Uh huh, sure it's all in my imagination... or NOT!

So, I keep getting from those around me that aren't here to see me on a daily basis the "Oh, I'm sure you aren't really showing yet. You just THINK you are." I have decided to include the pictures for all to decide. Bump or imagination?

Belly at 7/8 weeks (so about a month ago)

Belly tonight (11.5 weeks)

So... Is it my imagination? I personally think not. :-) Gas? That could be possible, but then I must be gassy all the time... (Not a peep out of you Scott!)

How about some updates! Well, my big accomplishment for the day is getting to finally smell tuna without wanting to hurl. The canned chicken Scott likes at 4am when he gets home though still is plenty cringe-worthy. Then again, the idea of chicken in a can makes my stomach turn even when I'm not pregnant!

Other things going on. Migraines. Really really bad headaches. You know the ice pick in "Basic Instinct"? Yeah, it has lodged it self between my temples... though thinking about it, that is still less painful than watching the bad acting of that movie, including the Sharon Stone crotch shot. Ah, soft porn classics. Gotta love them.

Speaking of porn... Oh wait, family members read this blog. Almost forgot. Guess we will leave the really fun parts out of the public domain... ;-)

On a cleaner note, we have our first sonogram in a week. I am praying for there just being 1 kid in there, and that the rest is just that I'm eating too many BigMac's and orders of french fries. Yes, I will still be happy even if there are 2 little miscreants in there, but logistically, and well, financially, it would be a bit of a nightmare. I've already had dreams of the "double trouble" the kids would get into. Boys, that's double the frogs under the covers and them egging each other on to do more and more stupid things that would give me a heart attack. Girls, that's double the fights over hoochie skirts, double the ridiculous teenage crushes, and every boy's fantasy, 2 cute blonde twins. Either way, totally doomed.

Other than that, not a whole heck of a lot going on. I have been starting some prenatal yoga to try and help with my back and migraines, though it's still too early to tell if it really is making much of a difference. The only other big news (at least to me it's big news) is that I got an iPhone this weekend. :-D Sooo happy! As I told Scott, my other one was pretty much dead, and the iPhone is like 20-million devices in one. It's the swiss army knife of phones. Totally awesome!!! :-) My Verizon upgrade-credit also made it a reasonable price, so it doesn't get much better than that! It will be great to take pictures and video of the baby with too, without having to lug around a ton of electronics everywhere. Yay!

Ok, time to go try and get some cuddle time with Scott. Love you all, and those of you braving snow, stay warm!!

10 Weeks... Some updates & thoughts...

First off, I saw this article, and I really had to put it in here. It made me tear up a touch, mostly to think of how that moment might feel for Scott. Tissue please?

So, as of yesterday or so, I am at 10 weeks. I have to admit, so far, time has been flying by. Between Dr's appointments, physical therapy appointments, work, growing boobs, etc... it has just been hard to believe that I've known I've been pregnant already for a month. Things are good, other than the bit of low back pain, but that's the noodle part of me that I'll just have to deal with I suppose.

Things that are wierd to me: Not liking meat, being able to smell EVERYTHING, the porn-star that seems to attached itself to my now ample chest, being tired and ready for bed by 9pm. I did get to eat a steak the other night, which was pretty yummy, but overall, most meat still isn't very appealing. Grocery shopping is exhausting, between having to hold my breath going down certain aisles to save myself from nausea-inducing smells and just walking around that long, last night I didn't move from the couch except to make myself some mac & cheese after getting back.

Then, when Scott came to bed last night after working till 4 am, all I could say is "you ate tuna." Yup, at 5:30 am, that's all I could say. Then "I love you, but can you please go use some listerine, because that smells absolutely awful." Thank you nose for ruining my cuddling.

And of course, there are the boobs of epic proportions. If I hadn't seen them grow before my very own eyes, I would swear I got a boob job from a Dr. who has done jobs for Pamela Anderson or Jenna James. They are HUGE. My mom laughing that they will get bigger isn't helping either. For some reason she thought I said B instead of D... "oh, I'm sure youll get up to a full C when you are nursing..." I had to kindly inform her that we are looking more at DD or DDD territory. For the girl that was flat as a board in high school, these are a whole new level. Maybe the part that scares me most is the old addage "What goes up, must come down." Yay, saggy sacks of skin.

Oh well, it's all part of the process. My little parasite and I are gonna get some cookies now. Oh, and parasite is approximately the size of a prune (appropriate) and has foot prints. :-) At least these gigantic "fun bags" will get good use when my little gremlin is hungry in 7 months... Till then... Hello Porn Star.

Being a Noodle...

So, I went into see my maternity Physical Therapist for the first time today. Her name's Val, and she's really sweet. She and my normal physical therapist (Jeremy) talked for a few and he filled her in on my last years worth of physical therpay progress, etc. Then... we got to work...

I am a "noodle" (granted, I have been called worse!) and it seems to be causing me issues and will cause me even more issues in my pregnancy. All the freaky flexibility I got thanks to cheerleading and gymnastics in high school is collectively screwing my body. So, at 28 and 10 weeks pregnant, I am fitted with an SI belt to try and keep my wiggly jiggly pelvis into alignment. My pelvis had slipped out of alignment back when I was just starting with Jeremy about a year ago. We got it back into place, and hadn't had a problem since... till Monday when I saw him. There was my pelvis out of alignment again. So, we get it back into place. Over, done with for another year again, right? WRONG.

I go in for my initial consult with Val, and it gets out of alignment 3 times during the hour with her. GLORIOUS. She said that with pregnancy, our ligaments and joints soften to accomodate our changing bodies. This makes total sense and is all fine and good, except that when your pelvis is out of alignment, it puts massive pressure and pinches all those fun nerves in your lower back, AKA Sciatic Nerve area. So here I am with jiggly joints and lower back pain... knowing it's only gonna get worse. I guess being able to put my ankles behind my head is coming back to bite me in the ass.

THAT is why I have 2 physical therapists working with me to try and get my poor broken body through this pregnancy though... because if I'm this much of a physical wreck at 10 weeks, I can only imagine how I will be when I'm as big as a house. On top of my normal PT appts with Jeremy, that we have bumped up to every other week again, I will also be seeing Val every 2 weeks, or more. I get to see her again in the morning. And next Tuesday. Thank God for good insurance!!!!

First Visit with OB/Midwife Office

Baby and I had our first appointment at the BO/Midwife's office this morning. Scott wasn't able to join us unfortunately because of some training, but he doens't have to go to EVERY appt anyways. :-) The next one will be more important.

Today I met with one of the delivery nurses for my educational appointment, and decided to go with a midwife instead of a OB-GYN for my care. I got to see little models of the baby's size, and had my basic bloodwork and blood pressure taken. The nurse said my blood pressure was a bit low, but that is common in the first trimester. We talked about the differences between the OB's and the Midwives, and I set up an appointment for Tuesday the 28th with a Midwife. The nurse said the office has the best of both worlds, in that even though a midwife will be my primary person, that the OB's are right there in case I were to go high-risk, etc. That was definitely comforting.

At our next appointment, we should be able to hear our baby's heartbeat for the first time, so Yay for that! :-) Other than that, not too much going on. Still no morning sickness. I've gained some weight and am up to 121 lbs. The nurse said I should gain 30 for my pregnancy because I'm so small, and she wants to make sure I get enough for the baby. She said the Gummi-Vitamins I'm taking are just fine and that I am "Ridiculously healthy". Yay! Good Check-up!

Now to go home and continue to do reading. They gave me a bag of stuff to go through. Next big decision is whether or not to get the progressive test for downs syndrome done or not... Right now, I'm leaning towards not doing it. It won't change anything, and would probably just worry me. We will see what Scott thinks though!