Dance Party

On Tuesday when I felt the baby move for the first time it was just small flutter.

When I felt it for the second time, on Friday, there were very distinct movements. I was definitely being elbowed or kicked, but I only felt about 2 or 3 kicks/elbows.

This morning is the same as Friday, but I have been feeling it every couple of minutes for about an hour. I think the baby is having a dance party.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Yesterday was 65 degrees and not a cloud in the sky, it was FANTASTIC! So we spent the day enjoying the sun and getting a painting project done and then for the evening we headed to the Mariners game...don't ask the score...but despite the score we had a lot of fun and it was a beautiful evening for baseball.

Some Days

I look pregnant...today is one of those days.

But I have experienced this before (last week) so just because I look pregnant today doesn't mean I will look pregnant tomorrow...eventually it won't come and go like this...but for now sometimes I have a belly and sometimes I do not.

Meds

Tried to not take my meds today...bad idea...

I made it until about 10:30 and I still haven't fully recovered from not taking my medicine first thing this morning...blek. :(

Fishy

Yesterday I felt the baby move for the first time. It is very faint and feels squirmy and twisty...feels like there is a fishy in my belly. It was exciting, the baby is alive and squirmy. :)

I texted Richard when it happened and he was very excited. He was very cute about it and told his mom and his sister about it and how excited he was. It was cute, I like that he is excited about the baby. :)

Just another week or two and then we will know the gender!!!!

Time to get Crafty!

Yesterday I ordered this lovely machine and I am SO EXCITED to get it so I can start using it!

Here's to Hoping...

So for those of you who do not know this...I have been MISERABLY sick for 2 months now. When I say miserably sick I mean that I lost 10 pounds in one week and my doctor and I decided that it would be best for me to go on an anti-nausea medication so that I could at least function a little bit. In that week that I lost 10 pounds I could barely get off the couch because I was so week and I was throwing up 6-8 times a day and keeping NOTHING down...it didn't matter what I ate...even saltine crackers and water were thrown up. Needless to say I was concerned for the baby because I was worried that there were no nutrients getting to the baby...but the doctor didn't seem worried about that...guess I am not the first person to be sick when they are pregnant. :)

Anyway, I am still 5 pounds under my pre-pregnancy weight, but when I started the anti-nausea medication it instantly made a huge difference. I still didn't feel great, but I could at least hold some food down and was able to gain 5 of the 10 pounds and work at least a little bit. I am suppose to work 5 hours a day, but until yesterday I was working 1-3 hours a day depending on how I was feeling (THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to my boss for being so understanding!).

Now for the wonderful point of this post (and hoping that I don't jynx myself by posting this)....

I have worked two full days in a row! WOOHOO! This may not seem like much, but trust me, it is a BIG DEAL, I haven't worked a full day in 2 months, so this is a HUGE deal! Now don't get me wrong, I am by no means 100%, but compared to the last 2 months I feel like a MILLION BUCKS! I still threw up in the morning yesterday and today, but that is it, and I have only the slightest underlying feeling of nausea...it is small...and I love that it is getting better. This improvement is not without medication however, I am still taking my med, but I have just made the goal that if I have 5 good days in a row with the medication then I will try (again...I've tried and failed a couple of times) to go off the medication and see if I can have good days without the medication.

So here is to hoping for many more good days (and no medication) in the very near future.