Dear Baby Brooks -
You are 10 weeks old now! You are just about the size of a kumquat (whatever that means). That means you're a little over an inch long and weigh just about a quarter of an ounce! Still teeny! Here are the little details of the week...
How Far Along? Ten weeks.
Weight Gain? Still just about the same.
Sleep? Definitely still exhausted. Naps and early bedtimes are the norm around here these days!
Miss Anything? Easy lunches. I've had it up to my ears with peanut butter. It would be nice to just make a nice deli sandwich to bring for lunch. Never been a real fan of a hot sandwich.
Movement? Not a peep.
Food Cravings? Still feel safest with carbs. I've been eating lots of pasta, potatoes, and saltine crackers. I've also developed a new obsession with pierogies which is the best of both pasta and potato worlds. I keep telling myself that once the queasiness subsides I'll eat better!
Any Aversions? Chicken still isn't cutting it. I can't even really think about it.
Gender? ?????
Symptoms? Still super sleepy and pretty nauseous, but I still haven't actually gotten sick which is great! I've also had a few headaches this week.
Best Moment this Week? Your Daddy and I have started a new little tradtition where we sit down on Sunday mornings and read the week in one of the baby books together. We're learning so much!
Looking Forward To... Feeling not so sleepy. I'd love to go out and get in a nice walk or a little exercise but I just really don't have it in me!
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
9 Weeks
Dear Baby Brooks -
You are 9 weeks old now! You are just about the size of a medium green olive. That means you're about an inch long and tipping the scales at about .07 ounces! Tiny little thing! Here are the little details of the week...
How Far Along? Nine weeks.
Weight Gain? None really...I'm pretty much maintaining at this point.
Sleep? I am sleeping great and pretty much all the time. I go to bed early, want to take naps (and do), and sleep in whenever I can.
Miss Anything? Coffee. And turkey sandwiches.
Movement? Not a peep.
Food Cravings? Nothing in particular. I have been mostly wanting starchy/carby foods which is why it's a small miracle that I haven't actually gained much weight.
Any Aversions? Chicken doesn't sound that great to me. And the smell of coffee is just a little much. Barrett also started brewing his own beer this week and the whole house smelled like corn which was pretty terrible.
Gender? ?????
Symptoms? Complete and utter exhaustion! I read in one of the many baby books I'm perusing that burn more energy laying on the couch baking a baby in my belly than most people do lifting weights in the gym for an hour. True story. I'm also experiencing some "morning" sickness (which is a big, fat lie because it's really an "all day" sickness). I haven't actually gotten sick, but I'm pretty much queasy all the time. I'm trying not to complain though because I know it could be much worse. Little victories...
Best Moment this Week? Being able to really count the week! Since we found out how far along I was last week, we've been able to keep up with growth/development and fun facts.
Looking Forward To... The end of the first trimester! We get to tell all of our family and friends about you!! We also have our second appointment and another ultrasound on February 24, so we're looking forward to that too.
You are 9 weeks old now! You are just about the size of a medium green olive. That means you're about an inch long and tipping the scales at about .07 ounces! Tiny little thing! Here are the little details of the week...
How Far Along? Nine weeks.
Weight Gain? None really...I'm pretty much maintaining at this point.
Sleep? I am sleeping great and pretty much all the time. I go to bed early, want to take naps (and do), and sleep in whenever I can.
Miss Anything? Coffee. And turkey sandwiches.
Movement? Not a peep.
Food Cravings? Nothing in particular. I have been mostly wanting starchy/carby foods which is why it's a small miracle that I haven't actually gained much weight.
Any Aversions? Chicken doesn't sound that great to me. And the smell of coffee is just a little much. Barrett also started brewing his own beer this week and the whole house smelled like corn which was pretty terrible.
Gender? ?????
Symptoms? Complete and utter exhaustion! I read in one of the many baby books I'm perusing that burn more energy laying on the couch baking a baby in my belly than most people do lifting weights in the gym for an hour. True story. I'm also experiencing some "morning" sickness (which is a big, fat lie because it's really an "all day" sickness). I haven't actually gotten sick, but I'm pretty much queasy all the time. I'm trying not to complain though because I know it could be much worse. Little victories...
Best Moment this Week? Being able to really count the week! Since we found out how far along I was last week, we've been able to keep up with growth/development and fun facts.
Looking Forward To... The end of the first trimester! We get to tell all of our family and friends about you!! We also have our second appointment and another ultrasound on February 24, so we're looking forward to that too.
Education
The academic in me has sprung into action.
Thanks to my wonderful friend Anna, we are diving right in! We want to learn everything we can about this little peanut!
First Doctors Appointment
Dear Baby Brooks -
FINALLY! We had our first doctor's appointment to check up on you on Tuesday, January 24. We had waited two whole weeks to find out some more information on you so we were super excited to learn more! Dr. Louise Rogers is going to be taking care of all of us for the next 200 days or so. She is fabulous. We love her and know that we are all in wonderful hands.
Daddy met me at the appointment and we got to find out so much about you! Unexpectedly, we got to have an ultrasound! We had no idea we'd get to actually see you that day, so it was such a pleasant surprise! We found out that I was exactly 8 weeks and 2 days pregnant with you. Your little heart was so strong! It was beating at 171 BPM which the doctor said was fabulous! So, now we know that your due date is September 2...Labor Day Weekend.
We can not wait to meet you!! About three more weeks and we can share the news with the world!
FINALLY! We had our first doctor's appointment to check up on you on Tuesday, January 24. We had waited two whole weeks to find out some more information on you so we were super excited to learn more! Dr. Louise Rogers is going to be taking care of all of us for the next 200 days or so. She is fabulous. We love her and know that we are all in wonderful hands.
Daddy met me at the appointment and we got to find out so much about you! Unexpectedly, we got to have an ultrasound! We had no idea we'd get to actually see you that day, so it was such a pleasant surprise! We found out that I was exactly 8 weeks and 2 days pregnant with you. Your little heart was so strong! It was beating at 171 BPM which the doctor said was fabulous! So, now we know that your due date is September 2...Labor Day Weekend.
We can not wait to meet you!! About three more weeks and we can share the news with the world!
Sharing the News...With a Select Few!
Dear Baby Brooks -
Stop number 2 on the baby train was telling your grandparents that we were having a baby. The thing about your grandparents is that everyone is kind of spread out. Gammie and Kenny (we don't have an official grandparent name for him yet) live in Burlington, Noni and Pops live in Louisiana, Nana and the Dude live in Florida, and Grandad and GiGi are in Waxhaw. We weren't sure of exactly the next time we were going to see everyone but we were itching to share the wonderful news of you! We decided to involve your brother in the mix. Mommy made Buddy a bandana to wear that said Big Brother. Our plan was to send the picture to everyone to break the big news. Here's Buddy -
Handsome fella, isn't he? :-) We sent it to Gammie and Nana, and neither one of them got it at first. Gammie thought Buddy was going to be some kind of helper dog and her second guess was that we were getting a puppy. Nana thought we had made a cape for cousin Landon because Lola was going to be born in the next few weeks. Eventually, a lightbulb went off in their heads and they figured out that Buddy, was in fact, going to be a big brother...to a human baby! They were both so excited! As luck would have it, Pops was coming into town from Louisiana the very next week, so we waited to tell him in person. Once he was here, we sent Buddy downstairs to show off his new outfit. It took him a few seconds for it to register, but Pops figured it out pretty fast! Then we sent Buddy's picture to Aunt Rachel. She figured it out right away and said, "We have so much to do! We need to buy books, and blankets, and chairs!" Chairs? Huh? Silly Aunt Rachel. Then we proceeded to tell Uncle Matt and Aunt Jenna, Noni, Grandad and GiGi. Everyone is really very excited to meet you and they call to check on you all the time!
We are counting the days until we can tell everyone else our wonderful secret too!
XOXO
Mommy & Daddy
Stop number 2 on the baby train was telling your grandparents that we were having a baby. The thing about your grandparents is that everyone is kind of spread out. Gammie and Kenny (we don't have an official grandparent name for him yet) live in Burlington, Noni and Pops live in Louisiana, Nana and the Dude live in Florida, and Grandad and GiGi are in Waxhaw. We weren't sure of exactly the next time we were going to see everyone but we were itching to share the wonderful news of you! We decided to involve your brother in the mix. Mommy made Buddy a bandana to wear that said Big Brother. Our plan was to send the picture to everyone to break the big news. Here's Buddy -
We are counting the days until we can tell everyone else our wonderful secret too!
XOXO
Mommy & Daddy
A Wonderful Surprise
Dear Baby Brooks -
Here we go! You're on the way...well, in the next 30 weeks or so. Your Daddy and I are so happy and are so excited to meet you. We are going to use this space to document the first 40 weeks of your life. We'll fill it with memories, thoughts, and random happenings. We want to remember every moment of our patient wait for your arrival. We've only known you were coming for about 2 weeks now and we are smitten already. You have filled most of our conversations lately and we know that you will only continue to consume our lives and fill them with love and excitement.
There's no better place to start than the beginning I suppose. On January 10, I woke up around 3:00 am feeling like the room was spinning. A few hours later when my alarm clock went off, I still felt pretty queasy. I got out of bed, showered, and tried to get ready for work. I just couldn't kick that woozy feeling. I woke your Daddy up and told him I felt kind of crummy and that I was going back to bed. I woke up an hour or so later and thought to myself, well, might as well take a quick pregnancy test. Still feeling a little sleepy and not so wonderful, I took a very quick peek at the test, saw only one line, and went back to sleep...for about three hours. When I woke up for the third time that morning and made my way to the bathroom, that little test was still sitting on the counter staring at me, only this time there were two lines instead of one. Two! So, being me, the first thing I did was take a picture. :-)
OK...so, now that there was photo evidence, I said to myelf, "Self, take another one." So, I did, and what do you know...two lines again!
Yep, definitely pregnant. I looked at your furry brother, Buddy, he looked at me, and I think we both knew our lives were never going to be the same. I didn't want to tell your Daddy over the phone, so I just sat around all day, me and Buddy, feeling kind of terrible, and wondering what was and wasn't safe to eat! There are a lot of rules about that by the way! Because your Daddy is so sweet, he called four or five times that day to see how I was feeling. I never answered of course and was watching the clock all day anxiously awaiting his arrival home from work.
He walked in the door, said hello to Buddy, and then came into the kitchen to ask how I was feeling. I don't remember exactly the words I said, but it was somewhere along the lines of, "Well, I still don't feel great, but I know why I don't feel so great." Your Daddy immediately asked if I was pregnant. I said yes and told him that I'd taken two tests just to be sure! He kept saying things like, "No way!" "Really?!" and then he said, "Congratulations!" I said, "You too," and the journey to you began.
We went out to dinner at Mellow Mushroom to celebrate...nothing too fancy considering my tummy and I still weren't on the best of terms! I seriously didn't even know what to order for dinner. Here's how it went in my head..."OK, so I don't think I'm technically supposed to eat deli meat, so do pepperoni and ham on a pizza count as deli meat? And if they do, is it OK because it's heated? And what's the real deal with caffeine? Can I have a little bit? Is it bad if I order an unsweet tea? Ugh...so confusing! I'll have a water and a grilled chicken sandwich." I know a little more now and realize that yes, I could have had pizza with meat on it and the tea would have been fine, but I'll tell you this...if I had to only eat chicken and drink water for 40 weeks to keep you safe, you can bet I'd do it with pleasure.
XOXO
Mommy and Daddy
Here we go! You're on the way...well, in the next 30 weeks or so. Your Daddy and I are so happy and are so excited to meet you. We are going to use this space to document the first 40 weeks of your life. We'll fill it with memories, thoughts, and random happenings. We want to remember every moment of our patient wait for your arrival. We've only known you were coming for about 2 weeks now and we are smitten already. You have filled most of our conversations lately and we know that you will only continue to consume our lives and fill them with love and excitement.
There's no better place to start than the beginning I suppose. On January 10, I woke up around 3:00 am feeling like the room was spinning. A few hours later when my alarm clock went off, I still felt pretty queasy. I got out of bed, showered, and tried to get ready for work. I just couldn't kick that woozy feeling. I woke your Daddy up and told him I felt kind of crummy and that I was going back to bed. I woke up an hour or so later and thought to myself, well, might as well take a quick pregnancy test. Still feeling a little sleepy and not so wonderful, I took a very quick peek at the test, saw only one line, and went back to sleep...for about three hours. When I woke up for the third time that morning and made my way to the bathroom, that little test was still sitting on the counter staring at me, only this time there were two lines instead of one. Two! So, being me, the first thing I did was take a picture. :-)
OK...so, now that there was photo evidence, I said to myelf, "Self, take another one." So, I did, and what do you know...two lines again!
Yep, definitely pregnant. I looked at your furry brother, Buddy, he looked at me, and I think we both knew our lives were never going to be the same. I didn't want to tell your Daddy over the phone, so I just sat around all day, me and Buddy, feeling kind of terrible, and wondering what was and wasn't safe to eat! There are a lot of rules about that by the way! Because your Daddy is so sweet, he called four or five times that day to see how I was feeling. I never answered of course and was watching the clock all day anxiously awaiting his arrival home from work.
He walked in the door, said hello to Buddy, and then came into the kitchen to ask how I was feeling. I don't remember exactly the words I said, but it was somewhere along the lines of, "Well, I still don't feel great, but I know why I don't feel so great." Your Daddy immediately asked if I was pregnant. I said yes and told him that I'd taken two tests just to be sure! He kept saying things like, "No way!" "Really?!" and then he said, "Congratulations!" I said, "You too," and the journey to you began.
We went out to dinner at Mellow Mushroom to celebrate...nothing too fancy considering my tummy and I still weren't on the best of terms! I seriously didn't even know what to order for dinner. Here's how it went in my head..."OK, so I don't think I'm technically supposed to eat deli meat, so do pepperoni and ham on a pizza count as deli meat? And if they do, is it OK because it's heated? And what's the real deal with caffeine? Can I have a little bit? Is it bad if I order an unsweet tea? Ugh...so confusing! I'll have a water and a grilled chicken sandwich." I know a little more now and realize that yes, I could have had pizza with meat on it and the tea would have been fine, but I'll tell you this...if I had to only eat chicken and drink water for 40 weeks to keep you safe, you can bet I'd do it with pleasure.
XOXO
Mommy and Daddy
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Batting 1000
Well...
Looks like I'm averaging about 1 post per month these days. :-)
The only thing I can really say is that between work, traveling, and finishing up my first semester of Grad School, keeping up with this blog has (sadly) really fallen to the bottom of the To Do List.
I hope to be able to post some more goodness soon....until then, know that we're doing great, keeping busy, and if we can get through the next two weeks or so, it'll be smooth sailing!
Hope everyone had a Happy Happy Thanksgiving and that you're all getting into the Christmas spirit!!
XO
Looks like I'm averaging about 1 post per month these days. :-)
The only thing I can really say is that between work, traveling, and finishing up my first semester of Grad School, keeping up with this blog has (sadly) really fallen to the bottom of the To Do List.
I hope to be able to post some more goodness soon....until then, know that we're doing great, keeping busy, and if we can get through the next two weeks or so, it'll be smooth sailing!
Hope everyone had a Happy Happy Thanksgiving and that you're all getting into the Christmas spirit!!
XO
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