May 24, 2011
Hello again, 5am! The morning-person in me is back and ready to go! I've been able to reinstate my morning gym visits. M/W/F mornings the bump and I blast the arms a bit and then hit the elliptical for about 30 minutes. It feels great! And I know I better relish it while I can as I'm sure the third trimester fatigue is lurking not too far off in the wings just waiting to pounce. I'm also still loving my prenatal yoga (who knew?) which I do after I walk the doggies Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Where is my husband during all of this? Oh, he's sleeping. I learned long ago that trying to interact with him anytime before 7am will only get you Frankenstein-style grunts in response. He is not a morning person. But, in all fairness, try talking to me after 9pm and you'll find I grow more and more Frankenstein by the minute.
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May 12, 2011
Dan felt the baby kick last night! I can feel the kicks getting stronger, and the baby gave a couple solid ones yesterday while at work that made me think, "If Dan was here, I really think he would have been able to feel those." So last night, as we were lying in bed watching tv, I started to feel some movement from the little one and told Dan to just hold his hand on my belly hoping the baby would give a strong kick for its Dad. Well, it did. It kicked really hard and Dan's face lit up a... Continue reading...
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May 6, 2011
This week, though overcast, has not been rainy, so I've taken advantage of the lack of precipitation to go for long walks during my lunch breaks. This is on top of my morning walks with the dogs, so when I awoke this morning and my legs felt a little sore, I thought, "what a perfect morning for a swim".
The swim was extremely enjoyable and afterwards, I took a shower, and headed to my locker to get dressed. But I couldn't get my lock to open. I tried over and over again, but to no avai... Continue reading...
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May 5, 2011
I've been advised by Midwife Jen to make sure I get enough Vitamin D. Ummm....okay, I'll be sure and step outside the 4 days out of the year that we actually have some sunshine around here. The forecast says it's suppose to rain for the next 10 days... should I add a sunlamp to the registry??...
Oh, and I broke down and got more powdered mini-donuts this week. Can I just tell myself they are a great source of Vitamin D? ..Shanna fail. Continue reading...
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May 2, 2011
My internal gears have started to slow. My body gave me a side-way glance and an angry sneer when I tried to coax it out of bed for 5:45am spin class this morning. No amount of bargaining was able to sweeten the deal. I finally fought my way up and on to my feet at a little after 6am. I told myself I'd do some weights and indoor bike riding at home and call it a morning. ....but not before I ate breakfast as I am always starving these days when I wake up. So, finally at roughly 6:45pm, ... Continue reading...
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April 21, 2011
So what is most important is that our baby appears to be healthy and developing properly. But they discovered today at the ultrasound that I am partial placenta previa. I'll spare you the details, so google it if you really want to know more. Now, this might correct itself on its own before it's time for our little one to make their entrance, but if it doesn't, they will have to do a c-section. Oh, I really don't want a c-section, but I'm trying to be calm about it and to accept that it i... Continue reading...
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April 14, 2011
'Childish Things' is the name of what has quickly become my favorite maternity clothing and general baby/child consignment store. They are where I had my super-fabulous first maternity clothing shopping trip where I made off like a bandit. I had mentioned to them that I was looking specifically for black leggings. Michelle, the manager, said, "I'll put it down on our Wishlist and if we get some in your size, we'll call you". I was thinking that sounded like a good concept in theory, but I... Continue reading...
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April 7, 2011
"The Witches" is what I've dubbed the Midwives as there are three of them (a very witchy number) and because most of my family thinks that Midwives are basically witch-doctors. ;) I told them last night that this is the nickname I've given them, and they enjoyed the joke very much. So, we had our first appointment with the Witches last night, and I am even more confident and comfortable with choosing to have our prenatal and delivery care through them. One of them has done about 450 births ... Continue reading...
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April 4, 2011
Last week, I suffered under the reign of some bad intestinal bacteria. I was truly MISERABLE all week! The pressure and pain in my abdomen were so uncomfortable. Just wait until I post an updated picture. I've noticeably 'shrunk' from last week when my belly was filled with 1/4 baby and 3/4 excess air. And the pressure and pain lasted days and days. It was wearing my body out big time to try and grow a baby and fight the bacteria at the same time. It also didn't help that the pressue wa... Continue reading...
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March 25, 2011
So for a little while now, I've been putting "Shanna maternity leave" on my boss' "To-Do" list. I put it about a 3/4 of the way down on the list as I know he is notorious for never reading the second half of the list, that is if he even reads any of it. Anyway, I've been bugging him with "did you look at your to-do list" and "have any updates for me from your to-do list?" It's been awful because I know he's been thinking, "gosh she's really been nagging me about my to-do list lately". Fina... Continue reading...
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