Today I was an emotional wreck! I stared off the morning feeling randy. Then I started to cry, sobbing to my husband about how much I miss him as he's been working overtime lately. Then I got cranky and fussy as I got ready for work. I cried again in the car before going into work. And when I was finally at work, I was fine. Other than nausea every now and then, I hardly felt any symptoms. I don't know what it is about being at work, but keeping busy at work has distracted me enough from feeling much of my pregnancy symptoms. But as soon as I get home, the nausea and sleepiness catches up to me. At least I didn't vomit today.
Pickle Pregnancy symptoms- occasional nausea, some dizziness, extremely emotional, greasy skin.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Day 192...Makeup day 6
Sunday- I started the morning vomiting as soon as I got up. I then spent the whole day feeling extremely nauseous. We did some much needed cleaning of the house and then went to help my brother-in-law move into his new townhouse. It helped to be distracted by helping him move, but it also was tricky trying to mask my nausea and occasional dizziness.
Pickle Pregnancy symptoms- vomiting, all day hardcore nausea, dizziness, extreme sleepy, greasy skin.
Pickle Pregnancy symptoms- vomiting, all day hardcore nausea, dizziness, extreme sleepy, greasy skin.
Day 191...Makeup day 5
Saturday- We ran errands all day, and met up with my parents to shop at a big market full of organic foods. We got all our grocery shopping done for the day as I fought extreme nausea all day long, and then spent the evening watching shows as I dozed off on the couch yet again.
Pickle Pregnancy symptoms- all day hardcore nausea, dizziness, extreme sleepy, greasy skin.
Pickle Pregnancy symptoms- all day hardcore nausea, dizziness, extreme sleepy, greasy skin.
Day 190...Makeup day 4
Friday- My lead was back again, and class was pretty normal. And although it was a Friday night, I ended up falling asleep abnormally early as my husband spent the evening playing video games. It seemed that every evening home, my nausea would kick up a notch too when I was not chasing around 20 kids in the classroom.
Pickle Pregnancy symptoms- nausea, peeing often, dizziness, extreme sleepiness, greasy skin, craving frozen yogurt.
Pickle Pregnancy symptoms- nausea, peeing often, dizziness, extreme sleepiness, greasy skin, craving frozen yogurt.
Day 189...Makeup day 3
Thursday-My lead was out again due to her daughter still feeling sick. I had a different sub that day and she was amazing! The day was easy going and very mellow. The class was well behaved, and the sunshine kept a smile on my face. With the sub being so helpful and relaxed, I think the whole class felt her calm presence.
Pickle Pregnancy symptoms- some nausea on and off, peeing often, dizziness, sleepy, more greasy skin.
Pickle Pregnancy symptoms- some nausea on and off, peeing often, dizziness, sleepy, more greasy skin.
Day 188...Makeup day 2
Wednesday- My lead was back so things were fairly normal. Luckily, one of our "trouble" kids was out all week so the class was a lot more calm. It was supposed to be our meeting day, but my lead totally spaced it, so I showed up to work early for no reason. It felt like all day I was getting things dumped on me. Not a very fun day.
Pickle Pregnancy symptoms- nausea, peeing often, dizziness, sleepy, greasy skin!
Pickle Pregnancy symptoms- nausea, peeing often, dizziness, sleepy, greasy skin!
Day 187...Makeup time
I am way behind with blogs, so I'm just going to do short updates of what happened each day.
Tuesday- My lead was out because her daughter was sick, so first day back from the brake, I had to welcome back the kids with a substitute. We also had a new kid starting that day whole only speaks Spanish, so that was a bit of a challenge. Plus we had a "Valentine circle" we had to do that day so the kids could pass out their Valentines.
Pickle Pregnancy symptoms- some mild cramping, bloating, peeing often, and a little queasiness.
Tuesday- My lead was out because her daughter was sick, so first day back from the brake, I had to welcome back the kids with a substitute. We also had a new kid starting that day whole only speaks Spanish, so that was a bit of a challenge. Plus we had a "Valentine circle" we had to do that day so the kids could pass out their Valentines.
Pickle Pregnancy symptoms- some mild cramping, bloating, peeing often, and a little queasiness.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Day 186...boo mondays!
Today was really boring! I had to work the closing shift and most of our staff was still out on Midwinter break, so we were running childcare only. I had only a small handful of kids and spent a good portion of the day working by myself.
I had some more nausea today but luckily work was distracting enough for it to be only annoying. The nausea passed about mid-day and only returned any time I started to feel hungry. The only other thing was that I was abnormally randy today! These hormones have made me cry, laugh ridiculously, feel extremely frustrated, depressed, and now absolutely randy! It's crazy! These hormones are going to be the death of me! And I feel sorry for my poor husband. He has no idea if I'm going to wake up feeling grumpy, frisky, or anything in between.
Baby dancing even after the baby Pickle has been conceived!
I had some more nausea today but luckily work was distracting enough for it to be only annoying. The nausea passed about mid-day and only returned any time I started to feel hungry. The only other thing was that I was abnormally randy today! These hormones have made me cry, laugh ridiculously, feel extremely frustrated, depressed, and now absolutely randy! It's crazy! These hormones are going to be the death of me! And I feel sorry for my poor husband. He has no idea if I'm going to wake up feeling grumpy, frisky, or anything in between.
Baby dancing even after the baby Pickle has been conceived!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Day 185...Valentine's Day
It's Valentine's day and, rather then spending it romantically drinking wine and making love to each other, I'm feeling even more sick to my stomach than before! I've got 24/7 morning sickness, I'm exhausted (nothing new there), and I can't have any wine. We do, however, have sparkling cider and my husband is planning on making me a romantic dinner. He made sure it didn't have any seafood in it too. For the past couple weeks, I haven't been able to stomach the smell of seafood. Now it's too the point where, if I even walk past a sushi restaurant and see the raw seafood, I feel like I'm going to gag! Anyway, I have to change the subject cause even typing this makes me want to puke!
The plus side to all this nausea, I suppose, is that it's a surefire sign that Pickle's in there, growing away. I'm so anxious for our first Ob-GYN visit in just a couple weeks. It's going to be amazing to get that first ultrasound! I can hardly wait! And then, the weekend after that, we'll be able to announce to our family! Let's just hope I can stomach eating some of the cake for my birthday/announcement party!
Planning a party for Pickle!
The plus side to all this nausea, I suppose, is that it's a surefire sign that Pickle's in there, growing away. I'm so anxious for our first Ob-GYN visit in just a couple weeks. It's going to be amazing to get that first ultrasound! I can hardly wait! And then, the weekend after that, we'll be able to announce to our family! Let's just hope I can stomach eating some of the cake for my birthday/announcement party!
Planning a party for Pickle!
Day 184...nausea
Oh boy! Let the nausea begin! All day long I felt so sick to my stomach, it was awful! I never threw up, but all day long I felt horribly queasy. But it was a weird mix of still having an appetite but wanting to throw up. Along with the nausea was still the random hormonal out spurts, and feeling exhausted all day! I was so tired, I actually ended up taking a nap in the evening time.
We also went to BabiesRus and bought me a pregnancy pillow. It's a giant pillow that hugs around you to keep you from rolling onto your back or stomach. It was very comfortable and I used it right away with my nap. It works perfectly with keeping me on my side. But it's kind of hard in other ways since I like to roll around a lot in my sleep.
To makes things feel even more real, we ordered our cake from Baskin&Robins for my birthday. The cake will be pink and blue and read "We're pregnant". It's going to be so exciting! On my birthday, everyone will start to sing happy birthday, and then we'll bring out the cake, and BAM! The announcement will be out! It'll be so fun! I can't wait! Just a few more weeks.
So there ya go, if it didn't feel real yet, the nausea, exhaustion, pregnancy pillow, and announcement cake made everything feel so sure.
Pickle is on the way!
We also went to BabiesRus and bought me a pregnancy pillow. It's a giant pillow that hugs around you to keep you from rolling onto your back or stomach. It was very comfortable and I used it right away with my nap. It works perfectly with keeping me on my side. But it's kind of hard in other ways since I like to roll around a lot in my sleep.
To makes things feel even more real, we ordered our cake from Baskin&Robins for my birthday. The cake will be pink and blue and read "We're pregnant". It's going to be so exciting! On my birthday, everyone will start to sing happy birthday, and then we'll bring out the cake, and BAM! The announcement will be out! It'll be so fun! I can't wait! Just a few more weeks.
So there ya go, if it didn't feel real yet, the nausea, exhaustion, pregnancy pillow, and announcement cake made everything feel so sure.
Pickle is on the way!
Day 183...Same ol' story
Friday was basically like Thursday. Stuck at home sick, moody (although more chipper than Thursday. I was less depressed and more weepy), and tired. Fortunately, I had a little more energy then I had all week, so I did a little bit of Wii fit, and when my husband got home, we went for a nice walk to the store. At the store, I got some oil free makeup to help cover up all the breakouts I've been getting on my face (yay for looking like a teenager, and not in a good way). So with any luck, during all this time of hormonal ups and downs, and body changes, I can at least feel a little pretty in spite of my oily skin and growing size.
Eh, I'm too tired to be creative. I've run out of Pickle puns at the moment.
Eh, I'm too tired to be creative. I've run out of Pickle puns at the moment.
Day 182...MidWinter Break
Thursday was the start of my "break" (basically my four day weekend). But since I was still sick, I didn't do anything more special then I had already been doing: resting, drinking OJ, and trying desperately to get better.
Unfortunately, in addition to my cold, I was also extremely emotional that day. It seemed that my hormonal shifts had begun and my mood was swinging all over the place. My husband was sweet enough to talk with me all day online while he was at work while trying to coax me out of my negative spiral ("I'm going to gain too much weight! What if I miscarry?..."). But apparently pregnancy hormones are not to be reckoned with. It's like pre-week hormones on crack! There was no helping me it seemed. But when he came home, he held me and kissed me, and that alone made me feel better...even if my mood didn't reflect it.
Pickle's pushing me higher on the mood swing....fun times...T_T
Unfortunately, in addition to my cold, I was also extremely emotional that day. It seemed that my hormonal shifts had begun and my mood was swinging all over the place. My husband was sweet enough to talk with me all day online while he was at work while trying to coax me out of my negative spiral ("I'm going to gain too much weight! What if I miscarry?..."). But apparently pregnancy hormones are not to be reckoned with. It's like pre-week hormones on crack! There was no helping me it seemed. But when he came home, he held me and kissed me, and that alone made me feel better...even if my mood didn't reflect it.
Pickle's pushing me higher on the mood swing....fun times...T_T
Friday, February 12, 2010
Day 181...longest work day ever
I went into work on Wednesday, the first full day I worked all week, and it felt like the longest day ever! The workload was actually fairly easy, but my stuffed nose and throbbing sinuses made the day creep by at a pace that nearly drove me crazy!
There isn't much to say about the day other than I was still very much sick. It's been hard to feel pregnant through this nasty head cold. I don't really feel pregnant, I just feel sick. Although, during receiving at work, I had to run into the bathroom dry-heaving, nearly throwing up! It hit me suddenly and I thought for a second I was going to hurl, but I managed to keep it together. It takes a lot for me to throw up as it is, so I'm beginning to wonder if my morning sickness is just going to consist of nausea, hard gagging, and nothing more. Time will tell.
Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea...hey it's Pickle!
There isn't much to say about the day other than I was still very much sick. It's been hard to feel pregnant through this nasty head cold. I don't really feel pregnant, I just feel sick. Although, during receiving at work, I had to run into the bathroom dry-heaving, nearly throwing up! It hit me suddenly and I thought for a second I was going to hurl, but I managed to keep it together. It takes a lot for me to throw up as it is, so I'm beginning to wonder if my morning sickness is just going to consist of nausea, hard gagging, and nothing more. Time will tell.
Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea...hey it's Pickle!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Day 180...still sick
I was at work for only an hour today before I went home sick yet again. My cold has yet to fully subside. I've got a nose full of grossness and an aching chest full of more grossness. It's a pain in the ass dealing with this cold while trying to deal with breast tenderness, fatigue, and nausea. I was feeling better a few hours ago, but now I'm starting to feel crappy again. Luckily mid-winter break is this week, so I have work tomorrow and then I'm off Thursday and Friday. I felt bad for taking time off on the week I'd have time off anyway, but I feel like hell and it worries me being sick while I'm pregnant. I want Pickle to be safe but it's hard to even feel pregnant when I'm being over powered by this cold.
I'm going to go use my neti pot one more time today and try to get some sleep. I'm still hoping to get over this horrible cold soon, but since I can't take anything, it feels like it's taking forever to get over it.
Another day of sickness while waiting for Pickle to grow stronger.
I'm going to go use my neti pot one more time today and try to get some sleep. I'm still hoping to get over this horrible cold soon, but since I can't take anything, it feels like it's taking forever to get over it.
Another day of sickness while waiting for Pickle to grow stronger.
Day 179...1,000th Sick day
As it turns out, pregnant women are more susceptible to the common cold. Apparently the immune system goes down when trying to protect the baby. So after all that time getting sick and having my immune system challenged by my job, I'm now back to stage one. As the day went on and my sinuses felt more and more plugged, I ended up going home early again in hopes that I could beat this cold.
It worried me that I was sick so early in my pregnancy. I didn't want Pickle to be in jeopardy. But as it turns out, the baby should be totally fine. It helped me to know that pregnant women get sick all the time and with the common cold, Pickle should be just fine. As soon as I get over this cold though, I want to get the flu shots asap!
I went to the clinic that night to get checked out and to get some advice on how to handle illness when pregnant. Since I can't take most cold medicines, I have to deal with it all using home remedies. I got a neti pot to help clear out my sinuses, as recommended by my doctor. She also gave me a few tips on how to prevent illness. Aside from washing my hands all the time, I can use hand sanitizer on both my hands and even a little on my nose, I can change my clothes as soon as I get home from work, and to try and avoid sick people as best as possible. I'm going to try my best to keep myself from getting sick again.
Hang in there Pickle, I'm trying to get better asap.
It worried me that I was sick so early in my pregnancy. I didn't want Pickle to be in jeopardy. But as it turns out, the baby should be totally fine. It helped me to know that pregnant women get sick all the time and with the common cold, Pickle should be just fine. As soon as I get over this cold though, I want to get the flu shots asap!
I went to the clinic that night to get checked out and to get some advice on how to handle illness when pregnant. Since I can't take most cold medicines, I have to deal with it all using home remedies. I got a neti pot to help clear out my sinuses, as recommended by my doctor. She also gave me a few tips on how to prevent illness. Aside from washing my hands all the time, I can use hand sanitizer on both my hands and even a little on my nose, I can change my clothes as soon as I get home from work, and to try and avoid sick people as best as possible. I'm going to try my best to keep myself from getting sick again.
Hang in there Pickle, I'm trying to get better asap.
Day 178...Pregnant = low immune system
On Sunday I woke up with a sore throat and plugged sinuses. I could not believe that I was sick again. It feels like I have been sick almost every week since I've started this job. In attempts to get over my cold before I started my work week, I spent nearly the entire day sleeping on the couch, drinking fluids, and gargling salt water. We still went to a friend's place for a Superbowl party, but as soon as we got back, I went straight to bed.
I had hoped that I could beat the cold sooner than later. The hard part is, since I'm pregnant, I can't take any medicine.
Craving ice cream, Pickles, and a decongestant.
I had hoped that I could beat the cold sooner than later. The hard part is, since I'm pregnant, I can't take any medicine.
Craving ice cream, Pickles, and a decongestant.
Day 177...Party
On Saturday we went to a friend's birthday party. And though we weren't planning on telling anyone that we were pregnant, my friend (who knew we had been trying) asked me if there was any Pickle on board. I couldn't lie. She was so excited! Apparently it was obvious though because she said she caught my husband rubbing my tummy every now and then, plus I was the only one at the party ordering virgin drinks.
Later that night, at the after party, she made a joke about me needing to pee so much. Everyone asked what she was talking about. My friend looked at me full of excitement. I gave her the nod. She yelled, "She's going to have a baby!" All the girls squealed and hugged me. It was so much fun to announce it! But then I had to ask that no one posted anything online about it since my parents might come across the posts. So they all agreed to keep quiet until we've announced to our parents.
The downside to the night...I went to bed with a sore throat.
Partying with virgin drinks for my Pickle.
Later that night, at the after party, she made a joke about me needing to pee so much. Everyone asked what she was talking about. My friend looked at me full of excitement. I gave her the nod. She yelled, "She's going to have a baby!" All the girls squealed and hugged me. It was so much fun to announce it! But then I had to ask that no one posted anything online about it since my parents might come across the posts. So they all agreed to keep quiet until we've announced to our parents.
The downside to the night...I went to bed with a sore throat.
Partying with virgin drinks for my Pickle.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Day 175...nothing much
There isn't much to say about Thursday. Work was the usual, my pregnancy symptoms hadn't changed much, and nothing exciting really happened. My lead was telling me that the pregnancy would really start to get interesting come week 6-7, like everyone else has been saying online. It brings me some comfort since my symptoms so far have been fairly mild. It's still hard to think I'm even pregnant. Since I'm no bigger than I have been, it's too early to feel any movement from the baby, and I'm not feeling solid symptoms, it's hard to feel like I'm actually growing a baby inside me right now. Right now, I'm just playing the waiting game and hoping that everything goes well.
Oh, I forgot to mention that on Wednesday, we scheduled our first Obgyn appointment! It'll be on March 1st. I'll have all the beginning tests done as well as possibly the first ultrasound! I'm so excited! At the beginning of next month, we could be hearing Pickle's heartbeat for the first time!
Yea, if I could just have Pickle and give it to you now, I totally would. But I'm guessing it looks probably like a sea monkey right now and we should let it get a little cuter.
Oh, I forgot to mention that on Wednesday, we scheduled our first Obgyn appointment! It'll be on March 1st. I'll have all the beginning tests done as well as possibly the first ultrasound! I'm so excited! At the beginning of next month, we could be hearing Pickle's heartbeat for the first time!
Yea, if I could just have Pickle and give it to you now, I totally would. But I'm guessing it looks probably like a sea monkey right now and we should let it get a little cuter.
Day 174...Personal day
On Wednesday, my husband and I really needed a day to ourselves. Although we had the weekend together, on Saturday (the day we got our positive test), my husband's family showed up with the big screen tv we bought him for Christmas. They spent the evening setting it up and then we went out for dinner. So although we had the majority of the weekend to ourselves, we still never had much time for things to really sink in. Plus, with some of the stress through the week (and some arguments I'd rather not recapture), we felt it was important for us to reconnect. So we stayed home that day and spent our time being close, talking about Pickle and how he/she will change our lives, and how excited we are about the whole thing. We imagined the summer when I'll be big and pregnant, we pictured the holidays with our newborn...it was fun.
It was a much needed day together that helped give us the strength to finish our week.
Honest... I ran out of gas. I, I had a flat tire. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. Pickle came in from out of town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake. A terrible flood. Locusts. IT WASN'T MY FAULT, I SWEAR TO GOD.
It was a much needed day together that helped give us the strength to finish our week.
Honest... I ran out of gas. I, I had a flat tire. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. Pickle came in from out of town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake. A terrible flood. Locusts. IT WASN'T MY FAULT, I SWEAR TO GOD.
Day 173...Busty LaRue
It seemed like my boobs had exploded over night! One day they look normal, the next day I'm getting ready for my shower, I look in the mirror, and....holy crap! They were visibly bigger! They hadn't been too sore yet, but they certainly had swollen. Along with the continuing extreme exhaustion came random light-headed dizzy spells, occasional queasiness, constipation, and an odd cramping/pulling feeling in my lower stomach. From what the books say, I should be feeling more of the pregnancy symptoms come weeks 6 and 7. I'm only and 4-5 weeks.....this is going to get interesting.
Popping out for Pickle!
Popping out for Pickle!
Day 172...Test results
I called the doctor to find out the results of the blood test. They congratulated me, saying I was about four weeks pregnant! To hear the doctor say it made it suddenly feel so real!
That day, I decided to inform my bosses and my lead. Since I was already running to the bathroom every 20 minutes, and knowing that morning sickness was on the horizon, I decided it was best they knew what was going on so that they didn't send me home thinking I was sick with the flu. They were so excited, giving me hugs, advice, and support. It was amazing to announce it to someone! We told my friend the day before over the phone, but it was different telling a group of people in person. After talking for awhile, we decided not to tell anyone else at work until the 3 month marker. That way we know for sure that the pregnancy has stuck and we could safely announce to everyone that I'm pregnant. Since we have such a large community of parents and staff members, the news will spread fast, so we're going to try our best to keep it undercover until then. But for now, my lead is more understanding of my bathroom trips and doesn't seem to mind them as much anymore. It's so nice to have the support!
May the Pickle be with you.
That day, I decided to inform my bosses and my lead. Since I was already running to the bathroom every 20 minutes, and knowing that morning sickness was on the horizon, I decided it was best they knew what was going on so that they didn't send me home thinking I was sick with the flu. They were so excited, giving me hugs, advice, and support. It was amazing to announce it to someone! We told my friend the day before over the phone, but it was different telling a group of people in person. After talking for awhile, we decided not to tell anyone else at work until the 3 month marker. That way we know for sure that the pregnancy has stuck and we could safely announce to everyone that I'm pregnant. Since we have such a large community of parents and staff members, the news will spread fast, so we're going to try our best to keep it undercover until then. But for now, my lead is more understanding of my bathroom trips and doesn't seem to mind them as much anymore. It's so nice to have the support!
May the Pickle be with you.
Day 171...Blood test
On Sunday we wanted to be absolutely sure the test came out positive, so we went to the doctor for a blood test. I was so nervous to be there, but the doctors and nurses kept looking at me as if they were laughing inside. I guess I was a classic case of a new mom in denial. After seeing that positive home pregnancy test, the weekend was just a blur of excitement, fear, and shock. Even though we have been planning this for nearly a year, it still is hard to believe. We conceived so easily!
Next set in doubt and fear. Am I ready for this? Am I going to be a good mom? Will the pregnancy sick? Will my body be able to bounce back after pregnancy or will I stay overweight? Will I eat too much too early and gain an unhealthy amount of weight that will jeopardize the pregnancy? We just found out we were going to have a baby and already I was worrying about them.
This is going to be one emotional ride!
Testing positive for Pickle.
Next set in doubt and fear. Am I ready for this? Am I going to be a good mom? Will the pregnancy sick? Will my body be able to bounce back after pregnancy or will I stay overweight? Will I eat too much too early and gain an unhealthy amount of weight that will jeopardize the pregnancy? We just found out we were going to have a baby and already I was worrying about them.
This is going to be one emotional ride!
Testing positive for Pickle.
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