barely function today. Def think Zoe is having a growth spurt and it's doing a number on my body.
I'm ok sitting down, but if I have to get up and move around for more than 10mins, I am aching like crazy.
It almost feels like when you're a bit dehydrated and you're walking or running. You get that bad cramp/stitch in your side.... it's not quite like that, but about the closest I can think of to how it feels.
It goes away within seconds of me sitting down thank goodness.
It's all good though. Whatever my body has to go through to make sure she's ok. It's not exactly my fav part right now, but it's worth it heh :)
I still get worried when she doesn't move as much. Mentioned that before, but even this far along, that still worries me as I'm sure it does every woman, or well, probably mostly first timers I would guess.
Thankfully she's been moving some though every once in a while which is reassuring that she's still in there heh.
And yeah, that's about it. If I'm feeling up to it, going to try to get more done on the nursery.
If all goes well... I'm hoping to have the space scene completed so I can actually start painting the figures.
I'm ok sitting down, but if I have to get up and move around for more than 10mins, I am aching like crazy.
It almost feels like when you're a bit dehydrated and you're walking or running. You get that bad cramp/stitch in your side.... it's not quite like that, but about the closest I can think of to how it feels.
It goes away within seconds of me sitting down thank goodness.
It's all good though. Whatever my body has to go through to make sure she's ok. It's not exactly my fav part right now, but it's worth it heh :)
I still get worried when she doesn't move as much. Mentioned that before, but even this far along, that still worries me as I'm sure it does every woman, or well, probably mostly first timers I would guess.
Thankfully she's been moving some though every once in a while which is reassuring that she's still in there heh.
And yeah, that's about it. If I'm feeling up to it, going to try to get more done on the nursery.
If all goes well... I'm hoping to have the space scene completed so I can actually start painting the figures.
Awkward p2
So... my dad, brother, SiL and my 2 neices came over.
Boy... talk about awkward.
First, my brother has a serious attitude problem but tries to cover it up with the "no nothing is wrong" approach. Awkward moment #1 that my SiL was getting pissed off at him for.
#2... as soon as my dad saw me.. here comes the hand outstretched to touch my stomach. UGH.
Like I said, I do love my dad, but we just do not have a close relationship any longer so it was pretty much like a stranger coming up and rubbing my stomach. Thankfully he didn't linger or anything but still...
#3 My neices were hyper b/c their granddad was there, they were out and about etc. Well b/c of that they weren't listening to momma and BOY was she pissed off about that too. Whole lot of yelling.
My neices just do not listen to her at all, especially the older one, and my brother does not help matters. He just sits back and lets her be a single parent to both most of the time. I know that's why SiL has such a short temper with them b/c she's so damn frustrated overall.
That's not a great excuse especially when she's yelling at them for even the smallest of things though.
#4... we went out to eat, this is where my brother's attitude problem comes in. We get to a wings place b/c he was all excited looking at the menu for it, so thought that he would want it. NOPE, he didn't order anything. Said he wasn't hungry, but then proceeded to eat the entire basket of complimentary wing chips (potato chips basically). So that made it all awkward when everyone else ordered and he didn't.
#5.... came back to spend some more time at my house... only to sit around the living room like lumps on a log barely talking with eachother. Awesome :\
Just UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH lol
I know that all doesn't sound like a huge deal, and it really isn't... I just hate those kinds of moments and had to vent about it.
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Paid more on the crib! And we still have a lot more to go! SHEESH. Thank goodness we didn't get the UBER expensive one... not that this one is frickin cheap. My body still hurts thinking about how much we're spending on it lol.
Anyway, if DH pays the same on it every time (every 2 weeks) then we should have it in a month :D
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Zoe wasn't as active yesterday.
She was a couple hours after dinner. We went to IHoP. I had my usual chicken fried steak and eggs. Oh man those pancakes were heaven. Before pregnancy, I couldn't finish it and usually shared the pancakes with DH, I tore them up last night!! lol
I think she really liked those pancakes though b/c she was moving around like crazy a couple hours after! I mean just squirming, kicking, punching whatever she was doing in there. Just having a good ole time on her sugar rush lol.
She quieted back down after though and really hasn't moved much since.
She'll usually get a bit active in the middle of the night, but I barely felt her. Maybe a quick flicker and that was it.
Maybe another growth spurt.
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And finally.... hmmm.. few pics I need to take. Still need to take one of the glider/ottoman, and need to get one of the 2 car seats. Is that it? I'm sure I'm forgetting something. I'll probably post them on Tuesday when I post up my weekly bump pic.
Boy... talk about awkward.
First, my brother has a serious attitude problem but tries to cover it up with the "no nothing is wrong" approach. Awkward moment #1 that my SiL was getting pissed off at him for.
#2... as soon as my dad saw me.. here comes the hand outstretched to touch my stomach. UGH.
Like I said, I do love my dad, but we just do not have a close relationship any longer so it was pretty much like a stranger coming up and rubbing my stomach. Thankfully he didn't linger or anything but still...
#3 My neices were hyper b/c their granddad was there, they were out and about etc. Well b/c of that they weren't listening to momma and BOY was she pissed off about that too. Whole lot of yelling.
My neices just do not listen to her at all, especially the older one, and my brother does not help matters. He just sits back and lets her be a single parent to both most of the time. I know that's why SiL has such a short temper with them b/c she's so damn frustrated overall.
That's not a great excuse especially when she's yelling at them for even the smallest of things though.
#4... we went out to eat, this is where my brother's attitude problem comes in. We get to a wings place b/c he was all excited looking at the menu for it, so thought that he would want it. NOPE, he didn't order anything. Said he wasn't hungry, but then proceeded to eat the entire basket of complimentary wing chips (potato chips basically). So that made it all awkward when everyone else ordered and he didn't.
#5.... came back to spend some more time at my house... only to sit around the living room like lumps on a log barely talking with eachother. Awesome :\
Just UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH lol
I know that all doesn't sound like a huge deal, and it really isn't... I just hate those kinds of moments and had to vent about it.
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Paid more on the crib! And we still have a lot more to go! SHEESH. Thank goodness we didn't get the UBER expensive one... not that this one is frickin cheap. My body still hurts thinking about how much we're spending on it lol.
Anyway, if DH pays the same on it every time (every 2 weeks) then we should have it in a month :D
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Zoe wasn't as active yesterday.
She was a couple hours after dinner. We went to IHoP. I had my usual chicken fried steak and eggs. Oh man those pancakes were heaven. Before pregnancy, I couldn't finish it and usually shared the pancakes with DH, I tore them up last night!! lol
I think she really liked those pancakes though b/c she was moving around like crazy a couple hours after! I mean just squirming, kicking, punching whatever she was doing in there. Just having a good ole time on her sugar rush lol.
She quieted back down after though and really hasn't moved much since.
She'll usually get a bit active in the middle of the night, but I barely felt her. Maybe a quick flicker and that was it.
Maybe another growth spurt.
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And finally.... hmmm.. few pics I need to take. Still need to take one of the glider/ottoman, and need to get one of the 2 car seats. Is that it? I'm sure I'm forgetting something. I'll probably post them on Tuesday when I post up my weekly bump pic.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Hmm... I hope...
... I don't come off as ungrateful sometimes.
A whole mess of drama on a forum I go to made me think about it and I really hope that when I complain, I don't come off as someone that's ungrateful to be pregnant and have a pretty uncomplicated pregnancy so far.
Hmm... I don't think I do? But I know to some still struggling, it's not exactly fun reading about a pregnant woman complaining about something you'd give everything in the world for.
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On a lighter topic.....
DH has narrowed down his picks for a middle name.
He added Teagan(sp?) to the list last night but quickly took it off b/c he said it sounded pretentious *shrugs* I don't think so but whatever lol.
So the 3 he's debating on are
Olivia
Abigail
Leilani
So yeah, we'll see what he picks. I'm leaving it up to him b/c I like all 3 of them and will be totally fine with any of them.
Also, he said that if we end up having a boy whenever, he'd like to give him the family middle name Franklin. It's his middle name and FiL's, not sure who elses.
Also totally fine with that too and I just absolutely love that he's thinking about these things.
I dunno why he ever thought he was going to be anything but an excellent father.
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Saw my mom today. She's having to jump through hoop after hoop b/c of her new marriage. She married a Korean guy a couple years ago, but it didn't work out. He ended up getting cancer and went back to Korea for treatment and just stayed there. So they got divorced and unfortunatly he eventually died.
She was introduced to another Korean guy and married him, so now b/c it really wasn't that much time between the 2 marriages, immigration is all up in her ass about it. So frickin annoying. I swear.
I mean damn.. is it really THAT big of a deal.. someone foriegn coming to live over here? It's such a pain in the ass what she's having to go through... seriously I can sympathize with illegal immigrants.
Anyway... she told me to have a boy next... as if I have ANY control over it lol.
She also wants us to have AT LEAST 3 children rofl. I would actually love to have 3 so was fine with her saying that... what caught me offguard was the "at least" part heh.
Yeah, I hope the next LOs come easily. I really don't want to have to do fertility treatments ever again. I am SO thankful there are fertility treatments out there, but just for the money spent on doing them alone... yeah... no thank you.
A whole mess of drama on a forum I go to made me think about it and I really hope that when I complain, I don't come off as someone that's ungrateful to be pregnant and have a pretty uncomplicated pregnancy so far.
Hmm... I don't think I do? But I know to some still struggling, it's not exactly fun reading about a pregnant woman complaining about something you'd give everything in the world for.
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On a lighter topic.....
DH has narrowed down his picks for a middle name.
He added Teagan(sp?) to the list last night but quickly took it off b/c he said it sounded pretentious *shrugs* I don't think so but whatever lol.
So the 3 he's debating on are
Olivia
Abigail
Leilani
So yeah, we'll see what he picks. I'm leaving it up to him b/c I like all 3 of them and will be totally fine with any of them.
Also, he said that if we end up having a boy whenever, he'd like to give him the family middle name Franklin. It's his middle name and FiL's, not sure who elses.
Also totally fine with that too and I just absolutely love that he's thinking about these things.
I dunno why he ever thought he was going to be anything but an excellent father.
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Saw my mom today. She's having to jump through hoop after hoop b/c of her new marriage. She married a Korean guy a couple years ago, but it didn't work out. He ended up getting cancer and went back to Korea for treatment and just stayed there. So they got divorced and unfortunatly he eventually died.
She was introduced to another Korean guy and married him, so now b/c it really wasn't that much time between the 2 marriages, immigration is all up in her ass about it. So frickin annoying. I swear.
I mean damn.. is it really THAT big of a deal.. someone foriegn coming to live over here? It's such a pain in the ass what she's having to go through... seriously I can sympathize with illegal immigrants.
Anyway... she told me to have a boy next... as if I have ANY control over it lol.
She also wants us to have AT LEAST 3 children rofl. I would actually love to have 3 so was fine with her saying that... what caught me offguard was the "at least" part heh.
Yeah, I hope the next LOs come easily. I really don't want to have to do fertility treatments ever again. I am SO thankful there are fertility treatments out there, but just for the money spent on doing them alone... yeah... no thank you.
Awkward!
I hate saying no to family... it just makes you feel bad and awkward.
My dad called late last night, first saying that he was coming up tomorrow (today) and if he could stay here.
Uhm..... hmmm...
Now I do love my dad, but our relationship is complicated and not on the best of terms for a lot of reasons.
I wanted to tell him No last night, but I told him to just call today and I'd give an answer.
Was totally set on telling him no, but thankfully, I think he realized that I was going to and called to say that he was going to stay in a motel.
WHEW!
It still makes me feel bad that I was going to tell him no though.
Oh well....
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DH is paintballing this weekend. I'm so glad when he gets to go b/c I know he enjoys it so much.
I've been tempted to go before getting preg, but after seeing the welts he gets from getting his... yeah.. I think I'll pass lol. It sounds and looks fun, but getting hit with one of those things is not appealing at all.
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Next weekend is the concert! WOOOOO! MAN I hope it's not hot though. It's all outdoors and on a racetrack I think so there probably won't be any shade. BLEH! Thankfully they offer free water so at least there's that.
Can't bring any kind of folding chair, but we can bring blankets. My ass is gonna be planted on the ground for most of it I think heh. Not even going to try to get anywhere near the stage, especially when the big groups come out. We're allowed to bring binoculars as well. We bought a cheap pair and will probably have to use them if we want to see more than a speck on the horizon lol.
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Still no call from the doc's office. Not really surprised but still annoyed by it. Maybe they'll call later today. Who the hell knows. I just wanna know if I have to stop chowing down on ice cream or not damnit! lol
My dad called late last night, first saying that he was coming up tomorrow (today) and if he could stay here.
Uhm..... hmmm...
Now I do love my dad, but our relationship is complicated and not on the best of terms for a lot of reasons.
I wanted to tell him No last night, but I told him to just call today and I'd give an answer.
Was totally set on telling him no, but thankfully, I think he realized that I was going to and called to say that he was going to stay in a motel.
WHEW!
It still makes me feel bad that I was going to tell him no though.
Oh well....
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DH is paintballing this weekend. I'm so glad when he gets to go b/c I know he enjoys it so much.
I've been tempted to go before getting preg, but after seeing the welts he gets from getting his... yeah.. I think I'll pass lol. It sounds and looks fun, but getting hit with one of those things is not appealing at all.
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Next weekend is the concert! WOOOOO! MAN I hope it's not hot though. It's all outdoors and on a racetrack I think so there probably won't be any shade. BLEH! Thankfully they offer free water so at least there's that.
Can't bring any kind of folding chair, but we can bring blankets. My ass is gonna be planted on the ground for most of it I think heh. Not even going to try to get anywhere near the stage, especially when the big groups come out. We're allowed to bring binoculars as well. We bought a cheap pair and will probably have to use them if we want to see more than a speck on the horizon lol.
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Still no call from the doc's office. Not really surprised but still annoyed by it. Maybe they'll call later today. Who the hell knows. I just wanna know if I have to stop chowing down on ice cream or not damnit! lol
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