15 weeks to go!
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Feeling happy
Hooray for 25 weeks along!! I was watching a reality tv show today where the couple was having trouble getting pregnant. They were going through the emotions of taking negative tests and nothing working. Next step was IVF. After watching that I feel so blessed and lucky to have had our IVF work the first time!! Feeling the baby kick everyday is a friendly reminder how lucky we are. People ask me if I get tired of talking about it and I really don't. I love sharing our story and hope some day I will help someone who has to go through the same thing. It's nothing to be ashamed of and it was such an interesting process I'm only happy to share it.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Week 24
16 weeks to go....
I had my week 24 appt today. Just a routine appt. The usual stuff like blood pressure, urine check, weight, and fetal heart monitor. All in good order.
My doctor recommended because we are having an IVF baby that we get a fetal echo test done. It basically is an ultrasound that can look at the heart closer up. I guess ivf babies run a bigger risk of heart problems. She said our ultrasound with them looked fine but she still recommended it. We will have to go see a specialist. If there were issues it would basically mean I would need to change hospitals that I would deliver at because we would need one with a NICU. I'm not worried but better to know ahead of time. I'll update once we know more in a few weeks.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Day Care
23 weeks today! Things are coming along nicely....Baby Lipp is moving around more and more. Today he is the size of a Mango. Cute!
We found a day care!! Hooray/Boo. I am very glad we found a day care and reserved our spot but also makes me sad. I haven't even met our little man yet and already I have to think about leaving him. Can you love something you haven't met? Yes. So I know it's going to be tough.
Steve and I weighed all our options.
1. Don't work = not a option....we can't afford that. Which of course I would love the most, at least for a little while
2. Work and do day care = Very expensive but at least then we have income
3. Don't do my job but find some part time thing = not going to work
So we are going to option 2. Day care is expensive. We looked at several places and they are all about the same price wise. We wanted something on the way to work rather than right by our house. It's funny how when you start to go tour these places how they all have different quirks and qualities. The first place we checked out was La Petite Academy. Cute, cozy, older facility. We really liked the people. Their ratio for infants was 4:1 (good). Their staff had been there a long time, which is also good. All very sweet.
The second place we looked at was called Creative Learning near our house. Newer facility, but not as cozy. The people weren't as friendly and pricer -- that one was out.
We looked at Discovery Point. Nice people, cozy, same price but inconvenient due to their hours.
Last we looked at another La Petite....the lady was so rushed to show us around. Never even told us her name...just felt like she didn't care. We left there saying no.
So we went with the first place...La Petite Academy. They even lowered their registration price and said we could use it towards our first week. Winner! All the hours of daycare aren't great. 6:30-6:30 And they don't do weekends. Steve and I don't work "normal" hours or days, so this will be tough. Luckily we only need to do daycare 3 days a week. I wish they did part time but they don't. So Steve is going to change his schedule so he can pick up the baby instead of me since I can't get there by 6:30. We will have to continue to work opposite weekend days for a long time.... We are already doing that now, so it's not terrible. Our plan is to take Baby Lipp there for trial runs before we have to leave him for the whole day. I figure it's going to be the hardest on me.
We found a day care!! Hooray/Boo. I am very glad we found a day care and reserved our spot but also makes me sad. I haven't even met our little man yet and already I have to think about leaving him. Can you love something you haven't met? Yes. So I know it's going to be tough.
Steve and I weighed all our options.
1. Don't work = not a option....we can't afford that. Which of course I would love the most, at least for a little while
2. Work and do day care = Very expensive but at least then we have income
3. Don't do my job but find some part time thing = not going to work
So we are going to option 2. Day care is expensive. We looked at several places and they are all about the same price wise. We wanted something on the way to work rather than right by our house. It's funny how when you start to go tour these places how they all have different quirks and qualities. The first place we checked out was La Petite Academy. Cute, cozy, older facility. We really liked the people. Their ratio for infants was 4:1 (good). Their staff had been there a long time, which is also good. All very sweet.
The second place we looked at was called Creative Learning near our house. Newer facility, but not as cozy. The people weren't as friendly and pricer -- that one was out.
We looked at Discovery Point. Nice people, cozy, same price but inconvenient due to their hours.
Last we looked at another La Petite....the lady was so rushed to show us around. Never even told us her name...just felt like she didn't care. We left there saying no.
So we went with the first place...La Petite Academy. They even lowered their registration price and said we could use it towards our first week. Winner! All the hours of daycare aren't great. 6:30-6:30 And they don't do weekends. Steve and I don't work "normal" hours or days, so this will be tough. Luckily we only need to do daycare 3 days a week. I wish they did part time but they don't. So Steve is going to change his schedule so he can pick up the baby instead of me since I can't get there by 6:30. We will have to continue to work opposite weekend days for a long time.... We are already doing that now, so it's not terrible. Our plan is to take Baby Lipp there for trial runs before we have to leave him for the whole day. I figure it's going to be the hardest on me.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Being a zookeeper....while pregnant
So far so good at work! I wasn't sure how being pregnant would affect my job. I have a very physical job that I am on my feet for 10 hours. My belly is still pretty small so we will see once I get bigger.
Things I can't do anymore:
Scuba dive (obviously)
Work with our panther since cats carry toxoplasmosis
Work around too many chemicals like chlorine
Yep that's it! I figure as the summer rolls on I may not be able to restrain manatees like I used to, or climb up on things. Our lettuce we feed out can weigh 30-40 lbs a case so I may watch the lifting as time goes on.
My coworkers have been so supportive. The crazy thing is my coworker is also pregnant and due the same day! My boss is not thrilled with that. But it's been so nice to have her to talk to.
I'm worried about working this summer when it's 90 degrees each day. Normally the summer is killer here but being pregnant should make it pretty tough. I plan to take more breaks than usual. And hopefully work at the manatee pools more so I can stay cool. :)
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