7 weeks, 4 days

Well, there is really not much to post. Today I am 7 weeks and 4 days pregnant. The morning sickness is almost unbearable but the doctor prescribed me Zofran which helps a little. At least I am not sick all day long, just a few times a day. Our insurance, covering the Zofran has been a pain in the butt. They will only allow me 9 pills for 22 days. Based on the doctors prescription, I am allowed to take 1 pill every 6 hours or as needed. So basically what the insurance will cover is nothing. I am waiting on the doctor to call the insurance company and authorize me getting my full prescription.

I have had horrible constipation and cramping. Today is the first day in a few days that I have actually been able to go to the bathroom. Not Fun.

Tomorrow Richard and I have our first ultrasound. Hopefully, I will be able to post pics once we get back from our appointment.

How do people do it?

I really don't know how people survive morning sickness?? And then go on and have multiply pregnancies. I feel like crap and I am not sure how I am going to survive the next 6 weeks (if I am lucky) or more. Thank god I am not throwing up, however, sometimes I think it might make me feel better. I know I should not be complaining...in a little less than 8 months, I will have a little baby to show for all this but I feel horrible. Today, not only do I feel sick to my stomach, I am also tired and slightly achy. Yuck!! I think I need a nap.

Blah...

This nausea is getting worse and worse by the day. I am sitting here feeling yuck...I really need something cold to drink. I have been eating grapes all day but they are really not doing the trick. What is really funny is I had a craving for a baked potato with sour cream today!! I hate sour cream but let me tell you it tasted so good. I think I ate half of the container. Good thing I bought the light. My mom, aunt and friend are all on me today about getting enough calcium. I really don't like milk, so I guess I need to head over to the store and pick up some calcium pills.

Where did the weekend go??

Boy the weekend went fast. Basically, Richard and I had half a day together. I worked Sat. morning and then he worked Sunday afternoon into Monday morning. We went to my parent's house on Sat. night for my dad's birthday. It was really nice and low key, just us, 2 of my aunts and 1 cousin. Then we did our Sunday morning beach run and basically got home in time for Richard to get ready for work.

I think the nausea has started. Yuck!! I napped both days, so I did not eat from the time I slept until the time I woke up, obviously. I was really hungry on Sat. but figured we would be at my parent's shortly and I could grab a snack. The meat was ready, so I grabbed a few pieces. Blah....I felt so sick after. I am not sure if I waited to long to eat or if the grease from the meat did me in. Then yesterday, I battled it all afternoon and into the evening. I would eat and then a half hour later I would be hungry and then nauseated. I swore I ate all I could. I need to pick up some crackers. Today has been pretty bad too. My mom got us Bacon Ranch salads from McD's which was really good going down, especially the bacon but now...Belch. God help me. Lindsay keeps laughing at me because she knows how I feel. HaHa.

First Doctor's Appointment

Today is our first doctor's appointment. I am not really sure if I should call it first because all we are doing is confirming the pregnancy with my primary care doctor. We will then get our referral to the OB/GYN. I am a bit nervous that when they do the test at the doctor's office they will get a BFN. I think the reason I am so worried is when I miscarried in July, I was getting very faint positives and then when I went to the dr., they got a negative on the urine test. I should not be worried because I have gotten 2 very strong positives at home. I should not worry too much. I got to remember to stay positive and excited.

Yesterday, Judi booked our condos for Akumal, Mexico. We are pretty excited about going. Hopefully everything goes smoothly with this pregancy so I will be able to go. I will be about 5 months along. Akumal was the first vacation Richard and I took together and was his first real vacation out of the country. Unfortunately, both Richard and I will be in no condition to scuba dive, so we will have to settle with snorkling. Hopefully, I will not sink to the bottom.

I started quilting my baby quilt yesterday with my regular sewing machine and I think it is turning out pretty nice. Once I finish I will post some pictures.

One word....Tired

I am tired today. Before I even found out I was pregnant, I was tired. That was one of the symptoms that is usually not normal for me, that made me think possibly I was pregnant. Well, then it eased for a few days and then today I am exhausted again. My body feels rubbery and I just want to lay down a sleep. I have also been having mild cramps. These really freak me out because they really do feel like AF cramps. But everything still looks good. Tomorrow we are going to our first doctor's appointment. This is with my primary care, so most likely, the will just confirm the pregnancy and then refer me to an OB/GYN. I think I have picked out the place I would like to go, West Coast OB/GYN but I guess I will see tomorrow.

I have started quilting a quilt I started a few months back. I went to a quilting store that said I could machine quilt with a regular sewing machine. So I figured I would give it a try today. So far, so good. I thin kit might take awhile becuase I can make it across 3 times before I have to change the thread.

Lil Bug, Mommy and Daddy can't wait to meet you. We are excited you have joined our lifes.

Surreal

Finding out that we were pregnant has been really surreal. At times, I forget that I am pregnant or I think how can this be and then I feel a tightening in my stomach and remember. I can't believe it. I am so excited.

Last night I went to Soup Plantation and when I got home I felt a bit sick to my stomach. I also felt this way the night before. Hopefully that is all I get because I am not looking forward to being sick. I still have some mild cramping which makes me nervous because I think AF is coming. I also have itchy nipples today and coffee is getting less and less appealing. I am thinking I might give it up altogether. I guess we will see what tomorrow brings.

Some Very Happy News....

After several months of sadness, Richard and I are pleased to announce we have gotton our BFP. We were trying to wait to POAS until his birthday, Sept. 9 but I could not wait any longer. We got our positive yesterday, Labor Day, Sept. 7, 2009. This time, the positive came up in like 2 seconds. I keep yelling at Richard to come here, it already popped up. I guess he did not know what I was talking about because I had to open the bathroom door and yell it is positive. We are very excited and can't wait to meet this little bundle of joy. I do have some nerves because of the miscarriage 2 months back but I have been praying daily for a sticky baby and this time feels different.

We stopped at Hallmark yesterday to pick out some cards for when we tell our parents. We plan to wait a few more weeks to tell them, until we have a ultrasound and hear a heartbeat.

I did have a few symptoms before I got my BFP, so I am going to list them here:

DPO 1-9 - Sore boobs but I have been having them the last couple of months, the month I miscarried and then the following month
DPO 10 - My body was extremely tired, it felt like rubber, kind of like you had a really hard workout. I had trouble pushing through my workout. Sore boobs. Mild cramping, like AF is coming
DPO 11 - Body felt like rubber again. Sore Boobs. Mild Cramping.
DPO 12 - Body felt like rubber. Sore Boobs. Mild cramping
DPO 13 - Body felt like rubber. Sore Boobs. Mild cramping
DPO 14 - Sore Boobs. Mild cramping.
DPO 15 - Sore Boobs. Mild cramping.
DPO 16 - Sore boobs, they were so sore they woke me up. Mild Cramping. Took a 2 hour nap at 9 in the morning.
DPO 17 - Sore Boobs, mild cramping, 2 naps and BFP....