Not that I mind the marks, Ive had them for as long as I can remember. Ive had this one on my tummy since jr high that Ive become quite fond of, and on either side of my button it has had many friends come join it. But sometime this week the bottom side of my tummy, the part I can no longer see without a mirror, has turned purple. Its hard to even tell the lines apart there are so many. They have multiplied. Like only stretch marks and bunnies can.
Also, Emma is getting fat. I know this because she is making me fat. Shes not hitting my ribs just yet (or if she is, Im too preoccupied with the need to breath to notice...) but the top of my stomach is sticking out now too instead of just the bottom. And I miss deep breaths. And a good yawn.
In other news, my next Dr appointment will not be with Dr Anstine. I wont see her again till Novemberish. But before my next appointment, if all goes well, I should get to see little baby Jesse. If he comes out when we want him to. :) (Next appointment is the glucose test, so Im really not looking forward to it anyways. I choose orange, so we will see how it tastes.)
Today, I am painting my dresser, and putting it in Emmas room. After emptying Emmas room, so that the dresser will actually fit. Then I am going through the clothes Ive got for her, and toys, and a variety of other things, and putting them away. My goal is to be able to walk in there, around the crib, changing table, two bassinets, pack and play (folded up), two swings, and boucer, and to be able to get to the draws in the dresser and the shelves in the closet. I dont think it will happen, but at least I will have something to do today. :D
Friday, August 29, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
spoiled.
I just got the coolest playpin in the whole world from Jesse and Sarah. Really. I picked it out, but didnt realise how many cool things it did above what I wanted it to do. And, it is (I think) my largest peice of furniture in the living room, because I have so much baby stuff in the babys room that it wont fit, and I dont want to fold it back up! Its too cute! I just needed to share that with someone. :)
Also, I gave Emma coffee this morning. She hasnt had any since I was only 18weeks, and she is much stronger now. Her caffine kicks make my whole tummy shake! (So I am home by myself, and this really amuses me. :D)
Also, I gave Emma coffee this morning. She hasnt had any since I was only 18weeks, and she is much stronger now. Her caffine kicks make my whole tummy shake! (So I am home by myself, and this really amuses me. :D)
Thursday, August 14, 2008
taking it personally
I have an excess amount of estrogen in my body right now. I know this, because I take EVERYTHING personally. Really. Everything.
For example, on Monday, the cableone guy came to fix our internet. I am currently sitting at the flying m, because it still kind of sucks, but thats another story... So I let him in, and let him know how greatful I am that he is here to fix things. One of the first things he says is something about why isnt anyone around here wireless?! Well, that would be becasue we JUST built this house, and JUST got internet set up, and need to get the box put together in the wall before we bother with wireless. (Besides all this, what is the point of wireless, if the "wired" kind isnt working anyways?!) Then he complains about the cord being in the hall, and that must be the problem. Then the damper that was put on, that must be the problem. Then his meter isnt working and he uses my computer to check the websites reading of our connection and SUDDENLY I am no longer an idiot! Its not the cord, or the damper, or the fact that we are not wireless, its the service into the house! Whatever. So he puts a stornger damper on to tone down the signal and checked the numbers again, and it appeared to be working. Well, its not really. It drops me less often, but it is just as irritating when it does it less often.
Example number two: we got a puppy Sunday afternoon. She is cute, Ill look for a picture to attatch. Monday I called the vet to make her and Jack appointments for shots and because she has some weird sort of skin thing. Tuesday at eight thirty, I bring them both in and fill our the paperwork, get them both weighed... and go in the little room to wait. The vet tech was really nice. Jack is 87 pounds, Wendy is 15.2. She took temps, listened to their hearts, and sent in the vet.
The vet on the other hand (I used to like her) comes into the room, and the FIRST thing she says is to my dog (NOT TO ME!) She looked at Jack and said "Well, looks like youve gained more weight. Now youve got 17 pounds to loose." I spoke up becasue I was irritated that she was talking to my dog rather than me and reminded her that he is a golden retriever/lab mix, and that the golden retriever is a huskier dog than a lab. (They have him down as a lab mix.) Then she looks at me like Im dumb and tells me that her test is to check to see if she can feel his ribs (which she hadnt done untill then) and she touches his sides and tells me, no- he still needs to loose the weight. I CAN FEEL HIS RIBS. And I didnt even go to school to find out where they are!
It gets better (worse). After she gave Jack his shot, so he is good for a year now, she took a look at Wendy. Wendy was born June 4th, so shes only 10 weeks old. I point out the skin issues shes got, and let her know that the people we got her from thought it was ringworm. (They had talked to a vet.) She asked when we got her, I told her Sunday, so she should be able to figure out that I got her Sunday, made an appointment Monday and brought her in first thing Tuesday morning. As she is looking at her, she tells me, "Wow, shes kind of a mangy dog. With these spots all over, and her coat looking like this...." I JUST got her. I gave her a bath Monday afternoon. She and Jack play, and Jack slobbers on her. Her paws were wet from the grass that morning, and she had to walk through the dirt to get to the truck. She didnt look any different than Jack. They do a skin test, so I should know tomorrow what is wrong with her, and they gave her her first set of shots. The vet also sent me home with a shampoo for her dandruff that should help the skin condition, and then tells me she is also sending me home with a dewormer because she is mangy looking and she probably has worms. (Now, Im not saying that she doesnt, its just that i was getting tired of this vet insulting my dog, and essentially telling me that I am not taking good care of my animals!)
I have to take her back in 3-4 weeks and bring a fresh stool sample (yippee.) to make sure she is worm free and to get her next shots. I am hoping there are two vets there, and that I dont have to see her next time. And also that I can make a Monday appointment and make Jason come with me.
One more: last month, Alley from Hairmasters cut off all my hair. She spent an hour, and did an amazing job. But, being pregnant and since my hair grows fast naturally, it has grown an inch in the last month and I wanted it cut again today before we leave for family reunion. Alley moved to Oregon, so Kathy, who answered the phone when I called, was the one to cut my hair. I let her know that Alley had just done it a month ago, and that it had grown an inch, and I brought in the same pictures that I brought in for Alley. She barely glanced at them, and washed, cut and dried my hair in twenty minutes. She told me, it wasnt a hard cut to follow, she just trimmed all the layers... But Alley had thinned it and spent so much time making sure it was just right, then dried it and trimmed it a little more. Kathy asked me if I wanted it dried! Then charged me for it! The cut is fine, I dont love it as much as I did a month ago when Alley did it, but its just fine. I just expected to leave there feeling happy, and didnt. After she finished drying it she asked me, have you ever thought about highlights? And at the counter, do I need any hairproducts? I get that sales are good for them, but she should just have been greatful that I came back to the same place even though Alley isnt there anymore.
So, my point, after you have read all of this ranting, is that I am NEVER this weird. I let things go. I am (fairly) rational. I assume that people are nice. But three of the four days this week where I have actually been around other people for any amount of time, I have been offended by them. It happened a little last week too...
Is there some sort of outbreak or meanness that I keep running into, or are Emma and pregnantness finally getting the best of me? Im not sure which one Id rather be the cause...
For example, on Monday, the cableone guy came to fix our internet. I am currently sitting at the flying m, because it still kind of sucks, but thats another story... So I let him in, and let him know how greatful I am that he is here to fix things. One of the first things he says is something about why isnt anyone around here wireless?! Well, that would be becasue we JUST built this house, and JUST got internet set up, and need to get the box put together in the wall before we bother with wireless. (Besides all this, what is the point of wireless, if the "wired" kind isnt working anyways?!) Then he complains about the cord being in the hall, and that must be the problem. Then the damper that was put on, that must be the problem. Then his meter isnt working and he uses my computer to check the websites reading of our connection and SUDDENLY I am no longer an idiot! Its not the cord, or the damper, or the fact that we are not wireless, its the service into the house! Whatever. So he puts a stornger damper on to tone down the signal and checked the numbers again, and it appeared to be working. Well, its not really. It drops me less often, but it is just as irritating when it does it less often.
Example number two: we got a puppy Sunday afternoon. She is cute, Ill look for a picture to attatch. Monday I called the vet to make her and Jack appointments for shots and because she has some weird sort of skin thing. Tuesday at eight thirty, I bring them both in and fill our the paperwork, get them both weighed... and go in the little room to wait. The vet tech was really nice. Jack is 87 pounds, Wendy is 15.2. She took temps, listened to their hearts, and sent in the vet.
The vet on the other hand (I used to like her) comes into the room, and the FIRST thing she says is to my dog (NOT TO ME!) She looked at Jack and said "Well, looks like youve gained more weight. Now youve got 17 pounds to loose." I spoke up becasue I was irritated that she was talking to my dog rather than me and reminded her that he is a golden retriever/lab mix, and that the golden retriever is a huskier dog than a lab. (They have him down as a lab mix.) Then she looks at me like Im dumb and tells me that her test is to check to see if she can feel his ribs (which she hadnt done untill then) and she touches his sides and tells me, no- he still needs to loose the weight. I CAN FEEL HIS RIBS. And I didnt even go to school to find out where they are!
It gets better (worse). After she gave Jack his shot, so he is good for a year now, she took a look at Wendy. Wendy was born June 4th, so shes only 10 weeks old. I point out the skin issues shes got, and let her know that the people we got her from thought it was ringworm. (They had talked to a vet.) She asked when we got her, I told her Sunday, so she should be able to figure out that I got her Sunday, made an appointment Monday and brought her in first thing Tuesday morning. As she is looking at her, she tells me, "Wow, shes kind of a mangy dog. With these spots all over, and her coat looking like this...." I JUST got her. I gave her a bath Monday afternoon. She and Jack play, and Jack slobbers on her. Her paws were wet from the grass that morning, and she had to walk through the dirt to get to the truck. She didnt look any different than Jack. They do a skin test, so I should know tomorrow what is wrong with her, and they gave her her first set of shots. The vet also sent me home with a shampoo for her dandruff that should help the skin condition, and then tells me she is also sending me home with a dewormer because she is mangy looking and she probably has worms. (Now, Im not saying that she doesnt, its just that i was getting tired of this vet insulting my dog, and essentially telling me that I am not taking good care of my animals!)
I have to take her back in 3-4 weeks and bring a fresh stool sample (yippee.) to make sure she is worm free and to get her next shots. I am hoping there are two vets there, and that I dont have to see her next time. And also that I can make a Monday appointment and make Jason come with me.
One more: last month, Alley from Hairmasters cut off all my hair. She spent an hour, and did an amazing job. But, being pregnant and since my hair grows fast naturally, it has grown an inch in the last month and I wanted it cut again today before we leave for family reunion. Alley moved to Oregon, so Kathy, who answered the phone when I called, was the one to cut my hair. I let her know that Alley had just done it a month ago, and that it had grown an inch, and I brought in the same pictures that I brought in for Alley. She barely glanced at them, and washed, cut and dried my hair in twenty minutes. She told me, it wasnt a hard cut to follow, she just trimmed all the layers... But Alley had thinned it and spent so much time making sure it was just right, then dried it and trimmed it a little more. Kathy asked me if I wanted it dried! Then charged me for it! The cut is fine, I dont love it as much as I did a month ago when Alley did it, but its just fine. I just expected to leave there feeling happy, and didnt. After she finished drying it she asked me, have you ever thought about highlights? And at the counter, do I need any hairproducts? I get that sales are good for them, but she should just have been greatful that I came back to the same place even though Alley isnt there anymore.
So, my point, after you have read all of this ranting, is that I am NEVER this weird. I let things go. I am (fairly) rational. I assume that people are nice. But three of the four days this week where I have actually been around other people for any amount of time, I have been offended by them. It happened a little last week too...
Is there some sort of outbreak or meanness that I keep running into, or are Emma and pregnantness finally getting the best of me? Im not sure which one Id rather be the cause...
Sunday, August 10, 2008
kicking and vomit
Not mine.
Last night, Jason finally felt Emma move. we were watching the Kill Bills and she likes music, so by the second movie, she was kicking a lot and I asked Jason if he wanted to try and feel again. I had him put both hands on my tummy, and it just took a second and she kicked him really hard. It was fun to see his eyes light up just for a second and several more times last night he got to feel her move.
We got a puppy today. Jack was easy. Mellow, and easy. Elisabeth (is what jasons calling her for now, Im not sure it fits) threw up on me in the truck on the way home. Im glad it was in the truck, but I am going to be cleaning it for weeks to get rid of the smell, and ew. Right now she is tied up in the back, because she is small enough to fit under parts of the fence. She hates being tied up, and is a bit more high matinance than Jack, but is cute, and I think she will grow into it.
But, I had better go rescue her for a while, before we leave her by herself while we are at church tonight.
Last night, Jason finally felt Emma move. we were watching the Kill Bills and she likes music, so by the second movie, she was kicking a lot and I asked Jason if he wanted to try and feel again. I had him put both hands on my tummy, and it just took a second and she kicked him really hard. It was fun to see his eyes light up just for a second and several more times last night he got to feel her move.
We got a puppy today. Jack was easy. Mellow, and easy. Elisabeth (is what jasons calling her for now, Im not sure it fits) threw up on me in the truck on the way home. Im glad it was in the truck, but I am going to be cleaning it for weeks to get rid of the smell, and ew. Right now she is tied up in the back, because she is small enough to fit under parts of the fence. She hates being tied up, and is a bit more high matinance than Jack, but is cute, and I think she will grow into it.
But, I had better go rescue her for a while, before we leave her by herself while we are at church tonight.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
baby things
Is it a bad thing if I dont want to register for gifts anywhere? I dont know the rules about these things, but I have so much stuff from Ash, and Andie, and Jesse and Sarah and Mom that there arent really many picky things left to get. I was thinking, if this sounds acceptable, of making a little list of things that I need still, and just sending it out with invitations to a shower? Then people can give Emma whatever they want. Is that a bad idea?
In other news, we had ultrasound number four a week ago, and Emma showed us her kidneys. that was pretty much it. We did get to see her nose and upper lip so we know that shes all okay there, but im not sure if they have checked overything off their little list yet... but I dont know if I want to go in for another ultrasound. Its just more money to pay and at the rate shes been, we probably still wont see anything.
My mom has been with me for the last week and a half, and went home on Monday. We did some serious shopping, and unpacking, and cleaning, and I even made a furry purple stuffed puppy and started on a blanket. I am going home again in two weeks to family reunion, and will see family then too. At least, Jason and I plan to make it all the way home this time around. It will be my last time home without a baby, so thats kind of cool.
So, there is the update for this little while. Not a lot has happened. Emma's still moving around, she weighs about a pound. We started our baby classes last night and have them all month then thats over. So, not much is happening.
In other news, we had ultrasound number four a week ago, and Emma showed us her kidneys. that was pretty much it. We did get to see her nose and upper lip so we know that shes all okay there, but im not sure if they have checked overything off their little list yet... but I dont know if I want to go in for another ultrasound. Its just more money to pay and at the rate shes been, we probably still wont see anything.
My mom has been with me for the last week and a half, and went home on Monday. We did some serious shopping, and unpacking, and cleaning, and I even made a furry purple stuffed puppy and started on a blanket. I am going home again in two weeks to family reunion, and will see family then too. At least, Jason and I plan to make it all the way home this time around. It will be my last time home without a baby, so thats kind of cool.
So, there is the update for this little while. Not a lot has happened. Emma's still moving around, she weighs about a pound. We started our baby classes last night and have them all month then thats over. So, not much is happening.
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