Wednesday, January 17, 2007
17 weeks
Well, I have decided to go by the date on the wheel and not the date on the ultrasound (see previous blog). So, by that account today is 17 weeks. And strangely enough, I can get back into some of the pants I couldn't wear last week. Actually, I think the truth is that I am clinging to the hope that they will still fit. I am very glad the low rise pants are still in fashion, but I am going VERY low rise- hey, at least I can still tell people I can still wear all my old clothes.
Petsmart and pee
Yesterday I took my dog to Petsmart to check out their new Pet Hotel. My husband and I are going on a trip soon and we need to leave the dog somewhere, so we went to check it out. After we looked around the hotel- which is pretty nice, btw- I took her browsing around the store just to get some energy out.
I forgot she has done this before, but now I do remember. The first display of dog food we came across (great big stack of 40lb bags on the floor) she decided looked interesting. So, she lifted her leg and peed right on the bottom bag. Yep, lifted HER leg. She does this. I went and told the guy working there and he pointed me in the direction of the clean up station, where they have paper towels and disinfecting spray. I cleaned up this mess and threw it away and went on my way with my little darling.
I thought she was done. NOPE. We came across another display of dog food and in mid leg lift, I pulled her away and told her no. Well, she just looked at me and continued to empty her entire bladder right there on the floor. Back to the clean up station for another big handful of paper towel and spray.
On the way to the trash can I notice my purse dripping, so of course I thought I had set the purse down in pee. Nope. I got to the car and tried to use my phone. Apparently somewhere in one of the pee cleaning sessions, my water bottle emptied in my purse. Now the phone doesn't work.
I don't know who to feel worse for- me and my cell phone or the person who buys the bag of food at the bottom of the display. :)
I forgot she has done this before, but now I do remember. The first display of dog food we came across (great big stack of 40lb bags on the floor) she decided looked interesting. So, she lifted her leg and peed right on the bottom bag. Yep, lifted HER leg. She does this. I went and told the guy working there and he pointed me in the direction of the clean up station, where they have paper towels and disinfecting spray. I cleaned up this mess and threw it away and went on my way with my little darling.
I thought she was done. NOPE. We came across another display of dog food and in mid leg lift, I pulled her away and told her no. Well, she just looked at me and continued to empty her entire bladder right there on the floor. Back to the clean up station for another big handful of paper towel and spray.
On the way to the trash can I notice my purse dripping, so of course I thought I had set the purse down in pee. Nope. I got to the car and tried to use my phone. Apparently somewhere in one of the pee cleaning sessions, my water bottle emptied in my purse. Now the phone doesn't work.
I don't know who to feel worse for- me and my cell phone or the person who buys the bag of food at the bottom of the display. :)
Saturday, January 13, 2007
New Underwear and Drag Queens
So, among all the other things that no longer fit- you guessed it....my undergarments. So we were shopping at the new mall today and I decided to go into Chico's (usually too expensive, but they were having a clearance sale today). Well, they have an underwear store attached called Soma. I have been in there before but never wanted to part with that much money for bras and panties.
Today all the bras were $11.99. So I grabbed a few to try on and after a few I went out to get a few more and ran into a sales person and asked him/her for help ("why is she calling him/her" you may ask yourself). I told this person that I am pregnant and was wondering if they could tell me about what size I may need to buy- not wanting to buy more bras later at full price. He/she said "I don't really know anything about stuff like that, maybe I can ask one of the other girls for help." Well, I waited and waited and waited and finally I just decided to go get the original girl who put me in a fitting room. I really wanted to ask her if the other person was a he/she, but then I thought "what if she is just a really tall, ugly, girl?" So I didn't ask, but I'm sure it was a drag queen.
Anyway, if you have a Chico's Soma near you, get over there today! The deals are really good and just so you know, I got $200 worth of bras for $48. The lady asked me if I wanted any "granny panties" and I told her I wasn't prepared to deal with that today.
Maybe next time.
Today all the bras were $11.99. So I grabbed a few to try on and after a few I went out to get a few more and ran into a sales person and asked him/her for help ("why is she calling him/her" you may ask yourself). I told this person that I am pregnant and was wondering if they could tell me about what size I may need to buy- not wanting to buy more bras later at full price. He/she said "I don't really know anything about stuff like that, maybe I can ask one of the other girls for help." Well, I waited and waited and waited and finally I just decided to go get the original girl who put me in a fitting room. I really wanted to ask her if the other person was a he/she, but then I thought "what if she is just a really tall, ugly, girl?" So I didn't ask, but I'm sure it was a drag queen.
Anyway, if you have a Chico's Soma near you, get over there today! The deals are really good and just so you know, I got $200 worth of bras for $48. The lady asked me if I wanted any "granny panties" and I told her I wasn't prepared to deal with that today.
Maybe next time.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Today's the day
Today I feel both good and bad. Mostly good because I'm not too tired and I am teaching again after a long winter break. Bad because today was the day. A few weeks ago a friend of mine who has had children told me to expect this day. She said it will just hit you one day- you will go to your closet and NOTHING will fit (even the stuff that fit yesterday will not fit). And she also mentioned that it will be pretty upsetting and make you feel bad. Well, today was the day.
I have been wearing my old jeans and pants and just keeping the top button undone but other than that, they fit. I even bought this thing called a bella band- it's supposed to be the greatest thing, because you can wear your old pants and leave them unbuttoned and unzipped and this thing goes over the top and then no one can tell your pants are undone. What they fail to mention when you buy this thing is that your butt and thighs will probably grow much faster than your stomach and then you really don't have to worry about buttoning them because they won't even make it that far!
So, I found two pairs of maternity jeans- one I got for Christmas and one I bought on ebay. They are actually the greatest things ever invented! No buttons, no zippers, nothing. Nothing except a great big piece of dark blue elastic on the top, which of course is no where near the color of the faded denim pants. whatever. Anyway, I love these things. And today I went to Target a bought a few tops that are long and I can still say I am wearing clothes from the juniors dept. Well, two of them are maternity and two are juniors. But, the good news is that I actually have clothes that fit now.
I have been wearing my old jeans and pants and just keeping the top button undone but other than that, they fit. I even bought this thing called a bella band- it's supposed to be the greatest thing, because you can wear your old pants and leave them unbuttoned and unzipped and this thing goes over the top and then no one can tell your pants are undone. What they fail to mention when you buy this thing is that your butt and thighs will probably grow much faster than your stomach and then you really don't have to worry about buttoning them because they won't even make it that far!
So, I found two pairs of maternity jeans- one I got for Christmas and one I bought on ebay. They are actually the greatest things ever invented! No buttons, no zippers, nothing. Nothing except a great big piece of dark blue elastic on the top, which of course is no where near the color of the faded denim pants. whatever. Anyway, I love these things. And today I went to Target a bought a few tops that are long and I can still say I am wearing clothes from the juniors dept. Well, two of them are maternity and two are juniors. But, the good news is that I actually have clothes that fit now.
15 weeks, 6 days or is it 16 weeks?
Ok, so I realize I haven't blogged in....oh, about 7 MONTHS! But I haven't really felt all that interesting for a while and now I have news to blog about.
Today I am 15 weeks and 6 days pregnant, or is it 16 weeks? I don't actually really know. I thought it was the first, but last week when I saw my doctor, he said it was actually one day farther than I thought. But in all reality, what is one day? Especially when I am pretty sure the baby won't be born on the due date (6-25-07) anyway.
So I will now use this as my baby update blog space and anything else interesting that might come up, but considering I haven't blogged since May, don't count on it.
Today I am 15 weeks and 6 days pregnant, or is it 16 weeks? I don't actually really know. I thought it was the first, but last week when I saw my doctor, he said it was actually one day farther than I thought. But in all reality, what is one day? Especially when I am pretty sure the baby won't be born on the due date (6-25-07) anyway.
So I will now use this as my baby update blog space and anything else interesting that might come up, but considering I haven't blogged since May, don't count on it.
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