31w4d
I am so bad at updating this thing! There has been quite a lot going on the past few weeks, but nothing really earth shaking! We ordered the baby furniture and it is finally here! It is just gorgeous! The carpet is getting installed on Tuesday July 7 in the morning and then after that we can set everything up and start getting really ready! It is finally hitting me how close we're really getting! Just a little over 8 weeks! We got our glider and pack and play tonight so I think we have everything we "need" for when the baby comes home! Maybe some more diapers considering we only have one packet, but I plan to take as many from the hospital as I can fit into my bag that I'm taking! haha!
Bradley classes have been going great! I love them so much and look forward to every Tuesday! Our teacher is just wonderful - she is an encyclopedia of information! The people in our class are really nice too! Sometimes I get annoyed with Sam because he is always running his mouth, but after 4 years with someone you learn to tune most of it out! Too bad the other people probably don't have that skill yet!
The closer it gets to d-day, the more I miss my mom. You would think 4 years after her death things would be healing (if not healed), and I would have days where I miss her, but over all be pretty well through the grief process. It seems every year it gets worse and worse. In class tonight tonight we were practing our relaxation and the instructor told us to go to our "happy place" - this is a "place" I had never gone to before (mentally) and without even thinking I was suddenly a 16 year old girl sitting in the kitchen with her mom again talking about everything under the moon. Now I can't stop thinking about my mom at all. I even pulled out her bottle of perfume that I kept tonight and smelled it for like 30 minutes and just sat on the bathroom floor and cried. I don't know what is going on with me! It must be the hormones, because I am not usually this big of a cry baby! It is almost 4:00AM and I can't sleep because I can't stop thinking about all the things I said to my mom growing up that I never should have, and how someday my baby will probably say the same awful things to me and I only hope I can be as half as forgiving as my mom was.
I heard a song a few weeks ago that I never paid much attention to, but we heard it on the way home from class tonight and I realized how perfect it was at explaining my feelings on missing my mom. It's called Address in the Stars but Caitlin & Will.
I have been listening to it on repeate for 2 hours. I think that is the point at which I need to turn off iTunes and try to get some sleep!
Tomorrow is a new day, and I know my mom will give me the strength I need to get through all of this without her (physically) there by my side!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
18w3d
Wow I have been so bad about updating this, but I don't think anyone reads it anyway!
Sam and I had our elective ultrasound on Saturday March, 28, 2009 at 4:45PM at Prenatal Vision in Des Moines, IA. It was an AMAZING experience. I am so grateful that I had the opportunity for such a personal ultrasound. I got to lay on this really comfortable couch and the tech - forgive me I can't remember her name! - drew a heart on my belly with the WARM ultrasound gel and things got going. We saw Baby K at all sorts of angels and EVERYTHING looked PERFECT! Baby has four functioning heart chambers, beautiful blood and oxygen flow, no cleft palate, a BEAUTIFUL spine, 10 fingers, 10 toes, and two legs that kick constantly! The little one kicks right onto my bladder which would explain me having to pee nonstop!
If we wanted to know the sex, the tech said we would have had PLENTY of opportunity because s/he was showing off all the goods at all angles! I almost caved when she asked if we wanted to know..I was like YES and Sam goes NO NO NO! dont tell us! haha oh well! It will be amazing to be so anxious to find out the day of!!
Afterward they gave us a lot of pictures and a very cool DVD of the entire ultrasound so we can relive it whenever we want! Sam and I left Prenatal Vision and went to Babies R Us and looked at cribs and bought a few gender neutral items - some binkies, bottles, and other random little things.
We have another ultrasound next Monday with the midwife where she will check for any abnormalaties and things like that. I have a lot less anxiety since our Prenatal Vision experience because even though they can't tell you if something is wrong because they are not a medical care facility, the technician told me, well I can't tell you nothing is wrong, BUT I can tell you I will not be calling your doctor! (Meaning that nothing is wrong!). It was just such a wonderful experience!
I can't believe next Friday I will be 20 weeks! It's all down hill from there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sam and I had our elective ultrasound on Saturday March, 28, 2009 at 4:45PM at Prenatal Vision in Des Moines, IA. It was an AMAZING experience. I am so grateful that I had the opportunity for such a personal ultrasound. I got to lay on this really comfortable couch and the tech - forgive me I can't remember her name! - drew a heart on my belly with the WARM ultrasound gel and things got going. We saw Baby K at all sorts of angels and EVERYTHING looked PERFECT! Baby has four functioning heart chambers, beautiful blood and oxygen flow, no cleft palate, a BEAUTIFUL spine, 10 fingers, 10 toes, and two legs that kick constantly! The little one kicks right onto my bladder which would explain me having to pee nonstop!
If we wanted to know the sex, the tech said we would have had PLENTY of opportunity because s/he was showing off all the goods at all angles! I almost caved when she asked if we wanted to know..I was like YES and Sam goes NO NO NO! dont tell us! haha oh well! It will be amazing to be so anxious to find out the day of!!
Afterward they gave us a lot of pictures and a very cool DVD of the entire ultrasound so we can relive it whenever we want! Sam and I left Prenatal Vision and went to Babies R Us and looked at cribs and bought a few gender neutral items - some binkies, bottles, and other random little things.
We have another ultrasound next Monday with the midwife where she will check for any abnormalaties and things like that. I have a lot less anxiety since our Prenatal Vision experience because even though they can't tell you if something is wrong because they are not a medical care facility, the technician told me, well I can't tell you nothing is wrong, BUT I can tell you I will not be calling your doctor! (Meaning that nothing is wrong!). It was just such a wonderful experience!
I can't believe next Friday I will be 20 weeks! It's all down hill from there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
12w5d
Valentine's Day/Amber & Cowan's Wedding
It was a cold start to the day compared to the 85 we were spoiled with the day before, but it was a happy day nonetheless! Two of my best friends were about to be MARRIED! Sam and I woke up early to go help decorate for the reception! The wind made it difficult to do, but we got it done! It looked pretty spiffy! At 10:30 Amber's mom, Amber, and I left to get our hair done! Ahhh don't you just love being a girl! Amber borrowed my tiara from my wedding which made me feel pretty special and man did her hair look gorgeous! It was up and very curly! I had mine curled in large loose curls and pinned half up! Looked pretty good if I do say so myself! While this was happening Sambo was running last minute errands - getting markers for the guestbook frame, super glue for some decorations that got blown over in the wind, etc. We were all so busy! Cowan and his dad and brothers went golfing - lucky men! (I hate golfing, but they missed all the busy work!!)
After the hair appointment I went to my hotel to start getting ready. The wedding was not until 3:30, but pictures were supossed to start at 2:00. I am notoriously the slowest person in the world when it comes to getting ready - especially if I have to put on makeup! And I was so tired! I had been up most of the night before! Apparently baby K didn't think mom needed her beauty sleep! : )
Finally it was time for the wedding festitivites to begin! It was windy and a little chilly, but very sunny and Amber looked beautiful! Cowan looked pretty handsome too in his polka dot tie : ).
The vows were beautifully spoken and had basically the entire audience in tears!
The reception turned out beautiful - everyone danced and had a blast and the food was delicious! The cake turned out beautiful and it was pretty tasty - it was red velevet flavor and I had never had that prior to Amber's wedding!
As soon as I find my USB I will have to share pictures! Everyone looked beautiful and everyone had a blast! And Amber & Cowan are finally married after 7 years of being together! Congrats to them!!
And Sam looked pretty sexy in his pink shirt and tie : )
It was a cold start to the day compared to the 85 we were spoiled with the day before, but it was a happy day nonetheless! Two of my best friends were about to be MARRIED! Sam and I woke up early to go help decorate for the reception! The wind made it difficult to do, but we got it done! It looked pretty spiffy! At 10:30 Amber's mom, Amber, and I left to get our hair done! Ahhh don't you just love being a girl! Amber borrowed my tiara from my wedding which made me feel pretty special and man did her hair look gorgeous! It was up and very curly! I had mine curled in large loose curls and pinned half up! Looked pretty good if I do say so myself! While this was happening Sambo was running last minute errands - getting markers for the guestbook frame, super glue for some decorations that got blown over in the wind, etc. We were all so busy! Cowan and his dad and brothers went golfing - lucky men! (I hate golfing, but they missed all the busy work!!)
After the hair appointment I went to my hotel to start getting ready. The wedding was not until 3:30, but pictures were supossed to start at 2:00. I am notoriously the slowest person in the world when it comes to getting ready - especially if I have to put on makeup! And I was so tired! I had been up most of the night before! Apparently baby K didn't think mom needed her beauty sleep! : )
Finally it was time for the wedding festitivites to begin! It was windy and a little chilly, but very sunny and Amber looked beautiful! Cowan looked pretty handsome too in his polka dot tie : ).
The vows were beautifully spoken and had basically the entire audience in tears!
The reception turned out beautiful - everyone danced and had a blast and the food was delicious! The cake turned out beautiful and it was pretty tasty - it was red velevet flavor and I had never had that prior to Amber's wedding!
As soon as I find my USB I will have to share pictures! Everyone looked beautiful and everyone had a blast! And Amber & Cowan are finally married after 7 years of being together! Congrats to them!!
And Sam looked pretty sexy in his pink shirt and tie : )
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
12w4d
This will probably be multiple entries because if I post about our whole trip in one blog, no one will want to read that much at once!!
Well Baby K. has been to five states already in it's short life! Thursday February 12 Sam and I left for San Antonio, TX for our dear friends' Amber & Cowan wedding! In one day Baby K. was in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas!
Sam & I left our house at 7:30AM - we stopped in Council Bluffs and had Panera for breakfast then it was TX bound!
We got to Kansas around noon and we stopped for lunch at McD's (yuck!) and drove straight through to Ardmore, OK where we stopped at this restaurant called Two Frogs. It was SO DELICIOUS!
We finally got to Texas about 8pm but didn't actually get to our hotel until 3am! Texas is the worst, most traumatizing state to drive through (IMO!!). Nothing is marked that well and you don't know when you leave one city and get to another until you realize you passed them both! I drove from about 100 miles outside Austin, TX to Austin so Sam could sleep for awhile (he drove the other 1,000 miles!) Once we got to Austin I started bawling because it was so scary driving down there! The exits are set up so differently than any other state I have ever been to - there really is no warning prior to the exit so you have to dive bomb through traffic to try and make it off. Traumatizing!!!
Well we finally got to our hotel and even though Sam had called and booked our room prior to the trip they didn't have a room for us! Fortunately they had ONE room that was available for 3 days! It ended up being a double room with really uncomfortable beds, but we were just thrilled to have somewhere to rest our pretty little heads!
After a few hours of sleep Sam and I got up and had some breakfast before heading into San Antonio to go to see the Alamo. It was pretty interesting - and you know Sam, he loves his history! He was like a kid in the candy store there! We spent a few hours there - and it was just gorgeous outside - we couldn't have asked for better weather! (85 in February, woo!) and then we went across the street to the famous River Walk. That is gorgeous! I will have to post pictures of it because there are no words to explain the beauty! Then we went to the buckhorn museum and had lunch - but we didn't actually go through the museum because we didn't have time before we had to get ready for Amber & Cowan's dinner!
Sam and I left and headed back to Castroville where all the wedding festitivies were taking place and man it is a good thing we left when we did! If you think Omaha traffic is bad during rush hour - try going through San Antonio at 4:30! It took us about an hour to make it back to the hotel (which was about 25 miles!).
Finally we got ready to go to the dinner and got to meet a lot of the wedding party and I finally got to meet Amber's beautiful sisters I have heard so much about! It was nice to see Amber's mom and grandma again as well! We also got to meet Cowan's family for the first time! It was pretty great!
Well I will have to update later about the wedding - I need to shower and get ready!! : )
Well Baby K. has been to five states already in it's short life! Thursday February 12 Sam and I left for San Antonio, TX for our dear friends' Amber & Cowan wedding! In one day Baby K. was in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas!
Sam & I left our house at 7:30AM - we stopped in Council Bluffs and had Panera for breakfast then it was TX bound!
We got to Kansas around noon and we stopped for lunch at McD's (yuck!) and drove straight through to Ardmore, OK where we stopped at this restaurant called Two Frogs. It was SO DELICIOUS!
We finally got to Texas about 8pm but didn't actually get to our hotel until 3am! Texas is the worst, most traumatizing state to drive through (IMO!!). Nothing is marked that well and you don't know when you leave one city and get to another until you realize you passed them both! I drove from about 100 miles outside Austin, TX to Austin so Sam could sleep for awhile (he drove the other 1,000 miles!) Once we got to Austin I started bawling because it was so scary driving down there! The exits are set up so differently than any other state I have ever been to - there really is no warning prior to the exit so you have to dive bomb through traffic to try and make it off. Traumatizing!!!
Well we finally got to our hotel and even though Sam had called and booked our room prior to the trip they didn't have a room for us! Fortunately they had ONE room that was available for 3 days! It ended up being a double room with really uncomfortable beds, but we were just thrilled to have somewhere to rest our pretty little heads!
After a few hours of sleep Sam and I got up and had some breakfast before heading into San Antonio to go to see the Alamo. It was pretty interesting - and you know Sam, he loves his history! He was like a kid in the candy store there! We spent a few hours there - and it was just gorgeous outside - we couldn't have asked for better weather! (85 in February, woo!) and then we went across the street to the famous River Walk. That is gorgeous! I will have to post pictures of it because there are no words to explain the beauty! Then we went to the buckhorn museum and had lunch - but we didn't actually go through the museum because we didn't have time before we had to get ready for Amber & Cowan's dinner!
Sam and I left and headed back to Castroville where all the wedding festitivies were taking place and man it is a good thing we left when we did! If you think Omaha traffic is bad during rush hour - try going through San Antonio at 4:30! It took us about an hour to make it back to the hotel (which was about 25 miles!).
Finally we got ready to go to the dinner and got to meet a lot of the wedding party and I finally got to meet Amber's beautiful sisters I have heard so much about! It was nice to see Amber's mom and grandma again as well! We also got to meet Cowan's family for the first time! It was pretty great!
Well I will have to update later about the wedding - I need to shower and get ready!! : )
Monday, February 9, 2009
11w3d
We got to hear the heartbeat today! It was pretty amazing! Dr. Carlson guessed the rate to be around 150bpm - so much faster than the first time (it was 114bpm at 6w5d!).
They said if they couldn't find the HB with the doppler they were going to do an ultrasound - so I was hoping it would still be too early to hear it with the doppler! lol..but I am just as happy hearing it :)
We are meeting with the midwife Feb 19...but I am unsure as to what I want to do as far as medical care. I really adore my OB - but I know that she will more than likely not be the one to deliver and I really want that Dr/Patient relationship that I think will be more probable with a midwife.
Not much else to update....just basking in the glory of hearing baby Kenkel's heartbeat.
OH and Sam and I decided on names today...but you will just have to wait until August to find out names & gender :P
They said if they couldn't find the HB with the doppler they were going to do an ultrasound - so I was hoping it would still be too early to hear it with the doppler! lol..but I am just as happy hearing it :)
We are meeting with the midwife Feb 19...but I am unsure as to what I want to do as far as medical care. I really adore my OB - but I know that she will more than likely not be the one to deliver and I really want that Dr/Patient relationship that I think will be more probable with a midwife.
Not much else to update....just basking in the glory of hearing baby Kenkel's heartbeat.
OH and Sam and I decided on names today...but you will just have to wait until August to find out names & gender :P
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
10w5d
Well I have been so busy I haven't had much time to update! When I say busy...I really mean TIRED! I could sleep for years and still not have had enough sleep!
Sam and I met with Dr. Carlson on Thursday January 29. I really adore her - she is a wonderful Dr. - however I am exploring my options and meeting with a midwife on February 19. I am really looking into the possibility of a water birth. I have been doing a TON of research and for what I am hoping for - a water birth best fits. I want a drug free birth becaused based on my research drugs - especially an epidural - is not a risk I want to take. I am lucky in that my hospital (UNMC - Olson Center for Women's Health) lets women make their own decisions on their birth plans.
Fortunately I LOVE to do research and have been purchasing TONS of books about being pregnant (new territory to me!) and loving being an educated patient. I don't like going into any situation feeling uneducated and scared so I am glad I started my research early!
I guess I really have nothing else to update on, unfortunately. I think I am going to make chocolate chip cookies!
Sam and I met with Dr. Carlson on Thursday January 29. I really adore her - she is a wonderful Dr. - however I am exploring my options and meeting with a midwife on February 19. I am really looking into the possibility of a water birth. I have been doing a TON of research and for what I am hoping for - a water birth best fits. I want a drug free birth becaused based on my research drugs - especially an epidural - is not a risk I want to take. I am lucky in that my hospital (UNMC - Olson Center for Women's Health) lets women make their own decisions on their birth plans.
Fortunately I LOVE to do research and have been purchasing TONS of books about being pregnant (new territory to me!) and loving being an educated patient. I don't like going into any situation feeling uneducated and scared so I am glad I started my research early!
I guess I really have nothing else to update on, unfortunately. I think I am going to make chocolate chip cookies!
Monday, January 19, 2009
8w3d
Well at 8w3d nothing seems to be much different than pre-preggoness. I have had some nausea but for the most part that has gone away. I am utterly exhausted all the time - but I also think I have some sort of bug because I just don't feel well.
My first Dr. appt is Janaury 29, 2009 at 10am. After this appointment we will probably start telling people! I wanted to wait until 13 weeks, but 10w1d is pretty close. We might still wait but nothing is for sure yet!
I guess I don't really have much to update on because nothing much has changed in the past week. I am really anxious for my first Dr. appointment because I still don't "feel" pregnant! I hope they do an ultrasound! I love getting the pictures and seeing the little seamonkey! It reminds me that this is real! :)
My first Dr. appt is Janaury 29, 2009 at 10am. After this appointment we will probably start telling people! I wanted to wait until 13 weeks, but 10w1d is pretty close. We might still wait but nothing is for sure yet!
I guess I don't really have much to update on because nothing much has changed in the past week. I am really anxious for my first Dr. appointment because I still don't "feel" pregnant! I hope they do an ultrasound! I love getting the pictures and seeing the little seamonkey! It reminds me that this is real! :)
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