For dinner, we enjoyed an elegant evening at the Melting Pot! It was soooo romantic. It was definitely an experience to share with your significant other for the first time together. We had lots of food too. We had "The Big Night Out" 4-course meal. For an appetizer, we created a cheese fondue with mexican spices and jalapenos. Then we both had Caesar salads (one of those no-nos while being pregnant :-)). For our main course we had an array of items: teriyaki sirloin, chicken breast, shrimp, filet mignon, ny strip steak, chicken potstickers, and lobster with potatoes, broccoli and mushrooms on the side, all cooked in a spicy caribbean bouillon. For our decadent dessert, we enjoyed pineapples, strawberries, bananas, cheesecake, brownies and poundcake all dipped in or drizzled with milk chocolate fondue swirled with marshmallows.
You, too, should spring for an elegant night out at the Melting Pot. Beware though, its not for those scared to spend money or those who are in a rush. :-)
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Happy Birthday to ME!!!
One step closer to the big 3-0!!! Scary!!! At least I got these delivered to my job from the love of my life. :-) I wonder where we are going for dinner tonight. It's a suprise. I just know that we have reservations at 7:30. Yaaaaaaaaay! He also got me some Victoria's Secret Dream Angels Heavenly perfume (I looooooove that scent) and "Girl, Get Your Money Straight" (a financial management book) since I love all thing money related.
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Big Baby
4 lbs 13 oz so far and I am only 31 weeks. I think I am on the way to having a 9 lb baby. At least she won't be scrawny! :-)
Thursday, August 04, 2005
Which will come first?
They tell us that we should go to settlement by the end of September. Which do you think will come first? The baby or the house?
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Final Countdown
I've gained 4 more pounds... I guess "they" say a pound per week in the third trimester is normal. Overall, I am up 10 pounds... but I feel extra heavy. I had my gestation diabetes glucose screen today. All is normal. My glucose level (or whatever they measure) was only 110. So I am straight in that department. After today my appointments are every two weeks. Maybe I will perk up about the next appointment because I get another ultrasound at the radiologists office. :-)
I am getting lazier and lazier about my blog (notice all the pictures lately?).
I am getting lazier and lazier about my blog (notice all the pictures lately?).
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Thursday, July 14, 2005
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
It's official!
So today I got the biggest surprise of my life (well outside of finding out about the new bundle of joy). Jerry and I went to our new house thats being built. We went to go look around to see the progress that had been made. Things were looking good. We noticed that most of the plumbing had been completed and we even had all the bathtubs in the house installed. We walk all over the downstairs part of the house and decide to check to see what had been done upstairs.
Once we got upstairs, we walked thru the baby's room and into one of the guest rooms. While in there Jerry said casually... "Are you gonna marry me dear?" I didnt think too much about it because we had talked about it before and I knew that he was preparing to ask me. I just didnt know when. I said "Yes" and we kept it moving. We walked into the other guest room to check things out. And finally, we walked into 'his' rec room... We looked around and took pictures. We always do that so I didnt think too much about it. As I was about to walk back downstairs, Jerry came up behind me and put his arms around me and asked me right then and there if I would marry him. I said "Yes" immediately. He had the box in his hand and when he showed it to me I almost fainted. I opened the box and WOW - he did an excellent job.
I was slightly blinded for a moment but then I got my composure and he put the ring on my finger. It was perfect! Proposing at the site our our new home - our foundation in more ways that one... Next stop... Bahamas - our last trip before the baby comes...
Once we got upstairs, we walked thru the baby's room and into one of the guest rooms. While in there Jerry said casually... "Are you gonna marry me dear?" I didnt think too much about it because we had talked about it before and I knew that he was preparing to ask me. I just didnt know when. I said "Yes" and we kept it moving. We walked into the other guest room to check things out. And finally, we walked into 'his' rec room... We looked around and took pictures. We always do that so I didnt think too much about it. As I was about to walk back downstairs, Jerry came up behind me and put his arms around me and asked me right then and there if I would marry him. I said "Yes" immediately. He had the box in his hand and when he showed it to me I almost fainted. I opened the box and WOW - he did an excellent job.
I was slightly blinded for a moment but then I got my composure and he put the ring on my finger. It was perfect! Proposing at the site our our new home - our foundation in more ways that one... Next stop... Bahamas - our last trip before the baby comes...
Friday, July 01, 2005
14 and counting...
This is me at 6 months (26 weeks) and only 3 months left (14 weeks). At my doctors appointment yesterday, the nurse told me that I've only gained 6 pounds so far but I think that this last trimester is gonna get me. I'd better watch out. Everything else was normal... blood pressure, fundal height - all that good stuff. At my next appointment I will have the glucose screen which tests for gestational diabetes and then after that I go for an appointment every two weeks. Yaaaaaaaaaay. Counting down... AND I get another ultrasound. Cant wait for that!
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Prego Police
They are OUT! And it's really starting to piss me off...
"Dont do this", "be careful doing that", "don't eat this", "you should try to eat that", "you shouldnt drink caffeine", "don't eat tuna", "stay away from deli meats", "dont eat shellfish", "dont eat any salt", "drink water all day long", "dont put your hand above your head", and last but not least... "make sure you walk..."
Make sure I walk? Are you serious? Do you forget where I am? It is hot as hell in Houston right now and the humidity makes it feel even WORSE. Everyday. It doesnt matter the time of day or night. It's hot. Plus we are in the midst of a drought. The ground is hot... hella hot. I hadn't even been shopping in forever until yesterday (had my $25 DSW voucher). It's just too hot when you have to walk from the car to the store and back. TOO DAMN HOT. So, expecting me to go take a walk out in this Houston heat is out of the question. Period. I dont think baby Cameron wants her mom to pass out just so she could go walking.
On another note... why are people (other women) so rude to pregnant women? We are already in a fragile state and people just feel the need to comment on our size. When it comes from someone you know, you can take it as a joke or you can tell them to kiss your @$$ but from a complete stranger to say... "you are huge", "you look like you are ready to drop at any moment now" or "are you having twins" (when you're only having one baby) is just ridiculous. I told Jerry that the next time some woman I dont know comes up to me and says something like that, I am going to look back at them and say, in all seriousness... "Oh, I am due in October... having a baby girl. When are you due?"
That'll shut them up. At least I hope so.
"Dont do this", "be careful doing that", "don't eat this", "you should try to eat that", "you shouldnt drink caffeine", "don't eat tuna", "stay away from deli meats", "dont eat shellfish", "dont eat any salt", "drink water all day long", "dont put your hand above your head", and last but not least... "make sure you walk..."
Make sure I walk? Are you serious? Do you forget where I am? It is hot as hell in Houston right now and the humidity makes it feel even WORSE. Everyday. It doesnt matter the time of day or night. It's hot. Plus we are in the midst of a drought. The ground is hot... hella hot. I hadn't even been shopping in forever until yesterday (had my $25 DSW voucher). It's just too hot when you have to walk from the car to the store and back. TOO DAMN HOT. So, expecting me to go take a walk out in this Houston heat is out of the question. Period. I dont think baby Cameron wants her mom to pass out just so she could go walking.
On another note... why are people (other women) so rude to pregnant women? We are already in a fragile state and people just feel the need to comment on our size. When it comes from someone you know, you can take it as a joke or you can tell them to kiss your @$$ but from a complete stranger to say... "you are huge", "you look like you are ready to drop at any moment now" or "are you having twins" (when you're only having one baby) is just ridiculous. I told Jerry that the next time some woman I dont know comes up to me and says something like that, I am going to look back at them and say, in all seriousness... "Oh, I am due in October... having a baby girl. When are you due?"
That'll shut them up. At least I hope so.
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Werehavingababy Itsagirl
Remember that long distance commercial - I think it was 1-800-Call-ATT when the guy was making a collect call and when asked for the name he responded... "Wehadababy Itsaboy"? Anyway, I thought that was pretty comical so I thought I'd bring it back up.
Today was the day. We found out that we are having a baby girl. Awwwwwwwwww That's too precious. Jerry says in the famous words of Chris Rock... "gotta keep her off the pole". As if that's not crazy enough, my mother is CRAZY.
I called her as soon as we left the radiologists office. The only thing that she said out of her mouth when she answered the phone was "TELL ME IT'S A GIRL." Not 'hello', 'how'd it go', nothing like that... just "TELL ME IT'S A GIRL". I didnt want to disappoint and I wanted to tell her what they told us. I said... "It's a girl". She told me that I was lying and she didnt believe me. She asked to speak to Jerry. After talking to and threatening him, he told her it was a girl too. Then she said that she kinda believed us. See, my mom has 3 grandsons and 3 great nephews already. I guess she thinks it's time for a girl. I must be the chosen one...
For my mother's sake, I hope baby girl doesnt end up being baby boy.
Today was the day. We found out that we are having a baby girl. Awwwwwwwwww That's too precious. Jerry says in the famous words of Chris Rock... "gotta keep her off the pole". As if that's not crazy enough, my mother is CRAZY.
I called her as soon as we left the radiologists office. The only thing that she said out of her mouth when she answered the phone was "TELL ME IT'S A GIRL." Not 'hello', 'how'd it go', nothing like that... just "TELL ME IT'S A GIRL". I didnt want to disappoint and I wanted to tell her what they told us. I said... "It's a girl". She told me that I was lying and she didnt believe me. She asked to speak to Jerry. After talking to and threatening him, he told her it was a girl too. Then she said that she kinda believed us. See, my mom has 3 grandsons and 3 great nephews already. I guess she thinks it's time for a girl. I must be the chosen one...
For my mother's sake, I hope baby girl doesnt end up being baby boy.
Monday, May 30, 2005
Friday, May 20, 2005
My brush with death
I am so happy to be alive. I tossed and turned all night on Wednesday. I woke up to use the bathroom about what seemed like a million times. The last time that I woke up I felt cold chills so I turned off the A/C. I think I went back to sleep for about an hour and then it was time to get up to go to work. But when I tried to get up, I just couldnt. I felt HOT... burning up HOT but not just hot... I still had my cold chills. My first thought was that I must be coming down with the flu.
So Jerry got my trusted thermometer and took my temperature. 102. WTF? 102. So he is basically like, you need to go to the doctor... I'm like well, maybe I will but I ask him to call his cousin because she is a nurse and worked with a lot of pregnant women. So as I lay freezing and hot, he calls and asks her a few questions. After all is said and done, he gets off the phone and tells me that I need to call my doctor. I agreed but the doctors office didnt open until 8:30. So I had about an hour to wait. I tried to drink water just to try to help cool me down and I took two extra strength Tylenol (one of the few medicines deemed kinda safe for prego women).
At 8:30 on the dot, Jerry was calling the doctor's office. Then he tells me "I dont know what to say" and hands me the phone so that I can talk. Luckily I wasnt really dying. Of course, this day, of all days, my doctor is on call at the hospital so I speak to her assistant. She tells me to take Tylenol (I had already done that), stay well hydrated (was in the process of doing that), and try to rest until she can make contact with my doctor.
So she calls me back in about 20 minutes and tells me that I need to come in to give a urine sample. Apparently, fevers are a great indicator of an infection and one of the more common is a urinary tract infection in pregnant women.
So I decide that I'll take a slightly cool/warm shower so that I dont raise my body temperature anymore. I get out of the shower, lotion up as usual, put on my undies and sit on the side of the bed. Then I cant seem to do too much. I just sit there for what seemed like at least 5 minutes. Jerry looks over at me and asks if I am alright. I told him to hand me some water. I start placing it on my forehead and my chest just trying to cool off... Then I feel like I am about to pass out. I have NEVER felt like this before. I started seeing white spots or something like that. All I could think about at that moment was an ambulance coming to get me and them seeing me in my underwear. Here I am about to be a goner and that's what I think about. Too funny. Anyway, at that moment I started feeling sick in my stomach... and then what happens? All the water that I had been drinking presented itself again. Water was all over the floor, the dresser, my shoes... At least it was only water. Right after that I felt a little better. So I laid on the bed until I could finish getting myself together. Then I went to the doctor's office.
Leaving there, we picked up some fruit and juices... I wasnt in the mood to really eat too much so I just tried to drink water and eat my fruit... Also took my Tylenol every 4-5 hours and slept for what seemed like hours.
Then at about 10:00 it was about time to take my last two Tylenol. Jerry sat there and watched me take them. (For whatever reason, he thinks I wasnt really taking them - although my fever was under control.) Anyway, I am not a pill taker. The taste of them makes me feel like vomiting... but I know I had to do what I had to do. I put one Tylenol in my mouth, and got it down with the water. I tried to do the same with the other, but somehow it got stuck in my mouth... I kept drinking water but the pill was not going down. It started melting in my mouth. It was the nastiest taste. And I started vomiting that crap up. Right there, right in front of Jerry again. So he hands me a towel (in case I vomit again), goes into the bathroom to get some stuff to clean it up with and then something overcame me and I dropped the towel and just threw up all my fruit. I couldnt even make it to the bathroom. It was the worst. He gets me into the bathroom and puts a cool towel on my back as I put a cool one on my forehead and neck. I try to get everything else out of me over the toilet but of course... I am already done.
Anyway, he cleaned up all that nastinest - got down on the floor and started scrubbing then vacuumed. What else can I say but 'I love that man. ' :-)
So Jerry got my trusted thermometer and took my temperature. 102. WTF? 102. So he is basically like, you need to go to the doctor... I'm like well, maybe I will but I ask him to call his cousin because she is a nurse and worked with a lot of pregnant women. So as I lay freezing and hot, he calls and asks her a few questions. After all is said and done, he gets off the phone and tells me that I need to call my doctor. I agreed but the doctors office didnt open until 8:30. So I had about an hour to wait. I tried to drink water just to try to help cool me down and I took two extra strength Tylenol (one of the few medicines deemed kinda safe for prego women).
At 8:30 on the dot, Jerry was calling the doctor's office. Then he tells me "I dont know what to say" and hands me the phone so that I can talk. Luckily I wasnt really dying. Of course, this day, of all days, my doctor is on call at the hospital so I speak to her assistant. She tells me to take Tylenol (I had already done that), stay well hydrated (was in the process of doing that), and try to rest until she can make contact with my doctor.
So she calls me back in about 20 minutes and tells me that I need to come in to give a urine sample. Apparently, fevers are a great indicator of an infection and one of the more common is a urinary tract infection in pregnant women.
So I decide that I'll take a slightly cool/warm shower so that I dont raise my body temperature anymore. I get out of the shower, lotion up as usual, put on my undies and sit on the side of the bed. Then I cant seem to do too much. I just sit there for what seemed like at least 5 minutes. Jerry looks over at me and asks if I am alright. I told him to hand me some water. I start placing it on my forehead and my chest just trying to cool off... Then I feel like I am about to pass out. I have NEVER felt like this before. I started seeing white spots or something like that. All I could think about at that moment was an ambulance coming to get me and them seeing me in my underwear. Here I am about to be a goner and that's what I think about. Too funny. Anyway, at that moment I started feeling sick in my stomach... and then what happens? All the water that I had been drinking presented itself again. Water was all over the floor, the dresser, my shoes... At least it was only water. Right after that I felt a little better. So I laid on the bed until I could finish getting myself together. Then I went to the doctor's office.
Leaving there, we picked up some fruit and juices... I wasnt in the mood to really eat too much so I just tried to drink water and eat my fruit... Also took my Tylenol every 4-5 hours and slept for what seemed like hours.
Then at about 10:00 it was about time to take my last two Tylenol. Jerry sat there and watched me take them. (For whatever reason, he thinks I wasnt really taking them - although my fever was under control.) Anyway, I am not a pill taker. The taste of them makes me feel like vomiting... but I know I had to do what I had to do. I put one Tylenol in my mouth, and got it down with the water. I tried to do the same with the other, but somehow it got stuck in my mouth... I kept drinking water but the pill was not going down. It started melting in my mouth. It was the nastiest taste. And I started vomiting that crap up. Right there, right in front of Jerry again. So he hands me a towel (in case I vomit again), goes into the bathroom to get some stuff to clean it up with and then something overcame me and I dropped the towel and just threw up all my fruit. I couldnt even make it to the bathroom. It was the worst. He gets me into the bathroom and puts a cool towel on my back as I put a cool one on my forehead and neck. I try to get everything else out of me over the toilet but of course... I am already done.
Anyway, he cleaned up all that nastinest - got down on the floor and started scrubbing then vacuumed. What else can I say but 'I love that man. ' :-)
Thursday, April 28, 2005
162 and counting...
We had another doctors appointment. This time we didnt have an ultrasound done. Apparently, insurance companies dont really like to pay for that stuff at EVERY visit. One thing that we did get to do was to hear the heartbeat. Can you believe that a little one inside the womb can have a heart beat as great as 162??? Imagine if one of us had a beat count of that much... Well, we would be here no longer.. but that's what it was. It has to work extra hard to pump blood and stuff initially. Well, thats the explanation that we got. We only heard the heartbeat for about 5 seconds before the baby decided to move. And we couldnt quite find it again. Maybe next time. One thing that I have noticed though, is that I am getting FAT. Very FAT!!! I think I've doubled in size since last week although Jerry tells me that I'm crazy. I've gained 4 pounds since the last doctor's visit... and "they" say that I should gain a pound each week until the baby is born. If my calculations are correct, that means that I will have gained a total of 26 pounds by the time the baby is born. 26 added to what I weighed before getting pregnant and THAT is an ugly sight... I'd better watch what I eat from now on. I dont wanna get Supersized...
This is me now :- and I have 5 months to go...
This is me now :- and I have 5 months to go...
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
2nd Trimester
So, the thought that all your morning sickness ends as soon as the first trimester is over had me longing for the weeks to pass by... Amazingly, I have made it to 14 weeks in one piece BUT the sickness has not stopped. Just last night, well, I got sick. Could it have been the porterhouse steak that I cooked to perfection? Or could it have been those horsepill vitamins that I am forced to take every night? They are the worst. It would seem as though technology has evolved enough for all the nutrients to be packed inside of a little tiny pill instead of the monstrosities that they are now... Just my two cents. I am still hoping and praying that the sickness is almost over. Whew! Please be over... This is nothing nice. Plus I have a few trips planned in the upcoming months and I cant be sick during my travels.
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Sweet Mango Cafe
I can taste it in my mouth. I have been wanting spicy food for the longest time... especially Sweet Mango's jerk chicken... The taste is like none other. You just cant understand if you've never had it before. Could this be my first craving? I dont know but I got a taste for it and going to DC is gonna settle that. I'm off on a plane and will be back on Sunday!
And counting...
So much time has passed by... One, because I always forget about this blog and two, because time passes by quickly when you're having fun. Ok, so, I'm not really having fun. My body is not adjusting too well to this pregnancy thing. I am nauseated ALL THE TIME... and everybody has a different remedy for me. I've got the seasick bands, preggie pop drops from Motherhood Maternity, ginger tea, ginger ale, dry ass crackers, gum, mints, water... you name it and I've tried it. Too bad none of it works. Well, maybe everything worked for a day and then that was probably only psychological. Sometimes you just loathe all the people that tell you that they never had morning sickness... great for them... still sucks for me.
Oh yeah, I also tried to start working out. I was pumped... I'm not gonna be one of those moms that doesnt work out at all during the pregnancy. So me and Jerry went to 24hr fitness - decided we were gonna try out a 10 day pass and then join... Well, we went on Day 1... and that's it ... havent been back since... hahaha not even to finish out the 10 free days... So, I tried... maybe I'll try again later. Coco has been harping on me taking pregnancy yoga... Maybe I will do that continuously. Too funny...
So, I go to the doctor again to get the usual 4 week checkup. Urine, weight, blood pressure. Wow, I dropped 2 pounds. That's from being sick half the time... Thats just the worst feeling... All the mothers that've had morning sickness... throw your hands in the air - we gotta stick together!
So at least this time when we did the ultrasound Jerry was there. He was scared to come too close... scared that he was going to mess up something... Was he scared when we were... (well, you get the point) Too funny. Did I mention that he made me steal a magazine while we were there? Will we teach our child that?
At least you can tell a bit more from this sonogram picture... the big head is obvious... The baby was jumping all over the place... Active little thing... Week 12 and counting...
Oh yeah, I also tried to start working out. I was pumped... I'm not gonna be one of those moms that doesnt work out at all during the pregnancy. So me and Jerry went to 24hr fitness - decided we were gonna try out a 10 day pass and then join... Well, we went on Day 1... and that's it ... havent been back since... hahaha not even to finish out the 10 free days... So, I tried... maybe I'll try again later. Coco has been harping on me taking pregnancy yoga... Maybe I will do that continuously. Too funny...
So, I go to the doctor again to get the usual 4 week checkup. Urine, weight, blood pressure. Wow, I dropped 2 pounds. That's from being sick half the time... Thats just the worst feeling... All the mothers that've had morning sickness... throw your hands in the air - we gotta stick together!
So at least this time when we did the ultrasound Jerry was there. He was scared to come too close... scared that he was going to mess up something... Was he scared when we were... (well, you get the point) Too funny. Did I mention that he made me steal a magazine while we were there? Will we teach our child that?
At least you can tell a bit more from this sonogram picture... the big head is obvious... The baby was jumping all over the place... Active little thing... Week 12 and counting...
Thursday, March 03, 2005
The first visit
My first ob/gyn visit was very routine. I sat and talked to the doctor for a little bit. She delved all into my personal business and the nurse did the usual... urine sample, weight, blood pressure - stuff like that... Next thing I know I was getting undressed from the waist down for a total stranger getting ready for my first real ultrasound. Judging from my best friend, I thought I was gonna have to beat the doctor down to get that done at the first visit. I guess she figured aunt flow hadn't come in a while so I might be pretty far along. Anyway, I hopped up on the table, she placed the warm gel (yes, mine was warm) on my tummy and started poking around with the ultrasound machine. In about 3 seconds she found the little pea and I could see the heart beating extra fast. Too bad Jerry wasnt there. He missed the opportunity - work called... After the ultrasound and getting to see the little one that was growing inside of me I had to get blood drawn. Too bad that had to be the ending of the first appointment...
Can you understand this picture? Yeah I wouldnt be able to either if it wasnt for the ultrasound machine. I wouldn't know what the heck this little thing was if I hadnt seen it moving around. Well, the plus signs show where the head and tail of the baby are... just so you know! Pay attention, you'll have a quiz later! 8 weeks and only 32 (more or less) to go...
Can you understand this picture? Yeah I wouldnt be able to either if it wasnt for the ultrasound machine. I wouldn't know what the heck this little thing was if I hadnt seen it moving around. Well, the plus signs show where the head and tail of the baby are... just so you know! Pay attention, you'll have a quiz later! 8 weeks and only 32 (more or less) to go...
Thursday, February 24, 2005
A little surprise
Today was a shocker... I found out that I am pregnant. Not exactly sure how far along but yep... all 5 tests said I was pregnant! 3 digital and 2 regular - You just cant ever be too sure... Jerry was grinning ear to ear. :-) I wish i could have captured that for when he has to change diapers...
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