5/16/09
Aiden and I belong to a 'new moms' group. We go on Wednesday mornings. There are about 20 moms and our kids are all between 0-4 months. It is really nice to spend some time each week with other new moms who are going through the same things I am. I have made a few friends in the group and we have started walking during the week. I also befriended some of my neighbors who have 9 month olds. We do coffee a few mornings a week. I have really been enjoying staying home with Aiden and meeting with other moms.
4/25/09
Things here have been going well. Well, at least as well as can be expected. Aiden is a colicky baby which has been a little difficult. And that paired with the fact that his days and nights are still mixed up means that Garrett and I have not had a good nights sleep since he came into the world. But as difficul as all the screaming and crying is, we love him more than we ever thought possible. We live to see him smile and laugh, which he has been doing more of lately. It makes all those endless nights well worth it.
Aiden is growing and changing everyday. I can't believe how quickly he is changing. His favorite thing to look at is still our ceiling fan. He wants to be able to see it no matter where he is. If he can't see it he gets fussy.
4/4/09 - Date Night
So, tonight Garrett and I had a date night. We decided to go out for a few hours and leave Aiden with my parents. It was nice to have a few hours just the two of us. But, I couldn't help feeling like I was forgetting something. It felt weird not to have Aiden with us. It has only been a month, but he is a part of our family and it was strange to not be with him.
We ended up going to see Monsters vs Aliens in 3D. Which I have to say was very cool!
3/29/09
Yay! Aiden slept for 4 1/2 hours last night! I actually got some sleep. And it felt soooo good. I am loving every minute with him. He changes so much everyday. He is more alert and stays awake for longer periods of time now. We read books, play with toys and listen to music. It i s so neat when he looks at his books. He is focused on te pictures. I wonder what he is thinking all the time.
3/28/09
Well, I had every intention of keeping this site updated every few days. But, I have had less time than I thought. Aiden likes to stay awake at night and sleep all day. I am getting most of my sleep between the hours of 5am and 10am.
I am loving every minute with our little guy. He is changing everyday. I can not believe that he will be a month old next week! Where does the time go?
I will do my best to update the site at least weekly. I hope to get to it more often than that but don't know if I will be able to.
3-17-09 - 2 weeks old today!
So, today was supposed to be Aiden's birthday... But he decided he was ready to come 2 weeks early. It has been a very exciting and exhausting 2 weeks. We are loving every minute of being with the little guy. I will try to post some pictures soon. It has been very busy around here and I haven't had time to do much more than sleep and feed Aiden.
3/2/09 - 15 days to go!
So, we are almost there! The last 2 weeks. I thought it would never come. I have been cleaning the house like a mad woman since yesterday. I even did some baking this morning. I just can't seem to be stopped, although Garrett has tried.
2-17-09 - 36 weeks
Things have been going well. I have 28 days (give or take) left. I am so excited to meet little Aiden. He has been growing at rapid speeds. He has been moving around a lot lately in my belly. I thought when the space got smaller he was supposed to move less, but he has actually been moving more.
2-13-09
Thank you to everyone for all the wonderful gifts and two great baby showers! We are so lucky to have such wonderful friends and family
2-1-09 Question of the day... what will Aiden call my mom???
My mother is not looking forward to having the baby make up a name for her. She does not like anything we have come up with. Although we know that it will ultimately be Aiden's choice, we thought it would be fun to come up with a little list of possibilities because her suggestion of "Just call me Brenda" just won't cut it :)
You can leave your ideas on the guestbook and I will pass them along to her :)
2-1-09 - 44 days left
Yesterday was my baby shower. Thank you to everyone who came and for all of the wonderful gifts I recieved. I am so lucky to have such wonderful friends and family. I know that Aiden will be one of the luckiest kids in the world. He will have so many people around that will love him just as much as I do.
1-27-09
There hasn't been much to report on. Aiden is doing well. I am looking forward to the baby showers the next 2 weekends. Garrett and I are anxious to get the room completed.
1/15/09
Today Garrett felt compelled to measure my belly. It measured 47 inches around. That is almost 4 feet! No wonder I am in pain. That is huge!!!
1-14-09 - 31 weeks
There is not much to report on. Aiden is kicking up a storm. He is getting bigger and bigger. I can tell there is not much room in the belly anymore. I can feel him moving all the time. I am excited that I only have 8 1/2 weeks left. I am ready to hold him in my arms.
1-6-09
Not too much is going on. I am 30 weeks. Only 10 weeks to go (give or take.) Pretty soon there will be a little one. I am getting more and more excited. I can't wait to hold him in my arms.
Last night I saw my entire belly move when he was kicking. That was pretty weird.
12-29-08
I went back to the doctors today to get my 3 hour glucose test. That was not fun! As it turns out, I only have good veins in my right arm. For the glucose test, the doctor draws your blood 4 times. My arm looks like it was used as a pin cushion. There was only one vein cooperating.
I bought paint for the bathroom today. I am excited to get it painted. I have to wait for Garrett to finish patching the hole and then I can paint.
There is not much going on. I am off of work for the rest of the week. Then I have a little more than 2 months before I have Aiden. It is all happening so fast. I thought it would go by slowly but it is going rather fast.
12/28/08
Aiden has been kicking up a storm. Garrett has been able to feel him more now. Sleeping is becoming increasingly more difficult, but it is preparing me for the sleepless nights ahead.
Garrett has been working nonstop on getting the house ready. He worked on the guest bathroom all weekend. We bought a new sink top and cabinet and thought the project was done. But when he took out the old cabinet we found out we needed to replace the floor as well. He was a bit upset about having yet another project on top of all the others but it is going to look so nice when it is done. I helped a little by, touching up the trim in the dining room and cleaning the first floor, but I wish I could do more. I feel a little useless at this point.
12/25/08
We just had Christmas dinner with family and friends. It was so nice to be with everyone today. We exchanged presents. Aiden got a bathtub and a diaper champ and a few new clothes. It is so much fun getting gifts for him. Mom also got out some of my old baby clothes for Aiden. It was fun going through them. When I got home I went up to his room and put all of his new gifts away.
12-22-08
So, the glucose test I took last week came back high. That means I have to go back next week for a 3 hour test. I am hoping that it comes back negative. I guess I will just have to wait and see.
12-22-08
Check out the pictures page to see how Aiden's room is coming along.
12/19/08
So... Aiden likes The Bacon Brothers. Mom and I went to see them last night (for the 5th time) and Aiden was grooving along to the music.
Things have been going well over the past week. I had my glucose test yesterday to see if I have diabetes. I will get the results in a few days. I am hoping that it comes back negative.
12-12-08 26.5 weeks
We went for our 3D ultrasound tonight. It was pretty cool to see the little guy. He was a little more cooperative with this ultrasound than with the other 2. He did have his legs up by his head almost the whole time. They were covering his face and it was hard to get a good picture. We ended up with one really good one though. I can't wait to meet him.
12-2-08
There is not much going on this week but thought I would write an update anyways. Aiden is kicking a lot. It feels like he is wearing steel-toed boots. We have our third baby class this week. We will get to tour the Birthing Inn at Loudoun Hospital. I am excited about that.
A friend has agreed to take over teaching for me while I am on maternity leave. I feel like a weight has been lifted now. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to find someone. I still have a lot to get done before March but I am slowly getting through it.
We are going to look at furniture on Saturday. I am excited to start getting Aiden's room put together.
11-28-08
Well, Garrett and I have been busy today. We cleaned out the house to make more room for the baby. We took about 10 trash bags full of stuff out of the house. We worked on the house all day. It felt so good. I feel like we are finally making progress. I still have to work on moving stuff out of the nursery, but we are a few steps closer to being able to paint the room.
Thanksgiving was great. My grandparents were there. It was so nice to see them. I had been looking forward to stuffing my face with all the wonderful food, but when dinner time finally came around I couldn't eat very much. But we got lots of leftovers for tonight.
11-16-08 - part 2
Two messages in one day! I am on top of things this week.
Just a few minutes ago I was finishing up dessert and Aiden started kicking up a storm in my belly. I called Garrett over and he was finally able to feel him move. It was pretty cool!
11-16-08
So, I am 23 weeks. How fast time flies! I feel like I just found out I was pregnant. It has been an exciting journey so far. Well, at least once I got over the terrible morning sickness. Aiden has been moving a little bit. There does not seem to be any schedule yet. It feels like bubbles in my tummy. Garrett is a little disappointed that he can't feel it yet.
We started out baby class on Thursday. That was interesting. I had a hard time keeping a straight face through a lot of it. There are 4 other couples in the class. One of the first things that nurse did was have all the guys come up and answer some questions to see how much they knew. She asked when the baby was due, if we knew if it was male/female, if we had a name picked out and and what the doctors name was. Garrett got all of them right except for the doctors name. Pretty good, except that we were just at the doctors office the day before the class. So, I am hoping after me giving him a hard time about it he will not forget it ever again :)
On Friday I went back to Babies R Us with mom to finish registering for some of the little things. What an adventure. No matter how many books and consumer reports I read I am still completely cross-eyed looking at a wall of baby bottles. So, we got a few things off the list and I felt a little better about it. We still have a couple months to figure this stuff out.
11-10-08
We went to register on Friday night. Wow! What an overwhelming experience. We mistakenly started in the worst section of all. We looked at a wall lined with baby bottles, monitors, diaper pails, bath tubs, wipe warmers, etc. We were looking at each other totally confused.We moved on soon after and ended up after 2 hours in the store only registering for 18 items (and they were the big items.) I called mom today and asked her to come with us this Friday to help out. Having someone knowledgeable will help.
I was feeling very tired today. I guess it is because I have not been able to sleep more than 2 hours at night. I am waking up like clockwork. I go to bed at 8:30 (I just can't make it any later than that!) then I wake up at 11:30, 1:30, and 3:30. It is becoming difficult to even find a good sleeping position. Most nights I want to fall asleep in my computer chair.
10-30-08
Baby Aiden got his second baby picture today at 2. The doctor is almost sure it is a boy. He was sound asleep through the entire ultrasound. He did not move at all. The doctor and nurse tried everything. He is just like his daddy, sleeps through anything and does not want to be disturbed. I have to admit that I was a little disappointed that he would not move so we could get a better picture but I guess that's life. It was pretty cool to find out it was a boy. I had been calling it a 'he' for so long that I was glad it was a boy. Hopefully I will feel him move soon. Should be in the next 2 weeks according to the doctor. Sleeping has become difficult and I have lots of heartburn. But other than that I am feeling great.
10-25-08
What will it be? We get to find out next week. I am excited about finally being able to put an identity to the baby. I thought I wouldn't want to know but lately I have been curious.
10-14-08 18 weeks
It is amazing how much better I am feeling. I have my energy back. I think Garrett almost had a heart attack when he came home today. I was cleaning the kitchen and making dinner. The third dinner in the past week that was homemade and not out of a box. He is enjoying my better moods too.
I went shopping with mom yesterday. We went looking at baby furniture. I think I may have picked out a set. Garrett seemed to like it. We'll see if I change my mind down the road though. I usually do.
Mom and I also went clothes shopping. I got some new shirts. I didn't have to but maternity shirts. I got some a size bigger than I normally would and they still have growing room. I do have to say that I am loving my maternity pants. They are so comfortable. It's like wearing workout pants all day. Nice and stretchy.
We get to find out the baby's gender on October 30th. That is exciting. Garrett and my parents are hoping for a boy. I don't care what it is as long as it is healthy.
Nephew Zachary
We are hoping that ours is just as cute as Zachary!
The Campanell's make beautiful babies, don't you think?
10-4-08
Well, I knew it was just a matter of time before I got some kind of virus from my students. It is that time of year again... The time of year where I Lysol every inch of my classroom after the kids get on the bus in the afternoon and I spend the day talking to them from 5 feet away. I got a cold or something mid week and have been feeling pretty crummy. I actually took off work on Friday, which I rarely do. But I am glad I did. I got to drive Garrett crazy with all of my whining :) But he is the greatest, he takes care of me and even ran to the store to get me special tissues even though we have like a million boxes at home. My poor nose looks like Rudolph's right now.
I have my next doctors appointment in a week and then I can get my second trimester ultrasound soon after that. We will know if we are having a boy or girl in a couple of weeks. How exciting. I really do not care what it is as long as it is healthy and happy, but Garrett has his heart set on a boy, and so does my mother. After four girls who can blame her?
I have been bugging Garrett to get back on here and update his journal but he claims he has nothing to say. I think it is just cutting into his video game time :)
9/29/08
I have not had much to write about lately. Things are going well. I am feeling much better. We have have been venturing out of the house and seeing friends and family. I am happy that I survived the past 3 months and am over the worst of it. Yay!
9-14-08
We celebrated Garrett's birthday last night at my parents with two of my sisters. It was a fun night. It was great to see everyone at the same time. Mom and Kent made a great spread. We had steak, garlic mashed potatos, and steamed broccoli and mom made a cake. It was great. I got to eat my first full meal in 2 months. It was so good I actually had seconds. I was so happy to be feeling good. I think I may have finally gotten my appetite back, yay!
I still have moments where I feel bad but it is nothing compared to a couple of weeks ago when I was miserable. Garrett even said I looked better this week. I am still pretty tired all the time though. We had to leave last night around 8 because I thought I was going to fall asleep at the table.
9-10-08
13 weeks
Last week we had our first ultrasound. I think it is finally starting to become real for me. I have been feeling better than I was but still not perfect. I am looking forward to the day that food does not repulse me. Lunch is the best, I am able to eat more of a variety of foods, but by dinner time I can't eat much but bland boring foods. The hardest part is that I see foods on TV or Garrett says he wants something and I think "Wow, that sounds great, I will try that!" And then I see the food and immediately feel sick. The doctor said another week and I should feel much better. I hope I am a "by the book" case. I don't think I could handle being sick the whole time.
For those of you who know that we are doing a lot of work on the house, it is coming together. Garrett and his dad put in a new sliding glass door last weekend and it is awesome! I can open it one-handed and it is quiet! Garrett also changed the basement around so that we can move my computer downstairs this weekend. That means that the baby's room will be ready to start on. Yay!
9/2/08
12 weeks
I am feeling much better today. It was the kids first day back at school and I was a little worried that I would be feeling crappy all day. Besides waking up at 3:00 am wide awake things went well. Hopefully the morning sickness goes away in the next 2 weeks. I am ready to feel better. I was actually able to cook for Garrett today! I think he really appreciated it. His eyes got huge when he came home and saw the huge tray of baked ziti. I was glad I was able to do something nice for him. Garrett's dad is coming to stay with us this weekend to help get some home projects done. It will be nice to have him here. They are going to put in a much needed new sliding glass door. I am so excited to have a door I can actually open :)
8-29-08
11 1/2 weeks
It has been an interesting week. I started back at work after 2 weeks off. Vacation is over.
I had a bad weekend. Saturday Garrett wanted to go out to eat. Who can blame him? I have not set foot in the kitchen for over a month since all I can eat is crackers and water. I know the man wants real food but I really don't want to make myself sick by looking at it. So he decided on Cheesecake Factory. I thought I would be adventurous and try real food for a change. That was a mistake. I ordered a cheese steak with no onions or peppers (just meat, cheese, and bread). Pretty safe, right? No!!!!! It came to the table and looked great. I took one bite and couldn't handle it. So I just ate the fries, they were pretty good. As soon as we got home dinner made a re-appearance. That was at 3pm. From that time until Monday night at 9pm I could not keep anything, water or crackers, down. After a million phone calls to my mother, who at that point sounded pretty worried about me, Garrett took me to the ER.
I was severely dehydrated so they gave me fluids via IV and also some anti-nausea meds. Wow! Those were the best meds I have ever had!!! As soon as they were in my arm I was on an emotional rollercoaster. I started laughing hysterically. Garrett was just looking at me with a really worried look on his face and all I could say was "I don't know why I keep laughing, I can't stop!" That lasted for a while. Then came the hysterical crying phase. I had no control over what was happening to me. Also my eyelids felt like they weighed 100 pounds. I dozed off at some point. It was pretty great after 3 days of uncontrollable sickness and no sleep.
I feel much better now and today, Friday, I actually ate 3 small meals. It's a miracle!!! I am hoping that this is a good sign and I am almost through this phase.
8-20-08
10 weeks pregnant!
I have been on a roller coaster in the past 6 weeks. Morning sickness has come and gone and come back again. Eating has been a chore! I have lost 7 pounds since I found out I was pregnant. Who knew that this could be the best diet in the world! But I know it won't last. I will eventually start packing on the pounds and looking pregnant.
It has been surreal. I found out I was pregnant on July 12th. I took a home test after 3 days of putting it off. I wanted to wait for the weekend in case it was another disappointment (we had been trying for the past 8 months with no luck). And this time was a charm. The test was positive. I went to a doctors office to get blood work to confirm the test. A few days later it came back positive as well. I couldn't wait to tell Garrett. When he finally came home from work (about 15 minutes later, but it felt like 15 hours!) I just kind of blurted it out. I was too excited to keep it to myself. Trust me, the 4 days I kept it from him were hard enough! He had the biggest smile on his face!
So lately all I have wanted to do is sleep and complain about feeling crummy. Any time I look at food it makes me want to throw up, I don't sleep well, I have permanent circles under my eyes, and don't have the energy to do much. I am glad that I am nearing the end of the first trimester and maybe the morning sickness will start to diminish and I will actually be able to eat something other than French fries, grilled cheese, and pizza (which seem to be the only foods I can consistently keep down).