We're 26 weeks pregnant today! That puts us in double digits on the countdown. In approximately 98 days our little guy should make his appearance and forever change our lives. We could not be more excited! I have been experiencing mixed emotions lately--I am quite anxious to meet our little man, but am also worried that we won't have everything done in enough time.
Little man still doesn't have a name--every time I start leaning toward one I find some reason to dislike it. Kevin really loves Aisen/Aeson, but for some reason it just doesn't sit well with me (cannot quite put my finger on it). I thought I wanted to go with Levi, which also happens to be Kevin's second favorite, so we've really been thinking his name would be Levi William David Fagundes. After weeks of agreeing on this, I changed my mind again because I fear the nickname Lee (just personal preference). I really love Kohen, but it is not a favorite of Kevin's so it hasn't been discussed too much. I know there will be many more difficult decisions we will make as parents, but at this particular time this seems like the most important (and stressful!) decision I've ever been asked to make. Truthfully, it has me a little stressed.
I'm also worried we won't have the house or nursery prepared in time. I am not really sure where this concern stems from--just something in the back of my mind! For some reason I fear Baby F will make his appearance early and we'll face the task of bringing home baby and finishing the house/nursery with him already here! Anyone who truly knows me understands how much I like to be prepared for EVERYTHING so this is a source of stress for me.
Am I a worry wart? Some days I feel like I am being completely ridiculous and other days I feel completely justified in my worries. What do you think? Am I losing it? Anyone have any advice or words of encouragement?
In other news, I did my glucose test last week. The drink itself was not so bad, it was the way I felt after that was the problem. Immediately I felt like my blood was rushing through my veins and I desperately wanted to throw up. I forced myself to relax on the recliner they provided me and focus on reading. I managed to keep the drink down (thank goodness--I did not want to go back to retest another day).
After the hour had passed the tech attempted to get blood from me, but for some reason it just wasn't flowing well (she said the lining of my veins was very thick--something I've never heard before). So she resorted to filling pediatric sized tubes and said that would be sufficient (and I prayed she was right). She also warned that the drink was the equivalent of eating 4-5 candy bars which explained the headache forming and the overall feeling of "blah" I was experiencing. Needless to say I felt a lot better when I got home and got a good meal inside my tummy.
The results were supposed to be at my doc's office on Friday. We did not receive a call which always means normal results--so that is a relief. Our next appt. is April 15th, but I may call to confirm the test results before then. Other than that, not too much going on around here. We did venture to Hanford over the weekend to visit with family. We also celebrated Bruiser's birthday (he's a shelter dog so we don't know his actual birthday--we celebrate the day we adopted him which marked 6 years!). Here are some photos of the celebration:
Little man still doesn't have a name--every time I start leaning toward one I find some reason to dislike it. Kevin really loves Aisen/Aeson, but for some reason it just doesn't sit well with me (cannot quite put my finger on it). I thought I wanted to go with Levi, which also happens to be Kevin's second favorite, so we've really been thinking his name would be Levi William David Fagundes. After weeks of agreeing on this, I changed my mind again because I fear the nickname Lee (just personal preference). I really love Kohen, but it is not a favorite of Kevin's so it hasn't been discussed too much. I know there will be many more difficult decisions we will make as parents, but at this particular time this seems like the most important (and stressful!) decision I've ever been asked to make. Truthfully, it has me a little stressed.
I'm also worried we won't have the house or nursery prepared in time. I am not really sure where this concern stems from--just something in the back of my mind! For some reason I fear Baby F will make his appearance early and we'll face the task of bringing home baby and finishing the house/nursery with him already here! Anyone who truly knows me understands how much I like to be prepared for EVERYTHING so this is a source of stress for me.
Am I a worry wart? Some days I feel like I am being completely ridiculous and other days I feel completely justified in my worries. What do you think? Am I losing it? Anyone have any advice or words of encouragement?
In other news, I did my glucose test last week. The drink itself was not so bad, it was the way I felt after that was the problem. Immediately I felt like my blood was rushing through my veins and I desperately wanted to throw up. I forced myself to relax on the recliner they provided me and focus on reading. I managed to keep the drink down (thank goodness--I did not want to go back to retest another day).
After the hour had passed the tech attempted to get blood from me, but for some reason it just wasn't flowing well (she said the lining of my veins was very thick--something I've never heard before). So she resorted to filling pediatric sized tubes and said that would be sufficient (and I prayed she was right). She also warned that the drink was the equivalent of eating 4-5 candy bars which explained the headache forming and the overall feeling of "blah" I was experiencing. Needless to say I felt a lot better when I got home and got a good meal inside my tummy.
The results were supposed to be at my doc's office on Friday. We did not receive a call which always means normal results--so that is a relief. Our next appt. is April 15th, but I may call to confirm the test results before then. Other than that, not too much going on around here. We did venture to Hanford over the weekend to visit with family. We also celebrated Bruiser's birthday (he's a shelter dog so we don't know his actual birthday--we celebrate the day we adopted him which marked 6 years!). Here are some photos of the celebration:
Yummy cake!
Simba agreed!
Braxten loved the strange birthday party!
Singing to Bruiser
Braxten helping Bruiser blow out his candle
Opening his present from Grandma & Grandpa
SUCCESS!
Braxten made him a card...
which he opened by himself
Opening his gift from Mommy & Daddy
SUCCESS!
Nap time (half of the party apparently partied too hard!)
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