baby ole - week 6

this week i went back to work and back to my crazy schedule after 8 days of vacation, which was tiring. it was also trina's last week at menards and so the volleyball team was going out after our game. i went out for a while with them but was strange not drinking so i went home realitively early. we won the beer trophy last year so it's a little odd not contributing to that this year. :)

How far along: 6 weeks

How big is baby: size of a sweet pea

Weight gain/loss: none

Stretch marks: none, but i need to do some research/ask some questions on how to avoid these.

Sleep: sleeping normally (very well)

Diet/Cravings/Aversions: nothing really yet. some aversions to meet

Movement: none

What I'm loving: al, for his happy/excited attitude and the fact that he puts up with my crazy schedule and how tired i've been (and how much i've been lacking in cleaning/laundry/general upkeep of the house)

Symptoms: more frequent waves of nausea (especially at work in the mornings), bloating/fullness in the afternoons/evenings, tired, my boobs are "filling out;" it's great!! :)

What I'm looking forward to: telling my friends, the weekend so i can hopefully get some sleep, and a 3 day work week next week for the 4th.

Best moment of the week: al's dad saying this might be the best news he's ever gotten. and our volleyball game/party was pretty fun.

How I'm feeling: exhausted this week after having vacation last week, tough to get back into. nervous about school: if i'll finish, spending all that money, possibly wanting to stay home with the kid, not getting a job afterwards, etc.

 

menards told me this week that they will be keeping me part time when i start school in the fall; such a relief! i will be driving down to eau claire 4 days a week for school so it's nice to be able to make some money while i'm down there too. very glad i don't HAVE to find a new job that would work around my school schedule.

 

baby ole - week 5

after finding out i was pregnant and subscribing to multiple phone apps, i remembered the website "the bump" which is affiliated with "the knot" that we used for our wedding. the bump has a handy dandy checklist and weekly updates. it reminded me to take weekly belly pictures, which after reading leah's blog throughout 2.5 of her pregnancys, i knew i wanted to do. i never would have thought to start so early, but i think i'll look back and be glad i did. so here we go (i am also using leah's format for writing about each week; thanks leah!)

 

please pardon the quality of the pictures and the recycling showing in this one; i'll get the hang of these things eventually (hopefully). :)


How far along: 5 weeks

How big is baby: size of an apple seed

 Weight gain/loss: none

Stretch marks: none, but i need to do some research/ask some questions on how to avoid these.

 

Sleep: sleeping normally (very well)

Diet/Cravings/Aversions: nothing yet. i've had some aversions to meet, well mostly the thought of it, but that is kind of par for the course with me

Movement: none

 

What I'm loving: this week were at the lake. it was so great to be in the sun, have al there all week, family around, games and lots of sleep!

 

Symptoms: small waves of nausea, tired

What I'm looking forward to: garage saling for baby stuff and telling my friends

Best moment of the week: the entire week was great since we were on vacation

 

How I'm feeling: overall pretty good.

coming next year: baby ole

we found out i was pregnant at 4w2d, after a great night of gin & tonics with the perrens. :] (thank goodness for good friends and for getting our gin & tonic night in that we missed last summer since manda was pregnant). i had an idea i was pregnant from the night of conception due to symptoms: upset stomach the night of (my mom had this the night of with both of us, as well), cramping the day after even tho i was no where near my period, and a couple of weeks later, sore nipples. turns out i had been super tired for a while too but had attributed it to my crazy schedule (work 9+ hours, drive, softball/volleyball, sleep drive, repeat 4x a week. 430a to anywhere between 8 & 1030p). hard to tell if it's from being pregnant or actually from the schedule. perhaps both?

however, it seemed as tho the day after we found out i started getting some waves of nausea and was noticing my exhaustion even more.

 



we let the news set in, were excited (and nervous) for a week, just the 2 of us. then we told my mom and brother on the first day of the lake (5w1d). i had dreamt up just how i wanted to tell my mom; i didn't want to just come out and say it. so once we got into our cabin, i put a bun (roll) in the oven and waited for the perfect opportunity. it came a little while later when both mom and tyler came into the cabin together (al wasn't there then but he shortly figured it out, as he knew the plan, and came in shortly after). i asked mom what was in the oven. she opened it, said "oh, it's a bun" and closed it as if nothing was strange at all. so i said "there's a bun in the oven?" she replied "yeah." so i said with some emphasis in my voice "there's a bun in the oven?" she again replied "yeah." i looked her right in the eye and said "no, mom, there's a BUN in the oven" to which her jaw opened and she pointed at my belly. then she said "you're not pregnant are you?" i noded and i'm pretty sure she gasped, yelped and then hugged me. we then told the rest of the family at the lake, starting with my cousin maren who is 2 weeks ahead of me in her pregnancy.



i was really nervous in telling everyone so early but it would be painfully obvious if i didn't drink at the lake and that's not how i wanted my family to find out, especially my mom. once we returned from the lake, we told al's family too. after that we held off on telling anyone else. it's a strange place to be: being pregnant, not showing, feeling icky sometimes, not being able to drink, but not quite ready to tell anyone why yet.

i resolve

my good friend cindy inspired me in the way of writing down goals makes them more concrete. so although i wasn't going to do a resolution post (ie: it's now middle of january) but i think it will be helpful to have a list to reference. and because goals are easier to accomplish if they are specific, i will list at least where i would like to start below.

*tackle fears :: get rid of the silly ones

• guns - go to a gun range
• ET - look at ET then possibly watch the movie

*learn strength :: in many aspects

• LIFT - i love it. make a list of lifts, post, and do at least 3 a week.
• forgive & forget - for me, not for others
• calm - patience, breathe deep

*less screen time :: be intentional with my time

•  less tv, less phone, less computer - more dog, more gym, more al, more friends

*simplify :: just do it :: if it will take you less than 5 minutes, do it now

• less clutter, less stuff

*be money conscious :: no spontaneous spending

*learn new things :: read

• cook - recipes 
• sew - quilt
• fix things - car, rugs
• train dog
• decorate

so i guess 2013 is the year of simplicity and just do it; i like it!!

random ramblings early september 2012

around these parts:

the last week of summer ball on my sunday night team, they always wear formal dresses. and it's a co-ed team. and the entire team and fans wear dresses. :) so much fun yet difficult to move/play in.

we had a mini 10 year reunion since the majority of us couldn't make the real one. it was so good to see those people again and there were lots of laughs and reminiscing.

went to withrow's consumption days with these wonderful girls again! volleyball, beer, good times! the kids loved playing in the sand.

found some ground cherries at a farmer's market!! my papa would be so proud

getting lots of munchkin time lately!! love it!!

easton :: almost 2

fall is here!!

had my last day at marsden in august :: now almost full time in wisconsin...

first time wearing pants/jeans since before summer! fall weather is amazing!!

red neck racing 2012

we went to the annual hoes' redneck racing party again this year,

and it was just as fun as ever!!

we didn't camp there this year,

but stayed late and had a blast!

such cute greeders :)

the zebra stiped volkswagen :]

matt found a friend

matt, kunde and her crutch :)

the girlies singing

good times full of dirt, racing, beer, good friends, eats, singing and dancing!

til next time...

como zoo w/ greeders august 2012

 i got to spend a beautiful (but hot) day with my greeders as the como zoo.

we said hi to the giraffe's for my mom :)

4 greeders

 the twins and i got up close and personal with the polar bears :)

 my monkeys

 we all rode the tilt-a-whirl together; fun times!

unrelated: why do they already look like teenagers here? scary!!