It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas :-)

Here's a sneaky peak of our Christmas pictures and Bryson's 2m pictures! He did a GREAT job and so did Nikki at JCPenny! I'll tell ya, I couldn't be happier with these pictures. There are LOTS more, but I'm only going to post a few. Please comment and leave your email if you'd like to view the rest. I can link you the website and access code.
















The same afternoon that we had pictures, we also had Bryson's 2m appt. EW! I hate taking him in for vaccines. It makes me sooo sad to see him in pain. And I think it doesn't help b/c I have to hold him down for it. BUT, I also know that it's important that he get these shots so he doesn't get sick. That's what I keep telling myself at least. I can't believe that my little chunker weighs 12lbs 13oz and is 23.5in long! He's a growing boy for sure! The pedi said everything is looking great. He was also glad to hear that the Zantac was helping his reflux significantly and is pretty sure that he's going to grow out of it eventually. Boy wouldn't that be nice!!! We don't go back to the dr. until 4m unless he is sick. So here's hoping we don't have to go back before then!

I also worked this past weekend w/o any tears at all. That first week back was SO difficult and I cried a LOT. Now, it's not bad and I"m back into my routine. I also know that it's good for Dave to spend time with Bryson just the two of them so that helps a lot :-) Oh, and we had another first this weekend! Saturday night Bryson stayed the night with Grandma & Grandpa while Dave and I went to his Christmas party at Fox & The Hound. We had a great time and so did Bryson. I was surprised I made it the whole night and didn't go pick him up when we left at 10:30 but it was just so nice to get a long uninterrupted sleep. We didn't wake up until 9:30 on Sunday! It was awesome!

Well, I'm going to finish putting up some decorations for Christmas and start getting stuff together to go to mom's this afternoon. We're baking Christmas cookies :-) YUMMMY!

Back to work

So I started back to work on Saturday night...It was horrible. I cried really really really hard for about 3 hours before I left and for the first two hours of my shift. Then I was okay.

I think part of my issue with going back was everything was unfamiliar. My hospital closed and they built a BRAND NEW state of the art hospital in it's place. Well, I went on BR and maternity leave before the "big move" so I never got my orientation/training in there. So leaving Bryson on Saturday was hard enough and then to couple it with going to an unfamiliar environment didn't help things a bit. Then of course...who decides to show her UGLY face Saturday while I'm working in my nice crispy white scrubs...yes, Aunt Flo (AF for short). I kid you not, I think I'm slowly bleeding to death. At least I don't have cramps :)

Sunday night at work went better--I still cried though--but certainly not for the 1st two hours of my shift. This time it only lasted until a total of 30 minutes. Then I was fine for the rest of the evening. Although in hindsight, I think a lot of my issues were hormonal b/c of AF coming along.

Monday was tough though. I got home at 7:45am, changed and was on "baby duty" all day long by myself. Yes folks, that means I woke up at 3pm on Sunday afternoon and didn't get to sleep until 10:30pm on Monday night. I was EXHAUSTED when David got home from work. I fell asleep almost immediately after he took the baby out of my arms. Unfortunately my plans to "nap" while Bryson napped were spoiled by the fact that Bryson chose not to nap at all--unless of course it was in my arms. Yeah--that needs to stop--at least on Mondays.

So today is a good day--besides slowly bleeding to death--I'm in a good mood and only a little sleepy! PLUS--my new microwave is being installed tonight. Yep, that's right, I'm FINALLY getting my over the range microwave :)

Well, there is a basket of laundry waiting for attention and a certain brown and white puppy dog that is wanting his mommy to pet him. So I must depart...but not before including a recent picture of my beautiful baby boy :)



Bryson hanging out in his Nursery. He is such a big boy!!

REFLUX SUCKS

Let me start by saying that I feel like the worst mom in the world for not picking up on my son's reflux a month ago. After the pedi appointment on Wednesday, I was thinking back and he's had signs for a MONTH. Yes folks, a month. First big mommy FAIL!

I took him in on Wednesday because Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday all he did was SCREAM. Not fuss, not cry, but scream...you know, that scream that says "mommy make it stop." When in fact, I had no idea what was making him do this. I finally resorted to tylenol and he slept like a rock Tuesday night--partly b/c of the Tylenol and the other part because of pure exhaustion I'm sure. The doctor checked his ears, belly, did blood work to look for an elevated white count (which would indeed mean infection) and everything was normal. Then we just started talking about Bryson and his habits and the way he "does" things...and it then hit me like a ton of bricks...my kid has reflux.

So 2 hours later with a $90 bottle of liquid Pepcid in hand, I take my screaming baby home and dose him. I have to say, he slept GREAT Wednesday night--like 10 hours. I thought we were home free. Then yesterday (Thursday) he did nothing but throw up...no not spit up...I mean puke. Full out tongue hanging out, gagging, choking acid coming up puking. It was even running out his nose. At some point he would just open his mouth and it would pour out. As Blair put it, it's like the exorcist, but milk-colored. I cried...I cried really really hard. At one point last evening nothing was coming out but he was choking on the acids in his throat...so for fear that laying him down would kill him, I called the answering service. The doctor on call was fantastic. She made me feel like I was a good mommy for noticing something wasn't right and doing something about it. So, the conclusion was, stop giving him pepcid (sounds like a reaction to it) and call his pedi in the morning.

So finally after the pepcid was out of his system (it had been over 12 hours since he'd had a dose) the kid was SUPER smiley and happy and playing and had no more puking. When I called the doctor this morning, they were SHOCKED. So we are changing medications--hopefully to Zantac--and my fingers are crossed that it works. I just want my baby to be better. I miss those smiles and laughs...

The worst part of all this is, I have to go back to work tomorrow night :( I know David is MORE than capable of taking care of our son, but it just makes me sad that his mommy can't be home to cuddle him. I'm the only one he's wanted since he started feeling icky this week. Oh well, it's only for 2 days and then we have 5 whole days together :)

2 months old

As I sit here and reflect on the past two months, I wonder where my newborn baby went. 2m ago, all Bryson knew how to do was eat, sleep, pee, poop. There was no awake time after his bottle, there was no play time...our life was simply survival of the fittest.
We were waking up to feed him every two hours, sometimes every hour all night long. We were taking advantage of EVERY second we had to clean, wash bottles, EAT, go to the bathroom, shower...everything BUT lay down and take a nap. There were days that we would just look at each other and say "I don't think I can do this much longer without any sleep." But we always did...and we always will. Seeing those big blue eyes look up at you, depending on you for everything instantly makes you forget how tired you are.
Once we got past "survival mode" things became fun. Bryson was awake for about 30 minutes between his bottle and his naps. We started playing patty cake and how big is baby once he could keep his eyes open for a little while. This was also about the time he started sleeping in much longer stretches. I finally felt human again because I could get in some cleaning and a short nap while he was sleeping.
Now we're in the really fun stage...Every single day Bryson is learning something new. He smiles now without you having to "tickle" him; he LOVES to hear music and smiles when you turn it on; he enjoys taking his bath and splashes his feet around while you wash him...I could go on and on. It's so nice that he's awake for 4 or 5 hours during the day. He usually wakes up around 7 and eats then cat naps til 9, plays til around 12:30, has a bottle then sleeps from 1-4 or5 and then is awake until around 9pm when he gets his bath, a bottle, a book, and bed.
Now don't get me wrong, even though things are "fun" now and we're past survival mode, there are still plenty of challenges that we face on a day to day basis. Right now we're struggling with eating. In fact, last night we introduced Rice Cereal (yes 2 months "early") because our poor little baby is just not getting full on formula anymore. Granted, he's only taking a couple spoonfuls right now but at least he's full. We also went against recommendations and are putting him on his belly to sleep. The poor little stinker was sooo tired all the time because he just wasn't sleeping well at night or during the day. One afternoon he fell asleep on his belly during "tummy time" and he slept for almost 6 hours. From that day on, he was a belly sleeper. In fact, he stopped waking up 3 and 4 times during the night after that--if he wakes up, it's only once and around 4am. He is such a big boy...I can't believe we have a 2 month old.
Well, I need a shower and I need to clean this house while the little dear naps (yes, we're napping early today because we chose to be awake all night long!!).
I promise to start updating more regularly...and with LOTS and LOTS of pictures!!


Happy 2month-day Bryson! Mommy and Daddy love you!

Pictures

Just minutes old

Mommy and Bryson

Daddy and Bryson

Getting ready to come home from the hospital

38w Appt & Birth Story

I can't believe this is the first opportunity I've had to write my birth story...It goes like this...

So my 38w appt was scheduled for Wednesday at 37w6d. I was 2.5cm but she said she could "stretch" me to 3cm and about 85% effaced. She offered to strip my membranes...so I said "sure." Well that was NO picnic. It hurt like HELL! The cramping was horrible and it made the poor baby go crazy in there too. I started (read continued) contracting during the rest of my appt and she told me if it continued or got worse to come to the hospital. I expected that nothing would happen because that would be just my luck.
When I got home, I was exhausted and still having horrible contracting as well as a bloody show. So I took two tylenol and went to sleep for a couple hours. As suspected, the contractions had pretty much stopped. So I got up, fixed dinner (Wednesday is David's day to work 7:30-4p and 6p-10p). Being on my feet fixing dinner was enough to kick start contractions again. They were intense but irregular so I fed Dave, sent him to work, and figured, he's only a few minutes away if I decide this is "for real." So I showered, and finished packing the hospital bag, just in case. By the time he got home around 10:30p, I was MISERABLE! I was contracting every 7-10m and they hurt like an SOB.
Being that I'd been contracting for 5w now, I text my friend that works in L&D and told her what was going on--and that I wasn't coming in unless I could leave with a baby in my arms. She said to wait until I was contracting every 3-5 minutes. Well, within 30 minutes my contractions jumped to every 3-4 minutes and they were pretty painful. So I called the answering service and it just so happened that MY doctor was on call that night! I was SO happy :-) She said, this sounds like "it" so why don't ya come in and I'll check you.
So about 1:00am we headed to the hospital. When I got there, I was 3cm and 85% effaced and still contracting quite regularly. My doctor said--I'm keeping ya! WHOO HOO! We were having a baby! :-) So I was on the monitor all night and my contractions actually spaced out quite a bit and became MUCH less painful. She went ahead and broke my water at 7:30am though. I had sent David home at 7am to feed the doggies and to get himself some starbucks b/c he was sooo tired!
At 7:30a I called him crying b/c I was scared and I wanted him there with me. My contractions had gotten instantly more intense and were coming much closer together. I was still doing GREAT at that point w/o anything for pain. I really thought I was going to be able to have the natural delivery I had always dreamed of having. At 7:45 he walked in and at 8a she started my Pitocin at a very low dose! Well by 8:10 I was in a lot of pain because my contractions had moved from my belly to my back. I was breathing through EVERY ONE of them and getting very uncomfortable. The nurse offered me a dose of nubain to take the edge off--after some coaxing by David, I said okay. The nubain didn't do much for my pain but it made me feel very very loopy and dizzy. By 9am I was in tears. My contractions were every 3minutes but lasting for 2min and were hitting the high 80's low 90's on the monitor. At 9:15 I asked for more pain meds--and she said I couldn't have anything else until 10am. I so I said, how about an epidural! She said I couldn't get that until 10am either--because they had to run in a liter of IV fluids. SOoo...
For another 45m David held my hand and I continued to breath through my contractions. I can honestly say that I fell more in love with David as the labor went on. He did a great job keeping me calm and trying to support me through every single contraction. Every time I said I couldn't do it anymore, he was there telling me I could. It was amazing. At 10am my hero--otherwise known as the epidural man--came to my rescue! I was terrified of getting an epidural but I knew that my body couldn't do what it needed to if I was tense and unable to relax. Let me tell you, that was the most wonderful experience of my life! I didn't feel anything other than a little pressure when he was inserting the catheter and the "jolt" down my leg that he told me I'd feel. Even when I told him I had a spot that wasn't numb, he gave me extra juice (once my BP came back up) and everything was numb. It was fabulous.
The nurse checked me as soon as he was finished (about 10:30-10:45) and I was 5cm, 100%. Then I slept. I slept for about 90min. My OB came in at 12:15 and said she had to go do a d&c down in OR and wanted to make sure I was doing okay before she left. Things moved quite quickly from there.
As soon as she stuck her hand down there, she felt the baby's head--he was crowning. I NEVER felt a thing--no urge to push, no pressure no nothing! Dangerous, but not anyone's fault. I had the lowest dose epidural I could have and the nurses did nothing wrong by not checking me for that hour and a half! She asked me to do a "test" push to see if I could push effectively with my epidural on--after about 2 seconds of my push, she yelled STOP!!!! A rush of people came in, a cart came in and I started pushing. I pushed through 3 contractions and our beautiful son was born :-) It was the most amazing thing ever! I delivered Bryson Allen Yost at 12:25pm on October 1st--at 38w exactly! He was 7lbs 8.2oz; 18.25inches long.
Unfortunately because he came so quickly, I got a 4th degree tear down to the muscle from my vag to my rectum. She stitched me for over an hour! THANK GOD I HAD THAT EPIDURAL!!!
Everything from there on is a blur...other than walking to the bathroom around 5:30 and passing out sitting on the toilet from blood loss and pain meds :-)

I gained a total of 21lbs and was down to 135lbs the day after delivery!! I love it--too bad none of my clothes fit my "new" body though. I guess I'll need to work on that!
That's all for now, my little guy is awake and needing a bottle!

37w and appointment update

Monday marked my official release from bedrest! WHOOT! I have been a nesting queen since then--let me tell you! I have more food in my freezer than I know what to do with--luckily it will be nice and easy and convenient for when baby is finally here.
So far my freezer stash looks like this:

8lbs of taco meat--in 2lb containers
2 large containers of chili
1 pan of Manicotti
10 Marinaded chicken breasts (in packages of 2, vacuum sealed)
4 "Plain" chicken breasts (for breading at a later time)
1 large container of Minestrone Soup
1 large round rump roast--cooked and frozen in gravy (Thanks Mom!!)
4lbs of pulled pork
4lb pork tenderloin--marinaded
1 meatloaf--uncooked
2lbs of browned gr. beef (probably to throw in spaghetti sauce at some point)
Cabbage rolls (those are still in the crockpot so I'm not sure how many containers I'll have)
Several containers of homemade spaghetti sauce

This of course doesn't include the two frozen whole roasting chickens I have in the freezer, along with another package of chicken breasts, and package of frozen chicken pieces, numerous roasts, steaks, and more frozen gr. beef...I think we're set on food :-)

So now onto my update....
I spent 3 hours in L&D Friday afternoon because I was having painful contractions that were every 5 minutes. My doctor met us up there and said she thought this was it--but my damn cervix was still only 1cm after 3 hours of monitoring, so she sent us home :( I was so disappointed that I actually cried. So Sunday night/Monday started operation eviction...and I started walking like crazy to try and get baby out. I have continued to have contractions pretty regularly since Friday, and they are getting stronger but nothing too exciting. At my appt yesterday she checked me and I was 2-2.5cm, 85%, 0-+1 so we're headed in the right direction. She said she anticipates a baby by the weekend....which is probably true because I start back to work Saturday night and I'm anticipating that 12 hours on my feet putting me in labor if I don't go before then!

How far along? 37 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: up 19lbs

Maternity clothes? Everything is getting small--I have 2 pairs of pants and like 3 shirts that I can wear.

Sleep: I have no energy but I can't sleep because I can't get comfortable!

Best moment this week: Getting the nursery DONE! Everything is put away and ready for baby!

Movement: All the time! I have feet in my right ribs, a butt between my ribs, and a shoulder in my left hip.

Food cravings: Salsa and Chips :-)

Gender: This kid is definitely a boy, I just know it--We'll see soon enough I guess :-)

Labor Signs: 2-2.5cm, 85%, +1

Belly Button in or out? Well the top half is out and the bottom half is in...quite sexy I must say

What I miss: Being able to move and do stuff with ease and comfort

What I am looking forward to: Getting this kid out :-)

Weekly Wisdom: Nesting will make you feel better--don't fight it, go with it

Milestones: 37w's, dilating further, and getting to go back to work :-)

36w and appt update

So I just got back from the Doctor's office...Still on bedrest!!! BOOOO! BUT she said everything is looking great. At this point, if I go into labor, she will not stop it. I'm not sure it was a good idea to tell me that though, because now I'm going to want to do more around the house because I know we're out of the "danger zone." I'm still 1cm which she said is ONLY because I'm on bedrest--she would have expected more if I was up and moving a lot. I'm now 80-85% effaced--which she said will allow me to dilate quicker and easier at this point. And the head is now at +1 which is pretty darn low...no wonder I'm peeing every 10 minutes! So all and all it was a great visit!

How far along? 36 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: up 17lbs

Maternity clothes? yep

Sleep: I just can't stay comfortable anymore...it stinks...and peeing every 2 hours is getting OLD

Best moment this week: Nursery is painted, carpets need 1 more steam clean and then we can move in furniture!!

Movement: It's funny how movement changes from hard kicks to just kind of a shifting movement...accompanied by punches to the bladder and cervix...

Food cravings: Lemonade and Watermelon and salsa and chips

Gender: This kid is definitely a boy, I just know it--We'll see soon enough I guess :-)

Labor Signs: 1cm, 80-85%, +1--won't be long now she says

Belly Button in or out? Well the top half is out and the bottom half is in...quite sexy I must say

What I miss: Bending over and being able to get out of bed easily

What I am looking forward to: giving birth :-) and going back to work

Weekly Wisdom: Enjoy these last few uncomfortable weeks of pregnancy...you'll miss it when it's gone

Milestones: Um...I don't know, I'm hungry, I need to eat lol

35 weeks and an appt

So I had my 35w appt yesterday and it went pretty well! I'd been up ALL night the night before having contractions but decided just to wait until my appointment instead of going to L&D. Luckily, there were no cervical changes to report--so that's a good thing. On another good note--my GBS swab was NEGATIVE!!!!! YAY! :-) This makes me very happy because I'm allergic to most of the antibiotics that are "safe" to take during pregnancy! On a slightly concerning note--my BP was slightly elevated so hopefully that will correct itself by next Wednesday's visit. Otherwise, all is well around these parts!
My daddy got the baby's room all painted last night :-) It looks fantastic! We have to wait for the paint smell to go away before we can start putting stuff in there...so maybe by this weekend! I will definitely post pictures once we get everything loaded in the room :-) EEK!

How far along? 35 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: gained my lb back...up 16lbs total

Maternity clothes? yep

Sleep: I just can't stay comfortable anymore...it stinks

Best moment this week: Getting the nursery painted; finding out I'm GBS-

Movement: It's funny how movement changes from hard kicks to just kind of a shifting movement...accompanied by punches to the bladder and cervix...

Food cravings: Lemonade and Watermelon

Gender: This kid is definitely a boy, I just know it--We'll see soon enough I guess :-)

Labor Signs: Been in preterm labor twice now and had 3 terbutiline shots to stop it. I'm dilated 1cm, 75%, and -1 to 0 station already...BR until 36w booo

Belly Button in or out? Well the top half is out and the bottom half is in...quite sexy I must say

What I miss: The freedom I had before I was on bedrest...I just want to clean clean clean, but I can't can't can't :(

What I am looking forward to: Getting the baby's room all set up--hopefully this weekend!

Weekly Wisdom: Do what the doctor says...

Milestones: 35/35...only 35 days til the due date--HOLY COW where did the time go?

Bananas

Bananas make my baby dance....

Dr. Appt and 34w

So I had my Dr. Appt yesterday....and I just started to cry when she came in the room. I was so scared and relieved and just in a whirlwind of emotions. She assured me that if the baby was born RIGHT NOW he or she would be in the special care nursery for a week or two but it wouldn't be anything serious b/c I've already gotten then betamethasone shots for the lung development.
We talked at length about work and what I should do about my schedule and she assured me that I could go back 2 8hr shifts a week on non-consecutive days but no more than that. Luckily when I talked to my boss this morning, she said she'd rather me just take 2 weeks off and come back to work at 36w so we don't have to worry about delivering any babies in the ICU while I'm working! So it looks like bedrest and lots of water for the next two weeks...and then I'm allowed to resume all activities. Originally I was supposed to have my next appt at 36w but she decided yesterday that I need to start coming every week now...just incase. They are keeping a close eye on my cervix b/c the head is already so low. She said when most women come into the hospital in labor the head is barely at this point...kinda scary. So we're praying for an uneventful 2 weeks!

How far along? 34 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: lost 1lb...so a total of 15lbs gained so far

Maternity clothes? yep

Sleep: Stinks--I can't stay asleep for more than 2 hours and then I have to pee...

Best moment this week: Hearing the HB and knowing that so far everything is OK in there

Movement: All the time but very very low!

Food cravings: Still on a Lemonade kick...

Gender: This kid is definitely a boy, I just know it

Labor Signs: Been in preterm labor twice now and had 3 terbutiline shots to stop it. I'm dilated 1cm, 75%, and -1 to 0 station already...BR until 36w booo

Belly Button in or out? Well the top half is out and the bottom half is in...quite sexy I must say

What I miss: Being able to move comfortably

What I am looking forward to: Getting the nursery painted this weekend :-)

Weekly Wisdom: Drink lots of water :-)

Milestones: We got both doses of the lung development shots so if this baby comes sooner than 36w we should be all in the clear!

Baby Showers and More Pre-term labor...

Saturday afternoon was such a fun time with some amazing friends...After spending 5 hours in L&D being miserable and uncomfortable, I had the pleasure of celebrating our baby with all of my awesome co-workers at a FABULOUS baby shower! I, of course, could hardly keep my eyes open, but what a fun time we had! Of course the food was incredible and no one would let me get up or lift a finger....what awesome friends! And generous...of my gosh, the generosity! These people I work with are incredible. I love my LHS friends long time :-)

Sunday afternoon was my 3rd shower--full of good food, good family, and some awesome friends! Another wonderful afternoon to help celebrate the upcoming birth of our baby! I just can't get over how many people care about us and how many people love this baby already and he/she isn't even born yet. It is soo overwhelming! I still have a few essential items I need to get for baby Yost before he/she makes his/her appearance, but otherwise we are all set. :-) Of course everything needs to be washed and folded and put away and sorted through...but that's going to take some time! I'm anxious to get it done though b/c this kid seems to be on his/her own time frame!

And more preterm labor....last night I started having more and more painful contractions again so I called my friend Laura who is an L&D nurse and she insisted I take yet another trip up to the hospital. So we did...We didn't get there until around midnight and got home around 3am. It only took 1 dose of terbutiline this time and there were no cervical changes so we got to come home! That's good news for sure! I'm anxious for my appt tomorrow with my doctor...She's so great and I just want to speak to her about all this. The other doctors in the practice have all been wonderful, but I just need Dr. Boes lol!

Well, I've been up already today more than I should be--some of my cool co-workers stopped over to visit and bring baby some gifts :-)--so I'm going to head back to my bed and snuggle up in the covers and watch bad TV! I'm so sleepy today...these late night hours are killing me!

Pre-Term Labor

Well, hubby and I just spent the last 5 hours in L&D with a bout of pre-term labor. When I finally decided to call the MD on call, my contractions were 3-5 minutes apart and enough to make me feel uncomfortable. I was no longer able to sleep...
When we got there, of course I had to pee in a cup--only a small amount of protein--and they hooked me up to the monitors. I was still having contractions every 3-5 minutes so they hooked up some fluids and gave me a shot of terbutaline. That crap makes your heart race and your hands shake. It's like speed or something! Ugh...I didn't like that at all! After the 1st dose, she checked me and I was 1cm, 70%, -2...not quite what we were hoping to hear!
So I rested for another couple hours and continued to have a few contractions here and there. The doctor came in to see me around 6:30am and she checked me...1cm, 75%, -1...again, not what we were hoping for! She ordered another fluid bolus and some more terbutaline and then a shot in the ass of betamethasone--for lung development incase this baby decides to show up early! I have to go back in the morning for a second dose of steroids...
So...the story ends like this...pelvic rest, modified bedrest, lots of fluids, and behave! Hopefully no more contractions...
Fortunately, she gave me the okay to go to my baby shower's today and tomorrow...but I have to stay sitting down and not do anything stupid!

33w

How far along? 33 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: up 16lbs total ( haven't gotten on the scale since the Dr. last week)

Maternity clothes? yep

Sleep: I'm tired all the time...but getting comfortable sucks!

Best moment this week: Someone at work telling me there was NO WAY that I still had 7 more weeks left because I was sooo tiny :-)

Movement: All the time!

Food cravings: Still on a Lemonade kick...

Gender: I'm back to thinking boy :-)

Labor Signs: I've been having TONS of cramping and a lot of pressure really low

Belly Button in or out? Well the top half is out and the bottom half is in...quite sexy I must say

What I miss: Being able to move comfortably

What I am looking forward to: My 2 baby showers this weekend :-)

Weekly Wisdom: Keep your feet up :-)

Milestones: We finally bought furniture and bedding for baby now that the party is done we're focusing on the nursery!

32w appt

Yesterdays appt went really well! Dr. Boes said she's very pleased with my weight gain--I thought it was 14lbs, but it's 16lbs (only up 1lb since last month!!) My BP is awesome still, no protein in my urine...although she is concerned about the swelling in my right foot, ankle, calf. Infact, she asked me 3 times, are you sure you didn't break that leg ever lol. Nope, no fractures here! :-) Baby's head is still down and resting on my cervix making sitting standing and laying EXTREMELY uncomfortable. She assured me that the pressure and contractions I'm having now are normal and not to wory...so I'm not. I trust her. I go back in 2 weeks and then the lovely internals start...so we'll see if there's any progress being made--gosh I hope so! I'm ready to meet this child that keeps it's feets in my ribs :-)

How far along? 32 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: up 16lbs total

Maternity clothes? yep

Sleep: I'm sleeping a lot now...I'm so tired and actually, I have been sleeping pretty well again.

Best moment this week: My parents party on Saturday was amazing--I know, not br

Movement: All the time!

Food cravings: Still on a Lemonade kick...

Gender: I'm back to thinking boy :-)

Labor Signs: A few contractions here and there--lots of BH--and lots of LOW pressure

Belly Button in or out? In

What I miss: Crossing my legs while I'm sitting and bending over :-)

What I am looking forward to: Birthing class tomorrow

Weekly Wisdom: Keep your feet up :-)

Milestones: 2 week appts and internals start next appt...so that's exciting :-)

Party Day!

Short update because I only have a couple minutes! Today is my parents surprise anniversary party and I can't wait for it to be OVER :-) The stress has been terrible!
I hope baby cooperates today b/c yesterday I was having some wicked BH's. This is NOT the time to be an AW baby....so let your grandparents having their special day!

How far along? 31 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Up about 14 lbs total.

Maternity clothes? yep

Sleep: Sleeping sucks--my hips hurt sooo bad that I can hardly turn over in bed anymore. And I can't lay on my back anymore because it makes me queezy

Best moment this week: My baby shower last sunday!

Movement: All the time!

Food cravings: Powdered cheese--cheeseballs, cheesey pringles...doesn't matter what

Gender: I have no damn clue at this point!

Labor Signs: Just BH but lots of them

Belly Button in or out? In but it appears to be trying to pop out

What I miss: Being able to get comfortable!

What I am looking forward to: This party being over-I know, not pg related!

Weekly Wisdom: Don't do too much--your husband will yell at you and the baby won't be happy either!

Milestones: Well the 20th is my last monthly OB appt, then I go every two weeks...and we have birthing class on the 22nd!

Shower Pictures

These are the awesome rattle cupcakes that my mom and cousin made! They spent 2 days baking a decorating each and every one of these! They even had some with little chocolates on top that they made! They were a HUGE hit! Everyone enjoyed eating these yummy treats!




My friend Tonya took this VERY unflattering picture of my pregnant belly at the shower...but there it is. That dress is actually really cute and super comfy and I'm excited to be able to wear it for my other showers since NO ONE will be duplicated except for my mom--and who cares about that lol :-)




I don't remember what my mom said to me here but I couldn't stop laughing...She's the best mom ever...I love you tons Mom!







Excuse the expression on my face...This is a beautiful blanket that a woman I don't even know made for LO. She goes to the senior center with my grandma and wanted to make this for us...how sweet is that? Grandma also made us the most amazing mint green crocheted blanket for the baby....it's beautiful! I'm sure our baby will carry it around until it falls apart!



This gift made me cry...it was from my mom. With the humidifier she bought us (along with all the other stuff that she's already given us lol) she included two sweaters that my Aunt made for me when I was born. Needless to say I cried :-)





I hated candid pictures b/c I always have the "perfect" expression on my face to show how totally dorky I am! This was from Maggie and Chris--she's a HUGE colts fan and he's a HUGE browns fan--so of course our baby has to sport both teams :-) They also got us a "bumpo" (just for you Maggie) and some other awesome stuff! I'm so glad you could fly in for the shower Maggie--that meant the world to me!


And the BIGGEST surprise of all--the combi stroller from my brother who lives 9 hours away!! I had NO IDEA he had bought this for us and had it shipped to my parents house! I cried again when I read his card...so sweet! I love you brudder!






And this post wouldn't be complete without a picture of my cankles and sausage toes from the end of the day...I guess that's what being on your feet all day in 96 degree weather will do to ya when you're pregnant! So here they are for all to see...and btw, I painted my toes all by myself :-) YES, I can still see and reach my feet!!

Baby Shower #1

What an amazing day yesterday was! Aside from the 96 degree weather...it was just an incredible day!

My mom, cousin, and Grams threw us the most wonderful baby shower! The food was awesome...and so was the punch mom made...Raspberry Lemonade punch! She was feeling empathetic to my craving for raspberry lemonade she said!

There was about 12-14 people there...and I seriously can not believe all of the wonderful gifts they brought for us!! I was completely overwhelmed with joy! We have the most generous friends and family. I told David last night--if we bring home 1/2 this amount from the other two showers, I'm going to die!! We just felt soo loved. I hope this little one knows how incredibly loved he/she is already!

I'm going to upload pictures right now...complete with a picture of my cankles and sausage toes from the end of the night! Oh yeah, did I tell ya? My bestest Maggie was here this weekend and her rockin' hubby fixed my computer!!!!!! YAY! :-) So now I can upload pictures MUCH more easily and SO much faster!

I can't believe it...

I honestly can not believe how quickly this pregnancy has flown by! It feels like just yesterday that I got that positive pregnancy test and went screaming into the kitchen waving it in hubby's face!
In other news--I passed my GTT with flying colors, my h/h has stayed the same (which is good), and my TSH was normal. I do have my energy back so I'm starting to think those few weeks where I felt crappy were just from dehydration and lack of sleep!
My first baby shower is on Sunday and I am SOO excited...#1 for the shower but #2 because MAGGIE is coming in for it!!!! I haven't seen her since what like November or something. It was before Dave's surgery and before my BFP...maybe even Octoberish. YAY! :-)

How far along? 30 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Up about 14 lbs total.

Maternity clothes? yep

Sleep: Sleeping sucks--my hips hurt sooo bad that I can hardly turn over in bed anymore. And I can't lay on my back anymore because it makes me queezy

Best moment this week: Painting my toenails!

Movement: All the time! LO likes to dance around during staff meetings and put the focus on my belly

Food cravings: Garlic and Herb laughing cow cheese on triscuits and Rasp Lemonade with crushed up raspberries in it...YUMMMMMY!

Gender: I have no damn clue at this point!

Labor Signs: I had one terribly painful contraction the other night at the grocery store but otherwise, just BH

Belly Button in or out? In but it appears to be trying to pop out

What I miss: Being able to get comfortable!

What I am looking forward to: My baby shower on Sunday!!!

Weekly Wisdom: Take naps as often as you can--once LO is born, you won't be taking them when you want to!

Milestones: Making it to 30w :-)

29weeks and counting!

How far along? 29 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Up about 12 lbs total.

Maternity clothes? yep

Sleep: Sleeping is difficult but I'm a little less tired now than I was the last few weeks

Best moment this week: Getting DQ :-)

Movement: I constantly have feet in my ribs...and I'm feeling his/her hiccups REALLY low

Food cravings: Lemonade...oh how I love thee

Gender: I've said boy all along--and this week I started thinking girl....who knows at this point

Labor Signs: Other than BH, nothing, thank goodness

Belly Button in or out? In, but super tiny

What I miss: Being able to sleep on my belly and being able to bend over and tie my shoes easily

What I am looking forward to: Baby shower on the 9th :-)

Weekly Wisdom: When they tell you to drink LOTS of water to ward of BH, drink it...

Milestones: LB is still in birthing position judging by where I keep feeling the hiccups :-)

I had the coolest pregnancy dream...

So on Sunday afternoon, I was sleeping before work and I had a really odd but really cool dream about giving birth to this baby.

Here it goes...I was out and about with my friend Laura shopping for baby stuff when I got a call that my husband was in labor (haha). So we rushed to the hospital to see him--and he had already given birth to a baby girl. When we got there, no one could find the baby though...she was gone. We looked EVERYWHERE for her and she was no where. Finally I went into Dave's room and I found him looking very pale (go figure) but with 3 women standing around his bed--2 of which I recognized and one that I didn't. The one was my Aunt Annette, the other was my Aunt Vonda...and the third woman was short with dark hair. I never saw her face though...then I woke up. On Tuesday evening we were over at my mom's house and I was telling her about this dream I had and how there was this woman...and I know I should have known her but I didn't...and she started to cry. I of course never made the connection until then...it was my Grandma Lambert--I never met her b/c she died the year before I was born. How cool is that!

Mom also told me that the day I was born, she and my dad both saw her in the delivery room...and with all the medical problems that I had, they knew I'd be fine because she was there watching over me.

I just had to share that with you all...That dream is really special to me and I can't wait to tell my baby someday that his/her great grandma Lambert is his/her guardian angel.

Glucose testing

Let me start by saying--EW GROSS! I had my glucose tolerance test yesterday...for anyone who doesn't know what that is, they give you a bottle of 50% dextrose solution to drink in 5 minutes (mine was orange flavored) and an hour later they draw bloodwork to see how your body reacts to the sugar buzz. If it comes back abnormal, then you have to schedule a 3-hour test...I'm guessing since it's 1:00pm and I haven't heard anything that I passed with no problems!
Yesterday's appt was interesting because the baby's HR was the highest it's ever been 155...could have been from the crazy sugar stuff I had to drink though. I'll be anxious to see what it is next month just for comparison. I'm still measuring big--and actually the baby's head is very low and "in position" according to my OB. Of course that doesn't mean it can't flip around and such, but she said he/she is very very low. That must be what all the lower pelvic pressure I'm feeling is. Talk about uncomfortable--and it's only going to get worse! She also told me yesterday that she'd be surprised if I made it to my due date...she's betting the first week of October will be D-day! So we'll see...we'll just have to make sure baby central is all set up and ready to go nice and early--just in case! Otherwise all is well. Nothing new or big to report. I'm hoping to get another ultrasound tonight at work...one of the girls told me to come see her around 28w so she could play with the 3D/4D...so hopefully we're not busy tonight and I can go see her! I can't wait to post those pictures!
Oh, and I only have one more monthly appt left (in August) and then I start every two weeks through September...EEEK! This really is coming quickly!

How far along? 28 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Up about 12 lbs total.

Maternity clothes? yep

Sleep: I'm exhausted & wish I could sleep 12 hours per day, plus a nap.

Best moment this week: Passing the glucose test!!

Movement: All the time--and I love the feet in my ribs lol j/k

Food cravings: Anything with garlic

Gender: I've said boy all along--and this week I started thinking girl....who knows at this point

Labor Signs: Other than BH, nothing, thank goodness

Belly Button in or out? In, but super tiny

What I miss: Being able to sleep on my belly

What I am looking forward to: My baby shower in two weeks :-)

Weekly Wisdom: The best advice I got this week from someone was, "After the baby is born, make a point of showering and getting dressed EVERYDAY because you WILL feel much better about yourself!" And remember, "babies are allowed to cry."

Milestones: Passing the glucose test--and we should be about 2.5lbs by now :-) Super exciting!

Interesting weekend...

So Saturday morning I woke up at 4am having a Braxton Hicks...it didn't hurt, just annoyed me enough to wake up. I was awake until about 6am having them pretty frequently but still no pain. By 4pm they were every 3-7 minutes and slightly uncomfortable. I called a friend who is an L&D nurse and she told me to call the OB on call...so I did. Turns out it's completely normal to have BH that frequently and as long as there is no spotting or no actual pain there is nothing to be concerned about.
I felt like such an ass calling the on call doc...I know that BH are normal, especially when you have a lot of rapid growth--which I've had--but I had to work Saturday night 7p-7a and I was afraid I might go in to pee and find a foot hanging out or something :-) I know, great visual right? I probably wouldn't have even called if it wasn't for having to work! They stopped around 4am that morning and I've only had a couple a day since. I'm trying REALLY hard to drink TONS and TONS of water to help keep them away. We'll see...
Thursday is a big day here...I'll be 28w and I have my Glucose Tolerance Testing...say a prayer I'm neg for GD, okay?

Hello 3rd Trimester!

Well I've finally made it to the 3rd trimester. HOLY COW--only 13w until my due date! Where did all this time go? I'm serious...where did it go? 1st tri dragged on forever...and now I blink and 2nd tri is OVER. Scary!

All and all I feel good--lots of BH contractions and still lots of movement. I'm still exhausted though and looking forward to my appointment on the 23rd to get my thyroid levels checked and my iron checked. I'm anticipating my synthroid dose increasing and being put on an iron supplement twice a day instead of only once.

The invitations are out for my showers--I got them in the mail yesterday--and I'm soo excited! I can't believe that in a month we will be bringing home "stuff" to help us take care of baby Yost! EEK! I guess I need to get moving on this nursery...

In other news, I am applying for a new job today. It makes me sad to think of leaving my perfect weekender position on nightshift with all my girlies...but this job is why I went into nursing in the first place and I can't pass up the opportunity. The only difficult thing is, it's a Monday-Friday 8a-5p no weekends, no holidays job...that means if I get this job Baby will have to go to daycare or have a nanny during the week until we get home from work. That bothers me...I stayed on night shift weekends because that would allow me to be home during the week with our baby. Now what? Why did this opportunity become available now? I've been praying a lot about it and I don't seem to be getting any answers...at least not yet. And I know that just because I interview doesn't mean I'm going to get the job...but I need to have a game plan inplace just in case. *sigh*

How far along? 27w

Total weight gain/loss: +10lbs

Maternity clothes? absolutely

Stretch marks? None that weren't there before lol

Sleep: Sleeping stinks, I can't get comfortable at all

Best moment this week: Probably Dave feeling and seeing the baby completely flip around in my belly...I see and feel it all the time, but he just witnessed it a few days ago!

Movement: Constantly!

Food cravings: Fruit and OJ

Gender: Still don't know--but I say boy

Labor Signs: Just Braxton Hicks

Belly Button in or out? In but definitely getting smaller lol

What I miss: Being able to bend over comfortably

What I am looking forward to: My baby showers in a couple weeks!

Wisdom: If you ask nicely, your husband will take you to the store at 11pm to get OJ and a watermelon...but if you are bitchy about it...he won't.

Milestones: 3rd tri!

I feel crappy

I'm very anxious for my doctors appt next Thursday...I'm having my glucose test but also having my TSH rechecked along with my iron level rechecked. I'm starting to think that my synthroid dose is going to need to be upped either that or my iron level is WAY low because I have absolutely NO energy anymore. This is the time during pregnancy where I should have the absolute most energy...and I don't. I'm sleeping for at least 90 minutes during the day then turning around and crashing by 10pm and not getting out of bed until 9:30 or later...It shouldn't be that way!

And I'm not sure, but either my morning sickness is back OR I'm getting a stomach bug...booo...

Well I'm off to have a fire with hubby...he wants to make smores...and I just want to sleep...

It's hott today!

Thank GOD for window AC is all I have to say! We've only had a couple really really warm days so far this summer, and today is definitely one of them! The humidity is so high you could cut the air with a knife! I'll be hanging out today IN my bedroom with the window AC on and the door closed!!

I can't believe I'm 26w already...where has the time gone? It's so fun to look back on some of the pictures I've taken and see how my belly has changed over the last several months. Kinda crazy I have to say!

This is a short update for today--I have no energy and I'm feeling a bit stressed so I'm just going to sit down and enjoy a nice big bowl of fruit with some yogurt! YUM!

Pregnancy Quiz--25w

How far along? 25w

Total weight gain/loss: +10lbs
Maternity clothes? That's all that fits--besides hubby's oversized shirts and sweatpants :-)

Stretch marks? None that weren't there before lol

Sleep: I can't stay comfortable anymore...I've added another pillow to the bed now.

Best moment this week: The awesome cardiologist at work telling me how great I looked pregnant and that he can't believe how little weight I've gained!

Movement: All the time--especially at work and when I lay down on my back

Food cravings: Watermelon

Gender: Still don't know--but I say boy

Labor Signs: Just Braxton Hicks

Belly Button in or out? In but definitely getting smaller lol

What I miss: Mike's Hard Lemonade and bending over :-)

What I am looking forward to: Getting my glucose tolerance test out of the way

Wisdom: Don't let your mom stress you out!

Milestones: Nothing really--just lots of movement and kicks

Pictures...sans belly pic....

This is the bedding from BRU that we chose for the baby's room.

I love all the textures and colors. I also think it's MUCH cuter in person!

Profile Shot of Baby Yost




3D imagine with baby sucking it's thumb...this is my favorite picture!

It was sooo awesome watching the baby move around and do things on the ultrasound screen. That was the most incredible day...

I promise that the belly shot is coming...I can't get it to upload from the camera...Dave changed the program we use and I'm not real sure what I'm doing!

Braxton Hicks, oh how I loathe thee...

There is nothing like being woken up at 5:50am by your uterus being ROCK HARD! Ugh...how incredibly uncomfortable that is but at the same time, it's comforting to think that it's training itself to help me deliver this baby in 14w--or sooner (or later).

Sorry for no pictures yet...this computer STINKS and it is being super difficult while I'm trying to upload photos. I promise they are coming...I promise!

Today is July 4th and I'm totally bummed that I have to work AGAIN this year...I'm not a huge fan of fireworks and stuff but we always have SUCH a fun time hanging out waiting for them to start that I'm sad I can't be there to join in. It's kind of sad to think that this is the last year of our "normal" July 4th...October will begin a whole new sense of "normal" for us. Things won't revolve around David and I but will revolve around this little baby that I'm bakin'. It's scary.

I told Dave this morning that I realized that he won't be able to stay the nights at the hospital with me after I deliver because someone will have to be home with the doggies. That made me cry...not because I'll be scared, but because I'm going to be "in charge" of this baby and I'm not going to know what to do with it. Irrational fear I know--but seriously--I'm scared. I don't feel qualified to take care of a baby and make decisions for it. Hell, I can hardly make decisions between fabric softeners at the grocery store every month...One wrong decision and I could scar this kid for life. Okay, maybe I'm being a little dramatic...but honestly, I'm freaked!

I can't believe my due date is only 14 weeks away...I feel like I have SO much to get done and no time or energy to do it all! I need to make a list...I know how to work off of a list. It always makes me feel good to see it dwindle down to nothing. I know that a baby won't care if the cupboard above my fridge is cleaned out, but for some reason, it's really important to me to make sure it's done!

On a positive note, we finished our registry yesterday! That is one task I can cross off my list! I am SO excited to have it completed! We also picked the paint colors/scheme for the nursery. That was an easy decision to agree on actually...I just have to take the paint chips to BRU to color match...but we know the top half of the wall will be beige and the bottom half green with white molding/chair rail. The next big "to-do" for the baby's room is to get the computer moved out of it and get it all cleared out...fortunately there is a lot of "heavy" stuff in there, so most of this will require the help of my trusty companion :-)

Well I'm off to sit in the sun and finish reading my book while Dave cuts the grass. Happy 4th of July--and thank you to all of the men and women who are serving and who have served in our armed forces! "Let Freedom Ring"

I'm a bad blogger :(

Alright, I know, I haven't updated since our 10w ultrasound...and I promised belly pics...and blah blah blah. So here comes one heck of an update!

Today I am 25w pregnant...and I'm loving it! I am feeling the baby (still don't know the gender) move every single day! Infact, it's super fun to lay in bed and push on my belly to make baby kick back. The last few days though, he (again, I say he but I don't know the gender) has been doing some sort of tumbling act in there! It's constant feelings of flips and turns. It cracks me up! I wish I had a little window that I could open and see what's actually going on in there!

So far I'm feeling amazing...although fatigue is starting to set in again. That could be from the anemia though. I've gained a total of 10lbs so far--which is great and a little low for 25w. I'm always hungry...always...My cravings recently have been pasta, fruit, and yogurt. I did go through a bacon phase about 3 weeks ago...which is weird because I hate bacon :-)

Um...let's see, what else. We had our "big ultrasound" on June 2nd...that was incredible. I was amazed at how developed the baby was. Our first ultrasound was at 10w...all you could see was arm and leg buds, a body, a head, and a beating heart. On the 20w US, you could see all the features in the brain, all the valves in the heart working, the actual arms and legs moving, the mouth opening and closing....I could go on and on. It was amazing--I cried. The best part was when the baby would kick me, I could see it on the screen and feel it at the same time. That was soo cool!

I'm still doing monthly visits to the OB for HR checks (consistantly 140's)...and July 23rd I have my glucose tolerance testing, H/H recheck, and platelet smear. Please say a prayer that I pass the glucose testing...all those artificial sweetners give me the worlds biggest migraines so I couldn't imagine not being able to take meds to help control them.

Let's see...We did our registry at BRU (still need to finish it up though)!! That was amazingly fun! I can't believe we are actually having a baby in 15w or so....HOLY COW! I want to put a picture of the bedding we chose up, but this computer is running SUPER slow and I'm afraid I'll lose my post if I try. It's super cute though--a jungle theme!

The shower dates are set--can you believe I'm having 3! I have the most amazing friends and family! August 9th is the shower with my dad's side of the family and some friends, August 29th is my work shower, and August 30th is my shower with mom's side of the family! I can't believe how amazing our family is. Of course, all of Dave's family lives in TX or they'd be coming too!! :) I wish they lived closer...I'd be great to see them all again!

Uh...what else. I've started having Braxton Hicks....not a lot of them, but enough to know when I need to stop and relax for a bit. I have to say though, David has been incredible and doesn't let me do a whole lot around the house anymore. He scrubbed my kitchen floors the other day...and I was sooooo excited that I cried! Hormones...oh the hormones...I thought PMS was bad...dear God. Pregnancy hormones are insane. One minute I'm pissed and screaming and yelling...and the next minute I'm sobbing because I feel bad for being bitchy! Dave just laughs at me :-)

Oh yeah--I'm only working weekends now at work! It's great--2 12 hours shifts a week!! Baby likes that soo much better! It's difficult pushing those damn computers around all night...and I get tired sooo quickly!

I don't really think there is anything else to report...I will post a bunch of pictures in a separate post...including a Belly Pic (I promise this time) once I shower and Dave gets home from work to take it!

1st Ultrasound!

Yesterday we had our first appt with my OB. It was the typical history, blood draw, urine tests, and a pap--those are way less fun when you're knocked up! Then we got to see our babe on the ultrasound! Amazing--that's the only way to describe it. It was the MOST incredible thing. I fell in love immediately with our busy little alien baby! I don't know what he (yeah, i said he, just a guess) was doing in there but he sure was dancing around! Probably just showing off for the doctor and his parents!


Going in, Dave and my parents were convinced there was two babies playin' in there...but the doctor assured us with the amount of movement we saw, there was only one. She said the other one wouldn't have been able to "hide" very well.

How far along? 10 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +1lb

Maternity clothes? Still in the Bella Band--getting ready to make the big switch though!

Stretch marks? None that weren't there before lol

Sleep: I'm sleeping great now compared to the last few weeks!

Best moment this week: The ultrasound yesterday for sure!

Movement: Too early to feel it, but there's DEFINITELY a party going on in there!

Food cravings: Tostitos and salsa; apple juice

Gender: Leaning toward boy

Labor Signs: None

Belly Button in or out? In

What I miss: Not feeling tired all the time!

What I am looking forward to: My bump to look like I'm pg not like I had too many chips and salsa!

Wisdom: Don't listen to everyone's horror stories about pregnancy and labor!!

Milestones: We know there's a nice strong HB now--OB said chance of m/c at this point is slim to none-although I know it can happen :(

And I know I promised a belly pic--I will have the hubby take it tonight with the digital--the one on my phone won't upload nicely!

One week left!

I've been such a bad blogger the past month. I can't help it though, I'm just soo darn tired all the time. There are nights that I sleep for 10 hours get up, eat, shower, and nap for another 3 hours!

So let's see, what's new with this little baby. I'm starting to show a bit--I'll start posting belly pics on Thursday when I'm 10 weeks! We have our first appt with ultrasound next Monday and I'm SUPER excited about that!! The vomitting has started to subside but the nausea still knocks me on my rear daily. I hate taking showers because I get SO dizzy and woozy feeling that I almost pass out EVERY day. Otherwise, nothing much new here.

I'm getting excited for Easter though...that's when we're telling the rest of the family! I can't wait to see everyone's reactions! I'll be almost 14 weeks by then too...so that's exciting!

I borrowed this from Blair's blog--I'm going to fill it out for 9 weeks today and then on Thursday for 10 weeks!

How far along? 9 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: No gains no losses

Maternity clothes? Still in the Bella Band

Stretch marks? None that weren't there before lol

Sleep: I'm only sleeping for about 4 hours at a time then I'm awake for an hour then toss and turn for the rest of the night. Then there's the getting up to pee 50 times a night... lol

Best moment this week: Eating without throwing up!

Movement: I hope that baby is swimming in the ute!! But I can't feel it yet.

Food cravings: Girlscout cookies and ice cream

Gender: Leaning toward boy

Labor Signs: None

Belly Button in or out? In

What I miss: Getting a good nights sleep

What I am looking forward to: Brushing my teeth w/o gagging!

Wisdom: If you're craving it, it doesn't mean the baby will like it--pizza...blah!

Milestones: I am almost through this 1st trimester w/o any spotting! WHOOT!

Working 3 12's

As most of you know, I work night shift as an RN--that's 7p-7a 3 or 4 nights a week in the ICU. Prior to being knocked up, I used to group my days together at the beginning of one week and the end of the next so I could take advantage of 5 days off in a row...well let me tell you doing 3 in a row during your first trimester is nearly impossible. I am SO tired by like 10pm that I can hardly keep my eyes open. It doesn't seem to matter how much sleep I get during the day, I'm still ALWAYS exhausted. Then of course I'm on my feet for 12 hours dealing with crazy patients that dont' sleep at night, regardless of what people tell you!

Wednesday night was my 3rd night in a row...I hadn't slept well during the day Tuesday or Wednesday after work...and we had the night from HELL. Of course that would happen on my 3rd night when I'm completely exhausted and not on my first night when I'm nice and fresh and more awake. We moved tons of patients around all shift, I got two admissions, we had a code blue (i broke all the ribs-go me), and had a patient seizing all shift. It was FREAKING insane! We're supposed to punch out by 7:30am...and I didn't punch out til after 8. My boss wasn't happy, but my work wasn't done, I had to stay and finish it up! The advantage to that was going out to breakfast with my awesome co-workers and bitching about what a bad night it was! That was SUPER FUN! Especially since we didn't have the opportunity to eat all night--and THAT didn't go over so well with the baby in my stomach that usually demands food every 2 hours!
Last night was awesome though--I got to snuggle in bed with my husband all night--I get 4 nights off in a row this week and I couldn't be happier!

Well, I need to shower, the guys from Stanek should be here around 8 to install new windows! WHOO HOO!

Sleeping

It seems like I'm just exhausted all day long and can take a 3 hour nap at the drop of a hat. BUT for some unknown reason, I wake up every night at 2am and stay awake until 3am. Of course awake means get up and pee which means turning on the bathroom light...but honestly, awake for an hour? Completely unnecessary! Well then last several nights I have woken up STARVING at 2am. Some might say, eat before you lay down so that doesn't happen--um, I did, lots of food before bed--and yet I still wake up and need a granola bar or a fruit cup or something. How annoying!

Here's the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM9F4sh0Gs0

Or at least the link--I can't figure out how to post the actual video on here...I'm computer stupid!

We're Pregnant!

I have started this blog so I can keep our out of state family and friends up to date in the happenings with our Little Bit.
Here's the story of our BFP!
Super Bowl Sunday (February 1st) morning, David and I were laying in bed. I had the worlds worst cramps and I told him--this is soo not our month, I feel like my period is coming any minute (Eventhough it wasn't due for a few more days). Later that evening, I was talking to my bestest Maggie and telling her that I felt like we were down and out this month. She bugged me all day long to test anyways. So finally after being bugged for HOURS on end, I gave in and took one of the internet cheapie tests I had here. I dunked it in the cup and walked back to the computer. Went back in the bathroom a minute later and there was a line clear as day!! I took the test and went SCREAMING in to the kitchen to show David. He didn't believe it at first! So feeling daring, I decided to take the digital test I had here about an hour later. It said "pregnant" before I even had my pants pulled back up!! HOLY COW! We're pregnant!

Both sets of grandparents now know and so do the great-grandparents to be. As soon as I can upload the video of my mom, dad and grandparents finding out, I will share that with you all!

Little Bit is due to arrive October 15, 2009.
First Ultrasound and OB appointment is March 23rd.