Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Baby Shower #1 :)
Thank you so much for everyone who came and for those who were so generous to us by helping prepare for Annalise's arrival.
Friday, May 25, 2012
34 weeks and going strong...
As I write this tonight I have a little girl inside of me beating me up! She is getting stronger and stronger everyday which causes me to jump out of my chair a lot! My rib pain decreased a whole lot last week but has starting lurking around again...but so thankful that I had a little break from it!
I haven't posted any pictures because leave it to absent minded me I left my camera in the hotel room two weeks ago when we were in Austin! The week after we were there I was searching my whole house for it so I could take pictures at the shower that I just recently had...it was nowhere to be found! I called the hotel on Monday and thankfully they found it and will be shipping it to me! I am so greatful for the cleaning lady who found it because it literally has all the pics of our first baby shower, I would have been so sad to have lost all those! So as soon as its in I can post all my pictures
The baby showers were so much fun and we feel so loved by family and friends and how generous everyone has been to us! Everytime I walk into annalises room I realize how blessed we are!
Saturday, May 5, 2012
33 down 7 to Go!
33 Weeks
Every time that I look at my calendar another week has flown by. I can't believe that we only have three weeks of school left and seven weeks until the expected due date! This last week, three of my best friends threw me a baby shower in Waxahachie. I honestly don't know what parents/couples would do without wedding showers or baby showers! I feel so blessed to have so many friends in my life who care enough for Mario and I to just give give give. I can't wait to download all my pics from the shower and share all the amazing things we received. My school is throwing me a shower Thursday at school and then Thursday night, my homegroup is throwing us a diaper shower! My last shower will be Saturday the 12th in Plano with my family and family friends! This week is going to be so much Fun! I also have my kids at school performing Thursday night (bf homegroup) so I want to go watch them sing!
Last Doctors Appointment: 32 Weeks
So last Monday I went in for my 32 week checkup and everything seemed to look good! Annalise's heart rate was sitting strong at 141 bpm! It was a pretty fast appointment...I had him feel around to see if she had turned yet and he said it's still early to tell but he thought he felt the head down and the butt up:) My next appointment will be in 2 weeks which will put me at the very end of my 35th week! After this I will go every week which is perfect bc I will be out of school and I won't have to worry about conflicts! Yah!
Symptoms
-I can't remember when this all started (I'll have to go back and look at my last blog) but I am having severe pain on my right side around my ribs. It never really goes away but there are times that are worse than others. It's hard to describe in words how it feels. It's not a stretching pain but more like a sharp shooting pain that will last for a good while. There was one day this week that it physically hurt to sit up or to even walk. I can't even hold the megaphone up at school when calling kids to their car during dismissal which I hate! I talked to the doctor about it last time and he thinks because of my build (small and super short torso) that one of two things could be happening: some times your muscles pull away from your ribs (which is what it feels like) or the uterus pressing into abdomen squishing ribs. Either way this has been pretty painful! Ready for this part to be done!
-I still am cramp-free in my legs during the night thanks to the bar of soap!
-Heartburn has seemed to go away!
-Having this belly grow has caused sitting down to be pretty uncomfortable! It helps if I sit up straight bc I'm not squishing little miss thing but then it hurts my ribs :) Gotta love being pregnant! I want to read the book Belly Laughs bc I hear it talks about all these Fun symptoms that girls get to go through!
-This last week my ankles have started swelling a little in the afternoons. Nothing crazy...just a little!
Room
So after the shower one of my neighbors came over to help sort out everything but because I'm not finished setting up the room and I don't really have places where I want everything yet I pretty much have piles all over the nursery. One pile of bath items, one pile of toy, one pile of diapers/wipes, ect. I hope to really start working on the room when school is out! Every time I go into the room the dogs of course follow me in there and sniff EVERYTHING! Abbie even tries to thieve the rubber duckies for the tub! I love catching her in action ;) (btw....pray for my dogs again....yes again....we are in Austin this weekend bc my cousin is getting married and our fence flew down so they are out roaming. We have our dog sitter looking and people around the neighborhood). I can't wait to finish the nursery but it will have to be in three weeks when school is out! I'm going to have to be patient:)
Goal for this week
-Look into birthing classes and sign up
-Deep clean the guest bedroom and bathroom (yes...I've starting the nesting phase...I go crazy!)
Every time that I look at my calendar another week has flown by. I can't believe that we only have three weeks of school left and seven weeks until the expected due date! This last week, three of my best friends threw me a baby shower in Waxahachie. I honestly don't know what parents/couples would do without wedding showers or baby showers! I feel so blessed to have so many friends in my life who care enough for Mario and I to just give give give. I can't wait to download all my pics from the shower and share all the amazing things we received. My school is throwing me a shower Thursday at school and then Thursday night, my homegroup is throwing us a diaper shower! My last shower will be Saturday the 12th in Plano with my family and family friends! This week is going to be so much Fun! I also have my kids at school performing Thursday night (bf homegroup) so I want to go watch them sing!
Last Doctors Appointment: 32 Weeks
So last Monday I went in for my 32 week checkup and everything seemed to look good! Annalise's heart rate was sitting strong at 141 bpm! It was a pretty fast appointment...I had him feel around to see if she had turned yet and he said it's still early to tell but he thought he felt the head down and the butt up:) My next appointment will be in 2 weeks which will put me at the very end of my 35th week! After this I will go every week which is perfect bc I will be out of school and I won't have to worry about conflicts! Yah!
Symptoms
-I can't remember when this all started (I'll have to go back and look at my last blog) but I am having severe pain on my right side around my ribs. It never really goes away but there are times that are worse than others. It's hard to describe in words how it feels. It's not a stretching pain but more like a sharp shooting pain that will last for a good while. There was one day this week that it physically hurt to sit up or to even walk. I can't even hold the megaphone up at school when calling kids to their car during dismissal which I hate! I talked to the doctor about it last time and he thinks because of my build (small and super short torso) that one of two things could be happening: some times your muscles pull away from your ribs (which is what it feels like) or the uterus pressing into abdomen squishing ribs. Either way this has been pretty painful! Ready for this part to be done!
-I still am cramp-free in my legs during the night thanks to the bar of soap!
-Heartburn has seemed to go away!
-Having this belly grow has caused sitting down to be pretty uncomfortable! It helps if I sit up straight bc I'm not squishing little miss thing but then it hurts my ribs :) Gotta love being pregnant! I want to read the book Belly Laughs bc I hear it talks about all these Fun symptoms that girls get to go through!
-This last week my ankles have started swelling a little in the afternoons. Nothing crazy...just a little!
Room
So after the shower one of my neighbors came over to help sort out everything but because I'm not finished setting up the room and I don't really have places where I want everything yet I pretty much have piles all over the nursery. One pile of bath items, one pile of toy, one pile of diapers/wipes, ect. I hope to really start working on the room when school is out! Every time I go into the room the dogs of course follow me in there and sniff EVERYTHING! Abbie even tries to thieve the rubber duckies for the tub! I love catching her in action ;) (btw....pray for my dogs again....yes again....we are in Austin this weekend bc my cousin is getting married and our fence flew down so they are out roaming. We have our dog sitter looking and people around the neighborhood). I can't wait to finish the nursery but it will have to be in three weeks when school is out! I'm going to have to be patient:)
Goal for this week
-Look into birthing classes and sign up
-Deep clean the guest bedroom and bathroom (yes...I've starting the nesting phase...I go crazy!)
How far along? 33 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 23 pounds
Maternity clothes? Pants
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Really good this week!
Maternity clothes? Pants
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Really good this week!
Best moment this week: My best friend from Austin came into town this last weekend for the baby shower and we had a great time shopping and hanging out...and of course the baby shower!
Have you told family and friends: Yes
Miss Anything? Being able to bend over, breathing without the world hearing me, being spontaneous and running around rough playing with the dogs, being able to do the dishes without my stomach constantly hitting the counter, laying on my stomach...bring on pool weather so I can lay on my tummy in the water:)
Movement: ALL the time! Getting stronger and stronger!
Symptoms: Rib pain, feet starting to swell
Food cravings: No
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Have you started to show yet: Yes, everyone tells me how small I am though..still measuring behind so maybe that's why?
Gender prediction: ANNALISE
Labor Signs: No...although last night I had my first round of cramping since early pregnancy.
Belly Button in or out? Out when standing...in when sitting. You can see it though my clothes now.
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Both...I can tell at school and I'm sure my kiddos can too that my patience is pretty much gone! I'm trying!
Belly Button in or out? Out when standing...in when sitting. You can see it though my clothes now.
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Both...I can tell at school and I'm sure my kiddos can too that my patience is pretty much gone! I'm trying!
Looking forward to: SUMMER... this week: showers, kids performance, getting my dogs back, getting my thank you notes out, spending the weekend with my mom who's coming up and my family, my time with Mario and being diligent in our prayer life.
Ways you can be praying for us:
-Mario is looking for another job (teaching Spanish)
-For a smooth delivery
-That Annalise will grow up loving the Lord and for us as parents teaching her God's word
-Pain relief in my rib cage
-That my dogs would come home so that I don't stress out
-Mario and I have been struggling praying together so we are really trying to be diligent to this
-I have a friend who has been diagnosed with MS who has really been on my heart lately
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Not many left like this!
So I just finished watching the last of the Belgian classics, Liege-Bastogne-Liege. I know many of you that read this blog do not care about that but I had to mention it. I was so stoked to watch this race, and the other classics, that my Sunday routine as of late has consisted of running up to Starbucks early to watch the race off of their borrowed WiFi before heading to church. It's been even more of a struggle when the wake-up comes on the heels of having set up chairs the night before at church for the morning services! I can't complain because it's been totally my call to get up early on a Sunday and seeing my beautiful wife still laying in bed. It's almost time to head to church here in a bit and worship with the Stonegate family. It's always something I look forward to on Sunday's when I haven't been out of town and thankfully I've had many weekends at home lately. After church we'll be heading to one of my best friend's and teammates house to see his newborn little girl Emma. I must say I've been looking forward to this event for a bit now as well. With every friend of ours that has a baby my excitement grows for Christen and I to have ours. I've seen pictures of little Emma and they're awesome, but I want to see the little one in person. Who knows, I might even volunteer to change a diaper? On the home front things have been pretty status quo. I've been on a 3-week block of pretty hard training in preparation for this next weekend's race. It's been a big goal of mine since the season started and so I hope to make good on what I feel I can achieve in the race. Christen and I took on a 1-weekFfarkle challenge last week. We played 1 game of Farkle each night and had a best of 7 series. I came out hot winning the first 2 games only to lose the next 3. I then tied the next game to make the series 3-3. The last game wasn't even close, Christen wiped the floor with me. I guess I'll be taking her out to dinner soon to the place of her choosing. It's not such a bad deal after all! On the spiritual front, I've been camping out quite a bit on the idea of humility versus pride. The message last week was about this and it really opened my eyes to what pastor Rodney said about pretty much all sins stemming from pride. Take a minute to think about the sins in your life that you commit on a daily basis and trace them back to their root. You will see pride there lurking as the catalyst for those sins. If you don't, it's probably because your pride is not allowing you to see it! That's what makes pride so dangerous. In parting, a HUGE shot out to my mom and sister who sent us a package with some awesome clothing items for little Annalise. Home girl is going to be wearing the freshest threads a little infant can wear, haha. Man I am really looking forward to dressing Annalise in some little outfits! Boy, I think daddy is already wrapped around her finger and she isn't even here! Ok, church time! Y'all enjoy your Sunday and have a great week!
Friday, April 13, 2012
26-30 Weeks!
I know, I know, it has been Forever since the last time I have blogged! I am now at 30 Weeks! 10 to go. It has been so long, I don't even know where to start...
Easter Weekend
Last week we had 4 days off due to Easter and so I finished painting the room and crib. I love how it turned out so now I just have to figure out what I want to do as far as wall decor goes. I will post pictures when it is complete :) Might be a while! On Sunday we traveled up to Denton after church to see the family and to catch up. We had a good time seeing everyone and of course eating all of the food!
Last Doctors Appointment
My last doctors appointment was at 28 weeks which if you've had kids before you know what that means...the Glucose test! I loved every second of the "Fruit Punch" that I had to drink. You have to drink this special drink in under 5 minutes and then wait 1 hour for them to take your blood. This test determines if you have gestational diabetes. Thankfully I didn't get a call from the doctor, which means I passed! I also got to listen to Annalise's heartbeat which was sitting strong at 161 (must have been the sugar drink). Usually she has a heart rate around 130 so I guess the sugar got to her:) It was Loud and Fast! Dr. Morehead also took some measurements of my stomach which showed Annalise measuring 8 days behind. They are not concerned about it, she's just small! I did mention at that appointment that I feel like my heart rate has been faster than usual which has caused me to feel very "weird" at times. There was one day when I was walking the dogs with my friend and I had to go home bc I just didn't feel right. Dr. told me that during pregnancy your having to get more blood out for the two of you and therefore causes your heart to race some. Well a week later, I got a call back from my bloodwork that I have anemia...sure enough that's why I have been feeling all "crazy"! Anemia is a condition in which the body doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells which provide oxygen to the body tissues. So, now I'm taking Iron pills which have some Fun symptoms (jk)! Other than that everything is great!
Symptoms I'm experiencing right now
The last few weeks, Annalise has decided that she likes to rest (push) her head up into my ribs. Yes, she's still breech. Well it is extremely uncomfortable so I push her right back down. It's a game that we play ALL day! Well, these last few days I feel like my ribs have been bruised (which technically she's not strong enough to do). Throughout the day I will have extremely sharp pains shoot through me around my sternum. I am also not sleeping to well because of this. On Monday I am going to call and just let them know what's going on. Other than my ribs, maybe slight back pain sometimes.
DANIELLE WHITE...YOUR MY SUPER HERO! The leg cramps are Finally gone. I no longer wake up in the middle of the night screaming due to Charlie Horses in my calves. My friend Danielle told me to put a bar of soap under my sheets and that it is known to stop leg cramps. It has been 3 weeks and not a single cramp! It's amazing! Thank you...best advice so far!
Well, this is all I can think of for now! Until next time:)
29 Weeks
Granny and I at Easter
Sugar Drink:) yummy!
Annalise at 25 weeks
Easter Weekend
Last week we had 4 days off due to Easter and so I finished painting the room and crib. I love how it turned out so now I just have to figure out what I want to do as far as wall decor goes. I will post pictures when it is complete :) Might be a while! On Sunday we traveled up to Denton after church to see the family and to catch up. We had a good time seeing everyone and of course eating all of the food!
Last Doctors Appointment
My last doctors appointment was at 28 weeks which if you've had kids before you know what that means...the Glucose test! I loved every second of the "Fruit Punch" that I had to drink. You have to drink this special drink in under 5 minutes and then wait 1 hour for them to take your blood. This test determines if you have gestational diabetes. Thankfully I didn't get a call from the doctor, which means I passed! I also got to listen to Annalise's heartbeat which was sitting strong at 161 (must have been the sugar drink). Usually she has a heart rate around 130 so I guess the sugar got to her:) It was Loud and Fast! Dr. Morehead also took some measurements of my stomach which showed Annalise measuring 8 days behind. They are not concerned about it, she's just small! I did mention at that appointment that I feel like my heart rate has been faster than usual which has caused me to feel very "weird" at times. There was one day when I was walking the dogs with my friend and I had to go home bc I just didn't feel right. Dr. told me that during pregnancy your having to get more blood out for the two of you and therefore causes your heart to race some. Well a week later, I got a call back from my bloodwork that I have anemia...sure enough that's why I have been feeling all "crazy"! Anemia is a condition in which the body doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells which provide oxygen to the body tissues. So, now I'm taking Iron pills which have some Fun symptoms (jk)! Other than that everything is great!
Symptoms I'm experiencing right now
The last few weeks, Annalise has decided that she likes to rest (push) her head up into my ribs. Yes, she's still breech. Well it is extremely uncomfortable so I push her right back down. It's a game that we play ALL day! Well, these last few days I feel like my ribs have been bruised (which technically she's not strong enough to do). Throughout the day I will have extremely sharp pains shoot through me around my sternum. I am also not sleeping to well because of this. On Monday I am going to call and just let them know what's going on. Other than my ribs, maybe slight back pain sometimes.
DANIELLE WHITE...YOUR MY SUPER HERO! The leg cramps are Finally gone. I no longer wake up in the middle of the night screaming due to Charlie Horses in my calves. My friend Danielle told me to put a bar of soap under my sheets and that it is known to stop leg cramps. It has been 3 weeks and not a single cramp! It's amazing! Thank you...best advice so far!
Well, this is all I can think of for now! Until next time:)
How far along? 30 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 19 pounds (last doctors appointment)
Maternity clothes? Pants
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Good until I squish my ribs and of course the 4x a night broom trip
Maternity clothes? Pants
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Good until I squish my ribs and of course the 4x a night broom trip
Best moment this week: Finishing the walls and seeing family
Have you told family and friends: Yes
Miss Anything? being able to just bend over
Movement: ALL the time!
Symptoms: Ribs hurt
Food cravings: No
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Have you started to show yet: Yes
Gender prediction: ANNALISE
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? 1/2 of the way out
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Both
Belly Button in or out? 1/2 of the way out
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Both
Looking forward to: SUMMER and my baby showers!
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