So Matt and I made our first trip to Labor and Delivery yesterday. It was really scary for a little while, but I'm home and resting (and still pregnant, thank goodness!).
I had been feeling sick and exhausted for a couple of days. Yesterday, when I woke up, I could barely move, I was so uncomfortable. I could barely pull myself into our truck to go to school. About half way through my first class, I started getting waves of nausea and even more pain, so I decided I need to call and let my dr know.
I called Matt and told him I needed to call the dr. Matt said he'd take a quick lunch and drive up to campus to make sure everything was ok. Well, when I called the dr, they told me I would need to come in right away. I told them I could make it down in about an hour or so. Knowing that I may get sent to Labor and Delivery if they wanted to monitor me I got something to eat. (Labor and Delivery will not let you eat while they're monitoring you, just in case you start to go into labor... So if anyone makes a similar trip, try and grab something to eat so you don't starve!)
When we got to the dr I was so scared and in so much pain that I could barely wait for the dr. I was in tears and really upset. My dr sent me right over to the hospital. When I got to the hospital, they immediately got me in to a Labor and Delivery room... Which was a little scary. I was expecting to be in more of an examination room, rather than the real thing. They got me into bed and strapped a whole bunch of monitors on me and I immediately became a human science experiment. They took blood and ran a whole bunch of different tests..... It was awful. On the upside, it was amazing to sit there and just listen to our baby's heartbeat on a monitor the whole time. It made me want to take that machine home with me.
They finally came in (after almost four hours!) and said that I wasn't going into active labor, but I needed to stay down and pay close attention to my baby for a couple of days. I was fine with that! We left, went home and laid around our living room for the rest of the night. I'm definately excited to have my baby, but I hope she stays put for a few more months!
Friday, September 26, 2008
Tag!
Brie tagged us!
Here are the rules:
Link the Person who Tagged you.
Mention rules on your blog.
Tell about 6 quirks of yours.
Tag 6 fellow bloggers to do the same.
Leave a comment to let them know.
1. I can't share my bathroom. When I'm in the bathroom getting ready, Matt knows that he can't even walk near the doorway.
2. I'm a wrinkle-natzi. Everything has to be ironed before wearing. It drives Matt crazy 'cause he couldn't care less.
3. My name has a "y" in it and so I want all of our girls to have a name with a wierd "y" in it. (Holynd is spelled with a y).
4. Matt has a "books on tape" addiction. He's always listening to book to and from work.
5. Whenever Matt and I go anywhere, he has to "leave twice". He always forgets something and has to go back into the house. It only happens when we go somewhere together, but it drives me nuts!
6. Matt has to smell all the bottles of soap in the store before he'll buy one. I won't go with him when he buys soap anymore.
Here are the rules:
Link the Person who Tagged you.
Mention rules on your blog.
Tell about 6 quirks of yours.
Tag 6 fellow bloggers to do the same.
Leave a comment to let them know.
1. I can't share my bathroom. When I'm in the bathroom getting ready, Matt knows that he can't even walk near the doorway.
2. I'm a wrinkle-natzi. Everything has to be ironed before wearing. It drives Matt crazy 'cause he couldn't care less.
3. My name has a "y" in it and so I want all of our girls to have a name with a wierd "y" in it. (Holynd is spelled with a y).
4. Matt has a "books on tape" addiction. He's always listening to book to and from work.
5. Whenever Matt and I go anywhere, he has to "leave twice". He always forgets something and has to go back into the house. It only happens when we go somewhere together, but it drives me nuts!
6. Matt has to smell all the bottles of soap in the store before he'll buy one. I won't go with him when he buys soap anymore.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Surviving Prego 101...For Men.
Living with a woman that is growing a human parasite can be quite challenging so here are some useful tips that I recommend to help ease the pain.
1. Avoid snoring at all costs. If you have to suffocate yourself, it will be worth it. I have learned that if she isn't sleeping and it's your fault, you will definately not be sleeping. She will make sure you are just as or even more tired and uncomfortable than she is.
2. Don't breathe in the general direction of the blood hound that is in the bed with you. Even if you have brushed your teeth 8 times, used mouthwash and popped several breathmints she will still smell the beefaroni that you ate for lunch 2 days ago.
3. Be ready to duck-and-cover at any moment. You never know if something will be flying your way.
4. Never eat the last of the cheese-its or whatever the snack-of-the-moment is. If you do you won't live to eat the next snack.
5. Be ready to run to the grocery store at 3:00 in the morning for pickles or anything else. If you think this is just something that happens in the movies you are wrong. It happens all the time.
6. You will never know who is calling you when you see your wife's phone number. It could be a sweet loving wife who misses you, it could be a tired crying girl that is ready to give up, or it could be the little sister of Freddy Kruger, who is also possesed by some evil deamon, that is ready to kill any and everything that looks at her a little differently.
7. When you do something stupid you will have not just one person but two people extremely mad at you. (Your wife and unborn child) She seems to have a magical power to pass on her rage to the baby, who returns it ten-fold to your pregnant wife.
8. Don't watch the food channel. You can watch it if you don't mind having to drive several hours to find some obscure food item, that is nearly impossible to find, but is featured on the food channel. I almost found myself driving to Roy at 10:00 at night a couple weeks ago.
9. Be willing to call every restaurant in Utah to see if they have or can make some specialty item.
10. Be prepared for weird smells, sounds and other unusual goodies that are bound to happen sometime between now and the end of this pregnancy.
11. Just when you think pregnancy can't get more wierd/frightening/disgusting... it does.
12. If she wants water from the gas station. She wants water from the gas station. It doesn't matter if you have a bottle of water in the fridge, or if you have a very fancy/expensive filter on the tap. She wants what she wants.
13. Be prepared. That blushing, dainty, loving wife will never return.
14. Get ready to do your own laundry. (And hers, and never be afraid to ask how to sort it, getting a lecture about being stupid with laundry is a lot better then having to gain the courage to tell her that you ruined the only sweater that still fits her.) Cook for yourself. Wash the floors the way she likes and help her put on her shoes... (She won't be able to do this once that baby gets big enough.)
15. You may come home and have all the pictures on the wall switched around and 55 new holes to patch up, because she kept changing her mind while rearranging.
16. Complain and die. If you state that... your head hurts, you're a little tired or your stomach is a little upset... be prepared to get a whole mess of complaints thrown your way. Some of which you could've lived without hearing from your loving wife.
17. You will have to go to the dr with her. Get over the fear of the gynocologist now.
18. If you come home and she goes straight to the bedroom and slams the door before one word was spoken between you... Don't go in to see what's wrong. I REPEAT! DO NOT GO IN!
19. Don't let her go grocery shopping alone. She'll come home with nothing but junk food that she'll get sick of in two days and you'll be back at the grocery store getting other snacks.
20. And finally, if she EVER asks about her appearance... tell her that there's not a celebrity/model/singer that holds a candle to her. DO NOT HESITATE, DO NOT BOTHER TO LOOK AT HER, HAVE ALL ANSWERS REHEARSED AND READY AT ALL TIMES! You need to be faster then a gun slinger on this one.... AND WHATEVER YOU DO... avoid the word... "uh...?".
Hope this helps some people or just gave a few people a good laugh.
-Matt
1. Avoid snoring at all costs. If you have to suffocate yourself, it will be worth it. I have learned that if she isn't sleeping and it's your fault, you will definately not be sleeping. She will make sure you are just as or even more tired and uncomfortable than she is.
2. Don't breathe in the general direction of the blood hound that is in the bed with you. Even if you have brushed your teeth 8 times, used mouthwash and popped several breathmints she will still smell the beefaroni that you ate for lunch 2 days ago.
3. Be ready to duck-and-cover at any moment. You never know if something will be flying your way.
4. Never eat the last of the cheese-its or whatever the snack-of-the-moment is. If you do you won't live to eat the next snack.
5. Be ready to run to the grocery store at 3:00 in the morning for pickles or anything else. If you think this is just something that happens in the movies you are wrong. It happens all the time.
6. You will never know who is calling you when you see your wife's phone number. It could be a sweet loving wife who misses you, it could be a tired crying girl that is ready to give up, or it could be the little sister of Freddy Kruger, who is also possesed by some evil deamon, that is ready to kill any and everything that looks at her a little differently.
7. When you do something stupid you will have not just one person but two people extremely mad at you. (Your wife and unborn child) She seems to have a magical power to pass on her rage to the baby, who returns it ten-fold to your pregnant wife.
8. Don't watch the food channel. You can watch it if you don't mind having to drive several hours to find some obscure food item, that is nearly impossible to find, but is featured on the food channel. I almost found myself driving to Roy at 10:00 at night a couple weeks ago.
9. Be willing to call every restaurant in Utah to see if they have or can make some specialty item.
10. Be prepared for weird smells, sounds and other unusual goodies that are bound to happen sometime between now and the end of this pregnancy.
11. Just when you think pregnancy can't get more wierd/frightening/disgusting... it does.
12. If she wants water from the gas station. She wants water from the gas station. It doesn't matter if you have a bottle of water in the fridge, or if you have a very fancy/expensive filter on the tap. She wants what she wants.
13. Be prepared. That blushing, dainty, loving wife will never return.
14. Get ready to do your own laundry. (And hers, and never be afraid to ask how to sort it, getting a lecture about being stupid with laundry is a lot better then having to gain the courage to tell her that you ruined the only sweater that still fits her.) Cook for yourself. Wash the floors the way she likes and help her put on her shoes... (She won't be able to do this once that baby gets big enough.)
15. You may come home and have all the pictures on the wall switched around and 55 new holes to patch up, because she kept changing her mind while rearranging.
16. Complain and die. If you state that... your head hurts, you're a little tired or your stomach is a little upset... be prepared to get a whole mess of complaints thrown your way. Some of which you could've lived without hearing from your loving wife.
17. You will have to go to the dr with her. Get over the fear of the gynocologist now.
18. If you come home and she goes straight to the bedroom and slams the door before one word was spoken between you... Don't go in to see what's wrong. I REPEAT! DO NOT GO IN!
19. Don't let her go grocery shopping alone. She'll come home with nothing but junk food that she'll get sick of in two days and you'll be back at the grocery store getting other snacks.
20. And finally, if she EVER asks about her appearance... tell her that there's not a celebrity/model/singer that holds a candle to her. DO NOT HESITATE, DO NOT BOTHER TO LOOK AT HER, HAVE ALL ANSWERS REHEARSED AND READY AT ALL TIMES! You need to be faster then a gun slinger on this one.... AND WHATEVER YOU DO... avoid the word... "uh...?".
Hope this helps some people or just gave a few people a good laugh.
-Matt
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Today was the day!
BEAN!!!!!!!!
So today was the day! We found out what we are having..........
DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GIRL!
Yep, were having a little baby girl! We are so ecstatic! Right now, we're set on the name...
Holynd Harlow Peterson
(Name is subject to change)
YAY! We were able to get more pictures of our little Bean! Bean is no longer tiny but is so much bigger and, this time, Bean actually looks like a baby now!
Matt even let me go out and buy a few outfits for Bean today! (Also, if the truth be known, my mother went a little crazy when she found out too!) I can't wait to put the nursery together! We'll definitely post pictures when we finish the nursery!
FOOT!
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