Today is a very slow day. We've been steadily getting snow, which has become thicker as the day progressed. Joe just snowblowed the driveway so hopefully I can get my car out tomorrow, hooray!
In pregnancy news, the nausea continues. I lost my breakfast this morning (rather disappointing as I had just bought this new cereal to try) and so far have eaten two popsicles, a few animal crackers, and half a bagel. Not very nutritiously balanced, but I'm not sure what I can eat. :/ My tummy has been unhappy all day. This could be precipitated by my over eating yesterday... apparently it's not a good idea to eat an entire box of mac n cheese by yourself? Who knew?
Oh, and I've been getting mini-nose bleeds (as predicted in Pregnancy Sucks). Now I see little bloody boogers when I blow my nose.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Kinda want to blurt it out...
Even though I'm not yet to the second trimester mark I find myself irrationally wanting to post on Facebook and every other social media outlet that I use that I am PREGNANT! :) And excited!
Sigh.
Today I am feeling not as nauseous as other days. I am taking this as a good sign. However, I also broke the shower this morning, so I had to come to work to shower. Hopefully this will encourage me (aka force me) to come tomorrow and walk before work. That is, if we don't get snowed in! (I wouldn't mind a day off though...)
Sigh.
Today I am feeling not as nauseous as other days. I am taking this as a good sign. However, I also broke the shower this morning, so I had to come to work to shower. Hopefully this will encourage me (aka force me) to come tomorrow and walk before work. That is, if we don't get snowed in! (I wouldn't mind a day off though...)
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Vomit, vomit, vomit
All of last week I had some ridiculous sinus cold/cough that resulted in my throwing up almost every single day. (I'd eat something, start coughing, and then that triggered the gag reflex.) Not very fun. So I start thinking the worst is over this week, since I'm feeling better, and then last night WHAM. Nausea hit me hard. I had literally just finished eating something and about 2 minutes later it's like time to puke!
As a result, I borrowed the book "Pregnancy Sucks" from my cousin and started reading it last night. I'm appreciating the forthright tone and the idea that you don't have to be happy all the time when you're pregnant! Even though I am happy to be pregnant, some of the symptoms and changes so far honestly do suck. And most people don't tell you about them beforehand. Or if they do it's in a "oh it wasn't so bad" kind of way. Right now I want to lie on the floor like the author of the book describes doing. Except, instead of getting sympathetic looks from coworkers like she did, I would more likely let the cat out of the bag that I am pregnant (since only 2 coworkers and my boss know at this point). I'm kind of waiting to let everyone else know until I'm actually showing. (Whenever that is.) Up until then if anyone asks if I'm pregnant the response will be "No, I'm just fat."
In other news, the 20 week ultrasound is scheduled for May 5!!! Very excited to find out if there is a boy or a girl inside. :) Either way, we will be super happy.
Also, I was relieved to find out when I saw the nurse for my prenatal "intake" appointment on Monday that cold cuts from "reputable" places are generally considered okay. I had a roast beef sub 2 weeks ago and then was freaking out when I got sick because I thought I had listeria. Not cool! But thankfully that was not the case. Therefore, I had another roast beef Dibella's sub Monday before going to get blood drawn... and it was delicious! It's nice not to feel guilty about eating things I like/am craving.
Tonight we are supposed to go out for wings with friends. I'm not sure how that is going to go, as I'm feeling nauseous right now. I think the pineapple I had was a little too much acid for my tummy. The salad I bought for lunch isn't sounding too good right now either. Grrr. Sometimes it's like what exactly CAN I eat??? Hello, digestive system? You listening?
On a positive note, today I am 10 weeks!!! According to the week by week book our baby is now the size of a small plum. Next week he/she will be the size of a large lime! Crazy. And awesome.
As a result, I borrowed the book "Pregnancy Sucks" from my cousin and started reading it last night. I'm appreciating the forthright tone and the idea that you don't have to be happy all the time when you're pregnant! Even though I am happy to be pregnant, some of the symptoms and changes so far honestly do suck. And most people don't tell you about them beforehand. Or if they do it's in a "oh it wasn't so bad" kind of way. Right now I want to lie on the floor like the author of the book describes doing. Except, instead of getting sympathetic looks from coworkers like she did, I would more likely let the cat out of the bag that I am pregnant (since only 2 coworkers and my boss know at this point). I'm kind of waiting to let everyone else know until I'm actually showing. (Whenever that is.) Up until then if anyone asks if I'm pregnant the response will be "No, I'm just fat."
In other news, the 20 week ultrasound is scheduled for May 5!!! Very excited to find out if there is a boy or a girl inside. :) Either way, we will be super happy.
Also, I was relieved to find out when I saw the nurse for my prenatal "intake" appointment on Monday that cold cuts from "reputable" places are generally considered okay. I had a roast beef sub 2 weeks ago and then was freaking out when I got sick because I thought I had listeria. Not cool! But thankfully that was not the case. Therefore, I had another roast beef Dibella's sub Monday before going to get blood drawn... and it was delicious! It's nice not to feel guilty about eating things I like/am craving.
Tonight we are supposed to go out for wings with friends. I'm not sure how that is going to go, as I'm feeling nauseous right now. I think the pineapple I had was a little too much acid for my tummy. The salad I bought for lunch isn't sounding too good right now either. Grrr. Sometimes it's like what exactly CAN I eat??? Hello, digestive system? You listening?
On a positive note, today I am 10 weeks!!! According to the week by week book our baby is now the size of a small plum. Next week he/she will be the size of a large lime! Crazy. And awesome.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
I almost forgot!
Puppy pictures! (Well, one at least.)
This is Link, our future Pembroke Welsh Corgi! He's a tricolor, and right now he's two weeks old! Wow they are little!
This is Link, our future Pembroke Welsh Corgi! He's a tricolor, and right now he's two weeks old! Wow they are little!
Really?
We had our second ultrasound yesterday. Everything is still looking good, whoo-hoo!
However, was NOT impressed by the "bedside manner" of the doctor we saw. She ignored my husband the entire time we were there. Very weird.
And today, while calling my regular ob/gyn to schedule my follow-up appointments, I was basically yelled at by the office worker or nurse who was scheduling me to make sure I get enough rest. As she said, "This time you are going to get enough rest!"
As though somehow I caused my two prior miscarriages by not resting enough? Nope, I don't think so.
Rarrr. Rubbed me the wrong way. I'm sure she meant well by saying it. Speaking of which, right now I am so tired I am thinking about taking a nap in my office. I am not going home this evening but am going straight to a meeting so don't have time to rest... oy.
However, was NOT impressed by the "bedside manner" of the doctor we saw. She ignored my husband the entire time we were there. Very weird.
And today, while calling my regular ob/gyn to schedule my follow-up appointments, I was basically yelled at by the office worker or nurse who was scheduling me to make sure I get enough rest. As she said, "This time you are going to get enough rest!"
As though somehow I caused my two prior miscarriages by not resting enough? Nope, I don't think so.
Rarrr. Rubbed me the wrong way. I'm sure she meant well by saying it. Speaking of which, right now I am so tired I am thinking about taking a nap in my office. I am not going home this evening but am going straight to a meeting so don't have time to rest... oy.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Update
Apparently the B-Natal worked so well that I was able to eat a fish fry for lunch with no problems!
Wonder & Morning Sickness
The ultrasound went well! Hooray! Everything looks as it should, is appropriately sized, etc. for how far along I am (7 weeks). It is very exciting to feel like it's all going to be okay.
During the ultrasound we could see the baby's tiny heart beating. It is wonderful, awesome, and weird all at the same time to see this fluttering that indicates life inside a being as tiny as a blueberry (soon to be the size of a raspberry!). It's hard to imagine how precisely and wonderfully we humans are made. Each tiny cell put in just the right place at the right time to bring life. Wow, God, You done good. ;)
The past few days I've had really bad morning sickness that has been lasting most of the day. I'm not sure what happened... I was feeling fine up until recently! I guess week 7 is the "special" week for me. I haven't actually thrown up yet but have felt very close a couple of times! Trying to avoid spicy, greasy, weird, or slimy foods in an effort to get my palette to calm down. Ugh.
Anyone have any good ideas to help?
The one thing I've found that does tend to help in most circumstances are the B-Natal hard candies (vitamin B6). I'm not sure if it's the vitamin itself or the action of sucking on a hard candy that helps. Regardless, I'm glad I bought some way back when and stashed them in my drawer at work!
During the ultrasound we could see the baby's tiny heart beating. It is wonderful, awesome, and weird all at the same time to see this fluttering that indicates life inside a being as tiny as a blueberry (soon to be the size of a raspberry!). It's hard to imagine how precisely and wonderfully we humans are made. Each tiny cell put in just the right place at the right time to bring life. Wow, God, You done good. ;)
The past few days I've had really bad morning sickness that has been lasting most of the day. I'm not sure what happened... I was feeling fine up until recently! I guess week 7 is the "special" week for me. I haven't actually thrown up yet but have felt very close a couple of times! Trying to avoid spicy, greasy, weird, or slimy foods in an effort to get my palette to calm down. Ugh.
Anyone have any good ideas to help?
The one thing I've found that does tend to help in most circumstances are the B-Natal hard candies (vitamin B6). I'm not sure if it's the vitamin itself or the action of sucking on a hard candy that helps. Regardless, I'm glad I bought some way back when and stashed them in my drawer at work!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Why am I doing this?
I've been wanting to write about what's going on with me for a while. It's somewhat difficult because I can't/won't tell anyone outside of immediate family that I am, in fact, pregnant. (Having two miscarriages last year put the damper on the telling part. It's not so much what happened as the having to tell people what happened that is the issue.)
This time around, however, things look good. We've worked with an infertility specialist and I'm on progesterone, and so far everything looks okay. My first ultrasound is tomorrow, so that will give us some more information. Why, then, am I trying to hard not to get too excited? Is there some built-in moderating function in my brain that is trying to avoid recreating the hurts of the past by not getting too invested in the future?
However, we are looking forward to the addition of our new doggie in a few months, which is something that is safer to be excited about. His name is Link, he's a tricolor Pembroke Welsh Corgi, and he's going to be two weeks old this Sunday. :)
We won't be able to bring him home until the second week of April due to our travel plans, but still, it's exciting all the same! Can't wait to see him this weekend.
In other news: I wore my first pair of maternity jeans ever today. They are really comfortable, and I got them from the Salvation Army, which is even better! I've been a little weirded out by the fact that they tend to slide down (no belt loops) but I'm sure they will be fitting me better in a few weeks or months.
That's it for now. New blog, begin!
This time around, however, things look good. We've worked with an infertility specialist and I'm on progesterone, and so far everything looks okay. My first ultrasound is tomorrow, so that will give us some more information. Why, then, am I trying to hard not to get too excited? Is there some built-in moderating function in my brain that is trying to avoid recreating the hurts of the past by not getting too invested in the future?
However, we are looking forward to the addition of our new doggie in a few months, which is something that is safer to be excited about. His name is Link, he's a tricolor Pembroke Welsh Corgi, and he's going to be two weeks old this Sunday. :)
We won't be able to bring him home until the second week of April due to our travel plans, but still, it's exciting all the same! Can't wait to see him this weekend.
In other news: I wore my first pair of maternity jeans ever today. They are really comfortable, and I got them from the Salvation Army, which is even better! I've been a little weirded out by the fact that they tend to slide down (no belt loops) but I'm sure they will be fitting me better in a few weeks or months.
That's it for now. New blog, begin!
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