crazy crazy pain
waking in the middle of the nigh to adjust positions, waking every 2 hours might be good practice but ouch.
baby is chilling on a nerve that shoots down my entire left leg. there are crazy knots to deal with and complain about, and quite often beg a massage for.
thinking a wheelchair would be sweet....
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Limited Car Days
Most of the time I really do not like to drive anywhere. I don't mind be driven so much, probably because I had been driven around til I was a senior in HS. And even Whitney, the old white Dodge Dynasty, lasted only til sophomore year at UofM. I was a master at bumming rides when need be or hoofing it the other times.
Living in Ann Arbor there is minimal need for a car, although Jon was forced to do most of the long-distance relationship visits! I managed to get home by way of the stinky Greyhound system or occassional carpool :) Junior year abroad in Finland showed me how much you can do with public transportation and exploring on bikes. I wish I had a digital picture of my Finnish bike, it sure was a beauty. Probably best resembling this bike. I found it under the stairwell of my apartment complex and my Irish buddy Mike fixed it up a bit. I remember patching my first (of several) tires on the bike. But that took me everywhere! I can still map out routes I'd take everyday. Aside from the bike, I fell in love with Ryanair which flew me from Stockholm to Milan for 10 Euro. Awesome. Why don't we have that here! I can't overlook Tallink which I rode to cross the Baltic a million times. Just don't do what I did and not book a cabin for the overnight ferry- I would find a chair and sleep on my rucksack to save a few Euro...I am so so cheap.
But NYC takes the cake. Talk about a no needed, no car wanted. Where on earth would you park? No thanks. Give me the trains anyday. Or better yet flag a taxi (but not often...you know I'm cheap at this point!).
But HERE, in West Michigan I am driving my little white Mazda3. Granted, I can blame Jon for insisting we buy it, but in reality I find myself driving it most of the time due to our work schedules. Why do I find myself driving more than I need to these days? Sheer laziness and inefficiency. But no longer! I have imposed Limited Car Days. Days where there are no baby classes to attend, or appointments to get to I will not let myself leave the Caledonia area (where I work). No need to drive back to Grand Rapids only to have to be back here in the afternoon. I am embarrassed that I have done so much of that.
Today is one of those days and I have set up shop at Panera and have hijacked Jon's computer to work from here :)
I feel better already :)
Living in Ann Arbor there is minimal need for a car, although Jon was forced to do most of the long-distance relationship visits! I managed to get home by way of the stinky Greyhound system or occassional carpool :) Junior year abroad in Finland showed me how much you can do with public transportation and exploring on bikes. I wish I had a digital picture of my Finnish bike, it sure was a beauty. Probably best resembling this bike. I found it under the stairwell of my apartment complex and my Irish buddy Mike fixed it up a bit. I remember patching my first (of several) tires on the bike. But that took me everywhere! I can still map out routes I'd take everyday. Aside from the bike, I fell in love with Ryanair which flew me from Stockholm to Milan for 10 Euro. Awesome. Why don't we have that here! I can't overlook Tallink which I rode to cross the Baltic a million times. Just don't do what I did and not book a cabin for the overnight ferry- I would find a chair and sleep on my rucksack to save a few Euro...I am so so cheap.
But NYC takes the cake. Talk about a no needed, no car wanted. Where on earth would you park? No thanks. Give me the trains anyday. Or better yet flag a taxi (but not often...you know I'm cheap at this point!).
But HERE, in West Michigan I am driving my little white Mazda3. Granted, I can blame Jon for insisting we buy it, but in reality I find myself driving it most of the time due to our work schedules. Why do I find myself driving more than I need to these days? Sheer laziness and inefficiency. But no longer! I have imposed Limited Car Days. Days where there are no baby classes to attend, or appointments to get to I will not let myself leave the Caledonia area (where I work). No need to drive back to Grand Rapids only to have to be back here in the afternoon. I am embarrassed that I have done so much of that.
Today is one of those days and I have set up shop at Panera and have hijacked Jon's computer to work from here :)
I feel better already :)
Saturday, February 20, 2010
A Baby Shower
No, not my baby shower :) My cousin Eva is expecting her first baby this April. I've never been to a baby shower before this! I drove up north to Alma with Mom
My Aunt Angie hosted and had the tv set up to Skype family in Mexico so they watched us we opened presents.
Bobby had to get creative with Skype communication as the sound wasn't working. 
Matching adult animals to their baby names.Raquel and Mom (looking grossed out)
try to guess what melted chocolate is in the diaper...
There was food, presents and excitement!
And the towering "cake" of diapers stole the show.
Bobby had to get creative with Skype communication as the sound wasn't working.Of course there were games involved
Matching adult animals to their baby names.try to guess what melted chocolate is in the diaper...
There was food, presents and excitement!
And the towering "cake" of diapers stole the show.
Happy Shower Baby Alonzo :)
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Happy Valentine's!
Jon bought me flowers to brighten our table!
And to make my least favorite area prettier :)
We're starting to put the grandparent nursery in order :) I was really digging this green color and the brown turned out to be nice looking- making me think of chocolate :) The alternative color pairing is blue and brown. Still thinking about it...
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Sizing Up
I knew it would be a little hard mentally to get bigger during pregnancy. Who really wants to gain a serious chunk of weight? The cause is definately worth it but still, mentally taxing to not fit into things and to feel heavier than you're supposed to. I'm not a fan of that part. I'm trying to keep it all in perspective, baby gets bigger so do I. But yesterday I was at the am shift of work and was wearing my go-to jean day jeans with the awesome BellyBand and even though I was securely covered I just felt tight and uncomfortable. So after that shift I went directly to Target and tried on some proper maternity jeans. Interesting.
I don't know why maternity clothes size things the way they do. I know I am one general size in jeans and so I grabbed that size and a size up and down to try on. After trying on the size down I realized that would be the pair to get. But I know I am not this size in regular jeans, why must maternity wear pacify me by making me think I can still wear a smaller size? What do really thin pregnant women do for jeans?? The ones I bought are already bagging on my legs and demanding to be washed to fit better. I can't imagine if my legs were really thin.
There must be a good pair out there for me that fit in the leg and allow the stomach to grow. I really hate having these pants slip down and feel uncomfortably wide in the leg. Yeesh. I look forward to warmer weather so I can get back to more dresses to avoid this issue.
I don't know why maternity clothes size things the way they do. I know I am one general size in jeans and so I grabbed that size and a size up and down to try on. After trying on the size down I realized that would be the pair to get. But I know I am not this size in regular jeans, why must maternity wear pacify me by making me think I can still wear a smaller size? What do really thin pregnant women do for jeans?? The ones I bought are already bagging on my legs and demanding to be washed to fit better. I can't imagine if my legs were really thin.
There must be a good pair out there for me that fit in the leg and allow the stomach to grow. I really hate having these pants slip down and feel uncomfortably wide in the leg. Yeesh. I look forward to warmer weather so I can get back to more dresses to avoid this issue.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Birthing Classes with My Stand-In Coach
I met my sweet Mom at the Healthier Communities building downtown this morning to attend my second birthing class through Spectrum Health. Mom has been so nice to agree to take half days for the next couple of Mondays so she can be my stand-in coach. She's not the only Mom coach there, it really is an inconvenient time (9-11:30a), who has this time off work?? Other than my par-time self.
We went over comforting measures, like how to give a good backrub! :) Poor Mom did her best with her good hand, the other still in a soft cast from breaking it a couple weeks ago. It still felt good. One shocking thing was watching THE birth video, yeesh. Another freaky thing was that a pregnant woman in my class had a weird pass out/seizure like episode. It was so sudden and odd. The instructor, an RN, helped her and I think she was alright but just seeing something like that is kind of jarring. All the weird things that can occur during a pregnancy could really drive you nuts thinking about.
But now I am parked her at Panera, eating soup and salad and prepping for the rest of the day. I did really well with last week's goal of knitting every day, I even finished a baby hat! I might keep it up this week to knit another one. The goal this week is to take a long walk daily, talking 30m-hour outside. It always cheers me up, after I get over the brisk cold factor. Wish me luck :)
We went over comforting measures, like how to give a good backrub! :) Poor Mom did her best with her good hand, the other still in a soft cast from breaking it a couple weeks ago. It still felt good. One shocking thing was watching THE birth video, yeesh. Another freaky thing was that a pregnant woman in my class had a weird pass out/seizure like episode. It was so sudden and odd. The instructor, an RN, helped her and I think she was alright but just seeing something like that is kind of jarring. All the weird things that can occur during a pregnancy could really drive you nuts thinking about.
But now I am parked her at Panera, eating soup and salad and prepping for the rest of the day. I did really well with last week's goal of knitting every day, I even finished a baby hat! I might keep it up this week to knit another one. The goal this week is to take a long walk daily, talking 30m-hour outside. It always cheers me up, after I get over the brisk cold factor. Wish me luck :)
Friday, February 5, 2010
Spreading the News
I finally told the YMCA kiddos that I was having a baby. They were funny, lots of name suggestions and excitement. Ava, a first grader had her hands on the tummy asap singing rock-a-by-baby. Yet another difference between my middle schoolers and these kids, none of them would dare touch the tummy!
I am watching the news while the photo shoot was happening so I was a little distracted! My doctor says I have Basketball Belly, which would explain the hardness of my middle. I was kind of freaking me out, it really does feel like half a basketball is stuck under my shirt. We are inching closer to the big day- still a million and one things to do. But for now I'm happy to feel baby flip and tumble and still be able to see my feet :) Wednesday, February 3, 2010
24 Weeks
Randall Baby appointment in an hour. I'm excited to hear his heartbeat again :) I'm also anxious to hear what my doctor thinks about his 20 week ultrasound. He looked good to me :) But of course I will be more reassured after hearing that from her.
This week's goal is in full swing :) Nope, not the work out every day goal....the knit every day goal :) Hooray. I was happy to finish Baby's first quilt and wanted to work on his next project. Soooooo, Katie gave me the idea of knitting little animals to hang on a mobile. So far I have a lopsided bunny and a long legged frog. I'll snap a picture of those guys and the not-so-little baby belly soon :)
This week's goal is in full swing :) Nope, not the work out every day goal....the knit every day goal :) Hooray. I was happy to finish Baby's first quilt and wanted to work on his next project. Soooooo, Katie gave me the idea of knitting little animals to hang on a mobile. So far I have a lopsided bunny and a long legged frog. I'll snap a picture of those guys and the not-so-little baby belly soon :)
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