Thursday, March 13, 2014
G's BiRTh ViDEo
No no, not that kind of "birth video", just something i've put together after collecting video and pictures since finding out I was pregnant. I've cried PLENTY of times watching this so you probably will too, there's a real tear jerker moment :) you'll know when you see it. It was one amazing day and i'm so happy I have this to watch and remember one of the best days of my life. One day I hope Gem enjoys it too :)
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
ParTy oF 3
Well....Gemma is a month old already and finding the time to post has had it's challenges. I've started it and added to it several times but just can't find a solid hour or 2 to write, forgive me...I have a child now :)
Over the last month i've changed dozens of poopie diapers, taken over 500 pictures of this little human, attempted breast feeding which is still a challenge to this day, been on 2 flights with a newborn (which she did fantastic on both), was a single parent for a week because Darin had to get back to work in Barbados, been to several Drs appointments, a few lunch dates and of course Target was her first public outing :) This girl has been all over the place in just a month and has seen so many happy visitors too. It was a crazy, fast month but the best month ever!
It's unreal to think that in just a day everything in your life changes...it's not gradual and nobody's advice can really prepare you for what you'll actually go through. My whole pregnancy I was so excited to be a mom, I waited for that moment...when I felt I was a mom...maybe when I felt her kick for the first time or when she had her first hiccups and I could feel those or maybe when I had to wear maternity clothes but that moment didn't come for me and I started to worry if I could do this and when will I get that feeling I wanted so bad. I don't know how to change a diaper, I don't like crying babies, I don't like holding babies because they're so squirmy I might drop them.....what was I gonna do when I actually had my own? Be afraid of it? No need to be afraid (I promise), you'll just have to wait and see that when that day actually comes and you have your little baby physically in your arms you just know what to do like you've been doing it for years, it's pretty crazy. I surprised myself when I didn't even think about how to change a diaper, I just did it....holding her wasn't awkward like I thought it might be and amazingly I somehow knew how to soothe her when she cried. The few short weeks after that day flew by, our nights were great and she continues to be such a good sleeper, i've stared at her so long i've gone cross eyed and somehow the "mom" in me started to surface and all of a sudden, without knowing when it happened.....I felt like a mom, I am Gemma's mom. Although it's still so weird to me when I think about it, that Darin and I have a daughter....it feels as natural as anything else in life. January 24th forever changed my life, I couldn't imagine my future without her, I want to be a better person and role model for her to look up to and hopefully one day i'll get something from her, like a card on Mother's Day, a note on a napkin, or a post on her blog saying i'm the best mom in the whole world and she couldn't imagine her life without me either.
The little things I love are her tiny features, the noise her pacifier makes when she goes to town noming on it, her gassy smiles and the way she stares back at me with those pure innocent eyes when she's nursing or has a bottle. Here's some pieces of our Gem....
Over the last month i've changed dozens of poopie diapers, taken over 500 pictures of this little human, attempted breast feeding which is still a challenge to this day, been on 2 flights with a newborn (which she did fantastic on both), was a single parent for a week because Darin had to get back to work in Barbados, been to several Drs appointments, a few lunch dates and of course Target was her first public outing :) This girl has been all over the place in just a month and has seen so many happy visitors too. It was a crazy, fast month but the best month ever!
It's unreal to think that in just a day everything in your life changes...it's not gradual and nobody's advice can really prepare you for what you'll actually go through. My whole pregnancy I was so excited to be a mom, I waited for that moment...when I felt I was a mom...maybe when I felt her kick for the first time or when she had her first hiccups and I could feel those or maybe when I had to wear maternity clothes but that moment didn't come for me and I started to worry if I could do this and when will I get that feeling I wanted so bad. I don't know how to change a diaper, I don't like crying babies, I don't like holding babies because they're so squirmy I might drop them.....what was I gonna do when I actually had my own? Be afraid of it? No need to be afraid (I promise), you'll just have to wait and see that when that day actually comes and you have your little baby physically in your arms you just know what to do like you've been doing it for years, it's pretty crazy. I surprised myself when I didn't even think about how to change a diaper, I just did it....holding her wasn't awkward like I thought it might be and amazingly I somehow knew how to soothe her when she cried. The few short weeks after that day flew by, our nights were great and she continues to be such a good sleeper, i've stared at her so long i've gone cross eyed and somehow the "mom" in me started to surface and all of a sudden, without knowing when it happened.....I felt like a mom, I am Gemma's mom. Although it's still so weird to me when I think about it, that Darin and I have a daughter....it feels as natural as anything else in life. January 24th forever changed my life, I couldn't imagine my future without her, I want to be a better person and role model for her to look up to and hopefully one day i'll get something from her, like a card on Mother's Day, a note on a napkin, or a post on her blog saying i'm the best mom in the whole world and she couldn't imagine her life without me either.
The little things I love are her tiny features, the noise her pacifier makes when she goes to town noming on it, her gassy smiles and the way she stares back at me with those pure innocent eyes when she's nursing or has a bottle. Here's some pieces of our Gem....
Here is the progression pics I took....I was a day shy of my 38 week picture....darn it!! lol
I owe so much to my parents for everything they did for us while we were in Orlando. I couldn't of had a more relaxed and un stressed last month of pregnancy....they helped me do a lot those last weeks and those home cooked dinners were amazing, I am so glad I had time to spend with them before and after Gemma. Leaving Orlando with Gemma was harder than when I left for the Bahamas 3 1/2 years ago. I can't wait to come back and for them to see their first grandchild change and grow. Thanks to my amazing parents....you are the best ones in the whole wide world, God couldn't of chosen better ones for me :) and I can't imagine my life with out them.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
OH BABY!!
It's been 2 weeks since all my prayers were answered, we finally have our healthy, happy, perfect little baby girl, Gemma Lyn!! With all the feeding and changing and adjusting and learning in the last 2 weeks I haven't found the time to sit and write what I want to, so i'm glad that today I have found an hour (if G stays sleeping) to sit and share her story while it's still fresh in my mind, one day she'll be able to read this and know how she came into the world in such a special way and how much her mom and dad love her already. So...here it goes :)
It was Thursday Jan 23rd, I had my 38 week appointment (2 days shy of 38 weeks) I was effaced 80% and dilated 2 cm. My Dr said she could strip my membranes and i'd probably go into labor in the next two days but Darin wasn't in town yet so she said when he gets here and I come back next week she could do it then, so we had some time to think about it. I also only gained 1lb this past week, so a total of 32lbs all together, not bad.....hopefully the next two weeks will be another 1lb lol. The internal checks always make me a little crampy later that day so at night while eating dinner I just ignored it. I'd talked to Darin before he went to bed because he'd just flown from Antigua (he worked all week there) to Barbados, he was tired and had to be at the office the next morning so he ate dinner, left his suitcase still packed and headed to bed. Me and my dad watched Thor 2, then I headed to bed.
Friday the 24th, 4:30am came around and as usual around 4am I get up to pee....every day....so this wasn't anything new. I peed and got back into bed but couldn't get comfortable, I still had some cramping. I gave it a few mins and then thought maybe I needed to pee again but when I got up I felt like I was going to pass out, so I went into my moms office to ask her to get me some water (my mom works from home and works the early shift from about 2am on), I have a syncope (not sure you knew that) so passing out sometimes is pretty normal for me. Mom came back with some water and was finished working, but by this time I was so uncomfortable in bed and I was timing these cramps because I wasn't sure what it was so just in case I decided to time them. My mom asked if she could go back to bed or if she needed to take her shower so we could head to the hospital......I wasn't sure what to tell her so she just took her shower in case, lol. Meanwhile, it's about 5:40am and I called Darin....I told him I wasn't sure if it was labor but i'm uncomfortable and they hurt and they're about 5 mins apart so it seemed like labor. He told me I was fine, and to try and relax and not freak myself out....I agreed, I was fine, don't freak out.....but these "cramps" i'm timing were 5 and 6 mins apart and the passing out feeling for every cramp was starting to freak me out. I told him i'd call him later and let him know how I was, so we said our love yous and hung up. I decided to lay on the floor so I wouldn't fall if I was up and passed out, I had Casper keeping me company on the floor and he never left my side. When my mom came back, she brought my dad and by 6:00am we decided to grab my stuff and head to the hospital just in case. My dad helped get everything in the car and my mom and I headed to Winnie Palmer Hospital. During the drive there the cramps finally turned into labor and I realized, THIS. WAS. IT. I wasn't going home like i'd thought I would be. We got to the hospital by 6:30am, and at this point I couldn't walk the pain was so bad...how, from 4:30-6:30 is it this bad?? People say they take showers and do stuff when they start labor, not in my case. I had my eyes closed trying to focus on NOT passing out because this labor was intense and it didn't give me any breaks of relief whatsoever.....I was 5cm, got admitted and the labor was just a constant 10 of 10 for pain and one long 3 hr contraction. My mom called Darin back and told him this was it, I was in labor and it's going fast....of course Darin starts to freak out because it's 2 weeks early, he's not in the states, he doesn't even have a flight, he wants to be with me so bad and not miss the birth. He couldn't believe I was in labor when an hour before that I called him and sounded ok. With my eyes still closed, I had no idea where I was, what people were doing to me, didn't know what anyone looked like and I can only remember pieces of the next 3 hours. With out Darin there I did my best to hold it together, I can remember almost loosing it and crying my eyes out because I just wanted him there but I had to do this for Gemma so I sucked it up and tried to just focus as best I could. It's now about 9:30am and somehow I had changed clothes and was brought up to labor and delivery for my epidural (don't remember a thing). I couldn't sit up because if I moved a centimeter i'd go right into a contraction again so we tried with me laying down, clinging to the bars on the side of the bed (where i'd been gripping for the last 3 hours), but when that didn't work, I HAD to sit up to get the epidural. That may of been the worst part of labor, moving to the sitting up position. Finally the epidural worked and my passing out feeling went away so I finally got to open my eyes, see my nurses and actually talk to them :) I was a whole new person haha!! I told the nurse I felt like I gotta poop (tmi, sorry....what did you expect reading a birth story??), so she checked me and I had gotten to 10cm all on my own, WHOOP! GO ME! So when the epidural was in full effect they told me I could push because I was ready, but I had to get Darin on facetime first. The internet at the hospital was pretty crappy and between 2 phones, 2 ipads and my macbook we couldn't get him on video...very frustrating, but we finally downloaded this video app and it worked great, just like facetime. The nurses decided to let me enjoy my epidural for a little while since I hadn't had a break all morning, so when we finally got Darin on video, it was push time!! It was about 2 hrs later (11:30am) as Darin sat at work in his office (in Barbados), my phone propped up next to me in the bed, I started pushing with my contractions. I had my mom on the left leg and Laura on my right leg to help me push. In the middle of contractions we talked and joked with the nurses until the next one. Darin eventually had to hang up, connect to the 3G and call back as he drove home to grab his suitcase lol. The whole time he would tell me to push and encouraged me in between contractions just like he was really there, he did a fantastic job :) When he got home and got his bags, he told me I had 10 mins and he had to leave for the airport to catch his flight to Miami (my brother was picking him up and driving him to Orlando, there were no connecting flights to Orlando that night....figures). I pushed her out just before he left the house....he was standing on our patio out front as he watched our daughter come into the world. Thanks to my mom, she picked up my phone and had the video on Gemma the whole time, so he got to see her cry for the first time, get her cord cut and see that full head of dark hair. She was here, she was healthy and she was perfect!! Gemma Lyn was born at 1:16pm, weighing 6lbs 3oz and measured 19.5 inches long, our tiny peanut :)
I got to hold her for a brief moment but she had to go to the transitional nursery to have her breathing and her sugar levels monitored. Once I was ok and got up to my room, I got to go visit her in the nursery and hold her more but couldn't take her until her sugar levels stabilized. I had my family stay for a bit and the Doty's came up for a while but visiting hours were over so they had to leave. Laura stayed with me for a while and Gemma finally came into my room at around 10:30pm....for the first time she was all mine. Darin got to the hospital at 12:30am, he picked up Gemma, sat in the rocking chair and stared at her for the next hour before we both went to bed.
This was SUPER long.....i'll catch you up on the last 2 1/2 weeks with my next post :) but until then, here's a picture of our new little family :)
Here's Darin on our porch watching Gemma being born:
Here's our little family:
1/24/14 - 6lbs 3oz - 1:16pm - 19.5 inches
It was Thursday Jan 23rd, I had my 38 week appointment (2 days shy of 38 weeks) I was effaced 80% and dilated 2 cm. My Dr said she could strip my membranes and i'd probably go into labor in the next two days but Darin wasn't in town yet so she said when he gets here and I come back next week she could do it then, so we had some time to think about it. I also only gained 1lb this past week, so a total of 32lbs all together, not bad.....hopefully the next two weeks will be another 1lb lol. The internal checks always make me a little crampy later that day so at night while eating dinner I just ignored it. I'd talked to Darin before he went to bed because he'd just flown from Antigua (he worked all week there) to Barbados, he was tired and had to be at the office the next morning so he ate dinner, left his suitcase still packed and headed to bed. Me and my dad watched Thor 2, then I headed to bed.
Friday the 24th, 4:30am came around and as usual around 4am I get up to pee....every day....so this wasn't anything new. I peed and got back into bed but couldn't get comfortable, I still had some cramping. I gave it a few mins and then thought maybe I needed to pee again but when I got up I felt like I was going to pass out, so I went into my moms office to ask her to get me some water (my mom works from home and works the early shift from about 2am on), I have a syncope (not sure you knew that) so passing out sometimes is pretty normal for me. Mom came back with some water and was finished working, but by this time I was so uncomfortable in bed and I was timing these cramps because I wasn't sure what it was so just in case I decided to time them. My mom asked if she could go back to bed or if she needed to take her shower so we could head to the hospital......I wasn't sure what to tell her so she just took her shower in case, lol. Meanwhile, it's about 5:40am and I called Darin....I told him I wasn't sure if it was labor but i'm uncomfortable and they hurt and they're about 5 mins apart so it seemed like labor. He told me I was fine, and to try and relax and not freak myself out....I agreed, I was fine, don't freak out.....but these "cramps" i'm timing were 5 and 6 mins apart and the passing out feeling for every cramp was starting to freak me out. I told him i'd call him later and let him know how I was, so we said our love yous and hung up. I decided to lay on the floor so I wouldn't fall if I was up and passed out, I had Casper keeping me company on the floor and he never left my side. When my mom came back, she brought my dad and by 6:00am we decided to grab my stuff and head to the hospital just in case. My dad helped get everything in the car and my mom and I headed to Winnie Palmer Hospital. During the drive there the cramps finally turned into labor and I realized, THIS. WAS. IT. I wasn't going home like i'd thought I would be. We got to the hospital by 6:30am, and at this point I couldn't walk the pain was so bad...how, from 4:30-6:30 is it this bad?? People say they take showers and do stuff when they start labor, not in my case. I had my eyes closed trying to focus on NOT passing out because this labor was intense and it didn't give me any breaks of relief whatsoever.....I was 5cm, got admitted and the labor was just a constant 10 of 10 for pain and one long 3 hr contraction. My mom called Darin back and told him this was it, I was in labor and it's going fast....of course Darin starts to freak out because it's 2 weeks early, he's not in the states, he doesn't even have a flight, he wants to be with me so bad and not miss the birth. He couldn't believe I was in labor when an hour before that I called him and sounded ok. With my eyes still closed, I had no idea where I was, what people were doing to me, didn't know what anyone looked like and I can only remember pieces of the next 3 hours. With out Darin there I did my best to hold it together, I can remember almost loosing it and crying my eyes out because I just wanted him there but I had to do this for Gemma so I sucked it up and tried to just focus as best I could. It's now about 9:30am and somehow I had changed clothes and was brought up to labor and delivery for my epidural (don't remember a thing). I couldn't sit up because if I moved a centimeter i'd go right into a contraction again so we tried with me laying down, clinging to the bars on the side of the bed (where i'd been gripping for the last 3 hours), but when that didn't work, I HAD to sit up to get the epidural. That may of been the worst part of labor, moving to the sitting up position. Finally the epidural worked and my passing out feeling went away so I finally got to open my eyes, see my nurses and actually talk to them :) I was a whole new person haha!! I told the nurse I felt like I gotta poop (tmi, sorry....what did you expect reading a birth story??), so she checked me and I had gotten to 10cm all on my own, WHOOP! GO ME! So when the epidural was in full effect they told me I could push because I was ready, but I had to get Darin on facetime first. The internet at the hospital was pretty crappy and between 2 phones, 2 ipads and my macbook we couldn't get him on video...very frustrating, but we finally downloaded this video app and it worked great, just like facetime. The nurses decided to let me enjoy my epidural for a little while since I hadn't had a break all morning, so when we finally got Darin on video, it was push time!! It was about 2 hrs later (11:30am) as Darin sat at work in his office (in Barbados), my phone propped up next to me in the bed, I started pushing with my contractions. I had my mom on the left leg and Laura on my right leg to help me push. In the middle of contractions we talked and joked with the nurses until the next one. Darin eventually had to hang up, connect to the 3G and call back as he drove home to grab his suitcase lol. The whole time he would tell me to push and encouraged me in between contractions just like he was really there, he did a fantastic job :) When he got home and got his bags, he told me I had 10 mins and he had to leave for the airport to catch his flight to Miami (my brother was picking him up and driving him to Orlando, there were no connecting flights to Orlando that night....figures). I pushed her out just before he left the house....he was standing on our patio out front as he watched our daughter come into the world. Thanks to my mom, she picked up my phone and had the video on Gemma the whole time, so he got to see her cry for the first time, get her cord cut and see that full head of dark hair. She was here, she was healthy and she was perfect!! Gemma Lyn was born at 1:16pm, weighing 6lbs 3oz and measured 19.5 inches long, our tiny peanut :)
I got to hold her for a brief moment but she had to go to the transitional nursery to have her breathing and her sugar levels monitored. Once I was ok and got up to my room, I got to go visit her in the nursery and hold her more but couldn't take her until her sugar levels stabilized. I had my family stay for a bit and the Doty's came up for a while but visiting hours were over so they had to leave. Laura stayed with me for a while and Gemma finally came into my room at around 10:30pm....for the first time she was all mine. Darin got to the hospital at 12:30am, he picked up Gemma, sat in the rocking chair and stared at her for the next hour before we both went to bed.
This was SUPER long.....i'll catch you up on the last 2 1/2 weeks with my next post :) but until then, here's a picture of our new little family :)
Here's Darin on our porch watching Gemma being born:
Thursday, January 23, 2014
36, 37 wEEkS
Slowly i'm getting things done so when Darin comes i'm free to spend all the time I can with him since it will be just us for a few short days once he arrives.
I got to go down to Ponce Inlet and spend time with my Tierney family, went to dinner, had a sleep over and snugged with my Jenna pup who missed me so much that she jumped up on the bed to sit with me and she NEVER does that for anyone :) i'm so special :) The next day was my baby shower and my sister and Teya did a great job, I loved all the little crafty decorations and the food was yummy too. I got so many great gifts and visitors came from far away, the whole day showed me just how much G and I are loved by everyone, how excited everyone is to meet her and how happy they are for Darin and I.....really makes a 9 month prego mommy feel good. :) It only took me 3 days to go through everything from the shower, deciding what goes in the suitcase home, or barrel home, what stays here for next time and what doubles I needed to return and then a bag for tags and hangers and trash, laundry alone took me an entire day, unreal!! I got some great pics so i'll be sure to post them :) I now have her changing table and pack n play all set up and ready for her to come home too. I have just a few more things to get and my shopping is DONE!! I'm also deciding on a dresser and some shelves to ship.....it's all a learning process with shipping costs, dimensions, duty to pay in Barbados and all that, I should write a book about it lol.
My dad and I had a movie night and we went to see Jack Ryan (so good!), we also had a really pointless trip to Target the next night that ended in purchasing a pocket knife, women's things and a Starbucks coffee.....not what we planned on getting or doing but it's nice to have the quality time with him since he works all day and I don't see him until dinner time, and then i'm going out or he's going bowling so the time with him i'm grateful for.
I had my 37 week appointment Friday (i like friday am appointments because my mom always comes and we are sure to stop and get coffee and donuts from dunkin donuts after, :) I'm effaced 65%, dilated a big fat 0, got a flu shot, and measuring right on the dot....I also gained 3lbs....again....in a week! I think thats the hardest part about all of this is the weight gain in the end.....you seriously want to consider dieting even though you know it's for a good cause and most of it will probably go away after but still....this girls isn't use to this type of weight and I can't wait to get back into the gym and be me again, although my mom is happy she weighs less than I do now :) such encouragement!
1 WEEK TILL DARIN'S HOME!!!
2 WEEKS TILL BABY G!!!
I got to go down to Ponce Inlet and spend time with my Tierney family, went to dinner, had a sleep over and snugged with my Jenna pup who missed me so much that she jumped up on the bed to sit with me and she NEVER does that for anyone :) i'm so special :) The next day was my baby shower and my sister and Teya did a great job, I loved all the little crafty decorations and the food was yummy too. I got so many great gifts and visitors came from far away, the whole day showed me just how much G and I are loved by everyone, how excited everyone is to meet her and how happy they are for Darin and I.....really makes a 9 month prego mommy feel good. :) It only took me 3 days to go through everything from the shower, deciding what goes in the suitcase home, or barrel home, what stays here for next time and what doubles I needed to return and then a bag for tags and hangers and trash, laundry alone took me an entire day, unreal!! I got some great pics so i'll be sure to post them :) I now have her changing table and pack n play all set up and ready for her to come home too. I have just a few more things to get and my shopping is DONE!! I'm also deciding on a dresser and some shelves to ship.....it's all a learning process with shipping costs, dimensions, duty to pay in Barbados and all that, I should write a book about it lol.
My dad and I had a movie night and we went to see Jack Ryan (so good!), we also had a really pointless trip to Target the next night that ended in purchasing a pocket knife, women's things and a Starbucks coffee.....not what we planned on getting or doing but it's nice to have the quality time with him since he works all day and I don't see him until dinner time, and then i'm going out or he's going bowling so the time with him i'm grateful for.
I had my 37 week appointment Friday (i like friday am appointments because my mom always comes and we are sure to stop and get coffee and donuts from dunkin donuts after, :) I'm effaced 65%, dilated a big fat 0, got a flu shot, and measuring right on the dot....I also gained 3lbs....again....in a week! I think thats the hardest part about all of this is the weight gain in the end.....you seriously want to consider dieting even though you know it's for a good cause and most of it will probably go away after but still....this girls isn't use to this type of weight and I can't wait to get back into the gym and be me again, although my mom is happy she weighs less than I do now :) such encouragement!
1 WEEK TILL DARIN'S HOME!!!
2 WEEKS TILL BABY G!!!
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
34 & 35 WeeKs
I've had this post written for a while but my computer was giving my issues so I spent 3 days at the Apple store and now i'm finally able to retrieve all my photos and post this blog!! Sorry about the delay :)
Christmas day I woke up and made a big breakfast for Darin and I, we exchanged our stockings and then I got him a few fun things to open, since he already got his new surfboard a month ago for Christmas. I was pleasantly surprised when I got a little Pandora box!! I wanted something with a G on it for Gemma so Darin got me a G bead and a bag of money bead....it took me a second but then realized, duh, we call her "G Money" sometimes lol....so hence the G and the bag of money bead haha, good thinking babe!! :)
Been in Orlando for a little over a week....SO SO glad we (G & I) made it safe and sound with no complications, besides A LOT of walking because of gate changes at Miami airport and the crying children that seemed to follow me around from flight, to flight, gate to gate and through immigration and customs.....I just kept telling G, don't be like them, you're gonna be a good baby right? The thought terrifies me bringing a crying/screaming child through the airport.....i'll be "that" mom one day i'm sure of it. When I finally got to my parents it was almost 7pm! We had family Christmas dinner and then Christmas presents to open which was nice, I was glad they waited so patiently for me :) My mom got us all tickets to ICE at the Gaylord Palms, i've been wanting to go there for years.....glad to finally make it with the family :) I did manage to get some of my suitcase put away but I was exhausted so I tried hard to just stop what I was doing and then get some sleep.
The next day I had my first Dr. appointment but because of some misunderstandings and neither the Dr or his office manager weren't there, I ended up not seeing anyone and as a prego should, I cried in the car to my mom :) With a friends help we got things figured out over the next few days so the following Friday I finally got to see the Dr. and boy do I love him!! I'm so happy to have him and feel 100% comfortable to see him for the care of G and I while we're here. He's happy with my belly size and weight gain, listened to G's heart rate and said she sounded awesome!! I have to re-do all my labs, blood work, sugar tests etc because although i've had it all done in Barbados, he isn't quite sure what the numbers mean for the results lol....guess it's not that bad but it does stink it's just something else I have to do here.
I've been splurging on fun foods I haven't gotten to eat in the last 8 months, but I know it can't last long or i'll gain 100 lbs in the next 5 weeks and that CAN NOT happen!! I bought a couple goodies at the food store for me to snack on that I don't have in Barbados like cheeze-it's, goldfish, ravioli, yummy cereals and MILK, finally normal MILK!!!! (see pics below haha) It's been nice that i've got to unpack completely and put my suitcase away and have my mom and dad making sure i'm comfy all the time. It's nice that I don't have to rush off so fast back to Barbados but at the same time we miss Darin, a lot! Wish he was here to spend the relaxing time with me before G arrives but hopefully the time will go by and he'll be here sooner than later and make it in time for our daughters arrival.
New Years my mom made her traditional donuts which were amazing as always!! I think I had 4 or 5 total?? I had to make up for missing it last year duh! :) I went about a mile down the road to a friends family house on the lake to watch fireworks and hang out to ring in the new year but sadly, with me being pregnant and my friend with a new born, we made it till 10:30 before we left hahahahahaha, I was in bed by 11pm...LAME!! Oh well, there's always next year!!
Christmas day I woke up and made a big breakfast for Darin and I, we exchanged our stockings and then I got him a few fun things to open, since he already got his new surfboard a month ago for Christmas. I was pleasantly surprised when I got a little Pandora box!! I wanted something with a G on it for Gemma so Darin got me a G bead and a bag of money bead....it took me a second but then realized, duh, we call her "G Money" sometimes lol....so hence the G and the bag of money bead haha, good thinking babe!! :)
Been in Orlando for a little over a week....SO SO glad we (G & I) made it safe and sound with no complications, besides A LOT of walking because of gate changes at Miami airport and the crying children that seemed to follow me around from flight, to flight, gate to gate and through immigration and customs.....I just kept telling G, don't be like them, you're gonna be a good baby right? The thought terrifies me bringing a crying/screaming child through the airport.....i'll be "that" mom one day i'm sure of it. When I finally got to my parents it was almost 7pm! We had family Christmas dinner and then Christmas presents to open which was nice, I was glad they waited so patiently for me :) My mom got us all tickets to ICE at the Gaylord Palms, i've been wanting to go there for years.....glad to finally make it with the family :) I did manage to get some of my suitcase put away but I was exhausted so I tried hard to just stop what I was doing and then get some sleep.
The next day I had my first Dr. appointment but because of some misunderstandings and neither the Dr or his office manager weren't there, I ended up not seeing anyone and as a prego should, I cried in the car to my mom :) With a friends help we got things figured out over the next few days so the following Friday I finally got to see the Dr. and boy do I love him!! I'm so happy to have him and feel 100% comfortable to see him for the care of G and I while we're here. He's happy with my belly size and weight gain, listened to G's heart rate and said she sounded awesome!! I have to re-do all my labs, blood work, sugar tests etc because although i've had it all done in Barbados, he isn't quite sure what the numbers mean for the results lol....guess it's not that bad but it does stink it's just something else I have to do here.
I've been splurging on fun foods I haven't gotten to eat in the last 8 months, but I know it can't last long or i'll gain 100 lbs in the next 5 weeks and that CAN NOT happen!! I bought a couple goodies at the food store for me to snack on that I don't have in Barbados like cheeze-it's, goldfish, ravioli, yummy cereals and MILK, finally normal MILK!!!! (see pics below haha) It's been nice that i've got to unpack completely and put my suitcase away and have my mom and dad making sure i'm comfy all the time. It's nice that I don't have to rush off so fast back to Barbados but at the same time we miss Darin, a lot! Wish he was here to spend the relaxing time with me before G arrives but hopefully the time will go by and he'll be here sooner than later and make it in time for our daughters arrival.
New Years my mom made her traditional donuts which were amazing as always!! I think I had 4 or 5 total?? I had to make up for missing it last year duh! :) I went about a mile down the road to a friends family house on the lake to watch fireworks and hang out to ring in the new year but sadly, with me being pregnant and my friend with a new born, we made it till 10:30 before we left hahahahahaha, I was in bed by 11pm...LAME!! Oh well, there's always next year!!
Prego Quirks, Symptoms & Info:
*gained 3lbs since my last visit....not bad if you knew how much i've eaten in the last week alone :)
*love my 3 rotating maternity pants and shirts, how do people NOT like these things?
*my nose closes up at night so those nose strips are my friend, except when i have to pull them off in the am
*missing Darin 24/7, i send him videos or G in my belly so he can see her move, he says she looks like she's dancing :) still my sweet girl, not hurting mommy one bit
*love my moms dunkin donut chocolate glazed donut coffee.....i'm bringing back BAGS of it!!
*looking forward to my shower this weekend!! YAY!!
*love my 3 rotating maternity pants and shirts, how do people NOT like these things?
*my nose closes up at night so those nose strips are my friend, except when i have to pull them off in the am
*missing Darin 24/7, i send him videos or G in my belly so he can see her move, he says she looks like she's dancing :) still my sweet girl, not hurting mommy one bit
*love my moms dunkin donut chocolate glazed donut coffee.....i'm bringing back BAGS of it!!
*looking forward to my shower this weekend!! YAY!!
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