Monday, April 1, 2013

18 weeks

Meant to publish this on 3/28/13

How far along? 18 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: I've gained 14 lbs since pre baby last week!
Maternity Clothes? OMG my pants are sooooooooo tight! Still squeezing in but it's getting a bit sad...like I have a baby belly muffin top hahaha. Tried maternity jeans last week and they're so weird - I had to YANK them up so far and the creepy elastic part goes down so low! I don't know if I can get used to these. I have been wearing dresses this week that I couldn't wear in the first TRI so I'm pretty happy about that but seriously my pants are giving me muffin tops - YIKES!
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Sleeping well but I never feel like I've gotten enough.
Best moment this week: How about a worst moment? The day I spent $13 at Royal Farms buying candy and then ate an entire bag of sour worms and washed it down with a coke slurpee...Yes, that moment was awesome but the aftermath was HORRIBLE!!!!!
Have you told family and friends? yes.
Miss Anything? buttoning pants
Movement: No
Food Cravings: chocolate/candy/cookies
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nothing I can put my finger on.
Have you started to show yet? Yea I'm fat, atleast according to the buttons and zippers on my pants.
Gender prediction: So last week I started to realize that this whole time I've been so convinced it's a girl but look at these facts: 1. I can't WAIT to decorate a littel girl nursery but I can't nail down an actual design that I LOVE. Meanwhile I've found 2 boy nurseries that I really love. 2. We IMMEDIATELY found a boy name that I'm just obsessed with - like I will be so sad if we don't get to use it, however we basically had to give ourselves a time out to sit down and come up with a girl name. Do I like it? Yes. Do I LOVE IT? Ummmm...So what if I can't come to these decisions or really feel LOVE towards any girly decisions b/c of the little man in my belly??? - get to find out on April 9th! WHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time? I wouldn't say moody as much as I would say CRAZY...holy cow. Definitely an emotional rollercoaster within like a 5 minute span. WATCH OUT!
Weekly Wisdom: Travel with both salty and sweet at all times.
Looking forward to: Moving and FINDING OUT THE SEX!!!!!!!!!! WHOOOOOOO April will be an exciting month!!!!

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

17.5 Weeks

Had a little photoshoot last night with the pupperooonies @ 17.5 weeks :)

Family (Minus Ronathen)
My babies
Ron's 3 1/2 Blondes
Just the little terd & I
 Mirror Shot of Baby D and I
 
This is standing straight up and still "flexing" my abs :P
 
Letting it all hang out/pushing my stomach out as far as it can go
 
 

Monday, March 25, 2013

17 Weeks

Meant to post this last Thursday - 3/22/13

How far along? 17 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: I've gained 14 lbs since pre baby! That is GREAT since they say 1 lb a week is on target - I guess my pre baby diet of chipotle, chick-fil-a and Chips has really conditioned my body for cravings of JUNK! :)
Maternity Clothes? OMG my pants are sooooooooo tight! Still squeezing in but it's getting a bit sad...like I have a baby belly muffin top hahaha. May have to try maternity clothes wahhhh! I have been wearing dresses this week that I couldn't wear in the first TRI so I'm pretty happy about that but seriously my pants are giving me muffin tops - YIKES!
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Sleeping well but I never feel like I've gotten enough.
Best moment this week: 1. Hearing the baby move around at the doctor appointment - (s)he was doing flips or something! So cute! 2. My doctor writing an RX saying, "Melissa is allowed to have a green beer in honor of St. Patty's day. One a day is OK :)" Then proceeding to tell me that everybody is so paranoid about people being on crack and being overly cautious and having a drink everyday even while pregnant is perfectly fine. Hilarious! Ps.com - this is the same doctor that lectured Ron about how bad diet soda is. Soooo diet soda will kill you but drinking during pregnancy is OK in her  book. LOVE IT.
Have you told family and friends? yes.
Miss Anything? buttoning pants
Movement: No
Food Cravings: chocolate
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nothing I can put my finger on.
Have you started to show yet? Yea I'm fat, atleast according to the buttons and zippers on my pants.
Gender prediction: Still going with girl. - get to find out on April 9th! WHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time? I wouldn't say moody as much as I would say CRAZY...holy cow - 1. On thursday mornings when I have to leave my puppies I want to ball my eyes out...worst moment of the week. 2. On Wednesday nights when I have to pick out not 1 but 2 outfits that might as well be Thursday morning - talk about a crazy lady moment. I'm shocked I haven't thrown out ALL of my clothes by now. Picking out outfits is THE WORST!
Weekly Wisdom: "One a day is OK"
Looking forward to: Moving and FINDING OUT THE SEX!!!!!!!!!! WHOOOOOOO April will be an exciting month!!!!

Thursday, March 14, 2013

16 Weeks

How far along? 16 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: No clue - will post weight gain next week from my Tuesday appointment
Maternity Clothes? OMG my pants are sooooooooo tight! Still squeezing in but it's getting a bit sad...may have to try maternity clothes wahhhh! I am wearing a dress today that I couldn't wear in the first TRI so I'm pretty happy about that.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Sleeping well but I never feel like I've gotten enough.
Best moment this week: Ron buying me brownie mix. :)
Have you told family and friends? yes.
Miss Anything? EVERYTHING! Right now more than food/drinks I'm really missing wearing cute clothing - NONE of my skirts fit me anymore and being preg 5 years ago would've been so much cooler when babydoll stuff was still in. Go take a look at your closet and you will realize that EVERYTHING hits you at your natural waist - SAD TIMES for a pregnant  body. :( Also miss having hair that will do anything but lay limp and dull and having a face that doesn't look like a 13 year old (AKA PIZZA FACE!)
Movement: No
Food Cravings: Gobstoppers, chocolate, french fries, milkshakes - gosh I'm so healthy!
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nothing I can put my finger on.
Have you started to show yet? Yea I'm fat, atleast according to the buttons and zippers on my pants.
Gender prediction: Still going with girl.
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time? I wouldn't say moody as much as I would say CRAZY...holy cow - 1. On thursday mornings when I have to leave my puppies I want to ball my eyes out...worst moment of the week. 2. On Wednesday nights when I have to pick out not 1 but 2 outfits that might as well be Thursday morning - talk about a crazy lady moment. I'm shocked I haven't thrown out ALL of my clothes by now. Picking out outfits is THE WORST!
Weekly Wisdom: So on Wednesday I found out that one of my coworker's wives is pregnant. Either 9 or 13 weeks along (she finds out today) and suddenly I felt like I was in a race...even though I'm further along than her, I felt paniced suddenly that we HAD to pick out our girl's name IMMEDIATELY so i could have dibbs. How crazy is that? No matter what we will find out first and we don't even know what the sex is yet - but I just HAD to know what our girl's name was b/c I'm so convinced it's a girl and I needed to have it settled already. So I have spent a decent amount of time searching the web for girls names. Enough of my story - this is my weekly wisdom for name searching: 1. Consider your kid's initials - make sure it won't spell out something like ASS (Ash if you had kept Smith as your middle name do you realize those are your initials?) 2. Consider a monogram too - If we had a son named Adam Liam O'Brien his monogram would be AOL - that's gay - ps that isn't the name don't worry.  Monograms prob matter more to girls but we totally rejected a middle name lastnight b/c of that exact monogram. hahahaha 3. Consider how the nickname sounds as the full name - the example the website gave was Charles Puck sounds nice but Chuck Puck doesn't. 4. Along the name of nick names - consider what mean little kids can do to bully your child - if you name your daughter Nelly she can be Smelly Nelly - I don't care about this one as much...isn't that mean of me? 5. Don't do a stupid spelling of your kids name...oh my name is Adam but it starts with a silent Q. Oh you're cool.... along those same lines don't do a common name and spelling but prounounce it differently. Oh my name is Ava but it's pronounced like Fish. (I couldn't think of a real example - ok?) I guess those are all my tips. Oh one more - think about how popular you want the name to be...personally I don't want a name in the top ten from last year but apparently Ron doesn't care. We shall see....

Oh ps. to all the people who said they thought I would be a fashionable preg lady - I have news for you: you can only take so much of buying clothing that doesn't fit before you break and just want to live in a potato sack! :( Just another reminder that being pregnant in pants weather IS THE WORST! I WANT MAXI DRESSES
Looking forward to: Moving but not packing (another breakdown I had hahahaaha) and FINDING OUT THE SEX!!!!!!!!!! WHOOOOOOO April will be an exciting month!!!!

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

13 Weeks

Thise should've been posted on Feb 21 - I waited to add my pic which I never took....AWESOME

How far along? 13 Weeks, 1 Day
Total weight gain/loss: Weighed in at 127 at my appointment today - that is a 9 lb weight gain with riding boots on! I'll take it baby WHOOO
Maternity Clothes? Still my clothes - loving my $23 gap jeans size 27. Also, Heidi told me that JCP has some colored jeans for like $13 or something? I may need to go buy those in ummm every color so I can feel like a normal human again! Went and bought some size MEDIUM undies from VS this week...haven't had to switch into them yet but YIKES! Atleast the lady told me, "You DEFINITELY don't need a Large!"
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: If I could get rid of this AWFUL sinus infection I would be sleeping very well. Waking up to feeling like you're drowning in post nasal drip is not ideal.
Best moment this week: Cheesecake Factory bread and butter 2 times in one week...that's right, I am a fatty. Also having that Godiva cheesecake...YUMMMM. Oh also Ron getting me a gc to get a facial!! YAYYYY FIX MY FACE
Have you told family and friends? YES! See last week's post for official announcement.
Miss Anything? EVERYTHING!
Movement: No
Food Cravings: I have inhaled a lot of bread and butter and chocolate this week.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Blech hot dinner still.
Have you started to show yet? Ummmmm towards the end of the day I look like I have a bit of a buddha belly.
Gender prediction: Still going with girl.
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time? Not moody this week unless you tried to take my food, "JOEY DOESN'T SHARE FOOD!" I did however have a breakdown about my face.
Weekly Wisdom: Eat Chocolate.
Looking forward to: Finding a house for us to live in so we don't have to bring Baby O home to a cardboard box, getting a bigger bump, having more energy again

Thursday, February 14, 2013

12 Weeks - Happy Valentines Day!

IT'S VALENTINES DAY! THAT MEANS THAT I'M 12 WEEKS PREGNANT! THAT MEANS WE CAN OFFICIALLY COME OUT OF THE PREGNANCY CLOSET AND ANNOUNCE TO EVERYONE. NO MORE HIDING! HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY DAY! 


Baby O'Brien - Coming to a Womb Near You - August 2013
*Please Note - due to baby doll dress objects in photo may appear larger than they actually are.* 

How far along? 12 Weeks, 0 Days
Total weight gain/loss: OMG! I went to the doctor on Tuesday and I only weigh 125 - Total weight gain 7 lbs. I'm happy with that! YAY!!!
Maternity Clothes? Still my clothes - loving my $23 gap jeans size 27. Also, Heidi told me that JCP has some colored jeans for like $13 or something? I may need to go buy those in ummm every color so I can feel like a normal human again!
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: After Joey growls at me for moving her, she has been letting me cuddle her to fall asleep and WE (mini me & I) love it! Forget a maternity pillow! I recommend every pregnant woman go get yourself an 85 lb golden retriever to cuddle with! :)
Best moment this week: FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY BEING, "OUT OF THE PREGNANCY CLOSET!!!!" Discovering N/A Beer! Normal Melissa would put St. Pauli girl in the category of Miller Lite (TRASH!) but by the end I was ready for another! It was just nice to have something other than juice or water! Yay for feeling like a human again! :)
Have you told family and friends? See above for official announcement to the world! WE ARE PREGNANT, WORLD!
Miss Anything? Still EVERYTHING! somebody please invent n/a vodka. :)
Movement: No
Food Cravings: CANDY & POTATO CHIPS! That's right, UTZ and I are officially back together people. YAY! This baby must be my clone. SHE wants gobstoppers and chocolate.
Anything making you queasy or sick? BBQ Chicken and I are still on the outs, Soup and chips are still my favorite dinner. Utz are back in. YAY.
Have you started to show yet? Ummmmm towards the end of the day I look like I have a bit of a buddha belly.
Gender prediction: Still going with girl.
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time? I have been less moody this week I think - less bloating saves lives.
Weekly Wisdom: Ummm....1. if you're dying for an adult beverage drink a non-alcoholic beer. 2. Don't take your weekly photo a. in a room that is orange with no natural lighting b/c you will cry b/c you're ugly and b. in a baby doll dress creepily holding your stomach b/c you will cry more and hate all your pictures and yell at your husband b/c you're ugly and it's his fault? Ummmm yea. Third piece of advice - maybe some of you have heard of a crib list? I think you should do this. Maybe not crazy things like trips or like jumping out of aiplanes but atleast do some fun things that you take for granted and can't do when you're preg. Examples - Go out to dinner and have a nice MARTINI, maybe 2 with a DELICIOUS medium steak ...medium rare if that's your flavor. Go out the next day and enjoy brunch at your favorite brunch location and have a bloody mary with a BLT or something with sausage - OMG I miss sausage. Or have a mimosa. Or 2. Or 10? Who is counting? Not you! Then have some sushi for lunch. Yummmmmm. Then go out for drinks that night - make sure you order beers or something with vodka. Have yourself a salad with goat cheese (unpasterized) for dinner with some tuna or swordfish. Why? Why not? Who is telling you not to? *Note - during all of this please make sure you are wearing your tightest, cutest clothes possible. * You will never realize how much you miss buttoning your pants until you can't and have to wear flowy tops only designed for larger ladies wanting to cover something up. Horrible, horrible feeling. Anything else on my crib list? Ummm basically get your drinking and eating of "Bad for you foods" while you can. I want a steak, I want a burger that isn't flavorlesss, I want a drink - I don't want to get wasted...I want to enjoy a cocktail. That's all.
Looking forward to: Finding a house for us to live in so we don't have to bring Baby O home to a cardboard box, getting a bigger bump, having more energy again - Last week of 1st Trimester!!! Whoooooo

Side Note: I found the most AMAZING Blog - http://www.scarymommy.com check it out!

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

11 Weeks

I was supposed to post this last Thursday... OOPS!

How far along? 11 Weeks, 6 Days
Total weight gain/loss: I don't know? It was 5 lbs at 9 weeks but I swear I have gotten thinner since then. Maybe the lack of fun things (processed meat and alchy) in life is starting to kick in.
Maternity Clothes? Still my clothes - bought a pair of jeans just one size up and those are fannnntastic! Maybe I won't go on a pants killing spree just yet.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: If I wouldn't sleep all day on the weekends it would probably help me sleep at night...food for thought.
Best moment this week: Hmmm...finally getting the guts to write on my chalkboard and buying a pair of pants that fit me! Never thought my life and moods would revolve SOOOO much around pants hahaha :) OH! and Ron buying me the NINJA blender. If you drink smoothies this is a MUST HAVE!
Now - Let's have one worst moment of the week: Retracting our offer on the house! Waaaaah! :(
Have you told family and friends? Family - Yes. Friends - Most! We get to announce to everybody else next week - YIPPEEEE!!!!!!!
Miss Anything? Still missing the same stuff - Almost EVERYTHING!!!
Movement: No
Food Cravings: I'm just very easily swayed into craving something. If I see a picture of guacamole I suddenly feel if I don't have chipotle I will die, no questions asked. If somebody (Kelly) sends me a picture of cookies I MUST HAVE A CUPCAKE! Willpower smillpower.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Same things - BBQ chicken has officially replaced pants as the devil of the week. Does anything smell more disgusting? BLECH!
Have you started to show yet? Ummmmm towards the end of the day I look like I have a bit of a buddha belly.
Gender prediction: Still going with girl.
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time? I have been less moody this week I think - less bloating saves lives.
Weekly Wisdom: 1. Don't try to buy maternity gear just because you are bloated - this will just make you even sadder. 2.Using a hair tie just to "close" your pants is actually decently comfy, buuuutttt NOTHING beats a good deal on a pair just one size up. 3. Don't try to compare how you are feeling/looking to how anybody else was/is feeling at your current state - no good will come of this.
Looking forward to: Finding a house for us to live in so we don't have to bring Baby O home to a cardboard box, getting a bigger bump, announcing next week YAY!!