It was brought to my attention that complaining about how miserable being pregnant is might deter others from wanting to have children. I never really thought of that.

“She” is exactly right, if someone had told me all of this stuff I would  have done everything in my power NOT to get pregnant.

So, to all of you whom I have scared out of the desire to have children, I apologize.

I know that good days are coming and though I can’t see them at this point, I am hopeful that they will come. soon. hopefully.

Not everyone will have the same experiences that I am having, some woman don’t have any sickness at all(luck ducks!).

So, fear not, my God is with me as He will be with you.

I don’t know why, but Ihave been extra emotional lately… like today. Only today really.

I have been thinking about how much I have been complaining in my heart due to my current circumstances and I should not be. I have also been feeling weighed down due to life going on around me and the thought of how I might be neglecting my husband. I am really not neglecting him but I can’t do anything in the field of food or cooking, and well, if you know Ryan, he likes to eat so this is hard for me- having to watch him make his own lunches and dinners and snacks…

If you catch me being negative or complain-y, please tell me to stop and remind me that this is just a season and I should find the joy in everyday. This is a verse that I have taped to my computer, it helps me when I tend to get, shall we say, whiny… “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. ” Psalm 118:24   Everyday is a new day, there will be no other like it, even if it is stinky, it happens for a reason, God (our creator) made this day. So, REJOICE DANG IT!   Ha-Ha, anyway…

What really got me going today was when I was doing my normal blogy blog search I came across this really cute Mother’s Day video made for Sarah Short by her husband. I started balling. The only thing I kept thinking was: “Oh my gosh, this is going to be me one day, I can’t believe it, boohoohooo”. I was really tempted to call Ryan and remind him that I am pregnant and cry some more but I got a hold of myself before I did that. Sometimes he thinks I am crazy.  

I learned something today. Do you know what a kumquat is? Yeah, I didn’t either.  Apparently, Baby Price is the size of a kumquat this week. You can google it if you are interested but as far as I gathered, it is in the orange family but smaller and oval shaped. We can also say that Baby is the size of a prune if you would rather use a name that you understand, though, kumquat sounds cooler. I will get back to posting the size updates and the “how baby is growing” info once I get the gestational age results back from my Doctor. I don’t want to have to mislead everyone again.

* Mom is out of hospital and went back to work today, she is still not completely better so pray for complete healing of her body. Dad is still out of work and My grandfather  had a stroke on Friday night so if you could continue to lift up our family in prayer, we would greatly appreciate it! Thanks!

PS. The smells lingering from the kitchen here at work are going to make me barf! Ugh.

Today I had an appointment at Advanced Radiology to get another Sonogram. The machines are much better there than at my Docs office so he sent me there to get measurements of the baby and make sure everything is developing well. The tests that they run are the most accurate tests for figuring out the gestational age of our little nugget. So, we will know sometime this week, probably by Wednesday, when we will be able to meet our little baby.

So anyway, I was laying on the table while the nurse was examining me and taking tons of pictures and looking all around when I saw “it” move. I teared up. It was the cutest thing ever. Now, keep in mind the baby at this point looks like a shrimp with human hands and feet… it was squirming around and ugh, it really made it feel real. I have a living, moving little child inside of me,(that’s right, still only one) it was truly amazing! 

I was sad that Ryan couldn’t be there to experience it but, I did bring him home some really cute pictures.

On another note, my mom has been in the hospital since Friday with an Ecoli  infection in her Kidney that is not getting better and my Dad is still out of  a job. Please keep my family in your prayers this week!

Things are starting to look up over here.

I have been able to eat one full meal the past three days. Amen!! I am actually currently waiting on my Buttered Noodles with Grilled Chicken from Noodles & Co that I ordered for lunch today. I am so excited.

My nausea is slowly dissipating, it gets better by the day. I am still suffering from all of those food aversions but I guess that is getting better also since there are more things that I am craving and able to eat. 

I managed to heat something up in the oven yesterday for Ryan (that means I went into the kitchen, opened the fridge, unwrapped cold food, put food on foil and put it in the oven- all without one gag reflex), I was really happy about it because I have been feeling really bad about my lack of help in the kitchen. He is very kind and has been serving me well but I still can’t help but feel bad for all of the extra things he has been doing for me.   I owe him big time.

Anyway, I just wanted to fill everyone in on the exciting news.

Yay!

I am turning into a Hound Dog! Siff. Sniff.

I am not bothered by this new character trait because I have always had a keen sense of smell, I am used to it. I actually have been enjoying it so far. Besides the interesting smells creeping out of my trash can at work, I have been able to really enjoy my bosses new shampoo, Ryan when he has just gotten out of the shower (but please Ry, lay off of the body spray), the smell of the Easter Lilli’s still blooming in my living room… I can deal withthe bad smells because I have already trained myself how to do it, but I am so loving that I can enjoy the subtle smells that I would not normally notice.

Cravings… I have actually had a few. I don’t know if I would necessarily say that they are cravings, more like food items I have been in the mood to eat  all while still experiencing the sickening sight and thought of food.

Friday night I really really wanted Spaghetti-not just any Spaghetti, Spaghetti from Carabas. It was glorious. I put a rather large dent in that plate!   Sunday I really wanted a Cookies and Cream milk shake with rainbow sprinkles on top. I did not get the milk shake but I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I am glad that I seem to have some sort of self control giving the fact that there are very few things that I can eat right now. And, yesterday, I really wanted Spaghetti O’s. Gross. But, you know I went down to the 7-11 and picked myself up a can.

What else is going on?

I, for the first time in my life, am wearing a shirt that is actually filled out in the top (if you know what I mean). Woohoo! For the first time in 23 years I feel like a woman. I know it is weird but I am so excited.Woop-Woop. I don’t even care that I can’t touch them. 

Ryan is thinking about looking for a new job. We have been really really praying about this and would ask that all of you would join in praying. Ryan loves his job but feels that it would be better for our family if he looked into different options and opportunities that might be more “stable”. So, we don’t know what the Lord has for us regarding this situation but I know that whatever it is will be for our good and His glory.

My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:14  

I teach tumbling on Monday nights. Last night I got the bug and wanted to make sure that I was still capable of doing it myself and, so, I did one. 1. Every muscle in my body stretched. Man I am out of shape! 2. Ryan saw me do it and told me that I wasn’t allowed to do it anymore because I am pregnant. I forgot.

I think I am going to have a boy.

Preggie Pops. I bought them. They are supposed to be a natural remedy to easing morning sickness. They don’t really work for me. A few of them helped but the others were either too sour or just didn’t work at all. Mints help a little bit and so do Slurpee’s but all that sugar makes my teeth feel disgusting so I really need to try and find something else. Good news… the nausea feeling is dissipating. I think it gets a little bit better everyday. Hopefully this means that one day it will be gone.

Ryan keeps teasing me about how much weight he thinks I am going to gain during pregnancy. He tells me about all the books he has been reading and what they have said. I don’t believe him. There is no way.

Appearantly there is a way!!!! Based on my height and current weight, I filled out this little thingy and this is what it said…

You should gain roughly 25-35 lbs. during your pregnancy.
Over the last two trimesters you should gain about 4 lbs. every 4 weeks.

How it breaks down

If you gained the average of range above, this is where the weight would go (totals are rounded):

AHHH! I just got the disappointing news today. We are only6 weeks pregnant. That means that we are 3 weeks earlier than we had originally thought. When I went for my first apt. to get an official test, based on my last “P”, we thought I was 6 weeks. After my blood work the doc had suggested that I was earlier and was probably only 6 weeks at that time (a week after first visit). He did say that this was a guesstimate and that we would know better after my first sono. So, we came to the conclusion that I am now actually and officially  in fact only 6 weeks pregnant (this puts the due date around Dec. 6-ish).  

This means 6 more weeks of nausea! AH! yuck. yuck. It also means that my summer time prego belly isn’t going to be as cute because it wont be that big.

I know I should still be happy, I am. There is still a little nugget in there so we are still really excited. But, all of the charts we have been following and the updates about how the little thing is growing, we are way back in chapter one. oo well.

We did get a sonogram today and were able to see the heartbeat (well, we saw what the doc said was the heartbeat). We also got a little picture of the alien looking thing. I will post it once I am able to scan it into our computer.

On a different note, Sunday was mine and Ryan’s one year wedding anniversary- oh how time flies!! We didn’t get to celebrate because I have been sick the past week and a half. However, we (meaning Ryan) did get to enjoy a piece of our wedding cake!  

I love you Ry Ry.