Today, I walked to Sweetheart Baby Boutique to complete another location for my registry. Building a registry is not easy. I have to make sure there is no overlap with products at all three places.
I am registered at Babies R Us, mainly because they have the best selection and products often go on sale. I registered at Sears because if you guess your due date correctly, you get the balance on your registry in Sears gift cards to be used for anything at Sears!
So, I registered at Sweetheart Baby Boutique because I wanted to support a Windsor company, they have many Canadian-made products, as well as all organic and natural baby products. They also are the store that carries cloth diapers and I plan to give cloth diapers a solid try. After learning about it, it doesn't seem that bad and I really have nothing to compare it to. Did you know the diapers that we wore are still in landfills? And I learned today that newborns have to be changed at least 12 times a day. That is a ton of diapers.... poor Mother Earth.
As per Kelly style, I have created a spreadsheet that keeps track of all of the items I have registered as well as the store where they are registered. Sears and Babies R Us make it easy to remove and add items online, and with Sweetheart, I can just email the owner the changes. The downside with Sears and Babies R Us is that sometimes items are on liquidation and therefore the company doesn't know if the stock will be replenished. Sweetheart is great because you can order online and purchase in store.
I did not register for clothes, because I think those just get purchased, because how can you not want to buy baby clothes? Plus, I have wonderful friends who are ready to give me donations.
My work shower is June 14th and my mom's shower is July 7th. We are planning a little get together after the baby is born on Sept. 2, which is exciting because we can get some gender-specific things! I feel so blessed for the family and friends we have; we are so excited to share this baby with everyone.
Friday, May 17, 2013
28 week ultrasound pictures!
This morning I went for my follow-up ultrasound so the doctor could have another look at the kidneys. The tech actually said they look fine so not to worry. I wasn't worried anyway; I was just excited to see the baby again and to see how much it has grown. The tech was wonderful and she allowed my mom to come in to see the screen after she was done taking the required pictures. I wish I could add arrows and comments on the photos, but I don't know how to do do that, so hopefully the captions will help you to identify what's happening in each photo.
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| In the top photo, the baby is slightly turning away from the camera and has both hands in front of the mouth. In the bottom photo, there is one hand in front of the mouth, and an elbow is bent just below the chin. |
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| The top photo is again of the head and hand in front of the mouth. The bottom photo is a foot. The tech said the foot is measuring at 2 inches! |
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| The top photo is a lower leg and foot and the bottom photo is the bottoms of both feet. |
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| Both photos are of an arm. |
My mom came with me because she took a personal day. Warren couldn't come with me this time, because he obtained a long-term teaching placement that goes until the end of the year!!! We are super thankful and grateful.
Anyway, I continue to feel great and I am so happy this baby is looking healthy. Less than 12 weeks to go (If I'm on time ;)!
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
THIRD TRI BEGINS TODAY! dun... dun... dun...
Hello everyone!
Wow, I can't believe I have 12 weeks to go until I am a mom. Until my life changes forever. 12 weeks left of just Warren and I. 12 weeks of sleeping in, making dinner is optional, and spending money on me. Yikes.
I just had another OB appointment today and I gained 4lbs last month. So my grand total of weight gain is 22lbs so far. Generally, I still feel great and am doing well. At the last appointment, the OB said that the baby's kidneys were measuring in the upper limits of normal, and so she wants another ultrasound just to keep an eye on them. Oh, boo hoo, I get to see my baby again. She wanted the scan done within my 28th week and I did not hear from the clinic, so that was one of my questions.
The other question was is it normal for my wounds to take so long to heal? For example, Myles scratched me like over 2 months ago (freaked out over the swiffer.... fo real) and I still have a red mark. And my backne has cleared up but I still have all of the marks from when it was raging. She said not to worry, and it will clear up when the pregnancy is over. Phewf.
Other than that, everything is fine. Some days I am more tired than others, and then I get anxious that this looming cloud of fatigue is about to hang over me. Then other days I am great. The lesson is to take it day by day.
As for work, my mat leave has been replaced and she starts at the beginning of July. So she'll have about 3 to 4 weeks of training before I say seeeeeeeee ya and I'm out. I feel relieved that is taken care of. I'm still doing ok at work... I did have to sit someone up today who forgot how to bend at the waist.., it was like trying to sit an ironing board. After I saw her, I thought maybe that wasn't the best idea to do pregnant, but I felt fine. The biggest struggle at work is my pants need constant adjustment. They don't fit over my belly or under; I refuse to buy maternity scrubs.
As for working out, it is going awesome. Joe really made my day today. He said I look leaner in my face and arms, and also said I don't look pregnant from behind! I was super excited since he is always honest. I told Warren what he said and again, Warren has told me that same thing so many times and says that I just don't believe it. hahaha... deja vu to when I was training.... I'd listen to Joe when Warren already told me the same thing. I did 110lbs on the leg press for 20 reps and am still lifting 35lbs for military press on the hammerstrength. The only thing I've really lightened up on are deadlifts, squats and lunges because I get short of breath so quickly. I think I need to break up with my regular work out clothes though... my shirts ride up on the gravitron and my shorts just don't fit the same.
As for the nursery.... the goal is to be finished this weekend! It has been a very busy last 4 weeks and when the weekend comes, I've either booked something or I crash. I will have more updates soon!
Wow, I can't believe I have 12 weeks to go until I am a mom. Until my life changes forever. 12 weeks left of just Warren and I. 12 weeks of sleeping in, making dinner is optional, and spending money on me. Yikes.
I just had another OB appointment today and I gained 4lbs last month. So my grand total of weight gain is 22lbs so far. Generally, I still feel great and am doing well. At the last appointment, the OB said that the baby's kidneys were measuring in the upper limits of normal, and so she wants another ultrasound just to keep an eye on them. Oh, boo hoo, I get to see my baby again. She wanted the scan done within my 28th week and I did not hear from the clinic, so that was one of my questions.
The other question was is it normal for my wounds to take so long to heal? For example, Myles scratched me like over 2 months ago (freaked out over the swiffer.... fo real) and I still have a red mark. And my backne has cleared up but I still have all of the marks from when it was raging. She said not to worry, and it will clear up when the pregnancy is over. Phewf.
Other than that, everything is fine. Some days I am more tired than others, and then I get anxious that this looming cloud of fatigue is about to hang over me. Then other days I am great. The lesson is to take it day by day.
As for work, my mat leave has been replaced and she starts at the beginning of July. So she'll have about 3 to 4 weeks of training before I say seeeeeeeee ya and I'm out. I feel relieved that is taken care of. I'm still doing ok at work... I did have to sit someone up today who forgot how to bend at the waist.., it was like trying to sit an ironing board. After I saw her, I thought maybe that wasn't the best idea to do pregnant, but I felt fine. The biggest struggle at work is my pants need constant adjustment. They don't fit over my belly or under; I refuse to buy maternity scrubs.
As for working out, it is going awesome. Joe really made my day today. He said I look leaner in my face and arms, and also said I don't look pregnant from behind! I was super excited since he is always honest. I told Warren what he said and again, Warren has told me that same thing so many times and says that I just don't believe it. hahaha... deja vu to when I was training.... I'd listen to Joe when Warren already told me the same thing. I did 110lbs on the leg press for 20 reps and am still lifting 35lbs for military press on the hammerstrength. The only thing I've really lightened up on are deadlifts, squats and lunges because I get short of breath so quickly. I think I need to break up with my regular work out clothes though... my shirts ride up on the gravitron and my shorts just don't fit the same.
As for the nursery.... the goal is to be finished this weekend! It has been a very busy last 4 weeks and when the weekend comes, I've either booked something or I crash. I will have more updates soon!
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Baby Brain is Killing Me
I'm definitely behind in blogging.....
I've been thinking about things to write about, and they actually have mostly been positive. Afterall, I'm getting used to this pregnancy thing and it's not as bad as it was a few weeks ago. However, today has been tough.
It's very busy at work this week (I have about 30 patients on my caseload, and averaging 6 new referrals a day, which according to some people at work, are ALL PRIORITIES). Now, it can be easy to get a bit mixed up when it's busy at work, and as well when you have a few other commitments at work that are not patient-related (committees, fund raisers, social events, etc). However, I feel like this baby is using parts of my brain for growth.
Yesterday, I went for the glucose tolerance test. You wait about an hour after drinking a sugary drink, and then get 2 vials of blood drawn. They tell you to bring something to read because you cannot leave the lab for the hour that you wait. So, of course I brought a few options. One of them was my OT college documents that I need to renew my registration which is due at the end of the month. After my test, as I was driving home, I noticed the documents were not on my passenger seat. So, I thought, maybe I just didn't bring them home from work. However, when I got to work this morning, they were not here either.
I call a medical lab (because I could only find one contact number online and in the phone book) and tell her I think I left some documents at the lab at Tecumseh and Kildare. She puts me on hold, comes back and says there was nothing there. I cannot be connected to the lab I visited, nor did I get to explain characteristics of the documents that I was missing. So, I was convinced she put me on hold for fun and I was headed to the lab on my lunch break to check myself.
I inhaled my lunch, ran to my car and as soon as I opened the passenger door, it was there. I did not see it yesterday OR this morning.
Also, I had to visit patients on 4 different floors today, and of course once I finished visiting all 4 floors, I noticed I was missing my keys. Again. I lost them twice yesterday. Thankfully they were on the floor right below me.
On Saturday, I was convinced I had a full day on Sunday to finish the nursery, until I went for a walk with a girlfriend, and she was asking me about updates on different friends and then it clicked.... I had a baby shower to attend on Sunday. Totally forgot. And even better, never scheduled it in my phone in the first place. Thank God I had someone already take care of the gift.
So, this is not like me at all to be so forgetful and unorganized.... I feel completely scatter-brained. It's so frustrating because I feel like I'm losing my mind and wasting time looking for things. Anyway, maybe I just need to slow down. This second trimester has been great for energy and so for the past 3 weeks, I have scheduled something every night after work or on my lunch hour. And a few times I've gone to bed around 11:00. Maybe I need to just not do as much... and listen to Warren's advice. I'm stubborn though.
As for positive developments, I will post a video of the bump soon. My body has proportioned itself differently and I'm feeling better about being pregnant, mainly because I "look" pregnant. And I can place objects on my belly and watch them move when the baby moves. That's exciting.
I'm at 26 weeks today! 2 weeks til the third trimester.... eeeeks!
I've been thinking about things to write about, and they actually have mostly been positive. Afterall, I'm getting used to this pregnancy thing and it's not as bad as it was a few weeks ago. However, today has been tough.
It's very busy at work this week (I have about 30 patients on my caseload, and averaging 6 new referrals a day, which according to some people at work, are ALL PRIORITIES). Now, it can be easy to get a bit mixed up when it's busy at work, and as well when you have a few other commitments at work that are not patient-related (committees, fund raisers, social events, etc). However, I feel like this baby is using parts of my brain for growth.
Yesterday, I went for the glucose tolerance test. You wait about an hour after drinking a sugary drink, and then get 2 vials of blood drawn. They tell you to bring something to read because you cannot leave the lab for the hour that you wait. So, of course I brought a few options. One of them was my OT college documents that I need to renew my registration which is due at the end of the month. After my test, as I was driving home, I noticed the documents were not on my passenger seat. So, I thought, maybe I just didn't bring them home from work. However, when I got to work this morning, they were not here either.
I call a medical lab (because I could only find one contact number online and in the phone book) and tell her I think I left some documents at the lab at Tecumseh and Kildare. She puts me on hold, comes back and says there was nothing there. I cannot be connected to the lab I visited, nor did I get to explain characteristics of the documents that I was missing. So, I was convinced she put me on hold for fun and I was headed to the lab on my lunch break to check myself.
I inhaled my lunch, ran to my car and as soon as I opened the passenger door, it was there. I did not see it yesterday OR this morning.
Also, I had to visit patients on 4 different floors today, and of course once I finished visiting all 4 floors, I noticed I was missing my keys. Again. I lost them twice yesterday. Thankfully they were on the floor right below me.
On Saturday, I was convinced I had a full day on Sunday to finish the nursery, until I went for a walk with a girlfriend, and she was asking me about updates on different friends and then it clicked.... I had a baby shower to attend on Sunday. Totally forgot. And even better, never scheduled it in my phone in the first place. Thank God I had someone already take care of the gift.
So, this is not like me at all to be so forgetful and unorganized.... I feel completely scatter-brained. It's so frustrating because I feel like I'm losing my mind and wasting time looking for things. Anyway, maybe I just need to slow down. This second trimester has been great for energy and so for the past 3 weeks, I have scheduled something every night after work or on my lunch hour. And a few times I've gone to bed around 11:00. Maybe I need to just not do as much... and listen to Warren's advice. I'm stubborn though.
As for positive developments, I will post a video of the bump soon. My body has proportioned itself differently and I'm feeling better about being pregnant, mainly because I "look" pregnant. And I can place objects on my belly and watch them move when the baby moves. That's exciting.
I'm at 26 weeks today! 2 weeks til the third trimester.... eeeeks!
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