27 weeks and 4 days pregnant... with an entire hot summer to go until due date of September 1st.
Maternity pants that didn't fit, now fit. Last time I wore my maternity jean capris I continually had to pull them up because the safety pin I had been using to keep them in place broke. This time they stayed in place just fine. There's still plenty of room for me and Plurk to grow! (This should make my doctor happy. At 24 weeks I had only gained 8lbs the entire pregnancy. I was encouraged to put on more weight to support this last trimester.)
Plurk moves all the time. I swear he/she is practicing for Dance Revolution. Before Plurk would move but the moment I or my hubby put hands on my tummy to feel the movement, shyness took over and all movement stopped. Now the Baby could care less who feels the moves.
My hopes and desires for moving haven't exactly changed, but have settled. The family that had been interested in our home backed out. When that happened the anxiety of the unknown won over my desire to be in a home that my husband and I picked together instead of being in a home from a past marriage at this new stage of life for us. I think the nesting symptom of pregnancy I've been hearing about is the cause of this. I need to know where Plurk will sleep. I need to start making his/her area. I need to assure my step-boys of their future that that we have a plan for us all.
Gravity, however, has not changed. I went swimming for the first time since getting pregnant. Yes, I even got into a maternity bathing suit - a one piece baby doll that I found myself quite comfortable in! The moment I submerged myself in the water all the weight on my lower back was gone. It was awesome! I let the lazy river move me. I walked the lanes and even swam a few laps. Every time I got out of the pool the reality of gravity hit with force! The moment my belly cleared the water BAM full weight on my lower back that caused much pain. If I could, I would live in the water the rest of pregnancy!
The boys loved playing in the newly remodeled aquatics area of the Westminster City Park Recreation Center. They enjoyed it all but spent most of their time in the rock wall area. I wish I could've done the rope swing with them!
It seems my wish of moving may becoming a reality. We’re close to signing a lease agreement with a family that would like to move in on July 1st. I’m truly excited by this, but also nervous. This means we have A LOT to do in just a few short weeks.
By going through with this, we’re taking a huge risk. We had hoped the house would sell. Houses on the streets around us have sat on the market for months so we knew our fastest option to move would be to rent, or even rent-to-own, the ho... Continue reading...
I hope to move from our house soon and, if not soon, then in the next year. If there is one thing I could keep as mine, it would be my flower garden. It’s been a labor of love and frustration. I decided to plant it years ago when I couldn’t keep grass alive due to the intense southern sun exposure. The first year water restrictions went into place was the last year I saw grass in that area. That was also my first summer at the house, so I had no idea what kind of watering that sectio... Continue reading...
This week I am 24-weeks – 6 months – pregnant. I simply can’t believe it. For one it doesn’t feel like I’ve been on this pregnancy coaster for that long of a time. Second, what do you mean this baby will be coming out of me in just over 3 months?! Seriously?! (Frankly, I still don’t think I’m down with the whole birthing process. I didn’t think this all the way through…)
When I stop to think PANIC mode sets in.
I know part of this is just normal pregnancy, especially 1st...
It's been two weeks since I had surgery to remove a vaginal cyst. Thank you to everyone who prayed for or thought of me and the baby! What's most important is that Plurk (a.k.a. Baby Montano; yes nicknamed after the social media site because my dear husband thought the name would be a funny nod to my semi-addiction to social networking) is doing just fine!
I hadn't really been feeling Plurk move around but at the hospital and at appointments leading up to and after the surge... Continue reading...
I have so much I want to write about. The original purpose for this blog was to focus on my garden. That evolved into cooking, canning, freezing the bounty of my garden. Since all that’s done in my home, I started writing about home. Lately my posts have all been about pregnancy.
I haven’t forgotten my other purposes for this blog. So if you’re here to talk gardening or the kitchen or the home, I promise I will continue to write and share these adventures.... Continue reading...
It's been two weeks now since the endometrioma, a.k.a.
chocolate cyst, was found and drained. Today (Thursday, March 4th) is
not a check on this,
though I'm sure it'll be a main topic of conversation with the doctor.
Today is my 14 week ultrasound.
Since I'm an
at-risk pregnancy due to medical history I need a 14 week ultrasound to
measure my cervix. Since 2006 I've battle with abnormal paps for which I
underwent a LEEP, a Cold
Knife and hospital stays. I've had two
absce... Continue reading...
I've had a week to absorb the fact that I
had a endometrioma, a.k.a. chocolate cyst, drained and that I've been
diagnosed with Endometriosis. I've done research and I've talked to my
coworker Dr. Dave Hnida about it. Dr. Dave put it eloquently. "You're a
rare case as it's not usual to find Endometriosis in a pregnant woman.
It's quite wonderful you were able to get pregnant. Be happy."
Today
(Friday, Feb. 26th) is my follow up check with my doctor to make sure I've healed and ...
*Warning for anyone who doesn't like to talk vaginas or female problems you'll want to skip this post!
Just over two weeks ago I found a vaginal lump, or more specifically a vulvar lump. I felt a pinch and a sharp pain as I tried to urinate. I've had a series of problems over the last few years, including a battle with abnormal paps for which I underwent a LEEP and a Cold Knife and hospital stays, and two abscesses. I knew the pain was not good.
I've now taken four pregnancy tests, two of them digital so there's no trick lines to play with me. All four positive. I am definitely pregnant; I think.
My stomach issues since early December when I was on antibiotics have only gotten worse and then out of nowhere actually getting out bed became very difficult. I figure this is morning sickness, maybe.
It's New Year's Eve. The boys were with their mother for the holiday this year. We've always celebrated big as... Continue reading...
Misty Lou, Misty Jean, Mystical and even Extrafancy are just a few of the nicknames to which I answer. The most important names though are Wife, StepMom and, soon to be, Mom. With all these names it's sometimes hard to know who I am! This blog started as a Nebraska girl learning, trying, succeeding and failing at gardening in Colorado. Along the way in growing my garden, I grew my family too as I married a wonderful man and became stepmom to two precious boys. Now our family grows more as I'm pregnant. So here is all of me as I share my family, home and garden. BTW my middle name is Jennifer; my name is Misty Jennifer Montano.
Misty Lou, Misty Jean, Mystical and even Extrafancy are just a few of the nicknames to which I answer. The most important names though are Wife, StepMom and, soon to be, Mom. With all these names it's sometimes hard to know who I am! This blog started as a Nebraska girl learning, trying, succeeding and failing at gardening in Colorado. Along the way in growing my garden, I grew my family too as I married a wonderful man and became stepmom to two precious boys. Now our family grows more as I'm pregnant. So here is all of me as I share my family, home and garden. BTW my middle name is Jennifer; my name is Misty Jennifer Montano.
