18 Weeks

Limer is now the size of a bell pepper, which is kind of hard to believe. Doesn't that seem big for only 18 weeks? Yikes! Other than that things are going along well. I went to see my midwife on Tuesday and everything was good. The heartbeat was great, I measured at exactly 17 weeks (which I was when I went), and my weight gain seems to be right on track. I'm still only feeling Limer move around every once in awhile so I can't wait until he starts punching and kicking in there letting me know that he's busy growing. We will also be (hopefully) finding out the sex around Christmas so that's really fun. =)
Oh! I also read that Limer can hear me this week because his ears are developed enough now. I'm not sure if he can hear Jon yet, but we'll probably start reading Limer stories or poems at night. Jon is super excited about it. He even bought a book of poetry for children so he can start real young. I think it's super cute.
In other news, I am so super hungry lately. It's seems like I put the food in, but it disappears sometime before it reaches my stomach. I guess that's the story of my life, but now I feel like maybe Limer needs more food, so I'm less likely to stop eating earlier. Oh well. We'll see how it goes. At least I'm trying to eat pretty healthy (except for Thanksgiving).
I'll add a picture next week because I am in no condition to have a picture taken right now. I don't think I've grown too much this week, but I can never really tell until I see a picture.

Oops missed a week =)

Well, I missed last week because I was too busy seeing all the family in Indiana for my birthday. So...Let's see what I have since then. Well, I've officially felt Limer move and this time I was sure that it was him. He was moving around like crazy one morning while I was in the shower. It's such a weird cool thing. I'm also continuing to grow. It seems like I've been rounding out. I'm really appreciative for the new clothes that I've gotten so that I can be more comfortable and keep everything covered. =) Speaking of clothes, today Jon and I went to Old Navy to get me a dark pair of jeans and I also found 2 dresses at were less than $4 each. Whoo whoo! One is definitely pretty summery, but I'll throw on some tights and a sweater and it'll be alright. There's not really much else going on here. I've finally went to the grocery store after weeks of failing to do so (I'm sure that Jon appreciates that). Otherwise I'm just sitting tight, reading some books on childbirth (the natural way), and trying to prepare my body for the craziness ahead.

15 Weeks

So, this week I've ventured into the world of maternity clothes. I probably could still make my pre-pregnancy pants work with rubber bands, but it is soooo uncomfortable. My mom took me shopping (a little early birthday present) so I got some new pants and shirts. It's also fun that I'm starting to look a little more pregnant instead of just chubby, although I don't feel like I've changed all that much this week. There was a funny moment this week when Jon commented that my belly button was less deep than usual. It's getting more round and I can definitely see the bottom whereas normally it's really deep. How weird.
I'm also feeling lots of stretching, but nothing I can confirm as baby movement yet. My abs have also been sore like I've been doing crunches, which I haven't. One day I was laughing at work and it was so sore. I haven't felt this way since my last first dance practice. =)
Although I didn't have any morning sickness I did lose my appetite for quite awhile. Nothing seemed to taste right, but that has passed and now I want to eat lots of food. Another weird symptom that I've noticed is that I'm ready to get out of bed in the morning. I know for most people this wouldn't be anything weird, but I love my sleep normally. Jon's even noticed that I seem unusually awake in the morning. I'm hoping that this lasts when the baby actually comes.
Yay for being pregnant and feeling good!

Second Trimester Here I Come

Another week gone. Now I'm officially into the 2nd trimester which I hear is the time that I'll feel lots of energy. Sounds like I should start getting some things together before the 3rd trimester comes and I'm useless (well, that's what the things I've read make it sound like). This week I've started having lots of stretching in my tummy. Seems like little "Limer" is making some room. (Jon and I have been referring to the little guy as Limer for a few weeks now. Around 11 weeks I got an email from babycenter.com saying that he was about the size of a lime and so the name Limer was born. It seems to be sticking.) I'm waiting for the big expansion to happen. I have a friend who suddenly popped and now she's got quite the cute belly. I'm not to that stage yet. Right now I just look like I'm gaining weight.
I also went to see the midwife this week and she said that everything looks really good. The little guy's heartbeat was 155 (I think) which she said it great. No problems so far and I'm hoping it stays that way. =)
In other news, my father-in-law mentioned to me that he read something about a franchise that he thought I'd be interested in. It's called kinder dance and it's a cool dance/child development program that's done in daycares and other places kids congregate (no overhead whoo hoo). I emailed someone around here who is involved in it to see if she needs any teachers, but she is actually giving up her franchise in May. The woman was really nice though and said it sounded like I'd be perfect for kinder dance. So, now I need to find out more about how I can get a franchise, especially since I have no extra money. It seems like a really great thing too because then I could take my little one with me because the program is for kids. So, that's what's going on now.

Baby Boggs is On the Way

Well, as many of your probably know or have noticed Jon and I have a little one on the way. So far everything is going great. I've been doing well. No morning sickness or any other symptoms really (I know, please don't hate me). We had an ultrasound done at about 10 weeks and the baby is doing fine. He's the right size and that little heart is beating as it should. Jon and I have been having fun planning our life with out little one. =) Unfortunately I didn't start taking pictures early on, but I do have one starting at 13 weeks (this week) which is when you could actually start seeing the bump. Hopefully I'll be updating every week so you can watch me grow nice and round. Thanks for all the congratulations. We are really excited about sharing this experience with you. =)

It sure has been awhile!

I'm still here and alive. Jon and I are officially moved in the house, although there are still boxes to be unpacked and things to be put away. Next time I will not plan a vacation right after moving, but I did have a great time on the vacation.

Our house is great, but we've been having lots of adventures already. We've already had some issues with the dryer. When we bought the house we knew that the dryer didn't heat up, but the sellers would not fix it-all appliances as is. We figured the pilot light was out or something like that. Well, there was no pilot light and the part we needed to fix it was over one hundred dollars and the dryer was already 12 years old. So, we went and bought a new one...dryers are not cheap by the way. Luckily, before the dryer was delivered and while we were on vacation we got a call from my mom who said that she talked to my grandma and she has an extra dryer. Whoo hoo! We love free stuff. So we cancelled the other dryer and my mom and dad came over on Tuesday to install it. Well, if only things were that easy. All the pipes didn't fit together correctly and all that fun jazz so my dad rigged it and then told me I could use it until we got the right parts. I did one load with nothing in it to clean out the tub and everything went fine. Then I put in a second load and about half way through the cycle I was standing at the top of the stairs and noticed water on the basement floor. That's right, my dad's rigging did not stand up through the cycle. Luckily, nothing but the floor got wet and Jon and I had a silly time pushing all the water to the sump pump. 

I'm sure you all are jealous of all the fun we're having. Hopefully later this weekend we can get some more things put away and start feeling settled. =)

A New Job Possibility

I found this job listing online and I thought that it might be something good. It is a management position and from the description it sounds like a large part of the job would be recognizing and encouraging volunteers. Sounds good to me. Money will definitely be an issue though because it is a volunteer hospice group. Looking at the website though it looks like they do a good job of fundraising including a Garden Party that includes a fashion show. Maybe I can get some of my other interests in too. =)

Manager of Volunteer Services at Fox Valley Volunteer Hospice

Responsible for the administration and development of the volunteer program, including recruitment, training, assignment and retention of all FVVH volunteers in all areas of service. 
• Recruit, screen, select, train, assign, place, monitor and evaluate volunteers in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team. 
• Maintain personnel files. Policies and Procedures will define what is in the files. 
• Schedule, coordinate and implement in-services and educational programs for FVVH volunteers to ensure support and continuing development. 
• Coordinate method of correspondence with all volunteers to inform them of important dates and activities of FVVH. 
• Establish and implement a plan for recognizing volunteer services. 
• Attend Patient Care Conferences as requested. 
• Evaluate effectiveness of the volunteer program annually. 
• Participate in budget preparation and funding allocation requests as requested. 
• Attend staff meetings and lunch and learns. 
• Adhere to all Fox Valley Volunteer Hospice policies and procedures. 
• Maintain Fox Valley Volunteer Hospice Confidentiality Policy and HIPAA privacy and security rules. 
• Access to Electronic Protected Health Information: Level 2. 
• Participate in Fox Valley Hospice educational processes. 
• Assist with staff orientation. 
• Perform all other reasonably related duties of a Volunteer Services Coordinator assigned by the Executive Director.