Not too much going on at the Deviny household. We had our 36 week appointment yesterday. Everything is great. Rowan has a nice "healthy" heartbeat as the doctor would say and we are pretty positive that he is head down! GO ROWAN!!! We go back on the 7th for an ultrasound to see how much fluid I have, how the placenta is holding up, and approximately how big he is. I'm super excited to see him one last time before he comes. He gets the hiccups almost every night before I go to bed. It's so dang cute.
I'm feeling alright. I'm definitely ready for him to come. I have irregular contractions throughout the day, but nothing painful, just uncomfortable. I have to pee ALL the time and am constantly thirsty, which probably doesn't help in the going to the bathroom department. Sleeping is becoming more difficult as the days go on, but I still sleep pretty well considering how far along I am.
His nursery is ready for him to come. I have a few more walls to find stuff for but other then that it is organized and looking pretty dang cute! I'll post pics as soon as I figure out what to hang on the other walls.
So Rowan has to stay in until July 5th and then he can come anytime he feels he is ready. My doctor and parents are both out of town next week so Rowan is under strict orders not to come!
That's all for now!
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
New Wheels
So we ended up buying the car. I LOVE it!
This is what it looks like.
Now we just need to sell my car and get the license plate to stay on the back!
Rowan also got a new set of wheels! The stroller my parents bought for us finally came! He is going to be traveling in style! I've had it picked out since we became pregnant. It's Red and the seat comes off to hold a car seat. The handle also can go to either end so I can look at him while I take him on walks!
I took my parents to the airport today. I know they're going to have a fun time. My mom is super paranoid about Rowan coming while she's gone. I know that he won't and kept telling her there was nothing to worry about. Now hopefully they don't get eaten by a hippo or something while they're gone! We're going to "house sit" on the weekends while they're away, it will be nice to soak in they're super huge bathtub. My mom even stocked the fridge with all of our favorite foods and bought stuff to cook dinner in their fire pit. I can't wait until they come back though. I miss them already!
I'm feeling pretty good these days. Only 5 weeks left! Sleeping is becoming a bit more challenging and the exhaustion is setting in pretty nicely. I've definitely started nesting and need to have everything in order. Derek put shelves up in Rowan's closet so I've started organizing his room. It's a lot of fun deciding where to put all of his stuff and his clothes look so cute hung up. I've decided that he should come on July 8th. Then his birthday would be 07-08-09. Wouldn't that be an awesome birthday. Derek says it's too early for him to come though...only 2 weeks, so it's considered "full term" I guess Rowan will decide for himself what day he wants his birthday. He doesn't really kick anymore, he pushes and does some sort of rolling movement. He also gets the "jitters" which is funny. He makes my whole stomach wiggle. The hiccups are also fun. He usually gets them once a day and they last for about 5 minutes or so. I think he so adorable already, I can't wait to see his real adorableness when he makes his big debut!
This is what it looks like.
Now we just need to sell my car and get the license plate to stay on the back!
Rowan also got a new set of wheels! The stroller my parents bought for us finally came! He is going to be traveling in style! I've had it picked out since we became pregnant. It's Red and the seat comes off to hold a car seat. The handle also can go to either end so I can look at him while I take him on walks!
I took my parents to the airport today. I know they're going to have a fun time. My mom is super paranoid about Rowan coming while she's gone. I know that he won't and kept telling her there was nothing to worry about. Now hopefully they don't get eaten by a hippo or something while they're gone! We're going to "house sit" on the weekends while they're away, it will be nice to soak in they're super huge bathtub. My mom even stocked the fridge with all of our favorite foods and bought stuff to cook dinner in their fire pit. I can't wait until they come back though. I miss them already!
I'm feeling pretty good these days. Only 5 weeks left! Sleeping is becoming a bit more challenging and the exhaustion is setting in pretty nicely. I've definitely started nesting and need to have everything in order. Derek put shelves up in Rowan's closet so I've started organizing his room. It's a lot of fun deciding where to put all of his stuff and his clothes look so cute hung up. I've decided that he should come on July 8th. Then his birthday would be 07-08-09. Wouldn't that be an awesome birthday. Derek says it's too early for him to come though...only 2 weeks, so it's considered "full term" I guess Rowan will decide for himself what day he wants his birthday. He doesn't really kick anymore, he pushes and does some sort of rolling movement. He also gets the "jitters" which is funny. He makes my whole stomach wiggle. The hiccups are also fun. He usually gets them once a day and they last for about 5 minutes or so. I think he so adorable already, I can't wait to see his real adorableness when he makes his big debut!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
16 weeks to go!
I hit the 24 week mark today! I like this week because it marks the week that if Rowan was born, he would have a chance of survival. It's a good feeling in a weird way. I in no means hope he comes early, but it's good to know he would have a chance if he did.
It also means only 16 weeks left until his due date! WOW! This pregnancy is just flying by.
We had our first birthing class last night. We are taking the Bradley Method class. It's a 12 week class that teaches everything from nutrition, exercises, natural child birth, to having a c-section. It will teach Derek to be my birthing coach too. Our instructor is really awesome and I'm excited that we have decided to use her as our Doula as well. We have homework every week that we get to do together which is fun. I feel really good about our decision to give birth naturally. I think we will both be very well prepared and not feel apprehensive about it at all. With all of the information I have read about the medicines used for pain or to induce birth I just don't feel comfortable using them as a first choice. I figure my body is meant to do this so I will give it a chance =)
After tomorrow I have the next 10 days off of work for Spring Break! I hope to get lots of baby stuff accomplished and start working on all the sewing we have to do.
It also means only 16 weeks left until his due date! WOW! This pregnancy is just flying by.
We had our first birthing class last night. We are taking the Bradley Method class. It's a 12 week class that teaches everything from nutrition, exercises, natural child birth, to having a c-section. It will teach Derek to be my birthing coach too. Our instructor is really awesome and I'm excited that we have decided to use her as our Doula as well. We have homework every week that we get to do together which is fun. I feel really good about our decision to give birth naturally. I think we will both be very well prepared and not feel apprehensive about it at all. With all of the information I have read about the medicines used for pain or to induce birth I just don't feel comfortable using them as a first choice. I figure my body is meant to do this so I will give it a chance =)
After tomorrow I have the next 10 days off of work for Spring Break! I hope to get lots of baby stuff accomplished and start working on all the sewing we have to do.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Kick!
Last night Rowan (99% sure that will be his name) was moving around like crazy. I put Derek's hand on my belly and sure enough he felt the little guy kick! It was pretty awesome. He's pretty active at night when I'm lying in bed. Right now he's kicking me too. It's such a weird feeling.
I'm getting so excited to meet Rowan. We signed up for our birthing class and it starts April 1st and lasts for about 12 weeks. We're doing the Bradley Method class. The class is sort of expensive but since we planned for this baby so well it's not a big deal. I've heard great things about this class and am so excited to do it with Derek. We're planning on a natural birth which is why I feel we need this class. The instructor is also a Doula (google it if you don't know what it is) and so we're going to talk to her about that as well. We feel that the more support and knowledge we have during the birth the better it will be for everyone involved.
Oh Boy! Things are moving right along!
I'm getting so excited to meet Rowan. We signed up for our birthing class and it starts April 1st and lasts for about 12 weeks. We're doing the Bradley Method class. The class is sort of expensive but since we planned for this baby so well it's not a big deal. I've heard great things about this class and am so excited to do it with Derek. We're planning on a natural birth which is why I feel we need this class. The instructor is also a Doula (google it if you don't know what it is) and so we're going to talk to her about that as well. We feel that the more support and knowledge we have during the birth the better it will be for everyone involved.
Oh Boy! Things are moving right along!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Halfway Cooked!
I can't believe that my little boy is halfway ready to come! It has gone by so fast. Besides the horrid heartburn and having to eat so I don't get sick things are going pretty well. I fell this little guy swimming, swirling, and twirling inside me all the time now. I feel little kicks and punches more often now too. I LOVE it! It is the most amazing feeling and I can't wait until Derek can feel it. I know the next 20 or so weeks is going to fly by, especially once I'm done with work on May 22nd. Oh, I'm just so excited for this precious boy to join our family.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Almost there...
Only 16 more days until we know if this little peanut is a he or a she! I'm SOOO excited!
I think I felt it move last night...I don't remember if I was awake or if I woke up but I felt a kick. I think it was real...but it might have been a dream. It was in the right spot though so I think it was real. Hopefully I'll feel it again soon so I'll know if it was real or not!
I've been feeling a lot better lately! I still have some sick days but no more throw up days so I think I"m better!
I just love this little baby so much already.
I think I felt it move last night...I don't remember if I was awake or if I woke up but I felt a kick. I think it was real...but it might have been a dream. It was in the right spot though so I think it was real. Hopefully I'll feel it again soon so I'll know if it was real or not!
I've been feeling a lot better lately! I still have some sick days but no more throw up days so I think I"m better!
I just love this little baby so much already.
Monday, January 19, 2009
1/3 of the way
So my next appointment is on WEDNESDAY!!!! I 'm so excited to check up on our little one and make sure everything is ok. I get pretty nervous though too. It all just seems too good to be true. Everything that I've ever dreamed of having in life, I have (well almost have) A great husband, a baby on the way, a wonderful home, financially doing well, my family...Don't get me wrong, we have our hardships, but this is the life I dreamed of, well without the picket fence =)
I have dreams about our baby a lot. They're weird dreams, like the other night I had a dream that Derek and I were on the couch upstairs and I got down on the floor and popped the baby out. Then we wrapped the baby up and we left for work. I realized a few hours later that I had left my baby at home so I came back to get her. It was super crazy! She was a she and had lots of hair in the dream. In all of my dreams the baby is a girl, but when I'm awake I think it's a boy...so this will be interesting to see if my dreaming mind or awakened mind is correct.
I had been feeling pretty good the last couple of weeks. Not great, but good. Then the past 3 days it's started all over! Oh well.
Oh I remember why I was writing this post. I'm in my second trimester! Isn't that amazing. I'm 1/3 of the way done! There's a little baby thing at the bottom of my blog and it's split into 3 colors and my baby is in the middle color. It's amazing to me...simply amazing.
I should probably start taking belly pictures because I think the belly is starting...that or I'm just bloated ;)
I can't suck my stomach in anymore and the bottom is getting a bit hard...the belly is growing and I couldn't be more excited! I have lots of cute maternity clothes to wear too!
Well, I'm off today and tomorrow. That's nice. I need to go clean our house.
Oh we're moving rooms around and putting ours upstairs, since the nursery will be up there. We (well, Derek and my mom) are going to start painting today. I'm excited! I'll take pictures when it's done.
The End.
I have dreams about our baby a lot. They're weird dreams, like the other night I had a dream that Derek and I were on the couch upstairs and I got down on the floor and popped the baby out. Then we wrapped the baby up and we left for work. I realized a few hours later that I had left my baby at home so I came back to get her. It was super crazy! She was a she and had lots of hair in the dream. In all of my dreams the baby is a girl, but when I'm awake I think it's a boy...so this will be interesting to see if my dreaming mind or awakened mind is correct.
I had been feeling pretty good the last couple of weeks. Not great, but good. Then the past 3 days it's started all over! Oh well.
Oh I remember why I was writing this post. I'm in my second trimester! Isn't that amazing. I'm 1/3 of the way done! There's a little baby thing at the bottom of my blog and it's split into 3 colors and my baby is in the middle color. It's amazing to me...simply amazing.
I should probably start taking belly pictures because I think the belly is starting...that or I'm just bloated ;)
I can't suck my stomach in anymore and the bottom is getting a bit hard...the belly is growing and I couldn't be more excited! I have lots of cute maternity clothes to wear too!
Well, I'm off today and tomorrow. That's nice. I need to go clean our house.
Oh we're moving rooms around and putting ours upstairs, since the nursery will be up there. We (well, Derek and my mom) are going to start painting today. I'm excited! I'll take pictures when it's done.
The End.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Getting Closer
So I have less then 200 Days until I pop a baby out! I can't believe how fast it's going by. I'll be 3 months along on Wednesday! How am I feeling you ask? Well, I have my good moments and my bad moments. I don't throw up anymore (although I'm feeling pretty close tonight) but I am nauseated most of the day still and I keep getting killer headaches! Oh and I still hate food and wish I could eat in my sleep so I don't have to taste it. However if we are together and I must eat just feed me fruit, especially sour fruit like green apples! It could be worse though. My pants are getting tight. Some jeans I can't quite button up anymore. I just look fat though =(
My next Dr's appointment is on the 21st. Then 3-4 weeks after that we'll get to find out if it's a he or a she. I think it's a BOY and everyone else seems to think it's a GIRL. I really don't care either way, I just want a healthy baby!We've pretty much agreed on names for either so that will be easy. We haven't decided if were going to tell the names because we don't want to hear "oh you can't name your child that" So we'll see. I'm not very good keeping secrets.
Well that's all for now. I'm gonna go snuggle in my warm bed (mattress pad heaters ROCK)
Oh and it took me 2 HOURS TO GET HOME FROM WORK TODAY! I only work 6 miles from home and I almost died twice and almost ran out of gas once!
My next Dr's appointment is on the 21st. Then 3-4 weeks after that we'll get to find out if it's a he or a she. I think it's a BOY and everyone else seems to think it's a GIRL. I really don't care either way, I just want a healthy baby!We've pretty much agreed on names for either so that will be easy. We haven't decided if were going to tell the names because we don't want to hear "oh you can't name your child that" So we'll see. I'm not very good keeping secrets.
Well that's all for now. I'm gonna go snuggle in my warm bed (mattress pad heaters ROCK)
Oh and it took me 2 HOURS TO GET HOME FROM WORK TODAY! I only work 6 miles from home and I almost died twice and almost ran out of gas once!
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Life
This month seems to be flying by. I am grateful for this because I so badly want to go to my doctors appointment on the 24th. However, I am a bit terrified that they will say something is wrong and then Christmas would be ruined.
My last day of work is Friday. That means only 4 days with head start kiddos, 3 days with preschool kiddos and one planning day. Then it's 16 days of FREEDOM!
I went bowling on Wednesday with some friends I used to work with. I suck. However I did feel cool wearing my own bowling shoes (Thanks Lane) Anyway, I found out that my friend Erienne is pregnant too! She is due July 22nd, one day before me! I'm pretty excited to be able to go through my first pregnancy with somebody I know.
I've been feeling better lately. My nausea comes and goes and is never really predictable. I have terrible food aversions. I almost vomit by the mere thought of some foods. I'm addicted to Popsicles, Pace Bars in particular. They are like a snow cone on a stick. I've been craving Long Life Veggie House. Cashew Chicken and Lemon Chicken...I need it soon. We tried to bribe Derek's brother into bringing it to me last night but that was a no go.
Sometimes I really hate that we live so far away from where our lives are. I mean sure we have a life up here, but everyone we know, everything we like to do, everywhere we like to eat, is not by us. Someday I hope to move back down to normal civilization, but we'll probably end up moving even further away for Derek's job...but that's ok.
I wake up so early. I was up at 4 this morning. I tried so hard to go back to sleep but it was just not happening.
The End.
My last day of work is Friday. That means only 4 days with head start kiddos, 3 days with preschool kiddos and one planning day. Then it's 16 days of FREEDOM!
I went bowling on Wednesday with some friends I used to work with. I suck. However I did feel cool wearing my own bowling shoes (Thanks Lane) Anyway, I found out that my friend Erienne is pregnant too! She is due July 22nd, one day before me! I'm pretty excited to be able to go through my first pregnancy with somebody I know.
I've been feeling better lately. My nausea comes and goes and is never really predictable. I have terrible food aversions. I almost vomit by the mere thought of some foods. I'm addicted to Popsicles, Pace Bars in particular. They are like a snow cone on a stick. I've been craving Long Life Veggie House. Cashew Chicken and Lemon Chicken...I need it soon. We tried to bribe Derek's brother into bringing it to me last night but that was a no go.
Sometimes I really hate that we live so far away from where our lives are. I mean sure we have a life up here, but everyone we know, everything we like to do, everywhere we like to eat, is not by us. Someday I hope to move back down to normal civilization, but we'll probably end up moving even further away for Derek's job...but that's ok.
I wake up so early. I was up at 4 this morning. I tried so hard to go back to sleep but it was just not happening.
The End.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Thanksgiving and Shopping
Thanksgiving was good. It would have been better if I could have taken more than two bites of my food. There's always next year though.
To me Thanksgiving is something you have to do to get to the real festivities...BLACK FRIDAY! This year was a huge success and it was so much fun having my sister come along. People say I'm crazy for loving it so much, but there's just something about racing down the aisle to find you get to take the last of whatever you are hunting down.
I'm still pregnant so that's good. This little babe growing in me sure does make me sick though. I'm nauseated all day long and feel like I haven't slept in days. It's totally worth it though and I'm so not complaining just writing it down for record.
Only 3 more weeks until our doctors appointment! That also means 3 more weeks until Christmas Eve! Which also means only 2 1/2 weeks until I get out for Christmas Break which is 16 days this year!
To me Thanksgiving is something you have to do to get to the real festivities...BLACK FRIDAY! This year was a huge success and it was so much fun having my sister come along. People say I'm crazy for loving it so much, but there's just something about racing down the aisle to find you get to take the last of whatever you are hunting down.
I'm still pregnant so that's good. This little babe growing in me sure does make me sick though. I'm nauseated all day long and feel like I haven't slept in days. It's totally worth it though and I'm so not complaining just writing it down for record.
Only 3 more weeks until our doctors appointment! That also means 3 more weeks until Christmas Eve! Which also means only 2 1/2 weeks until I get out for Christmas Break which is 16 days this year!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
A thought
As I knelt over the porcelain goddess this morning emptying my stomach of the delicious smoothie I had just drank I had a thought. I had never been so happy to throw up. It's a sign that my body is doing what it is supposed to be doing and that my baby is growing inside me. I would do this every morning for the next 7 and a half months if it meant I would have a healthy baby. This becoming a parent thing sure is crazy!
Sunday, November 23, 2008
A Baby!
I found out 2 weeks ago that we were expecting our first baby. I guess the Clomid really worked for us! I surprised Derek with a breakfast of baby pancakes and wrapped the pregnancy test in some baby bibs that said "My daddy is my buddy" and "Later I'm Downloading" He unwrapped them and looked at the pregnancy test and said "not pregnant" he didn't see the faint little line that I had seen so clearly a few hours before. I told him no, it's positive, we're pregnant! Needless to say he was ecstatic! I've taken about 4 pregnancy tests since then just to make sure I wasn't crazy, and sure enough they're still positive!
Last night we went to tell my parents. I had a suspicion that they knew already so I wanted to surprise them in a cute way. (My suspicion was wrong, well Kevan sort of knew) We doorbell ditched them and left a baby doll on the front porch with a note that said "If found please return to Janessa and Derek by July 2009. They're expecting me!" My mom answered the door while on the phone with my sister and was a bit baffled. After a minute she started screaming "I think Janessa's pregnant" We came out of hiding and she was jumping up and down for joy! Later my sister came over and we had a pizza party and played Rock Band.
We're telling Derek's family tonight. We have to bring dessert to dinner and I think I'm going to make cupcakes with pink and blue frosting to see if anyone gets it.
Our first doctors appointment isn't until Christmas Eve, I'll be 10 weeks. The wait seems so long. I've been feeling so-so. I've only thrown up once, I found out my tummy doesn't like juice in the morning. I feel nauseous when I'm hungry and then after I eat, so pretty much all the time. However, I wouldn't trade if for anything.
We're really excited for this next adventure in our lives!
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