Showing posts with label Molly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Molly. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Some First Thoughts
It's been one week and four days since Molly was born. I am still very shocked that she's actually here. But at the same time, falling into a routine with her (as much as you can have one with a newborn, of course), and otherwise can't really imagine my life without her. It's hard to believe that two weeks ago, I was sitting at home on bedrest, worried about my doctor's appointment on that Friday, wondering if she was going to be coming or not.
The first week home feels a bit of a blur because we had people over, and Hubby was home for the entire week. So it felt more like a vacation than anything else. With a new family member. Hubby went back to work Monday, and my Twin came to stay until Wednesday.
So officially, today is my first day really home alone with Molly. And it's been a rather lazy relaxing one. We slept in till 10:30, she fell asleep long enough in her bouncer to let me get the dishes done and make myself something to eat. Then we've been relaxing on the couch, watching movies and her napping/eating.
I'm loving the time off work, and also being a mom. I really didn't expect to be this overwhelmed with love for someone. It's a new experience to have that feeling the second she was born and just to feel it growing over the little time it's been, let alone how much it will grow over the years.
Molly makes teh cutest faces and yawns. Wiggles adorably. Everything. She is so perfect. I can hardly believe it.
And speaking of, she's waking up, so time for me to go.
The first week home feels a bit of a blur because we had people over, and Hubby was home for the entire week. So it felt more like a vacation than anything else. With a new family member. Hubby went back to work Monday, and my Twin came to stay until Wednesday.
So officially, today is my first day really home alone with Molly. And it's been a rather lazy relaxing one. We slept in till 10:30, she fell asleep long enough in her bouncer to let me get the dishes done and make myself something to eat. Then we've been relaxing on the couch, watching movies and her napping/eating.
I'm loving the time off work, and also being a mom. I really didn't expect to be this overwhelmed with love for someone. It's a new experience to have that feeling the second she was born and just to feel it growing over the little time it's been, let alone how much it will grow over the years.
Molly makes teh cutest faces and yawns. Wiggles adorably. Everything. She is so perfect. I can hardly believe it.
And speaking of, she's waking up, so time for me to go.
Monday, March 5, 2012
33 weeks!
This past week has been pretty quiet and mild. Molly's been moving around quite a lot (I'm half-expecting to go into my doctor's appointment this week and get told she's now feet down, since it certainly feels like she's been rolling around a heck of a lot!).
Molly is gaining weight, and most likely is 17-17 1/2 inches long (getting crowded, I'd imagine!) and 4 1/2-5 1/2 pounds!
I've been noticing that she definitely has awake and sleep patterns. Though her awake time seems to be between 9pm and 5am. This should be fun! Hehe.
At this point, both Hubby and I are just playing the waiting game. We're so excited to meet Molly and hold her, especially now that she's so interactive, that 6 weeks and 5 days seems like a really long time to wait. We're both secretly hoping she'll come a little early. Not too early, but a little early. We shall see.
My baby shower is this Saturday! I am very excited! It's going to be so much fun, celebrating with family and loved ones. And I think after that, I will feel readier for Molly to come. I'm sad that some people won't be able to come, but I do understand schedules plus budgets and such.
I have a couple more questions for my doctor this week, but overall, everything looks great! I'm feeling amazing, actually. Except for at night, like usual. But I suppose Molly is just getting me ready for when she's here. Lol.
I watched Knocked Up this past weekend with Hubby and some friends. And I laughed when I got annoyed at the birthing scene and what they did wrong. Hubby chuckled when I ranted to him about it after the fact. I'm trying to actually think in terms of "in less than 2 months, I'll be holding my daughter". It's not really clicking yet. I wonder if it will after the shower, or after she hits full-term. Or if it'll still be a complete surprise even when I go into labor. Who knows!
A couple annoying things happened this weekend, not the least of which was my glasses' frame breaking. And....guess who's over warranty, this girl. Thankfully we could easily super-glue it back together. Not the best fix in the world, but better than not having glasses period. Just frustrating and annoying, especially since Costco does not sell the frames anymore. Gah.
I've started my "What I'm Going To Do Once I'm Not Pregnant Anymore" list. Right near the top are sleep on my stomach/back, wear my high-heels, and soak in a hot tub. Hehe.
Here's my picture for this week! (Thanks to my friend S for the cute shirt!)
Countdown to Maternity Leave: 5 weeks, 5 days.
Countdown to Due-Date: 6 weeks, 5 days.
Molly is gaining weight, and most likely is 17-17 1/2 inches long (getting crowded, I'd imagine!) and 4 1/2-5 1/2 pounds!
I've been noticing that she definitely has awake and sleep patterns. Though her awake time seems to be between 9pm and 5am. This should be fun! Hehe.
At this point, both Hubby and I are just playing the waiting game. We're so excited to meet Molly and hold her, especially now that she's so interactive, that 6 weeks and 5 days seems like a really long time to wait. We're both secretly hoping she'll come a little early. Not too early, but a little early. We shall see.
My baby shower is this Saturday! I am very excited! It's going to be so much fun, celebrating with family and loved ones. And I think after that, I will feel readier for Molly to come. I'm sad that some people won't be able to come, but I do understand schedules plus budgets and such.
I have a couple more questions for my doctor this week, but overall, everything looks great! I'm feeling amazing, actually. Except for at night, like usual. But I suppose Molly is just getting me ready for when she's here. Lol.
I watched Knocked Up this past weekend with Hubby and some friends. And I laughed when I got annoyed at the birthing scene and what they did wrong. Hubby chuckled when I ranted to him about it after the fact. I'm trying to actually think in terms of "in less than 2 months, I'll be holding my daughter". It's not really clicking yet. I wonder if it will after the shower, or after she hits full-term. Or if it'll still be a complete surprise even when I go into labor. Who knows!
A couple annoying things happened this weekend, not the least of which was my glasses' frame breaking. And....guess who's over warranty, this girl. Thankfully we could easily super-glue it back together. Not the best fix in the world, but better than not having glasses period. Just frustrating and annoying, especially since Costco does not sell the frames anymore. Gah.
I've started my "What I'm Going To Do Once I'm Not Pregnant Anymore" list. Right near the top are sleep on my stomach/back, wear my high-heels, and soak in a hot tub. Hehe.
Here's my picture for this week! (Thanks to my friend S for the cute shirt!)
Countdown to Maternity Leave: 5 weeks, 5 days.
Countdown to Due-Date: 6 weeks, 5 days.
Friday, February 24, 2012
32 Weeks!
So I didn't get this blogpost done as soon as I wanted, mostly just cause I got caught up in life and such. Also, I had a 3-day weekend and that just kind of throws everything into a lurch. In a good way. I loved the time off! Except for the realization that Hubby could have also had the day off but his boss didn't clarify, so he went in anyway, and then she was surprised he showed up. Miscommunication, hooray!
Officially 32 weeks!
I had a doctor's appointment this week. Everything went really well! And it wasn't as long as the other one (thank goodness). I got in and out in about an hour. W00t!
Anyway, Molly's heartbeat is strong at 140bpm. She's headdown, already! Though my doctor said there's a good chance she'll flip around over the next 8 weeks (well, 7 weeks and 6 days). Here's hoping she stubbornly stays headdown, otherwise if she's breech, I have an automatic c-section. Which makes sense. So stay where you are, Molly! Though she keeps moving around so much, I can't even tell what's where. My doctor took like 20 seconds feeling around and went, "Yep! Headdown." I really wanted to ask him how the heck he could tell but figured that might not be the best question. Hehe.
My weight is good (only gained 1.5 pounds since last time), blood pressure is decent, and everything else looks good. Everything is progressing the way it's supposed to be. I'm super relaxed about the upcoming weeks, and really trust that my doctor and my body knows exactly what it's doing. Mentally, I'm raring to go and have her, but I know we need to wait until week 36 at the very least.
I also got some good questions answered about leave and traveling and birth control options. We're in the home-stretch! Hard to believe it!
Speaking of maternity leave, I got the dates cleared with my boss. Officially working through week 39 and then taking off until middle of July. I am super excited about having that much time off and getting to spend it with Molly.
As of right now, the only things really going on in my head are counting down until Molly is here. So soon. Very excited. Glad to also have some fun things happening between then and now too, to help the time pass.
I'm feeling great, for the most part. The only complaint, as usual, is getting stiff/achy after sitting/sleeping for long periods of time. I'm doing my best to remember to get up and move around and stretch out. But for now, knocks on wood, I don't have any swelling or anything. I haven't felt any Braxton Hicks contractions yet, or if I have, it doesn't really register. Molly moves and kicks and stuff so much that I get distracted by her. I also don't feel huge and uncomfortable either. I kind of get surprised when I see myself in the mirror cause I don't register that I'm really that big. Though apparently big enough for people to be asking when baby is due and being surprised that I have two months left.
Here is the picture for this week! Quite the growth spurt since week 30.
Officially 32 weeks!
I had a doctor's appointment this week. Everything went really well! And it wasn't as long as the other one (thank goodness). I got in and out in about an hour. W00t!
Anyway, Molly's heartbeat is strong at 140bpm. She's headdown, already! Though my doctor said there's a good chance she'll flip around over the next 8 weeks (well, 7 weeks and 6 days). Here's hoping she stubbornly stays headdown, otherwise if she's breech, I have an automatic c-section. Which makes sense. So stay where you are, Molly! Though she keeps moving around so much, I can't even tell what's where. My doctor took like 20 seconds feeling around and went, "Yep! Headdown." I really wanted to ask him how the heck he could tell but figured that might not be the best question. Hehe.
My weight is good (only gained 1.5 pounds since last time), blood pressure is decent, and everything else looks good. Everything is progressing the way it's supposed to be. I'm super relaxed about the upcoming weeks, and really trust that my doctor and my body knows exactly what it's doing. Mentally, I'm raring to go and have her, but I know we need to wait until week 36 at the very least.
I also got some good questions answered about leave and traveling and birth control options. We're in the home-stretch! Hard to believe it!
Speaking of maternity leave, I got the dates cleared with my boss. Officially working through week 39 and then taking off until middle of July. I am super excited about having that much time off and getting to spend it with Molly.
As of right now, the only things really going on in my head are counting down until Molly is here. So soon. Very excited. Glad to also have some fun things happening between then and now too, to help the time pass.
I'm feeling great, for the most part. The only complaint, as usual, is getting stiff/achy after sitting/sleeping for long periods of time. I'm doing my best to remember to get up and move around and stretch out. But for now, knocks on wood, I don't have any swelling or anything. I haven't felt any Braxton Hicks contractions yet, or if I have, it doesn't really register. Molly moves and kicks and stuff so much that I get distracted by her. I also don't feel huge and uncomfortable either. I kind of get surprised when I see myself in the mirror cause I don't register that I'm really that big. Though apparently big enough for people to be asking when baby is due and being surprised that I have two months left.
Here is the picture for this week! Quite the growth spurt since week 30.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Week 30! (Or, how on earth did we get here so quickly??)
Hello there,
To start out with, I'm going to out and out say this right now: When the hell did I get to be in week 30 (technically, 29 weeks and 3 days)?! Time is going by so quickly! It's hard to believe that in 10 short weeks (or sooner!), we'll be holding our dear little Molly.
Apparently, she is growing and gaining weight, which is good! She should be about 14-15inches long and weights 2 1/2-3pounds. She also is quite the mover. And also takes after Momma and Daddy in that she's definitely a night-owl. To the point of waking me up because of how much she's moving about and kicking. Thursday night, she gave me one heck of a smack in my ribcage, the kind that made me gasp for breath as I woke up. She liked that, cause she kept doing it. She also loves the somersaults (at least, it feels like that), kicks. She has gotten this habit of when I place my hand on her or Hubby does, she stretches up against it. We think she's already a cuddler! She also loovveess to hear Hubby's voice and we think, his pulse at night. Cause she feels him or hears him and won't stop moving about. She also either hates or loves oranges, but it's the sure-fire thing to get her moving about if I need to. Her eyes are opening and closing, and she can tell when it's light out or dark out (pretty cool!). Brain's developing and she's just growing and growing. I feel like she grows overnight at times.
As for me, I'm feeling rather wonderful! So far, the only complaint I have (still) is just the trouble of sleeping well. My back hurts and I can feel my pelvic bones expanding and also hips and such. Not so fun, but hey, all part of the deal right? My friends joke that it's just getting me ready for when Molly is here and she keeps me up all night.
I have a doctor's appointment this Wednesday, so I should get all the results back from my labwork, and I have some questions I need to ask.
It's so exciting that there's 10 weeks left! And also a bit terrifying. Baby Shower is planned in March, and I'm looking forward to celebrating Molly with family.
Hubby and I are at the point where we can't wait to meet her! Though we both (obviously) know that she needs to stay where she is for at least 6 more weeks.
April is coming up so fast. I can hardly wait!
Here's my full-29/starting Week30 picture! I'm very, very round! Only going to get more so from here on out! Hehe.
To start out with, I'm going to out and out say this right now: When the hell did I get to be in week 30 (technically, 29 weeks and 3 days)?! Time is going by so quickly! It's hard to believe that in 10 short weeks (or sooner!), we'll be holding our dear little Molly.
Apparently, she is growing and gaining weight, which is good! She should be about 14-15inches long and weights 2 1/2-3pounds. She also is quite the mover. And also takes after Momma and Daddy in that she's definitely a night-owl. To the point of waking me up because of how much she's moving about and kicking. Thursday night, she gave me one heck of a smack in my ribcage, the kind that made me gasp for breath as I woke up. She liked that, cause she kept doing it. She also loves the somersaults (at least, it feels like that), kicks. She has gotten this habit of when I place my hand on her or Hubby does, she stretches up against it. We think she's already a cuddler! She also loovveess to hear Hubby's voice and we think, his pulse at night. Cause she feels him or hears him and won't stop moving about. She also either hates or loves oranges, but it's the sure-fire thing to get her moving about if I need to. Her eyes are opening and closing, and she can tell when it's light out or dark out (pretty cool!). Brain's developing and she's just growing and growing. I feel like she grows overnight at times.
As for me, I'm feeling rather wonderful! So far, the only complaint I have (still) is just the trouble of sleeping well. My back hurts and I can feel my pelvic bones expanding and also hips and such. Not so fun, but hey, all part of the deal right? My friends joke that it's just getting me ready for when Molly is here and she keeps me up all night.
I have a doctor's appointment this Wednesday, so I should get all the results back from my labwork, and I have some questions I need to ask.
It's so exciting that there's 10 weeks left! And also a bit terrifying. Baby Shower is planned in March, and I'm looking forward to celebrating Molly with family.
Hubby and I are at the point where we can't wait to meet her! Though we both (obviously) know that she needs to stay where she is for at least 6 more weeks.
April is coming up so fast. I can hardly wait!
Here's my full-29/starting Week30 picture! I'm very, very round! Only going to get more so from here on out! Hehe.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Post-Christmas, 23 weeks/Starting 24!
So...Christmas is over. Back to the daily grind!
Christmas was really nice this year. We got to see family. Got some wonderful gifts for Molly, including the big items we wanted (thanks, mom and dad!). We didn't end up seeing Sherlock Holmes2 like we thought we would, but that's ok. I was too tired after Christmas Eve to stay up for another few hours.
Christmas day was exciting because we had the other side of the family over for dinner, which turned out lovely. Had some great conversation and lots of good food (leftovers, yay!) and just overall had a nice weekend.
I can't believe 2012 is starting in a week. Where on earth did 2011 go?
Anyway! This week developmentally for Molly, I guess her face is almost all formed (whoa!) and she's going to start gaining weight from now until she's born. Yay! I also have been feeling her move quite often and regularly which is amazing. Also have figured out feeling where she is without her moving about (figured that out last night) and that is really cool. Hubby spent a good chunk last night just listening to her move about. He tried to hear her heartbeat with a stethoscope, which didn't work out as well, but she definitely could feel it and kicked it every time he moved it. Hehe.
In terms of pregnancy, I'm actually feeling great! The only real complaint I have is that my back has been hurting like mad a whole lot. I'm going to ask my doctor about that, next appointment I have (Middle of January). I can see why they say this is the best part of pregnancy. I have all my energy back (mostly), feel amazing, and look pretty good, if I do say so myself.
This week is another short week of work, as is next week. Get to skip out on the evil Mondays, woot! And hopefully things keep looking up and getting better as the new year kicks off. Though I can't imagine them not, given in four shorts months, we'll be holding our amazing Molly in our arms. Oh my goodness!
Picture from Christmas Eve (Week..23, I believe). As Hubby said, it's impossible for me to not look pregnant, which I do not mind in the slightest. Also, belly button is doing weird things. 0_o
Christmas was really nice this year. We got to see family. Got some wonderful gifts for Molly, including the big items we wanted (thanks, mom and dad!). We didn't end up seeing Sherlock Holmes2 like we thought we would, but that's ok. I was too tired after Christmas Eve to stay up for another few hours.
Christmas day was exciting because we had the other side of the family over for dinner, which turned out lovely. Had some great conversation and lots of good food (leftovers, yay!) and just overall had a nice weekend.
I can't believe 2012 is starting in a week. Where on earth did 2011 go?
Anyway! This week developmentally for Molly, I guess her face is almost all formed (whoa!) and she's going to start gaining weight from now until she's born. Yay! I also have been feeling her move quite often and regularly which is amazing. Also have figured out feeling where she is without her moving about (figured that out last night) and that is really cool. Hubby spent a good chunk last night just listening to her move about. He tried to hear her heartbeat with a stethoscope, which didn't work out as well, but she definitely could feel it and kicked it every time he moved it. Hehe.
In terms of pregnancy, I'm actually feeling great! The only real complaint I have is that my back has been hurting like mad a whole lot. I'm going to ask my doctor about that, next appointment I have (Middle of January). I can see why they say this is the best part of pregnancy. I have all my energy back (mostly), feel amazing, and look pretty good, if I do say so myself.
This week is another short week of work, as is next week. Get to skip out on the evil Mondays, woot! And hopefully things keep looking up and getting better as the new year kicks off. Though I can't imagine them not, given in four shorts months, we'll be holding our amazing Molly in our arms. Oh my goodness!
Picture from Christmas Eve (Week..23, I believe). As Hubby said, it's impossible for me to not look pregnant, which I do not mind in the slightest. Also, belly button is doing weird things. 0_o
Sunday, December 11, 2011
21 Weeks + Lots of other exciting things
So...as you can tell, I'm about 2 weeks behind on this blog. But I have a very good reason for this! I was out of town last weekend!
I went to visit my Twin, and had an absolutely lovely time. We relaxed, ate good food, wandered around all of the old places. I found some fun things for myself, some Christmas gifts for Hubby, and a couple things for Molly.
It was a much-needed relaxing mini-vacation. I figured last weekend was the best weekend given that it was just after Thanksgiving but still far enough ahead of Christmas to not get in the way of all the Christmas craziness. Plus, 5 months pregnant is just enough to show off, but not enough for me to be super exhausted. I don't think. I'm still new to all of this, of course.
Anyway, I had a lovely time!
This past week was relatively uneventful. Work, school, office Christmas party.
Oh! I never told you about the Ultrasound appointment besides the picture! Well, we ended up waiting around for a good hour and a half or so, and then got seen for a grand total of 30 minutes probably. The guy was incredibly efficient. I am chuckling to say that Molly did not cooperate very much. As in, she would not move. She just kind laid there and when he tried to get her to move (ouch), she just would turn her head and then go back to sucking her thumb. But! He is 95% sure she is a she. I have another appointment in January, and I'm guessing it will be a LOT easier to see then.
Though, typical, she then started moving up a STORM just a day or two after the appointment. And now won't stop moving. It's a very obvious "whomp whomp" too. Not any fluttering anymore.
Which leads to my next exciting news! Hubby got to feel Molly kick last night! Several times, in fact!! The first time we were watching a movie, and she was moving quite a lot, so I told him to stick his hand where she was moving. He suddenly got this look on his face and went, "Was that-...?" "yep!" He wouldn't move his hand the rest of the movie. Then we went and laid in bed talking. She really started moving about, and I told him to feel her. He was getting confused a bit between his hand with his pulse, so he stuck his head on my stomach (well, ear/cheek), and Molly promptly kicked him in the head. Or elbowed him. We aren't sure. But at any rate, I then went, "Hi Molly!" And she went crazy. He then said the same thing, and she started moving around and kicking. He could actually hear her moving around and such.
This was an amazing end to a wonderful happy day, because yesterday marked our 5th year of being together! Yes, five years ago yesterday, the love of my life asked me out on a date to the LA Library to study for finals. Five years later, we are having a daughter! Amazing!
As for Molly's growth, apparently she is the size of a large banana (seriously, who comes up with these analogies?) and can actually taste the food I eat! Or rather, has her tastebuds developing. So if I want her to love her veggies when she's born, better start eating them now. Haha. I have an appointment with my regular OB this Wednesday. Should just be a routine checkup!
Next post might not be for a couple of weeks, given that Christmas is only 2 weeks away (EEP!) and Hubby's family is flying in a week from today (yay!). So I'm going to assume that these next two weeks are going to be super busy and crazy. Need to finish Christmas shopping, mail out packages, bake, etc.
That's it from me!
Here's the photo I took earlier in the week. I can't believe we're over halfway there!
I went to visit my Twin, and had an absolutely lovely time. We relaxed, ate good food, wandered around all of the old places. I found some fun things for myself, some Christmas gifts for Hubby, and a couple things for Molly.
It was a much-needed relaxing mini-vacation. I figured last weekend was the best weekend given that it was just after Thanksgiving but still far enough ahead of Christmas to not get in the way of all the Christmas craziness. Plus, 5 months pregnant is just enough to show off, but not enough for me to be super exhausted. I don't think. I'm still new to all of this, of course.
Anyway, I had a lovely time!
This past week was relatively uneventful. Work, school, office Christmas party.
Oh! I never told you about the Ultrasound appointment besides the picture! Well, we ended up waiting around for a good hour and a half or so, and then got seen for a grand total of 30 minutes probably. The guy was incredibly efficient. I am chuckling to say that Molly did not cooperate very much. As in, she would not move. She just kind laid there and when he tried to get her to move (ouch), she just would turn her head and then go back to sucking her thumb. But! He is 95% sure she is a she. I have another appointment in January, and I'm guessing it will be a LOT easier to see then.
Though, typical, she then started moving up a STORM just a day or two after the appointment. And now won't stop moving. It's a very obvious "whomp whomp" too. Not any fluttering anymore.
Which leads to my next exciting news! Hubby got to feel Molly kick last night! Several times, in fact!! The first time we were watching a movie, and she was moving quite a lot, so I told him to stick his hand where she was moving. He suddenly got this look on his face and went, "Was that-...?" "yep!" He wouldn't move his hand the rest of the movie. Then we went and laid in bed talking. She really started moving about, and I told him to feel her. He was getting confused a bit between his hand with his pulse, so he stuck his head on my stomach (well, ear/cheek), and Molly promptly kicked him in the head. Or elbowed him. We aren't sure. But at any rate, I then went, "Hi Molly!" And she went crazy. He then said the same thing, and she started moving around and kicking. He could actually hear her moving around and such.
This was an amazing end to a wonderful happy day, because yesterday marked our 5th year of being together! Yes, five years ago yesterday, the love of my life asked me out on a date to the LA Library to study for finals. Five years later, we are having a daughter! Amazing!
As for Molly's growth, apparently she is the size of a large banana (seriously, who comes up with these analogies?) and can actually taste the food I eat! Or rather, has her tastebuds developing. So if I want her to love her veggies when she's born, better start eating them now. Haha. I have an appointment with my regular OB this Wednesday. Should just be a routine checkup!
Next post might not be for a couple of weeks, given that Christmas is only 2 weeks away (EEP!) and Hubby's family is flying in a week from today (yay!). So I'm going to assume that these next two weeks are going to be super busy and crazy. Need to finish Christmas shopping, mail out packages, bake, etc.
That's it from me!
Here's the photo I took earlier in the week. I can't believe we're over halfway there!
Thursday, December 1, 2011
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