I've been feeling like such a slacker lately. I'm been so tired and just crazy wiped out lately. I'm usually all go-go-go. But not this go around. Oh well. Maybe my body is just storing up energy in preparation for being a mommy of two (I hear that can be exhausting as well). I've been a little stressed out too which I'm sure doesn't help. I can't seem to get myself to eat enough. I've been losing weight this past week. I'm trying to hold steady where I'm at. I'm not supposed to be gaining any weight but it is not healthy to be losing weight either. So, Danny made me brownies last night with a lovely peanut butter swirl and marshmallow chunks. So YUMMY!! My hubby takes such good care of me.
We've been getting a little snow logged and I hear that there's more on the way but I'm just plugging my ears and singing, "lalalalalala!" We've already lost our regular parking spot to the 3 foot snow banks of the first storm. Then we lost our back up parking spot to the 7 foot snow banks of the second set of storms. The 2nd back up spot that Danny found will be under parking ban tomorrow and Danny's beginning to wonder weather just letting it get buried and leaving it until spring is a viable option (not really but it's nice to dream). I've a little concerned because we've all got dentist appointments this week for the first time in 11 years for me, joey's first ever and Danny has some serious dental work to get done. We finally got through to a dentist that takes our insurance (woo hoo!) It's time to get cracking already. I just don't want to have to reschedule.
I started feeling teeny tiny baby kicks this week. I love that feeling. It's only right after I eat and only if I'm laying still that I can pick them out but that little one is in there for sure, and boy oh boy the somersaults going on. I so hope that I'm nearing the end of all the yucky feeling and I can start to get some of my baby prep list working. I've got so much to do to get ready. I can't wait to get started, I just wish that I felt well enough to get going already. I have baby blankets to make and bedrooms to redecorate. Danny and I are switching our larger room with Joey and little #2 so that we can fit the crib and Joey's new bed both in one room. We've also got a bunch of crap that needs to get thrown away. And I've decided to try and use up some of the fabrics pieces that I've got lying around to make a nice large rag rug for the kids room and to get them out of our closet. I'm trying to not over purge but at the same time we need way more space if another person is going to fit into our little 800ish square foot apartment with us. At least we've got the hard part (the plan) done and ready to move on as soon as I feel up to getting it going. I've planned out the few new purchases (all IKEA) that we need to make in order to make some order to our space. And I've been scouring craigslist to try and find the same or similar options for cheaper. I think I can, I think I can.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
So many changes
So with baby number two on the way Danny and I have decided to hang out here in CT for another school year. Moving with me 6-7 months pregnant is just not something that we've been able to figure out how to be comfortable with. We got our due date finally figured out, August 20th.
This pregnancy has not been going so smoothly as our last. I had nearly no symptoms last time around. This time, I'm horribly tired most of the time. I've got a bit more nausea too and this horrible metallic taste in my mouth that I just can't seem to shake. I made some slow-cooker kielbasa and sauerkraut for dinner so I have temporarily gotten that horrible taste of pennies out of my mouth.
I had a feeling that it'd be too good to be true if this pregnancy went as smoothly as the last. I've just been so out of it. I haven't been cooking as much or cleaning as much, our house is pretty much in a permanent state of disarray at this point. I occasionally get a wind long enough to get a little something done but I have pretty much resigned myself to just trying to hold out until that 12 week mark and pray that I get a nice second trimester wind.
I am really excited for this baby though. I don't have much to buy this time around. I'm considering a glider but we don't really need one, our poang really has a lovely soft bounce to it and is great for nursing. I have been trying to figure out what it is that I could possibly use but I can't for the life of me think of much. I know something will come up last minute and I just know that it'll be right when I least expect it. I always think of things last minute. I swear sometimes my brain doesn't function unless it's under that last minute pressure(great for paper writing, not so great for real life when trying to planning ahead).
Well, my little wind of writing energy appears to be dwindling. I'm gonna say tootles.
This pregnancy has not been going so smoothly as our last. I had nearly no symptoms last time around. This time, I'm horribly tired most of the time. I've got a bit more nausea too and this horrible metallic taste in my mouth that I just can't seem to shake. I made some slow-cooker kielbasa and sauerkraut for dinner so I have temporarily gotten that horrible taste of pennies out of my mouth.
I had a feeling that it'd be too good to be true if this pregnancy went as smoothly as the last. I've just been so out of it. I haven't been cooking as much or cleaning as much, our house is pretty much in a permanent state of disarray at this point. I occasionally get a wind long enough to get a little something done but I have pretty much resigned myself to just trying to hold out until that 12 week mark and pray that I get a nice second trimester wind.
I am really excited for this baby though. I don't have much to buy this time around. I'm considering a glider but we don't really need one, our poang really has a lovely soft bounce to it and is great for nursing. I have been trying to figure out what it is that I could possibly use but I can't for the life of me think of much. I know something will come up last minute and I just know that it'll be right when I least expect it. I always think of things last minute. I swear sometimes my brain doesn't function unless it's under that last minute pressure(great for paper writing, not so great for real life when trying to planning ahead).
Well, my little wind of writing energy appears to be dwindling. I'm gonna say tootles.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Sickness is no fun
Hope everyone had a lovely holiday. I know, I did... until I got sick that is. I've been sick for about the past week. Ugh. And of course digestional problems coupled with first trimester nausea made my life super fun. Danny took such good care of me. He cooked and let me sleep which was great because the nausea got worse when I was hungry. And I just couldn't stand long enough to make anything.
I'm finally feeling better. I went back to work today and even walked home. Yay me! I'm making yummy food for dinner. Mexican again (big shock face). I craved mexican food and Taco Bell (I specify because I don't categorize Taco Bell as real Mexican food) during my pregnancy with Joey too. I love it anyway so it's good all around. I just wish DSS hadn't cut my food stamps in half, I'd love to have fresh veggies for my burritos. That reminds me, I need to call them and get that sorted out. Boo to red-tape!
Joey has started singing the ABC song. She started singing it the other night. We've been working on it for a while but she'd only really ever listen before and now she's got it. I'm so proud of my little one. She's also been hugging my tummy and saying hello to her sister (she's convinced that it's a girl and her mind can not be changed). I kind of feel bad, if it turns out to be a boy, she's going to be shocked and possibly upset. I try to tell her that it might be a boy too and she's just insistent that it's going to be a girl. It doesn't help that Danny says he wants a girl too but he's always said that he'd rather have daughters than sons. I try to tell Joey that only Jesus knows what this baby is going to be, but she's sure that she's going to have a sister.
I'm finally feeling better. I went back to work today and even walked home. Yay me! I'm making yummy food for dinner. Mexican again (big shock face). I craved mexican food and Taco Bell (I specify because I don't categorize Taco Bell as real Mexican food) during my pregnancy with Joey too. I love it anyway so it's good all around. I just wish DSS hadn't cut my food stamps in half, I'd love to have fresh veggies for my burritos. That reminds me, I need to call them and get that sorted out. Boo to red-tape!
Joey has started singing the ABC song. She started singing it the other night. We've been working on it for a while but she'd only really ever listen before and now she's got it. I'm so proud of my little one. She's also been hugging my tummy and saying hello to her sister (she's convinced that it's a girl and her mind can not be changed). I kind of feel bad, if it turns out to be a boy, she's going to be shocked and possibly upset. I try to tell her that it might be a boy too and she's just insistent that it's going to be a girl. It doesn't help that Danny says he wants a girl too but he's always said that he'd rather have daughters than sons. I try to tell Joey that only Jesus knows what this baby is going to be, but she's sure that she's going to have a sister.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Feeling Accomplished
So, I've been feeling like a lazy bum lately. I've been feeling really tired physically but I'm trying to keep active but it's been really hard the past few days. This makes me feel yucky in general. Then I was thinking about it and I've actually been doing a lot but it's all research type stuff(which is why I'm not feeling active).
Danny and I are trying to spend the little time that he has off between semesters to try and get a plan in place for May. So, as it stands now. We're getting applications and such on hand for when we move. I'm looking into places to live and trying to keep to our set budget. I've also bee researching moving companies and have been trying to plan our route out there. I want to be able to visit folks along the way if we can and see some sites perhaps.
I'm also looking into cloth diapers and I've found all the materials that I need to make them here, and I can make them waterproof too. I should be able to use most of my fabric scraps that I already have and will only have to purchase some diaper specific materials. Like snaps to make them one size fits all, velco for the closure, the Waterproof PUL fabric, extra elastic and microfiber terry cloth for the soaker pads. When the time coms of course. This of course will depend on whether or not we can find a place out there with it's own laundry. I'm not going to wash diapers in a shared laundry, it's just rude I think.
I've got loads of ideas. I just need to make sure that I formulate a cohesive plan and actually put it into action and not just wing it like I have a tendency to do.
One thing that really makes me happy is knowing that unless we're having a boy, I have almost everything that I need already for this baby. All we really need is a new diaper bag since ours is falling apart and Danny and I have chosen one that's really nice and pretty gender neutral. We got one last time that was all synthetic materials and it's just fallen apart. This one's way more expensive than the last one that we got but it's washable and it'll hold up better I think and I'm hoping we can find something less expensive but I we need a diaper bag that Danny's going to actually use so it might be worth it.
Then Danny and I might need a sit and stand stroller too since Joey's really into walking by herself so I think we'll make do with what we have for now at least but I did find a sit and stand stroller that we like should we get one. And obviously we're not buying anything until we're out in CO, we don't want to buy stuff just to have to pay to haul it across the country.
So, we're pretty gung ho about moving in May/June. The only thing that could hold us back at this point will be if some health problems come up during this pregnancy. Which is a possibility. I still haven't been able to drop the 70lbs I gained after that first Doctor put my on Birth Control. I have been able to get down to 5-10lbs below my pre-Joey weight but I seem to be stuck right around there. I'm hoping to try and not gain any weight this pregnancy. But I'm still a little worried about gestational diabetes since it does run in the family, but I'm withholding my fear for a little while. At least that's what I'm telling myself.
Danny and I are trying to spend the little time that he has off between semesters to try and get a plan in place for May. So, as it stands now. We're getting applications and such on hand for when we move. I'm looking into places to live and trying to keep to our set budget. I've also bee researching moving companies and have been trying to plan our route out there. I want to be able to visit folks along the way if we can and see some sites perhaps.
I'm also looking into cloth diapers and I've found all the materials that I need to make them here, and I can make them waterproof too. I should be able to use most of my fabric scraps that I already have and will only have to purchase some diaper specific materials. Like snaps to make them one size fits all, velco for the closure, the Waterproof PUL fabric, extra elastic and microfiber terry cloth for the soaker pads. When the time coms of course. This of course will depend on whether or not we can find a place out there with it's own laundry. I'm not going to wash diapers in a shared laundry, it's just rude I think.
I've got loads of ideas. I just need to make sure that I formulate a cohesive plan and actually put it into action and not just wing it like I have a tendency to do.
One thing that really makes me happy is knowing that unless we're having a boy, I have almost everything that I need already for this baby. All we really need is a new diaper bag since ours is falling apart and Danny and I have chosen one that's really nice and pretty gender neutral. We got one last time that was all synthetic materials and it's just fallen apart. This one's way more expensive than the last one that we got but it's washable and it'll hold up better I think and I'm hoping we can find something less expensive but I we need a diaper bag that Danny's going to actually use so it might be worth it.
Then Danny and I might need a sit and stand stroller too since Joey's really into walking by herself so I think we'll make do with what we have for now at least but I did find a sit and stand stroller that we like should we get one. And obviously we're not buying anything until we're out in CO, we don't want to buy stuff just to have to pay to haul it across the country.
So, we're pretty gung ho about moving in May/June. The only thing that could hold us back at this point will be if some health problems come up during this pregnancy. Which is a possibility. I still haven't been able to drop the 70lbs I gained after that first Doctor put my on Birth Control. I have been able to get down to 5-10lbs below my pre-Joey weight but I seem to be stuck right around there. I'm hoping to try and not gain any weight this pregnancy. But I'm still a little worried about gestational diabetes since it does run in the family, but I'm withholding my fear for a little while. At least that's what I'm telling myself.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
I'm thinking again...Let's see how this goes
So, I was asking around on Facebook about what cloth diapers were the best and most cost effective. A friend suggested that I just make some myself. I don't know why I hadn't thought of this. I've been poking around different websites with patterns and instructions and have been trying to figure it all out. I think I may be onto something now though. I found one woman who made diapers for FREE!!! she used fabric she had around the house. I have tons of fabric around the house. They recommended using terry cloth layered with flannel and/or wool for the soaker pads, using micro-fleece and flannel layered for the outsides. I have so many ideas now, and all using fabrics and extra towels that I have laying around the house. I even found a bunch of free patterns on-line in all different sizes. I think the only thing that I'd absolutely have to buy would be either snaps or hook & loop for the closures.
I told Danny about what I found and he agreed that if we find a place out in CO that comes with it's own laundry, that we will for sure consider it. I'm so excited. Diapers for Joey run us like $50+ a month. And the rough part is that I can't even buy off brand because Joey has really sensitive skin (like her mommy, ugh) and all but one brand give her really bad diaper rash. But I am excited about this concept. I'll even be able to make her training pants that I'll be able to re-use for baby number 2. It's really going to depend on what kind of place we get in CO though. We just can't expect to wash diapers in a shared laundry like we have now.
And of course, if we have tour own laundry space, I can start making my own laundry soap. Another friend gave me a bunch of recipes for homemade laundry soap that are a huge money saver and if I have the space to keep a 5 gallon bucket of laundry soap somewhere, I will. Oh that nesting brain is kicking in already, I can feel it. I want to make and clean and everything all RIGHT NOW!!! AHHH!!!! But I'm restraining myself. At least for a little while. We have so much to do to prepare to move. I have plenty on my to-do list. I just need a game plan.
I told Danny about what I found and he agreed that if we find a place out in CO that comes with it's own laundry, that we will for sure consider it. I'm so excited. Diapers for Joey run us like $50+ a month. And the rough part is that I can't even buy off brand because Joey has really sensitive skin (like her mommy, ugh) and all but one brand give her really bad diaper rash. But I am excited about this concept. I'll even be able to make her training pants that I'll be able to re-use for baby number 2. It's really going to depend on what kind of place we get in CO though. We just can't expect to wash diapers in a shared laundry like we have now.
And of course, if we have tour own laundry space, I can start making my own laundry soap. Another friend gave me a bunch of recipes for homemade laundry soap that are a huge money saver and if I have the space to keep a 5 gallon bucket of laundry soap somewhere, I will. Oh that nesting brain is kicking in already, I can feel it. I want to make and clean and everything all RIGHT NOW!!! AHHH!!!! But I'm restraining myself. At least for a little while. We have so much to do to prepare to move. I have plenty on my to-do list. I just need a game plan.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Crazy days of Christmas...
It's only Tuesday but I feel like it's so much further in the week. Danny and I went to Target to get the some of the last of Joey's Christmas presents last night. She's been asking for a new piggy bank since she broke her old one, so we found her a cute on. The only thing that we want to get for her still is an easel and they have one just her size at IKEA for $15 so I think we're going to try and get that this week. I got Danny some little surprises for Christmas day and I've been really good and I haven't tried to open my present yet. I may actually make it until Christmas.
I had my obGyn appointment today. They say that I am indeed pregnant and I have an ultra sound appointment set for next Wednesday to get a more accurate due date since I'm not positive of which Friday of two possible to use to get the accurate measurement. So, we'll have a for sure due date next week. Then my next obGyn appointment will be in January so that I can get what I need to sign up for WIC again. Which I am totally stoked to do again, especially since I found an office here in West Haven that I can go to instead of having to fight with downtown New Haven traffic.
Danny and I are still trying to figure out what to do about our plans for Colorado. Right now I think we're still thinking that we're going to move in May or June barring any medical complications on my part, I think. I think one of our biggest fears at this point is whether or not we'll be able to get health care in time for the birth. Particularly since I'm not so much a fan or going for a VBAC and a C-Section is rather costly.
I had my obGyn appointment today. They say that I am indeed pregnant and I have an ultra sound appointment set for next Wednesday to get a more accurate due date since I'm not positive of which Friday of two possible to use to get the accurate measurement. So, we'll have a for sure due date next week. Then my next obGyn appointment will be in January so that I can get what I need to sign up for WIC again. Which I am totally stoked to do again, especially since I found an office here in West Haven that I can go to instead of having to fight with downtown New Haven traffic.
Danny and I are still trying to figure out what to do about our plans for Colorado. Right now I think we're still thinking that we're going to move in May or June barring any medical complications on my part, I think. I think one of our biggest fears at this point is whether or not we'll be able to get health care in time for the birth. Particularly since I'm not so much a fan or going for a VBAC and a C-Section is rather costly.
Monday, December 20, 2010
The Big News...
This Palm Trio is soon to be a Quartet. Danny and I just found out that we're expecting baby number two probably sometime in August. I know family, one more August baby. For those of you who don't know...nearly everyone in our family has an August birthday. My father and grandfather, my sister and mother-in-law, my daughter and now, our newest little is due in August and our newest niece or nephew is due in August as well. That's a lot of August babies.
I have my doctor's appointment to confirm this little's estimated arrival time tomorrow afternoon. It's rather fortuitous that I already had a yearly appointment set up just when I'm due to hit 8 weeks. Joey and Danny want a little girl but I want to have a little boy with curly brown hair like his Daddy. I'm looking forward to being pregnant again. I really enjoyed myself last time, until the last month or so. But this pregnancy is already shaping up to be very different than my first.
More to come later as we get more news and what-not. But that's all for now.
I have my doctor's appointment to confirm this little's estimated arrival time tomorrow afternoon. It's rather fortuitous that I already had a yearly appointment set up just when I'm due to hit 8 weeks. Joey and Danny want a little girl but I want to have a little boy with curly brown hair like his Daddy. I'm looking forward to being pregnant again. I really enjoyed myself last time, until the last month or so. But this pregnancy is already shaping up to be very different than my first.
More to come later as we get more news and what-not. But that's all for now.
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