Saturday, August 13, 2011
Overwhelmed
This week has been a busy one but a very productive one. About at year ago I mentioned to Scott about refinishing the floors in the back bedrooms and hallway. It had blue carpet that was worn and stained from use over the years. Well we took no action on this project until now because of the motivation of having a baby in 3 months. Funny how things like having a baby will get you finishing projects you say you always want to do. We did this in phases. First pulled up the carpet then painted the rooms. Brynn came over which helped tremendously! Then my folks came down and helped with the floors. Right now our project is completed. I am looking back over this last week and am overwhelmed by the love and support we have received from our family and friend. There is nothing more I can do besides saying "thank you" and giving hugs to my loved ones. I am so grateful and humbled by the love we have received doing this project. Being pregnant I can't lift or do as much as I would have so has meant so much to me. Thank you to my husband, parents, sis-in-law, in-laws, and Brynn for all your help. We love you and are so looking forward to the future in having this little girl. :)
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Temporary Insomnia
I'm up... my brain is wide awake but my body feels exhausted. Drank some water and ate some salty chips to ease any hunger and I hope it does the trick but I am still awake.... browse facebook but no one is posting anything this late at night. Hoping that blogging will remedy my wakefulness at this hour. Before pregnancy I slept like a champ, now the closer I get to my 'guess date' the more I wake up. It doesn't happen every night but occasionally here and there. I guess I could diagnosis myself with insomnia but I would hardly fit the criteria and thankful I don't for right now. I know that my nights of waking up will become more and more frequent and then when she is born I will be waking up for feedings every 2 hrs. Maybe it's our body's way of preparing us for those sleepless nights.
This blog has been a pretty fun experience thus far...don't know who reads it nor do I care but it has been a great way for me to reflect about this incredible journey. There is so much to take in and I think I would pass it by at times if I wasn't intentional at reflecting what I was feeling and experiencing. I am currently almost 28 weeks and I think into my third trimester... not quite sure, I'll have to check that out. Some people say, "you're about to pop," and I kindly respond saying "no I have three more months to go." I guess it's mostly men that have said that to me to think about it. One guy I know at work kept on saying "wow, Liisa you're really letting yourself go..." as to joke around and get a laugh out of me. At first I was polite and kindly joked back but after the 4th or 5th time and now that I am getting much much bigger it's not funny anymore.... is there anything else you can say to me when you see me? I made known to him my concerns the last time he said his 'joke' and I believe it worked. It was just getting to the point where I was completely irritated as he would say this in front of other co-wokers, a lack of social intelligence for sure, I couldn't tolerate it anymore.
Being pregnant makes weight gain a more sensitive topic which has been an interesting experience because I haven't been one who is really that sensitive when it comes to weight. I even know that my weight gain has been on the higher end but to me I feel great and haven't noticed any extreme gains in my body other than my belly area and boobs where the gains are supposed to happen. I do think I have slightly swelled in my feet and hands and so I have been eating more salt to help retain water. Moving around is still fairly comfortable although there is still just the struggle at times because my body is adjusting to this recent change. My tailbone which had been hurting throughout my 1st and 2nd trimester has almost ceased, thank the Lord for my mother-in-law and the butt pillow she gave for me at work, that is a champ. I believe the pain I was experiencing was from all my ligaments stretching in that region on my body... there's more stretching and widening still yet to be done but now the pain is very infrequent which I am very relieved and happy.
Ok switching gears to what they call nesting, a very appropriate word to describe this period of pregnancy. It is definitely a season of waiting and preparation and I believe it much more so than planning a wedding. Preparing to have a baby has been much more emotional than planning a wedding was, for me at least. Planning a wedding in six months was great, it was a lot of work but such a joy. There was only one time I remember where it got difficult but that was based on other people's actions, we prayed about it and moved on, as to not have the joy of planning be stripped away from the experience. Plus planning a wedding is really planning for just that day. Yes, you are getting your heart ready for the rest of your lives but I believe pregnancy to be 100x more emotional and you are not only preparing for that day of labor but also for our lives to be changed forever. We only have three more months left of Scott and myself. I get sad at times as I know we are in the transition of our lives. It is a very exciting and anticipating season but a week ago we were chillin at home in the evening watching tv, just the two of us. I looked at him and realized that in three months this was all going to change. I was a little sad that night and grateful at the same time. Acknowledging that we are in a period of transition is important and recognizing how I feeling in the moment only does me good. We are in an exciting period of our lives and completely looking forward to having this baby but there are those times of grief because you are moving from one stage to the next and I don't want to pass it all by and not take in these little moments like the two of us together. We have been together for over 5 years and almost three of those years have been in marriage and our time where it's been just the two of us is coming to an end.
I am really thankful to the Lord that pregnancy is 9 months. For me I need time to adjust to change especially if I really wasn't on expecting it, like this one. The Lord really knew the perfect timing for a woman's body and heart to prepare to have a baby, and it has been an incredible experience. I was talking to my aunt this morning on the phone as she asked me how I have been feeling (p.s. you get that question alot!!!). I told her that I really have been feeling great and can't complain too much about being uncomfortable or even being sick for that matter, it has been quite the blessing and I actually really enjoy being pregnant. My aunt Lish said that we come from good stock. :) I don't take this lightly at all and am thankful for good health and a low risk pregnancy. Hearing about couples who are having difficulty getting pregnant or even hearing about women in my life who are having menstrual or ovarian challenges really weighs on my heart and I do my best to keep them in my prayers. I am thankful for a healthy and enjoyable pregnancy.
I'm still up... but thinking after this last paragraph to get some shut eye. :) I finished my summer semester... shout out! Whoot whoot! So happy and relieved it is all done. I have not been as motivated this summer as my interests have been elsewhere like reading baby books rather than hw. But the work it all done, completed, and turned in! I am free for awhile as I don't plan on taking classes this fall and am completely at peace with it. :) Some big projects have been happening literally right after my last paper was written. We painted all three bedrooms and hallway a yummy warm caramel color with the white trim. We have pulled up all the carpet to reveal the beautiful wood floors underneath. But these floors need to be refinished so my parents are driving out this week and going to help us tackle this project which is the biggest one, and it will be the most rewarding I feel. In all of this we also bought a car! Praise the Lord! We sold my little infiniti about two weeks ago and just this month reached our goal to buy as used Subaru. We told my folks that we are looking but in no rush because we still had Scott's truck to drive around. My mom called us up on Friday and all in all we bought a 2002 Subaru Outback, white, automatic, limited edition with 60,000 miles for $10,500 cash! A bit different bc we bought it and haven't even driven it yet.... but since my folks are both owners of subarus and have a great relationship with the dealer we bought it and everything has worked out great. The car is in great condition and it has some fun bells and whistles that I am looking forward to like leather seats, muti-CD player, dual moon roof, tinted windows, heated seats.... needless to say we are pretty excited about our purchase and thankful that we saved up the cash to buy it, what a great feeling it is (thanks Dave Ramsey)! We get the car this wed when my folks drive down to help with the floors, what impeccable timing! Just really thanking the Lord that He orchestrated all of this together, better than we would have planned! After the floors I want to go through all of our stuff and get rid of things we don't use or wear, and get bins to separate out winter from summer clothes and organize our basement. Next is when I call up Brynn to help decorate the baby room, I'm not the best at that kinda of thing, envisioning what I want or how it will look because there are too many things one could do and I get overwhelmed. So Brynn is going to help with the interior design as you would call it. Looking forward to these next three months getting ready for our baby girl to arrive! :)
oj... I'm tired now... good night!
This blog has been a pretty fun experience thus far...don't know who reads it nor do I care but it has been a great way for me to reflect about this incredible journey. There is so much to take in and I think I would pass it by at times if I wasn't intentional at reflecting what I was feeling and experiencing. I am currently almost 28 weeks and I think into my third trimester... not quite sure, I'll have to check that out. Some people say, "you're about to pop," and I kindly respond saying "no I have three more months to go." I guess it's mostly men that have said that to me to think about it. One guy I know at work kept on saying "wow, Liisa you're really letting yourself go..." as to joke around and get a laugh out of me. At first I was polite and kindly joked back but after the 4th or 5th time and now that I am getting much much bigger it's not funny anymore.... is there anything else you can say to me when you see me? I made known to him my concerns the last time he said his 'joke' and I believe it worked. It was just getting to the point where I was completely irritated as he would say this in front of other co-wokers, a lack of social intelligence for sure, I couldn't tolerate it anymore.
Being pregnant makes weight gain a more sensitive topic which has been an interesting experience because I haven't been one who is really that sensitive when it comes to weight. I even know that my weight gain has been on the higher end but to me I feel great and haven't noticed any extreme gains in my body other than my belly area and boobs where the gains are supposed to happen. I do think I have slightly swelled in my feet and hands and so I have been eating more salt to help retain water. Moving around is still fairly comfortable although there is still just the struggle at times because my body is adjusting to this recent change. My tailbone which had been hurting throughout my 1st and 2nd trimester has almost ceased, thank the Lord for my mother-in-law and the butt pillow she gave for me at work, that is a champ. I believe the pain I was experiencing was from all my ligaments stretching in that region on my body... there's more stretching and widening still yet to be done but now the pain is very infrequent which I am very relieved and happy.
Ok switching gears to what they call nesting, a very appropriate word to describe this period of pregnancy. It is definitely a season of waiting and preparation and I believe it much more so than planning a wedding. Preparing to have a baby has been much more emotional than planning a wedding was, for me at least. Planning a wedding in six months was great, it was a lot of work but such a joy. There was only one time I remember where it got difficult but that was based on other people's actions, we prayed about it and moved on, as to not have the joy of planning be stripped away from the experience. Plus planning a wedding is really planning for just that day. Yes, you are getting your heart ready for the rest of your lives but I believe pregnancy to be 100x more emotional and you are not only preparing for that day of labor but also for our lives to be changed forever. We only have three more months left of Scott and myself. I get sad at times as I know we are in the transition of our lives. It is a very exciting and anticipating season but a week ago we were chillin at home in the evening watching tv, just the two of us. I looked at him and realized that in three months this was all going to change. I was a little sad that night and grateful at the same time. Acknowledging that we are in a period of transition is important and recognizing how I feeling in the moment only does me good. We are in an exciting period of our lives and completely looking forward to having this baby but there are those times of grief because you are moving from one stage to the next and I don't want to pass it all by and not take in these little moments like the two of us together. We have been together for over 5 years and almost three of those years have been in marriage and our time where it's been just the two of us is coming to an end.
I am really thankful to the Lord that pregnancy is 9 months. For me I need time to adjust to change especially if I really wasn't on expecting it, like this one. The Lord really knew the perfect timing for a woman's body and heart to prepare to have a baby, and it has been an incredible experience. I was talking to my aunt this morning on the phone as she asked me how I have been feeling (p.s. you get that question alot!!!). I told her that I really have been feeling great and can't complain too much about being uncomfortable or even being sick for that matter, it has been quite the blessing and I actually really enjoy being pregnant. My aunt Lish said that we come from good stock. :) I don't take this lightly at all and am thankful for good health and a low risk pregnancy. Hearing about couples who are having difficulty getting pregnant or even hearing about women in my life who are having menstrual or ovarian challenges really weighs on my heart and I do my best to keep them in my prayers. I am thankful for a healthy and enjoyable pregnancy.
I'm still up... but thinking after this last paragraph to get some shut eye. :) I finished my summer semester... shout out! Whoot whoot! So happy and relieved it is all done. I have not been as motivated this summer as my interests have been elsewhere like reading baby books rather than hw. But the work it all done, completed, and turned in! I am free for awhile as I don't plan on taking classes this fall and am completely at peace with it. :) Some big projects have been happening literally right after my last paper was written. We painted all three bedrooms and hallway a yummy warm caramel color with the white trim. We have pulled up all the carpet to reveal the beautiful wood floors underneath. But these floors need to be refinished so my parents are driving out this week and going to help us tackle this project which is the biggest one, and it will be the most rewarding I feel. In all of this we also bought a car! Praise the Lord! We sold my little infiniti about two weeks ago and just this month reached our goal to buy as used Subaru. We told my folks that we are looking but in no rush because we still had Scott's truck to drive around. My mom called us up on Friday and all in all we bought a 2002 Subaru Outback, white, automatic, limited edition with 60,000 miles for $10,500 cash! A bit different bc we bought it and haven't even driven it yet.... but since my folks are both owners of subarus and have a great relationship with the dealer we bought it and everything has worked out great. The car is in great condition and it has some fun bells and whistles that I am looking forward to like leather seats, muti-CD player, dual moon roof, tinted windows, heated seats.... needless to say we are pretty excited about our purchase and thankful that we saved up the cash to buy it, what a great feeling it is (thanks Dave Ramsey)! We get the car this wed when my folks drive down to help with the floors, what impeccable timing! Just really thanking the Lord that He orchestrated all of this together, better than we would have planned! After the floors I want to go through all of our stuff and get rid of things we don't use or wear, and get bins to separate out winter from summer clothes and organize our basement. Next is when I call up Brynn to help decorate the baby room, I'm not the best at that kinda of thing, envisioning what I want or how it will look because there are too many things one could do and I get overwhelmed. So Brynn is going to help with the interior design as you would call it. Looking forward to these next three months getting ready for our baby girl to arrive! :)
oj... I'm tired now... good night!
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