Pregnancy Milestones- 75 days until Oliver's estimated date of arrival!

 I was on Baby Center and they have an option to note when you hit certain milestones in your pregnancy and since most of you have no reason to visit that site I figured I would share these dates to remember with YOU!

Picked a name: Don't remember exactly, we had started talking about names way back before we were engaged as Anita and Michael were contemplating names for a baby they were thinking of having before little Mikey came to be. We had picked 2 boys names and 2 girls names and while so far we have changed these names a little we have kept most of the options and are all set for one more after Oliver!

Positive pregnancy test: 1/15 I believe, I know we were house/dog sitting for my parents while they were in NY with my sister and that Dusty and I were getting ready for work and Noah wasn't there so it couldn't have been a Friday. 3 positive tests and our world was turned upside down. Did I cry? Yes, I thought I wouldn't fit into my dress for the wedding as I had JUST had it altered!! As luck would have it I lost so much weight that it was loose!

Told partner: Same as the positive tests.

Told friends and family: 1/19 we told our immediate family as we are terrible at keeping secrets when we we are so excited. Friends/Facebook 1/24 via the following post:

 First ultrasound: 3/02- The day after our bridal shower I woke up bleeding and while very upset and scared ended up going to the ER where we had some tests and an ultrasound. Dusty had to take Noah out of the room since it was an internal ultrasound and it wouldn't have been appropriate for him to stay in there and they wouldn't say anything or print me a picture but I got my first view of our little guy growing inside me! I cried a bit.

Heard heartbeat: 3/10- We had one of our regular pre-natal visits a month before the wedding and the doctor hear Oliver's hearbeat nice and strong at only 11 weeks. She said she was impressed and that it was a very good sign because hearing a strong heartbeat usually means you are less likely to miscarry from that point on! Such a good visit!

Started second trimester: 3/21

Felt my baby move: 4/13- we were in the car on the way to Anita and Michael's house after little Mikey's dedication at church and I was falling asleep a little in the car when I felt like a popcorn kernel popped in my stomach. It was weird and I didn't feel it again for a little which made me think it wasn't him but I believe it was!

Found out my baby's sex: 5/4- Heather was adamant on throwing us a gender reveal party so she could reveal her niece to our friends and family. Unfortunately for Heather her niece and potential flower girl ended up being a nephew!

Halfway through my pregnancy: 5/9- 20 weeks down, 20 to go!

Found out about some Complications: 6/24- During this visit to the OB the doctor we were seeing was listening to Oliver's heart and heard that it beat an extra time every 10th beat or so. She felt it was probably just an arrhythmia that would go away by birth but sent us for another ultrasound and a fetal echo which showed that a. yes he was a boy, that he had all the right parts of his heart, and that the issue was caused by PAC's which pretty much meant that his heart should be fine but he needs some extra monitoring. We also found out that my placenta might be slightly abnormal but that is just something else to monitor a little more closely.

Started third trimester: 6/27 I hear this is when I am supposed to be begging the baby to go ahead and come out. I am impatient to meet him but he needs to bake a little longer before I would like him to come out and this mommy and daddy still need time to get ready and save money before that happens. I told Oliver that he can come September 8th or after as I will be full term and Noah's birthday party will have passed!

Started childbirth class: 7/8 - We signed up for Childbirth classes through the Forsyth County Health Department for 4 Tuesdays in July. Apparently they teach us about the stages of labor, ways to deal with the pain of labor and delivery, and try their best to convince you to not let anyone induce you until 42 weeks pregnant, not to accept any pain medication at all and that you need to breast feed or you are the devil. Ok, maybe not to that extreme but they do their best to drive home the point. The first class was ok, I found that I was not one for guided imagry as it just made me sleepy and left my mind to wander to other things like if Property Brothers was on HGTV that night, Dusty enjoyed it though and found himself very relaxed. We watched a video of some lady going through the stages of labor with her all natural birth and I found that, while informative, all it left me was scared to death of the pain. There is just something about watching this confident person break down crying because she doesn't understand how the pain could possibly get any worse and yet somehow was that just made me very VERY terrified of labor. I am semi-looking forward to the rest of our classes and am excited to report that we won the first week's raffle for outlet covers to start baby proofing our apartment!

These next few haven't passed yet but we know when they will be!

Went on a babymoon: 8/7-8/11 Well...we went on our honeymoon while pregnant in April but in August Beverly and Lyle want to take the family on a beach weekend where they, Heather and her family and Dusty Noah and I will go to the beach and relax and spend time together. This will be our last vacation before Oliver is here and we are very much looking forward to it. I know it is going to be very hot which will be difficult for me but hopefully the relaxing aspect will make it worthwhile! Plus, Noah is going to the beach the NEXT week as well and we will miss out on a couple of days more than we usually miss him PLUS he won't be able to come to the baby shower because he will be having too much fun at the Beach with his Mawmaw and PawPaw to care about baby stuff. I am kind of bummed that he will be missing it but I am doing my best not to be selfish and remember that he will have a much better time there.

Baby shower: 8/17 is the date set for the baby shower. I have MY invitation and I must say they came out awesome. I am so excited for the opportunity to see so many wonderful people and to get the items we need to take care of our new addition. I am very thankful to my mom, my mother in law and my sister in law for all the hard work they are doing to plan and prepare for this fun event!

These last few have also not passed yet but they will come in the next 75 days or so!

Finished the nursery: After the baby shower we will work on this. I will probably be employing assistance in setting up baby furniture so Dusty doesn't have to do it alone since I wont be super helpful at 8 months pregnant even though I love putting things together. We aren't painting since we live in an apartment and would just have to paint it back but hopefully we will get some decorations to hang to make the baby side of our room all set for the little guy!

This isn't our actual nursery but this is the bedding we picked!

Baby dropped: I worry about this because I have always carried Oliver very low so if he plans on dropping, he may do so in a much more literal sense than expected.

Went into labor: As discussed, Oliver knows not to start any such business until at least 5 or 6pm on September 7th if not after so that he doesn't interfere with Noah's birthday celebration! Of course I say that now but as most people know, kids rarely listen to reason...

Went on maternity leave: I plan to work as long as I possibly can. I already told my supervisor that if labor starts at work I am staying as long as possible. The plan is that when I am in early labor and have contractions but am still ok in between I will stay off the phones and focus on e-mail, letters, special projects, etc to ensure I am still getting work done. I will also begin delegating any open things I have left to do so that they can be taken care of while I am out. I promised that once I got to a point where I knew I wasn't able to be productive and do my job that is when Dusty and I would head out to continue on our labor path.

4 months to go! Baby Haynes update!

I'm sorry if I have been out of touch these days. Most of the time it has been the same routine, wake up, work, dinner, sleep, repeat. I haven't been in much of a blogging mood from being tired so much but today I woke up extremely anxious and thought maybe just typing would help.

The biggest thing that has happened recently is that we got to see our little boy on ultrasound!

We got to see him wave and jump (literally) and turn and put his feet over his head and it was amazing. His heart and head and organs looked good, the doctor explained that the Ultrasound techs have a checklist of things to look into at the Anatomy scan and our little boy looked perfect! Oh, and if you didn't already know we we found out he is a BOY! Little Oliver Holden Haynes measured exactly 18 weeks and 3 days on the day he was estimated to be this far along and surprised many people at our gender reveal party with his y chromosome!

I don't remember the exact day that I knew for sure I was feeling him kick and move but  I think the first time I felt him was the Sunday after the wedding, I felt like a bubbly popped in my belly, it only happened once and I didn't feel anything again for a while, at least not that I noticed but now I feel him moving every day when I start to relax. Dusty has been able to feel him move too! I can't imagine how much stronger his movements are going to get because at 22 weeks 3 days he can kick really strong!

Another exciting thing we got do do was register for baby stuff! I have to admit it was quite overwhelming and very tiring! Of course when you go to a baby store or a baby section what stands out most? Baby clothes! What is one thing you don't need to register for? Baby clothes! We did what we could to register for the basics a crib, stroller/carseat travel system, pack and play, swing, high chair and much much more! I think the hardest part of it is the fact that you can't tell what kind of bottles or pacifiers he will like, what kind of diapers or wipes will work best for him. We are going to need to make a babies r us or target or walmart run on the way home from the hospital after testing a few bottles to stock up on such things! I think I am going to eventually make a blog post about some of the things on the registry just to share the digs our little man will be in once he moves out of his studio apartment and into the real world!

I am excited that Noah is interested in the baby. He always asks me if he is here yet, to which I remind him that he will be 4 before Baby Ollie makes his appearance. When we read stories in the morning I asked him if he would help me read to Ollie when he is here and he says he will, he'll read the Prince book since he can read that all by himself. We always let him know what kind of things he can help with like holding Ollie, maybe feeding him, teaching him letters and numbers and one day how to poop on the potty! He takes his job as a big brother very seriously. He is getting lots of practice with his little sister too. When his mom came to pick him up yesterday she brought the baby up and he points at her and says "I love her." It melted my heart. He then brought Dusty over to where her car seat was and told him to look at her little face. He was very proud and it makes me excited for when his brother is here.

Unfortunately my anxiety is still here, full force, so I am going to call it a day for now. Hope you enjoyed the update!

101 days left!!- End of Year Recap (stolen from Hannah Callaway)

1. What did you do in 2013 that you'd never done before? I got the flu shot and planned 3 weddings, lol.

2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions and will you make more for next year? I don't think I made any resolutions last year but our first year of marriage to do list may start early for a group resolution type thing.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? My sister did! Little Ryan Patrick Dunne was born and I became a godmother :)

4. Did anyone close to you die? My dog Belle died :(

5. What countries did you visit? I didn't leave this one.

6. What would you like to have in 2014 that you lacked in 2013? I would like to finally have my wedding! Which I will, only 101 days away!

7. What date(s) from 2013 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? None, it has been a year of waiting with no specific dates in mind.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? I lost 30 pounds, I gained 10 back because I fell off the wagon hard but I am still proud of my 20 lbs lost!

9. What was your biggest failure? Allowing the little things to get to me, forgetting at times that what matters at the end of the day is that you have your family.

10. Did you suffer any illness or injury? I had Pneumonia for a month straight and I dislocated my thumb.

11. What was the best thing you bought? My wedding dress, though I didn't technically buy it, my mommy did.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? I will say mine and Dusty's because we have been thrown some rough curve balls, had to re=plan our wedding twice with most details changing costing us to lose many deposits and we still pushed through, heads high, jumping back on the horse and making new plans. We have also been complimented many times this year for taking the high road when many others would not and making very mature decisions.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Society in general, through there have been a few rays of hope society as a whole has shown its dark, hateful side and it makes me sad how horrible people can be.

14. Where did most of your money go? Wedding plans that fell through, food and rent.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? I was engaged and was planning my wedding!

16. What song will always remind you of 2013? None, I am not big into music.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. Happier or sadder? I will have to say sadder only because this time last year I had JUST gotten engaged. I am however extremely happy.
ii. Thinner or fatter? Let's go with thinner, though after the wedding I plan on trying to lose some more weight.
iii. Richer or poorer? Definitely poorer, but that is life.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of? Saving money.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of? Stressing. Poor Dusty has to deal with stressed out Dianna quite often.

20. How did you spend Christmas? We woke up around 5:30 am and laid in bed for a little bit, around 6 we started a fire and woke up Noah as it was our year to have him Christmas morning, watched him open his gifts, ate some breakfast, gave him a bath and watched a movie and played with new toys until Noah's mom picked him up at 9am. Got dressed and went to Dusty's parents' house for lunch and presents where Noah's mom dropped him off so he could partake, went to my brother's house for presents and dinner, stopped at Dusty's mom's house again for a couple of presents we forgot to give Noah then brought Noah to his MawMaw and PawPaw's house, went home too tired to clean and fell asleep super fast.

21. Did you fall in love in 2013? Yes. While I was already in love with Dusty I would, at times, find myself looking at him sometimes and feel that feeling of falling in love with him all over again. He would ask me what was wrong and I would say, "nothing, I just love you."

22. What was your favorite tv program? Hmm...I was big on HGTV this year watching shows like Love It or List It (NOT LOVE IT OR LIST IT TOO), Property Brothers, Property Virgins and House Hunters.

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? I don't think I HATE anyone. At work I often say that I hate people in general for being so petty and hateful but I don't literally HATE them.

24. What was your greatest musical discovery? "First Day of my Life" by Bright Eyes- OK so I am not actually not positive as to when I first hear this song but it was on a Zillow commercial and now it will be played at our wedding :)

25. What did you want and get? A big TV to make our love of movies more exiting at home!

26. What did you want and not get? A house

27. What was your favorite film of the year? Either The Conjuring or Catching Fire

28. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I worked, will probably do the same thing this coming year, I turned 25

29. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Buying a house rather than moving into an apartment, though I do LOVE my apartment (minus my downstairs neighbor)

30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2013? Um, I wouldn't.

31. What kept you sane? Dusty Haynes (and he is a who, not a what)

32. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? No idea- Jennifer Lawrence maybe because she is really down to earth and seems like a really good person.

33. Who did you miss? I miss abby doodles as she doesn't live with  me since I moved. 

34. Who was the best new person you met? Dusty's friend Katie, she is pretty awesome.

35. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2013: Plans need to be changed sometimes, get over it, make the best of it and remember what is important.

36. Quote a song lyric movie quote that sums up your year: "When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible."