What's this???

Normalcy? Is this how I used to feel? Before my first trimester of ick... I think so. 

I spent the last week in bed. Literally. I was laying there in the dark, suffering. Until today, I hadn't left the house since last Tuesday afternoon. How crazy, must be the longest I have ever gone without leaving.

So it was bad. I had migraines, then I felt sick, then I had another migraine, then I'd feel sick. Then like magic, this morning I woke up feeling like myself. I am feeling really fortunate that Eddie was home to be "me" for the week. He got Q to school on time, homework done and I am pretty sure they ate at least three times a day, so life is good.

My belly is still on the move. I am currently measuring 38", which is a cool 6" bigger than it used to be. That's pretty exciting. Q loves to touch my stomach and he will stare at it when he is talking about me, which I find sweet, but also reminiscent of when guys stare at your chest. HA! I'm kidding. It's really cute.

We are talking names now, we have some dialed in to being almost for sure. Except last night I thought of a new one, which makes it fun but hard because naming a child is one of the best parts, I think. With Q, we knew what we'd name if it were a boy, so our creative search was only half of what it is this time. It's really exciting, I can't wait to tell everyone. I can't wait to find out the sex!! Man, it's coming soon too. We can find out as early as two weeks from now, but most likely it will be 4. I can wait though, I have a lot of work to do.

We picked a color for the room. It's called 'Lilac Tan'. I want to paint and all of that before I know whether it is a boy or a girl, so the room isn't too gender specific. I really hate the 'blue is for boys and pink is for girls' thing. Although, Q's favorite color is pink, so I'm doing pretty well. The color is sweet and looks like a baby's room. I want it to be earthy and clean, I think that is what we found.

So until next time...

Dr. White

More like Dr. Awesome.

Last week I finally had my first appointment. She was fabulous. As soon as she walked in and said "I remember you" I was sold. I mean, after 9 years! It was pretty cool that someone I may have met once or twice totally remembered me. I don't exactly remember her but she does seem familiar. She reminds me of my Mom.

So the visit was great. She just took my weight (ugh!) and got my medical history and all of that. Then said she was going to try and listen to the heartbeat, but prefaced it with "I haven't heard a first trimester heartbeat all week" and then POOF, as soon as she touched the doppler on my belly, there it was. It was magic.

I decided to do the genetic testing. It was a little nerve racking, just to know what information they could bring back to you, so I spent the next week with that on the back of my mind. Monday I was relieved to hear that all was looking good. I am due to do another blood test in two weeks to finalize some of the tests- only because now they have this new way of doing it. Where you take a blood test, then the ultra sound, then another blood test. It's more accurate, less false positives, which I am all for.

Eddie is home now. What an insanely long tour that was. We are glad to have him back, Quattro has never been happier to seem him and has been on him like glue only detaching to go to school.

I am still really tired and battling the nerve problems in my hands and arms. I think it is getting better with more exercise and more rest.

Speaking of rest...