10 things I didn't know

Last night, I believe I felt the first real "kick" (even though I swear I have been feeling them for awhile now). This one was very strong, and happened about 3 times in a minute. The doctor said I wouldn't feel movement until atleast 20 weeks, but he is a liar. I just feel my body is way more intuitive than that. AND, I have proof! During the last ultrasound when the technician caught the picture of a kick, I felt that kick, and didn't realize she had taken a picture until we had them printed out. So, Mr. Doctor, I believe you are wrong this time. I have some friends who have told me that they felt flutters early on too. We shall see though...as they get stronger, I will be able to know if that was what I was really feeling.

In the meantime, I thought it would be fun (and cute) to blog 10 things I didn't know about being pregnant...should make you laugh :).

1. Not only does your belly expand, but your legs, thighs, butt, hips, and arms "expand" too.
2. You will have ODD dreams, WEIRD dreams, and dreams that make you go "WHAT?!"
3. You wake up every hour, on the hour, throughout the night to pee.
4. Naptimes are a must...no questions.
5. You remember the date of your next OB appointment like your birthday.
6. You conquer some of your fears, such as having blood drawn. It is all for the baby now.
7. People smile and grin at you in public...even holding doors for you and letting you walk across streets while holding up traffic.
8. Brushing your teeth becomes almost like a burden...(not going into detail).
9. Bathtime used to be relaxing, now it just hurts your back to lay in the position.
10. You have a good excuse when your craving french fries and hamburgers....at 3 am.

Stay tuned!!!

I had my 2nd OB visit today. This time it was with a male doctor. Not sure how I feel about that, but it went ok. I waited for 45 minutes and the entire appointment lasted about 5 minutes. We listened to the heartbeat (yay we found it!) and it was beating around 160. Still kind of fast to me?!

Next time, I will complete all testing with a blood test and an ultrasound. The doctor informed me that during this next ultrasound, we should find out whether this little one is a BOY or a GIRL. wooooohooooO!! I can hardly contain my excitement. There is no way my patience will allow me to wait for 4 more weeks. AH. But, I will try my hardest. And that baby better give us a darn good angle, because I can not possibly wait any longer. I will probably make a shopping trip shortly after that appointment. Haha. I am not kidding. Even though I have a hunch to what it may be...?!

So, with that said, STAY TUNED for September 28th. I need some really cool ideas to announce the gender to family and friends...have any?! Comment below!

Part 2

I have now entered the 2nd trimester. Officially, it started yesterday. However, baby keeps measuring 3-4 days smaller at every ultrasound, so his/her entrance is a little delayed.

Some changes I have noticed is NO more vomiting. But, I still get slightly nauseaus if I have an empty stomach, and the gag reflexes are still working pretty good. I am eating what I want, when I want, and don't feel guilty about it at all. I have religiously been taking my vitamins, so I am trying not to worry about what I am eating as much as I usually do. I still eat healthy and keep the sugar to a minimum. Have I mentioned my addiction to Cliff Bars? It is a pretty bad one...I believe I have bought out every store of their Cliff Bars.

Yay for part 2 :) Expecting more energy, a bigger bump, and lots and lots of fun!

Test 1, passed.

In an attempt to blog about every news (good or bad) that happens during this pregnancy, I must share the good news we got back from the doctor's today. Our first trimester screening, which included a blood test and an ultrasound, came back ALL normal! :) So, this means our bundle of joy is healthy so far. Trisomy 18 and 21 have been ruled out.

The ultrasound consisted of them measuring the fluid in the spine to ensure a safe amount. Anything over a certain point is considered abnormal, and they will offer an amniocentesis to confirm the abnormalities, or lack thereof. Then, the drew my blood to screen for a certain hormone that suggests an abnormality. Except, when it was time to get my blood drawn the "blood lady" (What i call her because that is all she does all day, draw people's blood) had an appointment elsewhere and was gone. So, the nurse had to prick my finger instead and drop my blood into 5 perfectly shaped circles on a sheet of paper to turn into the lab. Haha, nothing goes right with me. BUT, hey, I would rather use that method than taking blood out of my vein anyday.

In conclusion, we have a healthy baby so far. Which makes my job a lot less harder for a little while longer. I worry about its wellbeing every second of the day.

A dinner for you, a dinner for me...

See the title of this post? That is the story of my life as of now. I literally eat 2 dinners because I am hungry every hour. I remember having this severe hunger a few weeks ago, and it disappeared for a short while. Now, it is back. I joke and tell David that dinner #1 was for the baby, and dinner #2 is for me. Sometimes I think I may be right. On top of that, my gag reflexes have decided to join me again. Not fun. They are so serious that I gag when I see a stray hair on the bathroom sink. So silly, but so true. I especially gag when it's time to brush my teeth. SO, I have purchased bubble gum flavor toothpaste so that I am not gagging every night before bed and every morning after breakfast. Hey, I am almost willing to say I'll take gagging over violent vomiting any day.

I started to read a book entitled, "The Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy," (thanks to my wonderful Aunt Amy). It is so hilarious and pretty much tells the EXACT way i am feeling and thinking. I am almost done with it, a couple chapters to go.

I don't know if you remember reading from another post that the reason I am blogging about all these gory details is because I wanted a "journal" to remember my pregnancy by. And I hate sitting down and writing things out (who has the time for that anyways?), so typing a short daily summary of my day in this blog is about as journalist as I get. I just know you (my two faithful followers) have appreciated reading about all these "fun" little details. It was as fun for me as it was for you, trust me.

On a good note...it is almost FUTBAL season and I am pumped. I'll be dragging my bump to every game (hopfully)...we already know it is a little wufpack baby anyway :)

A Pisces Child

I found this really interesting article today about a Pisces Child. A pisces is born in late February or early March (which is right around my due date). Now, if my child is born during this time, their personality should closely match with other Pisces. As I was reading, the article pointed out a lot of traits that David already has (even though he is a Cancer). Absolutely NONE of the traits matched me or my personality. In fact, my personality is going to clash with that of a Pisces. Here is the article and the website...


Pisces baby lives in a dream world, where there are elves, fairies and magic trees. He is somewhat different from the other babies, he will never shout, scream or throw tantrums for getting things done. He has a better tactic up his sleeve; he will charm you into agreeing for whatever he wants. Even after he grows up, the childish, wistful aspect of his personality will never go away. Make-believe world will always appeal to him. Whenever you are doing something important, just create a small little world around him.

Use some soft toys, balloons, dolls, etc, to do that and you will never even hear a word from him. A Piscean baby has a very sharp sixth sense and intuition. This particular personality trait may catch you off-balance quite a number of times. You will face a great amount of difficulty to make him adhere to schedules and routines. He will not eat because it is time for dinner or sleep because it is 11:00 pm. He wants to eat when he's hungry, sleep when he's tired and play when something attracts his fancy.

It will be better if you adjust yourself to his schedule. Infact, your Pisces child will teach you not to be a slave of the clock. For him, it is just a piece of machinery, which should never dictate how you live your life. He is not too confident about his abilities and will have to be reassured time and again. Don't forget to give him lots of attention and admiration. Then, every now and then, he will want to be left alone. It is better to leave him alone in such silent spells and he will come back in some time, though it may turn out be the time for dinner rather than lunch.

Conventions and patterns do not gel with the characteristics profile of Piscean children and they find it very difficult to stick to them. So, their teachers might find it a little difficult to fit in them in a particular mould. They will hold an interest in various art forms, music, dance and anything that's creative. A Piscean child is quite good with words and may become involved in poetry or story telling. Handling responsibilities will hardly be his cup of tea and you will have to teach him this. The fish is also extremely sensitive and harsh words are enough to being tears in his eyes.

He will have a deep wisdom and will mostly prefer spending time with adults, rather than kids. People often accuse a March-born kid of lying, but this is not the case. He does not have a malicious bone in his body. It's just that he has his own vision of the world and the realities are too harsh for him to bear. So, he adds his own color and warmth to the situation to make it somewhat bearable. He needs your sympathetic attitude or he may draw into an unspoken, glum depression. What a Piscean baby sees and hears, no other person in the world can even imagine.

Whenever he starts imagining, encourage him to capture it in the form of paintings, poems or other forms of art. Then, gently goad him to face the brutal realities of life. Slowly, he will learn to accept the world as it is. Don't stifle his fantasies; he needs to see them in order to build up the strength to face the facts of life. After he has refreshed his own soul, he will be able to do the same for others too. You can always learn from his empathy, patience, imagination and calmness. About that silver stars he follows, just wait and it is possible that one day, he brings it home and then, you can wish on it too!

vvvvvveryyyy interesting. If you have experience with this type of child, please clue me in.

Halloween already?

I went shopping yesterday because I desperately needed hangers since I have been getting a lot of maternity clothes lately, and came across some halloween decorations. I thought to myself, "Isn't it only August 21st?" Before you know it, we'll see valentine cards out before the end of the year. It amazes me how fast time flies. Just a few weeks ago we were watching fireworks and eating hot dogs in the blazing heat (well, i was sick on a boat this year). I am sure I have mentioned before how much i love LOVE love fall and the weather that comes with. I can't wait to break out the jackets and uggs (mine are fake, but comfortable). I have suddenly realized, though, that none of my winter coats are going to zip over my belly. Not even my monkey woman jacket (the best one of them all). I have a feeling I'll be resorting to oversized hoodies, and possibly many many layers of long sleeve shirts. Let's just hope I am too hot to need a jacket; those hot flashes are no joke.

I am anxiously waiting to feel that cold crisp breeze blow by, but by the look of it, we'll be having a few more weeks of blazing hot. Yuck, yuck, and more yuck. Maybe I will move to Colorado for the time being. I hear they have pretty nice weather right now. Then, when the snow moves in, I'll fly back to NC. Who is with me? I know David is ready...we both are longing for some cold weather.

Until next time...:)

I am SO in love...

Today, David and I went for our 12 week ultrasound. Turns out the CRL is still measuring about 4 days behind...BUT, the little one is so darn cute. Maybe I am biased? He/she was moving a lot at first, but then decided to take a nap. Sound familiar? Not sure if that qaulity is more like mommy or daddy seeing is how we both love our sleep. I saw a few little kicks and pushes before the naptime. I swear I could feel a little movement when the u/s tech was pushing to see the head. I think he/she was protesting that move. The heartbeat was 172! You could see it beating away.

I am so in love already. I had a dream last night that we went in for an ultrasound and david's face was the face of the baby...and it had a beard. HAHA. Then, the nurse says, "its a boy." Weird dream. In the back of my mind, i really want a girl...but I have a slight feeling it may be a boy. But, either way that child will be the love of my life (well, it already is.) I am soo EXCITED I got to see it move for a little bit. My day is complete. I have amazing pictures on my facebook page under the album "Baby's first photo shoot" so check them out. Check this one out too, so adorable:

Warning, TMI.

If you are just now reading my blogs, you won't know that I have been sick for the past 4 weeks. I don't mean "blah, blah i feel like crap" sick...i mean, "oh God, please stop this violent vomiting" sick. Today marks my 12 week milestone. By next week, I will have safely slid into the 2nd trimester. YAY. However, as of today, the sickness has not dissipated. I will say that the sickness is more manageable than it was a few days ago, but still lurking around needless to say. I survived my first day of class yesterday without a vomit attack, and also survived my second class without rushing to the bathroom. I believe week 1 was a success. Mostly thanks to cliff bars, diet sprite, and tums.

I thought I would take this time to blog about my first trimester as a whole, since this is the only form of a journal or diary I am keeping. I need to remember this beautiful, wonderful time somehow. Below you will find some funny, yet true, statements about the past 12 weeks (warning, TMI):

1. Somewhere around 4-5 weeks, I suddenly became averted to vegetables. Even the word makes me gag. Have you seen the Mott's medley juice commercial with "invisible vegetables?" Yeah, well, I have seen it more than enough times and it still makes me want to puke watching it (I just ended a sentence with it, sorry). Yes, the sight, sound, or smell of vegetables is more than enough to send me into a violent hurl.

2. I didn't start vomiting until around 7 weeks, but had the nausea and sickly feeling since almost 5 weeks. I remember that first vomit very clearly...1:30 am on a Sunday night (or Monday morning). Not fun.

3. I have taken more baths in the past 12 weeks than I ever had in my entire life. Something about a warm soak just soothes my mind and body.

4. I discovered my love for Cliff bars about 2 weeks ago. Everytime I get sick, or want to avoid feeling sick, I just eat a Cliff bar and it magically disappears (for awhile).

5. Around my 3rd vomiting attack, I had an empty stomach and threw up all acid...every since then, I will not leave the house without a tums. They have saved me.

6. I have been craving anything potato...fries, chips, you name it. I used to always eat desert after every meal...since I became pregnant, I have not wanted anything sweet.

7. Bojangles spicy fries = heaven.


Well, there you have it. Sorry if there was too much information for some of you to handle. But, I needed someway to remember why I don't want to be pregnant again (well, atleast not the first 12 weeks). I am staying positive that part 2 will be SO much better.

"She took one look at me..."

Is it true? Oh no, it can't be...i only have one more day of being a lazy, sick bum before my back to school routine starts again. My worst fear is sitting in class and having to vomit. How embarrassing. Let's just pray and cross every finger and toe that will NEVER happen.

Well, this weekend, we made a trip back home to show off my newly rounded belly. Everyone was so amazed at how much I was already showing. Everyone was also amazed while I was hurling in my grandparents bathroom during lunch. Not fun. I also had a mini-shopping spree with grandma to find some maternity clothes. She took one look at me and said there was no way I was leaving home without having some comfortable clothes that actually fit. So, yes, I gave in and bought 2 pairs of maternity jeans and a few shirts. I thought my button expanders were doing the trick, until I tried on jeans with a lovely, stretchable belly expander built right in. It was love at first sight. I had never felt so comfortable in my life. I swear my belly grew even more with all that new room.

In addition to my AMAZING weekend with fam, I have some other news. So, there is this new test out called Intelligender. There isn't a patent yet, but people are swearing by it. I decided, heck, why not. It was simple urine test to find out the gender of your baby. Guess what the test revealed?

BOY!!!


The instructions say to wait 10 minutes before seeing results, and my result showed up within 30 seconds. The ring on a string test also revealed BOY. I told David from the very beginning that I thought it was a boy. We shall see. What do you think? Answer the poll to the right ---->.

Yep, It is definetly school dayz again.

I was driving home today from lunch and began to notice the increase in cars and people in and around campus. Oh why do I live near a major campus? It usually takes me about 8 minutes to get almost anywhere and back during the summer, but when mid-August rolls around, it takes about double the time. People are driving recklessly, people are walking around carelessly, and buses are taking up too much room on the road! Welcome back NC State! Soon after I noticed the increased traffic, I realized I, too, start school next week. I thought I was done? Something inside me decided I needed to go another 2 (or 4) years. Woo hoo. ATLEAST I only have 1 class a day :). Jealous? You should be.

I have my next doctors appointment next Friday. I am SO excited for this ultrasound. It will be a great day, I am sure! By the way, please please please take my poll "Girl or Boy?" to your right ---->. I am eager to see what the popular vote is! That is all for now.

10 weeks...A milestone!

I have made so much progress in 10 weeks; it is absolutely amazing how far we have come. I read today that at my next ultrasound (in a little less than 2 weeks), I will be able to see the baby moving, kicking, etc. Oh, I am SO excited and can not wait for that appointment. The picture makes it hard to tell how big I actually am, but let me tell you, NOTHING fits anymore. I think I am carrying higher than lower, but not totally sure yet. What does this mean, old wives tale? The picture at 6 weeks shows more of a tiny hump rather than this rounded belly. I feel like I am expanding everywhere now.

Still suffering through some vomiting, yuck, but it is getting a little more tolerable. The worst thing about the vomiting is that there is no way to control it or stop it. With the nausea, there are things I could do to make it manageable. But, the vomiting just comes. I find it odd that the vomiting just started between 9-10 weeks...hopefully that is a sign things are going to settle down a bit (PLEASE).

I have also begun to pick out a few names, and are going to post some polls. One poll is going to be whether you think it is a boy or a girl...and the other for names. PLEASE VOTE :) or Comment below!

Tax Free...is it really worth it?

This weekend, as you many already know, is tax-free for all North Carolinians. I have some speculation as to if this so called "money-saving weekend" is really worth it? Consumers run to the stores with their wallets wide open, and are technically only saving about 7%. Sometimes, stores even mark up their prices this weekend rather than mark down. But because your already in the mindset of saving money, your opt to spend more than you would have on any other weekend. This very idea alone makes me wonder if this weekend I will actually come home with less money than I had intended. If your reading this, and are still not convinced, I have some sales I have come across listed below:

Kohls: spend $50 and get a $10 kohls cash to be used in August
Office Depot: spend $50 get $10 off (also paper has a rebate to make it 100% free)
JCPenny: spend $50 get $10 off coupon in paper
Dilliards: are offering refreshments some locations

I will admit, I may go out shopping this weekend only because I need a few things before graduate school starts (such as ink, paper, etc). But, I will try and be aware of the money I may actually be saving, or not.

Consumers be ware!

Just a little update

So, I had another doctors appointment yesterday. It wasn't anything too exciting. The doctor tried to hear the baby's heartbeat with a doppler, but warned me we probably wouldn't be able to hear it at 9 weeks. She was right. Maybe next time :) The next appointment will include an ultrasound and some other tests for my first trimester screening. I can't believe in only a few more weeks i'll be 1/3 through my pregnancy. Wow!

Remember how I mentioned I have had no vomiting at all...well, that all changed last night. Last night was absolutely TERRIBLE. I vomited so many times I lost count. I can't figure out if it was from something I ate, or that little bugger inside me making me so sick. I went to bed thinking there was more to come, and ended up not getting any sleep what-so-ever. Oh boy, let me tell you, that was a BAD night. Please pray that I don't have another night like that one. And poor David had no clue how to help me. The dogs and Bella were very concerned as well.

In the meantime, I have resorted to trying vitamin B6 for the sickness. I caved. I couldn't take it anymore. Crossing fingers that it works!!

August Already?

Wow...time sure does fly when your having fun. Well, my definition of fun varies from day to day. Today, however, I am feeling pretty good. The sickness seems to be more tolerable now than it was a week ago. Is this a good thing? Oh and boy am I craving sweets...anything chocolate is good to me. Sometimes, though, I am craving spicy french fries (like from bojangles). Haha SO bad for me...but I enjoy every moment while eating those fries. Does this mean I am having a girl or a boy? I have read that you crave sweets if it is a girl, and spicy if it is a boy. I guess the little one is just keeping me on my toes.

I can not believe it is already August. Do you know what this means? This means my FAVORITE season is right around the corner. I love fall and everything about fall. As soon as August comes around, I start getting anxious and excited about the cooler weather and everything that comes with. Shall I begin the list?

1. State Fair
2. Halloween decorations!
3. Pumpkins
4. Sweaters and Jackets
5. Snow?!
6. Cotton Candy
7. Candied Apples
8. Leaves changing colors
9. Thanksgiving
10. Trips to the mountains

Oh, I can not wait for the air to get cooler and the nights to get shorter. :)