Today is the first day of the year 2012! Since Adam and I have been together, we've only made it to midnight once in the past 5 years! Not by acccident, by choice! We both feel New Years is overrated and in our old ages, we find it difficult to stay up past midnight! I was extremely content in having watched New Years in New York on tv.
Last night, we went up to bed at 11:17pm but with all the fireworks going off (in the sky), we actually were awake past midnight. I only know this because I heard some idiot yell Happy New Year in our neighborhood, followed by 20 minutes of loud fireworks.
I woke up this morning to find out one of my good friends, Michele became engaged! I am so thrilled for her and can't wait to celebrate. It's good motivation to get my body back in shape after the baby so I can wear a bathing suit at her bachelorette party :) Congrats Michele, you will be a beautiful bride!
I'm not a big fan of New Years resolutions but I have a couple this year:
1. Deliver a healthy baby
2. Enjoy every moment of my baby's first year of life. I have two nieces and know how fast kids grow up. I don't want to miss anything!
Enjoy 2012! I just know it will be an incredible one for Adam and I!
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Winter Break
I feel extremely blessed in that I've been on Winter Break from school in the past two weeks. It has been perfect timing in my pregnancy because I've really needed the opportunity to rest and get ready for the baby to come. I've done some cleaning, shopped for everything I need for my hospital bag, organized Tyson's room, and most importantly layed on the couch with my feet up. It's also given me the opportunity to read Baby Wise, a book that I've really enjoyed.
Outside of baby stuff, I've also been able to spend a lot of time with my two beautiful nieces Kailey and Ava. We actually celebrated my niece Ava's first birthday on Christmas Eve. She was born last December, 20 minutes before Christmas. She was a true Christmas blessing. Kailey is two now (November 17th) and is so much fun to watch and listen to play. She loves to play kitchen and put on make up (chapstick) and lotion. I love my nieces so much and can't even imagine what the love I will have for Tyson will be like.
We had a perfect Christmas... it was so much fun watching the girls open their presents. Tyson even got spoiled and he's not even in this world yet! Can't wait for him to see his new stuff!
I go back to school on Tuesday which should be interesting. It's been so nice being able to be on my own schedule, sleep in until I want to get up, and lay down when I feel tired. My doctor has asked me if I'm ready to be off work yet and I keep replying with "no" because I'm not ready to leave my students yet. I have the best class and hate that I have to leave them for a short time. I will update with how it goes...
Outside of baby stuff, I've also been able to spend a lot of time with my two beautiful nieces Kailey and Ava. We actually celebrated my niece Ava's first birthday on Christmas Eve. She was born last December, 20 minutes before Christmas. She was a true Christmas blessing. Kailey is two now (November 17th) and is so much fun to watch and listen to play. She loves to play kitchen and put on make up (chapstick) and lotion. I love my nieces so much and can't even imagine what the love I will have for Tyson will be like.
We had a perfect Christmas... it was so much fun watching the girls open their presents. Tyson even got spoiled and he's not even in this world yet! Can't wait for him to see his new stuff!
I go back to school on Tuesday which should be interesting. It's been so nice being able to be on my own schedule, sleep in until I want to get up, and lay down when I feel tired. My doctor has asked me if I'm ready to be off work yet and I keep replying with "no" because I'm not ready to leave my students yet. I have the best class and hate that I have to leave them for a short time. I will update with how it goes...
38 Weeks
I haven't given much of an update about my pregnancy, mostly because it's gone wonderfully and there's not much to blog about : ) Now that I'm at the 38 week/full term pregnancy mark, I'll give a little update of what's going on. My blood pressure in the past few appointments have been incredible and my weight has stayed stable in the last month.
My doctor believes the baby is about 7 1/2-8 lbs currently and has encouraged me to continue to eat "healthy" so I don't gain much more weight. She fears I might have a humongous baby. I was a 9 lb baby and Adam was 8 lbs so big babies run in our little family.
I didn't think I had a craving until I took a step back and realized I could eat a hundred cuties/satsuma oranges a day. I literally eat about 6 of them a day and would eat more except they excite Tyson so much that he kicks, punches, and hits his head into my pelvic bone. It's not the most comfortable feeling when he gets all that sugar so as bad as I want them, I can't eat them when I want.
We haven't had an ultrasound since the day we found out we were having a boy and we won't have one again unless we hit the 40 week mark... we shall see what happens.
My doctor believes the baby is about 7 1/2-8 lbs currently and has encouraged me to continue to eat "healthy" so I don't gain much more weight. She fears I might have a humongous baby. I was a 9 lb baby and Adam was 8 lbs so big babies run in our little family.
I didn't think I had a craving until I took a step back and realized I could eat a hundred cuties/satsuma oranges a day. I literally eat about 6 of them a day and would eat more except they excite Tyson so much that he kicks, punches, and hits his head into my pelvic bone. It's not the most comfortable feeling when he gets all that sugar so as bad as I want them, I can't eat them when I want.
We haven't had an ultrasound since the day we found out we were having a boy and we won't have one again unless we hit the 40 week mark... we shall see what happens.
Classroom Baby Shower
My students (and their parents) threw me an incredible baby shower on December 1st in our classroom. The shower was not a surprise but I was very much surprised with everything the parents had planned and the amazing gifts I had recieved. I really appreciated all the effort my student's parents put into throwing me such an incredible shower. My students were so excited for the shower and couldn't wait to celebrate. Many of them hadn't ever been to a shower so it was a special event for them.
One of my favorite things about the shower was that my students got to participate in so many activities. They all cut a piece of string to guess how big my belly was and they got to guess how many hershey kisses were in a big bottle. They also all guessed my due date, I'm excited to see who won. The parents provided prizes for all the winners which was really great for the kids.
I received so many wonderful gifts and got to sit in an adorable white rocking chair as I opened them. Tyson got some new clothes, a stroller blanket, some beautiful handmade burp rags, toys, blankets, hats, socks, shoes, etc. The entire class went in on a class gift and got me a Graco Pack and Play and a Graco infant swing.
I was so overwhelmed by the love and generosity my students showed to me and Tyson. They are so excited to meet Tyson and I am so excited for them to meet him. I am TRULY going to miss my students when I'm on my maternity leave.
One of my favorite things about the shower was that my students got to participate in so many activities. They all cut a piece of string to guess how big my belly was and they got to guess how many hershey kisses were in a big bottle. They also all guessed my due date, I'm excited to see who won. The parents provided prizes for all the winners which was really great for the kids.
I received so many wonderful gifts and got to sit in an adorable white rocking chair as I opened them. Tyson got some new clothes, a stroller blanket, some beautiful handmade burp rags, toys, blankets, hats, socks, shoes, etc. The entire class went in on a class gift and got me a Graco Pack and Play and a Graco infant swing.
I was so overwhelmed by the love and generosity my students showed to me and Tyson. They are so excited to meet Tyson and I am so excited for them to meet him. I am TRULY going to miss my students when I'm on my maternity leave.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Starting our every 2 week appointments!
Adam and I have hit an exciting time, we are starting our every two week doctor appointments! On Monday, we had our glucose test appointment. Many people warned me about having to drink the sugary drink but it wasn't really that bad. I'm a strictly water drinker so it was kind of nice to have something "fruity" to drink
Adam has been to every doctor's appointment with me, he's the best, so he even stayed with me at this appointment. I warned him ahead of time that we had to wait an hour after I drank the "stuff" and he had no problem with it. I feel very blessed to have such a supportive husband. I couldn't imagine going to our appointments alone.
I will find out my results in a couple days, I'm crossing my fingers (and praying to God) I don't "flunk" it because I don't want to have to sit in the hospital for four hours and get retested, and even worse, I don't want to have to cut out sugar!
Everything at our appointment was great. I am gaining good weight, feeling healthy, and the baby's heartbeat is perfect! Can't wait to meet the little guy that's kicking me like crazy these days!
Adam has been to every doctor's appointment with me, he's the best, so he even stayed with me at this appointment. I warned him ahead of time that we had to wait an hour after I drank the "stuff" and he had no problem with it. I feel very blessed to have such a supportive husband. I couldn't imagine going to our appointments alone.
I will find out my results in a couple days, I'm crossing my fingers (and praying to God) I don't "flunk" it because I don't want to have to sit in the hospital for four hours and get retested, and even worse, I don't want to have to cut out sugar!
Everything at our appointment was great. I am gaining good weight, feeling healthy, and the baby's heartbeat is perfect! Can't wait to meet the little guy that's kicking me like crazy these days!
I've got a bun in the oven!
Last Saturday my sisters, Melanie and Marci threw me the most wonderful baby shower with my mom's help. The shower was held at my house so that everyone was able to see the nursery as well as our house! Melanie and Marci did a wonderful job and decorated everything so beautifully. They got a lot of great decorating ideas through Pinterest, I was quite impressed.
It was at 11:00 so they served a brunch. We had a delicous egg/hashbrown casserole, greek yogurt, fresh fruits, bagels and cream cheese, and Cinnabons! The food was so delicous, the decorations were gorgeous, but most of all, the love in my house was incredible. Tyson was spoiled with clothing, toys, books, blankets, toilletries, etc. We had a diaper raffle so we got many diapers as well. It was so nice of everyone to come to the shower. Tyson is extremely lucky to be surrounded by such wonderful family and friends.It was so great to see everyone, I can't wait for them to meet Tyson in January! Below is a pictures of all the "Haugen girls." Melanie and her daughter Kailey, Marci, me, Nicci and her daughter Nicci, and my mom.
Laundry is so much more fun when everything is so small!
Today I did my first load of Tyson's laundry. The crib skirt finally arrived so I decided that while the matress was off, I might as well wash the sheets and get the crib put together. Everything is so tiny, I swear it all shrunk but it's just the size of what baby's are... hard to believe! Washing the first load of laundry got me even more excited, and even a little emotional thinking about being able to dress my precious baby soon. I can't imagine him being so small, the newborn onesies are tiny! Adam and I got an update last week saying our baby is the size of an eggplant now, after seeing an eggplant at the grocery store last weekend, I'd say the onesie will definitely fit him - right now.
I also washed a couple pairs of socks, some onesies, the changing pad cover, a few sleepers, and a couple robes. The load of laundry was so tiny! I already lost a sock, but found it in a hood. I learned my lesson, those socks are so small, I need to buy a lingerie bag to wash them in or Tyson's going to have a lot of mismatched socks!
I also washed a couple pairs of socks, some onesies, the changing pad cover, a few sleepers, and a couple robes. The load of laundry was so tiny! I already lost a sock, but found it in a hood. I learned my lesson, those socks are so small, I need to buy a lingerie bag to wash them in or Tyson's going to have a lot of mismatched socks!
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