Tuesday, December 18, 2007
IT'S A GIRL!My husband and I have learned that we are having a girl. While having a healthy baby is the most important thing, a girl in the family will be a change. My husband's side of the family has lots of boys, and he has two sons, so this will be a new and exciting experience for all of us!
Now I'm noticing dollhouses and paying more attention to stories about baby names. We just ran the top ten list for 2007 on our newscast the other night. For girls they are: Sophia, Isabella, Emma, Madison, Ava, Addison, Hailey, Emily, Kaitlyn, and Olivia. They're all so pretty.
I really don't think I'll be giving the name a whole lot of thought until May draws closer! I am also holding off on decorating a nursery and buying any of those unbelievably cute baby girl outfits. I've got to worry about maternity outfits right now - anything that fits. (I popped two buttons on a jacket last week, fortunately it happened 2 minutes after the news ended!).
I am very close with my mother who I am hoping will volunteer for babysitting 5 days a week (joke to see if she reads this) and also my grandmother who is 87 (she's off the hook.) The thought of another girl in the generations is exciting for us. My sister-in-law and mother-in-law are also as close as can be. There can be a certain bond between mothers and daughters.
I know lots of people like the gender to be a surprise and I think that would be fun too, I just couldn't wait :)
Posted at 1:02 PM
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Eating For Two
EATING FOR TWO
Just how much eating for two should I do? Everyone seems to have a different answer, gaining different amounts of weight during their pregnancies.
I had a doctor appointment the other day and had to be weighed. The first number the scale came up with took my breath away. Now I know I will and need to gain weight, but seeing the numbers was still surprising! My husband laughed as I then took off my watch, jacket and shoes and got back on the scale. I wondered if men had ever even thought of this! The result - five pounds less - he wasn't laughing then.
My doctor listened to the heartbeat, took my blood pressure and did discuss weight gain. It's been reasonable so far. He advised me to be responsible because huge a weight gain can add complications, which I really need to avoid. I am able to eat more well-rounded meals now that I no longer feel sick so I am working on it, but when I'm hungry I will not hesitate to eat, especially since I need extra calories.
Posted at 1:18 PM
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Wednesday, December 5, 2007
WHAT TO WEAR?
I now have to allow myself 30 minutes to figure out what to wear every day, it all hinges on what still fits. I am what girlfirends have told me is that "awkward stage" of too big for my regular clothes and not filling out my maternity clothes, which I finally broke down and started buying.
My first visit to a maternity clothing store a few weeks ago sent me home in tears. I think it was all of the elastic waist panels and the overwhelming thought of not fitting into any of my favorite clothes. I managed to use my waist extenders for a few more weeks, but when I couldn't take being incredibly uncomfortable anymore I broke down and went back to the store.
Boy was I wrong on that first visit - to my surprise the maternity clothes were unbelievably comfortable, in fact I've decided that elastic-waisted pants are genius! I wish I never had to go back to regular slacks. I ended up with a dozen pairs that fit and some jackets and tops, a good start. People have been telling me about maternity stores around the state and they are all on my list to visit in the coming months.
As I talk to other women I realize how lucky I am that there are so many maternity stores and websites today. From what I hear the selection is much better in recent years. I just hope the empire waist stays in style through the spring!
Posted at 1:13 PM
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