Add Blue Cheese to the list of things that taste like poop.
I LOVE blue cheese dressing on my salads and now I cant eat it without it tasting like something vile got dumped in my mouth. And I'm trying to eat more salads at the caf. and I'm stuck with Ranch. Thankfully, it tastes fine but I miss my blue cheese.
And water started giving me heartburn last night...one a normal day water gives me heartburn but it's been ok as of late. Not last night & of course, it was the only thing in the house to drink.
Going grocery shopping tonight though!!
Monday, January 30, 2006
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Week 14
I'm cruising through my week much better! Thankfully! The mind still leaves temporarily but The Sickness has abated. YAY!
The buffalo chicken tenders werent such a big hit though - mucho heartburn. So there's another yummy thing off my list. It's ok though - no complaints here. I'd rather discover something doesnt sit too well with me through heartburn than spending time with the toilet bowl!
I also had a bout of Not Being Able to Sleep the Entire Night at the start of the week but THANK BUDDHA that has gone away also. For about 3 nights I would fall asleep at a good time only to wake up around 2 and not fall back asleep for more than an hour at a time - I know this because I would look at the clock and only an hour had passed. One night I actually didnt even fall asleep util 4am. And then got up for work at 6:30. FUN!
I've discovered a new love for bagels and cream cheese - delicious breakfast and keeps me nice and full with no heartburn or anything!! YAY!! Always nice. I do have to start buying them at the store though and bringing in my own stash of cream cheese cause I just cant keep spending $1.50 every day at the work caf.
This weekend has also been very productive as I have been able to run more than one errand without having to throw in the towel. This is good for us since we dont get out much after work hours during the week. Today we have two more errands to run outside of the house & our To Do Lists will be completed. I cannot say that this has been happening with much regularity in the past month or so but thankfully my energy levels have been returning and I'm able to be much more productive around the house.
Now with that being said, Matias *needs to realize* that I am still not functioning at 100% as I am Under Construction. Yes, I can do things but not EVERYTHING I used to do at the same rate as I used to. Example: cleaning the kitchen is "My Job" but sometimes My Job doesnt get done 100% because I just cannot muster up the energy to do it all & he DOES need to step up and HELP. I'm attempting to find a gentle way of explaining that he needs to help more even at this "early" stage and realize that things will not be functioning at the same level EVER AGAIN. But I have to be careful because usually the rational response doesnt come out of my mouth and that just leads to larger problems :) So, I refrain and try to rationally explain what's going on and try not to flip my ever-loving lid. It's easier said than done, though. LOL.
I have definintely "popped". People are really noticing at work. And I've just decided that even though I'm still in that "tween" stage of being thought of as "fat" or "pregnant?" that I'm going not to attempt and "hide" my belly as I have been in the past weeks. IT'S NOT FAT. And that's a difficult thing to get past when you've "struggled" with ANY weight issues. It's still difficult to wrap your head around the fact that it is OK to be gaining weight (when have you EVER been ok with that statement?!?!) and to be showing a Belly. It's a BEBE BELLY not a fricking Beer Gut. And, honestly, I'm ok with showing - it's not freaking ME out, I just still find myself looking down and realizing that I'm growing a baby and not a Firestone :) I'm still getting over people's line of vision going DIRECTLY to my belly when they see me though - you dont stare at a women's midsection, people. BUT I AM pregnant...ugh, issues. Maybe, I'll just start calling him Our Little Firestone.
Please see above section again if you wonder what I mean exactly when I say "my mind has left...".
The buffalo chicken tenders werent such a big hit though - mucho heartburn. So there's another yummy thing off my list. It's ok though - no complaints here. I'd rather discover something doesnt sit too well with me through heartburn than spending time with the toilet bowl!
I also had a bout of Not Being Able to Sleep the Entire Night at the start of the week but THANK BUDDHA that has gone away also. For about 3 nights I would fall asleep at a good time only to wake up around 2 and not fall back asleep for more than an hour at a time - I know this because I would look at the clock and only an hour had passed. One night I actually didnt even fall asleep util 4am. And then got up for work at 6:30. FUN!
I've discovered a new love for bagels and cream cheese - delicious breakfast and keeps me nice and full with no heartburn or anything!! YAY!! Always nice. I do have to start buying them at the store though and bringing in my own stash of cream cheese cause I just cant keep spending $1.50 every day at the work caf.
This weekend has also been very productive as I have been able to run more than one errand without having to throw in the towel. This is good for us since we dont get out much after work hours during the week. Today we have two more errands to run outside of the house & our To Do Lists will be completed. I cannot say that this has been happening with much regularity in the past month or so but thankfully my energy levels have been returning and I'm able to be much more productive around the house.
Now with that being said, Matias *needs to realize* that I am still not functioning at 100% as I am Under Construction. Yes, I can do things but not EVERYTHING I used to do at the same rate as I used to. Example: cleaning the kitchen is "My Job" but sometimes My Job doesnt get done 100% because I just cannot muster up the energy to do it all & he DOES need to step up and HELP. I'm attempting to find a gentle way of explaining that he needs to help more even at this "early" stage and realize that things will not be functioning at the same level EVER AGAIN. But I have to be careful because usually the rational response doesnt come out of my mouth and that just leads to larger problems :) So, I refrain and try to rationally explain what's going on and try not to flip my ever-loving lid. It's easier said than done, though. LOL.
I have definintely "popped". People are really noticing at work. And I've just decided that even though I'm still in that "tween" stage of being thought of as "fat" or "pregnant?" that I'm going not to attempt and "hide" my belly as I have been in the past weeks. IT'S NOT FAT. And that's a difficult thing to get past when you've "struggled" with ANY weight issues. It's still difficult to wrap your head around the fact that it is OK to be gaining weight (when have you EVER been ok with that statement?!?!) and to be showing a Belly. It's a BEBE BELLY not a fricking Beer Gut. And, honestly, I'm ok with showing - it's not freaking ME out, I just still find myself looking down and realizing that I'm growing a baby and not a Firestone :) I'm still getting over people's line of vision going DIRECTLY to my belly when they see me though - you dont stare at a women's midsection, people. BUT I AM pregnant...ugh, issues. Maybe, I'll just start calling him Our Little Firestone.
Please see above section again if you wonder what I mean exactly when I say "my mind has left...".
Friday, January 20, 2006
The Sickness Returns & The Mind Leaves
I thought I was in the clear with Morning Sickness (The Sickness) – about 1 – 1 ½ weeks ago I basically, thankfully, stopped having all the wonderful symptoms but last night they reared their ugly head.
I got car/bus sick on the commute home last night, was totally able to eat dinner and then was just about ready for sleep not long after. Woke up this morning feeling “ok”, nothing worse than my normal “do I really have to get out of bed?” feelings but by the time I got to work, I was feeling like a Monkey was standing on me and refusing to move.
I had a breakfast bagel and some milk and that just didn’t help matters much. I’ve been feeling like puking all day and it’s just not pleasant.
I call BULLSHIT on this glowing, happy, pregnancy crap. A man probably made that shit up. Along with your “returning libido” in the 2nd trimester. They just tell you that to make you feel “un-normal” so that you will partake in Guilt Ridden activities simply so that you can feel just like everyone else. BULLSHIT.
Pregnancy is not all roses and something else positive that I cannot even think of at the moment.
I’m basically frightened by my Bitchiness. The things that I want to say but thankfully, don’t are just insane. But of course, they make perfect sense at the time. Like the fit I came _thisclose_ to throwing over the wrong soup bowls being used when clearly there are WINTER BOWLS TO USE.
I did throw a tiny fit last night, and if Matias would argue that it wasn’t tiny, I would let him see the transcript in my head that didn’t get read. This fit was over the volume of the TV in the bedroom & the fact that he was the one who turned it down. That whole sentence is just wrong if you have been anywhere near my bedroom the past week or so. So I opened my mouth and gave him a glimpse of what was rambling around in my head and then had to leave the room so that I wouldn’t break out laughing in front of him and thus losing all respect and ultimately the argument. I mean you cannot win an argument by laughing after your justification.
Maybe I should have laughed though. I might have scared the poop out of him and he possibly might have left the volume alone.
I got car/bus sick on the commute home last night, was totally able to eat dinner and then was just about ready for sleep not long after. Woke up this morning feeling “ok”, nothing worse than my normal “do I really have to get out of bed?” feelings but by the time I got to work, I was feeling like a Monkey was standing on me and refusing to move.
I had a breakfast bagel and some milk and that just didn’t help matters much. I’ve been feeling like puking all day and it’s just not pleasant.
I call BULLSHIT on this glowing, happy, pregnancy crap. A man probably made that shit up. Along with your “returning libido” in the 2nd trimester. They just tell you that to make you feel “un-normal” so that you will partake in Guilt Ridden activities simply so that you can feel just like everyone else. BULLSHIT.
Pregnancy is not all roses and something else positive that I cannot even think of at the moment.
I’m basically frightened by my Bitchiness. The things that I want to say but thankfully, don’t are just insane. But of course, they make perfect sense at the time. Like the fit I came _thisclose_ to throwing over the wrong soup bowls being used when clearly there are WINTER BOWLS TO USE.
I did throw a tiny fit last night, and if Matias would argue that it wasn’t tiny, I would let him see the transcript in my head that didn’t get read. This fit was over the volume of the TV in the bedroom & the fact that he was the one who turned it down. That whole sentence is just wrong if you have been anywhere near my bedroom the past week or so. So I opened my mouth and gave him a glimpse of what was rambling around in my head and then had to leave the room so that I wouldn’t break out laughing in front of him and thus losing all respect and ultimately the argument. I mean you cannot win an argument by laughing after your justification.
Maybe I should have laughed though. I might have scared the poop out of him and he possibly might have left the volume alone.
Saturday, January 14, 2006
New Piles
As my mother calls me, I'm a Pile Manager at heart. A VERY organized Pile Manager but I like piles none-the-less. For The Wedding (just two weeks past the One Year Mark!), I had so many Piles I used an old CD tower to organize them all. Since then I've used it for Memorabilia from The Wedding so that when I get my act together to Creative Memorize it all, I'll know where it is. Me thinks it's time to realize that I will have to put it somewhere else since now I need BEBE PILE MANAGER SPACE!!
We've been getting such wonderful gifts and books from our beloved friends already that my Bebe Pile is taking over the space next to my desk and it's starting to look at a little gross. Let's not kid each other - it IS a mess.
Another new Pile has emerged from my mid-section :) I will get the 3rd month, 2nd Trimester picture up this weekend!! But please be gentle and remember - I HAVE NOT GAINED WEIGHT, THIS IS BEBE!
We've been getting such wonderful gifts and books from our beloved friends already that my Bebe Pile is taking over the space next to my desk and it's starting to look at a little gross. Let's not kid each other - it IS a mess.
Another new Pile has emerged from my mid-section :) I will get the 3rd month, 2nd Trimester picture up this weekend!! But please be gentle and remember - I HAVE NOT GAINED WEIGHT, THIS IS BEBE!
Sunday, January 08, 2006
While I'm at it
I thought I would make a List of Things. Just Things I've been noticing or thinking about :)
Mamacita's List of Things
1) Long hot showers are fantastic - more so than normal
2) Our cigarette & booze bills are non-existent - it's a wonder how much more money we have now!
3) Monkey has got to be trained not to stand on the bebe or my boobs
4) It's fun to screw with our favorite waitresses at The Tavern when I order Shirley Temples and they are dying to bring my a Miller Lite Draft
5) This was my first NYE 100% sober since I think I was 16
6) Will I know the difference between gas & a "flutter"?
7) How much fun it is to say to Matias "bebe doesnt like it when you make mommy do the dishes" or "bebe likes to sit on the couch for 4 hours and watch Law & Order - why would you withhold this from your child?" cause it works.
8) God Bless YOGA PANTS!!
I know I had more to say BUT now I cannot think of damn thing.
Mamacita's List of Things
1) Long hot showers are fantastic - more so than normal
2) Our cigarette & booze bills are non-existent - it's a wonder how much more money we have now!
3) Monkey has got to be trained not to stand on the bebe or my boobs
4) It's fun to screw with our favorite waitresses at The Tavern when I order Shirley Temples and they are dying to bring my a Miller Lite Draft
5) This was my first NYE 100% sober since I think I was 16
6) Will I know the difference between gas & a "flutter"?
7) How much fun it is to say to Matias "bebe doesnt like it when you make mommy do the dishes" or "bebe likes to sit on the couch for 4 hours and watch Law & Order - why would you withhold this from your child?" cause it works.
8) God Bless YOGA PANTS!!
I know I had more to say BUT now I cannot think of damn thing.
The Heartbeat
I've got a case of Mommy Brain already. I had an appointment scheduled for the 29th of Decemeber to hear our little friends heartbeat (ok, first I typed that as heartbet, then heartbeast, then heartbest...issues) BUT I thought the 29th was Friday. D'uh. So not Friday. And I only discovered this as I was pulling out Mystic's vet's number to refill her insulin and saw the appt. card with THURSDAY the 29th on it. It was already Friday morning when I discovered this. BAH. I got the appointment rescheduled for Tuesday though so all was "good".
Tuesday brought Matias' first visit to an OB/GYN office!! Quite thrilling for him, no? I had a hard time telling if he was scared, nervous or bored.
I havent gained ANY weight since my last visit - which isnt a bad thing but they just wanted to make sure I hadnt been SO sick that I wasnt eating. That isnt the case but my portions are definitely smaller since I just cannot fit anymore food in during my Meals but I've been snacking (cheese & crackers, veggies, cottage cheese, yogurt...) throughout the day AND I've started eating breakfast (honey nut cherrios, baby) every morning before leaving for work. A big change from Smokes & Coffee, maybe skipping lunch and a late dinner. They are attributing the no weight gain to just eating healthier and keeping an eye on it for my next visit. BUT I DO have a BEBE BELLY!! It's quite noticeable (and thankfully for once it is NOT attributed to weight gain!) and the NP commented on it with praise. So...all good!!
Then the Heartbeat (or Heartbest as I insist on typing it). A few tears ran down my cheeks when I finally shut the hell up and realized what I was hearing and I just turned to Matias and he smiled his lovingest smile at me. It IS a surreal moment & one you can get addicted to and want to hear again and again. That's your bebe in there. And then you hear your slower heartbest on top of it and something just clicks. YOU are a PART OF THIS. I know that sounds abstract or obvious but it's an emotion that simply comes over you. The obvious connection and bond is THERE FOR YOU TO HEAR not just "know". And if you hadnt felt the emotion of "making a baby together" truly come to fruition already than nothing does it more than hearing your baby's heartbest. And to have Matias there with me just brought it altogether and home more to me.
I havent been one to be removed from this experience, I'm fully aware of what's "going on" inside of me but let me be cheesy and cliched for a moment when I say that there is something truly magicial about the first moment you witness this experience. And let me be silly and say "It's ALIVE!!!" :) I can understand why people buy the home doppler kits to hear the heartbest whenever they wish.
The NP commented on what a nice way to start the New Year this has to be & without her knowing that our Anniversary weekend had just passed, it really just made all the more sense that I Mommy Brained on the Thursday appointment and we got this little gift as an Anniversary present.
I'm going back in 5 weeks (now 4 weeks since it's taken me a week to update!), I'll be 16 weeks at that point, to get a test done and another Belly Check. And then at 20 or 22 weeks to get a sonogram - where we will NOT be finding out the sex but will be more than estatic to wave hello to our little friend (as the NP was calling him) at that point!!
Tuesday marks our arrival into our Second Trimester also!! 12 weeks, already? WOW.
Tuesday brought Matias' first visit to an OB/GYN office!! Quite thrilling for him, no? I had a hard time telling if he was scared, nervous or bored.
I havent gained ANY weight since my last visit - which isnt a bad thing but they just wanted to make sure I hadnt been SO sick that I wasnt eating. That isnt the case but my portions are definitely smaller since I just cannot fit anymore food in during my Meals but I've been snacking (cheese & crackers, veggies, cottage cheese, yogurt...) throughout the day AND I've started eating breakfast (honey nut cherrios, baby) every morning before leaving for work. A big change from Smokes & Coffee, maybe skipping lunch and a late dinner. They are attributing the no weight gain to just eating healthier and keeping an eye on it for my next visit. BUT I DO have a BEBE BELLY!! It's quite noticeable (and thankfully for once it is NOT attributed to weight gain!) and the NP commented on it with praise. So...all good!!
Then the Heartbeat (or Heartbest as I insist on typing it). A few tears ran down my cheeks when I finally shut the hell up and realized what I was hearing and I just turned to Matias and he smiled his lovingest smile at me. It IS a surreal moment & one you can get addicted to and want to hear again and again. That's your bebe in there. And then you hear your slower heartbest on top of it and something just clicks. YOU are a PART OF THIS. I know that sounds abstract or obvious but it's an emotion that simply comes over you. The obvious connection and bond is THERE FOR YOU TO HEAR not just "know". And if you hadnt felt the emotion of "making a baby together" truly come to fruition already than nothing does it more than hearing your baby's heartbest. And to have Matias there with me just brought it altogether and home more to me.
I havent been one to be removed from this experience, I'm fully aware of what's "going on" inside of me but let me be cheesy and cliched for a moment when I say that there is something truly magicial about the first moment you witness this experience. And let me be silly and say "It's ALIVE!!!" :) I can understand why people buy the home doppler kits to hear the heartbest whenever they wish.
The NP commented on what a nice way to start the New Year this has to be & without her knowing that our Anniversary weekend had just passed, it really just made all the more sense that I Mommy Brained on the Thursday appointment and we got this little gift as an Anniversary present.
I'm going back in 5 weeks (now 4 weeks since it's taken me a week to update!), I'll be 16 weeks at that point, to get a test done and another Belly Check. And then at 20 or 22 weeks to get a sonogram - where we will NOT be finding out the sex but will be more than estatic to wave hello to our little friend (as the NP was calling him) at that point!!
Tuesday marks our arrival into our Second Trimester also!! 12 weeks, already? WOW.
Christmas in Carolina
Since Christmas fell on a Sunday & us Canadians get Boxing Day off (YAY!), I had a lovely 4 days off that turned into a extra 5th day brought on by this flu that was going around. LOVELY!
The drive home with the kitties was pleasant - Red Rocks helped :) And I got home at a decent hour because I had gotten up early to take Matias to the metro that would take him to the Chinatown Bus in DC that would take him, for $20, to the NYC Chinatown...
Then, I took a nap :) Got up, had dinner (roast beef and yorkshire pudding!), wrapped my presents, and made my Christmas breakfast and then I think I went back to sleep.
Christmas Day was fabulous, as usual. The trees and all the decorations looked amazing, per ususal. Lots of great gifts & delicious food! Note tomom Santa - I DO like more than one gift ;) Delicious Turkey dinner - without the stuffing :( Bebe doesnt like onions at the moment, and I mean REALLY doesnt like onions. My sister made me my own stuffing "balls" but with the intensity of the spices kicked up due to the "balling" of the stuffing somewhat just left me with a mouth full of poultry seasoning and Mamacita just didnt really like that. Fantastic gesture, but alas, no taste good :( But Bebe DID like the Carrot Pudding Brown Sauce!! YAY!!
Bebe likes himself some chocolate.
Nice comments were made about how a bottle of wine goes much further when Jen isnt helping to finish it but then nice fun time came for Jen when Make Fun of Drunk People Time happened :)
Cannot remember what we did that night...ALTHOUGH I do believe that was the night we watched the Red Rocks DVD on the big screen with surround sound :) NICE. Hi Dave! Hi Stefan! Hi Sweat!!
We went out to do a little shopping on Monday, and ended up getting some really good deals at a few stores then mom & I headed home to go to a family friend's house for drinks and shoot the shit hour. Grandpa's driving wasnt appreciated by Bebe. Get in line, kid. We got to tell the Beatties that there was a little one on the way so that was nice too :) We came home, had leftovers and watched Monster In-Law - which was NOT as bad as would be expected. And then I'm sure, I went right to bed.
My window of Fun has defintely shortened and there's no such thing as Push Yourself Past That Point anymore. When I'm done, I'm done. And lucky me, I was sick all that night. Leanne took very nice care of me after I awakened her by yelling from the bathroom floor that I REALLY needed a glass of water to get the taste of roast beef out of my mouth. :) TMI! Then I had to warn her about the sink cause Mamacita didnt quite make it to the toilet. Whoops. I slept most of the day away - just feeling like a truck ran my over and then stayed on top of me. We went out to dinner that night but I didnt eat very much :( And, I'm sure it was back to bed for me!
I got quite a lot of family time in and lots of much needed rest - so final verdict - SUCCESS!!
Matias had decided to wait until he got home for the Holidays to tell his parents that we were expecting so I got an excited call on Christmas from his mom :) Everyone is very happy and all ready in Let's Get Ready to Spoil! mode. Matias told me that when he was his time to hand out his gifts on Christmas Eve, he started by saying that he had a gift for everyone :) Sometimes, you might not know where this boy is going when he starts talking but 100% of the time he comes out with the Perfect Thing to Say :)
I drove home on Wednesday and Matias took the Chinatown Bus home that day too but it was delayed (for reasons unknown, except he thinks they didnt want to leave until the bus was full...) and he missed his VRE connection at Union Station and I had to trek out to Vienna to pick him up at the Metro at like 9pm or something. Total Bed Time Interupption. ;) We exchanged gifts from our families and promptly went to bed.
I cannot wait till next Christmas!!
The drive home with the kitties was pleasant - Red Rocks helped :) And I got home at a decent hour because I had gotten up early to take Matias to the metro that would take him to the Chinatown Bus in DC that would take him, for $20, to the NYC Chinatown...
Then, I took a nap :) Got up, had dinner (roast beef and yorkshire pudding!), wrapped my presents, and made my Christmas breakfast and then I think I went back to sleep.
Christmas Day was fabulous, as usual. The trees and all the decorations looked amazing, per ususal. Lots of great gifts & delicious food! Note to
Bebe likes himself some chocolate.
Nice comments were made about how a bottle of wine goes much further when Jen isnt helping to finish it but then nice fun time came for Jen when Make Fun of Drunk People Time happened :)
Cannot remember what we did that night...ALTHOUGH I do believe that was the night we watched the Red Rocks DVD on the big screen with surround sound :) NICE. Hi Dave! Hi Stefan! Hi Sweat!!
We went out to do a little shopping on Monday, and ended up getting some really good deals at a few stores then mom & I headed home to go to a family friend's house for drinks and shoot the shit hour. Grandpa's driving wasnt appreciated by Bebe. Get in line, kid. We got to tell the Beatties that there was a little one on the way so that was nice too :) We came home, had leftovers and watched Monster In-Law - which was NOT as bad as would be expected. And then I'm sure, I went right to bed.
My window of Fun has defintely shortened and there's no such thing as Push Yourself Past That Point anymore. When I'm done, I'm done. And lucky me, I was sick all that night. Leanne took very nice care of me after I awakened her by yelling from the bathroom floor that I REALLY needed a glass of water to get the taste of roast beef out of my mouth. :) TMI! Then I had to warn her about the sink cause Mamacita didnt quite make it to the toilet. Whoops. I slept most of the day away - just feeling like a truck ran my over and then stayed on top of me. We went out to dinner that night but I didnt eat very much :( And, I'm sure it was back to bed for me!
I got quite a lot of family time in and lots of much needed rest - so final verdict - SUCCESS!!
Matias had decided to wait until he got home for the Holidays to tell his parents that we were expecting so I got an excited call on Christmas from his mom :) Everyone is very happy and all ready in Let's Get Ready to Spoil! mode. Matias told me that when he was his time to hand out his gifts on Christmas Eve, he started by saying that he had a gift for everyone :) Sometimes, you might not know where this boy is going when he starts talking but 100% of the time he comes out with the Perfect Thing to Say :)
I drove home on Wednesday and Matias took the Chinatown Bus home that day too but it was delayed (for reasons unknown, except he thinks they didnt want to leave until the bus was full...) and he missed his VRE connection at Union Station and I had to trek out to Vienna to pick him up at the Metro at like 9pm or something. Total Bed Time Interupption. ;) We exchanged gifts from our families and promptly went to bed.
I cannot wait till next Christmas!!
Backtrack to December
Matias, bebe & I traveled a lot in Decemeber - something we didnt see as "silly" at the time cause it was all for very good causes! But in the end we were rushed, more than normal, for Christmas tasks. Everything got accomplished EXCEPT for our tree never did get more than the topper put on it and the cat's favorite ornaments for them to rub on every single time they walked by...
DMB in NYC, Philly (Matias solo), and Boston (me solo) & UCONN (some sort of reunion with college dorm friends for Matias)...then Christmas home to our respective families!
Boston was fabulous!! I got to spend FOUR days with LeNelle and go to the closer of the Fall Tour. We nailed all of our shopping in two, very full, days. Friday has me out like a light and asleep by 8:30 - we hadnt even ordered our Chinese yet!! I had it for breakfast the next day though :)
LeNelle was told over a very scumptous meal at a darling little Tea House on Newberry St. and she was over-joyed!! A little shocked but beaming :) Then the "anger" struck for we had been keeping it from her - my logic was to tell her in person instead of over IM - she lived :) We are now _thisclose_ to getting her to move to VA! Evil Reigns!! Lure the friends closer with BEBES!!!
The DMB show was fantastic with 3rd row pit seats right between Boyd & Dave - with the perfect Sweat View all night. The setlist was just wonderful and the boys were on spot. The Bebe throughly enjoyed himself :)
We met up with Bobbo after the show at O'Conners Pub and let him have a drink or two before spilling the beans to him about the Bebe. He didnt believe me for a good 20 minutes and still had to confirm with LeNelle when I went to the bathroom :) Good times, good times!
Sunday, Joyce taxied Matias from Hartford to Boston where we had brunch and let her order a Bloody Mary before springing the news on her :)
It's all very nice to be able to tell your friends and loved ones in person that we are expecting instead of people finding out over the internet so Matias & I were very happy to be able to see so many friends in those few weeks before Christmas to let them know individually.
DMB in NYC, Philly (Matias solo), and Boston (me solo) & UCONN (some sort of reunion with college dorm friends for Matias)...then Christmas home to our respective families!
Boston was fabulous!! I got to spend FOUR days with LeNelle and go to the closer of the Fall Tour. We nailed all of our shopping in two, very full, days. Friday has me out like a light and asleep by 8:30 - we hadnt even ordered our Chinese yet!! I had it for breakfast the next day though :)
LeNelle was told over a very scumptous meal at a darling little Tea House on Newberry St. and she was over-joyed!! A little shocked but beaming :) Then the "anger" struck for we had been keeping it from her - my logic was to tell her in person instead of over IM - she lived :) We are now _thisclose_ to getting her to move to VA! Evil Reigns!! Lure the friends closer with BEBES!!!
The DMB show was fantastic with 3rd row pit seats right between Boyd & Dave - with the perfect Sweat View all night. The setlist was just wonderful and the boys were on spot. The Bebe throughly enjoyed himself :)
We met up with Bobbo after the show at O'Conners Pub and let him have a drink or two before spilling the beans to him about the Bebe. He didnt believe me for a good 20 minutes and still had to confirm with LeNelle when I went to the bathroom :) Good times, good times!
Sunday, Joyce taxied Matias from Hartford to Boston where we had brunch and let her order a Bloody Mary before springing the news on her :)
It's all very nice to be able to tell your friends and loved ones in person that we are expecting instead of people finding out over the internet so Matias & I were very happy to be able to see so many friends in those few weeks before Christmas to let them know individually.
Saturday, January 07, 2006
Friday, December 30, 2005
Funny Pregnancy Story #1
I found an awesome deal on some maternity jeans this weekend at Motherhood (shut up they are REALLY comfortable!!) and was being rung up, right?
So they go through all these questions, like due date, number of kids, want to be on mailing list, etc. etc., right?
Then she hands me this “goodie bag” (you’d be surprised how much free swag you get from stores and doctor’s offices…it’s like trick or treating for pregnant folks!) and my bag with my purchase in it and asks me “so, do you know what it is?”
My reply? “jeans”
Then it dawned on me that she wasn’t stupid – for how could she have forgotten that she had just rung up jeans but that it was ME who was the “dumb-dumb idiot mother” (please do NOT steal this phrase, I patented it when I was 8 years old and I’m sure my mother is ESTATIC now that I can use it to talk about myself and not just her!) who couldn’t figure out that she was asking THE SEX OF MY UNBORN CHILD.
Cause you see, sometimes you can forget your pregnant EVEN WHEN BUYING MATERNITY CLOTHES.
I was truly confused though for a good 30 seconds trying to figure this dim-wit out.
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Little Girls
I called my brother about two weeks ago, I think, to tell him that we are pregnant – he was very shocked and excited, of course. He’s been trying to get Alexis & Kyle to reach us but it’s difficult cause of the time change and their schedule and then all the traveling we have been doing ourselves.
Finally, Alexis took it upon herself to call me last night (no parents home only Other Grandpa) and the FIRST THING OUT OF HER MOUTH was that this bebe “better not be a girl” cause she “wants to be the only girl”!!! She had already had this conversation with my mom but phrased it as “only girl GRANDDAUGHTER” and we knew this was probably coming but I wasn’t sure how it would manifest itself – I had NO IDEA she would just come out and say it!! To me, she only said “only girl” but I think she changed her mind as it was coming out of her mouth. She’s very excited to have a little cousin coming soon though – they’ve been wanting cousins for a while now and actually started on us even before we got married. Kyle was luke-warm about it but excited too – he doesn’t mind if it’s a girl or a boy. I got Alexis all riled up by telling her it doesn’t look good for her – Grandma’s first baby was a girl (Leanne) and Daddy’s first baby was a girl (her) – she later talked to Leanne and told her this and Leanne and mom added that my mom was the first girl, my two Aunts both had girls first…and she just nearly lost it! HA!
Let the fun begin!!!
Finally, Alexis took it upon herself to call me last night (no parents home only Other Grandpa) and the FIRST THING OUT OF HER MOUTH was that this bebe “better not be a girl” cause she “wants to be the only girl”!!! She had already had this conversation with my mom but phrased it as “only girl GRANDDAUGHTER” and we knew this was probably coming but I wasn’t sure how it would manifest itself – I had NO IDEA she would just come out and say it!! To me, she only said “only girl” but I think she changed her mind as it was coming out of her mouth. She’s very excited to have a little cousin coming soon though – they’ve been wanting cousins for a while now and actually started on us even before we got married. Kyle was luke-warm about it but excited too – he doesn’t mind if it’s a girl or a boy. I got Alexis all riled up by telling her it doesn’t look good for her – Grandma’s first baby was a girl (Leanne) and Daddy’s first baby was a girl (her) – she later talked to Leanne and told her this and Leanne and mom added that my mom was the first girl, my two Aunts both had girls first…and she just nearly lost it! HA!
Let the fun begin!!!
New York F'ing City!
Well, it’s safe to say that I think the bebe enjoyed his 3 DMB shows!
New York was a huge success and taking the train definitely relieved my stress from driving and gave me more time to relax. We had such a fabulous time strolling around all parts of NYC and spending some time in the snow filled streets (and slush filled gutters!).
For sure the hardest part was not drinking at the bar with everyone – I didn’t want to drink though, I just felt like an “outsider” to an extent. I filled up on ginger ale and just generally kept to myself since quite a few people were making it their job to get as shitty as possible before the shows. Going to shows sober has happened before, albeit on accident, but it’s definitely a different experience when you know someone “else” is experiencing the show also!! Even though the bebe doesn’t have “ears” yet he can still hear my voice and vibrations and I am encouraged, by research, to sing out-loud for the bebe to hear my voice and become accustomed to me and music that we like – it’s not a hard task to complete.
For some strange reason MSG sells SODA WATER!! I was in heaven!! After hours of drinking ginger ale, I needed a switch and SODA hit the spot!! And thankfully, I’m not at the Pee a 54204975 Times in an Hour point either! This was actually a high point for me, sadly enough.
I did get tired from all the walking but that is to be expected – not any more tired than I normally would be but I knew I couldn’t be pushing myself like I normally would. I did get grumpy at points and everyone was quick to chalk it up to Hormones but I think it was just The Bitch coming out – crowds can totally do that to me and to say that NYC was crowded would be an understatement. Matias was very caring and would show up with V8 juice for me so that I always had something to drink on hand. And everyone listened when I would say, “ok it’s time for me to eat” – that’s the thing, you KNOW when it’s time to eat and replenish your energy, especially after burning so much of it by walking around.
Matias & I were really happy to be able to spend so much time with my family – it was a great trip and we got to do so many things in such a short (!) amount of time.
2 DMB shows
1 Rockettes show
1 walk through Central Park in the snow
1 walk through Washington Square (I think) vendors
1 walk through Wall Street & Ground Zero
1 walk around Bryant Park and fabulous brunch at Bryant Park Grill
1 lunch at deli
1 dinner at Irish Pub
2 evenings at Mustang Sally’s
2 nights at Mustang Harry’s
1 walk past Macy*s Christmas windows (they sucked)
1 walk around Rockefeller Center
1 trip to Strawberry Fields
1 Mommy To Be tank-top (with PINK rhinestones!!) from Auntie Jean
And I THINK that is it!!! Of course, pictures to show for everything!!!
New York was a huge success and taking the train definitely relieved my stress from driving and gave me more time to relax. We had such a fabulous time strolling around all parts of NYC and spending some time in the snow filled streets (and slush filled gutters!).
For sure the hardest part was not drinking at the bar with everyone – I didn’t want to drink though, I just felt like an “outsider” to an extent. I filled up on ginger ale and just generally kept to myself since quite a few people were making it their job to get as shitty as possible before the shows. Going to shows sober has happened before, albeit on accident, but it’s definitely a different experience when you know someone “else” is experiencing the show also!! Even though the bebe doesn’t have “ears” yet he can still hear my voice and vibrations and I am encouraged, by research, to sing out-loud for the bebe to hear my voice and become accustomed to me and music that we like – it’s not a hard task to complete.
For some strange reason MSG sells SODA WATER!! I was in heaven!! After hours of drinking ginger ale, I needed a switch and SODA hit the spot!! And thankfully, I’m not at the Pee a 54204975 Times in an Hour point either! This was actually a high point for me, sadly enough.
I did get tired from all the walking but that is to be expected – not any more tired than I normally would be but I knew I couldn’t be pushing myself like I normally would. I did get grumpy at points and everyone was quick to chalk it up to Hormones but I think it was just The Bitch coming out – crowds can totally do that to me and to say that NYC was crowded would be an understatement. Matias was very caring and would show up with V8 juice for me so that I always had something to drink on hand. And everyone listened when I would say, “ok it’s time for me to eat” – that’s the thing, you KNOW when it’s time to eat and replenish your energy, especially after burning so much of it by walking around.
Matias & I were really happy to be able to spend so much time with my family – it was a great trip and we got to do so many things in such a short (!) amount of time.
2 DMB shows
1 Rockettes show
1 walk through Central Park in the snow
1 walk through Washington Square (I think) vendors
1 walk through Wall Street & Ground Zero
1 walk around Bryant Park and fabulous brunch at Bryant Park Grill
1 lunch at deli
1 dinner at Irish Pub
2 evenings at Mustang Sally’s
2 nights at Mustang Harry’s
1 walk past Macy*s Christmas windows (they sucked)
1 walk around Rockefeller Center
1 trip to Strawberry Fields
1 Mommy To Be tank-top (with PINK rhinestones!!) from Auntie Jean
And I THINK that is it!!! Of course, pictures to show for everything!!!
Sunday, December 04, 2005
Cause Baby, you're amazing
Matias & I have started researching the effects of listening to music while pregnant which is rather important to both of us for obvious reasons...I found some great articles on the web (a rather fascinating one written by an Argentine who had a brother named Matias & Nicolas...!!) and started dreaming of singing and dancing (both GREAT things to do) for the bebe. They really stress singing out loud for the baby to feel the vibrations of the mother's (ME!) voice in the womb and the daddy (MATIAS!) to sing to the belly so that they can become familiar with his voice and not have him be a stranger when they finally meet :)
So yesterday (warning: HORMONAL Story coming), I was driving to the Cicero's house and my Closest I Love Song came on (Josh Kelly's Amazing) and I started singing out loud, like I'm want to do when in the car...and then I started crying. Cause I WAS SINGING TO MY BEBE. And the words, just started making me cry (not all of them) but the part that goes:
So come on let me see
I say baby you are amazing
I want to let you see
that you are everything and more to me
I will let you be I will I will
And the tears started. I still cannot get over that I'm singing to our bebe. Our bebe that doesnt have ears yet. But is swimming around in his womb :)
So now I have Michael Buble on and I'm chair dancing and singing along! Decorating the tree with Christmas Carols on tonight should be fun!!
I hope I just dont lose it on Friday night when we are the DMB show!! On a slightly related note, (HA! note, music..pun!) I am contemplating "stencilling" some DMB quotes on the nursery walls (esp. some Some Devil lyrics...).
So yesterday (warning: HORMONAL Story coming), I was driving to the Cicero's house and my Closest I Love Song came on (Josh Kelly's Amazing) and I started singing out loud, like I'm want to do when in the car...and then I started crying. Cause I WAS SINGING TO MY BEBE. And the words, just started making me cry (not all of them) but the part that goes:
So come on let me see
I say baby you are amazing
I want to let you see
that you are everything and more to me
I will let you be I will I will
And the tears started. I still cannot get over that I'm singing to our bebe. Our bebe that doesnt have ears yet. But is swimming around in his womb :)
So now I have Michael Buble on and I'm chair dancing and singing along! Decorating the tree with Christmas Carols on tonight should be fun!!
I hope I just dont lose it on Friday night when we are the DMB show!! On a slightly related note, (HA! note, music..pun!) I am contemplating "stencilling" some DMB quotes on the nursery walls (esp. some Some Devil lyrics...).
Cause he loves me
From my dad (he rips out articles for me and sends them to me in the mail):
Danish, no Coffee - A survey of 88,482 Danish women, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, found that pregnant women who drank eight or more cups of coffee a day had a risk of stillbirth and miscarriage 59% higher than those who drank none.
WOW. Now I dont drink 8 cups of coffee a day but those results and the rate of that happening is just so upsetting. Why do people take these risks?!!? To risk a stillbirth!?!? or a miscarriage?!?!
But, thankfully, my bebe does NOT like coffee (even decaf) so I struggle with even 1/2 a cup once a WEEK. I've switched over fully to tea and we like that much better - I even drink it without milk and sometimes without sugar!!
Danish, no Coffee - A survey of 88,482 Danish women, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, found that pregnant women who drank eight or more cups of coffee a day had a risk of stillbirth and miscarriage 59% higher than those who drank none.
WOW. Now I dont drink 8 cups of coffee a day but those results and the rate of that happening is just so upsetting. Why do people take these risks?!!? To risk a stillbirth!?!? or a miscarriage?!?!
But, thankfully, my bebe does NOT like coffee (even decaf) so I struggle with even 1/2 a cup once a WEEK. I've switched over fully to tea and we like that much better - I even drink it without milk and sometimes without sugar!!
Monday, November 28, 2005
Thanksgiving
Matias & I had a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.
My parents were coming into town to celebrate our First Turkey Cooking and to official christen the new china from our wedding. We decided to tell them over our Thanksgiving toast that we are pregnant.
Matias started off by saying that it was two years ago to the date that he had asked for my hand in marriage and then added that this year we thought we would mark the occasion by telling them we were trying to get pregnant. At this point, I started to sweat & my mom just looked at me and I could tell she started to sweat so I continued the conversation. I said that we must have been trying really hard and were very good at what we were doing because we ARE pregnant!!
Grandma & Grandpa were very shocked to say the least :) But estatic none-the-less!! First thing out of my mother's mouth was "no more wine for you!" I only had one glass and that was all I planned. I also have stopped smoking (although that day was a nervous anxious day for me so I smoked more than I had alloted myself - I think a total of 4) so that pleased them :)
The meal itself was to die for - Matias' turkey was unbelievable and we are still talking about the gravy!
I'm starting to really show all the symptoms these days - nausea, fatigue, heartburn and the lovely gas (from both ends...) but for me these are all good signs of a healthy pregnancy. Something of course, I worry about daily and almost non-stop as is expected with me.
We discussed names and both boy and girl names were readily approved and even some tears were shed over them. I wont spill the beans here but the middles names are family names and the first name that Matias picked for a boy was a form of, unbeknownest to me, my grandfather's middle name. I think we'll stick with that one :)
I called my sister to tell her cause I didnt think it was fair to tell my mom and then send her home without being able to talk about it with my sister. I am not planning on telling my brother until Christmas but that might change since I'm starting to feel guilty about not including him with everyone else - or maybe that's just the hormones talking ;)
Friday found me queasy and hungry. I think I'm eating about 4 meals a day. And I'm trying really hard to eat all my veggies and drink all my water - I've stocked up on V8 juice since that counts for two servings per 8 ounce serving & the water doesnt seem to be giving me heartburn although just about everything else does. I'm pee-ing a little more than often (TMI??), I've never been one to have to get up in the middle of the night to pee but lo-and-behold, I'm staggering to the bathroom already - cant wait till when this really sets in!! HA!
Everyonce and a while, I freak out and focus on what we are doing - like saving for a college fund, no more vacations on the spur of the moment, probably no more Gorge...those things, you know? Matias asked how old would the baby have to be to go to shows - priorities people!! My mom said not to worry about it that Grandpa can babysit while we all go to the shows :)
We went out for a bit on Friday but I got tired about two hours into and just wanted to head home and be "fatigued" on the couch. Which is exactly what we did. We watched a movie and went to bed. Mom bought me my First Pregnancy Books & Journal :)
Saturday, found me getting sick from one cigarette and believing that I had quit smoking for good. Not a fun feeling, at all. We ventured out again and I made it a little longer that day but quickly hit my stopping point and simply had to say "it's time to head home" - everyone was more than willing to comply with my wishes - that's definitely a plus to being pregnant ;) We had a great dinner of homemade turkey soup and leftovers while watching another movie - we turned on the new George Carlin but I quickly feel asleep once again.
Sunday, Matias made a fabulous breakfast & we got ready to send my parents on their way home. We finished up some things we had to get done together (burn CDs, finish journaling an album I was comissioned by my mom to make...) & then they were on their way.
Hugs & kisses abounded and many WOWs and What a Thanksgiving Surprise :)
I'm sure I'm leaving stuff out, which goes against my intention of keeping this journal but, alas, the nausea is coming back and I'm damn tired after my first full day of work in 4 days...
But let me leave you with this - y'all will NOT be calling me Mamma.
:) Happy Thanksgiving!!
My parents were coming into town to celebrate our First Turkey Cooking and to official christen the new china from our wedding. We decided to tell them over our Thanksgiving toast that we are pregnant.
Matias started off by saying that it was two years ago to the date that he had asked for my hand in marriage and then added that this year we thought we would mark the occasion by telling them we were trying to get pregnant. At this point, I started to sweat & my mom just looked at me and I could tell she started to sweat so I continued the conversation. I said that we must have been trying really hard and were very good at what we were doing because we ARE pregnant!!
Grandma & Grandpa were very shocked to say the least :) But estatic none-the-less!! First thing out of my mother's mouth was "no more wine for you!" I only had one glass and that was all I planned. I also have stopped smoking (although that day was a nervous anxious day for me so I smoked more than I had alloted myself - I think a total of 4) so that pleased them :)
The meal itself was to die for - Matias' turkey was unbelievable and we are still talking about the gravy!
I'm starting to really show all the symptoms these days - nausea, fatigue, heartburn and the lovely gas (from both ends...) but for me these are all good signs of a healthy pregnancy. Something of course, I worry about daily and almost non-stop as is expected with me.
We discussed names and both boy and girl names were readily approved and even some tears were shed over them. I wont spill the beans here but the middles names are family names and the first name that Matias picked for a boy was a form of, unbeknownest to me, my grandfather's middle name. I think we'll stick with that one :)
I called my sister to tell her cause I didnt think it was fair to tell my mom and then send her home without being able to talk about it with my sister. I am not planning on telling my brother until Christmas but that might change since I'm starting to feel guilty about not including him with everyone else - or maybe that's just the hormones talking ;)
Friday found me queasy and hungry. I think I'm eating about 4 meals a day. And I'm trying really hard to eat all my veggies and drink all my water - I've stocked up on V8 juice since that counts for two servings per 8 ounce serving & the water doesnt seem to be giving me heartburn although just about everything else does. I'm pee-ing a little more than often (TMI??), I've never been one to have to get up in the middle of the night to pee but lo-and-behold, I'm staggering to the bathroom already - cant wait till when this really sets in!! HA!
Everyonce and a while, I freak out and focus on what we are doing - like saving for a college fund, no more vacations on the spur of the moment, probably no more Gorge...those things, you know? Matias asked how old would the baby have to be to go to shows - priorities people!! My mom said not to worry about it that Grandpa can babysit while we all go to the shows :)
We went out for a bit on Friday but I got tired about two hours into and just wanted to head home and be "fatigued" on the couch. Which is exactly what we did. We watched a movie and went to bed. Mom bought me my First Pregnancy Books & Journal :)
Saturday, found me getting sick from one cigarette and believing that I had quit smoking for good. Not a fun feeling, at all. We ventured out again and I made it a little longer that day but quickly hit my stopping point and simply had to say "it's time to head home" - everyone was more than willing to comply with my wishes - that's definitely a plus to being pregnant ;) We had a great dinner of homemade turkey soup and leftovers while watching another movie - we turned on the new George Carlin but I quickly feel asleep once again.
Sunday, Matias made a fabulous breakfast & we got ready to send my parents on their way home. We finished up some things we had to get done together (burn CDs, finish journaling an album I was comissioned by my mom to make...) & then they were on their way.
Hugs & kisses abounded and many WOWs and What a Thanksgiving Surprise :)
I'm sure I'm leaving stuff out, which goes against my intention of keeping this journal but, alas, the nausea is coming back and I'm damn tired after my first full day of work in 4 days...
But let me leave you with this - y'all will NOT be calling me Mamma.
:) Happy Thanksgiving!!
Thursday, November 24, 2005
5 Weeks & 1 day
That's how old our baby was yesterday when I called the doctor for the first time!!
Now, of course, he is 5 Weeks & 2 Days!! And yes, I'm feeling like we are having a boy, dont ask.
We are beyond thrilled in this household. Names are being thrown about and thrown out (!). Houses are being searched for. Finances are being re-done. Dreams are being spawned. We are over the moon.
And I now have symptoms. Dont ask. It must have something to do with knowing I'm pregnant and all of a sudden feeling pregnant.
I have food aversions (sushi). I can smell citrus from 100 yards away. I know why I was feeling car sick now on the bus. And the heartburn that can only be cured with Tic Tacs? Explained. I'm tired a lot of the time but I thought that was just having a couple busy weekends in a row...
And my husband, is the bestest husband in the whole wide world. He's so sweet and attentive and caring and nagging (already). cause let's not forget who has to quite smoking, drinking and coffee...MY THREE FAVORITE THINGS TO DO!!!
Matias is quitting also (at least around me and in the house since being in the car with two smokers yesterday nearly killed me) and he's only drinking until I say "that's not fair anymore" - which might be rather quickly since we now have 5 bottles of wine in the house for Thanksgiving with my family. I'm still ok with making him coffee as long as he makes me tea :)
I called the doctor and made my first appointment and had my OB Nurse phone consultation...all very exciting!! It's all very exciting and scary at the same time though. I can feel things happening to me and I'm constantly worried that it's not supposed to be happening...but what can I expect? It's not like I've experienced this before, you know? All I can say is I'm definitely pregnant. WOW. It's still weird to say that. Matias has called me his "pregnany wife" and I think I've called him "daddy" once or twice. Of course, it's still sinking in...
Last night after dinner, he asked me what else I wanted to eat :) And then I feel asleep before he had my hot cocoa made. Whoops!
I do worry about telling my parents though. They know we didnt plan on having kids so I am not sure how they will react when they realize we arent pulling their legs. I dont want my mom to be disappointed with us or me. But I have to tell them because otherwise I would feel like I'm lying to them PLUS what will they say when I'm not smoking or drinking and possibly having food aversions?!??!!? Yeah, it's going to get obvious soon folks.
I'm not going to make this blog public until people have been told and we are probably waiting until after the holidays or our first ultrasound (maybe at 10 weeks)...but you know, I'm not sure how to handle the DMB Winter tour coming up...
Ok hold on. OUR BABY WILL BE GOING TO SHOWS IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
I will tell LeNelle when I go to Boston, but I have to tell her in person so that's why I'm waiting...on special people :) All the Regular Folks will just have to wait!! I think it might make a good NYE 1 Year Anniversary SURPRISE Announcement to everyone!!
Last but not least, in my eyes...it snowed last night. For me that was a good sign. The First Snow of the Season. Less than a day after we find out we are pregnant.
Now, of course, he is 5 Weeks & 2 Days!! And yes, I'm feeling like we are having a boy, dont ask.
We are beyond thrilled in this household. Names are being thrown about and thrown out (!). Houses are being searched for. Finances are being re-done. Dreams are being spawned. We are over the moon.
And I now have symptoms. Dont ask. It must have something to do with knowing I'm pregnant and all of a sudden feeling pregnant.
I have food aversions (sushi). I can smell citrus from 100 yards away. I know why I was feeling car sick now on the bus. And the heartburn that can only be cured with Tic Tacs? Explained. I'm tired a lot of the time but I thought that was just having a couple busy weekends in a row...
And my husband, is the bestest husband in the whole wide world. He's so sweet and attentive and caring and nagging (already). cause let's not forget who has to quite smoking, drinking and coffee...MY THREE FAVORITE THINGS TO DO!!!
Matias is quitting also (at least around me and in the house since being in the car with two smokers yesterday nearly killed me) and he's only drinking until I say "that's not fair anymore" - which might be rather quickly since we now have 5 bottles of wine in the house for Thanksgiving with my family. I'm still ok with making him coffee as long as he makes me tea :)
I called the doctor and made my first appointment and had my OB Nurse phone consultation...all very exciting!! It's all very exciting and scary at the same time though. I can feel things happening to me and I'm constantly worried that it's not supposed to be happening...but what can I expect? It's not like I've experienced this before, you know? All I can say is I'm definitely pregnant. WOW. It's still weird to say that. Matias has called me his "pregnany wife" and I think I've called him "daddy" once or twice. Of course, it's still sinking in...
Last night after dinner, he asked me what else I wanted to eat :) And then I feel asleep before he had my hot cocoa made. Whoops!
I do worry about telling my parents though. They know we didnt plan on having kids so I am not sure how they will react when they realize we arent pulling their legs. I dont want my mom to be disappointed with us or me. But I have to tell them because otherwise I would feel like I'm lying to them PLUS what will they say when I'm not smoking or drinking and possibly having food aversions?!??!!? Yeah, it's going to get obvious soon folks.
I'm not going to make this blog public until people have been told and we are probably waiting until after the holidays or our first ultrasound (maybe at 10 weeks)...but you know, I'm not sure how to handle the DMB Winter tour coming up...
Ok hold on. OUR BABY WILL BE GOING TO SHOWS IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
I will tell LeNelle when I go to Boston, but I have to tell her in person so that's why I'm waiting...on special people :) All the Regular Folks will just have to wait!! I think it might make a good NYE 1 Year Anniversary SURPRISE Announcement to everyone!!
Last but not least, in my eyes...it snowed last night. For me that was a good sign. The First Snow of the Season. Less than a day after we find out we are pregnant.
Nov. 22 2005
The Pee Test.
I called Matias to ask him to pick up a pregnancy test on his way home since I was about a week late with my period. He was thrilled! Said it sounded exciting!!
I had not been feeling much different up until that point but all that would change the coming days...
My breasts had been sore, but that usually accompanies PMS for me, but when I was late, I knew it could also mean something more. Plus, the mere fact that I hadnt gotten my period, you know.
When I came home that night I was waiting until Liza had come over to pick up a spare CM Kit that she needed before taking The Test. But when she called to say she wouldnt be coming over that night, I knew it was time to take it right then.
I read all the directions, a few times, and then headed in hoping not to pee on my hand.
The directions said that it would take up to 3 minutes to have a response and maybe sooner (but I have no idea why) so when I came back into the room and was telling Matias what we were waiting for and when I turned to pick it up to show him it said PREGNANT. !!!!!!
Matias grabbed me and hugged me and kissed me and said CONGRATULATIONS!!! And we just started talking about everything and anything. I was nearly in tears but not bad tears - I have no problem keeping this baby & I am quite happy & thrilled myself to be pregnant (!!!).
Even though this is a surprise and not something we had planned, Matias & I had always talked and agreed that what ever happened happened and that we would do nothing to change that.
So, we're having a baby!!!
I called Matias to ask him to pick up a pregnancy test on his way home since I was about a week late with my period. He was thrilled! Said it sounded exciting!!
I had not been feeling much different up until that point but all that would change the coming days...
My breasts had been sore, but that usually accompanies PMS for me, but when I was late, I knew it could also mean something more. Plus, the mere fact that I hadnt gotten my period, you know.
When I came home that night I was waiting until Liza had come over to pick up a spare CM Kit that she needed before taking The Test. But when she called to say she wouldnt be coming over that night, I knew it was time to take it right then.
I read all the directions, a few times, and then headed in hoping not to pee on my hand.
The directions said that it would take up to 3 minutes to have a response and maybe sooner (but I have no idea why) so when I came back into the room and was telling Matias what we were waiting for and when I turned to pick it up to show him it said PREGNANT. !!!!!!
Matias grabbed me and hugged me and kissed me and said CONGRATULATIONS!!! And we just started talking about everything and anything. I was nearly in tears but not bad tears - I have no problem keeping this baby & I am quite happy & thrilled myself to be pregnant (!!!).
Even though this is a surprise and not something we had planned, Matias & I had always talked and agreed that what ever happened happened and that we would do nothing to change that.
So, we're having a baby!!!
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