We're thrilled to be pregnant and welcoming a baby boy to our family. Admittedly, I was bummed it isn't a girl because my hopes were high. This pregnancy is very different from the first two pregnancies: I had relatively no nausea for the first two and definitely had it this time around for the first trimester every day; I have acne like I had in high school, which wasn't the case for the first two; I cannot seem to function through the day without a nap, again not the case for the first two pregnancies; and running has been more difficult this time around. I guess my body is just getting older! We'll have to keep trying for our girl.
Pregnancy stats:
20 weeks along
Due date: November 5th
Weight gain: 9 lbs. (I hate this part)
Running: 3-4 times per week, 3 miles during the week and 5 miles on Saturday
Everything else is going smoothly so far!
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Showing posts with label baby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baby. Show all posts
Friday, June 15, 2012
Sunday, February 21, 2010
What's in a Name?
Unlike my husband who doesn't worry about these things, I have been so stressed about picking a name for our baby this whole pregnancy! I went through a book of 25,000 boy names and wrote down about 20 names that I liked or would consider as potential options. Some of the favorites on the list included Bryce, Brogan, Jacob, Logan, Peyton, Tyler, and Tyson. However, nothing seemed to feel right or else the names I really liked, Matt didn't like. I have agonized over the name thing especially as time is drawing nearer. When I went through the list of names in the book, I did not look at the 'C' section, however. I wanted to avoid a 'C' name this time because I didn't want to start a trend with first name and last name starting with a 'C' (or with a 'k' sound). I finally decided that nothing felt right about the names because we hadn't found the right one yet. So I went through the book again, and finally found some names that I loved and that Matt and I agreed on. We're down to two names now. Feel free to vote in the poll to express which name you like better. We'll see if it influences our final decision or not. :o)
Because the name Caleb came so easy and this one was more difficult, it makes me curious how parents pick their children's names. What's the story behind your children's names, or how do you plan on picking future names?
Because the name Caleb came so easy and this one was more difficult, it makes me curious how parents pick their children's names. What's the story behind your children's names, or how do you plan on picking future names?
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Baby Tag
I love reading about other's pregnancy and birth experiences, so fill out the tag if you're interested!
1- Where were you when you first found out you were pregnant? At our apartment
2- Who was with you? My hubby
3- How did you find out that you were pregnant? pregnancy test
4- What was your first reaction to finding out you were pregnant? It's a toss up between relief and excitement
5- Who was the first person you told? Matt
6-Did you plan to get pregnant? Yes
7- Did you tell everyone else right away? We waited 9 weeks before we told anyone in case I lost the baby for any reason.
8-Was everybody happy for you? Yes
9- Did you go out and celebrate? Not that I remember
10- Did you want to find out the sex? Yes, I like to plan ahead
11- What was the sex? Boy (although I found out at my next dr.’s appointment that the ultrasound technician wrote down that they weren’t positive it was a boy—so I made my doctor do an ultrasound too!)
12-Did anyone throw you a baby shower? yes
13- If yes, who? My sister and sister-in-law (my mom did a lot too!)
14- Did you get any outfits at the baby shower that you just knew you weren't going to put on your baby? No, we used it all.
15- How much weight did you gain? 30 pounds exactly
16- Did you lose all of the weight that you gained? Yes within the next 4 weeks simply due to nursing (an additional 10 came off within the next 12 weeks as well!)
17- Did you get a lot of stretch marks? A few on my tummy right at the end. They’re not there now, but I’m sure they’ll reappear for subsequent babies.
18- What did you crave the most? Sweets, but that’s no different from what I crave now!
19- Did you crave anything crazy? no
20- Who or what got on your nerves the most? Not being able to sleep on my stomach at night. That’s how I fall asleep every night, so after around 4 months, I couldn’t do it anymore; it made falling asleep more difficult.
21- Were you married at the time you got pregnant? Yes
22- Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? I had a weird rash on my stomach. It happened right at the start of my 3rd trimester and after doing some research found that it was called a PUPPS rash which usually happens only in the first pregnancy and lasts the final 3 months of the pregnancy. Once I’d suffered a day of endless itching without scratching (while teaching all day), I just came home from work and cried. I told my family I was like Job from the bible. I would toss and turn all night without getting any sleep; I took baking soda baths and used all kinds of anti-itching cream. Nothing worked! Luckily it only lasted 4 days instead of the rest of my pregnancy. I think I would have died! Obviously looking back it was a small price to pay and the rest of my pregnancy was so easy that I really have no room to complain!
23- Where were you when you went into labor? Trying to go to sleep. After an hour of really bad cramps that started coming 5 minutes apart towards the end, Matt said we were going to the hospital.
24- Did your water break? No and it didn’t break for another 6 hours or so after I’d already been drugged up.
25- Who drove you to the hospital? Matt
26- Did you go early or late? I was 3 days past my due date
27- Who was in the room with you when you gave birth? Doctor, nurses, and Matt
28- How long were you in labor for? From the time I got to the hospital and the time Caleb was born, it was 12 hours, but the actual pushing/labor part was less than an hour.
29- Did you have any drugs for the pain? Yes, after feeling those contractions, I think any woman is INSANE not to get drugs! Why would you suffer through the pain if you don’t have to? What is there to prove?
30-Did you go Natural or have a c-section? Natural
31- What was your first reaction after giving birth? There was about to be some serious bawling--I was just so overcome with emotion and that this little boy was mine and I was going to be a mom and I was so scared!--but Matt cracked some sort of joke that made me laugh instead.
32- How big was the baby(s)? 7lbs 11ozs and 20.5 inches long
33- Did your Husband cry? Nope, he was cracking jokes. I’ve seen Matt cry maybe once in our entire dating/marriage.
34- What did you name the baby(s)? Caleb Michael Call
35- Does his name have any significant meaning? Nope
36- Did you have any visitors? Yes. My family (including my brother who had just got back from his mission—he wasn’t even released yet!), Matt’s family including aunts and uncles, my friend Stacie (who brought me a razzleberry pie—my favorite!), Jan Chappell, and my next-door-neighbor Jacque who worked at the hospital. It was so nice of everyone to come!
37- Did the baby(s) have any complications? Nope, which I was very grateful for! He was so alert for the first 4 hours of his life…eyes wide open, hands grabbing at everything.
38- How old is your baby today? 17 months
39- When is the next one(s) coming? Hopefully sometime this year
40- If you could, would you do it all over again? Of course!
1- Where were you when you first found out you were pregnant? At our apartment
2- Who was with you? My hubby
3- How did you find out that you were pregnant? pregnancy test
4- What was your first reaction to finding out you were pregnant? It's a toss up between relief and excitement
5- Who was the first person you told? Matt
6-Did you plan to get pregnant? Yes
7- Did you tell everyone else right away? We waited 9 weeks before we told anyone in case I lost the baby for any reason.
8-Was everybody happy for you? Yes
9- Did you go out and celebrate? Not that I remember
10- Did you want to find out the sex? Yes, I like to plan ahead
11- What was the sex? Boy (although I found out at my next dr.’s appointment that the ultrasound technician wrote down that they weren’t positive it was a boy—so I made my doctor do an ultrasound too!)
12-Did anyone throw you a baby shower? yes
13- If yes, who? My sister and sister-in-law (my mom did a lot too!)
14- Did you get any outfits at the baby shower that you just knew you weren't going to put on your baby? No, we used it all.
15- How much weight did you gain? 30 pounds exactly
16- Did you lose all of the weight that you gained? Yes within the next 4 weeks simply due to nursing (an additional 10 came off within the next 12 weeks as well!)
17- Did you get a lot of stretch marks? A few on my tummy right at the end. They’re not there now, but I’m sure they’ll reappear for subsequent babies.
18- What did you crave the most? Sweets, but that’s no different from what I crave now!
19- Did you crave anything crazy? no
20- Who or what got on your nerves the most? Not being able to sleep on my stomach at night. That’s how I fall asleep every night, so after around 4 months, I couldn’t do it anymore; it made falling asleep more difficult.
21- Were you married at the time you got pregnant? Yes
22- Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? I had a weird rash on my stomach. It happened right at the start of my 3rd trimester and after doing some research found that it was called a PUPPS rash which usually happens only in the first pregnancy and lasts the final 3 months of the pregnancy. Once I’d suffered a day of endless itching without scratching (while teaching all day), I just came home from work and cried. I told my family I was like Job from the bible. I would toss and turn all night without getting any sleep; I took baking soda baths and used all kinds of anti-itching cream. Nothing worked! Luckily it only lasted 4 days instead of the rest of my pregnancy. I think I would have died! Obviously looking back it was a small price to pay and the rest of my pregnancy was so easy that I really have no room to complain!
23- Where were you when you went into labor? Trying to go to sleep. After an hour of really bad cramps that started coming 5 minutes apart towards the end, Matt said we were going to the hospital.
24- Did your water break? No and it didn’t break for another 6 hours or so after I’d already been drugged up.
25- Who drove you to the hospital? Matt
26- Did you go early or late? I was 3 days past my due date
27- Who was in the room with you when you gave birth? Doctor, nurses, and Matt
28- How long were you in labor for? From the time I got to the hospital and the time Caleb was born, it was 12 hours, but the actual pushing/labor part was less than an hour.
29- Did you have any drugs for the pain? Yes, after feeling those contractions, I think any woman is INSANE not to get drugs! Why would you suffer through the pain if you don’t have to? What is there to prove?
30-Did you go Natural or have a c-section? Natural
31- What was your first reaction after giving birth? There was about to be some serious bawling--I was just so overcome with emotion and that this little boy was mine and I was going to be a mom and I was so scared!--but Matt cracked some sort of joke that made me laugh instead.
32- How big was the baby(s)? 7lbs 11ozs and 20.5 inches long
33- Did your Husband cry? Nope, he was cracking jokes. I’ve seen Matt cry maybe once in our entire dating/marriage.
34- What did you name the baby(s)? Caleb Michael Call
35- Does his name have any significant meaning? Nope
36- Did you have any visitors? Yes. My family (including my brother who had just got back from his mission—he wasn’t even released yet!), Matt’s family including aunts and uncles, my friend Stacie (who brought me a razzleberry pie—my favorite!), Jan Chappell, and my next-door-neighbor Jacque who worked at the hospital. It was so nice of everyone to come!
37- Did the baby(s) have any complications? Nope, which I was very grateful for! He was so alert for the first 4 hours of his life…eyes wide open, hands grabbing at everything.
38- How old is your baby today? 17 months
39- When is the next one(s) coming? Hopefully sometime this year
40- If you could, would you do it all over again? Of course!
Friday, December 14, 2007
Welcome Baby Caleb!
Caleb Michael Call was born August 22, 2007 at noon exactly. He is the light of our life. We love watching him learn and grow.
Luckily, I had the easiest pregnancy. I continued to play Ultimate Frisbee once a week until I was 6 months (and Matt banished me from the playing field afraid I would get hurt). My actual due date was August 19, so the whole week prior I took up some light jogging again to encourage Caleb to come early...didn't happen.
We got to the hospital at about 12:30 am because my contractions were coming every 5 minutes. They almost sent me home because the nurse said the contractions should be coming 2-3 minutes apart for the first baby. I would not have been a happy camper had they sent me home as I was in a lot of pain! Luckily I was already dilated to a 5 so they let me stay. The epidural came finally at 2:30, which I consider God's gift to women who have to go through labor! I can't believe women would choose to give birth naturally.
There were a few complications, but at noon Caleb finally arrived. When they placed him on my belly, I was very emotional and would have bawled had Matt not been cracking jokes throughout the final stages of labor. We couldn't believe what a perfect little boy he was. 7 lbs. 11 oz. 20 1/2 inches long.
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