Mmmmmm Ice Cream

Call me crazy, but there's a special place in my heart for a Culver's hot fudge sundae. On this day, James and I were sharing a hot fudge sundae sub FOD (FOD= Flavor Of Day which happened to be Brownie Thunder on this particular day). Although he didn't get any of the chocolatey deliciousness it didn't stop him from keeping a close watch.

Week 13 Recap

This was a relatively uneventful week, but there are a couple of interesting things to report.

1. Wore my first item of maternity clothes out of the house.
This was not really even necessary, but the dress is cute so I went for it! I really thought about breaking out the maternity jeans this weekend but for some reason I just couldn't bring myself to do it as there's still no defined bump and my regular jeans still button (although they're getting a bit snug ;)

2. Had several dreams about the baby as a girl.
I am really starting to doubt my feeling that this baby is a boy but trying not to get my hopes up either way because really we're just hoping for a healthy baby. It's funny how you think you want a boy or a girl and then once you find out you're pregnant that all fades away and you're just hoping for ten fingers and ten toes.

3. Told a four year old that we're having a baby.
So, we felt it was time to tell Bodie that we're having a baby. James did a great job! He asked him if he knew what a cousin was and he said, "Yes, I have two cousins." James asked if he'd like another one and Bodie said he had two friends who he would like to be cousins. We said, "Okay, how about a new baby cousin?" He got a big grin on his face and said, "Yeah!" James said, "Well, we're gonna have a baby!" Big smiles and then he dropped the line of the century, "So is it going to be a baby puppy?" Oh boy, we sure hope not... lol

Well, that wraps up week 13. No usual cravings, lots of really crazy dreams and still no defined baby bump. All in good time, all in good time...

Happy Groundhog Day!

Groundhog Day is one of the far less celebrated holidays on the calendar, but tonight James and I attended our first Groundhog Day party! Thanks to my friend Dawn, we engaged in all things Groundhog- groundhog trivia, quote-off of Groundhog Day the movie, and we were made official members of the Punxsatawny Phil Fan Club.

We are lucky enough to have our own local celebri-hog and thankfully he did NOT see his shadow today so that means we are in for an early spring.

So nothing baby-related for you today but everything's moving along just fine. We are halfway through our 13th week which is really hard to believe. This little gummy bear will be here before we know it :)

A Tale of Two Dinners

Last night I had two dinners. Ugh, it makes my belly ache just thinking about it now but at the time it was marvelous.

I first had a very healthy, well balanced vegetable chicken curry with brown rice. Sounds awesome- right? It was good but just okay because I knew once I started cooking it that it wasn't what I would have chosen.

After the first dinner we cleared up and sat down for some Thursday night tv. Around 8:15 pm a commercial came on for Domino's cheesebread. I have never had Domino's cheesebread, and I have only had Domino's one time in my life. But at that moment, My stomach said, "yes" even though my brain said, "ummm, remember that bowl of curry you had 90 minutes ago?". My stomach won. We don't have a Domino's in our town so I went to the freezer and grabbed a frozen pizza and put it in the oven.

James promised me he would have some because I said I wasn't going to cook it if only I was going to eat. Bless him :) Cooked to perfection, I enjoyed it greatly and it soooo hit the spot. James did not have a piece because he has something I lack: self control.

And the cold leftovers made a phenomenal lunch today might I add...

Cravings

I haven't really felt like I have had too many cravings but James would probably disagree. There are a few things I can clearly identify as an "out of the ordinary need". I have a really hard time saying craving and calling anything a craving- which I find kind of odd. Maybe it's that I don't want to feel like I am totally out of control over my own body- yet...

So anyhoo, back to the "out of the ordinary needs" I have experienced thus far:

Western french dressing- this is a new one because for a few weeks I was vehemently opposed to eating greens, but since about 10 days ago I have enjoyed a salad nearly every day with a generous helping of this tangy, sweet, delicious sauce.

Eggs and breakfast foods- I could eat eggs three meals a day and ya know what I might just do that one of these days! They're so versatile and delicious and super fast to make. We have been enjoying breakfast for dinner at least once a week for the past month or so and it's always been welcomed with open arms. I went through a waffle/pancake thing, then realized it wasn't really the vessel that I wanted it was the syrup. We had some 100% organic maple syrup and it just tasted horrible. I went to the store and staring at all of the bottles realized that what I truly wanted was a bottle of the fake butter flavored corn syrup "poser" that they label as maple syrup. So I bought a small bottle and oh.my.god.- did it hit the spot. There's still half a bottle left so I'm not felling bad about it. Really, I'm not.

Oranges and Orange Juice- I'm not sure I can attribute this to the baby because every winter I go through some sort of Vitamin C withdrawal and start craving the citrus goods then too. But for blogging purposes we're calling this a baby craving!

General Crap- Suddenly out of the blue I will want Pizza Hut even though I may have just finished making a perfectly fine dinner. It tastes like gruel and I know I won't be satisfied until I have a taste of that hand tossed pizza. This happened just tonight. Perfectly good crockpot of BBQ pork waiting at home for us and I just couldn't even bear the thought of eating it.

The thing I never realized before about being pregnant is that you are hungry all of the time, but you can't eat a regular sized meal because then you feel terrible. So it's something to perfect- not getting too hungry but then not eating too much. Both lead to feeling miserable. For now I shall indulge my cravings as they come and embrace this whole experience!

Sold on St. Mary's!

We just finished our OB tour at St. Mary's and to sum it up in one word- WOW! Not sure what it says about James and I that we both left saying, "that's way nicer than most of the hotels we've stayed in."

The delivery area will be under construction starting in a month or so which means we might be REALLY lucky and get one of the new rooms by the time that August rolls around, but to be honest the rooms currently aren't too shabby in my opinion. What I did notice needed an update- the 19" tube tv with a vhs player built in. Would you believe that I brought this up before James?!? We both decided it probably is not something that we're going to be too bothered about considering the purpose for the room.

After the birth and recovery they move you upstairs to a suite. Yes, you read that right: suite. The room has a queen size bed because according to the nurse they are "family oriented". I was thinking it would probably benefit my family and maintain my sanity if I can get my own bed for a few nights- just kidding!

A few of the other perks: the nurse told us how to get James' meals for free through creative ordering, there's a Victor Allen's in the lobby because I am sooo ready for a large caffeinated cuppa joe, they provide a special celebratory steak dinner for James and I, which includes a bottle of champagne- also something I would love to drink the heck out of right now, and they have a nursery staffed 24/7 so that if we need a chance to rest we can be assured there's always someone there to care for our little guy or gal.

I'm really starting to feel excited and on the drive home I had a realization and exclaimed, "oh my God. We are having a real baby and it's gonna be ours and they're gonna expect us to take it home!" James was like, "yeah. duh!" It's a weird thing and I'm aware that we're pregnant but it's still slower to sink in about the other ways out life will be changed- all for the good though. We are both so thrilled and can't wait to meet our little peanut.

Second First Appointment Tomorrow

Yes, you read that correctly- tomorrow is our second first appointment with another OB doctor. We are fortunate to have insurance that allows us to be a bit "choosy" in selecting a care provider so we're trying out another doctor who delivers at a different regional hospital to see how she compares.

This also marks the start of our ninth week of pregnancy! This week we have a little grape- yay! Already I am referring to the baby as a "he" and James is referring to Mini Mid as a "she". The only thing for certain is that one of us will be correct.

I am still feeling really good- minimally nauseous, good appetite, and just a couple of episodic food cravings. I was really kind of hoping for some wacky craving like pickles dipped in peanut butter (wait... maybe that does sound good??? JK) but so far it's just pretty regular stuff- tacos, pineapple, spicy food.

We'll post an update once we have selected our OB- wish us luck!

Oh Boy... or Girl?

Thanksgiving weekend is generally a time dedicated to gluttony, crack-of-dawn shopping, and the official start to the holiday season. Our weekend was a little bit different this year as we discovered we are having a baby!

Mama and Papa Mid couldn't be more overjoyed at the news of our impending arrival, but then the hard part started- waiting! We scheduled our first doctor's appointment for December 16th which meant three long weeks of "wishing and hoping and planning and praying" (ten points to the first person to name the film featuring the verse from that song).

So here we are, still waiting for the arrival of the 16th, but happily looking forward to the big reveal to our families at Christmas. If you're here- glad to have you join us for what is sure to be an amazing adventure.