Granny Panties

So, this may be a bit too much information, but one thing I’ve found is that being pregnant has made me a lot less modest!

I’ve found lately that it’s time to put my thongs in the drawer for a nice pair of ‘granny panties’. LOL. So last night, Travis and I went looking for a good pair.  He was so interested in helping me, it was funny!  We found a nice pack of 3 that promised ‘no wedgies’ (haha!) and that they wouldn’t move.  I opted for the higher waisted ones because I didn’t want my ever-growing belly to feel like it was flopping over my underwear.  Welllll…. let’s just say we got a GOOD laugh last night!

When I went to try them on, they were quite a bit ‘higher waisted’ than I expected, and the bottoms came up to about the middle of my back! HAHA!  Not to mention I overestimated the size and my bottoms were a little baggy. Travis was so sweet to tell me ‘They. look. okay…’ but judging by his expression I could tell he was less than impressed! lol

Tonight I found a pair of bikini briefs than are NOT high rise and still promise to be ‘wedgie free’ (that still makes me chuckle!).  Turns out they work perfectly. I can finally let go of the thongs (for now, as Travis made me promise) and continue my quest for comfort as my body goes through these changes!

Green olives or chocolate milk…. or BOTH?!

I’ve started having some food cravings!  For the most part I really didn’t have any food aversions, or anything that I HAD to have. But lately I’ve started thinking about the strangest foods, and can’t get it out of my mind until I eat it!

It started when I was grocercy shopping last week, and passed by the olives.  I just had to buy a jar of green olives.  That jar is now completely gone!  Every once in a while I would think about them and have to go to the fridge to pop a few…. or even more tempting, they were in the door of the refridgerator, so every time I opened itup, they were there reminding me of how much I ‘needed’ them.

Then something on TV made me think of chocolate milk.  I’m not eating chocolate, drinking tea or coffee or anything with too much caffiene in it.  One night, I just HAD to have it! A little chocolate here and there won’t hurt!  It was so satisfying that its my new favorite ‘treat’ when I want something sweet.

Last night it was Chick Fil A.  Not just a craving for nuggets, but a full meal!  I wanted a Chick Fil A sandwich (with the yummy pickles!) and the waffle fries (accompanied with Polynesian sauce for dipping!)  I cannot tell you the last time I’ve had Chick Fil A, or fast food for that matter, but it was probably the BEST. MEAL. EVER! I didn’t even feel guilty for inhaling it when I finally made it home with my meal!

Well…. this morning I had a meltdown! (It happens a lot more lately)  I woke up craving french toast!  Travis was still sleeping, but I needed food SOON!  I tried to go ‘see when he would be up’ and he told me he wanted to sleep more. (Grr!)  So I decided pancakes with maple syrup would be the next best thing (we didn’t have bread…we need to go to the grocery store desperately!)  Soooo… I measure out the mix and get an egg, then go to grab the milk that was in the fridge last night.  UGH! Travis had finished it off last night while I was sleeping!  So now, knowing that french toast, or anything close to it was not going to happened I literally screamed in frustration! (How could he finish off the milk last night while I slept…didn’t he know I’d want to make pancakes in the morning?!?!… haha)

So now I’m over my tantrum, but really still craving some french toast… might be a Breakfast For Dinner night tonight! 🙂

Gearing up for an interesting school year

I’ve met my new students and we’ve had our first 2 days of school.  It’s been a hectic past week with Parent/Teacher night and getting a new school year rolling!  Not to mention, I haven’t been sleeping well because I’ve been waking up in the middle of the night to use the restroom or because I’m starving! It’s also been a challenge to find the time to drink enough water and eat enough during the day.  I’m packing lots of snacks throughout the day, but being more active than I’ve been in the past few weeks has added to my already expanding appetite!

Aside from the fact that I’m adjusting to a new school year in a totally new way, I’m also bursting at the seams to tell co-workers and parents.  ‘How’s married life?’ ‘When are you going to have kids?’ ‘Anything interesting happen over the summer?’… all these questions have left me in a tricky spot because I’ve been dying to shout “I’M PREGNANT!” 🙂 Along with that, some of my students have asked me if I have children, and can’t wait to be able to say ‘SOON!’.

I noticed the other day at 9 weeks, that I’m actually showing a little bit! I’ve heard that people with longer torsos show sooner…who knows. But I managed to find a ‘flowy’ dress for Parent/Teacher Night to hide any weight gain!

After I put my children on the bus today, I was thrilled for the weekend and ready for 2 days of nothing but relaxing!  I was really excited to get home and find a book in my mailbox that I ordered from Amazon… I’ve got a more ‘technical’ one on the way… but this one is an easy read about the pretty and not so pretty basics about pregnancy.  I’m already halfway through, and I’ll probably finish tonight! 😉

**(Monday I will be 10 weeks! YEA!)**

1st prenatal exam

Thursday I went to my 1st prenatal exam. Although I was only 8 weeks and 4 days at the time, my doctor wanted to try to hear the baby’s heart beat through an abdominal ultrasound.  I could hear all kinds of crackling and wooshing noises that she explained to me was my blood circulating through my body.  At one point my doctor said she heard my heartbeat plus the baby’s heartbeat, but I’ll be honest, I couldn’t hear a difference from all of the noise I’d heard before.  But I was happy with the visit because if my doctor heard the baby’s heartbeat, I was happy to know that!

We will go back Sept. 8th to do another check up and this time the baby should be big enough to isolate the heartbeat and really hear it! 🙂

I am 9 weeks, and so excited that I am almost out of the 1st trimester. I’m even more excited to go on Sept. 8th and hopefully have a new picture of our little one!!!

My clothes are fitting a little bit tighter now.  I’ve only gained about 2 lbs, but it’s all been in my belly.  Yesterday I went to Target and bought a belly band. I was a little skeptical on how it would work.  After trying it on with all of my work clothes, I’m so excited about it!  I can even wear a pair of pants that I haven’t been able to fit in in years! (Of course they’re only zipped and not buttoned!) But that’s the beauty of the belly band!  Not in materinity pants quite yet! (I’ve still got some time, lol)

Here’s to the next few weeks flying by, and getting settled into my 2nd trimester! 😉

Countdown to 2nd Trimester!

I’m now 8 weeks and 2 days, and definitely counting down until I’m into my 2nd trimester! I’m looking forward to some renewed energy and no more queasiness!  Overall I’ve felt pretty good, but the wooziness hits randomly. I’m sure going to miss my couch time when school starts back! I’m worried I’ll be pretty exhausted by the end of a school day. But once school starts back I’ll only have 3 weeks until my 2nd trimester where things hopefully settle down.

I’m not showing any, but sure feel like it! Whenever I can I’m in workout pants or elastic shorts that don’t make me feel like a balloon!  I know that no one else can notice, but I sure can!

I go tomorrow for my 1st prenatal exam, and I’m excited to hear good news, and hopefully see or hear my baby’s heartbeat again (I’m not sure they’ll do it again tomorrow, but I sure hope so!)

1st prenatal exam update coming tomorrow! 🙂

 

7 weeks!

I’m now over halfway done with my 1st Trimester!!  I’m feeling a little bit more ‘woozy’.  Food doesn’t settle real well in my stomach, and I have to make sure I’m never full nor hungry…otherwise it will make me feel worse!

I’ve been very tired lately and have had some cramping.  They worst symptom though is breaking out on my face! It’s the only visible symptom I’ve got, and it’s such a pain! I try and wash my face atleast twice a day to keep all the pimples down. Yuck!

So many exciting things are happening with my little jellybean this week!

At week 7, baby bean’s eyes, mouth, and tongue are developing. Our baby’s brain is also developing this week! Also, the bones in it’s little body are forming and hardening!

I’m not showing any at this point, but definitely feel like my pants are fitting a bit tighter these days!  I’m okay with it though, because I know what it means! 😉

Here’s to another happy, healthy week! 🙂

 

Baby Bean!

Travis and I went for our second ultrasound today (actually yesterday because it is 4:30am as I type this because I can’t sleep!).  Last ultrasound we weren’t as far along as expected, so we only saw the prgnancy sac, the yolk sac, and the start of a teeny tiny fetus.  We were a little disappointed that we didn’t get to see a heartbeat, and I was still anxious because we didn’t see it.  Being on 5 weeks and 4 days at the time, its not uncommon to nto see a heartbeat then… I just wanted to see it so badly!

We were nervous/anxious/excited today to see what we would see. I was nervous because I knew I was now 6 weeks and 4 days and the doctor said I should see a heartbeat by then… so I was just praying for that. I was anxious and excited because I just KNEW that all of my prayers would be answered!

Sure enough they were! When the nurse said, “Oh I see it!” Travis got up from his chair and walked to the television screen.  When she magnified the image on the screen, it was just the most amazing thing! I could truly see the tiny flicker of a heartbeat in my tiny little baby.  I could also see where the umbilical cord was attached (ever so tiny!) and you could see blood rushing in and out to the baby.  I was amazed at how much life was actually going on inside me (even though the unsuspecting person would never know!). 

As Travis’ dad said later on when we showed him the pictures, “And people don’t think there are miracles in this world…”

 

Ultrasound

Travis and I went for my first ultrasound on Friday. We were so excited to get to see and hear a heartbeat. It was quite disappointing to me when we went and I didn’t get the expected outcome.

Turns out that the calculations were off and I wasn’t 6 weeks and 2 days, but was really only 5 weeks and 4 days. Sooo, we didn’t get to see a heartbeat yet. 😦 

But what was exciting was that we got to see my pregnancy sac, my yolk sac, and a teeny tiny fetus! Dr. Mody said that everything that has developed looks great for how far along I am.  While I was disappointed not to have the reassurance of a heartbeat, I was happy to hear that things were progressing like they should be.

We’ve scheduled another ultraound for next Friday (when I will be 6 weeks and 4 days) and we’ve both got our fingers crossed that we will finally hear and see the heartbeat of our little jellybean!!