Saturday, December 30, 2006
Ice cream
This pregnancy is SO different. With Andrew I was sick ALL.THE.TIME. I checked into L&D weighting 3 lbs more than I did pre-pregnancy. Crazy. This time, however, I cannot.stop.eating. Seriously. My favorite thing right now is the Edy's Dibs. Mint flavor, please. Small, perfect little bites of mint ice cream covered in chocolate. Pure heaven. Sigh. I think this pregnancy will find me weighting about 300 lbs more than I did pre-pregnancy if this continues. Maybe its a girl? Hmm. Only time will tell.Can I just share some of the fun little comments we got over the Christmas holiday?
From dear old' dad: "Don't you know what causes this??"
Yes, Dad, we do. It took us over a year to conceive Andrew, however, so we didn't expect that ONE TIME unprotected (and rather late in my cycle) would be "the one."
From my brother: "Don't y'all have TV?"
Ummm, yes. And TiVo, too. However, there was one night when nothing good was on. Heroes' season had ended, Lost was over, Criminal Minds...all done for the season. Seriously. We're married people and sometimes we like to act like it.
From multiple other people: "Don't you know there's about 100 different types of birth control out there?"
Yes, I am aware. However, having Andrew changed my body in that all of a sudden hormonal BC was driving me crazy. We decided to use barrier protection (condoms) but hey...I guess 97% effectivity just wasn't enough this time. I find it quite ironic, actually, that I had to go on fertility meds to conceive Andrew, yet this time my body figured out just what to do and did it despite my efforts to prevent it!
Anyway. Enough of that. I still don't feel pregnant. I just want to eat everything I see and I'm super tired. I am finding it hard to believe I'm really pregnant, even though I am wearing maternity pants already and having serious BH contractions when I do too much.
I am supposed to go for my 1st ultrasound on the 15th of January. I'll be 11w5d. Wish us luck!
| posted by Anna at 3:46 PM
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Sigh of Relief
Christmas is over. I used to love Christmas. I still do, but the fact that we now have to travel to three different places with a child has seriously decreased the excitement factor. For years we have traveled to be with family. When we were in TX we drove 12-15 hrs (depending on where we were going) to be with family in Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia. Now that we're in Georgia, the trip is not as long, but might as well be because there's a 10-month old with us. Granted, he is a fantastic baby and loves his car seat. (I can only imagine the horror of having a child who hates their car seat and screams the whole time.) The amount of stuff that must travel with said baby, however, is ENORMOUS. Oh.My.Gosh. How can a person who is only 20 lbs and 10 month sold require SO MUCH STUFF? Sheesh! Oh, and then add to that the amount of Christmas presents he received and we almost had to rent a U-haul to get home. Crazy. I told everyone that, next Christmas, they're going to have to come to US. There is no way in you-know-where that I am doing this with a 22 month old and a 5 month old. No way. Anyway, despite my complaints, it was a lovely Christmas, though rushed. Andrew got lots of good stuff, including a TMX Elmo! He got lots of great clothes and toys and was spoiled rotten overall. :) He was such a good baby. Today we went to the orthopedic doctor and got his splint off. He has to wear a brace for another couple of weeks but we can remove it for baths and next week we can let his sleep without it, so its all good. He's healing up really well.
I guess that's all for now. I hear the boy babbling so I'm going to go check on him...
| posted by Anna at 5:14 PM
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Our very own "Tiny Tim"
We're thinking about getting him some crutches and a onesie that says "God bless us, every one!" What do you think?
He's been really good today. He's frustrated because he can't move as well as he'd like (his leg now weighs about 5 lbs more than it did yesterday), but I'm sure he'll figure something out soon. He's finally in bed asleep and I'm headed that way myself. I can do without this kind of drama for a loooooooooong time.
| posted by Anna at 7:55 PM
No really...I'm the WORST mom.
So remember how I fell down the stairs Friday and thought Andrew was just a little sore? Well, Sunday we noticed some swelling around his knee. First thing Monday (yesterday) we got him to the doctor, who sent us to the urgent care place, who x-rayed him and said, "oh! Its broken!!!!!" and then sent us to the hospital ER to get it in a splint. 12 hrs later, we're home and exhausted and I feel just horrible for thinking everything was OK. Sigh. A broken leg and my poor baby in a splint from hip to toe...He was so darn happy through it all...amazing! (Unless you tried to touch his leg...That's why we finally decided to go get it checked.) He was such a trooper! They told me at 5:30 pm (about 30 minutes before he gets his last bottle of the day) that he wasn't allowed any water or formula or anything else until it was set, just in case they needed to do surgery to reset the bones. I know he was STARVING, but he was just smiling and laughing and flirting with the nurses. Didn't complain a bit! Not even a whimper, even though it was 11 pm before we left the ER and he fell asleep (he goes to bed @ 7:30 pm usually). We are so lucky. It could have been so much worse.
| posted by Anna at 8:01 AM
Friday, December 08, 2006
Bad mommy award goes to...
ME!!I fell down the stairs today while holding my sweet boy.
It was AWFUL. He woke up from a nap (woke me up from one, too!) and was happy-happy. I went to get him, and started down the stairs to go see Daddy. Well, I slipped and ended up sliding down on my butt. It HURT. I didn't grab the railing because I was too worried about keeping a tight hold on my baby. He didn't hit anything (just me, thank goodness) but he was traumatized. He's been crying and clinging to me for over an hour now. He immediately went back to sleep, but has been crying in his sleep and wouldn't let me put him down. I just got him to go down.
Oops, I hear him crying. Gotta go!
| posted by Anna at 3:57 PM
Having some cheese with my WHINE...
Sorry about all the whining. I know there are so many women out there who would give their right eyeball to get pregnant so quickly. I need to shut up and quit the complaining. Finances stress me out (as they do everyone I'm sure), but if I have to go back to work...so be it. It is NOT the end of the world. Wonderful moms everywhere work and raise thier kids and do a terrific job at it, so I don't know what in the world my problem is. Sorry about that. I'm going to chalk that one up to the crazy first trimester hormones. My first OB appt is on the 2oth (yes, I found a doc to take me as a patient!)...Send me all the good vibes you can. Even though this is a surprise pregnancy, I still would LOVE to see a beating heart and a healthy, growing baby in there. We already love Baby B and hope he/she is happy in there!
| posted by Anna at 12:30 PM
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Stressed
Ugh. SO stressed out. Since becoming a SAHM after Andrew was born, we (obviously) had to let our insurance go. When it ran out in October of this year, we got new health insurance, but nothing that covers maternity. Apparently you can't get maternity insurance on individual plans in Georgia. This sucks. We are, therefore, having a heck of a time finding a doctor that will accept me as a patient. I am so stressed I can't stand it. I'm probably just going to have to go back to work. I hate that. Hate, hate, hate that. I'm incredibly hormonal and crying all the time. Chris hates that and gets so mad when I cry, which of course makes me cry even more. I had to go off the Celexa for PPD because I was told its not good for pregnancy. That's making everything worse, I think...Anyway, life just sucks right now. I hate that I can't get happy about this pregnancy. It is the worst possible timing ever. I don't know what I'm going to do.
| posted by Anna at 10:51 AM
