The little sweet pea attended his or her first college football game over the weekend! Bj got some free tickets through work and we got all decked out, did a little tailgating and enjoyed the game. It was a beautiful day out and it was so nice to hang out with some lovely friends for the afternoon. We didn't stay for the whole game, but they won after we left, so that worked out quite well for CU! I think the little one enjoyed the game as he or she was thumping away in there! It is just the first of many sporting events this little one will attend in their lifetime. We saw so many cute little munchkins all bundled up, I can't wait to take the baby to their first Cardinals game!!! We were laughing at how I am noticeably bigger than a few weeks ago and the waddle is starting to come out in full force :) My Shrekkie feet managed to do quite well and in my expert opinion they have "gone down" quite a bit! I don't know what it was, perhaps all the food I ate?! Needless to say I was a fixture at the food table the entire three hours we tailgated. After the game we continued the celebration at the Pumphouse with some "linner" and drinks. Then it was off to bed for this momma to be. I am feeling a little under the weather, so I have been resting all day. Hopefully I can nip this cold in the bud, being sick and pregnant is not a good combination. That is all for now, I am going to waddle myself back up to the couch!
Sunday, November 9, 2008
GO CU!
The little sweet pea attended his or her first college football game over the weekend! Bj got some free tickets through work and we got all decked out, did a little tailgating and enjoyed the game. It was a beautiful day out and it was so nice to hang out with some lovely friends for the afternoon. We didn't stay for the whole game, but they won after we left, so that worked out quite well for CU! I think the little one enjoyed the game as he or she was thumping away in there! It is just the first of many sporting events this little one will attend in their lifetime. We saw so many cute little munchkins all bundled up, I can't wait to take the baby to their first Cardinals game!!! We were laughing at how I am noticeably bigger than a few weeks ago and the waddle is starting to come out in full force :) My Shrekkie feet managed to do quite well and in my expert opinion they have "gone down" quite a bit! I don't know what it was, perhaps all the food I ate?! Needless to say I was a fixture at the food table the entire three hours we tailgated. After the game we continued the celebration at the Pumphouse with some "linner" and drinks. Then it was off to bed for this momma to be. I am feeling a little under the weather, so I have been resting all day. Hopefully I can nip this cold in the bud, being sick and pregnant is not a good combination. That is all for now, I am going to waddle myself back up to the couch!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Pregnancy Menu
In light of my last post, I realized I needed to post this as well. A friend of mine sent it to me when I said I wanted Bj to take me on a date night to The Med (one of our all time favorite restaurants in Boulder) before the nugget arrives. I said it might have to wait though as I didn't know if we had enough money to feed my appetite at The Med! So, she sent this over and I seriously almost peed in my pants. I was laughing so hard everyone at work had to think I was crazy! I really enjoyed the part about all the meat being burnt beyond recognition...I very do that these days! (Hence the e-coli scare post!!) and the appetizer on the second trimester also made me chuckle!
First Trimester Menu
--Appetizer: Tums compote
--Entree: Fresh Saltines on a bed of Saltines, lightly seasoned with Saltines
--Beverage: Ginger ale (IV drip available upon request)
--Dessert: Ten minutes in a dark room with an ice bag on your head
Second Trimester Menu
--Appetizer: Half a roast chicken, extra crispy
--Entree: A succulent leg of lamb smothered in pork chops, served with BBQ ribs and garnished with cheeseburgers (all burnt beyond recognition for your safety)
--Beverage: Toll-House pie smoothie , prepared with 1/2 pint heavy cream
--Dessert: 9"X16" pan of double-fudge brownies
Third Trimester Menu
*(Each course followed by 15-minute neck massage and/or bathroom break)*
--Appetizer: Three bites of tossed salad
--Entree: Two bites of lasagna
--Beverage: None- so you'll have room for dessert
--Dessert: A Tic Tac
* Double portions available if you're expecting twins
First Trimester Menu
--Appetizer: Tums compote
--Entree: Fresh Saltines on a bed of Saltines, lightly seasoned with Saltines
--Beverage: Ginger ale (IV drip available upon request)
--Dessert: Ten minutes in a dark room with an ice bag on your head
Second Trimester Menu
--Appetizer: Half a roast chicken, extra crispy
--Entree: A succulent leg of lamb smothered in pork chops, served with BBQ ribs and garnished with cheeseburgers (all burnt beyond recognition for your safety)
--Beverage: Toll-House pie smoothie , prepared with 1/2 pint heavy cream
--Dessert: 9"X16" pan of double-fudge brownies
Third Trimester Menu
*(Each course followed by 15-minute neck massage and/or bathroom break)*
--Appetizer: Three bites of tossed salad
--Entree: Two bites of lasagna
--Beverage: None- so you'll have room for dessert
--Dessert: A Tic Tac
* Double portions available if you're expecting twins
I forgot...
I mean...not quite sure how I forgot to touch on these two things in my saying goodbye to the 2nd trimester post. But, here goes.
For anyone who hasn't seen or talked to me...my appetite has been insatiable! I have amazed myself at how much I can manage to eat and how hungry I can get! I think I have eaten more in one week this trimester than I did in the entirety of the first! :) I just can't help myself! I have even willing gone in search of leftover Halloween candy at work! I just feel like I eat and eat and eat, all day long. The people at work have to think I am insane. Buffet? I love them, I can go up for seconds! I will just have to figure out some way to wrangle in the appetite once the baby arrives :)
My emotions have also gotten the better of me a few times in the last few months (and I am sure there is plenty more of it to come!). I think my favorite emotional moment as of late has been the day I SOBBED the whole way to work after daydreaming about becoming a room mom...in no less than FIVE YEARS! Yes, I cried all over the place for 45 minutes because I was so excited about the thought of being my kid's room mom when they are old enough for school. Yep, mom-to-be is a little off her rocker these days!
I think that is all...those moments are too precious and I wouldn't want to ever forget them :) By the way...sorry for the stupid formatting of the pictures in the last post. For some reason the big momma photo has a mind of its own and will not format as I tell it too!
For anyone who hasn't seen or talked to me...my appetite has been insatiable! I have amazed myself at how much I can manage to eat and how hungry I can get! I think I have eaten more in one week this trimester than I did in the entirety of the first! :) I just can't help myself! I have even willing gone in search of leftover Halloween candy at work! I just feel like I eat and eat and eat, all day long. The people at work have to think I am insane. Buffet? I love them, I can go up for seconds! I will just have to figure out some way to wrangle in the appetite once the baby arrives :)
My emotions have also gotten the better of me a few times in the last few months (and I am sure there is plenty more of it to come!). I think my favorite emotional moment as of late has been the day I SOBBED the whole way to work after daydreaming about becoming a room mom...in no less than FIVE YEARS! Yes, I cried all over the place for 45 minutes because I was so excited about the thought of being my kid's room mom when they are old enough for school. Yep, mom-to-be is a little off her rocker these days!
I think that is all...those moments are too precious and I wouldn't want to ever forget them :) By the way...sorry for the stupid formatting of the pictures in the last post. For some reason the big momma photo has a mind of its own and will not format as I tell it too!
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Good-Bye Second Trimester...
"I saw a couple walking by, they were holding hands. She had that glow. I couldn't help but notice she was starting to show..."
That is the song that has made me cry oh so many times this trimester, pretty much every time I hear it. So, I thought it was fitting to share the lines that reminded me of the last three months of my pregnant journey. It is hard to imagine that we are entering the final leg of pregnancy and will be welcoming our sweet little baby in just three months. Wow!
There have been so many new emotions and experiences with this trimester and I have to say I have loved every minute of it. We have both been excited about this baby from the beginning, but the first trimester came with so many different emotions than this one. I think the first one that comes to mind is sick, and we were nervous and anxious for the first 12 weeks to be over. In the last three months we have just steadily gotten more and more and more excited (and lost the nervous feelings). We got to see pictures of the baby and I feel movement all the time. It is amazing and I feel like the minute we saw that sweet little baby in my belly we have been on cloud nine ever since. To know that he or she is in there, safe, and growing as they should has just been amazing. I was thinking the other day about what it must feel like to not be pregnant and I know I will always miss the feeling of our little baby wiggling around in there. It is hands down an indescribable and amazing experience. We have been so busy the last few weeks registering for baby stuff and working on the nursery and things have just been good. I think the emotions I now think of are excitement, amazement, awe, energy, excitement and more excitement. I think it is truly starting to hit both of us and we just can't wait. Each little thing we do in the nursery or pick out for the baby gets us one step closer to feeling like we are prepared to meet our baby. I have had so many people tell me how happy I look and I can honestly say that is exactly what I am. Happy. I just can't say it enough, I am plain and simple a very happy girl these days. In fact, I am so happy all the time I think Bj thinks I am crazy! :) It was so fun to watch him work in the nursery and to see how proud he was of how things turned out. We are still trying to decide on some good names and it has been fun texting back and forth when we see a name we like. On a side note (and I can't believe I am admitting this) we both came home from voting last night and said we say yes or no to the current judges based on whether or not we liked their name. If that doesn't sound like a couple trying to name their baby, I don't know what does!
While most everything has been wonderful the last three months. The hardest thing for me has been having to take off my wedding rings. I didn't want to take the chance of them getting stuck on my finger, so they are tucked safely away until after January. I miss them and I miss wearing them. I have a lovely little faux band, but it is just not the same. The other thing that has been hard have been my "Shrek feet". Yes, I look like Shrek from the knee down, only my legs are not green, just a lovely shade of white! My poor feet have taken a beating with this pregnancy, but if it is the most of my worries I have nothing to complain about. They are kind of funny, just not so much when I can't fit them into any of my shoes and I am too cheap to buy a new pair!
On a different note, I have been asked about any good cravings and my best one as of yet has to be the day I craved (and ate!) nachos and pancakes. In that order. It is what I wanted and it is what I ate! Bj will probably never let me live it down (mostly because I think he wished he would have eaten it too) and we have a good time laughing about it! For now we are just soaking in the new feelings and emotions that this last trimester will bring. Hard to believe that after these next three months and some major belly growth we will have a baby! We will have a name, a gender and a sweet little peanut to love forever!
I was looking back through some belly shots and got a kick out of how much I have grown and changed in the last few months!
This is the very beginning of the 2nd trimester-- August 21, 2008
A little bigger -- September 8, 2008
There have been so many new emotions and experiences with this trimester and I have to say I have loved every minute of it. We have both been excited about this baby from the beginning, but the first trimester came with so many different emotions than this one. I think the first one that comes to mind is sick, and we were nervous and anxious for the first 12 weeks to be over. In the last three months we have just steadily gotten more and more and more excited (and lost the nervous feelings). We got to see pictures of the baby and I feel movement all the time. It is amazing and I feel like the minute we saw that sweet little baby in my belly we have been on cloud nine ever since. To know that he or she is in there, safe, and growing as they should has just been amazing. I was thinking the other day about what it must feel like to not be pregnant and I know I will always miss the feeling of our little baby wiggling around in there. It is hands down an indescribable and amazing experience. We have been so busy the last few weeks registering for baby stuff and working on the nursery and things have just been good. I think the emotions I now think of are excitement, amazement, awe, energy, excitement and more excitement. I think it is truly starting to hit both of us and we just can't wait. Each little thing we do in the nursery or pick out for the baby gets us one step closer to feeling like we are prepared to meet our baby. I have had so many people tell me how happy I look and I can honestly say that is exactly what I am. Happy. I just can't say it enough, I am plain and simple a very happy girl these days. In fact, I am so happy all the time I think Bj thinks I am crazy! :) It was so fun to watch him work in the nursery and to see how proud he was of how things turned out. We are still trying to decide on some good names and it has been fun texting back and forth when we see a name we like. On a side note (and I can't believe I am admitting this) we both came home from voting last night and said we say yes or no to the current judges based on whether or not we liked their name. If that doesn't sound like a couple trying to name their baby, I don't know what does!
While most everything has been wonderful the last three months. The hardest thing for me has been having to take off my wedding rings. I didn't want to take the chance of them getting stuck on my finger, so they are tucked safely away until after January. I miss them and I miss wearing them. I have a lovely little faux band, but it is just not the same. The other thing that has been hard have been my "Shrek feet". Yes, I look like Shrek from the knee down, only my legs are not green, just a lovely shade of white! My poor feet have taken a beating with this pregnancy, but if it is the most of my worries I have nothing to complain about. They are kind of funny, just not so much when I can't fit them into any of my shoes and I am too cheap to buy a new pair!
On a different note, I have been asked about any good cravings and my best one as of yet has to be the day I craved (and ate!) nachos and pancakes. In that order. It is what I wanted and it is what I ate! Bj will probably never let me live it down (mostly because I think he wished he would have eaten it too) and we have a good time laughing about it! For now we are just soaking in the new feelings and emotions that this last trimester will bring. Hard to believe that after these next three months and some major belly growth we will have a baby! We will have a name, a gender and a sweet little peanut to love forever!
I was looking back through some belly shots and got a kick out of how much I have grown and changed in the last few months!
This is the very beginning of the 2nd trimester-- August 21, 2008
A little bigger -- September 8, 2008
Big Momma -- October 25, 2008
A few more nursery shots...
I had to get a few of the "while-we-were-working" shots in!
Trimming the ceiling with the green...we already love it! Notice Scout guarding the door!
A man and his power tools! Bj did an amazing job with the chair rail...it looks wonderful! He got all the corners exact with his power saw, it is the perfect little addition to the room :)
The closet! It got its very own makeover :) Now it is ready for the closet organizers and some little baby clothes!
The final shot...we are pretty proud, can you tell!? I hope the little one likes it!
The beginning of a sweet little room...
...for a sweet little baby!
You got it, we painted the nursery this weekend! I have to say that I cried when it was done because I just love it. We put so much work into it and I think it turned out even better than I imagined. We both could not believe that a little baby would be living in there in just 12 weeks! We are getting so excited to meet the little one!
Bj primed the walls on Saturday night and then we painted on Sunday. We were so motivated we even got the chair rail up on Sunday! Bj was pretty excited about the saw and nail gun :) The only change we made was the closet...the back of it was going to be a soft blue-ish color but we loved the green so much we couldn't do it! Luckily we had some cream leftover and presto-change-o a fancy new closet! We still have a few things to do, but I think we have made a nice start. We bought the crib and dresser last night, it should arrive in about two weeks! We love it and think it will look great with the walls and fabric for the bedding. Changing the room really made us realize we have a baby on the way! I think once the furniture is in and the closet is organized if will officially hit home.
The "before" picture...
Just some primed walls... 
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Baby J's "Mini Vacation"
I have said many a times that this little baby is extremely active. I seriously feel movement all day long and even when I wake up at night to use the bathroom, it takes a little while to fall back asleep with all the movement. I LOVE this, it is one of the best feelings I have ever experienced. I love the daily reassurance that the baby is still doing well and getting big. Well, the last few days the little one decided to take a little "mini vacation" from moving around as much to catch up on sleep and switch sleep cycles on me. Needless to say, it made me a little nervous. I called the doctor and she told me I needed to come in for a non-stress test on the baby. So, it was over to the hospital for me! All of the nurses were wonderful and I got a sneak peak at where I will be delivering. The rooms are unbelievable and I was happy to find out that the baby will be in room with us and not in a nursery!
I was hooked up to two monitors and the minute the nurse put the monitor to my belly we could hear that sweet, perfect little heartbeat! I spent the next 2 1/2 hours laying in a bed at the hospital looking at the mountains and listening to the amazing sound of our sweet little baby's heartbeat. Someone asked if I had a tv or did anything and I said no, I just listened. I can only imagine what an incredible experience labor is and meeting your baby for the first time. But, at this point there is absolutely nothing more amazing to me that the sound of the little life, we created, growing away in my belly. It just takes my breath away and I was so content just listening. Dad, Granny D and Uncle Davey got a phone call to hear to! It was also nice to hear (seriously hear the baby move...it sounded like he or she was moving furniture and partying in there!) and see that everything was just fine. The baby was so active while we did the test I don't have any idea what I was concerned about. You could hear BUMPS (and I could feel them at the same time) when the baby moved...it was unreal! The baby was all over the place and the nurse thought the little butt was sticking straight up, I love it! She just said that the baby's position could have changed, causing me to not feel as many of the movements but assured me that everything looked great. I can't think of a better "mini vacation" from work myself on a Friday afternoon, listening to the little one grow away in my belly!
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