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Well it is Tuesday, but it feels like Monday. My parents visited this weekend. They brought the dresser that I bought from my sister's furniture place for the baby. Jack and I need to start cleaning out the room we are going to use for the nursery. There is a lot to be thrown out, cleaned out and fixed up.
Last night I did Pregnancy Yoga. It was fun. There were parts that were really hard. Some of it really got my heart rate up. Overall I really enjoyed it. My legs hurt today, but since it will really help with the whole giving birth process I'm going to do it again tonight. Regardless of the pain I'm currently in. :\ Jack was really sweet and tried to do it also. He made it through about half of it. I know it is hard on his ankles, so I don't blame him for backing off a little. He was so cute. Whenever the instructor would say to hold the baby or do something along those lines, Jack would hold his belly. I know he'll probably kill me for telling that, but I thought it was so sweet. He's such a great husband...I don't know many men that would even consider doing pregnancy yoga with their wife. Yay Jack!
So, that's all the update I can muster. The next doctor's appointment is next Monday afternoon.
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2003
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Sorry...I've either been really busy at work or really tired or both and haven't been able to update.
My parent's were in town over the weekend. We spent the entire day Saturday shopping. We picked out a crib, a stroller and a car seat. We didn't buy any of them yet, but at least we know what we are getting. We also looked at the nursery accessories. They want an arm and a leg for that crap. So, we decided to do our own theme in the baby's room. It is going to be a buttery yellow. We are going to do a Ducky theme. Like little fuzzy duckies wearing galoshes splashing in puddles carrying umbrellas. I think it will be really cute. We are going to use a light yellow gingham eyelet material to make the bumpers and curtains and such. Then we are going to get a little umbrella and tie little fuzzy ducks to it for the mobile. Adorable.
Sunday my mom and I went to the fabric store. Since I'm not a size 6 it seems you can't just buy maternity clothes in a store. So we found patterns and fabric for about 8 outfits. My mom sews beautifully, so they will be great.
After my parents left I was exhausted. My body needs more rest right now than it ever has. I was pretty grumpy on Monday, and, of course, it was a day from hell at work. I was so busy all day long. It wasn't until last night that I truly got to rest. I was in bed by 9…asleep by 9:30. That was GREAT! Oh…yesterday was a hungry day. I think I ate pretty much all day long. It is the first time since I have been pregnant that I was that hungry. Hopefully it won't be a trend. I'm trying to eat as healthy as possible, but sometimes you just have to have some chocolate. I did manage 6 servings of fruits and veggies yesterday and 4 servings of dairy. :)
Enough for now.
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2003
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MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM......PICKLES! We got an email saying there were leftover sandwiches.....I went for the pickles.
One of the ladies who had a baby right after I started here is visiting today. Her baby was throwing a holy fit. I wondered if it was too late to back out. Everyone said yes. I ate my pickles.
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I rarely have nightmares. Most of the time my dreams are just kinda sureal or something. This morning I had a dream I was at a party and some dude was attacking me. I was screaming out for help in the dream, but no one would come and help me. Most of the people in the dream were people I didn't care for in High School. I know they were there cause Jack and I were just talking about my High School reunion coming up in May and how there is no way I'll go cause I couldn't stand those people then. That's probably why in the dream they didn't come to help me. At any rate, I woke up to Jack asking me frantically what was wrong. I was screaming out loud. Something I have NEVER done during a dream. Very strange.
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Last night I got the following in an email from an old high school friend...who is male.....
I hate to tell you this but the whole morning sickness thing is all in your mind. The US is the only country in the entire world were pregnant women suffer from it. You are suffering from an american stigma that was brought about by women in the 1940's who were unwed and thought that society would think less of them for being pregnant. They deveolped "morning sickness" as a result of nervousness, but attributed it directly to their condition of pregnancy. Ok that is my lesson for the day.
Yeah so....this is what I said.....
I hate to tell you this but you are suffering from what is called stupid man syndrome. That's where men think they know what goes on in a woman's body. Most men have thought this since the dawn of time, but they are all idoits and know nothing. Men think they know things about pregnancy, pms, periods and menopause. Men are retarded. Unless you have a medical degree you can shove your 1940's unwed mother theory right where the sun don't shine. K?
Love ya. Goodnight.
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So, the "sickness" is starting to get a little better. Saturday I felt good all during the day. I didn't start to feel bad until around 5:00 or so. That was nice.
I was pretty good yesterday. Just a touch of it here and there.
I've found that using one green tea bag and one mint tea bag makes a wonderful cup of tea. Very yummy.
Jack and I went to baby wal-mart Saturday. Also known as Babies R Us. That place is huge! They had lots of cool stuff. I had no idea that babies need so much stuff. I hadn't really thought about it I suppose.
Well...I have to go work now....maybe more later.
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2003
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What happens when a pregnant woman feels good? She eats everything in sight!
There were leftovers from a lunch meeting today. I just had a small portion of pasta salad and half a piece of some sort of yummy banana pie thingy. I'M STUFFED!
All that AFTER having a huge lunch! I can't do this everyday. Only allowed to gain 25 pounds during pregnancy. Can't gain all 25 in the first 3 months. LOL.
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I actually feel human today! This is the first time in 2 and a half weeks that I don't feel pregnant at every given moment. I should probably watch it...as I'll probably jinx myself!
I was feeling so good that I decided Jack and I should go out for lunch. We walked down to Peabody Place and had lunch at Puccini and Pasta. I had one tiny garlic roll, a salad with this yummy creamy italian dressing, and fetuccini alfredo with grilled chicken. It was WONDERFUL.
I feel really good right now. That makes me happy!
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The subject is food today.....
My body is freaking out! One minute I feel like if I eat I'll vomit...the next I'm starving. No exaggeration. It is quite literally a moment to moment thing.
What have I eaten (and had to drink) today……
Multi Grain Fruit Cereal Bar (which only stayed down for about 15 to 20 minutes)
Sausage Biscuit
Apple Juice
2 tall glasses of decaf ice tea (about to be 3)
A cheese sandwich
Sunchips
Mandarin oranges
Yogurt
2 small cans of diced pears
some more sunchips
a slice of cheese
I don't know if that is a lot or not, but I feel like I've been shoving food in my face all day. I still feel queasy and have all day, but it seems to be less intense when I have food on my stomach. I plan on stopping at TCBY immediately after work. That sounds so incredibly good, and it is much better for me and the tyke than eating ice cream! As for dinner....macaroni and cheese is sounding really good!
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| Time: | 7:50 am. |
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Ok, so I'm a bad person. I should have updated this after the doctor's appointment. I sowwy!! :(
Tuesday we went to the doctor. The appointment took a really long time! I did, however, feel really comfortable with the doctor and her staff. They were all very nice. Jack, of course, cut up with all of them. I think I had to ask him a couple of times to settle down. :)
They made me pee in a cup, the asked a ton of questions about our health and our family history, the poked and prodded at my privates, and then they took 4 vials of blood. For the normal person 4 vials of blood would be no big deal. For me, being the retarded mutant I am, it was a HUGE ordeal. My veins in my arms are so small and buried that it is nearly impossible to find them. So, they had to risk collapsing a vein and take the blood from my hand. THAT SUCKED!
The doctor thinks that the baby will be due on November 5th. She said that she will be better able to tell at our next visit in April. I think they are going to do an ultrasound then.
As far as how I am feeling…..the morning sickness still comes and goes. Some days I feel like I'm going to yak all day long. Some days it is just in the morning. Some days it is a night before bed. One thing that is consistent…..at the end of the work day I am so exhausted that I could go to bed right then. Absolutely NO energy at night.
My mom and dad are planning to come to visit the first weekend in April. My mom is dying to go look at "baby stuff" with me. I think they are planning on buying all the baby's furniture for us. If not all of it…most of it. That rocks my socks! I was a bit concerned about this because I had no idea where the money for that was going to come from. All the money that we are going to be saving up will probably go to cover the 2 months salary I am going to not get due to maternity leave.
Well…that's enough for today.
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2003
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Well....this is my first entry into this journal. I'm affraid it won't be that exciting!
I went to bed last night sick as a dog and woke up this morning sick as a dog. Not fun.
My doctor's appointment is today. I will either find out how far along I am or find out that I have some strange illness that makes you think you are pregnant. :)
I'm still not feeling well, so I'm going to go for now.
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