My brother and sister-in-law had decided that they were going to get me a BOB Revolution stroller as my baby present. It's the way high-end SUV of strollers. REI is having a 20% off one item sale, which includes this stroller (although according to the guy at the REI we stopped by, it's been excluded in the sale in previous years). They bought it for us online and I picked it up in the Portland REI this morning. We haven't opened the box, which is large and imposing. Mike has this idea that he'll go to the REI used gear sale and see if he can get one for cheaper. If so, we could return this one and give my bro a refund on the difference.
This morning, I also picked up a bunch of stuff from a woman on Craigslist. Here's a list of my loot:
Boppy with organic cotton cover - $10
Baby Bjorn Potty - $4
Kidco Food Mill with case - $5
5 Thirsties Diaper Covers size Medium - $5 each (1 pink, 1 yellow, 1 light blue, 1 dark blue, 1 periwinkle)
3 Thirsties Diaper Covers size 2 (these are the newer style with snaps to accommodate 18-40 pounds) - $5 each (2 blue, 1 yellow) **These have hardly been used at all - maybe 2 times each)
1 Bummis Whisper Pant Medium - $2
2 Bumpkins Plastic Bibs - $3
1 small Snappi and 2 large Snappis - $5
2 wet bags - 1 blue medium, 1 white large - $3 dollars each
12 small organic cotton prefold diapers - $15
12 medium organic cotton prefold diapers - $15
13 one size fits most fitted organic cotton diapers - $20 (I'll have to replace the elastic on these)
2 Hemp pocket diapers with fleece lining and doublers - $7 each
Diaper sprayer that attaches to the toilet - $20
Misc. organic cotton wipes, and extra random diapers...I'll throw them in if interested.
Grand total: $155
I figure it's a good deal. I can probably resell much of what I bought, either before the baby (if it's something we decide we're not going to use) or after the baby (since cloth diapers and such hold resale value pretty well).
I'm totally set for larger size diapers now... I just need to figure out what I'm going to do when baby is still teeny tiny.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Omega 3's
Today, the baby and I shared a can of sardines. The normal reactions I get from people when I tell them I've eaten sardines are either "Ew!" or "Huh".
My dad, my brother and I used to go camping fairly frequently when I was a kid. One of the things that we always brought along to eat was a can of sardines and saltine crackers. I have excellent memories associated with eating sardines and I enjoy their fishy flavor. They're also chock full o' good stuff: calcium (if you get the bone-in kind), omega-3's, and probably other things that I've forgotten.
Earlier on in my pregnancy, I was totally avoiding fish. While we were on our honeymoon cruise, I couldn't eat fish (with one exception) and didn't even want Mike to sit too close when he was eating fish. Anticipating that this would change as morning sickness abated, I bought three cans of sardines.
I opened one up and enjoyed it this afternoon. It was fabulous. I'm supposed to be eating about 1 fishy meal a week. We had salmon a while back, but I think it's been more than a week since I ate any fish, so it was about time.
Speaking of eating, today has been full of it. I had my usual breakfast this morning (oatmeal with raisins, frozen blueberries, ground flax, and plain yogurt). By the time I finished teaching 2 hours later, I was starving. Luckily, I had brought an apple for the drive home. Upon arrival home, I fixed myself a small grilled cheese sandwich with the last of the loaf of Costco bread. It's small-sized bread, so it was probably about half the size of a regular grilled cheese. I also ate the very end of the loaf with butter. Then, I had a plum. A half hour later, I was hungry again. That's what inspired the eating of the can of sardines, as well as half a sleeve of Club crackers, which we got instead of saltines because they're better with cheese. I topped it off with a small handful of peanut M&M's.
I believe I'm sated for at least the next hour or so.
My dad, my brother and I used to go camping fairly frequently when I was a kid. One of the things that we always brought along to eat was a can of sardines and saltine crackers. I have excellent memories associated with eating sardines and I enjoy their fishy flavor. They're also chock full o' good stuff: calcium (if you get the bone-in kind), omega-3's, and probably other things that I've forgotten.
Earlier on in my pregnancy, I was totally avoiding fish. While we were on our honeymoon cruise, I couldn't eat fish (with one exception) and didn't even want Mike to sit too close when he was eating fish. Anticipating that this would change as morning sickness abated, I bought three cans of sardines.
I opened one up and enjoyed it this afternoon. It was fabulous. I'm supposed to be eating about 1 fishy meal a week. We had salmon a while back, but I think it's been more than a week since I ate any fish, so it was about time.
Speaking of eating, today has been full of it. I had my usual breakfast this morning (oatmeal with raisins, frozen blueberries, ground flax, and plain yogurt). By the time I finished teaching 2 hours later, I was starving. Luckily, I had brought an apple for the drive home. Upon arrival home, I fixed myself a small grilled cheese sandwich with the last of the loaf of Costco bread. It's small-sized bread, so it was probably about half the size of a regular grilled cheese. I also ate the very end of the loaf with butter. Then, I had a plum. A half hour later, I was hungry again. That's what inspired the eating of the can of sardines, as well as half a sleeve of Club crackers, which we got instead of saltines because they're better with cheese. I topped it off with a small handful of peanut M&M's.
I believe I'm sated for at least the next hour or so.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Pee, take 2
This morning's results agree with the first batch.
pH was slightly higher at 7.
Baking soda exhibited no bubbling at all.
pH was slightly higher at 7.
Baking soda exhibited no bubbling at all.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Gender tests
So there's this theory on the internet that if you're having a boy, the pH of your urine is more acidic than having a girl. You can test the pH of your urine with various household chemicals. I tried this tonight because I think it will make an interesting experiment to try several times over the course of a few days and see if the pH of my urine holds steady or if the results change.
First, we tested it using pH paper. The whole point of doing the other tests is that most households don't have pH paper laying around... but we're a scientific sort of a family. My urine is around pH 6.
When we added pee to baking soda, we saw only very limited fizzing (like just bubbles escaping from the baking soda because it's a dry powder). Supposedly, this means it's a girl.
An equal volume of pee added to bleach also produced only limited fizzing. Supposedly if it's a boy, it can even foam over the top of the container. My bleach + pee solution bubbled slightly, like soda. This test smelled bad and the internet warns that the gas produced from this reaction can be toxic (although other parts of the internet thought that was an overreaction). Since the same results were achieved via baking soda and bleach tests, I'm going to skip the bleach test from now on.
Alright, survey says it's a girl. That disagrees with the Intelligender test I took earlier on. I believe that test is also a pH-based test, which lends support to the idea that urine changes pH according to diet. I'll try again tomorrow and report back.
First, we tested it using pH paper. The whole point of doing the other tests is that most households don't have pH paper laying around... but we're a scientific sort of a family. My urine is around pH 6.
When we added pee to baking soda, we saw only very limited fizzing (like just bubbles escaping from the baking soda because it's a dry powder). Supposedly, this means it's a girl.
An equal volume of pee added to bleach also produced only limited fizzing. Supposedly if it's a boy, it can even foam over the top of the container. My bleach + pee solution bubbled slightly, like soda. This test smelled bad and the internet warns that the gas produced from this reaction can be toxic (although other parts of the internet thought that was an overreaction). Since the same results were achieved via baking soda and bleach tests, I'm going to skip the bleach test from now on.
Alright, survey says it's a girl. That disagrees with the Intelligender test I took earlier on. I believe that test is also a pH-based test, which lends support to the idea that urine changes pH according to diet. I'll try again tomorrow and report back.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
First baby gender dream!
Last night, I dreamed I had the baby and it was a boy. After he was born, I held him up to my breast in case he was hungry (it's a lot of work being born). He glommed right onto my nipple, but I knew he wasn't attached the right way, so we pulled him off and tried again. After several attempts, he got attached right and started nursing.
There was nothing definitively gender-specific about this dream except that I knew he was a boy. I think this dream was brought about by the discussion we had with the Dr yesterday about gender dreams.
There was nothing definitively gender-specific about this dream except that I knew he was a boy. I think this dream was brought about by the discussion we had with the Dr yesterday about gender dreams.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Today I fell in love.
I was sitting at work today, daydreaming about the baby. Specifically, I was daydreaming about what my mother is going to think the next time I see her because I look a LOT more pregnant than the last time she saw me. She's going to be so excited! While I was daydreaming, I totally, suddenly, and completely fell in love with this baby. I mean, don't get me wrong, I liked the baby before. But now... now, I'm completely smitten with this tiny apple-sized person who inhabits the formerly flat portion of my anatomy that's now poking out through my maternity pants.
I can't stop smiling.
I can't stop smiling.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Actual baby dream!
Last night, I dreamed that I had an actual human baby. He (it was a boy) showed up early and was teeny-tiny, but was healthy and wiggling. My mom and dad were there and we were putting tiny little diapers on him.
Then the dream morphed into "reality" where I hadn't had the baby yet. I was complaining that I would have to do something else for Christmas cards because I wouldn't have baby pictures yet, so we decided to do a photo shoot at Halloween. We hung a couple of pumpkins from a tree and then put stuffed animals in a shopping cart and parked it under the pumpkins. Because nothing says "Merry Christmas" like pumpkins and a shopping cart of stuffed animals. Mike's mom was there helping me position the shopping cart. Then, she climbed the tree.
Then the dream morphed into "reality" where I hadn't had the baby yet. I was complaining that I would have to do something else for Christmas cards because I wouldn't have baby pictures yet, so we decided to do a photo shoot at Halloween. We hung a couple of pumpkins from a tree and then put stuffed animals in a shopping cart and parked it under the pumpkins. Because nothing says "Merry Christmas" like pumpkins and a shopping cart of stuffed animals. Mike's mom was there helping me position the shopping cart. Then, she climbed the tree.
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