October 26, 2004
Registered at last
For those of you who've asked, Dale and I are registered at Babies"R"Us. You can either visit a store or view the registry online at Amazon.com.
Dale and I finally took ourselves out to Babies"R"Us and started our registry today. We were there for a while and ended up getting overwhelmed and burnt out, so we left before deciding on things like a highchair, play yard, and (still) stroller.
When we bought ourselves a new bed and bedframe, we got what seemed comfy and looked nice. Safety issues weren't... an issue. But with all this baby stuff, there's so much to consider, so please don't be surprised to see changes to the registry.
October 20, 2004
2/3 of the way there
Today is the start of my third trimester!
October 12, 2004
Mom-to-Be
Dale and I went out and took some photos of me. I think these are the first photos taken of me in the last five years that I've liked.
I think I look pretty cranky in the second photo, but I'm not. I'm just squinting against the setting sun.
October 11, 2004
Dale's project
Dale recently purchased a new camera and lens in anticipation of our baby's arrival. Since then he's had a great deal of fun going out and taking photos and learning different software programs to digitally enhance them. In the past few weeks, he's taken some really stunning photos.
This morning, I came across some photo albums I'd purchased a while back but hadn't put to use yet. Then I charged Dale with a task/project. I told him I wanted him to start putting together an album of pictures he's taken, for the baby. He's spent the last few hours going through his recent photos as well as the massive archives of digital photos we have going back years.
He's pulled a number of photos and is now cropping and retouching them. When he's done with that, he'll put the images on a memory card and take it to Walgreens to print out.. I had originally suggested the nature themed photos he's been taking (insects and plants), but he's pulling family photos and holiday pictures as well. I've gotten glimpses of some of his choices. I'm really looking forward to seeing the finished album. I hope our little one will appreciate it as well.
October 01, 2004
24 week prenatal check-up
Dale and I ended up leaving a little late for my 2pm appointment this afternoon, and the clinic was quite busy as well. I've never seen so many women in the waiting room, let alone so many pregnant women in one room, big bellies everywhere.
I didn't get enough sleep last night and I guess I'm just feeling emotional as well today, because I nearly burst into tears three times while reading a copy of Parents magazine.
Anyway, the appointment went fine. My urine strip showed some elevated sugar again, possibly caused by the caffeine-free Dr Pepper I had with lunch. Weight was up 2lbs. Blood pressure was good. This time, the nurse was able to find the baby's heartbeat almost immediately and that was good too, in the 150's. Dr. Litzinger measured my uterus and was a little surprised. I'll be 24 weeks tomorrow and despite the minimal weight gain, my uterus measured at 26 weeks.
That was reassuring because I've still been worried about my weight. The morning sickness is all but gone; I usually only get sick about once a week now. I'm able to eat more at a time and agonizing hunger isn't striking just an hour later, but our bathroom scale still shows me fluctuating within the same few pounds. The measuring tape also tells me that my waistline has only grown about an inch, despite the current shallowness of my navel and my inability to fit into my old pants.
Dr. Litzinger reassured me again that I can, in fact, take Claritin and other antihistimines as needed. Even though I'd called and asked a nurse a week ago, I was still nervous about using antihistimines since so many other pregnant women talk about being limited to only plain Tylenol. Good, because I have sucky allergies to begin with and lately they've just been awful.
At this visit I was given a small bottle of orange-flavored Glucola. Before my next visit on Nov. 4th, I have to drink this stuff then get my blood drawn to check my glucose levels. I'm not looking forward to this test as I've heard from pregnant/mom friends about how nasty the stuff is. Ah well.
So, overall, a good visit. My aches and pains are typical, my vitals are ok, and I have a chubby uterus.