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<br />I've been a mom for 14 weeks today and I have recorded very few of my feelings on the matter. In some ways I feel guilty. Motherhood has been an amazing, rewarding and {for the most part} enjoyable experience and I want to remember all of these tender, precious thoughts as I experience this for the first time. I also have this new complex and fear that if {heaven forbid} something happens to me I want my children to know what a joy they were to me. I don't keep a written journal (maybe one day) so this blog is the only way for them to "get to know me." On the other hand, my lack of writing speaks to the fact that {most} of my free time is spent snuggling, singing and swooning over my babe. None the less I need to write a few things while my little is cooing away to disney songs (#startthemyoung.)<br />
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As I mentioned Eden is listening to Disney songs. We love the Disney Pandora music station. I'm almost embarrassed to admit I know most the words to every song that is played. We spend hours (literally) singing together, Eden is quite the vocalist you know. Today one of my favorite songs came on. It's called "I See The Light" from the movie Tangled. I was surprised that as I sang the words I was overcome with emotion as I listened to the lyrics and applied them to my life. Some of the lyrics go...<br />
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All those days watching from the windows</span><br /><span>All those years outside looking in</span><br /><span>All that time never even knowing</span><br /><i><span>Just how blind I've been</span></i><br /><span>Now I'm here, blinking in the starlight</span><br /><span>Now I'm here, suddenly I see</span><br /><span>Standing here, it's oh so clear</span><br /><i><span>I'm where I'm meant to be</span></i><br /><i><span>And at last I see the light</span></i><br /><span>And it's like the fog has lifted</span><br /><span>And at last I see the light</span><br /><span>And it's like the sky is new</span><br /><span>And it's warm and real and bright</span><br /><i><span>And the <b>world </b>has somehow <b>shifted</b></span><br /><span></span><span>All at once everything looks different</span><br /><b><span>Now that I see you</span></b></i></div>
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<span> Aren't those words the perfect way to describe being a new parent? I feel that for years I have been in conversations (yet somehow outside of them) involving children and parenting. While I have learned a lot from several of these conversations I still always felt like I was just watching and not a part of these conversations. I felt I had nothing of value to add as I had no real experience of my own. I was ok with all of that though. After all, I was the one who chose to wait five years before starting a family. I had my reasons and I was content to watch everyone else raise their families. While I am still glad I was able to have some of the life experience that being childless afforded me, I feel like I was blinded by my own ambitions and desires. Now I know how wonderful being a mom truly is. And maybe I'm having such a remarkable experience because I waited until <u><i><b>I</b></i></u> was ready for it. None the less, now I'm here and its "oh so clean, I'm where I'm meant to be." I've seen the light so to speak. </span><br />
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<span>The last few lines are my favorite though. The world totally shifts when you see your little one for the first time. Suddenly you stop living your life for yourself and life becomes solely for them. In seconds you become their everything and they become yours. Such a remarkable experience. </span><br />
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<span>I've been so blessed with Eden. She is everything I could have ever hoped for in a daughter. I often dream about how are spirits must be connected somehow. I have always felt such a strong love and connection to my mother that I'm certain our spirits were great friends before we came to earth. I can only hope that I am so deeply connected to my own daughter. I hope she is like me in some ways. I hope she is a peacemaker and unifier of our family, as I am to mine. I hope she is strong and independent, someone who can stand up for what she believes in regardless of what others think. In other ways I hope she is like Mike. I hope she is more relaxed and comedic. I hope she has a thirst to understand how things work and how she can make things better. I hope she is personable and sure of herself. But most of all I hope she is happy. I hope she knows how loved she is and how special she is to us. </span><br />
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<span>I've spent so many hours gazing into her eyes searching her spirit, trying to know and understand her. I feel like there are these fleeting moments where I can almost grasp who she is and how blessed we are that she chose us to be her parents. We are so blessed to be parents and I can hardly wait to be a mom to the other children who are waiting to come to our family. As it says in Psalms 127:3 "</span>Children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward."<br /><span style="color: black;"></span><br />
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<span><br /></span>Kristin and Mike Jensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12983443950932716442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221449176877763501.post-41814785708367774852014-02-10T10:45:00.004-08:002014-02-10T10:45:38.818-08:00Thoughts from Dad<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">
Some tender thoughts from Dad on the birth of his little girl - Written Dec 10th and 11th 2013.<br />
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Well the time has come. After being in the hospital this past week for a few days we are here again anticipating the birth of our baby girl Eden. Yesterday Monday December 10 I took Kristin home from the hospital as her blood pressure readings started to stabilize. We had a nice quiet evening at home drinking some hot chocolate and watching some Christmas shows as the snow started to fall outside. We watched one of my favorite Christmas shows - Home Alone lost in New York. Little did I know that would probably be one of our last nights home together ending our five plus year career as a married couple without children yet. </div>
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This morning I got up and it was a normal day. I went to work and expected to check in on Kristin every hour to make sure that everything was alright. I got a call around four and she let me know that she needed to go to the hospital again. I sent out my last email for the day and headed home thinking this would be just a checkup for the evening and she may need to stay overnight. We arrived at the Stamford hospital and they started to check on blood pressure levels. They were high in the 160 range so at that point I knew we had to stay overnight. I went back home to grab a pillow and a blanket and some Taco Bell for dinner. When I got back to the hospital the nurse told me to tell Kristin that the doctor was on his way here. I told her and she asked "well do you know what that means?" I said not really and she said he isn't here just for a casual check up! He came on in thereafter and explained the situation to us and it was then that it finally hit me that I am going to be a dad...like tomorrow! My knees got rubbery and I wasn't hungry after hearing that because I got real nervous thinking this was real. </div>
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I had Justin Berrett and Jason Arbuckle come to the hospital to assist me in giving Kristin a blessing and to receive a blessing myself. After that I started to feel a bit better and not so nervous. It was nice to lean on the priesthood in a time of need. We've been receiving a lot of texts and messages of support from friends and family and I have felt their strength and prayers. So now it is 12:20 am and I am not able to go to sleep! Lots of thoughts racing through my mind about the new life we are going to have. </div>
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We had a peaceful night interrupted here and there with nurses coming in to check on Kristin. She was given a dose of magnesium and now her BP is down in the 120ish range which is much better. We have been taken care of quite well and been guided through his process by the nurses and doctors. It is now 8:30 am and the cervodil should wear down in a couple hours after which they will give Kristin a dose of potocin to start the labor and delivery process. We are both pretty nervous and excited at the same time right now at this new and unknown adventure. The baby has been doing well up to this point. She seems to be pretty active and ready to come into this world! It is pretty surreal thinking that I will have my own little baby at the end of the day after almost thirty years of being a brother, cousin and uncle so so many little ones not to mention having seen dozens and dozens of friends have children that I have been an observer of up until this point. </div>
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I am writing this now at 8:40 pm to recount our great experience today! Kristin got put on some potocin this morning around 10am to start inducing labor. We thought it would be at noon so it was a surprise to hear that we were starting off early. I pulled up a chair next to the bed and held Kristin's hand as she started to experience contractions. I downloaded Kenneth copes album where there is a track of Edens Garden to get her in good spirits to listen to as the contractions intensified. It seemed like a long two hours as she waited to dialate from 1cm to 3cm. I was very surprised at how resilient she seemed to this point through contractions. She barely clutched in pain and didn't make much sound during the process. I barely knew what she was going through! At 3.5 cm she asked for an epideral which surprised me because I didn't know she was in pain at that point. They asked me to exit the room as they administered to her. I came back and resumed my duties as hand holder. Things started to intensify from there. She went from 3.5 cm to 5cm in about an hour. I called Karen on the road to give her updates. She was still a ways out at that point. I didn't think she was going to make it. At around 2:00 she was dialated to an 8! That was quick. Before I knew it nurses and doctors were pouring in as we were getting close. I called Karen and she was just getting the tappan zee so there could be a chance she could make it. Kristin started pushing at 3pm and Karen finally showed up ten minutes before the birth! Baby Eden was born at 3:45 pm weighing in at 4 lbs 15 oz and 18 inches. She came out a bit quiet then started a little cry as she was laying on Kristin's stomach. She was beautiful! Long legs and feet long hands and a nice head of dark hair that showed a slight curl to it. As I watched her being cleaned off I could feel strong emotion and grateful for such a treasure from heaven. Kristin did a great job and was amazing during the push process. I was able to go up and visit Eden in the NICU and hold her. She was so peaceful and small! Today has been such a surreal and wonderful day. I am so happy to be a dad and have a daughter.<br />
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Kristin and Mike Jensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12983443950932716442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221449176877763501.post-20798217564521019232014-02-10T10:36:00.004-08:002014-02-10T10:36:30.806-08:00The Love/Hate of Parenthood<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I can't believe my little one is only a day away from being a two month old. The past two months seems to run together into one big blur. I feel like I've been in a constant cycle of feed, burp, swaddle, sleep, rinse, wash, repeat. Everyone talks about how slow time seems to go in the moment but then how fast it goes when you look back. Its true, and I hate it. I feel like being a parent, for me, has been a love hate relationship. Before you get offended let me explain. I hate that in the past two months my baby has doubled her weight. I hate that we've had to say goodbye to preemie diapers and newborn clothes. I hate that her tiny little wimper cry is sounding more gown up each day. I hate that with each moment that passes she needs me less and less. She needs less help supporting her head, needs less help falling asleep. But yet, at the same time I love it. I love watching her get stronger and more independent. I love day dreaming about what she will be like as she gets older. I love the flicker of recognition she gives me when I look into her eyes. I love nursing her, even though I have a low milk supply and after 20-30 min of nursing I still have to feed her a bottle. I love burping her, even though it always ends with me covered in her spit up. I love rocking her to sleep, even if its the middle of the night and I can barley keep my eyes open. I love holding her, even though it means my house is a mess, my stomach is growling and my bladder is at its limit. I love smelling her head and her baby breath, even though in the past I heard moms say that and I cringed. There is so much to love about motherhood, but then so much to hate as you realize this time goes by WAY TO FAST! It's not fair. I long for her to be a week old again and at the same time I wish she was older so we could have deep, moving conversations. Sigh... Oh well, I guess this is why some people end up with a dozen kids, they miss those newborn moments in their entirety.<br />
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I haven't been good about writing much for each day of Edens life. I do have this great book I got as a shower gift that I have been writing in a little each day. However, I have been pretty good about taking pictures of her. I don't pretend to be a photographer, although I'd love to be one day, so they aren't artsy and edited. What they are is moments in time I had to capture. That darling outfit I was dying over, the elvis impression I had to share, that peaceful face when she slept that I didn't want to ever forget. Those are the pictures that I took. Although they aren't fancy and artistic, to me they are dear and priceless. Naturally, I must share them. I'll share a few for <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(*almost*)</span> every day of her life since we brought her home from the NICU.<br />
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Friday Dec 20th, 2013<br />
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<span id="goog_1417547720"></span><span id="goog_1417547721"></span><br />Kristin and Mike Jensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12983443950932716442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221449176877763501.post-29564510849268771252014-01-03T09:06:00.003-08:002014-01-03T09:06:39.408-08:00What's In A Name<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I always wanted to give my child a name with meaning. Something that showed them that I took a lot of time and thought into giving them the name they would carry through this life. I didn't want to pick a name that was trendy or classic. I wanted it to be special, not just a name plucked from a baby name book. So Eden, this is the story of how you become Eden, not Brooklyn or Ellie or Jane.... but Eden.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When Mike and I were first married we figured we'd wait about a year or so to have kids. A year came and went and we still felt like we weren't ready. We still needed more time to get to know each other and ourselves on a deeper level. After three years the nagging from friends and family set in. The more people asked when we were going to have kids, the more it made me want to keep waiting. I had people I knew who would tell horror stories about motherhood. How hard nursing was, the sleep deprivation, the late night feedings that led to tears and feelings on inadequacy and a longing for their old life. I decided that I was in no hurry for that. I knew motherhood would come with its challenges, but when my little one was up crying at 3am I wanted to be able to tell myself that this was my choice, no one else's. I wanted to know that I had accomplished the goals I had set for myself before kids. That I had traveled, worked and pursued my education. I wanted to be at peace with saying goodbye to my childless self and fully embrace motherhood. I figured when that time came I would know. After being married four and a half years Mike started to get antsy. He was close to turning 30 and was ready for parenthood. I was close to finishing my masters and wanted to wait till that was done before starting a family. Still Mike felt like it was time, that we had put it off long enough. So I made it a matter of prayer. Trying to decide if Heavenly Father was ok if I wait a few more months. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was the first Sunday in March and I had been thinking a lot about having kids. I was getting ready for church and had the Kenneth Cope station playing on pandora radio. A song that I had never payed much attention to before came on, this time it caught my attention. It was called Eden's Garden. As I listened to it I was moved to tears. The song spoke of his daughter they named Eden. How she was born into a world with briars and thorns (sin and corruption,) how she made their home a beautiful place and was the sweetest joy of their life, and most importantly that they knew she didn't belong to them (that her spirit was a child of our Father in Heaven and that she was on loan to them in this life. I felt the spirit very strongly telling me that I had a special spirit that had been waiting patiently to come to our family and that it was time for her to join us. I also felt impressed that her name should be Eden and that she would make OUR home as beautiful as the garden of Eden and she would be the sweetest joy of our life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When Mike came in the room I pulled myself together and asked him what he thought of the name Eden for a girl. He said right away that he hated it....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fast forward a few months and we are days away from finding out the gender of baby Jenson. Although I had prayed for a girl I had only allowed myself to think it was a boy. This way I wouldn't be disappointed. We had thought a little about names for both genders and I had finally convinced Mike that Eden was a good name. He liked that it meant paradise and that our daughter would make our home paradise. He also liked that Michael the arch angle helped Christ create the earth and the garden of Eden and his name was Michael. I was out to eat with my mom, brother and his girlfriend and we were talking about names. They asked why I liked Eden. I started to tell them about the song and my experience when I was completely overwhelmed by the spirit. It was reminding me that I had been given a sweet form of personal revelation back in March and not to forget what I felt. I knew then that I was having a girl and her name would be Eden.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We struggled picking out a middle name up until the day she left the hospital. I liked the middle name McKell because it took part of my name McK( McKnight, my maiden name) and part of Mike's name ell (michaEL.) Mike decided that was better as a first name and not a middle name. His parents had done something similar when naming his sister Kayleen and he wanted to do the same. His sisters don't have middle names so he thought she was fine without one. I had a middle name though and I thought she needed one, but I had no idea what. I still wanted it to have meaning. I always hated my middle name, Irene, so I wanted it to be something she would like. When they brought her down to me from the NICU the day after I had her I thought "Eden Irene" that sounds nice together. It was my middle name and also both my great grandmas middle names as well as my great aunt and cousins. It had meaning and it felt right, like it suited her. So now she was Eden Irene Jenson. So Eden, if you ever decide you don't like your name remember this, it was not a decision made lightly. It was inspired and thought over. It is special and beautiful. You are the sweetest joy of our life and your presence in our home has truly made it paradise. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(written by Kenneth Cope)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">—for Eden—</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Born in the fall of ’92</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the evening of a crimson moon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bringing paradise to all we knew</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We named her Eden</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It wasn’t long before her soul would wake</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nature blooming in her face</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We cleared for her a garden place</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And called it Eden</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All for Eden</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So we plant and tend</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And watch her changing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Waiting on the Vine</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Never trifling with the giving of our time</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then the Master of the harvest</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Turns our watering into wine</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sweetest joy of our lives</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Halos ’round her chestnut hair</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And midnight eyes that take us there</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We wonder how we ever fared</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To care for Eden</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Born in a land of briers and thorns</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Torn by hate and drowned in war</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We would feel the earth bow down and mourn</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And cry for Eden</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She cries for Eden</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So we plant and tend</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And watch her changing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Waiting on the Vine</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Never trifling with the giving of our time</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then the Master of the harvest</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Turns our watering into wine</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sweetest joy of our lives</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An angel has come to stay with us</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Play with us</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pray with us</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A little child shall lead them</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And though we know she won’t belong to us</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She’s here to teach her song to us</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We look to Eden</span></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is what Kenneth Cope had to say about this song. I think it is very moving and a lot of it Echos my own feelings. </span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Soon we felt impressed to move to Salt Lake City, where we bought our first home. We have an apple tree in our back yard. It gives us delicious apples. But all we do is water it. We prune it a little every year, but to make the apples grow, we just water it. Meanwhile, “the Master of the harvest turns our watering into wine”, the sweet, delicious fruit. And so it is with our parenting. We can plant the seeds of faith and testimony, tend to the growing plant with care, keeping it from the scorching sun, weeding around it so it isn’t robbed of it’s needed nutrients, and watch as it grows and grows…“never trifling with the giving of our time”—that’s the most important thing we can give our children—time! But, after all we can do, it’s really the Savior, that blesses our little ones with testimony and faith and all the good things that will lead them back into His Kingdom. We must do our work, and we must let the Savior do His. “Sweetest joy of our lives!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There’s a line in the song that says, “And though we know she won’t belong to us…” Now, this might bother some, but the truth is, she belongs to God. We provided her with a physical body but the real her—the spirit that animates that body—is God’s daughter, made in His image. He fathered her. Yes, we will love her as a daughter and friend all of our lives, with the best love that’s in us, willing to do anything for her, even die for her; but we must not forget who she really is and from whence she has really come."</span></div>
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Originally, my mom was going to be the only one that was coming to visit us when the baby came. Then when the baby came early it look like my mom would be here over Christmas. That left the rest of my family at home alone to celebrate without my mom or I. They decided that wasn't much of a christmas and that they couldn't wait till February to meet little Eden. So after a little thought my dad decided that it was best if the whole family came out to visit for Christmas. And by whole family, I mean whole family, My grandparents, both brothers and both sisters hopped in the van on Saturday the 21st and started driving towards Connecticut.</div>
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We were fortunate enough to have a friend/family of ours out of town for the Christmas holiday. They kindly offered us their home so that my family would have a place to stay while they were visiting. It was the perfect situation as our small little apartment would not accommodated my eight family members comfortably for meals and activities.They arrived around 5 o'clock in the evening and my sisters were the first to come bounding through the front door. Katie whisked the baby out of my arms and what the first to hold her. There were tears shed on her part as she was so excited to finally meet her little niece Eden. After that my family played pass the baby around and everyone looked at her with aw and amazement.</div>
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Shortly after their arrival we headed to the home in Darien where they would be staying. I don't think the baby ever spent a minute in her bassinet or on a pillow as everyone in the family was anxious to take their turn holding her. We play games, ping-pong, watched movies, played piano and sang. It was a fantastic time for everyone sitting around making memories.</div>
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My family had been planning to head to the city on Monday. Originally Mike was planning to drive them down and play tour guide. I would stay home with my grandparents and the baby. After putting a little thought into the activities of the day my mom decided I would be the best tour guide for my family. She generously offered to stay home with Eden as I took the family into the city. I was sad to leave my little one but knew this time with my family was to be treasured and we would be making memories. I also knew that my baby was in good hands, if there was anyone I trusted Eden with it with my mom. We drove down to the city on Monday morning. Unfortunately the forecast called for rain all day long and it was right. We spent the day trudging through the streets and rain. Usually I'm a little more prepared for trips like these. I do research on different things to do and find out the best times to do them. After having a baby, the sleepless nights, and spending time with my family I didn't have a lot of time to research. I thought that we could head to the city and see some of the most popular attractions without too much interference from the crowds, especially because of the rain. I was wrong, dead wrong. Our first stop was Macy's. While the window displays outside were everything I had dreamed of I was not anticipating the long lines to go to Santa land. I had heard of Santa land and just assumed it was something that you could walk through and see for a little bit. I figured you had to wait in line to actually meet Santa but didn't think it would take very much time just to walk through the Santa land area I was again wrong as the line was 3 1/2 hours. Not to mention getting up-and-down Macy's in the elevator as crowded as the store was. It was a nightmare. I was happy and relieved when we finally exited the store. We walked up the street and looked at the lights and the Christmas decorations.</div>
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We stopped at Shake shack for lunch, that was a good choice. Everyone loved it! We even got lucky enough to scope out two tables right next to each other for us to sit and eat. Quite an accomplishment I believe. After Lunch we walked through time square. We stopped at Toys R Us, the time square visitor center where we wrote our wishes for 2014 on the confetti they would drop at midnight, and the M&M store.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Prior to going down to the city we had purchased vouchers for skating in Central Park. We knew it might rain but we figured even with a little bit of rain we would still be able to ice skate. We headed down to Central Park to look for the ice skating rink. We got to the place where we were supposed to transfer out voucher for the actual ice-skating tickets. They told us that the voucher place was closed but that the ice-skating rink was open. We trudge through the park for a LONG time looking for the ice-skating rink... In the pouring rain. This was probably the low point of our trip. I was 12 days postpartum and walking around the city trying to play tourist and the activity we'd been most looking forward to was turning out to be a nightmare. Of course because it was raining so hard the ice skating rink was closed. Mike got on the phone for about 30 minutes and finally was able to get a refund for our activity and we headed out to the Plaza hotel to see the Christmas decorations. Then we went to FAO Schwartz to see the toys. We walked down fifth Avenue admiring the lights and Christmas Decor on our way to Rockefeller Plaza. We saw the tree and all the Christmas decorations in the plaza. It wasn't as crowded as I had expected it to be. Elizabeth was in desperate need of a cup of spiced apple something or other from Starbucks. We found one and enjoy the warmth of the building and the rested a bit. After we were done we headed over to the Gershwin theater where Wicked runs. We entered the lottery and waited for the names to be called. Now, if you don't know I have somewhat of good luck when it comes to the wicked lottery. I've already won several times so I was confident that my luck would continue for my sisters to be able to see the show. My family was a little doubtful though and weren't planning on winning the lottery. To their surprise I won the lottery for the fourth time and gave the tickets to my sisters, the only ones who hadn't seen the show. I needed to get back to the baby so my dad, Mike and I drove home. While</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> my siblings stayed in the city. My brothers walked around and enjoyed the sights while my sisters saw the show. When they show was over they all took the train back to town.</span></span><br />
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<br />Kristin and Mike Jensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12983443950932716442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221449176877763501.post-50712123209706676842013-12-19T18:57:00.001-08:002013-12-20T04:22:21.924-08:00Eden's 8 Day Stacation in the NICUPreface: I never thought I'd have a baby in the NICU. I guess no parent really ever thinks that, it just happens. I have always had a soft spot in my heart for the moms who had to leave their babies in the NICU. I remember when Becca, my sister-in-law, had Jackson in the NICU for so long. I would get teary eyes as I would think of how hard it must be for her to leave him each night. I was so impressed with how well she and her husband endured Jacksons stay. They always said it was the strength given to them by all the people praying for them. I didn't completely understand what that meant until I experienced it on my own. We have been sooo blessed that the only challenges Eden has had to overcome are weight gain, Jaundice and regulation of body temperature. Those are such small barriers to break and very common for a baby her age. She never needed to be on oxygen, she only spent less than 24 hours being feed from an iv (and that was only because of the magnesium in her little body. There are parents whose children are much sicker than mine and for her health I am truly grateful. I have been able to feel the strength from the prayer offered in our behalf and it is truly a humbling thing. They have sustained me and comforted me each night as I kiss her little cheeks and tell her goodnight before I go home. It's not an easy thing to do by any means, but I know being there is the best thing for her and as a parent you quickly learn to make any sacrifice, no matter how hard for you, if it will benefit your child. That doesn't mean that when I get home I don't fight back tears as I wish she was laying in my arms all curled up and warm. It doesn't mean I don't have to fight the urge to jump in the car at midnight so I can go be with her. It doesn't mean I don't wish I was getting up with her at 3am to feed her and not someone who can't possibly lover her the way I do. What it means is that when I have those overwhelming feelings of sadness that I can be with her, in those moments I am filled with the love of my Heavenly Father. For he truly knows how I am feeling. He sent his son to earth and watch him give his life for the redemption of his brothers and sisters. I can understand that great sacrifice a little better now. In the end I'll get to bring her home and I'll love on her all day and all night long. Then in a few weeks as the lack of sleep sets in I might even wish someone else was the one feeding her at 3am. For now though, I'll just be strong for her. I'll spend as much time with her as I can through the day. I'll rock her and sing to her and watch her sleep, knowing that very soon I'll be doing all of that in the comfort of my own home and not in the hospital.<br>
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I thought being on the magnesium the day before was bad. Today it was so much worse. I had the hardest time keeping my eyes open because the room was spinning. I was so excited to have my friends Corinne and Tina stop by and visit with me for a while. I can't even explain how overwhelmed and grateful I am to all those who came to visit me while I was in the hospital. It meant so much to know people were thinking of me and also helped pass the time. I have another friend Yeounghee stop by and brought me a beautiful bouquet of flowers. By the early afternoon the NICU called and said Eden was doing so well they they could bring her down and have her do some skin to skin with me and see if she would latch to do a little nursing. I was sooo excited to see my baby girl. I was also really nervous that I was going to drop her or something. For the soul reason that I was so dizzy and weak that I could barely do anything for myself and I was afraid I wouldn't have the strength to hold her. Luckily, when you weigh less than 5lbs your not the hard to handle. I LOVED having her on my chest and talking to her. I was so sad when they took her away from me. It made me even more anxious to get off the medicine and get upstairs to see her again. I decided to try to sleep so that I could pass the time quick. Given my drugged up state it wasn't a surprise that when I woke up it was to the nurse coming to help me get up and move me upstairs to maternity. I was still really weak and needed help walking. They had to push me upstairs in a wheelchair. As soon as I got to maternity I told my nurse to take me to the NICU so I could hold my little girl again. Since she was doing well they had taken the IV with sugar water out and were feeding her a little formula. They let me feed her and I was surprised by just how small she really was. I actually felt like I might break her. I wanted to stay with her for a long time but not eating for 48 hours was catching up with me as well as the magnesium still in my system. After an hour they wheeled me up to my room so I could eat. While I was eating my dinner Jordan and Amanda came by. I feel like Amanda should be having her baby any time now since her due date was only a week after mine. I have to remind myself we still have a month before her little one comes now. At 9 o'clock I went back down to the NICU for her 9pm feeding. She stole my heart as her tiny little mouth sucked on the bottle nipple that seemed as big as her head. She had done so well the past 24 hours and was even in just a bassinet. Her nurse seemed to think she'd probably get to go home with me the next day. I tried not to get to excited but I was really hoping that she was right.<br>
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I spent a lot of the morning between the NICU and my room. When I got to the NICU in the morning the doctors told me that she had lost a lot of weight overnight and her temperature was low. I learned that babies have a hard time regulating their body temperatures. They try to keep their bodies warm and use a ton of energy doing that. They also need to use a lot of energy to eat. If they don't eat enough food to account for the energy the expend eating and keeping warm they loose weight and at 4lbs 15oz she doesn't have a lot to loose. Since she had gotten to cold and lost weight they knew she was working to hard to stay warm so they put her in the isolate. She would need to be in there for a few days till they could be sure she was able to keep her body temp up on her own. They also said her bilirubin number (the number that indicates if they have jaundice) was up and that she may need to go under the lights the next day. I tried not to be disappointed that she wasn't going home with me, but it was still hard to know we would be sleeping in different places that night. I was discharged and got to go home. When I got home Mike had cleaned up and gotten me a balloon that said it's a girl as well as written me a sweet note. It was so wonderful to be home. I wan't home very long before it was time to go back to the hospital for the 3pm feeding. Mike and I went over together for that and we just gawked at every little face she made. We even face timed family into the feeding to show off our little beauty. Mike read Eden her very first story. It was such a tender moment, so many emotions as he read her the story "Someday" that describes perfectly how I feel about her. We ran a few errands in between feedings. My mom was impressed that I was out running errands 48 hours after having a baby. I just laughed... it's my personality. I don't know how to relax or sit still. I always have to be moving and accomplishing. We went back at 6 and did her feeding. When I put her back in the isolate she was wide awake and looking right at me. My heart broke in two and I finally wasn't able to stay strong anymore. I cried. Mike was surprised and didn't know what to do. I never cry, he never has to console me. I'm to "strong" to let my emotions get to me to often. But this time I couldn't help it, I had to leave my beautiful, tiny little girl all alone with people who didn't love her like I did. I reminded myself that I was not the first person to leave my child and that I was lucky that she wasn't sick, just tiny. I prayed that she would feel my love for her through the night and that she would know that I wanted to be with her. It was hard to leave her, but I finally pulled myself together enough to leave. We ran to target before coming home. Megan and Nate stopped by with some baby essentials for us. So kind. We have just been so blessed by others.<br>
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Saturday Dec 14th<br>
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We went to the hospital for the 9am feeding. They told me she had lost weight again and that her bilirubin had gone up again and that they were going to put her under the lights for 24 hours. After we feed her they undressed her, put little goggles on her and turned on the lights. She whimpered for a few minutes. She did not like having the goggles on. It broke my heart. I also hated that I wasn't able to pick her up and hold her when I wanted since she had to be under the lights. I went home between feeding and grabbed my iPod to put in the isolate so she would have something calming to listen. I didn't want her to feel like she was alone. She couldn't see anything because of the goggles so she couldn't see that people were close by. I wanted her to at least have something she could hear. We savored all the feeding when we were allowed to get her out and hold her for a minute. As hard as it was we would put her back in as soon as possible so that she could get the most time under the lights. This was in hope of her only needing to be under them for one day. Since she wasn't as alert as she had been the past few days we felt like she needed to have a priesthood blessing. It was such a sweet moment for me as I held her in my arms and Mike gave her a blessing that she would grow stronger each day and come home to us soon. I could feel the great love of Heavenly Father for this special, choice spirit that has come to our home. I knew that now she would be on the right track and was confident we would see progress soon.<br>
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Sunday Dec 15th<br>
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I went over before church so I could see her. I held her little hand from inside the isolate since it wasn't time to feed her. My mom came over to do the 9am feeding so I could go to church with Mike. A lot of people were surprised I was there. I felt like that was where I should be after the week I had. I had missed church the week before since I was in the hospital; and I figured once the baby came home I wouldn't be able to go for a while. My heart was also so full of gratitude and thanks to my Heavenly Father that I had to go and worship him. We left before the third hour so we could go see Eden. Her bilirubin number was down so she was allowed to be out of the lights, but she lost weight so she had to stay in the isolate. This was progress though, so I took it as a win. My mom and I stayed at the hospital with her the rest of the day. Feeding and watching her. There wasn't anything else I'd rather be doing.<br>
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Monday Dec 16th<br>
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She lost a tiny bit of weight the night before, but not a lot. She had been doing well with her temp so she was allowed to come out of the isolate. That meant we'd be able to hold her a little more. She was still taking her sweet time eating and so I had to stop nursing her so that I didn't make her to tired before she was given the formula. We were trying all types of tricks to make her eat more. We also held our breath each time we took her temp, hoping it would be high enough to keep her out of the bassinet Mike came over on his lunch brake and helped with the noon feeding. Mom and I again stayed till 7 with a quick trip to Target in between feedings. We were able to hold her more since she was in a bassinet. It was fun to play with her a bit more. We noticed she had a little pirate face she would make by keeping on eye open and one eye closed. She also would fight sleep if we were holding her. This would result in her eyes being open just the tinniest bit as she was going in and out of sleep. Cutest thing ever.<br>
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When I got to the hospital in the morning they told her she had again lost a tiny bit of weight (we are talking 9 grams.) However, her body temperature was still pretty good. They had done the car seat test on her and she had passed with flying colors. Now we just needed her to get her weight up. Then we could take her home. To help her gain weight they put her on a high calorie formula. I'm pretty sure she doesn't like it given the faces she makes when we give it to her. lol. The nurse that was assigned to her that day was great. She taught me a few feeding tricks. I have to remember feeding is a business, especially with a light weight like her. So I had to buckle down and stop cuddling her to much while I feed her, that was to relaxing and putting her to sleep. She didn't eat great, but she did better than the day before. Mom and I have a routine now. We stay most of the day but sneak out between one feeding to run errands. I'm SOO glad I have my mom with me. It makes being there so much easier when you don't feel like your all alone. Not to mention after 5 kids she is the baby whisperer and knows ALL the baby tricks. I don't know what I would do with out her.<br>
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She gained weight! A whole 5 grams but it was good enough to get us on the up swing. The doctor said if she gained a lot of weigh today she could probably go home tomorrow. We kept her on track at each feeding. I would nurse her for 5 min and she would do such a good job with that. Then my mom would feed her while I pumped. She was drinking at least 40 mls each feeding as where yesterday she was lucky to do 30 ml (Monday she was only doing 20-30mls so this was big progress.) I did some skin to skin time with her for 2 hours after her 3 o'clock feeding. It was such a sweet special time I wonder why I didn't do it before. I sang to her and talked to her and almost feel asleep with her. She woke up a few times to fuss a bit, probably because she was to hot, but she always went right back to sleep after I told her she was ok. It was one of those moments I'll always cherish. Rocking my sweet tiny little one. She'll never believe she was once able to fit so snugly on my chest. When I said goodbye to her that night I told her she wasn't allowed to go to the bathroom till after they weighed her. We were hoping for a big weight gain so that she could come home with us the next day. They typically weigh them around 9pm. So at about 9:45pm I called to see how the 9pm feeding went and see what the weight was. I about feel off my chair when they told me she gained 64 grams!! We were soo excited. We had a pretty good feeling they'd let her go home in the morning. I decided to celebrate I would skip my 3am pumping session and get one last 6 hour stretch of sleep before she came home :)<br>
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Thursday Dec 19th<br>
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When we got to the hospital the NICU staff was really busy so we started the feeding. We were so anxious for someone to come tell us what the plan was. When the nurse, Kristin, finally came in she asked what our plan was for taking her home. We were so excited we basically squealed. I told the nurse we wanted to take her home as soon as possible. I texted Mike and told him the good news and he wrapped up a few things and came to the hospital. It felt like it took forever to fill out all the paper work and go through the motions of discharge. The one thing I was extra excited about was having all the leads and wires taken off of her. It is going to be so much easier to handle her without those on her. They gave us all the info we needed and a nurse walked the baby down to the car. I almost couldn't believe she was coming home with me! When we finally got situated I sat down on the couch and held her in my arms. I almost cried. It felt SO good to hold my little one on my own couch in my home. It was finally real. She was here and she was mine. Life had finally begun. I'm so much more nervous about taking care of her than I thought I would be. I'm worried that if I let her out of my sight for 5 seconds somethings might happen. I just have to remind myself that babies survive with far worse parents than me and that I will catch on, and quick. I finally understand that deep, powerful, overwhelming love that parents talk about. I would do anything for this little one and feel so lucky to be her mommy. I'm looking forward to this great journey called parenthood. :)<br>
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*I won't post many pictures of myself, but of course I have to post a
few. I just ask that you don't judge me to harshly. One of the symptoms
of preeclampsia is severe edema (swelling) and it especially is
noticeably in my face which was about twice as big as it normally is.<br />
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I
have to admit, when I imagined giving birth I didn't ever picture it
being confined to a bed in a borderline hallucinate state. I always
wanted a nice quite, calm birth experience. I didn't want to be the
person yelling through contractions and screaming while pushing. I
wanted to relax and work with my body to bring my child into the world
into as clam of an environment as possible. I wanted to do it on my own.
I didn't want to be induced or have an epidural. I hoped the baby would
decide when she was ready and I would go into labor. I wanted to do as
much of it at home as possible then go to the hospital and finish
without an epidural. The biggest reason for not wanting the epidural was
because I was scared of the needle. I'm a wuss. I bought the
hypnobabies home study course and CDs to help promote this calm,
natural, medication free birthing experience. I knew as soon as
I was diagnosed with gestational hypertension that I would be induced.
Once I developed preeclampsia I knew there was a serious chance of a
csection. That's when my plans changed a little. I still wanted it to be
as calm as possible for baby girl, anything after that I didn't care as
much about since both her life and mine were at risk.<br />
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I
spent the night trying to get as much sleep as I could. It wasn't easy
though, I was pretty uncomfortable. I was having very mild contractions
in addition to the awkwardness of the catheter. Not to mention the
compression leggings they put on me to prevent blood clots.
Additionally, I had to make a conscious effort to keep both arms
straight. One had the BP cuff on and if my arm was bent would give an
inaccurate reading. The other had the IV in it. Since I was so swollen
the only place they could stick the IV was the vein in the crook of my
arm and if I bent it the IV would stop working and would also sting. The
magnesium also started to really set in by the morning. I was so dizzy I
couldn't keep my eyes open to long and when I did open them it could
only be one eye at a time because with two eyes I couldn't focus. It was
rough.<br />
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Mike was so good to me though, the perfect husband. Getting me things I
needed or asked for and just keeping me company. One of the doctors from
my practice came in at 8am and told me they wanted to remove the
cervital early, I was suppose to have it in for 12 hours and still had
2.5 hours left`so I was surprised. He checked and said I was dilated to a
1 and was 60% effaced. They waited half an hour then put me on
pitocine. I started to feel the contractions a little more but they were
easy to manage. My friend Amanda stopped by to see me around 10 which
was really nice. I needed something to help keep my mind off of things.
The doctors came in at 11 to check my progress again and I was at a 3 so
they decided to break my water. They were really anxious to speed
things along. {They did not tell me this at the time because they didn't
want to scare me but looking back at the way they did things and some
of the comments the nurses made to me after I delivered I'm pretty
confident that they were very concerned about me. I saw some of my BP
reading that we 170/110 and above.} After they broke my water I started
to have very strong powerful pressure waves (hypnobirthing term.) I
never had time to finish all the hypnobaby classes I was taking at home
so I did the best I could to apply the little I did know. Each time I
had a wave I relaxed as much as possible, closed my eyes and thought
happy, positive birthing thoughts. Mike found something online about
breathing through the pressure waves. Inhale slowly, then exhale pushing
the breath down, then releasing the breath into the air. Surprisingly
this was pretty effective. I also had Mike turn on the Kenneth Cope
Pandora station. It was a really spiritual experience as so many on the
songs played were favorites of mine. I knew I needed the Lords help to
get me safely through this situation. The song "I Need Thee Every Hour"
has always been a favorite of mine, but the words brought an extra
amount of comfort at that time. Mike also downloaded the song "Eden's
Garden" which is a special song to us and where we got baby girls name.
It was a really spiritual/special two and a half hours as I waited to be
check for my progress.<br />
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By the time they came to check me the pressure waves were
so strong it was getting harder and harder to breath through them. I had
made the mental decision that if I was past a 5 I would keep going
without medicine. Anytime less and I would get the epidural. When I was
3.5 cm and 100% effaced I asked for the epidural. I thought if I had
only progressed .5 in 2.5 hours I would keep going like this for 10
hours. They checked my progress before putting the epidural in and I was
at a 5. I was pretty pleased that I had progressed 1.5 cm in 45 min.
After they put the epidural in I told them I didn't know if it was
working 100%, my right side felt fine but there was a lot of pressure on
my left side. They had the anesthesiologist come back down to check it
out, and possibly redo it. At 2:45 he arrived and I tried to describe
the discomfort I was having. He looked a little confused as I was
talking to him, then he said "is the pain in your abdominal area or
somewhere else? Because you just had a contraction and it seemed not to
bother you. At that point I said, "Well I guess if I think about it, it
is more behind me than in front of me. I feel like I need to use the
restroom, maybe I need to have a bowel movement?" {BTW: I hate talking
about stuff like this, but I swear you really do loose all your
inhibitions during child birth.<br />
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They decided to check
my progress and I was at an 8, so they called the doctor to come in.
Mike called my mom and she was about to cross the tapan zee bridge. She
was now worried she was going to miss the baby's birth. Dr. Bodnar, who I
hoped would be the one to deliver the baby, came in a little after
three. She was so calm and chill and talked about what would happen
next. She had me do one round of practice pushes to show me what it
would be like. By 3:20 I was at a 10 and ready to start the real
pushing. My mom made it into the room at 3:30, she was really
wired/stressed from her long journey and I told her to take a deep
breath and calm down. I was still really calm and collected and I needed
everyone else in the room to be the same. I gave her our nice camera
and some instructions on how to take the pictures. Now that my mom was
here and the cameras were ready to go it was time to get down to
business. I did 4 more rounds of pushing before baby girl appeared. I
never knew how far encouragement from my mom,the nurses and doctors
would get me. It was them telling me how well I was doing and
encouraging me to keep going that made the biggest difference to me.
Mike was close by, although I had asked that he stand back a little, I
didn't want him to pass out. Without me asking her actually recorded
some really precious moments during her birth and the first time I held
her which I will be forever grateful for.<br />
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When they
tossed her onto my belly I was to worried about if she was breathing
well enough to fully take in the moment. I knew she was a premie and
would need extra medical attention and was anxious to hear that she was
breathing well and seemed to look healthy at first glance. They took her
over to clean her up and my mom and Mike followed close behind. Since
there was a NICU team as well as the people who helped deliver the baby
in the room it was pretty crowded and I frantically looked around for
Mike. I was anxious to see what his reaction to the birth of our little
girl was. Sadly, I couldn't see him. Once they determined that she was
breathing well enough they wrapped her up and put her in my arms. I knew
it was the last time I'd be able to hold her for 24 hours and I had a
really hard time letting go of her. I knew she would be in good hands in
the NICU and that her dad and grandma would love on her enough for me,
but I would be lying if I said it didn't break my heart a little.<br />
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With
preeclampsia the 24 hours after giving birth are just as dangerous as
giving birth. For this reason I had to stay on the magnesium confined to
my bed for the next 24 hours. The doctor stitched me up and delivered
my placenta and even showed it to me. I was actually curious to know
what it looked like after it had caused me so many problems. After 30
min the NICU called and told us Eden weight 4 lbs 15 oz and was 18
inches long.<br />
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Shortly after the NICU called Mike and my mom went upstairs to see her. I was so happy that they were able to facetime me in on all the action so that I felt like I was there with them. I was happy to see that she didn't need any oxygen and was looking really good. I just smiled as I watched her. I was captivated with every little movement. She was perfect.<br />
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That night my mom and Mike went upstairs to say goodnight to her. They facetimed me and I sang her a few lullabyes before bed. Mike told my mom that he was going to take a minute to day goodnight to her alone. He didn't come back down for 45 min. I wish I could have been a fly on the wall. He had fallen in love with his little girl faster than I think he ever imagine. He told me later that when she was born her got pretty emotional. It made my heart melt. I never imagine how much my love for him would grow as I watched him fall in love with our daughter. There is nothing sweeter in all the world.<br />
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My mom stayed with me that night so that Mike could get a good night sleep after being at the hospital the night before. I was sooo grateful to have my mom there. She took such good care of me and loved on me and helped make me feel better. I think they increased the level of magnesium I was on because I was so dizzy and week. I could barely feed myself. Although I wasn't even allowed to eat anything but clear foods, so it was really just lemon Italian ice I could barley feed myself. The catheter didn't even bother me anymore because I was to weak to notice it. It was a really rough 24 hours post birth. Thankfully, between the nurses, my mom and Mike I felt very well taken care of. I was anxious to get off the meds and go upstairs and hold my little girl.<br />
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<br />Kristin and Mike Jensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12983443950932716442noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221449176877763501.post-33608424115740451542013-12-10T19:41:00.002-08:002013-12-10T19:41:15.601-08:00Baby Time....On Monday I was so anxious to get out of the hospital. My BP had been high but not to concerning all weekend and I was confident that I would loose my mind if I had to stay. I just wanted to go home. Early that morning my Dr had stopped in to see me and he made it sound like I'd be able to go home as long as my BP stayed down and my test came back ok, I was giddy. Later morning they wheeled me down to the high risk doctor area and did the NST and BPB. As usual the baby looked great. I was confident I'd be able to go home. I packed my bags and waited till about 2:30 when the high risk doctor came to see me. He told me all my tests looked great and that I would be able to go home if I would promise to do a few things. One, I had to take my BP every 4 hours and if the top number was about 160 or the bottom number above 105 that I had to call my doctor. I also was given a list of other symptoms I had to call if I started to experience (headache that didn't go away with medicine, change in vision, bleeding, ect.) Two, I had to promise I wouldn't be alone for very long. One of the side effects of high BP is stroke or seizure and it could come on with no warning. He wanted to make sure if that happened someone would be with me to get help. Finally, I had to go into the office for testing twice a week. We talked about delivery options. He said for sure before new years but maybe earlier if anything changed, we would monitor data and play it by ear. Mentally I was thinking between 36 and 37 weeks would be ideal. By then she would be strong enough to avoid going to the NICU at birth. I also asked about my activity level once I was at home, I didn't know if I was on strict bed rest or what. My dad was worried about blood clots from bed rest and I mentioned that to him. He said he was not putting me on bed rest, I could leave the house if I needed. I was SUPER GIDDY!! I was going home AND I wasn't going to be a prisoner! I was finally discharged at 4:30. Mike drove me home and I felt like I had just busted out of jail. He left for class a little while later so I took advantage of him being gone to wrap all the presents that had come for him in the mail while I was at the hospital. It was fun, but I had a small headache and was really tired. I was worried my BP had gone up but it was still in the same range. Mike got back from class and we talked a little about how crazy it was to think we'd have a baby at home in 2 or 3 weeks. It amazes me that you are pregnant for so long but I'm not sure it ever really sinks in that you are going to be a parent till AFTER t.he baby comes. We cuddled on the couch and watched "The great Christmas Light Show Challenge." Mike loves light shows so it was fun to watch. We even made a cup of hot coca to top it off. After that was over we feel asleep watching Home Alone 2. It was a great night, I had no idea it would be our last relaxing evening at home before the baby...<br />
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Tuesday morning I woke up with a huge kink in my neck and a headache to match it. I took my BP and my first reading was 171/97. I almost cried. I didn't want to go back to the hospital! I ran into the bathroom and made Mike let me take his BP before he was even able to dry off from his shower. I wanted to make sure the thing was working right. Unfortunately it was because his BP was perfect. Since it was only 8am I decided to wait till 9 when the doctor opened to take it again and if it wasn't down I would call the doctor. Luckily when I took it at 9 it was down to 153/94. Not great, but I didn't have to call. I took a shower, made plans for someone to come pick up the TV we were selling and started some laundry. Since I wasn't suppose to be alone my mom facetimed me till Amanda came to pick me up. We had a few baby things we wanted to do and I needed to get out for a little field trip. We went to Carters to get some newborn clothes since it was very likely that we would fit into her 0-3 month clothes if she came in the next 2 weeks. We also went to old navy to return something and Bed Bath and Beyond to look at diaper bags. They didn't have the two I was trying to decide between so I looked around at some other things and remembered I needed a swaddle sack. I also picked up another aden and anais burp bib because I was so in love with them. Then we headed to the mall. As the day was going along my headache was getting more pronounced. I got a salad at subway and sat down to eat. I knew needed to take my BP again but since I was tired and had a headache I was nervous about what it would say. I took it and it was 162/104.... that was not good. I told Amanda it would be best if I just did the returns we had planned then head home. We made our returns and of course stopped by baby gap to see if they had anything cute out. I got home around 2:45. I sat down on the couch and tried to relax before taking my BP again. I threw all the baby clothes I just bought in the wash and chatted with my brother before taking my BP. When I finally took it I got a reading of 163/98. My top number was still high but my bottom number was going down. I also was concerned about my headache. I decided I needed to take medicine to see if it went away. I waited a half hour and took it again. It was 162/102. I knew I needed to call the doctor. After calling and telling them what was going on she told me just to go to the hospital to have the same kind of testing done. They wanted to make sure my urine and blood work looked good. She said pack a bag just in case and head over. I called Mike and told him and he said he would leave work and come take me. At this point it had been 45 min since I had taken the medicine for my headache and it hadn't gone away. I was starting to get a little nervous that something was happening. After packing my bag I folded my clean newborn clothes and put them away before Mike arrived. When we got to the hospital they put me in Labor and Delivery and started all the normal test (urine sample, blood work, NST, BPB.) The resident talked to me and told kind of told us that if it looked like I had preeclampsia that I would be induced.... tonight. That kind of put us in a little bit of shock. Mike was really surprised that that COULD even happen. BUT that wasn't 100% certain, I'd had several of these done and it always came back good. So I was thinking it was a toss up. The only thing that made me nervous was the headache. I sent Mike home to get a few things while we waited on the blood results to come in. At about 7 the nurses came in to tell me that my doctor was on his was over to discuss the lab results with me. At that point I figured it was baby time. Mike got here shortly after and I prepared him. If my doctor was coming to the hospital at 7pm to see me, it was probably to tell me we needed to induce labor. As predicted a few minutes later Dr Lenney came in and told me there was protein in my urine. That combined with my headache and high BP was a preeclampsia diagnosis and at 34.5 weeks it was safer both myself and the baby if we induced me TONIGHT! That was a lot to take it. We asked a lot of questions about my health and the babies and they did a great job answering all my questions. The game plan was to give me cervital for 12 hours to soften my uterus. I would also be given magnesium sulfate for my high blood pressure to help prevent seizure. Then in 12 hours they would start me on pitocin.<br />
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I called my mom to let her know she would need to leave in the morning. Mike called his friend to ask if he would come help give me a blessing. I was really nervous about what was going to happen during delivery and needed the peace and comfort of my Heavenly Father. Justin and Jason showed up 30 min later in their Sunday clothes and Mike gave me a sweet blessing of comfort. Then they gave Mike a blessing of comfort. I could feel my Heavenly Fathers love and peace so strongly in those sweet moments that I knew everything was going to be ok and that the baby and I would be fine. I/m so glad I have the Lord to lean on in my life. I know he has been with me these past few weeks and will continue to be with me now, even more so as I deliver our little girl.<br />
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<br />Kristin and Mike Jensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12983443950932716442noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221449176877763501.post-79115620790309812142013-12-08T20:09:00.001-08:002013-12-08T20:09:29.784-08:00Extended StayIf you read <a href="http://kristinandmike08.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-boss.html">this post</a> then you may know I have been having some problems with my blood pressure. That is such a weird thing for me to think. Three weeks ago I didn't even know what was considered a good BP or a bad. All I knew about it was that I was always complimented for my great blood pressure any time I went to the doctor. After writing that post this is what has gone down.<br />
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Friday Nov 28th we had a growth and development ultrasound at the hospital as well as a non stress test. For both tests baby girl looked great. They thought she was around 4lbs 12 oz which put her in the 50th percentile. Perfect.<br />
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That weekend I tried to take it fairly easy so I wouldn't swell to much. I tried to go to the mall on black Friday and only lasted an hour or so. I could feel the water moving around under the skin on the top of my foot. So weird and gross. My fingers got super swollen and blotchy. That was new. So I went home and finished my Christmas shopping online, as I should have done in the first place.<br />
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On Monday I went to work and was in a 4th grade class. I wasn't really able to put my feet up so by 2pm they were pretty swollen. I went to the office and asked the nurse to take my BP for me. It was 160 over 102 or something (for the record normal BP is 120 over 60. High for pregnancy is 140/90.) So I was really high. Luckily, I had a Dr. appt that afternoon. By the time I went in my top number was a little lower but my bottom number was a little high. So my Dr. sent me back to the hospital for the same type of testing I had had the past week. I was in and out in two hours. My BP went back down and baby girl was looking fantastic. I was told no work on Tues and Wed and that I had to collect a 24 hour urine sample on Wed and bring it with me to my next Dr appt on Thursday. I was also told to monitor my BP at home and that if I got a reading for the top number over 150 or the bottom number over 100 that I needed to call my DR. So home I went prepared to take it easy<br />
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Tuesday I kept things pretty low key. I worked on the computer and watched TV. I kept track of my BP and it was beautiful (for me) 130/80 or lower. Score. Wed. I felt a little ambitious. I had my friend Amanda come over and we went to Trader Joes together then I made a quick lunch and we chatted the afternoon away. While she was over I took my BP and dang it, it was high... I thought I was doing it wrong so I took it several times... still high. So I called the Dr. and they told me to come in. They took my BP at the office and it had come down a bit so they sent me home to finish my 24 hour collection and told me no work on Thursday and to come back first thing in the morning to be check out.<br />
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Thursday (12/5/13) I took my BP when I woke up in the morning and my heart sank a little when it was in the 150's/110's Yikes. It was still high at my appt. They put me on the monitors then my doctor came in to talk with me. She said since I was 33 week and 6 days that they could still give me steroids for the baby's lungs but that 34 weeks was the cut off. She told me her gut was telling her I was going to have to deliver early and she would feel better getting me on those steroids. She told me I was going to need to go back to the hospital but this time I would need to be admitted and stay for 48 hours of observation. WHAT? Admitted? 48 hours. NO!! Didn't she know my dear friend Amanda was having her baby shower Saturday morning and that I was in charge of the food!! I was so disappointed for several reasons. She told me I could go home and have breakfast pack a few things then I needed to go to the hospital, I had an hour. So I went home and rushed around the house frantically finishing some last minute things for Amanda's shower and putting everything in a bag for someone to pick up and use.Then I threw together a bag with some clothes and a bag with some books. I looked around at the house glad it was clean and that I had everything in order so I wouldn't feel like I was missing out on doing things at home. I mean even all the laundry was done, that NEVER happens, especially on a weekday. These realizations have been tender mercies as I have started to reflect on how the hand of the Lord has been guiding me, unbeknownst to me, for several weeks to get my life in order so that I wouldn't be panicking about things. Luckily, my friend Megan had planned to stop by for a quick visit and she was able to take me to the hospital. I had another quick, albeit maybe to personal tender mercy as I was walking out the door. I grabbed my keys out of habit, then said Mike will want these to drive my car while I'm in the hospital so I'll just leave them. Then I locked the door and headed to the car. At that moment I remembered I had my 24 hour urine collection in the backseat of my car that I was suppose to take to the hospital with me. It needed to be "fresh" so I had to have it. I am religious about ALWAYS locking my car so I knew it wouldn't be open, but felt like I needed to just try to open the door... and what do you know. It was unlocked. It sounds silly but I know it was another blessing.<br />
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When I got to the hospital it was around 11:30. I was sent to labor and delivery and told I would be hooked up to a monitor for an hour or so then I would be moved to maternity for the rest of my observations. They made me put on the gown... I hate the gown... lol. Then hooked me up. They drew lots of blood, put an IV in me (which took two tries since my arms are so swollen,) then they gave me the steroid shot for the baby. That thing was no joke, it hurt like crazy after the medicine started to sink in. After a while Amanda came by to keep me company since Mike was really busy at work. She stayed with me till they wheeled me down to the ground floor to the high risk Dr. for another growth ultrasound.<br />
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I met the high risk Dr., Dr Boddy, and he did a great job of trying to explain everything to me. As of right now I have gestational hypertension. That is a fancy way of saying high blood pressure caused by pregnancy. To be more specific they believe it is actually caused by an abnormality in my placenta. As you may know the placenta is made out of a lot of blood and is what carries blood to the baby's umbilical cord. For some reason this abnormality caused MY blood veins to constrict making them work harder to pump blood, which leads to the blood being pumped to fast. When blood is pumped to fast for to long it can cause some serious damage to your organs and cause things as serious as stroke or seizures. This condition is decided from the moment of conception. It lays dormant, unable to be detected until usually the third trimester. They don't know a lot about the causes and the only treatment for the mother is delivery of the baby. Unfortunately, when it is detected this early delivery is not an option (unless I start having signs of serious health problems like organ damage or preeclampsia.) I keep hearing different things but it doesn't seem that my activity level causes my BP to rise or that eating salty food will cause it to rise as it is not due to my lifestyle that I have HBP it is because of my pregnancy. Dr. Bobby told me they would keep monitoring my BP and that I would stay the night in labor and delivery and stay on the monitors to watch the baby. I had some abnormal results in my blood work for my liver so they wanted to do more blood work to be sure that something wasn't changing drastically. Mike came by after work and spent the evening with me. My room was big and the nurses very friendly. The only bad thing was the bed... it was so uncomfortable. I got a total of 4 hours of sleep Thursday night.<br />
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Friday (12/6/13) They put me on the monitor first thing in the morning. I thought I was only going to be on for an hour or so but I ended up being on it until 4:30 when they moved me to maternity. Friday I wrote my letter to school telling them I would be starting my maternity leave. My mom facetimed me a lot and kept me company. I also had my visiting teacher Amanda D stop by for a bit in the morning. In the afternoon Amanda E. came by, then my coworker Elise stopped in. I felt so loved and the visitors were so wonderful. It really does mean so much to simply have company. That night Dr. Bobby came in and told me they would keep me till Monday and continue to monitor me throughout the weekend. Then we would decide what the best course of care would be and when/if we would deliver early. Kind of a let down to think I was going home Saturday but then be told I'd have to stay the weekend. That night Brett and Ashley stopped by to say "hi" and Brett helped Mike give me a blessing. I have the best home and visiting teachers ever.<br />
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Saturday (12/7/13) Life in maternity is a lot better than in labor and delivery. The room is a bit more cozy, they have a snack room and I am aloud to walk to get my own water. I only have to be on the monitors two times a day for an hour each and they check my BP every 4 hours instead of leaving a cuff on all day. Dr. Vitto from my practice stopped by in the morning to see how I was feeling. He told me not to be discouraged if I had to stay longer than I was planning to. Not what I wanted to hear. Saturday was a bit boring as Mike had school work to finish up and all my friends had weekend plans. Ashley and Brett stopped by again to lend me a laptop so I could take my psychology final while in the hospital. My BP was good as well as my blood work. Baby girl again passed her tests with flying colors. Mike and I had our favorite pizza place deliver dinner to the room, just to make it feel like it was kind of a normal Saturday night.<br />
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Sunday (12/8/2013) Dr. Lenny stopped by early in the morning to check on me. He told me since my BP had been pretty good and my lab work was looking good that I would probably be able to go home on Monday, YAY! After getting up and walking around a little I was feeling sick, like I ate to much junk the night before. While I know pizza isn't healthy I only had one piece and was surprised it had made me feel so gross. I figured it would go away after breakfast, but it didn't. Along with that my blood pressure started to go up again. I started to feel very discouraged and nervous that they would not let me go home. My friend Corinne stopped by before church and my visiting teacher Julie came by after church. Since Mike had to spend a lot of the day working on his final project for his Monday night class he wasn't able to come by till late, so the company really helped keep my mind off my BP, upset stomach and headache. I decided to take a nap and try to sleep it off, when I woke up I had dinner (my first meal all day) and I finally felt a bit better. Jordan and Amanda came by, then Julie came back with some delicious veggies (I had been telling her how much I missed good veggies and not the gross hospital kind, best VT ever.) The resident came in to check on me when her shift started at 7pm and she told me that even though my BP had went up then went back down that I was still on track to go home. She attributed the way I had felt that day to just laying around all day. That made me giddy! It is such a roller coaster of emotion. I just want to go home and sleep in my own bed. Mike finally came and we spent some time together before Bishop Merritt and his wife stopped by to check in. Again, I can't get over how many visitors I have been blessed to have and how much it really does mean to know others are thinking of you and taking time from their day to see you. </div>
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<i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>How far along:</strong></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 34 weeks and 2 days</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><strong>Total weight gain:</strong></i> 45 lbs (but most of that has come in the past two-three weeks due to water retention and swelling caused by my gestational hypertension.)</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><strong>Sleep: </strong></i><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-style: normal;">Most of the time I sleep very soundly. I'm not even using a huge fort of pillows to prop myself up or support myself like I thought I would. I can usually fall back asleep pretty quick after one of my many trips tot he restroom each night. </span></span></i></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><i>Best moment of this week:</i></strong> Mike and I had a 3D ultra sound and got to see Baby Girls squishy little face. When we first started looking she had her eyes open which was just crazy! Then she shut her eyes and put both hands infront of her face and started sucking on one of them. This made getting a good picture of her face tricky but the tech got one I was pleased with. I know she won't look exactly like that when she gets here but I'm so excited to put some type of picture to the bouncing ball of energy in my belly. She looks like she has cubby cheeks and I can't wait to kiss them all over.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><i>Miss anything:</i> </strong>I miss not having to worry about my blood pressure and as of this week I miss going to the gym since that is officially off they able. I loved going to the gym and feeling like I was getting a good work out. I also loved the funny looks I was starting to get when I was there. People would do a double take of me to see if I wash at or pregnant, some would even laugh and shake their heads. It made me feel good to know I was pushing my body and preparing it to have the endurance needed for delivery.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><i>Movement:</i> </strong>As I mentioned, all the time. She finally moved it, but for a while her foot was in my right rib cage which was really uncomfortable, especially after eating. This made Thanksgivng dinner even that much harder to recover from. My stomach didn't have much rooms to put the large meal and her foot in my rib made it harder to breath to help digest everything, or something like that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><i>Food cravings:</i> </strong>hum, I still live peanut butter on banana but don't HAVE to have it. I get random foods I want for dinner but once I eat them the craving is sustained and I don't have to continue eating it all the time. For example the other day I really wanted roast asparagus so I made some for dinner and they were delicious but I didn't have to have them the next meal. I really LOVE cold, crunchy, semi-sweet cereal with milk. Peppermint joe jokes are delicious but that's a seasonal craving I think.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b></b><strong><i>Gender:</i> </strong>Still a girl</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><strong>Labor signs: </strong></i> Just some friendly and frequent Braxton hicks contractions but they aren't painful so I'm happy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My walk lately is just a walk. I still got it... ok, maybe sometimes I waddle, but mostly I walk :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The time I feel most connected to this baby is when she is making wave upon wave in my belly. There is nothing I love more than watching my belly move all around and feeling her move inside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first thing I will do when I meet this baby is kiss her all over and count all her fingers and toes. But I have to admit that moment doesn't feel real. I can't imagine actually holding her. It all just seems like a dream.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">32 Weeks</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">At this point, this baby is an active little one and I love it ( I know I keep saying this but it is true and one of the only things I know about her for sure so I'm sticking to it. She also gets the hiccups a ton.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">My favorite activity at the moment is getting the nursery ready. I've even made some wall art in photo shop that I hung I there.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Something I don't miss about my pre- pregnancy life that surprises me is that at least now when I eat a larger meal I don't have to suck in my stomach to hide the evidence that I just ate to much. But that's about it. Life is changing and its exciting. There isn't reason to look back. That's why I waited so long to have a baby is so I wouldn't have any regrets and so far I couldn't be happier with my choice of timing.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">During labor delivery (per my hypnobirthing terminology) I want so badly to be able to relax with my body through the pressure waves and work with my body and not against it. I think it will help if I am able to finish all my hypnobirthing cd's and so that I can more fully understand and practice self hypnosis.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Baby, if your friends let you down someday, as people sometimes do, remember that people aren't perfect, they make mistakes and we need to try to forgive and move on. Also never forget that your parents and sibling will always be here for you. As well as your Heavenly Father. What you are feeling really alone read D&C 122 and remember that we can endure much with the help of The Lord. He will never leave us completely alone</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">31 Weeks</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">What I'm packing for the birth includes -- wait, I should already be thinking about this? I still have several weeks!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">What Mike did lately that saved the day was drive to the grocery store at 9:30 pm on Saturday night to pick up chicken for Sunday dinner since I had forgotten to do it that day. In return I made some killer tortilla like soup! So delicious.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">My wardrobe is down to moccasins for shoes, maternity pants and over sized t-shirts.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">For the baby this week, we bought... Nothing, nut I had my baby shower this Saturday (11/17/2013) and we got tons of cute baby clothes that il I've. He aunt Cynda and uncle Ben got her an awesome bouncer swing combo that I'm sure she'll love!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Baby, something I'd like to try to do for you is keep a good record of what your life was like when you were a child. Silly thing you said and did, favorite toys and games, funny anecdotes, those types of things. I wish I had a record of things like this for myself so I will try to do it for you rand your siblings.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Week 30</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">My family is pretty cute about this whole pregnancy thing. I can tell they are all getting excited for the baby to arrive.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Something I'm really learning about Mike through this pregnancy is he is very quick to do things for me when I ask but is not always so good about furring out what needs to be done without being asked. He's not a mind reader and I have to remember that so I just need to remember that if I ask he will help.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I am learning that I am the kind of person that can do anything when I out my mind to it (but I already kind of knew that, it's just been reinforced to me.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I want to be the kind of mother who is respected by her children while at the same time they know that if there is a problem they can always turn to me and I will give them loving, inspired council.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">All this baby gear makes me nutty, where am I suppose to put it all and what is absolutely ESSENTIAL?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Baby, I will always treat you like you are a daughter of God who has been in trusted into my care for this short period of mortal life</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">29 Weeks</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">This baby kicks all the time, I hope she sleeps for me when she finally comes.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">For me heartburn is ever present.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The pregnancy symptom challenging me the most right now is heartburn and sometimes finger swelling (especially overnight.)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">After this baby comes I probably won't be able to go out to dinner alone with Mike as much so we are getting it out of our system now. We are trying to try new places and scouting out which places are kid friendly. It's a fun weekend date night and it gives me a night off of cooking.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">My plans for the first few months after birth include lots of cuddling/snuggling and loving on baby before I have to do student teaching. Oh and playing a lot of dress up :)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Baby, being our kid is going to be a wild ride. You have to remember that you are our first and you don't come with an instruction manual. So we are going to do the best we can and love you to death, but we may make mistakes, and so will you. So we will have to forgive each other of our imperfections and love each other while we all do our best to get through this life ;)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">28 Weeks</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">In the last trimester, it's feeling like this is actually going to happen.... Crazy.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">We want a pediatrician who is... I haven't even though about a pediatrician yet, should I?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The baby names on our list are Eden McKell, but Mike likes McKell as a first name for maybe another baby girl. I think Eden needs a two syllable middle name, and I can't think of anything else (that has as much meaning. McKell is a mix of my maiden name and Michaels name, MCK(McKnight)ell(MichaEL) we also read it was the girl version of the bane Michael. So we'll see what happens.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">This baby moves most after I have something sweet, maybe she is developing a sweet tooth like her mom. But she's pretty active all the time, not just after I eat sweets.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Baby, there is something you should know about your parents. We're already madly in love with you. We can't wait to start our family with you as our eldest. We know there is a reason Heavenly Father is sending your sweet spirit to our family first.</span></span><br />
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I went to work as normal and waited for the doctor’s office
to open. When I called they scheduled me for an appt an hour later. At that
appointment my blood pressure was high and the dr. was concerned with the
swelling. He told me to go home and lay on my left side for the next two days,
this was suppose to help with the swelling. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also started me on a 24 hour urine
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I did as I was told and enjoyed the change of pace. I liked
being told I had to relax for a few days. I went back in to the doctor on Tuesday
and my swelling and BP had gone down. It seemed like rest was all I needed. He
had me stay home one more day while we waited for the test results. I was ok
with one more day off. The tests came back normal and I was given a clean bill
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I went back to work on Thursday. After being there for a
while I felt my feet get tingly and start to swell. I thought I might have the
school nurse take my blood pressure… it was really high this time. She told me
to call the Dr. I did and he told me to go in right away and someone would see
me. Perfect. So back I went.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Dr.
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for some tests, and that I might not just be there for a few hours. I may have
started to break down. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hadn’t I done
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I tried to call Mike but he was on another call at work so I
called my mom and broke down. That probably had her even more worried than
before because I NEVER cry. I told her what was going on then I pulled myself
together and called Mike. He was pretty swamped at work so I didn’t want him to
worry or feel that he needed to leave work to come sit with me if I was only
going to be there for a few hours. I checked in at the hospital and they showed
me to my room<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. I didn’t think I’d have my
own room</i>. Then they showed me the gown they wanted me to put on<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. I didn’t think I’d have to wear a gown</i>.
I tried not to worry and to just take big breaths. Once I was situated they
hooked me up to a BP deal that took my BP every 15 minutes, they put monitors
on my belly to listen to baby girls heartbeat as well. They did an ultrasound
to make sure I had enough fluid in my uterus and that everything else looked good
(which it did.) They also drew my blood and ran some more tests. After about
two hours they said my BP had gone down and that my test results were good and
that I could go home. </div>
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My doctor called and told me I would need to come in twice a
week from now on to have a nonstress test run and to keep an eye on the
development of the little one. The doctors have all been really great and I am
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This has been quite the ride and has taken a toll on me
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<br />Kristin and Mike Jensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12983443950932716442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221449176877763501.post-28700755407278864962013-11-22T11:39:00.000-08:002013-11-22T11:40:35.650-08:00My Book Themed Baby Shower<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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I have fabulous friends!! They threw me a beautiful book
themed baby shower last weekend. From the beautiful handmade invitations, gorgeous
decorations and delicious food I couldn’t have been more spoiled. I have a HUGE
collection of children’s books. Some people collect stamps, (do people really
still do that?) but I collect children’s books. I guess it’s the elementary teacher
in me. So it was easy to decide what the theme of my baby shower would be. All
the food was carefully coordinated to go along with a book and some of my favorites,
including my own “self published” work, were on display. I was so pleased to
see that so many of my friends were able to make it, including two of my
coworkers whom I adore. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I received some
of the most darling, feminine little outfits that I’m dying to dress this
little lady in. I also was given lots of great advice. I couldn’t imagine a
shower that was more perfect for me. I am a blessed woman to have so many
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The shower followed the same itinerary as many I’ve been to
before. My guests trickled in and mingled for the first 30 min, then we enjoyed
an early lunch and more socializing. After 30-45 min we gathered to go over the
questions to the shower game. We played “Who knows Mom the Best.” It was all
questions about me and my pregnancy. I have to admit it was pretty hard but I
was surprised to see who knew the answers to what. (I’ve included the questions
and answers at the bottom of the post.) After the game I opened gifts and ow’ed
and aw’ed over all the generous and thoughtful things people had given me. It
was so fun to be surrounded by so many people I love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was absolutely perfect! Thank you Amanda,
Ashley, Corinne, Louise and Megan for all the time and effort you put into
making this even so special. I’m so very blessed. </div>
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Kristin and Mike Jensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12983443950932716442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221449176877763501.post-48694153442131545922013-11-04T10:19:00.003-08:002013-11-04T12:31:55.763-08:00My Apologies <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have to apologize. Before I got pregnant I didn’t
understand. As one who had never been pregnant I didn’t realize what
implications a simple, well meaning, observation could have. Let me explain. I
saw pregnancy as a thing of beauty. I was so happy watching my friends’
progress in their pregnancies. As their little baby grew bigger, inevitably so
did their belly. As they entered their third trimester I may have said, albeit well
meaning and adoringly, “you are getting so big, how exciting!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What I meant by that was “I’m so excited your
little one is coming soon and your adorable, growing tummy is proof. You look fantastic
by the way.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But alas, that is not what
I said… and what I might as well of said was “Holy Smokes! You are getting
HUGE! When is that baby coming? Not soon enough by the looks of it.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I obviously don’t speak for all pregnant women or any
pregnant women really, but I feel like someone needs to educate society on
things you should and should NOT say to a pregnant women. I understand most of
it is meant in the very nicest of ways and in a polite attempt at conversation.
I get it, I’ve been there. But now I’m here, rounding the corner to eight months
pregnant, and I just want people to know what is going through my head when someone
tries to engage me in a polite conversation about my pregnancy and appearance. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I first should start by admitting that I’ve never loved my
body. I have a very distinct memory of myself at age five, looking down at my
pudgy fingers and little belly bulging in a swimsuit and thinking “I’m fat.” Five
years old, and I thought that. I look at pictures of my 5 year old self now and
laugh because I wasn’t fat, I was adorable (minus the bowl haircut and coke
bottle glasses, but that’s another story.) I just wasn’t supper skinny like my
best friend. Those feelings of having an inadequate body have plagued me my
whole life. Even in the times when my weight was at its lowest and I looked great,
I still thought it wasn’t good enough. With every bite I take I think about how
many calories I am consuming, with every piece of chocolate, large or small,
the guilt is lingering in the back of my head. I don’t think I’m alone in the
way I feel about my body though. I think a lot of women have an unrealistic
idea of what they should look like because of the media. Again, that’s another
post for another day, but the background is necessary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I had someone come up to me the other day. The conversation
went something like this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Hi! I didn’t even recognize you! You look so different.
Your face looks completely different. You can definitely tell you’re pregnant.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I didn’t have much to add to the brief encounter because I was
a little taken aback. I was trying to tell myself that the comments were not
meant as I had taken them. To me this person had just said,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Oh My Word! Kristin, is that you? Holy Cow, {^Thought
bubble – she looks like a cow^} you’re face is so big and bloated and your belly
is really getting big. You look huge and pregnant these days.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I know this person was not trying to be rude. I know they
meant well. However, it made me feel horrible. I promptly threw away the cookie
I was about to eat and went away to sulk. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A few days later another friendly person approached me and
asked how my pregnancy was going. This time they asked if I was having a boy or
a girl. When I responded that I was having a girl they then told me they
thought so because of the way I looked. When they were pregnant with their girl they
gained their weight on their hips, thighs and bottom as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Perfect, now not only does my face look fat, my hips, thighs
and bottom are noticeably larger. I understand that this happens in pregnancy.
I’m dealing with it, but I don’t want others to point it out. I just want them
to tell me I look great.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Another person saw me and commented on how big my belly
looked and how I must be ready to have the baby already. I had already fought
with my shrinking wardrobe that morning to find an outfit that FIT, not even
one that was flattering. {At this point I just want to wear shirts that don’t
make me look like Mr. Schmee.} Look, I know my belly is big, and it’s going to
get A LOT bigger… What will people say to me in 8 more weeks?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Then there is the ever present, way to frequent, “Are you
tired? You look like you’re having a rough day.” To these people I want to
respond…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Tired?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No! I feel
great! I got 10 hours of sleep last night. You must be referring to the bags
under my eyes and my swollen face. Those are pregnancy related and I can’t do
anything about it.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Friends, I’m pregnant. I recognize that my body is changing.
As someone who has spent the majority of her life stepping on a scale in the
morning hoping it reads a little less than the day before, it is HARD to step
on it and see it read 20, 25, or 30 lbs. MORE than it EVER has. I understand
that I’m growing another human inside and that this is a natural thing, but
that doesn’t make it any easier. I am trying to stay healthy while pregnant. I exercise
a few times a week, snack on fruits and veggies, small portions… blah, blah,
blah. But I only have some control over what my body is going to do. Hormones
can be a beast and I’m trying to handle all the changes pregnancy is making on
my body with grace {and a bit of humor, sometimes the only thing you can do is
laugh.} </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">All of this said; please understand I am GRATEFUL for these
changes to my body, because I know what they mean. My body is creating and
carrying a miracle and I feel so blessed to be able to have this experience. I
wouldn’t trade any of it. Not the bags under my eye, my bloated fingers and
face, not my widening hips or my large belly. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I LOVE that I am blessed each day to look down
at my big belly and see my baby moving. I LOVE THAT! I recognize that some
women would do anything to have the experience of pregnancy, so I won’t for one
minute complain about any of it. That’s not what I’m trying to do. I’m trying
to explain that while you may think that you are making polite conversation
with your pregnant friend you could actually be making them feel self conscious
about their ever changing body. Doesn’t everyone women what to feel beautiful? Young
or old, skinny or obese, pregnant or not, it doesn’t matter, we ALL want to
feel beautiful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So what should you say to a pregnant friend? Try something like,
“You look great!” “You are glowing! “ “I’m so excited for you. I can’t wait to
meet your little one.” “You’re eight months pregnant? You look so small!” All
of these would be acceptable. And if I truly do look terrible, and you can’t
stand the thought of lying to me about the way I look… then just don’t say
anything about my pregnancy. I don’t need to talk about pregnancy all the time.
Talk to me like I’m not pregnant. If you want to make polite conversation, ask
about the weather or my weekend. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s
doesn’t matter I’m pretty friendly and good at keeping a conversation going. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There I said it. I feel so much better now. If you think you
have made a comment to someone that could have been misinterpreted, don’t
worry. You’re forgiven. I know you didn’t mean to and you had the best of
intentions. Now you know for next time what you might say instead. <span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">:)</span> Your welcome! </span></div>
Kristin and Mike Jensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12983443950932716442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221449176877763501.post-7698723245956592222013-10-20T19:41:00.001-07:002013-10-24T20:14:34.813-07:00Traditional Fall Fun and Corn MazeSince we've been married we have created our own little family fall traditions. One is that we always go to a corn maze. Over the past few years we have been to a few and I haven't been impressed. A few of our friends have told us about Barton Orchards in NY and how great it is. I was excited to find out they had an orchard as well as a corn maze and several other fun fall things. So last Saturday we made the one hour trip north to the orchard. It was a beautiful day! I can't believe how warm the weather has been for this time of year. At one point I was curing myself for wearing jeans.<br>
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There is a lot to do at the orchard and we got there a little past noon. We were both hungry so we went to look for food. I was shocked that so many people were there. I shouldn't have been though, it really was a gorgeous fall day and this is the place to be on a gorgeous day in the fall. We had to wait almost 45 min to get lunch. It was worth it to me because I got a pepper/onion sausage wedge with LOTS of spicy deli mustard, which is my new favorite. Honestly, my mouth is watering just thinking about it. We had out lunch while listening to a live band play some beach boys, the atmosphere was great.<br>
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After lunch we walked around and went to check out this family fun area. It did look like a lot of fun for kids, but for the two of us it wasn't that exciting. Maybe when our kids are a little older. Then we went to the corn maze. As mentioned we had done a few and none have presented a challenge. This one however was 5 ACRES... so we knew it would be a different story. They gave us a little packet with a word game in it. (You had to find all the word stations to find the missing letters in the mystery word. Then it had a section where you had to do 9 crayon rubbings that you would find in the maze. On the back was a map of the maze, but you could only see it when put under a viewing station found somewhere in the maze. I was very ambitious at first and wanted to find all the word, rubbing and look out stations in addition to finding our way out. It was clear after about 20 min that our objective was simply - find your way out. This maze was HUGE! We saw several people hold a flag up to signal they needed help, we were determined to at least do it on our own. I think we did pretty good. We applied some strategy and made in out in just over an hour or so. <div><br></div><div>As we exited the maze we could smell the warm, homemade apple cider doughnuts. We had been waiting all day to get them. Our friends told us they were the best donuts (I never know which was way is the most socially accepted way to spell doughnuts) they had ever had. I had a hard time believing that, because donuts happen to be a weakness of mine, I've eaten my fair share of out of this world donuts. I wasn't sure how these would add up but I was excited to have one. They sold them in dozen, half dozen and single form. Our friends had asked us to get them a dozen. I even called to confirm that she really wanted a dozen donuts for two people. Mike and I were only getting a half dozen and one single to eat on the spot. I should have known by the size of the line that the donuts would be good and I should have gone with the irrational part of my mind that said "get a dozen." Oncortunanly, after 30 min of waiting in line I got half a dozen for us and the single. Since mike was waiting in line for a milkshake else where I had to walk over to meet him. The donuts I had gotten were still warm and I started to eat my half of the donut n the way to meet Mike. HOLY MOTHER of DONUT GOODNESS!! It was the best donut I had ever had. It was a cake donut, but still light and not to dense. It almost melted in your mouth, if you had the will power to actually let it stay in your mouth before swallowing it all in one bite. So good. Mike might not have gotten his equal share, but I figured the baby needed her taste too ;) We debated getting more but didn't want to wait in the long line again. It was probably for the best though. I'm trying really hard to watch what I eat when it comes to junk food. </div><div><br></div><div>Mike spent the next 35 min waiting in line for a milkshake that turned out to be less than mediocre. While he waited on his shake I checked out the orchard. I didn't like that they made you buy a bag and pick a minimum amount of apples, I only wanted a few so I decided to opt out of the apple picking part of our trip. Maybe next time. </div><div><br></div><div>We headed home shorty after Mike finished his shake. I got some hot apple cider for the road, even though it was 75 and a cold bottle of water made much more since, it's all part of the experience. It was the picture perfect fall day. OSU was even kind enough to have a by that week so I didn't have to rush home to watch them. Seriously a great day. I love our little family traditions. </div><div>
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<br></div>Kristin and Mike Jensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12983443950932716442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221449176877763501.post-70296045952586642252013-10-19T12:28:00.003-07:002013-10-19T12:28:44.632-07:00Months 5 and 6<br />
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<i><strong>How far along:</strong></i> 27 weeks and 1 day<br />
<i><strong>Total weight gain:</strong></i> 22 lbs. <br />
<strong><i>Maternity clothes</i>: </strong> I ordered a TON of clothes online this week and am anxiously awaiting on them to come. I need maternity work pants and jeans ASAP!<br />
<strong><i>Stretch marks:</i> </strong>Not yet <br />
<i><strong>Sleep: </strong></i>Normal<br />
<strong><i>Best moment of this week:</i></strong> Finding an awesome sale on baby clothes at baby gap with Amanda! </div>
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</b><strong><i>Miss anything:</i> </strong>Being able to breath out of my nose normally all the time.<br />
<strong><i>Movement:</i> </strong>Lots kicks and punches. I can see the baby when she moves now and it is kind of freaking, but mostly cool :)<br />
<strong><i>Food cravings:</i> </strong>Peanut Butter and chocolate anything. I don't give in to this graving often because its so unhealthy but I do really want it all the time. I also love sour/spicy/salty things more than normal. For example I prefer deli mustard to regular mustard, I want banana peppers on my salads, I love pita chips and popcorn. I try really hard to not eat the things I crave as often as I crave them though.<br />
<strong><i>Anything making you queasy or sick:</i> </strong>Driving Mikes car makes me sick. I can't stand the way it smells.<br />
<i><strong>Have you started to show yet: </strong></i>Please!<br />
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<i><strong>Labor signs: </strong></i>Nope <br />
<i><strong>Belly button in or out:</strong></i> in, but slowly changing</div>
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<i><strong>Wedding rings on or off:</strong></i> I don't wear my wedding bands becasue they are to tight so I just wear my engagement ring.</div>
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<i><strong>Looking forward to: </strong></i>Snuggling our little girl and dressing her up in darling little clothes!</div>
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My thoughts on breast-feeding include giving it my best shot, being open to what is most realistic. I know it will be hard and I hope that my body will be able to produce enough milk for baby.</div>
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Some discomfort I'm having right now includes frequent stuffy noses.</div>
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For breakfast, I'm often in the mood for half a whole wheat beagle with natural peanut butter and a banana.</div>
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My favorite snacks are pita chips with string cheese, skinny pop popcorn, apples, grapes, peach applesauce, chobani yogurt and edemame.</div>
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My perfect day includes no work, no class, no babysitting, baby clothes shopping with Amanda, a dinner date with Mike, being caught up with school work so I don't have to do homework, a clean organized house,a good work out and an episode of Scandal or Once Upon a Time.</div>
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Baby, about true love, I think its accepting someone the way that they are. Seeing past all their flaws and finding the good intentions of their heart. I don't think true love is meant for just husband and wife, but for family and close friends as well. </div>
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This baby seems more real than ever.</div>
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The baby's room is coming along. Dresser is finished, bookcase is painted, brib put together... it's coming along.</div>
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My Birth plan includes trying to go natural and avoiding and epidural. And possibly a water birth, but I don't think my practice does that.</div>
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Worse case sceanari, I'm planning on just going with the flow and doing what feels right at that time.</div>
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Baby, when it comes to religion I want you to know, that I have a testimony of the church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints. I know you are only on loan to us while you are here on earth for you are a child of your Heavenly Father. </div>
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My feelings towards my partner this wee are grateful, loving, emotional. But secretly I wish he would frequently acknowledge my sacrifice to bare his child :)</div>
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I never realized how much I loved peanut butter until I got pregnant.</div>
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During the day, I'm working hard and trying to stay organized. At night, I'm ready to crash, but my constant stuff nose can make this hard.</div>
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My perfect meal right now is almost anything I'd normally want with a chocolate peanut butter milkshake for dessert.</div>
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Baby, I think our most important decision for you will be all of the decisions we make as we try to decide which parenting methods will work best for your personality.</div>
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When I'm on the move, I feel slower than normal (like when I was trying to keep up with Bryant at the OSU game) but I can still move quick if I need to. </div>
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I've started thinking about the birth. When I do, I'm most focused on hot to avoid the process in general. So far I have only been about to come up with the stork delivering the baby to me option. Some say that its to late for that.</div>
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Baby, when it comes to the important things in life, more than anything, I hope you choose to keep the Lord and your family close. </div>
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Right now, exercise consists mostly of my normal workout which is only 35 min on the elliptical, 3-5 times a week.</div>
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Lately, I've been thinking that what makes someone a good mother is patience, understanding, desire to be a good mother and obviously unconditional love.</div>
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When I'm with other peoples kids, I notice nothing really. I don't see much of my friends with my current schedule. </div>
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And having a flay stomach seems like forever ago to me.</div>
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Baby, when it comes to college someday I hope you go to a school that is affordable because I'm not paying for college :) J/K - kind of. I hope you take college seriously and excel. </div>
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When people touch my belly, it's... no one is really touching my belly.</div>
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Stretch marks are still a non issue, give it time.</div>
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When people make comments about the size of my belly, my response is "Thanks, I sure don't feel as tiny or as great as you say." or I say nothing, because what do you say when someone tell you that you are getting big? lol.</div>
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Other than patience and compassion, my plan is come what may and love it.</div>
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Baby, I don't expect youo to be perfect, I'll support you by telling you how wonderful and loved you are. Encouraging you to do the things that make you happy and loving you even when you make mistakes. I will do my best to show love in all I do. </div>
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The Baby's movements feel like a swift kick in the bladder</div>
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I'm buying this baby not much yet. I should probably change that, even though I have no idea what I'm suppose to do with it all.</div>
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My parents are acting like everything is business as usual, and it makes me feel like they don't remember I'm having a baby. Then again, I hardly remember I'm having a baby.</div>
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The things I am most excited about this week is feeling her get stronger and stronger.</div>
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Baby, I'm not perfect. Something I'm working on becoming better for you is putting things into perspective and not being so stressed all the time.</div>
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When we started tell people we were expecting one of the first questions they asked was "Are you going to find out what you're having." When we said "yes, most certainly" we got mixed reactions from people. I was honestly surprised to find that so many people do wait till the baby is delivered to find out what they are having. While I can completely appreciate and understand there reasoning for waiting, that's so not my personality. I want to have everything picked out and cute and ready to go. When it was time to schedule the anatomy scan (where you find out the gender of the baby) I realized it wouldn't be till the end of the summer. That was far to long to wait. I wanted to be able to tell Mike's family in Utah that summer and I wanted my family to be apart of the gender reveal festivities. I was planning to go to Ohio the first week of Aug and would be leaving the day that I turned 17 weeks. I had read that you can get a gender reading as early as 16 weeks so I asked my dad if we could use the ultrasound machine at the hospital where he works. <br />
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The ultrasound tech agreed and we made an appt for the day before I was to go home. I felt a little sad that Mike wouldn't be in the room with me when they told me the gender of the baby. So I devised a plan to make it as fair as possible. When I had the ultrasound I looked away when they started looking for the gender. My dad and the tech were not allowed to use gender words and I was not allowed to have the faintest idea at what it could be. My mom and sister were in the room with me as well. My sister had to play my game with me and look away. My mom however would not play my game. "This is my first grand baby and I this is the only ultrasound I'll be able to go to so I want to see everything." I didn't argue with her, and she was able to be in on the secret. So both my parents knew before Mike and I.<br />
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During the ultra sound the tech and my dad thought they were about 60% sure they knew what it was. Before they ended the appt they went back to look one more time. This time they got a clearer image and decided they were 85% sure. So I knew whatever they told us wasn't 100% until we went to the scan at the hospital ion Stamford, but that 85% were pretty good odds.<br />
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My mom wrote the gender in and index car and stuck it in an envelope. We took it to out local bakery and asked them to make a cake that was colored either blue or pink depending on the gender of the baby.<br />
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That night the whole family sat down to dinner together. This was tricky to arrange with the work and sport schedules of my sibling. It was a fun family dinner. After we finished eating we facetimed Mike who was at home anxious to hear the news.<br />
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We both thought it was going to be a boy. Mike thought that way because he really, really wanted a boy first, as most men do. I thought it would be a boy only because I had spent the last 14 weeks trying not to get my hopes up. I really wanted a girl first. I have been praying for a girl first since before I was married. I didn't want to be disappointed if it was a boy though, so I just told myself it was a boy. <br />
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Right before I went to cut the cake I had my dad give Mike his version of what he saw on the ultrasound. While he was talking he said "I can't be 100% sure because it's still very small." I took this as, it was a boy but his manhood was still very small." My mom made a face that said "you just let it slip" and I vocalized that I felt like he just ruined the surprise. As much as I had prepared myself for a boy I still felt like pouting at that moment. Maybe because I thought it was a boy and maybe because I was sad the surprise had been ruined right before I cut the cake. I didn't feel like cutting the cake anymore. Pregnancy hormones. No one else could stand the suspense so they had me cut the cake.... and it was PINK. I was so excited! My mom had tried to trick me and I played right into it. I was so thrilled to have my girl first. Mike was shocked to hear it was a girl, but after the shock wore off he was excited as well. In the end all we really wanted was a healthy baby, the gender doesn't matter. We would be happy with any child we were blessed to have, boy or girl. <br />
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Katie refused to admit it was a girl. She still calls the baby a "boy." Maybe next time Katie. Also please note the goofy faces the girls are making in these pictures. First KT is making a face at Mike on the ipad, then Lizzie is making a face at Bryant who was taking the pictures. Silly girls. They will be the funnest aunts, I know my daughter will adore them, as will they adore her. <br />
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Before I got pregnant I swore I would be good about updating on the blog and taking pictures each week. I'm not doing as well as I had planed, but am proud of what I have been able to get done so far. We are about halfway through this whole pregnancy thing. I'm still feeling pretty good, just more tired than normal. I haven't bought to much for the baby yet, but have done a lot of online research and know what products I want. I feel like that is an accomplishment. I'm still trying to work out often but it is becoming harder as things start to pick up with my fall schedule. Mike and I still haven't processed that we are going to be parents... I'm pretty sure we won't believe it till we are sleep deprived and changing diapers. We are excited though and can't wait to meet this little one!<br />
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Week 16:</div>
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I'm really starting to look pregnant.</div>
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Romance is getting... ??? is this is a normal question ???" ... right now.</div>
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I cannot wait for the baby to one day snuggle up in my arms.</div>
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When that happens I'm going to have Mike take a ridiculous amount of pictures,</div>
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Weight gain is fairly normal for me right now.</div>
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I'm choosing to eat normally and work out 3-5 times a week.</div>
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Baby, it's so important to me that one day you have lots of love and happiness in your life because</div>
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that will make your life meaningful and complete. </div>
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Week 17</div>
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Lately I've been imagining meeting the baby.</div>
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My favorite baby name right now is Eden.</div>
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Wardrobe items being left behind include my shorts from last summer.</div>
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My partner is amazing about everything.</div>
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Baby,
I want you to grow up to be happy. Whatever you decide to do we will
support you as long as it is something that makes you happy.</div>
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Week 18</div>
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My Favorite activity at the moment is eating bean burritos from taco bell (with lots and lots of mild sauce.)</div>
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Childbirth classes are on my radar. There's a chance we will try to find one to sign up for soon.</div>
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In a couple words, my current plans fro the birth is natural.</div>
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Baby,
someone gave me this advice about you and I don't want to forget it: to
feed you in the day with noise and lights, but for the last feeding of
the day have it be in your room with dim lighting and soothing noises to
teach you about the bed time routine from the first day. </div>
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Week 19</div>
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Physically, what's driving me crazy this week is my belly not fitting into what I want to fit it into.</div>
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The thing I an NOT worries about is.... what kind of question is this? I am worried about everything! lol.</div>
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The
baby can hear now. What he/she probably hears most is me frantically
try to prepare for school/work and the arrival of the baby.</div>
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My
emotions this week are starting to become a little more irrational at
times. I started to cry when Mike wouldn't take me to Zuppas for dinner.
I thought he was being mean. In reality he was being reasonable but in
my irrational mode I felt very picked on and I cried. lol. Poor Mike.</div>
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Baby,
I hope you always have enough faith in the Lord to help you endure the
challenges and sorrow that this life may bring you. Also that you will
be able to counter the sorrow with lots of love and laughter. </div>
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Week 20</div>
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Halfway through! Lately, my mood is mostly stressed</div>
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Sleeping requires finding the time in my busy day to rest or go to bed early.</div>
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Sometimes I just wish it was always nap time.</div>
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We know the sex of the baby. In my heart I thought it was a boy then thought it was a girl.</div>
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Baby,
this week, what I'm mostly worried about for you is that one day you'll
be sassy and think you know everything. The same way I did in high
school. I'm not looking forward to having a hormonal teenager.</div>
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<i><strong>How far along:</strong></i> 20 week and 6 days<br />
<i><strong>Total weight gain:</strong></i> 10 lbs. <br />
<strong><i>Maternity clothes</i>: </strong>I have a pair of work pants and two tops. But really I'm just wearing my regular shirts and a belly band.<br />
<strong><i>Stretch marks:</i> </strong>Not yet <br />
<i><strong>Sleep: </strong></i>Normal<br />
<strong><i>Best moment of this week:</i> </strong>I started to feel the baby this week {18 weeks}. I think I have been feeling it for
a while but wasn't 100% sure. This week there was no denying those tiny
movements belonged to my little one. It is so sweet to be able to feel
you move around and kick all the time. I can't wait for your dad to be
able to feel you too!<br />
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</b><strong><i>Miss anything:</i> </strong>getting up from the floor after bending down easily. <br />
<strong><i>Movement:</i> </strong>Lots of little kicks and flutters<br />
<strong><i>Food cravings:</i> </strong>Bean burritos from taco bell with lots of mild sauce... actually maybe just mild sauce. One day I ate about 5 packs on the way home from taco bell. But I decided it wasn't good for me so I stopped eating them. Nothing else yet. <br />
<strong><i>Anything making you queasy or sick:</i> </strong>Being in a moving vehicle <br />
<i><strong>Have you started to show yet: </strong></i>Yes.<br />
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</b><strong><i>Gender:</i> </strong>Yep... but waiting to take a picture before we go public<br />
<i><strong>Labor signs: </strong></i>Nope <br />
<i><strong>Belly button in or out:</strong></i> in <br />
<i><strong>Wedding rings on or off:</strong></i> on<strong> </strong> <br />
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<i><strong>Looking forward to: </strong></i>Mike being able to feel the little one.<br /><br />
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<br />
It's always hard to believe it when a vacation you have looked forward to comes
and goes. I remember booking this trip in January and thinking it will never
come. Now here it is come and gone and I'm on the plane back to the US. I
really LOVED my trip. I sincerely enjoyed all the time I got to spend with my
mom and my sister, Katie. Since I don't live at home I think it's good when we
get that type of time with one another. It's fun getting to know her on a more
grown up level. I admire my mom's sacrifice to let me drag her around and love
that I got to experience some of my travels with her. I also enjoyed spending
time with Mandy and her family. They are so wonderful to have hosted us. I
loved watching Mandy and George interact, they are so good together. I love how
they can play off of one another, that makes a good marriage. They also are
such great parents to their sweet little girl. I really loved my time with
Mike. we don't get time like that at home so it was great going on fun dates
with him every day. I always give him a hard time about being a bad driver. I
learned on this trip he is actually a fantastic driver. He's only a bad driver
when he has a cell phone to distract him. However, given our current car
situation (my car in the impound for 10 days) I don't think I'll have to worry
about that too much anymore. I think he's learned his lesson.<br />
<br />
Anyways after being away from home and traveling for three weeks I've made some
great memories, seen a lot of beautiful places and enjoyed fantastic company.
But I must say I am incredible happy to be going home. I am soo glad to live in
American. I know a lot of that is because it's what is familiar to me, but
regardless of the reasons why here are some things I won't miss about Europe<br />
<br />
Paying for water<br />
No ice<br />
Worrying about pick pockets<br />
People trying to con you out of money<br />
Everything being more expensive because the € and £ are worth more than the $.<br />
Disregard for personal space<br />
Lack of personal hygiene<br />
poor labeled streets<br />
Streets with names like ss263<br />
Ridiculously high gas prices and road tolls<br />
Having "service" added to you bill rather than paying based on
performance of service<br />
Ketchup that taste like BBQ sauce<br />
No lines or organization, people just jump in front of you if you seem to be in
a line.<br />
No signs or stop lights in intersections, just make space for your car then
floor it.<br />
Salads being served with only oil and lemon<br />
<br />
All that being said, I really did enjoy my trip. And here are some things I
will miss to prove it.<br />
<br />
Lemon soda<br />
Peach yogurt<br />
European chocolate<br />
French baguettes<br />
The rich history of the area<br />
the magic that comes in discovering a new place<br />
Fanta<br />
Fresh orange juice (I promise it's better there)<br />
Gelato<br />
Learning about other cultures<br />
Making memories with my favorite people<br />
<br />
<br />
And here are my top 5 favorite things I did over the whole trip<br />
<br />
Drive on the Amalfi Coast<br />
Beach day in Cinque Terra<br />
Disneyland Paris<br />
Les Miserable on West End<br />
Fireworks over Sorrento<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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We slept in as long as we could then went to breakfast. Sick of eggs and bacon
we stuck to fruit and cereal. Then we packed up and caught the ferry back to
Sorrento. We were able to catch the hotel shuttle back to the hotel where our
car was. Upon returning to the hotel the first thing I did was run to the car
and check my suitcase. The first thing I saw when I opened it was my cellphone!
I was so excited to see it, I have no recollection of putting it in there.
Could this be my first sign of pregnancy brain? If I hadn't had so many
pictures from my trip on my phone I actually could have been ok with loosing
it. I'm due for an upgrade but Mike wants me to use the thing till it stops
working. Anyways, we looked up the address for the Rome temple construction site
and put it in our GPS then once again hit the road. We drove the three hours to
the construction site. Before arriving we had to stop at a toll booth. There
was a man standing there, he was not dressed in any official outfit but seemed
to be assisting people at the booth. I remembered this specific toll had cost
€2 on the way there. I got out my €2 coin and gave it to Mike. the guy at the
booth said only bills no coins. he was very admit about it. I was very
hesitant, not really trusting anyone but not being able to think fast enough to
connect the dots on the spot. Luckily I had a €5 bill and gave that to him.
When he gave me my change I quickly counted it to see if he had given me the
right amount, but Mike had already driven through the stop when I realized the
dirt bag had taken some of our change. I was only given €1.50 in change instead
of the €3 I was due. I was furious. I quickly explained to Mike that the scum
bag probably didn't work there and just prayed off of people like us, I'm sure
the coin machine worked just fine but had we given perfect change the dude
could not have stolen any money from us. I was seriously fuming. When we
arrived at the temple site it was all boarded up so we really couldn't see to
much, but saw enough to get a good idea for what it will look like. It was
still pretty cool to see. Then we went to the hotel to check in and get rid of
all of our bags before dropping off the car. On our way to the hotel we had to
find a place to get gas so we could return the car on a full tank. When we got
to the gas station a guy came up to our pump and started helping us. I thought
it was kind of odd since the sign said self service, but we had stopped at
another gas station where someone who worked there had helped up. When you buy
gas at places in Italy you have to give a € amount first then pump your gas, so
trying to fill a tank completely is tricky. We started at €40 and we got
pretty close. I suggested seeing where €5 would get us but the guy peeked over
Mikes shoulder and said €5 was not enough we would need more. So before I could
protest Mike told me to give him €10. Not wanting to make a scene I just gave
it to him. When the tank signaled full after only €6.50 Mike asked for his
change. This is when the dude told us he couldn't give us change because he
didn't work for the company then asked for a tip. I was again furious that some
scum bag, trying to make a buck, had lost me money. Mike had to rip the coin
for his "tip" out of my clutched fist. I could rant about these type
of people all day but as my blood pressure is already rising just thinking
about it I know it's probably not healthy. Lol. We checked into the hotel at
about 4pm. We hadn't had anything to eat or drink since breakfast and were
about to pass out. We went to the hotel bar to get a snack but they weren't
selling food till 7! Even though Mike had a terrible headache coming on we
decided we needed food. Not knowing where to go for something we would like we
reverted to an American classic, McDonalds. We searched for it in the GPS and
set it to take us to the closest one. However, when we "arrived" at
the destination there wasn't one anywhere to be seen. We quickly picked another
and were happy when it was a real McDonalds. I generally don't get fast food
but after a week of pizza and pasta nothing sounded better. I ordered a feast
large enough to clog every artery in my body. I ordered a deluxe quarter
pounder, side salad (they had dressing!), chicken nuggets, strawberry milk
shake and I shared a large fry and fanta with Mike. And I'll tell you what,
McDonalds has never tasted so good! I think I had eaten my whole meal in 15
min. After we ate we took the car back to the airport. We checked it in, which
was a little confusing, then searched for the shuttle back to the hotel. It was
the longest shuttle ride ever. It took about a half a hour but it was in a hot
van with no ac, we were in the back and the driver was jerking all over the
place. I was so sick and Mike was even worse than me because he was getting a
full blown migraine. I've never been so happy to get to a hotel and lay down.
The rest of the night was pretty boring. We didn't really leave the room. Mike
tried to kick his migraine and I just hung out and packed to leave the next
day. Of course we spent a good amount of time trying to finish our book. After
a few hours mike decided to use our spare change at the vending machine. He got
a couple sodas and some wafer cookies. The wafers were pretty good so he ended
up going back to get more. That was the excitement of the night. I feel asleep
fairly early. When I woke up at 3am I felt terribly sick. I think it was a
combination of morning sickness and my body yelling at me for the McDonalds
meal. My mom happened to text me so I ended up Facetiming with her and my
sister for over an hour. Lol. Then I went back to bed. I guess you could say I
was trying to get back on USA time.</span></div>
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This morning we were sad to leave our wonderful Hotel Mediterraneo. We had such
a wonderful stay there it was sad that it had to come to an end. After
breakfast Mike enjoyed a final hour at the pool while I packed up the bags and
got ready to go to Capri. We had planned to drive our rental car to the dock
and try to find a parking garage to park for the 24+ hours we would be in Capri.
We were a little concerned about finding reasonably priced parking and feeling
like our large suitcases would be safe in the car. We packed up the car and
before we left I decided I should ask the front desk if they had a place they
would recommend parking. They told us we should just leave the car at their
hotel, they would only charge €10 a day which was much more reasonable than the
€30 a day I had seen online. We were super lucky that around the time they said
we could leave the car there the hotel shuttle to Sorrento city center came. We
quickly jumped on the shuttle and rode it down to the city center. We found our
way to the ferry dock and bought our tickets to Capri. Just before they started
boarding the ferry I looked at my ticket and realized it was for one person not
two. I sent Mike literally running back to the ticket office (which was a good
500+ yards away) to see if we needed another ticket. Thankfully I did that
because we had left one of the tickets at the ticket office. He returned just in
time for us to board the ferry. The ride to Capri was much shorter than I had
anticipated. It only took about 30 min once we were on the water. When we
arrived at the pier we instantly spotted our hotel. We were off the ferry and
checking in at our hotel within 3 min. Needless to say we had a fantastic
location. Our room was very nice with a fantastic large balcony overlooking the
waterfront. We even had 2 large sunbeds on the deck. We enjoyed the view for a
while as we tried to figure out what we wanted to do. I wanted to take the bus
to Anacapri and take the chairlift to the top, but it was so hot I figured we
would be better off waiting until late afternoon when it had cooled off to do
it. Instead we decided we would go to the beach area for a while. When we were
walking to the beach area I went to take a picture with my phone when I noticed
it wasn't in my purse. We checked the backpack we had with us and it wasn't in
there either. I've been preaching to Mike that you need to put things away in
the same place each time and I have done pretty good at following my own
advice. I always keep my cell phone in my purse so when it wasn't in there I
knew something had happened to it. We went back to the hotel to see if it had
ended up in with Mikes things or if I had unconsciously taken it out of my
purse and put it on the bed. When it wasn't there we decided to call the hotel
to see if I had left it in the room. They told me nothing had been found and I
mentioned that I may have possibly even put it in the car. They went as far as
to even go to the car and check there for me, but it wasn't there either. I
hoped I had unknowingly just packed it in my suitcase. Since there was nothing
we could do about it right then we went back out to the beach. While the beach
area did not lack beautiful blue water and breathtaking scenery, it did lack
sand. Instead it was filled with rocks. Not my favorite thing in the world. I
know I am a bit of a beach snob but I was not able to lay my towel on a pile of
hot rocks and pretend I was nice and comfy. Not to mention the pain of actually
walking to the water. It felt like walking over hot coals. Then when you
finally reached the water there were still tons of rocks there. I lasted a
whole 30 min on the "beach" before calling it quits. We went scouring
for food, but after a week straight of pizza and pasta all I wanted was a
hamburger and fries or something without tomatoes or motz. (Can u tell I am
starting to get tired of vacation?) We finally found a place that sold
hamburgers and fries and got some to go (as well as my new favorite, lemon
soda.) We took our food back to our room and got there just in time to see the
first set of the men's championship match at Wimbledon. After eating I took a
power nap and Mike watched the tennis match. Around 4:30 we went down to catch
the public bus to Anacapria. It was a tiny bus with only 7 seats. The rest was
standing room only. The bust was packed like a can of sardines and we didn't
make it on so we waited for the next one to come. The one we took was
thankfully less crowded and we even managed to get a seat. When we got out it
took us a while to actually find the chair lift. The stinky part was the
weather had turned and it was very windy, and it looked like a storm might hit.
Due to the weather they had shut the chair lift down. This meant we had gone
all the way up there for nothing. We tried to make the best of it by walking
around and looking at the shops. Due to the poor weather and that it was a
Sunday a lot of the shops were closing up or had already closed. We saw a
waffle station and ordered two waffles, but they were just ok. I think I was
just tired of junk food and sweets. Anyways, then we went to the bus stop to
catch a bus back to the Marina. While we waited I found a shop that sold bracelets
and I bought my one and only souvenir from Italy, a bracelet made of glass
beads. We waited, and waited, and waited for the bus to come. While several
buses came and went for the town of Capri none came for the Marine. We waited
for 45 till a crowded bus finally came. We squeezed on and barely made it. When
we got back we watched a few of the highlights that were playing of the tennis
match. Then we decided we should go find food. A lot of places along the marina
had closed and only a few restaurants remained open for dinner. Luckily, one of
them I saw on trip advisor and it had really good reviews so we decided to eat
there. I really wanted the ceaser salad but when I asked if they had dressing
they laughed and said only oil and lemon in Italy. I settled on the vegetable
soup and Mike got another pizza. The food turned out to be very good,
especially all the veggies in my soup. After dinner we took a big blanket out
onto the balcony, pushed the sun beds together and cuddled while we listened to
a few chapters of our book before bed.</span></div>
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<br />Kristin and Mike Jensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12983443950932716442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221449176877763501.post-43442143182616999362013-08-16T04:00:00.000-07:002013-10-20T13:38:31.762-07:00Day 17 -Saturday July 6th, 2013 - Amalfi Coast<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">This morning we woke up a little earlier so we
could get an early</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">start to the day. We had a fantastic breakfast
on the balcony</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">overlooking the water. We have had a lot of good breakfasts
on our</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">trip but this was by far the best. They even had fresh motz
balls</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> tomatoes you could slice yourself. To die for.
After we ate we quickly</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">got ready and went to catch the shuttle bus to
Sorrento. We had been</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">told that ferries from Sorrento to Amalfi and
Positsno were €7 euro</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">which didn't seem to bad. So we found our way
to the ferry dock and</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">asked about ferry tickets. It was €31.60 PER
PERSON for just one stop the €20 per person for the stop at the
second place. That is insane.</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">We could spend that much money on transport
when we had a car to drive</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">ourselves. So we hiked back to the hotel (it
took 30 min in the blazing</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">heat.) We quickly looked up info online for
driving to each town. The</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">advice was not comforting and we were a little
nervous about the</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">unknown. Not to mention where we would park
upon arrival and if we</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">could find a beach area. But we didn't want to
just hang around all</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">day doing nothing so off we went. Surprisingly
the drive wasn't</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">horrible. It was tight in places and congested
in other places but</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">overall Mike thought it wasn't as bad as people
made it out to be.</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Must be the Utah mountain driver in him. The
views along the way were</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">incredible and I doubt the camera will capture
its true beauty. We</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">stopped at several viewing points to take
pictures and just stared at</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">the beautiful scenery. At one location
there was a man with a fruit</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">stand selling fresh fruits and fresh squeezed
juice. We bought 2 cups</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">of OJ and it was the best OJ we have had in our
entire life. Words</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">can't describe how amazing it really way! So
delicious! We continued</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">our drive into the town of Amalfi. We had read
parking was hard to</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">find and by the amount of cars parked on the
street we believed it,</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> but we figured we'd try anyway. So down we went
toward the water. By</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">some miracle (aka HF again looking out for us)
we saw a sign for</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">parking and followed it. We pulled right into a
spot by the water and</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">found out it was only €5 a hour which was
really good for where we</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">were. Giddy about our luck and the small price
we had to pay to park</span>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">we set off the find a beach area. We quickly
found one and rented two</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">chairs, towels and an umbrella for the
afternoon. We changed and</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">settled in to our beautiful piece of heaven.
Mike swam all the way to</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">the barrier and enjoyed the water while I
relaxed in the shade. Then</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">he came back to sit with our stuff and I went
and cooled off. We</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> ordered a pizza and a lemon soda (my new
favorite) for a late lunch on</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">the beach. After a while we changed and walked
into town to see what it was like. It was very much like a lot of the other
beach towns. Buildings with vendors selling food and souvenirs. Mike really
enjoyed looking around at all the things they sold. There was a lot of lemon
things. They grow a lot of lemons in Italy and especially in this region. They
are HUGE here as well, like the size of a small Mellon. There was lemon
liqueur, soap, candy anything you could think off. We found a shop that sold
lemon sorbetti. We stopped in and I got a lemon slush drink and Mike got the
sorbetti in cream and iced lemon. It was fantastic. I stool some of his
sorbetti and put it on top of slush. It was the perfect treat for a hot summer
day. Once the sorbetti was gone, I ate my slush on its own. It was really
strong, like it almost burnt a little going down. But I couldn't decide if it
was because the lemon was bitter and they added a lot of sugar to it and that's
what was burning a bit OR if it was a liquor. Obviously I don't have a
clue what that would eve taste like. I had Mike taste it to see what he
thought, even though he's just as clueless about that stuff as I am. He decided
that it just might have a little liquor in it and quickly confiscated it from
me. Who knows if it really did, but better safe than sorry. After that our
parking meter was up and sadly we had to leave. The drive back was much more
congested and busy than the way over. Mike is seriously a driving champ. He
drove those roads in his stick shift like a boss. We stopped again to see our
friend at the fruit stand. We took some pictures and got some more OJ. It will
seriously haunt me in my dreams. I will forever want that juice at home and I
guarantee I will never be able to make it that good again. Once we got back to
the hotel we learned we were just in time to catch the shuttle down to Sorrento
to find somewhere to eat. We walked around trying to find something to eat. We
hesitant to get tricked into eating at another tourist trap. We found a hotel
restaurant off the beat and path tucked away into a little hillside area. We
looked at the menu and I noticed it said homemade pasta. I was sold. We walked
into the restaurant to find its tables over looked the Mediterranean. Once
again we had a gorgeous view for dinner. I ordered the homemade ravioli stuffed
with motz, rigatto cheese, basil and tomato and Mike ordered the gnocchi in
homemade tomatoes, basil and motz sauce. When our food arrived I was so excited
because it looked incredible. Once I took my first bit I thought I'd died and
gone to pasta heaven. THE BEST ravioli ever, EVER! So amazing and Mikes was
just as good. While he still claims he liked our meal in Verona better, I say
this was my favorite meal. After dinner we had sometime before we needed to
catch the shuttle back to the hotel so we walked around some more and explored
the shops. We bought some postcards for the nieces and nephews and tried to
find some good souvenirs. We made our way back to the bus stop and waited for
the shuttle. I noticed at the bus stop they have, no joke, a pizza vending
machine. It just made the pizza right there while you waited, dough and all. We
were to full to try it, but it looked pretty cool. While we waited we of course
listened to our book. Upon arriving back to the hotel, we caught the perfect
sunset and took some pictures. Breathtaking sky. Amazing. We wanted to use our
hotel credit so we went up to the dining room to order dessert. I got a divine
chocolate soufflé while Mike stuck with his Neapolitan gelato combo. It was of
course perfect and to die for. After dessert we finally were able to go back to
our room after a long day. We facetimed family and caught up on current events
before bed. A relaxing ending to a wonderful day. We didn't fall
asleep till about 11:30. Then at about Midnight I heard a loud booming coming
from outside. I knew immediately it was fireworks. I jumped straight out of
bed, told mike to wake up and went on the balcony. I was surprised to see that
just 25 yards away from us is where the fireworks were being let off. It was
incredible! They were so close and the backdrop of the city of Sorrento behind
them was perfect. It was beyond words. We both couldn't believe something so
cool was happening. I think it just might have made today the best day of our
trip.</span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span>Kristin and Mike Jensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12983443950932716442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221449176877763501.post-85432485785662224982013-08-16T03:30:00.000-07:002013-10-20T13:38:20.886-07:00Day 16 - Friday June 5th, 2013 - Sorrento<br />
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Today we had to set an alarm to wake up so that
we wouldn't miss the</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">driver. We quickly ate then the driver took us
to the airport so we</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">could rent our car. The car rental terminal was
huge and slightly</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">confusing but we found our way to the desk.
They gave us another Fiat</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">500 and we just hoped the cigarette lighter
worked so we could charge</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> the GPS. Luckily it worked and we thought we
were good to go. In a</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">hurry to get on the road we left the airport
even though the air in</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">the car hadn't seemed to cool down too much.
About 5 minutes after we</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">had left the airport we decided the air
condition was broken. It was</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">90+ degrees outside and humid. We knew it would
be a long 3.5 hour ride to Sorrento. Luckily, we took the highway
for most of the drive.</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">This meant plenty of time to listen to our
book. We can't put it down,</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">can you tell? We were warned that driving in
the Amalfi coast area</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">would be scary. However, after driving the
sharp cliffs of Cinque</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Terra (which had no guard rails or lines on the
road) without a GPS,</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">the drive to our hotel was relatively easy.
There aren't a lot of</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">traffic lights or stops so you just have to
make room for yourself and</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">go. There are several mopeds that are confident
they own the road.</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">They weave in and out of traffic like no one
else's business but I</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">guess they're so small they can. Upon arrival
at our hotel we thought</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">we'd died and gone to heaven. Seriously, this
hotel was wonderful! Our</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">room overlooked the water and we had a nice
balcony. They had</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">champagne waiting in our room for us. It's
always so awkward when we</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">have to tell them we don't drink. This time I
pulled the pregnancy</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">card which he actually seemed to understand.
After we got situated in</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">our room we went to the pool bar to have lunch.
We order a turkey club</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">sand which and a salad. Again the salad was not
what I was hoping for.</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The lettuce leaves were all the really bitter
ones that almost seem to</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">burn when you swallow them. Yuck! The club
sandwich was fantastic</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">thought and was big enough to feed both of us.
After lunch we relaxed</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">by the beautiful pool and soaked up all the
time we had to relax and</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">enjoy. We also went to check out the beach by
the hotel but it wasn't</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">fantastic, to many topless tweens. So we just
decided to stay</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> poolside. We were really excited for dinner
that night. We had</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">reserved a romantic dinner on the patio
restaurant at sunset. So we</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">anxiously went back to our room to get ready. I
had first shower</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">rights since I take longer to do my hair than
mike does. While I was</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">in the shower he face timed his mom who was at
Jared's house.</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Apparently he wanted to show them a little of the hotel so he
took the</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">room key and left. The room key just happened to be the power
source</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">to the room. As I stared to shave my legs the power
went out and the</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">bathroom went black. We were only given one
room key so I knew I just</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">had to power through it. The funnier part is,
Mike can't make the</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">hotel key open the door. So he just had to wait
in the hall till I was</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">done. Sucker. Once we were finished getting
ready we went to the 5th</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">floor for dinner. When they seated us it was
inside and not on the</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">balcony. Normally I would just sit down and not
cause problems but I</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">had been waiting for this sunset dinner on the
balcony for a few</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">months. So I asked up be seated on the balcony.
The host said you had</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">to reserve those seats in advance with the
receptionist. I assured him</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">that I had spoken to her as soon as we checked
in today. He went and</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">talked to his boss then lead us to the balcony
but to the only table</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">that was not actually overlooking the water. He
asked if that would be ok, again I was more persistent and asked to be
seated at another</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">table that was actually overlooking the view.
He told me again I had</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">to make a reservation and my exact words were
"I did make a</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">reservation. I reserved this dinner several
months ago and I also</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">reserved this seat with the front desk upon
check in. I was assured</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">seating on the balcony so I'm not sure why I
can't sit there." I think</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">we were all surprised how forward I was with
where I wanted to sit.</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I've never acted like that before. I think it
was the east coaster</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">coming out in me. With that we were seated
where I wanted to be sat</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> and apologized to for the miscommunication.
(And still after all of</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">that, one seat on the balcony remained open all
night.) The dinner was</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">fantastic! The sun set while we ate and it
caught the landscape on</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">fire. I couldn't imagine a more beautiful
backdrop to a wonderful meal</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">and company. We had great food and talked about
all the placed we have</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">been lucky to see together. We each picked our
top 5 favorite places</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">and then named some places we would like to go
in the future. It was a</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">very romantic, beautiful evening that I'm sure
we will remember for a</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">long time. After dinner we went back to the
room and took some</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">pictures from our balcony. Then we listened to
a little of our book on</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">the balcony then it was time for bed!</span>
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Kristin and Mike Jensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12983443950932716442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221449176877763501.post-5000012638725198402013-08-16T03:00:00.000-07:002013-10-20T12:52:05.196-07:00Day 15 -Thursday July 4th, 2013 - Rome<br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" />
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Happy 4th of July! This is my second
Independence Day away from</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">America in a row. I am going to try really hard
to be in America next</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">July 4th. I was really missing the BBQ food
(especially an</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">all-American beef hot dog and baked beans,) family/friend gatherings,</span>
<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">red,
white and blue, parades, American flags and fireworks! But we had</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> a nice relaxing day in Rome. We woke up just in
time to make if to</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">breakfast before it closed. Then we took our
time getting ready and</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">didn't leave the room till close to noon. We
easily navigated our way</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">to the Trevi Fount. We felt like two locals
with how well we remembered how to get around. We enjoyed looking
in at the shops and</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">people watching. Then we went down to check out
this new tourist</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">activity called the time elevator. It was a 5D
film that incorporated</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">3D viewing, moving, feeling and smelling. There
were three film</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">options and since we didn't have anything else
to do we decided to do</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">all three. The first was a haunted house film.
It was really dumb and</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">pointless. The only thing it did was make me
motion sick. For the next</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">film I exiled myself to a cart that did not
move. The second film was</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">called the evolution of time. It covered the
beginning of the planet</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">and how life was started. It was interesting
and a little better than</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">the haunted mansion one. The final film was on
the history or Rome. That one was really neat and the main attraction. It covered
several</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">historical events important to the nearly 3,000 year old
city. I</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">enjoyed it. Mike choose to stay in the moving cart and ended
up motion</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">sick by the end. I was so glad I switched, even though it
meant I sat</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">by myself in the corner I much preferred that to motion
sickness.</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">After the movie ended we continued on down the street to see
the</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Colosseum again. Mike was kinda of the "been there, done
that"</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">attitude with a lot of the things in Rome and since it
was so hot I</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> didn't care to walk around too much. So we
found a good shady spot and</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">listened to our book for a good half hour or
so. Then we decided to go</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">find some place for a late lunch/ early dinner.
It's always hard to find a place to eat. There are so many restaurants claiming
they are wonderful and begging you to sit down, but how do you know if they are
any good. My body was in need of some veggies. I wanted a green salad with
lettuce and veggies. A lot of places we pasted didn't have salads on the menu.
I found only a few along our way but for one reason or another passed them up.
We finally came to one that looked really nice by the Trevi fountain. It had a
salad that sounded good on the menu, so we decided to stay. The ambiance was
nice, but the servers were a little rude, and rushed us. We decided on the
salad and a pasta dish. When it finally came the salad was not at all what I
had expected and tasted terrible. The pasta was about the same, way to salty
and very under cooked. It was so terrible. Then of course when we got the bill
they had added there service charge to it, which just ticked me off because all
they did to "serve" me was take my order and bring the food to me. I
was so annoyed. We left them a terrible review on trip advisor but it seems
everyone else hates them too. That's the problem with those places they feed on
tourist passing by who don't have the mind to check on trip advisor to see what
kind of reviews they go. Mike and I will be doing that from now on, regardless
of international data charges. After our very disappointing lunch we walked
over to the Pantheon. On our way over we passed the government building. There
were tons of cars and camera there, so we stuck around to see what the fuss was
all about. Of course we didn't recognize anyone and even after 8 min of watching
still weren't sure what we were looking at. When we got to the pantheon we went
inside, sat on the pews and listened to our book. I'm not sure if that was
disrespectful or not, I don't know how often they actually use it (if at all)
for church services so we figured it wasn't to bad. While we were there not one
but two high school choirs came in to sing. They both were very good and sang
in Latin. It made me miss my days in Delphian. The second choir was huge and to
loud to hear over them, even with our ear buds in so we went outside. We saw
some African dudes (in Brazilian clothes) fighting with an accordion player for
the space to perform. Unfortunately, the three of them beat the one of him and
the Africans took over with their banging and off key chanting. So we decided
it was time to go get gelato. We went to Gioletti's and ordered a sundae with
chocolate and Oreo gelato, divine! We also had passed a place on the way to the
pantheon that advertised 150 flavors so we went back to check that out. There
selection was impressive, everything but chocolate chip cookie dough ;( I was
thinking maybe their focus was quantity over quality and almost said no when I
saw the 4.5 trip advisor rating posted and decided to give it a go. I was glad
I did, heavenly! I shared a giant cone with Mike, we got peanut butter,
kit-kat, Biscotto and mars bar flavors. So good! Then we headed back to the
Trevi Fountain so I could toss my coin in. As soon as we got there is started
raining. Of course it was the one day I was not carrying the umbrella and
ponchos. We huddled under a building ledge to stay dry. The rain really came
down hard at some points scaring a lot of people away. I decided it wasn't
terrible and snuck a peek at the fountain. No one was there! Everyone one had
run for cover. I ran up to get some pictures. I guess I signaled everyone else.
I snapped 2 or 3 pictures before it got packed again. It was cool while it
lasted. Mike came over and took a few pictures of me and I threw my coin in.
Unfortunately, it was over the wrong shoulder, so I hope it still works. Then
we started back for the hotel. We passed a Burger King and decided our sweet
gelato over load made us hungry for something salty. We went in and orders a
few nuggets and fries to balance it out. That's what I call a well balanced
diet, sweet and salty. Lol. I can't wait to stop eating out when I get home!
Then we walked up the Spanish Steps to our hotel. We pack up our things,
facetimed with family, reminisced about the Fourth of July and eventually listened
to one more chapter before bed. We are addicted!</span>
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Kristin and Mike Jensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12983443950932716442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221449176877763501.post-13737470731426105052013-08-16T02:30:00.000-07:002013-10-20T12:34:57.598-07:00Day 14 - Wednesday July 3rd, 2013 - Venice<br /><br />
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breakfast today! Probably the best one yet. The seat we sat in overlooked the
canal our hotel was on. The hotel served eggs, bacon, mozzarella balls, grape
tomatoes, several cereals, fresh fruits, cheeses, pastries, breads and yogurt.
The jam for the toast even came in mini jars. We were seriously impressed. It
was again, a great way to start the day. We took our time getting ready and
relaxing in our awesome room. When we were finally ready for the day we had the
hotel hold our luggage and we went off to do a little more exploring. We made
our was to the Rigoleti bridge and I hated how many people were crowded
into one area. I don't do to great with crowds. Then we looked at our Rick
Steve's book to see if there was anything else we wanted to see. Mike said he
wanted to see what their casino was like so we headed that direction. It took
us a good while to find it and when we did it wasn't that interesting. Just a
bunch of slot machines. We found some steps in the shade and sat down. We
wanted to find someplace good to eat but the only place in the RS book that
sounded close, good and in our price range we couldn't locate on the map. Mike
took advantage of all the pigeons on the ground and started feeding them pieces
of his granola bar. He loves feeding wild animals. We noticed one pigeon in
particular was very mean and picking on the other birds. I decided I didn't
want a bully pigeon eating all our granola pieces so I chased it away. It was
pretty funny though because it took a solid minute for it to leave and not just
fly a few feet away from me. After it left I felt very accomplished. We decided
to leave and just find something to eat along the way. I decided I would let
Mike pick where we ate. After about 35 min of walking and wondering he decided
on something. The pictures on the menu looked like the food would be good and
Wimbledon was on the TV. The food turned out to be gross. We got a chicken
sandwich which I'm pretty sure was not made with real chicken. We also ordered
a bruschetta and it wasn't even close to being what we thought it would be. We
paid quickly and left. We walked back to the hotel and did some window shopping/people
watching along the way. One thing I like about Venice was it had a lot of water
fountains that you could drink from. We just kept refilling our bottle with
water and didn't have to buy any. Yay! We watched lots of people pay €80 to
€100 for a gondola ride. Made me glad we did it with our tour group. I was
still hungry since I let mike eat most of the gross food. Next to our hotel was
a pizza shop and a gelato place. Mike stopped and got a gelato and I ordered a
pizza. Thankfully, it was delicious! Mikes gelato was called cherry cheesecake
and was exceptionally good. As we sat and ate the pizza we noticed the place
where he got it had about 10 awards posted on the window. It turned out this
place was the real deal. The owner makes it fresh every morning and even local
Italians rave about it. I decided I needed to try some. I got cherry and
grapefruit. The grapefruit was actually really good even thought it was a
little bitter. I was impressed with my gelato. We relaxed in the hotel lobby
for a while enjoying the free Internet while we could. We were able to Skype
with Mikes mom which was fun. Then we hauled or luggage back to the boat. We
took the public boat system to the train station. The ride took about 45 min
because of all the stops it made. We double checked with information that we
didn't need anything else to board our train and were able to get on quickly.
We rode in first class which wasn't very crowded. Our seats were just single
seats that faced each other so we didn't have anyone next to us. Much
better than the Eurostar. The ride was 4 hours long. We listened to our book to
help pass the time. We were hungry so we went to the bar and got some overpriced,
mediocre sandwiches and water. When we got to Rome I figured we were close
enough to get a cab and only pay maybe €15. Our hotel directions said it was
only a 20 minute walk on foot, but I didn't want to walk with all our luggage.
So we found a cab driver and asked him how much when he told us €30. We decided
to take the metro system instead. We hadn't used it last time we were here but
I was confident I could figure it out. We bought our tickets and only paid €3
total, much better than €30. While we were getting our tickets this women kept
trying to talk to me. I have become so weary and untrusting of people like that
and wouldn't give her the time of day. I overheard her talking to someone else
asking to help them get tickets. My guess is then they watch where you keep
your money and try to get it from you. Anyways, we easily found our train
and took it to the right stop. We used a map to find our hotel. It is seriously
straight out of the movie/game clue. Creepy doesn't begin to describe it. It
has a huge old wardrobe with a giant mirror on it. High ceilings with an
ancient chandelier and 1930's curtains with matching bedspread. We were waiting
for the ghosts to appear. Don't worry I got plenty of pictures. We face timed a
little with both of our families then fell asleep listening to our book!!</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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night of sleep. Unfortunately the bed was as hard as a rock and and the blanket
as thin as a sheet. We both had a pretty sleepless night. On a brighter note
the breakfast as absolutely fantastic. They had asked us what time we wanted to
eat and we had told them 9am. So around 9:10 we went out to the
patio and they had a huge box set up for us. We went through it and set
everything on the table. It was all still very warm. We had eggs, cheese,
yogurt, a whole basket of assorted baked goods, cereal, milk, OJ, meat and then
some warm cakes. It was all so very delicious. It was made better by the
charming atmosphere the B&B offered with the quiet countryside view. What a
lovely way to start the day. There was one thing I had never had before but
LOVED. It was like a sweet corn muffin on the bottom and on the top there was a
think layer of almost a maple syrup like paste. It was like a really delicious
pancake. Oh my word it was so good and I wish I could have eaten it all but I
was already to full when I discovered it. After breakfast we got our things
together, packed up the car and checked out. Again the owner was kind enough to
allow us to leave our car there. When we asked how to use the bus system she
told us to walk in one direction till we saw the bus stop and then take bus 23.
Then to get off at a certain place. I was a little nervous about our journey
but I was determined to go see the famous balcony of Juliet. So when the bus
came we got on blindly. I had taken a picture of the city bus stops for that
line on my phone and used that to help me navigate what direction we were
going. Although I quickly figured out that not all stops were listed and that
we would have to guess when we came to the street she told us to get off at.
Luckily, I was able to use the map she had given us of Verona to find street
names and make a good guess that we had come to the right place. After getting
off the bus we had another mini freak out when Mike couldn't remember where he
had put his money belt. He thought it was in my book bag but it was not. We had
to hope it was in his book bag and carry on. Thankfully, there were signs for
"casa di Guilet" and we followed those to find the famous balcony. On
our way we passed through the coolest market selling the best looking food and
sweetest smelling fruit cups I'd ever seen. We both wished we were hungry
enough to get something, but we were still stuffed. Once we got to Juliet's
house I took some pictures, went and stood on the balcony and rubbed the
statues breast for continued good luck in love. I was a little put off that it
was all made up to attract tourist and had nothing to do with the real Juliet,
but I knew that going in I guess. It just bothered me even more to be there and
know it was all fake and a way to make money. Anyways, after that we headed
back to catch the bus. We looked at some street vendor stands as we walked and
enjoyed the atmosphere. When we got to the bus stop I was a little apprehensive
about getting back. I knew it would take us outside the main city center and if
we got stuck it would be hard to find a taxi. When I got on the bus I asked the
driver if he stopped at the bus stop where we got on, as it was not listed on
the list of bus stops. He didn't speak English but he seemed confused by the
name. He was very kind though and stopped the bus and looked at my picture. Then
he got out his book of what seemed to be city bus stops. This whole process
took about 3 min. Which, while on a crowded city bus with everyone's eyes on
you felt like an eternity. The bus driver tried speaking to me in Italian, but
the only words I understood were the ones he spoke in English, "I don't
understand you." I was about to get off and go get a taxi but thankfully a
nice gentleman on the bus who spoke English asked Mike where he was
trying to go. Mike explained the situation and he told us we were on the right
bus. Another women who understood English but could not speak it nodded and
agreed that we would stop where we needed. I finally gave up and hoped for the
best. Mike was encouraging on the way back and said he recognized a lot of the
landmarks. As we got closer I finally knew where we were and we got off at the
right stop. I have to admit that we never paid for either of our bus rides. The
bus system was confusing and all in Italian. I tried to give the driver cash to
cover our fair but he waved his hand and gestured not to worry about it. I was
very glad we had two very kind, sympathetic bus driver. I once again thought of
how hard it must be for people who don't speak English to live in America.
Thankfully we found Mikes money belt in his book bag, got the GPS set up and
headed out of town. Once we were on the freeway I had to turn off the GPS and
use my pictures from the iPad to get us to the airport.</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Noteworthy","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;"></span></span></div>
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this time since there were so many signs for the airport. (airoporto) We
stopped at the gas station across the street from the car drop off to fill up
the tank. No gas stations will take our cards because they aren't European and
don't have the chip inside them. So we had to pay cash. It took us forever to
figure out how to do it. A kind young man who worked there came and helped us
figure it out. You had to put how much money you wanted to spend in gas then it
would pump that amount of gas. We were able to guess and check and get a full
tank of gas without wasting any money. When we went to check the car in we told
them about the nightmare we had had with the GPS. They apologized and sent us
to the main desk inside the airport where we could get a refund. That was nice
because it saved us almost $100. Sweet!! We also were able to pickup our
tickets for the water boat that would take us to Venice. We walked to the dock
and got there at the perfect time as the boat we needed was docked and ready to
board. The only downside was the horrible heat and humidity and the windows only
provided minimal relief. It was a long 1 hour and 15 min boat ride in that
heat. We listened to more of our book which helped to pass the time. When we
arrived at San Zacharria we used the map to make our best guess at finding the
hotel. I had forgotten there would be bridges and we would have to carry our
suitcases up them. Mike was a champ and carried mine since it was so heavy and
I took his. When we finally found the hotel I breathed a sigh of relief. Our
room was lovely, the bathroom was gorgeous. It was even decorated with a very
accurate picture of a women completely naked.... Completely. Lol. Mike quickly
covered it with the window curtains. Lol. He does not care for all the naked
art work. We had booked a tour for that evening and left the hotel to find the
meeting place. We were able to walk past Saint Marco square and watch the
people and massive amount of birds who wanted to be feed. It was really hard to
figure out if we were going in the right direction because of the way the city
is laid out. When we finally found it I was again relieved. This trip has been
a lot of fun but at times stressful when getting where we need to be. I think
next time we may go with a tour group and see how we like that feel. Maybe if I
had someone else figuring out how to get places for me I would enjoy myself
more. We had dinner at a bar right in front of the meeting place fo</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Noteworthy","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">r the tour.
The food was good but I think it was because we hadn't eaten a meal since
breakfast and it was now 6:30. The tour started at 7:00. The first part was a
walking tour of Venice. We didn't really know what to expect for this part and
it was just ok. A lot of walking and a lot of history. None of which I was to
interested in, maybe I shouldn't admit that out loud but not all history intrigues
me, especially when my 11.5 weeks pregnant self has to excerpt physical energy.
I did enjoy seeing parts of Venice I may not have seen otherwise. Especially
those more residential parts. After the walking tour it was time for our
gondola ride. I was excited when Mike and I got the best seat on the boat for a
couple. I saw a few other couples who didn't really get to sit next to each
other. Even though we shared the boat with three other girls it was still very
romantic. The sun was setting as we glided in and out of small canals. We past
restaurants full of people eating and I felt like we were in a parade with how
many eyes were on us. It was a lot of fun and truly very romantic. After the
ride we walked back to the hotel. We stopped a few times for some food. Twice
for a slushy which is my new favorite. Then for a small pizza for Mike. It was
so romantic to just walk through the streets of Venice, holding hands and people
watch. Surely, it was a night I won't forget. </span></span></h1>
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