tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68431688971550551382024-03-13T00:37:34.627-04:00Another Day Foreverby Kristen GoodKristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.comBlogger329125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843168897155055138.post-48752862232246113512012-09-10T20:09:00.001-04:002012-09-10T20:09:36.664-04:0038ish Weeks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>How Far Along:</b> 38 weeks</span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Size of baby:</b> Mini-watermelon</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Total Weight Gain/Loss:</b> Up 22 lbs from pre-pregnancy weight</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Maternity Clothes:</b> Not getting any more, even though my selection is limited right now because I will soon NOT be pregnant! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Gender: </b>Surprise. Feeling boy most days. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Movement:</b> Decreased movements, which is normal for this stage....babe is still squirming, just doesn't make as big of movements as he/she has before. Still getting kicks and punches and hiccups...just lil ones! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Sleep:</b> Up every two hours, if not every hour. When I can go 2 hours or more in a row sleeping, I rejoice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>What I miss:</b> Sleeping well and moving how I want to without hurting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cravings:</b> Cheesecake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Symptoms:</b> Feeling better these last few weeks actually, other than dying from sweating every now and then, poor sleep, reflux/heartburn (not as bad as it's been!) and achy hips/pelvis and lots of pre-labor contractions. Nothing serious. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Belly Button in or out:</b> Most firmly out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Best Moment this week:</b> My hubby. Everything about him. (again!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Milestones: </b>Baby is almost 40 weeks!</span></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Looking forward to:</b> Labor and delivery. Really.</span>Kristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843168897155055138.post-20503227558825648772012-08-20T14:35:00.001-04:002012-08-20T14:35:37.601-04:0036 weeks<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>How Far Along:</b> 36 weeks</span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Size of baby:</b> Honeydew</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Total Weight Gain/Loss:</b> Up 19 lbs from pre-pregnancy weight</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Maternity Clothes:</b> Sewing up a few more skirts and sundresses, but really, trying not to buy anything else, b/c baby will be in less than 6 weeks! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Gender: </b>Surprise. I'm still feeling boy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Movement:</b> Still lots of squirming, which I am encouraging, as baby is still posterior. Spending lots of time on hands/knees and doing inversions to get the baby to move! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Sleep:</b> Getting much poorer quality sleep. No matter how much I sleep, still wake up tired. I try to stay in bed though until the exhausted feeling goes away. Think 10 hours a night, plus an afternoon nap the day after I work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>What I miss:</b> Sleeping well, and eating whatever I want! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cravings:</b> Lemonade, ice cream, tacos from El Toro. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Symptoms:</b> Killer heartburn (seriously....I am so sorry to everyone who has ever had REAL heartburn...feels like you are DYING!), aching hips/pelvis, sleepy, nausea. Not too bad for 36 weeks! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Belly Button in or out:</b> Most firmly out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Best Moment this week:</b> My hubby. Everything about him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Milestones: </b>We are officially cleared for a homebirth if I go into labor now. </span></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Looking forward to:</b> This babe coming OUT!</span>Kristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843168897155055138.post-85733063776082874162012-08-07T16:02:00.002-04:002012-08-07T19:39:21.458-04:0034 Weeks!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>How Far Along:</b> 34 weeks</span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Size of baby:</b> Another kind of squash, a bigger one this time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Total Weight Gain/Loss:</b> Up 17 lbs from pre-pregnancy weight</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Maternity Clothes:</b> Thinking I might need some more skirts or more comfy shorts. Ugh. I have comfy jeans but it's way too hot to wear those right now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Gender: </b>Surprise. I'm still feeling boy, just not as solidly as before. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Movement:</b> LOTS of squirming and flipping all around...anterior, posterior, anterior, posterior. I feel his/her lil bum move across my belly all the time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Sleep:</b> So much more, like 10 hours plus a night plus a nap. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>What I miss:</b> Sleeping well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cravings:</b> Cottage cheese and lemonade. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Symptoms:</b> Reflux, heartburn, yucky food burps (the kind where stuff comes up in your mouth- YUCK!), soreness, hip soreness at night, breathless, food aversions and of course, still nauseous. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Belly Button in or out:</b> Most firmly out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Best Moment this week:</b> Finishing my BSN. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Milestones: </b>Two weeks until 36 weeks when I am officially ok to homebirth this baby!</span></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Looking forward to:</b> Completing our birth kit, sewing, picking a pediatrician. </span>Kristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843168897155055138.post-2835712865010791322012-07-22T19:29:00.000-04:002012-07-22T19:29:44.576-04:0032 Weeks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>How Far Along:</b> 32 weeks</span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Size of baby:</b> Squash</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Total Weight Gain/Loss:</b> Up 13 lbs from pre-pregnancy weight</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Maternity Clothes:</b> Starting to find things that don't fit over the belly anymore. Mainly, most of my scrub tops. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Gender: </b>Surprise. I'm still feeling boy, just not as solidly as before. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Movement:</b> Tons of wiggling, kicking, punching and downright squirming. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Sleep:</b> So much better. Went to the chiropractor and mentioned offhand that my arms falling asleep at night really bothered me and he fixed it! They aren't NEARLY as bad now and I'm sleeping well. Slept 6 hours straight the other night - felt AMAZING. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>What I miss:</b> My body without a baby in it....mainly being able to eat without nausea/food aversions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cravings:</b> Mexican and anything red. Lasagna! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Symptoms:</b> More reflux, but it's not painful, more pressure, been taking papaya enzymes with meals and that has helped the nausea, but it's still there. And smells are making me nauseous again. Oy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Belly Button in or out:</b> Most firmly out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Best Moment this week:</b> Snuggles with Justin, baby shower, setting up the baby's changing table and closet and shopping with baby shower money/gift cards! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Milestones: </b>Single digit weeks left until baby comes out.</span></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Looking forward to:</b> Ordering our birth kit, feeling ready for the baby to come and finishing school so I can focus on baby stuff! </span><br />
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30 weeks in my new dress! </div>
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The view from my belly these days! Can't see my feet just glancing down. </div>
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If I lean over, I can still see my feet....just not my legs. :)</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>How Far Along:</b> 30 weeks!!! CRAZY!</span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Size of baby:</b> Cucumber....my baby is definitely fatter than a cucumber. Length-wise, if we're talking an English Cucumber...maybe. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Total Weight Gain/Loss:</b> Up 11ish lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight. Starting to see it in my face and arms. I don't mind it thus far! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Maternity Clothes:</b> Just went out and bought three maternity dresses and a tank top from Old Navy yesterday! I love that my hubby takes me shopping when I ask for new clothes. :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Gender: </b>Surprise. I've had three baby boy dreams and one baby girl dream, so I'm really not sure, now. What do you think?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Movement:</b> Yup! Dancing, hiccuping, kicking, punching, rolling around, flipping. Baby is having way too much fun in there! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Sleep:</b> Ehh...it's not going to get better, that I'm sure of. At least in three months I'll have a cute baby to look at when I'm up at night! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>What I miss:</b> Sleeping ten hours straight without waking. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cravings:</b> Still dairy...been eating more of it. Pudding, ice cream, cream cheese, nacho's, etc. All bad stuff. Once I get over the excitement of dairy, I'll have to go back to healthy. Sigh. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Symptoms:</b> Same. I now have a dark line starting at my belly button and going down. Yay for preggo bellies! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Belly Button in or out:</b> Most firmly out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Best Moment this week:</b> Snuggles with Justin and shopping! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Milestones: </b>30 weeks! Feels like a milestone to me! </span></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Looking forward to:</b> Our baby shower! July 21st! Also, starting to organize baby stuff, wash clothes, put my birth kit together. Also, counting down the days til graduation. I just need to figure out how to apply for graduation, now. Hmmm. </span>Kristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843168897155055138.post-55487765963561988232012-07-02T15:39:00.003-04:002012-07-02T15:39:38.246-04:0028 Weeks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>How Far Along:</b> 28 ish weeks plus a few days in the picture. </span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Size of baby:</b> Acorn Squash, but I think they are lying. Baby feels MUCH bigger than that, lol. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Total Weight Gain/Loss:</b> Yup, I have magically gained 10 lbs ish. Good job baby. </span></div>
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Yes, pants are more comfy now that I've gained weight as they stay up
better. I also now have shirts that I really can't wear. Well, I could
wear them, but they are skin tight and only half cover the baby bump,
lol. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Gender: </b>Not finding out! When I ask Justin what he thinks it is, he says, "It's definitely a baby." :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Movement:</b>
Oh yes. Lots of wiggling, definite periods of sleep and wake. Baby can
poke their foot out, I gently push on it and baby moves it somewhere
else. Thank you baby! </span></div>
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Ugh. Alright. On my back is uncomfortable, belly is too much work
propping myself up on pillows and on the side my arms fall asleep and
then I wake up. Sigh. I am in love with whoever made the preggo pillow
though. Amazing invention. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>What I miss:</b> Not much right now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cravings:</b> Cream cheese, milk, etc. ALL DAIRY! </span></div>
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Lots of BH contractions, food aversions still (UGH), cravings here and
there, warmer now, dry itchy skin, leg cramps, reflux, achy hips and
back. Normal stuff. Overall, feeling pretty great. Oh, I've had a mild headache now for about 4 weeks....not bad, annoying though! Mostly, I've used it as an excuse to eat what I want (like cream cheese). If my head already hurts, no need to avoid things that make it hurt if I am craving them! Amen? Amen! Pass me the cream cheese and a spoon, please. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Belly Button in or out:</b> Most firmly out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Best Moment this week:</b> Laying down in bed to sleep and Justin massaging my lower back. HEAVEN! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Milestones: </b>Third trimester!!!!!!!!!! </span></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Looking forward to:</b> Our baby shower! July 21st! :)AND being done with all my BSN classes....five more weeks!!!!</span>Kristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843168897155055138.post-13436786644838383222012-06-16T00:10:00.002-04:002012-07-22T19:30:36.097-04:0026 Weeks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>How Far Along:</b> 26 weeks! </span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Size of baby:</b> Lettuce....iceberg (When I told the chef hubby he asked what kind of lettuce...it makes a difference.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Total Weight Gain/Loss:</b> Haven't weighed myself in a week! Glorious! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Maternity Clothes:</b> Yes, starting to have to pull the shirts down over the bump periodically. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Gender: </b>Not finding out! When I ask Justin what he thinks it is, he says, "It's definitely a baby." :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Movement:</b> Baby had a dancing storm this morning and Justin happened to have his hand on my belly. He made a comment that I was in trouble. That once the kiddo got bigger he/she'd be REALLY kicking the crap out of me. Lol. We have a strong baby. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Sleep:</b> Fairly decent. Two pee breaks a night now...but that beats being thirsty and having BH contractions from not drinking enough water! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>What I miss:</b> Not much right now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cravings:</b> Still milk!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Symptoms:</b> Lots of Braxton Hicks contractions here and there, mild achy hips on and off, mild itchy skin and food aversions. Seriously. If my belly doesn't want to eat it, doesn't matter how hungry I am, if it gets in my mouth all I think about is vomiting. Must eat what baby likes, although I do choke down two eggs a day in the spirit of good nutrition. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Belly Button in or out:</b> Most firmly out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Best Moment this week:</b> Having Justin feel the baby's dancing storm and taking a mini-vacation with just him and I this week! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Milestones: </b>None really...baby is bigger! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Looking forward to:</b> The third trimester. (1ish week to go!) </span></div>Kristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843168897155055138.post-20759116607476777842012-05-31T15:31:00.000-04:002012-05-31T15:31:37.245-04:0024 Weeks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>How Far Along:</b> 24 weeks! </span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Size of baby:</b> Cantaloupe </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Total Weight Gain/Loss:</b> up 5ish lbs from pre-pregnancy weight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Maternity Clothes:</b> Yes, but still able to wear most of my shirts from before. They just sit differently now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Gender: </b>Not finding out! When I ask Justin what he thinks it is, he says, "It's definitely a baby." :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Movement:</b> Justin felt the baby move the other morning. It was a really precious moment for me. The first time my hubby got to feel his son/daughter! Amazing. I almost cried. The baby also likes to kick and punch in the middle of the night. Happy times for him!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Sleep:</b> Waking up once a night....every now and then I get some insomnia....but not often. Still liking to sleep 8-11 hours a night. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>What I miss:</b> Not much right now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cravings:</b> Milk and chocolate cake! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Symptoms:</b> Food aversions and nausea are doing better. Small bouts of dizziness here and there. Still with a malfunctioning immune system...you sneeze on me and I get it. Feeling pretty great actually! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Belly Button in or out:</b> Pretty much out. Not fully out, but I'm sure it'll get there. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Best Moment this week:</b> Hearing the baby's heartbeat with my stethoscope. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Milestones: </b>The baby would survive now if it was born....but hoping this wee one stays inside until they are nice and done! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Looking forward to:</b> The third trimester. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>How Far Along:</b> 22 weeks! </span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Size of baby:</b> Papaya!. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Total Weight Gain/Loss:</b> up 2lbs from pre-pregnancy weight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Maternity Clothes:</b> Got a cute yellow dress that I love for my birthday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Gender: </b>Not finding out! When I ask Justin what he thinks it is, he says, "It's definitely a baby." :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Movement:</b> Feeling the baby more. A couple times now, I have felt the baby moving from the outside when I rest my hand on my belly. It's pretty cool. Justin hasn't felt it yet...hopefully soon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Sleep:</b> Waking up once a night....every now and then I get some insomnia....but not often. Still liking to sleep 8-11 hours a night. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>What I miss:</b> Eating what everyone else can eat. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cravings:</b> Pesto sauce, milk. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Symptoms:</b> Food aversions, nausea and all the other good stuff. Not much has changed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Belly Button in or out:</b> A little less in...still wondering if it'll pop out! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Best Moment this week:</b>Snuggling with Justin. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Milestones: </b>Two weeks until the baby is viable outside of my belly!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Looking forward to:</b> Being able to eat more healthy when I'm not as nauseous and making it to 24 weeks!! </span></div>Kristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843168897155055138.post-82199332607262195992012-05-02T00:10:00.001-04:002012-05-02T00:18:50.057-04:0020 Weeks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>How Far Along:</b> 20 weeks! </span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Size of baby:</b> Apparently, a cantaloupe. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Total Weight Gain/Loss:</b> up 2lbs from pre-pregnancy weight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Maternity Clothes:</b> Wearing what is comfy...this means black yoga pants everyday. When I say yoga pants.....I mean pajama pants. However, I do wear maternity jeans/skirts when I have to leave the house. It's good to get dressed every now and then!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Gender: </b>Not finding out! When I ask Justin what he thinks it is, he says, "It's definitely a baby." :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Movement:</b> Baby likes to tickle me and is more active at night and when I bend over or sit with my leg/knees up against my belly. It's an odd feeling, feeling something moving inside of you. Sweet when you remember its your baby...but weird none the less. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Sleep:</b> Still sleeping pretty well...although everything wakes me up...including Justin touching me...sorry babe! BUT, Justin bought me a Snoogle pillow for my birthday today, so excited to try that out tonight! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>What I miss:</b> Ummmm....not much this week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cravings:</b> Grapes, cheese, pancakes, PASTA!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Symptoms:</b> The food aversions are back coupled with mild nausea here and there....hoping it all fades before too long, also I now am super tired more often, winded when going up and down stairs and walking fast, dizziness when I don't eat on schedule, cramps in legs/feet, moody, tearing up over everything! Need to be better about taking my vitamins! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Belly Button in or out:</b> A little less in...wondering if it'll pop out in a few months or not. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Best Moment this week:</b> My birthday!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Milestones: </b>Baby is now halfway grown!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Looking forward to:</b> Being able to eat without thinking of throwing up. </span></div>Kristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843168897155055138.post-68023367936957309142012-04-22T21:08:00.003-04:002012-04-22T21:09:07.866-04:0018 Weeks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>How Far Along:</b> 18 weeks! </span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Size of baby:</b> Baby is a sweet potato or a green pepper, depending on what site you ask. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Total Weight Gain/Loss:</b> up 2lbs from pre-pregnancy weight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Maternity Clothes:</b> Definitely in maternity jeans, but I haven't found any clothes that don't fit yet. Also scored a giant bag of maternity clothes off of Craigslist for $25. YES!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Gender: </b>Not finding out! When I ask Justin what he thinks it is, he says, "It's definitely a baby." :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Movement:</b> Feeling the baby move more and more, but only really high or really low...can't feel the baby in the middle. My midwife thinks my placenta is anterior, which is padding the kicks in the middle of my belly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Sleep:</b> Sleeping pretty well. I can tell when the pillow comes out from between my knees...I wake up with sore hips! Only up once per night to pee. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>What I miss:</b> Kraft MacNCheese. Spirals. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cravings:</b> Yogurt, blueberries, mayo, pesto sauce.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Symptoms:</b> Itchy skin, face
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pulling, achy hips, sleepy more, runny nose, peeing more, irritable, easily annoyed, mild nausea here and there with cravings and food aversions. Some days nothing sounds good, but I am SO hungry these days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Belly Button in or out:</b> No change from two weeks ago....less in than before. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Best Moment this week:</b> Finding sheep romano cheese at Whole Foods! And eating it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Milestones: </b>I can feel the baby move on a semi-regular basis now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Looking forward to:</b> Being able to hear the heartbeat with my stethescope and feeling the baby kick all the time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>How Far Along:</b> 16 weeks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Size of baby:</b> Baby is an avocado and almost 5 inches long! Also, baby can start to hear this week! YAY!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Total Weight Gain/Loss:</b> down 2lbs from pre-pregnancy weight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Maternity Clothes:</b> Picked up maternity leggings, two pairs of maternity dress pants, a button down scrub top for the summer and a white dress/tunic all for about $20 at the thrift store. If only I had found some jeans!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Gender: </b>Not finding out! When I ask Justin what he thinks it is, he says, "It's definitely a baby." :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Movement:</b> Felt my first for-sure-was-the-baby flip last night when I pushed and pushed on my belly and I felt the baby flip!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Sleep:</b> Much better, starting to have to get up and pee. I mean I could stay in bed, but I get SO uncomfortable!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>What I miss:</b> Cheese still, butter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cravings:</b> Lemons, mayo (I LOVE THIS STUFF all of a sudden....could eat it by the spoonful!), strawberries, butter on crackers with chives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Symptoms:</b> Itchy skin, face breaking out, head still sensitive, no heartburn, lots of stretching and pulling muscle aches, achy hips, sleepy more, runny nose, irregular BM's, peeing more, irritable and easily annoyed. I pretty much feel "normal" again! SO thankful for that! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Belly Button in or out:</b> Less in than it's ever been before. It looks different now! Still an innie, although I think in about 1-2 months it'll be out! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Looking forward to:</b> My bump getting bigger....I LOVE my bump and feel really beautiful right now! AND the baby's first kick and hopefully hearing the heartbeat soon!</span></div>Kristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843168897155055138.post-74910341122421933762012-04-01T10:17:00.000-04:002012-04-01T10:17:17.007-04:00Movement<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I pushed and pushed on my belly last night and then held it squished in (I know, poor baby!) and I felt the baby move!! It was this absolute flip right over in my lower belly. My eyes got really big and I was like, "That's the baby!" So much fun...although pushing on my tummy is not fun, feeling my wee one flip over is!<br />
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I'll be 16 weeks tomorrow and being a first time mom, I know it's early to feel movement. However, I'm thin and small and the midwife said I definitely might feel something earlier. I have felt little flutters and flips here and there....really only two or three other times that I think was really the baby. It's all so exciting.<br />
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Still feels very surreal that there is a baby in there. Like a whole person. A whole person I'll get to hold and keep. So very odd to think that a complete person is forming in my belly as we speak. Wow. <br />
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In other news, I think it's time to buy some maternity pants. Not for the usual reason though. All my pants are still too big and falling down when I stand up! My waist hasn't gained any weight...only my belly! The only pair of pants that fits when I stand up is starting to press in uncomfortably on me when I sit down. I did make a pair of maternity jeans...but my belly is not big enough to hold them up yet. Sigh.<br />
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Time to buy pants.Kristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843168897155055138.post-6527349887752654232012-03-23T19:29:00.003-04:002012-03-23T19:29:40.437-04:00It's been the most...<br />
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I went to bed last night at 9:30pm, slept until 7:30am, ate a quiet peaceful breakfast, then went to check on my hubby. I wasn't going to lay back down, but he looks so sweet and peaceful laying there that I kissed him and snuggled up for a second. Then he started cuddling up to me. After that, I just stayed put and enjoyed my sleepy hubby! Snuggling is definitely one of the perks of married life!<br />
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Woke up two hours later to find that Justin had sent me roses and they were on the front porch! (Love that man!) We ate breakfast (a second breakfast for me!) and enjoyed the roses. I cleaned the kitchen and Justin started mowing the grass. I joined him outside and cleaned up most of the beds I'm going to plant in. Came to find out, under all the dead leaves, I have chives, mint and lavender growing away, ready to be picked!<br />
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After yardwork, we did some errands, picked up a few things at BigLots!, came home and ate a scrumptious dinner. Justin is going to go fishing soon and I am going to sew. First up: making some maternity pants. It looks like only my belly and not my waist is going to grow, so I'm never going to fit into those six 6 and 8 pants...I need a 4! SO, might as well take a pair or two and practice making maternity pants. They'd be less annoying than wearing pants that are constantly falling down! Also going to make a belly band for my pants I don't want to convert over. Then if I'm not super tired, I'll play around with other stuff. We cleaned up the back room and it's SO much nicer to sew in there now.<br />
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A very simple day, full of necessary stuff...but all with my hubby and gorgeous weather. It was the best of everything!Kristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843168897155055138.post-85660772217999229202012-03-19T21:51:00.002-04:002012-03-19T21:53:19.178-04:0014 Weeks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>How Far Along:</b> 14 weeks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Size of baby:</b> Baby is a lemon now apparently, which is perfect, cause I'd like some lemonade!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Total Weight Gain/Loss:</b> down 5lbs from pre-pregnancy weight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Maternity Clothes:</b> Made three shirts this week for the baby belly!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Gender: </b>Not finding out! When I ask Justin what he thinks it is, he says, "It's definitely a baby." :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Movement:</b> I felt a large flip right under my belly button when I was laying on my tummy that was not immediately followed by....ahem, flatulence, so I think it was baby and he/she was saying, "stop squishing me!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Sleep:</b> I slept 6 whole hours the other night!!!! Sleep is getting better, sleeping for longer stretches of time without waking up and needing to eat. AND not waking up nauseous because I didn't eat overnight. YES!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>What I miss:</b> Better control of my migraines and Chick-fil-A. Could go for a chicken sandwich with cheese and pickles. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cravings:</b> LEMONADE, coconut milk ice cream and apparently, today, Chick-fil-A.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Symptoms:</b> Less ravenous hunger and more normal hunger, less heartburn, more headaches, bouts of reflux, runny nose, thirsty a lot. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Belly Button in or out:</b> Less in than it's ever been before. It looks different now! Still an innie though. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Best Moment this week:</b> Realizing I almost slept through the night the first night!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Milestones: </b>I made it to the second trimester!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Looking forward to:</b> My bump getting bigger....I LOVE my bump and feel really beautiful right now! AND being able to feel the baby move more!</span></div>Kristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843168897155055138.post-72024201132316037692012-03-04T17:39:00.002-05:002012-03-07T10:51:25.643-05:0012 Weeks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Trying to stand up a big straighter and hold it in a bit.</div>
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Didn't realize Justin was taking a picture...so maybe this is the "true" belly?</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>How Far Along:</b> 12 weeks on Monday!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Size of baby:</b> Baby is a plum this week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Total Weight Gain/Loss:</b> down 8lbs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Maternity Clothes:</b> Bought a few shirts for fun, but all my pants are still really big on me cause of losing weight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Gender: </b>Not finding out! Still think it's a boy. I've had TWO dreams now it was a wee lil boy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Movement:</b> I swear I felt something flip flop down by my left hip last week...but it might have been gas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Sleep:</b> Sleeping only 3-4 hours at a time. I wake up ravenously, panicky hungry like clockwork every 3-5 hours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>What I miss:</b> My immune system! I seem to be getting sick all the time. Two episodes of fevers since getting pregnant with later respiratory symptoms. Also, my migraines being under control. I'm getting more and more headaches these days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Cravings:</b> Nothing really crazy. Gyros the other day, which Justin helped me make. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Symptoms:</b> Hungry, nausea (again), heartburn in the form of a lump in my throat, poor immune system, runny/stuffy nose, back/hip ache, sleepy lots and often freezing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Belly Button in or out:</b> Less in than it's ever been before. It looks different now! Still an innie though. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Best Moment this week:</b> Getting to add honey and ice cream back into my diet. YES!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Milestones: </b>Almost out of the first trimester - can't wait! </span></div>Kristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843168897155055138.post-28833655916542602112012-02-19T20:25:00.000-05:002012-02-19T20:25:32.861-05:0010 Weeks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Seeing as I am pregnant for the first time, I want to try and be good about recording and documenting along the way. SO, I'm going to do a every-two-week survey post about the pregnancy, how I'm feeling, milestones, etc with the picture! I'm excited to see my belly grow! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Size of baby:</b> 1.2" long and 0.14oz <b> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Fruit:</b> It's as big as a PRUNE<b> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Total Weight Gain/Loss:</b> down 4lbs<b> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Maternity Clothes:</b> Nope!<b> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Gender:</b> Not sure if we'll find out...right now we say no. I reserve the right to change my mind!<b> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Movement:</b> Nope!<b> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Sleep:</b> Loving to sleep. On days off, I sleep 9-11 hours, waking up every 4-6 to eat and pee. Some VERY vivid, odd dreams!<b> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>What I miss:</b> Coffee, sugar, gluten and dairy<b> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Cravings:</b> Mexican, gluten products (pasta, bread, pancakes), tomatoes<b> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Symptoms:</b> Food sits like a rock in my belly, hungryhungry, nauseous in the mornings, non-painful reflux, runny nose, gas, midday sleepiness, need to go to bed by 9pm, bloating.<b> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Belly Button in or out:</b> In<b> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Best Moment this week:</b> Yummy pecan crusted salmon with dill sauce and lemon rice at Rock Bottom Grill!!<b> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Milestones:</b> I can eat just applesauce overnight and I don't wake up nearly as nauseous as I was!</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b> </b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Looking forward to: </b>My first midwife appointment on Tuesday and my belly getting bigger!</span></span></span></div>Kristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843168897155055138.post-6179333174488190172011-12-15T19:54:00.000-05:002011-12-15T19:56:43.158-05:00Keys in the Car, Not my PocketIts been an interesting day.<br />
<br />
I woke up, planned out my day, had a very awesome smoothie for breakfast and set out upon some Christmas errands. My last errands, might I add. My days left before Christmas are rapidly filling up. So crazy, but like always.<br />
<br />
I ended up at Wal-Mart, because when do errands not end up at Wal-Mart? Anyway, the Wal-Mart I was at is on top of a hill. I apparently didn't realize how windy it is because I opened my door a smidge without holding onto it. The wind almost immediately pushed my door into the beautiful shiny red car next to me. <br />
<br />
Oh no.<br />
I cringed.<br />
Inspected the damage.<br />
Paint was scratched.<br />
No ding.<br />
<br />
Then, what to do? I started to look for a piece of paper to leave my info, when the owner walked up.<br />
<br />
<i>"Hi. Is this your car? I need to give you my insurance information, I just accidentally dinged your car with my door."</i><br />
<br />
Then, while I was writing down information for her, the wind blew my door closed....with my keys and wallet on my front seat.<br />
<br />
Sigh.<br />
<br />
I called the police. They wouldn't come, because there was no one in the car. Then, I called my car insurance. We don't have road side assistance. Dang. Thought we did! Finally, I called my hubby in tears. He suggested I call his mom to come get the spare from him and bring it to me.<br />
<br />
She's wonderful and she agreed. Unfortunately, Justin's work and Wal-Mart are about 40 minutes apart. <br />
<br />
I can't leave the car because the keys and my wallet were in plain sight on the front seat.<br />
It wasn't too cold out today, but because of that, I didn't bring a hat or a scarf.<br />
I realized it was colder than I thought, really quickly. <br />
But, I was ok.<br />
Then it started to rain.<br />
<br />
Double sigh.<br />
<br />
Luckily it stopped and Diane came and rescued me.<br />
My fingers were frozen, but defrosted nicely once I was back in the car and on my way home.<br />
Yay for heaters and no one else in the car so I could blast the heat on high all the way home.<br />
<br />
Odd day.Kristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843168897155055138.post-86720196379830354462011-12-01T12:55:00.001-05:002011-12-01T19:16:27.359-05:00This Week's Meal PlanMy dear friend Ashley commented yesterday on a post in which I said I would post some meal plans while I am on this elimination diet for my migraines so you all can see what I'm eating. <br />
<br />
I'd forgotten about that, so I thought I'd remedy it. Here is my sample meal plan for this week. I go Tuesday to Monday cause my hubby gets paid on Mondays and I grocery shop after that.<br />
<br />
<b>Some general notes:</b><br />
For breakfast, I always have oatmeal, bacon or eggs in some shape or form...so I don't include those in the meal plans. Makes for boring repetitive writing. I make a list of snacks each week and pick from the list every day for snacks. I also only make a "dessert" once per week or when I'm craving something dessert-y. On days that I work I usually don't have a real dinner. I have a combo of snacks and leftovers!<br />
<br />
My recipes are some from my hubby, some from
online, some from cookbooks and some from my head. If I have a link to a
recipe, I'll throw it in!<br />
<br />
Oh, one last thing. My hubby is on a diet and works at a restaurant during the day and so only eats dinners with me. He also doesn't eat leftovers....so I don't need to always cook a ton of food. Mostly just cooking for me. I also buy snacks for him that I can't eat so he has his own "go-to" foods when he needs a quick snack. <br />
<br />
<b>Tuesday:</b><br />
Lunch: Stuffed sweet potato squash with ground lamb/goat cheese<br />
Dinner: Seared Tuna Stead with sauteed green beans and quinoa<br />
<br />
<b>Wednesday (work): </b><br />
L: Thanksgiving leftovers from the freezer<br />
D: Stuffed squash leftovers<br />
<br />
<b>Thursday:</b><br />
L: Chicken salad on rice crackers<br />
D: Oven roasted chicken with <a href="http://www.alittleflourinmyhair.com/2011/04/garlic-mashed-cauliflower.html">mashed</a> <a href="http://www.cheeseslave.com/gaps-mashed-potatoes-fauxtatoes/">cauliflower</a>/parsnips with leeks and <a href="http://paleochef.blogspot.com/2009/02/roasted-brussel-sprouts.html">roasted brussel sprouts</a><br />
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<b>Friday:</b><br />
L: Veggie Latke's with left over oven roasted chicken<br />
D: <a href="http://nourishedkitchen.com/gluten-free-chicken-and-dumplings/">Gluten free chicken and dumpling soup</a> (Using this <a href="http://www.celiac.com/articles/407/1/Dumplings-Gluten-Free/Page1.html">dumpling recipe</a>)<br />
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<b>Saturday (work): </b><br />
L: Soup leftovers<br />
D: Leftover mishmash or snacks<br />
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<b>Sunday (work): </b><br />
L: Soup leftovers<br />
D: Roasted beef shank in crockpot with mashed parsnips<br />
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<b>Monday:</b><br />
L: Beef shank leftovers<br />
D: Stir-fry with whatever meat I feel like that day and veggie mix from the freezer with brown rice<br />
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<b>Snacks for the Week:</b><br />
Raw almonds<br />
Sheep/goat milk yogurt<br />
Goat cheese with rice crackers and smoked salmon<br />
Plain hummus with veggies<br />
Celery with natural peanut butter<br />
Brown rice cakes with <a href="http://www.veganchef.com/">artichoke dip</a> on top<br />
Apple with natural peanut butter <br />
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<b>Desserts for the week!</b><br />
<a href="http://www.localforage.com/local_forage/2008/11/recipe-coconut.html">Coconut Milk Custard</a> (will blend that recipe with <a href="http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/thread18812.html">this one</a> and only use liquid stevia as the sweetner)<br />
<br />Kristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843168897155055138.post-49192893003444590062011-10-22T21:50:00.000-04:002011-10-22T21:50:22.907-04:00I WANT YOUR PIZZA!Today I felt the urge to wrestle a piece of pizza from a two year old and shove it in my mouth.<br />
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It wasn't like she was really eating it. No, she was using the pizza to dip into the ketchup and then licking the ketchup off the pizza. YUM. Oh to be two again....<br />
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It's funny with this whole restricted diet thing. I've been doing well, not a whole lot of cravings and then- BAM! I sat down to help this two year old eat her lunch and I WANTED her pizza. WANTED.<br />
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Sigh.<br />
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I miss cheese. Pizza. Cake. Cookies.<br />
I want to feel better, but wouldn't it be nice to have your cake and eat it, too sometimes?Kristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843168897155055138.post-56401768169409556882011-10-22T11:00:00.000-04:002011-10-22T11:00:00.874-04:00The Diet<b></b><br />
This has been the big deal around my house
lately. I've been doing crazy diets for the last six months, trying to
rid myself of migraines. Well, they've all been leading up to this
mega-diet. The short run down is, I need to give my liver/adrenals/gut a
rest and figure out what food my body likes and can handle and which
foods it hates and can't handle.<br />
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A lot of the symptoms I
have are common to people with gluten intolerance and dairy intolerance.
Sigh. Sometimes though, it's just that your gut is angry and once it's
not angry, you'll be able to eat those things. We know my gut is angry, because yeast
have taken it over and are reproducing, not giving the good guys a
chance to fight back. This explains many of my gastro symptoms. I'm hoping I'm not truly
intolerant to gluten or dairy, but if I am, it won't be the end of the world. There are lots of alternative things I can eat. I won't die. (I keep telling myself this....I'm SUCH a dairy girl.)<br />
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All
these angry things in my gut could be overtaxing the gut, which is an
insult to the body, which could and would produce headache. So, this
diet is an elimination diet. Everything that might be causing a problem,
we took out of my diet. Oh, and we also have to kill off the yeast, so I
can't eat anything that feeds them. Plus, I'm taking a probiotic so the
good guys can move in as the bad guys die. Complicated, huh?<br />
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<b>What I can't eat:</b><br />
Dairy<br />
Gluten<br />
Sugar/honey/any sweeteners except for pure stevia<br />
Certain veggies: corn, peas, white potatoes, bananas<br />
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Alcohol<br />
Caffeine<br />
Table salt<br />
MSG<br />
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<b>What I can eat in limited quantities:</b><br />
Brown rice/quinoa - 1/2 cup 3x/day max<br />
Raw non-roasted/salted nuts and seeds - a small handful 3x/day max<br />
Fruits - apple, pear or berries only once per day<br />
Tomatoes - once per week<br />
Fish - twice per week<br />
Mushrooms - limit<br />
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<b>What I CAN eat:</b><br />
Filtered water<br />
Herbal teas with Stevia<br />
Vegetables<br />
Beans - green, black, kidney, lentil<br />
Peanut butter (counts a nut serving for the day)<br />
Brown rice crackers (counts as a grain serving)<br />
Brown rice cakes with peanut butter (counts as a grain and a nut serving)<br />
EGGS<br />
Organic/grass fed red meat, chicken, turkey, venison, ham, pheasant, duck, pork<br />
Almond milk<br />
GOAT CHEESE <i><---- my new best friend</i><br />
EVOO/unprocessed canola oil/coconut oil/raw flax oil<br />
Apple cider vinegar/rice vinegar/balsalmic vinegar<br />
Real sea salt or Dead Sea salt<br />
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I know many of you are shaking your heads, asking what in the world I am going to eat. Well, luckily Dr. Shaw had a cookbook that he emailed me. These recipes got me through the first week. Then I did some googling and realized that the diet he has me on is very similar to the <a href="http://www.gapsdiet.com/">GAPS diet</a>. There are MANY sites with GAPS recipes. My diet also has many similarities to the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Paleo-Diet-Weight-Healthy-Designed/dp/0470913029/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319171095&sr=8-1">Paleo Diet</a> and there are also many free recipes for that. Plus, the cookbook I have, Nourishing Traditions, has many recipes that are ok on my diet and many others that can be modified to be ok. I'm eating, I promise.<br />
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Perhaps I shall post my first week's meal plan for you all. We'll see.Kristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843168897155055138.post-62781898238886616172011-10-21T20:00:00.000-04:002011-10-21T20:00:04.538-04:00New Plan for the HeadI went to Dr. Shaw last week. He spent an hour with Justin and me discussing why he thinks I have migraines and how I can feel better. We talked not just about my head, but about other concerns I've been having. Things like being itchy all the time, thirsty, tired even when I sleep for ten hours, nauseous, odd pains in my side/back and I could go on. I had written down every symptom I have had over the past five years and still currently have. The list took up three notebook pages. I'm 27 and I firmly believe I should be feeling better than this. I knew there had to be a solution, not just to my headaches, but to feeling better in general.<br />
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We talked about a lot at the appointment. Dr. Shaw's explanation of my biochemistry made sense and his theory of what is wrong inside of me fits all my symptoms. He drew pictures, we asked questions and I cried. It just all seems so obvious now and simple. It won't be simple to fix, but it's fixable and I'm excited for that. I won't go over biochemistry here, because I'm tired of explaining it and I can't do it justice on the internet. I'm just going to list things and hopefully, it'll all make sense to you. If not, that's ok. It makes sense to me.<br />
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<b>Problems:</b><br />
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1. Low iron/anemic<br />
2. Adrenal fatigue<br />
3. Systemic yeast overgrowth<br />
4. Overworked liver<br />
5. Probable estrogen dominance <br />
6. Migraines (obviously)<br />
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<b>Fixes:</b><br />
1. Iron vitamin, three times per day<br />
2. Adrenal support vitamin, three times per day<br />
3. Probiotic once at night (for now, might up it later)<br />
4. Liver detox vitamin, twice per day<br />
5. Nothing, this should fix itself as the adrenals are fixed.<br />
6. Magnesium twice per day, B vitamin three times per day and an elimination diet<br />
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I'll talk more about the elimination diet in another post. I think that's rather enough for now. For the record, I'm taking pills at four different times each day and I'm ingesting 16 pills per day. It's all a little overwhelming right now, but I just keep hoping and praying that it will work in the end. If it does, then all this is MORE than worth it. Kristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843168897155055138.post-42653637255475495112011-10-20T23:31:00.000-04:002011-10-20T23:33:32.281-04:00Abolishing MigrainesI feel like everything has been a whirlwind lately.<br />
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Justin is having surgery on Wednesday to open up his nasal passages. This will hopefully make his sleep apnea MUCH better, hopefully almost completely resolving it. If not, we still have a few other people to visit for him.<br />
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I found out I could test out of a class, studies, took the test, got a 71% when I needed an 80% and then realized I could have used the book. And I didn't. Yeah. I'm trying not to dwell on it. <i>It's ok. Let it go. It's ok. Let it go.</i> I'm just repeating that to myself, over and over til I believe it. And- well, I'm going to stop there, cause my heart rate is starting to rise. <i>It's ok. Let it go. </i><br />
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<i>deep breath</i><br />
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My project at work is ongoing and going well. I just desperately need more data for it. Desperately. By the first week of November preferably. Data is such a pain to collect, I almost feel guilty asking people to help me out and collect it. But I do. Hopefully by the end of the year, this project will be wrapped up and I can stop coercing people to help me.<br />
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Finally, I started a new treatment plan for my migraines. I met with a new doctor, <a href="http://pittsburghnutritioncounseling.com/index.html">Dr. Shaw</a> two days after the Women of Faith conference I went to. I had an idea of what he was going to ask me to do diet wise. He confirmed all that, threw in a few things I didn't anticipate and gave me vitamins. I'll do a post on the specifics later, but basically, I'm doing an elimination diet right now. I have taken all possible allergens out of my diet for a month. Hopefully in that time, my headaches will calm down and by the end of the month, I'll be able to add things back in one at a time and see if I react. This will help me pinpoint any more dietary triggers. In the meantime, I'm taking 15 pills of vitamins a day to help out my low stores, boost my energy and lower my migraine threshold.<br />
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The point of all this is not just to decrease my headaches,<b> it's to get rid of them</b>. A lot of days, that goal seems rather farfetched to me, but Dr. Shaw is pretty confident that we can get rid of them, or at least greatly lower the frequency and severity. I'll take either. <br />
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<i></i>Kristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843168897155055138.post-56906164965372751312011-10-14T21:32:00.000-04:002011-10-14T21:32:09.660-04:00Women of Faith - Imagine in Pittsburgh!So, I was able to go to the Women of Faith Imagine conference in Pittsburgh this past weekend. I have never been and was a bit skeptical at first. When I walked in Friday morning, I wasn't sure it was going to be super relevant to me. After listening to the speakers on Friday morning, I actually wasn't planning on coming back for the evening. It was neat, informative and GOOD information...but nothing special and a little boring. Plus, I was COLD. FREEZING. The conference was in a hockey arena, so I should have expected that. Anyway.<br />
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I did decide to come back Friday night, to see if it would be different AND I got my friend Nikki to come with me, so I was happier. I am so glad I went back. First thing back Friday night, the MC introduced all the ladies involved with the conference. Everyone that speaks and participated sits right off the stage on a "Porch" and they provide commentary in between speakers. The Porch did it for me. All the speakers and such feel like they are really close to each other. They provide community and a family feel to the conference, which made their talks all the more impacting They make you feel like part of the family...which is what made me love it. <br />
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My favorite speaker was <a href="http://angiesmithonline.com/">Angie Smith</a>. She was the one that I had been dying to hear talk all weekend and she did not disappoint. My cousin and I cried througout her story as she talked about losing her two hour old daughter after her birth. She also talked about having faith, stepping out of the boat and trusting Jesus. She ended with this: "He is everything". And He is. So nice to have a reminder.<br />
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The other speaker that has stayed with me is Nicole Johnson. She talked about anger as a woman and rooting it out of your life. I have always struggled with anger....although it may not seem like it to most. Just ask my sister....she's seen it, unfortunately. I feel like I've really dealt with a lot of the anger I had as a kid and young adult, but it rears up now and again. Especially when I am not feeling well, headache, hormonal, etc. Sigh. So much to work on. So thankful for my Savior who gives GRACE.<br />
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GRACE GRACE GRACE.<br />
We all need it.<br />
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I really enjoyed the conference and would love to go back next year. You should check it out!! They are actually coming back to <a href="http://www.womenoffaith.com/events/2011-events/">Pittsburgh next September</a>!! Wanna go with me?Kristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843168897155055138.post-41227012095539398442011-09-14T21:26:00.003-04:002011-09-14T21:32:34.260-04:00Imagine - Women of Faith ConferenceWell, we are back from Yellowstone and I survived. hehe. No, I had fun! I have many stories to share, after I finish our ninety piles of laundry. (Almost done - yay me!)<br />
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Anywhoo, just wanted to let you all know that the Women of Faith conference Imagine is coming to Pittsburgh VERY SOON, on Oct 7th & 8th, and I was given two free tickets in return for blogging about it. Not a bad deal. Actually an <i>awesome</i> deal, because I've <b>always</b> wanted to go and just never have because of finances, time, etc. But this year, I get to go and I'm super excited. (!!!) One my favorite bloggers, <a href="http://angiesmithonline.com/">Angie Smith,</a> is going to be there and I can't wait to hear her speak. And there will be other people, amazing people, I'm sure, I just don't remember who they are. But Angie will be there! Yay. <br />
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Here is a preview video for ya'll:<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="224" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1RGEPITZwSQ?rel=0" width="342"></iframe><br />
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If you'd like to go, just click on the Women of Faith badge on my blog on the left hand side. I'd love to see you there!Kristen Goodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050199497758640719noreply@blogger.com1