tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9334285077066971352024-03-12T21:53:40.651-05:00Little LadyMostly about me, my crazy dog, things that I love, things that drive me crazy; ok this is going to be really random, y'all.Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107884629106078575noreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933428507706697135.post-58881026200409518332016-03-15T15:19:00.000-05:002016-03-15T15:19:09.067-05:0039 Weeks (December 15-22)It is TIME for this child to come out and meet the world. I am ready. Pretty much everyone that I knew that was due around me has had their baby...and here I am, still waiting! I know my due date is still coming up, but I am just hoping that he decides to make an appearance before the big day (I know...it's not likely since it's my first, but a girl can dream, right?!).<br />
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Over the weekend we had a few Christmas parties and programs at church to attend, but otherwise, we spent most of the weekend being SUPER lazy. <br />
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On Saturday, I didn't get out of my PJ's until 4:30 in the afternoon. That's embarrassing that I'm admitting that! We laid around, watched movies, and napped all day. It was pretty awesome being so lazy!<br />
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On Sunday, I tried pretty much whatever I could find on the internet to help bring on labor--I walked on the elliptical, bounced on my yoga ball, we went for a bumpy ride around town, I'm drinking red leaf raspberry tea, and taking evening primrose oil.<br />
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The baby is the size of a watermelon this week! Baby keeps growing, despite being so crowded in there. He probably weighs around 6.2 to 9.2 pounds and measures about 18.9 to 20.9 inches. By week 39, the baby is probably able to flex his limbs. His brain is still rapidly developing and he's getting smarter by the week!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107884629106078575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933428507706697135.post-61969285132772833652013-12-16T11:54:00.002-06:002013-12-16T11:54:30.601-06:0037 and 38 Weeks (Dec 1 - 15)I'm combining weeks again...I'm lazy and there's really not much to write about. Well, there is one big thing, which I'll tell you about below.<br />
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I'm feeling huge and everyone is noticing. I put this picture up on Facebook earlier this week and got a lot of comments about how much bigger I'm looking lately!<br />
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My biggest news this past week was that I accepted a new job after the baby is born. I know. I'm a litttttttttttle bit crazy...I mean, I interviewed for a job at 35 weeks pregnant, and accepted a new job at 37 weeks pregnant. That is insane. <br />
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I had absolutely NO intentions of switching jobs. I love (most things) about my current job and I couldn't have better co-workers, but I found a position in Hiawatha that is part-time and I couldn't pass it up. Not only that, but I feel like it's more in line with what I see myself doing long term. I'm excited for this new opportunity! I'm planning on working at my current job until either I have the baby, I can't work any longer, or up until my due date, whichever comes first!<br />
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After the baby is born, I plan on taking around 8 weeks maternity leave and then I'll start my new position. I've also worked it out with my current job that I will be available on a part-time or on-call basis to help train a new person or to be available to answer questions about my position. The last thing I wanted to do was to leave them in a bind. Luckily, I had been making lists and how-to's for maternity leave.<br />
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Other than my job news, there really hasn't been much going on. I've still been sleeping well. I pee so much during the night it's not even funny. My wedding rings don't fit any more. And basically, I'm just ready to be done being pregnant!<br />
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As I was about to finish up this post last Friday (the 13th), I was having a lot of contractions and they seemed different than the braxton hicks that I was used to--a lot of pain in my lower stomach and back, so I called my nurse and they squeezed me in for an appointment before the weekend. Unfortunately, nothing had really changed from my appointment on Monday; I was still dilated to a two and my doctor just said that he'd maybe see me later this weekend or maybe not! I have my regular weekly appointment on Monday, so hopefully something has changed by then!<br />
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Week 38, the baby is the size of a pumpkin! The baby is about 18.9 - 20.9" long and weighs about 6.2 - 9.2 pounds. His head is about the same circumference as his abdomen. By week 38, the baby may have about an inch or so of hair already. He's also shedding that white goo on his skin (called vernix caseoa), but you might still see some of it at birth.</div>
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<br />Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107884629106078575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933428507706697135.post-86512575601729148562013-12-03T12:27:00.001-06:002013-12-03T12:27:24.103-06:0035 and 36 Weeks (November 17 - December 1)I seem to be getting lazier with my blogging as the weeks go on, or I have nothing else going on besides getting fatter every week.<br />
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Lincoln's mom had both of her knee's replaced this week, not fun! We went to St. Joe one night after work to see her and were SO close to hitting the most gigantic deer ever on our way home. I freaked out. It scared the crap out of me! I started crying almost instantly for some reason; I think it's because normally when it's dark out and this time of year I have my eyes glued to the road for deer...for some reason, I was on my phone and not paying attention and the damn thing just jumped out in front of us and I had no time to react. The poor little deer would have been in my lap that night had we hit it. Yikes.<br />
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I had my 36 week check up at the doctor this week also and there wasn't really anything new going on...my doctor wasn't 100% sure that the baby was head down, so I have a sonogram at my next appointment (37 weeks) to make sure that he is.<br />
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We celebrated Thanksgiving with the Hillyer's on Thanksgiving day this year. Since Lincoln's mom had just had surgery, his sisters and I took care of making all of the food and we just brought it all out to his parents house. I took care of pretty much all of the carbs: mashed potatoes, stuffing, homemade rolls, and a dessert. Everything turned out really good!<br />
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Later that weekend my mom's two sisters and my cousins came up for a late Thanksgiving and early Christmas celebration. We did a lot of eating all weekend! I don't know if I did a lot of standing or if I ate too much salt or what...but my fingers and toes swelled up over the weekend! I had to take my engagement ring off (it's still not back on!) and my toes looked like sausages. Sick. <br />
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I went home and drank a bunch of water and put my feet up and luckily when I woke up the next morning, the swelling had gone down, but it scared me a little since I hadn't had any issues with swelling so far! I guess I am lucky that it is just now happening and I haven't had any issues prior to this week!<br />
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Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107884629106078575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933428507706697135.post-81637839350587503112013-11-19T13:04:00.001-06:002013-11-27T12:42:12.929-06:0034 Weeks (November 10 - 17)Thank the Good Lord I had Monday off of work. I was exhausted from our whirlwind weekend! I was able to sleep in a little bit, go to my doctor's appointment, and best of all, decorate for Christmas!!<br />
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I know, it may seem early, but with my due date being 3 days before Christmas, I wanted it to be done. On top of having the decorations done, I also had my Christmas shopping pretty much done and wrapped. We have a lot of nieces and nephews, so I was able to do pretty much all of their shopping pretty easily online after I got lists from all of the kids!<br />
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One of my favorite traditions with my group of friends happened this week also, "Friendsgiving"! Normally I organize and host it, but since we live a little further away and since we're getting ready to have a baby, our friends, Mel and Stephen who live in Lawrence offered to host this year. I just helped get all of the food organized! This was our 11th year of having Friendsgiving. It was a tradition that we started in college and somehow, we've managed to keep the tradition alive for many years after being out of school! Nowadays, the group is so much bigger than what it was in college with everyone getting married and having kids! We always have SO MUCH FOOD. One of our first years of having friendsgiving in college the guys across the street were in charge of mashed potatoes...somehow we ended up with somewhere close to 20 pounds of potatoes for about 10 of us; needless to say, we had plenty of mashed potato leftovers....<br />
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I am starting to feel quite a bit more uncomfortable than I had in weeks past. The baby is getting bigger (and heavier), braxton hicks contractions happen pretty frequently, I'm not sleeping quite as well, and I feel like I'm starting to get the pregnancy waddle down...overall though, I really cannot complain. This pregnancy (even though I have nothing else to compare it to) has been pretty easy. My biggest complaint would have to be sleeping on my side! I was a stomach sleeper prior to getting pregnant, so adjusting to sleeping on either side has been kind of a challenge for me. Luckily I have some good pillows!<br />
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This week the baby is the size of a butternut squash and weighs in at about 4.2 - 5.8 pounds and measures about 17.2 - 18.7". By week 34, he's recognizing and reacting to simple songs. Fat layers, which help regulate the baby's body temperature after birth are filling the baby out, making him rounder. The central nervous system is maturing and the baby's lungs are continuing to mature as well.Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107884629106078575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933428507706697135.post-81157005311525665172013-11-12T13:47:00.004-06:002013-11-12T13:47:32.943-06:0033 Weeks (November 3 - November 10)I have been having Braxton Hicks contractions like crazy lately! They don't hurt at all, but my stomach gets rock hard (I mean it was pre-baby anyway, but it is way harder now if you can even imagine), and at times it's uncomfortable to stand or sit...lying down is the best position for me! :)<br />
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We had a short week at work this week because Lincoln had a conference in Branson, MO for work and I got to tag along. We left for Branson Thursday morning and got there early afternoon that day. We were able to do a little shopping that afternoon before our evening plans. <br />
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That evening we had tickets (with the group we were with) to go on the <a href="http://www.silverdollarcity.com/showboat-branson.aspx">Showboat Branson Belle</a>. Now, if you've never been to Branson, you're missing out...lets just say it's geared towards those in the 60+ age category. <br />
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Sure, there are plenty of things for younger people to do, but if you're out walking around the average age is 65-70 years or older. There are also A LOT of buses. The Branson Belle is a riverboat that holds like 700 people or something. They do a variety show and serve you dinner. <br />
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Branson was already decked out for Christmas when we arrived, so I loved it. The dinner show had ALL Christmas music, so I was able to sing a long to pretty much every song. Lincoln loved my singing. Dinner on the boat was not so great...I pretty much had my salad, a few bites of chicken, some sugar snap peas, and my dessert. There was some roast beef stuff smothered in gravy and instant mashed potatoes. Ew.<br />
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<br />Friday, Lincoln had meetings in the morning and golf in the afternoon, so I had a whole day to myself to go shopping! I did well. We'll just keep it at that. Nothing really for myself, I just finished a few Christmas and birthday presents. I was able to sleep in a little and just relax in the afternoon after I was done with my shopping spree. We stayed at the <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g44160-d90767-Reviews-Chateau_on_the_Lake_Resort_Spa-Branson_Missouri.html">Chateau on the Lake</a> and had a really pretty view over the lake in the morning:<br />
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We were planning to spend the day Saturday doing other touristy things in Branson, however we learned after planning the trip, that our baby class at the hospital was also that weekend from 10-4. Ugh. SO, we got up bright and early Saturday morning (4:30 to be exact) to get ready and get on the road for our trip back home. We originally thought the trip would take us 5 1/2+ hours, but we must have been driving like NASCAR drivers and we made it back in 4 1/2 hours. Instead of being late to our baby class we were right on time. </div>
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Originally there were supposed to be at least 4 or 5 other couples in the class on both days, however, we ended up being the ONLY COUPLE THERE FOR BOTH DAYS! I mean, don't get me wrong, it was great to get the one-on-one attention with the nurses and to get all of our questions answered, it just would have made things a little less awkward at times and it would have been nice to bounce questions and ideas off of other soon to be parents.</div>
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The baby is the size of a durian (what the heck?!)--or a pineapple. This week the baby weighs about 4.2 - 5.8 pounds and measures about 17.2 -18.7". He may even grow up to a full inch this week! He's turning into a curious kid who can keep his eyes open while awake, and he's starting to coordinate her breathing with sucking and swallowing. The baby bones are starting to harden as well.</div>
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<br />Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107884629106078575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933428507706697135.post-77129402999055999852013-11-04T12:50:00.001-06:002013-11-04T12:54:12.999-06:0032 Weeks (October 27 - November 3)I started out the weekend thinking that I would get a lot of things done....however, after getting home late from Wicked on Friday night, my body had other plans. It was tired. So, of course, I had to do what it was telling me too....<br />
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On Sunday, Lincoln woke up early to go the Chiefs game with some friends. I woke up when we was leaving and promptly went back to bed. I got up to eat breakfast and a half hour or so after that, the dog and I made our way back to bed...I managed to miss church, and almost missed lunch. I guess I needed some sleep...<br />
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I had planned on cleaning the house, doing laundry, getting groceries, making some food for the week, and lounging around, but it just wasn't in the cards for the day! I did get some of those things done, just not quite as much as I had planned. Oh well!<br />
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In addition to my big plans for the day, I was also having some maternity pictures taken. Lincoln was supposed to be there for them, but my forgetfulness has been sinking in full force lately and I told him to go to the game even though we already had pictures set up...ugh. Luckily, our photographer was really flexible, so we did some of just me on Sunday and we'll squeeze Lincoln in sometime this week. All of the trees are turning colors and everything is so pretty right now, so I think we got a few really good ones! Here's a little preview:<br />
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This week was also Halloween. Halloween is a HUGE deal in Hiawatha. The kids get out of school for it! They also have two nights of trick or treating. I thought I had bought more than enough candy for both nights, but for some reason we were all out of candy on the first night and I had to leave my light off on the second night (which was totally fine with me!). I gave out 2 pieces per child, so it wasn't like someone was taking hand fulls! It never ceases to amaze me that some kids come with more than one bag or that parents trick or treat with their kids and expect to get candy. Oh well, I figure if they want a couple of pieces of candy THAT bad, I'll give it to them. </div>
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On Friday one of my best friends from college, Jess, came up from TX for the weekend and to go to the KSU football game on Saturday. I picked her up at the Manhattan airport and then we went to Topeka to meet up with pretty much all of the rest of our college friends for a girls night. It was so fun to see everyone! </div>
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The baby is the size of a squash this week! At week 32, the baby weighs in at about 2.5 to 3.8 pounds and measures about 15.2 - 16.7 inches. He's likely to be in the head down position now, getting ready for his descent--the journey down the birth canal. And not a minute too soon, because at this point, he's probably feeling even more cramped inside mommy.</div>
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Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107884629106078575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933428507706697135.post-31659107873264342162013-10-28T12:38:00.001-05:002013-10-28T12:38:39.494-05:0031 Weeks (October 20 - 27)After the baby shower over the weekend, I still feel like I'm putting stuff away from that and from my shopping trip to Target...yikes. Baby's need a lot of things.<br />
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There have been many weeks lately where I feel like having a three day weekend would be really helpful. Now if only I could get work to agree with that...<br />
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I'm still feeling really good; I'm quite a bit more tired than normal...it's not unusual that I'll be watching a show on TV and fall asleep on the couch around 8:30. Luckily, the tiredness really only hits about that time and I'm fine throughout the day. Unfortunately for Lincoln, when he tries waking me up to go to bed, I'm usually not the most pleasant person...<br />
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On Friday of this week my coworkers and I went to see <a href="http://www.wickedthemusical.com/broadway-tickets">Wicked</a>, in Kansas City. This was the second time that I had seen it and it didn't disappoint! We decided to have an early Christmas celebration since my status could be up in the air in December!<br />
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With Wicked being in KC, we didn't get home until realllllly late Friday. Well, really late for me; it was after 12:30. I was pretty worthless Saturday morning! Lincoln and I decided to have a date night on Saturday since our days as it just being the two of us are numbered! We went out to dinner and to the movie, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1535109/">Captain Phillips</a>. The movie was really good, but really suspenseful! I was pretty jumpy through most of the movie! I would definitely recommend it though if you're looking for a good one!<br />
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The baby has been moving around pretty frequently and lately I feel like I'm getting kicked in the ribs--mostly just on my right side though. He seems to kick up a storm after I eat breakfast and around 10pm. I feel a few jabs throughout the day, but nothing like what I feel at night!<br />
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This week the baby is the size of a pineapple! This week the baby is about 15.2 -16.7 inches long and weighs about 2.5 - 3.8 pounds. He's also going through major brain, nerve, and eye development. His irises even react to light. All five of his senses are now in working order, plus, baby's body temperature is now partially being regulated by parts of her brain. His bones, with the exception of the skull, are hardening too.</div>
Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107884629106078575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933428507706697135.post-23789855072425186302013-10-21T12:49:00.001-05:002013-10-21T13:05:35.122-05:0029 and 30 Weeks (October 6-20)I didn't have much to write about for week 29, so I'm combining it with week 30, which is still just as equally as boring. <br />
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One piece of fun news is that I had two baby showers within these two weeks!<br />
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The first one we had was at my mom and dad's house that my sister, cousin, and sister in laws helped host. A lot of family and family friends attended this shower. It was so fun to see everyone and we came away with a bunch of great gifts for the baby!<br />
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The following week two friends from Hiawatha hosted a shower for us. It was such a nice morning and great to get a few more gifts for the little babe. We played one game where my friend, Kindra, tried to instruct me on how to use a <a href="http://www.mobywrap.com/mw/Home.htm">Moby</a> wrap. Needless to say, I had no idea what I was doing and I'm sure it was pretty funny to everyone there!<br />
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On top of both showers, we also got the crib and a book shelf put together for the baby's room. Things are slowly starting to come together! It's fun to put everything in it's place after we get home from the baby showers!<br />
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It took me awhile to put it all away! There's still stuff that I'm sure we need, but I feel a little better now having a few more diapers and wipes on hand just in case he decides to grace us with his presence a little earlier than planned.<br />
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Lately he's been moving around a lot more and his punches and kicks are definitely a lot stronger than before. Lincoln can easily feel them now and just the other night he got kicked or punched in the face.<br />
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Week 29 update: The baby is the size of an acorn squash! He's getting plumper and should be measuring about 15.2-16.7" long and weighing about 2.5-3.8 pounds. He still has a long way to go and will be TRIPLING his weight before birth. Oy. My belly is growing bigger and apparently is getting to about the max it might stretch, so things are a little tight in there for the baby. He's been extra squirmy and occasionally I can feel him get the hiccups!<br />
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Week 30 update: The baby is the size of a cucumber! He's still measuring about the same as week 29, but his skin is continuing to get smoother while his brain is getting wrinklier--to make way for all that essential brain tissue. He is strong enough now to grasp a finger.</div>
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For some reason, multiple people have said to me this week that I am finally looking pregnant. Maybe they've had poor eyesight for the past few weeks? But I'm pretty sure that bump growing on my stomach has been pretty evident for awhile!</div>
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The weather has definitely cooled down a lot in the past week. On Saturday, my mom, sister, Mason and I went to the Maple Leaf Festival in Hiawatha and it was chilly! I don't think we bundled up enough!</div>
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Lincoln and I did a walk for breast cancer that morning before going to the Maple Leaf Festival and after the walk bought some homemade cinnamon rolls from a vendor set up at the festival. We walked, so we deserved it, right?!</div>
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Most weekends lately, Lincoln has been helping some friends in the field driving the grain cart or combine, so I'm left at home to do stuff around the house. I figured it would be a good time to wrap Christmas presents so no one could really make fun of me!</div>
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The baby is the size of an eggplant this week! At week 28, the baby is putting on layers of fat and weighs in around 1.5-2.5 pounds, measuring about 13.6-14.8 inches. His skin is smoother and less wrinkled; his lungs are mature enough that he could probably breathe on his own if he was born prematurely. His eyes can open and close now and can sense changes to light as well. The baby's sight will continue to develop during infancy after he's born, however.</div>
<br />Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107884629106078575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933428507706697135.post-68815748742847873602013-10-02T12:56:00.000-05:002013-10-02T12:56:21.866-05:0027 Weeks (September 22 - 29)I have been all kinds of screwed up on what day of the week it is or what I have going on this week. I went to my hair salon on Monday to get my hair done and my appointment wasn't until the following week. Ugh. <br />
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I also have a love/hate relationship with Nebraska Furniture Mart. I love them because they have everything in one store. I hate them because they're huge, they have the worst time guaranteeing ship dates, and their customer service is kind of lacking.<br />
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We ordered our crib from NFM in August and were told that it would be in in two weeks, or the beginning of September. Every other week I would get an automated phone call from NFM saying the ship date was being pushed out another two weeks. I finally called and spoke to a real live human and all they could tell me was that it was something to do with the manufacturer. I realize that this has nothing to do with NFM, but I wasn't happy...<br />
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Instead of just waiting it out and hoping that it would eventually arrive before the baby arrives (I also realize that I probably won't <strong>need</strong> the crib until a few weeks or so after the baby is born, but I <em>really</em> want to get the room arranged!), I found a few other places in KC that had similar priced and similar looking cribs. I found one at Pottery Barn kids and it will be here by the end of the week!<br />
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The little dude has been extra active lately and I swear he's doing somersaults in my belly. That or just practicing some kick-boxing. Every time that I try to get Lincoln to come and feel all of the movement, though, he seems to stop! He did get to feel a few pretty big kicks this week though!<br />
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I've been feeling extra tired lately and I seem to doze off on the couch around 8:30. My energy is still pretty good throughout the day, but after dinner, I'm ready for a nap!<br />
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The baby now is around 13.6-14.8" long and 1.5-2.5 pounds! Not only is he getting larger, but he's becoming a complex little human being. This is the earliest that he could survive outside if delivered prematurely. </div>
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His brainstem, which controls most of his vital functions (such as heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure) is nearly fully developed by this point, and his cerebral cortext (which forms consciousness and allows us to think, feel, and perform voluntary actions) is growing more and more, maturing and becoming more complex during the last trimester. It's more common now for the baby to do karate kicks in my belly. He can stretch and make grasping motions now too!</div>
Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107884629106078575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933428507706697135.post-35961240248326304712013-09-23T14:03:00.003-05:002013-09-23T14:03:26.178-05:0026 Weeks (September 15-22)Oooh, Lord, I was in a MOOD this week. My poor husband and coworkers. Gah. <br />
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The worst thing is that I knew that I was in a bad mood or moody, at the very least, and the only reasonable thing to do, apparently, was cry. Luckily, the crying was kept to a minimum and only around Lincoln, but still...not a fun week, this week.<br />
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On the positive side, the weather has been fantastic! Fall is in the air! It's perfect timing because we are getting new windows installed in our house and we can finally open windows and enjoy the fall breeze.<br />
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With the window installation, we have pretty much had to clean the entire house and places that probably have not been cleaned in years! While it sucked seeing all of the dust and dirt all over EVERYTHING, it was a good feeling to get everything clean. Here's a before and after--you can't really tell in this picture, but the windows on the right side are the new ones. We can already tell a difference in how much sound is kept out and how less drafty the windows are!<br />
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I decided that since the baby is due around Christmas, that I should probably get a jump start on Christmas shopping. I didn't really think that I'd finish so soon...but I'm pretty much done. And it's only September! Oops. I'll probably really start freaking Lincoln out when I bust out the Christmas wrapping paper and start wrapping all of the gifts up! <br />
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Most of the gifts started arriving a day or two after I ordered them, so I'm pretty sure that our window guys think that I have a shopping problem....<br />
<br />I also got these cute little Tom's from one of my good high school friends, aren't they adorable!? I can't wait for our little guy to be able to wear them!<br />
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This week the baby is the size of a head of lettuce! He's around 13.6-14.8" and around 1.5-2.5 pounds. His eyes are still forming and they'll open soon. His eyelashes have grown in and he's getting his immune system ready for the outside world by getting antibodies from me. His lungs are starting to produce surfactant, the fatty substance that coats the inside lining of the lungs' tiny air sacs, helping them to expand during breathing. His skin has developed color because is body is making melanin.</div>
Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107884629106078575noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933428507706697135.post-64801153198326918342013-09-18T12:47:00.000-05:002013-09-18T12:47:19.063-05:0025 Weeks (September 8-15)The beginning of this week started out rather toasty for the month of September, but by the end of the week, the temps were in the low 60's in the morning and the afternoons were in the 70's. Pretty perfect if you ask me!<br />
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I realized one morning while laying in bed as I was moving my hand around on my belly that as soon as I would stop, baby boy would move all around. I tried it again, thinking that maybe it was a fluke, but every single time that I'd touch my stomach and stop, he would kick around. Lincoln was able to feel it too. It was pretty cool! I must have found a ticklish spot or something!<br />
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Lincoln and I did some yard work over the weekend and we had a good family friend's wedding that Saturday night. My sister, parents, and I all helped with the wedding--they had perfect weather for their wedding and everything went great! <br />
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On Sunday, we celebrated Mason's 2nd birthday! I can't believe he's already two! He got a new car and a tractor to drive around the yard in (among many other toys!).<br />
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I've been feeling great! I feel like I'm quite a bit more moody or cranky than before I got pregnant though...which is not great. I'm hoping that that little side effect of pregnancy disappears soon...I've also been hungrier, sleepier, and I've been breaking out more, but overall I feel really good.<br />
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I've also noticed that I really like things spicy when it comes to food. I've been adding red pepper flakes and jalapenos on pretty much whatever I can. Hopefully this doesn't backfire and give me heartburn down the road.<br />
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The baby now measures around 13 1/2 inches in length and weighs about 1.5 to 2.5 pounds and is the size of a cauliflower. During week 25, the baby's nervous system is rapidly developing and he's enjoying knowing which was is up and which way is down. He's also growing more hair! The baby is beginning to exchange the long lean look for some baby fat--as this happens, wrinkled skin will smooth out and the baby will start to look more and more like a newborn.<br />
<br />Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107884629106078575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933428507706697135.post-41363688174436713282013-09-09T13:21:00.004-05:002013-09-09T13:21:42.607-05:0024 Weeks (September 1 - 8)I was SO thankful to have Monday off for Labor Day this week. After not sleeping much after going to the KSU game on Friday night, sleeping like poo on Saturday night, and having the baby shower on Sunday, I was exhausted.<br />
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The most productive thing I did on Monday was write thank you notes! It was nice to not have to worry about doing much of anything on a day off!<br />
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The shower on Sunday was given by some of my good college friends in Kansas City. One of my friends was back from TX for the long weekend, so we moved the shower up so that she could participate. It was so fun getting to see everyone!<br />
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Friday we went to the high school football game with friends and the metal bleachers are not comfortable. Luckily the home team won! After the game my friend Chelsea, who is a nurse came over to remove the stitches I had from getting a mole removed the week before. I am the biggest weenie. Seriously. I was freaked out it would hurt or bleed or something.... Unfortunately one of the stiches was done really tight and she didn't have the best equipment, so we were only able to get one of them out. My mom was able to get the other one out later in the weekend. Luckily, removing them didn't hurt me one bit. :)<br />
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This week the baby is the size of a cantaloupe! The baby's see-through skin is gradually becoming less translucent and is starting to look more opaque, like ours, but with the a pinkish glow, thanks to the small capillaries that have recently formed. He's getting heavier now and weighs 12.7 - 20.8 ounces and is 10.5 - 11.8" long. There's a lot happening inside the baby as well, and while his lungs have developed, they can't work outside of the womb yet--but he's getting closer to being ready to survive in the outside world.Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107884629106078575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933428507706697135.post-21042450676950303102013-09-03T13:04:00.001-05:002013-09-03T13:04:02.932-05:0023 Weeks (August 25 - September 1)This week was fairly uneventful. I've still been feeling great and eating more and more, which is good, I guess...<br />
<br />I had a doctor's appointment on Friday and the scale is still climbing! Ugh. I KNOW that I am supposed to be gaining weight, but just seeing the number creep up at every appointment is scary. So far, I've gained 9 lbs. I'm really scared that soon that number will double and I'll be even bigger.<br />
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I can definitely tell that I'm pregnant, but a lot of people recently have commented that I still don't look that big! Maybe I'm just not wearing the right things when they see me? The bump is there, for sure!<br />
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At my doctor's appointment, I also got a mole removed on my stomach. I had my doctor look at it at my last appointment because it was irregular in shape and a little darker than normal and we decided to go ahead and remove it just in case it turned out to be cancerous. The mole was on my stomach so it was a little weird having him remove it with the baby right there!<br />
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Friday night, Lincoln and I went to the KSU/NDSU game in Manhattan. It was a balmy 105* on Friday. We both left work a little early so we could go to <a href="http://www.solongsaloon.com/">So Long Saloon,</a> which is THE BEST place to eat in Manhattan, in my opinion. The best black bean dip and burgers ever. I really wanted a Nancy, which is a beer with pineapple juice, but I couldn't partake this time around...<br />
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After we ate, we made it out to the game so that we could meet up with friends to tailgate a little before the game. It was so sweaty. I really think that every part of my outfit was wet. So gross. Even though the game didn't turn out how we wanted, it was still a fun night!<br />
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Saturday, I got up and went to Kansas City to meet up with some friends from High School and College. I had lunch at one of my favorites in my old neighborhood, got a mani/pedi, and then met up with a high school friend for the afternoon. <br />
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I met up with two college friends for dinner at my favorite Thai noodle restaurant, <a href="http://www.lulusnoodles.com/">Lulu's</a> on Saturday night. SO GOOD. I wanted some heat in my meal, so I had it made medium and then added a bunch of red pepper flakes after I got my meal. Apparently it really woke up the baby! He was kicking and moving all over the place after dinner! <br />
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On Sunday, my friends from KC (and Ft. Worth) hosted a baby shower for us. It was fun to see everyone and to get some things for the baby's room!<br />
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This week the baby is the size of a grapefruit and measures about 10.5 - 11.8" long and weighs about 12.7 - 20.8 ounces. Ears are starting to develop and her face and eyes are forming. He's more aware and is listening to my voice and heartbeat as well as to loud sounds, such as cars honking and dogs barking. It is also more common for me to feel him move when he recognizes something familiar.Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107884629106078575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933428507706697135.post-75656385532431707652013-08-26T13:04:00.003-05:002013-08-26T13:04:49.002-05:0022 Weeks (August 18-25)Ohdearlord I'm hungry this week. Seriously. I can't stop eating. And eating.<br />
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Someone must be going through a growth spurt because not only am I more hungry, but I'm sleepier this week too. Earlier this week I was sitting in a chair after getting home from work and I had no intentions of napping...I woke up 45 minutes later with a stiff neck. GAW!<br />
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I know that I'm supposed to be getting bigger and that I'll put on weight, but this week I've been feeling extra fat. I still try to walk every day, but I've been feeling like I should be doing some other arm/leg workouts. I'm still waiting for that to happen though...<br />
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I had planned on doing some other workouts the day that I accidentally fell asleep in a chair after work. Oops!<br />
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This week it also decided to act like summer, even though fall is just around the corner, and the temperatures have been in the 90's every day. It's so sweaty. Ugh.<br />
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I've been attempting to find a changing table / dresser that would work for the nursery and every time I think I find one, it ends up being slightly too small, or just a little more than I want to spend. <br />
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I finally found one that I think will work at a thrift store over the weekend. I'm contemplating paiting it navy, but I'm leaving it alone until we get the crib in the room:<br />
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Baby boy is the size of a papaya this week and measures about 10.5 to 11.8: and weighs about 12.7-20.8 ounces. At week 22, the baby has more developed eyes and lips and is looking even more like a newborn. The baby is also sleeping in cycles--about 12 to 14 hours per day. Usually I feel some movement around 8 in the morning and again around 7-8pm usually after I eat a few bites of ice cream :).<br />
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Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107884629106078575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933428507706697135.post-8374542108654507192013-08-20T12:39:00.001-05:002013-08-20T12:39:06.282-05:0021 Weeks (August 11-18)It's hard to believe that I'm already past the half-way mark! I mean only 19 more weeks until Christmas and we have this baby. Yikes.<br />
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After all of the excitement after the gender reveal party on Friday, I got serious about picking out more decorations for the baby's room since I could finally ask my sister for opinions on what curtains to get, what rug to get, etc. <br />
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I also started organzing closets, cabinets, you name it over the weekend. It was stuff that I had planned on going through a long time ago but never did, and for some reason, last weekend I felt like I had a reason to start throwing things out and getting things organized for when the baby arrives.<br />
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My mom and I went to the Prairie Band casino this week with my work crew to celebrate August birthday's. We went out to dinner and won a little money at the slot machines. It was a fun night!<br />
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We're also celebrating my dad's birthday and Laila's 4th birthday on Thursday. I don't think she knows how much her life is about to change in about 4 months! She loves licking babies, so I think she'll do just fine.<br />
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With all of the celebrating that we did for my dad's birthday (dinner at the cabin...) we kind of forgot to feed the dog. Gawd, we're bad parents. We made it up to her by giving her some ice cream and extra dog treats.<br />
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This weekend Lincoln and I went to Nebraska Furniture Mart to purchase the crib and recliner. We already have it picked out, so it should just be a matter of confirming we still like it and paying for it. My parents have generously said they'd pay for the crib and Lincoln's parents gave us money that should pay for most of the recliner we've picked out. We are lucky ducks.</div>
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This week the baby is the size of a pomegranate (sometimes I wonder how they pick the fruit/veggies that they compare the size of the baby to....). He is around 10.5" long and about 12.2 ounces and I've been feeling a lot more movement this week too! During week 21, the baby's digestive system preps for the outside world; he's manufacturing meconium--the tarry black substance that will be in the first dirty diaper. Sick. <br />
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We also registered at Buy Buy Baby over the weekend and for whatever reason, I was really excited to look at all of the baby things that they had in the store. I think Lincoln was a little bit overwhelmed...the good news is we're done (for now) and we hopefully won't have to go back in to the store to do any registry stuff. We can handle most of it on the interwebs for now.<br />
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We did get to park in the first spot at BBB; it was raining, so the prime parking spot was helpful!<br />
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This whole week most of my thoughts were consumed with what gender the baby was going to be. I think all of the thinking about what it was made my sleep a little interrupted....for whatever reason I've been waking up between 2-3am every night and unable to fall back asleep for a good hour. It has not been awesome, but luckily I haven't been that tired when I wake up in the morning. It hits me when I get home around 4:15 and I need a nap!</div>
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Lincoln and I went to my sonogram appointment Thursday afternoon and the baby was very active! I'm thinking it's because I had a delicious lunch right before I went to the doctor! After doing all of the normal checking of all of the vital organs and stuff, we were finally able to see what we were having. I think some of sono pictures look like an alien....</div>
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UNFORTUNATELY, the silly string that was supposed to be blue, came out white!! What the heck!? I even had two different brands of silly string from two different stores and we shook the cans up, but something didn't work out right! I guess it has a slightly blue tint to it....ugh. Oh well!</div>
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I think he's throwing up a peace sign here!</div>
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He was not shy about showing us what we were having! I think he looks like a little frog in this picture!</div>
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This week the little guy is about 10.2 ounces and measures about 6.5" or about the size of a banana. It's hard to believe that I'm already halfway done! At week 20 he has working taste buds, and is gulping down several ounces of amniotic fluid each day.</div>
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<br />Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107884629106078575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933428507706697135.post-63583533612135724212013-08-02T13:24:00.003-05:002013-08-02T13:24:32.628-05:0019 Weeks (July 28-August 4)I'm tired. Way more than I have been through the whole pregnancy so far. All I want to do when I get home from work is to take a nap! I'm also having an issue of getting out of bed in the morning. Ugh.<br />
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Other than that, this week has been pretty uneventful.<br />
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The weather has been so cool for July, it's great! I find myself looking forward to fall weather even though the temperatures should be near 100 normally for this time of year. The highs have been in the low 80's and the lows in the 60's. It's been great!<br />
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One bad/strange/disgusting thing did happen this week....you can read about it <a href="http://littlelailalou.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-poop-story-to-trump-all-poop-stories.html">here</a>.<br />
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We did get the baby's room painted this week. Here's a link to the colors <a href="http://littlelailalou.blogspot.com/2013/07/16-weeks-july-7-14.html">before.</a> This is what the room looks like now:<br />
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Now, I realize that this color may lead you to believe that we're having a boy with our color choice, but that's not the case. I just found a cute room on pinterest that I thought could be cute for either gender using a color similar to the above. I'll share more pictures as the room comes together, but this is the color of the room!<br />
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We find out next week what we're having! We can't wait! In the beginning I thought we were having a girl...then I thought we were having a boy for awhile....now, I have NO IDEA. We've tried taking some of the quizzes online or seeing what the old wives tales say that we're having, and apparently, we're having both.<br />
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This weekend we have a wedding in Kansas City, so we're planning to do a little shopping for a crib, recliner, and to register at Buy Buy Baby while we're there. I'm excited!<br />
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Here's the bump this week, it's slowly starting to stick out more! I know there will come a day where I'll want it to NOT stick out as much....but nearing the 20 week mark, it makes it a little easier for people to believe me when I tell them how far along I am if the bump is showing a little bit!<br />
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This week the baby is the size of a mango and is measuring about 6" long and weighs about 8.5 ounces. The baby is developing a protective coating over the skin called vernix caseosa--it's greasy and white and it may be present at birth. The baby is also working on its five senses. I have been feeling a lot more aches and stretching in my lower abdomen and aches in my legs lately, which feels great....<br />
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<br />Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107884629106078575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933428507706697135.post-38598074067761885102013-07-30T15:28:00.001-05:002013-07-30T15:30:51.937-05:00A poop story to trump ALL poop stories.<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">OK, I don’t know if this story will be as funny in writing as it was in person but I’m going to try…</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">This morning my coworker and I had to go to Atchison to show a foreclosure property to a couple who had expressed interest in the house. We were about done going through the property and the wife disappeared for a while. The husband and I were talking in the kitchen and I could kind of hear the wife banging around in cabinets somewhere. My coworker went back to kind of check on her and as she was doing that the wife came walking out of the bathroom. I noticed that she had some brown marks on her gray sweats that I didn’t think were originally there, but I didn’t think much of it.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As she came walking through the kitchen I noticed that a little something fell off of her pants onto the kitchen floor. She then started rummaging through the kitchen cabinets. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Her husband asks “What are you doing?” </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She replies: “Well, I went to the bathroom.”</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Husband: “It’s all over your pants!”</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Wife: “I know, I’m trying to find some rags. There have to be rags in here somewhere…”</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">In my head I’m saying “no, there are no rags in this house. It was been cleaned out and vacated for months!” I finally respond that I think I have something in my car. I run out to my car and find a stack of napkins and some Kleenex. On the way out to my car, all I can think is WHAT THE F just happened?! As I walked past the bathroom, there was visible poop on the bathroom floor and on the outside of the toilet.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">I bring the stack of napkins back in and she takes off towards the bathroom. Meanwhile, we continue talking to the husband and she makes her way back to us with more poop smears on the front and back of her pant legs.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">We finally make our way outside of the house and they continue talking about the house. At this point, my coworker and I are thinking “JUST GET IN THE CAR AND LEAVE!” They finally leave and the wife leans in to mean and touches my arm with a poopy hand and says “you’re going to need a bucket of water to flush that down…”</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">My coworker and I go back in the house and begin laughing uncontrollably and crying from laughing so hard. We have no idea what just happened. All we know is there is poop everywhere. Not only in the bathroom, but on the kitchen floor where a kernel dropped either from the outside or inside of her pants, I have no idea where it came from, but she was also rummaging through the kitchen cabinets with poop covered hands!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">The strangest thing about this whole story is how calm and non-chalant these people were about what just happened. I mean the wife shit herself. The husband acted like this was maybe a common occurence? Or that it had at least happened before or something...she never apologized or even looked embarrassed about this. She just kept talking away with poop all over her pants.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We have no idea what to do after they leave the house…we walked back towards the bathroom, thinking we could clean it up a little or something, even though our only cleaning supply is a box of Kleenex, but the smell was so foul, it took all of our energy to not puke in the house.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">We still can’t stop laughing.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I called my mom to tell her the story because I knew she would appreciate a funny poop story; that and my sister was working and my husband was golfing, so I knew she would answer. She could hardly make out the story because I was laughing so hard. After finally hearing what happened all she could say was: "I don’t understand!" </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The only thing we can come up with is that she maybe hovered over the toilet and completely missed and poop ended up on the back and front of her pants, on the floor, and on the toilet? Or that she tried to wipe with her pants (there was also no toilet paper in the bathroom). Or maybe she thought she had her depends on this morning and then realized too late that she didn't??</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We make our way back to the office and try to figure out how we’re going to tell the rest of our coworkers about our morning. We can’t stop laughing. We realize that this story may sound completely made up, but it is totally real. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">I had to email the company that we have clean out houses for us to see if they could go and clean up the bathroom sometime soon. Luckily, they’re awesome, and they’re going today to get rid of the poop. Imagine trying to write an email as professionally as you can about needing them to go clean up a bathroom in a house that they just recently cleaned out because someone shat all over the place. I had to mention that they might need to clean the kitchen floors and cabinets because the poop made its way in there….</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Needless to say, this morning has been an eventful one and probably one that I will NEVER forget. And, who knows, maybe we sold a house in this big, poopy mess.</span></span></span></div>
Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107884629106078575noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933428507706697135.post-56751927577051637892013-07-29T12:16:00.000-05:002013-07-29T12:16:33.140-05:0018 Weeks (July 21-28)<br />
Besides being a little more tired than normal, this week has been flying by and I've been feeling really good. I've been noticing that my appetite is slowly coming back. I've been able and wanting to eat more meat than in previous weeks. Which is good!<br />
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Lincoln and I have been trying to walk more. I usually take the dog on a 30 minute walk after work (unless it's raining or too hot outside), but we decided we both could use a little more cardio in our lives. Our original plan this week was to get up and walk before work. This week the temperatures have been in the 60's and 70's in the morning! It's been awesome! My alarm, however, has not been awesome. It goes off...but then I somehow manage to turn it off either in the middle of the night when I get up to pee, or right after it goes off around 5:10 am.<br />
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We finally made it out later in the week and it's amazing how much better I feel during the day. It also probably didn't hurt anything, that we were both exhausted the night before and went to bed around 9:15...exercise is such a funny thing, especially if you do it in the morning. It's SO hard to get out of bed, but once you're up and moving, it's rare that you regret that decision.<br />
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I decided to go ahead and purchase our carseat/stroller because I found it on sale at diapers.com, it was over $100 off of every other retail store AND they had free shipping AND I got a $25 gift card...it was really too hard to pass up. Plus, now that I have it early, I can wheel Laila around the house in it.<br />
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One evening Lincoln and I took Laila on a little longer of a walk than she was used to and I think she would have preferred that we took her in the stroller. She came home and laid around like this for quite awhile:</div>
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The past few weeks my obsession has been with sweet corn. My family grows it, so in the summer, we really have an unlimited supply. One night for dinner I ate three ears. THREE! I had some other veggies, but otherwise, that was pretty much all that I ate. As I mentioned above, my appetite is slowly coming back, so more and more things are sounding better to eat, which makes it easier to cook meals at home for Lincoln and I!</div>
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This week the baby is the size of a sweet potato and is about 5.6" long and weighs about 6.7 ounces. The baby is growing pretty rapidly and I should start feeling more hungry. The baby is also yawning, hiccuping, sucking, and swallowing as well as twisting, rolling, punching, and kicking too. So far, there's been one time where <em>I think </em>I felt the baby move...but I'm not 100% sure. It's still early, for new mom's, they say you may start feeling the baby move between weeks 18-26. </div>
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I golfed Tuesday night at women's league and it was so incredibly sweaty. There were much hotter days last year, but I could enjoy a few cold beers to keep me cool...water helped this time around, but I still was having a hard time enjoying myself because of the heat. I didn't last too long!<br />
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We finished priming the baby's room! It looks so much better just being primed! It's so much lighter and brighter in the room now. We're excited to pick out a color and get the room kind of put together.<br />
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On Wednesday, we celebrated my birthday (just a few days late!) at work by going to a Hibachi Restaurant in Topeka. It was so fun and the food was really good!<br />
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Thursday, I took the day off and went shopping for maternity clothes with my mom and sister in Kansas City. I found so much stuff at Destination Maternity. I was a little scared to tell Lincoln how much I spent...I didn't feel like I bought anything that I absolutely woulnd't need--I got some basics--jeans, dress pants, leggings, and a few shirts that I'll hopefully be able to layer with a cardigan in the fall/winter.<br />
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I definitely felt more pregnant when I tried on maternity clothes! I've been wearing my regular pants and have been using a rubberband to keep them up, but I've been feeling like it makes my belly look weird. The maternity pants definitely make my belly show up a little more!<br />
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The fair was going on in town this week and some of the ladies' at work volunteered us to work at the concession stand one night. I was not looking forward to it. Working all day and then serving food until 10pm, didn't sound like my idea of fun...luckily it turned out to not be that bad. I was just even more tired on Friday!</div>
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I met up with a couple of friends in Kansas City Saturday afternoon for a late lunch and some shopping. It was great to catch up! And I finally found a purse. Oddly enough it was one I looked at the Sunday before when I didn't buy anything! Later that evening I met my parents and Mason in St. Joe and did a little shopping at Sam's Club.</div>
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On Sunday I decided to start priming the walls in the baby's room. The room right now is so ugly. The previous owners had the room painted red with black trim. It's awful. The picture below doesn't even make it look as bad as it does. It's much darker in person! We haven't decided on a color yet, but it will be MUCH lighter!</div>
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We did make an announcement on Facebook that turned out to be a HUGE flop! I put up the picture that I gave to my parents, the family picture with the extra baby in it, and no one was getting it! Everyone kept saying what a great picture it was, but no one mentioned the huge baby at my feet!<br />
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We went to Lawrence for a friends 30th birthday party and I even managed to go to the bars and stay out past 10:30! Impressive! After staying out late (and Lincoln attending a bachelor party the night before) we were both exhausted on Sunday. We took a nap and went to bed early and still woke up tired!<br />
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This week I also felt a little more cranky-pants than I normally have. I really had no good reason for it! Stupid little things would just irritate me more than normal. <br />
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We finally had our next doctors appointment this week and this was the one where we would (hopefully) hear the heartbeat. A lot of people already knew that we were expecting, but we were holding off on making a big announcement or sharing openly with everyone up until this appointment. <br />
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On Friday, we went to the doctor and they found the heartbeat pretty quickly and it was a strong 152 beats per minute. Of course, right after I got up I had to look and see if this meant we were having a girl or boy, because obviously this theory would be right! Apparently, we're having a girl, which is what everyone keeps telling me anyway. We'll have to wait another month to find out!<br />
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I'm still kind of weird about food...I still don't really care for meat. If it's in something (like spaghetti or tacos) I'll usually eat some of it or pick it out if I really don't want it. I still love all kinds of fruit along with any kind of carb. And ice cream. I feel like I get full a lot quicker, so I don't really feel like I've been over-eating. <br />
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The baby is the size of a lemon and is about 3.4" long and weighs about 1.5 ounces. It has almost doubled in weight from last week and keeps on growing! Right now, the baby is probably sucking its thumb and wiggling its toes, as well as growing a peach-fuzz like hair all over its body to help keep warm. Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107884629106078575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933428507706697135.post-2730369529853226792013-07-04T21:20:00.000-05:002013-07-04T21:20:34.821-05:0013 weeks (June 16-23)This week we celebrated father's day by having two of my aunts from Iola come up for a visit. It was a fun weekend and the first time that we've been able to let them know that we were expecting. <br />
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I also started feeling like my pants were getting a little bit tighter this week...a few times I've had to leave a button unbuttoned or use a rubberband in my buttonhole to keep my pants up. It's been great...in lieu of this I decided I needed a date night (by myself) at Target and Panera. It was really just what the doctor ordered. I found a few fat shirts, a flowy dress, and got to eat my heart out at Panera.<br />
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I've been getting super annoyed this week that we still haven't heard the babies heartbeat. When we went to our first appointment back around week 7 or 8, our next appointment was made and we couldn't get in until June 28th (our doctor was on vacation for like 2-3 weeks), which would put me at just around 15 weeks when we go in for our second appointment! That seemed like FOREVER to wait, especially if you're not sure if things are cooking along ok inside with the baby.<br />
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I contemplated going in a few times to have them check, but decided to wait it out. Hopefully everything goes well next week!<br />
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This week flew by. Thursday night I didn't sleep a wink. I have no idea why. I tossed and turned all night long and finally decided to give the couch a try...that didn't help, so I went back up to our bed. I still don't think I fell asleep, so Friday was a little rough for me. <br />
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Friday I had to work super late becuase we had a community appreciation dinner after work that went until about 9pm. I had to get up early Saturday to go to Kansas City for a bachelorette party and to meet up with my old co-workers for lunch at Blue Koi (MY FAVE!)<br />
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After lunch, I met up with the bachelorette group to go pole dancing. Just what a preggo wants to do! I didn't participate, but they almost made me pay to just watch! Ugh! Luckily I talked my way out of it and I didn't have to, but I was super annoyed that they'd make me pay to just sit and watch when I clearly had no intentions of doing anything on the pole. After pole dancing we went back to the hotel to go to the pool--again something I was really looking forward to--getting in a swimming suit feeling like a fat sow!<br />
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After we spent some time at the pool and opened gifts we went to dinner at Power & Light and then went to Howl at the Moon. I managed to stay out until around 11. It was a long few days for me! I decided early on that I would get my own hotel room with the thinking that everyone else would be coming home later and probably be really drunk. I think it was a smart idea because they didn't get home until around 3 or 4 in the morning! <br />
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I also got to meet my friend Trish and Dan's baby, Nora and she is adorable!<br />
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The baby is the size of a peach this week and is about 2.9" long and weighs about .81 ounces. The head is about 1/3 the size of the body. The baby already has fingerprints and the vocal cords are already formingKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14107884629106078575noreply@blogger.com0