I know I have shown a few people this link already, but I love going back to it.
It's called Make Room for Baby.
It is an online exhibit for the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry about how the body changes during pregnancy. It is interactive. You can either watch it from beginning to end or set it to your preferred stage of pregnancy. It also helps explain my 2-4 middle of the night trips to the bathroom so early in the pregnancy (my poor bladder, and it will only get worse :c ).
Enjoy!
06 July, 2012
05 July, 2012
Mika and McKenzie
Cheryl and McKenzie stopped by for a visit from Europe on the way to visit other family. They only got to stay one night, but it is always great seeing them. Being the hermits that we can be, Brian and I didn't take advantage of them living so close. Now I miss just knowing we have family in the area and I miss seeing them even more.
Poor...McKenzie? Mika? I'm not sure who scared the other more.
Mika is very tall as most of you know and she has a very very loud bark. She use to be so afraid of children as a puppy that she would plant herself and pee on the spot when they were around. We don't know why. She has gotten better though. She barked very soon after McKenzie saw her for the first time since she was full grown and Kenz is use to small dogs, but probably hasn't seen too many big ones. I think a combination of Mika's size and the volume/depth of her bark scared Kenz right at the beginning. So we kept Mika in her crate or in our bedroom while they were here. McKenzie was still quite worried about the dog though. After realizing Mika couldn't get out of her crate, she played on our keyboard (also known as a pinano, for those of you who may not know) most of the evening. I think she liked controlling the sound of the notes. She is getting very independent and learning to do most things on her own. A stage I loved seeing my little sisters go through, but I'm sure it can be trying for the parents. This morning, Kenz found the demo button on the keyboard so she got to dance around to music. She loves to dance so much, and I love watching her do it.
When they left for the airport this morning, I let Mika out of our bedroom. I promptly sat down to write this blog about their visit and check to see what was going on in this world (woot woot the higgs boson particle discovery...I like positive news and I saw it yesterday, but it is big enough to enjoy today too). Then I hear Mika doing something downstairs near her food bowl, which I know is empty (she has been training me for children all this time). I go and check to see what she got out of the trash. Already tossing around a few thoughts with Brian about Mika and diapers last night, I suspected a diaper was the target of her raid. Sure enough, on the living room floor was a diaper that had been in the trash. Thankfully, she heard me coming, and it was fully intact and closed (compared to shredded all over the living room floor which is what I mentally prepared myself for). This has instantly changed our need for a diaper genie from a "like to have"/"nice to have" (and me thinking it was almost worthless since we have so many floors we could be changing diapers on) to a "must have" for at least the main floor.
Poor...McKenzie? Mika? I'm not sure who scared the other more.
Mika is very tall as most of you know and she has a very very loud bark. She use to be so afraid of children as a puppy that she would plant herself and pee on the spot when they were around. We don't know why. She has gotten better though. She barked very soon after McKenzie saw her for the first time since she was full grown and Kenz is use to small dogs, but probably hasn't seen too many big ones. I think a combination of Mika's size and the volume/depth of her bark scared Kenz right at the beginning. So we kept Mika in her crate or in our bedroom while they were here. McKenzie was still quite worried about the dog though. After realizing Mika couldn't get out of her crate, she played on our keyboard (also known as a pinano, for those of you who may not know) most of the evening. I think she liked controlling the sound of the notes. She is getting very independent and learning to do most things on her own. A stage I loved seeing my little sisters go through, but I'm sure it can be trying for the parents. This morning, Kenz found the demo button on the keyboard so she got to dance around to music. She loves to dance so much, and I love watching her do it.
When they left for the airport this morning, I let Mika out of our bedroom. I promptly sat down to write this blog about their visit and check to see what was going on in this world (woot woot the higgs boson particle discovery...I like positive news and I saw it yesterday, but it is big enough to enjoy today too). Then I hear Mika doing something downstairs near her food bowl, which I know is empty (she has been training me for children all this time). I go and check to see what she got out of the trash. Already tossing around a few thoughts with Brian about Mika and diapers last night, I suspected a diaper was the target of her raid. Sure enough, on the living room floor was a diaper that had been in the trash. Thankfully, she heard me coming, and it was fully intact and closed (compared to shredded all over the living room floor which is what I mentally prepared myself for). This has instantly changed our need for a diaper genie from a "like to have"/"nice to have" (and me thinking it was almost worthless since we have so many floors we could be changing diapers on) to a "must have" for at least the main floor.
04 July, 2012
Back Pain
Soooo, for about a week now, my back has hurt like crazy on the left side down near the bone. I started sleeping with a pillow between the knees and that seems to help, but I also got really lazy with the excuse of "taking it easy". Back to the grindstone today though. I have cleaning to catch up on and projects around the house to complete and a lot less time than I think I have until 4 September when I start my new job. I'll be gone to Indiana for a bit and then to Europe. Busy busy Amy.
Brian is still doing school. I think he is surprising himself since he didn't do well in high school. It isn't like he couldn't have done well in HS, he just didn't try. So he got an A in pre-calc and surprising even himself I think, he got a 100% on his final! I can tell he is very proud of himself, but he hasn't told many others. I think he feels like it is bragging too much. Personally, I am very proud of him. I love watching him do something he enjoys/wants to do.
Mika got a wading pool for the back yard yesterday. She loves it! She just goes and lays down in the water to cool off when we are outside. She is hilarious though because she can be sitting in water almost up to her head and she won't let you spray her with the hose. Also, she still hates the vacuum. I'm deep vacuuming today (couches, pillows, dusting curtains, etc) and she looks like the most pitiful thing ever. We did make a cushion fort for her though. Brian took a pic but I don't have a copy yet or I would post it.
Speaking of pictures. I have tried to start taking belly pictures. But I hate them. All of them. Brian promises I don't look stupid, but I don't believe him yet. I'll keep trying to find a place and a stance that doesn't make me look weird. Hopefully by Saturday at 15 weeks I can find one and actually have a bump to show you. I can finally feel the fundus (top of uterus), but I just look bloated still. I'm still around my start weight though. I'm not sure when that will change since I'm eating a lot. Like 2pm, 7pm, 1am snacks. Maybe I just can't eat as much at a time and that is the difference. I do know that my body forces me to stop when I get full. Maybe I don't have as much room in there anymore with everything squishing around. Oh, and let me just say...I'm kind of angry about the 1am snacks (sometimes 3am snacks too). I'm tired before that. I turn off the TV and the phone and the computer. Normally I'm asleep in about 5-10 minutes. NOPE! Sometimes an hour later I'm still there. I rarely have problems getting to sleep, so this is probably the most annoying change that has happened so far. I am not looking forward to when baby can punch, kick, and roll where I can feel it and it keeps me awake. Ok, enough rambling! Back to vacuuming.
Brian is still doing school. I think he is surprising himself since he didn't do well in high school. It isn't like he couldn't have done well in HS, he just didn't try. So he got an A in pre-calc and surprising even himself I think, he got a 100% on his final! I can tell he is very proud of himself, but he hasn't told many others. I think he feels like it is bragging too much. Personally, I am very proud of him. I love watching him do something he enjoys/wants to do.
Mika got a wading pool for the back yard yesterday. She loves it! She just goes and lays down in the water to cool off when we are outside. She is hilarious though because she can be sitting in water almost up to her head and she won't let you spray her with the hose. Also, she still hates the vacuum. I'm deep vacuuming today (couches, pillows, dusting curtains, etc) and she looks like the most pitiful thing ever. We did make a cushion fort for her though. Brian took a pic but I don't have a copy yet or I would post it.
Speaking of pictures. I have tried to start taking belly pictures. But I hate them. All of them. Brian promises I don't look stupid, but I don't believe him yet. I'll keep trying to find a place and a stance that doesn't make me look weird. Hopefully by Saturday at 15 weeks I can find one and actually have a bump to show you. I can finally feel the fundus (top of uterus), but I just look bloated still. I'm still around my start weight though. I'm not sure when that will change since I'm eating a lot. Like 2pm, 7pm, 1am snacks. Maybe I just can't eat as much at a time and that is the difference. I do know that my body forces me to stop when I get full. Maybe I don't have as much room in there anymore with everything squishing around. Oh, and let me just say...I'm kind of angry about the 1am snacks (sometimes 3am snacks too). I'm tired before that. I turn off the TV and the phone and the computer. Normally I'm asleep in about 5-10 minutes. NOPE! Sometimes an hour later I'm still there. I rarely have problems getting to sleep, so this is probably the most annoying change that has happened so far. I am not looking forward to when baby can punch, kick, and roll where I can feel it and it keeps me awake. Ok, enough rambling! Back to vacuuming.
26 June, 2012
Re-laying a brick path
Kendra and I have ripped up our brick path, leveled it out, and have put most of it back. We should finish tomorrow afternoon! I thought it was going to be absolutely terrible, but it actually wasn't too bad. Even K said that it wasn't as hard as she expected. Although I do have a very sore back, a blister, and new calluses!
Update: all done but the edging. I haven't decided what I want to use yet. I'll decide this weekend.
Here are some photos:
Update: all done but the edging. I haven't decided what I want to use yet. I'll decide this weekend.
Here are some photos:
22 June, 2012
Painted the basement
Kendra and I finished painting the basement today. It looks awesome! I don't have a picture right now, but I might update one later. It went much faster than expected, K and I worked well together, and I think we both had a bit of fun.
12 June, 2012
04 June, 2012
Ultrasound 2
I was 10 weeks 2 days on Monday at my 2nd OB appointment and the little bean has grown 10 times its size since the last visit from .54 cm to 5.3 cm and looks more like a gummy bear now! The heart beat was 169 beats per minute and was awesome to hear again! The morning sickness is mostly gone and I'm feeling much more energetic! hooray!
This picture has the heartbeat. The heart is between the two yellow lines. The head is at the orange arrow and the length is between the two red lines. The green boxes show the measurements.
This picture is a little closer up, the length is between the two red lines and I think the nose is at the yellow arrow.
The midwife at the appointment was awesome. She couldn't find the heartbeat with the doppler, so she gave me an abdominal ultrasound! She was friendly and paid attention and this was a great change from the last "midwife" at my orientation. I plan on sticking with Walter Reed Bethesda through the entire pregnancy, so I'm glad that this experience was much better than my last visit. The midwife was great because she listened to me about my thyroid, showed me a little squishy model of what our baby looks like right about now, and was generally just nice and friendly and cool.
Brian and I have been working really hard on our registry since Jill is throwing me a shower in about 6 weeks! We know nothing about bottles or strollers or swings/bouncers or other baby related stuff other than what I remember from Kendra and Abby. I'm sure we'll figure it all out though. We have decided to do it through Amazon though. The link is http://www.amazon.com/registry/baby/3C6NTSMZVLTNU
Mika is just being Mika. She saw a young groundhog today on our walk and pulled so hard that I had to let her go. I have been working with her a lot on loose-leash walking so that she doesn't pull that hard, but she lost control a bit. Hopefully she'll keep getting better or I will have to stop walking her eventually. We are also working on her stair etiquette because she frequently pushes up against me while I'm going down the stairs and we don't want any falls.
This picture has the heartbeat. The heart is between the two yellow lines. The head is at the orange arrow and the length is between the two red lines. The green boxes show the measurements.
This picture is a little closer up, the length is between the two red lines and I think the nose is at the yellow arrow.
Brian and I have been working really hard on our registry since Jill is throwing me a shower in about 6 weeks! We know nothing about bottles or strollers or swings/bouncers or other baby related stuff other than what I remember from Kendra and Abby. I'm sure we'll figure it all out though. We have decided to do it through Amazon though. The link is http://www.amazon.com/registry/baby/3C6NTSMZVLTNU
Mika is just being Mika. She saw a young groundhog today on our walk and pulled so hard that I had to let her go. I have been working with her a lot on loose-leash walking so that she doesn't pull that hard, but she lost control a bit. Hopefully she'll keep getting better or I will have to stop walking her eventually. We are also working on her stair etiquette because she frequently pushes up against me while I'm going down the stairs and we don't want any falls.
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