A quick change

Ohhh how fast a week can change things. Last night I had some bleeding and ending up going to the hospital to get checked out. Our little angel is doing great, but I am already have some light contractions. This is normal but accompanied with bleeding is not totally normal. We ended up taking a dose of steroids to help her lung development just in case she decides to join us before 34 weeks. I am SUPER disappointed because I would have liked to take NO drugs at anytime. I have been taking Hypnobirthing and I am really trying to focus on a calm, natural delivery. I take this as my second real lesson as a parent. Number one was when we had to switch doctors due to the first doctor giving us incorrect information about our baby's heart. I am now resting and the bleeding has almost completely stopped. I am just praying we get to as close to 40 weeks as possible! Any hiccup along the rode makes you feel so protective of your baby. Your mind races with what you should do, not do, did you do the right thing? We both want a big family so I pray we are making all the right choices.

Guide to a great pregnancy

So here we are on week 31 of a wonderful pregnancy and I thought I would share some insight on what I have learned helps on this journey. For some reason I love doing top ten lists....they seem to cover it all or maybe it is just my OCD personality trying to release all my thoughts.

1. Exercise! I am not talking about lose weight, get in shape exercise. I am talking about pre-natal videos, yoga, stretching and some light cardio. I have exercised 4-6 times a week during my entire pregnancy and I know it has saved me from back from aches, stopped swelling, and has given me an overall sense of well being. Bryan and I have have bonded a lot through exercise together as well. There is nothing like a long walk with your baby's daddy...hehe!

2. Relaxation. I make a point to relax, lay down, and listen to some reggae or classical music daily. The baby feels my good vibes and if I am lucky this will make her a calmer newborn as well.

3. I stopped reading baby books, blogs, and all the nonsense they scream about what "could" happen. If it happens, I will look it up. But until then, I am healthy and content.

4. Education. I took as many women health classes as I could in college and even went on to take extra classes after college just for fun. I feel I had a lot of knowledge going into the pregnancy that saved me a lot of stress and worry.

5. Indulging. I have eaten very well but have also had a lot of fun ordering some great desserts!!

6. Being in love. How in the world could I even survive without Bryan? Yes, we argue, bicker, and fight, but I can not imagine a life without him! We are so excited to bring our baby into this world together. We have a life we both only dreamed of and it is a reality. When my hormones are raging I have to remember that one....

7. Gratefulness. I am just flat out grateful for every event, every moment, and everything in my life.

8. Hypnobirthing. We are currently enrolled in a class designed to teach you to relax and let go during labor. It has actually lessened if not released my fear of childbirth. I am actually excited for labor and I am ready to have a natural birth calm and relaxed.

9. The baby boom. I have so many friends that are pregnant, are mothers, or are trying to get pregnant. This has made my pregnancy that much more fun and amazing!

10. Shopping for a girl. I mean is this not every woman's dream if she admits it or not?! I get to shop for a little baby girl!!!

State of Mind

I am officially working on the second week of my third trimester and I am still waiting for it to get "hard". If is going to happen, it should happen now, right? I have had the most amazing twenty-nine weeks of my life carrying my little baby girl. I have had a lot of unpleasant symptoms (acne being the worst), but everything is a state of mind. NOTHING they say is bad is really that bad. I am definitely beyond blessed that I am not working and my husband praises my pregnant body every chance he gets. Okay enough of my bragging because I know I am like only a few who feel this great during pregnancy. I just can not help but be so happy and grateful. I take nothing for granted!

Weight Gain

So I seriously have to vent. The offenders are not likely to read this anyway. What the hell is up with people letting a PREGNANT person know how fat or big they are. First of all, I am one of ther smaller preggos I know so God only knows what the real fatty's deal with! I have had so many people gauk at how big I am. I even had someone tell me I loooked FAT in my bathing suit. What???? I know I am not fat so shut the you know what up! I started my pregnancy in amazing shape, I workout everyday, I eat like a freaking olympian, and I have freak skinny people genetics. The point is what is said to the really, truly fat people? It makes me sad to think about what comments they have heard. I really do not think people understand or remember that you are supposed to gain weight.

All I know is I am healthy, my baby is healthy, and even if I do not look it, I FEEL good pregnant! So all the pregnant haters need to shush it. I LOVE MY BODY AND I LOVE EVERY SINGLE CHANGE THAT IS BEING MADE FOR A NEW LIFE.

Sick

So I have been so sick the past two days. Sick and pregnant just plain suck. I feel so bad for my little baby having to hear me blow my nose and cough every four minutes. "Sorry Baby...I put myself on bed rest to get better". I thought blogging might help me focus on some positive. I thought I would write the top ten things I am looking forward to before our little angel is born.

1. Getting a chance to cruise in my new Acura RDX! The other Acura was just too small for a baby.... Baby number two we are going to upgrade again to the MDX.
2. Finding out the baby's sex. I am dying with anticipation to know what is growing inside of me. Are you a boy or girl sweet baby??
3. Going to Maui in June for our last child free vacation together. It has been a great couple of years alone but next year Hawaii will be with Baby Sacco.
4. Buying baby clothes.
5. Decorating the nursery.
6. My baby shower
7. Going to San Fransisco for the Fourth of July! Speaking of, I need a cute red, white, and blue outfit...
8. Spending time with my husband. There is no one I would rather travel the world with or do nothing with...
9. Growing. I am sort of lying on this one, but hey, it is a healthy part of pregnancy.
10. Getting some warm weather!!! Am I the only one who feels San Diego is a damn ice box?? Bring me warmth please!

Pregnancy is amazing

I know it has been awhile since I have posted a blog. I have been having too much fun relaxing, hanging with Bryan, and growing my belly! If you do not already know, I quit my job. It was a must! I was so stressed out, and I all I wanted to do was savor these precious nine months and the young years of my baby. Quitting my job was the best decision I have made so far. Yes, I do love to work and I was a work-alcoholic, but now I can put all that energy into my family. Soooo worth it...and I am grateful that we are in a position to do it. The thing is I would have never tried to get pregnant unless I knew I could be with my baby every day. Life is actually quite long so in the broad spectrum of things it is only a short while that your children are young. Those hours and moments will never come back. Bottom line- our house is calmer, less stressed, and happier.

I also have to say to all those complaining pregnant women, I do not get it??? Pregnancy has so far been the best months of my life. Good and bad. I love every second that I can think about a baby growing inside of me. It is the most natural and beautiful thing a person can ever experience. I know I sound all organic and cheesy, but I mean it. I feel so blessed beyond words that I have a child on the way. What in life is more miraculous? I can care less about the acne, the sickness, and the stuff I am too embarrassed to talk about. I see it as a right of passage into motherhood.

Life is good and I feel so good pregnant!

I am Pregnant!

I think a timelime will help clarify.


February 16, 2010: I went to the gym for my daily cardio (I miss my runs already) and I had some weird cramping. Not alarming just different. I thought I had eaten too soon before my work out so I headed home. For some reason I thought I should take a pregnancy test. Before my test, I sent Bryan to the gym because I was so defeated. In my head there was no way I could be pregnant so soon. Probably TMI but we were not "trying" and we were just letting fate take control. It had only been a month! I peed on that little stick with no hesitation, looked down, and immediately saw a positive!!! OMG OMG!! My first thought, "I am reading this wrong". Bryan came home to see me shaking in disbelief. I ended up taking ten more positive tests in the next few days. We were in complete shock and denial. There is no way this could happen so soon, or could it?


February 16 to March 2, 2010: I was feeling great and still in a little denial. I was completely hopeful that I would have no morning sickness, and I was the optimy of health. Oohhhh was I wrong. The nasea slammed my body like a huge wave. Car sickness, allergies, food aversions, you name it....I felt it. When will I ever enjoy food again?


March 3, 2010: My first doctor's appointment. I had to beg the doctor to keep telling me that I was pregnant. I just could not believe it! All my tests came back positive and healthy.


March 4, 2010: My first ultrasound and I am definitly pregnant. That little heartbeat was so crazy, weird, amazing, shocking, and wonderful. I left the doctor's unable to sleep with excitement. Our little Sacco's heart is racing at 121 beats per minute...a very good heart rate for such a little thing. The doctor said if we came even a few days earlier we could have missed the heart beat. I was so glad we saw it.


March 5 to March 30, 2010: Watching my body change every day is incredible. I love my growing body making room for our little baby. Still very sick!


March 31, 2010: Our four week check up and beginning of our second trimester! We got to hear the heart beat again!



So yes, it is true! We are having a baby!