Baby Update No.1

I totally stole this from my friend Sarah. She is due on x-mas! (which I think is super exciting!)


How far along: 8 weeks (on Sunday, August, 29th)

Total weight gain/loss: +5lbs (even tho it feels like I'm losing cause I'm hardly eating...)

Maternity clothes: Not yet. Baggy shirts help with the bloating tho...

Stretch marks: None yet. Maybe I should start looking for some good cream. Any suggestions?

Sleep: Tons of it. I can practically fall asleep anywhere. Sleep is my best friend right now.

Best moment this week: Sleeping. Its the only time I'm not car sick.

Movement: None. Except when my tummy growls...?

Food cravings: Fresh food, grapes, apples, bananas, yogurt. I made Michael go get me Salt and Vinegar Pringles last night. I was introduced to pizza with hot sauce and ranch dressing. mmm...

Aversions:Re-fried beans. ugh. Used to be my favorite food. Now on the bad list. Trash. It stinks no matter whats in it... oh... lets not talk about it...

Gender: Who knows. We are excited for anything. The Chinese Calendar says girl, and so does the needle test. Also the power of my sister-in-laws say its a girl too... So I guess we will see.

What I miss: Energy. Eating like a normal human being. Not getting car sick at every turn, and strength.

Milestones: Had my first ultra-sound last week. I never thought it was a crazy thing until it was done to me. So weird to see that little heart beat. Weird that its inside me...

Extra: Got a cold, and it won't go away. Starting to finally feel better, although my cold symptoms are still going strong. The only good part of having a cold while pregnant is that my nose is clogged up so I can't smell too much. (which is a good thing, since most everything smells bad.) 3 more weeks til I can do the Intelligender test. The Hormones are really crazy. I feel like I'm on a roller-coaster, I get really really annoyed/mad then go to laughing my guts out then to sad... I'm sure its keeping Mikey-man on his toes.

Kudos to Moms that are pregnant. I can't imagine going thru this and trying to take care of a kid at the same time.

Past info: I didn't think I was pregnant. Michael took me to Wal-mart to get a pregnancy test. We got a couple other items too so I wouldn't feel so uncomfortable... All the way home Michael was getting more and more excited, and I was worried that he was just getting his hopes up. I took the test and was shocked at the answer. Totally Shocked. The box said to wait 3 minutes. Lets just say that it didn't take 1 minute for it to pop up as positive. We were completely amazed at what we found out, that we didn't sleep a wink that night. (Tip: If you think your pregnant, do not take the test right before going to bed. Trust me, its not a good idea. Just wait til morning.)
I was almost 4 weeks pregnant when I tested positive. I started getting nauseous at week 5. I haven't "lost it" yet. But I have had too many close calls to count them. Michael has been super sweet and has brought me anything I have requested. He has cheered me up when I'm tired and weak feeling. I miss him a lot when he is not around.