Christmas was nice, but I am glad it is over! The stress of the holidays is something I probably should learn to handle a little better. It was so nice taking some time off work to have 5 days home with my family. We really didn't do much but spend time together. No rushing to get anywhere - on Saturday after Christmas I stayed in pajamas all day! We took down Christmas decorations already and it is nice to have the space back in our family room where the tree goes. Jensen always gets so many toys for his birthday and Christmas we have no idea where to put any of it!
I got spoiled this year! Tons of gifts cards including Visa, Amazon, and the spa (from Corey). Silhouette stuff for cutting vinyl (business is still going pretty well), clothes, makeup, and my mom said she will take me to buy a few maternity outfits to have for Puerto Rico!
Today is New Year's Eve and I am at work for 4 hours and then enjoying the rest of the day home with Jensen. Tonight we are going to Zack and Jackie's house and Jensen will stay overnight with my mom. We are going to do dinner over there and just hang out. The boys will be partying while us girls will be "moms".
I am still feeling very nauseous all the time. The new medicine I got, Diclegis, has been working, but not as well as I hoped. I am supposed to take that medicine 3x a day but on an empty stomach. It is hard to have an empty stomach when you are pregnant and when you are sick so you are supposed on snack a lot. Water is my worst enemy right now. I am trying to drink it, but makes me feel worse. I have been adding peach ice tea Crystal Lite and that seems to help a bit. Not eating a lot and having a hard time snacking like I should. There is about 1 time a day that I feel really hungry and actually eat a good meal. Otherwise I mostly just stick to the 3 meals a day and have small portions. No weight gain yet! 7 weeks tomorrow!
My 6 week appointment with Dr. B was last Friday (2 days after Christmas). Everything seemed to go just fine. He did an ultrasound and you could see a small sac, but that was it. It was too early to really see anything. I go back the 3rd week of January for my 10 week checkup. Dr. Brown estimates a due date of August 20th. Dr. B did talk about having a c-section for my delivery, but I want to do some research on VBACs and see what I find. I was worned about your uterus rupturing during labor after you have had a c-section and it sounds terrifying. I just need to have all the info before I make a decision. Dr. B isn't pushing me to make a decision and isn't rushing me which is nice. I would love to have a vaginal birth for the sack of my health and healing. It will be so hard to take care of a 2 year old and a newborn after major surgery!
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Baby #2
Okay, here we go again!
I found out on Thursday, December 12th that I was pregnant again. It shouldn't come as a surprise as we planned this, but it happened in 3 months this time (versus 6 with Jensen). I was thinking we would just get baby ready (be off birth control and get on track) and get pregnant once I came back from Puerto Rico.
Tomorrow will mark week 5 and I am already BEYOND nauseous nearly all day. The differences I have already experienced:
I found out sooner since my boobs hurt so bad. I knew the week prior!
I am already feeling sick and have since the weekend (pretty much when I found out). With Jensen I was sick at exactly five and a half weeks.
I haven't thrown up yet and with the first I started throwing up as soon as I started feeling sick.
I feel the bloat/tire feeling around my belly already. My jeans already feel tight!
I am starting at a heavier weight (about 6 pounds) and hoping to gain less this pregnancy then I did with Jensen. I technically gained over 30 pounds with Jensen but in the last month I was losing weight and at delivery I had gained 28. I haven't been very active lately with the weather change (the high is in the 20s) but I am hoping to pick it back up and only gain 25-30 pounds again.
I am already peeing (what feels like) every 30 minutes. I am also having to get up in the night already! Holy cow - how things start much faster this time!
My first doctors appointment is next Friday, 2 days after Christmas, and I will be 6 weeks. Hoping to hear the heartbeat, but I will be happy with anything that early on. I am sure I will go back a few weeks later for the heartbeat if we can't hear it next week.
I will post more later. Back to work!
I found out on Thursday, December 12th that I was pregnant again. It shouldn't come as a surprise as we planned this, but it happened in 3 months this time (versus 6 with Jensen). I was thinking we would just get baby ready (be off birth control and get on track) and get pregnant once I came back from Puerto Rico.
Tomorrow will mark week 5 and I am already BEYOND nauseous nearly all day. The differences I have already experienced:
I found out sooner since my boobs hurt so bad. I knew the week prior!
I am already feeling sick and have since the weekend (pretty much when I found out). With Jensen I was sick at exactly five and a half weeks.
I haven't thrown up yet and with the first I started throwing up as soon as I started feeling sick.
I feel the bloat/tire feeling around my belly already. My jeans already feel tight!
I am starting at a heavier weight (about 6 pounds) and hoping to gain less this pregnancy then I did with Jensen. I technically gained over 30 pounds with Jensen but in the last month I was losing weight and at delivery I had gained 28. I haven't been very active lately with the weather change (the high is in the 20s) but I am hoping to pick it back up and only gain 25-30 pounds again.
I am already peeing (what feels like) every 30 minutes. I am also having to get up in the night already! Holy cow - how things start much faster this time!
My first doctors appointment is next Friday, 2 days after Christmas, and I will be 6 weeks. Hoping to hear the heartbeat, but I will be happy with anything that early on. I am sure I will go back a few weeks later for the heartbeat if we can't hear it next week.
I will post more later. Back to work!
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
2013 In Review
I feel awful that I have not posted ANYTHING since Easter! Time just moves too quickly in our house and days turn to months.....
I figured the best way to do this is a year in review (from Easter) and post a few of my favorite pictures.
*Corey started school at Weber State in May for Computer Science. His first two semesters are now complete. His first semester he got a 4.0! I am so proud of him!
*Jensen said "mama" for the first time on November 20th. Holy cow - FINALLY! I am no longer "this"
*Jensen turned 2 on October 6th and we threw a pretty fun Sesame Street party at our house. Aunt Susan and Aunt Sheila flew in again to celebrate.
*I started doing nails again out of our house in October and that has kept me fairly busy. In the meantime I started my own nail decal business and have done 2 vendor shows and created an Etsy site that has been fairly successful so far.
*Still working at CHG/CompHealth and love it. February will mark 6 years back. I sitll carpool with my mama a lot, which I absolutely love. I love seeing my mom nearly every day.
*Corey is still working for his dad while he is in school. They have been really busy these past few months which has been really nice. Corey would probably prefer it to be slower with full-time school though.
*Jensen is as busy as ever - he has picked up a lot of new words and talks more now that he is 2. He loves being forward-facing in the carseat. He is still a picky eater and loves sugar. We try to get him to eat more foods though and only gets a piece of candy a day.
*Jensen loves dinosaurs, Spongebob, watching movies, playing outside (on days that permit it), going on walks as a family, and having me read stories to him.
*I tried potty training him a few months ago without success, but hopefully we can try again soon
*We did a lot of hiking as a family this year and I completed 3-4 5k races with Jensen in his jogging stroller.
*Corey and I went to a concert at Usana that he really wanted to see (My Morning Jacket)
*My mom and I went to Bruno Mars!
*My mom celebrated her 20 year anniversary with CHG in August and qualified to go to President's Club in 2014 to Puerto Rico. Guess what??? She is taking me as her guest! Tickets have already been booked!
*My in-laws are amazing and my mother-in-law still watches Jensen 5 days a week. This past Aug/Sept Aunt Eileen started watching Jensen on Wednesdays at our house which has been really nice.
I figured the best way to do this is a year in review (from Easter) and post a few of my favorite pictures.
*Corey started school at Weber State in May for Computer Science. His first two semesters are now complete. His first semester he got a 4.0! I am so proud of him!
*Jensen said "mama" for the first time on November 20th. Holy cow - FINALLY! I am no longer "this"
*Jensen turned 2 on October 6th and we threw a pretty fun Sesame Street party at our house. Aunt Susan and Aunt Sheila flew in again to celebrate.
*I started doing nails again out of our house in October and that has kept me fairly busy. In the meantime I started my own nail decal business and have done 2 vendor shows and created an Etsy site that has been fairly successful so far.
*Still working at CHG/CompHealth and love it. February will mark 6 years back. I sitll carpool with my mama a lot, which I absolutely love. I love seeing my mom nearly every day.
*Corey is still working for his dad while he is in school. They have been really busy these past few months which has been really nice. Corey would probably prefer it to be slower with full-time school though.
*Jensen is as busy as ever - he has picked up a lot of new words and talks more now that he is 2. He loves being forward-facing in the carseat. He is still a picky eater and loves sugar. We try to get him to eat more foods though and only gets a piece of candy a day.
*Jensen loves dinosaurs, Spongebob, watching movies, playing outside (on days that permit it), going on walks as a family, and having me read stories to him.
*I tried potty training him a few months ago without success, but hopefully we can try again soon
*We did a lot of hiking as a family this year and I completed 3-4 5k races with Jensen in his jogging stroller.
*Corey and I went to a concert at Usana that he really wanted to see (My Morning Jacket)
*My mom and I went to Bruno Mars!
*My mom celebrated her 20 year anniversary with CHG in August and qualified to go to President's Club in 2014 to Puerto Rico. Guess what??? She is taking me as her guest! Tickets have already been booked!
*My in-laws are amazing and my mother-in-law still watches Jensen 5 days a week. This past Aug/Sept Aunt Eileen started watching Jensen on Wednesdays at our house which has been really nice.
I JUST FOUND OUT I AM PREGNANT! Baby #2 is due August 22nd, 2014!
Year in review for pictures:
4th of July with the in-laws
Concert with my cute hubby at USANA
Jensen was a monster for Halloween
Jensen turned 2 on Sesame Street
A portion of my crazy, fun team
Jensen and mama both sick and came in to work. Jensen calling Gma
One of our many hikes. This was my favorite
Thanksgiving Point 5k (went with Silvana)
Ovarian Cancer 3k with My mama (Anja and girls too)
Jensen took private swimming classes and hated them (but he was so good at it)
Mother's Day. I sure am proud to be his mama
One of the many craft projects this past summer
Another hike and showing my company's #3 symbol (for a contest)
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