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Updates --
Ok Gals -- I need reading material == What is going on we need updates.
Nothing really for me. My living room looks like babies r us -- as soom as the carpet gets cleaned, it is all going upstairs!! Still waiting for the bedding and furniture to arrive -- I am hoping next week.
I have ZERO energy == startred a blog - no posts, bought ty cards - didnt write one yet!
Good news --- Maybe only one more week of bedrest!! At my appt on Monday, he said at 35 weeks, I would stop my meds and go off bedrest. I will know more this coming Monday.
Heartburn has arrived - does that mean my Evan will have hair? Isn't thtthe old wise tale?? I lived on G2 Orange gatorade this pregnancy - now all of the sudden it gives mr=e heartburn.
I am thinking your lives are hopefully a little more exciting than life from my couch!!!
Hope to hear how you are feeling, career and real estate and family updates.
Re: Updates --
Fabulous, fabulous news! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that next week will be your last on bedrest. I'm sure you're ready to be out and about. Just think, when Evan arrives it'll hopefully be nice summer weather to take him outside on lots of walks. I'm sure you're also dying to have the nursery finished, so hopefully the remaining items will arrive soon, and you'll be able to help see it all come together. As for the heartburn, I had it pretty bad. Caleb was born with some hair, but not a ton and it fell out by about 2 months. Took another 10 months at least until he really started getting some in again. So fun imagining what LO will look like!
Now, as for some reading material for you...
Today was my last day of finals, so now all I have do to is finish up my final grades and I'll have the whole summer off (unless we move and I have to find a new job). We're heading back to PA next week through the end of May, and I can't wait! We haven't seen my family since we were home for my sister's wedding in December, and that was such a whirlwind trip that I don't even feel like we got to relax and really visit with family and friends. I haven't been back for more than a few days in several years, so we're really looking forward to the longer visit (and hoping that we don't go nuts staying with my parents for all that time).
The real catalyst for the trip is that DH has an interview with a company in Pittsburgh. We figured if we're spending the money to fly we might as well visit family as well. So, fingers crossed everything goes well with that and we'll hopefully hear something and can plan to move shortly after that (at least I'm really really trying to convince myself of that). We've been looking at houses in the area, and the guy who he is interviewing with wants us to tour the area with him to see in what areas we might be interested in living. It sounds pretty serious as long as the guy's company gets a project or two that are currently in the works.
We've also been going through major change of plans with our huge family vacation this summer. For the last few years we've been bugging both of our families to go on a big vacation to the beach. This year it finally worked out and we were booked at an ocean front beach house in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Yep, it's on the Gulf Coast, then the oil spill happened. So we scrambled around to try to figure out what to do. DS has never been to the ocean, and we didn't want his first time there to be unable to go in the water. After about a week of insanity (cancelling that trip, finding a new place, trying to convince my SIL to come with my niece and nephew - what a pain!), we're now ALL going to San Diego mid-June. I'm so excited to take Caleb there since there is so much for LOs to do. I can't wait for the zoo and Sea World in particular. We're going to be living out of suitcases this summer one way or another.
In the meantime, we've been enjoying some AMAZING unseasonably cool weather here the past few days (only in the 70s and 80s, normally in the 100s by now), and I'm realizing that I really haven't prepared myself for another AZ summer. This weather we have right now reminds me of PA summers, and I've been daydreaming about them for 4 months now. I CANNOT spend another summer here, or I might die from being cooped up inside the house. I'll take packing my house in the heat of July if I can just move out of here before the summer is over!
I think that's all from here. I know it is long, but I was really just trying to give you some reading material. Hope you're having a good week and that your motivation will come back soon!
Ang - I was going to ask you about the end of bedrest because I think they let me off around 36 weeks or so.
And the heartburn/hair thing is definitely an old wives tale, I had it and Olivia didn't have any hair and still doesn't have much!
As for us, we settled on our "old" house yesterday. So now we rent back and settle on our "new" house on June 11. I am so excited. But I feel like I am buried in boxes and behind in my packing. I wish we could hire someone to do it all for us. We also have to move in a 24 hour period which should be very interesting.
Olivia is growing like a little weed. She fascinates me with the new things she learns every day. She babbles whole sentences. She's a very good baby. I am still on the fence about having another. the thought of doing bedrest again with her running around doesn't thrill me. I know there is always a chance I won't have to do it again but I don't have much luck with these things.
That's about it! I hope everyone else is doing well!!
I was so glad to hear that you may be getting off bed rest....that will be wonderful!!!!! You are down the home stretch, so hang in there.
Well you already know what's going on in my life right now, but for everyone else...here it goes.
My DH got the job he interviewed for last week. We are sooooooo excited!!! He desperately needed to get out of his current job before DH went completely insane. Job starts mid-June so he is counting down the days right now. : )
There are some things going down at my work (my dads business) and we may be closing our doors after 30 years in business. I can't get into the big details but it is so sad to see how this recession is affecting all of these small family owned businesses. We are doing some last ditch efforts to keep things going so if you could all send good thoughts and prayers my way that this won't happen, I would appreciate it.
Other than that, Keaton is doing fantastic. Cruising all over the place and walking isn't too far behind now. I started planning his 1st bday party and I'm already going completely overboard. I'm hoping my dad and DH can get the deck done before his bday so we can have the party out there. We are building a new deck out back and to save some major money, my dad and DH are doing it. It's great to save all the money however it may take forever to complete. Oh well...I think they are both looking forward to this project. My dad built his deck a couple years ago so he definitely knows what he's doing...so that's a good thing, lol!
Angela, that's great you might get to go off bedrest soon. You are definitely in the home stretch!
No new updates from us. Everything is status quo here. I'm still waiting to see if my company is going to ship me off to the Gulf Coast to help with cleanup for the oil spill. Since I am part-time, I think I'll probably be one of the last people they ask to go. Hurricane Katrina was my last field experience (and that was awful), so I'm not exactly too excited to go if I get the call (although it would be a nice break from my everyday routine.)
Angela, YAY for your anticipated release from bedrest! Time is going to fly by soon.
Becky, Good luck to your DH with his interview. My SIL in AZ has been talking about making San Diego one of our family vacation destinations too.
Brandy, Congrats on your settlement! I hope the packing and moving process goes smoothly!
Lesli, Congrats on your DH's new job!! I bet that is a relief. I'm so sorry to hear about your parents business concerns. I hope that the business can make it through this difficult time.
Jill, keep us posted on if you'll have to go help out with the clean up. I imagine it would be difficult to be away.
Nothing fantastic to report here. I'm still sick which is affecting all other areas of my life. We realized last night that I'm definitely worse this time than I was with Ethan. At 9 weeks pg with Ethan I enjoyed a long day at a Pearl Jam concert. I just had to eat consistently and I was golden. A few months ago we had considered buying tickets for a PJ show in VA last night. Thank goodness we didn't. I could barely sit at the dinner table last night. It's really getting me down. I know this will pass but stress from everything else is compounding things.
We are still on hold as far as our home search/plans. We'll likely just stay here unless we change our minds to continue looking once I feel better. Our realtor has put a hold on showings until after next week, at least. We'll reevaluate at that point. They have gotten some calls about people wanting to see our house, so that's good, but I'm not up to keeping this house clean or looking for a new one right now.
I had an appt with my midwife this week. Baby's heart rate was strong and fast. I'm measuring right on track at 10wks. I can't remember if I've posted this but I'm not as far along as I thought. I thought I would have been 12wks this week but the baby was measuring 9wks at our u/s last week. She thinks I have a cyst on my breast. I'll have an u/s on Tues and will go from there.
Right now my main concern is Ethan's health. He is still having tummy troubles, is refusing the prescription formula, and I'm not sure what to do. I just posted about it on the local baby board if you want to read more. I know I need to focus on the positive but I'm so worried.
TTC since Jan 07. Dx with PCOS Jan 08