Just got a call from the Doc today. Everything checked out well. baby looks good, measuring exactly where he/she should be, and no signs of downs or any other abnormailities. YAY! Here are some pics of our little bean!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
We're Married!
It's been quite a while since I last updated this thing. I just about gave up on the whole idea but now that the wedding and honeymoon are over I have a little more time for myself. A little!
The wedding turned out beautiful! It was all worth the months of stress and planning and it was so nice to be able to share such a special day with all of our friends and family. Marc turned out to be quite the disco dancer at the reception! I don't think I will soon (or ever!) forget the garter show he put on. And it was quite a show indeed! So much in fact, that his mom came and whacked him on the back afterward and his brother told him he had some explaining to do to his two kids trembling in the corner! LOL! It was hilarious, we just wish we had it on film! We can't even remember the song that was played. I think I have blocked part of it out as a coping mechanism for the trauma of being center of attention for a day, but again, it was all worth it in the end and we couldn't thank our family and friends more for the wonderful memories of that night!
The honeymoon was equally amazing. We spent 5 days at the Westin in Maui. Absolutely beautiful!! We went whale watching and spent a lot of time around Lahaina admiring the Banyan Tree and browsing all the fun little tourist shops. It was extremely windy the entire time (25-35 mph winds with 50 mph gusts!) so our snorkling trip to Molokini Crater got cancelled which was a bit of a bummer, but I was also very nervous to be out on the water in those kind of winds since I got sick the last 45 minutes of whale watching. I had never been sea sick before, and I do not ever plan on being sick again! It's aweful! It's a constant total body whirlwind that does NOT go away until you take a few steps on level ground. Due to the wind, we also chickened out on driving the Road to Hana ourselves. We really didn't want to be the front page of the newspaper, "Local Newlyweds get blown off of Maui cliff", so we decided there will definitely be a "next time" and we will do it then. Preferably not in March which is apparently known for trade winds. This is an extremely brief summary of our stay, but we had a great time and met some fun people. An ER Doctor and his partner "Coco" vacationing with the newly and much happier divorced ER nurse, fun group! Another newlywed couple from LA and then the strangely similar couple from Chandler, AZ! We went to the Old Lahaina Luau (awesome show and great spread!) and met a couple from Chandler who have been together as long as us, got married the same day, were staying at the same resort, 2 floors and one room number apart (754 and 553), AND....they work at Target Financial. How strange this small world can be! And speaking of small world, I ran into a co-worker at the Maui airport and we took the same flight home! We had no idea the other was there! But other than the wind, the weather was gorgeous. The wind actually was kind of nice because we were able to get a lot of tanning in without overheating! We plan to go back in a couple years, probably with the kids, but I'd also love toplan something with the entire family. I've always wanted to take a huge trip like that so hopefully we can get something in the works!
Baby Update!
Today I am 13 weeks and 3 days! We just had out NT scan yesterday so we got some good pictures of the little bean. I will upload them soon. Baby is measuring exactly on schedule and looks great. Heart rate was 154. We got a glimpse of the gender (barely) but the tech wouldn't zoom in so I am not convinced at all at what we did or did not see. I will just have to wait a few more looooong weeks to find out for sure!
Maddison Update!
Maddison is having her 4th birthday party tomorrow! ::sniff sniff:: She is getting a CD/Cassette player and 2 CD's from up. (And of course, tons of Gymboree!) I am sure my little singer will be very excited about her gift! 4 might seem young for such a gift, but if she's not singing she is dancing, and if she is not dancing she must be asleep! She is very musically inclined which is exciting, but so was I at that age and I can't carry a tune to save my life now. Hopefully she was blessed with a better singing voice than I was!
The wedding turned out beautiful! It was all worth the months of stress and planning and it was so nice to be able to share such a special day with all of our friends and family. Marc turned out to be quite the disco dancer at the reception! I don't think I will soon (or ever!) forget the garter show he put on. And it was quite a show indeed! So much in fact, that his mom came and whacked him on the back afterward and his brother told him he had some explaining to do to his two kids trembling in the corner! LOL! It was hilarious, we just wish we had it on film! We can't even remember the song that was played. I think I have blocked part of it out as a coping mechanism for the trauma of being center of attention for a day, but again, it was all worth it in the end and we couldn't thank our family and friends more for the wonderful memories of that night!
The honeymoon was equally amazing. We spent 5 days at the Westin in Maui. Absolutely beautiful!! We went whale watching and spent a lot of time around Lahaina admiring the Banyan Tree and browsing all the fun little tourist shops. It was extremely windy the entire time (25-35 mph winds with 50 mph gusts!) so our snorkling trip to Molokini Crater got cancelled which was a bit of a bummer, but I was also very nervous to be out on the water in those kind of winds since I got sick the last 45 minutes of whale watching. I had never been sea sick before, and I do not ever plan on being sick again! It's aweful! It's a constant total body whirlwind that does NOT go away until you take a few steps on level ground. Due to the wind, we also chickened out on driving the Road to Hana ourselves. We really didn't want to be the front page of the newspaper, "Local Newlyweds get blown off of Maui cliff", so we decided there will definitely be a "next time" and we will do it then. Preferably not in March which is apparently known for trade winds. This is an extremely brief summary of our stay, but we had a great time and met some fun people. An ER Doctor and his partner "Coco" vacationing with the newly and much happier divorced ER nurse, fun group! Another newlywed couple from LA and then the strangely similar couple from Chandler, AZ! We went to the Old Lahaina Luau (awesome show and great spread!) and met a couple from Chandler who have been together as long as us, got married the same day, were staying at the same resort, 2 floors and one room number apart (754 and 553), AND....they work at Target Financial. How strange this small world can be! And speaking of small world, I ran into a co-worker at the Maui airport and we took the same flight home! We had no idea the other was there! But other than the wind, the weather was gorgeous. The wind actually was kind of nice because we were able to get a lot of tanning in without overheating! We plan to go back in a couple years, probably with the kids, but I'd also love toplan something with the entire family. I've always wanted to take a huge trip like that so hopefully we can get something in the works!
Baby Update!
Today I am 13 weeks and 3 days! We just had out NT scan yesterday so we got some good pictures of the little bean. I will upload them soon. Baby is measuring exactly on schedule and looks great. Heart rate was 154. We got a glimpse of the gender (barely) but the tech wouldn't zoom in so I am not convinced at all at what we did or did not see. I will just have to wait a few more looooong weeks to find out for sure!
Maddison Update!
Maddison is having her 4th birthday party tomorrow! ::sniff sniff:: She is getting a CD/Cassette player and 2 CD's from up. (And of course, tons of Gymboree!) I am sure my little singer will be very excited about her gift! 4 might seem young for such a gift, but if she's not singing she is dancing, and if she is not dancing she must be asleep! She is very musically inclined which is exciting, but so was I at that age and I can't carry a tune to save my life now. Hopefully she was blessed with a better singing voice than I was!
February 14, 2010
Well, waiting a while to tell people went just like every Christmas, birthday, anniversary, mother's day, even Hanukah was celebrated early this year! (On accident...I know, really?!) I, of course, told Tricia right after I told Marc. I also e-amiled my two WebMD gals that night. Marc on the other hand, told 3 Target stores worth of "team members" the following day. Friday I told 3 girls at work to even it up. Well, he couldn't contain himself, so then he told his mom, who couldn't contain herself, who told his sister...and also told her two sisters, Aunt Sis and Aunt Rosemary...who have probably spread the good news SO I guess the cat is out of the bag! Which, actually feels so much better than trying to hide it. I still have a few friends to tell, and some family members on my side, but my side doesn't feel the same...enthusiasm...as most families do when such good news is spread. My dad was pretty neutral, but his transmission seems to have been stuck in that same gear my whole life. It takes a lot to excite him and even more to tick him off to the point where you'll know he's truely ticked. He definitely comes across differently, but I think us Peabody's just have "pissed off" stuck as our default facial espression most of the time. We can be 100% content, and we still look mad! Grandma Peabody was very excited and happy for us. I got the expected reaction out of my mom, not exactly happy, but at the same time definitely not mad. But, she has made it very clear that she still stands by her choice to have only one child, and I think she expected the same from me. Quite the contrary! If this were the 1800's, but epidurals were readily available and safe, as well as vaccinations and overall medical technology what it is now...I would probably have 5 or 6. Growing up as an only child seems to have waaay more cons than pros. Yes, I had Jessica, who was very much like a sister. We were attached at the hip 90% of the time, but that 10% when we weren't, was because she was doing family things...with HER sister. So as spoiled rotten as I may have seemed, I never got the one thing I ALWAYS begged for. A sibling. Five or six kids these days are just too expensive. So until we go back to farming days on the prairie, 2 or 3 is plenty!
Well, I am now 4 weeks, 6 days pregnant! Woo progress! ha! 247 days to go, and I must say, that after holding Melissa's teeny tiny brand new baby girl today, this is going to be a long, LONG 247 days. Especially considering I was 9 weeks before I found out with Maddison! Nothing has changed in the 3 days since I posted last. Although, when I went to have my dress altered she wrote down my waist as 24", but I haven't measured it to be any smaller than 26", so I am a little worried about my dress coming out correctly!
Well, I am now 4 weeks, 6 days pregnant! Woo progress! ha! 247 days to go, and I must say, that after holding Melissa's teeny tiny brand new baby girl today, this is going to be a long, LONG 247 days. Especially considering I was 9 weeks before I found out with Maddison! Nothing has changed in the 3 days since I posted last. Although, when I went to have my dress altered she wrote down my waist as 24", but I haven't measured it to be any smaller than 26", so I am a little worried about my dress coming out correctly!
February 10, 2010
Hello! Welcome to Marc and Nikki's blog! A very short intro about us just incase you are a stranger, bored at work, and just happened to google us somehow. Right now, Marc is 25 and I am 23. I have a little girl named Maddison who will be 4 in April, who is our little ray of sunshine! I could go on and on and on about her, but that's for later! We have been together for 2.5 years now, but have known each other since 2003. We originally met through AOL shortly after Marc moved here from Indiana to attend ASU. We never met in person until 2007 even though we were living in the same apartment complex just a building away from each other for about a year and going to the same college, the same days, and the same times!! So, we like to say we met at Starbuck's - our first meet and greet. Especially because that's when I knew for sure he wasn't some 400lb, 60 year old internet stalker....
Anyhow, Marc and I are about to embark on a very long journey together. We will be getting married March 27, 2010!!! He proposed last May on my birthday, very romantic - wrote it in the sand on Coronado Island in Cali =) Mr. Thoughtful spent a lot of time planning everything out to make it perfect, and it was! Wedding planning is well under way. In fact, we are just down to the little details now. We are both getting very excited!! We plan to honeymoon for a week in Maui immediately following the wedding. I'll miss my little one terribly, but it will be very exciting and romantic to have a whole kidless week together!
Now, for the really big news!
Marc and I do almost everything out of impulse or sponteneity. Nearly all of our purchases, from the pool table we NEVER use right down to all 3 dogs we've bnought were done on a moment's whim and probably with waaaaay too little thought. This is why out of three dogs, we are down to one! It definitely keeps things interesting around here to say the least! There is one thing however, that both of us have never wanted to do on impulse or without proper thought and planning, and this is planning our family together. Especially because children are not like dogs, if one is hard to potty train and the other bites you - you can't just take them back!!! Marc was ready about a year ago for this, and I needed a lot more warming up (and a fat rock on my finger) before I would even consider it. Well, after much consideration, and months of due date calcuations and trying to figure things perfectly to fit between everyone else's birthday's, holiday's, and most importantly - keeping the age gap between Maddison and her sibling as minimal as possible - we finally decided January, yes January, 2.5 months before the wedding would be the best time for us as a family to start trying. Well, it didn't take long!! February 9th I found out I am pregnant!!! So currently, I am 4 weeks along and due October 19th. We are both very excited!! I am a little anxious, only because I am stressing a bit about telling everyone, and answering EVERYONE'S first question which will be, "OMG, WHAT are you going to do about your DRESS?" Well, luckily babies take a while to bake so I doubt by 12 weeks I'll be showing much!! We still haven't decided when exactly we will tell everyone - a very select few already know - but right now we are contemplating just making an announcement at the reception. We will see!
So the main purpose of this blog is to keep track of our first pregnancy, and all the little changes that will be happening in the coming months while I grow a little baby sister or brother for Maddison. She doesn't know yet, only because she can be a bit of an accidental blabber mouth, but she has been asking for a baby brother for quite some time now so I know she will be VERY excited once we tell her! So very quickly, as it is after 9 and I need to get her in bed, so here goes:
Starting weight is....nunya...(ok I'm only telling so I can reminsce later) 112.5
Starting waist is....
I know this is early, but my little pregnancy app on my phone has these listed and I thought it would be neat so:
Cravings: If any, sweets, but I always crave sweets so I don't know if I can really count that.
Mood: Happy
Energy: I actually have felt more energetic than normal in the past week.
Morning Sickness: Slight nausea in the mornings, sometimes after each meal, but it is really very minimal.
Anyhow, Marc and I are about to embark on a very long journey together. We will be getting married March 27, 2010!!! He proposed last May on my birthday, very romantic - wrote it in the sand on Coronado Island in Cali =) Mr. Thoughtful spent a lot of time planning everything out to make it perfect, and it was! Wedding planning is well under way. In fact, we are just down to the little details now. We are both getting very excited!! We plan to honeymoon for a week in Maui immediately following the wedding. I'll miss my little one terribly, but it will be very exciting and romantic to have a whole kidless week together!
Now, for the really big news!
Marc and I do almost everything out of impulse or sponteneity. Nearly all of our purchases, from the pool table we NEVER use right down to all 3 dogs we've bnought were done on a moment's whim and probably with waaaaay too little thought. This is why out of three dogs, we are down to one! It definitely keeps things interesting around here to say the least! There is one thing however, that both of us have never wanted to do on impulse or without proper thought and planning, and this is planning our family together. Especially because children are not like dogs, if one is hard to potty train and the other bites you - you can't just take them back!!! Marc was ready about a year ago for this, and I needed a lot more warming up (and a fat rock on my finger) before I would even consider it. Well, after much consideration, and months of due date calcuations and trying to figure things perfectly to fit between everyone else's birthday's, holiday's, and most importantly - keeping the age gap between Maddison and her sibling as minimal as possible - we finally decided January, yes January, 2.5 months before the wedding would be the best time for us as a family to start trying. Well, it didn't take long!! February 9th I found out I am pregnant!!! So currently, I am 4 weeks along and due October 19th. We are both very excited!! I am a little anxious, only because I am stressing a bit about telling everyone, and answering EVERYONE'S first question which will be, "OMG, WHAT are you going to do about your DRESS?" Well, luckily babies take a while to bake so I doubt by 12 weeks I'll be showing much!! We still haven't decided when exactly we will tell everyone - a very select few already know - but right now we are contemplating just making an announcement at the reception. We will see!
So the main purpose of this blog is to keep track of our first pregnancy, and all the little changes that will be happening in the coming months while I grow a little baby sister or brother for Maddison. She doesn't know yet, only because she can be a bit of an accidental blabber mouth, but she has been asking for a baby brother for quite some time now so I know she will be VERY excited once we tell her! So very quickly, as it is after 9 and I need to get her in bed, so here goes:
Starting weight is....nunya...(ok I'm only telling so I can reminsce later) 112.5
Starting waist is....
I know this is early, but my little pregnancy app on my phone has these listed and I thought it would be neat so:
Cravings: If any, sweets, but I always crave sweets so I don't know if I can really count that.
Mood: Happy
Energy: I actually have felt more energetic than normal in the past week.
Morning Sickness: Slight nausea in the mornings, sometimes after each meal, but it is really very minimal.
Forgetful Me
So I am a little forgetful and forgot my username and password for the old blog. Unfortunately, I also forgot the password to my original gmail account so I had ot make a new one of those too! So here's a new blog! I think I'll e-mail myself my info this time so I won't lose it! I'll copy and paste the old posts to this (luckily there were only 2!).
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