Marlena had her 4 month checkup a week ago today. She's continuing to grow very well. She weighs somewhere between 15 and 16 pounds - forgot the exact amount, but I was surprised because I thought she's be a little heavier. Height/lenght-wise she continues to be above average. She measured 25 1/4" long. She's long for her age (she's actually outgrowing her 3-6 month sleepers), but average weight-wise.
The doctor said she's very healthy. The doctor also said we could start introducing rice cereal. I think we'll wait a bit longer.
She also had 4 shots, poor baby. She didn't like that at all. She did sleep all night that night... that was pretty great, but she hasn't repeated that since. It doesn't look like any teeth are comming....
[08/12/06 - just noticed that I hadn't actually posted this post, so I will, but leave it as incomplete...]
Monday, May 15, 2006
Look what I can do!
Marlena seems to discover a new skill on an almost daily basis. First she found her right foot, grabbing it with her right hand. Then she found her left foot with her left hand - this is very helpful when changing her diaper because she's practically holding her bum up.
As you can see, she's progressed even further, her mouth has discovered her toes... At first it was with Daddy's help... but the other day she got her toes to her mouth all by herself... Is this a useful skill to have? Maybe if she joins Cirque du Soleil...
We got some great pictures of her dressed up on Mother's Day. A nice outfit we got from Todd and Liz. Of course, then we had to put her underwear on her head as if it were a hat... Poor Marlena!
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Blowing Raspberries...
Marlena has learned some new skills in the last month, the most impressive of which is blowing raspberries... A few weekends ago that's all she did - blow raspberries. All day Saturday. All day Sunday. Even when she cried, she was blowing raspberries. Don and I couldn't stop laughing.
Her legs are getting much stronger and she can pretty much hold her weight as long as you keep holding her. She's learning to roll over, and she's also enjoying her tummy time a lot more. She's doing really great holding her head up. She's also getting close to sitting on her own.
We still working on getting a good picture of her smiling... Everytime I get the camera, she stops. But we're working on it.
She's not sleeping thru the night yet... But we're working on it. She is enjoying her baths more. Even with Daddy. Actually she's gotten a lot better with Don. She no longer screams when she's with him - not unless she's really tired.
We do have some new pictures. Check out pictures of Marlena and us as a family.
Her legs are getting much stronger and she can pretty much hold her weight as long as you keep holding her. She's learning to roll over, and she's also enjoying her tummy time a lot more. She's doing really great holding her head up. She's also getting close to sitting on her own.
We still working on getting a good picture of her smiling... Everytime I get the camera, she stops. But we're working on it.
She's not sleeping thru the night yet... But we're working on it. She is enjoying her baths more. Even with Daddy. Actually she's gotten a lot better with Don. She no longer screams when she's with him - not unless she's really tired.
We do have some new pictures. Check out pictures of Marlena and us as a family.
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Maternity leave almost over...
Time has flown by and my three month maternity leave is up. I'm heading back to work Monday. Marlena has experienced a lot these last 3 months. First bath, first shower, first bottle, first cold, first ear infection, first plane ride, meeting all the aunts and uncles and cousins for the first time. She didn't really experience any snow because by the time I took her out in the afternoon it had all melted...
She's a great little traveler. Didn't mind the plane at all. Spent most of the time asleep. Neither the ascent nor descent bothered her. She enjoyed meeting her cousins. Not sure how much she comprehended, but she really loved Elliot. He was able to make her smile. She also liked hanging out with Uncle Lylo - maybe because he resembles Daddy? Maybe, but she's not too impressed with Daddy at the moment. She can take him for short periods of time, but he still needs to find a way to soothe her when she gets upset. Hasn't found his trick yet. She, of course, loved being held by all her grandparents, Oma and Opa, and Grandma and Grandpa. In fact, Oma has moved in with us and will be taking care of Marlena while I go back to work.
But most people reading this site may be less interested in reading about her first three months than in seeing what she's been up to. Just click on the picture above for pictures of Vancouver, and here for more pictures...
Well, to be perfectly honest, the pictures are actually all really from the last month or so.
Friday, January 27, 2006
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Saturday, January 14, 2006
Marlena's First Week
It's been about a week since Marlena was born. We're all still getting used to the new arrangements. Marlena is eating, sleeping and pooping, with some short alert periods in between. She's seen her pediatrician and received her first immunization. Her Oma (my mother) has taken her for a couple of walks outside while I've slept. And yesterday, her umbilical cord stump fell off - or came off when I was putting her into her car seat.
We're also breastfeeding successfully. there were a couple of rough spots along the way - sore nipples, latch on difficulties... Getting her to sleep after feeding, I've been less successful at. If I hand her off to Don, however, he is generally quite successful in putting her down - with at one interesting experience last night, which I'll get him to write about. Don has also become very skillful at swaddling her. He wraps her up nice and tight and she looks like a little burrito. With his superior swaddling skills, he'll have no problems with the cloth diapers... which we haven't tried yet. Maybe today.
Right now she's in bed with us having a bit of tummy time. She's just managed to roll herself over from her stomach to her back! What a girl!
Today, Don wants to take her to the beach. We have a sling pouch that in which Don loves to carry her. It calms her right down. I have one too, but haven't had much time to carry her around.
Time to get up. It's supposed to rain today, and I think we want to get her to the beach first.
We're also breastfeeding successfully. there were a couple of rough spots along the way - sore nipples, latch on difficulties... Getting her to sleep after feeding, I've been less successful at. If I hand her off to Don, however, he is generally quite successful in putting her down - with at one interesting experience last night, which I'll get him to write about. Don has also become very skillful at swaddling her. He wraps her up nice and tight and she looks like a little burrito. With his superior swaddling skills, he'll have no problems with the cloth diapers... which we haven't tried yet. Maybe today.
Right now she's in bed with us having a bit of tummy time. She's just managed to roll herself over from her stomach to her back! What a girl!
Today, Don wants to take her to the beach. We have a sling pouch that in which Don loves to carry her. It calms her right down. I have one too, but haven't had much time to carry her around.
Time to get up. It's supposed to rain today, and I think we want to get her to the beach first.
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
It's a girl!
Friday, January 06, 2006
Bun is still baking...
The bun is still in the oven. Guess it needs to bake a little more.
I was thinking about it, tho' - if this baby is its father's child, it'll probably be born on the weekend so that daddy can be back at work Monday morning.
Will keep you all posted.
I was thinking about it, tho' - if this baby is its father's child, it'll probably be born on the weekend so that daddy can be back at work Monday morning.
Will keep you all posted.
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Still waiting...
Today is the due date calculated by the doctor... The fertility software (yes Virginia, there is fertility software) calculated the due date to be tomorrow. I'm not so sure anything is going to happen. The nesting instinct hasn't hit me yet.
I did go for a long walk on the treadmill this morning. About an hour. That's supposed to help get contractions going and also helps the baby drop into position better.
My parents also arrived today. I think they were shocked when they saw me. I must be pretty big - tho' I don't see it when I look at myself. I do see it when I see pictures Don has taken of me - but I think I've said that before. Also, when I went with my dad to Costco, one older gentleman made the comment that "someone" had just eaten a watermelon. Took me a while. Then, in the parking lot at Costco, a professional-looking woman looked at me and said "When are YOU due?". Told her today. She wished me good luck.
My parents both think it's going to be a girl. And according to my mom, they take their time. Still, I think I'll go for another long walk tomorrow.
I did go for a long walk on the treadmill this morning. About an hour. That's supposed to help get contractions going and also helps the baby drop into position better.
My parents also arrived today. I think they were shocked when they saw me. I must be pretty big - tho' I don't see it when I look at myself. I do see it when I see pictures Don has taken of me - but I think I've said that before. Also, when I went with my dad to Costco, one older gentleman made the comment that "someone" had just eaten a watermelon. Took me a while. Then, in the parking lot at Costco, a professional-looking woman looked at me and said "When are YOU due?". Told her today. She wished me good luck.
My parents both think it's going to be a girl. And according to my mom, they take their time. Still, I think I'll go for another long walk tomorrow.
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Nothing yet...
Well... the due date is tomorrow... but I'm not sure anything is going to happen. Our doula says to beware to the nesting instinct - basically the unnatural urge to clean drawers/cupboards at 1 am. If I get that urge, that means labour is imminent. Haven't had that, but did spend all day yesterday cleaning the apartment. We took the Christmas tree down - that was sad - vacuumed like crazy, dusted down the chandalier-thingy (don't think that's every been done), re-arranged the furniture (by myself) and then moved it back otherwise Don said he would beat me...
Today on the list of things to do is organize the laundry closet... I'm contemplating organizing the pantry cupboards, but that's a pretty big job and I'm feeling kind of lazy - I may not even do the laundry closet. No nesting instinct there. I did get up to go walk on the treadmill, but it was already being used. And now I'm sitting on my couch and don't much feel like moving. I was thinking of going to a movie today. I wouldn't mind seeing the Chronicles of Narnia and Memoirs of a Geisha. Seems like now would be a good time to check out a movie. But that would involve getting off the couch... Maybe I'll go have a snooze...
Maybe I should have just kept working... would have been more productive and distracting. The only thing is you can't really take on projects if you don't know when you'll be handing them off.
More news: the other two ladies who were also pregnant at Verity and due on the 2nd and 3rd of January have already had their babies.
Today on the list of things to do is organize the laundry closet... I'm contemplating organizing the pantry cupboards, but that's a pretty big job and I'm feeling kind of lazy - I may not even do the laundry closet. No nesting instinct there. I did get up to go walk on the treadmill, but it was already being used. And now I'm sitting on my couch and don't much feel like moving. I was thinking of going to a movie today. I wouldn't mind seeing the Chronicles of Narnia and Memoirs of a Geisha. Seems like now would be a good time to check out a movie. But that would involve getting off the couch... Maybe I'll go have a snooze...
Maybe I should have just kept working... would have been more productive and distracting. The only thing is you can't really take on projects if you don't know when you'll be handing them off.
More news: the other two ladies who were also pregnant at Verity and due on the 2nd and 3rd of January have already had their babies.
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Frohe Weihnachtsgrüsse (nachträglich) und alles Gute fürs Neue Jahr
Weihnachten ist schon vorbei and das neue Jahr steht vor die Tür. Ich kann es kaum glauben. Und unser Baby soll in einer Woche geboren werden! Wahnsinn!
Heute ist Desiree auch wieder zurück nach Vancouver geflogen. Sie war für ungefähr 2 Wochen hier und hat uns besucht. Es war schön denn sie hat alles für mich gemacht! Kinder Kleidung gebügelt, aufgeräumt, mir etwas zu essen und trinken gebracht als ich am lesen war... Ich wurder verwöhnt. Doch sie hat es mir klar gemacht dass ich nur so verwöhnt wurder wegen meiner Schwangerschaft. Das nächste Mal wird sie mich nicht so bedienen. Schade.
Weihnachten wurde sehr ruhig gefeiert. Wir waren nur zur dritt und haben Fondue gehabt. Es hat geschmeckt! Und wir hatten viel zu viel zu essen. Doch da brauchte ich nichts diese letzten Tagen zu kochen.
Desiree war entäuscht dass das Baby nicht durch ihren Besuch gekommen ist. Naja, das Baby wird kommen wenn es bereit ist. Doch ich selber hab keine Ahnung ob es früher oder später kommen wird. Don seine Mitarbeiter haben gewettet ob es ein Junge oder ein Mädchen sein wird und auch wann das Baby kommen wird. Bis jetzt denken 9 Leute dass es ein Junge sein wird. 4 wetten das es ein Mädchen sein wird. Den frühsten Geburtsdatum is den 29.Dezember... heute. Das wird wahrscheinlich nicht war kommen. Den spätesten Geburtsdatum is den 11.Januar. Mal sehen was passiert. Meine Wehen kommen öfters, aber tun nicht weh und sind nicht unbequem... ausser wenn ich zum Klo muss.
Und jetzt haben Don und ich ein paar Tage zusammen. Und wir werden diese Tage geniessen.
Ich hoffe dass Ihr alle ein schönes Weihnachtsfest gefeiert haben, und ich wünsch Euch alle ein guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr!
Und wenn dass Baby kommt, wird unser Blog die ersten Bilder haben! Bis bald!
Heute ist Desiree auch wieder zurück nach Vancouver geflogen. Sie war für ungefähr 2 Wochen hier und hat uns besucht. Es war schön denn sie hat alles für mich gemacht! Kinder Kleidung gebügelt, aufgeräumt, mir etwas zu essen und trinken gebracht als ich am lesen war... Ich wurder verwöhnt. Doch sie hat es mir klar gemacht dass ich nur so verwöhnt wurder wegen meiner Schwangerschaft. Das nächste Mal wird sie mich nicht so bedienen. Schade.
Weihnachten wurde sehr ruhig gefeiert. Wir waren nur zur dritt und haben Fondue gehabt. Es hat geschmeckt! Und wir hatten viel zu viel zu essen. Doch da brauchte ich nichts diese letzten Tagen zu kochen.
Desiree war entäuscht dass das Baby nicht durch ihren Besuch gekommen ist. Naja, das Baby wird kommen wenn es bereit ist. Doch ich selber hab keine Ahnung ob es früher oder später kommen wird. Don seine Mitarbeiter haben gewettet ob es ein Junge oder ein Mädchen sein wird und auch wann das Baby kommen wird. Bis jetzt denken 9 Leute dass es ein Junge sein wird. 4 wetten das es ein Mädchen sein wird. Den frühsten Geburtsdatum is den 29.Dezember... heute. Das wird wahrscheinlich nicht war kommen. Den spätesten Geburtsdatum is den 11.Januar. Mal sehen was passiert. Meine Wehen kommen öfters, aber tun nicht weh und sind nicht unbequem... ausser wenn ich zum Klo muss.
Und jetzt haben Don und ich ein paar Tage zusammen. Und wir werden diese Tage geniessen.
Ich hoffe dass Ihr alle ein schönes Weihnachtsfest gefeiert haben, und ich wünsch Euch alle ein guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr!
Und wenn dass Baby kommt, wird unser Blog die ersten Bilder haben! Bis bald!
Merry Christmas (belatedly) and Happy New Year
It's been a while - sorry. I've been enjoying Desiree's company... actually what I've really been enjoying is Desiree catering to my every whim and not having to do any housework. It's been great. Wish she could have stayed longer... but she had to go back to work. She mention that she was thinking about taking a leave of absence to come and live with us and spend her days taking care of the baby and surfing...
We had a quiet Christmas. Just the three of us and lots and lots of food. Instead of our usual take-out-Chinese food Christmas Eve dinner, and Eleanor's fabulous Christmas Day feast, we had fondue on Christmas Eve and cheese, crackers, fruits and veggies on Christmas Day. Desiree and I did agree, though, that we had to have our traditional breakfast on Christmas morning - Hawaiian toast. And we spent a few hours at the beach that day, too. It was pretty nice. Not quite the same, but still nice.
Desiree left this morning, and has already arrived safely in Vancouver. And the baby didn't come while she was here, much to her disappointment. I'm finding it hard myself to predict when the baby will come. The contractions are happening a little more often, but they don't hurt or even really make me uncomfortable... not unless I have a full bladder, then I have to get to a washroom really quick - although I discovered today, once the contraction is over, so is the urgency to get to a washroom.
Don's co-workers have a pool going on when the baby will come, and whether it will be a boy or a girl. At the moment the count is 9 boys and 4 girls. The earliest due date is December 29th, the latest date is January 11th. I don't think the baby will come tonight...
But a New Year's baby is not out of the question... still first babies are usually late rather than early.
Here's hoping you all had a great Christmas and wishing you a Happy New Year!
We had a quiet Christmas. Just the three of us and lots and lots of food. Instead of our usual take-out-Chinese food Christmas Eve dinner, and Eleanor's fabulous Christmas Day feast, we had fondue on Christmas Eve and cheese, crackers, fruits and veggies on Christmas Day. Desiree and I did agree, though, that we had to have our traditional breakfast on Christmas morning - Hawaiian toast. And we spent a few hours at the beach that day, too. It was pretty nice. Not quite the same, but still nice.
Desiree left this morning, and has already arrived safely in Vancouver. And the baby didn't come while she was here, much to her disappointment. I'm finding it hard myself to predict when the baby will come. The contractions are happening a little more often, but they don't hurt or even really make me uncomfortable... not unless I have a full bladder, then I have to get to a washroom really quick - although I discovered today, once the contraction is over, so is the urgency to get to a washroom.
Don's co-workers have a pool going on when the baby will come, and whether it will be a boy or a girl. At the moment the count is 9 boys and 4 girls. The earliest due date is December 29th, the latest date is January 11th. I don't think the baby will come tonight...
But a New Year's baby is not out of the question... still first babies are usually late rather than early.
Here's hoping you all had a great Christmas and wishing you a Happy New Year!
Monday, December 12, 2005
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Not obsessed
Unlike my wife, have not become obsessed with Poop and Diapers.
As Robin in 'Batman and Robin' would say----
Holding out.... Must hold on.... Can't constantly think... about Poop...
As Robin in 'Batman and Robin' would say----
Holding out.... Must hold on.... Can't constantly think... about Poop...
The baby dropped
And I can once again breathe. It happened on Friday, the day after American Thanksgiving. I was brushing my teeth around noon, leaning over the sink and I felt this ... internal slide. It was very bizarre... I haven't felt anything like that before. I thought it was the baby dropping - felt like something internal slid into place - not to be redundant. I immediately stood up and took a deep breath. And I could breathe like I wasn't pregnant. And the pressure right below my rib cage was/is gone. And the baby's movements all felt/feel lower down. So I think the baby dropped. It's also called "lightening" and I can totally understand why. I feel lighter. We went to the doula's house that day as well and she thought it sounded like the baby dropped. She said it was a good sign because that means the baby is head down, just as it should be and that won't change. The baby is engaged and the pre-labor process is beginning. She also said I'm right on schedule as the baby dropping can happen anywhere from 6 weeks to during labour... Also good to know because after it happened I told Don and I felt a little confused because I thought it might mean that labor was going to start fairly soon. But it doesn't. Which is good because we need to tidy up the house first.
Tomorrow we go to the obstetrician and I'll let them know the baby dropped. Hopefully I won't have gained 5 pounds these last two weeks. I've tried to cut back on chocolate. It's hard. I also get the Group B Strep test done tomorrow. Hopefully the results will be negative.
Tomorrow we go to the obstetrician and I'll let them know the baby dropped. Hopefully I won't have gained 5 pounds these last two weeks. I've tried to cut back on chocolate. It's hard. I also get the Group B Strep test done tomorrow. Hopefully the results will be negative.
Thursday, November 24, 2005
It' s a whole new world...
A world filled with cloth diapers.
Don and I have decided we want to give cloth diapers a try. We started at the Baby Bargains message board and have gone from there. There are soooo many resources out there. And it requires you to learn a whole new vocabulary:
Don and I have decided we want to give cloth diapers a try. We started at the Baby Bargains message board and have gone from there. There are soooo many resources out there. And it requires you to learn a whole new vocabulary:
- prefolds - Indian or Chinese, they already have several layers in the middle to soak up pee. You fold them in 3 and use pins or snappis to hold 'em together - or use a diaper cover.
- flats - the type of diapers our mothers and grandmothers used to use. A flat cloth that gets folded a special way and pinned or snappi'd together - or use a diaper cover.
- fitteds - material that is shaped and diaper-like. Still need to pin or snappi them. Or you can use a daiper cover to hold the diaper in place.
- pockets - almost like a disposable, but made from cloth. Has a pocket thru the crotch that you can stuff with as many liners as you want depending on the absorbancy you need. I think you need diaper covers with these, too since they're not leak proof.
- AIOs - All-In-One: cloth version of a disposable diaper. All-in-one means you don't need a diaper cover to make the diaper leak-proof. The issue with these is that they take a long time to dry because of all the layers of absorbancy in the crotch.
- PULs - a type of diaper cover made out of Polyurethane Laminated Fabric. Not as breathable as wool, or fleece - other options for diaper covers.
- DSQ - Diaper Service Quality: refers to the prefolds. If you get DSQ prefolds, that's the type you would get if you used a diaper service that picks up your dirty diapers and returns them clean.
- Snappis - an alternative T-shaped stretchy plastic thingy used to keep the diaper together. No longer do you have to worry about sticking the baby with pins.
- WAHMs - Work-At-Home-Moms: many of the clother diapers out there are made by work-at-home-moms.
You can even find free patterns and make your own. When Don heard about that he was stoked and thought I could start making my own diapers - and we would really save money. Considering we don't have a sewing machine and there's very little time left before the baby comes I told him to rethink that suggestion.
If you're interested and know nothing about cloth diapers, a nice website to check out that carries everything mentioned above is www.diaperware.com.
Other news... I've cut my hair and my belly is quite a bit bigger. We've officially started the Holiday Season as today is Thanksgiving. After this week, it'll be 3 more weeks of work and then I'm off, first on Christmas Holidays and then maternity leave. Can you believe that?!?! I can't! I'm in a happy place right now. Pregnancy limbo - I look pregnant. Some people might even say I'm huge, but I don't feel huge, not really.
Also, our new plantation shutters were installed in the two other bedrooms and they look fabulous! On the to-do list for this weekend is organize one of our closets in the master bedroom so we can move the chest of drawers out and put the pack-and-play, which will be the baby's bed and diaper changing station, next to me.
Happy Turkey Day!
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Hello, Nice to meet you, Goodbye....
That was how my last obstetric appointment felt like. I met the last doctor in the practice - I believe she was one of the founders - I felt like she couldn't get me out of the office fast enough! Didn't like that at all. She was nice enough, but, well a little more time would have been nice. I guess my pregnancy is pretty straight-forward, no complications (knock on wood) so she didn't feel she needed to take the time. She did tell me that I'm reaching the limit of the weight I'm supposed to gain. I've supposedly gained 30 pounds already and weighed in at 170 pounds (only 30 more and I'll weigh as much as Don). She told me I could only gain 5 more pounds otherwise the baby is going to be too big.
I don't think so.
I'm pretty sure at least 10 - 15 pounds of the weight I've gained so far has been packed on to my hips, thighs and butt and my arms... not to mention my milk machines. The cause? Well, I haven't exactly been holding back on the chocolate, ice-cream and Nestle chocolate milk. I'll admit I've been eating more, a lot more, than I normally would. Combine that with the fact I no longer work out regularly (do I ever miss Tori) and it's pretty much no surprise that I've gained so much weight. I did read, in my Lamaze Childbirth book, of a study conducted in Finland that showed that babies whose mothers ate chocolate during pregnancy were happier babies than those whose mothers didn't eat any chocolate. I'm going to have a very happy baby.
I'm also pretty sure my hips are getting wider. They're getting ready to let the baby move through the birth canal and all my joints are loosening up. The reason I think so is because at night I wake up because my hips are sore... It hurts to move. Fortunately moving makes it go away, it's just getting going until the hurt stops. I think that has been my biggest complaint when sleeping. The baby is pretty quiet during the night and doesn't wake me up. I do have to go to the bathroom often, but that's not a big deal. My hips hurting, though. That I don't like. And the fact I feel like a hippopotamus when I change positions in bed. I have to get up on my hands and knees to move.
But I've found a pretty comfortable way to sleep. I have 4 pillows. Two under my head. One under my stomach for support. One wedged behind my back for support and to prevent me from rolling over on my back. Also, that pillow against my back lets me rest against it without being flat on my back in an alternative sleep position to on my side. So I think I'm doing pretty good sleep wise.
Actually, I really have nothing to complain about. My pregnancy has been uncomplicate (knock-on-wood) and pretty comfortable. I may look huge, but I don't feel huge. And I'm not waddling yet.
I don't think so.
I'm pretty sure at least 10 - 15 pounds of the weight I've gained so far has been packed on to my hips, thighs and butt and my arms... not to mention my milk machines. The cause? Well, I haven't exactly been holding back on the chocolate, ice-cream and Nestle chocolate milk. I'll admit I've been eating more, a lot more, than I normally would. Combine that with the fact I no longer work out regularly (do I ever miss Tori) and it's pretty much no surprise that I've gained so much weight. I did read, in my Lamaze Childbirth book, of a study conducted in Finland that showed that babies whose mothers ate chocolate during pregnancy were happier babies than those whose mothers didn't eat any chocolate. I'm going to have a very happy baby.
I'm also pretty sure my hips are getting wider. They're getting ready to let the baby move through the birth canal and all my joints are loosening up. The reason I think so is because at night I wake up because my hips are sore... It hurts to move. Fortunately moving makes it go away, it's just getting going until the hurt stops. I think that has been my biggest complaint when sleeping. The baby is pretty quiet during the night and doesn't wake me up. I do have to go to the bathroom often, but that's not a big deal. My hips hurting, though. That I don't like. And the fact I feel like a hippopotamus when I change positions in bed. I have to get up on my hands and knees to move.
But I've found a pretty comfortable way to sleep. I have 4 pillows. Two under my head. One under my stomach for support. One wedged behind my back for support and to prevent me from rolling over on my back. Also, that pillow against my back lets me rest against it without being flat on my back in an alternative sleep position to on my side. So I think I'm doing pretty good sleep wise.
Actually, I really have nothing to complain about. My pregnancy has been uncomplicate (knock-on-wood) and pretty comfortable. I may look huge, but I don't feel huge. And I'm not waddling yet.
Monday, November 14, 2005
Herzliche Glückwünsche!
Es ist offiziel - Nanette und Rob haben sich verlobt! Hurrah! Jetzt werden wir warten müssen um zu sehen wann die Hochzeit sein wird. Ich freue mich schon darauf!
Congratulations!!!
Nanette and Rob have made it official and are engaged! CONGRATULATIONS! Looks like it's going to be another exciting year!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
