A few months ago, I was disputing the whole "grumpy pregnant lady" thing with Mike. I didn't remember being really grumpy and irrational with him while pregnant with K. But a few months later, I realize that I am totally a grumpy pregnant lady.
My patience with anyone and everything runs exceptionally low. Today, Primary (a part of the LDS church for children) didn't go too well as I was continuously frustrated with our class of 6-year olds. I won't go into details, but let's just say that I would never be friends with any of these kids, except for 1, if we were all the same age. I especially wouldn't be friends with the one who always complains and doesn't think that rules ever apply to her. I realize that we're in church and not school, but I expect respect out of these kids and if I'm known as the "mean teacher," I really couldn't care less.
K is doing better in Nursery (a part of the LDS church for ages 18 months to 3 years old during church). She cries when she's dropped off but the Nursery leaders say she does much better after she calms down, which is good. I don't think she needs us in there with her and she obviously can do just fine without us. But I understand that she would be frightened that we left her in a room full of strangers. Luckily for her, I trust these "strangers" and know that they do great with her.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
week 27 day 1
My cousins are blessing their new-ish baby in about a month and I was just thinking about how adorable that is that they have another cute child and how amazing it must be to be a mom of three. And then it hit me, like I had never even thought of the concept before ... we're due in three months from tomorrow. Three!
In case you don't feel this way, three months isn't very long. I mean, a lot can be accomplished in three months, but it's really not much time at all.
K and I went to the mall this morning and looked at baby boy clothes. I was highly disappointed. I felt like the stores were packed with cute little girl clothes, but where were all the cute spring boy clothes? Then I realized - the stores thought that these clothes were cute!
And looking back on it, they were. But there were no flowered dresses with pink shoes or cute little skirts with yellow ruffle shirts on the boys' sides. Which is good. But it was then that I realized that dressing a little boy is not as fun as dressing a little girl. And so I left the mall disappointed.
But don't worry. I don't think I'll be disappointed for his whole life on his clothes options. Because around toddler age, there were really adorable shirts and shorts that I'd love to dress a two-year old in, just not those kind of clothes for infants ... unless I wanted to pay $20 for a shirt. And it's a shirt that he's going to spit up in, have blowouts on, and hopefully grow out of within 5 months ... I just can't spend that much on an infant t-shirt.
In case you don't feel this way, three months isn't very long. I mean, a lot can be accomplished in three months, but it's really not much time at all.
K and I went to the mall this morning and looked at baby boy clothes. I was highly disappointed. I felt like the stores were packed with cute little girl clothes, but where were all the cute spring boy clothes? Then I realized - the stores thought that these clothes were cute!
And looking back on it, they were. But there were no flowered dresses with pink shoes or cute little skirts with yellow ruffle shirts on the boys' sides. Which is good. But it was then that I realized that dressing a little boy is not as fun as dressing a little girl. And so I left the mall disappointed.
But don't worry. I don't think I'll be disappointed for his whole life on his clothes options. Because around toddler age, there were really adorable shirts and shorts that I'd love to dress a two-year old in, just not those kind of clothes for infants ... unless I wanted to pay $20 for a shirt. And it's a shirt that he's going to spit up in, have blowouts on, and hopefully grow out of within 5 months ... I just can't spend that much on an infant t-shirt.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
week 26 day 5
I don't know if having Braxton-Hicks contractions causes me to subconsciously hold my breath or if I'm holding my breath and then consequently having BH contractions but either way, it's annoying. I've never heard that the two are connected in any way but I feel like they are, seeing as I find myself holding my breath and having BH contractions at the same time. I really wish I would stop holding my breath though. It's actually really annoying.
I cleaned the infant car seat and put it all together tonight, with the thought that baby L will be next to ride in it. It's an exciting and scary thought at the same time.
Top questions I've been asked recently:
You're pregnant? Yes, due May 4.
Have you been sick? Not really; I feel sick and I'm always tired, but I think when you already have a child, you can't be lazy. You have to keep going, even if you're body doesn't want to.
Is K excited to be a big sister? Well, the fact that she points to her belly or Mike's chest when you ask her where the baby is, tells me that she doesn't have a clue as to what's about to happen in 3 months.
I think not telling most people until week 20 has really sped pregnancy right along. Because for the first 20 weeks I wasn't constantly asked how I'm feeling, when I'm due, etc. But staying busy with work and making sure K and I get good quality time together each day really makes time go by fast too.
I cleaned the infant car seat and put it all together tonight, with the thought that baby L will be next to ride in it. It's an exciting and scary thought at the same time.
Top questions I've been asked recently:
You're pregnant? Yes, due May 4.
Have you been sick? Not really; I feel sick and I'm always tired, but I think when you already have a child, you can't be lazy. You have to keep going, even if you're body doesn't want to.
Is K excited to be a big sister? Well, the fact that she points to her belly or Mike's chest when you ask her where the baby is, tells me that she doesn't have a clue as to what's about to happen in 3 months.
I think not telling most people until week 20 has really sped pregnancy right along. Because for the first 20 weeks I wasn't constantly asked how I'm feeling, when I'm due, etc. But staying busy with work and making sure K and I get good quality time together each day really makes time go by fast too.
Monday, January 30, 2012
week 26 day 4
K's toddler bed thing is going much better today than it has the last week. She always goes to bed just fine at night but naps are a struggle. She will read for 3 hours straight in her room until she cries herself to sleep or doesn't nap at all.
Yesterday she just didn't nap at all. She sat in her room for close to 4 hours - we kept thinking she was going to go to sleep and she never did. So she didn't get a nap. And she didn't sleep too well last night.
But today, Mike took all of her books out of her room and she fell asleep within minutes for her nap. She could have just been very tired or maybe taking the books out of the room helped. It's hard to say.
Baby L seems to react quite a bit to K's crying. He'll kick and push and try to hit her if she invades his space. Mike and K seem to do a good job of waking him up as well. They crawl around and bark and maybe he just wants to be a part of it but he sure does move a lot when they make a lot of noise.
It's hard to believe that we are less than 14 weeks away from having a new kid. Fourteen weeks seems like a lot but I know it won't be.
K got a new car seat last week. She seems to like it a lot but unfortunately, it might not fit well when Mike drives the car. The infant car seat has to go behind the passenger because it's so long but as long as K has to sit rear facing in her toddler seat, it won't fit behind the driver's seat when Mike drives. So we may be looking into a bigger car before baby L comes which is sort of stressful. But I'm sure we'll figure it out.
Yesterday she just didn't nap at all. She sat in her room for close to 4 hours - we kept thinking she was going to go to sleep and she never did. So she didn't get a nap. And she didn't sleep too well last night.
But today, Mike took all of her books out of her room and she fell asleep within minutes for her nap. She could have just been very tired or maybe taking the books out of the room helped. It's hard to say.
Baby L seems to react quite a bit to K's crying. He'll kick and push and try to hit her if she invades his space. Mike and K seem to do a good job of waking him up as well. They crawl around and bark and maybe he just wants to be a part of it but he sure does move a lot when they make a lot of noise.
It's hard to believe that we are less than 14 weeks away from having a new kid. Fourteen weeks seems like a lot but I know it won't be.
K got a new car seat last week. She seems to like it a lot but unfortunately, it might not fit well when Mike drives the car. The infant car seat has to go behind the passenger because it's so long but as long as K has to sit rear facing in her toddler seat, it won't fit behind the driver's seat when Mike drives. So we may be looking into a bigger car before baby L comes which is sort of stressful. But I'm sure we'll figure it out.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
week 25 day 7
I remember watching "Friends" when Rachel was "pregnant" and I remember she wore a lot of shirts that showed the underside of her belly. I remember very distinctly watching the shows and talking with my friends about how gross it looked and when I would be pregnant, I would never show my belly. Because it doesn't look good. Because I wouldn't want to show off my belly at all. Because I didn't want to be like Rachel.
Yet here I am. Almost 26 weeks pregnant and you know what I show every single day? My belly. I can't seem to help it. Maternity shirts don't fit me well. And besides, I refuse to spend much money on shirts that probably would (which is my main problem) so I have the over-sized maternity shirts from the first pregnancy and my regular shirts I wear when I'm not pregnant. So of course I go for my regular clothes. I already feel gross ... why make it worse by wearing over-sized shirts? And so my belly shows. I try to make sure it's always covered, but if you catch me walking around my apartment, I can guarantee you my belly's hanging out.
This little boy seems a lot bigger or likes to lay a lot differently than K. When he's awake, I can usually feel one limb in my ribs and one limb sitting very low. He loves to push on my bladder at the most inconvenient times, and he loves to give K some nice, hard kicks when she wants to cuddle with me.
Last night as I was lying in bed, I was rubbing my belly and to my surprise, I felt some big round thing - a head or a bum. I had Mike feel it because I couldn't believe it. I don't remember feeling things like that until much later with K so I was amazed. So we'd push gently on it and he'd move away, then a few seconds, it'd be right back to where it was.
K has become more clingy than ever. I hope it's a short phase because I'd really like her to not be right next to me all the time. We went to story time at the library this morning and she refused to do anything but sit right next to me or sit on my lap except for once. She sat a few feet in front of me and was listening intently to the story but all of a sudden realized I wasn't next to her, so she looked for me and ran back to me. I'm glad that she likes to be with me, but with a baby coming, it's really bad timing.
Yet here I am. Almost 26 weeks pregnant and you know what I show every single day? My belly. I can't seem to help it. Maternity shirts don't fit me well. And besides, I refuse to spend much money on shirts that probably would (which is my main problem) so I have the over-sized maternity shirts from the first pregnancy and my regular shirts I wear when I'm not pregnant. So of course I go for my regular clothes. I already feel gross ... why make it worse by wearing over-sized shirts? And so my belly shows. I try to make sure it's always covered, but if you catch me walking around my apartment, I can guarantee you my belly's hanging out.
This little boy seems a lot bigger or likes to lay a lot differently than K. When he's awake, I can usually feel one limb in my ribs and one limb sitting very low. He loves to push on my bladder at the most inconvenient times, and he loves to give K some nice, hard kicks when she wants to cuddle with me.
Last night as I was lying in bed, I was rubbing my belly and to my surprise, I felt some big round thing - a head or a bum. I had Mike feel it because I couldn't believe it. I don't remember feeling things like that until much later with K so I was amazed. So we'd push gently on it and he'd move away, then a few seconds, it'd be right back to where it was.
K has become more clingy than ever. I hope it's a short phase because I'd really like her to not be right next to me all the time. We went to story time at the library this morning and she refused to do anything but sit right next to me or sit on my lap except for once. She sat a few feet in front of me and was listening intently to the story but all of a sudden realized I wasn't next to her, so she looked for me and ran back to me. I'm glad that she likes to be with me, but with a baby coming, it's really bad timing.
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