Somethings up. I just don't seem to laugh as much as I used to. When we went to see kathy griffin a few weeks ago, I didn't laugh very much. Still had a good time, but really it wasn't that funny to me. I thought maybe if I had some booze in me it would have been funnier. Well, last night I watched lisa lampenali (sp?), kathy griffin, and eddie murphy on netflix! I maybe cracked a smile a few time but not much more than that.
*** Update**
Tonight i'm watching anjelah johnson and joe rogan, both pretty funny :) Not quite laughing out loud, but funnier than yesterday.
September 26, 2013
September 22, 2013
38 Weeks
I'm tired of waiting....and not in a I'm Impatient kind of way, but in a there's nothing for me to do kind of way. I've cleaned the house a few times over, the baby's room is ready, and my bag is packed. I almost feel like i don't have a reason to get out of bed in the morning. Mon - Fri I get up for work, Sat nothing to do, and Sun I get up to watch the packer game. That's it. Dan still goes out with his friends in the evening and I sit here at my computer watching netflix. I try to plan little last minute events here and there...but then I always end up right back here. I just need to start this new chapter and get on with it.
oh yeah...and I have drymouth.
oh yeah...and I have drymouth.
September 17, 2013
I'm Calling It - Upate
I'm going to go into labor on a thursday. That means either Sept 19th, 26th, and Oct 3rd.
UPDATE:
Pretty darn close...I went into labor technically on the 4th of Oct, but it's possible early labor started on the 3rd and I just wasn't sure what it was at the time (I did have some very minor cramps at work that day).
UPDATE:
Pretty darn close...I went into labor technically on the 4th of Oct, but it's possible early labor started on the 3rd and I just wasn't sure what it was at the time (I did have some very minor cramps at work that day).
September 16, 2013
37 Weeks
On Friday Dan and I went downtown to see Kathy Griffin live. I was a little bit stressed because the seats were will call, so I was worried we would get stuck in the middle section in a middle row and it would be hard for me to get in and out of the row. Also, parking downtown always stresses me out. Plus, since me and 140 other people bought the will call ticket, I was worried the line would be forever long!
Well, it all ended up being ok. I emailed the theater's ADA service center and told them I'm 9 months pregnant and would like to request an aisle seat so I don't have to climb over people. I was a little worried about asking, but I really didn't have anything to lose. They got back to me and it was great! They saved us a pair of seats at the bottom of a section (so no one was in front) and at the end of row. Also, we found free street parking only a block away and the line for the will call section was crazy short!!
The show was ok, 2 hours was a little long for me - but a quick nice night out.
Starting that night my fingers started to feel arthritic. Ever since them my entire had has felt that way. It's even very painful to open a bottle of water or hold my hair brush. I'm sure it's "normal" but I would like a way to manage the pain - so i'll bring it up tomorrow at my meeting.
Also, LaNette just posted these pictures of the birth center...so now I can start to visualize my space
https://www.facebook.com/
We had our final meeting with our doula this week too - it went alright. Since I was up late the night before with cramping and she showed up late again, I had an incredibly hard time staying away during our meeting ....and i felt bad. She was over at our house and I wasn't the best host and I probably didn't look that engaged with her when she was talking to us. I did tell her before we started how tired I was so I hope she understood. She gave us A LOT of information. It was mostly about taking care of a baby and breastfeeding tips. She did remind me that she will bring this all up again, she just wants us to hear it at least once before. We were also supposed to watch a video about the 4th trimester, but she forgot to bring it. So, she will be sending it to us to watch later.
Well, it all ended up being ok. I emailed the theater's ADA service center and told them I'm 9 months pregnant and would like to request an aisle seat so I don't have to climb over people. I was a little worried about asking, but I really didn't have anything to lose. They got back to me and it was great! They saved us a pair of seats at the bottom of a section (so no one was in front) and at the end of row. Also, we found free street parking only a block away and the line for the will call section was crazy short!!
The show was ok, 2 hours was a little long for me - but a quick nice night out.
Starting that night my fingers started to feel arthritic. Ever since them my entire had has felt that way. It's even very painful to open a bottle of water or hold my hair brush. I'm sure it's "normal" but I would like a way to manage the pain - so i'll bring it up tomorrow at my meeting.
Also, LaNette just posted these pictures of the birth center...so now I can start to visualize my space
https://www.facebook.com/
We had our final meeting with our doula this week too - it went alright. Since I was up late the night before with cramping and she showed up late again, I had an incredibly hard time staying away during our meeting ....and i felt bad. She was over at our house and I wasn't the best host and I probably didn't look that engaged with her when she was talking to us. I did tell her before we started how tired I was so I hope she understood. She gave us A LOT of information. It was mostly about taking care of a baby and breastfeeding tips. She did remind me that she will bring this all up again, she just wants us to hear it at least once before. We were also supposed to watch a video about the 4th trimester, but she forgot to bring it. So, she will be sending it to us to watch later.
September 12, 2013
Progress?
Another night of what I think are real contractions. They lasted about an 1.5 hours and it was constant...however, the pain gradually increased. I was up when they started and decided to stay up (late) until they went away. I have found it's too hard to manage the pain when i'm trying to sleep...also it would be good for me to practice ways to work through them.
September 10, 2013
Progress?
I had another night of of really painful "cramps" that kept me up all night. The pain is strong and starts in the middle of my lower back and goes all the way around to the front. definitely not consistent, but did go on for many hours. When I was actually up, the pain was focused more just in the front and felt more like bad period cramps. The pain and cramps eventually faded maybe around 10:30am while at work.
I told my midwife at our appointment today and she's guessing i'm starting effacement. However, I also learned that she really doesn't do internal exams unless requested or really needed. So, I probably wont know my progression. Which is probably a good idea...I can see myself obsessing with the numbers. I'm already slightly obsessing over these contractions.
He dropped a lot already..I think he did it all in a day (sunday). When LaNette did her exam, his head was day down below my bikini line (good think I shaved :))! I even felt his head bone..crazy hard. If she didn't tell me, I would have though it was my pelvic bone.
I told my midwife at our appointment today and she's guessing i'm starting effacement. However, I also learned that she really doesn't do internal exams unless requested or really needed. So, I probably wont know my progression. Which is probably a good idea...I can see myself obsessing with the numbers. I'm already slightly obsessing over these contractions.
He dropped a lot already..I think he did it all in a day (sunday). When LaNette did her exam, his head was day down below my bikini line (good think I shaved :))! I even felt his head bone..crazy hard. If she didn't tell me, I would have though it was my pelvic bone.
September 9, 2013
Swelling
swelling is high today! i can actually feel myself growing. even my ring is tight to put around my pinkie.
September 6, 2013
36 weeks
I've been so stressed out this week....and it's been with my midwife - which is very unhealthy. I don't want to detail it too much b/c it will stir up anger. But the birthing center opened this past sunday and I got to take a tour and finally have my appointment. The center definitely looks nice, but it's missing a home-y feel. But that might come overtime. Well, what started this whole anger thing is that I was given the contract to the birthing center and it's nothing like what we were told and now it's looking unaffordable and i feel upset b/c she keeps changing her story - lost of trust.
We are going to see her again on sunday for our birthing class, I hope. We are getting their a little early to talk to her. I'm actually having Dan talk to her b/c i'm too worried about getting really upset with her.
Feeling left out...
The Stach's used to hold great family reunion parties every year, but they haven't had one since maybe the year before we got married. I have been looking forward to going to another one, but figured they were over. Well, I guess vicki decided to hold one this year..and it happens to be next weekend! At the time, i will be about 37.5 weeks, so I will be too far along to travel out of state...so we are missing the event :( Family form all over the country are flying into MI..and we are missing it.
Getting upset again, time to stop.
We are going to see her again on sunday for our birthing class, I hope. We are getting their a little early to talk to her. I'm actually having Dan talk to her b/c i'm too worried about getting really upset with her.
Feeling left out...
The Stach's used to hold great family reunion parties every year, but they haven't had one since maybe the year before we got married. I have been looking forward to going to another one, but figured they were over. Well, I guess vicki decided to hold one this year..and it happens to be next weekend! At the time, i will be about 37.5 weeks, so I will be too far along to travel out of state...so we are missing the event :( Family form all over the country are flying into MI..and we are missing it.
Getting upset again, time to stop.
September 5, 2013
Drama
So, we received our maternity photos back this week. Maybe two weeks ago we saw a sneak peek of one photo on facebook and I really liked it. It was a nice shot and looked very sweet. I had high hopes for the rest of them.Well, when we finally saw them neither dan nor I really liked them. They weren't bad, they were just nothing to get excited over. Oh well...it happens.
Anyways, in the email, our photographer asked us to let her know what we thought of the photos. I debated telling her the truth or not and dan suggested that I do. So, I basically told her that the photos turned out alright but I wasn't excited about them. However, I would still like to buy the digital copies and keep our booking for her to do the newborn session. Well, that didn't turn out so well. She replied back that she doesn't like it when people don't like her work and she doesn't want to do our newborn session anymore and that she will just bill us for the session fee and send us a single digital copy of the sneak peek photo.
Yikes!
I replied back with an apology but that I understood and that I would still like to buy ALL of the photos...I haven't heard back yet. So, now i'm on a scramble to find an affordable photographer on short notice. It definitely would be ok if we didn't get these photos professionally done, but it would be nice :)
Update: Everything seemed to have turned out alright. She emailed me back and seemed ok with everything. She even reiterated that this was her favorite maternity shoot so far. We are all square now...we are paid up and already have the digital copies. I've even found a few affordable options for newborn photos :) things are coming together.
Anyways, in the email, our photographer asked us to let her know what we thought of the photos. I debated telling her the truth or not and dan suggested that I do. So, I basically told her that the photos turned out alright but I wasn't excited about them. However, I would still like to buy the digital copies and keep our booking for her to do the newborn session. Well, that didn't turn out so well. She replied back that she doesn't like it when people don't like her work and she doesn't want to do our newborn session anymore and that she will just bill us for the session fee and send us a single digital copy of the sneak peek photo.
Yikes!
I replied back with an apology but that I understood and that I would still like to buy ALL of the photos...I haven't heard back yet. So, now i'm on a scramble to find an affordable photographer on short notice. It definitely would be ok if we didn't get these photos professionally done, but it would be nice :)
Update: Everything seemed to have turned out alright. She emailed me back and seemed ok with everything. She even reiterated that this was her favorite maternity shoot so far. We are all square now...we are paid up and already have the digital copies. I've even found a few affordable options for newborn photos :) things are coming together.
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