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Fun Birthday Facts

Your baby's birthstone will be Diamond (Innocence) Your baby's Astrological Sign will be Aries Your baby's Flower is Daisy or Sweet_Pea (Yellow, Red and colorless) Your baby will be born in the Chinese Year of The Rat This time next year your baby will be 34 Weeks Old! Your baby will start kindergarten in 2013, be old enough to drive a car in 2024, finish high school in 2026, and will graduate from college with the class of 2030, give or take a year. Can you imagine?

August 29/07

Today I am 8 wks and 2 days and the nausea is really starting to get to me. I'm having trouble eating because it always makes me sick. I still have an appetite but as soon as something goes into my stomach I get that yucky feeling all over again. My first appt. to the baby doctor isn't until Sept. 13th and I am getting very impatient. I want to know how my baby is doing and hear the heartbeat. Right now I am still kind of in the dark about everything...and I have a zillion questions to ask my doctor. I hope this next two weeks goes by quickly.

September 1/07

Today I am 8 wks and 4 days. Feeling pretty good today. I've been sleeping like a champ lately. Today my back is really sore..I think it's from the position that I have been sleeping in though. I fall asleep and sleep like a log....like no movement!!! I've started reading this book called 'What to expect when your expecting' It's really good...it gives alot of information about what you might be feeling and what to expect from your doctor when you go for your appointments. It has a food guide, some good recipes. I went nuts and wrote down when kind of foods are the best to eat and how many servings I need a day, and what recipes I want to try. I really need to get a blender!!! I havn't gotten very far in it because I am only 2 months right now but I have read ahead a little bit. It's nice to know what's going on inside of me and what stages of growth our baby is at. Sooooo...only 13 more days until I see my baby doctor!!! I can't wait :)

September 3/07

Since my last entry I have been experiencing some major bad upper back pain that has seemed to move into my ribs and now I can feel it in the front as well as in the back. It's wierd because it seems to be only effecting the left side of me. I really wanted to see my chiropractor today but because it's Labor Day everything is closed. I'm not looking forward to going to work tonight at all. It's hard for me to take deep breaths because it sends sharp pains right through my torso. Man it hurts like crazy!! My nausea has seemed to have subsided and it's not bothering me as much which is good. But it just seems like it's one uncomfortable feeling after another!! Good news though...only 10 days until I can see my baby doctor!!!

September 4/07

Lastnight I spent 6.5 hours in the emergency. The symptoms I've been having were serious enough for the nurse I talked to on telehealth to tell me to go to the hospital. She faxed all my symptoms over to the hospital and told me to go ASAP. When I got there they checked my BP and ordered a ECG to check my heart, checked me for fever, did bloodwork. Since I didn't have a cough or wasn't coughing anything up the ruled out kidney stones and thought that since the pain had moved from the back of me to the front that I could have blood clots. We had to wait for my bloodwork to come back before they could send me home. They told me that they didn't think it was clots that was hurting my chest but they wanted me to come back and have x-rays done just to make sure. So that's my big adventure for today. They want to check the rest of my body now (legs, arms, and chest) again just to make sure that they can't see any visible ailments. I guess it's better to be safe than sorry, but I'm really nervous. My chest is really sore, and the only time I feel relief is when I am standing. Laying down and sitting is completly out of the question...it just sends brutal pain thorough my entire upper body. So wish me luck today and I'll update later when I get home. Good news though...today I made it to week 9!!!

September 5/07

Good news..nothing was wrong with me. The doctors figure it must have been something mechanical. I must have bruised a rib or turned the wrong way at work. So that was a relief to know that I didn't have any blood clots...that would have sucked. But the pain was so bad I'm glad I know what it was that was hurting me. It's better to be safe than sorry...plus another added bonus was the extra time I got to take off work to relax. I don't go back to work for another 2 nights. Even though I felt pretty bad about not being able to go especially with the other nightshift girl just quitting I don't want to take any chances. All of my symptoms are pretty much subsiding. The only thing that makes me sick now it brushing my teeth (toothbrush in the back makes me gag and barf sometimes) and being in the car when someone else is driving. My Bbs are not so sore anymore, and I'm not so angry all the time. I get really emotional when I see things on tv and sometimes feel like crying which is really wierd for me...I didn't even cry when I watched Titanic, but I bet you if I watched it now I cry through the whole thing!!! Certain songs even get to me sometimes for no apparent reason. I've started getting leg cramps, but the upside to that is the abdominal pain has kind of stopped. I only get it every once in a while. Sooooo that's it for today...only 8 days till I see my baby doctor!!!! Yay!!!!!

September 8/07

Been a few days since I logged on but I've been sleeping and veggin out and soooo lazy lately. I can't seem to get myself out of bed for anything. Feeling alot better...I figured out what it was in my apt that was makin me sick all the time..it was the arwick automatic air freshener that we have. Sooo needless to say it's out of comission until further notice!!! The only thing that has really changed is my food cravings. I've been craving alot...but only for fresh stuff like fruit and veggies. Things that crunch...all of those junky foods that I would usually eat all make my stomach turn now. Lastnight when we were at the grocery store my stomach was turning that whole time until I went into the produce isle. Everything smells so good and looks so fresh and crunchy!!!! Mmmmm....I got a melonberry melody..lol..just a bowl with a mix of strawberries, honey dew, cantaloupe, and watermelon. It was so yummy...plus we got extra strawberries cuz their my favourite!! Neways gotta go lay down again.....5 days till the doctor..YAY!!!!

September 10/07

I'm a little cranky this morning. Shane has been trying so hard to find work but it's terrible in this city to find decent paying jobs. Since I am the only one working it puts alot of stress on me. Since I've been sick the last few days I havn't been keeping up with the housework and neither has you know who. I have to go into work everynight and clean an entire store so when I come home the last thing I feel like doing is cleaning our apartment..so the way I see it is if he is here all the time then the housework should be his work. Not always the way it goes!!! He tries hard and does everything I ask him to and is so sweet and sincere but man it drives me nuts when he doesn't clean up. It's a freakin pigsty in here right now and I am too tired to clean. There is s**t everywhere and I know I am going to be the one to clean it. He always says he is going to do stuff and NEVER does!!!! Girls help me out here I'm going to lose my mind!!!!....3 DAYS till the baby doctor!!!!

September 12/07

Feeling pretty good today. My appetite has increased like crazy. I've been bad though havn't been drinking as much milk as I should. I gotta smarten up. This morning I had a major craving for baby dills and had to stop at the grocery store on my way home and get some or I was gonna blow!! I've already eaten half of the jar, and told Shane he was only allowed to eat 10 pickles...lol. He thinks I'm nuts!!! I'm still sleeping alot more than before now...all I wanna do is lay down and relax. Our apartment is a mess again and I don't care!!! Shane is really good....he's been doing all teh cleaning lately. I'm just to tired and lazy. As for my physical well being besides the laziness...I have hemmoroids flaring up because I've been constipated (maybe too much info eh!!!) my gag reflex is going nuts, I can barely get a toothbrush in my mouth without feeling like I am going to barf, my Bbs are sore again and I'm starting to notice a little heaviness. I am having major daydreams and time delays...extremely forgetful and having a hard time remembering what I am doing or where things go at work. Silly little things really...like forgetting what someone takes in their coffee when I've been making it without asking for a year and a half, or throwing garabage somewhere else than the garbage! Sometimes I think I am losing my mind. Jokes lately that people have been telling are going right over my head when they are blatently obvious. Everyone jokes and says that the baby is taking over my brain!! Neways....gotta go have something to eat. GUESS WHAT!!!!! Baby doctor TOMORROW!!!!! Woooohooooo. I'll write after my appointment.

September 13/07 - 10 wks

Today was my first appointment to see my baby doctor. Although I didn't see my doctor I saw the nurse practitioner that works alongside her. She was super nice. All of my appointments after today are going to be with her and my doctor. The baby's heart went about 164 bpm...it was so cool to hear it. Sounded like a train inside my belly!!! She explained a bunch of stuff to me...and informed me that I wasn't having twins...which I was happy about because I think I just want to have one first. Not to sure if I would be ready for more than one at this point!!! LOL. Oh yea and my due date was changed to the 10th of April.
I get to go for my first u/s on the 25th...Shane didn't come with me to this appointment but I know he'll want to come for the ultrasound where we'll get to see our baby!!!! VERY VERY good day!!!! I'm super happy today!!!!!

September 14/07

I added a few new pictures to my profile...I hope I don't get in trouble for the profile of the pregnant woman...I think it's absolutly gorgeous. I love Anne Geddes work. Sooo I am feeling pretty good this morning. I relaxed all night long..had to make a trip to A&P though because I had a crazy craving for watermelon...then I ate so much of it I couldn't stop running to the washroom for about 3 hours. Plus all the apple juice that I drank probably didn't help either!! Something funny though...lolol...Shane was laughing at me and calling me piggy (in a sweet way-not shooting me down) because I couldn't stop farting all night.....maybe to much information but I don't care...c'mon now who doesn't laugh when they hear someone fart!!! Hahaha I know this entry will make someone smile and giggle because you know all you ladies out there have the same problem!!!!! Still feeling pretty good though. The veins in my legs are really starting to get noticable. They are all blue and I have them just in certain spots on the backs of my legs...also noticed some really dark ones on my Bbs. Other than that not much has changed...I'm still super lazy. Thank God for Shane because he's been doing so much for me lately!!!!! I work hard when I am at work and it's tough on my body plus the baby changes so much it's hard to keep up sometimes!!! I think the reason the veins in my legs are so dark is because I am on my feet for 8 hours everynight.

September 16/07 - 10wks 3 days

Feelin pretty good today. I'm really loving being pregnant now. It's so much different now that I've heard the heartbeat and know that everything is ok. I am getting so much closer to the end of my first trimester..I'm feeling alot more relaxed and not worrying anymore. I'm really excited to go for my u/s next week, it will just make it that much more exciting. I'm really anxious for Shane to be able to come with me and see his reaction because he didn't hear the doppler. He's always touching my belly and kissin it and stuff so I know he'll be really happy to see the baby.

September 19/07 - 10wks 6 days

Feelin pretty good today on this last day of my 10th week. I've been training my new counterpart at work all week so it's been a nice little vacation having someone else to help and do stuff. I almost wish that we could have 2 people on during the night shift because then everything would get done on time and I wouldn't have to rush and be so stressed out all the time. Plus it feels good to get extra stuff done besides the stuff that I have to do, the store would be in much better shape. But besides that...I'm still really tired all the time but the laziness is starting to subside. My appetite is increasing and I noticed that I am starting to pee as much as I was in the beginning....my bladder gets so full that it's really uncomfortable. My Bbs are getting heavy and I think I am starting to show a little bit now. Not so much that anyone else can notice but I can. My body is always really achy and tired, and my gag reflex is still really sensitive. I've started throwing up when I brush my teeth every now and then and my gums are starting to bleed more often now too.

September 21/07 - 11wks 1 day

Feeling really bloated today. I was sick lastnight...I thought I was gonna have to leave the grocery store because all the smells made me feel brutal. I am still having a hard time brushing my teeth...I got sick even before I actually put the toothbrush in my mouth...guess now just the thought of it makes my stomach turn. Then this morning just before I was going to bed all I could smell was something like sour milk...Shane thought I was nuts because he couldn't smell it...and I looked all over for what it might be and found nothing. Beets me??? I think I'm losin it!!! LOL.
Wanna know something wierd that I've never written about...ever since I found out I was pregnant my cats have been stuck to my like white on rice. When I am laying in bed they have to be right beside me...sometimes they won't even move when Shane comes in to lay down...he doesn't like to disturb them so he usually just goes and finds something to do (they are always on his side of the bed!) And it's also funny because my older cat Bailey is so skittish...whenever I make the slightest movement or if she hears any kind of sound she would jump off and run away somewhere...well not anymore. Shane usually has to lift her off the bed to get her to move now because she won't move for nothin. It's just kind of cool because it's like they know I'm pregnant and they are protecting me or something. They are both females too and havn't been fixed so maybe they can sense the pregnancy.....beets me but they just make me feel really comfortable!! I love my fur babies!!!

September 22/07 - 11 wks 2 days

I'm not feeling so well today...I have a sore throat and my sinuses are all clogged. It's hard to eat or drink anything because it hurts so much. I just keep sucking on Halls so that it doesn't feel as bad. I'm glad I have tonight off...this weekend the store was so busy. I get so stressed on the weekends. People drive me insane!!!!! Normally people who are rude would just make me mad and I'd curse under my breath but not lately. They just make me wanna cry...I'm a big wimp now!!! All my regulars can tell when somethings bothering me so they always try to make me laugh...which usually helps. They all know that I am pregnant so when they see customers that are fooling around or being rude they'll say something...just so I won't have to deal with it. It's nice that they do that...I really appreciate it. Neways...gonna go lay down...me so sleepy!!

September 24/07 - 11 wks 4 days

Feeling better today than yesterday. I ended up going to my Mom's and doing laundry or should I say going to the laundry room with her and watching her do my laundry because I was so tired and sick. My Mom is a lifesaver. My throat is a lot better today...it must have been just a little irritated...to dry in here or something because it's not bothering me half as mcuh as it did yesterday. Shane and I got a new bed and some new furniture yesterday. My livingroom looks absolutly gorgeous...I love it. The bed we got his parents gave us. It's got memory foam on it and for the first time in a long time I got a really good sleep. My hips get really sore (from being on my feet at work all the time I think) so I have a really hard time laying on my sides. When I start to get bigger I know this is going to present a problem because soon I won't be able to lay on my belly or my back...soooo the bed works out really good for me!!!! His whole family is always worried that I don't have what I need and are always trying to help!!! I love em to death!! Neways more good news!!!! The regular hockey season starts in exactly 8 days...I can't wait!!! GO LEAFS GO!!!!!!!!!

September 26/07 - 11wks 6 days

I'm feeling alot of pressure in my belly this morning. It think I am finally starting to show a little, my belly feels heavy today. I'm pretty tired after working lastnight so I think I am just gonna make this one short so I can go to bed. I'm gonna try and muster up some energy later so that I can go shopping. I wanna go and pick up some Hallowe'en decorations and get some groceries. We'll see how that goes!! Yay...start week 12 tomorrow!!

October 5/07 - 13 wks (*2nd Trimester Begins)

I think I might be starting to show a bit now. I have a constant feeling of being bloated and it's beginning to get harder to sleep on my back because of the pressure I feel on my bladder!!! For the last few weeks I have been experiencing some very vivid and at times very scary dreams. A lot about work, and losing Shane, and things that could never happen...but I still dream about it. Feeling pretty good today though!!

October 6/07 - 13 wks 2 days

Feeling pretty good today. My belly feels huge and bloated as usual and I've noticed that my feet and knees have been really sore for the last few days. I have this really bad pain that I get in the back of my left knee..I don't know what it is but it sure hurts. I've also noticed that I have several spider veins in my legs and feet. Yesterday I went to go and put on my favourite sandles and when I went to walk in them they hurt my feet some much I had to put on different shoes :( I think I might be suffering from a little edema earlier that I should. I spend a lot of time on my feet when I am at work and I think I am starting to feel it!!

My appetite has been crazy latley. Shane and I went out for lunch yesterday...I finnished my entire plate, drank 2 glasses of water, a glass of iced tea, had a piece of cake....and Shane couldn't even finnish his burger and fries. He was laughing at me because I never eat that much...he couldn't believe how much I packed away!!! It was a good lunch though...ceaser salad and a chicken sandwich...I think we'll definetly be going back.

October 7/07 - 13 wks 3 days

Had a hard night at work lasnight. My legs and knees are really starting to bother me alot. They get so sore. I took a bath when I came home this morning to try and relax my muscles and it seemed to help...now I think I am just gonna have a quick bite to eat and go straight to bed...very tired today. Everyone at work keeps telling me how tired I look all the time. I had terrible gas lastnight too...the pain in my stomach sometimes really hurt. Good news though...I can finally start wearing my maternity uniform tonight. I've been waiting because everyone in the store had to be fitted with the new uniform so I couldn't wear mine until everyone else got theirs....Yay no more zipping up my belly!!! Hahaha...that hurts!! Sooo..time for me to go lay down. Bye Bye!!!

October 8/07 - 13 wks 4 days

Happy Turkey Day....I can't wait to eat all the good food. We are going to my Mom's tonight for supper tonight. I plan on pigging right out too!!! I'm pretty tired from working lastnight. My feet are killing me thismorning. I burnt my arm on the steeped tea machine and it was really red and puffy for a while...ouchers!!! So for now I am just chillin at home having something to eat and then I am gonna go to bed so I can get up for around 4:30 to go to my Mama's!! Hope I can sleep today...I've been having trouble the last few days...seem to be waking up every hour pretty much...sucks big time.

October 11/07 - 14 wks

Today I am feeling pretty good. I can't seem to stay off the toilet though. I don't really know how to describe how my belly feels other than really gassy and bloated. I'm starting to feel pregnant now...like I mean my belly does. I can feel it the most when I am laying in bed. People are starting to notice too! When I lay on my side I feel like it's sticking out so far, and when I lay on my back or my belly I can really feel that little bump there. Shane noticed more spider veins on my lower back kinda my upper butt..haha yesterday...they are just apprearing everywhere now. My dreams are still really intesnse but now instead of being scary and sad they are just becoming really strange. Like nonsense really...stuff that could never physically happen. I must have a really active imagination because I've been dreaming of the stupidist things. I'm still a little but lazy but nothing even close to like I was before. I get to go for my first u/s on Monday...hopefully we'll be able to find out the sex of the baby. I am very anxious.

October 12/07 - 14 wks 1 day

I hate how sometimes I feel pregnant and then other times I don't. I am a bit worried today..which never happens. On the week by week thing I read ahead to week 15 and it says that my pregnancy will be noticeable by then. Sometimes I feel like I am huge and then others I feel like I look almost like I did before I got pregnant. I hate how long they make you wait between appointments. I wish there was something you could do to be able to check yourself when you get paranoid. The only symptom that I have anymore is frequent urination. I pee like every 3 hours. I think I can feel my uterus but I'm not sure if it's what I'm feeling. Grrrr...I know I'll feel better later, I think I should just go lay down. 1st paranoid day in a long time!!!

October 14/07 - 14 wks 3 days

Feeling pretty good today besides the normal sore feet and knees. I've been experiencing ligament pains since yesterday. I didn't know what they were until I looked it up on the body map-of-discomfort. That thing is awesome, who ever came up with the idea to have that on here was brilliant!!! So right now I am just making some Mr. Noodles. I've been craving alot of spicy foods latley. And the wonderful thing about it is I can eat all the spicy food I want and I never get heartburn. At least not yet!!! My belly feels like it gets bigger and bigger everyday. More people are noticing at work!! I like it when people notice!! Neways, time to go munch out!!! Get to see my baby doctor tomorrow!!!

October 15/07 - 14 wks 4 days

Had my 2nd prenatal appointment today. The baby's heartrate was only 150 bpm this time as opposed to the 164 that is was a month ago. I've only gained about 1/2 a pound since my last appointment even though I feel like I gained about 10. I think it's because I'm so bloated all the time. My blood pressure I thought was a little low but the doctor said that everything was good and that my bloodwork came back and everything was perfect. I like to hear news like that!! I get to for my first u/s on November 16/07 and at that time I'll be able to find out the baby's sex. I'm really hoping Shane can get the time off work to come with me. I doubt it though but I can always hope. You never know. I'd like it if he could even hear the heartbeat. One of these appointments I'm sure he'll get a chance to come to. Sooo I am gonna go eat and go to bed because I am exhausted!!!

October 17/07 - 14 wks 6 days

Feeling pretty good today. Pretty tired though...another week of work has gone by and now I get some time to myself. I went out thismorning and picked up a few things that we needed after Shane went to work. While I was in line at the pharmacy (I only had one item) there was a man in line in front of me with only a card in his hand and he moved aside and asked me if I wanted to go ahead because I was carrying more than he was. I didn't know what he was talking about for a second and then I realized that he was talking about the baby!!! I thanked him twice for being so nice because I am really tired and my feet are killing me from lastnight at work. It made me feel really good and I smiled as I walked out of the store...he kinda made my day and I almost wish that he knew that. I was wrong in thinking that there are no people left in this world that will do a kind thing for a stranger!! In a city where everyone is always in such a hurry there are still people who remember the simple things in life!! Neways that's my entry for today...time to eat and go to beddie bye!!

October 19/07 - 15 wks 1 day

Woke up with a headache this morning...but I'm lucky and I don't get really bad headaches so I usually only have to take 1 tylenol and they go away really quickly. I'm glad I don't get headaches like some of the Mommies on here. My body temperature is really high today...I can't seem to cool off no matter what I do. Today I am doing laundry and cleaning up around the apartment and then I'm just gonna take it easy for the rest of the day because I have to go back to work tonight. Yesterday I had a 'me' day. I got paid and I went and got my haircut and dyed it (with doc's permission of course!) Bought some new pijama's that acutally fit me, got Shane some new work shirts and then went to a Pampered Chef party at my supervisors house and order a loaf pan so I can make some bread one of these days with all the new recipes that I got in the mail. And I also ordered a slicer that will be perfect for slicing potates to make scalloped potatoes...well and among other things...fruits, veggies, etc. Had a good day!!! The only thing that sucked about yesterday was the weather....rained all day.

October 22/07 - 15 wks 4 days

Kinda cranky this morning. Shane didn't clean the litter yesterday and I can really smell it this morning, the sink was full of dishes, when I got into the car lastnight his stupid music was cranked right up and scared the shit out of me, and I had I horrible night at work. I think I am going to start being as rude to people as they are to me. Oh yea and I think I might have a bladder infection which puts me in a even worse mood because I am VERY unfomfortable. Grrrrrrrrrr.......there I vented!!!! Feeling very tired...I think I am gonna eat and go lay down.

October 24/07 - 15 weeks 6 days

My spirits have lifted dramatically since the other day. I like having time to myself when Shane goes to work. It's nice to just be able to sit and relax alone. I'm on a few days off from work and I'm hoping to spend it with some friends that I havn't been spending enough time with for a while. It's hard working the graeyard shift and having a life at the same time. Plus the pregnancy doesn't really help in the energy department. All I ever wanna do is eat and relax. I feel exceptionally lazy today because my belly seems to have grown so much it just feels like it's enormous today. All I can think about doing right now is laying in bed. I've posted my 16 week belly picture...it's amazing how much I've grown in just a week!!

October 25/07 - 16 weeks

Yay..I made it to 16 weeks today!!! I am still waiting patiently for the baby to kick...I can't wait. I told Shane the other day that if the baby kicks hard enough that we will be able to see it on the outside of my belly. That seemed to really make him excited. He's started doing the most cutest thing though. When he gives me a kiss before he leaves to go to work he gets down on his knees and kisses my belly!! It just makes me melt!! He is so good to me...he knows that I am tired all the time and he lets me get away with so much. I'll start out making something for supper but always walk away from it and he always ends up finnishing it while I watch tv or something and he'll go 'hey I thought you were supposed to be doing this' He just laughs and shrugs it off! Speaking of food...I'm really hungry right now. The hunger pains I get are unbelieveable. It's not like it used to be when I'd just go 'hmmm I starting to get hungry' now it's like 'EAT NOW!!!' No warning or anything. That's how I'm feeling right now. My belly has grown but Shane still doesn't notice it...I think he must be blind because my belly is huge to me. When I look down it looks enormous. Neways gotta go munch!!!

October 28/07 - 16 wks 3 days

Feeling pretty good this morning. Doing some laundry that is long overdue. Shane's got a day off today so it will be nice to spend some time with him as soon as he wakes up. In the mornings towards the end of my shift I am noticing that the pressure in my belly is beginning to get stronger and stronger. I think I am going to call my doctor tomorrow to make sure there is nothing serious wrong. I'm probably just being paranoid but it's better to know than to just ignore it in case there is something wrong. These days I am craving white cheddar kraft dinner and tuna...mmmm just thinking about it is making me hungry. As soon as I put my laundry in the dryer I'm gonna cook some up.

October 31/07 - 16 wks 6 days

Went to the doc's office this morning to do a urine test becaue I've been worried that I had a bladder infection. I also weighed myself this morning and I still havn't put on any weight. I am almost a full month into my second trimester and I'm still the same weight as I was at 10 weeks. I guess that's a good thing becuaus eI still have 2 months left of this trimester...I guess I just partially thought that I was going to gain more weight alot quicker than I am....beets me. I'm still feeling really bloated and alot of pressure in my lower abdonmen. It's getting harder to bend down and get back up now...tieing my shoes and doing anythign in a crouching position is uncomfortable. It's also uncomfortable to sleep on my stomach now and sit with my legs crossed. I'm feeling pretty good these days, not many complaints. My crazy dreams have pretty much subsided. Only 16 more days until my first ultrasound!!!!

November 2/07 - 17 wks 1 day

Feeling pretty good physically but my horrible dreams that I was having earlier on are back again. I wake up feeling very tense and my chest is really tight. And they are all about Shane leaving me again. I know he would never so leave so why do I have dreams like these??? It's terrible and they feel so real. Beets me???
I've been having really bad heartburn all week and it's driving me insane. Yesterday I ate a mint rolaid and it almost made me barf. I like the fruity kind better. I can't wait until next week when they baby's heartbeat will be loud enough to be heard with a stethoscope because I am defineltly going to get one. Shane's missed all my appointments so far because of work so I want to pick one up so he can hear the heartbeat. Hopefully he'll be able to come to the u/s where I'll be able to find out the sex of our baby...fingers crossed. His schedule changes all the time. Sooo time to go eat again...ba bye! 14 more days till u/s!!!!

November 6/07 - 17 wks 5 days

Feeling pretty good today. I feel the baby kick all the time now. Yesterday I went and watched Shane play hockey and it kicked for about 20 minutes straight. I guess because of all the noise. One of my regulars at work also gave me a doppler so now I will be able to listen to the baby's heart any time I want. Yay...I was so excited to get home and try it out but of course when I did I couldn't find the heartbeat!! Oh well I'm sure I'll find it sooner or later. The other girl that works nights at my store just recently quit so now my days off are different again. I hate having Mon & Tues off. I don't know what my boss is going to do when I have to leave for maternity because we can't even find someone to work on the 2 nights that I have off what's she gonna do when I'm not there to work the other 5??? I don't get people...can't handle the stress I guess...but they all quit so quickly they don't even give themselves time to adjust. Beets me, all I know is she's got until the 2nd week of February to figure it out. Recently I've noticed that I've been alot more nervous than normal. Being at work all alone, Shane's driving has been scaring the shit out of me. I almost don't like driving with him anymore because he drives so fast. Yesterday it was raining outside and he was driving all crazy I was almost having a heart attack. And he says that I always drive fast...and I don't. I never drive when the two of us are together because I don't like driving during the day so I don't know what he's even talking about. The only place I drive is to work and there is no way that I am gonna do 80K the whole way there. Especially in the dark. Neways...going to a candle party tonight to spend some of his money...he doesn't know yet but he'll find out soon enough!!! 10 more days till my u/s!!!

November 10/07 - 18 wks 2 days

Been feeling pretty crappy the last 2 days. Week 18 started out pretty rough. I am still trying to get rid of a headcold that doesn't seem to want to go away and then I started having really bad abdominal cramping, and got a leg cramp. I had to leave work early Friday morning (3 hours) because my abdomen was killing me and I had a horrible headache. I came home and went to bed right away and then ended up calling in the next night because I wasn't feeling any better. It really sucks being sick and it kinda makes me mad because it's only the second time that I've called in and it seems like everytime I do people have to remind me about watching how many shifts I miss because it might screw up my maternity benefits. Some things are just more imprtant than money you know - like my health and the baby's. Besides it's not like Shane doesn't have a good enough job to support us weather I get maternity benefits or not. Drive me nuts. Neways that's my update for today!!! Goin to see the doc on Monday for a check-up and then u/s on Friday!!! Yay..only 6 more days till I can find out the sex!!!

November 12/07 - 18 wks 4 days

Feeling alot better. Went back to work the last two nights and everything was fine. Still feeling alot of pressure down there when the morning gets closer. Around 4:15-4:30 I start to feel alot of pressure...I think it's from being on my feet for so long and not sitting or takin a break. I noticed some more spider veins in my legs too and I think I might be getting some vericose veins in my thighs because it just seems like they are sticking out more than normal. I also found some kind of a wierd bump in my arm too. Maybe a cyst or something. Beets me. Sooo I am off for the next few days. This morning I am gonna go watch Shane play hockey then I got laundry to do and my appointment this afternoon. I'm gonna be a busy girl this morning so I better get to sleep now and catch a few ZZZ's!!

November 17/07 - 19 weeks 2 days

I was so busy yesterday and so excited for my u/s I only slept for an hour and was up all day!! The ultrasound went well...still have to discuss the specifics with my doctor and go back for another one in a few weeks because the baby was in a bad position and the technician couldn't finnish her report. The baby was laying facing my spine with his/her head burried in my pelvis and butt right up in the air!! She couldn't get the baby to budge out of that position for anything!! So needless to say she couldn't find out the sex either. But oh well...I still got to see the munchkin!!! Shane was also able to come with me because he switched shifts at work...he was really excited to see how much our baby has grown. She pointed out all the major parts on the baby like the hands and feet, fingers and toes, the heart, spine, kidneys, pancreas, brain. It was so cool to see. I'm just relaxing today I have to get caught up on my sleep because of all my adventures yesterday. Shane is at work all day so it will be easy to relax...plus he took my keys with him by accident so I have no keys to leave and he won't be able to get cranky with me if there was somethign that I was too lazy to go and do!!! Yay!!!

November 24/07 - 20 wks 2 days

I've recently reached the halfway mark in my pregnancy which I am really happy about. These past 20 weeks have gone by so fast I hope the next 20 go by just as quick so that Shane and I can meet our child!! I've been feeling the baby move alot the last week...usually everyday. I felt the baby moving lastnight when I was at work which was a first but not for long. I'm glad he/she isn't on the same schedule as me right now. Munchkin usually moves around alot when I am comfortable in bed and during the day...which is good!! I've been feeling pretty good...some things at work are starting to get a little more difficult. The pressure in my lower abdomen is getting to be more and more. Sometimes I feel like my belly is actually pushing out really far. When people ask me how far along I am they can't believe that I am only 20 weeks because I'm carrying all in the front which makes it look really big!! I havn't really put on any weight...it's all baby right now! It's getting harder to get comfotable in bed now too. I had to get a body pillow so that I could be comfortable sharign the bed with Shane again. All in all I'd have to say that the last week or so I have felt so blessed to have Shane and our baby on the way. I am so happy and excited. I can't wait until April!!!

November 27/07 - 20 wks 5 days

Today I have a day off and I get to go and possibly look at the new place that Shane and I will be moving into on January 1st. I already know what the layout looks like but my Mom says it's on of the nicer apartments in the building. Shane's parents are giving us there house when we get married so we are just going to live in my Mom and Step-Dads building (they are the supers) until that time comes. Not much sense in buying oa house when we are just gonna get one for free right!! I can't wait to start picking out colors and borders and stuff for it...especially for the baby's room. Thus another reason why I am so anxious to find out what we are having. My next doctors appointment is on Thursday and I'll probably schedule my next u/s that day because the last one was somewhat unsuccessful. Hopefully the munchkin will co-operate for Mommy and Daddy this time! My belly has really exploded the last week. I am starting to use my Palmers cream religiously. I am determined not to get any stretch marks. My belly button is really starting to pop up now...and I have been getting the worst heartburn and indigestion over the last few weeks. It has been awful...and I hate taking tums or rolaids. They leave such a horrible taste in my mouth...but hey whatever works right?? Neways I'm off to my Mom's again. Toronto plays Montreal tonight and it's my Step Sister's b-day so I have a busy evening!! GO LEAFS GO!!!

December 2/ 07 - 21 wks 3 days

Feeling pretty good right now...but work is becoming increasingly difficult because of my growing belly!! At my last appointment I had to get re-tested for a UTI because I am feeling alot of abdomial pressure. I am scheduled for another u/s because of the results of the last one as well. Hopefully we will be able to find out the sex this time so that we might be able to start preparing the nursery. I am very anxious to get working on the baby's room. I can't wait...very excited! I am feeling the baby move around everyday...Shane still hasn't been able to feel the baby move on the outside of my belly but I think he tries to hard because I can feel it with my hands. Sometimes I think he pushed to hard and the baby stops...hehehe. After next week I am going to be training someone to possibly take over my shift when I leave to go on maternity. I think she will be able to handle it but we'll have to see if she likes it or not. I really hope everything goes well so that someone is trained and if I need to go off graveyard earlier than expected that I can and I won't have to stress out about this problem anymore. I know over the next few weeks it's going to get really hard. I'm thinking after Christmas it might start getting too much for me. Thank God January is going to be a slow month just in case this new person doesn't work out. I dunno...I hate winter and I wish all this white fluffy stuff would GO AWAY!!! I can't wait to go on maternity...only another 10 weeks!!

December 7/07 - 22 weeks 1 day

Not much change in the last few days. My belly button is really starting to pop out though and I still have killer heartburn from time to time. I go for my 2nd u/s on Thurday of next week so hopefully by Monday I will knwo what we are going to have :) Very excited...I can't wait to see my baby again! This time they told me not to drink so much water...last time I just about exploded. That one lady didn't know what she was talkin about...drink 2 bottles of water. BRUTAL!!! Been a tad cranky and moody this week...alot of things have been annoying me and making me mad. Shane says I'm mean sometimes. I don't mean to be I guess I am just to honest! Neways..Work sucked and I'm tired so I'm going to bed.

December 14/07 - 23 weeks 1 day

Baby is really moving around alot now...sometimes I wish it would calm down a little...even when we went for the u/s the technician was like 'wow lot's of movement' I said yea tell me about it. The baby is just like it's father; doesn't know how to sit still. We still don't know what we are having. I am hoping to find out on Tuesday when I call Dr. Fam's office. The technician didn't tell me this time that she couldn't see the sex just that if the radiologist put it in the report that we would be able to find out. So I am kinda still hoping that we can find out but I'm not being optomistic about it. Our new place is ready and we can start moving stuff in next weekend. I got my first baby gift lastnight from one of the girls who used to work with me. It's a Saftey First ducky bath tub..with a bunch of towels and creams and bath accessories. I was really excited!
I'm pretty sure that I have been experiencing some BH contractions, and my nipples are starting to change color I noticed this morning. Sleeping is getting more and more uncomfortable because I am always so hot and my belly is getting so big. I can't sleep with Shane anymore because I need so much room now to be comfortable plus him being beside me just makes me more hot...it's maddening. I'm still having wierd deams every once in a while...I'm back to having dreams about work again. I can't wait to go on maternity. I just have to figure out a plan of action to keep myself active when I'm not there anymore so that the labour and delivery isn't to rough. I think I'll get a gym membership or something...I dunno.

December 18/07 - 23 weeks 5 days

Yesterday we finally found out the sex of our baby was....we are very happy to be having a little girl!!! My Mom and I went and picked out the color and border for the nursery and is starting the painting today. The border should be in sometime during the next week...so we will still have enough time to get the walls done before we move in on the 27th/28th. I can't wait to be moved and settled. Teh next 2 weeks are going to be very busy for us because we still have to finnish Christmas shopping and then finnish packing pretty much the next day and move before the end of the month. It seems overwhelming right now but I know everything will be cool once the dust settles! It's just finding the energy for Christmas plus moving and working the whole time...ugg! Neways...have a very busy day ahead of me full of painting and laundry. C-ya!!

December 28/07 - 25 weeks 1 day

It's been a while since I updated my journal so I figured I'd make an entry. Home life is good...we are finally moved into our new place and I absolutly love it. I can't wait to start moving stuff into Hannah's room. Her room is painted lilac bouquet and the border I ordered is called Granny's Quilt...it's so cute. It's on back order and won't be here until the end of January. Everytime I walk in to her room I imagine what it is going to be like when she is here and it humbles me so much. I got a few things for Christmas for her and every gift that I opened almost made me cry. I got this cute little bear (its so soft!) that has angel wings and sings 'Jesus Loves Me'. It's so sweet and it almost made me cry when I listened to it the first time. I also got a Toronto Maple Leaf bootie, bib and rattle set for her. It's so cool...my family knows how much of a hockey junkie I am...hahaha.
As for my health well...work is growing increasingly hard because my belly is just so big now and I am suffering from Braxton Hicks quite regularily. My feet swell up and my knees are so sore...it's almost impossible to bend down and get back up without holding onto something to pull or push me up now. Hannah moves around alot now and likes to lay on either one side of my belly or the other now...it's never nice and cozy in the middle now...she makes me lopsided sometimes. One good thing though...I can finally find her heartbeat with the heart monitor that I have...so Shane finally got to hear the heartbeat!! It comes throught really loud first thing in the morning. Sooooo...that's my update for now...Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

January 4/08 - 26 wks 1 day

Hannah's kicks and punches so hard now...the last week has been hard. I am having Braxton Hicks like crazy which makes it very hard for me to walk at work at times. I'm on the toilet every hour just about and my back and hips are killing me all the time. My third trimester is starting in 2 weeks from today and I know it's going to be the toughest of all three. Shane helps me out so much...I can't really tie my shoes myself anymore and have a hard time getting up by myself. My pelvis is under so much pressure that it is even hard for me to get up from a crouched position. I think I may have to go off night shift soon...I am still going to try and stick it out though as long as I can. I have no trouble doing most of the work it's just some things that are very hard. I know the longer that I stay active at work the easier the labour and delivery will be. I've been thinking about that alot latley too. It makes me very scared because I don't know what to expect and I know it's going to hurt like a bitch!!! I just have to keep a positive outlook and keep reminding myself that after it's all over we will have our daughter!!! Mothers have been doing it for centuries so if they can do it I can do it. They even did it without drugs and I know that if it gets to hard that I can request the assistance of medication.

January 11/07 - 27 weeks 1 day

Had a doctors appointment today. Julie told me that I am a 'textbook pregnancy' I've only gained 17 lbs so far, my Bp is consistantly in the same range. Hannah is kicking and punching and moving around so much now. I am starting to catch onto her sleeping and awake patterns. She likes to move around a bit when I am at work at night and even more when I come home and I'm relaxed. She rolls around alot which is really uncomfortable for me but it's good to know that she is doing well. My belly is getting so big now...I need help getting up from a laying or sitting position, also bending over and picking stuff up is also difficult. My back and hips always hurt (thank god for warm baths) My pelvis is under so much pressure...I hate bending down into a squatting position because it's so hard to get back up without the help of somethign or someone.

I am going off the nighshift after next week because it's too hard for me now. Shane is happy about that...oh and he's established in the plant now so I don't need to pay for my health benefits at my work anymore. I only have 5 weeks of work left and I can't wait to be done so that I can fully concentrate on preparing for Hannah's big arrival!!!! We are very excited!!!

January 18/08 - 28 Weeks 1 day

Started the thrid trimester today. Very excited for the day we can meet our daughter. It won't be long now. I've been picking up alot of things for Hannah's room. I just went and got her crib set yesterday, a lamp, clothes hamper for all teh laundry I'm going to be doing. I also go something to hang on the walls and her border finally came in as well. I'm just waiting for Shane and his Dad to get together and find a good time to get some furniture moved in here. I'm really starting to get that nesting fever. I just want everything to be ready now. Nothing is moving fast enough for me. I hate not knowing what people are going to get us at the baby shower and Shane keeps telling me not to buy clothes but I see so many things that I like and I want to buy. So far all I've bought her clothing wise is a pair of pink Toronto booties...like the ones on my page just pink. They were really expensive but I dont't care. I went and made a baby registry at Walmart and picked out a whole bunch of stuff that I wanted. Hopefully people will go and get me some of it. I am so anxious to be done work. I only have 20 shifts to go until I am finished. I can't wait to have some time at home to just concentrate on getting ready for the baby. It will be so much easier when I don't have to wait for days off to get things done around here.