Almost there!

December 4, 2012

It’s been over a month since the last time I’ve posted anything! It’s been a little busy! We had our shower in Anton Chico, and it was really nice. I got to see Ashley and my sweet nephew! Plus my little sister, Justine and her gorgeous babies too! It was so nice to catch up with everyone. We got a ton of nice things for Baby Usher! We’re very fortunate to have such an amazing amount of friends and family that love us!

The room is JUST about done. We just need to purchase picture frames for the baby’s room to put up the Eric Carle pictures. 12”x16”! That’s a whole lotta frame! I have washed all the onesies and some blankets. I say some, because we got A LOT of blankets! More than I know what to do with!? Man!

I have gotten to the point where I’m instantly tired. My body is physically exhausted. My arthritis has gotten much worse, and I have carpel tunnel symptoms. We won’t know if I have carpel tunnel until after the baby comes, because it can just be my hormones. I have started physical therapy for that, so hopefully it helps. I just feel like the more movement I do, the more uncomfortable it gets.

The baby is weighing at about 4 pounds, roughly. That’s a lot of weight on one’s belly! Ha! At lease I don’t have 2- 4 pounders in there. Yikes! But! I really do feel the need to hire someone to just carry my belly for me. It’s getting heavy! Ha. I still have a ways to go, too! Sheesh!

My feet are what Keegan calls ‘fun feet’, I think because they’re so fat they look like pillows. Who knows? They definitely aren’t fun for me. My legs are tired all the time. My fingers are getting swollen—it’s getting more and more difficult to take off my wedding rings, which were at one time too big on my fingers! My nose is swollen and that’s something they don’t advertise on TV. All these pregnant women are just pregnant on their bellies, not everywhere else!

Now for the not so complain-y part of this joyous time in our lives—Sorry I complain a lot. But it’s my journal and I do what I want. :-) The baby moves A LOT! Sometimes the movement is a little weird because I feel like you can hear it. Haha. I love feeling the baby all the time. It’s my favorite part of my day. OH! At our last appointment, while we were looking at the ultrasound the baby smiled at us! I’m not even kidding. I was going on about how cute s/he is and s/he smiled. I think s/he’s like me, loves hearing the compliments! Haha. So sweet!

We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of sweet Baby Usher! We have 1 month and 22 days left…not that I’m counting or anything! ;)

 

October 29, 2012

88 days until Baby Usher is expected!! Woo hoo!! I can’t even believe it! It’s going by SO fast!

Saturday we had the baby shower in Clovis. Cindy, Shaina, and Jessie made it PERFECT! I couldn’t be more pleased with how cute it was! There was a Very Hungry Caterpillar cake, Caterpillar balloon design, and paper lanterns and cute little party favors. Everything was incredibly amazing! Cindy’s sisters, Cheryl and Sheila came down along with Sheila’s daughter Robin. I was so happy that they were able to make the trip! It makes me feel so special, because they hardly come down to New Mexico. I’m one blessed daughter-in-law. J I have an amazing Mother-in-law, amazing sister-in-laws, just an amazing family. My mom and dad came down, too! That was nice. Everything was PERFECT! OH! I had Tishy (my best friend from High School) and Adrienne drive down just for the shower! I’m a lucky gal. It was the best time. I can’t wait until my next shower, so I can see Ashley and Alejandro. I miss them SO much!

Pregnancy wise, I’ve been ok. My arthritis has been killing me. In the mornings, when I clench my fist all the way closed, my fist isn’t actually closed. It’s like there’s a band there that isn’t going to allow me to shut my fist. My sciatic nerve has been incredibly painful. One moment I’m fine, then the next I can’t walk. It’s almost as if my legs would rather give out under me and disconnect from my body. :/ My self-confidence has definitely been shot down, but I just pray and hope I get passed it each day. I’m grateful for the most amazing husband and friends who talk me up. Haha. Silly, I know. But they’ve been trying to feed my damaged ego and as selfish as it sounds, I’m so grateful for it. You have no idea how much I need those little confidence boosts.

--Now those are the bad things…here are the great little blessings of pregnancy--

My belly is definitely getting bigger! I have the hardest time tying my shoes and putting on my pantyhose. Haha. It’s crazy. The baby moves, A LOT! I love that! It’s my favorite. Sometimes I find myself just cradling my belly, because I just want to hold my sweet baby. I can’t wait to see what he/she will look like, who s/he will become, all those fun things. I just can’t wait! My mom screams at the belly, just so s/he will move for her! She’s so crazy! Haha. I love that woman.

I think that’s all I have for now.

Whelp, until next time!

 

October 19, 2012

We are now at 98 days until Baby Usher is expected to make his/her arrival! I’m so thrilled! It’s going to be January before I know it! Then what am I going to do? Ack! I started thinking about what would happen if I were to go into pre-term labor…made me a little nervous considering we have no car seat or stroller! The bedding isn’t done yet! But then I get reassuring kicks that my baby is not ready to be here, so I begin to take a breather!

This week has been a good one. I mean, I’ve been an emotional wreck! I feel like my head isn’t on right sometimes. One moment I’m just fine, the next I am so mad, and then I start crying? What in the world? I’ve been talking to God a lot lately, because I just don’t understand what is going on in my head! Now, for the past couple of days, I’ve been just fine. I really think these hormones are messing with me. I talked to Keegan about it and he said, “WOW! You ARE pregnant. I didn’t think all they say was true…” Yep, it sure is. I’m a mess! Luckily these are sporadic emotions, so I don’t think they’re here to stay. Ha. I don’t have Gestational Diabetes! Thank you, God! I think I failed my first test because I ate a tortilla before it. :/ I was hungry! What can you do?!

I’ve been getting more and more excited about my baby showers that I completely forgot I have to get outfits! YIKES! I hate HATE shopping in the stores, but because I forgot I’m going to have to. :/ BUT! I did order my outfit for the November shower. J So, I’m ready for that one! haha. :/ Yikes!

 

October 12, 2012

We had our 24 week appointment on Monday and all is well with baby Usher! We had an ultrasound and the little booger would not put his/her hands away from that little face! It even looked like the baby was laughing at us. Keegan thinks it’s a defense mechanism from me digging around so much to feel the baby. Haha. So the baby is taking cover to make sure nobody pokes that little noggin. Again, my fluids were on the low side of normal. I don’t really know how. I drink my 64 ounces of plain water every single day! I know I do! So what in the world is going on? I’ve gotta get my sodium in check. I also had my glucose test, which by the way is SO disgusting! I got a call back on Wednesday saying that the highest it should be is 143, but mine was at 150. So, I went in yesterday to do the 3-hour glucose test! L That was DISGUSTING! I had to fast for 8 hours, draw blood, drink a bigger version of that nasty sugar drink, and draw blood 3 more times after that! I had a major headache, and was SO drained. After what seemed like FOREVER! I was finally able to leave at 11:30. Keegan took me to Chili’s for lunch and we had burgers, which made me feel MUCH better, but I started getting so nauseated! I took a nice 3 hour nap when I got home and woke up feeling a little light-headed so I decided not to go into work. That was exhausting! It took a lot out of me yesterday! GAH! I will get my results back by Monday or Tuesday to see if I have Gestational Diabetes. I’m a little nervous about that. I’m trying to monitor my salt and if I have GD, I’ll have to watch my sugars! WHAT IN THE WORLD AM I GOING TO EAT!? NO FAIR!

Other than that, everything has been going well. I tried prenatal yoga the other day and it felt AMAZING! I’m definitely going to need that. My body feels so stiff all the time and I’m not sure what I can and cannot do with it anymore. That was just very helpful. I can’t believe I’m 6 months pregnant! ALMOST there! ALMOST! The crib is set up and it is BEAUTIFUL! Ah! I’m so excited! I just want that baby to be here already!

 

September 26, 2012

Nothing big has happened yet. Keegan and I decided to have a  “No-Electronics” evening and it was a lot of fun. We played board games and card games and ate pizza. My feet did get swollen, though! And THAT hurts!  BUT! The next morning, they weren’t swollen anymore! Whew! Keegan finished painting the bedroom. It looks fantastic! Baby Usher is going to have THE best little room! Cindy and I went through the fabrics and ordered what I wanted. So! All that needs to happen is for Cindy to make the bedding! This is one blessed little baby!

The inside part of my ankles are getting swollen. We bought new shoes because my feet felt as if my shoes were no longer on them. It’s a little crazy! Ha. Poor little feet! OH! When I bought the shoes, I normally get a size 7.5, but no! These shoes are a size 8.5!! Yeah! What in the world?!

I’m getting more and more excited as time goes on. My shower here in Clovis is October 27 and those invites have already been sent off! EEEP! Then the one in Anton Chico with Verity is November 10 and Ashley and my mom are working hard to plan that one! I am just so excited for the time to move on…It feels with all these plans that January may be here quicker than we know it! So, that’s really great! I can’t wait to meet my little baby.

 

September 18, 2012

I cannot believe there is just one week left in September! Where has the time gone?! Oh my goodness! In 18 weeks and 4 days, our sweet little baby is due to make an arrival. I’m so anxious. I can feel the baby move around…a lot! It’s really cool. Last night, I lay down as I always do to feel the baby and my whole stomach just kind of shifted up. Crazy, right? Then I started digging around and I couldn’t feel the baby and as soon as I lift my hands I get a little THUMP! Silly baby!

Pregnancy has been such a crazy journey. I always thought I’d eat ice cream every day and do whatever I wanted, because hey! I’m pregnant! Nope. For the most-part, I’m really conscious of what I eat. Mostly, because I’m always hungry! So I can’t necessarily dive into those Oreos every time I get hungry, can I? I mean I can, but I’d gain too much weight. Let’s face it; watching the scale move up is not something I like to see. NOW! I do eat bad stuff, sometimes; but definitely not an everyday thing.

Pregnancy brain? Yep, I got it. Ok, I may have had it BEFORE I got pregnant, but now it seems much worse. Last week as I was making my coffee, I almost put Mo’s pills in my coffee filter! WHAT?! I looked at what I was doing and slowly put his pills back in the pill bottle! Goodness gracious, Olivia! What the heck! AND! I’m constantly walking up to the circulation desk for whatever reason, and then I forget! So, I walk back to my desk and remember what I needed. (That kind of happened regularly before I got pregnant, it just seems much worse, now.) This weekend as we were getting ready for dinner, I went to the pantry for my lemonade. I just made the lemonade and put it in the fridge, for crying out loud! Then I remembered oh! I needed my prenatal vitamins from the pantry…so that wasn’t a complete waste of time…ok it kind of was because I had to walk to the refrigerator to remember why I was heading in that general direction. Aye Aye Aye!

This weekend, my mom came down to stay with my brother, so I got to see that lovely lady! Gosh, I just love her so much! I really hope I’m half a mother that woman is. She got to feel the baby. That made me happy. She said, “The baby’s moving because NANA IS HERE!” Yes, the all-caps is because she yelled at my stomach! Haha.

OH! The baby’s crib is in! Hallelujah! It’s not setup yet, because the room isn’t finished being painted! But! That’s almost done, too! Keegan is doing an excellent job with the painting! J So excited. AND! Cindy has decided to design her own quilt for the bed-set, we’ll be going over fabric choices this weekend! YAY! It’s all.SO. EXCITING!!!! J That’s all for now, maybe I’ll post another one this week…we’ll see! It’s only Tuesday!