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Weeks 25-37 Continued .... the baby
A lot has happened since week 24. At that point my wife was still very small, everyone didn't even know she was pregnant. Now, she is pregnant for sure but people can't believe that she is almost due. She is due in 2 1/2 weeks and she looks like some females due half way through their pregnancy. I'm not sure exactly way this is, maybe it's genetics as her mother never gained much weight either and is still small today. Maybe, it's the fact that she was very active during most of her pregnancy and ate well. Or maybe it's because it's her first pregnancy. What ever the reason, I don't really care. I think she looks spectacular and is still sexy in my eyes.
We see movements consistently throughout the day, my wife is still more fascinated than myself. I enjoy watching it for a few minutes and then I become a little bored. I think she is more interested because she can feel it at the same time. When the baby moves her entire stomach area moves, we still cant make out any body parts.
We've had four ultra sounds now, the reason for the third was because the doctor couldn't tell if the baby had turned or if it was breech. The baby ended up being breech and is slightly below average weight, which means more appointments need to be done. The doctor says that it is not anything to worry about. He just wants to monitor movements since it's so close to the end.
With this news my wife struggled a bit just because she had a pregnancy planned that involved a natural birth with limited drugs, hopefully late, and speedy recovery. Now we are looking at having the opposite in each of these categories. It's obviously not the worst thing that could happen and therefore we are happy, however slightly frustrated because everything was going so well. A couple positive that comes out of this is that we will know exactly when the baby will be born because my wife will need to have a cesarian section and she wont need to go through hours of labor. So maybe this is a blessing.
At the same time a friend of ours who was due near the end of Aug was admitted to the hospital because she was having contractions. She stayed for two days and everything is great now but her due date has been moved up considerably as she can go anytime. But I know my wife and her and they will probably go within a day of each other.
Tonight we had our hospital tour. In my opinion it was a complete waste of time, yes we saw where to go and heard what would be going on, but really I think I could have read the signs and I'm not going to know what is going on anyway. I think my wife felt better after the tour though, so I guess it was worth it.
In the next week or so we have a few other appointments my wife has another ultrasound, a non-stress test, and weekly check up to monitor the size and position of the baby.
Weeks 25-37 - A lot has happened
Sorry for not updating this in some time, I've been busy renovating our house, finishing up school for the year and of course and most importantly I have been lazy.
What has occurred in the past 12 weeks
1. The baby's room is now complete, and it looks amazing. My wife's cousin, a buddy and I worked on ripping up the carpet on our second floor and putting down Laminate flooring. The guys did a terrific job and I basically watched, made lunches, ordered lunches and cleaned up.
My wife's good friend came over and painted a mural on the wall, it's a Dr. Seuss theme. While she was painting the mural I was totally hesitant thinking that it wasn't going to look good. I must have underestimated her talents because it turned out looking sensational.
2. We've continued our concert ways as we've seen NKOTBSB, Bedouin Soundclash and a TFC game together. I was also lucky enough to see Soundgarden and another TFC game. You gotta keep up with those outings cause they are things that make you happy.
3. We also decided to redo our entire upstairs flooring along with painting the master bedroom. All the rooms now have laminate flooring with carpet in the hall and on the stairs. Don't worry we hired someone to put down the new carpet on the stairs and it should be done on Wednesday. I would never try this as I'm useless. My wife decided to go with a semi dark purple/pink colour on our wall that supports our bed and a white/pink colour on the other walls. It actually turned out pretty well. We've been sleeping in our guest room as the fumes leave. I just need to paint the new baseboards and we can move back it.
4. Speaking of sleeping, my wife in the last two weeks as reemerged as the creature, as she continually goes to to washroom all night, makes noises that humans shouldn't make and now when she turns it feels like the entire room is moving around me. She isn't getting much sleep lately with all that is going on but honestly I think I'm getting even less as I'm afraid to shut my eyes because I don't know what will wake me up.
5. Baby showers, my wife and I first had a coed shower put on by her friends. I was honestly against the while coed thing. But it all turned out great and went very well. Our friends are also having a baby around the same time so the shower was for both babies. The turn out was terrific and I can't believe how generous people are, it's crazy. I also cant believe how impressive baby toys and things are, it's amazing.
My wife also had a shower with our families and friends, I didn't have to go though, which although I enjoyed the coed one I was pleased with. Again it was a success as our mothers and my wife's sister put on a great shower. Again, people were very generous and it was a great day. From the pictures and what I've heard the ladies played games and ate. I guess that would be a pretty good day.
6. Last day of school for a year. My wife will be taking the school year off and at first was hesitant with this decision but as the year ended and the baby continued to grow she became excited about her time off. It may have also been influenced by the fact that like 6-9 of her friends are all pregnant or recent mothers and they will all be off together. Either way she is excited and I'm excited for her as it time she can bond with our child and clean the house, cook dinners and do laundry ( I'm joking)
7. My mission to be healthier has continued somewhat, I made it through April without having a drink but then I decided I had done it for long enough. Now, I'll have a couple of drinks, nothing major. I guess you could say I drink like a grown up now and not like a teenager/ university student. The hangovers are non-existent and I still get a slight buzz, it's all good. I've continued to play sports 3-4 times a week. My wife has slowly gotten away from her sports which kills her as she's super competitive and loves her sports. She did teach aerobics up to mid June but other than that she hasn't been as active as much as she'd like.
The other day she wanted to go walking, I thought this meant a nice gingerly walk by the lake. She had a different idea as she was dressed like she wanted to run a marathon. We went for our walk and I was walking at my normal slow pace and she was lagging behind, breathing heavily. I guess her body has changed a lot.
All the baby news will be on the next blog............
Week 24 - Billy Elliott
This week we saw the play Billy Elliott with my uncle. It was his Xmas gift from us and he was super excited to see it. Although I had no real recollection of the film and knew a bit about the plot I really didn't have high expectations. My wife on the other hand found out the day of the play that it is centered around a boy in a mainly manly oriented town wanting to dance.
The play has many kids and children under fifteen. I'm not sure if it's because I'm having a child soon that I look at the kids differently. I was totally amazed at how talented these kids were, I mean singing, dancing, acting and putting on an accent at the same time. I have a hard enough time, walking, talking and breathing properly. After watching the play I began to analyze in my mind what the kids must do on a daily basis and whether they had a childhood at all. I wondered how I would be as a parent if our child was gifted in some area, and if I would push my child to the extant that these kids are obviously pushed or would I want my child to have a somewhat regular childhood. It's a tough choice, are these kids truly happy? do they really love what they are doing or do their parents love it? I researched a bit about the actors and found that most come from ballet or dance families.
Well, I guess I have time to ponder what I'll do, or maybe it will entirely up to my wife. Either way the play was sensational, and I loved every minute of it, totally recommend it.
Baby Stuff:
1. Baby's head is still huge but is becoming more and more proportional (ours will never be proportional)
2. Baby's can yawn
3. Measures 28.9 cm (almost a ruler in length)
4. Baby's hearing is improving and sudden loud noises may result in the baby moving.
Week 22- 23- Baby kick, room may need to be changed, baby registry
The other night I finally felt the baby kick. We were laying in bed and my wife grabbed my hand and pressed it against her stomach. Immediately I felt a small kick and then another. It was crazy and amazing at the same time. My wife is showing more and more it seems by the day. Her small washboard tummy is no longer and she now shows a small baby sac. It's very cute on her and she looks great.
My wife has been terrific for her whole pregnancy so far. But the other day I become a little frustrated. During March Break we had a discussion about if the baby's room needed to be painted that it would be a great time to do it. She was sick and I was bored and had lots of time on my hands. We decided that we didn't need to paint anything as our theme and current colour of the room went together. Well, I guess things can change quickly because apparently she now wants it painted. Really? now that we're back at work and busy most weekends, she now wants it painted. Women are CRAZY.
My wife has started a baby registry with the help of her sister. A lot of her friends have been very generous with their old things but there are obviously still many things that we are in need of. I honestly know nothing about infants and therefore felt that this was a project that would be best completed without my help. My wife agreed (probably so she could register for whatever she wanted), but I dont mind at all.
Last weekend we had my cousins Jack n' Jill. We were on our way with my brother and his girlfriend when our car decided to stop moving. I pulled over and did what every manly man does and looked under the hood for the problem. Problem is I don't know anything about cars, so this was a waste of about 30 seconds. Luckily, a CAA truck drove past us and stopped at the lights, 100 metres behind us, so my brother could flag him down. By the way we were an hour away in the middle of nowhere. I mean there was basically nothing around us. The CAA guy was helpful and ended up driving our car all the way to Whitby, from Bolton, using my father in laws CAA number. My mother came and pick us up from a gas station after about an hour of driving around looking for us. We made it to the Jack n Jill will a couple of hours remaining, it was a good time. The night's uncomfortable feeling wasn't over as we now had to fit 6 people into a small car for an hour drive home. NOT very fun when your pregnant wife is leaning on your stomach the whole time, and her back was hurting from her position. But, it could have been worst and I thank my mom for coming to pick us up.
We found out it was the transmission and will cost, a pretty penny. Doesn't always go this way, as soon as you get your finances together and feel good moving forward, something comes and fucks you right over.
Baby Business:
1. Length 27 c.m - 28 c.m
2. Baby can be seen holding and playing with the umbilical cord (if it's a boy it won't be the last time he's alone playing with his cord)
3. As the baby grows, it presses against the mothers organs which can result in many interesting digestive system problems - like heart burn and gas (funny, I wonder if I'm pregnant?)
4. Lungs are working now but not to full capacity
5. Baby's heart beat begins to decrease a bit
Week 20- 21 March Break, 2nd Ultrasound and Crazy Baby
We just finished our March Break; we decided to stay local and get a lot of things done around the house. We completely organized and cleaned out the baby's room. We have decided to get our friend Ann Marie to paint one wall with a page from Dr. Seuss' "Oh the places you'll go". I'm very excited to see what it will look like when the room is finished.
My wife was sick during the break, so it was good that we didn't go anywhere. She was stuffed up and weak. It was nice to just relax and go at a slow pace for her to get back to her healthy self. The only problem is I am now sick. That's right, my wonderful wife has made me sick, while back at work.
We had our second ultrasound this week. It was amazing being able to see all the facial features, the spine, fingers and toes. It's amazing what technology we have today and how it makes this whole process so exciting. I was fixated on trying to see or not see our baby's penis. At one point I thought that I didn't see anything where the penis would be and then two minutes I thought I saw a little worm. So, after examining the ultrasound screen for the five minutes I still have no clue if our baby has an extra limb or doesn't.
The only unfortunate thing is that our baby may be the next horror movie star. The pictures looked amazing until you reach the last one. However you look at the image it appears like we are having something that may not be human.
We went to the bank to start saving for the future and the next year, while my wife is off taking care of our little one. This is a great feeling because hopefully we will be ready for her maternity leave when it comes.
Baby Happenings:
1. Baby is swallowing more and more fluids
2. 24- 25.5 c.m in length
3. Chick baby's ovaries are in the pelvis
4. Fingernails are starting to grow
5. Boy baby's have no testes outside the body, they are still in the pelvis (it must be cold in there)
6. Bone marrow is now in all the baby's bones and are producing red blood cells
7. Baby's hands are always moving
Week 18 - 19 - Kicking, Daffy Duck, Spandex Jeans and a Pop
It's been a very busy couple of weeks. My wife, as her family calls it, has finally popped. Her belly finally makes her look either somewhat pregnant or that she has bad posture. Either way although she is small, she definitely looks pregnant to me.
My wife has been having some difficulty wearing her normal jeans as they are becoming very tight and are not fitting. So we decided to go shopping for maternity pants. Before this trip I thought maternity pants were basically very large ugly jeans; I had no idea what pregnant women had been hiding. I was amazed by this invention and astonished at how brilliant it was. I even wondered why some overweight people don't wear these pants on a regular basis. I mean you can't even see the elastic band that basically goes from vagina to just under the breasts. Crazy! Good job to the women who invented those pants.
A few weeks ago my wife felt a small kick, now she repeatedly feels these small knocks. She feels them while sitting on the couch, laying in bed and the other night it actually woke her. She tried having me feel the kicks and I had my hand waiting for on her stomach patiently. Patience isn't my strongest asset; 10 seconds later I got bored of waiting. Of course as soon as I removed my hand, it kicked. I'm sure I'll be able to feel the kicker soon.
My wife has been suffering from a cold the past few days, she has a stuffy nose, a small cough and a sore throat. She's been taking it pretty easy, just trying to get well. She isn't taking anything because it may harm the baby. I don't believe this at all and tell her to take the medicines she is allowed to but she refuses. She's having trouble sleeping because her nose is so stuffy and the other night while I was trying to sleep silently and calmly, I heard this high-squeaking noise coming from beside me. I realized this sound was actually coming out of my wife's nose and it sounded like Daffy Duck. I really hope she starts taking the drugs and gets well very soon.
New lingo... I never actually knew what dilated meant before watching an episode of Criminal Minds. It was a pretty gruesome episode so I'll just tell you that a woman had to tell how dilated another woman was by using her fingers. I was even more freaked out when my wife told me that's how doctors see how dilated a woman is.
My wife has been having some difficulty wearing her normal jeans as they are becoming very tight and are not fitting. So we decided to go shopping for maternity pants. Before this trip I thought maternity pants were basically very large ugly jeans; I had no idea what pregnant women had been hiding. I was amazed by this invention and astonished at how brilliant it was. I even wondered why some overweight people don't wear these pants on a regular basis. I mean you can't even see the elastic band that basically goes from vagina to just under the breasts. Crazy! Good job to the women who invented those pants.
A few weeks ago my wife felt a small kick, now she repeatedly feels these small knocks. She feels them while sitting on the couch, laying in bed and the other night it actually woke her. She tried having me feel the kicks and I had my hand waiting for on her stomach patiently. Patience isn't my strongest asset; 10 seconds later I got bored of waiting. Of course as soon as I removed my hand, it kicked. I'm sure I'll be able to feel the kicker soon.
My wife has been suffering from a cold the past few days, she has a stuffy nose, a small cough and a sore throat. She's been taking it pretty easy, just trying to get well. She isn't taking anything because it may harm the baby. I don't believe this at all and tell her to take the medicines she is allowed to but she refuses. She's having trouble sleeping because her nose is so stuffy and the other night while I was trying to sleep silently and calmly, I heard this high-squeaking noise coming from beside me. I realized this sound was actually coming out of my wife's nose and it sounded like Daffy Duck. I really hope she starts taking the drugs and gets well very soon.
New lingo... I never actually knew what dilated meant before watching an episode of Criminal Minds. It was a pretty gruesome episode so I'll just tell you that a woman had to tell how dilated another woman was by using her fingers. I was even more freaked out when my wife told me that's how doctors see how dilated a woman is.
Week 17 - Hired a full-time cook, baby's heart beat and David Gray
Unbeknownst to me, my wife has been thinking about hiring some kind of full time help in the kitchen. We are both pretty busy and she felt in order to limit her stress and increase her occasional nap time, some help would be beneficial. I also didn't know that she had been interviewing people over the past few weeks. She has now admitted she interviewed an Italian, Indian and Mexican. I was super amazed when I came home on Wednesday, that she had hired our help. I guess she had good reason to. I mean she did sleep in and went to the doctors that day and then coached a volleyball game (pretty tough). As result of this day, she was exhausted and needed a little rest. I just didn't know that I was the hired full-time kitchen help. I hadn't realized that I had been making most of the meals and on this particular day, woke up early, worked the entire day and coached after school. Between the two of us, I totally understand why it should have been me cooking. I'm not sure why she settled on a thirty year old, balding man, when I'm sure we could have had a nice young girl from Europe making our meals.
On a more positive note, my wife had scheduled a doctor's appointment this week. She made sure it didn't interfere with her volleyball coaching (rightfully so). She however forgot to ask when I was available to attend the appointment in the event that I may want to go. Hey, at least she made her high school volleyball game. Anyways, she saw her OBGYN. She heard our child's heartbeat, which is extremely exciting. I'm so happy that I was there to share in this moment. Everything seems to going well with the pregnancy according to the Doc.
On Family day, we began to fix up our baby's room. All we did wasclean the mess and put up some wall sticker decorations of the alphabet and a height measuring picture. I personally think it looks amazing.
David Gray concert last night was good. He slowed it down and played a more intimate and acoustic set. During the encore he sped it up to his old way and increased the bass drum. During this time, my wife's stomach was vibrating as we were fifth row. Our child is definitely going to be a rocker. On a side note, if you ever go to a concert please don't do these things:
1. Yell out comments all the time that are uneducated
2. Yell out song requests
3. Eat a bag of chips during an acoustic show
4. Take more than a few pictures, you dont need that many
5. Video tape the performance - why dont you enjoy the show the first time, you aren't going to watch it again.
Baby things:
1. Sex organs are developing
2. Baby is bigger than the placenta
3. The women's uterus is large enough to give her a "belly"
On a more positive note, my wife had scheduled a doctor's appointment this week. She made sure it didn't interfere with her volleyball coaching (rightfully so). She however forgot to ask when I was available to attend the appointment in the event that I may want to go. Hey, at least she made her high school volleyball game. Anyways, she saw her OBGYN. She heard our child's heartbeat, which is extremely exciting. I'm so happy that I was there to share in this moment. Everything seems to going well with the pregnancy according to the Doc.
On Family day, we began to fix up our baby's room. All we did wasclean the mess and put up some wall sticker decorations of the alphabet and a height measuring picture. I personally think it looks amazing.
David Gray concert last night was good. He slowed it down and played a more intimate and acoustic set. During the encore he sped it up to his old way and increased the bass drum. During this time, my wife's stomach was vibrating as we were fifth row. Our child is definitely going to be a rocker. On a side note, if you ever go to a concert please don't do these things:
1. Yell out comments all the time that are uneducated
2. Yell out song requests
3. Eat a bag of chips during an acoustic show
4. Take more than a few pictures, you dont need that many
5. Video tape the performance - why dont you enjoy the show the first time, you aren't going to watch it again.
Baby things:
1. Sex organs are developing
2. Baby is bigger than the placenta
3. The women's uterus is large enough to give her a "belly"
Week 16 - Bon Jovi and I figured out what the creature is .....
This past week started off extremely well on Valentine's day with a Bon Jovi concert. They are ridiculously good in concert, as they are full energy for 2.5 hours. My wife had never seen them and enjoyed every minute of it. She didn't feel any "Devil horns" in her tummy this time, so I'm not sure if our little one enjoyed Jon Bon as much as he/she enjoyed Linkin Park. Maybe he/she will be a metal head. I guess that wouldn't be that bad with a name like Linkin.
The week started off well on another front as well; the creature wasn't making it's normal treks across the room. I'm not sure if the warmer weather affects the actions of the creature, maybe the creature hibernates during the warmer months? or maybe it is also tired of the late night awakenings. Either way I was happy with this new found sleep.
However, this didn't last long as the creature began making these awfully loud, low noises. I was very frightened for my safety as I now know that I'm definitely sleeping beside a hibernating Wilder beast. At least that's what I think it much be, I mean what other animal would make those kind of noises while sleeping.
Maybe I'll go hunting for some wilder beasts in the future?
My wife is having a doctors appointment next week where she should hear the baby's heart beat. This is very cool.
I continued my transformation with finally being able to put up a towel rack (on my third try). I know pretty pathetic, but honestly a year ago I would have gotten someone else to do it.
We began to do some small things to our future baby room, we put up the alphabet and a height measuring thing,
Baby happenings:
- an arch is beginning to shape in the feet
- fingers are separate and can move individually, they are still short and stubby (if they get my gene they will stay this way)
- The amniotic fluid is becoming more and more produced by the baby's urine because the baby's skin is becoming more waterproof (our baby is swimming in it's own pee!)
The week started off well on another front as well; the creature wasn't making it's normal treks across the room. I'm not sure if the warmer weather affects the actions of the creature, maybe the creature hibernates during the warmer months? or maybe it is also tired of the late night awakenings. Either way I was happy with this new found sleep.
However, this didn't last long as the creature began making these awfully loud, low noises. I was very frightened for my safety as I now know that I'm definitely sleeping beside a hibernating Wilder beast. At least that's what I think it much be, I mean what other animal would make those kind of noises while sleeping.
Maybe I'll go hunting for some wilder beasts in the future?
My wife is having a doctors appointment next week where she should hear the baby's heart beat. This is very cool.
I continued my transformation with finally being able to put up a towel rack (on my third try). I know pretty pathetic, but honestly a year ago I would have gotten someone else to do it.
We began to do some small things to our future baby room, we put up the alphabet and a height measuring thing,
Baby happenings:
- an arch is beginning to shape in the feet
- fingers are separate and can move individually, they are still short and stubby (if they get my gene they will stay this way)
- The amniotic fluid is becoming more and more produced by the baby's urine because the baby's skin is becoming more waterproof (our baby is swimming in it's own pee!)
Week 15 - Linkin Park Concert and Facebook knows....
So for the past two weeks this creature has been appearing as many as four times a night waking me up. Now, what I didn't know was that this creature gets somewhat upset if you wake it up for any unknowing reason. The other night, after the creature had crept across the room and back and fallen asleep, my phone happened to get a text message (at 3:30 a.m). In a disarray, I touched the phone but didn't turn it off so five minutes later it went off again. This time, the creature arose with an angry snarl on her face and exclaimed to turn it off. So I did.
Fifteen minutes later, the creature arose again to make her trek across the room and when she began to fall asleep, the phone rang again, although this time the ringer was turned off but the vibrator wasn't. She asked for it to be turned off and again in somewhat of a sleep, since I dont get much these days I tried. Five minutes later, it vibrated again and the snarl returned. I rose in fear and tried desperately to completely ruin my phone before I was killed. I wasn't luckily and she was asleep about one minute later, while I was once again up for twenty minutes before I fell back to sleep.
Question: How come I can't wake the creature up, one night a few times (which were not totally my fault) but I can be awoken for the past few weeks?
Myself, my wife and Andy went to see Linkin Park on Tuesday. It was a terrific concert as they were high energy for the entire set rarely taking anytime to relax. My wife told me that she could feel her stomach vibrating during the concert and I replied that the baby was just showing it's devil horns. Hopefully s/he has some musical talent because neither of us do. She also mentioned that she liked how they spelled the name Linkin. Could this be a possible name? I would have no opposition.
My wife finally made the terrifying jump to post the news on facebook. It was received with some fifty sensational messages, many saying that they were more happy about the fact they could now talk about it. I guess this means I should do the same.
My wife read that during this time, if you put a light on your stomach that the baby will move away from the light. Last night, after a terrifc not so healthy fish and chips meal my wife felt something going on in her stomach. She later told me that she was feeling little knocks on it. Then as I was sitting on the oppposite couch, not really even noticing that she is pregnant, she asked for my phone. She lifted up her shirt and started to place the phone's light on her stomach. I wasn't sure what she was doing, I actually thought she was looking for stretch marks. Then, I noticed the expression of shear enjoyment and excitement on her face as she explained how she could feel something move. She doesn't know what it was and believes that it was the baby''s foot. Either way it was amazing to see her in such fascination with what was going on with her body. I have to confess I was a little jealous because as she's so excited, I'm not really feeling much because I can't feel what she's feeling. Either way, I am happy for her.
Secret Valentine's at school has been very interesting. My secret friend has been super creative focusing on my wife and future child (I'm already third in people's thoughts). She has got us two baby outfits, a book for my wife to read and the most interesting of all a baby naming book. She got all my staff to look through the book and write a comment beside what they considered a funny, awkward or weird name. I broke out laughing at many of the possible names and the comments. My wife did as well when she saw the book.
I guess this busy week has made up for the preceding three boring weeks. We have Bon Jovi on Valentine's Day, which should be a great start to week 16.
Transformation - still active with my sports and asleep on Friday and Saturday night by midnight. Can you say pathetic.
Baby Things:
1. During this time, females are supposed to be "glowing", with improved skin and hair
2. The baby can supposedly hear our voices now - which means it must hear my wife a lot.
Fifteen minutes later, the creature arose again to make her trek across the room and when she began to fall asleep, the phone rang again, although this time the ringer was turned off but the vibrator wasn't. She asked for it to be turned off and again in somewhat of a sleep, since I dont get much these days I tried. Five minutes later, it vibrated again and the snarl returned. I rose in fear and tried desperately to completely ruin my phone before I was killed. I wasn't luckily and she was asleep about one minute later, while I was once again up for twenty minutes before I fell back to sleep.
Question: How come I can't wake the creature up, one night a few times (which were not totally my fault) but I can be awoken for the past few weeks?
Myself, my wife and Andy went to see Linkin Park on Tuesday. It was a terrific concert as they were high energy for the entire set rarely taking anytime to relax. My wife told me that she could feel her stomach vibrating during the concert and I replied that the baby was just showing it's devil horns. Hopefully s/he has some musical talent because neither of us do. She also mentioned that she liked how they spelled the name Linkin. Could this be a possible name? I would have no opposition.
My wife finally made the terrifying jump to post the news on facebook. It was received with some fifty sensational messages, many saying that they were more happy about the fact they could now talk about it. I guess this means I should do the same.
My wife read that during this time, if you put a light on your stomach that the baby will move away from the light. Last night, after a terrifc not so healthy fish and chips meal my wife felt something going on in her stomach. She later told me that she was feeling little knocks on it. Then as I was sitting on the oppposite couch, not really even noticing that she is pregnant, she asked for my phone. She lifted up her shirt and started to place the phone's light on her stomach. I wasn't sure what she was doing, I actually thought she was looking for stretch marks. Then, I noticed the expression of shear enjoyment and excitement on her face as she explained how she could feel something move. She doesn't know what it was and believes that it was the baby''s foot. Either way it was amazing to see her in such fascination with what was going on with her body. I have to confess I was a little jealous because as she's so excited, I'm not really feeling much because I can't feel what she's feeling. Either way, I am happy for her.
Secret Valentine's at school has been very interesting. My secret friend has been super creative focusing on my wife and future child (I'm already third in people's thoughts). She has got us two baby outfits, a book for my wife to read and the most interesting of all a baby naming book. She got all my staff to look through the book and write a comment beside what they considered a funny, awkward or weird name. I broke out laughing at many of the possible names and the comments. My wife did as well when she saw the book.
I guess this busy week has made up for the preceding three boring weeks. We have Bon Jovi on Valentine's Day, which should be a great start to week 16.
Transformation - still active with my sports and asleep on Friday and Saturday night by midnight. Can you say pathetic.
Baby Things:
1. During this time, females are supposed to be "glowing", with improved skin and hair
2. The baby can supposedly hear our voices now - which means it must hear my wife a lot.
Week 14 - How come I'm losing sleep already?
No one mentioned to me that during week fourteen I'd be losing sleep. For the past few days, I've been woken up on several occasions with a black creature, trying secretly to walk through our bedroom. On almost all occasions, she forgets she has left her stuff on the floor and therefore steps on it, either making more noise or yelling in pain. Once across the room and in the washroom, she decides that it's best to turn the light on and then shut the door. Oh it's not over yet people!
She then opens the door to the washroom in order to shut off the light and then return to the bed in the exact same manner. When she returns after her voyage (what seems like 30 minutes) i politely ask if she's alright. To my astonishment the response is "Why, did I wake you?"
As I'm thinking to myself if this is a good time to actually go over what has transpired during the last thirty minutes, I hear deep breathing beside me. Are you kidding me? She has fallen right back asleep probably exhausted from the journey and I'm wide awake. Once I have finally fallen back to sleep myself the creature appears again.
Please tell me that this won't occur all the time.
This is all that is new, but it's making me a grumpier person, because I'm not sleeping. I guess she can't get mad at me for napping now.
Her belly is showing a bit more now, although she has not gained any weight.
We caught the UFC fight this weekend, seeing Silva with his super kick to Belfort's chin, it ended in a pretty late night. When we woke up on Sunday, my wife was feeling like she was hung over because of the late night.
I've been snowboarding, working out and playing baskeyball and soccer. I've been going to bed earlier and doing almost all the cooking- transformation is going well - Not to mention still no late nights or drinks.
Baby stuff:
1. Bones can be seen on an ultrasound
2. The baby almost doubles in size over the next 3 weeks.
She then opens the door to the washroom in order to shut off the light and then return to the bed in the exact same manner. When she returns after her voyage (what seems like 30 minutes) i politely ask if she's alright. To my astonishment the response is "Why, did I wake you?"
As I'm thinking to myself if this is a good time to actually go over what has transpired during the last thirty minutes, I hear deep breathing beside me. Are you kidding me? She has fallen right back asleep probably exhausted from the journey and I'm wide awake. Once I have finally fallen back to sleep myself the creature appears again.
Please tell me that this won't occur all the time.
This is all that is new, but it's making me a grumpier person, because I'm not sleeping. I guess she can't get mad at me for napping now.
Her belly is showing a bit more now, although she has not gained any weight.
We caught the UFC fight this weekend, seeing Silva with his super kick to Belfort's chin, it ended in a pretty late night. When we woke up on Sunday, my wife was feeling like she was hung over because of the late night.
I've been snowboarding, working out and playing baskeyball and soccer. I've been going to bed earlier and doing almost all the cooking- transformation is going well - Not to mention still no late nights or drinks.
Baby stuff:
1. Bones can be seen on an ultrasound
2. The baby almost doubles in size over the next 3 weeks.