More Maternity Pictures

Here are some more maternity pictures that Cilla posted on her blog.

Maternity Pictures

My maternity pictures yesterday went awesome. I can not put into words what a could job Cilla did with our photo shoot. The creativity and ideas she came up with were awesome. I have only seen two of the edited pictures but can tell the rest are going to be unreal. I am just scared I will go broke wanting to order them all :)

If anyone is having pictures made of themselves or of children I highly recommend her. The best part is she comes to your home so it leads to a more relaxed atmosphere.

Priscilla Baierlein's website:

http://www.priscillabphotography.com/index2.php

Chiropractor

So I decided to give the chiropractor a shot to help with this ridiculous amount of back pain I have been in. I have had trouble before with my back and my old doctor was a D.O. so he would realign me every so often. Well the doctor today told me the same thing my old doctor told me; my right leg is 1 1/2 inches shorter than my left. So that contributes to back pain when I am not pregnant. Well combine always shifting my weight because of my legs being different and pregnancy putting you in a constant state of being off balance and you get severe back pain. Today he did an allignment and therapy and I go back on Thursday to see how things are going. My insurance allows me to go to the chiropractor 26 times a year so I am thinking why not use them all up to survive pregnancy : ) Here is to sleeping tonight! Since I only had 4 hours last night. Talk about preparation for baby.

Great Expectations Class

Last night Scott and I had our first maternity class at the hospital. It was sort of informational but a lot of information I already knew. Scott said it helped to understand how it all "works, ie. dilating, contractions, where it all is. All that kind of stuff a man doesn't just know about. We both enjoyed the slide show tour of the hospital. We know where to get when I go into labor, what the rooms looks like and found out some good information about the security at the hospital.
There was also a video of a birth which was not that bad but one dad to be had to walk out of the room and on the way out he passed out so that added some excitement to the class. And there was a video on the epidural which is one of the parts I am most scared about. I did find out the answer to a question I had been wanting to ask. Once you get the epidural you can not get out of the bed. I am the type of person that when I am in pain, nervous, scared or uncomfortable I like to get up and move around. So it makes me a little nervous that I will be confined to a bed.
We are both really looking forward to our next class which is the class on breathing, pushing and positions for having the baby. I am sure you could have a baby without attending any of these classes but I tend to worry and need to know what is going on, so it helps me to establish some peace of mind.


Anyone have any suggestions for back pain? Sitting is pretty much impossible at this point (for longer than 30 minutes). At night I honestly think I am dying at some points of the night. I have spasms that keep me up for hours at a time. I am thinking about going to the chiropractor.
Just wondering if anyone else had/has really bad back pain while pregnant.

Yard Sale

Brand New Happy Hippo Tummy Time Mat = $10

Plastic Tummy Time Toy= $5

Race Car Toy that makes lots of annoying noises = $1
Learning Block with funny spinny things = $1

Complete Travel System for Grammy = $20

Box of 58 Baby Clothes = $3

Exercise Saucer = $10

10 class children's books = $5

Not pictured:

Changing Pad=$2

Fleece Carrier Cover=$1

Deviled Egg Tray = $0.50

Cute Pansy Bowl = $1

Stocking Parker's room with much needed Baby item AND spending the day with good friends=PRICELESS

Guadalajara

I think Parker may be Hispanic...... why else would someone eat Guadalajara three nights in a row? Just kidding! I seriously think I should see how many days I can go in a row before I get sick or it or just get sick period. I am all about some salsa right now. I had a whole bowl tonight (followed by a little heartburn medicine)! I just hope he enjoys eating when he gets big because I can't imagine going more than a week without a little Guadys!

Lets Be Honest

How am I feeling? Umm... miserable. Yep there I said it! No more sugar coating it I am miserable. I want my body back and I want to be able to sleep. Yeah the truth is not pretty but it is how I feel. I would say any woman who remembers 30+ weeks of pregnancy would agree.
Is it worth it? Well heck yeah it is but I still feel like crap. I think I have grown like 10 inches around in the past 2 days. My face looks swollen (haircut not a good idea) My back hurts unless I stand...and guess what you can't sleep standing up! Therefore I sleep in 30 minute intervals! The night I do have decent sleep I get heartburn because I have been laying "flat" for too long. Flat being in quotes because I am sleeping on a mountain of pillows. There is something else I can complain about: builing the Great Pyramid of Pillows every night to go to bed AND THEN when you come back to pee (I go 5 times a night) you get to do it AGAIN.
There I said it.... I am miserable!
But I would do it again in a heartbeat and I still want him to stay in there for as long as possible but I felt like putting that out in the open! I promise I won't go make you suffer to my complaining if you see me out and ask how I am doing : )

4th of July

Scott and I had a great 4th of July. Friday the 4th was yucky so the cookout we were going to go to was canceled. We spent the day driving around looking for furniture for the nursery. No successes. But we did get two cute pairs of Nikes on clearance. Scott loves little tennis shoes for babies so I hope these satisfy his need to buy Nikes for Parker. One pair is a size 4 and the other is a size 6 so Parker will have to wait before he gets to wear them. Luckily tennis shoes are not seasonal. That night we came home and watched movies. It was a nice do nothing kind of day.

Saturday was spent with our good friends the Pingletons. They had a "moving" cook out and bon fire. Good times for all! Sunday I woke up bright an early on a mission to clean our master closet. We ended up clearing out 8 bags full of clothes. Before we took off for Guadys my mom stopped by with one of the items she made Parker. It is a flannel dog blanket that is too cute for words. This picture does not do it justice. It is is going to be perfect for tummy time! You can click on the picture on make it bigger and get a little better look.

I had a doctor's appointment today and she said everything looks great. I will go back in 2 more weeks. I think it is a little silly to go every 2 weeks right now but I guess it is important. I just don't think there is too much they can catch by looking at me for five minutes. Oh well I did get to hear his heartbeat which is always fun. It was 145! Which was higher than usual. He also had the hiccups and I could hear him hiccupping while she was getting his heartbeat.
If you need me this week I will be at the pool!

Fancy Toes

If you have to break down and pay to get your toes painted you might as well do it up right. My toes are brown with pink polka dots and the big toes has a flower on it! Hard to tell in the picture but I think they look pretty good. I will have to google "toe designs" or something to get an idea for the next time. I also went to get my hair cut and hi-lites touched up. I feel like a new woman : )

Tired and Can't Sleep

So basically I can NOT sleep at night but I want to sleep all day. You think Parker is trying to tell me something? At night I can NOT get comfortable with pillows and I hate sleeping on my side. I also have this whole restless leg syndrome thing going on. My legs are crampy and tingly all night long. SO I spend all night tossing and turning or peeing (I think I went 5 times last night). Fun times, huh?
The weird thing is I can sleep anywhere during the day. So basically I have not been productive at all the past couple of weeks. I want to get into the whole nesting thing maybe that will over ride the napping. I have the desire to clean everything and organize clothes but napping wins every time.
Off to the pool again!