Friends

Last night David and I met up with some friends, A&W and J&J. We always have such a  great time with these 4, I literally leave feeling such a sense of love for these people. We laugh so hard and just always enjoy eachother's company and that is true friendship. Friendships are so important and they are sometimes difficult to keep up because of course we all have things going on and responsibilities to tend to especially as we get older. David and I are fortunate enough to have a strong group of friends that we stay in touch with pretty frequently, these are the friends that will be there forever and watch Max grow up as we will watch their kids grow up. I love knowing that Max will be surrounded by such great people, afterall friends are really just an extension of your family.

I'm not scared because I KNOW I'm a whimp

The closer it gets to Max's due date (64 days in case you were wondering), the more I think about the actual labor and delivery part. Up until this point I have not thought about it much, I have other things consuming my mind like his outfit home from the hospital, will he have hair, how big will he be....you know the important stuff! I have read story after horror story about births lasting 100 hours and the pain and the agony and to be honest, it hasn't phased me. I mean, there is no way around it, it is what it is why dread it or fear it? I could have a quick labor or a long labor, what matters most is that the end result is the same, Max is delivered healthy and all in one piece.

 I am a whimp, I always have been. I don't like pain (but who does??) I know I will cry, I know David will see me make a million ugly faces and I will probably not be nice while I am in pain but as long as I know this at the front end I think things will be just fine!

Busy Bees

Last weekend my brother got married. The wedding took place in Charlotte at a beautiful Catholic church and the reception at a venue called The Big Chill, everything was beautiful! We had a great weekend filled to the rim with family and friends, old and new.

We have been so busy every weekend which makes the time speed up even more until Max arrives. We are now at 30 weeks so only 10 more to go! My work has hired my replacement but she does not start until August 22nd which makes me even more nervous just because there is so much to teach someone and I will only have a little over a month to do so! I am really feeling uncomfortable, it hurts to walk, lay and sit so I'm pretty much screwed. Sleeping is difficult also. By the time I get comfortable I have to wake up to go to the bathroom and then the process starts all over again! I have gathered all our paperwork we need for when Max is born like the aflac form and insurance forms, we start our birthing classes on the 16th and we meet with our potential pediatrician on Sept 2nd. I have tried to stay on top of things as much as possible because who knows if this little guy decides to come early....which by the way David is completely convinced of, I think it's just wishful thinking on his part but who knows :) . I have decided not to breastfeed when Max is born, this subject has been weighing on me quite heavily and it's good to have made a decision, I feel much better. I understand all the benefits of breastfeeding but I also know myself and know that I think formula feeding Max will be a better fit for our lifestyle. I don't want to be a slave to my child. I want David to be able to feed him as well as the grandparents, I want to eat and drink what I want without having to worry if it will upset his stomach, I don't want to be in pain, I don't want to worry that he is getting enough to eat...these are just a few of the reasons for my decision. Both David and I were formula fed and we turned out fine, and now formula is so different than it was 30+ years ago.

So that's about all that's going on now. I know I need to write more frequently but I am still trying to find the time for a million other things. One of these days maybe I will even post some pictures of my pregnant belly!

Nursery Tour

We did a little nursery tour and posted it on youtube so friends and family that aren't close by could see it. I have to say Max's room is one of my most favorite places to be. I find myself walking in every night before bed and just looking around. I can't wait for this little guy to get here and enjoy the room as much as I do now. The invite for our shower arrived in the mail a couple days ago. I am very excited for the shower but equally excited for a baby brunch our best friends are throwing us next weekend. The baby brunch includes David and other guys which I love, it's a way for us ALL to celebrate, not just the ladies!

30

Today is my 30th birthday. We had a great weekend celebrating early with good friends. I have to say it's definitely been a little more "subdued" than years passed but it's all worth it for Max. Speaking of Max, he has been moving around all day I guess he's been dancing around in celebration of his mama's big birthday! A little over 12 weeks and I get to meet this little guy and that's going to be the birthday to celebrate!

Fighting Urges

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I have a problem. It's called ETSY! I have found so many amazing things for the nursery so far and I just can't stop! Now I am stuck on handmade toys and such. My current obsession is this rainbow sweater ball, I mean can't you just see "MAX" in place of LEO?! I have to fight the urge because I swear if I bought everything I fell in love with Max would end up with plenty of AWESOME stuff and no diapers so I digress...The nursery has really taken shape. I received the last print that I was waiting on and hopefully in the next week we will get it hung then I will post before and after pictures. The nursery has been so much fun! Every night when I go home I open the door and just stare at it. What the heck am I going to do when it's COMPLETELY done?...I guess by then the "nesting" stage will kick in and all our closets and drawers will be cleaned out from top to bottom.

99!

99 days...99 days from today is our due date...we are in the double digits and how excited we are. Because I am such a "planner" I find myself getting more and more antsy by the day in anticipation of Max's arrival. With the nursery about 85% complete I am wondering what I am going to do with the rest of these days. In the coming weekends we have my brother's wedding a couple showers and my 30th birthday weekend. I am looking forward to all of these things but they don't seem to hold a torch to our biggest event due on Oct. 13th. I sat down yesterday and figured exactly what day I will be leaving work and what day I will be coming back. With each week that passes it becomes so much more real and I truly am giddy with excitement. I am not nervous. Having a child is a LIFE-CHANGING event, but I have no worry or fear at all, I guess that's a good thing? I know there will be challenges and new territory but I welcome it almost like a new job. I can't wait to be a "mommy" to someone to be responsible for a little munchkin, our munchkin.

Max-Today you are the size of an ear of corn

Yes I am awful at blogging. I have been keeping a journal by my bed and I write letters to Max about once a week or so, I figure it will be a great keepsake for me and eventually something cool to give to him when he is older.  The biggest thing that has happened since my last post is finding out we are having a baby boy! Max Copeland Hedrick! I did the gender reval party idea that I had read about months ago and it truly was a hit. I even received an email from ABC News/Good Morning America asking if they could use our clip in their segment this coming Friday, of course I said yes! I will be coming in late to work tomorrow so I can watch it in the morning. I have no idea what to expect.

In other news...Today I am 24 weeks pregnant, we have gotten little by little done on the nursery and should be done with the bulk of it in the next couple of weeks. It seems time is going by extremely quick these days. I feel like I am gaining a little weight but I don't feel huge. At my last Dr.'s appt (22 weeks) I had gained a total of 5 lbs the whole pregnancy so I feel good about that. I am sure I will be completely uncomfortable in the upcoming months with this NC heat!

Things on my mind....daydreaming about Max, stressing about work and when I take maternity leave, money,daycare,college savings. Yeah I can't help it, I am a worry wart I constantly have a flood of thoughts going through my head, no wonder I am having trouble sleeping-well that and getting up to pee every hour. I know everything will fall in place as it should, it always does and with David I know things will be perfect, he is truly the calm in our relationship.

Holidays

This past weekend was Easter. Easter over the past few years hasn't been really a big deal, usually we get together with family and have ham and do the normal "family holiday get together". I can't help but think about when Jason and I were younger and we used to go over to Nana's for Easter Sunday and all the cousins would have an egg hunt and then we'd have a big early dinner. David talks about when he was young, his parents would get big bunny feet cutouts and dip them in flour and they would be all over the yard, just like the Easter bunny was actually there! We have definitely made a  mental note to do this for our little one. The Holiday Traditions that were created over my younger years are always special because when we lived in CT we had all our family close together and it was great. When we moved to NC the Holidays definitely lacked but we still always had a good time and there were usually friends that stopped by and games that were played. Now that I am married and once we have the little peanut, we will create our own traditions and I am so excited for that. We are both lucky that our parents and siblings are pretty close. I do wish Nana, Betsey and Bonnie lived closer, but I also enjoy my CT visits. The thought of Christmas with a baby just brings a smile to my face, everything will be so new, Santa will be "real" and there will be TOYS! lots of TOYS!

13 week appointment

So this week the babe is the size of a peach, that's pretty big considering it was a raspberry not too long ago! Today we had our 13 week appointment. It was a pretty quick appointment but we got to hear the heartbeat, which was super cool and helped me relieve the lingering doubt in my head that something was wrong. I have gained 3 lbs total which is right on track the Dr. said. I have to say I still don't "feel" pregnant. I am super tired by the time I am done with work and of course I am still peeing every 20 minutes. We have our next appointment May 13th and they will be doing an ultra sound to look at the spine, organs and be able to tell us the sex WOOHOO! I feel like once we know the sex "it" will be so much more real. I am so excited to buy little outfits and get the nursery all planned.

 Such exciting times ahead...

Today Sucks

Today is not a good day. Some of our closest friends who were due 4 days before us found out they lost the baby. I am so full of a slew of emotions but really I feel numb. I feel so absolutely horrible that I can't do anything to help or make them feel better. I also feel like now I will be a constant reminder seeing we were "supposed" to be pregnant together, we were so excited. I know that miscarriages are very common and it's your body's way of saying something is wrong. I am trying to stay positive for them, at least they know they can get pregnant and I KNOW it will happen again for them . I cannot imagine the sadness they are feeling right now, how do you console someone after something like this happens?

Ever since finding out we were pregnant my biggest fear is losing the baby. I don't know why I have this deep seeded thought. Maybe I read too many things on the internet. Maybe it's because my mom miscarried twice before me. I still feel like with being only 11 weeks I shouldn't get fully excited because we are not out of the woods yet and if anything it feels more like a reality because it happened to someone so close to us.

10 WEEKS AND 4 DAYS

So I am 10 weeks and 4 days pregnant and I can honestly say I really don't feel much different. I guess the most noticeable is just how tired I am, it's hard for me to get out of bed in the morning. On the weekends where I usually am up super early to take full advantage of the day, I am now sleeping in. I know rest is a good thing I mean I am growing a human being! My clothes are getting a  little tighter but I feel more "fat" than pregnant. I can tell that my hormones are affecting my emotions because I get upset or angry very easily.

I am very excited about the coming months and actually "feeling" more pregnant and of course can't wait to hold a new little baby that David and I made...with all this excitement I am also feeling a sense of frustration, I wanted to be pregnant. Let me rephrase that, I WAS ACHING to be pregnant! But now that it's actually happening all I keep thinking is about the things I can't do for the next 7+ months. While David is making plans to go to concerts and small weekend trips I'm just thinking about how hot this summer will be and how uncomfortable I will be.  I know I need to get out of this funk and keep positive and I think once I get through the first trimester it will be easier. I guess I just thought the minute we saw the positive on the test everything would be butterflies and unicorns but alas it's only tight clothing and a million bathroom trips!

Has it seriously been a year?

This Sunday will be our 1 year wedding anniversary. HOLY CRAP! this year has flown by at an incredible pace and I am sure it is just the beginning. We leave tonight for Emerald Isle where we will just relax and enjoy being with eachother for a few days. Sunday on our way back we will take a detour to my parents house to visit with them and see Aunt Bonnie, can't wait!

Our First Doctor's Appointment

We had our first Dr.'s appointment on Tuesday. I was a little disappointed that we did not get a set due date but that won't happen until my next appointment which is Thursday.  So for this appointment we had "nurse talk" which consisted of drilling us on family history, telling me what I can and can't eat yada yada...they took about a gallon of blood, I peed in a cup and then we got to see the babe! Being that I was only slightly over 7 weeks, it's still a  little blob on the screen and measures about a 1/2", we saw the flicker of the heart beat and actually got to hear it. The whole thing definitely made it more "real". I have been feeling fine lately. A little nausea here and there but nothing scary or crazy like I have read about. Sleeping has become an issue because I am up to pee like 6 times a night. I keep joking with David we need to get one of those toilet seat things next to my bed like my grandmother has, I guess that will be last resort :) the nurse told us it should subside in the 2nd trimester.

In other news....

-Found out yesterday our friends Dave and Paige are expecting a little boy on July 24th, very excited for them!

The "Holy Crap we are having a baby" story

Well to sum up the last month....
We went on a wonderful cruise and when we got back, just as planned we started really "trying" to make a baby and BOOM it happened!

After months of reading and talking about it and wanting to be pregnant so bad, it happened. that quick. I was so terrified that it was going to take months and it truly happened the 1st month we put all our baby making gusto in to it! David and I couldn't be happier and more excited.

This is how we found out...

Saturday, Feb. 5th  we had plans to go to Amy and Will's for Amy's Murder Mystery Birthday dinner I was supposed to have gotten my period on Friday but it hadn't come, no biggie, last month I was a day late too. I was about to jump in the shower and I decided to take a test just to see. I was completely CONVINCED it would be negative, I guess I just wanted peace of mind if I was going to be drinking wine at the party. I peed on the stick, went in the bedroom and annnounced to David I had taken the test and got in the shower, David came in a couple minutes later, holding up the test he looked at me and said, " how many lines is it supposed to have?!" "two" I replied..then with a shocked look on his face he said, your pregnant! he kissed me, we were both stunned and then I looked at him and said, what do we do now!" I immediately called my Mom, in tears because not only was this the day we found out but it was also my her birthday. I went to the wine shop and worked from 11-5 and then we headed over to Amy and Will's. David and I had the perfect covert operation- he bought me non-alcoholic wine and filled my glass all night as to not get anyone suspicious, it worked.

So now it is February 15th I am almost 6 weeks. We have our first Dr.'s appointment on March 1st and I can barely stand having to wait for it! I honestly don't feel much different, my boobs and back are a little sore but other than that I feel fine. I am a little worried because I feel so "normal" but I have to tell myself everything is fine. We have told all immediately family and some close friends but we will keep it under wraps until about April if we can. This is definitely the biggest secret I have ever had to keep!

New Year

It's a New Year, 2011! I cannot believe how quickly time seems to fly. The Holidays have come and gone, the decorations have been put away and now it is officially January, and it's cold. We had a very pleasant New Year's weekend, just enjoying eachother's company, cooking great meals and talking about how this could be our last holiday season without a little one. NYE we actually discussed what the "nursery" would look like. I am so lucky that David is just as excited as I am about our next adventure together as I am....

We leave for our cruise on Friday. I plan on spending the week packing,re-packing and packing again because that is just how neurotic excited I am.

YAY vacation!

starting 2011 with a new phone!

David bought me a droid x phone and I love it! I have spent a good portion of the afternoon downloading apps and contacts. We have had a perfect New Years Day!

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