Half way there

Here is my first belly pic. I think I look more fat than pg, but I guess that is because I started out a kind of fat to begin with.

Only a couple more weeks and we get to see the little junebug. I know that I have said before that I think the junebug is a girl, but I have been thinking recently how much fun it would be to have another boy. Are biggest hurdle would be coming up with a boy name. Mike and I can't really decide on boy names, but we can usually agree on a few girl names. Of coure Mike won't talk to me about it right now anyway, because he wants to wait until we know what we are having. I think Jonathan would love a little brother or a little sister. He is so cute with babies right now, I can't wait to see how he reacts when the junebug finally arrives. The only reason why I think the junebug is a girl is because my pg is so different, but I would really be thrilled with a boy or a girl. We do have a lot of cute, new girl clothes that we have never been able to use, that I would love to be able to unpack to use with the junebug. But I guess I will just continue to be patient and wait out a couple more weeks, before we know. I am excited to get another glimpse of the junebug and to know that we have a healthy baby in there.

Sick

Can I just say that I hate being sick. I have been sick since last Tuesday and there seems to be no end in sight. I never get sick like this, and let me just tell you it is not fun. My head is constantly pounding, I can't breath, I can't hear and I can barely talk. I also can't stop coughing and my body hurts, from all the coughing. The fact that there is hardly anything I can take that will help sucks too. I have already felt some mommy guilt with the OTC meds I have taken, knowing that anything I take potentially can effect the baby. I live off Tylenol right now, and I hate that I have taken it so much, but I can barely function with it, let alone without it. I took some days off work last week, because of being sick, but I have been going to work this week, and just dealing with it as much as I would rather be home. I am also so tired, because I can't get any rest at night due to the coughing and inability to breath. With all that said, I do think I am getting to the end. I am not sure how much longer it will last, but everyday seems a little bit better than the day before.

Mikey has been so good to me. He has taken care of so much while I have been in this state and I know that it has been at a great sacrifice to getting his work done. He has a lot going on right now as he is currently working on his proposal for his dissertation and teaching a class. But he has done a wonderful job of taking care of me and taking care of JR when I really have not been able to. I don't know what I would do without him. He did tell me the other day that he is sure glad that I don't get sick like this very often. I am too. I know that your immune system is supposed to be weakened when you are pg, but I never experienced being sick like this when I was pg with JR. Hopefully once I get over this bug, I can escape any other bugs going around for the remainder of my pg.

Feb 12

That's the date of my sono and hopefully when we find out what we are having. Anyone want to take a guess? Check out the poll on the right side bar, if you want to make your prediction.

Other than that, my dr. appt was pretty routine. I gained 5lbs, so like I said before I wasn't going to be upset with that, but hopefully I can keep on track the rest of my pg. Dr. found the heartbeat right away. I always love that, but I wasn't too worried, because as I was waiting for the dr. to come into the room, I could feel the junebug moving around quite a bit.

I did mention to my dr. about my aches and pains that I have been having. I was pretty sure he was going to tell me it was growing pains, which he did. He also told me that you feel those pains more often and sooner with each pg. So that makes sense. I wasn't too worried. That is all for now.

Not much to report

I feel like I need to update this blog, but everything is really quiet right now in regards to the junebug. My belly is really started to show, but I still look more fat than pg. I am finally gaining some weight, which is probably a good thing, but still makes me cringe a little. I don't think I have gained that much though, although I'm sure that I look like I have. My next appt is next Tuesday, so I guess I will really know for sure how much I have gained then. If it is around 5 lbs, I will be okay with that.

From what I remember from my last pg I have a lot more aches and pains this pg. Especially in my lower back. It is getting harder for me to sit for long periods of time, without my back aching. It usually subsides after I lay down for a little bit, but with a very active toddler this is not always possible. Jonathan has started to realize that he can play with me though while I lay down and he brings his puzzles or his books over to me and stands next to the couch to play. This works good at times. Other times he demands for me to play with him on the floor, which I love to do, but hope my back can continue to allow me to do so. I am concerned for when I am a lot bigger how that may effect my ability to play with him.

I do feel good most the time though. The food thing is a little weird though. I can eat and feel okay, but food just doesn't have the same good taste as I remember. But I can say that the morning sickness is definitely gone now. I don't remember the last time I threw up. So that is nice to know that is behind me. I am more and more anxious to find out if junebug is a boy or a girl. I can be patient and wait for a month, but I have it stuck in my head right now that junebug is a girl, that if she isn't I need to start changing my thinking process. I would love to have another boy as well, but just the fact that this pg feels so differently has convinced my I am having a girl. I hope when the time comes for us to find out, that junebug cooperates and we can find out.

I have rambled a lot in this post, because like I said before there is not much to report. Just happy to know that so far everything seems to be going okay.