23.5

wOw! This baby can move! I feel "it" rolling around in there more & more, and it's not just at night anymore either. Sometimes it's really uncomfortable, and I tell "it" to stop and try some other trick. I read last night that "it" can hear the dog barking, fire trucks wailing, and any other loud noises. Well, I have a dog, my husband is a fireman, and I sing really loudly (or yell at my kitten all the time- bc he is so bad). So this baby sure is getting a lot of entertainment.

I am usually freezing cold. Today Oakley jumped up on my lap and his ears were chilly. I didn't even realize that I had the heat on at 66º. Typically, I would have the heat on at around 70º, but I was warm yesterday. Right now, I'm blogging in my bikini....

a) who does that?

b) what? I just had that picture taken & I didn't get up yet.

c) I'm not even cold, so that is AWESOME

Being knocked up has brought me many emotions, thoughts, and PROJECTS! I finished the cushion, and now I'm moving onto some wall art. Can I just say, "What the hell have I gotten myself into?" I also bought some onesies & stamps to make some little phrases. That project has been sitting out in the living room for about 3 weeks. I'll get to it, I'll get to it.

Now for the "thoughts" - - I keep thinking about all of the different cool aspects of having a boy or a girl. I was looking through some clothes, and I guess they have some cool boy outfits. I will be spending a LOT of $$$$ at the Baby Gap & Target.

And as far as the emotions go....in the beginning I was not afraid of labor and all that it brings. Well that has changed! I..... AM..... TERRIFIED! I watched a live birth last night. THAT IS NOT NATURAL {i've seen them b4, but not while preggo} & I thought well maybe, just maybe, the c-section would be less scary! HELL-to-the- FRICKIN' NO! I still don't want that either! So how the heck am I going to get this baby out? OMG! My poor body. I know it's for a great cause & lame ass moms will say, "It's a beautiful thing to have a baby." Um....NO. IT IS NOT A BEAUTIFUL THING TO HAVE A BABY. In fact, it is the most disgusting thing ever! Being able to have a baby is "beautiful" [i guess], but what needs to happen to get it out....{i'm shuddering with disgust} I have about 4.5 months to figure out a way to magically give birth without going through any hole or cutting any part of my body open.

And believe me....I will try to think of something. I'm a Libra and that Halloween Psychic Lady said when I have something I want to get done- I find a way to make it happen. She might have been talking about designing awesome costumes, or getting any hot guy I wanted, but I'll take it as:

Magic Birth (no holes, no cuts, no problem)

p.s. I'm freezing now & the kitty cat is seriously snoring. haha

the bump....

I thought this was kind of cool. The first picture is from 12 weeks & the overlay is 24 weeks. I know they aren't lined up perfectly, I don't have the time or willingness to make that perfect. But you can kinda get an idea of how much my belly has grown.




geesh. I'm running out of canvas room.

The Cushion!

YESsssssss! It's done! Well, actually, it's been done, I just haven't really written about it. This cushion project was a pain in the butt. I think it was worth it though. It started off as a 5" foam block. I cut that up into the seat & armrests. I was going to make a back, but after sitting in it, we decided that it really didn't need one. Plus, I really didn't want to cover the whole thing up. I'm really glad that I am going to be able to use this rocking chair, since it was my grandparents'.

added little detail.

I made a pocket for each side.

Not sure what I would exactly put in it, but they will come in use.

My parents had a stool with the same wood finish, so I reupholstered that to match. I taught myself how to sew buttons & buttonholes with the machine. Thank GOD, I decided to do it that way, instead of by hand. I made the cushion so that it is easily removable in case I need to wash it. Not bad. Not bad.

But, I don't want to do anything like it ever again.

haha.

ooh!

The baby kicking on Thanksgiving Day!

whew!

Wow! It's been awhile... I've been really busy with work, the holidays, & football! I also have a TERRIBLE cold! I would be healed, but I am not allowed to take Mucinex & there is seriously NOTHING out there that I'm allowed to take that helps. Honestly, I don't know how I will be able to get over this without taking something legit. This is the worst cold I've ever had (and the longest).

I can't sleep at night, bc I can't breathe. Last night, I had acid reflux & coughed up some vomit! AWESOME! And I have the worst headache! blah, blah, blah.

Jimmy & I did, however, put the crib together! The room isn't exactly how I would like to have it, but ya gotta deal with what space you have. And the crib looks awesome! I would put in some pics, but I haven't had my shower, so there isn't any bedding.

I need to go work on pictures for the paper, so I will write later!

22.5

Only 32 more days until I get to find out the sex of the baby!!!!! There have only been 4 votes so far, make sure to lock yours in. We should be putting money down for this or something.

The baby has been REALLY active the past couple of days. From the rumblings last night, I'd say It's going to be a kick boxer.

This is the 2nd morning I've waken up with a sore throat. Not cool! I can't take anything for it. Well at least not anything that will actually make it go away.

I will update more later. I have to go run a ton of errands. Why does that always happen when it's cold & rainy out?

22.3

Well, I might have said this before, but I'm really noticing the whole breathlessness while I'm on walks. It's like I don't have the lung capacity to keep moving. We went to the gym today & my legs are feeling REALLY good after our workout. Then we visited Jimmy's mom in the hospital, she had hip replacement surgery. After I ate her lunch.....the baby was kicking like crazy. She wanted to see if she could feel it. So, we waited patiently for the baby to kick again. Then we both jumped & smiled, bc the baby kicked a big one! It was cool! If this baby is as active out of the womb {ew, I don't like that word} as it is in the....uterus, we are in for some major running afters. That could be fun for awhile, but I'm sure it will get old fast. haha

I also found out that another one of my friends is pregnant. That's at least 5 babies born in the same "school" year! What is in the water?

Alrighty, gotta keep keepin' on...

22.2

I'm feeling the baby a lot at night. Yesterday, before I embarked on my cushion conquest, I decided that I NEEDED to get stuff done aside from the cush'. So I went to Target. My Mecca. I went there to buy some maternity pieces, but only left with one. I ended up shopping in the regular sized clothes & just got mediums instead of smalls. Except I found an orange jacket in a small that fit perfectly! And just in time for school spirit Friday (I work today). Anyway, as I was making it over to the rest of the store(1.5 hours later), I slowly walked by the baby stuff. omg. I found the CUTEST little reindeer stuffed animal! I HAVE to have that! But since this isn't the baby's 1st Christmas, I decided that I'll wait until that cute little stuffed deer goes on sale. {so it will probably be gone when I come back} Then onto the outfit aisle! UGH! Seriously!!!???!!! How many more days until I can buy this little nugget so many clothes, it'll make your head spin?

haha

HA! I don't know how long I will be able to keep that Blog Title picture up, bc it grosses us out, BUT it also makes me laugh. I went to the Knocked Up movie site page & they have a stupid thing where you can take 2 pix of each other & mash them together to see what your baby will look like. Obviously, since the movie is hilarious, they make the "babies" look goofy.

Or it's just that Jimmy & I are goofy looking. Who knows?

Either way, hopefully our baby will be cuter than any of those pictures.

22

wow! I seriously have spent EVERY waking hour on this dang cushion (if I wasn't subbing). After 10 hours of work today, I am almost done. All I have left is find buttons, sewing them on, and making buttonholes. I have never made buttonholes before, so that should be interesting. Throughout this entire project, I have only messed up once. And it wasn't a huge mistake, took me about 15 min or so to fix. Even though it isn't completely finished, I must say, it looks pretty damn good. I'm rather impressed with myself. I had my doubts, but deep down I knew I could do it. I keep looking at it and thinking, "I hate you. But you are amazing looking."

My new project is reupholstering the footstool. I took the frame off tonight, to see what I'm getting myself into. OF COURSE, it's not just: cut fabric, staple fabric to object. That would be too phenomenal. Ugh. Shoot me now.

My back is killing me & I have a huge headache. I better go to bed, so I can start a new day of sewing! WOO (f-ing) HOO!

36 more days....

can't come soon enough.

21.6

Um....I think my belly got bigger since the last time I posted, which was like 3 DAYS AGO! The baby has been really active today, too. When I eat, I can feel the baby moving around. Maybe It doesn't like the healthy food I'm feeding it. Who knows?

looks easy enough...no.

I've been working on the cushion for the rocking chair. Let me just say it has been a real pain in the ass- no pun intended. I am making it from scratch. No pattern- whatsoever. I mean, I have made (sewn) a lot of things in my past, but I wouldn't necessarily call myself a sewing virtuoso. I know the basics & that has gotten me by so far.

my "plans"

After I finally came up with a plan for the armrests, my mom reminded me that I have to turn the fabric inside out after I'm done sewing it. CRAP! I remembered that when making the seat pattern, but totally forgot about it for this part. Good thing I hadn't started to actually sew. Thanks for the save mom! :)

So I'm off to go work on that dang cushion. I can't wait until this "little" project is over!

I keep adding more to this post, bc I'm afraid to get started on this. Oh yeah, I have to dry my hair first....

38 more days!!!!!!

21.3

Yup! It just keeps growing. It was like I woke up this morning and BAM! There is definitely something in there. Or I'm just REALLY bloated. I weighed myself at the gym today and have gained a total of 8 lbs so far. My legs feel awesome after my workout from yesterday & swimming today. I struggled with my walk home with Daisy & Jimmy though. I'm not used to being the one lagging behind. haha. Someone last night said that I'm carrying high. I still don't understand that. It just looks like I'm carrying in the middle to me.

We have a fundraiser to go to tonight & all of the prizes are alcoholic. Well, crap. What am I supposed to do with that? HaHa.

The Baby's First Pumas

Our baby's first kicks! After feeling the baby going loco, kicking around in the uterus, I think it will DEFINITELY need these! They were the only ones left, I could have registered for them, but NO WAY was I taking that chance! I just HAD to get them. If this is going to be my baby, it has to have awesome shoes! I just have to make sure we don't wear our Pumas on the same day.

registered today...

As we were walking through the toy aisle, Jimmy laughed when he read this: 12 inch Pooh!

I mean seriously, how can you put that up there and not laugh about it?

Ugh! The bottle section! I LOATHE the bottle section. I finally decided on a bottle & of course, if I need replacement parts, the only place I can get them is @ Walmart ONLINE! It's whatever, but Come ON MAN! Why do they have to make that so difficult?
We spent 2 friggin' hours registering, my feet & my back hurt. I am fine if I never have to register ever again! haha. It was a lot of fun looking through the clothes though.

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Had my check-up appt today. Everything went well. I've still only gained 5 lbs and the baby is doing great. He said I could stop gaining weight & as long as my uterus was still expanding & the baby is healthy, I'm good to go. Which my uterus is expanding, I think it even got bigger since we left the office.

We got to hear the heartbeat again. It is SOOOOO strong, in the 140's per minute. My doc said, "You didn't find out the sex did ya?" I guess if I don't find out, he doesn't get to know. HAHA. We're thinking it's bc he will slip & tell us.

I asked the nurse & the doc why I'm not getting that huge yet, they said it's bc this is my first pregnancy & my abs were really strong to begin with, so it's going to take them longer to expand. The nurse said, "Think of a balloon, when you first blow it up, it's hard to expand, but if you let the air out & blow it up again, it's really loose." Grrrrrrreat, so the next time I get pregnant, I'm going to blow up like a balloon. haha.

I still think it's loco that they didn't tell him the gender. That's just funny.

I'm so glad this day is fairly over. It was FILLED! Now we can chillax on our new couch!

Are you sure?

I almost just took a pregnancy test. I seriously don't feel pregnant still. I can feel the baby move and all, but for some reason I just don't feel pregnant. What the heck is going on? Am I just in denial?

It's the weirdest thing. Maybe after the shower, while I'm setting up the nursery, it'll hit me...

I really want some cupcakes right now.

20.4

Wow. I'm in my 21st week!?!?! I'm over halfway through this?!?! I hope all of my pregnancies are like this {if there are anymore}. I went to the football game the other night & was freezing, so when I got home I took a warm bath. I could see my belly move when the baby kicked. It was the weirdest/coolest thing. Last night, I was watching a movie with Nicole, & the baby was kicking like crazy. It was almost as if it was on its back throwing a temper tantrum kicking its legs as hard & quickly as it could. Quite amusing. I was thinking, maybe it doesn't want me to eat anymore. So I stopped noshing on food. I was stuffed anyway. I've learned that enough is enough. It's like drinking. I know when I've had enough- - it's just a matter of me quitting. :)

Tomorrow, I have another check-up. I hope the Doc doesn't slip & tell me the gender of this little nugget. We should be able to hear the heartbeat through a stethoscope as well. That's pretty cool. I hope all is going well with Da Baby.

Yesterday, I went through some more stuff that people gave me. Cleaned some more toys, some feeding utensils, a bassinet, and a diaper bag for Jimmy. My dishwasher is filled with some baby stuff & it is the most colorful wash ever! All of the bowls & spoons are made with bright, fun colors! Just another thing that makes babies seem like so much fun. haha.

Well, I'm off to start my day. I slept in a tit bit late today, but hey the clocks fell back, so it looks like I didn't sleep in that late.

20.2

So, I was subbing for Foods today & the kids were making eggs. One girl was making Dippy Do eggs (over easy) & I was saying how I love that kind & I'm awesome at making them. She made one for me, I thanked her, but told her I can't eat them. She asked why, I said, "Well, I'm pregnant. You can't eat them when your knocked up bc of the bacteria in the raw parts." So that half of the class looked straight to my gut (as most people do-when you say you're preggo). They were so excited for me. They were even giving me High-5's. HAHA! They asked how far I was, if I have any names picked out, if I know the sex.... Of course they all had suggestions for names...THEIR OWN! It was fun talking about it. Two of the girls (one of my former vb players) & one football player were really intrigued by it. Alyssa said she will make a list of names for me. :)

Then the next class I had was Child Development. How ironic.... One of the girls is taking home a baby for the weekend. You know, one of those classroom baby dolls that never stops crying. I was saying I should take one home for a weekend to see if I fail. HA! After realizing my idea of how she could go to the football game tonight, I think I would fail. haha.

So I have to go back to work, I think I'm going to work on my registry while the kids are doing their HW. Hey! It's a Study Hall! It's not like I have to teach anything. :)

xoxo knocked up girl

the tingles...

So I am an all over sleeper. Before I got pregnant, I usually fell asleep on my back & woke up on my face. I've read that while pregnant, I should sleep on my left side with a body pillow. Hasn't been a problem, but the past couple of mornings, I've started noticing that my whole right arm keeps falling asleep. It's like I have carpel tunnel syndrome. So last night, I tried sleeping on my right side, {in my head, I thought that would make a difference} but my right arm still fell asleep. This morning, I went on the good ol' world wide web to see that it is just another strange side effect of being pregnant. Because of the change in blood flow, hormones, blah, blah, etc.... pregnant women tend to get carpel tunnel. wow. that sucks. Let's hope THAT goes away after the baby is born!

I've got 3 votes so far on the Gender Guessing! And they all say the same thing. I wonder what that means.....

19.6

Wow! Tomorrow is going to be the "halfway point." I can't believe I have been pregnant for 139 days! When I think about that, I feel like it has gone by fast. But, I also feel like it is taking forever! OMG! I can't believe that I am going to have a baby!!! This is crazy! I registered some more today. It's still kinda hard, because I don't know what the gender is.

I went to the gym today, just went on the bike for 30 min, while reading a magazine & watching tv {so I really didn't work that hard}. I feel better after doing that. I was feeling a little sick the past couple of days. I also weighed myself {it's the same scale I've been using this whole pregnancy}. I have gained 5 lbs since I found out I was knocked up. Guess that means I can have some ice cream tonight during my date! I haven't been working out, really. And I also haven't been dieting. *ooh the baby just kicked!* I think the weight is just coming from the little nugget I have growing inside of me!

Not only am I SUPER excited about having this baby around. I'm also excited that Jimmy gets to be a Dad, our parents get to finally be GRANDparents, and our siblings get to be uncles & an aunt! That is pretty cool. This is going to be such a great experience for all of us. I love having a close family, and holidays are like a drug for me. So now that our family is going to have a new addition, the holidays are about to get even BETTER! Christmas morning will never be the same now that I'll have someone who believes in Santa again! I know that won't last long, so I am going to soak it all in when I get the chance. Man, I better run up to Dodd & get my lens that I want.

We have a rocking chair in the baby's room. It's been in the family for years & I wanted to use it instead of getting a glider. {sentimental value trumps new comfy stuff} BUT, now I have to figure out what to do to make it comfy. I can't just go out and buy a cushion. Nobody sells them. Soooooo, being the crafty biznotch that I am, I think I am going to have to make my own. Not looking forward to that, but I need SOMETHING cushy. *is that a word? - - it is now.*