Well hello everyone... I'm new here. About 8 weeks along now. I thought this would be a nice way for me to talk about the things going on and relate to other Moms-to-be.

This is my first pregnancy -- however my DH Jim has two children from his previous marriage (Jacob, 7; and Johanna, soon to be 5) who live with us full-time. So even though this is my first, it's not really my "first" child. The only difference is that I actually get to carry this one and be the real #1 mom )

I go for my first ultra sound on Friday the 29th -- then I'll have a better idea of exactly how far along I am!

The first few weeks have not been as bad as I thought they would be. I've been extremely exhausted all the time, and of course my boobs have tripled in size. At this point, the tenderness has gone away, which I am very happy about especially since Jim is infatuated with my new-found-bosoms (tmi? sorry)

I'm still exhausted, and this week began the (from what I've been told) LONG battle with heartburn. All the women in my family have had HORRENDOUS heartburn during their pregnancies -- they say it's because all the babies born into my family have full heads of hair and that causes heartburn. UGH.

The only thing that seems to soothe the heatburn is milk. I've drank about a gallon of milk in the last 2 days alone.

On another note... I'm not craving any junk food -- which I think is fantastic, 'cause I always seem to crave junk food when I'm PMSing, so I figured it'd be about the same. Nope! I crave Lettuce, Tomatoes, and Mayonaise -- yes in that combination.

I have to say that the aversions/cravings are quite interesting at this point. I hate chicken (used to love it). Cannot stand the thought of anything greasy (by-by bacon, eggs, pizza, sausage, etc). I love fresh veggies and fruit. If I have deli meats they have to be heated up -- if they're cold I get nauseas. Me and seafood salad have become pretty good friends -- as long as it's with lettuce and tomato of course. Oh and grilled cheese and tomato sandwiches have become my "comfort food" of choice.

Weird.

Anyways... this early on in my pregnancy I don't really have anything exciting to talk about. No baby kicking, etc etc... hell I don't even know if it's a he or a she. (We'll hopefully find out in October!!!). Once we sex the baby, I'll be having alot more fun -- picking out names, clothes, decorating the baby room, etc etc. Yay! I can't wait for the 2nd trimester!!!!!!

That's all I have for now... I'll probably have more to say after my ultra sound on friday )

Hi everyone!
I just came home from my ultrasound!! It was soooo beautiful! We got to see and hear the itty-bitty heartbeat! That was REALLY cool. I couldn't beleive that we could actually see the heart -- and boy it was pumping hard and steady!

We told Jacob and Johanna that they're going to be having a little baby brother or sister and then showed them the pictures. Once they saw the ultra sound pictures they went crazy. Jacob wants a baby brother and Johanna wants a baby sister -- of course! I really can't wait to find out!

As far as how I've been feeling -- well this week was really up and down. I had a few really bad days and a few good days. Yesterday was REALLY bad -- I was absolutely exhausted and nauseas the entire day -- I worked from home in my bathrobe because I just couldn't get motivated to go to work. (Plus I get motion sickness in the car, and have an hour commute... soooo it sucks!)

On top of that, I took today off -- between my doctor's appointment this morning and a doctors appointment this afternoon for Jacob, I figured it'd be best for me just to take the whole day off. So I'm very excited for this extra-long long-weekend.

That's all I have for now... I really can't wait to have my energy back )