This past Thursday I started getting a killer headache. Usually about once a week I end up with a pretty nasty headache that knocks me out for the day. I went to bed Thursday night thinking it would get better, but I barely slept and started throwing up around midnight. I thought it was the stomach flu.
I called my doctor Friday morning and he wanted me to come in. All I wanted was something for the headache, but couldn't do that without being seen. I got to my appointment and he actually thought about giving me an IV to get some fluids in me. I guess I didn't have the stomach flu....I had a nice case of morning sickness =) It surprised me because I hadn't thrown up until then...they said some women don't start throwing up until the second trimester. Great!
I ended up not getting the IV, but was prescribed Zofran for the nausea and Tylenol III for the headaches. Within 1/2 hour of taking the medication I felt better. Wow!
He let me hear the baby's heartbeat again and everything still sounds good....heartbeat is around 150.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
New Job for Chris
Chris got a part-time job at Rice Hospital as a security guard....he will be working about 20 hours a week. He is still working about 20 hours a week for Swift County. It'll be nice that both his jobs are actually something that could lead him to a police officer job! We will keep our fingers crossed =).
Quick Pregnancy Update
My New Year's Resolution was to keep this thing updated....oops. Now I don't even know what to blog about because it's been so long!
I had my first OB appt on Tuesday, January 4. Everything went great....my due date changed again to July 27. Totally fine with me! My doctor said we're just gonna go with this date....July 27 is the due date I originally had when I did the calculations myself when I first found out I was pregnant. One of the reasons he moved it back up a week was because he put the dopplar (I think that's what it's called) on my belly and we heard the heartbeat immediately....talk about amazing! He said if I was only 10 weeks at that time chances are we wouldn't have heard it. The heart rate was right around 150....I told my mom and she immediately said it's a girl. Well, we will see. I have a hunch it's a boy. Actually, my hunch is so strong I find myself wanting to buy boy things and picture a baby boy in my mind =). We won't be finding out the sex.....it honestly doesn't matter to us and all the big stuff we are going to buy is going to be gender neutral anyway.
I've been feeling good....still tired and still peeing all the time, but the second trimester starts on Wednesday so that should be changing soon!
I had my first OB appt on Tuesday, January 4. Everything went great....my due date changed again to July 27. Totally fine with me! My doctor said we're just gonna go with this date....July 27 is the due date I originally had when I did the calculations myself when I first found out I was pregnant. One of the reasons he moved it back up a week was because he put the dopplar (I think that's what it's called) on my belly and we heard the heartbeat immediately....talk about amazing! He said if I was only 10 weeks at that time chances are we wouldn't have heard it. The heart rate was right around 150....I told my mom and she immediately said it's a girl. Well, we will see. I have a hunch it's a boy. Actually, my hunch is so strong I find myself wanting to buy boy things and picture a baby boy in my mind =). We won't be finding out the sex.....it honestly doesn't matter to us and all the big stuff we are going to buy is going to be gender neutral anyway.
I've been feeling good....still tired and still peeing all the time, but the second trimester starts on Wednesday so that should be changing soon!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Pregnancy Update
I am now 9 weeks pregnant! I had an ultrasound on Monday the 13th thinking I was about 8 weeks pregnant....turns out I was a week off. I am now due August 2 instead of July 26. The ultrasound was so cool....right now baby looks like a little chicken but we saw the little heartbeat and it was amazing!
I have been feeling alright....I would never say good, but I definitely know I could have it MUCH worse. I have yet to throw up. I have run to the bathroom a few times because I was sure I was going to, but no such luck. I'm not sure what's worse....constantly wanting to throw up or actually doing it. I go to sleep at about 8:00 every night and wake up twice during the night to go to the bathroom and get a drink or have a snack.
The last week or so I have had some pretty nasty headaches. I try to go as long as I can without taking tylenol but I usually do end up taking a couple.
Also new this week are the crazy pregnancy dreams! WOW! I won't go into detail but let's just say I can't wait to go to sleep at night =)
My first OB appointment is on Tuesday, Jan 4. I'm excited to see what happens. Hopefully we'll be able to hear the heartbeat at this appointment.
Chris has been WONDERFUL. The only thing I would like him to do is start reading the book I bought for him but he has yet to open it. He does drive me a little crazy when he tells me my symptoms are all in my head, but deep down I know that he knows better and maybe even likes spoiling me a bit =)
I have been feeling alright....I would never say good, but I definitely know I could have it MUCH worse. I have yet to throw up. I have run to the bathroom a few times because I was sure I was going to, but no such luck. I'm not sure what's worse....constantly wanting to throw up or actually doing it. I go to sleep at about 8:00 every night and wake up twice during the night to go to the bathroom and get a drink or have a snack.
The last week or so I have had some pretty nasty headaches. I try to go as long as I can without taking tylenol but I usually do end up taking a couple.
Also new this week are the crazy pregnancy dreams! WOW! I won't go into detail but let's just say I can't wait to go to sleep at night =)
My first OB appointment is on Tuesday, Jan 4. I'm excited to see what happens. Hopefully we'll be able to hear the heartbeat at this appointment.
Chris has been WONDERFUL. The only thing I would like him to do is start reading the book I bought for him but he has yet to open it. He does drive me a little crazy when he tells me my symptoms are all in my head, but deep down I know that he knows better and maybe even likes spoiling me a bit =)
Christmas 2010
We had a busy but great first Christmas as a married couple! I hosted my mom & brothers on Saturday the 18th....well actually mom did most of the work! My stomach just wasn't up to it. It was a nice weekend weather wise (no snow!) and it was nice to have everyone over. My nephews spent the night at our house and we had fun playing with all their new toys.
On Wednesday the 22nd we headed to Chris' mom's in Benson to celebrate Christmas with her and Roger. We told her she was gonna be a Grandma in August and she was pretty excited!
Christmas Eve Chris worked all day so I was home alone. This was completely fine with me because I was not feeling well at all and pretty much held down the couch all day. Christmas Day we went to church and hung out just Chris and I. It was nice to have one of the days to ourselves...can't believe next year we'll have a little one to spend Christmas with!
On Sunday the 26th Chris had to work so I headed to my dad's in Clara City for Christmas dinner with him, my brothers and nephews. Once again we lucked out on the weather and had a nice day.
I have pictures to post....will do that once I find the camera....stupid pregnancy brain!
On Wednesday the 22nd we headed to Chris' mom's in Benson to celebrate Christmas with her and Roger. We told her she was gonna be a Grandma in August and she was pretty excited!
Christmas Eve Chris worked all day so I was home alone. This was completely fine with me because I was not feeling well at all and pretty much held down the couch all day. Christmas Day we went to church and hung out just Chris and I. It was nice to have one of the days to ourselves...can't believe next year we'll have a little one to spend Christmas with!
On Sunday the 26th Chris had to work so I headed to my dad's in Clara City for Christmas dinner with him, my brothers and nephews. Once again we lucked out on the weather and had a nice day.
I have pictures to post....will do that once I find the camera....stupid pregnancy brain!
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Thanksgiving Weekend & Black Friday Shopping
We spent Thanksgiving at Chris' mom's and stepdad's outside of Benson. It's amazing going to their place because they decorate the entire farm for Christmas. If I would have been thinking clearly we would have brought the camera and took pictures. We'll have to stop there before Christmas sometime when it's dark to check it all out. Pretty cool. The food was great...we stuffed ourselves silly and still have a fridgeful of leftovers to show for it.
Friday morning I got my butt out of bed at 3:15 to go Black Friday shopping with my friend Heather. I honestly didn't need anything but went along because it's tradition. People might call us crazy, but it's a nice way to spend time with a friend and make some memories. Target opened at 4 a.m. so we started there. They had it set up nice there and we were in and out in no time. I think we were at Wal-Mart by 4:30, and there I found the line to wait in for the 19-inch flat screen TV we wanted for the back bedroom. Heather waited in line for the Nintendo DS for her daughter and we texted back and forth...I waited in the TV line for about 20 minutes, got the TV, then waited in the checkout line for about 45 minutes. Wal-Mart ticks me off everytime I go there, but I did what I had to do. From there we went to the mall and I went to Herberger's Home Store....I really did not get any Christmas shopping done, but that's okay. I did buy Chris a fish house at Running's, so I felt good about that.
Saturday we met Chris' brother Eric, his girlfriend Katie, and the rest of the family at Pizza Ranch for lunch. Eric has been volunteering for AmeriCorps in the southern U.S. and was home for the weekend. It was good to see him again. He's gotten so tan and skinny! He'll be back for Christmas and should finish up his gig down south at the end of May.
Friday morning I got my butt out of bed at 3:15 to go Black Friday shopping with my friend Heather. I honestly didn't need anything but went along because it's tradition. People might call us crazy, but it's a nice way to spend time with a friend and make some memories. Target opened at 4 a.m. so we started there. They had it set up nice there and we were in and out in no time. I think we were at Wal-Mart by 4:30, and there I found the line to wait in for the 19-inch flat screen TV we wanted for the back bedroom. Heather waited in line for the Nintendo DS for her daughter and we texted back and forth...I waited in the TV line for about 20 minutes, got the TV, then waited in the checkout line for about 45 minutes. Wal-Mart ticks me off everytime I go there, but I did what I had to do. From there we went to the mall and I went to Herberger's Home Store....I really did not get any Christmas shopping done, but that's okay. I did buy Chris a fish house at Running's, so I felt good about that.
Saturday we met Chris' brother Eric, his girlfriend Katie, and the rest of the family at Pizza Ranch for lunch. Eric has been volunteering for AmeriCorps in the southern U.S. and was home for the weekend. It was good to see him again. He's gotten so tan and skinny! He'll be back for Christmas and should finish up his gig down south at the end of May.
So....we're PREGNANT!!!
Last Sunday Chris & I found out WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BABY!!! We are so stinkin' excited....but nervous and scared all at the same time! I decided to take one of those cheap dollar store pregnancy tests (not really sure why, wasn't really having any symptoms). I let Chris go read it and he said there was for sure one line and he could see a very faint second line. Of course we thought our eyes were playing tricks on us. According to all the websites a second line, no matter how faint, is a positive result. I didn't believe it and sent Chris to Wal-Mart for one of the tests that simply said "pregnant" or "not pregnant". Took the test, let Chris read it, and sure enough....pregnant! We kinda just stood in the bathroom and didn't know what to do. Can we say "a little in shock"?
I went to the doctor on Wednesday to have everything confirmed and am due July 26. Yep, I will be 9 months preggo during the hottest month of the summer. Great. You take what you get I guess =)
So far I have been feeling pretty good. No morning sickness, just tired and backaches. They say morning sickness starts around 6 weeks....let's keep our fingers crossed that I'm not a total puker. That. would. suck. Although, I wouldn't mind some symptoms just to reassure me that this is really happening =)
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