Pregnancy Journal

This is my greatest pregnancy find so far!



I wanted to keep a journal of the experience of being pregnant (to remember for the future) and looked online to see what I could find. Amazon led me to the perfect book, "The Belly Book" by Amy K. It had great reviews and looked like it was fun so I ordered it and waited for it to come in the mail.





It was waiting for me when we returned from Hawaii and it is everything I had hoped. This journal is mainly directed to your baby and will be a fabulous keepsake for them when they are older. It has space to write about how you felt when you learned you were pregnant, pre-natal visits, morning sickness, cravings/aversions, ultrasounds, weekly journal writing with space for pictures, first time you heard the heart beat, clothes that no longer fit, boy or girl, feeling baby kick and even more including delivery and baby.

It is split into the 3 trimesters, is a fun shape and has a very cute polka-dot layout. There is nothing I don't like about this book. So I highly recommend "The Belly Book" for your future pregnancies and think you will really enjoy it cause I sure am!!!!



Another peek at the 14 week belly... I didn't think I would be showing this much already.

House - no, Emerson Drive - yes

(single tear) So we didn't get the house. I was not surprised though. Someone else had beat us to the punch and already had a counter-offer in so we didn't have much of a chance. We also didn't feel like we needed to pay more than asking price for a house in a buyers market like this. So we return to looking through the mounds of garbage, to hopefully find something as good, if not better next time. This is the home that will never be mine, sigh!



I did, however, purchase tickets this morning for Emerson Drive who is coming to Lloydminster in May. This is Ian's favourite band and I really enjoy them as well. I would think though that a small local concert would be cheaper than the big city and was surprised at the 43$ tickets. Hmmmm, good thing I don't go to concerts often cause that could be a new shirt! A shirt lasts longer and I believe, brings greater joy than an evening at a concert. Hopefully baby at 6 months will enjoy the tune-age as well. I am just grateful for a chair to sit in as I don't think I will want to stand for so long with a big belly.



Anywho, just sitting here blogging to pass some of the day. Happy trails!

A Frightful Scare

I had my second Dr.'s appointment today and, just like last time, ended up having to go to the hospital right away. The Dr. couldn't find the babies heart beat, which of course caused me some great anxiety, and sent me off to get an ultrasound right away. Thankfully our baby is just fine and was probably moving around too much to be able to catch the heart beat. Hmmm, an active baby already... I'm sure I will start feeling it soon. I am so grateful that our baby is alive and well. You don't realize how much you love and want something until you think it may be gone. I still didn't get to hear the heartbeat as the hospital ultrasound didn't have sound but I watched the heart- beat and was so relieved to see Bean wiggling around. He waved at us again!

Here is a picture of our baby, which now has legs (wooo hooo), but you can't see them cause the picture is kinda lame. It only shows the baby in the bottom corner with his left arm up waving at us. (no we don't know what sex the baby is but it is easier just to call it something and since we think it is a boy then that is what I am going to call it, until I find out otherwise)

Oh and the due date is now August 23rd (i knew it was later)

Valentines, House Hunting and Baby

Valentine's Day was wonderful! Ian succeeded (under immense pressure) to have a real valentine's day since it was the first one without him in school writing midterms. We had a lovely dinner together on Friday, breakfast made for me Saturday with tulips, mini eggs and a body pillow (by request). I made Ian a stack of Valentine's sugar cookies and am getting Emerson Drive tickets that go on sale this week. It has been a nice weekend.



I also used the rest of my energy yesterday making pink, heart shaped biscuits for our ward potluck. It was fun but I didn't feel so well.



The baby belly is coming along. Showing some signs of emerging though no one really can tell that I am pregnant yet. We are at 13 weeks and starting to feel a bit better. I even got out to work on Friday, though I still feel like I am recuperating. I am still hoping that the sickness leaves and that I can have at least a month or two of feeling 'normal'. Perhaps I am being too optimistic.



Ian decided today to go to church with a creepy mustache. I couldn't help laughing at him every time I saw his face. We are super excited though as yesterday we found our perfect house. It has everything we want with very little work needed (just a paint job). Big decision for us to make but I will let you know what happens and post pics if we buy it.

What did you value most during pregnancy?

As my tummy begins to expand I have been thinking about what is to come. I have heard from many about the back pain, sore feet, inability to sleep, clothes that don't fit and etcetera. Since so many of you, my wonderful friends, have already experienced the delights of pregnancy I am looking for some tips. Was there some item you couldn't have lived without while you were pregnant? Is there any cream you would swear its effectiveness by? What clothes were the most comfortable? What moments meant the most to you? How did you help your husband feel a part of the pregnancy (besides waiting on you hand and foot for all illnesses and cravings)?

I would love to hear your advice, especially about items that may be a lifesaver for me in the next couple months. I am already having trouble sleeping as I am up at least twice every night to eat or go to the bathroom. I think the sleep loss that is common with new babies has already begun for me. Anywho, I would love to hear your stories and recommendations if you have a moment to drop a line!