As the title says, the aboved mentioned are the most notable things that have happened. I am 27 weeks! Wowsers! 91 days to go, 13 weeks to go, and that is not long at all! I had my gestational diabetes test done last thursday, and so far no call from the doctor so that is good news! No call she said will mean that I dont have it and I dont have to do an appointment with her before the 29th (the next regular baby apt). I do tell you though, that from that dreary thursday morning, I, Vanessa Hinkson, will NOT be drinking ANYTHING of Orange carbonated beverage type (Fanta, SunKist...etc), or orange sherbert. After that pure sugary, orange beverage that I was forced to keep in my aching tummy all morning long, was the most horrible tasting orange thing ever! Later that day I went to go eat at Panda's and I had orange sherbert for dessert and well half a taste was all I could afford before making myself sick. So I am veering on the safe side of no orange carbonated beverages or sherbert, or possibly anything orange tasting unless I proceed with caution. Orange juice has been okay, but thats about it. And as for baby....our Baby Brent....he has been a wonderful little tenant. There are times where I am jeered out of quietness or a meditation zone with his sudden kicking or tumbling, but I smile after I am shocked with the suddeness of the movement when I realize its him. And yes, we, Truman and I, have finally decided on his name. For the longest time, we hoped for a girl because we agreed on 2 names and knew we would use one of them now for a girl and later for the other. We both loved Emma Marie, and Katelyn. I thought that for a girl, it would be so wonderful to come up with a name that had the letters from both of our moms in it. And so with Kimberly and Cynthia, I scrambled and scrambled to come up with a name, or a few names at least and I did. Aryn (Erin), Erin, Katelyn, Caitlyn, and I think that was about it. But we both fell in love with Katelyn. And Emma was just too cute as well. So we had these names agreed upon and hoped for a girl since all boy names we both loved, the other did not. So it took us a good month to come up with something that we could both love. Brent Aiden. Truman came up with Brent for his mission president that he was really fond of (he is on the wiki website, he came to the wedding). And for me, I wanted to continue a tradition my mom did with me. She named me Vanessa from her favorite soap opera that she would watch with her grandmother. And for me, the one that I watch, then stop, then watch, and am currently not watching because the main character that I loved left the show, but it was All my children. And the two guys that I liked to be with Greenlee was Ryan and Aiden. BTW, I love the name Greenlee but I realize that one would have to watch the show and hear the name often to get used to it. Dont know why I like it but I think its cute. So anyways, I picked Aiden, and with that, that is how we came to be with Brent Aiden.
So the new place. The new place has been working out really well for us. Its a 4 bedroom, 1 bath house and it sits on 27 acres. I am excited to have room for the nursery and excited that I am able to work on it. Truman loves that he has so much land to do stuff (shoot for fun, shoot at coyotes, burn the trash, burn the weeds, and whatever else he may come upon that will preoccupy his time). We are watching my aunts GIANT great dane for the year that we are there, until they buy a house in San Antonio. And they have the barn cats that with ours equal to 9 cats. ALL out side except for Jasmine. And our dogs love it outside. So much to search, smell and get into.
DOWNSIDE. No internet. Which sucks. We are trying to get internet out there, and would do satellite but its not entirely reliable and it has bad reviews. We shall see what we can do, until then, I am at the library or the workforce center on the occasion that I want to go into town.
So that is that, and if you want to call, give me a call on teh same old cell number that we have. Email and FB might be a little sketchy as I dont check eeryday anymore.
love to all.
Truman, Vanessa and Brent
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
moving? Yes. Again? sigh, yes....
But, it will be a much better situation for us. And this little efficiency apartment would have worked if it was just Truman and I. Not saying I am wishing I were not pregnant, but Im saying it would be easier to live here with just adults. Adding a newborn into the mix is just a tad more difficult especially as we strived to make the apartment liveable for a family with a baby. It is doable, but we lack the finances to complete the plumbing, heat, and stove problems, especially before the baby is born since we have to buy quite a bit more baby stuff.
So just where are we heading?
45 minutes towards Fort Stockton. 15 miles out of the grand big town with a Wal-Mart, and only an hour to the city of Odessa! No more 2 hour drives to go to the mall, or super Wal-Mart. That is way exciting especially since we can make a little trip of going to pick out baby stuff :) My aunt and uncle own some property (25 acres) with a 4 bedroom house. We are going to go live with them. They found out yesterday that they are being transfered to the San Antonio prison systems where they have wanted to live. Both my aunt and uncle work for the prison. They are excited about going back to San Antonio and living there, they do not plan to move back at all. And that leaves their house. All alone. But! We are going to live there. We are going to take care of their great dane---yikes for the year until they find a house and they can move him with them. So our dogs will join him-all 3 :) And then all their barn yard cats. Our 3 cats will join them. So all in all we will live pretty good out there on the ranch. Depending on how the court thing goes within the year for T's previous employer--lookin good so far--- if we have to stay in the area, we will buy the place. Its nice, a little deserty for my taste, but since its on well water, I can water a little or ALOT in the front and have a nice little yard and garden. Maybe...MAYBE eventually I will let truman have his chickens. Not sure how I want to eat fresh eggs and fresh chicken. Im a bit weird like that. Its more about the whole I just saw this chicken outside yesterday....and oops cracked open an egg and out comes...ummm bleh just gagging about it. Truman says this is impossible unless we have a rooster, and well we would not have one. But....still. I dont know if my mind will wrap around that completely to let me comfortably sit and eat the eggs or chicken for that matter. We shall see. Best part about moving? My mom is actually allowed to visit the premises! * I know---In Craig Fergusons voice. Dont ask. Long story, and too frustrating.
Lets just say that quite possibly this move may just very well be the happily ever for the time being til we know whats going on court wise and job wise. No more moving for at least a year. And bill wise? Electric and rent. And dont forget we would like to have internet, satellite and phone, thats one pretty package in one low price as it always has been. So 3 bills...ooops 4. Forgot insurance. But 4! And all that tallies waaaaaay below what we have ever paid. Very nice. And to top it off, I am sure our grocery bill will be cut in 1/2 because we will be able to shop at Wal mart instead of Porters which is about 2/3rds jacked up in price. Go to Porters (either) and spend 100.00, you can come out with maybe 3 bags of groceries IF you are lucky. Go to Wal mart and spend 100.00.....I can fill the back of my car with groceries. Take that Porters Monopoly!
Baby wise.
We are doing great. He is tumbling, rumbling, kicking, and grooving. Some days he is more active and others I barely notice a move, which scares me but he moves a bit to let me know he is fine. I just cant believe its almost here. Wow. Just wow.
Love to all.
So just where are we heading?
45 minutes towards Fort Stockton. 15 miles out of the grand big town with a Wal-Mart, and only an hour to the city of Odessa! No more 2 hour drives to go to the mall, or super Wal-Mart. That is way exciting especially since we can make a little trip of going to pick out baby stuff :) My aunt and uncle own some property (25 acres) with a 4 bedroom house. We are going to go live with them. They found out yesterday that they are being transfered to the San Antonio prison systems where they have wanted to live. Both my aunt and uncle work for the prison. They are excited about going back to San Antonio and living there, they do not plan to move back at all. And that leaves their house. All alone. But! We are going to live there. We are going to take care of their great dane---yikes for the year until they find a house and they can move him with them. So our dogs will join him-all 3 :) And then all their barn yard cats. Our 3 cats will join them. So all in all we will live pretty good out there on the ranch. Depending on how the court thing goes within the year for T's previous employer--lookin good so far--- if we have to stay in the area, we will buy the place. Its nice, a little deserty for my taste, but since its on well water, I can water a little or ALOT in the front and have a nice little yard and garden. Maybe...MAYBE eventually I will let truman have his chickens. Not sure how I want to eat fresh eggs and fresh chicken. Im a bit weird like that. Its more about the whole I just saw this chicken outside yesterday....and oops cracked open an egg and out comes...ummm bleh just gagging about it. Truman says this is impossible unless we have a rooster, and well we would not have one. But....still. I dont know if my mind will wrap around that completely to let me comfortably sit and eat the eggs or chicken for that matter. We shall see. Best part about moving? My mom is actually allowed to visit the premises! * I know---In Craig Fergusons voice. Dont ask. Long story, and too frustrating.
Lets just say that quite possibly this move may just very well be the happily ever for the time being til we know whats going on court wise and job wise. No more moving for at least a year. And bill wise? Electric and rent. And dont forget we would like to have internet, satellite and phone, thats one pretty package in one low price as it always has been. So 3 bills...ooops 4. Forgot insurance. But 4! And all that tallies waaaaaay below what we have ever paid. Very nice. And to top it off, I am sure our grocery bill will be cut in 1/2 because we will be able to shop at Wal mart instead of Porters which is about 2/3rds jacked up in price. Go to Porters (either) and spend 100.00, you can come out with maybe 3 bags of groceries IF you are lucky. Go to Wal mart and spend 100.00.....I can fill the back of my car with groceries. Take that Porters Monopoly!
Baby wise.
We are doing great. He is tumbling, rumbling, kicking, and grooving. Some days he is more active and others I barely notice a move, which scares me but he moves a bit to let me know he is fine. I just cant believe its almost here. Wow. Just wow.
Love to all.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Nearing 23 weeks.
In the begining of my 6th month and already at times, especially after I eat, do I feel huge. Since packing,moving, and unpacking, I have really neglected my walking, but with my mom coming back into town, I will have a motivational walking buddy. It will be great to have my madre back in town, where I can visit on a daily basis and be able to get back into a more suitable shape for pregnancy.
This baby of ours.....Boy o boy has he been moving, and kicking! Its exciting that I feel more definate punches and kicks, and tumbles. Alas, at times though, I feel like its a big jab that I would not be surprised if I was bruised on the inside! And sometimes it surprises me, like when he really kicks my bladder, or something, out of the blue when he was quiet in his little home. He seems to really enjoy the times when I drink my E7 drink- a healthy concoction that is filled with vitamins, minerals, and fruits and veggies. For more info go to this web site- http://healthy-living.org/ My father-in-law sells this stuff and it works wonders! There are many products on here that I have tried and will personally vouch for that they are awesome! So after drinking my E7-preferably the power fruits flavor, but I ran out of that, so I am doing the berry blend, which is a bit more taxing to drink, not much, but the flavor is just not power fruits, and my preggie taste buds dont clap for joy when I drink it....but anyways, I drink it and our little baby boy just tumbles and moves and swishes away. I think he likes it too, and his little body loves the nutrition from it as well.
I have been very blessed with some people giving/selling cheaply their baby boy clothes. We have quite a collection going and I have seperated it into bags and into months. And I have written down what we have and how many of what we have in each size. This will help me when I register. I can register for the things I really need. I am hoping that soon we will have a nice little reserve of baby clothes and that I will not really have to register for anything baby clothes related. That way I can register for things that we need and that will really help us....like diapers, creams, washes, boppy pillow, and things like that. All the other little things that add up. Of course I am also going to do cloth diapers in the begining. I want to try them out and see how we do with them, since I was able to try them out with little Elise. I want to use them at least until he starts eating solids, and then we shall see how well I do with washing really stinky diapers. We will see if my stomach has solidified a bit more from the jelly substance that it is and how I cant stand anything really icky or gross. We shall see.
It has been getting cooler these last two days, and I am excited. I am hoping that the weather is gearing up to fall and soon winter. I can not believe how fast this month has gone! Since Halloween it seems like life has moved on the fast pace. And now its almost Thanksgiving. This holiday season will go by really quickly, like it usually does, and then shortly after, our little darling baby will be here. I am excited, and nervous. I need to read up more on the Bradley method of labor and birth, and inform myself more of what I want my brith to be like. I know there may be obstacles or possibly my birth wont be what I want it to be exactly because of possiblities of something happening, but I am ok with that. If my labor is normal and our baby is fine, I want my birth plan, but if something needs to happen, I am ok with what needs to be done to get our baby safely out and have him be happy and healthy. Main goal: Happy and healthy baby. Second goal: My birth plan.
Okies, well as the time nears 9 pm...I am feeling tired...I dont get much sleep at night, so I get tired more earlier and I usually nap during the day...:) growing a baby is hard work. So good night to all and love to all.
This baby of ours.....Boy o boy has he been moving, and kicking! Its exciting that I feel more definate punches and kicks, and tumbles. Alas, at times though, I feel like its a big jab that I would not be surprised if I was bruised on the inside! And sometimes it surprises me, like when he really kicks my bladder, or something, out of the blue when he was quiet in his little home. He seems to really enjoy the times when I drink my E7 drink- a healthy concoction that is filled with vitamins, minerals, and fruits and veggies. For more info go to this web site- http://healthy-living.org/ My father-in-law sells this stuff and it works wonders! There are many products on here that I have tried and will personally vouch for that they are awesome! So after drinking my E7-preferably the power fruits flavor, but I ran out of that, so I am doing the berry blend, which is a bit more taxing to drink, not much, but the flavor is just not power fruits, and my preggie taste buds dont clap for joy when I drink it....but anyways, I drink it and our little baby boy just tumbles and moves and swishes away. I think he likes it too, and his little body loves the nutrition from it as well.
I have been very blessed with some people giving/selling cheaply their baby boy clothes. We have quite a collection going and I have seperated it into bags and into months. And I have written down what we have and how many of what we have in each size. This will help me when I register. I can register for the things I really need. I am hoping that soon we will have a nice little reserve of baby clothes and that I will not really have to register for anything baby clothes related. That way I can register for things that we need and that will really help us....like diapers, creams, washes, boppy pillow, and things like that. All the other little things that add up. Of course I am also going to do cloth diapers in the begining. I want to try them out and see how we do with them, since I was able to try them out with little Elise. I want to use them at least until he starts eating solids, and then we shall see how well I do with washing really stinky diapers. We will see if my stomach has solidified a bit more from the jelly substance that it is and how I cant stand anything really icky or gross. We shall see.
It has been getting cooler these last two days, and I am excited. I am hoping that the weather is gearing up to fall and soon winter. I can not believe how fast this month has gone! Since Halloween it seems like life has moved on the fast pace. And now its almost Thanksgiving. This holiday season will go by really quickly, like it usually does, and then shortly after, our little darling baby will be here. I am excited, and nervous. I need to read up more on the Bradley method of labor and birth, and inform myself more of what I want my brith to be like. I know there may be obstacles or possibly my birth wont be what I want it to be exactly because of possiblities of something happening, but I am ok with that. If my labor is normal and our baby is fine, I want my birth plan, but if something needs to happen, I am ok with what needs to be done to get our baby safely out and have him be happy and healthy. Main goal: Happy and healthy baby. Second goal: My birth plan.
Okies, well as the time nears 9 pm...I am feeling tired...I dont get much sleep at night, so I get tired more earlier and I usually nap during the day...:) growing a baby is hard work. So good night to all and love to all.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Its A Boy!!!!
So after a very looong ultrasound in which the tech guy kept trying to look at what we would be having in 4 months, baby was very persistent in not letting him view anything that would tell us if it would be a boy or a girl. So Dr. George said we would look at everything else and measure and such and then look again. Baby had his legs covering the area and not wanting to move it out of the way for anything. He made several attempts to take a peek in between measuring and looking but to no avail. We tried to get a 3d picture of baby's face, but he had his hand covering his face and would not move it to get a good picture. Finally he moved it, but turned his head towards the placenta so we could not see him at all. Baby is very stubborn. He wants to be a surprise apparently. During the last few minutes, Dr. George said we would have another look. And low and behold, baby moved his leg for a few moments and let him see his little boy parts. Truman said he kept saying little prayers so that we would be able to find out what we were having. As was I. During the first part of the ultrasound, Dr. George said it looked like a girl, but the leg was covering most of the area, and so was not sure. He said its more easier to make a mistake on it being a girl than a boy. A boy could be hiding the parts, and so could be mistaken for a girl, but if he sees the parts, then most definetly it is a boy. After the ultrasound, Truman and I went to Walmart and indulged a bit. We bought a package of boy onesies, and a bottom piece. I even bought an Ariel pj set that Truman scoped out for Elise *the little girl I used to watch, but who now resides in PA*. We then had dinner with my aunt, her son, and a few friends from church who lived in stockton. It was a great anniversary day for Truman and I. We got back to Alpine, and then stopped at a friends house who has a little boy and who is growing out of his clothes and bought a few bags of clothes off her so that she could take the rest to Kid's Kloset. I appreciate that she held on to her boy and girl clothes til we were able to find out what we were having. Truman and I wanted to have a girl, because of little Elise, she was so much fun to be around, but buying the boy clothes and thinking of boy names, its been so very exciting and I know my brothers are excited to have their first nephew, as my mom is excited to have her first grandchild. And maybe someday we will have a girl, and I am exited that this baby boy will be her big brother. And that we get to start our family with him. He is such a blessing and Truman and I have treasured him since July 4th, 2009, which is the day we found out that we were pregnant with him. Another thing too....its another priesthood holder in our household. That, my friends and family...is very exciting! We are truly blessed. I am excited that I will have the opportunity to raise our child, our baby boy to adulthood.
Name wise, Truman and I have not decided yet, but are close. But I think we are going to announce the name after he is born.
Love to all!
Name wise, Truman and I have not decided yet, but are close. But I think we are going to announce the name after he is born.
Love to all!
Friday, October 30, 2009
*Almost 5 months and counting
Yes. I am almost 5 months, I believe they count week 21 as 5 months, but I am a few days shy of it. But I am almost! Its been an amazing journey, this pregnancy. Its been even better as nausea has subsided completly except for the times I gross myself out..like brushing my teeth, or hearing something gross being said. I still have that weak stomach, mhmm. Truman and I have moved into our new little efficiency apartment, and it is looking cuter as we work more on it. Truman has done an amazing job in putting this dilapidated apartment back together where it makes a cute little one bedroom home for us. We still need to work on the stove, and on the toilet, but we are getting there and for the time being we walk a mere 8 feet to my dad's house and take showers there. Hopefully in the next 2 weeks we will get everything done here that we need to.
Baby is moving everyday, and I think I can tell when he is she is sleeping and awake. Its been sweet feeling that swishing inside me and knowing that baby is growing and getting ready to meet us soon. It is also fun to watch Truman rub my belly and feel the baby move in response to him touching my belly. It seems to only work with me or Truman, and even then, more Truman than me. Baby usually moves for me when I think my little thoughts to it and when I have my little conversations with him or her. Sleep has been even harder to come by as of late. I can never seem to get comfortable, and my limbs fall asleep when I twist and turn and get them in a position that is comfy for the moment to sleep in. And then the peeing. Oye, the peeing. I counted 6 times in 2 hours at one evening this last week. But as much as I am uncomfortable, or tired, I am excited that I am growing a baby inside me. Its a magical feeling that takes the negative of pregnancy right out. I am counting down the days that when Truman, my mom and I will go into the ultrasound and be able to know and see what we are having. I am going to ask Truman to give me a blessing on the day of the appointment for over all well being and for baby to cooperate with the ultrasound guy so that we can see what baby's secret is. It will be fun to be able to finally know and to buy clothes and blankets and such for a little girl, or a little boy.
Its been cold these last few days and its been wonderful. I am not hot or irritated from the heat. I have been able to wear, though stretched, some of my winter clothes. Its been great being able to wear sweaters and pants. I am excited for this baking weather. I have my head full of recipes that include chicken pot pie, crock pot bar-b-que pork, chicken soup, taco soup, chili and cornbread, stews and much much more! And then theres the baking! I will be baking bananna bread ala nessa style *which just means more dark brown sugar than white, and tons of mashed nannas, but HOLDING the nuts*, blueberry oat muffins, assortment of cookies, honey wheat bread, rolls, day of the dead bread---not to celebrate the holiday but just because I love LOVE this bread with hot chocolate, muffins, and much much more. I love fall for this reason. I love to bake and have my house smelling like whatever I happen to be cooking that day. And though I love candles year round, there is just something more homier about them when they are lit during the fall and when its cool outside. Im also a love of getting up in the morning and swaddling myslef in my flannel robe and getting either some hot cocoa, or some hot chamomile or mint herbal tea. This is espcially great that I get up anytime between 750-810 in the morning, and its a daily thing, and Truman isnt up so I have some time to myself to drink my hot tea and watch a little something. And with this time change, I will be getting up 650-710 in the morning. And I cant sleep longer, cause I its what time my body has been getting up for the last 3 months. But it will be neat to be up earlier and be able to get ready and actually do things before noon...heh.
I have been reading more and more about the delivery part of the pregnancy, and well, at first it seemed daunting-as if I could skip that part, but as I read more and more and see videos on mothering.com, or on baby story, or read about them in Ina May Gaskins books, I feel more and more confident that my body will be able to do what it is supposed to do. I have faith and strong desire, and an oomph to go head through the natural childbirth calmly and productively. I say this because I am a big wuss. BIG TIME. And I know that at times with pain I have reacted irrationally and have been a big cry baby. But I have a desire to act calmly and rationally. And though I will be in pain, I want to psyche myself out that I will be calm and will be able to focus, even if I turn inward and bring all my strength to the top. My biggest help in this will be that I want to do this for the baby, so that we can both be alert for the bonding and breastfeeding part, and the second will be that Truman will help me through this.
Well I best be off. I need to guzzle some water since I havent really drank any today, I did more juice than anything and well today was a bad day on the water.
Take care all, and talk to you later :)
A pregnancy question----
What is a bedtime snack that you enjoy? Whether it be healthy or not, I want to hear!
Baby is moving everyday, and I think I can tell when he is she is sleeping and awake. Its been sweet feeling that swishing inside me and knowing that baby is growing and getting ready to meet us soon. It is also fun to watch Truman rub my belly and feel the baby move in response to him touching my belly. It seems to only work with me or Truman, and even then, more Truman than me. Baby usually moves for me when I think my little thoughts to it and when I have my little conversations with him or her. Sleep has been even harder to come by as of late. I can never seem to get comfortable, and my limbs fall asleep when I twist and turn and get them in a position that is comfy for the moment to sleep in. And then the peeing. Oye, the peeing. I counted 6 times in 2 hours at one evening this last week. But as much as I am uncomfortable, or tired, I am excited that I am growing a baby inside me. Its a magical feeling that takes the negative of pregnancy right out. I am counting down the days that when Truman, my mom and I will go into the ultrasound and be able to know and see what we are having. I am going to ask Truman to give me a blessing on the day of the appointment for over all well being and for baby to cooperate with the ultrasound guy so that we can see what baby's secret is. It will be fun to be able to finally know and to buy clothes and blankets and such for a little girl, or a little boy.
Its been cold these last few days and its been wonderful. I am not hot or irritated from the heat. I have been able to wear, though stretched, some of my winter clothes. Its been great being able to wear sweaters and pants. I am excited for this baking weather. I have my head full of recipes that include chicken pot pie, crock pot bar-b-que pork, chicken soup, taco soup, chili and cornbread, stews and much much more! And then theres the baking! I will be baking bananna bread ala nessa style *which just means more dark brown sugar than white, and tons of mashed nannas, but HOLDING the nuts*, blueberry oat muffins, assortment of cookies, honey wheat bread, rolls, day of the dead bread---not to celebrate the holiday but just because I love LOVE this bread with hot chocolate, muffins, and much much more. I love fall for this reason. I love to bake and have my house smelling like whatever I happen to be cooking that day. And though I love candles year round, there is just something more homier about them when they are lit during the fall and when its cool outside. Im also a love of getting up in the morning and swaddling myslef in my flannel robe and getting either some hot cocoa, or some hot chamomile or mint herbal tea. This is espcially great that I get up anytime between 750-810 in the morning, and its a daily thing, and Truman isnt up so I have some time to myself to drink my hot tea and watch a little something. And with this time change, I will be getting up 650-710 in the morning. And I cant sleep longer, cause I its what time my body has been getting up for the last 3 months. But it will be neat to be up earlier and be able to get ready and actually do things before noon...heh.
I have been reading more and more about the delivery part of the pregnancy, and well, at first it seemed daunting-as if I could skip that part, but as I read more and more and see videos on mothering.com, or on baby story, or read about them in Ina May Gaskins books, I feel more and more confident that my body will be able to do what it is supposed to do. I have faith and strong desire, and an oomph to go head through the natural childbirth calmly and productively. I say this because I am a big wuss. BIG TIME. And I know that at times with pain I have reacted irrationally and have been a big cry baby. But I have a desire to act calmly and rationally. And though I will be in pain, I want to psyche myself out that I will be calm and will be able to focus, even if I turn inward and bring all my strength to the top. My biggest help in this will be that I want to do this for the baby, so that we can both be alert for the bonding and breastfeeding part, and the second will be that Truman will help me through this.
Well I best be off. I need to guzzle some water since I havent really drank any today, I did more juice than anything and well today was a bad day on the water.
Take care all, and talk to you later :)
A pregnancy question----
What is a bedtime snack that you enjoy? Whether it be healthy or not, I want to hear!
Mish Mash This and That
So as the title says this post is about anything that has popped into my head and anything that I need to vent about, and of course update on little one :)
First and foremost.... Truman and I went to the doctors today. Everything checked out great. They weighed me, and I have not gained anything since last month! And the month before I had only gained one pound since the previous visit. I was way excited! I thought that I was going to at least have gained 5-10 pounds, being as since the previous two weeks, none of my elastic waist skirts from pre pregnancy are fitting a bit, sigh ok, really tight. Not to mention I woke up at week 16 and found that I had grown 4 inches around my girth in one night! Ok, so not completely true, but that is how I have been feeling, especially when pre prego clothes dont fit from one week to the next, and maternity clothes are starting to fit even better. On the upside, :D, the doc told me to gain a pound in this upcoming month. We shall see how I do. I am eating better, and excersing regularly. Ok more lies....I AM eating better, but I still splurge a little here and there, but I am doing that part right...and the excersing part, well I try to get in walks when I remember, and when I have the energy at night before the sun goes down. I just HATE HATE walking in the sun or hot weather. I get too overheated and then I get grumpy and uncomfy for the rest of the night. I have settled to going back and forth in my house cleaning and doing things for my excersise. But, now that it has cooled considereably-today is a rainy day whoo hoo!, and I think we shall have a good winter...I will be able to get out and walk more during the day when its nice and cold-my fave! So I have to be doing something right if everything is checking out great and I havent gained weight, and my pee test came back great (no sugar or protein in the urine). We also got to hear the baby's heart beat again...oh boy, that is always amazing to hear. And it goes by so fast that I just am intently listening to it and waiting for the doc to find that little heart beat and then we listen for a few minutes and I am excited that once again my irrational fear that I squished the baby by semi sleeping on my tummy last night, or I hardboiled my baby by being too hot....that these are put to rest by hearing that little thump thump thump. Truman tells me everything is going to be fine everytime he sees me thinking and he knows I am thinking about the baby and if I hurt it in any way. He is the greatest husband ever! Also, at week 16 I felt the baby move. It was surreal and it felt weird. I havent again, but I know that it was the baby. It was a different feeling and I just knew. Now I am just waiting for baby to kick so Truman can feel it too. I think it will be more real to him then, and of course at the birth. He knows we are having a baby..hehe, but I think for hubbies, it different. They dont feel what we feel, and I think sometimes they feel a little left out. I try to include him in everything that the baby does, or how I am feeling and I think he gets tired of it sometimes, but I think it makes him happy that he is the 2nd person after me that knows what I am feeling.
So its getting closer to the time that I need to start organizing my birth plan, and make it known to my doctor and the hospital. I have a general birth plan with notes and such, but I need to plan it out and put it in more detailed writing and then print it out for all of them. As I have gone through my pregnancy, I have gotten a lot...A LOT of advice...solicited and unsolicited. And there is nothing wrong with that. Nothing at all. Except. EXCEPT when it is told in a "I know more than you" or "You cant do it that way because its too hard, and I know you" or "Thats not the correct way of doing things, this is the normal way." This is what enfuriates me to the core. Since when is there a singular way of giving birth? Grant it, women have been giving birth from the time of Adam and Eve. And it has changed with cultures. The idea is there-give birth to a healthy baby, well try to, but how one does it is completly unique and individual.
My particular birth plan is like this: All natural, or as natural as the hospital will allow. I do not want an IV, but will have to settle for the IV plug. No pain meds, and NONE offered to me AT ALL. I want to be able to get in any position that I want that will be comfortable to labor and birth in. I want to be able to move when I want and wherever I want. I do not want fetal monitoring, if they have to do it, I want it limited and timed.--there is no real evidence that fetal monitoring actually helps in the birth process. It hurts more than helps and it leads to more C-sections than V-births. And if it says that the heartrate is going down and they get the baby out and its fine, 10-1 baby was fine before and the fetal monitoring messed up. On another tangent here---- the labor and birth process in hospitals have not changed at all in the last 50 years! The hospital staff KNOW that the EFM (fetal monitor machine) does not actually do anything at all to help. Its just a way to control the environment. Mostly for malpractice coverages. It is sad that the most important thing that can happen in a hospital, besides surgeries and such, has not been changed at all. I am sure they update or try to update the ways that they do heart surgery or even minor surgeries. But the labor and birth process has stayed the same, even if most of the techniques used are out of date and do not do anything to aid in the delivery process of baby.
If you want to read more about the birthing process and going natural, here are some books that I am reading and find very helpful:
The Pregnancy Bible
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth
Spiritual Midwifery
Ina May Gaskin's Guide to A Better Birth
I have also read What to Expect while expecting, but I find that I like the pregnancy bible much better because all the negative stuff on pregnancy (like what could go wrong, and medical stuff) is in the back in the blue section and you can choose to read that instead of having negative stuff written in your chapter and that being the only thing they have for that month.
*side note: I am publishing this on Oct 30th, but wrote this Oct 12th.
First and foremost.... Truman and I went to the doctors today. Everything checked out great. They weighed me, and I have not gained anything since last month! And the month before I had only gained one pound since the previous visit. I was way excited! I thought that I was going to at least have gained 5-10 pounds, being as since the previous two weeks, none of my elastic waist skirts from pre pregnancy are fitting a bit, sigh ok, really tight. Not to mention I woke up at week 16 and found that I had grown 4 inches around my girth in one night! Ok, so not completely true, but that is how I have been feeling, especially when pre prego clothes dont fit from one week to the next, and maternity clothes are starting to fit even better. On the upside, :D, the doc told me to gain a pound in this upcoming month. We shall see how I do. I am eating better, and excersing regularly. Ok more lies....I AM eating better, but I still splurge a little here and there, but I am doing that part right...and the excersing part, well I try to get in walks when I remember, and when I have the energy at night before the sun goes down. I just HATE HATE walking in the sun or hot weather. I get too overheated and then I get grumpy and uncomfy for the rest of the night. I have settled to going back and forth in my house cleaning and doing things for my excersise. But, now that it has cooled considereably-today is a rainy day whoo hoo!, and I think we shall have a good winter...I will be able to get out and walk more during the day when its nice and cold-my fave! So I have to be doing something right if everything is checking out great and I havent gained weight, and my pee test came back great (no sugar or protein in the urine). We also got to hear the baby's heart beat again...oh boy, that is always amazing to hear. And it goes by so fast that I just am intently listening to it and waiting for the doc to find that little heart beat and then we listen for a few minutes and I am excited that once again my irrational fear that I squished the baby by semi sleeping on my tummy last night, or I hardboiled my baby by being too hot....that these are put to rest by hearing that little thump thump thump. Truman tells me everything is going to be fine everytime he sees me thinking and he knows I am thinking about the baby and if I hurt it in any way. He is the greatest husband ever! Also, at week 16 I felt the baby move. It was surreal and it felt weird. I havent again, but I know that it was the baby. It was a different feeling and I just knew. Now I am just waiting for baby to kick so Truman can feel it too. I think it will be more real to him then, and of course at the birth. He knows we are having a baby..hehe, but I think for hubbies, it different. They dont feel what we feel, and I think sometimes they feel a little left out. I try to include him in everything that the baby does, or how I am feeling and I think he gets tired of it sometimes, but I think it makes him happy that he is the 2nd person after me that knows what I am feeling.
So its getting closer to the time that I need to start organizing my birth plan, and make it known to my doctor and the hospital. I have a general birth plan with notes and such, but I need to plan it out and put it in more detailed writing and then print it out for all of them. As I have gone through my pregnancy, I have gotten a lot...A LOT of advice...solicited and unsolicited. And there is nothing wrong with that. Nothing at all. Except. EXCEPT when it is told in a "I know more than you" or "You cant do it that way because its too hard, and I know you" or "Thats not the correct way of doing things, this is the normal way." This is what enfuriates me to the core. Since when is there a singular way of giving birth? Grant it, women have been giving birth from the time of Adam and Eve. And it has changed with cultures. The idea is there-give birth to a healthy baby, well try to, but how one does it is completly unique and individual.
My particular birth plan is like this: All natural, or as natural as the hospital will allow. I do not want an IV, but will have to settle for the IV plug. No pain meds, and NONE offered to me AT ALL. I want to be able to get in any position that I want that will be comfortable to labor and birth in. I want to be able to move when I want and wherever I want. I do not want fetal monitoring, if they have to do it, I want it limited and timed.--there is no real evidence that fetal monitoring actually helps in the birth process. It hurts more than helps and it leads to more C-sections than V-births. And if it says that the heartrate is going down and they get the baby out and its fine, 10-1 baby was fine before and the fetal monitoring messed up. On another tangent here---- the labor and birth process in hospitals have not changed at all in the last 50 years! The hospital staff KNOW that the EFM (fetal monitor machine) does not actually do anything at all to help. Its just a way to control the environment. Mostly for malpractice coverages. It is sad that the most important thing that can happen in a hospital, besides surgeries and such, has not been changed at all. I am sure they update or try to update the ways that they do heart surgery or even minor surgeries. But the labor and birth process has stayed the same, even if most of the techniques used are out of date and do not do anything to aid in the delivery process of baby.
If you want to read more about the birthing process and going natural, here are some books that I am reading and find very helpful:
The Pregnancy Bible
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth
Spiritual Midwifery
Ina May Gaskin's Guide to A Better Birth
I have also read What to Expect while expecting, but I find that I like the pregnancy bible much better because all the negative stuff on pregnancy (like what could go wrong, and medical stuff) is in the back in the blue section and you can choose to read that instead of having negative stuff written in your chapter and that being the only thing they have for that month.
*side note: I am publishing this on Oct 30th, but wrote this Oct 12th.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Hooded Towel Giveaway
A friend of my sister in laws has a online store, and I followed the link that she has on her blog and there is a Contest for a Giveaway for one of her hooded towels! It is way exciting being that they are terribly cute towels. They have monkey towels (my fave), ladybug towels, and a cute frog one too. The winner is chosen this upcoming saturday (17), so go take a look and maybe you will get lucky---though I am hoping for me to win ;). Good Luck!
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Baby Baby
Well, once again, I have failed at keeping up on this blog. I have the facebook, which is more convient to me, being as its just a one line entry, but now being pregnant, and finding that cute little widget on Cynthias (Hinkson) blog, I am going to keep this one updated. I figure I can detail more about what is going on in my pregnancy and how I am feeling and maybe ask a few questions to some pregnant moms or to regular mommies. Its a great feeling being pregnant. Knowing that I am growing a whole other human being inside me. That is the fascinating part. The other part, that yes some told me, some I read, and well some I have come upon on my own. There has been nausea (Oye the nausea!), the eating every hour something very carby so that I could calm the nausea to a point of non extreme nausea, the gaining of 13 pounds in 6 weeks because of the carb eating, the gas---not a flattering form of pregnancy--, the heart burn, the leg cramps---ouch just found out that one today--, the tiredness, the get up every hour and pee like a race horse, or just a trickle, but either way it feels like you need to pee massive amounts at any time you need to just pee, the sleepless nights, the constipation in the first trimester, the breathlessness. Mhmm just to name a few things on the unpleasant side that I have or am experiecing. But then you get some perks...like baby bump, long nails and hair, and hearing this little baby's heart beat when you go to the doctors office. Its amazing that a sperm and egg come together and make a little being, and then 9 months later (10 months to be exact due to 40 week gestation), its a baby ready to come out and great the world. Amazing.
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