HAPPY 20 WEEKS! yay! half way there! :)
Happy Father's Day (or Daddy-To-Be Day!) to DH! and my Dad too, of course! :)
DH felt baby kicking again this morning...good father's day present first thing in the morning :) i got DH some orange juice and strawberry mini-wheats, as per request, in bed...when i got up to do it though i couldn't see out of my right eye very well. i had a crazy blind spot! and a bit of a headache. DH said to get that apple juice and gingerale in me before i regret it as that was the beginning of a migraine! so i drank that and ate some cereal, slept for another 2 hours... my dad had called me back and by that time i felt a lot better, thankfully.
to baby...
everyone's anxious to know if you're a boy or a girl :) great grandma call grandpa and said "guess what today is!" haha. and grandpa and grandma dropped by with an anniversary gift this evening (as tomorrow is mine and daddy's 1st anniversary) so we get to go to W.'s seafood and steakhouse for dinner tomorrow...yummy! and they also asked who we'd call first, and i said them. they said your aunt (my sister), would be jealous cuz she wants the be the first one. i also got a call from her about an hour ago and she said she wanted me to call her right away after we find out. well, we'll see what happens tomorrow...maybe you'll be shy and we won't know until you're here in November...? either way, we'll see you tomorrow. good night baby :)
(i might have maybe SEEN a kick this afternoon too while i was sitting on the couch watching tv... hmmm... oh well, soon enough i will for sure.)
2008-06-14 (19 weeks)
DH felt the baby moving! DH thinks he felt the baby moving earlier this week...June 10...the night after i felt the baby with my hands.
Just a couple minutes ago, after i sneezed, the baby was moving around like crazy so i called DH into the room and he definitely felt the baby moving too :) he thinks it's cool :) he was smiling, and he held his hand on my belly until you could no longer be felt :)
(to baby...)
i'm glad daddy can feel you moving now too. it's like even more of a completeness, being able to share this joy with your dad (and hey, tomorrow's father's day! good timing :) ...not to mention tomorrow also marks our HALF-WAY point at 20 weeks :)
...maybe one day, puppy will be on my lap and she'll get a little push from you too...
2008-06-12 (19 weeks)
getting "the glow" i think i'm getting the pregnancy glow now. i noticed my cheeks (on my face) have been a tiny bit flushed. of course, it is warmer outside now so it just looks like i've been in the sun a bit.
also, 2 days ago i finally signed us up for prenatal classes. we've been waiting to get email confirmation, but at lunch the phone rang, and the lady told DH we could go tonight! 7pm-9pm. we don't need to bring anything, and everything we need is going to be in an envelope. i'm kind of looking forward to these classes. hopefully they're informative, and i'm sure they'll help calm any worries i have along the way - in between doctors appt's. (me, worry? ;)
baby,
i can feel you move more and more each day. it makes me smile, and it feel happy knowing you're alright in there. i can't wait to see you in a few more days and we'll be half way to your due date.
2008-06-09 (19 weeks)
a new milestone, & major updating to do finally i have a chance to hop on my computer and give a bit of an update. luckily i wrote some things down cuz it's been so long!
first, we have a new milestone to report! last night i was lying in bed (an hour or so after arriving back from my sis's and driving through a crazy storm - which apparently just an hour before us, a small tornado whipped across the same hwy we were traveling on!) and DH was downstairs. i felt baby moving a couple times, so i lifted my shirt off my belly and put my right hand on it, just for fun, and actually felt a "kick!"...twice! if it had happened again i was going to call DH to come upstairs, but it stopped. i told DH the next morning who thought it was cool that i could feel that now. i'm sure DH will have plenty more chances in the near future
this is dumb, but i was so proud of myself for eating such healthy things all in one day... not last friday, but the friday before - May 30... i know there are things that i am forgetting, but here's what i had that day, for the most part...
-lucky charms for breakfast (okay, not super healthy, but it happened!)
-1/2 bagel
-strawberries and shortcake thincrisps (not as healthy either...i know...but healthier than what i COULD be eating)
-multigrain crackers
-i either had cheese with those crackers, or i had a pb & j sandwich for lunch, not sure...
-pear
-lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers (wrap at pita pit)
i think i did okay. i try to at LEAST get a couple fruits in per day. i've been eating cucumbers pretty much every day too (which is a fruit, i know). i'm sure i'll get sick of them soon and i'll have to find something else to munch on. the last couple weekdays, i've had multigrain crackers with cucumber and marble cheese on them...mmmm. i just find cucumbers really refreshing. and i really like the smell of fresh, ripe strawberries. i tried to buy some tonight, but they didn't look too good at the store.
also, friday May 30... DH and i did some registering at Wal-Mart. it went well. we weren't as rushed as when we went to Toys R Us (probably b/c wal-mart is open 24/7!). DH asked a lady who had a baby in a carrier strapped to her, about which kind of carrier she thinks is good, and she talked and talked with us...it was great! she gave us tons of advice on what not to waste our money on, and what's worth while. she mentioned NOT getting a full size highchair, but rather a space saver one (one that reclines of course)...and she mentioned grow-bags as being her "saviour" with both her babies. (she kind of reminded me of my sister-in-law JP :) As we were finishing up, we walked past a mother and a girl, probably 17ish and slumped over a garbage can. poor girl. i said to DH, "i have some preggo pops in my purse..." He told me to go give her one. i couldn't NOT do it, i felt bad for her. So we walked back, and they had just finished dragging the garbage can into an aisle for some privacy. i told the mom (as the girl was busy, once again) i had some preggo pops...and she looked at me funny, but i gave her 2 and told her i knew what her daughter was going through (like, trust me, these help...obviously the mom knew what the daughter was going through too, but you know what i mean!)
Saturday, May 31
RRL played at paddy's. Sha, Bri W, Tan & JJ, and DH and i all met up there and stayed for the WHOLE show. the main reason why is b/c DH embarrassed me for my upcoming b-day, so i wanted to get him back (and i would have just done it anyway ;) and we know the guys/girl in the band well enough that they don't mind doing those small favours - we always support them when they're in town. anyway, after the first set, i talked to the girl, trying to be inconspicuous...i won't mention names, and she said they'd do it (embarrass him ;)...so after the 2nd set, she came to me and said she'd forgotten and they would do it the next set...which i said we weren't staying too much longer...i'll explain why in a minute... So after the 1st song in the 3rd set, she called DH up "on stage" and mentioned his b-day being the next day and asked him what style of happy birthday he wanted, like a quartet or... haha, he said whatever they wanted, so they played happy birthday and she sang happy birthday to him with whoever else in the bar that night *L* HAHAHA. it was good. i told him to NEVER do that to me *L*
about not wanting to stay the whole night... not because it was going to be late when we got home (like...3pm!), but moreso b/c as soon as the music started up for the 1st set, i realized i had forgotten how loud the show was going to be! i could feel the bass in my tummy. so i sat for a little bit, and then stood up b/c i wanted to minimize the vibration. i could have sworn i read that loud noise and vibration was a bad thing for babies. when the first notes started too, baby went crazy. "kicking" away... and then a few minutes later, stopped. i voiced my concern about the loudness/vibration and DH said it wouldn't be a problem (like he would know *L*...but he's just trying to make me feel better), and Tan said the sound is muffled so it's fine (she's had a baby already...who's now 13). anyway, i tried to stand for most of the rest of the show, with a few times sitting (i felt fine, not tired or anything... i ate some grill bread...not the best tasting stuff, but i'm sure it helped...and sipped on a sprite). The thought of the baby being alright weighed on my mind all night. the next morning i went online to see what i could find... for the most part, people's experience with loud concerts were all similar - that the baby or child turned out or "seemed" fine...which made me feel better. but someone mentioned in What to Expect When Expecting (ah ha! THAT'S where i read it!) it says that lengthy exposure to loud noises and vibration can cause retardation, etc etc... eg: standing beside a lawn mower, chain saw...working in an environment that requires earplugs, etc. i believe it was 8 hours or something... or continuous exposure... and on their website it also said after 24 weeks the eardrums (i think) are developed enough to send vibrations. (to me that means that would be worse). anyway, i'm hoping i did not do any damage. i would regret it and forever feel guilty if i ever did...or do...anything that could harm my baby or child that i could have prevented. it's not like i went there on purpose to expose my baby to that... i didn't really realize anything POTENTIALLY bad until it was too late. Also, my mom made me feel better the next day (as i was super stressed about it, and other things, but mostly this...but so stressed that i cried) when she told me she was about 8 months and went to The Rockets concerts with me in her belly, and it was a loud show too. and i turned out just fine ;) if that's what people want to believe... ;)
June 1 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DH!!! baby and i, and Cricket, got you breakfast in bed and your PS3 for your b-day, fathers day, anniversary, and Christmas. my parents chipped in too, as their b-day present to you.
That Monday... June 2
i had a stranger in our work elevator ask how i was feeling. "pretty good... you?" haha.
Wednesday, June 4
i got a call from DH, who was off helping with the MG show at the theatre that day... "would you like to return a favour?" i said what? DH had locked his keys in his car. hahaha *L* i'm sorry, but it made me feel so much better for having made him come rescue me that one day. when i got there, i said "i'm pregnant, what's your excuse?" he mumbled something about his absentmindedness. My coworker said it's pregnancy sympathy.
Friday, June 13
DH got a call at 5am this morning - on our HOME phone, not the work cell phone b/c the pressman forgot. so that gave me a heart attack thinking something was wrong with someone in my family! my heart was RACING. when DH got off the phone, i told him i was annoyed with that person, and said "...he woke the baby." the baby was moving like crazy...so it was hard to fall back asleep :) and it didn't help that DH had to go in to work, and therefore was turning on a bunch of lights. oh well, it was still nice feeling the baby move.
at night, our house was so hot, especially upstairs...i'm scared i roasted the baby. i felt like i had a bun in the oven, and i was oven :( we had every fan going, plus the a/c. it took me forever to fall asleep.
June 14-15
in KW, with puppy, DH, & my parents. it was very hot this weekend!... we did an early father's day for my dad...i made date squares and my sis made hamburgers - with my mom's help as i couldn't do it (i ate chicken though), and potato salad. On our way to KW, we stopped in LON and got the rest of our dishes from the Bay (all except the butter dish we ordered a year ago that is now discontinued with the rest of our set!) and my mom and i saw the cutest little stuffed toy turtles...mom and baby... my mom ended up buying them for our baby :) awww so cute - peepers is the baby, and shelley is the mommy.
OHHHHKAY, so that's about it for now. hopefully i'll be more on top of things next time so i don't have to write a novel again. phew, that's exhausting, and i'm hungry!
