This past Thursday and Friday I ventured to the famous or not so famous Waunakee garages sales outside of Madison, WI. There really is no other way to accumulate tons of baby clothes without the insane cost other then to go through someone's garage! Growing up I remember my mother having a garage sale every year, but I do not remember going to them. So this adventure in garage saleing really has beeen my first adult experience with it.
At first I was really nervous about looking through other people's things while they watched. It is weird picking through things that I want while leaving other things behind on the table. We started our shopping at 7 am and finished around 5 pm, so I had plenty of time to get over my nervousness about the process.
Baby Hamann was kicking away while I was shopping which means one of two things: 1-Baby doesn't like shopping or 2-Baby was excited about all the clothes :)
Friday, May 13, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Boy or Girl
I had a dream that Reid and I were sitting at a kitchen table and there was a little girl sitting on the table with dark brown hair. The next day I took a pregnancy test and found out we were expecting. A month or so later I had a dream that I was talking to my sister-in-law Elizabeth and she told me that she is so excited that I am having a girl and she hopes that she is having one too. I told her about the dream, but she confirmed that she is not expecting :)
Three months into my pregnancy I dreamt that Reid and I were at the doctor's office and I was having an ultrasound. They announced to us that we were definetly having a girl. And a week ago I had another ultrasound dream that resulted in a girl baby.
Three months into my pregnancy I dreamt that Reid and I were at the doctor's office and I was having an ultrasound. They announced to us that we were definetly having a girl. And a week ago I had another ultrasound dream that resulted in a girl baby.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Baby wants
For the first three months of my pregnancy I could barely eat water. Nothing sounded good and watching TV turned into torture when any type of food commercial would come on. I lost weight and was concerned that I would never have a good relationship with food again.
My husband read that I should be eating protein so he would constantly ask me how much protein I had eaten that day and of course my response was, "Well, how much protein is in water, saltine crackers, and pizza hut breadsticks?". Oh yeah, I should mention that I craved pizza hut breadsticks of all things, very strange.
So now I am in my fourth month :) and the baby has been very hungry for all of the horrible guilty pleasure foods. Now, I really do not like eating fast food, but I think that the slippery slope of fast food joints is that once you start that habit it can be very addicting. So the first thing I craved was bacon, egg, and cheese buiscuits from McDonalds and then it was McDonalds cheeseburgers. I understand that I don't have to listen to my cravings, but when you have not been able to eat for several months you are really willing to listen to your body as long as it is hungry for something.
My husband read that I should be eating protein so he would constantly ask me how much protein I had eaten that day and of course my response was, "Well, how much protein is in water, saltine crackers, and pizza hut breadsticks?". Oh yeah, I should mention that I craved pizza hut breadsticks of all things, very strange.
So now I am in my fourth month :) and the baby has been very hungry for all of the horrible guilty pleasure foods. Now, I really do not like eating fast food, but I think that the slippery slope of fast food joints is that once you start that habit it can be very addicting. So the first thing I craved was bacon, egg, and cheese buiscuits from McDonalds and then it was McDonalds cheeseburgers. I understand that I don't have to listen to my cravings, but when you have not been able to eat for several months you are really willing to listen to your body as long as it is hungry for something.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Freecycle
So we have two guest rooms, two guest beds and one baby on the way...time to down grade. When Reid and I joined forces and combined all of our worldly possession into one house we ended up filling the two extra bedrooms with two full beds. As we start to plan turning one of the rooms into a nursery one of the beds is getting the boot.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Rules
There are a few unwritten rules that exist amoung women:
1: Don't tell a woman she looks fat/heavy/large
2: Don't ask a woman if she is pregnant or tell her she looks pregnant
3: If a woman is pregnant don't tell her she looks too pregnant
4: Don't tell a woman her baby is ugly
5: Don't tell a woman that her engagement ring is small or ugly
I feel like everyone should know these rules, but I am finding out they don't.
1: Don't tell a woman she looks fat/heavy/large
2: Don't ask a woman if she is pregnant or tell her she looks pregnant
3: If a woman is pregnant don't tell her she looks too pregnant
4: Don't tell a woman her baby is ugly
5: Don't tell a woman that her engagement ring is small or ugly
I feel like everyone should know these rules, but I am finding out they don't.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Off Limits
Paint, hair dye, and pineapple...what do they have in common?
When I went to my doctor's appointment yesterday these were the things I asked my doctor if I could do or eat. I am happy to report that I can paint a room whilst dying my hair and take an occasional break to eat pineapple. Now you may wonder about the pineapple and why that is a questionable food? My doctor informed me that she had never heard of pineapple as being an "off limits" food. I swear that I could google any type of food and connect it to pregnancy and I could find a site that will warn me not to eat it. I got the "no pineapple" ruling from a daily pregnancy journal that informed me that papya, pineapple, and bitter melon are not recommended because they bring on complications.
I am happy to report that I got to see our little peanut yesterday and there are arms, legs, and a spine! The baby was moving his/her arms quite a bit which was neat to see. The heartbeat was strong and a beautiful sound to hear :)
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Anything
I love working in child welfare. It has made a home in my heart. The other day I had a real big hang up with my passion...so without giving any details it is like the same story that I see time after time: parents are not willing to make the changes needed to keep their child/children, so the child/children are removed from their care. If there is more then one child the chances that the children will stay together is very small.
When I saw our little peanut the other day I had this feeling take over me that I would do anything for this child. Most importantly I will love and guide this child through his/her life because as a parent that is my responsibility. So dealing with parents who put their own needs above their children's well being now sits with me very differently. I am not saying that I ever thought that the actions of the parents I deal with were ok, but I now have a different perspective.
When I saw our little peanut the other day I had this feeling take over me that I would do anything for this child. Most importantly I will love and guide this child through his/her life because as a parent that is my responsibility. So dealing with parents who put their own needs above their children's well being now sits with me very differently. I am not saying that I ever thought that the actions of the parents I deal with were ok, but I now have a different perspective.
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