Our Baby June 15, 2006

Our Baby June 15, 2006
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I had my Early Screen Test done yesterday. They did a sonogram and took blood samples to test for down syndrome. I guess cause I'm an old lady now they have to check for that stuff. Everything looked good, but they said that I may be further along than expected. The sonogram shows me to be 13 weeks, while I am 12 weeks now. The nausea is getting better, but I am still throwing up ocassionally. For two days now I have thrown up upon waking, luckily making it to the bathroom first. It's probably because I am not getting up in the middle of the night to eat. Vomiting on an empty stomach is no fun, but I prefer it to vomiting on a full stomach.

11 Weeks 4 Days

Had my second prenatal Dr.'s visit on Thursday and got to hear the baby's heartbeat; it was nice and strong. The baby is becoming more real to us everyday. I really never thought that I would have anymore kids, but here I am. My morning sickness has been so bad that the Dr. gave me a prescription for Reglan, and if that doesn't work (which it's not) she also gave me a prescription for Zofran. Hopefully, the sickness will be over shortly, I'm almost to the end of the first trimester. Time to go vomit.....

The New Daily Routine

I'm in Week 10 now. Most of my days usually follow this routine now:

Wake Up
Eat
Check Email
Shower
Vomit
Brush Teeth
Leave for work
Spend day at work wanting to die
Come home
Eat
Try really hard not to vomit
Vomit
Go to sleep

When will it end?

This morning sickness crap is really getting old. I spent the whole night with my head in the toilet and now I have to leave for work in an hour. I so wish I had a desk job, with my own office, so I could sneek in naps. I was so tired yesterday, I spent most of the day napping, so I forgot to do laundry; and a million other things I was supposed to do. Now, I have no matching socks to wear to work. Today is 9 weeks. If I am lucky and this goes like my pregnancy with my daughter 17 years ago, I'll be over this in about 6 weeks.

Sweet Aaron

He just got home from work and I told him what happened. He's on his way to pick me up some Rolaids and Gatorade.

That Was the Worst Vomiting Experience of My Life

Okay...so the BIG news! As of today, I am 8 weeks pregnant! :) I'll try to get in here weekly, or every so often to update my progress. My last pregnancy didn't make it to 8 weeks and I certainly didn't feel this sick, so I am keeping my fingers crossed. If I can just make it through this morning, noon, and night sickness, I'll be okay. My doctor says I am doing fine. I have an ultrasound picture of the baby at 6 weeks and 6 days and I think it'll be awesome to show it to him or her one day. :)
Right now though, my throat is on fire from vomiting up my entire dinner I ate 2 hours ago!!! I don't remember ever throwing up this much. Ugh!!!