Thursday, November 20, 2008
A Bittersweet Day
Today is our 6-month wedding anniversary! Yay! Today we find out if we're having a boy or a girl! Yay?
I was an absolute crying mess yesterday! It started when I was in the shower yesterday morning and didn't end till my mind was finally exhausted enough to shut down and go to sleep last night.
I'm excited to find out if we're having a boy or a girl, but finding out what we're having means we aren't having the other. If we're having a girl, that means we won't be having a boy and vice versa. Since we found out we were pregnant, it's kinda felt like we were having one of each. After today it will be just one or the other. This whole idea makes me very sad. At this point, I wish we were having twins - a boy and a girl!
Oh well - it will be nice to finally begin shopping and decorating for one or the other. And it'll be nice to say "she, he, him, her" rather than "the baby".
More to come...ultrasound is at 1pm!
I was an absolute crying mess yesterday! It started when I was in the shower yesterday morning and didn't end till my mind was finally exhausted enough to shut down and go to sleep last night.
I'm excited to find out if we're having a boy or a girl, but finding out what we're having means we aren't having the other. If we're having a girl, that means we won't be having a boy and vice versa. Since we found out we were pregnant, it's kinda felt like we were having one of each. After today it will be just one or the other. This whole idea makes me very sad. At this point, I wish we were having twins - a boy and a girl!
Oh well - it will be nice to finally begin shopping and decorating for one or the other. And it'll be nice to say "she, he, him, her" rather than "the baby".
More to come...ultrasound is at 1pm!
Monday, November 17, 2008
Uncontrollable Nesting
My name is Jenny and I'm a nester. My nesting is getting out of control. I've painted the front door and the living room and hallway. My hands are completely cramping, but I'm all set to start painting the dining room tonight.
Alec replaced our horrible living room ceiling fan and 2 other light fixtures and hung new curtains for me. I think our living room is finally done...and it only took 6 months - longer than it took us to sell a house, buy a house, get married and start our family!
Here are some before shots:
And during:
And after!
Hopefully the baby will cooperate on Thursday and we'll find out what we're having! Then I can move my nesting efforts upstairs to the nursery!
Alec replaced our horrible living room ceiling fan and 2 other light fixtures and hung new curtains for me. I think our living room is finally done...and it only took 6 months - longer than it took us to sell a house, buy a house, get married and start our family!
Here are some before shots:
And during:
And after!
Hopefully the baby will cooperate on Thursday and we'll find out what we're having! Then I can move my nesting efforts upstairs to the nursery!
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Three Revelations
I had 3 Revelations this weekend:
1. There's a baby in my belly. I think I finally felt the baby moving on Saturday. It was a weird feeling in my stomach that I've never felt before. Books call it quickening, my sister said fluttering and a friend said like snakes in my belly. I didn't feel it today, but I was busy painting my living room so I didn't have time to really focus.
2. I'm pregnant. I was reading one of Alec's "dad" books last night. The section I was reading was about dads connecting with their baby for the first time. At first, I was a little teary eyed then I was full blown bawling - I mean I was ugly crying! I was wailing and everything. Alec just said "Is this it?" meaning the moment it hits me that I'm pregnant. I told him I thought it was. He hugged me and I moved on to a different section of the book.
3. I'm wearing my mother's bra. Okay - this is more of a fact rather than a revelation, but still...I'm wearing my mother's bra! I didn't want to buy a new (bigger) bra because I'm not sure when these things are gonna stop growing (if ever)! So mom offered up a couple of bras she doesn't wear. Luckily, I don't completely fill them out, but they are a lot more comfortable than my old bras!
I'm over the weirdness of being pregnant - I'm gassy, stupid and wearing my mother's bra. But I'm also glowing, happy and excited to see what lies ahead!
1. There's a baby in my belly. I think I finally felt the baby moving on Saturday. It was a weird feeling in my stomach that I've never felt before. Books call it quickening, my sister said fluttering and a friend said like snakes in my belly. I didn't feel it today, but I was busy painting my living room so I didn't have time to really focus.
2. I'm pregnant. I was reading one of Alec's "dad" books last night. The section I was reading was about dads connecting with their baby for the first time. At first, I was a little teary eyed then I was full blown bawling - I mean I was ugly crying! I was wailing and everything. Alec just said "Is this it?" meaning the moment it hits me that I'm pregnant. I told him I thought it was. He hugged me and I moved on to a different section of the book.
3. I'm wearing my mother's bra. Okay - this is more of a fact rather than a revelation, but still...I'm wearing my mother's bra! I didn't want to buy a new (bigger) bra because I'm not sure when these things are gonna stop growing (if ever)! So mom offered up a couple of bras she doesn't wear. Luckily, I don't completely fill them out, but they are a lot more comfortable than my old bras!
I'm over the weirdness of being pregnant - I'm gassy, stupid and wearing my mother's bra. But I'm also glowing, happy and excited to see what lies ahead!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
I can barely see my feet!
We haven't been up to much lately. Alec's been helping a buddy of his install floors and fix up a rental house. So I've been putting in a lot of couch time. I had Alec move the treadmill back into the house. I walked on it for 10 minutes 2 nights ago and that was it. I started taping off the baseboards in the living room so maybe we can finally get some color on our walls. I finished taping 1 tiny wall, took a break and haven't started back up...yet. With the time change and the weather getting cooler, it's hard to do stuff. I just want to snuggle under a blanket on the couch and watch TV. I mean, once the baby comes, how often will I get to do that?!?!
Last Friday night was Senior Night at the Ponca City high school football game. My niece is a Histepper - drill team/ dance team. We went to watch her at her last game. I started crying on the way home because she has grown up so fast! What am I gonna be like when it's my own kid?!?
Here's my sister, my niece and me:
My belly is getting ginormous. I probably need to be eating better, but cookies are so good! I think I'm carrying the baby "all over" as they say because my rear is getting huge too! This is my view of my feet:
Alec's mom bought us our first baby outfit! I think it already fits!
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We took the dogs upstairs to check out all the baby stuff. Now Berman sits at the bottom of the stairs and whines! Cookies and couch take me away!
Last Friday night was Senior Night at the Ponca City high school football game. My niece is a Histepper - drill team/ dance team. We went to watch her at her last game. I started crying on the way home because she has grown up so fast! What am I gonna be like when it's my own kid?!?
Here's my sister, my niece and me:
My belly is getting ginormous. I probably need to be eating better, but cookies are so good! I think I'm carrying the baby "all over" as they say because my rear is getting huge too! This is my view of my feet:
Alec's mom bought us our first baby outfit! I think it already fits!
\We took the dogs upstairs to check out all the baby stuff. Now Berman sits at the bottom of the stairs and whines! Cookies and couch take me away!
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