Boy am I glad that week is over! Prior to last week had only a small amount of nauseousness, mostly limited to the first few weeks. (That may have been more panic related than pregnancy related though...) The week of the blueberry though...HOLY COW, suffice it to say it NOT a good week.
I've had a very sensitive stomach all my life, eat to much greasy food = sick, not enough sleep = sick, too much activity = sick. I've had my far share of both nauseousness & heartburn, but normally it was not a simultaneous mix of the two. It was like a burning ball o' pukie-ness. Not pretty.
Typically in a situation like this Tums are my friend. No such luck with this stuff. I spent the entire evening Wednesday (? they all blend together...) stuck in bed in the fetal position (lol, no pun intended, but I like it nonetheless).
Finally, after being miserable for several days my amazing co-workers went to work on how to fix me (I think they were getting tired of my pathetic faces and sighs and decided to take pity on me). After consulting the Internets / Wikipedia I began logging my food and went off to Trader Joes to get Triple Ginger Snaps and some Ginger Ale. Thank my lucky stars, only minutes after scarfing down the first few came the relief. It was amazing and they are quite tasty. AND hubby thinks they are they are an "insult to gingersnaps." So, I don't have to worry about Mr. No Self-Control eating all of the only thing between me and constant suffering! (He always promises to buy me more...and of course never does. This time he would though, or face feeling the full wrath of my "craziness." Now, I can save that for something else down the road :P)
I also figured out what was the culprit in causing these shenanigans! Spicy-ness. Not the mouth is burning, sweat causing kind of spicy, just very mild, don't even register it spicy. Chipotle BBQ Sauce = Nauseous Burn. Sriracha in my Ketchup = Nauseous Burn (Ok, maybe I asked for that one... considering I ate it with Tater-tots). 5 (YES ONLY 5!!) Jalapeno Cheetos = Nauseous Burn.
Luckily, now I know (and am always carrying around and emergency ration of gingersnaps).
Now to see what the week of the Raspberry / Kidney Bean has in store for me.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Monday, July 9, 2012
Light-bulb moment
This last weekend I had a realization. I'm going to need a new car or I am going to hate my life. It's ok that my car is very standard when it is just me. I can handle unlocking the door with a key, manual everything, not to mention no A/C. It does have anchors, so that is good, considering it has a tape deck (not that anyone was listening to tapes in 2003) and don't think all cars came with anchors at that point in time.
The thing that worries me the most is the manual locks. I literally have to unlock the door, open it and reach around to unlock the back door. I know that it was done that way for a long time, but this is 2012. You can walk up to the car and have it unlock without ever getting your key out. So much more convenient when you are carrying around a car seat with a bundle of joy inside... (somehow I don't think putting a baby on top of the car like it is a coffee cup will quite be acceptable...) I am rather drawn to the idea...
I brought the idea up with hubby on Friday night when we were out to eat. What was his response... "Or, we could move to Norway." He did go on to explain why Norway was such a good place to live... but Norway?!?! Big step up from needing a new car...*eye roll & head shake* Boys.
I'm not sure if I just got shot down, or if he was avoiding the subject...
Maybe I can get him to go car shopping this weekend... I do have a long drive to Eastern Washington the next weekend... And I am sneaking up on my 60,000 mile service (I know 2003 and I'm ALMOST to 60K... I did say it has manual everything, no A/C and a tape deck, right?). It could be the perfect time to trade in...
*Fingers Crossed*
The things they don't always tell you...
Ok, I sure this list will grow, but here is what I have discovered so far... And Beware, there might be a couple of TMI moments...
**If you have never been pregnant, and don't want to freak out each month... I'd skip this next paragraph...**
I felt like I was going to start my period, cramp-y, bloated, achy boobs. Nothing out of the ordinary, well, except that I had no visitor at the end, just a pink line.
PINK IS PINK. Doesn't matter how dark that second line is, it's pink. Don't be deceived by the "control" line, the second line can be faint as all get out. BUT guess what, you are still knocked up. Also, on the same line of thought... It's good to take it first thing in the morning. You have a build up in the hormones in you first pee of the day. Money saving hint. Don't waste money buying 2 packs for 10-15 bucks the store. Buy them from the dollar store, they cost... a dollar! And they work. Although you have to use this weird dropper thing. Which is really inconvenient when you are trying to take a test first thing in the morning.
You always hear that pregnant women pee a lot, right? One would think that would be in the 3rd trimester when you have a little person using your bladder as a punching bag or trampoline. Wrong. It happens right way. Super annoying. I don't enjoy peeing every 2 hours, especially in the middle of the night. Sure, my water intake is gone up dramatically, mostly thanks to the dry mouth (don't think that is normal...) but really? THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT!
Come on! Let me get my sleep while I still can!
Lucky you! You don't have to figure out your conception date! Your due date is calculated off the first day of your last period. (I guess that is why they put it on all those doctor forms...) Also, when you call the doctor to make your first appointment, know it... So you don't sound like a doofus doing calculations over the phone (thanks S!) It will be scheduled between 8-10 weeks and it is about 2 hours long.
As mentioned in my previous post... You can hear the heart beat as early as 5-6 weeks in you submerge yourself in the bathtub you can make it out. Much less heart stopping if you know its going to happen. You need it to be pretty quiet for it to work, also. No fans or TV running in the next room. The dryer is also, very bad.
Hello Boobs! If you thought your PMS boobs were bad... you have no idea. Beware of gravity. Standing up in the morning... Taking off your bra... OMG OUCH! Speaking of boobs... I'm not to this point yet, but I have been told:
Wait as long as you can to get them…my tatas were about as big as they were going to get by 8-10 weeks, so i would at least wait til then (if you can) because you don’t want to have to buy a bunch of them- they are expensive! I would just get nursing bras from the beginning- because your kazoos will still be big when they are all filled with milk afterward, so you can wear them through your pregnancy and then again afterward too (again, trying to limit the number of bras you have to buy!) I got one called I think Le Mystere from Nordstrom- but they have a couple they can fit you with. All their nursing bras are in the back- so you have to ask a sales associate for help & they will fetch them for you. For the first 2 days, I thought the bra was really stiff and it rubbed me funny, but then it worked itself in and I LOVE it now. It’s also really pretty and way more supportive than the ones you will find elsewhere. You can order them online through Nordstrom too, but I would highly recommend going in to get fitted properly. The one I got was $66, and I got 2 – 1 to wear and 1 to wash. Expensive, but you can use them through multiple pregnancies, and it’s worth it to have a supportive bra, and also to not feel hideous and fat and gross when you look at yourself in it!
You don't need to shop at motherhood maternity for all your pregnancy needs and spend all of your monies. For pants, I'm told that GAP has cute, comfortable & affordable jeans. Target has a good selection of reasonably priced fashionable maternity cloths. (Selection varies on you location, so if your nearby store doesn't have a great selection it may be worth stopping by another. Think about areas that produce lots of babies...)
Books that have been highly recommended:
The Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy
The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep: Simple Solutions for Kids from Birth to 5 Years. ( I was told to read this at least once)
Swaddle blankets are a life saver, they might fight it for a few minutes but then they are a super happy baby.
Track the size of your baby! Sign up for weekly updates here:
http://www.babycenter.com/
And compare it to fruits and veggies! (Super fun. It's a blueberry currently!)
http://www.babycenter.com/slideshow-baby-size
Foods & Stuff to avoid: (and no they are not old wives tales, this is what the FDA agrees with http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/HealthEducators/ucm081785.htm)
Ok. I'm out of advice for now. I'm sure I will have more as it is shared or experienced.
**If you have never been pregnant, and don't want to freak out each month... I'd skip this next paragraph...**
I felt like I was going to start my period, cramp-y, bloated, achy boobs. Nothing out of the ordinary, well, except that I had no visitor at the end, just a pink line.
PINK IS PINK. Doesn't matter how dark that second line is, it's pink. Don't be deceived by the "control" line, the second line can be faint as all get out. BUT guess what, you are still knocked up. Also, on the same line of thought... It's good to take it first thing in the morning. You have a build up in the hormones in you first pee of the day. Money saving hint. Don't waste money buying 2 packs for 10-15 bucks the store. Buy them from the dollar store, they cost... a dollar! And they work. Although you have to use this weird dropper thing. Which is really inconvenient when you are trying to take a test first thing in the morning.
You always hear that pregnant women pee a lot, right? One would think that would be in the 3rd trimester when you have a little person using your bladder as a punching bag or trampoline. Wrong. It happens right way. Super annoying. I don't enjoy peeing every 2 hours, especially in the middle of the night. Sure, my water intake is gone up dramatically, mostly thanks to the dry mouth (don't think that is normal...) but really? THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT!
Come on! Let me get my sleep while I still can!
Lucky you! You don't have to figure out your conception date! Your due date is calculated off the first day of your last period. (I guess that is why they put it on all those doctor forms...) Also, when you call the doctor to make your first appointment, know it... So you don't sound like a doofus doing calculations over the phone (thanks S!) It will be scheduled between 8-10 weeks and it is about 2 hours long.
As mentioned in my previous post... You can hear the heart beat as early as 5-6 weeks in you submerge yourself in the bathtub you can make it out. Much less heart stopping if you know its going to happen. You need it to be pretty quiet for it to work, also. No fans or TV running in the next room. The dryer is also, very bad.
Hello Boobs! If you thought your PMS boobs were bad... you have no idea. Beware of gravity. Standing up in the morning... Taking off your bra... OMG OUCH! Speaking of boobs... I'm not to this point yet, but I have been told:
Wait as long as you can to get them…my tatas were about as big as they were going to get by 8-10 weeks, so i would at least wait til then (if you can) because you don’t want to have to buy a bunch of them- they are expensive! I would just get nursing bras from the beginning- because your kazoos will still be big when they are all filled with milk afterward, so you can wear them through your pregnancy and then again afterward too (again, trying to limit the number of bras you have to buy!) I got one called I think Le Mystere from Nordstrom- but they have a couple they can fit you with. All their nursing bras are in the back- so you have to ask a sales associate for help & they will fetch them for you. For the first 2 days, I thought the bra was really stiff and it rubbed me funny, but then it worked itself in and I LOVE it now. It’s also really pretty and way more supportive than the ones you will find elsewhere. You can order them online through Nordstrom too, but I would highly recommend going in to get fitted properly. The one I got was $66, and I got 2 – 1 to wear and 1 to wash. Expensive, but you can use them through multiple pregnancies, and it’s worth it to have a supportive bra, and also to not feel hideous and fat and gross when you look at yourself in it!
You don't need to shop at motherhood maternity for all your pregnancy needs and spend all of your monies. For pants, I'm told that GAP has cute, comfortable & affordable jeans. Target has a good selection of reasonably priced fashionable maternity cloths. (Selection varies on you location, so if your nearby store doesn't have a great selection it may be worth stopping by another. Think about areas that produce lots of babies...)
Books that have been highly recommended:
The Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy
The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep: Simple Solutions for Kids from Birth to 5 Years. ( I was told to read this at least once)
Swaddle blankets are a life saver, they might fight it for a few minutes but then they are a super happy baby.
Track the size of your baby! Sign up for weekly updates here:
http://www.babycenter.com/
And compare it to fruits and veggies! (Super fun. It's a blueberry currently!)
http://www.babycenter.com/slideshow-baby-size
Foods & Stuff to avoid: (and no they are not old wives tales, this is what the FDA agrees with http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/HealthEducators/ucm081785.htm)
- Hot dogs & lunch meat
- Soft cheeses like feta and Brie, UNLESS they are made with pasteurized milk! Then your safe, just check the label.
- Unpasteurized anything that is raw.
- Big fish, like shark, sword fish, king mackerel. But salmon, trout, halibut, all good as long as they are cooked and in moderation. Boo! No sushi.
- Cleaning the catbox / flowerbeds & such with cat poo. (SWEET, almost makes up for no sushi!)
- Be extra careful in handling raw meats & the tools & surfaces used in preparing them. (pretty common sense, but...) Also, be extra sure that your meats are cooked to the correct temperature. A meat thermometer might be a good investment.
Ok. I'm out of advice for now. I'm sure I will have more as it is shared or experienced.
Spreading the Word
Hubby and I (well... mostly hubby) have been busy spreading the word.
The first thing he said to me when he found out I was pregnant was "So, how long do we have to wait to start telling people. Cuz, I'd really love my dad to stop bothering me." Needless to say, the first thing the next morning, on his 5:30 am drive to work he was already blabbing his big mouth. (I pretty sure that his parents and grandparents all knew before he got to work) Which, resulted in a very early visit from my *I'm not grinning ear to ear* F-i-L that morning saying that "I know something." So much for witty, well thought out surprises, right?
Since then the list of people "in on the secret" has grown dramatically, despite the fact that it was really early. It's only a small blueberry at this point after all. I guess we aren't very good at keeping secrets...
The ways of telling have varied:
"So... you know how we were not-not trying? Apparently, we didn't have to try very hard..."
Hubby (driving)- "Hey, K has something to tell you"
Me- (eyebrows raised semi-glare in rear-view mirror) "So... I won't be drinking for a while. 9 months to be exact"
"In a few months you wont just have a grand-puppy"
"How do you feel about being an Aunt?"
Hubby- "I forgot I hadn't told BB, so I finally told him... (relays his previous conversation) "I told him that K will be getting a crazier over the next few months."
(At this point he oblivious to the fact that I have completely stopped what I am doing and an staring open mouthed, hand on my hips.)
BB- "What are you going to do, get her knocked up or something?"
Hubby- "Kind of already have"
Me- (trying to contain my "craziness") "Crazier?" (There might have been a S R W in there too... but it's hard to remember since I do it so many times a day)
Hubby- "Well it's a studied fact that women get crazier during pregnancy. It's the hormones. Don't blame me. Blame science."
Me- *mental forehead smack* "Science huh?"
The responses were more of the same thread, but pretty amusing themselves:
"I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!"
*high pitched squealing (probably accompanied by jumping up and down, but I couldn't see it over the phone)*
*Massive intake of air* (and I quote "It sounded like when my mom freaks out and steps on the air-breaks in the car")
So, my Granny has already been shopping. (Only took 12-24 hours for that...)
"Congratulations!"
"It's about time!"
"Guess what I know!" *pokes me in the belly*
The responses definitely helped the freaking out, although I still have random "Oh my god, there is a baby in my belly moments. Luckily, they are getting less often... (most days)."
The first thing he said to me when he found out I was pregnant was "So, how long do we have to wait to start telling people. Cuz, I'd really love my dad to stop bothering me." Needless to say, the first thing the next morning, on his 5:30 am drive to work he was already blabbing his big mouth. (I pretty sure that his parents and grandparents all knew before he got to work) Which, resulted in a very early visit from my *I'm not grinning ear to ear* F-i-L that morning saying that "I know something." So much for witty, well thought out surprises, right?
Since then the list of people "in on the secret" has grown dramatically, despite the fact that it was really early. It's only a small blueberry at this point after all. I guess we aren't very good at keeping secrets...
The ways of telling have varied:
"So... you know how we were not-not trying? Apparently, we didn't have to try very hard..."
Hubby (driving)- "Hey, K has something to tell you"
Me- (eyebrows raised semi-glare in rear-view mirror) "So... I won't be drinking for a while. 9 months to be exact"
"In a few months you wont just have a grand-puppy"
"How do you feel about being an Aunt?"
Hubby- "I forgot I hadn't told BB, so I finally told him... (relays his previous conversation) "I told him that K will be getting a crazier over the next few months."
(At this point he oblivious to the fact that I have completely stopped what I am doing and an staring open mouthed, hand on my hips.)
BB- "What are you going to do, get her knocked up or something?"
Hubby- "Kind of already have"
Me- (trying to contain my "craziness") "Crazier?" (There might have been a S R W in there too... but it's hard to remember since I do it so many times a day)
Hubby- "Well it's a studied fact that women get crazier during pregnancy. It's the hormones. Don't blame me. Blame science."
Me- *mental forehead smack* "Science huh?"
I don't think it's hormones that make women crazy(er). It's husbands.
The responses were more of the same thread, but pretty amusing themselves:
"I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!"
*high pitched squealing (probably accompanied by jumping up and down, but I couldn't see it over the phone)*
*Massive intake of air* (and I quote "It sounded like when my mom freaks out and steps on the air-breaks in the car")
So, my Granny has already been shopping. (Only took 12-24 hours for that...)
"Congratulations!"
"It's about time!"
"Guess what I know!" *pokes me in the belly*
The responses definitely helped the freaking out, although I still have random "Oh my god, there is a baby in my belly moments. Luckily, they are getting less often... (most days)."
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