10 weeks, 4 days...

Originally written: February 23, 2009

Oh nausea, when will you leave me alone! I'm still very happy to report that I haven't thrown up! When people ask me how I feel I just tell them that I consider myself lucky compared to other women, but a lot of days I feel like I'm battling something comparable to the flu. And I've noticed that the days I lay around I feel worse actually than the days where I actually get up, go to work, and do things.

We've told pretty much 98% of the people we know as of this week. The big one was Alicia and once we were able to see her and tell her in person we were okay with everyone else knowing. There are so many friends and family out there that are so sweet and so excited for us. It makes me really miss those friends that I'm close to but live so far away. I wish all of our kids could just grow up together.

Food. Oy. So I gave in and had a big fat Red Robin cheeseburger on Friday night and boy was it the tastiest thing ever! I also spoiled myself with Alicia's toffee, but today I'm somewhat back on the wagon. I eat healthy 98% of the time, but I've been eating more, so it makes me feel like I'm eating too much, even though it's healthy. I've been doing 4 mini-meals and 1 large meal (instead of 6 mini meals). The mornings are the worst. I'm starving from the minute I wake up. I used to eat breakfast at 9:30 in the morning and now I HAVE to eat the minute I get to work or I feel like I'm going to die. So I eat cereal with fruit. Around 10am I get hungry again so I'll have a 90 calorie pack of crackers with an orange or some almonds and a piece of fruit or some yogurt (100 cals or less). At lunch I still do a small portioned meal (PB&J sandwich, etc.) with some lite crackers or lite chips and an apple. Then around 3:00 I'm ready for another snack. Yogurt, jello, fruit or veggies, 100 calorie pack, something of that nature to hold me until I get home and can make a normal dinner. And when I'm hungry - I NEED TO EAT NOW! No joke. I used to be able to put it off for a few, but if I don't eat, watch out!

I also just bought some organic eggs and hard boiled them so I can make sure I'm getting some protein when I don't feel like eating meat. Chicken has really been grossing me out. Only in like the 98% FF Boneless Skinless form (or on a bone which I never eat). All other ways it seems to be ok. But I'm now in love with milk! I drink it so much more now. We used to never be able to even finish the smallest container from the grocery store and now I'm finishing the medium sized container in a matter of days. They don't have the large size in the Organic fat free at Wal Mart, I need to look at Trader Joes.

Tomorrow I get my blood draw for the Downs Syndrome test. We didn't even really have time to talk about it - she told us we should do it and I said ok. It'll just tell me if I'm carrier. Unless my doc thinks it's medically necessary I don't think we'd take it any further like the amniotic fluid test or anything. I think we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

Another week and a half and I can cross into my second trimester which is just fabulous. I need some relief from these insanely sleepless nights and all of the nausea. I had to train my replacement for my job today and sometimes I notice when I'm talking too much I feel like I'm going to throw up. Those preggie pop drops are really helping!

xoxoxo
M