we have a solid date scheduled for my c-section? Well we do :)
We talked to Dr. Lamade about end of pregnancy stuff such as the fact that I cannot attend the 8th grade field trip to Baltimore and having bi-weekly and then weekly appointments. As we were leaving he said, "oh, we need to schedule this thing!" hehe.. love that man. He wasn't sure that the June schedule would be up yet, but said if it was we would put my name on the books and he'd start his side of the paperwork.
Sure enough, the schedule was there so he asked us how June 6th sounded. GASP. Umm... good? We immediately said yes even though we were a bit conflicted.
+ The last student day is June 5th which means that I'll miss the last in-service day (shucks..)
+ I'll get a minimum of 12 weeks of "sick time" which means I won't have to go in over the summer at all
+ Frank's birthday is the 4th, Abriauna's is the 5th, and this baybee could be the 6th :)
+ Because I'll be just over 38 weeks there is (hopefully) less of a chance I'll go into labor
- 12 weeks of sick time will only get me to August 29th, so I'll have to take more unpaid leave than I wanted
- My original due date was June 21st. If we use that date, June 6th would make me less than 38 weeks. Is that too early?
- Wednesday's child is full of woe
And since the positives outweigh the negatives, we are set for June 6th (6-6-12) at 7:00 AM. :) Being first for the operating room that day = lowered chance of getting bumped.
That means that we have 9 weeks and 5 days until this baby arrives <3 I cannot believe how time has flown!
Friday, March 30, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
To Do List Update
Things I Need to Get Done Before The Baybee Comes...
Why did I think this list was going to get smaller?? Like I said though, 69 days to go! Can't wait to meet this little person who has learned to dance in my belly!
Find a cute shower invitationSend out said invites for March 24thCreate and carry out a menu for the showerPick out a crib for baby to sleep inAssemble the cribRealize that the crib should not be assembled in OUR bedroom, but instead in the second bedroom. The baby won't sleep in it right away anyway and will sleep in the pack n' play in our room.- Clean out the second bedroom--I feel like this will never be finished!
- Reassemble the crib in the baby's room/guest room
- Find a dresser/changing table for the baby--there's been some progress on this one. My parents have a huge dresser we could have. The only problem is that the dresses is lower than I'd like (we're aiming for around counter height) and we don't have an easy way to get it from the parents' garage in Susquehanna County to our second floor apartment in Berks County! Progress is progress though, right?
Write a letter to the school board requesting FMLA for next school year--turned this in today!! SOOO exciting!- Clean/reorganize my classroom so my sub can find things!--I will not be attending the 8th grade field trip to Baltimore this year :( so that day will be perfect for organizing/cleaning my room.
Attend my baby shower on March 24th BEFORE the risk of being put on travel restriction- Buy any other "must haves" before the tiny one shows up--including (but not limited to):
- pack n' play for the bebe to sleep in
milkerpump so when I go back to work in December/January the tiny one can still eat :)- crib mattress
- waterproof EVERYTHINGS! Crib sheets, pack n' play sheets, changing pads...
- bathtub, so my baby isn't stinky
- covers for the mombo and boppy
- seat covers for the Equinox. Beige interior + baby messiness = unhappy daddy :)
- sling! Something like this. I already have a Moby, but Emily loved her sling so I'm going to try that too.
- Clothes to wear while I'm in the hospital and for the trip home.
- Nursing tops/easy in-out tops.
- One super cute, super girly outfit and one super cute, super manly outfit for when we come home
- Paint the baby's room <3 I think we're going to go with a light green like the border of this blanket. That or yellow... or light blue... :)
- Pack a hospital bag. I'd like to get this done, or at least a good start on it, soon. I'm only 69 days from C-Day and paranoid that this baby will want to be early. OR that something will be found at an appointment and I'll be put on bed rest.
- 3-Hour Glucose Tolerence Test. Failed the 1-hour one, wah wah wah :( But only by a few points. So during Spring Break next week (WOOT!) I'll be spending one day with Dr. Lamade and one day at the lab here.
- Enjoy some just-the-two-of-us time with the hubsters. Other than cleaning/orgainizing time! I think we'll hit the Farmers' Market this weekend. Soon (when he can walk again!) I think we'll start taking walks together too. This doesn't have to be JUST the two of us time either, I just mean couple-y time. Know what I mean? No, get your mind out of the gutter, not THAT kind of couple-y time! ;)
- SLEEEEEEP! The third trimester funk has hit me and it's a struggle to not nap during the day. In fact, my eyes are getting heavy now.
Why did I think this list was going to get smaller?? Like I said though, 69 days to go! Can't wait to meet this little person who has learned to dance in my belly!
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Twenty six down, thirteen (ish?) to go!
Twenty-six weeks = 182 days = holy crap! We have officially reached twenty-six weeks and have (at MOST) thirteen weeks (or 91 days) to go. Again, thanks to the c-section thing the baby will come at or before 39 weeks. I think that Dr. Lamade can do the surgery as early as 38 weeks without prior insurance approval or without it being an emergency. That means, boys and girls, this baby could be born as early as JUNE 5TH!! That's the last day of school so technically we could make that work. Dr. Lamade did move our estimated due date up to June 19th.
How big is baby: According to The Bump, the baby is now the size of a head of lettuce! Hopefully not that shape though... that would make any delivery difficult! :) We're now in the 13.6- to 14.8-inch and 1.5- to 2.5-pound range and getting bigger all the time. According to most sites, baby's eyes are open and looking around now. Quite the view, huh? We also have eyelashes <3 all the better to bat at daddy so we get everything we want :)
Weight gain/loss: Not really sure what the number is, but I've definitely gained weight now. Dr. Lamade even made a comment about it last Thursday when we saw him. He said something along the lines of, "oh I see we've gained the weight this month that we didn't gain last month". Umm... thanks? :( I thought I had been doing well before.
Stretch marks: Oh yeah, and they're dark. Luckily I can't see them since they're on my lower stomach, but Brian tells me they're growing nicely too.
Maternity clothes: Sarah, Emily and I hit Motherhood Maternity this weekend and found around $150 worth of cute maternity-ness for me. Including this dress...
Sleep: Depends on the night... I'm definitely not comfortable all night on my back anymore so I've been waking up a lot to roll back over onto my left side. On nights when I don't roll to my back, I sleep very well. That doesn't happen much though! The other exciting thing is that the baby wakes me up now, but more on that later :)
Food cravings or aversions: SOY SAUCE! YUCK!! I cannot stand the mere thought of soy sauce/teryaki sauce right now which is a shame because I used to love it so much. Not sure if this is my body telling me I've had too much sodium or what, but I cannot stomach soy sauce anymore. The other food I've eliminated is cheesesteaks. :( Sad :( They definitely make me sick now. Brian and I had minute steaks last Wednesday and I was still feeling the ill effects at the end of the day on Thursday.
Movement: OH MY GAWD, do we have movement! There was one night last week where I swear the baby was doing cartwheels at 3 am. It woke me from a sound sleep and I could not get back to sleep for hours! I realize I'm only 26 weeks and that I have plenty of kicking, punching, dancing to go but I have to say I have loved every kick, punch and two-step this baby has preformed. There's nothing like sitting in class and feeling my little baby performing their own little ballet, oblivious to the rest of the world.
What I miss: Right now, nothing. <3 I love being pregnant and would be willing to give up anything for this :)
Misc: My baby shower is quickly approaching! I cannot wait to get all the baby gifts into his/her room and start getting things set for the arrival! The crib is already here and put together (in the wrong room, but it is assembled!) and I have some clothes and toys. Nothing big yet. :) I can't wait to see our whole extended family and to continue preparing our lives for this little one!! <3
OH, and Aunt Sarah got to feel the baby kick last night! She's the first (other than Brian and me) to get to feel kicks. Very exciting!!
How big is baby: According to The Bump, the baby is now the size of a head of lettuce! Hopefully not that shape though... that would make any delivery difficult! :) We're now in the 13.6- to 14.8-inch and 1.5- to 2.5-pound range and getting bigger all the time. According to most sites, baby's eyes are open and looking around now. Quite the view, huh? We also have eyelashes <3 all the better to bat at daddy so we get everything we want :)
Weight gain/loss: Not really sure what the number is, but I've definitely gained weight now. Dr. Lamade even made a comment about it last Thursday when we saw him. He said something along the lines of, "oh I see we've gained the weight this month that we didn't gain last month". Umm... thanks? :( I thought I had been doing well before.
Stretch marks: Oh yeah, and they're dark. Luckily I can't see them since they're on my lower stomach, but Brian tells me they're growing nicely too.
Maternity clothes: Sarah, Emily and I hit Motherhood Maternity this weekend and found around $150 worth of cute maternity-ness for me. Including this dress...
which I'm wearing today. <3 It's supposed to be into the 70s today so I thought today was the day to break out the pretty dresses. I did opt for tights under it though because it's a bit short and I don't want to scare any of my students :)
I also got cute skinny maternity jeans (oxymoron?) and t-shirts from Old Navy. I'm wearing maternity exclusively now with one or two non-maternity shirts thrown in there. Cardigans are my saviors though. I'm definitely a whole lot warmer around the clock now so I usually start the day with long sleeves and end it with t-shirts or tanks.
Food cravings or aversions: SOY SAUCE! YUCK!! I cannot stand the mere thought of soy sauce/teryaki sauce right now which is a shame because I used to love it so much. Not sure if this is my body telling me I've had too much sodium or what, but I cannot stomach soy sauce anymore. The other food I've eliminated is cheesesteaks. :( Sad :( They definitely make me sick now. Brian and I had minute steaks last Wednesday and I was still feeling the ill effects at the end of the day on Thursday.
Movement: OH MY GAWD, do we have movement! There was one night last week where I swear the baby was doing cartwheels at 3 am. It woke me from a sound sleep and I could not get back to sleep for hours! I realize I'm only 26 weeks and that I have plenty of kicking, punching, dancing to go but I have to say I have loved every kick, punch and two-step this baby has preformed. There's nothing like sitting in class and feeling my little baby performing their own little ballet, oblivious to the rest of the world.
What I miss: Right now, nothing. <3 I love being pregnant and would be willing to give up anything for this :)
Misc: My baby shower is quickly approaching! I cannot wait to get all the baby gifts into his/her room and start getting things set for the arrival! The crib is already here and put together (in the wrong room, but it is assembled!) and I have some clothes and toys. Nothing big yet. :) I can't wait to see our whole extended family and to continue preparing our lives for this little one!! <3
OH, and Aunt Sarah got to feel the baby kick last night! She's the first (other than Brian and me) to get to feel kicks. Very exciting!!
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Two successful recipes!!
Over the last week I've made both the Beef Stew and Veggie Beef soup from our adventure in Cooking Once a Month. Both were DELICIOUS and definitely repeatable. Since we were so impressed with both, I'm combining our reactions.
Meals: Beef Stew and Veggie Beef Soup
Roselyn's Rating (based on a scale of "Licking Out the Crock Pot" to "Pitching the Whole Damn Thing"): Pretty darn close to Licking Out the Crock Pot for the stew. We served it over egg noodles and it was divine! The soup was very good as well and it will definitely last more than 2 meals.
Brian's Rating (based on a scale of "Licking Out the Crock Pot" to "Pitching the Whole Damn Thing"): When we had the stew, I believe B said something along the lines of 'this is one recipe I'll look forward to having again'. And considering the fact that it had peppers AND onions, that's saying something! Last night when the soup was on the menu, he was equally impressed but I expected that since it's just plain ol' veggie soup with some ground beef thrown in.
General Reactions: SOOOOOOO good! I had the stew as leftovers twice since the original evening and will probably have it again tonight. Both B and I took the soup for lunch today. I thought it was equally as good today as last night, and we'll see what B says later!
What I'd Change for Next Time: I think both recipes needed a little more salt and pepper. It was easy enough to add them bowl by bowl so I probably wouldn't add more to the baggies pre-freeze.
We still have the Healthy Barbeque Chicken and the Roast and another bag of each of the recipes I've done. So far the idea of only cooking once in a while seems to be going really well. My bank account is liking it too because we haven't had to do major shopping since our big shopping day!
Meals: Beef Stew and Veggie Beef Soup
Roselyn's Rating (based on a scale of "Licking Out the Crock Pot" to "Pitching the Whole Damn Thing"): Pretty darn close to Licking Out the Crock Pot for the stew. We served it over egg noodles and it was divine! The soup was very good as well and it will definitely last more than 2 meals.
Brian's Rating (based on a scale of "Licking Out the Crock Pot" to "Pitching the Whole Damn Thing"): When we had the stew, I believe B said something along the lines of 'this is one recipe I'll look forward to having again'. And considering the fact that it had peppers AND onions, that's saying something! Last night when the soup was on the menu, he was equally impressed but I expected that since it's just plain ol' veggie soup with some ground beef thrown in.
General Reactions: SOOOOOOO good! I had the stew as leftovers twice since the original evening and will probably have it again tonight. Both B and I took the soup for lunch today. I thought it was equally as good today as last night, and we'll see what B says later!
What I'd Change for Next Time: I think both recipes needed a little more salt and pepper. It was easy enough to add them bowl by bowl so I probably wouldn't add more to the baggies pre-freeze.
We still have the Healthy Barbeque Chicken and the Roast and another bag of each of the recipes I've done. So far the idea of only cooking once in a while seems to be going really well. My bank account is liking it too because we haven't had to do major shopping since our big shopping day!
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