Morning Sickness . . .

afternoon sickness, evening sickness, not even sure why they give it a time frame. How about "The First Trimester Any Time of Day Pukin' Ritual". I HATE throwing up! Oh well, as a friend reminded me yesterday, this too shall pass. I'm just really praying that it passes before the mentioned "8 more weeks".

Another new and dear friend gave me a very helpful tip . . . ginger. Crystallized ginger to be exact. I didn't know it was promoted as a "travel buddy" for motion sickness and nausea. So I got online and found these. . . http://www.gingerpeople.com/gin-gin-candies/gin-gins-boost-ultra-strength-ginger-candy.html and they have helped already. Also I love the natural ginger-ale from Whole Foods, and that's helping as well. Any other suggestions for nausea and indigestion are welcome. That's the other thing - that doesn't help with the nausea, is I'm burping from the moment I get up til I go to sleep at night. Get's really old.

Well, gonna be looking get an appointment with the OB doc soon. I was thinking of waiting til 9 weeks so I'd be sure to hear the heartbeat, but we'll see. - Jan 20th, 2009
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Well, I waited to long to get this posted and other events have transpired. The last week of January I started spotting. When I called the doctor's office, they immediately told me to head to the ER. So that Thursday evening, I spent about 4 hours in the emergency room having blood work and ultrasounds done to see if everything was ok. I even got to see the little peanut and hear it's heartbeat. According to the ultrasound, it put me at 8 wks 3 days. The due date it estimated at, ready for this . . . Labor Day, September 7th. Too Funny!

Well, I got bedrest over the rest of the weekend, and then was told to see my regular OB pronto. He said that everything looked fine, and that the placenta probably just attached low on my uterus. As the uterus stretched and grew, it pulled and maybe broken some blood vessels, etc. I'm doing fine now. Except for the nausea, queasiness, and falling asleep at odd hours, that is. :)

I'm to see my doc, Dr. Duhart, on February 28th, and hopefully my DH will get to hear the heartbeat at that time, since no one was in the ER ultrasound room with me except the tech.
Well, til later . . .

Shell Shock

Ok, maybe "sperm shock" would be a better term. About 2 -3 weeks ago, my husband and I basically decided in concrete that, yes, we were done having kids and he would begin research on having a vasectomy. Well, Sunday as he sat researching the procedure(s) and different doctors in our area, little did we know that we were just about 6 weeks behind in the game.

Monday morning, I decided to slip into the bathroom as he got ready for work and take a pregnancy test, fully expecting it to turn out as all the dozens of others have over the last 8 years . . . negative. Imagine my surprise, when I look down to see not just one vertical line, but two. Yes, it tested positive, and my shock began. Poor hubby, I couldn't bring myself to spring THAT one on him on his way out the door. So all day long, I prayed, I fretted, I worried, and prayed some more. I wrote him a note, knowing that with my emotions, I'd never get it all out before breaking into tears, and waited until he arrived home that evening before breaking the news to him that, this fall, Joshua -our only son, would not be an only child any more.

Yesterday, I went to our family doctor and Rob joined me to ask any questions he might have. The doc said I was in fine health and didn't forsee any problems with the pregnancy. That was a relief to both my husband and I.

Ya see, I'm overweight, and have just recently been doing better about taking some of the excess poundage off. Now to find out I'm pregnant, we thought that would basically undo anything we've already worked on. Not so . . . I will continue to do the exercises I have planned, and eat healthier, like we have been. I just won't cut the carbs as drastically as planned, since reading that that wouldn't be good for the baby. However, as I told the doc, I'd really like to be about the weight I am now (172) when I'm 9 months along and just keep loosing the extra that I needed to loose. But if I can even aim for only gaining 10-15 pounds extra, I'd be happy, knowing I'm not tipping that 200 mark again. AND I WILL lose it all and get to my goal weight before my 39th birthday. THAT is my goal.

As the pregnancy progresses, I'll post my thoughts, physical changes, and anything else that floats through my prego brain, as that may be the only way it doesn't get lost or forgotten. ;-D

Today was the first day that I got a slight bout of "morning sickness" even though it was this afternoon. Not too bad, but BOY do I hate throwing up. I think the little "fish" crackers are going to be my friends, at least for a few weeks.

We aren't the only 2 walking around in shock either. Our son Josh, is rather nervous about the whole thing, and worries about my health as much as anything else. Bless his sweet heart. But I know God is in control, and I'll trust Him to give me the common sense and the wisdom through this pregnancy to keep us all healthy.

Bye for now,
Prego