9 weeks 5 days...

I'm starting to get more and more anxious waiting for our next appointment where we can hear the heartbeat. I feel like this is the critical appointment... if we make it past this one, everything will be ok. I found this fun little survey that might track changes over the next few months!


How far along are you?  9 weeks 5 days
How big is baby?  About the size of a prune!
Maternity clothes?  Nope. Clothes are tight, but not that tight
Weight -Loss or Gain?  I don't get on the scale
Stretch marks?  Nope
Sleep?  It varies night to night. Some nights I'll have the most amazing sleep, but most nights I wake up multiple times which leaves me groggy in the morning. I'm also more alert to when Jason comes home, which hasn't been the case for years.
Best moment this week:  Not throwing up... yet...
Any Movement?  Too early for that
Food Cravings?  nothing. Food is pretty gross to me. I have wanted a sonic slushie though... or a slurpee.
Food Aversions?  Pretty much everything. I've made several dinners this week and by the time they're cooked, I want nothing to do with them.
Belly Button in or out?  In
What do you miss:  lunch meat.
What are you looking forward to:  getting to our appointment on September 8
What was the BEST part of this week?  feeling somewhat less tired and nauseous
What was the WORST part of this week?  I was still tired and nauseous somewhat... and I started working at the school again... oh, and that little 5.9 earthquake thing... normal.

Not a whole lot going on...

Just a short, quick update...

Not too much is going on with me. I threw up for the first time this last week, which, let me tell you, was a FANTASTIC experience (sense the sarcasm?).

The nausea has been pretty obnoxious, but the fatigue is far worse. I am constantly tired. Adding to that, I started working back at the school again this past week.

I attended a friend's baby shower today... we've been good friends since middle school! It was awesome to see all the cute little baby things... it made me excited :)

That's it for now. I better start homework before my nap... :)

It's real...

My husband and I went to the doctor today. We got there and filled out the screening forms for HIV and Cystic Fibrosis. I was like wow, that's not a lot of paperwork. Ha. We went back with the head nurse and did a full medical history. Turns out my family is way more sick than Jason's... who knew? We talked about do's and don'ts, safe medication, and all that stuff. Since I have irregular cycles and I was on clomid, the nurse said they would do an ultrasound today-- woohoo!

Then they did a urine screen which was fine. They tried to get my blood. Ugh. This has always been a difficult task. They stabbed me three times and still didn't get what they need. At one point I had three nurses and my husband hovering over me to see if my blood was flowing. Claustrophobic much? Anyway, they couldn't get enough so I have to go back next week.

There was an emergency so we had to wait 30 minutes for my doctor to do an ultrasound. Jason and I were so jittery waiting to hear the heartbeat so it could feel "real." The doctor came in and asked if I had any questions. He probably thought I was an idiot because I really didn't have any.

When he first brought up the screen, all we saw was the sack but no baby. I freaked out a little bit, but 2 seconds later there was our little nugget! Heart was just beating away! He turned on the volume so we could hear the heartbeat too. It was beautiful.

Little baby Deal, due March 23, 2012.... You are so loved already!