26 weeks-Its hard to get up!

Well its been a couple months since I last blogged. In my absence a lot has happen, that would make this pregnancy seem more real. Number 1, I'm huuuuuge! Or at least I feel huge. It's hard to get up and out of bed. But I must I say that I am enamored with my growing belly. I think it is absolutely beautiful! I've always envisioned a tan baby bump (no stretch marks please). I'm clinging to the hope that the whole hereditary thing rings true; that b/c my mom didn't get stretch marks, I won't either.
I now know that my baby is in fact a boy and his name is Esiason Jameson Thomas. I absolutely LOVE the name we have picked for our baby boy. It's strong, powerful, and beautiful! All the things I know our boy will be. More and more of my ambition to stay in shape with this pregnancy is going out the window. I don't wanna balloon up, but i also don't feel like getting out and exercising everyday either. :P I feel E kick all the time-started at 22 wks. I love it! It tells me he's alive and well and thriving! I'm going for my glucose test in a couple weeks. Thats the next doctor visit.
Well, thats it for now! Being pregnant is such a blessing. What a gift from God!

My baby HATES fried chicken!

So I had my 12 week visit a couple weeks ago and got the results today that everything is NEGATIVE!! Yeah! It was the Neucal Translucency (NT) test, to see if my child has neuralogical problems or birth defects. All clear! Praise God!
I guess my baby is so healthy and on the up and up that he/she refused to have any nastiness enter its domain. I don't blame the guy. The KFC we got as a lazy last resort was gross. Tasted like it had been sitting there all day, but it was only 11 am! All this to say, when I got home, I did not smell a funky smell, nor did I see anything unsightly...I just suddenly projectile vomited! Again, very violent, as if the baby were telling me; don't ever treat your body or me this way agin!!!
Ok ok! I get the message! Geeze! I had my first warning with that greasy burger I ate back at week 8 or 9.
Now I am officially in my 14th week. No nausea, really. Only if I smell something weird. I am slowly getting my energy back. I ordered a series of Zumba exercise DVDs, and I am quite enjoying them.
We are continuting to pray and trust that Kevin's job will be here any day now. It's hard being on Cobra (so expensive) and waiting for the bill to come in the mail, hoping the $ amount isn't to high. I was so scared that the NT test was gonna be outrageous! My friend Barb (pictured above) said that her doc told her most insurances don't cover that test. MY doc told us that most do! Oiy! So much miscommunication out there!
Speaking of miscommunication, there are so many choices to choose from in baby gear! What's the best car seat? Is this the best jogging stroller?! Should I use glass bottles instead of plastic! Everyone says something different!!!!
At the end of the day I say this....if people in the 1800s could survive on what little they did have, I think we'll be alright if we just make sure we at least have the basics to take a baby home from the hospital.

11 weeks in!

Ok, I know I said on my last blog that I would blog as soon as I had my 8wk ultrasound, but a girl be busy! Well busy throwing up and being nauseous all the time! I thought maybe I was given a rapreve starting my 10th week, but no, it came back 2 days later.
I'm gonna put the ultrasound pictures up eventually too, but right now it just seems like a chore! Being pregnant is interesting....to be perfectly honest, I wish I would just pop out already, so I can stop pretending that my tummy fat is the baby! If I'm gonna real and be me in this blog, I'll say this: I WISH I WERE ONE OF THOSE WOMEN THAT WAS FIT AND THIN AND ALL BABY! There I said it! Nope, I'm go'n in 20-25 lbs. over weight, what a bummer. :( I try really hard, and tried really hard the whole year it took me to get pregnant to lose weight. I think the stress of NOT getting pregnant is probably what kept me stuffing my face? Maybe?
Anyhoo, here we are. I may not look as cute as my cute friend Jessi, (she was all belly with her twin boys-Hi Jess!), but I sure am gonna try! ;)
I have my 12 week appt. coming up on April 5th. I'm a little nervous about this one, 'cause it's where they do this weird testing to see if your baby is normal. This test could lead to amniosyntesis if things go wrong. I've been hesitent to do it 'cause my older sister had a very bad experience. They told her that her son's brain didn't look like it was growing together properly, and they spoke about abortion to her, just scared her. Anyway, her son came out perfect and he's now 8 and smart as a whip!

If you are familiar with this test- 'Ultra Screen', please comment and let me know your experience.

Until next time, ad due.

I'm pregnant and ready to blog!

Wow! My first blog. Hmmmm. Well, I'm pregnant for the first time. I'm peeing every 5 seconds, and nauseated. I did puke today for the first time in three weeks, oh by the way, I'm 7 weeks today. So I puked up this greasy burger, that supposedly was supposed to be god's gift to hamburgers...it wasn't! They claim since the cows were "grass fed" that I'm supposed to pay double I'd pay anywhere else....it was dripping in grease people! Needless to say the burger didn't agree with my baby.
Now, although this "being" is only the size of a blueberry at this point, he or she is definitely showing their personality! He or she loves mornings! Exercise, eating, energy! Now it's the evenings that this baby despises. Nausea, headache, and yes the occasional bouts of the "cha-cha-cha's", ugh! :(
But I digress. My first official appointment is March 5th! Yeah for heartbeats!
I'll keep you posted! Until then, ad due.