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Pregnancy Blahs...

(not me)

Sorry my lovelies but I've got nothing for you today other than icky tales of pregnancy.

People lie. Pregnancy is NOT glamorous. The people who say it is fall in one of two catagories one- bold face liars and two- misery loves company (they're trying to lure you into it with stories of butterflies and rose petals all the while snickering).

I was up most of the night, uncomfortable and congested. I just couldn't find a position to lay down in that didn't have me stirring again in less than 10 minutes. I've always slept on my stomach so I'm having a hard time retraining myself not to. This kid, she's a night owl. Constant movement all night. I would lay down for a half hour and then sit up watching Roseanne on Nick at Night for another half hour. My back is so sore and stiff.

Here's another a fun fact...I can't sneeze anymore. Well, technically I can but, if and when I do, I pee a little. I'm guessing about a tablespoon. Yes, I now pee myself. So I'm in bed, nose stuffed, sitting up watching old TV and then all of a sudden ACHOO-tinkle.
I know, I am HOT stuff.

To top it off I'm still nauseous. Not quite as much as I had been in the first trimester (24/7) but enough. So in addition to everything else I got the dry heaves last night. That was the icing on the cake.

At that point I just broke down. I sat there in bed and cried (don't judge, I'm hormonal). The crying felt good. Cathartic.

So if you'll excuse me today I'm just not feeling up to finding pretty images to ooh and aah over. Instead I'm going to climb onto the sofa with my Snuggie (yes, I have one and yes, it's awesome!) and a fur ball or two (choices shown at right) and try to take a nap while watching some bad daytime TV.

Until tomorrow...

I've Been Keeping A Secret...

I'm pregnant.

It was a total surprise.

Remember back in early August I was M.I.A. and told you I wasn't feeling well? Well...I didn't know it at the time but, this is why. Quite honestly, I thought I had a serious illness. I had heartburn that felt like I swallowed a flaming ball of shrapnel. The pain was so bad it was making me vomit (T.M.I. sorry). This was combined with dizzy spells and shortness of breath. I also couldn't stay awake for more than 3 hours at a time. I fell asleep twice while typing at the keyboard only to be awakened by one of those neck busting head jerks.

After hemming and hawing hoping it would clear up on it's own (I'm the master at avoiding doctor visits) I finally conceded that it's not going away and I need to see some doctors. So, here I am making appointments to see a litany of specialists when I get a phone call from an old friend. She asks me how I'm doing and I told her what was up. She said, "Sounds like you're pregnant".

EXCUSE ME??? WHAT???!!!???

So I set about doing the math. Uhhhhhh....DOH! Take the at home tinkle test and wouldn't you know it!

Now, I know what you're thinking how did I not know I'd missed periods? (WARNING- here's more T.M.I. so for those who don't want this info. jump ahead to the next paragraph) Early June, I'm right on schedule. Early July, it's there, but it's really light and only 2 days, o.k. weird but, I'm not freaked out and dismiss it as light because I was stressed and I am getting older *coughthirtyeightcough*. You know how that happens, right ladies? Early August I'm in the throws of not feeling well and I don't even realize I've missed it completely because I'm so preoccupied with my impending death!

Now- I'm at 13 weeks and we're both VERY happy. I still feel like crap but now it's happy-crappy. The kid is constantly moving. The doctor said on a scale of 1-10 this kid's a 10. Arms and legs are flailing and kicking like a ninja (lucky me).

This will be the first grandchild for both sides of the family. Each of which had pretty much written off any hope of having grandchildren. As you can guess there's a lot of joy being spread about. The little bugger is scheduled to make it's grand debut in March of 2010.

Wish me luck!