I am only taking a few minute to write this, as I'm on my lunch break at the office!
Several people have been commenting on my growing belly! It is starting to show a little and this is all becoming more real by the day!
It's interesting to have people look at your belly and comment on it and most of the time I enjoy it. That is, until someone points out my "pooch". I really have a hard time with that word being used about my pregnant belly, it's not that I ate too much, but I'm growing a sweet little baby in there!
I think I need to start a top 10 list of things not to say to a pregnant woman...at the top would be talking about their growing "pooch". So when you see a sensitive, hormonal, pregnant woman please tell her how radiant and beautiful she looks or comment on her beautiful belly which is making a nice home for her baby for the next several months! Just please avoid that word! You never know how a hormonal, pregnant woman will respond!
On another note, we're heading to Kansas this weekend! Eric's sweet Grandma, Cecelia, is celebrating her 90th birthday!! And I will be throwing a shower for my big sis, who is expecting her first baby in just a few short weeks! Will be great to see all of our family at these fun events....we'll see about the 12 hours in the car!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
1 down, 2 to go
So, depending on where I look, we're officially through our first trimester! We are 13 weeks today and according to a weekly email I get, our baby is the size of a medium shrimp...about 3 inches head to rump. I have made it, so far, without any sickness! I thank all my lucky stars for that!
This is 11 weeks....please disregard the awfulness of the picture! I'm not at my best first thing Saturday morning!
However, that may be due to the foods I've been choosing to eat...cheesy and full of carbs seem to be my favorites lately, which leads me to my main point. I am not 100% enjoying this stage of pregnancy. My clothes are beginning to get a little tight, but I don't feel like I look pregnant, maybe just like I've eaten too much cheese and crackers over the past few months.
I know that I should be more appreciative of what my body is doing and the safe, comfy, warm space that I have created for our baby. But I have been struggling with feeling like a tank! I know that growing bigger is part of being pregnant and I'm totally prepared to feel like a radiant pregnant woman...would just like for this part to pass! However, it is comforting to know that we've made it this far and everything seems to be going well!!!
I also had an interesting experience at a party a few weekends ago. (I know that a homebirth is foreign to most people, but it is a choice that Eric and I made together after doing lots of research and finding the best option for us). At this party a woman expressed very clearly that she did not agree with our choice of doing this at home. She explained that she's seen this go wrong many times, as she works as a nurse. Before leaving the party, she told me that she hoped she didn't see me at the hospital. Granted, the feeling is mutual as we're planning for a safe and wonderful birth at home, I thought that was a little much! Perhaps I'm a little sensitive these days, but I feel that as women we all get to decide on how we want to bring our children into the world.
I have decided that I need to come up with a good response to those who disagree with our choices, not to prove them wrong but to put their minds at ease. I am currently reading Ina May's Guide to Childbirth (a midwife at The Farm in Tennessee), as I was reading a birth story, it was prefaced with a blurb explaining that the midwives do not tell women how to give birth. They were referring to positions, but I think this can be applied to the manner in which women give birth. Hospital setting, birth center, epidural, c-section, at home, etc. We get to choose what is right for each and every one of us and I think we need to learn to be more respectful of these big life choices that we get to make.
I also need to get some home birth stats to post on here...sounds like a good task for the weekend!
This is 11 weeks....please disregard the awfulness of the picture! I'm not at my best first thing Saturday morning!
However, that may be due to the foods I've been choosing to eat...cheesy and full of carbs seem to be my favorites lately, which leads me to my main point. I am not 100% enjoying this stage of pregnancy. My clothes are beginning to get a little tight, but I don't feel like I look pregnant, maybe just like I've eaten too much cheese and crackers over the past few months.
I know that I should be more appreciative of what my body is doing and the safe, comfy, warm space that I have created for our baby. But I have been struggling with feeling like a tank! I know that growing bigger is part of being pregnant and I'm totally prepared to feel like a radiant pregnant woman...would just like for this part to pass! However, it is comforting to know that we've made it this far and everything seems to be going well!!!
I also had an interesting experience at a party a few weekends ago. (I know that a homebirth is foreign to most people, but it is a choice that Eric and I made together after doing lots of research and finding the best option for us). At this party a woman expressed very clearly that she did not agree with our choice of doing this at home. She explained that she's seen this go wrong many times, as she works as a nurse. Before leaving the party, she told me that she hoped she didn't see me at the hospital. Granted, the feeling is mutual as we're planning for a safe and wonderful birth at home, I thought that was a little much! Perhaps I'm a little sensitive these days, but I feel that as women we all get to decide on how we want to bring our children into the world.
I have decided that I need to come up with a good response to those who disagree with our choices, not to prove them wrong but to put their minds at ease. I am currently reading Ina May's Guide to Childbirth (a midwife at The Farm in Tennessee), as I was reading a birth story, it was prefaced with a blurb explaining that the midwives do not tell women how to give birth. They were referring to positions, but I think this can be applied to the manner in which women give birth. Hospital setting, birth center, epidural, c-section, at home, etc. We get to choose what is right for each and every one of us and I think we need to learn to be more respectful of these big life choices that we get to make.
I also need to get some home birth stats to post on here...sounds like a good task for the weekend!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
101 in 1001
So, I've been inspired by my cousin, Paige, to participate in doing 101 things in 1001 days. For me this will end on November 2, 2012...
Figured this is a good time of year to start this, with people setting New Year's Resolutions and Lent coming up. Don't think I'll give anything up for Lent this year, as I've given up quite a bit over the past few months and for several months to come. So instead I'm setting the following goals:
Smarts:
1. Read all of our book club books
2. Take a CMC course
3. Read 10 books from Time's 100 books
Personal Growth:
7. Write 101 things I like about myself
8. Don't say anything negative for 1 week
9. Volunteer at CARE
10. Volunteer at a Soup Kitchen/Extended Table
11. Blog at least weekly (have missed a couple on this one!)
12. Find a church and attend once a month
13. Do the laundry for a week
14. 10 random acts of kindness
15. 10 nice gestures for 10 nice people
16. Floss everyday for a month
17. Go to the dentist every 6 months
19. Complete a living will
20. Send anonymous flowers 5 times
26. Get caught up at work and stay that way
Finances:
27. Donate to a non-profit
28. Pay off credit cards
29. Pay off car loan
30. Have $*K in savings (don't want to share an actual $ amount)
34. Buy a Hot Springs pass (done!! 8/4/12)
37. Put aside $5 for every goal completed
Health and Happiness:
39. Get back in touch with good friends, call/write at least one each month
40. Have a spa day
41. Have a better skincare routine
46. Do it again
47. Pack my lunch for one week (totally doing this, I can't imagine paying for lunch every day!)
48. Don't get on the internet at work for a week
49. Exercise 5 days a week for one month
50. Do it again
51. Be on time to work for 5 days straight
52. Do it again
53. Keep my car clean for a month
54. Get up in time to eat breakfast at home for one week
55. Run another 5K
Bellydance:
62. Have professional pics done before and after baby
65. Try painting/creating art
66. Paint pottery
Travel/Adventure:
69. Go on a big vacation - visit another country
70. Try camping again
73. Take Eric to see the Grand Canyon
74. Ride in a hot air balloon
77. Try rock climbing again
78. Try hot yoga
79. Take Eric to a Nuggets game
80. Go to a KSU football game
81. Go to a Chiefs game
82. Go to the Lake of the Ozarks
83. Go to another concert
84. Go somewhere by train
85. Pick peaches in Palisade
Suzy Homemaker:
91. Purge closet and dresser
92. Learn to decorate cakes/cupcakes
93. Get old home videos on to DVDs
94. Clean/purge/organize spare bedrooms
95. Try 25 new recipes
Baby:
And since this blog is really meant to be about our baby, here's a belly pic at 5 weeks... this is why I need this to be on my list, so I can have current pictures to share!
Figured this is a good time of year to start this, with people setting New Year's Resolutions and Lent coming up. Don't think I'll give anything up for Lent this year, as I've given up quite a bit over the past few months and for several months to come. So instead I'm setting the following goals:
Smarts:
1. Read all of our book club books
2. Take a CMC course
3. Read 10 books from Time's 100 books
Personal Growth:
4. Create a blog (completed 2/8/10)
5. Journal at least monthly (not going to meet this one!!)
6. Meditate daily for a month7. Write 101 things I like about myself
8. Don't say anything negative for 1 week
9. Volunteer at CARE
10. Volunteer at a Soup Kitchen/Extended Table
11. Blog at least weekly (have missed a couple on this one!)
12. Find a church and attend once a month
13. Do the laundry for a week
14. 10 random acts of kindness
15. 10 nice gestures for 10 nice people
16. Floss everyday for a month
17. Go to the dentist every 6 months
18. Have a garage sale (done! 5/22/10)
20. Send anonymous flowers 5 times
21. Write to my Grandma & Grandpa at least every other month (have not done this)
22. Write to my Granddad at least every other month (or this!)
23. Write to my parents once a month (or this!!!)
24. Write to my siblings once a month (ah! or this!)
25. Send someone a care package26. Get caught up at work and stay that way
Finances:
27. Donate to a non-profit
28. Pay off credit cards
29. Pay off car loan
30. Have $*K in savings (don't want to share an actual $ amount)
31. Buy a newer car for Eric (done! 5/15/10)
32. Stick to our budget
33. Buy a new couch (done!! 11/10)
35. Buy a new camera (done! 5/15/10)
36. Start a college savings account for Baby Brotherson37. Put aside $5 for every goal completed
38. Get a raise (at both jobs) (unfortunately, we're on a pay freeze....4 years and still going...)
Health and Happiness:
39. Get back in touch with good friends, call/write at least one each month
40. Have a spa day
41. Have a better skincare routine
42. Go completely organic
43. Subscribe to CSA (community supported agriculture) every season (done...they're no longer doing this and now we have a totally kick ass garden...all organic!)
44. Compost at home (done!! 12/10)
45. Walk Risa everyday for a week46. Do it again
47. Pack my lunch for one week (totally doing this, I can't imagine paying for lunch every day!)
48. Don't get on the internet at work for a week
49. Exercise 5 days a week for one month
50. Do it again
51. Be on time to work for 5 days straight
52. Do it again
53. Keep my car clean for a month
54. Get up in time to eat breakfast at home for one week
55. Run another 5K
Bellydance:
56. Go to Elevation (completed 4/29/10-5/1/10 and again in 2011!!)
57. Go to another bellydance workshop
58. Do a solo - pregnant (DONE!! 7/23/10 and again 7/29/11 minus the being pregnant part!)
59. Make/sew some bellydance gear (sort of done - embellished my costume for my solo at Mountain Fair on 7/27/12!)
60. Convince someone to start bellydancing (done!! 6/11)
Crafty:
61. Sew something for the baby (done! a quilt!! 8/10)
63. Make a family tree - all sides
64. Compile a recipe book65. Try painting/creating art
66. Paint pottery
67. Make a quilt, no matter how simple (done! see above!)
68. Knit a scarf or blanket (done...for baby Neva! 8/10)
Travel/Adventure:
69. Go on a big vacation - visit another country
70. Try camping again
71. Go to New York (done...1/11...and it was awesome!!!)
72. Hike Mt. Sopris73. Take Eric to see the Grand Canyon
74. Ride in a hot air balloon
75. Go sledding (done...for Eric's 30th birthday!)
76. Take Eric to a musical77. Try rock climbing again
78. Try hot yoga
79. Take Eric to a Nuggets game
80. Go to a KSU football game
81. Go to a Chiefs game
82. Go to the Lake of the Ozarks
83. Go to another concert
84. Go somewhere by train
85. Pick peaches in Palisade
Suzy Homemaker:
86. Paint the living room (done!!!! 6/11)
87. Make homemade pasta
88. Bake a cake from scratch (done! for Neva's 1st birthday!!)
89. Turn off cable (done 4/18/10...came back on after my first day home alone with Neva...blaming it on the nursing not going well. But cable went back of in December 2011)
90. Have a living plant in every room 91. Purge closet and dresser
92. Learn to decorate cakes/cupcakes
93. Get old home videos on to DVDs
94. Clean/purge/organize spare bedrooms
95. Try 25 new recipes
Baby:
96. Document belly at least monthly with a photo (done!)
97. Do a belly mold (done! 7/3/10)
98. Find amazing day care provider (done! 5/25/10 and again in July 2011)
99. Have an amazing homebirth (DONE!!!! IT WAS AWESOME!!!)
100. Breastfeed (doing it!!! And did it for 20 months)
101. Convince someone else to make a list of 101 to do in 1001And since this blog is really meant to be about our baby, here's a belly pic at 5 weeks... this is why I need this to be on my list, so I can have current pictures to share!
Monday, February 8, 2010
First.Blog.Ever.
So...Eric and I thought it would be fun to start a blog as we start this next chapter in our lives. If you haven't heard the news, we're expecting our first baby this summer!
Our due date is August 27, 2010. I know, pregnant in the summer sounds awful to some, but I am so excited about being extremely pregnant in the summer! What's better than flip flops and sundresses?
I am almost 12 weeks along and am pleased to let you all know that I haven't been sick yet! Okay, I felt a little nauseated for a few days, but switched the time I was taking my vitamins and all is well! We also heard the little one's hearbeat on 2/2/10, at a strong 164 beats per minute! Such an exciting moment!
We will not be finding out the sex of the baby until the birth day. We are looking forward to the ultimate surprise on that day! Sorry for the disappointment.
And...we will be having a homebirth with a wonderful midwife. I will soon be posting some stats for those who may be skeptical about our choice, but rest assured that it is extremely safe! We've done our research and feel that this is the best choice for us...and we couldn't be more excited!
We hope to use this as a way to keep our family and friends informed and involved with all that's happening over the next several months. Thanks for all your support as we start this journey!
Our due date is August 27, 2010. I know, pregnant in the summer sounds awful to some, but I am so excited about being extremely pregnant in the summer! What's better than flip flops and sundresses?
I am almost 12 weeks along and am pleased to let you all know that I haven't been sick yet! Okay, I felt a little nauseated for a few days, but switched the time I was taking my vitamins and all is well! We also heard the little one's hearbeat on 2/2/10, at a strong 164 beats per minute! Such an exciting moment!
We will not be finding out the sex of the baby until the birth day. We are looking forward to the ultimate surprise on that day! Sorry for the disappointment.
And...we will be having a homebirth with a wonderful midwife. I will soon be posting some stats for those who may be skeptical about our choice, but rest assured that it is extremely safe! We've done our research and feel that this is the best choice for us...and we couldn't be more excited!
We hope to use this as a way to keep our family and friends informed and involved with all that's happening over the next several months. Thanks for all your support as we start this journey!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)