A Thought

Look down my posts to the ultrasound picture. Is it just me, or does that look like 2 feet sticking straight up in the air?

Week 11

Not much has changed this week except burgers and any kind of soda grosses me out. All I can drink is water (juice is ok). I'll take sips of something else but I'm quickly back to water. This is so strange because I used to be addicted to diet coke and now I can't stand drinking more than a few sips of it (this is a good thing!). I take this as a signal from my body that it doesn't need the junk. hehe.
I'm not as tired as I was last week. I feel like I've been pregnant for a long time. I guess because nothing much is happening. I got some really cute maternity clothes from Erin & Noelle and I'm actually anxious to wear them (or to even see if they fit for that matter). I have a huge mound of these clothes so I'm happy because I haven't bought new clothes in a long time :) It'll be nice to wear something different.

Week 10

This week hasn't been as great as the rest. Atleast no sickness! Yay! Well other than being hungrier than normal, I've run into a toothbrush problem of all things. A few times, brushing my teeth has made me gag or throw up. Lovely. I don't know what it is. It's not the taste, just the brushing. It just makes my stomach turn. I don't know. Anyway, I'm glad Noelle told me this happened to her when she was pregnant so I don't feel like a total weirdo. Along with that, I've had a cough (that's going away but still lingering) for about 5 or 6 weeks which also makes me gag sometimes too. Lovely!
I don't have any cravings, no pickles & ice cream. Nothing. Just a funny feeling when I don't eat for a while. But all I want to do is lay down & rest or go to sleep. I've had a harder time going to work the past 2 weeks because I just want to sleep and so I feel yucky when I can't. I get 8-10 hours of sleep a night so it's not because I stay up late. Speaking of sleep, the bed is calling my name. Goodnight!

Fetal Development - Week 9

Profile Problem

Does anyone know why my profile on this blog is linked to the one on my regular blog? I can't change my profile for this blog without it automatically changing the profile on my other blog. Any suggestions or is this just the way it works (I do have the same email for both blogs)..

9 Weeks

Right about this time 5 years ago, I was pregnant with Abby, not being able to keep food or water down for 2-3 days, and in the hospital for an IV for dehydration. I thank God every day that I have no sickness to complain of! Every morning before I even get out of bed, I pray that I'll enjoy the day and that no nausea would come upon me. What would we do if God didn't answer prayer? Well I pretty much feel normal, no major complaints. I was craving fruits about 2 weeks ago but that's gone. I have excessive thirst a couple times a day like I haven't drank in 2 days. I drink water and more water until my stomach is full of water yet I still have the feeling that I need to drink more water. Crazy. Other than that, I figured out that I have to eat every 3 hours or else I get dizzy and light headed. I eat breakfast at 7:30am and I'm starving for lunch at almost exactly 10:30. I usually eat breakfast and then eat a small something when I get to work (which is only an hour later), then eat lunch between 11:30 & 12. By 5:00, I can't wait to get home and eat a good dinner. For Valentine's day we went to Olive Garden. Oh my was it good. I can't get over the bread and salad and RANCH and lasagna that I had. Definately my kind of food. This morning me and Abby got up and left for my haircut appointment at 10am. Then we stopped by the bakery across the street because Abby loves for me to take her there to get the cut out cookies they make. So that's her treat every time I get my hair cut. Then we went to Wal Mart to do some grocery shopping and stopped at Payless on the way because it's right next door. They had a buy one - get one half off sale, so I got me and Abby some shoes and a really cute black purse there that I've been wanting. Then we came home and cleaned up, cooked some ham, potato salad (store-bought, you know me), green beans, & rolls. By then I was so tired and wanted to take a nap but there on the couch was 3 loads of clothes to be folded. Billy said he'd help me but somehow neither of us got it done and now I look over and there lays the pile of clothes. I went and got my nails done today. It was relaxing. I just sat there thinking that when I won't feel like bending down over my belly to paint my toes, I can go right down the road and have the nail shop do them for me. Well I have probably 100 receipts that I need to clean out of my purse so I'm going to do that and then go to bed. I didn't mean for this post to be so long. I thought this was just supposed to be about pregnancy. Sheesh!

8 Weeks - 1st Doctor's Appointment

I had my first doctor's appointment last Monday. It went really well. I see a midwife. Her name is Macie. She's very nice. I never have to wait long at my appointments and everyone there is really nice and aware of who you are and remembering faces. First they checked my blood pressure and weighed me (I'm rather sad knowing the scale will only go up from here). Then I had an ultrasound in which I saw what looked like a white fuzzy bean. Right there I saw a little flutter, just pumping away was the baby's heartbeat. It's weird to think that something that small and not fully developed has a heartbeat! And they say that a baby isn't a life until it's born?! Anyway, as I was watching the screen, the midwife pushed a button and on the screen it showed the heartrate. It was really fast. Then sound! I heard the heartbeat! This doesn't make any sense to me because I've never heard of being able to hear the heartbeat this early, especially on an ultrasound screen. I guess technology has changed in the last 5 years since I had Abby! I also got what felt like a half-gallon of blood sucked out of me and the woman that pokes the needle isn't very gentle about it :) This was to check for iron, blood type, and a bunch of other stuff I'm not sure of. Then I got sent home with a bag of baby magazines and some lotion, and even a magazine for grandparents that I guess I'm supposed to give to the grandparents. Then they scheduled my 20 week ultrasound where I can find out if this Bean is a girl or boy. That appointment is May 2nd at 8:30, so be up early that day to hear the news! (I have a strong suspicion that this little stinker is a boy).

January 11th, 2008

This is the day we found out about Miracle 2! A baby is on the way! I couldn't believe my eyes. Is this really happening? I thought for a while that God had intended me to have just 1 child and I was trying to find peace with that. I wouldn't trade Abby for the world, and if she was the only child I ever had that would be good enough for me! But just to add to the family makes it all the more joyful. To say the least, I'm extremely excited, especially since I have not experienced any nausea, I'm feeling well enough to think this through. Things are slowly coming to mind, like what it's going to be like going places with 2 kids (sorry mom, I know it's nothing to you!), or that we'll need to pick out a name, or how I'm going to fit anything extra in our apartment. I guess I have plenty of time to think about things.