Tired

So my whole plan to catch up on sleep and relax this weekend didn't really pan out. Thought it was a really nice weekend. My friend Kym came over to watch Grey's Friday night and we stayed up chatting until almost midnight. Saturday morning we went to Monica/Mark's baby shower. It was fun. Dave and I and my parents went to Mike and Melissa's for dinner Saturday night. Both sets of their parents were there. It was good to see everyone. Sunday Prisha and I went downtown to the green fair then just walked around downtown. I got home and was thinking about a nap, but Dave had just pulled himself together and wanted to get out of the house for a bit, so we went out to dinner and to the MP pier. It was nice. I got to have ice cream as long as I walked down and back on the pier. Totally worth it.

Besides being tired my back hurts a little. Oh and my car decided to die on the way to work this morning. So i called Dave and he told me to pull over and not get on the bridge. He was afraid i wouldn't make it over the bridge. So I pulled into his office which was very close to where I was when I called him and he came and picked me up and took me to work. My mom is coming to pick me up today. I have been looking at cars online most of the day. (sucks) But...i could get a 2009 or 2010 Honda Fit for pretty cheap and it might be perfect for what we need right now. I'll keep ya posted.

Back

My back hurts today. I didn't make it to yoga last night. (so it serves me right that my back hurts) I just wanted to go home and sit on the couch. It was glorious. Dave and I made raviolis and watched psych.

Grey's is tonight. I watched the season finale from last season twice last week, so i'm ready. I'm not watching it live though. I have dinner with Kit tonight. So I'm hoping to watch it tomorrow night if i can wait that long. There is a very good chance I'll start watching it 45 minutes it so i can fly through the commercials.

Other then my back, I feel pretty good today. I cut up my apple and have it sitting next to me. Just meet chopping at it all day. I'm looking forward to Monica's shower this weekend, and dinner with M&M.

Storm

There was one heck of a storm last night. Around 2:30AM thunder shook the entire house and woke me up. (Practically gave me a heart attack) I spent the next hour trying to slow down my heart beat and fall back asleep. The lighting kept coming, followed by thunder. This went on for a while. Between that and the coughing every 30 minutes I didn't sleep that well last night. My back hurts today, but i have prenatal yoga this afternoon. So that's exciting. Hopefully that will help.

CAMERA

Last night I got my Big Birthday Present! Dave bought me a Cannon Rebel XSI. He even bought me an orange backpack case for it. Complete with lens holders! I'm very excited. I charged the battery last night and can't wait to play with it tonight.

I'm feeling pretty good today. I found a whole box of decaf green tea in the office kitchen so I've been drinking that. I went on a walk with dad last night, 30 minutes around Daniel Island. It was nice. Tonight is mom's night to walk with me, tomorrow is pre-natal yoga, then dad walk then mom. Dave has the weekends. I have to walk/exercise for 30 minutes a day.

Birthday

Today is my birthday. I'm 30. People react pretty different to 30. One of my friends isn't 30 for another 6 months and she's already dreading it. One of my other friends said 30 has been the best year so far. To tell you the truth I haven't given it much thought. Now my list of "things to do before I turn 30" has gone by the waste side, but then again I wrote it when I was 13. I think back up dancer for Madonna was on the list, so you can see where that was headed. But when I looked in the mirror this morning, I thought, hey I look pretty good. Mostly because I just got my eyebrows waxed and a hair cut, but hey still looking good!

Last night was my party down at Brewers on East Bay. We had about 30 people and a cake for about 75. Wow what a cake; two tiers! My dad did a slide show, that was very fun/funny. I got to meet one of my friend's daughters last night for the first time. What a cute baby. The best part of that was to hear her parents talk about how excited they are, how happy. It was so nice to hear. So many people keep telling Dave and I about how much it sucks, how you never sleep, how awful everything is. It gets OLD FAST! So here were our friends, parents of a 4 month old just happy. Saying that even the bad moments are great and joyful. It really made Dave and I happy. We can't wait to see them again.



It is funny what people tell you when they find out your pregnant. Most people are excited for you, some show pity on you. Some tell you all about their birth experience, which is good or bad. Some give you some really good and helpful advice. I was given the names of two books that I should read about sleeping and schedules for babies. Both sound like a good read. I'm interested to hear how the advice/comments continue and increase as I start to show.

I do know one thing for sure. I am so excited about being a mom, and Dave is just as (if not more) excited about being a dad. We have always talked about having kids. Always smile when we see families together.

Tonight for my birthday, Dave is giving me my BIG present and we're getting Japanese food to go. We're going to eat it in front of the TV and watch a movie together. I couldn't ask for a better evening.

Health Update: I am tired. Very tired. I feel dizzy a lot during the day. Today all i want to do is sleep. I went to bed way to late last night. I am scheduled to go work out with my dad after work, so we'll see how i feel. But no morning sickness and I'm staying somewhat focused today.

Clothes

The Clothes Exchange last night went very well. We had over 14 tables and 10 racks full! We got a good showing and some ladies made out very well. I picked up some pants, a skirt, 2 shirts and a few kids outfits. All our volunteers were amazing! We are really hoping to have it at the same location next year.

I got home about 9:45PM last night and saw a Target package on the table. My first thought was "oh crap, the wedding gifts we sent to our friends in Jersey got sent here" but the bag wasn't the right size for that gift. So i opened it to find 6 items inside. three maturity shirts, 2 pants and a little black maturity dress. There was a note attached that said "hope you enjoy" sender: my amazing friend Rachelle from DC!

Health update: I am tired today, mainly due to getting in at almost 10 and waking up at 3:00AM because I didn't know where Dave was. (he got home really late and just stayed downstairs to watch some TV) Overall doing good today. The nausea that comes directly after taking my morning vitamins is decreasing. Now it only lasts a few minutes. I can easily fit into most of my jeans which is nice, I haven't gained that much weight yet. But most of my dress pants don't fit, a problem that started before the pregnancy. (serves me right for shopping at back when I was my lowest weight in 4 years)

Feeling Good Today

Over the last few weeks I haven't been sleeping well. Dave hasn't been sleeping well either. So last night I cranked the air up to 69, nice and cold. I slept great! I got up around 4:45 with my standard hunger pains but wasn't all that tired. So I got up and came to work. This really works out b/c I have the Clothes Exchange tonight so I have to leave at 2:00. I got in at 6:00AM, hoping that would soften the blow of me leaving early (it did not).

But..for the first time in a few weeks, I feel good! I've been trying to eat every 2 hours or so and that's really helping. My birthday party is Sunday and there will be three babies there, all under 6 months old! (not to mention 3 preggers chicks including me) We're surrounded, and i love it.

Everyone's Good

The short and long of it is everyone is fine. Baby X's heart beat is 170. I didn't know they were going to do an ultrasound, but that's the only way they can read the heartbeat this early on. Mom was with me b/c we were going to pick up my car at one shop and bring it to another. She was out in the waiting room, once they told me they were going to do an ultrasound I went and got her so she could see it. I figure technology has changed a bit since she last saw on. Mom looks at the photo and says she can see everything....Dave and I see a blur with a dark spot in the middle.

As for my health, she gave me a perspiration for everything under the sun digestive system wise. I'll spare you the details but I have a long list of things I need to pick up from Publix, including a fiber mix. She told me lay low on dairy so no ice cream...boooo. So we'll see.

Nat and Livvy (my sisters) get back from their 2 weeks in Italy this Friday! I can't wait to see them. Our clothes Drive for My Sister's House is this Thursday night, and my birthday party is Sunday. (actual birthday is Monday)

Doctor today

Yesterday I had this very funny pain in the bottom of my stomach. It started out uncomfortable and moved into very uncomfortable. I called the nurse at 4:45 yesterday. To tell you the truth I through there was no way I'd hear back because they close at 5:00. At 5:10 the nurse called me back. I explained everything to her and she asked if I had previous GI problems. When I said I've always had stomach issues she said to come in. Apparently pregnancy makes some things better (hair, nails, that glow they talk about...) and some things worse (your entire digestive system). So I have an apt at 3:50 today. I feel better today, but I'm glad I'm going in.

Yard Sale

Mom and I went Yard Saleing yesterday, yes that is a real term. Daniel Island had their bi-annual yard sale. All the houses in the area with red balloons were selling their stuff. Mom and I went out on a hunt for things for Baby X. Mom bought a pack and play and a stroller for her house. We bought them from a neo-natal nurse that is a germ freak! Mom was pumped, she even had all the proper manuals for each item. I got two little changing blankets and 3 toys. One is a walker type thing. Very cute.

So i'm assuming by Christmas you won't be able to move through our house due to the amount of crap I'll purchase. I was really out there looking for a crib, but no luck. There is a guy at my work that things he might still have one from his daughters, so he's gona look this weekend.

Today Mike/Melissa/Stella are coming over so Mike and Dave can watch football with someone else who is paying attention. I think us girls might go to the pool for a bit.

Health update: I feel better overall. The coughing has subsided and i don't feel as "yucky" as i did last week. The hunger is very annoying. I wake up at 4:30ish every morning starving. Then can't really get back to sleep b/c of the hunger pains. But all and all I feel good. Thanks for asking. :)

Shopping

My friend Monica heard about a HUGE consignment sale and signed up to attend. She was allowed to bring one guest and I got to go with her! It was at the Omar shrine center. Last night was for volunteers and first time mom's. I made out big time. I got four pairs of maternity pants (all for work), three baby outfits for gifts, 6 oneies for and 2 outfits for Baby X, a black sweater for myself, a boppie pillow, stroller, and a vibrating little bouncy chair. Grand total $109. CRAZY! Plus Monica gave me a pair of jeans that are too short for her. I'm very excited.

In other news, I got sick last night. Apparently Life cereal at 10PM was a bad idea. I must say I haven't thrown up that much in a very long time. I feel much better now...12 hours later. I'm officially 8 weeks today. So I'm guessing that was a marker.

I'm looking forward to seeing Melissa/Mike/Stella this weekend, we have dinner with them Sunday. We havn't seen them in forever.

Better Photos

VERY REAL!

I must admit there was a part of me that thought they would do an ultrasound and tell me it was all in my head and there was no baby. (I think Dave thought the same thing) When they put the ultrasound up on the screen and pointed out this little flicker, she said "That's the heart". CRAZY! It was 150bpm. A quick little heart. I measured at 1/2" which puts my due date at April 23. I'm 7 weeks 4 days pregnant. I couldn't get my scanner to work last night so i took a photo with my camera. Yes that' ghetto but that's all I could come up with. The 20 week photos will be on a CD for us.

Long Weekend

This past weekend we went to Corolla, NC (otter banks) for Dom and Beth's wedding, it was amazing! It was so good to see them and the entire family. We stayed with the San Diego crew, and couldn't have asked for better people.

Photos: http://picasaweb.google.com/melyssaferber/DomBethSWedding#

I'm starting to feel better. Still coughing a lot, but the antibiotic is done now. Today is the BIG DAY. We have our ultrasound at 2:30 this afternoon. We should have photos of Baby X later today. I'll post them.

Back to work

It's my first day back to work this week, and it's Friday. Can't beat that....well besides the 157 emails. I told my boss today. He said "You're killing me" and smiled.

One of my friends at work got me subway today so I wouldn't have to leave, sooo nice. So this is the only non-work thing I can do all day. And it's between bites of my sandwich.

We have Dom & Beth's wedding this weekend! We're gona take our time getting up there tomorrow. We have a cool route to go that takes us through a bunch of little towns. To bad I don't have my mac-daddy camera yet..but soon. Wedding is Sunday and Monday we'll leave as early as possible so we don't hit traffic. Last thing we need is to turn a 8 hour drive into a 12 hour one.

Still Sick

On the flight back from Chicago my ears pretty much exploded. They hurt on the way down into Charlotte, out lay over, but it wasn't that bad. I was at Starbucks getting myself some tea, and i yawned. My ear crackled and I just started to cry. A combination of the pain, 3 hours sleep, being sick, and oh yes pregnant caused the crying to continue for the next 30 minutes. Dave felt so bad for be but there was nothing he could do, except keep handing me tissues. I called Dr. Hunter's office from the airport and they said they could get me in. I have a bad sinus infection and minor bronchitis. I am on antibiotics and feel SOOOO much better today.

I will be on day 3 tomorrow and should be fine to go back to work. I'm hanging with the puppies today. I have some energy but it comes in waves.

Chicago was great! Baseball Bingo went amazing, they loved it. We got great feedback from the fans, and the cards were on national television.

Sick

I woke up Sunday morning and knew I was sick. Itchy throat, stuffed up nose, over all achy feeling, all the signs. I told Dave to go pick up mom/dad to bring them to the airport and called the restaurant to tell them I wasn't coming. I spent most of the day in bed. To top it off I switched prenatal vitamins and they were a bit to harsh for my stomach, so I threw them up along with all the water I drank and my breakfast.

My Monday morning I wasn't feeling much better and stayed home from work. About 3:00 in the afternoon, after what felt like the best shower EVER, I was starting to feel my energy come back. Dave and I left Monday at 5:50PM on a plane to Chicago (with a stop of course, b/c we do live in the land of no direct flights). We got in about 9:30 C-time. We're staying at the Belden-Stratford, which used to be an apartment building. Our room is a one bedroom apartment. Full kitchen and all. Pretty cool actually.

I went through an entire box of tissues last night, and I wonder how on earth there is that much crap in my nose. I have been drinking as much water as possible, and hoping none of this effects Baby X. We have our first ultrasound a week from today. I'm so nervous, and VERY excited. I have been reading FitPregnancy and American Baby magazines, so i have learned a little.

We have the Cubs game today, it's Baseball Bingo Day. I'll be in charge of getting the events to the booth for the announcer and score board.

Even though we ate at 11:00PM last night. I still found a way to wake up hungry. So sad. :)