Week 13

Size of Baby: 3 inches long or Size of Medium Shrimp

 Major Developments: Cute little fingerprints, body is catching up to size of head, veins & organs are visible through skin

Week 13 over... Check! I am slowing inching my way through pregnancy. My little creature has now acquired its fingerprints. I have joked the little criminal is already on file, if he/she gives me trouble all I have to do is say the word. hehe. 

Week 13 at work has been nothing but a sugar coma waiting to happen. There has been so much food available. My body isn't digging sugar so I have been trying to stay clear of it. I feel pretty sick when I eat it. Very weird. I have always had problems with eating too much sugar and feeling sick though. Now it has intensified even if I eat 2 cookies. Other developments at work: I told my boss finally. I figured I was getting closer to being in the "safe zone" (knock on wood). I wanted to tell him before word got out and someone else told him. It was kind of fun to be able to tell people at work. My boss was really supportive of the new changes so that is good. That same day, a lady in my mom's department basically got on top of a mountain and proclaimed to the world her excitement that "KAYLA'S PREGNANT!!!!!!" I was so embarrassed because all eyes were on me, which is not my favorite. I haven't said much to my coworkers in my department, I'm just waiting for the right time. I don't know quite how to bring it up. I'm just socially awkward at times.

Bre and I did some online research on cribs during week 13. I have pretty much decided on wanting a white crib in a sleigh style that can be converted into a full size bed. Its so fun to do all of the product research. The only problem is I have so much to do other than crib research. I don't quite know where to start. I think that I need to start doing more reserach so that I can be prepared when it comes time to buy or create a registry. I know once we find out what our little baby is I'm going to go crazy with it. Waiting patiently........

I'm kind of still growing that tiny little bump. I've noticed that when I wear shirts with belts I look slightly preggo. I'm starting to feel better about having a visible bump now that I have officially put the word out at work. I'm actually a little excited to get that bump. I wish it would just get here already actually. The thing I feel weird about is loose fitting shirts, which are most of the shirts in my closet. They make me feel like I'm hiding something. I think I'd rater show than not show. I guess we'll see how these loose fitting shirts fit soon. They might not be so loose after a month or so.

I have been working out at the gym for almost a year now, an d have kept up my workouts during pregnancy. I have heard so much about water aerobics and pregnancy so I finally tried it out this weekend at the gym. I was the youngest person in the class by 20 years at least. A cute little Jewish old lady befriended me before the class and gave me all kinds of tips. What a cutie. hehe. I really need to get a one piece so that people don't have to look at my blubber once it starts to accumulate more. I wore a tank top over my bikini because I felt pretty freaking ridiculous exercising in it. The surprising thing I found about the class is that the teacher, who is on dry land, can do all the moves at 100 miles an hour and in the water I felt and looked like I was wading through molasses. Very attractive!!! The class was good. I can see this being a good class later in pregnancy too so I think I'll alternate between this and yoga on the weekends. Weekdays will be reserved for weights and cardio. 

Signing off for now.

Merry Christmas Baby Silva

So its official, Eric & I just shared our last Christmas childless. Next year, our little creature will be 6 months old for Christmas. I can image it will be more interested in the boxes than the actual presents, but that's ok.

Christmas was great this year (not like its not ever great). We spent Christmas Eve at my parents house. We had our annual Christmas Eve lasagna dinner. Tasty!! Baby Silva sure loved it. We opened our annual Christmas Eve PJs too. I told my mom next year Eric & I will have to provide our little family with our own PJs since we will be grown ups then. hehe. We had to wake up at 6:30 am to open presents on Christmas morning because my dad had to work from 8 - 12. Dumb Apple!! I was so happy with everything I got. I got a bunch of kitchen stuff and...... a sewing machine!!!! My Frandsen Grandparents and Eric teamed up on the sneakiness and bought the machine together. I was seriously so excited that I forgot all about being pregnant and picked it right up. I'm not supposed to lift anything over 25 lbs. I'm pretty sure it was heavier than that. I really really really really wanted one. Especially with the baby on the way. I'm going to have a lot to sew. My family also loaded me up on owl stuff too. Creaton is going to come into this world and think that every house on the block is filled with owls... nope... just ours. I told my family I felt like I was either a newly wed or a 50's wife who wants nothing but home-making stuff. :) Very happy :) Oh and breaking news: I received my first maternity clothes! My new aunt Stephanie sent me a cute maternity shirt. That thing has a lot of space in it. Christmas dinner was ham and funeral potatoes. I was really looking forward to that ham. I haven't had any ham since getting pregnant because it is on the no no list unless it is really hot. Soooo tasty.


All Christmas day I was dying to go to a fabric store. I am planning to make all of the bedding for the babies crib. I have found a few websites with really cute ideas. Today I went to Joanns with Bre. We had a hayday in there. The possiblities are endless for crib stuff. We couldn't contain our excitement. We decided we are really mad at Creaton because we don't know what it is. We decided we have to wait to pick out fabric until we find out the sex......... I don't know if I can wait that long. Its going to be at least 4 -6 more weeks. Ugh! We also decided that the paint color is going to be determined by the fabric of the crib. Yes, I finally convinced Eric that we needed to paint the bottom half of the walls in the nursery. Bre and I went to find gray paint samples to go with the grey and gold theme.  We have a couple picked out but won't know for sure until we pick fabric. Its either going to be a brown gray or a purple gray, depending on what this little creature turns out to be. I seriously cannot wait!

Week 12

Major Developments:

Tiny Kidneys excrete urine into the bladder, Eyes are moving from the sides of head to front of head, mouth can make sucking movements.

Size of baby: Lime

 

 Week 12 was a week full of extremely bizarre dreams. After the first 3 nights of disturbingly weird dreams, I googled it. Yup, according to babycenter.com dreams are more vivid and crazy than usual. This is due to a boost in the hormone progesterone. What don't those dang hormones cause. I have had absolutely insane dreams every day of week 12. One about a cat even made me sick to my stomach. I won't get into the details, to save your soul. Another thing I experienced in week 12 was headaches. I'm not a fan of taking medicine for headaches so I have been toughing through them. Plus, its not too healthy. I'd have to take a Tylenol a thousand times a day. I have also been super tired. Megan and Zach invited us out on Friday night but I couldn't keep my eyes open. I was really disappointed because she is moving in a couple weeks. I've been trying not to get worked up about it but it makes me sad. :( I think I get upset about it more often because my hormones are still out of control. Other than all of the above, I am feeling good.

My tiny little bump is growing. (The picture above is a little deceiving with those pants) Still no real weight gain though. Most of my shirts are baggy so I don't think its noticeable to others. I didn't think that it would show up so soon. It makes me wonder if I will get a real bump sooner than my doctor said.That would be fun. Some pregnant girls are so cute with their baby bumps.

Megan took our family pictures during week 12. I had her take a shot of Eric and I since this would be our last shoot pre-child. The next time we have family pictures with the Thomas clan, there will be a little one to entertain.

On Saturday, we went to a BBQ at a friends house. She is, I think, a year older than me. She already has 2 kids, but her husband is 37. She always has such good tips for me. Her youngest is 9 months and her oldest is almost 3. She seems like such a good mom. One who already knows all there is to know. I just wonder how she got all of this infinite knowledge. I guess you just pick it up?? I have a lot to learn. For starters, I didn't even think about babies chewing on their beautiful cribs. She suggested putting the plastic covers on the bar to preserve the crib. She also had a little fence around her Christmas Tree. I wouldn't think about these things now... Its a little overwhelming, but also good to know someone who's going through the same things. Its the little things I'm worried about not knowing. I guess I just need to start hanging out with more babies! Round one of being a Mom, I can imagine, will be a total learning process. It will be fun though. I'm anxious to see how Eric and I turn out as parents.

Ta ta for now.

Package addressed to Baby??? What baby!?

This week, Eric & I received our first package in the mail address to people other than ourselves!!

 Aunt Amy mailed out our Christmas gift. The package was addressed to Eric, Kayla, and Baby Silva. How freaking cute!!! I can't believe that we are going to start getting mail for this little critter. I just started thinking about getting birthday cards and doctor appointment reminders addressed to my little bun in the oven. Every day or so I have a new revelation of the things to come and things that are going to change. Its kind of cool for the two of us to think about all of this new and exciting stuff. The label alone made our day, not to mention the tasty dried cherries inside. Baby Silva definitely loves dried cherries :) I have now signed all labels on gifts : "From Eric, Kayla, and Creaton" since receiving this package. hehe.

Week 11

Size of baby:

 1 ½ inches long. About the size of a fig

Major Developments:

Hands will open and close soon, tooth buds appear under gums, bones are beginning to harden, & hiccups (how cute)!

During week 11 I had my monthly doctor’s appointment. Doctor Richardson is out on maternity leave so we were set up with the doctor who delivers at Mercy Gilbert, which originally was our hospital of choice. There are only 2 doctors in that office that deliver at Mercy. One is from Russia and one is from India… that makes me nervous. We were super excited to go to the appointment so we could meet this other doctor so we could see if we would want to change over. As I’m sitting in the waiting room I saw a lady that looked like the Russian doctor….and she was pregnant. Her name has escaped my memory. I was hoping it wasn’t her but when they took us back to the room, I found out it was her. Is every OBGYN under the sun pregnant?!!! What are the odds of both our potential doctors are knocked up? I guess its better they are pregnant earlier rather than farther along in my own pregnancy. So the Russian doctor was very hard to understand. She was also very soft spoken. During the visit, she asked me some questions and I gave her my usual list of questions. Turns out the feeling faint thing is common in pregnancy and is only going to get worse for me. Great! I also confirmed I should not eat salami. I am totally wanting a delicious sandwich from the Olive Mill in Queen Creek. L Ugh. Eric and I quickly decided after the appointment that we did not want her. We were laughing that she would softly be saying “push Kayla” and I’d be in a fit of pregnancy rage screaming “I can’t hear nor understand you!!!”. For some reason we really like Doctor Richardson, but are just unsure if we want to deliver at Banner Gateway. We think that Doctor Richardson is going to be super supportive and really on top of things. She seems like the type of lady who gets stuff done! My next appointment is at the beginning of January. I should be able to find out the sex of the baby at 18-21 weeks, which Doctor Richardson should be back for I think. That will put my next ultrasound at about the 2^nd week of February. Man….. I’m not going to make it that long. I really want to know what kind of baby we are cooking up here!!

Saturday was an overwhelming and fun day. Megan and I had some Christmas shopping to do. We also went to Babys R Us. I want to keep Megan as involved in this pregnancy as possible so we went browsing, although it is super early. The rude thing will be moving to Portland in a few weeks. I was hoping to have my crib picked out or something so she can be there for that but I just don’t know how far in advance to do these things. So the minute we walked into the store I went into panic mode. There is soooo much stuff we need. We looked at nearly everything in the store. Before getting pregnant I had thought I had put everything I needed into my baby budget (which is very detailed). I was wrong. Man this child is going to break the bank!! I am starting to realize that we are going to outgrow our current house as soon as this little creaton gets here. The top thing on my list was to look at cribs. OMG they are all soo cute. I don’t know how I’m going to decide. I really like the white cribs a lot. The one below is my favorite. There are others too that I am eyeing. We spent a good amount of time just looking at all the cute clothes! That has to be the best part of shopping. I kept trying to look at both boy & girl clothes, even though all of the girl clothes are much cuter. There are so many shoes for baby girls. I love love love shoes, so that could get dangerous. I really hope we get a girl, but I need to start prepping myself, just in case we have a boy.

Towards the end of week 11, I started noticing that things taste different. Twice this week, things that shouldn’t taste like black licorice did. Gross!! I read online that that is part of my changing hormones. I haven’t gained more than 3-4 pounds. Now that I am entering my 2^nd trimmest I am supposed to gain a pound a week. Oh, and my last post about my supposed baby bump: it really could be a baby bump. I was reading that the baby will start to rise up to my stomach because my parts don’t fit were they are supposed to anymore. I’m really interested to see how this all turns out.

Wish me luck in my 2^nd Trimester!

New Shape???

Tonight I tried on half the clothes in my closet. I couldn't find anything that didn't make me look noticeably pregnant. I mean I am, but what the heck???? I haven't really gained any weight yet. Could it be that the shape of my stomach is changing already?! Very strange feeling. Can I skip over the awkward bump stage and jump right in to the real looking one? Thanks :)

Week 10

 So I screwed up my weeks. Week 10 the baby is actually the size of a kumquat, not week 9. I get myself confused because I am always blogging at the end of the pregnancy week. So no fun picture showing the size, you already saw it last week.

My baby has now completed the most critical portion of developments. It will now enter into a rapid pace a growth. So pretty soon its  goodbye toes, hello bump. I also read that the webbing between the fingers and toes has disappeared. Hopefully. (No offense Joni & Megan!!!) There is a family trait on the Thomas side that involves webbed toes. My sister Megan calls them her webbies.  They really aren't that noticeable, but it will be interesting to see if my little creaton lost its webs this week.

Something I noticed with the end of week 10 is my taste buds bipolar activity. This weekend, we went out for lunch suuuuper hungry. Once our appetizer was gone, everything else tasted bleh. I don't know if baby just wants the same type of food in one setting or what. Its just very weird. I'm not digging it because I sure like to eat. Another problem I have been having is feeling extremely faint. I have always had a problem with passing out if I haven't had enough to eat. It has something to do with my blood sugar. Now that I am preggers, it is on overdrive. If I haven't had a snack for an hour or two, I'm finding that I have to sit down because I get that feeling when you are going to pass out. It is miserable. I almost would rather be sick than have that faint feeling. I think that might be a theme throughout my pregnancy. I'm going to ask my doctor about it at my next visit. My mom mentioned I need to ask my doctor about gestational diabetes,since I have always battled with blood sugar issues. Gestational diabetes doesn't really happen until way later in pregnancy, thank goodness. I guess something to make the doctor aware of. Other than those two issues, I have felt pretty normal.

As I have been inching my way towards the 2nd trimester a few more people at work have found out the good news. Mostly because my mom has a big mouth. :) I have told my friends at work but am I'm still waiting to tell the others until I am further along. A former co-worker is preggers as well. I saw her during week 10 so I got the pleasure of finally talking to someone else who is pregnant. She is 20 weeks along so twice as far into pregnancy as me. She just found out the sex of her baby so I am getting anxious to know what our little critter is. We  were laughing about our sense of smell and how we can smell ants crossing the street.

I am currently trying to convince my husband that we need to paint our spare bedroom when we turn it into a nursery. The walls are currently painted gold & maroon with a white chair rail molding in the middle. He is adamant about not painting. Those are seriously not baby colors. My halfway point compromise is to paint the lower half of the wall grey so I can do a grey & yellow theme. I think that would be so fun, modern, & gender friendly. I'm hoping to get a sewing machine so I can make some cute crib bedding & pillows for the couch that I'm sure I'll spend countless nights on. My Grandma Frandsen is a master on a sewing machine so I will probably have to call on her expertise to guide me through a few things. I think I'm going to start looking for patterns soon. Let me know if you know of any cute crib patterns all you crafters.

Well, that's all I know. Ta ta!

Curse you pregnancy hormones

Sister moving + pregnancy hormones = nightmare.

Experiencing pregnancy hormones is similar to a wall of tsunami water rushing towards you. You just can’t stop it. I remember my hormones being really bad when I was a teenager, first getting my period. One time, I cried during a mountain dew commercial. I have a feeling I’m going to have a lot more of those “mountain dew experiences” over the course of the next 7+ months. I pity Eric. Poor guy has to deal with my emotional rollercoaster. May the force be with him!!