Pregnancy symptoms I am not loving:
1. Itchy scalp!
Oh my goodness, it's driving me crazy! It's particularly bad the last 3 or so inches of my scalp, closest to my neck. Brushing my hair is heavenly since the brush makes a nice scratching implement Switching the Head and Shoulders dry scalp formula hasn't seemed to help. No dandruff, just itchiness. I've heard of an itchy belly, but not an itchy head. Suggestions welcome!
2. Insomnia
I know it could be much worse and will likely get much worse as I get big and uncomfortable. And I've been lucky that it hasn't been too much of an issue in the second trimester. But lying awake from 4:41 until 7:00 this morning was torture. Not falling asleep until after 11:30 last night sucked. I knew I'd be useless and miserable on less than 5 hours of sleep so I used half a sick day to stay home and sleep. Just after I'd powered through my icky cold all last week to avoid using any sick time!
But on the good news front....
I felt the first movements this past Wednesday. Just like what I had heard - like little bubbles or popcorn popping. It's fun to have those little moments a couple times a day.
And look for the first round of belly pictures later this week!
Monday, September 27, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Pregnancy dessert theater
Act I
Jeff and Brandi are sitting on the couch.
Brandi: Jeff, can you put the cheetohs away and get me some ice cream
(Yeah, it was a productive afternoon)
Jeff: Not now, I'll do it in a little bit.
Brandi seems okay with that.
J: Do you still want ice cream?
B: Yes, please.
J: Okay, but I'm not putting away the cheetohs, they're yours
B: Yes, but you were the one eating them.
Exit Jeff Stage left, sans cheetohs.
Act II
Enter Jeff with ice cream and two bite sized butterfingers. He gives the bowl to his wife, and puts the entire butterfinger in his mouth.
B: I can't believe you just ate that whole thing and didn't offer me a bite!
J: You got ice cream, this is my dessert.
B: But you should still at least offer me a bite.
Jeff turns to watch TV, puts the entire second butterfinger in his mouth.
B (jaw agape): What's wrong with you? You didn't even give me a bite. I said I wanted a bite.
J: You have ice cream.
B: But I wanted a bite of butterfinger.
J: You didn't ask for a bite. You just said that I should have offered you a bite of the first one.
Needless to say, this argument played out for the rest of the evening. I blame baby brain. Read the transcript (verbatim as far as I can recall), she never asked for a bite. I feel I'm in the right here. At least that wasn't the last of the butterfingers, or I'd be sleeping outside (or going to Walgreens to buy more).
Jeff and Brandi are sitting on the couch.
Brandi: Jeff, can you put the cheetohs away and get me some ice cream
(Yeah, it was a productive afternoon)
Jeff: Not now, I'll do it in a little bit.
Brandi seems okay with that.
J: Do you still want ice cream?
B: Yes, please.
J: Okay, but I'm not putting away the cheetohs, they're yours
B: Yes, but you were the one eating them.
Exit Jeff Stage left, sans cheetohs.
Act II
Enter Jeff with ice cream and two bite sized butterfingers. He gives the bowl to his wife, and puts the entire butterfinger in his mouth.
B: I can't believe you just ate that whole thing and didn't offer me a bite!
J: You got ice cream, this is my dessert.
B: But you should still at least offer me a bite.
Jeff turns to watch TV, puts the entire second butterfinger in his mouth.
B (jaw agape): What's wrong with you? You didn't even give me a bite. I said I wanted a bite.
J: You have ice cream.
B: But I wanted a bite of butterfinger.
J: You didn't ask for a bite. You just said that I should have offered you a bite of the first one.
Needless to say, this argument played out for the rest of the evening. I blame baby brain. Read the transcript (verbatim as far as I can recall), she never asked for a bite. I feel I'm in the right here. At least that wasn't the last of the butterfingers, or I'd be sleeping outside (or going to Walgreens to buy more).
Monday, September 20, 2010
Another First
The first pregnancy is full of firsts. Lots of great things, and some not so good. I think we can put this most recent one under the not-so-pleasant category...
Yep, it's the first pregnancy cold.
Now, I'm fortunate to have a pretty good immune system. In fact, when I make those mental lists of traits you hope the kid inherits from one parent or the other, my immune system (as opposed to Jeff's) is pretty high up there. So I don't get too sick too often. A couple colds a year that can be pretty well managed with some Sudafed and Advil. And there's the rub.
There aren't a lot of medications that are safe during pregnancy. So my options are pretty limited. A little Tylenol to help with my sore throat is supposed to be safe enough. But the swollen glands and plugged up ears and congestion are another matter. Fortunately things seem to be improving a bit here on day 3, after a rough morning. Hopefully the trend continues so I can meet my goals for the week: attending my first prenatal yoga class tomorrow night and getting a flu shot.
Yep, it's the first pregnancy cold.
Now, I'm fortunate to have a pretty good immune system. In fact, when I make those mental lists of traits you hope the kid inherits from one parent or the other, my immune system (as opposed to Jeff's) is pretty high up there. So I don't get too sick too often. A couple colds a year that can be pretty well managed with some Sudafed and Advil. And there's the rub.
There aren't a lot of medications that are safe during pregnancy. So my options are pretty limited. A little Tylenol to help with my sore throat is supposed to be safe enough. But the swollen glands and plugged up ears and congestion are another matter. Fortunately things seem to be improving a bit here on day 3, after a rough morning. Hopefully the trend continues so I can meet my goals for the week: attending my first prenatal yoga class tomorrow night and getting a flu shot.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Baby's First Scrubs!
So baby Schulze received its first gifts a few weeks ago. Grandma Simpson held out on the gift purchasing longer than I expected!
An Amazon box showed up at our door. Inside were a few CD's with lullabies and classical music for babies. And, a litte pair of scrubs! :) They're sized 0-6 months, so we'll see when they will actually fit. Here's a picture of baby's scrubs on top of Jeff's shirt for comparison.
An Amazon box showed up at our door. Inside were a few CD's with lullabies and classical music for babies. And, a litte pair of scrubs! :) They're sized 0-6 months, so we'll see when they will actually fit. Here's a picture of baby's scrubs on top of Jeff's shirt for comparison.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Baby Carriage or Stroller or whatever
Brandi dragged allowed me to accompany her to shop for baby carriages. Holy ****! How complicated can this be. These things range from $20-$1000. They come with cup holders, 4-wheel drive, reversible seats, a Ford 450 big-block engine, and optional navigation system. After moping around for an hour carefully viewing the different options, I struck on a plan. Let's look for the one that does not take a PhD and certification from NASA to open and close. Seriously, who builds these things? I consider myself reasonably intelligent and somewhat mechanically inclined. Still, we had to ask the sales guy how to open one of them back up. If he hadn't been standing nearby, my vote would have been to leave it all crumpled on the floor and bolt out of there. That's another thing, why is the baby carriage section of Buy Buy Baby staffed by all males in their mid-20s? Anyways, we finally made a choice (I think). I'm sure it will show up on some registry somewhere (I'm pretty sure Brandi is building those for us). Here's a picture (I think they start at about $1,000,000, so start saving).
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