Saturday, October 31, 2009
last chance for guesses
Wednesday is our big ultrasound! It's the last chance for guesses as to if it's a boy or girl! So far it's about even on people thinking boy or girl. The online tests and predictors indicate slightly higher chance of having a girl. We'll see in a few days!!!
it really does pay to complain
I wasn't the complainer in this story; I was behind her in line at the grocery store. As I was loading my stuff onto the line at the check out, I noticed that the lady in front of me was really complaining about there not being a bagger to bag her groceries as she was checking out. I guess he was a couple of isles down and would be there in a moment, but she was pretty mad that he wasn't there right then. The lady ringing her up was flustered, and forgot to scan her last few items before she totaled her bill and gave her the receipt. As she started to ring me up, I mentioned that the next items were not mine, and were probably hers. The cashier just bagged them up and handed them to bagger, who had now showed up and was helping her load up the groceries.
It kinda got me chuckling that the lady left in a huge huff, obviously irritated, and she didn't even realize that she had just scored free groceries. The cashier explained to me that she just didn't want to hear any more complaints. It didn't bother me, but I decided to try to use my kindness and charm to my advantage a bit... see, I had an old coupon for $2 off my next purchase. It had expired earlier that month, but it was still in my purse, so I just made small talk and tried to be nice to her since she was still obviously flustered by the previous rude lady. Then I slipped her the coupon before she totaled me up. She didn't even look at it and gave me my $2 off. Was I being just as bad as the lady before me? Aren't you were supposed to catch more flies with honey? :)
It kinda got me chuckling that the lady left in a huge huff, obviously irritated, and she didn't even realize that she had just scored free groceries. The cashier explained to me that she just didn't want to hear any more complaints. It didn't bother me, but I decided to try to use my kindness and charm to my advantage a bit... see, I had an old coupon for $2 off my next purchase. It had expired earlier that month, but it was still in my purse, so I just made small talk and tried to be nice to her since she was still obviously flustered by the previous rude lady. Then I slipped her the coupon before she totaled me up. She didn't even look at it and gave me my $2 off. Was I being just as bad as the lady before me? Aren't you were supposed to catch more flies with honey? :)
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
pops and kicks
Last night Steve felt the baby move for the first time! The baby was so active all throughout the evening but Steve seems to calm the baby down each time he tries to feel it move :) but baby got one last strong kick in and Steve definitely felt it right away!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
18 weeks
Had a doctor's appointment today. Baby M's heartbeat was in the upper 150's. Baby also kept moving away just as she was getting a read on the heartbeat, so seemed very active. Nothing else new.
Here's a somewhat fuzzy picture of me (have I mentioned that I need a new camera??):
Here's a somewhat fuzzy picture of me (have I mentioned that I need a new camera??):
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
17 down 23 to go
New this week: Dress clothes! I purchased some gray pants that I'm wearing here so now I have both dressy and casual clothes :) Still feeling those pokes and nudges just about every time I'm still. Hoping that in 3 weeks we have a very active little one for our ultrasound. I can't wait!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
it's done!
Notice anything about our yard?
We have one now! We finally have a yard. The sod is pretty much taken, it's not as even as we'd like it due to the bad job that they did laying it, but we'll take it.
We took advantage of one of the last nice weekends before it starts freezing at night to go purchase some shrubs and polish off the back yard a bit.
Despite the sun in the pics, and Steve shorts and tshirt, it was actually quite cold that day!! I got out my fall jacket and was surprised that I couldn't comfortably button it all the way down :) Don't know why it surprised me, I should be used to the feeling by now, but I find myself walking by mirrors and not really recognizing the belly looking back at me!
We have one now! We finally have a yard. The sod is pretty much taken, it's not as even as we'd like it due to the bad job that they did laying it, but we'll take it.
We took advantage of one of the last nice weekends before it starts freezing at night to go purchase some shrubs and polish off the back yard a bit.
Despite the sun in the pics, and Steve shorts and tshirt, it was actually quite cold that day!! I got out my fall jacket and was surprised that I couldn't comfortably button it all the way down :) Don't know why it surprised me, I should be used to the feeling by now, but I find myself walking by mirrors and not really recognizing the belly looking back at me!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
"It's a sign!" "But you don't believe in signs."
10 points to anyone who can tell me the name of the movie that's from :)
This week is 16 weeks! I'll post pics of me at 15 and 16 weeks since I never got around to posting last week.
New developments these past couple of weeks: back pain is gone?? Dare I say it? I haven't had that horrible pinched nerve feeling for the past week and a half or so. It got pretty bad, and then it went away. Doctor said it was pretty normal and maybe stretches or exercises might help. (gee, thanks) But who knows, maybe all the traveling just aggravated it, and now that I've been home for a few weeks, it's relieving some of the tension or something.
Another new development, nosebleeds. Fun stuff. About every other day I've been getting them. This happened to me several other winters, so I wasn't surprised that it's happening again during pregnancy, especially with the dryer weather too.
And the most exciting (possibly) new development: baby kicks?? I had a strange sensation a couple of weeks ago, but figured that it probably was just my imagination. Then about a week later, I felt it again. Then the past few days, I have felt it a lot, especially if I am laying down and still right after I eat in the evenings. I still am not 100% sure it's baby, but it's definitely feeling a little jumping bean intermittently, and right around the area where the heartbeat is when the doctor checks. I have been placing my hand over the spot after I feel it, and waiting to see if I feel it again, but of course it's so sporadic that I don't feel anything again for another half hour or more. Last night was the most, I think I was sitting down for ~2 hrs and I felt maybe 3 or 4 flutters. I think 15-16 weeks might be kinda early, but not unheard of to feel baby movement, right?
And now, on to the title of my entry. I was at a kid's 2nd hand store today, buying some maternity wear (yay for cheap clothing!) and was up at the cash register when the customer in front of me was getting back some bags of clothing that she was trying to sell to the store. Apparently the store had so much baby clothes that they didn't need her 2 huge trashbags full of clothes, so she turned to me and asked me if I was pregnant. I told her I was. She asked if I knew what I was having yet, and I told her that I didn't know yet. She asked if I wanted her outgrown girl clothes. I guess she was going to just drop by Goodwill if she couldn't get the store to take them, so I told her that even if we didn't end up needing girl clothes, I definitely could find someone who would! Here's a picture of the stuff that was in there. So much!
I went through and pulled a few onesies and sleepers that were gender neutral, plus there was a tub sling thing, and a baby carrier in there too. We'll see in about a month whether or not I'll be able to put those frilly pink dresses to good use or not... I drove away thinking that maybe it's a sign! Oh wait, I don't believe in signs :)
This week is 16 weeks! I'll post pics of me at 15 and 16 weeks since I never got around to posting last week.
15 weeks
16 weeks
New developments these past couple of weeks: back pain is gone?? Dare I say it? I haven't had that horrible pinched nerve feeling for the past week and a half or so. It got pretty bad, and then it went away. Doctor said it was pretty normal and maybe stretches or exercises might help. (gee, thanks) But who knows, maybe all the traveling just aggravated it, and now that I've been home for a few weeks, it's relieving some of the tension or something.
Another new development, nosebleeds. Fun stuff. About every other day I've been getting them. This happened to me several other winters, so I wasn't surprised that it's happening again during pregnancy, especially with the dryer weather too.
And the most exciting (possibly) new development: baby kicks?? I had a strange sensation a couple of weeks ago, but figured that it probably was just my imagination. Then about a week later, I felt it again. Then the past few days, I have felt it a lot, especially if I am laying down and still right after I eat in the evenings. I still am not 100% sure it's baby, but it's definitely feeling a little jumping bean intermittently, and right around the area where the heartbeat is when the doctor checks. I have been placing my hand over the spot after I feel it, and waiting to see if I feel it again, but of course it's so sporadic that I don't feel anything again for another half hour or more. Last night was the most, I think I was sitting down for ~2 hrs and I felt maybe 3 or 4 flutters. I think 15-16 weeks might be kinda early, but not unheard of to feel baby movement, right?
And now, on to the title of my entry. I was at a kid's 2nd hand store today, buying some maternity wear (yay for cheap clothing!) and was up at the cash register when the customer in front of me was getting back some bags of clothing that she was trying to sell to the store. Apparently the store had so much baby clothes that they didn't need her 2 huge trashbags full of clothes, so she turned to me and asked me if I was pregnant. I told her I was. She asked if I knew what I was having yet, and I told her that I didn't know yet. She asked if I wanted her outgrown girl clothes. I guess she was going to just drop by Goodwill if she couldn't get the store to take them, so I told her that even if we didn't end up needing girl clothes, I definitely could find someone who would! Here's a picture of the stuff that was in there. So much!
I went through and pulled a few onesies and sleepers that were gender neutral, plus there was a tub sling thing, and a baby carrier in there too. We'll see in about a month whether or not I'll be able to put those frilly pink dresses to good use or not... I drove away thinking that maybe it's a sign! Oh wait, I don't believe in signs :)
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