My Poor Kitchen...

Today we're 7 weeks, 3 days.

Why do I start with my kitchen?  Because it's a mess.  Not very regular for around here as much as Shawn and I use it, but I can't bear the thought of doing the dishes for some reason.  I'm fine with pretty much any other chore, but for some reason, the thought of old food and dishes makes my stomach turn.  I'm going to see if I can bribe Shawn to help by doing the other stuff if he can do the dishes for me today.  I'll keep you posted.  Anywho, I truly believe I've gotten the brunt of some goddess's anger in the form of morning/afternoon/evening sickness.  I've felt terrible for the past few days and am in dire need of a brisk walk with some cool air, but the problem is we've got no cool air.  It just won't cool down and participate with fall!  And talk about food aversions...  The thing that has rocked me most of all is the fact that I seem to be turned off of most pasta!  I know!  Nickie and no pasta?  Although today I desperately craved Shawn's spaghetti and meat sauce, and he consoled me by telling me he has a cookie for me.  I asked him if the cookie tasted like his spaghetti, and he tried so hard to convince me it did.  But  it didn't.  :(

Other than that, Shawn and I are looking forward to a few things coming soon:  Our anniversary (October 7th), our first appointment (same day), and softball (starting next week).  Thank goodness the team was willing and able to change the game nights from Thursday to Wednesday so Shawn can play again!  His school schedule left him unable, so we're back in now!  It'll be nice to get to share the news with more people, it's so fun!  Plus, we will be so happy after (hopefully) getting to hear the heartbeat that morning that we'll be high on that.

Anywho, Shawn has begun to read some of What To Expect, which made me very happy.  I guess he's finding out rapidly how crazy I am getting and how demented my sense of smell and appetite is.  Oh the joys!

Just A Little Hello

Today is going to be a quick one, I am not feeling particularly creative today.  Actually I've felt fairly nauseous for the majority of the day.  Blah.  But I am excited about a few things today...  I went to two stores today to get What To Expect When You're Expecting!  Target didn't carry it, which surprised me, so I went to old faithful, WalMart.  It's almost 600 pages of baby goodness, and it even has a small section just for expectant Dads, which is great.  I hope to share the book with Shawn, but we'll see how my luck goes on that one!  I also got a magazine, Fit Pregnancy, in hopes that I will follow some good workout plans to snap my body back into shape as soon as I can postpartum!  I'm also trying to get organized, I've put together a binder that I can take notes in, so when it's time to start outfitting our house for the little one, I'll know where to look.  I hope it works!  Anywho, I'm looking forward to some pumpkin pie and pizza and some good girly TV tonight, I think it's just what the doctor ordered today.

Until next time :)

Phone Calls, Appointments, and Research... Whew!

Well it's my second post, and I'll try not to make these too boring or monotonous for everyone, key word "try."  So I've made a million calls and been on hold for a million minutes today, but so far so good.  I had to call our insurance company in order to get my member number and all that jazz, but the good thing is I found out that Aetna has this service called Health Advocates.  I guess it's a network of nurses and other professionals who specialize in different areas, whereas the one I would utilize is obviously pregnancy.  I was told that they send out personalized information regarding the week or month you are in and they give you health tips as well as discounts on baby products, which will be so so so so useful!!!  Hey, it's a recession!  So I'm excited to get started on all that, which Shawn will be pumped about as well.  I swear, Shawn is my own personal financial advisor and he's so smart with money.  He and I make a great team :).

I also was successful in scheduling my first prenatal appointment today!  Yesss!  Thank God I have the BEST network of friends and family, here and all over the United States.  I had a few referrals for OBGYNs, so I did some research online and scheduled an appointment with the office I felt the best about in my heart and my gut.  At first, they offered me an appointment on the 22nd of October with the doctor I was asking about, but that's a month away and it would drive me crazy!  So I scheduled with a doctor that I also really felt good about in the same office, so the date of my first prenatal is ............................... OCTOBER 7TH!!!.............................  which also happens to be our two-year anniversary, which is pretty poetic, if you ask me!  I have a list of questions to ask already, but if you have any input on questions you think I need to ask, by all means, comment and help me out :).

While writing this, that show Raising Sextuplets is on, and I am so thankful that I'm not having six babies at once!  Haha!  But, it is the episode where they get a Christmas tree and they're preparing for the holidays, and I'm so excited for Christmas of 2010, when Shawn and I have our first little one to celebrate Christmas with.  So exciting!  I know Shawn is going to be a great great father and I can't wait to see his beautiful face the first time our baby calls him Daddy.  Yes, I know I'm corny, but that's just me.

Well, signing off for now, I suppose I've got some nesting to do (right?) and some rainy day housecleaning to do.  I don't know how that poor lady with six kids does it!!!

My Very First Pregnancy Entry!

Well here goes!  I'm 6 weeks, 2 days pregnant today, and overall I'm feeling pretty good...

When we first found out we were pregnant (at 4 weeks, 3 days), I finally understood why I had been feeling so dang tired!  I felt as if I had been on cold medicine 24/7 and I had been walking around in a fog.  Thank goodness the fatigue has passed for the most part as I actually feel pretty with it now.  I'm starting to feel a little nauseous peppered with some lovely dry heaving, but so far this is mainly in the first few hours of my day and a little at the end.  That is, if I haven't eaten anything lately!  I swear I already feel that I am eating for two!!!  Shawn giggles at this thought, he thinks it is just my excuse to eat more than normal, and who knows, he may be right?!?!

The only other symptoms I have felt so far are, of course, the fact that I finally have the bust I've wanted but unfortunately they're so sore I almost can't even bear to look at them!  The funny thing is I welcome these changes as these are the things that give me the encouragement that I really am pregnant every day.  This may sound strange, but a couple of times I have woken up with the fear that I wasn't pregnant anymore.  Why?  I don't really know, but from what I am reading and hearing, this is fairly normal.  I can't wait until my first trimester is over so I can feel a little relief.  Actually, relief from a lot of things, as my sister-in-law turned confidante and walking reference book Kim told me, after the first trimester, things are "euphoric!"  I can't wait for that!!!  :)  

Well, I think this is it for my first entry, I have appointments to make and foods to develop an aversion to, so busy busy!  See y'all soon!