And so it begins...
Prolog-to-the-Blog
A few opening comments before i dice on into blogging...
a) I wanted to start a blog for a while now, but time was always of the essence.
b) I am a perfectionist so i wanted to conquer the learning curve of blogging before i started.
c) I didn't want to do just a pregnancy and baby blog, but i eventually wanted to add these in to my blog.
well, folks a-b-c sort of got shot to shit. just a little. and that's ok. i made it my New Years resolution to start a blog in 2011. that is all fine and good - i sought out some library books, started reading in my ever so "spare" time and tried to, you know conquer that learning curve on my own time with no pressure.
the thing is we got pregnant. which, my friends is wonderful and we are super stoked about the soon to be addition to our little familia, but it sort of put a dent in my blogger timeline. you see, i wanted to start pressure free with no judgement on how my platform look was boring and how my grammar was imperfect and then wait for the perfect title and so on and so forth...
but friends, that's just not how life works. it doesn't wait for you as it doesn't wait for me. so with the daily thoughts and changes in my body and mind and LESS "spare" time because i am not always feeling great or energized, i wanted to just document it sooner than later so i started.
i started just this:
a) a blog that didn't have the appropriate background research that i would have liked
b) an not so perfect title and not so perfect graphics and little knowledge on getting there...
c) and a mainly pregnancy/baby blog
go figure.
but i still want my mission to still be the same even if it starts mainly baby oriented.
A place for conversation.
A place to hold me accountable.
A place to have an outlet.
A place to share ideas.
i want to document my feelings on my first pregnancy and birth and baby time with our new family, but also incorporate my thoughts and excitement on what i would consider my main passions and be able to share and compile a place for them:
*art*
*city life*
*birth*
*the ones i love*
*health*
so friends, welcome.
i have let go of the perfectionism for the time being b/c i didn't have a choice.
first lesson in parenthood? things just can't be perfect.
maybe i'll get where i want to in the blogosphere and maybe i won't, but for now enjoy
see you in November.
entry one. (sorry these are not on separate pallets... i'll change it when i learn how to add i post backdated...)
Pregnancy suspicion.
A few days ago I realized that my temp wasn’t going down and that the 14 day marker had came & passed. Today is day 16 of consistent high temp and once I get to 18 consecutive days I am instructed to take a pregnancy test. I have to admit, if the test is + I am completely okay with it which is pretty much the mantra your dad and I have taken since I have been off the pill. We decided let’s see where this goes since I was told it might take some time for me to get pregnant thanks to a possible mis-diagnosis of PCOS. We are in no rush, but at the same time no halt. It’s nice – we are able to pretty much live free and all the while I am learning so many new things about my body and how the women’s body works in general. It is really fascinating. I swear, if I were better at science I would have become a midwife.
The main suspicion is from the increased temp for so long, but other have come up. These may be bc I am unconsciously looking for them and perhaps making them up in my mind, but they seemed legit. I have had some constipation (which a friend that was preggo told me this was one of her few symptoms) and lots of heart burn. Like days straight of heart burn. Like heart burn after cereal... I mean, come on - that's not normal.
My hair is growing like crazy, but that could be prenatal vitamins which I have been taking since December with the anticipation that I could be taking them for up to 2 years prior to a pregnancy. Nothing wrong with vitamins you know?! My breasts don’t feel that different although I keep looking at them and hoping they are growing no matter what the reason ha ha.
I feel great otherwise though. I have no complaints, just wonder-ment. Ironically after the convo with your dad about trying to get pregnant in the Fall stemmed into him saying "well why the fall? What about the summer or now?" So we pretty much are on the same page of whatever happens is supposed to happen now or later and we are ok with it. The part that baffles me if this test I take in the next couple of days is +, is that it means I am 4-5 weeks pregnant already and I feel like I lost time to plan haha. I am sure I will break it all down by month, just like planning a wedding etc. Ooops #nerd.
Again if you are + on the test I couldn’t be happier sharing parenthood with your dad. We make a great team. November seems like an eternity away, but also not enough time. That’s crazy, but I imagine that is how it always feels. The cool news is that you will fit right into the Minniti November bday craze! And you will have a cousin from Aunt Becky + Uncle Chuck born a month earlier and not to mention your two older cousins will be 2 (Hazel) & 1.5 (Josie). So that means a lot of fun.
I will let you know how this results. I haven’t mentioned anything to your dad yet b/c I don’t want him to not concentrate as well and he has to work the weekend and don’t want him to be tired, but perhaps it will make work more exciting. I am counting down the days until Sat or Sun so I can get confirmation of this intuition.
This past weekend I also mentioned to Auntie Jip that I might be pregnant right now and not know. Until I get confirmation I am going to skip out on the drinks at HH tomorrow and go easy on the 15K Sunday. You will be a baby with strong lungs as I love to exercise. I hope you enjoy the yoga to come.
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