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My First Mother's Day
We drove to Chicago to surprise Mom, which she really loved. With Erin still in Spain, she thought she was going to celebrate Mother's Day without either of her children. She was working on getting the new kitchen reorganized, but then she went baby shopping with me. We made a real killing at Babies R Us (man, I wish there was one here). We got 4 outfits for the baby for only $15! Not bad, eh? (Mom also gave us this adorable little butter yellow outfit for the baby that she bought in Spain.) And it was so cool to see so many cribs all together in one place. I think we've ruled out Babi Italia after having gotten to test a bunch. Their drop side is really very difficult to close. So at this point, I think we're going to go with a Simmons or a Childcraft. Actually, I think Childcraft has the best drop side, so I'm hoping to get one of those, especially since they have an outlet here in IN where we can hopefully get a great deal. Finally, we fell in love with a dresser. It's just perfect, but a little expensive. It's got a built in changing station that is in the middle, instead of entirely off to one side (somehow, I just like that more symmetrical look), it's got nice smooth, rounded edges that won't gouge a stumbly baby, and it does not have drawer pulls (it has grooves you use to open the drawers), which I've read is a nice extra, since babies can see pretty drawer pulls as enticing, and while playing with them pull a drawer open, which then gives them an easy way to climb up the dresser and fall off. And of course we don't want that! :) In the end, it's only about $50 to $150 more than what I thought we'd spend, and I'd be willing to get a simpler crib since the dresser will be in the child's room a very long time (the changing table can be dismantled so it looks like a regular dresser) but they'll only sleep in the crib a couple of years and then it will be put away. I'd be more than happy with a good quality crib with a simple design.
After shopping, we all went out to dinner to an Italian restaurant, Macaroni Grill. It was very good, but I'm still finding I'm not all that hungry, so I didn't eat too much. After dinner, we hopped in the car and headed back home. It was a fun but tiring day!
One last note before I go, an update on my last entry. My hormones are definitely starting to rage. I've been a little crabby to this point, but now I'm starting to get weepy. :) In my last entry, I wrote about how the pregnancy was becoming more real and how happy I was. Well, Nate was not home when all this happened, so when he got home, all I wanted to do was hug him and share my happy moment with him. He came in holding a bag, which I tried to take from him so I could hug him. He pulled it away (it turned out my card was in there, and he thought I wanted to look through the bag to see some pictures he had just picked up), but I continued to try to take it from him, having no idea why he wouldn't give it to me. Finally, he snapped at me, something like, "Just hold on!" or "You can't have it!" or something like that. Nothing big, but for some reason, it totally hurt my feelings and I ran out of the room bawling!! Poor Nate had no idea why I was so upset. The sick thing is that within about 10 seconds of starting to cry, I knew it was just hormones, but could I stop?? Of course not!! I must have sobbed for 10 minutes and he had no idea why. I feel so bad for him. He must feel like he's living with an alien sometimes. :) I really hope I don't end up being one of those women who cries at sappy love songs on the radio! This weepy stuff is no fun at all. :)
Well, that's it for today. Adios...
Hurray For the Second Trimester!!
Wow, I can't believe it's been over a week since I wrote! Actually, now that I think about it, it makes sense. Last week was AWFUL. Nausea really hit with a vengeance. Nothing sounded good and when I forced myself to eat, it made me sick for at least an hour. I didn't puke, but I generally felt awful. So consequently, I practically stopped eating altogether. Basically all I ate was a small to medium dinner most days. I thought it was no big deal until Thursday. On Thursday, I was so tired I honestly felt like I almost couldn't move. That night I said to Nate that I was worried that perhaps I was sick or something because I didn't feel fatigued anymore - I felt downright lethargic. But, bright guy that he is, he pointed out to me that that was pretty logical since I had hardly eaten in 2 weeks! With no food, where did I expect my body to get fuel from?
Anyway, I'd been joking about expecting to feel magically better as soon as my 2nd trimester began, which was yesterday, but what do you know? It seems to be true! I've only had the very mildest of nausea yesterday and today, my hunger seems to be returning, some foods actually sound good (I've been on a California roll kick - yum!), and I'm not quite as tired. I'm still sleeping a lot at night, but I feel a little more alert during the day. (I write as I ironically yawn!) So here's hoping that I'm one of those people who truly has an awesome 2nd trimester! (We took a belly pic Sunday night to commemorate the end of my 1st trimester. Click here to see my belly pics.)
I'm still so amazed I'm even IN my 2nd trimester. The pessimist in me really believed for the longest time that there was no way I could carry this baby to term. The PCOS was going to doom me. But here I am, out of the danger zone! And PCOS has almost no bearing whatsoever on pregnancy after the first trimester. I do have an elevated risk of gestational diabetes, but other than that, my chances of losing the baby at this point are no greater than any other woman having a normal pregnancy. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside just thinking about the fact that I'm going to hold our baby in my arms in 6 short months. :) (Of course right now, those 6 months still seem pretty long, but put in perspective, I guess they are short!)
Well, I really should go attend to that paper. But between feeling better and excitement over our impending trip to Atlanta to see Amy, Jason, and Avery (we leave Thurs evening), it's so hard to concentrate! Still, it has to be done before we leave, so I guess I better get cracking. :)