I love my Sister-in-laws soo damn much! Growing up as an only child, this whole having a sibling thing is kind of new to me. But when I met Ryan his sisters were very young. So in a sense I have kind of seen them grow up and we are very close! I really don't know what I would do without them!
Anyway I just got off the phone with them and I had to share a funny conversation we had! The past couple weeks Katie has been asking me if I am fat yet. I got mad at her and said she can't call pregnant women fat. So on Easter she asked me if I was fat yet or if I was still skinny. She said I couldn't get mad at her because she asked if I was fat yet or still skinny so she was kind of giving me a compliment if I said I wasn't fat yet! Lol She is very medical savvy and wants to become a nurse someday. So I sent her an email with the breakdown of how much weight women are supposed to gain and where it goes. So she knows that we aren't just getting fat! She emailed me back and said she would never use the word fat again! Lol. So I just got off the phone with her and she was totally cracking me up. Instead of saying gaining weight or getting fat. She kept stopping herself and would instead say, gaining nutrients. The whole conversation she would say, when you are big from ugh... gainging all those nutrients or when you get fat... i mean get full of nutrients! Soo funny! I just had to share!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
First Trimester is OVER!
I have been waiting for this 12 week mark for a very long time! It seems to have really flown by, but I still can't believe I am in my second trimester! How crazy! I wonder if the rest of this pregnancy is going to fly by just as fast?!
So this week baby is the size of a lime! A freaking lime! When I first found out it was the size of a sesame seed! I can't believe how much it has grown!
I feel like I am starting to pop out a little bit. I think it is definately worse in the evenings. I am still wearing all my pre-pregnancy clothes, but I am noticing my pants are getting a little tight. I wonder how much longer I will be able to go without wearing maternity clothes! I am thinking only a couple more weeks... if that! I am living in sweat pants the second I get home from work and take my uniform off! Lol I actually can't wait to get a little baby bump! I know I probably won't be saying that 5 or 6 months from now, but it is definately exciting to go through that change.
ALSO, I cant wait until I start feeling the baby! I thought maybe I felt something today like a flutter acroos my belly, but it was probably just gas or something. I am on a forum online with other girls who are also just as far along as me and a bunch of them have been talking about how they have already felt movement, BUT it is their 2nd or 3rd or more kid and they say you feel movement sooner with the more kids you have. My Dr. told me I probably wouldn't feel anything til like 18 - 20 weeks.
Ok well, that is all with my 12 week babbling for now! :)
So this week baby is the size of a lime! A freaking lime! When I first found out it was the size of a sesame seed! I can't believe how much it has grown!
I feel like I am starting to pop out a little bit. I think it is definately worse in the evenings. I am still wearing all my pre-pregnancy clothes, but I am noticing my pants are getting a little tight. I wonder how much longer I will be able to go without wearing maternity clothes! I am thinking only a couple more weeks... if that! I am living in sweat pants the second I get home from work and take my uniform off! Lol I actually can't wait to get a little baby bump! I know I probably won't be saying that 5 or 6 months from now, but it is definately exciting to go through that change.
ALSO, I cant wait until I start feeling the baby! I thought maybe I felt something today like a flutter acroos my belly, but it was probably just gas or something. I am on a forum online with other girls who are also just as far along as me and a bunch of them have been talking about how they have already felt movement, BUT it is their 2nd or 3rd or more kid and they say you feel movement sooner with the more kids you have. My Dr. told me I probably wouldn't feel anything til like 18 - 20 weeks.
Ok well, that is all with my 12 week babbling for now! :)
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Well there's no going back now.... Everyone knows!
Well, the world knows and if they don't know yet it won't be long before they figure it out!
We had our 12 week appointment yesterday. It went really well. I was VERY nervous! The Dr. went over my last ultrasound and over all my lab work. All my labs came back really well, which she was excited about. Then it was time to find the heartbeat with the doppler. She started on the left side and then nothing... I got kind of scared, but then she moved over to the right side and she found it... an amazing heartbeat! It was soo fast and strong! Such a cool sound! She said it was between 160 and 170 bpm. :)
After the apt. we made it facebook official. I mean pretty much as soon as it is on facebook, the entire world knows about it. That is just how it goes. I also told people at work today. It is nice to finally let the secret out, but I think it is also a bit scary knowing that EVERYONE knows! We have spent the past 12 weeks keeping it very close and just our little secret and now... the world knows!
We had our 12 week appointment yesterday. It went really well. I was VERY nervous! The Dr. went over my last ultrasound and over all my lab work. All my labs came back really well, which she was excited about. Then it was time to find the heartbeat with the doppler. She started on the left side and then nothing... I got kind of scared, but then she moved over to the right side and she found it... an amazing heartbeat! It was soo fast and strong! Such a cool sound! She said it was between 160 and 170 bpm. :)
After the apt. we made it facebook official. I mean pretty much as soon as it is on facebook, the entire world knows about it. That is just how it goes. I also told people at work today. It is nice to finally let the secret out, but I think it is also a bit scary knowing that EVERYONE knows! We have spent the past 12 weeks keeping it very close and just our little secret and now... the world knows!
Monday, April 18, 2011
More Berries Please!
I haven't really thought that I've been craving things... and I don't know if it is a craving or not, but lately I have been eating a TON of berries. Mostly Strawberries and Raspberries, with the occassional blackberry.
I swear I have eaten more berries in the last month or two than I have in my entire life! I could eat them every meal... but I don't. I eat them every morning, my staple is: cereal, greek yogurt and tons of berries. And a couple times a week I will have strawberry and raspberry shortcake for dessert and Mondays I make myself a Berry smoothie!
(I am drinking this one as I type! :) ) Lol I don't know what I am going to do when they are out of season! Ok the more I type the more I realize it is probably a craving! :)
I used to be really good at eating veggies... and lately not so much. I pretty much have to force myself to eat a vegetable and I am lucky if I get one serving a day... terrible, I know! But I was talking to Ryan's step mom and it makes perfect sense. Waggoners HATE veggies! So this kid is obviously a Waggoner and has already started influencing how I eat! :)
That being said. I will be 11 weeks tomorrow! 11! One more week and I will have survived my first trimester! I can't believe it! It seems to have gone by very fast! My pants are already starting to feel a bit tight, which makes me wonder how much longer I will be able to wear normal clothes!
I swear I have eaten more berries in the last month or two than I have in my entire life! I could eat them every meal... but I don't. I eat them every morning, my staple is: cereal, greek yogurt and tons of berries. And a couple times a week I will have strawberry and raspberry shortcake for dessert and Mondays I make myself a Berry smoothie!
(I am drinking this one as I type! :) ) Lol I don't know what I am going to do when they are out of season! Ok the more I type the more I realize it is probably a craving! :)
I used to be really good at eating veggies... and lately not so much. I pretty much have to force myself to eat a vegetable and I am lucky if I get one serving a day... terrible, I know! But I was talking to Ryan's step mom and it makes perfect sense. Waggoners HATE veggies! So this kid is obviously a Waggoner and has already started influencing how I eat! :)
That being said. I will be 11 weeks tomorrow! 11! One more week and I will have survived my first trimester! I can't believe it! It seems to have gone by very fast! My pants are already starting to feel a bit tight, which makes me wonder how much longer I will be able to wear normal clothes!
Friday, April 15, 2011
Telling a couple more people...
Earlier this week we told Ryan's sisters. I really wish we would have video taped their reactions it was priceless! We told them via Skype. Ryan told them I had gotten my picture taken the other day and asked if they wanted to see it. They of course said yes and kept asking what for and Ryan held up the ultrasound picture. They both put their hands over their mouths and starting jumping up and down screaming, Jackie's pregnant! Lol. It was really cute! When they calmed down they wanted to know if it was a boy or a girl, twins like them, if we were going to name it after them and then Katie asked me if I was fat yet! Lol They were soo excited and I know they didn't get much sleep that night. Their step mom told my that they already told everyone at school and they have discovered that they are going to be the ONLY Aunts because I am an only child! Soo cute!
Today I told the two dads that I coach soccer with. I had planned on telling them before our season really kicked off, but I just never really had an opportunity until today. I keep telling them this might be my last season coaching for awhile and they both kind of freak out about it. So today I said I wasn't sure I'd be able to coach next season because I'd be like 7 and 8 months pregnant! They both looked at eachother and then gave me big ole hugs and started jumping up and down! Lol One of the guys is actually my next door neighbor... they are like the dream neighbors. The other I have just coached with for 3 years! They were soo excited it was funny! My neighbor was all excited about having a neighbor kid to corrupt! I told them to keep it a secret and then like an hour later in the middle of the game my neighbor came over and asked if he could tell his wife! Lol, I was like, ummm yes, of course! She actually just sent me a text and said she was excited to be a Neighbor Aunt! And their oldest kid loves pickles so she said if I ever need some pickles to just head over to their house! Too funny!
The more people we tell the more nervous I get. I am just soo scared that something might go wrong that the more people we tell the more nervous I get. The more people that know... the harder it will be if something goes wrong. I don't know... I guess I am just a chicken. I feel better after my next apt which is on the 25. 9 Days... but who's counting?! We will hear the heartbeat and I think they will measure everything to make sure everything is growing like it should. I will feel soo much better after they tell me everything is ok.
Today I told the two dads that I coach soccer with. I had planned on telling them before our season really kicked off, but I just never really had an opportunity until today. I keep telling them this might be my last season coaching for awhile and they both kind of freak out about it. So today I said I wasn't sure I'd be able to coach next season because I'd be like 7 and 8 months pregnant! They both looked at eachother and then gave me big ole hugs and started jumping up and down! Lol One of the guys is actually my next door neighbor... they are like the dream neighbors. The other I have just coached with for 3 years! They were soo excited it was funny! My neighbor was all excited about having a neighbor kid to corrupt! I told them to keep it a secret and then like an hour later in the middle of the game my neighbor came over and asked if he could tell his wife! Lol, I was like, ummm yes, of course! She actually just sent me a text and said she was excited to be a Neighbor Aunt! And their oldest kid loves pickles so she said if I ever need some pickles to just head over to their house! Too funny!
The more people we tell the more nervous I get. I am just soo scared that something might go wrong that the more people we tell the more nervous I get. The more people that know... the harder it will be if something goes wrong. I don't know... I guess I am just a chicken. I feel better after my next apt which is on the 25. 9 Days... but who's counting?! We will hear the heartbeat and I think they will measure everything to make sure everything is growing like it should. I will feel soo much better after they tell me everything is ok.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Grandparents
This weekend we decided we would tell our grandparents. My parents had been begging me to tell my grandma for weeks and I finally gave in.
I only have one grandparent left in my life, my dad's mom, who lives in California. The last time I saw her I was 13, but we call eachother every month, send letters and pictures as a way to keep in touch. I was kind of nervous to tell her, but my dad kept telling me that she probably already knew cause she was kind of psychic. He was totally right. I didn't even have to tell her, When she answered the phone and found out it was me she immediately asked me if I was pregnant! Lol. That was easy! She is already looking for yarn to start knitting me a blanket!
Yesterday we met Ryan's grandparents in Albuquerque for brunch. We didn't know how we would tell them, but I brought the ultrasound picture and figured we could just show that to them. We waited until they finished eating and then Ryan told them that I had gotten my picture taken a couple weeks ago and showed the picture to his grandpa. I swear his grandma's eyes almost popped out of her head! She was soo excited! The last time we saw them they kept talking about how they couldnt wait to be great-grandparents so it was neat to tell them that it was going to happen sooner than they thought! They made us take a picture and Ryan's grandma was going to put the picture in her scrap book as the day they found out about the great grandbaby! Lol :)
I discovered something this weekend. Our kid is going to be VERY spoiled! It will be the first grandkid AND the first great-grandkid on BOTH sides of the family! Scary!
We were also planning on telling Ryan's sisters this weekend, but we didn't end up having time. I am hoping we will be able to Skype them tonight and tell them! I know they are going to be excited beyond words and they will be the best Aunties ever!
This week marks our first double digit, we are 10 weeks!! Baby has graduated from an embryo to a fetus! I can't believe it! I am soo thankful and feel soo blessed!
I only have one grandparent left in my life, my dad's mom, who lives in California. The last time I saw her I was 13, but we call eachother every month, send letters and pictures as a way to keep in touch. I was kind of nervous to tell her, but my dad kept telling me that she probably already knew cause she was kind of psychic. He was totally right. I didn't even have to tell her, When she answered the phone and found out it was me she immediately asked me if I was pregnant! Lol. That was easy! She is already looking for yarn to start knitting me a blanket!
Yesterday we met Ryan's grandparents in Albuquerque for brunch. We didn't know how we would tell them, but I brought the ultrasound picture and figured we could just show that to them. We waited until they finished eating and then Ryan told them that I had gotten my picture taken a couple weeks ago and showed the picture to his grandpa. I swear his grandma's eyes almost popped out of her head! She was soo excited! The last time we saw them they kept talking about how they couldnt wait to be great-grandparents so it was neat to tell them that it was going to happen sooner than they thought! They made us take a picture and Ryan's grandma was going to put the picture in her scrap book as the day they found out about the great grandbaby! Lol :)
I discovered something this weekend. Our kid is going to be VERY spoiled! It will be the first grandkid AND the first great-grandkid on BOTH sides of the family! Scary!
We were also planning on telling Ryan's sisters this weekend, but we didn't end up having time. I am hoping we will be able to Skype them tonight and tell them! I know they are going to be excited beyond words and they will be the best Aunties ever!
This week marks our first double digit, we are 10 weeks!! Baby has graduated from an embryo to a fetus! I can't believe it! I am soo thankful and feel soo blessed!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Making Sacrifices for my little Grape
So this might sound a little silly, but today I realized just how much my life is going to change and how I am going to make some specific sacrifices once I become a mother.
I am a soccer coach. It is something that I LOVE doing. I have coached for almost 3 years, 2 teams (15 kids each) every season for 6 seasons. That is a lot of kids! We had our soccer coach meeting yesterday and I realized that I might not be able to coach next season because I will be huge and then I thought about it and I might not be able to coach for a very long while because... I am going to have a kid! Lol I know that sounds funny... but it is the first thing that has made me realize that my life is going to be soo very different.
The other thing that happened yesterday after the meeting was I was told I should be the assistant coach for the high school soccer team. In fact I actually had a parent who is also a coach tell me that I would make a great high school coach because all of the kids respect me. Umm... OMG, I would LOVE more than anything to coach high school soccer. I slept on it and this morning I was like, I wonder if it could work. I love the kids I coach and I know all the kids going into high school this year so I would love nothing more than to see them succeed at high school soccer and get the opportunity to coach them through it... but umm... hello... I am pregnant! Lol Luckily I have coworkers to remind me of this reality.
The truth is, the timing just isnt right. As much as I would love to coach high school it just isn't the right time. Guess I will have to wait until this kid is old enough to play high school soccer before I coach. At least I will only have to wait until this kid is 3 before I coach AYSO kids again! lol
I am really going to try to fully enjoy all of this soccer season because I know this could be my last time coaching for a long time. HOWEVER, I can't wait until my little grape is big enough for me to start teaching it soccer! I hope I am not one of those psycho soccer parents... but it may already be too late! :)
I am a soccer coach. It is something that I LOVE doing. I have coached for almost 3 years, 2 teams (15 kids each) every season for 6 seasons. That is a lot of kids! We had our soccer coach meeting yesterday and I realized that I might not be able to coach next season because I will be huge and then I thought about it and I might not be able to coach for a very long while because... I am going to have a kid! Lol I know that sounds funny... but it is the first thing that has made me realize that my life is going to be soo very different.
The other thing that happened yesterday after the meeting was I was told I should be the assistant coach for the high school soccer team. In fact I actually had a parent who is also a coach tell me that I would make a great high school coach because all of the kids respect me. Umm... OMG, I would LOVE more than anything to coach high school soccer. I slept on it and this morning I was like, I wonder if it could work. I love the kids I coach and I know all the kids going into high school this year so I would love nothing more than to see them succeed at high school soccer and get the opportunity to coach them through it... but umm... hello... I am pregnant! Lol Luckily I have coworkers to remind me of this reality.
The truth is, the timing just isnt right. As much as I would love to coach high school it just isn't the right time. Guess I will have to wait until this kid is old enough to play high school soccer before I coach. At least I will only have to wait until this kid is 3 before I coach AYSO kids again! lol
I am really going to try to fully enjoy all of this soccer season because I know this could be my last time coaching for a long time. HOWEVER, I can't wait until my little grape is big enough for me to start teaching it soccer! I hope I am not one of those psycho soccer parents... but it may already be too late! :)
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
9 weeks
Today I am 9 weeks pregnant. My uterus is the size of an orange and baby is an inch long or the size of a green grape. It has fingers and toes already and its organs are all formed! Amazing!
One thing that I thought I would be really good about while pregnant was exercising. I started Zumba this summer and was going several times a week I thought it would be something really fun to do even after I was pregnant. We also bought a treadmill for new years and before I got pregnant I was running every morning and I swore I would still get up and at least walk every morning... neither of which is really happening.
The first couple weeks I found out I was still going to Zumba... I freaking love zumba and have soo much fun there. BUT I don't really care to do Zumba by myself and a lot of my friends that used to go have bailed on me. Also, my boobs have grown and kind of hurt... so jumping around and dancing wasn't always that pleasant, plus I was scared of over heating or over doing it so I just kind of stopped going. Although I have been going through withdrawals! Lol
I still get up and walk on the treadmill, but only about once or twice a week instead of every day. I haven't noticed myself being more tired, but I do find it harder to get up in the morning and most mornings I would rather sleep in 20 extra minutes than walk on the treadmill!
The one way I am still exercising is at work. As a park ranger I have to do some hiking. So I have at least been hiking a couple times a week still. I have heard that you feel kind of amazing during you second trimester, so I am HOPING to be able to walk and exercise more then. I just want to be as healthy as possible for me and for the baby.
On a different subject, we have been waiting to tell most people that we are pregnant and had wanted to wait until our first trimester is over with to announce it to the world. Ryan felt bad because he had missed work to come with me to a few Dr. apts so he told his boss that we were expecting. Well I guess his boss didn't know to keep it a secret and has kind of blabbed it all over the mine. I am a little scared about this mostly because there are some people at the mine that are friends with Ryan's family and I really dont want them to find out and then tell his family before we get a chance to. BUT I still don't want to tell them until our first trimester is over! Lol... Oh what to do!
One thing that I thought I would be really good about while pregnant was exercising. I started Zumba this summer and was going several times a week I thought it would be something really fun to do even after I was pregnant. We also bought a treadmill for new years and before I got pregnant I was running every morning and I swore I would still get up and at least walk every morning... neither of which is really happening.
The first couple weeks I found out I was still going to Zumba... I freaking love zumba and have soo much fun there. BUT I don't really care to do Zumba by myself and a lot of my friends that used to go have bailed on me. Also, my boobs have grown and kind of hurt... so jumping around and dancing wasn't always that pleasant, plus I was scared of over heating or over doing it so I just kind of stopped going. Although I have been going through withdrawals! Lol
I still get up and walk on the treadmill, but only about once or twice a week instead of every day. I haven't noticed myself being more tired, but I do find it harder to get up in the morning and most mornings I would rather sleep in 20 extra minutes than walk on the treadmill!
The one way I am still exercising is at work. As a park ranger I have to do some hiking. So I have at least been hiking a couple times a week still. I have heard that you feel kind of amazing during you second trimester, so I am HOPING to be able to walk and exercise more then. I just want to be as healthy as possible for me and for the baby.
On a different subject, we have been waiting to tell most people that we are pregnant and had wanted to wait until our first trimester is over with to announce it to the world. Ryan felt bad because he had missed work to come with me to a few Dr. apts so he told his boss that we were expecting. Well I guess his boss didn't know to keep it a secret and has kind of blabbed it all over the mine. I am a little scared about this mostly because there are some people at the mine that are friends with Ryan's family and I really dont want them to find out and then tell his family before we get a chance to. BUT I still don't want to tell them until our first trimester is over! Lol... Oh what to do!
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