I feel kind of bad that I haven't been as good of a historian as I was with my first pregnancy. It is kind of fun to go back and read about all the details about Fiona growing in my belly, but I will admit it is much harder finding some time and peace with an active toddler running about. Since I'm 36 weeks, I thought I would just do 1 giant overview of the whole pregnancy, so baby #2 doesn't feel left out.
Finding out:
I still hadn't returned to my usual cycles since Fiona's birth, but it had seemed like a long time. I took a pregnancy test. Negative. Hmmm..... I kept waiting. Still nothing a week later. I took another test. Positive! We were elated! Somewhat surprised at the quickness another baby was being sent our way, but elated just the same!
Sickness & cravings:
Morning sickness was a much more mild and brief experience with this pregnancy than my first. Hallelujah! I craved spicy foods during this time (crazy, right?) I would pack up Fiona and we would go to Topper's Pizza for their "quick lunch." A trip to the salad bar and a pizza with jalapenos and pineapple. Delicious. Or a spicy chicken sandwich from McDonald's (which sounds totally gross to me now.) My only real complaint with this pregnancy has been complete exhaustion throughout the whole thing. I guess being anemic and chasing a one year old around will do that. I still haven't gotten that nesting energy! But I will take that over everything I experienced with Fiona any day! Another difference is that I've been pretty adverse to red meat, whereas with my first pregnancy I could not get enough steak!!
I haven't had an ultrasound since 17 weeks, where we found out that this baby is a GIRL! Luke was right. I was wrong. I thought it would be a boy since it was such a different pregnancy. I'm excited. I think girls are the best! We made another pink cake for the gender reveal!
Unfortunately we have not come up with a name for this baby yet. We refer to her lovingly as Chummly....or just Chum. Who knows? Maybe it will stick. :)
Now I'm working up the energy to do all the laundry and haul the baby stuff out again. Luke is convinced that this baby will come early. I don't want to have any opinions because I'm impatient enough as it is. I am trying to spend as much time as I can spoiling Fiona and taking her on fun outings because I think we'll be home bound for a while. Plus this is our last month of just being Mom and Fi. I've really enjoyed our time together, but I know this new little babe will just add to the joy! (and subtract from the sleep!)
Friday, August 8, 2014
Monday, May 19, 2014
My baby is one!
I've been a terrible blogger. Actually, since being pregnant I've been pretty much terrible at a lot of things like housekeeping and being social. Just doing the bare minimum these days and soaking up all the time I can with my sweet baby! Maybe one day I will have energy again....but until then, just a quick post with some baby stats so I can remember them in the future!
At one, my baby weighs 26 lbs 15oz and is 30.5 inches tall. She has 2 teeth and is cutting about 4 more at the moment. Just days before her 1st birthday, she took her first unassisted steps, so we aren't far from walking!
She can say "mama" and is capable of saying "dada," but she chooses not to. She also does her own version of "woof woof" when asked what sound a dog makes. She does know and use a lot of signs (some of them we just made up ourselves, but we understand each other!) She can ask for milk, water, food, to be "all done" and to get down.
She LOVES books!! In fact, we had a story time themed birthday party. We read several books a day and some times we read the same book 4 times in a row. She will pick out a book and shove it in your face (hint! hint! read to me!) Every night we read some books, sing some songs and go to sleep.
She has gotten incredibly sweet and affectionate. She gives kisses and snuggles and waves. My favorite time of the day is when we share a popsicle. (Crazy pregnancy craving...I can't get enough of them!) So I ask her, "Do you want a popsicle?" Then she gets a big smile on her face. We go to the freezer, pick one out and go sit in our armchair. She sits on my lap and we share. I don't know why, but she really hams it up. She gives me hugs, kisses and snuggles and just is a complete doll during these few minutes. I want to remember it forever!
She loves to wave to everything and everyone! She waves at people in the grocery store. She even waves goodbye to the diapers we send down the diaper genie. She's hilarious and we are really enjoying this time together! I feel super blessed every day to have such a sweet and smart little girl!
At one, my baby weighs 26 lbs 15oz and is 30.5 inches tall. She has 2 teeth and is cutting about 4 more at the moment. Just days before her 1st birthday, she took her first unassisted steps, so we aren't far from walking!
She can say "mama" and is capable of saying "dada," but she chooses not to. She also does her own version of "woof woof" when asked what sound a dog makes. She does know and use a lot of signs (some of them we just made up ourselves, but we understand each other!) She can ask for milk, water, food, to be "all done" and to get down.
She LOVES books!! In fact, we had a story time themed birthday party. We read several books a day and some times we read the same book 4 times in a row. She will pick out a book and shove it in your face (hint! hint! read to me!) Every night we read some books, sing some songs and go to sleep.
She has gotten incredibly sweet and affectionate. She gives kisses and snuggles and waves. My favorite time of the day is when we share a popsicle. (Crazy pregnancy craving...I can't get enough of them!) So I ask her, "Do you want a popsicle?" Then she gets a big smile on her face. We go to the freezer, pick one out and go sit in our armchair. She sits on my lap and we share. I don't know why, but she really hams it up. She gives me hugs, kisses and snuggles and just is a complete doll during these few minutes. I want to remember it forever!
She loves to wave to everything and everyone! She waves at people in the grocery store. She even waves goodbye to the diapers we send down the diaper genie. She's hilarious and we are really enjoying this time together! I feel super blessed every day to have such a sweet and smart little girl!
Monday, January 6, 2014
Working
So a few weeks ago, I'd finally scheduled an interview at a non-profit doing functional assessments as an RN out in the valley. So I arranged for a sitter, put on a suit and did the interview. I thought it went well and as I was driving home I thought, "Hey! I'm childless and in a suit....I should drop off my resume at another place." So I did. And they hired me on the spot. Its a home health agency. (I was also offered the non-profit job, but decided to do home health because it uses my clinical skills.)
The schedule has been very unpredictable and last minute because I'm training with other RNs on their schedule and the agency calls me last minute to fill in. So I feel like I'm constantly scrambling to find a sitter, driving to and from, working for a couple hours and insert more driving. By the time that's all done, my day is shot. I've also decided to keep my other job doing health screenings and flu shots. So I'm feeling a little crazy and stressed these days. 2014 will be the year of survival.
Anyways, its great to have a "real" nursing job and I'm learning a lot.
The schedule has been very unpredictable and last minute because I'm training with other RNs on their schedule and the agency calls me last minute to fill in. So I feel like I'm constantly scrambling to find a sitter, driving to and from, working for a couple hours and insert more driving. By the time that's all done, my day is shot. I've also decided to keep my other job doing health screenings and flu shots. So I'm feeling a little crazy and stressed these days. 2014 will be the year of survival.
Anyways, its great to have a "real" nursing job and I'm learning a lot.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
6 Months
So my baby turned 6 months old! When did that happen?!
Stats:
-21 lbs 7 oz
-27.5" long
-Wears 12 month clothes
She sits up on her own pretty well, but has ZERO interest in crawling. She likes to "stand up" with help. I wonder if she will skip crawling altogether and just get up and walk one day. She is a great eater! She readily accepts any food I give her! She loves songs! Especially "The Wheels on the Bus." She loves to go for walks. She loves our Baby n' Me class we go to every week. She is very alert, observant and curious. She wants to be a big girl. She drinks from a straw like a champ. She says "Mamamamamamama-mom-mamamamamama" all day and night. She also growls on a regular basis. Yes, a full blown orc growl. Its very unladylike and makes everyone laugh.
She is such a beautiful and happy baby, which is a good thing since she no longer sleeps through the night. I love bath time because she's such a chubby rollie pollie! She inherited her dad's beautiful blue eyes. We are constantly bombarded everywhere we go by old lady admirers who tell us to "enjoy these years" and strangers who touch babies.
Love my beautiful, snuggly, sweet baby girl!
Stats:
-21 lbs 7 oz
-27.5" long
-Wears 12 month clothes
She sits up on her own pretty well, but has ZERO interest in crawling. She likes to "stand up" with help. I wonder if she will skip crawling altogether and just get up and walk one day. She is a great eater! She readily accepts any food I give her! She loves songs! Especially "The Wheels on the Bus." She loves to go for walks. She loves our Baby n' Me class we go to every week. She is very alert, observant and curious. She wants to be a big girl. She drinks from a straw like a champ. She says "Mamamamamamama-mom-mamamamamama" all day and night. She also growls on a regular basis. Yes, a full blown orc growl. Its very unladylike and makes everyone laugh.
She is such a beautiful and happy baby, which is a good thing since she no longer sleeps through the night. I love bath time because she's such a chubby rollie pollie! She inherited her dad's beautiful blue eyes. We are constantly bombarded everywhere we go by old lady admirers who tell us to "enjoy these years" and strangers who touch babies.
Love my beautiful, snuggly, sweet baby girl!
Monday, November 18, 2013
A "quick" errand
Let me set the scene. Baby and I have just been out with friends and an adventure to the Farmer's Market. On my way home, I think I'll just stop at the grocery store for 3 quick things before dinner and baby's next feeding. I actually had the thought that it would be quick, easy and painless. (Sometimes I still forget that babies can complicate the easiest of tasks.)
On the way to the store, baby fell asleep. I wanted to make sure she got a good nap, so I sat in the grocery store parking lot for a while, thus already eliminating the quickness of the errand. Once she was awake, I thought, "Great! I can still just run in with the baby and my wallet and be back home before she needs her bottle." Except, as I'm pulling her out of her car seat, I'm realizing she has a poopy diaper. Now I am committed into bringing my ginormous diaper bag into the store. We find the changing table and fix our issue, but then, baby needs her bottle. Well, I cannot bottle feed a baby AND push a cart, so I have to go back out to the car and retrieve the stroller so she can recline and feed herself. At this point, I've decided I might as well do some more serious grocery shopping to make these efforts worthwhile. So I'm shopping in a handheld basket and pushing my stroller. Halfway through the trip, baby decides she needs to be held. Immediately and no other distractions will suffice. Ok, so swap baby out of stroller and groceries into stroller.
Then, enter checkout line. Swap baby back into stroller and groceries onto belt. Swipe card, start arranging groceries back into stroller. "Oh wait, your card didn't swipe right." (Why do they always wait to tell you after your put your wallet away?) Make it back to the car and load everyone up, just to drive home and unload again. Man, just telling this story is making me tired.
Anyways, I just want to get it through my stubborn brain to never expect things to go according to my quick, easy plans or else I will get taught a lesson!
On the way to the store, baby fell asleep. I wanted to make sure she got a good nap, so I sat in the grocery store parking lot for a while, thus already eliminating the quickness of the errand. Once she was awake, I thought, "Great! I can still just run in with the baby and my wallet and be back home before she needs her bottle." Except, as I'm pulling her out of her car seat, I'm realizing she has a poopy diaper. Now I am committed into bringing my ginormous diaper bag into the store. We find the changing table and fix our issue, but then, baby needs her bottle. Well, I cannot bottle feed a baby AND push a cart, so I have to go back out to the car and retrieve the stroller so she can recline and feed herself. At this point, I've decided I might as well do some more serious grocery shopping to make these efforts worthwhile. So I'm shopping in a handheld basket and pushing my stroller. Halfway through the trip, baby decides she needs to be held. Immediately and no other distractions will suffice. Ok, so swap baby out of stroller and groceries into stroller.
Then, enter checkout line. Swap baby back into stroller and groceries onto belt. Swipe card, start arranging groceries back into stroller. "Oh wait, your card didn't swipe right." (Why do they always wait to tell you after your put your wallet away?) Make it back to the car and load everyone up, just to drive home and unload again. Man, just telling this story is making me tired.
Anyways, I just want to get it through my stubborn brain to never expect things to go according to my quick, easy plans or else I will get taught a lesson!
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Torn
Oh hello there, you neglected blog, you. I have so much I need to catch up on like....how my baby turned 3...4...and 5 months! And how we went apple picking in Oak Glen and started taking Mommy n Me classes, but all that will have to wait because I have something on my mind.
I try to seek inspiration from the Lord on life decisions. I figure He knows what's up. I can distinctly recall the feelings to pursue a nursing degree. I can distinctly recall the feeling to start our little family. Now that both of those have been accomplished, I'm feeling a little lost. I feel very strongly about being a full-time mom. I want my baby to wake up knowing I'll be there to take care of her. I want her to trust this, to have me to comfort her, meet her needs and help her learn and grow. I love being home with her, more than I ever thought I would. I revel in every baby smile and snuggle. I live to kiss every chunky baby roll!
I also feel the need to be a nurse. I don't know why. I have tried and tried to ignore this feeling because I just want to be a mom. But it creeps up and nags. Oh how it nags. Many of my nursing school friends are landing amazing new jobs in hospitals. I'm so excited for them! Part of me wants to be announcing that I've landed some awesome new job too, but the thought of being away from my baby for 12 hour shifts just makes me feel like I've got rocks in my stomach and a broken heart.
I guess all I can do is pray and seek inspiration. To keep looking for the right situation so I can find that happy medium where I'm not nagged about neglecting my nursing or have rocks in my innards about leaving my sweet babe. But for the moment I'm feeling incredibly torn.
I try to seek inspiration from the Lord on life decisions. I figure He knows what's up. I can distinctly recall the feelings to pursue a nursing degree. I can distinctly recall the feeling to start our little family. Now that both of those have been accomplished, I'm feeling a little lost. I feel very strongly about being a full-time mom. I want my baby to wake up knowing I'll be there to take care of her. I want her to trust this, to have me to comfort her, meet her needs and help her learn and grow. I love being home with her, more than I ever thought I would. I revel in every baby smile and snuggle. I live to kiss every chunky baby roll!
I also feel the need to be a nurse. I don't know why. I have tried and tried to ignore this feeling because I just want to be a mom. But it creeps up and nags. Oh how it nags. Many of my nursing school friends are landing amazing new jobs in hospitals. I'm so excited for them! Part of me wants to be announcing that I've landed some awesome new job too, but the thought of being away from my baby for 12 hour shifts just makes me feel like I've got rocks in my stomach and a broken heart.
I guess all I can do is pray and seek inspiration. To keep looking for the right situation so I can find that happy medium where I'm not nagged about neglecting my nursing or have rocks in my innards about leaving my sweet babe. But for the moment I'm feeling incredibly torn.
Monday, September 2, 2013
Life is uncertain
I got the news last weekend that someone I went to high school with passed away. My heart has been very heavy with this news. I am surprised at my own reaction because I haven't been in contact with this person since high school, but we were in the same ward, seminary class and drama club during school. Since I am a nurse (and a Mormon who believes in life after death,) I thought I had a pretty good handle on death, but this news kind of threw me for a loop. I've been thinking about it and most of my experience with death at the hospital has been an end to suffering or the result of poor lifestyle choices. Unfortunately, this person was in a work related accident that was pretty tragic. I am sad for his family and for the way that he died.
Its also gotten me thinking about how uncertain life can be. I know we are all a work in progress, but I've felt a stronger sense of urgency on working on my flaws and living life to the fullest. I want to appreciate all the good in my life for as long as I have it. Gordon B. Hinckley said, “Life is to be enjoyed, not endured.” I think I forget that sometimes with all the hustle and bustle of life and I have a tendency toward a negative attitude. I love my husband and my baby and I'm so grateful for the time we get to spend together. I'm trying to be a better person. And really, nothing else matters.
Its also gotten me thinking about how uncertain life can be. I know we are all a work in progress, but I've felt a stronger sense of urgency on working on my flaws and living life to the fullest. I want to appreciate all the good in my life for as long as I have it. Gordon B. Hinckley said, “Life is to be enjoyed, not endured.” I think I forget that sometimes with all the hustle and bustle of life and I have a tendency toward a negative attitude. I love my husband and my baby and I'm so grateful for the time we get to spend together. I'm trying to be a better person. And really, nothing else matters.
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