I have felt my very best this week. I have been able to sleep at night and even take naps in the day. Tonight seems to be different though :( so I am updating the blog. My food frenzy is finally calming down. I think that it had to be my prenatal meds that have thrown my body for a loop because I forgot to take them with me on my trip down to Mona and the week could not have been more perfect: I rarely felt nauseous in the morning, I slept perfect, and all of the other crazy pregnancy symptoms like dry eyes vanished. I took the prenatal vitamin right before I went to bed thinking nothing of it... and now I cannot sleep again. I doubt it has caffeine in it but it might as well because there is no way I am going to bed any time soon.
Next week I think I will start posting pictures. I have noticed my pants feeling kinda tight but I still feel fat more than pregnant. Hopefully one more week will convince me that I'm not fat and give me the confidence to post some pictures.
Baby Crow says, "In case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!" (Truman)
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
Week 9
This week I have been on a food frenzy. If I see food than I instantly crave it and at the same time nothing at home sounds very good (fast food sounds disgusting too). My main cravings are veggies, noodles, and any type of sugar... like a Snickers sounds sooo good. The worst part about this week is that I almost always feel starved. I can't eat a lot at a time so if I go too long in-between meals than I feel like it has been days since I ate last. I would say from 10-2pm is the worst time of day because nothing really sounds good to eat but I feel like I have to eat the entire 4 hours to not feel sick or starving. It has been an interesting adventure.
Surprisingly I still fit into my smallest sized jeans but my bras are at the point where they must go. I love the reason for my body changing, but it is so weird to get used to. I know that in the end it will all be worth it and I just have to love myself through the process. I am so excited that week 10 is already here and time is flying by. Happy Days!
Surprisingly I still fit into my smallest sized jeans but my bras are at the point where they must go. I love the reason for my body changing, but it is so weird to get used to. I know that in the end it will all be worth it and I just have to love myself through the process. I am so excited that week 10 is already here and time is flying by. Happy Days!
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Week 8
On Friday (the first day of week 9) Nate and I got to go to our first Baby Doctor appointment. I was so surprised at how long it took! I was told that it would be our longest appointment but 2 hours still seemed like a long time when our Midwife cut out part of the testing I had done in May. My veins are still shy to needles. It took a couple pokes, and some modifications in order to work with 4-5 tubes of blood rather than the original 7 that was wanted. I am so excited for my blood to start increasing :)
The best part about our visit was the heart beat!! It was so neat hearing a heart of another human inside of my body. The pulse stayed in the 160's so we will have to see if it is a boy like everyone is saying. At this point I am just happy to have a little person in me with a heart beating!
I have no new pregnancy symptoms. I had food poisoning for 24 hours because I was extremely stupid and ate muffin mix that had a raw egg (not processed) in it. It taught me to think before just putting anything in my mouth. In fact I have once again started a food journal so I can make sure I am feeding our baby with all the right nutrients. I find that I eat more vegetables and less sugar if I write down what I am eating.
Only 216 days until the expected due date of our baby!!
The best part about our visit was the heart beat!! It was so neat hearing a heart of another human inside of my body. The pulse stayed in the 160's so we will have to see if it is a boy like everyone is saying. At this point I am just happy to have a little person in me with a heart beating!
I have no new pregnancy symptoms. I had food poisoning for 24 hours because I was extremely stupid and ate muffin mix that had a raw egg (not processed) in it. It taught me to think before just putting anything in my mouth. In fact I have once again started a food journal so I can make sure I am feeding our baby with all the right nutrients. I find that I eat more vegetables and less sugar if I write down what I am eating.
Only 216 days until the expected due date of our baby!!
Friday, June 10, 2011
Week 7
Well Nate and I went and got a free pregnancy test on Tuesday and I am still Pregnant so Yippy!! We have no idea when we will be able to do our first doctor's appointment because we are still trying to figure out insurance. I currently have student insurance but come August I will either have to take fall classes or get on Medicaid so it is all very confusing right now. Plus Nate will be gone for a month or so making the appointment even harder to schedule.
Nate is leaving me this Sunday to do a pharmacy rotation down in Mona. I get nervous/sick just thinking about it. I have not been able to last more than one night without him and he is leaving for a month! I will still see him but not nearly as often as I would like. I like my hubby and I don't want him gone for so long. I am so glad he will rarely have to travel for work because I would not be a very good military, pilot, travel agent wife!!
Well, this week has been pretty average. I have not thrown up but I get nauseated in the morning and especially when I work out. Nate and I spent a lot of time with his extended family and it was hard to not accidentally spill the beans. Hot tubing was soooo tempting! There is no way I could have kept the secret if I was throwing up.
My favorite thing about the pregnancy so far is my new hands. I finally have hands that you can see the veins in and that aren't dry and purple. They are still cold but I am hoping even that will fade with increased blood flow.
My sister-in-law let me watch her newborn overnight for their 4th anniversary and I couldn't be happier. I had a blast!! I felt like I was getting spoiled because of how special it felt to have a newborn in our house. William was the perfect baby and made me more excited to be a mom. I kept on telling him how he was going to have a cousin in a few months. I hope he keeps my secret lol.
Well, I am now onto week 8 and very excited to be one week closer to a spirit from heaven.
Mellie
Nate is leaving me this Sunday to do a pharmacy rotation down in Mona. I get nervous/sick just thinking about it. I have not been able to last more than one night without him and he is leaving for a month! I will still see him but not nearly as often as I would like. I like my hubby and I don't want him gone for so long. I am so glad he will rarely have to travel for work because I would not be a very good military, pilot, travel agent wife!!
Well, this week has been pretty average. I have not thrown up but I get nauseated in the morning and especially when I work out. Nate and I spent a lot of time with his extended family and it was hard to not accidentally spill the beans. Hot tubing was soooo tempting! There is no way I could have kept the secret if I was throwing up.
My favorite thing about the pregnancy so far is my new hands. I finally have hands that you can see the veins in and that aren't dry and purple. They are still cold but I am hoping even that will fade with increased blood flow.
My sister-in-law let me watch her newborn overnight for their 4th anniversary and I couldn't be happier. I had a blast!! I felt like I was getting spoiled because of how special it felt to have a newborn in our house. William was the perfect baby and made me more excited to be a mom. I kept on telling him how he was going to have a cousin in a few months. I hope he keeps my secret lol.
Well, I am now onto week 8 and very excited to be one week closer to a spirit from heaven.
Mellie
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Guesses
My guess is that we are having twin girls, and Nate is guessing that we are having just one boy. We would be happy with either gender and really do not have a preference but are just guessing. What is your guess?
Welcome to the Gerber Generation!! Week 6
In April I couldn't watch a single Gerber baby commercial without either crying or finding something else to do. I just finished listening to to one and all I could do was smile, because I now feel welcomed to the Gerber generation.
I am so excited to be pregnant that really I don't know how Nate and I haven't told anyone yet. In fact I have had to send him texts like "Guess what I have a secret I can't tell anyone but I couldn't help myself and I just have to tell you that I AM PREGNANT!!" It has been the only way to get some of my excitement out without spilling the beans.
The last weekend of April I had the opportunity to hold 3 precious little babies for a few hours at a time and I loved every second. I am so lucky to have so many people to lean on who are experiencing the new life of being a mother. My sister-in-law Jolene has been an amazing example to me on the type of mother I want to be someday. She has filled me in on all the trials and joys that come with being a new mom and it has helped me know what I am getting into with the confidence that I can/will be great. I am so excited!!
Well, an update on what happened during my 6th week of pregnancy is kinda boring. I have had all of the same symptoms as week 5 with not much new but possibly just more intense. I sleep even less, have super dry eyes, have had slight abdominal cramping, and I get the occasional nausea if I don't eat very much in-between breakfast and dinner. I am convinced that I can already see a slight slight bump but it might just be that I just want there to be a bump so I am looking for anything.
I have enjoyed poking the baby(ies) and bugging Nate that we are going to have twins. I have never dreamed of having twins but until an ultra sound tells me different I am going with it. I have been having a feeling that I will have twins and I can't even blame it on the pregnancy because it started before I ever became pregnant. Does every girl think this way or is it just me? Either way I am excited.
I am so excited to be pregnant that really I don't know how Nate and I haven't told anyone yet. In fact I have had to send him texts like "Guess what I have a secret I can't tell anyone but I couldn't help myself and I just have to tell you that I AM PREGNANT!!" It has been the only way to get some of my excitement out without spilling the beans.
The last weekend of April I had the opportunity to hold 3 precious little babies for a few hours at a time and I loved every second. I am so lucky to have so many people to lean on who are experiencing the new life of being a mother. My sister-in-law Jolene has been an amazing example to me on the type of mother I want to be someday. She has filled me in on all the trials and joys that come with being a new mom and it has helped me know what I am getting into with the confidence that I can/will be great. I am so excited!!
Well, an update on what happened during my 6th week of pregnancy is kinda boring. I have had all of the same symptoms as week 5 with not much new but possibly just more intense. I sleep even less, have super dry eyes, have had slight abdominal cramping, and I get the occasional nausea if I don't eat very much in-between breakfast and dinner. I am convinced that I can already see a slight slight bump but it might just be that I just want there to be a bump so I am looking for anything.
I have enjoyed poking the baby(ies) and bugging Nate that we are going to have twins. I have never dreamed of having twins but until an ultra sound tells me different I am going with it. I have been having a feeling that I will have twins and I can't even blame it on the pregnancy because it started before I ever became pregnant. Does every girl think this way or is it just me? Either way I am excited.
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