Bye-Bye, Nausea!!

I had my first day without any nausea!!!!!!!

So I ate everything in sight.

I am so ridiculously hungry!!

And I crave Granny Smith apples. Figures. I always told Justin that I hoped I'd crave something healthy when I was pregnant, but I assumed I'd crave things like chocolate or burritos. Nope. Apples. How am I supposed to gain a pound a week when all I want is apples?! But they're soooooo yummy...

Anyway, I feel like having a party, I'm so happy to be feeling well! Yay!

Michelle

12 weeks...

That's just crazy sauce. 12 weeks already?!

I'm still in the throes of morning sickness. Although mine is more like all-day sickness. Sometimes eating helps, sometimes sleeping helps, sometimes whining helps, sometimes nothing helps. Fortunately, I haven't thrown up yet! I've been told by several people, including my doctor, that it should go away around week 12- 14. Well, today is week 12, and it hasn't gone away yet!

I had an appointment last week, pretty routine, got poked and prodded. My doctor wasn't able to find the heartbeat with the Doppler yet, but that's ok, because at 10 weeks it's 50/50 if you can pick it up. I go back in a couple weeks and it sounds like I'll have an ultrasound then!

Clothes are getting tight, and I've definitley noticed a bump that wasn't there before! I've already scoped out the maternity section at Target, so when the day comes that none of my pants fit, I know what I want!

In other news, Justin has successfully completed another semester! Yay, I get my husband back! In a week... He leaves tomorrow for a 6 day canoe trip with some other Oakies. I'm glad he's going, he needs the break, but I'll miss him lots. When he gets back, he'll be starting his new job with the city of Bemdiji as a liquor store clerk. We're both pretty excited he finally got a job, and one he probly won't hate!

That'as about all that's new with us.

Michelle

8 weeks

That is so bizaare to me! 8 weeks already! I have to say though, the past few weeks haven't been all that fun. Compared to some of my dear friends who've had awful pregnancies, mine's been a walk in the park, but it's still not fun! I've had days where I've wanted to do nothing but lay on the couch and die!! And I'm so darn cranky, my poor husband hightails it out of here as fast as possible! I sleep 12 hours and wake up ready for a nap. But it's still such an exciting thing, and I know that it won't be long and this yucky stuff will pass (hopefully) and it will get fun! Until then, I'll eat my Sour Patch Kids and whine a little.

In other news, the Michael Buble concert 2 weeks ago was simply amazing! No other words could describe it! And I think baby liked it too! I didn't feel sick or have to pee once during the whole 3 hour show! ( I know baby can't hear yet, but let me have my delusion that I'm growing a Michael Buble fan!)

We've gotten on WIC, which is a huge helper with groceries. They weighed me, and I've lost 3 pounds, so I've got some work to do, but I guess that's ok.

So that's what's new with us.

Michelle

Heartbeat!!!

I had my first ultrasound today and it was amazing! Not only did we get to see our little grain of rice, but we got to see it's heartbeat! It was so beautiful! It was overwhelmingly reassuring to see that little glimmer on the screen and that tiny little peanut.

I saw my baby today!!

Yay!

My levels today were over 6000, which is perfect! Yay!!

And, I'm 5 weeks 3 days along, meaning this baby has stuck around longer than the other 2. :)

I've been irrationally worried this weekend and I'm not sure why, so this was a huge relief to hear this news!

Now I just have the ultrasound on Friday, then I'll make an appointment with Dr Marjzrak and go from there. The nurse I talked to said that sometimes at 5-6 weeks (I will be 6 weeks on Friday), they can't always see anything, so if that's the case, I'll come back again in a week. But I really hope we can see something this Friday!

Michelle

Blood Tests and Ultrasounds

I've had 2 blood tests done to check my HcG levels, and I'll have them checked once more on Monday. On Wednesday, they were 976, and yesterday, they were over 2200. According to Dr Marjzrak, that's normal, and "it means you're probably pregnant, which you were probably planning on." (That's a direct quote! I like him, he's funny!) So now I have an ultrasound scheduled for next Friday morning!!! I get to see my baby!!!!! I'll keep posting as more updates come! I'm guessing I'll be in quite a bit at the beginning, just to make sure everything is going smoothly, so I'll have lots of updates!

Michelle

And so it begins...

I'm finally joining the club... the baby club that is! That's right, people, I'm pregnant! :D

I found out on Tuesday. I'll be 5 weeks tomorrow, due November 19.

The best news is that I'm feeling queasy pretty much all the time! Why is this good news? Because I was not sick with either of the babies I lost, and alot of my friends and family who've had miscarriages were not sick. So I'm embracing the nausea. So far, I haven't thrown up, so I think I'm doing just fine. :)

I was in yesterday for a clinical pregnancy test and also to measure my HcG levels. I'll have them checked again tomorrow, and once more on Monday. As long as those levels are rising like they're supposed to, I won't need to go in to see Dr Marjzrak until about 10-12 weeks. I haven't heard back from the clinic yet on the test done yesterday.

I've officially resigned from the OHCC kitchen. We decided that 60 hour work weeks are way too much for me to handle. Plus, it's not very appetizing for the cook to be sick the whole time!

The biggest change that this creates is that we're now not moving in December. Now we're looking at next May, after graduation.

I'll do my best to keep this up to date as time goes on! Keep us in your prayers!

Michelle