Moving Right Along...

So, we're coming up on 23 weeks (or in non-pregnancy talk: just over 5.5 months along). Such a great accomplishment...well, not really. But we're now constantly feeling the baby move; to the degree that sometimes I have to ask the baby to settle down. So the baby is now the size of a large mango and weighs just over 1 pound and he or she is able to hear loud noises outside of the womb such as dogs barking...yep, better get use to that one.

But with all this progress being made for baby...we have to try to keep up, so this past week here is what we've been up to:

1.) I got to tag along with Jamie out to NJ, while out there we got to visit Dani and Chris, old friends from Camp. We enjoyed a lovely meal and hung out with dani and chris while saying hello to the neighborhood as they stopped by trick or treating. Dani is also pregnant, due right around the same time as us. It was great hanging out with them! Thanks guys!

2.) I then jumped on a train down to good ol' VA and visited with Jessica, who was having her baby shower. Jess is due in January and it was great seeing her! It's funny when I think back to all that we've been through from high school crushes to walking down the aisle to now having babies of our own..

3.) Then i came home and picked up the "kids"...who I missed so much. I know it sounds sappy and pathetic....but it's tough being away from them. Espically, since now with the new job they are constantly around me. I can't imagine leaving my own real baby...

4.) Jamies out in CO on business this week so I decided to make myself useful and get started on our xmas shopping.It was kinda nice to try to get into the spirit. Yes, I'm starting early, but there are only 6 more weeks until christmas, and I figure the closer to the date the less happy I'll be being on my feet for long shopping trips, plus this helps me spread it out a little. So, win win.

5.) I also went up and picked out paint swatches for the baby's room...but i'm not sure if i've found anything that i like yet. We're moving at a snails pace for the baby's room...i'm still freaking out just a bit....:(

So, thats it for us...hope you all enjoy your upcoming week!

The BIG One

Hi all,

Okay, so last Tuesday we went into the dr's to have the BIG ultrasound. From my understanding this should be the last one; which I'm a little sad about! We were also doing our glucose test, which required me to drink this flovored sugar water. The bad news is the kido was hyped up on "sugar-aide" and thus resembled a pinball bouncing all around my belly. So, not such great pics. We also stuck to our decision to not find out the sex, despite most of you offering to call the dr and find out for yourselves.

It's hard to imagine that in just 4 short months our little "mexican jumping bean" will be here. I keep having this epiphany at the oddest of times,like in the middle of a car ride or when we're sitting down at a restaurant. I'm assuming once he/she is here we'll be hard pressed to remember what life was like previously (mainly due to the lack of sleep....we probably won't remember much)still it seems odd.

On a completly different note: Fall is over as we had our first snow flakes roll through Minnesota today. Nothing to note as far as accumilation, just a small insite to the rest of this great season ahead of us...i'm NOT eager.

The Unspoken Symptom of Pregnancy

So, this week we hit 19 weeks! For those of you that speak in terms of months thats 4 months and 3 weeks. Anywho, it's safe to say that for the most part my symptoms have subsided; except the fatigue (i like this one SO much, i'm gonna hang onto it-note the sarcasim). There is ONE other symptom that you don't hear too much that my body has also decided to keep...PREGNANCY BRAIN!

Hmmm...you ask, "what is Pregnancy Brain? It doesn't sound too technical..."Well, I think the best way to describe this condition is to use the most recent and perhaps the BEST example.

This evening i RUSHED home, determined to have dinner on the table BEFORE 8pm; something that hasen't happened at all this week or last. Yes, i'm a bad wife (nag nag nag). So, i rush home at 5pm, throw all the ingredients together for my quick homemade tuna noodle casserole, pop it in the oven and wait. An hour later my beloved husband walks through the door..i figure "perfect, dinner should be ready" but it still looked a little too liquid. I'm thinking i must have put too much milk in, but if i give it another 15 mins. it should cook off.

Fast foward to 7:30 and my tuna noodle casserole is still as soupie as it started. I take the casserole out of the oven, looking it over, it dawns on me: I've forgotten one VITAL ingredient of my Tuna Noodle Casserole.....The Noodles!

Pregnancy Brain strikes again! DUM DUM DUUUMM.

As a side note: I've been warned that this doesn't go away anytime soon, the lack of sleep only seems to exasterbate this particular symptom. Ahh well, it's totally worth it...soupie casserole and all!

Falling into Warm Gooey Apple Autumn Goodness!

So, this weekend Jamie and I decided to get into the Fall mood! We took off mid saturday morning to go off to the country, which considering we don't live far from the country was only about a 20 min. drive (so convient!), to go apple picking! I've got a potluck dinner coming up and like to take this opportunity to refresh my ability to cook! Good old fashion cooking..well, baking.

We went out to this great family run apple orchard and took in the great fall flavor. There were so many families out there, which made it fun to people watch...a small insight into things to come.

They had a live band, a big bar-b-que, hayrides, a corn maze, a pumpkin patch and of course the apple orchards. All-in-all we picked a bag of apples, rode some hayrides, made our way OUT of the corn maze, had some lunch, and had a GREAT time! We definetly see it becoming a Witheridge family tradition and more than that we're really looking foward to all the yummy baked apple goodies that are instore!

ALREADY an unfit mother!

So, the other day my Aunt Cheryl called, it was great talking with her! But I gotta admit, the conversation puts a smirk on my face everytime I think about it..it went something like this:

Aunt: Hi there, okay, I'm at the PX

Me: Oh! That sounds like fun!

Aunt: Yes, they have all this baby stuff that is on an insane sale and I don't have to pay sales tax...so, what do you need.

Me: Well, not to sound greedy...but basically everything, this IS the first kid.

Aunt: Okay, they've got this really cute baby room stuff, like mobiles and blankets..do you know what you're having?

Me: No, Jamie..and sort of me both want to be suprised.

Aunt: oh.

Me: silent

Aunt: Well, what about the baby's room, what does it look like?

Me: Well, right now it looks a lot like an office and guest bedroom combined.
(we haven't started decorating)

Aunt: Oh. What color are your walls?

Me: White. (we haven't started decorating) I have yellow curtains!(me thinking...should I have already started this?)

Aunt:hmm...(silence)

Me: sorry.

Aunt: Well, send me your address and I'll figure out SOMETHING.

Me: okay.

I think i really took the wind out of her sails with this one! :( sorry! It just cracks me up because Meg, my little sister, and even my aunt now have bought more for our little bean than jamie or i have..oops! I guess the good news is that the guilt of this conversation promped me to go out and buy a couple of onesies and pick out the baby bedding!

What do you think?

Thats okay, I guess I'll be one of those horrible practicle parents that buy clothes for birthday presents...I'll let auntie Megan and great aunt cheryl buy the really fun things...like drums! (which i will then hate them for! haha!)

Adjusting to Change

So, the only thing that I am noticing will take some time to getting use to is Brandi & Bailey getting use to their brother or sister.

EXAMPLE 1: Recently, I have gone out and bought a "pregnacy pillow", it's basically a body pillow made for pregnant women to help them sleep. I was a little hesitant to purchase this $50 pillow-mainly, because after the baby...it's going to just be in the way. However, Bailey has found a new purpose for this particular item...it apparently makes the perfect dog bed for his mid-day nap. I wish i could snap a picture of this...however, Bailey has just recently become a bit camera shy...

EXAMPLE 2: Yesterday, I went out shopping for baby clothes. Just simple little onesies..but while i was out I also bought a little stroller attachement. A little stuffed animal. I come back downstairs and Bailey has taken this toy off the coffee table and is alseep ontop of it. I guess it works perfectly as a pillow too!

I'm taking everything with a grain of salt, however, I'd be lying if I didn't admit that I'm a least a little concerned.

A BIG DAY!

So yesterday Jamie and I took the day off and played "hookie". Jamie has been traveling a bit this month, so we figured he was due, and I was, to be honest, just wanting to enjoy the time with my hubby!

So, yesterday we had out 16 week check up. Not too much to report:

- apparently, i have to drink MORE water. I was told about 4 nalgene bottles a day (OUCH! and I thought I was busy running back and forth to the ladies room already)

- They did a blood test to rule out or discover our probability of having a baby with down-syndrome.

-We heard the baby's heartbeat!150bpm...right on track!

- Our next appt. is Oct. 29th where we'll get the BIG 20 week ultrasound! Well, actually, it's BIG for most people because they get to find out the sex of the baby. We have decided to be suprised. But we still get to see the baby and thats always great!!

THEN, after the doctor's appointment we headed into the big city and went to go see the Crique Du Soliel production of Saltimbalco! We got tickets MONTHS ago and I've been so excited to see this. Our seats were AWESOME..second row! The only bummer...no camera's, so instead, i got the pictures below off of their web site.





So, all-in-all it was a great day. Today, it's back to the grindstone. Jamie woke up this morning at 4am, and was on a plane back out to work. I'm sad to admit, i'm not even sure where he's headed! haha! But, he'll be back Monday evening...so, not too bad. Besides, we made up for the missed weeked yesterday! :)