7 Weeks

I went back today for my first OB appointment. I was there for almost three hours, had LOTS of blood taken and got my Swine flu shot. Everything is going good so far. I am still struggling with the morning sickness, but I am going to switch prenatal vitamins to see if it helps. After taking it yesterday I was instantly sick and lets just say I had to change shirts. Not a good day at all :( It was so ironic- I was running out of my classroom to throw up outside and there stood my Principal ready to do a walk through in my room!! REALLY???? So she told me to go and she would watch my class. I tried to hurry through the building to the restroom but I did not make it. I was so embarrassed that they had to come clean up puke out of the hall for a teacher!

She did another sono today and the baby is forming arms and legs. It was amazing how much it has changed in a week. My next appointment is the week of Christmas. I am also making an appointment with a doctor that looks for abnormalities if my insurance covers it. That will be in the next three weeks.

Thank God for Pickles

I know this will sound crazy but I have discovered that pickles actually help my morning sickness. The doctor said avoid acidic foods for morning sickness but Vlassic Kosher Dill pickles seems to be the only thing I have tried that helps. She also told me to avoid water when I feel nauseated because it makes it worse so I am switching to Sprite. Last night I was starving! I made goulash for dinner and by the time I sat down to eat I could not stomach it. Instead I ate two pickles, drank a sprite, and laid on the couch to watch Grey's Anatomy from the past two weeks. I even called David from work to see if he could go buy me some pickles to leave here at school.

A sweet little surprise...

David and I had a sweet little surprise last week. We found out that I was pregnant. We were kind of in shock for the first few days, but it is finally settling in. Today I went to my new doctor and our news was confirmed. I am six weeks along and estimated due date is July 14th. David and my Mom both had a busy delivery schedule today so I assured them I could go by myself and it would be fine. I feel bad now because they did a sono and I got to see the baby and the heartbeat. It was amazing! Poor David was really disappointed that he missed it. She also found a cyst on one of my ovaries, but she said sometimes that happens in the early stages of pregnancy because the ovary has supported the pregnancy or something scientific like that. She did not seem worried and said we would watch it. I go back next Wednesday for what they warned me would be a LONG appointment. She also sent me with a bag full of vitamins and told me to try them out and decide which one I prefer. My OCD husband had to read all of the information and is really concerned about how to choose. His other current concerns are me driving home at night because of how dark and dangerous the roads by our house are (really??), me needing non-slip socks because our tile is slippery, I should not paint my nails, stand on the couch to turn off the fan and the list goes on. It is really sweet but I hope this phase passes because I could see him being a total control freak!

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