Dear Apple,
Week 17 came and went without anything remarkable occuring. You did your thing and I did mine. However, your big brother started paying more attention to you this week. A favorite activity of his is to blow raspberries on my tummy and point to it and say baby. I think he's trying to give you love!
I'm starting to show more now and your arrival is becoming more real as I try to guess how early or late you might be. I already received notice of a Court date in December and realized that by the time I attend that hearing you wil have been here for at least a month.....CRAZY!!!!!
Love you,
xoxo
Mom
Showing posts with label week 17. Show all posts
Showing posts with label week 17. Show all posts
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Week 17 Recap
Dear Avacado,
Week 17 came and went very fast. It was during this week that you began to make your presence known more and more. I had to purchase maternity clothes and there was evidence of a little "bump" right above my pelvic bone that didn't go away after a long night sleep.
Sleep has started to get a little more difficult. I tend to like to sleep on my right side and usually wake up on my back. However, you seem to prefer me to sleep on my left or almost on my stomach supported by a pillow - you do not like me on my back and you love to give me heartburn if I dare try to lay that way. :)
You and I are eating well. We start our day with a bowl of cereal - the sugary the better (you really like lucky charms). A few hours later we tend to have a snack of some sort (either grapes or a special K protein drink). Then, its onto lunch - this is still the hardest meal for us to eat because of my work so we often find ourselves eating a blend of differnent things. Snack comes a few hours later followed by another snack at around 5pm. We try to eat dinner between 6:30 and 7:30 and then another snack before 9pm. I seem to be much hungrier at night which I believe comes from the fact that I am so busy during the work day that we don't get to eat as much as we should.
I have not really experienced any true "cravings". Some of the things I really like to eat are (1) green grapes (2) pineapple (3) celery (4) grilled corn and potato (5) strawberries. Some of the things that don't seem to sit well are (1) chocolate (2) bread (3) baked chicken (4) oily foods.
As far as weight gain - I think our scale is off so I will have to wait till the doctor's appointment on July 8th to find out if all our eating is helping. I think it is but only their scale will tell. :)
xoxo
Erin
Week 17 came and went very fast. It was during this week that you began to make your presence known more and more. I had to purchase maternity clothes and there was evidence of a little "bump" right above my pelvic bone that didn't go away after a long night sleep.
Sleep has started to get a little more difficult. I tend to like to sleep on my right side and usually wake up on my back. However, you seem to prefer me to sleep on my left or almost on my stomach supported by a pillow - you do not like me on my back and you love to give me heartburn if I dare try to lay that way. :)
You and I are eating well. We start our day with a bowl of cereal - the sugary the better (you really like lucky charms). A few hours later we tend to have a snack of some sort (either grapes or a special K protein drink). Then, its onto lunch - this is still the hardest meal for us to eat because of my work so we often find ourselves eating a blend of differnent things. Snack comes a few hours later followed by another snack at around 5pm. We try to eat dinner between 6:30 and 7:30 and then another snack before 9pm. I seem to be much hungrier at night which I believe comes from the fact that I am so busy during the work day that we don't get to eat as much as we should.
I have not really experienced any true "cravings". Some of the things I really like to eat are (1) green grapes (2) pineapple (3) celery (4) grilled corn and potato (5) strawberries. Some of the things that don't seem to sit well are (1) chocolate (2) bread (3) baked chicken (4) oily foods.
As far as weight gain - I think our scale is off so I will have to wait till the doctor's appointment on July 8th to find out if all our eating is helping. I think it is but only their scale will tell. :)
xoxo
Erin
Friday, July 1, 2011
Maternity Clothes
Dear Avacado,
Today you were a little more noticeable when I zipped up my skirt (I had a trial today and always try to dress to impress!) so after court I found myself at the maternity clothing store in the mall. What an experience that was - finding clothes on a normal day is usually tough but this was a different monster.
I ended up with a pair of capris, a pair of shorts and two shirts. The capris have what they call a "full panel" meaning that the elastic comes up above my stomach and the shorts have an "under band" which means there is a thick band that sits below my expanding stomach. We shall see which style I prefer.
All that's left to do is find some work clothes that I can tolerate wearing -so much of the clothing has ties under the chest (empire waist) or has ties in the back (circa 1980s housewife clothes) ..... neither is my style and I can't imagine finding myself in these clothes on a daily basis let alone in Court!
Hopefully a trip to visit your Aunt Ana in Boston will remedy the clothing situation soon. Until then - please stay tucked deep inside so my work clothes will fit :)
xoxo
Erin
Today you were a little more noticeable when I zipped up my skirt (I had a trial today and always try to dress to impress!) so after court I found myself at the maternity clothing store in the mall. What an experience that was - finding clothes on a normal day is usually tough but this was a different monster.
I ended up with a pair of capris, a pair of shorts and two shirts. The capris have what they call a "full panel" meaning that the elastic comes up above my stomach and the shorts have an "under band" which means there is a thick band that sits below my expanding stomach. We shall see which style I prefer.
All that's left to do is find some work clothes that I can tolerate wearing -so much of the clothing has ties under the chest (empire waist) or has ties in the back (circa 1980s housewife clothes) ..... neither is my style and I can't imagine finding myself in these clothes on a daily basis let alone in Court!
Hopefully a trip to visit your Aunt Ana in Boston will remedy the clothing situation soon. Until then - please stay tucked deep inside so my work clothes will fit :)
xoxo
Erin
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