It's been awhile! It's like they say, time flies when you're having fun! 😊
Anyways, I came across an article that I thought was fantastic and so true! People have such derogatory things to say when you have more than 2 kids, especially when your first 2 are a boy and a girl. Things like, it's perfect, you have one of each so now you can stop. My neurologist even tried to convince me to only have 2 kids, like having three was just completely nuts... Afterall, it works perfectly with 2... One kid for each parent.... You fit in the booths at restaurants.... Etc.
also, people thinks it's crazy to have another child when your oldest ones are pretty much self sufficient now. "It's like starting all over now! With diapers, sleepless nights, crying, etc"
Well I knew exactly what I was getting into. And I would not ever change it. I love having a baby in the house again. Even with the diapers and blowouts. Even with not being able to keep up with house cleaning, even with having no time for "me", even though I spend a good portion of my day in the glider feeding Carter or rocking him while he sleeps.
I love seeing my bigger kuds doting on the baby. I never figured Jadon would be very interested in a baby, but he loves holding him! He loves trying to get him to laugh and smile and play with him. Yes, Carter is one lucky kid to have 2 big siblings who absolutely adore him! (They even want another one!)
Yes there is no doubt in my mind that Carter was meant for our family, even if he is 6 years younger than his big sister and 8.5 years younger than his big brother.
So here's that link.... I Love it.
http://mom.me/blog/24246-13-things-moms-siblings-large-age-gaps-already-know/
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
3 weeks
Little baby Carter is 3 weeks old today! Hard to believe! This also means that Derek went back to work today,,,, after 3 glorious weeks of him being home helping out! He makes a fantastic house husband/stay at home dad! What a blessing it was to have him home!
We are adjusting good to having a baby in the house again. Jadon was a little emotional the first couple days, but he absolutely adores Carter now! He wants to hold him a lot, and then doesnt want to give him up when we need to take him to eat or change him. Avery obsesses over his little body parts... especially his feet and hands. She just came down with a cold, so I told her not to touch his face or hands with her hands, since he puts his hands in his mouth. She was extremely upset about this and cried and cried (literally.... with big old tears and all!) Overall they are adjusting well, and are doing pretty good with me sitting around feeding the baby all the time.
We had problems with Macy being jealous for a couple weeks, but she's calming down now for the most part.
My labor and delivery went well! From the time i got my IV and Pitocin to start labor until the time he was born was 5 hours, which was great. I got an epidural, which I kick myself for now. It only numbed my torso, so I felt no contractions (which was nice), but I felt everything when it was time for him to be delivered! I only had it for a little while before he was born. Id say I dilated pretty quickly once I got to 4 cm. At around 7cm my water broke on its own, and it seems like after that things went quick. The epidural caused my blood pressure to drop, and because of it Carters heart-rate was dropping, so I was stuck laying very uncomfortably on my side. (You'd think they'd make those beds more comfortable!) Then suddenly I had a major urge to push! It was extremely intense!! And it was a ton of pressure on my rectum... I thought for sure I was going to poop all over! I was scared to push because I didn't want to poop, As far as I know, I did not poop... however Carter did.... he pooped inside me, so he had to be suctioned out quickly so he didn't breath in his poop when he came out. He came out after only a few pushes.
And I fell in love right away. :)
I keep telling everyone, if I could just skip 9 months of pregnancy, I would gladly go through labor and delivery and have a million babies! I hated pregnancy! I was blessed with 3 good labor/delivery experiences i'd say, and I could definitely do that part over again.... but pregnancy, I could not.
Its really funny, but a girl from our church who was due 3 weeks after me, was actually in the hospital at the same time, just a few doors down from us. Her water had broke. So our babies are just a few hours apart in age! And both our babies ended up with jaundice.
Derek and I had our 12th anniversary the other day! We kept it low key and just spent the day together as a family. We went to church, then to the coast for the afternoon. The wind was whipping at the coast, and sandblasting us. Carter was NOT a happy camper! But Macy LOVED it!
And apparently naptime is over now, so its time to end this.
We are adjusting good to having a baby in the house again. Jadon was a little emotional the first couple days, but he absolutely adores Carter now! He wants to hold him a lot, and then doesnt want to give him up when we need to take him to eat or change him. Avery obsesses over his little body parts... especially his feet and hands. She just came down with a cold, so I told her not to touch his face or hands with her hands, since he puts his hands in his mouth. She was extremely upset about this and cried and cried (literally.... with big old tears and all!) Overall they are adjusting well, and are doing pretty good with me sitting around feeding the baby all the time.
We had problems with Macy being jealous for a couple weeks, but she's calming down now for the most part.
My labor and delivery went well! From the time i got my IV and Pitocin to start labor until the time he was born was 5 hours, which was great. I got an epidural, which I kick myself for now. It only numbed my torso, so I felt no contractions (which was nice), but I felt everything when it was time for him to be delivered! I only had it for a little while before he was born. Id say I dilated pretty quickly once I got to 4 cm. At around 7cm my water broke on its own, and it seems like after that things went quick. The epidural caused my blood pressure to drop, and because of it Carters heart-rate was dropping, so I was stuck laying very uncomfortably on my side. (You'd think they'd make those beds more comfortable!) Then suddenly I had a major urge to push! It was extremely intense!! And it was a ton of pressure on my rectum... I thought for sure I was going to poop all over! I was scared to push because I didn't want to poop, As far as I know, I did not poop... however Carter did.... he pooped inside me, so he had to be suctioned out quickly so he didn't breath in his poop when he came out. He came out after only a few pushes.
And I fell in love right away. :)
I keep telling everyone, if I could just skip 9 months of pregnancy, I would gladly go through labor and delivery and have a million babies! I hated pregnancy! I was blessed with 3 good labor/delivery experiences i'd say, and I could definitely do that part over again.... but pregnancy, I could not.
Its really funny, but a girl from our church who was due 3 weeks after me, was actually in the hospital at the same time, just a few doors down from us. Her water had broke. So our babies are just a few hours apart in age! And both our babies ended up with jaundice.
Derek and I had our 12th anniversary the other day! We kept it low key and just spent the day together as a family. We went to church, then to the coast for the afternoon. The wind was whipping at the coast, and sandblasting us. Carter was NOT a happy camper! But Macy LOVED it!
And apparently naptime is over now, so its time to end this.
Friday, July 17, 2015
Well hello there! :)
Ive been meaning to post for a long time, but usually when I have a free chance to do so, i'm either napping/resting, or trying to do something with the kids before i fall asleep! I decided this week I really need to make a stronger effort to do so though since baby boy will be here any day!
We are good! Avery just finished up 2 weeks of Safety Town. She loved it! She was in a group with 3 of her good friends from Preschool. I enjoyed the 2 hours every morning spent with Jadon. Because it was in Corvallis, we didn't want to drive all the way home, so we just hung out in Corvallis for the 2 hours each day. One of the preschool friends has a brother who is in Jadon's grade at school, so we did things with them a few of the days and with the other moms. Other days we grocery shopped and went for coffee together. I rarely ever get time alone with him, so it was nice to get that opportunity before baby comes.
The last week of June was spent with the kids and Derek at VBS. Derek helped out with Jadon's group. This was Avery's first year to get to go, now that she will be a kindergartener! Of course she loved it! Who doesn't love VBS? And plus, almost all of her preschool class was at that as well!
Baby is good! He measures perfectly for where he should. My OB thinks he will be bigger than Avery, but thats not saying a whole lot since she was not incredibly huge- 7lbs 9oz. Plus, its just a guess really. No one can tell exactly how big he'll be until he is here.
I'm feeling nothing. Very few braxton hicks. The only thing is my hips and groin feel like they are splitting apart, but thats been happening for weeks now. Sometime between 36 and 37 weeks, he dropped. I can totally tell because I have to pee constantly. And I am not having the miserable indigestion at night that I had been having now that my stomach has a little more room.
I was reading back in my blog in the last few weeks of pregnancy with Avery. It sounds almost identical to this one!
So, my OB is gone all next week. However, she is not comfortable with my 1 hour labor with Avery, and wants me to be induced. So monday the 27th when she gets back, if I haven't already delivered, she will check me. If the conditions are favorable, she wants me to be induced the next day. For awhile I was completely against being induced. But now, i'm thinking its probably best. She said Derek is a computer guy, he doesn't need to be worrying about delivering a baby. She probably would have suggested we induce sooner, however my OB will be gone.
And i'll tell you why I think its best to be induced. Yesterday when I was reading my blog about my delivery with Avery, I realized my contractions cannot be used to gauge when I need to go in. The entire day before Avery was born, i'd had extremely irregular contractions. They ranged up to 20 minutes or more apart, and they were not "unbearable" and they even quit in the afternoon for awhile. By the time I went to bed that night, they were more uncomfortable, but I was only having 2 an hour....... that is, until I woke up to my water breaking. As soon as my water broke, the contractions were suddenly 5 minutes apart exactly, and incredibly painful. Avery was born an hour later.
Since we don't know what this labor will be like, we just have to assume it could be just like it was with Avery. Which makes me nervous that we wouldn't get to the hospital in time.
So now, i'm actually HOPING I make it to the 27th so we can induce the 28th. Right now, i'm 38 weeks and 3 days. Only a week and a half to go!
We finally decided on a name! It was a name that was on my list....for years actually. Since before we knew Avery was a girl. Derek settled for it a week or so ago since he couldn't come up with anything else that he liked and I liked. I was surprised he picked that name because I always assumed it was one that he wouldn't like. I'm happy. I think it goes well with Jadon and Avery's names.
We are good! Avery just finished up 2 weeks of Safety Town. She loved it! She was in a group with 3 of her good friends from Preschool. I enjoyed the 2 hours every morning spent with Jadon. Because it was in Corvallis, we didn't want to drive all the way home, so we just hung out in Corvallis for the 2 hours each day. One of the preschool friends has a brother who is in Jadon's grade at school, so we did things with them a few of the days and with the other moms. Other days we grocery shopped and went for coffee together. I rarely ever get time alone with him, so it was nice to get that opportunity before baby comes.
The last week of June was spent with the kids and Derek at VBS. Derek helped out with Jadon's group. This was Avery's first year to get to go, now that she will be a kindergartener! Of course she loved it! Who doesn't love VBS? And plus, almost all of her preschool class was at that as well!
Baby is good! He measures perfectly for where he should. My OB thinks he will be bigger than Avery, but thats not saying a whole lot since she was not incredibly huge- 7lbs 9oz. Plus, its just a guess really. No one can tell exactly how big he'll be until he is here.
I'm feeling nothing. Very few braxton hicks. The only thing is my hips and groin feel like they are splitting apart, but thats been happening for weeks now. Sometime between 36 and 37 weeks, he dropped. I can totally tell because I have to pee constantly. And I am not having the miserable indigestion at night that I had been having now that my stomach has a little more room.
I was reading back in my blog in the last few weeks of pregnancy with Avery. It sounds almost identical to this one!
So, my OB is gone all next week. However, she is not comfortable with my 1 hour labor with Avery, and wants me to be induced. So monday the 27th when she gets back, if I haven't already delivered, she will check me. If the conditions are favorable, she wants me to be induced the next day. For awhile I was completely against being induced. But now, i'm thinking its probably best. She said Derek is a computer guy, he doesn't need to be worrying about delivering a baby. She probably would have suggested we induce sooner, however my OB will be gone.
And i'll tell you why I think its best to be induced. Yesterday when I was reading my blog about my delivery with Avery, I realized my contractions cannot be used to gauge when I need to go in. The entire day before Avery was born, i'd had extremely irregular contractions. They ranged up to 20 minutes or more apart, and they were not "unbearable" and they even quit in the afternoon for awhile. By the time I went to bed that night, they were more uncomfortable, but I was only having 2 an hour....... that is, until I woke up to my water breaking. As soon as my water broke, the contractions were suddenly 5 minutes apart exactly, and incredibly painful. Avery was born an hour later.
Since we don't know what this labor will be like, we just have to assume it could be just like it was with Avery. Which makes me nervous that we wouldn't get to the hospital in time.
So now, i'm actually HOPING I make it to the 27th so we can induce the 28th. Right now, i'm 38 weeks and 3 days. Only a week and a half to go!
We finally decided on a name! It was a name that was on my list....for years actually. Since before we knew Avery was a girl. Derek settled for it a week or so ago since he couldn't come up with anything else that he liked and I liked. I was surprised he picked that name because I always assumed it was one that he wouldn't like. I'm happy. I think it goes well with Jadon and Avery's names.
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Counting down!
Tuesday will be 26 weeks! Yay! I am really ready to be done. Pregnancy has not been fun this time around. With heartburn so horrible that even water makes me burn, random nauseous days in the second trimester, tiredness that has only partially improved this trimester.... and on top of that, i've lost all physical strength that I had from laying on the couch for the first 3 months of the pregnancy due to extreme fatigue and nausea. Seriously, I have no strength anymore, which makes things difficult. One good thing, I have found that eating lunch meat gives me HORRIBLE heartburn. So if I avoid that, then I can avoid really intense heartburn! Unfortunately meat and cheese sandwiches are incredibly tasty right now....
Jadon has been so cute. We told him baby can probably hear us now, so he's been talking to my belly a lot. Tonight he read the baby one of his books, then told the baby he loved him, and he was telling him about his family and how they will get to share a room. Its funny, the child that gives us the biggest heartache and trouble sometimes can also be the sweetest. Regardless of that, I sure do love that boy!
We just got over a bout of pink eye. First Jadon, then Avery, then Derek and I woke up with it at the same time. That was our first time dealing with pink eye.
We also just recovered from a really really awful cold! We are all still coughing occasionally. That was one of the worst colds i've had though!
I guess i cant complain too much though, we've been extremely lucky to have escaped many colds this year.... from hearing from everyone else, its been a bad year for illnesses. I think this cold was the first one id had so far this pregnancy!
I guess i cant complain too much though, we've been extremely lucky to have escaped many colds this year.... from hearing from everyone else, its been a bad year for illnesses. I think this cold was the first one id had so far this pregnancy!
About a month ago, Jadon had an anxiety episode. It lasted for a few weeks, and we were worried he wasn't going to be able to get himself out of it and we would have to increase his medication. It is heartbreaking to see him going through it. Absolutely heartbreaking.
But he did pull through it. I'm still not sure what exactly caused it. It started when he got sick with this cold (he was the first to get it.... of course.) And for whatever reason, he just started unraveling from everything else. :*( I pray he can outgrow this someday.
On a different note, spring is here! Which means we've been busy! Jadon's doing track again, and that takes up 2 afternoons after school, plus weekend meets.
Avery still does tap dance once a week.
Swimming lessons once a week for both of them.
Wednesdays the kids go to church for a kids program.
Sunday mornings we've been going to church.... well, on days we are healthy and not hacking or with pink eyes.
Plus we've been going to alot of birthday parties lately! It appears as though most of the kids in Avery's class were born in Feb, March, April. And apparently every child in her class is having a birthday party for their 5th birthdays.... which is fine. We've been to Papa's Pizza 3 times now for birthdays in the last couple months.
On top of that, there's the dog. Lucky for all of us, Derek installed a makeshift wire fence around the perimeter of our backyard, so now the dog has free run of the backyard. She's in heaven with this arrangement! She LOOOOOOOOOVES it outside! On nice day's, she'll spend most of the day out there, just wandering around, sniffing the cats butts, exploring the yard, eating cat food then puking it up then eating her puke..... etc. She comes inside for napping mostly. She is not a big eater.... which is extremely odd in a dog we think? However, she just got weighed at the vet, and gained a pound since her last appointment. She's nearing full growth now, so she's not going to get a whole lot bigger or gain a whole lot more. She's clearly healthy though! I guess she's too busy eating cat food and sticks outside now ;)
Well, I think i've jabbered enough for now!
Monday, February 16, 2015
Cruisin' along!
Tomorrow i'll be 17 weeks! Now that i'm done with the terrible first trimester, things are flying by!
I've been feeling better for about a week now. I still had some random waves of nausea several times, but for the most part, i'm feeling much better! I'm quite tired by the end of the day though.
Earlier in the week I thought I might have felt the baby move, but I couldn't be 100% certain. A couple nights later, I was laying in bed, and there was no mistaking that feeling! And i've felt it several times since. Everytime I use the doppler to find the heartbeat, the little guy is moving around like CRAZY! I hear that an active baby is a healthy one.... whether that's true or not, I don't know. I just have to wonder what he'll be like out of the womb though.... I don't recall Jadon being overly active, and with Avery i'd have times where I wouldn't feel her much for days! It would scare me to death!
Macy is doing good! She is housebroken (I think.) She rings the bell that we have tied to the front door when she needs to go out. However, she also rings it when she just wants to go out to play, so on nice days when she LOVES being outside, she'll sit at the door and ring it all day! I look forward to having some fencing in place so we can let her out freely. The only problem we've come across is, she wears her harness all day and all night. So awhile back, she was doing really well going out to potty, and it appeared she was fully trained, so we took it off since she doesn't need to go out to potty every hour anymore. I think she was confused, and she peed on the floor several times that day. Once we put the harness back on, we haven't had a problem anymore. So that stinks for her because she has to wear the harness constantly now (we call it a training bra.... and i imagine its just as annoying feeling as one too!)
Last week she got spayed and micro chipped. I'm not sure how they expect an active terrier puppy to sit all day and do nothing active, including running and jumping, for 2 weeks! Also, she's not easily tricked into taking pills. Her pain medication is 1/4th of a small pill. Its pretty tiny. We've been putting it in her treats (pill pockets) and she still figures it out and spits it out. We tried putting it in a chunk of cheese. She figured it out. We tried a chunk of hot dog, and she figured it out. I tried several times to just get the thing into the back of her throat and then blow on her nose and I failed. So after all that, I think she was suspicious of me anytime I gave her a treat. So Derek tried and he did fine for a couple days, then Macy figured out that HE was giving her the meds now. So then he struggled a bit, but not nearly as bad as me.
She's lost all her teeth now, so she's not bitey like she was. She still chews on things, but she's not constantly trying to bite us with those sharp little puppy teeth!
Overall, she's turning into a really good dog! She's smart and knows several commands now, she loves riding in the car, and she LOVES cuddling with her people.
Other news- Jadon's 8th birthday is in a few weeks. EIGHT! How the heck did that happen????? In 2 more years he'll be out of single digits forever!
And Avery isn't far behind! She'll be doing all day kindergarten in the fall, and i'll miss her dearly!:*(
She's my girl. My silly, happy, goofy girl. In a month i'll be signing her up for Safety Town. You may remember Jadon did that. Its for kids entering kindergarten, and they teach them all about safety- water safety, pedestrian safety, animal safety, stranger danger, etc. Jadon was pretty smart already and knew pretty much everything, but he still enjoyed it because it was fun. Avery on the other hand.... she needs it! She's such a space cadet! She's off in her own little world all the time. She still is required to hold my hand in parking lots because she'll just run off or around in the parking lot, meanwhile cars are backing up and whizzing by..... shes oblivious. Jadon was always very aware of what was going on around him. Avery, not so much. Jadon, being the protective big brother, when we are in public, he's always more worried about where Avery is than else.
Spring is coming soon too!!!! You all know how hard winter is for me. This year, i'm so glad i was feeling like crap in the winter instead of the summer! The days are getting longer now, soon it will be daylight savings and we'll gain and hour of sunlight!! I personally feel like the hour of sleep we lose is WELL WORTH IT!!!! My flower bulbs are coming up, and leaves are sprouting on the some of my bushes, like my hydrangeas! It makes me so happy to see new life again! Winter is such a struggle for me. Last winter was a freezing, snowy, icy mess! We had a very mild winter this year, with temps mostly in the 40's and 50's. Yesterday it was even in the low 60's! The only problem is, this time of year I always start getting that really really really bad itch.... you know, the itch where you're just dying to do some yard work! Dying to get your hands in the dirt! Dying to plant some color in your garden! And with soooooooo much work needing to be done on our yard, this year is no exception for the itch!!!! But, we are trying to really watch our budget right now, so any purchases will have to wait until the next month when they can go into the budget.
Patience is a virtue, right?
I've been feeling better for about a week now. I still had some random waves of nausea several times, but for the most part, i'm feeling much better! I'm quite tired by the end of the day though.
Earlier in the week I thought I might have felt the baby move, but I couldn't be 100% certain. A couple nights later, I was laying in bed, and there was no mistaking that feeling! And i've felt it several times since. Everytime I use the doppler to find the heartbeat, the little guy is moving around like CRAZY! I hear that an active baby is a healthy one.... whether that's true or not, I don't know. I just have to wonder what he'll be like out of the womb though.... I don't recall Jadon being overly active, and with Avery i'd have times where I wouldn't feel her much for days! It would scare me to death!
Macy is doing good! She is housebroken (I think.) She rings the bell that we have tied to the front door when she needs to go out. However, she also rings it when she just wants to go out to play, so on nice days when she LOVES being outside, she'll sit at the door and ring it all day! I look forward to having some fencing in place so we can let her out freely. The only problem we've come across is, she wears her harness all day and all night. So awhile back, she was doing really well going out to potty, and it appeared she was fully trained, so we took it off since she doesn't need to go out to potty every hour anymore. I think she was confused, and she peed on the floor several times that day. Once we put the harness back on, we haven't had a problem anymore. So that stinks for her because she has to wear the harness constantly now (we call it a training bra.... and i imagine its just as annoying feeling as one too!)
Last week she got spayed and micro chipped. I'm not sure how they expect an active terrier puppy to sit all day and do nothing active, including running and jumping, for 2 weeks! Also, she's not easily tricked into taking pills. Her pain medication is 1/4th of a small pill. Its pretty tiny. We've been putting it in her treats (pill pockets) and she still figures it out and spits it out. We tried putting it in a chunk of cheese. She figured it out. We tried a chunk of hot dog, and she figured it out. I tried several times to just get the thing into the back of her throat and then blow on her nose and I failed. So after all that, I think she was suspicious of me anytime I gave her a treat. So Derek tried and he did fine for a couple days, then Macy figured out that HE was giving her the meds now. So then he struggled a bit, but not nearly as bad as me.
She's lost all her teeth now, so she's not bitey like she was. She still chews on things, but she's not constantly trying to bite us with those sharp little puppy teeth!
Overall, she's turning into a really good dog! She's smart and knows several commands now, she loves riding in the car, and she LOVES cuddling with her people.
Other news- Jadon's 8th birthday is in a few weeks. EIGHT! How the heck did that happen????? In 2 more years he'll be out of single digits forever!
And Avery isn't far behind! She'll be doing all day kindergarten in the fall, and i'll miss her dearly!:*(
She's my girl. My silly, happy, goofy girl. In a month i'll be signing her up for Safety Town. You may remember Jadon did that. Its for kids entering kindergarten, and they teach them all about safety- water safety, pedestrian safety, animal safety, stranger danger, etc. Jadon was pretty smart already and knew pretty much everything, but he still enjoyed it because it was fun. Avery on the other hand.... she needs it! She's such a space cadet! She's off in her own little world all the time. She still is required to hold my hand in parking lots because she'll just run off or around in the parking lot, meanwhile cars are backing up and whizzing by..... shes oblivious. Jadon was always very aware of what was going on around him. Avery, not so much. Jadon, being the protective big brother, when we are in public, he's always more worried about where Avery is than else.
Spring is coming soon too!!!! You all know how hard winter is for me. This year, i'm so glad i was feeling like crap in the winter instead of the summer! The days are getting longer now, soon it will be daylight savings and we'll gain and hour of sunlight!! I personally feel like the hour of sleep we lose is WELL WORTH IT!!!! My flower bulbs are coming up, and leaves are sprouting on the some of my bushes, like my hydrangeas! It makes me so happy to see new life again! Winter is such a struggle for me. Last winter was a freezing, snowy, icy mess! We had a very mild winter this year, with temps mostly in the 40's and 50's. Yesterday it was even in the low 60's! The only problem is, this time of year I always start getting that really really really bad itch.... you know, the itch where you're just dying to do some yard work! Dying to get your hands in the dirt! Dying to plant some color in your garden! And with soooooooo much work needing to be done on our yard, this year is no exception for the itch!!!! But, we are trying to really watch our budget right now, so any purchases will have to wait until the next month when they can go into the budget.
Patience is a virtue, right?
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
12 weeks!
12 Weeks today! Wasn't sure i'd make it this far, but so far so good!
I realize my last post was very whiny and complainy..... It was a bad day, I was feeling pretty horrible and down. Not feeling well for so long can really start to wear on you.
So last night was my last progesterone suppository and last baby asprin. THANK GOODNESS! Glad those suppositories are done! I'll start progesterone shots in my heiney in 4 weeks.
So some of you may have already heard the results of my blood draw 2 weeks ago. Everything came back negative (meaning no trisomy or downs) so that is good. Being "older", my chances are not much greater of having a baby with down syndrome (doctor said just a third of a percent) but I was still worried nonetheless. Also found out this little one is another boy! I'm a little disappointed because we both had lots of girl names picked that we liked.... but boy names are stupid. We can't really find anything that we like. We aren't into the weird names... not really into the uncommon names either (which are often weird)..... I don't seem to like boys names that are longer than about 6 or 7 letters..... some of the ultra popular current names are cute but are in fact ultra popular, so I wouldn't do that..... not doing family names....not doing a Jr. either...... all the names I kindof like Derek associates with something else, like a sports person that i've never heard of. ;) Its a good thing that we have awhile to figure a name out because i'm afraid its going to take us the whole time to come up with something.
Jadon's name was easy. We decided on Jayden for a boy back before we were even married, and before it was more popular. By the time Jadon was born, it was becoming popular so we chose a spelling that would set him apart from all the other "Jaydens".... Jadon is actually in the Bible.
Avery's was easy. We met at Avery Park. :)
This time...... no idea whatsoever! Derek said he would almost just like to stick 100 names into a hat and draw a name out. I dunno, but it might end up coming to that if we can't think of something!
I realize my last post was very whiny and complainy..... It was a bad day, I was feeling pretty horrible and down. Not feeling well for so long can really start to wear on you.
So last night was my last progesterone suppository and last baby asprin. THANK GOODNESS! Glad those suppositories are done! I'll start progesterone shots in my heiney in 4 weeks.
So some of you may have already heard the results of my blood draw 2 weeks ago. Everything came back negative (meaning no trisomy or downs) so that is good. Being "older", my chances are not much greater of having a baby with down syndrome (doctor said just a third of a percent) but I was still worried nonetheless. Also found out this little one is another boy! I'm a little disappointed because we both had lots of girl names picked that we liked.... but boy names are stupid. We can't really find anything that we like. We aren't into the weird names... not really into the uncommon names either (which are often weird)..... I don't seem to like boys names that are longer than about 6 or 7 letters..... some of the ultra popular current names are cute but are in fact ultra popular, so I wouldn't do that..... not doing family names....not doing a Jr. either...... all the names I kindof like Derek associates with something else, like a sports person that i've never heard of. ;) Its a good thing that we have awhile to figure a name out because i'm afraid its going to take us the whole time to come up with something.
Jadon's name was easy. We decided on Jayden for a boy back before we were even married, and before it was more popular. By the time Jadon was born, it was becoming popular so we chose a spelling that would set him apart from all the other "Jaydens".... Jadon is actually in the Bible.
Avery's was easy. We met at Avery Park. :)
This time...... no idea whatsoever! Derek said he would almost just like to stick 100 names into a hat and draw a name out. I dunno, but it might end up coming to that if we can't think of something!
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
This may bore you
Frustrated is how I feel. Seriously frustrated. Its been 5 weeks now that i've been feeling under the weather- Tired, nauseated, extremely exhausted. I've had some good days and I am SOOOO thankful for those days! But most days its the same. And so i'm stuck laying on the couch. My house is gross, the floors haven't been mopped in at least 5 weeks, and I feel like the whole house is in disarray. My poor husband has had to take over being the housewife/mom and I can't stand it because that is MY job and he shouldn't have to start that job when he gets home from working all day. He is so amazing though and does it without complaining.
I am useless to my family right now, and that's all there is to it.
I know I was tired with the other pregnancies, but this tired is like I can't even hardly move tired. Like my body has been in a coma for years and just getting up to use the bathroom is enough to overwhelm me!
And the nausea, while its not horrible, its enough to make me not want to move around. And nothing seems to help. With Avery, i sipped lemonade constantly and that was helpful. I haven't tried lemonade this time because it sounds pretty gross. I suck on hard candy and that helps a tad, especially when I have a gross taste in my mouth. But other than that, my beloved morning cup of coffee is totally disgusting, but i'm drinking it anyways because otherwise I get a headache.
I'm 11 weeks today, and first trimester ends in a couple weeks, I'm hoping I start feeling better. I've noticed for the past week that i've had a little more energy- Thank the Lord, because I was feeling like the exhaustion was going to kill me!. The nausea improved for a couple weeks though, and then came back a week ago. However, this past Saturday I felt amazing! A little tired, but not sick feeling, and I cleaned a bathroom and did some laundry and a few other odds and ends that have been driving me nuts for weeks. It felt sooooooooo good to do something useful!!!!!!
You forget after awhile how horrible first trimester can be. However, I wanted this, and I knew what I was getting myself into, and I am very grateful to be feeling symptoms.... even if they are less than pleasant. It means my body is working and doing what it should be.
On a less depressing note, I had an appointment a week ago. They now do a new 1st trimester screening for chromosomal abnormalities (if you want it done) that is just a blood draw. You can read more about it here. I did the blood draw and i'll find out the results by next week sometime. Why would I do it? Well, why not? Its simple and non invasive.... I get to find out important information about the baby. It also is able to tell the gender! At 10 weeks! Isn't that crazy? So you can now find out the gender in your first trimester, rather than waiting until your 20 week ultrasound!
Also, i'm considered "high risk" for a few reasons. First of all, history of miscarriages, second, i've had a preterm birth, and third.... well, i'm getting old.... or i'm of "advanced maternal age" now, or at least I will be when the baby is born. (apparently 35 is old?) So, i'm anxious to hear the results.
Upon finding out I was pregnant, my sweet sister in law graciously let me borrow her fetal doppler! I used one with Avery that I rented. It was so reassuring to have that, and I had planned to get one again this time. The best present ever was hearing a little heart beating on Christmas morning!
I had seen the heart beating at my 7 week appointment, which in a normal pregnancy would be a good sign and after a beating heart is detected, miscarriage risk drops significantly. However, for me, at least one of my miscarriage babies had a heartbeat, and i'm willing to put money on one of the other ones having a heartbeat as well..... so the risk doesn't drop for me just because of a heartbeat. The fact that I've now made it to week 11 and the heart is still beating is a good sign though, and my chances of miscarriage are dropping every day now.
This is IT for me though! I do NOT in a million years want to go through this again. I feel like I have no control over my body and its very taxing on me! Sorry to my mom who was already trying to convince me that maybe one more would be a good idea to even it out! Sorry, but it ain't happening!!!!!!!
Everyone is asking us where we are going to put this child after its born. Well, it will be in our room for awhile. After that, we'll just play it by ear. Plenty of people have lived their lives sharing a bedroom with a sibling, so it will not kill the children to share a room. The kids are already aware that they may need to share a room, and they are perfectly fine with it. We've got a lot of open space in our house, so its not like we're going to be jammed in here like sardines. I know people who have lived in 900 sq feet with 5 children and did just fine, even thrived.
The kids are very excited, especially Jadon, which surprised me. He even talks to my belly sometimes, even though the baby cant hear yet. Its sweet :) Avery said if its a boy or a girl, she wants to name it Flower. And believe it or not, I look forward to having my body back and surprisingly i'm motivated now more than ever to get back into shape! After being so stagnant for 2 months, and already feeling uncomfortable and ill, i'm super ready to get back to feeling good.... because lets be honest, I put on a few pounds in the last year and I felt gross before I even got pregnant!
Well this may have been a super boring post.
I am useless to my family right now, and that's all there is to it.
I know I was tired with the other pregnancies, but this tired is like I can't even hardly move tired. Like my body has been in a coma for years and just getting up to use the bathroom is enough to overwhelm me!
And the nausea, while its not horrible, its enough to make me not want to move around. And nothing seems to help. With Avery, i sipped lemonade constantly and that was helpful. I haven't tried lemonade this time because it sounds pretty gross. I suck on hard candy and that helps a tad, especially when I have a gross taste in my mouth. But other than that, my beloved morning cup of coffee is totally disgusting, but i'm drinking it anyways because otherwise I get a headache.
I'm 11 weeks today, and first trimester ends in a couple weeks, I'm hoping I start feeling better. I've noticed for the past week that i've had a little more energy- Thank the Lord, because I was feeling like the exhaustion was going to kill me!. The nausea improved for a couple weeks though, and then came back a week ago. However, this past Saturday I felt amazing! A little tired, but not sick feeling, and I cleaned a bathroom and did some laundry and a few other odds and ends that have been driving me nuts for weeks. It felt sooooooooo good to do something useful!!!!!!
You forget after awhile how horrible first trimester can be. However, I wanted this, and I knew what I was getting myself into, and I am very grateful to be feeling symptoms.... even if they are less than pleasant. It means my body is working and doing what it should be.
On a less depressing note, I had an appointment a week ago. They now do a new 1st trimester screening for chromosomal abnormalities (if you want it done) that is just a blood draw. You can read more about it here. I did the blood draw and i'll find out the results by next week sometime. Why would I do it? Well, why not? Its simple and non invasive.... I get to find out important information about the baby. It also is able to tell the gender! At 10 weeks! Isn't that crazy? So you can now find out the gender in your first trimester, rather than waiting until your 20 week ultrasound!
Also, i'm considered "high risk" for a few reasons. First of all, history of miscarriages, second, i've had a preterm birth, and third.... well, i'm getting old.... or i'm of "advanced maternal age" now, or at least I will be when the baby is born. (apparently 35 is old?) So, i'm anxious to hear the results.
Upon finding out I was pregnant, my sweet sister in law graciously let me borrow her fetal doppler! I used one with Avery that I rented. It was so reassuring to have that, and I had planned to get one again this time. The best present ever was hearing a little heart beating on Christmas morning!
I had seen the heart beating at my 7 week appointment, which in a normal pregnancy would be a good sign and after a beating heart is detected, miscarriage risk drops significantly. However, for me, at least one of my miscarriage babies had a heartbeat, and i'm willing to put money on one of the other ones having a heartbeat as well..... so the risk doesn't drop for me just because of a heartbeat. The fact that I've now made it to week 11 and the heart is still beating is a good sign though, and my chances of miscarriage are dropping every day now.
This is IT for me though! I do NOT in a million years want to go through this again. I feel like I have no control over my body and its very taxing on me! Sorry to my mom who was already trying to convince me that maybe one more would be a good idea to even it out! Sorry, but it ain't happening!!!!!!!
Everyone is asking us where we are going to put this child after its born. Well, it will be in our room for awhile. After that, we'll just play it by ear. Plenty of people have lived their lives sharing a bedroom with a sibling, so it will not kill the children to share a room. The kids are already aware that they may need to share a room, and they are perfectly fine with it. We've got a lot of open space in our house, so its not like we're going to be jammed in here like sardines. I know people who have lived in 900 sq feet with 5 children and did just fine, even thrived.
The kids are very excited, especially Jadon, which surprised me. He even talks to my belly sometimes, even though the baby cant hear yet. Its sweet :) Avery said if its a boy or a girl, she wants to name it Flower. And believe it or not, I look forward to having my body back and surprisingly i'm motivated now more than ever to get back into shape! After being so stagnant for 2 months, and already feeling uncomfortable and ill, i'm super ready to get back to feeling good.... because lets be honest, I put on a few pounds in the last year and I felt gross before I even got pregnant!
Well this may have been a super boring post.
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