Pregnancy

Antioxidant Baby

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This week I’m thinking of Husib as Super power baby becasue its a blueberry, and apparently blueberries are some sort of miracle fruit that are just loaded with antioxidants. So other than being a delicious addition to a banana smoothie, Husib is being super anti oxidanty as well. Yaaay! 

 

 

Baby’s brain — both hemispheres! — is growing fast, generating about 100 new cells every minute. Arms and legs are emerging as joints start to form, and a permanent set of kidneys (baby’s third!) is now in place.

On to the weekly update and a side note: Husib, Do you really  need a third Kidney? I mean really? what are you doing in there?  Is that why you are making me feel pukey all afternoon?
How far along? 7 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: same as last week.
Maternity clothes? No. Haven’t bought any yet but I really will this week. For real.
Stretch marks? No.
Sleep: Sleeping through the nights these last few days.
Best moment this week: Seeing how protective J is getting and seeing his excitement
Movement: Way to early
Food cravings: Ice Cream, Ice Cream and Ice Cream
Gender: Unlike last week, I’m getting girl vibes
Labor Signs: Too early
Pregnancy Symptoms: Sore boobs, sore ab muscles, and dear god the NASUEA. Also, zits
Belly Button in or out? Innie.
What I miss: Not feeling like a freak at a party b/c everyone is drinking except me
What I am looking forward to: the end of Nausea
Weekly Wisdom: Lime and Salt are so good when dreaded m/s hits
Milestones: Not being in denial about pregnancy anymore. Some not so close friends know now as well.

Life

65 Things

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Tagged by my friend Jessica

1. First thing you wash in the shower? Hair

2. What color is your favorite hoodie? Its a grey one from North face. Its really simple and cozy

 3. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again? Yes. Since I’m married to him

 4. Do you plan outfits? Sometimes, if I’ve managed to not sleep in or if I’m going to a party and I’m feeling extra fashiony.

5. How are you feeling RIGHT now? A little scared, but happy that its a friday, but scared because I have to have a u/s also a little excited cuz I might spot Husib

6. What’s the closest thing to you that’s red? Physically close – Tape Dispenser. Emotionally close my friend Kati- a redhead  

7. Tell me about the last dream you remember having. I had a dream about switching desks at work with a coworker, not terribly exciting

 8. Did you meet anybody new today? Nope, not yet, but I’ll meet my U/s nurse later today

9. What are you craving right now? Nothing, I pretty much hate food now

10. Do you floss daily? ummm….noooo…maybe once a week on a good week

11. What comes to mind when I say cabbage? Coleslaw

12. Are you emotional? Sometimes about somethings, I know thats kind of vague but I guess I’m vaguely emotional.

13. Have you ever counted to 1,000? Actually yes, I think I’ve gone all the way to 2500. It was my favorite way to annoy people and entertain myself on long car trips

14. Do you bite into your ice cream or just lick it? I’m a licker.

15. Do you like your hair? Yeah, I think its one of my better features, but I don’t style it a lot, I just let it air dry

16. Do you like yourself? Yes. A lot..ha ha

 17. Would you go out to eat with George W. Bush? No, I’ve spent too many hours on him already and I never want to see, hear or speak about him again

 18. What are you listening to right now? My coworkers chattering down the hall and my keyboard’s clicking.

19. Are your parents strict? No, not anymore, they were for a few years when I was a teenager, but it was more protective than strict, there really weren’t any rules.

20. Would you go skydiving? Absolutely. I love the adrenaline rush

 21. Do you like cottage cheese? I feel very neutral about it, I dont hate it but I don’t love it, I feel this way about most dairy products

22. Have you ever met a celebrity? Yes, I met Willie Nelson and Sherman ALexie, but they are not pop culture celebrities

23. Do you rent movies often? Yes, if Netflix and illegal downloads count.

24. Is there anything sparkly in the room you’re in? CDs are the only thing I see , I’m at work

 25. How many countries have you visited? USA, Canada, Bahamas, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, UAE, India , Zimbabwe, South Africa- So 9 I guess. I have a long way to go

26. Have you made a prank phone call? Yes, my friend and i used to do it a lot when I was younger.

27. Ever been on a train? Yes, it’s the most common form of transporation in India

28. Brown or white eggs? Both

29.Do you have a cell-phone? Yeah, who in the U.S under 90 doesn’t?

30. Do you use chap stick?  Not too often, I’m not a big fan, but in winter I do.

31. Do you own a gun? No and I don’t ever want to.

32. Can you use chop sticks? Yes, pretty well, I think

33. Who are you going to be with tonight? My husband and some friends for a Swedish dinner

34. Are you too forgiving? Depends on what there is to forgive and whom.  I would like to believe that I could

35. Ever been in love? Ofcourse, its the best feeling

 36. What is your best friend(s) doing tomorrow? I don’t really know what Kati is doing, my guess is work, b/c she is a workaholic these days

37. Ever have cream puffs? yeah, I wasn’t impressed.

38. Last time you cried? Earlier this week, I’m a hormonal mess?

39. What was the last question you asked? I asked my friend Jim how he plans to grow yeast.

41. Do you have any tattoos? Nope, I’m not a big tattoo person…anymore

 42. Are you sarcastic? Yes, Sacrastic and funny…probably not

43. Have you ever seen The Butterfly Effect? THe movie? yeah, it was kinda lame. The actual concept? No

44. Ever walked into a wall? I’m sure I’ve been drunk enough that I might have, but I don’t remember a particular instance

 45. Favorite color? Yellow, always yellow, orange is a close second.

46. Have you ever slapped someone? Playfully yeah.

47. Is your hair curly? Wavy.

48. What was the last CD you bought? I can’t remember, I haven’t bought a CD in years, but I did download a new Album by Neko Case.

49. Do looks matter? No

50. Could you ever forgive a cheater? I want to say no, but who knows, I’ve not been cheated on, so I haven’t had the experience

51. Is your phone bill sky high? No, same amount every month

52. Do you like your life right now? Yeah, things are pretty great at the moment

53. Do you sleep with the TV on? No.  I don’t believe in TVs in the bedroom

54. Can you handle the truth? Ha ha…sure, I think everyone can.

55. Do you have good vision? With my contacts I do

58. The last person you held hands with? My husband.

59. What are you wearing? Jeans and a stripey polo. Its casual friday.

60.What is your favorite animal? Tigers and Wolves and Hyenas

61. Where was your profile picture taken? On a cruise ship in the Bahamas.

62. Can you hula hoop? Not really

63. Do you have a job? Yes, I don’t love every second of  it, but I enjoy it and it pays the bills.

64. What was the most recent thing you bought? A sprite and egg biscuit for breakfast this mornign

65. Have you ever crawled through a window? Yes. may times.

Pregnancy

Godzilla Baby

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Growing like crazy, baby is starting to sprout eyes, ears, nose, cheeks and chin. Those little hands and feet- still webbed like paddles- might wiggle by week’s end, the heart is beating (almost twice as fast as yours!), and blood is starting to circulate

 

This week , I’m refferring to Husib as Godzilla baby becasue husib has nearly tripled in size! Way to be a little monster husib!  Other than that, nothing is too new in pregnancy land, I still forget that I’m pregnant sometimes, but morning sickness is becoming more and more frequent.  I went to Kansas to see my cousins last weekend and telling them was a lot of fun. 

On to the weekly update

How far along? 6 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: same as last week.
Maternity clothes? No. Haven’t bought any yet,still in denial about impending weight gain
Stretch marks? No.
Sleep: Sleeping through the nights these last few days.
Best moment this week: Telling my cousins the news
Movement: Way to early
Food cravings: none, I pretty much hate the thought of food
Gender: I’m thinking boy this week, but haven’t thought too hard about it
Labor Signs: Too early
Pregnancy Symptoms: Sore and growing boobs, sore ab muscles, and dear god the NASUEA.  Also, bloating, and serious tiredness
Belly Button in or out? Innie.
What I miss: Beer and Scotch
What I am looking forward to: Actually fully feeling pregnant
Weekly Wisdom: I have no wisdom this week, mostly I’m scared shitless
Milestones: Telling my extended family

Family, Life

Going to Kansas City

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I am excited to go see my cousins in Kansas City this weekend. I’ll be leaving friday night and coming back on Monday night. The best part is one of my cousins, who’s also visiting doesn’t know I’m planning on being there so its going to be a surprise. Also, they have no clue I’m knocked up and I’m really excited to tell them.

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Weekly Survey

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I saw these little weekly trackers on some other pregnancy blog and decided to steal the idea!

 

How far along? 5 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: minus 2 lbs.
Maternity clothes? No. Haven’t bought any yet, might go shopping with my cousin this weekend.
Stretch marks? No.
Sleep: Some nights are good, some are terrible. Last night was a good night. VERY weird dreams though.
Best moment this week: Sleeping in on the weekend. (I wish every day was a Sunday.)
Movement: Way to early
Food cravings: Wendys Spicy Chicken Sandwich 
Gender: I haven’t even thought about it.
Labor Signs: Too early
Pregnancy Symptoms: Sore and growing boobs, sore ab muscles, and dear god the NASUEA.  
Belly Button in or out? Innie.
What I miss: The ability to actually eat food
What I am looking forward to: That first appointment! (3 more weeks…)
Weekly Wisdom: Sprite Zero can be your best friend
Milestones: Getting my first U/S scheduled

Life, Love

Weekend

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One of J and my really good friends Stephen visited this week and it was so wonderful to hang out with him and relax and listen to music. It felt like he had never left. It made me really sad to think that if J and I move again soon, how hard it would be to leave friends behind. We already did it once when we moved from Utah, but I think this time it would be harder because we are older and it gets  harder and harder to make friends as we get older. 

J has been extra sweet lately about taking care of me this weekend. He ordered a type of Pizza that he normally doesn’t like just because my food aversions made it impossible for me to eat our regular order. He also has been making sure to stock the fridge up with Sprite zero because thats what helps me fight the nausea that I’ve had the last few days.

Pregnancy

Week 5

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Its only been 5 short weeks when I wasn’t pregnant but it seems like a lifetime ago. Already life has changed so much, that it makes me wonder it will be like, once the baby is here. So what food item is making me hungry at 5 weeks? According to thebump its apple seeds, or thats the size of the fetus at the moment. 

 

Your embryo (looking kind of like a tadpole) is starting to form major organs (heart, kidney, liver, stomach) and systems (nervous, circulatory, digestive). Baby’s presence in your uterustriggers production of hCG (the hormone detected by pregnancy tests)… which triggers production of other hormones like estrogen and progesterone… which trigger all those greatsymptoms you’ve probably been noticing!

yaaay! husib ! awesome job on doubling or tripling in size. Although it makes me laugh that the husib has a tail this week. I just can’t believe that no doctor wants to see me yet. Its making me so impatient to see a doctor, which is very weird b/c I hate going to doctors in general. 

This weekend, J and I went to a party where I found out that J had leaked the news about my pregnancy to a few people so it was a little awkward being pregnant in public for the first time. This was also my first large social event where there was lots of drinking and fun partying happening and poor old me was sitting on a couch sipping water , about ready to pass out from fatigue. Oh how the mighty have fallen. My party girl self from a few years ago would have barely recognized me. 

Pregnancy

4 weeks

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Its been a few days and I still can’t get used to the idea that I’m pregnant. I thought about doing a pregnancy journal, but then I hardly have any time to update this blog, so its unlikely that I’ll be able to pause and reflect in two different places. So heads up to whoever does read this thing, this blog is going to get ultra personal. I mean, I’m blogging about a creature in my belly, its hard to not make that personal.

So whats going on? Husib is 4 weeks along. Why Husib? Back when J and I brought Layla our little fuzzy mutt home, I promised her that she would always be my first born, and then when J and I started talking about having kids someday, we would joke around that it would be Layla’s human sibling, or husib, and it stuck. So now I have a husib. Yes, I do realize, this is very silly. 

According to http://www.thebump.com the husib is the size of poppy seeds now. Over on the bump, they love to compare the embryo/fetus to food items, which is great except, it makes me think of all sorts of inappropiate things when I see the food items like the olive makes me think of a dirty martini.

In week 4, now safe in your womb, the ball of cells (blastocyst) splits in two, becoming the embryo and the placenta. The amniotic sac and fluid are forming around baby, and will act as a cushion for the next eight months.

As for me, I called the doctor today. I have to go give a blood sample friday morning and on May 10 I have my first appointment with a Nurse practitioner who will do an internal ultrasound and date the pregnancy. Yipeee. In other not so happy news, I’m a little frustrated because I just found out that husib is going to cost us a little more than I had budgeted b/c my insurance year is from July to August, meaning, I have to pay two deductible, one for before July and one for after August. I hate dealing with insurance stuff. blah!

But overall, I feel good, I have no real pregnancy symptoms except for sore boobs, fatigue and a little cramping and tightness in my abdomen. Sometime if I don’t think about it too hard I even forget I’m preggers. 

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Big Fat Positive

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img_3747I can’t believe it! I got a positive! I peed on three different types of tests just to make sure. But holy cow! its positive. J and I are a little shocked and of course ecstatic. But we were really not expecting it to happen quite this soon. I hope nothing goes wrong because its still early days yet! I’m barely 4 weeks along. So hopefully, its a christmas baby for J and me.

Requisite pee stick picture included!

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The Two Week Wait

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So I guess I have 10 more days until its time for AF to show up.  I am so nervous and excited. I keep trying to tell myself that its ridiculous that it will happen this month because

1) It never happens right when you want it

2) I was gone for most of the ovulation.

But hey a girl can hope right! I just read blogs of other women who have had to do this wait for several cycles and it seems like it takes a lot out of you. I hope I don’t end up an emotional wreck before the pregnancy hormones even get to work. I think I’ve literally gone crazy where every hiccup, every burp, every tingle in my boobs makes me go….”maybe I’m preggers”

One day down 9 more to go