I'm SO tired! I didn't realize how tired I was until I woke up one Saturday morning and took a nap. I've never been big on sleep, so my friends & family have got to know how much that wigged me out. I take a nap almost every day when I get home from work and I've had to fight sleeping at my desk. I tell ya, I'm so ready for this to end. I can't get anything done around the house and it's driving me nutty.
Whoever came up with the term "Morning sickness" must have never been pregnant. Gee, wouldn't be great if it were only in the morning? But, no - not for me...not this time around. When I was pregnant with Andrew, it only lasted until about 11am, then I was done for the day. This time, it can rear it's ugly head at any time. It hits me right when I wake up, again around the time I arrive at work (the boss loves that!), yet again around 8:30 and so on and so on about every two hours until noon. Sometimes that's it for the day, however at times I'm sick for the rest of the day too. Thank goodness that has not happened too often. I try talking to the baby, asking him/her to take it easy on Mommy. This doesn't work (I see the family resemblance...stubbornness!). Well, the baby can get away with not listening to me in the womb, however try it once he/she's breathing on their own and we're gonna have problems.
Still, I have to count my blessings. I'm so grateful that my morning sickness has only been a feeling - never an action. I haven't gained any weight and noticed Sunday morning that I lost a pound. Don't worry, I'm eating! I feel like I never stop eating. My nausea keeps me popping snacks, but they are all healthy (Mom, that one's for you).
I'm so looking forward to my second trimester as it promises more energy and less morning sickness. Only two more weeks.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Friday, May 9, 2008
First appointment - 8 weeks
It's simply amazing - seeing the look on your husband's face when he first hears our baby's heartbeat! My first OB appointment was on Friday and we had our first sonogram. The baby is extremely small (only about an inch) and the heartbeat is a normal 166 beats per second. What a miracle babies are!
Here, the baby is on the left side of the hollow space (which is the amniotic fluid). His/her head is down (far left) and the feet are just beginning to form (on the right).
Here, the baby is flipped from the previous picture, so he/she is on the right. Head down (far right) and newly forming feet just above. The white circle just left of the baby is the yolk sak, which feeds the baby until the placenta is fully formed.
Neil and I are so excited! Seeing the sonogram and hearing that heartbeat really brought it home - we're having a baby!
Here, the baby is on the left side of the hollow space (which is the amniotic fluid). His/her head is down (far left) and the feet are just beginning to form (on the right).
Here, the baby is flipped from the previous picture, so he/she is on the right. Head down (far right) and newly forming feet just above. The white circle just left of the baby is the yolk sak, which feeds the baby until the placenta is fully formed.
Neil and I are so excited! Seeing the sonogram and hearing that heartbeat really brought it home - we're having a baby!
Cruizin'
Neil and I didn't have a honeymoon (I know, doesn't everyone feel sorry for me), so I was so excited about his surprise. He planned a honeymoon/vacation for us - a cruise to Mexico with Carnival Cruiselines! We set sail on Monday, April 28th at 4pm and were off for a wild ride thru the Pacific Ocean toward Cabo San Lucas, a city just on the tip of Baja California, Mexico.
Our first day at sea was wonderful. It was a beautiful day with a nice, constant breeze off the ocean. We saw sea lions & even a whale off the starboard side and enjoyed our dinner on the deck watching the ocean. Tuesday, our first full day at sea was warm & sunny - not a cloud in the sky. With the ocean breeze continuing, Neil and I didn't notice that we were getting burned laying out on the desk (I used sunscreen, Dad!).
Finally, on Wednesday we arrive in Cabo. Water taxi's picked us up since the ship was too large for their pier. We were greeted by customs (that was fun) and then proceeded into Mexico where we are instant targets for the street vendors, trying to sell us their goods. We walked around the pier into the shopping district (it doesn't take me long to find these places...I have built-in shopping GPS). We met up with a nice couple from the cruise and stopped at Sammy Hagar's famous cantina, Cabo Wabo where we paid too much for drinks, chips & salsa. The weather was brutilly hot, so we headed back to the ship to enjoy a nice dinner & relax after a bunch of walking.
Friday, day 4 and we arrive in Enceneda (I was so excited to be on solid ground), a beautiful water-front city also on the Baja. The weather was great - sunny and 70 degrees with a light breeze. Neil, always equiped with his GPS informed me that we were only 57 miles from home. He didn't take me up on my offer to just rent a car and drive back to San Diego (I was still feeling a little seasick). We opted to take a shore excertion up to Rosarito & have a tour of Fox Studios, where the blockbuster movie Titantic was filmed. We toured the facility and walked into the Titantic set - it was so cool. This will be a city that we will return to!
We arrived back home Saturday morning at 9am. We had a wonderful time on our cruise and I'm so thankful to Neil for planning this for us. The food was awesome as was the service & we made some new friends, too! Neil is ready to start planning our next cruise, however I'm going to insist that we wait until the baby's born.
Our first day at sea was wonderful. It was a beautiful day with a nice, constant breeze off the ocean. We saw sea lions & even a whale off the starboard side and enjoyed our dinner on the deck watching the ocean. Tuesday, our first full day at sea was warm & sunny - not a cloud in the sky. With the ocean breeze continuing, Neil and I didn't notice that we were getting burned laying out on the desk (I used sunscreen, Dad!).
Finally, on Wednesday we arrive in Cabo. Water taxi's picked us up since the ship was too large for their pier. We were greeted by customs (that was fun) and then proceeded into Mexico where we are instant targets for the street vendors, trying to sell us their goods. We walked around the pier into the shopping district (it doesn't take me long to find these places...I have built-in shopping GPS). We met up with a nice couple from the cruise and stopped at Sammy Hagar's famous cantina, Cabo Wabo where we paid too much for drinks, chips & salsa. The weather was brutilly hot, so we headed back to the ship to enjoy a nice dinner & relax after a bunch of walking.
Friday, day 4 and we arrive in Enceneda (I was so excited to be on solid ground), a beautiful water-front city also on the Baja. The weather was great - sunny and 70 degrees with a light breeze. Neil, always equiped with his GPS informed me that we were only 57 miles from home. He didn't take me up on my offer to just rent a car and drive back to San Diego (I was still feeling a little seasick). We opted to take a shore excertion up to Rosarito & have a tour of Fox Studios, where the blockbuster movie Titantic was filmed. We toured the facility and walked into the Titantic set - it was so cool. This will be a city that we will return to!
We arrived back home Saturday morning at 9am. We had a wonderful time on our cruise and I'm so thankful to Neil for planning this for us. The food was awesome as was the service & we made some new friends, too! Neil is ready to start planning our next cruise, however I'm going to insist that we wait until the baby's born.
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