and the fact that now I am sitting at home without much to do I decided to would try to knock out what I can. Been looking at Babies R Us at all the new stuff they have made since I had my two and realized I should just start adding things a little at a time... since I really only have about two weeks left of my summer and then again in Jan, but I think Jan will have me doing more hands on stuff.
So anyway, I can not believe how much cool stuff they have made since I had my two! Of course I would still like hand me downs, but some things (like breast milk bags) I have to think of... and of course the stuff I have learned works best for me, and the stuff that I know I DONT need even though all these "registry to do list's" say you need it... I just know my baby will be in onesis and sleepers for the first few months... I dont see the reason to dress them all up every day when I have to take their clothes off a million times a day, Plus some of this stuff is so uncomfortable. Plus I dont need a million burp clothes. I never really used them with my first two. We used the cloth diapers. I think we will be able to find lots of baby clothes at garage sales:)
So The stuff I have put on my registry, I hope that I can find off ebay or craigslist first rather than buying new. I think it is such a waste if you look at how long they use this stuff...
Babies"R"Us - Baby Registry
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
It's unbelieveable!
I am just shocked at how wonderful I feel.... I actually feel like I am not pregnant other than the belly that is all of a sudden bloated and round! I know that I was a bit chunky there to begin with but you should see it now!
On another note, we got our first baby item yesterday!! A Britax Companion infant car seat! Every time I look at it, I am still caught off guard that their will soon be a baby in our house!
Just ... wow!
On another note, we got our first baby item yesterday!! A Britax Companion infant car seat! Every time I look at it, I am still caught off guard that their will soon be a baby in our house!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
It's just not fair...
After bragging how "I never have to pee more than I normally do while pregnant..." guess what has finally hit me? 3am every morning it comes a-callin'... for a little over a week now... yeah, not fair! lol!
While we are on the subject of not fair... it would be appropriate to mention that I look like I am 5 months pregnant already! what the heck??? So I have learned that the more times you are pregnant, since your belly and uterus have already been stretched (multiple times in my case) your belly just pop's out right away for any subsequent pregnancies... Nice... guess I cant hide it much longer...
And it would not go without saying that the whole morning sickness crap is very fitting in this category... although this time around it has not nearly hit me as bad as previous times, it still sucks when it rears its ugly head! Especially when you are standing at the counter at Subway trying to order yourself something healthy and every smell that has ticked your senses makes you want to just run to the bathroom.... yeah thanks wonderful hormones for all the love! I guess I should not complain. With the twins it was so awful that getting out of bed was a chore. I felt sick from the time I woke up till the time I went to bed... sometimes getting up in the middle of the night from transfer to delivery... yep that was a fun 30 weeks!
And then there is of course being pregnant and delivering while in school, but that can go without saying...
Okay so looking at the big picture I don't really have much to complain about. Especially seeing first hand people who want to be parents and cant. Gives you a whole new appreciation for what you do have. Yeah the timing could have been better, and yeah I could use more restful sleep, but hey - no one ever said creating life would be easy:) So I will take my blessing and forget all about everything else and deal as things come up. Here's to a happy and healthy baby! After all I only have about 33 weeks left! :) I can do this!!
While we are on the subject of not fair... it would be appropriate to mention that I look like I am 5 months pregnant already! what the heck??? So I have learned that the more times you are pregnant, since your belly and uterus have already been stretched (multiple times in my case) your belly just pop's out right away for any subsequent pregnancies... Nice... guess I cant hide it much longer...
And it would not go without saying that the whole morning sickness crap is very fitting in this category... although this time around it has not nearly hit me as bad as previous times, it still sucks when it rears its ugly head! Especially when you are standing at the counter at Subway trying to order yourself something healthy and every smell that has ticked your senses makes you want to just run to the bathroom.... yeah thanks wonderful hormones for all the love! I guess I should not complain. With the twins it was so awful that getting out of bed was a chore. I felt sick from the time I woke up till the time I went to bed... sometimes getting up in the middle of the night from transfer to delivery... yep that was a fun 30 weeks!
And then there is of course being pregnant and delivering while in school, but that can go without saying...
Okay so looking at the big picture I don't really have much to complain about. Especially seeing first hand people who want to be parents and cant. Gives you a whole new appreciation for what you do have. Yeah the timing could have been better, and yeah I could use more restful sleep, but hey - no one ever said creating life would be easy:) So I will take my blessing and forget all about everything else and deal as things come up. Here's to a happy and healthy baby! After all I only have about 33 weeks left! :) I can do this!!
Monday, July 26, 2010
I think I hit the jackpot!!!
Well maybe not completely. I don't know if I mentioned before that the thought of giving birth in a normal hospital with all the machines and equipment, monitors, interventions, etc makes me so tense and stresses me even now... I really would like to try a home birth but hubby is really concerned with the fact that our boy (birth and baby #2) came out with the cord twice around his neck, labored breathing and blue... which is still okay with a home birth, but hubby is not convinced. He is also worried about how the doctors have told him I am more likely to rupture my uterus now because I had a c-section, but he wont read more about VBAC's. Anyway, I am now on a quest to find a free-standing birth center. I found one that will EVENTUALLY open in San Jose.... but not before I give birth... i found one in Oakland.... and hubby said I don't think so... and then I just found one in SF!! A beautiful free-standing birth center. Of course we will have to go tour it, but ... YAY!!!! The rooms in a birth center have all the special equipment locked behind a door out of view. It just looks like a really nice hotel room. They don't limit your guest/visitors (we can have the kids there if we want - yay!), movement, food, etc... I am so happy to have found this! Natural, stress free, calm labor - here I come!! What more could a pregnant lady want???
Sunday, July 25, 2010
green baby...?
So I am home during the summer and have spent a lot of time learning more about pregnancy and babies since that is what I will be doing next semester. The childbirth class I took (link to site below) was AMAZING to say the least! It opened my eyes to a whole different approach and made me excited to think of our next little one entering the world... when that time came.... Well it is a reality now and I am so excited to do what I can to make this baby my little green baby! lol! Since my experience with a c-section was one of the most horrible experiences in my life (don't get me wrong I am so happy that the twins are hear healthy... it was just a horrible and traumatic thing for me that I would rather not re-live), I have decided to try a more natural approach this time. The class I took was exactly what I needed to straighten me out! The problem is when you have a c-section, you now have scar tissue on your uterus. If you are given pitocin (which most women now are routinely given because the doctors try to speed up labor... cause they put a clock on it) it will make my contractions super strong and possibly lead to my uterus rupturing which would mean having to have a emergency section. I would love to have a VBAC (vaginal birth after Cesarean) but with such high rates of interventions at hospitals its hard to stand your ground to keep all the interventions at bay when you are so tired and worn out and the nurses and doctors are offering them every 5 seconds cause they have no faith that a woman can actually go through labor and her body might have a clue of what it is doing on its own.... Okay enough ranting, sorry. Anyway... my point is, we are thinking about doing a home water birth with a certified midwife present. We really want the kids present and I love the idea of the water birth but I cant find a facility around me that offers that. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas? (I know that this is totally different and if anything goes wrong... so on and so on... so please, as those comments come through your head, blow them out instead of typing them out:) lol!)
I am also trying my hand at sewing all in one cloth diapers. I did a research paper on diapers for my English class... oh my in 2008 I guess, and found many reasons I do not want to use disposables again. I have found a few on ebay really cheap so I am waiting for those to get here so I can take them apart! hahaha! I also found a bunch of patterns free online, but they have so many different options for fabric, size and style it is hard to know what I will like, what will work and where to start! Sounds fun, huh!?!
Another fun project is going to be organizing the rooms we have... We have 4 rooms and we want to keep the office, the office, so we have Katelyn's and Logan's room's left. Logan's room is smaller so I was thinking about putting the baby in there and having the two older one's share for now. That way if the baby is napping, they can still play with their toys. So I am thinking a bunk bed in Katelyn's room...
I know, I know... it is still very early, but the problem is anything I am going to do has to happen either in August or in January because back to school I go and their goes all my free time with it! :)
Any idea's you have for a green baby? I would love to hear them!
I am also trying my hand at sewing all in one cloth diapers. I did a research paper on diapers for my English class... oh my in 2008 I guess, and found many reasons I do not want to use disposables again. I have found a few on ebay really cheap so I am waiting for those to get here so I can take them apart! hahaha! I also found a bunch of patterns free online, but they have so many different options for fabric, size and style it is hard to know what I will like, what will work and where to start! Sounds fun, huh!?!
Another fun project is going to be organizing the rooms we have... We have 4 rooms and we want to keep the office, the office, so we have Katelyn's and Logan's room's left. Logan's room is smaller so I was thinking about putting the baby in there and having the two older one's share for now. That way if the baby is napping, they can still play with their toys. So I am thinking a bunk bed in Katelyn's room...
I know, I know... it is still very early, but the problem is anything I am going to do has to happen either in August or in January because back to school I go and their goes all my free time with it! :)
Any idea's you have for a green baby? I would love to hear them!
Saturday, July 24, 2010
how quickly you forget....
You would think that since this is my 6th baby I would have a clue about certain things....
Guess again!
I don't remember ever being this tired this early and I don't remember having this hard of a time sleeping this early.... but I guess I can contribute that to a little anxiety. As much as we wanted another baby, I really hoped to have a job before we got pregnant ... and also hoped that we could time this one to be due when I was not in school. Owell I guess someone has a different plan and now I have to learn to accept it and move on... and possibly get some sleep.
I already know that I am going to have a wake up call when this little critter gets here. I am very aware of the no sleep, but it will be a different story once I actually have to do it.
Still feel great other than the stupid tired thing!
Guess again!
I don't remember ever being this tired this early and I don't remember having this hard of a time sleeping this early.... but I guess I can contribute that to a little anxiety. As much as we wanted another baby, I really hoped to have a job before we got pregnant ... and also hoped that we could time this one to be due when I was not in school. Owell I guess someone has a different plan and now I have to learn to accept it and move on... and possibly get some sleep.
I already know that I am going to have a wake up call when this little critter gets here. I am very aware of the no sleep, but it will be a different story once I actually have to do it.
Still feel great other than the stupid tired thing!
Friday, July 23, 2010
About Me
I have a wonderful husband and together we have three amazing kids ages 6, 7 and a new baby we welcomed March 15th! We are also parents to an over-the-top, adorable little jack russel named Kelsey!
I am in school full time as a nursing student. Right now I am taking a year off of nursing school to be home with our newest addition and spend some more time with the older two. I have been in school full time since 2006 so the break is very refreshing! Eventually I will be doing more with my RN… it keeps going back and forth between midwife and NP, but midwife will probably win! Most likely after I get my RN I wont go back to add on to it until all my munchkins are bigger.
I have also been a surrogate twice! My first surro baby (a singleton boy) was born in 2007 and in 2009 we welcomed surro TWINS at 31 weeks. I was able to pump for my first surro baby just for a few months due to his parents being so far away and no way to transport that precious milk. With the twins, I pumped for them night and day for close to 7 months until I started back to nursing school.
I was put on bed rest in December 2010 to ensure this little guy stays in longer than the twins. Anyone who knows me, knows that it is IMPOSSIBLE for me to sit. I am a very busy, active mommy. So this is when I starting blogging with my first blog "Whats One More". It was a great way to do something I enjoy and keep me entertained while *sigh* sitting…. After baby was born and things settled down a bit, we wanted to get out with the kids, but in more of a budget friendly way. We searched the internet and found lots of great things and are now sharing that with you!
I am a huge supporter of breastfeeding, baby-wearing, keeping babies intact (aka- intactivist), cosleeping and attachment parenting. Anyone who knows me know that these things are very close to me. We are also cloth diaper our new baby which has actually been quite fun so far!
I love doing things outdoors as long as the weather is nice. I am not good with extreme hot or cold… I love to sit in doors with a blazing fire in the fireplace and watch the rain! I love to snuggle with my hubby, kids and our pup! I love to try new things and love to have new adventures! I love to cook new dishes (as long as it is not fish)! I love to travel! I love the color purple and I love butterfly’s! I love to sew and do little crafts. It has been really fun learning! I am always doing some new project because I love to keep busy:)
I love babies!!! Well you probably already know that! I think being a midwife is perfect for me because I adore pregnancy and am still amazed that our bodies can MAKE a human! Not only that but also take care of all their needs up to six months after they are born! I love being a part of the experience even if it is not my own! It is a wonderful time in a woman’s (and their family’s) life!
Hope you enjoy all the wonderful finds and invite your friends to join!
Want to get in touch with me?
By email: KraftyChristy (at) gmail (dot) com
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Whats-One-More/163020753753298
On Twitter: www.twitter.com/whats1more
I also write a blog called "Broke Moms Club" all about saving money for the family!
I am in school full time as a nursing student. Right now I am taking a year off of nursing school to be home with our newest addition and spend some more time with the older two. I have been in school full time since 2006 so the break is very refreshing! Eventually I will be doing more with my RN… it keeps going back and forth between midwife and NP, but midwife will probably win! Most likely after I get my RN I wont go back to add on to it until all my munchkins are bigger.
I have also been a surrogate twice! My first surro baby (a singleton boy) was born in 2007 and in 2009 we welcomed surro TWINS at 31 weeks. I was able to pump for my first surro baby just for a few months due to his parents being so far away and no way to transport that precious milk. With the twins, I pumped for them night and day for close to 7 months until I started back to nursing school.
I was put on bed rest in December 2010 to ensure this little guy stays in longer than the twins. Anyone who knows me, knows that it is IMPOSSIBLE for me to sit. I am a very busy, active mommy. So this is when I starting blogging with my first blog "Whats One More". It was a great way to do something I enjoy and keep me entertained while *sigh* sitting…. After baby was born and things settled down a bit, we wanted to get out with the kids, but in more of a budget friendly way. We searched the internet and found lots of great things and are now sharing that with you!
I am a huge supporter of breastfeeding, baby-wearing, keeping babies intact (aka- intactivist), cosleeping and attachment parenting. Anyone who knows me know that these things are very close to me. We are also cloth diaper our new baby which has actually been quite fun so far!
I love doing things outdoors as long as the weather is nice. I am not good with extreme hot or cold… I love to sit in doors with a blazing fire in the fireplace and watch the rain! I love to snuggle with my hubby, kids and our pup! I love to try new things and love to have new adventures! I love to cook new dishes (as long as it is not fish)! I love to travel! I love the color purple and I love butterfly’s! I love to sew and do little crafts. It has been really fun learning! I am always doing some new project because I love to keep busy:)
I love babies!!! Well you probably already know that! I think being a midwife is perfect for me because I adore pregnancy and am still amazed that our bodies can MAKE a human! Not only that but also take care of all their needs up to six months after they are born! I love being a part of the experience even if it is not my own! It is a wonderful time in a woman’s (and their family’s) life!
Hope you enjoy all the wonderful finds and invite your friends to join!
Want to get in touch with me?
By email: KraftyChristy (at) gmail (dot) com
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Whats-One-More/163020753753298
On Twitter: www.twitter.com/whats1more
I also write a blog called "Broke Moms Club" all about saving money for the family!
Doctor's confirmation
Went to Kaiser to confirm what we found out with the stick and they confirmed it! We are expecting!! Our first doctor's appointment will be on August 16th.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Could it be...?
Period is late, feeling icky so I pee'd on a stick to see what might be....
It came up
Still in disbelief I pee'd on yet another stick and it still said pregnant.... It's so weird to think our family will have another baby soon!
It came up
Still in disbelief I pee'd on yet another stick and it still said pregnant.... It's so weird to think our family will have another baby soon!
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