If you haven’t read Part 1, check it out here.
In my last post, I wrote about how I am still struggling post pregnancy to keep me on the priority list. My mother has told me this isn’t normal. That I need to take care of myself, but I guess the truth is that I only know how to take care of Addison, our home, our finances and school. Last week though when I looked in the mirror to put my hair up before school I decided to take some steps to get back to the way things were.
I got rid of all the bad stuff in our fridge and …
One thing I worry about a lot with this pregnancy is the potential jealousy issue. Benjamin is a total momma’s boy. He is used to having me all to himself, every day, all the time. Occasionally he goes to daycare, of course, and he loves being around other kids. He especially loves older kids – he will just watch them and talk and laugh and be utterly captivated.
My concern is, though, that he has no concept of pregnancy. I can’t really prepare him for another baby coming. I can’t tell him that he’ll have a little brother soon. One day, we’re going to come home from the hospital and suddenly, …
At first I was a little worried about how my dog, Thomas, would react to the baby coming home. It was bad enough that my son was still getting used to to her, but now my dog had to adjust to another child in the household. His place in the hierarchy of our household has moved down one more notch.
The first time we brought little Daiyana home, Thomas’s ears and eyes perked up. He immediately smelled something new in the house and could feel her presence. I let him out of his kennel cage and allowed him to roam around the house sniffing. I then sat down on the couch …
I just had my one hour glucose test and I failed. I do not like to fail things; the word itself is harsh to me. It all took me by surprise when the timer went off, the nurse took my blood, and then just said in a very abrupt way – you failed.
Apparently your “number” has to come back less than 135 and mine was 147. The one hour glucose screening test is standard procedure for all non-diabetic pregnant women between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy. I had to take the same test when I was pregnant with Elli, but I passed that time.
In case you haven’t had to take your …
I have lost a good amount of weight since Addison was born, but I still have about 20 pounds to lose to be back to my pre-pregnancy weight. It’s been hard to workout and eat well with the baby and school and such, but it’s starting to get easier to juggle things.
Before getting pregnant everyone called me the “healthy one” and would call me for recipes and advice on how to eat healthy or exercise. Now I eat so bad not even I can believe it. I eat fast food and sweets almost all day. I actually think the way I eat goes a bit deeper than just “not having time”. …
The joyful and beautiful experience of breastfeeding.
I’ve pretty much always known how I wanted to raise my kids, specifically all the little things about taking care of babies. My mom was a WIC lady while I was growing up, so I was constantly surrounded by pro-breastfeeding messages and even had the privilege of getting some first hand lessons from my mom and older sisters. At times it was kind of awkward having my mother use her own breast for a close up anatomy lesson, but it was good information to obtain. Now that I’m closing in on my own adventure with motherhood, the advice (and …
Things like getting Elli dressed can really be difficult if a contraction is happening!
The Braxton Hicks contractions have set in and they are really getting in my way. I do not remember dealing with these contractions too much when I was pregnant with Elli. I know that I had them on and off some, but they did not really get in my way too much. I also remember that the weekend before Elli was born I was having them at regular intervals and I was pretty sure she would be arriving soon.
According to this article on O’Healthy, Braxton Hicks contractions start appearing in the …
For a few months Addison has been getting around via the inchworm and just this month she started cruising around on furniture and sitting upright really well (finally). I was positive she would be one of those babies that just skipped crawling all together, but I was wrong!
I was in the bathroom brushing my teeth and she was out in the living room smiling at me (she is amazed by someone brushing their teeth) and I said, “Come on! I’ll brush your tooth!” like I do every morning. This time she decided not to inchworm, but crawl instead! Huh? She’s doing things a bit backwards and it’s kinda neat. It’s …
The single most dreaded part of midwife visits.
At my last midwife appointment, I weighed in at a whopping 154 pounds. I stand at a meager 5’2″ tall, so this is definitely the most I have weighed in my life. Before getting pregnant, I was a healthy 130 pounds and was working out at the gym, so that number was on the decline before getting two bright pink lines on a pee stick. The most I have ever weighed was 145 pounds, so needless to say, that number was a bit hard to swallow. Of course, weight gain is a normal and healthy part of pregnancy, so I’m not …
I am probably completely behind here, but I am just realizing there are some great apps out there for pregnancy. I am sure most of you are way ahead of me and have already downloaded a pregnancy app and are using it daily, but for those of you who may not know about these – I want to share.
There are many apps out there that can be downloaded to your Smartphone that will help you throughout your entire pregnancy. Late last night while I was letting Elli cry herself to sleep (that is another blog post entirely) I searched through my Android market for a few samples. I downloaded …
