The Bump

Here's the proof! There really is a little peach in there. Look at the bump! I told you I swallowed a grapefruit. :)

As week 14 comes to an end I am finding fewer and fewer items in the closet that fit. So much for those cute capris from last summer. It is an odd feeling putting on clothes that won't button and then I remind myself there is a baby in there and suddenly the fact that all I can fit in is stretchy work out clothes doesn't seem to matter at all.

I am counting down the weeks until this baby starts to make itself known by kicking! "They" say to expect that to happen anytime around 16-18 weeks. I can't wait!

Oh and how come no one warned me about heartburn striking at any time whether I have just eaten or not?! It's brutal! Thank goodness for Tums- they are what should be called Life Savers! :)

Atlantic Ocean on Tybee Island, Georgia



The Little Peach visits the ocean for the first time.

Me, Ljubi, & Bobby Deen at Paula Deen's Restaurant in Savannah.

14 Weeks- Goodbye Morning Sickness, right?

14 weeks! I made it! I am officially out of my first trimester. I went to bed Sunday night thinking Monday was going to be the first day of no more sickness. That's what "they" (whoever they are) say, right? WRONG. I haven't felt this bad in two weeks. Now what is going on with that? I should know better than to think I would be that lucky! Ha. According to my weekly updates my baby can now pee (nice huh), suck it's thumb, and make facial expressions. I bet my little peach was making faces today (laughing of course) knowing that momma is sick again. :)

We visited the doctor last week for our monthly check up. She said I lost two pounds. How can that be? I feel like I swallowed a grapefruit and it is lodged in my pelvis. But none the less my sickness didn't help add any pounds to me. She said she wasn't concerned because my appetite will be ready to go during this trimester. I can't wait for that to happen! According to the doctor the "pickles and ice cream" stage is behind me and I am now entering the "showing and glowing" stage. I'll let you know when I start glowing!

This has been a very busy month of June. My dad came to visit us three weekends ago. Then my mom, Dave, Uncle Mike, and Aunt Linda drove here last weekend (crazy people)! And this past weekend the Hayden's came for a visit. I can't believe it has been 6 months since we last saw our parents. Time flies. I have a feeling that things will change after this little peach joins the world. It was a lot of fun having company. It gets very lonely down here with no family and friends to visit. What are we going to do next weekend when we are all by ourselves again?

While the Hayden's were in town we took a drive to Savannah. What a wonderful day it was. I don't know how many of you are familiar with Paula Deen from the Food Network but her restaurant is in Savannah so of course we had to go there. If you know about Paula you will know she has two sons who are also on Food Network. It just so happened that her son Bobby was in the gift shop that day hanging out signing cookbooks and taking pictures with people. So here we are with Bobby Deen! What a sweet guy. After that we took a ride to Tybee Island so the little peach could go to the beach for the first time. I am keeping a journal of all the things we do while the peach is growing so the beach is now on the list. That's why I am patting my tummy in the picture above. :)

Check back soon for the next belly shot......

Our First Book!

Yah! We got our first book for the baby this weekend! If you look closely at the cover it is meant to be read while the little peach is still inside it's momma's tummy. How cute is that idea!

A big thanks to Teti Beth for thinking of us and sending this book! I love it and I love getting things in the mail. I am like a kid myself. I haven't read the book to the baby yet but I will soon. Thanks again, Beth! We love ya.

Welcome to the land of plastic!

Part I- The happy couple holds hands as they walk into Babies R Us. Their world is filled with day dreams of baseballs and butterflies as they get closer to entering the world of parenthood. They can't wait to pick out all the sweet stuff that every baby needs. The mom is armed with saltines and Swedish fish to keep up her energy as they shop. The dad is armed with the "gun" ready to scan whatever he wants. Life is good in the land of Jen and Milan.

This beautiful story lasts for the first 2 aisles of Babies R Us.

Part II- My energy level slowly decreases as the first aisle we see is the breastfeeding aisle. Breast pads and breast ointment for sore parts I don't want to mention. Electric breast pumps vs. manual breast pumps. Bottles that contain BPA and bottles that claim they don't. Pacifiers designed by dentists and pacifiers made of silicone (is that even safe?). Video monitors that cost a fortune vs. ones that work the good ole' fashion way. Oh and how about the safety aisle to baby proof your house? They should just invent a bubble to buy and then your child can safely make it through their toddler years so you don't have to drill screws into cabinets and the wood trim on your staircases.

Part III- Strollers, car seats, and activity centers Oh My! I went to this department with confidence! I called my friends, my Kuma, and my sister-in-law for advice here. I am searching all around for the exact stroller and car seat I want and can't find it. I finally find someone to ask only to be told it had been recalled!! What! On to plan B.

Hum, I wonder if we would use a jogging stroller? It sure looks cool. I bet I could find a used one that some other ambitious mom registered for and never used.

Swings, exersaucers, bouncy chairs, walkers. My head is spinning. Why do we need all of these things? I quickly call up my Kuma Nicole and ask that very question. Her answer, you don't know what kind of baby you will have. Some like swings some don't so you get all of it and see what "it" likes best. You'll have the rest of it for your next baby. My next baby... let's get through this pregnancy first! :)

Part IV- Someone please take the "gun" from my husband! I am the kind of girl who will go to 10 stores before finally choosing what I want. Milan on the other hand sees something and buys it without a single thought. I'm looking at one thing trying to read about it and compare it and behind me I hear the beeping of the scanner on things I haven't even looked at! All the while I am thinking... do babies really need all of this stuff or do we just think they do?

Part V- Welcome to the land of plastic. Do you know that nothing is made here in the good old United States. I mean nothing. Well of course you could go online and shop for wooden toys that are boring in comparison to the ones made in China that go blinky blinky and sing 10 different melodies. This child is not even born yet and I am already contributing to it's exposure to toxic plastic. Everything in that store is made of plastic. Why do they use toxic chemicals in toys in the first place? Is China trying to slowly kill us over here because they know we are suckers for giving our kids every toy known to man if it keeps them quiet and happy?

I will end this story here. I could carry on with my opinions and dislike for the way things are but I will spare you until next time when I write about the world of poopy diapers. Until then, Milan and I are back to day dreaming about our little peach while knowing we have conquered Babies R Us. This is one lucky little baby who will be blessed with everything imaginable and for that we are grateful.

Flinstone Vitamins

Week 10! This is the week when Baby Hayden graduates from being an embryo to a fetus. How exciting! If you've been wonderin' why I haven't posted in a while well let's just say that graduating is a lot of work. I have been exhausted. According to my weekly emails the baby now has all of it's major organs- no wonder I am so tired! Even checking my email is a chore that requires rest afterwards. That is so pathetic! :)

Eating... yeah, that is not any better at all. The bummer is my cravings are totally gone and now food is even more of a chore. I love looking at cookbooks and trying new recipes so I tried with all my might today to flip through some books. No luck. Our fridge is empty. Our cupboards are bare. Thank goodness Milan eats at restaurants every day for lunch. I can't wait for the day when I have more to talk about than sleeping and eating. Bare with me, it's coming (I hope).

So did ya'll know grown ups can take Flintstones chewable vitamins? I have always had the hardest time swallowing pills. The thought of taking a pill especially medicine makes me sick. It is on a desperate rare occasion that I will take a pill. I've never taken vitamins because the smell pushes me over the edge. Then I get pregnant. Prenatal vitamins. The pressure is on. What if my baby is malnourished and comes out sick? I can't begin to tell you how I have to mentally prepare for this daily activity. I put it off until the very last second of my day- right before bed. Then I lay in bed sick for an hour until I force myself to sleep. I told this story to my doctor and she casually says, "you know you can take 2 Flintstone vitamins a day and it is just as good for you." I drag Milan out to Kroger at 10pm for Flintstones. I am so happy I am skipping down the aisle. Here's the even better part... they are only $7 for a month's supply. My prenatals were $30! So... we rush home and I take out two vitamins. Just for the record, I loved these things when I was a kid. So I pop two in my mouth and chew, chew, chew. I was anxiously waiting for that yummy sweet taste I used to love but it never came. All I taste is bitter semisweet vitamins getting stuck in my teeth and making me nauseous by the second. Dang it! Who changed the formula of these vitamins? So let's see, I can't eat, I can't drink, and I can't take vitamins. This poor kid is off to a rough start. Oh well, for the sake of my little growing peach I will suffer through the chew it is still better than those horse pills they call prenantal vitamins. There is no doubt in my mind that a man developed the prenatal vitamin. There's no way any woman would do that to another woman.

Woo Hoo... More Pizza!

I definitely have the best Kuma's ever! The doorbell rings again yesterday afternoon and sure enough I open the door and there sits another Lou Malnati's box! Woo hoo! Now, if I had known writing a blog and complaining about food cravings would bring on pizza I would have done it long ago! :)
My sweet Kuma Nicole sent us two pizzas- one cheese and one sausage. She told me I don't have to share it if I don't want to but when Milan found that out he looked like a sad little puppy. Of course I'll share!
All I know is this baby is already getting spoiled by his/her two Kuma's and we are only at 9 weeks. This is one lucky little baby! Thank you Nicole for thinking of us. :) We love ya!