Week 12

Date/Week: June 30; week 12

Total weight gain/loss: ?

Belly measurement: ?

Milestones: My first non vaginal u/s since 2008!!!

Physical Progress: I am using a hair elastic to button my pants. My lowe abdomen is hard.

Symptoms: Feeling a lot better but my internal furnace has me sweating all the time! Thank God for AC!

How do I feel about my body: Still not crazy about the new boobs. I'm psyched that I don't look pg from behind!

Food cravings/aversions: donuts!!!!!

Sleep: I've been having really vivid dreams. Aidan has been purchasing a lot of real estate over the past week in my dreams...

Energy level: Want a nap at 3pm... 

Exercise: still walking; plan to add some swimming/water aerobics soon.

Baby Movement: not sure...

Thoughts and Feelings? I feel better since the NT scan seemed to go well today.

What I am looking forward to: coming out of the maternity closet

What am I reading / things I’m learning: babycenter.com / lots about NT scans

Week 12

The Circle of Life

It's been one hellish weekend. Instead of a slow relaxing Saturday that we had planned, an early morning call changed my life yet again. My godfather, who is my mom's cousin, had not reported to work. Since he has a heart condition, his co-worker was concerned and called the police to check to see if anything was wrong. My uncle was called since he owns the building and my parents were called since it was my mom's cousin. My mom is in Florida for my niece's dance recital so my dad called me to ask for me and Aidan to go with my uncle. I prayed all the way into the City that all would be well... but it wasn't. It appears my godfather had a heart attack and passed away. Thankfully, I didn't enter the apartment - I only saw his hand, I panicked and ran down the stairs. The police were so very helpful and between them and Aidan, I got through it. The police had to talk to my mom and my godfather's mom (she's in Las Vegas) via my cellphone because I really wasn't very helpful in providing information. When the funeral home came they sent me on a walk. Aidan helped sort everything out and then took me to our favorite restaurant to get me to eat some food.

I've been a zombie for most of the weekend. Both my godfathers are now gone. Both were very involved in my life. Both didn't have children so they treated me like their daughter. I feel so sad to not have either of them here anymore. I told Aidan that if we have a boy, I'd like to include both their first names as middle names in remembrance of two amazing men - he agreed. Now we just have to see if we can do so...

I've titled this post circle of life because in the midst of all of this sadness, we heard sproglet's heartbeat on the doppler for the first time this morning. Up until now, we just used the digital display to find the heartbeat. Hearing it was surreal. I bawled. It's amazing!

June ICLW - Welcome to Bermuda!

Hi Everyone!

I'm late with ICLW this month. We've just come back from a short vacation that was originally supposed to be an IVF consult in Budapest. It was a really quick trip and not as relaxing as a normal vacation. Still, I am so happy that we were able to get away for a little bit.

I've been trying to figure out what to do this month. I've decided to share 6 of my favorite movies. Please excuse the randomness of the eras... that's just me!

Singing in the Rain - This movie is the first one that I would pull out when I was missing home when I was at college. It is my all time favorite musical and my introduction to the wonderful talent, Gene Kelly. I still pull it out often and yes, I pretty much know the entire movie by heart.

Funny Face - It is perhaps my favorite Audrey Hepburn movie and Fred Astaire was a lot of fun in it. The scene with her walking down the stairs in the red dress always makes me smile!

Star Wars Episode IV - Another movie that I know by heart. If it comes on tv, I have to watch it (then I pull out the DVDs for the next two movies). When I hear the 20th Century Fox opening theme I always expect to hear the Star Wars theme follow it.

Dirty Dancing - the summer this movie came out I was on the cusp of becoming a teenager, spending the summer at my grandmother's in Brooklyn, NY. No one would take me to see it. My dad purchased the video tape for me and I watched it the first time with my parents. We all enjoyed it for different reasons. I then became tryly addicted (until my obsession with 'The Phantom of the Opera' began a bit later that year). I knew most of the dance steps and all of the dialogue. When I got to see the stage production in London on Monday evening for my birthday, I was probably too critical of the differences - particularly with the leading man. Still, it's a great story and it was fun to see it on stage!

Thunderball - I love James Bond (Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan, in particular). I could put down 'Live and Let Die' or 'Goldfinger' or 'Moonraker' or 'Die Another Day' as movies I have watched many times but my favorite is 'Thunderball'. I remember watching it on Sunday afternoons, lying on the carpet in my parent's living room. I thought Domino was beautiful and I wanted to one day make love underwater, thanks to this movie... ;)

Some Like It Hot - This movie still cracks me up. Tony Curtis' Cary Grant impersonation is nuts and Jack Lemmon's tango was too silly. This was the first Marilyn Monroe movie I had even seen and I wanted to sing like her for weeks afterwards. I think I purchased this for my birthday two years ago because it is guaranted to make me laugh.

This was tough as there are so many other movies that I love! I may have to do a part two at another time.

Weeks 10 & 11

Date/Week: Week 10

Total weight gain/loss: ?

Belly measurement: ?

Milestones: Going on a quick vacation

Physical Progress: I have a bit of a belly...

Symptoms: nausea off and on; gassy feeling in belly every so often

How do I feel about my body: I feel fat

Food cravings/aversions: I am craving fresh apricots and McDonald's chicken nuggets

Sleep: Naps are pretty good when I have the opportunity to have them

Energy level: Better than last week - I need to be able to walk a lot on vacation

Exercise: walking the dogs

Baby Movement: not yet

Thoughts and Feelings? Not looking forward to going to Boston - hope I won't have to. I just want this pregnancy to be normal!

What I am looking forward to: getting into the second tri

What am I reading / things I’m learning: nothing new this week



Date/Week: June 24; week 11

Total weight gain/loss: ?

Belly measurement: ?

Milestones: Finally own a few maternity bras! Wore my first maternity t-shirt (much more comfortable!)

Physical Progress: At the bra fitting she guessed how far along I was by the size of my belly... cool!

Symptoms: nausea not too bad. Still feeling tired though... and gassy.

How do I feel about my body: Looking forward to 'coming out' because that means that I'm not 'fat' anymore.

Food cravings/aversions: craving fresh apricots and youghurt.

Sleep: I go to bed early but I don't feel rested when I wake up.

Energy level: Much better.

Exercise: still walking; plan to add some swimming/water aerobics soon.

Baby Movement: not yet

Thoughts and Feelings? I know I am going to get stressed out soon since the NT scan is next Wednesday...

What I am looking forward to: seeing sproglet next week

What am I reading / things I’m learning: Stokke product catalog - trying to find a stroller that's good for tall people!

Week 10

Week 11

Last Night in London

Hi There and Happy ICLW!

London has been a whirlwind!!!! Not enough time but we'll be back in September (fingers crossed). I've had a wonderful birthday today and now we're trying to pack. I'm also trying to get Aidan to update our blog with the last hour of internet time that I've purchased...

I'll catch up with everyone soon!

Hello from Budapest!

Hi There!

We've just checked into our hotel. It's been a lot of travelling and I am exhausted. Hoping to relax a little and then we'll go out and explore a bit. We haven't been here since our honeymoon so good memories!

Aidan will be blogging our trip on our family site. I'll write here but probably not in as much detail.

Another Test

This past weekend, in addition to having my cousin stay over and the myriad of shows that Aidan had to perform in, I had to do my 24 hour urine collection. I'm an old pro at this test. I do it every other year for my nephrologist so I knew I'd need more than one collection container and the protocol for collection, etc. What I didn't plan for is the number of times that I now go to the loo.

First collection (that you discard) was at 4.20am on Sunday. Yes, that's a regular hour that I've been seeing for a few weeks now. I stayed home from church because I thought about how often I go in the morning - and I was right! The afternoon became the tricky bit. My cousin wanted to go to the beach... so I packed the empty container, an ice pack, a cooler bag and we were off. Thanks to the sun, salt and sea she ended up not wanting to stay for long so I was ok for that period and the rest of the afternoon.

We had to take my cousin back to my parent's house that evening since she's flying back to the US today. I didn't take the container because I was on my second by then. Soooo stupid. I wanted to get back home (45 minute drive) but my parents wanted to catch up. Finally, the Tony Awards began, they were distracted and Aidan and I escaped. In any case, collection finished at 4am this morning... I hope the test results are good. I won't know until July 1 (after the NT scan). At least there's a vacation in between.....