Well, while there's no real "new" news, I'm sad to say I've hit the headache part of pregnancy. I get them nearly every evening. Nothing makes them go away.
My main question at the moment is, do people REALLY drink 2-3 liters of water a day? I drink water all day but can't seem to manage more than 1 to 1 /2 liters. I hope my baby is okay!!! When I get a headache I think, "oh, I'll just drink more water." But I've drank so much water that it feels like its making it even worse. I get to the point where water makes me feel sick.
And finally, hunger. This is ridiculous. I get hungry pretty much every hour, and if I don't eat something IMMIEDIETLY, I feel horrible. Not fun!
That's pretty much everything. 10 more long days until the Ultrasound. I hope and pray everything is okay... I'm so nervous and excited!
Friday, January 15, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Ultrasound Date!!
Well, I finally gave up on the mail coming and called the maternity ward myself. My ultrasound date is January 25th, 2010 at 4:15pm. Yay! I'm so excited and nervous at the same time. I just keep praying and praying that my little baby is okay in there (I still don't believe that I'm pregnant..it was hard to type that!)
That's pretty much the only new news. Today I am 10 weeks 4 days. I'm crampy and feel hungry a lot . Other than that I do not feel pregnant! Which I guess is a good thing assuming the baby is okay.
I think I'm going to make some french bread today, that will be fun. Oh, and I started full time college yesterday. I've been doing part time since June but I thought I would give full-time a try. Now that I'm distracted (to say the least) I'm just hoping that I will be able to concentrate.
What a long 13 days it is going to be. I will be 12 weeks 3 days when I have my first ultrasound.
All for now:)
That's pretty much the only new news. Today I am 10 weeks 4 days. I'm crampy and feel hungry a lot . Other than that I do not feel pregnant! Which I guess is a good thing assuming the baby is okay.
I think I'm going to make some french bread today, that will be fun. Oh, and I started full time college yesterday. I've been doing part time since June but I thought I would give full-time a try. Now that I'm distracted (to say the least) I'm just hoping that I will be able to concentrate.
What a long 13 days it is going to be. I will be 12 weeks 3 days when I have my first ultrasound.
All for now:)
Sunday, January 10, 2010
10 weeks 2 days
In England, when it gets icy out, mail men decide that its too "dangerous" to deliver people's mail. This is really annoying because not only are we expecting 4 packages, but I'm waiting to get my ultrasound date!!! I'm getting really impatient. I hope it comes tomorrow.
We told our news to our boss and co-workers on Friday over lunch, it was really fun and everyone is very excited for us. I've still warned them though not to tell anyone until I've seen an ultrasound! I know it sounds silly to everyone else but until I have real proof that there's a baby in there, I don't want everyone to know.
I bought a pregnancy magazine yesterday. I've also found some a baby line that I'm in LOVE with. It's a collection of blankets, bumpers, baby robes, curtains, everything! I've attached a photo of it, along with the link to it's website. This collection is sold pretty much anywhere though. I love it!
http://www.lollipoplane.co.uk/classic/range_profile.php?collectionID=6
SO adorable.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Well there's not too much to update, except I got some blood results back which was reassuring. Thankfully I do not have HIV, Hepatitus B or Syphallus. I'm immune against Rubella, and my blood type is O positive. yay.
I'm 9 weeks 6 days today (or 10 weeks according to my midwife, but I don't believe her.) I still feel fine really, except hungry a lot and I get tired. But I've always been kinda lazy.
So I've decided to put up my first photo of my belly. I'm hoping there's something actually in there that will grow within the next 7 months. So hopefully this is the first, but not the last photo of my baby belly!
Oh, also, I made homemade hummus today! It was awesome. I'm so proud of myself. Plus it made me eat tomatoes and a carrot. haha. Seriously, I can't stop eating though!!
That's all for now. Enjoy the photo. Bahaha.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
9 weeks 5 days!
Ughh, I can't wait much longer for an ultrasound. I haven't gotten a date yet for it, I was really hoping it would come today. Maybe tomorrow.
I've felt really tired today and absolutely starving even after I had a decent breakfast and some snacks. By lunchtime I was ravenous, ate 2 peices of pizza and then still felt sick. It was weird because I normally LOVE pizza, but today I could hardly eat it. It's the weirdest feeling ever to know that I love certain foods but to not want them.
Last night though I did insist at about 8pm that Adam and I go to the pub down the road and get chocolate fudge cake with cream. I then insisted that we order some fudge cake from Tesco.com. It's being delivered tomorrow. haha.
I'm still not quite convinced there's actually a baby in me, and I'm getting increasingly nervous about having the ultrasound and seeing something gone wrong. I just have to keep praying about it. I know God's in control but it's really difficult not to worry!!!
Well, I think that's it for today. I'm laying in bed because I'm very tired and hungry but don't want to eat anything. blah! :)
I've felt really tired today and absolutely starving even after I had a decent breakfast and some snacks. By lunchtime I was ravenous, ate 2 peices of pizza and then still felt sick. It was weird because I normally LOVE pizza, but today I could hardly eat it. It's the weirdest feeling ever to know that I love certain foods but to not want them.
Last night though I did insist at about 8pm that Adam and I go to the pub down the road and get chocolate fudge cake with cream. I then insisted that we order some fudge cake from Tesco.com. It's being delivered tomorrow. haha.
I'm still not quite convinced there's actually a baby in me, and I'm getting increasingly nervous about having the ultrasound and seeing something gone wrong. I just have to keep praying about it. I know God's in control but it's really difficult not to worry!!!
Well, I think that's it for today. I'm laying in bed because I'm very tired and hungry but don't want to eat anything. blah! :)
Sunday, January 3, 2010
First Midwife Appointment, 9 weeks 3 days
I thought I was prepared for the blood taking I knew they were going to do. Unfortunately it was a lot more painful and slow than I was hoping for. I almost threw up, it was painful and horrible.
Other than that the visit went well. I haven't yet met my personal midwife but I met with one in Bridgwater who told me everything I need to know at this stage. She also told me that according to her calculations (which I'm not sure why they are different from my doctor's), I'm due August 5th and I'm 9 weeks 3 days, not 2 days.
The midwife has sent off a request for an ultrasound. Hopefully I will hear back in the next couple days when it is - it will be sometime in the next 2-4 weeks. I'm hoping that it is good news! The unfortunate part is that at the ultrasound I will have to let them take my blood again. The scan and the blood are really to test the baby for downs syndrome, which I'm not that worried about, I just want a scan to see if he/she is healthy and really in there!
My arm is killing me. I still don't have any major symptoms other than not feeling great and I'm crampy.
That's all for now!
Other than that the visit went well. I haven't yet met my personal midwife but I met with one in Bridgwater who told me everything I need to know at this stage. She also told me that according to her calculations (which I'm not sure why they are different from my doctor's), I'm due August 5th and I'm 9 weeks 3 days, not 2 days.
The midwife has sent off a request for an ultrasound. Hopefully I will hear back in the next couple days when it is - it will be sometime in the next 2-4 weeks. I'm hoping that it is good news! The unfortunate part is that at the ultrasound I will have to let them take my blood again. The scan and the blood are really to test the baby for downs syndrome, which I'm not that worried about, I just want a scan to see if he/she is healthy and really in there!
My arm is killing me. I still don't have any major symptoms other than not feeling great and I'm crampy.
That's all for now!
Saturday, January 2, 2010
9 weeks 1 day, too many things to say
I could probably string this blog out to be about 12 pages considering everything that has happened in the last 2 days. I'll try to summarize. I'm not good at summarizing though.
America to England
Starting from when we left Portland, Maine at 3:30am Thursday morning, it was a sad day and needless to say I was emotional. I didn't cry or anything but it wasn't easy to leave. We got to the airport, waited around a little until our flight left at 5:45am. The flight was short and I HATE those puddle-jumper planes. I slept though which was good.
We landed and because our plane had run late, we had a very short layover. This left very little time for breakfast and then even less time to figure out what I was going to do once I realized that we had packed the wrong passport. I not only did not have my visa to re-enter England, but I had no passport. So technically, I have no idea how or why they ever let me on the plane. I knew though that once we landed there was no way that immigration was going to let me through.
Either way, I had an 8 hour flight to think about it. So Adam and I got on the plane which was absolutely massive. So massive that Adam and I sat 10 rows apart from each other. The people next to me wouldn't switch seats. At this point I did cry. £900 worth of plane tickets, leaving home, having no passport, being pregnant, and not being able to sit with my husband. I was not a happy bunny.
We landed and immigration not only wouldn't let me through, but made me wait for an hour before they presented me with a copy of "their records." The lady looked up at me and said, "I'm sorry, your visa expires in 10 minutes." At this point I got really angry and started raising my voice. What on EARTH was she talking about? My visa expires in JUNE. I had my marriage license to prove it (Marriage visas are 2 years and I have only been married 1 and 1/2). Ugh. Eventually she got sick and tired of the whole situation and gave me "two months conditional entry" (assuming I wasn't lying about my visa expiring in June.) Oh England. I really don't love you enough to fight to be here, but some how I keep finding myself doing so. I just like Adam a lot I guess.
Telling the In Laws
We stayed at Adam's brother's house in London Thursday night and his parents and sister came over the next day. As soon as we woke up at 11am, we got out of bed and had our christmas. We wrapped up some cute little onesies, one said, "Mom + Dad = Me" on it! hehe. It was good though to spend time with the fam for the day, especially Adam's sister who I love! It also gave us a day to rest before heading back to Cannington, where we live.
Home Sweet Home ...
We arrived home late Friday night to find that our back door was suspiciously unlocked and the window in the dining room was open. It was weird. But after a throrough investigation, nothing was missing. It was just FREEZING in our house. Also, our loft has become a cozy home to a large number of rats and/or mice. Great.
Pregnant still!
Tomorrow at 1:30pm I have my first appointment with a midwife. I'm 9 weeks 1 day along today, so I'm hoping they'll schedule me an ultrasound in 2 weeks or so. Hopefully everything is going well. A couple more weeks until I find out if my baby is in there!!!
America to England
Starting from when we left Portland, Maine at 3:30am Thursday morning, it was a sad day and needless to say I was emotional. I didn't cry or anything but it wasn't easy to leave. We got to the airport, waited around a little until our flight left at 5:45am. The flight was short and I HATE those puddle-jumper planes. I slept though which was good.
We landed and because our plane had run late, we had a very short layover. This left very little time for breakfast and then even less time to figure out what I was going to do once I realized that we had packed the wrong passport. I not only did not have my visa to re-enter England, but I had no passport. So technically, I have no idea how or why they ever let me on the plane. I knew though that once we landed there was no way that immigration was going to let me through.
Either way, I had an 8 hour flight to think about it. So Adam and I got on the plane which was absolutely massive. So massive that Adam and I sat 10 rows apart from each other. The people next to me wouldn't switch seats. At this point I did cry. £900 worth of plane tickets, leaving home, having no passport, being pregnant, and not being able to sit with my husband. I was not a happy bunny.
We landed and immigration not only wouldn't let me through, but made me wait for an hour before they presented me with a copy of "their records." The lady looked up at me and said, "I'm sorry, your visa expires in 10 minutes." At this point I got really angry and started raising my voice. What on EARTH was she talking about? My visa expires in JUNE. I had my marriage license to prove it (Marriage visas are 2 years and I have only been married 1 and 1/2). Ugh. Eventually she got sick and tired of the whole situation and gave me "two months conditional entry" (assuming I wasn't lying about my visa expiring in June.) Oh England. I really don't love you enough to fight to be here, but some how I keep finding myself doing so. I just like Adam a lot I guess.
Telling the In Laws
We stayed at Adam's brother's house in London Thursday night and his parents and sister came over the next day. As soon as we woke up at 11am, we got out of bed and had our christmas. We wrapped up some cute little onesies, one said, "Mom + Dad = Me" on it! hehe. It was good though to spend time with the fam for the day, especially Adam's sister who I love! It also gave us a day to rest before heading back to Cannington, where we live.
Home Sweet Home ...
We arrived home late Friday night to find that our back door was suspiciously unlocked and the window in the dining room was open. It was weird. But after a throrough investigation, nothing was missing. It was just FREEZING in our house. Also, our loft has become a cozy home to a large number of rats and/or mice. Great.
Pregnant still!
Tomorrow at 1:30pm I have my first appointment with a midwife. I'm 9 weeks 1 day along today, so I'm hoping they'll schedule me an ultrasound in 2 weeks or so. Hopefully everything is going well. A couple more weeks until I find out if my baby is in there!!!
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