Doctor Appointment / Pregnancy Dump
I did my glucose test yesterday and it was not as bad as I had anticipated. It tasted like flat orange soda. I thought that it would be thicker or something.
I weighed in 6 pounds more than last month and I believe that I can attribute at least half of that do the crap I ate Sunday night at the Super Bowl party I attended. Yeah, I don't think that grazing over the seven layer dip much of the evening was the wisest thing to do. So now I think that I'm 8 pounds over my prepreganancy weight, which I suppose is fine. The baby measured on target and that's the most important thing.
It's gotten to where I cannot stand to drive for very long periods of time because my left side just kills me. I've tried adjusting my sitting position and it doesn't help. I had plans to drive up to Dallas in a couple of weeks to meet my brother and so that he can give me our car seats and rocking chair, but I don't think I'll be able to do it.
Every movement I feel from this kid is on my left side. I never feel anything to the right of center. I don't feel her kicking me in the ribs, but that's where most of the discomfort is (not pain, just pressure like they're being pushed apart). She was extremely active Monday night after Jason got home. I like to think that she was happy to hear his voice since she hadn't heard it in nearly a week.
I have felt a ton of energy the past week and have been sleeping soundly for nearly a month now. I do have a tendancy to wake up at 4:30 most mornings, but it's not from anything waking me up other than my body telling me it's not tired any more. I haven't even gotten up in the middle of the night to pee, which has totally surprised me as this was routine before getting pregnant. I've been going to bed around 11:30 thinking that I'll sleep until 6 a.m. (when I typically get up), but it hasn't helped.
I had fish again on Monday night (making that three weeks in a row) but wasn't in the mood for it. Actually, I wasn't really hungry for dinner but made myself eat at least half of the fillet. I did eat all of my broccoli but only took a couple of bites out of the wild rice...I'm still having to force myself to eat dinner each night because I'm just not hungry. Even last night, I felt like some kid who was being forced to eat her dinner.
And it's not like I'm gorging myself during the day. I have a bowl of cereal for breakfast, a banana by the time I get to work, lunch around noon (typically salad or leftovers from the previous night), then some other fruit later in the afternoon. Most days than not, I get a bag of Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookies from the vending machine at some point. I have added granola bars to my eating routine this week (usually between the banana and lunch). Jason bought a box to take with him to Miami but didn't eat them. And I'm not eating them because I'm hungry, it's just because they're here and because I love them and haven't had them in a long time. I doubt I'll buy another box once these are gone, but pistachios are all over the grocery stores these days so I may add that to my snack list...During the weekend, I could go without anything between breakfast and dinner. I do drink a ton of water, so maybe that's filling me up. I dunno.
My friend Miriam says she's hungry all of the time but I haven't found that my appetite has changed much since before I was pregnant...Oh well, since everyone is checking in as healthy, I suppose I should consider myself lucky.
Sandy and I are going to return to our walking routine since the weather has been getting better the past few days. Plus, if I'm going to wake up at 4:30 each morning, I suppose I should be somewhat productive. I've finally got to the point where my pilates DVD isn't kicking my ass anymore. Man, my hips and thighs have been getting a massive workout the past couple of months.
I ordered this mobile from Pottery Barn Kids and it arrived on Monday:
It has six butterflies hanging from it and is prettier than I thought it would be. I'm going to use this over the crib instead of getting one of those mobiles that you attach to the crib. I figure this will provide the stimulation effect that you all said is the main reason for having a mobile. Plus I can use it longer since many of you told me that by the time your babies got big enough you had to remove the mobile becuase of grabby hands...
I'm still waivering on the crib. Jason said he wouldn't be mad if I wanted to disassemble it and return it, but he would give me a lot of shit over it. I stopped by the baby store yesterday to look at the crib I would get instead and really do like it better. I just don't know if it's really going to be worth the trouble...We'll see.
I weighed in 6 pounds more than last month and I believe that I can attribute at least half of that do the crap I ate Sunday night at the Super Bowl party I attended. Yeah, I don't think that grazing over the seven layer dip much of the evening was the wisest thing to do. So now I think that I'm 8 pounds over my prepreganancy weight, which I suppose is fine. The baby measured on target and that's the most important thing.
It's gotten to where I cannot stand to drive for very long periods of time because my left side just kills me. I've tried adjusting my sitting position and it doesn't help. I had plans to drive up to Dallas in a couple of weeks to meet my brother and so that he can give me our car seats and rocking chair, but I don't think I'll be able to do it.
Every movement I feel from this kid is on my left side. I never feel anything to the right of center. I don't feel her kicking me in the ribs, but that's where most of the discomfort is (not pain, just pressure like they're being pushed apart). She was extremely active Monday night after Jason got home. I like to think that she was happy to hear his voice since she hadn't heard it in nearly a week.
I have felt a ton of energy the past week and have been sleeping soundly for nearly a month now. I do have a tendancy to wake up at 4:30 most mornings, but it's not from anything waking me up other than my body telling me it's not tired any more. I haven't even gotten up in the middle of the night to pee, which has totally surprised me as this was routine before getting pregnant. I've been going to bed around 11:30 thinking that I'll sleep until 6 a.m. (when I typically get up), but it hasn't helped.
I had fish again on Monday night (making that three weeks in a row) but wasn't in the mood for it. Actually, I wasn't really hungry for dinner but made myself eat at least half of the fillet. I did eat all of my broccoli but only took a couple of bites out of the wild rice...I'm still having to force myself to eat dinner each night because I'm just not hungry. Even last night, I felt like some kid who was being forced to eat her dinner.
And it's not like I'm gorging myself during the day. I have a bowl of cereal for breakfast, a banana by the time I get to work, lunch around noon (typically salad or leftovers from the previous night), then some other fruit later in the afternoon. Most days than not, I get a bag of Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookies from the vending machine at some point. I have added granola bars to my eating routine this week (usually between the banana and lunch). Jason bought a box to take with him to Miami but didn't eat them. And I'm not eating them because I'm hungry, it's just because they're here and because I love them and haven't had them in a long time. I doubt I'll buy another box once these are gone, but pistachios are all over the grocery stores these days so I may add that to my snack list...During the weekend, I could go without anything between breakfast and dinner. I do drink a ton of water, so maybe that's filling me up. I dunno.
My friend Miriam says she's hungry all of the time but I haven't found that my appetite has changed much since before I was pregnant...Oh well, since everyone is checking in as healthy, I suppose I should consider myself lucky.
Sandy and I are going to return to our walking routine since the weather has been getting better the past few days. Plus, if I'm going to wake up at 4:30 each morning, I suppose I should be somewhat productive. I've finally got to the point where my pilates DVD isn't kicking my ass anymore. Man, my hips and thighs have been getting a massive workout the past couple of months.
I ordered this mobile from Pottery Barn Kids and it arrived on Monday:
It has six butterflies hanging from it and is prettier than I thought it would be. I'm going to use this over the crib instead of getting one of those mobiles that you attach to the crib. I figure this will provide the stimulation effect that you all said is the main reason for having a mobile. Plus I can use it longer since many of you told me that by the time your babies got big enough you had to remove the mobile becuase of grabby hands...
I'm still waivering on the crib. Jason said he wouldn't be mad if I wanted to disassemble it and return it, but he would give me a lot of shit over it. I stopped by the baby store yesterday to look at the crib I would get instead and really do like it better. I just don't know if it's really going to be worth the trouble...We'll see.