Scary Mary

Happy Memorial Day weekend to all of you. This weekend was amazing. We went up north to the Mountains. Spent time in North Conway (my favorite), went shopping at the outlets, and got some YUMMY candy from my favorite shop.

ANDDDD then we then went to the lake house. I didn't go swimming though...it was warm enough, but I was just not into it. (which is so strange, because I am a HUGE swimmer..HUGE....but I was getting some strange pains). But I did play bago won one game and lost the other...sorry Dave.

Then we were supposed to go to a girlfriends house, butttt those pains popped up again. They were happening a lot. And got worse over time. So, my doctor told me to come into the hospital.

Dave and I got there last night at 9...and were OUT by 11:30! They monitored A, things were GREAT, monitored my urine...THAT toooo was great, and then took some blood...and yes...that was great too. Sooooo they concluded that I had to take it easy, and that my muscles were just stretching...um...ouch....

So now Dave, A and I are alllll laying on the bed resting...because the dr. said so... hmph...lol...I want to go out to cookouts and go swimming...but I guess I can do that another time.

SOOO anyways...sorry to scare those who read my twitter last night! And A is sorry to be pulling my muscles apart (I hope).

LOVE XOXO

TWENTY 4

Sorry I have been MIA...seriously...it's been a few days! I have been so busy "getting my groove Back"...lol...or you could say relaxing/beaching/pooling it with my girlfriends because LAW SCHOOOOLLLL issssss on vacation for a bit (well until A comes).

Dave and I have bought some onsises...one says "miracle baby"...it's adorable. I cry when I look at it. I cry a lot lately....for no reason...and it's not that I am sad, most of the time I am so happy! LOL...well that and if I run out of cool pops (frozen ice sugar water)!

So here is my survey for the 24th week of BABY A's pregnancy!


How Far Along? 24ish weeks (I am 24 years old...did you all know that??? lol...sooo this is my 24th week...being 24)

Total Weight Gained/Loss? 8lbs. I am not sure if I should be happy/sad/nervous about this. But I read that around 24 you should be between 10-15...sooo I guess ok????

Maternity Clothes? Pshhh...or naked....LOL...I am naked a lot. I don't mean to be! LOL! Sorry for TMI Heather! AHAHAHAHHAA!

Sleep? I am sort of sleeping...and then running to pee...and then sleeping....

Best Moment of the Week? I don't have one....it has been SO hot out. I literally have drank at least 100 GALLONS of water.

Movement? A moves ALL of the time

Food Cravings? None...zip..zippers...

Food aversions? None.

Morning sickness? None.

Gender? A is still team PINK

Belly Button? EEK...almost shallow...hmm...

What I miss: I don't miss anything

What I'm looking forward to: BECAUSE I can relax...I am looking forward to my shower...which is a surprise....SO don't ruin in Heather or Tanya! LOL

Milestones? Um....only having 16 weeks left... :)


LOVE. XOXO

Sugar, Spice and EVERYTHING girlie

So, since we have been told that A is a little girl, I have been receiving amazing gifts from people! (Thank you all so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) From cookies (sugar, chocolate chip, ginger snap, etc), onsies, outfits with ruffles on the bum...to an adorable outfit that has a cow...I LOVE LOVE it all! And you will be getting "thank you" cards...because I want to tell you all how thankful we are!

Dave and I are very excited about this process and even more so that we only have (almost have 16 weeks) a few more months to go!

We were told today at the doctors that I have gained 8lbs so far...only 8lbs...not sure if that is good or bad! They were not upset or surprised, so I guess we will play it by ear.

ALSO we also went and saw the Labor/Birthing Center at the hospital that we will be attending (my OBGYN is attached to the hospital so I called up and the floor was quiet so we were able to head on it). It was all state of the art, amazing, beautiful! And I warned the nurses ahead of time that I am crazy. LIKE..SUPER crazy! :)

XOXO

23 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!

23 weeks. yes. 23 weeks downnnnn. 17 more to go. Crib is bought/ordered...Dave is stripping/staining the other furniture I love, I bought a bassinet...The diaper bag is hereeeeee....hmmm...OH and I got some clothes from a friend who is making my baby shower invitations (yes, I don't know when it is...it is a surprise, BUT she is making them for me...and they are gorgeous).

LAW SCHOOL finals are over..yep...OVER...for now that is. I am very super happy about that. I get a break for a bit...

Sooo......

Here is my own survey:

How Far Along? 23 weeks (and a day)

Total Weight Gained/Loss? I will find out Monday. Prettty sure since baby A is growing and gaining, I will be doing the same. I went to dinner with a bunch of girlfriends and they all said that I am only all belly. SO...I guess the 30lbs I lost before getting preggo has helped not gain so much weight! That and I am watching what I am putting into my mouth.

Maternity Clothes? I am wearing them...that and a new bra...yes...I needed a new bra! :)

Sleep? I am sleeping...and then waking up to pee...and having strange strange dreams.

Best Moment of the Week? I am verrrry excited for my prenatal massage!! :)

Movement? A likes to move around, and LOVES to move between the times of 9:30p.m. anddd midnight...and then when Dad comes home around 4a.m.

Food Cravings? None...zip..zippers...

Food aversions? None.

Morning sickness? None.

Gender? A is a girl..STILL..! BUT my doctor said that the doctors in Boston have been wrong before. HEY, thanks...way to make me feel confident.

Belly Button? Stretching. BUT no stretch marks yet!

What I miss: I don't miss anything

What I'm looking forward to: PRENATAL MASSAGEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! And being able to not feel guilty about not getting the nursery together. BECAUSE I can now! NO studying!

Milestones? Um....only having 17 weeks left... :)


LOVE. XOXO

Fun!

With my Law School Contract Final on Monday
I need to "stop" blogging for a few days....

*that and my anxiety can't take how much of a spaz I am*

So I wanted to leave you with two pictures of "A"

Here was me this afternoon:
I can no longer see my feet if I look straight down when standing....

AND here is me studying....
A is lopsided in my belly...going more to the left

I justttt want to cry

{I AM DONE WITH THESE OH POOR ME POSTS, I PROMISE, well at least for a while!}

Ok, so maybe the spousal unit isn't being that bad, and maybe the dogs are just getting on my nerves, and maybe I am just burnt out with school....but I just want to cry. Like sob. SOB SOB SOB.

OH and I found three scratches on my body (One on stomach, one on my leg/hip area, and one on my forehead), I have no idea where I would have gotten these scratches, Dave yelled at me (or it was 4am and he was stern and...I cried). He said I had to be more careful of my surroundings. I am a very clumsy person, and add the pregnancy, I am super clumsy.

A didn't move around at all for me, so I was a wreck. As soon as Dave came home, she woke up and did jumping jacks. ERRRRR....

I am in a rut. It has just been this past week. :/

I hope you all have a good day, while I try to change my mood. It is 10:10am here...and I have to figure out a way to get "happy".

Love,
The very emotional, very stressed out....

Dear Spousal Unit

Dear David,

Although I think you are amazing. And you are my bestest friend in the whole wide world. And you do things for me that I could never thank you enough for. Right now, this very minute....I am very livid...furious...pe'od with you.

Now...I am pregnant, and to you...that is no excuse. I'm sorry, BUT WHAT? I am allowed to be emotional, yes, I know, I have always been emotional. BUT I have been an amazing AH-MAYYYY-ZING person since we found out about this baby.

I don't know if we are no longer mad at someone unless you tell me we are NOT mad at them...so when I say "oh and how is he acting today"...don't jump down my throat and say "you need to calm down"...I'm sorry but what? You were the one two hours ago complaining about him!?!?!?!?!?! I didn't realize that in two hours you got your period and made up with this person, anddd when I just ask how it is going do NOT take it out on me. K. Thanks.

I am sorry you are sick. But don't tell me that I got you sick. Yesterday and today I have been crampy...so unless I got you PREGNANT then no, I did NOT get you sick. Because my cramping/etc is from the baby getting bigger. K. Thanks.

And finally, when I walk in the house, I should not be greeted by a barking dog, who ripped apart toilet paper, because you left open the bathroom door. Or a dog who is sick upstairs, because YOU did not shut the gate in the kitchen.

Now, instead of studying, I had to blog about this, because well, I have no RLF who I can call and bitch to (I call them but they never call me back, so I get the hint...LOL...that is for another post. I made a pact with myself that until these few call me back....I shall not be calling them....and don't call me for legal advice people, I know that is why you are calling...the ONLY reason).

Love always,
YOUR very patient, caring, pregnant wife....

Dave, Me and Dakota (our puppy) 09

The badddddddd list

I have been making a list of things that I have been upset about lately....the list is called the bad list. And I put all of the things I hate/bother me on this list, so that I can look at it later....because I don't have any time to deal with it all...well...at least this week.

THE LIST:

1. Bad drivers. If you drive a car you need to learn how to drive. You need to learn HOW TO MERGE. It does not mean that I am there to be cut off.
   
2. If you are Dave...you are not allowed to buy a dune buggie. Yes, I know, we have been saving for 3 years for this baby. And then things happened, you got hurt, I had my own issues, and now we are actually having a baby. So money although we have it, can NOT be spent on crap. I am sorry, but NO means NO...especially for a dune buggie. Lets work on saving money for a down payment next. Thanks LOVE me.
3. Rude people. You don't know me. When I call you, do NOT be rude, or you WILL feel the wrath of Stephanie. Yes, that means you lady who billed me for medical services without having billed my insurance first. It was NOT my fault, so clearly, I should not have to deal with a crazy bill and a rude customer service agent.
4. Comcast. Enough said. LOL. No, I have gone through 3 dvr boxes now. I have lost my shows. Dave has his dvr box, I have mine. MINE ALWAYS DIES. Saturday am...they shall come and fix...and this will be it.
5. My cell phone. Dear Blackberry, I am getting a new one of you in July. So get your act together or I will get a droid. That means, do not stop making sounds, just because you feel like it. Stop dying after only being used for two phone calls. Love, Me.
6. If you notice my pregnancy, do NOT tell me that my life is about to change. NO SHIT SHERLOCK. Honestly, you do not know what I have been through. And you do not understand that we want this bad...BADLY.

THAT is my bad list. It will be updated. Maybe daily. It makes me feel better.

THE END.

ONLY *18 weeks* TO GO

According to "The Bump" thinger on my webpage: Baby A is now the size of a papaya!

Baby's settling into sleep cycles, snoozing about 12 to 14 hours a day. It shouldn't be hard to figure out when -- just pay attention to those kicks as they start and stop.


So, basically we are in MONTH 5...yes...thanks...we are 5.5 months along. I did the math and everything (22 weeks divided by 4 weeks in a month =5.5) !


ANDDDDD according to the email I received from babycenter.com:

BABY A is.... At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound!
They said that: your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. His lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and he's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath his gums. His eyes have formed, but his irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. If you could see inside your womb, you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers his body and the deep wrinkles on his skin, which he'll sport until he adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside his belly, his pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily. (they keep saying he.. but we all know it's a sheeeee)


Here is my own survey:

How Far Along? 21 weeks

Total Weight Gained/Loss? ONLY 6 pounds! I had to go to the doctor yesterday (yea...my arms..remember...), soooo they weighed me...and I am only up the 6 I was up lastmonth! So, they said I was doing a great job!

Maternity Clothes? Yup! I am soooo into these new clothes! I wish I could find something more comfortable to sleep in. I end up naked...LOL! I go to bed with clothes on...and wake up naked. Just my way of getting comfy I guess.

Sleep? Good. I guess? I don't know. I am always tired still. And especially now with finals!

Best Moment of the Week? I saw the baby move from the outside!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And A is moving a lot! A LOT! As well as getting to celebrate Mother's Day because of the baby, however, I did celebrate last year even though I only had my fur babies. Hello...I am their mommy too!

Movement? ALLLLL of the time. But...A likes to sit and KICK my crotch. FUN!

Food Cravings? None.

Food aversions? None.

Morning sickness? None.

Gender? A is a girl! Dave says she is a DIVA!

Belly Button? Stretching. BUT no stretch marks yet!

What I miss: I don't miss anything

What I'm looking forward to: Ordering the crib! This weekend I think! :)

Milestones? Movement on the outside!

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome & Stress

Due to water retention I have been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. My arms and hands have been falling asleep for no reason, well, I thought. But it is technically because of water retention....I have another appt on the 24th, and if it gets worse or stays the same {even after wearing splints?} I will have to go in for physical therapy once or twice a week.

They said that CTS was "normal" for pregnancy, but I am just nervous about it because I have my final tonight. Well, my Torts final tonight and it is 3 hours of writing. They said I can take 600mg of Motrin so that I don't suffer, but I am really nervous about doing so...{the doctor basically gave me permission, but I feel guilty for taking anything}

I am stressed about this final as well. Very stressed. I can not be stressed because of being pregnant, so I am doing my best! EEK...lets not freak out now.... :(

SOME GOOD NEWS...I saw A "move" from the outside and Dave has felt A move a few times!

So wish me luck...I certainly need it tonight...

An Award!!

Accept and thank the person who gave it to you!
List 5 things about yourself
List 5 additional things you DON'T like
Then pick 5 people to give this lovely award to!

With law school finals approaching...One DOWN..and TWO to go...
I wanted to make sure that I posted this before I forgot!

I received this award from Megan at INfertile Myrtle, and also from AMS from Surviving Long Distance Love....So lets make this quick...

5 Things About Me:

1. My favorite color is yellow. And has been since the 3rd grade. Nobody picked the color yellow and I felt badly for it. Yes, I felt bad for a color. And I wanted to be different. Now it is still my favorite, I look good in it (I am Italian so...my complexion is darker), it makes me happy, and my room all through High School was yellow. And sometimes I miss it! Even my computer is yellow.
   
2. Dave and I will have been together for 7 years this coming June. Our first date was in June. BUT we started exclusively dating in July. BUT I like to say that June when we first started dating we were not dating anyone else....sooo it counts!
   
3. My favorite beverage is soda...yup..soda..COKE to be exact...which I have not been drinking, but I do get a frozen coke every once in a while.
4. Our dogs rule our household. If I do not have school, I usually don't have to get up. BUT they make sure I am up early. :) They are our "children" first.
5. Nesting has begun...which means, I am going CRAZY right now trying NOT to clean everything/rearrange everything until after my law school finals.
   

5 Things I hate:

1. I do things to make other people happy, when it doesn't help me at all. Some would say that this is great that I am unselfish...but I do it to an extreme. Nobody will go out of their way for me, but I usually go out of my way for them. I can not tell you the last time that someone other than my husband did something for me JUST because. I guess that means I get walked on...and it sort of needs to end.
2. I don't have a best friend {well other than my husband, he is my reallllll bestfriend}. Most girls have a "best friend", but I don't. I have a few good friends...in real life. But I don't have that one best friend. And I don't think I have had one since I was little. That goes back to the whole getting walked all over thing.
3. Studying. I am such a procrastinator. I get it done, but instead of studying, I go to jewelry parties, out to lunch, or write a blog post about an award!
4. Bad drivers. WHO doesn't dislike a bad driver? Oh it drives me nuts. I always seem to get stuck behind that person doing the 20 in the 30m.p.h lane. Or the ones who tailgate me...even when I am going 5 above the posted speed limit.
5. People who don't appreciate their children. I know a few people who have had children JUST to have children. They don't appreciate the things they do or say, and are missing the most important aspects of their lives because of this. And this ties into my hate for those who can get pregnant so easy, when there are so many deserving people out there who want to have a baby.
   

OK...So here is who I have tagged! GO GO GO And give them blogger love! They are some of my favorites!

1. to Misssss. Alexis
2. Alyssa (who I met in real life recently...yup...we met at Chili's...)
3. Sass...who needs lots of love right now...and always
4. to Laura *another team pink*
5. And Kat!!!!
   

Just ANOTHER crazy I'm dealing with....

Here is an email I received at like midnight. I of course didn't read it until I woke up at 3:30 to go to the bathroom....thanks to A :) BUTTTT then I was up and awake until Dave came home at five because I was fuming..

Stephanie,

Before you directly insult the service that I have selflessly given over the past years, maybe you should first ask questions before assuming the worst. It is beggining to get old that every chance you get you have insulted the previous board and managment knowing full well that N and I were on that board! I will no longer tolerate your disrespect towards me nor actions that you feel I have taken that are completely fabricated. The standards were lowered to keep the electricity on.... If you must know! The non urgent building maintenance was put to the wayside to pay for the heating system.... So that we could stay warm! Things have been done to protect you and your investment and every chance you get you backhand the ones that have protected that for you. The previous board spent weeks researching and interviewing managment companies before going with S. R has done an exceptional job, and if the grass has gotten a little long so be it.... the oil bills are paid! Neither N nor I put us in the "financial" position that we were in, B is 100% responsible for that. I'll have you know that while you were soundly sleeping N and I both spent many sleepless nights over the worries of this property.

Needless to say I think that it is time for you to put your snide remarks to bed. I have no interest in entertaining them.

T

Sent from my iPhone

AND SOOOOOOOOO I was going to write a long winded reply. Because I was so angry! Not only did she send this to me, but she CC the ENTIRE board and management co... SERIOUSLY? BUTTTT instead I don't want this go to back and forth any longer so I decided to say this:

T,

I am sorry that you feel this way, it was not my intention to attack you. And I am sorry that we have ALL wasted so much time on things that are not productive.

Have a nice day,
Stephanie


So what do you all think? I am not going to give her the time of day and let her ruin my mood. Just because she wants to personally attack me, I am not going to stoop to her level, because honestly, the email I sent about the previous board and the management company was not targeted to her...it really wasn't (we are in financial ruin due to them yes, but I never said IT WAS T'S FAULT)...and I am sick of being yelled at for people and their stupid mistakes! I never ever blamed her!! Jeesssh!!

Rare Form

OHHHH LORDY...lets just say...that everyone has their own "take" on pregnancy. AND TODAY...my take...is NOT so fun.

Let me just say that I have wanted this for SO long...and it was a huge struggle to get here....But I have not been told the whole truth. Nobody tells you about the unfun things. I wont get into all of it here tonight..but I will post about it later....Promise... (and when I write these things, I am going to be ever so nervous, because I know there are so many of you out there struggling to be where I am ....but please don't forget I struggled too...a lot...but this is my pregnancy blog. And I love you all...)

So anyways...Nobody has told me about a little thing calllledddd CRAZY PREGNANCY hormones. HONESTLY. I have been SO mean to everyone. Today alone, I wrote about 19 emails and in all I have made sure that the person I was writing to knew that I was unhappy with them, their performance, and how unhappy I was that now that they have not picked up the slack, it would be me doing their job. AND this was JUST for my Condo Association members. I am the Vice-Pres...{but basically do everything} and ONE women was sarcastic in her response to me. BITCH PLEASE. I know how to play that game!!!!!!!!!! {sorry if my swearing offended you...but in real life...I swear like a trucker....}

ANDDDD with these crazy hormones I get sad.....over the STUPIDEST things!!!!! I have to study, and I don't want to. I want to order Chinese Food, Watch a movie, and CRAWL into bed. AND I have not felt the baby move a lot today. Which people say is normal.. BUTTTTTTTT it makes me nervous. So I shall be checking with the doppler tonight.

And I get sidetracked...so......
HERE is a picture of me....at 21 weeks...
I took this today :)

AND THENNN My hormones make me so happy....my bag came in today!!! My Kate Spade baby bag!!!! So I am happy about that... SO SO SO SO SO HAPPY!!!!

AND THEN I AM JUST BACK TO BITCHY....if my neighbor yells one more time about his daughter dragging her shoe I am going to yell at him and tell him to shut the f up because she is a kid, she will outgrow them, and learn to appreciate her shit eventually, THAT IS WHAT THEY DO BUDDY! EERRRRRR!!!!!!

I am sorry again for offending anyone, or turning them off...but like I said earlier...this is my pregnancy blog....and it's all me..the real me...not the perfect cookie cutter Stephanie...the crazy, sad, happy, andddd bitchy me....

LOVE,

A baby name....

I know that we have posted about baby names before....

But we have decided on a baby name...that starts with the letter
A!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We love the name that we have picked. It works out amazingly.
It's meaning is PERFECT!!!


I am not going to share the name for awhile (sorry, eek)!
Dave wants to keep that private.
BUT when I get the A-ok from MR.DAD...
I will be sure to inform all of you!!!
(Yes Heather, I will inform you as well, when Dave says I am allowed to tell)

*21 Weeks*

We are *21* weeks! I am so excited that I'm really showing! People are noticing that I am pregnant now! What they are saying is: "Wow, you're all belly", "Wow, you've popped"....and it is very exciting for me!!

Dave has been rubbing my belly, and writing me text messages saying: "I miss my baby and my baby's mommy".

I started filling out the "pregnancy" book. I was so cautious to do it before, because I didn't want to fill it out, and get bad news. BUT we are doing great, so I filled it out the best I could! And I am looking at making a baby book, well, as soon as finals are over.

Law school has only two finals left. The 1oth & 17th. I have decided to take a break next semester. I am due on Sept 14th, so I will have to miss some classes, and they don't approve of that. I will start again for the Spring semester. I am feeling slightly better about this decision. But what if I don't want to go back? Decisions, decisions.


How Far Along? 21 weeks

Total Weight Gained/Loss? I REFUSE to get onto a scale...LOL...no seriously, I am nervous about it! Hopefully not more than 10lbs. But at this point...really...I have no idea. I will weigh myself this afternoon....

Maternity Clothes? Yup, at this very moment I am wearing everything maternity except my bras. I am not sure if I should just buy bigger bras or nursing bras....or just go get some cheap ones because my girls are getting rather large....

Sleep? Lately, I have not been sleeping so great....well that was until Dave let me put on the central air! He hates the central air...soooo he put a window ac into the bedroom...which is the whole 3rd floor. And now I'm back to sleeping like a baby!!

Best Moment of the Week? This week just started. BUT last week we got the good news of being "normal" as you all know!!

Movement? Yes, I feel kicks ALLLLLL of the time. At first it was popping, and now I feel kicks. I never felt "flutters" just kicks. Yesterday she must have been upside down because I was feeling them inside of my crotch!! lol!!

Food Cravings? I don't have any cravings...but when we go out to eat I have been eating steak. So strange...I never get steak tips..EVER...and I have been eating the whole thing! That and Frozen Cokes...from Burger King!

Food aversions? NOTHING

Morning sickness? This week I have not felt great when eating...probably the heat/humidity. But not sick.

Gender? OBVIOUSLY TEAM PINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Belly Button? Stretching....yes....very wide! Pretty sure it will be popping.

What I miss: Not having classes. I have been very busy with law school.

What I'm looking forward to: Everything! When my finals are over I will be getting everything done! I am so antsy to do everything, that it is literally killllllling me!

Milestones? Getting the "green flag" from the doctors saying that everything is normal!