mini-friday!

I didn't sleep so well last night, between waking up in night sweats and having some bad dreams it wasn't a very good night's sleep! I think I may have to try and have a nap tonight before bowling or I may not last the night! ?

Not too much new has happened, I think I am starting to get a belly? I haven't gained much weight (3-4lbs) but my "fat" pants or starting to get tight! So I think I will probably go shopping in Dec. for some maternity clothes?! It should be fun -even though I have no idea where to shop? I also can't believe how strong my nails are! Usually I have brittle nails that I keep short cause they always split or break but lately they are really nice - no breaking or chipping and they are strong!

I so excited that it is already the end of November! Not only is Christmas just around the corner but so is my next doctors appointment where we get to hear the heartbeat! Then shortly after that ..... the ultrasound!! I can hardly wait to see our little "cub" on the screen and see it moving around! :)

Our south side store is moving this weekend (well they actually started moving a week ago) so they will be closed tomorrow - this means that ALL their customers will probably be phoning us! I will be extremely busy tomorrow so probably no blog!? :( I'm actually looking forward to having the phone ring off the hook, it should be exciting! Hopefully I don't get too stressed over it!? ;)

Spoiled ! ;)

I feel like I am getting spoiled at work! On the left is what my chair used to look like (I sit at a counter) and when I walked into work this morning I was greeted with a new chair!! Like the one pictured on the right, it has a back and arm rests - It's pretty nice and all it needs is a cushion, then it would be perfect! I absolutely love the company I work for, they treat you like a person almost part of their own family not like other companies that are more worried about the money you can bring in then how you are? The pay is pretty good in comparison to other companies and the hours are even better, I will definitely want to come back after my mat. leave is over! :)

We rented a movie last weekend on Pay Per View, "Knocked Up", it was pretty good. I was a little surprised when they showed some pretty graphic scenes (like the view the doctor would see at birth) but then I realized we rented the "unrated" version!! I couldn't believe that's what it looked like and my hubby was like "remind me to stay above the waist"!! he he - It was funny to see his reaction to the birth! :) I asked him if he would cut the umbilical cord and he said yes .... if he doesn't pass out before that point!! LOL

Winter has arrived!!

Well the snow has finally started falling and doesn't look like it will be stopping anytime soon!? I'm still freezing, all the time! My boss brought in a "space heater" for me today, it is right behind me giving off it's radiant heat! It seems to be helping so far.

Sorry I didn't write yesterday but it was a busy day at work, we were short staffed which didn't give me much free time - I actually had to do a little work! ;) My weekend was good, Friday night we went to that Christmas party. It was really neat, there was about 30 other small businesses there and they even gave out some door prizes (of course we didn't win any), the meal was fantastic (roast, salmon, pasta and a mixture of veggies, salads and potatoes). Our table was right next to the dance floor so it was a little loud for me and the hubbies friends were pretty nice but we still didn't stay too late. Saturday I didn't do too much, cleaned the kitchen and waited for Denise and her husband to come over for a quick visit. Then on Sunday I got my hubby to drag the tree upstairs and I set it up and decorated it! Now we are ready for Christmas, except for gifts .... I still need to go shopping! :)

Today is a pretty gaggy day, I keep thinking that I will need to run to the bathroom. It's funny how just when you think you are over the worst of it... it comes back! I just keep hoping that I only have another two weeks of this yuck feeling and then hopefully I will be able to really enjoy this pregnancy!? But for now I have to say.... I think I'm only having one! ;)

Happy Friday !! :)

Well, I think I over did it yesterday. Thursday night is bowling night and I had to "pre-bowl", pre-bowling is for when you know you are going to be missing a day and instead of them giving you your doe score (90% of your average) you actually get whatever you 'pre-bowled'. So December 6th I will be missing bowling night cause my MIL wants to go to a Partylite open house where there are usually really good blow out sales for old stock that our consultant has. She doesn't like the drive in the winter and I really like going too so I will drive! Anyway, so this is why I had to pre-bowl and last night not only were we suppose to bowl right next to vacant lanes but the team we were suppose to bowl didn't show up so I figured it would be a good night to get my bowling done! This means that not only did I bowl our regular 3 games that we do every week but I also bowled 3 games for Dec. 6th!! I am now feeling it, my one leg is sore and my back is killing me! Maybe I should have went on a different day to pre-bowl? I'm the type of person that believes - why make two trips when you can do it all in one!? and I usually pay the price for this thinking but at least I only had to do it once! ;)

We got our tickets yesterday for the Christmas party tonight, the tickets say "Dress - Business casual" WTH does that mean? I don't know what to wear, I don't want to be too dressed up but I don't want to be the only one there in jeans either? I will probably try and fit into my dress pants and a nice top but if they are too uncomfortable then I might have to wear a dress? Too bad it was such short notice, I could have went shopping!! :) It sounds like it should be a fun night but since I'm so sore today I don't think we will be staying too late? We will see how the night goes.

Thus far ....

I find that now things are getting better there are times throughout the day that I actually have to remind myself that I am pregnant? I'm not sure if it's because my symptoms are slowly fading or if it's because I have just learned to deal with them!? I feel like I have been eating horrible lately and I think my body knows it. I just feel like I have gained a ton of weight already, maybe I'm just paranoid but I do feel more sluggish lately and I think it's from my huge intake of carbs? So anyway I decided to weigh my self this morning and it's actually not as bad as I thought (174.2lbs) so I've only really gained about 4lbs? I think it's just cause I'm so bloated that I feel bigger, my pants are tighter and it feels so good at night to put my sweats on! ;)

There have been some things I've learned so far that I thought I would share...

#1- What tastes good does not always make you feel good! I have experienced this a lot - soda pop tastes good at first but doesn't make me feel very good, juice or flavored water also tastes really good at first ... till it hits my tummy!

#2- Once you think you have everything figured out ... it changes! I often remember my girlfriend telling me about her boy and every time she thought she had him figured out he would go and change. I believe that my baby is doing this to me already and just when I think it's OK to do/eat something the baby decides that nope whatever it is is not good!

#3- The power of smell! I have never smelt more stink in my life! Things that I would have never thought stunk before now turn my stomach and most of these smells are from other employees! :P There is one guy at work that I hold my breath around just because he is beyond stink, and everyone else here smokes which also makes my stomach queasy. I love when the one lady cleans the bathroom, the smell of something freshly cleaned makes me very happy!

That's really about it so far, I had another weird dream last night but this one was kinda a scary dream. I actually enjoy being able to remember my dreams, something I was rarely able to do before. I just don't really like the 'bad' dreams, the ones where people get hurt or the ones about the baby.

I think we are going to a Christmas party tomorrow night for a friend of my hubbies. It's a free meal and one that I don't have to cook so I'm excited about that! But I have mixed feelings about this "friend", he seems to take advantage of my hubby when ever it suits him and charges him to use tools and such even though my hubby is the one doing all the work!? This is not something that I would expect a "friend" to do!? He has known this guy for a long time (15-20 years), we haven't seen him for a while so I guess we will see how tomorrow night goes!? Hopefully I don't say anything to cause a scene!? ;)

Tuesday ....

This is what the roads looked like this morning on my way too work! I believe winter is finally trying to show it's ugly face! I hate winter, although I couldn't imagine a Christmas without snow and I don't think I would ever move to warmer climates because then you just have to deal with other elements (like tornado's, tropical storms, bugs, etc.). I always thought that when you are pregnant your body creates heat and you are always hot?! But in fact I am completely opposite and feel like I'm freezing all the time! ? At work I crank the thermostat up to 27C and still feel like it could go up a bit more but all my co-workers are telling me that it is warm in here! ? I wonder if this is normal or maybe I have poor blood circulation? Maybe I should ask my doctor? I'm worried that with winter coming it will only get worse and I will be sitting here at my desk with mittens and layers of clothes ?

So I waited to take my vitamin at bedtime again and I think it did make a difference!? I didn't feel as nauseous during the day and I only woke up once in the middle of the night but I think that is because my arm fell asleep and I was having some bazaar dream!? I think I will continue taking my vitamin at bedtime and hopefully all the sea sick feelings will just disappear!? The only negative side was that brushing my teeth this morning was a little bit harder then usual and I still feel a little queasy but as soon as I eat a bit more I'm sure that feeling will go away!? Everyday is different so it is hard to tell if what you are doing is actually helping a symptom or if you are just having a good day ?

Weekend stuff

So it was my niece's birthday on the weekend and we were invited to go for dinner with them. Little did I know that it would be a huge dinner party!! There was about 25 of us at Kelsey's for dinner~! The good thing was that we had our own little private party room so we didn't distract any other customers but they only gave us one waitress for all 25 of us! It took one hour alone just to get our drink order - she kept bringing them out two at a time!? I guess they don't use trays there? Then none of us had cutlery or napkins and we had to ask like three times to get some, finally they told us the truth ..... they didn't have any clean cutlery and had to wait for them to be washed!? WTF? It was rush hour dinner time and you don't have any clean cutlery? Then we finally got out meals, I think mostly every one's was cold and my hubbies rice was like a brick? It was horrible, we didn't get out of there till 9pm! I suppose it is mostly because they are "short staffed" but they should know how to operate being short staffed by now? If we were there by our self and not with family I think we would have walked out right after getting our appetizer and dirty side plate! :o

Besides the b-day party we really didn't do too much, I didn't even clean the house. It still seemed pretty clean from last weekend. Sunday we went visiting and then I went grocery shopping. Lately I have really been liking canned fruit but not in the can.... in the plastic jars. They don't seem to have the "tin" flavor in the plastic jar. I bought peaches and pineapple and probably could have sat down and ate the whole jar of pineapple last night but thought I should save a little for my hubby! ;) I also believe that my prenatal vitamin has been making me nauseous, I read that sometimes it does in women and a lot of people told me that they switched the time that they take theirs and felt a million times better. So I did switch the time I took my pill and usually took it after lunch so my tummy was full but then I felt like crap all afternoon so yesterday I was feeling good all day and thought I would wait till bedtime to take it. I think it made a difference, granted I woke up at 2am and felt like crap but I felt good for the entire day! That was a first - so today I am doing the same, I am waiting till bedtime to take my vitamin. We will see if it makes a difference this afternoon too or maybe yesterday was just a good day!? ;)

Friday!

I'm kinda grumpy today, don't know why just everything seems to irritate me a little more then before! ? So far today things have been going good but they usually do in the morning (it's the evenings that are painful). Not only is it Friday (YAH) but my MIL made cauliflower schnitzel last night and gave me a little bag full!! YUM!! So of course I already ate it and wish I had more - It was so tasty! Maybe I'll buy a head of cauliflower this weekend and make some more! ;)

Tomorrow is my brother's wife's daughters birthday (did you follow that?) - so she is like my step niece I guess but I usually just refer to her as my niece cause she is part of the family now. Anyway she invited us out for dinner, Kelsey's, it should be nice - I just have to pick up a gift for her now, probably a gift card for Lasenza Girl.

We had bowling last night, I sucked! he he It's OK though cause we just play for fun and to get out of the house. I always try and take a nap before bowling cause it is usually a long night and we don't get home till 11ish but I am having such a hard time napping. I never really was a napper and usually I feel worse after I wake up, although I'm sure that will change with lack of sleep naps will start looking like a good idea! ;)

mini - friday!

Lost my breakfast this morning, I didn't even feel sick but I had this cough that I think encouraged my tummy to reject breakfast?! So I brought a extra pack of oatmeal with me to work just in case I feel like having breakfast later?

Last night was a pretty rough night, I had cramps for most of the evening and even took a nice warm bath that seemed to help a bit. I haven't had a full nights sleep in so long I can't even remember!? We go to bed fairly early (9:30pm) cause we are tired but then I seem to always wake up at 1:30am just to look at the clock and confirm that yes it is only 1:30 and I need to go back to sleep. Then again I will wake up at 4:30am and usually toss and turn till 6:30 when it is finally time to get up!? Maybe it is my bodies way of getting me prepared for when baby is here? I also had some interesting dreams last night - first I had a dream about a wagon wheel!? not too sure what that is about but I did bring one in my lunch today!! ;) Then I had a weird dream about doing a cash out at some garage and counting the money but someone had tricked us and paid with "funny money" instead of real money and there was a $325 dollar bill!? I don't think they even make a $325 bill!? But I saw one in my dream! :) There was one more weird dream too but of course now I can't remember what it was about!?

I'm so excited for Christmas to get here, I feel like we are finally a "family", even though there is no little one yet. And at least this year no one will be asking me about "any baby news yet?". Everyone should know by then and I will just have to listen to everyone congratulating us and probably saying "it's about time"! Some people can be so rude without even knowing that what they are saying is kinda rude! How do they know that we haven't been trying since we got married two years ago, how do they know if we had to do some interesting things just in order to encourage the swimmers to swim (like maybe I had to stand on my head!?) LOL

I also need to find some motivation! Laundry is starting to pile up and it really doesn't look too appealing to me to finish! It's one of those tedious jobs that never seems to be finished and is always on going! I'm sure it will only get worse, especially since I plan on using cloth diapers! ;)

1st Doctor appointment!

I had my first doctors appointment yesterday, it wasn't anything too special - just a consultation. It started off kinda bad but turned out OK. I left my house early cause there was a big wind storm going on outside and I wasn't sure how traffic would be, sometimes it takes a half hour to get there and other times it is over and hour! So I ended up getting to my appointment 30 minutes early and waited (which was fine), oh - I should also say that my appointment was for 9:30am, so finally at 9:45 one of the ladies took me into one of the rooms and I waited in there till 10:00!! I was starting to get a little pissed by now! Then this doctor comes in the room that is not my doctor and I tell her I'm there to see the other doctor so she checks the computer and agrees with me (well duh lady I know who my doctor is!). So back to the waiting room I go!! I waited a little longer, till 10:10 and go back again into a room to wait but this time it wasn't for very long my doctor quickly came in the room. She apologized and said she talked to the staff saying it won't happen again but I doubt it and it probably will! ?

So anyway, I get like 15 pamphlets on almost everything you would want to know about being pregnant and I got to ask her a few of my questions. Some I already knew the answers too like what meds are OK (TUMS and Tylenol), however I didn't know that I have to call to make an appointment for my ultrasound and that some places give you more "perks" then others so you should phone around and see what the offer!? That won't be till I'm at 18-20 weeks, so probably around Feb! I can hardly wait for that, I think that is what I am most excited for! My next appointment is Dec.12th for my 12th week "1st Prenatal" exam which will be a lot more in depth! I think it's funny cause it's my 12th week on the 12th month and the 12th day! ;) My hubby said he will come to this appointment cause this will be when we can hear the heartbeat! It should be exciting too!

I'm feeling a bit better today, it seems to come and go - honestly I think that if all my symptoms disappeared I would probably worry more about the baby then if I had all these crappy symptoms! ? Today I think my boobs hurt more then before but at least my tummy isn't doing too many flip flops!? I wish I could only work half days and still get paid the same! ;) It seems to be worse in the afternoon.

TGIF

Good news is that it is Friday, Friday of a long weekend to boot!! YAH! I'm so thrilled that my company is giving us Monday off, I can totally use this long weekend right now! I think today is my worst day so far, I actually got sick this morning - after I finished brushing my teeth. I just find the whole spitting thing gets to me and makes me gag and then once I start it's hard to stop! So now I am at work feeling like crap and can't even slack a little cause one of the other guys here decided this was a good week to have off so it's just me and the boss! I stopped and bought a orange juice this morning and have been trying to suck it back but I don't think it is helping much!? I think it all started last night at bowling I didn't feel very well then either and I think it mostly had to do with the fact that all I had for dinner was french fries ! ;) When we got home from bowling I was so hungry I was nauseous but when I tried to eat I felt worse, it is a vicious cycle. But I managed to choke down some peaches and a small oatmeal muffin and did feel better before going to bed. But now I feel like I did last night and I keep trying to snack on things which make me feel better while I am eating them but soon after this crap feeling comes back! ?

Last night at bowling one of the ladies there keeps touching my belly waiting to feel the baby bump!? Serious lady - if I had a bump now it would not be a baby bump! More like a "I ate too much bump"! and what makes you think I want your hands all over my tummy? ! gesh Anyway there was this guy that just had a baby and brought pics so we were looking through them and another lady said something like "just think 7 more months and you'll have one too" and I answered back "the sooner the better" (as long as it is not too preemie of course and still healthy) and she looked at me with a look of surprise and said "you don't want to be pregnant?" - well honestly I just wish it was June already and I had my baby, I'm not really looking forward to feeling like crap for another 3 weeks or so, and I'm not looking forward to gaining all that weight back and I'm really not looking forward to pushing a 8lb baby out ! To be quite honest! ? ;) I'm just not liking it all that much yet and maybe it does get better but maybe it just gets worse!? I just wish I could fast forward to next year! :)

So anyway - for this weekend I would like to pack up all my Halloween stuff and bring out all the Christmas stuff! I also would like to clean up the house a bit and I'm still working on a load of laundry I started a few days ago! ? Oh and maybe make some gingersnaps and chocolate chip cookies! Besides that I will take it easy and I don't really have anything planned!? Hopefully I can rest a bit!

Lack of posting !?

So you may be asking yourself "WTF - I come here everyday and check for updates an there is nothing!?" But I must tell you that my life really isn't all that exciting... really and how much do you really want to hear me complain about my aches and pains?! AND I also have another blog that I haven't told those readers about this blog yet - they don't know our secret so I still have to post on that blog as well! Well I think this weekend I am going to spill my beans totally and post my POAS pic on the other blog and let my secret out! Then I will only have one blog to worry about posting on, my life just isn't exciting enough to keep up with two blogs! ;)

I had a weird dream last night - something about me getting on the scale and it said I had gained 10lbs!! :o Which I'm sure will happen eventually but just not at 6 1/2 weeks! So you can probably guess what I did this morning! he he I have gained a slight bit but it's like under a pound so it doesn't really count (probably just cause I didn't have a BM) ;) Yesterday was a pretty good day symptom wise, I felt pretty good for most of the day. I feel like my lunches are getting less and less nutritious and more "filler food". But if that's all you can stomach I guess it's better then nothing at all!? Lately I have been having those Lunchables (cheese, crackers, meat and dessert) for lunch which seem to be going down good. I know you aren't suppose to eat deli meat when you are pregnant but I think everyone does? And it's not like I'm eating tons of it? Toast has also been a good afternoon snack (1/2 whole wheat bagel lightly buttered) and fruit is still OK - especially apples! Oh - and we bought some Arrowroots when we went grocery shopping and they also seem to be going down really good! Maybe in my 2nd trimester I will be able to eat salad again!?

TMI Tuesday's

Well today is my first TMI Tuesday, which will probably be quite mild cause there really isn't too much going on. I would like to first start out by saying I am absolutely sick of this sick feeling! I feel good in the morning right out of bed but then I eat breakfast and feel like crap, then I start to dread eating but if I don't I feel sick cause I'm hungry, I need to find that happy medium or just stick it out for a few more weeks and hopefully by then this sick feeling will be gone! I also would like to say that I wish my tummy was as hard as my boobs! My boobs are like rocks, you could probably bounce a quarter off them but my belly on the other hand is still a little giggly! Speaking of boobs, they are getting sore to the point that it is hard to sleep on my tummy, sometimes it feels like they are going to shoot out flames! ;) My teeth were sore the other day and I'm not sure what that was about, maybe I ate too much (too much chewing)? I do have a dentist appointment in December so I will get a good cleaning done then. Occasionally I have a sore back but that is usually at the end of the day and I'm sure it's because I sit on a bar stool all day! I am freezing all the time and I don't think it is because this is my first winter 80lbs lighter, I honestly think it has something to do with this baby!? I haven't really had too many weird dreams, I think I had more bazaar dreams at 4 weeks then I do now? And my Spidy sense of smell is getting stronger everyday - this I can do without! I never realized I worked in such a stinky place! Even freshly brewed coffee that I used to love to smell absolutely makes my tummy do summer salts! And for those of you that know me I rarely burp/ fart around people cause I think it's kinda rude and if I hear someone (usually kids) trying to spell their name while belching I absolutely want to vomit! There is just no need to do that! But lately I feel the pain, I can't believe how much better my tummy feels after I burp that I wish I knew how to do it more! It's almost tiring the amount of times I say "excuse me" so at home I rarely do. ;) I haven't had too many food aversions yet, I find that I am craving more of a carb diet but I think that is because it seems to fill you up? I haven't had a salad in about a week, I can't seem to get any veggies down instead I have been drinking V8's which seem to be better. I had a lot of cramping the first few weeks and occasionally I get a few now. On the emotional side of things I thought I would have more crying moments but I have not had any crying yet instead I have these little bursts of grumpiness! I hate the people I work with and often think bad things about them - I did this before but now I am afraid I might vocalize it more! ;)

So that's about it for the personal stuff going on inside me, nothing too bad yet! I honestly can't say I'm enjoying it yet though, and I know before I got pregnant I used to say I was ready for all the crappy symptoms and whatever else I was in for - as long as I could be pregnant. However now I am singing a different song and honestly don't think I will want to feel this crap again!? Maybe we will only have one kid? Maybe it will get better in the 2nd trimester and I'll forget all about this seasick, green feeling? Maybe it will get worse!? :o

Back to work

My weekend was good, I sure am getting quite tired of this queasy feeling! I have never been "seasick" before but I think this is what it would feel like! I feel like I've tried just about everything to get rid of it, I changed the time I take my vitamin (which I think helped a bit), I tried eating crackers in bed before I get up for the day but I felt worse the day I did that then the previous day so I don't think I will be eating in bed anymore?! I've been drinking water like crazy which seems to settle my stomach a bit, maybe I'm dehydrated? I have yet to actually get sick, I just have a funny feeling in my stomach for now, almost the same kind of feeling from after a night of drinking - it's like "gut wrought". I think I just need to something that will settle my tummy and not make matters worse!

We had a banquet to go to on Saturday and of course I ate more then I normally would have if I wasn't pregnant, all good things of course! ;) Even the cheesecake had cherries on it so it added to my fruit intake! he he The banquet was good, my hubby got a trophy for most valuable employee (or something like that?). It was a complete surprise and of course I didn't bring my camera to take any pictures! I think I ate too much cause my tummy was quite upset with me but boy was the food ever good! And of course as soon as we walked in the door hubby started telling people that their was something growing in my tummy! Everyone was really happy for us and of course all the mom's started talking to me about when they were pregnant and most of them had to tell me about how they didn't have any morning sickness at all! grrrrr So I suppose now it starts, I now feel like I have a bond or something in common with other ladies but it seems to be an open invitation for them to talk openly with me! Something that they probably would have never done before!

I have decided as well that from now on I am going to try and make Tuesdays TMI (too much info) Tuesday's so if you want to hear all the aches, pains, sometimes gross things that are going on in my body then that will be the day. So anyone that is naturally queasy may not want to read on those days! ;) Although with the amount of family that will be reading this I don't think I will make anything too disgusting I do have to see these people still and I don't want them to be looking at me different! ;) LOL I have also found that when I go onto forums and if any of the topics say anything about TMI I usually always click on them to find out if it really is TMI, sometimes I could have done without knowing about other peoples CM (cervical mucus) and other times it is so minor that I think they just put TMI on it so that you do click on it! :)

I am so cold lately and can't seem to keep warm, I sit on the couch in the evenings with sweats, sweater, two pairs of socks and slippers with a blanket on top and feel just comfy! I'm sure eventually my body will start turning up the temp but for now I'm always cold! And here I thought I would be turning down the thermostat this winter, maybe save a little money on the heating bill but no instead I keep looking at it to check that it is up (usually around 68F).

Long night

It was a good night, Trick or Treater's started coming around 6:30 and it died down around 8 (so we packed it up and closed down the Haunted Garage). I'd say we had about 30-40 kids last night but it's hard to tell for sure cause I was quite generous in handing out the candy. There were a few super cute kids (around 3-5 years old), those are the one's I do it for but then we also got our regular teenage crowd which I always save the crap candy for! ;) I hate when the teenage kids come around with a sheet around their neck and expect treats! At least if they put a little effort into it, it wouldn't be so bad! A few of our friends came over (Eric and Heidi - from the racetrack) and Denise and Earl with their little guy dressed as a lion! Sooooo cute, until I decided it was a good idea to give him his first piece of chocolate (ever), an Aero bar. Not such a good idea!! The poor little guy seemed to like it at first and then he got this funny look on his face and up it came along with whatever else he had eaten recently! It was just a little bit at first, not too bad, but then ..... round two! Blah! I tried to help clean it up but it had such a strong smell I almost lost it! Sorry Dee, I couldn't do it, but thanks a ton for cleaning it up for me! :)

So this morning I woke up and all I could think about was this poor kid that looked like he was foaming at the mouth as it poured down his chin and I felt a lump in my stomach, I could barely brush my teeth! It was horrible and still is, I feel so gaggy now and I'm sure I'm going to loose my lunch! I'm trying to keep the "mind over body" thought process and maybe if I continue "fighting" this gag reflex feeling it will eventually go away! I can always hope anyway! ;)

I guess my doctors office called our house yesterday and told my hubby that "yes, we are definitely pregnant" something I already have come to accept but I think he needed that little reassurance, he tried to ask the lady about my HCG levels but couldn't remember what they were called so she just told him to have me call back today - which is what I am doing as I type this! :) Here is a good website that talks about HCG levels if you are curious click HERE This is pretty much what it says....

3 weeks LMP (last menstral period): 5 - 50 mIU/ml
4 weeks LMP: 5 - 426 mIU/ml
5 weeks LMP: 18 - 7,340 mIU/ml
6 weeks LMP: 1,080 - 56,500 mIU/ml
7 - 8 weeks LMP: 7, 650 - 229,000 mIU/ml
9 - 12 weeks LMP: 25,700 - 288,000 mIU/ml
13 - 16 weeks LMP: 13,300 - 254,000 mIU/ml
17 - 24 weeks LMP: 4,060 - 165,400 mIU/ml
25 - 40 weeks LMP: 3,640 - 117,000 mIU/ml
Non-pregnant females: <5.0>/ml
Postmenopausal females: <9.5>/ml

My number is 21,712 right where it should be!! Which makes me feel a little better about the health and safety of our baby.

Question of the day: Have you ever wished when someone was talking to you that they would just shut up!? Maybe it's just me!? ;)