An Amusing Mood-Killer

Blair's post here inspired me to share this story from last night.

Before I get started, I'm going to say that C finds me VERY sexy. All. The. Time. Pregnant or not. However, when I'm pregnant, and especially this pregnancy, I have absolutely less than zero sex drive. Generally I can sort of keep up and keep him satisfied, but we've seriously had sex like 3 times this entire pregnancy. Yep, I'm 23 weeks pregnant. You can do the math if you'd like, but it's not pretty. So anyway, last night, C and I were laying there in the dark, and I was starting to fall asleep, while letting my brain wander about childbirth and similar topics. C rolls over and asks me what I'm thinking about, so I tell him. His response?

"Well, I was going to try and seduce you...but not after that."

I think it's kind of funny, in a very sad way. I guess at least he didn't say my eyes were like a dinosaur's. Really, you should read Blair's post.

SNOW!

Finally! It took long enough! Pardon the crappy cell phone picture, which is no longer an accurate representation of the snow in the 5 minutes since I took it.This is just the beginning, we should be getting about 4-8 inches. Not much, but still, it's snow! It's about time, since (nearly) everyone else in the country has gotten snow but the Denver area.

Christmas 2010

Christmas Eve

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas, and if you don't celebrate Christmas, that you had an awesome Saturday!

22 weeks!

Hot damn, I think my boobs are almost as big as my head...

How Far along: 22 weeks, 4 days

Baby size: According to my ticker, she weighs about a pound.

Total weight gain: +6 pounds. Thank you, Christmas cookies.

Maternity clothes: Yep.  

Sleep: Mmmm, sleep. I still need a pillow between my knees. I like sleep.


Best Moment this week: Wiggles from my girl. Christmas! Watching J open presents and play with his cousins and tell his little sister "Merry Crimmas"

Movement: Yep :-) Lots of it.

Gender: GIRL!

Labor signs: N/A.

Belly button: In

Cravings: Egg rolls.

What I miss: Bending over, being able to use my abs/sit up from reclining without looking like a stranded turtle.

Stretch Marks: Just the same 3 that sometimes are visible at an angle. Otherwise no new ones.

What is different this time around: Pretty much, everything. I think that about sums it up.

What I am looking forward to this week: New Years! And one week closer to meeting my daughter.

Stomach kicks=suck

Dearest Dee,

I love you. I really do. I enjoy feeling most of your wiggles. But please, for the love of your entire world, STOP KICKING ME IN THE STOMACH. I hate feeling pukey and you are making me feel pukey.

Thanks baby.

Love,
Mommy

Vintage J: His First Christmas

Look at that grin!! He was so small...I'm going to go reminisce in my corner now.

21 weeks.

How Far along: 21 weeks, 4 days

Baby size: According to my ticker, she's 11" head to toe and about 15 ounces.

Total weight gain: +3 pounds still

Maternity clothes: Pants, some shirts. 

Sleep: Mmmm, sleep. I like it a lot. Naps are awesome.I can easily sleep like 12 hours a night, when J doesn't decide to wake up 3 times at night... ugh. I still need a pillow between my knees.


Best Moment this week: Wiggles from my girl. J being excited about "[his] sister!" Seeing my dad and stepmom on Saturday.

Movement: Yep :-)

Gender: GIRL!

Labor signs: N/A, BH contractions suck ass though.

Belly button: In

Cravings/Aversions: The usual. Orange juice, peppermint+chocolate, chocolate in general, meat, the smell of onions.

What I miss: Bending over, being able to pick up J for more than a few seconds. 

Stretch Marks: I have 3 that seem to have reappeared just above my belly button. They are small and pretty light and look like a very small person scratched me.

What is different this time around: IT'S A GIRL! So pretty much, everything. I think that about sums it up.

What I am looking forward to this week: Christmas!

20 Weeks! More than halfway there....I hope.

How Far along: 20 weeks, 4 days

Baby size: According to my ticker, she's 10 1/2" and about 13 ounces.

Total weight gain: +3 pounds (interestingly, I weigh EXACTLY the same as I did with J at this point in my pregnancy, though that was an 8 pound gain).

Maternity clothes: Pants, some shirts. 

Sleep: Mmmm, sleep. I like it a lot. Naps are awesome.


Best Moment this week: Big ultrasound on Wednesday of last week, where we found out for absolutely sure that she's a GIRL!!! J is thrilled, and keeps saying things like "I like Dee." and "I'm stronger than Dee." It's heartmeltingly sweet!

Movement: Yep :-)

Gender: GIRL! Booyah!

Labor signs: N/A

Belly button: In

Cravings/Aversions: Peppermint + chocolate = yum. And Christmas cookies. Mmmm. Ooh, and sushi. The cooked kind, obviously, since I'm knocked up and I don't like sashimi anyway.

What I miss: Wanting to have sex. Bending over without grunting.

Stretch Marks: No new ones.

What is different this time around: IT'S A GIRL! I think that about sums it up.

What I am looking forward to this week: More wiggles! Being able to tell more people that it's a girl. Hee!

Hush Puppy is....

A GIRL! We are over the moon happy that she's healthy. She's a beautiful little girl (at least, from what we can tell on the ultrasound pictures) and looks quite different from her brother. Delilah will be a wonderful addition to our family, and shall henceforth be known as "Dee" on this blog.

 

Skeletor baby!!

Lovely Little Lilah!

I keep mentally "squee"-ing that we're actually having a daughter. It's amazing!

19 Weeks!

How Far along: 19 weeks, 4 days

Baby size: 10 inches including legs?

Total weight gain: +2 pound!

Maternity clothes: Pants, some shirts. 

Sleep: Yes, please. I love sleeping. I've figured out how to sort of sleep on my front which REALLY helps with my low back/sciatica pain.


Best Moment this week: The cookie exchange yesterday was pretty great. And we had a huge brunch with C's brother and his family, so that was really fun.

Movement: Yep :-)

Gender: I still think it's a girl, but it will probably be a boy. We find out on Wednesday!

Labor signs: N/A

Belly button: In

Cravings/Aversions: Peppermint + chocolate = yum. I actually craved spaghetti with meat sauce and it stayed down! Yay!

What I miss: (same as last week)Sleeping like a normal person. Wanting to have sex on a regular basis, and not having stupid ligaments and belly getting sore after sex...Also just not having a sore/achy lower belly most of the time.

Stretch Marks: No new ones.

What is different this time around: Way bigger than I was with J at this point. This baby is very different than J was, s/he is much more mellow and all about the subtle movements versus solid kicks. My cravings are also very different.

What I am looking forward to this week: More wiggles! Big ultrasound at 4:00 on Wednesday and I can hardly wait.

A letter to my future self.

Hello, Future Tena.

It's me. I know that when you read this (again) J will be 5 and probably in kindergarten, and Hush Puppy will be approaching 2. I just wanted to remind you that just in case your clock has started ticking again, you SO do not want to be pregnant again. C has probably already had a vasectomy, but don't get any ideas anyway.

I'm writing this at 19 weeks pregnant with Hush Puppy. I can't walk very long before my low back, hips, and groin start threatening to jump ship. I swear it sometimes feels like my pelvis is going to fall off. My boobs are already 34Gs (you'll have to let me know if they ended up getting bigger after the baby comes). My belly is constantly uncomfortably stretching, and it is hard to get comfortable when I lay down. I can't really bend over terribly far any more. I haven't gained much weight yet (about 2 pounds, I think), but this pregnancy is really hard on my body. I don't ever want to do this again, you hear? Also, the Braxton Hicks contractions have been hanging around and coming on strong a couple times a day. Fun, right? Oh, and sex? Forget it. It's not remotely enjoyable, which sucks because while I had no sex drive with J at least once I got going it was great. It's just really unpleasant and uncomfortable and leaves me aching afterward, and not in a good way. I haven't had an orgasm since...hmm. It's been a while. 

Anyway, I hope the kids are great and the dogs are great and that C is great and doing very well in his career.

Smoochies,
Me
12/4/2010

3 years ago last night...

C and I spent most of the night in L & D because J decided it would be fun to try and leave the party early. Fortunately he decided to stick around in there for another 5 weeks. Terbutaline did nothing for the contractions, I needed Procardia. The next day (so, three years ago today) was my baby shower. Good times!

Thus began my PTL experience...lots of timeable contractions, lots of Cramp Bark tincture over the next few weeks. Oy. I hope my body does better this time around, being in early labor for that long sucks ass.