peaches0405's Journal

20 weeks update

Dec 07 2009 23:42

It's a boy!!!!

Tim is so excited. We got out of the appt and back out to the parking lot and he could hardly wait to do a little happy dance, all the while grinning and shouting "my baby has a wenis". Corny, I know. He said he was just excited that the sonogram showed everything healthy, but that it being a boy was just icing on the cake. I was sorta hoping for a little girl but I'm still thrilled. I'll post the sonogram pics soon. I'm just too tired to do it tonight and I JUST got my computer back :D

Even better is that I have a job interview tomorrow. Keep me in your prayers. If I could just find a job, I would be able to enjoy this pregnancy so much more without the outside worries of how I'm going to hide my belly for job interviews or how we are going to pay our mortgage and car payments.

I miss chat though. I will try to stop by after my job interview tomorrow afternoon.

The meet-up, the baby, and the belleh!

Nov 17 2009 19:07

The meet-up with Wrux and watergirl yesterday was great! It was the first meet-up that any of us had done so I think all of us were a bit nervous at first. We met at Crown Center in Kansas City, had a bite to eat, and them wandered around looking at the shops and just chit-chatting. It was really cool for me to finally meet a few of the chatters and to get a chance to talk. Here is a picture that we had taken when we were in one of the shops. It's our tribute to sock monkeys, which people seem to either love or hate. But I thought it was a cute idea for our group picture.

After the meet-up, I went to my OB appointment. Everything is good. I'm 17 weeks along and the heartbeat is good. It was between 155 and 158 beats per minute. I don't know what the wivestales say about that being a boy or girl. But I should find out in 3 weeks, because that's when my ultrasound is scheduled. Yay!!!

And last but not least......the belleh. Below is the over-the-shirt shot. You can't see much yet, but I tried, and you can all thank Buggyhair because I know she's been begging for me to post one. There's a little bump there. I've also uploaded an under-the-shirt shot into my gallery, but I've locked that one for friends only. So if someone can't see it, shoot me a PM and I'll give you access.

A little meet-up tomorrow!!!

Nov 15 2009 23:00

I'm excited! I get to meet wrux and watergirl tomorrow! After that, I have my monthly OB appointment. I probably won't have a chance to get back on my computer until late tomorrow night or early Tuesday. When I do, I will make sure to journal about our meet-up as well as my doctor's visit.

Prego week #11

Oct 09 2009 16:50

Starting to feel a LOT better. The nausea is starting to get more sporadic. I'm getting back some of my energy, and I'm eating like a horse (ok the last one probably isn't too good though).

Not much of an update, but things are pretty calm though....at least IRL, anyway. Tomorrow I fly to Chicago with some of Tim's family to attend his aunt and uncle's big anniversary shindig. It should be fun. They always throw a great party, and the only thing I'll be missing is the free booze that always flows during their get togethers. Oh well. It's a small price to pay though.

I'll be coming back from Chicago on Tuesday night and will be back to work on Wednesday. So try not to miss me too much on Monday and Tueasday, as I will not be taking my laptop out of town with me :(

Peace and love to all!

Prego Week #9

Sep 23 2009 22:43

I have a due date now!!! It's April 24th, 2010. I was also lucky enough to get an early sonogram (see below). The doctor says that the heartbeat is good, and the size is right on schedule. Turns out I was farther along than I thought. I'm 9 weeks along.

It was really cute to see Tim's face when we saw the sonogram live. He was awestruck and got this really cute grin on his face. Even though you can't see it in the picture, when we saw it live, it was awesome.....that little bean has a head, and little arms and legs. And we saw it move them too! We got to see the little tiny heartbeat and it was amazing. I've heard others talk about it and I've seen other people's sonograms, but it's true what they say. When it's your own, it's just so much more awesome. I already see it as a life. it's not a fetus to me. It's already a baby. Tim calls it our little baby bean :D

Prego update #2

Sep 17 2009 09:34

It will be nice to start changing my title to weeks pregnant. Of course, I have to find out how far along I am first. This is where it gets tricky. I was just informed that I "might" have to go out of town on the 23rd and the 24th for work training. (Anyone live near Cedar Rapids, IA?) The problem is that my first OB appt was supposed to be on the 23rd, so now most likely I will have to bump my appt to the 30th, which is the next time my doc can see me.

*sigh* I hate waiting.

How I'm feeling: Still sick-y and nauseous. It's starting to get a bit more sporadic, so I'm hoping that means it will start to fade soon. It actually seems to be worse at night as opposed to the morning. Last night I was reduced to gagging over the toilet after my dinner. As usual, nothing actually came up though. Headaches are getting worse, and I feel very tired and almost like I'm getting sick or something flu-like. Of course, at this stage I know this is pretty normal.

Starting to grow out of my bras as well. Fun.....

Tim is still out of town and texted me this morning to say good morning. I filled him in on how I'm feeling and told him that my body seems to be working nicely to use all my extra energy to create a nice oven for this baby. He responded that I'm already like a furnace when I sleep, so he's kind of afraid of how hot I'll be when I start to get bigger. Good thing I won't be pregnant during the summer, eh?

A friend of mine gave me Jenny McCarthy's book called "Belly laughs". It's a fairly short book that she wrote about her pregnancy. She warns women about some of the "fun" stuff that the books don't always talk about. Behind the scenes sort of stuff. It was funny, a little disturbing, and scared me just a bit. I wish I could get Tim to read it. I think it's much more educational for the man to read first hand about not only mood swings, constipation, leaking, nausea, etc. But to read it from a woman's perspective and to really get a good picture of some of the things that pregnant women deal with. She describes it very realistically.

Well, that is all for now. More later :D

Prego update #1

Sep 09 2009 12:55

So, I figured since I'm on here so much, this would be a good place to keep kind of an online log of my thoughts, feelings, moods, etc during my pregnancy. I don't have a due date yet, and probably won't have one until my doctor's appt on the 23rd. So I can't call this week # such-and-such yet. We'll just go with "Update #1".

How am I feeling:

Sick. Well, nauseous, actually. It comes in waves but it's the worst when I don't have anything in my stomach. So basically I have to keep something in my stomach at all times. For example: This morning I ate my packet of oatmeal at 8:00am. by 9:15am my stomach was churning so I had to break out the yogurt. By 11:00am I was ready to scarf down my sandwich, and I'm sure within the next hour I'll be needing to eat my fruit and cottage cheese. Don't know what I'm going to do after that. I'm out of food at work! I can see now why some women can gain too much weight while pregnant. Having to eat like this can cause over-eating if one isn't paying close attention. The kicker is that fruits and ygurt and things like that sound the best to me.....but even though greasy things don't sound appealing, I've found that they do much better for my stomach. So I toggle between wanting a chicken sandwich and knowing that if I eat a cheeseburger or some fried chicken it will probably make my stomach feel better longer. *sigh*

Oh, and I'm also constipated (already), I've had a steady headache for the last week, and I toggle between wanting to hug my husband and slap the shit out of him. That probably has to do with the fact that I feel I've been stuck in PMS mode for the last 2 weeks. Poor Tim. I want to hug him when he wanders around the house making lists of what he wants to get fixed up before the baby comes. Then I want to strangle him 5 minutes later when he whines about having to scoop the litter box *ghasp* every. other. day!!

So that's about it for right now. All the women at work laugh at me and say it's going to get worse. I'm trying to be optimistic though. Some women start to feel better after their first trimester is over. I'm hoping I'll be one of them.

Um...not so much.

Sep 04 2009 13:21

I was actually going to come hang out in the Lounge these past couple of days. But after seeing some of the stuff being posted, I'm honestly wondering why I even bother. Actually, I think Kathy said it best.....

"We lambaste anyone and everyone that shows up picking on fat people, or gay people, or old people, or even young people...yet when it comes to Christians, we seem to forgive an awful lot of disrespect."

I see this as absolutely true, and frankly I'm quite heartsick over the whole thing right now. Apparently if a person calls themselves Christian and then defends themselves when repeatedly asked questions over and over again by mean spirited people, it's ok to call them ugly or stupid?

Maybe I just don't understand this because I'd never berate someone for having a different beliefe than me. Or someone who believes in reincarnation (which I don't) or someone who is wiccan (which I'm not) or someone who is atheist, or someone who is Buddhist or Hindu or someone who is American Indian and believes in multiple gods and goddesses. If all of these people were kind enough to post and explain a bit about their beliefs (or lack thereof) it would give me a bit of insight on just how different all of us are. My first instinct would be to thank them for giving me a little insight on their beliefs. However, I'm amazed at how many lounge posters' first instincts are to make snide remarks to these people. Or to ask silly questions that they really aren't interested in, except in order to turn the "Christian's" statement around and twist it into something else. And Christians DO get it the worst. I've seen people post about being wiccan. I've seen people post about believing in reincarnation. Both of which I do not agree with. But we rarely see them lashed out at.

So I guess in conclusion, I guess I'm a little heartbroken by the all-around hostile responses to anyone who dares to back up their beliefs. And then some people (and they know who they are) have the nerve to post that they don't understand why Christians don't post more and stand up for themselves??? Gee. I wonder why? Maybe it's because the people who are asking really don't want to understand a Christian's viewpoint. They simply want ammunition that they can twist around and fire back at the poster. Or make it into something for the other posters to come in and laugh at.

Yeah.....really grown up....

Well. Looky there.....

Sep 01 2009 09:21

Well....All signs point to YES!!!!

Took a test last night! I'm in shock. Tim is in shock. It's a good thing. A very good thing. We are just a bit nervous now. I think when I hear the heartbeat it might actually become real for me. Until then, I'm afraid that I'll just keep thinking that my body is playing some mean trick on me and I'm not really pregnant or something.

I'm so happy and yet so scared that something is going to go wrong.

damnit!

Jul 23 2009 10:52

You know, there comes a point in time when enough is enough. I have a couple of things to say, and if people don't like it then tough. This is my journal, damnit.

First of all, I'm not getting this whole blocking thing. It's like "blocking" is the new "shun" (for anyone who remembers the shunning thread). If you wanna block someone then fine. I know people who have blocked others due to sensitive subjects, not liking their avatars, etc. But don't announce it all over the threads just to start drama. All it does is cause more work for the moderators and less time for us to just have some fun in the threads.

Second of all. Well second of all, my other grievance really belongs in a PM that I'll have to carefully consider sending. I'm just not enjoying the negative energy as of now. Not enjoying it at all.