I'm here...

Sorry for the break girls, the sickness has knocked me out for a few days. I went to the hospital again yesterday for IV's....After two days of keeping not one drop of water down, I figured I needed it. Today I feel better, after feeding my veins with exactly what makes them happy...

It was so weird walking back in there after I just had my OB appointment Friday and I felt so good for that! We saw the doctor, the same one that delivered Gracie, and things look pretty good as of Friday. I weigh 113 which is down some, but from being so sick, I figured as much. The baby didn't want t give us a heartbeat so we got anothre u/s, and the little thing was just waving both arms at us like s/he knew we were taking it's picture. Daniel was so happy to see it finally has arms... all of my bloodwork came back good, even my iron was up! Woo-hoo! I won't be getting another u/s until week 20 and that is to find out the sex. So all looks good in baby land.

As of yesterday at the doctor, I am down to 109 pounds, which freaked me out that I could lose that much that quick, but it happens, I know all too well from the last two pregnancies. But once I stop being sick, I put it back on pretty fast.

Has anyone else started looking at baby stuff or is it just me? And if it is just me, am I crazy? I love looking at the cute little clothes. Daniel says we're not buying anything until we find out the sex... I know he will cave, he always does. One days he'll sneak in from work with a cute little outfit or toy or something and think I won't notice.

Has everyone been watching the news coverage of Hurricane Katrina? Is this just not so saddening? I know I am pregnant, but this has made me cry more in the past few days....it just doesn't seem fair. It is such widespread devastation. Please lets pray for these people. Not just the ones who lost their homes, but the ones who have homes to come home to and the guilt they will feel for being spared by the storm.

And on a happy note, now that I trying to catch up on blogs, HOLY COW, ALLY'S HAVING TWINS!!!! YAY ALLY!!!!!!! I know you are so excited, that must have been so shocking to hear that news! I am so happy for you.

For all of you checking the blog, thank you for keeping up with me and sorry for not posting as often as I should.

10 weeks !!

Now that I am 10 weeks,(well, tomorrow is 10 weeks) I figured I would post an update on what all is going on with the pregnancy and my life as of late...I am not showing anymore, sadly, because of the weight I have lost from being sick all the time. I have not weighed myself, but I know that I have lost, becasue I took a picture of my tummy at 7 weeks and was bigger than it is now. The last time I ent to the ER and they knocked me out, I didn't ask for any medication which was a big no-no, since I ran out two days later which led to yet another day of kneeling to the porcelain god. After one day of that, my dear thoughtful husband who is getting sick of my being sick called the OB doctor. "We're sorry, but until she sees us for her initial appointment, we can't help you, you have to take her back the ER". So my appointment isn't until this Friday, so I then called the ER to explain and that did no good. So then as I cried into the telephone at my husband, and he probably had his ears plugged, he decided to be a saint and call the flight doctor that works at the airport and get him to call in the prescription. Oh, that man is my hero. So today has been a good day, aside from some nausea, I have been able to eat and drink and atleast move from the couch. And the weirdest thing is that I am craving milk. I can't get enough of it. For those of you that don't know this...I HATE MILK. So I have been eating bowl after bowl of cereal trying to get some food in with the milk. The favorite for this week is fruit loops. Last week was apple jacks.

As far as the family....um.....Chandler goes to school in a week, which will be a blessing. He hates being home now, and he needs the change. He loves his school and his teacher and classmates, and that is fine with me. And it will give me a little one on one time with Gracie. She definitely needs it, she is getting a little pissy with me for being so self-involved lately. She gets a little angry when she sees me hanging my head in the toilet all the time and needing to rest so often. She's 2, what can I expect?

My excursion to the ER...

Yesterday was an awful day, I woke up sick and never could hold anything down, so finally at 10:30pm last night, my husband dragged me to the ER. I have been having some cramping down low and was really worried about it, since it seemed to get worse as the day wore on. They wanted to give me an ultra sound which made me and DH very happy, so he could finally shut up about me having twins. No, there is just one bean in there. It's name for now is pea. The baby is doing just fine and measuring at 9 weeks 1 day. It seemed a little lazy, but she said when they are that small, that's what they do. I have never had a u/s this early on, soI had no clue what to expect. After that fun was over, they gave me IV's, and phenergan which knocked me out before the nurse as done taping the IV to my arm (or so my husband says, I was in lala land) I don't even remember coming home, and my Mom (who was at my hous watching the kids) says I never even spoke to her as I fell in the door. ThenI found my way to the bathroom to begin vomiting all over again. Yay....Then sometime after that Daniel must have tucked me in, because all I remember is waking up this morning at 10:30. Oh, and he says I talk in my sleep when I am on drugs....thanks alot.

So all in all, it was a good evening that I got to see the baby and know that it is okay. Oh and the cramping the doctor said was due to all the vomiting. I also have sore ribs and tummy, I really get into being sick I guess. So as soon as I am over my sickness, which may be as much as 6 more weeks, depending on how much my body wants to toy with me, I plan to schedule my DEAREST hubby to get fixed. I'm thinking of taking him to he veterinarian that my brother works for, maybe they'll give me a discount. I am so evil.

I am posting my u/s pics as soon as I figure out how to get my head out of a bucket. Yes, I typed this with a bucket in hand. I am so talented. You know they say Moms can do everything. Thanks for sticking with me this long. You are very kind people.

Oh, and big shout out to THE PREGNANT ALLY!!!!!! You Go Girl!!

Wooooo-Hoooooo!!!! Yeah! Congrats!

I'm back from vacation!!

We arrived home Friday and I have slept most of the weekend...I am still sick as a dog. I was sick, but not too bad while we were on vacation. But we managed.

I am glad to be home and back in my normal routine, sleeping late, not worrying about keeping much of a schedule...I am still taking this next week off from work to try and get my body back in order from being sick. The medicine they put me on is only working when it wants to, but at least it works part time, right?

Today is my birthday...I turned 30 at 12:35am. Yay, me. My husband is a little upset because he wanted to take me out to dinner, but there is NO chance of that. Eating in public is something I don't do during these first few months, since I never know if my meal with stay with me.

Anyway, that's my update. I am going back to the couch.