i've made it to week 10!
i'm still battling morning sickness, which hits on the dot each day from 10 am to 12:30 pm and sometimes later in the evening for an hour or so. i was just sent preggie pops from a friend and tested one out yesterday. sour raspberry does seem to help the empty, queasy stomach.
in other news, i can't hide the boobs and belly for much longer. my two girlfriends at work that know both commented in the last few days that i'm showing, at least to them. it might be that they know...but it could be that my porn star breasts and bloated belly are actually giving me away. only a few more weeks before i let it out for real. i want to see that u/s image so bad...it's hard to wait with this unknown.
i had a dream the u/s showed two babies. thanks mom, for getting the twin notion so deeply embedded in my brain that it's coming out in my dreams. i was shocked and nervous and woke up feeling a little uneasy. one baby is enough, i think, for now. not that i wouldn't be elated and for sure could manage twins...but...one baby, ok?
10 weeks and growing...
Monday, August 31, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
9 weeks!
today i am 9 weeks.
it's exciting that things are moving along. i feel pregnant (ie: tired, nauseated, and acne covered) and am getting closer to seeing the little h3b.
we told our immediate families this past weekend. it was so great to get the news out! all weekend my extended family had been teasing me about being pregnant, probably with twins...talking about my larger breasts and lack of drinking, but i denied, denied. so when it came time to tell my parents and sister, they had heard the "rumors". mr. h3b lined the 4 of us up to take a photo. first he said "say cheese" and we did. he claimed i blinked and lined us up again, then said "say baby". my mom laughed and said "twins!". after a pause, i said well not twins, but 8 weeks. after some confusion and a few "what, really?"s, it sunk in. they were so excited.
the next day, mr.s h3b took a business trip to his home and gathered his family together. when he asked his mom how her dogs did around his cousin's baby, she started to answer. his brother interrupted with "he's only asking because mrs. h3b is pregnant". mr. h3b said yep, 8 weeks. more confusion and shock...then excitement. they called me right away to congratulate.
it's still a secret to friends, extended family, and work...but it is so much better to know my mom(s) know, and that we have family support. to close, here's a picture of my belly, filled with macaroni and cheese and mashed potatoes from the premade grocery section. and i swear, that's a shadow behind my ass...it's not that big yet.
must haz comfort foods.
it's exciting that things are moving along. i feel pregnant (ie: tired, nauseated, and acne covered) and am getting closer to seeing the little h3b.
we told our immediate families this past weekend. it was so great to get the news out! all weekend my extended family had been teasing me about being pregnant, probably with twins...talking about my larger breasts and lack of drinking, but i denied, denied. so when it came time to tell my parents and sister, they had heard the "rumors". mr. h3b lined the 4 of us up to take a photo. first he said "say cheese" and we did. he claimed i blinked and lined us up again, then said "say baby". my mom laughed and said "twins!". after a pause, i said well not twins, but 8 weeks. after some confusion and a few "what, really?"s, it sunk in. they were so excited.
the next day, mr.s h3b took a business trip to his home and gathered his family together. when he asked his mom how her dogs did around his cousin's baby, she started to answer. his brother interrupted with "he's only asking because mrs. h3b is pregnant". mr. h3b said yep, 8 weeks. more confusion and shock...then excitement. they called me right away to congratulate.
must haz comfort foods.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
1st appointment
it was anticlimactic.
i went in with the idea that they would do something to show me there was a baby inside of me, like a dopplar for the heartbeat or an ultrasound for some visual aid. i was told over the phone last week that, yes, they'd make sure there was a pregnancy there and they'd confirm it was living. well, that meant by dipping a generic pee stick in my urine and seeing two lines. yep, i saw that weeks ago, thanks! dr. did an internal and gave me an outline of dos and don'ts. they weighed me (yelp, up already?!) and then i got to have blood work...i was near fainting during, dry heaved a bunch after the needle was removed, took a huge gulp of water, almost passed out and was moved to a bed-chair, then threw up all the water into a hazardous waste bucket. good times!
so no, we didn't see or hear h3b. plus, the dr. changed my due date based on my estimated ovulation date (instead of my last period, which i was using), so now i'm bumped back a bit. without a u/s, this isn't a great way to determine dates...but my new due date is march 26, 2010.
for all of my life, the numbers 2 and 6 have been my worst fear. it's hard to explain, but i like 3, 5, and 8 the most, and 2 and 6 have been dreaded. turning 26 (which i am now) was dreaded. and now my lucky march due date is the 26th. i'm trying to wrap my head around that and look at those numbers in a new light. it seems silly, but i've been convinced of this since i was...2? maybe 6 years old? here's to being a bit more rational...
march 26, 2010.
i went in with the idea that they would do something to show me there was a baby inside of me, like a dopplar for the heartbeat or an ultrasound for some visual aid. i was told over the phone last week that, yes, they'd make sure there was a pregnancy there and they'd confirm it was living. well, that meant by dipping a generic pee stick in my urine and seeing two lines. yep, i saw that weeks ago, thanks! dr. did an internal and gave me an outline of dos and don'ts. they weighed me (yelp, up already?!) and then i got to have blood work...i was near fainting during, dry heaved a bunch after the needle was removed, took a huge gulp of water, almost passed out and was moved to a bed-chair, then threw up all the water into a hazardous waste bucket. good times!
so no, we didn't see or hear h3b. plus, the dr. changed my due date based on my estimated ovulation date (instead of my last period, which i was using), so now i'm bumped back a bit. without a u/s, this isn't a great way to determine dates...but my new due date is march 26, 2010.
for all of my life, the numbers 2 and 6 have been my worst fear. it's hard to explain, but i like 3, 5, and 8 the most, and 2 and 6 have been dreaded. turning 26 (which i am now) was dreaded. and now my lucky march due date is the 26th. i'm trying to wrap my head around that and look at those numbers in a new light. it seems silly, but i've been convinced of this since i was...2? maybe 6 years old? here's to being a bit more rational...
march 26, 2010.
Monday, August 10, 2009
8 weeks 1 day
2 months in!
i can't believe i'm already 8 weeks. i know i have months to go, but i swear it feels like yesterday that i was only 4 weeks some odd days. not much has changed since last week, except that my belly is taking over. it's plump and mushy and sticking out like whoa. it's hard to hide because my clothes don't fit and i'm so not ready for maternity wear. and yes, i still know that it's not my tiny little embryo showing...but pregnancy has done this to me. i can't wait until i'm 12+ weeks and i can just let it all go, free and "out there". since i can't really suck it in, i'm trying to stand tall and pretend i'm just fat for now.
more important than a bloated stomach is my first appointment! tomorrow at 8:30 am mr. h3b and i go in to hopefully see or hear baby h3b. i'm sure i'll also do some bloodwork, which should be really fun. let's hope i can get through that part without crying, passing out, or curling up into the fetal position requiring multiple people to hold me down. not that any of those things have happened to me before...
see you soon, h3b!
i can't believe i'm already 8 weeks. i know i have months to go, but i swear it feels like yesterday that i was only 4 weeks some odd days. not much has changed since last week, except that my belly is taking over. it's plump and mushy and sticking out like whoa. it's hard to hide because my clothes don't fit and i'm so not ready for maternity wear. and yes, i still know that it's not my tiny little embryo showing...but pregnancy has done this to me. i can't wait until i'm 12+ weeks and i can just let it all go, free and "out there". since i can't really suck it in, i'm trying to stand tall and pretend i'm just fat for now.
more important than a bloated stomach is my first appointment! tomorrow at 8:30 am mr. h3b and i go in to hopefully see or hear baby h3b. i'm sure i'll also do some bloodwork, which should be really fun. let's hope i can get through that part without crying, passing out, or curling up into the fetal position requiring multiple people to hold me down. not that any of those things have happened to me before...
see you soon, h3b!
Friday, August 7, 2009
morning sickness
what a lie. while, yes, it does happen in the morning, mine actually peaks at about 11 am and lasts for about the rest of the day and into the night. for the third day in a row i have been rendered practically useless for about 2 hours midday. one of these days involved a lengthy nap on my carpeted cement office floor. while i still have not thrown up, the dry heaving, gagging and general discomfort in my stomach region has been less than fun.
sure, i'm happy i have enough hormones to cause this...i get that it's all good in terms of baby growth and being pregnant. but damn, when i wake up at 3 am sweaty, nauseated, and full-bladdered, i dont know what to do. pee first? eat a snack first? pass out from heat exhaustion? it's a toss up.
i'm excited, though. because all this queasiness makes me hope for the best at my appointment next tuesday. i'll be just over 8 weeks and hopefully we'll get to see or hear the little one. and finally, we can tell our family the news (it's true, only two people know right now).
secretive 7 weeks 5 days.
sure, i'm happy i have enough hormones to cause this...i get that it's all good in terms of baby growth and being pregnant. but damn, when i wake up at 3 am sweaty, nauseated, and full-bladdered, i dont know what to do. pee first? eat a snack first? pass out from heat exhaustion? it's a toss up.
i'm excited, though. because all this queasiness makes me hope for the best at my appointment next tuesday. i'll be just over 8 weeks and hopefully we'll get to see or hear the little one. and finally, we can tell our family the news (it's true, only two people know right now).
secretive 7 weeks 5 days.
Monday, August 3, 2009
7 weeks 1 day
that's what i am today.
not too much has changed, except that i am nauseated for much of the day and it's even worse at night. i take my prenatal vitamins before bed, so this and less constant food might be the source of my frequent night heaves. i'm still eating like a horse, downing pickles, pizza, olives, and fruit. while "morning sickness" isn't keeping me from consuming most foods, it has made me gag on occasion (mr. h3b's mention of pan asian cuisine yesterday had me sweating).
i'm already up a cup size and my not-yet-porn-star but hardly-fit-into-my-work-clothes chest is being admired, from afar, by mr. h3b. no touchy, thank you. add to this an expanding waist line and my clothes are already tightening by midday. i know it's not baby, but this pregnancy is showing. i pray that it spares my already generous thigh and ass region. i guess besides the health of me and the babe, this will be my new 11:11 wish.
i learned that the baby has a tongue already and is practicing "walking around" in my uterus. a tiny dot doing laps down there.
grow, baby, grow.
not too much has changed, except that i am nauseated for much of the day and it's even worse at night. i take my prenatal vitamins before bed, so this and less constant food might be the source of my frequent night heaves. i'm still eating like a horse, downing pickles, pizza, olives, and fruit. while "morning sickness" isn't keeping me from consuming most foods, it has made me gag on occasion (mr. h3b's mention of pan asian cuisine yesterday had me sweating).
i'm already up a cup size and my not-yet-porn-star but hardly-fit-into-my-work-clothes chest is being admired, from afar, by mr. h3b. no touchy, thank you. add to this an expanding waist line and my clothes are already tightening by midday. i know it's not baby, but this pregnancy is showing. i pray that it spares my already generous thigh and ass region. i guess besides the health of me and the babe, this will be my new 11:11 wish.
i learned that the baby has a tongue already and is practicing "walking around" in my uterus. a tiny dot doing laps down there.
grow, baby, grow.
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