we're having a baby girl! we went to my 20 week ultrasound appt on tuesday, and little miss hughes did not want to open her legs for us...but the ultrasound tech finally announced that it was a girl. i think daniel might've died from happiness - he thought all along we were having girl, so he says. i personally think he was just hoping all along, but whatever...
after the appt daniel and i went to the mall and bought emilee lots of new clothes. i tried really hard to limit what i spent, because i know that a baby shower is coming up, plus my friend jill has tons of little girl stuff she's sending my way. that's gonna come in handy, especially with the $1,000+ per month daycare expense, but that's a complaint for another day.
in other GREAT news, i passed my 3 hour glucose test...so yay - no gestational diabetes right now! :) i was thrilled...after i failed the 1 hour, i was convinced i had it, especially with being overweight. i got that news on tuesday, too, so all in all, it was a good day.
no much else to report on this end. i've been really busy at work. i'm heading to VA to visit with manda this weekend...we're gonna tackle the start of the baby registry. daniel was supposed to make the trip down with me, but he is going to have to work overtime this weekend. he told me to go in so he could get some sleep, since he'll be working midnights. lol. you'd think i was loud or something... ;)
you guys have been all healthy and exercising and stuff. i'm actually looking forward to the day i can go all hardcore on weightloss again.
enjoy the rest of your weekend and the long 3 day weekend (for you federal employees!).
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Sunday, January 3, 2010
out with the old, in with the new
the new year that is. 2009 was a pretty big year full of new adventures for me. started the year off moving to a bigger place (in wv) with the then boyfriend, joined ww, got engaged, planned a wedding, got married, went to hawaii, left my 1st "real" job, moved to md, started a new job, got pregnant, and moved again to a bigger place. that's my year in a nutshell, and while all of these things have turned out to be positive choices, it seems like a lot for one person to endure in one year. i'm wondering if 2010 will be full of lots of changes or just the biggest change yet - becoming a mom.
in baby/pregnancy news, last monday i had to go in for my 18 week checkup and they did the glucose tolerance screen a few weeks early since i'm overweight. well, those results came back and i failed it, so i go again this coming friday to do the 3 hour test that will determine if i have gestational diabetes. that means a strict, low carbohydrate diet for this ol' girl.
we should get the results for daniel's cystic fibrosis gene carrier blood screen back tomorrow. can't remember if i mentioned this before, but i was determined to be a cystic fibrosis gene carrier, so daniel had to get tested as well. if his returns negative, then there's no chance baby hughes will have CF. however, if he's positive, there's a 25% chance our baby will have it. i'm trying to think positively, as the odds are in our favor, but it is still kinda scary.
baby stuff seems to be on my mind a lot these days. i think that started with the baby's first movement. i am dying to know if it's boy or girl (9 more days!!!) and to start really prepping for him/her. daycare research is still taking place. i'm hoping to make a decision sometime this month. the expense of it all really freaks me out!!!
hope everyone enjoyed their new year's as much as i enjoyed mine. daniel and i drove down to va to meet up with manda and jay. we had a nice dinner, and then went back to their place to play games (lots of guitar hero, some wii arcade games, and then i introduced them to the awesome catchphrase). it was one of my favorite new year's yet! did anyone else watch the dick clark countdown? we couldn't help but giggle, but wow, i feel bad for him. he sounds so bad...that stroke did a number on him. i think it's good they still let him participate, but still...
okay, i'm outta here. i'm freezing and need to get back under the covers. this -7 windchill is getting old!!!
in baby/pregnancy news, last monday i had to go in for my 18 week checkup and they did the glucose tolerance screen a few weeks early since i'm overweight. well, those results came back and i failed it, so i go again this coming friday to do the 3 hour test that will determine if i have gestational diabetes. that means a strict, low carbohydrate diet for this ol' girl.
we should get the results for daniel's cystic fibrosis gene carrier blood screen back tomorrow. can't remember if i mentioned this before, but i was determined to be a cystic fibrosis gene carrier, so daniel had to get tested as well. if his returns negative, then there's no chance baby hughes will have CF. however, if he's positive, there's a 25% chance our baby will have it. i'm trying to think positively, as the odds are in our favor, but it is still kinda scary.
baby stuff seems to be on my mind a lot these days. i think that started with the baby's first movement. i am dying to know if it's boy or girl (9 more days!!!) and to start really prepping for him/her. daycare research is still taking place. i'm hoping to make a decision sometime this month. the expense of it all really freaks me out!!!
hope everyone enjoyed their new year's as much as i enjoyed mine. daniel and i drove down to va to meet up with manda and jay. we had a nice dinner, and then went back to their place to play games (lots of guitar hero, some wii arcade games, and then i introduced them to the awesome catchphrase). it was one of my favorite new year's yet! did anyone else watch the dick clark countdown? we couldn't help but giggle, but wow, i feel bad for him. he sounds so bad...that stroke did a number on him. i think it's good they still let him participate, but still...
okay, i'm outta here. i'm freezing and need to get back under the covers. this -7 windchill is getting old!!!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
it's been awhile...
i realized it's been over a month since my last post. i guess i just haven't had much to say, plus we've been really busy with trips home to WV, moving, and the holidays.
we moved to a bigger apartment earlier this month....3 bedrooms, 2 baths - compared to our 1 bedroom, 1 bath previously. i feel like i moved into a house - lol. we left 900 square feet to move into 1500 square feet....it's been really nice so far. (except for our neighbors upstairs who sound like they're moving furniture at least 10 hours of the day)
we find out what the baby is on jan 12....less than 2 weeks now. the suspense is killing me. i'm ready to know if we're having emilee or evan. we've been trying to prep for the baby - seems like there's a million things to consider and do, but we're slowly getting there...and i'm feeling less overwhelmed the more decisions we make. daycare seems to be the biggie....it's soooooo expensive up here. we're almost halfway through this pregnancy thing - 18 weeks today.
from my 1st prenatal appt, i'm up 7 lbs. i don't love that, but i partially blame the holidays. well, i guess i blame myself, but the holidays were thrown in there.
as for new year's plans, we're getting together with manda and jay - i'm looking forward to it, as we haven't seen them in FOREVER. we'll probably just grab some dinner and then hang out for awhile. i'm really excited for the easy, 3 day weekend. :)
okay, i'll try to make an appearance more often. you guys keep blogging, it keeps me entertained at work!
we moved to a bigger apartment earlier this month....3 bedrooms, 2 baths - compared to our 1 bedroom, 1 bath previously. i feel like i moved into a house - lol. we left 900 square feet to move into 1500 square feet....it's been really nice so far. (except for our neighbors upstairs who sound like they're moving furniture at least 10 hours of the day)
we find out what the baby is on jan 12....less than 2 weeks now. the suspense is killing me. i'm ready to know if we're having emilee or evan. we've been trying to prep for the baby - seems like there's a million things to consider and do, but we're slowly getting there...and i'm feeling less overwhelmed the more decisions we make. daycare seems to be the biggie....it's soooooo expensive up here. we're almost halfway through this pregnancy thing - 18 weeks today.
from my 1st prenatal appt, i'm up 7 lbs. i don't love that, but i partially blame the holidays. well, i guess i blame myself, but the holidays were thrown in there.
as for new year's plans, we're getting together with manda and jay - i'm looking forward to it, as we haven't seen them in FOREVER. we'll probably just grab some dinner and then hang out for awhile. i'm really excited for the easy, 3 day weekend. :)
okay, i'll try to make an appearance more often. you guys keep blogging, it keeps me entertained at work!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
crazy easy
i've been at work for about 45 minutes and am already to get out of here. it's a short day, though...i leave here at noon to head to the doctor for my 1st trimester screening (ultrasound) and then i've got about a million things to do before we hit the road to wv later tonight.
i'm really looking forward to going home...i haven't been home since sometime in september, which really surprises me. just had about a million things going on, it seems. we should get to the g'rents at 10 or so tonight, and won't be returning to MD until sunday evening sometime. it's a long break, but i'm a little worried about leaving the boycat that long. d swears he'll be fine, so i'm holding him to it...
no real complaints on this end. surprised, i'm sure. things have been rolling along fairly smooth lately.
in the spirit of thanksgiving...
things i'm thankful for at this moment
i'm really looking forward to going home...i haven't been home since sometime in september, which really surprises me. just had about a million things going on, it seems. we should get to the g'rents at 10 or so tonight, and won't be returning to MD until sunday evening sometime. it's a long break, but i'm a little worried about leaving the boycat that long. d swears he'll be fine, so i'm holding him to it...
no real complaints on this end. surprised, i'm sure. things have been rolling along fairly smooth lately.
in the spirit of thanksgiving...
things i'm thankful for at this moment
- my husband, who makes me laugh. (dreams of fried eggs and random voicenotes come to mind)
- the dot aka baby hughes
- finding jeans that fit last night (this is a biggie, as i've been looking for over a month)
- my grandparents for treating me like i'm their daughter
- bestie, lovely, and richmond friend time this week!
- my in-laws
- girl time with my FF, which always involves good talks, good food, and brutal honesty
- super mario world on wii and the penguin suit in the ice worlds
- bloggers - because they keep me educated, and pass my time at work
- dmb - for making the drive to work much more bearable, and for many other things
- DVR and TiVo
- stephenie meyer for writing one of my favorite stories and leaving me twilight obsessed again this week
- good health insurance coverage
- my prenatal vitamins for keeping me un-sick so far this year
- my iPhone - i can't help it, i'm addicted, and i love it.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
four things
as i'm already bored at work, and i've only been here 45 minutes, i thought i'd do this little survey i found on another's blog from a few years ago. (what can i say, i've been blog stalking)
4 things i did 10 years ago - 1999
4 things i did yesterday
4 things i did 10 years ago - 1999
- recovered from a break-up from my 1st real serious boyfriend. ah, josh colegrove. would say it'd been awhile since i'd thought about him, but he updates on facebook more than i do. hehe
- drove to canada with my mom - that was a good night...
- started my 1st job - i was 16, working as a cashier at foodland (sidenote: i honestly did love that job, ended up working there until 2005 - through almost all of college - working as an office clerk and later as the evening manager)
- scored 64 points during the basketball season...haha. and yes, i was proud of that number.
- skipped A LOT of accounting classes to do things that were more fun: eat out (black bean soup from chilli willi's or cheese wedges at o'charleys or white cheese dip at rio), go shopping or because it flooded
- went to walmart at midnight, bought a single rose, some black spray paint, an offensive card, and a lemon meringue pie - and proceeded to leave it on a doorstep...maybe we got caught that night and maybe i peed my pants from laughing so hard, maybe.
- officially formed the AAA and dreamed of owning a CPA firm with that same name some day (although i'm kinda glad that dream didn't come true - not sure i'd wanna work at a CPA firm, let alone own one)
- went on my 1st cruise (grand cayman islands, cozumel, and key west) and fell in love with cruising and all of key west (i'm a parrothead, what can i say?)
4 things i did yesterday
- watched biggest loser from tuesday night with my hubby and found out that rebecca and daniel are now dating, and am still trying to figure that one out
- talked to my poppaw for almost an hour, which included a very detailed description of the cole slaw he made using my grandma's kitchen aid mixer - don't ask.
- read a few chapters in breaking dawn
- sat at work, bored out of mind, for 9.5 hours
- biggest loser
- big brother - when it's on
- grey's anatomy
- top chef
- see DMB in concert. i'm kinda having withdrawals, just a lil. i realized this morning when JTR came on my iPod
- travel - for fun, not for work
- play dr. mario with daniel
- see the odometer hit a "milestone" number - 9,999 or 12,000 - anything even or a repeat of the same number
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
looooooooong
today has been the longest day in history. no, really, it has. i should've checked the almanac. wish they could tell me those things - november 18, longest day of your life. on this day, dmb tix will go on sale. on this day, you will be so bored at work that you want to quit. avoid your hubby this day - he will be cranky. i think it'd be very useful.
i'm seriously looking forward to next week's holiday festivities. i am going to enjoy a fabulous 6 days away from work, and will be spending the majority of it in WV - catching up with fam and friends.
that's all i got. i think the longest day dried up some brain cells.
i'm seriously looking forward to next week's holiday festivities. i am going to enjoy a fabulous 6 days away from work, and will be spending the majority of it in WV - catching up with fam and friends.
that's all i got. i think the longest day dried up some brain cells.
Monday, November 9, 2009
happy birthday, dear seuss....and maybe a bit of a breakdown.
yesterday was my birthday! i love birthdays like you wouldn't believe. love them. would throw a surprise party for everyone every year if possible. :)
the birthday celebrations started saturday with manda and jay. we drove down to their house, ate dinner at outback, and then went to see the capitals hockey game. it was my 1st time on the metro and everything! okay, fine, i was a little proud of that. it was a really good time...i didn't know what to expect at the game, but it was very fast paced, and we all had fun! plus we got the best ice cream ever while we were there. aunt manda and uncle jay bought the baby this:
anyways, the birthday celebrations continued into yesterday. daniel and i got up early and drove to morgantown to meet jill, janie, and the madi girl. we ate outback - yes, again - and then went shopping. jill was trying to find some maternity clothes, but had no luck. madi is a babbling fool now. she talks soooo much. she's even saying aimee plain as day, and trying to say daniel - it sounds more like dannel. lol. i was really happy to see them, but it made me really want thanksgiving to hurry up and get here so i can see everyone else!!! i have plans made for almost every day that i'm home over thanksgiving. i'm soooo looking forward to the long break.
let's rewind for a second. friday night was a big breakdown by me. huge, even. i think daniel wanted to kill me. i'm trying to decide if it was all pregnancy hormones related...who knows? whatever the case, it was bad. so daniel and i went out to dinner friday night (japanese steakhouse food - yum) and then went to the mall to try and find me some jeans that didn't make me leave them unbuttoned. well, no department store had maternity jeans for plus size gals. none. so i went to lane bryant, and the size i normally wear is too small in the waist....so i try the next size up...too small in the waist, still...but WAY TOO BIG everywhere else. so we left the mall, and I was just not happy, because I had no clue what to do. well, i guess i was being a lil cranky, but i honestly just didn't have anything to say, i was just bummed that nothing fit, and i was mad at myself for being fat. so then we get home, and daniel's all like i don't know why you're so upset, you need to calm down, it's not a big deal. you look just like you've always looked. so i started crying, and just didn't say anything, and continued to cry FOR OVER 2 HOURS. because i couldn't find a fitting pair of jeans. seriously. anyways, i ended up ordering a pair of jeans from old navy in a size bigger and a pair of their maternity xxl jeans. just to see which i need. through tears, mind you. he went to bed like an hour before me, and i was still crying, and finally when i went to bed, he was like are you okay now, and that made me cry harder. i fell asleep crying. my eyes looked so bad saturday morning. the next day we stopped at the motherhood outlet store in leesburg, and they carried plus sizes. i tried on 2 pairs of maternity jeans, which were all way too big. i did buy the bella band thing, though, and i think it's gonna help. funny thing is, when i got up saturday, i weighed and was down 4 lbs, and my jeans fit. lol. all of that over a bloated stomach. nice, huh? (in reality, i think missing my mom might have something to do with it all - my birthday is always hard 'cause it's the last time i spoke to her)
okay, this a long post - especially for me, as of late. nothing else new - going back to the doctor on nov 24 for the 1st trimester screening and there's a *slight* chance we might find out the sex of the baby, and then i go back on the 30th for my 14 week appt.
is anyone else having crazy warm weather? it's almost HOT here!!!!
the birthday celebrations started saturday with manda and jay. we drove down to their house, ate dinner at outback, and then went to see the capitals hockey game. it was my 1st time on the metro and everything! okay, fine, i was a little proud of that. it was a really good time...i didn't know what to expect at the game, but it was very fast paced, and we all had fun! plus we got the best ice cream ever while we were there. aunt manda and uncle jay bought the baby this:
love it!
anyways, the birthday celebrations continued into yesterday. daniel and i got up early and drove to morgantown to meet jill, janie, and the madi girl. we ate outback - yes, again - and then went shopping. jill was trying to find some maternity clothes, but had no luck. madi is a babbling fool now. she talks soooo much. she's even saying aimee plain as day, and trying to say daniel - it sounds more like dannel. lol. i was really happy to see them, but it made me really want thanksgiving to hurry up and get here so i can see everyone else!!! i have plans made for almost every day that i'm home over thanksgiving. i'm soooo looking forward to the long break.
let's rewind for a second. friday night was a big breakdown by me. huge, even. i think daniel wanted to kill me. i'm trying to decide if it was all pregnancy hormones related...who knows? whatever the case, it was bad. so daniel and i went out to dinner friday night (japanese steakhouse food - yum) and then went to the mall to try and find me some jeans that didn't make me leave them unbuttoned. well, no department store had maternity jeans for plus size gals. none. so i went to lane bryant, and the size i normally wear is too small in the waist....so i try the next size up...too small in the waist, still...but WAY TOO BIG everywhere else. so we left the mall, and I was just not happy, because I had no clue what to do. well, i guess i was being a lil cranky, but i honestly just didn't have anything to say, i was just bummed that nothing fit, and i was mad at myself for being fat. so then we get home, and daniel's all like i don't know why you're so upset, you need to calm down, it's not a big deal. you look just like you've always looked. so i started crying, and just didn't say anything, and continued to cry FOR OVER 2 HOURS. because i couldn't find a fitting pair of jeans. seriously. anyways, i ended up ordering a pair of jeans from old navy in a size bigger and a pair of their maternity xxl jeans. just to see which i need. through tears, mind you. he went to bed like an hour before me, and i was still crying, and finally when i went to bed, he was like are you okay now, and that made me cry harder. i fell asleep crying. my eyes looked so bad saturday morning. the next day we stopped at the motherhood outlet store in leesburg, and they carried plus sizes. i tried on 2 pairs of maternity jeans, which were all way too big. i did buy the bella band thing, though, and i think it's gonna help. funny thing is, when i got up saturday, i weighed and was down 4 lbs, and my jeans fit. lol. all of that over a bloated stomach. nice, huh? (in reality, i think missing my mom might have something to do with it all - my birthday is always hard 'cause it's the last time i spoke to her)
okay, this a long post - especially for me, as of late. nothing else new - going back to the doctor on nov 24 for the 1st trimester screening and there's a *slight* chance we might find out the sex of the baby, and then i go back on the 30th for my 14 week appt.
is anyone else having crazy warm weather? it's almost HOT here!!!!
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