Posts tagged pregnancy
It’s a Girl!
Jan 8th
Well, Chloe finally turned that certain way to show us that she is a indeed a little girl! Most of the old wives tales have been telling us that for months 
Now, getting to the doctor’s office today was an adventure. First, we had to travel to Little Rock for today’s appointment. It’s between 2 and a half to 3 hours away. We got about, oh 10 minutes from the doctor’s office and the car just stopped in the middle of the highway. We were in the middle lane of traffic entering the highway from our right. It took a good 20 minutes just to get room to back the car off the middle of the road. The car would not go forward, period. I then use my handy dandy road side service on my cell phone to call a tow truck to just get off the side of the road so my dad could come pick us and the car up. We get to a McDonalds, Mitchell takes the tire off to look at it closer and sees that a bolt had come off my breaks and that had locked the tire. Simple enough, let’s go find a bolt… not so simple. Luckily there was an auto parts store only a block away, we walked over to see about the bolt. No luck. They called the closest GM dealership and they would have to order the part. The GM dealership calls around and finds the bolt we need at a cadillac dealership. Mitchell’s step brother lives right outside Little Rock so he was able to take us to get the part Mitchell gets it put on. We are now 5 hours late to the doctor’s appointment.
I had called the doctor first thing when we broke down. Luckily they were able to work me in during the afternoon. We get to the doctor’s office and they perform the ultrasound. I could not stop coughing during the ultrasound. It was so bad, they went to get me a glass of water. Then finally the moment we have been waiting 5 months for, we see it’s a baby girl! After the ultrasound we are directed to a room to wait on the doctor. During this time, the alarm came on directing everyone to exit the building through the stairs. Did I mention we were on the 7th floor? So my pregnant ass walks down 7 flights of stairs thinking at least we are going down and not up. We get outside and wait to see what is going on. The fire trucks then come and cleared the building. I guess someone pulled the fire alarm. Now the elevators are down. So I get to walk back up 7 flights of stairs.
We finished the appointment and all is still looking great for the baby!
14 hours later we arrive home. Mitchell kept talking about our adventure. I told him I was just ready to go home to the shire.
Ultrasound
Dec 19th
First Doctor’s Appointment
Oct 30th
I had my first doctor’s appointment yesterday. All went great. It was just the normal blood work and pap. I love my doctor. She was able to answer many questions I’ve had built up over the past few months. She actually talked to me and listened to me. This is so very important.
My first ultrasound is scheduled for December 3rd. I will be going every 3 weeks for doctor’s appointments from here on out.
I now have to start finding a pediatrician and day care! I can’t believe you have to start finding a day care this early.
9 Weeks Down 31 To Go
Oct 22nd
When I first found out I was pregnant, I turned to the trusty interweb for a little guidance. One of the sites I visited was the American Pregnancy Association. There I signed up for a week by week newsletter to include little tid bits of information about your developing baby, your changing body, and tips. I love opening these emails and seeing what my body is going through. It is always 100% on the dot. A few weeks ago it said I might be developing acne. You think? My face looks like I’m a boy going through puberty. There is no concealer on the market that can cover those blemishes.
This week was the greatest, it was talking about mood swings. Ding ding ding! I’m like a fucking emotional roller coaster. Poor Mitchell, he deserves an award for putting up with my ass the past few weeks. Right now I’m pretty much just switching between two moods: sad and mad. Anything can set me off either way. In the past week I’ve cussed out the poor Target customer service girl, about kicked some woman’s ass in Kroger for cutting me off with her buggy, cried watching the movie Knocked Up, and cried watching a Suddenlink Cable commercial. So, yeah, I’m having some mood swings.
Pregnancy is not pretty
Oct 5th
Do not let anyone lie to you about how great it is being pregnant. That glow and grin on a pregnant woman’s face is probably just gas. Don’t get me wrong, having a baby is a miracle. You have a life inside of you. It’s a wonderful feeling…. when you aren’t praying to the porcelain god.
First, the morning sickness. Why it is called morning sickness I’ll never know. You are sick all freaking day long. I ate so many saltines I become so bloated my clothes already aren’t fitting. The puking isn’t the worst part by any means, it’s that queezey, dizzy feeling.
I’m so tired I’m in bed by 8pm. I might be so tired because I can’t sleep at night. I’m constantly waking up with sore boobs, having to go pee, having a hot flash and/or gas. It’s great. I’m surprised Mitchell hasn’t moved out of our bed yet.
My boobs hurt so bad that I had to go buy a sports bra 2 sizes too small to sleep in. Saying I was top heavy before is an understatement. I don’t know how I’m going to find a bra to fit if these puppies keep swelling!
Then there is the hot flashes. I always froze at night, now I wake up sweating. Several nights I’ve went to bed in jammies and woke up in only the sexy sports bra.
The best part by far is the crying spells. I’ve never been a crier. It takes something like Bambi to make this girl cry… until now. Here are a few things that have set me off the past 2 weeks:
- The pregnancy book section in Barnes and Nobel. I sat there bawling until Mitchell finally made me get up and leave. Why was I crying you ask? I was overwhelmed. There was so much there I should know, I know none of it!
- We were in Walmart the other day, I had to pee again. The back bathroom was closed because they were cleaning it. I cried all the way to the front bathroom. I’m talking big crocodile tears.
- Baby booties made me cry. They were so small. How am I not supposed to break something that small!
My body and hormones is going through all of this for the first time. I pretty much thought I was crazy, losing my mind, a wuss. Then I found the most perfect book in the whole entire world, Belly Laughs by Jenny McCarthy. She is able to make fun of the rough stuff you go through being pregnant. I now can laugh at myself instead of cry
I did get a few tips for Morning Sickness from my nutritionist. Hopefully things will get better soon!