Pregnancy

Bring on the Weight!

By Jen | July 17, 2006 |

I have reached my highest weight ever, by one pound. The last time I weighed anywhere close to what I weigh now is about a year after Justin and I got married. We were poor and eating Papa Johns pizza every Monday night because they had a great deal for a five dollar one topping pizza! Yum. Anyways, needless to say, I gained a bit of weight from that year of unhealthy eating. Now my weight has exceeded that weight gain by one pound. It is strange. I am right where I should be with the weight gain (well, more on the upper side of where I should be). FIFTEEN POUNDS! I know you all want to know just how much I have gained and it is fifteen marvelous pounds! I have been gaining about a pound a week for sometime now. I don’t think the lucky charms cereal that…

dancin’ to dad’s rockstar grooves

By Jen | July 14, 2006 |

I love being married to Justin. One of the things I love is how he just sits in the living room and plays guitar and sings. It is fun and makes me feel like I am married to a rockstar. Ok, not really, but I still like it a lot. It is funny because as soon as I came into the living room where he was singing and playing guitar the baby started kicking like crazy. I would like to think that it was one of it’s first dances to Justin’s music. Fun. Justin is going to be such a good dad. Oh! Justin has had the opportunity to play in a band in Paris (that wasn’t in a church gathering) a few times. Here are a few pictures! Justin was able to play in one of the hundreds of bands around Paris at the Fete de la Musique, which…

Finally a picture of my pregnant self!

By Jen | July 6, 2006 |

I thought I should finally put up a picture of my pregnant tummy, so here it is! I was four months pregnant when Justin took this picture and that was two weeks ago. The last couple days people have started smiling at my stomach as I walk down the street. People have even commented on me being pregnant and congratulating me! It makes me feel so proud to carry this little baby!

Extreme Pregnancy

By Jen | June 27, 2006 |

I am hungry and I am hungry NOW! I need to clean and I need to clean NOW! I have to go to the bathroom and I have to go NOW! Everything is so extreme right now. Do I blame it on the pregnancy? I think so. I used to get annoyed when pregnant women blamed everything on pregnancy, but it is true. I can relate now. It is the pregnancy’s fault. I told my mom that the first thing I am doing when this baby comes out is give it a spankin’ for putting me through what it has. Acne, discolored skin, nonstop peeing, loss of appetite, hunger, gas, nausea, extreme fatigue, food restrictions, paranoia, unstable emotions and oh the list goes on. But don’t worry, I do love this baby SO much! I am getting used to the alien kicks and I worry if I don’t feel them…

Sometimes France doesn’t like me.

By Jen | June 24, 2006 |

We had a fun day today. I bought my first baby thing. It is a cute little sleeping bag type thing that all the babies sleep in here. We have to bring three with us to the hospital when I deliver, so I bought my first today! Below is a picture of the little sleeping bag thing! When we got home from this shopping spree we found that our neighbors had taken our name off our mailbox because it was not printed on metal, but typed on a white piece of paper. It felt so wrong for someone to do this without warning us and letting us know we need to change it. We have almost had enough of this place. Today I told Justin that I am ok with putting in our three month notice. Scary not knowing where we would live, but it is so obvious that our…

Seven things I want to share with you…

By Jen | June 22, 2006 |

1. I feel like there is an alien living in my belly. The kicks are starting to be strange to me as they happen in the same place every few hours. I can already tell the sleep pattern of this baby! And is it normal to kick ONLY on the right side??? 2. Justin felt it kick! I can no longer say I am the only one to feel it. (Yes mom, IT!) 3. I am going to call my baby an it, not on purpose, but "it" comes out of my mouth without thinking about it. Sorry mom. "IT" is my it and I love it. 4. I ate some really great Mexican food tonight. Thought I’d let you know, because I love Mexican food. 5. Had a WONDERFUL date with my amazingly precious husband. We had a blast walking by the river and catching up on some much…

My Baby Likes Pilates Too

By Jen | June 20, 2006 |

At our ultrasound about two weeks ago (sixteen weeks pregnant) the tech was very surprised at how the baby wouldn’t stop moving! We could see it kicking, waving, and turning. I was so surprised to see this since I hadn’t felt it one little bit yet! It was really a miracle to see! About a week after the ultrasound, I felt the baby kick for the first time in Rome! It was so exciting! Rome was exciting as well, but the baby! WOW! This really is amazing having a little person growing inside me! I love it! Since it first kicked, I have felt it a lot more. In the last couple days I’ve been feeling it very often. I think I skipped the whole "fluttering" feeling and went straight to feeling kicks. This doesn’t surprise me that our baby is so active, even so early. I am only 18…