Introducing Baby Fite!

Here's our little peanut! My doctor's visit went great! It was awesome to see our baby come into view. I saw the heartbeat right away. It looks like a little flicker of light. It took a minute for the picture to focus so that Christopher could see it. When he finally saw the heartbeat he said "wow" and a big smile came across his face. He is such a proud Daddy! My doctor took the time to point out everything and explain what all was on the screen. It was really cool to see Christopher's reaction. All I kept saying was "look honey", "awwwwwwwwww", and "that's our baby". I can't descibe the feeling of relief that came over me when Dr. Day said the baby looks perfect! The nurse printed off these pictures and when she handed them to me she said "well here you go mommy, this is your baby" at that moment it hit me. I am a mother! Of course my eyes filled up with tears and Christopher kissed me. The whole experience was amazing. It was funny, when Dr. Day first got a clear picture of the baby he said "well you are pregnant, there's one little baby in there" Chris and I laughed. I said "Oh darn, I guess no twins this time." I told Dr. Day how everyone was wishing twins on us. I told him that I was more than happy with my one little peanut for now! My lab work came back normal and my next appointment is March 25th. We didn't get to hear the heartbeat today. Dr. Day said that it isn't audible until around 12 weeks so at my next visit we'll be able to hear it! I can't wait! Love you all very much!

Feeling much better

Last week was definitely the toughest I've had so far. I thought I would never get the nausea to go away. I started feeling better Sunday and have continued to feel less and less queasy. It is still the worst in the morning when I wake up but gradually gets better as the day goes on. Thankfully I have been able to eat more and get out of bed. I am still really sleepy but nothing I can't handle. I am just so excited!!!!!!! One week until my doctors visit and ultrasound!!!!!!! Christopher has been so great. He has started calling and checking in on me even more and rubs my back every night so I can fall asleep! The other day when I was feeling really crappy he lifted up my shirt and put his face to my belly and said "Knock it off in there! Give your mom a break!" It was soooooooo cute! I can't wait to see his reaction to the ultrasound and actually seeing the baby! It's going to be awesome. Don't worry I'll have the camera ready!

I FEEL LIKE CRAP!

If the title doesn't give it away..........To put it mildly I woke up this morning and thought I was going spend the day with my head in the toilet. Needless to say I haven't thrown up yet but I'm still feeling it could happen at any moment. I hate this feeling. If I didn't hate throwing up even more, I would just get it over with!!!!! Normally eating would take the waves of nausea away at least for a few hours........NOT TODAY! I have been queasy all day! Crackers don't help, jello doesn't help, laying on the couch all day didn't help.............NOTHING HELPS!!!!!!! grrrrrrrrr Come on Baby, work with mommy here! I like little reminders that you are there but this is a little too much! Yes, I am frustrated but just remember that for all my ranting and raving, you are still worth it!

Fighting the Lazy Bug.

I worked a 12 hour night shift last night, so naturally I slept pretty much all day today. Once I finally got out of bed I sat on the couch getting a much needed foot rub from Christopher before he had to leave for work. Once he left I knew Mic needed to go for a walk. I am still feeling very queasy and really didn't want to take him for a walk. I had the bright idea to hop in the car with Mic and drive literally one minute down the road to the open field on base where I let him run and play. I grabbed my keys and threw on some flip flops when I thought to myself......"This is pathetic! You are not that sick or that pregnant to be acting so lazy. Get your lazy butt up, put on some tennis shoes and take the dog for a walk!" Seriously that is what I said, out load, to myself. Mic looked at me funny like, "Mom what the heck are you talking about" but he liked what came next. He patiently waited for me to put on my shoes. The nub was just a waggin. He loves his walks!!!!!!!! Needless to say, I actually felt better after the walk. I sat down when we got to Mic's "rope swing" and watched him play. The fresh air was nice. See, I should listen to myself more often. NO MORE LAZY BUG! Well at least not until I'm the size of a house and deserve to be lazy! HeHe

Feeling VERY queasy!

Well I think I have hit the queasy phase....It all started last night when I was trying to decide what I wanted for dinner. NOTHING sounded good and even the mention of some foods made me sick to my stomach. So I settled for good ol Subway. I felt better after I ate and forgot all about it. Then I woke up this morning feeling soooooooo sick. All I could get down was crackers and toast. The thought of anything else made me feel like vomiting... finally around 2pm I felt weak and knew I needed to eat something other than crackers. All I really wanted was some mashed potatoes. I had the idea to go to KFC and get mashed potatoes and maybe some mac-n-cheese. Christopher wanted Zaxby's. I tried to tell him that they didn't serve mashed potatoes but he insisted they did. So me trying not to be psycho preggers said okay and went with the flow. On way there I was getting more sick. The heat was too hot so we put down the windows. Then it was too cold. I thought I was going to throw up at any moment. We finally get there and guess what.......... NO MASHED POTATOES!!!!!!! I was pissed but didn't say anything. I just sat there thinking I WANT MASHED POTATOES but ordered a plain grilled chicken sandwich instead. I could tell Chris felt bad and didn't want to make a big deal out of it. At this point I knew I just needed to eat something. We got our order and thank God my sandwich was plain or I'm sure psycho preggers would have showed up! I inhaled my sandwich in seconds and felt a little better for the ride home. Maybe I'll try for the mashed potatoes again tomorrow. I'm pretty sure Christopher will listen to me next time!

Just an update

Hello all! Just a little update on how I'm feeling. So far I've been feeling pretty good. I am tired a lot more than what I'm used to but not every day. "Morning sickness" hasn't really been a problem yet and I'm hoping it won't be. The only time I feel queasy is if I don't eat for hours, especially in the mornings when I wake up. As soon as I eat something I feel better. There isn't anything I can't eat but I have noticed that greasy or spicy foods don't sit as well with baby. The other night I thought I wanted to eat a "pregnancy meal" ....that is a whopper with cheese, french fries and large vanilla shake. Well lets just say that after I ate the whopper, not even half the fries and 1/4 of the shake, Baby was not happy with me! I won't be trying that again! I had the worst stomach cramps and gas and almost felt like I needed to throw up to get all the grease off my stomach. GROSS!

I am 5 weeks and 2 days today and getting more and more excited by the minute! I really want it to be February 24th so I can see the baby on ultrasound! It is going to be awesome! Love and miss you all!