I don't want to go to work

I want to be a stay at home mommy at the moment. I know most of the time I want to go to work and have something to do but I feel like that is boring and takes a lot out of me. Guess I get to wait for that till I move up to OR. Or we win the lotto and then Hubby gets some time off as well. I probably would start viewing homes and doing as little work as possible. Now going to play some wii.

If ya didn't know

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Hope the holiday brings great cheer and smiles to ya all.

Bump is doing great. Not much to report as I gifted myself the Pregnancy Pampering kit and Belly Bars. A whole box of them so I can snack on them when I am waiting for hubby to come home and if I need some energy.

What did Santa bring you all? Please do tell.

Happy Winter!

Well its winter officially and exactly three presents are wrapped and no decorations in the house. I don't think we are going to have a Christmas like last year. But there is the new year and another Christmas with a new addition and hopefully a new place to live, new city and state. Its raining now and we are "on a break from cleaning". We are also relaxing with a big two day work week coming up. I have to get the energy to do my work rather than putting it off till the next week. Hopefully I can take some time on Wednesday to post the 12 week Bump Picture and on Jan. 2nd I go to an ultra sound that will show Bump more in detail.

I have been trying to hear its heartbeat through the baby monitor but its too faint to pick up the swoosh swoosh. And that is worrying me a little because I have not yet heard it from a Doppler or any other device. I keep pestering Hubby for the one on Amazon that yes it is expensive ($115) but I still would like a little swoosh swoosh when I feel down or just when I think that nothing has changed from the out side of my belly.

I have felt twinges of pain which I think are the baby's elbows, legs and feet. And some growing of the Home of Bump.

Getting away for a Stay-cation

Its a fancy term for a vacation that you stay with in the area of your home but go to a hotel instead of in your bed. Hubby is taking me out to SF and staying in Japantown for 2 nights 3 days. SOAK TUB! Its not going to be very hot but for my poor aching back its a blessing. Lately my lower back/hips are giving me very bad muscle spasms. I am taking something for the pain but its probably the lack of exercise and gaining weight (good thing for Bump) bad thing for the lower back. I have tried to use a back rest at work and change my positions but it doesn't seem to help :(

I had an ok day at work. My behind the back neighbor got the best of me at work today by asking me phone numbers. Its been like this for weeks though. He'd write it down and tell me that was the last time and then go and ask me the same phone number again the next day. Then he would ask me questions he knew the answers to. I told him I was cutting him off today and it just got the best of me and I told the AM and she was like they would talk with him and give him the phone sheet. Turns out that they are going to move him to a different local in the office. I think its for the best but its hard when it has been 7 months he's been behind me and I have talked out a lot of issues with him. And then he stated to me that I should have spoken to him first and stated that I was "dead serious" instead of going to the AM's. I stated that I was telling him that I was serious when I spoke to him about the issue and I sometimes have a hard time with other people's jokes. URGG its frustrating. And especially now that I am preggies.

I feel very disappointed

Its hard to put in to words but ever since not taking a honeymoon, I really wanted to go somewhere during the little vacation I had during Xmas. We are finally getting back on our feet because of hubby's 6 month job gap and I really wanted to see Disneyland in the winter. Because I always go in summer and wanted to see the additions to the rides in the holiday season. Now I'll have to wait for a few more years. We can't go to Portland either because the lateness of the planing has made every thing go up. I feel that there is no escape from my apartment right now.

Bump is doing fine. Growing and I am expecting any day to feel a kick or an elbow jab for the first time. I think I have felt some random movement but its only Bump who knows. I also placed the 12w ultra sound of Bump in the Winnie the Pooh picture frame I bought at Disneyland last year (Picture soon). Its nice to have something in that picture frame and remind me that there is some one in there.

I got the paperwork to look at for maternity leave yesterday. I can't fill it out for another 5 months but its good to plan a head for these things. I told my bosses that I am going to have a baby and they were like WOW. Well at least one of them was surprised. I had told the other two before because I needed to talk with someone. Now I need to get an official MD note to state that I am pregnant.

Baby food maker that I want

So Me and hubby went out for breakfast and brought the williams-sonoma catalogue with us to read and to and to look at the new and exciting. While Hubby was looking at the items he saw this a babycooker
for fresh baby food. I was also surprised that they offered a cook book too. Oh it also defrost stuff and it can pure meat as well.

We went to Target and got some x-mas items and a prenatal listening device though I don't know if it will pick up anything just yet but for 20 bucks its pretty desent. It comes with two ear buds and an audio out for the recording of the HB to share with friends. And this blog!

cough, cold and happy birthday's

Me and Hubby have been sick combined for 7 days now. I started to get a tickle in my throat Saturday and didn't feel the actual symptoms until Sunday then was coughing, sneezing congested stuffy couldn't take NyQuil the yummy good stuff medicine. Then Wednesday hubby got started with the flu because he started to have a migraine and it all went down hill. He was told to stay home and he did for two days. I went to work all week because I was stupid but I at least got one hour of OT. I also went straight home after work and jumped in to bed and always kept a scarf on when I was out side.

A Birthday Shout out for Hubbies' Mom "Grandma". Today is her birthday and Me, Hubby and the little one wish you all the best! We are going to call you later today.

Happy Turkey day

I know its been a couple of days and I haven't posted. HAPPY TURKEY DAY!

Hopefully with the 1st trimester gone I can get more energy and bound my way to a post or two a day. I will post pic to show the latest update on Bump. Its more defined and looking sideways now.

Didn't get to schedule the 1st tri screening. Stupid time to be in Kaiser. Got the Blood work done though. I hopefully can get some thing done on the 4th but I'm not sure if its going to pan out correctly. There is always the 2nd tri Triple Screen. Woot feel like a misqueto is always looking for me. Oh and the Doc stated that I was slightly anemic. Need to get some more Iron in the diet along with supplements.

Going to see the latest Bond and some friends today. Post more later with pictures.

Another ultra sound

We went to another doctor's appointment today. It was our second scheduled appointment (Amanda's last visit was a follow up to an ER visit).

There were actually two appointments for today. The first was a pregnancy counseling consultation prior to the OB/GYN visit. The first ran a little long and that made it seem as if our second appointment was a bit hurried. We did get one picture of the little one but that was it. Maybe Amanda can post it in the next few days.

Before heading home we stopped by the new Henry's Hunan restaurant on Church street. Jeff and his brother Eddie have finally got the new spot open. It was a bit crowded with a few neighborhood hipsters checking out the new place. As to the quality of food, it lived up to the same bar set by the other Henry's restaurants. I am sure it will be a regular stop for us on our visits to SF.

Going to look at reg. items today

Today me and hubby are going to look at some baby stores and look at potential items to put on the reg. I don't think I am going to start one this early because I wanted to get to the 12 week at least and then with the holidays and winter cloths. It might be in January before any of the reg stuff gets started. By then the winter cloths will be on sale and spring and summer cloths start to appear. Also if there are any items that show up that I really must have. Also I have learned from the wedding regs that you don't want to place stuff that might be discontinued before the invite goes out. I know some of the things I want aren't going to be discontinued but the things that have been I have all ready stashed away in my Bump box.

A week ago on Sunday the 16th me and hubby went to his work for some OT he needed to do and I went to Mervyans and got a blanket and another Eeyore plushy blanket for the bump.

update on the health. Pretty healthy haven't gotten sick, but have thrown up every morning (except for today *knocks on hubby's head*) this week and thrown up every night. I don't understand! Its the 12th week. I might have a girl in the oven. But not going to find out till birth time. I might have the doctor take a picture and put it in an envelope and send it out to people. by request and they can not tell me or they will not be able to see bump for a year. or two depending. Hubby's on the fence about that rule.

Gif of all now see if I have a URL to post this some where else.

Made this while home tired from the day all ready. I don't want to skip work but I don't want to go to work. I have been on the up and down of throwing up not throwing up coaster. I got a Camelbak which is a nifty sippy cup/water bottle for adults. Though its pink (the only color they had at the Hippy store (Whole foods) its actually good at saving my head from a splash of water while I am in the car trying to get a drink of water.

Why is this so hard?

So its week 10/11 and I have been off and on getting better and getting worse at the same time. Its hard for me to operate at work at 1pm. Luckily I get out an hour and a half later but as this pregnancy goes on I am finding it difficult to see the "bright" side. I want this trimester to be over with. I have been more aware that I might be having a girl but it won't be confirmed until I heave at work when its in January. Joy.

Yesterday Jeremy and I sat and talked about thanksgiving menus. That was after me taking a shower, and during throwing up and then continuing to take a shower. Wee. I only wish Morning sickness on a few select people with their high beams on and tail gating my car at 5:40 in the mornings.

Back to thanksgiving, Any one is welcomed we will be having the following:
Home made Cranberries
Hunter Stuffing
Turkey parts
Sweet potato's and the bitty marshmallows
Biskets
Green Beans
and if I feel a lot better in two weeks
Egg Nog Pumpkin Pie-lets.

Hopefully scratch and sniff computer screens come about in two weeks because it is going to smell GOOD!

I found out some good news

So it turns out that Hubby's groomsman and wife are having their second in February when I thought I'd give birth. Because I wanted to get preggie in May (our wedding) and I guess it wasn't us who were the only ones that got busy that night. {wink} Also hubby's friend is due in March so I need to know some one who's due in January, April and May then I have the 6 month block of babies.

Was feeling tired all last week. Every one says it will get better in two to three weeks but It seems like a long time from now. On the baby front I have done nothing to "nest". Because money is tight and our house is small its going to be hard to get the things we are going to need for baby. I am hoping that I can work from home for most of the maternity leave so I am picking up some extra cash during the time I am away from work and Hubby's job is less than 50 people so he can't have paternity leave nor the family leave act doesn't apply to him. Its an up hill battle. Hopefully we are going to get by but since I can't do as much OT my paycheck is going to take a hit as well. Its time for sleep. Hopefully I can have hubby take a belly shot and show all that its becoming more than just a bloated tummy.

Pictures of Bump. 9 weeks 5 days

 

 

Bump Pictures coming soon and maybe the end of Morning sickness

Went to the MD office today to see if I would have to put a sad face in this post but I get to put a HAPPY smile and two mehh pictures of bump. Bump measured 9 weeks 5 days which is better than 8 weeks and change the way the MD first measured Bump. But I saw a heart beat and Bump didn't play nice because it was moving around so much. I didn't like the MD that came in and helped the MD out. Once they got a good measure she shut the U/S down and printed only one copy of the good picture.

I don't want to state anything, but for the last two days I have been feeling better haven't thrown up and just the occasional wave of nausea. *knock on wood* that I feel better and it goes away for the next 6 months.

Vital stat: I lost one pound, but its been either every day or every other day to up chuck in the potty or the bathroom sink. Oye! This past Saturday I clogged the sink because when I was brushing my teeth Blech!. Happy news all around.

Cat Note: The 5 1/2 month old and the 2yr old are now using one potty in the kitchen. Having the small potty next to the bed room only because the 5 1/2 month old was too small to hold it to the big potty in time. So we kept it close so she wouldn't have hold it and get bladder problems. But we are happy to report that she doesn't have problems and growing big and now only uses the big potty with her step brother.

Not posted in a while

Sorry about the long delay in the posts. Wednesday I felt all crappy because of morning sickness woot. And Here is what happened Thursday into Friday:

Thursday morning, woke up and threw up my morning miso soup, the previous day I had thrown up the snap crackle pop in the front of the building and next to my car. Back to Thursday, I had appearly popped a blood vessel in my eye the right one because every one was asking about it when I got to work. I didn't notice it because I rarely look into a mirror after I throw up. Felt tired all day and then went to SIL's home to help "The Boy's" with the new ipod shuffle we gave the nephew for his birthday. Stayed there till around 5 or so because the power was off and I was feeling tired and didn't want to get stuck in traffic and needed to feed the cats we have at home.

Hubby came home around the usual time and was getting ready for bed around 8:30 when I went potty and saw some spotting down there; I was very scared. Cramps the MDO had stated were normal, any spotting was not. So I told hubby we needed to go ER. He was very deer in the headlights and went to auto pilot mode. He and I debated for a few seconds of what hospital to go to because we are in between S-SF and Redwood City and I didn't want to go to General and then be taken by ambulance to a Kaiser that I should have gone to in the first place.

Got to S-SF Kaiser about 9:15ish and placed my name to be seen. An hour and 15 mins later we were called back and asked why we were here and I explained that I was worried that I was having a miscarriage because I was spotting around 8:30. The nurse took my BP and temp and told me to register and then paid my ER visit co-pay and went to wait again in the waiting room. 11pm came and around and at 11:30 we were told to come in. I was taken to a private room and told to disrobe to nothing and to put a gown on and pee in a cup, then was stuck with a two way needle, the ER nurse that did it put it in and guess had some gauze stuck in the valve part because there was a slight spill and she had to undue the valve a smige to get the gauze out. After that blood was drawn and then was told I was going to get IV fluids and then get checked. I was placed on the monitor and every 15 minutes my arm was squeezed and hear the constant beep of my heart rate.

Every so often Hubby got a look at the time because he hadn't slept either and we wondered when we were going to leave. It was around 1 am when the first bag of fluid started to drain and I needed to pee. The nurse unhooked me and went potty. I got back to see hubby had placed the heart monitor on his finger and stated that he got his heart beat to 56 BPM. Thought that was impressive. My BMP hovered around 67 the lowest I could get it. Hubby wanted me to get some sleep so after the second bag was attached, after the connections broke lose and caused a little spill on the bed and was given warm blankets, and Hubby was seated more comfortably and next to the gurney, I tried to get into a comfortable spot and went to sleep for an hour and a half. Hubby at the end of my sleep was keeping an eye out for the fluids in the IV as the nurse stated to actually harm me by air in the tube it would have to be the whole tube of air. He delayed calling the nurse because I guess my body had enough liquid and was more slowly taking in the fluid.

After that was unhooked it took another hour or two before the doctor came in and said that they didn't have a sonagram or any tech on call or any equipment to see the baby inside of me. For that I would have to see the OB person or have went to SF or Redwood City. Me and Hubby were like Great! because we thought all Kaiser's had the facilities to at least the ER stocked with all the equipment for emergency's at least. But they didn't and it enlightened Hubby of why SIL went to SF instead of this one for the nephew to be born.

The MD said my beta results were right were they expected them to be when she did finally get to see me and stated that every thing looked great and since I wasn't bleeding out there wasn't too much she could do. She took some more samples to see if everything was in the right levels and then left. Around 4:30 am we were told to go to a different room because it was their only OB GYN bed and I guess they were in need of it for some one else. I moved and was given fresh warm blankets and at 5 the doctor said there were a few white blood cells around but she would want me to contact my OB to get a sonagram image of how Bump was developed at this stage. I was discharged and got to put on my clothes again and went home. Only to turn around and go to work. I did get a note from the MD stating that I could stay home but I had taken Monday off and it didn't feel like using PTO again for an excused absence. Plus it was halloween so I didn't want to miss the first halloween at work for me. And if I needed to go home early I would have a note that I could.

2:30pm and went directly home. Hubby was there and he stated that his work sent him home because they saw how tired he was and asked him why he came to work as well. At 2:45 I asked for Pho and took a long nap. We both woke up about 6:30 and was wondering if it was AM or PM. It turned out to be the same day PM and Hubby got Pho for me and a buritto for him. Around 9pm as Hubby tells me I was out on the chouch and then sent me off to bed.

Woke up today a little bit tired but feeling much better that Thurs-iday and happy that I have bump safe and sound. And this is in the history books. And no more trips to S-SF Kaiser ER!

Kept down dinner.. Going to see a drug MD

Yea! hopefully I am on a road to where when I eat dinner and take my pre-Natal that it will keep down. I have had to do some breathing exercises and to make funny sounds as I speak but maybe tonight my PNV will stay down. Tomorrow I have an Drug MD appointment. Its for my bi-polar and ADHD woot. A few more pills to throw up! But no generic! I think I going back to welburtin (to stop smoking :)*j/k*) and some other anti depressant for me to choke down every morning and evening. Gots to sleep now. Enjoy. BTW this is my first two consecutive posts in a while.

Saturday night, I forgot to mention I had this huge gas bubble in my upper tummy that it felt like I was having a heart attack. But I did get through it and now I have to knock on the celling to tell the upstairs to shoosh their tv.

yucky tummy

I wish morning sickness would go away soon. I know it should by the 9th week but it sucks and I can't go to work or hold down my pre-natal vitamin. This entry is going to be slightly short due to the time I need to sleep.

Yesterday I had Zacks Pizza, then I threw it up.

I have been feeling yucky all week with migraines and the Morning sickness day or night every two days. I have been drinking water and I know its not the best but I have been drinking Sprite because that calms my tummy at work. I will post pictures soon but I haven't been feeling camera worthy since M/S has kicked in. I added another ticker to the sidebar. Its from What To Expect website but I might take it and put it in the ticker blog. We will see.

Headache each day

I know its hormones and junk but still almost daily suffering from Migraines. Wish they would go away. I feel tired and each time I get up or try to go to bed I feel like I want to hurl. At the moment I feel like I am going to hurl if my small cat sits on my tummy. Yesterday we cuddled in my room for what seemed like hours because I wanted to sleep but couldn't. Maybe I do need the Harry Potter to go to sleep.

Oye

Last night I was in more relief because I was drinking milk. Yummy. Though I don't like the though of heartburn its still good to drink some milk. It helped me sleep a lot better and I was more awake but it doesn't help the need a nap mode during the day. I am coming home at 3:30 now and not at 5 because of the sleepiness I get around 4:30. But that is still an hour over time and I get to go home in the light instead of the dark.

Heartburn and T-Ta-Tums Tums Tuuummms

So I have had some heart burn and not even know it. I got some relief yesterday because we went to Costco and bought the jumbo size and last night when I wasn't feeling too hot and decided to take two and the chalky goodness helped. I have not had heart burn or at least if I did it wasn't to the point of thinking that I needed to go to the hospital.

Last night was all bad

First I stayed home yesterday because I was feeling very queasy and not hot enough to go to work. All day I felt that way. I went to Nijiya and got a lot of Japanese food. I got some udon that I thought that it was good for me so I had it for dinner and it wasn't. Bump had a button that stated Throw up or Like the food. So I think it pushed the Morning Sickness button last night and all the food came up. Wee!

First pictures of Bump!

 

 

Here they are folks the moment that you have all been waiting for the images of Bump. Bump and only one bump measured in about 6 weeks 5 days which is an estimated Due Date of between June 1 2009 to June 7Th 2009. Woot! Very happy. We did not get to hear the lub lub of the heart beat but we did see it and as uncomfortable as that ultra sound device is I still would have done it 5,000 more times to see that little beat of the heart. I wonder if my mother got to see me this early or because it was 1978 it was just wait till the 12 week when the Doppler was able to register it and then she got to know me by the heart beat.

Yes I know they aren't very clear but for a split instant I saw a clear image and I can't explain what the feeling of joy and wanting to see more of it's heart beat for a few minutes but the lady who did the U/S was busy measuring and fiddling with the probe that it was hard to say please keep it there for a second longer. I need to go to sleep soon so good night and sweet dreams!

Got the Clothes and a suprize

Well Gap followed through on the clothes. 2 pants and 4 shirts will last for a while plus the new jacket which fits good except I don't have the boobs or the tummy yet to fill it out. Pictures of all of the clothes soon and the week 6 belly I would say that I am still not showing but the bloat is killing me. One day I can fit into my "skinny" jeans and then next have to go to the size 14's but they don't fit. Geesh Please let me get to the end of November and get out of this period of yo-yo bloat. Oh and Gap sent me 2 year old pants for some odd reason and they are not on my invoice and I didn't get charged for them either.

Food note: Bump likes the Miso soup. Yea! Something that I can eat with out the consent feeling of throwing up. I am not eating it all the time as it is bad (sodium) but at work it fills my belly enough to get through two hours of the day when my sandwich threatens to come up.
I am drinking Barks Root beer but I am now liking the Barks and Sprite combo. I think its a compromise that its not fully caffeinated I just need some sugar carbonated water to wake my brain up from the preggie stooper.

Yawn and an hour commute today

Well I wanted to come home and relax because tomorrow is going to be a long meeting due to a "end of the year" wrap up and I have to stay awake and not feel like I am making a bad name for my self and my team. But it took 1 hour from the time I left my job's parking lot to when I parked in the front of the house. And now I am waiting for hubby. He may have been caught up in the mess because they shut down one of the freeways near my house and every one was advised to used to the other free ways and side streets. Gotta go he's home!

Morning Sickness is here

So from thinking that we have been gassed to death to this morning when a few minutes after 5 not feeling the greatest and took my pills, a pre natel and 2 extra fiber pills with my OJ and still didn't feel the greatest and burped and had the first bought of morning sickness.

Time for Change or Hold Out and Save?

Last night, we discovered that the pilot for our heater had gone out for the second time in a week. We only discovered the issue when trying to use the heater in the past week to try and heat up the apartment with the weather getting a little colder.

With the pilot going out for the second time just a couple of days after having the landlord have to stop by to fix it, we have been growing more concerned about our safety and the safety of our unborn child. We started looking for a new apartment. Our current issue is that our present place is priced quite a bit lower than anything we can currently find in any of the areas that we are willing to move to.

We looked at a townhouse today that was no bigger than this place. It may even be a little smaller. It also is a bit more expensive (actually something in the range of 600 dollars more). It wasn't all bad, the windows were very well insulated, all the outlets were grounded (three pronged) and the bathroom was not carpeted; just for starters.

We definitely have some thinking to do about our living conditions and investigate our options. We will let everyone know what we finally decide to do.

We could have been dead

What a way to start off a post but the heater's pilot light had been out and the heater was on at 70 degrees. Our landlord "fixed" the heater by turning on the pilot light and another fix was to put duct tape on the heater door, like that could have "fixed" a broken door. I am really scared now that I am pregnant that it could have killed one of us or M/C Bump or one of our cats could have passed away or we could have all just died in our sleep. Jeremy is trying to fix it now and I hear it turning on. But I guess we are lucky that we open the windows for our kitties in day light so it could have dissipated. But its very scary. I think we are going to try to find a new place ASAP.

Couldn't take a nap

I really wanted to take a nap this afternoon, but my feet dropped my temp and it made me not comfortable and took Jeremy's body heat to warm me up to the point of just tired. I also got upset at MIL because she keeps referring to Bump as angel but I keep seeing all of the posts with M/C's stating lost Angels at (blank) weeks. It's something that I don't want to post on this blog and others.

Went to Birthday Party

Went to a party in SF and told some of Jeremy's friends that I was with bump. Some were surprised because they didn't think Jeremy had it in him to spawn. They were very happy and looking forward to a cool baby shower sometime next year. I don't mind the Bump getting spoiled with two showers. That would be cool. Maybe we can combine them to make a mega shower. Got to go to sleep before this post becomes tomorrow's date.

Pictures!

 

 

Final I remembered to place the pictures here! Woot! Any way the picture is of a 5 week bump, but my actual bump (my tummy) looks HUGE. I may have been bloated but to me it looks like I have an upper baby growing in my tummy.

The second picture is of my baby "stash". Its the items I have been stocking up on due to just seeing some cute things and having a little extra mula. The Eeyore Blanky is MIL's addition (that's what started the collection) and Yes I am ruining the Family's job of spoling the little one but there is 18+ years and for a long time I thought I wouldn't have a nice family like the one I am in now to have a spoiled little one.

I will end the post to say HI and by to all. Yea! Its almost the weekend!

Didn't sleep with Blanket only TBP

Last night I was tired and hot and when I went to bed I placed my blankets to the side and had only my total bobby pillow. Sorry I don't have the 5 week picture up but I will post it tomorrow. I also would like to bring a blanket to work so I can curl up and sleep on the job. Though people won't like it I am getting tired around 3pm if not sooner. Talking about sleep I am just about to go to sleep. I will post picture up tomorrow. Ja Ne!

Chicken Pot Pie

Yum. I know that I have only been writing about food and its part of being pregnant. I was reading in the Fit Pregnancy Magazine that new guidelines are out for what "normal" weight gain for pregnant moms to be are. I am going to ask my MD about it but I think if I had a choice I would only want to gain 15 to 20 lbs just because 8-10 lbs is Bump. Took week 5 shot tonight and will post it tomorrow.

First Clement Visit for Bump

So I went to SF for a while this after noon and I was by Clement St and yummy Chinese Dim Sum was calling my name. So I had a pork bun and a few shrimp gow and some sui mi. YUMMY! Will place a Bump picture tomorrow. So stay tuned for that.

Spent some time with the new Grandpa in SF

Went to SF today with hubby to meet with my pa to help him with his computer. We did some laundry and got hubby some new cloths as well as he got Fast Track. (I'm jealous) And now going to just chill at home for the remainder of the day with my feet up. And see if my cats take a cat nap with me.

Told Hubby's Sister

Today we went to Toy's R Us and got more preggie pops and looked around at the products that were there. I keep going back and forth between the bed sets. Patchwork Pooh and the Soft and Fuzzy Pooh collection. I may just put both on the registry, but we will see.

Hubby and I told hubby's sister and she is very happy about the new addition in the family tree. Even if it is a limb bud. She wanted to know the names that we picked out and if we were going to know the gender. I said no on both accounts but I did tell her the alternate names if we were to have a boy or girl.

Bought Cloths and a Book

Good news to start off Hubby got a JOB! Yea! No worrying about him now I can put more energy towards being healthy and relaxing about this pregnancy. I bought cloths on line today. I wanted some cloths that have the stretch in them and some more t-shirts. The sweaters and jackets weren't really my style but I am going to shop around for more stuff. I also have a ton of XL and because of Hubby double XL shirts and sweatshirts.

I bought the What to Expect Eating Well book and there are some yummy recipes in that book! Highly recommend the book to any one that is wanting to get pregnant too because it talks a lot about pre-pregnancy eating as well.

I will place a wealth of pictures when I get the cloths. As they will be with me for a hopefully more than 1-3 months if I eat well.

4 week picture and my first Maternity Shirt

 

 

So I took the picture of me at 4 weeks like I stated but I made a few notes so that people won't say "Wow at 4 weeks you are really showing.

Also today I went to Berlingame Ave. A posh shops, that I go to when I feel down and want to feel like I am rich. There is a shop there that is called Baby Style and that is were I got the first Maternity shirt that is really comfortable. I am thinking about wearing it to bed but then I wouldn't be able to wear it tomorrow.

I am tired now so I am going to go to bed. Sleep tight every one!

Stayed home today

Today I felt queasy and had a bit of a small cough so I thought it would be safe if I stayed home today. So right now (at 6:45 am) I am in bed with my kitten Bindi and hubby next to me getting rest, because he woke up with me at 4:30 am and packed a lunch, gave me my breakfast and ate his.

Bump update, on the tickers and on web sites, they state that the bumps heart starts to beat around this time 5 weeks :) but its not going to be steady until 3-4 months. I am thinking Bump may become Bumps because of how early I found out I was pregnant. But we will see.

Why I chose the nickname Bump

So, hubby brought up a statement about his conversation with his Ma about the nickname Bump and why I started to call it The Bump or Bumpy. At first when I told hubby about being pregnate I showed him the pregnancy test and we didn't know if it was a false positive or it was a busted test so I didn't want to be attached to an if. Now that there is a very good chance that I am preggers I am still not convinced (even though I am) that there is a baby growing in side of me untill the first ultra sound that is coming up on Oct. 16th. So I call it the Bump in my Tummy. Hubby called it On-A-Log or Onalog because while we were sitting at In-N-Out he still was still in shock. Plus, since we aren't going to know what other name (because we chose not to know if it's a boy or a girl) we couldn't call it by a proper pronoun He/She.

Telling the Parents

So today was the day I told my pa about being preggers. Sunday we told hubby's mother because my dad was away on a weekend trip. Hubby's mother cried because the Bump would be her second grand child, first from her first-born son and a long time coming. My dad was more or less shocked and amazed because this would be his first grand child too. I haven't yet told my Bio-Dad but I will take life by the horns and call him and his wife soon. My mother passed away last year, but I think she might be looking down on me and beaming with my Grandma who has passed too. I hope my mother is in a good place right now.

Any ways, the wait to tell every one is on. Though hubby's mother is chomping at the bit, I think she would under stand that to wait 2 1/2 more months is a long time but to us its all about the miss carriage rate. And at 4 months we can defiantly hear a heart beat.

This is another ticker I want to place here.

Make a pregnancy ticker

This is what the due date that my MD states that I measure at:

Make a pregnancy ticker

It's the offical KP post

Hopefully this can be read on the posting site. But it states the HCG, Urine/Positive (my value) and (Standard range) Negative-. Also it stated Past results which I thought disturbing because this is the first test that I have ever taken.

Post#5 More Good News and 1 Book Request

So I have been having trouble with entering posts on Blogger so I am tyring the email kind.

Gained a positive from Kaiser lab and of course told hubby. And then gained my first appointment and ultra sound so stay tuned for that.

There is one more book that I would like to have it's the Recipe Book from the authors of What to Expect when you are expecting.

I will post the screen shot of KP tonight when I get home and an update of Parent reactions!

Post# 4a.1 Baby Reading Materials

I have the following books:
What to Expect When You are Expecting
The Pregnancy Instruction Manual
The Baby's Owner Manual

Journal I have is:
The What to Expect Pregnancy Journal & Organizer

What I would like:
Father-To-Be books for Hubby so he can get through the storm and know some more things about what is going on.

The Classic Pooh Baby Scrapbook and Classic Pooh Baby Memory and Photo book. And for the set the Classic Pooh Memory Book. (These are not required right now so I might be placing them on my Registry when we get the nod from the MD) - I found these on Target's website BTW.

What to Expect in the First Year (from What to Expect when Your Expecting authors). There was a nice gift set that had both of the books but we were unable to get them due to the fact that I have the What to Expect When You are Expecting book all ready.

More later.

Post #4 Got the bobby total pillow!

We went to a mixology class this morning don't worry I didn't drink nor did any one in the "class" but I did get yummy deviled egg. We went to Kaiser and got my pee in the lab for an official pregnancy test so we can be 100% sure we got the official word. And the we walked over to the X-Ray department and couldn't get an ultra sound to see at least if its in the right spot but the guy said that he couldn't because the doctor didn't order it directly. That sucks because my PCP is out till February of next year and I couldn't email the other doctor so I called the advice nurse and she couldn't even schedule one. So after that we went to Chillies near my work and I left my water bottle there so now I don't have a water bottle and then went to Baby's R US to look at the goods for registry items once we have a definite grasp on the baby ultra sound and have a picture or two. Any ways I got some pregnancy pops, its lolly pops that are formulated to help with morning sickness and give me some energy and tried one and they taste like the sour part of a sweet and sour candy and they are good. The we went to target and gained a full body Boppy pillow that is pictured below and I am using it now as a pillow to prop my head up and it is great!

We are planing to tell hubby's mother and my Pop's today though we think its best to keep it under raps for another few months its going to be busting out of our mouths if we don't tell soon. My cat Bindi is making it hard to type right now so I will post this and then I will post reactions and pictures of "Das Bump".

http://boppy.com/?gclid=COTAlL29_5UCFSJIagodV3ZwEA

http://www.early-pregnancy-tests.com/morning-sickness.html

Beach day

The wife, bump and I went to the ocean for the first time in a long time. It was amazingly refreshing to walk barefoot in the tide. The beach parking was ridiculous due to some art exhibit's valet parking taking over the parking at the other end of the beach.

Before that we ate at Joe's Cable Car Restaurant. Sad to say, neither of us (both SF natives) had ever been there and hadn't heard about it until we saw it featured on a Food Network show. The burgers are made with ground chuck that they grind daily on-site. The burgers were awesome but a bit pricey. I'm sure we will go there again though.

Post #3a.1

This was predicted by the Chinese Baby predictor on www.thebump.com. The first one I put up was if the "Bump" was conceived in Aug. But as the ticker states its conception was in Sept. So I have to place this as correct.

(this is the first one I placed. I was mistaken but I am placing this as a second runner up if it actually is true)

Post #3a Added a few tickers

Added a few tickers this one above is the ticker I added below due to it not fitting on the side but its twin the humor one. I have added a Poll that will not be closing till June 09 but since the polls can't due next year *gurrs at the dev team that made Blogger* I will have to make due with 08 for now. Please! Please, enter in what you think it is, because I made up my mind to not know till its out to know if its a boy or girl. I will post another poll if we do an ultra sound and we find out its twins! Any way today is going to be first belly picture that is why this is post 3a instead of just 3. I have invited hubby to add his man view so its not just a single voice. Until I delete his privileges. :)

Post #2 Sleep in the day wide awake at night

So in the last few days I have been having a weird sleep. Wide awake duing the night and very sleepy in the am. It doesn't help that for work I have to wake up at 4:30 (truly more like 5 am) and be at work in my desk at 6 am. Though I have only been aware of "the Bump" or as hubby calls it onalog (on a log) for a few days, the feeling of drain has taken over but it's for a good cause.

Preg Tests

 

 

Here are both tests that were taken the EPT one is the first one done yesterday morning and the second is First Responce done today around 6 pm to prove to hubby that the first one wasn't a one off and and if I was 4 weeks (one month) pregnate it would show up at any time.

Post #1 I might be pregie

So I promised that I would not write in this blog till I got a positive pregnant test. Well on Sept. 24 I woke up and said what the heck if not positve then I know to be expecting the sharp pain and the usual flow problems. I also on the weekend drank a whole carton and a half of my favorite yummy OJ (the high pulp kind) and yet that didn't set off any alarm bells cuz I binge on OJ some times. Well, I got the easy digital EPT test and not expecting it stating anything but not pregnant I placed it to the side and finished up. When I went back to it there was something different! PREGNANT!! I showed hubby and he was shocked, but very reserved due to the fact that it might not take and a m/c might happen and then everyone's hopes are dashed. So it's a very tough time and want to yell it out loud. Kinda would like to hear the heart beat around the 4 month mark just to make 1000% sure.

Welcome to this site

Hi

This is a blog about my pregnancy that hasn't happened yet but hopefully soon. I have been TTC'ing (trying to conceive) since March of 2008. Yes I know it's a short time but I really would like to have a kid in 2009 because I was born in 79 and my husband was born in 69. How cool would it be to have your first child with the 9. I will have to wait another 10 years and I don't think my husband would like to have a little one when he's 50. Well, maybe not. So this will be the last entry till I actually get the two pink lines and a great big picture of it! Every one cross their fingers and baby dust to all and to me!