Maternity Wear!!

Last week after taking my mother-in-law’s car for an oil change, I decided to go shopping since I was already in West Ashley.  When I was looking up where the dealership was on Savannah hwy, I noticed the map said there was a maternity boutique right around the corner so I decided to stop into that one. I walked in and saw a CUTE pair of jean. I looked at the price tag and was ready to walk right back out!! The jeans were $195!!! I wouldn’t spend on pre pregnancy jeans!! There was no way I was going to pay that for a pair of jean I’m only going to wear for a few months!!! I kept browsing anway so I didn’t seem rude (and also hoping I might find something closer to my price range) but after seeing a onesie for $40 and a stroller set for $900 I decided this wasn’t the store for me.

Next I decided to try the Citadel mall. I knew there was a maternity store there and although I am not as familiar with that I was determined to find this store.

All day at work my scrub pants were digging into my stomach. Not because they are too tight but because to hold them up I had to tie them tight to keep them on my waist. This was causing me (and baby) major discomfort. If they weren’t tied tight then my bottom was hanging out the back everytime I sat down or bent over, not very attractive.  I decided I needed a new pair of work pants. This was my intentions upon walking into the store.

Immediately after walking in a sales woman approached me and asked if I needed any help. I told her I was just browsing but thank you, she said no problem she would come back and check on me a little later. I always brush the sales people off, usually I know what I want and would rather not have them help. I noticed right off that these prices where more in my range so I started looking around at black pants. I was pretty sure I wouldn’t be able to find any maternity scrub pants but I knew I should be able to find a pair of pants not too dressy and at the right price. I found a few but didn’t grab any to try on yet so I kept looking around. When the sales lady came back to check on me I explained what I was looking for and things took off from there!

She probably grabbed every black pant in the store!! She also gave me a belly band to try. As I have mentioned before I have never tried one of these and wasn’t sure I was going to like it but after she explained how to use it and that it could be used to hold up the pants I already had… I was in love!!!

With Taylor I was already wearing big baggy jeans and was trying to hide that I was pregnant. There were no shows like “16 and Pregnant” and I didn’t want everyone to know I was pregnant until I couldn’t hide it anymore. The point is, I never even went into a maternity store when I was pregnant with Taylor. I really didn’t know what to expect.

The sales lady was so nice and helpful! Of course I have been to plenty of others stores before but this was a more one on one experience! There was only one other person in the store and a different sales lady was helping her, so I had my sales lady all to myself!! It was like having a girlfriend there to tell me what looked good!! I was actually kind of sad that I didn’t bring my mom with me because I know she would have enjoyed it too! I ended up buying about $100 worth of stuff, which really isn’t a lot, but I didn’t want to go overboard and I knew I wanted to bring my mom with me next time so she can join in the fun!

All in all it was a great experience, I got a few great outfits and I cant wait to do it again!!

            This week I am 16 weeks. I am enjoying the crazy bursts of emotions. A week or so ago Jason and I went to the store. When we got home I took his food (it was packaged in a box) and set it on top trash. I was cheesing the whole time he was asking me where his food was so he knew something was up. When he found it he laughed and told me how silly I was. I literally laughed until I cried. I don’t mean just a few tears either, I was crying so hard my whole face was red and I needed a tissue! I was crying crying!! I had to walk away just so I would stop. Then, of course, he had something new to make fun of me for!

            Also today is Taylor’s birthday!!! I can’t believe she is 11yrs old!! She’s not my little baby anymore!! She is such a beautiful young girl! Her party isn’t until this weekend but we are all going out for her dinner tonight. She picked Wasabi’s (yummy!!) I am really excited to go spend her birthday with her! I am trying to do more things with her lately so she doesn’t feel left out when the baby comes! She is at such a wonderful age (those teenage hormones haven’t kicked in yet!) and I know she is going to be such a great big sister!

        I have another appointment tomorrow and I'm really hoping we find out what we are having!! I’ll try to post pictures soon. Both of Taylor and the new ultrasound we get tomorrow!!! Til then!

15 Weeks

This week we are at 15 weeks!! Next week we'll be 4 months!! Now we are the size of an orange! Last week we were the size of a lemon! I am still amazed at how fast this little one grows! Next week I have another doctor’s appt and hope to find out what if we are decorating with pinks or blues!! It might still be too early to tell but I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

Not a lot has happened in the last two weeks. I can still hide the baby belly if I want to, but gone are the days of no weight gain. Some days I feel super big and other days I don’t feel pregnant at all.  I haven’t gained much but every pound I gain now is a pound that’s going to have to come off later!!! In the next few weeks I am going to have to start looking into some new clothes, mostly jeans. 

 I’m also really anxious to start to feel the baby move. That should be happening in the next few weeks. Sometimes when I’m running around at work I’ll feel my stomach tighten and I know it’s the baby or I’ll be at home and get a weird feeling in my stomach and I’m sure it the little one but I’m ready to actually FEEL the baby moving! You know, when you put your hand on your belly and you feel that little kick underneath! I can still remember what it was like with Taylor and have even been having dreams of feeling the baby move!! I can’t wait!!

Also at my next appointment they’ll be checking me again to make sure my cervix is not thinning out or shortening. Since I had two procedures, one of which was the LEEP that took out pieces of my cervix to try to remove any cancer that may have been present, it has left me with a much thinner cervix than I had to start with. Sometimes with pregnancy (and bc of the procedures) the cervix will start thinning out or shortening much sooner than it should. If it does this and goes untreated then my cervix may not be able to hold the baby in, not good. Thankfully I have an awesome team of doctors looking after me and they’re on top of things. If they see my cervix thinning more than it should then I’ll have a cerclage done. Basically this is where they go in and sew the cervix shut so that baby doesn’t come out until the right time. At my last appointment I was measuring fine and was nowhere near the danger zone so hopefully things will stay that way. If not I’m confident that the doctors taking care of me and the little one will do what’s best to keep us safe!

I hope to have more pictures to post next week!!

Inbetween

This week I am 13 weeks and we are the size of a peach or a nutter butter depending on what site you look at. That seems like a big difference, the peach seems so big and nutter butters just makes me hungry!!  Oh I also got another ultrasound right after Christmas!! It is SO amazing seeing the changes just from the last time!! My next appointment is right after Taylor’s birthday at the end of the month.

In this one it looks like the baby is sucking 'his' thumb!!! Too stinkin cute!!!

This one is a 3D image which is why the baby looks like a little alien!! 'He' has one hand up by his eye (which is how I sleep) and the other at his mouth!! Love it!!!

*Jason and I say 'he' until we know for sure. My oh so funny husband drew an arrow pointing to the umbilical cord and wrote "its a boy" on the ultrasound...I was about to strangle him but couldn't stop laughing*

I love the pregnancy sites and counters!! Its actually very comforting being able to read what other women in the same stage of their pregnancy are going through and most of the time I feel the same way! I'm not the only one who feels bloated and wants to be in sweats all day!!

I am sooo happy to be moving into my second trimester. The first one was filled with a constant sick feeling. I actually never got sick, except the one time I ate a bad brownie, but the constant nausea is almost worse! I would have rather gotten sick and been done with it than feel that way all day long. With Taylor I was only sick for the first hour after I woke up. If I ate anything in that first hour it would come back up but after that I was fine for the rest of the day. This time around I was just miserable ALL the time.

Some people lose weight due to morning sickness, that defiantly hasn’t happened to me but I’m still not really gaining yet either, I’m not sure how that’s even possible considering how big I feel!!

I was at an ugly Christmas sweater party a few weekends ago and when we told people everyone I was pregnant they all said I didn’t look it yet… I sure did feel it though especially that day since my sweater felt tight!! Most days I feel like I’m already six months instead of a measly 3. Thankfully my clothes still fit but I am defiantly in the in between stage!! Things are starting to feel tighter and my mom said she noticed I was starting to have a little pooch on Christmas.

On most sites people suggests the belly band but with Taylor I went the rubber band route, (you know where you put a rubber band around your pant button and loop it back around lol the cheap way), and then went with maternity clothes when I was big enough. I haven’t started maternity shopping yet but I did treat myself to a pair of express jeans that were a size big. I figure I can wear them now and then again afterwards before I get the weight off. I also got a few tops too!!

I have noticed I am short of breath doing simple tasks but that’s another thing I’ve read that other women are also experiencing.. I find myself out of breath at work more often. I keep telling myself I’m going to work out but other than playing Taylor’s Just Dance game she got for Christmas I haven’t really been sticking to that (although that game will kick your butt)

The girls are certainly enjoying this pregnancy so far!!!!!! I’m going to have to make a stop in to VS soon if we keep up this pace!!!! Normally this would be great but I was already right where I wanted to be in that department. However that’s defiantly not something worth complaining about!! I know my husband has no complaints!!!!  

My friends (and husband) thoroughly enjoyed having a designated driver for New Year’s Eve. It was fun watching all the drunkos being the only one sober, I didn’t even do the champagne toast, everyone tells me one glass of wine wont hurt but I really don’t see the point nor want to risk them being wrong. We had a good time New Year ’s Eve but I’m not going to lie, I will be happy when I can have a glass of red wine again!

Things are coming along great and I am super excited to see what 2011 is going to bring!! I know there will be a lot of changes this year and I welcome them all!!

Hope everyone had fun and safe holidays and HAPPY 2011!!