In the still of the night....

I sit here after doing much needed grading, thinking about how much my body is changing. The reason for the contemplation on this topic is how sore I am. I was helping us move the past two days and I didn't even do any "heavy" lifting. I did do a lot of packing and was on my feet for a LONG time, but I didn't feel like I should FEEL things as much as I have.

Last night, I was really wondering if I'd be able to get out of bed this morning. SERIOUSLY! I was so worried because my lower back was KILLING ME! My feet were throbbing. I was just exhausted.

That evening--around 9-- I was SO close to tears because I knew my night was NOT close to being over. I finally was in bed around 11:30, and it was just not soon enough for me. PLUS, I had to be up early this am, so there wasn't a chance to sleep in. No cat naps. No resting.

I did wake up fine this a.m. with small reminders of yesterday and made a strong effort today to take it easy. I *did* help with cleaning/packing things, but didn't lift much of ANYTHING and took LOTS of sitting breaks. It has made a world of difference.

Now, I am not in the best shape to begin with, but being pregnant is a serious handicap when moving. Note to self: Next time, DON"T be pregnant. I moved into our house 4 and a half years ago when I was 3.5 months pregnant and now we are moving when I am just about at the same place in my pregnancy.

Glutton for punishment? Stupid? Unlucky? All of the above? :) PROBABLY!

Off to rest now...for two! :)

This is a "quiet" kid!!!!

Well it has been a while, but things have been eventful!

Last week we went in for a regular appt and expected to hear the heartbeat of this little one. With my daughter in tow, we went in and hoped for the best.

No such luck. This kid would NOT let us hear him/her! IT was making me NUTS! She tried a few times, two different dopplers, and nada. So we made a follow up appointment for a week later--today.

I wasn't panicked, but I could have been more at ease had we heard it. Given that my symptoms are all still there, I have not freaked out too much, but I have worried, of course.

So today comes and we go --again-- with high hopes. Today is also daddy's bday! :)

With daughter in tow we go in for round two. Doppler and goo rubbing all over my belly and the only heartbeat it picks up is MINE (which apparently is a show off). After a few minutes of trying, and trying, and trying, the midwife opts to pull in a sonogram machine (a mini one, super small, tiny screen) to see if she sees the heart beating.

Very quickly we were looking at our little tater-tot! He/she was looking RIGHT at us. Weird. Anyway, this kid was sitting there, but fluttering in his chest was a little heart, beating away! The sono machine had no volume, so we only saw it. The midwife poked away at me a few times hoping to get the little one to move and he was WAY too comfy and just sat there.

Lazy? Sleeping? Down-right disobedient? We will know very soon!! Those personalities pop up fast...if memory serves me right! ;)

After the sono she decides to take another listen with the doppler, and after a minute or two, there it was...swish swish swish....nice and fast and hard. Beating away.

So glad we got to hear it and see it beating! VERY exciting day! :)

It is official!!!!

I've entered the:



Yippeee!!!!

Things are going well. Still sick sometimes and nothing EVER sounds good to eat. I'm looking forward to being able to eat whatever I want, whenever I want without thinking "ewww". Unfortunately, the stuff that sounds "eww" is stuff that is GOOD for me. Mostly bland comfort type foods are sounding half way okay.

Looking very forward to my next appointment in two days. I hope it goes well! I'll be back to post then! :)

Sooooooooooooooooooo

TIRED!