Feb 2011 - lots of news to report
It's now Feb 24, 2011. Our family is expecting another little baby in our lives - due March 2nd, 2011....so less than a week till the due date. The ultrasound from 20 weeks said this baby is a BOY!! We're very excited...apparently now we'll have the million dollar family. I know what this means...we can't re-use clothes and toys from the first baby, so it'll cost us a million to raise this family. LOL...
My pregnancy so far hasn't been too bad. I didn't have a lot of morning sickness, it was manageable..not too many cravings or food aversions. I was able to keep up my 'regular' routine of exercising 4-5 times a week throughout the pregnancy. I ran until I was 30 weeks pregnant (3-5 times a week , 5km runs) and since then I've been doing either 30 min on the treadmill (walking) or 30 min on the stairmaster or elliptical machine. Some light weights and I've tried to do some stretching which seems to help...
I am now 39 weeks and 1 day pregnant. I have had a cough for the past 3 months and some pretty terrible rib pain (on my right side)...I had a bit of an unfortunate event happen last Sunday where I was on Jayla's bed waiting to put her to bed and I had to cough, I leaned up on my elbow to brace myself and during the cough, I thought I heard something snap or pop.....9 hours in the ER and 1 x-ray later, no crack/fracture was confirmed...but they ruled out a hole in the lung or a blood clot...Monday was Family day, so we were home resting & catching up on sleep. This week I haven't been into work (3 sick days) but I went to my chiropractor today and that has done a great deal to reduce the amount of pain I was feeling in my right side. I will return to work tomorrow and then also work Monday & Tuesday and officiall start my maternity leave on Wednesday March 2nd.
The plan is for me to take 31 of the 35 weeks of parental leave and then use my 20 days (4 weeks) of vacation. That way Martin can take 4 weeks of leave as well and we can be off together with the baby. We'll likely plan for a trip - to Florida with both children during that time off. Since this will be our last baby this seems like the best plan for Martin and I - plus because I have all my vacation days from 2011 (plus 5 carried over from 2010) and then I'll also have all my vacation for 2012 to use when I return.
I think we're ready for this baby - as ready as we can be....but It's frightening to think we're going from 1 quite independent preschool daughter to 2 kids...I'm sure we'll get into a routine eventually....but who knows how long that will take. I also am worried that this baby will be a tough one again (like Jayla with colic)...but I can only hope that this one doesn't have the same thing going on. I know we'll get through it, but it's a scary thought to think that we will have to go through that again...
I think this is the update so far...I will update again once things start moving around down there and I have some labour & delivery news on baby boy schiller!
My pregnancy so far hasn't been too bad. I didn't have a lot of morning sickness, it was manageable..not too many cravings or food aversions. I was able to keep up my 'regular' routine of exercising 4-5 times a week throughout the pregnancy. I ran until I was 30 weeks pregnant (3-5 times a week , 5km runs) and since then I've been doing either 30 min on the treadmill (walking) or 30 min on the stairmaster or elliptical machine. Some light weights and I've tried to do some stretching which seems to help...
I am now 39 weeks and 1 day pregnant. I have had a cough for the past 3 months and some pretty terrible rib pain (on my right side)...I had a bit of an unfortunate event happen last Sunday where I was on Jayla's bed waiting to put her to bed and I had to cough, I leaned up on my elbow to brace myself and during the cough, I thought I heard something snap or pop.....9 hours in the ER and 1 x-ray later, no crack/fracture was confirmed...but they ruled out a hole in the lung or a blood clot...Monday was Family day, so we were home resting & catching up on sleep. This week I haven't been into work (3 sick days) but I went to my chiropractor today and that has done a great deal to reduce the amount of pain I was feeling in my right side. I will return to work tomorrow and then also work Monday & Tuesday and officiall start my maternity leave on Wednesday March 2nd.
The plan is for me to take 31 of the 35 weeks of parental leave and then use my 20 days (4 weeks) of vacation. That way Martin can take 4 weeks of leave as well and we can be off together with the baby. We'll likely plan for a trip - to Florida with both children during that time off. Since this will be our last baby this seems like the best plan for Martin and I - plus because I have all my vacation days from 2011 (plus 5 carried over from 2010) and then I'll also have all my vacation for 2012 to use when I return.
I think we're ready for this baby - as ready as we can be....but It's frightening to think we're going from 1 quite independent preschool daughter to 2 kids...I'm sure we'll get into a routine eventually....but who knows how long that will take. I also am worried that this baby will be a tough one again (like Jayla with colic)...but I can only hope that this one doesn't have the same thing going on. I know we'll get through it, but it's a scary thought to think that we will have to go through that again...
I think this is the update so far...I will update again once things start moving around down there and I have some labour & delivery news on baby boy schiller!
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