Pregnancy Brain #6...and beyond...

This morning, I left my phone at home in NJ, whilst I work between two places in NY. 

Yesterday, someone emailed me asking for a few email addresses and I sent them home addresses.

Then, when trying to forward them the email addresses...I "temporarily" put the addresses in the 'To' section before copy and pasting them into the body of the email.  Then, I pressed send.  Without deleting them in the "To" section...Essentially, I just forwarded the entire email chain to the people they had wanted to email.  Not embarrassing at all.

Last Friday, a coworker asked me to give my usb drive to a designer and I told her that she still had it.  Then she pointed to my under arm and sure enough...it was there.  Nuzzled in my armpit.

AAAAAH.  I used to be smart! At least semi-smart, with a reliable brain capable of day-to-day tasks. 

No mas. 

I really hope this baby is smart because it's taking all my juice.

xoxo
L

17 Weeks!

My baby weighs the same as a turnip! And is turning cartilage into bone! AND is making sweat glands!!!

Feeling: Still stressed at work.Feeling like it will never end.  I wish I could feel more about the baby but right now my brain is work-consumed. Boo.

I did take a prenatal pilates class this past Saturday and have to say that I am kind of excited to go back.  I think it is nice to be in a room full of preggos and not feel pressure to be perfect.  It's really relaxed and relaxing. I highly recommend!

Symptoms: 
-Bad acne.  Belli acne cleanser is WORKING though!!!!  I'm never going to stop using it. I love it.
-Big old belly.  The hair-tie trick is becoming obsolete. Might only have a day or two of it left. 
-Some nights I sleep amazing. Some nights I sleep awful.  All nights...are filled with the weirdest dreams ever.

No baby kicks yet!  Hopefully soon!

Weight: The scale finally tipped. 6 pounds!!!

What I Miss: Went to a bbq on a warm day and missed having a cold beer.

Doctor Appointment: 18 weeks/1 day. It's getting closer, but it feels farther!

Looking Forward To:  Kicks!

xoxo
L

Pregnancy Brain #5?

This week I have:

lost my purse in my house
lost my phone in my hand
left the keys in the front door (this is becoming a pregnancy favorite)
forgotten numerous steps to my morning routine...aka - I forgot to wear deodorant AGAIN.

...and it's only Wednesday.

xoxo
L

16 weeks!

Sweet 16!!!! YAY!

Feeling: Still stressed at work. Wishing I could feel more with the baby (kick me!!!) because it would just let me know that work stress is not hurting him/her.

I'm mostly feeling anxious to end this job successfully and without too much baby brain-ness (I'm freelance...so all jobs end, I'm not quitting) and focus on something fun before the next job pops up.

Symptoms: 
-Bad acne.  Ordered Belli acne cleanser, so hoping for an improvement soon.
-1 day before I turned 16 weeks, my belly GREW.  It was kind of crazy.  
-Sleeping badly. Always find myself on my back and have to force myself to go to one side or the other.  
-Peeing every night and when I do, I get a buzzy feeling that can keep me up for an hour or so. Not fun.

Weight: 5 pounds as of yesterday and today but I know that I'm teetering because the day before, I was 6.  And I bet that I am after a big meal too.

What I Miss: Coffee during this job. I ordered decaf today but it just isn't the same :(

Doctor Appointment: 18 weeks/1 day...exactly 2 weeks away. AAAAAH.

Looking Forward To:  Finding out the gender! My first prenatal pilates class this Saturday!!!

xoxo
L

15 Weeks!

I feel like I've accomplished a lot this week, but nowhere near as much as my little navel orange! Moving joints & limbs, sensing light, and growing legs longer than arms!  Talk about productive.

I have a spot on my shirt!

Feeling: Right now I am feeling stressed OUT at work.  I have a job that will be lasting until I am 18 weeks along and at this moment I feel that it is killing me.  I am trying really hard every day to keep the stress under wraps as much as possible and also focus on the positive. The baby:)  

One thing that I find funny is that most of my coworkers don't know I'm pregnant but today it was pretty hard to hide so I got a bunch of funny looks. Insta-gut or baby? I could tell they were perplexed.

Symptoms: 
Maternity pants are feeling pretty nice.
Skin has gone from BAD to WORSE. Everywhere.  
Infrequent twinges and cramps. Not painful.
Stomach pushed out quite a bit this morning.
Also felt a few weird feelings in my uterus area. I don't think it's the baby moving around yet, but it was pretty cool anyway.


Weight: 5 pounds total.

What I Miss: Nothing really. I could go for a vacation though:)

Looking Forward To:  Still looking forward to the baby kicking me.

Doctor Appointment: 18 weeks...and the suspense is killing me!

xoxo
L

Pregnancy Brain #4

Got off the train.

Went up the stairs...

exited through the mouth of Penn Station.

Spilled out onto the streets.

And turned left.

Continued to walk for over a block in the WRONG direction!


Pregnancy brain is real, y'all.
xoxo
L

14 Weeks.

The baby's a lemon!!! 3 and a half inches! 1 and a half ounces!  And it can pee!

Feeling: Pretty great. Maybe even a little too great. This past week, Jeff and I went to Arizona for an archery tournament where I sat on a rock solid bleacher for hours on end, hiked a massive mountain under the deathly Arizona sun and flew in a magic metal death machine (aka - the airplane). And even with all that anxiety/activity, the baby is still thriving! Since I was literally crying with my stomach in knots as our plane took off yesterday, I was really scared for my appointment today.  I haven't felt much of anything for DAYS...which feels like YEARS.  But alas, little baby was there. Laying around with its' adorable beating heart:)

Sometimes I feel these ultrasound visits are like visiting an old friend I miss dearly who doesn't own a phone. Or a family member who is in jail for a crime they didn't commit. It's just always so exciting to know they're in there, doing okay...even with our lack of communication.  And it makes me feel SOOOO much better. I love our baby!

Symptoms: 
Pants are TIGHT.
Skin is BAD. Everywhere.  
Infrequent back and stomach cramping.  Nothing too major.
Having a hard time sleeping.

Weight: Not sure what happened, but the scale says I'm up 7/8 pounds total. Could be the vacation, but my belly has been protruding quite a bit in the past few days.

EDITED TO ADD: after posting this and all throughout today the scale has consistently said I'm up 5 pounds. That may or may not be more accurate. We'll see as things go along this week.

Also, I bought my first maternity pants before leaving for Arizona!  They are from the GAP and really not so bad:)

What I Miss: This week, I really missed a turkey cold cut sub sandwich with cheese. And an icy margarita when it was insanely hot and everyone else looked so darn relaxed with theirs.

Looking Forward To:  Feeling the baby kick! 

Doctor Appointment: 18 weeks!  I was going to have another appt earlier, but decided to go the full 4 weeks since I will have a little ultrasound at 18 and a BIG ultrasound a week and a half later at the hospital (anatomy/gender scan!).  I need to limit the radiation (or whatever it is that ppl say is bad) for this little babe:)

xoxo
L

Hiking while Preggers.

In Arizona this week and we had a free day. A free day!!!! So, instead of lounging by the pool in the scorching afternoon heat, we decided to go hiking instead!!!

It was pretty brutal, I can't lie. Not only am I not in shape, but climbing the stairs winds me these days. That's my excuse for not quite making it to the peak. That and the fact that my heart rate sped up to 129 and I didn't really want to push it any further.

All in all, it was a great day!

Nursery time.

So I figure that based on my personality, my child will be born without a name to call its' own nor a nursery to call its' home. Primarily because I do not take picking out another human beings name lightly. And also because nurseries intimidate me. I would much prefer if the baby could decorate it from top to bottom to their taste. BUT since they can't even point their fingers (stretches probably don't count) for a while I decided that if I start looking now, I may have a thing or two ready for Baby T's October arrival.

Here is my first find...

Pregnancy Brain, Numero tres.

Left the keys in the front door for four hours yesterday.

That seems safe, right?

13 Weeks.

P.S - I look crazy in these pictures and it's not my fault.  We were at my Grandma's house and there were no places with decent lighting to go and take glamour shots...that's why standing near some cinder blocks had to do.  Also, I am aware of how weirdly bloated my face looks.

Feeling: Good. Overall things have been really swell over here.  No stress, nothing too crazy going on. Weather's getting better. Things seem to be looking up.  I've even felt confident enough to research some baby room stuff online. AAAAH. I don't think I'll be making baby purchases for a while, but it's pretty darn fun to google all sorts of nursery crafts that I'll never be good enough to pull off. 

This Wednesday, we leave for 6 days in Arizona and while I'm worried about keeping my airplane nerves under control for the baby, I'm hoping it will just fall into place. I mean I've never NOT had major anxiety on an airplane but there's always a first time for everything. Plus, I've never been pregnant before. Maybe this will finally be the ONE thing that trumps "OHMYGOD I'M GONNA DIE"-airplane nerves?  Hope so.

Symptoms: Pants are still getting tighter. Bastard pants.
Headaches have become even more infrequent.
Hunger level is remaining high.
Skin everywhere is ATROCIOUS.  Never saw this coming.  I'm basically the 13 year old I never was.  Revenge! 
Also, I've been feeling lots of cramping, twinges, and basically just stuff going on in my belly.  Sometimes it scares me. Eep.

Weight: The scale has been kinda cray this week. First it said I was up TWO pounds from last week yesterday. Then this morning it said I was up zero pounds.  I'd say I'm between 3-5 pounds at this point.

What I Miss: seeing the baby! Other than that, I'm good:)

Doctor Appointment: 14 weeks.

Looking Forward To:  A little warm weather in Arizona.  

xoxo
L