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Wed, Jul 30, 2003 1:14 PM
We watched the video of the ultrasound last night. It was amazing. With all the excitement during the ultrasound, it was difficult to grasp the magnitude of what we were seeing. The first ultrasound was amazing when we saw a tiny heart beating, but now to see the tiny baby moving it's little arms and legs, and to see the features of the tiny little face... it just puts everything into a whole new perspective. Even the matters of pregnancy which once excited me (decorating, buying clothes, etc.) have paled. Things that were once important to me seem trivial in light of a tiny human growing inside. We are both already so in love with our tiny baby. One of my favorite verses has always been Matthew 6:21 "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Being selfish, materialistic, and spoiled most of my life, I've often had my heart wrong places, but I don't think I've ever treasured anything as much as this child God has blessed us with.

This is not the combination of headlines I wanted to read this morning, three weeks before flying again for the first time in almost two years. Despite having flown a lot, I'm not really a big fan of the plane and this isn't helping my anxiety:

Airlines Warned of More Hijackings
Government Plans to Cut Air Marshals

My mom, who is a frequent flyer, constantly reminds me of how much safer it is than my daily commute. Which is true, but it isn't death I'm afraid of. It's the falling thirty thousand feet from the sky.

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Tue, Jul 29, 2003 1:13 PM
Today was our Fourth visit; third ultrasound. First real photos of baby Wilder. Heart rate 155 bpm. Baby Wilder is looking perfect and has a very strong heartbeat. He/she is very active and was kicking and moving his/her little arms and legs. It was so precious. Our next appointment is August 26th.

More good news is that I haven't gained any weight in this first trimester, which is unbelievable considering the sheer quantity of footlong subway sandwiches I've consumed! :)

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Fri, Jul 25, 2003 1:13 PM
Food...
I still haven't eaten Mexican. This is a record for me, but the thought of it still makes me sick. I guess its a good thing, since there is a cheap mexican restaurant right by our house that we used to visit frequently. I could eat Subway every day. In fact, I almost do. I'm averaging three lunches a week. Always the roasted chicken breast on wheat with HOT sauce. It's delish.

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Thu, Jul 24, 2003 1:13 PM
Wow. I haven't posted in almost a week. Time is really flying by. I'm beginning to have a major clothing dilemma. I've even resorted to wearing some maternity tops in order to look pregnant, rather than just looking fat. I've decided that I would much rather be one of those women who look like they're wearing maternity clothes too early than one of those women who look like they are stuffing themself into their regular clothes, or who just look chubby in bigger sized clothes. The dilemma is that my regular clothes fit, but are tight in the lower abdomen and of course, none of my regular shirts are long enough to cover up the tightness. :( Fortunately, I have some stretchy stuff in my wardrobe. But I really need more of the transition clothes, like those early maternity jeans from the Gap.

I'm eleven weeks along today! Our next appointment is Tuesday. Time seems to be going by much faster now that I am not anxious or worried about the baby. I thought I would be one of those who would be so anxious about finding out the gender, but I really don't care. That's another two months away and I don't want to rush it, I guess.

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Fri, Jul 18, 2003 1:12 PM
Good News, Bad News...
Well, the good news is that I won the set of PBK Bedding/Decor that I wanted. The bad news is that the bidding got up to $360 in the end! Yikes. I didn't anticipate to spend that much! Someone tried to snipe (i.e. bid at the last minute) me out of it with only a few minutes to spare and we got into a little bidding war. But more good news is that the set includes: quilt, bumper, sham, sheet, bedskirt, mobile, night lamp, quilt clips, and four 8x10 pictures. My mom also bought us the 5x8 matching rug, which retails for $300, for $150 (also on Ebay). Of course, more bad news, is that we won't know the gender of our baby for another two months and if it's a girl, all of this bidding (and $$) was in vain! :) Let's just hope in that case, I can recoup some of the money! Otherwise, baby girl might have a blue and white nursery!

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Wed, Jul 16, 2003 1:12 PM
Thanks for all the advice, girlies. I am currently bidding on the bedding and my sweet mom is buying the 5x8 rug for us. So, here's to having a boy. :) Chris suggested yesterday that we go ahead and buy it, so when he approves and encourages spending that kind of money, I figure it's the right choice. Of course, he was probably thinking of how upset I'd be if we found out we were having a boy and then couldn't find the bedding.

I still can't find anything I like for a girl. This PBK Strawberry Bedding is cute, but really isn't girly enough for a baby girl. I also can't really decide on any girl names, either. Which is ironic, since I've always wanted a little girl. Girls have so much more options, I think that's the problem. But, I think that a baby boy would actually be more expensive to dress. Target and Wal-Mart, etc. have adorable baby girl clothes, but most of the baby boy's selections look... well, like Target or Wal-Mart clothing. The cutest boy stuff I've seen are the Ralph Lauren Polo layettes and onesies. At $30 each, that could get a little pricey.

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Mon, Jul 14, 2003 1:11 PM
Here's something you could comment on: I have a dilemma regarding baby bedding. I know, it's a little too soon to ponder bedding and nursery decor, but here's the deal: I want this adorable baby bedding from Pottery Barn Kids (for a boy). Obviously, it will be another two months before we know if it's a boy or girl, but this bedding has been retired, so you can only get it through Ebay. Currently, there are only three sets for sale on ebay and one of them has everything, including decor. So, the dilemma is, should I go ahead and buy it?? If it turns out to be a girl, I could always re-sell it on Ebay, however, without a guarantee that I'd get 100% return. But, if it's a boy, then I have the exact entire nursery decor that I want! What would you do?

There are some good things about being pregnant. For example, being pregnant can get you free stuff... like deserts at restaurants. We had dinner at California Pizza Kitchen Friday night. We had a great waiter. So, I jokingly asked him if I could have free cheesecake if it was my birthday and he said yes, so I said 'well, it's not really my birthday, but I am pregnant, does that count'? And then he sent the manager over and it turns out that the manager and his wife are pregnant and due next month, so he gave us free cheesecake and chatted it up with us about baby stuff.

Just when I thought I'd reached the peak of the 'morning' sickness, I had a bout of all day sickness yesterday. Which culminated with Chris having to pull the car over twice on the way to my Mom's house. Not a pretty sight. However, I can tell you that once your husband actually witnesses you vomiting on the side of the road, he will have a lot more sympathy for you. I also finally had to break down and go to the doctor about the rash on Friday. Just as we thought, it's poison oak. He gave me a prescription for Lotrisone cream, which has helped some, but the itchiness has spread some. Poison oak neck and morning sickness. Lovely combination.

My real clothes are killing me. So much so that I had to break down and wear some maternity stuff today. Granted, it doesn't really look like maternity on me, which is good. It's amazing how your body (i.e. especially lower abdomen) seems to redistribute itself. I haven't gained any weight, but my pants definitely fit different and are not comfortable anymore.

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Wed, Jul 9, 2003 1:11 PM
A coworker asked me today when I'm going to start wearing maternity clothes. I told her that if she was giving me the okay, I would start tomorrow. LOL!

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Mon, Jul 7, 2003 1:09 PM
Good news! The rash is not Rubella! LOL. I'm still assuming its mild poison oak. The nurse said to treat it with hydro-cortisone cream and just let them know if it gets worse or changes. It looks as if it might be gone in a day or two. >whew<

My friend Wendy just had a baby (he is two weeks old). When I went to visit them, she gave me an entire maternity wardrobe: 2 pair of jeans, denim shorts; capris; a denim dress; a sweater set; and about 12 tops. Good stuff, too. All adorable stuff that I just ooh'd and aah'd over when she was packing them for me. But the best part is that she wants me to KEEP them.... forever! :)

The morning sickness has arrived full force, with vomiting now. =( I lost all of this morning's breakast. I also have a rash on my neck that I think may be a mild case of poison ivy or poison oak. I've left a msg. for the nurse to see if I need to consult a doctor or just continue treating with benadryl cream. My mother insisted that I call the doctor and now has me worried that it could be Rubella-German Measles. Perhaps pregnoid schizophrenia runs in the family. I did some research and found out that with Rubella, the rash isn't itchy, so maybe I'm safe. :)

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Tue, Jul 1, 2003 2:32 PM
Third doctor's appt.; second ultrasound. Saw and heard baby's heartbeat for the first time.

Today, we got to see Baby Booboo for the very first time. This is a close-up of the ultrasound. If you look closely, you can see some detail in this photo. The heartbeat is very strong and the doctor said that everything looks perfect. Our confirmed due date is now February 16th, 2004. Our next appointment is July 29th.

They did my prenatal labwork first and took a gallon of blood. Okay, so it's really only four vials, but it seems like a gallon. The ultrasound happened so fast, there wasn't much time for tears but we felt so much relief and joy. It really is amazing when you see that little heart beating and we had no idea that we were going to be able to hear it. The tech turned the volume up and it was so loud and fast. We got four pictures of the little bun and a video.

I have to say that this whole pregnancy thing seems very real now. When we saw the baby, I looked up and said "Okay, so we're definately pregnant?". LOL. Seeing the heartbeat puts things into a whole new perspective.

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