|
Stef_217
|
read my profile
sign my guestbook
Name: Stefanie
Birthday: 2/17/1983
Gender: Female
Interests: I love photography, writing, Friends, swimming, the Pacers, any football game, planning, decorating, NASCAR and coooking with Dave. I love my family and my new family! I want to travel the world with Dave and our families and children one day!
Occupation: Other
Industry: Business
Message: message me
AIM:  foto217
Member Since:
4/1/2005
|
|
| Oh and FYI my March blogs are missing? Who knows.
| | |
| I do not like using this word but here it comes... I am getting miserable! Yes miserable. I love Ava, I have loved being pregnant, but I am having a hard time functioning every day. I am almost 4 weeks away. 4 weeks! I start going every week to the OB this week for my exams and to see how I am progressing with dilating and effacement. Cannot believe it is almost here... that Ava will be here. She is still very much apart of her everyday scheduled activity. Yes there are days where I wish she rolled and kicked more but then again... she did discover my ribs about 2 weeks ago. haha.
I cannot sleep more than 90 minutes at a time. I cannot do it. It was puzzling at first but now it all makes sense. She is pushing up on my diaphragm so I have problems with breathing, she is stretching out to my bladder (more frequent bathroom trips all day especially at night), and it is hard to get comfortable. My stomach and back were never achy problems until this past week. My joints, hips and pelvic area are loosening and I can tell. It is very painful to just sleep. I can tell I am tired. So at night I usually come home, eat dinner, stay off my feet as much as possible, ice my swollen ankles, and try to relax. Hopefully it starts showing to help soon! I feel the best right towards around 4-5 a.m. and sleep the most then til my alarm.
Thankfully I have an amazing boss who lets me work from home at times. I am trying very hard to not take advantage of that because I like to suck it up and just take the pain and fatigue. But I am beginning to realize, I cannot do that anymore. Too dangerous this close to delivering. I need to reserve my energy for the big delivery day. And my hubby Dave is incredible! I feel like he does everything though he says that is not true. He makes dinner, I still fold laundry when he gets it for me, I try to help him clean the house in parts every night of the week and weekend, and I am organizing Ava's room. That is my favorite part of life right now. Getting all her cute stuff organized, washed and in their place.
My family is amazing! They have been visiting us more often and my Mom has been wonderful. Many helpful talks of what I am going through. She will be there right with Dave when I deliver and I am very happy with that. But besides all of this, I am just reading up, making my lists of things to do, and just getting organized as I normally do. I made a list last night and oh my goodness. I feel like there are 500000000 things to do this month. But I know that we can get it done. A lot of it is washing her stuff in stages. Blankets, crib stuff, 0-3 months clothes (reluctant still on newborn clothes and I still do not have a single tag off any outfits), sterilizing her bottles in case I need to supplement formula, sterilizing well everything, etc. I love making lists. I love my giant post it notes with my Ava list. And I know in a few weeks she will be here and I will be grateful for everyone helping, all the showers, and all the baby stuff. It is just getting very real right now. It is April!!! How can I not be anxious and excited?!
Hopefully I will remember to update here. But for now, remember my facebook will be updated with photo and I have my Ava blog. Not ready to post her blog yet but it is a place for my thoughts on the pregnancy for now. Soon it will all be Ava!! 
| | |
| So I am making a baby web site (tis why I am not on my xanga account as often). But I love this photo that came up when I was checking online WISH TV 8's weather. I wanted to know why it was snowing since it was no really supposed to anymore (but what do they know). This is the satellite image of a snow pack. Yea really impressive?
 | | |
| - Which open-all-night establishment has been a lifesaver for you?
In college, we loved Steak n Shake, Wal-mart
- What open-all-night establishment is closest to where you live?
hmmm not sure I usually am in bed early now! haha
- What nonexistent open-all-night establishment could you really use in your life?
movie theater. that would be fun!
- Which open-all-night establishment in your town is least likely ever to see your patronage in the wee hours of the morning?
Perkins. blah
- Have you ever purchased anything advertised on television late, late at night?
nope not yet. I am sure that will come one day.
| | |
|
