Helpful Information, Hopefully

I have learned a lesson today. I thought I would share it with you.

Regular panty hose (no matter how big) will not fit over a pregnant belly.

There you have it!

That's the short of it. Now (since i've never really been one to be of few words) for the long version.

This morning, as I was getting dressed (i had decided to wear a new-to-me jean skirt that nana got for me), I realized I didn't have the appropriate stockings for the skirt. It wouldn't look right with white socks and I didn't have any colored socks clean. (are you surprised!?!) While rummaging through my drawer, I came across a pair of queen sized panty hose from over a year ago (before i lost the weight). I had recently (before baby) been wearing a size B. I figured, "Queen is two sizes bigger than B, and SURELY two sizes bigger is plenty for fitting over my belly."

I must admit that they went on quite nicely, a bit snug, but not too bad. Well, that was short lived. I got dressed at 7:30 am and by Bible time (one hour later) the hose had rolled off my tummy and were barely hanging on to my hips. Plus, they were starting to cut my circulation because of being rolled up (come on ladies, you know what i mean, that rolled up panty hose feeling is NOT good).

So, I went to the bathroom to adjust them. There was NO adjusting going on. Only coming off was happening. So, I pulled them down, but that caused the crotch to hang mid-thigh. NOT GOOD. I didn't really have a choice. I had to keep them on like that for the remainder of the day.

Lesson learned.

Buy knee highs.

You can stop laughing now.

20 Week Picture

And there we are! I had Princess take this picture at the end of the day on Tuesday. Tuesday was cold and rainy here, hence the sweat suit. I should have had the picture made yesterday. I looked much nicer then!

We still haven't completely decided on a name for Chumlee. We thought we had one we liked, before we knew who she was, but once we knew she was a girl, I didn't like that name any more! So, now we are back at trying to find a name that we like. At least we have a while. However, with Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up, I believe these next 20 weeks will be going by faster than the first 20. (let's hope so.)

I am feeling much better than I did a few weeks ago. The nausea and dizziness have left. I can eat a bit more of sweets than before. I haven't gained much weight though. I gained about 10 lbs the first 15 weeks - once I had those special white pills! These last few weeks, I've only gained a pound or two. That might be why my belly seems so big! Also, I'm glad now for the weight loss I had over the last year. I hope that once Chumlee is born, I'll be able to get back to running again and lose that weight again!

I have bouts of tiredness. Unfortunately, it seems that when I am most tired, there is the most to be done or I am needed the most. The worst is when I JUST lay down and the phone rings or someone needs me. We are working on that!

School is going well. Since I am feeling better and am not as dizzy, I have not been sitting down as much. My feet aren't swelling, but I have noticed that my fingers get swollen every once in a while.

I have felt Chumlee move every day for about 2 weeks now. Before, she would move like crazy one day and then rest for a day or two. She is most active at night and in the morning hours. She is also a stink-pot. She knows (don't ask me how, but somehow she does) when Little Man or Big Man put their hands on my belly to feel her move, because EACH AND EVERY TIME they do, she stops moving!!! And as soon as they remove their hand, she starts up again. The other night, she had Little Man in tears because he wanted to feel her so badly and she was being a stinker!!

I am having a hard time sleeping. I will sleep for about 3 hours at a time and then wake up. The reason for waking up is usually because I've rolled to my back and then I start hurting. Then I have to try to get myself back to sleep on my left side. That is very difficult for me because I am a right side and back sleeper normally. I'm sure this will be a problem for the rest of the pregnancy.

I did have some fun registering at Wal-mart and Target online. Boy oh boy have some things changed!! The most noticeable change is that most things are not gender-neutral anymore. It is either pink or blue. I did find the most adorable crib set at Wal-mart. I love the pink and brown color scheme that is popular right now. The crib set is in polka dots! (another of my favorites)

So, that's about how things are going at 20 weeks for us. Aren't you glad you asked??

Guess What?

We are halfway finished! We are halfway finished!! Today is the 20 week mark!!! WOOHOO!!!!!

Although, the "bigger" 20 weeks are still ahead. Hopefully, I'll get a belly picture taken tonight for you!

More Details About Baby Girl

I'm sorry I didn't get back here yesterday. After the doctor's appointment, there were tons of people to call (sorry pam) and then I sat by facebook and watched and read as the lovely comments rolled in. I was slightly self-centered yesterday! Then, I forgot that Princess and I had manicures scheduled for last night, so I couldn't post then either.

So, that brings us to today tonight for some more details from yesterday. Since Big Man had just started his new job, there was no way he could get off work. It was just the kiddies and I. We had already had the talk about how there would be NO crying if the baby wasn't who we wanted the baby to be. Our appointment was for 9am. We got there about 10 minutes early. I was hoping we wouldn't have to wait very long. We didn't. I did tell the ultrasound lady that if there was something wrong or of concern on the ultrasound I didn't want the kiddies to know and I wanted them excused from the room before any mention of the trouble was made. She was fine with that. Praise the Lord everything was perfect!

Chumlee was being quite the priss at first. She had her legs crossed and she was laying face down in my abdomen. There was no getting her to budge!! Then, slowly but surely she started to wiggle and move about - often to the consternation of the technician. Just as the tech would have a good view of her legs (for example), Chumlee would move. It took a good 30 minutes, but we were finally able to ascertain that she has 10 fingers and 10 toes. There are four complete chambers to her heart and they are all pumping as they should. There are three nice vessels in her umbilical cord. Her limbs and spine are wonderful and her brain measured just perfectly! We couldn't be any more pleased.

When Little Man heard the technician say, "It's a girl, for sure," he clapped his hands and said, "YAY!!!" He is so excited. He and Princess had lots of questions for the tech. Princess wanted to know why her eyes were so big and black. That's because the ultrasound only shows the eye socket, not the eye balls. Princess confided to me later that she was glad Chumlee's eyes won't be that big. They both thought her head was huge. And Chumlee must have gotten tired of us pushing and poking on her because at the end, she appeared to be shaking her pointer finger at us!

After the appointment, we went shopping!!! We couldn't go home because I'd have been too tempted to get on here or on facebook or on the phone and start calling/telling people. We had to wait until Big Man got out of class and called us so that he would be first to know who she was. We went to Wal-mart because we needed some bread and cheese and because that's where the kiddies wanted to get an outfit from (also, it's about the only store we have in town). I was so afraid we would see someone we knew in there, but we didn't. That's a first! We always see people in Wal-mart. The kiddies each got Chumlee a sleeper and I found a dress and a onesie on the clearance rack for $2.00 each!

Then I had some clothes to take to the consignment shop. That's where Little Man found these:
He is going to be a GREAT big brother. He told me that now he gets to be a big brother and a little brother. I don't have the heart to tell him that he would have been that even if Chumlee had been a boy, but I think he meant that he would have a big sister and a little sister.

These are some onesies I got at the consignment shop. The one says, "If you think I'm cute, you should see my mommy." Also, Little Man tried to get in on this picture.
A hooded towel and three burp cloths from the consignment shop.
The clothes we bought yesterday at Wal-mart and the consignment shop. I hope the clothes I took in to sell go quickly so I can have store credit to get Chumlee more clothes!
Grammy called last night from her Wal-mart. She had bought two outfits for the new granddaughter. I also had fun today making a registry at Target and Wal-mart. We have made the "room decision" too. For the first year, Princess and Little Man will share a room (with bunk beds) and Chumlee will have a room to herself. Then, we'll move Chumlee in and Little Man out. Hopefully, that will work best and keep everyone happy.

As we get more stuff, I'll take pictures and share them. We are about 1/2 way through this pregnancy! I can't wait to introduce you to Chumlee!!

IT'S A GIRL!!!!

We just got back from the doctor and Chumlee is a girl! We are very excited.

I've got to get lunch as I am starving. I'll be back later today to give some more details!

A Sincere Promise

I, Momma of the blog "All This is True," do solemnly swear to update this blog tomorrow, by 1pm EST.

17 Weeks and Counting

I'm starting to feel better. Most likely because I'm over that first trimester - at least that's what I'm hoping. The doctor had put me on meds to help me eat, but I don't really like to be on pills (if i can help it). So, I had started last week to go off the pills. Now, I am off of them on a regular basis. If I know I'm going to eat something sweet, I will take a pill. I will also take one if it has been more than 4 hours since I've eaten last or if I am feeling queasy. Sweets still make me sick, so I try to avoid them if I can. Although, it's hard to tell a first grader that I won't eat a piece of their birthday cake, so sometimes I really don't have a choice.

I'm not as tired as I had been. But my back and hips are hurting more. Little Man is good with the back massager!

I am getting rather big in the belly, but not anywhere else - as far as I can tell. That's good! Chumlee is quite the active little booger on a semi-consistent basis. It seems that he (no we don't know who chumlee will be yet, that's a gender-neutral he) likes to go to town with the kicking and hitting for 3 or 4 hours at a time and then rests for about a day. I think he plays himself out!

So, that's how it's going here!