Sunday, November 27, 2011

10 weeks ...

I stayed home this Thanksgiving.  I haven't had an appetite for food in weeks.  My nausea seems to have plateaued, but it still feels like a chore to eat, and the smell of certain foods still upsets my stomach.  Aaron went to his parents for Thanksgiving dinner.  I stayed home and put up my Christmas tree :)  I haven't yet put the ornaments on, but the tree and lights are up!  Aaron put up the outdoor Christmas lights the other day.  I love the old fashioned look of the large Christmas bulbs outdoors.  I would like to get a vintage plastic Santa Clause for outside, too :)  I will post pictures of my Christmas tree and decorations soon!

I was able to make Aaron some Thanksgiving side dishes, and turkey breast.  I have to say, I really really love my stuffing and deviled eggs :)



Oh I hope and pray that by Christmas I will have an appetite!  A huge appetite so I can make lots and lots of holiday food!  Christmas cookies!  A gingerbread house!  More stuffing and deviled eggs!  A honey baked ham!  Crescent rolls!  Goodness I wish I had an appetite for this stuff NOW!

Here is baby's progress this week! ...



Here is my 10 week belly pic.  I know there hasn't been any difference in tummy size yet :(  Hopefully once my appetite comes back we will start noticing a difference!








Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Very First Ultrasound ♥

It was a cold and rainy afternoon today as Aaron and I drove to our second Doctor appointment, and had our very first ultrasound ♥




It looks like we have one happy and healthy baby with a nice strong heartbeat inside my tummy!


It looks like a little peanut with feet! :)


Sunday, November 20, 2011

9 weeks...

Recently I was featured on topbabyblogs.com, and a woman who saw my blog through this site sent me a message.

"Hi Sherry,  I found your blog through top baby blogs (yours was the featured one). I cried with joy for you when I read about your pregnancy test! How wonderful! It is wonderful how God works.  God does give us the desires of our hearts.  I will be eagerly following your pregnancy and can't wait till you're due!  -Rachel"


Here is Rachel's blog ...

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I love getting messages like this.  I love hearing about women like me who read my blog, and are going through the same journey.  Let me know you're out there! I would love to hear from you!

This week I feel as though I've finally went through some sort of pregnancy right of passage.  I puked.  I puked while I was brushing my teeth.  Yuck.  Nothing came up though.  I just had horrible dry heaving.  I actually did feel some relief after that happened, and later that morning my hubby got me a McGriddle sandwich and I ate all of it.  Later that evening, I cooked some carrots and potatoes in the crock pot, but I couldn't eat it :(  It seems like once the evening rolls around, I always feel worse, and I just want to go to bed.

I think it's time for a new bra.  I haven't really had much breast tenderness.  It's just that once I get out of bed I feel like I'm carrying a couple of densely packed cantaloupes.

I'm really bummed about Thanksgiving.  I don't see myself feeling better in just 4 days.  I don't think I will be sitting down to huge Thanksgiving meal this year.  Lately, it's the smell of meat that make my stomach crinkle up like a raisin, and also any strong smells like onions or garlic.  Still... I am hoping I can make some stuffing or pumpkin pie on Thursday.  I look forward to Holiday baking all year long!

Here is a video update on baby! ...


Belly pic at 9 weeks ...






Sunday, November 13, 2011

Still sick :(

This week was pretty much like last week.  Still nauseous.  I lost 5 pounds.  Aaron went out to get me some raspberry sherbet.  That's the only thing that sounds good to me right now.  I've tried to drink ginger ale,  peppermint tea, ginger tea, and eat Altoids.  It doesn't take away my sour stomach.  Nothing does.

I did well on my Biology exam.  It was the most difficult exam yet, and I was feeling very sick when I was taking it.  I was predicting I would get a C.  It turns out I got a B.  I know this is a good grade, but I just want to keep striving for A's.  I don't want to just get good grades.  I want the best grades.  

Also this week, I took a test online for my other class I'm taking; Interpersonal Communications.  I had an hour to complete the test online.  I got it done in 12 minutes, and I got a 25 out of 25!  Yay me!!!

I'm thankful for the progress I'm making academically.  I'm also thankful that my husband has been so helpful these past couple weeks while I've been feeling so bad.  

Pregnancy is really a blessing when it's planned, and prepared for.  I waited for God to bring my Husband into my life, and then we prepared for a family.   It's a wonderful feeling to know that my Husband committed his life to me before he committed his life to fatherhood.  Our baby is going to be one lucky kid! ♥

I am 8 weeks pregnant, and here is video on baby's progress! ...



Here is my 8 week belly pic!





Sunday, November 6, 2011

Feel yucky :(

I haven't felt well this past week.  I am constantly nauseous.  I haven't puked yet, but the queasiness will not go away no matter what I do.  I eat light... still queasy.  I drink water ... queasy.  I lay down and take a nap ... still queasy.  I've tried eating small portions of food, and different types of food, but I have a constant nauseous feeling that never lets up.  I should be lucky that I'm not actually throwing up, but I wonder if I finally do puke... maybe I'll feel better already?  I don't know :(

My sense of smell is still so strong.  I was in Biology class the other night, and I had to sketch a dead lobster sitting on the lab table.  Awful smell!  Then, I had to take tweezers and poke around to see the parts of a dead clam. Then, if all of this wasn't bad enough, I went to another lab table, and peered into a 5 gallon bucket filled with dead bull frogs.  HUGE bull frogs!  I had to hold my breath to look at the digestive system of one that was dissected laying open on top of the other dead frogs in the bucket.   My nose went crazy with all those horrible smells!  Still,  I didn't puke.  Just a never-ending, constant, sour stomach.  Yuck.  When I came home from Biology class, I thought that pizza sounded good, and I felt hungry for it.  I took a few bites, and lost my appetite.  NOTHING sounds good to me.  Even on those rare occasions when I feel hungry ... I just don't know what to eat.  Nothing sounds appetizing to me at all.  My friend, Donna, told me about Preggie Pop Drops you can buy from Motherhood Maternity.  She says it helps with Morning Sickness.  I should listen to her.  She has 6 beautiful children.  I hope something helps soon.  I lost 2 pounds.

Aside from my stomach, and nose ... I am extremely tired.  No energy at all.  I have to study for my Biology exam this weekend, and my brain is just in a fog.

Aaron has been so helpful with the chores, and with trying to figure out what I can eat that won't make me feel worse.  And even though I feel awful, he still makes me laugh.

I hope I do well on my Biology exam.  I have been working hard at maintaining my GPA.  I was recently invited to join Phi Theta Kappa, an International Honor's Society.  I'm happy to be a new member.  I am now eligible for many more scholarships that will help towards my bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education.  I just hope and pray that my exhaustion, and brain fog won't effect my grades.

I am a little over 7 weeks pregnant.  Here is another great video I found...



Here is a belly pic at 7 weeks...