Pregnancy 2011- May

Julie – I’m sorry about your dog, but I think you’re making the right decision. 3 years is plenty of time to see he if will calm down and you can’t risk it with a baby in the house. I give you a lot a credit if you and your husband decide rejoining the army is the way to go. I know I’m not cut out to be an army wife, but it would be nice not to worry about finances. My husband is obsessive about money and savings, but I’m the one who makes sure the bills get paid. Every paycheck he asks me, “What bills do we pay with this check?”

Annabelle – congratulations on your farm!!!!!!

Megan – I love your new picture, she is beautiful!!

Mel – the horses are beautiful! One of my husband’s friends has a horse and gives lessons to kids in the neighborhood. We go over there all the time but I haven’t ridden him since I got pregnant. He’s such a calm horse and really good with kids, and adults who are terrified (code word for me).

AnneElise – I only get heartburn every once in a while and Tums usually work for me, but it’s always very mild. I hope you get your internet back soon!

History – Smells really bothered me in the first trimester, now I don’t have a problem. Hopefully it won’t last for you.

Rachel – I’m glad you had a good time at the ballet. My dad had a brain tumor so I understand what it’s like to watch someone personality change so suddenly. I hope she’ll be ok.

Brittony – I’m going to have to check out the Sam’s Club by me, that’s a great deal.

I normally take my mom out to lunch but she’s out of town this week so I’ll celebrate with her when she comes back next weekend. So hubby decided that Mother’s Day should be turned into Mother’s Weekend. I think I ate enough to feed a small country! :embarassed: And now that I’m trying to get back into my normal eating habits my brain is telling me that I’m still hungry when I know I’m not – it’s going to be a difficult day. Hubby bought me two king sized pillows to help me be more comfortable at night, but I think he was just tired of me waking up and crying that my back hurt every night. I slept great, but the pillows are so big that the poor guy was squished on the edge of the bed.

Danielle- Love that changing table! How neat!!! It looks like your DH is great at what he does. Love the name Avery it is one of the names on my list as well. I have a looong list though

Ron-Mother's Day Weekend sounds like a great idea!!

Brittony-I read a book in the sun yesterday I ended up with a sunburn...but I'm not complaining because we haven't seen the sun in Indiana for awhile! I hope you enjoy your hammock!

My sweet sweet husband made this for me for Mother's Day. It's Avery's changing table/dresser..... He totally surprised me with it! I knew he was working on something but he said it was for a customer (he does carpentry/masonry)

How sweet! We love it!

Danielle -- that changing table/dresser is beautiful!! What a wonderful Mother's Day surprise!

I'm off work today and tomorrow (woot!!). My mother is bringing my father to visit today (he's never been to our house). The only other time my hubby has met my dad is at my brother's funeral so it should be a fun awkward day.

I'm watching "I didn't know I was pregnant" right now and I noticed something -- every single episode I've seen, the woman was pregnant with a boy. I wonder if that's just a coincidence.

Oh, I'm officially 7 months today! I swear I feel less and less pregnant every day (which I guess is a good thing).

Exercise - technically I failed this week, but I got some cal burns in on non exercise days

Monday - cleaning - 100 cals (no official exercise)
Tuesday - cleaning - 100 cals (no official exercise)
Wednesday - cleaning (an engine :laugh:) - 200 cals (no official exercise)
Thursday - 35 mins elliptical (300 cals) / 1 hr grocery store (100 cals)
Friday - swim 1 mile - 40 minutes - 350 calories / cleaning 320 cals
Saturday - I walked over 2 miles for a couple hours but only got in about 150 extra calories? :ohwell:
Sunday - yard work - weedeating - running errands - all day - 5 hours - 650 calories.

So, 2 official workouts, but I got in about 2200 extra calories burned over the course of the week so that's good. Of course, I still ended the week with 1000 total extra calories over total burned calories for the week, but hopefully that will keep me at 1 lb or less of gain for the week.

Danielle- What a beautiful changing table! I'm so jealous you have a husband with that talent. My husband is great with a lot of things, but being handy is one thing he is not. I still love him, though :happy:

Ron- That's so funny about finances. My husband is the same way. He worries more than I do, but I'm the one paying all of the bills and keeping us organized. If it were up to him we would have late fees all the time.

Amanda- Ethan is so cute!!!!! I can't wait for my turn!!

Great job on exercise ladies! Let's keep it up!

So my DH doesn't get that you are preggo for 40 weeks. We had a agruement about this last night. He kept saying that it's only 9 months so that can't be 40 weeks cause there are 4 weeks in a month. He said, I wish you would just tell ppl in months. Ugh, I was getting so annoyed. Do you tell ppl how far along you are in months or weeks? So if I'm 17 weeks, that makes me 5 months? Or 4 months?

Welcome! I live in WI!!!! Where in WI are you moving to?

Wautoma, a small town. Where are you located?

Alright, lots of catching up to do!

Danielle - Thank you so much for sharing your ultrasound pictures, Avery is a little cutie! I LOVE the changing table!!! How much does he charge? What a nice surprise!

Regina - Can't wait to hear about your ultrasound tomorrow!

Brittony - I would have reacted the same way, even without pregnancy hormones. I am a huge animal lover. Last summer, we found 4 baby mice in some mulch that we dumped out. I knew the mom would never find them and I couldn't bear to leave them laying there in the mulch, so I took them in the house, filled a 2 liter bottle with warm water, put a blanket over them and laid them next to the bottle. I bottle fed them pedialyte and formula every 2 hrs for the next 3 days, but they all died anyways. My sister is a vet and her guess is that I wasn't getting them to poo enough. So yea, if you guys didn't already think I'm crazy, you probably do now! I cried like a baby when those mice died.

hkystar - Sorry to hear about your gall stone. I hope it doesn't give you very much trouble and you can take care of it after baby S is born.

Julie - I'm sorry that you're going to have to rehome one of your dogs. We had to do the same with a Jack Russell a few years back and even though you know it's best for the dog and your family, it is never easy. Yay for hitting 7 months! I'm off work today too and it makes me very happy :bigsmile:

Annabelle - Congratulations on closing on the farm, that is awesome news! Hope your baby shower goes well. Way to go on your exercise for the week!!!!

AnneElise - I've started taking Pepcid AC (OTC) for heartburn and it has made a big difference. My Dr. suggested I start taking it, so I would mention it to yours at your next appointment.

Rachael - Yay for hitting 30 wks! It felt like a big milestone for me too, we're getting so close!

Rachel - Sounds like you had a great time with family. And yay for only 7 weeks left of work, that'll go by really fast!

Mel - I'm a sucker for the reject animals too.

Ron - Hopefully those pillows will help you get a better night's sleep. The pillows have never worked for me, I tried one right in the beginning and it made my hips feel worse.

Amanda - It is so great to hear from you! I'm glad that you, Ethan, and dad are doing well. And way to go on being so close to your pre-pregnancy weight, that is very motivating!!!

Hello to everyone else and I apologize if I missed anyone/anything. Hope you all have a great week!

So my DH doesn't get that you are preggo for 40 weeks. We had a agruement about this last night. He kept saying that it's only 9 months so that can't be 40 weeks cause there are 4 weeks in a month. He said, I wish you would just tell ppl in months. Ugh, I was getting so annoyed. Do you tell ppl how far along you are in months or weeks? So if I'm 17 weeks, that makes me 5 months? Or 4 months?

It is so much easier for me to say it in weeks. I've figured it out in months but it is still sorta confusing to me, and to other when you tell them in months and then tell them your due date.

Before I got pregnant, I didn't know a whole lot about pregnancy, and had no idea how many weeks a pregnancy lasted. I find it much easier to tell people that I am 34 wks pregnant, and that my due date is 40 wks, so 6 weeks left (GULP). I think that is easier for people to understand (including myself) and easier for me to explain.