a pregnant lady had to pee THIS much...especially at such an early stage! i'm just now OFFICIALLY done w/trimester #1 and now into trimester #2!!!! yea!!! and i'm feeling 1,000 times better! i actually moved off the couch last weekend and stopped taking my nausea meds and i'm feeling great!! ok, well, good. (but anyone who works a 60 hr work week is tired by friday, right?!) i'm so excited to be in my 2nd trimester!!...but really, i've been waking up at least 3, but usually 4-5 times a night to pee!! and that's after going 2-4 times in the last 30 minutes before i fall asleep.!! and it's all legitimate!! not just, "i think i may have to pee so i'll go anyway," it's the real deal! i almost hate to get in bed and read b/c i have to get out 2 or 3 times before i turn out the light! you know, i'm really starting to get a "pooch" as so many of my friends have pointed out (i'll post that pick soon), but i had no idea that little "pooch" could have so much affect on my bladder!!
sorry for the T.M.I...i've been reading Jenny McCarthy's book, Belly Laughs, and i guess her ability to freely share too much (i call it being honest...and i love it!) is wearing off on me!
Friday, March 27, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
here it is...the 1st belly shot!
ok, so i really debated on doing this...but i'm taking them for myself and not eveyone reads my blog...so, i thought i'd risk it. my first belly shot....can't really tell yet, but i'm sure the next one will be better :) you know - you can't wait to show, then you can't wait to be back to normal. right now, i'm in the "can't-wait-to-show" stage. and dreading the "is she just putting on a few LB's or is she pregnant?" stage! :) next time i think i'll do black pants and a black top...have a feeling i'll be a little bigger then...and for some reason i think i'll like black and black better. not that anyone else cares! :) 
Saturday, March 7, 2009
2nd doctor's appt
March 2, 2009
today was my 2nd dr's appt. justin came w/me this time b/c we were going to have our first ultrasound! it was really fun! we got to hear the baby's heartbeat (~160) and see our little lima bean...well, the baby is actually the size of fig now. we were originally thinking i was about 11 weeks 6 days now, but the baby actually is only measuring at about 10 weeks 5 days. so, my due date has been pushed back to Sept 24th, 2009. anyway, it was so exciting to see the baby moving around! i really expected to see the baby, but guess i didn't really think the baby was moving so much at this point!! i was surprised! and it was really cool! the doc said we "had a little swimmer on our hands, maybe a little Michael Phelps"...then he turned to me and said "well, not the pot smoking kind, but the swimming kind." funny, cause he's really a short on words, dry kinda man. and i don't think he knows i was a swimmer all my life! told him it would make my dad proud to have a little swimmer!
here's a pic of baby smith...not the greatest quality when you take a picture of a picture!!! :)
Saturday, February 14, 2009
first doctor's appt
Feb 4th, 2009 - 8 weeks
well, it was no biggie...i guess since i've been seeing this MD for the last few years, and i had just seen him a month ago, it was not what the books say. i just saw the nurse and she went over what not to do and all and just gave me an overview of the next 7 months. so, i get to go back at 10-11 weeks and get an ultrasound, etc! i can't wait! maybe then it will start to feel a little more real (as if morning sickness isn't real?!)! my husband will be w/me for that one and i can't wait to see how excited he is :)
well, it was no biggie...i guess since i've been seeing this MD for the last few years, and i had just seen him a month ago, it was not what the books say. i just saw the nurse and she went over what not to do and all and just gave me an overview of the next 7 months. so, i get to go back at 10-11 weeks and get an ultrasound, etc! i can't wait! maybe then it will start to feel a little more real (as if morning sickness isn't real?!)! my husband will be w/me for that one and i can't wait to see how excited he is :)
constantly...
Feb. 13th, 2009
that's the way it's been for the last week or 2. i'm in week 9 and i've been constantly "queasy" feeling for the last week or 2. it stinks. i've only thrown up twice, but it really didn't do much good. it's so weird. i wake up queasy, go to work queasy, stay queasy, then it gets a little better and i work out, then i'm queasy again and stay that way. fun! really, i thought i was gonna go w/o the morning sickness b/c i didn't feel that way for a while, and my mom was only sick 2 days w/my brother and i. so, it kinda creeped up on me. i kinda feel better if i eat on a very regular (i mean like every 30min-hr) basis, but really making yourself eat when nothing sounds good...or it sounds like you want to gag, is hard! chicken noodle soup has become my friend! but just the other night...i thought i was gonna die (ok, i'm a little dramatic). i tried to work out after work, only to make it 20 min on the treadmill cause i was exhausted. on my way home i got to feeling nauseated very quickly...and my stomach was growling uncontrollably! so i tried to start thinking of something to eat when i got home. NOTHING sounded good. in fact, it all sounded grossly nauseating! so, weirdly enough, i passed McDonald's and immediately thought about cheeseburgers...and crossed over the lanes to get there quickly. man, that cheeseburger was GOOD! and i felt like a million bucks after that! i never do cheeseburgers! weird how that happens, huh?!
Telling people
so..."when can i tell people?" he asks...
you see, i'm kinda open...wear my heart on my sleeve. BUT, when people say you're not supposed to tell until your through your first trimester...that kinda leaves you in this state of limbo. it's weird. you're SO excited, but if you start telling then people are going to say "why are you telling people already?" so, i stayed true to myself and told at least a few people...my family and his. well, that only stuck for about a few hours b/c my dad (who is a male, i must remember) immediately told those who were around him when i called. he was a swim practice and i didn't think to tell him NOT to tell anyone b/c i didn't think he would. needless to say, i got a call from my mom a few hours later saying that she'd been getting calls and texts from friends who had heard i was pregnant from their kids while at swim practice! :) how could i be mad at that?! my dad was so excited that he had to tell! truly it made me smile b/c i knew he was excited! so, i kinda let it trickle out to those who are closest to me over the next few weeks. i figure...as long as i feel comfortable telling them if something (heaven forbid) bad happen, then i can tell them the good news! also, i figured the more people i have praying for us, the better, right?!
and i must say, why not enjoy all the attention for at least 8 months?! let your friends and family enjoy w/you and pray for you!
you see, i'm kinda open...wear my heart on my sleeve. BUT, when people say you're not supposed to tell until your through your first trimester...that kinda leaves you in this state of limbo. it's weird. you're SO excited, but if you start telling then people are going to say "why are you telling people already?" so, i stayed true to myself and told at least a few people...my family and his. well, that only stuck for about a few hours b/c my dad (who is a male, i must remember) immediately told those who were around him when i called. he was a swim practice and i didn't think to tell him NOT to tell anyone b/c i didn't think he would. needless to say, i got a call from my mom a few hours later saying that she'd been getting calls and texts from friends who had heard i was pregnant from their kids while at swim practice! :) how could i be mad at that?! my dad was so excited that he had to tell! truly it made me smile b/c i knew he was excited! so, i kinda let it trickle out to those who are closest to me over the next few weeks. i figure...as long as i feel comfortable telling them if something (heaven forbid) bad happen, then i can tell them the good news! also, i figured the more people i have praying for us, the better, right?!
and i must say, why not enjoy all the attention for at least 8 months?! let your friends and family enjoy w/you and pray for you!
"trying"
Jan 13th, 2009
funny story...
i've been trying to talk my husband into having a baby for over 6 months. first he said we could start trying in 5 yrs.!!! 5 YEARS!!! i'll be "OLD!" so I talk him into 3 yrs, then eventually into 1.5 yrs. i thought that was as good as it would get and that was better than 5 yrs (and he did have good reasons for waiting...i.e., stable in his job, etc) so i left it at that. then one day...a few months later, he came home and said, "honey, i'm ready for a baby." WHAT?!? REALLY?!? yippee! i was so happy, but wanted to wait and start "trying" until after my upcoming trip to Vegas in January and we decided to go ahead and have my MRI and possible hip surgery first. (running injury that has me feeling like an 80 yr old woman at times) so, i scheduled my MRI so i could get it over with and move on w/making a family. i was for sure, though that it would take me quite some time to actually get pregnant, so sometime in December (we'll call our baby a Christmas baby!) i told him it was cool to throw caution to the wayside. a month later i had a regular OB/GYN appt. they made me take a pregnancy test while i was there b/c i was already a day or 2 late. (totally normal for me) it was negative...surprise, surprise. so...by the time 5-6 days late rolled around i decided to take another. it was initially negative so i hopped in the shower (w/o waiting the 3 min you're supposed to wait before reading the "result"). i was kinda disappointed, but knew still that this was best b/c i had a Vegas trip coming up that i wanted to enjoy it to the fullest (meaning w/a glass of wine or 2!...and w/o morning sickness) and an MRI w/possible surgery on the forfront. so, i picked up the test just to read the "negative" one more time and chunk it in the trash, when i had to do a double take! and my stomach fell out of my body...it was "POSITIVE!?" right?! did i read it right?! yep!! really...so i woke my husband at 5:45 that morning to share the good news! poor guy got woken up EARLY!! and he was surprised and shocked! (in a good way) we are so excited!!! his first question was "when can i tell people?" so...
funny story...
i've been trying to talk my husband into having a baby for over 6 months. first he said we could start trying in 5 yrs.!!! 5 YEARS!!! i'll be "OLD!" so I talk him into 3 yrs, then eventually into 1.5 yrs. i thought that was as good as it would get and that was better than 5 yrs (and he did have good reasons for waiting...i.e., stable in his job, etc) so i left it at that. then one day...a few months later, he came home and said, "honey, i'm ready for a baby." WHAT?!? REALLY?!? yippee! i was so happy, but wanted to wait and start "trying" until after my upcoming trip to Vegas in January and we decided to go ahead and have my MRI and possible hip surgery first. (running injury that has me feeling like an 80 yr old woman at times) so, i scheduled my MRI so i could get it over with and move on w/making a family. i was for sure, though that it would take me quite some time to actually get pregnant, so sometime in December (we'll call our baby a Christmas baby!) i told him it was cool to throw caution to the wayside. a month later i had a regular OB/GYN appt. they made me take a pregnancy test while i was there b/c i was already a day or 2 late. (totally normal for me) it was negative...surprise, surprise. so...by the time 5-6 days late rolled around i decided to take another. it was initially negative so i hopped in the shower (w/o waiting the 3 min you're supposed to wait before reading the "result"). i was kinda disappointed, but knew still that this was best b/c i had a Vegas trip coming up that i wanted to enjoy it to the fullest (meaning w/a glass of wine or 2!...and w/o morning sickness) and an MRI w/possible surgery on the forfront. so, i picked up the test just to read the "negative" one more time and chunk it in the trash, when i had to do a double take! and my stomach fell out of my body...it was "POSITIVE!?" right?! did i read it right?! yep!! really...so i woke my husband at 5:45 that morning to share the good news! poor guy got woken up EARLY!! and he was surprised and shocked! (in a good way) we are so excited!!! his first question was "when can i tell people?" so...
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