Andi – Page 79 – ANDI HAYS

6/3/10

Posted on September 10, 2010January 30, 2011 by Andi

I woke up and went for a nice, long 45 minute walk. Here's the path I took.

It was so nice to get up and get some fresh air in the morning.

I also called and made my first doctor appointment this morning…July 1st. Next Wednesday is a prenatal class where they answer questions before your first appointment. Chuck even said he would go with me. 🙂

I am going to dinner tonight with a couple friends. One of them knows and the other 3 don't. So I am hoping my one friend can keep her yap shut. 🙂 But she is pregnant now, and I know she has been through this “keep-it-a-secret-stuff”. So I am sure it won't be a problem. 🙂

6/2/10

Posted on September 10, 2010January 30, 2011 by Andi

I got through another day. Chuck and I went on a nice walk after dinner. I am going to try to get out and walk when I can. I am a little weary about running. I wouldn't want running to harm anything. So walking (at an upbeat pace) is my compromise.

I found out some of the things I need to stay away from:

* No lunch meat
* No soft cheeses (brie, feta, goat cheese, blue cheese)
* Some people recommend not drinking tap water
* Tylenol over Ibuprofen
* No aspartame (Crystal Light, diet sodas, things labeled “light”)
* No hot tubs, jacuzzis or hot baths. I imagine this also includes saunas, but I don't go in them anyway. 🙂
* Most fish (not a problem, I don't like it anyway)
* Never touch cat litter…something in the stool that is very bad)
* Limit caffeine to one serving a day (no problem….I stopped drinking caffeine)

So a lot of things I wouldn't have thought of before or known about. Chuck even did some research on the Tylenol/Ibuprofen thing because he didn't believe it, but thought it would be good advice to follow.

Chuck also called and told his mom the good news.

6/1/10

Posted on September 10, 2010January 30, 2011 by Andi

Anxiously waiting for this day to be over since it's the day I am supposed to get/miss my period.

I woke up twice last night to go to the bathroom. I learned that the beginning of your pregnancy you go to the bathroom a lot because your kidneys are in overdrive cleaning out your body.

I have started drinking LOTS of water. And I am really going to try to get more healthy variety in my diet.

I am noticeably tired today. I just want to sleep. But I am keeping myself busy at work so I don't slow down and it hopefully makes the day go faster!

I am also noticing more smells and I can't tell if the elevators bother me more or I am just imagining it. It's really weird. In a good way!

I am meeting my mom for dinner tonight and I am going to tell her. I know it's early on, but we agreed it was ok to tell close friends and family as long as we make it clear it's in the very early stages and we want to keep it a secret.

She cried and was so excited. I told my dad, too. He was also excited! I didn't expect they wouldn't be happy. 🙂

5/31/10

Posted on September 10, 2010January 30, 2011 by Andi

I woke up and immediately checked the test again because I thought maybe I imagined it. Nope. Still pregnant. 🙂

Another best friend came over that day and I told her. She was SO excited. She was the first one in our group to get pregnant. And she was glad I had now joined her!

I also calculated my due date. February 8th. And learned a little about the whole due date process. Apparently you count from your last period. Which puts me at the end of 3 weeks pregnant…when in reality, I'm not really that far along. But that's the way they do it!

5/30/10

Posted on September 10, 2010January 30, 2011 by Andi

Took the other expired test…just to check, of course. Pregnant! So I emailed my best friend (AKA my on-call nurse since she's on number 3 herself). She was sure I was pregnant and told me to go out THAT MINUTE and get another test. I managed to wait until 10 at night when we went shopping. So near 11pm I took the non-expired test. Pregnant! So I was legitimately excited! And allowed to be!

My only worry then was that I was still a couple days before I was supposed to get/miss my period.

5/29/10

Posted on September 10, 2010January 30, 2011 by Andi

I took a pregnancy test today that I had on hand. It expired in March, but instead of just throwing it away, I thought I would take one and see what it said. Pregnant! But I was hesitant to get excited about it since it was expired. From what I read online, though, expired ones can give false negatives, but don't usually give false positives.

So I freaked out the rest of the night.

baby

Posted on September 10, 2010January 30, 2011 by Andi

As most of you (my 3 readers) know, Chuck and I are expecting our first baby in February. We couldn't be more excited! It's going to be a huge change to our lives…one we are so thankful for!

Here is an ultrasound picture from 12 weeks 2 days. I love how much it looks like a person now instead of a blob! There's one picture we have where it looks like Baby Hays is trying to suck their thumb!

Life has had some ups and a lot of downs for us in the past year and a half. Finding out about this baby was some much needed good news for us!

We are so blessed to have so many great friends and loving family members that are so excited for us. This baby is going to be so loved. It makes me so happy to know this!

I have added a “Baby Hays” section to the right. I have some “journal” type things I have written to have on hand that I will keep over there.

I am also adding a “Baby Stuff” category, too. This is going to have some products I like and gifts I get along the way from people. I think it will be a good way to keep track of some of these things.

We can find out if we're having a boy or a girl on September 22nd…two weeks from yesterday! At which point I will promptly go and start a registry! Because it's killing me to not add things now.

As you also may have noticed, I added a “ticker” to the top of the page so you can see how far along I am. I think it's fun to see it on other people's pages. And since this is my page…well, I can do what I want! 🙂

I was playing around with a making a website through thebump.com. You can check that out HERE. There are some pictures of my growing belly in there. I am sure I will also post that information here, but for now, I have it there! 🙂

I am quickly approaching the half way point of this pregnancy and I can't believe how quickly time is flying. I know there is a ton that needs to be done before February, but right now I am mostly taking naps and relaxing! 🙂

Until the next update!

chicken cordon bleu

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Andi

This was another Let's Dish meal. It was surprisingly good. I don't know why I thought I wouldn't like it! Chicken, Ham, yum.

It wasn't very hard to make. I thawed out this meal in the fridge. Then you take the chicken and put it into a greased pan.

Then you top it with pieces of ham.

Then you add cheese to the top.

Next, cracker crumbs go on the top.

Then you mix the sauce (and I can't remember what we put in it when we made it). The sauce goes around the chicken…NOT ON. The directions were quite adamant about that step.

Now bake it!

I also made some Rice-A-Roni to go with it.

And here is what it looks like all done.

Voila! Dinner is served! A little monochromatic, but it was delicious!

living still life

Posted on August 19, 2010January 30, 2011 by Andi

I was really excited about this book. It was written by someone I went to high school with and I thought it was so cool to know the author of a book.

The one word I can use for this would be dense. Dense being that each sentence was packed full of unnecessary words. It came off as trying too hard. I got the point three words ago. But that seemed to mellow out a bit as the story went on.

Since the book took place over the course of 9 days, I thought there was a lot packed in and I would have liked a little more background to each of the four characters. It was hard to get into and feel any sort of connection with the characters.

I think I would have enjoyed it more if the characters had been more connected in some way. Or they helped each other find their way accidentally.

away

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Andi

I know I haven't been around. I've even been scolded by a few friends about my absence. A lot has been going on. I am in the process of writing about it all. So hold on a little longer…I'm still here. And I will be back in full force in no time!