Sorry to sit down so late to post this. Baby Larson has been busy since the doctor's appointment last week...Official stats...baby head circumference measured exactly 17 weeks, baby length measured 16 weeks 5 days, and I gained 1 more pound! The doctor reassured me that the baby is measuring perfectly and that she'd rather see women gain the right amount of weight slowly, rather than pile on 50+ pounds. (Not saying I won't be there by July!)
My appt was Tuesday, 2/21/12, and Ryan wasn't able to be with me because of class. He had told me Tuesday morning to text him the baby's gender so he would know right away. Well, I didn't think it was fair to share such exciting news with him through text message! So...I lied. I told him that the baby didn't cooperate and couldn't be coaxed into the right position. We would have to wait 2 more weeks for another attempt. He was disappointed but I think he figured, at least he would be at the next appt. with me.
As soon as I left the doctor's office, I called local florists to deliver flowers to my parents and to Tim and Linda to announce to them the sex of the baby. Then I headed to Babies R Us so the baby could buy an outfit for Ryan. I made sure to use blue, green, yellow, and pink tissue paper in the gift bag so Ryan couldn't tell before digging in. I think I got home from work about 7 that night, and Ryan finally learned the truth. Baby Larson had picked out a pink polka-dot outfit that says, 'Daddy's Girl.' Turns out our previous dreams were correct...
IT'S A GIRL!!!!!
Monday, February 27, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Pregnancy 101 - Larson style
Because everyone keeps asking...and because every preganancy is different...if I don't write down symptoms of this pregnancy, I'll forget.
First sign of pregnancy? Heightened sense of smell. Before we got our positive pg test, I could smell burps across the room, and my pee smelled different. Ryan's response?...'pee doesn't smell!' I told Ryan either something is wrong or I'm pregnant.
Second sign of pregnancy? Increased trips to the bathroom...to pee. Thankfully, not for morning sickness. Seriously though, is it really necessary to pee 3 times at night? The baby isn't that big yet and I can only imagine how frequent the middle of night pees will become as the baby grows.
Weeks 6-8? OMG! Increased appetite like I hadn't eaten in weeks. I was amazed at in the course of 10 minutes, with just the mention of food or seeing a billboard, I would go from...'hmm...that sounds good' to 'I need to eat that NOW.' There was one Sunday that I ate a bowl of Cheerios at 6 am, 2 pieces of french toast at 8 am, a piece of toast and PB at 11 am, then snagged a piece of pizza at a patient's house at 12:30. A bedtime bowl of cereal became a staple during those weeks, just to get through the night!
Week 10: Quesiness after a meal began. Only with dinner. Didn't matter what I ate for dinner as I tried to experiment with light vs. heavy dinner. Dinner never settled right.
Weeks 12-15: Due to the quesiness, decreased appetite. Also with week 12? My first round of pink eye, which was just lovely. I've never had pink eye the past 30 years... I was told (after the fact) that pregnancy can make your immune system weaker. After this, Clorox wipes became my friend at wiping down every lightswitch, door handle, and electronic in the house!
First emotional moment? January 14 (12 weeks pregnant) we were watching NFL football (Saints at 49ers so it wasn't even the Packers!) and my eyes filled up with tears. I told Ryan he better not laugh at me but he just smiled and said, 'Congratulations...you're pregnant! Finally, your hormones are pregnant too.'
Week 13: Headaches began by 3 pm daily. Made for plenty of early and unproductive nights. Once I caved in to taking Tylonel as needed, I was able to stay awake past 8 p.m.!
Valentine's Day 2012...Sweet child of mine, your dislike for sweets and the finer things in life really put a damper on my enjoyment of Valentines! This is the first year, in as long as I can remember, where I did not go shopping the day after to buy chocolate 50% off! This is the first year that I didn't eat any chocolate or cupcakes...on a holiday designed for those of us with large sweet tooths!
Here we are at week 17...still feel best in the mornings and quesy at night but the quesiness is starting to leave. I don't feel I have had any cravings yet. I'm told that I should start feeling the flutter of the baby moving (which possibly happened Tuesday night while watching tv but I'm not 100% certain). We should find out this week the sex of the baby. At this point, I don't think either one of us have any indication if it's a boy or girl. I hestitate writing this but around week 6, I had a dream it was a girl and Ryan actually dreamt the other night that it was a girl. But oh my...I just don't know how either one of us will handle all those cutsie outfits and dresses and matching accessories! As long as he or she is healthy and happy, we'll be thrilled with either boy or girl.
Til next time!
First sign of pregnancy? Heightened sense of smell. Before we got our positive pg test, I could smell burps across the room, and my pee smelled different. Ryan's response?...'pee doesn't smell!' I told Ryan either something is wrong or I'm pregnant.
Second sign of pregnancy? Increased trips to the bathroom...to pee. Thankfully, not for morning sickness. Seriously though, is it really necessary to pee 3 times at night? The baby isn't that big yet and I can only imagine how frequent the middle of night pees will become as the baby grows.
Weeks 6-8? OMG! Increased appetite like I hadn't eaten in weeks. I was amazed at in the course of 10 minutes, with just the mention of food or seeing a billboard, I would go from...'hmm...that sounds good' to 'I need to eat that NOW.' There was one Sunday that I ate a bowl of Cheerios at 6 am, 2 pieces of french toast at 8 am, a piece of toast and PB at 11 am, then snagged a piece of pizza at a patient's house at 12:30. A bedtime bowl of cereal became a staple during those weeks, just to get through the night!
Week 10: Quesiness after a meal began. Only with dinner. Didn't matter what I ate for dinner as I tried to experiment with light vs. heavy dinner. Dinner never settled right.
Weeks 12-15: Due to the quesiness, decreased appetite. Also with week 12? My first round of pink eye, which was just lovely. I've never had pink eye the past 30 years... I was told (after the fact) that pregnancy can make your immune system weaker. After this, Clorox wipes became my friend at wiping down every lightswitch, door handle, and electronic in the house!
First emotional moment? January 14 (12 weeks pregnant) we were watching NFL football (Saints at 49ers so it wasn't even the Packers!) and my eyes filled up with tears. I told Ryan he better not laugh at me but he just smiled and said, 'Congratulations...you're pregnant! Finally, your hormones are pregnant too.'
Week 13: Headaches began by 3 pm daily. Made for plenty of early and unproductive nights. Once I caved in to taking Tylonel as needed, I was able to stay awake past 8 p.m.!
Valentine's Day 2012...Sweet child of mine, your dislike for sweets and the finer things in life really put a damper on my enjoyment of Valentines! This is the first year, in as long as I can remember, where I did not go shopping the day after to buy chocolate 50% off! This is the first year that I didn't eat any chocolate or cupcakes...on a holiday designed for those of us with large sweet tooths!
Here we are at week 17...still feel best in the mornings and quesy at night but the quesiness is starting to leave. I don't feel I have had any cravings yet. I'm told that I should start feeling the flutter of the baby moving (which possibly happened Tuesday night while watching tv but I'm not 100% certain). We should find out this week the sex of the baby. At this point, I don't think either one of us have any indication if it's a boy or girl. I hestitate writing this but around week 6, I had a dream it was a girl and Ryan actually dreamt the other night that it was a girl. But oh my...I just don't know how either one of us will handle all those cutsie outfits and dresses and matching accessories! As long as he or she is healthy and happy, we'll be thrilled with either boy or girl.
Til next time!
Sunday, February 12, 2012
16-weeks
I can't believe that we are already 16 weeks into the pregnancy. I had told myself that once we hit 20 weeks, we'll start planning the nursery, registry, making our list of names, and getting the house ready...and its almost time for all that fun!
I feel guilty for only gaining 2 pounds so far, but the doctor didn't seem concerned at the last visit. If I add those 2 pregnancy pounds to the 4 intentionally gained while trying to conceive, I am up 6 from my regular weight, so maybe the baby is feeding off those pounds as well? But my appetite hasn't been real good the past 3 weeks, often feeling quesy after meals. This past week, I have been trying to make a conscious effort to eat more food. Food in general, to increase my calories. However, I haven't always made the best choices...mac n cheese has become a staple for dinner as it seems to settle well. Chips and salsa, well...I should know better than to open the bag of chips knowing how much this baby loves salt. Ryan's comment, "You're kinda eating a lot tonight..." To do this week, increase fruits and veggies!
Noteable happenings this past week: Tuesday, 2/7, one of my friends commented that I was 'glowing' and she felt my belly was growing. Last night, 2/11, I took Ryan out for a steak birthday dinner and I couldn't quite get my jeans buttoned. These are my regular jeans...that I had just worn comfortably last weekend for a Super Bowl party...has the baby really grown that much this week? Thankfully, my previously pregnant friends had strongly recommended the Be Band from Target to allow pre-pregnancy pants to continue to be worn as the band covers the unbuttoned top :) (Sidenote, jeans were buttoned for the picture without problems. I feel I am at the point where by the end of the day, the belly is full and bloated but mornings everything fits! Give it 1 or 2 more weeks and the protruding belly will be present all day, not just at night...)
Our next doctor appointment isn't until next week, we'll be 17 weeks along so we're really hoping that the doctor will perform an ultrasound and we'll learn the sex of the baby. My headaches continue but the doctor said headaches are common due to the surge in hormones and typically subside around 20 weeks. My sis-in-law also had headaches and her doctor told her that means the baby is growing as it should and everything continues to develop. I'll gladly take the headaches over morning sickness :)
Today is a big day for us: Happy 16 weeks little one, and Happy 33 Birthday Daddy-to-be!
I feel guilty for only gaining 2 pounds so far, but the doctor didn't seem concerned at the last visit. If I add those 2 pregnancy pounds to the 4 intentionally gained while trying to conceive, I am up 6 from my regular weight, so maybe the baby is feeding off those pounds as well? But my appetite hasn't been real good the past 3 weeks, often feeling quesy after meals. This past week, I have been trying to make a conscious effort to eat more food. Food in general, to increase my calories. However, I haven't always made the best choices...mac n cheese has become a staple for dinner as it seems to settle well. Chips and salsa, well...I should know better than to open the bag of chips knowing how much this baby loves salt. Ryan's comment, "You're kinda eating a lot tonight..." To do this week, increase fruits and veggies!
Noteable happenings this past week: Tuesday, 2/7, one of my friends commented that I was 'glowing' and she felt my belly was growing. Last night, 2/11, I took Ryan out for a steak birthday dinner and I couldn't quite get my jeans buttoned. These are my regular jeans...that I had just worn comfortably last weekend for a Super Bowl party...has the baby really grown that much this week? Thankfully, my previously pregnant friends had strongly recommended the Be Band from Target to allow pre-pregnancy pants to continue to be worn as the band covers the unbuttoned top :) (Sidenote, jeans were buttoned for the picture without problems. I feel I am at the point where by the end of the day, the belly is full and bloated but mornings everything fits! Give it 1 or 2 more weeks and the protruding belly will be present all day, not just at night...)
Our next doctor appointment isn't until next week, we'll be 17 weeks along so we're really hoping that the doctor will perform an ultrasound and we'll learn the sex of the baby. My headaches continue but the doctor said headaches are common due to the surge in hormones and typically subside around 20 weeks. My sis-in-law also had headaches and her doctor told her that means the baby is growing as it should and everything continues to develop. I'll gladly take the headaches over morning sickness :)
Today is a big day for us: Happy 16 weeks little one, and Happy 33 Birthday Daddy-to-be!
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Pink or Blue?
From the beginning, Ryan has wanted to find out the sex of the baby while I prefer to wait and be surprised. This topic gets brought up often because when anyone finds out we are expecting, the first question we get asked..."Well, are you going to find out what the baby is?" So...in an effort to compromise...we agreed to find out the sex of this baby however the second baby will remain a surprise. I wanted to be sure to share this as the next time around, I don't want Ryan to conveniently 'forget' our agreement :) so now we will all be able to remind him!
Our next doctor's appointment is coming up a few weeks and we'll be 16 weeks along at that point, so as long as the baby cooperates, we should find out soon if it is a girl or a boy! Regardless of what this baby is, we'd still like to do as many things in neutral colors as possible as I'm guessing the wardrobe will end up reflecting either pink or blue.
It's funny to hear everyone's theories about carrying a girl versus a boy. Everything from food cravings, fetal heart rate, how your belly looks, severity of morning sickness, the Draino test, and the list goes on and on. Once we know, we'll have to compare this pregnancy to those old wives tales!
So, stay tuned...we'll hopefully be able to share more news in a few weeks.
Our next doctor's appointment is coming up a few weeks and we'll be 16 weeks along at that point, so as long as the baby cooperates, we should find out soon if it is a girl or a boy! Regardless of what this baby is, we'd still like to do as many things in neutral colors as possible as I'm guessing the wardrobe will end up reflecting either pink or blue.
It's funny to hear everyone's theories about carrying a girl versus a boy. Everything from food cravings, fetal heart rate, how your belly looks, severity of morning sickness, the Draino test, and the list goes on and on. Once we know, we'll have to compare this pregnancy to those old wives tales!
So, stay tuned...we'll hopefully be able to share more news in a few weeks.
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