Coke - 1
Poop - 1
Nap - 1
Buffet - 1
Pink Bubblegum Ice Cream Scoops from Baskin Robbins in Centreville - 0
# of queasy episodes - 6
It's like I have turned into a snail that doesn't like the sun - I find myself sitting in the shade. Unpregnant Viki detested shade. This pregnancy is much stranger than originally expected. I move soooooo slow and it takes me forever to do anything it seems. I tell myself that it's okay and just do what I can.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
W6D7.Saturday.May 30th
Finished my book and because of Jenny's severe issues with constipation I will now begin logging my logs - sorry - but I am not gonna wake up one day and realize "IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS". THAT is terrible.
Coke - 1
Poop - 1
Nap - 1
Buffet - 0
Pink Bubblegum Ice Cream Scoops from Baskin Robbins in Centreville - 3
Another thing that I am sure I felt before reading the book, but now can put a name with a feeling. Giant hunger hole. I can't remember what she called it exactly but that's what I call it. And I have it A LOT! If I close my eyes when I feel it, it's as if there is an huge opening from just under my breasts all the way down to my hips. There are very thin "sides" in my vision. It's not like I am just a top and bottom - I am connected - but literally you can see right through me. Anyways, in the visualization, I test food items by throwing them in and seeing if I gain any relief and if the hole starts to close. If so, I run and find that item and eat it right away! Yeah - I'm gonna gain a lot of weight with these "visions".
Sex prediction anyone? I'm thinking it's a girl. Why? NO desire to each sweet stuff, which was 99% of my diet with Junior (with the exception of bubblegum ice cream - I do crave that - but that's mostly due to the fact that it's so hard to find - you always want what you can't have) - The taco infatuation (ate a lot with Jaime) - and when I went to pour out some old dill pickle juice today - I could NOT STOP DROOLING - not the watery mouth like I'm gonna puke - this was "I don't care that it's 4 years old and has floating stringy things in it - i just want to DRINK IT" (again Jaime). Needless to say I didn't. The thought that I might possibly vomit it back up was just too unappealing. Now the giant hunger hole wants dill pickle juice and I haven't been to the store! Uggghhhhh!
Coke - 1
Poop - 1
Nap - 1
Buffet - 0
Pink Bubblegum Ice Cream Scoops from Baskin Robbins in Centreville - 3
Another thing that I am sure I felt before reading the book, but now can put a name with a feeling. Giant hunger hole. I can't remember what she called it exactly but that's what I call it. And I have it A LOT! If I close my eyes when I feel it, it's as if there is an huge opening from just under my breasts all the way down to my hips. There are very thin "sides" in my vision. It's not like I am just a top and bottom - I am connected - but literally you can see right through me. Anyways, in the visualization, I test food items by throwing them in and seeing if I gain any relief and if the hole starts to close. If so, I run and find that item and eat it right away! Yeah - I'm gonna gain a lot of weight with these "visions".
Sex prediction anyone? I'm thinking it's a girl. Why? NO desire to each sweet stuff, which was 99% of my diet with Junior (with the exception of bubblegum ice cream - I do crave that - but that's mostly due to the fact that it's so hard to find - you always want what you can't have) - The taco infatuation (ate a lot with Jaime) - and when I went to pour out some old dill pickle juice today - I could NOT STOP DROOLING - not the watery mouth like I'm gonna puke - this was "I don't care that it's 4 years old and has floating stringy things in it - i just want to DRINK IT" (again Jaime). Needless to say I didn't. The thought that I might possibly vomit it back up was just too unappealing. Now the giant hunger hole wants dill pickle juice and I haven't been to the store! Uggghhhhh!
Friday, May 29, 2009
W6D6.Friday.May 29th
FUNK DAY! Yucky funk day! No desire to speak or write to anyone today.
Two happy moments did occur - first there was very little "pinching" today - HOORAY! And dinner at Taco Bell was scrumptious with the addition of HOT sauce to my tacos. I had tried mild for the first time only last week, but was thinking I could handle a little more. I tried both HOT and FIRE. Fire wasn't that bad, but I found I really prefer (I should say the baby prefers) HOT. YUMMMMY! (Nonpregnant Viki would have NEVER ruined a taco with that junk.)
I also read a book today right before bed - almost the entire thing - Jenny McCarthy's Belly Laughs. GREAT book - a realistic view of pregnancy unlike all the "details" they give you in the "expecting" books. Quite a few very funny parts. It felt good to laugh out loud after my FUNK-y day.
Two happy moments did occur - first there was very little "pinching" today - HOORAY! And dinner at Taco Bell was scrumptious with the addition of HOT sauce to my tacos. I had tried mild for the first time only last week, but was thinking I could handle a little more. I tried both HOT and FIRE. Fire wasn't that bad, but I found I really prefer (I should say the baby prefers) HOT. YUMMMMY! (Nonpregnant Viki would have NEVER ruined a taco with that junk.)
I also read a book today right before bed - almost the entire thing - Jenny McCarthy's Belly Laughs. GREAT book - a realistic view of pregnancy unlike all the "details" they give you in the "expecting" books. Quite a few very funny parts. It felt good to laugh out loud after my FUNK-y day.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
W6D5.Thursday.May 28th
Happy Birthday to the sperm donor! 36 with a bun in his wife's oven! Hopefully he has a great day and enjoys his birthday!
As for the baby blog.....I’m still feeling it. I got a pretty good night’s rest and I wake up to pressure a lot of pressure - it's gas. And I’m unable to let it rip like before. It's like the gas is in control and comes out when it wants, and it's STINKY!!! Speaking of which, I was told when I got pregnant with Junior that it was surprising I was able to conceive without assistance, since I have a tilted uterus - tilted meaning not towards my bladder like most - but tilted back and bumping into my colon or spine or something back there!
This pregnancy is definitely the grand finale with all the works! I have had more awkward "feelings" this morning than I ever recall with any other pregnancy at this far along. As I type this, the pressure on my bum-hole has a pinching-like feeling. I almost wonder if it isn't something to do with nerve endings and my back, because I have had a lot of uncomfortable ness in my lower back lately - just at times, not constantly but nonetheless - different than I have ever felt.
And for only gaining 2.5 pounds so far, my ribs feel out of place – Mmmmm ribs – ooops sorry – stay focused - like they don't fit there anymore when I am in a seated position - odd
What a wonderful ride this is going to be! Ouch! There goes the pinching again!
Thank goodness for birthday dinners at Buffet restaurants! YUMMMMMMMMMY! And for the record the "pinching" was still going strong while I while falling asleep
As for the baby blog.....I’m still feeling it. I got a pretty good night’s rest and I wake up to pressure a lot of pressure - it's gas. And I’m unable to let it rip like before. It's like the gas is in control and comes out when it wants, and it's STINKY!!! Speaking of which, I was told when I got pregnant with Junior that it was surprising I was able to conceive without assistance, since I have a tilted uterus - tilted meaning not towards my bladder like most - but tilted back and bumping into my colon or spine or something back there!
This pregnancy is definitely the grand finale with all the works! I have had more awkward "feelings" this morning than I ever recall with any other pregnancy at this far along. As I type this, the pressure on my bum-hole has a pinching-like feeling. I almost wonder if it isn't something to do with nerve endings and my back, because I have had a lot of uncomfortable ness in my lower back lately - just at times, not constantly but nonetheless - different than I have ever felt.
And for only gaining 2.5 pounds so far, my ribs feel out of place – Mmmmm ribs – ooops sorry – stay focused - like they don't fit there anymore when I am in a seated position - odd
What a wonderful ride this is going to be! Ouch! There goes the pinching again!
Thank goodness for birthday dinners at Buffet restaurants! YUMMMMMMMMMY! And for the record the "pinching" was still going strong while I while falling asleep
W6D4.Wednesday.May 27th
I’m feelin it - I am definitely feeling it - not so much earlier in the day but early evening and at bed time for sure. I am infatuated with food now – I wonder what different food taste like. And ask myself do I wanna eat this or that or something else or all 3? And boy do I get grouchy while waiting between my 8 meals a day! I’m not really a fan of sweet stuff except my drinks. Water is gross and bland - I prefer my ONE coke a day or fanta grape or oj - definitely not a fan of milk until the fridge gets fixed - that's just asking for trouble! We went to a buffet for dinner - gotta love it – all those choices and NO prep or wait time – HEAVEN on earth!
I flopped down on my belly for bed around 10pm – yeah, that's not gonna work much longer - aarrrggghhh - I love to sleep on my belly :-( Anyways - it felt like I had a small pillow in my abdomen. I fell asleep trying to invent a way to cut a hole in mattress for my belly and my chest! Yes we have growth in the upper half too. I was a full 34C on my birthday per the victoria's
secret sizing employee and today I am filling out my old 34DD just beautifully - joe's happy - checking me out in my t-shirt on the way to dinner he comments, "I love this part of pregnancy" hahahah
I flopped down on my belly for bed around 10pm – yeah, that's not gonna work much longer - aarrrggghhh - I love to sleep on my belly :-( Anyways - it felt like I had a small pillow in my abdomen. I fell asleep trying to invent a way to cut a hole in mattress for my belly and my chest! Yes we have growth in the upper half too. I was a full 34C on my birthday per the victoria's
secret sizing employee and today I am filling out my old 34DD just beautifully - joe's happy - checking me out in my t-shirt on the way to dinner he comments, "I love this part of pregnancy" hahahah
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
W6D3.Tuesday.May 26th
Sleep: 4 hours - wake to thunderstorms - 2 hours - bathroom - 2 hours - alarm, a lot of sleep, just not as good as it could have been
had 2 cokes today
learned that birth center is covered under insurance - slightly relieved yet a little disappointed too
took another test just for fun and because I found it in the trunk of the van - worked like a charm - test line was bright pink before it even got to the control line (split second?) - how little pregnant WAS I on the 15th?!?!?!? I am getting VERY excited to see ultrasound on the 17th - really hate to wish the next 3 weeks away BUT I WANNA SEE IT! :-)
Additional note: turning into Hulk when hungry and waiting on food, I've always been a little snappy but was quite a bear this evening before dinner - reminescent of a PMS attitude - I so do not miss my cycle!!! Thank you babybaby!!!
had 2 cokes today
learned that birth center is covered under insurance - slightly relieved yet a little disappointed too
took another test just for fun and because I found it in the trunk of the van - worked like a charm - test line was bright pink before it even got to the control line (split second?) - how little pregnant WAS I on the 15th?!?!?!? I am getting VERY excited to see ultrasound on the 17th - really hate to wish the next 3 weeks away BUT I WANNA SEE IT! :-)
Additional note: turning into Hulk when hungry and waiting on food, I've always been a little snappy but was quite a bear this evening before dinner - reminescent of a PMS attitude - I so do not miss my cycle!!! Thank you babybaby!!!
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
W6D2.Monday.May 25th
530am - I'm awakened by the bathroom fairy. Lovely! I stay awake and enjoy the naseau-free morning....so far. Oh! A side note...weight was 131 a couple of days before the positive pregnancy test. Weight yesterday was 132. That doesn't add up in my head with all the fluid retention going on in this body. Oh well!
The queasiness arrived late afternoon. I think it was brought on mostly by smells in the kitchen or possibly my imagination. Either way, it wasn't fun. But I am still thankful for being pregnant. :-)
I researched caffiene this afternoon too. No more than 300 mg a day is the recommendation. That's equal to three 5 oz cups of home brewed coffee - no worries there! :-) My beverage of choice - Coke - has 34.5 mg per 12 oz can. (I drank 3 cans today - ouch - I think it was the sleep deprivation that had me craving it) What I researched today surprised me though. The reasons they don't want you intake caffiene? Identical to the warning on a cigarette box! Miscarriage, preterm labor, and low birth rate. Odd that I've never seen a warning label on a can of coffee or Starbucks cup!?!??!!?
The queasiness arrived late afternoon. I think it was brought on mostly by smells in the kitchen or possibly my imagination. Either way, it wasn't fun. But I am still thankful for being pregnant. :-)
I researched caffiene this afternoon too. No more than 300 mg a day is the recommendation. That's equal to three 5 oz cups of home brewed coffee - no worries there! :-) My beverage of choice - Coke - has 34.5 mg per 12 oz can. (I drank 3 cans today - ouch - I think it was the sleep deprivation that had me craving it) What I researched today surprised me though. The reasons they don't want you intake caffiene? Identical to the warning on a cigarette box! Miscarriage, preterm labor, and low birth rate. Odd that I've never seen a warning label on a can of coffee or Starbucks cup!?!??!!?
Monday, May 25, 2009
W6D1.Sunday.May 24th
WOW! Am I retaining fluid?!?!? I woke up to find I have Angelina Jolie's lips and I didn't even get collagen treatments! I also seem to have beady little eyes with my face being so puffy. AAAHHHH! Scary sight!!! No bathroom breaks last night so seven hours of uninterupted sleep was nice. The quesy feelings I had while preparing brunch was not! I came close, but never got sick. By 2pm, I could hardly keep my eyes open. I even tried getting in the pool with the kids and it made it worse. So I convinced Junior to watch TV with me so we could "rest our eyes". Joe woke me up almost 3 hours later. Felt good the rest of the night, which was a long time since I couldn't get back to sleep until 1am. I do love being pregnant though. :-) Sleeplessness possibly due to second Coke drank in the evening, who knows.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
W5D7.Saturday.May 23rd
Today was just a regular day for the most part. I kept hydrated and only had one soda. I am enjoying drinking a lot more milk though lately. With my regular cycle I believe I wouldn't have gotten as much done today as I did. It is surprisingly nice to have more energy than expected. No middle of the night trip to the bathroom, so I think I slept for seven hours straight -woohoo! I swam about 8 laps before getting winded (keep in mind our pool is kinda small), so I'm gonna try and do better with that. The water felt really good though! At dinner, burgers and dogs, I am noticing an slight aversion to meat. Just not enjoying it as much as I usually do. Hmmmmm.....Are vegetarians created in the womb??? I don't know about that! I do love my beef! Don't want to lose that taste! :-)
Friday, May 22, 2009
Results do not lie - Especially 6 tests in 4 days
I have known I am pregnant for a week now, almost to the exact hour. This post will go through that last week and then starting tomorrow, I'll start more frequent posts. All of this is to document my final journey through pregnancyhood. This is more for myself and my lax memory, but I don't mind if you read along.
The Prologue captured data up to the negative test on May 13th. May 14th I didn't get a chance to go by the Dollar Store, so no tests were taken. May 15th, however, I was off work to keep Junior and after playing in the pool in the morning and eating lunch, we went to the Dollar Store. I bought 5 Ovulation Tests and 3 Pregnancy Tests. In my mind, my cycle should have been starting any minute now and I thought I would be prepared for next month. Yeah, that's what I thought.
So here I am rushing Junior out of his carseat and Papa and Grandma Dalbo drove by but didn't stop, probably didn't see us until they had already passed. We run in the house and I hollered for Junior to please bring me a cup as I run to the bathroom. I know you're supposed to use first morning urine, but at this point I am just hoping that seeing another negative test will prompt my body to relax and let things flow at last. At that point, Junior hands me the cup and I thank him and tell him I'll be back in the kitchen in a minute, that I just have to use the bathroom. He says no he wants to stay in the bathroom with me. I start to protest when a very small inner voice says "Wait, let him stay, maybe this is the way it was always supposed to happen"
So I sit down and put my sample in the cup. I take out the test. I get asked what is that. I tell him after placing 4 drops in the well, "this is a test to see if I am pregnant". The color is moving across the test screen and I see the control line brightly. I raise the test a little closer and blink a couple times and as my brain processes the fact that there are now two distinct lines, out of my mouth comes "Oh my goodness, we are going to have a baby". And before another thought can enter my mind, I hear Juinor's sweet still-babyish voice "Oh my goodness, we are going to have a baby" And I looked up at him and smiled and a million thoughts started flooding my mind and I said again "OH MY GOODNESS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BABY!!!" After we took pictures of the pregnancy test and taped him talking about the test, it was decided that he would tell Daddy. I think I just pretty much paced the kitchen floor until Joe got home. He walked in and I couldn't wipe the smile off my face. Which irritated him and he told me "Tell me what's going on, You're pi$$ing me off." Junior had just climbed into his lap and so I thought quick and said ""Oh my goodness!!!" Junior looked up at his Daddy and said "we gonna have a bebe" Joe looked at me and I confirmed "I'm pregnant" Junior continued on that it was gonna be a girl and Joe asked him if he was happy that he was going to be a big brother and he said yes.
I think I stayed in shock most of Saturday and Sunday. My nights were sleepless Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday - waking up atleast once every two hours because of bathroom breaks, or animals hogging the bed or Junior crying from his cold/flu and nightmares. Funny thing is I didn't really feel too tired during the day. It's good to know this old body can still hang. :-) And that's with very little caffeine. One Coke a day. The rest of the time, OJ, gingerale, grape sodas, milk and water. Need to increase the water though. My chest is "slightly" sore and Jaime swears it's bigger. I think it was Tuesday morning (W5D3) that I actually felt very queasy and thought I might actually barf, but Junior walked in the bathroom to get a shower, which startled me and took my mind off of it long enough for my stomach to settle. Thanks Junior!
W5D6 - I researched ectopic pregnancy because of the strange testing and some pains I always called "ovulation pains" I've had sporadically the past couple nights and days. I found out that they are called "round ligament pains" and very common in pregnancy - okay so I never had them before. I am still a little weary of the ectopic part because it seems to literally rear it's little head in week 8 and 9. So I begin my deep breathing exercises. Breathe in breathe out. June 17th will be here soon enough. And I am enjoying EVERY moment of this pregnancy. It will be my last and therefore I refuse to rush it. I have a baby the size of a sesame seed, in a sac the size of a grape, growing inside of me. And a family that's almost as excited about it as I am! Life doesn't get much better than this!
The Prologue captured data up to the negative test on May 13th. May 14th I didn't get a chance to go by the Dollar Store, so no tests were taken. May 15th, however, I was off work to keep Junior and after playing in the pool in the morning and eating lunch, we went to the Dollar Store. I bought 5 Ovulation Tests and 3 Pregnancy Tests. In my mind, my cycle should have been starting any minute now and I thought I would be prepared for next month. Yeah, that's what I thought.
So here I am rushing Junior out of his carseat and Papa and Grandma Dalbo drove by but didn't stop, probably didn't see us until they had already passed. We run in the house and I hollered for Junior to please bring me a cup as I run to the bathroom. I know you're supposed to use first morning urine, but at this point I am just hoping that seeing another negative test will prompt my body to relax and let things flow at last. At that point, Junior hands me the cup and I thank him and tell him I'll be back in the kitchen in a minute, that I just have to use the bathroom. He says no he wants to stay in the bathroom with me. I start to protest when a very small inner voice says "Wait, let him stay, maybe this is the way it was always supposed to happen"
So I sit down and put my sample in the cup. I take out the test. I get asked what is that. I tell him after placing 4 drops in the well, "this is a test to see if I am pregnant". The color is moving across the test screen and I see the control line brightly. I raise the test a little closer and blink a couple times and as my brain processes the fact that there are now two distinct lines, out of my mouth comes "Oh my goodness, we are going to have a baby". And before another thought can enter my mind, I hear Juinor's sweet still-babyish voice "Oh my goodness, we are going to have a baby" And I looked up at him and smiled and a million thoughts started flooding my mind and I said again "OH MY GOODNESS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BABY!!!" After we took pictures of the pregnancy test and taped him talking about the test, it was decided that he would tell Daddy. I think I just pretty much paced the kitchen floor until Joe got home. He walked in and I couldn't wipe the smile off my face. Which irritated him and he told me "Tell me what's going on, You're pi$$ing me off." Junior had just climbed into his lap and so I thought quick and said ""Oh my goodness!!!" Junior looked up at his Daddy and said "we gonna have a bebe" Joe looked at me and I confirmed "I'm pregnant" Junior continued on that it was gonna be a girl and Joe asked him if he was happy that he was going to be a big brother and he said yes.
I think I stayed in shock most of Saturday and Sunday. My nights were sleepless Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday - waking up atleast once every two hours because of bathroom breaks, or animals hogging the bed or Junior crying from his cold/flu and nightmares. Funny thing is I didn't really feel too tired during the day. It's good to know this old body can still hang. :-) And that's with very little caffeine. One Coke a day. The rest of the time, OJ, gingerale, grape sodas, milk and water. Need to increase the water though. My chest is "slightly" sore and Jaime swears it's bigger. I think it was Tuesday morning (W5D3) that I actually felt very queasy and thought I might actually barf, but Junior walked in the bathroom to get a shower, which startled me and took my mind off of it long enough for my stomach to settle. Thanks Junior!
W5D6 - I researched ectopic pregnancy because of the strange testing and some pains I always called "ovulation pains" I've had sporadically the past couple nights and days. I found out that they are called "round ligament pains" and very common in pregnancy - okay so I never had them before. I am still a little weary of the ectopic part because it seems to literally rear it's little head in week 8 and 9. So I begin my deep breathing exercises. Breathe in breathe out. June 17th will be here soon enough. And I am enjoying EVERY moment of this pregnancy. It will be my last and therefore I refuse to rush it. I have a baby the size of a sesame seed, in a sac the size of a grape, growing inside of me. And a family that's almost as excited about it as I am! Life doesn't get much better than this!
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