Saturday, June 16, 2012
3 Month Belly Shots
Three months marks the beginning of my first belly pictures. Since I have started to feel like a blimp, I figured now would be a good time to begin. Still looks like I've just had too many brownies, but if you know there is more there you can probably tell something is going on, finally! These pictures aren't high quality because we don't have a decent camera (yet) and I don't own any photo editing software (yet). We also need to find a better background. But, these were last minute so they will do for now!
Getting more exciting every week now! We love you, Baby Matthes!
Pregnancy in Numbers
Here are the details of this pregnancy so far in numbers. Thought this would be a good way to be able to look back and compare to next time. I will add to the list at the bottom when we get to those things.
Weeks...13w4d (today's US said 13w5d)
Back shortly with belly pics and new ultrasound pictures!
Weeks...13w4d (today's US said 13w5d)
Weight of Baby...?
Current Heartrate...143
Trips to bathroom at night...1
Episodes of vomiting...0!
Morning sickness...0!
Diet Pepsis...4
Miles walked in past week...17.3
Diet Pepsis...4
Miles walked in past week...17.3
Week I started noticing my clothes getting tighter...13
Pounds gained...1
Ounces of water per day...90-100
Pounds gained...1
Ounces of water per day...90-100
Months since we found out we were pregnant...2
Days until due date...?
1st week of maternity clothes...
Week I started showing no matter what I wore...
Week of the 1st flutter...
Week I first saw my stomach move from Baby...
Number of baby showers we've had...
Number of stretch marks I've earned...
Week I 1st felt contractions...
Centimeters dilated...
Days I'm willing to go past my due date...
Pieces of unsolicitted advice I receive daily...
Number of times my feet are swollen at any given moment...
Back shortly with belly pics and new ultrasound pictures!
Sunday, June 10, 2012
13 Weeks
Just got back from a weekend at home in Cambridge while Dan golfed in a tournament with my dad, then went to Aurora for 4 days to visit family, came back and had a going away party for Dan's cousin Trevor at the horse races, went to the lake up in Fremont with friends all day Saturday, and Sunday I threw a baby shower for Dan's sister and her twins that are going to be born within the next month! It's been a crazy couple of days, and I am exhausted and ready for a good night's sleep.
A week ago my boss called and said they were planning to have me start working on Monday, June 10th and that he would call me during this last week with details. I hadn't heard from him all week so I tried calling him on Friday afternoon and I have yet to hear from him. Needless to say, unfortunately, I am not going to be starting work tomorrow as planned. I need a day of rest after this weekend, but we are getting pretty tight financially around here! This summer break is becoming quite expensive when you figure the bills we are having to pay and the money that I could be making each day right now.
Baby is about the size of a peach, and it is possible that it could be sucking it's thumb by now! (Although we do not want a thumb sucker...I will fight that!) It's intestines are starting to move from outside of the body to the inside, and the vocal cords are developing. Praying for you, Little One!
How far along? Almost 13 weeks...can't believe we are almost 1/3 of the way done already!
Total weight gain: 1 pound last I checked, but that was after a week at Grandma's :)
Maternity clothes? Not yet, but things are definitely getting more snug!
Stretch marks? Nope!
Sleep: Getting up to go to the bathroom a little less, and can even make it all the way through some nights now. Still can't get comfortable. My dad has been nagging on me to exercise more during the day to try to wear myself out more, so I walked 5 1/2 miles one day last week, and was still up at 3:30 am. The next day I did 4 and slept a little better.
Best moment this week: Got to spend 4 days in Aurora with family while Dan did one of the west routes from Aurora, quite possibly my last longer "vacation" to Grandma and Grandpa's without a baby in tow.
Miss anything? WINE. We had a couple really late night drives this past week so I had a couple more Diet Pepsis...total of 4 throughout the first 13 weeks now. I would like to say I have completely given it up, but 3 of the 4 have been very small and much needed.
Movement: Not for a few more weeks!
Food cravings: Carbs, but nothing terrible.
Anything making you queasy or sick: The thought of eggs makes my stomach churn, but I've still been able to eat them
Gender: I think Boy
Labor Signs: N/A
Symptoms: I really cannot complain one bit. I seriously have had the best pregnancy I could have ever dreamed of having so far. The main thing this past week was the onset of heartburn. It's pretty much been all day every day and all night long and it doesn't make any difference what I eat. Exhausted, but it has been a crazy weekend. Starting to feel pregnant finally, but for now my belly looks like I have been eating too many brownies (which may or may not be true) and nothing like a baby belly. Quite a bit of bloating, to the point that I have looked like I'm many months farther along than I am.
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, and content.
Looking forward to: Feeling baby move in a few weeks!
We are hoping to get another peek at Baby this weekend. I am so looking forward to seeing how much the little peanut has changed in the past 3 weeks. Daddy continues to call baby "shrimp" so I'm hopeful that we will just find out that the tech at my appointment measured wrong and we are all caught up. He has even been generously sacrificing food saying that "he wants shrimp to have it." Goodness, I really doubt that our baby will turn out to be a real shrimp. I was 8 pounds and Dan was 8 1/2 pounds when we were born. Chances are, we are not going to have a small child.
I will also be back the end of the week with a 3 month picture of the belly, since we might finally have proof that this a real pregnancy and not just Kait-loves-brownies-too-much, although it is still debateable.
Love and prayers in week 13!
A week ago my boss called and said they were planning to have me start working on Monday, June 10th and that he would call me during this last week with details. I hadn't heard from him all week so I tried calling him on Friday afternoon and I have yet to hear from him. Needless to say, unfortunately, I am not going to be starting work tomorrow as planned. I need a day of rest after this weekend, but we are getting pretty tight financially around here! This summer break is becoming quite expensive when you figure the bills we are having to pay and the money that I could be making each day right now.
Baby is about the size of a peach, and it is possible that it could be sucking it's thumb by now! (Although we do not want a thumb sucker...I will fight that!) It's intestines are starting to move from outside of the body to the inside, and the vocal cords are developing. Praying for you, Little One!
How far along? Almost 13 weeks...can't believe we are almost 1/3 of the way done already!
Total weight gain: 1 pound last I checked, but that was after a week at Grandma's :)
Maternity clothes? Not yet, but things are definitely getting more snug!
Stretch marks? Nope!
Sleep: Getting up to go to the bathroom a little less, and can even make it all the way through some nights now. Still can't get comfortable. My dad has been nagging on me to exercise more during the day to try to wear myself out more, so I walked 5 1/2 miles one day last week, and was still up at 3:30 am. The next day I did 4 and slept a little better.
Best moment this week: Got to spend 4 days in Aurora with family while Dan did one of the west routes from Aurora, quite possibly my last longer "vacation" to Grandma and Grandpa's without a baby in tow.
Miss anything? WINE. We had a couple really late night drives this past week so I had a couple more Diet Pepsis...total of 4 throughout the first 13 weeks now. I would like to say I have completely given it up, but 3 of the 4 have been very small and much needed.
Movement: Not for a few more weeks!
Food cravings: Carbs, but nothing terrible.
Anything making you queasy or sick: The thought of eggs makes my stomach churn, but I've still been able to eat them
Gender: I think Boy
Labor Signs: N/A
Symptoms: I really cannot complain one bit. I seriously have had the best pregnancy I could have ever dreamed of having so far. The main thing this past week was the onset of heartburn. It's pretty much been all day every day and all night long and it doesn't make any difference what I eat. Exhausted, but it has been a crazy weekend. Starting to feel pregnant finally, but for now my belly looks like I have been eating too many brownies (which may or may not be true) and nothing like a baby belly. Quite a bit of bloating, to the point that I have looked like I'm many months farther along than I am.
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, and content.
Looking forward to: Feeling baby move in a few weeks!
We are hoping to get another peek at Baby this weekend. I am so looking forward to seeing how much the little peanut has changed in the past 3 weeks. Daddy continues to call baby "shrimp" so I'm hopeful that we will just find out that the tech at my appointment measured wrong and we are all caught up. He has even been generously sacrificing food saying that "he wants shrimp to have it." Goodness, I really doubt that our baby will turn out to be a real shrimp. I was 8 pounds and Dan was 8 1/2 pounds when we were born. Chances are, we are not going to have a small child.
I will also be back the end of the week with a 3 month picture of the belly, since we might finally have proof that this a real pregnancy and not just Kait-loves-brownies-too-much, although it is still debateable.
Love and prayers in week 13!
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
11 Weeks Down!
All of your vital organs are now formed and working, which is a huge relief. Your risk of defects is less now that that stage is complete. Yay! Your ears are finding their proper place and finger and toenails are beginning to form. You now weigh a whopping 1/3 of an ounce, which is about the size of two small packets of sugar and you are 2 inches long. It is SO cool watching how fast babies change in just a matter of a week. It is also a fun feeling to know that baby is moving more now...so excited to finally be able to feel it!
And here are some pregnancy stats. I'm thinking I will try to be more regular about this as a fun way of keeping track of some milestones!
How far along? 11 weeks
Maternity clothes? No, but I'm thinking they sound pretty comfortable already! Pretty excited to wear some of the pants I got while shopping this week!
Stretch marks? Nope!
Sleep: Hasn't been great pretty much the past 8 weeks. Fall asleep instantly now which is nice, but have a hard time staying asleep. Also rountinely go to the bathroom at 4:00 am. Can't get comfortable...ever.
Best moment this week: Shopping for maternity clothes
Miss anything? WINE. I knew I would miss it, but didn't know it would be this bad! You could probably add Diet Pepsi to the list...have only had 2 small ones since!
Movement: Much too early
Food cravings: Really just sweets, which isn't anything new from before. And wine...did I mention that already?
Anything making you queasy or sick: No, but I did have a dream about fish (like the smell of fish in a pond) that made me really sick
Gender: I think Boy
Labor Signs: N/A
Symptoms: Feeling awesome! Hardly more fatigued than normal, too! Pretty sure I can finally start to feel my uterus creeping up farther into my belly...that's kinda fun! It's been awhile since I've put on jeans, but I would imagine they would be a big more snug. And now looking back, I would imagine that all of the itching that I was having from about weeks 5-9, especially on my legs and back, was pregnancy related. It was pretty bad for several weeks, but it's been a couple since it has really bothered me. I have also had 2 headaches this past week that 1 Tylenol wouldn't fix that lasted for about 12 hours both times. Really, nothing I can complain about though!
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy, and content
Looking forward to: Actually feeling pregnant, right now it feels like it's all sacrifices for nothing! Feeling baby move will be pretty cool, too.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Painting the Nursery
Since Dan and I have both had this past week off, we decided it would be a good time to go through everything in our entire house and get rid of everything that we don't need. Needless to say, half of our basement is now a garage sale pile, and every single closet and room of this house has been gone through and is completely organized. It feels amazing. We actually ended up with a little bit of spare room, which is good considering Dan and I had outgrown this house with just the 2 of us.
We have basically been working on the house all day everyday for just about a week now, and were able to get the nursery painted already. When I had originally suggested the idea of painting so early, I was just sure he was going to turn me down. He isn't always amused when I get too far ahead of things. But when presented with the reality that if it wasn't done now, it was probably going to be in the middle of a football game during the fall when it would be time to paint, he really didn't hesitate one minute to agree to the idea. :)
I knew all along that i wanted to go with a neutral color, so painting this early was not going to be a problem. I am also the type of person that had had my entire wedding planned for years before it actually occurred, so it would make sense that I have had most details of this nursery planned for many many months now too. I was also just positive that he was going to be more than annoyed with me when presented with the challenge of not just painting the nursery, but painting one entire wall in horizontal stripes. Not suprisingly, he didn't even bat an eye. (Perhaps this is because he is getting used to my love for painting now. The week before the wedding I decided that our bedroom had to be painted, and a day before we were having a Christmas party at our house for some classmates I decided that our bathroom had to be painted. He didn't fight me one bit then, and before we knew it we were buying paint and supplies, taping the rooms, and they were done! He is amazing, really. Not only does he not get extremely irritated with me like he very well could, but he helps me with every step of the process, and never complains. I really am sad now that the last room in our home has been painted.) Anyway, we collected every paint sample from Menards that was on the pallete in my mind, and came home to begin narrowing them down.
After another trip to Menards for paint and supplies, the next fun part was getting the lines to be perfectly level on the wall and taping. We used a laser level instead of a chalk line and I think it worked pretty well. It would have been much easier if our walls were actually square. This was by far the most meticulous part of the entire project.
After we got done taping the entire wall, we measured each of the stripes to make sure they were perfectly even. It's amazing how much of an illusion the tape makes in making the stripes look different sizes. We then covered each of the stripes that were to be white with paper so that paint wouldn't drip into those parts.
And then began the fun! The rest of the pictures are when progress was finally seemingly made.
After taking off the paper on the white lines....starting to get excited (and nervous about taking the yellow tape off to see how good or bad our lines look)!!
And here is the final result. It turned out as perfectly as I had it pictured in my mind. I LOVE IT! It looks better in person, because I have the cheapest, worst camera. It was either that or my phone so this is the best I can get. You get the idea, though!
We still haven't figured out of we are finding out what LD is or not, so this might be the last nursery picture until baby is born. Still haven't figured out how it's going to look if (when) it is a boy, but I'm thinking light coral and pink accents for a girl. Excited to see how it all turns out!
We have basically been working on the house all day everyday for just about a week now, and were able to get the nursery painted already. When I had originally suggested the idea of painting so early, I was just sure he was going to turn me down. He isn't always amused when I get too far ahead of things. But when presented with the reality that if it wasn't done now, it was probably going to be in the middle of a football game during the fall when it would be time to paint, he really didn't hesitate one minute to agree to the idea. :)
I knew all along that i wanted to go with a neutral color, so painting this early was not going to be a problem. I am also the type of person that had had my entire wedding planned for years before it actually occurred, so it would make sense that I have had most details of this nursery planned for many many months now too. I was also just positive that he was going to be more than annoyed with me when presented with the challenge of not just painting the nursery, but painting one entire wall in horizontal stripes. Not suprisingly, he didn't even bat an eye. (Perhaps this is because he is getting used to my love for painting now. The week before the wedding I decided that our bedroom had to be painted, and a day before we were having a Christmas party at our house for some classmates I decided that our bathroom had to be painted. He didn't fight me one bit then, and before we knew it we were buying paint and supplies, taping the rooms, and they were done! He is amazing, really. Not only does he not get extremely irritated with me like he very well could, but he helps me with every step of the process, and never complains. I really am sad now that the last room in our home has been painted.) Anyway, we collected every paint sample from Menards that was on the pallete in my mind, and came home to begin narrowing them down.
After another trip to Menards for paint and supplies, the next fun part was getting the lines to be perfectly level on the wall and taping. We used a laser level instead of a chalk line and I think it worked pretty well. It would have been much easier if our walls were actually square. This was by far the most meticulous part of the entire project.
After we got done taping the entire wall, we measured each of the stripes to make sure they were perfectly even. It's amazing how much of an illusion the tape makes in making the stripes look different sizes. We then covered each of the stripes that were to be white with paper so that paint wouldn't drip into those parts.
And then began the fun! The rest of the pictures are when progress was finally seemingly made.
After taking off the paper on the white lines....starting to get excited (and nervous about taking the yellow tape off to see how good or bad our lines look)!!
And here is the final result. It turned out as perfectly as I had it pictured in my mind. I LOVE IT! It looks better in person, because I have the cheapest, worst camera. It was either that or my phone so this is the best I can get. You get the idea, though!
We still haven't figured out of we are finding out what LD is or not, so this might be the last nursery picture until baby is born. Still haven't figured out how it's going to look if (when) it is a boy, but I'm thinking light coral and pink accents for a girl. Excited to see how it all turns out!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
1st Official Ultrasound
On Monday, May 21st, we had our first official ultrasound and another office visit with Dr. Martin. The ultrasound was really quick, and we were in and out before we know it, but here are some pictures. Heart rate was 164 the first time she did it, and 170 the 2nd time. She said that we were 4 days behind where we thought we were based on baby's measurements, but Dr. Martin said he wasn't going to change our due date. (Possibly because I strongly encouraged him not to...for the kid's sake we do not want a Christmas Eve or Day baby.) :) I did have my first pregnant-woman supersensitivity moment when I got to thinking about baby measuring 4 days later than he should be, because he was right on track 2 weeks ago when we measured. It was fleeting, but I did worry about that a little since all babies should be all about the same size at this point. Dan has since been calling it "shrimp" and reminding me to eat, because he doesn't want to have to defend it it's entire life. HAHA!
I need to make these more visually appealling and straighter, but we are trying to do lots of things at on our house so this is as good as it is going to be for now.
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Not sure what date he is going by, but I am assuming it is either December 19th or 21st. Even with how fast she did the ultrasound, we did get to see the little one move a little bit. That was pretty cool! It is amazing to see how much he (still calling it a "he" because that's what we both think baby is) has changed within the last 2 weeks since we had the first peek.
I need to make these more visually appealling and straighter, but we are trying to do lots of things at on our house so this is as good as it is going to be for now.
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Not sure what date he is going by, but I am assuming it is either December 19th or 21st. Even with how fast she did the ultrasound, we did get to see the little one move a little bit. That was pretty cool! It is amazing to see how much he (still calling it a "he" because that's what we both think baby is) has changed within the last 2 weeks since we had the first peek.
Back soon for pictures of the nursery that we just got done painting!
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Lesson(s) in Patience
1st Lesson - I had a second interview in Omaha on Friday afternoon at 4:00, and was thankfully running ahead of schedule as I aim to do for interviews. I went out to the garage to discover that I had locked my keys in my car (#1), and had exactly 70 minutes until I had to be walking into my interview in Omaha by the time I collected myself to decide how I needed to handle it the fastest. I tried to get ahold of Dan who had my spare set, and by the grace of God, he was leaving work at that time and got home at 3:15. He ended up jumping in with me and took me to my interview, and we made it JUST in time.
The interview went really well. They told me that I beat out a lot of candidates for the position, and we immediately began discussing contract details. As soon as we had outlined the contract, I decided it was probably time that I admit to them that I come with an extra-special package. Their first response was among the frustration and awkward shuffles was "Kait, I wish you would have told us that during the first interview." Not sure how dumb he thinks I am for thinking I would have actually told him that on the first interview, but he must have. The rest of the interview was very awkward and cut short as I could tell that they were visibly upset by this news. They took me to the clinic quick and then took me back to my car. As I was leaving they said that they needed to talk about what I had just shared with them and what they were going to do about it and that they would get back to me within a day. (I'm guessing get back to me about whether or not I even still had the job). It is Sunday night, and I still haven't heard back from them. I am not too disappointed in this news...yet, as I am hoping to hear in the next couple days whether or not I get the job that I am hoping for the most in family practice.
2nd Lesson - I have been studying really hard for boards, and honestly, there isn't anything else that I can or have been thinking about right now....especially this past week and a half. I have complained to Dan that I am losing my mind more than a couple times now, and I think he may be starting to believe it. I'm sure being pregnant doesn't help the cause, let alone mental exhaustion/concentration on only one thing right now. We were going to make a quick trip out to Dan's parents' house for lunch for Mother's Day today and had to stop and get groceries before we went out. I also needed gas (which Dan has been filling up for me since I have been pregnant so I can avoid the fumes....one of the very considerate things he has taken on for me) so he was going to do that while I ran in to get groceries. I pulled the car up next to the gas tank and walked in the get the food. I was walking down an aisle when I spotted Dan, who walked towards me. As soon as I saw him I could tell that something was wrong as I didn't expect to see him so soon. The only thing he said was "Give me a hug" as he held out his arms in the middle of the cereal aisle, and we hugged. I knew it right that moment...I had locked my keys in the car (#2) for the 2nd time in 2 DAYS. And not only had I locked the keys in the car, I completely pulled the wrong side of the car up to the gas tank so he wasn't even able to get the gas. He gave me a hug, and I tried to collect myself from the frustration and guilt that I felt for putting him through this yet again. And long story short, our other vehicle was in Milford, so Ila had to come pick us up and we then took her car to Milford and got our other vehicle and went back to town to get my car, and then went back out to his parents for dinner. Not once did he seem frustrated, irritated, or even surprised.
I am SO blessed with a patient, understanding, and sensitive husband who knows when I just need a hug and to be treated with extra sensitivity. I am sure that there would be times where he would very appropriately convey frustration at my apparent carelessness, but this week he seems to have known just what I needed. I thank God for a man like that, and I thank God for having him to help me get through all of this. He has been doing all of the cooking, cleaning, looking after me, getting groceries, etc and I have had to worry about absolutely nothing other than school. I know how lucky I am to have a husband for that, and thank him every day for it. I have learned so much from being married to him, and I would hope that patience is at the top, because he sure gives me a lot of it. He also apparently has learned how much of a slow-learner I am! So, 2 lessons in patients in 2 days and I hope I have learned my lesson!
The interview went really well. They told me that I beat out a lot of candidates for the position, and we immediately began discussing contract details. As soon as we had outlined the contract, I decided it was probably time that I admit to them that I come with an extra-special package. Their first response was among the frustration and awkward shuffles was "Kait, I wish you would have told us that during the first interview." Not sure how dumb he thinks I am for thinking I would have actually told him that on the first interview, but he must have. The rest of the interview was very awkward and cut short as I could tell that they were visibly upset by this news. They took me to the clinic quick and then took me back to my car. As I was leaving they said that they needed to talk about what I had just shared with them and what they were going to do about it and that they would get back to me within a day. (I'm guessing get back to me about whether or not I even still had the job). It is Sunday night, and I still haven't heard back from them. I am not too disappointed in this news...yet, as I am hoping to hear in the next couple days whether or not I get the job that I am hoping for the most in family practice.
2nd Lesson - I have been studying really hard for boards, and honestly, there isn't anything else that I can or have been thinking about right now....especially this past week and a half. I have complained to Dan that I am losing my mind more than a couple times now, and I think he may be starting to believe it. I'm sure being pregnant doesn't help the cause, let alone mental exhaustion/concentration on only one thing right now. We were going to make a quick trip out to Dan's parents' house for lunch for Mother's Day today and had to stop and get groceries before we went out. I also needed gas (which Dan has been filling up for me since I have been pregnant so I can avoid the fumes....one of the very considerate things he has taken on for me) so he was going to do that while I ran in to get groceries. I pulled the car up next to the gas tank and walked in the get the food. I was walking down an aisle when I spotted Dan, who walked towards me. As soon as I saw him I could tell that something was wrong as I didn't expect to see him so soon. The only thing he said was "Give me a hug" as he held out his arms in the middle of the cereal aisle, and we hugged. I knew it right that moment...I had locked my keys in the car (#2) for the 2nd time in 2 DAYS. And not only had I locked the keys in the car, I completely pulled the wrong side of the car up to the gas tank so he wasn't even able to get the gas. He gave me a hug, and I tried to collect myself from the frustration and guilt that I felt for putting him through this yet again. And long story short, our other vehicle was in Milford, so Ila had to come pick us up and we then took her car to Milford and got our other vehicle and went back to town to get my car, and then went back out to his parents for dinner. Not once did he seem frustrated, irritated, or even surprised.
I am SO blessed with a patient, understanding, and sensitive husband who knows when I just need a hug and to be treated with extra sensitivity. I am sure that there would be times where he would very appropriately convey frustration at my apparent carelessness, but this week he seems to have known just what I needed. I thank God for a man like that, and I thank God for having him to help me get through all of this. He has been doing all of the cooking, cleaning, looking after me, getting groceries, etc and I have had to worry about absolutely nothing other than school. I know how lucky I am to have a husband for that, and thank him every day for it. I have learned so much from being married to him, and I would hope that patience is at the top, because he sure gives me a lot of it. He also apparently has learned how much of a slow-learner I am! So, 2 lessons in patients in 2 days and I hope I have learned my lesson!
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